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Haibao, the mascot of the 2010 World Expo, literally means "treasure of the world". The blue smiling cartoon figure has curly hair and is in the shape of the Chinese character REN.

"Haibao is a happy, confident and cute kid," said Shao Longtu, head of the mascot design team. "Using a human being as a mascot reflects the spirit of human-orientation, while the color blue stands for water, sea, the Earth, life, dreams, the future and technology."

1. What does Haibao mean literally?A.REN B. a happy kid C. sea D. “treasure of the world”2. Using a human being as a mascot reflects __________.A.dreams B. the Earth C. the spirit of human-orientation D. the future

3. What does Haibao mean literally?

__________________________

4. Using a human being as a mascot represents ________________________.

“Treasure of the world“.

the spirit of human-orientation

answer the question with a phrase or a sentence

complete the sentence

What are the steps in doing this exercise?

What are the steps in doing this exercise? There is an old saying in English: “ L

aughter is the best medicine.” Now, doctors have begun to look into laughter and the effects it has on the human body. They have found that laughter really can improve people’s health. So some doctors and psychiatrists( 精神病学家 ) in the US now hold laughter clinics, in which they try to improve their patients’ condition by encouraging them to laugh.

2. Find the related information in the passage with the help of the key words

3. Find the answer

Q: 1. Doctors have found that laughter _________________________________.2. What do doctors do in laughter clinics?____________________________________

really can improve people’s health4.Write the answer

5. Check the answer

1. Read the question and find the key words

They try to improve their patients’ condition by encouraging them to laugh.

1. Read the ___________and find the ___________

2. Find the ________________ in the passage with the help of____________

3. _____the answer

4. _____the answer 5. _____the answer

questionkey words

related information

the key words

Find

Write

Check

The steps in doing this exercise:

Some people think that it’s easy to be an ice-cream taster; after all, you just have to like ice cream, right? No-there’s more to the job than that, says Harrison, a professional ice-cream taster. He points out that a dairy or food-science degree would be very useful to someone wanting a career in this “cool” field.

Q:1. What is Harrison?_______________________________A professional ice-cream taster.

In London to avoid the traffic above ground, people use the “underground”, With 12 lines and 275 stations across the city, the Tube, is normally the quickest and easiest way of getting around London. New York is famous for its Yellow cabs. They serve as a quick and easy way of getting across Manhattan, where the subway doesn’t take you everywhere. If you visit Los Angeles, you’d better rent a car. The city’s public transportation is terrible. It can take hours to get across town by bus.

Q: _____________has become a symbol of New York.

Yellow cab

Wolves used to live in Yellowstone. But many people thought wolves would kill animals kept on farms, such as cows and sheep, and they would harm crops, too. In 1926 the last wolf in Yellowstone was killed.

For the next 70 years Yellowstone did not have any wolves. Scientists decided to bring them back to the area in 1995. The US Fish and Wildlife Service brought in 15 gray wolves from Canada. Today between 250 and 300 wolves live in Yellowstone.

Q: What happened in 1926?

———————————————————The last wolf in Yellowstone was killed.

We are entering a very exciting year for Ontario Parks. Last season we asked some 15,000 visitors in 45 parks how we could improve our programs and services. We also looked at the thousands of comment cards we received. As a result, new comfort stations have been added, the number of campsites has been increased, and we’ve made other facility( 设施 ) improvements. In addition, we’ll be providing more educational programs. This year, for example, more than 40 parks will offer special day and evening activities.

Q: What will more than 40 parks do this year? ________________________________________They will offer special day and evening activities.

Summary 1:

To find the answer quickly, we can refer to the key words in the question.

(pay special attention to wh-words, names, places, time, numbers, etc.)

We are entering a very exciting year for Ontario Parks. Last season we asked some 15,000 visitors in 45 parks how we could improve our programs and services. We also looked at the thousands of comment cards we received. As a result, new comfort stations have been added, the number of campsites has been increased, and we’ve made other facility( 设施 ) improvements. In addition, we’ll be providing more educational programs. This year, for example, more than 40 parks will offer special day and evening activities.

Q: What will more than 40 parks do this year? ________________________________________

As the name implies, “forever stamps” will keep their first-class mailing value forever, even when the postage rate goes up. The new “forever stamp” is the United States Postal Service’s (USPS) answer to the complaints about frequent rate increases. (from 07’C)

Q: A “forever stamp” is introduced to respond to_________________________.the complaints about frequent

rate increases

Summary 2:

To find the answer, we can refer to the words in the passage that express the same meaning as the key words in the question.

You may not be very familiar with ‘ecotourism’—a new term in today’s tourism industry.

Ecotourism is typically defined as travel to places where the unique plants, animals and cultural heritage are the primary attractions. It is a kind of responsible tourism which seriously takes ecology and culture into consideration.

Q: 1. Ecotourism means

__________________________________________.

2. What are the two things ecotourism considers? ___________________________

travel to places where the unique plants, animals and cultural heritage are the primary attractions

Ecology and culture.

Skills to find the answer:

1.Refer to the key words directly (pay special attention to wh-words, names, places, time, numbers, etc.)

2. Refer to the words in the passage that express the same meaning as the key words in the question.

How to write the answers correctly?

If there is no difference in general intelligence( 智力 ) between boys and girls, what can explain girls’ poor performance in science and mathematics? It seems to be that their treatment at school is a direct cause. Mathematics and science are seen as subjects mainly for boys, and therefore, as girls become teenagers, they are less likely to take them. Interestingly, both boys and girls often regard the subjects for boys as more difficult. Girls do not want to be in open competition with boys because they are afraid to appear less feminine( 女性的 ) and attractive.Q:1. Why are teenage girls less likely to take mathematics and science?————————————————————————2. Girls don’t want to openly compete with boys for fear of_____________________________________________.

Because they are seen as subjects mainly for boys.

appearing less feminine and attractive

how the question is presented

grammar

Q:1. How did Americans make up postage differences? Q:1. How did Americans make up postage differences? ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ 2. What will happen to the forever stamp when the 2. What will happen to the forever stamp when the postage rate increases?postage rate increases?______________________________________________________________________________________________It will keep its first-class mailing value forever.

By using 2-or-3-cent stamps.

Mail carriers will be delivering some good news and some bad news this week. The bad news: Stamp prices are expected to rise 2 cents in May to 41 cents, the Postal Regulatory Commission announced yesterday. The good news: With the introduction of a “forever stamp,” it may be the last time Americans have to use annoying 2-or-3-cent stamps to make up postage differences. As the name implies, “forever stamps” will keep their first-class mailing value forever, even when the postage rate goes up. The new “forever stamp” is the United States Postal Service’s (USPS) answer to the complaints about frequent rate increases. (from 07’C)

how the question is presented

To write the answers correctly, you should pay attention to:

① how the question is presented

② grammar

③ punctuation ( 标点符号 )

Summary:the steps and skills in doing this exercise:1.Read the question and find the key

words2. Find the related information in the

passage with the help of the key words

(refer to the key words or the words that express________________ as the key words)

3. Find the answer4. Write the answer (pay attention to how the question

is presented, ________ and punctuation)

5. Check the answer

the same meaning

grammar

Finish the exercise (from 08’C) following the steps and using the skills you have learned.

Practice:

1.The study involving 8,500 teenagers found ________________________________________.

A study involving 8,500 teenagers from all social backgrounds found that most of them are ignorant when it comes to money. The findings, the first in a series of reports from NatWest that has started a five-year research project into teenagers and money, are particularly worrying as this generation of young people is likely to be burdened with greater debts than any before.

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that most of them are ignorant when it comes to money

University tuition fees ( 学费 ) are currently capped at £3,000 annually, but this will be reviewed next year and the Government is under enormous pressure to raise the ceiling.

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2. What will happen to the university tuition fees next year?_______________________________________They will be reviewed.

3. According to Stephen Moir, a teenager who often faces financial issues from an early age is likely to manage____________________________________.

Stephen Moir, head of community investment at the Royal Bank of Scotland Group which owns NatWest, said, “The more exposed young people are to financial issues, and the younger they become aware of them, the more likely they are to become responsible, forward-planning adults who manage their finances confidently and effectively.”

his finances confidently and effectively

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Ministers are deeply concerned about the financial pressures on teenagers and young people because of student loans and rising housing costs. They have just introduced new lessons in how to manage debts. Nikki Fairweather, aged 15, from St Helens, said that she had benefited from lessons on personal finance, but admitted that she still had a lot to learn about money.

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4. How do ministers help young people learn to manage finances?

_________________________________________

By introducing new lessons in how to manage debts.

To do better in this exercise, you should:

(1)Read the questions carefully.

(2)Recognize the important words.

(3)Be careful in writing.

Homework:

Finish the reading exercise(09’C) by using the steps and skills learned today.