詞匯短語園地

1. abandon v. 放棄，拋棄

（1） abandon sb to sth （不顧責任、義務等）遺棄某人給……

The study showed a deep fear among the elderly of being abandoned to the care of strangers.

研究表明，老人十分害怕被丟給陌生人照管。

（2） abandon sth （to sb/sth） 不得已而放棄/舍棄

They had to abandon their lands and property to the invading forces.

他們不得不放棄土地和財產，讓侵略軍占領。

（3） abandon oneself to sth 陷入/沉湎于某種感情

He abandoned himself to despair.

他陷入絕望。

2. drown v. 淹死，使溺死

Two children drowned after falling into the river.

兩個孩子掉進河里淹死了。

（1） drown sth in sth 把某物浸泡在……里

The fruit was drowned in cream.

水果在奶油里泡過。

（2） drown sb/sth out 壓過/蓋過某人/某物

She turned up the radio to drown out the noise from next door.

他開大了收音機的音量以壓過隔壁房間的吵鬧聲。

3. last v. 持續(xù)，繼續(xù)；繼續(xù)存在，持續(xù)起作用，持久

The meeting only lasted （for） a few minutes.

會議只開了幾分鐘。

This kind of weather wont last.

這種天氣持續(xù)不了多久。

Hes making a big effort now， and I hope it lasts.

現(xiàn)在他正加緊努力，我希望他能堅持下去。

比較：last和take的區(qū)別

last和take均表示某事持續(xù)的時間。last表示某事持續(xù)的時間，但并非一定要與表示時間的詞語連用；而take表示到某地或做某事需要的時間，必須與表示時間的詞語連用。

The movie lasted over two hours.

這部電影長達兩個多小時。

How long do you think this storm will last？

你看這暴風雨會持續(xù)多久？

It takes （me） at least an hour to get home from work.

（我）下班回家至少得花一個小時。

How long will the flight take？

此次航班將飛行多長時間？

4. occupy v. 占領；使用，占用（空間、面積、時間等）

The capital has been occupied by the rebel army.

叛軍已占領了首都。

How much memory does the program occupy？

這個程序占用了多少內存？

The bed seemed to occupy most of the room.

床似乎占去了大半個屋子。

5. wound v. 使（身體）受傷；使（心靈）受傷

About 50 people were seriously wounded in the attack.

在這次攻擊中，約有50人受重傷。

She felt deeply wounded by his cruel remarks.

他那刻薄的話語使她感到深受傷害。

6. rescue v. 營救，拯救

rescue sb/sth （from sth/sb）（從某事中/某人手里）救出某

人/某物

They were eventually rescued by helicopter.

他們最后被直升機救走了。

He rescued a child from drowning.

他救起了一名落水兒童。

比較：save和rescue的區(qū)別

兩者均可表示“救”，save屬于普通用詞，使用廣泛，主要指把處于危險或危機狀態(tài)中的人或物解救出來；而rescue則強調動作的迅速，指從直接的或迫在眉捷的危險中解救出來。兩者?？蓳Q用。

The brave firemen saved （rescued） people from a burning house.

勇敢的消防人員從燃燒的房子里把人救出來。

The house was rescued （saved） from demolition.

這所房子保住了，可以不拆。

7. drop vt. 扔下，投下

vi. 掉下，落下；液體滴落，滴下；（價格，

勁勢等）下降，下跌；累倒，累垮

I dropped the letter into the mail-box.

我將信投入信箱。

I dropped some small change into the collecting tin.

我把一些硬幣投進募捐罐里了。

Tears dropped from her eyes.

淚水從她眼中滴落下來。

The price of coffee has dropped.

咖啡的價格已經降下來了。

I will work till I drop.

我要工作到我倒下為止。

1） drop back/behind 后退，落后，落在……后面

2） drop by/in/round = drop in on sb 順便訪問，順便進入

3） drop off 打盹兒，小睡

4） drop out （of sth） 不再參加，退出，脫離

8. mess n. 混亂的局面，麻煩，困境；骯臟，雜亂

The economy is in a mess.

經濟陷入了困境。

The whole situation is a mess.

整個情況都是一團糟。

The kids made a mess in the bathroom.

孩子們把浴室搞得一塌糊涂。

9. shave v. & n. 刮胡子

The nurse washed and shaved him.

護士給他洗了臉，刮了胡子。

shave sth off 刮掉某物

Charles decided to shave off his beard.

查爾斯決定刮掉胡子。

I need a shave.

我需要刮胡子了。

10. cheers int.（用于祝酒）祝你健康！

Lets drink a toast to our hostess. Cheers！

為我們的女主人舉杯。干杯！

cheer n. 歡呼聲，喝彩聲

A great cheer went up from the crowd.

觀眾爆發(fā)出一陣熱烈的歡呼聲。

cheer v. 歡呼，喝彩，加油

We all cheered as the team came on to the field.

球隊入場時我們都為之歡呼。

cheerful adj. 快樂的，高興的，興高采烈的

He felt bright and cheerful and full of energy.

他感到興高采烈，渾身充滿活力。

11. worthwhile adj. 值得做的，有價值的，有用的

The smile on her face made it all worthwhile.

她臉上的笑容使得這一切都非常值得。

（1） worthwhile to do sth 值得去做某事

It is worthwhile to include really high-quality illustrations.

把真正高質量的插圖包括進去是值得的。

（2） worthwhile doing sth 值得做了某事

It didnt seem worthwhile writing it all out again.

把它都再寫出來似乎不必要。

比較：worth，worthy和worthwhile的區(qū)別

這三個詞都是形容詞，都有“值得”的意思，但用法或搭配關系不同。

（1） worth只能作表語，意思為“值……的”、“相當于……的價值的”、“有……價值的”、“值得……的”。由于它類似介詞，須在后面接名詞或動詞-ing形式作賓語。

This second-hand car is worth $2000 at the most.

The exhibition is worth a visit/visiting.

Its not worth getting angry with him.

（2） worthy可作表語，也可作定語。作定語時意思為“有價值的”、“值得尊敬的”、“應受到賞識的”；作表語時意思為“值得……的”、“應得到……的”，其后接of sth，也可以后接to do sth。

Guangzhou is worthy of a visit/to be visited.

He said he was not worthy to accept such honour

The school has educated many worthy young people.

（3） worthwhile與worthy一樣，既可作表語，又可作定語。表示某事因重要、有趣或從中受益大而值得花時間、金錢或努力去做，一般意為“值得的”、“值得做的”、“有意義的”。用作表語時，可接動名詞或動詞不定式。

The Summer Palace is worthwhile having/to have a visit.

Helping old people is a worthwhile activity.

Thank you for your worthwhile suggestion.

12. encourage v. 鼓舞，鼓勵

（1） encourage sb in sth 在某事上鼓勵某人

My parents have always encouraged me in my choice of career.

在我選擇職業(yè)時父母總是鼓勵我。

（2） encourage sth in sb/sth 在某人/某物上助長某人

They claim that some computer games encourage violent behavior in young children.

他們聲稱有些電腦游戲助長兒童的暴力行為。

13. arm v. 裝備，武裝

arm oneself/sb with sth 用某物武裝自己/某人

The crowd armed themselves with sticks and stones.

群眾拿起棍棒和石塊武裝自己。

She had armed herself for the meeting with all the latest statistics.

為了這次會議，她準備了所有最新的統(tǒng)計資料。

14. declare war on 向……宣戰(zhàn)

His government has declared war on the neighbouring country tonight.

他的政府已在今夜向鄰國宣戰(zhàn)了。

15. make a breakthrough 取得重大突破（進展）

The key to the problems is to make a breakthrough with a clear aim.

有針對性地尋找突破是解決這些問題的關鍵。

16. pick up 停下來讓某人搭車（船等）；救起

He picked me up a few days later for a movie and dinner.

幾天后他來接我，我們一起看電影，吃晚飯。

In the end， a boat picked me up.

最后，一艘船把我救起來了。

17. to ones astonishment 令某人驚訝的是

To my astonishment， he threw out the book and screamed at me.

令我驚訝的是，他把那本書丟出去并向我大聲喊叫。

跟蹤導練（一）

A

A thief who dropped a winning lottery ticket （彩票） at the scene of his crime has been given a lesson in honesty. His victim， who picked up the ticket， then claimed the￡25000 prize， managed to find him， and handed over the cash. The robbery （盜竊案） happened when maths professor Vinicio Sabbatucci， 58， was changing a tyre on an Italian motorway. Another motorist， who stopped to “help”， stole a suitcase from his car and drove off. The professor found the dropped ticket and put it in his pocket before driving home to Ascoli in eastern Italy.

Next day， he saw the lottery results on TV and， taking out the ticket， realized it was a winner. He claimed the 60 million lire prize. Then he began a battle with his conscience. Finally， he decided he could not keep the money despite having been robbed. He advertised in newspapers and on radio， saying， “Im trying to find the man who robbed me. I have 60 million for him—a lottery win. Please meet me.”

Professor Sabbatucci received hundreds of calls from people hoping to trick him into handing them the cash. But there was one voice he recognized—and he arranged to meet the man in a park. The robber， a 35-year-old unemployed father of two， gave back the suitcase and burst into tears. He could not believe what was happening. “Why didnt you keep the money？” he asked. The professor replied， “I couldnt because its not mine.” Then he walked off， spurning the thiefs offer of a reward （回報）.

1. Where did the robbery happen？

A. On a bus. B. On a train.

C. On a motorway. D. On an airplane.

2. Hundreds of people phoned professor Sabbatucci because they ___ .

A. lost the lottery ticket

B. hoped to get the money

C. knew who the robber was

D. wanted to make fun of him

3. What does the underlined word “spurning”mean？

A. Refusing. B. Accepting.

C. Requesting. D. Exchanging.

4. Whats the best title of the passage？

A. A Magic Lottery

B. A Thiefs Lucky Day

C. A Reward of Honesty

D. A Popular Maths Professor

B

There are two kinds of memory—short-term and long-term. Information in long-term memory can be recalled at a later time when it is needed. The information may be kept for days or weeks， while information in short-term memory is kept for only a few seconds， usually by repeating the information over and over. The following experiment shows how short-term memory has been studied.

Henning studied how students who are learning English as a second language remember a list of words. The subjects （主體） in his experiment were 75 college students. They represented all levels of ability in English： beginning， intermediate （中級的）， advanced， and native-speaking students.

To begin with， the subjects listened to a recording of a native speaker reading a paragraph in English. Following the recording， the subjects took a 15-question test to see which words they remembered. Each question had four choices. The subjects had to circle the word they had heard in the recording. Some of the questions had four choices that sound alike. For example， weather， whether， wither and wetter are four words that sound alike. Some of the questions had four choices that have the same meaning. Method， way， manner and system would be four words with the same meaning. Finally the subjects took a language-proficiency test.

Having found that students with a lower proficiency in English made more of their mistakes on words that have the same meaning， Hennings results suggest that beginning students hold the sound of words in their short-term memory， and advanced students hold the meaning of words in their short-term memory.

5. Henning made the experiment in order to find ___ .

A. how to develop students ability to use English

B. how students learn English as a second language

C. how long information in short-term memory is kept

D. how English words are remembered by non-native-speaking students

6. What does the underlined word “proficiency” mean？

A. Skill. B. Degree.

C. Attention. D. Knowledge.

7. Which of the following statements is TRUE？

A. Long-term memory can be got only by training.

B. Henning gave a separate test on words to the subjects.

C. It is easier to test short-term memory than long-term memory.

D. Information in short-term memory is different from that in a long-term memory.

8. The passage is mainly about ___ .

A. English learning B. long-term memory

C. short-term memory D. language proficiency

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。

1. The ____ enemies tore down the peoples houses by force.

2. Bad habits which will do you harm should be ____ .

3. Many families were ____ when the river burst its banks.

4. The sale was supposed to ____ for a week， but for all practical purposes its over.

5. Thousands of civilians have been killed or severely ____ in furious crossfire.

6. I was ____ when I heard about your accident.

7. We want a room which ____ the garden， not one facing the car park.

8. The child was ____ from the fire， but died soon after that for terrible burns.

1. 我們應該向我們的壞習慣開戰(zhàn)。

2. 科學家們在計算機科學方面取得了重大突破。

3. 最終你所有的孩子將會離開家去過他們自己的生活。

4. 軍隊在風雪中登陸了英國海灘，他們又冷又餓。

1. If peter had enough money， he ___ on the trip to Los Angeles.

A. would have gone B. went

C. had gone D. would go

2. Helen was fully occupied ___ business matters， so we didnt want to bother her.

A. for B. at

C. with D. about

3. — According to the agreement， you must finish the work by

this month.

— Dont worry. Were trying hard and it ___ last that long.

A. wouldnt B. wont

C. didnt D. doesnt

4. If you take a ___ breath， you can stay under water for more than a minute.

A. big B. heavy

C. strong D. deep

5. ___ has helped to save the ___ girl is worth praising.

A. Who； drowned B. Whoever； drowned

C. No matter who； drowning D. Whoever； drowning

6. Peace cannot be got by begging； it must be ___ for.

A. worked B. invaded

C. fought D. rescued

7. The telephone is ringing. Please ___ .

A. take up it B. pick up it

C. take it up D. pick it up

8. Although they may be useful at times， most users do not ___ use them.

A. usually B. finally

C. frequently D. eventually

9. Creating troubles in public places should be ___ by social opinion.

A. condemned B. scolded

C. blamed D. attacked

10. David felt ___ because his mother expressed no regret about scolding him in a loud voice in public.

A. cut B. injured

C. wounded D. hurt

Once many years ago， I pulled a family out of a burning car somewhere in Wyoming. Last week I received a telephone call from a woman who could not stop crying as she told me that one of my stories had saved her son from committing suicide. In closing she called me a hero.

That got me thinking about what a hero is. Was I a hero because I pulled a family from a burning car？ If so， how could I be a hero just because I wrote a story that saved someones life？

Today I looked up the word “hero” in the dictionary to see exactly what it meant. It read “a person who does something brave” and also “a person who is good and noble”.

That statement impressed me more than the part about being brave. So I thought about something very important. And I remembered what happened to me years ago.

After my marriage of twenty years ended， I was in such a condition. I was within hours trying to get up enough courage to end the pain and misery. When I returned home， someone had sent me a card in the mail which told me how much they would appreciate me as a friend. That wonderful card probably saved my life. That person， without even knowing it， saved a life and became a hero.

The many stories I kept writing in the following years saved the life of a teenage boy. In turn that makes the person who sent me the card a double hero. I suppose that is why I fight so hard to help the children now living in orphanages （孤兒院）. Most children come out of these institutions with a very hard and bitter attitude against the world. The gifts we send them let them know that they have not been forgotten. Hopefully， most of them will never hurt anyone because of the kindness shown to them by those of us who cared. If it works， we will also become “heroes”.

1. What did the writer do in Wyoming many years ago？ （within 9 words）

2. Why did the woman call the writer a hero at the end of the call？ （within 7 words）

3. What caused his pain and misery？ （within 3 words）

4. What probably saved the writers life？ （within 3 words）

5. Who can be considered as a hero according to the passage？ （within 7 words）

跟蹤導練（二）

A

Some foods can make you sick if they are stored in conditions that are not cold enough to prevent the growth of harmful organisms. Freezing can keep some foods in good condition for months after the growing season. Yet foods can be damaged if they are kept too cold.

The British Development Group says the best time to prepare foods for storage is at harvest time while foods are still in the field.

Use a sharp knife and place the harvested items on a clean surface or directly into storage containers. Do not put them on the ground.

Use clean water to remove dirt， and keep the water clean. Usually it is better not to remove outer leaves from fruits and vegetables before storage. Without leaves， foods can become dry quickly.

Fruits and vegetables must cool from field heat before they are put into storage containers. Cooling them in water can spread funguses （霉菌） throughout the food. A better idea is to harvest foods either early or late in the day， and then leave them to cool naturally.

Some fruits and vegetables must be stored at zero to four degrees Celsius （攝氏度）. Some foods need to be stored at four to eight degrees Celsius， and some need to be stored above eight degrees Celsius for best results.

Wet fruits and vegetables so they do not become too dry. The best time to do this is before storage. Cover the items in plastic once they reach the right temperature for storage. Most fruits and vegetables need the relative humidity （濕度）. Finally， leave spaces between the food containers and the walls of the cold storage area so air can flow. Keep the spaces clean and try not to open the doors too often.

1. What is the function of the leaves of fruits and vegetables？

A. Helping keep them fresh.

B. Helping keep them clean.

C. Making them look more attractive.

D. Keeping them from harmful organisms.

2. Why is it better to harvest foods either early or late in the day？

A. Because foods are cleaner then.

B. Because foods have no field heat then.

C. Because foods then are wet enough to be stored.

D. Because it is easy to make them become cool from field heat naturally.

3. It can be inferred from the text that ___ .

A. wetting foods is the most important step

B. leaving spaces between containers is hard

C. fruits must be stored under zero degrees Celsius

D. choosing the right time to store foods is important

4. The text is mainly about ___ .

A. some tips for the storage of foods

B. the research on some fruits and vegetables

C. the benefits of storing foods in cold conditions

D. the process of keeping foods in good condition

B

When you are curious about something and want to know more about it， you can use the way of asking questions. Asking questions is the first step to make discoveries and find interesting answers. The steps below can guide you during the research.

Step 1

On a note card or piece of paper， write down the subject that you are interested in. Just get the main idea down. For example， you might write：

Discover more about dinosaurs.

Step 2

Next， stop and think for a moment about what you have already known about your subject. List what you have already known like the sentences below：

（1） Dinosaurs lived long before human beings appeared.

（2） Dinosaurs lived on the earth more than 150 million years ago.

（3） Some dinosaurs fed on plants， some on meat.

Step 3

What can you do with what you want to learn？ By asking questions. On your paper， start writing down questions about dinosaurs as you think of them：

（1） Whats the best weather for dinosaurs to live in？

（2） How many kinds of dinosaurs were there on the earth？

（3） Have dinosaurs really disappeared？

Step 4

Armed with your list of questions， you can now go to the nearest library or computer to begin your research. As you learn more about your subject， youll probably discover some new questions.

For example， you might discover that dinosaurs disappeared about 65 million years ago. Why？ What happened？ Asking new questions can help you research your subject more widely.

The next time you find something interesting to research， take time to organize your thinking by asking good questions. And remember—learning more always brings more questions.

5. When you do some research， you should take the following steps： ___ .

① list what you want to know

② choose a research subject

③ list what you already know

④ discover new problems

A. ①④③② B. ②③①④

C. ③②④① D. ④③①②

6. What does the underlined sentence mean？

A. Writing down your list of questions.

B. Taking your list of questions with you.

C. Putting your list of questions under your arm.

D. Discussing your questions with your classmates.

7. According to the passage， which of the following is TRUE？

A. You can find all the answers online.

B. Learn more， and youll have no questions.

C. Asking questions is the only way for research.

D. During the research， you may keep finding new questions.

8. Whats the best title of the passage？

A. Finding Subjects

B. Discovering Dinosaurs

C. Asking Good Questions

D. Having Interesting Answers

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。

1. The monkeys ____ the basket away as soon as they saw the children.

2. The bridge was supported by heavy iron ____ hanging from two towers.

3. In this manner a complete ____ is formed behind the mirror.

4. They all thought it would be ____ to continue any further.

5. ____ was the virtue his brother admired most.

6. Little did he know that this was going to be a very ____ shopping trip.

7. The youth gave me his hand when I was lifting my ____ .

8. This must be kept absolutely secret； this is strictly ____ .

1. 她的父母做出了很大的犧牲，因此她才能獲得良好的教育。

2. 我記得我第一次聽到世界上最甜美的聲音時，那感覺太美妙了。

3. 如果艾倫聽我的勸告的話，就不會在工作上走上一條不歸路了。

4. 如果颶風發(fā)生在白天，將會有更多的死亡。

1. It was such ___ surprise， such ___ shock that he couldnt deal with such a simple question.

A. / ； / B. /； a

C. a ； a D. a； /

2. He ___ the habit of smoking， but he didnt want to give it up.

A. dropped down B. dropped into

C. dropped by D. dropped out

3. She wishes she ___ to the theatre last night.

A. went B. would go

C. had gone D. would have gone

4. If I ___ where he lived， I ___ a note to him.

A. had known； would send

B. had known； would have sent

C. know； would send

D. knew； would have sent

5. Now that you found out the truth， you ___ have seen her face！

A. would B. can

C. should D. may

6. The teacher ___ the childrens names to check they were all present.

A. called out B. called in

C. called off D. called up

7. If they ___ earlier than expected， they ___ here now.

A. had started； would be

B. started； might be

C. had started； would have been

D. started； might have been

8. The golden rule in playing tennis is to watch the ball ___ .

A. carefully B. deeply

C. closely D. seriously

9. — Please be quick. I have to get to the school before 8：00 am.

— ___ ， but Ill do my best.

A. No problem B. Its impossible

C. Thats right D. I cant promise

10. When the news ___ ， everyone was shocked.

A. dropped out B. knocked out

C. came out D. broke out

Jenna， a popular girl from Westwood Middle School， had graduated first in her class and was ready for new 1 in high school.

2 ， high school was different. In the first week， Jenna went to tryouts （選拔賽） for cheerleaders （拉拉隊隊員）. She was competing against very talented girls， and she knew it would be 3 for her to be selected. Two hours later， the 4 read a list of the girls for a second tryout. Her heart 5 as the list ended without her name. Feeling 6 ， she walked home carrying her schoolbag full of homework.

Arriving home， she 7 with math. She had always been a good math student， but now she was 8 . She moved on to English and history， and was 9 to find that she didnt have any trouble with those subjects. Feeling better， she decided not to 10 math for the time being.

The next day Jenna went to see Mrs Biden about being on the school 11 . Mrs Biden wasnt as enthusiastic as Jenna. “Im sorry， but we have enough 12 for the newspaper already. Come back next year and well talk then.” Jenna smiled 13 and left. “Why is high school so 14 ？” she sighed.

Later in 15 class， Jenna devoted herself to figuring out the problems that had given her so much 16 . By the end of class， she understood how to get them right. As she gathered her books， Jenna decided shed continue to try to 17 at her new school. She wasnt sure if shed 18 ， but she knew she had to try. High school was just as her mom had said， “You will feel like a small fish in a big pond 19 a big fish in a small pond. The challenge is to become the 20 fish you can be.”

1. A. processes B. decisions C. challenges D. exercises

2. A. Therefore B. However C. Otherwise D. Besides

3. A. difficult B. easy C. possible D. hopeful

4. A. editor B. boss C. applicant D. judge

5. A. jumped B. sank C. stopped D. beat

6. A. strange B. happy C. unhappy D. lonely

7. A. started B. went C. compared D. did

8. A. struggling B. improving C. working D. complaining

9. A. ashamed B. disappointed C. shocked D. pleased

10. A. put up B. prepare for C. worry about D. give up

11. A. committee B. newspaper C. radio D. team

12. A. speakers B. readers C. cheerleaders D. writers

13. A. widely B. weakly C. shockedly D. graciously

14. A. similar B. senseless C. different D. terrible

15. A. physics B. history C. English D. math

16. A. pleasure B. hope C. trouble D. sorrow

17. A. fit in B. look in C. stay in D. suit in

18. A. failed B. succeeded C. lost D. dropped

19. A. in return for B. in case of C. in terms of D. instead of

20. A. biggest B. smallest C. best D. smartest

跟蹤導練（三）

A

Short and shy， Ben Saunders was the last kid in his class picked for any sports team. “Football， tennis—anything with a round ball， I was useless，” he says now with a laugh. But back then he was the object of jokes in school gym classes in Englands rural Devonshire.

It was a mountain bike he received for his 15th birthday that changed him. At first the teen went biking alone in a nearby forest. Then he began to cycle along with a runner friend. Gradually， Saunders set his mind building up his body， increasing his speed， strength and endurance （忍耐力）. At the age of 18， he ran his first marathon.

The following year， he met John Ridgway， who became famous in the 1960s for rowing an open boat across the Atlantic Ocean. Saunders was hired as an instructor at Ridgways School of Adventure in Scotland， where he learned about the older mans cold-water exploits. Intrigued， Saunders read all he could about Arctic explorers and North Pole expeditions （遠征）， then decided that this would be his future.

Journeys to the Pole arent the usual holidays for British country boys， and many people considered his dream as fantasy. “John Ridgway was one of the few who didnt say， ‘You are completely crazy，” Saunders said.

In 2001， after becoming a skilled skier， Saunders started his first long-distance expedition toward the North Pole. He suffered from frostbite （凍傷）， had a closer encounter with a polar bear and pushed his body to the limit.

Saunders has since then become the youngest person to ski alone to the North Pole， and hes skied more of the Arctic by himself than any other British. His old playmates would not believe his change.

This October， Saunders， 27， heads south to explore from the coast of Antarctica to the South Pole and back， an 1800-mile journey that has never been completed on skis.

1. The turning point in Saunders life came when ___

A. he started to play ball games

B. he got a mountain bike at the age of 15

C. he started to receive Ridgways training

D. he ran his first marathon at the age of 18

2. What do we know about Saunders？

A. He once worked at a school in Scotland.

B. He followed Ridgway to explore the North Pole.

C. He was chosen for the school sports team as a kid.

D. He was the first British to ski alone to the North Pole.

3. The underlined word “Intrigued” probably means ___.

A. Excited B. Attracted

C. Delighted D. Convinced

4. It can be inferred that Saunders journey to the North Pole ___ .

A. made him well-known in the 1960s

B. was accompanied by his old playmates

C. was supported by other Arctic explorers

D. set a record in the North Pole expedition

B

Why do people buy art？ To answer this question， ask yourself what your reasons are for thinking of getting a piece of art. An artwork can cost a large amount of money， but if it meets your needs， its worth every penny.

People buy art for many reasons. Many people buy an artwork simply because they like it， even if it is by an unknown artist. Art， as long as you enjoy it， is never a waste of money.

Art is for enjoyment. Art is meant to be shown. Dont ever feel pressured into buying something you wont enjoy looking at day after day， no matter what other people may say. Dont buy something that doesnt attract you just because it is trendy， or because the artist is famous， or because you have been advised that the artwork will make a good investment. If you dont like the artwork at all， dont buy it！

Art improves your environment. Have you ever noticed that all beautiful homes have art as an integral （必需的） part of the decoration？ Art lends life and color to otherwise simple and ordinary walls. A well thought-out art collection will help create a unique atmosphere in your home and make it more attractive.

Art makes a statement. The kind of art you surround yourself with says much about your personality， tastes and values. Art truly is a mirror of the soul.

Art enriches your life. Love—even the love of a work of art—contributes to healthier living and a longer lifespan （壽命）. Art should enrich your life. Otherwise， why do you spend precious time and resources on it？

Just remember to select something which will appeal to your tastes， and keep to a sensible budget （預算）. Good art neednt cost an arm or a leg.

Happy art collecting！

5. According to the author， what should you consider when buying a piece of art？

A. Whether it brings pleasure to you.

B. Whether it is fashionable at present.

C. Whether it is created by a famous artist.

D. Whether you can profit from it in the end.

6. Which of the following words best describes a work of art placed in a house？

A. Unique. B. Ordinary.

C. Attractive. D. Necessary.

7. The underlined sentence in Paragraph 5 means that ___ .

A. art is an expression of yourself

B. art can show what you look like

C. a mirror can be a piece of true art

D. a mirror has a feature similar to art

8. Whats the purpose of the passage？

A. To explain the benefit of art to people.

B. To teach us how to choose works of art.

C. To advise us to buy an expensive artwork.

D. To remind us to be sensible when buying an artwork.

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。

1. When I was graduating from college， my generation also found the world in a ____ .

2. There were many raised eyebrows when he ____ all his hair off.

3. The pressure on emotion is hard to ____ .

4. He drew back slowly， ____ step by step.

5. The singer felt ____ by the many letters of support.

6. After six hours on the roof， the gunman ____ to the police.

7. It would be better to use ____ than to attack by force.

8. The teacher ____ his students many examples on the blackboard.

1. 每次感到失望時，老師總是鼓勵我不要放棄。

2. 他站起身來作了一個簡短的演講。

3. 我倆唯一的共同點是我們都去過法國。

4. 我考試通過了，所以刻苦努力還是值得的。

1. That story is ___ most interesting. I think it is ___ best to be translated into English.

A. / ； / B. the； /

C. the； the D. /； the

2. If the whole operation ___ planned beforehand， a great deal of time and money would have been lost.

A. was not B. has not been

C. had not been D. were not

3. — Have you seen the film about the Iraq War？

— No， I havent， and never ___ of it.

A. had I heard B. I have heard

C. have I heard D. did I hear

4. I would never ___ a promise that Id made to a friend.

A. break B. take

C. make D. defeat

5. Nature ___ him to write such beautiful poems.

A. occupied B. inspired

C. encouraged D. admired

6. Allen talked about a lot about things and persons ___ he remembered in the school.

A. what B. whom

C. which D. that

7. The seven little kids went to the beach and ___ as many stones as they could carry.

A. turned back B. dropped back

C. brought back D. set back

8. I wonder why he can be so ___ when he knows he has cancer.

A. thankful B. grateful

C. regretful D. cheerful

9. The farmer ___ to shoot any dog that killed one of his sheep.

A. threatened B. armed

C. defended D. resisted

10. The car was repaired but not quite to my ___ .

A. joy B. pleasure

C. astonishment D. satisfaction

Many high schools and colleges with a football team in the United States usually have a homecoming day.

This can be the most important event of the year next to graduation. Students plan homecoming day for many weeks.

When the day arrives， they begin before dawn to decorate the schools. There are signs to wish luck to the team and many other signs to welcome back the graduates from other years. Many people still come to homecoming clubs to build booths and sell lemonade， apples or sandwiches. Some clubs help to welcome visitors.

During the day people like to look for teachers that they remember from long ago. Often they see old friends and they talk together about those happy years in school.

Everyone soon comes to watch the football game. When the game is half over， the band comes onto the field and plays school songs. Another important moment is when the homecoming king appears. All the students vote for another student who is popular. It is a great honor to be homecoming king.

Homecoming is a happy day， but it is not perfect unless the football team wins the game. Even if the team loses， the students still enjoy homecoming. Some stay at the school to dance， and others go to a party. For everyone it is a day worth remembering.

1. Whats the most important event of the year next to granduation？ （within 2 words）

2. What are the two things that all the students do on this day？ （within 10 words）

3. How do the students prepare for the homecoming day？ （within 8 words）

4. Why do the students still enjoy homecoming day even if the team loses？ （within 10 words）

5. What kind of person can be chosen for the homecoming king？ （within 6 words）

跟蹤導練（四）

A

It seems that great artists and scientists often suffer from mental problems. Both Einstein and Dickens had mental illness. Now scientists have started to look at whether mental illness and genius are linked.

Dr Adele Juda studied 5，000 creative people in Germany. She found there were more people with mental illness in this group than in the general population. Poets had the highest rate of mental illness， followed by musicians， with lower numbers for painters and architects.

Other scientists did research which also showed a strong link between mental problems and creativity. But， it did nothing to explain it.

Dr Ruth Richards of Harvard University made a break-through. Instead of studying creative people， she took a group of psychiatric （精神病的） patients and tested them for creativity. The patients got much higher scores than a normal group. Also， the patients close relatives were much more creative than the patients and a normal group. This suggests that the key to the link between creativity and mental illness is in our genes. But this is a problem. According to Darwinism， harmful genes should be removed. Some scientists believe that evolution has created a balance， where the madness of a few people leads to the development of the whole human race.

Geniuses may be mad， bad or just difficult to understand， but their discoveries have improved the world we live in. It seems that a little creative madness is good for us all.

1. According to Dr Adele Juda， which of the following has the lowest rate of mental illness？

A. Poets. B. Painters.

C. Musicians. D. Bus drivers.

2. Based on the research of Dr Ruth Richards， we can conclude that ___ .

A. poets had the highest rate of mental illness

B. great artists often suffer from mental problems

C. psychiatric patients have more creativity than the average people

D. it is our genes that determine the link between creativity and mental illness

3. Which of the following statements is True？

A. Geniuses may be easy to understand.

B. There is a weak link between mental problems and creativity.

C. The key to the link between creativity and mental illness is in our genes.

D. Psychiatric patients make greater contributions than common people.

4. What is the writers attitude toward madness？

A. All the talented people are mad.

B. Madness is harmful to the whole society.

C. A little creative madness is good for us all.

D. Only the people with mental illness have more creativity.

B

The temperature of your body should always be the same if you are fine， no matter whether the weather is hot or cold. That is why the doctor tests your temperature with a thermometer （體溫表） when you are sick. Normally， your body temperature is ninety-eight point six degrees Fahrenheit （華氏的）. If it is higher than that， it is a sure sign that something is wrong with your body.

Your body keeps the same temperature all the time， because it balances the heat it produces and gives off. It is always burning up food and producing heat. It can produce heat faster when the body needs or give off heat faster when the body becomes too warm. Lets see how this works.

The heat of your body is given off mainly through the skin. When you feel cold， your skin is tight and shows “goose flesh”. When you feel cold， you must jump around to keep warm. Then your muscles begin to work， burn up fuel and produce more heat. It is not pleasant to shiver （顫抖）， so you usually prefer warming up by taking exercise， or putting on more clothes to keep warm.

When you get warm， the skin is soft. It is so supplied with blood that heat is given off rapidly. If you get too warm， you begin to sweat （出汗） and more body heat is used in evaporating the moisture （蒸發(fā)水分） in your body. In warm weather or warm rooms， you wear less clothing so that heat can be given off freely. You prefer less exercise because your body is warm enough， and the extra heat produced by taking too much exercise makes you uncomfortable.

Now you see why you feel differently in different kinds of weather. In summer， when it is hot， you feel tired and lazy. You do not care to work or play， but enjoy lying down and doing nothing. When you get out of door in winter， the cold air makes you feel lively. You want to run and play.

5. How does the body keep the same temperature all the time？

A. It balances the heat it gets and loses.

B. It is always producing heat from food.

C. It stops producing heat when it needs to.

D. It gives off the heat that the body produces.

6. When a person gets too warm， he begins to sweat in order to ___ .

A. make the skin soft

B. give off heat quickly

C. evaporate the moisture

D. get the blood to move faster

7. From this passage we know that we feel differently in different kinds of weather because ___ .

A. we have different emotions in different kinds of weather

B. the body temperature is always changing in different kinds of weather

C. we feel tired and lazy in summer and lively in winter when we are outside in cold air

D. our bodies deal with different kinds of weather in different ways to keep the same temperature

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。

1. Bob Beamons longstanding record for the long jump was ____ broken.

2. ____ ， he became the first Westerner to open a martial arts school in Japan.

3. At the beginning of ____ ， the factory was in an awful mess.

4. The teacher introduced some really ____ novels to his students.

5. An ____ battle is likely to break out between the two countries.

6. His ____ with his family was well known.

7. Training courses are provided for all company ____ .

8. ____ the fact that she is short， she is an excellent basketball player.

1. 盡管病得很重，他還是來參加了會議。

2. 你記得曾經和他到日本旅行過嗎？

3. 她鼓勵學生們在學習中互相幫助。

4. 他是位警察，他的職責就是維護當?shù)刂伟病?/p>

1. We want to rent a bus which can ___ 40 people for our trip to Beijing.

A. include B. contain

C. hold D. load

2. If you ___ succeed in the end， you must fight ___ all kinds of difficulties.

A. are to； with B. will； against

C. are going to； for D. would； against

3. The government plans to bring in new laws ___ parents to take more obligation for the education of their children.

A. forced B. having force

C. to be forced D. forcing

4. He hasnt come yet. What do you suppose ___ to him？

A. happening B. has happened

C. happened D. to happen

5. Professor White has written some short stories， but he is ___ known for his stage plays.

A. best B. more

C. better D. most

6. The poem is hard to understand. Can you make ___ of this poem？

A. understanding B. knowledge

C. sense D. idea

7. — If he ___ ， he ___ that food.

— Luckily， he was sent to the hospital immediately.

A. had been warned； would not have taken

B. was warned； would not take

C. would be warned； had not taken

D. would have been warned； had not taken

8. Teddy came to my ___ with a cheque of $200 to pay my room rate， after I phoned him that my wallet had been stolen by some strangers.

A. mind B. rescue

C. astonishment D. safety

9. Always acting in a strange way， Einstein must have ___ to people around to be mad.

A. shown B. imagined

C. appeared D. thought

10. In his early days Lun Xun abandoned medicine ___ literature.

A. to B. with

C. for D. on

When my son was 11 years old， he got a small job helping out with a traveling carnival in our town. He didnt come home at lunch time， phoning 1 to tell me he was fine and had found a few days work 2 out at an exhibit. However， after he finished work he 3 for supper as usual.

I asked him how he had 4 at lunch and he told me he had made some new 5 at the carnival， some young men who were twin brothers， and their mom and dad. They had 6

him a few dollars and invited him for lunch 7 for helping them set up their exhibit and wanted him to 8 the next day to help with other chores （雜務）.

I was glad he had found new friends but a little 9 about the type of people who might be traveling in a carnival. “Oh， Mom， they are just 10 everyday people like anyone else. They 11 work at a carnival instead of in a store or something”. “Come down tomorrow and 12 them yourself，” he said.

So the next day I went to the carnival and to the exhibit he had 13 me to. The twin brothers 14 out to be Siamese （連體的） twins， joined at the chest. He hadnt thought this 15

was noteworthy enough to mention. When I brought it to him， he said， “yes， I 16 that too. Do you know that their mom has to make all their clothes 17 its so difficult to find anything to fit them？ Theyre also really good 18 . Today， Joe， the one on the right， made me spaghetti （意大利面） for lunch.”

What others see first in a person is not what a child considers 19 . Where I saw Siamese twins， he saw people having difficulty buying clothes that fit， and young men who were good cooks. It was a 20 I have thought about many times over the years.

1. A. instead B. even C. also D. besides

2. A. leaving B. helping C. taking D. showing

3. A. did up B. gave up C. took up D. turned up

4. A. sought B. managed C. worked D. acted

5. A. clothes B. friends C. choices D. differences

6. A. paid B. charged C. lent D. owed

7. A. in advance B. in return C. by turns D. by chance

8. A. return B. promise C. consider D. decide

9. A. excited B. regretful C. worried D. optimistic

10. A. humorous B. obvious C. particular D. normal

11. A. just B. never C. hardly D. always

12. A. teach B. meet C. affect D. join

13. A. ordered B. directed C. forced D. persuaded

14. A. worked B. left C. came D. turned

15. A. expression B. change C. fact D. idea

16. A. understood B. made C. noticed D. formed

17. A. although B. if C. unless D. because

18. A. cooks B. doctors C. artists D. singers

19. A. necessary B. important C. impossible D. unlucky

20. A. lesson B. festival C. task D. match

A Poem for Peace和平之詩

Guns， bombs mines and tortures

Form its massive sound

But， within its power， within its might

And within its fearful threats

Peace is not to be found

If we kill people， with whom will we live

The enemy is not a person； it lies within each of us

Perhap just perhap it takes only one more person

To shake the temple bell of compassion

To light a candle of love， and to hold up their hand

In courageous refusal

To the enemies lurking within each of us

To finally break the grip of violence over our world

Then， truly then， peace will be found

槍支、炸彈、地雷與酷刑

驚天動地

但，在其力量中，在其威力中

在其駭人的威脅中

我們無法覓得和平

如果我們殺人，我們身邊還將有誰

我們的敵人不是某個人；它就在我們各自心中

或許，只是或許，只需再多一個人

去敲響憐憫的寺鐘

去點燃友愛的蠟燭，去舉起他們的雙手

勇敢地制服

潛伏在我們各自心中的敵人

去最終消弭暴力對你我共有的世界的控制

那時，真的要到那時，我們方能找到和平

I asked him how he had 4 at lunch and he told me he had made some new 5 at the carnival， some young men who were twin brothers， and their mom and dad. They had 6

him a few dollars and invited him for lunch 7 for helping them set up their exhibit and wanted him to 8 the next day to help with other chores （雜務）.

I was glad he had found new friends but a little 9 about the type of people who might be traveling in a carnival. “Oh， Mom， they are just 10 everyday people like anyone else. They 11 work at a carnival instead of in a store or something”. “Come down tomorrow and 12 them yourself，” he said.

So the next day I went to the carnival and to the exhibit he had 13 me to. The twin brothers 14 out to be Siamese （連體的） twins， joined at the chest. He hadnt thought this 15

was noteworthy enough to mention. When I brought it to him， he said， “yes， I 16 that too. Do you know that their mom has to make all their clothes 17 its so difficult to find anything to fit them？ Theyre also really good 18 . Today， Joe， the one on the right， made me spaghetti （意大利面） for lunch.”

What others see first in a person is not what a child considers 19 . Where I saw Siamese twins， he saw people having difficulty buying clothes that fit， and young men who were good cooks. It was a 20 I have thought about many times over the years.

1. A. instead B. even C. also D. besides

2. A. leaving B. helping C. taking D. showing

3. A. did up B. gave up C. took up D. turned up

4. A. sought B. managed C. worked D. acted

5. A. clothes B. friends C. choices D. differences

6. A. paid B. charged C. lent D. owed

7. A. in advance B. in return C. by turns D. by chance

8. A. return B. promise C. consider D. decide

9. A. excited B. regretful C. worried D. optimistic

10. A. humorous B. obvious C. particular D. normal

11. A. just B. never C. hardly D. always

12. A. teach B. meet C. affect D. join

13. A. ordered B. directed C. forced D. persuaded

14. A. worked B. left C. came D. turned

15. A. expression B. change C. fact D. idea

16. A. understood B. made C. noticed D. formed

17. A. although B. if C. unless D. because

18. A. cooks B. doctors C. artists D. singers

19. A. necessary B. important C. impossible D. unlucky

20. A. lesson B. festival C. task D. match

A Poem for Peace和平之詩

Guns， bombs mines and tortures

Form its massive sound

But， within its power， within its might

And within its fearful threats

Peace is not to be found

If we kill people， with whom will we live

The enemy is not a person； it lies within each of us

Perhap just perhap it takes only one more person

To shake the temple bell of compassion

To light a candle of love， and to hold up their hand

In courageous refusal

To the enemies lurking within each of us

To finally break the grip of violence over our world

Then， truly then， peace will be found

槍支、炸彈、地雷與酷刑

驚天動地

但，在其力量中，在其威力中

在其駭人的威脅中

我們無法覓得和平

如果我們殺人，我們身邊還將有誰

我們的敵人不是某個人；它就在我們各自心中

或許，只是或許，只需再多一個人

去敲響憐憫的寺鐘

去點燃友愛的蠟燭，去舉起他們的雙手

勇敢地制服

潛伏在我們各自心中的敵人

去最終消弭暴力對你我共有的世界的控制

那時，真的要到那時，我們方能找到和平

I asked him how he had 4 at lunch and he told me he had made some new 5 at the carnival， some young men who were twin brothers， and their mom and dad. They had 6

him a few dollars and invited him for lunch 7 for helping them set up their exhibit and wanted him to 8 the next day to help with other chores （雜務）.

I was glad he had found new friends but a little 9 about the type of people who might be traveling in a carnival. “Oh， Mom， they are just 10 everyday people like anyone else. They 11 work at a carnival instead of in a store or something”. “Come down tomorrow and 12 them yourself，” he said.

So the next day I went to the carnival and to the exhibit he had 13 me to. The twin brothers 14 out to be Siamese （連體的） twins， joined at the chest. He hadnt thought this 15

was noteworthy enough to mention. When I brought it to him， he said， “yes， I 16 that too. Do you know that their mom has to make all their clothes 17 its so difficult to find anything to fit them？ Theyre also really good 18 . Today， Joe， the one on the right， made me spaghetti （意大利面） for lunch.”

What others see first in a person is not what a child considers 19 . Where I saw Siamese twins， he saw people having difficulty buying clothes that fit， and young men who were good cooks. It was a 20 I have thought about many times over the years.

1. A. instead B. even C. also D. besides

2. A. leaving B. helping C. taking D. showing

3. A. did up B. gave up C. took up D. turned up

4. A. sought B. managed C. worked D. acted

5. A. clothes B. friends C. choices D. differences

6. A. paid B. charged C. lent D. owed

7. A. in advance B. in return C. by turns D. by chance

8. A. return B. promise C. consider D. decide

9. A. excited B. regretful C. worried D. optimistic

10. A. humorous B. obvious C. particular D. normal

11. A. just B. never C. hardly D. always

12. A. teach B. meet C. affect D. join

13. A. ordered B. directed C. forced D. persuaded

14. A. worked B. left C. came D. turned

15. A. expression B. change C. fact D. idea

16. A. understood B. made C. noticed D. formed

17. A. although B. if C. unless D. because

18. A. cooks B. doctors C. artists D. singers

19. A. necessary B. important C. impossible D. unlucky

20. A. lesson B. festival C. task D. match

A Poem for Peace和平之詩

Guns， bombs mines and tortures

Form its massive sound

But， within its power， within its might

And within its fearful threats

Peace is not to be found

If we kill people， with whom will we live

The enemy is not a person； it lies within each of us

Perhap just perhap it takes only one more person

To shake the temple bell of compassion

To light a candle of love， and to hold up their hand

In courageous refusal

To the enemies lurking within each of us

To finally break the grip of violence over our world

Then， truly then， peace will be found

槍支、炸彈、地雷與酷刑

驚天動地

但，在其力量中，在其威力中

在其駭人的威脅中

我們無法覓得和平

如果我們殺人，我們身邊還將有誰

我們的敵人不是某個人；它就在我們各自心中

或許，只是或許，只需再多一個人

去敲響憐憫的寺鐘

去點燃友愛的蠟燭，去舉起他們的雙手

勇敢地制服

潛伏在我們各自心中的敵人

去最終消弭暴力對你我共有的世界的控制

那時，真的要到那時，我們方能找到和平