7下英语读本 Chapter 10

Chapter 10
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A double blanket
Peter lives with his parents and his grandpa. When Peter was young, Grandpa looked after him when his parents went out to work. Now, Peter is six, old enough to go to school.
One day, Dad said to Grandpa, “Dad, Peter is big now. The house is not big enough. We plan to send you to the home for the elderly.” With these words, Dad took out a blanket. It was a big double blanket, red with black stripes. “Dad, winter is coming. You may need this when it gets cold.” Grandpa loo ked at the blanket, felt it and said slowly, “It’s a fine blanket.” “I want you to have the best,” said Dad. He then walked into the kitchen.
“What would an old man like me be doing around the house, getting in the way?It’s best that I go away,” said Grandpa to himself. “Let’s go to bed. I’ll pack up my things in the morning,” the old man said to Peter.
At this moment, Dad came out of the kitchen and said, “The blanket is double. I hope it can keep you warm.”“Well, I don’t really need a double one,” said Grandpa.
“Oh, Grandpa’s right,”Peter said. “Here, Dad,” Peter held out a pair of scissors and said, “cut the blanket in two.” Both Dad and Grandpa were surprised. “Cut it in two,” Peter said again. “You can keep a hal f, Dad. When you’re old, I’ll send you away.”
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The Greatest Invention
Four students talk about great inventions. Their teacher asked them to decide on the greatest invention.
Sara: I think the mobile phone is a great invention. Now everyone has a mobile phone. You can talk to people all over the world. You can use it to take photos, listen to music and get on the Internet.
Tom: I don’t agree. The Internet is the greatest invention. Can you imagine a world without the Internet or email? We use it all the time to find information and keep in touch with people.
Susan: Some inventions save millions of lives and help find cures for diseases. They are the most important inventions. Penicillin saved millions of lives and now doctors and scientists are working on Gene Therapy. That’s more important than a phone or email.
Carol: The greatest invention is the rocket. It took us to the moon and into space. It changed the world.
Sara:OK. Now we have to choose one great invention. This won’t be easy!
They all start to talk at once.
Reading Comprehension
I. Read quickly for the topic.
This dialogue is mainly about _______
A. Chinese four inventions
B. the greatest invention
C. the greatest inventor
II. Read quickly for the information you want.
( )1. Tom thinks that_______ is the greatest invention.
A. the mobile phone
B. the Internet
C. penicillin
D. the rocket
( )2. Gene Therapy will be an important invention because __
A. it was invented by doctors
B. many scientists are working on it
C. it can save many lives
D. penicillin is used in it
III. Read carefully for more information.
Answer the following questions.
1.Why do the four students talk about great inventions?
_________________________________________________________________________________________ 2.What inventions have the four students mentioned in the conversation?
_________________________________________________________________________________________ 3. Why does Sara think that the mobile phone is the greatest invention?
_________________________________________________________________________________________
Reading-Writing Connection
IV. Read again and prepare for writing.
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Amazing Elephants
An adult elephant’s trunk is about two metres long! The trunk is a very long nose and top lip. An elephant uses its trunk to smell but it also uses it for other things.
When an elephant drinks, it takes as much as 7.5 L of water into its trunk. Then it puts its trunk into its mouth, and blows. Out comes the water, right down the elephant’s throat.
Elephants also use their trunks to keep cool. First they spray cold water over their bodies with their trunks. Then they pick up dust with their trunks and spray it over their bodies. This stops them getting too hot.
An elephant’s trunk has two “fingers” on the end. This lets the elephant pick up small things. The elephant
can also use its trunk to pull tree branches down to its mouth. Elephants love to eat leaves.
When an elephant smells something interesting, it sniffs the air with its trunk. An elephant can use its trunk to make loud noises as a warning.
Elephants sometimes “hug” each other with their trunks. And a baby elephant often “sucks its trunk”.
Reading Comprehension
I. Read quickly for the topic.
This passage is mainly about_______.
A. elephants, trunks
B. elephants, habits
C. elephants, tusks
II. Read quickly for the information you want.
( )1. The trunk can hold_____________ of water when an elephant drinks.
A. 2 m3
B. 2L
C. 7.5 L
D. 7.5 m3
( )2. An adult elephants trunk is two metres long and contains_______.
A. a nose and two fingers
B. a nose and one finger
C. two noses and a top lip
D. a nose and a top lip
III. Read carefully for more information.
Answer the following questions.
1. How does the elephant drink water?
_________________________________________________________________________________________ 2.Why do elephants spray dust and water on their bodies?
_________________________________________________________________________________________ 3.What can elephants use their trunks to do?
_________________________________________________________________________________________
Reading-Writing Connection
IV. Read again and prepare for writing.
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Are They Real?
Everywhere you go, you will find people who are interested in aliens and UFOs.
Thousands of people say they have seen aliens. Many of them say aliens are grey, short and thin. Others say aliens look like reptiles. Some people say aliens are close to our size, or at least smaller than an elephant!
On the Earth, all things living in the light have eyes. Therefore, some people think that aliens living in the light must have eyes, too. However, their eyes might not be above their noses like ours are!
Aliens may come from more than one planet. They may look different from people on the Earth.
Thousands of people think they have seen UFOs. People often say they look like silver, dish-shaped flying objects. For this reason, UFOs used to be called flying saucers. Sometimes people are sure that they see lights before a UFO sighting. All the people said that the flying objects fly faster than any man-made plane. They can move in an opposite direction to the wind and can disappear quickly. About 90% of UFO sightings can be easily explained. People have mistaken kites, aeroplanes or even the planet Venus for UFOs. However, that still means 10% are a mystery.
Reading Comprehension
I. Read quickly for the topic.
This passage mainly tells us about_______.
A. flying objects
B. aliens and UFOs
C. strange lights
II. Read quickly for the information you want.
( )1. People______ are interested in aliens and UFOs.
A. in the USA
B. in China
C. around the world
D. in Western countries
( )2. People call UFOs flying saucers because_______ .
A. UFOs are round plates m the sky
B. the colour and shape of the UFOs are the same as a dish
C. aliens love round and silver things
D. only things like dishes can fly faster than any man-made plane
III. Read carefully for more information.
( )1. What does the underlined word “explain” probably mean?
A.攻击
B.预知
C.发现
D.解释
( )2. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A. Few people say they have seen aliens.
B. Some people say aliens are smaller than an elephant.
C. Some people think aliens must have eyes.
D. Aliens may look different from us.
Reading-Writing Connection
IV. Read again and prepare for writing.
Fill in the blanks according to the passage.
People are interested in (1)a______ and UFOs. Many say that they have seen aliens, but they have
(2)d______ ideas about their appearances. Some say that aliens are grey, short and thin, some say aliens look like
(3) ______ and others say aliens are similar to our (4)s______. People think that they must have eyes, but their eyes might not be (5)a______ their noses. There are also many people who say that they have seen UFOs. People say that they are silver and dish-shaped. They can move and disappear very (6)q______.。