II.Answerthefollowingquestionswiththeinformationfromthetext.1.WhydoesthebulldogsymbolizetheveryessenceofBritishness?

Becauseheissolid,reliableandunshakeablyloyal.2.WhatdoesJohnBulllooklike?Andhowwashecreated?KeystoUnit7JohnBullisdepictedasanelderlygentleman,ratherportlyinbuild,wearingfullridingkitandaUnionJackwaistcoat.HewascreatedbyJohnArbuthnot,aScottishauthor,scientist,andphysician.3.WhatdoesBritannialooklike?Andwhendidshebecomeapopularfigure?Sheisportrayedasayoungwomaninaneo-classicalgownandhelmet,seatedbythesea,holdingatridentinonehandandashieldintheother.Britanniabecameapopularfigurein1707whenScotland,WalesandEnglandwerefinallyunitedtoformGreatBritain.4.Howwasthebowlerhatcreated?Andwhydiditgetitsname?Thebowlerhatwasoriginallydesignedin1850byLock’sthehattersbutwasactuallymadebythehatmakerWilliamBowler.Itgotitsnamebecauseofitsmakeranditsbowl-likeshape.5.Howcanapropercupofteabemadeaccordingtotheauthor?Tomakeapropercupoftea,youneedachinaorearthenwareteapot;fillthekettlewithfreshly-drawnwaterandbringittotheboil.Warmthepotbypouringinsomeoftheboilingwater,swishingitaroundthenemptyingitagain.Leavetheteatobrewforaboutfiveminutes.Gentlygiveitastirandleaveforanotherminuteforthetealeavestosettleagain,thenpouritout.Butputthemilkinthecupfirstandaddsomesugarbeforeyoudrink.6.Whatkindofpubcanbecalledagoodpub?Agoodpubwillhaveacheerfulandfriendlylandlord(orlandlady),helpfulandchattybarstaffandlocalswillingtogossipwithanyvisitor.It’sbecausetherobinwonbyalandslidewhenanationalnewspaperconductedapolltodecideBritain’snationalbird.TherobinisimmediatelyrecognizedbecausenootherBritishbirdhasthesameredbreast.7.Whydoestheauthorsaytheydon’tdrinktheirbeerwarm?It’sbecauseagoodbeerisservedatcellar(storage)temperature,whichgiventheclimate,isdecidedlynotwarm.8.Whyistherobineveryone’sfavoritebird?Andwhycanitberecognizedimmediately?

III.Readthefollowingsentencescarefullyandparaphrasethem.HealsobearsastartlingresemblancetoWinstonChurchill,Britain’sgreatwartimeleaderwhosememoryisstillheldingreatesteembythemajorityoftheBritish.(Para.2)HelookssurprisinglysimilartoWinstonChurchillwholedBritainduringWorldWarTwo.ThemajorityoftheBritishpeoplestillfeelgreatrespectandadmirationforhimnow....whenthewholeaudiencejoinsinaburstofnationalisticfervourandflag-waving,invariablydrowningoutthesoloistwhoissupposedtobedoingthesinging!(Para.6)Whenthesong"RuleBritannia"issungbythesingerthatnight,theentireaudiencesingsalongandwavestheflagofBritain,showingstrongfeelingsoflovefortheircountry.Theirvoiceisalwayslouderthanthesingerwhoisexpectedtosingalone.3.Teadrinkingisnotjustameansofrefreshment,itisalsoasocialritualandanyhostess(orhost)willputthekettleonimmediatelyaftergreetingvisitors.(Para.10)Teadrinkingisnotonlyagoodwaytomakeyoufeelmoreenergetic.Itisalsoatraditionalcustom.Rightafterwelcomingguests,anyhostess(orhost)willboilthekettleandmakethetea.4.Youcanfindgoodpubsinbothtownandcountry,althoughcitypubshavebyandlargesuccumbedtotheneedtoattractayoungerclientele.(Para.11)Goodpubscanbefoundinbothurbanandruralareas,butpubsinurbanareashavegenerallygivenintotheneedtoattracttheinterestoftheyoungercustomers.5.Robinsaresofamiliarbecausetheyaresotame:thisseemsacharacteristicofBritishrobins,whichelsewhereintheirrangeareshywoodlandbirds.(Para.14)Britishpeopleknowrobinssowellbecausetheyarenotafraidofhumans.ThetamenessseemstobethetypicalfeatureofBritishrobinsbecauserobinsofsimilarspeciesinotherplacesarenotwillingtocomenearpeople.

VocabularyBuildingFillintheblankswiththewordsgivenbelow.Changetheformwherenecessary.1.Writedownthesortofthingyouwouldliketodo,giventheopportunity.2.Alongwiththesoaps,theOnlineNetworkissupposedtofeature

entertainmentandlifestyleshows.solidresemblancesatiricalreignimmortalisefeatureconjurestirgivenchilltameflavourgossippersonify3.Thesolidconclusioncallsforacompleterevolutionineconomicthinking,butnoneareinterested.4.Wadeplacedhischilledhandsontheradiatorandwarmedthem.5.WyleandHallbearsomeresemblancetotheircharacters,andtheyhaveevenmoreimportantqualifications.6.Thesatiricalmagazine’swebsiteprovidesnumerouscolumns,coversnewsfromtheU.K.andaroundtheworld,aswellasfunstufflikecrosswordsandcartoons.7.Whatmighthappenshouldthewindbegintostirthecoolandhotair?8.After37yearsinpolitics,nearlytenaspresident,Mr.ChirachascometopersonifyFrance.9.Hesaidhedidnotwantatamenewspaperwritingeditorialsinpraiseofthegovernment.10.KnownasWilliamofOrange,hebecamekingin1689andduringhisreignreconqueredIreland.II.Usethephrasesintheboxtocompletethefollowingsentences.Changetheformwherenecessary.1.Evenifsomeobstaclesareremoved,newoneswillspringup.2.Ifhefailstoturnup,herisksbeingrepresentedbyanemptychair.3.Historicaltideisenormousandpowerfulandnoforcescanholdup

thestepsoftheChinesenation.turnupgouptakeupholdupbreakuplookupsetupbringupmakeupendupspringupconjureup4.Mostshipsbreakuponthewaydown,hitthebottomatabout100milesperhour,andbecomeachaotic,confusingjumble.5.Hewilltakeuphispostastheheadofthecivilcourtsattheendofnextmonth.6.Ibelievethatthecaseagainstmeisthin,andIdonotthinkIwillendupinjail.7.They’lldoalltheycantomakeuptheeconomiclosses.8.Notonlywilleducatedwomenbemoreproductive,buttheywillalsobringupbettereducatedandhealthierchildren.III.Thesuffix-anceand-encecanbeusedtoformnounseitherfromverbstoshowastate,aqualityorafactorfromadjectivesendingin-antand-ent.Forexample:appear—appearanceresemble—resemblanceindifferent—indifferencedistant—distanceNowcompletethefollowingsentenceswiththenounsderivedfromtheverbsoradjectivesgivenbelow.performdifferbrilliantindependentacceptexistignoreconfidentguideinsistImportantpresent1.Themoreamanlearns,themoreheseeshisignorance.2.Herparentswereunitedintheirinsistencethatsheshouldgotocollege.3.Hegottopmarksforoverallacademicperformance.4.Confidenceinyourselfisthefirststeponthewaytosuccess.5.Guidancemustbegivenastowhattasksthelearnershouldattempt.6.Climatechangesthreatenthecontinuedexistenceofthespecies.7.Parentsshouldencourageindependenceintheirchildren.8.Thelittlegirlshowedremarkablepresenceofmindyesterdaywhenshesavedherbrothersfromafireintheirhome.9.Differencesmayarisewhentheyoungpeopledonothavethesameexpectationsastheirparents.10.Timeismoneyandefficiencyislife.ThatisthemottoIlivebyinmylife.WhateverIdo,Ialwaysseizethehourandattachimportancetoefficiency.

TranslationTrainingI.TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoChineseaccordingtothetranslationstrategiesgiveninthebox.此外，斗牛犬居然長得和溫斯頓·丘吉爾驚人地相像！溫斯頓·丘吉爾是英國戰爭時期偉大的領袖，至今大多數英國人回想起他，仍然對他充滿了崇高的敬意。HealsobearsastartlingresemblancetoWinstonChurchill,Britain'sgreatwartimeleaderwhosememoryisstillheldingreatesteembythemajorityoftheBritish.(Para.2)HewascreatedbyJohnArbuthnot(1667-1735)aScottishauthor,scientist,andphysicianwhowrotefivesatiricalpamphletsin1712onthepoliticsoftheday,usingJohnBullasthetypicalEnglishman.(Para.3)

約翰牛這個形象是由蘇格蘭作家、科學家和醫生約翰·阿巴斯諾特(1667-1735)創作的，他在1712年針對當時的政治寫了5本諷刺小說，在小說中他把“約翰牛”看做典型英國人的代表。Thesong"RuleBritannia"isstillsungeveryyearonthelastnightofthe"Proms"–thePromenadeConcertsheldintheRoyalAlbertHallinLondon…(Para.6)現今，每年在倫敦皇家阿爾伯特音樂廳舉辦的“逍遙音樂會”的終場之夜，人們仍會高唱“統治吧，不列顛尼亞！”Originallydesignedin1850byLock’s,thehattersforWilliamCokeII,latertheEarlofLeicester,itwasactuallyMADEbythehatmakerWilliamBowler.(Para.8)圓頂禮帽最初由拉克氏帽子制造公司于1850年為威廉·柯克二世,即之后的萊斯特伯爵所設計，其實際制作者是一個名叫威廉·鮑勒的制帽工。Thebowlerhatbecamethetrademarkofseveralwell-knownEnglishmen:CharlieChaplin(borninLondon),StanLaurel(fromUlverston)andmorerecentlyJohnSteed,thearchetypalGentlemanSpyofTheAvengersfame.(Para.9)圓頂禮帽先后成了幾位英國知名人物的標志：查理·卓別林（生于倫敦），斯坦·勞雷爾（來自阿爾弗斯頓），以及離我們更近的約翰·斯蒂德——電視劇《復仇者》里那位家喻戶曉的間諜，他成了其他作品里紳士間諜的原型。CriticalWriting

I.WriteasummaryofTextA.II.Writeanessayentitled“TheSymbolofChinainMyEyes”.Youarerequiredtowritenolessthan200words.WhatdoyouknowabouttheU.S.presidentBarackObama?DoyouknowanyotherfamouspoliticalfiguresinAmericanhistory?DoyoulikewatchingEnglishfilms?WhoisyourfavoriteAmericanmoviestarandwhatdoyoulikemostabouthimorher?Areyouabasketballfan?Ifyes,doyouknowanyNBAbasketballplayers?Whodoyoulikemostandwhy?Pre-readingDiscussionsNationalIconsinAmericaAnationaliconissomeonewho,bythemerementionoftheirname,willremindpeopleoftheircountry.Whethertheylikeitornot,theyarerepresentativesoftheirnationtotherestoftheworld.HerearesomeoftheiconsinAmericans’hearts.BarackObamaBarackObamawassworninasthe44thpresidentoftheUnitedStatesonJan.20,2009.ThesonofablackmanfromKenyaandawhitewomanfromKansas,heisthefirstAfrican-Americantoascendtothehighestofficeontheland.InthehistoryofAmerica,nopoliticianhassothoroughlysaturatedthevaststretchesofthesemioticimaginationasObama.FromposterstoshoestocomicstodollstoT-shirts,Obama’simagehasnowcometorepresentnotonlyObamabutalsoeveryvaluehissupportersimaginehestandsfor.“BarackObama”isnolongeraman.Itisanicon.JohnFitzgeraldKennedyTheKennedyclanisoftenconsideredtheonlyRoyalfamilytheUnitedStateshaseverhad.Whatmakesitsoisnottheirwealthorpoliticalrole,butrathertheauraofnobilitysurroundingthem.JFKwastheembodimentofthis.ANavyofficerduringWorldWarII,hebecameacongressmanin1947andaU.S.senatorin1952.Nineyearslater,heledtheDemocraticPartytotheWhiteHouse,becomingthe35thAmericanpresident.HisterminofficewasoftendubbedtheNewFrontiersinceitwasaneraofchange.Heputanendtosegregation,establishedthePeaceCorps,andmastermindedtheresolutionoftheCubanmissilecrisis.Unfortunately,heisoftenbestrememberedforhisassassinationinNovember1963.Forallhisyouthfulenergyandmagnetism,herepresentedthequintessenceofAmerica.

MarilynMonroeMarilynMonroeprovedthatwherethere’sawill,there’saway.Sheovercameachildhoodofabuseinfosterhomes,workedasaswimsuitmodel,andeventuallybecameoneofthemostfamousmoviestarsofalltime.HerlifewasoftenregardedasafairytaleandherlegendarymarriagetobaseballgreatJoeDiMaggiowasthehallmarkofthisperception.HerperformancesinfilmslikeGentlemenPreferBlondesandSomeLikeItHotconfirmedshehadasmuchtalentasshedidbeauty.HertragicdeathonAugust5,1962wasruledasuicidebyovermedication,whichonlyintensifiedherperpetualallureandlegendarystatus.MartinLutherKing,Jr.Hehadadream.Alwaysagiftedstudentandorator,hedecidedasachildthathewouldbecomeaBaptistminister.WhilestudyingatCrozerTheologicalSeminaryafterhavingattendedMorehouseCollege,heheardaboutapacifistinIndianamedMohandasGandhi,andbecameenamoredwithGandhi’smethodsofpeacefulprotest.AsapastorinMontgomery,Alabama,hebecameawareofthepalpable

civilrightsviolationsthatplaguedtheSouthinthe1950s.OpenlysupportingRosaParksandherrefusaltorelinquishherseattoawhitebuspassengermadehimatargetforhisopponentsandhishousewasbombed.ButthatjustservedtofuelhisdesiretoseeSegregationterminated.Hebecameanationaladvocateforcivillibertiesandinspiredanationtochangeitsways.MichaelJordanHere’samanwholivestheAmericanDream.OriginallyfromBrooklyn,NewYork,MichaelJordanattendedtheUniversityofNorthCarolinaandprovedthathetrulywasthebestbasketballplayerthateverlivedbytakinghisteamtotheNCAAchampionship.HewassoondraftedintotheNBAasaguardfortheChicagoBulls.HeledhisteamtosixleaguechampionshipsandwontheMVPawardfivetimes.In1993,attheageof30,hegaveupbasketballforbaseball.ButthenhereturnedtotheBullsin1995wherehecontinuedtodominatethecourt.HeboughttheWashingtonWizardsin2000andjoinedtheteamonthecourtinthe2001-2002season.ComprehensionCheckingReadthefollowingstatementscarefullyanddecidewhethertheyaretrue(T),false(F)ornotgiven(NG)accordingtothetext.()1.BarackObamaisthefirstAfrican-AmericanpresidentintheU.S.history.()2.BarackObama’simagecanbeseeneverywhereandisusedbyhissupporterstorepresentthevaluehestandsfor.()3.TheKennedyclanisoftenconsideredtheonlyRoyalfamilytheUnitedStateshaseverhadbecauseoftheirwealthandpoliticalrole.()4.Duringhisperiodofoffice,JohnFitzgeraldKennedyabolishedsegregationintheU.S..TTFF(

)5.Inherchildhood,MarilynMonroewasill-treatedbyherparents.Despitesuchexperience,shemanagedtobecomeafamousmoviestar.(

)6.MarilynMonroeprovedthroughherperformancethatshewasnotonlybeautifulbutalsotalentedasanactress.(

)7.Asacollegestudent,MartinLutherKing,Jr.wasfascinatedbyGandhi’smethodsofpeacefulprotest.(

)8.MartinLutherKing,Jr.wasattackedbythosewhodisagreedwithhimbecauseofhissupportforRosaParksandherrefusaltogiveupherseattoawhitebuspassenger.TTTTVocabularyBuildingFillintheblankswiththewordsgivenbelow.Changetheformwherenecessary.perpetualassassinationembodimentpalpablerelinquishterminatesaturatealluresegregationplagueadvocatedominateMostnewspaperjournalistsfindithardtoresisttheallureofworkingintelevision.Employmentisthedirectembodimentofthecitizens’righttowork.Everysummeranumberofboysterminatetheiryouthfulcareerinawaterygrave.Hewasanuntiring