參考答案

●悅讀齋

保護“網約工”的法律引發爭議

Step 2 理解·文本解讀

目標呈現

Ⅰ. D

Ⅱ. 1. objection 2. backgrounds 3. the gig economy 4. Opinions/Comments

Ⅲ. 1. To stop the exploitation of freelance workers. Some contractors.

2. It has detailed standards to determine the identities of the employees or the contractors for workers.

3. Firstly, the US increasingly relies on a freelance workforce, through which businesses are able to reduce much cost instead of employing employees. Secondly, both states and federal governments have already had law to classify a worker into an employee or a contractor.

4. It has a more intense degree of organizing among workers, especially those in the gig economy.

5. Because they think that the new law is merely strengthening or spelling out rules previously established by labor officials or the courts. They can prevent employers from avoiding paying payroll taxes and guaranteeing workers a minimum wage, compensation and other protections.

6. Firstly, independent workers may be more vulnerable than employees, not entitled to certain wages, insurance and other benefits.Secondly, many freelancers are afraid of losing the flexibility of not being tied to a single employer while some businesses are built around a network of free-standing subcontractors.

7. On the one hand, actually some freelance work is disappearing. On the other hand, people who were earning an income might have their income reduced or eliminated completely.

Step 3 運用·讀寫整合

It's nice of you to put forward the question as to my attitude towards the new law. Firstly,it's necessary that they enact the law to protect our basic benefits in the gig economy because as employees, freelancers are a weak side in the labor market. However, it remains to be seen whether the law will eventually work and benefit us instead of harming us. As you know, some employers may employ regular workers instead of employing us freelancers, with whom they can develop a steady relationship and determine the rights and duties because it is difficult for the law to actually supervise the labor market of freelancers. Consequently, some freelancers who rely on gig work might have their income reduced. Even worse is that some of us might be out of work.

To truly protect our benefits, all sides should make joint efforts. The government should improve the laws and regulations,eliminate the legal ambiguity zone, which is the key to the protection of the labor rights and interests of the freelancers. They should fundamentally make the legal relationship between the freelancers and the Internet platforms clear, and clarify the rights, responsibilities and obligations of both sides. As for the employers, they should strictly abide by the law and relate to us freelancers. And as for ourselves， we should improve ourselves to create and seize more opportunities in the fierce labor market. Above all, we should have a good command of the law to fully take advantage of it for our own rights.

Step 4 提升·素養建構

1. F 2. O 3. O 4. F 5. O

餓狼臨門

Reading Check

1. wolf 2. tent 3. beyond 4. battle 5. hospital 6. guardian

Language Study

The moment he heard someone calling for help, Russ Fee realised that something dangerous had happened.

五歲男孩“喬裝”致敬校園安全衛士

Reading Check

1. favorite 2. costume 3. shirt 4. safe 5. went off 6. questions

Language Study

When praised by his teacher, Jack owed his progress in Chinese to the help from his classmates.

科學家再次培育出稀有犀牛胚胎

掃碼聽測

1. B 2. A 3. C 4. A 5. C

英國酒吧文化已日薄西山？

Activity 1

1. C 2. A 3. A 4. C Activity 2

1.trendy 2.Traditionally 3.historic 4.freely 5. Recently 6. traditional

Fun corner

1. wine 2. cub 3. beer 4. fire 5. wealth 6. food

字里行間的閱讀

Activity 1

1. F 2. N 3. F 4. N 5. F 6. F 7. F 8. F 9. N 10. N

Activity 2

1. F, CR 2. F 3. CA 4. F, CR

5. F, CL 6. F

Activity 3

1. C 2. B 3. A

Fun corner

1. frog 2. wand 3. star 4. broomstick 5. elves

疫情期間的快遞小哥

Reading Check

Ⅰ. 1. C 2. B 3. C 4. D

Language Study

對于中國估計300萬的電動車快遞小哥們來說， 這只是他們生活發生多種變化的一方面。 當數百萬人躲在家里以避免感染病毒時，他們肩負重擔。

滑雪少女谷愛凌驚艷自由式滑雪世界杯

Reading Check

1. B 2. B 3. D

Language Study

谷愛凌出生于美國舊金山，母親是中國人，父親是美國人，在美國更多人稱她為Eileen。去年6月，谷愛凌正式轉為中國國籍，在國際賽事中代表中國出征。

南極“血雪”

Reading Check

1. C 2. A 3. D

Language Study

看著這些“血淋淋”的照片，你難免會好奇這里是不是出現了恐怖電影里的企鵝大屠殺。

網絡欺凌

Reading Check

1. C 2. A 3. C 4. B

Language Study

I like singing English songs，and so does my brother.

迷你“月亮”

Reading Check

1. C 2. B

Language Study

這項研究的科學家之一Kacper Wierzchos隨即發布了這一消息，他寫道：“地球‘捕捉’到了一個新的物體，可能是一個迷你‘月亮’，叫作2020 CD3。 2月15日的晚上， 我和Catalina Sky Survey的同事Teddy Pruyne發現了這個天體。 ”

維珍銀河公司太空飛行獲大量關注

Reading Check

1. D 2. C 3. A

Language Study

確認航天飛行的預訂將是一個被稱為“一次大躍進”的過程，這是美國宇航員Neil Armstrong于1969年首次登上月球時說的話。

體育鍛煉或有助于提高學習成績

Reading Check

1. B 2. D 3. D

Language Study

當孩子們到了11歲，他們要戴著加速度計3至7天來測量他們的日常運動狀況。

生死急救

Reading Check

Paragraph 1: But they still had five more minutes until the emergency medical technician would arrive. Kimbro was worried that Ryleigh would fail to breathe again. He continued to press Ryleigh's chest and periodically clear her airway. “The whole time I was considering not to let this baby die in front of her mother and grandmother,” he said. “Just don't.” So he started rubbing and pressing her heart, and now he felt it. It became really strong then. His work eventually paid off.

Paragraph 2: Kimbro transferred Ryleigh to an emergency medical technician. He peeked into the windows of the ambulance until it pulled away. At the hospital, Ryleigh recovered quickly, and she was back to her usual active self in no time—thanks to a determined school resource officer who was in the right place at the right time. And to Kimbro，with a relief, he feels proud that he has saved a life and it is an action of kindness yet with challenge and heroism.Language Study

I had barely/scarcely/rarely rushed out of the classroom when the school bell rang.

失散多年的姐妹因笑聲團聚

Reading Check

1. B 2. C 3. D 4. A

Language Study

The bookshop where/in which I bought this book is not far from here.

什么是“人肉背景”？

Reading Check

1. D 2. B 3. A 4. C

Language Study

相機本是用來研究自然，卻以拍攝人為結尾，這時就出現了“人肉背景”。

《二分之一的魔法》

Reading Check

I. 1. fantasy 2. mum 3. Director 4. dies 5. 16th 6. 24/twenty-four 7. stone 8. colourful 9. confidence 10. funniest

Ⅱ. Any answer is possible.

Language Study

但現在，在他16歲生日的時候，伊恩收到了一份禮物，在禮物中他的父親指示：伊恩將會在這一天被拯救，這一天有巫師和鳳凰寶石。

好萊塢大片闖入印度

Reading Check

1. D 2. B 3. A 4. C Language Study

長期以來，美國電影一直努力在印度引起轟動。印度孟買的寶萊塢和其他地區的電影產業每年產出1，000多部電影。

亞洲最年長的時裝模特

Reading Check

1. D 2. C 3. C

Language Study

Helen always helps her mother even though going to school takes up most of her day.

科比——籃球巨星

Reading Check

1. C 2. D 3. A

Language Study

科比在1996年NBA選秀中于第一輪第13順位被夏洛特黃蜂隊選中，后被交易至洛杉磯湖人隊。

●中國風

一半虛幻，一半現實

Critical Thinking

Any answer is possible.

●加油站

周末加油站（Ⅵ）

Task 1

本文是一篇文化類說明文，介紹了生日賀卡的起源與發展史。

1. C 2. D 3. C 4. B 5. A

Task 2

本文是一篇說明文，介紹了如何認識和結交朋友。

1. C 2. D 3. G 4. B 5. E

Task 3

本文是一篇記敘文，講述了作者和哥哥所經歷的一次交通事故與感悟。

1～5 CBADA 6～10 DBCAD 11～15 BCADC 16～20 BACDB

Task 4

Ⅰ. 語法填空

本文是一篇說明文。英國一項研究表明經常聽現場音樂會或參觀博物館等文化活動的人壽命更長。

1. a 2. examined 3. regularly 4. to die 5. lengthen 6. living 7. whether 8. cultural 9. like 10. people's

Ⅱ. 書面表達

Dear Mary,

I'm Li Hua, chairman of the Students'Union in Xinhua School. I've heard that you are coming to teach us spoken English next term and you need an assistant. I am writing to recommend my classmate, Wang Nan, as your assistant.

Wang Nan is a lively girl of 16. She is outgoing and friendly so that she is always getting on well with others. In addition, as one of the outstanding students in Senior 1, she can use the computer skillfully. Most importantly,her spoken English is excellent and she can communicate with native English speakers.Therefore, Wang Nan is the best choice to work as your assistant.

Looking forward to your reply.

Yours sincerely,

Li Hua