iReadMagazine1配套练习参考答案

iRead Magazine 1配套练习参考答案
Shopping Basket Psychology
I.
1.The food in the writer’s cart./ The writer’s self-indulgent style. The writer thought
the woman was heavily burdened./ The writer could tell the woman was
struggling to raise a young family.
2.It reveals one’s life style/personality.
3.1) An individual who obviously was not into being the perfect housewife;
2) A male gourmet who knows what he wants;
3) A fresh-looking girl who chose fresh fruits and vegetables with admirable
judgment and carefully selected the ingredients for a beef stew;
4) the Eskimo whose every choice is frozen.
4. Look at the cart ahead of you while stuck behind someone.
II.
1.产生敌意
2.不再受制于为大众而设计的菜单
3.想象她的生活方式
4.感觉到我放纵的生活方式
5.做出可口健康的饭菜
6.你排在某个人的后面
7.快速通过绿色通道
III.略
Analyse Yourself with the Help of Doodles
I.
II. 略
Improve Your Memory, Improve Your Life I. 3; 4; 1; 5; 2
II.
Emotional Intelligence
I. CBCB
II.略
Vocabulary
I.
1. brilliant
2. stubborn
3. awkward
4. adventurous
5. determined
6. strong-minded
7. popular
8. lonely
9. impulsive 10. well-adjusted 11. dependable 12. confident
II.
Positive: brilliant, adventurous, strong-minded, popular, well-adjusted, dependable, confident
Negative: stubborn, awkward, lonely, impulsive
Both: determined
A Struggle for Creativity
I. 略
II.A creative “urge” is a desire to try something new. Bei ng observed makes us want to avoid being seen, that is, not to take risk.
Music Used as a Healing Therapy
I.
1.To support the statement that “Music has long been used to treat patients suffering
from different problems.”
2.It found that among patients who listened to musical performance, stress levels
were significantly reduced, recovery times were improved, and fewer drugs were needed.
3.The sounds and rhythms of music help stimulate the brain and send electrical
messages to the muscles and limbs.
4.It means that while music has been proved to be a suitable treatment for many
conditions, it still needs to be further investigated for more facts and evidence.
II.
1. 患有各种不同医学病症的病人
2. 越来越多的证据
3. 公元400年前，它（音乐）的治疗特征被古代希腊人记载下来。

4. 加快恢复进程
5. 身心健康有所提升
6. 主要基于轶事证据
Ad
I. a
II.
a)If I’m in the restaurant, there’s none of that over-effusive welcome, followed by a
table behind a pillar or near the kitchen door.
b)I don’t have to take my briefcase into the bar either, to prove all I want is a drink.
c)When I go to my room, there are some little extra touches that make me feel
especial ly welcome. It’s not simply the softer decor.
d)Crest have thoughtfully provided a hairdryer and make-up mirror, things I
appreciate away from home. And they can even come up with an iron or a pair of socks at a moment’s notice.
e)I like their friendly and businesslike attitude towards me.
Making Ends Meet
1. c
2. abc
3. ab
4. ad
5. bc
Five Key Questions about Modern Medical Science
I.
1.already possible, according to the text: a, b, e, g, h
2.likely to be possible in the next few years: f, i
3.not possible: d
4.not mentioned in the text: c
II.
1.No, it won’t. The possible benefits of cloning, however, are numerous, for
artificially producing human tissues and organs for transplant, and for preserving endangered animal species to name but two.
2.Because it is a bad example of the disastrous route Western medicine is taking, in
which prolonging individual life takes precedence over everything.
3.They are too expensive, especially for people in poor countries.
4.They could be used to restore vision to people who have become blind or repair
nerve damage after a stroke, but also to increase human intelligence.
III.略
Gene Mapping May Foster Discrimination
I. 1-6 TTTTFT
II.
a.Paul Recer is the reporter who wrote “Gene Mapping May Foster D iscrimination.”
b.Bill First is a Republican senator from Tennessee, and a physician.
c.Olympia Snowe is a Republican senator from Maine.
d.Tom Daschle is a Democratic senator from South Dakota.
Recer writes newspaper stories that may influence public opinion; First, Snowe and Daschle make laws concerning the use of medical research.
A Good Picnic Guide
Understanding writer’s style
I. 1-5 AABBA
Writing summaries
I. True: a, c, e, f, j, k, l False: b, d, g, h, i, m
II. f→c→a→j→e→l→k
III.
Among the inaccurate statements, b, and m contain main points too.
b. Don’t make the children wait until lunchtime before they start eating.
m. Allow the children to get up to mischief.
The new order of the statement is: f→c→a→j→e→b→l→m→k
IV. 略
The Blue Lights of Silver Cliff
I.
1.It has changed from a prosperous mining town to a town with a population of only
100 people.
2.One of the miners in 1880.
3.On top of graves in the graveyard.
4.They are flamelike blue lights./ They look like dim round spots of blue-white
lights.
II.
1. Fact
2. Fact
3. Fact
4. Opinion
5. Fact
6. Opinion
III. 略
The Most Wonderful Islands
I.
1.The pictures show the Palm Islands, the world’s largest artificial islands under
construction in Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates.
2.It is about the construction work and significance of the Palm Islands.
3.They are in Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates.
II.
1. T
2. F
3. Not-stated
4. F
5. Not-stated
6. F
Giant Structures
I. It is about the tallest building, the highest bridge and the largest constriction of its kind in the world.
II.
1.They were in Kuala Kumpur.
2.They are 452 meters.
3.In 200
4.
4.For 120 years.
5.The River Parana.
6.Fifty million tons of earth and rock were removed.
Save the Jungle—Save the World
Extracting main ideas
1. c
2. bd
3.略
Dealing with unfamiliar words
1.a) the tropical rain forest belt
b) Man the builder
c) hunting, trapping, practicing a little cultivation
d) forest ecology, wisdom in planning, less greed and stupidity
2. a) commas b) commas c) commas d) dashes
3. a) - b) - c) - d) + e) + f) - g) +
Linking ideas
I.a) Man’s
b) Man/ the men who destroy the jungle
c) Man
d) the World Wildlife Fund’s
e) anyone who wants to contribute efforts to save the jungle
II. a) Because huge areas of green, beautiful forest has given way often, to wasteland.
b) Because the rain forest has been destroyed at an increasingly rapid speed, at which the rain forest will vanish sooner or later.
c) Because native tribes are living a low-impact life style practicing a little cultivation.
d) The soil is misused and becomes infertile.
e) the reasons of exploiting the jungle
f) The forests are being exhausted at ever-increasing speed.
g) Anything within the tropical rain forest belt, such as national parks and reserves.
Understanding writer’s style
1.It is an irony, accusing Man of exploiting and destroying the forests at an
alarmingly rapid speed.
2.this is our last great store house; our biggest-ever international project; the most
remarkable on earth; b
A World of Water
1.To make use of the abundant supply of water from the sea.
2.They convert salt water into fresh water in a process called desalination, whereby
salt and contaminants are removed from the water.
3.All of the three countries are converting salt water to drinking water by using the
process of desalination.
4.It is an expensive process using large amounts of energy.
5.It is expected that the current research will develop the technology that will lower
the costs and help solve the problem of water shortages in many parts of the
world.。