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1、Unit 16 Stories Section Warm-up & Lesson 1-Pre-reading阅读理解If youre a girl between the ages of 7 and 17，and youre hoping to meet new friends，join the Circle of Friends Club，which offers a safe environment for young girls to meet friends of their own ages on the Internet.The site protects the email ad
2、dresses of its members and allows girls to send mass emails to many friends at once.Since the club has members from everywhere，friends can be made locally，nationally or around the world.It has a special，interest search so that girls who are，for example，interested in sports can find other friends tha
3、t have the same interest.Members can create their own page at Circle of Friends where they can introduce others to their family members or their friends.Those who would like to join the club need to pay $12 per year.At least youll feel safe knowing that your daughters privacy (隐私) is well protected
4、here.Theres also a short list of rules，and if the rules are broken，the member will not be accepted anymore.Rules are general：The club is only for girls who are between the ages of 7 and 17.You must stay active in the clubthat is，you must send at least one letter to one of your pen friends every mont
5、h.Anyone reported for using rude words in their letters will be banned.No one is allowed to put email addresses，last name，the phone number or the name of school in letters.Its also against the rules to ask a member to contact (联系) another member outside of the club.Every member needs to get the okay
6、 from their parents to become a member at the Circle of Friends Club.They also ask that you dont take on more pen friends than you can actually write to.Girls looking for friends wont find a safer site than the Circle of Friends Club.In addition，theyll have a chance to meet other girls from around t
7、he world，learn about their cultures，and start up friendships that could last forever.语篇解读本文是说明文。文章主要为7至17岁的女孩介绍了一个交友网站。1What do we know about the Circle of Friends Club?AGirls find it hard to follow most of its rules.BMost of its members are from foreign countries.CEach of its members owns just one
8、email address.DGirls with the same hobbies can find each other easily here.解析：细节理解题。由第三段中的It has a special interest search.that have the same interest可知，有相同爱好的女孩在这里很容易找到彼此。答案：D2The Circle of Friends Club aims at_.Agirls who need help with their privacyBgirls whod like to make friends onlineCthose wh
9、o have trouble making friendsDthose who hope to find their lost friends解析：细节理解题。由第一段中的内容可知，the Circle of Friends Club旨在帮助那些7至17岁的女孩在互联网上结交朋友，故B项说法正确。答案：B3What does the author think of the money the club charges every year?AIt should be free of charge.BIt is a waste of money.CIt is worth the money.DI
10、t charges too much.解析：推理判断题。由第四段中的At least youll feel safe knowing that your daughters privacy is well protected here可知，作者认为给该交友俱乐部所交的费用是值得的。答案：C4How is the text organized?ATopicArgumentExplanationBOpinionDiscussionDescriptionCExamplesDiscussionConclusionDIntroductionDescriptionConclusion解析：篇章结构题。文章
11、第一段先是对the Circle of Friends Club进行了简单介绍，然后详细介绍了其特点、规定等，在最后一段中对全文进行了总结。答案：DAs an English teacher，Ive been lucky enough to travel to many countries all over the world.Ive seen people celebrating everything from the arrival of new babies to the delivery of new cars.Ive attended weddings，parties and rel
12、igious celebrations in countries such as Argentina and Japan，and Ive noticed that gold the metal or the colour of itis always part of cultural events，traditions and celebrations.It makes me wonder：Why do people love gold?For some people，gold seems to be a status (地位) symbol.Indian businessman Datta
13、Phuge loves gold so much that hes even bought a shirt made of gold at a cost of $250,000.Im not sure Id spend so much money on a shirt，would you？But Datta Phuge has his reason.He explains，“Some people want to own an Audi or a Mercedes.I choose gold.”For other people，gold is an investment.The price o
14、f gold generally increases over time and in European markets，it reached even $1,500 per ounce in 2011.And for many people，a family heirloom (传家宝) brings together status and investment.My mother has a gold bracelet (手镯) that was given to her by her grandmother who，in turn，inherited it from her own gr
15、andmother.Its quite a heavy piece and probably worth quite a lot of money.But its mental value is greater than its value in dollars.Its a beautiful object that holds many family memories.When the time comes，my mum will give the bracelet to me，and one day，Ill pass it on to the younger generation.Ther
16、efore，status and investment are good reasons to value gold.However，I think that the real reason why people love gold is that it can be made into beautiful objects.Think about Tutankhamens death mask.Have you ever seen anything so beautiful?People love gold because it holds their minds，their imaginations and，a
