（昆明专版）中考英语满分特训方案 第三部分 热点素材 八下 unit 1-2 冰桶挑战课件.ppt

八年级(下) Units 1-2 第三部分热点素材拓展 1 阅读理解(2015 预测) 热点主题:冰桶挑战 Bush takes ice bucket challenge. Bush has joined a growing list of celebrities across the world to take the ice bucket challenge. He did it to help raise money for Lou Gehrig ’ s disease and chose his predecessor( 前任) Bill Clinton to do it next. 2 In a video posted on Wednesday on Bush ’ s Facebook page, the former president, wearing a navy blue coat while sitting at a table, said he was challenged by his daughter Jenna Bush Hager to take the challenge. As he wrote the check, Laura Bush appeared with a white bucket and poured ice water over her husband ’ s head and 3 then said, “ That check is for me. I don ’ t want to ruin my hairstyle. ” Bush then announced his choice. “ Now it ’ s my right to challenge my friend Bill Clinton to the ALS Challenge, ” he said. “ Yesterday was Bill ’ s birthday and my gift to him is a bucket of cold water. ” The online campaign challenges people to either dump a bucket of ice water 4 over their heads or donate to support research for Lou Gehrig ’ s disease. When a person accepts the ice bucket challenge, he or she must challenge another person to partake in the raising money effort. Many famous people in different fields around the world took part in the activity, including Bill Gates, Stephen King, Christiano Ronaldo, and Lady Gaga, and so on. 5 【主旨大意】本文是一篇记叙文。文章描述的是前美国总统参与冰桶游戏的过程,他接受了女儿的挑战,由妻子向他身上浇冰水,然后挑战克林顿。这项活动旨在筹款,与“肌萎缩侧索硬化症”( ALS ,俗称“渐冻人症”)疾病作斗争。 6 根据短文内容,判断下列句子的正误。正确的填“T”,错误的填“F”。 1. Bush takes ice bucket challenge just for fun. ( ) F 【解析】细节理解题。题干意为:布什接受冰桶挑战只是为了开心。由第一段第三句“ He did it to help raise money for Lou Gehrig ’ s disease... ”可知他做那件事是为了帮助治疗“肌萎缩侧索硬化症”而捐款,据此可知他不是为了开心而做的这件事。故填 F。 7 2. Bill Clinton was challenged by Bush. ( ) 【解析】细节理解题。题干意为:比尔· 克林顿被布什挑战了。由第一段最后一句“...and chose his predecessor ( 前任) Bill Clinton to do it next. ”