高三英语暑假资料

Senior 3/ new 3

1.Before _______(leave) my parents’ house, my dad took me to one side and gave me some

money.

2._________(lose) weight lies in the power of minds, not in the power of chemicals.

3.One thing I do like is _______(be) able to see more of my children.

4.My tip for other people _________(want) to do the same is not to think about it too much or you

might not do it at all.

5.He kept a water journal, __________(note) the brands he liked best.

6.Tap water from the Thames River tasted better than several ________(lead) brands of bottled

water.

The key to Ferguson’s success in Manchester United in a(n) _1_ environment, as money has _2_ into football and the game has gone global, is quite simple: like all great managers in any industry and in any society, he thinks about what he is doing. In a 2009 interview with Campbell for the new Statesman, Ferguson said that the three most important qualities for leadership were control, managing changes and _3_. _4_ to explain in detail the last quality, he said, “ __5_ everything around you, analyzing what is important. Seeing dangers and opportunities that other don’t see. That comes from experience and knowledge.”

He has tons of both, though he sometimes hides them. All the people I interviewed about Ferguson for this article, whether they wanted to be __6_ or not, said that even though at first _7__ he looks like a typical old-school football type, he is __8_ innovating. Whether United wins or loses, I have come to the conclusion that it is time to _9_ what an extraordinary job the club has done in building a global __10__ that values important things like talent and work ethic, and to recognize that over the past 50 years Alex Ferguson has been the finest manager that team sports have seen---in any sport, anywhere in the world.

C

They look more like the brightly-lit shelves of a chemist’s than the __1__ of a vegetable garden. But, according to their creators, these perfect-looking vegetables could be the future of food.

In a __2__ controlled environment---unpolluted by dirt, insects or fresh air---Japanese scientists

are developing a new way of growing vegetables.

Called plant factories, these greenhouses have __3_ up across the country and can produce perfect-looking lettuces and green leaves 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Every part of the plants’ environment is controlled---from the lighting and temperature to the humidity湿度and water. Even the levels of carbon dioxide can be __4__ altered.

Rather than the conventional untidy clothes and dirty fingernails of vegetable growers, the producers wear gloves, masks and __5__ protective suits.

The vegetables from plant factories are sold at a price above the normal price of vegetables to Japanese shoppers. No chemical _6__ are used so there is no risk of food poisoning.

Because the plants are grown in a clean room, they can be eaten safely without washing. Lettuce grown in the factories can be __7__ up to 20 times a year. Some factories are vast and can produce three million vegetables a year.

The spread of plant factories has been __8_ by the Japanese government among concerns about the use of chemicals in vegetables.

A spokesman for the Ozu Corpo ration factory in Tokyo said, “Vegetables are produced in the factory without being exposed to the air outside. Stable production is _9__ throughout the year by controlling lighting, temperature, humidity, carbon dioxide and water. They can also meet the d emands of _10__ who want safe food.”

B

If you were to begin a new job tomorrow, you would bring with you some basic strengths and weaknesses.

Successes or _1_ in your work would depend to a great degree on your ability to use your strengths and weaknesses to the best advantage. _2_ the greatest importance is your attitude.

A person who begins a job convinced that he isn’t going to like it or is _3_ to suffer is exhibiting a weakness which can only _4_ his success.

On the other hand, a person who is secure in his belief that he is probably as __5_ of doing the work as anyone else and who is _6_ to make a cheerful attempt at it possesses a certain strength of purpose.

The chances are that he will do well. _7_ the essential skills for a particular job is strength.

Lacking those skills is _8_ a weakness.

A bookkeeper who can’t add or a carpenter who can’t _9_ a straight line with a saw is hopeless cases.