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1Unit16StoriesMyhusbandhasn’tstoppedlaughingaboutafunnythingthathappenedtome.It’sfunnynowbutitwasn’tatthetime.LastFriday，afterdoingallthefamilyshoppingintown，Iwantedarestbeforecatchingthetrain，soIboughtanewspaperandsomechocolateandwentintothestationcoffeeshop—thatwasacheapself-serviceplacewithlongtablestositat.Iputmyheavybagdownonthefloor，putthenewspaperandchocolateonthetabletokeepaplace，andwenttogetacupofcoffee.WhenIwentbackwiththecoffee，therewassomeoneinthenextseat.Itwasoneofthosewild-lookingyoungsters，withdarkglassesandwornclothes，andhaircoloredbrightredatthefront.Notsounusualthesedays.Whatdidsurprisemewasthathe’dstartedtoeatmychocolate!Naturally，Iwasannoyed.However，toavoidtrouble，Ijustlookeddownatthefrontpageofthenews-paper，tastedmycoffeeandtookabitofchocolate.Theboylookedatmeclosely.Thenhetookasecondpieceofmychocolate.Icouldhardlybelieveit.StillIdidn’tdaretostartanargument.Whenhetookathirdpiece，Ifeltmoreangrythanuneasy.Ithought，“Well，Ishallhavethelastpiece.”AndIgotit.Theboygavemeastrangelook，andthenstoodup.Asheleftheshoutedout，“Thiswoman’scrazy！”Everyonestared.Thatwasembarrassing(令人尴尬的)enough，butitwasworsewhenIfinishedmycoffeeandgotreadytoleave.Myfacewentred—asredashishair—whenIrealizedI’dmadeamistake.Itwasn’tmychocolatethathe’dbeentaking.Therewasmine，unopened，justundermynewspaper.阅读短文，判断正(T)误(F)1.Seeingtheboyeatingherchocolatemadetheauthorsurprisedwhenshereturnedtoherseat.(T)2.Theauthor’sfaceturnedredbecausesherealizedthattheboywaspoorandangry.(F)PeriodOneWarm-up&Lesson1StoriesfromHistory—Pre-reading2匹配左边的单词与右边的汉语意思[第一组]1.biographyA.保护，保存2.abandonB.传记3.victimC.(评判的)标准4.criteriaD.放弃，遗弃5.preserveE.受害者答案1.B2.D3.E4.C5.A[第二组]6.witnessA.颤抖，发抖7.occurB.特别地；特定地8.trembleC.发生9.particularlyD.遗失，丢失10.lossE.目击答案6.E7.C8.A9.B10.D[第三组]11.awesomeA.典型的12.rewindB.建筑13.architectureC.倒回14.authenticD.令人敬畏的15.characteristicE.原作的；真正的答案11.D12.C13.B14.E15.A[第四组]16.monumentA.聚集17.gatherB.纪念碑，纪念堂18.sorrowC.同情19.sympathyD.爆炸；冲，闯20.burstE.悲伤，难过答案16.B17.A18.E19.C20.DStep1Fast-reading31.What’sthemainideaofthepassage?A.It’saboutthestoryofthecityofPompeii.B.It’sabouttheancientarchitecturesofRome.C.It’sabouttheeffectsofthevolcaniceruption.D.It’saboutanimportanthistoricaldiscovery.答案A2.Readthetextandmatchthemainideaofeachparagraph.Para.1A.Whattheeruptionbroughttopeople.Para.2B.PeopleimaginewhatthepeopleinPompeiiweredoingwhentheyfacedthedisaster.Para.3C.WhatPompeiilookedlikebeforethevolcaniceruption.Para.4D.TheCityofPompeiilivesonnearly2,000yearsafteritsloss.Para.5E.ScientistsdiscoveredthecityofPompeii.Para.6F.Thebackgroundknowledgeofthevolcaniceruption.答案Para.1：FPara.2：APara.3：EPara.4：CPara.5：BPara.6：DStep2Careful-readingReadthepassagecarefullyandchoosethebestanswer.1.WhyisPompeiilikea“timecapsule”？A.Becausethecityisamonumenttohumanhistory.B.Becausethecitycankeepthemomentfrozen.C.Becausethevolcaniceruptionpreservedbuildings，objectsandevenimpressionsofpeoplefromthetime.D.Becausetheboomingcitywasdestroyedbythevolcaniceruption.答案C2.WhichstatementisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Beforetheeruptionoccurred，PompeiihadbeenanordinaryRomancity.B.1,600yearslater，somescientistsfoundthelostRomantowns.C.Plinywitnessedthevolcaniceruptionasachild.D.Theeruptionburiedeverythinginitspath，includingwholevillagesandtowns.答案D3.YoumayfeelwhenyouseethebodiesofpeoplewhohaddiedinPompeii.A.unbelievableB.ridiculousC.puzzled4D.sorrowanddeepsympathy答案D4.ThescientistsfoundthecityofPompeiiinthecentury.A.18thB.19thC.20thD.21st答案A5.ItisthathavemadethecityofPompeiiamonumenttohumanhistory.A.thevolcaniceruptionB.theancientarchitectureandstatuesC.thedecoratedwallsandauthenticobjectsD.theformsofthepeoplewhowerecaughtinthedisaster答案DStep3Post-readingAfterreadingthepassage，pleasefillinthefollowingblanks.StoriesfromHistoryAroundtheendofthefirstcenturyAD，aRomanwriter1.called(call)Plinywroteaboutavolcaniceruptionthathehadwitnessed2.asayoungman.TheeruptionhadoccurredonAugust24th,79AD.Thetragedyevenleftadeep3.impression(impress)onPlinywhohadlostanuncleintheevent.4.However，morethan1,600yearslater，somescientists5.started(start)uncoveringthelosttownsthat6.wereburied(bury)undertheashesofMountVesuvius.Inaway，Pompeiiislikea“timecapsule”7.preserving(preserve)afrozenmomentinhistory.Beforetheeruptionoccurred,8.ithadbeenaprosperousRomancitywithtemples，markets，restaurantsandtheatres.Todayyoucanvisitthesebuildingsby9.walking(walk)alongtheoriginalstreetsofthecity.Andmorethan250yearssinceexcavationstarted，thousandsoftouristsandhundredsofscientistsvisitPompeiieveryyeartolearn10.more(much)abouttheancientworld.Step4Sentence-learning1.AroundtheendofthefirstcenturyAD，aRomanwritercalledPlinywroteaboutaterriblevolcaniceruptionthathehadwitnessedasayoungman.[句式分析]本句是一个复合句，AroundtheendofthefirstcenturyAD是时间状语；calledPliny是过去分词短语作后置定语；that引导定语从句，修饰eruption。[自主翻译]大约公元一世纪末，一位名叫普利尼的罗马作家描述了他年轻时目睹的一场可5怕的火山爆发的情景。2.Plinydescribedacloudcomingdownthemountain，blockingoutthesunandburyingeverythinginitspath，includingwholevillagesandtowns.[句式分析]句子主干是Plinydescribedacloud，其中comingdownthemountain，blockingoutthesun，buryingeveryt