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Mysterious Dreams 同步练习Challenging Yourself Let Your Mind Wander基础落实.判断正(T)误(F)1In the past daydreaming was considered a waste of time or a symptom of the tendencies of mental illness.()2Daydreaming can be harmful in all kinds of situations.()3If people suffer from a lack of daydreaming，their mental balance can be disturbed.()4As experiments have shown，daydreaming is important to intellectual growth of only schoolchildren. ()5Daydreaming can only be helpful to keep peoples mental balance and intellectual development. ()6Newton solved his problems almost by daydreaming. ().英文释义连连看1symptom Aa pleasant situation that people imagine but that is unlikely to happen2compensate Bto succeed in getting sth.usually after a lot of effort3substitute Cto provide sth. good to balance or reduce the bad effects of damage，loss，etc.4valuable Dable to use senses and mental powers to understand what is happening5beneficial Enot talking much about ones own abilities or possessions6fantasy Fa change in the body or mind that shows that people are not healthy7conscious Ga person or thing that you use or have instead of the one you normally use or have8ability Hvery useful or important9attain Ithe fact that sb./sth.is able to do sth.10modest Jhaving a helpful or useful effect.短语检测1被认为是_2提出，想出，提供_3与相反_4依赖，依靠，取决于_5复习；温习_6留出_.同义词语替换1Doing exercise is advantageous to our health._2The workers succeeded_in_getting enough skills._3Ive been old enough not to rely_on my parents._4If he is determined to do something，nobody can stop him from doing so._5He found a new idea for increasing sales._.句型转换1The new system will have an effect on our life.The new system will _ our life.2These facilities benefit the whole school.The whole school _ _ these facilities.3Either you or I am going there tomorrow.Either I or _ _ going there tomorrow.4Work hard，and you will do well in your study._ _ _ _，you will do well in your study.5The idea came to me when I was walking in the street.I _ _ _ the idea when I was walking in the street.单项填空1Recent study shows that alcohol taken in moderation can be _ to health.Acruel BabsentCimpressive Dbeneficial2Having repaired the washing machine for several times，she decided to _ a new one for it.Asubstitute BreplaceCmake Dbuy3Either you or one of your students _ to attend the meeting that is due tomorrow.Aare BisChave Dbe4In a typhoon，winds _ a speed greater than 120 kilometers per hour.Aassume BaccomplishCattain Dassemble5Lets just play a game or something else.Sounds good，but give me a call before you come. My mum might try to _ something else for me to do.Acome up with Bcome toCcatch up with Dshow off6What you have done will not have _ your fame.Aa good effect on Bto affectCa good affect on Deffected7He passed the examination，_ to what I had expected.Acontrary BfacingCbeside Das8Hes got into the habit of running a while before going to bed，dont _ him from doing it.Aask BpreventCmake Drefuse9He was severely injured in the war and his _ prevented him from holding any job.Ainability BdisabilityChurt Dpain10She _ great discomfort because her shoes were too tight.Aenjoyed BadmiredCsuffered Dmissed.微写作写作素材1这位乐曲创作者有非凡的创作能力。2为中小学生谱写了许多优秀的曲子。3他的作品弘扬了学生谦虚朴素的品质，高尚的道德情操和价值观。4反映了社会现实，批判了社会上的一些丑恶现象。提示：黑体部分用本单元词汇表达。连句成篇 (将以上句子连成一篇50词左右的英语短文)_能力提升阅读理解More than half of rich Americans have not shown their full wealth to their children，a new survey showed last Tuesday.The survey，published by the Bank of America，studied the rich with $ 3 million or more in assets.It found that “surprisingly few of those surveyed have welldeveloped plans to preserve and pass on their assets to their children”The majority of the 457 people surveyed are selfmade，firstgeneration rich.52 percent of parents have chosen not to tell their children just how wealthy they are，and 15 percent have given away nothing about the family wealth.One in three parents said they had never thought to do it.They are worried that their children would become lazy，spend money freely，make bad decisions and even become a target for gold diggers.Only 34 percent strongly agreed that their children would be able to handle any inheritance(遗产) they plan to leave them.“There is an expectation about the wealthy parents that they have a responsibility to pass down their fortune to the next generation，” said Sallie Krawcheck，president of the Bank of America Global Wealth and Investment Management.“Our research，however，uncovered changing views of what one generation owes the next.”The trend is led by the worlds richest man Bill Gates，who promised in 2008 that he would leave his $58 billion fortune to the charity started by him and his wife，the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation(基金会)，and not to his children.“We want to give it back to society in the way that it will have the most positive impact，” he said.Of his plans for his children，Gates said：“I will give the kids some money but not a meaningful percentage.They will need to work but they will feel reasonably taken care of.”1We can learn from the passage that_.Arich parents may not know how to manage their inheritanceBrich parents dont equal rich kids，at least in the USCAmerican children dont get to inherit their parents wealthDpoor children dont expect themselves to be as rich as their parents2According to the survey，most rich Americans_.Athink they owe their children nothingBthink it best to give their money back to societyCdoubt their childrens ability to handle wealthDare confident of their childrens ability to handle wealth3The underlined word “they” in Paragraph 6 refers to_.Aresponsible childrenBBill Gates and his wifeCfirstgeneration richDrich parents4From the last paragraph，we can see that Bill Gates wants to show_.A the trend of leaving no inheritance to childrenBthe positive impact of charity on societyCthe way of giving back t