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                                                        Immigration and Problems

【*】Hundreds of thousands of people supporting immigration rights in the US filled streets all over America in early 2006. Many held signs and American flags and asked to be __1__ as citizens rather than criminals. Senator John McCain held the opinion that the country should open a __2__to citizenship to immigrants(移民) who were already in the country illegally, while other politicians__3__ for stricter measures-----including rounding up undocumented immigrants and sending them back to their home countries.
【*】Canadian officials say that immigration applications continue to rise. Some want to keep the doors __4__. They need the labor. About 400,000 immigrants were allowed into the country in 2005, according to the Canadian Government statistics. __5__ all this growth means that cities need to adapt. New comers don’t always make a smooth transition into jobs for which they are skilled. So industries are using mentoring(辅导)programs to help new __6__ find proper jobs.
【*】With the large numbers of undocumented African immigrants arriving in the Canary Islands, the Spanish Government has decided to get __7__. There will be no more mass amnesties(特赦)for the illegal immigrants, and anyone coming to Spain without __8__ will be sent back.
【*】France's new immigration and integration law gives the government new powers to encourage high-skilled migration. It takes __9__ in 2007. The new law authorizes the government to help these identified employers find immigrant workers with needed skills or qualifications. The selected foreign employees will be granted"skills and talents"visas(签证). But some people show the concern that it’ll cause brain drain in 40 countries.

A. immigrants B. However

C developing D.path

E. open F. tough

G. effect H. Therefore

I .developed J. permission

K. treated L called

填词补文

1.K。此题旨在考查动词不定式的被动语态和常见搭配,此处需要填动词的过去分词备选单词中有三个动词的过去分词: develop treated和 called be treated as属于常见搭配,意思是“被当作……来对待”, developed, called放在此处句意不通; treated非常适合此处语境“很多人举着标语和美国国旗要求被当作公民而不是罪犯来对待”。

2.D。此处需要填一个名词作为open的宾语,冠词a后面需要接可数名词单数。备选单词中的四个名词: Immigrants是名词复数, effect是抽象名词,这两个单词都不能放在a之后,故都排除; permission意思是“允许,许可”,放在此处意思不通,故也排除; open a path意思是“打开渠道”。

3. L。此处缺少动词作谓语且根据上下文应是动词的过去式形式。备选单词中有三个过去式形式的动词: treated在第一题已用过,现只剩下developed和called; developed放在此处意思不通; call for是固定词组,意思是“号召,呼吁”句讲了“参议员麦凯恩认为美国应该为已在美国生活的非法移民打开通道”,此处作者笔锋一转,开头用了单词while,意为“而其他政治家们则呼吁对非法移民进行更加严格的限制”,无论是从语法角度还是上下文意思方面called都为正确答案。

4. E。此题旨在考查“keep+宾语+形容词”的用法,此处需要填一个形容词作为宾语补足语。备选单词中有两个形容词: tough意思是“强硬的,坚强的”,open意思是“敞开的”。根据上下文意思不难判断open为正确答案。

5.B。逗号前面一般用副词,备选单词中有两个副词: however表示转折,意思是“然而”; therefore表示因果关系,意思是“因此”。根据前后句意思和上下文语境发现此处是明显的转折关系。

6. A。此处需要填一个名词作宾语。备选单词中有四个名词,其中path前面已选过,effect(效果)和 permission(许可)均不符合此句句意,故都排除;此句前面提到了 new comers, new comers指的就是 the immigrants。

7.F。get在此处是系动词,后面需要接形容词作表语。备选单词中有两个形容词:open前面已用过,放在此处意思也不通,故 tough为正确答案。tough放在此处非常适合语境“西班牙政府决定强硬起来”。

8.J。介词 without后面需要接名词。备选单词中四个名词已用了path和 immigrants,现剩下 permission和 effect上句提到了西班牙政府决定强硬起来,顺承上句,此句意思是“那些没经过许可到西班牙的非法移民将被遣送回国”,故 permission为正确答案。

9. G。此处需要填一个名词做宾语,备选单词中四个名词现只剩 effect, take effect属于固定词组,意思是“生效,奏效”。此题旨在考查固定词组 take effect的用法。

10. C。此处旨在考查 developed country和 developing country的区别。 developed country的意思是“发达国家”, developing country的意思是“发展中国家”。根据文章语境和上下文意思,此处应填 developing。此句意思是“但是有人担心这样会造成发展中国家的人才流失”。

多做几道

                                                  The Disappearing Honeybee

Do you run away when you hear a bee buzzing? Many people do. A bee sting hurts and some people are allergic to bee venom(蜂毒). But did you know that bees are very important to humans? Honeybees do more than just make honey. They fly around and pollinate(传授花粉) flowers, plants, and trees. ___11___ One third of America's food supply is pollinated by the honeybee.

Have you seen or heard a honeybee lately? Bees are mysteriously disappearing in many parts of the world. Most people don't know about this problem. It is called Colony Collapse Disorder(CCD). Some North American beekeepers lost 80% of their hives(蜂巢)from 2006-2008.___12___.

The disappearance of the honeybee is a serious problem. Can you imagine never eating another blueberry? What about almonds and cherries? Without honeybees food prices will skyrocket(猛涨).___13___.

This problem affects other foods besides fresh produce. Imagine losing your favorite ice cream! Haagen Daaz is a famous ice cream company. Many of their flavors rely on the hard working honey bee. ___14___ They also created a website called helpthehoneybee.com.

Donating money to research is the most important thing humans can do to save the honeybees. Scientists need money to investigate the causes of Colony Collapse Disorder. Some scientists blame CCD on climate change. Others think pesticides(杀虫剂)are killing the bees.___15___Beekeepers transport their hives from place to place in order to pollinate plants year round.

Not everyone has money to donate regularly. There are other ways to help the honeybee. Spread the word, by telling your friends and family about the problem. Tell your teacher about the disappearing bees too. Maybe your class can write a letter to the government.

A. In 2008 Haagen Daaz began raising money for CCD

B. It is hard to pin down what has been causing honeybees to vanish

C. The poorest people always suffer the worst when there is a lack of food

D. Our fruits, nuts, and vegetables rely on these pollinators.

E. Commercial bee migration may also cause CCD.

F. Bees in Italy and Australia are disappearing too.

                                       Michael Jackson—the Ups and Downs

【*】Michael Jackson, the seventh of nine children, started his musical career with his brothers in 1964. __1__ Michael quickly became the centre of attention.
【*】During the following years the band released hit after hit and became the most successful town group. In 1975 the Jackson Five decided to leave Motown for more money at CBS records.
【*】Young Michael began his solo(独唱)career while he was still with the group. His big breakthrough came in 1982 with the arrival of his biggest selling album, Thriller. The album had seven hit singles and became famous for its video clip.

__2__ In 1984 he set his hair on fire for a commercial in Los Angeles. He was injured and carried out on a stretcher(担架). This and many other strange stories about Jackson brought him the nickname Wacko Jack(怪人杰克). Nevertheless the sales of his records went up.

【*】Black and White was the biggest hit of the 1991 album Dangerous. During the promotion of his album he invited US talk master Oprah Winfrey to Neverland(梦幻岛). There he gave the world insights into his private life. __3__ And he also admitted that he had undergone plastic surgery.
【*】In 1993 the King of Pop was accused of harassing (骚扰) children, but a settlement with the 13-year olds parents saved him from prison. __4__ But unluckily, the couple separated a year and a half later.
【*】By the mid 1990s, Jackson's popularity had started to fall. History was a collection of greatest hits plus a few new recordings. The pop star appeared at the Brit Awards to perform his number one single Earth Song, together with a group of children.

A second marriage with Nurse Deborah Rowe produced a son Michael and a daughter Paris.__5__ It took almost 6 years to finish the album Invincible. But when it was released in 2001,it was only in the charts(排行榜) for six weeks.

【*】In March 2009 Jackson surprised the pop world by announcing were that he would go on stage one last time. A series of ten concerts, definitely his last ones, were planned for July 2009 in the 02Arena in London. But on June 25, 2009, less than a month before he was scheduled to begin a series of comeback concerts, paramedics were called to Michael Jackson's rented home in Holby Hills near Los Angeles where they found him unconscious and not responding. They were unable to revive the “King of Pop,"and Jackson was pronounced dead at the L.A Medical Center.

A. They called themselves the Jackson Five.

B The following year Jackson married Lisa Marie Presley.

C. He said that he was lonely.

D. Michael Jackson was not only a great singer, he also did crazy things.

E. Elizabeth Taylor and Michael Jackson were two peas in one odd pod.

F. Jackson's downturn continued into the new millennium.

                                                        Immigration and Problems

【*】Hundreds of thousands of people supporting immigration rights in the US filled streets all over America in early 2006. Many held signs and American flags and asked to be __1__ as citizens rather than criminals. Senator John McCain held the opinion that the country should open a __2__to citizenship to immigrants(移民) who were already in the country illegally, while other politicians__3__ for stricter measures-----including rounding up undocumented immigrants and sending them back to their home countries.
【*】Canadian officials say that immigration applications continue to rise. Some want to keep the doors __4__. They need the labor. About 400,000 immigrants were allowed into the country in 2005, according to the Canadian Government statistics. __5__ all this growth means that cities need to adapt. New comers don’t always make a smooth transition into jobs for which they are skilled. So industries are using mentoring(辅导)programs to help new __6__ find proper jobs.
【*】With the large numbers of undocumented African immigrants arriving in the Canary Islands, the Spanish Government has decided to get __7__. There will be no more mass amnesties(特赦)for the illegal immigrants, and anyone coming to Spain without __8__ will be sent back.
【*】France's new immigration and integration law gives the government new powers to encourage high-skilled migration. It takes __9__ in 2007. The new law authorizes the government to help these identified employers find immigrant workers with needed skills or qualifications. The selected foreign employees will be granted"skills and talents"visas(签证). But some people show the concern that it’ll cause brain drain in 40 countries.

A. immigrants B. However

C developing D.path

E. open F. tough

G. effect H. Therefore

I .developed J. permission

K. treated L called

                                                        How to Give a Good Speech

【*】So, you have to give a speech--and you‘re afraid. You get nervous, you forget what you want to say, you talk too long, and you bore your audience. Later you think,"Thank goodness, it's over. I'm just no good at public speaking. I hope I never have to do that again.
【*】Cheer up! It doesn't have to be that bad. ___1___First of all, it is important to plan, Do your homework. Find out everything you can about your subject. And, at the same time, find out as much as you can about your audience. Who are they? What do they know about your subject? Do they have a common interest? Why are they coming to hear you speak? Put yourself in their shoes as you prepare your speech.
【*】___2___ What is the occasion? Why are you speaking? Are you introducing another speaker? Giving a lecture? Convincing someone? There are many possible speaking roles, and they are all different from each other. Make sure you know into which category you fit. Don’t spoil your speech by confusing one speaking role with another

Let us suppose that you have been asked to introduce the main speaker at a meeting. First, find out the most important and interesting things about the speaker. Then, summarize this information in a few words. ___3___ And most importantly, be brief. Remember, you are not the main speaker; you are introducing the main speaker.

【*】If you are giving a lecture or explaining an idea, gather as many facts as you can on your subject. Spend plenty of time doing your research. ___4___ Use as many examples as possible, and use pictures or charts if they will help you make your points more clearly. ___5___ Don't talk overheads, and don't talk down to them. Treat your audience with respect. They will appreciate your thoughtfulness.
【*】If you follow these simple steps, you'll see that you don't have to be afraid of public speaking. In fact, you may find the experience so enjoyable that you are asked to make more speeches! You’re not convinced yet? Give it a try and see what happens.

A. A successful speech takes your audience on a journey from why to how.

B. Ask yourself the purpose of your speech.

C. Never forget your audience.

D. Then spend plenty of time organizing your materials so that your speech is clear and easy to follow.

E. It is all right to tell a joke if it is in good taste and will not embarrass the speaker.

F. Here are some simple steps to take the pain out of speech-making.

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