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话题二十七 主要国家地理概况
第一部分 话题词汇积累
单词&短语
1. signature n.__________________
2.urban adj.__________________
3.skyscraper n.__________________
4. slap v.__________________
5.landmark n.__________________
6.slide v._____________--__________(过去式)一__________(过去分词)
7.slope n.__________________
8.altitude n.__________________
9.basin n.__________________
10. souvenir__________________
11. sour adj.__________________
12.spill v._________--__________/_________--___________/___________--___________
13. range n.__________________ v.__________________
14. boundary n.__________________
15.continent n.__________________
16.spoil vt.__________________
17.sponsor n.__________________ vt.__________________
18. spray n.__________________ vt.__________________
19. simplify vt.__________________
20. squeeze vt./vi__________________
21.stain vt./vi.__________________
22.stall n.__________________
23. staple adj.__________________
24. sneaker n.__________________
25.equator n.__________________
26.spicy adj.__________________
27.__________________n.重要性；(意义)重大
__________________adj.重要的；显著的
28.___________--___________--_____________v.吐痰
29.__________________n.处境；形势；位置，环境；职位；职业
30.__________________adj.熟练的；有技能的
资料收集整理【淘宝店铺：向阳百分百】31.__________________vt./vi.略读；浏览；撇去；掠过
32.__________________adj.真诚的，诚恳的；诚实的；坦率的
33.__________________adj.轻微的；少量的；细小的；瘦小的
34.__________________n.口号；标语
35.__________________adj.社会的；社交的；交际的；群居的
36.__________________vt.解决；解答___________________n.解决方案；答案；溶液
37.__________________n.源头；来源；原始资料；原因，根源
38.__________________n.专家
39.__________________n.(动植物的)物种；种
40.__________________adj.明确的；特定的；特有的；独特的
41.__________________adj.精神的；心灵的；宗教的
42.____________-_______________-__________________vi./vt.下沉，下落
43.__________________adj.平滑的；平稳的；顺利的；圆润的
44.__________________n.信号；暗号v.发信号，示意；发暗号
45.__________________n.相似性；相像处；相似点；类似性
46.__________________adj.稳定的；牢固的；沉稳的n.马厩
47.__________________n.点，斑点，污点；地点，场所
48.袖手旁观；支持____________________________________
49.以……的速度____________________________________
50.stand out____________________________________
51.去观光____________________________________
52.sign an agreement/a contract____________________________________
53.报名参加；登记注册____________________________________
54.看见____________________________________
55.smooth away____________________________________
56.当场；在现场____________________________________
57.be in low spirits____________________________________
58.抽不出时间____________________________________
59.与……有关系____________________________________
60.sort of____________________________________
词汇拓展
1.solve v.解决；处理；解答；破解
【搭配】solution n.解决办法；处理手段；答案；解；谜底；溶液
solve a puzzle/a riddle解难题；解谜
资料收集整理【淘宝店铺：向阳百分百】solve a crime/mystery破案；解开奥秘
I dreamed up a plan to____________ both problems at once.
我想出了一个方案，可以同时解决两个问题。
Only when a reservoir is built here can we ___________our irrigation problem.
只有在这里修个水库，才能解决我们的灌溉问题。
It took him only ten minutes to ___________the puzzle.
他解这道难题仅仅用了十分钟。
I had already taken steps to speed up a solution to the problem.
我已经采取措施加快解决该问题。
2.stand by做好准备；准备行动；坐视不理；袖手旁观；继续支持(身处困境的人);坚持，遵守，信守(原有的决定、
承诺或宣言)
The decision has been made and I have got to___________it.
决定已经作出了，我必须要遵守。
On Sunday mornings my mother would bake bread. I'd___________the fridge and help.
星期天早上我妈妈会烤面包。我会站在冰箱旁边帮忙。
How can you ___________and let him treat his dog like that?
你怎么能袖手旁观让他那样对待他的狗?
I'll___________you whatever happens.无论发生什么事我都会支持你。
【联想】
stand构成的短语
stand up站起来；坚持；竖立；站得住脚；拥护
stand in定位替身；代演员站位
stand on坚持；依靠；位于；拘泥于；[航]持续向同一方向航行
stand or fall好坏；成败
stand for代表；支持；象征；担任……的候选人
stand out突出；站出来；坚持到底；坚决反对
stand by支持；袖手旁观；准备；站在旁边
can't stand无法忍受
stand behind后援，做后盾
stand up for支持，坚持；拥护
stand still站着不动；静止不动
stand firm挺立；站稳立场
stand against反对；抵抗
stand guard站岗
资料收集整理【淘宝店铺：向阳百分百】stand in the way阻碍
stand back退后；往后站；不介入
活学活用
一、阅读下列句子，在空白处填入1个单词或用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空。
1.Can you___________(simple)the language a little?It's difficult to understand.
2.___________(help)by my friends,I smoothed away all the difficulties.
3.Let's think of a situation ___________this idiom can be used.
4.The___________(similar)between Mars and Earth are enough to keep alive hopes of some form of Martian life.
5. A light-year is the distance light travels in one year___________a speed of 299,792 kilometers per second.
二、翻译句子
1.Though we didn't catch sight of the children,I believe,under the instruction of their father,the children must be very
sensible.
___________________________________________________________________
2.Nobody can achieve anything of real significance unless he works very hard.
___________________________________________________________________
3.看他那失神的样子，肯定出了什么事。(in low spirits)
___________________________________________________________________
4.我们强烈推荐您报名参加这个课程。(sign up)
___________________________________________________________________
第二部分 话题阅读训练
（A）语法填空
China has formally made an announcement of its first five national parks of 230,000 from Tibet to Hainan, focusing
on (1) (preserve) of its most valuable bio-resources.
Giant Panda National Park will surely be (2) hit with the swells of tourists who come yearly for some of the world's
cutest animals. (3) (cover) three provinces (Sichuan, Shaanxi and Gansu), the region is the panda's natural habitat.
The intersection (交汇处) of Jilin and Heilongiang provinces is home to Northeast China Tiger and Leopard National
Park, which (4) (set) out to protect the habitats of those two species since its start. It is the unique area (5) live both
wild Siberian tigers and Siberian leopards.
China's best-preserved rainforest is in Hainan, the only place in the world (6) (find) the Hainan black-crested gibbon
(黑冠长臂猿). Hainan Tropical Rainforest National Park protects the gibbons and (7) (they) environment.
Unlike those three, Wuyishan National Park in Fujian Province and Sanjiangyuan National Park on the Qinghai-Tibet
Plateau focus (8) (much) on preserving multiple animals than (9) (specific) protecting one species. They serve various
rare and endangered species and conserve biodiversity.
资料收集整理【淘宝店铺：向阳百分百】Now, with some tourist programs (10) place, these parks will be a good way for tourists to truly experience the natural
originality as well as expansive Chinese landscape.
（B）阅读理解
The race skywards began in America. In the late 1800s, industrialization had driven urban populations and land prices
up, making tall buildings increasingly cost-effective. Like all major shifts in architecture, the trend was supported by
engineering. The development of steel frames made it easier to build tall. The invention of the lift, meanwhile, made living
in higher floors far more convenient.
Though similar in shape, today's skyscrapers look little like those built in the first half of the 20th century. This is
mostly thanks to the curtain wall. Postwar developments in manufacturing(制造)meant that huge sheets of glass could be
produced quickly and uniformly, and the curtain wall soon became the front of high-rises. As well as allowing for greater
floor space and more natural light, glass surfaces help buildings bear greater wind loads.
There are now 191 completed skyscrapers that are at least 300 meters tall. But that doesn't mean our cities will grow
taller indefinitely. While each additional story adds sellable floor space, construction costs also rise. All buildings reach a
point where adding an extra floor will cost more money than it generates.
This reality can certainly be felt in America. Though skyscrapers began as a US phenomenon and continued increasing
there in the 1960s and 1970s, the Middle East and Asia now dominate high-rise construction. This is partly due to the lower
construction costs in Asian and other non-Western countries. However, it may also demonstrate that skyscrapers are about
more than the return on investment-they are a matter of branding. And in some cities, building tall can be a necessity.
The next big challenge facing architects goes beyond height; At a time when buildings and their construction account
for more than a third of the world's energy consumption and contribute about 40% of greenhouse gas emission(排放)，there
are new environment-friendly costs to consider.
4.What caused the race skywards in America in the late 1800s?
A. The expansion of the city land.
B. The preference for higher floors.
C. The development of engineering.
D. The decreased price of steel frames.
5. What's the function of the curtain wall?
A. To beautify the skyscrapers.
B. To reflect more natural light.
C. To make skyscrapers more secure.
D. To promote manufacturing industry.
6. “This reality” in Paragraph 4 probably refers to the fact that___________.
资料收集整理【淘宝店铺：向阳百分百】A. 191 skyscrapers have been completed
B. cities limit the height of tall buildings
C. cities are desperate to create a brand of skyscrapers
D. profits decrease with buildings reaching certain heights
7. According to the last paragraph, many skyscraper architects will have to
A. lower construction costs
B. reduce carbon emission
C. define energy consumption
D. research greenhouse effects
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