大學(xué)實(shí)用英語(yǔ)1（本科）Skyscrapers

Skyscrapers

Unit5SkyscrapersLearningTasksYouAreAbleto:GetmoreknowledgeaboutskyscrapersLearnsomewordsandphrasesrelatedtocivilengineeringPlayaroleandspeakinEnglishListentosomeEnglishdialoguesandashortspeechGetsomeknowledgeabouttheskillscommonlyusedinEnglishreadingcomprehensionLearnhowtowriteaContractYouAreSuggestedto:LinksoundsoftheneighboringwordsinreadingEnglish,whichcanhelpyourreadingsoundmorefluentlyandnaturallyKnowthemeaningofanEnglishwordisusuallydecidedbyitscontextPartⅠListeningandSpeakingWarm-upDirections:Thefollowingisalistoftermsrelatedtoconstruction.Afterreadingit,youarerequiredtofindtheitemsequivalenttothosegiveninChineseinthetablebelow.YoucanconsulttheInternetoryourclassmatesifyoufeelitdifficulttocomplete.A.owner B.architectC.constructionmanagerD.designerE.civilengineer F.workingdrawingG.generalincomeH.buildinglandI.air-conditioningsystemJ.four-dimensiondesignK.functionofthepipingsystem L.earlystagestrengthM.marketingplanN.electricallightingsystemO.groundwaterlevelP.legalrepresentativeQ.mechanicalengineer1.(

)土木工程師 (

)建筑用地2.(

)法人代表 (

)設(shè)計(jì)師3.(

)施工圖 (

)機(jī)械工程師4.(

)電器照明系統(tǒng) (

)地下水位5.(

)早期強(qiáng)度 (

)管道系統(tǒng)功能EHPDFQNOLKPartⅠListeningandSpeakingOralPracticeTask1

Directions:Readthefollowingshortdialogues,payingattentiontothetoneandstressofyourreading.Dialogue1A:I’mthinkingaboutdecoratingmybedroom.Iboughtthismagazineinordertogetsomeideas.Whatdoyouthinkofthis?B:Thatlooksgreat.Theroominthepictureisbiggerthanyourbedroom,soyouwouldn’tbeabletohaveallthatfurnitureinyourroom.A:I’dliketohavethebedandwardrobe.B:Perhapsyoucouldalsogetthedressingtable.Ithinkthatonewouldlookgoodinyourbedroom.PartⅠListeningandSpeakingA:Yes,itwould.Butit’sveryexpensive.B:Everythinginsuchamagazineseemsexpensive.Youcouldprobablyfindsomethingsimilaratthediscountfurniturestore.A:Yes.That’sagoodidea.PartⅠListeningandSpeakingDialogue2A:Ilikethisapartment.Doyouthinkwecanaffordthemortgage?B:Yes,Ithinkso.It’snotaveryexpensiveapartment.It’sintherightareaandithaseverythingthatwearelookingfor.A:Ilovethebalcony.Wecansitoutsideandenjoythesuninsummer.Weareonthe14thfloor,sothere’saveryniceviewfromthebalcony.B:Theneighborhoodisnicetoo.Thereisaparknearby.A:Yes,andtherearemanyhousesnearby.Ilikeitthattheneighborhoodisn’tfullofapartmentblocks.B:It’sapitywecan’taffordahouse.Agardenwouldbenice.A:Yes,itwould.There’salawnoutsidethebuildingandthere’stheparknearby.B:Thebuildingisquitenewandwellconstructed.I’mhappywiththefittingstoo.A:Yes,everythinghasbeenwelldesigned.PartⅠListeningandSpeakingTask1

Directions:Usetheinformationgivenbelowtocreatearole-play.Supposethatyouarearealestateagent(房地產(chǎn)經(jīng)紀(jì)人)andyourclassmatesareprospectivebuyers(潛在買家)ofahouse.Youarerequiredtomakeanoralpresentation,supplyinginformationaboutthehouse’slocation,itsrooms,anditsprice.Afterthepresentation,youshouldbereadytoanswerquestionsaskedbythe“prospectivebuyers”.Thefirststepistoimaginewherethehouseis,howmanyroomsinit.Thesecondstepistoprepareyourpresentation.Youshouldconsiderhowtobeginit,howtodescribethehouse,howtomakeyourspeechmoreattractivetoyouraudience,andhowtoenditpolitely.PartⅠListeningandSpeakingListeningPracticeTask1

Directions:Nowyouwillhear7shortconversations.Theywillbereadonlyonce.Aftereachconversation,thereisaquestion.Listencarefullyandchoosethebestanswerfromthe4choices.1.A.Hishealth. B.Hisexam.C.Hisinterview. D.Hispresentation.2.A.Apricelist. B.Alocalpaper.C.Amovieticket. D.Anamecard.3.A.Writeareport. B.Visittheman.C.Askforhelp. D.CallJohn.4.A.Itisbeingpainted. B.Ithasbeenbooked.C.Itistooexpensive. D.Itistoosmall.CADBPartⅠListeningandSpeaking5.A.Nervous. B.Confident.C.Excited. D.Satisfied.6.A.Hewillmovetoanewcity.B.Hefailedhisfinalexam.C.Hehasgotajoboffer.D.Hewantstorentanapartment.7.A.Themanwilltravelonbusiness.B.Thewomanhaspassedaroadtest.C.Themanhastakenacomputertest.D.Thewomanwilltakealanguagecourse.ACBPartⅠListeningandSpeakingTask2

Directions:Nowyouwillhear2recordedconversations.Aftereachconversation,therearesomerecordedquestions.Boththeconversationsandquestionswillberead2times.Whenyouhearthequestion,youshoulddecideonthecorrectanswerfromthe4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.

Conversation18.A.Tomakeanappointment. B.Tocomplainabouttheservice.C.Toconfirmthedelivery. D.Toaskabouttheman’sorder.9.A.Theyareofhighquality. B.Theyarenewlydeveloped.C.Theyarepopularabroad. D.Theyareuser-friendly.ADPartⅠListeningandSpeakingConversation210.A.Itranoutofgas. B.Itwouldn’tstart.C.Itwasbroken. D.Itwasmissing.11.A.Ithastobecharged. B.Itwasboughtayearago.C.Itisofgoodquality. D.Itisstillnew.12.A.Torechargeit. B.Torepairit.C.Toreturnit. D.Tosellit.CDBPartⅠListeningandSpeakingTask3

Directions:Listentothepassagecarefully.Itwillberead3times.Duringthesecondreading,youarerequiredtoputthemissingwordsorphrasesinthenumberedblanksaccordingtowhatyouhear.Thethirdreadingisforyoutocheckyourwriting.IamMikeWang,arealestateagent.I(13)_________tosellthishomeinjust15days.Iwouldlovetohelpyoubuyorsell.Propertiesinthisareaare(14)_________________.Ifyouhaveconsideredsellingyourhouse,Iwouldlovetospeakwithyouandhelpyouinanyway(15)____________.Ifyouarecurrentlyrentingahouseandwouldliketobuyone,givemeacall.Homeownershiphasmany(16)____________overrentingandisnotasdifficultasmanythink.Callmetodayandletmehelpyoumake(17)________________.manageinhighdemandpossibleadvantagestherightdecisionPart?ⅡReadingComprehensionQuestionsbeforereading1.HaveyoubeentoPudong,Shanghai?Doyoulikeit?2.Doyouwanttoliveinaskyscraper?Why?3.Doyouthinkit’sverynecessarytobuildmoreskyscrapersinChina?Why?Part?ⅡReadingComprehensionPassage1SkyscraperswerefirstbuiltintheUnitedStatesasearlyasthe1880’s.Twonewtechnicaldevelopmentsmadepeoplestartthinkingabouttallerbuildings.Oneofthesedevelopments—themechanicalelevator—meantthatpeoplewouldnothavetoclimbuptallbuildingsstepbystep.Theother—thesteelframe—meantthatatallbuildingcouldbeputtogethersafelybecauseitwasthesteel,notthewalls,thatsupportedthebuilding.SkyscrapersinAmericaThefirstskyscraperwithasteelframewasbuiltinChicago.Itwasonlyninefloorshigh.Soon,otherskyscraperswerebuilt—especiallyinNewYork.Bythe1920’s,someofthemhadbecomefamousnotjustfortheirsize,butfortheirbeauty.Part?ⅡReadingComprehensionDuringthe1930’s,however,newideasaboutarchitecturebegantoreachtheUnitedStates.Theseideaswereknownastheinternationalstyle.TheyhadbeendevelopedbyagroupofrevolutionarynewarchitectsinEurope.TheseEuropeanarchitectsbelievedthatallthebuildingsofthepasthadbeendesignedforthewealthy,orforthemiddleclasses.Theydreamedofdesigningnewbuildingsfortheworkingpeople.And,theywantedthesebuildingstolookasiftheyhadbeenmadebymachines.Thosewhoinventedtheinternationalstylebuiltonlywithglass,steel,andconcrete.Theydidn’twanttousematerialssuchasmarble,limestone,andbricks,becausethesewerelinkedwiththearchitectureofthepast.Theydidnotlikebrightcolorsforthesamereason.Instead,theirbuildingswerewhite,gray,orblack.Part?ⅡReadingComprehensionAsaresult,almosteveryskyscraperinAmericalookedthesameinthe1960’s.Theywerelikehugeboxeswithflattops,andsquaresides.Theyweremadeofglass,steelandconcrete,andtheywereusuallygray,blackorwhiteincolor.Today,newskyscrapersarerisingupfromthegroundindifferentshapesandcolors.Oneskyscraper—yettobebuilt—isdesignedtolooklikeanoldEuropeanGothicChurch.Itwillhavethreepointedroofs,risingoneabovetheother.Architectsarealsochangingsomeofthebuildingmaterialsusedinskyscrapers.Theyareusingdifferentkindsofstones.Someareevenusingbricks.Part?ⅡReadingComprehensionHaveallthesechangescreatedagreatnewarchitectureforAmerica?Somesayno.TheAmericanwriterTomWolfesaysAmericanbuildingsarenothingbutlarge,uglyglassboxes.Mr.WolfesaysdesignchangesinrecentyearshavefailedtocreatenewarchitecturesinAmerica.Manyexpertsareconcernedabouttheeffectofthesetallbuildingsonpeople.ArchitectMorrisAndersonrecentlysaidthatskyscrapersarebadforpeoplebecausetheyseparatethemfromthesunandair.Mr.Andersonwonderswhatthiswilldotopeoplewholiveandworkintheseenvironmentsforalongtime.TheNewYorkTimeseditorPaulTaylorsaystheskyscrapersareblockingsunlightfromsmallerbuildings,andfromeachother.Andhesaysthebestwaytosolvethisproblemistomakelawsthatwillcontrolhowmanyskyscraperscanbebuiltinanarea.(520words)Part?ⅡReadingComprehensionNewWordsskyscraper/'ska?skre?p?/

n.摩天大樓；超高層大樓mechanical/m??k?n?kl/

adj.機(jī)械的，機(jī)械驅(qū)動(dòng)的elevator/'el?ve?t?/

n.電梯；升降機(jī)frame/fre?m/

n.(建筑物的)框架；(門窗等的)框architecture/?ɑ:k?tekt??/

n.建筑，建筑學(xué)；建筑風(fēng)格revolutionary/?rev??lu???n?ri/

adj.革命的；徹底變革的architect/?ɑ?k?tekt/

n.建筑師wealthy/?welθi/

adj.富裕的，富有的style/sta?l/

n.方式，樣式；風(fēng)格；文體concrete/?k??kri?t/n.adj.混凝土具體的；混凝土制的marble/?mɑ?bl/

n.大理石；(玻璃)彈子Part?ⅡReadingComprehensionNewWordslimestone/?la?mst??n/

n.石灰?guī)rbrick/br?k/

n.磚，磚塊flat/fl?t/n.adj.公寓；平面平坦的；扁平的；單調(diào)的pointed/'p??nt?d/

adj.尖的；帶尖頂?shù)腸oncerned/k?n's??nd/

adj.關(guān)心的；有關(guān)的separate/?sep?re?t/v.adj.分開，隔開分開的；不同的editor/'ed?t?/

n.編輯；編者block/bl?k/

n.v.街區(qū)；積木；大樓阻塞；遮住Part?ⅡReadingComprehensionPhrasesandExpressionsputtogether組成整體；拼裝dreamedof夢(mèng)想；夢(mèng)見nothingbut只不過，僅僅，除……之外沒有什么beconcernedabout關(guān)心；擔(dān)心separate...from使與……分開Part?ⅡReadingComprehensionProperNamesGothicChurch哥特式教堂Chicago芝加哥TomWolfe湯姆·沃爾夫MorrisAnderson莫瑞斯·安德森TheNewYorkTimes《紐約時(shí)報(bào)》PaulTaylor保爾·泰勒GothicChurch哥特式教堂Chicago芝加哥ExercisesⅠ.ReadingComprehensionDirections:

Thereare5questionsorunfinishedstatementsinthissection.Foreachquestionorstatementthereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Youshouldmakethecorrectchoiceaccordingtopassage1andmarkthecorrespondingletter.

1.Inthe1960’s,almosteveryskyscraperwasmadeof_____,andtheywereusuallygray,blackorwhiteincolor.A.glass B.steel C.concrete D.A,BandC2.Whatdidthedevelopmentofmechanicalelevatormeantopeople?A.Itmeantthatarchitectswereabletodesignskyscrapers.B.Itmeantthatnewtechnologywasusedinarchitecture.C.Itmeantpeoplecouldgettoupperlevelsofaskyscraperwithoutclimbing.D.Itmeantthatpeoplecouldgetheavymaterialstothetopofaskyscraper.ADPart?ⅡReadingComprehension3.Thefirstskyscraperwithasteelframe______.A.wasonlyninefloorshighB.wasbuiltinNewYorkC.wasbuiltin1920D.wasdesignedbyTomWolfe4.Whydidn’tthearchitectsusebrightcolorin1960’s?A.Becausetheyknewthatbrightcolorwasthewealthypeople’sfavoritecolor,andwhattheywantedtodowasbuildforthepoor.B.Becausetheythoughtthatbrightcolorwasnotsuitableforskyscrapers.C.Becausetheythoughtthatbrightcolorlinkedwiththearchitectureofthepastandtheywantedtobuildnewbuildingsforworkingpeople.D.Becausemostofthemwerecolor-blind.CAPart?ⅡReadingComprehension5.Thedisadvantagesofskyscrapers,accordingtoPaulTaylor,are______.A.blockingsunlightfromsmallerbuildingsB.blockingsunlightfromeachotherC.builtsoclosethattheyleavelittlespaceonthegroundforpeopletowalkD.alloftheaboveBPart?ⅡReadingComprehensionⅡ.IdentifyingPicturesDirections:

MatcheachofthefamousbuildingsshowninthepicturesbelowwiththeirproperEnglishnames.IfyouhavedifficultyyoucanaskyourclassmatesforhelporconsulttheInternet.A.TheWhiteHouseB.SydneyOperaHouseC.TiantanParkD.OldSummerPalaceE.ArcdeTriompheF.TheGreatWildGoosePagodaPart?ⅡReadingComprehension

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(4)(5)(6)BCFEADⅢ.VocabularyTask1Directions:

Fillintheblankswiththewordsorphrasesgiveninthebox.Changetheformwherenecessary.blockarchitectbemadeofwealthyheightpointdreamofdevelopcontrolnothingbutPart?ⅡReadingComprehension1.Whydopeoplein__________countriesprefertohavefewerchildren？2.Hewasamanwhothoughtof__________business.3.Thetreeoutsidethewindow__________thesunlight.4.The__________ofthebuildingishundredsoffeet.5.He__________attheemptybottleandthewaitressquicklyreplacedit.6.He__________beinganarchitect,whocandesignmanybeautifulbuildings.7.Theworkofan__________ofgenius(天才)alwaysarreststheattentionnomatterhowlittleremains.8.Hetoldmethathiscoat__________tigerskin.9.Hecompletelylost__________ofhimselfandstartedscreamingathischildren.10.Whatareyourplansforthe__________ofyourcompany?wealthynothingbutblockheightpointeddreamsofarchitectwasmadeofcontrol

developmentTask2Directions:

FillintheblanksinthefollowingpassagebyselectingsuitablewordsfromtheWordBank.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.Ａ.appear B.throughout C.existence D.led E.rapidF.achieve G.causing H.strength I.include J.constructionPart?ⅡReadingComprehensionEngineeringhasbeenonepartoflifesincethe(1)______ofhumanbeings.Theearliestpracticesofcivilengineeringmay(2)______between4000BCand2000BCinAncientEgyptandMesopotamiawhenhumanbeingsstartedtoabandonanomadic(游牧的)lifestyle,thus(3)______aneedfortheconstructionofshelter.Duringthattime,transportationbecameincreasinglyimportantandit(4)______tothedevelopmentofthewheelandsailing.The(5)______ofPyramidsinEgypt(2700-2500BC)mightbeconsideredasthefirstexampleoflarge-scaleconstructions.CAGDJPart?ⅡReadingComprehensionOtherancienthistoriccivilengineeringconstructions(6)______theParthenoninAncientGreece(447-438BC),theAppianWaybyRomanengineers(312BC),andtheGreatWallbyGeneralMengTian(220BC).TheRomansdevelopedcivilstructures(7)______theirempire,especiallyincludingharbors,bridges,damsandroads.AfterWorldWarII,the(8)______developmentofscienceandtechnologymadecivilengineeringrelyonmodernscienceandtechnologyto(9)______furtherdevelopment.Steelandconcrete,whicharethemostimportantbuildingmaterials,hadfurtherdevelopment.Their(10)______improvedseveraltimes,andreliability,durability(耐久性)andotherproperties(性能)weremuchbetter.IBEFHⅣ.TranslationDirections:

TranslatethefollowingEnglishsentencesintoChinese.Part?ⅡReadingComprehension1.SkyscraperswerefirstbuiltintheUnitedStatesasearlyasthe1880’s.2.Asaresult,inthe1960’salmosteveryskyscraperinAmericalookedthesame.3.Bythe1920’s,someofthemhadbecomefamousnotjustfortheirsize,butfortheirbeauty.4.Manyexpertsareconcernedabouttheeffectofthesetallbuildingsonpeople.5.Thebestwaytosolvethisproblemistomakelawsthatwillcontrolhowmanyskyscraperscanbebuiltinanarea.早在十九世紀(jì)的八十年代，美國(guó)建了第一批摩天大樓。結(jié)果，在20世紀(jì)60年代，美國(guó)幾乎所有的摩天大樓看起來(lái)都是一樣的。到了20世紀(jì)20年代，其中部分大樓不僅因?yàn)榫薮蠖乙驗(yàn)槊利惗雒?。很多專家?dān)心這些高層建筑對(duì)人的影響。解決這一問題的最佳方法是制定法律，控制一個(gè)區(qū)域可以建造摩天大樓的數(shù)量。Part?ⅡReadingComprehensionPassage2LocatedinLujiazuiFinanceandTradeZone,ShanghaiTower,theworld’ssecond-tallestbuildingatpresent,is128storiesor632meters(2,073feet)tallandisapremierShanghaitouristhighlight.FactsaboutShanghaiTower1.ShanghaiToweristhetallestbuildinginChinaandthesecond-tallestbuildingintheworld.ShanghaiTower—China’sTallestSkyscraper2.Ithastheworld’shighestobservationdeckonthe118thfloor(546meters;1,791feet).3.ShanghaiTowerhastheworld’ssecond-fastestelevatorsatatopspeedof20.5meterspersecond(74kph).Part?ⅡReadingComprehension4.ShanghaiTowerhasthehighestindoorChinese-stylegarden,whichisonthe37thfloor.5.Itcontainstheworld’ssecond-highesthotel—JHotel,whichislocatedonthe84thto110thfloors.6.ItwasdesignedtobeaShanghailandmarkandafinancialiconinthecenterofChina’sfinancialcenter.7.Thehelicalshapegivesitanunusualappearance.ShanghaiTowerfloor-layoutPart?ⅡReadingComprehensionShanghaiTowerHighlightsShanghaiTowerincludesobservatories,conferencerooms,ahotel,meetingrooms,amuseum,shops,restaurants,gardens,andamall.ShanghaiTowerObservationDeckonthe118thFloorTheobservationdeckistheworld’stallestobservationdeckandalsothehighestpointinShanghai.Touristscantakeanexpresselevatortothe118thfloorwithin55seconds.Theobservationdeckoffersa360-degreeview.Fromthere,youcancaptureafullviewoftheHuangpuRiverandseeotherskyscrapers,suchastheJinMaoTowerandtheShanghaiWorldFinancialCenter.ThisisanespeciallygoodexperienceintheeveningasallthelightsaroundthecityarelitandyoucanenjoythebeautifulnightviewofShanghai.Part?ⅡReadingComprehensionOtherRecreationalAreasLocatedonthe37thfloor,ShanghaiGuanfuMuseumexhibitsgoldwaresandBuddhiststatues,invitingyoutoexplorethelonghistoryofChinesecivilization.ShanghaiTowerConstructionThebuildingisbuiltaccordingtoarecentinnovationinveryhighskyscraperdesign.Liketherestoftheworld’stallestbuildingsbuiltinthelastseveralyears,insteadofhavingasimplesteelframeworkforaskeleton,ithasathickconcretecore.BuildinginShanghaiisdifficultbecausethelandisasandyriverdeltasoilandtherearetyphoonsandearthquakes.Part?ⅡReadingComprehensionTomakethestructurestableinstrongwinds,ithasaninnovativespiralingshape.Thedistinctivehelixlooksbeautiful.Itisashowcaseof21stcenturyengineering.Tosaveenergyandprovideextraprotection,thetowerisbuiltlikeathermosbottlewithanouterskinconsistingoftwo-layerglassfacades.Thebuildingiscoveredwithtwolayersofglassforinsulation,somewaterisrecycled,somerainwateriscaughtandreused,andwindturbinesandsolarpanelshelptoproduceenergy.(464words)Part?ⅡReadingComprehensionNewWordsstory/

'st??r?/

n.樓層(=storey,BrE)；故事；傳說(shuō)premier/'prem??/adj.n.第一的；最初的首相；總理highlight/'ha?la?t/

n.閃光點(diǎn)；精彩部分強(qiáng)調(diào)；加亮；使突出deck/dek/

n.甲板；平屋頂；橋面landmark/'l?n(d)mɑ?k/

n.地標(biāo)；里程碑；紀(jì)念碑icon/'a?k?n/

n.圣像；偶像helical/'hel?k(?)l/

adj.螺旋狀的layout/'le?a?t/

n.布局；安排；設(shè)計(jì)observatory/?b'z??v?t(?)ri/

n.天文臺(tái)；瞭望臺(tái)conference/'k?nf(?)r(?)ns/

n.會(huì)議；討論會(huì)capture/'k?pt??/

v.俘獲；奪得；捕捉Part?ⅡReadingComprehensionNewWordsrecreational/rekr?'e???nl/

adj.娛樂的；消遣的innovation/??n??ve??n/

n.創(chuàng)新，革新framework/'fre?mw??k/

n.構(gòu)架；框架skeleton/

'skel?t(?)n/

n.(建筑物的)骨架；(人和動(dòng)物的)骨骼core/k??/

n.中心，核心；果核delta/'delt?/

n.(河流的)三角洲typhoon/ta?'fu?n/

n.臺(tái)風(fēng)stable/'ste?b(?)l/

adj.穩(wěn)定的，穩(wěn)定平衡的馬廄；馬棚spiral/'spa?r?l/

adj.盤旋著上升或下降；成螺旋狀旋轉(zhuǎn)distinctive/d?'st??(k)t?v/

adj.特殊的；與眾不同的helix/'hi?l?ks/

n.螺旋形；螺旋狀Part?ⅡReadingComprehensionNewWordsshowcase/'???ke?s/

n.陳列柜，陳列櫥thermos/'θ??m?s/

n.熱水瓶，保溫瓶layer/

'le??/

n.層facade/f?'sɑ?d/

n.(建筑物的)正面insulation/?nsj?'le??(?)n/

n.分隔；隔音；絕緣recycle/ri?'sa?k(?)l/

v.回收；使再循環(huán)turbine/'t??ba?n/

n.渦輪機(jī)；汽輪機(jī)solar/'s??l?/

adj.太陽(yáng)的，日光的；利用太陽(yáng)能的panel/'p?n(?)l/

n.儀表板；嵌板；面板Buddhist/'budist/

n.佛教徒；佛教的Part?ⅡReadingComprehensionPhrasesandExpressionsatpresent當(dāng)前ataspeedof以……的速度becoveredwith被……覆蓋ProperNamesShanghaiTower上海中心大廈LujiazuiFinanceandTradeZone陸家嘴金融貿(mào)易區(qū)JHotelJ酒店(由錦江國(guó)際集團(tuán)新創(chuàng)的高端豪華酒店品牌)theHuangpuRiver黃浦江JinMaoTower金茂大夏theShanghaiWorldFinancialCenter上海世界金融中心ShanghaiGuanfuMuseum上海觀復(fù)博物館ExercisesⅠ.ReadingComprehensionDirections:

Tellwhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrueorfalseaccordingtothetextyouhavelearned.WriteTifthestatementistrueandFifitisfalse.____1.ShanghaiToweristheworld’stallestbuildingatpresent.ItislocatedinLujiazuiFinanceandTradeZone.____2.ShanghaiTowerhastheworld’shighestobservationdeck.____3.ShanghaiTowerisbeautifulbecauseofitsunusualhelicalshape.____4.Thereisanexpresselevatorwhichtouristscantaketotheobservationdeck.____5.ShanghaiTowerisbuiltlikeathermosbottlesoastoappearmorebeautiful.Part?ⅡReadingComprehensionFTTTFⅡ.UsingtheWordsTask1Directions:

Completeeachofthefollowingsentenceswiththecorrectformoftheitalicizedwordgiveninthebrackets.1.Withthe(introduce)____________oftheInternet,moreandmorepeoplepreferredtodobusinessonline.2.Onceapproval(批準(zhǔn))oftheplanshadbeengiven,theworkwentahead(rapid)_________.3.(Satisfy)____________withtheperformanceoftheactress,thedirectoraskedmetoplaythatact.4.Thereisno(possible)____________forustogettheproductsbeforetheSpringFestival.5.Theirexcellentperformancehasleftadeep(impress)____________ontheaudience.Part?ⅡReadingComprehensionintroductionrapidlyUnsatisfiedpossibilityimpression6.Thosewhogetnervous(easy)________maytryTaiji,whichrelaxesthemindandstrengthensthebody.7.Inhisspeechthemanagerexpressedhisthankstothosewhohavemadetheir(contribute)_________tothecompany.8.Nowtheair(pollute)________inthiscityisbecomingmoreandmoreseriouswitheachpassingday.9.Thefactoryisgoingtomakeanewmodelofbicycle,designed(special)____________forwomen.10.Thedoctorsheldameetingtodecidewhetheran(operate)_________wasnecessary.Part?ⅡReadingComprehensioneasilycontributionpollutionspeciallyoperationTask2Directions:

Usethewordsorphrasesintheboxtofillintheblanks.Changetheformwherenecessary.observe financial exhibit recycle structureinsteadof experience extra explore stablePart?ⅡReadingComprehension1.Mostinformationwascollectedbydirect__________oftheanimals’behaviour.2.Ihavebeengivenawholeroomto__________mylatestphotographs.3.Thefilm__________therelationshipbetweenartistandinstrument.4.Helearnedthislessonthehardwayfromhisownpersonal__________.5.Whichbankoffersyoutheservicethatbestsuitsyour__________needs?observationexhibitexploresexperiencefinancialPart?ⅡReadingComprehension6.Lookingataman’sfingers__________hiswalletcanletyouknowwhetherheisrich,anewstudysuggests.7.Thepricesofthecommoditiesarequite__________thisyear.8.Emilymakesalittle__________moneybysendingstoriestoliterarymagazines.9.Ifwe__________morewaste,wewouldn'tneedtoproducesomuchandtherewouldn’tbesomuchpollution.10.Traditional___________materials,suchasconcreteandbricks,arenotsuitableforthelongspanbridges.insteadofstableextrarecycledstructuralⅢ.TranslationDirections:

TranslatethefollowingEnglishsentencesintoChinese.1.ShanghaiToweristhetallestbuildinginChinaandthesecond-tallestbuildingintheworld.2.ShanghaiTowerhastheworld’ssecond-fastestelevatorsatatopspeedof20.5meterspersecond.3.Itwasde