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4. What happened to the speaker and others when they reached the 40th floor?
5. What can be inferred from the passage?
Part D
The Girl Who Sounded the Alarm
Kelly worked at a photo shop in San Jose, California. In her 16 months of developing photos she has seen a few strange images. Sometimes there were naked people and sometimes there were photos of dead people from funerals. But what came to her eyes that morning was the scariest she had ever seen. In the photographs was a young man in black gloves and belt and pants, with a white T-shirt saying Natural Selection. He was seen either vigorously waving pipe bombs in the air or holding a shotgun. In the background of the photographs Kelly could see pipe bombs with nails taped all around them so they would hurt people when the bombs went off.
Photo clerks at her shop are told to report possible suspects of various crimes to authorities. Sometimes, however, there is no clear direction on what should be reported. But the photos of the young man left no doubt in Kelly's mind.
Kelly turned to her boss and said, \for he was afraid that this might bring trouble to him and his business. So she consulted her father, a veteran police officer, who told her to dial 911 at once.
Officers were waiting when the customer came to pick up the photos. Kelly's decisive action may have prevented mass murder, according to the authorities. The 19-year-old student in the photographs had taken the pictures as a final step in a two-year-long plot to blow up and gun down crowds of students at his college. He was charged with weapons possession with intent to injure and was put in prison.
Statements:
1. Kelly worked at a photo shop as a part-time job.
2. The young man in the photographs was a 19-year-old college student.
3. Kelly had no doubt that the young man was dangerous.
4. The boss tried hard to persuade Kelly not to call the police.
5. Kelly's father was once a police officer.
6. The young man actually had no intention to put his plot into practice.
7. After consulting her father, Kelly dialed 119 to report the case.
重点单词及词组
Part B
devastating 破坏性的 go to an interview 采访
deafening 震耳欲聋的 embolden 使大胆
storey 层 scream for 强烈要求
concrete 具体的,有形的 trapped 捕集的,
ceiling 天花板 accomplished 完成的
Part C
bouncing 跳跃的 instinct 本能
corridor 走廊 fire-resistant 防火的
stairwell 楼梯间 elevator 电梯
Part D
vigorously 精神旺盛地 shotgun 鸟枪
authority 权威 hesitate 犹豫
decisive 决定性的 gun down 枪杀
blow up 爆炸
Unit 8
Part B
Text 1
Why Are Some People Left-handed?
Research has shown that 90% of people naturally use their right hands for most tasks. But hundreds of millions of people use their left hands. Then why are some people left-handed? Scientists have been trying to answer that question for many years. A study done in 1992 found that men are more likely to be left-handed than women. It also found that Asian or Hispanic people are less likely to be left-handed than white people, black people or North American Indians. Some cultures accept people who do things mostly with their left hands. Others do not.
Scientists want to know the reason for left-handedness because it is closely linked to mental problems and language difficulties. One idea about the cause of left-handedness is the genetic theory. It says that people are right- or left-handed because of genes passed to them by their parents. For example, it has been shown that the handedness of adopted children is more likely to follow that of their birth parents than their adopted parents. Other evidence of genetic involvement can be found in some families. One famous example is the left-handed members of the present British royal family. These include Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Charles and Prince William.
Another idea is that right-handed people are born with the gene for it. But about 20% of people do not have the right-handed gene. These people could be either left- or right-handed. This idea may explain why two babies who have the same genes use different hands. In 18% of identical twins one twin is right-handed, and the other is left-handed. Probably both twins lack the right-handed gene so each has a chance to be either right- or left-handed.
Some scientists believe that the cause of handedness could include both genetics and development.
Questions:
1. What is the passage mainly about?
2. Which of the following topics is discussed in more detail in the passage?
3. What did the speaker want to convey by an example of the present British royal family?
4. What conclusion can you draw from the passage?
Text 2
Does Being Left-handed Affect One's Life?
There are approximately 30 million left-handed people in the United States, and several hundred million more around the world. Most right-handed people have never even considered the possibility that there might be any serious issues affecting left-handers. Even among all of these left-handed people, there are many different opinions about what these issues are and which issues might be most important to them.
Some left-handers think that being left-handed is a positive factor in their lives, and they feel that there are no serious issues affecting them. Others think that being left-handed is not a significant factor and has not affected their lives one way or another. There are also some left-handers who have no opinion and have never given any thought to what being left-handed has meant to them. But the majority of left-handed people find that being left-handed is at least a small disadvantage and a minor source of frustration in their lives.
There are many things that right-handed people take for granted that are quite difficult for left-handers. These include many basic skills like learning to write, learning to use scissors and other hand tools and utensils, and learning various crafts and other activities. Sometimes left-handers are puzzled by equipment designed for right-handers, and other times they are confused by instructors and instructions geared toward teaching right-handers. For some left-handed people this amounts to occasional difficulties and minor inconveniences. For other left-handers it is a lifetime full of failures and frustrations that may lead to much more serious problems.
Questions: