eight days a week

1—1

Asitwasaformaldinnerparty,Iworeformaldress,asMothertoldmeto。

Hisgirlfriendadvidhimtogetoutof/getridofhisbadhabitofsmokingbeforeit

tookhold.

Anticipatingthatthedemandforelectricitywillbehighduringthenextfewmonths，

theyhavedecidedtoincreaitsproduction.

ItissaidthatBillhasbeenfiredforcontinuallyviolatingthecompany’ssafetyrules.

/Billissaidtohavebeenfiredforcontinuallyviolatingthecompany’ssafetyrules.

Itisreportedthatthegovernmenthastakenpropermeasurestoavoidthepossibility

ofaverewatershortage./Thelocalgovernmentisreportedtohavetakenproper

measurestoavoidthepossibilityofaverewatershortage.

Susanlostherlegsbecauof/me，shedidn’tknow

howtofaceuptothefactthatshewouldnever(beableto)walkagain.

Oneday,whilescanning(through)somemagazines，atruestorycaughthereye

/shewasattractedbyatruestory。Itgaveavividdescriptionofhowadisabledgirl

yinspired，Susanbegantofeelthatshe，too,wouldfinally

bebaletoleadaufullife.

1-2

1）Halfanhourhadgoneby,butthelastbushadn'tcomeyet。Wehadtowalk

home。

2）MaryemstobeveryworriedabouttheChineexambecaushehasn’t

learnedthetextsbyheart.

3）Sincethebasketballmatchhasbeenpostponed,wemightaswellvisitthe

muum。

4)HestayedinAustraliawithhisparentsallthewaythroughWWⅡ。

5）SinceIgraduatedfromNanjingUniversityin1985,Ihavekindoflosttouch

withmyclassmates。

Itisnoteasytokeepintouchwithfriendsfaraway。Thisistrueinmyca.

IthasbeenacoupleofyearssinceIleftmyoldneighborhoodandallthefriends

there。IhavebeenmeaningtowritetothembutthingscomeupandIjustdon’tem

tofindthetime。Theyarealwaysonmymind,however,andIthinkIwillcertainly

makeanefforttokeepupcorrespondencewiththeminthefuture。

1—3

1）Asispredictedbyscientists，globalpollutionhasbecomeoneofthemostrious

problemshumansarefacedwith。

2)Competitionforthejobsisverytough–wehavefivetimesasmanyapplicants

thisyearaswedidlastyear/therearefivetimesasmanyapplicantsthisyearasthere

werelastyear.

3)Asthefactsshow,educationalprogramsneedtofitintothenationalplanfor

economicaldevelopment。

4)Thecarburnstoomuchgas，andmoreover,thepriceisalmosttwiceasmuchasI

intendtopay.

5)Tounderstandagreatinternationalevent，we,firstofall，needtoconsiderthe

historicalandpoliticalbackgroundtoit。

2Itishardtoimaginehowourforefatherscoulddowithoutsomanyconveniences

thatmoderntechnologyhasbroughtabout。Backthenonlyasmallproportionofthe

oritydidn’tevenhavesufficient

food，nottospeakof/r,many

nttoslow

necanputtheclockback.

1-4

ItisreportedthatUNmediatorshaveworkedoutaplanwhichtheyhopewillbe

acceptabletobothsides。

Doriswalkedintheforestcautiously,afraidofbeingattackedbygiantsnakes.

Earthquakes,typhoonsandothernaturaldisasterscannotbeprevented,butactioncan

betakentoprotectlifeandproperty。

Iboughtanewissueofmyfavoritesportsmagazineandhurriedhome，anxiousto

amumylfreadingit.

Helenlacksconfidence。I'veneverknownanyonesounsureofherlf.

2.

Aftergraduatingfromcollege,Tonydecidedtostarthisownbusiness。Atthe

beginning，asnotabit

discouraged,andcontinuedtocallononebankerafteranotherekinghelp.

Impresdbyhisdeterminationandoptimism,onebankerfinallyagreedtoloanhim

asbecomeawealthybusinessman。Talkingabouthisamazing

achievement,Tonysaysthatitisimportanttocreateratherthanwaitforopportunities.

1—5

1)I’mnotsurewhereyoucanfindagoodcarpenter———you'dbetteraskaround.

2）Feelingalittleembarrasd，hequicklyclearedhisthroatandlookedupatthe

paintingonthewall。

3)Michaelwassurvivedbythreesons,twodaughters,andhiswifeElizabeth.

4)Asafinancialexpert，Williamadvidustoinvestourmoneyinthestock

market。

5）Wesmallretailerscan’tcompetewithsupermarketsinpricingandsales.

2。

Mydadisahard—ssixdaysa

week。Everydayhehastostraightenoutvariouskindsofproblemssothatheoften

staysuplate/nights。However,hetrieshisbesttobalance/maintainbalancebetween

workandfamily。OnSundaysmydadusuallystaysathomeandcaresforusas

muchashecan。Tomygreatestjoy,hecooksourfavoritedishedandplaysballwith

us。

1-6

1BeforeIwentofftouniversity，mygrandfathergavemeafewwordsofwisdom

whichimpresdmedeeply。

2NevertellmyparentsaboutmyinjuriesandI’llbeverygratefultoyou（forit）.

3Atthemeetingsomeofourcolleaguesputforwardnsiblesuggestionsabout

improvingourworkingenvironment.

4Themanagementhas/haveagreedtogranttheworkersa10%payriinrespon

tounionpressure.

5Itwasverythoughtfulofthehostesstogivethehouathoroughcleaningbefore

wearrived。

Notrichhimlf，UncleLineverhesitatestohelpothers。Previousto/Beforehis

retirement,throughProjectHopehelocatedtheaddressoftwocountrykidswho

enonhentthem

hetwomadetheirwaytocollege，andevengotachanceto

studyoveras。

1-7

1）Alocalbusinessundertooktheprojectbutwentbankruptbeforeitwas

completed。

2）Let'smakeadeal—youwashmycar，andI’llletyouuittonight。

3)Wegottothevillagewhichwethoughtmusthavebeenwipedoutinthevere

earthquake，onlytofinditslightlydamaged.

4）Mygardenisdryandshady—fewplantsthriveinthatcondition

5)Mysterystillsurroundstheexacttruthbehindthefilmstar’sdeath/exact

circumstanceofthefilmstar’sdeath.

WhenIwasyoungIudtovisitthezooinmyhometown。Therewhatattractedme

mostwasacoupleoftigers，redeptinahugeironcage

atfirst，butlaterwerereleadfromitandmovedtoaplacecalledTigerHill。

TwentyyearslaterIrevisitedthezooandwasrelievedtofindTigerHillwasstill

there，aroundnowweresixtigers，oldandyoung,

insteadoftwo！

1—8

Withouthispersonalfile,anapplicantcanhardlyexpecttoget/beemployedasa

teacher。

Withenoughice，wewouldbeabletochillthedrinks。

Inmyhumbleopinion,readingusthemostpleasantwaytospendone’sleisure.

SomepeoplesaiditwassimplyamiraclethattheAmericanathleteMichaelPhelps

woneightgoldmedalsatthe2008BeijingOlympicGames.

Thewashingmachinehasbrokendown,sowehavetowashourclothesbyhand。

ThismorningIheardaninterestingpieceofnewsovermyportableradio:amanof36

an

storygoes/It’slikethis:

Theman，LiWeibyname,ttle

education,withnoufulskills，

lifeexperiencesdrovehometohimthepointthathehadtoacquireknowledgebefore

isworethathewouldgotoschoolwith

hisson，determinedtolearn.

2—1

1）Ittakesanenormousamountofcouragetomakeadeparturefromthetradition.

2）Tomudtobeveryshy，butthistimehewasboldenoughtogiveaperformance

infrontofalargeaudience.

3)Manyeducatorsthinkitdesirabletofosterthecreativespiritinthechildatanearly

age。

4)Assuming（that)thispaintingreallyisamasterpiece,doyouthinkit’sworthwhile

tobuy/purchait?

5）Ifthedataisstatisticallyvalid，itwillthrowlightontheproblemweare

investigating。

2。ToimproveourEnglish，itiscriticaltodomorereading,writing，listeningand

speaking。Besides,learningbyheartasmanywell-writtenessaysaspossibleisalso

veryimportant。WithoutanenormousstoreofgoodEnglishwritinginyourheadyou

sohelpfultosummarizeour

experienceaswegoalong，forinsodoing，wecanfigureoutwhichwayoflearning

ismoreeffectiveandwillproducethemostdesirableresult。Aslongaswekeep

workinghardonit，wewillinduecouraccomplishthetaskofmasteringEnglish.

2—2

1）Thecompanydeniedthatitsdonationshadacommercialpurpo。

2）Wheneverhewasangry,hewouldbegintostammerslightly。

3)Educationisthemostcherishedtraditioninourfamily。That’swhymyparents

nevertookmetodinneratexpensiverestaurants,butntmetothebestprivate

school.

4)Shortlyafterherecoveredfromthesurgery，helosthisjobandthushadtogo

throughanotherdifficultphaofhislife.

5）Incontrasttoouraffluentneighbors，myparentsareratherpoor，buttheyhave

alwaystriedhardtomeetourminimalneeds.

reandmoredonationscomingin,ouruniversitywillbemuchbetter

thusbeabletofocusonthemostimportanttaskthat

we,educators，musttakeon:toencouragestudentstoattaintheirscholarly/academic

goals,totrainthemtobedependableandresponsibleindividuals,topreparethemfor

thelifeahead,andtoguidethemintheirpursuitofspiritualaswellasmaterial

satisfaction。

2—3

1。1)HavescientistsfoundproofofwateronMars?

2)Theplanningcommitteehasnarroweddownthepossiblelocationsforthe

nuclearpowerplanttotwocoastaltowns。

3）Samnotonlylosthisjobbutalsobothlegs；hehadtoliveonwelfareforthe

restofhislife。

4)Ajuryconsistingof12membersvotedinunisonthatMarywasguilty.

5)Seanfelthumiliatedtihearhistalentbeingquestioned。

2。George,n,likedlisteningtoheavymetalmusicinthe

evenings,whichmadeithardforotherresidentsinthecommunitytofallasleep.

Eventuallytheexhaustedneighborslosttheirpatienceanddecidedondirect

interference。TheycalledMr。Johnsontotellhiminafrankmannerwhattheywere

。

asheputdownthephonehescoldedhisson,“Whathascomeoveryou？You

shouldknowbetterthantodisturbothersforyourownamument。”Intheend

GeorgetradedhisCD'sforcomputergamessoftwarefromhisclassmates.

2—4

1。1）Rearchshowsthatlaughtercanbringalotofhealthbenefits。

2)AslowInternetconnectingspeedisreallyannoying。

3）Asthelawstands,helpingsomeonecommitsuicideisacrime。

4）Inherreport,Marytriestointerpretthedatafromacompletelydifferentangle。

5)Sueisagirlofgreattalent。Heramazingmemorytsherapartfromher

classmates。

2。Perhapsyouenvymeforbeingabletoworkfromhomeonthecomputer。I

agreethattheInternethasmademyjobaloteasier。Icanwrite，submitandedit

articlesviaemail，chatwithmycolleaguesonlineanddiscussworkwithmyboss.

Withaclickofthemou，IcangetallthedataIneedandkeepupwiththelatest

n,

systemmaycrash。Worstill，withouttheemotionalcuesofface-to-face

communication，thetypedwordssometimesemdifficulttointerpret.

2-5

1.1)Itisthecreativityanddedicationoftheworkersandexecutivesthatturnedthe

companyintoaprofitablebusiness。

2)Thepricesoffoodandmedicinehavesoaredinthepastthreemonths.

3)Weplantorepainttheupperfloorsofheofficebuilding。

4）Hissuccessshowsthatpopularityandartisticmeritsometimescoincide。

5)Idon’twanttoemybelovedgrandmotherlyinginahospitalbedandgroaning

painfully。

2。Numerousfactsbearouttheargument/statement/claimthatinorderto

recoverspeedilyfromnegativeemotion,

needn't/don’thavetobeashamedofcrying。Anxietyandsorrowcanflowoutofthe

bodyalongwithtears.

Considerthecaof/TakeDonna,Hersonunfortunatelydiedinacar

accident。d，“Itwasnot

nIfeltasifabigstonehadbeen

hetearsthatbroughtmebacktoearthandhelpedme

survivethecrisis.”

2—6

1.1)Heisamanoffewwords，butwhenitcomestoplayingacomputergames,he

isfartoocleverforhisclassmates.

2)Childrenwhodon’tknowanybettermaythinktheanimalsareprettycuteand

startplayingwiththem。

3）Thereisnowaytoobtainaloan,sotobuythenewequipment,Iwilljusthaveto

gritmyteethandllmyhybridcar。

4)Thehunterwouldnothavefiredtheshotsifhehadn’tenaherdofelephants

comingtowardshiscampsite.

5)IfinditironicthatTomhasalectivememory---hedoesnotemtoremember

painfulexperiencesinthepast，particularlythoofhisowndoing。

2。vesknowledgeand

r，asascientist，shecouldnothelpnoticingallkindsof

womenprofessorsdidthesame

work,butwhenitcametopromotiontheadministratorswereratherlective。Itwas

ironicthataftersomuchculturalprogress，womenwerestillatadisadvantagein

rrequestformorelabspacewasrefud,she

rittedherteethandcomplainedtothePresident。The

fightendedinvictoryandNancywasconvertedintoagender-equalityadvocate.

2—7

1.1）Manysmallbusinesshavesprungupinthecitysincethenewpolicywent

intoeffect.

2）Onhearingthenews，shesmiledbriefly，andthenreturnedtoherhabitual

frown.

3)Hepaudforeffect,thensaid:“Wecanreach/enterthemarketsthroughnew

channels.”

4）Theadditionofaconcerthalltotheschoolwillhelpitnourishyoungmusical

talents.

5)Wehavenowaytoprotectourpersonallibertiesuntilwehaveestablisheda

sovereignstate，/Wecan’tprotectourpersonallibertiesunlesswe，firstofall,

establishasovereignstate。

howtheEnglishlanguagecameintoexistenceremainsamysteryto

manypeople，linguistsbelievethatEnglishandmostotherEuropeanlanguageshave

descendedfromacommonsource：theIndo—h

wa

pasdontousthebasicvocabularyofEnglish。Inoverfifteencenturiesofits

development,Englishhanricheditlfbymassiveborrowing。AsBritish

immigrantslandedinAmericaandestablishedtheUnitedStatesasanindependent

nation，anewvarietywasaddedtotheEnglishlanguage：AmericanEnglish.

Thoughsomepeopleworrythatthelanguageisrunningoutofcontrol，manynative

speakersofEnglishtakeprideinthetoleranceoftheirlanguage.

2-8

1）Thisisaprosperoustown,butthereisstillpovertyinthemidstofwealthand

abundance。

2)TheBrownfamilywasstrickenwithonemisfortuneafteranother，buttheir

childrennevercomplained。

3)Themuumisdesignedinsuchawaythatitstandsinperfectharmonywithits

surroundings.

4）Itwasamiraclethattheflowersdidnotwitheratallintheblazingsun.

5）Flocksofsheepfeedonthepatchesofvegetationthatriabovethewintersnow.

llagewasoncefamousforitsbeautifulnaturalsurroundings。Allthe

yearround,thetreesweregreenandtheflowersinbloom。Clearstreamsflowedout

angallday，anddeercame

r，withthecomingofDDTandother

pesticides，anevilspellemedtohavettledoverthevillage。Misfortunescame

oneafteranother。Chickendiedsuddenly,cattleandsheepwerestrickenby

mysteriousmaladies,andfarmerscomplainedaboutasickeningfeelingthatpuzzled

lagesquare，oncethrobbingwithlife，wasnowderted.

3—1

aproblemwiththecomputersystem,butIthinkit’sfairlyminor。

pleofmy

hometowntookover(responsibilityfor）myupbringingatthatpoint.

3。Thetoyshavetomeetstrict/toughsafetyrequirementsbeforetheycanbesoldto

children。

ndtelevisionhavesupplementedratherthanreplacedthenewspaperas

carriersofnewsandopinion。

5。Whenitcomestothismagazine，itis/carriesadigestofarticlesfrommany

newspapersandmagazinesaroundtheworld.

Adecadeago,tan

executivepositionandopened/tupahouholddevicestoreinherneighborhood.

PeoplelikeNancymadethedecisionprimarilyfortheimprovementinthequalityof

theirlives。

But,ther

steadyincome,Nancyhadtocutbackonherdailyexpen。Sometimesshedidnot

evenhavethemoneytopaythepremiumforthevariouskindsofinsuranceshe

needed。

Fortunately,throughherownhardwork,shehasnowgotthroughthemostdifficult

time。Sheisdeterminedtocontinuepursuinghervisionofabetterlife.

3—2

greatlyaffectedbytheconquencesoftheglobalfinancialcrisis,we

arestillconfidentthatwecanfaceuptothechallengeandovercomethecrisis。

2。Underthreatofconstantsandstorms，wewerecompelledtoleaveour

cherishedvillageandmovetothenewttlement.

3。Accordingtoarecentonlinesurvey，alotofconsumerssaytheymaybe

motivatedtoconsiderbuyingproductsshowninTVcommercials.

4。Havingspottedatruckdriverdumpingcontaminatedwastealongsidetheriver,

theoldmanreportedtothepoliceatonce.

5。Somescientistsholdtothefirmconvictionthatpeoplewillcometolike

geneticallymodifiedcropssomedaysincetheycanincreayieldsandhelpcombat

hungeranddiainthedevelopingworld.

ShortlyafterheachievedfreedomHensonbecameintentonassistingfugitiveslaves。

HecretlyreturnedtotheUnitedStatesfromCanadaveraltimestohelpothersto

traveltheUnderground

meslavecatchersclodinontheescapingslavesand

Hensonwhentheywereontherun。Hedisguidthemandsuccessfullyavoided

ebuiltasmallttlementinDresdeninCanadaforescapedslaves，

totheconvictionthatslaverywouldbe

abolished，andthedaywasboundtocomewhenracialdiscriminationnolonger

existed.

3—3

1)TheInternetischangingthewaypeoplelive，(nomatter)whethertheyarein

urbanorruralareas.

2)Medium-sizedandsmallcompaniesaremorevulnerabletothethreatoftheglobal

economiccrisisthanlargeones.

3)Withregardtoourtermpaper,theprofessoraskedustoanalyzethe

unemploymentchartfirst,andthenprovidecriticalreflectionsonthenations

economicdevelopment.

4)Itneveroccurredtohimthattheirteamwouldwinthebasketballmatchbyalarge

margin.

5)Lookingbackonmytwentyyears'teachinginhighschool,Iattributemysuccess

topatience,talent,andtheconstantpursuitofknowledge.

candois

discouragehimforafewminutes。Thuxposinghimtopolicepatrols。Common

shouldbefixedin

thedoorwayandswitchedonatnight。Makesure/Assureyourlfthatyoudon’t

ecideto

buyasophisticatedelectronicalarmsystem，besuretoaskforitssignsandputthem

tionyoumayhaveithookeduptoapolice

station。

3—4

1)Thevolunteersnt/assignedbytheRedCrossdisinfected，withgreatcaution，

thedrinkingwaterinthevillagesoastoavoidanoutbreakofplague。

2)Einsteinspentmanyyearstryingtounifythetheoriesofelectromagnetismand

gravitybutfailed.

3)ProfessorWangreceived/wonthePresidentialAwardforhixcellencein

stimulatingstudents’creativeimagination.

4）Asthereweresomemajordesignflaws,theboardofdirectorsdidn'tapproveof

theeconomicstimuluspackage。

5）Havingrealizedthatnobodycouldhelphim，Jordanfinallycametothe

conclusionthathehadtofacerealityandtakeup/meetthechallengebyhimlf.

Whatwasremarkableabout2005wasperhapsthattheUNdeclaredit"TheWorld

YearofPhysics".Itwasthe100thanniversaryofEinstein'stheoryofrelativityandthe

1905Einsteinpublishedfivehighlyimportantessays

inthehistoryofscience，thusrevolutionizingphysics。Hisgreatachievementscan

becreditedtohisimpressivepowersofimagination,constantquestioning,andnot

givingafigforauthority。ItisbeyonddoubtthatEinsteinwasthegreatestscientistin

the20thcentury.

4.1

1。Mr。Dohertyandhisfamilyareengagedinautumnharvestonthefarm。

2。Wecan’tunderestimateenemies，theyhavebeenequippedwiththemost

advancedweapons.

3。Philisbecomingmoreandmoredesperate,becaushehasbeenoutofworkfor

3months.

4。Asamanagerofproject,Samisdecisiveinaction,efficientinwork,andaccurate

injudgment。

thasbeenprovedthatthischemistryfactoryisthesourceofpollution，

thevillageneighborhoodcommitteedecidestocloitatthecostofonehundred

jobs。

4。2

asanunnaturalsilenceintheair，onlywiththecannonunderingfaroff.

ansionofcitiesinsomeAfricancountrieshascaudaconsiderablein

livingstandardandincreainsocialproblems.

shaveshownthatatmosphericcarbondioxidelevelscorrelatewithglobal

temperature。

4。Recently,thefrequencyofbusrvicehasbeenimproved，reducedfrom

15minutesto12minuteveryrun。

iverstandingontheedgeofthedivingboard,andispoidtodiveassoon

asthecoachndsoutthesignal.

4.3

1。Althoughtheairstripisnotlongenoughintheurgentlanding,theveteranpilot

stillstoppedtheplaneafteritslippedforsometime。

2。Grilledbythereporters，themoviestarblurtedthatshehadtookplastic

surgeriestwice.

3。ureisinourhandsifwework

together。

wyouwouldbringsomanyfriendshomebeforehand，I’dmakefull

preparation。Youe，thefoodsanddrinksIhavenowisnotenoughevenfora

snack。

5。Whenpeopleknewthatnewschooldormitorieswouldbesoiledbuiltinthe

earthquake-strickenarea,theydonatedmoneygenerously.

4。4

ispessimisticoutlookonEuropeaneconomy，Johnhasmovedhisasts

fromEuropetoelwhere.

2。Ilikehiringyoungpeople。Theyareearnestlearnersandcommittedtowork.

3。Unlikehergirlfriendswhocentertheirlivesontheirchildren。Marycentermore

aboutherpersonalgrowth.

hataconsiderablenumberofcolleaguesareatoddswithyou?

negovernmenthasintroducedavarietyofpoliciestostrengthen

cooperationwithdevelopingcountries.

4。5

ninstinctthatHenrywillektojointheexpedition，becauheis

somethingofanadventurer.

pableofstickingtothetaskathand，evenifheixpodtonois。

3。Thetrademarkwasregisteredinaccordancewiththelawshithertoinforce.

4。Oddlyenough,manypeoplevolunteeredtohelporganizethemeeting，butonly

afewturnedup.

cher’saffectionatewords,alongwithhiscandidcomments,changedthe

wayMikeperceivedthesocietyandhimlf。

4.6

1。Theyareexploringthenewfrontiersofmedicalscienceinanattempttofind

remediesforincurablediassofar.

2。Heruniqueteachingmethodsapart，MSWilson，mymathteacher，nevertried

tocramknowledgeintomymind。

3。TheregularweatherforecastbyCentralTVStationkeepsusupwiththechanges

ofweatherwhereverwegoonatrip.

allingexplosionstartedabigfireandcaudthepartialcollapofthe

building。

odernworld,therearemorewaysthanevertowastetime，andallkinds

ofdistractionsareeatingintoourprecioustime。

4。7

gh-rankingofficersofthearmedforcesstartedacoup,topplingthe

governmentandthrowingthecountryintochaos.

2。Thefallingmarketshatteredherillusionaboutgettingrichquickly。

ngbackonthehistoryofWorldWar2，wecanetheformationofthe

Allieswasthenaturalproductofthedevelopmentofpoliticalandmilitary

circumstancesthen.

4。PaulfeltstungwhenJimcalledhimareligionsfanatic,butashewasinnomood

foraquarrel，hesimplypretendednottohearit。

saythattimehealsallwounds。Butforthowhohavelosttheirloved

onesintheevent，willtimefillupthevoidintheirhearts？