1、第十五天一、美文晨读“Eminent domain” is the power of the government to take private property and use it for the public good. Government officials simply notify a property owner that they want his property and offer him a fair price. The owner can accept or reject that offer. If he thinks the offer is too low,
2、 he can go to court. In court, a jury will decide the fair price, which the government must pay. Usually, the owner cannot prevent the government from taking his land for public use, which includes roads, schools, government buildings, and economic development. However, the US Supreme Court recently
3、 expanded the meaning of “economic development” to include the construction of shopping centers, amusement parks, and even car washes. Property owners nationwide are now at greater risk of losing their property for the “private” good instead of the “public” good. They will see their land converted t
4、o Burger Kings and Chevy dealerships instead of post offices and parks.Just last week, the Ozark city council demanded that Johnny Miller sell all his land to the city.“It isnt right,” said Miller. “My family has owned this property for four generations. We grow crops and raise cattle. Were active i
5、n Ozarks social clubs and civic groups. Now the council wants to kick us out so that Walt Disney can build a new theme park here. Im not selling. Im going to fight thissince when is a mouse more important than an American family?”二、词汇训练1. Tom and Jack had _（通信）for many years.2. Professor Smith, an e
6、ar _（专家）, organized a national survey of nose disease in children.3. Singing, playing games, and reading are forms of _（消遣）.4. The chairman is considering changes to the sex _（歧视）law to promote equal opportunities.5. This medicine is _（有毒的）if taken in large quantities.6. Everyone was encouraged to d
7、_ a days pay to help survivors of the disaster.7. Had not Tom dived into the river to r_ him, the boy would have drowned.8. A car is very h_ for people who live some little distance from town.9. Some good sources of information can a_ us in making the best selection.10. A p_ gives the owner their ri
8、ght to be the only one who can make, use or sell an invention or product for a particular number of years.三、第二节: 语法填空阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容或括号内单词的正确形式。M: Well, this is it ! What do you think of it?W: I can hardly believe its real. Ive _1_(dream) of seeing it ever since I saw it in books when I was a chi
9、ld. Just thinking of all this being built by hand more than 2,000 years ago! No_2_its one of the wonders of the world. M: Actually the started building is more than 2,500 years ago _3_China was divided into various states. Three of the northern states built defensive walls along their borders to kee
10、p _4_ the enemies. W: But I always thought the wall had been built by Qin Shihuang, the first Emperor of China. M: Well, yes. In the way, you see, he united the whole country in the third century B.C. and one of the things he did was _5_(join) the separate walls into one big wall and to build more w
11、alls from the east coast right _6_ the length of north China to the west. W: It is certainly something _7_ nation could be proud of. I hear this is the only human construction on the earth that _8_be seen from the moon. By the way, how tall is the wall?M: The average _9_is 7.8 meters; the average wi
12、dth is 6.5 meters at _10_ base and 4.5 meters at the top. Would you like to go up to the top?W: Yes! Id like to have a look from the top. 四、阅读理解AHealth and climate scientists have mapped how climate change affects different parts of the world in different ways. The scientists point to the fact that
13、changes in the past thirty years may have been affecting human health. Possible effects include more deaths from extreme heat or cold, more storms and more crop failures in dry periods. The health and climate scientists recently estimated(估计) that climate changes caused by human activity lead to mor
14、e than one hundred and fifty thousand deaths each year. Cases of sickness are estimated at five million. And the W.H.O. says the numbers could rise quickly by the year of 2003. Jonathan Patz of an environmental institute led the study. Professor Patz points out that climate scientists connected glob
15、al warming with the heat that killed thousands in Europe in August, 2003. But he says poor countries least responsible for the warming are most in danger from the health effects of higher temperatures. Professor Patz says areas in greatest danger include southern and eastern Africa and coastlines al
16、ong the Pacific and Indian oceans. Also, large cities experience what scientists call a heat island effect that can make conditions worse. Representatives from about two hundred countries hold a meeting in Canada to discuss climate change. The ten-day meeting ends on December 9th. It is the first su
17、ch United Nations meeting since the Kyoto Protocol（京都议定书）took effect earlier this year. The agreement aims to reduce the amount of carbon dioxide and other heat-trapping（吸热的）gases sent off into the air.1. Who is Jonathan Patz? A. A scientist responsible for the climate change. B. A scientist in char
18、ge of the study of the climate change. C. A professor interested in the climate change. D. A professor who is a representative from an African country.2. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage? A. Climate changes affect different parts of the world in the same way. B. The
19、 ten-day meeting is the first United Nations meeting on climate change. C. The Kyoto Protocol aims to make smaller the amount of heat-trapping gases into the air. D. Poor countries are responsible for the global warming.3. Possible effects from the climate changes include the following EXCEPT _. A.
20、crop failures B. stormsC. more deaths from overheatD. air pollution4. According to the health and climate scientists, climate changes have been caused by _. A. dry weatherB. cold weather C. human activitiesD. storms5. We can infer from the passage that _. A. climate changes are having a bad effect o
21、n humans wealth B. Professor Patz leads the study of climate changes C. a heat island effect large cities experience makes the matter worse D. rich countries are most responsible for climate changesBIn the Middle Ages in Europe, theater was an important part of civic, economic and religious life. Du
22、ring this period after the fall of Roman civilization, many cities were destroyed. Southern and Western Europe, famous for its agriculture, became increasingly more agricultural. After several hundred years, many towns appeared again. The Roman Catholic Church took over religion, education and polit
23、ics. What remained of theater was mostly on the Greek and Roman performing arts. Theater was reborn as liturgical（礼拜式的）dramas. It was written in Latin and dealing with biblical（圣经）stories which would be performed by church members. Then there came local dramas spoken in common language not Latin. Th
24、ey were more wonderful one-act dramas taking place in town squares or other parts of the city. There were three types of local dramas. Mystery or cycle plays were short dramas based on biblical stories organized into historical cycles. Miracle plays dealt with the lives of the great. Morality（道德的）pl
25、ays taught a lesson through characters standing for good or bad qualities. Secular plays in this period existed, but religious drama in the Middle Ages is mostly remembered today. As the Middle Ages ended, the number of religious theatres became small as the church weakened and more secular qualitie
26、s won over religious theaters.6. According to the passage, what does secular playsmean here?A. Plays that deal with the lives of the great. B. Plays that taught a lesson.C. Plays based on biblical stories. D. Plays that are not connected with the?church.7. Why did religious theatres become less impo
27、rtant as the Middle Ages came to an end?A. People were not interested in them any longer. B. The church was not as important as what it had been.C. People liked new plays. D. The stories of religious theatres were outdated.8. According to the passage, why did religious theatres take over in the Midd
28、le Ages?A. People preferred religious theatres to other ones. B. There were no other types of theatres.C. The church played an important part in peoples life.D. The quality of religious theatres was better than that of other theatres.9. What would be the best title for the passage?A. European dramas
29、 B. Religious dramasC. Religious theatres in the Middle Ages D. Secular dramas in the Middle AgesCIt doesnt matter when or how much a person sleeps, but everyone needs some rest to stay alive. Thats what all doctors thought, until they heard about Al Herpin. Al Herpin, it was said, never slept. Coul
30、d this be true? The doctors decided to see this strange man themselves.Al Herpin was 90 years old when the doctors came to his home in New Jersey. They thought for sure that he got some sleep of some kind. So they stayed with him and watched every movement he made. But they were surprised. Though th
31、ey watched him hour after hour and day after day, they never saw Herpin sleeping. In fact, he did not even own a bed. He never needed one.The only rest that Herpin sometimes got was sitting in a comfortable chair and reading newspapers. The doctors were puzzled by this strange continuous sleeplessne
32、ss. They asked him many questions, hoping to find an answer. They found only one answer that might explain his condition. Herpin remembered some talk about his mother having been injured several days before he was born. But that was all. Was this the real reason? No one could be sure.Al Herpin died
33、at the age of 95.?10. The main idea of this passage is that _. A. large numbers of people do not need sleep B. a person was found who actually didnt need any sleep C. everyone needs some sleep to stay alive D. people can live longer by trying not to sleep11. The doctors came to visit Herpin, expecti
34、ng _. A. to cure him of his sleeplessness B. to find out whether his sleeplessness was really true C. to find out why some old people didnt need any sleep D. to find a way to free people from the need of sleeping12. After watching him closely, the doctors came to believe that Al Herpin _. A. needed
35、some kind of sleep B. was too old to need any sleep C. needed no sleep at all D. often slept in a chair13. One reason that might explain Herpins sleeplessness was _. A. his mothers injury before he was born B. that he had gradually got rid of the sleeping habit C. his magnificent physical condition
36、D. that he hadnt got a bed14. Al Herpins condition could be regarded as _. A. a common oneB. one that could be curedC. very healthyD. a rare one五、句子翻译1. 在商业中，没有永远的敌人，只有永远的利益。（permanent） _2. 两个学生帮助我做了这个实验。（assist） _3. 他从失火的高楼内救出了三个孩子。（rescue） _4. 他向慈善事业捐款数千英镑。（donate） _5. 他已把早起锻炼当成了一种习惯。（it作形式宾语） _6.
37、 当我正要出门买东西的时候，他们来到我家。（be about to） _7. 阅览室现在不能使用，正在粉刷。（have使役结构） _8. 计算机能辨别人的声音，这个想法让很多人大吃一惊。（同位语从句） _9. 这就是她能为她的儿子所做的一切。（定语从句） _10. 把这篇课文翻译成德语，他需要很长时间吗？（take） _第十五天二、词汇训练1. corresponded 2. specialist 3. recreation 4. discrimination 5. poisonous 6. donate 7. rescue 8. handy 9. assist 10. patent三、1.d
38、reamed 2. wonder 3. when 4. off/out 5. to join 6. across 7. any 8. can 9. height 10. the 四、阅读理解1-5 BCDCD 6-9 DBCC 10-14 BBCAD五、句子翻译1. In business, there is no permanent enemy but there is only permanent interest. 2. Two students assisted me with the experiment. 3. He rescued three children from the
39、burning building. 4. He donated thousands of pounds to charity. 5. He has made it a habit to get up early and do exercise. 6. They came to my home when I was about to go out to do some shopping. 7. You cant use the reading-room right now. They have it being painted /are having some people painting it. 8. The idea that computer can recognize a persons voice surprises many people.9. This is all that she can/is able to do for her own son.10. Will it take him a long time to translate the text into German?