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Cats in AmericaI. Wordsfurryadj.毛皮的，盖着毛皮的extremistn.极端主义者，过激分子purrv.咕噜咕噜叫II. Comprehension Test TRUE OR FALSE?1. Traditionally the cat is mans best friend. 2. American house cats outnumber pet dogs by 2 million. 3. Costly cats take part in competitions. 4. Cats were treated like fairy kings and queens. 5. There were house cats as far back as 8000 years ago. 6. Cats in ancient Egypt were often punished and killed. 7. Black cats are evil. 8. Dogs dont like to leave their owners. III. Guided Note-takingAbout American Pet CatsTheir numbers How they are treated They live They do not They are treated like How the care of cats becomes a big businessThey wait for their owners Some costly cats take part in Cat-owners buy tons of They buy for the cats They buy for themselves jewelry & clothes with They bury their dead cats in Time humans spent with cats Earliest cat owners probably in U.S.A.How cats were treatedThe small house cat was In ancient Egypt, anyone killing a cat could be Early American cats had to Some cats were suspected of Why cats are popular as petsThey give the owners They need less They suffer less from They are more Criticisms of catsThey lack They stay with people only IV. SHORT QUESTIONS1. In what way is the care of cats a big business?2. Where did American house cats come from?3. How do people explain the Americans preference of cats to dogs?小常识猫科动物是最强悍凶猛的食肉动物，它们包括猫、狮子、老虎、豹子、猎豹等等。猫科动物的视力特强，瞳孔能随着光线的变化放大或者缩小，所以特别擅长在黑暗中狩猎。它们反应敏捷，后腿弯度很大，弹跳力非常好。脚掌下的肉垫比其它食肉动物的大而厚，爪子可以自由伸缩，走路的时候尖爪会缩进去，使其可以悄然无声地接近猎物。猫是猫科动物中较温顺地动物。 Cloning PigsI. Wordscelln.细胞，单元clonev.无性繁殖，复制transplantv.移植，移种therapeuticsn.治疗法，疗法fetusn.胎儿pregnancyn.怀孕pigletn.小猪kidneysn.肾形矿脉II. Comprehension TestTRUE OR FALSE?1. Pigs are easy to produce because they require only one fetus to support a pregnancy. 2. The process of producing piglets is similar to that used to produce Dolly. 3. Cloning technology can benefit humans by replacing their ailing organs. 4. The British company, PPL Therapeutics, has asked for legal ownership of the cloning process. 5. Many people died in the course of transplant operation. 6. The organs of pigs should be designed in such a way that they are human-friendly. III. Guided Note-takingThe new experimentScientists achievements: They have produced Significance: This is the first time Application: The methods could be used to make genetically-changed pigs whose organs could Sponsor: The company PPL TherapeuticsMethods: Detail of the methods used were Process: It is that used to produce Dolly the sheep.Goal: To produce animals with cells and organs Market needs: Thousands of people around the world need Tests on the piglet: The result show that genetic material in blood removed from the piglet is while the genes were Goal of future tests: To so that .Attention: These organs would be designed so that they could be Special features of pigsPigs are because an adult female pig requires Fetuses to support a pregnancy.Pigs are the best animals for because pig organs are and pig organs act like .VI. SHORT QUESTIONS1. State the significance of cloning the five piglets.2. What did independent tests on the piglets show?3. What is the goal of cloning pigs, according to the scientists?4. Why are pigs the most suitable animals for providing transplant organs?小常识1997年，英国科学家培育出了世界上第一只克隆绵羊，实现了用高等动物自身细胞进行再生这一人们盼望已久地科学突破。若将科隆技术应用于人类，会产生法律和伦理方面的严重问题，甚至造成毁灭性的后果。因此，各国政府纷纷禁止从事克隆人的研究。科学家也呼吁成立国际伦理学委员会来负责可能危及人类自身的研究项目。 Yard SaleI. Wordsbargainn.便宜货，廉价买到的东西，交易garagen.车库，汽车间negotiatev.谈判，磋商，协议II. Comprehension TestMultiple-choice Questions1. People dont throw all their old things away because .A. this way seems wastefulB. the things are white elephantsC. they can earn their living by selling themD. they can keep them as collectibles2. The yard sale announcement in a local newspaper .A. will cost the sellers some moneyB. shows pictures of the things on saleC. will be paid by the buyersD. is very short3. In which season do people seldom hold yard sales?A. SpringB. SummerC. AutumnD. Winter4. By “serious buyers” the speaker really means .A. These buyers take things seriouslyB. These buyers plan their visits to yard sales.C. These buyers really want to buy old thingsD. These buyers never mind the price for the object they want.5. Some people may have bought things they do not need from yard sales. What do they do with them?A. They just have them at home.B. They give them to their friends as presents.C. They grow them away some time later.D. They hold their own yard sales and sell them.III. Guided Note-TakingOne persons useless object is In some parts of the U.S. a yard sale is called or In a yard sale, people sell things When people move house, yard sales are good for them because:They need not the things they do not use any more.They can at the same time.The yard sellers put a in a local ,which announces a yard sale.Yard sales are popular during in .On one weekend there can be announcements for yard sales around Washington, D.C.The things are sold most in yard sales include .In yard sales the for each object can be negotiated.Serious buyers look for yard sales by collecting making they want to attend, and using maps to .Some people like to buy things in yard sales because Most people do simple because .In the yard some people enjoy .IV. SHORT QUESTIONS1. What are the other names for a yard sale?2. Why do many American people not throw away their old or useless things?3. In what ways are yard sales good for those people who are to move to a different house?4. How do the people tell others if they want to have a yard sale?5. Why do people go to yard sales to buy things?小常识WHITE ELEPHANT 一词用来指累赘的东西，或成为负担或招致亏损的财产。 YARD SALE 就是在庭院或车库中或家门口出售自己家一些用不着的旧物。此项活动始自20世纪下半叶，随着产品更新换代速度的加快，有愈来愈多的家庭在购买新产品的同时，为如何处理那些无论是质量还是性能都很不错的旧物品而烦恼。如统统丢弃，似乎太浪费，也不利于保护环境。Yard Sale 的兴起至少有三个好处：1，解决处理旧物的烦恼；2，人们可以买到物美价廉的日用品；3，物尽其用，避免了浪费并保护了环境。 The Stock MarketI. Wordssharen.股份，股票raisev.筹集publicly ownedn.由公众、政府拥有的brokern.经纪人dealern.经销商，商人holdinga.拥有的财产riskyn.危险的，冒险的indexa.指数，指标compositea.混合的，综合的twenty-four hours a day整天II. Comprehension Test1. The stock market in the US began in A. New York in 1782.B. New York City in 1782.C. New York in 1792.D. New York City in 1792.2. The New York Stock Exchange is in the world.A. the oldest stock exchangeB. the largest stock exchangeC. the largest financial marketD. the latest financial market.3. Today almost of all Americans have stock holdings.A. five percentB. fifteen percentC. fifty percentD. fifty-three percent4. There is all market when .A. the prices of most stocks are increasingB. people seek to earn money from the daily changes in the stock pricesC. people earn big money quickly by day tradingD. there is long-term investment5. The performance of the stock market is measured by .A. stock valueB. day tradingC. stock indicesD. daily changesII. Guided Note-takingFunction of stocks:A stock is in a business.Companies sell stock as .People buy stock as ,hoping to make a profit on .The stock market in the USIt began in in .The New York Stock Exchange is the in the US, and the in the world.The stocks of more than American and international companies are traded on the New York Stock Exchange.Together the stock represents about of the value of all companies in America.Role of stock brokers and dealersAn important part of the system.They are experts in .Now, the general public can get information about companies and stocks from instead of :many people now choose to control .Stock Trading in the USAbout 50 years ago, number of stock owners: They were usually trading shares with each other.Now, number of stock owners: Amount of stock traders on the Internet: .Expressions to describe the stock market:A “bull market” means: A “bear market” means: Over the long-term, the stock market Short-term price decrease only affect people who That is why during bull markets, experts tell investors to Day trading:It is a kind of Recently it has become more Day traders seek to earn money from the It is extremely risky because Indicators:The performance of the stock market is measured by How people invest in the stock market:People usually have invested in companies that In the last few years, they prefer companies that The stock prices of new companies are rising much faster than other stocks even though most of them .Future trends:Investors should be able to trade stocks Financial markets around the world are expected .III. SHORT QUESTIONS1. What is a stock and what use does it have for a company?2. Why do people buy stock?3. Who are stock brokers and dealers?4. What kind of companies do people like to invest in?5. In what ways is the Internet expected to change the trading of stocks?小常识 道琼斯工业平均指数（Dow Jones Industrial Average）为“道琼斯股票价格平均数”的简称。由美国最著名的道琼斯公司编制，用以反映股票市场行情变动的一种股票价格平均数。1844年首次发表，以11种有代表性的股票编制而成。目前道琼斯平均指数采用的股票为纽约证券交易所上市的65家美国公司股票的价格平均数为最常引用，所以叫做“道琼斯工业平均指数”。 纳斯达克综合指数由NASDAQ编制。纳斯达克是世界上最大的股票交易机构之一。1997年，列在NASDAQ名单上的上市公司的数目超过了5500家，比美国其他任何一家的股票交易所都多，包括纽约证券交易所和美国证券交易所。大部分在NASDAQ上市的公司都比较小型。如今，NASDAQ已经成了新科技企业，尤其是电脑和电脑有关行业的主要上市之所。Famous American BridgesI. Wordsvehiclen.交通工具，车辆bodyn.一片水域suspension bridgen悬索桥，吊桥cablen电缆，缆索straitn海峡extendv延伸，指挥directv指导，指挥firthn狭窄海湾cantilever bridgen悬臂桥II. True or False1. Both the Golden Gate Bridge and the Brooklyn Bridge are in California. 2. The Golden Gate Bridge is much longer than the Brooklyn Bridge. 3. The Golden Gate Bridge is the longest suspension bridge in the world. 4. The construction of the Brooklyn Bridge lasted for 14 years. 5. By the end of the 19th century, the Brooklyn Bridge was still the longest bridge in the world. III. Guided note-takingFamous American bridges include the Golden Gate Bridge in and the Brooklyn Bridge in .Both of the bridges are bridges and they cross .And have that hang from Supported by high towers.The Golden Gate Bridge It is not named for but for -the Golden Gate Strait, which is to the San Francisco bay from the Pacific Ocean. It the city of Sanfrancisco with Marin County, California.It opened in It measures meters long. It was the in the world until 1964.Many people consider it to be in the world.The Brooklyn BridgeIt is than the Golden Gate Bridge and was one of .It was built between .John Augustus Roebling the bridge but he died as a result of . , Washington Roebling, replaced him as but he while working and was not able to go to the construction area. Yet he through his wife, Emily.The Brooklyn Bridge links with It extends meters over the East River.It was in the world until the firth of Forth cantilever bridge was built in in 1890.小常识 维拉隆诺海峡大桥连接纽约港入口处，连接长岛和斯塔腾岛的大型吊桥。Narrows是海峡、江峡的意思。该桥以意大利航海家及探险家Giovannide Verrazano 的姓氏命名。 美国纽约市分为五个区，Brooklyn是西南部的一个区。 曼哈顿岛是美国纽约的一个区。纽约是世界上主要商业、金融及文化中心之一，而曼哈顿区又是纽约的中心。PizzaI. Wordscrustn面包皮garlicn蒜头，大蒜popularityn流行，普及yeastn酵母circulara圆形的ovenn烤箱II. Guided Note-takingPizza has a crust that is covered with .According to history experts, the idea of using bread to began with the and the word “pizza” developed from the word “picea”.Experts believe that was baked by named Raffaele Esposito in 1889.The colors of the Italian flag are .People from Italy brought pizza to in the last half of the 19th century and the first was opened in New York City in .People love pizza because .The way to make pizza:pizza makers mix for the crust and then they form it into a they put on the crust. They may add .Then they bake it in .Instead of making their own pizza, many Americans go to .Or they telephone a local , order their and wait for .小常识 那不勒斯（Naples）是意大利西南部一个港口城市，也是那不勒斯省和意大利行政区坎帕尼亚区的首府。从该市可看到著名的维苏威火山山峰。Walt Disney (I)I. Wordsanimatedadj活生生的capturev捕获lifelikeadj逼真的filmmakern制片人II. Comprehension TestTrue or False?1. Hollywood Disney found a job as a movie producer easily. 2. Walt Disney believed that cartoon movies could be as popular as movies made with actors. 3. Disneys first cartoon hero is Minnie. 4. Earlier filmmakers had found that animals were difficult to use in cartoons than people. 5. In “Steamboat Willie”, Walt Disney himself provided the voice for Mickey Mouse. III. Guided note-takingWalt Disney Company produces that capture the of children and adults all over the world.Millions of people have seen .So it is not surprising that it has been called a .Since Disney wanted to bring his pictures to life, he made his move in a .A cartoon is on film.Disney believed that cartoon movies could be as as movies made with actors, so