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回答问题(三) 励志故事+科技创造+足球比赛
A [2019·怀柔期末]
The meaning of life is what we choose it to be. To Jiang Bing, a man from Weinan, Shaanxi Province, life just means living and helping others. Suffering(受苦)from ALS(渐冻症) for more than 30 years, Jiang has never lost his love for life. What’s more, he has been teaching more than 200 children for free for over twenty years.
At the age of 16, Jiang Bing fell to the ground on the way to school and was unable to stand up again. One doctor told him that he had a disease that was hard to cure(治愈)and suggested giving up searching for treatment. Surprisingly, Jiang had no fear or despair(绝望)at that time. He kept studying every morning and cherished(珍视) every moment, spending one day like it was a month.
Though Jiang couldn’t enter a university himself because of the disease, he succeeded in teaching his younger sister and helping her get into a university in 1994. Not until then did the people living in the community realize that the special man could teach their children.
So they asked him for help. The next year, Jiang started helping children with their studies. Apart from the school subjects, he also taught them art and clay sculpture(泥塑). He once taught 24 children in one single class, all for free.
Today many of the children that he taught have graduated from university. Zhao Feiyu, a student who once received Jiang’s help, runs an art training school now. “He taught us wisely and carefully, and took no money,” he said. “He is my teacher and friend.”
1. Where is Jiang Bing from?
2. How long has Jiang Bing taught children for free?
3. Who was the first person to enter a university with the help of Jiang Bing?
4. What did Jiang Bing teach children apart from the school subjects?
5. What can you learn from Jiang Bing’s story?
B [2019·海淀一模]
Maker Moment
Last year, Izzy Goldstein, 12, learned in science class that we can reduce air pollution by using natural energy sources, such as wind and solar power, instead of gasoline. This made her wonder what she and her schoolmates could do to help the environment. “Maybe if my school got a bike rack(架子), more kids would bike to school instead of depending on cars,” Izzy told TIME for Kids. Rather than ask their school to buy a rack, Izzy and her friends decided to make a bike rack by themselves.
They came up with a design. They calculated how much wood they might need. They measured how long the boards should be. They used power tools to cut them and put them together safely. And they did all this in their school’s makerspace.
Makerspaces are workspaces where kids can learn to create objects using technology, engineering, art and design. These spaces often feature a mix of high-tech machines, such as 3D printers and robotic kits(工具箱), and simple materials like clay and cardboard.
Izzy goes to the Harley School in New York. It is one of a growing number of schools across the United States with makerspaces. Makerspaces are largely inspired by Maker Faires(创客盛会), which are events that give people a chance to share their creative projects. Each year, about 250,000 people attend the Maker Faires in San Mateo, California, and Queens, New York. Maker Faires have also spread to countries around the world, including Egypt, France and Thailand.
Schools are introducing makerspaces to the curriculum(课程) because makerspaces give kids a way to have ideas and build something from those ideas. Kima Enerson is a makerspace teacher at the Harley School. But she says kids can become extraordinary makers in an ordinary classroom, too. In Harley’s Lower School (pre-kindergarten to Grade 4), students learn about the basics of computer software. By the third grade, they study coding and how electricity works. In the sixth grade, they learn to safely use tools such as drills and saws. When students get to high school, Enerson shows them how to apply their skills to solve global problems. “Throughout the process of designing, students are learning to create something to better the world,” she says.
1.What did Izzy and her friends decide to make by themselves?
2.What are makerspaces?
3.How many people attend the Maker Faires in San Mateo and Queens each year?
4.Why are schools introducing makerspaces to the curriculum?
5.What can high school students learn in Enerson’s class?
C [2019·丰台二模]
The Super Bowl
The Super Bowl is the championship game of the National Football League(联盟) in America every year. The champion of the National Football Conference (NFC) competes against the champion of the American Football Conference (AFC) to decide which is the best team in the country. Super Bowl is far more than a sporting event. The mix of America’s biggest institutions(体系):sports, TV, food consumption, advertising and entertainment makes the Super Bowl an American cultural phenomenon.
The Super Bowl is usually held on the last Sunday of January or the first Sunday of February. That day is called Super Bowl Sunday. For years, it has been the most watched one-day sporting event in the US and it gradually has become an unofficial national holiday. The
average viewing rate of Super Bowl reached to 44.9 percent in 2019.
Super Bowl Sunday sees more parties than any other day during the year. Young people are no exception to the party spirit. They gather to watch the game on TV. The Super Bowl is the third biggest eating day in America—behind Christmas and Thanksgiving. Fans host Super Bowl parties by filling their living rooms with junk food and drinks. Guests may arrive dressed in their team’s T-shirt and carrying beer to share.
Knowing that the Super Bowl has the attention of millions of Americans, companies pay big money for game-time advertising. In 2019, the advertising cost set a record—$5.3 million for 30 seconds. The Super Bowl has developed to a TV selling season sandwiched between after-Christmas sales and Valentine’s Day.
Another tradition of the Super Bowl is the Halftime Show, which presents at the halftime break between the second and third quarters. The Super Bowl Halftime Show is the most-watched musical event of the year. So it is also called the “Americans’ Spring Festival Gala”. Non-football fans tune(调台) into the Super Bowl for the most famous musicians’ performances during halftime. As the top performers, Maroon 5, Travis Scott and Big Boi gave impressive live show for the audience in the Super Bowl Halftime Show 2019. The show represents a link between American football and pop culture and helps broaden the television audience and nationwide interest.
Americans view the Super Bowl as a National Day of revelry(狂欢). Although people may watch it for different reasons, there is one thing for sure—they can find their own pleasure in it.
1.What is the Super Bowl?
2.When is the Super Bowl usually held?
3.How do fans usually host Super Bowl parties?
4.Why is the Halftime Show called the “Americans’ Spring Festival Gala”?
5.What makes the Super Bowl more than just sport?
【参考答案】
A
1. He is from Weinan, Shaanxi Province.
2. Over twenty years.
3. His younger sister.
4. Art and clay sculpture.
5. Never give up and help others.(符合题意即给分)
B
1.A bike rack.
2.Makerspaces are workspaces where kids can learn to create objects using technology, engineering, art and design.
3.About 250,000 people.
4.Because makerspaces give kids a way to have ideas and build something from those ideas.
5.They can learn to apply their skills to solve the global problems/create something to better the world.
C
1.It’s the championship game of the National Football League in America every year.
2.On the last Sunday of January or the first Sunday of February.
3.By filling their living rooms with junk food and drinks.
4.Because it is the most-watched musical event of the year.
5.The mix of America’s biggest institutions (:sports, TV, food consumption, advertising and entertainment make the Super Bowl more than just sports).
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