1. For Senior 1/2
高二学年第33期总第552期
Are girls worse at math?
(Page 5)

2. 1.What is the topic of the passage?
2. What is the conclusion about the topic?
3. How did the author come to the conclusion?

3. 1. It’s been accepted as a universal “truth” that men are better at math than women.
2. This suggests that it’s not biology but biases (偏见) that are responsible for the math gender gap.
3. The results showed that men were twice as likely to be hired as women were, even when the employer herself was a woman.
4. This study revealed that the math bias exists in both men and women.
5. “The stronger the gender stereotype (性别成见), the less you are likely to change in favor of women even when you hear about [a woman’s] strong performance on the test,”

4. Reading And Vocabulary (3)
After-school Activities

5. Fast Reading 1
Read the passage and answer the questions.
What are after-school activities? Can you give some examples?
2. Why are after-school activities considered so important?
Activities that take place when school has finished. For example: baseball.
Because they develop social skills such as leadership, and allow students to develop individual talents.

6. Fast Reading 1 3. Why are competitive sports considered so important?
Read the passage and answer the questions.
3. Why are competitive sports considered so important?
4. What happens in summer camps?
Because many Americans believe that being able to compete properly is important.
The students take part in different outdoor activities.

7. Careful Reading 2
Read the passage carefully and answer the questions.
Why is the ability to get on well with people important?
2. Can you name three academic subjects?
3. Where would you like to go backpacking?
Because you can work and play with people successfully in society.
For example, maths, biology, physics, history,
geography

8. Careful Reading 2 You need a boat to pull the water-skier.
Read the passage carefully and answer the questions.
4. Why are after-school activities given this name?
5. Do you need a boat to go water skiing?
Because they take place outside lesson time.
You need a boat to pull the water-skier.

9. Careful Reading 3 of competitive sports
Read the passage again to complete the sentences.
What employers and colleges want are __________________________________.
Getting on with other students is considered _______________________________________.
Football and basketball are examples _______________________________________.
For some parents, academic success is not as important ______________________________.
students who have skills in several areas
very important.
of competitive sports
as learning how to compete successfully

10. Careful Reading 3
Read the passage again to complete the sentences.
5. In the summer camps, children __________________________________.
6. Younger children go to summer camps, but most older children _______________________________________.
7. Backpacking in the mountains of the west is _______________________________________.
take part in different kinds of outdoor activity
go camping with groups of friends
popular with older students

11. Listening and vocabulary
Module 2 Book 7
Listening and vocabulary

12. Look at the words from the passage and answer the questions.
Pre-listening
Look at the words from the passage and answer the questions.

13. Pre-Listening: Choose the correct answers.
I was astonished when I read the school
newspaper for the first time. It was so good! This means:
a. very surprised b. very amused
2. Film critics write reviews of film in which they give their opinion of the film. A film critic is someone who:
a. directs a film b. says what they think of a film.
A review is:
a. an article b. a book

14. Pre-Listening: Choose the correct answers.
3. The last issue of the magazine was excellent.
This means:
a. an opinion
b. a magazine that is published at a particular
time
4. We need to elect new students to the student
council. Who will you vote for? This means :
a. choose b. talk to

15. Pre-Listening: Choose the correct answers.
5. The school newspaper is running a competition
for senior high journalist of the year. This
means:
a. an examination
b. an organized event with a prize
6. The popularity of the school newspaper has
increased since it had a new editor. This
means :
a. how many copies are sold
b. how many people like it

16. Assignment 1. Read the article aloud. 2. 《创新方案》考点1—5；经典句式突破。
3. 天利第七套剩余练习。