Task 1 A strange disease
奇怪的疾病
When the 1._______(construct) of thefireworkfactory came to the stage of painting,apumpwas put in.Then,all thepainters in theneighbourhood2._______(defeat) by aseveredisease 3.______characteristicwas alike to that of a bad burn.
Anexpert physicianwasinstructed 4.______(attend)to thevictimsandhandlethis case.He wasenthusiastic,but he didn'tforeseethat it was 5.______hardchallenge.After simpleenquiry,heannouncedthat thepollutedpaintwas6._______(blame).But withoutpositiveevidence,peoplesuspectedandrejectedhis view,saying the theory heput forward made no sense.Beingmuch morestrict7._____himself,hecontributedhimselftothe case.Apart frommaking enquiries,he made detailedchartsandanalysed the data 8.______(cautious).Finally,hedrew_a scientific conclusion,linking the diseasetotheradiumin the pump.9.________(expose)toradium,a kind of radioactive material in theuniverse,peopleabsorbed radiation and got sick immediately.
Spinning the pumpbackward,he took away the radium.This simple 10._______(move)curedall the victims.
好詞積累
be to blame應受到譴責
put forward提出
make sense講得通;有道理
be strict with(sb) 對(某人)要求嚴格
contribute to...投入于……
apart from... 除……之外;此外
draw a conclusion得出結論
link...to...將……和……聯系/連接起來
expose...to使……顯露;暴露……
當那座煙花工廠的建設到了油漆階段時,一個水泵被安裝進來。接著,在它附近的油漆工都得了一種嚴重的疾?。膊魯∮推峁ぃ涮卣髋c燒傷相似。
一位經驗豐富的內科醫生被指定去照顧受害者并負責處理這一案例。他熱情地投入到工作中,但是沒有預見到這是一次艱難的挑戰。在簡單的詢問后,他就宣布說罪魁禍首是受污染的油漆(油漆應受責備)。但是沒有確實的證據,人們很懷疑并拒絕他的觀點,大家都說他提出的理論毫無道理。他對自己要求更加嚴格,并全身心地投入到那個案例中。除了詢問,他還制作了詳細的圖表,謹慎地分析各項數據。最后,他終于得出了一個科學的結論,把疾病和水泵中的鐳聯系起來。鐳是宇宙中的一種放射性物質,當暴露在鐳的輻射中時,人體吸收其射線,立刻染上疾病。
麋鹿小姐的期待是酒刀先生。她最喜歡看他開酒。骨節分明的手指握著瓶頸,恰到好處的力度,就像表演一場魔法秀。警惕而頑固的瓶塞,像守衛的小士兵。遇上不對的人,寧愿粉身碎骨,不求全身而退。可在他的手中,卻格外順從地把自己守護了一生的瓊瑤佳釀,心甘情愿地呈上。僅這一幕,就足以讓麋鹿小姐微醺其中。
他把水泵向后旋轉,拿走了里面的鐳,這個簡單的動作治愈了所有的受害者。
Task 2 Sightseeing in the United Kingdom
觀光聯合王國
After thewedding,my cousin and his wife went to theUnited Kingdomfornationwide sightseeing.Hefaxed a letter to me in English yesterday.1.__________my delight,he no longer made anytense error.And hisdescription2._____(rough)clarifiedhis questions about the UK—itscurrency,itsadministration,theinstitutionwhichdivides itintofour 3______.(province),and the historicalconflicts andquarrels when Southern Ireland 4._____(break)away fromthe UK.
Unwilling5_______.(leave)outany attraction,my cousinarranged hisenjoyablejourney carefully.One 6._______(attract)place he visited was a castle in thecountrysideof Scotland,7.______lies near aport.It used to be the headquarters of theCommunism Unionbutbroke downduring the war.Finding nothing couldtake8._______place_ofthissplendid architecture,peopleaccomplished rebuilding it in 1952.It wasto their creditthat allfurnished roomsare consistent withwhat they used to be.My cousin wasthrilledby 9______.(it)collectionsconsisting ofstatues plus royal uniforms folded in glass tanks.Though there was no 10.______(possible)to buy some of these exhibits,itwas convenient totake photos,which he sent me along with his fax.
好詞積累
to one’s delight使某人高興的是
divide...into...把……分成……
away from遠離
(be)unwilling to do... 不愿意做……
break down 瓦解;崩潰
take the place of代替……
to one’s credit為……帶來榮譽;值得贊揚;在……名下
be consistent with...與……一致
be convenient to do sth 方便做某事
我的表弟和他妻子在舉辦了婚禮后到聯合王國做全國旅游觀光去了。他昨天傳真了一封英文信給我,讓我高興的是,他再也不犯時態錯誤了,而且他的描述也粗略地向我闡明了關于他在英國了解的一些問題——它的貨幣,行政管理,把它分成四個行政區的制度,還有南愛爾蘭在脫離聯合王國時發生的一些歷史上的沖突和爭執。
因為不愿意漏掉任何一個景點,我表弟仔細地為他自己安排了愉快的旅程。在他參觀的景點中,其中一個吸引人的地方是蘇格蘭鄉村的一個城堡。城堡靠近一座港口,曾經是共產主義聯盟會的總部,但是在戰爭中倒塌了。人們發現沒有任何東西可以取代這座輝煌的建筑,于是在1952年完成了重建。值得贊揚的是,所有配備家具的房間都和它們過去是一致的。由雕像和折疊在玻璃柜里的皇家制服組成的收藏品使我表弟震撼不已。盡管沒有可能購買這些展覽品,拍照卻很方便,他在傳真中把拍的照片一起發給了我。