Unit 5 First aid
阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。
The ritual(礼仪)has given France a reputation as a romantic country full of romantic people.__1__ now the practice of planting a kiss __2__ each cheek to say hello or goodbye could be going out of style in the country because of H1N1 flu.
Last Wednesday，the French health ministry told people to avoid kissing because of fears __3__ the flu could grow worse as winter comes.
Helene Tanguy，mayor of Guilvinec in Brittany，northwest France，said kissing is no longer allowed in schools.She told the Daily Mail，a British tabloid that she __4__(ask)students to stop kissing.
“It’s part of an effort to have more clean habits，”she explained.
The kiss ban(禁令)is only a __5__(suggest)so far.It could become a law this winter.
The newspaper said __6__ a joke that if the ban crosses the English Channel，__7__ could make some Britons very happy.They are known __8__(be)uncomfortable with kissing anyway.
“The rule is that there __9__ be no kisses at all，” said Guy Girard，who runs __10__ information technology company in Paris.“French people kiss all the time—normally on both cheeks and up to four times on a first meeting.”
【解题导语】 本文讲的是法国人接吻礼仪受到流感挑战。
1．解析：考并列连词的用法，前后两句是转折关系。
答案：But
2．解析：考介词的用法，脸颊上用介词on。
答案：on
3．解析：考连接词引导同位语从句的用法，同位语从句用that引导解释fears的内容。
答案：that
4．解析：考宾语从句的谓语动词的用法，用过去完成时表示动作发生在told之前。
答案：had asked
5．解析：考构词法，不定冠词后用名词。
答案：suggestion
6．解析：考介词的用法，表示“作为一个笑话”。
答案：as
7．解析：考代词的用法，it指代the ban。
答案：it
8．解析：考不定式的用法，be known to do属固定用法，动词不定式作主语补足语。
答案：to be
9．解析：考情态动词的用法，主语是rule，所以解释rule的内容就用表“应该”的情态动词。
答案：should
10．解析：考冠词的用法，表泛指，经营一家IT公司。
答案：an
1．His parents were also accused of ________(帮助他逃跑)．
2．Three people died in the accident and 12 were ________(严重受伤)．
3．If we leave it as it is，it will ________(失血而死)．
4．I can hardly believe the fact that she ________(毒死她的丈夫)．
5．“I didn’t mean to upset you，” he said ________(温柔地)．
6．I felt my reputation ________(受到伤害) by the newspaper article.
7．At last，we managed to ________(塞进6个人) into the car.
8．The police will only interview the child ________(当着父母的面)．
9．There is ________(很多压力) on us senior students.
10．Good food and plenty of exercise ________(必不可少的) a healthy life.
答案：1.aiding his escape/aiding him to escape 2.badly injured 3.bleed to death 4.poisoned her husband 5.mildly 6.had been damaged 7.squeeze six people 8.in the presence of his parents 9.a lot of pressure 10.are essential to/for
Recently，a survey was done among 288,000 students，which shows that today’s traditionalage college freshmen are “more materialistic and less altruistic (利他主义的)” than at any time in the 19 years of the poll(民意调查)．
Not surprisingly，in these hard times，the students’ major purpose “is to be financially well off.” Developing a meaningful philosophy of life is less important than ever. It follows then that today the most popular course is not literature or history but accounting.
Interest in teaching，social service and the “altruistic” fields is at a low. On the other hand，enrollment in business programs，engineering and computer science is way up.
That’s no surprise either. A friend of mine (a sales representative for a chemical company) was making twice the salary of her college instructors in her first year on the job—even before she completed her twoyear associate degree.
Though it’s true that we all need a career，it is equally true that our civilization has accumulated an incredible amount of knowledge in fields far beyond our own and that it will be better for our understanding of these other contributions—either scientific or artistic.
Similarly，it is true that，in studying the diverse wisdom of others，we learn how to think. More importantly，perhaps，education teaches us to see the connections between things，as well as to see beyond our immediate needs.
Weekly we read of unions who went on strike for higher wages，only to drive their employer out of business. No company，no job. How shortsighted in the long run!
But the most important argument for a broad education is that in studying the accumulated wisdom of the ages，we improve our moral sense. I saw a cartoon recently which shows a group of businessmen looking puzzled as they sit around a conference table；one of them is talking on the intercom (对讲机) : “Miss Baxter，” he says，“could you please send in someone who can distinguish right from wrong？”
From the longterm point of view，that’s what education really ought to be about.
【文章大意】 根据对288 000名大学生的民意调查发现，当代大学生注重物质利益，都喜欢选择财经、贸易、工程及计算机科学等专业而对文学、历史等研究人类文化方面积累的成果的专业却无人问津，指出从长远看这目光短浅的想法势必会影响人才培养的完整性。
1．According to the result of the survey，college students ________.
A．take developing a meaningful philosophy of life more seriously
B．have a wide range of knowledge in many aspects
C．pay more attention to the study of literature
D．have never been so materialistic as today
解析：细节理解题。正确理解短文第一段，可知道今天的大学生前所未有地显示出注重物质利益的倾向。
答案：D
2．The students’ criteria (标准) for choosing their majors today are largely basedon ________.
A．their own understanding of the courses
B．the financial goals they seek in life
C．the influence of their instructors
D．the vast potential for the future educational development
解析：细节理解题。根据第二段第一句“毫不奇怪，在这些困难时期，学生的主要目的使经济状况好起来。”由此可确定本题B项正确。
答案：B
3.What does the fifth paragraph imply?
A．Knowledge in other fields has nothing to do with one’s career.
B．Business management should be included in educational programs.
C．The importance of a broad education should not be ignored.
D．A good understanding of the civilization will make students rich.
解析：判断推理题。第五段大意为：我们真的需要一种职业，但人类文化在我们自身以外领域的积累知识量多得令人难以置信，这同样是真实的。而且这些知识有助于我们更清楚理解其他领域的成就，不管是科学的还是艺术的，由此可推断本题正确选项是C，意思是：广义教育的重要性不容忽视。
答案：C
4．The author’s attitude to the effect of studying the diverse wisdom of others is ________.
A．positive
B．indifferent
C．doubtful
D．negative
解析：判断作者态度题。根据短文倒数第三段作者对其他各种智慧成果的研究学习及教育的评述可推断：作者对智慧成果在学习其他领域的作用是持肯定的态度。本题易。
答案：A
5．The writer wrote the passage in order to indicate that ________.
A．college students today are not a diligent generation
B．people engaged in technical jobs lead a more meaningful life
C．career seekers shouldn’t focus on immediate interests only
D．working experience outside college counts a lot to one’s future career
解析：判断作者写作态度题。作者揭示大学生选择专业受物质利益的驱使，只顾眼前利益，担心其他领域文化成果难以推广，影响全面发展。故答案是C。难度适中。
答案：C
2010年中国将在上海举办第四十一届世博会，你班就其将给上海带来的影响展开了激烈的讨论。假如你是李华，现请根据下表的内容给21世纪报的编辑写一封5句话的信，说说你们讨论的结果以及你的个人看法。
积极影响 消极影响
调动上海人民学习英语的积极性 交通拥挤
增加就业、促进上海旅游业的发展 造成污染、破坏环境
让世界更加了解中国 浪费资源
注意：信开头已经给出。
Dear Editor，
The 41st World Expo will be held in Shanghai in 2010.Recently our class has had a discussion about its effects on Shanghai.
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Yours truly，
Li Hua
【参考范文】
Dear_Editor，
The_41st_World_Expo_will_be_held_in_Shanghai_in_2010.Recently_our_class_has_had_a_discussion_about_its_effects_on_Shanghai.
Some students believe there are many good effects. They think that not only will the World Expo encourage people in Shanghai to learn English harder，help more people find jobs and prosper tourism，but also it will make China better known to the world. The others think the World Expo will also bring some troubles，for example，heavier traffic，pollution，environment destruction and resources waste.
As a saying goes，every coin has two sides. So I think the World Expo has both good and bad effects，and that our government will do something to avoid the bad ones.
Yours_truly，
Li_Hua
Ⅴ.读写任务
请根据以下任务说明和写作要求，写一篇150词左右的英语短文。(请将该部分答案写在答题卡上)
今天，你在杂志上读了下面这篇文章，你很有感触，于是打算写一篇题为“阅读使我……”的英语短文，与这篇文章一并发表在校报上。
Reading is a good habit，but the problem is，there’s too much to read these days，and too little time to read every word of it. There are hundreds of skills to help you read more in less time. Here are two skills that I think are especially good.
Preview—if it’s long and hard. Previewing is especially useful for getting a general idea of heavy reading like long magazine articles and business reports.
Here’s how to preview.
● Read the first two paragraphs and the last two paragraphs carefully.
● Then read only the first sentence of the other paragraphs.
Previewing doesn’t give you all the details. It keeps you from spending time on things you don’t really want—or need—to read.
Skim—if it’s short and simple. Skimming is a good way to get a general idea of light reading.
—like popular magazines or the sports and entertainment of your daily paper.
Here’s how to skim.
● Get your eyes to move fast. Sweep them across each line.
● Pick up only a few key words in each line.
Everybody skims differently. You and I may not pick up the same words when we skim the same piece，but we’ll get a similar idea of what it’s all about.
【写作内容】
1．以约30个词概括你所读的这篇文章的大意；
2．以约120个词谈谈这篇文章给你的启发，内容主要包括：
(1)结合你的实际，谈谈阅读给你带来什么具体的裨益；
(2)向读者推荐一、两本好书。
【写作要求】
作文中可使用自己的亲身经历或虚构的故事，也可以参照阅读材料的内容但不得直接引用原文的句子。标题自定。
【评分标准】
概括准确，语言规范，内容合适，篇章连贯。
【参考范文】
Reading
The writer sees reading as a good habit. And he introduces two useful reading skills—previewing and skimming and offers us the detailed information of them.
Personally，I think reading can really do us a lot of good. It can enlarge our knowledge and make us more intelligent. Besides，it is helpful for our learning，especially for writing good compositions. When it comes to reading，it really benefits me a lot. Lack of rich language and examples，I used to be poor at writing，always feeling frustrated. Following my teacher’s advice，I began to turn to classical novels，magazines，and other books. To my astonishment，I found it easier to write because of the knowledge I got from the books and the logical thinking I formed when reading them. Thanks to those books，I became more interested and confident in writing.
I’d like to introduce some good books from which I benefit a lot to you—Readers，War and Peace，the Old Man and the Sea and so on.
What about you? Would you like to share your reading experience with us?