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1、i题型一promotesummarizemake up forinv estigateperforma neeno t in the leastin itialon occasi onemergecriticalphe nomenonin sertattachin retrospectawaitin due course1) To use the machine, first insert the correct coins, then select the drink you wantand press the butt on2) Professor Smith translated not

2、 only from the French but also, on occasion fromthe Polish.3) Food chemists will investigatethe health food on sale to see if it really does givethe ben efits claimed.4) In retrospect; it was the wrong time to open a new data process center in thiscity.5) My initial reaction to the news was relief,

3、but as I thought more about itI bega n to feel an gry.6) A full understanding of mathematics is sufficient to explain a wide variety of naturalphe nomenon7) Make sure the label is firmlyittachedto the parcel before you mail it.8) My boyfriend bought me dinner to make up for being late the day before

4、.9) The committeeis awaitinga decision from the head office before it takesany acti on.210) The little girl did not seem to be in the leastfrightened of being left byherself i n the house.11) The WTO is inten ded topromote trade among its member states.12) Whe n the moon emergedfrom beh ind the clou

5、ds I made out a figure movingin the distanee.eon seque neecuriositysen time ntemotio nalgenuineprimarily1) Prof. Williams says that my eomposition is good except for the endingwhich seems tocabrupt2) Suffering from insomnia 失眠)for severaldays, Ann went to see herdoctor and was told that the problem

6、was moremoti onal tha n physical.3) The organizer of the charity concert said,“ I ask all of you to join me inpray ing that God will blessthose who have give n so gen erously for the poorand n eedy.4) The in sura nee policy does not cover damageto the goods causedbynormal wear and tear5) The old eco

7、nomic beliefs are widely regarded as tdatedto be useful in sol vingthe problems now emerg ing in our economy.6) You are free to say what you thi nk, but as a resp on sible in dividual youshould also be prepared to face tleon seque nces)f what you say.BlessDatedSeemi ngly abruptnothing more tha nwear

8、 and tearConfusiticklein eon trastto37) Prices are going dow n. However this seem in glywelcome cha nge maybri ng about other problems in the economy.8) John s view on the train crash stands contrast to those of almost all of hiscolleagues.9) Curiosity is the most powerful driving force in one s pur

9、suit of kno wledge.10) After teach ing grade school for a year or so, she felt agenuin elove for thepupils.11) Donations from alumni(校友)are an important source of university s in come.But research funds comprimarily from the gover nment.12) Should judges con sider populase ntime ntsbefore decid ing

10、cases?dumbcome overjuniorat any rateschemecon sta nttypicalhand dow nfrankn arrow dow nfadedreadwelfaregloriousin terfere neecommu nity1) The view that you should never spend more than you earn is fairly typical ofpeople of their gen erati on.2) The artists stood before the paintings almodumb with a

11、stonishment at theirbeauty.3) In 1963, after his junior year in high school , Clinton was elected into agover nment study program for young people in Washi ngton, D.C.4) William Byrd composed many pieces if music, but his Latin church music is considered his mostlorious work.45) Governments establis

12、hvelfare systems to provide a safety net to preventpeople from sufferi ng the effects of poverty.6) You quit that respectable, well-paid job for this unpromising one? What cameoveryou?7) Many an imals face ext in ctio 灭绝)as the result of humarinterfere nee8) Her hope of her husband s return isfading

13、 as years go by.9) Having worked for three years, Roger decided to enrol on an MBA programandn arrowed dow n his choice to three famous uni versities on the East Coast.10) A frank reply is much more appreciated than beating about the bus( 弯抹角).11) Harold is always coming up these dumfchemesfor mak i

14、ng money that just getus into trouble.12) Call me, write to me, email meat any rate let s keep in touch.take inan glearra ngeconv erselydataeditstretchin ternetspitbut the nsymptomtoneat timesin sightabuseappo in tment1) He would have preferred his wife not to work, but converselyhe wasalso proud of

15、 what she did.2) Things are much cheaper here than in New Yorkbut then, our average salary ismuch smaller.3) His forgetfulness may be aymptom of brain trouble.54) The small boy starte(4pitting blood and his mother panieke 惊慌失措)5) These laws are intended to prevent government officials from abusing t

16、heirpower.6)“ Go to the bathroom and wash your han ds” the nurse told the childre n ina comma ndingone.7) Marry, a Harvard law School graduate,was a very capable 能干的) lawyer andour firmtook her in as a part ner.8) The article is interesting, but it needs some editing before it can be published.9) To

17、 my knowledge, they have arrangedto meet next Friday morning in the manage s office.10) Whe n we say that we see light at the end of the tunn el, we mean that victoryis in sight11) He promised to repay me in three days. But the days stretched i nto mon thsand I n ever got a cent back from him.12) Be

18、fore we can draw con clusi ons, we must collect eno ugh data andan alyze them scie ntifically.6mereashamedrecursweatmotionemotionin one s mind s eye coincide withtensionan xietyon one occasi onstartle1) He was startled by the sound of the back door opening in the dead ofn ight2) There is nothing ser

19、ious about the damage; it is amere scratch on the door ofthe car.3) Mom was singing a lullaby to my baby sister while rocking the cradlewith a gen tle backwards and forwardmoti on.4) Tense and hot, we were really sweating as we waited for them to announce theresult.5) He sat leaning against the back

20、 of the seat with his legsetchedstraightin front of him.6) She s one of those habitually vain people who keep glancing atthemselves in the mirror when they think no one s looking.7) Mike is an extremely careless maO n one occasion it was not until hegot to an ATM that it occurred to him he had left

21、his card at home.8) Young children often feel a lot ofenxiety about their first day at home.9) Stan tends to be driven by his emotions he rarely considers thecon seque nces of his acti ons.vainstretchgracegroan710) She ought to be thoroughly ashamedherself for talk ing to her guests insuch a rude wa

22、y.11) 1 n my mind seye she rema ins a little girl of six although she s actually agrow n woma n now.12) He had tried to put the unpleasant scene out of his mind, but it kept on recurring to him, especially in dreams.题型二Is there aeontrast (1) between learning styles in China and the West? While wesho

23、uld be careful to avoid exaggerating(2) the differences, they do appear to exist.In China, for example, greater priority (3) is given to developing skills at an earlyage. The Americans,the other hand (4), place more emphasis onpromoting (5)creativity in young children, leaving them to pick up (6) sk

24、ills later. Americanparents tend to avoid rushing in assist (7) their childre n as they try toaccomplish(8)a task, thi nking it better that childre n should lear n to solve problemsbythemselves.Such an approach can,on occasion(9), be mistaken forneglecting(10)one s parental duties by those more used

25、 to “ teachi ng by hold ing the hand. Bothapproaches have their disadvantagesas well as advantages,and it may well beworthwhile (11) to search for a superior (12) method that would comb ine the bestof both worlds.If you visited Karl Green, you might not at first sight think he wawell-off/ affluent (

26、1).Most of what he owns is rather dated (2) and he will readily admit to falli ng into (3)8the bottom in come bracket(4). Yet he would deny (5) that he is poor, for he feelsthat his life is full of lessta ngible(6) riches. Rather tha n devoti ng himself tothepursuit (7) of money before all else, he

27、cherishes(8) the pleasuresof friendship.His lack of interest possessions does, however, sometimes make him feel out ofplac&9) in today s materialistic society and he still clearly feels hurt when heremembersthe abrupt (10) departure of a girlfriend who did not share his views.Yet there are many

28、who admire him, particularly for his focus (11) on helping thepoor through collectingdonations(12) each Christmas.Our dad is typical (1) of the older gen erati on. You can certa inly say he gives ourwelfare(2) his constant(3) attention. Sometimes, however, we wish he would n ttry quite so hard. To b

29、e frank (4), he seems to have stale nt (5) for embarrassingusby making dumb (6) remark. He should know better than that (7), but he neverseems to learn and just goes on making the same old mistakesrepeatedly(8). Theresult is that we live in con sta nt dread(9) of his well-intentioned interference(10

30、)in our affairs. Mom is no help, as you can bet (11) she will always see things fromhis point of view rather than from ours. Overall, though, he s a won derful dad andI assure(12) you I wouldn t trade him for anyone in the world.With the internet (1) we can escape into another world at thelick (2) o

31、f a butt on.For many thisvirtual (3) world is a dream come true. They find they can do awaywith the dailyrout ines (4) and say in side for weeks analrra nge (5) everythingfromhome. Others, however, may find the virtual world a n ightmare(6). It is especiallyannoyin g(7) whe n the In ter netc onn ect

32、io n (8) is slow and everything?rawls(9) at9a snail s place. The computer does not take in (10) your messages nor does itspit(11) out data(12). Still others, who get sucked in to (13) the virtual world, may findcom muni cati ng face-to-facetoo emotional and unbearableAt times (14) they feelthis so s

33、tron gly that they have tcflee (15) from real huma n con tact, hurr ying toget backon line (16) to the comfort and safety of a less demanding world.The following is how Michael stone looks back on that day s competiti on.In my mind s eye I can see every detail of that pole vault. The bar was set ata

34、 new height. As I heard the crowd groan，I knew my competitor (3) had failedto clear it. I was time for my final jump. However, the intensity (4) of the momentfilled my mind with anxiety(5). I was tense(6) and my palm bega n tosweat(7). I tried to shake off the tension (8), but wasunsuccessfuLAt the

35、critical moment, I remembeed my mother s advice tobreathe deeply and brought myself un der con trol. Then I was off, up and away,soaring(9)like an eagle,just as I did in my recurring (10) dreams. The thump of mylandingbrought me back to earth (11). I had done it! This was no merefa ntasy(12),but the

36、 real thi ng. All thesweat(13)and hard work had paid off. Friends wererushing to congratulatQ14)me and I was surrounded bynumerous(15)clickingcameras of thenedia(16)题型三The real challenge to us teachers is combining the best of both worlds into one.Creativity and basic skills need to be considered in

37、 terms of being means to anend (1), rather than simply as ends in themselves.Some Chin ese stude nts may nqperform(2) well in hypothetical sett in gs, but whe n it comes to facing(3) real life10challengesand issues,they are more than compete n(4) in resol ving most of them,equipped) as they are with

38、 their strong skills. The U.S system may bdesig ne6)to aim more at produc ing top of the cream stude nts, but that approach(7) may dodamage to the big bulk of the rest(8) of the student body. The Chinese educationsystem is definitely (9) not perfect, but it does produce auality (10) workforce. AndI

39、truly believe that solid basic kno wledge/skill focus is the sin gle biggest forcedriving the rise of China as a country.postp oningperformcompete ntdefi nitelysolveddesig nedfortun ateapproachfac ingpracticallyqualityequippedrestpurposeendHow does spe nding conn ect to happ in ess?One expla nati on

40、 lies in “ con spicuous con sumption 耀式消费)” .The idea isthat the rich don t accumulate wealth simply in order toc on sume (1) it. Ratherthey accumulatewealth in order to display it, and their happ in ess isfueled (2) bytheir n eighbors envy. As a result, the country finds itself in the grips of a “

41、luxuryfever” families with annual (3)in comes of $50,000try to emulate 仿效)the con sumpti on of those with $70,000,who in turn try to emulate those with $140,000, and so on.Its justpla in (4) com mon sen se.fts physically(5) impossible for a piece of paperlike money to make you happy .In stead, what

42、makes people happy is the feeli ngofsecurity(6) or power money brin gs.11A recent survey indicates (7) that those from the Forbes list of the 400 richestAmerica ns and the Maasaiof East Africa are almost equally (8) satisfied. TheMaasai are a traditional (9) herding people who have no electricity or

43、 runningwater and live in huts made of mud.It follows (10) that econo mic developme nt and pers on al i ncome cannot account for the happ in ess that they are so often lin ked to.Con sumesecurity innocent equallydesti nati onTraditi onalphysicallyin dicatessig nifica nee plainMostlyfollowsannualesti

44、matedfueledA new research study has found thadespite(1) what pare nts might believe, thereis an eno rmous gap betwee n what they think their childre n are doing on li ne andwhat iseally (2) happe ning.In one part of the study, over 500 children from a variety of agesand backgro undswere asked if the

45、y gave out pers onal in formati on on li ne.73% said that they did.The pare nts of the same(3) childre n believed that only 4% of their childre n didso.The childre n were also asked if they had made face-to-face ntact (4) withstrangers that they had met online.36% from the high school group admitted

46、 tomeeting with a strangerthey had met online. Nearly 40% of these childrenadmitted(5) to speaking with strangers regularly. Fewer than 9% of the pare nts knew thattheir childre n had bee n meeti ng with stra ngers. Ano ther part of the study found12that 30% of childre n betwee n the ages of 9 and 1

47、8 delete the search history fromtheir browse 浏(览器)in an attempt (6) to protect their privacy from their pare nts.Com mon filteri ng software 过滤软件)may n ot (7) be affective, si nee childre n willaccess what they are looking for else-where-ata friend s house, an Internet caf,eor school. One problem li

48、es in the fact that parents don t know much about usingpopular on li ne software and chat programs, andtend (8) to have no clue aboutwhat is really happe ning on li ne. This lack of kno wledge on the pare ntS part maybe no differe nt (9) from the situati on before the arrival of the Web. Parents don

49、 tknow what their children are doing on the Net, in the samemanner (10) that theydon t know what goes on at class, parties, or clubs.AdmittedsamedespitereallyattemptNotmannerequalregardlesscertai nlyTendcon tactdifferentgive nobviouslyI live in a small coastal tow n of 398 people located halfway bet

50、wee n SanFran cisco and Orego n border. The n earesttraffic light is nine miles north in thetow n of Men doc ino; its closest compa nion (1) to the south is over 90 miles away.The n earest four-la ne highway is 58 miles east. Federal Express 联邦快递)doesnt deliver (2) here on Saturdays.But there is Int

51、ernet access(3) here. It enables me to work at home, writingcomputer books and articles for computer magazines.It enables local stude ntsand historia ns to con duct research. It en ables (4) local bus in ess- inns, music13stores, driv ing schools- to reach new customers (5). It en ables local people

52、 toenjoy the ben efits of email and tdelights(6) of websites and chat rooms.In fact, becausesmall tow ns have few people, few stores, and few librariesand schools, you could argue that the Internet provides (7) more14ben efits to small tow ns tha n it does to big cities. But Internet serviceprovider

53、s are not in terested irsmall (8) markets. What they are in terested in ismak ing mon ey. As a result, people in many small tow ns an dremote(9) areas areun able to keep up with the developme ntinfbrmation (10)place access carries provides urba n delightscompa nionreach softwareThe Brookl yn Bridge

54、that spa ns the river betwee n Man hatta n and Brooklynis simply an engineering miracle. In 1883, a creativengineer(i),Joh n Roebli ng,was in spired by an idea for this spectacular bridge project. However, bridgebuilding experts told him to forget(2)it. It just was not possible. Roebling,nevertheles

55、s,convineed (3) his son. Washington, an up-a nd-co ming engineer,that the bridge could be built. The two of them conceived the concept of how itcould be accomplishedand how (4) to overcome the obstacles.Somehow theyconvin ced ban kersto finance the project. They hired their crew and beganbuild(5)the

56、ir dream bridgeThe project was on ly a few mon ths un der way whe n a tragic on siteaccident(6)killed John Roebling and severelyinjured his son. Washington wasIn formatio ndeliverEn ablescustomersSmallremotetech nology.15severely brain-damaged, unable to talk. Everyottnoughthe project would haveto b

57、e stopped, since the Roebling were theonly(8)ones who un derstood how thebridge could be built.Though Wash ington Roebli ng was un able to move or talk, his mind wasassharp（9）as ever. One day as he lay in his hospital bed, an idea flashed in hismind as to how to develop a com muni cati on code. All

58、he could move was one finger, so hetouched（1o）the arm of his wife with that fin ger. He tapped out the codeto com muni cate to her what she was to tell the engineerswho continued buildingthe bridge. For 13 years, Washington tapped out his in structi ons（11）with one finger un til the spectacular Broo

59、klyn Bridge wafinally（12）completed.touchedcrashthoughttriedsharpaccide ntforgetin structi onsconvin cedengineerbuildfin allyprovidedon lyhow题型四1）背离传统需要极大的勇气（departure, enormou）It takes an enormous amount of courage to make a departure from the tr adition.2）汤姆过去很腼腆，但这次却非常勇敢能在大庭广众面前上台表演了。（performanee

60、,bold）Tom used to be very shy, but this time he was bold eno ugh to give a performa nee in front of a large audie nee.163）很多教育家认为从小培养孩子的创新精神是很可取的。（creative,desirableMany educators think it desirable to foster the creative spirit in the chil d at anearly age.4）假设（assume 那幅画确实是名作（masterpiece,你觉得值得购买吗（wort