初中进阶 初中进阶 (2258(2258 期期 20150522) 120150522) 1 版版Shanghai fails toilet paper Shanghai fails toilet paper

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Pre-readingPre-reading

1.1. Have you seen inappropriate (Have you seen inappropriate ( 不恰当的不恰当的 ) ) behaviors in public places? What were behaviors in public places? What were they? they?

2.2. Do you think toilet paper should Do you think toilet paper should be provided for free in public be provided for free in public toilets? Why or why not? toilets? Why or why not?

While readingWhile reading

True or falseTrue or false1.1. During the test period, people wasted quite a lot During the test period, people wasted quite a lot

of free toilet paper. of free toilet paper. 2.2. Europeans use as much toilet paper as people in Europeans use as much toilet paper as people in

Shanghai do. Shanghai do. 3.3. Nobody knows who was the inventor of toilet Nobody knows who was the inventor of toilet

paper. paper. 4.4. Some selfish people think everyone can use Some selfish people think everyone can use

public things and take them home if they want. public things and take them home if they want.

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Answer the following questions.Answer the following questions. 1.1. Why was toilet paper used so quickly Why was toilet paper used so quickly

in public toilets? in public toilets?

2.2. How much did the pilfering add to the How much did the pilfering add to the cost of the whole program in one cost of the whole program in one public toilet? public toilet?

Because some people pilfered the paper or used it for other purposes.

72,000 yuan.

3.3. Toilet paper is a cheap and familiar Toilet paper is a cheap and familiar product, isnproduct, isn’’t it? t it?

4.4. According to the author, what problem According to the author, what problem is shown from the stealing of the toilet is shown from the stealing of the toilet paper?paper?

Yes, it is.

Some people in Shanghai still lack a sense of public responsibility.

Language studyLanguage study Fill in the blanks with the words in their proper forms.Fill in the blanks with the words in their proper forms.

1.1. This area will be ________ in the near future. This area will be ________ in the near future. 2.2. ItIt’’s not easy to ________ the poem. You have to read between s not easy to ________ the poem. You have to read between

the lines. the lines. 3.3. Do you think ________ should be punished seriously? Do you think ________ should be punished seriously? 4.4. ItIt’’s ________ of you to leave your names on the Great Wall. s ________ of you to leave your names on the Great Wall. 5.5. Are you ________ with the operation of a washing machine? Are you ________ with the operation of a washing machine?

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After readingAfter reading In you opinion, what can we do to stop In you opinion, what can we do to stop

people from pilfering something public? people from pilfering something public? Exchange your ideas with your classmates Exchange your ideas with your classmates and make a list of your suggestions. and make a list of your suggestions.