本模塊知識(shí)網(wǎng)絡(luò)Module 5 Ethnic Culture

run v.

hatch v.

farm v.

fish v.

fasten v.

fold v.

adjust v.

minority n.

belt n.

custom n.

apron n.

pineapple n.

crop n.

opera n.

hammer n.

tyre n.

jungle n.

soul n.

ox n.

spear n.

garment n.

sleeve n.

necklace n.

jewellery n.

arch n.

framework n.

fibre n.

corn n.

spade n.

tool n.

chick n.

rooster n.

mat n.

teapot n.

waist n.

nephew n.

garage n.

rainbow n.

ethnic adj.

diverse adj.

native adj.

varied adj.

foolish adj.

lame adj.

firm adj.

rigid adj.

loose adj.

bare adj.

awkward adj.

apparently adv.

詞匯短語(yǔ)園地

1. minority n. 少數(shù)民族，少數(shù)群體；少數(shù)，少數(shù)派，少

數(shù)人

The school is 95 per cent minority.

這所學(xué)校里95%的學(xué)生來(lái)自少數(shù)族裔。

For a minority， the decision was a disappointment.

這個(gè)決定令少數(shù)人失望。

辨析：

比較minority和majority

兩者互為反義詞，minority意思是“少數(shù)人；少數(shù)民族”，而majority意思是“大多數(shù)，大部分”。

On the last point， he realized， he was a minority of one.

在上一點(diǎn)上，他意識(shí)到自己是孤掌難鳴的少數(shù)派。

The majority of people interviewed prefer computer to TV.

大多數(shù)接受采訪的人都喜歡玩電腦而不喜歡看電視。

2. native adj. 出生地的，兒時(shí)居住地的；土生土長(zhǎng)的，本

地的，當(dāng)?shù)氐?/p>

n. 出生于某國(guó)（或某地）的人；本地人，當(dāng)?shù)厝?/p>

It is a long time since he has visited his native Poland.

他很久沒(méi)回過(guò)他的家鄉(xiāng)波蘭了。

As a native Australian， do you have any suggestions or recommen-dations for our youth？

你在澳大利亞土生土長(zhǎng)，對(duì)我國(guó)年輕人有何建議或勸告？

After all， Carlo is a native of Nevada， and he knows his way around.

畢竟卡羅是土生土長(zhǎng)的內(nèi)華達(dá)州人。他在那一帶路熟。

You can always tell the difference between the tourists and the natives.

游客與當(dāng)?shù)厝酥g的區(qū)別一望即知。

3. run v. 控制，管理，經(jīng)營(yíng)；跑，奔跑；（使）運(yùn)轉(zhuǎn)，

運(yùn)行；操作

Stop trying to run my life for me.

別老想操縱我的生活。

He has no idea how to run a business.

他絲毫不懂企業(yè)管理。

Our van runs on diesel.

我們的貨車用的是柴油。

Could you run the engine for a moment？

你來(lái)操作一會(huì)兒發(fā)動(dòng)機(jī)好嗎？

（1） run across sb/sth 偶然遇見(jiàn)/看到（某人/某物）

（2） run after 追求；追逐，追趕

（3） run away （from sb/sth） 突然離開(kāi)，逃離

（4） run out 用完，耗盡；過(guò)期，失效

4. custom n. 風(fēng)俗，習(xí)慣，傳統(tǒng)，習(xí)俗；個(gè)人習(xí)慣，習(xí)

性，慣常行為

It is the custom in that country for women to marry young.

女子早婚是那個(gè)國(guó)家的風(fēng)俗。

As was his custom， he knocked three times.

他敲了三下，這是他的習(xí)慣。

辨析：

比較custom，habit和tradition

三者都有“習(xí)慣”的意思，其中custom指一個(gè)國(guó)家、民族、社會(huì)的行為方式或風(fēng)俗習(xí)慣；habit則側(cè)重于自然養(yǎng)成的、不易改掉的個(gè)人習(xí)慣；而tradition側(cè)重世代相傳的理論、行為規(guī)范和生活方式。

Social customs are greatly different from country to country.

國(guó)與國(guó)之間的社會(huì)風(fēng)俗大不相同。

You need to change your eating habits.

你得改變你的飲食習(xí)慣。

They broke with tradition and got married quietly.

他們打破傳統(tǒng)，毫不聲張地結(jié)了婚。

customer n. 顧客，主顧，客戶

customs n.（政府部門）海關(guān)；關(guān)稅，進(jìn)口稅

5. foolish adj. 愚蠢的，傻的；出丑；顯得尷尬

How could she have been so foolish as to fall in love with him？

她怎么這么傻，竟愛(ài)上了他？

Hes afraid of looking foolish in front of his friends.

他怕在朋友前面出丑。

fool n. 蠢人，傻瓜

v. 欺騙，娛樂(lè)；說(shuō)蠢話，干傻事

foolishly adv. 愚蠢地，傻地

foolishness n. 愚蠢

6. firm adj. 牢固的，穩(wěn)固的；堅(jiān)固的，堅(jiān)硬的，結(jié)實(shí)的；

堅(jiān)定的，確定的，堅(jiān)決的；嚴(yán)格的

adv. 堅(jiān)信，堅(jiān)持

v. 使強(qiáng)壯，使堅(jiān)固，使堅(jiān)實(shí)

n. 商行，商號(hào)，公司

Stand the fish tank on a firm base.

把魚(yú)缸放在牢固的基座上。

These peaches are still firm.

這些桃子還很硬。

We have no firm evidence to support the case.

我們沒(méi)有確鑿的證據(jù)支持這個(gè)案件。

She held firm to her principles.

她堅(jiān)持自己的原則。

This product claims to firm your body in six weeks.

這個(gè)產(chǎn)品據(jù)稱能在六周內(nèi)使你身體強(qiáng)壯。

They demanded the divorce of the subsidiary from the parent firm.

他們要求子公司與母公司分離。

7. fasten v.（使兩部分）系牢，縛緊，扎牢，結(jié)牢，扣緊；

（使）關(guān)緊，蓋好

（1） fasten （sth） （up） 把……系牢/扣緊

Fasten your seatbelts， please.

請(qǐng)系好安全帶。

He fastened up his coat and hurried out.

他扣好大衣就匆匆出去了。

（2） fasten A to B 把A和B系在一起

There were no instructions on how to fasten the carrying strap to the box.

沒(méi)有如何把背帶系在箱子上的說(shuō)明。

（1） fasten ones attention on sth 集中注意力于某事上

（2） fasten ones eyes on sb/sth 注視著（盯著）某人/某物

8. fold v. 折疊，對(duì)折（紙、織物等）；折小，疊平；包，裹

n. 褶，褶層，褶疊部分；褶痕，褶縫

搭配：

fold sth up （back/down/over...） 把……折疊/對(duì)折起來(lái)

He folded the map up and put it in his pocket.

他把地圖折疊起來(lái)，然后放進(jìn)了口袋。

The blankets had been folded down.

毛毯已折疊起來(lái)。

（1） fold sb in ones arms 擁抱/摟住某人

（2） fold ones arms 雙臂交叉在胸前

（3） fold ones hands 十指交叉合攏交疊

9. adjust v. 適應(yīng)，使適應(yīng)，習(xí)慣；調(diào)整，調(diào)節(jié)

搭配：

（1） adjust to sth/doing sth 適應(yīng)某事/做某事

It took her a while to adjust to living alone after the divorce.

她離婚以后，過(guò)了一段時(shí)間才適應(yīng)了單身生活。

（2） adjust oneself to sth 使自己適應(yīng)某事

Youll quickly adjust yourself to student life.

你將很快適應(yīng)學(xué)生生活。

（3） adjust sth （to sth） 調(diào)整；調(diào)節(jié)

Adjust your language to the age of your audience.

要根據(jù)聽(tīng)眾的年齡使用相應(yīng)的語(yǔ)言。

adjustment n. 調(diào)整，調(diào)節(jié)；（思想等）調(diào)整，適應(yīng)

adjustable adj. 可調(diào)整的，可調(diào)節(jié)的

10. in use 在使用

From 1900， electric discharge lamps were in use in Europe and the USA.

從1900年以來(lái)，歐洲和美國(guó)都在使用實(shí)用的放電燈。

The conference room is already in use.

會(huì)議室已在使用中。

use n. 用，使用，得到利用；用途，功能，用法

（1） be of use 有用的

（2） make use of sth 利用某物

（3） put sth to use 把……投入使用

（4） be no use doing sth 做……沒(méi)有用

（5） out of use 不再被使用

use v. 使用，利用，運(yùn)用

（1） be/get used to sth/doing sth 習(xí)慣了某事/做某事

（2） be used to do sth 被用來(lái)做某事

（3） used to be 過(guò)去的樣子或狀態(tài)

（4） used to do sth 過(guò)去常常做某事

11. in the distance 在遠(yuǎn)處

The noise of the car died away in the distance.

汽車的聲音消失在遠(yuǎn)方。

Sadly they saw the shores of England disappear in the distance.

他們黯然看著英國(guó)的海岸在遠(yuǎn)處消失。

（1） at a distance 稍遠(yuǎn)一點(diǎn)；離一段距離

（2） at a distance of 以……距離

12. set off 出發(fā)，動(dòng)身，啟程

set off = set out，都意為“出發(fā)，動(dòng)身，啟程”。

We set off for London just after ten.

剛過(guò)十點(diǎn)，我們就動(dòng)身去倫敦了。

He bade his wife farewell and set out on his journey.

他辭別了妻子便啟程了。

（1） set about sth/doing sth 開(kāi)始做/著手做某事

（2） set aside 留出，撥出；不顧，不理會(huì)

（3） set down 記下，寫(xiě)下，登記

（4） set up 豎立，建造；建立，創(chuàng)立跟蹤導(dǎo)練（一）

閱讀理解

The mother came out of the exam room to hold me up： she knew I would probably have to talk to her daughter about how she was gaining weight， she said， but please dont use the word “fat” or even “overweight”. Dont make her feel bad about herself.

The girl was about 8， and clearly some balance had shifted over the past year， and her weight was increasing much too fast relative to her height.

But I was as conscious of my own body as I was of hers. “How on earth，” I was thinking， “should I give nutritional advice when all they have to do is to look at me to see that I dont follow it very well myself？ How to be in line with her mothers reasonable request？ And above all， how should I help prevent from the so-called childhood obesity（肥胖）when not a week goes by that I dont break my own resolutions？”

“The advice were supposed to give is ‘Eat less， exercise more，” said Dr Julie C. Lumeng， an assistant professor at the University of Michigan Medical School and an expert in child-hood obesity.

“What does it mean when the doctor clearly can not follow the doctors own advice？” I asked that question of Dr David Ludwig， director of the Optimal Weight for Life Program.

“This is an issue that can cut in every possible direction，” he replied. “The doctor who is herself struggling with her weight will have the advantage of personal experience in the patients viewpoint—which may increase sympathy and provide other insights that a primary-care practitioner without the problem may not have.”

“On the other hand，” he continued， “the patient may view a doctor who is well overweight as lacking the basic understanding of the problem to put those principles into effect in his own life.”

There has been growing concern about childhood obesity in recent years. But meanwhile， the American children have gotten heavier. I have diagnosed Type 2 diabetes（糖尿病）in too many of my patients， and I havent done any major shrinking myself.

1. Why did the mother stop the doctor after her daughter was examined？

A. She knew the doctor.

B. She wanted to get some advice.

C. She was eager to know the result.

D. She had something secret to tell the doctor.

2. What can we learn from the text about the doctor？

A. He was trying to lose weight.

B. He was an expert on childhood obesity.

C. He gave some nutritional advice to the girl.

D. He knew Dr Julie C and Dr David Ludwig well.

3. What do the underlined words in Paragraph 6 probably refer to？

A. Gaining weight.

B. Failing to reduce weight.

C. Being unable to follow the advice of his own.

D. Having no much experience in reducing weight.

4. What can we infer from the last paragraph？

A. The author feels unsuccessful in his job.

B. The American children are getting weaker.

C. Fat doctors are more concerned with childhood obesity.

D. More and more people come to care for childhood obesity.

完形填空

My kids and I would be spending the Thanksgiving Day without their father. He had 1 several months before. The two older kids were 2 with the flu. I had only about $2.5 to 3 until the end of the month.

Then I heard the phone ring. It was the 4 from the church. She said they had something to give us. So I dropped by the church on my way to the 5 .

The church secretary met me at the door and 6 me a special envelope. I opened the envelope and found two grocery certificates（雜貨購(gòu)物券）inside. Each was worth $20.

“Thank you very much，” I said， and as we 7 each other， I cried.

Then I went to a store and bought some 8 things and had a little over $14 groceries. As I handed the cashier（收銀員）one of the gift certificates， she took it， but turned her back for what seemed like a very 9 time. I thought something might be wrong.

“This certificate is a real blessing，” I explained. “Our church gave it to my family， knowing Im a 10 parent trying to make ends meet.”

The cashier turned 11 and replied， “Honey， do you have a turkey？”

“No.”

“Anything else for Thanksgiving dinner？”

“No. But its okay，” I replied.

Handing me the 12 ， she said， “I cant tell you exactly 13

now， but please go back into the store and buy a turkey， or anything else you 14 for Thanksgiving dinner.”

“Are you 15 ？” I asked.

“Yes！ Get whatever you want.”

I felt awkward as I went back to do some more shopping， but I chose a fresh turkey， a few potatoes， and some juices for the children. Then I 16 the shopping cart（購(gòu)物車）up to the same cashier.

“Now I can tell you，” she said， with 17 in her kind eyes. “This morning！ I 18 to help someone today， and you walked through my line！”

She reached under the counter for her 19 ， took out a $20 bill and paid for my groceries.

“Im glad I could 20 ，” she said. “Here is my phone number if you ever need anything. God bless you， honey.”

1. A. returned B. left C. arrived D. disappeared

2. A. satisfied B. sad C. sick D. disappointed

3. A. last B. help C. spend D. take

4. A. cashier B. boss C. mother D. secretary

5. A. farm B. market C. bank D. hospital

6. A. made B. bought C. wrote D. handed

7. A. helped B. hugged C. called D. thanked

8. A. delicious B. cheap C. common D. necessary

9. A. long B. quiet C. dull D. high

10. A. strict B. kind C. single D. busy

11. A. down B. out C. up D. around

12. A. turkey B. juice C. change D. envelope

13. A. what B. when C. who D. why

14. A. need B. cook C. prepare D. afford

15. A. joking B. mad C. sure D. true

16. A. drove B. wheeled C. changed D. raised

17. A. tears B. happiness C. joy D. fun

18. A. tried B. expected C. asked D. offered

19. A. pocket B. case C. drawer D. purse

20. A. help B. know C. see D. manage

跟蹤導(dǎo)練（二）

閱讀理解

The mother came out of the exam room to hold me up： she knew I would probably have to talk to her daughter about how she was gaining weight， she said， but please dont use the word “fat” or even “overweight”. Dont make her feel bad about herself.

The girl was about 8， and clearly some balance had shifted over the past year， and her weight was increasing much too fast relative to her height.

But I was as conscious of my own body as I was of hers. “How on earth，” I was thinking， “should I give nutritional advice when all they have to do is to look at me to see that I dont follow it very well myself？ How to be in line with her mothers reasonable request？ And above all， how should I help prevent from the so-called childhood obesity（肥胖）when not a week goes by that I dont break my own resolutions？”

“The advice were supposed to give is ‘Eat less， exercise more，” said Dr Julie C. Lumeng， an assistant professor at the University of Michigan Medical School and an expert in child-hood obesity.

“What does it mean when the doctor clearly can not follow the doctors own advice？” I asked that question of Dr David Ludwig， director of the Optimal Weight for Life Program.

“This is an issue that can cut in every possible direction，” he replied. “The doctor who is herself struggling with her weight will have the advantage of personal experience in the patients viewpoint—which may increase sympathy and provide other insights that a primary-care practitioner without the problem may not have.”

“On the other hand，” he continued， “the patient may view a doctor who is well overweight as lacking the basic understanding of the problem to put those principles into effect in his own life.”

There has been growing concern about childhood obesity in recent years. But meanwhile， the American children have gotten heavier. I have diagnosed Type 2 diabetes（糖尿病）in too many of my patients， and I havent done any major shrinking myself.

1. Why did the mother stop the doctor after her daughter was examined？

A. She knew the doctor.

B. She wanted to get some advice.

C. She was eager to know the result.

D. She had something secret to tell the doctor.

2. What can we learn from the text about the doctor？

A. He was trying to lose weight.

B. He was an expert on childhood obesity.

C. He gave some nutritional advice to the girl.

D. He knew Dr Julie C and Dr David Ludwig well.

3. What do the underlined words in Paragraph 6 probably refer to？

A. Gaining weight.

B. Failing to reduce weight.

C. Being unable to follow the advice of his own.

D. Having no much experience in reducing weight.

4. What can we infer from the last paragraph？

A. The author feels unsuccessful in his job.

B. The American children are getting weaker.

C. Fat doctors are more concerned with childhood obesity.

D. More and more people come to care for childhood obesity.

完形填空

My kids and I would be spending the Thanksgiving Day without their father. He had 1 several months before. The two older kids were 2 with the flu. I had only about $2.5 to 3 until the end of the month.

Then I heard the phone ring. It was the 4 from the church. She said they had something to give us. So I dropped by the church on my way to the 5 .

The church secretary met me at the door and 6 me a special envelope. I opened the envelope and found two grocery certificates（雜貨購(gòu)物券）inside. Each was worth $20.

“Thank you very much，” I said， and as we 7 each other， I cried.

Then I went to a store and bought some 8 things and had a little over $14 groceries. As I handed the cashier（收銀員）one of the gift certificates， she took it， but turned her back for what seemed like a very 9 time. I thought something might be wrong.

“This certificate is a real blessing，” I explained. “Our church gave it to my family， knowing Im a 10 parent trying to make ends meet.”

The cashier turned 11 and replied， “Honey， do you have a turkey？”

“No.”

“Anything else for Thanksgiving dinner？”

“No. But its okay，” I replied.

Handing me the 12 ， she said， “I cant tell you exactly 13

now， but please go back into the store and buy a turkey， or anything else you 14 for Thanksgiving dinner.”

“Are you 15 ？” I asked.

“Yes！ Get whatever you want.”

I felt awkward as I went back to do some more shopping， but I chose a fresh turkey， a few potatoes， and some juices for the children. Then I 16 the shopping cart（購(gòu)物車）up to the same cashier.

“Now I can tell you，” she said， with 17 in her kind eyes. “This morning！ I 18 to help someone today， and you walked through my line！”

She reached under the counter for her 19 ， took out a $20 bill and paid for my groceries.

“Im glad I could 20 ，” she said. “Here is my phone number if you ever need anything. God bless you， honey.”

1. A. returned B. left C. arrived D. disappeared

2. A. satisfied B. sad C. sick D. disappointed

3. A. last B. help C. spend D. take

4. A. cashier B. boss C. mother D. secretary

5. A. farm B. market C. bank D. hospital

6. A. made B. bought C. wrote D. handed

7. A. helped B. hugged C. called D. thanked

8. A. delicious B. cheap C. common D. necessary

9. A. long B. quiet C. dull D. high

10. A. strict B. kind C. single D. busy

11. A. down B. out C. up D. around

12. A. turkey B. juice C. change D. envelope

13. A. what B. when C. who D. why

14. A. need B. cook C. prepare D. afford

15. A. joking B. mad C. sure D. true

16. A. drove B. wheeled C. changed D. raised

17. A. tears B. happiness C. joy D. fun

18. A. tried B. expected C. asked D. offered

19. A. pocket B. case C. drawer D. purse

20. A. help B. know C. see D. manage

跟蹤導(dǎo)練（三）

閱讀理解

“Lemons” in Used Car Market

Suppose that you， a college student of limited income， are in the market of a used pickup truck. The following ad in a local used car publication catches your eyes.

1993 Ford Ranger， 4WD， a/c.

AM/FM/cass.， showroom condition.

Call 555-1234 after 5pm.

This is exactly the kind of car you want， so you call to ask about the price. The price you are told over the phone is $2，000 lower than the price for this model with this equipment listed in a used car guidebook. Instead of being interested， however， you are suspicious.

For many products， when you must pay less than the going rate， you believe you are getting a great deal. This is not necessarily the case for used cars or other durable goods（耐用消費(fèi)品）（washing machines and television sets， for example） because with expensive products you must be particularly careful about getting a “l(fā)emon”.

In addition to asking the price， the age of a car is a factor when you are trying to determine whether a seller is attempting to sell a lemon. While people have all sorts of reasons for wanting to sell their cars—even relatively new cars—most people hold off until they have put many thousands of miles on a car or until the used car is several years old. You would probably be as suspicious of a car that is “too new” as you would a car that is “too good” a deal. In fact， you are probably willing to pay a high price for a high-quality used car. While this price would certainly be acceptable to the seller， the competitive market might not facilitate（有利于）such trades.

1. What is the meaning of the underlined word “suspicious”？

A. Very happy. B. Quite surprised.

C. Rather doubtful. D. A little interested.

2. “Lemon” in this passage refers to ___ .

A. a kind of fruit

B. a kind of used car

C. a product of low price

D. a product of poor quality

3. What should you consider carefully to get a good buy according to the author？

A. The miles the car has run.

B. The price and the age of the car.

C. The trade condition of the car market.

D. The reason of the seller for selling the car.

4. We can infer from the last two sentences of the text that used cars are ___ .

A. relatively new B. generally cheap

C. usually of poor quality D. very attractive to buyers

語(yǔ)法填空

閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入適當(dāng)?shù)膬?nèi)容（1個(gè)單詞）或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。

A poor worker found some work as a fishermans helper. He

1 （pay） a few fish a day， and this kept his family alive. One day he caught a pretty little fish. Suddenly the fish spoke 2 him， “Just moments ago I was playing with my friends. Now Im in your hands. My parents and playmates must be looking for me. Please throw me back into the water！ ” The worker quickly 3 （throw） the fish back into the water， “All right， go along and play again.” 4 the workers boss saw this， he became very angry with him. So the poor worker walked 5 （sad） home.

He was walking home when he saw a monster（怪物） 6

（come） toward him. The worker told him his story. The monster said： “ Im going to do you a favor. Ill allow you 7 （ keep ） this cow for three years. Shell give you good milk， and youll never go

8 （hunger）. But three years later， Ill come and ask certain questions. If you answer correctly， the cow will be 9 （your）. Or Ill take it away.” Then three years later， the monster stood silently at the door for some time， and then told him， “Youve answered correctly. A 10 （kind） is never lost， even if you throw it into the water.”

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

短文改錯(cuò)

Today is Sunday. I had been studying all day long. On the morning， I had a dry breakfast. I had no water to drink because the water supply had cut off. The water came back in the evening. I did math exercises then. I didnt stop after 12 oclock. After the short lunch I had a break. Then I went to my Sunday English Class. After a long and tired class for more than two hours， I got home. Then I must review all my subject such as the Sciences， the Humanities which they include Chinese， English， Politics and History as well. Thats terribly， especially when there were no water.

跟蹤導(dǎo)練（四）

閱讀理解

We believe that there is more to education than preparation for a job. Children must be prepared for all aspects of their adult-life work， leisure， personal relationships， creative activities， dealing with money matters， independence， and parenthood.

However， it would be unrealistic to provide an education which gave no consideration to the needs of employers.

What type of training does the business world regard as important？

Many young people applying for jobs are， in the employers opinions， very weak in the basic skills of handwriting， grammar and spelling. Though further education at university level improves the students general ability， a report states， “In basic skills the standards remain stubbornly low.”

It is doubtful whether standards have lowered in recent years. What is certain is that employers do not believe the standard is now high enough. Do technological changes make greater demands upon the students abilities？

We should also remember that the job expectations of young people have increased. The girls who would have once become shop assistants or hairdressers now want to be secretaries. Boys who sought an apprenticeship（學(xué)徒身份）20 years ago now desire to have an engineering degree. But it is still the same girls and boys with the same degree of ability. No wonder there are problems in reaching the “necessary standards” of the business world.

Many employers believe that it is important for teachers to have experience outside the world of college and school. They should work for a while at some other kinds of jobs to see how the world of business and commerce is different from their own. The teaching profession and society in general need a greater under-standing of manpower needs and therefore of “the desired” direction of the education system.

1. In the writers opinion， education should ___ .

A. improve adults life

B. pay more attention to basic skills

C. centre on students working ability

D. take the needs of employers into consideration

2. In talking about basic skills， the employers mean the standards ___ .

A. have lowered B. are changing

C. cant meet the need D. should be kept the same

3. The underlined part in Paragraph 6 refers to those who ___ .

A. are likely to be unemployed

B. have just left the middle school

C. are looking for jobs far beyond their abilities

D. might be shop assistants， hairdressers or apprentices in the past

4. Its suggested that teachers should ___ .

A. never change their jobs

B. improve their teaching methods

C. spend more time on their school work

D. get some working experience outside school

完形填空

There was a very rich village landowner in India who was very generous. Everybody 1 him. Once he decided that for three days he would 2 things， including money， only to the 3 . People were happy to receive rice， vegetables， money and other kinds of things.

One poor man got a very heavy sack（麻布袋）of rice. 4 he was such a poor man， he was very satisfied with it. But when he emptied the sack， to his great 5 ， he found twenty gold coins inside the rice. His greedy（貪婪的）wife was 6 .

The husband said， “The landowner didnt intend to give me these gold coins. This must be a 7 . I should return these coins.” The wife said 8 ， “You are a fool！ We are so poor. This is the time to take the gold to the market and exchange it 9 lots of money.” The husband 10 to do what his wife suggested. Then they 11 about the gold for hours. Of course， the husband 12

because it was he who had brought the rice home.

The following day， he went 13 to the rich mans house and said， “You were so 14 to give all of us so many things. I have found these twenty gold coins put in the rice sack by mistake. Now I have come to 15 them to you. Though I am only a beggar， I can 16 accept this kind of gift if it was a mistake.” The rich man was so 17 by his sincerity and decided to give the poor man twice the amount. He said， “You brought me twenty gold coins and now you are getting forty. You are such an honest man. I am going to 18 an honest man as my housekeeper. Will you come and have a 19 ？”

As expected， the rich man finally found his 20 house-keeper—the poor but honest man.

1. A. pleased B. admired C. envied D. appreciated

2. A. give away B. get back C. throw away D. set off

3. A. sick B. young C. poor D. old

4. A. Although B. But C. While D. Since

5. A. excitement B. surprise C. disappointment D. joy

6. A. frightened B. delighted C. crazy D. satisfied

7. A. test B. mistake C. joke D. trick

8. A. eagerly B. patiently C. foolishly D. angrily

9. A. for B. to C. with D. by

10. A. managed B. tried C. refused D. permitted

11. A. discussed B. thought C. argued D. quarrelled

12. A. finished B. won C. changed D. defeated

13. A. back B. away C. round D. off

14. A. wealthy B. friendly C. kind D. careless

15. A. return B. send C. give D. recover

16. A. hardly B. never C. seldom D. nearly

17. A. happy B. shocked C. ashamed D. moved

18. A. regard B. train C. employ D. help

19. A. job B. break C. drink D. try

20. A. kind-hearted B. wise C. special D. faithful

跟蹤導(dǎo)練（五）

閱讀理解

According to historical documents， the forefathers of the Naxi people were closely related to a tribe called “Maoniu Yi” in the Han Dynasty， “Maoniu Yi” in the Jin Dynasty and “Moxie Yi” in the Tang Dynasty.

Between the early 10th century and the middle of the 13th century， production in the Lijiang area experienced marked changes， as agriculture replaced livestock（家畜）breeding as the main occupation of the people. Scores of agricultural， handicraft， mineral and livestock products were turned out， and the country presented a picture of prosperity. During that period， a number of slave-owning groups in Ninglang， Lijiang and Weixi counties gradually grew into a feudal manorial lord caste（世襲封建莊園領(lǐng)主制）.

In 1278， the Yuan Dynasty established Lijiang Prefecture（自治州）， representing the imperial court in Yunnan Province. This resulted in closer links between the Lijiang area and the centre of the empire.

In the early Ming Dynasty， the leader of the Naxi people， named Mude， was made chief of Lijiang Prefecture， exercising control over the Naxi and other ethnic groups nearby. Throughout the Ming Dynasty， the chiefs from the Mu family kept taxes and tribute（貢品）flowing to the Ming court in the form of silver and grain. The Ming， in turn， relied on the Mu family as the mainstay for the control of the people of various ethnic groups in northwestern Yunnan Province.

Later， with the development of the productive forces， buying， selling and renting of land began to take place in the Naxi areas， marking the beginning of a landlord economy.

1. What was probably the main occupation in the 13th century in Lijiang？

A. Livestock breeding. B. Agriculture.

C. Fishing. D. Forestry.

2. When was Lijiang Prefecture set up？

A. In the Tang Dynasty. B. In the Song Dynasty.

C. In the Yuan Dynasty. D. In the Ming Dynasty.

3. What does Paragraph 4 mainly tell us？

A. Mu Familys important role.

B. The Ming courts financial situation.

C. The achievements of Naxi peoples leader.

D. Yunnan Provinces economy in Ming Dynasty..

4. What can be a suitable title for the text？

A. The Mu Family

B. The Rulers of Naxi

C. The History of Lijiang Prefecture

D. The History of the Naxi Ethnic Group

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