Part 1: Language Focus

(Text生词)

1.infection: n. a disease that affects a particular part of one’s body and is caused by bacteria or virus 传染；感染

e.g. Breast milk can help protect babies against infection.

2.insurance: n. 保险

e.g. They provide free insurance against loss or damage to property up to $10,000.

3.over time: 久而久之；随着时间的推移

e.g. Language changes over time because the needs of its speakers change.

4.predict: vt. say sth. will happen, before it happens 预测

e.g. Industry leaders predict that another 8,000 jobs could be lost in this city by the end of the year.

5.by now: up until this given point in time 到如今

e.g. By now I should be in Paris if I’d caught my train.

6.do well: do sth. well with skill and care 进展好，情况不错

e.g. Don’t worry about the test — I’m sure you’ll do well.

7.folk: n. music or song in the traditional style of a country 民间音乐

e.g. The city has jazz and folk festivals every year.

8.hook: vt. (infml) succeed in making (sb.) interested in sth. or attracted to sth. 吸引，引起兴趣

e.g. The novel hooked me on the very first page. Once I got my hands on it, I couldn’t put it down.

9.challenge: n. sth. that tests strength, skill, or ability 挑战

e.g. He is brave enough to take on the challenge of bringing back success to our football team.

10.how about: (used to make a suggestion about what to do) 怎么样

e.g. I’m busy on Monday. How about we have that game on the weekend?

11.tutor: v. give private lessons to (sb.) 任家庭教师教（某人），辅导

e.g. During my illness my classmates took turns to tutor me for hours after school.

12.take over: become dominant 变成主要的，取而代之

e.g. We human beings are afraid of a lot of things. We often let fear take over because we believe that something bad is going to happen, even when we don’t have evidence that it will.

13.show up: (infml) make an appearance; arrive 露面，出现

e.g. What gets me angry is those people who show up 10 or 20 minutes late for a meeting, and don’t apologize.

14.sympathy: n. the feeling of being sorry for sb. who is in a bad situation 同情

e.g. I went along to my friend’s funeral in order to offer my sympathies to his wife and family.

15.all the way: the full distance or length 一直

e.g. Peter was the smartest kid all the way until the fifth grade.

16.come to life: become active 活跃起来

e.g. About midnight, the party really came to life when the comedian arrived.

17.software: n. the programs used by computers for doing particular jobs 软件

e.g. My computer isn’t powerful enough to run that software.

18.screen: n. a flat surface (usu. on a piece of electronic equipment) on which pictures or words are shown 屏幕

e.g. He looked at the pictures on the computer screen and couldn’t say a word.

19.creativity: n. the ability to create new ideas or things using imagination 创造性

e.g. These exercises encourage creativity in the use of language.

20.corporate: a. relating to large companies 公司的，企业的

e.g. The company is moving its corporate headquarters from New York to San Francisco.

21.motivation: n. eagerness and willingness to do sth. without needing to be told or forced to do it 动力

e.g. These methods can help increase students’ motivation and interest.

22.believe in: think (sb.) is good and will achieve good things 相信

e.g. She used to say she didn’t believe in marriage.

23.be big on: (infml) like (sth.) very much 热衷于

e.g. He is really big on computer games, spending large sums of money on new gaming systems and software.

24.chase: vt. use a lot of time and effort trying to get (sth. such as work or money) 追寻

e.g. I never know what to say when I learn that someone has quit jobs to chase dreams.

25.why not: (used to make a suggestion) 为什么不

e.g. Why not come to see me in the office this afternoon? How about two o’clock?

Part 2. Additional Word List of Text

at the time 那时候

bass /beɪs/ n. 低音

deejay /diː'dʒeɪ/ n. (infml) = disc jockey 音乐节目主持人，打碟师 

v. 做音乐节目主持人，做打碟师

disco /'dɪskəʊ/ n. 迪斯科

get-together /'getəˌgeðə(r)/ n. a friendly informal meeting or party 聚会

hearing /'hɪərɪŋ/ n. 听力

melody /'melədɪ/ n. 旋律

mixer /'mɪksə/ n. 混音器

reassurance /riːə'ʃʊərəns/ n. 保证

rock /rɒk/ n. 摇滚乐

snare /sneə(r)/ n. 小军鼓，乐弦鼓

speaker /'spiːkə/ n. 扬声器

turntable /'tɜːnteɪbl/ n.（唱机的）转盘

vocal /'vəʊkəl/ n. 声乐

Key vocabulary:

1. pursuit     

Strengthening education is fundamental to our pursuit of national rejuvenation. 

2. dream 

    Let all of us, the sons and daughters of the Chinese nation, come together, keep going, and create a mighty force that enables us to realize the Chinese Dream.

 3. insurance   

We will improve the unified systems of basic medical insurance and serious disease insurance for rural and non-working urban residents, and improve unemployment insurance and work-related injury insurance. 

4. challenge   

  2019 will see both opportunities and challenges that will require us to work together shoulder to shoulder. 

5. creativity     

We must develop a socialist culture with Chinese characteristics, inspire the cultural creativity of our whole nation, and develop a great socialist culture in China.

6. fulfill 

To all our young people, you should have firm ideals and convictions, aim high, and have your feet firmly on the ground. You should ride the waves of your day; and in the course of realizing the Chinese Dream, fulfill your youthful dreams, and write a vivid chapter in your tireless endeavors to serve the interests of the people.

Directions: In this section, there is a passage with several blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank beside the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.

People who live in heavily industrialized areas do not get as much sunlight as they should.Dust __1____ over a city at altitudes of between 4,000 and 8,000 feet cuts out between 20 and 50 percent of the sunlight and up to 90 percent of the ultraviolet light .But dust is not the only thing to ___2___about.When fuels are burned,whether in a factory,or in a home,or in the engine of a car,carbon dioxide is given off. Carbon dioxide in the atmosphere acts as a kind of ___3____ around the earth,keeping warms in and so slowly raising the ___4___ of the earth.This could really change the climate all over the world.

Everybody wants to have a car.___5____,while they are giving us so much pleasure,cars are also poisoning us.The amount of dangerous substances sent out by a car is quite ___6____.Did you know,for example,that a hundred cars produce on ____7____ a third of a ton of CO,as well as many other ___8___substances every day?

Now,more and more people are realizing the importance of clean air.Schools are now teaching about the pollution problems.Scientists and engineers are trying to ___9___ new engines for cars.But what about the millions of cars already in use?Must they all be thrown away?It might be very ___10___ to change them so that they,too,are pollution-free.

A) average    B) develop    C)essential     D)expensive  

E) floating    F)forge       G) generously   H) overtaking   I) poisonous  

J) regulation    K )screen     L) surprising    M) temperature

N) unfortunately   O) worry