1、UNIT 6THE ADMIRABLE 主题语境人与自我 做人与做事 Section C WRITING WORKSHOP summarise The following is a of our conclusions. I will these opinions here,and add my own comments. 答案 summary;summarise 2.origin;original;originally I think you should go back to your plan. This passage mainly deals with the of festival
2、s. ,we had intended to go to Italy,but then we won the trip to Greece. 答案 original;origins;Originally 3.dare;daring He didnt to say what he thought. There are plenty of activities at the resort for the less . 答案 dare;daring 4.remain;remaining Very little of the house after the fire. The patients wer
3、e sent to another hospital. 答案 remained;remaining 素养提升 .阅读理解 主题语境:人与社会 语篇类型:记叙文 Each year there are at least five million people around the world who develop serious flu (流感),and almost half a million deaths.When someone we know gets the flu virus,we expect them to be very careful not to pass it on
4、to others.Doctors and nurses working with flu patients also need to protect themselves from the virus.But what is the best way to do this?This is the question that flu expert Professor Jonathan Van-Tam at Nottingham University is trying to answer.He wants to find out how flu is transmitted,so that h
5、e can stop doctors and nurses getting sick. Van-Tam explains their method,“There are 41 volunteers in my experiment.Some healthy volunteers are made to get flu first.When they show symptoms,other volunteers,usually called recipients (接受 者),enter the house.Everyone lives together in the small space f
6、or four days.Some of the recipients wear face masks,and wash their hands every 15 minutes,but some have no protection.In this way we can study who catches the flu and which ways of transmitting flu are important.During the four days when they are in contact with the virus,and for the ten days after
7、that,the flu recipients are checked regularly.” The experiment is not simple and it is very expensive.It is difficult to design correctly,and it is also difficult to plan and carry out.Just one study like this takes about 18 months to organise and needs hundreds of people working on it.But Van-Tam b
8、elieves it is worth because the results will help to decide what type of protection is needed for people working in hospitals with large numbers of flu patients around the world.And perhaps it could reduce the number of deaths from flu each year. 【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文,讲述了诺丁汉大学的 Van-Tam研究流感的传染途径,进而为人 们提供保护。
9、 1.Which word can replace the underlined word “transmitted” in paragraph 1 ? A.Solved. B.Passed. C.Formed. D.Stopped. 答案 B 解析根据第一段中的“When someone we know gets the flu virus,we expect them to be very careful not to pass it on to others.”提到了流感病毒的传染,第二段介绍了 Van-Tam想找到流感病毒是如何传染的,这 对医生和护士很重要,因此得出 transmit
10、的意思与 pass 相近。故选 B项。 2.What is the main purpose of this study? A.To find out who gets the flu easily. B.To reduce the number of people who die of flu. C.To test the medicines for people who develop serious flu. D.To find the best way to protect doctors and nurses from the flu. 答案 D 解析根据最后一段中的“But Van
11、-Tam believes it is worth because the results will help to decide what type of protection is needed for people working in hospitals with large numbers of flu patients around the world.”可知,Van-Tam相信这项实验的结果将有助于决定在世界各地有大量流感患者的医院工作的 人们需要何种类型的保护,故选 D项。 3.According to the text,which of the statements is t
12、rue? A.This type of study lasted 18 months. B.The experiment is neither simple nor expensive. C.Wearing masks was the best way to protect people from getting flu. D.Recipients were divided into at least 2 groups to perform the experiment. 答案 D 解析根据第二段中的“Some of the recipients wear face masks,and was
13、h their hands every 15 minutes,but some have no protection.”可知,recipients 分为两类:一些戴面具,每十五分钟洗一次手;一些没有任何保 护措施。故选 D项。 .应用文写作 假设你是李华,你和父母就出国留学的意见相悖,为此你感到很苦恼。请你就此给你的英国笔友 Peter 写信求助。要点如下: 1.父母的观点:国外学习环境好,培养独立的能力等; 2.你的观点:英语基础差,留学费用高等。 注意: 1.词数 80左右; 2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。 参考范文 Dear Peter, Im writing to ask for
14、 your advice on whether I should further my study abroad.My parents insist that I go.They think the destination they choose for me has a really superior learning environment and that studying abroad will enable me to be independent,which will prepare me for a brighter future. However,I dont agree wi
15、th them.I think my English is too poor to communicate with foreigners.Besides,Im afraid the high tuition fee will be a burden to my family. Please write to me as soon as possible. Yours sincerely, Li Hua .读后续写 阅读下面材料,根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段,使之构成一篇完整的短文。续写的词数 应为 150左右。 A Long Walk Home I grew up in the sou
16、th of Spain in a little community called Estepona.I was 16 when one morning,my father told me I could drive him into a remote village called Mijas,about 18 miles away,on the condition that I took the car in to be serviced at a nearby garage.Having just learned to drive and hardly ever having the opp
17、ortunity to use the car,I readily accepted.I drove Dad into Mijas and promised to pick him up at 4 pm.I then drove to a nearby garage and dropped off the car.Because I had a few hours to spare,I decided to catch a couple of movies at a theater near the garage.However,I became so interested in the fi
18、lms that I didnt pay any attention to the time.When the last movie had finished,I looked down at my watch.It was six oclock.I was two hours late! I knew Dad would be angry if he found out Id been watching movies.Hed never let me drive again.I decided to tell him that the car needed some repairs and
19、that they had taken longer than expected.I drove up to the place where we had planned to meet and saw Dad waiting patiently in the corner.I apologised for being late and told him that Id come as quickly as I could,but the car had needed some major repairs.Ill never forget the look he gave me. “Im di
20、sappointed that you feel you have to lie to me,Jason.” “What do you mean?Im telling the truth.” Dad looked at me again.“When you did not show up,I called the garage to ask if there were any problems,and they told me that you had not yet picked up the car.So you see,I know there were no problems with
21、 the car.” A feeling of guilt ran through me as I weakly confessed to my trip to the movie theater and the real reason for my being late.Dad listened attentively as a sadness passed through him. Paragraph 1: “Im angry,not with you but with myself. Paragraph 2: My protests and apologies were useless.
22、 参考范文 Paragraph 1: “Im angry,not with you but with myself.You see,I realise that I have failed as a father if after all these years you feel that you have to lie to me.I have failed because I have brought up a son who cannot even tell the truth to his own father.I am going to walk home now and think
23、 seriously about where I have gone wrong all these years.” “But Dad,its 18 miles.Its dark.You cant walk home.” Paragraph 2: My protests and apologies were useless.Dad began walking along the dusty road.I quickly jumped in the car and followed behind,hoping he would change his mind.I begged all the w
24、ay,telling him how sorry I was,but he simply ignored me,continuing on silently,thoughtfully and painfully.For 18 miles I drove behind him,at a speed of about five miles per hour.Seeing my father in so much physical and emotional pain was the most sad experience that I have ever faced.However,it was also the most important lesson.I have never lied to him since.
