1、Unit 12 Culture ShockWarm-up & Lesson 1【语法专练】. 用下列动词的正确形式填空1. He was forced to give (give)up smoking. 2. We agreed to meet (meet)here but so far she hasnt turned up yet. 3. He got well-prepared for the job interview, for he couldnt risk losing (lose)the good opportunity. 4. People are not allowed to
2、 make (make)much noise on the exhibition. 5. We all feel like celebrating (celebrate)the success of the 2008 Olympic Games. 6. John, I regret to tell (tell)you that you are failed again this time. 7. The housework is too much for me, Jack. Sorry, but I cant help (to) do (do)it, Joan. Ive got somethi
3、ng important to do, you know. 8. Although he is still a child, my son can resist being told (tell)what to do and what not to do. . 完成句子1. 他主动让我搭车，这使我对他非常感激。(offer）He offered to give me a lift, for which I was very grateful to him. 2. Franz后悔没有充分利用一点一滴的时间学习。(regret)Franz regretted not having made ful
4、l use of every minute to study. 3. 如果那意味着耽误一周左右的时间，我就不等了。(mean)I wont wait if it means delaying more than a week or so. 4. 你已经有了一份好工作，怎么又考虑着换工作呢？(consider)Why are you considering changing your job when youve got a good one? 5. 学生在上学期间不允许带手机。(allow)Students are not allowed to bring cellphones while s
5、tudying at school. 【基础测评】. 单词拼写1. She apologized(道歉) to me for the delay in replying to the letter. 2. There is not much time left, so I will tell you about it in brief (简洁). 3. He bought me a gift for my birthday out of my expectation(期望). 4. It is enjoyable to wander(闲逛) over the countryside. 5. T
6、hey toasted(为干杯) the signing of the new agreement. . 用所给词的适当形式填空1. Please accept our apology (apologise) for any inconvenience we have caused. 2. Considering his grades, theres little expectation (expect) of his getting into medical school. 3. These pancakes made by my mother are really tasty (taste
7、). 4. We cant make sure of the trains arrival on time in foggy (fog) weather. 5. He was late but gave me a reasonable (reason) explanation. 6. Im expecting to have (have) such a good chance to improve my oral English. 7. I suggest you doing (do) some exercise every day to lose weight. 8. His wife ma
8、nages to make (make) both ends meet with his small salary. . 单项填空1. Victor apologized for_to inform me of the change in the plan. A. his being not ableB. his not being ableC. him not to be ableD. him to be not able【解析】选B。考查动名词的复合结构。根据句型结构，置于介词for之后的应该是能作宾语的结构，而这一结构中既有be able, 又有逻辑主语“他”，因此需要使用动名词的复合结
9、构，而动名词的否定式需将not置于动名词之前，即：his not being able。2. Thanks to the success of the business, we can_a holiday this year. A. make B. affordC. adoptD. appreciate【解析】选B。考查动词词义辨析。can afford付得起钱，负担得起; adopt采纳，收养; appreciate欣赏，感激。根据句意，B项合适。3. New technology _to make sure that the cars, taxis and trains we use _t
10、he air. A. is used; not to polluteB. has used; is not pollutedC. is being used; do not polluteD. has been used; to pollute【解析】选C。be used to do被用来做, make sure后为宾语从句，缺少谓语动词，故选C。4. When I opened the door, I found my father sitting in his chair, completely _in the humorous stories he was reading. A. abs
11、orbed B. losing C. attracted D. busy【解析】选A。考查动词短语结构的辨析。be absorbed in全神贯注于，专心于。B项应为be lost in, C项attracted应为be attracted by，而busy （in） doing sth. 忙于做某事。5. There are only five minutes left, so you should tell me the truth _. A. in briefB. in publicC. in actionD. in need【解析】选A。考查介词词组辨析。根据语境仅剩下了5分钟，可知要
12、简单地叙述一下事情的真相。in brief简短的；in public公开的；in need需要。6. Most members of the committee were in favor of the suggestion, only a _ were against it. A. majority B. minority C. quantity D. amount【解析】选B。考查名词词义辨析。句意：委员会的大多数人赞同这个建议，只有少数人反对。majority大多数；minority少数；quantity数量；amount数量；根据句意选B。7. The shirt I bought i
13、s of the wrong size. I wonder if the shop will agree to _ it. A. exchange B. express C. charge D. explode 【解析】选A。本题考查动词词义辨析。句意为：我买的衬衣大小不对，我想知道商店是否会同意将它调换一下。exchange 在本句中意为“调换，交换”，与句意相符。express表达；charge充电，控告；explode使爆炸，激发。8. I regret_you that John has been fired. I can hardly believe my ears. Hes suc
14、h a fine worker. A. tellingB. having toldC. to tellD. to have told【解析】选C。regret to do sth. 很遗憾地去做某事，regret doing sth. 后悔做过某事。根据答语，显然选C。regret to tell you很遗憾地告诉你。9. Much of the farm is under water; _ the rice, most of that has been ruined. A. owing toB. thanks toC. as forD. as with【解析】选C。句意为：很多农田被淹了，
15、对于水稻而言，大部分被毁坏了。owing to由于；thanks to因为；as with与一样；as for就而言，符合句意。10. Is that book worth _? Yes, it is worthy _ twice. A. reading; being readB. to read; to be readC. of being read; readingD. reading; of being read【解析】选D。be worth doing和be worthy of being done/to be done是固定结构，皆意为“值得做某事”。 . 阅读理解 Beach, S
16、amba, Carnival (狂欢节) It seems that Brazilians are always ready to party. Well, theyve got a good reason to party now: Rio de Janeiro (or Rio for short), their second largest city, got the 2016 Olympics on October 2. This is the first time in the 120-year history of the modern Olympics that they will
17、 be held in South America. It seems the five Olympic rings make more sense now that theyve included another continent. And, just as Beijing got the worlds attention after receiving the 2008 Olympic nod (同意) in 2001, Rio de Janeiros win has put the spotlight on Brazil. Football The colors green and y
18、ellow might make most people think of Brazils football team rather than the national flag. But football in Brazil is more than sport, its a way of life. The World Cup brings Brazilians together. Interestingly, the general elections (大选) in Brazil are usually held in the same year as the World Cup. P
19、olitical parties try to take advantage of the patriotic enthusiasm (爱国热情) created by football and bring it into politics. Carnival “Live Your Passion (激情)” was the Rio teams slogan（口号）. The carnival is one of the most powerful images of Brazilian enthusiasm. Its held every year across the country, w
20、ith street parades and exciting music. The parade in Rio is one of the worlds biggest carnivals. Every February, tens of thousands of people go there for the event. The economy The Rio bid (申办) team set up a $14. 4 billion (98 billion yuan) budget (预算) for the gamesthe largest of this years bidding
21、cities. What stands behind the big budget is Brazils stronger economy. Brazils is the largest national economy in Latin America, and has experienced a giant leap (飞跃) in the past few years. 1. From the second paragraph we know that_. A. football plays an important role in Brazilians lifeB. football
22、has little to do with politics in BrazilC. football in Brazil is as popular as other sportsD. Brazil has never been beaten at football so far【解析】选A。细节理解题。从第二段可看出，巴西人酷爱足球，他们的生活离不开足球。2. According to the passage, which is TRUE in the following statements? A. South America held the modern Olympics 120 y
23、ears ago. B. Political parties sometimes bring the World Cup into politics. C. The theme of the 2016 Rio Olympic Games will be “Live Your Passion”. D. The mascot(吉祥物) of the 2016 Rio Olympic Games is a football. 【解析】选C。细节理解题。由文章可知，A、B项本身错误；D项吉祥物还未确定；由第三段第一句可以推出C项正确。3. We can infer from the passage t
24、hat_. A. It was in 2001 that Beijing won Olympic bidB. The Rios budget for the games is the largest of this years bidding citiesC. On seeing the colors green and yellow, most people will think of Brazils national flagD. The general elections in Brazil are held every four years【解析】选D。推理判断题。由第二段Intere
25、stingly, the general elections in Brazil are usually held in the same year as the World Cup. 得知D项正确。A、B从文章中可明显得出，不是推出的结论；C项本身错误。4. Whats the best title of this passage? A. Introduction about RioB. Rio Got the 2016 OlympicsC. Rio Developed Fast RecentlyD. Live Your Passion【解析】选B。总结归纳题。A项题目过大，不太具体；C项偏
26、离主题；D项仅仅是其中一部分，仅涉及到奥运口号或主题。由每段第一句可知，答案应选B。 Lesson 2 & Lesson 3【语法专练】. 完成句子1. 他走了，留下我一个人去做剩余的所有工作。He left, leaving me to do all the rest work. 2. 不要让你的孩子一直不停地做作业。Dont have your children working at their homework all the time. 3. 他给我们带来了惊人的消息。He brought us surprising news. 4. 听到这个消息，他们很激动。Hearing the
27、news, they got excited. 5. 由于吸烟太多，他患了肺癌。Having smoked too much, he has suffered from lung cancer. . 单项填空The patient, _how serious his illness was, still refused an operation. A. not realizeB. not to realizeC. not realizingD. not being realized【解析】选C。考查分词作状语，表原因，the patient与realize之间是主动关系，故用realizing
28、，且非谓语动词的否定形式是not+非谓语动词，故选C。2. _by the Party, he has made such progress. A. EducatedB. EducatingC. Being educatedD. Having educated【解析】选A。过去分词作状语表示原因，因为主语与动词之间是动宾关系，要用被动语态，所以B、D两项不选；而C项being educated表示动作正在进行，与题意不符合。3. _out of work for a few months, mother took up the job of waiting on patients in hos
29、pitals. A. To beB. BeingC. Having beenD. Having【解析】选C。考查非谓语动词作状语。根据下文的took up the job. . . 可知已经失业了，故用完成式表示。4. Limited natural resources should be made full use of _ the _need of energy. A. meeting; increasingB. to meet; increasedC. meeting; increasedD. to meet; increasing【解析】选D。本题考查非谓语动词。第一空表示目的，应用不
30、定式；第二空为“正在增长的”，应用现在分词。5. All the tickets _ out, we had to wait for the next weeks show. A. had been soldB. have been soldC. having soldD. having been sold【解析】选D。由句式可知前半部分不能为一独立的句子，只能用分词的独立主格结构作状语，tickets与sell之间是动宾关系，故用被动式。6. A lot of coal miners died on the job last year, _ the local government to s
31、hut nearly 500 small mines in Shanxi Province. A. forcingB. to forceC. forcedD. has forced【解析】选A。考查非谓语动词force与前面整句话的意义形成主谓关系，所以用forcing作结果状语。7. The Olympic mascots are the Olympic flame, the fish, the panda, the Tibetan antelope and the swallow, _ a close group of friends. A. to representB. represen
32、tingC. representedD. represent【解析】选B。考查非谓语动词。represent与前面的The Olympic mascots是主谓关系，故用现在分词形式。8. _by the heavy snowfalls, Chenzhou, a city in South China, was cut off from the outside, _ water and electricity shortage. A. Having struck; facingB. Having struck; facedC. Struck; facingD. Struck; faced【解析
33、】选C。考查分词的用法。strike与Chenzhou之间是动宾关系，故用过去分词，Chenzhou与face之间是主谓关系，故用现在分词作状语。9. The global financial crisis has hit the countrys export-oriented economy hard, _ many factories in coastal areas to close down. A. having causedB. causingC. causedD. having been caused【解析】选B。考查分词的用法。causing作结果状语，说明金融危机带来的影响。
34、10. We walked as fast as we could, _ to catch the bus. A. hoping B. to hopeC. hope D. being hoped【解析】选A。考查非谓语动词。现在分词作伴随状语。 【基础测评】. 选词填空(用所给词的适当形式填空)modest, arrival, curiously, request, indicate, familiar, cautious, stare, injure, conduct1. One loses by pride and gains by modest. 2. He was sent there
35、 at the request of the manager. 3. College students should be familiar with computers and modern information system. 4. Guests received dinner upon arrival at the hotel.5. The schoolboys are more cautious not to make any mistakes in spelling than ever before. 6. The little boy stared at the stranger
36、 for a few minutes before answering his questions. 7. The concert is conducted by John Williams. 8. If you work like this, you will injure your own health. 9. The arrow indicates the way to the park. 10. Everything is so strange to the baby that he looks curious about everything. . 完成句子1. 他盯着这个单词，努力
37、记起它的意思。(stare)He stared at the word, trying to remember what it meant. 2. 长城和黄河为每一个华人所熟悉。（familiar）The Great Wall and the Yellow River are familiar to every overseas Chinese. 3. 修理这辆车，我们没有问题。（difficulty）We had no difficulty （in） repairing the car. 4. 你认为是什么导致了这次地震？（think）What do you think has led to
38、 the earthquake？5. 从表情上来看，他还不知道这个消息。(用现在分词作状语)Judging from his expression, he doesnt know the news. . 单项填空1. She is very _about her success, though shes achieved a lot. A. modest B. cautious C. certain D. anxious【解析】选A。考查形容词词义辨析。句意：尽管她取得了很大的成就，但她很谦虚。modest谦虚的；cautious小心的；certain一定的；anxious焦急的。2. Don
39、t respond to any e-mail_personal information no matter how official they look. A. searching B. asking C. requesting D. questioning【解析】选C。ask for sth. 和request sth. 都可表示“要求某事物”，而search a place表示“搜寻某处”, question sth. 表示“对某事物提出质疑”，故选C项。3. While I drove on to the next town, a young man stopped me and_.
40、A. gave me a liftB. took me a liftC. asked for a liftD. lifted me off【解析】选C。考查词组辨析。句意为：我继续驶往下一个城镇时，一个年轻人拦住了我，要求搭便车。ask for a lift/take a lift搭便车；give sb. a lift让某人搭便车；lift sb. /sth. off把举起，搭起。4. If you are not _ with the progress you have made, please work harder. 2009泉州高一检测A. popularB. contentC. fa
41、miliarD. interested【解析】选B。考查形容词词义辨析。句意：如果对你所取得的进步不满意，请努力工作。be popular with受欢迎；be familiar with对熟悉；be content with对满意；根据句意选B。5. Its good_not to show off in public what you have got. A. manners B. directions C. way D. means【解析】选A。manners礼貌; directions方向，说明; way方式，方法; means手段，方法。句意为：不在公共场合炫耀你所得到的是有礼貌的做
42、法。6. Mum said nothing about our travel plan, which_her unwillingness to let us go there without her company. A. declaredB. announcedC. indicatedD. appeared【解析】选C。考查动词词义辨析。句意为：妈妈对我们的旅行计划没有作任何的评价，这说明她不愿意让我们在没有她陪伴的情况下去那里。indicate暗示，说明；declare宣布，宣告；announce宣布；appear出现。7. The children, _ their lessons fo
43、r the day, went home from the grammar school. A. To finishB. finishingC. having finishedD. to have finished【解析】选C。考查非谓语动词。finish与逻辑主语the children是主动关系，且该动作发生在谓语动词went home之前，故选C。8. Please keep your step, dont_. A. see throughB. see toC. see offD. see out【解析】选C。句意为：请留步，不用送了。see through看透；see to办理, 料理
44、；see out看到外面；see off送别，符合句意。9. We _ walk in the moonlight, talking about _ we were interested in. A. used to; all whatB. were used to; all thatC. used to; whatD. were used to; what【解析】选C。考查词组辨析及连词的区别。used to do sth. 过去常常做某事；be used to do sth. 被用来做某事；what此处引导宾语从句，故选C。10._ I read the book, I was deepl
45、y attracted by it. A. For the first timeB. The first timeC. At the first timeD. First time【解析】选B。由句子结构可知，所填部分须起到连词的作用，四个选项中只有B项可以引导时间状语从句，意为“第一次做时”，其他各项均不可以。 . 完形填空 A woman came out of her house and saw three old men with long white beards sitting in her front yard. She did not recognize them. She s
46、aid, “I dont think I 1 you, but you must be hungry. Please 2 and have something to eat. ”“Is the man of the house 3 ? ”they asked. “No, ”she replied, “Hes out. ”“Then we cannot come in, ” they replied. In the evening when her 4 came home, she told him what had happened. “ 5 them I am home and invite
47、 them in!”The woman went out and invited the men in. “We do not go into a house 6 , ”they replied. “Why is that? ”she asked. One of the old men explained, “His name is Wealth, ”he said 7 one of his friends, “and he is Success, and I am Love. ”Then he added, “Now go in and 8 your husband which one of
48、 us you want in your home. ”The woman went in and told her husband what was said. Her husband was 9 . “How nice!” he said. “Since that is the 10 , let us invite Wealth. Let him come and fill our home with wealth!”His wife 11 . “My dear, why dont we invite Success? ”Their daughter-in-law was listenin
49、g from the other corner of the house. She jumped in with her own 12 , “Wouldnt it be better to invite Love? Our home will then be filled with love. ”“Let us 13 our daughter-in-laws advice, ”said the husband to his wife. “Go out and invite 14 to be our 15 . ”The woman went out and asked the three old
50、 men, “Which one of you is Love? Please come in and be our guest. ” Love got up and started walking toward the house. The other two also got up and 16 him. 17 , the lady asked Wealth and Success, “I only invited Love. Why are you coming in? ” The old men replied together, “If you 18 Wealth or Succes
51、s, the other two of us would have stayed out, but 19 you invited Love, 20 he goes, we go with him. Wherever there is Love, there is also Wealth and Success!” 1. A. like B. know C. recognize D. need【解析】选B。根据上下文知，女主人不认识三位老人。know“认识；了解”。2. A. go out B. get awayC. get up D. come in【解析】选D。女主人邀请三位老人进家里来吃东
52、西。come in“进来”。3. A. home B. room C. family D. office【解析】选A。home在此为副词，意为“在家里”，其他三项皆不能作副词用。4. A. friend B. fatherC. brother D. husband【解析】选D。上文中老人指的“man of the house”就是男主人，即女主人的husband。5. A. Go tellB. Do tellC. Go askD. Do ask【解析】选A。go tell是go and tell(去告诉)的意思，do tell“一定要告诉”，是对tell的强调说法。根据题意，没有强调的意思，故
53、选A。6. A. one by oneB. one after anotherC. altogetherD. together【解析】选D。根据下文“. . . which one of us you want in your home. ”可知。7. A. laughing atB. looking atC. pointing toD. staring at【解析】选C。指着他的一个朋友说。point to“指着”。laugh at“嘲笑”；look at“看”；stare at“盯着看”。8. A. argue withB. discuss withC. debate withD. qua
54、rrel with【解析】选B。discuss with sb. “同某人商量”，符合题意。argue with sb. “同某人争论”；debate with sb. “同某人辩论”；quarrel with sb. “同某人争吵”。9. A. overjoyedB. surprisedC. confusedD. worried【解析】选A。由下文的“How nice!”可判断，男主人感到万分高兴。10. A. situationB. positionC. caseD. point【解析】选C。That/It is the case. “事情就是如此。”在这里指老人们要求商量决定邀请一位进屋
55、的事情。 11. A. agreedB. appreciatedC. noddedD. disagreed【解析】选D。由下一句“. . . why dont we invite Success? ”可知。女主人选择的是“成功老人”，不同于男主人的“财富老人”。12. A. suggestionB. planC. solutionD. explanation【解析】选A。Wouldnt it be better to do sth. ？为提建议用语，所以选A。13. A. discuss B. takeC. considerD. ignore【解析】选B。take ones advice“采纳
56、某人的意见”，为固定搭配。14. A. Success B. Wealth C. LoveD. them【解析】选C。儿媳妇的建议是邀请“爱老人”进来。15. A. friendB. relativeC. son-in-lawD. guest【解析】选D。根据下文“Please come in and be our guest. ”可知。16. A. followed B. stopped C. honored D. pleased【解析】选A。根据下文“I only invited Love. Why are you coming in? ”可知，其他两位老人也跟着一起进去了。17. A.
57、Pleased B. SurprisedC. Delighted D. Disappointed【解析】选B。女主人只邀请了“爱老人”，但其他两位老人一起进去让她感到吃惊。18. A. invitedB. inviteC. had invitedD. have invited【解析】选C。此处表示对过去发生的事情的虚拟，故从句用过去完成时。19. A. whenB. whileC. ifD. since【解析】选D。since“由于”，在这里引导原因状语从句。20. A. whereverB. howeverC. wheneverD. whatever【解析】选A。由下一句可知。whereve
58、r“无论在哪里”，在此引导地点状语从句。 Lesson 4 & Communication Workshop【基础测评】. 单词拼写1. Was the label attached(固定) to your luggage? 2. The nation wants peace, only a minority(少数) wants the war to continue. 3. Forgive(宽恕) me for interrupting, I really dont agree with that. 4. A bottle of wine would make a pleasant addi
59、tion(增加物) to the meal. 5. On the contrary(相反), he stood silently instead of getting angry. . 单项填空1. Americans often say, “Theres no such thing as a free lunch. ”_, everything costs something and everything has to be paid for by someone. A. In additionB. As a resultC. For exampleD. In other words【解析】
60、选D。考查词组辨析。in addition加之，除外，并且；as a result结果；for example例如；in other words换句话说。句意为：美国人经常说“没有免费的午餐”，也就是说，所有的东西都要花钱，都要由某人付钱，故选D。2. Most nurses are women, but in the higher ranks of the medical profession women are in a_. A. majorityB. minorityC. quantityD. quality【解析】选B。考查名词词义辨析。majority多数；minority少数；qu
61、antity数量; quality质量。由前面的most及but可知，填上的词须与most意义相反。3. I cant bear_with Jane in the same office. She just refuses_talking while she works. A. working; stoppingB. to work; stoppingC. working; to stopD. to work; to stop【解析】选C。bear doing sth. “容忍做某事”; refuse to do sth. “拒绝做某事”。句意：我不能容忍跟珍妮在一个办公室工作，她工作时总是喋
62、喋不休。4. Remember, a recent photo should be _ your application form.A. addicted toB. appealed toC. attached toD. belonged to【解析】选C。句意为：记住要把你近期的照片粘到申请表上。be addicted to对上瘾；appeal to吸引；belong to属于；attach to附上，贴上，符合句意。5. Our English teacher is good, kind, hard-working and intelligent;_ , I cant speak too
63、highly of her. A. by the wayB. on the contraryC. as a resultD. in a word【解析】选D。考查词组辨析。by the way顺便说，on the contrary相反地，as a result结果，in a word总而言之。后半句意为：总而言之，我再怎么称赞她也不为过。6. You really helped us out when we lost our belongings. _A. It was the least I could do. B. You mustnt say that. C. So what? D. T
64、ake it easy. 【解析】选A。考查日常交际用语。A项“那是我仅能做的”，在此用来回答别人的感谢。7. I cant _myself for not being able to look after her at that time. A. excuseB. forgetC. forgiveD. reason【解析】选C。考查动词词义辨析。forgive sb. for sth. 因某事而原谅某人；excuse侧重指原谅轻微的过错、失礼等，不涉及到处理、惩罚，或找借口；forget忘记。8. The tomato juice left brown _ on the front of m
65、y jacket. A. signB. pointC. symbolD. spot【解析】选D。考查名词词义辨析。sign标记；point点；symbol象征；spot点，斑点。9. We are very _ of the house and do not want to leave. A. sureB. afraidC. dangerous D. fond【解析】选D。考查形容词词义辨析。be sure of对有把握；be afraid of害怕；be fond of喜欢。10. In fact, most people are _ than they were five years ag
66、o. A. badly offB. better offC. well offD. worse off【解析】选B。better off更富裕，worse off更贫穷，与五年以前相比，生活应是更好了，故选B。 . 任务型读写 阅读下列短文，根据所读内容在文章后的表格中填入恰当的单词。 注意：表格中的每个空格只填1个单词。 Many facts suggest that children are overweight and the situation is getting worse, according to the doctors. I feel there are a number o
67、f reasons for this.Some people blame the fact that we are surrounded by shops selling unhealthy, fatty foods, such as fried chicken and ice cream, at low prices. This has turned out a whole generation of grown-ups who seldom cook a meal for themselves. If there were fewer of these restaurants, then
68、probably children would buy less take-away food. There is another argument that blames parents for allowing their children to become overweight. I agree with this, because good eating habits begin early in life, long before children start to visit fast food shops. If children are given fried chicken
69、 and chocolate rather than healthy food, or are always allowed to choose what they eat, they will go for sweet and salty foods every time, and this will carry on throughout their lives.There is a third reason for this situation. Children these days take very little exercise. They do not walk to scho
70、ol. When they get home, they sit in front of the television or their computers and play computer games. Not only is this an unhealthy pastime(消遣), it also gives them time to eat more unhealthy food. What they need is to go outside and play active games or sports. The above are the main reasons for t
71、his problem, and therefore we have to encourage young people to be more active, as well as steering them away from fast food shops and bad eating habits. Culture Corner & Bulletin Board【基础测评】. 完成句子1. The arrival of white people gradually brought an end to the traditional Aboriginal way of life. 白人的到
72、来逐渐终结了传统土著人的生活方式。2. In recent years, white Australians have become more sensitive to the Aborigines situation. 近年来，澳大利亚白种人对于土著人的生活状况变得更敏感。3. My second piece of advice is that he should buy a bicycle as soon as he can. 我的第二条建议是他应该尽快地买辆自行车。4. I had a similar experience the last time I visited China. 上
73、一次我参观中国时也有类似的经历。5. I certainly owe you an apology for not writing more often. 没有常给您写信我感到非常抱歉。 . 句型转换1. She apologized to her parents for her rude words. She made an apology to her parents for her rude words. 2. She suggested that we put off the meeting till tomorrow. She suggested our putting off th
74、e meeting till tomorrow. 3. Whose is the package Im weighing? Whose is the package being weighed? 4. The foreign culture is difficult to understand. It is difficult to understand the foreign culture. 5. She is busy designing her program. She is absorbed in designing her program. . 阅读理解 Do you always
75、 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 B2 do well in memory exam
76、s. The “B” could stand for “brain”, if youre one of many with limited instant recall. And the number one source of that vitamin is sunflower seeds.Even when youre 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
77、the calories you take in each day. For it to work properly, it must be fed. Even if youre 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
78、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 to that hungry, demanding organ. Vitamin B1 alsohelps the memory, and that is found in eggs, meat and nuts. In Chinese culture, walnuts（核桃）are known as the f
79、ruit 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, youll live longer. However forgetful you are, just keep in mind the letter “B”, which will help you to “bear in m
80、ind almost everything” even on those days when lifes challenges are sending you in a billion directions. 本文作者介绍给我们一种保持记忆力的科学方法，即每天摄入一定量的维生素B。 1. The underlined word “muffin” in the third paragraph probably means_. A. menu B. dinner C. calory D. cookie【解析】选D。词义猜测题。muffin意思是“松饼，松糕”，故选D。2. In the passa
81、ge, Chinese culture is mentioned to_. A. support the idea of long lifeB. show the importance of Vitamin B1C. warn the readers of two organsD. remind us of walnuts and sunflower seeds【解析】选B。推理判断题。本文提到“Chinese culture”的目的就是为了说明维生素B1的重要性，故本题选B。3. What can we conclude from the passage? A. What we eat se
82、ems 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 doesnt make much difference to our brain whether we have breakfast or not. D. Lifes challenges have no effect on our memory, if dealt with in a proper way. 【解析】选A。推理判断题。根据文章第一段最后一句及第三段可知本题选A项。4. The best title for the passage could be_. A. Causes of Memory LossB. Vitamin B2 and MemoryC. Forgetful? But not BrainD. Chinese Culture of Long Life【解析】选C。主旨大意题。通读全文可知本文主要探讨的是遗忘与大脑营养的关系，因此本题选C项。