Learning about Language第二课时教案

Ⅰ.Skim the passage quickly and find out the main idea of it.

It mainly talks about the life of Alexander Graham Bell and how he made the greatinventions. Ⅱ.Choose the best answer according to the text.

1．Alexander Graham Bell invented the microphone because . A．he was interested in the microphone B．he liked inventing anything he liked C．he wanted to help deaf people like his mother to communicate with others D．he had nothing to do but kill the time 2．What was not included in Alexander Bell's experiment mentioned in the passage? A．A straw.

B．A microphone. C．Smoked glass.

D．A deaf man's ear drum. 3．Which of the following is NOT true? A．Bell's exploration and dynamic spirit led to his invention of the telephone. B．Bell invented the first telephone in searching to improve the telegraph. C．Bell was always aimed at improving the quality of everyone's life. D．Bell sent his first telephone message before he got his patent. 4．From the whole passage we can see that Alexander Graham Bell was . A．poor

B．creative C．rich

D．kind 答案：1～4

CBDB

Ⅰ.单词拼写

1．Understanding the instructions requires a ninth grade reading competence (能力)．

2．The amount of rainfall (降雨) determines the quality of the crop. 3．When the couple were laid off, with no stable (稳定的) income, they could hardly make ends meet. 4．To be honest, I could hardly bear (忍受) being treated as rudely as that. 5．That girl tapped (敲) her fingers on the desk impatiently. 6．I didn't find his name in the directory (电话簿). Do you have his phone number? 7．He went to bed complaining of a pain in the forehead(额头)．

8．When the ice is heated above freezing (冰冻的) point, it begins to change into a liquid state. Ⅱ.拓展词汇

1．associatevt.联想；联系

n．同伴；伙伴→association n．社团；协会；联合；联想

2．freezingadj.冰冻的；严寒的→freeze vt.&vi.冻结；凝固→frozen adj.冻结的；被冰覆盖的；严寒的

3．innocentadj.清白的；无罪的→innocence n．清白

4．practice n．实践→practicaladj.实践的；实用的

5．extend vi.延伸→extensionn．扩大；延伸

6．currentn．(水或气)流；电流

adj.现在的；当前的→currently adv.当前地；目前地→currency n．货币；通用；流通；流传

7．competentadj.有能力的；能胜任的→competencen．能力；胜任

8．identificationn．鉴定；辨认；确定；身份证明→identify vt.鉴定；辨认；确定

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例词

规律

freezing 派生词

v.＋-ing→adj. association v.＋-ion→n.

practical v.＋-al→adj. Ⅲ.补全短语

1．dive into

迅速把手伸入；一心投入

2．set out (to do)

开始(做) 3．be associated with

和……有联系

4．hang on 不挂断；稍等；紧紧握住

5．out of order

次序颠倒；发生故障

6．get through设法联系上(尤指打通电话)；(设法)做完；通过

7．ring back 回复电话

8．ring off挂断电话

1．[教材原句]Every time you do you will be certain to find something that you have never seen before. 每一次当你这么做的时候，你一定会发现你从未见过的东西。

[句型点拨] every time引导的是一个时间状语从句，意为“每当……”，相当于whenever。

[佳句赏析] Every time I watch a DVD my father sends me to bed or tells me to spend more time studying. 每次我看DVD，我父亲就催着我上床睡觉，要么就是教导我要多花些时间学习。

2．[教材原句]Follow it up, explore all around it, and

before you know it, you will have something worth thinking about to occupy your mind. 跟踪下去，不断探索，不知不觉中，你就会发现某种值得你思考的东西占据着你的头脑。

[句型点拨]“祈使句＋and＋陈述句”结构。

[佳句赏析]Find ways to praise your children often, and you'll find they will open their hearts to you. 经常找一些方法表扬你的孩子们，你会发现他们将会向你敞开心扉。

3．[教材原句]The patent was given in 1876, but it was not until five days later that Bell sent his first telephone message to his assistant Watson. 这项专利是1876年发布的，但是贝尔是在5 天之后才跟他的助手华生通了第一个电话。

[句型点拨]not ... until ...的强调句式。

[佳句赏析]It was not until then that I realized words could be powerful in both positive and negative ways. 直到那时我才意识到语言既有积极的力量也有消极的力量。

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ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL

Alexander Graham Bell was born in 1847 in Scotland, but when he was young his family moved to Boston, USA. His mother was almost entirely deaf, so Alexander became interested in helping deaf people communicate and in deaf education. This interest led him to invent the microphone. He found that by pressing his lips against his mother's forehead, he could make his mother understand what he was saying. He believed that one should always be curious and his most famous saying was：

“Leavethebeatentrackoccasionallyanddiveintothewoods. Everytimeyoudoyouwillbecertaintofindsomethingthatyouhaveneverseenbefore. Followitup, exploreallaroundit, andbeforeyouknowit, youwillhavesomethingworththinkingabouttooccupyyourmind.

Allreallybigdiscoveriesaretheresultofthought.”

It was this exploring around problems and his dynamic spirit that led to his most famous invention — the telephone in 1876. Bell never set out to invent the telephone and what he was trying to design was a multiple telegraph. This original telegraph sent a message over distances using Morse code (a series of dots tapped out along a wire in a particular order). But only one message could go at a time. Bell wanted to improve it so that it could send several messages at the same time. He designed a machine that would separate different sound waves and allow different conversations to be held

at the same time. But he found the problem difficult to solve. One day as he was experimenting with one end of a straw joined to a deaf man's ear drum and the other to a piece of smoked glass, Bell noticed that when he spoke into the ear, the straw drew sound waves on the glass. Suddenly he had a flash of inspiration. If sound waves could be reproduced in a moving electrical current, they could be sent along a wire. In searching to improve the telegraph, Bell had invented the first telephone! Bell was fully aware of the importance of his invention and wrote to his father：

“Thedayiscomingwhentelegraphwireswillbelaidontohousesjustlikewaterorgas

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andfriendswilltalktoeachotherwithoutleavinghome.”

The patent was given in 1876, but it was not until five days later that Bell sent his first telephone message to his assistant Watson. The words have now become famous：

“MrWatson

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comehere

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Iwanttoseeyou.”

Alexander Graham Bell was not a man to rest and he interested himself in many other areas of invention. He experimented with helicopter designs and flying machines. While searching for a kite strong enough to carry a man into the air, Bell experimented putting triangles together and discovered the tetrahedron shape. Being very stable, it has proved invaluable in the design of bridges. Bell was an inventor all his life. He made his first invention at eleven and his last at seventy-five. Although he is most often associated with the invention of the telephone, he was indeed a continuing searcher after practical solutions to improve the quality of everybody's life.

亚历山大·格雷厄姆·贝尔

亚历山大·格雷厄姆·贝尔1847年出生于苏格兰。但在他还小的时候，他家就搬到了美国的波士顿。他的母亲几乎是全聋人，因此他有志于帮助聋人交流，并从事聋人教育事业。这一爱好促使他发明了麦克风。他发现他把嘴唇放到母亲的额头上，就可以使她听懂他所说的话。

他认为一个人应该总是有好奇心理。他最有名的一段话是：

“偶尔离开平路去寻求困境。每次当你这样做的时候，你一定会发现你从未见过的东西。跟踪下去，不断探索，不知不觉中，你就会发现某种值得思考的东西盘踞着你的头脑。所有真正伟大的发现都是思考的结果。”

正是这种对问题的探索和富有活力的精神造就了他那最著名的发明——1876年的电话。贝尔并非一开始就想要发明电话，他本来想设计的东西是多路电报。这种原始的电报是在一段距离中用莫尔斯电码传递信息(莫尔斯电码是通过电线发出的以特定的次序敲击出的一连串点划)，但是这样只能一次发一个信息。贝尔想改进电报通讯方式，以便同时能发出好几个信息。他设计了一种机器，以使声波分成不同的音调，从而有可能在同一时间里进行不同的通话。但是他发现这个问题很难解决。有一天做实验，他把一根干草的一端和一个聋子的耳鼓膜连接起来，另一端连接一块被烟熏过的玻璃。贝尔发现，当他对着耳朵说话的时候，这根干草就把声波画在玻璃上。突然间他灵机一动，灵感来了。如果声波能够以连续运动的电流形式复制的话，那么声波就可以沿着导线传送出去了。在探索改进电报的过程中，贝尔发明了第一台电话机！

贝尔完全懂得这项发明的重要性，他写信告诉他的父亲说：

“这样的一天即将到来。到那时，电报线将会铺到各家各户，就像水和煤气通到各家各户一样。朋友之间不必离开家就可以彼此通话了。”

这项专利是1876年发布的，但是贝尔是在5天以后才跟他的助手华生通了第一个电话。他说的话现在已成名言了：

“华生先生——到这儿来——我想见到你。”

亚历山大·格雷厄姆·贝尔是个闲不住的人，他对许多其他领域的发明都感兴趣。他试验直升机和飞行器。他寻找一种强度足以把人带上天空的风筝，与此同时，他又试着把三角形拼装在一起，因而发现了四面体。这种四面体非常稳定，被证明是在桥梁设计中的无价之宝。

贝尔的一生都在发明创造。他11岁时就有了第一项发明，而他的最后一项发明则是在他75岁高龄的时候。虽然人们常把他与电话的发明联系在一起，但是他的确是一名永不停息的探索家，不断寻求着改善人们生活质量的途径。

1．I cannot bear the smell of burnt sausage on the barbecue.(P24) 我忍受不了架子上烤焦的香肠的味道。

★bear (bore, borne) vt.忍受；忍耐；负担

bear doing/to do

忍受……

bear sb./sb.'s doing

忍受某人做某事

bear sth.in mind

牢记

bear/keep in mind that ... 记住……

bear the responsibility/the blame

承担责任/受责备

①I couldn't bear to listen/listening any longer, so I left the room. 我实在听不下去了，便离开了房间。

②He can't bear people smoking while he's eating. 他不能容忍他吃饭时有人吸烟。

③You must bear/keep in mind that your parents hope to depend on you to become a good doctor. 你要记住你的父母指望你成为一名好医生。

[点津]

bear 意为“忍耐，忍受”时，通常与can, could 连用，用于疑问句或否定句中，常见近义词还有：put up with, stand, tolerate等。

2．Leave the beaten track occasionally and dive into the woods.(P25) 偶尔离开平路，去寻求困境。

★dive into向某方向冲去或奔去；跳水(头朝下)；迅速把手伸入；一心投入

①The swimmer dived into the river to save the drowning child. 这位游泳者跳入河里去营救那个溺水的小孩。

②The thief dived into the man's pocket and took out some money. 小偷迅速把手伸进那个人的口袋里，拿出一些钱。

go diving

去潜水

make a dive for sth.

向……迅速地冲，扑

take a dive

突然下降；暴跌

③We made a dive for the nearest shop when it began to rain. 当开始下雨时我们向最近的商店冲去。

[联想]

请你完成下列表示“一心投入”的其他短语。

①devote oneself to＝be devoted to ②absorb oneself in＝be absorbed in ③bury oneself in＝be buried in ④occupy oneself in＝be occupied in 3．Every time you do

you will be certain to find something that you have never seen before.(P25) 每一次当你这么做的时候，你一定会发现你从未见过的东西。

★句中every time是名词短语，它相当于连词，引导时间状语从句。类似用法的词语还有：

each time, any time, the first time, next time, the last time等。

①Every/Each time he delivered a letter to Mrs. Brown, he had to finish his work quite late, because she lived far away. 每次他给布朗太太送信，他都不得不工作到很晚，因为她住得太远了。

②I still remember that the first time we met at school, you were reading in the classroom. 我仍然记得：当我们第一次在学校相见时，你正在教室里看书。

[点津]

the first time 表示“第一次”，在句中可作宾语、表语，还可以用作连词，引导时间状语从句。for the first time 表示“第一次”，独立作状语，不引导从句。

③How should we behave when we meet someone for the first time? 当我们第一次遇到某个人的时候我们应该如何表现？

4．Follow it up, explore all around it, and before you know it, you will have something worth thinking about to occupy your mind.(P25) 跟踪下去，不断探索，不知不觉中，你就会发现某种值得你思考的东西占据着你的头脑。

★(1)本句为“祈使句＋and＋陈述句”句型。祈使句相当于if引导的条件状语从句。

①Work harder, and you will succeed in your studies. ＝

Working harder, you will succeed in your studies. ＝

If you work harder, you will succeed in your studies. 如果你更加努力学习，在学习上你就会成功。

(2)“祈使句＋or (else)/otherwise＋陈述句”相当于“if＋否定条件状语从句＋主句”。

②Don't drive so fast, or (else)/otherwise you'll have an accident. 不要开那么快，否则你会出事的。

(3)“名词词组＋and＋陈述句”。

③It is really very dangerous. One more step, and the baby will fall into the well. 真危险。再多迈一步，这个小孩就会掉进井里。

5．Although he is most often associated with the invention of the telephone, he was indeed a continuing searcher after practical solutions to improve the quality of everybody's life.(P26) 虽然人们常把他与电话的发明联系在一起，但是他的确是一个永不停息的探索者，不断寻求着改善人们生活质量的可行方法。

★associate vt.联想；联系

n．同伴；伙伴

(1)associate sb./sth. with sb./sth.

把……和……联系在一起；由……联想到……

associate with sb.

与某人交往或打交道

(2)associated adj.

有关联的

be associated with ...

和……有关

(3)association n.

联合；联想；交往；协会；团体

in association with ...

与……合伙/合作

①I always associate the smell of baking with my childhood. 一闻到烘烤食物的味道我就想起了童年。

②The first step to making friends is associating with other people. 交朋友的第一步就是要跟他人联系。

③We are working in association with a local company to raise money for the homeless. 我们正在联合一家当地的公司，为无家可归的人筹款。

6．Hang on, please.(P26) 请稍等。

★hang on不挂断；坚持；稍等；紧紧握住(to sth.) ①It's hard work but if you hang on you'll succeed in the end. 这是件困难的工作，但如果你坚持不懈，最后是能成功的。

②I'm afraid the (telephone) line is engaged. Would you like to hang on? 恐怕电话占线，请等一下好吗？

③Don't let go. Hang on to it tightly. 不要放，抓紧它。

[联想]

表示打电话的常用语还有哪些？

①给……打电话ring (up)/call/telephone/phone sb.; give sb. a ring/call ②回复电话

ring/call back ③挂断电话

ring off ④不挂断电话

hold on ⑤接电话

answer the phone ⑥有某人的电话

sb. be wanted on the phone 7．I'm sorry, but this phone is out of order.(P26) 对不起，这个电话坏了。

★out of order次序颠倒；发生故障

①I checked the files and some of the papers were out of order. 我检查过卷宗，其中有些次序颠倒了。

[点津]

out of order 的反义词组：in order处于正常情况；情况良好

②I'll see that everything is in order when the guests arrive. 客人来时我会把一切都照料得井井有条。

out of balance不平衡；失去平衡

out of control

失去控制

out of reach

够不到

out of shape

变形

out of place

不合适的

out of sight

看不见

out of breath

上气不接下气

out of touch

失去联系

out of work

失业

③The car ran out of control and struck a tree. 汽车失去控制，撞在了树上。

④When the boy returned from the race, he was already out of breath. 那个男孩跑步回来时，已经上气不接下气了。

8．I can't get through.(P26) 我打不通(电话)。

★get through设法联系上(尤指打通电话)；(设法)做完；通过；度过；用完；耗尽

写出下列句中get through的含义

①We were all delighted when we heard you had got through your exam.通过

②I didn't get through just now but soon he rang back.打通电话

③These children got through with their homework at school.做完

④She found writing helped her get through the tough days.度过

⑤How did you get through all that money in two days？用完

get (sth.) across (to sb.)

(使某事)传播或(为某人)理解

get along with sb.

与某人相处；进展

get away with sth.

携某物潜逃；不因某事受惩罚

get down to (doing) sth.

开始做某事；认真处理某事

get over

爬过……；克服(困难)；从……中恢复过来

⑥(2015·陕西高考满分作文)Secondly, being polite and friendly, I am easy to get along

with and enjoy working together with others. 其次，我礼貌、友好，很容易与人相处，而且喜欢与别人一起工作。

⑦It's time I got down to thinking about that essay. 我该认真思考一下那篇论文了。

ke it. 尝些这种果汁，也许你会喜欢的。

3．It was not until the next day that I learned the truth.

直到第二天，我才明白事情的真相。

4．Once talking with him,you'll find him an easy-going man. 一旦与他交谈，你就会发现他是一个随和的人。

5．You should bear in mind that there is no such thing as free lunch in the world. 你要记住：世界上没有免费的午餐。

6．What surprised me was that he rang off when I rang him up. 让我吃惊的是我给他打电话的时候，他挂断了。

Ⅳ.完形填空

Daily random acts of kindness can begin with two words: “Good morning！” It's amazing how the two words can

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someone's day. During my

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visit to a store, an employee occasionally seems to be working on just a few hours' sleep. However, he does his best to be

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to everyone，even including many morning people who are beyond our

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. They are glad to be there. I've made it a(n)

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to greet him with a “Good morning” each day and more importantly,

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it. Equally

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is a genuine smile that shows, “It's good to see you. I'm glad you're working today.”

Over the last few weeks, this young man started offering me “free” coffee for no

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reason. When I asked him why, he said that he

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it that I was always nice to him. But later I found him in low

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. My morning greetings didn't

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. “Come on. It can't be that bad. Your time's coming.” I comforted him and left.

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those words of assurance didn't

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me. Try as I might to blow it off, I couldn't shake the

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“Actions do speak louder than words.” Why wait for someone else to make a(n)

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when I could do it myself? I noticed a subway supermarket just a stone's throw away. With twenty bucks and a gift card, I returned to the

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and presented this young man with this gift.“See, I told you good things would come your way.”I left him

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，

but finally smiled. He said, “Thank you. I was having a bad day and you went out of your way to ‘

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’ it.”

The acts of

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even if it begins with two simple words, can

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easily. I can tell you it will change your life for the better. 语篇解读：有时候，我们一个小小的善举就可能会改变周围的某个人。

1．A.decide

B．design C．change

D．simplify 解析：选C

根据下文作者的简单问候“早上好”让商店的一名雇员很感激可知，这里是指改变了某人的一天，另外本文最后一句“change your life for the better”也有提示。

2．A.weekly

B．daily C．first

D．last 解析：选B

根据5空后的“greet him with a ‘Good morning’ each day”可知我每天都去商店。

3．A.rude

B．accessible C．accustomed

D．friendly 解析：选D

根据下文的“他们愿意到那里”可知，雇员尽力对每个人都好。

4．A.imagination

B．protection C．prediction

D．inspiration 解析：选A

根据“even”的提示可知，“甚至是对一些你无法想到的很早的人”。imagination“想象力”。

5．A.adventure

B．system C．entertainment

D．point 解析：选D

“我认为用‘早上好’问候他很重要，更重要的是我就想表达这个意思”。make it a point to do sth.“非常重视做某事”。

6．A.brighten

B．stress C．mean

D．enjoy 解析：选C

参见上题解析。mean“意味”。

7．A.important

B．outstanding C．particular

D．worthwhile 解析：选A

根据上文出现的“most importantly”的提示可知，这里意为：一个真诚的笑容也是一样重要的。

8．A.pleasing

B．obvious C．simple

D．primary 解析：选B

根据下文作者的疑问可知，这里是没有明显的理由。

9．A.appreciated

B．ignored C．remembered

D．admired 解析：选A

根据上文的免费添加咖啡可知，这里是感激作者。appreciate后接it作形式宾语。

10．A.voices

B．supply C．spirits

D．health 解析：选C

根据下文的安慰可知，雇员情绪低落。in low spirits“情绪低落”。

11．A.appear

B．work C．respond

D．deserve 解析：选B

根据下文作者安慰的话可知，作者的问候没有“起到作用”。

12．A.Anyhow

B．Privately C．Unfortunately

D．Somehow 解析：选D

不知道为什么，我觉得这些安慰的话并不让我满意。somehow“不知怎么地”。

13．A.depress

B．satisfy C．excite

D．defeat 解析：选B

根据下文作者亲自买东西安慰可知，这里指作者不“满意”之前的想法。

14．A.thought

B．attitude C．method

D．enthusiasm 解析：选A

该如何安慰他呢？作者有了新的“想法”。

15．A.decision

B．offer C．difference

D．suggestion 解析：选C

当自己可以做到的时候，为什么要等待别人来做呢？make a difference“有影响”。

16．A.market

B．hospital C．restaurant

D．store 解析：选D

根据上文的离开可知，这里是返回商店。

17．A.embarrassed

B．amused C．astonished

D．disappointed 解析：选C

作者离开后又回来了，还拿着东西给这个雇员，这让他很惊讶。

18．A.fix

B．value C．avoid

D．confirm 解析：选A

前文提到了“bad”，并结合之前提到的这个雇员心情很低落，可知作者的善举正在改变着他糟糕的心情。此处fix表达抽象含义。

19．A.sympathy

B．impression C．patience

D．kindness 解析：选D

文章开头“Daily random acts of kindness”有提示，这里指善举。

20．A.continue

B．spread C．advance

D．explode 解析：选B

根据雇员先给作者添加免费咖啡到作者给雇员买礼物可知，善行是可以传播的，会让一个人的生活变得更加美好。

Ⅴ.阅读理解

A

EP Portable Heater

We all know that the cost of heating our homes will continue to be significant burden on the family budget. Now millions of people are saving on their heating bills with the EP portable heater. With over one million satisfied customers around the world, the new EP heats better and faster, saves more on heating bills, and runs almost silent. The EP has no exposed heating parts that can cause a fire. The outside of the EP only gets warm to the touch so that it will not burn children or pets. The EP will not reduce oxygen in the room. With other heaters you'll notice that you get sleepy when the heat comes on because they are burning up oxygen. The advanced EP also heats the room evenly,

wall to wall and floor to ceiling. It comfortably covers an area up to 350 square feet. Other heaters heat rooms unevenly with most of the heat concentrated to the center of the room. And they only heat an area a few feet around the heater. With the EP, the temperature will not vary in any part of the room. The EP comes with a 3-year warranty (保修) and a 60-day satisfaction guarantee. If you are not totally satisfied, return it at our expense and your money will be given back to you. Now we have a special offer for 10 days, during which you can enjoy a half price discount and a free delivery. If you order after that, we reserve the right to either accept or reject order requests at the discounted price. Take action right now! 语篇解读：本文是一篇应用文。文章介绍了一种新型的便携式取暖器。与其他取暖器相比，它有很多优点。写这篇文章的目的是让读者购买该产品。

1．What is mainly discussed in Paragraph 2? A．The safety of the EP. B．The heat of the EP. C．The appearance of the EP. D．The material of the EP. 解析：选A

段落大意题。根据第二段可知，这种取暖器不会引起火灾，不会烫伤孩子和宠物，显然是在谈它的安全性。故选A项。

2．From the passage, we can learn that the EP . A．runs without any noise B．doesn't burn up oxygen C．makes people get sleepy fast D．is unsuitable for children and pets 解析：选B

细节理解题。根据第三段第一句“The EP will not reduce oxygen in the room.”可知，这种取暖器不会消耗室内的氧气。故选B项。

3．The underlined word“evenly”in Paragraph 4 probably means “”．

A．continuously

B．separately C．equally

D．quickly 解析：选C

词义猜测题。根据第四段可知，此处把新型取暖器和其他产品进行对比，它可以在墙面之间、从地面到天花板把整个房间都加热，不像其他产品，只加热附近的小片区域。因此可以推断，此处应该是指“均匀地”加热整个房间。故选C项。

4．The main purpose of the passage is to . A．compare the functions of different heater brands B．advise people to save on heating bills C．report the new development of portable heaters D．persuade people to buy the product 解析：选D

写作意图题。根据整篇文章可知，这是一个广告，目的是介绍产品的优点，并向读者推销该产品。最后两段是在说服人们去购买此产品。故选D项。

B

You can deal with winter in two ways: Escape it or embrace it. Watching people dive into snow

— in nothing but bathing suits and boots — I'm guessing these people choose to do the latter. The seasonal madness is part of the Quebec Winter Carnival, now in its 62nd year, said to be the world's largest winter festival. About a half-million people each year come to Quebec City to delight in frigid (寒冷的) fashion. “We embrace winter，” said Paule Bergeron of Quebec City Tourism. “It's time to play.” The carnival runs from Jan. 29 to Feb. 14, with dozens of events. I went last year for a few frigid days, staying at the Hilton Quebec, in the thick of the downtown action. Families are a big part of the carnival. What attract kids are things like ice-fishing at a man-made pond stocked with fish, where if you catch something, you can pay to have it smoked and eat it, or donate it to a food bank. It's a good chance to experience the culture of this European-feeling city, and nowhere is more evident than in Bonhomme, the carnival's goodwill ambassador, a living avatar (化身) in the form of a giant snowman with a human inside gliding (滑行) around the festivities. There are two night parades at the carnival. I attended the second one last year, the night before the carnival's close. The streets were lined with thousands of people in a gentle snow and bitter cold, watching local dancers and school groups glide by. In the end, Bonhomme's float came into view, and kids in the crowd went crazy. As the parade ended, thousands followed behind it, becoming part of the Quebec Winter Carnival's magic and madness. And with a cup of milk in my hand, I realized that for once, not only did I not mind winter, I embraced it. 语篇解读：本文为说明文，题材为社会文化类。作者亲历了魁北克冬季狂欢节的盛况，感受了人们冬天的激情和活力。

5．Which of the following is TRUE about the Quebec Winter Carnival? A．It is held to attract visitors. B．It has a history of less than 60 years. C．It is mainly intended to entertain kids. D．It is the largest winter festival in the world. 解析：选D

细节理解题。由第二段“...said to be the world's largest winter festival”可知，魁北克冬季狂欢节是世界上最大的冬季节日。

6．Who is Bonhomme? A．It is a giant snowman. B．It is a famous star in Quebec. C．It is the goodwill ambassador of the carnival. D．It is the organizer of the Quebec Winter Carnival. 解析：选C

细节理解题。由倒数第二段“the carnival's goodwill ambassador”以及“in the form of a giant snowman with a human inside”可知，Bonhomme是狂欢节的形象大使，是由人装扮的雪人。

7．We can infer from the last paragraph that . A．kids love to see Bonhomme B．the carnival ends with two parades C．the parades are the maddest part of the carnival D．people attend the parades mainly to see Bonhomme 解析：选A

推理判断题。由最后一段“In the end, Bonhomme's float came into view, and kids in the crowd went crazy”可知，孩子们看到Bonhomme都激动不已，由此可知，他们喜欢看Bonhomme。

8．The author attended the carnival probably as. A．a visitor to Quebec B．a festival performer C．an official in Quebec D．a local newspaper reporter 解析：选A

推理判断题。由第三段“I went last year for a few frigid days, staying at the Hilton Quebec”可知，作者是作为游客去参加狂欢节的。