PAGEPAGE4Unit1ExcuseNotesWordBankanthology:n.acollectionofartisticworkswhichhaveasimilarformorsubject,oftenthoseconsideredtobethebest詩選/文選attest:v.toshowsth.ortosayorprovethatsth.istrue證明choke:v.tostopbreathing窒息，哽住devilment:n.behaviorthatcausestroublebutisusuallyintendedtobeplayfuloramusing惡作劇distribute:v.togivesth.outtoseveralpeople,ortospreadorsupplysth.分發(fā)，發(fā)送epiphany:n.understanding理解forge:v.tomakeanillegalcopyofsth.inordertodeceive偽造，鑄造gem:n.sb.orsth.thatisverygood,pleasingoruseful精品，非常有用的人genuine:adj.sth.genuineiswhatitseemstobe;real真的lucid:adj.clearlyexpressedandeasytounderstandor(ofaperson)thinkingorspeakingclearly易懂的，明白的，清醒的omit:v.tofailtoincludeordosth.省略，疏忽plight:n.anunpleasantcondition,especiallyaserious,sadordifficultone處境，狀態(tài)seduction:n.theattractivequalityofsth.誘惑superintendent:n.peoplewhoisinchargeofworkdoneinaparticulardepartment,office,etc.主管，負責(zé)人treason:n.lackofloyaltytoone’scountry,especiallybyhelpingitsenemiesorattemptingtodefeatitsgovernment通敵，叛國罪vulgar:adj.rudeandlikelytoupsetorangerpeople無理的，粗俗的PhrasesandExpressionsbeevictedfrom:tobeforcedtoleavesomewhere驅(qū)逐，趕走beworthof:deservingrespect,admirationorsupport值得的glanceat:togiveaquickshortlook一瞥turninto:tochangeinto進入，（使）變成ReadingComprehensionChoosethebestforeachofthefollowing.1.Accordingtothepassage,theteacher____D____.A.isangrywithhisstudents.B.doesnotlikehisstudentsforgingexcusenotes.C.blamestheparents.D.teachesasuccessfulwritingclass.2.Mikeymissedschool____D____.A.becausehisgrandmotherfelldownfromthestairsB.becausehedidnotlikehisteacherC.becausehisparentswantedhimtobehomeD.becausehedidnotwanttogotoschool3.Whenthestudentsforgedtheexcusenotes,theywere____A____.A.verysmartandimaginativeB.boredC.indifferentD.excited4.Theprincipaloftheschool____B____.A.blamedtheteacherforwhathehaddoneinclass.B.praisedtheteacherforwhathehaddoneinclass.C.wasdisappointedwiththeteacher.D.firedtheteacher.5.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?(D)A.Thestudentsenjoyedtheteacher’swritingclassverymuch.B.Thestudentswereverycreativeinforgingexcusenotes.C.Theteacherenjoyedteachingwriting.D.Thestudentsdidnotenjoytheteacher’swritingclass.II.Completethefollowingsummary(summarize)ofthetextbyfillingintheblankswithwords.Theinitialletterofeachwordhasbeengiventoyou.Hismethodsanythingbutconventional,Mr.McCourtcreatedalastingimpactonhisstudentsthroughimaginativeassignmentsinhis(1)creativewriting.Hefoundthatsomeofhisstudents(2)forgedexcusenotesinthenameoftheirparents.Hedoesnotangrywithwhatthestudentshaddone;instead,hedividedthosenotesintotwo(3)piles,oneforthe(4)genuineoneswrittenbyparents,theotherforforgeries.Thestudentsweresosmartthattheycouldcreateavarietyof(5)excuses.Sotheteacherdecidedtodiguptheir(6)talentinwritingbyaskingthemtowriteexcusenotes.Thestudentswereso(7)absorbedinthewritingthattheyalmostforgottohave(8)lunch.Atlasttheprincipal(9)praisedtheteacherforthissuccessfulteachingmethod.Boththeteacheandthestudentswerehappyaboutthewritingclass.Andtheteacherrealizedeveryone(10)neededanexcuse.Understandingisessentialtotheteacherandthestudents.VocabularyI.Choosetheanswerthatbestcompleteseachsentence.1.Anumberof__D___worksofarthavebeensoldasgenuine.A.false B.beautiful C.famous D.forged2.To___B__one’spoweristocommitacrimeandeventuallyendupinjail.A.accuse B.abuse C.deduce D.excuse3.Seeingthespeedingcar,thepoliceman__B__thedrivertopullupatthecurb.A.reckoned B.beckoned C.softened D.stiffened4.Unfortunately,hehitatrafficjamandmissedthetrain__B___afewminutes.A.with B.by C.before D.for5.Shegaveaclearand__A___accountofherplansforthecompany'sfuture.A.lucid B.dull C.unclear D.ambiguous6.Isn'titrather__C___totalkabouthowmuchmoneyyouearn?A.polite B.boring C.vulgar D.pleasant7.Thebookswillbe__D___freetolocalschools. A.contributed B.tribute C.attributed D.distributed8.Theeditorrequiredhimto__A___somedetailsofthearticle.A.omit B.permit C.summit D.illuminate9.Fewofuscanbeunmovedbythe__C___oftheRomanianorphans.A.light B.might C.plight D.moonlight10.Ihaveto__B___myreputation.A.detect B.protect C.intact D.preventII.Fillintheblankswiththewordsorphrasesgivenbelow.Changetheformwherenecessary.superintendent choke attest forge gemgenuine lucid omit turninto excuseglanceat evicted disguise worthy imagination1.IntheUS.aschoolissuperintendentinchargeoftheschoolsinaparticulararea.2.Thousandsofpeoplecameoutontothestreetstoattesttheirsupportforthedemocraticoppositionparty.3.Theexpensivepurseismadeofgenuineleather.4.CanyouturnthisarticleintoEnglish?5.Shetookaglanceatherwatch.6.Iknowwhythishappened.Youdon'thavetofindanyexcuse.7.Hewasevictedfromthepubfordrunkenandviolentbehavior.8.Thisemperorissaidtohavepaidmanypersonalvisitstovariouscountiesdisguiseasanordinarycitizen.9.Everyyearshemakesalargedonationtoaworthycause. 10.Childrenoftenhaveveryvividimagination.TranslationPutthefollowingparagraphsintoChinese.1.Mostparental-excusenotesIreceivedbackinthosedayswerepennedbymystudents.They'dbeenforgingexcusenotessincetheylearnedtowrite,andifIweretoconfronteachforgerI'dbebusy24hoursaday.2.Myheartsankastheprincipalentered,alongwiththesuperintendentofschools.Neitheracknowledgedme.Theywalkedupanddown,peeringatpapers.Thesuperintendentpickedoneup,showedittotheprincipal.3.Soonerorlater,Ifigured,everyoneneededanexcuse.Also,ifwesangtodaywecouldsingtomorrow,andwhynot?Youdon’tneedanexcuseforsinging.參考譯文：1.我每天收到以父母名義寫的請假條，很多是學(xué)生自己寫的。自從他們學(xué)會寫作之日起，就開始編假請假條。如果我要是一一追究，那好，簡直一天24小時都閑不下來。2.當(dāng)校長和學(xué)監(jiān)走進來時，我的心直往下沉。他們都沒和我打招呼，徑直走到學(xué)生面前，盯著看學(xué)生的作文。學(xué)監(jiān)拿了一份給校長看。3.我悟出，總有一天，人人需要借口。如果我們今天唱歌，明天照樣可以唱，為什么不呢？高興的時候哼哼小調(diào)需要借口嗎？ExercisePuttheverbsinbracketsintoappropriateverbforms.1.Ifwintercomes(come),canspringbefarbehind?2.Scientistsprovedthattheearthis(be)49timesthesizeofthemoon.3.Someyoungexpatsfearthattheywillfall(fall)backintoanoldrutiftheygohome.4.Theleaderrecentlydeclaredthatthemandatewouldallow(allow)morepupilstojumpshipinthenextfewdays.5.Thetelephoneisringing(ring),wouldyouansweritplease?6.Humanresourceswillachievemaximumproductivityonlywhentheyhave(have)accesstoappropriatetypesofphysicalresources.7.Pleasedon'tcomeatfouro'clockthisafternoon,Iwillbehaving(have)ameetingthen.8.Whilethechildrenwereplayingintheshade,theirparentswereworking(work)inthescorchingsun.9.Whereverhetravelledinthoseyears,hewrote(write)downwhathesawandheard.10.Lookatthoseblackclouds.itisgoingtorain(rain).ExerciseTurnthefollowingsentencesintoChinese.1.Thereisabsolutelynosuchthingasloveorhatredwithoutanyreasonorcause.2.Actionsspeaklouderthanwords.3.Beautyliesintheeyesofthebeholder4.Admissionbyvalidticketsonly!5.Itisbutastepfromthesublimetotheridiculous.參考譯文：1.世上沒有無緣無故的愛，也沒有無緣無故的恨。2.事實勝于雄辯。3.情人眼里出西施。4.憑票入內(nèi)！5.從崇高到荒謬只有一步之遙。BonusBelowaresomeexpressionsaboutfinearts.backwardinference逆向推理biologicalrhythm生物節(jié)律classicalconditioning經(jīng)典條件反射introspection反省associativememory聯(lián)想記憶attributionprocess歸因歷程depthperception深度知覺hierarchyofneeds人類需求層構(gòu)mentaldefensemechanism心理防衛(wèi)機制placeboeffect安慰劑效應(yīng)Unit2MenV.S.(against)Women男女有別WordBank(assist=help)assistance:n.aid幫助，協(xié)助;firstaid急救associate(~AwithB=relateAtoB):1)n.acompanion(=company伙伴/公司;accompanysb.tosomewhere);1)n.apartner合伙人2)v. toconnectinthemindorimagination聯(lián)想;3)a.副~professor副教授disengage:v.torelease(oneself)fromanengagement,pledge,orobligation解脫，解放;beoblighed(#forced)todosth.不得不做某事；be~insth.參與某事(attract<->)distract(->distraction干擾):v.tocausetoturnawayfromtheoriginalfocusofattentionorinterest分散，轉(zhuǎn)移(move->motion/motionpicture=film/movie)emotionally:adv.relatedtoemotion情緒上地fade:v. tolosestrengthorvitality(energy)衰退forgetful:adj.tendingorlikely(possible)toforget健忘;forgetable<->unforgetable(frict:vt.)friction:n.conflict,asbetweenpersonshavingdissimilarideasorinterests矛盾Ignore(->ignorant->ignorance):v.torefusetopayattentionto不理睬，忽視(instinct:n.->instinctive;a.->)instinctively:adv.relatingto,orresultingfrominstinct本能地Mars:n.thefourthplanetfromthesun火星；~Square戰(zhàn)神廣場(mall購物廣場#)mull:v. togooverextensivelyinthemind思慮;(neglegence->neglegeble)neglect:v.topaylittleornoattentionto忽視，疏忽overwhelm(overcome/defeat):v.tooverpowerthethoughts,emotions,orsenses(=reason)of制服，控制preoccupy:v.toengrossthethoughtsormindof使全神貫注，迷住;enable;encourage鼓勵(atrandom=)randomly:adv.ofnospecificorderorpattern隨意，任意地(resent:vt.)resentment:n.anger,bitterness怨恨，憤恨(loseone’stemper發(fā)火->temporary)temporarily:adv.ofashortperiodoftime暫時，臨時地(tense->)tension:n.asituationorconditionof(host<->hstess->hostile->)hostilitysuspense,or[easy#ease:1.n./2.vt.toeasethepain；makeyouat~=makeyouathome;feel/beatease很自在/很舒服)uneasiness(unconfortableness/nervousness)緊張局勢(response:n.respond:vi.->responsive->)unresponsive:adj.exhibitingalackofresponsiveness遲鈍的[wind:1.n.->windy;2.vt.to~theclock;3.vi.~road]unwind:v.tomakeorbecomerelaxed放松，釋放Venus:n.thesecondplanetfromthesun金星withdraw：v.toretireorretreat撤離，撤退PhrasesandExpressionsbeassociatedwith:tobeconnectedwith與…有關(guān)copewith:todealwith妥善處理，有效地對付fadeinto:todisappearinto消失于…focuson:toconcentrateon聚焦mullover(=thinkover):toreflectdeeplyon琢磨，反復(fù)考慮 persistin(sth./doingsth.)=insiston(sth./doingsth.):tocontinuedoing(same)sth.[=continuetodosth.else]堅持，固執(zhí)于…ReadingComprehensionChoosethebestforeachofthefollowing.1.WhatcanbelearnedfromthestoryofTomandMary?(A)A.Menandwomenaredifferentincopingwithstress.B.TomandMaryarenotinlovenow.C.Mentendtosolveproblemswhilewomentendtoignoreproblems.D.Frictioninrelationshipsoftenleadstomisunderstandingandintolerance.2."Insteadhebecomesveryquietandgoestohisprivatecavetothinkabouthisproblem,...".(Para.5)Herethe"cave"refersto (C)A.ahollowpassageundertheearthorintothemountainB.hisbed-roomC.hisownprivatespacewherehecouldrelievestressD.aplacethatpromisesagoodshelterfromstress3.Whenamanisstressedhewilloftenturntothefollowingmeansforreliefexcept(B)A.pickingthemosturgentproblemorthemostdifficultB.divertinghisattentiondirectlytosolvinglittleproblemsC.remainingstuckinhiscavetilltheproblemissolvedD.becomingfocusedonsolvingproblemsandlosingawarenessofeverythingelse4.Whatwillawomandowhensheisstressed?(D)A.Prioritizingthesignificanceofanyproblem.B.Talkingaboutherfeelingsandallthepossibleproblemsassociatedwithherfeelings.C.Seekingreliefbyexpressingherselfandbeingunderstood.D.BothBandC.5.Itcanbelearnedfromthetextthatthegreatestdifferenceincopingwithstressbetweenmenandwomenisthat (B)A.menbecomedetachedfromtheworldwhilewomenareemotionallyinvolvedB.menfocusononeproblemandforgetotherswhilewomenexpandandbecomeoverwhelmedbyallproblemsC.mengetstuckinthecaveandfindnowayoutwhilewomenstayoutoftheayeD.menescapetothecavewhilewomenareimmediatelyconcernedwithfindingsolutionsII.Completethefollowingsummary(summarize)ofthetextbyfillingintheblankswithwords.Theinitialletterofeachwordhasbeengiventoyou.Bothmenandwomenhavealottolearnabouttheoppositesexbeforetheirrelationshipsaretruly(full+fill)fulfilling(=successful).Thewayof(1)copingwithstressisjustoneofthemust-to-knowdifferences.Everysooften(Frequently),whenamanisupsetor(2)stressed,hebecomesincreasinglyfocusedand(3)withdrawstohisowncave(privatespace),whichwouldendup(resultin/leadto導(dǎo)致)beingthecomputerroom(study書房)oftheirsmallhomeorthegarage.Sometimeshe'dbecampedoutinfrontoftheTVforafewhours,notwantingtobetalkedto.Allthroughoutthecavetime,hestays(remains/keeps)quiet,(4)mullingovertheproblemtofinda(5)solutionandbecomessofocused(beabsorbedinsth.)onsolvingthisoneproblemthathetemporarilyloses(6)awarenessofeverythingelse.OnVenus(Inthefemaleworld),however,oneoftheimportantrulestodealwithstressistalking,talking,beingheardandunderstood.Whenawomanisstressedout,shefeelsurgedtoshare(~sth.withsb.)andgainideasonwhattheyarefeeling--talkingfeelslike(7)releasingtheburden(包袱/負擔(dān))ofwhattheyarestressedabout.Thenshefeelsbetterbytalkingaboutallpossibleproblemswithout(8)focusingonproblemsolving.It'sgreat(=important)forherifshecanfeelsheisbeing(9)heard,andthenherstressdisappears.It'simportanttoreadbetweenthelinesandunderstandthedifference.Mostmenwillnotbehappywithoutatimeandaplacetoretreat.Andinthemeantime(atthesame),forwomentalkingisanaturalandhealthyVenusian(10)reactiontostress.VocabularyI.Choosetheanswerthatbestcompleteseachsentence.1.Hewas__C___withgratitude(n.thankfulness)toProfessorBrownforhelpinghim.A.excited B.concerned(worried) C.overwhelmed(occupied) D.interested2.The___B__betweenthetwosidesoftheTaiwanStraitshasbeengreatlyrelaxed.A.(intend->)intention B.tension C.tense D.attention3.ThescholarshiphelpedMartintotideover(gothrough/overcome)a__A__embarrassment.A.temporary B.contemporary(同時代/當(dāng)代的) C.temporal(temporal) D.tempting(attract)4.Weshouldenhance(strong->strength->strengthen)people's__D___thatcaringfortheagedisthetraditionalvirtue(品質(zhì)、道德)ofChineseculture.A.excitement B.knowledge C.understanding D.awareness(idea/ideology意識形態(tài))5.Idon'tgrudge(scorn/lookdownupon蔑視/accept)himhissuccess,thatis(i.e./namely也就是說),Iadmithe__C___it.A.(Indian)preserves(n預(yù)留) B.conserves (保護) C.deserves(該得到) D.reserves(保留/含蓄)6.While（Although）peopletraditionally__C___caring,sharingand(generous->慷慨大度)generosityinlifeandwork,modernpeopleseemtobemoreself-absorbingandself-concerned(=selfish).A.value B.regard(=consider:vt.) C.prioritize(優(yōu)先考慮) D.(commodity日用品->)commoditize(tomarketasaproductvt.使商品化)7.Youcan'tregardhimasafriendbut(excerpt)abusiness__B___. A.(relateAtoB->)relative B.associate(colleague) C.comrade同志 D.(speak->spoke->spoken->)spokesman發(fā)言人8.Iwillcalm(a./vt.平靜)downandseriously___A__overmyworkandteachingmethodologyinordertotakethemtoanewlevel(水平/高度).A.mull B.mumble C.mute(quiet) D.mock(=laughat/ridicule)9.I'minapuzzleasto(about/asfarassomethingisconcerned就…而言)howto___D__thenewsituation(處境).A.figureout(=workout) B.lie(位于/存在于…)with(togetherwith與…在一起) C.workon在做… D.copewith處理/對付10.Leaderswho___A__educationareneitherfar-sighted(遠見)normature(成熟),andtheyaretherefore(因此)unabletoleadthedrive(desire/motivation)for(modern->modernize->)modernization.A.neglect B.omit C.respect(尊敬) D.avoidII.Fillintheblankswiththewordsorphrasesgivenbelow.Changetheformwherenecessary.stress initial involve random forgetdistract engage seek withdraw significantexpand capable available preoccupy resentment1.Someonewhoiscoolandcalm(a./vt.)instressfulsituationsislevel-headed(頭腦冷靜).2.Richardresentsbeinginterruptedwhileheisworking.3.Youweretoo preoccupiedtonotice(1.廣告海報；2.vt.無意中發(fā)現(xiàn))meatthebusstopyesterday.4.AsIgrow(=become)olderIbecomeincreasinglyforgetful.5.Allthechildrenwereinvolvedintheschoolplay(劇目/戲劇).6.His(honest->)honestymadehimincapableoflying.7.She(withdraw)withdrewherprevious(以前的)remarks(評論),and(apology->)apologized.8.Therearetoomany(attract->attraction)distractionsinthehotelformetoworkproperly(=well).9.Thatinventionisofgreatcommercialsignificance(commerciallysignificant). Itisveryimportant=Itisofgreatimportance.10.Thisbookisan(expand->)expansion(拓展)oftheplayhewrotebefore.TranslationPutthefollowingparagraphsintoChinese.Whenawomanisstressedsheinstinctivelyfeelsaneedtotalkaboutherfeelingsandallthepossibleproblemsthatareassociatedwithherfeelings.Whenshebeginstalkingshedoesnotprioritizethesignificanceofanyproblem.Ifsheisupset,thensheisupsetaboutitall,(nomateritis)bigandsmall.Sheisnotimmediatelyconcernedwithfindingsolutionstoherproblemsbutratherseeksreliefbyexpressingherselfandbeingunderstood.Byrandomlytalkingaboutherproblems,shebecomeslessupset.參考譯文：女人有壓力時，會直覺地需要找人談自己的感受以及所有可能與之相關(guān)的問題。她一旦開始談?wù)?，就不會顧慮到問題的優(yōu)先順序。而她一難過，不論大大小小的事都讓她沮喪不已。她并不急于馬上尋求解答，而寧可通過傾訴自我，獲得理解來取得紓解。通過隨意傾訴自己的問題，她會感覺好受一點。ExerciseTurnthefollowingsentencesintoChinese.1.Theimprobable(pregnant)pregnancywas(some/apiecesof)bignewsforthewoman'sfamily.2.Inreality,Iamagreat(admire)admirerofMaya.3.CarlisleStreetrunswestward,acrossagreatblackbridge,downahillandupagain,bylittleshopsandmeat-markets,pastsingle-storiedhomes,untilsuddenlyitstopsagainstawidegreenlawn.4.Thefactthatshewasabletosendamessagewasahint.ButIhadtobecautious.5.Thatdayhewasupbeforesunrise(sunrise:n./vi.<->sunset:n./vi.).參考譯文： 1.她竟然能懷孕，對她的家庭來說可是一條特大消息。2.事實上我對瑪雅人佩服得五體投地。3.卡列斯爾大街往西伸展，越過一座黑色的大橋，爬下山崗又爬了上去，經(jīng)過許多小鋪和肉市，又經(jīng)過一些平房，然后突然沖著一大片綠色草地中止了。4.她能夠給我?guī)€信兒這件事就是一個暗示。但是我必須小心謹慎。5.那天他在日出以前就起來了。BonusBelowaresomeexpressionsaboutfinearts.(symbolize->)symbolism象征主義impressionism印象主義expressionism表現(xiàn)主義ArtNouveau(Nouva)新藝術(shù)主義surrealism超現(xiàn)實主義(nature->natural->)naturalism自然主義abstractart抽象主義(cube)cubism立體派，立體主義;cubicmeter立方米；squaremeter平方米fauvism野獸派Baroque巴洛克式Unit3LanguageLearningWordBankalign:v. tofallintoaline成一條線ambitious adj. fullofambition;greatly(desire->)desirous;eager;requiring;challenging雄心勃勃的bottleneck n.thenarrowpartofabottlenearthetop瓶頸(Certificate->)certify(=prove):v. toconfirm;(quantity<->quality->)qualify確認cohort:n. agroupofpeople一群人;acrowdofpeople;gang/bandconcrete:1.adj. actual;specific;real具體的;2.n.(cement)混凝土cosmopolitan:world;international:adj.世界的，國際的curriculum:n.coursesofferedbyaneducationalinstitution全部課程dual:adj.double成雙的elementary(primary):adj.fundamental;basic基礎(chǔ)的;chemical~化學(xué)元素;elementary(primary)school小學(xué) enroll(enlist):v. toenterorregisterinaroll征兵，招生;enablesb.todosth.(execute->)executive:1.adj.carryingoutorexecuting;(administrate->)administrative;(manage->manager->)managerial執(zhí)行的，行政的;2.首席執(zhí)行(CEO)flagship :n. thechiefoneofarelatedgroup王牌，旗艦geometry:n.onebranchofmathematics幾何學(xué)(immerse->)immersion:n.coveringwithwater;(submerge->)submergingit浸沒;sub-/sup-:under,e.g.submarine潛水艇;(indicate=imply->implication)indicative:adj. suggestive指示性的，象征性的initiate: v.tobegin;start首創(chuàng),開始jointly:adv. incommon;together共同地，聯(lián)合地;joinin加入launch:v.tosetgoing;initiate發(fā)動，發(fā)射lottery:n.aselectionmadebylotfromanumberofapplicantsorcompetitors抓鬮法，彩票；drawlots抽簽notion:n.abelieforopinion思想，概念concept/ideapaste:v. toadhere粘貼pipeline:n. adirectchannel渠道，管道;smokeapipe抽煙斗placement:n.assignment;arrangement布置，編排；place=put；placementtest=streamingtest分班考試proponent:n.advocate(n./vt.);supporter倡導(dǎo)者;pro-:1.forward;2.officiallyrecruit:v.toenroll;toenlist征募，招收secondary:adj.notprimary;minor;lesser第二的，次等的;secondaryschool中專/中學(xué);highschoolstint:n. task;limitation;restriction定額，限制(substance->)substantial:adj.material;trueorreal;ample(enough);(consider->)considerable物質(zhì)的，真實的，相當(dāng)多的asubstantialmeal豐盛的飯triangle:n. theplanefigureformedbyconnectingthreepoints三角形；tri-：underwrite:v.toassume(=takeresponsibility)financialresponsibilityfor同意承擔(dān)的…費用(virtue->)virtually:adv. infact;practically;nearly;almost實際上，幾乎；virtual：adj.1.虛擬的2.實際的3.道德的PhrasesandExpressionsbeinaposition:beableto能夠;bereadytodosth./bewillingtodosth.;pose->posingpicturecomeby:togain;toacquire/get獲得fromscratch:fromtheverybeginning從頭開始，(givesb.ahand=)givesb.alegup:tohelpimprovethesituationof幫某人改善狀況(respond->)inresponseto:inanswerto回應(yīng)，響應(yīng)takeoff:toachievewideuseorpopularity廣泛使用，大受歡迎;puton<->takeoff.E.g.~one’sclothes;theplanewillsoon~.(ontheway#)underway:inoperation;inprogress進行中，啟動;abridgeunderbuilding正在建設(shè)中的橋梁ReadingComprehensionI.Choosethebestforeachofthefollowing.1.ParisBuedeldoesallofthefollowingexcept __C___.A.takingbasketballlessons B.playingthepianoC.goingtoartclasses D.learningChinese2."Theoppositetrend"inPara.3probablymeansthat ___B__. A.AmericansbegintoopposeothercountriesB.AmericansbegintolearnlanguagesofothercountriesC.AmericanshaveinternationalcontentintheirlifeD.AmericansrealizetheusefulnessofMandarin3.AccordingtoThomasMatts __A___.A.hundredsofsecondaryschoolswereabletooffercoursesinChineselanguageandliteratureB.sincetheSovietUnionlaunchedSputnikpeoplehaven'tseenanyinterestinRussianC.advancedcurriculumandexaminChinesewererequiredD.peoplearehavingmoreinterestinChinesethanRussian4.MayorRichardDaleyofChicagosaid:"Ithinktherewillbetwolanguagesinthisworld.TherewillbeChineseandEnglish."Hiswordsimplythat __C___. A.ChineseandEnglishwillbetheonlylanguagesinthefutureB.ChinaandAmericawillbetheonlyimportantstatesinthefutureC.ChineseandEnglishwillbethemostimportantlanguagesinthefutureD.ChineseandEnglishwillmakeotherlanguagesextinct5.WhichofthefollowingistheobstructionofexpandingChineseinstructioninU.S.schools?(A)A.Itisdifficulttofindqualifiedteachersandteachingmaterials.B.ItishardtofindanactiveallyintheChinesegovernment.C.Chinesegovernmentdidn'thelpsponsortheChicagoprogramandnewAdvancedPlacementexam.D.ThereisnotanagreementonbuildingChineselanguageprogramsin2,000publicschoolsoverthenextfiveyears.II. Completethefollowing(sumup)summary(->summarize)ofthetextbyfillingintheblankswithwords.Theinitialletterofeachwordhasbeengiventoyou.ParisBuedel,atypicalAmerican8-year-old(boy),is(1)enrolledina"dualimmersion"programfordoinglessonsinbothEnglishandChinese.Theprogramisindicativeof(show)oneofthefastest-growing(2)curriculumtrendsinU.S.schools:thestudyofChinese.TheinterestinChineselanguageandculturehas(3)takenoffinthepastfewyears.ParentsandstudentsthinkthatlearningChinesemaygivethemaleguplaterinlifebecause(4)Mandarinisspokenbymorepeoplethananyotherlanguages,andtheyappreciatetheimportanceofChinainthe(5)globalculture,politicsandeconomy.TheprogramofstudyingChinesecanbefoundinprimary,secondaryschoolsandatcollegesanduniversitiesin(rural<->urban=)metropolitanareaslikeChicagoandinsometownslikeGlenwoodandChapelHill.However,thebiggest(6)obstacletoexpandingChineseinstructioninU.S.schoolsisfindingqualifiedteachers,forthefederalNoChildLeftBehindlegislationrequiresallteacherstobe(7)certified.Findingsuitableteachingmaterialsisanotherbottleneck.Theycan'tusematerialsfromChinabecausethecurriculumsarenot(8)aligned(=same).Despite(=Inspiteof)allthedifficulties,proponentsarefindinganactiveally(cooperation)intheChinesegovernment.Ithelps(9)underwrite(takeupsomeresponsibility)theprogramandnewAdvancedPlacementexamandhasanewagreementwiththeCollegeBoardtobuild(setup/establish)Chineselanguageprogramsin2,000publicschoolsoverthenextfiveyears.Moreover,theU.S.DepartmentofEducationandtheMinistryofEducationinBeijinghave(10)cooperatedtocreateChengo(實用漢語),anonlinegames-basedprogramforbeginningChinese.VocabularyI.Choosetheanswerthatbestcompleteseachsentence.1.Thomasholdsabelief(=believes)inthe___A__natureofreality.[believesb.相信某人的話；believeinsb.=trustsb.信賴某人;believeinsth.持有某種信仰]A.dual B.both C.either D.twin(孿生子)2.IthinkthattheChristianbaptism(洗禮)isbycomplete___B__ofthepersoninwater.A.(immense巨大的->)immensity B.immersion C.immorality不道德[immortal不朽]D.immaturity不成熟3.Manhasa(n)__B___needforloveand(nurture->)nurturing(養(yǎng)育).nurture<->educationA.easy B.elementary(=basic)C.submerging(沒入) D.direct(adj.直接的;vt.指引方向)4.Thisbuildingrepresentsthepost-modernist__C___inarchitecture.(arch-/arc-:穹頂);bishop->archbishopA.mark B.trench壕溝/戰(zhàn)壕 C.(social)trend趨勢 D.(personal)tendency趨向5.OnecommonChinese__D___isthattheeldersoughttoberespected.[respect:vt./n.尊敬；respectable值得尊敬的；respectful畢恭畢敬的；respective各自的]A.notice B.idea C.(objectto)objection 反對 D.notion6.Thiswasthemoment(time)whenSpielberg's(job->)career(事業(yè)/生涯)really__D___.A.keptoff保持距離B.cutoff切斷C.gotoff從…下來 D.tookoff開始/起飛7.Forlowincomefamilies,mortgages(抵押貸款)arehardto__A___.A.comeby (=get) B.comein C.comeback D.comeover8.Hewasappointed(任命)asthedirectorto__B___ateamofinvestigators.[invest投資]A.overlook忽略(vt.) B.supervise監(jiān)督(vt.)C.check(n./vt.)支票/審查/監(jiān)控 D.supply(vt./n.)供應(yīng)9.Thecompany__C___thenewperfume(香水)withprime-timecommercials(commercialadvertisements)onthemajornetworks(網(wǎng)絡(luò)).[beatone’sprimetime正當(dāng)年]A.started B.began C.launched D.initiated10.You'llmeetthesamewordagainina__A___differentcontext(上下文/語境).A.slightly B.(delicate精巧的->delicacy美食)delicatelyC.ligh