Module 4 Carnival

高考词汇

hide vt. 掩藏；躲藏

book vt. 预订

mark vt. 标志（着）

transport vt. 运输；运送

import vt. 引进；进口

abolish vt. 废除

unite vt. 联合

词汇短语园地

1. hide vt. 掩藏，隐瞒（尤指感情）；躲藏，躲避； 藏住She struggled to hide her disappointment.她竭力掩饰她的失望。I hid under the bed.我躲藏在床底下。He hid the letter in a drawer.他把信藏在抽屉里。1) hide and seek 捉迷藏They spent the whole evening together playing hide and seek.他们花了整个晚上一起玩捉迷藏。2) hide ones head （因感到羞耻等）抬不起头来， （因害羞）把脸藏起来The teacher found out that Tom had cheated in the exam, and Tom hid his head.老师发现汤姆在考试中作弊，汤姆难为情地低下了头。2. pretend vi. 假装，佯装(1) pretend to do sth 假装做某事He pretended not to notice.他假装没有注意到。(2) pretend that + 从句We pretended that nothing had happened.我们假装什么事也没发生过。(3) pretend + n.She pretended an interest she did not feel.她毫无兴趣却装作有兴趣。pretend to 妄求，自封I cant pretend to any great musical talent.我不能妄称自己多有音乐天赋。3. memory n. 记忆，回忆（可数）； 记忆力，记性（可数、不可数）I have vivid memories of my grandparents.我依然清楚地记得我的祖父母。People have short memories.人们是健忘的。Are you sure? Memory can play tricks on you.你肯定吗？记忆也会捉弄人的。1) from memory 根据记忆The little boy can recite the whole poem from memory.这个小男孩能凭记忆背诵全诗。2) in memory of... /to the memory of... 为纪念……He founded the charity in memory of his late wife.他创办了这一慈善事业以纪念他已故的妻子。The monument was built to the memory of the national hero.这座纪念碑是为纪念那位民族英雄而建造的。memorize/memorise vt. 记忆，记住memorable adj. 值得纪念的，难忘的4. book vt. （向旅馆、饭店、戏院等）预订，预约 n. 书；本子Id like to book a table for two for 8 oclock tonight.我想订一张今晚8点钟的二人餐桌。Shes reading a book written by Stephen King.她正在读史蒂芬·金写的一本书。1) book down 记账，登记Every sum of money paid or received must be booked down immediately.每一笔支付或收到的钱必须马上做登记。2) book in/into sth 到（旅馆等）办理入住手续I got in at ten and booked straight into a hotel.我十点钟到达后直接到一家旅馆办理了住宿手续。3) book up 全部订完（没有空位置、房间等）Im sorry the hotel is booked up.对不起，这家酒店已经没有空房间了。booking n. 预订bookable adj. 可预订的bookish adj. 书呆子气的，学究似的5. mark vt. 标志（着）；作记号，作标记His death marked the end of an era.他的去世标志着一个时代的结束。The box of eggs was marked“Take With Care”.装蛋的盒子上标着“小心拿放”。1) mark...on... 在……上标出……Mark the place on the map.在地图上标出这个地方。2) mark...with... 用……标出……Mark the place with a cross.打叉标出这个地方。3) mark sth down/up （把价格、分数）降低/提高All goods have been marked down by 15%.所有商品都打了八五折。Share prices were marked up as soon as trading started.交易一开始，股票价格就涨了上去。4) mark sth off 划出，划分开The playing area was marked off with a white line.运动场地用白线划分出来。6. trade n. 贸易，买卖 vi. 做买卖，从事贸易Trade between the two countries has increased.两国间的贸易增多了。Our products are now traded worldwide.我们的产品现在正销往世界各地。1) trade in sth 做……买卖The firm openly traded in arms.这家公司公开买卖军火。2) trade with sb 与某人做买卖Early explorers traded directly with the Indians.早期的探险者直接与印第安人进行交易。7. transport vt.（用交通工具）运输，运送；（以自 然方式）输送，传播 n. 运输，运送；交通运输系统；交通 辆，运输工具（不可数）Most of our luggage was transported by sea.我们的大部分行李都是海运的。The seeds are transported by the wind.这些种子是由风传播的。The goods were damaged during transport.货物在运输期间受损。The government has already given the new transport policy.政府已经给出了新的交通运输政策。His bike is his only means of transport.自行车是他唯一的交通工具。transportation n. 运输，运送；交通（不可数）transportable adj. 可运输的，可运送的8. master n. 主人，雇主 v. 精通，掌握；控制（情绪）Im sorry the master is away on business.对不起，主人出差了。French was a language he had never mastered.他一直没有掌握好法语这门语言。She struggled hard to master her temper.她竭力按住性子，不发脾气。1) master of 能手，擅长……者Jim is a master of disguise.吉姆是个精于伪装的人。2) be master of 控制，掌握He is master of the situation.他控制着局面。9. unite vt.（为某事）联合，团结；（与某人或集 体）联结，统一His policy was therefore to see that his enemies didnt unite any longer.他这一政策就是为了看到敌人以后不再联合起来。The school united its music and theater departments.学校合并了音乐系和戏剧系。1) unite in sth/in doing sth 联合/团结起来做某事Local resident groups have united in opposition to the plan.当地居民团体已经联合起来反对这项计划。Well unite in fighting crime.我们将联手打击犯罪。2) unite behind/against sb/sth 团结起来支持/反对 某人/某事Will they unite behind the new leader?他们会团结起来支持新领导人吗?Let us unite against the enemy.让我们团结起来反抗敌人。10. dress up 装扮，打扮；穿上盛装；装饰，修饰The boys were all dressed up as pirates.这些男孩子都装扮成了海盗。There is no need to dress up—come as you are.用不着穿礼服——就穿平时的衣服来吧。However much you try to dress it up, office work is not glamorous.无论你怎么夸饰，办公室工作都不令人向往。11. consist of 由……组成；由……构成The committee consists of ten persons.委员会由十人组成。Their daily diet consists largely of vegetables.他们的日常饮食以蔬菜为主。consist in 存在于，在于The beauty of the city consists in its magnificent buildings.这座城市的美就在于它那些宏伟的建筑。True education doesnt consist in simply teaching the fact.真正的教育并不在于简单地讲授事实。

跟踪导练（一）

A

Newspapers have tried many things to stop a seemingly nonstop going down in readers. Now France is pushing forward with a novel approach: giving away papers to young readers in an effort to turn them into regular customers. The French government recently made plans of a project called “My Free Newspaper,” under which 18- to 24-year-olds will be offered a free, year-long subscription（订阅）to a newspaper of their choice.

Newspaper readership in France has been especially low among young people. According to a government study, only 10 percent of those aged 15 to 24 read a paid-for newspaper daily in 2013, down from 20 percent ten years earlier.

Emmanuel Schwartzenberg, a former media editor of Le Figaro, the oldest and second-largest national newspaper in France, said he had strong reservations（保留意见）about the government project. At a time when advertising is in steep reduction, he said, newspapers should instead be looking at ways to raise more profits from readers, rather than giving papers away. “This just strengthens the belief that newspapers should be free, which is a very bad idea,” Mr Schwartzenberg said.

French readers, young and old, already have plenty of free choices from which to choose, including newspaper websites and the free papers handed out daily in many city centers. Some bloggers（博主）said the new program might interest the few young people who do already read and buy newspapers.

The French government plans to give publicity to the program with an advertising campaign aimed at young readers and their parents. However, when asked how to attract young readers to the printed press, the government said the essential channel for the ads would be the Internet.

1. Why did the French government decide to set about the free newspaper program?

A. To solve money problem.

B. To help poor young people.

C. To win agreement from youngsters.

D. To get higher newspaper readership.

2. What is Mr Schwartzenbergs attitude toward this program?

A. Angry. B. Anxious.

C. Questioning. D. Appreciative.

3. According to the French government, where would the infor-mation about the free newspaper program most likely be seen?

A. On blogs. B. In magazines.

C. In newspapers. D. On the Internet.

4. Which of the following can be concluded from the passage?

A. Everyone considers the government project creative.

B. Research shows young people have no interest in news.

C. Newspaper readership is much higher in other countries.

D. Providing free papers isnt strong enough to attract readers.

B

Mr Magic, who helped pave the way for the development of hip-hop culture, died of a heart attack on Friday in Brooklyn at the age of 53. Mr Magic was the first host on profit-making radio to devote（奉献）a program especially to rap when his “Rap Attack” began broadcasting（播放）on WBLS-FM in New York in April, 1983.

“Magic was the guy who carried a flag for that music on the radio, exactly as Freed had done for rock n roll,” said Bill Adler, a former director of publicity for Def Jam Recordings.

In the 1970s Mr Magic was a traveling DJ in Brooklyn, and a few small record companies were starting to release（发行）rap records. He bought some late-night time on a New York radio station, WHBI (now WNWK), to broadcast the new music.

Mr Magics big breakthrough came when WBLS-FM, a larger New York station, decided to take a chance on rap in April 1983. Soon Mr Magic was in a spirited competition with a rap show on the station KISS-FM hosted by a DJ who called himself Kool DJ Red Alert.

Williams, the co-producer of “Rap Attack”, said that in 1984, WBLS wanted to give up the rap show because of a serious lack of audience and offered Mr Magic the chance to host a show playing softer music. “If I stop playing, rap will die,” Mr Magic said, and returned to WHBI. He came back to WBLS the next year and stayed there until 1989. He then worked for WEBB in Baltimore until 1992. In 2000 he left to work for WQHT in New York.

For more than six years, he had been unable to get another show. “I watched Magic become sadder, thinner and more upset,” Williams said. Mr Magic was separated from his wife. He was also survived by his two sons and one daughter.

5. What can we learn about Mr Magic from Paragraph 1?

A. He died of an unknown desease.

B. He devoted a program to classical music.

C. He started to work on the radio in the 1970s.

D. He developed rap by hosting a program on the radio.

6. In Paragraph 2, Bill Adler compared Mr Magic with Freed to show that ＿＿＿ .

A. Mr Magic experienced great difficulties on his way to success

B. Mr Magic played a major role in popularizing rap

C. Mr Magic and Freed had many similar hobbies

D. rap and rock n roll were not accepted at first

7. Why did WBLS decide to give up the rap show in 1984?

A. Mr Magics health was becoming worse and worse.

B. Rap was not as popular as other kinds of music.

C. There was another great chance for Mr Magic.

D. Mr Magic was beaten by Kool DJ Red Alert.

8. Which of the following words can best describe the last years of Mr Magics life?

A. Sad. B. Lonely.

C. Interesting. D. Challenging.

从下列方框里10个单词中选择8个适当单词的正确形式填入下列各句中，使其句意完整。每个单词只使用一次。

carnival Christ confuse costume extend

firearm ghost herb hide pretend

1. The ＿＿＿＿ era is counted from the birth of Christ.

2. Recently, ＿＿＿＿ and monsters have been presented on the stage.

3. The actors wore ＿＿＿＿ of the time when the events of the play took place.

4. He seemed to make no attempt to ＿＿＿＿ his state of mind.

5. To look at them in the same way would only lead to ＿＿＿＿ .

6. We ＿＿＿＿ the meeting from one hour to one and half an hour.

7. She always ＿＿＿＿ to be friendly towards everyone, so I dont like her.

8. The sale of ＿＿＿＿ is subjected to many legal limitations.

下列各句每句有1个错误。

1. The meeting was held in a secret in order to avoid the results being let out. ＿＿＿＿

2. No matter what happens, the day is the same to that before. ＿＿＿＿

3. I cant use words to describe how excited I was when I arrived at New York. ＿＿＿＿

4. Have the fun at the party tonight! Its really cool here. ＿＿＿＿

1. 我已经预约了那家餐厅星期五晚上的两个位子，所以不要忘了我们的约会哦！

2. 正如人们所说，天下无不散之筵席。

3. 小女孩们总是喜欢穿上妈妈的衣服装扮起来，比一比谁更美。

4. 最后的讨论结果是将选择20人参与实验。

1. Have you been informed that your new book is being printed and will soon ＿＿＿ ?

A. go out B. come out

C. start out D. turn out

2. The builders suggested ＿＿＿ the road to the next village in order to help the villagers get to towns more conveniently.

A. extending B. expanding

C. expending D. expecting

3. While he tried to ＿＿＿ his disappointment at losing this game, it was known to us that he had hoped to win.

A. hide B. hold

C. find D. pretend

4. When autumn comes, the ground is ＿＿＿ with ＿＿＿ leaves.

A. covered; falling B. covering; falling

C. covered; fallen D. covering; fallen

5. In some parts of London, missing a bus means ＿＿＿ for another hour.

A. waiting B. to be waiting

C. wait D. to wait

6. — I beg your pardon?

— Your mind must be ＿＿＿ when I was speaking, wasnt it?

A. wondering B. waving

C. wandering D. waking

7. This custom began in the early 17th century, so it ＿＿＿ more than 200 years ago.

A. dates back to B. dates to

C. dated back to D. dated from

8. Our club is open to adults only. ＿＿＿ your children have entered without permission.

A. There seems to be B. It seems to be

C. There seems that D. It seems that

Dave needed to prepare for Saturdays fishing festival. He went into his room, where he had more than 20 rods and reels（竿和卷轴）. In those years he went fishing twice a year at Big Bear, a huge lake in southern California about 7,000 feet up in the mountains.

California tried to improve the fishing industry by starting a Free Fishing Day twice a year, one in June and another in September. Thats enough for Dave. He went mostly because it was a social event with a few friends, not so much to catch fish. Even driving up a twisty two-lane （弯弯曲曲的双车道的）road was worth the festival, let alone the big, beautiful houses and trees that lined the shore of the lake.

Preparing was a project in itself. Dave had even created a computer file named Fishing Festival. It was a checklist of 45 things to take to Big Bear. He took two rods, because on Free Fishing Day you were allowed to fish with two rods instead of the usual one rod. He took a sweatshirt, jeans, two pairs of socks, a heavy jacket, winter gloves, and a scarf. He also took shorts, a T-shirt, sunglasses, a big hat, and a lightweight raincoat. If you go to Big Bear in June, youd better be prepared for hotness or cold, rain or shine.

He prepared a couple of magazines to read just in case the fish werent biting. He and his friends joked that the fish were always biting—in the spot you just left or the spot you were headed for.

After about an hour and a half, Dave had gathered all the things on his list into a clean pile next to his door. He went to bed knowing that tomorrows weather and fishing were unpredictable, but the good time with his friends was a given.

1. Why was a Free Fishing Day twice a year started by California? (within 7 words)

2. What did Dave mainly to do at Big Bear? (within 4 words)

3. What had Dave created for the Free Fishing Day? (within 6 words)

4. What could be used by people going fishing on Free Fishing Day? (within 3 words)

5. Why did Dave prepare some magazines to read during Free Fishing Day? (within 7 words)

跟踪导练（二）

A

EVENTS

Bicycle Tour and Race

A bike tour and race will be held on August 26 and 27 (Sat.&Sun.). At 5:30 am, the riders will leave Tiananmen Square and ride the first 35 kilometers as a training leg（一段赛程）. Then the next 55-kilometer leg, from Yanjiao to Jixian, will be the first competitive part of the tour. The riders and their bikes will then be taken from Jixian to Changli.

The second racing leg of the tour will be from Changli to the seaside of Nandaihe, covering a distance of 20 kilometers. Saturday night includes the stay at Nandaihe and supper. Sunday morning is free for playing at the seaside. At noon all the people and their bikes will be taken back to Beijing.

Cost: 200 yuan

Telephone: 4675027

Brazilian Footballers

The Brazilian Football Club will play Beijing Guoan Team at the Workers Stadium on August 26. The club has four national team players. Also coming is 2012 South Africa World Cup star Kaká who has promised to play for at least 45 minutes.

Ticket prices: 60/100/150 yuan

Time/Date: 4:30 pm, August 26 (Sat.)

Telephone: 5012372

Rock Climbing

The Third National Rock Climbing Competition will be held on August 26-27 at the Huairou Mountain-climbing Training Base. More than 10 teams from Beijing, Wuhan, Dalian, Jilin and other places will take part in it. A Japanese team will give an exhibition climbing. Free for spectators（观众）.

Take a long-distance bus from Dongzhimen to Huairou.

Time/Dates: 9-12 am, August 26 and 27

Telephone: 7143177, 7144850

1. If you take part in the bike tour, you will ride for ＿＿＿ .

A. 35 kilometers B. 55 kilometers

C. 75 kilometers D. 110 kilometers

2. If you want to find something to do for Saturday afternoon, which telephone number will you call?

A. 4675027. B. 7143177.

C. 5012372. D. 7144850.

3. What is special about the rock climbing competition?

A. A foreign team takes part in it.

B. You can watch it without paying.

C. You dont have to be a sportsman to take part.

D. The bus trip to the place of the competition is free.

4. The main purpose of announcing the above events is to give information about ＿＿＿ .

A. visiting teams

B. famous players

C. things to do for the weekend

D. prices to pay for the sports events

B

Im a Chinese student studying in Canada. I have been a boarder（寄宿生）with the Carsons for more than a year and a half.

The Carsons live in their own house, which has four bedrooms including the one in the basement which I live in. Judy does all the work in the house and Andrew is responsible for the work in the garden. When they go out in the evening, they often ask me to look after their children.

Judys parents, Mr and Mrs Morris, live in another city. Judy is their only child and naturally they dote on（溺爱）Judys children. They often send the children presents.

Last April Mr Morris died. Now that Mrs Morris was quite alone, I expected that Judy would want her to come and live with them. One day, Margaret told me grandma was coming to live with them and her daddy and mummy would want my room back. The news didnt surprise me and the next day I went to Judy and asked her about it. I said I couldnt think of living in their basement room any longer if it was needed for Mrs Morris. Judy seemed surprised at first. Then she told me there was no need for me to move, for they hadnt yet come to any decision about her mother coming to live with them. “Naturally Im worried about my mother. She has been in poor health.” She smiled sadly and added, “To be honest, Andrew and my mother have never got on well. Well wait a bit and see what happens. Perhaps Mother will be all right living herself, or perhaps they will both change their minds.”

That was six months ago. During this time Ive heard that Mrs Morris has had two illnesses and that her health has got worse. A nursing home was mentioned once but Mrs Morris refused to go there. So up to now shes still living alone and Im still living in the basement room.

5. What is the relationship between the speaker and the Carsons?

A. He is a student of Judy Carson.

B. He is a brother of Andrew Carson.

C. He is a close friend of the Carsons.

D. He is a student who pays to live at the Carsons house.

6. Why did the speaker expect Mrs Morris to come to live with her daughter according to Paragraph 4?

A. Mr Morris was dead.

B. Mr Morris was badly ill.

C. Mrs Morris lived with her lovely dog.

D. Mrs Morris suffered from mental illness.

7. Why didnt Mrs Morris come to live with her daughters family?

A. She has no room to live in for the speaker lived there.

B. She did not have a good relationship with her son-in-law.

C. She was in rather poor health and could not come.

D. She did not want to leave her own house.

8. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

A. The Boarder

B. My Landlady

C. Nursing Homes and the Aged

D. Family Relationships in Canada

从下列方框里10个单词中选择8个适当单词的正确形式填入下列各句中，使其句意完整。每个单词只使用一次。

book council dove elegant empire

era magic memory revive wander

1. The British ＿＿＿＿ once covered large parts of the world.

2. Valentine is a priest and people celebrate Valentines Day in ＿＿＿＿ of him.

3. This old custom has recently been ＿＿＿＿ in some parts of the country.

4. If you want tickets for the concert, please fill in this ＿＿＿＿ form.

5. After tea, I ＿＿＿＿ alone about the town.

6. The collective appearance of those girls left on me an impression of high-born ＿＿＿＿ .

7. The public policy measures will serve as a ＿＿＿＿ key to the solution of development problems.

8. The public has come to expect more government services than any previous ＿＿＿＿ .

下列各句每句有1个错误。

1. Keep moving on the same direction, and just go on to prove that your opinion is right. ＿＿＿＿

2. The rise in electricity cost has added up to our difficulties. ＿＿＿＿

3. The speaker said nothing was worth listening except his words. ＿＿＿＿

4. We tried hard, but the unfinished work was still lasted long. ＿＿＿＿

1. 一个由九个成员组成的委员会已经派到那里去调查这件事了。

2. 窗子太脏了，因为已经很多周没有擦过了。

3. 如果可以，请允许我先将面粉和猪肉混合在一起，因为这是一个必不可少的过程。

4. 为了纪念他们的好友，他们一同写下一首感人的长诗。

1. It had been shiny for one week ＿＿＿ , so we had a lot of opportunities to enjoy the sunshine.

A. at the end B. on end

C. in the end D. without end

2. At this time every year, teachers are busy ＿＿＿ the exam papers while students are busy ＿＿＿ the exams.

A. preparing; preparing for B. prepared; preparing for

C. preparing; prepared for D. prepared; prepared for

3. After getting the failure in entering the university, he behaved normally ＿＿＿ if nothing had happened.

A. as B. like

C. even D. only

4. — Have you handed in your homework yet?

— Oh, I forgot... I guess it ＿＿＿ by the teacher now.

A. is being graded B. is graded

C. has been graded D. is grading

5. — What do you want to do next? We have half an hour until

the baseball game.

— ＿＿＿ . Whatever you want to do is fine with me.

A. All right B. It just depends

C. Glad to hear that D. Its up to you

6. I believe if you go on like this, you will be ＿＿＿ into prison sooner or later.

A. kept B. given

C. put D. gone

7. In English, both “can” and “could” may ＿＿＿ a future possibility.

A. add to B. refer to

C. lead to D. change to

8. These flowers ＿＿＿ every three days, or theyll die soon.

A. must water B. should water

C. must be watered D. can be watered

A little boy invited his mother to attend his schools first teacher-parent meeting. To the little boys 1 , she said she would go. This 2 be the first time that his classmates and teacher 3 his mother and he 4 ashamed（羞愧）of her appearance. Although she was a beautiful woman, there was a serious scar（疤痕）that 5 nearly the whole right side of her face. The boy never wanted to 6 about why or how she got the scar.

At the meeting, the people were 7 by the kindness and natural beauty of his mother in 8 of the scar, but the little boy was still embarrassed and 9 himself from everyone. However, he could hear 10 the conversation between his mother and his teacher.

The teacher asked 11 , “How did you get the scar on your face?”

The mother replied, “ 12 my son was a baby, he was in a room that caught fire. Everyone was 13 afraid to go in because the fire was 14 , so I went in. As I was running toward his bed, I saw a long piece of wood coming down and I placed myself over him trying to protect him. I was knocked

15 but fortunately, a fireman came in and saved both of us.” She 16 the burned side of her face. “This scar will be 17 , but to this day, I have never 18 what I did.”

At this point, the little boy came out running toward his mother with tears in his eyes. He held her in his arms and felt a great 19 of the sacrifice（牺牲）that his mother had made for him. He held her hand 20 for the rest of the day.

1. A. enjoyment B. disappointment C. surprise D. excitement

2. A. would B. could C. should D. must

3. A. noticed B. greeted C. accepted D. met

4. A. sounded B. felt C. heard D. looked

5. A. included B. crossed C. covered D. shaded

6. A. talk B. think C. care D. hear

7. A. impressed B. surprised C. excited D. comforted

8. A. aid B. favor C. sight D. spite

9. A. hid B. left C. separated D. escaped

10. A. cleanly B. cautiously C. clearly D. quickly

11. A. carefully B. seriously C. nervously D. anxiously

12. A. Before B. When C. Since D. While

13. A. so B. much C. quite D. too

14. A. out of control B. under control C. in control D. over control

15. A. helpless B. hopeless C. senseless D. useless

16. A. pointed B. showed C. wiped D. touched

17. A. ugly B. lasting C. serious D. frightening

18. A. forgotten B. recognized C. considered D. regretted

19. A. honor B. sense C. happiness D. pride

20. A. quietly B. slightly C. closely D. suddenly

跟踪导练（三）

A

The report came to the British on May 21, 1941. The German battleship Bismarck, the most powerful warship in the world, was moving out into the Atlantic Ocean. Her task: to destroy the ships carrying supplies from the United States to the war-torn（受战争严重破坏的）England. The British had feared such a task. No warship they had could match the Bismarck in speed or in firepower. The Bismarck had eight 15-inch guns and 81 smaller guns. She could move at 30 nautical mile（海里）an hour. She was believed to be unsinkable. However, the British had to sink her. They sent out a task force headed by their best battleship Hood to hunt down the Bismarck. On May 24, the Hood found the Bismarck.

It was a meeting that the German commander Luetjens did not want to see. His orders were to destroy the British ships that were carrying supplies, but to stay away from a fight with British warships.

The battle didnt last long. The Bismarcks first torpedo （鱼雷）hit the Hood, which went down taking all but three of her 1,419 men with her.

But in the fight, the Bismarck was slightly damaged. Her commander decided to run for repairs to France, which had at that time been taken by the Germans. The British force followed her. However, because of the Bismarcks speed and the heavy fog, they lost sight of her.

For two days, every British ship in the Atlantic tried to find the Bismarck, but with no success. Finally, she was sighted by a plane from Ireland. Trying to slow the Bismarck down so that their ships could catch up with her, the British fired at her from the air. The Bismarck was hit.

On the morning of May 27, the last battle was fought. Four British ships fired on the Bismarck, and she was finally sunk.

1. The Bismarck sailed into the Atlantic Ocean to ＿＿＿ .

A. sink the Hood

B. get control of France

C. cut off American supplies to Britain

D. stop British warships reaching Germany

2. Why did many people believe that the Bismarck could not be beaten?

A. She was fast and powerful.

B. She had more men on board.

C. She was under Luetjens command.

D. She had bigger guns than other ships.

3. We can know that on May 24 the Bismarck ＿＿＿ .

A. lose the battle against the British

B. won the battle against the British

C. succeeded in keeping away from the British

D. was damaged seriously by the British gunfire

4. Luetjens tried to sail to France in order to ＿＿＿ .

A. have the ship repaired

B. join the other Germans

C. get help from the French

D. get away from the British

B

Long ago, the Roman historian Comelius Tacitus observed that “the desire for fame is the last thrown away even by the wise”. But celebrity mania（名人热）is at new heights at the turn of the century.

Todays media often features celebrities—from Hollywood and Silicon Valley to Wall Street and Washington—beautifying a few rich and powerful Americans.

Time magazine is now trying to sum up the past 100 years by conducting an Internet poll（民意调查）to identify the

“Person of the Century.” The absurdity（荒谬）of the issue is strengthened when you consider that the poll is just advisory: The guys who run Time will determine the Person of the Century. “Your suggestions will be considered by the editors, who will make the final choice,” Times website tells readers.

The question that Time says it seeks to answer—“Who has had the greatest effect on the 20th century?” —begs a deeper question. Who is the judge? The nations largest news weekly has already nailed down its answer to that question.

Some earnest souls associated with a Florida-based environmental group called Lovearth are attempting to make advertisements for positive ends. “Were trying to get like-minded people together to use Time magazine for our own good,” the organizations director, Mark Elsis, told me. A mass-distributed Internet message from Lovearth says, “Vote for John Lennon in Times Person of the Century poll.”

Hows John Lennon doing in the most-influential-of-the-century poll brought to us by Time? In early July, Lovearth reported that “John passed Henry Ford and has moved up from 11th to 10th place. Next week, he should overtake President Ronald Reagan and move up to 9th place.”

But somehow, I question that John Lennon has any chance of becoming Time magazines Person of the Century.

5. What do the underlined words in paragraph 1 mean?

A. Everyone, wise or not, has the desire for fame.

B. Only wise people can control the desire for fame.

C. Those who can oppose the attraction of fame are wise.

D. It is only wise people that are interested in the glory of fame.

6. What can we infer from Paragraph 4?

A. One has to answer two questions in the poll.

B. The answer to the first question is more difficult.

C. Nobody has disagreed Times right to be the judge.

D. Time has decided that the media should be the judge.

7. From the example of Lovearth, we can infer that the writer thinks ＿＿＿ .

A. the public are not serious about the poll

B. people should take advantage of the poll

C. Lennon is more influential than Ronald Reagan

D. voters decisions are influenced by organizations

8. From the passage we can learn that the writer ＿＿＿ .

A. believes that the celebrity mania is a good thing

B. believes in the theory that celebrities made history

C. disagrees with the medias much focus on celebrities

D. discourages ordinary people from becoming celebrities

从下列方框里10个单词中选择8个适当单词的正确形式填入下列各句中，使其句意完整。每个单词只使用一次。

calendar flour ingredient multicultrual parade

plantation pork relax taste whistle

1. The cake recipe calls for three eggs and two cups of ＿＿＿＿ .

2. According to the ＿＿＿＿ , my birthday falls on a Sunday this year.

3. From this month on, price control on fresh ＿＿＿＿ will be lifted in this city.

4. Mary can produce delicious meals from very simple ＿＿＿＿ .

5. Weekends are often considered as very ＿＿＿＿ days.

6. Jenny went along ＿＿＿＿ to keep up her courage in the dark.

7. You enjoy eating things that are ＿＿＿＿ even when you are not hungry.

8. People dressed up in all manner of strange costumes and noisily ＿＿＿＿ around last Halloween.

“We started as a group of friends with the same problem: difficulty in our personal life to manage our time, being always in a hurry.” This thought was recently offered by Bruno to explain the origin of The Art of Living Slowly, an organization that he founded two years ago, with his wife, Ella.

Bruno and Ella said they decided to draw more peoples attention to the overlooked idea that “Time is wealth”. Last year, they created a new holiday, the first Global Day of Slow Living. Despite（尽管）its ambitious（雄心勃勃的）name, the event was limited almost completely to Italy, where the couple organized a number of events: a reverse bicycle race in which the last rider was said to be the winner; an afternoon of grandfathers reading poetry to children, etc.

One Monday in late February, the couple staged a New York version of the Day of Slow Living. “It has to be a Monday, the worst day to try to slow down.” Bruno explained. Bruno was wearing a police cap, mirrored sunglasses, and a sandwich board stating, “Caution! Speed-walking camera is in action!” He flagged down passers-by and handed them postcards printed with fourteen “slowmandments”. For example, No. 4: Write your text message on your cellphone with no symbols and get in the habit of starting with “Dear...”; No.7: Avoid being so busy that you dont have time for yourself. Bruno told the passers-by to read them once a day and keep the doctor away.

Many said, “I cant do this. New York is too fast.” Bruno admitted. But many stopped, they read and said. “This one is good for me, because trying to slow down is like trying to stop smoking.”

When asked about their plans for the future, Bruno and Ella looked at each other and shouted many times the name of the city they had chosen for next years Global Day of Slow Living, “Tokyo!”

1. What did the Art of Living Slowly help people do? (within 8 words)

2. What was the overlooked idea that Bruno and Ella decided to draw more peoples attention to? (within 3 words)

3. What did Bruno do in New York? (within 8 words)

4. How did people who stopped to read Brunos postcards feel about trying to slow down? (within 7 words)

5. Which place had they chosen for the next years Global Day of Slow Living? (1 word )

跟踪导练（四）

A

Not everyone thinks laughter is the best medicine, but it seems to help. Scientists conducted a study on diabetes（糖尿病）patients to test this idea.

Researchers divided 20 high-risk diabetes patients into two groups. Both groups were given standard diabetes medicine. The laughter group (Group L) viewed 30 minutes of humor of their choosing, while the control group (Group C) did not. This went on for a year.

By two months into the study, the patients in the laughter group had a lower level of the hormone epinephrine（荷尔蒙肾上腺素）which is considered to be a measure of stress. After 12 months, HDL cholesterol had risen by 26 percent in Group L but only by 3 percent in Group C. In another measure, C-reactive proteins, a marker of heart disease, dropped by 66 percent in Group L but only by 26 percent in Group C.

“The doctors believe that there is a physical change brought about by positive emotions,” said study leader Lee Berk of Loma Linda University. Other research has also found that humor makes us more hopeful. “Still, more study is needed to determine what these results mean,” Berk said. The research by Berk found that humor can bring about changes in body chemistry. The research result will be presented this month at a meeting in the US. Researches at the University of Maryland School of Medicine showed that laughter causes the inner lining of blood vessels（血管）to expand, increasing blood flow in a way thought to be healthy.

“Lifestyle choices have an important effect on health and these are choices which we and patients should pay attention to,” Berk said in a statement.

1. No matter who you are, its forbidden to make any ＿＿＿ on the wall of the classroom.

A. signal B. sign

C. sight D. mark

2. Although I was hungry, I still had to wait until the discussion between my mother and my English teacher ＿＿＿ .

A. came to an end B. made an end

C. brought to an end D. put an end

3. If your sister knows that you failed in trying this, she will be＿＿＿ a little sad.

A. other than B. less than

C. more than D. rather than

4. — I am thirsty and want to buy a cup of coffee. Would you

like one?

— Of course, thank you! ＿＿＿ .

A. I hate it B. Id love one

C. Its OK D. I dont think much of it

5. When you get the paper back, pay special attention to what ＿＿＿ by me.

A. have marked B. has been marked

C. had marked D. had been marked

6. He ＿＿＿ the facts up to make them more interesting and attractive.

A. kept B. took

C. ended D. dressed

7. You have driven for more than ten hours. Would you like someone to ＿＿＿ the driving, so you can have a rest?

A. take up B. take on

C. take off D. take over

8. When you are found driving after drinking by police, you will be ＿＿＿ from driving at least for several months.

A. abolished B. stopped

C. banned D. warned

This 5 experience comes much cheaper than a plane ticket to Disney World. The Mega Drop ride is just one of the

6 at the World Carnival, which will be in Beijing from June 22 to August 26.

7 50,000 square meters, the worlds largest mobile amusement park 8 more than 150 entertainment programs.

But they need to move quickly. Already well-known in China, Disney opened a theme park in Hong Kong in 2005 and began to construct 12 in Shanghai in 2011.

“I am very 15 that I brought World Carnival to Beijing.” said the company president Hans Lodders, “I think it can 16 as part of the Olympic celebrations.”

17 World Carnival says that “everyone from the ages of 6 to 90 can find his or her favorite games”, you need to be careful.

Take care in the sun: Wear a hat and a long shirt to 18

yourself from the summer sun. Use sunscreen（防晒霜）on the parts of your body that are uncovered.

Dont overreach yourself: Heat and tiredness can make you feel sick. If you have a medical problem, think 19 before you decide to go 20 the most challenging rides.

Crowd control: Be careful not to stumble（绊倒）and fall in the large crowds.

1. A. view B. sign C. scene D. sight

2. A. rush B. sudden C. second D. minute

3. A. breathtaking B. boring

C. comfortable D. ridiculous

4. A. surprise B. disappointment

C. excitement D. interest

5. A. attracted B. thrilling C. dangerous D. risking

6. A. collections B. connections C. attractions D. civilizations

7. A. Having B. Being C. Taking D. Covering

8. A. contains B. collects C. includes D. marks

9. A. having B. producing C. making D. receiving

10. A. looking B. giving C. risking D. leaving

11. A. growing B. reducing C. cutting D. weakening

12. A. other B. the other C. another D. the rest

13. A. Therefore B. Though C. However D. Hence

14. A. thrill B. compete C. beat D. hit

15. A. afraid B. proud C. nervous D. sad

16. A. achieve B. become C. serve D. play

17. A. Once B. Though C. Till D. If

18. A. stop B. keep C. protect D. separate

19. A. hard B. twice C. carelessly D. casually

20. A. on B. through C. over D. round

pretend vi. 假装

wander vi. 漫步；闲逛

memory n. 记忆

magic n. 魅力；魔力

bean n. 豆子

flour n. 面粉

garlic n. 大蒜

onion n. 洋葱

pea n. 豌豆

pork n. 猪肉

sausage n. 香肠

herb n. （叶或种子用作调味品的）药草，芳草

whistle n. 哨子

trade n. 贸易

master n. 主人

celebration n. 庆典；庆祝

freedom n. 自由

origin n. 起源

Christian adj. 基督教的

elegant adj. 优美的；高雅的

tasty adj. 美味可口的

常用短语

come to an end 完结

dress up 装扮；打扮

consist of 由……组成；由…… 构成

think of 想到，考虑；想起来

on end 连续地；竖着，直立着

cover...with... 用……覆盖……

up to 到……程度，一直到

date back to 追溯到，始于，自……至今

put sb into prison 把某人关进监狱

be crowded with 充满，满是

in a... direction 在……方向上；从…… 方向

be wild about... 热衷于

give up 投降，认输，放弃

more or less 几乎，差不多；大概，大约

wash down 吞下

walk off 用散步来消除

make fun of 取笑

take over 接替，接管

拓展词汇

extend vt. 延长

revive vt. 复兴；再兴起；再流行

carnival n. 狂欢节

ghost n. 鬼；幽灵

costume n. 服装；戏装；化装服

confusion n. 杂乱；混乱

firearm n. 火器

empire n. 帝国

council n. 地方议会；政务委员会

era n. 时代；年代

calendar n. 日历；月历

dove n. 鸽子

ingredient n. （烹调用的）原料

parade n. （庆祝）游行

plantation n. 农庄；庄园

landowner n. 地主；土地拥有者

relaxing adj. 使人放松的

multicultural adj. 多元文化的；跨文化的

magnificent adj. 华丽的；富丽堂皇的