Unit11TheMediaPeriodOneWarmup&Lesson1WorldNewsⅠ.阅读理解ATherearesomanywonderfulandfunwaystoenjoytheoutdoorswithyourfamilyandspringisoneofthebesttimestogetstarted!BirdwatchingBirdwatchingiseducationalandfun.Itdoesn’ttakealotofmoney.Apairofbinocularsandabirdguidearehelpfulbutnotnecessary.Birdscanbefoundinyourbackyard，intheparkordeepinthewoods.Keepabirdwatchingdiary，seehowmanyspeciesyoucancomeupwithandtakenotesofthedifferences.Makeitachallenging，learningexperienceforyouandyourkids!PicnicPicnicsaregreatfunandveryrelaxing.Gotothepark，thelakeorhikeintothewoods，etc.Oneofourfavoritethingstodoispackingsomegoodies，gettinginthecarandseeingwhatnewthingsandnewplaceswecouldfindtoexplore.Whenwegothungrywewouldstopandhaveapicnic！Greatwaytospendafamilyday.FishingKidslovefishing！Packalunch，drivedowntothelakeorriverandhaveadayoffishing.Makeacontestofitjusttoaddtothefun.Whoeverwinsgetstopick_outthefamilymovieandwhoeverloseshastomakeallthepopcorn(爆米花)—simpleintereststoaddtothesportofit.NaturewalksGetyourbackpacksandgetonthetrails.Teachyourchildrenaboutnatureandtheimportanceoftreatingitwithrespect.Watchforwildlife，birdsandinterestingflowers，treesandotherwondersofnature.1．Whichisthebesttitleofthispassage?A．ThekindsofactivitiesinspringB．DoasmuchexerciseasyoucanC．It’sspring—getoutside!D．Whichactivityisbetter?答案C解析标题归纳题。在春天，人们可以到郊外去。本文介绍了各种有趣的户外活动，供人们去选择。2．Whenyouwatchbirdsinthewoodsyouhadbetter________.A．staywithyourguideallthetimeB．keepyourmoneywellC．countthenumberofthebirdsD．putdownwhatyouseeaboutbirds答案D解析细节理解题。根据Birdwatching一节中的“Keepabirdwatchingdiary，seehowmanyspecies...”可知，D项正确。3．Theunderlinedphrase“pickout”inthispassagemeans“________”．A．chooseB．makeC．seeD．keep答案A解析词义猜测题。根据上下文的意思可知，此句意为“赢的人可以选择家人一块观看的影片”，pickout意为“选择”。4．Wecanknowfromthispassagethat________.A．youarefreetocatchbirdsintheparkB．itisimportanttotakemoneywhenpicnickingC．fishingisakindofcompetitiveactivityD．itisstrangeforyoutotreatthewildlifewell答案C解析推理判断题。根据Fishing一节中的“Makeacontestofitjusttoaddtothefun.”可知，钓鱼可以是竞争性的活动。BAbrahamLincolnwasbornintopoverty200yearsago.Atanyothertimeandplace，thislowlyoriginwouldhavedictatedhisfuture，butinLincoln’scase，hisselfdeterminationandforceofwillmadeitpossibleforhimtosecurehisseatinhiscountry’shistory.HehasbecomearolemodelintheselfmadeAmerica.Ifyouwanttolearnaboutsomebodywhodidn’tquit，looknofurther.AbrahamLincolnhadtwobusinessventuresfailed，andthesecondonemadehimbankrupt，sohehadtospendthenext17yearsofhislifepayingforthedebt.Healsolost8differentelections.Itseemedthathehadneverdonethingsrightatthefirsttime：thefirsttimeheranforstatelegislatureforCongress，forlandofficer，forSenate，allofthesefailed，andthefirsttimehesoughtthevicepresidentialnomination，hegotlessthan100votesnationally.Butheneverfoundittooshamefultocarryonhismission.Thenlaterin1860，onsucharoughroad，hemadeittotheWhiteHouse.Heliveduptohisfamoussaying，“Alwaysbearinmindthatyourowndeterminationtosuccessismoreimportantthananyother.”Hecouldhavequitmanytimes—buthedidn’tandbecausehedidn’tquit，hebecameoneofthegreatestpresidentsinthehistoryofAmerica.OneimportantwayLincolninfluencespresentsocietyisthatwelookbackonhislifeasarolemode...
