必修三Unit 6 Disaster and hope
Understanding ideas
Hot! Hot! Hot!
________ (pick) up a free newspaper at the Tube station, I see the title “Hot! Hot! Hot!”. Today, the temperature in London ________ (expect) to reach 30 plus degrees! The average high temperature in July is only 22 degrees, so over 30 is not usual for London. It’s going to be awful on the Central Line, with no air conditioning. Why did they have to invent the Tube before air conditioning It’s just ________ (type) that my journey is on one of the oldest lines, as well as one of the deepest. It’s the hottest on the whole Tube system.
Sure enough, going down the stairs and onto the platform is like jumping into a volcano ________ is erupting. This, however, is nothing ________ (compare) to the train. Because there’s no air conditioning, the temperature inside the train can reach 35 degrees! It’s lovely at the beach, ________ not so when you’re wearing a suit and in ________ crowd of passengers! I’m sure the passenger next to me and I are melting and becoming one! I had bacon and eggs for breakfast, and now I’m feeling a bit sick—I hope I can make it to Bank station... I’ll avoid the feeling by thinking about work. I work in a tall, glass building. One very hot summer, the sun reflected off it and melted cars ________ (park) below! Will this happen again today
Yes, each summer in London ________ (definite) seems hotter than the last. I suddenly feel a bit scared. Perhaps now is the time to start planning for the future I should ________ (probable) put my flat on the market and buy a boat. That way, when the Thames rises and there is a flood in London, I’ll still be able to get to work. But wait! Would I still have a workplace ________ (go) to My office is only on the third floor of the building, so quite low. I’ll speak with my manager about moving to the top floor. Most importantly, I will need to learn to swim! I’ll join a beginner’s swimming class ________ (immediate). Then I’ll be able to survive even when the tall buildings ________ (flood).
Looking through my newspaper, I’m shocked by photos ________ (show) that a hurricane in Asia has destroyed a town. What’s more, heavy rain in Eastern Europe has caused landslides, and the heat across Southern Europe has caused forest fires. Experts say this bad weather has occurred due ________ climate change. News like this makes me feel nervous. Now that it’s hard to avoid a disaster on Earth, perhaps I should start thinking about moving to space...
“The next station is Bank!” comes the ________ (announce). That’s my destination. ________ (step) out of the station with a heavy heart, I suddenly feel a fresh wind on my face. Well, maybe I have been worrying too much. After all, it’s only 30 degrees outside!
必修三Unit 6 Understanding ideas 答案
Picking, is expected, typical, that, compared, but, a, parked, definitely, probably, to go, immediately,
are flooded, showing, to, announcement, Stepping
新外研必修三 Unit 1 Knowing me, knowing you
Developing ideas
Little White Lies
________ (write) more than two hundred years ago, these lines by Walter Scott remain one of the most well-known excerpts of Scottish poetry:
Oh, what a tangled web we weave,
When first we practise to deceive!
We all know that ________ (honest) is an important value and that ________ (lie) is wrong, but who can honestly say that they’ve never told a lie Perhaps we comfort ourselves with the knowledge ________ most of the lies we tell are “white lies”: little lies that we tell to protect others ________ the truth.
We’ve all surely had the experience of someone cooking a meal for us that we don’t like. The ________ (major) of us of course don’t tell the truth — we lie and say that the food is “delicious”.
Or if a friend asks us ________ we think of their new haircut, we say “It’s great!”, even if we think it’s awful. But ________ what extent can we justify telling white lies like these
One of the main reasons for telling a white lie ________ (be) to try to make others feel better. However, when we lie and say that someone’s haircut looks good, ________ when we say that we love a meal that we ________ (secret) hate, are we really hoping to improve the situation for someone else Perhaps we are in fact lying to protect ourselves from the disappointment and ________ (angry) of others.
Another reason for telling a white lie is ________ (give) encouragement. Say for example that your friend asks you what you think of his singing. You of course say that it’s wonderful, despite secretly thinking that your cat can sing better. Stop for a moment and consider that perhaps your friend wants some frank ________ (comment) from you so that they can improve. Or perhaps, they need to know that they should look ________ a different hobby.
Finally, we may also tell a white lie when we want to protect others from bad news. If you’ve had a bad day, do you tell your parents about it, or do you hide your tears and lie that your day was “fine” If ________ latter, don’t you think your parents would want to listen to you and understand your feelings Wouldn’t it be better ________ (respect) their concern for you and ask for their advice
Going back to Walter Scott’s lines, we may find even white lies have results we cannot know ________ advance. Perhaps the meal you said was “delicious” will ________ (serve) every time you visit. Would your friend trust your opinion again if he found out you ________ (lie) about his “wonderful” singing How would you expect others to ________ (true) understand your emotions if you only shared good news instead of bad Moreover, how would you feel if you discovered that the people closest to you had been hiding the truth ________ you
必修三 Unit 1 Developing ideas答案
Written, honesty, lying, that, from, majority, what, to, is, or, secretly, anger, to give, comments, for, the, to respect, in, be served, had lied, truly, from