一、 本讲要点
1. 重点短语
1. offer to
2. in bad/ poor condition
3. in particular
4. on average
5. in theory
6. in practice
7. come off
8. pass by
9. take…. For granted
10. volunteer to do
11. have an effect on
12. week in, week out
13. from dawn to dusk
14. take up
15. apply for
16. in response to
17. combine with
18. in demand
19. on location
20. be likely to
2. 重点句型
1. That must have been interesting!
2. That can’t have been easy!
3. They might have got lost, or had an accident!
3. 交际用语
1. I have a day off.
2. I managed somehow.
3. It was a nightmare.
4. My take-home salary is 1,000yuan RMB a month.
5. Roughly 200 US dollars is 1,650 yuan RMB.
4. 语法
Revision of verb forms
二、 同步课堂
1. Life is hard at high altitude.
2. Many roads are in bad condition and accidents are frequent.
很多路的状况都不好，事故频繁发生。
In ….condition 处于。。。状况
His second-hand car is in bad condition.
3. One road in particular, which goes north from La Paz, is considered the most dangerous road in the world.
In particular 尤其，特别
Eg. I remember one of them particularly/ in particular.
For no particular reason 没有特别理由
Be particular about/ over 对。。。挑剔的。吹毛求疵的
Eg. She is particular about what she wears. 他对穿着很讲究。
His good humour was particularly noticeable.
他的幽默感是显而易见的。
Consider vt, vi
1) 考虑；思考
I am considering going abroad.
我正在考虑出国。
The court would not even consider his claim for the old man's legacy.
法庭根本不会考虑他所提出的对老人遗产的要求。
Let me consider.让我考虑一下。
2) 认为；以为
I consider it a great honor.
我认为这是极大的荣幸。
We consider that the driver is not to blame.
我们认为这不是司机的过错。
3) 把（某人、某事）看作..., 认为（某人、某事）如何（as...， of...， to be...）
We consider it (to be ) true.=(We consider that it is true.)
我们认为这是真实的。
I considered him a rascal. 我认为他是个流氓。
4. In theory the road can only be used by traffic coming downhill from 3 in the afternoon.
In theory 理论上
Eg. Your plan is excellent in theory, but would it success in practice?
你的计划在理论上甚佳，但实践上能成功满？
In trouble 处于麻烦中 in danger 在危险中in advance 提前 in general 一般 in particular 特别地 in harmony 和睦。融洽
in pieces 成碎片 in common with 公有，公用
Eg. Mary’s tastes are in common with/ similar to/ in harmony with mine.
5. But in practice, few drivers respect the rules.
6. Every morning he climbs up to the bend with a large circular board in his Hand. 每天早晨，他的手里拿着一个巨大的圆形木板爬上拐弯处指挥交通。
With的复合宾语结构：
1）with +宾语 + 形容词（宾补）在句子中做状语
He likes to sleep with the window open.
2）with +宾语 + 副词（宾补）在句子中做状语
With her son away from home, she was worried.
3）with +宾语 + 介词短语（宾补）在句子中做状语
She came in with a baby in her arm.
4）with +宾语 + 现在分词（宾补）在句子中做状语
With a local guide leading the way, we got there easily.
5）with +宾语 + 过去分词（宾补）在句子中做状语
With the problem solved, we went on smoothly.
6）with +宾语 + 不定式（宾补）在句子中做状语
With her husband to help her, she worked it out.
7）with +宾语 + 介词短语（宾补）在句子中做定语
The girl with a bag on her back went happily to school.
7. But often they just pass by, taking the human traffic signal for granted.
Take …for granted that…认为。。。理所当然
例：Don’t take it for granted that you didn’t pass the final examination.
8. Before he volunteered to direct the traffic, Timoteo had had lots of jobs.
Volunteer to do sth
9. Then one day while he was working as a lorry driver he had a close encounter with death.
Encounter vt遭遇；遇到
1) "The more dangers we encounter, the harder should we push forward."
越是艰险越向前。
2) The young scientists encountered many difficulties during their exploration.
年轻的科学家们在探险期间遇到了许多困难。
N 遭遇；偶然碰到, “遭遇战”
3) It was a bloody encounter between the two armies.
这是那两军之间的一次激烈的遭遇战。
4) The two of them had an encounter of wits.
他们俩偶然地展开了一场斗智。
5) an unexpected encounter 不期而遇
10. This last experience had a profound effect on Timoteo.
To/ of no effect 无用，无效
Bring/ carry/ put sth into effect 实行，实施
Come into effect 实行，实施
Take effect 生效，奏效
Without effect 没有作用（做状语）
to the effect that 大意是说
例如：
1) 农民们遭受了几年不遇的大旱的影响。
The farmer felt the effect of the drought for years.
2) 这种药有效吗？
Did the medicine have any effect/ a good effect?
3) 我收到了一封信，大意是说我被大学录取了。
I have received a letter to the effect that I have been admitted to the university.
4) 这个计划很快就会被实行的。
The plan will soon be carried into effect.
11. And so every morning, week in, week out, from dawn to dusk, Timoteo takes up his place on the bend and directs the traffic.
week in, week out 一周又一周，接连好几个星期
take up 站好位置已备…， 占据，从事，拿起，继续
take over 接管
take back 收回
1）你什么时候开始打篮球的？
When did you take up basketball?
2）农民们整年在地里从早忙到晚。
The farmers work in the field, from dawn to dusk all the year around.
3） 学生们接连好几周没有计算机课了。
The students didn’t have computer lessons, week in, week out.
4）让我们从昨天停下来的地方继续学课文。
Let’s take up the text where we finished yesterday.
5）这个桌子占太大地方。
The desk takes up too much room.
6）我们会长离开了，所以Peter接管他的工作。
Our chairman has left, so Peter will take over his job.
7）很抱歉伤害了你，我收回刚刚说过的话。
I’m sorry to have hurt you; I take back what I said just now.
12. demand: 要求，需要
N.1) 要求；请求
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。
2) 需求；需要
It is impossible to satisfy all demands. 有求必应是不可能的。
Teachers are in demand in this area. 在这个地区很需要教师。
vt
3) 要求
demand an apology from sb. 要求某人道歉
demand a clear answer 要求(作出)明确的答复
I demand that John (should) go there at once.
我要约翰马上去那儿。
4) 急需；迫切需要
This work demands your attention
这工作急需你去做。
in (great) demand 需要量很大; 许多人都需要
on demand 在要求时, 一经请求; 在要求支付时
13. intellectual: adj 脑力的，思维的，需用才智的； N知识分子
the intellectual faculties 智能 intellectual people 有才智的人 intellectually 有才智地 intelligence [U] 智力，才智
intelligent adj. 聪明的，有才智的
Designing houses is an intelligent job, but George can easily make it intellectual.
14. satisfying: adj 令人满意的 satisfied: adj 感到满意的
satisfaction N. 满意/满足；令人满足的事
satisfy: vt 使…满意
例如：
Your success will be a great satisfaction to your parents.
The result of the experiment was satisfactory.
Have you satisfied yourself of the truth of the report?
Bored-boring excited-exciting embarrassed-embarrassing disappointed-disappointing moved--moving
15. stressful: adj 有压力的， stressless 没有重音的，没有压力的
stress: n 压力,重音
in times of stress 在艰难时期
lay/ place/ put stress on/ upon 把重点放在
例如：
The stress is on the second syllable.
He stressed the point that we should be punctual.
He laid special stress on the analyzing the particularity of the conditions.
The work that miners do is dangerous and stressful.
16. volunteer
n 志愿者
We want some volunteers to help paint the house.
我们想要几个自愿帮助漆房屋的人。
vt, vi (常与to连用)自愿去做，主动请求去做
We all volunteered to paint the house.
我们都自愿漆这房子。
Meanwhile, a number of university students have volunteered to drive buses while the strike lasts.
与此同时,许多大学生自愿在罢工持续期间去驾驶公共汽车。
The doctor who had volunteered to settled down in the poor village became the chief fable of the villagers.
这个志愿到这个穷村庄落户的医生成了村民们的中心话题。
adj. 志愿者的，由志愿者组成的，或志愿者做的：
volunteer firefighters; volunteer tutoring.
志愿消防员；志愿导游
voluntary 自愿的，自动的
17. offer
vt, vi 提供；提出
offer a few ideas提出几点意见
I must offer them an apology for not going to attend their get-gathering.
我没有去出席他们的聚会,必须向他们示歉意。
He offered me 300 dollars for that television.
他出300美元向我买那部电视机。
（与to连用）表示愿意；试图
offer to go 自愿前往
offer to help sb. 表示愿意帮助某人
n 提议; 出价；报盘
an offer of ￡100 出价100 英镑
提供
I have been offered a large sum of money to go away, but I am determined to stay here.
有人曾向我提供大笔款项让我搬迁,但我决心留在这里。
Thank you for your offer of help.
感谢你提供的帮助。
18. earn: vt 挣（钱）
earn one’s living 谋生
earnings N 赚得的钱
1） 他取得的成就使他受到尊敬和钦佩。
His achievements earn him respect and admiration.
2）这钱有七厘利息。
The money earns 7%interest.
19. permanent: adj 长久的，永久的，永恒的
Eg.
1) Is your new job permanent or temporary?
2) A permanent force 常备军
3) A permanent committee 常设委员会
20. salary: n 工资，薪水----salary, wage, fee
salary 指按月发的薪水，领取薪水者通常是经过培训而具有特殊技能或专门知识的人
1) He told me that the firm could not afford to pay such large salaries?
他告诉我说，公司付不起那么多薪水了。
2) What's your salary? 你领取多少薪水？
3) Teachers, government officials and clerks receive salaries.
教师，政府官员和职员接受薪水。
wage一般指按星期甚至按天发的工资，领取工资者通常是做体力劳动的人
4) The young wage -earner often earns good money…
挣工资的年轻人往往挣很多钱……
5) His wages are high, prices are high, too.
工资高，物价也高。
fee一词在英语中指付给医生、音乐师、美术工作者或律师的报酬。
6) The doctor's fee is ＄ 25 a visit.
7) School fees are high in that country.
21. staff: n 全体职员，员工
the staff of a school 学校的全体工作人员
a staff member (=a member of the staff) 职员之一
the teaching staff 全体教员
the domestic staff 佣人
a military [naval] staff college 陆[海]军参谋学院
22. sign: vt 签字，签署
sign a letter在信件上签字
I want all of you to sign.我要你们全都签字。
The firm signed on fifty more workers last week.
上星期该公司签约增雇了五十名工人。
sign sb. to enter对某人打手势让他进来
sign a street 给街道立标志
The policeman signed (for) them to stop.
警察做手势叫他们停住。
He signed to me to be quiet.
他做手势要我安静。
N 记号，符号, 身势，姿势；信号
He made a sign for me to follow him.
他向我示意跟着他（走）。
告示；标语； 牌示，牌子
The sign by the road said‘No Parking'.
路边的牌子上写着“禁止停车”。
迹象；征兆；征候
There are no signs of life about the house.
这房子没有有人住的迹象。
23. Grammar: Review of verb forms(2)
一般过去时
1）在确定的过去时间里所发生的动作或存在的状态。
时间状语有：yesterday, last week, an hour ago, the other day, in 1982等。
Where did you go just now?
2）表示在过去一段时间内，经常性或习惯性的动作。
When I was a child, I often played football in the street.
Whenever the Browns went during their visit, they were given a warm welcome.
3）句型：
It is time for sb. to do sth "到……时间了" "该……了"
It is time sb. did sth. "时间已迟了" "早该……了"
It is time for you to go to bed. 你该睡觉了。
It is time you went to bed. 你早该睡觉了。
would (had) rather sb. did sth. 表示'宁愿某人做某事'
I'd rather you came tomorrow.
4) wish, wonder, think, hope 等用过去时，作试探性的询问、请求、建议等。
I thought you might have some. 我以为你想要一些。
过去进行时
1） 概念：表示过去某时正在进行的状态或动作。
2） 过去进行时的主要用法是描述一件事发生的背景；一个长动作发生的时候，另一个短动作发生。
4) 常用的时间状语: this morning, the whole morning, all day yesterday, from nine to ten last evening, when, while
My brother fell while he was riding his bicycle and hurt himself.
It was raining when they left the station.
When I got to the top of the mountain, the sun was shining.
过去完成时
过去完成时表示过去某个时间以前已经完成的动作，强调“过去的过去”。常以before, by+过去时间，或when, before等引导的过去时态的从句来表示，也可以通过上下文来表示。
I had written the criticism article when they came.
他们来时，我已写完了那篇评论。
They left earlier than we had expected.
他们离开的时间比我们预料的要早。
典型题例
1. Peter ___come with us tonight, but he isn't very sure yet.
A. must B. may C. can D. will
解析：表可能性只能用may. 此句意可从后半句推出。 答案B.
2. ---Could I borrow your dictionary?
---Yes, of course, you____.
A. might B. will C. can D. should
解析：could表示委婉的语气，并不为时态。答语中of course，表示肯定的语气，允许某人做某事时，用can和 may来表达，不能用could或might。复习： will 与you连用，用来提出要求或下命令。should与you 连用，用来提出劝告。答案C.
3. Tom ought not to ___ me your secret, but he meant no harm.
A. have told B. tell C. be telling D. having told
解析： 由于后句为过去时，告诉秘密的动作又发生在其前因，此地应用过去完成时，但它在情态动词 ought to 后，所以用have。答案A。
4. It’s nearly seven o’clock. Jack _____ be here at any moment.
A. must B. need C. should D. can
精析: should 为情态动词， “应该”。选C.
5. Mary ___ a dress when she cut her finger.
A. made B. is making C. was making D. makes
解析：答案C. 割伤手指是已发生的事情，应用过去时。同 时，when表时间的同时性，"玛丽在做衣服时"提供事情发生的背景，因此用过去进行时。
6. As she ___ the newspaper, Granny ___ asleep.
read； was falling B. was reading； fell C. was reading； was falling D. read；fell
解析：答案B.句中的as = when, while，意为"当……之时"。描述一件事发生的背景时，用过去进行；一个长动作发生的时候，另一个短动作发生。句意为 "在她看报纸时，奶奶睡着了。"句中的 fell (fall的过去时)，是系动词，后跟形容词，如：fall sick。
7. When I arrived at the station, he had already left. We had learned about 4000 English words by the end of last term. I waited until he had finished his homework. We were surprised at what she had done. We ____ our breakfast when an old man came to the door.
A just have had B have just had C just had D had just had
解析：本题吃饭的动作在来的动作之前，考察过去完成时的用法,正确答案为D.
8. Before the first nonstop flight made in1949, it____ necessary for all planes to land for refueling.
A would be B has been C had been D would have been
解析：本题时间状语从句为一般过去时，主句的情况是在从句之前，是“过去的过去”，因此用过去完成时，答案为C.
9．Until then, his family ____ from him for six month.
A didn't hear B hasn't been hearing
C hasn't heard D hadn't heard
解析：过去完成时可以表示过去某一时间以前已经发生并继续发生的事情，本句考察的正是过去完成时的这一用法，故答案为D.
同步听力
第一节 听下面 5段对话。 每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A,B,C 三个选项中选出最佳的选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有十秒的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下以小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1. Where are the speakers?
A. At home B. At a stop C. Ay school
2. What will the man probably do?
A. Have a dinner B. Clean the table C. Read the notebook
3. How long have the speakers been waiting?
A. 30 minutes B. 1 hour C. 1.5minutes
4. What does the woman suggest the man do?
A. Wait in the corner B. Take a taxi C. Telephone the hotel
5. What does the woman mean?
A. She can help the man. B. The machine was just repaired.
C. The clerk doesn’t like to be troubled.
第二节 听下面对话或独白，每段对话和的独白后都有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳答案，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你都有时间阅读各个小题，每个小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的时间作答。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第六段材料，回答6-8题。
6. Who is the man speaking to?
A. A doctor B. A hotel manager C. A medical receptionist
7. Where is Doctor Anderson now?
A. In the hotel B. At the hospital C. At a conference
8. When can the man see the doctor?
A. This afternoon B. This evening C. Tomorrow morning
听第七段材料，回答9-11题。
9. When does the woman usually watch TV?
A. After midnight B. when she is bored
C. After she has dinner
10. Why was the man unhappy?
A. He lost his meal tickets. B. The food was terrible.
C. The TV program was boring.
11. Why was the man feel even worse?
A. He didn’t sleep well. B. He wasted so much time.
C. The woman had the same problem.
听第八段材料，回答12-14题。
12. What is the relationship between the speakers?
A. Friends B. Workmates C. Brother and sister
13. What does the man want to do?
A. Go to his brother’s graduation. B. Drive to Seattle after work
C. Invite the woman over to his house.
14. What can we learn about the man’s sister?
A. She has lived in Portland. B. She works in Canada.
C. She’ll leave here soon.
听第九段材料回答15-17题。
15. Where does the conversation take place?
A. On the way home B. In a library C. In a bookshop
16. Why does the man need help?
A. he was hurt his arms. B. He has too many books to carry.
C. He wants to discuss about his book.
17. Why does the man buy these books?
A. Because they are cheap. B. Because he wants to open a bookshop.
C. Because he wants to give some to t he woman.
听第十段材料，回答底18-20题。
18. Where will they stop to have a dinner?
A. Los Angeles B. Riverside C. Long Beach
19. What is the number of the bus?
A. 2344 B. 4234 C. 4342
20. What should one do if he wants to smoke?
A. Get off the bus. B. Go to the back seats.
C. Go to t he rest room.
Answer: 1-5 BCACA 6-10 CBCBA 11-15 BACCA 16-20 BACBB
反馈练习
I. Choose the best answer.
1. With the price of oil _____, the economy of that country is slowing down.
A. rising up B. going up
C. taking up D. bringing up
2. ---It seemed that my family _____ my birthday.
---No, darling. But people are far more interested in their own affairs than in yours.
A. refused B. missed C. ignored D. avoided
3. –Bush is under great pressure and it is very hard to please 60 million people.
-- I _____ him though I don’t always agree with him.
A. live up B. go up to C. look up to D. play up to
4. After more than three hours of tension and enthusiasm, Liu Ran won the first prize, though none of us had it.
A. hoped B. wished C. thought D. expected
5. He didn’t mean to _____ the house. He said he broke into steal food and money and to get warm.
A. turn down B. burn down C. beat down D. pull down
6. The coat suits him well ___ the colour is a little too bright.
A. except for B. except that
C. except when D. besides that
7. Can you think of the difficulty I had ______ the work?
A. to do B. done C. been doing D. doing
8. It’s such a small point that it’s hardly worth _____.
A. troubling about B. to trouble about
C. being troubled about D. trouble about
9. --- What do you think of “Super--girl”, the reality TV show?
---I can’t help _____ it. I got _____ whenever I watched it!
A. to love, exciting B. to love, excited
C. loving, exciting D. loving, excited
10. The captain ______ excited to find the new island after such a long expedition.
A. had been B, has been C. was D. was being
11. It is said that Flowers will be selling their new album in Xidan bookstore this weekend, ______ is really good news for me.
A. when B. that C. it D. which
12. You _____ pay too much attention while driving, as accidents happen frequently.
A. can’t B. needn’t C. should D. must
13. --- Did Ann come to the party?
--- I don’t know. She _____ after I was away.
A. must have come B. might come
C. may have come D. could come
14. ---Have you seen the film Shanghai Dreams?
----Yes. When in Beijing, I ____ it a couple of times.
A. saw B. have seen C. had seen D. would seen
15. He went to the airport to pick up his wife, but she _____ before his arrival.
A. left B. has left C. had left D. was leaving
key: 1-5 BCCDB 6-10 BDADC 11-15 DACAC
II. Cloze test.
Chad performs his 24-foot aluminium boat past willow young trees that stick out of the waters of the Mississippi River. 1 dances off maples(枫树), their branches heavy with 2 spring leaves. But a 3 inspection discloses trouble behind the beautiful sight. Rubbish is 4 in a logjam(河道内运完木材所剩的木头) and hangs from the tree’s branches.
5 the next three hours Chad and his team pull plastic bags, tanks, bottles and 6 bowling pins out of the water. Then they 7 for a picnic table caught in the trees.
Welcome to the Mississippi River Beautification & Restoration Project, began in 1997 as Chad’s one-man 8 to pick up rubbish along a 400-mile stretch of the 2340-mile river. That year, often working 9 , the 22-year-old cleaned 150 miles of shoreline.
At first the project appeared 10 and useless. But Chad tried his best to find 11 , and with their backing, he soon had a new boat and a five-man team---the Boom Crane Crew. Last year alone the crew 12 from the water 44055-gallon drums, 1104 tires and enough plastic bags to cover a football field. Much of the waste will be 13 .
“Chad’s operation is the only one actually in 14 on the river,” says Mark of the Mississippi River Basin Alliance, a union of environmental groups. “It’s the 15 I’ve ever seen in 20 years, and he is inspiring others to do the 16 .”
“The Mississippi was my back 17 ,” Chad says. In his teens he and his brother worked on the river as clammers (掘蚌者) and camped on islands 18 the waterway. “The river has given me a livelihood and brought me so much 19 ,” Chad says. “I wanted to do something in 20 .”
1. A. Sunlight B. Air C. Dust D. Moonlight
2. A. ripe B. brown C. falling D. fresh
3. A. wider B. quicker C. closer D. stricter
4. A. placed B. piled C. trapped D. thrown
5. A. For B. At C. After D. By
6. A. ever B. even C. nearly D. merely
7. A. come B. save C. head D. fight
8. A. work B. discovery C. place D. effort
9. A. alone B. strongly C. quietly D. fiercely
10. A. large B. happy C. impossible D. possible
11. A. supporters B. workers C. engineers D. pioneers
12. A. came B. pulled C. pushed D. appeared
13. A. burned B. buried C. used D. recycled
14. A. ending B. progress C. discussion D. common
15. A. biggest B. earliest C. latest D. luckiest
16. A. deed B. favor C. same D. wrong
17. A. way B. school C. interest D. yard
18. A. blocking B. standing C. dotting D. traveling
19. A. time B. joy C. pride D. waste
20. A. return B. turn C. danger D. trouble
key: 1-5 ADCCA 6-10 BCDAC 11-15 ABDBA 16-20 CDCBA
.III Reading comprehension
A.
Frank Lloyd Wright probably is the greatest architect that the United States has ever produced. He was very gifted and had a natural ability to design buildings. His buildings were not only beautiful, but they were also practical and useful. They fit their purposes very well. Wright’s churches, for example, make people feel like thinking and praying. His office buildings make people enjoy working, and his houses make people feel comfortable at home. However, Frank Lloyd Wright’s beautiful, practical and useful buildings are not the only reason that he is famous. There is another reason.
Frank Lloyd Wright is called the greatest American architect because he started an American style in architecture. Most of the architecture in the United States before Wright was really European, not American. Wright’s buildings do not look like old European buildings. They have their own styles. Wright’s idea about style is still used in the United States and in other parts of the world.
The most important idea in Frank Lloyd Wright’s Style of Architecture is that a building must fit its purpose and the land around it. His houses are often called “grassland houses” because their lines are similar to the lines on the grassland. Both the lines of the grassland and the lines of Wright’s houses are parallel to the horizon(与地平线平行), the place where earth and sky seem to meet. They are horizontal lines. Most European style houses, in contrast, have many vertical lines that form 90 angles with the horizon.
1. Frank Lloyd Wright’s style in architecture was _________________.
A. learned from some European countries
B. not only limited to the U.S.
C. no longer popular
D. somewhat similar to the European style
2. Which of the following best describes the character of the houses that Wright designed?
A. They were very large and beautiful.
B. They were very comfortable.
C. They could be used as churches.
D. They were beautiful I design but not practical in use
3. What is the most important idea in Wright’s style?
A. Architectural design should match natural surroundings.
B. A building must have grassland around it.
C. American style in architecture should be different from European’s.
D. Design should be more important than use.
4. Which of the following is NOT true about Wright’s “grassland houses”?
A. The lines of “grassland houses” are similar to lines on the grassland.
B. The lines of “grassland houses” are horizontal.
C. The color of the lines of “grassland houses” is green.
D. They are different from European style houses.
5. The best title for this passage would be _____________.
A. The Differences between the American and European Styles in Architecture
B. “Grassland” Houses Designed by Wright
C. How to Make Your Houses More Beautiful
D. The Influence of Wright on American Architecture
B
Animation means making things which are lifeless come alive and move.
Since earliest times, people have always been astonished by movement. But not until this century have we managed to take control of movement, to record it, and in the case of animation, to retranslate it and recreate it. To do all this, we use a movie camera and a projector (放映机).
In the world of cartoon animation, nothing is impossible. You can make the characters do exactly what you want them to do.
A famous early cartoon character was Felix the Cat, created by Pat Sullivan in America in the early nineteen twenties. Felix was a wonderful cat. He could do all sorts of things no natural cat could do like taking off his tail, using it as a handle and then putting it back.
Most of the great early animators lived and worked in America, the home of the moving picture industry. The famous Walt Disney cartoon characters came to life after 1928. Popeye the Sailor and his girl friend Olive Oyo were born at Max Flcischer in 1933.
But to be an animator, you don’t have to be a professional. It is possible for anyone to make a simple animated film without using a camera at all. All you have to do is to draw directly onto an empty film and then run the film through a projector.
6.What does the passage mainly discuss?
A. Animal world B. Movie camera
C. Cartoon making D. Movement
7. Which of the following statements is True?
A. People were unable to cause the movement to last or record it in the last century.
B. Pat Sullivan was a famous early cartoon maker.
C. It is impossible to make cartoon characters to do what they are designed to do.
D. In ancient times people were surprised by movement.
8. According to the passage, Felix the Cat _________.
A. was created by the American cartoonist Felix.
B. was designed by Pat Sullivan in the early twentieth century.
C. was unable to do what natural cats could not do.
D. was created in the United States in the nineteenth century.
9. It can be inferred from the passage that _________.
A. Walt Disney’s cartoon characters were born earlier than Pat Sullivan’s.
B. only professionals can create cartoon character
C. Popeye the Sailor and Olive Oyo were famous cartoonists
D. the cartoon industry started in the United States.
10. Which of the following statements best describes the author’s attitude towards cartoon making?
A. Cartoon making is an easy job. Anyone can do it.
B. Only trained people can be employed in cartoon making industry.
C. Anyone can make cartoons under the instructions of professionals.
D. Cartoon making is no easy job. You have to spend much time drawing onto the empty film.
C.
While Chinese students are enjoying the arrival of a new clothes collection in the shops for the autumn, teenagers in the European Union (EU) may feel disappointed. Many of their new clothes from China were stopped at customs, waiting for permission to enter.
“We still don’t have enough varieties of autumn clothes, such as blouses and trousers,” said Paul Lauersen, a top official at the Bestseller, the biggest textile company in Denmark. “This year there may not be any clothing under the Christmas tree,” he warned.
But last Monday there was good news. A trade agreement was reached between the EU trade commission and China. According to the agreement, the two sides will make a great effort to get more clothes into Europe this year, in order to solve clothes shortages for the autumn.
The trade dispute was started after there was confusion over the textile quotas set by the EU trade commission. Millions of clothes were sent to Europe from China, but as China had already reached the limits set for 2005, the clothing was blocked in the ports. The quotas are meant to protect European textile-making factories from the threat of cheap Chinese goods.
Meanwhile, many European traders were worrying a lot about their losses caused by the dispute.
“Most of us have paid for these Chinese clothes, but now it seems like money down the drain,” said Alisdair Gray, a businessman in Britain.
“Considering the interests of EU importers, we decided to give a hand to reduce the losses,” said Bo Xilai, China’s Minister of Commerce.
Chinese textiles are much cheaper than those produced by European factories because of the low labour cost. So both European traders and consumers favour them.
However, many experts welcomed this agreement with reservations. Digby Jones, a British official, said that to allow more goods to enter for just this year is not the real answer to the problem.
He suggested that the EU should allow freer entrance for Chinese goods and urged EU producers to adapt to the competition.
11. Why may teenagers in the European Union feel disappointed?
A. They do not have enough clothes to wear.
B. They do not know how to celebrate the Christmas this winter.
C. They may not be able to buy Chinese clothes in their own countries.
D. Their clothes are out of fashion.
12. Many new clothes from China were stopped at the customs because___.
A. there is a fixed quota fro the import of Chinese clothes set by the EU trade commission
B. Chinese clothes are of poor quality.
C. European customers do not like Chinese clothes.
D. The EU trade commission intends to sell more European clothes to China.
13. Chinese clothes generally cheaper because ____.
A. they are of poor quality B. they cost less to manufacture
C. they cost less to transport D. they are not fashionable for Europeans.
14. What does the underlined phrase “money down the drain” mean?
A. The money is stolen B. It is hard to get the money back
C. The money is hard to make D. The money is washed away
15. It can be inferred from the last two paragraphs that allowing more Chinese goods into Europe___.
A. will certainly benefit EU producers
B. will increase sales of European goods
C. will make the competition more fierce
D. can never solve the clothes shortages in Europe
D
Li Keren is fairly famous writer on his campus. Although the Senior 2 boy from Dongguan High School, Guangdong Province has yet to publish a book, his tales about school life on his blog attract thousands of people everyday.
A blog was originally a website that tracked headlines and articles from other websites. They were kept by volunteers and focused on a certain topic.
The word “blog” is short for “weblog”. It first appeared in 1997 and by 1999 had appeared throughout newspapers and magazines. By 2004, “blog”, “blogging” and “blogger” had become popular and part of modern culture.
There are many kinds of blogs in the cyber world. News blogs, for example, have developed into major information sources in recent years similar to newspapers, radio and TV. Bloggers focus on various topics from war in Iraq to gas prices. The latest information is updated every second. Research has shown that news blogs compete with TV and newspapers for news reporting.
As blogging becomes more and more popular, many teenagers are starting their own. There are many websites, such as www.blogchina.com, where you can create your own blog. Just have a try.
16. What does the writer really want to tell us by referring to Lii Keren?
A. He is well known as a writer.
B. He has already published a book.
C. His tales about school life are very attractive.
D. He has a blog of his own.
17. When you describe a blog, which statement will you not choose?
A. Articles on a blog are always originally written.
B. There are many kinds of blogs.
C. The word “blog” stands for “weblog”.
D. The latest information will be offered every second.
18. What does the pronoun” They” in the second paragraph mean?
A. Blogs B. Volunteers. C. Headlines. D. Articles
19. On the website ws. Blogchina.com, you probably cannot ___.
A. create your own blog B. find many kinds of blogs
C. read the latest information D. check out your telephone bill
20. Compared with TV and newspapers, a news blog has the advantage of ___
A. providing photos B. supplying reports
C. focusing on various topics
D. updating news every seconds.
Answers: 1-5 BBACD 6-10 CABDA 11-15 CABBC 16-20 DAADD
IV Proof reading
Many companies advertised their products on campus. 1..________
In the way to the classrooms or dining halls, there is always 2.________
someone giving you a piece of paper try to sell you 3.________
something. The previously quiet campus is now full noise 4.________
and the smell of money. This great affects the study of 5.________
the students, with some even leaving away his 6.________
work to advertise the companies. 7.________
But the question is whether these college marketing campaigns
are having bad effect on teaching. Marketing campaigns might 8.________
harm the further development of the students and the schools. 9.________
Therefore, some measure must be taken to restore peace and 10..________
quiet to college campuses.
1.advertised→advertise 2.In→On 3.try→trying 4.full后加上of
5.great→greatly 6.away去掉 7advertise后加上for
8.having后加上a或effect→effects 9.√ 10.measure→measures
拓展
根据汉语提示完成下列句子（每空一词）
1. Their views _____ _____ ____ ____ _____ (有很多相同点) with ours.
2. We are going to ______ ______ (起程) for Beijing tomorrow morning.
3. _______ ______ _____ _____ (多亏了你的帮助), I found the place where my relatives lived.
4. They _____ _____ ____ ______ _____ (称这个男孩子为) a little hero.
5. ______ ________ (平均起来) there are 50 buses that leave the station every hour.
6. I ______ _____ ____ ____ ____(特别注意到了他的眼睛), because they were very bright.
7. We didn’t send you an invitation, as we _____ ____ ____ ___ (认为是理所当然) that you would be coming.
8. Science and technology ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ (对有很大影响) industry.
9. The naughty boy likes to ______ ____ _____ (对搞恶作剧) the old man.
10. He used to be poor, but now he is very rich, because he _____ ____ ____ (发财) by selling coal.
Answers: 1. have a lot in common 2. set off/ out 3. Thanks to your help
4. refer to the boy as 5. On average 6. noticed his eyes in particular
7. took it for granted 8. has a great effect on/upon 9. play tricks on
10. made his fortune