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Online HomeWork_U3B4 I.Reading ComprehensionSection A Fast Reading A Blind Man Helped Me See the Beautiful World 1 It was late afternoon when the chairman of our Bangkok-based company gave me an assignment: I would leave the next day to accompany an important Chinese businessman to tourist sites in northern Thailand. Silently angry, I stared at my desk. The stacks of paper bore witness to a huge amount of work waiting to be done, even though I had been working seven days a week. How will I ever catch up? I wondered.2 After a one-hour flight the next morning, we spent the day visiting attractions along with hundreds of other tourists, most of them loaded with cameras and small gifts. I remember feeling annoyed at this dense collection of humanity.3That evening my Chinese companion and I climbed into a chartered van to go to dinner and a show, one which I had attended many times before. While he chatted with other tourists, I exchanged polite conversation in the dark with a man seated in front of me, a Belgian who spoke fluent English. I wondered why he held his head motionless at an odd angle, as though he were in prayer. Then the truth struck me. He was blind.4Behind me someone switched on a light, and I could see his thick silvery hair and strong, square jaw. His eyes seemed to contain a white mist. Could I please sit beside you at the dinner? he asked. And Id love it if youd describe a little of what you see.5Id be happy to, I replied.6My guest walked ahead toward the restaurant with newly found friends. The blind man and I followed. My hand held his elbow to steer him, but he stepped forward with no sign of hesitation or stoop, his shoulders squared, his head high, as though he were guiding me.7We found a table close to the stage. He ordered half a liter of beer and I ordered a grape soda. As we waited for our drinks, the blind man said, The music seems out of tune to our Western ears, but it has charm. Please describe the musicians.8I hadnt noticed the five men performing at the side of the stage as an introduction to the show. Theyre seated cross-legged on a rug, dressed in loose white cotton shirts and large black trousers, with fabric around their waists that has been dyed bright red. Three are young lads, one is middle-aged and one is elderly. One beats a small drum, another plays a wooden stringed instrument, and the other three have smaller, violin- like pieces they play with a bow.9 As the lights dimmed, the blind man asked, What do your fellow tourists look like?10All nationalities, colors, shapes and sizes, a gallery of human faces, I whispered.11As I lowered my voice further and spoke close to his ear, the blind man leaned his head eagerly toward me. I had never before been listened to with such intensity.12Very close to us is an elderly Japanese woman, I said. Just beyond her a yellow-haired Scandinavian boy of about five is leaning forward, his face just below hers. Theyre motionless, waiting for the performance to start. Its the perfect living portrait of childhood and old age, of Europe and Asia.13Yes, yes, I see them, the blind man said quietly, smiling.14A curtain at the back of the stage opened. Six young girls appeared, and I described their violet-colored silk skirts, white blouses, and gold-colored hats like small crowns, with flexible points that moved in rhythm with the dance. On the tips of their fingers are golden nails perhaps 8 centimeters long, I told the blind man. The nails highlight each elegant movement of their hands. Its a delightful effect.15He smiled and nodded. How wonderfulI would love to touch one of those golden nails.16The first performance ended just as we finished dessert, and I excused myself and went to talk to the theater manager. Upon returning, I told my companion, Youve been invited backstage.17A few minutes later he was standing next to one of the dancers, her little crowned head hardly reaching his chest. She shyly extended both hands toward him, the brass fingernails shining in the overhead light. His hands, four times as large, reached out slowly and held them as though they were holding up two tiny birds. As he felt the smooth, curving sharpness of the metal tips, the girl stood quite still, gazing up into his face with an expression of wonder. A lump formed in my throat.18After taking a cab back to the inn, with my Chinese guest still with the others, the blind man patted my shoulder, then pulled me toward him and embraced me tightly. How beautifully you saw everything for me, he whispered. I can never thank you enough.19Later I thought: I should have thanked him. I was the one who had been blind, my eyes merely skimming the surface of things. He had helped me lift the veil that grows so quickly over our eyes in this busy world, to see a whole new realm Id failed to appreciate before.20About a week after our trip, the chairman told me the Chinese executive had called to express great satisfaction with the trip. Well done, the chairman said, smiling. “I knew you could do your magic.21I was not able to tell him that the magic had been done on me. Statements based on the passage:1. The writer didnt want to accompany the Chinese businessman to tourist sites because he had too much work to do. 2. In the chartered van, the writer chatted with his Chinese guest. 3. The man seated in front of the writer was blind. 4. The blind man steered the writer to the restaurant. 5. While waiting for the drinks, the writers Chinese guest described the musicians for the blind man. 6. All of the five musicians at the side of the stage were young lads.7. The first performance was given by an elderly Japanese woman and a yellow-haired boy. 8. The blind man went to the backstage to touch the dancers golden nails. 9. The writer thanked the blind man because he had helped the writer to appreciate something beautiful again. 10. A week later, the blind man called to express thanks to the writer. Section B Passage ReadingPassage 1 The administration, which already declared part of its plan to revise the landmark 1996 welfare law, plans to announce its proposals on Tuesday. Mr. Bush told the nations governors meeting here today that he would ask Congress to approve new work requirements but would also seek to give states the flexibility to meet the needs of people who need training or drug abuse (吸毒) treatment.Still, Mr. Bush said, Work ought to be the core of welfare reform. In an excerpt (摘录) from an advance text of his speech, Mr. Bush declares: We are encouraged by the initial results of welfare reform, but we are not content. We ended welfare as weve known it, yet this is not a post-poverty America. Child poverty is still too high, too many families are strained and fragile (易碎的) and broken, too many Americans still have not found work. Because these needs continue, our work is not done.At least 50 percent of a states welfare families must now participate in work and other activities aimed at self-sufficiency; Mr. Bush proposes to raise that requirement so that 70 percent must be working by 2007. Administration officials also said they hoped to close loopholes (堵塞漏洞) that render the work requirement, in some cases, largely meaningless.The administration plans to require welfare recipients (享受者) to work 40 hours a week at a job or in programs designed to help them achieve independence. Adults are now generally required to work 30 hours a week, of which no more than 10 could be in job training or education programs.But advocates for low-income people were already starting to mobilize (动员起来) against the plan. Its almost welfare reform in Wonderland, said Deepak Bhargava, director of the National Campaign for Jobs and Income Support, a group seeking to make the welfare law liberal. Were in the middle of a recession (不景气). Now is a strange time to be arguing we ought to toughen work requirements on poor families.11. The new welfare plan of the administration aims at _. A. having more people participate in work B. providing people with drug abuse treatment C. getting rid of poverty in America D. canceling the landmark 1996 welfare law12. According to the administration plan, _ of welfare families will be participating in work by 2007. A. all B. 70 percent C. 30 percent D. 50 percent13. Mr. Bush _. A. does not care about the job training of welfare people B. believes welfare reform has solved all the problems in America C. considers welfare reform to be initially successful D. feels completely satisfied with the results of welfare reform14. It can be inferred from the passage that advocates for the low-income families _. A. fully support the administrations plan B. believe that poor people can support themselves without government aid C. encourage welfare recipients to work 40 hours a week D. consider it to be unreasonable to raise work requirements now15. According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE ? A. Welfare people will have to work longer hours per week. B. Congress has agreed to the new work requirements. C. Now adults spend much more time in training than in working. D. About 50% of the welfare population has achieved self-sufficiency. Passage 2 The welfare reform bills passed by the House and reported out of the Senate Finance Committee force most of the women and children remaining on welfare off the rolls without giving them the tools they need to stand on their own feet.We have come a long way since 1968, when Lyndon Johnson called the welfare system in America outmoded and in need of a major change and pressed Congress to create a work incentive (鼓励) program, incentives for earning day care for children. With such reforms finally put in place a quarter century later, we have reduced the number of women and children on welfare from a peak of more than 14 million in 1994 to 5.3 million in 2001.But in the process, the character of the welfare population has fundamentally changed. In 1994 at least half the mothers (largely temporarily unemployed) and children on welfare were there for less than a year. Moving and keeping them off public assistance in a booming economy was relatively easy.Now comes the hard part: Today the bulk of mothers on welfareperhaps mostare drug and alcohol abusers and addicts (有瘾的人), often suffering from serious mental illness and other small diseases. Most have been on welfare for several years. Moreover, women in the 1994 welfare population had an average of two children; those now on the rolls have an average of four children. The administration bill passed by the House would provide just three months for substance abuse treatment and training for these women before they could be pushed off the rolls. The Senate committee bill, only marginally better, would provide six months. These women need at least a year, perhaps two, of concentrated substance abuse treatment and literacy (识字), job and parenting skills training. With such help, and with their benefits conditioned on staying in treatment, a significant number will achieve economic self-sufficiency and become responsible parents.16. The reason why people stay on welfare for a shorter period in 1994 is that _. A. they were provided job and parental skills training B. they suffered from smaller diseases C. they could easily find jobs again D. they were forced to move off public assistance17. Which of the following is NOT true about the women on welfare? A. Today most of the mothers on welfare are drug and alcohol abusers and addicts. B. Today most of the mothers are on welfare for less than a year. C. Women in the 1994 welfare population had an average of 2 children. D. Today the women on welfare have an average of 4 children.18. According to the passage, which is NOT a way to help women achieve economic self-sufficiency and become responsible parents? A. Providing them at least one years job training. B. Providing them at least one years parenting skills training. C. Providing them at least one years public assistance. D. Providing them at least one years concentrated substance abuse treatment. 19. The writer thinks the welfare reform bills passed by the House _. A. will work well B. are effective measures C. are pushing welfare women into a difficult situation D. provide enough time for welfare women to become independent20. The changing character of the welfare population shows _. A. welfare reform is a success as a whole B. sick women will always depend on welfare C. welfare mothers are responsible parents D. welfare reform will encounter new problemsSection C Reading in Depth What happens in America when someone becomes disabled and cannot do the kind of work they did in the past? If someone has been injured on the job, they are 21 to notify the medical worker, who would 22 that there was a problem. Then, they may receive 23 from the company. If the company provides a pension, the person may receive money monthly to make up for lost wages. The person who has been disabled may also take the company to court if safety was 24 at the workplace. This usually results in receipt of a payment to settle the 25 . In addition, all workplaces are required to pay money to the government for a program to take care of people disabled on the job. One 26 in this program requires workplaces where more injuries occur to pay more money. For this reason companies that require heavy physical labour take safety very 27 . Most people misunderstand disability 28 . They think it is 29 that a person should get paid without working. In fact, this benefit is usually not enough to cover the rent and other bills of those who receive it. Most of the disabled still want to work, but 30 from the injury and training for other types of employment takes time.Word BankA. certifyB. compensationC. compositionD. destructionE. disputeF. fantasticG. insuranceH. neglectedI. protectionJ. provisionK. recoveryL. ridiculousM. rewarded N. seriously O. supposedII.V&SSection A Word Building 31. Its really _ when a train is late and theres no explanation. (annoy) 32. Whats the use of theoretical knowledge that has no _ application? (practice) 33. The library has facilities for the _. (able)34. I have left the reader without any formal _ introduction to this young lady. (describe) 35. He knew it was wrong to steal, but the money just lying there was too great a _. (tempt)36. You must give the bank a written _ if you wish to close your account. (note)37. Keep your _ in case there is something wrong with it and you want to bring it back. (receive)38. If you think independence means the opportunity to be totally _, then a relationship means some sacrifice of independence. (self)39. The flowers of mature lime trees have a delicious _ smell. (honey)40. The blind man told him that the music seemed out of tune to their western ears, but it had charm and he asked him to describe the _ for him. (music)Section B Word Replacement 41. My friend wore a black coat whereas I was in jeans. A. was dressed up B. was dressed in C. put out D. dressed up 42. May I excuse myself for a while, Mr. Davis? A. enjoy myselfB. leaveC. have a restD. relax myself43. The place was deserted and there was no sign of human beings living there. A. sighB. signalC. traceD. treat44. These instruments should be switched on and checked before we start our work. A. turned downB. turned onC. turned offD. turned up45. If natural selection was to explain the evolution of mans higher faculties, as Darwin was convinced it could, then those faculties must have a material basis. A. on account ofB. account forC. account ofD. on account 46. His car stopped working, so he has a plausible explanation as to why he is late. A. broke offB. broke upC. broke inD. broke down47. Whatever you do, dont look for a pay increase when you know the company is experiencing some difficulty. A. facing withB. living withC. going through D. getting through48. The article highlighted Chinas educational achievements during the past 20 years and outlined its development plans for the next ten years. A. spottedB. emphasizedC. made emphasisD. demonstrated49. We all have a very high opinion of Dr. Franklins work. In the realm of surgery, he has no equal. A. realityB. aspectC. fieldD. veil50. She is considered as the leading authority on the subject. A. looked as B. looked on as C. looked toD. looked overSection C Word Filling51. I dont regret _ her what I thought, even if I upset her. A. to tellB. tellingC. about tellingD. of telling52. Many of these poems bear witness _ his years sp