1、话题十四热点话题1accident n事故；偶然的事件，意外by accident偶然地2benefit v有益于；有助于；受益n优势；益处拼十年寒窗挑灯苦读不畏难；携双亲期盼背水勇战定夺魁。如果你希望成功，以恒心为良友，以经验为参谋，以小心为兄弟，以希望为哨兵。benefit from/by从中受益be of benefit tobe beneficial to对有益for ones benefitfor the benefit of sb.为某人的利益3challenge vt.怀疑；挑战n挑战；难题；质疑a challenge to对的挑战challenge sb.to (do) sth
2、.向某人挑战(做)4compete v竞争；比赛compete in.参加的比赛compete with/against与竞争compete for.为角逐5contribute v捐献；是的原因之一；贡献；投稿contribute to有助于；导致；捐献make a contribution/contributions to对做出贡献；捐款6fortune n财富；运气make a fortune发财；致富be fortunate to do sth./in doing sth.在方面运气好7general adj.普通的；大众的；总的；大体的in generalgenerally spea
3、king总的来说； 一般说来8mercy n仁慈；怜悯；宽恕show mercy to sb./have mercy on sb.怜悯某人at the mercy of.任由摆布；受控制Its a mercy that.真是万幸。9possible adj.可能的；可接受的；合理的It is possible for sb.to do sth.某人做某事是可能的It is possible that.可能There is no possibility that.不可能10praise v赞扬；表扬n赞美；赞扬in praise of赞扬11pretend v假装pretend to do/to
4、 be doing/to have done假装要/正在/已经做某事12retire v退休；离开；撤退retire from从退休13risk v冒的危险n危险；风险risk sth./doing sth.冒着的危险at risk处于危险之中at the risk of sth./doing sth.冒着的风险take/run the risk of doing sth.冒险做某事14sacrifice vt.牺牲，献出；献祭n牺牲；供奉；祭品sacrifice sth.to do sth.牺牲去做sacrifice for为作出牺牲15serve v提供(食物)，端上(饭菜)；服役；供职于
5、；服务；用作serve sth.to sb.serve sb.sth.给某人端上某物serve as当作；作为16shelter n住所；藏身之处；庇护；避难所；遮盖物v庇护；躲避shelter.from.保护免于under the shelter of在的庇护下17survive vi.幸存；活下来survive on靠存活下来18trick n诡计；骗局；恶作剧；戏弄v欺骗play a trick/tricks on/upon sb.欺骗某人；捉弄某人trick sb.into sth./into (doing) sth.诱使某人做某事19volunteer n志愿者v自愿做，义务做vol
6、unteer to do.自愿做20trouble短语get into trouble陷入麻烦；陷入困境be in trouble有麻烦；碰到困难without trouble毫不费力的，没有麻烦的have trouble with sth./(in) doing.(做)有困难take the trouble to do.不辞劳苦地做.单句语法填空1She has a few thousand dollars put away for her (retire)2Tom risked (lose) his job to help you out of the trouble.3The young
7、 man volunteered (stop) the drunken men from fighting.4 general，about 10% of the candidates are eventually offered positions.5He dreamed of making fortune.6We hope your suggestion will contribute to (solve) the problem.7Theres been some fierce (compete) for the title.8Mike found a (challenge) job as
8、 a computer programmer.9A stay in the country will be (benefit) to his health.10They came across it accident.11 was a mercy that she wasnt seriously hurt and was waiting until the rescue arrived.12Its just possible I gave them the wrong directions.13He pretended (know) the answer to the problem alre
9、ady.14Trees shelter the house the wind.15It will greatly increase your chances of (survive).根据要求完成句子1他受到了赞扬，因为他冒着生命危险扑灭了大火。(一句多译) 2在失去引擎动力之后，船员们发现自己只能任凭风力摆布了。(mercy)Having lost engine power，the boats crew .3These students are fortunate to have such a good English teacher.(用it作形式主语改写) 4The new regula
10、tion will be of benefit to everyone concerned. (用beneficial改写) (用benefit from改写) (用benefit改写)5我们没费吹灰之力就找到了他的办公室。(一句多译) (一)阅读理解How often do you check your phone? According to a study led by Nottingham Trent University in Britain，the average person looks at their phones 86 times a day.Updating their s
11、tatus on social media platforms also made people reach for their electronic companion frequently.Even the participants thought that was a lot: this figure is twice as often as they thought they did.Our phones might be shaping our behavior more than we realize.Do you actually look at your surrounding
12、s more than at your phone? Is it rude to check your phone when someone is talking to you?Sherry Turkle interviewed hundreds of college students about this.Shes a professor of social studies at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.They talked about something they called “the rule of three”The ru
13、le has to do with being considerate to others despite the allure(诱惑力) of the little flat box.Turkle explains, “If you go to dinner with friends，you dont want to look down at your phone until you see that three people are looking up in the conversation.So theres a new rule where you dont look down un
14、less three people are looking up in order to keep a little conversation alive.”Actually，if you are clever enough you might use your phone as a tool to connect with people next to you.Sharing a bit of your life with them can bring you closer together.And you can also invite everyone to take a selfie
15、(自拍照) with you.But the best thing to deal with mobile phone addiction is to go cold turkey and leave the machine behind occasionally or just switch it off and keep it firmly in your pocket for a while.1Why does the author mention “How often do you check your phone？” in the first paragraph?ATo stress
16、 the importance of mobile phones.BTo encourage readers to use mobile phones more.CTo introduce a topic to be discussed in the following paragraphs.DTo know how readers update their status on social media platforms.2If John was a participant using the mobile phone as often as the average in the study
17、，how many times did he think he looked at his phone a week?A172. B301.C602. D1204.3Whats the purpose of “the rule of three”？ATo keep a conversation going.BTo look down at your phone regularly.CTo tell readers how to be considerate to others.DTo remind readers of the importance of mobile phones.4Whic
18、h of the following is NOT the right way to avoid being addicted to the mobile phone?ALeaving it home sometimes when you go out.BGoing to Turkey for a holiday once in a while.CTurn it off on purpose now and then.DHide it somewhere for the moment.(二)七选五Both men and women are living longer these days i
19、n industrialized countries. 5 In general，they can expect to live six or seven years more than men.One reason for this is biological.One important biological factor that helps women live longer is the difference in hormones between men and women. 6 Between the ages of about 12 and 50，women produce ho
20、rmones that are involved in fertility(生育能力)These hormones also have a positive effect on the heart and the blood flow.In fact，women are less likely to have high blood pressure or to die from heart attacks. 7 They help the body defend itself against some kinds of infections.This means that women gene
21、rally get sick less often and less seriously than men.The common cold is a good example: women，on average，get fewer colds than men. 8 Scientists are still not exactly sure how genes influence aging，but they believe that they do.Some think that a womans body cells have a tendency to age more slowly t
22、han a mans.Others think that a mans body cells have a tendency to age more quickly. 9 AHowever，women，on average，live longer.BThe biological factor plays an important part.CWomen are also helped by their female genes.DThe female hormones also protect the body in another way.ERecent research seems to
23、support both of these possibilities.FTherefore，women are healthier than men and can live a better life.GHormones are chemicals which are produced by the body to control various body functions.(三)完形填空As I was taking a walk with my mom，I asked her，“Have you taken the senior bus yet？” I held my breath
24、as I waited for her 10 .“Oh，yes.I have，” she said.“How was it？” I said the words as 11 as I could to show my excitement，even though I sensed the answer was not going to be 12 .She sighed heavily，“No one ever 13 on that bus.They all sit there quietly and look sad.I only see about thirteen 14 old ladi
25、es and men.” My 15 for her situation grasped my stomach.My dad had recently passed away，and his sudden leave made my mother 16 and frightened.For fiftyseven years，my dad had walked by her side.Mom never learned to 17 ，so Dad drove her everywhere.Now，her wheels were gone，as one grandchild so properly
26、 18 her situation.I knew she needed great 19 to make the decision to take the senior bus.However，I firmly believed the 20 wouldnt last too long，for Mom was so outgoing and active that she could chat with almost everybody whom she met in the street.Several days later，when I came to visit her，I asked，
27、“Do they talk to you now？” She 21 and there was a sparkle(火花) in her eyes.It didnt take a genius to figure out that the 22 had changed.“It was silly that all of us just sat there 23 saying a word.So one morning when I 24 ，I greeted them and then remarked that what a nice day it was.Soon，they began to 25 and we chat
