M3U1 The world ofour senses

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Title:The fog

Place	Time or weather	What happened	Polly’s thought or feelings
Outside Polly’s work place	at 4 p.m; (1)______	She left work early	She wondered if the bus would still (2)__________
At the bus stop in the street	later	The fog was (3) ____________ for the bus to run to King Street.
in the underground train; at Green Park station	later	(4)__________ in a dark coat was on the train.	She sensed she was being watched
In park street; at the corner of the street	The fog lay like a thick, gray cloud.	A rough hand brushed her face.	She felt her heart beating (5)_______________
in the street	dark	The old man took her hand and helped her find the way.	frightened
Outside Polly’s house	Late that day	The old man left to help more people in need.	thankful

 

M3U2  Language

完型填空。

   Even in China, not all people speak in thesame way. Have you ever seen an old person from Shanghai and one from Guangzhouwho cannot speak Putonghua try to ⑴____ with each other? They each speak adifferent dialect which can cause much ⑵_____! The Chinese language, ⑶_____, uses the same setof characters, but has many dialects which are different in ⑷_____ . This means thatpeople from different⑸______ often find it difficult to understand each other.

It is the spread ofPutonghua throughout China ⑹_____ has made communication between people much⑺____.

   People in northern Europeare much luckier. Even though people from Sweden, Denmark and Norway have theirown languages, they usually have no ⑻____ understanding each other. You might besurprised if you saw a person from Denmark talking to a person from Sweden intheir mother tongues without ⑼____ many problems. Do you know why? These twolanguages are quite similar to each other and that is ⑽____ they cancommunicate easily with each other.

1.A. understand         B. catch         C. communicate       D. mix

2.A. confusion          B. misunderstanding    C. convenience     D. influence

3.A. in a word         B. as a matter of fact      C. as a whole     D. as a result 

4.A. spelling          B. speaking      C. writing       D. pronunciation

5.A. destinations       B. interest of places      C. areas        D. directions

6.A. which           B. that            C. what             D. /

7.A. easier           B. better           C. worse            D. perfect

8.A. problem         B. question         C. difficulty         D. wonder

9.A. happening       B. creating          C. leading          D. including

10.A. because        B. where            C. why            D. so

 

双向翻译。

   Modern English began during the Renaissancein the 16^th century. Because of this, Modern English includes manyLatin and Greek words. ⑴ Pronunciation also underwent huge changes duringthis period. However, this is not the end of thechanges in the English language. ⑵ The question of whether English will continuechanging in the future is easy to answer. Eventoday, ⑶where a person comes from will affect their style ofspeech. This is called dialect. If a person fromthe south of England goes to the north, he or she will find it difficult tounderstand ⑷ 那里的人们在说什么。⑸ 可以肯定的是这个过程将会继续，and people will keep inventing new words and newways of saying things.

1.___________________________________________________________________.

2____________________________________________________________________.

3.____________________________________________________________________

4.____________________________________________________________________.

5.____________________________________________________________________.

 

M3U3 Back to thepast

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    I often wondered why the people of Pompeii did not run awaybefore the Volcano erupted. As it turns out, they did not know what a __1__was. In fact, the Romans did not even have a word for‘volcano’. They had no ideathat a volcano would __2__ them. Starting from 20 August AD 79, there were someearthquakes near the volcano. However, no one paid __3__ much attention. __4__,on 24 August, the mountain exploded, pouring out a cloud of __5__. The ash wasvery __6__ --- as much as 350C when it reached the city. It was also movingquite fast. Most of the human remains from Pompeii have been __7__ on the roads awayfrom the city. The people were fleeing the city for their lives. However, theycould not get away fast enough, __8__ they were buried beneath the ash.

    A famous Roman scholar __9__ to be on aboat nearby when all of this happened, so he went to the area to see what was__10__ on. Even he did not know what a volcano was. It was unfortunate that hetoo died in the disaster.

(  ) 1. A. city      B. mountain      C. earthquake        D. volcano

(  ) 2. A. find      B. destroy        C. hate             D. punish

(  ) 3. A. it        B. themselves     C. that              D. them

(  ) 4. A. Then     B. And           C. But              D. Also

(  ) 5. A. water     B. fire           C. earth             D. ash

(  ) 6. A. high      B. red           C. hot               D. strong

(  ) 7. A. studied    B. collected      C. gathered           D. found

(  ) 8. A. because    B. for           C. so               D. while

(  ) 9. A. used       B, seemed        C. happened         D. remained

(  ) 10. A. coming    B. happening      C. moving          D. going

 

选词填空：

One of the great(1) ______ in Chinese history is the disappearance of the ancient city of Loulan.

Loulan was (2)______ as a kingdom in 176 BC and it was busy and wealthy for over 800 years.The city was (3) ______ a beautiful lake and had a population of over 14,000.Many residents made a living by fishing and hunting. As one of the (4) ______stops on the famous Silk Road between the East and the West, the city was acenter for the trading of silk, teas, fruits and jewels.

Like Pompeii in ancient Romewhich drowned in a sea of volcanic (5) ______, Loulan was completely (6) ______by an incredible natural disaster. (7) ______ humans’ increasing deforestation(滥伐森林), (8) ______covered the region and changed the city into a desert wasteland.

Only in recentyears have archaeologists (考古学家) ventured (冒险) into Loulan. Because ofthe dangerous environment, some actually lost their lives. However, those thatwere able to conduct a (9) ______ dig found priceless treasure.

They also found awoman mummy called “Loulan Beauty” and it is still perfectly (10) ______ afterover three thousand years.

 

 

M4U1 Advertising

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　　Advertising givesuseful information about which products to buy. But modern advertising doesmore than gives news about products and services. Today’s advertisements , orads, try to get consumers(消费者) to buy certainbrands(品牌) . Writers ofadvertising are so skillful that they can. sometimes persuade a consumer towear a certain kind of clothing, eat a special kind of cereal(麦片) , or see a movie.Consumers might never even want a product if they did not see or hearadvertisements for it.
　　For example, youprobab1y do not need the newest cereal in the supermarket. There are probablymany cereal brands on your kitchen shelves. You may not have space on a shelffor another. But if you see ads about a new cereal that is your extra-tasty andhas a free prize in the box, you may want it.
　　Advertising mustget attention. To be effective, it must be exciting, entertaining, or providesome pleasure. The secret of writing good advertising copy is to offer a goodidea as well as a product. The idea is what the ad is really selling. Oneexample is an ad that says eating a certain cereal will make a person do wellin sports. That cereal brand may sell better if consumers think it offersstrength and energy.

1. What is discussed in this passage?
　　A. The content ofmodern advertising.　

B. The skills ofmodern advertising.

C. The results ofmodern advertising.　　     

D. The writing ofmodern advertising.

2. According to the passage, a good advertisementshould     .

A. be both persuasive and effective　　  B. givepeople useful information
C. show people a product　　           D. show people a new idea of a product 

3. From the passage, we know that      .

A. modernadvertising has less effect on customers 　　

B. once customerssee ads about a new cerea1, they are sure to buy it

C. cereal canmake people strong

D. cereal is akind of food which is popular among people 

4. What can we infer from the passage?

A. Customers caneasily be persuaded by advertisements.

B. Customersshould be persuaded by advertisements.

C. It’simpossible for customers to buy a product without advertisements.

D. Customers buyproducts according to their demands rather than the advertisements.

 

 

M4U2 Sports events

 (2010年学考题)

Today Mr Johnson, a member of the International Olympic Committee,visited a high school in Beijing.He made a speech there. In his  31  ,he talked about the history and significance of  32 . He described the  33  Olympic Games. He said that athletes at theancient games could only be men who spoke Greek,  34  today, both men and  35  fromaround the world can compete.

The modem games, first held in 1896, were designed tomake it possible for countries and people to live 36  together.

Mr Johnson also talked about some famous  37 . One example is Michael Jordan who  38  his second Olympic gold medal after a longbreak. He  39  mentioned Deng Yaping who won many goldmedals. Mr Johnson  40  his speech by wishing the Olympic movement asuccessful future.

The audience really enjoyed his speech.

31  A  speech      B  book       C newspaper     D  magazine

32  A  Asian Games         B the Olympic Games

C  European Games     D African Games

33  A  late         B  new        C ancient           D  modem

34  A  but          B and        C  or              D  so

35  A  boys         B  teenagers  C  adults            D women

36  A  angrily        B quietly     C  peacefully        D  sadly

7  A  dancers       B  actors      C  singers           D  athletes

38  A  lost          B won         C  brought         D  missed

39  A  only        B  just         C  never            D also

40  A  started      B  ended       C  wrote            D found

 

 

M4U3 Tomorrow’sworld

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Dear Mr Cai,

Thank you for your proposal about virtualreality Cinema. I’m very interested in RealCine. (1)____, before using it in mynext film, there are some points I would like to mention.

I think viewers will be (2) ______by a filmthat allows them to be a character in the film. The example of climbing Mount Qomolangmaleft me (3) _____ a deep impression. I think it is wonderful that the (4)______ temperature may be felt by the viewer, but I’m not sure how the (5)_____of achievement will be experienced via virtual reality. (6) _____seems tome that it all depends on the viewer who is watching the film.

I like the idea that virtual reality can  (7) _____ teenagers with a way to experiencethe world, for example, by experiencing the role of a football player. I thinkmy grandfather will be (8) _____by the idea that even old people can be sent onadventures. It’s fantastic! But I don’t know how much money will be needed todevelop such a film. I’m (9) _____ that RealCine may be too expensive forordinary people to afford. We are not ready to (10)____the risk of investing inRealCine yet. However, I have talked about your proposal to other people in mycompany, and the idea is being considered by them. I will let you know ourfinal decision soon.

Yours sincerely,

Cheng Yige

1.      A. But             B. however            C.Though             D. As

2.      A. touched       B. moved               C.impressed          D. impressing

3.      A. on                     B. for                    C.in                            D. with

4.      A. hot             B. cold                  C.low                   D. high

5.      A. sense          B. idea                   C.thought             D. thinking

6.      A. That           B. It                      C.This                 D. There

7.      A. afford         B. provide              C. offer                 D.give

8.      A. thrilled        B. disappointed       C. thrilling             D.disappointing

9.      A. frightened    B. happy                C.worried             D. surprised

10.  A. cost            B. take                  C.carry                D. bring

 

 

M5U1 Getting alongwith others

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● DearSarah;

   You haveevery right to feel_____1____by your friend if she did tell your secrets toothers, but it seems unlikely that she did. If she is a good friend, youshould______2___for blaming her. If you still have doubts, you should thinkabout why you don’tbelieve her. Was it because you were ashamed of your__3____or your behavior?Did you feel jealous of your friend’s mark? If so, The problem lies with you, not her. Trynot to sound too__4___of yourself when discussing marks in front of others.However, if you feel that she is very bad at keeping___5_____and likes toembarrass you in Public, you had better find a new friend

● Dear Andrew,

   It seems youneed to apologize quickly to avoid losing a good friend! The ____6___wasprobably very important to Matthew and he felt___7___about losing,.Although  you both said____8____things toeach other, one of you has to be first to say Sorry. Don’t be stubborn.You say that your_____9_____as important as Football. Well, then you shouldbe_____10_____to get your friendship back.

1. A. cheated B. embarrassed  C .used    D. betrayed

2. A. apologize B. apology     C. punish  D. scold

3. A.  sign      B. mark        C. symbol   D. excuse

4A.pleased    B.pride       C. proud    D.sad

5. A. words    B. promises    C. orders   D. secrets

6.A. game     B. trick      C. play     D. match

7A.guity      B.guilt       C. ashamed  D. cruel

8. A. meaningful  B. mean       C. serious    D. hard

9. A. life        B. classmate    C. friendship   D. belief

10.A.decided    B. decision     C. determined  D. discussed   

 

M5U2 The environment

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Ladies and gentlemen, I feel highly honoredto have the opportunity to talk about my life dream.

   My1.______ in life is to save the environment for future generations. I want tobecome an environmentalist after I finish school. Too many people think thatpollution can’t be 2._____ if we want the industry to continue developing. Butthat is ridiculous. We can reduce dangerous and dirty waste 3.______ factoriesif we are smart about what we buy. I want to teach people to buy 4._______products. The production of recycled things is much better for the environment,because it 5._______ we don’t need to cut down more trees and cause thedestruction of more forests. The economy will still grow, but the earth willnot have to 6._____. We should 7.______ pay attention to what we eat. Peopleshould take responsibility for not buying certain kinds of fish, because thereare not many 8.______ in the ocean.

We have aproblem with 9.______ too . The number of people in the world keeps growing,and we are producing more rubbish. 10.______ if we run out of space? If we allwork together, we can solve these problems and keep the earth clean andhealthy.

1. A. interest              B.aim                     C.job                        D.success

2. A. stopped              B.saved                     C.increased                D. improved

3. A. in                  B.of                     C. from               D. at    

4. A. clean                 B.safe                    C. used                    D. recycled 

5. A. makes               B.means                 C. enables               D. allows

6. A. suffer               B.develop       C. benefit               D. reduce     

7. A. again                B.often          C. also                  D.thus

8. A. eaten               B.caught           C. left                        D.kept        

9. A. human being        B.population               C. space      D. rubbish    

10. A. What             B.How                   C. Even                 D. As  

双向翻译   

As the third longest river in the world , 1.the environmental problems of the Yangtze Riverhave raised concern both nationally and internationally. Rapid agriculturaland industrial development plus huge population growth has meant that not onlyis the amount of water taken from the river rising, 2 but the waste beingput back into the river has also been increasing. In 2000, it was reportedthat 23. 4 billion tons of untreated human and industrial sewage was depositedinto the river. 3.这对那儿的居民来说不是好消息。They live in all the towns and cities along the Yangtze river and rely on it for water. 4.Nor is it good news for thefish and wildlife that live in or along the river. The pollution ofthe river has resulted in unsafe drinking water which has led to healthproblems for people living near the river.5.污染对长江流域的生态也产生了有害的影响，killing many plants and animals.

1.____________________________________________________________

 

2.____________________________________________________________

 

3.____________________________________________________________

 

4____________________________________________________________

 

5.____________________________________________________________

 

M5U3 Science andnature

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Dear Editor,

I read your articleabout human cloning with great 1._______. I first heard 2.______ animals from asingle cell when I went to a seminar about Dolly the sheep, who was 3.________cloned in 1996. At the time, I thought that the whole concept of cloning was4._______. Why do some people think they have the right to 5.________ nature? Whowill 6.________ the possible negative consequences? If we interfere withnature, we might create problems. It seems that I was correct—your article says that Dolly died at a much 7._____ age than a non-clonedsheep. Also, I cannot accept the idea of cloning 8._______. We have no right toexperiment with human life.

I believe thatstrict laws should be 9.______ and governments should do more to stop humancloning. For example, the work of the 10._______ doctor, Severino Antinori,must be stopped. If I were the president of Italy, I would think about takingaway his license.

Yours faithfully,

1. A. worries               B.concern                    C. careless             D. concernment

2. A. about cloning        B. cloning                     C. cloned                      D.of

3. A. succeed indoing    B. managed to           C. successful                D.successfully

4. A. reasonable             B. immoral                    C. moral                       D.good

5. A. fight against          B. against                         C.destroy                    D. go against

6. A. take charge           B. be in the charge of     C. be responsible for      D. in charge of

7. A. young                   B. youther                    C. younger                   D. youth

8. A. animals                 B. living things              C. human beings           D. humans

9. A. set                       B. settled down             C. put in place        D. put in the place