摘要: individual 9. agreements 10. phenomena 11. consequence 12. title 13. decreased 14. electrical 15. catastrophe Part 2 Useful Phrases

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  With the invention of the Internet several decades ago, do you feel that since then it has made us human beings feel more connected to the world and one another, or has it isolated(使孤立)us and made us feel more alone than ever before?

  What about you as an individual?

  ●  2   The Internet enables us to know what’s happening in the world.We couldn't imagine talking to people everywhere in the world twenty years ago.

  ●  3   It unites us because we talk to others from all around our country and the world, but the Internet can be addicting, and keep us away from people for a while, There is an inherent(内在的)human need for direct human contact(e.g.touching, talking face to face, etc.)that the Internet has all taken away.

  ●  4   It has given me freedom beyond my imagination.I’m home-bound with many duties to attend to.My life is a bit too crowded.Duties duties duties.I get lost many times not knowing who I really am!This medium is my best friend.It just lets me BE!I can speak here without fear or favor.

  ●  5   Chatting online is completely different from hanging out with friends outside or hearing their voice over the phone.I find that it’s not just the Internet that has increased this sense of isolation, even iPods, MP3s, such devices can separate us, make us lose focus on the everyday happenings of life.

A.I think that the Internet isolates as well as unites us.

B.I believe it unites us more than it isolates us.

C.Do you feel that the Internet unites us or isolates us?

D.What is happening in the world today?

E.The Internet is playing a more and more important role.

F.I think it has isolated us more.

G.I am truly grateful for this new technology.

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Tolerance: Respect the difference in others

You may not realize it, but you are doing much more than just studying when you are at school. School is also the place  36 you learn to get on well with people. But this is not 37 easy. What can you do  38 you just don’t like one of your classmates?

If you discover that you have problems  39 your classmates or friends, the most important thing to learn is tolerance. Tolerance is the  40 to realize and respect the 41 in others. We can not change the way that other people do,  42 it is important to learn to live happily with them.

Practicing tolerance will allow everyone to form better 43 with each other. Getting to know someone  44 help you understand why they do things 45 from you. It is important to remember that something different does not exactly mean that it is bad. 46 teaches us to keep an even (平和的) temper and open mind..

You need to 47 an old saying, “Treat others how you want 48 ”. You would like to be treated kindly by your classmates, so it is  49 to treat them with equal kindness. If you tolerate  50 it does not mean that you have to like it. No one is asking you to 51 who you are or what you believe in. Tolerance just means that you should be  52 of the differences in others and not try to make them change.

It is important to  53 tolerance, because it will make everyone’s lives easier. Learn to accept people for their different abilities and interests. The world is very  54 , and practicing tolerance in your own school and city can help make 55 .

36. A. which         B. where           C. that             D. when

37. A. hardly         B. seldom           C. always              D. already

38. A. unless         B. since            C. because              D. if

39. A. getting along with B. making apologies to C. getting away from D. fleeing from

40. A. reflection      B. benefit             C. patience             D. ability

41. A. characteristics   B. thoughts C. things D. differences

42. A. so B. and C. but D. although

43. A. moods       B. habits              C. relationships          D. feelings

44. A. must          B. may               C. should            D. dare

45. A. fortunately B. easily C. differently D. attentively

46. A. Patience B. Experience C. Tolerance D. Kindness

47. A. keep in touch B. keep in mind C. keep up with D. keep away from

48. A. to treat B. being treated C. to be treated D. to be treating

49. A. attractive B. important C. possible D. interesting

50. A. something      B. anything          C. everything          D. nothing

51. A. change B. remind C. promise D. decide

52. A. convenient     B. respectful         C. negative             D. unselfish

53. A. stop          B. cancel           C. prevent              D. practice

54. A. diverse       B. same            C. individual             D. apparent

55. A. no difference    B. an effect C. an apology D. a difference   

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    Around the world young people are spending unbelievable sums of money listening to rock music. Forbes magazine claims that  1   least fifty rock stars have  2  of between two million and six million dollars per year.

    Those who love rock music   3  about two billion dollars a year for records. They pay 150 million to see rock stars in   4  . Some observers think the customers are buying more than music. According to one   5   , rock music has a special 6  because no real training is needed to produce it. There is no gulf 7   the audience and the performer. Every boy and girl in the audience   8   , “I could sing like that.” 9   rock has become a new kind of religion, a new form of worships. Young people are   10   to pay to worship a rock star because it is a way of worshiping   11 .

    How do the rock stars use their money? What do they do when the money stars  12 in like water? Most of the young stars simply throw the money   13.  Many   14 stars live like Grace Slick and the Jefferson Airplane. Those performers return from a   15, pay their bills, and buy new toys. Then when they need money again, they do   16 tour. They save no money, buy no stocks, and live from   17   to mouth.

     In the end the rock star's life is  18. After two or three years riches and fames are gone. Left with his memories and his tax problems, the   19  ex-performer spends his remaining years trying to impress strangers. New stars have arrived to take his   20  .

1. A. of         B. at         C. in              D. for           

2. A. money          B. salaries       C. wages        D. incomes

3. A. spend        B. cost      C. take          D. reward

4. A. individual        B. man          C. person       D. people

5. A. principle      B. announcement       C. theory       D. opinion

6. A. need         B. appeal        C. request         D. requirement

7. A. between        B. among       C. within       D. during

8. A. thought         B. think         C. thinks        D. thinking

9. A. For            B. But           C. Nevertheless   D. So

10. A. anxious      B. glad        C. reluctant    D. unwilling

11. A. themselves     B. himself       C. herself       D. ourselves   

12. A. moving        B. entering      C. pouring       D. arriving

13. A. off         B. around           C. down          D. out

14. A. football       B. movie        C. TV        D. rock

15. A. journey        B. trip        C. tour       D. travel

16. A. other          B. several       C. another     D. few

17. A. hand        B. mouth        C. foot       D. arm

18. A. priceless     B. valuable      C. invaluable       D. unrewarding

19. A. individual      B. single        C. lonely       D. alone

20. A. post            B. place         C. job        D. work

 

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