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1、1 读短文记单词1.A Strange DiseaseWhen the construction of the firework factory came to the stage of painting, a pump was put in. Then, all the painters in the neighbourhood were defeated by a severe disease whose characteristic was alike to that of a bad burn. An expert physician was instructed to attend
2、to the victims and handle this case. He was enthusiastic , but he didnt foresee that it was a hard challenge . After simple enquiry, he announce d that the polluted paint was to blame. But without positive evidence, people suspect ed and rejected his view, saying the theory he put forward made no se
3、nse . Being much more strict with himself, he contributed himself to the case. Apart from making enquiries, he made detailed charts and analyse d the data cautiously . Finally, he drew a scientific conclusion , linking the disease to the radium in the pump. Expose d to radium, a kind of radioactive
4、material in the universe , people absorbed radiation and got sick immediately. Spinning the pump backward, he took away the radium. This simple movement cured all the victims. 奇怪的疾病当那座 烟花 工厂的 建设 到了油漆阶段时，一个水泵 被安装进来，接着，在它附近 的 油漆工都得了一种 严重的 疾病（疾病 击败 油漆工），其 特征 与烧伤 相似 。一位 经验丰富的内科医生被指定 去 照顾受害者 并负责 处理 这一案例。
5、 他热情地 投入到工作中， 但是却没有 预见 到这是一次艰难的挑战 。 在简单的 询问 后， 他就 宣布 说罪魁祸首是受污染 的油漆（油漆应受 责备 ） 。但是没有 确实的 证据，人们很 怀疑 并拒绝 他的观点，大家都说他提出 的理论 毫无道理 。他对自己要求更加严格 ，全身心地投入。除了 询问，他还制作了详细的图表 ，谨慎地分析 各项数据，最后，他终于得出了一个科学的结论，把疾病和水泵中的镭联系 起来。镭是 宇宙 中的一种放射性物质，当暴露 在镭的辐射中时，人体 吸收 其射线，立刻染上疾病。他把水泵 向后旋转 ，拿走了里面的镭，这个简单的动作治愈 了所有的受害者。2 2.Sightseein
6、g in the United KingdomAfter the wedding, my cousin and his wife went to the United Kingdom for nationwide sightseeing . He faxed a letter to me in English yesterday. To my delight, he no longer made any tense error. And his description roughly clarified my questions about the UK-its currency, its a
7、dministration, the institution which divides it into four province s, and the historical conflicts and quarrels when Southern Ireland broke away from the UK. Unwilling to leave out any attraction, my cousin arranged his enjoyablejourney carefully. One attractive place he visited was a castle in the
8、countryside of Scotland, which lies near a port. It used to be the headquarters of the Communism Union but broke down during the war. Finding nothing could take the place of this splendid architecture , people accomplish ed rebuilding it in 1952. It was to their credit that all furnished rooms are c
9、onsistent with what they used to be. My cousin was thrill ed by its collection s consisting of statues plus royal uniforms folded in glass tanks. Though there was no possibility to buy some of these exhibits, it was convenient to take photos, which he sent me along with his fax. 观光联合王国我的表弟和他妻子在举办了婚礼
10、 后到 联合王国 做全国旅游观光去了。他昨天 传真 了一封英文信给我，让我 高兴 的是，他再也不犯时态错误 了，而且他的 描述 也粗略地 向我 阐明 了关于英国的一些问题 它的货币 啦， 行政管理 啦， 把它分成 四个 行政区 的制度 啦，还有在南爱尔兰脱离 联合王国时发生的一些历史上的冲突 和争拗 。因为 不愿意漏掉 任何一个景点， 我表弟仔细地 安排 了他 愉快的 旅程。他参观的其中一个吸引人的 地方是苏格兰 乡村 的一个城堡。城堡靠近一座港口 ，曾经是 共产主义联盟会的总部，但是在战争中倒塌 了。人们发现没有任何东西可以取代 这座 辉煌的建筑 ，于是在 1952 年完成 了重建。 值得赞
11、扬 的是，所有 配备家具的房间都和它们过去一致的 。由雕像加折叠 在玻璃柜里的 皇家制服 组成的 收藏品 使我表弟 震撼 不已。尽管没有 可能 购买这些展览品，拍照却很方便 ，他在传真中一起发给了我。3 3.An Air CrashI was a previous typistin a post office. Because I couldnt tolerate typing any more postage bills or postcode s on a typewriter every day, I resigned. With a greedy motivation of makin
12、g big money, I took up working as a business representative for the G.E Ecology Company, which produced goods by recyclinguseful materials from our dustbins. My new job left me good impression s in many aspect s except that the working timetable was full of traveling by jets. Once, when speed ing up
13、, our jet was swallow ed by a thunderstorm, which destroyed our GPS receiver and made us lose sight of the directions. A constantly flashing light showed that our jet was in danger. A steward instantly asked us to put on masks and fasten the safety belts, and then press ed a button to switch on the
14、escaping capsule . It slid sideways out of the opening at once and landed in a desertarea safely. Lacking food and tablets, we were nervous and uncertain at first. But we all kept optimistic and made good adjustment to the situation. We swept up the surrounding mud to make our settlement and were ba
15、ck on our feet soon. Finally, guided by the smoke of our crashing jet, some local citizens came by carriages and saved us. 飞机失事我以前 是一家邮局的 打字员 ，因为 忍受 够了每天在 打字机 上打 邮资 账单或 邮政编码 ，我辞了职。 带着想挣大钱的 贪婪动机 ，我开始 给一家叫G.E 生态 公司的企业当商务代表 ，这家公司通过 回收 我们 垃圾箱 里的有用 材料 生产 商品 。我的新工作在多方面 都给了我很好的印象 ，除了一点：乘飞机 旅行挤满了我的工作时间表 。有一
16、次，我们的喷气飞机在加速 时被一场雷暴吞没 ，不仅损坏了GPS 信号 接收器 ，还使我们 看不见方向。一盏 持续闪亮 的灯说明我们的飞机正处在危险中。一名乘务员立刻 让我们戴上 面罩 、系牢安全 带，接着 按下一枚 按钮打开 逃生 仓电源 ，逃生仓马上侧着滑出出口，安全降落在一片荒凉的 地区。因为 缺少食品和 药品 ，我们一开始都又紧张又心里没底 ，但是我们都保持乐观 ，做好 调整 适应这一新境况。我们打扫干净 周围的泥土 ，安顿 下来，很快就 恢复 过来。最后，在我们坠机烟雾的指引 下，一些当地的居民 搭乘马车 到来，我们都获救了。4 4.An Amateur Journalist Jane is a housewife, but delighted to work as an amateur journalist. It is a dilemma for her to rush between family and work, and it is also unusual for the News Departmen
