1、压抑 tolerance n. 宽容;忍耐力hesitate v. 犹豫 authentic adj. 真正的individual adj. 个体的;个人的 distinction n. 差别;差异bitterness n. 痛苦 maintain vt. 维持(二)Nothing can compare to the warm hug of a person, but when there is no one else around, this little Japanese 1 (invent) can do the job quite well. It is call the “tran
2、quility chair”, 2 back is shaped like giant human doll with a 3 (friend) face and long arms that can wrap around you in an affectionate hug.The chair is the product of a Japanese company. “It 4 (make) you feel safe,” said a spokesman in that company. “ 5 it is specially designed for the old, anyone
3、can use it.”Given that a quarter of Japans population is 6 (current) over the age of 65, and the number is expected to rise 7 40% in the coming decades, the tranquility chair is really quite suitable for the Japanese market. The company has also come up with a similar product like “Life Rhythm Dolls
4、”, which are programmed 8 (remind) the users to take their medicine on time.Meanwhile, the spokesman explained that the hugging chair is also designed to help dementia (痴呆) patients as well as people 9 (suffer) from anxiety, fear or 10 (control) anger.giant adj. 巨大的 affectionate adj. 深情的doll n. 玩偶;洋
5、娃娃 spokesman n. 发言人decade n. 十年 wrap around 包围;围住given that 考虑到 be expected to 有望;预计(三)A Bite of China, a Chinese documentary television series on the history of food, eating and cooking, returns! The show 1 (broadcast) on CCTV Channels every Friday now. 2 (cover) over 300 different 3 (dish) and mor
6、e than 150 people, the new season not only is a simple 4 (introduce) to food, but also 5 investigation of Chinese people and society. Hot topics, such as higher education, 6 (discuss) in the documentary series.Chen Xiaoqing, 7 (direct) of the documentary as well as a famous food writer in China, wis
7、hes to explore the relationship between Chinese people and their food through the show.The beauty and mystery of Chinese food had never been 8 (proper) explained or thoroughly appreciated on an artistic level 9 the show of A Bite of China was put on the TV screen in May, 2012.A Bite of China has not
8、 only sparked (引发) a growing food craze, but also the interest in Chinese culture. Lets travel along the A Bite of China, 10 voyage of food and culture.documentary n. 纪录片 investigation n. 调查mystery n. 神秘 appreciate vt. 欣赏thoroughly adv. 彻底地;完全地 craze n. 狂热(形容词为crazy)television series 电视连续剧 artistic
9、level 艺术上的层次(四)Have you ever asked yourself why children go to school? Youll _1_ (probable) say they go to learn languages, arithmetic, history, science and some other knowledge. That _2_ (be) quite true, but why do they learn these things?We send our _3_ (child) to school to prepare them for the ti
10、me when they will be big and will have to work for _4_ (they). Nearly everything they study at school has some _5_ (practice) use in their life. But is that the only reason why they go to school?There is more in education than just learning facts. We go to school _6_ (learn) how to learn, so that wh
11、en we have left school we can continue to learn. A man _7_ really knows how to learn will always be successful, because when he _8_(have) to do something new, he can not only do it well himself, but he can also teach others how to do it _9_ the best way. The uneducated person, in contrast, is either
12、 unable to do something new, or just does it badly. The purpose of schools, therefore, is not to teach languages, arithmetic, history and science, _10_ to teach pupils the way to learn.arithmetic n. 算术 uneducated adj. 未受教育的therefore adv. 因此 pupil n. (小)学生in contrast 相反 not onlybut also 不但而且 (五)Witho
13、ut proper planning, tourism can cause problems. For example, too many tourists can crowd public places _1_ are also enjoyed by the local people of a country. If tourists create too much traffic, the local people become _2_ (happy). They begin to dislike tourists _3_ to treat them impolitely. They fo
14、rget how much tourism can help the countrys economy. It is important _4_ (think) about the people of a destination country and how tourism affects them. Tourism should help _5_ country keep the customs and beauty that attract tourists. Tourism should also advance the well-being of local people.Too m
15、uch tourism can be a problem. If tourism grows too _6_ (quick), people must leave other jobs to work in the tourism industry. This means that other parts of the _7_ (country) economy can suffer.On the other hand, if there _8_ (be) not enough tourism, people can lose jobs. Businesses can also lose mo
16、ney. It costs much money to build large hotels, airports, first-class roads and other support facilities _9_ (need) by tourist attractions. For instance, a major international-class tourism hotel can cost 50,000 dollars per room to build. If this room isnt used most of the time, the _9_ (own) of the
17、 hotel will lose money.proper adj. 适当的 crowd vt. 挤满affect vt. 影响 advance vt. 推进facility n. 设施 well-being n. 福祉destination country 目的国 tourism industry 旅游业for instance 例如 tourist attraction 旅游景点(六)Halloween is celebrated on October 31. Its an _1_ (excite) event in the US and in UK, _2_ almost every c
18、alendar has Halloween marked on it.On this day, people in the past made big fires and dressed in scary costumes _3_ (frighten) the evil spirits. Now at Halloween American children in primary schools take their costumes and masks _4_ school. Typical Halloween costumes are the witch, ghost, skeleton,
19、monster or alien. Some young people have fun _5_ (make) their own costumes, while others prefer to buy them. In the afternoon the children put on their costumes and have a Halloween party at school. Schools _6_ (decorate) with pumpkins, ghosts, witches and bats. Its a popular tradition to make lante
20、rns out of pumpkins. People put them in front of the windows of _7_ (they) homes.In the 19th century Irish immigrants took their Halloween customs to the US. After their _8_ (introduce) of the customs of “trick-or-treating”, American and British children and _9_ (teenager) go “trick-or-treating” on
21、Halloween evening. They go from house to house in their costumes and ring doorbells. When the door opens, they shout, “Trick _10_ treat?” People usually give them sweets or money. If not, the children play a trick!calendar n. 日历 scary adj. 吓人的costume n. 服装 mask n. 面具typical adj. 典型的 lantern n. 灯笼pum
22、pkin n. 南瓜 immigrant n. 移民evil spirits 幽灵;恶鬼 play a trick 搞恶作剧(七)Shopping in Singapore is really a pleasure for tourists. The Great Singapore Sale _1_ (hold) every year, usually during _2_ summer months. Singapores famous shopping stores welcome a great number of visitors from all over the world. _3
23、_ (they) shopping hours last till midnight. During this time, nice and cheap goods are _4_ sale for tourists to choose from. Tourists can also try delicious foods there and experience the Singaporean nightlife.Certain stores offer discounts of up to 70% or even _5_ (high) if people use their credit
24、cards. For tourists _6_ hold a special Tourist Card, they can enjoy a lot of _7_ (benefit), such as discounts on watches, jewelry and cosmetics (化妆品). The card also gives discounts when you visit local _8_ (attract) such as Singapore Zoo.It is well worth _9_ (check) out in the different shopping dis
25、tricts of Singapore during this 8-week Shopping Marathon. Orchard Road is _10_ (sure) the best place for shopping in the city. A large number of restaurants and clubs can be found in this area. Marina Bay includes both big department stores as well as small shops, so everything you would want to buy
26、 can be found here.goods n. 商品;货物 jewelry n. 珠宝credit card 信用卡 the Great Singapore Sale新加坡热卖会shopping district 商业区 offer discounts of up to 70% 提供高达70%的折扣(八)Colorful fruits and vegetables are good for our health. Their _1_ (nature) colors help protect our bodies from disease. Think about the colors of fruits and vegetables the red of tomatoes, the orange of carrots, the green of apples and the purple of grapes.You can enjoy _2_ (eat) fruits and vegetables of all colors green, yellow, blue, purple, and w
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