Chapter 10 诵读
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 looked 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 half, Dad. When you’re old, I’ll send you away.”
阅读1
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?
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Reading-Writing Connection
IV. Read again and prepare for writing.
Fill in the blanks with the information from the dialogue. Person Sara Tom Susan Invention the ⑴______ the Internet Reason talk to people all over the world, take photos, listen to music and get on the Internet (2) ______ (3)______ and save lives and help find cures for diseases Gene Therapy (5) ______ (4)______ the rocket
阅读2
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?
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牛津英语译林版七年级下册阅读训练 --7下英语读本 Chapter 10
