人教版高中英語選修九學(xué)案講義Unit 2 sailing the oceans-詞匯篇（學(xué)生版）

第3講Unit2Sailingtheoceans詞匯篇____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________1.掌握本單元詞匯、短語并熟練運(yùn)用。2.積累并掌握閱讀高頻詞匯。一.詞匯1.acceleratev.加速1)Thecaracceleratedasitovertookme.那輛汽車一加速就超越了我。2)Theleaderislosinggroundastherestoftherunnersaccelerate.領(lǐng)先者在其余賽跑者加速時(shí)就逐漸失去了優(yōu)勢(shì)。2.knot[來]n.結(jié)v.打結(jié)vt.把...打成結(jié)1)Heknottedatowelabouthisneck.他把毛巾系在脖子上。2)Thereisaknotintheboard.這塊木板上有個(gè)結(jié)。3)Myhairknotseasily.我的頭發(fā)愛打結(jié)。4)Theknotwasfastenedinsuchawaythatitwasimpossibletoundo.這個(gè)結(jié)系得那么緊,根本解不開。5)Mydeadfingerscouldnotuntietheknot.我的手指麻木了,解不開結(jié)。[來源:學(xué)。科。網(wǎng)]6)Thisknotkeepsloosening.這個(gè)結(jié)老松開。7)Youneedasharpknifetocutthroughtheknot.你需用快刀才能把結(jié)切斷。3.simplifyv.簡(jiǎn)化,使單純vt.簡(jiǎn)化1)Shesimplifiedtheinstructionssothatthechildrencouldunderstandthem.她簡(jiǎn)化了指令以便于兒童理解。2)Thatwillsimplifymytask.那可簡(jiǎn)化了我的工作。4.updatev.更新,補(bǔ)充最新資料1)Thedatashouldbeupdatedonceaweek.這些數(shù)據(jù)應(yīng)該每星期更新一次。2)Mapsneedregularupdates.地圖需要經(jīng)常修訂。3)Iupdatedthemitteeonourprogress.我向委員會(huì)報(bào)告了我們的進(jìn)展情況。4)Thefeedbackfromtheputerenablesustoupdatetheprogram.計(jì)算機(jī)的反饋能使我們更新程序。5.swoopn.俯沖,攫取v.抓取,突然襲擊1)Policemadeadawnswoop.警方于拂曉時(shí)發(fā)動(dòng)了突襲。2)Planesswooped(low)overtheship.飛機(jī)低飛著掠過那艘船。3)Therobberswoopedupthebanknotes.劫匪把鈔票一把搶走了。4)Theowlswoopeddownonthemouse.那只貓頭鷹向著老鼠猛撲下來。5)Theeaglepoisedinmid-airreadytoswooponitsprey.那鷹在半空中盤旋準(zhǔn)備撲向獵物。6.depositn.存款,定金,堆積物vt.存放,堆積vi.沉淀1)Hedepositedthecaseintheleftluggageoffice.他把箱子放在行李寄存處。2)Hedepositsasumofmoneyinthebankeachmonth.他每月在銀行存一筆錢。3)TheNilefloodsthefieldsanddepositsmudonthem.尼羅河泛濫，在田野上淤積一層泥。4)Youmustdeposit500aswellasthefirstmonth'srent.你必須付500英鎊押金及第一個(gè)月的租賃費(fèi)。5)TheshoppromisedtokeepthegoodsformeifIpaidadeposit.商店答應(yīng),倘若我付定金就給我保留這批貨。6)Athickdepositofmudlayonthefieldswhenthefloodwentdown.洪水退后,田野上留下一層厚泥。7)Ihadtodeposit10%ofthepriceofthehouse.我必須先付房?jī)r(jià)的10%作定錢。8)Thechequewasonlydepositedyesterday,soithasn'tbeenclearedyet.[來源:Z_xx_k]這張支票昨天才存入銀行,所以尚未兌現(xiàn)。7.reckonv.計(jì)算,總計(jì),評(píng)估1)Ireckonthiswillbeahotsummer.我估計(jì)這將是一個(gè)炎熱的夏天。2)Didyoureckoninthecostofthetaxi?你把出租車費(fèi)算進(jìn)去了嗎？3)Theyreckonthebookasoneofhisbestworks.他們認(rèn)為這本書是他的優(yōu)秀作品之一。4)Thenewswon'tworryher,Ireckon.我看這消息不會(huì)使她不安。5)We'rereckoningonmovinghouseinMay.我們指望著五月份搬家。6)CanIreckononyoutohelp?你能幫助我嗎?7)Whenyoudidyourexpenses,didyoureckoninyourtaxifares?你計(jì)算費(fèi)用時(shí),把計(jì)程車費(fèi)算進(jìn)去了嗎?8)Theyhadmanydifficultiestoreckonwith.他們有許多困難要考慮。8.foreseev.預(yù)見,預(yù)知1)Heforesawthathisjourneywouldbedelayedbybadweather.他預(yù)知自己的旅程會(huì)被惡劣天氣耽擱。2)Doyouforeseeanyproblemswiththenewsystem?對(duì)于這種新體制，你看會(huì)有什么問題嗎？3)Thedifficultiescouldnothavebeenforeseen.這些困難是無法預(yù)見的。4)Heforesawthatthejobwouldtakealongtime.他預(yù)見到做這件工作需要很長(zhǎng)時(shí)間。5)Theycouldnothaveforeseenhowthingswouldturnout.他們不可能預(yù)知事情的結(jié)果。9.tearn.眼淚,撕破v.流淚,撕破1)Shetoreherskirtonthenail.釘子勾破了她的裙子。2)Mywifeburstintotearswhensheheardthebadnews.我太太聽到這個(gè)壞消息就哭了起來[3)Herheartwastornbyanxiety.她焦慮得心都快碎了。4)Shetorethechildfromitsfather'sarms.她把孩子從父親懷里搶了過去。5)Dotearyourselfawayfromthetelevisionandeoutforawalk.你別舍不得離開電視了，出去散散步吧。6)Don'tpullthepagessohardortheywilltear.別那么使勁扯書頁，那會(huì)撕破的。7)Thisclothtearseasily.這布料容易撕破。[來源:Zxxk]8)Thechildwastornfromitsmother'sarms.把孩子從母親懷抱中奪走了。10.roarn.吼,咆哮,轟鳴v.吼,大聲說出,叫喊1)Heroaredwithpain.他疼得大叫起來。2)Hisamusingperformancecausedaroaroflaughterintheaudience.他那有趣的表演引起了觀眾的哄堂大笑。3)Thefootballcrowdroared.足球觀眾大喊起來。4)Carsroaredpast(us).汽車隆隆地駛過（我們身邊）.5)Thecrowdroareditsapproval.群眾高呼贊成。6)Themurmurswelledintoaroar.竊竊私語的聲音變大形成一片喧嘩。7)Theydroveawayfromthecitycentre,theroarofthetrafficstilldinningintheirears.他們駛出了市中心,但車來人往的喧囂聲仍在耳中回響。8)Theroarofthetrainreverberatedinthetunnel.火車的轟隆聲在隧道里回蕩。長(zhǎng)難句理解Soacplishednavigatorswereabletouseittoplottheirpositions．熟練的領(lǐng)航員就能夠用它來確定自己的位置。句中acplished是形容詞，意思是“優(yōu)秀的，熟練的”，作定語修飾其后的名詞。acplished的用法如下：已完成的;已達(dá)到的：acplishedfacts既成事實(shí)；學(xué)識(shí)淵博的,技術(shù)高超的,有成就的：anacplishedcook廚藝精湛的廚師anacplishedlady才女JudyisacplishedinEnglishteaching.茱蒂擅長(zhǎng)英語教學(xué)；Onacleardayespeciallyduringthesummerthesailorscouldusethesunoverheadatmiddaytonavigateby．在晴朗的日子，尤其是在夏天，水手可以使用正午頭頂?shù)奶杹硪龑?dǎo)他們航行。[來源:學(xué)科句中tonavigateby作目的狀語，修飾謂語動(dòng)詞，其中的by是介詞，它的邏輯賓語是前面的thesun。例句：Ihavenotopicstowriteabout.Hefoundsomepenstowritewith.Heisnotthepersontogetalongwith.Seabirdscouldbeusedtoshowthewaytolandwhenitwasnowheretobeseen．看不到陸地的時(shí)候，可以利用海鳥來定位通向陸地的方向。[來源:ZXXK]句中used后面有一個(gè)停頓。to到land作目的狀語。句中when引導(dǎo)的是時(shí)間狀語從句，修飾說明主句謂語動(dòng)詞。Thenumberofknotsthatwerecountedduringafixedperiodoftimegavethespeedoftheshipinnauticalmilesperhour．一定時(shí)段得出的繩節(jié)數(shù)顯示航船的海哩時(shí)速。句中thatwerecountedduringafixedperiodoftime是定語從句，innauticalmiles和perhour都是狀語。[來源:學(xué)&科&網(wǎng)Z&X&X&K]Later,whenseamenbegantousethepassinthe12thcenturytheycouldcalculatelongitudeusingplicatedmathematicaltables．后來到了十二世紀(jì)海員開始使用指南針的時(shí)候，他們就能夠借助復(fù)雜的數(shù)學(xué)表格計(jì)算出航行的經(jīng)度了。usingplicatedmathematicaltables是現(xiàn)在分詞短語作狀語，表示手段。例句：Theboysatinfrontofthefarm—housecuttingthebranch.那男孩坐在農(nóng)舍前，削樹枝。（伴隨）Hecamerunningbacktotellmethenews.他跑回來告訴我這個(gè)消息。（方式）Anoldmanentered,supportedbyagirl.一位老人在一個(gè)女孩的攙扶下走進(jìn)來。（方式）Thenhecouldtellifhewassailingonhiscorrectratherthanarandomcourse.這樣他就能弄清楚他是沿正確航線而不是紊亂航線航行。ratherthan的例句還有：IthinkI’llhaveacolddrinkratherthancoffee.Whydidn’tyouaskforhelp,ratherthantryingtodoitonyourown?Theearliest，theastrolabe，wasaspecialall-in-onetoolfortellingthepositionoftheshipinrelationtothesunandvariousstarswhichcoveredthewholesky．最早的，那些古代的星盤，是一種單一形式的工具，用來確定船舶與太陽和太空星辰的相對(duì)位置。inrelationto…是復(fù)合介詞短語，作狀語。請(qǐng)看：inrelationto(=concerning)thismatter。Itsbrainissmallinrelationto(=paredwith)itsbody.Littleofwhathesaidhasanyrelationtofact.Itprovedtobethemostaccurateandreliableoftheseearlynavigationalinstruments．它證明是這些早期航海儀器中最準(zhǔn)確最可靠的一種。句中proved可以看作半系動(dòng)詞，后接表語。look，turn，feel，get，bee，sound，smell，stand，go，remain等都可能用作半連系動(dòng)詞。例如：Helookedaperfectfool．他看上去是個(gè)十足的傻瓜。Heturnedtraitortohiscountry．他背叛了祖國(guó)。Ifeltveryhungryafteralongwalk．走了一段長(zhǎng)路，我感到很餓。Ourmotherlandisgettingstrongerandstronger．我們國(guó)家變得越來越強(qiáng)大了。Someofthelandbecamecoveredwithwater．一些田地覆蓋著水。Thestorysoundsinteresting．這故事聽起很有趣。Theflowerssmellsweet．花朵散發(fā)芳香。Holdingthenoteinhishand，hestoodtheredumbfounded．他拿著鈔票，站在那里，目瞪口呆。Theywentmad．他們發(fā)狂了。Heneverremainedsatisfiedwithhissuccess．他從不滿足于自己的成績(jī)。1.Smallbusinessesarepleteat______mercyof______banksthesedays.Aa;/Bthe;/C/;theDa;the2.（2015江蘇南京調(diào)研）Bodymassindex,orBMI,isameasureofaperson’sweight_______height.ApersonwithaBMIoftwenty-fivetotwenty-nineisconsideredoverweight.AinviewofBinrelationtoCintermsofDinresponseto3.You’dbetterwritedownthephonenumberofthatrestaurantforfuture________.ApurposeBreferenceCprogressDmemory4.Atthe________momentthatIputmyfootonthestep,thebusstarted.ApreciseBdelicateCconsiderateDspecial5.Heisa______friend.Youcoulddependonhim.AavailableBpossibleCportableDreliable6.Environmentalexpertspointoutthat_______someseriousproblemsuchasglobalwarming,butitalsocouldthreatenhumanlife.AnotonlydoesincreasingpollutioncauseBnotonlycausesincreasingpollutionCnotonlyincreasingpollutioncausesDnotonlyincreasingpollutiondoescause基礎(chǔ)演練根據(jù)漢語或首字母提示填空1.Wecontinuetoseeat_______towardglobalizationoffinancialbusiness.2.Thedatashouldbe__________(更新)onceaweek.3.putersbecamelighter,smaller,andmorep__________everyyear.4.Thetechnologyhasbeens________sothateveryonecanuseit.5.Swansaresurprisingly_________(笨拙的)onland.6.Mostpeopleknowthattheouteofacointossisr________.7.Thegovernmentwillgrantthempermissionforoile__________.8.Sheturnedonthe___________()lightandlookedaroundtheroom.9.Therocksintheseahadgreens__________growingonthem.10.Despitesomes_______asacook,hewasstillthebestdadyoucouldeverhopefor.11.Theaircrafts________downoverthefieldsinsearchofitstarget.12.Thepostmanhasbroughtap________foryou.13.Ther__________andopenpolicyhasbroughtusChinesepeoplearichandcolorfullife.14.Ithinkitis______________(必須做的)tolookoverthehouse.15.Thebirdwasp__________seedsoutofthesunflowers.16.Thecarrolledovertheedgeofac________.17.Theyplannedtoorganizeascientific___________(遠(yuǎn)征).18.Hopesarefadingforthes________ofthemissingclimbers.19.Allthearrangementsshouldhavebeenpletedbeforeourd________.20.Hed________asumofmoneyinthebankeachmonth.21.Thebadweatherputusinad________—shallwemoveonorgoback?22.Heusuallygoesoutforawalkat__________(黃昏).23.Theylosttheirwayinthedesertanddiedoft_________.24.Therehasbeena__________(逐漸的)increaseinthenumberofpeopleowningcars.25.Shehadanundergraduatedegreein________(心理學(xué)).26.Thiswirewilltake50poundst__________beforebreaking.27.Thesepoorpeoplearelivingonthevergeofs________.鞏固提高1.Generallyitis_____badmannerstoblowyournoseat_____tableorspit(吐痰)in____publicplaces.A.∕;the;theB.the;a;∕C.∕;∕;∕D.the;∕;∕2.Ilike_____intheautumnwhentheweatherisclearandbright.A.thisB.thatC.itD.one3.Motherthoughtitnouse_____metomarryJohn.A.forcingB.lettingC.makingD.toforce4._____totrainhisdaughterinputer,heputanadlikethisinthepaper,“_____,aputerteacherforaten-year-oldgirl.”A.Determined;WantedB.Determined;WantingC.Determines;WantedD.Determining;Wanting5.InBritaintoday,women______44%oftheworkforce,andnearlyhalfthemotherswithchildrenareinpaidwork.A.takeupB.makeupC.pickupD.giveup6.ItissaidthatinAustralia,thereismorelandthanthegovernmentknows____________.A.howtodowithitB.whattodowithC.whattodowithitD.howtodowith7.Wasitbecauseitrainedheavilylastnight_____youdidn’te?A.thatB.whyC.soD.what8.Youdidn’thearmeuntilnow?No.Imust___________soundly(沉)whenyoucamein.A.havesleptB.besleepingC.sleepD.havebeensleeping[來9.You’veagreedtogo.Sowhyaren’tyougettingreadyrightnow?ButI_______thatyouwouldlikemetostartatonce.don’trealizeB.haven’trealizedC.didn’trealizeD.hadn’trealized10.Theexperimentturnedouttobeapletefailure,_______wasn’t______theywanted.A.it;whatB.as;thatC.which;whatD.that;what11.WhendidyougotoShanghai?Iremember______therewhenIwasaboyoften.A.tobetakenB.beingtakenC.totakeD.havingtaken12.Robertissaid___________abroad,butIdon’tknowwhatcountryhestudiedin.A.tohavestudiedB.tobestudyingC.tostudyD.tohavebeenstudying13.IseldomwatchTV,butIlistentotheradioalot.______________.A.SodoIB.NeitherdoIC.ThesametomeD.Soitiswithme.[來源:14.InChina,allthestudentsworkhardatschool_________goingtouniversityforhighereducationinthefuture.A.inthehabitofB.inthehopeofC.insearchofD.inhonorof15.Whydoesshealwaysaskyouforhelp?Thereisnooneelse_____,isthere?A.whototurntoB.shecanturntoC.forwhomtoturnD.forhertoturn一．翻譯句子1．我們很可能感到奇怪，在經(jīng)緯度用來在地圖上標(biāo)出船只位置之前，海員是如何對(duì)海洋探索的。2．在看不見陸地的時(shí)候，可以用海鳥來指明通往陸地的去路。(beusedtodo)3．你簡(jiǎn)直無法想象我們被放逐在小船上漂泊了40天后在帝汶島登陸時(shí)的凄慘樣子。4．在公園里，我看見一個(gè)小男孩手持風(fēng)箏線，風(fēng)箏在他的頭頂上正由風(fēng)擺布，忽上忽下。（overhead,atthemercyof）5．他總是使我們忙個(gè)不停，并且竭力使我們忘記饑渴。（takeone’smindsoff）二.根據(jù)首字母填空However,itwasa_______touseasoneofthepointsofreferencewasthemovingshipitself.Thiswasamorepreciseands_______versionoftheastrolabe.Itprovedtobethemostaccurateandr_______oftheseearlynavigationalinstruments.Thisseemstohavebeenthefirstandmostusefulformofexplorationwhichcarriedthem___________amountofrisk.5.Oncewewereatsea,ourr_______everydaywasthesame.Thereisaspecialcloudformationwhichi_________thereislandcloseby.Seamencouldfollowthebirdstolandeveniftheywereo__________andintheopensea.Wiseseamencoulda____________thespeed,buttheycouldalsobedangerous.Thereisnos_______methodofmeasuringlongitudeuntilthe17thcenturywhentheBritishsolvedthistheoreticalproblem.Anearlymethodofmeasuringspeedinvolvedthrowingak_________ropetiedtoalogoverthesideoftheship.[來源:學(xué)_科_網(wǎng)]Thepasshasaspecialm_________pointerwhichalwaysindicatestheNorthPole.Thesextantwastheu_________versionoftheastrolabeandquadrantwhichreducedthetendencytomakemistakes.Itwass_______quantitiesbuttheextremelackofwaterwasthehardesttocopewithpsychologically.Thed_____________ofstayingontheshipseemedtogrowasIthoughtabouthowwrongitwastotreatCaptainBlighinthisway.[來源:Z&xx&k]15.Thet__________intheboatgotworseasthesupplyoffoodandwatergraduallydisappeared.__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________一.單項(xiàng)選擇(2014西城二模)1.—Youlookgreat!—I______out.Checkoutmymuscles!A.willwork B.wasworking C.havebeenworking D.hadbeenworking2.______StephonMarburyisanAmerican,hehasbeearolemodelamongBeijingbasketballfans.A.As B.Although C.When D.Since3.It’sbeendiscoveredinthestudy______peoplearemorerelievedafterforgivingothers.A.that B.what C.which D.whose4.Grandpawasshockedbythenews.Rarely______himsoquiet.A.doIsee B.hadIseen C.Ihadseen D.Isaw5.Thereportaimstoexplainhowtheseconclusions______.A.werereachedB.hadbeenreached C.havereached D.hadreached6.Sometimes,______apatientaget-wellcardisbetterthanvisitinghim.A.tobesent B.beingsent C.havingsent D.sending7.It’salwayshardtorememberanamewhenonedoesn’thaveafacetogowith______.A.him B.it C.her D.one8.Itwasunusualthatsuchcloseneighbors______notknowoneanother.A.could B.would C.must D.should9.Theagentpromisedtokeepthefamilymembersfully______ofanydevelopments.A.inform B.informing C.informed D.beinginformed10.—Theprofessorgaveareallygoodspeech.—Isuggestyou______himsomespecificquestionsabouthisworkexperience.A.haveasked B.willask C.asked D.ask11.Apersonwhohasnevertastedbitterwon’tknow______sweetis.A.which B.what C.when D.why12.Thelandladypreferstohavewomenintheapartmentratherthanmen.Shethinkswomentake______careofthings!A.well B.good C.better D.best13.Basedonatruestory,thefilmshowsaheroracing______timetogetbackthestolenpapers.A.behind B.against C.about D.at14.I’vemadeseveraltravelplansforourvacation,butI’llleaveittoyou______one.15.Parishassomegreatmuseums______visitorscanseefineworksofimpressionistpainters.A.where B.which C.that D.when二.閱讀理解AMyeighthgradeconsistedof28classmates．Wekneweachothersowellthatmostofuscoulddistinguisheachother'shandwritingataglance．Althoughwegrewuptogether,westillhadclassoutcasts．Fromsecondgradeon,asmallgroupstartedharassing（騷擾）twoorthreeoftheothers．Iwasoneofthosetwoorthree,thoughIdidn'tknowwhy．Inmostcaseswhenchildrengetpickedon,theyaren'tgoodatsportsortheyreadtoomuchortheywearthewrongclothesortheyareofadifferentrace．Butinmyclass,weallreadtoomuchanddidn'tknowhowtoplaysports．Wehadalsobeenbroughtuptocarefullyrespecteachother'srace．Thisiswhatwassostrangeaboutmysituation．Usually,peoplearemadeoutcastsbecausetheyareinsomewaydifferentfromthelargergroup．Butinmyclass,largedifferencesdidnotexist．Itwasasiftheoutcastswereinventedbythegroupoutofaneedforthem．TheharassmentcameintheformoflaughterwhenItalked,androlledeyeswhenIturnedaround．IfIwasoutontheplaygroundandapproachedagroupofpeople,theyoftenfellsilent．Sometimes,someonewouldnotseemeingandIwouldcatchthetailendofajokeatmyexpense．TherewasanothergirlinourclasswhowasperhapsevenmorerejectedthanI．Sheprovidedthegroupwithalotofmaterialforjokes．OnedayonepopulargirlcameuptometoshowmesomethingshesaidIwouldn'twanttomiss．Wewalkedtoaeroftheplayground．Threeorfourgirlstherewerereadingaloudfromasmallbook,whichIwastoldwasthegirl'sdiary．Isatdownand,laughingtillmysideshurt,heardmyvoicefinallymixedwiththeothers．Oftenbeingacceptedbyothersismoresatisfyingthanbeingacceptedbyoneself,eventhoughthesatisfactiondoesnotlast．Lookingback,IwonderhowIcouldhaveparticipatedinmakingfunofthisgirlwhenIknewperfectlywellhowitfelt．IfIwereinthatsituationtodayIwouldreactdifferently,butIcan'thonestlybesure．1.Theauthorwasmadeanoutcastbecause____．A.shecouldn'tplaysportsaswellasothers B.herfamilybelongedtoaminoritygroupC.herclassmatesfoundherclothesfunny D.herclassmatesneededtofindanoutcast2.Howwastheauthortreatedasanoutcast?A.Shewasoftenthetargetofteasing．B.Noonerespondedtohertalking．C.Shewasrefusedtoapproachothers．D.Herdiarywasoftenmadepublic．3.WhatdidtheauthordotothegirlmentionedinParagraph3?A.Sheshowedgreatsympathywiththegirl．B.Shejoinedothersinmakingfunofthegirl．C.Shestoppedtheothersfromhurtingthegirl．D.Shefoundmorematerialsaboutthegirlforjokes．4.Whatdoesthepassageintendtotellus?A.Everyoneislikelytobeeanoutcast．B.Weshouldn'thitapersonwhenheisdown．C.Oneshouldpaysomebodybackinhisownway．D.Everyonehasadesiretobeacceptedbyothers．BBreakingtheCodeOneschoolnightthismonthIwalkedquietlyuptoAlexander,my15-year-oldson,andtouchedhischeekgentlyinamannerIhopedwouldseemcasual．Ayearagohewouldhaveignoredthisdisturbancebutnowhereactedimpatientlyandleanedbacktohisputerscreen．Imadeamistake:breakingintomyteenager'spersonalspace．"Theaverageteenagerhasprettystrongfeelingsabouthisprivacy,"LaraFoxandherfriendHilaryFrankeltoldme．Mr.FrankelandMr.Fox,both17,aretheauthorsofBreakingtheCode,anewbookthatseekstobridgethegenerationaldividebetweenparentsandadolescents．Itisbeingpromotedbyitspublisherasthefirstself-helpguidebyteenagersfortheirparents,akindof"KidsAreFromMars,ParentsAreFromVenus"thatexplainsthelanguageandactionsofteenagers．Thegirlsdealtwithissuesincludinghangingoutlate,money,schoolpressures,smokingetc．Personally,Iweletheiropinions．Themostmonmisstepsininteractingwithteenagersarisefromthewarbetweenparentsexercisingtheirrightstoknowwhatgoesonundertheirroofandteenagersfirmlyguardingtheirprivacy．Teenagerscanbequicktointerprettheirparents'remarksandrespondwithangerthatmaskstheirvulnerability（脆弱）.MsFoxsaid,"Whatwewantaboveallisyourapproval．Don'tforget,nomatterhowmuchweactasifwedon'tcarewhatyousay,webelievethethingsyousayaboutus．"Nancy,aNewYorkchild-raisingexpertsaidshedidn'tagreewitheverythingtheauthorssuggestedbutfoundtheirargumentsreasonable．"Whenyourkidsaresaying,'Youdon'tgetit,andyouneverwill,'therearelotsofwaystorespondsothattheywilllistenandthatiswhatthewriterspointout．""Myparentshelpedmeseethat,"Mr.Foxtoldme,"eventhoughtheyusedtostayoutlateandridetheirbicyclestoschool,timeshavechangedandthewayparentseducatechildrenisdifferent．Thesedaysthereisamajorfearfactorinbringingupkids．Parentsworryabouttheirchildcrossingthestreet．"Thewriterssaidtheyhopedsimplytothrowlightonteenagethinking．5.Whydoestheauthormentionthebook"KidsAreFromMars,ParentsAreFromVenus?A.Itisoneofthebest-sellers．B.Itisalsowrittenbythetwogirls．C.Thetwobookshavethesimilartheme． D.Thetwobookshavedifferentopinions．6.Theunderlinedsentence"Youdon'tgetit,andyouneverwill"inthe4thparagraphimpliesthat____．A.theteenagersdon'twant/toadmittheirweaknessB.theteenagersthinkthattheirparentswillneverunderstandthemC.theparentsdonotnecessarilyforceintotheworldoftheirchildrenD.thegenerationgapcannotbeshorteneddespitetheirparents'efforts7.Itcanbeinferredfromthelasttwoparagraphsthat____．A.teenagersshouldguardtheirprivacyB.Nancytotallyagreeswiththetwogirls'opinionsC.parentsaremoreconcernedaboutchildren'ssafetyD.thetwogirlshaveobtainednumeroussupportfromthepublic8.Accordingtothetwogirls,teenagersnowadaysare____．A.independent B.intelligentC.sensitiveD.inconsiderateCHumankindhastriedtoimproveitsstandardoflivingsincetheverybeginningofcivilization．Backthen,aswellastoday,providingfoodandsecuritywasthebasictaskforaperson．However,nowadaystherangeofrequiredgoodshasexpandedsignificantly．Peoplefeeltheneedfornotonlysomeprimarythings,suchasapieceofbreadandaroofovertheirheads,butalsoforvariousfacilitiesandluxuries．Providinghumanitywiththesethingsisconnectedtotheuseofnaturalresources,whichrequiresenergy．Inturn,themonsourcesofenergyweusetodaycausepollution,soeconomicgrowthisalmostinevitablyassociatedwithenvironmentaldamage．Economicgrowthistheincreaseinnumbersofgoodsandservicesproducedovertimebyaneconomy,andit'scalculatedintermsofrealGrossDomesticProduct（GDP）．Beforegrowthiscalcula