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1、苏州工业园区第二高级中学 孙炳芳for Senior 12013-2014学年度第30期总第549期US testing changes (P2)Explain the structure of the articlePara 12 _ of SATPara 35 _ of SATPara 68 _ of making some changes.Para 910 _IntroductionChanges PursesConclusionHow is the SAT scored?Each question answered correctly is worth one point. For e
2、ach incorrect answer, one quarter of a point is subtracted form the total score.What are the changes on the SAT?1. Writing section could be optional.2. The test time would shrink to 180minutes, with a total score of 1600 with a separate score for the writing.3. The penalty for wrong answers would be
3、 canceled.What are the purposes of the changes?1. The changes are to make the exam more representative of what students study in high school and the skills they need to succeed in college and afterward. 2. The changes are also the result of competition.What should students do in responses to these c
4、hanges?Be well-prepared for the change.Check out the online learning website Khan Academy.What should we do if were planning to take the SAT?one quarter of a point1. 分子是基数词，分母是序数词。2. 分子大于1，分母用复数。3. 二分之一只能说成：a half 三分之一还可以说成 a quarter4. 分数作为主语时，要根据of 后的名词来定，名词 为不可数，谓语动词用单数；名词为复数，谓语动词 用复数。英语分数表达法地球表面的
5、75被水覆盖着 。Seventy-five percent of the earths surface is covered by water 英语系十分之一的学生是男生 。One-tenth of the students in English department are boys shrinkshrink-shrank-shrunk我的毛衣洗后缩水了。My sweater shrank in the wash.requirerequire sb to do sth.require that 这种情形需要他在场。This situation required him to be at pr
6、esent.This situation required that he should be at present.哈姆雷特是这门课程的指定读物。“Hamlet” is required reading for this course.Teens高中版编辑部for Senior 12013-2014学年度第30期总第549期How butterflies stay safe (P5)I. Lead in 1. What are these?2. Do you think they belong to the same species? Why? Actually, they belong t
7、o two different species. One of them is deadly and the other harmless one pretends to be the deadly one. How can this be? Lets read the article and find out. II. Fast reading1. What is the gene that determines the change of the wing patterns of Common Mormons?2. Why do animals change their skins or
8、patterns?DoublesexThey want to protect themselves from predators.III. Careful readingDecide whether the following sentences are true (T) or false (F). ( ) 1. The British scientist Bates found out how butterflies managed to change their patterns. ( ) 2. Scientists have just discovered that genes are
9、responsible for the change of wing patterns. ( ) 3. Its genes that determine our hair color and the shape of our eyes. ( ) 4. Scientists were surprised to find that the change of wing patterns was controlled by a single gene. ( ) 5. Doublesex was controlled by other genes to change the wing patterns
10、. ( ) 6. Scientists considered the change of wing patterns to be evidence for natural selection. FFTTFTIV. Vocabulary Find out the meanings of the phrases and then translate them.point to used to by itself1. 这些测试的结果指向了一个不同的结论。The results from these tests point to a different conclusion.2. 如果你不用的话，电脑
11、会自动关闭。The computer shuts off by itself if you dont use it.3. 奶奶说以前的冬天更冷。My grandmother said winters used to be colder here. 指向，表明 过去曾经，过去常常 单独地，独立地，自动地V. Research homeworkHave you ever read “the Origin of Species” by Darwin? Read it to find more examples of natural selection.苏州工业园区第二高级中学 孙炳芳for Seni
12、or 12013-2014学年度第30期总第549期Keeping warm (P6)What does this scenery remind you of?Go through the article and think about the question: Why would the author enjoy shoveling the snow?What was the consequence of several inches of snow falling?Schools were canceled, roads were dangerous and all the author
13、 wanted to do was stay in bed.Para 1Para 2Upon looking out, why couldnt the author help but smile a lot?Because he liked the beautiful snow scene and it brought him many happy memories.Para 3What did the author used to like doing in the snow?catching snowflakes, building snowmen, making snow angels,
14、 sledding down hills and always losing snowball fights with first his brothers and then his own children.Para 4 In order to live a happy life, we should do the following things in authors opinion.Feel young in spirit.Delight in the simple joys of life.Share your happiness with the hearts of children
15、.Give your love, your light, your laughter and your warmth to others even on the coldest of days.What other things can we do to make our lives happy and meaningful?cancel 我想取消我今晚的预定 。Id like to cancel my reservation for this evening.Schools were cancelled.(同义句转换)Schools were _ _.called offbring back那首歌总是使人想起过去的学校生活 。That song always brings back memories of school. 回忆，回想起_ _ _recalllook back onthink back tomemorybring 相关的词组bring about bring in bring upbring sth forwardbring down 带来，造成 引来，引进，介绍，收入教育，提出（议题，计划)提出;提前 降低，减少
