备战2020年高考外刊精读与练习专题 12 (学案)

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备战2020年高考外刊精读与练习专题 9 (教案)

备战2020年高考外刊精读与练习专题9（教案）Why take a gap year?为什么选择间隔年？语篇导读以前，一些学生为了能去旅行一年而推迟上大学。

但现在的重点是做一个有成效、有明确目标的间隔年，让这一年给你的简历增亮添彩，帮助你申请到称心如意的大学课程，并最终找到一份好工作。

这是个好主意吗？本期内容讨论暂时休学的好处。

Step 1 Vocabulary 词汇表employment and education 词汇：就业和教育recharge your batteries 休整，恢复体力let your hair down 放松，享受further education 继续教育gap year 休学年，空当年academic life 学术生涯productive 富有成效的purposeful 有明确目标的work experience 工作经验charity work 公益劳动employable 有资格任职的，具备受雇条件的practical 有实际经验的alien concept 外星人的概念，迥异的概念burn a hole in sb’s pocket 口袋里留不住钱，一有钱就想花volunteer 无偿做义工confidence 信心independence 独立，自主craft 技术contemplate 沉思，盘算Step 2 Reading and understandingWhen you’ve finished your studies at school and college, do you feel like a well-earned rest? If you’re about to embark on a course at university, you’ll want to recharge your batteries, let your hair down and have some fun. But how long should you do that for? Now the idea of taking a year off before you move into further education seems to be the thing to do.A year off – also called a gap year –is not a new concept, but there’s now a focus on making the most of this break from academic life. Long gone are the days of just hanging out on a beach or backpacking round the world. While that is still an option, a gap year is now more about gaining skills that will help you in later life. The BBC’s Smart Consumer podcast spoke to a student called Meg, who said “I just always had in the back of my mind I'd spend a year doing something productive and something that would just be goo d fun.”Doing something productive is exactly what students are being encouraged to do because doing more purposeful things like work experience or charity work helps them acquire skills to use when competing for a place at university. It looks good on their CV and ultimately makes them more employable. Chris Rea is a Higher Education Services Manager from organization, Prospects. He told the BBC that he thinks “the experience of the gap year has become actually much more practical, partly to do with university participation increasing, but also because of the demands on developing skills, specifically employability skills.”While the benefits of taking a gap year are clear to see, some students worry they can’t afford it. Another student, Tom, told the BBC that to him, a gap year was an ‘alien concept’. He said “it would have been far too expensive and it's not something that I would have been able to rely on my parents or family members for.” But some experts say that it needn’t burn a hole in your pocket; you don’t need to travel far and you can even earn money by doing paid work.For those who do have the funds, a combination of working, volunteering and travelling is undoubtedly an amazing opportunity. It increases confidence and independence, gives you a chance to learn new crafts, and gives you time to contemplate whether university is right for you.Step 3 PracticingTask 1Answer the following questions according to the passage.1. What does taking a gap year usually involve having a break from?A gap year usually involves taking a break from academic life – often, but not always between college and starting university.2. Give an example of something in the article that might make you more employable.Doing work experience, volunteering or charity work can teach you skills that will make you more employable.3. Why might taking a gap year not necessarily cost you a lot of money?Some experts say taking a gap year needn’t burn a hole in your pocket; you don’t need travel far and you can even earn money by doing paid work.4. True or false: You can choose not to go to university after taking a gap year.True. Taking a year out gives you time to contemplate whether university is right for you.5. How new is the idea of taking a gap year?A year off – also called a gap year –is not a new concept but there’s now a focus on making the most of this break from academic life.Task 2 Choose the best answer according to your understanding or the passage. Please do not refer to the passage while practicing.1. Grace has been very _______ today and completed all her tasks on the rota(轮值表；值班名册).A. practicalB. productiveC. confidentD. employable2. Getting out of bed before six o’clock in the morning is an _______ to me!A. alien conceptsB. alien conceptionC. alien conceptD. concept alien3. I’m _______ giving up work next year and going backpacking round the world with my boyfriend.A. purposefulB. volunteeringC. contemplatingD. confidence4. We’ve worked hard this term but now it’s over, it’s time to _______.A. burn a hole in your pocketB. let our hair downC. further educationD. recharging your batteries5. His ability to multi-task and use all the software made him very _______.A. employableB. employedC. employingD. employeeTask 3 语法填空1When you’ve finished your studies at school and college, do you feel like a well-earned rest? If you’re about _1__________ (embark) on a course at university, you’ll wan t to recharge your batteries, let your hair down and have some fun. But _2________ long should you do that for? Now the idea of taking a year _3_______ before you move into further education seems to be the thing to do.A year off – also _4_________ (call) a gap year –is not a new concept, but there’s now a focus _5______ making the most of this break from academic life. Long gone are the days of just hanging out on a beach or _6_____________ (backpack) round the world. While that is still _7_____ option, a gap year is now more about gaining skills _8________ will help you in later life. The BBC’s Smart Consumer podcast spoke to a student called Meg, _9_______ said “I just always had in the back of my mind I'd spend a year _10___________ (do) something productive and something that would just be good fun.”1, to embark 2, how 3, off 4, called 5, on 6, backpacking 7, an 8, that/which 9, who 10, doing2Doing something productive is exactly what students are being encouraged to do because doing more purposeful things like work experience or charity work helps them acquire skills to use when_1_____________ (compete) for a place at university. It looks good on their CV and _2___________ (ultimate) makes them more employable. Chris Rea is a Higher Education Services Manager from organiz ation, Prospects. He told the BBC that he thinks “the experience of the gap year has become actually much more _3__________ (practice), partly to do with university _4_____________ (participate) increasing, but also because _5_______ the demands on developing skills, _6_____________ (specific) employability skills.”_7___________ the benefits of taking a gap year are clear to see, some students worry they can’t afford it. Another student, Tom, told the BBC that to him, a gap year was _8________‘alien concept’. He said “it would have been far too expensive and it's not something _9________ I would have been able to rely on my parents or family members for.” But some experts say that it needn’t burn a hole in your po cket; you don’t need to travel far and you can even earn money by doing _10___________ (pay) work.For those who do have the funds, a _11____________ (combine) of working, volunteering and travelling is undoubtedly an _12___________________ (amaze) opportunity. It increases _13_____________ (confident) and independence, gives you a chance to learn new crafts, and gives you time_14______________ (contemplate) whether university is right for you.1, competing 2. Ultimately 3, practical 4, participation 5, of 6, specifically7, While / Though / Although 8, an 9, that 10, paid 11, combination 12, amazing 13, confidence 14, to contemplate。

备战2020年高考外刊精读与练习：表情符号的兴起(教案)

备战2020年高考外刊精读与练习(教案)The rise of the emoji表情符号的兴起语篇导读：很多人在用手机发短信时，经常会在字里行间内加上几个被称作“表情符号”的小图标，这个近来十分流行的新功能不仅能让枯燥无味的文字看起来丰富多彩，还可以快速且高效地向他人传达我们的情感。

你经常使用哪些表情符？本集探讨表情符号成为一种国际化语言及重要交流工具的发展过程。

Step 1 Vocabulary 词汇表happy 高兴的angry 愤怒的amazed 惊讶的to express 表露、表达（情感）emoji 表情符号，“绘文字”sophisticated 复杂精致的mood 情绪，心情thumbs-up （竖起拇指）赞puzzled 迷惑的addicted 使人沉迷的，上瘾的face-to-face 面对面的substitute 替代物non-verbal cue 非言语的暗示pictorial 图画的interpreted 被理解clumsy 笨手笨脚的empathy 同感、共鸣flirtatious 打情骂俏的linguistic Armageddon “语言的末日”，即语言的灭绝emotion 情感Step 2 Reading and understandingHappy,angry,amazed– these are some of the emotions we like to express these days when we're sending a message on our smartphones! That's why many of us now add little pictures to our texts to brighten up someones mobile screen but we're also using them as a quick way of telling someone how we're feeling. Yes,emojis have become a vital tool for communication.Let's clear one thing up first – there are emojis and emoticons. The latter are little images made using normal keys on a keyboard. For example, a colon, two dots, followed by the curved line of a close brackets is a 'smiley face'. But as technology has become more sophisticated, pre-made images have been created that can be simply added to your messages, which is great!The emoji was first invented in Japan in the late 1990s and the word 'emoji' comes from the Japanese words for 'picture' and 'character'. The number of different images has dramatically increased since then and now we have a picture for every mood or situation.So now we have the option to give this new creation the visual 'thumbs-up' but have you thought (puzzled face) why we've become so addicted to using emojis? Professor Vyv Evans, has written a book called ‘The Emoji Code’ – he says "increasingly, what we’re finding is that digital communication is taking over from certain aspects of face-to-face interaction… one of the reasons emojis are so interesting is that they really do enable us to express our emotional selves much more effectively." So emojis are a sort of substitute for the visual signals or non-verbal cues we normally give when we speak to someone face-to-face.Another advantage of emojis is that they are an international language – they don't use words but tell a message in pictorial form so they can be easily interpreted whatever your native language. However, the emojis you send need some thought as they can sometimes be misinterpreted – if a friend sends you an emoji of a hammer, you may think he is angry when really he is saying he has hurt himself or he is clumsy!Emojis are a good way for showing empathy– they are a virtual hug or a flirtatious tease. But as linguist Neil Cohn says, "to many, emoji are an exciting evolution of the way we communicate; to others, they are linguistic Armageddon." It does show there is a lot more to our communication than words alone but does this mean the decline in traditional writing?Step 3测验与练习Task 1阅读课文并回答问题。

备战2020年高考英语人工智能外刊精读与精练教案(4页)

备战2020年高考英语人工智能外刊精读与精练教案Can AI save us from bad meetings?人工智能给糟糕的会议画上句号？语篇导读：会议是许多企业和公司的常规组成部分。

但很多人认为会议是耗时、枯燥和无效的。

有理论证实，人工智能可能是帮助人们组织更好、更高效的会议的答案。

人工智能是怎么办到的？本文讨论人工智能是否能给商务会议注入新活力。

Step 1 Vocabulary 词汇表badly managed 管理糟糕的，无序的unproductive 无效的，收益很小的a complete waste of time 完全浪费时间attend 参加hijack 控制，把持（不属于其本人的东西）circular discussion 巡回无效的讨论videoconference 可视会议wrap up 结束，画上句号strategy 策略vision （企业）愿景minute taker 会议记录员transcribe 记录下summarise 总结，概述attendee 参加者presentation 报告，演讲agenda 会议议程meeting invitation 会议邀请the minutes 会议记录action item 行动方案business meetings 商务会议Step 2 Reading and understandingBusiness meetings are, arguably, a necessary part of any organisation where people work collectively to accomplish a goal. But badly managed, meetings can be unproductive, boring and feel like a complete waste of time. In a recent survey conducted by governance technology firm eShare, it was found that the average UK employee spends over 10 hours weekly preparing for and attending meetings – approximately 50% of which they consider unnecessary. However, there are theories that technology could improve things.It's "very feasible" for an AI to be able to recognise when one person is hijacking a meeting, or if a circular discussion keeps returning to a single issue, says James Campanini, from videoconferencing company, BlueJeans. "If no new points are made after a while, the AI could suggest to wrap up," says Cynthia Rudin, a computer science professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. But AI isn’t quite there yet."If AI can do most of the mundane and drudgery work during business meetings, that leaves more space for humans to think about strategy and vision," believes Niki Iliadis at the Big Innovation centre, London, an innovation hub in AI. This seems to be true. The prefecture of Osaka in Japan started using an AI as a minute taker to transcribe and summarise the 450 annual cabinet meetings. It has halved the time needed to produce summaries and cut staff overtime, claims the prefecture.AI can also help with the matter of attendance. If a meeting with irrelevant subject matter is called, or if it's an inconvenient time, an AI could be used to decide who should attend the meeting and when it should be, says Elise Keith from Lucid Meetings, a US-based meeting management platform.Finally, one Stockholm start-up, Mentimeter, allows meeting attendees to give anonymous feedback about a discussion. Using the software, participants can make open-ended responses, submit comments or vote in multiple-choice quizzes. This has "fundamentally changed the dynamics of a presentation," says Austin Broad from financial services firm AFH Wealth Management.While tools that can create agendas, send meeting invitations, distribute the minutes, and keep track of action items should improve effectiveness, they are still in development. Let's hope that if or when they do arrive, they will meet our expectations.Step 3 测验与练习Task 1阅读课文并回答问题。

2020高考英语外刊时文语法填空精选精读精练(3页)

2020高考英语外刊时文语法填空精选精读精练考纲词汇精练：1.____________ vt.失去，想念2.__________ vt. 暂停，推迟Production ________________ while safety checks are carried out.执行安全检查时，要暂停生产。

3._________________ n. 洲，大陆4.___________________ 学校关闭5.__________________ 不同程度的These buildings suffered damages _____________________ .这些建筑遭受了不同程度的损害。

6._________________ n. 可相比拟的事物；平行线近义表达：____________________________________ 无可匹敌的，史无前例的This tradition has ___________ in our culture.这种传统在我们的文化中是无与伦比的。

7.___________ vt.认为（__________）8.__________ adj.（强调事情的糟糕程度）无法诉说的，难以形容的；难以计数的__________________ 难以言说的痛苦________________ 巨额的财富The Rothschild family owns ___________________ .罗斯柴尔德家族拥有数不清的巨额财富。

9.__________ 整个地，普遍地（__________）10.__________ adj. 重要的近义表达：__________/__________Winning this contract is __________ to the success of the company.赢得这份合同对公司的成功是至关重要的。

11._______________________ 大学入学考试12.____________ 冒着……的风险He _________________ his job to argue with the boss.他冒着失去工作的风险和老板理论。

备战2020高考-外刊精读与练习 7 (教案)

备战2020年高考外刊精读专题-7 (教案)Natural Therapy治疗心理疾病的天然疗法语篇导读身处绿色的开放空间可以帮助人们放松、减压。

在与自然接触的过程中，人们发现了一种可以帮助治疗心理疾病的特殊疗法——自然生态疗法。

本期“随身英语” 讨论如何使用生态疗法来帮助改善心理健康。

Step 1 Vocabulary词汇表tonic 滋补剂therapeutic 有益健康的mental health 心理健康therapy session 心理治疗疗程depression 抑郁anxiety 焦虑stress 压力patient 病人mood 心情psychotherapist 心理治疗医师eco-therapy 生态疗法lift sb’s spirits 提高（某人）的兴致treatment 治疗prescribe 为……开药medication 药物remedy 疗法social contact 社会联系，社交往来cope 应对psychological restoration 心理恢复natural 正常的，自然的biophilia 热爱生命或自然的本性empathy 设身处地为他人着想cure 治好a helping hand 助人一臂之力Step 2 原汁原味享受阅读The great outdoors: it’s the place to head for when you’re in need of peace and quiet, open spaces, beautiful scenery and exercise. Whether a huge mountain range or a local country park, these natural areas are a perfect tonic for our stressed-out lives, and their therapeutic effect is being used more and more to treat mental health.As an example, in the foothills of the Snowdonia National Park in the UK, specialist therapy sessions are held to help people who suffer from depression, anxiety and stress. Outdoor art-related activities are held for patients, but the setting alone has been credited with improving the mood of patients. Art psychotherapist Pamela Stanley told the BBC that there was a "growing body of evidence" to support eco-therapy.It’s true that for most of us connecting with the natural world definitely lifts our spirits. But the mental health charity Mind says eco-therapy has been recognised as a formal type of treatment that can sometimes be prescribed to someone by a doctor. It doesn’t involve taking medication, but instead it just develops a person’s relationship with nature. This natural remedy can take on many forms, but can include doing yoga in a forest, gardening or even hugging a tree.Evidence has shown there are many benefits of this ‘green’ therapy, including improving social contact, social and work skills and coping abilities. It’s what Dr. Rachel Bragg from the University of Essex calls ‘psychological restoration’. She told the BBC’s All in the Mind programme that nature-based therapies should be part of a "toolkit" of care for patients.One reason why getting back to nature is, well, natural, is something called biophilia, a sort of understanding or empathy with the natural world. According to environmental psychologist Birgitta Gatersleben, “the idea that nature reminds us of life, and if we are exposed to the natural elements, then our sort of negative feelings get almost immediately replaced with pos itive emotions.”Of course, eco-therapy won’t cure everything, but it is an option for therapists to use. And as we become more aware of the causes and effects of mental health, it’s good to know that help might lie outside our towns and cities, and that nature can give us a helping hand.Step 3 测验与练习Task 1 阅读课文并回答问题。

2020版高考英语精准备考一轮北师大版讲义+练习：Book 4 Unit 12 Word版含答案

姓名，年级：时间：基础知识默写(学生用书285~288页)［默写（一）］1。

tip v。

给小费；n。

小费2.owe vt。

欠(情、债等)3.apology n。

道歉,认错→apologize v.道歉，谢罪4.absorb vt.理解，掌握；吸收→absorbed adj.被……吸引住的→absorbing adj.吸引人的5.brief adj。

短暂的,简短的→briefly adv.短暂地；简略地6。

expectation n。

期待的事物，预期→expect vt。

预料；期待→expected adj。

预期的，预料的7.exchange vt。

兑换，交换8.tasty adj。

美味的→taste v。

品尝；尝起来n。

味觉9。

foggy adj.多雾的→fog n.雾10。

laughter n。

笑；笑声→laugh vi。

笑；嘲笑11。

majority n.大半，大多数→major adj.主要的vi。

主修→minority(反)n。

少数；少数民族12。

anyhow adv.总之，反正；不管怎样13。

curiously adv。

好奇地；奇怪地→curious adj.好奇的→curiosity n。

好奇心14。

reasonable adj。

合理的，正当的→reason n。

理由v。

推论;劝说；理解→reasonably adv。

合理地;相当地15。

manners n。

礼貌16.modest adj.谦虚的;适度的17。

indicate vt.表明；表示18.request n。

请求19。

aspect n.方面20.movement n。

动作；活动→move v.移动；感动→movable adj.可移动的→moving adj.令人感动的→moved adj.感动的21。

at least至少22。

get/be used to习惯于23.give...a lift让……搭车24。

drop sb. off让某人下车25.hang on不挂断（电话）26。

备战2020年高考外刊精读与练习：太空女性(学案)

备战2020年高考外刊精读与练习(学案)Women in space太空女性语篇导读：虽然女性已经探索太空多年，但登上太空的男性人数仍高于女性。

美国航天局希望能组建一支性别平衡的队伍。

顶级航天工程师们认为第一个踏上火星的人应该是一名女性。

本文探讨太空事业中缺少女性工作者的原因。

Step 1 Vocabulary 词汇表humankind 人类an alien concept 一个陌生的概念exploration 探索cosmonaut（前苏联的）宇航员push the boundaries 挑战极限，突破极限mission control 航天地面指挥中心spaceflight components 航天组件NASA (National Aeronautics and SpaceAdministration) 美国国家航空航天局mission（航天）任务mathematician 数学家blast off（太空飞船等）发射astronaut 宇航员the Moon 月球set foot 踏上（某地）Mars 火星gender-balanced 性别平衡的NASA Space Vehicle Mock-up Facility 美国航天局飞行器模拟中心out of this world 极好的space 太空Step 2 Reading and understandingThere's no doubt that one of the greatest achievements by humankind is the exploration of space. Ever since cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first person to journey into space in 1961, scientists have been exploring it and pushing the boundaries to try and go further and discover things that are yet to be discovered. But probably the only thing that's certain about this exploration into the unknown so far, is it's been dominated by men.Of course, in the past, women haven't been excluded from space projects. Women have been involved on the ground at mission control – and behind the scenes women have worked as seamstresses, stitching vital spaceflight components. In fact, many of NASA's key missions would never have left the ground without them. And it was a group of black female mathematicians, recently depicted in a Hollywood movie called Hidden Figures, who helped NASA launch an American into space.But this hasn't been women's only contribution. Back in 1963, Soviet cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova became the first woman to blast off into space. However, after that, space flight programmes were slow to employ women. In the USA, NASA didn't accept applications from women to become astronauts until 1978, and as missions to the Moon had ended by then, it meant Neil Armstrong's arrival on the Moon in 1969 was 'a giant step for mankind' – and also an important step for a man.But attitudes have moved on and leading engineers at NASA have said that the first person to set foot on Mars should be a woman. The space agency aims to have a gender-balanced workforce but can only achieve that if equal numbers of men and women train for science and technology careers. As Allison McIntryre, Chief of the NASA Space Vehicle Mock-up Facility, told the BBC: "My director is a women, my former division chief is a woman. We have female astronauts. We haven't put a woman on the Moon yet. And I think that perhaps the first person to step on Mars should be a woman."A woman landing on Mars would be an incredible achievement for being a first for womankind and would, for some, be out of this world! It would certainly inspire a younger female generation by showing what is possible. For them, the thought of other planets being a men-only destination, would be an alien concept.Step 3测验与练习Task 1 阅读课文并回答问题。

[精]备战高考英语外刊精读与练习

备战高考英语外刊精读与练习含答案Can computer translators beat humans?机器翻译能打败人工翻译吗？语篇导读当你需要知道一个外语单词时，你会怎么做？许多人会拿起智能手机，来翻译他们需要的单词。

但是如果计算机出错了，怎么办？在非正式的场合中，犯个小错误，也许影响不大；但有时在正式的重要场合中，一旦出现翻译错误，被传播出去，后果可能不堪设想。

科技在不断地进步，但机器翻译能比真人翻译更好吗？Step 1 Vocabulary词汇表language and translation 语言和翻译get your tongue round 正确发出……音vocabulary 词汇translation 翻译lingo 语言expression 表达conversational 交谈的，口语的discussion 讨论vernacular 本地话，方言terminology 术语speech-recognition 语音识别sentiment 情绪subtle 微妙的tone 口气nuance 细微差别sound natural 听起来很通顺、自然context 语境garble 让（话语或信息）变得含糊不清，易引起误会lost in translation 在翻译中遗失了Step 2 Reading and understandingFor me, it was bacon. There I was, standing in the streets of Medellin, Colombia, looking hungrily at a delicious empanada. The sign read "queso y tocino". Because I'd got my tongue round some essential Spanish vocabulary, I knew that "queso" was cheese. But "tocino"? I typed it into my smartphone translation app. What came back? "Tocino".I later learned that means 'bacon' in the local lingo.Computer-assisted translation is popular. Google Translate, for example, is used by more than 500 million people. But while convenient and easy to use, they are hardly perfect. Now, dropping the odd expression now and again is hardly important on an informal conversational level –as might happen to a tourist on holiday. But in more formal circumstances, such as a medical or legal discussion, the wrong vernacular can be disastrous. So, can a computer translator ever equal a human?The technology has come a long way. These days, people can wear a'translation earpiece'. These pick up the foreign terminology and translate it directly to the wearer. Andrew Ochoa, chief executive of US start-up Waverly Labs, a producer of one such earpiece, says they work by 'combining a network of algorithms and speech-recognition technology'. But they have limitations. Firstly, there's a delay while the phrase is translated. How long often depends on the connectionstrength. Secondly, they aren't able to communicate human sentiment well.Human conversation is subtler than just the words used. It has tone, attitude, nuance, for example. "If you want to create a relationship…you need a human translator to make it sound natural," Zoey Cooper, brand and content director at Wordbank, a global marketing and translation agency, told the BBC.So, while many professional translators do use computer-assisted translation tools to help them with the repetitive nature of translation, context is important. It might work well for a survey or instruction manual, but for important human-to-human speech, and for the time being at least, better to use a translator, or your message might get garbled or lost in translation.Step 3 测验与练习Task 1 阅读课文并回答问题。

备战2020年高考英语挑战奖外刊精读与精练教案(5页)

备战2020年高考英语挑战奖外刊精读与精练教案The problem-solving prizes为鼓励创新和解决问题设置“挑战奖”语篇导读：当你遇到困难的时候，会怎么办？找专家？问朋友？或者你会找陌生人来帮你解决问题，你付钱给他们作为回报？这正是“挑战奖”背后的初衷。

近来，“挑战奖”这个概念再次受到人们的欢迎。

此次，和大家一起了解一下“挑战奖”的由来和人们利用它的原由。

Step 1 Vocabulary 词汇表come up with 想出，提出solution 解决办法spur innovation 激发创新concept 概念innovate 创新（解决方案）solve 解决think outside the box 以新眼光看问题，跳出传统的思维框框tunnel vision 视野狭隘，井底之蛙think tank 智囊团 lateral thinking 横向思维 throw up issues 抛出问题 overlook 忽略，忽视 invention 创造，发明 conceive 构想出 blue -sky thinking “蓝天思考”，不着边际的想法 problem -solver 善于解决问题的人Innovation and problem -solving 创新和解决问题Step 2 Reading and understandingWhat do you do when you have a problem? Do you go to an expert, ask your friends tocome upwith an idea? Or, given the chance, would you ask a crowd of strangers for a solution? It may sound strange, but it has spurred more than a few successful innovations. That’s the thinking behind a 'challenge prize'.Challenge prizes come in many shapes and sizes but the basic concept remains the same. Rather than consulting and paying an expert to innovate a solution, you offer the prize up to anyone who believes they can solve it and present the first to do so with a prize. This might sound odd - many would argue, 'Who is better qualified than an expert?' But actually, not using one seems to result in a great deal of thinking outside of the box.Some argue that formal education can kill creativity because it sometimes only teaches a single solution to a problem or single method to achieve a task. In the same way, some suggest that experts can suffer from tunnel vision. "If we launch an XPRIZE and it's just the 'experts' that come out and compete, they're usually the ones that will tell us it can't be done." says Marcus Shingles, former CEO of the XPRIZE Foundation, which organises challenge prizes today.There are other advantages too. "You're not asking people to use a particular solution set on how to solve that problem. So you get this tremendous amount of diversity." adds Shingles. And because the crowd acts like an impromptu think tank, its lateral thinking can throw up issues that may have been overlooked.Challenge prizes were most popular during the 18th and 19th centuries, but have received renewed interest more recently. Historically, many practical inventions have been conceived in this way – for example, the tin can. More recently, Virgin Galactic, a company hoping to commercialise space flight, developed out of the Ansari XPRIZE 2004 winner Tier One. They successfully launched a reusable spacecraft that left the Earth's atmosphere twice in two weeks. The prize was $10m.However, there are dangers connected to blue-sky thinking. "You don't want to be creating a challenge prize which incentivises people to solve a problem where there is no demand," says Tris Dyson, executive director of challenge prizes at Nesta, a UK-based innovation foundation. This happened in 1979 where a Kremer prize of £100,000 was claimed by the first person to fly under human power across the English Channel. Despite its successful completion, it has not led to the adoption of human-powered flight as a form of travel. And of course, there are those who invest their personal time and money only to see no return at all: someone else claims the prize, or they find that the reward does not match the resources they invested.The pros and cons of challenge prizes affect both problem-setters and problem-solvers. But they don’t seem to be going out of style anytime soon. To many, the challenge to innovate, the lure of the prize and the prestige of being first is too much to resist. And there’s no solution for that.Step 3 测验与练习Task 1阅读课文并回答问题。

备战2020年高考外刊精读与练习：Could robots replace us at work 机器人能代替我们工作吗？(教案)

备战2020年高考外刊精读与练习（教案）Could robots replace us at work?机器人能代替我们工作吗？语篇导读现在，人工智能可以帮助我们消除一些枯燥的、重复性的工作。

机器人技术的进步与发展着实让人惊叹，但与此同时，我们又有了新的担忧：我们会被机器人取代吗？本文介绍目前已投入工作中的机器人。

Step 1 Vocabulary 词汇表technology 技术 robot 机器人 artificial intelligence 人工智能 robotic 像机器人的 a helping hand 帮助，助（人）一臂之力 efficiently 有效地 accurately 准确地 essential 必不可少的 sort 挑拣，分类 distribute 分送advancement 发展robotics 机器人技术research 研究develop 开发eliminate 消除repetitive 重复的inevitable 不可避免的automation 自动化transformed 被彻底改变Step 2 Reading and understandingIf you’re in a job performing tedious tasks, you might think that a robotcould do the work instead. Butperhaps we underestimate how much technology already helps with the activities that we would otherwise have to do.And as artificial intelligence progresses we might find it replaces us in the workplace altogether. For now,robotic technology is providing a helping hand for businesses, particularly in manufacturing, assisting humans in performing work more efficiently and sometimes more accurately. For online shopping, for example, robots have become essential in giant warehouses. They sort and move millions of objects of all different shapes and sizes, although humans are still needed to pick and distribute the goods.The advancement of robotics in the workplace is good for some businesses; the ones who research,develop, build and use them. The British government estimates that by 2035, artificial intelligence could add around £630bn to the UK economy. But there are still tasks that robots can’t yet do, and that’s the challenge for companies such as Automata. Its co-founder, Suryansh Chandra, told the BBC that his technology will eliminate boring,repetitive jobs that humans don't like and aren't very good at, and also create new ones that are likely to replace them.It seems inevitable that robots will eventually be able to do more and more of the jobs that are currently performed by humans, so should we be worried by the rise of the machines? Some experts fear hundreds of thousands of jobs could disappear as robots replace human workers. A report by the OECD suggests that 14% of jobs are "at high risk of automation" and 32% of jobs could be "radically transformed", with the manufacturing sector at the highest risk.But as complete automation is some way off, for now we’ll have to work side-by-side with our robot colleagues- and manage to get along with them before they learn to kick us out of the door!Step 3 测验与练习Task 1 阅读课文并回答问题。

备战2020年高考外刊精读与练习：手机拍照的流行对传统相机市场的影响(教案)

备战2020年高考外刊精读与练习(教案)Are smartphones killing cameras?手机拍照的流行对传统相机市场的影响语篇导读：智能手机的普及和社交媒体平台的出现让人们更加方便地拍摄并分享自己生活中的点点滴滴。

如今，还有人会去购买传统的照相机吗？新技术的发明是否意味着传统摄影将被推出历史舞台？本次探讨这一话题，并介绍和“摄影” 有关的英语词汇。

Step 1 Vocabulary 词汇表capture 拍摄album 相册snapshot （一瞬的）概貌picture 照片processed 冲洗（胶片照片）negative 底片compact camera 小型相机SLR camera 单反相机snap 快照manipulate 处理（图片）post-production 后期制作smartphone 智能手机high-end 高端的premium 优质的、高级的DSLR 数码单镜反光相机lens （相机）镜头creative 创意的，创造力的viewfinder （相机）取景器framing 取景say 'cheese!' 说“茄子”（照相时为了让人微笑而说的话）photography 摄影Step 2 Reading and understandingWe all love to take photographs. It's a simple way to capture a special moment, an amazing view, or just to show off your artistic skills. And it's great to look back through your photo albums and share your memories with friends. In essence, they show a snapshot in time. This hasn't really changed since the invention of photography in the 1830s. But one thing that has changed, is the equipment we use. For many years, we have used traditional cameras to take our pictures with. Our images were captured onto camera film which was then processed into negatives from which photos were printed –a lengthy process. And we've have had a range of cameras to choose from –from the simple compact camera to more sophisticated single lens reflex, or SLR cameras.But the biggest change has come with the development of digital technology. This has made taking photos quicker and easier. It's enabled us to take a snap and review our pictures instantly. We've been able to manipulate them in post-production, using software on our computer. And of course, we've been able to share them like never before – particularly on social media.Of course, now we have the smartphone –a phone that is, well, smart because it can take photos and sometimes very good quality ones, and we can share them easily. So does that mean the traditional camera will eventually become obsolete? Figures from Japan show how the market is shrinking: shipments of compact digital cameras from companies like Olympus, Canon and Nikon were down 39% year on year.But Phil Hall, editor of Tech Radar magazine thinks there's nothing to worry about. He told the BBC that while people are swapping their compact cameras for smartphones, "manufacturers are looking at the more higher-end premium cameras, high-end compacts, DSLRs, which are the ones you can attach lenses to, mirrorless cameras."Certainly, the growth of the smartphone means more and more of us are taking photos and it opens our eyes to the creative possibilities it can provide. And for some, it can be a first step into getting into serious photography and pushing their creative skills. But whatever camera viewfinder we end up looking through, it's important to remember the basics of focusing, good lighting and framing - and getting your subject to say 'cheese!'Step 3测验与练习Task 1 阅读课文并回答问题。

备战2020年高考外刊精读与练习专题 8 (教案)

备战2020年高考外刊精读与练习专题8（教案）Talking to strangers与陌生人聊天语篇导读我们中的许多人每天都有一部分时间被陌生人包围着，无论是在上下班的路上，还是坐在公园或咖啡馆里……但他们和我们只保持着陌生人的关系。

然而，新的研究证据表明，与新认识的人开始一段对话可能对健康大有益处。

本文讨论与陌生人交谈的好处。

Step 1 Vocabulary词汇表converse 交谈，对话pluck up the courage 鼓起勇气strike up 开始（交谈）solitude 独处interact 交往，交流social connections 社会关系uncomfortable 不舒服的，难受的intimidated 发怵的，害怕的underestimate 低估negative voice （头脑里）负面的声音，消极的思想chat 聊天connect with 与……建立良好的关系wellbeing 健康mood 心情introvert 性格内向的人anxious 焦虑的extroverts 性格外向的人come out of your shell 变得不再自闭，融入外部世界(make) small talk 闲聊，寒暄Step 2 原汁原味享受阅读‘It’s good to talk’, so some people say. When I commute into London, there are certainly plenty of people conversing on their mobile phones – sometimes too loudly – discussing and sharing personal details with a friend. For me, it’s strange that they talk as though the person is sitting next to them, when they don’t even acknowledge the person who is actually sitting beside them.Many of us spend part of each day surrounded by strangers, whether on our daily commute, or sitting in a park or a cafe. But most of them remain just that – strangers. However, new evidence has shown that plucking up the courage to strike up a conversation might be good for our health. Nicholas Epley from the University of Chicago and Juliana Schroeder from the University of California are behavioural scientists. They looked at this silent relationship and whether solitude is a more positive experience than interacting with strangers, or if people misunderstand the consequences of distant social connections. They found that many people feel uncomfortable and intimidated talking to others and their research suggested that when we make an initial conversation “we consistently underestimate how much a new person likes us.” It seems we carry a negative voice in our head telling us all the things that could go wrong and why someone wouldn’t want to converse with us.Their research involved an experiment with a group of Chicago commuters and found that “every participant in our experiment who actually tried to talk to a stranger found the person sitting next to them was happy to chat.” From this and other research, the conclusion is that connecting with strangers is surprisingly pleasant and it has a positive impact on our wellbeing. Gillian Sandstrom, a social psychologist from Essex University in the UK, told the BBC that “people are in a better mood after they reach out and have a conversation, however minimal.” It’s true that talking can make you feel happier and happiness can lead to better mental health.However, if you’re an introvert, the thought of speaking to someone new might make you anxious. But the American research found “both extroverts and introverts are happier when they are asked to behave in an extroverted ma nner.” So maybe, if you’re a loner, it’s time to come out of your shell and make some small talk with a stranger – it could be the beginning of a new friendship.Step 3 测验与练习Task 1 Answer the following questions according to the passage.1. According to the article, how can talking to a stranger be better for our health?Talking to strangers can put you in a good mood and make you feel happier, and happiness can lead to better mental health.2. Why might we not want to speak to a stranger?We carry a negative voice in our head telling us all the things that could go wrong and why a stranger wouldn’t want to converse with us.3. True or false? Commuters in Chicago involved in a social experiment found that people they sat next to were willing to talk to them.True. An experiment with a group of Chicago commuters found that “every participant in our experiment who actually tried to talk to a stranger found the person sitting next to them was happy to chat.”4. In another experiment, in what way did introverts behave that made them happier?American research found “both extroverts and introverts are happier when they are asked to behave in an extroverted manner.”5. What could help start the beginning of a new friendship?Reaching out and making small talk with a stranger could be the beginning of a new friendship.Task 2选择一个意思合适的单词填入句子的空格处(练习时请不要参考原文)1. Our train broke down and we were stuck on board for hours, so I decided to _______ a conversation with the other passengers.A. interactingB. connectingC. strike upD. small talk2. We _______ how much it would cost to move house and now we’re broke!A. underestimateB. underestimatedC. underestimatingD. underestimates3. When I started university, I was _______ by the clever and talented people I was surrounded by –but now most of them are my friends.A. anxiousB. introvertedC. intimidatedD. negative voice4. Our intern was quite nervous when he started but now he’s _______ and fits in really well.A. come out of his shellB. coming out of his shellC. came out of his shellD. shelled out5. Dan is definitely an _______ - every time we go out, he’s the first to get up and sing at the karaoke bar!A. introvertB. negative voiceC. extrovertD. moodTask 3 语法填空1‘It’s good to talk’, so some people say. When I commute into London, there are certainly plenty _1_______ people conversing on their mobile phones –sometimes too loudly –discussing and sharing personal details _2________ a friend. For me, it’s strange _3________ they talk as though the person is sitting next to them, when they don’t even acknowledge the person _4________ is actually sitting beside them.Many of us spend part of each day surrounded by strangers, whether on our daily commute, _5______ sitting in a park or a cafe. But most of them remain just that – strangers._6___________, new evidence has shown that plucking up the courage to strike up a conversation might be good _7_______ our health.Nicholas Epley from the University of Chicago and Juliana Schroeder from the University of California are behavioural _8______________ (sciennce). They looked at this silent relationship and whether solitude is a _9______________ (positive) experience than interacting with strangers, or if people misunderstand the consequences of distant social connections. They found that many people feel _10_______________ (comfort) and intimidated talking to others and their research suggested that when we make an initial conversation “we consistently underestimate how much a new person likes us.”1, of 2, with 3, that 4, who/that 5, or 6, However 7, for 8, scientists9, more positive 10, uncomfortable2It seems we carry a negative voice in our head _1______________ (tell) us all the things that could go wrong and why someone wouldn’t want to converse with us.Their research involved _2________ experiment with a group of Chicago commuters and found that “every participant in our experiment _3_________ actually tried to talk to a stranger found the person _4____________ (sit) next to them was happy to chat.” From this and other research, the _5_____________ (conclude) is that connecting with strangers is _6______________ (surprise) pleasant and it has a positive impact _7______ our wellbeing. Gillian Sandstrom, a social _8____________ (psychology) from Essex University in the UK, told the BBC that “people are in a_9___________ (good) mood after they reach out and have a conversation, however mi nimal.” It’s true that talking can make you feel happier and happiness can lead _10_______better mental health. However, if you’re an introvert, the thought of speaking to someone new might make you anxious.1, telling 2, an 3, who/that 4, sitting 5, conclusion 6, surprisingly 7, on8, psychologist 9, better 10, to。

备战2020年高考英语城市的未来外刊精读与精练学案(4页)

备战2020年高考英语城市的未来外刊精读与精练学案The city of the future城市的未来语篇导读：未来城市的发展会是什么样的，我们还会喜欢在未来城市中居住吗？人们移居城市，追求更好的工作和生活。

随着人口增长，越来越多的普通城市在逐渐转变成人口超过一千万的大城市。

本期讨论一下城市发展随之带来的机遇和挑战。

Step 1 Vocabulary 词汇表sprawling 杂乱无序地扩展urban centre 城市中心congestion 拥堵，堵塞pollution 污染migrate 移居shanty town （大城市中心或近郊的）棚户区megacity 大城市（尤指人口超过一千万的城市）urban planning 城市规划infrastructure 基础设施ubiquitous 似乎无处不在的a game changer 改变游戏规则的人或物to function 运行，工作utopian 乌托邦似的conurbation （由多个城市连接组成的）大城市desirable 令人向往的public transport 公共交通urbanisation 城市化Step 2 Reading and understandingFor centuries, people have moved to and lived in cities. These sprawling urban centres are placesto find work, friends and fun. It's no surprise that they continue to grow as more and more peopleflood in hoping to make the most of the opportunities they offer but adding to the congestion and pollution that already exists.According to a report by the United Nations, 54 per cent of the world's population lives in urban areas and it predicts that by 2050, this figure will have increased to around 70 per cent. But as more and more people migrate from the countryside to the city to get better opportunities, they can end up with nowhere to live.This is true in places such as Rio de Janeiro, where migrants can't rent or buy a home, and they end up building their own communities and houses on unoccupied land. These are called shanty towns - poor communities where the houses are built out of cheap materials like corrugated iron and plastic sheeting – and often don't have any electricity or water supply.These are, of course, not the megacities of the future we want to see. Some serious urban planning is needed to make our cities of the future good, safe and modern places to live in. This involves improving the infrastructure, the housing conditions and also the opportunities for education and employment.Something urban planners are looking at now is the creation of 'smart cities'. According to John Rossant, founder and chairman of the non-profit organisation New Cities Foundation, technology is the way forward. He thinks that it's generally accepted that "cloud computing,ubiquitous internet, robust 5G networks etc, will transform our cities." He says technology is really "a game changer", in urbanisation. It would collect large amounts of data about how a city is performing and may improve how a city functions.This may sound like a utopian view. For now, some cities and conurbations around the world are trying out more low-tech schemes to try and make them desirable places to live and work in. Building shared-ownership housing and improving public transport are some ways. And encouraging cycling and building bike lanes can keep the population healthy and cut down on smog. What would make your city a better place to live in?Step 3 测验与练习Task 1阅读课文并回答问题。

备战2020年高考外刊阅读与练习 6 (教案)

外刊阅读与练习6（教案）Smartphone vs the classroom智能手机vs 传统课堂语篇导读你现在通过什么途径学习英语？老师面对面教授的课程？手机应用程序？很多人认为手机应用程序给学习者提供了一种可以替代在教室里学习的选择。

让学习者按照自己的节奏，在日常生活之余随时随地学习外语。

但手机应用程序是学习的最佳工具吗？本文讨论用智能手机学习的利弊，以及它是否预示着传统课堂教学模式将从此一去不返。

Step 1 Vocabulary词汇表open doors 打开（各种机会的）大门linguistic 语言的evening class 夜校textbook 课本，教科书accessible 容易获取的，可得到的virtual teacher 虚拟教师cash in 从……中捞到钱财course 课程Esperanto 世界语classroom 教室，课堂get your head round (something) 理解、弄懂（复杂的事情）peer support 同学之间互相支持spell the end 预示某事结束teaching 教学degree 学位resource 资源committed （态度）坚定的，投入的motivation 积极性，动力stick with it 坚持下去Step 2 原汁原味享受阅读We know it’s good to learn another language. It opens doors, makes you more employable, helps you make new friends, and it’s fun too. But to improve our linguistic skills, many of us have to endure hours of school lessons or evening classes, with our heads buried in textbooks. It’s no wonder then that technology appears to be providing a better and more accessible way of learning. There is certainly a huge demand for language learning, and having a smartphone means you can have a virtual teacher with you wherever you go. Many app developers are keen to cash in on the demand, and there are numerous learning apps available – including our own, free, BBC Learning English app! One of many popular apps, Duolingo, offers 91 courses in 30 languages and has more than 300 million users.Some educational apps offer languages not popular enough to be taught at evening classes, or at most universities. And others offer ‘invented’ language courses in Esperanto, Elvish and Star Trek's Klingon – lessons you might not find in a traditional classroom. Whatever you want to learn, apps allow you to go at your own pace and fit learning around other commitments. But they’re not perfect – you might not get your head round the grammar and will lack the peer support you could get in a classroom environment.So, does technology spell the end of traditional classrooms and teachers? Guy Baron, head of modern languages at Aberystwyth University, thinks not. He told the BBC that apps should be used alongside classroom methods, not to the exclusion of traditional teaching. And he adds: "The apps are very conversational... they're not designed for degrees, but they could be additional resources." Certainly technology is going to help in and outside the classroom. But attending a real lesson, facing a real teacher, probably forces you to be more committed.Motivation can be a problem when using an app. But if you have a genuine and practical reason to learn another language, you will no doubt stick with it.Step 3 测验与练习Task 1 阅读课文并回答问题。

备战2020年高考外刊精读与练习专题 13 (学案)

备战2020年高考外刊精读与练习专题13（学案）Are all meetings necessary?所有的会议都是必要的吗？语篇导读一项新研究表明，我们参加的会议数量比以往任何时候都多，所以花在听和说上的时间也比实际工作的时间要多。

那么，这些会议都是有必要开的吗？开会的目的是什么？是用来讨论工作、做决策？还是与同事建立友好关系、聊天的好时机？“随身英语” 讨论工作会议的三两事。

Step 1 Vocabulary词汇表colleague 同事talk at someone 滔滔不绝地（对某人）说，（不顾对方感受）而不停地说voice one’s opinion 发表某人的观点role 职责，岗位managerial 管理上的strategy 策略stakeholder 有利益相关的人power trip 自我膨胀，享受权利带来的喜悦staff 员工impose 强制实行assert authority 维护权威therapy 治疗，疗法doodling （心不在焉时）随手乱画drone on 喋喋不休talent 才能frustration 挫败感bond 紧密团结，建立关系agenda 会议议程adhered to 遵守，坚持participant 参会者，参加者add value 增加价值Step 2 Reading and understandingIt’s time for another meeting! If you have a job, the chances are some of your working week will be taken up attending a few of them. You and your colleagues will gather together in a meeting room, be talked at for an hour and come out wondering what was the point of it? Of course, it is sometimes necessary to meet to discuss things, share information, voice your opinion and agree a way forward – but are there any other benefits?Recent research has suggested that we attend more meeting than ever before – and that's more time listening and talking than actually doing our jobs. Professor Patrik Hall from the University of Malmo told the BBC that th is is partly due to more “meetings-intense” roles such as managerial and strategy jobs. These require more meetings with teams and other stakeholders. But, he says, despite there being more of them, "few decisions are made".It’s possible that it’s manager s on a power trip who set up these meetings – a way of controlling staff, imposing new rules and regulations and asserting their authority. But as Professor Hall points out: "Many managers don't know what to do," and when they are "unsure of their role", they respond by generating more meetings. And to make matters worse, some meetings involve a pre or post-meeting which eats into even more of the working day.But the researchers from the University of Malmo have found that a meeting can be seen as a form o f ‘therapy’ –it doesn’t have to have an outcome and doesn’t have to be meaningless. So, if you’re just doodling or glancing at your smartphone as your boss drones on, it’s worth considering that a meeting can be an opportunity to demonstrate your talents, express frustration, question ideas and spend time bonding with your colleagues.There are a few things to be considered if a meeting is to be a success: it needs an agenda that is adhered to plus an opportunity to discuss any other business, and it should be booked for a short period of time –otherwise the meeting will expand to fit the time that’s been allocated. And, as Professor Hall says, the “equality” of participants is important. But I think I just prefer the advice of Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, who urged colleagues to walk out of meetings as soon as it becomes obvious that they are not adding value. "It's not rude to leave," he explains. "It's rude to make someone stay and waste their time." Right, I’m off!Step 3 测验与练习Task 1 阅读课文并回答问题。

2020版高考英语一轮复习专题十二文章补全阅读教师用书(PDF,含解析)

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浙江高考英语文章补全阅读体裁以说明文为主ꎬ有个别议论文ꎮ
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浙江省高考英语文章补全阅读设题以细节句为主ꎬ兼有个别主题句和过渡句ꎮ
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备战2020年高考外刊精读与练习(学案)

备战2020年高考外刊精读与练习（学案）Tattoos: good or bad?纹身：究竟是好是坏？语篇导读纹身变得越来越流行了！在英国，纹身的人比以前多了，但这究竟是好是坏？纹身一直备受争议，很多人对纹身都持有“爱它或恨它”的观点。

最近几年，人们对纹身的看法有改变吗？和从前相比，现在雇主更能接受有纹身的应聘者和员工吗？纹身有什么危险？本期“随身英语”讨论纹身的好与坏。

Step 1 Vocabulary词汇表tattoos 纹身tattoo parlour 纹身馆ink 墨汁commemorative 纪念的sleeve （纹身像一支）袖子body suit （纹身像一个）连身服tat （非正式说法）纹身body art 身体艺术individuality 个性cultural heritage 文化遗产socially acceptable 社会上接受的dress code 着装要求infection 感染procedure （纹身）服务swelling 肿胀burning 发热，炙热（感）laser removal 激光去除纹身cover up 遮盖起来temporary tattoo “临时纹身”henna tattoo 海娜纹身Step 2 原汁原味享受阅读Do you have any tattoos? I don't. I've never been brave enough to go under the needle. But if you do have one, you are not alone. According to a report by Experian, the number of tattoo parlours in Britain increased by 173% between 2004 and 2014. Tattoos have always been controversial –personally and culturally. Some people love them and some hate them. So, are they good or bad?These days, one in five people in the UK has some ink –whether it's a commemorative date, a sleeve or a full body suit. What's responsible for this rise in popularity? "You see a lot of celebrities getting tattooed," says Lee Clements of the British Tattoo Artist Association speaking on BBC radio. As a result, people want to copy them or it becomes a fashion thing –certain tattoos become a trend.Employers have become more accepting of visible tats too. Last year, London's Metropolitan Police relaxed a ban on recruiting candidates with visible body art. And earlier this year, Air New Zealand said it wouldend a ban on body art to allow workers to express their individuality and cultural heritage.That said, not all employers would agree. Grace, 28, told the BBC that she had been offered jobs in sales, which were then withdrawn when employers saw her hand tattoo. "It feels like having a tattoo is not socially acceptable," she says. "Having a tattoo does not amount to a protected characteristic," remarks Susan Harris, legal director at the GMB union, a UK trade union. This means a person can be dismissed for having one if it breaches the employer's dress code –except on religious grounds.And let's not forget the risk of infection. At present anyone in the UK can set up a parlour and offer procedures without proper training, a report from the Royal Society for Public Health says. They note that just under 20% of those tattooed experience negative side effects, including swelling, burning or a skin infection.It seems that attitudes to tattoos are changing, but they aren't quite there yet. Should you be persuaded to have one –visit a reputable tattoo artist with a portfolio. Discuss your design with them and don't make a hasty decision! If you later regret it, your tattoo will need laser removal or a cover up. Better get a temporary tattoo or henna tattoo first and see if you're happy with it. Wear it for a few months and then decide.Step 2 测验与练习Task 1 阅读课文并回答问题。

备战2020年高考外刊精读与练习专题 11 (学案)

备战2020年高考外刊精读与练习专题11 （学案）Half of UK 10-year-olds own a smartphone英国十岁儿童中半数拥有智能手机语篇导读英国媒体监管机构英国通信管理局（Ofcom）的一份报告显示，2019年，英国半数的十岁儿童拥有自己的智能手机。

九至十岁的低龄机主人数翻了一番，该年龄段被英国通信管理局称为“数码自主的年龄”。

Step 1 Vocabularynature 本质range 种类，范围platforms 平台striking rise 显著的增长activism 行动主义causes 事业，原则，理想gaming 玩电子游戏hooked 入迷的，上瘾的Step 2 Reading and understandingFor the first time, half of Britain's 10-year-olds now own a smartphone. But the nature of innovation on the web means it is getting harder for parents to keep up with them. Compared to even a year ago, the range of platforms and apps being used has grown sharply, with a particularly striking rise in use of WhatsApp, Tik Tok and Twitch – less so Instagram, and Facebook is so 2018!Two million parents now think the internet does more harm than good. That's despite the growth in online activism with older kids more likely to sign petitions or promote causes.One of the most striking developments is the growth in gaming, particularly among girls. Just under half of five to fifteen-year-old girls play games online, up from 39% in 2018. In short, children are spending much more time online doing a far broader range of things and getting hooked on the internet at an ever earlier age.Step 4 PracticingTask 1 Answer the following questions according to the passage.1. Compared to last year, how much more are children using the range of apps and platforms?2. True or false?More girls than boys are now gaming.3. Who is worried that the internet is doing more harm than good?4. What is happening to the age of children who are getting hooked on the internet?Task 2 Vocabulary____________本质____________种类，范围____________平台____________显著的增长____________行动主义____________事业，原则，理想____________玩电子游戏____________入迷的，上瘾的Task 3 语法填空For the first time, half of Britain's 10-year-olds now own a smartphone. But the nature of innovation _1_____ the web means it is getting _2__________ (hard) for parents to keep up with them. _3____________(compare) to even a year ago, the range of platforms and apps being used has grown_4___________ (sharp), with a particularly_5____________ (strike) rise in use of WhatsApp, Tik Tok and Twitch – less so Instagram, and Facebook is so 2018!Two million parents now think _6_______ internet does more harm than good. That's despite the _7__________ (grow) in online activism with older kids more likely _8_________ (sign) petitions or promote causes.One of the most striking _9_____________ (develop) is the growth in gaming, particularly among girls. Just under half of five to fifteen-year-old girls play games online, up from 39% in 2018. In short, children are spending much more time online doing a far broader range of things and getting_10_________ (hook)on the internet at an ever earlier age.Task 4 Translation1.英国十岁儿童中半数拥有智能手机，这是史无前例的。

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