Migrant Workers
In the past twenty years, there has been an increasing tendency for workers to move from one country to another. __ 1 __ some newly independent countries have understandably restricted most jobs to local people, others have attracted and welcomed migrant workers. This is particularly the case in the Middle East,1 __ 2 __ increased oil incomes have enabled many countries to __ 3 __ outsiders to improve local facilities. __ 4 __ the Middle East has attracted oil-workers from the USA and Europe. It has brought in construction workers and technicians from many countries, __ 5 __ South Korea and Japan.
In view of the difficult living and working conditions in the Middle East, 2 it is not __ 6 __ that the pay is high to attract suitable workers. Many engineers and technicians can earn at least __7__ money in the Middle East as they can in their own country, and this is a major attraction. An allied benefit is the low taxation or complete lack of it. 3 This increases the net amount of pay received by visiting workers and is very popular with them.
Sometimes a disadvantage has a compensating advantage. __ 8__, the difficult living conditions often lead to increased friendship when workers have to depend on each other __ 9 __ safety and comfort. __ 10 __, many migrant workers can save large sums of money partly__ 11 __ the lack of entertainment facilities. The work is often complex and full of problems but this merely presents greater challenge to engineers who prefer to find solutions __ 12 __ problems rather than do routine work in their home country.
One major problem which __ 13 __ migrant workers in the Middle East is that their jobs are temporary ones. They are nearly always on contract, so it is not easy for them to plan ahead with great confidence. This is to be expected since no country welcomes a large number of foreign workers as permanent residents. __ 14 __, migrant workers accept this disadvantage, along with others, because of the __ 15 __ financial benefits which they receive.
词汇：
migrant/adj.移民的 compensate/v.补偿
allied/adj.与此相关的 routine/adj.日常的
taxation/n.税，税款
注释：
1.This is particularly the case in the Middle East…：中东地区的情况尤为如此……
2.In view of the difficult living and working conditions in the Middle East…：由于中东地区艰苦的生活和工作条件……in view of是个短语，表示原因或理由。
3.An allied benefit is the low taxation or complete lack of it.：一个相关的好处是这里的税收低，或者根本就不收税。
练习：
1. A As B Since C While D Although
2. A which B where C when D there
3. A call in B call off C call up D call on
4. A But B Moreover C Besides. D Thus
5. A include B includes C including D included
6. A surprised B surprisingly C surprise D surprising
7. A twice as much B twice as many C as much as twice D as
many as twice
8. A Similarly B As a result C For example D Anyway
9. A with B for C about D in
10. A On the contrary B In a similar way
C On the other hand
D Consequently
11. A because of B on C because D with
12. A in B about C for D to
13. A effects B affects C detects D reflects
14. A In case B In all cases C In a case D In any case
15. A considerable B considerate C considered D considering
移民工人
在过去的20年，工人从一个国家到另一个国家的趋势越来越大。
一些刚刚独立的国家把大部分工作留给当地人，这一点是可以理解的，而另一些却吸引和欢迎移民工人。
中东地区的情况尤为如此。
那里增加的石油收入使很多国家能够召集外面的人来改进本地设施。
因此中东吸引了来自美国和欧洲的石油工人。
它还从包括韩国和日本的许多国家引入了建筑工人和技师。
由于中东地区艰苦的生活和工作条件，吸引合适的工人的费用是很高的，这不足为奇。
许多工程师和技师在中东至少可以挣到他们在自己国家两倍的收入，这是最大的吸引力。
一个相关的好处是这里的税收低，或者根本就不收税。
这增加了来访工人的净收入，而且很受他们欢迎。
有时一个劣势就有一个补偿的优势。
例如，艰苦的生活条件常常导致更深的友谊，因为工人们为了安全和舒适必须互相依赖。
同样，许多移民工人能够存很多钱，部分原因是因为那里缺少娱乐设施。
工作通常是复杂的，而且充满问题，但是这会向那些更愿解决问题而不是在自己国家里做例行工作的工程师们提出更大的挑战。
影响中东的移民工人的一个主要问题是他们的工作是暂时性的。
他们几乎都是合同工，所以要让他们很有信心地事前做出计划是很难的。
人们希望这样，是因为没有一个国家欢迎大量的外国工人作为永久居民。
无论如何，移民工人像接受其他不足一样接受这个不足，因为他们得到的是可观的经济利益。
Hospital Mistreatment
According to a study, most medical interns report experiencing mistreatment, including humiliation by senior doctors, _____1_____ threatened, or physical abuse in their first year out of medical school.
The findings come from analysis of the _____2_____ a 13-page survey mailed in January 1991 to 1, 733 second-year residents. The survey and _____3_____ appear in the April 15th issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.
Overall, out of the 1,277 residents_____4_____ completed surveys, 1,185 said that they had experienced at least one incident of mistreatment in their intern year. _____5_____ reporting incidents where they were abused, more than 45% of the residents said they had witnessed at least one incident where other persons _____6_____ false medical records. Moreover, nearly three quarters of the residents said they had witnessed mistreatment of patients by other residents, attending physicians, or nurses. Almost 40% said patient mistreatment was a frequent _____7_____.
More than 10% of the residents said they were _____8_____ to have enough sleep, and the average number of hours _____9_____ sleep was 37.6. The average on-call hours during a _____10_____ week was 56.9 hours, but about 25% of the residents said their on-call assignments were more than 80
hours some weeks. _____11_____ 30% of the residents said they experienced some type of sexual harassment or discrimination, verbal abuse was the most common problem cited. When abusive incidents were limited to events occurring three or more times, 53% of the respondents reported that they _____12_____ belittled or humiliated by more senior residents, while just over 21% reported someone taking credit for their work. Being “_____13_____ tasks for punishment,”“being pushed, kicked or hit,”and _____14_____ someone “threatening your reputation or career,” were reported as a more _____15_____ occurrence by over 10% of the responding residents.
1. A)be B) been C) were D) being
2. A) responsive B) responses to C) respond to D) responding
3. A) analyze B) analysis C) having analyzed D) be analyzed
4. A) who B) which C) whom D) whose
5. A) In spite of B) In addition to C) Because D) Although
6. A) had made B) have made C) has made D) make
7. A) events B) happens C) event D) happen
8. A) allowed not B) not allowed C) allow not D) not allow
9. A) without B) on C) with D) because of
10. A) unusual B) typical C) easy D) difficult
11. A) In spite of B) Therefore C) Although D) So
12. A) are B) be C) must be D) were
13. A) give B) giving C) gave D) given
14. A) had B) have C) having D) has
15. A) frequent B) frequency C) dependent D) independent
医院的虐待
根据一项研究表明，大多数实习医生从医学院毕业后的第一年开
始都受到过虐待，包括被老资格的医生羞辱、恐吓或是殴打。
这一发现源于对1991年1月寄给1733名第二年信院医生的一份有13页调查问卷的反映分析。
这项调查与分析在4月份刊登在《美国医学协会》杂志的15期上。
总地来说，1277名住院医生完成了问卷，其中1185人说他们在做实习医生时至少经历过一次虐待。
有40%的住院医生说他们曾目睹病人受到其他的住院医生、说病人受虐待是常事。
10%以上的实习医生说他们不允许有足够的睡眠。
每周平均连续37.6小时不允许睡觉。
一个典型的工作周的应诊时间为56.9小时，但是大约25%的住院医生说他们的应诊任务在有的工作周达到80小时以上。
虽然30%的住院医生说他们经历过某种******或性歧视，谩骂是被提到的最普通的问题。
当谩骂事件被限制在三次或三次以上，53%的住院医生说他们被轻视或被资格稍老的住院医生羞辱，而21%以上的住院医生说他们的工作成绩被记到别人的功劳簿上。
资深的医生为了惩罚实习医生而给他们分派任务，“被推、被踢、被打”并且有人“威胁你的名誉和职业。
”10%以上的被测医生反映这种事更常见。
Many Women Who Beat Cancer Don't Change Habits
Many women who battle breast cancer will tell you it's a life-changing experience. However, a new study shows that for many 1, the changes aren't always positive or permanent1.
Beth Snoke has watched her mother and both grandmothers battle and survive breast 2 .So when she was diagnosed, there was no doubt in her mind 3 she had to do.
"I do exactly what the doctors say as far as the medicine that I'm on, as 4 as the vitamins, the diet, and the fitness. And I can't stress enough 5 important that is,"
says Beth Snoke. But a surprising new study shows that 6 every woman who beats breast cancer is getting that message. In fact, nearly 40% of them say even 7 surviving breast cancer, they haven't made significant changes in the 8 they eat or how much they exercise.
"Not all survivors are taking advantage of this teachable moment and making positive health changes in 9 life," says Electra Paskett, PhD, at Ohio State University's Comprehensive Cancer Center. Paskett says diet and exercise have been proven to not only help women feel better during and after treatment, they may 10 play a role in preventing some cancers from coming back. 11 growing evidence, some women just aren't listening.
"Colon cancer survivors 12 exercise have actually been shown to have improved survival rates. So, yes, it is true that perhaps by making some of these healthy choices we can actually increase their health," says Paskett.
As a breast cancer survivor 13 , Paskett knows first hand how much difference diet and exercise can 14 The challenge, she says, is to get more survivors to be more like Beth, during and after treatment.
Experts say exercising more and eating a healthier diet can also cut 15on2 stress and help women overcome depression. There are more than 2 million breast cancer survivors living in the U.S. Of those, nearly a million have yet to change their diet or exercise routines.
1. A women B people C persons D men
2. A death B ache C cancer D feeding
3. A which B that C what D those
4. A far B soon C fast D early
5. A what B so C very D how
6. A not B no C neither D nor
7. A before B after C without D since
8. A place B kind C way D much
9. A their B his C her D our
10. A too B do C further D also
11. A Despite B Although C Accepting D Regardless
12. A who B whose C which D what
13. A myself B itself C herself D yourself
14. A take B make C offer D decide
15. A up B off C in D down
许多战胜癌症的妇女旧习未改
许多与乳腺癌作斗争的妇女会告诉你：这场斗争改变了她们的一生。
然而，一项新研究发现，对许多妇女而言，这些变化并非总是正面的或持久的。
贝斯·斯诺克曾目睹母亲、祖母和外祖母战胜乳腺癌的经过。
因此，当她诊断出患有乳腺癌时，她心里十分清楚自己该做些什么。
“无论是吃的药、维生素，还是饮食、健身，我都按医生说的去做。
这一点特别重要，怎么强调都不为过。
”贝斯·斯诺克说道。
然而，一项惊人的新研究显示，并非每个战胜乳腺癌的妇女都谨遵医嘱。
事实上，近40%的妇女说虽然她们战胜了乳腺癌，但并未在饮食方式或运动量上有多大改变。
俄亥俄州立大学的综合性肿瘤中心的Electra Paskett博士说道：“并非所有的幸存者都有效利用了这个有教育意义的时刻，积极改变生活方式，促进健康。
”她也指出，饮食和运动已证明不仅有助于妇女在治疗中和治疗后恢复健康，而且可以防止某些癌症卷土重
来。
尽管这样的证据越来越多，但一些妇女就是不听。
“事实表明，那些经常锻炼身体的结肠癌幸存者的存活率已大为提高。
因此，如果我们做出一些有益健康的选择，确实可以促进他们的健康。
”Paskett说道。
Paskett本人也是一名乳腺癌幸存者，她亲身体会到饮食和运动的作用的确很大。
她说，现在面临的挑战是如何让更多的幸存者在治疗中和治疗后都像贝斯一样谨遵医嘱。
专家说加强身体锻炼、饮食更加健康也能缓解压力，有助于妇女消除抑郁症。
美国有两百多万名乳腺癌幸存者。
其中，近一百万名妇女需要改善她们的饮食或运动习惯。
The Difference between Man and Computer
What makes people different from computer programs? What is the missing element that our theories don't yet (1) ______ for? The answer is simple: People read newspaper stories for a reason: to learn more about (2) ______ they are interested in. Computers, on the other hand, don't. In fact, computers don't (3) ______ have interests; there is nothing in particular that they are trying to find out when they read. If a computer (4) ______ is to be a model of story understanding, it should also read for a "purpose".
Of course, people have several goals that do not make (5) ______ to attribute to computers1. One might read a restaurant guide (6) ______ order to satisfy hunger or entertainment goals, or to (7) ______ a good place to go for a business lunch. Computers do not get hungry, and computers do not have business lunches.
However, these physiological and social goals give (8) ______ to several intellectual or cognitive goals. A. goal to
satisfy hunger gives rise to goals to find (9) ______ about the name of a restaurant which (10) ______ the desired type of food, how expensive the restaurant is, the location of the restaurant, etc. These are goals to (11) ______ information or knowledge, what we are calling(12) ______ goals. These goals can be held by computers too; a computer (13) ______ "want" to find out the location of a restaurant, and read a guide in order to do so (14) ______ the same way as a person might. While such a goal would not (15) ______ out of hunger in the case of the computer2, it might well arise out of the "goal" to learn more about restaurants.
词汇：
element /elim?nt/ n.元素，成分，要素
entertainment /,ent?'teinm?nt/n.娱乐，消遣
physiological/,fizi?l?d?ik?l/ adj.生理学的，生理的
intellectual /,int?'lektju?l/ adj.智力的，聪明的
cognitive/'k?gnitiv/ adj.认知的，认识上的
注释：
1. …attribute to computers…：……把……归于电脑，归属于电脑……
2. …in the case of computer…：……对于电脑来说……
练习：
1. A) express B) explain C) account D) count
2. A) why B) how C) what D) when
3. A) once B) even C) ever D) often
4. A) program B) instruction C) system D) function
5. A) success B) sense C) scene D) point
6. A) of B) or C) in D) and
7.A) find B) search C) look D) watch
8.A) way B) play C) rise D) birth
9.A) place B) food C) reference D) information
10.A) orders B) sells C) supports D) serves
11.A) acquire B) ask C) require D) consult
12.A) understanding B) learning C) knowledge D) awareness
13.A) could B) might C) should D) would
14.A) as B) on C) by D) in
15. A) arise B) rise C) consent D) derive
答案与题解：
1. C 此处考查对固定搭配的掌握情况，只有account能与for 搭配，意为“解释”，其他三个选项的词都是及物动词，不与介词搭配。
2. C 分析全句，此处应填一个宾语从句的引导词，从句中缺少宾语，故应填what，此句意为“去了解他们所感兴趣的东西”，其他三个选项均为关系副词，不能充当从句中的宾语。
3. B 此处选even加强语气，“事实上，电脑甚至都没有兴趣”。
4. A computer program是常见搭配，意为“电脑程序”，其他选项与句意不符，故排除。
5. B make sense是固定搭配，意思是“有道理，合理，能被理解”。
整句的意思为“当然人也有目标，但这些目标若被归在电脑身上便不合逻辑了”。
6. C in order to是固定搭配，表示目的，意为“为了……”，故选C。
7. A 结合上下文我们得知，此处应填具有“寻找”含义的词，watch没有此含义，首先被排除，C 选项后若加上for，便符合文义，search有“搜寻，查找”的含义，但一般指深人彻底地调查，只有A 选项fmd在含义和语气上都符合句意。
8. C 从下一句便可找到答案为C选项，give rise to意为“引起，导致，使发生”。
9. D 选择D意为“找到关于餐馆名字的信息”，其他选项放此处均不合适。
10. D 此处需填一个谓语动词，因此要搞清主语“餐馆”与宾语“食物”之间的关系，只有“餐馆供应食物”合乎逻辑，故答案为serve。
11. A 上文提到了种种人生理的、智力上的、认知的目标，因为饿得到了有关餐馆的信息，因而此处要填“获取”，B, C, D与文意不符。
12. B 此空依然承接上文的意思，那些目标都是获取信息的目标，都是学习的目标，答案为B选项。
13. B 此处缺一个情态动词，阅读到后半句时便很容易选出答案，此处的might与后面as a person might相呼应，表示不确定的推测，意为“可能，也许”。
14. D 能与way搭配的介词一般只有in，表示“以……方式”，此处的含义为“与一个人可能想要做事的方式相同”。
15. A arise out of是固定搭配，意为“起于……”，即使不知道短语的含义，看到后面又出现一次arise out of，也应可以选出答案。
Energy of the Body
In some ways, the human body is both like a furnace (炉子) and like an engine. It must have fuel to produce heat as a furnace has. It must have fuel to produce motion and (1)as an engine does. The nutrients (营养物) which (2) energy best are carbohydrates (碳水化合物) and fats. Protein can also be used as fuel. Minerals, vitamins, and water, as extremely valuable to the body, cannot be used as fuel.
If the body takes (3)more carbohydrates (4)are used for energy, the (5)is stored. Two storage places are the liver and muscles. Button there is a limit to the amount of carbohydrates they can (6). When they are filled and they always might be for you to feel your best, excess carbohydrates are changed to fat and (7)around the body.
If the body does not take in a (8)amount of food, it will use its stored fat for energy. If you didn’t eat at all, the body would use up all the stored fats and (9)it would use its own protein in order to keep (10) as long as possible. Therefore, the (11) amount of food you eat should be in (12)with your energy requirements. It is not necessary, (13), for you to count calories and weigh food. (14) a person is the right weight, it is safe to (15)that he is eating enough.
1.A.work B.rest C.repair D.promote
正确答案:A
解析:像机器一样工作，因此选A。
B休息;C修理;D促进。
2.A.fire B.demand C.consume D.supply
正确答案:D
解析:原文的意思是提供动力最好的营养物质是碳水化合物和脂肪，因此选D。
A点火;B要求;C消耗。
3.A.off B.with C.in D.to
正确答案:C
解析:take in是固定搭配，表示“吸收”。
4.A.than B.that C.which D.as
正确答案:A
解析:more than 是固定搭配，用于比较级。
5.A.excess B.extra C.beyond D.addition
正确答案:A
解析:如果吸收的碳水化合物用于能量消耗后仍有剩余，那么多出的部分就被储藏起来。
A用作名词，表示“多余的部分”。
6.A.hide B.hold C.lift D.push
正确答案:B
解析:但是储藏的容量是有限度的。
A隐藏;B容纳;C抬起;D推。
7.A.disappeared B.indicated C.distributed D.attributed
正确答案:C
解析:多余的碳水化合物转变为脂肪分配到身体中。
A消失;B暗示;C分配;D归因于。
8.A.adequate B.enough C.extra D.sufficient
正确答案:D
解析:注意不定冠词a的使用，只能与D选项搭配。
9.A.because B.then C.so D.but
正确答案:B
解析:该句表示的是顺序上的关系，因此选B。
10.A.asleep B.alike C.alive D.awake
正确答案:C
解析:根据上下文可知是“保持活跃状态”的意思。
A睡着;B相似;C活跃的;D醒着的。
11.A.total B.extra C.inadequate D.general
正确答案:A
解析:因此你吃的食物总量应该与能量需求一致。
A总的;B额外的;C不足的;D概括的。
12.A.touch parison C.contrast D.accordance
正确答案:D
解析:in accordance with是固定搭配，表示“与…..一致”。
13.A.however B.so C.then D.furthermore
正确答案:A
解析:此处表示转折的含义，即“但是也没有必要计算卡路里和称量食品”。
14.A.So B.If C.Unless D.Besides
正确答案:B
解析:此处表示条件，即“如果一个人的体重正常，那么可以说他的饮食量已经足够了”。
15.A.imagine B.deny C.suppose D.suspect
正确答案:C
解析:这就意味着他的饮食量已经足够了。
A想象;B否认;C意味着;D怀疑。
UFOS
Sixty years ago, a man named Kenneth Arnold saw something that we can still(51)today-something that changed popular culture for ever.
Flying his plane over mountains in the US state of Washington, he saw a line of strange objects, either crescent-shaped(月牙形的)or disc-like, flying (52) the motion of a saucer(碟)skimming(飞速掠过)on water.
The media soon picked up on the story - the Flying Saucers were here! Was the earth being(53)by creatures from another planet? Soon, So many sightings were made that the US military began to (54). 1t called these strange Objects UFOs - Unidentified Flying Objects, and that is how they are (55)today.
Military investigations found no evidence of visitors from outer space. But that did not stop the true(56). The military were (57)up, they said. Or maybe it was because the travelers
from space were of such superior intelligence (58)they could hide from military analysts(分析家). People have always seen strange lights in the sky. In the past these were explained in (59)ways. In a world where religion was less influential and science fiction was popular, signs from God were replaced by visitors from other(60).
The date of the first UFO sightings was also significant. In l947, World War II had just ended and the(61)War was just beginning. Humanity seemed locked in endless conflicts. Like generations before them, people looked (62)the skies for help. But instead of seeking God, they looked for help from super-intelligent aliens(外星人)with (63)technology. Belief in UFOs became the first religion of science.
However, even people who believe in UFOs are not quite sure why they visit the earth. The universe is a big place and it is (64)to assume that there is life somewhere out there. It is possible that aliens have worked out how to travel through space. Yet some people report that they have been taken by aliens and have had experiments (65)on them. Why would anyone travel across half the universe to conduct medical experiments on people living in small towns in the United States?
51 A look B see C seek D feel
52 A below B before C with D under
53 A ruled B bombed C captured D visited
54 A investigate B attack C shoot D confront
55 A written B said C known D told
56 A believers B thinkers C followers D runners
57 A putting B covering C cheating D tricking
58 A which B what C this D that
59 A funny B crude C religious D foolish
60 A planets B continents C countries D regions
61 A cool B nuclear C Star D Cold
62 A above B to C at D up
63 A traditional B backward C classical D advanced
64 A unthinkable B Impossible C reasonable D unimaginable
65 A performed B studied C brought D taken
答案：51. B 52. C 53. D 54. A 55. C
56. A 57. B 58. D 59. C 60. A
61. D 62. B 63. D 64. C 65. A
People and Race
During recent years we have heard much about "race": how this race does certain things and that race believes certain things and so on. Yet, the whole phenomenon of race consists of a few surface indications.
We judge race usually (1) the coloring of the skin: a white race, a brown race, a yellow race and a black race. But (2)you were to remove the skin you could not tell anything about the race (3) which the individual belonged. There is nothing in physical structure, the brain or the internal organs to (4)a difference.
There are four types of blood. All types are found in every race, and no type is distinct to any race. Human brains are the same. (5) scientists could examine a brain and tell you the race to which the individual belonged. Brains will (6) in size, but this occurs within every race. (7) does size have anything to do with intelligence. The largest brain once examined belonged
to a person of weak (8).On the other hand, some of our most distinguished people have had (9) brains.
Mental tests which are reasonably true show no differences in intelligence between races. High and low test results both can be (10)by different members of any race. (11)equal educational advantages, there will be no difference in average standings, either on account of race or geographical location.
Individuals of every race (12) civilization to go backward or forward. Training and education can change the response of a group of people, and (13)them to behave in a peculiar way.
The behavior and ideals of people change according to circumstances, but they can always go ahead or go on to something new (14)is better and higher than anything (15)the past.
1.A.from B.in C.with D.at
正确答案:A
2.A.as B.while C.since D.if
正确答案:D
3.A.to B.as C.of D.for
正确答案:A
4.A.examine B.promote C.indicate D.display
正确答案:C
5.A.No B.Some C.Certain D.Few
正确答案:A
6.A.increase B.vary C.remain D.shrink
正确答案:B
7.A.As B.Nor C.So D.Only
正确答案:B
8.A.mind B.body C.health D.heart
正确答案:A
9.A.sharp B.stupid rge D.small
正确答案:D
10.A.recorded B.favoured C.rejected D.emphasized
正确答案:A
11.A.Followed B.Provided C.Given Concerned
正确答案:C
12.A.avoid B.change C.make D.cause
正确答案:D
13.A.disable B.unable C.enable D.capable
正确答案:C
14.A.that B.which C.what D.it
正确答案:A
15.A.at B.in C.for D.to
正确答案:B
Traffic in Our Cities
The volume of traffic in many cities in the world today continues to expand. This causes many problems, including serious air pollution, lengthy delays, and the greater risk (1) ______ accidents. Clearly, something must be done, but it is often difficult to persuade people to (2) ______ their habits and leave their cars at home.
One possible (3) ______ is to make it more expensive for people to use their cars by (4)______ charges for parking and (5) ______ tougher fines for anyone who (6) ______ the law. In addition, drivers could be required to pay for using particular routes at different times of the day. This system, (7) ______
as “road pricing”, is already being introduced in a (8) ______ of cities, using a special electronic card ______ (59) to the windscreen of the car.
Another way of (10) ______ with the problem is to provide cheap parking on the (11)______ of the city, and strictly control the number of vehicles allowed into the centre1. Drivers and their passengers then use a special bus (12) ______ for the final stage of their journey.
Of course, the most important (13) ______ is to provide good public transport. However, to get people to (14) ______ the comfort of their cars, public transport must be felt to be2 reliable, convenient and comfortable, with fares (15) ______ at an acceptable level.
词汇：
lengthy /'le?θi:/ a.漫长的，冗长的
persuade /p?'sweid/v.说服，劝服
approach /?'pr?ut?/ n.方法，途径
windscreen /'windskri:n /n.汽车挡风玻璃
outskirt /'aut,sk?:t/ n.郊区，市郊
reliable /ri'lai?bl/ a.可靠的，可信赖的
注释：
1. ... strictly control the number of vehicles allowed into the centre: ……严格控制进人城市中心的车辆数量
2. …public transport must be felt to be…：……公共交通必须要让人感觉到……
练习：
1. A) of B) for C) about D) by
2. A) make B) arrange C) suggest D) persuade
3. A) approach B) manner C) custom D) style
4. A) enlarging B) increasing C) growing D) developing
5. A) carrying down B) putting off C) bringing in D) taking away
6. A) crosses B) refuses C) breaks D) cracks
7. A) named B) seen C) called D) known
8. A) quantity B) number C) total D) sum
9. A) fixed B) joined C) built D) placed
10.A) doing B) handling C) dealing D) solving
11.A) outskirts B) border C) outside D) limit
12.A) late B) end C) complete D) final
13.A) thought B) thing C) work D) event
14.A) pass on B) throw away C) give up D) leave out
15.A) taken B) kept C) given D) stood
答案与题解：
1. A 固定搭配the risk of，表示“……的风险”，所以of为正确答案。
其他三项均不合适。
2. D 根据句意和动词后的介词to，排除选项A和C，而arrange 表示“安排，整理”，意思与作者要表达的“说服人们改变他们的生活习惯”不符，所以persuade为正确答案。
3. A 联系上下文，可知这里提出的是一个解决问题的方法，approach表示“方法，途径”，符合句意，为正确答案。
manner表示“方式，风俗”，custom表示“制定的，风俗”，style表示“风格，样式”，均不符合句意。
4. B 根据句意，这里是说要“增加停车收费”，increase表示“增加”，符合句意，为正确答案。
enlarge表示“扩大，增大”，grow 表示“发展”，develop表示“发展，开发，生长”，均不符合句意。
5. C 根据句意，对那些违章的人的要加强收款，bring in表示
“作为……的收益”，为正确答案。
carry down表示“搬下，结账，把……传下来”，put off表示“推迟，脱掉”，take away表示“带走，取走”，均不符合句意。
6.C 根据句意，违规的人将会被加大惩罚力度，break表示“打破”符合句意。
cross表示“交叉”，refuse表示“拒绝”，crack表示“破裂”，均不符合题意。
7. D 固定搭配known as…，表示“以……为(人们)所熟知”。
8. B 根据句意，“道路收费”的系统已经被一些城市所引用，a number of表示“一些”，符合句意，为正确答案。
quantity表示“大量”，total表示“总数”，sum表示“合计，总数”，均不符合句意。
9. A fixed to…表示“固定在……上”，文中是说“固定在汽车的挡风玻璃上”，所以选A。
其他三项都不复合句意。
10. C 根据句意，要求表达另一种处理这个问题的方法，deal with problem表示“处理问题”, 为正确答案。
11. A 联系上下文，作者后边提到“城市中心”，再根据句意，可得出前面是要说“郊区”，只有outskirt是正确答案。
12. D final表示“最后的”，根据句子可知这里表示旅程的最后一段，为正确答案。
late表示“晚的，最近的”，不符合句意;end 不可用在名词前作修饰;complete表示“完整的”，也不符合句意。
13. B "the most important thing”为惯用语，表示“最重要的事是……”，根据句意，作者要表达的是“最重要的事情还是提供良好的公共交通”，因此thing为正确答案，其他三项均不合适。
14. C pass on表示“传递，继续”，throw away表示“扔掉，丢弃”，leave out表示“遗漏，省去”，give up表示“放弃”。
根据句意，舍弃汽车的舒适，give up最为恰当，所以选C。
15. B 固定搭配keep at an acceptable level表示保持在一个可接受的水平。
其他三项均不正确。
Global Warming
Few people now question the reality of global warming and its effects on the world's climate. Many scientists (1) the blame for recent natural disasters on the increase (2) the world's temperatures and are convinced that, more than (3) before, the Earth is at (4) from the forces of the wind, rain and sun. (5) to them, global warming is making extreme weather events, (6) as hurricanes and droughts, even more (7) and causing sea levels all around the world to (8) .
Environmental groups are putting (9) on governments to take action to reduce the (10) of carbon dioxide which is given (11) by factories and power plants, thus attacking the problem at its source. They are in (12) of more money being spent on research into solar, wind and wave energy devices, which could then replace existing power (13) .
Some scientists, (14) believe that even if we stopped releasing carbon dioxide and other gases into the atmosphere tomorrow, we would have to wait (15) hundred years to notice the results. Global warming, it seems, is here to stay.
词汇:
climate /'klaimit/ n. 气候,风气
hurricane n. 飓风,暴风
drought n. 干旱,旱灾
carbon dioxide n. 二氧化碳
solar 太阳的 n.
atmosphere 大气
注释:
1. put the blame for ... :把……归咎于……
2. ... in favour of more money being spent on ... :……
赞成把钱花在……
练习:
1. A) give B) put C) take D) have
2. A) in B) at C) by D) to
3. A) yet B) never C) once D) ever
4. A) threat B) danger C) risk D) harm
5. A) Concerning B) Regarding C) Depending D) According
6. A) such B) just C) even D) well
7. A) strict B) severe C) strong D) heavy
8. A) raise B) arise C) rise D) lift
9. A) force B) pressure C) persuasion D) encouragement
10.A) amount B) deal C) number D) count
11.A) off B) away C) up D) over
12.A) belief B) request C) favour D) suggestion
13.A) factories B) generations C) houses D) stations
14.A) but B) although C) despite D) however
15.A) several B) over C) numerous D) various
答案与题解:
1. B 固定搭配 put the blame for ... ，表示“把……归咎于……”，所以 put 为正确答案。
2. A 介词搭配，文中“the world's temperatures”前需要补充一个介词，表达在全球范围内气温的上升，因此应该在 A 和 B 之间选择。
而 at 后面只可以眼某个小地点，根据文意，只有 in 才是正确答案。
3. D 联系上下文，根据句意，显然作者要表达的是“以往任何时候”，因此选用 ever。
其他三项均不符合句意。
4. C 固定搭配 at risk ，表达“濒临危险，处境危险”。
5. D 习惯用法 according to sb. 表示“据某某所说”，显然选
择 D。
6. A 根据句意，作者要举例子，习惯用法即为 such as ... ，因此选 A。
7. B 根据句意，作者举例子是按照递进的顺序，从飓风、干早到排在后面的是更加严重的问题。
strict 表示“严格的”，strong 表示“强烈的”，heavy 表示“沉重的，巨大的”，只有 severe 表示“严峻的，严重的”，因此 B 是正确答案。
8. C 根据句意，导致世界各地的海平面上升，所以在 A 和 C 之间选择。
raise 表示"举起，抬起，唤起"，有主动意味，rise 表示客观的上升，因此是正确答案。
9. B 联系上下文，根据句意，根据选项，很容易理解是给政府施加压力，显然 pressure 最为恰当。
10. A 根据句意，减少二氧化碳的排放量，二氧化碳是不可数名词，因此 amount 是正确答案。
11. A 固定搭配，give off 表示"排放(气体、液体、光)等"，文中表达的是排放二氧化碳气体，显然选 A。
而 give away 表示“泄露，分发”，give up 表示"放弃" ，give over 表示“停止，交出”。
12. C 固定搭配 in favour of ... ，表示“支持……，赞成……”，所以选 C。
13. D 根据句意，作者表达的是"发电站"，为固定词组 power station。
14. D 联系上下文，上文说的是很多科学家的想法，下文转而言另外还有一些科学家的想法，有转折之意，且空格在两句未完的话之间，因此惯用法选择 however。
15.A 根据句意，还需要等几百年，several 表示"几个"，符合句意。
其他三个选项均不合适。
A Lucky Break
Actor Antonio Banderas is used to breaking bones, and it。
