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专项练习
专项练习
Passage1
It’ssobeautifuloutsidethatspendingthedayintheofficewouldbeveryboring.Sowhynottakethevacationsoff?
Anewsurveyfoundthat31%ofU.Sworkersdon’talwaystakealloftheirvacationdays.Americanshave12vacationdaysonaverageeachyear,buttheygivebackanaverageof9vacationdayseachyear.
Sowhydon’ttheyuseuptheirvacationdays?
Somesaytheywouldrathergetmoneybackfortheirunuseddays;somebusyworkerssaytheyjustcan’tleavetheirwork.Americanshavefewervacationdaysthanworkersinanyothercountrysurveyed.
TheFrenchtaketheirvacationsseriously.Frenchworkersgetanaverageof39vacationdays,and40%plantotakeatleastonethere-to-four-weekvacation.
WorkersinSwedenreceiveanaverageof25vacationdaysayear,buttheycan’tfindtimetousethemall.Moreworkerstherereturnvacationdaysthananyothercountrysurveyed.
BritishworkershavethelongestworkingweekinEurope,with23vacationdays—theshortestvacation.Sotheyfeeloverworked.75%saytheirweekendsorvacationsaretooshortand40%wouldsacrificeaday’spayforonemorevacationday.
1.______U.Sworkersdon’talwaystakealloftheirvacationdays.
A.AllB.MostC.SomeD.Few
2.HowmanyvacationdaysdoAmericanshaveonaverageeachyearinfact?
A.9B.12C.15D.23
3.Whichcountryhasthemostworkersworkingduringthevacationdays?
A.America.B.France.C.Sweden.D.GreatBritain.
4.Whatdoestheword“sacrifice”meaninthelastsentence?
A.Useup.B.Putup.C.Takeup.D.Giveup.
5.Whichofthefollowingistrue?
A.SomeAmericanworkersaretoobusytoleavetheirwork.
B.FrenchworkerscantakeoneThree-to-fourweekdays.
C.Swedishworkerscanenjoyalloftheirvacationdays.
D.Britishworkershavetheshortestvacationdaysofallthecountriessurveyed.
重点单词和短语:
1.vacation:
n.假期
2.survey:
n.调查
3.Sweden:
n.瑞典
4.receive:
vt.接收
5.overwork:
vi.工作过度或时间过长
6.sacrifice:
vt.牺牲
7.onaverage:
平均
8.useup:
用完;耗尽
9.wouldrather:
宁愿
Passage2
Goodwritingstartswithgoodideas.Ifyouwriteaboutthingsthatyoucareabout,youwillwritebetter.Ifyouwriteaboutthingsthatyoudon’tcareabout,you’llbeboredandyourpaperwillnothavemanygoodideas.
Onceyouhaveagoodidea,thenextstepisorganization.Thinkthroughyourpaperbeforeyoustart.Writeanoutline.Youneedtoknowwhatyourmainpointsarebeforeyoustartyourfirstparagraph.Use2-4mainpoints,oneparagrapheach.
Inyourcentralparagraphs,beconciseandspecific.Giveexampleswithdetails,notjustgeneralideas.Ifyoucansaythesamethingwithfewerwords,doit!
Don’tusebigwords.
Whenyoufinishwriting,lookatyouroutlineagain.Didyoureallyfollowitordiditchangeasyouwrote?
Manytimesyoufinddifferentideasasyouwrite.Lookatyourcentralparagraphs.Whataretheirmainideasnow?
Arethesesideasintheintroduction?
IoftenwritetheintroductionagaintofitthepaperafterIfinishwriting.
1.Whatisthe1ststepforagoodwriting?
A.Thinkthroughyourpaperbeforeyoustart.
B.Writeagood1stparagraph.
C.Haveagoodidea.
D.Lookformanyexamples.
2.Whatisthe2ndstep?
A.Haveagoodidea.B.Writeanoutline
C.Writethe1stparagraph.D.Giveexampleswithdetails.
3.Whatdoestheword“outline”meaninthe2ndparagraph?
A.外形B.提纲C.中心D.总结
4.Whatshouldyoudointhecentralparagraph?
A.Don’tusebigwords.B.Giveexampleswithdetails.
C.Saythesamethingwithfewerwords.D.A,BandC.
5.Whatshouldyoudoafterfinishingwriting?
A.Lookatyouroutlineagain.B.Checkthemistakes.
C.Lookatyourcentralparagraphagain.D.BothAandC.
重点单词和短语:
1.organization:
n.组织;结构
2.outline:
n.提纲
3.paragraph:
n.段落
4.concise:
adj.简明的;简练的
5.specific:
adj.明确的;确切的
6.details:
n.详细资料;详细内容
7.general:
adj.一般的;普通的
8.fit:
vt.和……相符;合适
9.startwith:
以……开始
10.careabout:
关心;在意
Passage3
Ifyouhaveabrotherorsister,youalreadyknowyouaredifferentfromeachother.Youlivetogetherinthesamehouseandwiththesameparents,butyouhavedifferentpersonalities.
Whyisthis?
Onepossiblereasonisthewayyourparentstreatyou.
First–bornchildrenreceivealltheattentionfromtheirparents.Mostfamilyhavetwiceasmanyphotosofafirst–bornthananyotherchild.Parentsusuallygivefirst–bornmoreresponsibilityanddependonthemtotakecareofyoungerbrothersandsisters.Asaresult,first–bornareoftenresponsible,hard–wording,andserious.Theyoftenwanttodowellatschoolandwork.Therearemorefirst–bornAmericanPresidents—forexampleGeorgeW.Bush,GeorgeWashington,andLyndonBainesJohnsonthansecondorlast-bornchildren.
Afterasecondchildarrives,thesecondchildhastocompetewiththefirst–bornfortheparents’attentionandlove.Thechildrenoftenchoosedifferentsportsandhobbiestodoatschool,buthavetobecreativetogettheirfamily’sattention.Theyareoftenfriendlyandcool.Manyfamoustalk-showhostswerebornlast.
1.Thewriterthinksthatthesecondchildrenareoften______.
A.outingandjealousB.coolandfriendly
C.hard-workingandseriousD.creativeandresponsible
2.Theunderlinedword“personalities”means______inthepassage.
A.人物B.性格C.长相D.需求
3.______isusuallythehappiestinthefamilyaccordingtothepassage.
A.TheeldestchildB.Thesecondchild
C.TheyoungestchildD.Thefather
4.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat______.
A.thesecondchildisverysimilartothefirst-bornchild
B.brothersandsistersusuallyhavethesamepersonalities
C.it’seasyforthesecondchildtogethisorherparents’attention
D.therearemorefirst-bornsuccessfulpeoplethansecondorlast-bornpeople
5.Thepassageismainlyabout______.
A.birthorderandpersonalities
B.thepersonalitiesofthesecondchildinafamily
C.thepersonalitiesoftheeldestchildinafamily
D.thepersonalitiesoftheyoungestchildinafamily
重点单词和短语:
1.personality:
n.性格
2.dependon:
依靠
3.asaresult:
结果
4.talk-show:
谈话节目
Passage4
Thebrainisthebossofthebody.Youreyes,ears,nose,andskintellyourbrainwhatisgoingonaroundyou.Otherpartsofyourbodytellyourbrainwhatisgoingoninsideofyou.Yourbraintakesinthesignals.Ittellsyourbodywhattodowiththem.Whenyoutouchfire,yourskintellsyourbrainthatyourfingeristoohot.Yourbraintellsyoutomoveyourfinger.Allthesehappenveryfast.Yourbrainalsocontrolsyourbreathing,blinking,andheartbeat.Itcontrolsyourfeelingsandthoughtstoo.
Humanbrainshadowsthemostdevelopedbrainofallanimals.Yetitisnotthelargestbrain.Thehumanbrainweighsthreepounds.Thebrainofanelephantweighs11pounds.Sothelargestbrainisnotalwaysthebestbrain.Inpeople,alargerbraindoesnotmeanacleverperson.
1.Whatisthemainideaofthisstory?
A.Thehumanbrainworksveryfast.
B.Thelargestbrainisnotalwaysthebestbrain.
C.Thebraincontrolsthebody.
D.Thebestbrainisthelargestbrain.
2.Whathappensafterthebraintakesinthesignalsfromthebody?
A.Thebraingrowsfasterandlarger.
B.Thebraintellsthebodywhattodo.
C.Thebodybecomesmoredeveloped.
D.Wedon’tknow.
3.Whatdoes“thebossofthebody”mean?
A.Thesignals.B.Themostdevelopedbodypart.
C.Themainpartofthebody.D.Thecentreofthebody.
4.Whichbrainisthemostdeveloped?
A.Thelargestbrain.B.Thehumanbrain.
C.Thesmallerbrain.D.Nottoobigbrain.
5.Whatarethethingsthatthehumanbraindoes?
A.Takesinsignals.B.Controlsbreathing.
C.Controlsfeelingsandthoughts.D.A,BandC.
重点单词和短语:
1.takein:
吸收
2.signal:
n.信号
3.blink:
vi.眨眼
4.heartbeat:
n.心跳
5.control:
vt.控制
6.weigh:
vi.重
Passage5
Cellphonesareallaroundus.Weusecellphonestocallourfriends,sendtextmessages,playgames,andeventakephotographs.Nowimagineusingyourcellphonetocallyourairconditioner.Ifthiswaspossibleyoucouldtellyourairconditionertorunonbeforeyougothome.Doesthissoundimpossibletoyou?
Well,itcouldbecomepossiblesoonerthanyouthink.Inthenearfuture,wemightusecellphonesasremotecontrolsfortheelectricaldevicesinourhomes.Peoplearealreadyworkingtodevelopdifferentwaystocommunicatewirelesslywithdevicesweuseeveryday.Forexample,itisalreadypossibleforcellphonestocommunicatewithlaptopcomputers.Businesspeopleusinglaptopsduringmeetingsusetheircellphonesasremotecontrols.Theycanusetheircellphonestosendinstructionstocomputerstoturnon,changepictures,andturnoff.
Withthesametechnology,peoplecanusetheircellphonestocontrolotherdevices.Youcancallyourstereotoplaymusicautomatically.Youcancallyourlightstoturnonwhenyouenteraroom.Maybeevenbynextsummeryouwillbeabletocallyourairconditioner!
1.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?
A.Inthefuturewewillallneedairconditioners.
B.Businesspeopleneedtousecomputers.
C.Somepeopleliketomakephonecallstomachines.
D.Wewillusecellphonesasremotecontrolsinthefuture.
2.Cellphonescanbeusedtorumonandoff______inthefuture.
A.aspecialcomputerB.differentkindsofdevices
C.cellphonecompaniesD.remotecontrols
3.WhichprobablycouldNOTbecontrolledbyacellphone?
A.Anairconditionerorheater.B.Acomputerorprinter.
C.Atableorabasket.D.ACDplayerorMP3player.
4.Theunderlinedwords“laptopcomputers”mean_____?
A.台式计算机B.大型计算机
C.便携式计算机D.计算机控制中心
5.Whichinstructionscanbesenttoalaptopaccordingtothepassage?
A.Playsoundandmusic.B.Startandshutdown.
C.Call
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