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Wisheveryoneahappytime!theRiverThamesModernLondonLondonBridgeLondonTowerBridgeBuckinghamPalaceLondonEyetheBigBenDickens’LondonReadingTasks1.Scanthepassageandchoosethesentencewhichbestexpressesitsmainidea.(Page39)A.Dickens’castofcharacterslivedinLondon,thelargestandrichestcityintheworld.B.Everychapterofhisnovelsdescribesthesights,sounds,andsmellsofthecity,andprovidesasocialcommentaryofLondonlife.C.Inthemiddleofthe19thcentury,Londonwasafilthycityforrichandpoorpeoplealike.D.Londonisverydifferenttoday,andfewpeoplemournthepassingoftheoldcity.√2.Decidewhattexttypethepassageis.A.anarrativeB.adescriptionC.anargument√(Page40)1_______verydirty2_______tomakesb.unabletobreathe3_______sharesth.amonganumberofpeople4_______tosucceedingettingsth.;toachieve5_______thegeneralhealth,happinessandsafetyofaperson6_______tomakeorbecomegreatinnumberorquantity7_______tosucceedindoingsth.orcompletesuccessfully8_______havingalowsocialclassorposition9_______tofeelorshowsorroworregretforthelossofsth./sb.10_______someonewhoiswalkingalongastreetoraroad3.Findthewordsorphrasesinthepassagetoreplacethefollowing:filthychokewelfareattaindistributeaccumulateaccomplishhumblemournpedestrianWhatwasLondonlikeunderthepenofDickens?4.ReadingfordetailstheCityofFogthepollutedThamesanoldstationinLondonanoldmarkettheboatmenontheriverslumsintheeasttheoldLondonBridgethegaslanternsonthestreet5.Pratice(Page40)4).Decidewherethesesentencesgointhepassage5).ChoosethecorrectanswersambassadordustbinfeelathomepedestriannutritionfilthstarvelightsmogaccomplishragattainchokeInthemiddleofthe19thcentury,Londonwasa______cityforrichandpoorpeoplealike.Oftenthesmokingchimneypipescreated______whichwassostrongthatit______theinhabitants.TheRiverThameswaspolluted,causingdiseaseanddeatheverywhere.TheEastEndwasLondon’spoorestdistrict,wherechildrenwore______forclothesandwomensearchedin_________forfood.Fewpeoplecouldeverhopeto______anacceptablestandardofliving.Manypeoplesufferedfromtheeffectsofpoor_________andeven_________becauseofalackoffood,yettheirwelfarewasofnoconcerntothetaxpayersofLondon.TheWestEndisthetheatredistrictwhereDickens_______________because,surprisingly,hethoughthewould____________morewithhisdramathanwithhisnovels.It’salsotheLondongovernment,wherepoliticians,ministers,____________aswellashumble____________walkedhomeatnightthroughstreets______withgaslanterns.Consolidation:Completethesentencesfilthysmogchokedragsdustbinsattainnutritionstarvationfeltathomeambassadorsaccomplishpedestrianslit1.Butitswealthwasdistributedunfairlyamongthepopulation.Languagepoints:但其财富分配不公。distributionn.distributevt.1)sharesth.toamongsb.2)existindifferentpartsofanareaeg.1)Clothesandfoodhavebeendistributedtorefugees.2)Thisspeciesofbutterflyiswidelydistributed(hasawidedistribution)overourcountry.translation:2.Manypeoplesufferedfromtheeffectsofpoornutritionandevenstarvationbecauseofalackoffood,yettheirwelfarewasofnoconcerntothetaxpayersofLondon.Translation:concern:vt.n.eg.1)Hisaffairswereofnoconcerntoher.(notimportant)2)Thereisnoneedtoconcernyourselfwiththismatter;wearedealingwithit.(beinvolvedin)3)Thelossesarebeginningtoconcernme.(makemefeelworried)4)ThereportconcernsthedrugtrafficontheMexican-USborder.(involves/isabout)5)Hehasnoconcernwiththecase.(hasnothingtodowith)6)Allthepeopleareconcernedwithchildren’seducation.(careabout)因为缺乏食物，很多人营养不良，甚至挨饿，他们的福利对伦敦的纳税人来说却无关紧要。3.Londonisverydifferenttoday,andfewpeoplemournthepassingoftheoldcity.Translation:mourn:vt./vieg.1)Thousandsofpeoplegatheredtomourn(for/over)thedeadintheearthquake.2)Wemournedfor/overhisfoolishbehavior.很少有人伤痛老城的逝去。Readingcanbenefityourmindaswellasyourhealth!