Unit 6 A Day in the life（丰富、充实、积极向上的生活；自我认识、自我管理、自我提升）【同步拓展阅读】-2024-2025学年七年级英语单元阅读提升（人教版2024）

七年级上册 Unit 6 A Day in the life （人教版2024） 人与自我：丰富、充实、积极向上的生活；自我认识、自我管理、自我提升 目录 Timetable--A good assistant for students to manage their time.时间表—学生管理时间的好帮手 2 How did ancient people tell time?古人如何计时？ 3 How Americans treat time? 美国人的时间观念 4 中国成语小故事01：A Dream of Yellow Millet 黄粱一梦 5 中国成语小故事02：Sit Up and Take Notice 刮目相看 6 练一练:小试牛刀 7 名言名句积累 人与自我 1. Time flies.（光阴似箭，日月如梭） 2. Time and tide wait for no man. （岁月不待人） 3. There is no time like the present. （现在正是时候） 4. Never put off till tomorrow what may be done today.（今日事，今日毕） 5. Spend time planning and organizing. （花时间做计划、作安排） 6. The point of time management is to work hard, not hard. （时间管理的重点是巧干，不是苦干） Timetable--A good assistant for students to manage their time. 时间表—学生管理时间的好帮手。 Are you busy after getting into middle school? You have lots of subjects to learn and only a little time for sleep. There are many students like you, but you may find some classmates enjoy their new school life easily. Li Wei is a student in Grade 7. He makes a timetable this term. It can help him plan (安排) his school days well. The picture above is his timetable on school days. So how can a time table help students like this? First of all, it can help them be healthy. Some students have no time for a good breakfast or some exercise. Also, these students go to bed late and can’t get up early. With a timetable, these students can do all the things well. Second, a timetable can help them do more things in one day. It can help students know what to do at different times. Then they can use their time well and finish more things. Li Wei is a good example for this. Some students find it difficult to keep a timetable. But when you do the same things every day, they can become your habits in the end. Why not try making a timetable for yourself? 进入中学后，你忙吗？你有很多学科要学习，但睡眠时间却很少。有很多像你这样的学生，但你会发现有些同学很容易就适应了新的学校生活。 李伟是七年级的学生。这学期他制定了一个时间表。这可以帮助他很好地规划学校的生活。上面的图片是他在上学日的时间表。 那么，时间表如何帮助这样的学生呢？首先，它可以帮助他们保持健康。有些学生没有时间好好吃早餐或进行一些锻炼。而且，这些学生睡得晚，早上起不来。有了时间表，这些学生可以做好所有事情。其次，时间表可以帮助他们在一天内做更多的事情。它可以帮助学生知道在不同的时间该做什么。然后他们可以很好地利用时间，完成更多的事情。李伟就是一个很好的例子。 有些学生发现很难坚持时间表。但是当你每天都做同样的事情时，它们最终会成为你的习惯。为什么不试着为自己制定一个时间表呢？ How did ancient people tell time?古人如何计时？ ◆Natural ways of keeping time 自然计时方法 In ancient time, people had to use the sun and the moon to tell time. They got up when the sun came up and worked in the field until the sun went down. 在古代，人们不得不使用太阳和月亮来计时。他们日出而作，日落而息。 ◆Man-made things 人造计时器 The sand clock is made of two glass balls joined by a narrow neck. The sand slowly moved through the neck into the bottom ball. People knew the time by watching how much sand fell to their bottom ball. People also made the water clock. They made a small hole near the bottom of a pot. When the water in the pot dripped (滴) out, marking inside the pot showed how much time passed. 沙漏由两个通过狭窄颈部连接的玻璃球组成。沙子慢慢通过颈部流入底部的球中。人们通过观察有多少沙子落入底部的球来知道时间。人们还制作了水钟。他们在罐子底部附近钻了一个小孔。当罐子里的水滴出来时，罐子内部的标记显示了过去多少时间。 ◆Body clocks in living things 生物体内的生物钟 · Animals’ body lock 动物的生物钟 Animals don’t need clocks to know time. They have their body clocks. Birds know when to fly to warmer places before winter. Some animals know when to keep more food for the winter. Some fish know when it’s time to move up the river and lay eggs. 动物不需要钟表来知道时间。它们有自己的生物钟。鸟儿知道在冬天来临之前飞往更温暖的地方。一些动物知道什么时候要为冬天储存更多的食物。有些鱼知道什么时候该上溯河流产卵。 · Plants’ own clock植物的生物钟 Plants have their own clocks to keep time. Plants know when to open flowers or when to drop their leaves. 植物有自己的生物钟来计时。植物知道什么时候开花或什么时候落叶。 · Body clock in human beings人类的生物钟 People also have their own body clocks. When we get used to our lives, our body clocks can be very exact. It can tell us when it’s time to wake up. It can also tell us when to eat or to go to sleep. 人们也有自己的生物钟。当我们习惯了我们的生活，我们的生物钟可以非常准确。它可以告诉我们什么时候醒来。它还可以告诉我们什么时候吃饭或睡觉。 How Americans treat time? 美国人的时间观念 Americans see time as a valuable resource. Maybe that’s why they like the expression, “Time is money.” Because Americans believe time is a limited resource, they try to keep and manage it. People in the US often attend meetings or read books on time management. It seems that they all want to organize their time better. People try their best to press more life out of their time. To Americans, being on time is a way of showing respect for other people’s time. Being more than 10 minutes late usually calls for an apology and an explanation. People who are running late often call ahead to let others know that they can’t be on time. American lifestyles show how much people respect the time of others. When people plan an event, they often set the time days or weeks before it. Once the time is fixed, it is almost impossible to change it. If people want to come to your house for a friendly visit, they will usually call first to make sure it is convenient. Only very close friends will just “drop by” unannounced. Also, people seldom call others late at night for fear they might be in bed. Most people think twice about calling after 10:00 p.m.. Even Americans would agree that no one can master time. Time, like money, slips all too easily through our fingers. And time, like the weather, is very hard to predict. However, time is one of life’s most valuable gifts. 美国人将时间视为宝贵的资源。 也许这就是他们喜欢表达“时间就是金钱”的原因。 因为美国人相信时间是一种有限的资源，所以他们尝试保持和管理它。在美国，人们经常参加会议或阅读有关时间管理的书籍。看来他们都想要更好地组织自己的时间。人们尽最大努力从他们的时间里挤出更多的生活。 对美国人来说，准时是对他人时间的尊重。迟到超过10分钟通常需要道歉和解释。经常迟到的人通常会提前打电话，让别人知道他们不能准时到达。 美国的生活方式展示了人们多么尊重他人的时间。当人们计划一个活动时，他们通常会在几天或几周前就设定时间。一旦时间确定，几乎不可能改变它。如果人们想去你家进行友好访问，他们通常会先打电话确认是否方便。只有非常亲密的朋友才会不打招呼就“顺便拜访”。此外，人们很少在深夜给别人打电话，担心他们可能已经上床睡觉了。大多数人在晚上10点后打电话都会三思。 即使是美国人也会同意，没有人能完全掌握时间。时间，像金钱一样，太容易从我们的指尖溜走。时间，像天气一样，很难预测。然而，时间是生活中最宝贵的礼物之一。 中国成语小故事01：A Dream of Yellow Millet 黄粱一梦 In the Tang Dynasty, there was a scholar named Lu Sheng who was traveling to the capital for the imperial examination. In the evening, he arrived at an inn to stay for the night. 唐朝有个叫卢生的书生去京城赶考，傍晚来到一家客栈投宿。 The innkeeper was cooking yellow millet rice, and there was a Taoist named Lü Weng in the inn. Lu Sheng struck up a conversation with the Taoist, and they got along very well.Lu Sheng sighed and said, "A man should aspire to high positions, yet I have accomplished nothing!" Lü Weng smiled and said, "That's not difficult." With that, he took out a pillow. 店主人正在煮黄米饭，店中还有一个叫吕翁的道士。卢生跟道士聊天，两人聊得很投机。卢生感慨地说：“大丈夫应当出将入相，我却一事无成！”吕翁笑着说：“这个不难。”说着，他取出一个枕头。 Lü Weng said to Lu Sheng, "If you sleep with this pillow, your dreams of wealth and honor will come true." Lu Sheng, half skeptical, took the pillow and soon fell into a deep sleep. 吕翁对卢生说：“你枕着这个枕头睡一觉，就会如你所愿，得到荣华富贵。”卢生半信半疑，接过枕头，很快便进入了梦乡。 Lu Sheng dreamed that he passed the imperial examination and became a jinshi. He married the daughter of a prominent Cui family. Eventually becoming the Prime Minister.However, a treacherous minister falsely accused him of treason, and the emperor ordered his arrest, exiling him to a distant land.Years later, the emperor cleared his name, reinstating his position and bestowing him with many treasures, allowing him to enjoy endless wealth and honor. He lived until his eighties before passing away. 卢生梦见自己中了进士，娶了一个崔氏大户人家的女儿为妻，最后做了宰相。不料奸臣告他谋反，皇帝下令逮捕卢生，把他流放到远方。几年后，皇帝为他平反，让他官复原职，并且赐给他很多珍宝，享受无尽的荣华富贵。一直活到八十多岁才死去。 Lu Sheng woke up and found that he was still sleeping in the inn, with Lü Weng sitting next to him, and the yellow millet rice on the stove was not yet cooked! 卢生醒了过来，发现自己还睡在客栈里，旁边坐着吕翁，灶台上的黄米饭还没熟呢！ This story means having a good dream during the short period of time when the yellow millet rice is not cooked. It is a metaphor(隐喻) for illusion, fantasy and the disillusionment of desires.这个故事原意指在黄米饭还没有煮熟的短暂时间里做了一场好梦。比喻虚幻，空想的事和欲望的破灭。 中国成语小故事02：Sit Up and Take Notice 刮目相看 During the Three Kingdoms period, Lǚ Meng, the general of the State of Wu, was highly skilled in martial arts but only liked fighting and killing and didn't like reading. Therefore, the civil officials all looked down upon him. 三国时期，吴国的大将军吕蒙是武艺高强，只喜欢打打杀杀，不喜欢读书。因此，文官们都看不起他。 Persuaded by Sun Quan, the King of Wu, he was told to read more books and understand some truths to avoid being looked down upon by others. He worked hard at reading and made rapid progress.在吴王孙权的劝导他，让他多读点书，懂得一些道理，免得被别人看不起。他发奋读书，进步很快。 Later, when enemies came to attack the State of Wu, the ministers had no solutions. Only Lǚ Meng came up with a strategy to deal with the enemies. 后来，有敌人来攻打吴国，大臣们都没有办法了。只有吕蒙想出了对付敌人的计策。 Everyone praised Lǚ Meng, saying, "You are really not the Lǚ Meng you used to be." Lǚ Meng replied, "After three days of separation, one should look at others with a new perspective." 大家都夸赞吕蒙说：“你真不是以前的吕蒙了。”吕蒙回答说：“分别三天，都要用新的眼光去看待别人。” 单词：martial [ˈma:ʃ(ə)l] 战争的 civil [ˈsɪv.əl]公民的 perspective[ pəˈspektɪv] 观点,看法 短语：look down upon看不起 come up 想出，提出 This idiom means that when others have made progress, one can no longer look at them with old perspectives.这个成语指别人已有进步，不能再用老眼光来看待。 练一练:小试牛刀 (一) Anita went to bed dreaming of what would happen the next morning. It would be her first day of school. Anita woke up early in the morning. She hurried to the breakfast table where her breakfast was ready. She ate happily. She was very excited about the coming classroom activities. Anita and her mom and dad walked to the bus stop where other kids were waiting for the school bus. The bus stopped at the corner. All the kids climbed into the bus. Anita said goodbye to her mom and dad as she moved towards the bus. The bus stopped at the school after a short ride. The school was quite big. Kids were excited to see the school as they got off the bus. The teacher seated Anita and her friends in the classroom. After that the teacher told students about many activities they would do in the class. She said, “We will start with alphabets (字母表). After that we will learn how to count numbers from 1 to 20.” Soon it was time for lunch. All the students went to the school cafeteria (餐厅). Everybody chose their favorite lunch. They were free to talk. Anita picked up her favorite lunch and ate happily. After lunchtime, children were free to go to the playground and play games. Anita and a few students played a game of football. Everyone said that Anita played very well. After the game, the teacher told students to draw pictures. The teacher put all the pictures on the wall. Anita painted a cup. It was time to go to the library. All the students went there and picked up picture storybooks. They tried to understand the story by watching the pictures. Anita also picked up a nice storybook. The school bell rang. Anita said goodbye to her teacher. It was such a nice and wonderful day. She learnt many new things. 1．What do we know about the bus trip from Anita’s home to school? A．It didn’t take long. B．It was exciting. C．It was very noisy. D．It was full of fun. 2．Which of the following didn’t happen during the day? A．Having lunch. B．Drawing pictures. C．Playing volleyball. D．Visiting the library. 3．Which of the following helped the kids understand the books? A．The classmates. B．The pictures. C．The teachers. D．The parents. 4．How did Anita feel about her first day of school? A．Sad. B．Tired. C．Happy. D．Worried. 5．What is the best title for the text? A．Anita’s New School B．Anita’s Great Teacher C．Anita’s First Day of School D．Anita’s Favorite School Activities (二) Playing with your phone before bedtime makes it hard to sleep. 睡前玩手机会导致失眠吗？ Do you play with your phone before bedtime? You may want to read a book instead. According to a US study, looking at screens at night can cause us to sleep poorly. In the evening, our bodies make melatonin (褪黑素). Melatonin helps us feel sleepy and relaxed. It’s an important part of our sleep cycle (周期). Our electronic screens stop that cycle from working normally (正常地). Why? Phones, computers and TVs make blue light. Blue light stops our bodies from making melatonin. Even just a little bit of blue light can have an effect (影响). Eight minutes of blue light can keep your brain (大脑) “awake” for another hour, according to the study. Even if you fall asleep, you may have lots of dreams. Your brain won’t have a good rest. It’s even worse if you play an exciting game before bed. Games make our hearts beat faster, so we have a harder time falling asleep. Then, when we fall asleep, we don’t get enough “deep sleep”. 根据短文内容选择正确的答案。 6．What can we learn about melatonin? A．Too much of it makes us sleep badly. B．It makes us feel hungry and tired. C．It helps us fall asleep at night. D．It stops our sleep cycle from going normally. 7．How do electronic screens make it hard for us to sleep? A．They make more melatonin than our bodies need. B．They cannot make us feel relaxed. C．Our brains need more time to make dreams. D．Their blue light breaks our sleep cycle. 8．What can we learn from the last paragraph? A．It is hard to fall asleep if we play exciting games before bed. B．Playing games helps us go to sleep quickly. C．Our hearts beat more slowly when we play games. D．It’s good for us to play exciting games before bedtime. 9．In which part of a magazine can we most probably read this passage? A．Travel. B．Sport. C．Food. D．Science. 10．What is the passage mainly about? A．How scientists carry out the study. B．Why some people have lots of dreams. C．Why people should have enough deep sleep. D．How playing with phones leads to poor sleep. 原创精品资源学科网独家享有版权，侵权必究！6 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$ 七年级上册 Unit 6 A Day in the life （人教版2024） 参考答案 （一）【答案】1．A 27．C 3．B 4．C 5．C 【导语】 本文介绍了Anita第一天上学的经历，包括她早上去学校的准备、课堂上的活动、午餐时间、课外活动、画画和去图书馆看故事书等。她度过了美好的一天，学到了很多新知识。 1．细节理解题。根据“The bus stopped at the school after a short ride.”可知，短暂的车程后，公共汽车在学校停了下来，说明从Anita家到学校的路程不长。故选A。 2．细节理解题。根据“Soon it was time for lunch. All the students went to the school cafeteria (餐厅). Everybody chose their favorite lunch.”、“Anita painted a cup.”及“It was time to go to the library. All the students went there and picked up picture storybooks.”可知，文章提到了吃午餐、画画和参观图书馆，没有提到打排球。故选C。 3．细节理解题。根据“All the students went there and picked up picture storybooks. They tried to understand the story by watching the pictures.”可知，所有的学生都去图书馆挑选了图画故事书。他们试图通过看图片来理解故事。故选B。 4．细节理解题。根据“It was such a nice and wonderful day. She learnt many new things.”可知，Anita感到很开心。故选C。 5．最佳标题题。根据“It would be her first day of school.”及“It was such a nice and wonderful day. She learnt many new things.”可知，本文介绍了Anita第一天上学的经历，选项C“Anita上学的第一天”适合作为本文的标题。故选C。 （二）【答案】6．C 7．D 8．A 8．D 10．D 【导语】本文主要阐述了睡前玩电子设备或者玩兴奋的游戏会使我们睡眠质量变差。 6．细节理解题。根据“In the evening, our bodies make melatonin (褪黑素). Melatonin helps us feel sleepy and relaxed.”可知，褪黑素帮助我们在晚上入睡。故选C。 7．细节理解题。根据“In the evening, our bodies make melatonin (褪黑素). … It’s an important part of our sleep cycle (周期). Our electronic screens stop that cycle from working normally (正常地).”可知，蓝光阻止我们的身体产生褪黑素，打破我们的睡眠周期。故选D。 8．细节理解题。根据“It’s even worse if you play an exciting game before bed. Games make our hearts beat faster, so we have a harder time falling asleep.”可知，在睡前玩令人激动的游戏，会使心跳加速，导致我们难以入睡。故选A。 9．推理判断题。根据“According to a US study, looking at screens at night can cause us to sleep poorly.”及全文描述可知，文章讲的是睡眠影响因素，这是一篇科普文章。故选D。 10．主旨大意题。通读全文可知，本文主要讲的是睡前玩电子设备或者玩兴奋的游戏，都会造成睡眠问题，从而使得我们睡眠变差。故选D。 原创精品资源学科网独家享有版权，侵权必究！6 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$