Unit 3 课时4 Grammar（分层作业）英语译林版八年级上册

Unit 3 To be a good learner 课时4 Grammar 分层作业 核心知识速记 03拓展培优 01基础达标 04思维进阶 02能力提升 ( 词汇 1. page /peɪdʒ/ n. (书刊或纸张的)页 2. badly /ˈbædli/ adv. 严重地；厉害地 3. yourself /jɔːˈself/ pron. 你自己 4. yourselves /jʊəˈselvz/ pron. 你们自己 5. record /rɪˈkɔːd/ vi. & vt. 录制 vt. 记录 /ˈrekɔːd/ n. 记录；纪录 短语 1. be interested in 对……感兴趣 2. teach oneself 自学 3. set goals 设定目标 句型 1. She learns faster than any other student in my class. 她比我班上任何其他学生学得都快。 2. Let ’ s set goals for ourselves and take the first step. 让我们为自己设定目标，并迈出第一步。 ) 一、单词默写。 ( 1 / 7 ) 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 1. ______________ /peɪdʒ/ n. (书刊或纸张的)页 2. ______________ /ˈbædli/ adv. 严重地；厉害地 3. ______________ /jɔːˈself/ pron. 你自己 4. ______________ /jʊəˈselvz/ pron. 你们自己 5. ______________ /rɪˈkɔːd/ vi. & vt. 录制 vt. 记录 /ˈrekɔːd/ n. 记录；纪录 【答案】1. page 2. badly 3. yourself4. yourselves 5. record 二、短语默写。 1. _______________________ 对……感兴趣 2. _______________________ 自学 3. _______________________设定目标 【答案】1. be interested in 2. teach oneself 3. set goals  三、根据要求完成句子 1. 她比我班上任何其他学生学得都快。 She learns faster than ______ ______ ______ in my class. 2. 让我们为自己设定目标，并迈出第一步。 Let’s ______ ______ ______ ______ set goals for ourselves and take the first step. 【答案】1. any other student 2. set goals for ourselves 四 、词汇。 (A) 根据句意，用单词的比较级或最高级形式填空。 1.Today James played even ______________ (badly) than the day before yesterday. 2.Mind maps help us understand the text better. Besides, they can make it ______________ (easy) for us to write articles. 3.Technology has allowed information to spread ______________ (quick) than ever before. 4.If we buy the cheapest tickets in the theatre, we will sit ______________ (far) from the stage. (B) 根据句意，用适当的反身代词填空。 5.All the foreign students enjoyed ______________ during their stay in China. 6.Girls, please look after ______________ when you are on the school trip. 7.Linda always talks to ______________ when she's thinking. 8.The scenic spot ______________ is so attractive that it draws a lot of visitors with little promotion (广告宣传). 【答案】(A) 1. worse 2. easier 3. more quickly 4. farthest (B) 5. themselves 6. yourselves 7. herself 8. Itself 五、单项选择。 （ ）1.Bob skates ____ than I, but he doesn't skate ____ my brother. A. much good; as good as B. better; as well as C. better; as good as D. much well; as well as （ ）2.How amazing! Human workers pick tea fast. Those tea picking robots work even ______. A. fast B. faster C. fastest D. the fastest （ ）3.Wearing hanfu in the UK, Lin took many pictures of ______ with a mobile phone to spread Chinese culture. A. she B. her C. hers D. herself （ ）4.No one speaks English ______ her, so she is chosen to be the host of our school English festival next month. A. as hardly as B. as badly as C. worse than D. better than （ ）5.—Why didn't Mr Wu choose Jack to do the class project? —Because he always does things ______ in his class. A. the least careful B. the most carefully C. the least carefully D. less carefully 【答案】1. B 2. B 3. D 4. D 5. C 【解析】 1. 第一空，“than”是比较级标志词，修饰动词“skates”要用副词比较级，“good”是形容词，“well”是副词，其比较级是“better” ，所以第一空选“better” ；第二空，“skate”是动词，要用副词短语修饰，“as good as”中“good”是形容词，“as well as”是副词短语“和……一样好” ，所以第二空选“as well as” ，整体选B。 2. “even”常用来修饰比较级，强调程度上“更……” ，“fast”的比较级是“faster” ，表示采茶机器人工作甚至“更快” ，所以选B。 3. “take pictures of oneself”是固定表达，意为“给自己拍照” ，这里指Lin用手机给自己拍照传播中国文化，“she”是主格，“her”是宾格或形容词性物主代词，“hers”是名词性物主代词，“herself”是反身代词，所以选D。 4. 从“so she is chosen to be the host of our school English festival next month”（所以她被选为下个月我们学校英语节的主持人 ）可知她英语说得好，“better than”表示“比……好” ；“as hardly as”表述错误，“hardly”是“几乎不” ；“as badly as”是“和……一样差” ；“worse than”是“比……差” ，都不符合语境，所以选D。 5.修饰动词“does”要用副词，“in his class”表明是在班级这个范围内作比较，要用最高级形式。“the least careful”是形容词最高级，不能修饰动词；“the most carefully”是“最仔细地” ，不符合“没被选做班级项目”的语境；“less carefully”是比较级，这里需要最高级；“the least carefully”是副词最高级，意为“最不仔细地” ，符合“因为他做事最不仔细所以没被选”的语境，所以选C。 六、阅读理解。 You read all the time. Sometimes you read just for fun. Other times you read for schoolwork. No matter what you are reading，what you read has meaning. You can connect to what you read. Making connections is important. It's giving your brain（大脑）a place to store （储存） what you read. Your brain is like a box. The new information is kept in a safe place. You can think about it later. When you want to use the information，it's there in your brain. The more connections you make，the better. If you have a lot of connections，your brain can work faster. If you have many ways to think about something，the information will be easier to find. There are different ways to connect when you read. •Text﹣to﹣self （从文本到自我） This is when you realize（意识到） something you read in a story has happened to you in your own life. Usually，this kind of connection comes with the feelings you felt at that time. It may make you feel happy，afraid，or sad. •Text﹣to﹣text This is when reading a story reminds（提醒） you about a story you read before. You may make connections that show how the books share the same writer，have similar events（事件），or are on the same topic. A text﹣to﹣text connection happens when you can apply（应用） what you've read from one text to another. •Text﹣to﹣world It reminds you of something you have seen happen to someone you know or have seen in the news. You connect what you are reading to real events，other people，and happenings going on in the world. You learn about the world from what you see or hear on TV，movies，magazines，and newspapers. When you can use what you have learnt through these ways to increase（提高） your understanding of the text，effective（有效的） text﹣to﹣world connections happen. All in all，like other reading skills，making connections with the text will help you increase the understanding，build up the confidence（自信） and become more interested in reading. （1）If you have a lot of connections， 　 　 . A.your brain can work faster B.you will read in many ways C.you will find information slowly D.your brain can store what you want （2）A text﹣to﹣self connection is when what you read reminds you of 　 　 . A.something else you read B.something happened to you C.something you saw in the news D.something happened to someone else （3）How can we make an effective text﹣to﹣world connection according to（根据） the passage？ 　 　 A.By finding the feelings we had while reading. B.By telling others how the books share the same topic. C.By applying what we have read from one text to another. D.By using things learnt to increase our understanding of the text. （4）What is the writer's main purpose（意图） in writing this passage？ 　 　 A.To introduce different kinds of books. B.To introduce the ways to build up confidence. C.To tell the readers to make connections to text. D.To tell the readers to connect themselves with others. 【答案】ABDC 【分析】这篇短文主要讲了阅读时建立连接的重要性，以及三种不同的连接方式。 【解答】（1）细节理解题。根据第二段If you have a lot of connections，your brain can work faster.（如果你有很多连接，你的大脑可以工作得更快。）可知，连接越多大脑工作越快，故选A。 （2）细节理解题。根据第五段This is when you realize（意识到） something you read in a story has happened to you in your own life.（当你意识到你在故事中读到的一些事情在你自己的生活中发生过。）可知，从文本到自我的连接是当你读到的东西让你想起发生在你身上的事情时，故选B。 （3）细节理解题。根据第九段You learn about the world from what you see or hear on TV，movies，magazines，and newspapers.When you can use what you have learnt through these ways to increase（提高） your understanding of the text，effective（有效的） text﹣to﹣world connections happen.（你通过电视、电影、杂志和报纸上的所见所闻来了解世界。当你能用这些方法学到的东西来加深对文章的理解时，文本与世界之间就会产生有效的连接。）可知，通过运用所学的东西加深对文章理解时，文本与世界之间就会产生有效的连接，D选项表述正确，故选D。 （4）主旨大意题。根据最后一段 All in all，like other reading skills，making connections with the text will help you increase the understanding，build up the confidence（自信） and become more interested in reading.（总而言之，就像其他阅读技巧一样，与文章建立连接可以帮助你加深理解，建立信心，并对阅读更感兴趣。）可知，这篇短文主要讲了阅读时建立连接的重要性，以及三种不同的连接方式，告诉读者应在文章中建立连接，故选C。 七、完形填空。 I'm Kate. I began to learn English several years ago. For me，learning a new （1）　 　 was interesting， but it was also difficult. Here I put together some dos and don'ts，and I hope they can be （2）　 　 to you during your journey of English learning. Dos • （3）　 　 it Learning a new language can be hard and you need to be interested in it. You can make your language learning （4）　 　 by trying different ways. Beautiful songs，great movies and interesting shows are all good choices. • Write down your（5）　 　 When you learn a new language，it's （6）　 　 to make mistakes. And I advise you to take them down on a notebook. You （7）　 　 yourself every time you correct them. Don'ts • （8）　 　 a hard goal If you just start learning a new language，it may be hard to remember many new words and speak it really well in just one or two months. Remember：it needs （9）　 　 . • Be shy When I first spoke Chinese，I worried about my pronunciation and grammar too much，so I lost many （10）　 　 to speak with others. Now I hope you won't be shy and just do it. Language learning is a long﹣term journey. Wish you success. （1） A.dance B.sport C.language D.instrument （2） A.helpful B.harmful C.similar D.free （3） A.Doubt B.Enjoy C.Check D.Mind （4） A.fun B.hard C.private D.strange （5） A.mistakes B.questions C.messages D.suggestions （6） A.wise B.terrible C.natural D.impossible （7） A.remember B.improve C.divide D.follow （8） A.Set up B.Put off C.Take down D.Look out （9） A.luck B.money C.love D.time （10） A.excuses B.methods C.records D.chances 【答案】CABAA CBBDD 【分析】本文主要是凯特分享了她学习英语的经历和心得。 申诉：作业帮上有多个原文用的是set，而不是B选项！ 【解答】（1）考查名词。句意：对我来说，学习一门新语言很有趣，但也很困难。dance跳舞；sport运动；language语言；instrument乐器。根据上文I began to learn English several years ago.（我几年前开始学习英语。）可知，是指英语这门语言，故选C。 （2）考查形容词。句意：在这里，我整理了一些注意事项，希望能对你的英语学习之旅有所帮助。helpful有帮助的；harmful有害的；similar相似的；free免费的，根据上文Here I put together some dos and don'ts.（在这里，我列出了一些注意事项。）可知，这些注意事项对学习英语有帮助，故选A。 （3）考查动词。句意：享受它。Doubt怀疑；Enjoy享受；Check检查；Mind介意。根据下文Beautiful songs，great movies and interesting shows are all good choices.（优美的歌曲、精彩的电影和有趣的节目都是不错的选择。）可知，学习一门新语言要享受它，故选B。 （4）考查形容词。句意：你可以通过尝试不同的方法让你的语言学习变得有趣。fun有趣的；hard困难的；private私人的；strange奇怪的，根据上文Learning a new language can be hard and you need to be interested in it.（学习一门新语言可能很困难，你需要对它感兴趣。）和后句可知，应该尝试不同的方法让你的语言学习变得有趣。故选A. （5）考查名词。句意：写下你的错误。mistakes错误；questions问题；messages信息；suggestions建议。根据下文to make mistakes.（犯错误。）可知，是指错误，故选A。 （6）考查形容词。句意：当你学习一门新语言时，犯错误是很自然的。wise明智的；terrible糟糕的；natural自然的；impossible不可能的，根据When you learn a new language，it's ...to make mistakes.（当你学习一门新语言时，犯错误是很......）可知，犯错误是很正常，故选C。 （7）考查动词。句意：每次改正错误，你都在提高自己。remember记得；improve提高；divide分开；follow跟随。根据下文yourself every time you correct them.（每次你纠正它们时，你......你自己。）可知，改正错误就是提高自己，故选B。 （8）考查短语。句意：推迟一个艰难的目标。Set up建立；Put off推迟；Take down记下；Look out小心。根据下文it may be hard to remember many new words and speak it really well in just one or two months.Remember：it needs time（在短短一两个月内，可能很难记住许多新单词并说得很好。记住：这需要时间。）可知，是指推迟一个艰难的目标，故选B。 （9）考查名词。句意：记住：这需要时间。luck运气；money金钱；love爱；time时间，根据上文it may be hard to remember many new words and speak it really well in just one or two months.（可能很难在一两个月内记住很多新词并把它说得很好。）可知，如果你刚开始学习一门新语言，可能很难在一两个月内记住许多新单词并说得很好，所以学习语言需要时间，故选D。 （10）考查名词。句意：当我第一次说中文的时候，我太担心我的发音和语法，所以我失去了很多和别人说话的机会。excuses借口；methods方法；records纪录；chances机会。根据上文When I first spoke Chinese，I worried about my pronunciation and grammar too much.（当我第一次说汉语时，我太担心自己的发音和语法了。）可知，作者因为担心自己的发音和语法，不敢和别人说话，所以失去了很多机会，故选D。 Part 1: Read and Explore Reading and writing doesn't come naturally to people. Although it takes some effort，eighty﹣six percent of the world's population have learned how to read and write，and the number has been increasing for centuries. Literacy（读写能力） makes it possible for us to navigate the world filled with books，websites，text messages，road signs，and more. But the world of information is changing. Why send a long letter or text when you can share photos or videos instead？Why learn from a book when you can learn from a video？Why read magazines when you can listen to podcasts（播客）？ Could people join today's world without the abilities of reading or writing？ Technology makes it possible. Most of our devices（设备） now talk to us and take spoken orders. Smart cars ask for where you go and then give directions. Smart virtual assistants，like Siri，listen for requests to report the weather，play a song，set a timer and much more. Some apps can also read text aloud or turn speech into text. These devices aren't perfect—the apps still make silly mistakes. But they're getting better and better. So in the future，it's possible that all of our communication with our devices and each other is spoken. But reading and writing are powerful tools. For one，most people read faster than they speak. A podcaster speaks at around 150 to 160 words each minute，while a strong reader can look through a text at 300 to 400 words each minute. That's twice as fast! Research has also found that when people read，they can remember more information and stay more interested than when they listen. Learning to read also creates new connections in the brain. With the invention of reading，our brain has been changed，which developed the ways we were able to think，which changed the intellectual evolution（智力进化） of humans. Would we really choose to give up that progress？ What do you think？Do you hope people keep on reading and writing，or will technology make literacy useless？ Part 2: Skills Challenge Task 1: Understand the Story（基础理解） 1. Why is literacy important according to the passage? A. It helps people create more videos and podcasts. B. It allows people to get around in a world full of written information. C. It makes people better at using smart devices. D. It is easier to learn than using technology. 2. What THREE things can technology do to help people without literacy? ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ Task 2: Talk About Feelings（情感表达） 3. Complete the sentences with proper words: The writer might feel ____________ about the possibility of giving up reading and writing. (worried/satisfied) People may feel ____________ when using smart assistants to solve problems without reading. (convenient/confused) Readers might feel ____________ when they remember more information from reading than listening. (proud/disappointed) Task 3: Be a Problem Solver（问题解决） 4. Imagine your friend says, “Why learn to read and write? Technology can do it all.” How would you use the information from the story to persuade them to keep learning? Use at least one point from the story (e.g., reading is faster than listening, reading helps remember more, reading changes the brain). Task 4: Critical Thinking（批判性思维） 5. Do you think technology will make literacy useless in the future? Why or why not? Support your answer with examples from the story. 【答案】 Task 1: Understand the Story（基础理解） 1. B （解析：原文明确提到“Literacy makes it possible for us to navigate the world filled with books, websites, text messages, road signs, and more”，即读写能力让人们能在充满书面信息的世界中应对自如，与选项B表述一致。） 2. a. Smart devices can talk to people and take spoken orders. b. Smart cars can ask for destinations and give directions. c. Some apps can read text aloud or turn speech into text. Task 2: Talk About Feelings（情感表达） 3. worried；convenient；proud （解析：作者强调读写能力对人类思维和进化的重要性，因此对“放弃读写”可能感到担忧；智能助手帮助人们无需阅读即可解决问题，这种体验是便捷的；读者因阅读能记住更多信息而产生成就感，会感到自豪。） Task 3: Be a Problem Solver（问题解决） I would say: "Technology is helpful, but reading and writing are still important. For example, reading is much faster than listening—strong readers can go through 300-400 words per minute, while podcasts only have 150-160 words per minute. Reading also helps you remember more information than listening, and it even creates new connections in your brain to develop your thinking. These are things technology can't replace, so we should keep learning to read and write." Task 4: Critical Thinking（批判性思维） No, I don't think technology will make literacy useless. First, reading is faster than listening—people can read 300-400 words per minute, which is twice as fast as listening to podcasts (150-160 words per minute). This efficiency helps people get information quickly in a world full of information. Second, research shows reading helps people remember more information and stay more interested than listening. Third, learning to read creates new connections in the brain, changing how humans think and promoting intellectual evolution. These unique benefits of literacy can't be replaced by technology, so it will remain important. $$Unit 3 To be a good learner 课时4 Grammar 分层作业 核心知识速记 03拓展培优 01基础达标 04思维进阶 02能力提升 ( 词汇 1. page /peɪdʒ/ n. (书刊或纸张的)页 2. badly /ˈbædli/ adv. 严重地；厉害地 3. yourself /jɔːˈself/ pron. 你自己 4. yourselves /jʊəˈselvz/ pron. 你们自己 5. record /rɪˈkɔːd/ vi. & vt. 录制 vt. 记录 /ˈrekɔːd/ n. 记录；纪录 短语 1. be interested in 对……感兴趣 2. teach oneself 自学 3. set goals 设定目标 句型 1. She learns faster than any other student in my class. 她比我班上任何其他学生学得都快。 2. Let ’ s set goals for ourselves and take the first step. 让我们为自己设定目标，并迈出第一步。 ) 一、单词默写。 ( 1 / 7 ) 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 1. ______________ /peɪdʒ/ n. (书刊或纸张的)页 2. ______________ /ˈbædli/ adv. 严重地；厉害地 3. ______________ /jɔːˈself/ pron. 你自己 4. ______________ /jʊəˈselvz/ pron. 你们自己 5. ______________ /rɪˈkɔːd/ vi. & vt. 录制 vt. 记录 /ˈrekɔːd/ n. 记录；纪录 二、短语默写。 1. _______________________ 对……感兴趣 2. _______________________ 自学 3. _______________________设定目标 三、根据要求完成句子 1. 她比我班上任何其他学生学得都快。 She learns faster than ______ ______ ______ in my class. 2. 让我们为自己设定目标，并迈出第一步。 Let’s ______ ______ ______ ______ set goals for ourselves and take the first step. 四 、词汇。 (A) 根据句意，用单词的比较级或最高级形式填空。 1.Today James played even ______________ (badly) than the day before yesterday. 2.Mind maps help us understand the text better. Besides, they can make it ______________ (easy) for us to write articles. 3.Technology has allowed information to spread ______________ (quick) than ever before. 4.If we buy the cheapest tickets in the theatre, we will sit ______________ (far) from the stage. (B) 根据句意，用适当的反身代词填空。 5.All the foreign students enjoyed ______________ during their stay in China. 6.Girls, please look after ______________ when you are on the school trip. 7.Linda always talks to ______________ when she's thinking. 8.The scenic spot ______________ is so attractive that it draws a lot of visitors with little promotion (广告宣传). 五、单项选择。 （ ）1.Bob skates ____ than I, but he doesn't skate ____ my brother. A. much good; as good as B. better; as well as C. better; as good as D. much well; as well as （ ）2.How amazing! Human workers pick tea fast. Those tea picking robots work even ______. A. fast B. faster C. fastest D. the fastest （ ）3.Wearing hanfu in the UK, Lin took many pictures of ______ with a mobile phone to spread Chinese culture. A. she B. her C. hers D. herself （ ）4.No one speaks English ______ her, so she is chosen to be the host of our school English festival next month. A. as hardly as B. as badly as C. worse than D. better than （ ）5.—Why didn't Mr Wu choose Jack to do the class project? —Because he always does things ______ in his class. A. the least careful B. the most carefully C. the least carefully D. less carefully 六、阅读理解。 You read all the time. Sometimes you read just for fun. Other times you read for schoolwork. No matter what you are reading，what you read has meaning. You can connect to what you read. Making connections is important. It's giving your brain（大脑）a place to store （储存） what you read. Your brain is like a box. The new information is kept in a safe place. You can think about it later. When you want to use the information，it's there in your brain. The more connections you make，the better. If you have a lot of connections，your brain can work faster. If you have many ways to think about something，the information will be easier to find. There are different ways to connect when you read. •Text﹣to﹣self （从文本到自我） This is when you realize（意识到） something you read in a story has happened to you in your own life. Usually，this kind of connection comes with the feelings you felt at that time. It may make you feel happy，afraid，or sad. •Text﹣to﹣text This is when reading a story reminds（提醒） you about a story you read before. You may make connections that show how the books share the same writer，have similar events（事件），or are on the same topic. A text﹣to﹣text connection happens when you can apply（应用） what you've read from one text to another. •Text﹣to﹣world It reminds you of something you have seen happen to someone you know or have seen in the news. You connect what you are reading to real events，other people，and happenings going on in the world. You learn about the world from what you see or hear on TV，movies，magazines，and newspapers. When you can use what you have learnt through these ways to increase（提高） your understanding of the text，effective（有效的） text﹣to﹣world connections happen. All in all，like other reading skills，making connections with the text will help you increase the understanding，build up the confidence（自信） and become more interested in reading. （1）If you have a lot of connections， 　 　 . A.your brain can work faster B.you will read in many ways C.you will find information slowly D.your brain can store what you want （2）A text﹣to﹣self connection is when what you read reminds you of 　 　 . A.something else you read B.something happened to you C.something you saw in the news D.something happened to someone else （3）How can we make an effective text﹣to﹣world connection according to（根据） the passage？ 　 　 A.By finding the feelings we had while reading. B.By telling others how the books share the same topic. C.By applying what we have read from one text to another. D.By using things learnt to increase our understanding of the text. （4）What is the writer's main purpose（意图） in writing this passage？ 　 　 A.To introduce different kinds of books. B.To introduce the ways to build up confidence. C.To tell the readers to make connections to text. D.To tell the readers to connect themselves with others. 七、完形填空。 I'm Kate. I began to learn English several years ago. For me，learning a new （1）　 　 was interesting， but it was also difficult. Here I put together some dos and don'ts，and I hope they can be （2）　 　 to you during your journey of English learning. Dos • （3）　 　 it Learning a new language can be hard and you need to be interested in it. You can make your language learning （4）　 　 by trying different ways. Beautiful songs，great movies and interesting shows are all good choices. • Write down your（5）　 　 When you learn a new language，it's （6）　 　 to make mistakes. And I advise you to take them down on a notebook. You （7）　 　 yourself every time you correct them. Don'ts • （8）　 　 a hard goal If you just start learning a new language，it may be hard to remember many new words and speak it really well in just one or two months. Remember：it needs （9）　 　 . • Be shy When I first spoke Chinese，I worried about my pronunciation and grammar too much，so I lost many （10）　 　 to speak with others. Now I hope you won't be shy and just do it. Language learning is a long﹣term journey. Wish you success. （1） A.dance B.sport C.language D.instrument （2） A.helpful B.harmful C.similar D.free （3） A.Doubt B.Enjoy C.Check D.Mind （4） A.fun B.hard C.private D.strange （5） A.mistakes B.questions C.messages D.suggestions （6） A.wise B.terrible C.natural D.impossible （7） A.remember B.improve C.divide D.follow （8） A.Set up B.Put off C.Take down D.Look out （9） A.luck B.money C.love D.time （10） A.excuses B.methods C.records D.chances Part 1: Read and Explore Reading and writing doesn't come naturally to people. Although it takes some effort，eighty﹣six percent of the world's population have learned how to read and write，and the number has been increasing for centuries. Literacy（读写能力） makes it possible for us to navigate the world filled with books，websites，text messages，road signs，and more. But the world of information is changing. Why send a long letter or text when you can share photos or videos instead？Why learn from a book when you can learn from a video？Why read magazines when you can listen to podcasts（播客）？ Could people join today's world without the abilities of reading or writing？ Technology makes it possible. Most of our devices（设备） now talk to us and take spoken orders. Smart cars ask for where you go and then give directions. Smart virtual assistants，like Siri，listen for requests to report the weather，play a song，set a timer and much more. Some apps can also read text aloud or turn speech into text. These devices aren't perfect—the apps still make silly mistakes. But they're getting better and better. So in the future，it's possible that all of our communication with our devices and each other is spoken. But reading and writing are powerful tools. For one，most people read faster than they speak. A podcaster speaks at around 150 to 160 words each minute，while a strong reader can look through a text at 300 to 400 words each minute. That's twice as fast! Research has also found that when people read，they can remember more information and stay more interested than when they listen. Learning to read also creates new connections in the brain. With the invention of reading，our brain has been changed，which developed the ways we were able to think，which changed the intellectual evolution（智力进化） of humans. Would we really choose to give up that progress？ What do you think？Do you hope people keep on reading and writing，or will technology make literacy useless？ Part 2: Skills Challenge Task 1: Understand the Story（基础理解） 1. Why is literacy important according to the passage? A. It helps people create more videos and podcasts. B. It allows people to get around in a world full of written information. C. It makes people better at using smart devices. D. It is easier to learn than using technology. 2. What THREE things can technology do to help people without literacy? ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ Task 2: Talk About Feelings（情感表达） 3. Complete the sentences with proper words: The writer might feel ____________ about the possibility of giving up reading and writing. (worried/satisfied) People may feel ____________ when using smart assistants to solve problems without reading. (convenient/confused) Readers might feel ____________ when they remember more information from reading than listening. (proud/disappointed) Task 3: Be a Problem Solver（问题解决） 4. Imagine your friend says, “Why learn to read and write? Technology can do it all.” How would you use the information from the story to persuade them to keep learning? Use at least one point from the story (e.g., reading is faster than listening, reading helps remember more, reading changes the brain). Task 4: Critical Thinking（批判性思维） 5. Do you think technology will make literacy useless in the future? Why or why not? Support your answer with examples from the story. $$