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LivingenvironmentLivingenvironmentreferstotheenvironmentrelevanttothedailylivesofhumanbeings,includingtheatmosphere,water,waste,noise,offensiveodors,etc.Peoplehavetherighttoliveinahealthyandpleasantenvironment,andatthesametimeitistheirobligationtostrivetobuildupenvironment-friendlylifestyles.Whywasthecabdifferent?WhatdidJackdowheneachpassengergotout?WhatdoesthisdetailshowusaboutJack?Whyhadn’tJackeverbeendisappointedbypeoplesince1987?AccordingtothepassageanswerthefollowingquestionsASpecialTaxiMyfriend,Jack,wasataxidriver.Webecamefriendsquitebyaccident.Fiveyearsago,ImadeatriptoChicago.AfterIgotoutofO’HareInternationalAirport,ItookataxitotheSearsTower.ThemomentIsteppedintothecab,Irealizeditwasdifferent.Thefloorwascoveredwitharug.ThereweresmallreproductionsofpaintingsbyVanGoghandGauguininsidethecab.Andthewindowswerespotless.ItoldthedriverIhadneverriddeninamoreattractivetaxi.“Iliketohearmypassengerssaythat,”hereplied.“Howlonghaveyoubeendecoratingyourcab?”Iasked.“It’snotmine,”hesaid.“It’sacompanycab.IgottheideayearsagowhenIhadajobasaclean-upmanforthetaxicompany.Eachcarthatcameinattheendofthedaywaslikeagarbagepit.Cigarettebuttsandmatchescoveredthefloor.Stickystufflikepeanutbutterwasontheseatsordoorhandles.Ithoughtthatifthecompanyandthedriverswouldgivepeopleacarworthkeepingclean,theymightbemoreconsiderate.”“AssoonasIgotmytaxilicense,Itriedoutmyideas.Iputalotofextradecorationsintothecabtheygavemetodrive.Igotanicelightrugandsomeflowers.Wheneachpassengergotout,Icheckedtomakesurethateverythingwasinorderforthenextfare.Afteraboutamonthofmybringinginaspotlesscab,thebossreservedthesamecarformeeachday.ThatwaswhenIputupthereproductionsofgreatpaintings.”“Howmanyyearshaveyoubeenataxidriver?”Iasked.“Istarteddrivingin1987,andI’veneverbeendisappointedbypeopleinallthattime.I’veneverhadtopickupasinglecigarettebutt.Nopeanutbutterorendsofice-creamcones.Nogarbage.LikewhatIsay,peopleappreciatebeautifulthings.Ifweplantedmoreflowersandtreesinthecityandmadethebuildingsmoreattractive,morepeoplewouldbeinclinedtokeepthecityclean.”Later,webecamegoodfriends.Iwasimpressedbythetaxi-driver,whohadhitonagreattruth,Ithought.Asenseofbeautycomeswiththegiftoflife.Mostpeopledon’thavetobeinstructedabouttherarityofbeauty.Theyrespondwhentheyfindit.And,iftheyaremadetofeelapartofit,theywilltrytoaddtoit.(429words)accident通常指不幸的意外事故，或偶然发生的事：Tenpeoplewerekilledintherailwayaccident.Thediscoverywasahappyaccident.十人丧生于这次火车事故。这个发现是件意外之喜。Derivativesaccidentaladj.意外的，偶然的accidentallyadv.意外地，偶然地IdiomaticExpressionAccidentswillhappeninthebestregulatedfamilies.家规再严，事端难免。UsefulExpressionsbyaccident偶然地byaccidentof凭着……的机遇（或运气）withoutaccident顺利而安全地，安然无恙地NB:trip还可以作动词vt./vi.“绊倒，摔倒；犯错”Itrippedoverastoneonthegroundandfell.我被地上的一块石头绊倒了。Hetrippedonthatdifficultquestion.他答错了那道难题。trip为一般用语，指“任何方式的，从事业务或浏览的旅行”，往往着重于“短途旅行”HemadeatriptotheWestLakeyesterday.昨天他去游览了西湖。stepbystep逐步地steponit赶快，加把劲，踩油门steponone’stoes踩到某人的脚尖，得罪某人takesteps采取措施PhrasalVerbsstepaside让开stepdown让位stepin进入，介入UsefulExpressions当心脚下。Shecarefullyfollowedeverystepintheinstructions.她仔细遵循说明书上的每一个步骤。Don’tsteponthegrass.stepNB:step的词性变化：n./v.脚步，步骤；走，踏Mindyoursteps.勿踏草坪。stickyDerivativesstickn./v.棍,棒,手杖；粘贴，戳，迷住stickinessn.粘性stickyadj.粘的；棘手的；（天气）湿热的UsefulExpressionscometoastickyend落个不好的下场holdastickto可以和……媲美，比得上givesb.thestick责打某人，惩罚某人PhrasalVerbsstickaround待在附近stickto粘在……上；忠于，信守stuffDerivativesstuffn./v.东西，材料；填满，塞满stuffedadj.塞满的，饱的stuffinessn.不通风，闷热stuffyadj.不通气的，窒息的，乏味的Comparison[同]cram,jam,jam-pack塞满，填满UsefulExpressionsastuffedshirt妄自尊大的人，道貌岸然的人haveastuffynose鼻子不通astuffedanimal绒毛动物玩具stuffandnonsense胡说八道Collocationsstuffsth.intosth.else把……塞进……stuffsth.withsth.else用……填塞……tryoutPhrasalVerbstryfor争取，谋求tryon试穿Comparisontryoutv.phr.试验，试用；考验tryoutn.选拔赛，预演makesureCollocationsmakesureofsth.设法确保makesurethat确保……makesuretodosth.务必做某事务必告诉司机你一定要10点钟赶到那里。Pleasemakesureofthetimeandplace.请确认一下时间和地点。Hewentaroundmakingsurethatallwindowsanddoorswereclosed.他四处走动，确保所有的门窗都关上了。Makesuretotellthedriveryoumustgetthereat10.UsefulExpressionsbesuretodosth.一定要做某事forsure确切地，肯定，毫无疑问tobesure毫无疑问，当然；诚然，必须承认PhrasalVerbsmakedomakeoutmakeupmakeupfor将就写出，辨认出，理解编造，和好补偿UsefulExpressionsinordertodosth./inorderthat为了，目的在于ordersb.about随意差遣某人outoforder次序颠倒，出故障，不整齐NB:order的词性变化：n.词序；命令；订单v.整理；命令；订购inorderDerivativesorderedadj.整齐的，规则的orderlyadj./adv.有秩序的，整齐的；依次地，顺序地Matching把下面左列中的句子和右列中putup在句中的正确意思相连：putup1.Putyourhandsup!A.把……拿出来出售2.Sheforgottoputupanotice.3.Wecanputuptenpeopleforthenight.4.Themanagerputupacandidateinthemeeting.5.Theboysputupagoodfight.6.She’sputtinghernewcarupforsale.Key1-D,2-F,3-C,4-B,5-E,6-AD.举起，抬起B.提名C.接待，为……提供食宿E.进行（抵抗，斗争等）F.张贴，公布PhrasalVerbsputacross使……被人理解putaside把……放在一边，不予考虑putaway把……收好putdown把……放下，写下putforward提出，建议puton穿上，上演putout熄灭putthrough完成，接通（电话）A.认领，索取2.Let’spickupthelivingroom.3.Thebuspicksupcommutersatthreestops.4.TheyounggirlpickedupFrenchveryquickly.5.Sallypickeduphershoesattherepairshop.6.Ipickedupsomebeveragesonthewayhome.Key1-G,2-H,3-E,4-F,5-A,6-D,7-B,8-CD.购买C.恢复，继续E.顺路接载（客人、货物等）7.Mybrother'scomputerpickedupavirus8.Let’spickupth