1、Module6 Reading and vocabulary 一、基础知识积累重点新词必备1. ideal a. 理想的The facilities were not ideal but we managed as best we could. 设备不理想，但我们已经尽了最大的努力。Her breadth of experience makes her ideal for the job. 她经验丰富, 最能胜任这项工作.n. 理想It is an ideal day for a picnic. 这是一个出外野餐的理想日子。He finds it hard to live up to his
2、ideals. 他认为很难按自己的理想办事.Shes looking for a job, but hasnt found her ideal yet. 她在找工作, 但还未找到最理想的idealism 理想主义 idealist理想主义者2. spotn 1)（某事发生的）准确地点；现场I dont know the exact spot where it happened.我不知道它发生的确切地点。2) 污点；斑点a small mark on sth.There are spots even on the sun 人孰能无过v看见；发现Luckily，the enemy planes w
3、ere spotted early.幸亏及早发现了敌机。You must learn to spot a problem ahead and prevent it.你一定要学会预先发现问题并加以制止。on the spot当场，在现场；立即；马上As the man on the spot, Coen was in a position to take vital decision.科恩是唯一能在现场做出重大决定的人。He bought the car on the spot.他立即买下了那辆小汽车。【拓展】in a spot 在困难中，处于困难中trouble spots战乱之地 roote
4、d to the spot呆若木鸡raidn突然袭击,搜捕A security guard was killed in the bank raid. 这次银行抢劫案中有一名保安遇害。The police will carry out a dawn raid. 警方将在拂晓展开突然搜查。v. 劫掠,攫取,突击搜捕,袭击Customs men raided the house. 海关人员突然搜查了这所房子. The bombing raid practically leveled the town. 空袭几乎把这座城镇夷为平地。重点词组积累conditionn. 情况,条件Weather cond
5、itions are good. 天气情况良好。Find out what the conditions of the contract are. 弄清楚合同的条件是什么。Shes in no condition ( is not well enough) to travel. 她的身体状况不宜旅行（不甚健康）working/living conditions工作/生活条件in condition(前不加任何冠词) out of condition健康状况欠佳 on condition that 在条件下，如果on no condition决不v. 以.为条件,决定,支配,训练The boy
6、was conditioned in English. 这个男孩必须补考英语。 My expenditure is conditioned by my income. 我的支出受我的收入限制。 meanwhilead. 同时I went to college. Meanwhile, all my friends got well-paid jobs. 我上大学去了. 那时我的朋友全都找到了收入不错的工作. Shes due to arrive on Thursday. Meanwhile, what do we do? 她预定星期四到达. 这期间我们做什么呢?Eve was cutting t
7、he grass, and meanwhile Adam was planting roses. 夏娃在剪草，亚当种玫瑰。 in the meanwhile 与此同时重点句型掌握1. He had given his life to save the Tibetan antelope.2. By the 1990s the number had fallen to about 50,000.二、知识巩固性训练 I 单项选择1. During the war, she always keeps a _ of tinned food in the house. A. record B. reser
8、ve C. diary D. secret2. It is _ to go into the deep forest, for the snakes may make you _. A. dangerous; dangerous B. dangerous; in danger C. in danger; dangerous D. in danger; in danger3. None could deny that white is the _ of purity. A. symbol B. resource C. strength D. sigh4. _ the fire fighters,
9、 people were saved in the fire. A. Because B. But for C. Thanks for D. Thanks to5. We cant do two things _. A. at times B. all the time C. at a time D. from time to time6. On a _ morning, the little girl was _ to death at a corner of the street. A. freezing; freezing B. freezing; frozen C. frozen; f
10、rozen D. frozen; freezing7. Though _ a little, yet this city with a long history is still a good place to live in. A. polluting B. to pollute C. polluted D. pollute8. -Will you go and attend the party? -No, _. A. even though invited to B. even if invite C. if not invited D. unless being invited to g
11、o9. This kind of car _ well so that its quite popular in out city. A. sell B. sells C. is sold D. is selling10. Id like to take _ of this opportunity to thank you all for your co-operation. A. profit B. benefit C. advantage D. occasion11. It seems _ now, because I can see all people in the street ar
12、e holding umbrellas. A. to rain B. to be raining C. to raining D. have rained12. After graduation from high school, I went to college; _, all my friends got well-paid jobs. A. meanwhile B. while C. when D. besidesII 汉译英: 用所给的词翻译下列句子。1. 这项新发明会像一座金山一样给你带来利润。（profit）_.2. 猎人剥去鹿皮。（skin）_.3. 斗殴开始不久，警察和记者就
13、赶到了现场。（spot）_.4. 那种衣服式样什么时候流行起来的？ （come into fashion）_.5. 这条河里鱼的灭绝是有工厂排放出的废水所导致的。（extinction）_.6. 她积极打扫教室。（take part in）_.7. 他戴着太阳镜以当强烈的阳光。（protect）_.8. 政府对酒后驾车的司机采取强硬手段。（get tough with）_.9. 成千上万的人为世界和平现出了生命。（give ones life）_.10. 为了事业的成功，他一直努力奋斗着。（struggle）_.III 课文改写填空On a 1 cold day, Jiesang found
14、a group of poachers killing the 2 Tibetan antelope. He shouted to the poachers to 3 4 their guns. Although surprised, the poachers were large in 5 . In the 6 which followed Jiesang was shot and killed. He had given his life to 7 the Tibetan antelope. At the beginning of the twentieth century there w
15、ere 8 of antelope on the Qinghai Tibetan Plateau. But by1990s the number had 9 to about 50.000. The reason is simple: the wool is the most expensive in the world. A shawl made 10 the wool can sell for five thousand dollars. In the 1990s the Chinese government began to take an active part in 11 the a
16、ntelopes. Meanwhile, in those countries where the shawls are sold, police are getting 12 with the dealers.IV 阅读理解 AFor many people, the name Baskin-Robbins is linked to sweet memories of eating ice cream. Irvine Robbins, who helped create this famous company, died in May at the age of ninety. His li
17、fes work of making fun and exciting ice cream flavors changed the way Americans enjoy this food.Irvine Robbins opened his first ice cream store in 1945 in CaliforniaAt the time, there were no stores that sold only ice cream. His sisters husband, Burton Baskin, also opened his own ice cream storesIn
18、1948 they combined their six stores into one business. Baskin and Robbins realized that they were too busy to operate each store wellSo, they decided to sell part of each operation to the manager of that storeThis permitted the company to grow quickly.By 1953, they renamed their company Baskin-Robbi
19、ns. They advertised that they sold 31 kinds of ice cream to show the many choices buyers had. There was one flavor for every day of the month.Robbins and Baskin sold “Lunar Cheesecake” the day after astronauts landed on the moon in 1969. Other flavors included “ChaChaCha”, for cherry chocolate chip,
20、 and Robbins personal favorite “Jamoca Almond Fudge”. They said, “We sell fun, not just ice cream.”By 1967, there were 500 Baskin-Robbins stores in the United States. The business partners sold their company that year. Today, there are more than 5,800 Baskin-Robbins stores around the world.1What is
21、the best title of the passage?AThe managers of Baskin-Robbins BThe start of Baskin-RobbinsCThe production of Baskin-Robbins DThe great success of Baskin-Robbins2From the text we learn that _ABaskin-Robbins was the only shop selling ice cream in 1945BBaskin-Robbins was famous for their special ice cr
22、eam flavorsCBaskin-Robbins grew quickly because they combined their other stores togetherDthere had been more than 5,800 Baskin-Robbins stores around the world by 19673What was probably the main reason for Baskin-Robbins success?AThey sold not only ice cream, but funBThey renamed their companyCThey
23、put all their hearts into the businessDThey sold “Lunar Cheesecake”4It can be inferred from Paragraph 5 that_. AJamoca Almond Fudge is Baskins favouriteBCherry chocolate chip sells bestCRobbins and Baskin were good at inventing new ice creamsDLunar cheesecake was invented for the astronauts BWhen a
24、couple decides to marry, they naturally inform both sets of parents and stepparents before having a party planned or telling all their friends. The days are long gone of the man going trembling to the girls father and saying, “Sir, may I have the honor of having the hand of your daughter in marriage
25、?” However, a wise couple always discusses their plans for marriage with their respective families, and a young man often suggests a “financial talk” with his future father-in-law before the latter is faced with the embarrassment of asking for one. Even if a young woman has supported herself and liv
26、es away from home, her parents have the right to know how her fianc proposes to handle the long-range financing of their family and home. The fianc should state his income, his savings, and his future expectations, without overstating any of them.Engagement parties are given by the parents of the br
27、ide-to-be or by a relative of the bride acting for her parents, usually just before the newspaper announcement of the engagement. If the bride-to-be and her fianc live in a city other than her parents, it is better for her parents to go to the city than her to go home to them for the engagement part
28、y. She and her fianc will, after all, be partied in her parents hometown during the wedding festivities. However, if the family home is not far away, it is proper for the engaged couple to travel there for the announcement party. The young mans family should be invited, too. If the brides parents ar
29、e no longer living, then a relative or a close friend can give the party. It is usually a simple cocktails party, champagne served for toasts to the engaged couple.If the party is very large, the engaged couple and the girls parents might form a receiving line but they do not have to. The bride-to-b
30、e usually wears her engagement ring officially for the first time on this occasion. If she has a gift for the groom-to-be, she gives it to him right before or after the engagement party.For Americans, the traditional engagement ring is a diamond solitaire (单粒宝石). However, today anything goes a ring
31、with many colored stones, a ring with a large semi-precious stone, an heirloom (传家宝) ring reset in a modern design, or even a stone in the brides family, simply reset in a Tiffany setting. The wedding ring will be of the same metal as the engagement ring. Some girls prefer no engagement ring but cho
32、ose a wedding band that is decorated with stones instead. No one has to have an engagement ring. A girl may want her fianc to give her a pearl necklace instead, or a jeweled watch. Jeweled rings can be given as gifts on many occasions during the married lives such as wedding anniversaries, the birth
33、 of a child, or an important job promotion. 5. According to the first paragraph, young men .A. must tell all their friends before planning a partyB. used to feel afraid of going to meet their girl friends parentsC. must promise that their family could support themD. must guarantee they live away fro
34、m home already6. The underlined word “one” in the first paragraph most probably means .A. a marriageB. a planC. a financial talkD. an embarrassment7. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?A. The bride-to-be and her fianc will have to wait in line with both of their parents.B. I
35、f the girls parents are dead, a relative or a close friend gives a party on their behalf.C. The engagement party is usually given before the newspaper announcement.D. Its no longer necessary to give a diamond solitaire as the engagement ring.8. We can infer from the last paragraph that .A. a young m
36、an can give his wife a jeweled watch on the birthday of their child B. the heirloom must be reset in a modern designC. the engagement ring and the wedding ring are differentD. some girls dont mind what they are given for the engagementCA research shows that humans switch from selfish to unselfish be
37、haviour when they are watched. Do you? A picture of a set of eyes on a computer screen can cause a change in the way people act. Even images of eyes on a charity donation collection box encourage people to be unselfish, because people put more money in a collection box that has a picture of eyes on
38、it than they do when a flower symbol is on the box.Manfred Milinski from the Max-Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology in Germany and Bettina Rockenbach of the University of Berlin, the authors of a new study, found that people act better when they are being watched because they feel they will b
39、e rewarded for good behaviour. Their report also referred to other researches showing that this response of behaving well when watched is somehow coded into humans, and people respond this way unconsciously, or without realising it.It is not just humans that act unselfishly when they are being watch
40、ed. A fish called the grooming fish cleans other fish. When other fish are around, it is gentler. When no other fish are around, however, the grooming fish bites chunks from the fish it is supposed to be cleaning.The researchers suggest that the best way to get people to behave in the correct way is
41、 to make them feel watched. This could be the reason for the success of a famous American army poster. On it was a picture of an elderly man staring fiercely and pointing, it appeared, to the person who was looking at the poster. Under the picture was the caption “I Want You”. It encouraged hundreds
42、 of thousands of young American men to join the army during the Second World War to fight the Germans and Japanese.9. The underlined word “coded” (paragraph 2) is closest in meaning to . A. hidden B. programmed C. forgotten D. learned10. What is the text mainly about? A. It describes changed behavio
43、ur when observed. B. It details ways to control peoples behaviour. C. It tells how to make people work harder. D. It discusses different advertising methods.11. According to the text, which of the following statements is true? A. People pretend to behave better when they are watched. B. Fish bite ot
44、her fish in a fish tank when they are alone. C. People donate more money when they feel they are watched. D. Soldiers fought better during World War II because of a poster.12. Where would the study described in the text most likely be found? A. In a newspaper. B. In a scientific journal. C. In an ad
45、vertising magazine. D. In a science textbook.Reading and vocabulary 参考答案I. 单项选择BBADC BCABC BAII. 汉译英1. The new invention will bring you great profits like a gold mine.2. The hunter skinned the deer.3. When the fighting started, policemen and reporters were soon on the spot.4. When did that style of
46、dress come into fashion?5. The extinction of the fish in the river results from the polluted water from the factory.6. She took an active part in cleaning the classroom.7. He is wearing sunglasses to protect his eyes from the strong sunlight.8. The government are getting tough with drunk drivers.9. Tens of thousands of people gave their lives to/for the peace of the world.10. He has been struggling for success in business.III. 课文改写填空1. freezing 2. endangered 3. put 4. down 5. number 6. battle 7. save8. millions 9. fallen 10 from 11. protecting 12. toughIV. 阅读理解DBAC BCAD BACB
