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1、U nitlWords to note:around 2;acre玲 10;blasted9 6;brochure9 13;cavern9 3;deluxe 4;drought 7;exotic9 17;handcrafted-16;independent 8;nestled 14;paddling pool玲 1;paradise9 5;perched9 12;scuba diver玲 11;sharks 9;situated9 18;typhoon-15Understanding the text:Part A1.A major purpose of advertising is to i

2、nform us of new products or goodbargains/help producers sell their products.It is possible that advertising is becoming less effective because we areexposed to too much advertising now and so much of it is misleading.2.The more adventurous members of the family can visit some of theattractions of th

3、e island,including a trip to an ancient cavern/study thefascinating sea creatures of that area.The less adventurous members can use the hotel swimming pool/paddlingpool or play on the mini-golf course or visit the less adventurous places ofinterest.Ghosts are often seen around Lake Tali.Wood has bee

4、n used to make the accommodation units.The holiday is cheap because the resort is new aad the owners claim to bemore interested in making the guests happy than making money.3.Bantu island is really only a small,bear,exposed rock iv the middle of theocean.Swimming around the island would be dangerous

5、 because of the manysharks.The swimming pool isnt in use because there is no water in it.The author doesnt believe the stories because it is too small and too shallowfor the stories to be true.The only reason your money“goes further is that Bantu Island is a long wayaway so the money will be traveli

6、ng further.4.The advice the author gives in the last two paragraphs is to be very carefillwhen reading advertisements and always try to check the informationan independent source before you buy whatever is advertised.Part BThe Brochure The Newspaper Article1 resort building site2 a shallow bay/islan

7、d paradise beachless bay/bare rack3 fascinating sea creatures hungry sharks4 deluxe air-conditioned transport open-backed jeep5 individual,handcrafted units wooden huts6 ancient and mysterious lake dirty pondPartC1.Advertising is often misleading and in some cases,“legalized lying”.Theadvertising br

8、ochure for Bantu is obvious very misleading一 although nothingit says is actually a lie,it does not present the truth.2.Once they got to the island and saw what it was like,they would not want togo on any tours.3.No,it was very carefully worded so that it would be difficult to prove it toldany liessi

9、mply did not tell the whole truth or misled the reader in differentways.4.We should look carefully at things that seem attractive and cheap.There isoften a problem that is not obvious.Developing your skills:Which of the following could be used to describe the tone of the newspaperarticle?Humorous,ag

10、gressive,sarcasticBrochure NewspaperLayout A Once in a Lifetime HolidayA Holiday for All the familyA Never-To-Be-Repeated”HolidayA Holiday for NobodyChoice ofInformationsea creaturesbrand-newcooledraresharkshalf-builtblastedthey dont existPunctuation exclamation mark quotation marksExpending your vo

11、cabulary:Antonyms:brand-new ancientnestled perchedshallow deepparadise nightmaregive-away price expensiverefreshing bitterScales of meaning:Frequency Degree Quantity constantly/always regularly/repeatedly often/frequently sometimes/occasionally not always,rarely/seldom/intermittently hardly everneve

12、r perfectly/absolutely/totally extremely/enormously/particularly/exceedingly/exceptionally very slightly/a little/tosome extent in no way not in the slightest/notat all,all/every,a vast number most/the majority of?generally,many/a lot 0。numerous,much/a great deal a couple/a few noneUnit 2Understandi

13、ng the textPart A：1.F2,F3.T4.T5.T 6.T7.F8,FPart B：1.These exams“decide their futures and the penalties for failure are“final”.Alsolook at speech paragraph 6 the threat of being a failure for life,9 is perhaps evenworse than a death sentence.2.The labor market does not urgently need“newly qualified p

14、eople”.There is no“hurry”;the situation is not critical.3.To compare the large number of lessons with the tiny result and also to say thatu40-minute pieces of learning and little pieces of geography or history or biology”do not really add up to any substantial body of knowledge.Perhaps,too,the write

15、rwants to show that mere statistics do not really prove that the results are good.4.The word suggests an unpleasant experience.The writer was,when a child,thesubject and the education system was the boss”.The results of the childssubjection were not good.Also look at speech paragraph 8 again:the sys

16、tem cannever be called efficient”;it simply helps the administrators and the bureaucrats.Developing your skillsPart A l.c)2.b)3.c)4.a)Extending your vocabularyPart A.l.carefree 2.intolerable 3.receptive pulsory 5.severe 6.motivated7.applied 8.franticallyPart B.1.regardless of 2.how much 3.certainly

17、4.must 5.help or win 6.frequently7.resultUnit 3Words to note:Bullets一 7compensate一 1 1contentedly14disaster-9drifted-6glowing一 10instantly-5insured-15pounds-12retire-16shadows-1streaming-4tempt-13terrified-3wafted-17wandered-18wardrobe一 2wearily8Understanding the textPart Anotes 1:they were sitting

18、round a coffee table.Thomas was wearing his police uniformSnow was blowing against burning.notes2:only the man and his wife were in the kitchenthere was a garden and a garden gate outside.The man at the garden gate was wearing police uniformThe man at the garden gate was very tall.note3:The man was

19、sitting next to the fireThomas had a blood stain on his chestThe grandmother was also standing behind ThomasPart B1.the curse was that the bag and its“evil contents gave the grandfather power.Thepower enabled him to get anything he wanted in life.The price was the life of hisown wife.2.he bought the

20、 house with the help of the power he had been given by the bag.Buthe forgot the warning-there was a price to pay for his power.3.his first wish was for 100,000 pounds.He would have received this moneybecause of the Life insurance-his son Thomas was insured.When Thomas waskilled,the Insurance Company

21、 paid him this money.4.Arthurs second wish was“I want all my family to be together again.This wishcame true but not in the way he had intended.Developing your skillsPart A1.similarly on the night that Arthur asked for 100,000 pounds,his son Thomas died.2.both Arthur and his father paid the price fbr

22、 the help they asked fbr.They bothknew the bag was evil-but they both used it to get what they thought theywanted.3.Arthur has already learned why his father thought so.But he tries to put thewarning from his father out of his mind.And his son later pays the price-the firstprice.4.his wife definitel

23、y is right.Very soon the son Thomas is killed.5.this is because he was a premonition.He knows what has happened and heprobably feels,as his father had left,that he is responsible.He feels guilty.Extending your vocabularyPart A1.terror 2.temptation 3.retirement pensation 5.weary 6.drifter7.insurance

24、8.disasterPart B1.stream 2.retiring 3.terrific 4.pounded 5.contents 6.shadowingUnit 4For each of the following,decide which option best completes the statementaccording to the text.Circle your answer.l.b)2.d)3.b)4.c)5.d)Part B:Summarizing the information in a textSituation Actions taken reasons for

25、ActionsSit as Ear a way firomthe other person aspossibleclose,nervousness,faraway,insulting1.Pretend the otherpeople arent there2.Ignore them3.Avert your eyesfrom them4.Keep your face asexpressionless aspossible5.Create physicalbarrierse.g.clasp handsPretend you are concentratingon something impocta

26、nt-eg.thepanel indicating the floornumber.Send out signals thatyou do not want your personalspace to be invaded.1.One might moveforward;the othermight back away2.Finally one mighttry to“escape bymoving away1.standing very close makessome people veryuncomfortable.2.standing where you haveenough perso

27、nal spacemakes people comfortable1.build“barriers”2.screen ones eyesfrom neighbors3.avoid/prevent any“contact”1.to help concentration2.to keep other people“outside“of their space3.to pretend they are aloneSpread out yourbelongingsTry to give the impression thatthe seats next to you are takenPart C:i

28、nterpreting the text1.Ifs the area where people feel safe,secure,comfortable,unthreatened.This areasurrounds us,like a protective blanket.2.In order to“protect“ourselves and to discourage any strangers from“invading”ourpersonal space by attempting to make contact with us.3.Because we need to feel th

29、at this area is our own;it belongs to us;ifs part of ourown self.4.When people from diflrent cultural or geographical backgrounds are together.(because the size of the“space“needed within different cultures differs;somecultures can easily accept closer“contact”and therefore less personal space-thano

30、thers.)5.If attempts to preserve our personal space are ignored by others,and if wetherefore feel a heightened sense of discomfort,threat of even danger,we mightuse force-e.g.a loud voice,or actual physical force,to make it very clear that weare defending our territory”.Developing your skillsPart AW

31、ord/expression frompassageHelp found in passage type of helpValuable(para 1)expensive synonymdefinitionas far away as possiblefrom the first personpacked(para 4)synonymous expressionbarriers(para 6)examplesstrategiespersonal makers(para 7)territory(para 7)exampleelbows(para 6)Part B:Deducing meaning

32、barren;nothing would grow or the island;attempts;in vain;never caught a singlefish;crustaceans;crabs,shrimps and,on one occasion,a lobster;almost starved;look like a skeleton;bones were sticking through his skin;emaciated;sadness andanxiety;immediately changed;elationbarren empty,unproductive,steril

33、e,nothing can growin vain unsuccessful,without results,wasted and producing no benefitcrustaceans crabs,shrimps and lobstersemaciated very,very thin,having almost no flesh on the bodyelation extreme happiness,the opposite of sadness and anxiety”Extending your vocabularyPart A:synonyms and antonymsSy

34、nonyms Words to note Antonymsoffend complimentslowly suddenlyspread clusteredguarded harmedgrip releaseshows hidesundemonstrative expressivePart B:Cloze sentences1.expressive2.indicates/pliment5.gradually/slowly6.releaseUnit 5Words to noteApplicant-2Benefits7Cater8Contributors 10Dismay-3Encouragemen

35、t-12Facilities-1 1Hop-5Impose-6Kerb 1Pretend一 13Significantly 4Statistics 14Wheelchair-9Understanding the textPart A:Letter 1 Letter 2 Letter 3 Letter 4Backgroundof writerSeriously injured in atraffic accident.Overcame despairwith the help offamily and friends.Also disabled;but lives in amuch moreca

36、ringenvironmentAlso disabled;chairman ofDisabled TaxiDriversAssociation.Not specified.Purpose(s)ofWritingTo highlightdifficulties faced ineveryday life byparaplegics.To encourage Mr.Thomasbecause timesand attitudes arechanging.1.To giveinformationabout hisorganization.2.To stress thesafety recordof

37、disableddrivers in hisorganization.3.to stress thatTo emphasizethe range ofopportunitiesavailable todisabledpeople-evenin sports.disabledpeople canfulfill almostall duties.ParticularExperience(s)of WriterFrustration caused bythoughtlessness.Facilities in herhometown helpher to live morefreely and fu

38、lly.Close and frequentcontact with otherdisabled people.Not specified.MainMessage(s)Its good to beoptimistic andcheerful butdisabled people needhelp.1.Dontdespair2.If yourhometowndoes notimprove itsfacilities andits attitudes,come to livein mine!To encouragedisabled people tomake contact.1.Regardyou

39、rdisabilityin a newlight”.2.Try to beasindependent aspossible.Part B:Interpreting the textExamples of optimismLetter 1:.I now look forward to.wanting to live life to the full.Letter 2:.your own environment is sure to change soon.perhaps we could share the benefits.Letter 3:.give hope(and a possible

40、future).There are.no reasons why disabled people cannot fulfill.Letter 4:.there are ever increasing social and professional opportunities.he says he may even had an advantage.Examples of objectivityLetter 1:.paraplegics still have to plan each trip.kerbs at the edges of the roads.Letter 2:.extra-wid

41、e elevators.not a single step in the whole centre.Letter 3:Letter 4:.suitably converted vehicles.not one single member has ever had an accident of any kind!.sports facilities designed for disabled persons.World Summer Olympic Games for disabled athletes since 1960.Unit 6Understanding the textPart A：

42、comprehending the textRobert Bums ProfileNationality ScottishChildhood One of seven children;lived and worked on farmMarital Status MarriedNumber of children twelveFamous works Auld Lang Syne;Jean;My Love Is Like a Red,Red Rose;JohnAnderson,My JoInterests Reading,drinking,singing,telling stories,wom

43、enPoems ThemesAuld Lang Syne Pleasant memories of friendship and of time past.Jean Love-especially fbr“the girl I love the best”,Jean.Everything beautifulreminds him of Jean.My love is like ared,red roseAgain,loveand the eternal and compelling and all-embracing force of love.John Anderson,My JoLife-

44、long friendship and loyalty;sharing things and trusting somebody;theenduring quality of friendship-the friend John is now old and frail,but stillthe friendship is strong and unchanged.Part B:Interpreting the text1.Poems Metaphors Actual MeaningsAuld Lang Syne Drink a cup of kindness Share kindness b

45、etween good friendsJean I see her in the morningflowers.I hear her in the tunefulbirds.Everything beautiful reminds him ofJeanMy love is like a red,red roseAnd I will love you.When all the seas go dry.And I will love you.While the sands of life stillrun.He means he will love her fbr ever(since the s

46、eas will never go dry).He will love her while time continuesto pass by(i.e.,again,fbr ever).John Anderson,My Jo.blessing on your frostyhead,.We climbed the hillHe wants his white-haired old friend tobe always blessed.We have been friends fbr a life time:2.together.we have accompanied each other onth

47、e journey and the“hill”of li电 What is love?Love is beautiful.It9s“like themelody”.“Thats sweetlyplayed in tune.Ifs likebeautiful flower-a red,redrose”.Its constant and eternalWhat is friendship?Friendship means sharing-both lovely and wearingexperiences.It means pleasant memories,the trust.(Theres m

48、y hand,my trusted friend.)It meansconstancy-when they can no longer climb“the hilltogether they will“totter down.hand in hand.”.It is“one of the finest things life can bring”.Developing your skillsPart A:Familiarizing yourself with the features of poetry1.He believed that love is a fundamental bless

49、ing in life.There are many varied aspects to love:Burns loved his country(Scotland),women,“humanity and honest,simple goodness”,friendship,trust,sharing,etc.Further he believed in morality,and fairnesshe wrote aboutpoverty and weakness and sadness.He had such a philosophy because his own childhoodhi

50、s family was poor and he had towork hard even as a child,but he was given love and encouragement-perhaps influenced hisfeelings about life,and about the value and importance of the“common people(i.e.ordinarypeople).2.Poems AdjectivesAuld Lang Syne Old,lovely,weary,wide,trustedJean Beautiful,wild,con