1、星期1 MondayGenius only means hard-working all one's life .天才只意味著終身不懈的努力。學習內容題 材詞 數建議時間錯誤統計做題備忘Text A日常生活5597分鐘 /5Text B兒童健康3914.5分鐘 /4Text C女性人物4707分鐘 /6Text D經濟開發4166.5分鐘 /5今日練習Text AWe should have had her spayed right after Roberta gave her to us. But it was one of those things we just didnt ge

2、t around to it. So one August afternoon, Peach gave birth to 14 puppies. The kids were thrilled, but it crossed my mind once or twice that I had no idea how wed find good homes for so many adorable mutts.The kids and I had a blast with the pups, but as our lovely friends grew, the cleanup job on the

3、 backyard lawn increased as well. I usually ended up with the housework after the kids had left for school in morning, and after eight weeks the job was getting old. Besides, the time had come to start to get them settled into permanent homes.So one weekend the kids and I piled into the truck, puppi

4、es in the rear, yipping and playful biting each others ears and tails, and we headed for the local humane society. I didnt think I had the patience to deal with all the phone calls a newspaper ad would bring.But in northern California at that time, shelters were full of animals, and if they werent a

5、dopted quickly they were put to sleep. I tried stifling that bit of information, but it wouldnt stay submerged; I cried the whole way.When we arrived at the shelter, I dried my tears and smoothed my puffy eyes. I walked alone (the kids were not cooperating) up to the counter and cheerfully announced

6、 I had 14 wonderful puppies for them. The woman, without looking up from her paperwork, roared, “We dont take puppies.” I cried all the way home, this time with the tears of relief.So I placed an ad for “free puppies” in the newspaper. I dont think we got a single phone call. In the meantime, the ki

7、ds and pups grew more inseparable. Only our two cats were allowed to spend the nights inside, but from the laughs and the look of the blankets in the morning, some pups had been overlooked at bedtime.The gate on our backyard fence opened onto the elementary schools grass field. Every afternoon, scor

8、es of kids arrived to play soccer. The children loved it when their games were over, for then I would open the floodgate, releasing 14 roly-poly, tail-wagging puppies for them to play with. Surely a parent wouldnt mind taking one or two home. The parents loved the puppies, too; but their disciplined

9、 ability to decline our offering amazed me.Certainly the great plan could not have been for us to keep all 14 puppies, even if they had been given perfect names. I desperately searched the heavens for a solution. The odd idea came to put another ad in the paper, this time asking $10 for each puppy.

10、It worked. Placing a value on the mutts somehow had an effect. I made a deal with the kids: If we were sold out of the puppies, I would give them half the money. They could buy whatever they wanted. So when two weeks later all the puppies were gone, I had the kids to get their money jars out. They p

11、roudly carried their savings as I drove them to their favorite place the toy store.Of course, the dog pound might have seemed easier. But I liked this ending much better. 1. At the beginning of the passage, the author implies thatA he didnt like dogs.B he couldnt afford to have a dog.C he regretted

12、not refusing to take Peach.D he regretted not having had Peach spayed.2. After eight weeks the author thought the cleanup job on the backyard lawn was A difficult. B time-consuming.C boring. D too easy.3. According to the passage, if a dog in the shelter wasnt taken by someone, it would A be sold ou

13、t. B be killed.C be dumped. D be put out.4. When the author put an ad for “free puppies” in the newspaper, nobody called because A not all people noticed her ad.B people wouldnt believe what the ad said.C people wouldnt like to get puppies for free.D not all people liked puppies.5. Which of the foll

14、owing statements is NOT true? A The author had two cats besides the dogs.B The author didnt allow the pets to stay in the house at night.C The author put two ads in the newspaper to find homes for the puppies.D The author thought the ending was good for the puppies.Text BThe term “childhood diseases

15、” denotes those diseases that characteristically occur during an age span that begins with the fetus(胎兒) and extends through adolescence. This is a period typified by change, both in the child himself and in his immediate environment. Changes in the child related to growth and development are so str

16、iking that it is almost as if the child were a series of distinct yet related individuals as he passes through infancy, childhood, and adolescence. Changes in the environment occur as the surroundings and contacts of a totally dependent infant become those of a progressively more independent child a

17、nd adolescent. Health and disease during the period from conception to adolescence must be understood against this backdrop of changes.Although, for the most part, the diseases of childhood are similar to those of the adult, there are several important differences. For example, certain specific diso

18、rders, such as precocious puberty(早熟), are unique to children; Others, such as acute nephritis inflammation of the kidney are common in children and infrequent in adults. At the same time, some diseases that are common in adults are infrequent in children. These include essential hypertension (high

19、blood pressure of unknown cause) and gout. Finally, a major segment of pediatric care(兒科護理) concerns the treatment and prevention of congenital anomalies, both functional and structural.Apart from variations in disease due to differences between children and adults, certain other features of disease

20、s in children need to be emphasized. Infectious disorders are prevalent and remain a leading cause of death, although individual illnesses are often mild and of minor consequence. Most instances of the common communicable diseases, such as measles, chicken pox, and mumps, are encountered in childhoo

21、d. Disorders of nutrition, still of great concern, especially but not exclusively in developing countries, are of extreme importance to the growing and developing child. The unique nutritional requirements of children make them unusually liable to deficiency states: vitamin-D deficiency causes ricke

22、ts, a common disorder of children in developing countries, and only rarely causes any disease in adults. The major environmental hazards that endanger the health of young children are either unavoidable, as in air pollution, or accidental, as in poisoning and in traffic injuries. Older children, esp

23、ecially adolescents, are exposed, as are adults, to environmental hazards that they deliberately seek, such as cigarette smoking and the use of alcohol and other drugs.6. Childhood diseases are A generally caused by the change of the child himself.B caused primarily by the change of the childs immed

24、iate environment.C associated with the changes related to the childs growth and development.D characterized by a series of distinct yet related stages.7. Adults may suffer all the following diseases EXCEPT A gout. B hypertension. C precocious puberty. D acute nephritis.8. Which of the following is N

25、OT true? A Childhood diseases are often mild and of minor consequence.B Infectious diseases are still the major cause to childrens death.C Childrens unique nutritional needs make them reliable to deficiency statesD Some children even intentionally pursue particular environmental hazards.9. The last

26、paragraph is mainly about A variations in childhood diseases.B some remarkable features of childhood diseases.C prevalent infectious disorders in children.D important differences between childhood diseases and adult diseases.Text CElizabethhas been dead for more than 400 years, and Mary Queen of Sco

27、ts was beheaded 16 years earlier in 1587. Yet todays women still identify with these two powerful queens. Elizabeth is frequently mentioned in opinion polls about great leaders, and many successful women have been inspired by her. Meanwhile, Elizabeths self-willed cousin, Mary Queen of Scots, also h

28、as legions of fans. She is often cited as the ultimate romantic heroine who followed her heart and was undone by love.Elizabeth and Mary were celebrity queens in their own lifetimes, and part of their enduring fascination is that they embody the female dilemma we all share whether we should follow o

29、ur head (Elizabeth) or our heart (Mary). Even today, we feel we have to choose between the two as it often seems impossible to reconcile demanding work and duty to others with expressing our needs for love and personal fulfillment.Elizabeth and Marys lives as queens were rich, complex and dangerous,

30、 and the prize that divided them was nothing less than the English crown itself. Yet their opposing responses to love and loss, rivalry and danger, hope and frustration of desire still strike a chord with 21st-century women.Elizabeth was an intellectual and pragmatist(實用主義者)who was largely in contro

31、l of her emotions, while Mary, a courageous woman of action, was a reckless romantic who followed her heart. Elizabeth made personal sacrifices in order to be a great queen and effective ruler. She never married, but often spoke about being “mother and wife” of her people. Mary, on the other hand, m

32、arried Bothwell against all advice and faced the subsequent wreckage of her reign.Mary was a reckless romantic but was by no means a fool. She was an intelligent, respected ruler, but her failing was her lack of insight into the consequences of her actions. Her rashness left her vulnerable and event

33、ually led to her downfall. On the contrary, Elizabeth was far more politically adept and knew how to play the game. Marys primary concern was her own immediate desire.Of course, it is possible that theres a bit of both Mary and Elizabeth in every woman. Similarly, the queens public images were not a

34、lways so clear-cut. Until the scandal following her second husbands murder, Mary was considered the “good” queen, the woman who had done what was expected of her by marrying and producing a son. Elizabeth was generally considered wanton(放蕩的人), with her bold flirtation(調情)with Lord Dudley, her refusa

35、l to marry and her resistance to being managed by the men who surrounded her. Mary, though the tragedy of her death, became a Catholic martyr, while Elizabeth, leading her people against Spains great Armada, became Englands greatest queen.Just as Mary and Elizabeths public images could be overturned

36、 by a murder and a marriage, or an execution and a naval victory, so we can be deceived about ourselves and others.10. Todays women still identify with Elizabeth and Mary becauseA they were intelligent and powerful queens.B they were great and successful leaders.C they embodied the female dilemma al

37、l women share.D they successfully reconciled duty to others with personal fulfillment.11. It is that turned these two queens against each other.A their totally different personalities B their opposing political opinionsC the fight for the English crownD the preference of English people12. What was M

38、arys weakness?A Her arrogance.B Her foolishness.C Her lack of insight.D Her flirtation.13. “Theres a bit of both Mary and Elizabeth ” in paragraph 7 meansA every woman likes both Mary and Elizabeth.B every woman has the desire to be Mary or Elizabeth.C every woman have the traits of both Mary and El

39、izabeth. D every woman may become a Mary or an Elizabeth.14. Whats the major difference between Mary and Elizabeth?A Their personal traits.B Their love stories.C Their life styles.D Their political ideas.15. According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOT true? A Mary had little c

40、ontrol over her emotions.B Mary was less proficient in politics than Elizabeth.C Elizabeth sacrificed to be a great “mother and wife” of her people.D Elizabeth was a perfect queen who could withstand criticizes.Text DA dispute over proposed commercial development at the foot of Mount Hopkins in sout

41、hern Arizona threatens to end years of peaceful coexistence between astronomers and land developers in the state.Astronomers have opposed the project, fearing that light pollution will degrade viewing conditions at the Whipple Observatory, the Multiple Mirror Telescope (MMT) and other facilities in

42、the mountain.Fairfield Homes, a developer based in Green Valley, Arizona, wants to expand plans for low-density housing to include commercial development. It has threatened astronomers with a lawsuit if they continue to speak out against the project. Fairfields application for commercial development

43、 on the 5,200 acre Canoa Ranch site 20 miles south of Tucson was scheduled to go before a local board of supervisors at a public hearing this week.In a letter sent two days before Christmas, Frank Cassidy, an attorney for Fairfield, accused astronomers from the Whipple Observatory and other institut

44、ions of lobbying against the project “under the guise of providing scientific information”.Cassidy claimed that, because the Smithsonian Institution observatories are publicly owned, interfering with Fairfields $900 million development could amount to a government “taking” of private property, for w

45、hich opponents of the project would be liable.Cassidys letter threatened the institutions as well as individuals including Robert Firshner of the Harvard Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics and MMT observatory director Craig Foltz with “appropriate legal action” unless they stopped their “lobbying”

46、against the Canoa Ranoa Ranch application. His estimates were in some cases six to seven times higher than the developers, based on different assumptions about the types and amount of commercial lots that would produce.Frank Thomson, a planning consultant to Fairfield, says his client is sensitive t

47、o astronomers worries, and is committed to producing no more light pollution than would result from the already approved plan for 1,200 homes. But Luginbuhl and other astronomers say verbal promise counts for little.The issue will undoubtedly come up later this year when a committee representing bot

48、h astronomers and developers, cochaired by Don Davis of the Tucson Planetary Science Institute, takes up the matter of revised lighting codes for the Tucson area, which also have been revised several times since being established in 1972. Thomson says it is “unfortunate” that tensions have escalated

49、 over Canoa Ranch after more than 10 years of astronomers and developers working out their differences in a friendlier way. But astronomers were irritated by what Smithsonian attorney James Wilson called Cassidys “inappropriate attempt to intimidate,” and what a Tucson newspaper termed “Fairfields c

50、rude threat”.16. Astronomers are against the project becauseA the commercial development will destroy the environment of Mount Hopkins.B the land developers threaten to accuse them of opposing the project.C they can no longer coexistent with the land developers peacefully.D development on the Canoa

51、Ranch site will affect their viewing conditions.17. In his letter, Frank Cassidy made it clear thatA some astronomers had taken improper actions against their projects.B the state government attempted to take Fairfield Homes private property.C the opponents to their project would be punished by law.

52、D some astronomers had threatened to interfering with Fairfields development.18. The astronomers from the Whipple Observatory thought thatA Fairfield should change the plan to a noncommercial one.B Fairfields verbal promises could not guarantee his future action.C Fairfields project would result in

53、devastating air pollution.D Fairfield should expand his housing plans to other areas.19. Astronomers were annoyed by A the bitter dispute over Fairfields proposed commercial development.B the possible feature of pollution at the foot of Mount Hopkins.C Fairfields inappropriate attempt to threaten th

54、em.D the committees decision to revise lighting codes for the Tucson area.20. Whats the authors attitude towards the dispute? A Indifferent. B Surprised.C Objective. D Biased.詞匯難句語境詞匯Text A1. thrill v.使興奮，使激動；震顫n.激動；震顫2. blast n.狂喜；疾風；爆炸v.爆炸；使凋謝3. pile into 擠進，擠壓4. rear n.后部，靠后的地方 v.撫養；舉起 a.后面的5. st

55、ifle v.抑制，壓抑6. pound n.動物收容所；英鎊v.猛擊，敲打；跳動Text B1. denote v.為的名稱；指示2. fetus n.胎兒3. contact n.接觸到的人；接觸，聯系 v.接觸，聯系4. conception n.（母體）懷孕期間；概念，觀念5. backdrop n.背景6. for the most part 很大程度上7. precocious puberty早熟8. pediatric care兒科護理9. congenital anomalies 先天性異常10. deficiency n.缺乏Text C1. behead vt.斬首，砍頭2

56、. legion n.大批的人；軍團3. reconcile vt.使一致；使和解；調解4. strike a chord with sb 引起某人的共鳴，打動某人5. pragmatist n.實用主義者6. adept a.熟練的，拿手的 n.行家，熟手7. wanton n.放蕩的人 8. flirtation n.調情Text D1. degrade vt.使降級；使退化；使丟臉 2. schedule vt.安排，計劃；把列入進度表3. guise n.偽裝，假裝；外觀，裝束4. interfere vi.干涉，介入；妨礙，打擾5. liable a.有法律責任的，有義務的；有傾向的

57、6. commit vt.使承擔義務，使作出保證；犯(罪)7. escalate vi.vt.（使）升級；（使）擴大8. intimidate vt.恐嚇，威脅難句突破Text A1. But in northern California at that time, shelters were full of animals, and if they werent adopted quickly they were put to sleep.【分析】并列復合句。由and連接兩個并列的分句。后一個分句里有一個if引導的條件狀語從句。【譯文】但是，那個時期加利福尼亞州北部的收容所里住滿了動物，如果它們在短期內無人收養，就會被處理掉。2. The children loved it when their games were over, for then I would open the floodgate, releasing 14 roly-poly, tail-wagging puppies for them to play with.【分析】復合句。句子主干是children loved it。句中when引導時間狀語從句