Teens總第561期

1、21st Teens for Senior 3for Senior 32015-2016學年度第3期總第561期Mapping dark matter (P5)Escaping to Europe (P2)More than talent (P6)21st Teens for Senior 321st Teens for Senior 3Discuss the following questions with your partner. This tragic photo has been shared widely on social media around the world recen

2、tly. Do you know what happened to this little boy? Why did the boy and his family want to go to the West? Why did the photo draw so much attention?21st Teens for Senior 3 Read the article and answer the following questions.1. How many people drowned during their journey from Turkey to Greece at the

3、beginning of this September?2. Why did the Kurdis risk their lives to travel to Greece?3. Why did Abdullah refuse the offers to give him a new home in the West after the death of his wife and sons?Alan Kurdi, 3, drowned along with at least 12 Syrians including his 5-year-old brother and his mother.B

4、ecause they wanted to flee their war-torn country and find a safe home in the West.Because he thought he had nothing left to live for.21st Teens for Senior 34. What did Alan Kurdis family tragedy reflect according to The Guardian?5. Whats the difference between refugees and migrants?This family trag

5、edy showed “the extraordinary risks refugees are taking to reach the West.Refugees are people fleeing armed conflict, while a migrant may leave his or her country for many reasons. They want to be reunited with family members, seek employment, or wish to study in another country.21st Teens for Senio

6、r 36. What is Germany and Frances attitude toward refugees?7. Why have some other countries been unwilling to take a share of the refugees?Germany and France are opening their doors to more asylum seekers. On Sept 8, Germanys vice-chancellor Sigmar Gabriel said his country could take in 500,000 refu

7、gees annually for the next several years. And on Sept 7 France said it would take 24,000 refugees over two years.Because of a variety of reasons including a slow economy and safety concerns.21st Teens for Senior 31. The Kurdis wanted what anyone does what hundreds of thousands of Syrians who have be

8、en fleeing the war-torn country want a safe home.2. More than 366,000 refugees and migrants have crossed the Mediterranean Sea to Europe this year, _over 2,800 have died during the journey, CNN reported on Sept 7.本句的主干為：本句的主干為：The Kurdis wanted what anyone does。句中第一個句中第一個what引導賓語從句；第二個引導賓語從句；第二個what

9、引導的從句用引導的從句用作插入語，進一步說明作插入語，進一步說明Kurdis一家所渴望擁有的東西也正是一家所渴望擁有的東西也正是成千上萬逃離該國戰(zhàn)亂的的敘利亞人所渴望擁有的成千上萬逃離該國戰(zhàn)亂的的敘利亞人所渴望擁有的；a safe home用作用作what anyone does的同位語的同位語，指明他們渴望擁，指明他們渴望擁有的是什么。有的是什么。句中句中of whom引導非限制性定語從句，修飾先行詞引導非限制性定語從句，修飾先行詞more than 366,000 refugees and migrants。ofwhom21st Teens for Senior 33. European

10、countries are taking different approaches to deal with what The Sydney Morning Herald called “a humanitarian crisis (人人權危機權危機) and the biggest human exodus (外流外流) since World War II”.本句中本句中what引導的從句作引導的從句作deal with的賓語。句意為：歐洲的賓語。句意為：歐洲國家正在采取不同的措施，以應對被悉尼先驅(qū)晨報稱為國家正在采取不同的措施，以應對被悉尼先驅(qū)晨報稱為人權危機以及二戰(zhàn)以來最大的移民危機。

11、人權危機以及二戰(zhàn)以來最大的移民危機。Sentence 1: European countries are taking different approaches to deal with _ andand the biggest human exodus since World War II”.Sentence 2: The Sydney Morning Herald called “a humanitarian crisis Call sb sth-call me your teacher/call oneself 21st Teens for Senior 3Discuss the fol

12、lowing question with your partner.1) Why are many Western countries making it so difficult for refugees to come?2) What do you think about the refugee crisis? 3) Is there anything you can do to help refugees? If so, what do you think you can do to help?21st Teens for Senior 321st Teens for Senior 3D

13、iscuss the following questions with your partner. Are you a fan of sci-fi stories? Have you ever read Chinese sci-fi writer Liu Cixins novel The Three-Body Problem? Do you know what dark matter is? How much of the universe does dark matter make up?21st Teens for Senior 3劉慈欣劉慈欣:男，漢族，男，漢族，1963年年6月出生，月

14、出生，1985年年10月參加工作，山月參加工作，山西陽泉人，本科學歷，高級工程師。西陽泉人，本科學歷，高級工程師。2015年年8月月23日，他憑借日，他憑借作品作品三體（三體（TheThree-BodyProblem）獲第獲第73屆世界科屆世界科幻大會頒發(fā)的雨果獎最佳長篇小說獎，此乃是亞洲人首獲這項幻大會頒發(fā)的雨果獎最佳長篇小說獎，此乃是亞洲人首獲這項“科幻諾貝爾科幻諾貝爾”殊榮。殊榮。Award-winningnovels21st Teens for Senior 3Read the article and choose the best answer for each of the fol

15、lowing questions.1. The author mentions aliens invasion of Earth at the beginning of the article mainly to _.A. show that its a familiar scenario in Hollywood movies and video gamesB. tell the reader what Liu Cixins novel The Three-Body Problem is aboutC. lead up to the reasons why this scenario cou

16、ld just be imaginative D. get the reader to take an interest in the universe and basic physicslead up to漸漸引到某個話題漸漸引到某個話題1. C。作者在開篇提到外星人侵略地球，第三段作者在開篇提到外星人侵略地球，第三段“Yet the truth is that there is a high chance that aliens would not even notice us.”話鋒一轉(zhuǎn)，表明這樣的場景很可能不是真話鋒一轉(zhuǎn)，表明這樣的場景很可能不是真實的，因為宇宙之大，即使有外星人他們也

17、很可能都不會注意到實的，因為宇宙之大，即使有外星人他們也很可能都不會注意到我們，所以答案為。我們，所以答案為。21st Teens for Senior 32. What did Swiss astronomer Fritz Zwicky find out in 1933?A. Atoms are the basis of all matter in the universe.B. Atoms have been scattered into all corners of the universe.C. The galaxies are spinning so fast that they h

18、ave a strong gravitational pull.D. There must be something invisible with a very strong gravitational pull in the universe.2. D。由第四段的由第四段的“But in 1933, Swiss astronomer Fritz Zwicky spotted something entirely different He realized there must be something else there, something that he could not direc

19、tly observe, but that had a strong enough gravitational pull to hold everything together.”可知可知D為正確答案。為正確答案。21st Teens for Senior 33. How can scientists find clouds of dark matter, according to the article?A. By studying the universes spinning.B. By observing the universe through telescopes.C. By fin

20、ding clues from the “gravitational lensing” effect.D. By picking up the light that passes through it.3. C。由倒數(shù)第二段的由倒數(shù)第二段的“It bends the light that passes through it, just like light shining through a swimming pool. The effect is called “gravitational lensing” and can be used to find out where clouds o

21、f dark matter are. Using this technique, scientists are creating maps of the universes dark matter.”可知可知D為正確答案。為正確答案。21st Teens for Senior 34. What can we conclude from the article about the maps of dark matter?A. Currently, scientists are trying to figure out the shapes of the dark matter. B. Scien

22、tists still have a long way to go to work out detailed maps of dark matter.C. The team working on the maps has already mapped out one-eighth of the universe.D. Gary Prezeau is pessimistic about getting enough detail for the maps.4. B。由最后兩段可知，科學家們希望將來某天他們能在暗物質(zhì)由最后兩段可知，科學家們希望將來某天他們能在暗物質(zhì)地圖上標出宇宙八分之一的空間，到

23、目前為止僅僅完成一小部分地圖上標出宇宙八分之一的空間，到目前為止僅僅完成一小部分這方面工作，而且這些地圖上還只有目前已發(fā)現(xiàn)的暗物質(zhì)的大致這方面工作，而且這些地圖上還只有目前已發(fā)現(xiàn)的暗物質(zhì)的大致位置，仍缺乏細節(jié)，但文中位置，仍缺乏細節(jié)，但文中Gary Prezeau并沒有表示出任何悲并沒有表示出任何悲觀態(tài)度，故為正確答案，觀態(tài)度，故為正確答案，C、D都不對。都不對。A項文中沒有提及。項文中沒有提及。21st Teens for Senior 3Fill in the blanks with the phrases in the box. make up in one sense give awa

24、y short of 1. Dont_ my secret.2. Women officers_ 13 percent of the police force.3. Her fathers illness left the family_ money.4._, cancer is a side effect of evolution.giveawaymake upshortofInonesense21st Teens for Senior 3Everything comes with _ price；there is no such _ thing as a free lunch in the

25、 world.Aa；aBthe；/Cthe；aDa；/To be offered a place at _ good university is quite an achievement.A. such a B. suchC. a suchD. sono在意義上相當于在意義上相當于notany,nota,notone等，等，所以當它后面修飾單數(shù)可數(shù)名詞時不能再用不定冠所以當它后面修飾單數(shù)可數(shù)名詞時不能再用不定冠詞詞.Such前有前有no,one,this,that,these等修飾時等修飾時名詞時不能再用不定冠名詞時不能再用不定冠21st Teens for Senior 31.Yetthet

26、ruthisthatthereisahighchancethatalienswouldnotevennoticeus.2.Herealizedtheremustbesomethingelsethere,somethingthathecouldnotdirectlyobserve,butthathadastrongenoughgravitational(引力的引力的)pulltoholdeverythingtogether.3.Itturnedoutthatdarkmatterdoesdoonethingtogiveitselfaway.21st Teens for Senior 321st T

27、eens for Senior 3Discuss the following questions with your partner. Have you ever read the book Rich Dad Poor Dad? Who is the author of the book? What is the book mainly about?Rich Dad Poor Dad is a 2000 book written by American businessman, author and investor Robert Kiyosaki. It advocates financia

28、l independence and building wealth through investing, real estate investing, starting and owning businesses, and increasing ones financial intelligence to improve ones business and financial aptitude. In the book, Kiyosaki stresses the ownership of high value assets that produce cash flow, rather th

29、an being an employee.21st Teens for Senior 3Read the article and choose the best answer for each of the following questions.1. The author mentions the mechanic at the beginning of the article in order to _. A. show respect for talented peopleB. say that everyone has talent in some fieldC. attract th

30、e readers interest in his following ideaD. give his opinion that sometimes we all need professional help 1. C。本段第一句說明這世界上有很多有天才，有能力的人，但是結(jié)尾句說明光一種能力不夠，不足以活得富足。下一段的最后兩句，尤其是最后一句說道大多數(shù)人知道的在錢財方面的唯一技能就是努力干活，卻不知道用錢來掙錢。之后兩段也都是在證明這一論點，所以C正確。D錯在把這個論點變窄了，就是通過找專業(yè)理財?shù)娜藖韼兔Α?1st Teens for Senior 32. According to the

31、business consultant, why cant some people get rich? A. They dont work hard.B. They lack professional skills.C. They dont know how to manage money.D. They dont seek help from business consultants.2. C。本題和上題的線索一樣，是第二段的最后兩句話，所以正確答案為 C。21st Teens for Senior 33. The underlined word “resigned” in Paragrap

32、h 3 is closest in meaning to “_ ”. A. dismissed B. quit C. refused D. quarreled3. B。從這個詞后面的“joined the Marine Corps to learn how to fly”可知，作者離開了那個公司，所以是辭職。21st Teens for Senior 34. What can we learn from the last two paragraphs? A. Job security leads you away from wealth.B. Talented people do not ne

33、ed to struggle to make money.C. People get rich simply by doing what they are capable of.D. Even talented people need to learn how to make a fortune. 4. D。倒數(shù)第二段作者說受過良好教育的父親希望我工作穩(wěn)定，而富爸爸認為學習商業(yè)很重要，我在大學期間就從商的經(jīng)歷讓我成長很快。最后一段通過我上課給學生關于麥當勞漢堡包的提問和回答，點明做事情做得再好，還是得要了解一些商業(yè)體系的道理（并運用于生活），才可能致富，所以D正確，而且因此可以否定BC。而A單從文章看不出，或者說，工作穩(wěn)定不是唯一條件，只要你懂得理財，也同樣可以致富