U3 A taste of travel- More Reading
單詞講解
1．remains ?n．遺跡
?The professor is very interested in studying the remains of ancient Rome．教授對研究古羅馬的遺跡很感興趣。
【拓展】
??①n．剩余物 e.g. ?In her family，the remains of supper is often thrown away．在她家，吃剩下的晚飯常常被倒掉。
??②n．遺體e.g. ?The writer’s remains were laid in a church．作家的遺體被安葬在教堂。
??③remain ?v．剩下；保持 e.g. ?Because of a heart attack，the old man was advised to remain indoors a week．
?????????????????????????由于心臟病發(fā)，老人被建議在室內(nèi)休養(yǎng)一周。
2．access ?v.到達(dá)；進(jìn)入
?Visitors were asked to access the building through the back door．訪客被要求從后門進(jìn)入大樓。
??【拓展】
??①n．通道；(使用或見到的)機(jī)會，權(quán)利
??e.g. The only access to the village is cut off．進(jìn)入村莊的唯一通道被切斷了。
??②accessible ?adj．可以進(jìn)入的；易接近的
??e.g. Young parents should make sure that medicine is not accessible to their children．
年輕的父母們應(yīng)該確保藥品放在孩子們拿不到的地方。
3．empire ??n．帝國
?e.g. The Roman Empire used to be very powerful．古羅馬帝國曾經(jīng)十分強(qiáng)大。
【拓展】 ?emperor ????n.皇帝
4．ruin ?????n. 廢墟；遺跡
?【必背】 fall into ruin ?毀壞；崩潰
e.g. Many ancient buildings fell into ruin in the earthquake．許多古代建筑物在地震中被毀壞。
?【拓展】 ???v．毀壞e.g. The storm ruined the crops．暴風(fēng)雨毀壞了莊稼。
5．overlook ??v．俯瞰；眺望
?e.g. The manager’s office room overlooks the sea．經(jīng)理的房間可以俯瞰大海。
【拓展】 ???v．忽略；錯過
?e.g. He overlooked the chance to go abroad for further study．他錯過了去國外留學(xué)的
????機(jī)會。 ???
6．wonder ???n．奇跡
e.g. The Great Wall in Beijing is a world wonder．北京的長城是一大世界奇跡。
?【拓展】 ???
①n．驚訝 e.g. ?She looked at him with great wonder．她無比驚訝地看著他。
??②v．感到驚訝；想知道
??【常用搭配】
???wonder at對…感到驚訝 ???
·They wondered at his reaction to the surprising news．他對這則驚人消息的反應(yīng)使他
們感到驚訝。 ???
·She was wondering how to get there quickly．她當(dāng)時在想如何最快地到達(dá)那兒。
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課堂練習(xí)
練習(xí)一：
The world moves so quickly nowadays. With so many daily responsibilities, some of us can 1 ????keep our heads above water. Should we make time for studying or appreci ating the arts?
Many people would say the arts are nice, but not 2 ????. In school, students should focus on languages, math and science. Painting, drama and music are frills(虛勢). After graduation, listening to Mozart won't 3 ??????you to a better-paid job.
Not everyone needs to experience Shakespeare or Picasso to have a good life. Be sides, who has time?
In truth, spending time learning to appreciate the arts may be more 4 ?????than you think. A recent British study examined the 5 ????and jobs of people who spent time en joying the arts when 6 ?????. The researchers found those who enjoyed the arts from an early age had better jobs and higher salaries than those who didn't.
What's the 7 ????? How could visiting a museum, enjoying a symphony, or honing(磨練) painting skills lead to career 8 ?????? It turns out that the arts 9 ????us develop many useful skills.
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1. B ???2. E ???3. C ???4. G ???5. H ???6. I ???7. F ???8. A ???9. D
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練習(xí)二
1. 學(xué)生們必須有機(jī)會讀到好書。 ???????????(access)
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2. 站在山頭，我們可以俯瞰整個村莊。 ?????(overlook)
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3. 許多城市建筑在地震中成為廢墟。 ??????(fall into ruin)
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Students must have access to good books.
Standing on the top of the hill, we can overlook the whole village
In the earthquake, many buildings of the city fell into ruin
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練習(xí)三
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Last Friday parents helped collect lots of money for a school by buying children’s pictures. The classrooms in a primary school in Bicester (18)______ (use) as an art gallery for a day and the school invited parents to come and look. All the pupils produced a work of art and each painting went on sale at $5. Hundreds of parents and relations came and, together, (19)______ spent over $2,000.
Now the school is thinking of making the exhibition (20)______(big) next year by also contacting businesses (21)______ operate in the local area. One of the school children’s parents first had the idea after going to similar exhibitions (22)______ his home country, South Africa.
The head teacher said he was delighted to see the school so full and he was very proud of（23）_____the children did. Now the school (24)______(decide) to use the money to buy books and CD players.
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Deep sleep is important for everyone. The actual amount of sleep you need (25) _______(depend) on your age. A young child ought?sleep ten to twelve hours, and (26)______ teenager about nine hours. Adults differ a lot in their sleeping habits. For most of them, seven to eight hours a night is enough, but some sleep longer, while (27)______ manage with only four hours.
?? For a good night, (28)______ (have) a comfortable place to sleep is very important. Also, there should be plenty of fresh air in the room. A warm drink sometimes helps people to sleep, although it is not a good idea (29)?______ (drink) coffee immediately before going to bed. (30)______ you have to travel a very long distance, try (31)______(go) to bed earlier than usual the day before the journey. This will help you to feel more (32)______ (relax) when you arrive.
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18. were used , they, ?bigger, which/ that, in, what, has decided
25 depends 26. a??? 27. others? 28. having??? 29. to drink ?
30. if???????? 31. to go? 32. relaxed
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課后練習(xí)
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訓(xùn)練一?語法填空
1.?The problem is that Jean’s family members are so busy that they can hardly find time to stay?with her.
2. She uses the name Linda on QQ and has made a lot of friends whom?she keeps in touch with quite often.
3. It always took them hours to talk?happily on QQ and sometimes they even forgot their time.
4. She asked him to let her go?with him so that she could give David a surprise for his birthday.
5. She was greatly surprised to find that her special friend was a twelve-year-old boy named Jim!
6.?Most students are seventeen or eigh teen years old when they graduate from secondary school.
7. If a child attends a private school, then his parents have to pay the school for the child's education.
8. The tuition for the private school is usually quite high, but the quality of the school is normally better than that of the public schools.
9. Some colleges and universities receive tax money from?the government.
10. Almost half of the college students in the United States work while?they are studying.
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練習(xí)二
Directions:?After reading?the passages?below, fill in the blanks to make the passages?coherent?and grammatically?correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word;?for the other blanks,?use one word that best fits each blank.
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Many a young person tells me he wants to be a writer. I always 1????such people, but I also explain that there's a big 2??????????between 'being a writer' and 'writing'.
In most cases these individuals are dreaming of wealth and fame, 3?????the long hours spent alone typewriting. 'You've got to want to write,' I say to them, 'not want to be a writer.'
The 4??????is that writing is a lonely, private and poor-paying affair. For every writer kissed by 5??????there are thousands more whose longing is 6?????rewarded. When I 7?????a 20-year career in the U.S. Coast Guard to become a freelance writer, I had no prospects(前景) at all. What I did have was a friend who found me a room In a New York apartment building. It didn't 8?????matter that it was cold and had no bathroom. I imme diately bought a (an) 9???????manual typewriter and felt like a genuine writer.
After a year or so, 10????, I still hadn't gotten a break and began to 11????myself. It was so hard to sell a story that I 12?????made enough to eat. But I knew I wanted to write.
I had dreamed about it for years. I wasn't going to be one of those people who die 13????????'What if?' I would keep putting my dream to the 14??????even though it meant living with uncertainty and fear of failure. This is the Shadowland of?15????, and anyone with a dream must learn to live there.
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advise
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encourage
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tell
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warn
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step
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advance
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gap
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difference
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and
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but
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for
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reality
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idea
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news
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reason
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writing
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readers
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fortune
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others
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never
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began
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ever
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just
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greatly
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used
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new
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consequently
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therefore
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scold
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doubt
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beat
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hate
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almost
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barely
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regretting
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wondering
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dreaming
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point
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test
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time
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key: 1—5 ???ABABA ???6—10 ???CBDBA ???11—16 ???DCABAB
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練習(xí)三?
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Directions: Read the following passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.
????(1)Jean is a bright young woman who comes from a rich and famous family. She goes to a good university and has everything that money can buy... well, almost everything.(2)?The problem is that Jean’s family members are so busy that they can hardly find time to stay with her. As a result, Jean is quite lonely.
So Jean spends a lot of time on her QQ. She likes being anonymous, not wanting others to know about her famous family and her rich life. (3)She uses the name Linda on QQ and has made a lot of friends who she keeps in touch with quite often.
Last year Jean made a very special friend on QQ. His name was David and lived in San Francisco. David was full of stories and jokes. He and Jean had a common (共同的) interest in rock music and modern dance. (4)So it always took them hours to talk happily on QQ and sometimes they even forgot their time.
Of course, they wanted to know more about each other. David sent a picture of himself: He was a tall, good-looking young man with a big, happy smile. As time went by, they became good friends and often sent cards and small things to each other.
????(5)When Jean’s father told her that he was going on a business trip to San Francisco, she asked him to let her go with him so that she could give David a surprise for his birthday. She would bring him the latest DVD of their favorite rock singer. But when she knocked on David’s door in San Francisco, she was greatly surprised to find that her special friend was a twelve-year-old boy named Jim!!!
61. Jean spends a lot of her time on QQ because she is _______.
A. rich ??????????B. famous ???????????C. young ?????????D. lonely
62. Jean thought “David” was special because he _______.
A. made her quite happy on QQ????? ????????B. was from San Francisco
C. sent her a picture of himself????? ????????D. was tall and good-looking
63. The underlined word “anonymous” in Paragraph 2 probably means _______.
???A. not known ????B. well known ????????C. famous ????????D. active
64. When Jean and “David” finally met each other, who felt most surprised?
A. Either “David” or “Linda”.?? ??????????B. Only “David”. ????????
C. Jean.???????? ???????????????????????D. Neither “David” nor Jean.
65. What’s the purpose(目的)of the author to write the passage?
A. Don’t believe those you get to know on QQ so easily.
B. People don’t use their real names on QQ so often.
C. Don’t go to meet those you get to know on QQ. ?
D. People should tell their real names to others on QQ.
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In the United States, boys and girls start school when they are six years old. (1)In some states they must stay in school until they are sixteen. Most students are seventeen or eigh teen years old when they graduate from secondary school. Another name for secondary school is high school. Most children go to public elementary and secondary schools. (2)The parents of public school pupils do not have to pay directly for their children's education because tax money supports the public schools. If a child attends a private school, then his parents have to pay the school for the child's education. (3)The tuition for the private school is usually quite high, but the quality of the school is normally better than that of the public schools.
Today about half of the high school graduates go on to colleges and universities. Some colleges and universities receive tax money from the government. (4)A student at a state university does not have to pay very much if his parents live in that state. Private colleges and universities are expensive, however. Almost half of the college students in the United States work while they are studying. College students work for different reasons. (5)When a student's family is not rich, he has to earn money for part of his college expenses.
12. Which of the following statements is not true according to the passage?
A. In the United States, children start school when they are six years old.
B. State universities cost less if the students' parents live in that state.
C. Most children go to public schools.
D. Very few high school graduates go on to colleges and universities.
13. _______of secondary school graduates attend a college or university.
A. About a quarter ???????????????????????????B. Most
C. About fifty percent ????????????????????????D. About forty percent
14. In America, _______ work while they are studying in colleges and universities.
A. most students ????????????????????????????B. about half of the students
C. almost all of the college students ???????????D. almost half of the college students
15. According to the passage, what is the reason for students to work while studying in colleges and universities?
A. Because they want to support themselves completely.
B. Because they have to make money for part of their college expenses.
C. Because their parents do not want to support their college expenses.
D. Because they want to gain some work experience while studying.
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