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1. aboard adv. & prep. 在船（飞机、火车、公共汽
车）上
Little Tom and the sailors spent two months aboard.
小汤姆和水手们在船上过了两个月。
We traveled aboard the same flight.
我们搭乘同一班机。
比较：abroad，board和aboard的区别
abroad是副词，意为“在国外，到国外，到处”。
board作动词时，表示“上车（船、飞机等）”。
aboard既可作副词，也可作介词，均表示“在船上，在车上；上船，上车”。
My brother has never been abroad before， so he is finding this trip very exciting.
我弟弟从未出过国，所以他觉得这次旅行很令人兴奋。
He boarded the bus.
他上了公共汽车。
We must not take combustible goods aboard.
我们切不可带易燃物上车。
2. produce vt. 生产；出产；创作
The region produces over 60% of the country’s corns.
这个地区出产全国60%以上的玉米。
It is said that he produced a new TV series.
据说他拍了一部新的电视连续剧。
produce n. 产品
producer n. 生產商；制造商；制片人
production n. 生产；制造；产量；演出；制作
productive adj. 生产的；多产的；富有成效的
3. replace vt. 代替；取代
Teachers will never be replaced by computers.
电脑永远不会取代老师。
All the old carpets need replacing.
所有的旧地毯都需要更换。
replace A with B 用B替换A
It’s not a good idea to miss meals and replace them with snacks.
不吃正餐，改吃点心，这不是什么好主意。
replacement n. 替换；更换；替代品
replaceable adj. 可替换的；可代替的
4. found vt. 创建；创办（组织或机构，尤指提供资金）
建立；兴建（城镇或国家）
They founded a college.
他们创办了一所大学。
The town was founded by English settlers in 1790.
这座城镇是英国移民于1790年建立的。
found sth on sth 把……基于；把……建立在
His theory is founded on facts.
他的理论建立在事实的基础上。
5. flight n. 飞行；班机
He completed the flight in 25 hours and 50 minutes.
他用25小时50分钟飞完了全程。
They booked the same flight.
他们订了同一班机的票。
in flight 飞行
take flight 逃走
in the first/top flight 名列前茅；佼佼者
put sb to flight 迫使逃窜
6. congratulation n. 祝贺
（1） congratulation往往用复数形式。
Please accept my congratulations. 请接受我的祝贺。
（2） congratulations后往往用on sth。
Congratulations on your graduation！ 祝贺你完成学业！
offer sb congratulations 向某人祝贺
offer one’s congratulations to sb 向某人祝贺
congratulate vt. 祝贺
congratulate sb （on sth） （因某事）向某人道贺
congratulate oneself （on sth）（因某事）感到自豪
7. belief n. 信念；信条
disbelief n. 不信；怀疑；疑惑
My belief is that Steven will become the last winner.
我相信史蒂芬将成为最后的胜利者。
He stared at me in disbelief.
他满腹疑惑地盯着我。
（1） have belief in sth/sb 对某事 / 某人有信心 They had no great belief in this kind of medicine.
他们对这种药没有多大信心。
（2） belief + that从句 相信……
She acted in the belief that she was doing good.
她这么做是因为她认定自己是在做好事。
注意：belief 通常为不可数名词，表示“相信；信念”；当其表示“信仰；宗教信仰”时为可数名词，通常用复数形式。
8. achievement n. 成就；功业；伟绩
Parents are always proud of their children’s achievements.
父母常为孩子们的成就感到自豪。
The invention of the television is a great achievement.
电视的发明是一项伟大的成就。
a sense of achievement 成就感
9. part n. 角色；部分；片段
vi. 离开；分开
He was very good in the part. 他这个角色演得很好。
Part of the house was destroyed in the fire.
房子的一部分毁于火灾。
I hate being parted from these children.
我不愿意与孩子们分开。
take part in 参加；参与
in part 部分地；在某种程度上
for one’s part 就……而言
for the most part 多半；通常
have/play a part in sth 参与某事
（a） part of ……的一部分
part by part 一部分一部分地
10. delighted adj. 高兴的；快乐的
I was delighted that you could stay.
我很高兴你能留下来。
I was delighted with the gift that I received.
我对收到的礼物很满意。
（1） be delighted to do sth 乐意、高兴做某事
I’d be delighted to be here.
我很高兴能够在这里。
（2） be delighted by/at/with ……让人很高兴
She was delighted by/at the news of the wedding.
听到婚礼的消息她很高兴。
delight vt. 使高兴；使愉快；使快乐
n. 高兴；愉快；快乐
delightful adj. 令人愉快的；宜人的
with delight 高兴地
to the delight of sb 令某人高兴的是
take delight in sth/doing sth 以做……感到高兴
11. historical adj. 历史性的
This is a historical research that has never been carried out.
这项史学研究以前从未进行过。
Let’s look at this from a historical standpoint.
讓我们从历史的观点来看待这一切。
12. welcome vt. 欢迎（到达的人）；迎接
adj. 受欢迎的；令人愉快的
n.（尤指热情的）迎接；接待
（1） vt. welcome sb （to sth） 欢迎某人（做某事）
They were at the door to welcome us.
他们在门口迎接我们。
It is a pleasure to welcome you to our home.
您光临舍下真是令人高兴的事。
注意：Welcome to Chengdu！ 欢迎来到成都！
表示欢迎来到某地时，在welcome后接介词to，再接地点名词。因此，Welcome you to visit Chengdu！ 是错误的。
（2） adj. welcome to do sth 可随意做某事
They’re welcome to stay here as long as they like.
他们在这里愿意住多久就住多久。
a welcome guest 一个受欢迎的客人
a most welcome suggestion 一个极受欢迎的建议
a welcome rain 甘霖
（3） n. 接待；欢迎
The hostess gave us a warm welcome.
女主人热情地接待了我们。
Her suggestion received a rather enthusiastic welcome. 她的建议颇受欢迎。
13. in total 总共；合计
The repairs came to $100 in total.
修理費总共花了100美元。
There are only ten students in my class in total.
我班里总共只有10名学生。
14. believe in 相信
believe in sb 信赖、信任某人
believe in sth 认为某事好（或对、可接受）
Do you believe in angels？ 你相信有天使吗？
I don’t believe in hitting children. 我不赞成打孩子。
believer n. 信徒
believable adj. 可相信的；可信任的
比较：believe和believe in的区别
believe表示“相信某事是真的”或“相信某人说的话是真的”；而believe in表示“相信某人、某事的存在；信赖、信任某人或相信某人会成功”。
15. now that 既然
Now that we are alone， we can speak freely.
既然我们单独在一起了，我们可以自由说话了。
Now that the kids have left home， we’ve got a lot of extra space.
既然孩子们都离开家了，我们住着就更宽敞了。
16. be similar to 和……相似
My teaching style is similar to that of most other teachers.
我的教学风格和多数教师相似。
be similar in 在……方面相似
The two houses are similar in size.
两座房子大小差不多。
跟踪导练（一）
阅读理解
A
Street Sense is a newspaper in Washington， D. C. about homeless people and issues （问题） that affect them. Homeless or formerly homeless Washingtonians write many of the articles. The newspaper’s business model is based on homeless vendors who sell the newspaper. You can hear them call out “Street Sense for sale” near subway entrances， lunch places and other areas around the city.
The Street Sense newspaper is housed in an office in a Christian church in Washington. Every other Wednesday about fourteen thousand copies are printed. The newspaper expresses the thoughts and experiences of people who call the streets home. Four staff members work at Street Sense. Two of them are paid. The staff members write the first two pages of the paper. Interns—students working as part of their studies—and volunteers help. Homeless writers provide the rest of the material. This includes poems， stories and essays.
Mary Otto is the editor of Street Sense. She came to the paper from the Washington Post newspaper. Mary Otto says severe mental disorders prevent many homeless people from seeking shelter. Such problems can also block them from having close relationships with other people.
Street Sense provides training to the homeless people who want to become part of the sales team. After the training， each student is given ten free copies of Street Sense. Once those are sold， trainees become real sales people. They buy papers for thirty?five cents each and sell them for a dollar. She says the newspaper plays a part in homeless people’s lives which other media can not. “The mainstream media do not usually cover poverty （貧穷） or homelessness too much， unless someone dies or there’s a big rally or something.”
1. What can we know about Street Sense from Paragraph 1？
A. It raises money for homeless people.
B. It is mainly read by homeless people.
C. It is written and edited by local writers.
D. It covers the issues of homeless people.
2. The underlined word “vendors” in Paragraph 1 refers to people who ___ .
A. sleep on the street
B. sell something along the street
C. write articles for the newspaper
D. help homeless people on the street
3. What prevent many homeless people from seeking shelter according to Mary Otto？
A. Lack of money. B. Mental problems.
C. Lack of knowledge. D. Physical disabilities.
4. What is Mary Otto’s opinion of Street Sense？
A. It can do what other media can not.
B. It will take the place of other media.
C. It can help homeless people get rid of poverty.
D. It should pay more attention to homeless people.
B
Personal computers and Internet give people new choices about how to spend their time.
Some may use this freedom to share less time with certain friends or family members， but the new technology will also let them stay in closer touch with those they care most about. I know this from personal experience.
E?mail makes it easy to work at home， which is where I now spend most weekends and evenings. My working hours aren’t necessarily much shorter than they once were but I spend fewer of them at the office. This lets me share more time with my young daughter than I might have if she’d been born before electronic mail became such a practical tool.
The Internet also makes it easy to share thoughts with a group of friends. Say you do something fun—see a great movie perhaps and there are four or five friends who might want to hear about it. If you call each one， you may tire of telling the story.
With e?mail， you just write one note about your experience， at your convenience， and address it to all the friends you think might be interested. They can read your message when they have time， and read only as they want to. They can reply at their convenience， and you can read what they have to say at your convenience.
E?mail is also an inexpensive way to stay in close touch with people who live far away. More than a few parents use e?mail to keep in touch， even daily touch， with their children at college. We just have to keep in mind that computers and the Internet offer another way of staying in touch. They don’t take the place of any of the ways.
5. What’s the purpose of the text？
A. To explain how to use the Internet.
B. To tell the value and usefulness of the Internet.
C. To introduce basic knowledge about the Internet.
D. To describe the author’s joy of keeping up with the Internet.
6. The use of e?mail has made it possible for the author to ___ .
A. work at home on weekends
B. spend more time at the office
C. work less than before
D. have more free time with his child
7. According to the author， the obvious advantage of email over the telephone is that it helps the user to ___ .
A. pass on much more information
B. get in touch with the friends faster
C. keep the communication as personal as possible
D. reach a group of people at one time conveniently
8. What is the best title for the text？
A. Computers： Have Made Life Easier
B. Computers： New Technological Advances
C. Internet： New Tool to Maintain Good Friendship
D. Internet： A Convenient Tool for Communication
跟蹤导练（二）
完形填空
On a hot and dusty day， my friend Amy and I drove slowly to our friends’ house.
After two hours’ driving， we stopped before a parking lot and we coffee there. “It’s my ，” I said， trying to find my in the back seat， but it wasn’t there. I knew it could slip under a seat， I searched around. But nothing was found. At last I that I had left my purse on the roof of the car in the parking lot of Dunkin’s Donuts. I panicked and was sure that my credit cards had already . But something told me to the Dunkin’s Donuts just in case.
“Oh， thank goodness，” the clerk said when I called， “We were your purse， trying to find a way to get in touch with you. Someone found your purse in the parking lot and turned it in.” Refusing any kind of ， the shop owner mailed it to my home by express. It the next morning.
A few years later， on a snowy Minnesota winter night， my car’s low?gas light was blinking red and I knew I had to stop for some gas or would walking home. Before leaving the parking lot， I remembered my purse was in my pocket. But when I got home， it wasn’t there. I again and again around the seats， but my purse didn’t appear. Had I my purse again？ Knowing my good luck might not itself. I called the credit card company and my bank to my accounts. But the next morning， I got a call， “Is this Heidi Grosch？ We found your purse lying in the parking lot.” It seemed I had my car with my purse lost outside. Again， everything was there and the finder to accept any payment. I will always grateful to those who are kind to return my purse.
1. A. reached B. offered C. ordered D. served
2. A. part B. bill C. drink D. treat
3. A. bag B. card C. purse D. phone
4. A. slowly B. easily C. carefully D. quietly
5. A. unless B. so C. if D. but
6. A. pretended B. remembered C. reported D. promised
7. A. gone B. found C. broken D. sunk
8. A. leave B. thank C. call D. beg
9. A. turning around B. looking for
C. going through D. adding up
10. A. stopping B. standing C. moving D. lying
11. A. reward B. advice C. letter D. paper
12. A. parked B. arrived C. followed D. rested
13. A. enjoy B. prevent C. suggest D. risk
14. A. hardly B. never C. still D. likely
15. A. walked B. searched C. drove D. looked
16. A. lost B. failed C. missed D. stolen
17. A. understand B. appear C. harm D. repeat
18. A. buy B. throw C. freeze D. pay
19. A. closed B. passed C. checked D. returned
20. A. tried B. refused C. wished D. forgot
语法填空
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Reading the newspapers is one way to get the information of the world.
Many people like to read the （late） newspaper， but few people know the reason it is produced so （quick）.
The most important man may be the chief editor who （decide） what to do. Every morning there are a number of journalists sent （report） the events. Sometimes they need a face-to-face interview with people do telephone interviews. Meanwhile， the picture editors send （photograph） to take the photos that they need. Later in the day， they pass the stories and the developed photos on the chief editor. The chief editor will choose the most important news for the front page. Other editors read the stories， make some necessary changes and write headlines for them. Only when all the processes （finish）， will the newspapers be printed and delivered to （difference） places.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
跟蹤导练（三）
阅读理解
A
The American newspaper has been around for about three hundred years. In 1721， the printer James Franklin， Benjamin’s elder brother， started The New England Courant， and that was what we might recognize today as a real newspaper. He filled his paper with stories of adventure， articles on art， on famous people， and on all sorts of political subjects.
Three centuries after the appearance of Franklin’s Courant， few believe that newspapers in their present printed form will remain alive for long. Newspaper companies are losing advertisers， readers， market value， and in some cases， their sense of purpose at a speed that would not have been imaginable just several years ago. The chief editor of The Times said recently， “At places where they gather， editors ask one another， ‘How are you？’， as if they have just come out of the hospital or a lost law case.” An article about the newspaper appeared on the website of The Guandian， under the headline “NOT DEAD YET”. Perhaps not， but the rise of the Internet， which has made the daily newspaper look slow and out of step with the world， has brought about a real sense of death. Some American newspapers have lost 42% of their market value in the past three years. The New York Times Company has seen its stock （股票） drop by 54% since the end of 2004， with much of the loss coming in the past year. A manager at Deutsche Bank suggested that stock-holders sell off their Times stock. The Washington Post Company has prevented the trouble only by changing part of its business to education； its testing and test-preparation service now brings in at least half the company’s income.
1. What can we learn about The New England Courant？
A. It is mainly about the stock market.
B. It carries articles by political leaders.
C. It remains a successful newspaper in America.
D. It marks the beginning of the American newspaper.
2. We can infer the newspaper editors ___ .
A. often accept readers’ suggestions
B. care a lot about each other’s health
C. stop doing business with advertisers
D. face great difficulties in their business
3. Which of the following found a new way for its development？
A. The Washington Post. B. New England Courant.
C. The New York Times. D. The Guardian.
4. How does the author feel about the future of newspapers？
A. Satisfied. B. Surprised.
C. Worried. D. Hopeful.
B
When I was a child， my parents often took me to an old house in a thick forest. No other children ever stayed there. I didn’t even have the choice of playing with a brother or sister.
I could never understand what the attraction of the house was， even for my parents， who enjoyed nothing better than to sit in silence with a good book. The woman in the house， my father’s distant cousin， was a terrible cook and her food was inedible.
One day， when I was wandering around the garden behind the house， I noticed a wooden house which had clearly been abandoned. As I walked towards it， I heard a noise， like an animal moving hurriedly away. Then I saw a man with a long beard standing at the door. I was greatly surprised.
“Please don’t tell them you saw me，” he said. “They never use this place， and I have nowhere else to live.” “Don’t worry，” I said. “I won’t tell anyone. But are you all right out here？ I mean—do you have enough to eat？” The old man shook his head. The same evening， I took a small plastic bag into the dining room and， while no one was looking， emptied some of the food into it. Later， I got out of the back door secretly and gave the food to the old man， whose name I had discovered was Taff.
I had never seen anything else as lovely as the smile of satisfaction on Taff’s face when he ate the food. From then on， my visits to the old house had a purpose， and I enjoyed every minute of the rest of my stay.
5. How did the author feel staying in the old house at first？
A. He enjoyed reading good books there.
B. He was happy to be with his parents.
C. He was pleased with the woods.
D. He felt very lonely.
6. The underlined word “inedible” is closest in meaning to “___”.
A. nice to look at
B. not enough to eat
C. as delicious as usual
D. too bad for him to eat
7. What can we learn about the old man from the text？
A. He was poor and hungry.
B. He raised many animals.
C. He liked to play hide-and-seek.
D. He helped to repair the old house.
8. What does the story mainly tell us？
A. It’s valuable to help others.
B. It’s good to live in the forest.
C. It’s nice to raise wild animals.
D. It’s comfortable to live in the old house.
跟踪导练（四）
阅读理解
Seventeen is my favourite magazine. There are many things to learn from this magazine. Here are the sections I find most helpful： fashion， beauty， health， love life， and your life. These sections aid me in making decisions， because unfortunately I’m very indecisive. This magazine tells girls how to deal with problems in their teenage years.
What inspires me most is the stories about the heroism （英雄氣概） shown by teenagers. They show me that no matter where you are， you can help others in trouble. I hope to be a hero to help many people in the future. Even if I don’t get a huge spread of my picture in my favourite magazine， the satisfaction of helping others will be enough.
The freebies （免费赠品） are another reason why I enjoy it. Every month there is a calendar in the magazine that offers free prizes every day. All that is required to win them is to type the keyword in the form on the magazine’s website.
A funny aspect of Seventeen is the “Traumarama”. Readers share their shameful stories with other readers， and we all get a good laugh out of it. It’s interesting that the entire world has a chance to read about your humiliation， which you considered painful before， but now you’re in a place where you can laugh at it too. Seventeen. com is the website of the magazine. I visit the site regularly， not only to read more articles， but to play the games. This website has some of the best Internet games out there.
To sum this whole thing up， Seventeen is my favourite magazine because it is inspiring and interesting.
1. The magazine Seventeen is mainly for ___ .
A. middle-aged men B. middle-aged women
C. young boys D. young girls
2. What encourages the author most in the magazine？
A. Some heroic stories. B. The free prizes every day.
C. The shameful stories. D. The games on the website.
3. What does the underlined word “humiliation” in Paragraph 4 mean？
A. Excitement. B. Worry.
C. Embarrassment. D. Interest.
4. What is the author’s purpose in writing the text？
A. To advise us to buy Seventeen.
B. To encourage us to read Seventeen.
C. To tell us why she likes Seventeen.
D. To advise us to write articles for Seventeen.
閱读七选五
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Think back to the past 15 or 20 years. How did you get your news？ Chances are that you got it by either newspaper or magazine. Services like Facebook and Twitter control our lives—kids and adults alike use both services to get information about their favorite bands， celebrities， brands and even politicians.
New technologies make it easier than ever for anyone to make a website and start writing about whatever they want. But what about getting the hard facts？
Staffed by editors， reporters， printing personnel and advertising reps， these people make up the trusted institutions that have delivered the news to us for more than a century. And they hold themselves accountable for the news they produce. However， a tremor （小震动） has hit our society， threatening to throw off balance in the type of news we receive and how we get it.
Traditionally， newspapers have been the gatekeepers of information， and the people who decided the issues that were most critical to the public. In this day and age， all that is required is a Twitter hashtag （标签） to get thousands of people to stand together against corruption and greed.
Whether people realize it or not， we need newspapers. They’ve uncovered corruption， showed us miracles， helped bring about changes and helped protect those who have lacked the means to protect themselves.
The pen is truly mightier than the sword. We can’t let it run out of ink. A. That no longer holds true.
B. Your local newspaper is your answer.
C. Their job is reporting and producing the news.
D. But now the entire news landscape is different.
E. They keep us informed and they keep us honest.
F. Clearly the newspaper industry cannot save itself.
G. Newspapers have been the public’s eyes and ears.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
跟蹤导练（五）
选词填空
用方框里单词的正确形式填空，使其句意完整。每空一词，有两个词是多余的。
flight welcome celebrity photograph fan culture
achieve complex found congratulation politics aboard
1. His dream is to be a professional ____ .
2. ____ is much more difficult than physics among my subjects.
3. We felt a sense of ____ when we reached the top of the mountain.
4. The weather seemed favorable for the ____ .
5. The passengers are all ____ the ship.
6. He gave Mary his ____ on her passing the exam.
7. Their marriage was ____ on love and respect.
8. Crowds of movie ____ gathered together waiting for their idol to appear.
9. At that meeting， they ____ suggestions and bright ideas
from anyone.
10. In New Zealand， the Maori people maintain a strong ____ tradition.
句子翻译
1. 他给我打了个电话，告诉我他已经登机了。（give sb a call）
2. 我花了两天时间拍摄这个地方的照片。（take photographs of）
3. 孩子们有时不理解他们父母相信的事情。（believe in）
4. 这家公司总共有75名员工。 （in total）
5. 他们的房子和我们的差不多， 但是我们的有一个更大的花园。（be similar to）
短文改错
Some people learn new skills more quickly than others， so don’t be too discouraged unless some of your classmate seem to be learning English more quickly than you. If you keep practice， you will master your English in the end.
In the meantime， try to make English learning as fun as possibly. I suggest that you watch English language movies on your free time. I also suggest read some English language magazines on topics that interest you， joining in the fun and games at your school’s English Corner. If your school didn’t already have an English corner， I may think about starting one.
书面表达
假如你校“英语角”正在开展以“Reading Newspapers Is a Good Habit”为题的征文比赛。请你写一篇短文参赛。内容包括：
1. 读报的好处；
2. 你喜欢的报纸。
注意：
1. 词数100左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
车）上
Little Tom and the sailors spent two months aboard.
小汤姆和水手们在船上过了两个月。
We traveled aboard the same flight.
我们搭乘同一班机。
比较：abroad，board和aboard的区别
abroad是副词，意为“在国外，到国外，到处”。
board作动词时，表示“上车（船、飞机等）”。
aboard既可作副词，也可作介词，均表示“在船上，在车上；上船，上车”。
My brother has never been abroad before， so he is finding this trip very exciting.
我弟弟从未出过国，所以他觉得这次旅行很令人兴奋。
He boarded the bus.
他上了公共汽车。
We must not take combustible goods aboard.
我们切不可带易燃物上车。
2. produce vt. 生产；出产；创作
The region produces over 60% of the country’s corns.
这个地区出产全国60%以上的玉米。
It is said that he produced a new TV series.
据说他拍了一部新的电视连续剧。
produce n. 产品
producer n. 生產商；制造商；制片人
production n. 生产；制造；产量；演出；制作
productive adj. 生产的；多产的；富有成效的
3. replace vt. 代替；取代
Teachers will never be replaced by computers.
电脑永远不会取代老师。
All the old carpets need replacing.
所有的旧地毯都需要更换。
replace A with B 用B替换A
It’s not a good idea to miss meals and replace them with snacks.
不吃正餐，改吃点心，这不是什么好主意。
replacement n. 替换；更换；替代品
replaceable adj. 可替换的；可代替的
4. found vt. 创建；创办（组织或机构，尤指提供资金）
建立；兴建（城镇或国家）
They founded a college.
他们创办了一所大学。
The town was founded by English settlers in 1790.
这座城镇是英国移民于1790年建立的。
found sth on sth 把……基于；把……建立在
His theory is founded on facts.
他的理论建立在事实的基础上。
5. flight n. 飞行；班机
He completed the flight in 25 hours and 50 minutes.
他用25小时50分钟飞完了全程。
They booked the same flight.
他们订了同一班机的票。
in flight 飞行
take flight 逃走
in the first/top flight 名列前茅；佼佼者
put sb to flight 迫使逃窜
6. congratulation n. 祝贺
（1） congratulation往往用复数形式。
Please accept my congratulations. 请接受我的祝贺。
（2） congratulations后往往用on sth。
Congratulations on your graduation！ 祝贺你完成学业！
offer sb congratulations 向某人祝贺
offer one’s congratulations to sb 向某人祝贺
congratulate vt. 祝贺
congratulate sb （on sth） （因某事）向某人道贺
congratulate oneself （on sth）（因某事）感到自豪
7. belief n. 信念；信条
disbelief n. 不信；怀疑；疑惑
My belief is that Steven will become the last winner.
我相信史蒂芬将成为最后的胜利者。
He stared at me in disbelief.
他满腹疑惑地盯着我。
（1） have belief in sth/sb 对某事 / 某人有信心 They had no great belief in this kind of medicine.
他们对这种药没有多大信心。
（2） belief + that从句 相信……
She acted in the belief that she was doing good.
她这么做是因为她认定自己是在做好事。
注意：belief 通常为不可数名词，表示“相信；信念”；当其表示“信仰；宗教信仰”时为可数名词，通常用复数形式。
8. achievement n. 成就；功业；伟绩
Parents are always proud of their children’s achievements.
父母常为孩子们的成就感到自豪。
The invention of the television is a great achievement.
电视的发明是一项伟大的成就。
a sense of achievement 成就感
9. part n. 角色；部分；片段
vi. 离开；分开
He was very good in the part. 他这个角色演得很好。
Part of the house was destroyed in the fire.
房子的一部分毁于火灾。
I hate being parted from these children.
我不愿意与孩子们分开。
take part in 参加；参与
in part 部分地；在某种程度上
for one’s part 就……而言
for the most part 多半；通常
have/play a part in sth 参与某事
（a） part of ……的一部分
part by part 一部分一部分地
10. delighted adj. 高兴的；快乐的
I was delighted that you could stay.
我很高兴你能留下来。
I was delighted with the gift that I received.
我对收到的礼物很满意。
（1） be delighted to do sth 乐意、高兴做某事
I’d be delighted to be here.
我很高兴能够在这里。
（2） be delighted by/at/with ……让人很高兴
She was delighted by/at the news of the wedding.
听到婚礼的消息她很高兴。
delight vt. 使高兴；使愉快；使快乐
n. 高兴；愉快；快乐
delightful adj. 令人愉快的；宜人的
with delight 高兴地
to the delight of sb 令某人高兴的是
take delight in sth/doing sth 以做……感到高兴
11. historical adj. 历史性的
This is a historical research that has never been carried out.
这项史学研究以前从未进行过。
Let’s look at this from a historical standpoint.
讓我们从历史的观点来看待这一切。
12. welcome vt. 欢迎（到达的人）；迎接
adj. 受欢迎的；令人愉快的
n.（尤指热情的）迎接；接待
（1） vt. welcome sb （to sth） 欢迎某人（做某事）
They were at the door to welcome us.
他们在门口迎接我们。
It is a pleasure to welcome you to our home.
您光临舍下真是令人高兴的事。
注意：Welcome to Chengdu！ 欢迎来到成都！
表示欢迎来到某地时，在welcome后接介词to，再接地点名词。因此，Welcome you to visit Chengdu！ 是错误的。
（2） adj. welcome to do sth 可随意做某事
They’re welcome to stay here as long as they like.
他们在这里愿意住多久就住多久。
a welcome guest 一个受欢迎的客人
a most welcome suggestion 一个极受欢迎的建议
a welcome rain 甘霖
（3） n. 接待；欢迎
The hostess gave us a warm welcome.
女主人热情地接待了我们。
Her suggestion received a rather enthusiastic welcome. 她的建议颇受欢迎。
13. in total 总共；合计
The repairs came to $100 in total.
修理費总共花了100美元。
There are only ten students in my class in total.
我班里总共只有10名学生。
14. believe in 相信
believe in sb 信赖、信任某人
believe in sth 认为某事好（或对、可接受）
Do you believe in angels？ 你相信有天使吗？
I don’t believe in hitting children. 我不赞成打孩子。
believer n. 信徒
believable adj. 可相信的；可信任的
比较：believe和believe in的区别
believe表示“相信某事是真的”或“相信某人说的话是真的”；而believe in表示“相信某人、某事的存在；信赖、信任某人或相信某人会成功”。
15. now that 既然
Now that we are alone， we can speak freely.
既然我们单独在一起了，我们可以自由说话了。
Now that the kids have left home， we’ve got a lot of extra space.
既然孩子们都离开家了，我们住着就更宽敞了。
16. be similar to 和……相似
My teaching style is similar to that of most other teachers.
我的教学风格和多数教师相似。
be similar in 在……方面相似
The two houses are similar in size.
两座房子大小差不多。
跟踪导练（一）
阅读理解
A
Street Sense is a newspaper in Washington， D. C. about homeless people and issues （问题） that affect them. Homeless or formerly homeless Washingtonians write many of the articles. The newspaper’s business model is based on homeless vendors who sell the newspaper. You can hear them call out “Street Sense for sale” near subway entrances， lunch places and other areas around the city.
The Street Sense newspaper is housed in an office in a Christian church in Washington. Every other Wednesday about fourteen thousand copies are printed. The newspaper expresses the thoughts and experiences of people who call the streets home. Four staff members work at Street Sense. Two of them are paid. The staff members write the first two pages of the paper. Interns—students working as part of their studies—and volunteers help. Homeless writers provide the rest of the material. This includes poems， stories and essays.
Mary Otto is the editor of Street Sense. She came to the paper from the Washington Post newspaper. Mary Otto says severe mental disorders prevent many homeless people from seeking shelter. Such problems can also block them from having close relationships with other people.
Street Sense provides training to the homeless people who want to become part of the sales team. After the training， each student is given ten free copies of Street Sense. Once those are sold， trainees become real sales people. They buy papers for thirty?five cents each and sell them for a dollar. She says the newspaper plays a part in homeless people’s lives which other media can not. “The mainstream media do not usually cover poverty （貧穷） or homelessness too much， unless someone dies or there’s a big rally or something.”
1. What can we know about Street Sense from Paragraph 1？
A. It raises money for homeless people.
B. It is mainly read by homeless people.
C. It is written and edited by local writers.
D. It covers the issues of homeless people.
2. The underlined word “vendors” in Paragraph 1 refers to people who ___ .
A. sleep on the street
B. sell something along the street
C. write articles for the newspaper
D. help homeless people on the street
3. What prevent many homeless people from seeking shelter according to Mary Otto？
A. Lack of money. B. Mental problems.
C. Lack of knowledge. D. Physical disabilities.
4. What is Mary Otto’s opinion of Street Sense？
A. It can do what other media can not.
B. It will take the place of other media.
C. It can help homeless people get rid of poverty.
D. It should pay more attention to homeless people.
B
Personal computers and Internet give people new choices about how to spend their time.
Some may use this freedom to share less time with certain friends or family members， but the new technology will also let them stay in closer touch with those they care most about. I know this from personal experience.
E?mail makes it easy to work at home， which is where I now spend most weekends and evenings. My working hours aren’t necessarily much shorter than they once were but I spend fewer of them at the office. This lets me share more time with my young daughter than I might have if she’d been born before electronic mail became such a practical tool.
The Internet also makes it easy to share thoughts with a group of friends. Say you do something fun—see a great movie perhaps and there are four or five friends who might want to hear about it. If you call each one， you may tire of telling the story.
With e?mail， you just write one note about your experience， at your convenience， and address it to all the friends you think might be interested. They can read your message when they have time， and read only as they want to. They can reply at their convenience， and you can read what they have to say at your convenience.
E?mail is also an inexpensive way to stay in close touch with people who live far away. More than a few parents use e?mail to keep in touch， even daily touch， with their children at college. We just have to keep in mind that computers and the Internet offer another way of staying in touch. They don’t take the place of any of the ways.
5. What’s the purpose of the text？
A. To explain how to use the Internet.
B. To tell the value and usefulness of the Internet.
C. To introduce basic knowledge about the Internet.
D. To describe the author’s joy of keeping up with the Internet.
6. The use of e?mail has made it possible for the author to ___ .
A. work at home on weekends
B. spend more time at the office
C. work less than before
D. have more free time with his child
7. According to the author， the obvious advantage of email over the telephone is that it helps the user to ___ .
A. pass on much more information
B. get in touch with the friends faster
C. keep the communication as personal as possible
D. reach a group of people at one time conveniently
8. What is the best title for the text？
A. Computers： Have Made Life Easier
B. Computers： New Technological Advances
C. Internet： New Tool to Maintain Good Friendship
D. Internet： A Convenient Tool for Communication
跟蹤导练（二）
完形填空
On a hot and dusty day， my friend Amy and I drove slowly to our friends’ house.
After two hours’ driving， we stopped before a parking lot and we coffee there. “It’s my ，” I said， trying to find my in the back seat， but it wasn’t there. I knew it could slip under a seat， I searched around. But nothing was found. At last I that I had left my purse on the roof of the car in the parking lot of Dunkin’s Donuts. I panicked and was sure that my credit cards had already . But something told me to the Dunkin’s Donuts just in case.
“Oh， thank goodness，” the clerk said when I called， “We were your purse， trying to find a way to get in touch with you. Someone found your purse in the parking lot and turned it in.” Refusing any kind of ， the shop owner mailed it to my home by express. It the next morning.
A few years later， on a snowy Minnesota winter night， my car’s low?gas light was blinking red and I knew I had to stop for some gas or would walking home. Before leaving the parking lot， I remembered my purse was in my pocket. But when I got home， it wasn’t there. I again and again around the seats， but my purse didn’t appear. Had I my purse again？ Knowing my good luck might not itself. I called the credit card company and my bank to my accounts. But the next morning， I got a call， “Is this Heidi Grosch？ We found your purse lying in the parking lot.” It seemed I had my car with my purse lost outside. Again， everything was there and the finder to accept any payment. I will always grateful to those who are kind to return my purse.
1. A. reached B. offered C. ordered D. served
2. A. part B. bill C. drink D. treat
3. A. bag B. card C. purse D. phone
4. A. slowly B. easily C. carefully D. quietly
5. A. unless B. so C. if D. but
6. A. pretended B. remembered C. reported D. promised
7. A. gone B. found C. broken D. sunk
8. A. leave B. thank C. call D. beg
9. A. turning around B. looking for
C. going through D. adding up
10. A. stopping B. standing C. moving D. lying
11. A. reward B. advice C. letter D. paper
12. A. parked B. arrived C. followed D. rested
13. A. enjoy B. prevent C. suggest D. risk
14. A. hardly B. never C. still D. likely
15. A. walked B. searched C. drove D. looked
16. A. lost B. failed C. missed D. stolen
17. A. understand B. appear C. harm D. repeat
18. A. buy B. throw C. freeze D. pay
19. A. closed B. passed C. checked D. returned
20. A. tried B. refused C. wished D. forgot
语法填空
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Reading the newspapers is one way to get the information of the world.
Many people like to read the （late） newspaper， but few people know the reason it is produced so （quick）.
The most important man may be the chief editor who （decide） what to do. Every morning there are a number of journalists sent （report） the events. Sometimes they need a face-to-face interview with people do telephone interviews. Meanwhile， the picture editors send （photograph） to take the photos that they need. Later in the day， they pass the stories and the developed photos on the chief editor. The chief editor will choose the most important news for the front page. Other editors read the stories， make some necessary changes and write headlines for them. Only when all the processes （finish）， will the newspapers be printed and delivered to （difference） places.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
跟蹤导练（三）
阅读理解
A
The American newspaper has been around for about three hundred years. In 1721， the printer James Franklin， Benjamin’s elder brother， started The New England Courant， and that was what we might recognize today as a real newspaper. He filled his paper with stories of adventure， articles on art， on famous people， and on all sorts of political subjects.
Three centuries after the appearance of Franklin’s Courant， few believe that newspapers in their present printed form will remain alive for long. Newspaper companies are losing advertisers， readers， market value， and in some cases， their sense of purpose at a speed that would not have been imaginable just several years ago. The chief editor of The Times said recently， “At places where they gather， editors ask one another， ‘How are you？’， as if they have just come out of the hospital or a lost law case.” An article about the newspaper appeared on the website of The Guandian， under the headline “NOT DEAD YET”. Perhaps not， but the rise of the Internet， which has made the daily newspaper look slow and out of step with the world， has brought about a real sense of death. Some American newspapers have lost 42% of their market value in the past three years. The New York Times Company has seen its stock （股票） drop by 54% since the end of 2004， with much of the loss coming in the past year. A manager at Deutsche Bank suggested that stock-holders sell off their Times stock. The Washington Post Company has prevented the trouble only by changing part of its business to education； its testing and test-preparation service now brings in at least half the company’s income.
1. What can we learn about The New England Courant？
A. It is mainly about the stock market.
B. It carries articles by political leaders.
C. It remains a successful newspaper in America.
D. It marks the beginning of the American newspaper.
2. We can infer the newspaper editors ___ .
A. often accept readers’ suggestions
B. care a lot about each other’s health
C. stop doing business with advertisers
D. face great difficulties in their business
3. Which of the following found a new way for its development？
A. The Washington Post. B. New England Courant.
C. The New York Times. D. The Guardian.
4. How does the author feel about the future of newspapers？
A. Satisfied. B. Surprised.
C. Worried. D. Hopeful.
B
When I was a child， my parents often took me to an old house in a thick forest. No other children ever stayed there. I didn’t even have the choice of playing with a brother or sister.
I could never understand what the attraction of the house was， even for my parents， who enjoyed nothing better than to sit in silence with a good book. The woman in the house， my father’s distant cousin， was a terrible cook and her food was inedible.
One day， when I was wandering around the garden behind the house， I noticed a wooden house which had clearly been abandoned. As I walked towards it， I heard a noise， like an animal moving hurriedly away. Then I saw a man with a long beard standing at the door. I was greatly surprised.
“Please don’t tell them you saw me，” he said. “They never use this place， and I have nowhere else to live.” “Don’t worry，” I said. “I won’t tell anyone. But are you all right out here？ I mean—do you have enough to eat？” The old man shook his head. The same evening， I took a small plastic bag into the dining room and， while no one was looking， emptied some of the food into it. Later， I got out of the back door secretly and gave the food to the old man， whose name I had discovered was Taff.
I had never seen anything else as lovely as the smile of satisfaction on Taff’s face when he ate the food. From then on， my visits to the old house had a purpose， and I enjoyed every minute of the rest of my stay.
5. How did the author feel staying in the old house at first？
A. He enjoyed reading good books there.
B. He was happy to be with his parents.
C. He was pleased with the woods.
D. He felt very lonely.
6. The underlined word “inedible” is closest in meaning to “___”.
A. nice to look at
B. not enough to eat
C. as delicious as usual
D. too bad for him to eat
7. What can we learn about the old man from the text？
A. He was poor and hungry.
B. He raised many animals.
C. He liked to play hide-and-seek.
D. He helped to repair the old house.
8. What does the story mainly tell us？
A. It’s valuable to help others.
B. It’s good to live in the forest.
C. It’s nice to raise wild animals.
D. It’s comfortable to live in the old house.
跟踪导练（四）
阅读理解
Seventeen is my favourite magazine. There are many things to learn from this magazine. Here are the sections I find most helpful： fashion， beauty， health， love life， and your life. These sections aid me in making decisions， because unfortunately I’m very indecisive. This magazine tells girls how to deal with problems in their teenage years.
What inspires me most is the stories about the heroism （英雄氣概） shown by teenagers. They show me that no matter where you are， you can help others in trouble. I hope to be a hero to help many people in the future. Even if I don’t get a huge spread of my picture in my favourite magazine， the satisfaction of helping others will be enough.
The freebies （免费赠品） are another reason why I enjoy it. Every month there is a calendar in the magazine that offers free prizes every day. All that is required to win them is to type the keyword in the form on the magazine’s website.
A funny aspect of Seventeen is the “Traumarama”. Readers share their shameful stories with other readers， and we all get a good laugh out of it. It’s interesting that the entire world has a chance to read about your humiliation， which you considered painful before， but now you’re in a place where you can laugh at it too. Seventeen. com is the website of the magazine. I visit the site regularly， not only to read more articles， but to play the games. This website has some of the best Internet games out there.
To sum this whole thing up， Seventeen is my favourite magazine because it is inspiring and interesting.
1. The magazine Seventeen is mainly for ___ .
A. middle-aged men B. middle-aged women
C. young boys D. young girls
2. What encourages the author most in the magazine？
A. Some heroic stories. B. The free prizes every day.
C. The shameful stories. D. The games on the website.
3. What does the underlined word “humiliation” in Paragraph 4 mean？
A. Excitement. B. Worry.
C. Embarrassment. D. Interest.
4. What is the author’s purpose in writing the text？
A. To advise us to buy Seventeen.
B. To encourage us to read Seventeen.
C. To tell us why she likes Seventeen.
D. To advise us to write articles for Seventeen.
閱读七选五
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Think back to the past 15 or 20 years. How did you get your news？ Chances are that you got it by either newspaper or magazine. Services like Facebook and Twitter control our lives—kids and adults alike use both services to get information about their favorite bands， celebrities， brands and even politicians.
New technologies make it easier than ever for anyone to make a website and start writing about whatever they want. But what about getting the hard facts？
Staffed by editors， reporters， printing personnel and advertising reps， these people make up the trusted institutions that have delivered the news to us for more than a century. And they hold themselves accountable for the news they produce. However， a tremor （小震动） has hit our society， threatening to throw off balance in the type of news we receive and how we get it.
Traditionally， newspapers have been the gatekeepers of information， and the people who decided the issues that were most critical to the public. In this day and age， all that is required is a Twitter hashtag （标签） to get thousands of people to stand together against corruption and greed.
Whether people realize it or not， we need newspapers. They’ve uncovered corruption， showed us miracles， helped bring about changes and helped protect those who have lacked the means to protect themselves.
The pen is truly mightier than the sword. We can’t let it run out of ink. A. That no longer holds true.
B. Your local newspaper is your answer.
C. Their job is reporting and producing the news.
D. But now the entire news landscape is different.
E. They keep us informed and they keep us honest.
F. Clearly the newspaper industry cannot save itself.
G. Newspapers have been the public’s eyes and ears.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
跟蹤导练（五）
选词填空
用方框里单词的正确形式填空，使其句意完整。每空一词，有两个词是多余的。
flight welcome celebrity photograph fan culture
achieve complex found congratulation politics aboard
1. His dream is to be a professional ____ .
2. ____ is much more difficult than physics among my subjects.
3. We felt a sense of ____ when we reached the top of the mountain.
4. The weather seemed favorable for the ____ .
5. The passengers are all ____ the ship.
6. He gave Mary his ____ on her passing the exam.
7. Their marriage was ____ on love and respect.
8. Crowds of movie ____ gathered together waiting for their idol to appear.
9. At that meeting， they ____ suggestions and bright ideas
from anyone.
10. In New Zealand， the Maori people maintain a strong ____ tradition.
句子翻译
1. 他给我打了个电话，告诉我他已经登机了。（give sb a call）
2. 我花了两天时间拍摄这个地方的照片。（take photographs of）
3. 孩子们有时不理解他们父母相信的事情。（believe in）
4. 这家公司总共有75名员工。 （in total）
5. 他们的房子和我们的差不多， 但是我们的有一个更大的花园。（be similar to）
短文改错
Some people learn new skills more quickly than others， so don’t be too discouraged unless some of your classmate seem to be learning English more quickly than you. If you keep practice， you will master your English in the end.
In the meantime， try to make English learning as fun as possibly. I suggest that you watch English language movies on your free time. I also suggest read some English language magazines on topics that interest you， joining in the fun and games at your school’s English Corner. If your school didn’t already have an English corner， I may think about starting one.
书面表达
假如你校“英语角”正在开展以“Reading Newspapers Is a Good Habit”为题的征文比赛。请你写一篇短文参赛。内容包括：
1. 读报的好处；
2. 你喜欢的报纸。
注意：
1. 词数100左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。