沪教版八年级英语第二学期试用本Newspapers.pptVIP

* * * Why are you sitting on that pile of newspapers, Lo? My teacher asked me to write a composition on newspapers. Where are Hi and Lo? What is Lo sitting on? Why does he sit on them? Does Lo really understand what his teacher told him? What do you think so? They are in the sitting room. A pile of newspapers. Because his teacher told him to write a composition on newspapers. No, he doesn’t. Because ‘on’ means ‘about’ here. A1 Do you know any English newspapers available in Shanghai? A2 Do you know any words commonly used innewspaper titles? A3 What kinds of items can we find in anewspaper? headlines, letters, world news, local news, editorials, features, sports, advertisements, reviews, business information, TV schedules, weather forecasts, comic strips, etc. B Newspapers have different sections. Below are some pictures and headlines from a newspaper. Which sections do they come from? Match them with the following sections. “博大精深，优美典雅，刚正义烈。” 庐陵文化重视教育 , 科举兴盛。从隋至清的千多年间 , 朝廷通过科举选拔人才和任命官吏。于是科举考中进士的多少 , 往往成为衡量一个地方文风是否昌盛 , 文化是否发达 , 人才是否众多 , 声望是否显扬的重要标志。庐陵地区考取的进士近 3000 名 , 而文化发达的苏州只 1771 人 , 就一个州府而言 , 是全国最多的。明代有两届科考 , 前三名都是吉安府人 ,“ 双连冠 ” 在全国更是绝无仅有。共考取状元 16 名 , 名列全国前茅。隋唐以后 , 官员多从举人、进士中任命 , 正宰相江西共 28 人 , 其中吉安就有 8 人 , 占 28.6% ；还有副宰相 9 人和众多的尚书、巡抚。他们的为人行政 , 是好的和比较好的 , 为国家、为社会做了大量有益的事情 , 有的为国捐躯 , 名留青史 , 好几位在中国历史上具有深远的影响。 它崇尚文化 , 成就突出 , 文学家、思想家多。《全宋词》中作者 1397 人 , 其中江西 174 人 , 占 12.5%, 居全国第二；吉安有 52 人 , 占全国的 3.7%, 占江西的 29.9% 。《哲学大辞典》收江西宋明时哲学家 50 人 , 其中吉安 10 余人。 A1 Before you read the passage on page 55, look at the title, the introduction and the picture. Soon after the term started, some Grade Eight students at Mayfield School wanted to publish a newspaper. They held a meeting. Later, Arthur wrote this report about their meeting for the headmaster. A2 Say whether you agree (A) or disagree (D)with these statements. The passage is probably about a school newspaper. The students in the picture are having a meeting. The students’ hands are up because they want to ask qu