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Units11～12Keytosuccess&Education(2009·湖北八校一联)某中学生英文报对是否该取消“五一”长假及其理由，在中学生中进行了问卷调查。调查结果如下：赞成取消(24%)不赞成取消(76%)游客集中，交通拥挤。景点污染，文物受损。春暖花开季节，适合出游踏青，放飞心情。促进旅游经济、商品销售业的发展。请你以该报纸英语编辑的身份，根据上表调查结果，以MayDayLongHolidays,KeptorCancelled为题，为报纸写一篇110左右的简短英语报道。开头已为你写好，不计入总字数。MayDayLongHolidays,KeptorCancelled?Recently,wecarriedoutasurveyonwhethertheMayDaylongholidaysshouldbecancelledornotbymeansofquestionnaireamongstudents.Theresultsareasfollows：________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________[参考答案]MayDayLongHolidays,KeptorCancelled?Recently,wecarriedoutasurveyonwhethertheMayDaylongholidaysshouldbecancelledorkeptbymeansofquestionnaireamongstudents.Theresultsareasfollows：About24%ofthesurveyedpeopleareinfavourofthecanceling.ThedefendersstatethattheMayDaylongholidayscontributetomanyproblems.Forastart,manytouristschoosetotravelduringthelongholidays;asaconsequence,thetraffic,whetherthetrainortheplane,isverycrowded,which,ofcourse,bringsalotofinconveniencestothepeoplewhoneedtomakeregulartrips.Itisanacceptedfactthateverytouristattractioncanonlyreceiveacertainnumberofvisitors,butnowwiththetouristsflowingin,thescenicspotsaredamagedandsomeculturalrelicsareruined.Anyway,noneofus,includingthevisitors,iswillingtoseetheconsequence.However,another76%arestronglyagainstthecanceling.Mayisagoodtimeforoutingandtoexperiencespring,sopeopleneedthelongholiday.Noonecandenythatthetourismeconomyispromoted,especiallysalesofcommodityinthetourismdestinations.MaybewhethertheMayDaylongholidayswillbecancelledorkeptdependsonthegovernment’spolicy.Ⅰ.重点单词1．______(vi.)拒绝；变小；变少；变弱(vt.)拒绝；使下降(n.)下降；衰退；斜坡2．______(vi.)辞职3．______(adj.)互相矛盾的；互相对立的4．______(vt.)使尴尬；使为难5．______(n.)妥协；和解；折衷6．______(adj.)暂时的；临时的7．______(vt.)怀疑；不相信(n.)嫌疑犯；可疑对象8．______(n.)名声；名誉；名气9．______(n.)描述；介绍；提出10．______(n.)计划表；日程安排表11．______(vt.)选择；挑选；选拔12．______(vt.)取得；获得13．______(vt.)提倡14．______(adj.)常怀疑的15．______(adj.)义务的；有责任的；必须做的16．______(n.)负荷；负载[答案]1．decline2.resign3.contradictory4.embarrass5．compromise6.temporary7.suspect8.reputation9．presentation10.schedule11.select12.obtain13．advocate14.sceptical15.compulsory16.loadⅡ.词汇拓展1．shame→______(adj.)可耻的，丢脸的→______(adj.)无耻的2．combination→______(v.)使(结合)3．finance→______(adj.)→______(n.)金融家4．congratulate→______(n.)祝贺；贺词5．definite→______(adj.)决定性的→______(adv.)确切地6．ambitious→______(n.)野心，志向7．violent→______(n.)暴力，暴行8．regulation→______(adj.)→______(反义词)不规则的9．excite→______(adj.)兴奋的→______(adj.)令人兴奋的→______(n.)激动，兴奋10．division→______(adj.)→______(v.)分开，分散11．expectation→______(v.)→______(adj.)预料的；预期的12．uncertain→______(反义词)→______(adv.)无疑地，确实地→______(n.)确信，确实13．summary→______(v.)概括，总结→______(n.)总数，总计14．restriction→______(v.)→______(adj.)限制性的15．suit→______(adj.)合适的，适宜的16．evident→______(n.)证明，证据17．profession→______(adj.)职业的，专业的18．donate→______(n.)捐赠物19．expand→______(n.)→______(adj.)广阔的20．tendency→______(v.)趋向，倾向21．distribute→______(n.)→______(n.)分发者，分配者→______(adj.)经销的，分销的[答案]1．shameful;shameless2.combine3．financial;financier4.congratulation5．definitive;definitely6.ambition7.violence8．regular;irregular9.excited;exciting;excitement10．divisible;divide11.expect;expected12．certain;certainly;certainty13.summarize;sum14．restrict;restrictive15.suitable16.evidence17．professional18.donation19.expansion;expansive20．tend21.distribution;distributor;distributiveⅢ.重点短语1．______demand需求2．makethebest______充分利用3．count...______...把……当作、视为4．______awhole普遍说来；作为整体5．take...______account考虑；体谅6．keepaneye______照料；照管7．______reality事实上；实际上8．pullout______从……中退出9．______thickandthin不畏艰险；在任何情况下10．stick______继续支持；保持联系[答案]1．in2.of3.as4.as5.into6.on7．in8.of9.through10.withⅣ.重点句型1．Whatif...？要是……又怎么样？2．Consideringthat...考虑到……3．Becarefultodescribethesubjectofthegraphratherthanthepicturethegraphmakes.认真描述图表所反映的问题而不是描述图表的画面。Ⅰ.词汇聚焦1．embarrassvt.使为难；使尴尬搭配：be/feelembarrassed(at/by/with...)(对……)感到尴尬embarrassingquestions/position/silence令人尴尬的问题/地位/沉默Somepeoplewillbeembarrassedifotherskeeppraisingthemintheirface.如果别人当面不停地夸奖自己，有些人会感到不好意思。Don’tembarrassthemwithpersonalquestions.不要问隐私让他们感到尴尬。[指点迷津]embarrassedadj.(人)感到尴尬的；embarrassingadj.(事)令人尴尬的Itisrather______thatwestilldonotknowhowmanyspeciesthereareintheworldtoday.A.misleadingB.embarrassingC.boringD.demanding解析：句意：我们还不知道目前世界上的动植物有多少种类，这是令人尴尬的事。embarrassing“令人尴尬的”；misleading“令人误解的”；boring“令人厌倦的”；demanding“(工作)苛求的，费力的”。答案：B2．excitevt.使兴奋；使激动exciteda．(人)兴奋的；激动的excitedlyadv.excitinga．(事)使人激动的；令人兴奋的excitinglyadv.excitementn.[U]刺激；激动；兴奋搭配：become/getexcitedat/by/about/over/with因……而激动兴奋Strongcoffeeexcitesyournerves.浓咖啡刺激神经，使人兴奋。IwasveryexcitedwhenIknewthatIhadpassedthevisainterview.得知通过了签证面试，我非常兴奋。Thisisanexcitingstory.这是一个令人激动的故事。Thenewscausedgreatexcitement.这消息极令人兴奋。[指点迷津]excited与interested,surprised用法相同，exciting与interesting,surprising用法相同。Mostpeoplefinditdifficulttotellonefromanotherinanycase.Istayedtowatchtheraces,andImustadmitIfounditquite______.A.excitingB.dangerousC.boringD.peculiar解析：exciting“激动人心的”。根据下文Anyway,thecrowdaroundmewereobviouslyenjoyingtheirdayoutattherac