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练习题（一）
一. Unit 7短语
1.令人疲惫的公司 __________ 2.有教育意义的结论__________ 3.听起来宁静__________ 4.迷人的风景__________ 5.惊人震颤的报告__________ 6.不紧张__________ 7.长途跋涉__________ 8.在热带丛林中__________ 9.游客常去的场所__________ 10.旅游焦点__________ 11.考虑做某事__________ 12.生气勃勃的__________ 13.包括教堂和塔楼__________ 14.东部的葡萄酒__________ 15.方便的地下铁路__________ 16.大体上__________
17.替…翻译…__________ 18.向…提供… __________ 19.航行横渡太平洋__________ 20.调查研究的发现__________ 21.数以千计__________ 22.尽快地__________ 23.继续做某事__________ 24.计算机编程__________ 25.乐意做某事__________ 26.相当多__________ 27.梦想__________ 28.态度__________ 29.坚持__________
二.完成句子
1. 快考试了， 我既不玩游戏也不看电影。
The exams are coming. I _________________________________________________. 2.课间时， 我们应该保持门窗敞开。
We should_________________________________________________. 3.这个侦探故事太有趣了， 以至于我们看得欲罢不能。
The detective story is _________________________________________________. 4. 看见女儿走进学校， 怀特先生才离开。
Mr. White _________________________________________________.
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5. 读书不仅能帮助我们获得知识而且能使我们聪明。
Reading books _________________________________________________. 三.阅读与表达
NOVEMBER 24, 1859 was a special day in London. On that day, many Londoners rushed to a bookstore to buy a book that was just published. The first printing of 1,250 copies sold out on the first day.
The popular book was The Origin of Species (《物种起源》) by British naturalist Charles Darwin (1809-1882). In the book, Darwin argued that different forms of life could change over time because of natural selection. This means that only those who are best suited to their environment will live and reproduce. Darwin supported his arguments with examples he found during his around-the-world trip in the 1830s.
The book laid the foundation of modern biology. It changed how other scientists understood the appearance of life on Earth.
A hundred and fifty years later, Darwin''s theory (理论) of natural selection still has great influence in the world of science. But some people have a question: since medicine and modern life have made people healthier, are we still evolving (进化) by natural selection?
The answer is yes, according to Stephen Stearns and his team of Yale University researchers. They did a study on 2,238 women in the US. They found that shorter, heavier women have more children than thinner, taller ones. This trend (趋势) runs among their female children and grandchildren. So if this continues, women in 400 years will be about 2cm shorter and a kilo heavier.
Sterns'' findings are supported by other scientists. For example, John Hawks at the University of Wisconsin, US and his team believe they have found nearly 2,000 gene variations (基因变异) in modern humans. Those variations allow people to drink milk, fight disease and improve brain (脑部) development.
1. Was The Origin of Species a popular book?
__________________________________________________________________ 2. When was the book published?
__________________________________________________________________ 3.What does natural selection mean?
__________________________________________________________________ 4.Why does the writer introduce Sterns’ finding in the passage?
__________________________________________________________________ 5.Why is Darwin’s theory of natural selecton important?
__________________________________________________________________ Let’s share.
A bird is known by its note, and a man by his talk. 闻其歌知其鸟，听其言知其人。
A lazy youth, a lousy age. 少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。
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练习题（二）
一. Unit 8 短语
1.整理，收拾 __________ 2.相像 __________ 3.张贴标牌__________ 4.要求，请求__________ 5.散发广告__________ 6.听众来电节目__________ 7.使振奋，使高兴起来__________ 8.充满快乐__________ 9.在…方面帮忙__________ 10.作为盲聋__________ 11.提出，想出__________ 12.马上，立即__________ 13.推迟，拖延__________ 14.词性__________
15.写下，记下__________ 16.帮助解决困难__________ 17.打电话__________ 18.去拿取回捐赠物__________ 19.赠送，分发__________ 20.训练指导足球队__________ 21.闲逛__________ 22.因为您善意的捐赠__________ 23.结局；结果为__________ 24.因…感谢__________ 25.搬运东西__________ 26.寄送给某人某物__________ 27.与...相似__________ 28.修理电脑__________ 29.设置建立网站__________ 30.以…为自豪__________ 31.用完，耗尽__________ 32.不能想象__________ 二.完成句子
1. 他已坚持为李奶奶打扫房间两年了。
He _______________________________the room for Grandma Li for two years.
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2. 这本书太厚了， 他不能按时看完。
This book ___________________________________________________________. 3. 李磊是我的同学，他不但学习好，而且乐于助人。
Li Lei is my classmate. He _________________________, ________________________others. 4. 今天早上八点你听到那些老人在隔壁房间唱歌了吗？
___________________________________ in the next room at 8 this morning? 5. 直到做完作业，妈妈才让我看电视。
My mother ____________________________________ I finished my homework. 三.阅读与表达
You don’t need millions to be happy. In fact, at the Happiness Training Centre in Australia, a couple of hundred dollars may be enough.
The training centre opened its doors last year, and, since then, men and women of all ages have been paying ＄200 an hour for lessnons on how to feel great. “You can really increase your happiness levels. That’s what we teach,”said Timothy Sharp, beginner of the centre. Experts say that only about 15% of happiness comes from income and fianer. As much as 85% comes from things such as attitude, life control and relationships.
Most of us are better off financially than our parents and
grandparents,but happiness levels haven’t changed to match that. Studies show that once the basic needs of housing and food are met, other wealth adds very little to happiness.
Scientists now say part of the reason we are richer but not happier is that we compare ourselves to people better off.
“The fact is that if you want to be happy, there’s a very simple thing you can do: compare yourself to people who are less well off that you--- poorer, smaller house, etc.” said Sharp.
The happiness Training Centre hopes to show you how to overcome these unhappiness factors by paying attention to “more than just your bank account.”
“If I compare myself to Bill Gates, then I’m always going to be down.”said Sharp.
1. Do people need a lot of money to be happy?
2. When did the Happiness Training Centre open?
3. Who’s the beginner of the Happiness Training Centre in Australia?
4. What does happiness depend on according to the passage?
5. What does the last sentence mean in English?
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