【培優(yōu)直通車】2022年新高三英語大一輪復(fù)習(xí)講義-第19講綜合復(fù)習(xí)（四）學(xué)生版（上海專用）

2022年新高三英語大一輪復(fù)習(xí)講義（上海專用）

第19講一輪綜合復(fù)習(xí)（四）學(xué)生版

教學(xué)內(nèi)容

進門小練筆

UnitFourNounClause

1.mathematicsisoneofthemostusefulandfascinatingdivisionsofhumanknowledgeiswidely

accepted.

2.Ourfactoryismuchproductivenow.Thisyear'sproductionisfivetimesitwastenyearsago.

3.ThefirstpeopletoliveinisnowHawaiiwerethePolynesians,whosailedthereinlargecanoes

fromotherPacificIslandsabout2,000yearsago.

4.ThoughZhangZiyihasbeenselectedasoneofthe“the100MostInfluentialPeopleintheWork”byTime

magazine,backinChina,peoplestilldoubtshereallydeserveshernewinternationalpopularity.

5.Wecanassignthetasktoiscapableandtrust-worthy.

6.Whenyouchatwithothers,trytoleavethemagoodimpressionyouareaninterestingand

interestedperson,and,justasimportant,thatyouareagoodlistener.

7.Thereasonhewaslateishisclockdidn'tgivethealarm.

8.IsthisconcerthallMariafirstmadeherperformanceinpublicinherteens?

9.DoyouthinkitwiseforChinesemotherstotrytodoeverythingfortheirchildren?

???No,that'stheyaremistaken.

10.Wecannotfigureoutquiteanumberofinsects,birds,andanimalsaredyingout.

11.Thebestmomentforthefootballstarwashescoredthewinninggoal.

12.Thenewsspreadquicklythroughthevillagethewarhadended,madevillagerswild

withjoy.

13.Thequestioncameupatthemeetingwehadenoughmoneyforourresearch.

14.Ihavenotfoundmybookyet;infact,IamnotsureIcouldhavedonewithit.

15.GeorgeBushisontimeforeverything.Howcanitbehewaslateforthemeetingyesterday?

16.wouldliketodevotehiswholelifetohiscountryshouldgowherethereareallkindsofdifficulties.

17.isimportanttoapersonishemustknowwhatheisfitfor.

18.Thefirstprizewillgotowebelievetobethemostexcellentstudentinourschool.

19.Doyouhaveanydoubtourschoolfootballteamwillwininthefinals?

20.Thegovernmentofficialsareoptimistictheywillreachtheirgoalofbringingmedicalcaretoevery

citizen.

21.Hehasnospecialfaultexcepthesmokestoomuch.

22.Bankersadvisechildrentomakesurepartoftheirmoneygoesintotheirsavings.

23.Anotherquestioncomestomymindisqualifiedtojudgetheportrait.

24.I'mgoingtowalkhomenowandreflectonIhavegonewrongalltheseyears.

25.Radaristoairplanesandshipseyesaretohuman'sbody.

Translation

1.令人不可思議的是，你越是努力設(shè)法使一切正確，你越是感到有可能遇到問題。(unbelievable)

2.運動會是否被推遲取決于天氣。(thesportsmeeting)

3.水往低處流，人往高處走是無法逆轉(zhuǎn)的現(xiàn)象。(anirreversiblephenomenon)

4.過度抽煙會導(dǎo)致肺癌已經(jīng)引起了公眾的注意。(excessivesmoking)

5.出乎我意料的是他們的蜜月是在一家豪華酒店度過的。(inaluxuryhotel)

課堂導(dǎo)入

每日電訊報I狒狒移植豬心臟后存活半，或?qū)⒑芸煸囉糜谌梭w

Theheartsofgeneticallymodifiedpigscouldbetransplantedintohumanstosolvetheshortageoforgan

donors,scientistsbelieve.

Researcherssuccessfullygraftedapigheartintoababoonmorethanayearagoanditisstillfunctioning,

theyreporttoday.

Untilnow,organstransplantedintoprimateshaveonlylastedforamaximumofsixmonthsbeforebeing

rejected.

ButscientistshavetweakedtheDNAofpigssothattheirheartsaremorecompatiblewithprimatesand

humans.

“Thedevelopmentsmayinstilanewrayofhopeforthousandsofpatientswaitingforhumandonor

organs,“saidMuhammadMohiuddinoftheCardiothoracicSurgeryResearchProgrammeattheNational

Heart,Lung,andBloodInstituteintheUS.

“Ifsuccessful,thismethodcouldchangethecurrenttransplantparadigm,eliminatingtheshortageofdonor

organsincludinghearts,livers,kidneys,intestine,aswellasinsulinproducingcellsfortreatmentof

diabetes.”

Atpresentpeopleneedingahearttransplantmustwaituntilasuitabledonorheartbecomesavailable.Last

year145operationswerecarriedoutatsevenhospitalsinBritain.

However,onlyeightoutof10peopleintheUKreceivethetransplanttheyneededbecauseofalackof

suitabledonors.Manyadultsandchildrenareforcedtowaitmorethanayearforanewheart.

Thoseonwaitinglistshavetouseanartificialheartbutthesearenotperfectandhaveissueswithpower

supplies,infection,andbothclottingandhaemolysis,thebreakdownofredbloodcells.

Transplantationusingananimalorgan,orxenotransplantation,hasbeenproposedasanoptiontosave

humanlives,butthechallengehasbeentostophostsrejectingdonorhearts.

Howeverresearchersfoundthatthepigheartswerealiveandfunctioningwellmorethanyearafterbeing

graftedinplace.

Pigswerechosenbecausetheiranatomyiscompatiblewithhumansandtheyhavearapidbreedingcycle.

Pigvalvesarealreadyswappedforhumanheartvalves.

Criticsclaimthatbecausethelifecycleofpigsisshorterthanhumanstheywillneedtobereplaced.They

couldalsopassondiseases.

Butthroughgeneticchanges,thescientistshaveaddedseveralhumangenestothepiggenomeaswellas

removinggeneswhichtriggeradangerousimmuneresponseinhumans.

Theexperimentsinvolvedusingthesegeneticallyengineeredpighearts,transplantedintheabdomenof

baboonsalongsidetheiractualhearts.

Thestudywaspresentedatthe94thAmericanAssociationforThoracicSurgeryannualmeetingin

Toronto.

精講精練

（知識點一：詞匯、短語積累）

娛樂時尚類

品牌崇拜brandworshipinvogue正流行

時裝設(shè)計fashiondesign時裝秀fashionshow

時尚、時裝fashion時髦的fashionable(adj.)

流行的prevalent(adj.)流行趨勢prevalenttrend

時髦的、雅致的chic新潮款式chicstyle

引人注目的eye-catching(adj.)噱頭gimmick(n.)

營銷噱頭marketinggimmick定做、裁縫tailor(v.)(n.)

定做的tailormade做工精良的excellentlytailored

昂貴時髦的、豪華的ritzy定制customize(v.)

個性品質(zhì)personalitytrait趨勢tendency(n.)

主流mainstream(n.)非主流的non-mainstream

過時的outdated(adj.)非主流文化non-mainstreamculture

一時的狂熱passingfad逐步被廢棄的、即將過時的obsolescent（adj.）

月艮裝搭酉己matchingclothes即將過時的產(chǎn)品obsolescentproduct

撞色、拼色對碰colourblocking街頭時尚streetfashion

時裝精品店fashionboutique街拍、街頭時尚streetstyle

配飾accessory(n.)T臺runway(n.)

（季節(jié)性推出的）系列時裝fashioncollection全套衣服outfit(n.)

高級時裝、高級時尚highfashion時尚產(chǎn)業(yè)fashionindustry

商演commercialperformance名流celebrity

奢侈品luxurygoods品味taste

保持體形keepinshape

（知識點二：寫作、翻譯基本句型積累）

請認真閱讀下面有關(guān)我國電影票房收入（box-officeincome）的柱狀圖及相關(guān)文字，并按照要求用英語寫

SaturdayAfternoon.InaShoppingCenter.

/中國電影票厲收入《億元）

500TLiJiang:Hi,SuHua.Whichmovieshallwesee?

SuHua:Whatever.We'vegotsomanychoices,KungFuYoga,

JourneytotheWest...Eachsoundsgreat!

LiJiang:Yeah!Andsomemoviestarsarefantastic.

SuHua:Andthehigh-tech!...

20122013201420152016

LiJiang:Perfect!Let'sgetsomefoodfirst.Weonlyhave20minutesleft.

SuHua:Nohurry.Thecinemaisonthesamefloor.

OneDayin.AtHome.

Son:Mum,shallwegoandseeafilmtonight?

Mother:Whybother?Wecanstayathomeandwatchfilmsonline.It'sconvenientwithournewand

fasternetwork.

Son:Butitfeelsgoodinacinema.

Mother:Andtheprice...Wehavetopay50yuanaticket.

【寫作內(nèi)容】

1.用約30個單詞概述柱狀圖信息的主要內(nèi)容；

2.我國電影票房收入變化的原因有哪些，簡要談?wù)勀愕目捶ǎㄉ鲜鰧υ拑H供參考，原因不少于兩點）；

3.談?wù)勀銓ξ覈娪捌狈渴杖胱呦虻目捶?，并簡要說明理由。

【寫作要求】

1.寫作過程中不能直接引用原文語句；

2.作文中不能出現(xiàn)真實姓名和學(xué)校名稱；

3.不必寫標題。

【范文分析】1

Thebox-officeincomeofChinesemovieswitnessedaconstantincreasefromabout17billionyuanin2012to

over40billionin2015.However,thatincreasesloweddownin.

Thereasonsbehindthisarevarious.Thefasteconomicdevelopmentbeforewasprobablythemostpowerful

enginedrivingtheconstantgrowthinthebox-officeincome.Theapplicationofnewtechnologiesandthewide

appealofmoviestarscouldalsoaccountfortheincrease.However,Chinasawadeclineinitseconomicgrowthrate

lastyear.AndtheInternetincreasedoptionsformovielovers.Consequently,someviewersbegantoturnawayfrom

cinemas,leadingtoaslowergrowth.

China'seconomyisexpectedtogrowatamediumspeedinthecomingyears,soanincreaseispossibleinthe

investmentinthemovieindustryandthenumberofqualitymovies.Therefore,itsbox-officeincomewillprobably

enjoyaslightincrease.

【范文分析】2

①Asisindicatedinthegraph,thebox-officeincomeofChinesemovieswitnessedaconstantincreasefrom

about17billionyuanin2012toover40billionin2015.②Thatincrease,however,sloweddownin.

Reasonsforthechangeareofgreatvariety.Thefasteconomicdevelopmentbeforewasprobablythemost

powerfulenginedrivingtheconstantgrowthinthebox-officeincome.@Besides,theapplicationofnewtechnologies

andthewideappealofmoviestarscouldalsoaccountfortheincrease.However,theInternetincreasedoptionsfor

movielovers.④Conseauently,someviewersbegantoturnawayfromcinemasJeadingtoaslowergrowth.

However,thefilmmarketmaywitnessaslowdowninthenearfuture.Cinemashavegraduallygivenwaytothe

riseoftheinternetandcellphones,andtheticketpriceisontheincrease.Therefore,thefilmindustryshouldmake

greatereffortstoattractmoreviewers.

（知識點三：閱讀拓展）

（A）

Ihaveneverheardabouta"FashionWcek^^outsideofNewYork,LondonorMilan.Butthenonejusthappens

toturnupinBishkekinKyrgyzstan.Actually,I'mignorantofallthosecountriesinCentralAsia,whosenamesare

alwaysendingin"stan."Fordecades,evencenturies,CentralAsiahasbeenoutoffocus,ablankonthemapof

empires.JustastheintroductionfromTurusbekMamashov,fromtheTourismagencyofthepresidentoftheKyrgyz

Republic,says,"ThroughoutthisFashionWeekproject,weneedtocreatearevolutioninthemindsofourpeople,

preparingthecountryfortheinternationaltourismmarket.Itisanopportunityaswellasaninvestmcnt.^^Whathe

saysisright.Ifyoujustgiveitag/impse（——瞥），you'llfindoutthatthe（風(fēng)1W）oftheSilkRoadisstillthere.

AspartoftherouteforSilkRoadtradersandmigratingtribesthroughitsepic（史詩的）history,Kyrgyzstan,like

otherCentralAsiancountries,isavastplaceofdesert,grasslandandmountainranges.Itisnotwidelyknownthat

KyrgyzstanistheTangDynastypoetLiBai'sbirthplace.

Bishkek,theplaceholdingFashionWeek,isthecapitalandindustrialcenterofindependentKyrgyzstan.Itisa

relaxed,handsomeplacewithwidestreetsandlargeamountsofgreenery.EspeciallyintheautumnofNovember,the

yellowleavesfallingeverywheremakethewholecityalegendinfall.Themountainsarejustatitsrear,inthatcasea

uniquesceneofpicturesquebeautyiscomposedbysnow-whitepeaks,lakesandtheurbanLandscape.

Today,Ala-TooSquareisthecenterofthepoeticplacesworthseeinginBishkek.The“WhiteHouse,“theseat

oftheKyrgyzstanGovernment,isjustatthewestofthesquare.BehindthisisPanfilovPark,agreatplacetoheadfor

anationalholiday.TheStateMuseumofFineArtsisopposite,whichisalsocalledtheGaparAitievMuseumof

AppliedArts,featuringKyrgyzjewelry,rugsandworksbylocalartists.

Oneofthejoysbesidesthesceneryistheopennessofthepeople.Bishkekisacitywithoutabigpopulationbut

mainlygood-naturedpeoplefrommanyraces,47percentareRussianandaboutathirdareKyrgyz.Mosttravelers

voteKyrgyzstanasthemostappealing,accessibleandwelcomingoftheformerSovietCentralAsianrepublics.Itis

writtenbyatouristthatKyrgyzstanisthecountryRussiansmostdesperatelywanttokeep:hillsalwayscoveredwith

grassandwildflowers.Kyrgyzmenalwaysrideahorsewearingaphotogenichat.

1.Accordingtothepassage,Kyrgyzstanusedtobe.

A.aninternationalfashioncentreB.animportantpartofSilkRoad

C.thefocusoftheworldD.avastdesertlandinCentralAsia

2.TheFashionWeekinBishkekissupposedto.

A.startarevolutioninKyrgyzstanB.attractforeigninvestmenttoKyrgyzstan

C.promotetourisminKyrgyzstanD.celebratetheindependenceofKyrgyzstan

3.WhichofthestatementsisNOTTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.Bishkekisacrowdedmodemcitysurroundedbymountainranges.

B.PanfilovParkisapopulardestinationforlocalpeopleduringholidays.

C.ThemajorityofthepopulationinBishkekareRussianandKyrgyz.

D.ThefamouspoetLiBaiisthoughttohavebeenborninKyrgyzstan.

4.Whatisthemostimportantmessagetheauthorwantstoconveyinthepassage?

A.ReflectionsandthoughtsontheglorioushistoryoftheSilkRoad.

B.FeelingsabouttheongoingFashionWeekprojectinBishkek.

C.ThegeographicfeaturesandimposinghistoryofKyrgyzstan.

D.ThenaturalandculturalcharacteristicsandattractionsinKyrgyzstan.

Fantasyisagenrethathasdominatedchildren'sliteratureovertheyears,withJRRTolkien,JKRowlingand

SuzanneCollinsleadingthewayinthecrossoverfieldofbooktofilmadaptation.Sowhyiscinema_1—their

fantasticallands?Andwhatdoesthefuturehold?

Thereasonwhyfantasyremainspopularacrosspopcultureispretty_2—.Thegenreoffers_3—fromschool

orworkintoatotallydifferentworld.Yourimaginationcanbetotallyreleasedandyour4surroundingyour

everydaylifecanbeforgotten.Nomatterwhatageyouare,_5_issomethingthatcanbediscoveredand

rediscoveredovergenerations.

Thereareanumberofreasonswhychildren'sfantasyisso_6_tofilmmakers.Thedepththatchildren's

authors_7—withintheirstoriesandcharactersgivesanyscreenwriteranddirectorarichplentyofmaterialto

elaborateon.TherecentsuccessofPeterJackson'sTheHobbittrilogy（三部曲）isjustoneexample.Adaptedfrom

Tolkien'snovel,Jackson'sthreepartseries_8_howmuchafilmmakercantakefromasinglebook,turninga

threehundredpagebookintonearlyeighthoursofscreentime.

OfcourseRowling'swizardingworldofHarryPotteractsasamodelexampleofhowfilmmakerscontinueto

_9_anauthor'svision.WiththeupcomingFantasticBeastsandWheretoFindThem,directedbyDavidYates,to

be_10_inNovember,itshowsthereareendlessstoriesyettobeuncoveredfromRowling'sworld.

Anotherreasonwhychildren'sfantasyremainspopularisrelatedtoa（n）_11_element._12_isthemost

importantfeatureinchildren'sfantasybooks,meaningthereisanabundanceofaesthetic（審美的）springboards

forcinematographers,animators（動畫片制作者）andvisualdepartmentsto_13—.

StudioGhiblihavebuilttheir_14_filmmakinglegacyonchildren'sbooks.FromthewonderfullyBritish

DianaWynneJones'novelHowl'sMovingCastle,toJapaneseauthorEikoKadono'spicture-bookKiki'sDelivery

Service,Ghiblihave_15_avarietyofchildren'sstoriesintoacademyawardwinningvisualmasterpieces.

l.A.cultivatingB.recreatingC.attackingD.copying

2.A.obviousB.differentC.goodD.effective

3.A.reliefB.protectionC.escapeD.absence

4.A.happinessB.worriesC.sadnessD.imagination

5.A.thinkingB.visionC.imaginationD.fantasy

6.A.appealingB.difficultC.essentialD.beneficial

7.A.exposeB.exploreC.predictD.define

8.A.preventsB.describesC.demonstratesD.notices

9.A.decideB.claimC.protectD.expand

1（）.A.publishedB.releasedC.discoveredD.reported

1l.A.visualB.audibleC.realisticD.critical

12.A.InnocenceB.DetenninationC.BeliefD.Imagination

13.A.makeupB.holdtoC.workfromD.standout

14.A.well-receivedB.widespreadC.importantD.useful

15.A.broughtB.convertedC.adaptedD.translated

(C)

France,whichprides___1___astheglobalinnovatoroffashion,hasdecideditsfashionindustry___2___(lose)

anabsoluterighttodefinephysicalbeautyforwomen.Itslawmakersgavepreliminaryapprovallastweektoalaw

thatwouldmake___3___acrimetoemployultra-thinmodelsonrunways.Theparliamentalsoagreedtoban

websitesthat"inciteexcessivethinness^bypromotingextremedieting.

Suchmeasureshaveacoupleofupliftingmotives.Theysuggestbeautyshouldnotbedefinedbylooks___4___

endupwithimpinging(沖擊)onhealth.That'sastart.Andthebanonultra-thinmodelsseemstogobeyond

protectingmodelsfromstarvingthemselvestodeath___5___somehavedone.Ittellsthefashionindustrythatit

musttakeresponsibilityforthesignal___6___sendswomen,especiallyteenagegirls,____7___thesocialtape-

measuretheymustusetodeterminetheirindividualworth.

Thebans,iffully___8___(enforce),wouldsuggesttowomen(andmanymen)thattheyshouldnotletothersbe

arbitersoftheirbeauty.Andperhapsfaintly,theyhintthatpeopleshouldlooktononphysicalqualities___9___

characterandintellectratherthandietingtheirwaytosizezeroorwasp-waistphysiques.

TheFrenchmeasures,however,relytoomuchonseverepunishment___10___(change)aculturethatstill

regardsbeautyasskin-deepandbone-showing.Underthelaw,usingafashionmodelthatdoesnotmeeta

government-definedindexofbodymasscouldresultina$85,000fineandsixmonthsinprison.

(D)

Vocabulary

A.impressionB.senseC.absorbedD.unexploredE.spotF.briefly

G.convincingH.save1.recordJ.tyingK.enormous

Filmmusicconstitutesanewmusicalmediumthatexertsafascinationofitsown.Itopensup_31_

possibilitiesforcomposersandposessomeinterestingquestionsfortheaudience.Backgroundmusicisanintegral

partofthecombined_32_madebythefilm.However,millionsofmoviegoerstakethemusicalaccompanimentto

adramaticfilmentirelytoomuchforgranted.Fiveminutesaftertheterminationofapicture,so_33_inthe

dramaticactionaretheythattheycan'ttellwhethertheyhaveheardmusicornot.Actually,whenwell-conceived,

thereisnoquestionthatascorecanbeof_34—helptoapicture.Knowingmoreofwhatgoesintothescoringofa

picturemayhelpthemovielistenertogetmoreoutofit.Fortunately,theprocessisnotsocomplexthatitcannotbe

_35_outlined.

Musicservesthescreeninthefollowingaspects.Itcreatesamore_36—atmosphereoftimeandplace.

Thereareinnumerableexamplesofutilitarianmusic-offstagestreetbands,cafemusic,theneighbour'sgirl

practicingherpiano,merry-go-roundsandthelike.Musicalsobuildsa_37—ofcontinuity.Thepictureeditor

knowsbetterthananyonehowserviceablemusiccanbein_38_togetheravisualmedium,whichis,byitsvery

nature,continuallyindangeroffallingapart.Oneseesthismostobviouslyinmontagesceneswheretheuseofa

unifyingmusicalideamay_39—thequickflashesofdisconnectedscenesfromseemingmerelychaotic.

Itisonlyinthetheatrethatthecomposerforthefirsttimegetsthefullimpactofwhathehasaccomplishedand

teststhedramaticpunchofhisfavorite_40_.Theartofcombiningmovingpictureswithmusicaltonesisstilla

mysteriousart.Millionswillbelistening,butoneneverknowshowmanywillbereallyhearing.

當(dāng)堂檢測

Grammar

Beforethe1850s,theUnitedStateshadanumberofsmallcolleges,mostofthemdatingfromcolonialdays.

Theyweresmall,church-connectedinstitutions(21)primaryconcernwas(22)(shape)themoral

characteroftheirstudents.

ThroughoutEurope,institutionsofhigherlearninghaddeveloped,bearingtheancientnameofuniversity.In

Germanyadifferentkindofuniversityhaddeveloped.TheGermanuniversitywasconcernedprimarily(23)

creatingandspreadingknowledge,notmorals.Betweenmid-centuryandtheendofthe1800s,morethannine

thousandyoungAmericans,dissatisfiedwiththeirtrainingathome,wenttoGennanyforadvancedstudy.Someof

themreturnedtobecomepresidentsofvenerable(受人尊敬的)colleges—Harvard,Yale,Columbia—andtransform

them(24)modernuniversities.Thenewpresidentsbrokealltieswiththechurchesandbroughtinanewkind

offaculty.

Professorswerehiredfbrtheirknowledgeofasubject,not(25)theywereoftheproperfaithandhada

strongarmfordiscipliningstudents.Thenewprinciplewas(26)auniversitywastocreateknowledgeaswell

aspassiton,andthiscalledforafaculty(27)(compose)ofteacherscholars.Drillingandlearningbyrote

werereplacedbytheGermanmethodoflecturing,inwhichtheprofessor'sownresearchwaspresentedinclass.

GraduatetrainingleadingtothePh.D.,anancientGermandegreesignifyingthehighestlevelofadvancedscholarly

attainment,(28)(introduce).Withtheestablishmentoftheseminarsystem,graduatestudentslearnedto

question,analyze,andconducttheirownresearch.

Atthesametime,thenewuniversitygreatlyexpandedinsizeandcourseofferings,breakingcompletelyoutof

theold,constrictedcurriculumofmathematics,classics,rhetoric,andmusic.ThepresidentofHarvardpioneeredthe

electivesystem,bywhichstudentswereabletochoosetheirowncoursesofstudy.Thenotionofmajorfieldsof

studyemerged.Thenewgoalwastomaketheuniversityrelevanttotherealpursuitsoftheworld.(29)(Pay)

closeattentiontothepracticalneedsofsociety,thenewuniversitiestrainedmenandwomentoworkatitstasks,

engineeringstudents(30)(be)themostcharacteristicofthenewregime.Studentswerealsotrainedas

economists,architects,agriculturalists,socialwelfareworkers,andteachers.

Vocabulary

A.buriedB.exposedC.grandD.remainderE.unfoldsF.convincing

G.insightsH.discriminationI.appealingJ.approachK.bond

Weddings,likeanyothermajorlifeevent,canbringoutthebestandworstinallofus:generosity,creativity,

humor,aswellasjealousy,control,andevenboredom.Manytimes,womenandmen_31_weddingsfrom

vastlydifferentpointsofview.Itseemsthatwomenaremoreobviousabouttheirfeelings,yetweddingsalso

deeplyaffectmenaswell-especially,ofcourse,thegroom.Herearesome_32—intowomen'spsychologyof

weddings.

Allwomenhave,atsomelevel,anamountof"weddingindoctrination—33—deepwithin.Weare

raisedtobelieveinthe"fairy-taleromance”,andwhethertheideais_34—orrevolting,we'veallbeen_35—

overandoveragaintothenotionofbeingrescuedbyahandsomeprinceridingonawhitehorse.There'salsonot

muchofaleapbetweenaBrideandaPrincessinthefemalepsyche.Thetraditionalbridalgownisourone

opportunitytobeQueenforaDay.

Theceremonyitselfisexpectedbymanywomentobe“perfect;"awealthofadvertisingbudgetsarespent

_36_youthatoneserviceorproductwillhelpyou“createtheperfectday.”Perfect,infact,isprobablytheword

usedmostofteninweddingadvertising.Ladies,it'souroneopportunityinlifetoplaytheultimatedress-up,makea

—37—entrancewiththeperfectdress,hair,makeup,andmore.Weexpressourvowswithperfectgraceandpoise,

exchangeringsassymbolsofoureternal_38_,andthenturntofaceouradoringaudienceastheyspendthe

_39_ofthedaycongratulatingandadmiringus.Thephotographercaptureseachpreciousmomentasit_40_,

andaswearriveatthereceptionandarepresented(completewithournewtitle),weareseatedabovethecrowd,

surroundedbyouradmirers,beautifulflowers,gifts,andmusic.Wearethefirsttobeserved,thefirsttodance,and

thefirsttocutthecake.Whenelseinourlivesisonedaycenteredcompletelyaroundus?

Cloze

Women,Ihavealwaysfelt,arethebackboneoftheworld.Onlytheyhavethe_41_andmeanstobringthe

miracleoflifetoEarth.Throughouthistory,theyhavebeenthecaretakersandnurturers.Womenworkalongside

meninthefields,inthefactories,intheofficesandthen_42—home—nottoputtheirfeetupinfrontofthe

televisionliketheirhusbands,buttosetdinneronthetableand_43—theirfamilies.

Thereisnothingwomencannot_44_

Iwon'tdebatethatwomenaresuperiortomenorinferiortomen.Tilsimplysaythattobeawomanisoneofthe

greatesthonorsthatcanbeaccordedtoaperson.Tobeawomanistobeblessedwiththenatural_45—,

understanding,andsupernaturalloveofamother.Tobeawomanistobesimultaneouslystrongandsoftinbody.To

beawomanistohavethepossibilityofbeing_46—.

Thereisnothingwomencannotdealwith.Womentodayneedtorealizethat.Especiallyintoday'sfirstworld

societieswherewomen_47_receiveequalrightsasmen,womenneedonlyt