高中阅读理解微技能-scanning

ReadingMicroSkills—Scanning&Word-guessing

LearningAims:

1.Knowmoreaboutreadingskills.

2.Usescanningskilltofindspecificinformation.

3.Guessthemeaningofunknownwordsbyusingcontextualclues.

4.Learntousethescanning&word-guessingskillsduringyourreadingprocess.

课前导学案

Exercise1：Readthepassagequicklyandfinishthetimeline.

Bornin1965,ShaniaTwainwasthesecondoffivechildreninherfamily.Attheageoftwo,she

movedwithhermotherandtwosisterstoTimmins,atownnorthofToronto.

WhenShaniawaseightyearsold,hermothertookhertomanydifferentbars,clubsand

concertstoperform.Inhighschool,Shaniajoinedalocalband,withwhichsheoftenperformed.

Afterthat,ShaniamovedtoToronto,whereshecontinuedsinging.WhenShaniawas21yearsold,

herparentswerekilledinacaraccident.Shehadtotakeovertheroleofparenttoheryounger

siblings（兄弟姐妹）.TakingcareoftwoteenagebrothersandasisterwasaGordianknot.Suddenly,

shehadtopaythebills,keepfoodonthetable,andmakealiving.Anyway,Shaniamanagedtopay

thebillsbysinginghereandthere.

In1991,ShaniawenttoNashville,thehomeofthecountrymusicindustry.In1993,she

recordedShaniaTwain,herfirstCD.In1995,hernextCD,TheWomaninMe,whichhadeighthit

songs,soldmorethantenmillioncopies.HerthirdCD,ComeonOver,wasalsopopularandshehad

anotherhitsong.ShaniaandRobertLange,afamousproducer,gotmarriedin1993.Afterfinishing

her2000worldtour,shedecidedtotakeabreakfromperforming.InAugust2001,theyhadalovely

son,whomtheynamedEja.AfterSeptember11th,Shaniadecidedtospendmoretimeonherfamily

andstayedathomeuntilthefallof2002.Herreappearanceinthemusicworldputherfaceon

magazinecoversandcountrymusicpublications.Shealsobegantopromote（宣传）hernewCD,Up,

onTVshows.

TimeWhathappened?

1965

8yearsold

21yearsold

1991

1993

1995

August2001

Exercise2：Pleasefinishtheexercisesbelow.

1.Theplantisoftenprunedsothatitremainsonly60to90centimetreshigh.Pruningisimportant

becauseitencouragesthegrowthoftendershoots,oryoungleaves.

Theword"pruning"probablymeans.

A.修剪B.浇水C.施肥D.除草

2.Mostkidsneedatleastninehoursofsleeppernightinordertofunctionproperly.Yettheperiodof

thisninehoursshiftsasachildgetsolder.

Theword"shifts"probablymeans.

A.不变B.减少C.增加D.改变

3.Althoughtravelisoftenjustforrecreation,it'salsoeducational.

Theword"recreation"probablymeans.

A.学习B.工作C.娱乐D.风险

课后巩固提升

Exercise1：

TheAfricanChildren'sChoirismadeupofchildrenwhoare7to10yearsoldfromAfrica.

Theyhaveincrediblevoicesandspiritthatamazetheaudienceeverywheretheygo!

Andtheygotoalotofplaces,allaroundtheworld.Andnotonlydotheytravelalot,butthey

performwithsomesuperstarsingersandcelebritiesforheadsofstate.Butthisisnotwhatmakesthe

choirsospecial.

LikeNewYork'sPS22,theydonotjustsing,buttrulyputtheirhearts,soulsandbodiesinto

theirwords.Butwhatisuniqueaboutthechoiristhatitoffershope,educationandconfidenceto

childrenwholiveinextremepoverty.Forexample,thekidsinthechoiraremostlyfromthepoorest

countriesintheworld,suchasUganda.Manychildrenliveinone-roomhomesandwalkmorethan2

milestogetwaterfortheirfamily.Mostofthechildrenhavelostoneorbothoftheirparentsbecause

ofwarsordiseases.

Throughitsmusicandeducation,theAfricanChildren'sChoirchangesthelivesofitschildren.

Ilallowsthemtoseetheworld.Itgivesthemhopeandconfidence.Itshowsthemthateverythingis

possible.Thechoirevenpaysfbrtheireducationthroughcollege.In30years,ithaseducatedand

changedihelivesofover50,000children.

And,inturn,thechildrenreturntotheirhometownswithnewthoughtsandnewskillstohelp

improvetheirfamilyandcommunity.ThesechildrenaretrulyhelpingtobuildabetterAfrica.

一・基础题•J

Scanandanswerthequestionswithintwoorthreeminutes.(Pleasecirclethekeywordsinthe

sentenceandtext)

1.TheAfricanChildren'sChoirismadeupofadults.(True/False)

2.Thechoiroffershope,educationandconfidencetochildrenwholiveintheextremepoverty.

(True/False)

3.Thechoirwillnotpayfbrthechildren'seducation.(True/False)

4.ThechildreninthechoirreturntotheirhometohelpbuildabetterAfrica.(True/False)

二.提高题

Scanthepassageandanswerthequestions.（Pleasecirclethekeywordsinthesentenceand

text）

1.WhydoestheAfricanChildren'sChoiramazetheaudienceeverywheretheygo?

2.Whatisthechoiruniqueabout?

3.Howdoesthechoirchangethelivesofitschildren?

三,挑战题

Pleasescanthepassageandfinishthemindmap.

Exercise2：

1.（2021•全国卷I：A篇）

•Rungrado1stofMayStadium,Pyongyang,D.P.R.Korea.Capacity:150,000.Opened:May1,

1989.

•MichiganStadium,AnnArbor,Michigan,U.S.Capacity:107,601.Opened:October1,1927.

•BeaverStadium,StaleCollege,Pennsylvania,U.S.Capacity:106,572.Opened:September17,

1960.

,OhioStadium,Columbus,Ohio,U.S.Capacity:104,944.Opened:October7,1922.

,KyleField,CollegeStation,Texas,U.S.Capacity:102,512.Opened:September24,1927.

Ofthefollowingstadiums,whichistheoldest?

A.MichiganStadium.B.BeaverStadium.

C.OhioStadium.D.KyleField.

2.（2020•新高考全国卷I：A篇）’

3GrandPrizes:TriptoWashington,D.C.foreachofthreewinners,aparentandoneother

personofthewinner'schoice.Tripincludesround-tripairtickets,hotelstayfortwonights,andtours

oftheNationalAirandSpaceMuseumandtheofficeofNationalGeographicWorld.

Howmanypeoplecaneachgrandprizewinnertakeonthefreetrip?

A.Two.B.Three.C.Four.D.Six.

Exercise3：

一.基础题

1.Sergeilaterwrote,"Iwantedtocomposegreatmusicalplays,andinsteadIwasgivenallsortsof

boringtasks."Yethepersistedwithhisstudiesandgrewuptobeagreatcomposer.

Whatdoestheword"persistedwith"probablymean?

A.赶紧B.忍受C.继续D.远离

2.Althoughbuying-backisthemostfeasiblewaytorecoverthelosttreasures,limitedfundingis

alwaysabigheadache.

Whatdoestheword"feasible"probablymean?

A.可能的B.困难的C.美好的D.小心的

3.Unlikeus,manymammalsarenocturnal,whichmeanstheyareactivebynightandsleepthrough

theday.

Whatdoestheword"nocturnal"probablymean?

A.身体灵活的B.夜间活动的C.爱好睡觉的D.夜间睡觉的

4.OneofthemainfeaturesofEnglishvocabularyispolysemy——manymeanings.

Whatdoestheword"nocturnal"probablymean?

A.有意义的B.有歧义的C.一词多义的D.模糊不清的

二,提高题

1.Appletreesmaygrowastallastwelvemeters.Theydobestinareasthathaveverycoldwinters.

Althoughnofruitisyieldedduringthewinter,thecoldperiodisgoodforthetree.

Whatdoestheword"yielded”referto?

A.boughtB.producedC.soldD.broken

2.Welikeournewhousebecauseithasafewelmsinthebackyard,whichgivesusshadeandkeep

thehousecooler.

Whatdoestheword“elms”referto?

A.thetreeB.thechairC.theflowerD.themountain

3.Youshouldnotcutoutthisparagraphinordertomakethisessaymoresuccinct.

Whatdoestheword“succinct”referto?

A.Pretty.B.difficult.C.long.D.simple.

三,挑战题

1.Inrecentcenturies,trade,industrialization,thedevelopmentofthenation-stateandthespreadof

universalcompulsoryeducation,especiallyglobalizationandbettercommunicationsinthepastfew

decades,allhavecausedmanylanguagestodisappear,anddominantlanguagessuchasEnglish,

SpanishandChineseareincreasinglytakingover.

Theword“dominant“isclosestinmeaningto.

Thestrategyyouhaveusedis.

2.Theriverissoturbidthatitisimpossibletoseethebottomevenwhenitisshallow.

Theword“turbid“isclosestinmeaningto.

Thestrategyyouhaveusedis.

3.Afterthepeakyearof1957,thebirthrateinCanadabegantodecline.Itcontinuedfallinguntilin

1966itstoodatthelowestlevelin25years.

Theword“decline“isclosestinmeaningto.

Thestrategyyouhaveusedis.

Exercise4：

1.Whilemoneyisindeedwonderfulandnecessary,rereadinganauthor'sworkisthehighest

currencyareadercanpaythem.Whatdoestheword^currency''referto?（2020年全国卷I）

A.Debt.B.Reward.

C.Allowance.D.Facevalue.

2.Andcontrarytoexistingresearchthatsaysyoushouldavoideatingwithheavierpeoplewhoorder

largeportions,it'sthebeanpoleswithbigappetitesyoureallyneedtoavoid.Whatdoestheword

“beanpoles”referto?（2020年新高考卷I）

A.Bigeaters.B.Overweightpersons.

C.Pickyeaters.D.Tallthinpersons.

3.NativeAmericanshadtakencareofthesepreciousnaturalresourceswisely.Unfortunately,ittook

theexplorersandthesettlerswhofollowedonlyafewdecadestodecimatealargepartofthese

resources.Whatdocstheword“decimate"mean?（2021年新高考卷I）

A.Acquire.B.Export.C.Destroy.D.Distribute.

4.CertainformsofAIareindeedbecomingubiquitous.Forexamplealgorilhms（算法）carryouthuge

volumesoftradingonourfinancialmarkets,self-drivingcarsareappearingoncitystreets,andour

smartphonesaretranslatingfromonelanguageintoanother.Whatdoestheword“ubiquitous”

probablymean?（2020年北京卷）

A.Enormousinquantity.B.Changeabledaily.

C.Stableinquality.D.Presenteverywhere.

Keys：

Exercise1：一.基础题：1.False2.True3.False4.True

二・提高题：1.Becausetheyhaveincrediblevoicesandspirit.

2.Whatisuniqueaboutthechoiristhatitoffershope,educationandconfidencetochildrenwholive

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