高一新生暑期阅读材料 50篇苏州市教科院刘洪编写

阅读方法和步骤：1. 快读：按限时训练提供的参考时间完成阅读和阅读理解题。2. 细读：学习知识积累板块，同时查阅生词，研究语法结构，做到完全读懂。3. 深读：再次阅读全文，做到读通，理解文章深层涵义，再次研究理解题，确认答案。4. 朗读：每篇文章至少朗读 5遍，音与形相结合才能培养语感，生成长久记忆。

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一、限时训练（10 分钟）“When he was a senior, he was asked to write a paper about what he wanted to be and do

when he grew up."That night he wrote a seven-page paper describing his goal of someday owning a horse

farm. He wrote about his dream in great detail. He put a great deal of his heart into the project and the next day he handed it in to his teacher. Two days later he received his paper back. On the front page was a large red F.

"The boy with the dream went to see the teacher after class and the teacher said, `This is an unrealistic dream for a young boy like you. Owning a horse ranch requires a lot of money. There's no way you could ever do it.’ Then the teacher added, `If you will rewrite this paper with a more realistic goal, I will reconsider your grade.’

"The boy went home and thought about it long and hard. Finally, after sitting with it for a week, the boy turned in the same paper. He stated, `You can keep the F and I'll keep my dream.'"

Monty then turned to the assembled group and said, "I tell you this story because you are sitting in my 4,000-square-foot house in the middle of my 200-acre horse ranch. I still have that school paper framed over the fireplace." He added, "The best part of the story is that two summers ago that same schoolteacher brought 30 kids to camp out on my ranch for a week." When the teacher was leaving, he said, `Look, Monty, I can tell you this now. When I was your teacher, I was something of a dream stealer. During those years I stole a lot of kids’ dreams. Fortunately you had enough will not to give up on yours.’"1． According to the story the boy mentioned must _____________.

A. have studied hard when he was at schoolB. have been often blamed by the teachersC. have been born into a poor familyD. have been looked down upon by his classmates

2． The teacher gave his work an F because _____________.A. the boy had drawn a picture instead of a reportB. he thought the boy was making fun of himC. he didn’t think the boy’s dream was practicalD. he didn’t like the boy’s idea about his future

3． The next day the boy turned in the paper ____________.

A. without making any changeB. after making a few changesC. after making few changesD. following the teacher’s instruction

4. From the story we can conclude that all the following are true except_______.A． the boy’s hobby was training horsesB．the teacher regretted what he had done to the boyC．the boy realized his childhood dream in the endD． the boy’s dream was to have a 200-acre horse ranch

5. The purpose of this story the writer wants to express is “_________.”A. Don’t be a dream thiefB. Follow your heart, no matter whatC. Think small do bigD. Face the reality and be realistic

二、知识积累1. a senior 中学或大学的毕业班学生，a senior citizen：老年人。2. a paper 考卷、论文等纸产品 （可数名词）；Have you read today's paper? 你看了今天的

报纸了吗？3. goal：目标、目的 （近义词：target，objective，dream, aim, purpose）。4. in detail 详细地，detailed information：详情。5. put a great deal of one’s heart into：全身心投入某事，倾注大量心血。6. hand in, turn in 上交，交上去。 （对应词：hand out；give out 发下去）7. a red F 美国学校分数平定从高到低分 A、B、C、D、E、F 等。8. unrealistic：不现实的。real 真的。reality：现实。 realistic：现实的。9. a horse ranch：牧马场。10. grade 分数：grade report：分数单，成绩册 ；to grade someone：给某人评分。11. think hard：仔细考虑。 （近义词：think about carefully， use one’s head）12. the assembled group：聚集的人群，assemble：集合，assembly line：集装线。13. the best part of the story：故事最精彩的部分。14. something of：有点，类似。He is something of a liar 他说话不太诚实15. kid：（美国英语）小孩。（同 child）

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一、限时训练（8 分钟）When I first arrived in China three years ago, I felt like a fish out of water. My native English

skills were nearly useless. I couldn’t order a meal. I couldn’t tell a taxi driver how to take me home. I couldn’t even ask someone to point me to a restroom.

How I wished I had a little translator that I could carry with me wherever I went. I could simply talk in English and the machine would repeat what I said—in Chinese. Better still, it could translate those directions to the bathroom from Chinese into English!

Certainly anyone who has traveled overseas has also wished this translator really existed. Now, that wish has just come true.

Researchers have developed a small, portable computer that can do this job. These translators can be programmed to translate between any two languages. VIA, the maker of the device, hopes

the technology will prove useful for hotels, airlines and other international businesses.Will this new technology make the need to learn foreign languages a thing of the past? Well,

for the moment, the new device is useful only for limited purposes. It does well translating basic questions and comments, but don’t expect these machines to exactly translate a conversation about Confucius(孔子). In the last decade, researchers made progress in developing computer programs that can translate text. But these programs, like VIA’s translator, are still far from perfect.

To improve this technology, ways must be found to teach computer translator to “think’ more like humans. That has proven a difficult challenge.1. The author of the article___________ when he came to China years ago.

A. tried to talk with peopleB. had trouble in talking business with Chinese peopleC. found it hard to communicate with Chinese peopleD. found none of the people here in China knew his native language.

2. As a result of lack of his Chinese, he might find it impossible for him _________.A. know the way back homeB. get a place to have a restC. call a taxiD. find a place to have a shower.

3. According to the author the new device “translator”____________.A. is not a bit usefulB. needs further improvement to the perfectionC. can be only used in international businesses.D. will come to the market as a hit

4. What does the author suggest according to the article?A. It’s probably a smart idea to keep learning English.B. The Translator can think in the same way as humans soon.C. The translator can’t translate questions like “Do you speak English?”.D. Don’t travel abroad until you’ve got such a computer.

二、知识积累1. like a fish out of water：不知所措。 （同： at a loss；in a fog，be pulled in two directions ）2. a restroom.：盥洗室 。（同：bathroom；washroom；water closet ）3. carry with：随身携带。 Please carry some money with you 请带上一些钱。4. Better still：更好的是； （同结构：worse still：更糟的是）5. translate those directions to：把那些指令翻译成；translator：翻译员，翻译器。6. come true：实现。 （同： be realized， be fulfilled，be achieved）I’m trying hard to make

my dream come true.我在努力实现我的理想。7. portable computer：手提电脑 （同：laptop computer ）；desktop computer:台式电脑。8. device：装置，设备。9. a thing of the past：成为历史，一去不复返。 （同：make something history）10. for the moment：目前，此刻 （比较：for a moment：一会儿）。11. In the last decade：在过去的十年里； decade：十年。12. far from perfect：远非完美； far from：远非，一点都不。Far from helping the situation,

you've just made it worse.你根本不是帮助解决问题，而是添乱。

13. challenge：挑战，竞争 （近义词：competition）；challenging：具有挑战性的，困难的。

14. have trouble in talking business with：与某人谈生意有困难。to have trouble/difficulty (in) doing something: 做某事有困难。

15. not a bit：一点都不 （比较：not a little：非常，不是一点点） You're not a bit like your brother. 你一点也不像你兄弟。Am I cross? No, not a bit of it .我生气了？不，一点也不生气。

16. to the perfection：达到完美。17. come to the market as a hit：一上市就很抢手; hit：（名词）轰动一时的成功人物或事情。

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一、限时训练（10 分钟）Though your parents probably meant to have your name last a lifetime, remember that when

they picked it they’d hardly met you, and the hopes and dreams they cared for when they chose it may not match yours. If your name no longer seems to fit you, don’t lose heart. Film stars change their names, and with some determination, you can, too.

If you wish to pick up a new name, you don’t need to make the change official. Under common law, all that is necessary is to start using the name of your choice. Remember, though, that you must use it everywhere—even with your mother—for it to become your legal name.

Getting friends and fellow workers to call you Leach instead of Lola may be harder than any paperwork involved, but you’ll probably meet official resistance, too. Be sure that no law prevents you from using the name you have chosen, unless you use it for the purpose of cheating. If the gas company tells you that you cannot get your bill under a new name, they are wrong. You don’t have to show them any sort of court document. You have a right to be called by whatever name you choose.

By this time, you’ve probably realized that changing your name is more difficult than replacing your furniture or changing your hair color, though the effect can be unusually encouraging. Don’t care too much if you have to keep reminding others of your change of a new name—keep on, and your friends and lover will accept your name. Good luck1. You may wish to change your name because __________.

A. you are required to do so.B. You don’t mean to have your name last a lifetimeC. You like to follow what film stars often doD. You may not like your parents’ choice

2. If you wish to start using the name of your own choice, you ________.A. must get your friends to call your new nameB. don’t have to get permission from anybodyC. must use it with your mother firstD. need to be permitted by the court.

3. No law keeps you from using whatever name you have chosen, if only ____.A. you pick up a new name not for a purpose of wrong-doingB. you can get your fellow workers to call you the new nameC. the gas company agrees to get your bill under your new name.D. Some sort of court document is given to you

4. You may realize that changing your name ______.A. usually has good effectB. is actually asking for troubleC. is not as easy as rearranging your roomD. means you have to go through some troubles

5. The purpose of the writer in writing this story is to ________.A. show you the need of changing your nameB. encourage you if you want to change your nameC. tell you how easy it is to change one’s nameD. make a list of all the difficulties changing one’s name

二、知识积累1. to care for：喜欢，照料 （近义词：be fond of；take care of） I don't care for tea. 我不喜欢喝茶。 He's good at caring for sick animals. 他精心照料生病的牲畜。

2. to lose heart：灰心。 to lose one’s heart into something：全力做某事。3. with some determination：下点决心； be determined to do sth：下决心做。4. pick up：获得； Where did you pick up this shirt？你这件衬衫在哪买的？5. of one’s choice：某人自己的选择。 It is your choice 这由你来定。It is your first/best

choice这是你的最佳选择。6. legal：合法的 （反义词：illegal）。7. paperwork involved：有关文书工作。8. official resistance： 官方阻力 resist：抵制 resistant：抵抗的。9. for the purpose of：为了某目的。10. cheat：欺骗； He was said to have cheated in the exam. 据说他考试作弊。11. court document：法律文件；go to court：上法庭。12. to replace：替代； Can a mother’s love be replaced by anything？有什么可以替代母爱？13. to remind someone of something：提醒某人某事。The film reminded him of what he had

seen in China.这部影片使他回想起在中国所看到的一切。14. if only：只要…就好，但愿。 If only you are happy.只要你高兴就好。If only I had a car.

我要是有辆车就好了（表示虚拟）。15. to keep…from..：阻止某人做某事 （同 prevent…from…; stop…from）。I’ll try my best

to keep you from waiting.我会尽量不让你等的。比较：I’m sorry to have kept waiting .对不起，让你久等了。

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一、限时训练（8 分钟）The old-fashioned general store is fast disappearing. This is, perhaps, a pity, because

shopping today seems to lack that personal element which existed when the shopkeeper knew all his regular customers personally. He could, for instance, remember which brand of tea Mrs Smith usually bought or what sort of washing-powder Mrs Jones preferred. Not only was the shop a center of buying and selling, but also a social meeting place.

A successful general store might have employed four or five assistants, and so there were very few problems in management as far as the staff are concerned. But now that the supermarket has replaced the general store, the job of the manager has changed completely. The modern supermarket manager has to cope with a staff of as many as a hundred, apart from all the other

everyday problems of running a large business.Every morning the manager must, like the commander of an army, carry out an inspection of

his store to make sure that everything is ready for the business of the day. He must see that everything is running smoothly. He will have to give advice and make decisions as problems occur, and he must know how to get his staff to work efficiently with their particular responsibilities.

No matter what he has to do throughout the day, however, the supermarket manager must be ready for any emergency that may come up. They say in the trade that you are not really an experienced supermarket manager until you have dealt with a flood, a fire, a birth and a death in your store.1. The main purpose of the passage is to show how ______.

A. the old-fashioned general store is fast disappearingB. the supermarket has replaced the old general storeC. the role of the shop manager has experienced an overall changeD. a supermarket manager deals with problem every morning

2. According to the author it is a pity that there are fewer old general stores now because __________.

A. there is less trading businessB. there used to be more social activities in the old daysC. the supermarket manager has more problems than beforeD. there is less personal contact between manager and customer

3. In what way has the job of the store manager changed?A. He doesn’t sell tea and washing-powder any more.B. He has a much larger staff to take care of, to say nothing of all the other daily problems

of running the store.C. He must try hard to remember the names of regular customers.D. He has to give advice and make decisions when problems happen.

4. Who are Mrs Smith and Mrs Jones mentioned in the first paragraph?A. They are friends of the store manager’sB. They are shop assistantsC. They are both regular customers of the storeD. They represent any of the regular customers of the old general store

二、知识积累1. old-fashioned：旧时的，老式的 （反： fashionable， modern ）。2. personal element：个人因素；人情因素。3. for instance：例如 （同：for example ）。4. now that：（现在）既然（引导原因状语从句，有时 that 可省略）。 Now (that) you

are grown up, you should not rely on your parents. 既然你长大了, 就不应该依靠你的父母。 Now (that) he is well again, he can go on with his English study. 既然恢复了健康, 他就可以继续学习英语。

5. Not only was the shop a center of buying and selling：注意此句的倒装结构，not only 放在句首不修饰主语时，句子用倒装结构。

6. as far as the staff are concerned：就这些职员而言；as far as …(be) concerned：就…而言。

7. to cope with：对付，处理；Every day I have to cope with hundreds of customers 我每天得应付几百位客人。

8. apart from：除外，此外；（注意：apart from 可理解为 besides，或 except，需根据上下文决定）

9. to run a large business：经营、管理商业或企业 （这里 business 是可数名词）。run a school ：办一所学校

10. the commander of an army：军队的司令官。11. to carry out an inspection：进行检查；inspection：检查，检阅。12. as problems occur：当问题发生时；occur意思等于 take place，happen，arise 等。13. efficiently：高效率地，efficiency：效率。14. particular responsibilities：各自的责任。15. come up；发生，被提到； The problem that came up at the meeting just now is very

important刚才在会上提到的那个问题很重要。

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一、限时训练（8 分钟）It’s interesting that the arrival of snow has the effect on people in different countries. For

some countries it is important to celebrate each year, while for others a catastrophe or even a wonder.

But there are countries between these two kinds that normally expect snow some time over the winter months, but never receive snow regularly or in the same quantities every year. Britain is one of them, for which the arrival of snow quite simply creates problems. Within hours of the first snowfalls, however light, roads are blocked, trains and buses have to stop in the middle of the way. Normal communications are affected as well: telephone calls become difficult and the post immediately takes more time than usual. And almost within hours there are also certain shortages—bread, vegetables and other things—not that all these things can no longer be produced or sent to shops, but mainly that people are frightened and go out and store up with food and so on—“just for fear that something bad should happen.”

But why does snow have this effect? After all, Swiss, the Austrians and the Canadians don’t have such problems. It is simply because there is not enough planning and preparation. We need money to buy equipment to deal with snow and ice. To keep the roads clear, for example, requires snow-ploughs (a machine to clear up snow) and machines to spread salt. The reason why a country like Britain doesn’t buy snow-ploughs is that they are only used for a few days in any one year, and the money could be more useful in other things such as hospitals, education, helping the old, and so on.1. According to the writer, Britain is a country ___________.

A. which has regular snow every yearB. which is not well prepared for snowC. for which snow is a catastrophe and causes endless troubleD. for which snow is a wonder that excites the countrymen

2. The arrival of snow in Britain affects all of the following except______.A. traffic B. service quality C. food supplies D. communication

3. After a few hours’ snowing there are often some shortages of food because _____.

A. shops have mostly closed down B. people buy as much as they canC. farmers cannot produce as mush as usualD. people eat more vegetables in winter

4. The main reason that the British do not buy snow-ploughs is that ____.A. spreading salt is good enoughB. old people need more moneyC. snow-ploughs are not used oftenD. the hospital is more important

二、知识积累1. to have the effect on：对某有影响； to have a good/bad effect on 对某有好/坏影响。2. to celebrate：庆祝；hold a party to celebrate our graduation 聚会庆祝毕业。3. catastrophe：灾难 （近义词：disaster）4. arrival：到来，来临； with the arrival of 随着某来临，upon/on one’s arrival 某人一到。5. to block：阻塞 （近义词：to hold up；to jam ）6. wonder：奇迹，困惑； no wonder：难怪； seven wonders 七大奇迹。7. in the same quantities：以同样的量； in large quantities：大量地。8. to create：创造； creative：有创新精神的； creation：发明。9. shortage：缺乏； there be a shortage of；be/run short of：缺乏 。10. not that…but that：不是因为，而是因为。Not that I can’t do it but that I won’t do it.不是

我不会做而是我不愿做。11. to store up with：储藏。12. for fear that：惟恐，担心 （同：in the fear of；fearing ）。The teacher refused to have his

daughter in his class, for fear that he should show favour to her. 教师不愿意把自己的女儿编入自己的班级,恐怕会对她有所偏袒。

13. after all：毕竟； in all：总共； above all：总而言之。14. to keep clear：保持畅通； Is the road clear？这条路畅通吗？clear up：清除。15. to close down：关门，停业； This company is closed down这工厂倒闭了。

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一、限时训练 (7 分钟)The prisoner had waited many months for help, but none had come. Now he felt he would do

anything to gain his freedom again to go about in the world as he wished. But he could think of no means of escape. Feeling hopeless, he suffered a great deal.

He spent many hours thinking of his life before he was caught into prison, regretting the mistakes he had made and dreaming of the joys he had known. And over and over he said to himself that he was being punished for no reason. He was guilty of no law-breaking, but had not been given a chance to explain the events which made it appear that he was guilty.

Then one night the guard who sat just outside the prisoner’s door fell asleep. When he noticed this, the prisoner was struck by a feeling of hope. Perhaps he could steal the keys while the guard was sleeping.

Silently the prisoner moved toward the guard. Very gently he lifted the ring of keys from the guard’s belt. Then he turned and moved quietly toward the door. Could he open the lock from the

inside? The key turned and the door swung open. Within two minutes he had crossed the yard and climbed the wall. Then he fled across the fields, free at last, a smile of joy beginning to spread across his face.1. The prisoner had a wish ________.

A. to be excused B. to go away freelyC. to be a free man in the prison D. to be set free from the prison

2. After many months the prisoner thought that _________.A. no one would believe he was guiltyB. he could never be free againC. nothing could help him become non-guiltyD. nothing could stop him from trying to escape

3. When he stole the keys and came to the door, the prisoner was not sure if he could _________.A. open the door B. cross the yard and climb the wall\C. run away across the fields D. all of the above

二、知识积累1. to gain：获得；He quickly gained experience. 他很快就有经验了。No pains no gains：不劳而不获；to gain weight：发胖；This clock gains five minutes a day.这只钟每天快 5 分钟。

2. to think of：考虑，想出； to think of a plan 想出一个计划。3. to go about：到处走。 （其它搭配：move about；play about；look about）4. to dream of：梦想 （同： to dream about ）。I dream of being the best footballer in the

town. 我梦想成为全城最好的足球队员。5. over and over：再三 （同：over and over again； again and again ）6. to say to oneself：心里想； to talk to oneself：自言自语；smile to oneself: 得意。7. for no reason：无缘无故； for some reason 由于某种原因；for good reason: 有充分理由。8. guilty：有罪的； Will he be sentenced guilty or innocent？他会被判有罪还是无罪？9. to be struck by：造成深刻印象； I was greatly struck by the beauty of nature 我被大自然的

美丽迷住了。10. belt：皮带； Fasten your seat belt please：请系好安全带。11. to swing open：门开了 （反：to swing shut） to swing：摇摆。12. to flee：逃走 （同：run away from ）。He was forced to flee his native village to join the

rebel army.他被迫逃离家乡参加了叛军。1—7

一、限时训练（8 分钟）Sleep is something we all do. But some people need to sleep more than others. Babies sleep

most of the time. Children in school sleep about ten to twelve hours a night. Most grown-ups sleep only seven or eight hours. But babies, children, and adults—all of us need our sleep.

All parts of our bodies have to rest after the y work. Our arms need a rest after we lift heavy things. When we run fast, our legs work hard. They get tired. We have to rest them. Our brains work hard too. When we are awake, they help us pay attention to the world around us. We can sit quite still and rest our arms and legs. But our brains are resting. They go right on thinking as long as we are awake.

Our brains slow down a bit when we sleep and dream. But even as we sleep our brains are doing some work. Instead of thinking wide-awake thoughts, our brains make up dreams. Some dreams are very pleasing. Some are not. Most of the time we forget them when we wake up.

Scientists have tried to find out what would happen if people were not allowed to sleep. They asked some people not to go to bed. The people stayed up all night and the next day. They stayed up the next night too, and the day after. The people became very sleepy. They tried to read. But they could not follow the words. They played games. But they made mistakes. They forgot things. It was hard for their tired brains to work. They became rude and mean. They became angry with their friends. Finally they were too tired to stand up. The moment they sat down, they fell asleep.

Scientists found that if people are not allowed to sleep, they act in an unusual way. No one knows quite surely why sleep is so good for us. But we do know that we need it to stay well.

So tonight have a good sleep. Lie down under the covers, or draw out and move around. Shut your eyes. Let your thoughts travel about. Soon you’ll stop thinking. You’ll be asleep.1. When we are awake ___________.

A. our bodies work hard B. we get tired easilyC. our brains keep working D. we pay attention to the people and things around us.

2. Lack of sleep will make people ___________________.A. forget things and make mistakesB. be unable to readC. get angry and tiredD. work or act in an unusual way

3. When we fall asleep ___________.A. our brains go on working busilyB. our brains stop workingC. the work of our brains is slowerD. we have good dreams

4. The underlined word “mean” in the passage probably means _______.A. poor B. unhealthy C. strange D. nasty

二、知识积累1. to fall asleep：入睡 （反： to keep awake 睡不着） ；to be asleep：睡着了 （反：to be

awake：醒着）；to be sleepy：瞌睡。2. to pay attention to：注意； to pay a little/ little attention to：稍注意/几乎不注意。3. to sit still： 坐着一动不动。 （同结构—不及物动词 +形容词：to lie awake；to stand

silent；to marry young； to buy cheap； to die young； to live happy 等）4. as long as：（连词）只要 （同：so long as ）； You may borrow this book as long as you

promise to give it back. 只要你答应归还，你就可以把这书借走。( 比较：You may keep this book as long as you wish.这本书随便你借多久)

5. to slow down：（使）慢下来。6. to make up：组成，编制，编造； a made-up story编造的故事。She made up her face to

look prettier. 她把脸化了妆以便看上去漂亮些。Women make up only a small proportion of the construction population. 在建筑业妇女占的比例很小。

7. to follow the words：理解词意；to follow customs：随俗8. to stay up：熬夜 （同：sit up ）9. be rude and mean：粗鲁无礼； mean：卑鄙的，卑劣的。

10. to become angry with：对某人生气； to be/become angry at：因某事生气。11. to act in an unusual way：举止反常。12. to draw out：抽出； （本文中意为：to get up）13. let your thoughts travel about：思维漫游； to travel about：漫游。

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一、限时训练（8 分钟）Dear everyone,

Can you really be so far away and still feel at home?It has been less than a month since I started at the Frances King School and I already feel that

I belong in London. Like many of the students here, I am living with a family, which certainly helps me to practise my English away from class.

The school believes that learning should continue outside the classes and that students should have the chance to experience British culture. Last week we all went to see a musical and this weekend we are going to visit Stratfort for the day. We have also been promised a weekend in Paris next spring.

Of course I’m working hard as well as having fun. With class sizes of fifteen there is no chance of being able to avoid the teachers. As well as learning English we are also taught how to study for ourselves. That should make it easier when I get to university. For such a friendly place, the Frances King School is very large. As well as for places in central London there are summer schools in Oxford and Cambridge. Students come from all over the world to learn here, from Europe and South America as well as China. We are all finding it a great place to learn.

Best wishes!XiaoweiFor more information on learning English in Britain please write to or telephone ESL, Room

1311 Tower B, COFCO Plazza, 8Jianguomennel, Beijing 100005, PRCTel: 010-6526 9864Fax: 010-6526 9865http//: www.esl.com.cne-mail: eslanguage@sohu.com

1. What kind of school is the Frances King School?A. It is opened in Paris for students from other countries to learn EnglishB. It is opened in London for students from all over the world to FranceC. It is opened as an international school for English learningD. It is opened as a key school for the British to improve English.

2. Living with a local family is good for _________.A. making more British friends and knowing more about British cultureB. experiencing more British culture and traveling to more places in the worldC. giving the students more fun and making the students work hard all the timeD. practicing English more and knowing more about the ideas, beliefs and customs of the

British.3. Why does the writer think the Frances King School is a great place to learn?

A. Because of the school size and teaching methods as well as the school position

B. Because of class sizes and teaching methods as well as the school position.C. Because of the students number and class sizes as well as excellent teachersD. Because of the school position and outside class as well as good courses

4. What type of writing can the passage be regarded as?A. An English course B. A business letterC. A personal letter D. An advertisement

二、知识积累1. to feel at home：感到轻松自在； Make yourself at home：请随便，不要拘束。2. to belong：属于； to belong to the family属于这个家；to belong here属于这里。3. to experience：经历，体验； an exciting experience 一次激动的经历（可数事实）；

much experience：丰富的经验（不可数）。4. as well as：除外，此外 （同：in addition to； besides ）。5. to have fun：玩的开心； to travel for fun：游览； It is great fun！真好玩。（注意：fun

是名词，但是意思是“有趣的，开心的”。What fun it is to play PC games!玩电脑游戏真开心！）

6. to avoid：避免；to avoid making mistakes：避免犯错误。（avoid后接动名词作宾语。此类常用动词还有：mind; finish; practice; enjoy; admit; consider; suggest; keep; dislike; imagine; 以及词组 feel like; give up; put off; can’t help; set about; insist on 等）

7. a musical：音乐剧。8. there is no chance of：没有机会做 （同：to have no chance to do/of doing）。9. all the time：一直 （同：all the while；at all times ）。10. method：方法; teaching methods：教学方法； in/with this method：用这种方法。11. excellent：优秀的，极好的。12. with class sizes of fifteen there is no chance of being able to avoid the teachers：班上只有 15个学生，所以没有机会避开老师。

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一、限时训练（8 分钟）John Russell, 83, got on a Chicago bus and saw a sign saying that senior citizens could ride

for half free. When he dropped his three quarters in the box, the driver demanded identification. John took out ID card. “You need a special CTA card,” said the driver. John did not have the Chicago Transit Authority card because he lives in New York and was in Chicago visiting his two sons.

“Put in another three quarters,” said the driver, “or get off the bus.”One privilege of old age is being stubborn. John said, “Give me back my quarters, and I’ll get

off”“I can’t. It’s in the box. If you don’t get off, I’ll call the police,” said he, which he did. Two

police cars pulled up.“I’m the criminal,” said John Russell. Then he and the driver told their stories.“That’s what you called me for?” one policeman asked the driver. Another policeman then

said to John, “I’ll give you three quarters.”John shook his head, “Why should you give me the quarters? He has to give me my quarters”“Where are you going?” asked the policeman.

“Downtown to have lunch with friends,” John said.“Come on,” the policeman said. “We’ll get you your card.” So they took him downtown to

the CTA office. But the people there wouldn’t give him a CTA card—he needed a photo.“What about his quarters?” one of the policemen asked. The officials discussed, and the

decision was made to give John’s quarters back.When John got downstairs, the policemen asked where he was going.“To see my friends,” John said.“How are you going there?”“On the bus. And all I’m going to pay is 75 cents.”“Good luck,” the policemen said.John got on a bus, dropped three quarters in the box, and said, “I’m a senior citizen…” the

driver looked at John and nodded. He didn’t know how lucky he was to be a sensible man.1. With a Chicago Transit Authority card ________.

A. men of authority can ride on a bus for half fareB. senior citizens can pay only half fare for a bus rideC. men of authority can ride on a bus paying only three quartersD. senior citizens can pay only three quarters for a bus ride

2. John Russell needs a special CTA card most probably because _____.A. he is not a senior citizen B. he is not a citizen of ChicagoC. he is only visiting his two sons D. he has lost his ID card

3. The decision made by the CTA office was ________.A. to give John a CTA card then and thereB. to refuse to give John’s quarters backC. to return the three quarters to JohnD. to declare that John was a criminal

4. The second driver let John ride on his bus for half fare because ____.A. now John produced his CTA cardB. he knew John was a very difficult manC. he was kind enough to help the agedD. the policemen were with John

二、知识积累1. senior citizens：老年公民，the aged 老年人； the elderly：长者。2. for half fare：半票； for free：免费； for free of charge：免费。3. identification：身份证明； identity：身份，特征； ID card：（identity card）身份证。4. privilege：特权。Education should not be considered to be a privilege in a modern society.在

现代社会中,受教育不应该被看成是一种特权5. stubborn：固执； My grandfather is very stubborn 我祖父脾气很倔。6. to pull up：停车； He pulled up his car at the gate 他把车停在大门口。。7. criminal：罪犯； crime：罪行。8. to shake one’s head：摇头； （反：nod） to shake hands with：与握手。9. come on：（此处）得了，算了吧。10. to make a decision：作出决定。11. sensible：明智的 （近义词：reasonable）12. to declare：宣布，声明； I declared at the meeting that I did not support him. 我在会上声

明我不支持他。Have you anything to declare？有什么要报关税的吗？

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一、限时训练（8 分钟）“It hurts me more than you”, and “This is for your own good”—these are the statements my

mother used to make years ago when I had to learn Latin, clean my room , stay home and do homework.

That was before we entered the permissive period in education in which we decided it was all right not to push our children to achieve their best in school. The schools and the educators made it easy for us. They taught that it was all right to be parents who take a let-alone policy. We stopped making our children do homework. We gave them calculators, turned on the television, left the teaching to the teachers and went on vacation.

Now teachers, faced with children who have been developing at their own pace for the past 15 years, are realizing we’ve made a terrible mistake. One such teacher is Sharon Klompus who says of her students—“so passive”—and wonders what has happened. Nothing is demanded of them, she believes. Television contributes to children’s passivity. “We’re talking about a generation of kids who’ve never been hurt or hungry. They have learned somebody will always do it for them, instead of saying ‘go and look it up’, you tell them the answer. It takes greater energy to say no to a kid.”

Yes, it does. It takes energy and it takes work. It’s time for parents to end their vacation and come back to work. It’s time to take the car away, to turn the TV off, to tell them it hurts you more than them but it’s for their own good. It’s time to start telling them no again.1. Children are becoming more inactive in study because ________.

A. they watch too much television B. they have done too much homeworkC. they have to fulfill too many duties.D. Teachers are too strict with them

2. We learn from the passage that the writer’s mother used to stress _____.A. learning Latin B. disciplineC. natural development D. education at school

3. By “permissive period in education” the writer means a time _____.A. when children are allowed to do what they wish toB. when everything can be taught at schoolC. when every child can be educatedD. when children are permitted to receive education

4. The main idea of the passage is that ________.A. parents should leave their children aloneB. kids should have more activities at schoolC. it’s time to be more strict with kidsD. parents should always set a good example to their kids

二、知识积累1. It hurts me more than you：为了你好。（同：This hurts me more than it hurts you.）2. statement：陈述，表述； the final statement：最后陈述。

3. permissive：放任的，宽容的； to permit：允许； permission：（名词）允许。4. to push sb：迫使某人 （同： force sb to do sth；make sb do sth ）5. to achieve one’s best：取得最好的成绩； look one’s best：最好的仪表。6. to let alone：放任，不管； Let him alone 不要去管他。7. to be faced with：面临，面对。face up to：大胆面；She must face upto the fact that she is

nolonger young. 她必须正视她已不再年轻这一事实。8. at one’ s own pace：以自己的方式，以自己的步调。9. to demand sb of sth：要求某人某事。10. to contribute to：对贡献，导致（好事或坏事）。Smoking a lot contributed to his bad

health.大量吸烟导致他身体很差。11. to fulfil：完成，实现 （近义词：complete，achieve，realize ） They fulfilled their work

ahead of time as we did ours. 同我们一样,他们也提前完成了任务。12. to be strict with：对某人严格要求； to be strict in sth：对某事严格要求。13. discipline：纪律，严格约束； self-discipline：自律。14. to set a good example to sb：为某人树立好榜样。15. to go on vacation：去度假 （同：go on holiday， go for a holiday）。

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一、限时训练（8 分钟）Bill Gates, the head of the world’s biggest computer software companies, the Microsoft

corporation, has a mission: ‘ to put computer on every office desk and in every home.’ Bill Gates has had this mission since he was a university student nineteen years a go. This deep personal interest, together with his technical skill and his business marketing skills helped him to build up a giant computer company and to make him well off.

Although he is so wealthy, Bill Gates doesn’t want to give up. He is still very interested in his idea and he travels the globe, from Beijing to London, making quick stops in cities to sell the new software products of his company.

The central spirit of Bill Gates’ idea is the ‘information highway’. This is a network of fiber-optic cables (光纤电缆) for computers that will link every home, office, and shopping center in the future. This computer network system will have an effect on business, shopping and education. Bill says that the main use of this new technology will be in communication. It will be a way to find people with common interests and to share opinions with them.

But is this communication by computer along the ‘information highway’ really a good thing? Won’t we be sitting at home, only ‘socializing’ with our computer, paying big companies money so that we receive information that some large communication corporation somewhere has decided is ‘ acceptable’ for us to read? No, says Bill Gates. He thinks that the phrase ‘information highway’ is a terrible phrase. It makes people think that we are all going down the same road, he says. In fact the computer network will let us choose our own directions. It will give us freedom. It will also bring good to society, because it will allow for the spread of education. When more and more people receive education, the gap between rich and poor will narrow.

In the meantime, however, the gap between the rich and poor is still there. To be added to this now is the gap between those with computers and those without.1. The underlined word ‘mission’ in this passage probably means _____.

A. course B. job C. duty D. goal2. The reasons for Bill Gates’ success are as follows except_______.

A. his idea and his travel all over the globeB. his technical skill and his business marketing skillsC. the money we pay for the information received from the ‘information highway’.D. His deep personal fondness

3. The way the information highway’ offers us will mainly be used _______.A. to find people who share the same opinion and who have interests in commonB. to help link every home, office, and shopping mallC. to affect business, shopping and educationD. to narrow the gap between the rich and poor.

4. The best title of this passage should be ___________.A. Bill Gates, his idea and missionB. The gap the computer brings aboutC. The advantages of the computer networkD. One of the world’s richest self-made man

二、知识积累1. to build up 创立，建成，积累； to open up：开创； to store up：储备。2. to be well off：富有，富裕，幸运； （同： to be wealthy，rich ，lucky）We are much

better off than we used to be.我们现在比过去富裕多了。3. to have an effect on sth：对某事有影响。4. to share opinions with sb：与某人有共识。5. to socialize with sb：与某人交际，交往。6. acceptable： 可接受的 （同：can be accepted）7. phrase：词组，术语； English phrasal verbs：英语短语动词。8. to go down the same road：沿着相同的路向前走。 （down = along）9. to bring good to sth/sb：给某带来好处/利益。 （反： bring wrong to）10. to allow for the spread of：使某得以蔓延，普及。allow: 允许，使得以发生；This money

allows me to buy a car. 这笔钱可使我买一部小汽车。11. in the meantime：同时。 （近义词：meanwhile； at the same time）12. to be added to sth：另外还有；此外。 （同：in addition to）13. a shopping mall：购物中心，步行街。 （同：shopping centre）14. a self-made man：白手起家的人。15. a corporation：（美国）公司。 （近义词：company； firm）

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一、限时训练（8 分钟）The Christmas of 1979, I was visiting some friends in Rhodesia, and decided not to go

straight back to England, but to spend Christmas at my grandparents’ home. My grandfather, an old boy called Lord de Saumarez, had just died, and I was going to stay with my grandmother, lady de Saumarez. I rented a car at Cape Town Airport, and drove off to the house, which is about 200 miles away on the southernmost tip of South Africa.

As I got to Berdasdorp, the nearest large town, I was almost knocked over by an ambulance

going in the other direction at great speed. I decided to freshen up a little in the local bar and then I rang the house to say ‘hello’ and that I’d be with them in about three quarters of an hour—only to have the reply: ‘I’m terribly sorry, but her ladyship’s been taken to hospital in Cape Town.’ In other words, in the ambulance I’d just seen was Grandma.

Going to see my grandmother was the high point of my day. Pulling my legs down the hospital passage, I went into the word.

‘Hello, Grandma.’‘Err…’“Isn’t it a nice day?’‘…glugg…’‘Well, I’ll go back to the hotel now…’ Grandma was making much sense. Visits lasted about

half an hour, and after I’d paid my respect, I went back to the hotel to try and occupy myself.It was just frightful, I was completely alone, it was the most miserable thing ever.

1. The writer knew that his grandma was ill ________.A. after he got to her house B. before he got to Cape Town AirportC. after he got to Berdasdorp D. before he rang her hours

2. When he says ‘Going to see my grandmother was the high point of my day, the writer means that _______.A. he thought he had to see his grandma during his stay in South AfricaB. he didn’t have anything more interesting to do than visit his grandma.C. The first thing he had to do was go to see his grandmotherD. Nothing could prevent him from doing something for his grandmother

3. What was the writer’s attitude towards his grandma?A. he was worried about her healthB. he was sorry that she lived alone in South AfricaC. he was delighted to know she was aliveD. he was sure that she would be fully recovered soon

4. We can learn from the story that the writer _________.A. would go to his friend’s house on Christmas in Cape TownB. left England directly for Cape Town so as to spend Christmas with his grandmaC. hated the ambulance that had come across on his way to his grandma’sD. loved his grandma so much that he was afraid he would lose her soon

二、知识积累1. an old boy：老玩童。 （同： an old young man ）2. to rent a car：租一辆车。 （同：to hire a car ）3. on the southernmost tip of：在什么的最南端。4. to knock over：把…撞倒，撞翻, 碰倒。 5. in the other direction：往相反方向； in every direction：朝/从四面八方。6. to freshen sb up：使某人恢复精神。（同：to refresh sb）7. only to have the reply：结果得到这个答案； only to do sth （表示结果）；I arrived only

to find that the others had already left. 我到达时结果发现其他人都走了。8. in other words：换句话说。 （同；that is to say ）9. to pull one’s legs：拖着疲惫的双腿。10. to make much sense：神志清醒，有道理； What he said doesn’t make any sense 他说的话

一点都没道理。11. to pay one’s respect：探望，瞻仰，关怀。We must pay respect to the needs of the general

reader .我们必须关心一般读者的需要。pay last respects to：向(死者)告别。12. to occupy oneself：让自己忙于做某事 （同： to be engaged in sth ）The workers were

occupied in building new houses. 工人们正在忙碌着盖新房子。13. the first thing：首要的事； the last thing：最不想做的事。He would be the last man to do

such foolish things. 他决不会干这种蠢事。14. to be delighted to do sth 很高兴… I was very delighted to receive your letter 非常高兴收到

你的来信。15. to be fully recovered：完全恢复健康。 （同：be fully well again ）

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一、限时训练（8 分钟）‘Maybe I’ll just move him right out the door,’ the boss replied. Ray was very glad and no

longer worried. The boss was mad at Don now, not at him. Sure enough, within a month of that meeting, Don was looking for a new job. ‘It serves him right,’ Ray thought. Unfortunately, the guy who was brought in to take Don’s place wasn’t much better.

Well, then an astonishing thing happened. Ray’s department was working on a box design for a toy. A new employee named Jack was doing the artwork. He had designed something in bright red and blue. Ray looked at it and said, ‘Sorry. Red and blue is not good. Change it to brown and purple.’ Actually, the design was very nice. But Ray didn’t want Jack to get too proud. He also wanted him to know who was in charge. Jack wasn’t happy about it, but he changed everything to brown and purple.

Two weeks later, 500,000 new brown and purple boxes arrived from the printing company. While Ray was leading a staff meeting, the boss came bursting in.

‘What is this?’ he shouted, waving one of the new boxes. ‘You call this artwork? Look at these ridiculous colors! This is the ugliest box I’ve ever seen. Who did this anyway?’

All eyes except Jack’s were upon Ray. Then Jack spoke. ‘I did sir.’ He said, ‘I’m sorry you don’t like it. I’ll try to do better next time.’

Ray was deeply touched by Jack’s act of mercy. And it changed his life.1. What kind of person was Ray’s boss?

A. Impatient and quick to get angryB. Kind and always ready to help his staffC. Shy and afraid to talk about problemsD. Cruel and hard to deal with

2. How did it make Ray feel when his staff did something well?A. Happy and proud to be their bossB. Afraid of losing face and controlC. Angry because they didn’t ask him firstD. Puzzled and very disappointed

3. When all the other staff looked at Ray, why didn’t Jack?A. because he was afraid that Ray would start to blame himB. because he didn’t want to start laughing in front of the boss

C. because he didn’t want the boss to think it was Ray’s faultD. because he was afraid that Ray would be dismissed

4. What was Jack’s act of mercy?A. He took the blame for Ray’s mistakeB. He didn’t blame Ray for the mistakeC. He told the boss he was sorry for Ray’s mistakeD. He wanted to help Ray to change his life

二、知识积累1. to be mad at/with sb：生某人的气，对某人发怒。（同：be angry at/with）2. it serves sb right：活该，罪有应得。3. to take one’s place：接替； to take the place of the president：接总裁的班。4. artwork：美工。5. to be in charge：负责； Who is in charge here？这儿谁负责？6. to lead a staff meeting：主持员工会议； staff：（总称）员工。7. come bursting in：冲了进来； to burst in：突然进来； to burst out：爆发。8. ridiculous：荒诞的，可笑的，荒谬的。9. be deeply touched by：被某深深的感动，触动。10. act of mercy：善举，大度。11. to dismiss：解雇，解散； You are dismissed！解散！12. to take the blame for sb：代人受过，作替罪羊。13. to blame sb for sth：因为某事责备某人。 They blamed the secretary for the delay of the

plan.他们怪罪秘书造成计划延误。14. impatient：不耐心。 （反：patient 耐心的）15. cruel：残酷的； be cruel to：对某人残酷无情； cruelty：（名词）残酷。

1—14一、限时训练（8 分钟）a) Never give out identifying information such as name, home, address, school name or telephone number in a public message such as a chat room on bulletin boards. Never send a person a picture of you without first checking with your parents.b) Never reply to a message or bulletin board items that are bloody dirty; ready to fight; express intention to hurt; make yourself uncomfortable.c) Be careful when someone offers something for nothing, such as gifts and money. Be very careful about any offers that get you to meet or have some visit your house.d) Tell your parents right away if you come across any information that makes you fell uncomfortable.e) Never arrange a face-to-face meeting without telling your parents. If your parents agree to the meeting, make sure that you meet in a public place and have a parent with you.f) Remember that people on-line may not be who they seem. Because you can’t see or even hear the person, it would be easy for someone to misrepresent himself/herself. Thus someone says that ‘she is a 12-year-old girl’ could really turn out an old ugly man.g) Be sure that you are dealing with someone that you and your parents know and trust before giving out any personal information about yourself through e-mail.h) Get to know you ‘on-line friends’ just as you get to know all of your friends.

1. The best title for this passage is _________.A. Warnings against making on-line friendsB. Messages one can get on the InternetC. How to make friends on the InternetD. Safety tips for kids on the Internet

2. The underlined word ‘misrepresent’ in the passage means ________.A. making a wrong judgment about B. understanding somebody wronglyC. giving a wrong description ofD. forming a wrong opinion about

3. From e) to h), the writer suggests that one should ________.A. believe nobody on the netB. be careful about the on-line friendsC. not be honest on the netD. make friends with those you believe in

4．From a) to d), the writer suggests some don’ts except “_______”.A. Don’t accept any offers for no good reason.B. Don’t tell your parents if you receive some worrying information.C. Don’t tell people on-line who you really are.D. Don’t talk to any rude people on line

二、知识积累1. to give out：发出，用尽，精疲力竭； My money has given out 我的钱用光了； to give

out a message on the bulletin board：在留言板上发帖子。His strength gave out.他已精疲力竭。

2. a chat room：聊天室。3. on bulletin boards：留言板。4. to reply to：回答，回应。 （同：answer；respond to ）5. bloody dirty: 非常脏；It's bloody wonderful! ：就是非常好！He is a bloody fool.他是一个

十足的笨蛋。6. to express intention to hurt ： 有伤人 的意图； intention ：意图； to intend to do

something：打算做某事。7. to offer something for nothing：免费提供。8. right away：马上。（同：at once； immediately，in no time）9. to come across：偶而碰到。 （同：to meet with， run into，bump into）10. to agree to：同意某事； agree with：赞同； agree on/upon：一致通过，对…意见一致。

They managed to agree on a date for the wedding.他们终于商定了举行婚礼的日子。11. on-line：在线，网上； on-line chat：网上聊天。12. to warn sb against sth：告诫某人不要做某事； to warn sb of /about sth：告诫某人有某事。

She warned me about the dangerous road, so I crossed it carefully. 她提醒我这条马路很危险，因此我过马路小心翼翼。

13. safety tips：安全提示（同：safety advice ）14. to make a wrong judgment：作出错误判断。15. to give a wrong description of：没有如实描述。16. to misrepresent：不如实地叙述（或说明）。

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一、限时训练（9 分钟）Several times each year the Queen gives afternoon tea parties at which guests are served tiny

cakes filled with cream from her own cows. Cakes and sandwiches are brought in by footmen, yet you never see the Queen touch a thing. She simply sits beside a big silver plate, pouring cups of tea for everyone and carefully avoiding the cakes.

At cocktail parties the Queen moves from group to group, chatting informally, and manages to make one glass of diet drink last an entire evening.

Tours abroad are difficult because hosts seem to believe the warmth of their welcome must be shown with wonderful state banquets (formal dinner party). But the Queen has perfected the art of appearing to enjoy her meal without actually eating much.

During one visit to the Pacific islands of Tonga, a specially prepared dinner was arranged in a cottage made of wood and bamboo leaves. Deep holes were dug in the ground, filled with hot stones and baby pigs, and the pigs were slowly baked over several days. The Queen looked uneasily at her plate when she discovered a whole roast pig was her serving.

Then she became uneasy when a turkey, some meat, bananas and an apple were also carried in for each guest. So she depended on her old favorite trick of talking with her host, King Tupou IV, and carrying on a warm conversation. At the same time she pushed her food around her plate and only ate apiece of turkey and some fruit.

Reporters traveling with her have noted that the Queen will sometimes seem so carried away by a foreign leader’s political chat that she simply never has time to finish a meal before it is time to get up and make her speech. She will lift her fork to swallow a mouthful, and then put it down again to make another point, leaving almost all of her meal untouched.1. The main idea of the passage is about __________.

A. the Queen’s favorite foodB. the Queen’s tours around the world.C. how the Queen keeps her diet during her toursD. the Queen’s trouble with a foreign leader

2. The Queen talked with her host and carried on conversation with him, the purpose of which is ________.A. to show her politeness B. not to eat muchC. to show her great interest in food D. to hide her dislike to the food

3. We can infer from the passage that tours are hard for the Queen because ____.A. she has to meet with so many important leadersB. she has to eat much unhealthy foodC. she has so many reporters to follow herD. hosts always present wonderful state banquets

4. What probably is the Queen’s art of acting at state dinners?A. Appearing to enjoy her meal without actually eating muchB. Drinking mineral water most of the timeC. Eating a piece of turkey and some fruitD. Eating much before being found out

二、知识积累1. to serve：供应，招待； Are you being served？有人为你效劳吗? (语境同：Can I help

you?)2. a cocktail party：鸡尾酒会。3. diet drink：减肥饮料； to go on a diet：节食； be on a diet：在节食。4. informal：非正式的，随便的。 （反：formal ）5. a state banquet：国宴。6. to perfect：驾轻就熟，使完美。They worked hard to perfect their dance. 他们卖力地使舞蹈更加完美。

7. to become uneasy：变得不自在。I had an uneasy feeling that he had something there. 我感到不自在的是他的话的确有点道理。

8. to carry on a conversation：进行会话，交谈。9. to note：注意到； be noted for：因为…被人注目。10. to be carried away by：沉醉于；Standing at the top of the hill， he seemed carried away by

its beauty 他站在山顶上，被美丽的景色迷住了。11. to make another point：再次发表意见、观点。12. to swallow a mouthful：吞下一口。

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一、限时训练（8 分钟）Everywhere you will always find ‘the white-haired boy’, sometimes called ‘the fair-haired

boy’. He gets special treatment, as if he were above everybody else. You will find him in school, in college, at home, or where you work.

In school he is teacher’s pet, her darling who can do nothing wrong. Sometimes she lets him do little jobs for her. He comes to class in the morning, all shiny and clean. He is always raising his hand, ready with an answer to teacher’s questions. And he knows all the answers. He gets into your hair, especially if you are at the bottom of the class and the teacher thinks you are stupid. How you hate the brat!

At college, he walks—more often strides—across the school grounds as if he owned them. Sometimes he wears a colorful football or basketball shirt or sweater, with a bright red, or green or yellow college letter proudly worn on the front of it. What broad shoulders, what muscles he has! He makes the girls happy by just smiling at them. He has the mark of success on him.

At home, ‘the fair-haired boy’ is mother’s choice, her favorite. Sometimes he is the oldest son—at times, the youngest. If you are in between, you are out of luck.

Then, you discover that there are others who share your feelings, ready to ‘let their hair down’—to tell you their private thoughts. One of them asks, ‘What does he have that I haven’t got?’ You ask yourself the same question.

Finally, there comes a day when you decide to stop hating him is it perhaps because he has been made boss and you find yourself working for him?1. From the passage we can know that ‘the white haired boy’ is ______.

A. a boy with white hair B. a boy treated with favorC. a very bright boy D. a more experienced boy

2. The underlined phrase ‘gets into your hair’ most probably means ______.

A. upsets you B. ruins youC. plays a joke on you D. pulls your hair

3. Which of the following is considered to be the most unlucky child at home?A. The first-born child B. The last born childC. The middle child D. The only child

4. In the last but one paragraph the writer indicates that the ‘white haired boy’ is _______.A. loved by all people B. unpopular among ordinary peopleC. easy to get along with D. too hard on the employees

二、知识积累1. to get special treatment：得到特别优待。2. be one’s pet/darling：受某人的宠爱。3. to get into one’s hair：使人坐立不安 （to be restless）。4. brat：乳臭未干的小孩。5. stride：大踏步。6. college letter：大学标志。7. broad shoulders：宽厚的肩膀。8. be (of) one’s choice：受某人的宠爱。9. be in between ：隔在 中 间 。 A lot of students spend a year abroad in between school and

university.许多学生在上中学和大学之间去国外一年。 I've had a few jobs with long periods of unemployment in between.在长期的失业期间我找到了几份工作。

10. be out of luck：倒霉。11. to share one’s feelings：与某人有同感。12. to let one’s hair down：不把某人当回事，使某人轻松一下。13. be made boss：当老板。14. the last but one：倒数第二； be second to none：名列第一。15. to be too hard on：对某人苛刻。 （近义词：to be too strict with sb）Don't be too hard on

the boy; he didn't mean to do it. 对这个小男孩不要太严厉了,他不是故意这么做的。16. be unpopular among sb：不受某人的欢迎。 （同：be unpopular with ）

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一、限时训练（9 钟）Dear Peter,

I have been on this very interesting planet for over a month now, but I don’t think I would like to live here, because the customs are very different from at home. The family group I am staying with is very patient with me, but I will never understand how to behave here. I make mistakes every day, but I have learned a few things.

For example, ‘my family’ has a very developed sense of personal belongings. ‘It’s mine!’ is one of their favorite phrases. The other day I decided to try out the small wheeled something belonging to the oldest male in the group. It’s a sort of primitive transportation system. I drove around in it for a while and the whole family was fussy when I returned. ‘That car belongs to me!” shouted Dan, the oldest male. ‘You can’t use it without asking me first!’

Another thing I have discovered is that they are carried away by a small box with primitive moving pictures on a screen. They sit for hours watching this “TV”. I noticed that at the shopping

mall there were a great many models so I thought I would give them a surprise by getting them a bigger and better model. But when I arrived at the house with the gift, my family was horrified. It was then that I discovered the importance of some pieces of paper that they call ‘money.’ They took me straight back to the shop and they gave the shop-keeper quite a lot of this money and I had to apologize. ‘You were lucky you weren’t put in jail,’ they told me. I still don’t know exactly what ‘jail’ is, but they said I wouldn’t like it.

On Saturday, we went to a soccer game, a very strange custom involving a ball and two ‘teams’. My family was sad because their team was losing so I thought I’d help them out. I jumped down onto the field and grabbed the ball as it was heading towards our team’s goalposts. Wrong again! Luckily my family saved me from the anger of the crowd. They told me that this was ‘not done’—another of their favorite phrases.

Today I made another mistake. I was hungry and I found an inviting small water creature in a round bowl of water in the dining room. I’m afraid I ate it, thinking it was a tasty snack they had left out for me. Then I found out that this creature’s name was ‘Bubbles’, and it was much loved by the younger members of the group.

Well, Peter, I send many greetings. I am beginning to feel a little bit homesick, so I think I will come home soon.

Your weary traveler, Steve.1. The letter mainly talks about __________.

A. something terrible happened to Peter in another countryB. the unhappy experiences Steve had in another countryC. the members in an unfriendly familyD. an unnecessary trip to another country

2. The author had to apologize at the shop because ________.A. he forgot to pay for the modelB. he didn’t enjoy the model he had boughtC. he didn’t change his money into the “family’s”D. he wanted give a gift to the shop

3. It can be inferred that_______________.A. a person can’t get used to living habits in another countryB. a soccer game usually causes a fight on a playgroundC. it’s impossible to use other’s belongings all over the worldD. it’s hard to get used to another country’s customs

4. The author felt ______ when he wrote the letter.A. angry B. anxious C. disappointed D. curious

二、知识积累1. to be patient with sb：对某人耐心。2. to behave：行为，举止； behavior：行为，举止（名词）。3. personal belongings：个人财产。 （同：private possessions）4. the other day：几天前；another day：改天。5. to try sth out：试验； The idea sounds good but it needs trying out first这主意听上去不错，但需要先试验一下。

6. primitive transportation system：原始交通方式。7. to be fussy：大惊小怪； Don’t be fussy about it 不要对此大惊小怪。

8. to be carried away：对入迷。 （近义词：be fascinated by， be lost in ）9. to be horrified：惊骇的。10. put sb in jail：把某人关进监狱。 （同：put/send sb into/in prison）11. a soccer game：（英式）足球。12. involving：包括，由…组成。 （近义词，including，comprising of ）13. to help sb out：帮助某人克服困难，协助（渡过难关）。 I helped her out when Stella

became ill.当 Stella 生病时我帮她渡过了难关。14. to head towards /for/to：向…去; He is heading for our house 他在向我家来。15. an inviting water creature ：诱人 的水里动物； inviting ：诱人 的 ； When one is

hungry，any food looks more inviting当人饥饿时，任何食物都看上去更诱人。16. snack：点心，fast snack：快餐 ；finger snacks：零食。17. weary：疲惫的。 （同： tired；exhausted ）

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一、限时训练（9 分钟）Last July, my 12-year-old car died on California’s Santa Ana Freeway. It was an hour before

sunset, and I was 25 miles from home. I couldn’t reach anyone to pick me up, so I decided to take a bus. Not knowing the routes, I figured I’d just head east.

A bus pulled up, and I asked the driver how far she was going. ‘Four more lights,’ she said. There was another bus I could take from there. This clearly was going to be a long night.

She dropped me off at the end of her route and told me which bus to look for. After waiting 30 minutes, I began to think about a very expensive taxi ride home. Then a bus pulled up. There was no lighted number above its windshield. It was out of service. But the door opened, and I was surprised to find that it was the same driver.

‘I just can’t leave you here,’ she said. ‘This isn’t the nicest place. I’ll give you a ride home.’‘You’ll drive me home in the bus?’ I asked, perplexed.‘No, I’ll take you in my car,’ she said.‘It’s a long way,’ I protested.‘Come on,’ she said. ‘I have nothing else to do.’As we drove from the station in her car, she began telling me a story. A few days earlier, her

brother had run out of gas. A good Samaritan picked him up, took him to a service station and then back to his car. ‘I’m just passing the favor along,’ she said.

When I offered her money as a thank-you, she wouldn’t hear of it. ‘That wouldn’t make a favor,’ she said. ‘Just do something nice for somebody. Pass it along.’1. Why did the writer say that he would have a long night?

A. He wondered how long he had to wait for the next bus.B. No driver would give him a rideC. He didn’t know the routesD. He perhaps would have to take a taxi.

2. Judging from its context, the place where the writer waited for a second bus was ________.A. very quiet and peaceful B. dark without street lightsC. neither clean nor beautiful D. a little unsafe

3. Why did the writer change his mind after waiting for 30 minutes at the end of the route?

A. No bus would come at the timeB. A taxi ride would be more comfortableC. He became impatient and a bit worriedD. He knew the driver would never return

4. The bus driver drove the writer home later because _________.A. she happened to go in the same directionB. she wanted to do something good for other peopleC. her brother told her to do soD. she wanted to earn more money

5. The bus driver hoped that the writer ________.A. would do as she did B. would keep her in memoryC. would give the money to others D. would do her a favor.

二、知识积累1. freeway：高速公路。 （近义词： Express way ）2. to pull up：（车）慢慢停下来。3. to figure ： 认 为 （ 同 ： think ； guess ） ， to figure out ：计算出，明白。 I figure the

manager will be back soon. 我估计/想经理很快会回来。We must figure out how to solve the problem.我们必须想出解决这个问题的办法。

4. four more lights：再四个十字路口。（同：another four lights）5. to drop off：散去，离开，让某人下车，睡觉。Where shall I drop you (off)? 我应在什么

地方让你下车？6. out of service：不营业，停业。 （反：in service）7. windshield：（车）挡风玻璃。8. perplexed：困惑。 （同： puzzled，bewildered ）9. to run out of gas：没汽油了。I am running out of money.我的钱快用完了。10. a service station：维修站。11. to pass along：沿…走，传递下去，继续。He passed along the corridor to a small room at

the back of the building. 他沿着走廊走到后院的一间小屋。She said she'd pass the message on/along to the other students她说她会把消息传给其他学生的。

12. wouldn’t hear of sth：不许；不予考虑；不赞同（近义词：would have none of sth）。I said we should go back, but Dennis wouldn't hear of it.我说我们应该回去，但 Dennis 不赞同。

13. judging from ： 从…来看 ， 从…估计。 Judging from his accent, he must come from Australia. 从他的口音来看，他一定是澳大利亚人。

14. context：上下文。15. to keep sb/sth in memory：记住某人/某事。16. in the same direction：朝相同方向；in the opposite direction: 朝相反方向。

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一、限时训练（7 分钟）The Internet has created great changes in language learning. As English is the main language

of science and technology, worldwide communications on the Internet are mainly conducted in the English language. In fact, the general dominance of the English language on the Internet has

worked to further encourage the learning and use of English, especially among those whose native language is not English.

Using the Internet for English teaching is very new. However, as a resource in the hands of a skilled teacher, the Internet can provide a wealth of materials with which the skilled teacher can build encouragement or productive activities.

For example, Internet resources can be used for class follow-up, discussing homework and giving writing assignments. The teacher can find and bring back some useful materials for the Net, and can even grade students’ papers at home by just connecting to the Internet and grading students e-mail messages.

Through booking electronic magazines, taking part in electronic discussion and attending conferences on the Internet, the teachers can share views and ideas with far-off colleagues quickly, easily and inexpensively. This is especially attractive and helpful for those in separated geographical areas.1. The passage is mainly about ___________.

A. the Internet, a new technology in this centuryB. a way that makes teaching and learning become easyC. a new teaching and learning way offered by the InternetD. a chance for students to use English on the Net

2. The underlined word conducted in the first paragraph means ______.A. carried out B. reported to C. written down D. stored in

3. According to the passage, which statement is true?A. Net is helpful and costlyB. Net is quick but hard to handleC. It seems to the writer that Net interests students in far-off places moreD. People who live far away can communicate more quickly than those in cities.

二、知识积累1. the dominance of the English language：英语的统治地位。2. to further encourage：进一步鼓励。3. a wealth of：大量的，丰富的。a wealth of examples：许多例子。4. productive activities：富有成效的活动；productive：有成效的。5. follow-up：补充； a follow-up instruction：补充指示； to follow up：把…探究到底； to

follow up a clue：追查线索。6. writing assignments：写作业； assignments = homework7. to grade students papers：给学生的试卷打分； papers：试卷，论文，报纸，文件，等 纸

产品。8. through booking electronic magazines：通过订阅电子杂志。9. to attend conferences：参加会议。attend school：上学；attend a lecture：听讲课；attend

church： 去教堂；attend (at) a wedding ：出席婚礼。10. to share views and ideas：交换意见和想法。11. far-off colleagues：远地的同事； （colleague：co-worker； fellow-worker）12. to handle：处理。 （同：to deal with， to take care of， ）

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一、限时训练（9 分钟）A nurse and her elderly uncle were waiting for a bus at a corner in downtown Chicago. Buses

came by, not the one they wanted. The woman finally half-entered one of the buses and asked the driver if the bus she wanted stopped at that corner.

The driver looked at her but made no answer, so she repeated the question. To her surprise, he closed the door on her arm, and drove off.

The woman, her arm stuck in the door, ran alongside the bus, shouting. Passengers said the driver stopped after almost a block only because they, too, were shouting.

When the driver finally did stop and open the door, the woman jumped on the bus to get his bus number. Then he took off again and went another couple of blocks before other shouting passengers persuaded him to stop and let the woman off.

After the driver's bosses at a tax-supported governmental company (CTA) heard of the incident, they looked into it and set his punishment: a five-day suspension without pay. That struck me as rather light.

But Bill Baxa, the company's public-relations man, said, "That's a pretty serious punishment."Five days off work is a serious punishment for dragging a woman alongside a bus by her arm?

Baxa said, "Any time you take money away from someone, it is a terrible punishment. The driver makes $14 an hour. Multiply that by 40 and you can see what he lost."

Yes, that comes to $560, a good sum. But we know that people in the private company are fired for far less every day. If the people who run the bus company think that the loss of a week's pay is more than enough, I offer them a sporting suggestion: Give me a bus. Then have their wives stick their arms in the doorway of the bus, and I'll slam the door shut, start the bus quickly and take them for a fast one-block run.

And I'll pay $5,600 to anyone who is bold enough to try it. Any takers? Mr. Baxa? Anyone else?

I don't think so.1. The nurse half-entered the bus because ______. A. the bus didn't stop there, but it should have B. she wanted the driver to stop the bus C. she wanted to get some information from the driver D. she and her uncle couldn't wait any longer at the corner2. Why did the author offer a sporting suggestion? Because ______. A. the CTA paid a little attention to the incident B. the bus driver had not been fired C. he wanted to threaten the CTA people D. he thought the punishment was a light one3. From the passage we may infer that people in the private sector ___. A. are likely to be fired for even minor faults B. usually get more frequent punishments than those in the public ones C. show greater respect for customers than those in public ones D. are better qualified than those in public ones4. Which of the following is NOT true? A. The company is a bus company supported by the government. B. The writer and Mr. Baxa disagreed with each other on the bus company's decision.

C. The driver reluctantly stopped the bus under the pressure of the passengers. D. The writer offered a considerable sum to anyone who would take his suggestion.二、知识积累1. come by：走过，路过，（成语：获得； Did you come by the money honestly？你这些钱

的来路正吗？How did you come by that wound in your arm？你手臂上的伤怎么得来的？）

2. close the door on her arm：关门夹着她的手臂。3. her arm stuck in the door：（独立主格结构）她的手臂卡在门里； （同： with her arm

stuck in the door）4. to take off：开始行驶，起飞，开始成功。Mimi became jealous when Jack's career started

taking off. 当 Jack 的事业开始取得成功时 Mimi 有点嫉妒。5. another couple of blocks：又一两个街区；a couple of：一些，两。I have a couple of

things to do. 我有几件事情要办。I waited a couple of hours. 我等了几个小时。6. a tax-supported governmental company：政府拨款的公司 （比较：a private company：私

人公司）。7. incident：事件，小事 （比较：event：事件，大事；accident：事故，偶发事件）。8. to look into：调查，往…（方向，并非具体目标）看 。（同： investigate ）The mayor

promised to look into whether the clash was designed, or it just happened by accident. 市长答应调查这次冲突是预先计划好的 ,还是偶然发生的。Look into the distance: 往远处看；look into the darkness: 往暗处看。

9. set his punishment：对他作出处罚；惩罚； to set the clock：调整钟，to set a goal：树立目标。

10. suspension：停职；悬挂。11. That struck me as rather light：在我来看，这太轻了； strike这里表示‘造成深刻的印象’；The result of the experiment struck me as most significant 我看这实验的结果非常重要。

12. to multiply …by…用…乘于… Three multiplied by four is twelve.3乘 4 等于 12。13. a good sum：一大笔钱 （类似用法：a good many； a good number of）We have come a

good way 我们走了好多路来到这里。14. a sporting suggestion：一个公平的/光明正大的建议； a sporting chance：公平的机会； a

sporting conduct：光明正大的行为。15. slam the door shut：砰的一声关上门。16. bold：胆大的，勇敢的。 （近义词：brave）17. are better qualified：更称职 ；be qualified for = be fit for ：称职 。18. reluctantly：不情愿地，勉强地。

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一、限时训练（10 分钟）The big Town Hall clock was striking midnight when Frank began to cross the bridge. The

night air was cold and the street lamps gave little light.Frank was anxious to get home and his footsteps rang loudly on the street. When he reached

the middle of the bridge he thought he could hear someone coming nearer behind him. He looked back but could see no one. However, he should continue and Frank began walking more quickly.

Then he slowed down again, thinking that there was nothing to fear in a town as quiet as this.The short, quick steps grew louder until they seemed very near. Frank found it impossible

not to turn round. As he did so, he caught sight of a human form coming towards him.After reaching the other side of the bridge, Frank stopped and pretended to look down at the

water. From the corner of his eye he could now make out of the form of a man dressed in a large overcoat. A hat was pulled down over his eyes and very little of his face could be seen.

As the man came near, Frank turned towards him and said something about the weather in an effort to be friendly. The man didn’t answer but asked roughly where Oakfield House was. Frank pointed to a big house in the distance and the stranger continued his way. Frank began following the stranger quietly. The man was soon outside the house and Frank saw him look up at the windows. A light was still on and the man waited until it went out. When about half an hour had passed, Frank saw him climb noiselessly over the wall and heard him drop on to the ground at the other side.

Now Frank knew what the man wanted to do. He walked quickly and silently across the street towards a telephone-box on the corner.1. _______ when Frank was going home.

A. The street was light with the lamps shiningB. The street was light with the lights onC. There was hardly any light in the streetD. The street was completely dark

2. He couldn’t help turning round when ________.A. he began to cross the bridgeB. he reached the middle of the bridgeC. he heard the quicker and louder stepsD. he reached the other side of the bridge

3. Frank _________ when the man came nearer.A. was unable to see his face clearlyB. did manage to make out his faceC. saw nothing but his eyesD. was deeply impressed by his unusual face

4. Frank came to realize that the stranger was a _________.A. spy B. madam C. secret D. thief

5. Frank decided to ring up _________ about the man.A. the people living in Oakfield House B. the policeC. his parents D. the owner of Oakfield House

二、知识积累1. to strike midnight：时钟敲午夜十二点； The clock has just struck eight 时钟刚敲八点。2. to give little light：没有什么光亮； to give light 发光。3. to be anxious to do sth/ about sth：急于做某事；为某事/人着急。4. to turn round：回头；拐弯。5. to catch sight of：看见（同：begin to see ）。I caught sight of an empty seat at the back of the bus. 我看到公共汽车的后面有一个空座位。6. a human form：一个人影。（同：a humun figure）7. from the corner of his eye：从他的眼角处。 （注意：eye 是单数）I saw, from the cornor

of my eye, that he was a bit impatient. 我偷偷地一瞥，看到他有点不耐烦。8. to make out of ：认出；I can’t make out of the figure = I can’t make the figure out.9. in an effort to do sth：为了达到…的目的；努力达到。10. rough：粗暴的；粗糙的； a rough road：颠仆不平的路，a rough problem：棘手的问题。11. in the distance：在远处(很远的地方)。at a distance: 隔一段距离;（不很靠近）。I could

see the bus coming in the distance. 我 看见公共汽车从 远处开来了 。 The oil painting appears fine if looked at at a distance. 这幅油画要在稍远处看才行。

12. to go out：（灯、火）熄灭。Suddenly the candle went out.蜡烛突然灭了。13. couldn’t help doing sth ：禁不住； Hearing the funny story he couldn’t help bursting out

laughing 听到有趣的故事，他忍不住大笑起来。（比较：I can’t help (to) do the cleaning; I am busy preparing the coming test. 我正忙着准备考试，不能帮你打扫了。）

14. to be deeply impressed by：对…影响深刻。15. spy：间谍。

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一、限时训练（10 分钟）When people become good at doing the things they like, they find themselves.

Many young people are good at doing things they do not like, many other young people would like to do something at which they are not good. Also, many do not think they are good at anything, and do not know what they would like to do. None of them are happy. It is impossible to decide whether one likes something until one has tried it. Trying something new is important. Give each a fair chance. If you have decided to try out something new, also decided how long you will go on with it. Then you can make a fair decision. The best thing to judge is not the final goal, but the work it takes you to reach that goal. Almost everybody would like to be highly skilled in something, but becoming highly skilled in anything calls for a great deal of time and efforts. Finding oneself means not only discovering what one is good at and what one likes; it also means discovering what one is not good at and does not like. So trying something and failing can have its good side. It tells you that you are not fit for that particular area and should not use it as your goal.1. None of the young people are happy because _____.

A. they are good at doing things they are not fond ofB. they would like to do something they are not good atC. they think they are good at nothing and do not know what they would like to doD. of all the above

2. You can't decide whether you like something ______.A. even if you have triedB. although you have triedC. before you have triedD. after you have tried

3. It takes _____ to become good at something.A. much time and money

B. a lot of time and workC. plenty of work and restD. lots of people and time

4. From this passage we know that to find oneself is____.A. importantB. naturalC. impossibleD. free and easy

5. To find oneself one has to know____.A. his strong pointsB. his weak pointsC. both his strong points and weak onesD. what he likes and what he is good at

二、知识积累1. to try out：试验； to try out a new farming method试验新的耕作方法。try out for：参加选拔赛; to try out for the football team 参加足球队员选拔赛。2. to go on with：继续； You are working very hard for the moment, but I doubt how long you will go on with it. 你目前工作很努力,但是我怀疑你能继续多久。3. to make a fair decision：作出合理的决定； a fair chance：公平的机会。4. the final goal：最终目标。5. to be highly skilled in something：非常熟练做某事。6. to call for：需要； This work calls for a great deal of time and efforts.这工作需要大量的时

间和精力。7. a great deal of：大量的（修饰不可数名词）（近义词：a great amount of）8. to have its good side：有好的方面； Every coin has two sides凡事都有两面。9. to be not fit for：不适合；不称职。10. that particular area：某个特定的领域。11. to be fond of：喜欢，爱好。 （同：be interested in；be keen on ）12. free and easy：潇洒，无忧无虑。

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一、限时训练（10 分钟）So many elements of winter age you just as surely as extra birthdays. Cold winds. Clear

winter. Sunlight. Indoors heat. Sudden change of temperature. All of this can break your skin’s balance, making little lines far too noticeable. No wonder you look older than you should. Before another cold winter day comes, discover the secret shared by millions of younger-looking women in countries around the world, the secret of wonderful beauty fluid which can help you look younger, too. This beauty fluid is known as Oil of Olay in the US. You’ll recognize that Oil of Olay is extraordinary the very first time you experience it. The mixture is like the natural fluids plentiful in younger skin---fluids that should be in proper balance if you are to look as young as possible. Smooth the beauty fluid over your face and throat. Watch your skin drink it. Feel the silken softness, the smoothness as dryness goes away. You’ll actually see a fresh healthy-looking face.

The change you notice in your mirror will be noticed by other people too. Don’t be surprised if someone says, ‘You look wonderful.... been on a holiday?’ or if your husband gives you an extra-warm hug when he leaves for work.

Millions of younger-looking women around the world wouldn’t let a single day go by without Oil of Olay. Join them. Gentle on the beauty fluid each morning. Again every evening at bedtime, to let your skin sleep for hours comfortably.

Why let winter make you look older this year? Discover the secret of Oil of Olay and discover for yourself the pleasure of looking younger in the face of winter...this year and all the winters to come.

1. This passage is mostly __________.A. an instruction on the Oil of Olay B. an advertisement in the newspaperC. a notice on the wall D. an introduction speech

2. Which of the following is NOT the cause of ageing?A. Strong winds B. Sunlight C. Temperature D. Snow

3. Oil of Olay is mainly to ___________.A. keep the balance of skin B. make the skin wetC. destroy the natural fluids D. help the skin sleep

4. Oil of Olay should be used ____________ every day.A. once B. twice C. three times D. for hours

5. If we put a title to this passage, which one is the most proper?A. Buy Oil of Olay this year B. Look Younger in winterC. Winter makes you older D. This year, don’t let winter make you look older.

二、知识积累1. far too noticeable：非常容易被人注意到； far too：非常； This question is far too easy. This

is far too easy a question.这个问题太简单了。2. no wonder：难怪 （同结构：no matter：没有关系；no doubt：毫无疑问）。3. to be known as：人们知道这是。 （同结构：to be regarded as；to be looked upon as；to be

considered as （被认为是）；to be described as：被描绘成；to be used as：被用作。）4. plentiful：充裕的，大量的； be plentiful in = be rich in5. be to：将，打算，准备； If you were to come here tomorrow， I would be very happy（虚拟）如果你明天来的话，我会很高兴的。If you are to look as young as possible，如果想看上去尽可能年轻的话。He is to enter for the compition. 他打算报名参加比赛。

6. the silken softness：丝绸般的柔软。7. hug：拥抱； Your husband gives you an extra-warm hug 你的丈夫特别温情地拥抱你。8. to leave for work：去上班。 （同： go to work ）9. to gentle on：轻柔地拍上去。10. for yourself：亲自 （同：in person ）； by oneself：独立地，独自。11. all the winters to come：今后的所有冬天。12. winter age：冬季老化； to age：衰老。13. element：因素，元素，成分。There is an element of truth in what you say. 你的话有些真

实性。14. fluid：流体，液。 beauty fluid：美容液； natural fluids：天然液。

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一、限时训练（7 分钟）Our surroundings are being polluted faster than ever and it seems that people cannot prevent

it. Time is bringing us more people, and more people will bring us more industry, more cars, larger cities, and the growing use of man-made materials. 　　What can explain and settle this problem? The fact is that pollution is caused by man—by his desire for a modern way of life. We make “increasing industrialization” our first aim. So we are often ready to offer everything：clean air, pure water, good food, our health and the future of our children. There is a constant flow of people from the countryside into the cities, eager for the achievements of our modern society. But as our technological achievements have grown in the last twenty years, pollution has become a serious problem. 　　Isn’t it time we stopped to ask ourselves where we are going—and why? It makes one think of the story about the pilot who told his passengers over the loudspeaker: “I’ve some good news and some bad news. The good news is that we’re making rapid progress at 530 miles per hour. The bad news is that we are lost and don’t know where we’re going.” The sad fact is that this becomes a true story when speaking of our modern society.1. According to the passage, what does man care about most among the following?A. Health.　　B. Industry.　　C. Clean air　 D. The future of the children2. The story about the pilot suggests that _______.A. man knows where the society is goingB. people don’t welcome the rapid development of modern societyC. man can do little about the problem of pollutionD. the speaker is worried about the future of our society3. What does the writer really want to say in the passage? A. With the development of technology, pollution has become a serious problem.B. We should control the speed of the development to stop pollution.C. It’s time we did something to get rid of pollution.D. As industry is growing fast, pollution is the natural result.二、知识积累1. than ever：比以前。 （同：than before ；than ever before ）2. to settle the problem：解决这个问题。 （同： to solve the problem）3. The fact is that pollution is caused by man：事实上，污染是人类自己引起的； the fact is that = in fact；（that 引导的是表语从句或同位语从句）。4. desire for：渴望得到。 have a desire for = to desire for 5. increasing industrialization：不断升温的工业化。6. to make something the first aim：使某事成为第一目标。7. to be ready to do something ：准备 做 某 事 ，乐意做 某 事 。 （ 同 ： be prepared to do

something ）8. pure：纯洁的，纯净的。9. a constant flow of：（人员）不断的流动。10. to be eager for：渴望得到。（同：to be eager to get something）

11. as our technological achievements have grown in the last twenty years：二十年来，随着我们取得了越来越多科技方面的成就；as：（引导状语从句）因为，随着，同时，虽然。

12. Isn’t it time we stopped…：该是停止…的时候了； it’s time (that) 的句型中动词用过去时; 例: It’s late. It’s time (that) I went.时间不早了,我该走了。（同结构：I’d rather you stayed here a bit longer.我希望你在这里多待一会儿。）

13. pilot：飞行员。14. to make rapid progress：取得快速进步。 （同：to make fast/great progress）15. to speak of：讲起，谈及； Speaking of time，I should be off now 讲起时间，我该走了。

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一、限时训练（9 分钟）Driving cars, trucks and motorcycles is an important part of our lives. We do it every day to

get to work, to school or to friends' houses. Driving can be very convenient, but can also cause many problems. Waiting in line at a red light, a driver may get impatient and decide just to drive right through it. If another car is coming from the other direction, there might be a terrible accident. Cutting another car off can make its driver angry, so that driver cuts off someone else. Pretty soon everybody is angry, and impatient. Traffic accidents declare millions of lives every year worldwide. In Taiwan alone, over seven people are killed in accidents every day. The annual death rate from traffic accidents in Taiwan is twice that of Japan. To allow traffic to move smoothly and safely, everybody must follow the rules. Before you drive, learn all the traffic laws. That way of driving is safe, convenient and even fun!1.The word " convenient " in the passage means ________ .A. handy, easy to do 　　　B. that can be changedC. fond of drinking and merry-making D. carriages or other trucks2. If you cut another car off, its driver may be _______.A. impatient　 B. terrible　 C. angry　 D. impatient and angry3. The sentence " Traffic accidents declare millions of lives "means "_______".A. Traffic accidents make some people become millionairesB. Many people die from traffic accidentsC. Millions of people say they themselves have had traffic accidentsD. Millions of people remain healthy after traffic accidents 4.According to the passage, driving can be safe if _______.A. you are patient　　　 B. you obey all the traffic rulesC. you don't cut another car off　　D. you wait in line at a red light5. Which of the following may be the best title for this passage? _______.A. Traffic Safety B. A Careful DriverC. How to Drive a Car D. A Traffic Accident 二、知识积累1. to wait in line：排队等候。 （近义词：wait in a queue ）2. at a red light：遇到红灯；at traffic lights：在红绿灯处，在十字路口。3. to get impatient：变的不耐烦；patient：（形）耐心的；（名）病人。4. to drive right through it：直接开过去。right = directly，straight

5. from the other direction：来自相反方向。（比较：in the other direction　朝相反方向）6. Cutting another car off：不让其他车超车。 to cut off：切断，打断；to cut off the gas：切断煤气；to cut oneself off from the world：过隐居生活。The power supply has been cut off for a couple of days. 停电已经几天了。

7. pretty soon：不久；pretty：（副词）非常，相当； This idea is pretty good这个主意很好。8. to declare：宣布，申报； He declared his wedding at the meeting 他在会上宣布要结婚了。9. annual death rate：每年的死亡率；annual：每年的。10. twice that of Japan：（此文中）是日本每年的死亡率的两倍；（同结构：The average

temperature in summer in our region is twice that of yours 我们地区夏天的平均温度是你们的两倍。）

11. to follow the rules：遵守规则。 （近义词：to obey the rules；to observe the rules）12. merry-making：作乐，行乐。 （近义词：gay and cheerful ）13. handy：（东西，地方）方便的，便利的。 （同： convenient） This house is handy for

the market. 这房子离市场很近。14. to die from：死于（任何情况）； 例如：to die from an illness，an accident， working too

hard，an earthquake。 比较： to die of 死于（因为疾病或感觉）；例如： to die of an illness，starvation，cold， anger 等。（注：在当代英语中，这种区别已经不明显了）

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一、限时训练（12 分钟）In the traditional marriage, the man worked at a job to earn money for the family. Most men

worked in an office ,　a factory,　or some other place away from the home .Since the man earned the money ,　 they paid the bills. The money was used for food, clothes, the house, and other family needs. The man made most of the decisions. He was the boss,　 In the traditional marriage,　 the woman seldom worked away from the house. She stayed at home to care for the children and her husband,　She cooked meals,　cleaned the house, washed the clothes, and did other housework. Her job at home was very important.　 In recent years, many couples continue to have a traditional relationship of the kind . The man has a job and earns the money for the family. The woman stays at home and cares for the children and the house. Many Americans are happy with the kind of marriage .But some other Americans have a different impression of marriage and family responsibilities. There are two important differences in male and female roles now. One is that both men and women have many more choices .They may choose to marry or to stay single .They may choose to work or stay at home .Both men and women may choose roles that are comfortable for them.　　A second difference in male and female roles is that within marriage many decisions and responsibilities are shared .The husband and wife may choose to have children, or they may not .If they have children, the man takes care of them some of the time, all of the time or not at all .The woman may want to stay at home and take care of the children. Or she may want to go to work .Men and women now decide these things together in a marriage. Many married people now share these decisions and the responsibilities of their families.1. Which of the following is NOT true in the traditional marriage?A. Men worked at a job to earn money for the family.B. The women made most of decisions.

C. The woman stayed at home to care for the children.D. The man paid the bills.2. In recent years ________.A.　young couples refuse the traditional relationship.B. the woman has a job and earns the money for the family.C. the woman doesn't stay at home and care for the children and the house.D. the role of men and women has begun to change.3. Men and women may now choose all the following except to _______.A. marry or to stay single .B. work or stay at home .C. leave their jobs just because they have childrenD. have their roles that are comfortable for them4. The following are all now true except __________.A. they may choose to have children or not B. the man may take care of the children some of the time.C. the woman is the most important person in the houseD. the woman may want to go to work 5. Which of the following is not true?A. Everyone tries to get married.B. The man was the boss in the traditional marriage.C. The woman's job at home was very important in the past.D. Many Americans still have a traditional marriage. 二、知识积累1. traditional：传统的； to follow the traditions of the country：遵循这个国家的传统。2. since the man earned the money：既然男人挣钱。 （since 在句首通常意为“既然”）3. to pay the bill：付帐，买单。4. of the kind：这种；（注意这种后置现象 I want a bike of this kind 我要一辆这种车）；something of the kind：类似的东西；of a kind：名不副实的。 They gave me coffee of a kind他们给我品质极差的咖啡。5. to be happy with/at：因某事而感到高兴; 满足于。 （同：to be content with ）6. a different impression：不同的印象。7. responsibility：责任；to take responsibilities for：为…负责；to be responsible for：为…负责。

8. male and female roles：男人的角色和女人的角色；role：角色，作用。9. to stay single：单身，不结婚； Are you married or single 你有没有结婚了？10. to be comfortable for：对…感到舒服，满足于。 （近义词： to be happy with； to be

content with）11. some of the time, all of the time or not at all：一段时间、一直、或从来不。12. to share these decisions：共同作出决定；to share family responsibilities：共同分担家庭责任。

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一、限时训练（10 分钟）

　 It seems that some people go out of their way to get into trouble. That’s more or less what happened the night that Nashville Police Officer Floyd Hyde was on duty. “I was on the way to a personal-injury accident in West Nashville. As I got onto Highway 40, blue lights and sirens（警笛）going, I fell in behind a gold Pontiac Firebird that suddenly seemed to take off quickly down the highway. The driver somehow panicked at the sight of me. He was going more than a hundred miles an hour and began passing cars on the shoulder. ” But Hyde couldn’t go after him. Taking care of injured people is always more important than worrying about speeders, so the officer had to stay on his way to the accident. But he did try to keep the Firebird in sight as he drove, hoping another nearby unit would be able to step in and stop the speeding car. As it turned out, keeping the Firebird in sight was not that difficult. Every turn the Pontiac made was the very turn the officer needed to get to the accident scene. Hyde followed the Pontiac all the way to his destination . At that point he found another unit had already arrived at the accident scene. His help wasn’t needed. Now he was free to try to stop the driver of the Firebird, who by this time had developed something new to panic about. “Just about that time, ”Hyde says, “I saw fire coming out from under that car, with blue smoke and oil going everywhere. He’d blown his engine. Now he had to stop. ” “After I arrested him, I asked him why he was running. He told me he didn’t have a driver’s license（执照）. ” That accident cost the driver of the Firebird plenty－a thousand dollars for the new engine－not to mention the charges for driving without a license, attempting to run away, and dangerous driving. 1. The meaning of “panicked”in Paragraph 2 is related to _____. A. shame B. hate C. anger D. fear 2. Why did the driver of the Firebird suddenly speed down the highway? A. Because he was racing with another driver on the road. B. Because he realized he had to hurry to the accident scene. C. Because he thought the police officer wanted to stop him. D. Because he wanted to overtake other cars on the shoulder. 3. Which of the following statements is true? A. Someone else was taking care of the injured person. B. The Pontiac reached its destination at the accident scene. C. Hyde knew where he was going by following the right car. D. The policeman was running after a speeder on Highway 40. 4. The driver of the Firebird ______. A. took a wrong turn on the way B. had some trouble with his car C. was stopped by the police officer D. paid for the expenses of the accident 5. What is probably the best title for the article? A. Losing His Way? B. Going My Way? C. Fun All the Way? D. Help on the Way? 二、知识积累1. go out of one’s/ the way: 不怕麻烦, 故意，努力。She went out of her way to make me feel

welcome.她努力让我感到是个受欢迎的人。比较：get out of the way：让开,避开，解决

(某事)。I'd rather get the interview out of the way in the morning.我想面试在上午就完事。2. more or less: 差不多；或多或少,We hope our explanation will prove more or less helpful. 希望我们的说明或多或少有些帮助。常见以 or 为连接的词组有：sooner or later:迟早；for better or worse: 不论好坏; believe it or not:信不信由你。

3. blue lights and sirens going：（独立主格结构）蓝光警灯和警笛都开着。go表示‘运转，开动’Would you come and do me a favor? The car won't go. 汽车开不动了,你能来帮我一下吗? Is your watch going? 你的表在走吗？

4. fall in behind: 尾随。Caroline sighed and fell in behind him. 卡罗琳叹了口气就跟他去了。比较： fall behind:落后，跟不上。She hurt her ankle and had fallen behind the others.她扭伤了脚落在其他人后面了。

5. take off: 起飞，加速，逐渐成功。Planes were unable to take off from Gatwick owing to high winds. 由于大风飞机无法从 Gatwick起飞。Internet shopping will really take off when people become convinced that it is secure. 网上购物只有当人们相信是可靠的才会成功。

6. on the shoulder: 在道路两侧；在路肩。Don't drive on the shoulder of the road. 不要沿路边开车。shoulder to shoulder：肩并肩；团结一致。cry on sb.'s shoulder：向某人倾诉以求同情。get the cold shoulder：受到冷遇, 讨个没趣。give /show/turn the cold shoulder to：冷落某人, 不理。look over one's shoulder：小心提防，偷窥。

7. go after: 追求, 设法得到; 追捕。Joe went after her to make sure she was unhurt. 乔追上她确认她没受伤。I can't decide whether to go after the job or not.我不能决定要不要这份工作。

8. in sight: ，看得见；在望；不远。Peace was in sight. 和平在望。out of sight：看不到，消失。at the sight of:一看到…。It cost him a sight of money.那花了一大笔钱。

9. As it turned out：结果是。The well-dressed man turn out to be a thief.这个衣冠楚楚的男子竟然是个贼。

10. all the way 一路，自始至终。He kept silent all the way.他一路上一声不吭。Did you really swim all the way across? 你真的游完全程了？

11. At that point：就在那时。（同：at that moment; at that time ）12. not to mention: 更不必说, 更谈不上。（not to speak of; let alone ）It's too far to walk, not

to mention the fact that it'll probably be closed by now anyway.走到那儿太远了，更不用说现在大概已经关门了吧。Linda would have looked great in that, not to mention Carrie. 琳达穿着已经很美了，卡丽就更不用说了。

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一、限时训练（9 分钟）June came and the hay was almost ready for cutting. On Midsummer's Eve, which was a

Saturday, Mr. Jones went into Willington and got so drunk at the Red Lion that he did not come back till midday on Sunday, the men had milked the cows in the early morning and then had gone out rabbiting, without bothering to feed the animals.

When Mr. Jones got back, he immediately went to sleep on the living-room sofa with the "News of the world" over his face, so that when evening came, the animals were still not fed. At last, they could stand no longer One of the cows broke into the door of the store-house with her horns(角 ) and all the animals began to help themselves to the grains, It was just then that Mr. Jones woke up. The next moment he and his four men were in the store-house with whips in their

hands, whipping in all directions. This was more than the hungry animals would bear. Together, though nothing of the kind had been planned beforehand, they jumped upon their masters. Jones and his men suddenly found themselves being struck with their horns and kicked from all sides. The situation was quite out of their control. They had never seen animals act like this before, and this sudden uprising of creatures whom they were used to beating and whipping just as they chose, frightened them. After only a moment or two they gave up trying to defend themselves.

A minute later all five of them were in full fright down the road, with the animals running after them joyfully 1. Which of the following is true according to the story?　 A. Willington was the name of a hotel　

B. The Red Lion was the name of a restaurant　 C. News of the World was a TV program　　

D. Store-house is a place to feed the cows2. The four men didn't feed the cows because ____　 A. the cows fed themselves　　　　　　　　　　　　

B. Mr. Johns wasn't at home　 C. they didn’t come back from rabbiting in time

D. it wasn’t their duty to feed the cows3. The cows broke into the store-house to feed themselves because____　 A. they were so angry at their masters　　　　　　

B. they wanted to fight with the men　 C. they wanted to go on strike　　　　　　　　　　　　

D. they were too hungry4. The cows jumped upon their masters because ____　 A. they were not fed　　　　 B. they were so hungry　 C. they were whipped so hard by them　D. they were so happy5. What is the best tile for the story?　 A. Midsummer's Eve B. A Bad Sunday　 C. Cows and their Masters　　　 D. The Rebellion of the cows 二、知识积累

1. hay：干草。2. On Midsummer's Eve：在施洗约翰节（6月 24日）前夜，仲夏。3. to go out rabbiting：出去打野兔。4. without bothering to do something：没操心去做某事。5. could stand no longer：再也忍受不了了；（stand 同 bear；tolerate意思是‘忍受’；

This was more than the hungry animals would bear这群饥饿的动物再也忍受不了了。6. to break into the door：破门而入。7. help themselves to the grains：自己吃起谷物来； to help oneself to sth：自用（食物），擅自使用（常贬义）。Help yourself to some fish. 请自己动手吃点鱼吧。But he was too busy helping himself to diamonds to notice any pain.但是他光忙着捞钻石，顾不上感到疼痛了。

8. The next moment：接下来（引导从句）； One moment he said that he wouldn’t go, the next moment he finished packing刚才他还说不去, 可一会儿功夫已经收拾好了。

9. with whips in their hands：手里拿着鞭子； to whip：鞭打。

10. in all directions：朝四面八方。 （同；in every direction）11. beforehand：事先。 （同：in advance ）He was informed beforehand.他预先得到通

知。Get everything ready beforehand. 事先准备好一切。12. to jump upon：扑向； to jump upon their masters：扑向它们的主人。13. to find themselves being struck with their horns and kicked：竟然发现他们自己受到它们角挑脚踢； to find oneself（意外发现）；He woke up only to find himself in a hospital：他醒来时竟然发现自己在医院里。

14. from all sides：来自于四面八方。15. be out of one’s control：失去某人的控制; to be out of control: 失控。16. uprising of creatures：动物的造反；uprising = rebellion17. to be used to beating and whipping：习惯于殴打和鞭打。18. as they choose：随心所欲。（同：as they please， as they like ；as they wish）19. to be in full fright：极度惊慌。（同：to be extremely frightened）20. to go on strike：罢工。

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一、限时训练（9 分钟）Contacts between Japan and the rest of the world have grown a great deal in the twentieth

century. In the last thirty years, business contacts between Japan and the West have become very important. Many foreign companies now have offices in Japan and Japanese businessmen do business around the world.

Differences between Japanese and Western ways of doing business, however, often bewilder the foreign businessman and make doing business in Japan difficult for foreigners. The American businessman, for example ， wants to start talking business immediately . He wants quick decisions. He does not wait. The Japanese, on the other hand, likes to arrive at decisions gradually after giving them a great deal of thought. Another thing foreign businessmen have difficulty in understanding is whether a Japanese means "Yes" or "No". This is because of cultural difference for a Japanese to say "No" directly.

In English, it is easy to say "No" to something we do not want to do. But in Japan it is very difficult to say "No". To refuse an invitation or a request with "No", or a similar phrase, is felt to be impolite. It is thought to be selfish and unfriendly. So instead of saying "No" directly, the Japanese have developed many ways to avoid saying "No". These enable them to avoid hurting other people's feeling. However, this often makes communication with the Japanese difficult for foreigners to understand and follow.1. Paragraph one tells us that ______________ . A. It is not always easy for foreigners to do business in Japan B. Japan is a very important country for businessmen

C. business contacts between Japan and the West are important D. Japanese businessmen do business all around the world.

2. The word "bewilder" in paragraph 2 probably means _________. A. tire B. interest C. puzzle D. surprise3. From the passage we can know that _____________. A. American businessmen do things more quickly than Japanese ones

B. American businessmen like to say "Yes" and "No" C. Americans usually say what they are thinking

D. Americans do not express themselves clearly4. The passage tells us that ________.

A. Japanese businessmen are good at business B. foreign businessmen should first try to understand Japanese C. foreign businessmen must be more polite D. if you want to succeed you must learn from Japan

二、知识积累1. contact：接触，联系；（get into contact with 等于 get into touch with。）She contacted

me as soon as she arrived. 她一到就和我联系了。2. to talk business：谈生意； to talk love：谈恋爱； to talk big：说大话。 talk something

over:商量，彻底地考虑; talk sb into sth:说服某人做某事。（talk 有时可作及物动词）3. on the other hand：另外，然而；另一方面。（表示转折）4. to arrive at decisions：作出决定。（同：come to/reach decisions）5. to give something a great deal of thought：仔细考虑。 （同： take something into serious

considerations ）6. cultural difference：文化差异；（近义词：cultural shock）7. be felt to be impolite：被认为是不礼貌的。make something felt:使...让人认识清楚。8. selfish：自私的。9. to develop many ways：找到许多办法；develop a habit：养成习惯。10. enable：（动词）使…能 (同 : make…able ); Traveling enables us to enrich our scope of

knowledge 旅游能使我们拓宽知识面。

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一、限时训练（6 分钟）What is world English?World English is a course in the English language. It is intended for students whose native

language is not English. It is a basic programme consisting of six stages. Each stage includes a Student Book, a Teacher's Book, a Workbook, and cassette recordings. World English is further supported by separate books of readings, by tests, and by visual aids.

Who is world English for?　　World English may be entered at any one of three different levels. The First Level, Books One and Two, is intended for students with little or no education in English. Books Three and Four make up the Second Level; they are suitable for students who have some knowledge of English. The Third Level, Books Five and Six, is intended for students who are concerned with improvement in the language.

What does world English teach?　　World English teaches four basic skills of language: listening, speaking, reading, and writing. At all levels, each skill is presented systematically. In the First Level, listening and speaking receive more attention. In the latter books, reading and writing become more important. However, reading and writing activities are presented even in Unit One of book One; and listening and speaking exercises occur through Unit One of Book One until Unit Ten of Book Six.

1. This passage is probably taken from the _______ of an English text book.A. contents B. introduction C. First chapter D. index（索引）

2. Suppose you are a student of Senior Three, _______ will be suitable for you if you want to make your English better.

A. Books One and Two B. Books Three and FourC. Books Five and Six D. none of them.

3. We may infer from this passage that the whole set of World English consists of ______ units.A. ten B. thirty C. sixty D. more than sixty

二、知识积累1. be intended for：为…设计的； (同：be planned for ；be designed for ) intend a child for a

doctor：打算让孩子以后行医。The book is intended for beginners.本书是为初学者编写的。2. to consist of：由…组成 (同：be made up of； be composed of)； The United Kingdom

consists of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. 联合王国包括大不列颠与北爱尔兰。His job consists of helping old people who live alone.他的工作包括帮助无人照顾的独居老人。

3. stage：阶段，舞台；all stages of Chinese Revolution：中国革命的各个时期。4. cassette recordings：盒式录音。5. visual：可视的；visual aids：可视设备；teaching aids：教具。6. make up：组成，编造，化装； make-up：化装品；make up for 补偿。7. be suitable for：对…合适 （同：be fit for；be proper for；be suited to）8. have some knowledge of：懂一点； have a good knowledge of English 精通英语。9. be concerned with：关心；担忧（近义词：be concerned for；be concerned about；to be

worried about; to care about）We're rather concerned about father's health. 我们相当担心父亲的健康。

10. systematically：系统化地；system：系统。11. In the latter books：在后面的书中； latter：（次序）后面的，后者；later （时间）以后

的，后来。Did he walk or swim? The latter seems unlikely. 他是散步还是游泳？后者看来不太可能。But some time later it began to rain.但过了些时候开始下雨了。

12. contents：目录。

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一、限时训练（7 分钟）At 9:00 Dick Spivak's bank telephoned him and said his payment was late. "The check is in

the post, "Dick replied quickly. At 11:45 Dick left for a 12:00 meeting across town. Arriving late, he explained that traffic had been bad. That evening, Dick's girlfriend wore a new dress. He hated it. "It looks just great on you," he said.  Three lies in one day! Yet Dick Spivak is just an ordinary man. Each time, he told himself that sometimes the truth causes too many problems. Most of us tell much the same white lies, harmless untruths that help to save trouble. How often do we tell white lies? It depends in part on our age, education, and even where we live. According to one U.S study, women are more truthful than men, and honesty increases as we get older.  While most people use little white lies to make life easier, the majority of Americans care about honesty in both public and personal life. They say that people today are less honest than they were ten years ago. Although it is believed that things are getting worse, lying seems to be an age-old

human problem. The French philosopher Vauvenarges, writing in the eighteenth century, touched on the truth when he wrote, "All men are born truthful and die liars1. When the writer says ‘Dick Spivak is just an ordinary man’, he means_____.

A. it is common that people tell white liesB. Dick could do nothing about bad trafficC. it is common that people delay their paymentD. Dick found it hard to deal with everyday problems

2. According to the text, most Americans _____.A. hate white lies   B. believe white liesC. value honesty   D. consider others dishonest

3. Vauvenarges' remark suggests that_____.A. lying is an age-old human problemB. dishonesty increases as people get olderC. people were dishonest in the 18th centuryD. it is social conditions that make people tell lies

二、知识积累1. The check is in the post：支票已寄出；check = cheque2. across town：（表示远）到城的另一头；across the world：到世界的另一头。3. It looks just great on you：你穿着真好看。4. much the same：类似，相同 （同：alike）；The two brothers speak much the same as

each other 这哥俩讲起话来差不多。5. white lies：善意的谎言。6. in part：有几分；一部分。 （同：partly）7. according to：根据。 （同：in accordance with）act according to circumstances：随机应变

8. honesty：诚实；honest：诚实的；dishonest：不诚实的；dishonesty：不诚实。9. the majority of：大部分。 （同：most of ）10. to care about：关心，关注。（同：be concerned about/with ）11. philosopher：哲学家；philosophy：哲学。12. to touch on：简单地谈及，提到；Center on the main problem and touch on/upon others 主要关注这个重要问题， 同时涉及其他问题。

13. All men are born truthful and die liars：所有人在出生时是诚实的，而死时都成了说谎者。14. value：看重，尊重； Everybody values friendship 人人都看重友谊。15. remark：议论，评论；to pass remarks about/ at sb：议论某人。

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Important meeting today. Discussions on putting on Blazing Saddles. Union room 302, 3-4 pm. New members (both actors and non-actors, living and dead ) are welcome. History Students’ Association Prof. Michael Cross of Dalhousie University will be speaking on “Unskilled Labours on Rivers and Canals in Upper Canada, 1820-1850:The Beginnings of Class Struggle,” at 10 am in Leacock 230.

Design Mirror Sale All types and sizes of design mirrors priced to please. Sale today in Union room 108. McGill Teaching Assistants’ Association A general meeting, for all the TAs, will be held at 4 pm in Leacock 116 . Women’s Union Important General Meeting at 6 pm, Union room 423. Speaker on “Importance of deciding basic goals of the Women’s Union.” Everyone, old, new and those interested, please attend. Film Society Last meeting of the term for all members. All managers are required to be present. 6:00 sharp, Union room 434. Canadian University Students Overseas CUSO presents “Guess Who’s Coming to Breakfast’ at 7 pm, Newman Centre,3484 Peel. Find out about CUSO here and overseas. Everyone welcome. 1. Where can you probably find this text? 　A. In a school magazine 　B. In a national paper. 　C. In a guide book. 　D. In a university daily newspaper. 2. If you are interested in arts, where would you go for a visit? 　A. Leacock 116. 　　　　　　　　　B. Union room 423. 　C. Union room 108. 　　　　　　　 D. Newman Centre, 3484 Peel. 3. Which of the following is the name of a play? 　A. Blazing Saddles. 　B. Guess Who’s Coming to Breakfast. 　C. Importance of deciding basic goals of the Women’s Union. 　D. Unskilled Labours on Rivers and Canals in Upper Canada, 1820 - 1850. 二、知识积累1. Comedy Club：喜剧俱乐部。2. to put on：上演，穿上，假装； to put on a performance：表演节目；She put her glasses

on to read the letter：她戴上眼镜来看信。She claimed to be ill, but she put it on in order to gain attention：她声称病了，但这是装的，目的是为了引起注意。

3. History Students’ Association：历史系学生协会。4. to speak on：谈论，讲述。（有关专题，学科）（同：to talk on）5. upper：上首的，上游的，上面的；the upper lip：上唇；the upper course of a river：河

的上游；the upper class：上流社会。6. Class Struggle：阶级斗争。7. Unskilled Labour：不熟练劳动力。 （反：skilled labour：熟练工）8. a design mirror：精品镜子，创意镜子；a design fashion：名牌时装。9. be priced to please：标价令人满意。It's difficult to please everybody.很难使每个人满意。10. Teaching Assistants：助教。11. Film Society：影评社； the Red Cross Society：红十字协会。12. present ： （ 形容词 ）出席， 目 前 的 ； （动词 ） 给予； 上演； （ 名 词 ）礼物。 He

presented everyone present a small present.他给到场的每个人发了一件小礼物。13. 6:00 sharp：六点整。

14. a guide book：导读；参考手册，旅游指南。15. Overseas：海外的；an overseas student：境外学生。

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一、限时训练（8 分钟）Gina was surprised to find that it was not raining in London. She stepped down from the train

that had brought her from Dover to Victoria Station and put her heavy suitcase on the platform. People were hurrying everywhere: through the entrances and exits, up and down the steps, along the other platforms and over to the ticket counters where there were already queues forming. The porters seemed to be busy helping other passengers. In Milan everyone told her that it was always raining in England. Today, however, they were wrong. It was warm and dusty just like at home. She could even hear someone speaking her native language somewhere near the station bookstall. She walked slowly towards the gate at the end of the platform where a railway official was collecting the tickets. She handed him her tickets and walked through. She looked up the station clock. Its hands were pointing to 3∶15 pm.

A young woman was sitting on a bench reading an English magazine. She looked friendly so Gina went up to her.

“Excuse me.”she said. The young woman glanced up with a smile.“Can you tell me the way to circus?”

“The circus?” The young woman looked puzzled. “What circus do you mean?”Gina shook her head.“I'm sorry. I have just arrived from Italy to attend a school for

overseas students in London. It is near the circus.”“Do you have a letter with the school's address on it?”“Oh, yes. Now I remember.”Gina opened her handbag and found a postcard with a British

stamp on it.“Ah,”said the young woman.“It's Oxford Circus that you want. It's the name of an area in

the middle of London. You must go down these steps and take the Tube. Follow the colors. That's the easiest way.”She showed Gina on the colored map of the underground railway the route from Victoria to Oxford Circus.“Good luck,”she said.“And by the way, I come from Italy, too.”1. From the passage we know Gina was_____________.

A. expecting a friend to meet herB. attending to school mattersC. going to study EnglishD. late for her studies

2. “There were already queues forming,”implies_____________A. there were too many people waitingB. people were beginning to wait in lineC. people were already to form queuesD. people were being told to form up in lines

3. Oxford Circus is_______________A. a famous circusB. a place in LondonC. a railway station to Oxford

D. another name for the middle of London4. The young woman was puzzled because she.__________

A. had never been to a circusB. didn't know the word “circus”C. didn't know what circus Gina was referring toD. didn't know where Oxford Circus was

二、知识积累1. on the platform：在站台上，在月台上。2. bookstall：书摊。a fruit stall ：水果摊。3. to collect the tickets：收票；to collect money：集资；to collect harvest：收割。4. to glance up：抬头一瞥。He glanced at his watch and then looked at the sky.他看了

看手表,然后又看了看天空5. circus：马戏团。6. puzzled：迷惑的神情； She looked puzzled at what I had said她对我说的话露出不

解的神情。7. down these steps：沿这些台阶 。8. to take the Tube：乘地铁。 （同：to take the underground/subway）9. route：路线 （近义词：course）10. to attend to school matters：处理学校事务； to attend to：照顾，关心，伺候 to

attend to a patient：照料病人；Are you being attended to？= Are you being served?11. form up in lines：排成队。 （近义词：to form up the queues；to wait in line）12. to refer to：指，谈及，使用； I don’t understand what you are referring to 我不懂

你指的是什么。If you don’t know the word，you can refer to the dictionary如果你不懂这个词，可以查词典。

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一、限时训练（9 分钟）Beldon and Canfield are two seashore towns, not far apart. Both towns have many hotels.

And in summer the hotels are full of holiday-makers and other tourists. Last August there was a fire at the Seabreeze Hotel in Beldon. Next day, this news appeared on Page Two of the town’s newspaper, “the Beldon Post”.FIRE AT SEABREEZE

Late last night firemen hurried to the Seabreeze Hotel and quickly put out a small fire in a bedroom. The hotel manager said that a cigarette started the fire. We say again to all our visitors, “Please don’t smoke cigarettes in bed.” This was Beldon’s first hotel fire for five years.

“The Canfield Times” gave the news in these words on Page One.ANOTHER BELDON HOTEL CATCHES FIRE

Last night Beldon firemen arrived just too late to save clothing, bedclothes and some furniture at the Seabreeze Hotel. An angry holiday-maker said, “An electric lamp probably started the fire. The bedroom lamps are very old at some of these hotels. When I turned my bedside light on, I heard a funny noise from the lamp.” We are glad to tell our readers that this sort of adventure does not happen in Canfield.

What are the facts, then? It is never easy to find out the exact truth about the accident. There

was a fire at the Seabreeze Hotel 1st August: that is one fact. Do we know anything else? Yes, we know that firemen went to the hotel.

Now what do you think of the rest of the “news”?1. Which of the following best gives the main idea of this article?

A. Beldon and Canfield are both good places for tourists in summer.B. A fire broke out one night in Seabreeze Hotel last summer.C. It was not easy to find out exact truth from newspapers.D. Two newspapers gave reports on the same matter.

2. Which of the following are probably facts?a. The fire broke out in a bedroom at the hotel.b. A cigarette started the fire.c. An old lamp started the fire.d. There has never been a fire in Canfield.e. The fire broke out at night.A. b and c B. a and d C. c and e D. a and c

3. “The Canfield times” used the headlines like this in order to make its readers think _________.A. hotels in Beldon often catch fireB. hotels in Beldon don’t often catch fireC. this was the second fire at the Seabreeze HotelD. Beldon was a good place except that hotels there are not quite safe

4. The Canfield newspaper gave a report just the opposite to The Beldon Post by saying that ________.A. the bedroom lamps were very old at some of the Seabreeze’s hotelsB. the bedroom lights made funny noise when the fire took placeC. the firemen failed to save clothing, bedclothes and other thingsD. such accidents never happened in Canfield for the past few years

5. The “angry holiday-maker” _____________.A. caused the fire when he turned on a lampB. did not actually tell what had caused the fireC. was talking about the lamps in Seabreeze HotelD. lived in the room which had caught fire

二、知识积累1. far apart：相离很远； to tell something apart：区分。2. to put out a small fire：扑灭一场小火；to catch fire：着火；be on fire：着了火。3. furniture：家具（不可数）；an article of furniture：一件家具。4. adventure：冒险，历险；Tom Soyer’ Adventures：汤姆索亚历险记。5. to give the main idea of：表示…的主题, 中心思想。6. to break out：爆发；（战争、事故、争论等）突然发生。7. to give reports on：关于…作报道。8. except that：除外（名词性句子）I know nothing about him except that he is an American

我只知道他是一个美国人。比较：I go to work by bike except when it rains初雨天外，我都是骑车上班。

9. the opposite to ： 与…相反； 在…的 对面。 （ 近 义 词 ： on the other side of ； on the contrary to ）

10. lived in the room which had caught fire：住在曾失过火的房间。

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一、限时训练（10 分钟） As prices and building costs keep rising, the “do-it-yourself”(DIY) trend in the U.S. continues to grow.

“We needed furniture for our living room,” says John Ross, “and we just didn’t have enough money to buy it. So we decided to try making a few tables and chairs.” John got married six months ago, and like many young people these days, they are struggling to make a home at a time when the cost of living is very high. The Rosses took a 2-week course for $280 at a night school. Now they build all their furniture and make repairs around the house.

Jim Hatfield has three boys and his wife died. He has a full-time job at home as well as in a shoe making factory. Last month, he received a car repair bill for $420. “I was deeply upset about it. Now I’ve finished a car repair course. I should be able to fix the car by myself.”

John and Jim are not unusual people. Most families in the country are doing everything they can to save money so they can fight the high cost of living. If you want to become a “do-it-yourself”, you can go to DIY classes. And for those who don’t have time to take a course, there are books that tell you how you can do things yourself.1. We can learn from the text that many newly married people _________.

A. find it hard to pay for what they needB. have to learn to make their own furnitureC. take DIY courses run by the governmentD. seldom go to a department store to buy things

2. John and his wife went to evening classes to learn how to __________.A. run a DIY shopB. make or repair thingsC. save time and moneyD. improve the quality of life

3. When the writer says that Jim has a full-time job at home, he means Jim ________.A. makes shoes in his homeB. does extra work at nightC. does his own car and home repairsD. keeps house and looks after his children

4. Jim decided to become a do-it-yourself when __________.A. his car repairs cost too much

B. the car repair class was not helpfulC. he could not possibly do two jobsD. he had to raise the children all by himself

5. What would be the best title for the text?A. The Joy of DIYB. You Can Do It Too!C. Welcome to Our DIY Course!D. Ross and Hatfield: Believers in DIY

二、知识积累1. do-it-yourself/DIY：动手自己做（的事、人、物品、概念等）。2. trend：潮流；流行趋势；（近义词： tendency，fashion；hit ）。the trend of modern

living：现代生活的趋势。trendy：最流行[时髦] 的; 合乎潮流的。3. to try making：试着做某事；There is no answer at the front gate ， let’s try knocking the

back door 前门没人应，咱们去敲后门试试看。（比较：try to do something：试图做某事，努力做某事）

4. are struggling to make a home：艰难地建立一个家。struggle 强调做某事的困难性，例如：It was a struggle for her to make him understand.对她来说, 要他明白是一件费劲的事。

5. at a time when the cost of living is very high：在生活费用很高的时期。at a time when属于习惯用语，意思是‘一度，在…时期’。

6. to make repairs：修理。to carry out the repairs to my car ：修理我的车 （注意:此处 repair要用复数形式。）

7. as well as：除…外, 此外。（同：besides；in addition to ）8. received a car repair bill：收到了修车费帐单；to pay the bill：付帐。9. to be upset about it：因为某事感到不快；沮丧。10. for those who don’t have time to take a course：对于那些没时间上课的人来说；to take a

course：学一门课程。11. to take DIY courses run by the government：上由政府举办的 DIY课程。12. a department store：百货公司。13. to keep house：管理家；治家；a housekeeper：管家，客房服务员。14. could (not) possibly：（强调）完全(不)能。15. to raise the children：养育孩子。 （同：to bring up the children）

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一、限时训练（10 分钟）To be a good teacher, you need some of the gifts of a good actor: you must be able to hold the

attention and interest of your audience; you must be a clear speaker, with a good, strong, pleasing voice which is fully under your control; and you must be able to act what you are teaching, in order to make its meaning clear.

Watch a good teacher, and you will see that he does not sit motionless before his class: he stands the whole time while teaching; he walks about, using his arms, hands, and fingers to help him in his explanations, and his face to express feelings. Listen to him, and you will hear the loudness, the quality and the musical note of his voice always changing according to what he is talking about.

The fact that a good teacher has some of the gifts of a good actor doesn’t mean that he will indeed be able to act well on the stage, for there are very important differences between the teacher’s work and the actor’s. The actor has to speak words that he has learnt by heart; he has to repeat exactly the same words each time he plays a certain part, even his movements and the ways in which he uses his voice are usually fixed beforehand. What he has to do is to make all these carefully learnt words and actions seem natural on the stage.

A good teacher works in quite a different way. His audience takes an active part in his play: they ask and answer questions, they obey orders, and if they don’t understand something, they say so. The teacher therefore has to suit his act to the needs of his audience, which is his class. He

cannot learn his part by heart, but must invent it as he goes along.1. What is the text mainly about?

A. How to become an ordinary teacherB. What a good teacher should do outside the classroom.C. What teachers and actors could learn from each otherD. The similarities and differences between a teacher’s work and an actor’s

2. From the text we can draw such a conclusion that a good teacher ______.A. knows how to keep his students’ interestB. has a beautiful and soft voiceC. knows how to act on the stageD. stands still while teaching

3. In what way is a teacher’s work different from an actor’sA. The teacher must learn everything by heartB. He knows how to control his voice better than an actorC. He has to deal with unexpected situationsD. He has to use more facial expressions

4. The main difference between students in class and a theatre audience is that ____.A. there is no stage to watchB. students must keep silent while theatre audience needn’tC. no memory work is needed for the studentsD. the students must take part in the ‘play’

5. Why can’t some good teachers play well on the stage?A. They don’t have any talent for stage performanceB. Their audiences are differentC. It is impossible for them to do so much memory workD. They are not used to repeating exactly the same words

二、知识积累1. to hold the attention and interest：吸引住注意力和兴趣。2. audience：(复数不一定要加 s) 观众，听众。Three thousand audience crowded the concert

hall.三千名听众挤满了音乐大厅。The audience is/are always very excited by a wonderful goal.一个精采的进球总会使观众们非常激动。

3. under one’s control：在某人的控制下。4. to make its meaning clear：阐明意思；to make sth clear：弄清，阐明。5. motionless：不动弹的，不活动的，静止的。 (近义词：still )6. the musical note：音符。7. to learn sth by heart：记住某事；背出来。 (近义词：to know sth by heart)8. beforehand：事前(in advance)；Why didn’t you inform me beforehand？你为什么事前不

通知我？9. to take an active part in；积极参加。 As a young man，he took an active part in politics 他

年轻时积极参加政治活动。10. to obey orders：服从命令。 （反：to disobey orders）11. to suit…to…使…适合于… ; The teacher therefore has to suit his act to the needs of his

audience因此教师必须使他的行动（表演）适合他的听众的需要。12. to go along：进行；进展； While the class was going along， the electricity suddenly went

out 在上课时突然停电了。13. similarity：相同处，相似处，共性。14. to stand still：站着不动 。（同：to stand motionless）15. facial expressions：面部表情。16. to have a /some talent for：在…方面有天赋、特长 。（同：to have a gift for ） My sister

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一、限时训练（9 分钟）The Internet can make the news more democratic(民主), giving the public a chance to ask

questions and seek out facts behind stories and candidates, according to the head of the largest US on-line service.

‘But the greatest potential for public participation (taking part) is still in the future,’ says Steven Case, chairman of America On-line, in a recent meeting on Journalism and the Internet hosted by the Freedom Forum, though some other speakers say the new technology of computers is changing the face of journalism, giving reporters access to more information and their readers a chance to ask questions and turn to different sources.

‘You don’t have to buy a newspaper and be limited to the four corners of that paper any more,’ Sam Meddis, on-line technology editor at USA Today, observed about the variety of information available to computer users.

But the speakers noted the easy access to the Internet also means anyone can post information for others to see. ‘Anyone can say anything they want, whether it’s right or wrong,’ said Case. Readers have to determine for themselves who to trust. ‘ In a world of almost endless voices, respected journalists and respected brand names will probably become more important, not less,’ Case said.

‘The Internet today is about where radio was 80 years ago, or television 50 years ago or cable 25 years ago, ‘ he said, ‘But it is growing rapidly because it provides people fast access to news and a chance to comment on it.”1. What should be the best title for the text?

A. The Development of JournalismB. The Rapid Development Of the InternetC. The Effect of the Internet on JournalismD. The Advantages of the Internet

2. It can be inferred from the text that ______ may not be regarded as the advantages of the Internet.

A. the news can be made more democraticB. the public can turn to different sourcesC. the public can get a chance to ask questionsD. anything can be posted on the Internet for others to see

3. The correct order for the appearance of the four technologies is ______.A. radio-television-cable-InternetB. Internet-cable-television-radioC. Radio-cable-television-InternetD. Television-radio-cable-Internet

4. Which of the following statements is true?A. Only respected journalists can post information on the Internet for others to seeB. Respected journalists will probably become more important than beforeC. Everyone is using the Internet nowD. The greatest potential of public participation of the Internet is in the near future

二、知识积累1. to seek out：找出；I can’t seek out my friend in such a large crowd 在这么多人群中我无法找到我的朋友； to seek after: 追求；He devoted his life to seeking after the truth 他一生都致力于寻求真理；seek to do sth=try one’s best to do sth。2. candidate: 候选人。3. on-line service：在线服务；on-line school：网校。4. potential：有潜力的。5. participation ：参加； to participate in: 参加（同 ： to take part in ）；participate in a discussion：参加讨论6. to host：主办。The academic conference was hosted by our universtiy.我们学校充当这次学术会议的东道主。7. Forum：论坛。The letters page of this newspaper is a forum for public argument.这份报纸的读者来信栏是公众意见的论坛。8. to give sb access to:使某人能方便进入/得到。Students need access to books. 学生需要使用书本。Citizens may have free access to the library.市民可以自由使用图书馆。9. turn to different sources：得到/找各种资源。If you have any trouble, please turn to me.如果你有任何麻烦可以来找我。10. about the variety of information available to computer users：关于电脑用户可得到的各种信息。11. to post information：张贴信息，发帖子。12. for themselves：他们亲自; You must judge it for yourself 你必须自己作出判断。Think for oneself:独立思考。13. brand names：品牌。14. is about where radio was 80 years ago：与 80 年前收音机出现时的情况差不多。15. to comment on：对…作出评论；Would you lease comment on his lecture 请你对他的课评论一下。16. in the near future：在不远的将来。

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一、限时训练（11 分钟）Let us begin saying what does not cause our dreams. Our dreams do not come from ‘another

world.’ They are not messages from some outside source. They are not a look into the future, either.

All our dreams have something to do with our emotions, fears, longings, wishes, needs, and memories. But something on the ‘outside’ may affect what we dream. If a person is hungry, or cold, his dream may include a feeling of this kind. If the covers on your body, such as a quilt or a blanket have slipped off your bed, you may dream that you are sleeping or resting on the ice and snow. The material for the dream you will have tonight is likely to come from the experiences you have today.

So the subject of your dream usually comes from something that has effect on you while you are sleeping (feeling of cold, a noise, a discomfort, etc) and it may also use your past experiences and the wishes and interests you have now. This is why very young children are likely to dream of fairies, older children of school examinations, hungry people of food, homesick soldiers of their families, and prisoners of freedom.

To show you how that is happening while you are asleep and how your wishes or needs can all be joined together in a dream, here is the story of an experiment. A man was asleep and the back of his hand was rubbed with a piece of absorbent cotton(脱脂棉). He would dream that he was in a hospital and his charming girl friend was visiting him, sitting on the bed and feeling gently his hand.

There are some scientists who have made a special study of why we dream, what we dream and what those dreams mean. Their explanation of dreams, though a bit reasonable, is not accepted by everyone, but it offers an interesting approach to the problem. They believe that dreams are mostly expressions of wishes that did not come true. In other words, a dream is a way of having your wishes carried out.1. Our dreams ________.

A. are simply messages from another worldB. are curious look into the futureC. have little connection with our emotions, wishes or needsD. are to some degree caused by some of our feelings

2. If the covers have slipped off your bed, you may dream that ______.A. something comfortable happens to youB. you are staying in freezing surroundingsC. some people are making noiseD. you have nothing on at all

3. When the back of a man’s hand was rubbed with a piece of absorbent cotton in the experiment, he would dream that ________.

A. his hand was being struck by someoneB. his hand was gently touched by his sweetheartC. his hand was badly hurt by somethingD. somebody was wiping sweat off his body

4. When a person feel hungry, he is likely to dream of _________.A. wonderful fairies B. lovely young girlsC. fine food and drinks D. his family members

5. Some scientists’ explanation of dreams ___________.A. is accepted by noneB. gives us an exact answer to the problemC. offers a meaningful approach to the problemD. is widely accepted and thought highly of by the public

二、知识积累1. emotion: 情绪, 强烈的情感; emotional: 情绪的,动感情的。2. longings: 渴望, (近义词: expectation, wish )；I longed for a bicycle. 我特想要辆自行车。These young boys are longing to go to watch the football match.这几个小伙子极想去观看足球赛。

3. the subject of your dream: 你的梦的主题; subject: 科目;主题。4. to have effect on sth: 对… 有影响。Alcoholic drink can have a bad effect on your body. 含酒精的饮料会对你身体有很坏的影响。5. to dream of: 梦见; (同:　to dream about )6. homesick: 思乡的；　airsick: 晕机；seasick: 晕船; carsick: 晕车。7. charming：迷人的，　(近义词: pretty; attractive; beautiful)。8. is not accepted by everyone: 并不被所 有 的 人 所接受 ( 部 分否定 ) 。 I don’t agree with everything you’ve said.我对你所说的不都赞同。9. an interesting approach to the problem: 解决这问题的有趣的方法/途径; approach: 途径, 体系。10. In other words: 换句话说; 那就是说 (同:　that is to say; that is; i.e. )。11. having your wishes carried out: 使你的愿望得以实现：　to carry out:　贯彻，执行。I have carried out my work. 我已经完成了我的工作。12. you have nothing on at all：你身上一丝不挂。（同：you are wearing nothing）13. to wipe sweat off :　擦掉汗水。14. to think highly of：高度赞扬。　（同：to think well of; to sing high praise for ）

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一、限时训练（7 分钟）There was a woman who was absolutely beautiful, who started with all the advantages, yet

she had no luck. She married for love, and the love turned to dust. She had bony children, yet she felt they had been thrust upon her, and she could not love them. They looked at her coldly, as if they were finding fault with her. And hurriedly she felt she must cover up some fault in herself. Yet what it was that she must cover she never knew. However, when her children were present, she always felt the center of her heart go hard. This troubled her, and in her manner she was all the more gentle and anxious for her children, as if she loved them very much. Only she herself knew that at the center of her heart was a hard little place that could not feel love, no, not for anybody. Everybody else said of her, ‘she is such a good mother. She cares so much for her children.’ Only she herself, and her children themselves, knew it was not so. They read it in each other’s eyes.1. The description shows that the mother was __________.

A. warm-hearted B. cold-blooded C. stone-hearted D. gold-hearted2. We can infer from the passage that ____________.

A. the woman married a man she didn’t loveB. the woman’s husband ran away from the familyC. the woman’s husband passed awayD. the woman divorced her former husband

3. What is suggested in the last sentence?A. The children could read with their own eyes without her helpB. By looking at each other’s eyes both her and her children knew she did not love themC. The children found in her eyes that their mother loved themD. Both the mother and the children look for love together

4. The woman felt her heart go hard because ___________.A. because she did not love her childrenB. because she was afraid her children find her fault

C. because she wanted to show more loveD. because she did not know what to do with her children

二、知识积累1. absolutely ： 完 全 地 ，绝对 地 （ 同 ： certainly ， without doubt ） 。 Do you think so?

Absolutely!你是这样想吗? 当然是。It's absolutely impossible. 这绝对不可能。2. to start with：以…开始。 （同： to begin with；反：to end up with ）3. all the advantages：皆是优势。4. to turn to dust：变为尘土。（意为：消失，灭亡，死亡）5. bony：骨瘦如柴的。6. they had been thrust upon her：是孩子们让她变成这个样子；to thrust：刺，戳； We had

to thrust our way through the crowd 我们不得不 从 人 群 中挤过 去 ； Some people have greatness thrust upon them 有些人的伟大是由时世造成的。

7. to find fault with sb ：找某人错；吹毛求疵。 （to catch on sb;）8. to cover up：掩盖；隐蔽； How can we cover up our tracks？我们怎么掩藏我们的踪迹？9. to go hard：变硬。10. in her manner：以她的方式； manner：方式；manners：礼貌。11. all the more：愈加。 （同：even； still ）He’s all the more impolite to me.他对我愈加没礼貌了。

12. to care so much for：那么喜欢，那么关心。13. to pass away：去世，亡故。 （to die 的委婉说法）14. to divorce：与…离婚。

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一、限时训练（8 分钟）One hot night last August, I tried everything I could think of—a warm bottle, songs etc. to

make him fall into sleep, but he just couldn’t do it. Since I believed that a long night was waiting for me ahead, I had no choice but to bring a TV into his room to kill off the hours until dawn. I was surprised that the moment I turned on the TV the baby became quiet right away and fixed his little eyes brightly on the screen. Not willing to waste an opportunity for sleep, I then tiptoed out of the room, leaving him to watch the boring TV programs.

I heard no more of the baby’s crying that night and the next morning when I went into his room, I found him still watching TV by himself. I found there was a metaphor(暗喻) in my baby’s behavior for the new generation. When I gave my boy some books to go over, he only spit upon them; when I read to him, he didn’t feel comfortable. And so it is in the schools with my students. I find that our students don’t read and they look down upon reading and make light of those of us who teach it. All they want to do is watch TV. After this experience with the baby, however, I have drawn a conclusion: ‘Let them watch it!’ if television is that much more attractive to children than books, why should we fight against it? Let them watch what they want!1. Why did the father bring a TV set into the baby’s room?

A. To enjoy some interesting programs together with itB. To help himself pass the long hours ahead of himC. To help the baby fall asleep soonerD. To keep the baby from making noises

2. The baby seemed to be ______ at the sight of television.

A. interested B. surprised C. bored D. pleased3. This experience with his baby helped the father _________.

A. to know his baby betterB. to know better how to educate his studentsC. to change his opinion towards TVD. to know better about the new generation

4. On the whole the father’s attitude towards watching TV was ______.A. favorable B. unfavorableC. neither for it nor against it D. totally against it

二、知识积累1. to have no choice but to do sth：只得做某事。It seems that I have no choice but to take his

offer.看来我只得接受他的条件。2. to kill off the hours：消磨时间；While waiting for the bus, I bought a newspaper to kill off the

time 在等车时我买了一份报纸来消磨时间。（同：kill the time ）3. the moment I turned on the TV：我一打开电视。（the moment = as soon as ）I returned the

money to her the moment I saw her the next day.第二天我一见到她就把钱还给她了。4. right away：马上，立刻。 （同：at once，in no time，very soon ）5. fixed his eyes on the screen：他的眼睛盯着屏幕；（fix one’s eyes on/upon = stare at ; glue

one’s eyes to ）。With his eyes fixed on the note, he stood there trembling.他眼睛盯着纸条，站在那里嗦嗦发抖。

6. to tiptoe：蹑手蹑脚地走。tiptoe：(名词) 脚尖, 趾尖。7. leaving him to watch the boring TV programs：让他看着枯燥乏味的电视节目。（现在分

词短语作状语）8. to spit upon：对…嗤之以鼻； to spit：吐痰；No spitting：不要随地吐痰。9. so it is with：也是如此，与…一样；So it is in the schools with my students 我们学校里的

学生也是一样。10. to look down upon：看不起，藐视。 （同：to despise）11. to make light of ：轻视， 认 为 不重要； Some students in my class make light of social

science 我班的一些学生轻视文科。12. to draw a conclusion：得出结论。 （同：to reach/come to /arrive at a conclusion）13. to fight against：与…作斗争，反对；to fight for：为了…而斗争。14. to keep the baby from making noises ：让婴儿 不吵。 （ to keep sb from doing sth = to

stop/prevent sb from doing sth ）15. On the whole：总的来说；（同：generally speaking；in general ）The weather this month

has been good on the whole. 这个月的天气基本上是好的。

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一、限时训练（8 分钟）“My dear Mr．Bennet,” said his lady to him one day, “have you heard that Netherfield Park

is let at last?”Mr. Bennet replied that he had not．“But it is, ”returned she;“ for Mrs. Long has just been here, and she told me all about it.”

Mr. Bennet made no answer．“Do not you want to know who has taken it?” cried his wife impatiently．“You want to tell me , and I have no objection to hearing it.”This was invitation enough．“Why, my dear, you must know, Mrs. Long says that Netherfield is taken by a young man of

large fortune from the north of England; that he came down on Monday to see the place, and was so much delighted with it ,that he agreed with Mr. Morris immediately; that he is to take possession before Michaelmas, and some of his servants are to be in the house by the end of next week．"

"What is his name?""Bingley．""Is he married or single?""Oh Single, my dear, to be sure! A single man of large fortune; four or five thousand a year ．

What a fine thing for our girls!""How so? How can it affect them?""My dear Mr． Bennet," replied his wife ,"how can you be so tiresome! You must know that

I am thinking of his marrying one of them．""Is that his design in settling here?""Design! Nonsense, how can you talk so! But it is very likely that he may fall in love with

one of them ,and therefore you must visit him as soon as he comes．""I see no occasion for that ． You and girls may go, or you may send them by themselves,

which perhaps will be still better, for as you are as handsome as any of them, Mr. Bingley might like you the best of the party． ( From "Pride And Prejudice")1．Mrs．Bennet most wants to______．

A．visit her neighbors B．see her daughters marry wellC．tell her husband what to do D．exchange information

2．What does the passage tell us about Bingley'?A．He is a rich, young man from the southern part of England．B．He comes to stay at Netherfield to find himself a wife．C．He has already become the center of attention in the neighbourhood．D．He is so satisfied with Netherfield that he bought it immediately．

3．According to the passage, Mrs．Bennet is_______．A．a talkative housewife B．a warm hearted neighborC．a false friend D．a respected mother

4．From the dialogue between the couple, we can infer thatA．Mr．Bennet doesn't think Bingley good enough for his daughtersB．Mr．Bennet considers his wife to be very attractiveC．Mr．Bennet pays little attention to her daughters' future

D．Mr．Bennet enjoys making fun of his wife二、知识积累1． be let：被出租（等于 be hired, be rented，be leased）。例如：Interhome has over

20,000 houses to let/be let across Europe. Interhome公司在欧洲有 20000 间房出租。2． have no objection to: 不反对（to 是介词）。He has a strong objection to getting up early.他

强烈反对早起。 Normally he would have no objection to the whole world knowing his business.一般他不会反对让任何人知道他从事的行业。 to object to: 反对。

3. This was invitation enough：这就足以被认为是邀请的行为了。 invitation 一般作为可数名词，表示“某次邀请的行为，请柬，引发的事”，例如： We had three invitations to parties.我们有三张参加聚会的请柬。The article was an invitation for public protest against the newspaper.那篇文章激起公众对该报的抗议。

4. a young man of large fortune：身缠万贯的年轻人。fortune表示“财产，财富”，一般是可数名词，例如：He made a fortune by selling houses.他做房地产发了财。He spent a fortune on the new car.他花一大笔钱买了这辆新车

5. take possession (of): 获得, 占有; 占据。例如：We didn't take possession of the car until a few days after the auction.我们要拍卖会结束几天后才能拥有这辆车。（近义词： come into one’s possession, have possession of, be in possession of, get possession of, ）

6. to be sure: （插入语）自然, 固然, 当然。等于 indeed; certainly。例如：It was difficult, to be sure, but somehow we managed to finish the job.这事很难，确实很难，但我们还是设法完成了。

7. How so？（how is it so）怎么会这样。例如：You say the answer is wrong. How so? 你说答案是错的。为什么? How so 与 How come (how is it that, why)意思差不多，但 how so后面不能再接句子或短语，只能单独运用。例如：How come you're so late? 你怎么会来得这么迟? You are so late, how come/how so? 你来得这么迟, 为什么?

8. I see no occasion for that 我没有做那事的理由。Have/see no occasion for sth/to do sth没有…的理由；没有必要…。

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一、限时训练（7 分钟）Flowers are pleasant to look at and sweet to smell. So people love them. It’s a pleasure to

see them bloom, but not a regret to see them wither(凋谢), for that’s the rule of nature, the rhythm of life in its propagation(繁殖). Flowers withering presupposes their next blooming, thus offering hope for another wonderful gathering next year.

Blooming and withering take place in turn. When that flower fades away, this comes out, so that earth is full of color and beauty. The idea of letting a single flower blossom and refusing all the others will go nowhere. Anyone who tries to do so will soon find himself worn out by the attempt.

It’s a real flower that opens and falls. If it stays long in blossom it must be a man-made one, which, though very nice to look at, lacks liveliness because it’s lifeless.

A leaf is no worse or even better than a flower, for it remains green for a longer time, especially a leaf of evergreen.

Perhaps soil is still better, giving care and food to flowers without complaint.1. The words in the first paragraph “the rhythm of life in its propagation” means___________.

A. flowers are pleasant to look at and sweet to smellB. people love all kinds of flowersC. it’s a pleasure to see flowers bloomD. the changing of flowers blooming and withering

2. What does the writer mean by saying “The idea of letting a single flower blossom and refusing

all the others will go nowhere”?A. He likes to smell different kinds of flowers.B. He likes to see flowers bloom, but doesn’t regret seeing them wither.C. He thinks it is against the rule of nature.D. He thinks blooming and withering take place in turn.

3. Why does the writer think a man-made flower is not so good as a real one?A. He thinks a man-made flower isn’t so nice to look at as a real one.B. He doesn’t like the colors of the man-made flowers.C. He thinks man-made flowers aren’t lively.D. He doesn’t like the smell of the man-made flowers.

4. What does the sentence in the last passage refer to?A. Soil isn’t important.B. Compared with flowers and leaves, soil owns the best quality.C. Flowers aren’t so important as soil.D. Flowers can’t live without soil.

二、知识积累1. in turn：轮流地; 反过来。You help people, and in turn people will help you.你帮助别人，反过来别人也会帮助你。My husband and I cook the meals in turn （或 by turns）.我和我丈夫轮流做饭。

2. fade away: 逐渐凋谢, 慢慢消退。The memory of her sufferings in her childhood will never fade away.她永远不会忘却童年时代所受的痛苦。 Over the years her beauty had faded away a little.她的美貌衰退了。

3. come out：(芽)生出来, (花)开，出版，结局。When is the new edition coming out? 新版什么时候出？ The snowdrops were just starting to come out. 雪花莲开始开花了。I tried to explain everything to her, but it came out all wrong.我本想向她解释一下，但结果适得其反。

4. go /get nowhere：不会发生的，不成功的。The proposal went nowhere in the Senate.这个提议没有被参议院采纳。

5. be worn out: 磨烂，使耗尽；使疲乏。例如：You must be absolutely worn out.你一定筋疲力尽了。My shoe have already worn out.我的鞋已经穿烂了。

6. stay long：保持长久。 Stay 可以作为联系动词，后接形容词，表示“保持”，例如："How can you stay so cool, calm and collected after such a hot argument? 这样一场激烈的争论过后 ,你怎么还能保持如此心平气和 ,镇静自若? stay single：保持单身。stay fine（天气）继续晴好。stay still：静止不动。

7. in blossom：开花, 兴旺, 发展。Peach trees are in blossom.满树桃花开。Our friendship is in full blossom 我们的友谊浓郁香醇。

8. the rhythm of life in its propagation:繁殖期的生命节奏。9. regret seeing them wither：遗憾地看到它们枯萎了。regret doing sth表示“很遗憾地做了

某事”，而 regret to do sth表示“很遗憾要做某事”。10．be compared with: 与…相比，也可以说 be compared to。例如：Compared to/with our small flat, Bill's house seemed like a palace. 比尔的家与我们的公寓相比简直像宫殿。

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一、限时训练（10 分钟）

Around the world young people are spending unbelievable sums of money to listen to rock music. Forbes magazine reports that at least fifty rock stars have incomes between two million and six million dollars per year.

“It doesn’t make sense,” says Johnny Mathis, one of the older music millionaires, who made a million dollars a year when he was popular in the 1950s. “Performers aren’t worth this kind of money. In fact, nobody is.”

But the rock stars admirers seem to disagree. Those who love rock music spend about two billion dollars a year for records. They pay 150 million to see rock stars in person.

Luck is a key word for explaining the success of many. In 1972 one of the luckiest was Kon Mclean, who wrote and sang “American Pie”. Mclean writes his own music, so he earns an additional two cents on every single record on the song.

Neil Young who performs in torn blue jeans, sometimes sings to an audience of 10,000, each of whom has paid five dollars for a ticket. After paying expenses, Young leaves with about $18,000 in his blue jeans at the end of an evening.

How do the rock stars use their money? What do they do when the money starts pouring in like water? Most of the young stars simply show the money around. England’s Elton John gave someone a $38,000 Rolls Royce car and brought himself 5,000 pairs of eyeglasses, then lighted up and spelt E-L-T-O-N. He also bought himself two cars, “one for each foot.”

Many rock stars live like Grace Slick and Jefferson Airplane. Those performers return from a tour, pay their bills, and buy new toys. Then when they need money again, they do another tour. They save no money and live from hand to mouth.

In the end the rock star’s life is unrewarding. After two or three years riches and fame are gone. Left with his memories and his tax problems, the lonely ex-performer spends his remaining years trying to attract strangers. New stars have arrived to take his place.1. This passage is mainly about __________.

A. the success of a rock star B. the way rock stars liveC. the success of rich rock stars D. the admirers of rock stars

2. What makes most of the rock stars successful in making money?A. Luck B. A wonderful performanceC. Their own music D. Their ability

3. How much expenses does Neil Young pay for a performance?A. $10,000 B. $18,000 C. $32,000 D. $38,000

4. When we say the rock stars live from hand to mouth, we mean ________.A. they have to earn money by handB. they steal when they need moneyC. they earn money only for their immediate enjoymentD. they know how to spend money in a reasonable way

二、知识积累1. make sense：有意义；有道理。Read this and tell me if it makes sense.请你看看这个，告诉我有什么重要的事。 Why did she do a thing like that? It doesn't seem to make sense.她为什么要这样做，似乎没道理啊。

2. in torn blue jeans：（时尚的）有洞的牛仔服。3. show the money around：显耀有钱。show around/off表示“炫耀，夸耀；卖弄”，例如：

He doesn't usually drive as fast as this. He's just showing off because you're here.他平时开车

没这么快。他在买弄，因为有你在。4. light up：点亮，振奋。Wait until the indicator lights up.等指示灯亮了（再走）。Her face

lit up with pleasure.她因为高兴而容光焕发。5. live from hand to mouth：糊口度日。We lived from hand to mouth, never knowing where

the next meal was coming from.我们勉强可以糊口，从不知道下一顿饭在哪里。6. unrewarding：无报酬的，不值得做的。7.

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一、限时训练（11 分钟）Lucky is the man who has no “skeleton in his closet.” When a man has done something in his

life that he is ashamed of, that he wants to hide, he is said to have a “skeleton in his closet.” Some people may have more than one skeleton.

As we have noted many times, it is hard to find out how these expressions begin. Sometimes, we get some hard facts. But more often we have to depend on guesswork. And that is true of this phrase, which came from England.

Before 1832,English law did not permit a doctor to cut open a dead human body for scientific examination, unless it was the corpse(尸体) of an executed(处决) criminal.

But when it became legal, more and more doctors demanded skeletons for a more scientific study of medicine. It was helping in the advance of modern medicine. The demand had become so strong that men began to rob tombs and sell skeletons to doctors at high prices.

We are told that a doctor would usually buy just one skeleton for scientific study. It became very important in his work. But he had to keep it hidden because most people objected to keeping such a thing. As a rule, the doctor kept his skeleton in some dark corner where it could not be seen, or hide it in a closet.

After a time, people began to suspect every doctor of hiding a skeleton in the closet. From this suspicion, the phrase “a skeleton in the closet” took on a broader, more general meaning, to describe anything that a man wanted to keep others from discovering. It could be proof of a criminal act, or something much less serious. Well, that is one theory.

One writer, however, believes that the phrase might have come from something that really happened. It is his guess that a hidden closet in some old English country home may have turned up a real skeleton, clear proof of some old family shame or crime. Well, one man's guess is as good as another. But this sounds like a story by the great French novelist, Balzac.

Balzac tells us of a man who suspected his wife of having a lover. The husband comes home by surprise. But she hears him and quickly hides her lover in the closet of her bedroom. He enters her room and asks her if she is hiding her lover. He says he will not open the door to the closet if she promises him there is no one there; He will believe her. She answers firmly that she is not hiding anyone in the closet.

The husband then begins to build a solid brick wall against the closet. His wife watches, knowing that her lover will never come out alive. But she will not change her story and admit her guilt.1. Which of the following situations is suitable for using the phrase “skeleton in the closet”?

A. You have stolen something precious and don't want it discovered.B. You are a doctor and have to keep a skeleton for research.

C. If you have cut open a dead human body for scientific examination you should keep the skeleton secret.

D. You have done a crime or done something foolish, but you want to keep others from discovering it.

2. From the text we know that there are ______ theories about how the phrase “skeleton in the closet” came into being.A. one B. two C. three D. four

3. Which of the following is right according to the text?A. In the 19th century, doctors realized the importance of anatomy(解剖) in the development

of medicine.B. The doctors of the ancient times liked to collect as many skeleton as possibleC. The thieves stole skeletons from tombs in order to help the doctors.D. It is legal that corpses of anybody are cut open for scientific examination in history.

4. From the story Balzac told we know that the wife's lover must have become ______.A. a corpse B. a phrase C. a skeleton D. a secret

二、知识积累1. be ashamed of: 对…感到惭愧的/羞耻的。I behaved badly yesterday and I am ashamed of

myself now.我昨天表现不好，我现在感到很惭愧。Are you ashamed for having lied? 你撒了谎感到害臊吗?

2. demand for sth：要求得到；询问。Ives listened to the workers' demand for more money.艾夫斯听着工人们要争取更多钱的要求。The guard demanded her business.门卫问她来干什么。

3. object to：反对（注意：这里 to 是介词）。下列词组的 to 是介词：see to:负责；look forward to：盼望；devote to：致力；stick to：坚持；get used to：对…习惯；go back to：恢复；lead to：导致；contribute to：导致。

4. as a rule: 通常。As a rule, we take the bus.通常，我乘公共汽车5. take on: 呈现, 具有, 雇用。We're taking on 50 new staff this year. 我们今年将要 His life

had taken on a new dimension. Her face took on a fierce expression.6. turn up：露面，发现，开大。The police investigation hasn't turned up any new evidence.警察的调查还没有找到任何新的证据。He turned up late, as usual.他又像往常一样迟到了。

7. be as good as: 实际上，几乎等于。The summer's as good as over.夏天差不多过去了 。This carpet's as good as ruined.地毯几乎不能用了。

8. by surprise：突袭，出其不意。The question took her by surprise.她被问了个出其不意的问题。

9. a skeleton in the closet/cupboard：家丑，被隐藏起来的羞耻。

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一、限时训练（8 分钟）This girl is almost without shelter. She may not realize it, but she’s more exposed to the

world than she’s ever likely to be again. And it isn’t because she’s a girl. It could be a boy. It could be you.

But why is she shelterless? She’s got a place to live in quite a pleasant place by the look of it

and if shelter doesn’t mean a house, then what does it mean? When we say someone “lives a sheltered life”, we don’t only mean that their house is comfortable. We mean that they’re protected from too many worries and troubles, that they live in a settled home, probably surrounded by friends and family, and that they don’t have to cope with the difficulties the world is full of alone.

Certainly no one would say that this girl was leading a sheltered life; she’s leaving home to earn her living in a strange city and live by herself in a bed-sitter. She may be just as well protected physically as a "sheltered life" person, but she’s lost all the other shelters in her life---family, friends, the home she grew up in, school, the groups she belonged to. She’s on her own now and unless she’s very self-reliant , she’s likely to feel unhappy and insecure ( 不安全的) at times.

A young person setting out on her own like this is between the two main kinds of shelter most of us spend our lives in. One is our parents’ home where we grow up, and the other is the home we make ourselves and where we bring up our own children. For most people the time they spend between or outside these two shelters is only a small part of their lives.1. It can be inferred from the passage that this girl __ __. A. has nowhere to live               

B. will have problems because she’s a girl C. is probably going to feel lonely  

D. wants to live in her home again2. When we say someone "lives a sheltered life", we mean they __ __. A. live in the country

B. have a comfortable houseC. don’t have any worries D. have a secure home life and don’t have to face problems alone

3. One could say that ___ _. A. this girl will be unhappy because she is alone B. unless this girl is an independent type of person, she’ll probably be unhappy

C. this girl will have difficulties because she has left school D. this girl will probably be unhappy because she is unreliable4. What would be the best title for the passage? A. Leaving Home                      B. Finding a House C. Living with the Family            D. Making a Better Shelter二、知识积累1． be exposed to: 被暴露在，面临, 接触，遭受。例如：He skin was exposed to the sun她的皮肤暴露在阳光下。Their children were exposed to classical music.他们的孩子们受到古典音乐的影响。Some children are never exposed to classical music.有些孩子从来没接触过古典音乐。

2． more…than…与其说…还不如说。例如：He is more hard-working than intelligent 与其说他聪明还不如说他勤奋。He is more of a father to me than a teacher. 他对于我来说，与其说是老师还不如说更像父亲。

3． by the look of（＝from the looks of it)：从外表看起来, 看样子。4． protect from/against：保护…不受。例如：You’d better protect the plants from the cold.你

最好保护这些植物以免受冻。Dolphins protect swimmers from shark海豚保护游泳者免受鲨鱼的袭击。

5. cope with：应付；对抗。例如：She is not a competent driver and can't cope with driving in heavy traffic. 她不是个能干的司机,在交通拥挤时就开不好车。They didn’t know how to cope with unexpected catastrophes 他们不知道如何应付突如其来的灾难。（同义词：deal with, handle, do with ,contend with）

6. earn her living:谋生。也可以说 make one’s living。7. live by oneself：独立生活。等于 live alone, live on one’s own, live on oneself。8. may just as well: 还是…的好 , 最好（接动词原形）。例如： I might as well take the

umbrella with me.我还带上雨伞的好。You may just as well follow what he said.你最好还是照他说的做。

9. on one’s own: 独自；靠自己。She lives on her own.她一个人过。Traveling on my own, I can decide when to start on my way and where to linger a little longer.我独自去旅游,我可以决定什么时候出发上路,在什么地方多玩一会儿。

10. set out：出发, 开始。例如 They set out for the beach early this morning.他们今天一早就出发去海滨。You’d better set out to type the paper right now.你最好马上就开始打印文件。

11. bring up ： 养育， 提出；呕吐， 骤然停止。例如： He brought up the question at the meeting.他在会议上提出了这个问题。He was brought up short.他突然停了下来。He was born in the city but brought up in the countryside.他出生在城市但在农村长大。

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一、限时训练（9 分钟）Beware of those who use the truth to deceive. When someone tells you something that is true,

but leave out important information that should be included, he can create a false impression. For example, someone might say, “ I just won a hundred dollars on the lottery（彩票）. It was great. I took that dollar ticket back to the store and turned it in for one hundred dollars!” This guy’s a winner, right? Maybe, maybe not. We then discover that he bought two hundred tickets, and only one was a winner. He’s really a big loser! He didn’t say anything that was false, but he left out important information. That’s called a half-truth. Half-truths are not technically lies, but they are just as dishonest. Untrustworthy candidates in political campaigns often use this tactic. Let’s say that during Governor Smith’s last term, her state lost one million jobs and gained three million jobs. Then seeks another term. One of her opponents（对手）runs an ad saying, “ During Governor Smith’s term, the state lost one million jobs.” That’s true. However, an honest statement would have been, “ During Governor Smith’s term, the state had a net gain of two million jobs.” Advertisers will sometimes use half-truths. It’s against the law to make false claims, so they try to mislead you with the truth: An ad might boast（吹嘘）, “ Nine out of ten doctors recommend Yucky Pills to cure nose pimples.” It fails to mention that they only asked ten doctors and nine of them work for the Yucky Corporation. This kind of deception happens too often. It’s a sad fact of life: Lies are lies, and sometimes the truth can lie as well.1. Which statement is true according to the article?

A. Whenever people tell the truth, they are really lying.B. You can’t trust gamblers.

C. All governors help their states.D. The truth can be used in dishonest ways.

2. The underlined word “deceive” means ______. A. mistake B. hide C. fool D. repair3. The author clearly wants people to _______. A. think carefully about they read and hear B. use truth to cheat during political campaigns. C. never trust anyone D. vote for female candidates4. The best title for this passage would be _______. A. Lies Are Lies B. Everyone Lies C. Lying with The Truth D. Nose pimples二、知识积累1. beware of：注意；当心。例如：Beware of dangers! 提防危险! Beware of the computer

virus.当心计算机病毒。Travelers must beware of fast traffic.行人对快速行驶的车辆必须十分小心。

2. leave out：省去, 遗漏, 不考虑。例如：He left out the funniest part of the story. 他漏了故事中最有趣的部分。She outlined the case to him, being careful not to leave anything out.她向他描述案子的情况，生怕遗漏任何细节。

3. Let’s say：比如说。也可以直接说“say”。4. run an ad：做广告。ad = advertisement5. a net gain: 净收益；net profit: 纯利润；net weight.净重；the net result.最后成绩。6. mislead you with the truth：用事实来误导你。7. fail to do sth: 无法做到, 没有做成。例如：We will never fail to live up to what our parents

expect of us.我们决不辜负我们的父母对我们的期望。 He failed to wash the dishes.他忘了洗盘子。

8. vote for：投票赞成，投票选举。Let’s vote for environmental protection star this year让我们投票选举今年的环保之星。

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一、限时训练（8 分钟）We have two daughters: Kristen is seven years old and Kelly is four. Last Sunday evening,

we invited some people home for dinner. I dressed them nicely for the party, and told them that their job was to join Mommy in answering the door when the bell rang. Mommy would introduce them to the guests, and then they would take the guests' coats upstairs and put them on the bed in the second bedroom. The guests arrived. I introduced my two daughters to each of them. The adults were nice and kind and said how lucky we were to have such good kids. Each of the guests made a particular fuss over Kelly, the younger one, admiring her dress, her hair and her smile. They said she was a remarkable girl to be carrying coats upstairs at her age. I thought to myself that we adults usually make a big "to do" over the younger one because she's the one who seems more easily hurt. We do it with the best of intentions. But we seldom think of how it might affect the other child. I was a little worried that Kristen would feel she was being outshined. I was about to serve dinner when I realized that she had been missing for twenty minutes. I ran upstairs and found her in the bedroom, crying. I said, "What are you doing, my dear?"

She turned to me with a sad expression and said, "Mommy, why don't people like me the way they like my sister? Is it because I'm not pretty? Is that why they don't say nice things about me as much?" I tried to explain to her, kissing and hugging her to make her feel better. Now, whenever I visit a friend's home, I make it a point to speak to the elder child first.1. The underlined expression 'make a big "to do" over' means _______. A. show much concern about B. have a special effect on C. list jobs to be done for D. do good things for2. The guests praised Kelly for carrying coats upstairs because of her________

A. beautiful hair B. pretty clothes C. lovely smile D. young age3. Kristen felt sad and cried because_______.

A. the guests gave her more clothes to carryB. she didn’t look as pretty as KellyC. the guests praised her sister more than herD. her mother didn’t introduce her to the guests

4. We can conclude from the passage that _______. A. parents should pay more attention to the elder children B. the younger children are usually more easily hurt C. people usually like the younger children more D. adults should treat children equally二、知识积累1. 注意 dress 的用法。dress后面接“某人”作宾语，例如：Dress yourself quickly.你快点穿衣服。be dressed (in)表示“穿…衣服”，例如：He is dressed very well. 他穿得很漂亮。 She was dressed in white她穿着白衣服

2. join Mommy in answering the door：与妈妈一起去开门。join sb in sth：与某人一起做某事，例如：Will you join me in a walk? 你愿和我一起散步吗？

3. make a particular fuss over:对某事大惊小怪。例如：He made a big fuss over one low test grade.他对区区初级考试的分数那么大惊小怪。

4. think to oneself: 心中想, 盘算, 自思自忖。say to oneself：心里想。talk to oneself: 自言自语。

5. with the best of intentions：好心好意, 出于一片好心。with the intention of抱有...目的, 打算。without intention。无意中, 不是故意地。例如：If I've hurt your feelings, it was quite without intention.如果我伤了你的感情那完全是无意的。

6. was being outshined：当时感到相形见绌, 被胜过。She outshines all her sisters.在所有的姊妹中她是佼佼者。

7. be about to serve dinner when…：刚要开饭突然…。be about to do sth when：刚要做某事突然。例如：He was about to leave when the telephone rang。他刚要走的时候，突然电话铃响了。（同：be on the point of doing sth when）

8. as much: 同等程度的，同样地。例如：He doesn't swim as much. 他现在不常游泳了。You love my sister; you don’t love me as much.你喜欢姐姐，你并那么喜欢我。

9. “make it a point to do sth”或者“make a point of doing sth”表示“特别注意，重视，总是”。例如：They made a point of visiting their niece on the way home.他们总是在回家的路上顺便看望他们的侄女。

10. make a big "to do" over：特别关怀。在口语中，to-do 一般表示“吵闹, 纷扰; 骚乱”，

例如：She made a terrible to-do about losing her luggage她因丢了行李而闹得天翻地覆。11. have a special effect on：对…有特别的效果/影响。Alcoholic drink can have a bad effect

on your body. 含酒精的饮料会对你身体有很坏的影响。The drug had an immediate effect on the pain.这药对止痛能立刻生效。

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一、限时训练（9 分钟）Chances

I really love my job because I enjoy working with small children and like the challenges and awards from the job. I also think my work is important. There was a time when I thought I would never have that sort of career（职业）.

I wasn’t an excellent student because I didn’t do much schoolwork. In my final term I started thinking what I might do and found I didn’t have much to offer. I just accepted that I wasn’t the type to have a career.

I then found myself a job, looking after two little girls. It wasn’t too bad at first. But the problems began when I agreed to live in, so that I would be there if my boss had to go out for business in the evening. We agreed that if I had to work extra hours one week, she’d give me time off the next. But unfortunately, it didn’t often work out. I was getting extremely tired and fed up, because I had too many late nights and early mornings with the children.

One Sunday, I was in the park with the children, and met Megan who used to go to school with me. I told her about my situation. She suggested that I should do a course and get a qualification if I wanted to work with children. I didn’t think I would be accepted because I didn’t take many exams in school. She persuaded me to phone the local college and they were really helpful. My experience counted for a lot and I got on a part-time course. I had to leave my job with the family, and got work helping out at a kindergarten.

Now I’ve got a full-time job there. I shall always be thankful to Megan. I wish I had known earlier that you could have a career, even if you aren’t top of the class at school.1. What is the author’s present job?

A. Working part-time in a college.B. Taking care of children for a family.C. Helping children with their schoolwork.D. Looking after children at a kindergarten.

2. When staying with the two girls’ family, the author ________.A. was paid for extra workB. often worked long hoursC. got much help from her bossD. took a day off every other week

3. Why did the author leave her first job?A. She found a full-time job.B. She was fed up with children.C. She decided to attend a part-time course.D. She needed a rest after working extra hours.

4. What has the author learned from her own experiences?

A. Less successful students can still have a career.B. Qualifications are necessary for a career.C. Hard work makes an excellent student.D. One must choose the job she likes.

二、知识积累1. award：颁奖，授奖。He was awarded the gold medal for being the fastest runner.他跑得最

快,因而获得了金牌。Martin Ruther King Jr. was awarded the peace Nobel Prize of 1964 for advocating nonviolence policy in the movement for civil rights.小马丁.路德.金因为主张民权运动中采取非暴力政策而被授予 1964 年诺贝尔和平奖。

2. There was a time when：习惯用语，表示“一度曾经”。例如：There was a time when it never rained, the sun was always shining曾经天不下雨，阳光灿烂。

3. work extra hours：加班。也可以说 “work overtime”。4. give me time off：给我放假。off表示“不工作，休息”，例如：With only one day off in

a week working people had barely enough time to arrange the household.一周休息一天时,上班族只能有时间勉强安排家务。have Sunday off星期日休息。You must cut down on time off because you’ve got piles of work to do.你必须缩短休息时间，因为有大量的工作要做。

5. work out：算出，实现，有效果。例如：Things will work themselves out.事情会有好结果的。We believed that in twenty years each of us ought to have our wish worked out 我们相信，过二十年我们大家都应该实现我们的愿望。Have you worked out blueprint? 你把蓝图制订好了吗？I hope everything works out in the end.我希望会一切都会船到桥头自然直。

6. be fed up (with): 厌烦。例如：She was fed up with their complaints. 她听够了他们的报怨。I resigned from the company because I was fed up.我辞去了那个公司的职务，因为我受够了。（同义词：be tired of, be bored with; be sick of;）

7. do a course: 学一门课程。注意：subject表示“学科，科目”，例如：English is one of our school subjects.英语是我们学校的学习科目之一。course表示“课程”，例如：radio course in English 英语广播讲座。

8. get a qualification：取得资格。be qualified as: 能担任…。be qualified for:能胜任…。9. count for：有价值，值。例如：Their opinions count for little. 他们的观点没什么价值。

Each basket counts for two points. 每 投 一球得两分 。 count on （ 同 义 词 ： to rely on; depend on）表示“依靠，依赖”，例如：You can count on me/my help.你可以依赖我/我的帮助。

10. help out：帮助(某人)解决困难[做某事]， 给予协助。例如： The boy helped out at the homeless shelter. 这男孩在流浪之家收容所帮忙。 The teacher helped her student out. 这位老师帮她的学生解决了问题。Help me out, otherwise I am dead meat! 帮帮我，否则我就完了。

11. I wish I had known earlier：我早知道就好了 （虚拟表达，事实上不知道）。例如： I wish we had a car.要是我们有一辆车多好啊。I wish I were 30 years younger. 我但愿自己能年轻三十岁。He wished he hadn't done it. 他想要是他没这样做该多好。

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一、限时训练（11 分钟）You may be interested in the present situation of Black Americans today. It is true that their

conditions have changed for the better since the mid 1970’s. Many Blacks are attending colleges and three-fourths Black college students are now studying in the formally all-white institutions. Better education offers better openings for Blacks. With better employment, the percentage of Blacks doing skilled labor rose after the 1970's by about 76 %. Many Blacks entered the middle class and moved out of the slums. Many have been elected to governmental positions. Whatever they might be, however, they must share with other Blacks the bond of being Black. Frustrated by white xenophobia (恐惧人) or superiority, all Blacks suffer from various forms of racism. Nobody can turn a blind eye to the fact that over a third of Black Americans are still living below poverty level. Statistics tell us that half of all Black children grow up in poverty and almost 2 million Blacks are jobless, that is, over 12 % of the Black work force is unemployed. The rate is 2.5 times that for Whites. In comparison with Whites, Black families earn so much less than is needed for a decent but modest living standard. Usually a Black family' s income is only 55% that of a white one. While seeing the rise of a few Blacks, we must notice at the same time that far too many Blacks are living in hopelessness and despair from which they have little hope to escape. Who can say for sure that the unemployed will accept their fate quietly, or that the despairing will keep back their anger forever? Americans are far from achieving the goal of a color-blind society. Black problems are still a national issue to be solved.1. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage? A. Their lives have totally changed since the mid 1970s. B. Blacks can enjoy the same education condition as Whites. C. The majority of the Blacks are leading comfortable lives. D. More Blacks than Whites are unemployed in America today.2. According to the passage, the rate of unemployment of American Whites is ____. A. about 76% B. less than 5% C. more than 12% D. only 55%3. It can be inferred from the passage that ____. A. the American Blacks will fight for their equality B. many Blacks are satisfied with their present lives C. American Blacks have broken away from racism D. nobody cares about Blacks.4. What does the passage mainly discuss? A. Blacks' fight for equality. B. Black problems in America. G. The unemployment problem of American Blacks. D. The changes of Blacks' lives in America.5. The phrase “color-blind society” probably means____. A. the society that dislikes color B. the society with a lot of color-blind sufferers C. the society that pays no special attention to skin colors D. the society is too blind to tell colors.二、知识积累1. change for the better：向好的方向发展, 越来越好。change for the worse: 向坏的方向发展,

越来越糟。2. opening：好机会，（职位、机构的）空缺。a business opening：经商的好机会。There

are very few openings in our company.我们公司几乎没有空缺的职位。

3. frustrate：挫败；使沮丧。The weather frustrated our plans. 天气破坏了我们的计划。He was frustrated by his poverty.他因贫穷而灰心丧气。After three hours' frustrating delay, the train at last arrived.经过三个小时令人厌烦的耽搁后,火车终于到达了目的地。

4. suffer from：遭受。His friend has suffered from ill health for some years.他朋友身体不好已有好几年了。In those days they suffered from cold and hunger 那时候他们饥寒交迫。

5. turn a blind eye to：对…视而不见。 turn up one's nose at:鄙视；嗤之以鼻。turn a deaf ear to：对…充耳不闻。

6. in poverty：贫穷；贫困。例如：She has lived in poverty all her life.　她一生都过着贫困的生活。

7. In comparison with：和 ...比较起来。In comparison to other recent video games, this one isn't very exciting.与其他最近的电脑游戏相比，这个游戏并不令人兴奋。　He was a loud friendly man. In comparison, his brother was rather shy.他是个外向的人，而他弟弟却相当腼腆。

8. modest living standard：简朴的生活标准。modest除了表示“谦虚”以外，还表示“朴素的, 朴实的; 普通的”等意义。例如：a modest wish 不太高的希望；a modest hotel简陋的旅馆；a modest price适中的价格。

9. for sure：确实。No one knows for sure what really happened. 谁也不确切知道到底发生了什么事。We'll always need teachers, that's for sure .我们永远需要老师，这是毫无疑问的事。

10. keep back：阻止, 隐瞒, 留下。例如：He can keep nothing back from his friends.他向朋友什么也瞒不住。 The ship-owner kept back my change.店家没给 我找头。 She was struggling to keep back the tears她竭力忍住眼泪。

11. far from：远非, 完全不。“Are you bored?” “Far from it.”你烦了吧？一点也不。Far from helping the situation, you've just made it worse.你一点也没有帮忙，反而把情况弄得更糟。

12. break away from: 脱离 , 放弃，逃脱。例如： The robbery suspect broke away from the lockup.抢劫嫌疑犯从拘留所逃脱了。Some modern music has broken away from the old traditional rules. 有些现代音乐摆脱了旧的传统规则。

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Glynis Davis: I first piled on the pounds when I was in the family way and I couldn’t lose them afterwards. Then I joined a slimming club. My target was 140 pounds and I lost 30 pounds in six months .I felt great and people kept saying how good I looked. But Christmas came and I started to slip back into my old eating habits. I told myself I’d lose the weight at slimming classes in the new year...but it didn’t happen. Instead of losing the pounds, I put them on. I’d lost willpower and tried to believe that the old bag of fish and chips didn’t make any difference — but the scales don’t lie.

Roz Juma: To be honest, I never weigh myself any more. I’ve learnt to be happy with myself. It seemed to me that I would feel sorry about every spoonful of tasty food that passed my lips. My idea is simple. You shouldn’t be too much thinking about food and dieting. Instead, you should get on with life and stop dreaming of a super thin body. This is obviously the size I’m meant to be and, most of all, I’m happy with it.

Lesley Codwin: I was very happy at winning Young Slimmer of the year. I’d look in the mirror unable to believe this slim lady was me! That might have been my problem — perhaps from then on I didn’t pay any attention to myself. Winning a national competition makes everything worse, though, because you feel the eyes of the world are fixed upon you. I feel a complete failure because I’ve put on weight again.

Ros Langfod: Before moving in with my husband Gavin, I’d always been about 110 pounds, but the pleasant housework went straight to my waist and I put on 15 pounds in a year. Every so often I try to go on a diet... I’m really good on a few days, then end up having the children’s leftovers or eating happily chocolate — my weakness. I’d like to be slim, but right now my duty is the children and home. I might take more exercise when my kids are older.1.　What do you think the four women were all talking about?　　A. Their own slimming matter    B. Their life after marriage　　C. Their work as a housewife.    D. Different diets they prefer2.　Where are these short passages most likely to be taken from?　　A. Talks on the air.　　 B. Advertisements on the wall　　C. Books in a library　　 D. Magazines for children3. What does the underlined word "scales" possibly mean?　　A. The coach in the slimming club B. Some tool to measure weight

C. Glynis Davis’ dear husband          D. The salesperson in a food shop二、知识积累

1. pile on the pounds：（习惯用语）增加体重。例如：She slimmed down a couple of years ago but has piled on the pounds again. 她几年前减肥了，但现在又胖了。

2. be in the family way: 怀孕。3. put on weight: 发胖。gain weight: 发胖。lose weight：减肥。4. to be honest/honestly speaking:坦率的说。注意一些动词不定式短语： to start with:首先，

to be sure:的确。 to tell the truth：说实话。 to sum up:总而言之。To make a long story short:长话短说。To make matters worse: 更糟的是。

5. get on with life：过日子。6. be meant to do sth/be meant for sth:（因能力、命运等）注定。The student was meant to be

a scientist这学生注定要成为科学家。This is the size that I’m meant to be 我注定就是这样的身材。

7. feel a complete failure：感觉完全是个失败者。抽象名词用做可数时表示具体的人或事例 这 类 名 词 有 ：success，failure，cold，cough，fever，desire，effect，glance，memory，pain，shame，shock，society，trouble，possibility，necessity，interest 等。

8. go on a diet：节食。9. I’m really good on a few days这样坚持了好几天。good这里表示“能继续的”，例如：

I'm good for another round of golf. 我能再打一局高尔夫球。 The driver's license is still good.驾驶执照仍然有效。

10. end up：以…告终。The meeting ended up with the singing of The Internationale.会议最后以唱《国际歌》而结束。All their plans ended up in failure.他们一切计划都以失败告终。He ended up living from hand to mouth.他最终只能勉强糊口。