21世纪英语报初中版

21世纪英语报初中版

21世纪学生英文报，初一版

TC boys are back

Do you like Top Combine(TC),the popular Chinese boy band?

The band has five members:ZhangYuan,theleader;LiMao;MaXueyang;LiuZhoucheng and Jin Ensheng from South Korea.

Recently,the band went to South Korea for two months of hard training.Now they are bringing a lot back:Newlooks,newdancemoves and a new album,Grandness Equal to Heaven.

The five boys are promoting their new album across China.Each of thw boys has put somethings of themselves into the album.Some wrote music and some wrote lyrics for the eight songs.

The album's name is pronounced "Qitiandasheng" in Chinese.It sounds the same as "the MonekyKing".TC hopes they can bring some new Chinese-style music to their fans.

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21世纪大学英语综合III练习题及答案 Unit 1 Exercises: Language Focus A.Fill in the blanks with the words given below. Change the form where necessary. fellow compel assurance miracle comfort grief announcement sobering 1. Disappointment, __grief __ and sleeplessness seized him for days after receiving the letter. 2. A newspaper published some rather ___sobering ____ information about punishment for drunken driving convictions in other countries. 3. Success is discovering your best talents, skills, and abilities and applying them where they will make the most effective contribution to your ___fellow __ men. 4. People familiar with the matter said that an official _____announcement _______ could come as early as today. 5. Every human being should learn to truly appreciate the beauty of nature and the ____miracle __ of life. 6. She ___comforted _____ herself with the thought that it would soon be spring. 7. Such change ____compels ___ governments around the world to develop specific policies to solve the current crisis. 8. Consumers usually see a well-regarded brand name as a(n) ____assurance _____ of quality. B. Fill in the blanks with the expressions given below. Change the form where necessary. in one way or another ward off bear up be stunned by in the event of no earthly reason 1. _____In the event of _______ his death, his daughter will inherit the money. 2. Police _____warded off ____ about 2,000 protesters who marched on the police headquarters last Friday. 3. There’s _______no earthly reason________ why she shouldn’t come with us. 4. Some young people couldn’t ___bear up ___ under the stress of the modern life. 5. The world ______was stunned by _______ China’s high technology used in the ceremony. 6. It’s certainly not a new idea, and I’ve used this technique ___i n one way or another ____ for several years. Unit 2 Exercises: Language Focus A. Fill in the blanks with the words given below. Change the form where necessary. contemplate maintenance dismiss indefinite compression draft mount swell 1. Engineers are carrying out essential ____maintenance ______ work on the main line to Cambridge.

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U1词汇 1.Economic crises destroy the capitalist system, and they grow in size and _ duration _. 2.Stability also depends upon the __ flexibility __of the local economy. 3.He was sentenced to do hard labor without the _ option __ of a fine. 4.She states her views very __ definitely __. 5.Did he_ actually __say in so many words that there was no hope of a cure? 6.The baby felt _ ignore __ by her parents. 7.You need to __convince _the employers that you can do the job. https://www.wendangku.net/doc/687981242.html,panies will have to do more than this if they are to _ survive _the earthquake. 十五选十 You will need to 1. _explore__ where you fit in best in regards to 2. _extracurricular__ activities. You should start by gathering a list of all the activities that are 3. _offered__ on the campus. Usually these can be found in the student handbook on the universities website. Please be 4_aware_ that opportunities won’t come to you, instead get involved and seek them out. Make sure you check out the descriptions of each club and organization. Ask a 5. _sophomore__ for any 6. _definite_ information you might need. Talk to other club members and ask how they like the club. There's a 7. _possibility__ you will feel an instant fit. Feel free to stop by the club for a visit. Most clubs will have an open house once or twice a year. Be sure to attend. If you had a particular interest when you were in high school and you still have 8. _passion_ for it, participate in it again on a college level. It might be a good time to pick something new that you have never got 9. _involved_ in before. It is not the end of the world if you decide wrong. Allow about six months to get used to a club before making the decision you cross it out from your 10. _options_. Remember it does take time to get used to something new. 翻译 1、The college schedule is very different than the traditional high school schedule. Generally, there is a lot more flexibility with your college classes. 大学的日程安排跟传统高中的差别很大，通常大学课程有更多的灵活性。 2、The other cool thing about the college schedule is that you usually have more opportunities to explore your interests and passions. 关于大学日程安排还有一件事很酷，你通常有更多的机会发展自己的兴趣爱好。 3、There will always be some courses that are only offered on certain days at certain times , but for the most part ,there are a lot of potions to think about. 总有些课程是只有固定日子的固定时段开放的，但是对于大多数课程，你有很多选择！4、However ,college is like high school in that you will have the opportunity to get involved by joining different clubs ,organizations ,and maybe even by getting a part-time job. 然而，在大学二想在高中一样你有机会参加各种活动，加入不同的俱乐部和组织，甚至可能找到一份兼职。

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玻璃——捕捉光晕的舞步 威廉·埃利斯 长期以来，玻璃以其各种形式高尚地为人类服务。作为使用最为广泛、性能最多样化的人工制造材料，玻璃既可以用来制作如网球场般大的望远镜的镜面，也可以制作又小又简单在地上滚动的弹珠。新技术进一步拓展了这种极具可塑性的材料的用途。长度超过800万英里的玻璃光纤把电话和电视信号传递到五湖四海，玻璃陶瓷可以用来制作导弹的鼻锥体和牙齿的人造冠，玻璃微珠可以对人体的特定器官进行靶向放射治疗，甚至还可以为了清除核废料而把它加工成一种新型的玻璃。 光学计算机即将问世，其工作原理是通过光子（即小型激光发射的脉冲）而不是通过电子来储存程序、处理信息。脉冲通过玻璃纤维而不是通过铜丝传递。光学计算机的运行速度将比如今的电子计算机提高几百倍，储存的信息量也大大增加。如今，由于纤维光学技术的运用，我们能够观察到的物体越来越细微，甚至细菌病毒的内部结构也能一览无遗，所看到的图像也越来越清晰。新一代的光学仪器已经出现，可以详尽地呈现细胞内部的运动。正是纤维光学和液晶显示技术的大量运用，已经拥有15万名员工、总产值达160亿美元的美国玻璃工业不得不新建工厂增加产量以满足市场的需求。 然而，玻璃不仅在技术和商业领域拓宽了用途，起源于古罗马时代的传统—玻璃艺术也繁荣起来。几乎到处可见人们在吹制玻璃工艺品。“1975年之前我没有卖掉过一件玻璃制品，”戴尔·奇休利

微笑着说。然而，经历了低潮期之后，18年前玻璃艺术再现辉煌，如今奇休利成了20世纪最为成功的商业艺术家之一。现在，他又接到了一宗新的活儿，为一家比萨饼公司的总部制作一个玻璃雕塑，这个任务将为他带来50万美元的酬劳。 然而，并不是所有与我们生活相关的玻璃技术都是超现代的。以简单的灯泡为例，在本世纪初，大多数灯泡都是人工吹出来的，一个灯泡的成本相当于一个普通工人半天的报酬。事实上，20世纪20年代康宁公司发明的带式玻璃成型机照亮了全美国，使得灯泡的价格大幅下降。毫无疑问，这项成就被称为人类历史上最伟大的机械发明之一。然而，其工作原理却非常简单：将玻璃熔化成狭窄的液体带状，令它在一根上面有孔的移动的钢条上行进，玻璃液通过小孔流入准备好的模具中，喷出压缩的空气接着把玻璃定型。用这种方式，一台机器一小时可以制作66000个灯泡外壳，而4个吹玻璃工人一天的产量仅为1200个。 玻璃性能多样化的奥秘在于其内部结构。尽管玻璃像固体一样是刚性的，其原子的分布却像液体一样是随意混乱的。在熔化的过程中，原材料中的原子在其分子结构中的正常位置被打乱，而在原子还原到晶体结构的分布之前玻璃就冷却了。这种分子结构的松散性使玻璃具备了如工程师所说的极强的“可塑性”，因此技术人员可以根据需要任意裁剪玻璃。 如今，科学家正继续试验新的玻璃混合材料，建筑设计师则通过使用特殊玻璃继续发挥他们的想象力。伦敦建筑师迈克·戴维斯