Summerisfinallyhereformostofus-优题课

Summer is finally here for most of us． Sadly， summer is not so pleasant to people in a bit less lucky places， where air conditioning（空调） is not easy to get for most of them．

But as a saying goes， where there is a will， there is a way， especially for those who like doing it

yourself（DIY）． A young man from Bangladesh（孟加拉国） designed an air conditioning system called the Eco Cooler， one that does not require power， and is made of the world's most common waste﹣plastic bottles．

The Eco Cooler is super simple to build﹣no special engineering skills are required． First， to fix it，

a window should be taken away and replaced（替代） by it． Second， a board should be cut into the size of a window． Some bottle﹣neck sized holes should then be cut onto the board． Then， the funnel﹣shaped（漏斗状） bottlenecks， cut from the plastic bottles， should be put into the holes．The next step is to fix the design onto the window frame（框） with the wider side facing outwards． And this is it．

The Eco Cooler then works by catching the winds and sending them inside the building． It can reduce the temperature of a room by as much as 5°C﹣a big difference when looking at comfortable 25°C compared to uncomfortable 30°C．

The idea of the inventor， Ashis Paul， was to show his great product to as many People as possible． For this purpose， he received help from some groups of volunteers． Together， they offered to help local people build and fix the units，as well as teach them how to make them themselves．

Yes， the Eco Cooler is not a super high﹣tech air conditioning system， but it is one that can make a

big difference．

（1）When building the Eco Cooler， we should pay special attention to　　．

A． the shape of the window

B． the direction of bottlenecks

C． the temperature of the outside

D． the weight of the board

（2）What can we learn from the passage？　　

A． Ashis Paul is a clever inventor and a successful businessman．

B． An Eco Cooler can fix the room temperature to comfortable 25°C．

C． The new invention of Eco Cooler is friendly to the environment．

D． Local people will replace their air conditioner with an Eco Cooler．

（3）What's the best title of this passage？　　

A． DIY air conditioning made from plastic bottles

B． Eco Cooler﹣﹣a super high﹣tech air conditioner

C． Why do we need an Eco Cooler in summer？

D． A strong﹣willed inventor and his DIY dream

科目英语题型阅读理解难度中等

知识点：综合型新闻报道类阅读

In the past month，we’ve been holding our breath for news about a Boeing 777 plane,MH 370．
It took off from Kuala Lumpur(吉隆坡)，Malaysia．On March 8．It was heading to Beijing．But about two hours into the flight, the plane went missing．
There were 239 people on the flight，including 154 Chinese．
A total of 12 countries including China and the US have joined the search for the plane．
Did it crash? We know that the weather was clear that day．The pilots didn’t make any distress calls(求救信号)．And as of March l3，experts have not found any broken parts of the plane。
Was it hijacked(劫机)? Two Iranians(伊朗人)used stolen passports to get into the flight．But now they do not appear to be linked to any possible hijacking of the plane，international police agency Interpol(国际刑警组织)official said on March 11．
The search is still going on．It could take months or even years to find out what happened
to the flight．
When did MH370 go missing?

How many Chinese are there on the flight?

What was the weather like that day?

Did the pilots make any distress calls before the plane went missing?

How long could it take to find out what happened to the flight?

阅读下面短文，简要回答所给问题。
It was near Christmas during my first semester teaching at a new school.I loved my small special class more than any group I had taught in the past.They were hungry for knowledge and I was enjoying teaching.
Other teachers had told me that our children were from poor families and not to expect any child to bring a Christmas gift.In fact，I wasn't expecting any gifts.
Imagine my surprise when every child brought me a gift on the day before our holiday break.First，I got a muchloved stuffed monkey from a shy girl.I was told，“He is my favorite，but I love you and I want him to be with you，Miss Taylor.”How thrilled I was!
Next came a new set of Christmas tree lights that was “missing” from a mother's cupboard.
Finally，I came to one little boy's gift which I had never received.It was an old，dirty and broken Christmas story book.Just when I wanted to express my happiness，I was interrupted(打断)by the giver，“And see，it is new！It still has the price tag.”
When other children laughed at him，I stopped them and said，“Oh，books are good in that way.The story is always new if you have not read it before.Now，let's share one together.”Everyone listened quietly as I read the most wonderful Christmas story of my life.
I still keep those Christmas gifts.They always remind me of my lovely kids.
Why did the teacher like her small special class?
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When did the children bring their teacher gifts?
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Who sent a stuffed monkey to the teacher?
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Was the Christmas story book new?
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How did the teacher feel when she got the gifts?

Dear Owner, please listen to me,
My life is likely to last ten to fifteen years. Any separation(分离) from you will make me sad. Remember that before you buy me.
Give me time to understand what you want of me.
Don't be angry with me for long and don’t lock me up as a punishment. You have your work, your entertainment and your friends. I have only you.
Don’t forget to feed me. I’ll be happy if you give me my favorite food--bones.
Talk to me sometimes. Even if I don't understand your words, I understand your voice when you’re speaking to me.
Take care of me when I get old. You, too, will grow old.
Go with me or difficult journeys. Everything is easier for me if you are there. Remember, I love you.
Leo
Judge the following sentences True (T) or False (F).
Leo is probably a dog's name.
Leo can live to the age of fifty.
Leo, unlike his owner, has many friends.
We should treat old dogs well, because everyone will get old.
Dogs won't care whether you are with them or not on their difficult journeys.

One day Tony was crossing the road when he was hit a car. He fell and broke his arm.
He was sent to a hospital. There a doctor operated on his arm. Then he put the arm in a cast(石膏). Tony could not move it at all.
“You must keep your arm in a cast for a month.” The doctor said, “That will give the bone(骨头) a chance to get well”.
A moment later, Tony went back to the hospital. The doctor used a large knife to cut the cast. Then he took Tony’s arm out of the cast.
“Can you move your arm, Tony?” he asked.
Tony tried to move his arm. At last it was difficult, but soon he could move it easily.
“Yes, it’s fine”. He said, “Thank you very much”
“In a few days it will be as good as before.” the doctor said, “Just exercise it a little every day.”
“Will I be able to play the guitar?” Tony asked.
The doctor smiled, “Of course, you will.” He said, “you will have no problems.”
“That’s good news.” Tony said, “Because I couldn’t play it at all before.
How did Tony break his arm?
A. He was hit by a car B. He fell off a bike C.A guitar fell on him
How long did he have to keep his arm in a cast?
A. One week B. Four weeks C.A few days
How was Tony’s arm when the doctor cut the cast?
A. It was OK B. It was hurt C. It was worse.
What did the doctor tell him to do after the cast was taken off?
A. See another doctor B. Play the guitar C. Exercise his arm.
Why was Tony pleased?
A. The doctor gave him a guitar.
B. The doctor said he didn’t have to work again
C. He thought he could be able to play the guitar.

	Chinese writer Mo Yan won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2012. Mo, who was born in 1955 into a farmer’s family in Gaomi County in Shandong Province, is the first Chinese national to win the Nobel Prize in Literature. In his early years, life was not easy and he experienced hunger（饥饿）. These things have influenced Mo Yan’s later writings.
	60-year-old Park Geun-hye(朴槿惠)was elected（选举）the new President of South Korea in December, 2012. She becomes the country’s first female head of state and her term will last five years from 2013. “I will become a president who puts people’s living before anything else,” she told the cheering Peopl in central Seoul as she accepted her win. “I will keep my premises.”
	Barack Obama ( born in Hopolulu, Hawaii in 1961), who was elected the 44^th President of the United States in 2008, has been elected again to a second term, fighting against Republican chllenger Mitt Romney. Obama is a graduate of Columbia University and Harvard Law School. His father was from Kenya. And his mother was born in Wichits, Kansas.