1、第10课时八年级(上)Units 910一、阅读理解AThe Fun dubbing(英语趣配音)is an English learning app. It includes many short videos. For example, there are the hottest American TV shows, cartoons and songs. Every video only goes for one or two minutes.You can dub the videos to learn English. It increases the joy in learning
2、 a language. At the same time, you can improve your listening as well as your spoken English.When you are dubbing, you may find some words that you dont know. You just click(点击)them. And the app will translate the words. You can also add them to your new words list. Its a good way to increase your v
3、ocabulary.Do you like singing karaoke?Now you can do it at home!With WeSing, you can be a superstar anytime and anywhere. WeSing is a singing app. It has lots of functions(功能).Just like karaoke, WeSing gives accompaniment(伴奏). When you are singing, it records your voice. The app also scores every li
4、ne of your singing, so you can find the weak parts and practice them.The app also offers a place to have fun with your friends. You can sing songs together with them. You can also compete with them. If you like someone elses songs, you can leave a message or give them some flowers.ShaiShufang(晒书房)is
5、 an app that helps you divide your books into different classes. You only need to scan the books shape code. Then the app will tell you the information about the book.You can also share your books with your friends. If your friend has a book you want to read, just borrow it from him. With this app,
6、you read more but spend less.ShaiShufang tells you what books are popular now. When a new book is published, it also lets you know. You can add any book to your shopping list. Through this app, you can also compare the prices of the books on shopping websites like Amazon and JD.1.Which of the follow
7、ing can you do according to the Fun dubbing? A.Watch long funny videos.B.Learn more new words.C.Improve your written English.D.Only watch some old videos.2.WeSing has the following functions except.A.it can record your voiceB.it can score your singingC.you can compete with your friendD.you can get h
8、elp from a superstar3.ShaiShufang can be used for.A.practicing singingB.learning EnglishC.reading more but spending lessD.selling books more easily4.What do these apps have in common?A.They are all for fun.B.Their functions are all single.C.They are all helpful in learning English.D.They can all mak
9、e life convenient and interesting.5.What does the text mainly talk about?A.Some useful apps.B.The users of the apps.C.Great changes around us.D.How to choose proper apps.BDo you want to improve your physics and chemistry grades? Well, maybe you should first learn something about the struggles(奋斗)of
10、great scientists.The American Psychological Association did an interesting study. More than 400 students from schools in New York City took part in it. The students were divided into three groups. Group 1 read a typical textbook that describes the achievements of great scientists. Group 2 read about
11、 those scientists personal struggles. For example, as a Jew, Einstein(爱因斯坦)ran away from Nazi Germany to avoid persecution(迫害). The last group read about the scientists intellectual struggles, such as Marie Curies failed scientific tests. These stories about struggles also told students how the scie
12、ntists dealt with these obstacles(障碍).The students took a science exam before the study. After the six-week study, they took another. Scientists found those in Groups 2 and 3 improved their science grades. Students in Group 1 didnt see a grade increase. Some of them even had lower grades after the s
13、tudy.The study was led by Xiaodong Lin-Siegler, a teacher at Columbia University. According to Xiaodong, kids often think Einstein was truly intelligent. They believe they will never match him. Many of them fail to realize that any success requires a long journey. Along the way, there are many failu
14、res(失败).Students who read the struggle stories more probably said that great scientists were like themselves. The“great minds”also had to overcome obstacles to achieve success.Xiaodong says todays science textbooks fail to bring science to life. As a result, students seldom regard science as part of
15、 their everyday lives. Instead, they just see a long list of facts that they have to remember. Xiaodong thinks textbooks should include more stories about how great scientists had to struggle to succeed. And students should focus more on how these scientists dealt with the obstacles they met along t
16、he way.6.According to the article, students can improve their physics and chemistry grades by.A.reading the achievements of great scientists more carefullyB.listening more carefully to their physics and chemistryteachersC.learning about how great scientists dealt with their obstacles7.All of the students who took part in the study.
