【文章內(nèi)容簡(jiǎn)介】 to save the world in the way how the nature goes. Reading Focus – Language Point ? Key 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Task 1 Choose the answer closest in meaning to the underlined word or phrase in the sentence. (P230) B D A B A D D A Reading Focus – Vocabulary in Action A C Task 2 1. outburst burst outbreak A. There has been another angry __________ against the new local tax introduced today. B. Terri keeps___________ into tears for no reason. C. A(n) __________ of food poisoning led to the deaths of five people. Fill in each of the blanks with an appropriate word from each group. Change the form if necessary. Some words may be used more than once. (P231) outburst bursting Reading Focus – Vocabulary in Action outbreak 2. adversity adverse advise A. Despite the ___________ conditions, the road was finished in just eight months. B. They continue to fight in the face of ___________. C. It was his doctor who _________ that he change his job. 3. distinguish distinguished distinct A. There is something about music that _____________ it from all other art forms. B. Now that Tony was no longer present, there was a __________ change in her attitude. C. His grandfather had been a _______________ professor at the University. adverse distinguishes distinguished distinct Reading Focus – Vocabulary in Action adversity advised 4. sight view outlook vision A. I use my sense of sound much more than my sense of __________. B. Do you have a(n)_______ about what we should do now? C. The _________ of the economy is still uncertain. D. Maybe you had __________ of being surrounded by happy, smiling children. 5. implicit underlying implied A. He has a(n)_________ belief in the goodness of people. B. I feel there is some _________________ criticism about the gift you have chosen. C. To prevent a problem you have to understand its ____________ causes. sight/vision view implicit Reading Focus – Vocabulary in Action outlook visions implicit/implied underlying 6. awash wash washing A. You are going to have your dinner, get ________, and go to bed. B. The roads were _________ with mud and rainwater. C. My mother always did the ___________ on Mondays. 7. spring jump leap A. He _______________ to his feet, and grabbed his keys off the coffee table. B. To the north are the hot__________ of Banyas de Sant Loan. C. Think twice before you _________. D. The number of crimes __________ by 10% last year. washed sprang/jumped springs Reading Focus – Vocabulary in Action awash washing leap jumped 8. track trail trace (n. amp。 v.) A. He left a ________ of muddy footprints. B. He was following a broad ____________ through the trees. C. I can’t __________ the file you want on disk C. D. After graduation we find it difficult to keep ________ of our old friends. E. The intruders were careful not to leave any ______ behind them. trail track trace Reading Focus – Vocabulary in Action trail/track trace 9. sense (n. amp。 v.) sensible sensational sensitive A. She probably ____________ that I wasn’t telling her the whole story. B. This seems to be a ____________way of dealing with the problem. C. Winning an award would give me a great _____________ of achievement. D. Carol takes his work seriously and is _____________ to criticism. E. Experts agreed that it was a truly _____________ performance. sensed sensitive sensational Reading Focus – Vocabulary in Action sensible sense 10. prosperity prospect prosperous prophecy A. With economic expansion es the promise of a more____________ future. B. We hope that the 21st century brings peace, happiness and_____________, with us learning to respect our differences rather than fight about them. C. The _____________ for employment in the technology sector are especially good right now. D. His ___________ that she would one day be a star came true. prosperous prophecy Reading Focus – Vocabulary in Action prosperity prospects Task 3 Complete the following extract with information from the text. (P232) Reading Focus – Vocabulary in Action A wolf gives out a deep chesty bawl in the valley one night. It 1)________ from rimock to rimrock. Every living thing 2)_____________ the call. Although it has different 3) ________ meanings to different animals, it is only the mountains that can listen 4)___________ to the call, because it has lived long enough. Those who can’t 5)__________ the hidden meaning of the howl can still sense the wolves’ 6) ________ through their tracks, sights or sounds. Whatever the fact is, I believe that the mountains have a secret opinion about the wolves. echoes pays heed to hidden objectively decipher presence This 7)_________ on this score dates from the day when I witnessed a wolf die. We thought we saw a doe when we were eating lunch on a high rimrock. When we realized that it was a wolf and there were still a half dozen others, we 8)_______ at them out of excitement and triggeritch. At that time, I thought I helped the hunters, 9) ________, when I saw the green fire die in the wolf’s eyes, I found I might be wrong. conviction shot however Sine then, I have seen the 10)________ of wolves state after state, which eventually lead to nearly 11)______ mountains. The same is true to cowmen who have to 12) ____ the herd to fit the range. All creatures in the valley 13) _______________ each other, and they should be kept in balance. If one link breaks down, it might cause dramatic change to others. We all 14)_______ for safety, prosperi