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The
street
on
the
western
side
of
the
park,
Central
Park
West,
has
large
and
unusual
apartment buildings. When the first one
was being built, people laughed. They said nobody
with
money would live in an apartment
house, especially when it was so far from the
center of town
that it might as well be
in the Dakotas. The builder had the last laugh; he
named his building the
Dakota, and when
it opened, every apartment was occupied.
The Dakota has had many famous residents, including actress Lauren Bacail and conductor/
composer
Leonard
Bernstein.
But,
above
all,
the
building
makes
people
think
of
John
Lennon,
who lived
there and was killed right outside on December
8th, 1980.
Task
2
【答案】
A.
1)
twelve miles; several hundred; eight hundred
thousand
2) over a thousand
3) far; grander; bigger
B.
1) F
2) T
3) T
【原文】
Constantinople
and the Medieval Society
In
the
ninth
and
tenth
centuries
Constantinople
was
one
of
the
biggest,
richest
and
most
sophisticated
cities
in
the
world.
The
city
was
surrounded
by
about
twelve
miles
of
walls,
and
inside were
several hundred churches and chapels and about
eight hundred thousand inhabitants.
The
river
and
harbor
were
crowded
with
sailing
ships
from
all
over
the
Black
Sea
and
the
Mediterranean. Above it all
was the dome of Sancta Sophia. At night, lit by
over a thousand lamps
hanging from its
dome and arches, the whole building glowed.
Paris and the Leisure Society
The
crowds
of
fashionable
people
going
around
in
coaches
or
walking
in
the
Tuileries
gardens were a new
development in the European city. They formed what
was called
group
of
people
who
did
things
together,
entertained
each
other
and
behaved
in
a
certain
way.
Society became an extremely important
element in cities: theatres, opera houses,
pleasure gardens,
racecourses, cof-fee
houses, shops, entire neighbourhoods and finally
entire towns grew up as a
result of it.
Manchester and the Industrial Society
Out
of
the
Industrial
Revolution
grew
Manchester
and
other
industrial
cities.
For
a
newcomer the first view of Manchester
and its smoking chimneys must have been as amazing
as
the
first
view
of
Constantinople
in
the
tenth
century.
In
Manchester
factory
chimneys
far
outnumbered church towers,
and warehouses were grander and bigger than the
town hall.
Task
3
【答案】
Places
Greece
Nepal
Descriptions
The weather is nice, and warm. And the
people are lovely. I love swimming there.
I like the purity of soul, of the
people there. They're the nicest, most direct,
most
unneurotic people that I've ever
met anywhere in the world.
Switzerland
Switzerland was grand.
Cyprus
Brazil
The food was
wonderful. The people were wonderful. The sun was
wonderful, and
the sea was wonderful.
Cyprus is a lovely place.
I was lucky
enough to go there a couple of years ago. The
thing that impressed me
most of all
were the people and how friendly they were.
【原文】
Well, I love Greece and I'd really love
to go back to Greece. It's so nice, and so warm,
and the
people are lovely, and I love
swimming.
Nepal.
I
like
the
purity
of
soul
of
the
people
there.
They're
the
nicest,
most
direct,
most
unneurotic people that I've ever met
anywhere in the world.
Gee, I don't know, I mean I like Turkey. I liked Austria, but I wasn't there long enough to
really enjoy it.
Switzerland, Switzerland, Switzerland was it.
Yeah, I was hiking in Switzerland.
Switzerland was grand.
Cyprus. The food was wonderful. The people were wonderful. The sun was wonderful, and
the sea was
wonderful. Cyprus is a lovely placa.
It has to be Brazil.
I
was lucky enough to go there a couple of
years ago. The thing that
impressed me most of all were the
people and how friendly they were.
Task
4
【答案】
A.
1)
The
majority
of
Australians
are
of
English,
Irish,
Italian,
Greek,
Dutch,
and
Polish
descent.
Over the past 50 years, a large number
of Asian and African immigrants have poured in.
Besides,
about one percent of the
population is Aborigine.
2) Because
much of the land in Australia, particularly in the
Outback, is so arid that people are
unable to live there.
B.
1) T
2) T
C.
1) Make friends with; Explore;
Marvel at; be awed by
2) vast; amazing;
peaceful; unique
3) relax on our
beautiful beaches; thousands of years ago; meet
interesting people
【原文】
Is
Australia
the
world's
largest
island
or
its
smallest
continent?
Actually,
it's
both.
In
fact,
Australia
is
the
only
country
that
is
also
a
continent.
Although
roughly
the
size
of
the
United
States mainland, Australia has a
population of about 16.5 million people. That
makes this island
nation one of the
least densely populated countries.
What ethnic groups make up the Australian population? The majority of Australians are of
English, Irish, Italian, Greek, Dutch,
and Polish descent. However, over the past 50
years, some 4
million
people
from
more
than
120
countries
have
made
Australia
their
home.
This
includes
a
large number of Asian and African
immigrants. About 1 percent of the population is
Aborigine.
The Aboriginal people were
the first settlers in Australia. They came from
Asia about 40,000 years
ago.
In addition to being the smallest continent, Australia is also the driest inhabited continent,
Lush green pastures may be
typical in sheep farming areas (there are, by the
way, more sheep than
people in
Australia). However, much of the land,
particularly in the Outback, is so arid that
people
are unable to live there. That
explains why most Australians live in metropolitan
areas, many of
which line the coast,
and why Australia is considered one of the world's
more urbanized countries.
Make friends with a koala at one of our wildlife parks. Explore the lush, green bush land
areas
of
the
Blue
Mountains.
Marvel
at
the
coral
of
our
magnificent
Great
Barrier
Reef. Or
be
awed
by
our
ancient
landscapes
and
strange
land
formations.
Whatever
your
interests
are,
Australia has what you're
looking for.
Lining
our
coast
are
some
of
the
world's
most
sophisticated
cities
like
Melbourne,
Brisbane,
and
Sydney.
There
you
can
enjoy
all
the
best
in
food,
fashion,
the
arts,
theater,
and
sports. But you won't want to miss the
wonders of the vast and amazing Outback or the
peaceful
beauty of the bush. Australia
has a variety of unique trees, plants, and
wildlife. Discover them at
any of our
magnificent wildlife reserves and parks.
No matter where you go in Australia, you'll find something to delight you. So surf or ski,
relax on our beautiful beaches, see
Aboriginal rock art painted thousands of years
ago, and meet
interesting people. Don't
wait. It's always a good time to visit
Australia.
Task
5
【答案】
A.
Time
Thousands
years ago
A.D. 459
of
Asians
Sailors
from China
People
Routes
Crossed the Bering Strait to Alaska and
then moved
through North America and on
to South America
Crossed the Pacific to
Mexico
Sailed from Iceland to America
In
the
ninth
and
Irish explorers
tenth centuries
A.D. 986
A
Norseman
called
Bjami Herjolfsson
Another
Norseman
Lived for a time in Newfoundland in Canada but
named Leif
Ericsson
then returned to Greenland
B.
1) Columbus thought he
had arrived in the Indies (the name then used for
Asia) when he arrived in
the Bahamas.
2) It was named after another Italian
explorer, Amerigo Vespucci, who was a friend of
Columbus's
and who later explored the
coastline of the New World.
C.
T
【原文】
For many years, people believed that
the Italian explorer Christopher Columbus
discovered
America. But, in fact,
others had reached America before him. Thousands
of
years ago, Asians
crossed
the
Bering
Strait
to
Alaska
and
then
moved
through
North
America
and
on
to
South
America.
Others
have
claimed
that
travelers
from
Europe
and
China
also
visited
America.
According to some people, sailors from
China crossed the Pacific to Mexico in A.D. 459.
Irish
explorers
also
may
have
visited
America
in
the
ninth
and
tenth
centuries.
Irish
people
reached
Iceland in
the ninth century before the Norsemen, who came
from Scandinavia. They may have
sailed
from Iceland to America after the Norsemen
arrived.
The Norsemen themselves may also have visited America. They were used to sailing long
distances
in
their
ships.
Some
Norse
stories
tell
of
a
Norseman
called
Bjarni
Herjolfsson
who
visited America in A.D. 986. Another
Norseman named Leif Ericsson probably lived for a
time in
Newfoundland in Canada but then
returned to Greenland. However, the first Western
explorer we
can be sure about was
Christopher Columbus. He left Spain on August 3rd,
1492, and on October
12th, he arrived
in the Bahamas. Columbus thought he had arrived in
the Indies (the name then
used for
Asia). That is why he called the people Indians.
He spent many weeks sailing around the
Caribbean and then went back to Spain.
He made several more voyages to the New World,
though
he never actually landed in
North America.
So, who was America named after? It was named after another Italian explorer, Amerigo
Vespucci, who was a friend of
Columbus's and who later explored the coastline of
the New World.
Task
6
【答案】
A.
1) a few hundred metres
off the coast of
2) 64,000; 8,000
B.
1)
Because
the
population
of
Skye
is
getting
smaller.
Its
young
people
are
being
tempted
by
mainland life and the chance of better
jobs and better pay.
2) His plan is to
build a bridge linking Skye with the mainland. He
thinks this will bring new work
to the
island, and stop people from going away from their
homes.
3) Because they think that the
bridge will bring in too many tourists and take
away the island's
independence and
character.
C.
c
【原文】
The island of Skye is one of the most
romantic places in the British Isles, but it is
suffering a
crisis
and
a
local
businessman
has
got
an
idea
to
save
it.
The
island
of
Skye
stands
just
a
few
hundred metres off
the coast of Western Scotland and it is one of the
most beautiful parts of the
British
Isles. In the summer it is bathed in sunshine, and
in the winter it is covered in mists. There
is mystery in its hills and valleys,
and a strange, almost dream like beauty.
Like
so
many
other
rural
communities,
however,
Skye
is
in
danger.
The
population
is
getting smaller. A hundred
years ago there were 64,000 inhabitants on the
island; now there are
only 8,000.
Skye's young people are being tempted by mainland
life and the chance of better jobs
and
better pay.
you
come
back
in
twenty
years,
says
Skye
businessman
Colin
Stuart,
be
nobody
here.
—
a bridge linking Skye
with the mainland. He thinks this will
bring new work to the island, and stop people from
“
going
over the
water
But Colin Stuart's scheme has not been popular with many of the islanders.
been persuaded yet,
take away
the island's independence and character. I tell
them that unless we bring new business to
Skye there will be nobody here to enjoy
our independence.