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spaceThe1940shouseReadingandinteractionIBackgroundWorldWarII（1939.9-1945.9）WartimeinEnglandWhenEnglandwasatwarinthe1940s,itcameunderfrequentairattacksfromtheGermanairforce.TheseattackswereknownastheBlitzandtheywereparticularlyfrequentbetweenSeptember1940andMay1941.Manychildrenwholivedinbigcitiesweresenttolivewithrelativesinthecountryside,whereitwassafer.Thepeoplewhoremainedinthecitiesbuiltbombsheltersintheirgardens,iftheyhadone.InLondon,peopleusedtotakeshelterfromthebombsinthedeepundergroundstations.Tellthenamesofthehouseholdappliancesandputthemintotherightcategory.adishwasheraradioacomputeratelevisionanair-conditionerasmarttoiletacoffeemakercentralheatingafridgeawashingmachineamicrowaveanoven...

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anovenadishwasheracoffeemakerafridgeamicrowavecentralheatingawashingmachineasmarttoiletaradioacomputeratelevisionanair-conditionerAkitchenofa1940shouseintheUKWartimeinEnglandWhenEnglandwasatwarinthe1940s,itcameunderfrequentairattacksfromtheGermanairforce.Whichhouseholdappliancesmightanaveragefamilyhaveownedatthattime?AradioAnovenHowdifferentweretheirlivesfromourstoday?Lifemusthavebeenverydifficultforpeopleinthe1940sbecausetheydidn’thavemoderndevicessuchaswashingmachinesormicrowaves....

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AnovenAdishwasherAcoffeemakerAfridgeAmicrowaveCentralheatingAwashingmachineAsmarttoiletAradioAcomputerAtelevisionAnair-conditionerWhatbenefitsdothesemodernappliancesbringus?Maybethecomputeristhemostimportant.Computerscanhelpustohaveaconnectiontotheoutsideworld.Theycanalsohelpuswithmanythings,suchassearchingforinformationandlearningindependentlyathome.Theyplayanimportantroleinourdailylife.Readandthink(Paragraph1)Whatwasthepurposeoftheexperiment?WhatwasThe1940sHouse?The1940sHousewasanexperiment.Thepurposeoftheexperimentwastoseeifamodern-dayfamilywouldbecapableofsurvivinginthe1940s.beabletoCapable

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havingtheabilityorqualitiesnecessaryfordoingsomethinge.g.Wefirmlybelievethatheiscapableofgettinghimselfoutofanydifficulties.“ThereweremanytimeswhenIthought,‘Ican’tdothis.Iama21stcenturywoman.Idon’tworkeighteen-hourdays.’ButthenI’dstopandsay,‘Hangon.Inthe1940s,womendidn’tsaytheycouldn’tdoit.Theyjustgotonwithit.’”LynHymersReadandthink(Paragraph1)Question:Howtounderstandthesewords?“ThereweremanytimeswhenIthought,‘Ican’tdothis.Iama21stcenturywoman.Idon’tworkeighteen-hourdays.’ButthenI’dstopandsay,‘Hangon.Inthe1940s,womendidn’tsaytheycouldn’tdoit.Theyjustgotonwithit.’”LynHymersReadandthink(Paragraph1)Readandmatch(Para2-6)Paragraph2Paragraph3Paragraph4Paragraph5Paragraph6A.FoodB.FamilylifeC.DailyroutineD.PersonalsafetyE.HousingReadandthink(Paragraph2-3)Whatdidthe1940shouselooklike?Whatdidtheydofirst?Why?Wheredidtheyspendmuchtime?Why?Itwasathree-bedroomedhouseinsouthLondon.Therewerenolabour-savingdevices,nocentralheatingorfridgeinthehouse.thedevicescansaveourlabourforceTheirfirsttaskwastoquicklydigaholeinthegardentoprotectthemselvesfromtheairattacks,becausesafetywasthemostimportantthingduringthewartime.Theyspendmuchtimedowninthehole,becausetheywantedtheexperimenttoseemasrealaspossible,thoughthewarwasn’trealfortheHymers.Readandthink(Paragraph4-5)Whatwerethechallengingthingspeoplewerefacedwithinthe1940s?Whydidn’tthefamilyhavemuchtoeat?Howweremen’sandwomen’slivesdifferentinthe1940s?Readandthink(Paragraph4-5)Whatwerethechallengingthingspeoplewerefacedwithinthe1940s?Theshortageoffoodanddomesticchores.housework[t??:(r)z]

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(adj.)(1)usedinthehome;connectedwiththehomeorfamily家用的；家庭的；家務的domesticappliances

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國內航班Whydidn’tthefamilyhavemuchtoeat?Becausetherewasrationingofgoodssuchasfoodandpetrol.Therewerefewerimportsduringthewartime,soinordertomakesupplieslastlonger,andtomakesureeverybodygottheirshare,theamountoffoodonepersoncouldbuywasstrictlycontrolled.定量配給政策Readandthink(Paragraph4-5)Howweremen’sandwomen’slivesdifferentinthe1940s?Readandthink(Paragraph4-5)Menwentouttowork,whilewomenspentmostoftheirtimedoingdomesticchores,suchaspreparingmeals,doingthedishes,cleaningthedoorandboilingtheclothes.washingthedishesForlackofsoaps,detergentsandwashingmachines,theyhadtoboilclothestosterilize(消毒)them.Readandthink(Paragraph6

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missthe1940shousewhensheisbackinhermodernhome?Whyorwhynot?Lynmissesthe1940shousebecauseshecoulddoalotofthingstogetherwithherfamily.Theysharedthehardworkandplayedboardgamestogether;theyreadbooksortalkedtoeachotheralot;theylaughedandcriedtogether.ThepassagedescribesanexperimentcalledThe1940sHouseintheUK.Theaimwastoseeifamodern-dayfamilycould1.__________inthe1940s.TheHymerstookpartintheexperiment.Thefamilymovedintoa2._____________houseinsouthLondon,wheretherewerenotanymodern3._____________devices.Asaresult,domestic4.__________whichtheycouldeasilydobefore,nowbecameterriblydifficult.Inthe1940s,personal5.__________wasabigproblembecauseofthewar.Tomaketheirexperimentas6.________aspossible,thewholefamilystayedinanarrow7.________muchofthetime.Theyalsofollowedawartimedietandoftensufferedfrom8.__________becauseoffoodrationingduringthewar.Despiteallthesedifficulties,Lynfeelsthatherfamilygrewcloserbecausethey9.____________sharedthehardworkandspentmoretimetogether.Accordingtoher,aneasierandmorecomfortablelifedoesnot10._______________meanabetterlife.Whatmattersmoreisthatthefamilyspendqualitytimetogetherandareemotionallyconnected.Readthesummarybelowandfillineachblankwithasuitablewordbasedonthelanguageofthepassage.Youmaychangetheformifnecessary.(P62)ThepassagedescribesanexperimentcalledThe1940sHouseintheUK.Theaimwastoseeifamodern-dayfamilycould1.__________inthe1940s.TheHymerstookpartintheexperiment.Thefamilymovedintoa2.__________________houseinsouthLondon,wheretherewerenotanymodern3._______________devices.Asaresult,domestic4.__________whichtheycouldeasilydobefore,nowbecameterriblydifficult.Inthe1940s,personal5.__________wasabigproblembecauseofthewar.Tomaket