1第八单元一、选择填空,从A、B、C三个选项中选出一个能填入空白处的最佳选项。(每题10分)题目1—Howareyoufeelingnow?—_________________.正确答案是:Muchbetter题目2—HowlongwillyoubeawayfromItaly?—_________________.正确答案是:Aboutamonth题目3Theoldhousesarebeingpulleddownto______________anewofficeblock.译文:老房子推倒了是为新的办公区腾地。正确答案是:makeroomfor题目4Itisnouse_________torememberonlygrammarrules.译文:只是记住语法规则是没用的。正确答案是:trying题目5Bytheyear2020,China'spopulationprobably_________1.4billion.译文:到2020年,中国的人口可能会达到14亿。正确答案是:willhavereached题目1—What'stheweatherlikeinthisarea?—_________________.正确答案是:It'srainy2题目2—Whattimedoesthetrainleave?—_________________.正确答案是:Athalfpastfive题目3Thisovercoatcost_______________.What'smore,theyare________smallforme.译文:这件外套太贵了。并且,对我来说太小了。正确答案是:toomuch;muchtoo题目4Allstudentsarerequiredtotranslatethispoem________EnglishintoChinese.译文:所有学生都必须把这首诗从英文翻译成中文。正确答案是:from题目5Hestudiedhardatschoolwhenhewasyoung,_________contributedalottohissuccess.译文:他年轻时候上学很刻苦,这对他后来的成功帮助很大。正确答案是:which题目1—HaveyoueverbeentoTokyo?—_________________.正确答案是:No,butIhopetogotherenextyear题目2—HowlongwillyoubeawayfromItaly?—_________________.正确答案是:Aboutamonth题目3In_____________,thenorthernershaveaparticularlikingfordumplingswhilethesouthernersarefondofrice.3译文:一般说来,北方人特别喜欢饺子,南方人喜欢吃米饭。正确答案是:general题目4Hewouldbestudyingattheuniversitynowifhe________theentranceexamination.译文:如果他通过了入学考试,现在他就在大学学习了。正确答案是:hadpassed题目5Allstudentsarerequiredtotranslatethispoem________EnglishintoChinese.译文:所有学生都必须把这首诗从英文翻译成中文。正确答案是:from二、阅读理解:选择题(每题10分)选择题AlternativeLegalBilling–WinStrategiesHourlybillingisthebestwaytobechargedforlegalservices.About95percentoflawyersstillperformtheirlegalworkonanhourlybasis.Ifyouwantsomethingbetterthantheold“billbythehour”deal,trypresentingoneofthesebillingstructures.ProjectbillingforroutineissuesIfyourlegalneedsincludelargebutrepetitivetasks,consideraflat-feeapproach.Onceyougetaprojectbillingestimate,don'thesitatetoshoparoundtocomparepricesandserviceswithotherlawfirms.Afirmmayprovideabetterdealifitexpectsfutureworkfromyourcompany.Results-orientedoptions“Pay-according-to-success”isonechoice.Itconsidersfeesbasedontheoutcomeofthecaseandtheperformanceofyourcounsel.Contingencyfeesturnthematterintoasharedriskorsharedencouragement,makingthelawfirmyourbusinesspartner,notjustrepresentation.4Multi-layeredtasksIfyou'reshoppingforafirmforactuallegalworkinvolvinganumberoflegalspecialties,considerusingblendedhourlyfees.Thefirmcalculatesinadvancean“average”ratebasedontheanticipatedtimeeachlawyerspendsonthematter.Thisarrangementhelpstheclienttoavoidpayingaseniorpartner'shourlyrateforresearchthatshouldbeconductedbyajuniorassociate.Legal“Insurance”Thecontractfeeallowstheclienttopickupthephoneandtalktothelawyerwithoutneedingtoeyetheclock.Thisapproachworkslikealegalinsurancepolicy.Itencouragescompaniestocontacttheircounselonnon-litigation,non-crisismatters,andtosavemoneyinthelongrunbyengaginginmorepreventivelegalaction.1.回答isthebestwaytobechargedforlegalservices.A.Results-orientedbillingB.HourlybillingC.Flat-feebilling2.Aflat-feeapproach回答A.issuitableforrepetitivetasksB.isuselessC.isthebestchoice.3.回答makethelawfirmshareyourriskandencouragement.A.ContractfeesB.BlendedhourlyfeesC.Contingencyfees4.Legalworkinvolvinganumberoflegalspecialtiesshouldconsiderusing回答A.blendedhourlyfeesB.insurancefeesC.hourlyfees5.Youhavetoeyetheclockwhenyoutalktothelawyerwhenyouchoose回答5A.legal“Insurance”B.theold“billbythehour”dealC.aflat-feeapproach答案:1.B2.A3.C4.A5.B二、阅读理解:选择题(每题10分)选择题Isthat6a.m.wokeoutgettinginthewayofgoodsleep?Don'tthinkyourfatcellswon'tnotice.AnewstudypublishedinTheAnnalsofInternalMedicine(amedicaljournal)findsthatinadequateshut-eyehasaharmfuleffectonfatcells,reducingtheirabilitytorespondtoinsulin(胰岛素)byabout30percent.Overthelong-term,thisdecreasedresponsecouldsetthestagefortype-2diabetes(amedicalconditioninwhichsomeonehastoomuchsugarinhisorherblood),fattyliverdiseaseandweightgain.Thestudyaddstoagrowingbodyofevidencethatthere'“anintimaterelationshipbetweentheamountofsleepwegetandourabilitytomaintainagood,healthybodyweight,”sayssleepexpertHeleneEmsellem,directoroftheCenterforSleepandWakeDisordersinChevyChase,Maryland.ButAmericansdon'tseemtobegettingthemessagethatweneedseventoninehoursparnight.Morethan1in5ofus,accordingtoareportfromtheCentersforDiseaseControlandPrevention,isgettingsixorfewerhoursofsleeppernight,onaverage.SohowdidresearchersstudyfatcellsintheAnnalspaper?MatthewBradyoftheUniversityofChicagoandagroupofcolleaguesselectedandpersuadedsevenvolunteerstotakepartintheresearchproject.Theywereallyoung,thinandhealthyandagreedtosleepforeightnightsinasleeplab.“Forfournightstheywereallowedtostayinbedfor8.5hoursanight,”saysBrady.Then,amonthlater,theycamebackforfouradditionalnights——butthistimetheywereallowedjust4.5hoursofsleeppernight.Andaftereachvisit,researchersgotasampleoftheirfat.Bradyexplainsthatthefatcellsrespondedsignificantlytothelossofsleep.“Iwasverysurprisedtobehonest,”hesays.Badthingscanhappenwhenfatcellsbecomelessresponsivetoinsulin.“Fatcellsareactuallyyourfriend,”hesays.“They'retheretostorelipids(血脂).”Whenl