1、Period 2: Reading学习目标：1. 读懂课文，了解文章大意2. 学习了解文章内容及篇章结构，培养快速阅读，整体理解能力3. 重要单词，短语和句型学习重点：读懂课文，了解文章大意学习难点：学习了解文章内容及篇章结构，培养快速阅读，整体理解能力课前预习使用说明与学法指导：1. 了解背景知识加深对文章的理解2. 15分钟之内完成教材助读：课文原句欣赏：1He claims to_have_seen a round black creature moving quickly through the water.他声称看见一个黑黑的、圆圆的动物在水中快速游动。2They also thin
2、k that there_might_be_similar_creatures in other lakes around the world.他们还认为，在世界其他地方的湖泊里也许有类似的生物。3They say that the lowtemperature lake is_unlikely_to_be able to support such large living creatures.他们说，水温这样低的湖泊不可能生存有体形如此巨大的生物。4The dinosaurs may_have_stopped_evolving，and been unable to adapt to chan
3、ges in the climate.恐龙或许已经停止了进化，不能适应气候的变化。预习自测：Read the passage and finish the task. Para1 A. a third sighting of the Tianchi monster Para2 B. the latest sighting of the Tianchi monsterPara3 C. information about Lake Tianchi Para4 D. more information about the Tianchi monsterPara5 E. another recent s
4、ighting of Tianchi monster我的疑问：_课内探究质疑探究：Read the passage and answer the following questions. 1 a sighting is when someone _.(a) sees something (b) finds something (c) puts something somewhere2 A seal is _.(a) a kind of animal (b) a swimmer (c) a kind of boat3 If you claim something you_. (a) say it
5、 is true (b) say it is not true (c) are not telling the truth4 A horn is a type of bone which comes out of an animals _. (a) tail (b) head (c) back5 If you dive into water you go _ _. (a) feet first (b) bottom first (c) hands and head first6 If you repeat something you _ _. (a) do it again (b) stop
6、doing it (c) do it many times7 Something which appears can be_. (a) seen (b) heard (c) touched8 Calm water is not_. (a) dangerous (b) deep (c) moving9 If you are skeptical about something you _. (a) know nothing about it (b) believe it to be true (c) dont really believe it10 The temperature of somet
7、hing is _. (a) how heavy it is (b) how hot or cold it is (c) how deep it is当堂检测：Complete the article with one word in each blank. The “Monster of Lake Tianchi”, the _ volcanic lake in the world, in the Changbai Mountains in Jilin province, northeast China, is _in the focus after several recent sight
8、ings. The director of a local tourist office, Meng Fanying, said he saw a _in thelake. It seemed to be black in colour, tenmetres from the _of the lake during the most recent sighting. In another recent sighting, a group of soldiers _they saw an animal moving on the surface of the water. A third rep
9、ort _ from Li Xiaohe. He claims to have seen a round black creature moving quickly through the water. There _ been reports of monsters in Lake Tianchi since the beginning of the last century, although no _ has seen one close up. Many people think the monster may be a distant cousin of the Loch Ness
10、monster in Scotland. They also think that there might be similar _ in other lakes around the _. Scientists, however, are skeptical. They say that the low-temperature lake is unlikely to be _to support such large living creatures. 课后反思：_课后训练阅读理解Memory, they say, is a matter of practice and exercise.
11、If you have the wish and really made a conscious（自觉的）effort, then you can quite easily improve your ability to remember things. But even if you are successful, there are times when your memory seems to play tricks on you.Sometimes you remember things that really did not happen. One morning last week
12、, for example, I got up and found that I had left the front door unlocked all night, yet I clearly remember locking it carefully the night before.Memory “trick” work the other way as well. Once in a while you remember not doing something, and then find out that you did. One day last month, for examp
13、le, I was sitting in a barber（理发师）shop waiting for my turn to get a haircut, and suddenly I realized that I had got a haircut two days before at the barber shop across the street from my office.We always seem to find something funny and amusing（有趣的）in incidents caused by peoples forgetfulness or abs
14、ent-mindedness. Stories about absent-minded professors have been told for years, and we never got tired of hearing new ones. Unfortunately, however, absent-mindedness is not always funny. There are times when “trick” of our memory can cause us great trouble.1. If you want to have a good memory, . A.
15、 you should force yourself to remember things B. you should make a conscious effort of practice and exercise C. you should never stop learning D. you should try hard to remember tings2. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage? A. One night the writer forgot to lock the fro
16、nt door. B. One night the writer forgot having locked the front door. C. The writer remembered to lock the door. D. the writer remembered unlocking the front door.3. From the sentence “We never get tired of hearing new ones”, we can infer that . A. we enjoy hearing new stories about absent-mindednes
17、s of professors B. we dont want to know anything more about absent-mindedness of professors C. we will never get tired of listening to new stories about absent-mindedness D. absent-mindedness happens not only to professors but to many other people4. In the passage, the writer seems to tell you . A.
18、forgetting things is serious and dangerous B. always forgetting things is understandable C. forgetting things at times is natural D. the way to protect yourself from memory “tricks”5. The best title for this passage is . A. How to Get a Good Memory B. “Tricks” Of Memory C. Forgetfulness and Absent-mindedness is Dangerous D. Get Rid of Absent-mindedness