Unit Seven The Chinese Zodiac（主题阅读专项训练）英语北京版六年级上册（新教材）

**基本信息** 以“中国生肖”传统文化为载体，通过关键词定位法系统训练阅读技能，构建“词汇-文化-表达”知识逻辑链，融合语言能力与文化意识培养。 **专项设计** |模块|题量/典例|方法提炼|知识逻辑| |----|-----------|----------|----------| |技巧点拨|1方法+1例题|关键词定位法（Animal/Time/Culture层分类圈画）|从核心词汇识别到文化信息提取的阶梯式训练| |主题阅读|5篇（含记叙文/说明文/神话等）|通过判断、匹配、简答等题型强化方法应用|生肖名称与排序→民俗寓意→神话故事→综合实践的文化认知逻辑|

Unit Seven The Chinese Zodiac 主题阅读“中国生肖” 主题提炼 本单元围绕十二生肖传统文化展开四大学习主线：1.熟记 12 种生肖英文名称、排序，理解生肖纪年规则；2.了解生肖民俗：本命年红衣、春节剪纸、生肖邮票； 3.读懂生肖渡河神话故事，能用英文复述简单情节；4.学会介绍家人属相，对比不同生肖文创的文化寓意。 技巧点拨 关键词定位法： 做生肖主题阅读，圈画四类核心关键词快速定位答案，避开混淆错题： 1.Animal 层：rat, ox, tiger 等 12 生肖动物单词； 2.Time 层：year, every 12 years, Spring Festival, birth year； 3.Culture 层：paper-cut, stamp, red clothes, good luck； 短文原句： People wear red clothes in their zodiac year for good luck. ( )1. People wear blue clothes for their birth animal year.（正确填T，错误填F） 分析：Culture 层关键词 red clothes，题干 blue 冲突，判断错误。因此答案为 F。 小试牛刀 A篇 英语课小组访谈活动，老师让同学们互相采访家人出生年份与属相，Lily 记录下小组四位同学的分享内容，整理成课堂阅读短文。 主题：聊聊我们的属相 语篇类型：记叙文 It’s Chinese culture class today. Our teacher asks us to talk about our birth animals. Amy was born in 2014, and her birth animal is the horse. Her mum’s zodiac animal is the rabbit. Mum was born twelve years earlier than Amy. Tom’s birth animal is the monkey. His dad’s birth animal is the tiger. His grandma’s birth animal is the ox. Lucy loves dragons best, and she is a dragon. Her little brother was born two years after her, so his birth animal is the snake. We learn that each zodiac animal comes every twelve years. Red clothes can bring good luck for people’s birth animal year. 词汇积累：birth animal 属相；zodiac animal 生肖；twelve years 十二年；earlier 更早；luck 好运 判断正 (T) 误 (F) ( ) 1. Amy’s birth animal is the horse. ( ) 2. Amy’s mum’s birth animal is the tiger. ( ) 3. Tom’s grandma’s zodiac animal is the ox. ( ) 4. Lucy’s little brother is a dragon, too. B篇 【新题型·任务型阅读】春节前夕，奶奶在家剪十二生肖剪纸，小作者站在一旁观察，写下短文介绍家里各式各样的生肖剪纸，以及过年张贴剪纸的传统寓意。 主题：家里的生肖剪纸 语篇类型：叙事文 Spring Festival is coming soon. My grandma makes many beautiful Chinese zodiac paper-cuts at home. On our front door, there is a big tiger paper-cut. It stands for brave and strong. On my bedroom window, I have a cute rabbit paper-cut. It means gentle and happy. Grandma cuts a dragon paper-cut for my dad. Dragon is the symbol of power in Chinese culture. She also makes a small rooster paper-cut for me. We stick paper-cuts on windows and doors during Spring Festival. All these lovely paper-cuts carry our best wishes for a new year. Every zodiac animal has its special nice meaning. 词汇积累：paper-cut 剪纸；symbol 象征；gentle 温顺；stick 张贴；wish 祝福 一、匹配连线 1.Tiger paper-cut A. stands for power 2.Rabbit paper-cut B. brave and strong 3.Dragon paper-cut C. gentle and happy 4.Rooster paper-cut D. hard-working（勤劳） 二、简答问题 1.Where do people stick zodiac paper-cuts in Spring Festival? ___________________________________________________________________________ 2.What do zodiac paper-cuts carry for people? ___________________________________________________________________________ C篇 学校图书馆传统文化展板介绍生肖邮票，讲解员整理科普短文，给前来参观的同学们讲解第一套生肖邮票的发行时间与特色。 主题：生肖邮票小历史 语篇类型：说明文 Zodiac stamps are popular Chinese Spring Festival gifts. The first Chinese zodiac stamp is the monkey stamp, and it came out in 1980. After the monkey stamp, people made sheep stamps, ox stamps and tiger stamps one by one. Every year, post offices make new stamps with one zodiac animal on them. These stamps are bright and colourful. Stamp lovers line up to buy them every January. They not only look nice, but also tell stories of our Chinese culture. Many foreign collectors love to collect Chinese zodiac stamps too. 词汇积累：post office 邮局；collector 收藏者；line up 排队；come out 发行；foreign 外国的 1、 判断 (T) 误 (F) ( ) 1. The first zodiac stamp is the monkey stamp from 1980. ( ) 2. New zodiac stamps come out every twelve years. ( ) 3. Lots of stamp fans wait in line to buy zodiac stamps. ( ) 4. Foreign people don’t like Chinese zodiac stamps. 2、 单项选择 ( ) 1. When does the first monkey stamp come out? A. 1980 B. 1991 C. 2000 ( ) 2. Where can people buy zodiac stamps? A. In the museum B. At post offices C. In the zoo ( ) 3. What can zodiac stamps tell us? A. Animal stories B. Chinese culture C. School rules 精益求精 D篇 【新题型·任务型阅读】语文课老师改编新版生肖渡河小故事，删减课本原文重复情节，新增小羊、公鸡结伴渡河片段，课堂朗读短文并完成习题。 主题：趣味生肖渡河大赛 语篇类型：神话叙事短文 Long long ago, the Jade Emperor held a big swimming race. Twelve animals that crossed the river first could have a year named after them. The rat rode on the ox’s back and won the first place. The tiger swam fast and got third. The rabbit jumped on stones and wood to cross the river. The dragon flew over the water, but he stopped to make rain for farmers, so he arrived fifth. The snake hid under the horse’s foot and took sixth place. The goat, monkey and rooster took a small wooden boat together. They helped each other and crossed the river safely. The dog loved playing in water, so he was late. The lazy pig finished last. 词汇积累：Jade Emperor 玉皇大帝；cross 渡过；hide 躲藏；wooden boat 木船；safely 安全地 一、根据短文填空（每空一词） The ________ won the first place in the swimming race. The dragon stopped to make ________ for farmers. Goat, monkey and rooster took a small ________ boat. The ________ played in water and arrived late. 二、简答问题 1.Why was the dragon not the first to cross the river? ___________________________________________________________________________ 2.Who got the last place in the zodiac race? ___________________________________________________________________________ E篇 班级文化周活动要求分组编排生肖赛跑小话剧，老师发布任务说明，讲解道具、角色、剧本写作要求，这是任务说明阅读短文（5 道单选）。 主题：编排生肖小话剧 语篇类型：校园任务说明文 Our class will put on a zodiac animal play for Culture Week. We have four steps to finish it well. First, divide groups and choose animal roles, like rat, ox, tiger and dragon. Second, write short dialogue scripts with feelings. We can use happy, worried or excited words. Third, make simple props: paper animal headwear, wooden river model and small boat cards. Fourth, practice lines and body movements together before showing on stage. When we act the play, we need to tell the story of the zodiac swimming race clearly. It’s a fun way to share Chinese traditional culture with classmates. 词汇积累：put on a play 表演话剧；dialogue 对话；props 道具；headwear 头饰；traditional 传统的 ( ) 1. What activity will the class hold for Culture Week? A. Zodiac paper-cut show B. Zodiac play C. Stamp show ( ) 2. What is the first step to make the play? A. Write scripts B. Choose animal roles C. Make props ( ) 3. Which prop do students NOT need to make? A. Animal headwear B. River model C. Real river ( ) 4. What do students need to practice before the show? A. Lines and movements B. Singing songs C. Drawing stamps ( ) 5. What story does the zodiac play tell? A. The zodiac swimming race B. Spring Festival customs C. Stamp history 参考答案 A篇 【答案】1.T 2.F 3.T 4.F 【解析】 1.答案：T 解析：原文 “Amy was born in 2014, and her birth animal is the horse.” 表述完全一致。 2.答案：F 解析：Amy 妈妈属相是 rabbit，不是 tiger。 3.答案：T 解析：Tom 奶奶的生肖是 ox，与原文匹配。 4.答案：F 解析：Lucy 弟弟属相是 snake，不是 dragon。 B篇 【答案】一、1 - B 2 - C 3 - A 4 - D 二、1.People stick zodiac paper-cuts on windows and doors during Spring Festival. 2.They carry people’s best wishes for a new year. 【解析】 一、 1.答案：B 解析：定位原文描写老虎剪纸：It stands for brave and strong. 短语 brave and strong 含义是勇敢、强壮，和老虎剪纸的寓意完全匹配，因此 1 对应 B。 2.答案：C 解析：文中介绍兔子剪纸：It means gentle and happy. gentle 温顺，happy 开心，是兔子代表的美好含义，所以 2 匹配 C。 3.答案：A 解析：原文：Dragon is the symbol of power. symbol = stand for（代表、象征），power 译为力量、权威，两句表达同一个意思，故 3 对应 A。 4.答案：D 解析：公鸡每天早起打鸣，传统文化里代表勤劳 hard-working，短文隐含这个生肖寓意，因此 4 对应 D。 二、 1.答案：People stick zodiac paper-cuts on windows and doors during Spring Festival. 解析：定位原文 “We stick paper-cuts on windows and doors during Spring Festival”，摘抄完整句子作答。 2.答案：They carry people’s best wishes for a new year. 解析：依据 “All these lovely paper-cuts carry our best wishes for a new year” 提取核心信息回答。 C篇 【答案】一、1.T 2.F 3.T 4.F 二、1.A 2.B 3.B 【解析】 一、 1.答案：T 解析：原文 “The first Chinese zodiac stamp is the monkey stamp, and it came out in 1980”，猴票是 1980 年首款生肖邮票。 2.答案：F 解析：文中 “Every year, post offices make new stamps”，每年都会发行新生肖邮票，不是每 12 年一次。 3.答案：T 解析：“Stamp lovers line up to buy them every January”，集邮爱好者每年排队购买，题干描述正确。 4.答案：F 解析：文末 “Many foreign collectors love to collect Chinese zodiac stamps too”，外国收藏者也喜爱生肖邮票，题干相反。 二、 1.答案：A 解析：首款猴票发行年份为 1980，文中直接给出时间。 2.答案：B 解析：邮票在邮局发售，museum 博物馆、zoo 动物园均不符合原文。 3.答案：B 解析：原文 “they not only look nice, but also tell stories of our Chinese culture”，生肖邮票可以传递中国文化。 D 篇 【答案】一、1.rat 2.rain 3.wooden 4.dog 二、1.Because he stopped to make rain for farmers on his way across the river. 2.The pig got the last place in the swimming race. 【解析】 一、 1.答案：rat 解析：The rat rode on the ox’s back and won the first place. 老鼠取得第一名。 2.答案：rain 解析：he stopped to make rain for farmers 龙中途停下为百姓降雨。 3.答案：wooden 解析：The goat, monkey and rooster took a small wooden boat. 三者同坐小木船。 4.答案：dog 解析：The dog loved playing in water, so he was late. 小狗贪玩落水迟到。 二、 1.答案：Because he stopped to make rain for farmers on his way across the river. 解析：龙在渡河途中停下来降雨，耽误了时间，没能拿第一名。。 2.答案：pig 解析：短文结尾 “The lazy pig finished last”，猪是最后一名。 E篇 【答案】 1.B 2.B 3.C 4.A 5.A 【解析】 1.答案：B 解析：原文 “Our class will put on a zodiac animal play for Culture Week”，班级要表演生肖话剧。 2.答案：B 解析：文中 First（第一步）：divide groups and choose animal roles，先挑选动物角色。 3.答案：C 解析：道具只有 paper headwear、wooden river model、boat 卡片，不需要真实河流。 4.答案：A 解析：第四步 practice lines and body movements，需要练习台词和动作。 5.答案：A 解析：原文 “We need to tell the story of the zodiac swimming race”，话剧讲述生肖渡河比赛。 2 / 2 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $