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2025-2026学年一线教师制作新教材英语同步精品系列资料，名师遴选！ 2025-2026学年一线教师制作新教材英语同步精品系列资料，名师遴选！ 学校:___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________ 期中复习 Units 1-3 阅读回答问题进阶练15篇（紧贴新教材单元话题） 目录 一、U1单元话题热点预测 1 二、U2单元话题热点预测 10 三、U3单元话题热点预测 19 一、U1单元话题热点预测 阅读下面短文，完成短文后的问题。 On the night of August 14, 2015, everything changed when my friend’s car hit a tree with me inside. I lost most of my left leg, and was bleeding a lot. After three weeks in hospital, I finally could go home with a false (假的) leg. However, the fight was far from over. More of my left leg got worse. This made it harder to wear my false leg, so I gave it to a girl who couldn’t buy one for herself. The joy of being able to help others was greater than the happiness of wearing it myself. People often tell me that they’re proud (骄傲的) of me for staying strong. But in my mind, staying strong has always been my only choice. I still remember, on the day I left the hospital, I told myself to always live life to the fullest. So, I tried to help those around me in my own way. In 2021, I even started modeling (当模特). My dream is that one day a little girl will see me in a magazine and say, “Wow, how beautiful she is, and she only has one leg.” 1．When did the writer have an accident? 2．How long did the writer stay in hospital? 3．What did the writer give to a girl? 4．How do people feel about the writer for her staying strong? 5．What can you learn from the writer? 【答案】1．On the night of August 14, 2015. 2．For three weeks./She stayed in hospital for three weeks. 3．The false leg./She gave her false leg to the girl. 4．They’re proud (of her). 5．I can learn to always live life to the fullest./I can learn to stay strong. 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了作者2015年遭遇车祸失去部分左腿，住院三周后带假腿回家，后将假腿送给需要的女孩。她始终坚强生活，努力帮助他人，2021年开始当模特，坚持充实地生活并希望给他人带来积极影响。 1．根据“On the night of August 14, 2015, everything changed when my friend’s car hit a tree with me inside.”可知，作者在2015年8月14日晚上发生了事故。故填On the night of August 14, 2015. 2．根据“After three weeks in hospital, I finally could go home with a false leg.”可知，作者在医院住了三周。故填For three weeks./She stayed in hospital for three weeks. 3．根据“This made it harder to wear my false leg, so I gave it to a girl who couldn’t buy one for herself.”可知，作者把假腿给了一个女孩。故填The false leg./She gave her false leg to the girl. 4． 根据“People often tell me that they’re proud of me for staying strong.”可知，人们为作者保持坚强而感到骄傲。故填They’re proud (of her). 5．开放性试题，答案不唯一，合理即可。根据“I told myself to always live life to the fullest.”和“But in my mind, staying strong has always been my only choice.”可知，从作者身上能学到要充实地生活和保持坚强。故填I can learn to always live life to the fullest./I can learn to stay strong. Last summer, I flew from Beijing to London. When I arrived in London, I felt nervous about the seven-hour time difference, the new language, the buildings and the people at the train station. Everything was so different. It made me worried about my short stay there. I joined a girls’ middle school and learnt many new things there over the course of five days. I felt lonely and helpless at first because my vocabulary was poor. Although my learning partner was really friendly, I just couldn’t relax. This feeling continued until a PE class. Some girls smiled and invited me to join their baseball game. Even though I had never played baseball before, I decided to give it a try and managed to (设法) hit the ball on my first try. At that moment, time seemed to stop, and then cheers broke out all around me. The other girls hugged me and shouted, “Hey, Eileen, you did an amazing job!” From then on, I felt truly happy and relaxed, and I really began to fit in with others. That experience helped me see the bridge between London and my hometown, Tianjin—a bridge built with care and love. We may not come from the same country or have the same skin colour, but love brings us all together. This lesson is very important in my life. 根据短文内容，回答下面问题。 1．When did the writer fly to London? 2．Why did the writer feel lonely and helpless at first? 3．How did the writer feel after the PE lesson? 4．What did that experience help the writer see? 5．What lesson did the writer learn? 【答案】1．Last summer. 2．Because her vocabulary was poor. 3．Happy and relaxed. 4．That experience helped the writer see the bridge between London and her hometown, Tianjin—a bridge built with care and love. 5．Love brings people together. 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了作者从北京飞往伦敦参加短期交流的经历。初到伦敦时，因语言和文化差异感到孤独无助，但通过一次体育课上的互动，她感受到关爱并融入集体，最终领悟到“爱能跨越国界和肤色将人们联结”的道理。 1．根据“Last summer, I flew from Beijing to London.”可知，去年夏天，作者从北京飞往伦敦。故填Last summer. 2．根据“I felt lonely and helpless at first because my vocabulary was poor.”可知，起初作者感到孤独无助，因为她的词汇量很差。故填Because her vocabulary was poor. 3．根据“From then on, I felt truly happy and relaxed…”可知，体育课后，作者感到快乐和放松。故填Happy and relaxed. 4．根据“That experience helped me see the bridge between London and my hometown, Tianjin—a bridge built with care and love.”可知，那次经历让作者看到了伦敦与家乡天津之间的桥梁——一座用关怀和爱筑成的桥梁。故填That experience helped the writer see the bridge between London and her hometown, Tianjin—a bridge built with care and love. 5．根据“We may not come from the same country or have the same skin colour, but love brings us all together. This lesson is very important in my life.”可知，作者学到的道理是“爱将人们联结在一起”。故填Love brings people together. Cooperation comes from friendship, friendship comes from trust, and trust comes from kindness. It's easy to tell that kindness is very important. What is kindness then? To be exact, kindness is the quality of being friendly. If we give up our seats on the bus, help a classmate solve a math problem, or welcome a new member into a group activity, we are showing kindness. Actually, these acts are done without expectation of reward (回报). We begin to realise that while helping others, we’re in fact helping ourselves. Showing kindness benefits us in different ways. It helps us know about ourselves. It develops our problem-solving skills. It also gives us the chance to be thankful. We can never imagine the power of one simple act of kindness. It may change our day. And that day may change our week. That week may change the rest of the year—or even our whole life. In short, we rise by lifting others. Here are some teenagers’ acts of kindness. Linda: I sat next to a new student at lunch. I was pleased because I made her day. Kayla: In order to raise money and protect wild animals, I held a singing competition. I was proud of it. Peter: I opened the door for an old lady. I felt happy because I could help other people. 1．What is kindness according to the text? 2．List two benefits of showing kindness. 3．What did Linda do to show her kindness? 4． What do you think of Peter’s act of kindness? Write 30 words or more. 【答案】1．Kindness is the quality of being friendly./The quality of being friendly./It is the quality of being friendly./That is the quality of being friendly./To be exact, kindness is the quality of being friendly. 2．It helps us know about ourselves. It develops our problem-solving skills. 3．She sat next to a new student at lunch./Linda sat next to a new student at lunch. 4．I think Peter is warm-hearted and kind. He made himself happy by helping the old lady. His simple act of kindness was done without expectation of reward. I should learn from him.（开放性答案，合理即可） 【导语】本文是一篇说明文，主要讲述了善良的定义、重要性以及一些青少年表现善良的具体行为。 1．根据文章第一段“To be exact, kindness is the quality of being friendly.”可知，善良是友好的品质。故填Kindness is the quality of being friendly./The quality of being friendly./It is the quality of being friendly./That is the quality of being friendly./To be exact, kindness is the quality of being friendly. 2．根据文章第二段“Showing kindness benefits us in different ways. It helps us know about ourselves. It develops our problem-solving skills.”可知，表现善良的两个好处是帮助我们了解自己和培养解决问题的能力。故填It helps us know about ourselves. It develops our problem-solving skills. 3．根据文章最后一部分“Linda: I sat next to a new student at lunch.”可知，Linda通过和新学生坐在一起表现善良。故填She sat next to a new student at lunch./Linda sat next to a new student at lunch. 4．（开放性答案，合理即可）根据文章最后一部分“Peter: I opened the door for an old lady. I felt happy because I could help other people.”可知，Peter为一位老太太开门，这一行为虽小但体现了他的善良和乐于助人，所以Peter是很热心的，他通过帮助老妇人来让自己很快乐，他简单的善行，没有期待得到回报，我们应该向他学习。故填I think Peter is warm-hearted and kind. He made himself happy by helping the old lady. His simple act of kindness was done without expectation of reward. I should learn from him. 请阅读下面短文，根据所提供的信息，回答5个问题。要求所写答案语法正确、语义完整切题，并把答案写在横线上。 Jane was not a confident girl before, because she was fat and others often laughed at her. As a result, Jane became very shy. She was afraid to say hello to strangers. She was afraid to ask simple questions and speak aloud in front of others. It seemed that she was afraid of everything in her life. She used to believe that she would be like this all her life. But one day, her friend Paul’s words changed her mind. He encouraged Jane to change herself. He said, “If you can have a try, you will have a chance to make a difference. But if you never try, your life is only going to get worse.” Jane was deeply touched by what Paul said. She thought, “Why not have a try? After all, I have nothing to lose.” The first thing Jane did was losing weight. She had a strict diet and did exercise every day. After 6 months, she lost 90 pounds. This taught her that she could change herself. A few months later, Jane heard about a speech competition at her university. She plucked up (鼓起) her courage to attend the competition. For the first time, she was able to share her story and speak aloud in front of many people. In the end, she got a big prize! After the competition, Jane made a to-do list and started changing rapidly. She tried her best to finish the things on the list one by one. When working on them, she felt more and more confident. Jane was still making progress now. And she will never stop. 1．Why was Jane not confident before? 2．Who encouraged Jane to change herself? 3．How did Jane lose weight? 4．What did Jane share in the speech competition? 5．When did Jane make a to-do list? 【答案】1．Because she was fat and others often laughed at her. 2．Jane’s friend./Paul. 3．She had a strict diet and did exercise every day./By having a strict diet and doing exercise every day. 4．Her story. 5．After the competition. 【导语】本文是记叙文。主要讲述简了是一个不自信的女孩，她很胖，在朋友保罗的鼓励下决定尝试做出改变。 1．根据“Jane was not a confident girl before, because she was fat and others often laughed at her.”可知，简之前不自信是因为她胖，别人经常嘲笑她。故填Because she was fat and others often laughed at her. 2．根据“But one day, her friend Paul’s words changed her mind. He encouraged Jane to change herself.”可知，简的朋友保罗鼓励她改变自己。故填Jane’s friend./Paul. 3．根据“The first thing Jane did was losing weight. She had a strict diet and did exercise every day.”可知，简为了减肥严格控制饮食并且每天锻炼。故填She had a strict diet and did exercise every day./By having a strict diet and doing exercise every day. 4．根据“For the first time, she was able to share her story and speak aloud in front of many people.”可知，简在演讲比赛中分享了自己的故事。故填Her story. 5．根据“After the competition, Jane made a to-do list and started changing rapidly.”可知，比赛结束后，简列了一张待办事项清单。故填After the competition. 请阅读下面短文，根据所提供的信息，回答5个问题，要求所写答案语法正确、语义完整切题。 Do you know Zhang Jing? She is from Hangzhou. She was sure about her job when she was at middle school. “I want to be a diplomat (外交官) when I grow up. I am going to work for the government,” she said to all her friends. To make her dream come true, she always worked much harder than others. Every morning, after she got up, she read English and listened to English news. She spent lots of time doing different kinds of English exercise. Sometimes, if she couldn’t do something well, she would always tell herself, “I will do better next time.” Zhang’s teacher once said, “She was a good student and always got good grades. She went to China Foreign Affairs University (中国外交学院) at last, although she could go to some more excellent university, like Peking University and Tsinghua University.” Now Zhang Jing is one of the greatest interpreters (口译者) in China. In fact, it’s not easy to work as an interpreter at all. You should be good at English. At the same time, you must think fast. Zhang does a good job, and it helps her become successful. 1．Where is Zhang Jing from? 2．What did Zhang Jing want to be when she was in middle school? 3．Why did Zhang Jing always work much harder than others? 4．Which university did Zhang Jing go to? 5．What qualities (品质) does an interpreter need to have? 【答案】1．Hangzhou./She is from Hangzhou. 2．A diplomat./She wanted to be a diplomat. 3．Because she wanted to make her dream come true. 4．China Foreign Affairs University./She went to China Foreign Affairs University. 5．They must be good at English and think fast. 【导语】本文主要介绍了口译员张京实现梦想的奋斗历程，并对张京进行了高度评价。 1．根据“She is from Hangzhou.”可知，张京来自杭州。故填Hangzhou./She is from Hangzhou. 2．根据“‘I want to be a diplomat (外交官) when I grow up. I am going to work for the government,’ she said to all her friends.”可知，张京中学时就明确了自己的职业，她想当一名外交官。故填A diplomat./She wanted to be a diplomat. 3．根据“To make her dream come true, she always worked much harder than others.”可知，为了实现自己的梦想，张京一直比别人更努力学习。故填Because she wanted to make her dream come true. 4．根据“She went to China Foreign Affairs University (中国外交学院) at last, although she could go to some more excellent university, like Peking University and Tsinghua University.”可知，张京最终去了中国外交学院。故填China Foreign Affairs University./She went to China Foreign Affairs University. 5．根据“In fact, it’s not easy to work as an interpreter at all. You should be good at English. At the same time, you must think fast.”可知，成为口译员很不容易，你需要擅长英语，并且快速思考。故填They must be good at English and think fast. 二、U2单元话题热点预测 阅读下面短文，简略回答问题。 Find and Keep Your Friendship Every one of us, rich or poor, should at least (至少) have one or two good friends. Your friends will listen to you when you speak, will take care of you when you are sick, and will stay with you through your life. Everyone needs friends. Friendship can make us happier. How can we find a good friend and get on well with each other? Here is some advice. ·Make friends with a person who is easy to get along with. ·You should make friends with a person who has something in shared with you. ·Give your friend a hand when he or she is in trouble. Friends should always be ready to help each other. ·Believe in (信任) each other. This is the most important thing in a friendship. ·Even the best friends may have an argument sometimes. If this happens, don’t let your argument last too long. Try to make up with your friends soon. Friendship is a kind of treasure (珍宝) in our life. It is like a bottle of wine (酒). The longer it is kept, the better it will be. 1．How many good friends should we at least have? 2．Why do we need friends? 3．What should we do when our friends are in trouble? 4．What is the most important thing in a friendship? 5．What do you think of friendship? 【答案】1．One or two good friends. 2．(Because) friendship can make us happier. 3． We should give them a hand/ always be ready to help them./Friends should always be ready to help each other. 28．Believing in each other. 29． Friendship is like a bottle of wine./It is a kind of treasure./I think it is very important.（开放性试题，言之成理即可） 【导语】本文介绍了如何找到好朋友，以及如何与朋友融洽地相处。 1．根据第一段“Every one of us, rich or poor, should at least (至少) have one or two good friends.”可知，人们至少要有一到两个朋友。故填One or two good friends. 2．根据第二段“Friendship can make us happier”可知，友谊可以让我们更开心。故填(Because) friendship can make us happier. 3．根据“Give your friend a hand when he or she is in trouble.”可知，当朋友有困难时，我们应该帮助他们。故填We should give them a hand/always be ready to help them./Friends should always be ready to help each other. 4．根据“Believe in (信任) each other. This is the most important thing in a friendship.”可知，友谊中最重要的事情是互相信任。故填Believing in each other. 5．本题应回答对友谊的看法，故填Friendship is like a bottle of wine./It is a kind of treasure./I think it is very important.（开放性试题，言之成理即可） We spend most of our time with our friends. What kind of people are welcomed by others then? These days, Teenagers’ World Magazine asked students in No.1 Middle School about what was the most important to be a friend. It listed some traits (特征) of friends for them to choose and here are the results. Firstly, twenty-nine percent of the students think being happy is the most important. Everybody wants to be happy, and nobody wants to spend their time with an unhappy person. If we are with a happy person, we are more probably to be happy, too. Next, forty-one percent have a different answer to the question. They think when getting into trouble or having some difficulties, we want our friends to reach for our hands to help us. We are not good friends if we don’t give a hand to our friends when they need help. When we need help, they will be there for us, too. So it’s always good to be helpful. Lastly, some of them think giving encouragement (鼓励) to friends is a better trait than others, because sometimes in our lives we meet failure, sadness, problems and other bad things. We need someone there to always encourage us and cheer us up. We find that it feels much better if people want to be our friends because of our traits. So if we want to make friends more easily, we’d better have these excellent traits. 1．Did Teenagers’ World Magazine ask students in No.1 Middle School about their eating habits? 2．What percent of the students think giving encouragement to friends is a better trait? 3．According to the passage, what traits are the most important for the students? 4．Three percent of the students think there are other traits to be a friend. What traits can they be? Give at least one example and tell why. 【答案】1．No, it didn’t. 2．Twenty-seven percent. 3．Being happy, being helpful and giving encouragement. 4．Patient. When we are happy or sad, we must talk to our friends. So we should be patient. 【导语】本文介绍了一些可以吸引他人的特质。 1．根据“Teenagers’ World Magazine asked students in No.1 Middle School about what was the most important to be a friend.”可知，明确提到杂志向学生询问的是“作为朋友最重要的特征”，并非关于饮食习惯。故填No, it didn’t. 2．根据“twenty-nine percent of the students think being happy is the most important.”以及“ forty-one percent have a different answer to the question. They think when getting into trouble or having some difficulties, we want our friends to reach for our hands to help us.”可知，29%认为“快乐”最重要以及41%认为“乐于助人”最重要；根据图表可知，3%为其他特征，因此剩余27%认为“给朋友鼓励”最重要。故填Twenty-seven percent. 3．根据“twenty-nine percent of the students think being happy is the most important.”；“forty-one percent ... So it’s always good to be helpful.”以及“Lastly, some of them think giving encouragement (鼓励) to friends is a better trait than others”可知，对学生来说重要的特征是保持快乐，乐于助人和给予鼓励。故填Being happy, being helpful and giving encouragement. 4．开放性问题，答案不唯一，合理即可。参考答案：Patient. When we are happy or sad, we must talk to our friends. So we should be patient. 阅读短文，根据短文内容，完成下列各题。 A few days ago, I ran into a stranger as he passed by. I said sorry to him, and he said, “Excuse me too. I wasn’t even noticing you.” We were very polite, this stranger and I. Then we went on our ways after saying goodbye. Later in the kitchen at home, as I cooked our meal, my daughter Betty walked up to me, very quietly. When I turned around, I nearly knocked her down. “Get out of the way!” I shouted angrily. She ran away, crying. That night, when I lay in bed, my husband said to me, “You were so rude to Betty. Go and check the kitchen floor, and you’ll find some flowers there. Betty brought those for you. She picked them herself—pink, yellow, and your favourite blue.” When I heard this, I thought deeply, “While meeting with a stranger, I was calm and polite, but with my daughter, I was not patient.” I felt sad and tears began to fall. I quietly went to Betty’s bed, “My dear,” I said, “are these the flowers you picked for me? ” She smiled, “I found them by the tree. I knew you’d like them, especially the blue.” I said, “I am so sorry that I treated (对待) you that way today.” And she whispered (悄声说), “Mommy, that’s okay—I still love you anyway.” I kissed her and said, “I love you too and I do love the flowers.” That day Betty gave me a lesson on how to get along with each other in the family. I spent much time on work before and didn’t realize how important family life was. I decided to do better in the future. 1．What did the writer say to a stranger when she ran into him? 2．Why did the writer feel sad and begin to cry? 3．What lesson did Betty give her mother? 4．What will you do to get along with each other in your family? 【答案】1．She said sorry to him. 2．Because she was not patient with her daughter./Because she was rude to her daughter. 3．Betty gave her mother a lesson on how to get along with each other in the family. 4．I will be patient with my family. 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文，主要讲述了作者在与陌生人相遇时表现得很礼貌，但在面对自己的女儿时却失去了耐心，之后通过女儿的宽容与爱意识到了家庭关系的重要性，并从中学到了如何与家人相处。 1．根据第一段“A few days ago, I ran into a stranger as he passed by. I said sorry to him”可知，作者撞到了一个陌生人后说了抱歉。故填She said sorry to him. 2．根据第三段“You were so rude to Betty.”和第四段“While meeting with a stranger, I was calm and polite, but with my daughter, I was not patient.”可知，作者为自己对女儿不耐烦、粗鲁而感到难过并流泪，故填Because she was not patient with her daughter./Because she was rude to her daughter. 3．根据最后一段“That day Betty gave me a lesson on how to get along with each other in the family.”可知，Betty给作者上了一堂关于如何在家庭中与家人和睦相处的课。故填Betty gave her mother a lesson on how to get along with each other in the family. 4．开放性作答，结合实际情况，言之成理即可。参考答案为I will be patient with my family. 请阅读下面语篇，根据其内容回答问题，并将答案写在答题卡相应的位置上。 In the past, connecting (与……有联系) with friends meant spending time with them in person (亲自). But now it is different. Know More:In the past, people connected with friends in simple ways. ●meet friends face-to-face. ●go to their friends’ homes to play or chat. ●meet at places like parks or small shops. ●talk and have a good time together. With the development (发展) of technology, people’s lives have changed a lot. Today, more young people like to connect with their friends online better. They think it is a good way to connect with their friends. However, some people think that connecting with friends online may make them lose their real-world friendships (友谊). Do you agree with it? Here are some ideas. Agree Disagree Technology hurts (伤害) friendships. When I communicate with a friend online, it’s not easy to understand what he or she really means and feels. We might think our friends are happy while they’re upset and angry. A friend might send a text message as a joke. But our feelings might be bad because we think he’s serious. Hi, I’m Jack. In fact, technology doesn’t hurt friendships at all. Instead, it can make them stronger. For example, my best friends live in California where I used to live. The last time I met them in person was three years ago. But I talk to them online every weekend. It feels like they’re right here with me. Without technology, we can’t be so close friends. According to experts (专家), connecting with friends online is not enough to build true friendships. Spending time together face-to-face is quite important, especially when people are in trouble. During hard times, people don’t need someone who likes their pictures or posts on social media. What they really need is someone who can offer them help. 1．How did people connect with their friends in the past? (One way is OK.) 2．Why do some people think that technology hurts friendships? 3．When does Jack talk with his friends online? 4．What is important to build true friendships according to experts? 5．Do you want to connect with your friends online or in person? And how can you help your friends in trouble? 【答案】1．Meet friends face-to-face. / Go to their friends’ homes to play or chat. / Meet at places like parks or small shops. / Talk and have a good time together. 2．Because when communicating with a friend online, it’s not easy to understand what he or she really means and feels. 3．Every weekend. 4．Spending time together face-to-face. 5．I want to connect with my friends in person. When my friends are in trouble, I will listen to them carefully and offer practical help. 【导语】本文探讨了科技发展对友谊的影响，对比了过去面对面的交往方式和现代线上交流的优缺点，并呈现了支持和反对线上交友的两种观点，最后指出线下互动对建立真正友谊的重要性。 1．根据“In the past, people connected with friends in simple ways. ●meet friends face-to-face.●go to their friends’ homes to play or chat.●meet at places like parks or small shops.●talk and have a good time together.”可知，方式有与朋友面对面交流、去朋友家玩或聊天、在公园或小商店等地方见面以及聊天并一起度过美好的时光。故填Meet friends face-to-face. / Go to their friends’ homes to play or chat. / Meet at places like parks or small shops. / Talk and have a good time together. 2．根据“Technology hurts (伤害) friendships. When I communicate with a friend online, it’s not easy to understand what he or she really means and feels...A friend might send a text message as a joke. But our feelings might be bad because we think he’s serious.”可知，原因是在网上与朋友交流时，很难理解他或她真正的意思和感受。故填Because when communicating with a friend online, it’s not easy to understand what he or she really means and feels. 3．根据“I’m Jack…But I talk to them online every weekend.”可知，他每个周末都会和朋友在网上交谈。故填Every weekend. 4．根据“According to experts (专家), connecting with friends online is not enough to build true friendships. Spending time together face-to-face is quite important…”可知，此处说明面对面相处对建立真正的友谊十分关键。故填Spending time together face-to-face. 5．开放性试题，言之有理即可，参考答案：I want to connect with my friends in person. When my friends are in trouble, I will listen to them carefully and offer practical help. The idea of teamwork is very important to the success of any team. All coaches talk about working as one unit or as a team that plays as one. Teamwork and unselfishness (无私) create a great team; without them a team cannot play well against other teams. You can have a group of superstars, but if they do not work well as one unit, they are not going to be successful. The team working as one unit is going to be successful. Here are some things to consider when you are looking at your team. Does your team have agreed-upon goals they created as a team? Do the players openly encourage and support one another? Do they have open communication with one another, as well as the coaches? Does each player know what their role in the team is? Is there shared respect among the players and coaches? Do the players use words such as “we” when referring to the team? Have they created a positive team image for themselves? Does the team as a whole want to improve their performance? Does each member consider themselves as a “team player”? A winning team has players that share common goals and a common dream. Teams come together through shared attitudes about a particular sport. They may come together for a number of different reasons, but their goals are the same—to achieve top performance and experience success. The ends may be different but the means by which one gets there is the same—teamwork. Teamwork is something that must be on top of the list. Every player needs to understand how important it is for them to work smoothly together if they want to be successful. Each player must be true to the whole team and be willing to act unselfishly. When challenges (挑战) come, the team needs to deal with them in a positive manner. A sense of teamwork will play an important part in this. Just remember T. E. A．M.—Together Everyone Achieves More! 1．What can make a great team? 2．Which is more important to the success of a team, teamwork or superstars? 3．How many things should be considered when you are looking at your team? 4．How do teams come together according to the passage? 5．What will a team need to do when challenges come? 6．What is the passage mainly about? 【答案】1．Teamwork and unselfishness. 2．Teamwork. 3．Nine. 4．They come together through shared attitudes about a particular sport. 5．When challenges come, the team needs to deal with them in a positive manner with a sense of teamwork. 6．The passage is mainly about the importance of teamwork for the success of a team and some key factors to consider for building a successful team. 【导语】本文是一篇议论文，主要讨论了团队合作对于团队成功的重要性，以及建立一个成功团队需要考虑的一些关键因素。 1．根据“Teamwork and unselfishness (无私) create a great team...”可知，团队合作和无私能造就一个伟大的团队。故填Teamwork and unselfishness. 2．根据“You can have a group of superstars, but if they do not work well as one unit, they are not going to be successful.”可知，即使有超级巨星，没有团队合作也无法成功，所以团队合作更重要。故填Teamwork. 3．根据“Here are some things to consider when you are looking at your team.”可知，以下列举了9个问题，所以当你在审视你的团队时，有9件事情应该被考虑。故填Nine. 4．根据“Teams come together through shared attitudes about a particular sport.”可知，团队因对某项运动的共同态度而凝聚。故填They come together through shared attitudes about a particular sport. 5．根据“When challenges (挑战) come, the team needs to deal with them in a positive manner. A sense of teamwork will play an important part in this.”可知，当挑战来临时，团队需要以团队合作的精神用积极的方式处理它们。故填When challenges come, the team needs to deal with them in a positive manner with a sense of teamwork. 6．通读全文可知，本文主要讨论了团队合作对于团队成功的重要性，以及建立一个成功团队需要考虑的一些关键因素。故填The passage is mainly about the importance of teamwork for the success of a team and some key factors to consider for building a successful team. 三、U3单元话题热点预测 The Wright Brothers and The First Plane In 12 seconds in the year 1903, two young Americans changed the world forever. That was the length of the first successful flight of Orville Wright and Wilbur Wright’s plane. Wilbur was born in 1867 and Orville in 1871. The Wright brothers developed a strong interest in flight from early childhood. They taught themselves maths and engineering. They started their flying experiments with big kites and gliders (滑翔机) and finally decided to make their own plane. The two brothers worked very hard to make a small engine and a propeller (螺旋桨) for their plane. Their first plane weighed 340 kilograms. Its wings were 12 metres wide. On 17 December, 1903, Orville sat in the plane and made the first successful flight at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. His flight lasted for only 12 seconds and only covered 37 metres, but this was the first time when human beings successfully sent something heavier than the air into the sky with powered flight. Wilbur also flew the plane on the same day. In the last flight of the day, Wilbur flew for 59 seconds and covered a distance of 260 metres. The Wright brothers improved their plane, and by 1909, it could fly for 32 kilometres. The Wright brothers are surely among the most important inventors of the 20th century. 1．What were the Wright brothers very interested in from early childhood? ________________________ 2．When did the first successful flight take place? ________________________ 3．How long did the first successful flight last? ________________________ 4．How do you think the invention of the first plane? ________________________ 5．Why do you think so? Write 20 words or more. ________________________ 【答案】1．Flight. 2．On 17 December, 1903. 3．12 seconds. 4．I think it is a great invention for human beings. 5．If there wasn’t the invention of the flight, it would not be so easy to travel to very far places. The invention of the flight let people find a faster way to go far. 【导语】本文是一篇说明文，主要讲述了莱特兄弟以及世界上第一架飞机的相关情况，包括他们对飞行的兴趣、飞机首次成功飞行的时间和时长等。 1．根据“The Wright brothers developed a strong interest in flight from early childhood.”可知，莱特兄弟从小就对飞行很感兴趣。故填Flight. 2．根据“On 17 December, 1903, Orville sat in the plane and made the first successful flight at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.”可知，首次成功飞行发生在1903年12月17日。故填On 17 December, 1903. 3．根据“His flight lasted for only 12 seconds”可知，首次成功飞行持续了12秒。故填12 seconds. 4．开放性作答，答案不唯一，合理即可。故填I think it is a great invention for human beings. 5．开放性作答，答案不唯一，合理即可。故填If there wasn’t the invention of the flight, it would not be so easy to travel to very far places. The invention of the flight let people find a faster way to go far. Do you ever feel no one really understands you? Well, “Pepper”, a robot could change that. Pepper is the first robot to read humans’ feelings. Using its emotional recognition (情感识别), Pepper can react (反应) to people when it is close to them by making jokes, dancing and even singing in Japanese. The man-like robot looks like a small girl. It was shown to curious people in Tokyo stores on Friday by SoftBank, a Japanese robotics company. Pepper can examine facial expressions, human voice and signs, and then make an answer. Pepper is designed to be a family robot, but it isn’t like Rosie, the household robot on the cartoon. Pepper is used at home or in the store, where we provide fun and entertainment (娱乐). Pepper gets power from love inside a family. Not only can it make jokes, make them laugh, but it helps people when they are in trouble. In a natural accident, it can help make those people who are sad or lonely feel relaxed. Pepper was on sale in Japan for around $2,000 in February, 2015. For now, several Peppers are at SoftBank stores in Tokyo for people to visit. The creators say before selling Peppers, they want the robots to store more knowledge, so they can get along better with humans. 1．Where was Pepper shown to curious people on Friday? 2．What kind of robot is Rosie? 3．How much did a Pepper cost in 2015? 4．Do you think you’ll have your own robot at home in the future? Why? Write more than 30 words. 【答案】1．In Tokyo stores. 2．A household robot. 3．Around $2,000. 4．Yes. I will have one robot that can help me with housework. Because it will do the dishes and clean my house. It will cook for me every day. It can help save my time. 【导语】本文主要介绍了机器人Pepper可以为人类做哪些事情，她有什么特点、作用以及在日本上市的时间。 1．根据“It was shown to curious people in Tokyo stores on Friday by SoftBank, a Japanese robotics company.”可知，软银在东京的商店里向好奇的人们展示了这款机器人。故填In Tokyo stores. 2．根据“Pepper is designed to be a family robot, but it isn’t like Rosie, the household robot on the cartoon. Pepper is used at home or in the store, where we provide fun and entertainment.”可知，Rosie是一台家用机器人。故填A household robot. 3．根据“Pepper was on sale in Japan for around $2,000 in February, 2015.”可知，Pepper在日本的售价约为2000美元。故填Around $2,000. 4．开放性试题，言之有理即可。故填Yes. I will have one robot that can help me with housework. Because it will do the dishes and clean my house. It will cook for me every day. It can help save my time. 阅读下面短文，完成相关任务。 Great inventions are changing and improving our lives in many ways. A 3D printer, one of the great inventions, is like a magical machine. It can make objects into real things from computer designs. What is more amazing, two young scientists made a special 3D food printer in Qatar. It can use bits of vegetables to create food! These smart students, Annan and Mansoori, are students at Carnegie Mellon University in Doha. To make the 3D carrot, they first used very small parts of a real carrot and made lots of them in a science lab. Then they used these tiny parts like ink (墨水) in their printer to make the carrot. By using vegetable cells (细胞) and ultraviolet (紫外线) (UV) , a new carrot is printed. UV light is a kind of energy that helps stick the carrot bits together. The invention may help with food safety. They chose carrots in the test because scientists knew a lot about how carrot parts grew into plants. Mansoori said 3D-printed food can be made cheaply. It doesn’t require large areas of land. It also does not require maintenance (维护) costs. 3D-printed carrots are cheaper than real carrots. Today, 733 million people are facing hunger. Mansoori hopes 3D printers will be used in restaurants, supermarkets, and hospitals. The purpose, she said, is to make food reachable to people all over the world. 1．What can the special 3D food printer do? 2．Where do Annan and Mansoori study? 3．How is a new carrot printed? 4．Why did they choose carrots in the test? 5．What is the purpose of the invention of 3D food printers? 【答案】1．It can use bits of vegetables to create food. 2．At Carnegie Mellon University in Doha. 3．By using vegetable cells and ultraviolet. 4．Because scientists knew a lot about how carrot parts grew into plants. 5．To make food reachable to people all over the world. 【导语】本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了3D食物打印机的发明及其应用，特别是两位年轻科学家在卡塔尔发明的特殊3D食物打印机，能够利用蔬菜碎片制作食物，并探讨了这一发明的目的和意义。 1．根据“What is more amazing, two young scientists made a special 3D food printer in Qatar. It can use bits of vegetables to create food!”可知，它可以用蔬菜碎片制作食物。故填It can use bits of vegetables to create food. 2．根据“These smart students, Annan and Mansoori, are students at Carnegie Mellon University in Doha.”可知，两位学生是多哈卡内基梅隆大学的学生。故填At Carnegie Mellon University in Doha. 3．根据“By using vegetable cells (细胞) and ultraviolet (紫外线) (UV) , a new carrot is printed.”可知，通过使用蔬菜细胞和紫外线（UV），一个新的胡萝卜被打印出来。故填By using vegetable cells and ultraviolet. 4．根据“They chose carrots in the test because scientists knew a lot about how carrot parts grew into plants.”可知，他们在测试中选择胡萝卜是因为科学家们对胡萝卜部分如何长成植物了解很多。故填Because scientists knew a lot about how carrot parts grew into plants. 5．根据“The purpose, she said, is to make food reachable to people all over the world.”可知，目的是让全世界的人都能获得食物。故填To make food reachable to people all over the world. 阅读下面短文，并用英语回答问题 (请注意每小题后面的词数要求)。 There is a new robot (机器人) dog in Nanjing, China. It is big and strong. The robot dog is very special. It can work in hot weather. At the same time, the robot dog moves fast, so people can use it to help firefighters (消防员). How does the robot dog work to help firefighters? Well, it is really smart and helpful. When there is a fire in tall buildings, the robot dog will go into these dangerous places. It makes 3D maps to show firefighters what is happening in the dangerous buildings. It can even talk to firefighters. This keeps firefighters safe when they are saving people. The robot dog is not the only one in China. Many other robot dogs are also working on different things. They are working in hospitals, schools, stores and many other places in China. This shows us technology (科技) is changing our lives. 1．What does the robot dog look like? (不超过 5个词) 2．Why is the robot dog special? (不超过 10 个词) 3．What can firefighters learn from 3D maps? (不超过10个词) 【答案】1．It is big and strong. 2．It can work in hot weather and move fast. 3．They can learn what is happening in the dangerous buildings. 【导语】本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了中国南京的新型机器狗及其功能。 1．根据“It is big and strong.”可知，机器狗的外形特点是又大又壮。 故填Big and strong. 2．根据“It can work in hot weather. At the same time, the robot dog moves fast”可知，机器狗的特殊之处在于它能在炎热天气下工作且移动速度快。 故填It can work in hot weather and move fast. 3．根据“It makes 3D maps to show firefighters what is happening in the dangerous buildings.”可知，消防员可以从3D地图中了解危险建筑内的情况。 故填They can learn what is happening in the dangerous buildings. Would you like to have an electric (有电的) car? Do you know this kind of quiet and clean cars run on electricity? In the future, more and more people will have cars, so the cars will be in great need. But the oil won’t keep up with the number of cars on the road. So the price of oil will go up. Electric cars aren’t perfect just yet. It can take eight hours to charge (充电) a car for only 100 miles of driving. How far that car travels depends on the weather and traffic. Price is a problem, too. Electric cars cost much more than oil cars. The good news is that electric car technology is getting better. As it does, the prices of this kind of cars are going down.To charge the car, the Department of Energy is paying for at least 10, 000 charging stations around the country. And it will cost people about three dollars for each charge. Now car makers are looking for other ways to make the car cheaper. Then more people will use electric cars, and we’ll have a clean and nice world in the future. 1．Why will the price of oil go up in the future? 2．How long can it take to charge a car for only 100 miles of driving? 3．How much should people pay for each charge? 4．If more people use electric cars, what will the world be like in the future? 5．Do you like electric cars or oil cars? Why? 【答案】1．Because more and more people will have cars but the oil won’t keep up with the number of the cars on the road. 2．Eight hours. 3．About three dollars. 4．Clean and nice. 5．I like electric cars. Because they are clean and quiet. (言之有理即可) 【导语】本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了电动汽车的现状、面临的挑战(如充电时间、价格)以及未来的发展前景。 1．根据第二段内容“In the future, more and more people will have cars, so the cars will be in great need. But the oil won’t keep up with the number of cars on the road. So the price of oil will go up.”可知，将来，越来越多的人将拥有汽车，但是油量赶不上路上的汽车数量，所以油价会上涨。故填Because more and more people will have cars but the oil won’t keep up with the number of the cars on the road. 2．根据第三段中“It can take eight hours to charge (充电) a car for only 100 miles of driving.”可知，一辆汽车仅行驶100英里就需要8个小时才能充满电。故填Eight hours. 3．根据第四段中“And it will cost people about three dollars for each charge.”可知，每次充电大约要花费人们三美元。故填About three dollars. 4．根据最后一段中“Then more people will use electric cars, and we’ll have a clean and nice world in the future.”可知，更多的人将使用电动汽车，我们将在未来拥有一个干净美好的世界。故填Clean and nice. 5．开放性试题，答案不唯一，言之有理即可。参考答案为I like electric cars. Because they are clean and quiet. 22 同步新教材，周周有练习，月月有重点！ 23 同步新教材，周周有练习，月月有重点！ 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $ 2025-2026学年一线教师制作新教材英语同步精品系列资料，名师遴选！ 2025-2026学年一线教师制作新教材英语同步精品系列资料，名师遴选！ 学校:___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________ 期中复习 Units 1-3 阅读回答问题进阶练15篇（紧贴新教材单元话题） 目录 一、U1单元话题热点预测 1 二、U2单元话题热点预测 10 三、U3单元话题热点预测 19 一、U1单元话题热点预测 阅读下面短文，完成短文后的问题。 On the night of August 14, 2015, everything changed when my friend’s car hit a tree with me inside. I lost most of my left leg, and was bleeding a lot. After three weeks in hospital, I finally could go home with a false (假的) leg. However, the fight was far from over. More of my left leg got worse. This made it harder to wear my false leg, so I gave it to a girl who couldn’t buy one for herself. The joy of being able to help others was greater than the happiness of wearing it myself. People often tell me that they’re proud (骄傲的) of me for staying strong. But in my mind, staying strong has always been my only choice. I still remember, on the day I left the hospital, I told myself to always live life to the fullest. So, I tried to help those around me in my own way. In 2021, I even started modeling (当模特). My dream is that one day a little girl will see me in a magazine and say, “Wow, how beautiful she is, and she only has one leg.” 1．When did the writer have an accident? 2．How long did the writer stay in hospital? 3．What did the writer give to a girl? 4．How do people feel about the writer for her staying strong? 5．What can you learn from the writer? Last summer, I flew from Beijing to London. When I arrived in London, I felt nervous about the seven-hour time difference, the new language, the buildings and the people at the train station. Everything was so different. It made me worried about my short stay there. I joined a girls’ middle school and learnt many new things there over the course of five days. I felt lonely and helpless at first because my vocabulary was poor. Although my learning partner was really friendly, I just couldn’t relax. This feeling continued until a PE class. Some girls smiled and invited me to join their baseball game. Even though I had never played baseball before, I decided to give it a try and managed to (设法) hit the ball on my first try. At that moment, time seemed to stop, and then cheers broke out all around me. The other girls hugged me and shouted, “Hey, Eileen, you did an amazing job!” From then on, I felt truly happy and relaxed, and I really began to fit in with others. That experience helped me see the bridge between London and my hometown, Tianjin—a bridge built with care and love. We may not come from the same country or have the same skin colour, but love brings us all together. This lesson is very important in my life. 根据短文内容，回答下面问题。 1．When did the writer fly to London? 2．Why did the writer feel lonely and helpless at first? 3．How did the writer feel after the PE lesson? 4．What did that experience help the writer see? 5．What lesson did the writer learn? Cooperation comes from friendship, friendship comes from trust, and trust comes from kindness. It's easy to tell that kindness is very important. What is kindness then? To be exact, kindness is the quality of being friendly. If we give up our seats on the bus, help a classmate solve a math problem, or welcome a new member into a group activity, we are showing kindness. Actually, these acts are done without expectation of reward (回报). We begin to realise that while helping others, we’re in fact helping ourselves. Showing kindness benefits us in different ways. It helps us know about ourselves. It develops our problem-solving skills. It also gives us the chance to be thankful. We can never imagine the power of one simple act of kindness. It may change our day. And that day may change our week. That week may change the rest of the year—or even our whole life. In short, we rise by lifting others. Here are some teenagers’ acts of kindness. Linda: I sat next to a new student at lunch. I was pleased because I made her day. Kayla: In order to raise money and protect wild animals, I held a singing competition. I was proud of it. Peter: I opened the door for an old lady. I felt happy because I could help other people. 1．What is kindness according to the text? 2．List two benefits of showing kindness. 3．What did Linda do to show her kindness? 4． What do you think of Peter’s act of kindness? Write 30 words or more. 请阅读下面短文，根据所提供的信息，回答5个问题。要求所写答案语法正确、语义完整切题，并把答案写在横线上。 Jane was not a confident girl before, because she was fat and others often laughed at her. As a result, Jane became very shy. She was afraid to say hello to strangers. She was afraid to ask simple questions and speak aloud in front of others. It seemed that she was afraid of everything in her life. She used to believe that she would be like this all her life. But one day, her friend Paul’s words changed her mind. He encouraged Jane to change herself. He said, “If you can have a try, you will have a chance to make a difference. But if you never try, your life is only going to get worse.” Jane was deeply touched by what Paul said. She thought, “Why not have a try? After all, I have nothing to lose.” The first thing Jane did was losing weight. She had a strict diet and did exercise every day. After 6 months, she lost 90 pounds. This taught her that she could change herself. A few months later, Jane heard about a speech competition at her university. She plucked up (鼓起) her courage to attend the competition. For the first time, she was able to share her story and speak aloud in front of many people. In the end, she got a big prize! After the competition, Jane made a to-do list and started changing rapidly. She tried her best to finish the things on the list one by one. When working on them, she felt more and more confident. Jane was still making progress now. And she will never stop. 1．Why was Jane not confident before? 2．Who encouraged Jane to change herself? 3．How did Jane lose weight? 4．What did Jane share in the speech competition? 5．When did Jane make a to-do list? 请阅读下面短文，根据所提供的信息，回答5个问题，要求所写答案语法正确、语义完整切题。 Do you know Zhang Jing? She is from Hangzhou. She was sure about her job when she was at middle school. “I want to be a diplomat (外交官) when I grow up. I am going to work for the government,” she said to all her friends. To make her dream come true, she always worked much harder than others. Every morning, after she got up, she read English and listened to English news. She spent lots of time doing different kinds of English exercise. Sometimes, if she couldn’t do something well, she would always tell herself, “I will do better next time.” Zhang’s teacher once said, “She was a good student and always got good grades. She went to China Foreign Affairs University (中国外交学院) at last, although she could go to some more excellent university, like Peking University and Tsinghua University.” Now Zhang Jing is one of the greatest interpreters (口译者) in China. In fact, it’s not easy to work as an interpreter at all. You should be good at English. At the same time, you must think fast. Zhang does a good job, and it helps her become successful. 1．Where is Zhang Jing from? 2．What did Zhang Jing want to be when she was in middle school? 3．Why did Zhang Jing always work much harder than others? 4．Which university did Zhang Jing go to? 5．What qualities (品质) does an interpreter need to have? 二、U2单元话题热点预测 阅读下面短文，简略回答问题。 Find and Keep Your Friendship Every one of us, rich or poor, should at least (至少) have one or two good friends. Your friends will listen to you when you speak, will take care of you when you are sick, and will stay with you through your life. Everyone needs friends. Friendship can make us happier. How can we find a good friend and get on well with each other? Here is some advice. ·Make friends with a person who is easy to get along with. ·You should make friends with a person who has something in shared with you. ·Give your friend a hand when he or she is in trouble. Friends should always be ready to help each other. ·Believe in (信任) each other. This is the most important thing in a friendship. ·Even the best friends may have an argument sometimes. If this happens, don’t let your argument last too long. Try to make up with your friends soon. Friendship is a kind of treasure (珍宝) in our life. It is like a bottle of wine (酒). The longer it is kept, the better it will be. 1．How many good friends should we at least have? 2．Why do we need friends? 3．What should we do when our friends are in trouble? 4．What is the most important thing in a friendship? 5．What do you think of friendship? We spend most of our time with our friends. What kind of people are welcomed by others then? These days, Teenagers’ World Magazine asked students in No.1 Middle School about what was the most important to be a friend. It listed some traits (特征) of friends for them to choose and here are the results. Firstly, twenty-nine percent of the students think being happy is the most important. Everybody wants to be happy, and nobody wants to spend their time with an unhappy person. If we are with a happy person, we are more probably to be happy, too. Next, forty-one percent have a different answer to the question. They think when getting into trouble or having some difficulties, we want our friends to reach for our hands to help us. We are not good friends if we don’t give a hand to our friends when they need help. When we need help, they will be there for us, too. So it’s always good to be helpful. Lastly, some of them think giving encouragement (鼓励) to friends is a better trait than others, because sometimes in our lives we meet failure, sadness, problems and other bad things. We need someone there to always encourage us and cheer us up. We find that it feels much better if people want to be our friends because of our traits. So if we want to make friends more easily, we’d better have these excellent traits. 1．Did Teenagers’ World Magazine ask students in No.1 Middle School about their eating habits? 2．What percent of the students think giving encouragement to friends is a better trait? 3．According to the passage, what traits are the most important for the students? 4．Three percent of the students think there are other traits to be a friend. What traits can they be? Give at least one example and tell why. 阅读短文，根据短文内容，完成下列各题。 A few days ago, I ran into a stranger as he passed by. I said sorry to him, and he said, “Excuse me too. I wasn’t even noticing you.” We were very polite, this stranger and I. Then we went on our ways after saying goodbye. Later in the kitchen at home, as I cooked our meal, my daughter Betty walked up to me, very quietly. When I turned around, I nearly knocked her down. “Get out of the way!” I shouted angrily. She ran away, crying. That night, when I lay in bed, my husband said to me, “You were so rude to Betty. Go and check the kitchen floor, and you’ll find some flowers there. Betty brought those for you. She picked them herself—pink, yellow, and your favourite blue.” When I heard this, I thought deeply, “While meeting with a stranger, I was calm and polite, but with my daughter, I was not patient.” I felt sad and tears began to fall. I quietly went to Betty’s bed, “My dear,” I said, “are these the flowers you picked for me? ” She smiled, “I found them by the tree. I knew you’d like them, especially the blue.” I said, “I am so sorry that I treated (对待) you that way today.” And she whispered (悄声说), “Mommy, that’s okay—I still love you anyway.” I kissed her and said, “I love you too and I do love the flowers.” That day Betty gave me a lesson on how to get along with each other in the family. I spent much time on work before and didn’t realize how important family life was. I decided to do better in the future. 1．What did the writer say to a stranger when she ran into him? 2．Why did the writer feel sad and begin to cry? 3．What lesson did Betty give her mother? 4．What will you do to get along with each other in your family? 请阅读下面语篇，根据其内容回答问题，并将答案写在答题卡相应的位置上。 In the past, connecting (与……有联系) with friends meant spending time with them in person (亲自). But now it is different. Know More:In the past, people connected with friends in simple ways. ●meet friends face-to-face. ●go to their friends’ homes to play or chat. ●meet at places like parks or small shops. ●talk and have a good time together. With the development (发展) of technology, people’s lives have changed a lot. Today, more young people like to connect with their friends online better. They think it is a good way to connect with their friends. However, some people think that connecting with friends online may make them lose their real-world friendships (友谊). Do you agree with it? Here are some ideas. Agree Disagree Technology hurts (伤害) friendships. When I communicate with a friend online, it’s not easy to understand what he or she really means and feels. We might think our friends are happy while they’re upset and angry. A friend might send a text message as a joke. But our feelings might be bad because we think he’s serious. Hi, I’m Jack. In fact, technology doesn’t hurt friendships at all. Instead, it can make them stronger. For example, my best friends live in California where I used to live. The last time I met them in person was three years ago. But I talk to them online every weekend. It feels like they’re right here with me. Without technology, we can’t be so close friends. According to experts (专家), connecting with friends online is not enough to build true friendships. Spending time together face-to-face is quite important, especially when people are in trouble. During hard times, people don’t need someone who likes their pictures or posts on social media. What they really need is someone who can offer them help. 1．How did people connect with their friends in the past? (One way is OK.) 2．Why do some people think that technology hurts friendships? 3．When does Jack talk with his friends online? 4．What is important to build true friendships according to experts? 5．Do you want to connect with your friends online or in person? And how can you help your friends in trouble? The idea of teamwork is very important to the success of any team. All coaches talk about working as one unit or as a team that plays as one. Teamwork and unselfishness (无私) create a great team; without them a team cannot play well against other teams. You can have a group of superstars, but if they do not work well as one unit, they are not going to be successful. The team working as one unit is going to be successful. Here are some things to consider when you are looking at your team. Does your team have agreed-upon goals they created as a team? Do the players openly encourage and support one another? Do they have open communication with one another, as well as the coaches? Does each player know what their role in the team is? Is there shared respect among the players and coaches? Do the players use words such as “we” when referring to the team? Have they created a positive team image for themselves? Does the team as a whole want to improve their performance? Does each member consider themselves as a “team player”? A winning team has players that share common goals and a common dream. Teams come together through shared attitudes about a particular sport. They may come together for a number of different reasons, but their goals are the same—to achieve top performance and experience success. The ends may be different but the means by which one gets there is the same—teamwork. Teamwork is something that must be on top of the list. Every player needs to understand how important it is for them to work smoothly together if they want to be successful. Each player must be true to the whole team and be willing to act unselfishly. When challenges (挑战) come, the team needs to deal with them in a positive manner. A sense of teamwork will play an important part in this. Just remember T. E. A．M.—Together Everyone Achieves More! 1．What can make a great team? 2．Which is more important to the success of a team, teamwork or superstars? 3．How many things should be considered when you are looking at your team? 4．How do teams come together according to the passage? 5．What will a team need to do when challenges come? 6．What is the passage mainly about? 三、U3单元话题热点预测 The Wright Brothers and The First Plane In 12 seconds in the year 1903, two young Americans changed the world forever. That was the length of the first successful flight of Orville Wright and Wilbur Wright’s plane. Wilbur was born in 1867 and Orville in 1871. The Wright brothers developed a strong interest in flight from early childhood. They taught themselves maths and engineering. They started their flying experiments with big kites and gliders (滑翔机) and finally decided to make their own plane. The two brothers worked very hard to make a small engine and a propeller (螺旋桨) for their plane. Their first plane weighed 340 kilograms. Its wings were 12 metres wide. On 17 December, 1903, Orville sat in the plane and made the first successful flight at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. His flight lasted for only 12 seconds and only covered 37 metres, but this was the first time when human beings successfully sent something heavier than the air into the sky with powered flight. Wilbur also flew the plane on the same day. In the last flight of the day, Wilbur flew for 59 seconds and covered a distance of 260 metres. The Wright brothers improved their plane, and by 1909, it could fly for 32 kilometres. The Wright brothers are surely among the most important inventors of the 20th century. 1．What were the Wright brothers very interested in from early childhood? ________________________ 2．When did the first successful flight take place? ________________________ 3．How long did the first successful flight last? ________________________ 4．How do you think the invention of the first plane? ________________________ 5．Why do you think so? Write 20 words or more. ________________________ Do you ever feel no one really understands you? Well, “Pepper”, a robot could change that. Pepper is the first robot to read humans’ feelings. Using its emotional recognition (情感识别), Pepper can react (反应) to people when it is close to them by making jokes, dancing and even singing in Japanese. The man-like robot looks like a small girl. It was shown to curious people in Tokyo stores on Friday by SoftBank, a Japanese robotics company. Pepper can examine facial expressions, human voice and signs, and then make an answer. Pepper is designed to be a family robot, but it isn’t like Rosie, the household robot on the cartoon. Pepper is used at home or in the store, where we provide fun and entertainment (娱乐). Pepper gets power from love inside a family. Not only can it make jokes, make them laugh, but it helps people when they are in trouble. In a natural accident, it can help make those people who are sad or lonely feel relaxed. Pepper was on sale in Japan for around $2,000 in February, 2015. For now, several Peppers are at SoftBank stores in Tokyo for people to visit. The creators say before selling Peppers, they want the robots to store more knowledge, so they can get along better with humans. 1．Where was Pepper shown to curious people on Friday? 2．What kind of robot is Rosie? 3．How much did a Pepper cost in 2015? 4．Do you think you’ll have your own robot at home in the future? Why? Write more than 30 words. 阅读下面短文，完成相关任务。 Great inventions are changing and improving our lives in many ways. A 3D printer, one of the great inventions, is like a magical machine. It can make objects into real things from computer designs. What is more amazing, two young scientists made a special 3D food printer in Qatar. It can use bits of vegetables to create food! These smart students, Annan and Mansoori, are students at Carnegie Mellon University in Doha. To make the 3D carrot, they first used very small parts of a real carrot and made lots of them in a science lab. Then they used these tiny parts like ink (墨水) in their printer to make the carrot. By using vegetable cells (细胞) and ultraviolet (紫外线) (UV) , a new carrot is printed. UV light is a kind of energy that helps stick the carrot bits together. The invention may help with food safety. They chose carrots in the test because scientists knew a lot about how carrot parts grew into plants. Mansoori said 3D-printed food can be made cheaply. It doesn’t require large areas of land. It also does not require maintenance (维护) costs. 3D-printed carrots are cheaper than real carrots. Today, 733 million people are facing hunger. Mansoori hopes 3D printers will be used in restaurants, supermarkets, and hospitals. The purpose, she said, is to make food reachable to people all over the world. 1．What can the special 3D food printer do? 2．Where do Annan and Mansoori study? 3．How is a new carrot printed? 4．Why did they choose carrots in the test? 5．What is the purpose of the invention of 3D food printers? 阅读下面短文，并用英语回答问题 (请注意每小题后面的词数要求)。 There is a new robot (机器人) dog in Nanjing, China. It is big and strong. The robot dog is very special. It can work in hot weather. At the same time, the robot dog moves fast, so people can use it to help firefighters (消防员). How does the robot dog work to help firefighters? Well, it is really smart and helpful. When there is a fire in tall buildings, the robot dog will go into these dangerous places. It makes 3D maps to show firefighters what is happening in the dangerous buildings. It can even talk to firefighters. This keeps firefighters safe when they are saving people. The robot dog is not the only one in China. Many other robot dogs are also working on different things. They are working in hospitals, schools, stores and many other places in China. This shows us technology (科技) is changing our lives. 1．What does the robot dog look like? (不超过 5个词) 2．Why is the robot dog special? (不超过 10 个词) 3．What can firefighters learn from 3D maps? (不超过10个词) Would you like to have an electric (有电的) car? Do you know this kind of quiet and clean cars run on electricity? In the future, more and more people will have cars, so the cars will be in great need. But the oil won’t keep up with the number of cars on the road. So the price of oil will go up. Electric cars aren’t perfect just yet. It can take eight hours to charge (充电) a car for only 100 miles of driving. How far that car travels depends on the weather and traffic. Price is a problem, too. Electric cars cost much more than oil cars. The good news is that electric car technology is getting better. As it does, the prices of this kind of cars are going down.To charge the car, the Department of Energy is paying for at least 10, 000 charging stations around the country. And it will cost people about three dollars for each charge. Now car makers are looking for other ways to make the car cheaper. Then more people will use electric cars, and we’ll have a clean and nice world in the future. 1．Why will the price of oil go up in the future? 2．How long can it take to charge a car for only 100 miles of driving? 3．How much should people pay for each charge? 4．If more people use electric cars, what will the world be like in the future? 5．Do you like electric cars or oil cars? 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