C英語教案10閱讀定位技巧

Overview

教師霍老師學(xué)生

年級初三（春季班）

日期時(shí)間

課程標(biāo)題閱讀定位技巧+閱讀專練

教學(xué)目標(biāo)

1）中考詞性轉(zhuǎn)換復(fù)習(xí)；

2）閱讀定位技巧；

3）閱讀專練；

教學(xué)內(nèi)容

1中考詞性轉(zhuǎn)換復(fù)習(xí)

2閱讀定位技巧

3閱讀專練

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今日作業(yè)

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Review-詞性轉(zhuǎn)換(3)

1.圖書館―_________(n.)圖書管理員—____________(n.)

2.聽_________(v.)聽者_(dá)__________(n)

3.位于_______—(V.)地點(diǎn)____________(n.)

4.響亮的_____________(a.)_________一(ad.)

5.愛_________(v.&n.)可愛的______(a.)

6.幸運(yùn)__________(n.)_____________(a.)_____________(ad.)

7.管理__________(v.)______________(n.)管理者_(dá)_____________(n.)

8.醫(yī)學(xué)的—________(a.)藥________(n.)

9.遇見__________(V.)會_______________(n.)

10.記憶__________(v.)______________(n.)

11.消息_______(n.)送信人_______(n.)

12.寬闊的_______________(a.)廣泛地__(ad.)拓寬________一(v.)

13.全國的—________(a.)國籍___________(n.)

14.需要_________(v.&n.)必需的____—(a.)

15.噪聲_____________(n.)吵鬧的___________(a.)

16.辦公室____________(n.)辦事員—_____(n.)官方的一__________(a.)

17.組織_______________(n.)______________(v.)

18.擁有，自己的_______________(v.&a.)物主______________(n.)

19.繪畫(V.)畫家_(n.)畫__________(n.)

20.物理____________(n.)____________(a.)

21.請，取悅______________(V.)感到滿意的________________(a.)

令人愉快的一_____________(a.)愉快一_______(n.)

22.污染__________(v.)______________(n.)

23.郵寄______—(V.)郵資_____________(n.)郵遞員_______________________(n.)

24.電源，力量______________(n.)強(qiáng)有力的—__________(a.)

25.教授_____________(n.)職業(yè)的—__(a.)

26.真正的—________(a.)______________(ad.)

27.背誦_____________(v.)_____________(n.)

28.記錄______________(v.&n.)錄音機(jī)____________(n.)

29.報(bào)告___________(v.&n.)記者_(dá)________(n.)

30.復(fù)習(xí)______—(V.)_______________(n.)

31.跑，經(jīng)營—____________(V.)跑步者_(dá)___________(n.)

32.悲傷的—____(a.)___________(ad.)_____________(n.)

33.搭救____________(V.)安全的___________(a.)安全地________(ad.)

安全________—(n.)(反義)危險(xiǎn)的______(a.)危險(xiǎn)一_________(n.)

34.說________—(V.)諺語____________(n.)

35.科學(xué)____________(n.)______________(adj.)科學(xué)家___________(n.)

Presentation(1)-閱讀定位技巧

四選一閱讀

時(shí)間

地點(diǎn)

人物

記敘文起因

發(fā)展

?事件，結(jié)果口，

人物關(guān)系和表現(xiàn)

性格

論點(diǎn)

Comprehension

議論文論證思路

論據(jù)邏輯推理

通知

題材便條

廣告

應(yīng)用文圖不

表格

形式地址

網(wǎng)址

常用標(biāo)點(diǎn)符號含義

破折號：對前面的內(nèi)容進(jìn)行解釋說明、或補(bǔ)充，常考細(xì)節(jié)性問題；

引號：表示引用、強(qiáng)調(diào)或諷刺，?？技?xì)節(jié)、語義或態(tài)度性問題；

冒號：對前面的內(nèi)容進(jìn)行解釋，常考細(xì)節(jié)性問題；

括號：表示解釋，?？技?xì)節(jié)性問題。

表示因果關(guān)系的詞

連詞：because,since,for,as,so,therefore,consequently,asaresult等；

動(dòng)詞或動(dòng)詞詞組：cause,resultin（接結(jié)果）,resultfrom（接原因），owe...to,attribute...to,

originatefrom,arisefrom等；

名詞：basis,cause,result,consequence等。

表示對比關(guān)系的詞

unlike,not,but,however,despite,inspiteof,incontrast和while弓I導(dǎo)的并歹U句等。

常見選項(xiàng)用詞

褒義詞：positive（肯定的），enthusiastic（熱情的），optimistic（樂觀的），concerned（關(guān)心

的），sympathetic（同情的），supportive（支持的），cautious（審慎的），approving（滿意的），

favorable（贊成的），etc.

貶義詞：doubtful（懷疑的），negative（否定的），indifferent（漠不關(guān)心的）,pessimistic（悲

觀的），critical（批評的），cynical（玩世不恭的），depressed（沮喪的），ironic（諷刺的），

arbitrary（武斷的），disappointed（失望的）,contradictory（反對的），etc.

中性詞：subjective（主觀的），objective（客觀的），neutral（中立的），matter-of-fact（事實(shí)

的），personal（針對個(gè)人的），impersonal（非個(gè)人的），informative（提供信息的），descriptive

（描述性的），etc.

FocusedPractice(1)-閱讀練習(xí)

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What'soninShanghai

「Dining|NightIife|Stage]Cinema]Art]Travel〔Business]Beauty

ThisMayisabusymonthinShanghai.Therearelotstodo.Herearethehighlights.

LiveMusic-LateNightJazz

EnjoyrealAmericanjazzfromHerbieDavis,thefamoustrumpet(小號)player.He，s

comingwithhisnew7-pieceband,Herbie'sHeroes.Herbieisknowntpplaywellinto

theearlyhourssodon'texpecttogetmuchsleep.ThisisHerbie'sthirdvisittoShang-

hai.Thefirsttwoweresoldout,sogetyourticketsquickly.」

PLACE：TheJazzClubDATES：15-23May

PRICE：￥80,￥120(fromFridaytoSunday)TIME：10p.m.tilllate!

TEL：6557-6898

Scottishdancing

Takeyourpartnersandgetreadytodancetillyoudrop.Scottishdancingisfunand

easytolearn.Theteachers,GordonStroppieandtheWeefrees,areexcellent.Theywill

alsodemonstratethedances.

PLACE；JackStein'sDATES：everyMonday

PRICE：￥60includingonedrinkTIME：7-10p.m.

TEL：6427-3957

Exhibitions-ShanghaiMuseum

Thereare120?000piecesonshowhere.YoucanseethewholeofChinesehistoryun-

deroneroof.It'salwaysinterestingtovisit,butespeciallysoatthemomentwiththe

EgyptianTombs(埃及陵墓)exhibition.

PLACE：ShanghaiMuseumDATES：daily

PRICE：￥30(￥15forstudents)TEL：6888-5066

TIME：Monday-Friday9a.m.-5p.m.,Weekends9a.m.-9p.m._________

Dining-SushiChefintown

SushiisgettingreallybiginShanghai.InJapan,it'sbecomeanartform.Themost

famoussushi"artist"isYukiKamura.She'salsooneofthefewfemalechefs(廚師)inJa-

pan.She'llbeatSushiSceneallofthismonth.

PLACE：SushiSceneintheShanghaiHotelDATES：allmonth

PRICE：￥240TIME：lunchtime

TEL：6690-2315

()1.Whichactivityisthecheapest?

A.EnjoyingAmericanJazz.

B.LearningScottishdancing.

C.VisitingShanghaiMuseum.

D.DiningatSushiScene.

()2.IfyouwanttolearnScottishdancing,whichnumbershouldyoudial?

A.6427-3957.B.6690-2315.C.6888-5066.D.6557-6898.

()3.HowmuchshouldyoupayifyouwanttwoticketsfortheAmericanJazzonFn-

day?'''」.［二

A.￥240.B.￥160.C.￥120.D.￥80.

()4.Whocanplaytrumpetverywell?

A.YukiKamura.B.GordonStroppie.C.TheWeefrees.D.HerbieDavis.

()5.WherecanyougoifyouwanttoeatSushi?

A.TheJazzClub.B.JackStein's.

C.ShanghaiMuseum.D.TheShanghaiHotel.

()6.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?

A.SushihasbecomeakindofartinJapan.

B.WecangototheShanghaiMuseumeveryday.

C.HerbiehasneverbeentoShanghaibefore.

D.ItisnotdifficulttolearnScottishdancing.

()7.Thewordudemonstrate"probablymeans.

A.singB.showC.watchD.have

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1.Makingfriendsisaskill.Likemostskills,itimproveswithpractice.Ifyouwant

tomeetpeopleandmakefriends,youmustbewillingtotakesomeactions.Youmustfirst

gowheretherearepeople.Youwon'tmakefriendsstayingathomealone.

2.Joinacluboragroup,talkingwiththosewholikethesamethingsasyoudois

mucheasier,orjoinsomeactivities.

3.Manypeoplearenervouswhentalkingtonewpeople.Afterallmeetingstrangers

meansfacingtheunkn..own.Andrit'shumannaturetofeelabituncomfortableaboutthe

unknown.

4.Mostofourfearsaboutdealingwithnewpeoplecomefromdoubts(懷疑)about

ourselves.Weimagineotherpeoplearejudgingus,findingustootallortodshort9too

thisortoothat.Blitdon'tforgetthattheymustbefeelingthesameway.Trytoaccept

yourselfasyouareandtrytoputtheotherpeopleatease.You'llbothfeelmorecomfort-

able.

5.Trytoactself-confidence(自信)evenifyoudon'tfeelthatwaywhenyouentera

roomfullofstrangers>suchasanewclassroom.Walktallandstraight,lookdirectlyat

otherpeopleandsmile.

6.Ifyouseesomeoneyou'dliketospeakto,saysomething.Don'twaitfortheother

persontostartaconversation.，

7.Justmeetingsomeonenewdoesn'tmeanthatyou'llmakefriendswiththatperson

■^friendshipsarebasedonmutual(相互的)likingand“giveandtake”.Theytaketime

andefforttodevelop.Andtherearethingsthatkeepanewfriendshipfromgrowing.

()1.Youcannotmakefriends?

A.ifyouwilltakeactions

B.bygoingtopeople

C.ifyouavoid(避免)meetingpeople

D.ifyouwon'tjoinaclub

()2.Theunderlinedpartinparagraph3means?

A.thepersonyouknow

B.thepersonyoudon'tknow

C.thepersonyouunderstand

D.thepersonyoudon'tunderstand

()3.Accordingtothepassage9it，squiteforpeopletogetnervouswhen

meetingsomeonenew.

A.goodB.excitingC.interestingD.natural

()4.Friendshipsarebasedon?

A.likingeachother

B.meetingmorepeople

C.talkingandsmiling

D.lookingdirectlyatotherpeople

()5.Inparagraph5,theunderlinedpartmeans?

A.evenifyouarenotself-confident

B.evenifyouareself-confident.

C.evenifyouarenotcomfortable

D.evenifyouarecomfortable

()6.Whenmeetingsomeonenew,?

A.trytomakehimfeeleasy

B.judgehimtoothisortoothat

C.nottotalkwithhim

D.lethimtalktoyoufirst

()7.Thebesttopicforthepassageis.

A.DealingwithFriendsB.MakingFriends

C.FacingtheUnknownD.TheSkillofTalking

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Iftheonlysportsyoudoaredancingyourfingersacrossyourkeyboard>youcouldbe

inseriousdangerofmorethanjustbecomingoverweightandoutofshape.

Doyouoftenfeelsleepy,likesomethingisweighingdownonyourhead?Doyoufeel

forgetful?Doyousometimesfeeluncomfortableupanddownyourneckandlowerback,

andyoucan'texplainwhy?Doyougetsickoften?Itcouldberadiation(輻射)fromyour

computercausingit.IfyouspendthreehoursormoreadayinfrontofaComputerLandat

thispoint,whodoesn't?)Youaremoreeasilyharmedbythehazards.

Wehavegotsousedtousingcomputersthatweoftenneglect(忽視)tothinkofthem

asdangeroussourcesofharmfulradiation.Asafeamountofradiationis25V/m(Volts/

meter).Doyouwanttoguesshowmuchourpersonalcomputersgiveoff?

Keyboard：1000V/m二

Mouse：450V/m

Monitor：218V/mf二―節(jié)」二二

CPU：170V/m

Notebookcomputers：2,500V/m

WaystoProtectYourselffromHarmfulComputerRadiation

1.Decorateyourdeskwithcactus(仙人掌)plants,theytakeinradiation.

2.Drinktwotothreecupsofgreenteaadayandeatanorangedaily.Thevitaminsin

tealeavesandorangesprotectusfromradiationandkeepoureyeshealthyaswell.

3.Useascreenfilterforyourmonitor.

4.Avoidhavingmetalobjects(金屬物體)nearbyonyourdesk.

5.Putthebackofthecomputertothewall.Mostoftheradiationcomesofftheback.

6.Keepyourmonitoratleast50cmawayfromyourface.

,7.Keepyourcomputerroomsventilated.(空氣流通的).

8.Eathealthily-especiallyfruitsandvegetables.

9.Dpn'tfallasleeponyourcomputer.Turnitoffifyouhavetorestnearby.

Thewaysaboveareuseful,whynothaveatryatonce?

)1.Sittingtooclosetoyourcomputerfortoolongcancause,

A.yourfingerstoturnblue

B.radiationsickness

C.yourparentstothinkyou'resmart

D.yourgamesscorestogodown

)2.Ifyouspendhoursperdayatthecomputer,youareindanger.

A.24B.fifteen

C.threeormoreD.zero

)3.isthesafeamountofradiation.

A.450V/m.B.2,500V/m

C.170V/mbD.25V/m

)4.Theunderlinedword“hazards"inparagraph2means.

A.illnessB.feelingsC.dangerD.headache

)5.Howcanyouavoidtheaffects(影響)ofradiation?

A.Spendlesstimeatyourcomputer.

B.Useplastictocoveryourscreen.

C.Typeinadarkroom.

D.Haveyourcatdoyourhomeworkforyou.

)6.Whichofthefollowingisnottrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Cactusplantstakeinharmfulradiation.

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B.Eatinghealthilyhelpsyoustaywell.

C.Youshouldfallasleepatyourcomputerdaily.

D.Awellventilatedroomisgoodprevention.

)7.Thebesttitleofthepassageis.

；,<'?一，"二?------------------..；：

A.ComputerProblems

B.ComputerRadiation：aSilentKiller

C.ProtectYourselffromComputers

D.HarmfulRadiation

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Mr.Johnsonwasaricholdman.Helivedinabeautifulhouseinthecountrywithlotsof

servants,buthiswifewasdeadandhedidnothaveanychildren.

Thenhediedsuddenly(突然地)，andpeoplesaid,nHisservantskilledhimbecausetheywanted

hismoney."

Buttheservantssaid,"No,hekilledhimself.'*

Thepolice(警方)cameandaskedtheservantsalotofquestions,andafterafewweeks,there

wasabigtrial(審判).Thereweretwofamouslawyers(律師)andseveralimportantwitnesses

(證人).

"Tellme,"oneofthelawyerssaidtoawitnessoneday,"DidMr.Johnsonoftentalkto

himselfwhenhewasalone(獨(dú)自的)？”

"Idon'tknow,"thewitnessansweredatonce.

"Youdon'tknow?"thelawyersaidangrily.

"Youdon'tknow?Butyouwerehisbestfriend,weren'tyou?Whydon'tyouknow?"

"BecauseIwasneverwithhimwhenhewasalone."thewitnessanswered.

()78Thepolicethoughtthat.

AMr.Johnsonwaskilledbyhisservants.

BMr.Johnsonkilledhimself

CMrJohnsonhadnochildren

DMrJohnson'smoneyhadbeenstolen

()79AHowlonghadthepoliceheldaninvestigationbeforethetrial?

AOneweek.BTwoweeks.CAboutamonthDhalfayear

()80Awitnessis.

Asomeonewhoseessomethinghappen

Bsomeonewhowantstolearnwhathashappened

Cathief

Dsomeonewhowaskilled

()81WhydidthelawyeraskthewitnesswhetherMr.Johnsonoftentalkedtohimselfwhenhe

wasalone?

ABecauseMr.Johnsonlikedbeingalone.

BBecauseJohnson'swifehaddied.

CBecausethishadsomethingtodowithMr.Johnson'sdeath.

DBecausetheservantsoftenheardMr.Johnsontalkingtohimself.

()82WhenMr.Johnsonwasalone,.

Aheoftentalkedwithhisbestfriend

Bhemissedhiswifeverymuch

Ctheservantsstayedwithhim

Dtheservantsdidnotgonearhim

()83WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?

AThepolicethoughttheservantshadkilledMr.Johnson.

BThewitnesshadagoodrelationshipwithMr.Johnson.

CThelawyerprovedtheservants9innocence.

DThewitnessdidn'tseeMr.Johnsonwhenhewasalone.

()84madeMr.Johnsonlivewithlotsofservants.

AHisrichBAbeautifulhouse

CNochildrenDHiswife'sdeathandnochildren

回答問題閱讀

二般疑問句

F特殊疑問句why

人稱和時(shí)態(tài)判斷問題句式

選擇疑問句

F反意疑問句

回答問題閱讀正確理解題干的含義找準(zhǔn)細(xì)節(jié)

單復(fù)數(shù)時(shí)間

詞變化介詞的使用

詞性地點(diǎn)

FocusedPractice⑵-閱讀練習(xí)

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E.Answerthefollowingquestions

Cheerleadersusuallycheerforsportsplayers.Butearlierthismonththeycheeredfor

themselves.ItwasattheNationalAll-StarCheerleadingCompetitioninGuangzhou.

TheteamfromNanningNo.26MiddleSchool?Guangxi,becamemiddleschoolgroup

champions.Theyweretheyoungestcheerleadersthere.NextyeartheywillplayforChina

inaninternationalcompetitionintheUS.

XuDuoduo,15,isoneoftheoldermembersoftheteam.Shesaiditwasteamworkthat

broughtthemvictory.

Xusaidtheteamshadtodoallsortsofthingsinthecompetition.Theymadepyramids

（疊羅漢）,threweachotheraboutanddidjumpingexercises.

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“Whenwetriedtoliftsomeoneup,wehadtouseallourstrengthtogether9saidXu,

“Withoutteamwork,youcan'tdoit.”

Besidesskill,youneedtobebrightandcheerfultodowell.

LiangQi,14,isagirlwholaughsalot.Shesaid“Youhavetoshowyour'bestside'

whencheerleading.Ifyouhaveenergyandlookhappyandconfident,peopleseeitonyour

face.wSaidLiang."That'swhatcheerleadingisallaboutcheeringpeopleup.”

Successdoesn'tcomeeasilythough.AccordingtocoachWuGuoling,studentspractice

everydayafterschoolfrom5：30p.m.to8p.m..Afterthattheystillhavetofinishhome-

work.There'salsothepressureofexams.

“Theyhavetoworkmuchharderthanothers,“saidWu."That'swhythey'vedone

sowell.n

1.AttheNationalAll-StarCheerleadingCompetition?whichteambecamethechampion?

2.Accordingtooneoftheteammembers,whatisthemostimportantforthemtowin

thecompetition?

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3.Whatdoyouneedbesidesskill?

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4.Howlongdothestudentspracticeeveryday?

5.Cheerleadersdon'tneedtotakeschoolexams,dothey?

二.■■—■■■--~~■■/~r：

6.InLiangQi'sopinion,whatisthemainpurposetocheerlead?

7.Whatdoyouthinkisneededifyouwanttobeasuccessfulcheerleader?

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E.Answerthefollowingquestions

IfyougotovisitLondon,you,11seealotofbusesandcarsontheroad.You'llalso

seealotofbikesbecausemoreandmorepeopletravelbybike.

Therearealotofreasonsforthis.First,itisverycheaptobuyabike,anditisquick,too.

Youoftenhavetowaitforabusforhalfanhour.Whenthebuscomes?itusedtobevery

crowded.Therearesomanyotherbusesandcarsontheroadsthatthebusmovesvery

slowly.?、：《??；；-?:.

Itraveledtoworkbybusforaboutfouryears.Ioftenarrivedatworklateandtired.

Thenoneday,abouttwoyearsago,afriendofminesaid/41gotoworkbybike.Whydon'twe

traveltogether?w

uBecausemybikeisold,"Ianswered,“andtherearesomanybusesandcarsonthe

roads.I'llfeelfrightened..

“Youneedn'tfeelfrightened!wsaidmyfriend."Ifyoufollowmeandwerideslowly,

you'llbefine.99

ThenextdayIboughtmyselfanewbike.Althoughwewentslowly,wearrivedat

workquickly.Ittook40minutestogobybus,butnowonlyhalfanhourbybike.

NowIdon'tfeelafraid.Ilovegoingtoworkbybike.Itakeadifferentroadeveryday.

Iarrived4tworkveryquickly.I'vegotalittlemoremoneynow,andmoreimportant91feel

healthy.

ManypeoplethinkinthesamewayasIdo.That'swhyyouseealotofbikesonthe

road.Nextyearyou'llseemore,Iamsure.Perhapsinthefuturewewillhaveroadsfor

bikesonly.Ihopeso.

1.AretheremorepeopletravelingbybikenowadaysinLondon?

2.Whydomanypeopleliketravelingbybike?

3.Whydobusesoftenmoveslowly?

4.Howlonghadthewritertraveledtoworkbybusbeforehebegantorideabike?

5.Howdidtheygettoworkearlier,bybusorbybike?

6.Whatmakeshimfeelhealthy?

7.Fewpeoplehavethesameideaaboutthebikesasthewriter,havethey?

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E.Answerthefollowingquestions

OneofChina'smostpopularfolkartsispapercutting.Itsoriginwouldbeclosely

connectedwiththeinventionofpaperduringtheHanDynasty（朝彳弋）（206BC——221AD）.

TheChinesemakepapercutsforcelebrations,festivalsandhomedecoration.Thepaper

cuttingsaremadeonredpaper.TotheChinese,redisaluckycolor.Papercutsusedesigns

ofdragons,birds,people,flowers,orsometimesChinesecharacters.Youcanglueyourpa-

percutsontoahomemadecardorgifttomakeitspecial!

Papercuttingsarenotproducedbymachine,butbyhand.Therearetwomethodsof

makingpapercuts：scissorcuttingsandknifecuttings.Asthenameindicates,scissorcut-

tingsarefashipnedwithscissors.Severalpiecesofpaper-uptoeightpiecesarefastened

together.Themotif（圖樣）isthencutwithsharp,pointedscissors.

Knifecuttingsarerfashionedbyputtingseverallayersofpaperonarelativelysoft

foundation.Followingapattem（式樣），theartistscutthemotifintothepaperwithasharp

knife.Theadvantageofknifecuttingsisthatmorepapercuttingscanbemadeinoneoper-

ationthanwithscissorcuttings.；一..

Inthecountryside,papercuttingsareusuallymadeonlybywomenandgirls.This

usedtobeoneofthecraftsthateverygirlwastolearn.Professional.papercuttingartists

are,ontheotherhand,almostalwaysmenwhomakealivingbyproducingpapercuts.

1.DidpeoplestartproducingpapercuttingsintheHanDynasty?

2.WhatdptheChinesepeoplemakepapercuttingsfor?

3.WhatdoesredmeaninChina?

Itmeans...，?.?

4.Arepaper,cuttingsproducedbymachineorbyhand?、彳；＜-

5.Whatistheadvantageofknifecutting?

Theadvantageofknifecuttingisthanwithscissorcutting.

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6.Whoaretheprofessionalpapercuttingartistsaccordingtothepassage,womenor

men?

7.Whathaveyoulearnedfromthepassage?

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EAnswerthefollowingquestion（閱讀短文，然后回答問題）：（共14分）

ThomasEdisonwasagenius.Heestablishedthefirstcentralelectricpowerstationin1882,

whichenabledNewYorktobethefirstcityintheworldtohaveelectriclights.Thiswasthe

beginningofthemodernworldinwhichelectricitybecameawayoflife.

Thefollowingyear,oneofEdison'sengineersdiscoveredelectrons,whicheventuallyledto

electronics,thebranchofsciencedealingwithelectricity.Thisdiscoverywaspatentedasthe

“EdisonEffect”.Withoutelectronics,wemightnothaveradio,TV,computers,orspacetravel.

TherestofEdison9slifewasspentmakingandimprovinginventionsincludingthemotion

picturecamera,thecopymachineandthemicrophone.

ThomasEdisondiedattheageofeighty-fourin1931.Threedayslater,manyAmerican

peopledimmedlightsinhonoroftheinventor-manwhohadmoreimpacton