08-09学年度第34期7版Quiz time答案：
1. (1) Navy basic training  (2) basic SEAL training  (3) SEAL qualification training
2—4 DAB  5—8 ADBC  9—12 DCAC  13—16 CDBA

08-09年度第34期总第358期高二
SEALs save the day (P2)

I. Pre-reading

Headlines about Somali Pirates
November 14, 2008: A Chinese fishing vessel was hijacked by pirates armed with grenade (手榴弹) launchers and automatic weapons.
November 25, 2008: Somali pirates hijack another ship, drop ransom (赎金) for Saudi tanker.
April 4: Taiwanese ship, Win Far 161, was seized near the Seychelles islands, with a crew of 30, including 17 Filipinos, six Indonesians, five Chinese and two Taiwanese.
April 4: Somali pirates hijacked a British cargo ship in the Gulf of Aden, the fifth vessel to be seized in a surge of attacks in less than 48 hours.
April 6: Somali pirates have seized a 32,000-tonne UK-owned, Italian-operated bulk carrier early this morning.
April 8: Pirates near Somalia’s coastline attacked a cargo ship Wednesday with a crew of at least 20 U.S. nationals.
Captain Richard Phillips, the captain of the cargo ship, was taken hostage by the pirates when they seized his ship.

II. Skimming
Captain Phillips is a hero, having offered himself up as a hostage to the pirates to save the crew.
Is he still being held by the pirates as a hostage now?
Who saved him?
Is the rescue successful?
He is safe now.
U.S. Navy SEAL snipers freed him by killing three Somali pirates.

III. Scanning
Fill in the blanks.
1. The rescue is impressive.
The three snipers had made some of the most difficult shots imaginable: shooting at the same time 75 feet away from the swaying deck of a warship at three moving human targets in a lifeboat on the ocean. It had to be a “head shot”, too. Because one of the pirates was holding a gun pointed at Phillips. Only a head shot could make sure that the gunman wouldn’t shoot the gun by accident.
2. The cost of training US Navy Seals is very high, but they are worth every penny.
Just 2,000 SEALs are highly trained as rescuers and killers, who can fight by sea, air and land.
The training of a SEAL can take years: eight weeks of Navy basic training, six months of basic SEAL training and another six months of SEAL qualification training, in which advanced skills are taught.
Only about a third of the trainees complete the course -- and even then there’s another 18 months of training before they can be sent into a mission.
To train just one SEAL is expected to cost between $350,000 to $500,000. But one can’t really put a price on what they do. Any type of mission, anywhere in the world, they’re called to get a handle on it.

IV. Vocabulary
Define the following words and expressions.
1. handle
2. sniper
3. hostage
4. seize
5. expose
6. mission
7. sway
8. trainee
someone who shoots at people from a hidden place
to take away in an illegal and violent way
to allow something hidden to be seen
someone who is trained for a particular job
to move or swing gently from side to side
to take action to deal with a difficult situation
a person held by someone who threatens to kill him if they do not get what they want
a specific task or duty assigned by a large organization to a person or group of people
1. __f__ 2 . __a__ 3 . __g__ 4 . __b__ 5 . __c__ 6 . __h__ 7 . __e__ 8 . __d__

V. Speaking
US Navy Seals: Pirate Hunters, American Heroes.
Can you tell something about the Navy Seals and retell the rescue story to others?

Lewis loses his integrity (P4)
I. Pre-reading
Lewis Hamilton
World's Youngest World Champion Driver at McLaren-Mercedes
Full name: Lewis Carl Davidson Hamilton
Born:
January 7, 1985 in Stevenage, England
Team: McLaren Mercedes
Height: 5'7"  (1.74m)
Weight: 150 lbs (68kg).
Hobbies: Guitar, Music, Training

II. Skimming
What is mainly written about in this massage?
A. Lewis Hamilton’s success in Formula One history.
B. His attempt to defend his title.
C. The scandal that he got involved in.
D. His good reputation.
答案: C

III. Scanning
Answer the questions:
What title has Hamilton got in Formula One history?
He holds the title of being the youngest ever champion.
When this season began, what did he decide to do?
He was determined to defend his title.
What happened to him on April 3?
He was labeled a “cheat” and a “liar” in newspapers in the Western world.
Why was he thought to be a “cheat” and a “liar”?
He was told by one of his managers to make an illegal maneuver.
When did he admit his dishonesty?
He and his team didn’t admit their dishonesty until F1 officials brought forward audio recordings of the conversation.
What did the British newspaper the Telegraph write about his apology?
The Telegraph described his apology as “an impressive performance from the world champion”.
What did the British newspaper the Guardian advise for the driver?
The best champions have a humanity and generosity of spirit, which defines them more surely than anything else.

IV. Vocabulary
1. Love and hate are emotions indigenous to all humanity. (human)
2. His dishonesty cut him off from all of us. (honest)
3. He had no sense of responsibility to speak of. (respond)
4. We were lost in admiration for her achievements. (admire)
5. What I shall never forget is your generosity. (generous)
6. Advertising is often the most effective method of promotion. (effect)
7. The scholarship helped Martin to tide over a temporary embarrassment.  (embarrass)
8. The first night performance excited the audience. (perform)
9. We saw through the problem after his explanation. (explain)
10. This offer of a high salary and a free house is very seductive. (seduce)

British children are encouraged to read more (P5)
I. Pre-reading
Do you like reading?
What kind of books do you like?
Can you give an example of each kind of books?
adventure stories           biographies             detective stories
fairy tales                historical stories          horror stories
humorous stories           love stories              science fiction travel stories

II. Fast Reading
1. What does this passage mainly talk about?
2. Why do children in Britain have problems in reading?
3. What measures has been taken to solve the problem?

III. Careful Reading
1. We can infer from the first paragraph that JK Rowling is one of the most successful authors whose hometown is in Britain.
2. Though children in Britain do not read classic novels, they love modern novels.
3. The government has an optimistic attitude towards the problem, and they believe that it is just a matter of time for children to start reading.
4.“Quest Seeker” is designed as a trip to the local library to nurture children’s interest in reading.
5. The writer of the passage feels sad that children don’t read as much as before.
6. According to the writer, learning math and science can bring as much fun as reading.

IV. Phrasal Verbs
as far as         in crisis        encourage…to   turn into
get into the habit of        be saddened by     rather than
1.据…, 就…   ______________________
2.鼓励某人做某事 ______________________
3.（使）变成    ______________________
4.养成…的习惯   _____________________
5.对…感到难过，悲伤 _____________________
6.而不是   ______________________
7.处于危机当中 ______________________

Use the phrasal verbs to fill in the blanks
1. It’s necessary for kids to __________________ doing more reading.
2. ___________I know, he will be away for three months.
3. She___________ him _______talk to her.
4. Keep a cool head when you are _________.
5. We'll have the meeting in the classroom ___________in the auditorium
6. He ________________ the news that his father had been sent to the hospital last night.
7. The government is _______ the farm ____ an airport.

V. Writing 
Nowadays, E-books are becoming more and more popular; children prefer to read on-line books instead of paper books.
Will E-books replace paper books in the future?
Please write an essay to express your opinion.

POSSIBLE ANSWERS:
II. Fast Reading
1. It mainly talks about the reading problem among children in Britain.
2. It is because children can’t get adequate encouragement from their parents, and they spend most of their time on TV, the Internet and playing computer games rather than reading books.
3. The National Literacy Trust has a scheme called “Reading Champions”, and this summer they will organize an activity called “ Quest Seekers”. It aims to nurture children’s love in reading.

III. Careful Reading
1. T
2. F It’s not just a question of children not reading difficult works such as classic novels …Reading generally is in crisis in the UK.
3. F… as far as the government, experts and many parents are concerned, … the government and schools have not given up on youngsters.
4. T
5. T
6. F Unlike some other school subjects like math and science, which for many will always be a necessity to learn rather than much fun, reading can be a real pleasure …

IV. Phrasal Verbs
1. as far as       2. encourage…to      3. turn into
4. get into the habit of  5. be saddened by    6. rather than   7. in crisis
1. get into the habit of
2. as far as
3. encouraged…to
4. in crisis
5. rather than
6. was saddened by
7. turning into

Growing it back (P6)
I. Pre-reading
Among the following animals, which ones can grow back their lost body parts?

II. Skimming
1. According to the passage, what does “regenerate” refer to?
2. How many living things have been mentioned in the passage that can regenerate?  What are they?
bird
2. crab
3. flatworm
4. human being
a) lose an arm and grow one back
b) lose a head or a tail and grow one back
c) replace old feathers
d) regenerate skin and bone tissue to repair wounds

III. Scanning 
1. Journey to the West is a mythology that has been adapted into a well-known TV drama.
A. Right                    B. Wrong                    C. Doesn’t say
2. Regeneration goes through the same process among all living things.
A. Right                    B. Wrong                    C. Doesn’t say
3. If someone’s skin or bone is hurt, the human body can re-grow skin and bone tissue to fix the wound.
A. Right                    B. Wrong                    C. Doesn’t say
4. Liver cells can regenerate themselves unconditionally.      
A. Right                    B. Wrong                    C. Doesn’t say
5. Scientists have been studying animal regeneration for more than 100 years.
A. Right                    B. Wrong                    C. Doesn’t say
6. Stem cells are a kind of cell that can only be found in animals.      
A. Right                    B. Wrong                    C. Doesn’t say

IV. Chunks
on their way to
cut off
scare away
to some extent
depend on
turn into
work on
used to be

V. Language Study
1. Regeneration exists to some extent in all living things, including human beings.
to some extent        某种程度上,(多少)有一点
exist in                      存在于……当中
include，included，including
①include 用作及物动词，意思是“包括，包含”．
②included用作形容词，用在名词或代词后，意思是“包括在内”．
③including用作介词，意思是“包括在内”．
你的职责包括让孩子们上床睡觉。
Your duties will include putting the children to bed．
每个人都笑了，包括我在内。
Everyone laughed，me included．
10个人出席了会议包括我自己。
Ten members were present at the meeting，including myself．

Yet, it has been noted that what seems to be common in nearly all kinds of regeneration are stem cells.
It has been noted that…
大家注意到……
在本句中，what 引导的是一个________从句
用关系代词引导的主语从句。
你所需要的是更多的训练。
What you need is more practice.
我想知道的就是这事。
What I want to know is this.
我们无论做什么都是为人民服务。
Whatever we do is to serve the people.

VI. Voice your opinion
Nowadays, modern science and technology are developing rapidly; can you predict what will probably happen in the next few decades?

POSSIBLE ANSWERS:
II. Skimming
1. It refers to the living things that have the power to grow back missing body parts, such as arms, tails and even heads.
2. There are seven. They are crabs, flatworms, birds, plants, bacteria, starfish and humans.
1c  2a  3b   4d

III. Scanning 
1. a
2. b Regeneration exists to some extent in all living things, … the process of regeneration is much more developed in simple animals.
3. a
4. b Some organs can be regenerated if a large enough part remains as a starting point. …liver cells can regenerate from a piece of human liver.
5. a
6. b…it has been noted that what seems to be common in nearly all kinds of regeneration are stem cells.

IV. Chunks
在去……的路上
切断，砍下
使(某人)望而却步; 吓跑……
某种程度上,(多少)有一点
取决于……
变成
致力于……
曾经是