Lesson 16

Lesson 16For those of you who were born in the year of the pig, good luck and much success! This is your year.When talking to a westerner, however, you’ve got to be a little careful when you talk about pigs. Chinese people view the pig as a smart (聪明）and prosperous (rich, lucky) animal. Western ideas tend to be a little more negative(否定的）A pig in the West is seen as a dirty, lazy, and fat animal. If anyone ever called you a pig, you wouldn’t be smiling. When a person doesn’t like someone, sometimes he wi ll call that person a pig.If you ever meet a Westerner who was born in the year of the pig, don’t say, “Oh，you’re a pig! ”Most westerners will be understanding. They will be sure that you made some kind of a mistake. However, don’t take any chances. You might just offend(触怒)someone who does not share your positive (积极的）ideas about pigs.Comprehension1. You have to be careful when you talk to a Westerner about pigs because______A. they worship pigs best of allB. they consider pigs as bad animalsC. t hey aren’t used to talking about pigsD. they don’t like the topic about pigs at all2. According to the passage we can see that Chinese people think of the pig as a___animal.A. cleverB. richC. goodD. All the above.3. A Westerner will call someone a pig if he_______that man.A. dislikesB. is afraid ofC. looks up toD. makes fun of4. When you call a Westerner a pig, who was born in the year of the pig, most of themA. will be angryB. will be very surprisedC. can forgive(原谅）D. may quarrel with you5. From the passage we can conclude that______.A. different people have different ideas about the same thingB. Westerners do not like pigs as much as the ChineseC. in general, Westerners and the Chinese don’t like pigsD. all of the Chinese like pigs better than WesternersBDACAWhen Dean Arnold got his first job, he was miserable(痛苦的）•Each time he went to work, he coughed and he couldn’t breathe. Working in a bakery(面包房）when you are allergic to(对..过敏）flour can be painful.But Arnold stayed with the National Biscuit Company for ten years. He was a businessman and he helped them improve production. At last his health problems became too serious. He left and formed his own company.With his wife and mother, he founded Arnold Bakery. They tried new recipes (配方）changing the kind and amount of flour used. This enabled Arnold to work there without too much pain. The bread, made with unbleached flour (标准粉），was baked in a brick oven (烘炉）They began by baking two dozen loaves. The bread was sold door to door for fifteen cents a loaf. Winning customers to his unusual, new-fashioned bread took time. But Arnold, struggling against his allergy, built his bakery into one of the largest in the United States.Comprehension1. A good title for this passage would be_______ .A. A Sick BakerB. A Brick-oven Bread BakerC. An Old-fashioned BakerD. How to Overcome Allergy2. Dean Arnold left the National Biscuit Company because he ____.A. suffered from allergy to flourB. didn’t like the jobC. wanted to make more moneyD. wanted to form his own company3. During his stay in the National Biscuit Company, .A. he founded Arnold BakeryB. he tried a new method of bakingC. he helped the company improve their productionD. he became successful in his business4. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage? .A. Arnold’s bread was baked in a brick ovenB. Arnold’s bread was made with unbleached flourC. Arnold’s bread was sold at a low priceD. Arnold’s bread was of poor quality5. From the passage we can conclude that Arnold was .A. determinedB. braveC. unusualD. unhealthyBACDAA strange woman comes to my door one day in early March. It’s a rich area so we often have people selling things 1 --dusters, make-up, frozen foods—but she doesn’t look like 2 saleswoman. She hasn’t got the patter (喋喋不休) either. She 3 smiles shyly and puts a card in my hand: “Amy Turner. Pet Portraits Undertaken.”I 4 my fingernail along the cheap gold edge of the card and look at her, waiting for5 .“I’ll paint any animal in the 6 of your own home,” Amy Turner says. “Wouldn’t you like a nice picture of your loved one? I’ve had 7 of dogs, cats, parrots, prize bulls….”“Prize bulls!”I can’t 8 looking up and down our street. The 9 of any of my neighbours 10 bulls in their back gardens makes me smile.“I don’t have any animals,” I say as we look past each other. She must be 11 some little cat or dog would come running down the hall to give the game away 12 it is the first chance I’ve had to 13 the air outside. It is one of those spring mornings when you wake up and find winter’s gone. Even the camellia in the garden 14 has flowered over-night, pink blossoms which look shocking 15 the quiet greens and greys.“Why are you still in your dressing gown?” Amy says, turning her 16 back to me. “It’s nearly lunchtime. Are you ill?”“I’m fine,” I 17 . I’m not going to tell a stranger I’ve just been sick in the toilet upstairs and would still be 18 my fingers down my throat if the doorbell hadn’t rung. But now I’m not sure what to do next. Amy is still standing there. She doesn’t seem to think that not having a pet is a good enough 19 .“I’m starving,”she says and I smile politely, nodding the 20 you do before you say goodbye.1. A. side-by-side B. little-by-little C. back-and-forth D. door-to-door2. A. an ordinary B. a professional C. a green D. a serious3. A. even B. ever C. just D. simple4. A. put B. touch C. place D. run5. A. an excuse B. a deal C. an explanation D. an opinion6. A. interest B. comfort C. hope D. honour7. A. experience B. pictures C. feeling D. sense8. A. avoid B. enjoy C. help D. appreciate9. A. idea B. thought C. sight D. touch10. A. keeping B. selling C. buying D. training11. A. wishing B. thinking C. meaning D. supposing12. A. when B. and C. as D. but13. A. smell B. breathe C. feel D. take14. A. besides B. near C. opposite D. farther15. A. at B. with C. for D. against16. A. mind B. eye C. attention D. heart17. A. refuse B. agree C. tell D. lie18. A. sticking B. lifting C. leaving D. closing19. A. cause B. result C. excuse D. fault20. A. direction B. way C. head D. work1~5 DBCDC 6~10 BABA 11~15 ABACD 16~20 CDACBLesson 13 The Greenwood Boys【New words and expressions】（5）★group n. 小组, 团体 a group of 表示一群或一个团体You can see a group of islands in the middle of the lake.★pop singer 流行歌手pop star : 歌星pop song(music)流行音乐pop adj. 受欢迎的，通俗的，流行的，大众的（popular的缩写）★club n. 俱乐部night club 夜总会★performance n. 演出①n. 执行，完成，履行He is praised for the excellent performance of his duties.②n. 表现，工作情况His performance in the mathematics exam is not very good.③n. 演出，表演The pop singers will give five performances.perform v. 演出-mance 名词后缀★occasion n. 场合中文: 在某种场合, 某种条件下, 某种环境中英文: occasion = time 某个时候this occasion；on the(this) occasion 在这种时候occasionally <adv.>＝sometimes 有时候, 偶尔【课文】1、At present, they are visiting all parts of the country.at present =now 目前，现在The doctor is very busy at present.nowadays adv. 目前up to now =so far 到现在为止visit v.拜访、参观；(歌手)巡演visit+地点表示去某地They stay in all parts of the world.visit some place 带有职业相关目的visit china 某某人到中国访问2、They will be coming by train and most of the young people in the town will be meeting them at the station.will be doing 将来进行时态，用来表示最近的将来正在进行的动作或说话人设想已经安排好的事情，将来进行时态的意思往往等于一般将来时态.We will be acting. 我们将要行动了most of the young people in the town 镇上的大部分年轻人(介词短语作定语)most of + the…大多数的……(一定要加‘the’)most of the books; most of the timemost of the young people = most young peoplemost students = most of the students.★meet①vt.&vi.（偶然）遇见，遇到We met at a restaurant.②vt.（约定地点或时间）和……会面，迎接meet sb. +地点去某地接某人Who will be meet you when you arrive in London? see sb. off 送行, 目送③vt.（经介绍）和……相识/见面I’d like to meet your brother.3、Tomorrow evening they will be singing at the Workers' Club.last night 昨天夜间；tonight 今天夜间；tomorrow night 明天夜间；next night 第二天晚上at the Workers' Club 在工人俱乐部tomorrow evening 明天晚上；yesterday evening 昨天晚上；this evening 今天晚上4、The Greenwood Boys will be staying for five days. During this time, they will give five performances.…will be staying here for five days 逗留五天…give five performances 演出五场5、As usual, the police will have a difficult time.as usual 象往常一样，照例On that day, he was late for work as usual.difficult这里解释为“难对付的”、“费劲的”，指麻烦比较多。