Unit3AmazingPeople同步練習Ⅰ.填詞Doyoueverimagineyourselfonaquest(追尋)tounlockthesecretsofcivilization？Ifyoudo，DanBrown’snewnovel，TheLostSymbol，maybejustthenovelisthethirdinBrown’shugelypopularadventurefollowsAngelsandDemonsandTheDaVinciCode.InAngelsandDemons，ProfessorRobertLangdonracesthroughRome，savingthecityfromanexplosion(爆炸)．InTheDaVinciCode，hesolvesamysteriousdeathinParisanduncoversreligious(宗教的)secretsthatrockChristianity(基督教)．InthenewbookLangdonisinvitedtoWashingtonDC，theUScapital，togivealecture，followinganinvitationbyaarrivestofindthelecturehasbeencanceled(取消)．Theremaybenoaudiencebutourherodoesfindastrangeobject，asevered(斷開的)handpatternedwithstrangesymbolspointingtoapictureofGeorgeWashington，America’sfirstseesitasinvitationtomysteriousknowledge.Butthepathtothisknowledgeisadifficulthastodealwithsoldierswhotrail(跟蹤)afterhimandthekidnapping(綁架)ofaclosefriend.FansofDanBrown’swritingwillnotbeabletowaittogettheirhandsonthislatestofhis’sanotherexerciseintheformula(模式)thatprovedsosuccessfulinTheDaVinciCodeandAngelsandDemons.AccordingtoMonicaHesse，reporterwiththeWashingtonPost，DanBrown’sgreatestachievementis“theoutsize(非常大的)impacthisnovelshavehadonthecitiesinwhichthey’reset”．JustaskColinGlynne-Percy，directoroftheRosslynChapelTrust，theScottishchurchfromTheDaVinciCode，whereLangdonbelievedhecouldfindtheHolyGrail(圣杯)．“Beforethebookcameout，wehadabout40,000visitorsayear，”Glynne-Percysays.“Itwentto80,to120,to175,000.”Thechurchhasputinbathroomsandtakenonstafftodealwiththedemand.

Brown’spopular__1__seriesNamesBriefintroductionInfluences__2__ProfessorRobertLangdonracesthroughRome，savingthecityfroman__3__.Havinggreat__9__onthecitiesinwhichthenovelsareset.Eg：the__10__thenumberofvisitorstotheRosslynChapelTrustTheDaVinciCodeLangdonsolvesamysteriousdeathanduncovers__4__thatrockChristianity.TheLostSymbolLangdonisinvitedto__5__togivealecturetofindithasbeenhediscoversaseveredhandpatternedwith__7__pointingtoapictureofGeorgeWashington，America’sfirsthefollowsittolookfor__8__.Ⅱ.簡答題Snowisaformoffrozencontainsmanygroupsoftinyiceparticlescalledsnowcrystalsgrowfromwaterparticlesincoldusuallygrowaroundapieceofsnowcrystalshavesixsides，buttheygrowindifferentshapedependsmainlyonthetemperatureandwaterlevelsintheair.Snowcrystalsgrowinoneoftwodesigns—plate-likeand-likecrystalsareformwhentheairtemperatureisaboutfifteendegreesbelowzerosnowcrystalslooklikesticksofformwhenthetemperatureisaboutfivedegreesbelowzero.Theshapeofasnowcrystalmaychangefromoneformtoanotherasthecrystalpassesthroughlevelsofairwithdifferentmeltingsnowcrystalsorraindropsfallthroughverycoldair，theyfreezetoformsmallparticlesofice，calledsleet.Groupsoffrozenwaterdropletsarecalledsnowsomeconditions，theseparticlesmaygrowlargerandformsolidpiecesofice，orhail.Whensnowcrystalssticktogether，theyproducecomeindifferentmanyasonehundredcrystalsmayjointogethertoformasnowflakelargerthantwoandone-halfsomeconditions，snowflakescanformthatarefivecentimeters，thisrequiresnearfreezingtemperatures，lightwindsandchangingconditionsinEarth’satmosphere.Snowcontainsmuchlesswaterthanfifteencentimetersofwetsnowhasasmuchwaterastwoandone-halfcentimetersofseventy-sixcentimetersofdrysnowequalsthewaterintwoandone-halfcentimetersofrain.Snowfallhelpstoprotectplantsandsomewildanimalsfromcold，wintersnowismadelargelyofairtrappedamongthesnowtheairhastroublemoving，themovementofheatisgreatlyreduced.Snowalsoisknowntoinfluencethemovementofsoundthereisfreshsnowontheground，thesurfaceofthesnowtakesin，orabsorbs，sound，snowcanbecomehardandflatasitbecomesolderoriftherehavebeenstrongthesnow’ssurfacewillhelptosendbacksoundtheseconditions，soundsmayseemclearerandtravelfarther.Generally，thecolorofsnowandiceappearsisbecausethelightweseefromthesunisnaturalmaterialstakeinsomegivesthemtheir，whenlighttravelsfromairtosnow，somelightissentback，orcrystalshavemanysurfacestoreflectthesnowdoestakeinalittleisthislightthatgivessnowitswhiteappearance.1．Whatplaysamajorroleindeterminingtheshapeofsnowcrystals？(nomorethan8words)________________________________________________________________________2．Whatarethetwodesignssnowcrystalsgrowin？(nomorethan4words)________________________________________________________________________3．Underwhatconditionscansoundstravelashorterdistance，freshsnoworoldsnow？(nomorethan2words)________________________________________________________________________4．Generally，whatisthecolorofsnow？(nomorethan2words)________________________________________________________________________Ⅲ.閱讀理解Happinesscanbedescribedasapositivemoodandapleasantstateoftorecentsurveys，sixtytoseventypercentofAmericansconsiderthemselvestobemoderatelyhappyandoneintwentypersonsfeelsveryhavebeenstudyingthefactorsthatcontributetoisnotpredictable，norisapersoninaclearlyidealsituationnecessarilyidealsituationmayhavelittletodowithhisactualfeelings.Agoodeducationandincomeareusuallyconsiderednecessaryforbothmaycontribute，theyareonlychieffactorsifthepersonisseriouslyundereducatedoractuallysufferingfromlackofphysicalneeds.Thericharenotlikelytobehappierthanthemiddle-incomegrouporeventhosewithverylowwithcollegeeducationsaresomewhathappierthanthosewhodidnotgraduatefromhighschool，anditisbelievedthatthisismainlybecausetheyhavemoreopportunitytocontroltheirpeoplewithahighincomeandacollegeeducationmaybelesshappythanthosewiththesameincomeandnocollegeeducation.Poorhealthdoesnotruleouthappinessexceptfortheseriouslydisabledorthoseintodealwithahealthproblemcancontributetowithagoodmateriallifearehappieringeneral，butthosewhohavealoving，affectionaterelationshiparehappierthanthosewhorelyonmaterialhasacloserrelationshipwithhappinessthananyotherfactor.Itshouldbenotedthatpeoplequicklygetusedtowhattheyhave，andtheyarehappiestwhentheyfeeltheyareincreasingtheirlevelnomatterwhereitstandsatagiventime.Childrenwhoseparentswerehappilymarriedhavehappierchildhoods，butarenotnecessarilyhappieradults.Thebestformulaforhappinessistobeabletodeveloptheabilitytobearfailure，tohaveapersonalparticipationanddevotion，andtodevelopself-confidenceandself-esteem.1．Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat________.A．happinessispredictableratherthanpassivelyacceptedB．apersoninanobviouslyidealsituationmustbehappyC．thericharelikelytobehappierthanthemiddle-incomegroupD．happinessisnotnecessarilyconnectedtoone’ssituationinsociety2．Peoplewithcollegeeducation________.A．arenothappierthanthosewhohaveonlyaneducationathighschoolB．aremuchhappierthanthosewhodidnotgraduatefromhighschoolC．havelessopportunitytocontroltheirlivesD．havemoreopportunitytocontroltheirlives3．Accordingtothearticle，happinessisgreatlydependenton________.A．ahappychildhoodinahappilymarriedfamilyB．greatwealthobtainedbyreceivingagoodeducationC．afeelingthatconditionsarebecomingforthebetterD．acollegedegreeandahighincome4．Whichofthefollowingismostlikelytocontributetohappiness?A．Beingexceptionallygood-looking.B．Havingalovi