It’shightimewe_____cuttingdowntherainforests.
_____, he can now only watch it on TV at home.
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There_____nothingmorefordiscussion,themeetingcametoanendhalfanearlier.
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Mary tiptoed over and took the clock away because she hated to hear it___when shewas trying to go to sleep.
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「句意」玛丽蹑手蹑脚走过来把钟拿走了,因为她讨厌在自己想睡觉的时候听它滴哒地响。
「难点」sound意为“作声,发声,响”;ring意为“鸣,发出清脆响亮的声音“;tick意为“发出滴哒声”;hum意为“发连续低沉的声音(如蜜蜂、马达的嗡嗡声)”
His manner was so pleasant that Bolla felt at ()with him at once.
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「句意」他那平易近人的风度使得博拉立刻放松了情绪。
「难点」atpeace意为“和平地”;atlarge意为“自由地;大体地”;atease意为“不拘束”;atbest意为“至多”。
PASSAGETWO
(1)TheNobelsaretheoriginals,ofcourse.AlfredNobel,themanwhoinventeddeadlyexplosives,decidedtotryanddosomethinggoodwithallthemoneyheearned,andgaveprizestopeoplewhomadeprogressinliterature,science,economicsand—perhapsmostimportantly—peace.
(2)NotallrewardsareasnobleastheNobels.Eventhoughmostcountrieshaveasystemofrecognizing,honoringandrewardingpeoplewhohavedonesomethinggoodintheircountries,therearenowhundredsofawardsandawardceremoniesforallkindsofthings.
(3)TheOscarsareprobablythemostfamous,atimeforthe(mostly)Americanfilmindustrytotellitselfhowgooditisandanannualopportunityforlotsofbigstarstogiveeachotherawardsandmaketearfulspeeches.AswellasthattherearealsotheGoldenGlobes,evidentlyforthesamething.
(4)Butit’snotonlyfilms---therearealsoGrammies,Brits,theMercuryPrizeandtheMTVformusic.InBritain,awriterwhowinstheBookerPrizecanexpecttoseetheirdifficult,literarynovelhitthebestsellerlistsandcompetewiththeDaVinciCodeforpopularity.TheTurnerPrizeisanawardforBritishcontemporaryartists—eachyearitcausescontroversybyapparentlygivinglotsofmoneytoartistswhodothingslikedisplayingtheirbeds,puttinganimalsinglasscasesor—thisyear—buildingagardenshed.
(5)Awardsdon’tonlyexistforarts.TherearenowawardsforSportsPersonalityoftheYear,forEuropeanFootballeroftheYearandWorldFootballeroftheYear.Thisseemsverystrange—sometimesawardscanbegoodtogiverecognitiontopeoplewhodeserveit,ortohelppeoplewhodon’tmakealotofmoneycarryontheirworkwithoutworryingaboutfinances,butprofessionalsoccerplayersthesedayscertainlyaren’tshortofcash!
(6)Manysmalltownsandcommunitiesallovertheworldalsohavetheirownawardceremonies,forlocalwritersorartists,orjustforpeoplewhohavegraduatedfromhighschoolor,gotauniversitydegree.EventheBritishCouncilhasitsownawardsfor“InnovationinEnglishLanguageTeaching”.
(7)Whyhavealltheseawardsandceremoniesappearedrecently?Shakespeareneverwonaprize, nordidLeonardoDaVinciorAdamSmithorCharlesDickens.
(8)Itwouldbepossibletosay,however,thatinthepast,scientistsandartistscouldwin“patronageformrichpeople”—akingoralordwouldgivetheartistsorscientistsmoneytohavethempainttheirpalacesorhelpthemdevelopnewwaysofmakingmoney.Withthechangeinsocialsystemsacrosstheworld,thisnolongerhappens.Alotofscientificresearchisnoweitherfundedbythestateorbyprivatecompanies.
(9)Perhapsawardceremoniesarejustthemostrecentphaseofthisprocess.
(10)However,thereismoretoitthanthat.WhenafilmwinsanOscar,manymorepeoplewillgoandseeit,orbuytheDVD.WhenawriterwinstheNobelPrize,manymorepeoplebuytheirbooks.WhenagroupwinstheMTVawards,theceremonyisseenbyhundredsofthousandsofpeopleacrosstheworld.Theresult?Thegroupsellslotsmorerecords.(11)Mostawardceremoniesarenowsponsoredbybigorganizationsorcompanies.Thismeansthatitisnotonlythepersonwhowinstheawardwhobenefits---butalsothesponsors.TheMTVawards,forexample,aregreatforpublicizingnotonlymusic,butalsoMTVitself!
(12)Onthesurface,itseemstobea“Win-win”situation,witheveryonebeinghappy,butletmeaskyouaquestion—howfardoyouthinkthatpublicityandmarketingarewinninghere,andhowmuchgenuinerecognitionofachievementistakingplace?
1.Whatistheauthor’stonewhenhementionsawardssuchastheOscars,theGoldenGlobesand
Grammies(Paras.3&4)
A.Amused.
B.Appreciative.
C.Sarcastic.
D.Serious.
2.AccordingtoPara.4,whatwouldhappentoawardwinningwriters?
A.Theywouldenjoyamuchlargerreadership.
B.Theywouldturntopopularnovelwriting.
C.Theywouldcontinuenon-fictionwriting.
D.Theywouldtrycontroversialformsofart.
3.WhichofthefollowingstatementsbestsumsupPara.6?
A.Awardsceremoniesareheldforlocalpeople.
B.Awardsceremoniesareheldonimportantoccasions.
C.Awardsceremoniesareheldincertainprofessions.
D.Awardsceremoniesareheldforallsortsofreasons.
4.AccordingtoPara.8,onedifferencebetweenscientistsandartistsinthepastandthoseatpresent
liesin_____________.
A.natureofwork
B.personalcontact
C.sourceoffunding
D.socialstatus
5.ItcanbeconcludedfromPara.12thattheauthorthinksawards________.
A.promotemarketratherthanachievements
B.dogoodtobothmarketandpopularity
C.helpthosewhoarereallytalented
D.areeffectiveinmakingpeoplepopular
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1.C 2.A 3.D 4.C 5.A
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Thebeachisinanideal()todrawtourists.
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「句意」 这片海滩所处位置理想,吸引了很多游客。
「难点」 condition 意为“状况;形势” ;situation 意为“位置,地点,环境“;state意为”状态,情形“;publicity 意为”公众的注意,名声“。
If you _____ in such a hurry,you _____ sugar into the sauce instead of salt.
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Priceshaverecentlyriseninorderto__________theincreasedcostofrawmaterials.
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Time_____,thecelebrationwillbeheldasscheduled.
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She’swornhisdesignson__________occasionsfromredcarpetstomoviepremieres.
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The compositions contained so few errors that the teacher got the students _____ one another ’s papers.
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Of course,()most immigrants did not get rich overnight , but the of them were eventually able to improve upon their former standard of living.
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「句意」当然,大多数移民不是一夜之间就发财的,但是他们大多最终改善了自己的生活水平。
「难点」maximum意为“最大限量;最高点”;minority意为“少数,半数以下”;majority意为“大多数”;minimum意为“最低限度,最低点”。
Underthis()pressuresomeoftherocksevenbecameliquid.
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「句意」 在这种强大的压力下,一些岩石甚至变成了液体。
「难点」 intensive 意为“加强的;集中的” ;weighty 意为“沉重的;笨重的” ;intense意为”强烈的,剧烈的” ; bulky 意为“庞大的;粗壮的” 。
Hesetupinbusiness____hisownandwasverysuccessful.
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「句意」 他独自一人开始经商,并且做得很成功。
「难点」 on one‘s own 是个常用的介词词组,意为“独自”;of one’s own 表示“某人自己的(东西) ”,如: I have a flat of my own. 我自己有套房子。
I_____thepartymuchmoreiftherehadn’tbeenquitesuchacrowdofpeoplethere.
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Hesetupinbusiness()hisownandwasverysuccessful.
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「句意」 他独自一人开始经商,并且做得很成功。
「难点」 on one‘s own 是个常用的介词词组,意为“独自”;of one’s own 表示“某人自己的(东西) ”,如: I have a flat of my own. 我自己有套房子。
Thecountry’schiefexportsarecoal,carsandcottongoods,cars_____themostimportantofthese.
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To obtain a satisfactory result , one must apply two() of paint on a clean surface.
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She’s worn his designs on __________ occasions from red carpets to movie premieres.