Unit 8 BOOK 1

Book 1, Unit 81. The sun _____ from behind the clouds.A) emerged B) immersedC) existed D) embraced2. I haven’t read the report properly --- I’ve only _____ into it.A) dined B) dimmedC) dipped D) dripped3. Her achievement was more _____ in that she had come from such a remote area.A) popular B) famousC) remarkable D) understandable4. Living in the central Australian desert has its problems, ____ obtaining water is not the least.A) for which B) to whichC) of which D) in which5. There may be a(n) ____ of truth in this idea, disagreeable though it may seem.A) element B) factorC) advantage D) concept6. I’d like to _____ a seat for the New Year’s Concert.A) preserve B) serveC) conserve D) reserve7. The story that follows ______ two famous characters of the Rocky Mountain gold rush days.A) concretes B) concernsC) proclaims D) relates8. He _____ the good chance to present his proposal to the director, and at last, it wasadopted.A) realized B) seizedC) delivered D) released9. They _____ in spite of the extremely difficult conditions.A) carried out B) carried offC) carried on D) carried forward10. Which sport has the most expensive training equipment, _____ players’ personalequipment and uniforms?A) in place of B) in terms ofC) by means of D) by way of11. Polar explorers have to be extremely _____ to endure the climate and otherhardships.A) rough B) giantC) progressive D) tough12. The librarian is _____ for all the books in the library.A) dutiful B) responsibleC) confident D) secure13. After answering an telephone from her boyfriend, she _____ herself to read abook.A) imposed B) composedC) transferred D) transformed14. Although he was getting on in years, his experience gave him a(n) _____ over hisrival.A) priority B) benefitC) profit D) advantage15. I am firmly _____ that this plan would do much good to our company.A) composed B) convincedC) recognized D) satisfied16. When talking about China, people often _____ it with the Great Wall.A) think B) associateC) imagine D) assist17. I’m sure he is up to the job ______ he would give his mind to it.A) if only B) in caseC) until D) unless18. I’ve _____ a lot of time and effort in this plan, and I don’t want it to fail.A) invented B) invitedC) invested D) involved19. A small terrorist group has ___________ responsibility for the bombing inBaghdad.A) claimed B) acclaimedC) exclaimed D) reclaimed20. For the currency to keep _____, the government has to adopt some strong measures.A) concrete B) fertileC) productive D) stable21. _____ your advice, I have decided to read the article once more.A) Acting as B) Acting uponC) Acting for D) Acting up22. We are doing this work in the _____ of reforms in the economic, social andcultural spheres.A) context B) contestC) pretext D) texture23. The meeting was in full ______ (活跃) when we arrived.A) rock B) swingC) swim D) sway24. Now the patient can _____ from the wheelchair to the seat with relative freedom.A) transport B) transplantC) transact D) transfer25. In human friendship an important _____ is “forgive and forget”.A) principal B) primaryC) principle D) chiefly26. The republication of the poet’s most recent works wi ll certainly _____ his nationalreputation.A) magnify B) enlargeC) enhance D) strengthen27. Important people don’t often have much free time as their work _____ all theirtime.A) takes away B) takes overC) takes up D) takes in28. With everything being ready, it is time to _____ our new plan _____.A) set … aside B) set … outC) set … in motion D) set … down29. While nuclear weapons present grave _____ dangers, the predominant crisis ofoverpopulation is with us today.A) inevitable B) constantC) overwhelming D) potential30. Mobile telecommunications _____ is expected to double in Shanghai this year as aresult of a contract signed between the two companies.A) possession B) potentialC) capacity D) impactUnit 101. Drug taking has become a major _____ in sports.A) issue B) viewC) argument D) case2. A lot of people find _____ art very difficult to understand.A) contemporary B) contentC) conscious D) consistent3. Philip was seized with a restlessness he could not account _______.A) of B) onC) about D) for4. The lecture was rather boring, but the _____ discussion on it proved fruitful.A) subsequent B) consequentC) latter D) successive5. When you buy the spare parts for your car, try to get the _____ ones from the authorized dealer.A) generous B) genuineC) genius D) gentle6. If you want to know the times of buses, please _____ at the office.A) require B) inspireC) inquire D) acquire7. Careful planning and hard work will _____ our final success.A) enclose B) ensureC) discharge D) deny8. The police have not yet found a possible _____ for the attack on the man.A) example B) understandingC) motive D) principle9. We need to ______ the purpose of the experiment again.A) clarify B) clingC) claim D) clap10. Only an artist could _____ the fine shades of color in the painting.A) polish B) purchaseC) perceive D) pursue11. Polar explorers have to be extremely _____ to endure the climate and otherhardships.A) rough B) giantC) progressive D) tough12. The librarian is _____ for all the books in the library.A) dutiful B) responsibleC) confident D) secure13. Could you be more specific about what is _____ this particular job?A) involved with B) concerned aboutC) involved in D) concerned in14. The d etective made a _____ search of the suspect’s house.A) whole B) thoroughC) deep D) solid15. Many years ago, a lot of factories were ______ from big cities to the mountainousareas in case of war.A) transferred B) transformedC) transmitted D) transported16. I am _____ to believe that he won’t come back to see his wife again.A) inclined B) puzzledC) accompanied D) performed17. This movie has a ______ ending. You can not imagine who will be killed finally.A) dramatic B) originalC) considerable D) temple18. The committee will suggest ways to _____ historically important buildings in thedowntown area.A) preserve B) reserveC) deserve D) observe19. Scientific discoveries are often ______ industrial production.A) applied to B) applied forC) used to D) used for20. They have always regarded a man of _____ and fairness as a reliable friend.A) robustness B) temperamentC) integrity D) compactness21.The people who objected to the new approach were told that since work hadalready started there was no point in _____.A) denying B) upsettingC) protesting D) competing22. He _____ to his customers and halved the price.A) leaked B) drewC) quoted D) yielded23. Doctors are often caught in a _____ because they have to decide whether theyshould tell their patients the truth or not.A) puzzle B) dilemmaC) perplexity D) bewilderment24. The industrial spy was about to hand _____the confidential papers to the foreignagent when he was caught.A) out B) overC) back D) down25. Do not _____ on the exam. It will do you no good.A) cheat B) botherC) trick D) deceive26. Although he was on a diet, the food ____him enormously.A) inspired B) temptedC) overcame D) encouraged27. Please don’t _____ too much on the painful memories. Everything will be all right.A) hesitate B) lingerC) retain D) dwell28. During the famine, many people were _____to eating grass and leaves.A) obliged B) inclinedC) reduced D) forced29. Many of the families do not have ______ to health care.A) excess B) processC) success D) access30. Most people found it hard to believe that such a seemingly _____ man shouldhave done that wicked thing.A) respectable B) respectfulC) respecting D) respectiveBook 2, unit 11. The government has devoted a larger slice of its financial ____ to agriculture than most other countries.A) conditions B) potentialC) budget D) economy2. The long drought caused a(n) ____ shortage of water in this region.A) urgent B) acuteC) dense D) rigid3. Many in the credit industry expect that credit cards will eventually ____ paper money for almost every purchase.A) trade B) replaceC) exchange D) reduce4. The history of life on earth has been a history of ____ between living things and their surroundings.A) introduction B) interviewC) interference D) interaction5. Don’t have him for a friend. He’s ____ a criminal.A) anything but B) but forC) rather than D) nothing but6. I’ve seen Donna in lots of movies, but I’ve never seen her ____.A) in person B) in realityC) in practice D) in theory7. The Democratic and Republican parties hold ____ every four years to choose candidates for President.A) concessions B) conservationsC) conversations D) conventions8. The annual income of one school teacher in this place was ____ at $900 on average.A) budgeted B) predictedC) assessed D) accounted9. Reading is a pleasant way to spend one’s ____.A) leisure B) relaxationC) relief D) recreation10. If you want to learn English well, you must first find a ____ teacher.A) able B) favorableC) significant D) competent11. Jane was the only one who ____ all the conditions: she was of the required age, height and degree.A) recovered B) fulfilledC) completed D) contended12. In the United Nations, many countries ____ the proposal to send more troops to the Middle East.A) turned down B) turned upC) turned off D) turned over13. There are several characteristics of the book ____ special attention.A) worthy B) worthy ofC) worth of D) worthless14. The consumption market in the western provinces will grow rapidly, ____ the market in the affluent (富饶的) eastern area is likely to grow at a moderate pace.A) nevertheless B) thereforeC) whereas D) consequently15. What one wears does not always ____ what one does but gives clues to one’s taste for life.A) go on B) go withC) go by D) go after16. It is ____ and encouraging to observe the development of this immense process.A) distressing B) incredibleC) amused D) fascinating17. It is reported that the two armies ____ near the borderline again before dawn.A) clashed B) crushedC) crashed D) flashed18. The manager gave one of the salesgirls an accusing look for her ____ attitude toward customers.A) serious B) mildC) hostile D) plain19. I am very much ____ to hear that Mr. Smith is so seriously ill.A) frightened B) frustratedC) disappointed D) distressed20. Louis Herman, at the University of Hawaii, has ____ a series of new experiments to determine the intelligence in some animals.A) installed B) formattedC) devised D) equipped21. There is supposed to be a ____ which serves to give full play to workers’ initiative.A) mechanics B) machineC) mechanic D) mechanism22. We should make a clear ____ between the two scientific terms for the purpose of our discussion.A) separation B) selectionC) distinction D) division23. My camera can be ____ to take pictures in cloudy or sunny conditions.A) treated B) adjustedC) adopted D) remedied24. It is highly desirable that every effort ____ to reduce pollution in Beijing.A) was made B) be madeC) will be made D) would be made25. After a thorough search, the police ____ most of the missing jewels.A) restored B) refreshedC) returned D) recovered26. The shy girl always left by the back door to ____ her neighbors.A) ignore B) neglectC) rid D) avoid27. I would appreciate ____ it a secret.A) your keeping B) you to keepC) that you keep D) that you will keep28. No matter what language they are learning children all seem to follow the same order in the ____ of sounds.A) inheritance B) acquisitionC) accumulation D) possession29. He came to the meeting ____ her serious illness.A) in case of B) in spite ofC) instead of D) on account of30. After she’d overc ome her ____ shyness, she became very comfortable and friendly.A) preliminary B) previousC) crucial D) initialBOOK 1Unit 8 1-10 ACCCA DBBCB11-20 DBBDB BACAD21-30 BABDC CCCCCUnit 10 1-15 AADAB CBCAC DBCBA16-30 AAAAC CDBBA BDCDABOOK 2Unit 11-15 CBBDDADCAD BABCB16-30 DACDC DCBBD DABBD。

Book8 unit11.用…说明…illustrate sth. With sth.2.提问一个地区得人口有多少How large / What is the population of…? 回答have a population of / with a population of / the population of …is…3.继续生存；以。

为生live on4.有可能做…It is possible / likely / probable that…sb / sth be likely to do5.用这种方法in this way / by this means / with this method通过…方法/手段by means of绝不by no means一定，务必，当然可以by all means6.向…宣战declare war on / against7.留待以后再看remain to be seen8.开创新生活make a life9.属于某人自己的n+of one’s own=one’s own+n10.混合，交往mix with把A和B混合mix A with / and B混合起来mix up被弄糊涂，混乱be/get mixed up11.（对…而言）…是显然的It is apparent that…12.与…合作team up with13.划出…得界线mark out留下记号/痕迹be marked with选定mark sb out for给某人减分mark sb down给某物减价mark sth down14.把某物插入…之中/之间insert sth in/into/between15.申请；请示得到apply for适用于… apply to把…涂抹于…；将…适用于… apply… to…向某人申请apply to sb for sth专心；努力apply oneself to16.为…哀悼mourn (for) sb17.对…作出反应react to反对…react against对…有影响react on/upon18.乘渡船by ferry19.与…确立友好关系establish friendly relations with20.把A和B区分make a distinction between A and B21.推选某人为…elect sb (as)…决定去做elect to do。

Book 1Unit 8Intensive ReadingMarriage in Iran and America: A Study in ContrastsKey W ord Study1. culture n..文化，文明,培养[例句]The children are taught to respect different cultures.教育孩子们要尊重不同的文化。

V enice is a beautiful city full of culture and history.威尼斯是一座具有深厚文化和历史底蕴的美丽城市。

Y ogurt is made from active cultures.酸奶是由活性培养菌制成的。

[拓展]cultivate v. 耕作,种植, 建立, 结交The land around here has never been cultivated.这一带的土地从未开垦过。

He purposely tried to cultivate good relations with the press.他特意设法与新闻界搞好关系。

cultivation n. 耕种, 种植, 栽培, 培养the cultivation of a good relationship with local firms 发展与当地公司的良好关系2. court n. 法院；法庭；审判庭; 全体出庭人员；（尤指）全体审判人员;球场v. 试图取悦，讨好，争取,[例句]She will appear in court tomorrow. 她明天出庭。

Please tell the court what happened. 请向法庭陈述事情的经过。

He won after only 52 minutes on court. 他上场仅52 分钟就赢得了胜利。

He has never courted popularity. 他从不追求名望。

Unit 8, Book OneSection A: Gender variables in friendship:Contradiction or not?1. Teaching Objectives:To talk about gender differences in friendshipsTo understand the text’s structure and main ideaTo learn phrases and patterns from the textTo master contrast paragraph writing skill2.Time Allotment:Section A (3 periods):1st---2nd period: Pre-reading activities ( theme-related questions for warming up;)While-reading activities (cultural notes; useful words and expressions;difficult sentences)3rd period: While-reading activities (text structure; main ideas)Post-reading activities (comprehension questions; exercises)Section B(1period):4th periods: Practice of the reading skill (reading for the key idea in a sentence);T checks on Ss’ home r eading by asking questions based on the passage.T explains some difficult sentences3.Teaching Procedures:Pre-reading ActivitiesStep 1. GreetingsGreet the whole class warmly.Step 2. Lead-in and preparation for readingLet them talk to each other about the following questions:1. How do you understand friendship?2. Have you ever noticed any gender differences in your friendship with others?Step 3. Fast readingAsk the Students to read the passage as quickly as they can and then answer the questions on the screen. Let them get the main idea of each paragraph and make clear about the text structure.Text structure: ( structured writing ) The passage can be divided into 3 parts.Part1 (para.1) Introduction: The “movie” memories I have of my female fr iends and male friends are completely different.Part 2 (para.2-4) ExamplesPart 3 (Para.5-6) Conclusion: gender differences in my communication styles and the explanationPurpose: Improve the students’ reading and writing ability and understand the gen eral ideaof each paragraph.Method:Read the text individually and talk in groups; Use task-based language teaching method, reading approach, communicative approach and total physical response method.Step 4. Preparation for details of the text on the screenStudents are required to look at the Words and Phrases on the screen and give a brief presentation in class.Words and Phrases:Purpose: Train the Students’ ability of understandi ng and using foreign language.Method:Talk in groups, Use task-based language teaching method, communicative approach and total physical response method.1. (Para.1) be sensitive to对······敏感In this highly globalized world, failure to be sensitive to new information technology will lead to loss of golden opportunity for a nat ion’s development.在当今高度全球化的世界中，对新兴信息技术不敏感将会导致一个国家错失发展良机。

Book1 Unit 8 The Kindness of StrangersI. 动词-ing 形式语法成分分析练习( 句子全部选自：精读Book1 Unit 8 )1.In the middle of the desert, I came upon a young man standing by the roadside.( Unit 4: You were told I was a secret agent, a spy, dealing in espionage and danger.”)2.With gangs, drug addicts, murderers, rapists, thieves lurking everywhere, “Idon’t want get involved. ”has become a national motto.3.Leaving him stranded in the desert did not bother me so much.4.One way to test this would be for a person to journey from coast to coast withoutany money, relying solely on the goodwill of his fellow Americans.5.I rose early on September 6,1994,and headed for the Golden Gate Bridge with a50-pound pack on my back and a sign displaying my destination to passing vehicles: “America.”6.“I know you’re not supposed to pick up hitchhikers, but…, you feel bad passing aperson,” said the driver, who introduced herself as Vi.7.This woman was telling me she’s rather risk her life than feel bad about passing astranger on the side of the road.8.Once when I was hitchhiker unsuccessfully in the rain, a trucker pulled over,locking his brakes so hard he skidded on the grass shoulder.9.Hearing I had no money and would take none, people bought me food or sharedwhatever they happened to have with them.10.I refused, knowing it was probably one of the family’s most valuable possessions.11.Seeing that it cost $12，replied, “No, that’s all right. I’ll try something else.”12.The kids were attentive and kept asking all kinds of questions …Others:1. A lumber-millworker named Tim invited me to a simple dinner with his family in their shabby house.2. But what I found most touching was the fact that they all did it as a matter of course.3. “Most people around here will let you pitch a tent on their land, if that’s what you want.” he said.4. Although I hadn’t planned it this way ,I discovered that a patriotic tone ran through the talks I gave that afternoon.5. I told them how proud I was to live in a country where people were still willing to help.The grammatical function of Present Participle （选自：《无敌英语语法大全》）主语Subject:Reading books makes one wise.( It’s no use watching too much TV.)表语：My job is teaching English.宾语：I enjoy listening to music.( I found it useless( no use) arguing about it. )(She left without telling me. 做介词宾语)定语Attributive:Who is the man shaking hands with our teacher?状语Adverbial:He is in the room making a model plane.Being ill, she didn’t go to school.Aven sat at the table reading China DailyHaving been told many times, he still doesn’t know how to do it..While walking in the street, I saw a friend of mine.I got up late today, thus causing the delay.宾补Object Complement:We saw her entering the room.The grammatical function of Infinitive form( to do)1.主语subject:To live means to create. ( To tell lies is wrong.)(It is easy (for us) to do that.)2.表语predictiveThe greatest happiness is to serve the people.(She doesn’t seem to like the idea.)3.宾语objectHe doesn’t know what to do.( I find it easy to get on with her.)4.宾补object complement5.定语attributive( attribute)I have a lot of work to do today.(I have no friend to help me.)6.状语adverbial:II．课文重点词汇和短语课文例句填空练习（目的：夯实语言基础）1. He had his __________ out and ______a gas can in his ________hand .2. I drove ___________ him.3. There was a time in the country you’d be considered ________ if you p_________ somebody in .4. With g__________________ lurking everywhere,‘‘I don’t want to g ” has become a national m .5. Several states later I was still t the h .6. Leaving him s in the desert did not b me so much .7. I never even l my foot the a8. Could anybody r the k of strangers these days?9. One way to t this would be for a person to journey f without any money , relying s on the g of his fellow Americans.10. The idea me.11．The week I t 37, I realized that I had never t in my life.12. So I decided to travel the Pacific the Atlantic without a penny .13. It would be a c journey the land of the dollar.14. I would only of rides, food and a place to rest my head.15. My final d would be C Fear in North Carolina, a s of all the fears I’d have to c during the trip.16. I rose early on September 6,1994, and the Golden Gate Bridge witha 50—pound pack on my back and a sign d my destination to p vehicles: America.17. For six weeks I h 82 rides and c 4,223 miles across 14 states.18. As I traveled, folks were always me a someplace else.19. In Montana they told me to the cowboys in Wyoming.20. I was people’s readiness to help a stranger, even when it seemed to_____________ their own best interests.21. One day in Nebraska a car p to the road shoulder.22. ‘I kno w you pick up h , but it’s far between towns out here, you ______________ passing a person.23. I didn’t know whether to kiss them or ______________ stopping.24. This woman was telling me she’d rather ____________than ____________passing a person stranger on the side of the road .25. Once when I was __________unsuccessfully in the rain, a trucker __________locking his_______ so hard he _________on the grass shoulder.26. The driver told me he was _______________by a hitchhiker.27.I found, however, that people were generally________________.28. In Oregon a house painter named Mike _________ the _________weather and asked if I had a coat.29. A lumber-mill worker named Tim __________me to a simple dinner with his family in their _________house.30.it______________________.31. One day I walked into the ____________in Jamestown, to ______________ camping in the area.32. The ________director, Baxter Wilson,59,handed me a _______for a local ________________ .33. Then he saw my _________ ‘Most people around here will let you ______________on their land if that’s *what you want” he said.34. I accepted , and we drove out to a __________country house. Suddenly I realized he’d invited me to ______ the night in his house. His wife, Carol, a seventh-grade science teacher, was* ___________ a pot roast when we walked into the Kitchen. Baxter explaine d that local ________ were “mountain stay-at-home people” who _______ entertained in their house .” When we do”, he said, “ it’s usually _____.” This _______made my night there_______________.35. The kid were ________and kept asking all kinds of questions.36. Did anybody try to_________________?37.Although I hadn’t planned it this way, I discovered that a __________ ran __________the talks *I gave that afternoon.38. I told the students how my________ in America had been__________.39. I told them that the question * I had in mind when I planned this ______was now clearly answered.Key：1.thumb：He had his thumb out and held a gas can in his other hand .2.drive by：I drove right by him.3. jerk：There was a time in the country you’d be considered a jerk if you passed by somebody in need.4. gang,addict,murderer,rapist ,lurk：With gangs,drug addicts,murderers,rapists,thieves lurking everywhere,‘‘I don’t want to get involved”has become a national motto.5. hitchhiker：Several states later I was still thinking about the hitchhiker .6. strand：Leaving him stranded in the desert did not bother me so much .7. accelerator：I never even lifted my foot off the accelerator.8. rely on：Could anybody rely on the kindness of strangers these days?9. from coast to coast: One way to test this would be for a person to journey from coast to coast without any money ,relying solely on the goodwill of his fellow Americans.10. intrigue：The idea intrigued me.11gamble: The week I turned 37, I realized that I had never taken a gamble in my life.12. from the Pacific to the AtlanticSo I decided to travel from the Pacific to the Atlantic without a penny .13. cashless almightyIt would be a cashless journey through the land of the almighty dollar.14. accept offers: I would only accept offers of rides, food and a place to rest my head.15. cape: My final destination would be Cape Fear in North Carolina, a symbol of all the fears I’d have to conquer during the trip.16. head for displayI rose early on September 6,1994, and headed for the Golden Gate Bridge with a 50—pound pack on my back and a sign displaying my destination to passing vehicles: America.17. hitch / cover cross:For six weeks I hitched 82 rides and covered 4,223 miles across 14 states.18.warn sb: As I traveled, folks were always warning ma about someplace else.19.watch out for/ cowboy: In Montana they told me to watch out for the cowboys in Wyoming.20.amaze readiness run contrary toI was amazed by peopl e’s readiness to help a stranger, even when it seemed to run contaary to their own best interests.21. pull to: One day in Nebraska a car pulled to the road shoulder.22.be supposed to do: ‘I know you are not supposed to pick up hitchhikers, but it’s far between towns out here, you feel bab passing a person’23. scold sb for doing sth.: I didn’t know whether to kiss them or scold them for stopping.24. would rather do sth. risk one’s life feel bad about sth..This woman was telling me she’d rather ri sk her life than feel bad about passing a person stranger on the side of the road .25.trucker pull over brake skidOnce when I was hitchhiking unsuccessfully in the rain, a trucker pulled over locking his brakes so hard he skidded on the grass shoulder.26. rob at sth..: The driver told me he was robbed at knifepoint by a hitchhiker.passionate : I found, however, that people were generally compassionate.39.chilly: In Oregon a house painter named Mike noted the chilly weather and asked if I had a coat.40.lumber-mill / shabby: A lumber-mill worker named Tim invited me to a simple dinner with his family in their shabby house.41. be grateful to / as a matter of courseI was grateful to all the people I met for their rides, their food, their shelter , and their gifts. But what I found most touching was the fact that they all did it as a matter of course.42.chamber/ commerce/ find out about sth: One day I walked into the chamber of commerce in Jamestown,tenn.to find out about camping in the area.43.executive / brochure / campground: The executive director , Baxter Wilson,59,handed me a brochure for a local campground.44.backpack/ pitch a tent: Then he saw my backpack ‘Most people around here will let you pitch a tent on their land if that’s what you want” he said.45. magnificent invite sb cook a dish stay at rarely entertain kinrevelationI accepted ,and we drove out to a magnificent country house. Suddenly I realized he’d invited me to spend the night in his house. His wife, Carol, a seventh-grade science teacher, was cooking a pot roast when we walked into the Kitchen. Baxter explained that local folks were “mountain stay-at-home people” who rarely entertained in theirh ouse .”When we do”, he said, “it’s usually kin.” This revelation made my night there all the more special.46.attentive：The kid were attentive and kept asking all kinds of questions.47.run sb over：Did anybody try to run you over?48. patriotic toneAithough I hadn’t planned it this way, I discovered that a patriotic tone ran though the talks I gave that afternoon. 38. re new one’s faith：I told the students how my faith in America had been renewed.40.plan the journeyI told them that the question I had in mind when I planned this journey was now clearly answered.compassionate / sympathetic 辨析1. Dr. Robert H. GoddardResolve to be tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving, and tolerant with the weak and the wrong. Sometime in your life you will have been all of these.2. 两者皆有“同情”之意，在表达“同情”之意时，没有具体区别，但compassionate多用做表示同情心，而sympathetic多用做表示理解赞成。

人教版高中英语选修八（Book 8 Unit 1)选修8 Unit 1 A land of diversity某中学生英文报正举办"The Season I Like Best"的征文活动。

请用英文写一篇短文投稿,内容包括:1.你最喜欢的季节;2.你喜欢该季节的两条理由(如:气候、景色、活动、感受……)。

Among the four seasons in a year, summer is my favourite, which makes me free, excited and energetic.When summer vacation for us students comes every year, we can do all that we can't do during our school time, going shopping with friends, swimming in warm water and even hiking and camping in the deep valleys, all of which, I think, lead me to full freedom. We can find us in an exciting world every day, with the sun shining brightly, trees growing greenly and flowers coming out with all kinds of colours. Summer makes me full of energy and I feel I have the strength to do the most difficult things in my life. I like summer best, and what about you?解析：1.文章体裁:记叙文。

Fable of the Lazy TeenagerBenjamin Stein 1 One day last fall, I ran out of file folders and went to the drugstore to buy more. I put a handful of folders on the counter and asked a teenage salesgirl how much they cost. "I don't know," she answered. "But it's 12 cents each."2 I counted the folders. "Twenty-three at 12 cents each, that makes $ 2.76 before tax,"I said.3 "You did that in your head?" she asked in amazement. "How can you do that?"4 "It's magic," I said. <>5 "Really?" she asked.6 No modestly educated adult can fail to be upset by such an experience. While our children seembetter-natured than ever, they are so ignorant -- and so ignorant of their ignorance -- that they frighten me. In a class of 60 seniors at a private college where I recently taught, not one student could write a short paper without misspellings. Not one.7 But this is just a tiny slice of the problem. The ability to perform even the simplest calculations is only a memory among many students I see, and their knowledge of world history or geography is nonexistent.8 chilling indifference about all this ignorance. The attitude was summed up by a friend's bright, lazy16-year-old son, who explained why he preferred not to go to U.C.L.A. "I don't want to have to compete with Asians," he said. "They work hard and know everything."9 In fact, this young man will have to compete with Asians whether he wants to or not. He cannot live forever on the financial, material and human capital accumulated by his ancestors. At some point soon, his intellectuallaziness will seriously affect his way of life. It will also affect the rest of us. A modern industrial state cannot function with an idle, ignorant labor force. Planes will crash. Computers will jam. Cars will break down.10 To drive this message home to such young Americans, I have a humble suggestion: a movie, or TV series, dramatizing just how difficult it was for the country to get where it is -- and how easily it could all be lost. I offer the following fable.11 As the story opens, our hero, Kevin Hanley 1990, a 17-year-old high school senior, is sitting in his room, feeling bitter. His parents insist he study for his European history test. He wants to go shopping for headphones for his portable CD player. The book he is forced to read -- The Wealth of Nations -- puts him to sleep.12 Kevin dreams it is 1835, and he is his own great-great-great-grandfather at 17, a peasant in County Kerry, Ireland. He lives in a small hut and sleeps next to a pig. He is always hungry and must search for food. His greatest wish is to learn to read and write so he might get a job as a clerk. With steady wages, he would be able to feed himself and help his family. But Hanley's poverty allows no leisure for such luxuries as going to school. Without education and money, he is powerless. His only hope lies in his children. If they are educated, they will have a better life.13 Our fable fast-forwards and Kevin Hanley 1990 is now his own great-grandfather, Kevin Hanley, 1928. He, too, is 17 years old, and he works in a steel mill in Pittsburgh. His father came to America from Ireland and helped build the New York City subway. Kevin Hanley 1928 is far better off than either his father or his grandfather. He can read and write. His wages are far better than anything his ancestors had in Ireland.14 Next Kevin Hanley 1990 dreams that he is Kevin Hanley 1945, his own grandfather, fighting on Iwo Jima against a most determined foe, the Japanese army. He is always hot, always hungry, always scared. One night in afoxhole, he tells a friend why he is there: "So my son and his son can live in peace and security. When I get back, I'll work hard and send my boy to college so he can live by his brains instead of his back."15 Then Kevin Hanley 1990 is his own father, Kevin Hanley 1966, who studies all the time so he can get into college and law school. He lives in a fine house. He has never seen anything but peace and plenty. He tells his girl friend that when he has a son, he won't make him study all the time, as his father makes him.16 At that point, Kevin Hanley 1990 wakes up, shaken by his dream. He is relieved to be away from Ireland and the steel mill and Iwo Jima. He goes back to sleep.17 When he dreams again, he is his own son, Kevin Hanley 2020. There is gunfire all day and all night. His whole generation forgot why there even was law, so there is none. People pay no attention to politics, and government offers no services to the working class.18 Kevin 2020's father, who is of course Kevin 1990 himself, works as a cleaner in a factory owned by the Japanese. Kevin 2020 is a porter in a hotel for wealthy Europeans and Asians. Public education stops at the sixth grade. Americans have long since stopped demanding good education for their children.19 The last person Kevin 1990 sees in his dream is his own grandson. Kevin 2050 has no useful skills. Machines built in Japan do all the complex work, and there is little manual work to be done. Without education, without discipline, he cannot earn an adequate living wage. He lives in a slum where there is no heat, no plumbing, no privacy and survives by searching through trash piles.20 In a word, he lives much as Kevin Hanley 1835 did in Ireland. But one day, Kevin Hanley 2050 is befriended bya visiting Japanese anthropologist studying the decline of America. The man explains to Kevin that when a man has no money, education can supply the human capital necessary to start to acquire financial capital. Hard work,education, saving and discipline can do anything. "This is how we rose from the ashes after you defeated us in a war about a hundred years ago."21 "America beat Japan in war?" asks Kevin 2050. He is astonished. It seems as impossible as Brazil defeating the United States would sound in 1990. Kevin 2050 swears that if he ever has children, he will make sure they work and study and learn and discipline themselves. "To be able to make a living by one's mind instead of by stealing," he says." That would be a miracle."22 When Kevin 1990 wakes up, next to him is his copy of The Wealth of Nations. He opens it and the first sentence to catch his eye is this: "A man without the proper use of the intellectual faculties of a man is, if possible, more contemptible than even a coward."23 Kevin's father walks in. "All right, son," he says. "Let's go look at those headphones."24 "Sorry, Pop," Kevin 1990 says. "I have to study."。