一、常用短語

burst out突然發(fā)生，突然……起來

knock... over（開車）撞傷，撞死

lose interest in對……失去興趣

from time to time偶爾，有時

turn round轉過身來

raise money籌款

on the phone在通電話

make up和好，和解

keep in touch保持聯(lián)系

lose touch with與……失去聯(lián)系

（be） ashamed of對……感到慚愧 / 羞恥

（be） blessed with享有……的福氣

（be） allergic to對……過敏

（be） on good terms with與某人關系很好

（be） nostalgic for對……很懷念

all at once突然，忽然

bring... to mind使……想起

in return反過來，作為交換

belong to屬于

from the bottom of one’s heart

真心誠意地，發(fā)自內(nèi)心地

二、重點詞匯

A.大綱詞匯

trustv. 信賴，信任

chatv. 閑談，聊天

raisev. 籌措（金錢）

countv. 數(shù)

quarrelv. & n. 吵架

regretv. 后悔，悔恨

forgivev. 原諒，寬恕

scoldv. 責備，申斥

ripenv. 成熟

tearv. 撕破，撕裂

mentionv. 提到，涉及

noten. 鈔票，紙幣

amountn. 數(shù)量

sweetsn. 糖果

lossn. 損失

cagen. 籠子

harvestn. 收獲

broomn. 掃帚

couplen. 夫婦

bottomn. 底部，底端

closeadj. 親密的，親近的

livelyadj. 活潑的，有生氣的

hurtadj.（感到）痛苦的，受到傷害的

tinyadj. 細小的，細微的，微小的

dampadj. 潮濕的

perfectadj. 完美的

B. 大綱外常用詞匯

swingv.（使）旋轉，（使）擺動

confrontv. 面對（危險、困難）

betrayv. 背叛

swellv. 腫，腫大

slidev. 滑，滑行，滑落

slipv. 滑倒，失足

scratchv. 擦傷，劃傷

rewindv. 倒（磁帶），倒回去

predictv. 預言，預測

clickv. 喜歡（某人），有相同想法

（觀點等）

murmurv. 低聲說，喃喃道

fleev. 逃跑，逃走

pacev. 踱步走

reiteratev. 反復地說，重述

treadv. 踩，踏

reunitev. 重聚

cloakroomn. 衣帽間，臨時寄物處

lockern.（帶鎖的）衣物柜

fairn. 義賣會

theftn. 偷，盜竊

pinen. 松樹

walnutn. 胡桃

squirreln. 松鼠

lochn.（狹長的）海灣

sprayn. 水花，浪花

carpentern. 木匠，木工

cigarn. 雪茄

heeln. 腳后跟，踵部

underwearn. 內(nèi)衣

saluten. 致敬，行禮

spyn. 間諜，偵探

privilegen. 權利，特權

pilgrimn. 朝圣者

liarn. 撒謊者

interpersonaladj. 人際關系的，人與人之間的

moodyadj. 喜怒無常的

alikeadj. 相像的，相似的

considerateadj. 體貼的，考慮周到的

stonyadj. 石頭的，多石的

acuteadj. 劇烈的，急劇的

glowingadj. 熾熱的，發(fā)光的

financiallyadv. 財政上地

underneathprep. 在……下面

amidprep. 在……中

三、過渡詞匯

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四、語法

1. having done用作狀語；

2. 動詞ing形式作賓語與不定式作賓語的區(qū)別。

五、過渡語法

無

1. trust v. 信賴，信任，相信

Can they be trusted to take care of the business while we are away？

我們外出期間能托他們照管生意嗎？

Why do you trust a guy like him？

你為什么要信任他這樣的家伙呢？

trust in sb / sth 相信，信任，信賴

She needs to trust more in her own abilities.

她需要更加相信自己的能力。

比較：trust和believe的區(qū)別

trust和believe都作“信任（深信不疑）”講時，固定短語是trust sb和believe in sb（in不可省略）。而單獨作“相信”講時，只能是believe sth，trust不能與sth連用。

2. amount n. 數(shù)量

amount用作名詞時意為“數(shù)量，金額”等，用于a great / large / amount of 這類結構，其后通常接不可數(shù)名詞。如：

I had not expected such an amount of praise.

我沒料到會受到這么多贊揚。

A large amount of damage was done in a short time.

短期內(nèi)造成了大量損害。

注意：

這類結構用作主語，其謂語的數(shù)取決于amount的數(shù)。

A large amount of money was spent on the bridge.

Large amounts of money were spent on the bridge.

人們在這座橋上花了大量資金。

3. raise v. 籌措（金錢）；提升，舉起，提起；增加，提高；

撫養(yǎng)，養(yǎng)育，培養(yǎng)；引起

His wife raised money by selling her jewellery.

他的妻子賣了她的珠寶來籌錢。

The box is too heavy； I can’t raise it.

盒子太重了，我舉不起來。

Please raise your voice a little. I cannot hear you.

請你說話聲音大一點，我聽不見。

I was born and raised a city boy.

我是個在都市里長大的男孩子。

That discussion raised my interest.

那個討論引起了我的興趣。

比較：raise和rise的區(qū)別

兩個詞都有“提高，上升，增加”的意思，但其用法不同。

（1） raise是及物動詞，發(fā)出此動作的通常是人，可用于被動語態(tài)，意為“舉起，提高”，如抬頭、舉（手、目、帽、石頭、重物等），還可用于比喻，如提高政治覺悟（生活水平、地位、名譽、聲音等）。

（2） rise 是不及物動詞，不能用于被動語態(tài)，意為“上升，升起，起身，起立（此時主語是人），上漲”，以及“（日、月、星等）升起到地平線上”。

Please raise your hand if you know the answer.

（請舉手，主語是“你”）

The sun rises in the east.（太陽升起，主語是“太陽”）

（3） raise和rise用于同一事物時含義不同。

The price of TV sets has been raised recently.

（政府或廠家主動行動，提高價錢）

The price of TV sets has risen recently.

（市場自動調(diào)節(jié)導致提價，與銷售商無關）

（4） 過去式比較：raise-raised-raised； rise-rose-risen

4. confront v. 面對（危險、困難）

A soldier must confront danger and death.

軍人必須面對危險和死亡。

（1） be confronted with sth 面對某事物

I am confronted with many difficulties.

我面臨很多困難。

（2） confront sb with sb / sth 使面對 / 面臨 / 對付（令人不快

或難處的）人 / 場合

He confronted her with a choice between her career or their relationship.

他要她在事業(yè)和他們倆的關系之間作出抉擇。

5. lively adj. 活潑的，有生氣的

比較：lively，alive，living和live的區(qū)別

（1） lively adj. 活潑的，有生氣的

The band played a lively tune.

樂隊演奏了一支活潑的曲調(diào)。

She may be 80， but she’s still lively.

她也許有八十歲了，但仍然精力充沛。

（2） alive adj. 活著的，有活力的，有生氣的，活躍的

The injured man is unconscious but still alive.

傷者不省人事但仍活著。

Although he is eighty， he is still very much alive.

他雖有八十歲了，但仍然充滿了活力。

（3） living adj. 活著的；生活的

n. 生活，生計

Every living person has a name.

每一個活著的人都有名字。

Their stardard of living is very low.

他們的生活水平很低。

（4） live adj. 活的，活生生的；實況直播

That is a live fish.

那是一條活魚。

It wasn’t a recorded show. It was live.

那不是錄下來的節(jié)目，是直播。

6. quarrel v. 吵架，爭吵；吵嘴

n. 口角；爭吵；拌嘴

（1） quarrel （with sb） about / over sth

I would rather be laughed at than quarrel with him.

我寧愿被嘲笑也不愿和他吵架。

She quarrelled with her brother over their father’s will.

她和弟弟因父親遺囑的事起了爭執(zhí)。

（2） quarrel （with sb / between A and B） ab5a4bf7d1251e0378cb35384edefcdcb8out / over sth

He didn’t mention the quarrel with his wife.

他沒有提起和妻子的爭吵。

A quarrel between good friends is a very unfortunate thing.

好朋友之間吵架是很不幸的事。

7. regret v. 后悔，悔恨

regret to do 對要做的事感到遺憾（未做）

regret doing 對做過的事感到遺憾、后悔（已做）

I regret to say I cannot accept your suggestion.

我很遺憾不能接受你的建議。

I regret having to make so many staff redudant.

我很遺憾不得不裁減這么多職員。

8. forgive v. 原諒，寬恕

（1） forgive sb sth 原諒某人的某行為

I forgave him his crimes.

我饒恕了他的罪行。

（2） forgive one’s doing sth

Forgive my interrupting you.

抱歉打擾你了。

（3） forgive sb for doing sth 原諒某人做某事

I cannot forgive myself for not seeing my mother before she died.

我不能原諒自己在母親臨終前未去看她。

9. loss n. 損失（可數(shù)）

Their losses had been enormous.

他們損失慘重。

The accident caused a great loss of time.

車禍造成大量時間上的損失。

短語：

1） at a loss 不知所措；困惑

2） a sense of loss 失落感

10. scold v. 責備，申斥

scold sb for sth / doing sth 因某事 / 做了某事責備某人

I have never seen him scolded by his parents.

我從未見過他被父母責備。

Did you scold her for breaking it？

她把那件東西打破了，你責罵她了嗎？

11. predict v. 預言，預測

It is impossible to predict who will win.

要預測出誰將獲勝是不可能的。

It is difficult to predict his reaction because he is so moody.

他如此喜怒無常，所以很難預知其反應如何。

拓展：

prediction n. 預言，預測，預告

predictable adj. 可預見的，可預料的

12. mention v. 提到，涉及

mention用作動詞意為“提及，提到”，是及物動詞，其后的賓語有三種形式。

（1） 后接名詞、代詞作賓語，其后不再加上介詞about / of。

誤：The old man didn’t want to mention about his painful past.

正：The old man didn’t want to mention his painful past.

那位老人不愿提及他傷心的過去。

誤：Did Lucy mention of it？

正：Did Lucy mention it？

露西提到過它嗎？

（2） 后接動名詞作賓語，一般不接不定式作賓語。

Nobody mentioned going there to help her.

沒有人提起過要去那里幫助她。

（3） 后接從句作賓語。

John mentioned that he had a lot of things to do.

約翰提到他有許多事要做。

短語：

not to mention 更不用說；且不說

13. burst out 突然發(fā)生，突然……起來

I couldn’t help myself and burst out laughing.

我控制不住自己，大笑起來。

比較：burst into和burst out的區(qū)別

兩者都可以表示“突然（發(fā)生某種情況或進入某種狀態(tài)）”，但它們的用法不同。burst into后常接名詞，而burst out后常接動名詞形式，若接名詞，則其前通常加介詞into。

When he took the floor， the gathering burst into thunderous applause.

當他發(fā)言時，參加集會的人群中爆發(fā)出雷鳴般的掌聲。

He burst out crying like a child.

他突然像孩子似的哭了起來。

They burst out into song.

他們突然唱起歌來。

14. knock...over （開車）撞傷，撞死；打翻，撞倒

An oil heater is knocked over and burst instantly into flames.

油加熱器被撞倒了，引起一片大火。

A big dog came running round the corner and knocked him over.

一只大狗從街角跑來，把他撞倒了。

15. keep in touch 保持聯(lián)系

lose touch with 與……失去聯(lián)系

Take care of yourself and don’t forget to keep in touch.

多保重，不要忘了保持聯(lián)系。

Write to me as often as you can. I don’ t want to lose touch with you.

盡可能常給我寫信，我不希望和你失去聯(lián)系。

拓展：

be in touch with 同……有聯(lián)系

be out of touch with 同……失去聯(lián)系

get in touch with 和……取得聯(lián)系

16. be ashamed of （doing） sth 對……感到慚愧 / 羞恥

She was deeply ashamed of her behavior at the party.

她對她在晚會上的行為深感慚愧。

I’m ashamed of having done so little for people.

我為沒能為人民做更多的事而感到慚愧。

拓展：

be ashamed to do sth 以做某事為恥

feel ashamed for sb 替某人感到羞愧

17. （be） on good / bad terms with 與某人關系很好 / 不好

I am glad to be on good terms with my classmates.

我很高興能和同學們和睦相處。

Being on bad terms with one’s neighbors can be a very disturbing experience.

與鄰居關系不好可能是一種非常惱人的經(jīng)歷。

拓展：

（1） get on with一般用于get on with sth，意思是“講到 / 談論某人做某事如何的好 / 出色”，或是表達“繼續(xù)做某事”。

I am not getting on very fast with this job.

我這份工作進展不太快。

Be quiet and get on with your homework！

安靜些，趕緊做你的作業(yè)！

（2） get along with 友善；與……和睦相處

He can’t get along with his classmates.

他和同學們合不來。

I am sure you would get along very well with him.

我確信你會跟他相處得很好。

18. in return 反過來；作為交換

I bought him a drink in return for his help.

我請他喝酒以酬謝他的幫助.

I’ll take it to my king， who will most likely give me a valuable present in return.

我要把它獻給國王，他很可能會賞給我一件非常值錢的禮物作為回應。

19. belong to 屬于

Those books belong to the library but this is my own.

那些書是圖書館的，但這本是我自己的。

Chairs and desks inside the classroom belong to our school.

教室里的椅子和書桌是我們學校的。

本模塊中having done是非謂語動詞中現(xiàn)在分詞的完成式。與現(xiàn)在分詞一般式doing相比，having done強調(diào)在謂語動詞之前發(fā)生，而doing表示的動作或狀態(tài)往往與句子謂語動詞表示的動作或狀態(tài)同時發(fā)生。

1. having done通常在句中作狀語，表示句子主語發(fā)生的動作或存在的狀態(tài)，與主語是主動關系。

Having worked there for 30 years， Haydn moved to London.

Having promised to stay with my mother， I didn’t accept the invitation to the party.

2. having done作狀語，可以變成相應的完成時的狀語從句，前提是主句和從句中需要主語一致。

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After he had worked there for 30 years， Haydn moved to London.

Because I had promised to stay with my mother， I didn’t accept the invitation to the party.

3. having done及其被動式、否定式作狀語的用法。

（1） having done形式表示作狀語的動作發(fā)生在句子謂語動作之前，強調(diào)動作已經(jīng)完成。

Having watered the vegetables， we began to dig the ground.

我們給菜澆過水之后，就開始挖地。（“給菜澆水”在“開始挖地”之前發(fā)生）

（2） having been done表示一個被動動作發(fā)生在句子謂語動詞所表示的動作之前。

Having been criticized by the teacher， Wang Ming gave up smoking.

受到老師批評后，王明戒煙了。（“王明”和“批評”之間是被動關系，且“批評”在“戒煙”之前發(fā)生）

（3） having done的否定形式是在其前加not。

Not having received an answer， he decided to write another letter to them.

由于沒收到回信，他決定給他們再寫一封。

Not having been informed of the change in the meeting time， Mike arrived late.

由于沒有預先得到會議改期的通知，邁克遲到了。

某些動詞后接動詞ing形式作賓語時與不定式作賓語的區(qū)別

動詞ing形式作賓語時，在語法上是動名詞。有些動詞和短語中，兩者均可作賓語，但意義不同。

1. regret to do 對要做的事感到遺憾（未做）

regret doing 對做過的事感到遺憾、后悔（已做）

I regret to have to do this， but I have no choice.

我很遺憾必須這樣去做，我實在沒有辦法。（未做）

I don’t regret telling her what I thought.

我不后悔告訴她我的想法。（已做）

2. forget to do 忘記要去做某事（未做）

forget doing 忘記做過某事（已做）

The light in the office is still on. He forgot to turn it off.

辦公室的燈還在亮著，他忘記關燈了。（沒有做“關燈”的動作）

He forgot turning the light off.

他忘記他已經(jīng)關了燈了。（已做過“關燈”的動作）

3. remember to do 記得去做某事（未做）

remember doing 記得做過某事（已做）

Remember to go to the post office after school.

記著放學后去趟郵局。（未做）

Don’t you remember seeing the man before？

你不記得以前見過那個人嗎？（已做）

4. stop to do 停止 / 中斷做某事后去做另一件事

stop doing 停止做某事

They stop to smoke a cigarette.

他們停下來，抽了根煙。

I must stop smoking.

我必須戒煙了。

5. go on to do 做了一件事后接著做另一件事

go on doing 繼續(xù)做原來做的事

After he had finished his maths， he went on to do his physics.

做完數(shù)學作業(yè)后，他接著去做物理作業(yè)。

Go on doing the other exercises after you have finished this one.

做完這個練習后，接著做其他的練習。

Ⅰ. 選詞填空

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3. He sent me four fifty-dollar ____ to buy his wife a present.

4. Ray is a complicated， ____ man behind the joking front.

5. Nowadays， he has turned to crosstalk because it appears as if he has lost ____ in film.

6. The server is designed to store huge ____ of data.

7. The kid who has ____ the most money is going to win a family pass to Wonderland.

8. The little boy ____ on the rope tied to a tall tree.

Ⅱ. 句子翻譯

1. 他們偶爾提高嗓門時，我們聽到了他們的一些談話。

2. 他對這場足球比賽已不感興趣，但還是決定看到終場。

3. 學生們站在路邊為窮人籌款。（用動詞ing形式）

4. 有決心成功的人從來不說“不可能”。

Ⅲ. 單項選擇

1. We must pay ___ attention to the growth of children.

A. closelyB. closed

C. closeD. closing

2. We live far away but we have ___ chat with each other on ___ phone from time to time.

A. a； theB. the； /

C. the； theD. a； /

3. It’s ten years since the scientist ___ on his life’s work of discovering the valuable chemical.

A. made forB. set out

C. took offD. turned round

4. Our soldier caught the enemy general ___ in the battle.

A. aliveB. living

C. livelyD. live

5. ___ furniture are carried to this supermarket from the factory every day.

A. Large numbers ofB. Large amounts of

C. A large number ofD. A large amount of

6. She ___ laughter when she heard the funny story.

A. burst onB. burst in

C. burst outD. burst into

7. — Well， Jack， I’m sorry but I have to go home.

—___ . I hope to hear from you soon.

A. Enjoy yourselfB. Keep in touch

C. Don’t be so sadD. So am I

8. The old man sitting opposite me cleared his throat as if ___ something.

A. saidB. to say

C. having saidD. saying

9. The police told the driver that he had knocked a girl ___ her bicycle and had nearly caused an accident.

A. offB. into

C. overD. on

10. The number of the students in this school ___ by 5% every year.

A. is risenB. are raised

C. risesD. raises

Ⅳ. 閱讀理解

Honesty comes in many forms. First there’s self-honesty. Is what people see the real article or do you appear through smoke and mirrors？ I find that if I try to be something I’m not， I feel unsure of myself and take out a part from my PBA （personal bank account）. I love how singer Judy Garland put it， “Always be a first-class version of yourself， instead of a second-class version of somebody else.”

Then there’s honesty in our actions. Are you honest at school， with your parents， and with your boss？ If you’ve ever been dishonest， I think we all have， try being honest， and notice how whole it makes you feel. Remember， you can’t do wrong and feel right. This story by Jeff is a good example of that：

In my second year of study， therewGCoK2seynHLq9pPiAHqGKxMpel3kihUT+1XQb3hEEI= were three kids in my math class who didn’t do well. I was really good at it. I would charge them three dollars for each test that I helped them pass. I’d write on a little piece of paper all the right answers， and hand them off.

At first I felt like I was making money， kind of a nice job. I wasn’t thinking about how it could hurt all of us. After a while I realized I shouldn’t do that any more， because I wasn’t really helping them. They weren’t learning anything， and it would only get harder down the road. Cheating （作弊） certainly wasn’t helping me.

It takes courage to be honest when people all around you are getting away with cheating in tests， lying to their parents， and stealing at work. But， remember， every act of honesty is a deposit into your PBA and will build strength.

1. The underlined part “appear through smoke and mirrors” in the first paragraph means “___”.

A. to be honest

B. to be unreal

C. to become clear

D. to come from an imagined world

2. Which of the following can best explain Judy Garland’s words？

A. Be your true self rather than follow others.

B. Don’t copy others or you can’t be the first class.

C. Make efforts to be the first instead of the second.

D. Don’t learn from others unless they’re excellent.

3. What does the author expect to show by Jeff’s story？

A. Honesty can be of great help.

B. A bad thing can be turned into a good one.

C. Helping others cheat can do good to nobody.

D. One should realize the wrong in his bad deeds.

4. In the last paragraph the author mainly wants to express ___ .

A. one must be brave to be honest

B. it’s difficult to be honest when others are not

C. one should be honest when making a deposit

D. honesty in one’s actions can help him in the future

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3726min社會類議論文6

Every country tends to （趨向于） accept its own way of life as being the normal one and to praise or criticize others， as they are similar to or different from it. And unfortunately， our picture of other people and the way of life of other countries is often a distorted （扭曲的） one.

Here is a great argument in favor of foreign travel and learning foreign languages. It is only by traveling in a country and getting to know its inhabitants and their language that one can find out what a country and its people are really like. And how different the knowledge one gets this way frequently turns out to be from the second-hand information collected from other sources！ How often we find that the foreigners whom we thought to be such different people from ourselves are not very different at all！

Differences between peoples do， of course， exist and， one hopes， will always continue to do so. The world will be a dull place indeed when all the different nationalities behave exactly alike， and some people might say that we are rapidly approaching this state of affairs （事件）. With the much greater rapidity and ease of travel， there might be some truth in this at least as far as Europe is concerned. However this may be， at least the greater ease of travel today has revealed to more people than ever before that the Englishman or Frenchman or German is not some different kind of animal from themselves.

1. Every country tends to criticize the way of life of other countries because it is ___ .

A. distorted

B. normal

C. similar to each other

D. different from its own

2. A person who travels in a foreign country and learns its language will ___ .

A. find out what its people like

B. argue in favor of this country and the language

C. know the country and its people better

D. like its inhabitants and their language

3. The knowledge one gets by traveling in a foreign country is often ___ .

A. the second-hand information

B. collected from other sources instead of its inhabitants

C. got from arguments about the country

D. different from what one believed before traveling

B

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4658min科普類說明文8

Do you always forget where you placed your keys or your purse？ What was the name of the movie you saw last week？ The major cause of your forgetfulness may be linked to what you store in your body， not in your short-term memory bank.

Tests continue to show that people with enough Vitamin B-2 do well in memory exams. The “B” could stand for “brain”， if you’re one of many with limited instant memory. And the number one source of that vitamin is sunflower seeds （種子）.

Even when you’re sleeping or relaxing， your brain is still at work. Although it makes up just two percent of your total body weight， it uses up to 30% of the calories （卡路里） you take in each day. For it to work properly， it must be fed. Even if you’re not a breakfast eater， that meal is the best way to prepare your brain for the day. A quick and easy English muffin with peanut and butter in it， a glass of milk， and an orange， might be what your brain may be asking you the first thing in the morning when you feel your head is in a fog. Having sunflower seeds and fruit between meals adds more muscle （肌肉） to that hungry， demanding organ. Vitamin B-1 also helps the memory， and that is found in eggs， meats and nuts. In Chinese culture， walnuts are known as the fruit for a long life because it is believed that they feed both the kidneys and the brain. And according to Chinese culture， if you keep those two important organs in good working order you’ll live longer.

However forgetful you are， just keep in mind the letter “B”， which will help you to “bear in mind almost everything” even on those days when life’s challenges are sending you in a billion directions.

4. The underlined word “muffin” in Paragraph 3 probably means ___ .

A. menuB. dinner

C. calorieD. cookie

5. In the passage， Chinese culture is mentioned to ___ .

A. support the idea of long life

B. show the importance of vitamin B-1

C. warn the readers of two organs

D. remind us of walnuts and sunflower seeds

6. What can we conclude from the passage？

A. What we eat seems more important than what we learn in terms of memory.

B. Two percent of our brain is still active when we are sleeping or relaxing.

C. It doesn’t make much difference to our brain whether we have breakfast or not.

D. Life’s challenges have no effect on our memory， if dealt with in a proper way.

7. The best title for the passage could be ___ .

A. Human of Memory Loss

B. Vitamin B-2 and Memory

C. Forgetful？ But not Brain

D. Chinese Culture of Long Life

Ⅰ. 選詞填空

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1. After being ____ with our evidence， the other side had to back down.

2. The camels could no more be ____ than the sand in the seashore.

3. He is a very ____ young man， certain of his own abilities and eager to make a difference in the world.

4. They ____ with one another about how to solve the mathematical problem.

5. People kept in ____ with their friends and relatives far away mainly by letter at that time.

6. He kept silent， eating just silently as though everything tasted ____ .

7. I behaved badly yesterday and I am ____ of myself now.

8. It offers ____ service to its clients， creates forever and pursues excellence.

Ⅱ. 句子翻譯

1. 我很遺憾必須離開這個城市，但我會跟所有朋友保持聯(lián)系。

2. 你不記得以前見過那個女生嗎？

3. 做完練習以后，我們繼續(xù)學習了下一模塊的單詞。（用動詞ing形式的完成式）

4. 既不懂當?shù)卣Z言，在這個國家又沒有朋友，他覺得找份工作是不可能的。

Ⅲ. 單項選擇

1. Anyone who has spent time with children knew the difference in the way boys and girls respond to ___ situations.

A. similarB. alike

C. sameD. likely

2. I really regret ___ to you， but at that time， I had no choice but ___ .

A. to tell a lie； do soB. telling a lie； to do so

C. tell a lie； to do soD. telling a lie； do so

3. — Robert is indeed a wise man.

— Oh， yes. How often I have regretted ___ his advice！

A. to take B. taking

C. not to take D. not taking

4. ___ to reach them on the phone， we sent an e-mail instead.

A. FailingB. Failed

C. To failD. Having failed

5. The engine of the plane was out of order and the thunderstorm ___ the helplessness of the pilot.

A. made upB. led to

C. added toD. got through

6. ___ many times， he finally understood how it worked and what could be achieved with it.

A. ToldB. Telling

C. Having toldD. Having been told

7. — The light in the office is still on.

— Oh， I forgot ___ .

A. turning it offB. turn it off

C. to turn it offD. having turned it off

8. She reached the top of the hill and stopped ___ on a big rock.

A. to have restedB. resting

C. to restD. rest

9. ___ ， Mr Wang couldn’t enter his house.

A. Since the key has lostB. Losing the key

C. Lost the keyD. Having lost the key

10. It is reported that women ___ only 30% of the work force.

A. fill up B. bring up

C. make up D. set up

Ⅳ. 完形填空

My wife and I had just finished the 150-mile trip home from our daughter’s college. It was the first time in our lives that we would 1 for any length of time. We wondered how other people had 2 it.

Later in bed， I 3 the time I started college. My father had driven me， too. My mother had to stay home to 4 the cattle from getting into the crops. I， the fourth in a line of brothers， was the first to 5 college.

The truck was slow， and I was 6 . I didn’t want to get to the city too soon. I shook hands with my father in the truck and he didn’t say a word. But I knew he was going to make a little 7 . He finally said， “I never went to college and 8 of your brothers did. I can’t say don’t do this or that， because everything is 9 and I don’t know what is going to come up， but I think things will 10 . When you get a job， be sure to be honest and work hard.” I knew that soon I would be 11 in the big city and I would be 12 the life home. Then my father brought 13 the Bible （圣經(jīng)） that he had read so often. I knew that he would miss it but I must 14 it. He just said， “This can help you 15 you will let it.”

When I finished school I took the Bible 16 to my father. But he said he wanted me to 17 it.

Now， too late， I remember. It would have been so 18 to give it to my daughter when she got out of the car. But I didn’t. My father could give me only a Bible， but I don’t really believe now that I gave her half as 19 as my father gave me. So the next morning I 20 up the book and sent it to her. I wrote a note. “This can help you，” I said， “if you will let it.”

1. A. worryB. separateC. stayD. travel

2. A. leftB. stoodC. enjoyedD. tried

3. A. wastedB. spentC. rememberedD. killed

4. A. defendB. stopC. keepD. protect

5. A. graduate from B. go away to

C. keep out of D. come out of

6. A. seriousB. anxiousC. gladD. lively

7. A. speechB. livingC. promiseD. progress

8. A. someB. oneC. noneD. all

9. A. impossibleB. differentC. difficultD. favorite

10. A. work outB. burst outC. hold outD. break out

11. A. happyB. aloneC. freeD. lost

12. A. forgettingB. spendingC. missingD. living

13. A. aboutB. outC. upD. down

14. A. refuseB. trustC. followD. take

15. A. ifB. unlessC. butD. though

16. A. downB. upC. backD. away

17. A. keepB. returnC. postD. sell

18. A. badB. strangeC. impoliteD. nice

19. A. muchB. manyC. farD. good

20. A. setB. turnedC. gaveD. packed

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4518min社會類說明文8

Until the 1980s， the American homeless population was made up of mainly older males. Today， homelessness strikes much younger part of the society. In fact， a 25-city survey by the US Conference of Mayors in 2012 found that families with children made up the fastest growing part of the homeless population. Many homeless children gather in inner cities； this changeable and frequently frightened student population creates additional problems—both legal and educational—for already overburdened urban school officials and teachers.

Estimates （估計） of the number of homeless Americans range from 350，000 to three million. Moreover， estimates of the number of homeless school children vary extremely. A US Department of Education report， based on state estimates， shows that there are 220，000 homeless school-age children， about a third of whom do not attend school on a regular basis. But the National Coalition for the Homeless estimates that there are at least two times as many homeless children， and that less than half of them attend school regularly.

One part of the homeless population that is particularly difficult to count consists of the “throwaway” youths who have been cast （拋棄） of their homes. The Elementary School Center in New York City estimates that there are 1.5 million of them， many of whom are not counted as children because they do not stay in family shelters and tend to live by themselves on the streets.

Federal law， the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act of 1987， included a section that pointed out the educational needs of homeless children. The educational provisions （條款） of the McKinney Act were based on the belief that all homeless children had the right to a free， good education.

1. The National Coalition for the homeless believes that the number of homeless children is about ___ .

A. 350，000B. 1，500，000

C. 440，000D. 110，000

2. One part of the homeless population is difficult to estimate. The reason might well be ___ .

A. the homeless children are too young to be counted as children

B. the homeless population is growing rapidly

C. the homeless children usually stay outside school

D. some homeless children are cast away by their families

3. The McKinney Act is mentioned in this passage in order to show that ___ .

A. the educational problems of homeless children are being recognized

B. the estimates on homeless children are hard to determine

C. the address of grade-school children should be located

D. all homeless people have the right to get free education

4. The passage mainly deals with ___ .

A. the legal problems of the homeless children

B. the educational problems of homeless children

C. the social status of older males

D. estimates on the homeless population

B

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58710min廣告類說明文10

Crossroads International

How does Crossroads work？

Crossroads is a resource network. We take goods Hong Kong doesn’t want and give them to people who badly need them. We collect those goods and give them out in the welfare arena （福利院） in Hong Kong， Mainland China， elsewhere in Asia， Eastern Europe and Africa. So Crossroads is just that： a Crossroads between need and resource.

Who do we help？

The welfare agencies we help do not run on large budgets （預算）. They are grass-root groups who have seen a need and tried to meet it. They can’t get the job done without back-up， so our task is to help them do their task. Our warehouse is full of goods， from computers to high chairs， clothing to books to medical things， cupboards to dining sets. They send us a list of their needs and we try to match it with the resource we have in stock.

How do we operate？

Crossroads itself also operates on a low budget. We do not buy the goods we send. They are donated. Similarly， rather than raising funds for transportation， we ask transport companies to donate their services. Nobody in our organization receives a salary. Even our full-time staff works on a voluntary basis.

Those that donate goods and services：

·Factories·Manufacturers·Hospitals

·Hotels·Householders·Offices

·Other Charities·Transport Companies

·Educational Institutions

One resource that we are always in need of is people. While we receive large quantities of goods and there is never a short supply of requests for them， we are always in need of hands to help sort and prepare them for shipping.

What can I do？

We are always in need of people. We have a lot of tasks. If you are volunteering regularly， we can offer work in some of the following categories， some of the time. You are welcome to number your top three choices and we will do our best to accommodate them.

·Sewing·Clothing categorization

·Furniture handling·Toy categorization

·Driving·Book categorization

·Office work·Household goods categorization

·Book keeping·Electrical goods categorization

·Fund-raising·Stationery categorization

·Medical categorization

Where to find us？

All volunteer work is done at our warehouse：

Located in Basement Zone M of the Kai Tak Government Building

Our warehouse hours： Tues.-Sat. 10：00 am-5：30 pm

Postal address： 16 Man Tong， Silvermine Bay， Lantau Island， HK

Office details： Ph： 2984 9309， 2740 9657

Fax： 2984 7452

Email： 106122.2524@compuserve.com

5. Crossroads International is ___ .

A. a welfare agency

B. a place to store goods donated

C. an organization to collect goods for those who need them

D. an organization run by the government

6. People in poor areas can’t get help from the Crossroads if they need ___ .

A. toys and books

B. furniture and computers

C. fresh water and food

D. clothes and washing machines

7. Which of the following is NOT the choice if you decide to offer help？

A. Driving.B. Fund-raising.

C. Furniture handling.D. Teaching.

8. The purpose of this passage is mainly to ___ .

A. look for volunteers to work for Crossroads

B. call on people to donate more goods

C. let people know what Crossroads International is

D. tell people what Crossroads can provide

9. From the above， we can conclude that ___ .

A. people who work at Crossroads get low pay from it

B. Crossroads doesn’t give goods directly to the people who need them

C. you can do whatever you like if you offer help at Crossroads

D. Crossroads has collected more goods than needed

Ⅰ. 選詞填空

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1. He finally ____ her when she expressed her regrets with tears.

2. Jim got away with cheating in the test， while Sam was ____ after the test.

3. Binhai has been ____ with tourist resources and pleasant weather.

4. These dances had ____ by the end of the primitive society.

5. Dr Yuan searched for a way to increase rice ____ without expanding the area of fields.

6. The tree which stood behind the school has been ____ up by the roots by wind.

7. Her examination paper was ____ except for one spelling mistake.

8. It’s really strange， but all her ____ have come true.

Ⅱ. 句子翻譯

1. 這么多年來我們一直和鄰居相處得很好。

2. 最近幾個月我一直很忙，與大多數(shù)朋友失去了聯(lián)系。

3. 這些舊的信件使我想起了許多朋友。

4. 世界上千千萬萬的人用這種方式相互保持聯(lián)系。

Ⅲ. 單項選擇

1. Henry always forgets things he has done. Yesterday he forgot ___ the letter and looked for it everywhere.

A. to post B. to have posted

C. postingD. having posted

2. — I’m feeling terrible and lonely all the time， what should I

do？

— ___ ！ Try to talk to your friends， and take good care of

your health.

A. Go aheadB. Take it easy

C. That’s rightD. Don’t mention it

3. — Can you remember ___ some unpleasant things about

her？

— Yes， but I didn’t mean ___ her.

A. saying； to hurtB. to say； hurting

C. to say； to hurtD. saying； hurting

4. ___ in the cage for half a day， the bird became hungry.

A. Being keptB. Kept

C. Having been keptD. Have been kept

5. “We can’t go out in this weather，” said Bob， ___ out of the window.

A. lookingB. to look

C. lookedD. having looked

6. I meant to ___ quietly， but your kindness made the parting doubly hard.

A. leave outB. pass on

C. fall outD. go away

7. My mother always get a bit ___ if we don’t arrive when we say we will.

A. weakB. ashamed

C. anxiousD. patient

8. — Why is your face all swollen？

— I guess I’m ___ that medicine I took last night.

A. blessed withB. ashamed of

C. allergic toD. nostalgic for

9. I can hardly recognize the square because the old houses around have been ___ .

A. torn off B. torn down

C. gone off D. gone down

10. Children need friends ___ their own age to play with.

A. ofB. for

C. inD. at

Ⅳ. 閱讀理解

One dark and stormy night， an elderly man and his wife entered the hall of a small hotel in Philadelphia， hoping to get shelter for the night.

The clerk， a friendly man with a beautiful smile， explained that there were three conferences in town. “All of our rooms are taken，” the clerk said， “but I can’t send a nice couple like you into the rain at one o’clock in the morning. Would you perhaps be willing to sleep in my room？ It’s not a suite， but it will be good enough to make you comfortable for the night.” The couple agreed.

As the elderly man paid the bill the next morning， he told the clerk， “You are the kind of person who should be the boss of the best hotel in the United States. Maybe someday I’ll build one for you.” The clerk looked at them and smiled. The three of them had a good laugh.

Two years passed. The clerk had almost forgotten the incident （發(fā)生的事） when he received a letter from the elderly man， asking the clerk to pay him a visit. The elderly man met him in New York， and led him to the corner of the Fifth Avenue and 34th Street. He then pointed to a great new building there， a reddish stone one with watchtowers thrusting （沖） up to the sky， and told the clerk that it was the hotel he had just built for him to manage.

That wonderful building was the original Waldorf Astoria Hotel. And this young clerk whose name was George C. Boldt never foresaw （預見） the return of events that would lead him into the manager of one of the world’s most attractive hotels.

1. When the elderly couple left the hotel， they ___ .

A. took what they said as a joke

B. wanted to build the same hotel in the future

C. hoped that the clerk would replace the boss of the hotel

D. thought the clerk was talented in managing hotels

2. Why did the elderly man build a hotel for the clerk？

A. He was grateful to the clerk.

B. They had a bet at first.

C. He wanted to please the clerk.

D. He wanted to sell the hotel.

3. According to the text， the clerk ___ .

A. helped the couple because he thought they were poor

B. hoped that the old couple could give him a large amount of money

C. didn’t expect to receive things in return from the old couple

D. became rich， thanks to his own efforts

4. From the text， we can infer that ___ .

A. anybody can be a successful manager

B. old people are always very rich

C. good luck is always waiting for lucky people

D. kindness can bring a good return

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4448min社會類夾敘夾議8

We begin this topic by discussing the region of the United States known as the Northeast. This region includes 11 states and a small area called the District of Columbia， which is the home of the national government.

The Northeast is a very important part of the United States， for although it covers only about six percent of the nation’s area， it contains around one-fourth of the country’s population. New York， the most popular city in the United States， and several other large cities lie in this region.

Why are these 11 states so important？ In the first place， the Northeast was one of the first sections of the country settled by Europeans. Busy cities developed there when most of America was still sparsely （稀疏地） settled. Many important events in the nation’s early history took place there， such as the Boston Tea Party in 1773， which took place immediately before the Revolutionary War broke out.

Today the Northeast is a great manufacturing （制造業(yè)） and trading region. Thousands of factories produce a wide variety of goods and provide other regions of the country with items they need. Many large manufacturing firms have their head offices here. Some of the country’s largest banks， investment agencies， and publishing houses are found in the Northeast. Several of its cities are noted for their fine museums. Some of the country’s best known colleges and universities are also found in this region.

Finally the Northeast is where the major part of the country’s international trade takes place. In the heart of this region， in New York city， is the home of the United Nations.

1. According to the passage， the District of Columbia is _____.

A. the area in which the nation’s capital lies

B. one of the states of the Northeast

C. the most popular city in the United States

D. the home of people working in the government

2. The Northeast at present is described in the passage as ___ .

A. a small area with a small population

B. a large area with a small population

C. a large area with a large population

D. a small area with a large population

3. The Northeast is an important part of the United States mainly because ___ .

A. many tourists visit it every year

B. it is a historical， business and cultural center

C. it was never a wasteland like the rest of the country

D. it is the home of many modern historians

4. The passage is mainly about ___ .

A. the people of the Northeast

B. the development of the United States

C. the importance of the Northeast

D. the position of the nation’s capital

B

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5128min科普類說明文8

Going to sleep may seem pretty boring compared with all the fun things you do while you are awake. But there’s a lot going on in your mind and body while you are sleeping.

Sleep， in fact， is as important to your survival as eating and drinking. Sleep improves your mood， makes you a better athlete， and helps you remember and understand what you learned during the day.

During sleep your temperature drops. Your heart rate slows. Down goes the pressure of the blood moving through your veins （血管）. A chemical that controls growth （called a hormone） moves into your bloodstream. Scientists think that sleep brings back energy and improves your immune （免疫）system. We know what happens while we’re asleep because scientists study volunteers who sleep in laboratories. The sleepers are connected with machines that measure brain waves， eye movements and muscle activities.

Sleep is like a school day： it’s divided into different periods， or stages. When you are awake， your brain waves fire rapidly. As you begin to relax and drift into （不知不覺陷入） the first stage of sleep， your brain produces slower-moving waves and you lose awareness of your surroundings. As you slide to deeper sleep， your body repairs itself from the normal wear and tear of daily life. Then， as you begin to drift back up to a lighter sleep， your mind becomes more alert， and your dreams begin. You are in REM sleep.

REM is the name for the rapid eye movement that happens while you are dreaming. During REM sleep， your eyes move back and forth behind your eyelids， as though you were watching a movie. During other stages， you might move in bed， but during REM sleep you’re still. That’s probably because if you could move， your body would act out your dreams. As you get close to morning， you spend more time in REM than in deep sleep， so you dream more. Researchers know that during REM sleep the part of the brain that deals with learning and thinking is very active.

Getting too little sleep can affect your personality. Experts recommend that children get at least nine hours sleep a night.

5. What does the underlined word “recommend” in the last paragraph mean？

A. Suggest.B. Ask.

C. Wish.D. Order.

6. During your sleep， ___ .

①your body repairs itself from the normal wear and tear of

daily life

②your brain produces slower-moving waves

③your dream begins

④you lose awareness of surroundings

Choose the right order：

A. ①③②④B. ②④①③

C. ④①③②D. ④③①②

7. Suppose this is the course of your sleep， in which part of the course do you have more dreams？

A. Light sleep.

B. Deep sleep.

C. REM sleep.

D. The first two stages of sleep.

8. Which of the following is right according to the passage？

A. Hormone has nothing to do with your growth.

B. You move a little while you are in REM sleep， dreaming.

C. The closer to morning， the more dreams you have.

D. The whole brain is as active at night as in the day.

Ⅰ. 選詞填空

從下列方框里10個單詞中選擇8個適當單詞的正確形式填入下列各句中，使其句意完整。每個單詞只使用一次。

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1. She’d felt ever since the first meeting that something had ____ between them.

2. The robbers tried to ____ ， but they were caught in the end.

3. She ____ the floor， waiting for the phone to ring.

4. A ____ will not be believed， even when he tells the truth.

5. The huge ship sank， but the couple was saved and ____ thanks to the rescue team.

6. Just remember， don’t ____ my name or you’ll get me into trouble.

7. I refuse to ____ to any club that would have me as a member.

8. The valley was really deep and there was a stream at the ____ .

Ⅱ. 句子翻譯

1. 這位母親衷心感謝那位救了她兒子性命的人。

2. 在警察的幫助下，昨晚她和她的孩子們得以再度團聚。

3. 他給我買了條漂亮的圍巾，作為回報，我給他做了頓可口的飯菜。

4. 與一個喜怒無常的人相處很是困難。

Ⅲ. 單項選擇

1. I would like to apply for the position ___ in your advertisement in Times of July 22.

A. mentioningB. having mentioned

C. to be mentionedD. mentioned

2. ___ not to miss the flight at 15：00， the manager set out for the airport in a hurry.

A. TellingB. Told

C. To toldD. Having told

3. Those animals do no ___ to anyone and it is wrong to ___ them.

A. hurt； harmB. wound； hurt

C. harm； hurtD. harm； wound

4. — The maths exam is not difficult， is it？

— ___ . Even Tom ___ to the bottom students passed it.

A. No； belongedB. Yes； belonging

C. No； belongingD. Yes； belonged

5. ___ there more than once， the old professor offered to show us around the newly-built library.

A. To beB. Being

C. To have beenD. Having been

6. To the children， summer is frequently thought to be ___ with ice cream and picnics.

A. stupefiedB. associated

C. blessedD. laden

7. You need money and time， and ___ ， you need to work hard.

A. in turnB. in case

C. in returnD. in addition

8. Jane， ___ quite a little money， was able to buy her mother a new washing machine as a birthdad639d4e143049e1af5359b33193ea77by present.

A. having savedB. saving

C. savedD. to have saved

9. ___ you fall into a bad habit， it’s very hard for you to get rid of it.

A. As soon asB. At once

C. All at onceD. Once

10. — I hear Johnson was badly injured in the accident.

— ___ ， let’s go and see him.

A. It’s your turnB. It’s my guess

C. I think soD. If so

Ⅳ. 完形填空

Some years ago when I was in my first year in college， I heard Salome Bey sing for the first time. The moment was exciting. Salome’s 1 filled the room and brought the theater to life. I was so 2 that I decided to write an article about her.

I 3 Salome Bey， telling her I was from Essence magazine， and that I wanted to meet her to talk about her career. She 4 and told me to come to her studio next Tuesday. When I hung up， I was scared out of my mind. I 5 I was lying. I was not a writer at all and hadn’t even written a grocery list.

I interviewed Salome Bey the next Tuesday. I sat there 6 ， taking notes and asking questions that all began with， “Can you tell me...” I soon realized that 7 Salome Bey was one thing， but writing a story for a national magazine was just impossible. The 8 was almost unbearable. I struggled for days with draft after draft. Finally I put my manuscript （手稿） into a large envelope and 9 it into a mailbox.

It didn’t take long. My manuscript 10 . How stupid of me！ I thought. How could I 11 in a world of professional writers？ Knowing I couldn’t 12 the rejection （拒絕） letter， I threw the unopened envelope into a drawer.

Five years later， I was moving to California. While cleaning my apartment， I 13 the unopened envelope. This time I opened it and read the editor’s letter in 14 ：

Dear Ms Profit，

Your story on Salome Bey is fantastic. Yet we need some relevant materials. Please add those and return the article immediately. We would like to publish your story soon.

Shocked， it took me a long time to 15 . Fear of rejection 16 me dearly. I lost at least five hundred dollars and failed to have my article appear 17 a major magazine. More importantly， I lost years of 18 writing. Today， I have become a full-time writer. Looking back on this 19 ， I learned a very important lesson： You can’t 20 to doubt yourself.

1. A. joyB. voiceC. speechD. smile

2. A. proudB. confidentC. satisfiedD.moved

3. A. visitedB. emailedC. phonedD. interviewed

4. A. agreedB. refusedC. hesitatedD. paused

5. A. admittedB. discoveredC. explainedD. knew

6. A. seriouslyB. patientlyC. nervouslyD. quietly

7. A. dreamingB. foolingC. invitingD. interrupting

8. A. hardshipB. failureC. commentD. pressure

9. A. droppedB. lostC. sentD. tore

10. A. disappearedB. returnedC. spreadD. improved

11. A. compareB. struggleC. surviveD. compete

12. A. ignoreB. deliverC. face D. receive

13. A. put downB. found outC. came acrossD. made up

14. A. disbeliefB. anxietyC. doubtD. panic

15. A. recoverB. prepareC. escapeD. concentrate

16. A. encourageB. costC. hurtD. scold

17. A. byB. atC. inD. on

18. A. constantB. endlessC. typicalD. enjoyable

19. A. experienceB. successC. benefitD. accident

20. A. attemptB. affordC. expectD. pretend

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4408min科普類夾敘夾議8

Rome—Doctors and medical groups around the world last weekend reacted with strong opposition to the news that an Italian specialist is on the brink of cloning the first human baby.

Dr Severino Antinori， who is the head of a hospital in Rome， has been referred to in an Arab newspaper as claiming that one of his patients is eight weeks pregnant with a cloned baby.

Antinori refused to comment on the reports， but he said he hoped to produce a cloned embryo （卵） for implantation （植入） within two years. So far seven different kinds of mammals have already successfully cloned， including sheep， cats and most recently rabbits.

Doctors showed their doubt and were strongly opposed although they admitted that human cloning would finally come true unless there was a worldwide ban on the practice.

Professor Rudolf Jaeniscb of the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology said， “I find it astonishing that people do this where the result can be predicted that it will not be a normal baby. It is using humans as Guinea pigs. It makes people feel sick.”

But Ronald Green， director of the Ethics Institute at Darmouth College in the US， said it was unlikely that an eight-week-old pregnancy would lead to a birth.

So far all cloned animals have suffered from some different serious disorders， many of them dying soon after their births.

Doctors are opposed to human cloning because they are worried about the welfare of the cloned child if there is one.

“There are no benefits of cloned human beings， just harm，” said Dr Michael Wilks of the UK.

1. What do the underlined words “on the brink of ” in Paragraph 1 most probably mean？

A. On the side of.B. On the point of.

C. In search of.D. In favour of.

2. What is the doctors’ general attitude to cloning of humans according to the passage？

A. They are against it.

B. They support it.

C. They welcome it.

D. They pay no attention to it.

3. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage？

A. Doctor Severion Antinori is strongly opposed to cloning human beings.

B. Up to now， seven kinds of animals have been cloned， including sheep， cats， humans and rabbits.

C. Professor Rudolf Jaeniscb is carrying on an experiment on cloning an eight-week-old embryo.

D. Ronald Green doubts about the future successful birth of the so-called cloned embryo.

4. Which is the best title for the passage？

A. The Success of Cloning Humans

B. The Anger at Cloning Humans

C. Failure of Cloning Humans

D. First Cloned Human

B

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53910min社會類議論文10

Friends play an important part in our lives， and although we may take the friendship for granted， we often don’t clearly understand how we make friends. While we get on well with a number of people， we are usually friends with only a very few.For example， the average among students is about 6 per person. In all the cases of friendly relationships， two people like one another and enjoy being together， but beyond that， the degree of intimacy （親密） between them and the reasons for their shared interest vary enormously. As we get to know people， we take into account things like age， race， economic condition， social position， and intelligence. Although these factors are not of main importance， it is more difficult to get on with people when there is a big difference in age and background.

Some friendly relationships can be kept on argument and discussion， but it is usual for close friends to have similar ideas and beliefs， to have attitudes and interests in common—they often talk about “being on the same wavelength”. It generally takes time to reach this point. And the more intimately involved people become， the more they rely on one another. People want to do friends favors and hate to break a promise. Equally， friends have to learn to put up with annoying habits and to tolerate differences in opinion.

Compared with marriage， there are no friendship ceremonies to strengthen the association between two people. But the supporting and understanding of each other that results from shared experiences and emotions does seem to create a powerful connection， which can overcome differences in background， and break down barriers （障礙） of age， class or race.

5. According to the author， ___ .

A. all those who get on well with eaK2Y1b26fDcszf1F96b6uSA==ch other are friends

B. friends are closer than people who just get on well with each other

C. everyone understands clearly how to make friends

D. every student has 6 friends

6. When we make friends， we consider such things as age， race， and background， because ___ .

A. it is not easy to have a friendly relationship with people when there is a big difference in age and background

B. the degree of friendship between two people and the reasons for their shared interest can vary greatly

C. friends need to know all these things

D. these are the most important factors to make friends

7. In Paragraph 2， the underlined words “being on the same wavelength” mean ___ .

A. using the same frequency while talking

B. keeping the same friendly relationship as other people do

C. having similar ideas， beliefs， attitudes and interests

D. having the same background

8. Which of the following is NOT implied in the passage？

A. Even friends may have differences in opinion.

B. Friends never argue with each other.

C. It generally takes time for people to become close friends.

D. Someone’s habits may annoy his friends.

9. To strengthen friendly relationship， people ___ .

A. must hold friendship ceremonies

B. have to get rid of differences in background

C. should make friends with those who are of the same age and of the same race

D. should support and understand each other through shared experiences and emotions