Unit 3
A篇
In many countries in the process of industrialization, overcrowded cities prent a major problem. Poor conditions in the cities, such as lack of housing, inadequate sanitation and lack of employment, bring about an increa in poverty, dia and crime.
The over-population of towns is mainly caud by the drift of large numbers of people from the rural areas. The people have become dissatisfied with the traditional life of farming, and have come to the towns hoping for better work and pay.
One possible solution to the problem would be to impo registration on town residents. Only officially registered residents would be allowed to live in the towns and the urban population would thus be limited. In practice, however, registration would be very difficult to enforce; it would cau a great deal of rentment, which would ultimately lead to violence.
The only long-term solution is to make life in the rural areas more attractive, which would
encourage people to stay there. This could be achieved by providing encouragement for people to go and work in the villages. Facilities in the rural areas, such as transport, health and education rvices should be improved. Education should include training in improved methods of farming and other rural industries, so as to develop a more positive attitude towards rural life. The improvement of life in the villages is very important, becau the towns themlves cannot be developed without the simultaneous or previous development of the rural area.
New words
inadequate: a. 不足的
足三里穴位图sanitation: n. 卫生
impo: v. 强制实行
enforce: v. 推行
rentment: n. 不满
simultaneous: a. 同步的
Activity 1
Choo the best answer to each question according to the passage.
1. What does the underlined word "urban" in Paragraph 3 mean?
A. Of the city. B. Out of work.
C. In a bad condition. D. Of enormous size.
2. 蹭蹭的意思Large numbers of farmers have poured into towns becau _____.
A. they can hardly support their families on farms
B. they are unhappy with their life in the country
C. the rural areas are too crowded with people
D. they hope to have their own business
3. In the author's view, solving the cities' problem of overcrowding by strict registrations is ___.
A. practical B. possible C. not realistic D. not sufficient
4. According to the writer, the problem with crowded cities will be solved, if_______.
A. traditional methods of farming are well kept
B. conditions in rural areas are much improved
C. the government can provide more jobs
D. violence could be controlled in cities
5. Which factor is most important for people to be attracted to live in the country?
A. Their expectation. hush鬼怪B. Their interests.
C. Their income. D. Their attitude.
Activity 2
Take turns to ask and answer the following questions.
1. What’s the result of poor conditions in tho overcrowded cities?
2. Why do tho cities or towns become over-populated?
3. What may be the probable result of enforcing registration in practice?
4. What’s the only solution writer mentioned in the last paragraph?
5. What can be done to encourage people to go and work in the villages?
Activity 3
Read the passage carefully and fill in the blanks with the proper words or phras. Then try to recite it. (No more than three words)
The major problems caud by industrialization are poor conditions in the overcrowded
cities, such as 1 , inadequate sanitation, 2 . One possible solution to the problem is to 3 on town residents, which may cau a lot of rentment and lead to violence. The only long-term solution is to 4 people to stay in the rural areas by making life more attractive there. This could be achieved by improving facilities in the rural areas, such as transport, health and education rvices, and by developing a 5 towards rural life.壁纸炫酷
Answers
Activity 1
1. A 2. B 3. C 4. B 5. D
女装西装Activity 2
1. They cau an increa in poverty, dia and crime.
2. Becau a large number of people come from the rural areas, hoping for better work and pay.
3. It may cau a great deal of rentment which would ultimately lead to violence.
4. It’s to make life in the rural areas more attractive.
5. 唐伯虎的桃花庵Improve the facilities in the rural areas, such as transport, health and educational rvices.
Activity 3
1. lack of housing
2. lack of employment
女人脸上的痣图解3. impo registration
4. encourage
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5. (more) positive attitude
B篇
I found out one time that doing a favor for someone could get you into a lot of trouble. I was in the eighth grade at the time, and we were having a final test. During the test, the girl sitting next to me whispered something, but I didn’t understand. So I leaned over her way and found out that she was trying to ask me if I had an extra pen. She showed me that hers was out of ink and would not write. I happened to have an extra one, so I took it out of my pocket and put it on her desk.
