PAGEPAGEPAGE1Learninganewlanguagecanbechallenging,butitdoesn'thavetobeexpensive.ActiveEnglishspeakerscanlearntheEnglishlanguagefluentlyforlittleornocost.MakeuseofLearninganewlanguagecanbechallenging,butitdoesn'thavetobeexpensive.ActiveEnglishspeakerscanlearntheEnglishlanguagefluentlyforlittleornocost.Makeuseofbooks,television,theInternetandpersonalcontact,youcanspeakfluentEnglishforcompletelyfree.1．PutyourselfinanEnglish-speakingenvironment.Thiswillallowyoutobemorecontinuallyexposedtothelanguage.Ifyouarenotabletomoveyourphysicalself,takeamoreconvenientway.TelephonesandtheInternetcanbegreatwaystoputyourselfintheEnglishlanguage.2．GetEnglishreadingmaterialsfromyourlocallibrary.BooksontheEnglishlanguagecanbecostly,butyourlocallibrarywillallowyoutousethemforfree.3．Usingonlineteachingresourcesisanotherfreemeans.ManywebsitesarededicatedentirelytofreeEnglishlanguageinstruction.Ideally,lookforwebsitesthathaveallkindsofmaterials,includingbothinstructionalandpracticematerials.4．PracticespeakingandwritingEnglishwithothers.Learninglanguagesisaninteractiveprocess,andlearningwithothersallowsthedevelopmentofspeaking,listeningandunderstanding.Aswell,astudypartnercanencourageyou.5．TheInternetcanbeanexcellentmeansoffindingfreeresourcesormeetingEnglishspeakers.GoonforumsandchatroomsdedicatedtoactiveEnglishspeakersandjoininconversation.HavingfriendshipswithEnglishspeakerscanalsomakeyouwanttolearnthelanguageandcanmaketheprocessseemmucheasierandfunnier.6．ExperienceasmanymediaintheEnglishlanguageaspossible.Themorebooks,movies,televisionshowsandmusicyouexposeyourselfto,themorefamiliaryouwillbecomewithhowtheEnglishlanguagesoundsandisusedinallkindsofsettings.ThiswillalsohelpyoulearnspokenEnglishexpressionsthatyoumightnotbeexposedtothroughschooleducation.Spokenexpressionsareanimportantpartoffluencyinanylanguage.Section_ⅠWarm-up__&_Lesson_1_—_Pre-readingeq\a\vs4\al([原文呈現])GetaheadwithyourEnglishItwaspredictedasearlyasthe1700sthat①Englishwouldonedaybetheglobal②languageandthathasprovedtobethecaseinthelastfewdecades③.Thegrowthofinternationalcompaniesandthegreatadvancesincommunicationshavestartedthetrend④forlearningEnglishasaforeignlanguage.Intoday'sworld,beingabletospeakmorethanonelanguage,includingEnglish,ishowyoustandoutandgetahead⑤.However,learningEnglishasaforeignlanguage⑥isverydifficultintheabsence⑦ofanativelanguageenvironment.Somerespectedtheories⑧onlanguageacquisition⑨believethattoattain⑩ahighleveloffluencyandaccuracyinaforeignlanguage,youneedtobesurrounded?byit.Butsadly,thechancesthatwewillallhavetheopportunitytoliveinanEnglish-speakingcountry?aresmall.Therefore,mostofushavetorelyonwhatwecanlearnatschool?aspartoftheschoolcurriculum?.OurlatestEnglishcurriculumencouragesteacherstocreatearichlanguageenvironmentintheclassroom.Whatthismeansisthattheymakesure?thereisanadequate?amountof?inputinEnglishconveyedtothestudentsthroughvariousmediums?.Thiscantaketheformof?readingandlisteningmaterialswhichmustbeofthehighestquality?.Qualityinputensureseq\o(○,\s\up1(21))qualityoutput,whetheritisspeakingorwritingeq\o(○,\s\up1(22)).eq\a\vs4\al([讀文清障])①Itwaspredicted...that...中it是形式主語，that引導的從句是真正的主語。②global/'ɡl??bl/adj.全世界的，全球的③decade/'dekeId/n.十年inthelastfewdecades在過去的幾十年里，該短語與現在完成時連用。④trend/trend/n.趨勢，傾向⑤standout突出getahead(使)走在前面，進步，獲得勝利動名詞短語beingableto...作主語。howyou...是表語從句。⑥動名詞短語learning...在句中作主語。⑦absence/'?bsns/n.缺乏；缺席intheabsenceof沒有/缺乏……⑧theory/'θI?ri/n.理論；學說⑨acquisition/??kwI'zI?n/n.(語言)習得⑩attain/?'teIn/vt.達到；獲得?surround/s?'ra?nd/vt.環繞，圍繞besurroundedby被……包圍?that...是thechances的同位語從句。toliveinanEnglish-speakingcountry是opportunity的定語。?whatwecanlearnatschool為what引導的賓語從句。?curriculum/k?'rIkj?l?m/n.(學校的)課程?makesure意思是“確保”，后面接了賓語從句，連接詞that省略了。?adequate/'?dIkwIt/adj.足夠的，充分的?alargeamountof/largeamountsof大量的，特別多的，后接不行數名詞。?medium/'mi?dI?m/n.媒介物；渠道本句是一個含有三個從句的復合句。What引導主語從句；that引導表語從句；makesure后面是省略了引導詞that的賓語從句；conveyedto...mediums為過去分詞短語作后置定語，修飾input。?taketheformof(以……的形式)是動詞短語，而intheformof(以……的形式)是介詞短語。?beofthehighestquality為“be＋of＋抽象名詞”結構。eq\o(○,\s\up1(21))ensure/In'???/vt.確保，保證eq\o(○,\s\up1(22))whether引導的讓步狀語從句。勝利學習英語[第1～3段譯文]早在18世紀人們就預言總有一天英語會成為全球性語言，而這一預言在過去的幾十年里已經得到了證明。國際公司的增多和通信方面的巨大進步帶來了將英語作為外語來學習的潮流。當今世界，要想取得令人矚目的成就，就要會講不止一種語言，包括英語。然而，將英語作為一門外語來學習，沒有當地的語言環境是很難的。一些備受推崇的語言習得理論認為，要達到高水平的外語流利程度和精確性，你須要置身于這種語言環境之中。但缺憾的是，我們有機會生活在講英語的國家的可能性很小。因此，我們中的大部分人還是得靠學校的語言課程來學習英語。我們最新運用的英語教學課程激勵老師們在教室里創設一種豐富多彩的語言環境。這意味著他們要確保通過多種不同的媒介給學生足夠量的英語信息的輸入。它可以以高質量的閱讀和聽力材料的形式呈現。高質量的輸入信息才能保證(學生)高質量的語言輸出，不管是說還是寫。Toreallygetaheadeq\o(○,\s\up1(23))，however,meanseq\o(○,\s\up1(24))puttinginextraworkoutsideoftheclassroom.Expertssaythatjust15minutesofextra-curricularstudyadaycanreallyaccelerateeq\o(○,\s\up1(25))foreignlanguagelearning.Herearewhattheyrecommend：-Settingachievabletargetseq\o(○,\s\up1(26)).Forexample,enlargeeq\o(○,\s\up1(27))yourvocabularybyeq\o(○,\s\up1(28))10newwordseveryday—fivetimesaweek—thenrevisethewordsontheweekendeq\o(○,\s\up1(29)).50newwordsaweekmeans200newwordsamonth.-ListeningtoanEnglishsongseveraltimesinoneweekafterreadingthewords.-WatchingthenewsinyourownlanguageandthenreadinganEnglishnewspaperornewswebsite.Knowingthemainstoriesbeforereadingwillguaranteeeq\o(○,\s\up1(30))greatercomprehensionwhenreadinginEnglisheq\o(○,\s\up1(31)).-WatchingafavouriteDVD,butadjustingeq\o(○,\s\up1(32))thelanguagetoEnglishinpartsyouknowwell.-Studyingwithfriends.Testeachotherandsharelearningstrategies—thismakeslearningmoreenjoyableeq\o(○,\s\up1(33)).-Rewardingyourself.Ifyoureachatarget,treateq\o(○,\s\up1(34))yourself.Informeq\o(○,\s\up1(35))afriendofyourtargetssotheycanhelpmotivateyouaswell.Theserecommendationsareeasilyachievedandarewellworththeextraeffort.However,puttinginthoseextra15minutesadaydoestakededicationeq\o(○,\s\up1(36)).Tostaydedicatedeq\o(○,\s\up1(37))，youneedtokeepinmindeq\o(○,\s\up1(38))whyyouarelearningEnglisheq\o(○,\s\up1(39)).Quitesimply,intoday'sworld,Englishholdsthekeytoeq\o(○,\s\up1(40))abrighterfutureandaworldofpossibilities.eq\o(○,\s\up1(23))Toreallygetahead是動詞不定式短語作主語，謂語動詞要用單數形式。eq\o(○,\s\up1(24))meandoing意思是，意味著meantodo準備做eq\o(○,\s\up1(25))accelerate/?k'sel?reIt/vi.&vt.加速eq\o(○,\s\up1(26))target/'tɑ?ɡIt/n.目標eq\o(○,\s\up1(27))enlarge/In'lɑ?d?/vt.擴大eq\o(○,\s\up1(28))by＋數量，表程度，意為“按、以……”。eq\o(○,\s\up1(29))“在周末”美式說法是“ontheweekend/onweekends”；英式說法是“attheweekend/atweekends”。eq\o(○,\s\up1(30))guarantee/?ɡ?r?n'ti?/vt.保證；n.保證；保修單Knowing...reading為動名詞短語作主語。eq\o(○,\s\up1(31))whenreadinginEnglish是“連詞when＋現在分詞短語”結構。when,while,asif等常常與分詞連用，在句中作狀語。eq\o(○,\s\up1(32))adjust/?'d??st/vt.調整；調整eq\o(○,\s\up1(33))makeslearningmoreenjoyable是“make＋賓語＋賓語補足語(形容詞)”結構。eq\o(○,\s\up1(34))treatvt.宴請，款待eq\o(○,\s\up1(35))inform/In'f??m/vt.告知，通知informsb.ofsth.告知某人某事eq\o(○,\s\up1(36))dedication/?dedI'keI?n/n.用心致志does此處表示強調。eq\o(○,\s\up1(37))dedicated/'dedIkeItId/adj.用心致志的eq\o(○,\s\up1(38))keepinmind記在心里eq\o(○,\s\up1(39))whyyouarelearningEnglish是keep的賓語從句。eq\o(○,\s\up1(40))holdthekeyto駕馭……的鑰匙，把握……的關鍵[第4～5段譯文]然而，要真正取得勝利，就意味著課后仍須要額外付出。專家認為每天課后只是多學15分鐘就真的可以加快外語學習的速度。下面是專家對英語學習的建議：—制定切實可行的學習目標。例如，擴大詞匯量，每天學10個生詞——一周五次——然后，在周末復習所學的生詞。一周學50個生詞就意味著一個月可學習200個生詞。—先讀一首英語歌曲中的單詞，一周再聽幾遍這首歌曲。—先觀看母語新聞，然后閱讀一份英文報紙或訪問一家英文新聞網站。讀前了解主要新聞內容會確保用英語閱讀時更透徹地理解所讀新聞。—觀看一部最喜愛的DVD片，但要把你熟識的部分的語言調換成英語。—和摯友一起學習，相互測試并共享學習策略——這可以使學習更歡樂。—犒賞你自己。假如你達到了一個目標，就款待自己。把你的目標告知摯友，這樣他們也會激勵你。這些建議是很簡單實施的，而且特別值得你為之付出額外的努力。然而，每天多學15分鐘的確須要用心致志。為了保持這種熱忱，你須要牢記你為什么要學習英語。簡而言之，在當今世界，英語是擁有一個更加光明的前程和實現各種可能性的關鍵。對應學生用書P3Pre-readingPleasematchthewordswiththeirpropermeanings.1．adjustA．totellsomeoneaboutparticularfacts2．inform B．toreachorsucceedingettingsomething;toachieve3．trendC．ageneraldevelopmentorchangeinasituationorinthewaythatpeoplearebehaving4．attain D．tochangesomethingslightly,especiallytomakeitmorecorrect,effective,orsuitable5．decadeE．tobendsomething,especiallypaperorfabric,sothatonepartliesontopofanotherpart6．guaranteeF．aperiodoftenyears7．foldG．topromisetodosth.;topromisesth.willhappen8．adequateH．enoughinquantityorgoodenoughinqualityforaspecialpurposeorneed1～4____________5～8____________答案：1～4DACB5～8FGEHLead-in(1)Lookatthepicturesandfillintheblanks.WecanimproveourEnglishby：eq\a\vs4\al(①Learningthewords,inadictionary)eq\a\vs4\al(②WatchingDVDs,inthelanguage)eq\a\vs4\al(③Listeningtothemusic,inthelanguage)eq\a\vs4\al(④Learningfromthe,foreignteachers)(2)ManypeoplespeakEnglishastheirnativelanguage.NowlookatthepicturesandwritedownthenamesoftheEnglish-speakingcountries.eq\a\vs4\al(①Britain)②The_United_States③New_Zealandeq\a\vs4\al(④Australia)eq\a\vs4\al(⑤Canada)eq\a\vs4\al(⑥Ireland)While-readingFast-reading1．Skimthetitle,thebeginningandtheendofthewholetexttoknowwhatitisabout.Therightansweris________.A．thetextmainlytellsusthatEnglishisveryimportantandweshouldlearnitwellB．thetextmainlytellsusthatwithoutEnglishwewouldneverstandoutorhaveabrightfutureC．thetextmainlytellsusthatEnglish-learningisthekeytosuccessandgivesussomerecommendationsaboutlearningEnglish答案：C2．Read“GetaheadwithyourEnglish”andmatcheachpartwiththemainidea.(1)Para.1A．Somepracticalsuggestions.(2)Paras.2～3 B．WhydoweneedtolearnEnglish?(3)Paras.4～5C．Howcanwelearnitwellintermsoftheory?(1)～(3)____________答案：(1)～(3)BCACareful-reading(Ⅰ)True(T)orFalse(F)．1．Inthe18thcentury,peoplepredictedthatEnglishwouldbewidelyused.()2．Whilelearningaforeignlanguage,it'simpossibletolearnitwithoutanativelanguageenvironment.()3．It'snecessaryforstudentstolearnaforeignlanguagebygettingalargeamountofhighqualityinputinEnglish.()4．Expertsadviseenlargingyourvocabularyasmuchaspossibleeveryday.()5．ThewriterofthetextthinkshighlyofEnglish.()答案：1～5TFTFT(Ⅱ)Fillintheblanksaccordingtothetext.GetaheadwithyourEnglishThe1.necessityoflearningEnglish·Duetothegrowthofinternationalcompaniesandtheadvancesin2munications,_learningEnglishisnecessary.·Beingabletospeakaforeignlanguagecanmakeyou3.stand_outandgetahead.The4.difficulty_inlearningEnglishToattainahighlevelof5.fluency_and6.accuracy_inEnglish,youneedanativeEnglishenvironment.Butonlyafewpeoplehavetheopportunity7.to_liveinanEnglish-speakingcountry.8.Means_ofimprovingyourEnglish·Setting9.achievable_targets.·ListeningtoEnglishsongs.·ReadingEnglishnewspapersornewssitesafterwatchingnewsinyournativelanguage.·WatchingafavouriteDVDinEnglish.·Studyingwithfriends.·10.Rewardingyourself.Study-readingAnalyzethefollowingdifficultsentencesinthetext.1．Itwaspredictedasearlyasthe1700sthatEnglishwouldonedaybethegloballanguageandthathasprovedtobethecaseinthelastfewdecades.[句式分析][嘗試翻譯]早在18世紀人們就預言總有一天英語會成為全球性語言，而這一預言在過去的幾十年里已經得到了證明。2．Intoday'sworld,beingabletospeakmorethanonelanguage,includingEnglish,ishowyoustandoutandgetahead.[句式分析]動名詞短語“beingabletospeakmorethanonelanguage,includingEnglish”作主語，表示一般狀況；表語為how引導的從句，表語從句中包含兩個并列的謂語standout和getahead。[嘗試翻譯]當今世界，要想取得令人矚目的成就，就要會講不止一種語言，包括英語。3．Butsadly,thechancesthatwewillallhavetheopportunitytoliveinanEnglish-speakingcountryaresmall.[句式分析][嘗試翻譯]但缺憾的是，我們有機會生活在講英語的國家的可能性很小。4.WhatthismeansisthattheymakesurethereisanadequateamountofinputinEnglishconveyedtothestudentsthroughvariousmediums.[句式分析]eq\f(Whatthismeans,what引導主語從句)eq\f(is,系動詞)eq\f(thattheymakesure,that引導表語從句)eq\f(thereisanadequateamountofinputinEnglish,省略that的從句，作makesure的賓語)eq\f(conveyedtothestudentsthroughvariousmediums,過去分詞短語作定語，修飾input)eq\o(\s\up7(.),\s\do5())[嘗試翻譯]這意味著他們要確保通過多種不同的媒介給學生足夠量的英語信息的輸入。Ⅰ.閱讀理解AA“talkingkitchen”teachesstudentshowtocookFrenchandspeakFrench.ResearchersatNewCastleUniversityintheUnitedKingdomhavedevelopedtheFrenchDigitalKitchen.ProfessorsPaulSeedhouseandPatrickOlivierledtheproject.ProfessorSeedhousetoldusthatitworkslikeasatellitenavigationsystem(衛星導航系統)inacar.Thekitchenequipmentandtoolsusemotionsensor(動作傳感器)technology.ThesensorshelpacomputerguidethestudentsthroughinstructionsinFrench.Thesystemcantellwhetheryou'vedonewhatyouwereaskedtodoornot.Forexample,thesystemtellsyoutotakesomebutterandcutitwithaknife.There'sasensoronthepackagecontainingthebuttersoitcantellwherethebutter'sbeingmoved.Thesensorintheknifenotonlyknowsthattheknifeismoving,butitalsoknowswhatmotiontheknifeismaking.Soitcanknowwhethertheknifeiscuttingorwhat.Anditdoesn'tgoontothenextstepoftheprogramunlessyou'vedonewhatitsensesyou'vedone.StudentscanaskthecomputertorepeattheinstructionsortranslatethemintoEnglish.Therearevocabularylessonsbeforeandafterthecooking.ProfessorSeedhousesaystheFrenchDigitalKitchenturnstheprocessoflearninglanguageintoareal-lifeexperience.“Hereyou'retakingitoutoftheclassroomandyou'reactuallyusingthelanguagetoproducesomethingwhichyoucaneatattheendofit.It'sveryenjoyable.”Thesystemcouldbeavailableforsalebytheendof2024.Addingthetechnologytoanewkitchencouldaddabouttentotwentypercenttothebuildingcosts.Theresearchershavealsobeengivenmoneytodevelopprogramsinsixotherlanguages,includingEnglish,ItalianandSpanish.eq\x(語篇解讀：本文是說明文。文章主要介紹了一種有助于外語語言學習的智能廚房系統。)1．Whichofthefollowingcorrectlyshowshowthesystemworks?A．thesensorreceivesinformation—thecomputersendsinformation—thecomputergivesinstructionsB．thesensorsendsinformation—thecomputerreceivesinformation—thecomputergivesinstructionsC．thecomputersendsinformation—thesensorreceivesinformation—thesensorgivesinstructionsD．thecomputerexplainsinformation—thecomputersendsinformation—thesensorgivesinstructions解析：選B細微環節理解題。由第三段描述的工作程序可知B正確。2．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”(inParagraph5)referto?A．Frenchfood.B．Frenchlanguage.C．Theprocessofcookingandlearning.D．Theprocessoflisteningandtranslating.解析：選C代詞指代題。結合上文講烹飪和本段第一句講把語言學習從教室帶到真實的生活中可知，此處指代的是烹飪與學習合一的過程。3．Itcanbeexpectedthatthe“talkingkitchen”________.A．willbeproducedinFrancebytheendof2024B．willhelpdifferentforeignlanguagelearnersC．willreducethebuildingcostsD．willbesoldatquitelowprices解析：選B推理推斷題。最終一段說現在正在開發其他語言的程序，故可推知B正確。4．Inwhichsectionofanewspapercanwemostprobablyreadthepassage?A．Scienceandtechnology.B．Foodandhealth.C．Educationandculture.D．Environmentandsociety.解析：選A推理推斷題。本文主要講智能廚房系統的功能、工作原理與科技因素，故最可能出現在報紙的科技版塊。BBahamasEmancipationDayTheEnglishsettledintheBahamasduringthemid-17thcenturyandbroughtAfricanslaveswiththemtoworkinthecottonfields.SlaverywasformallyoverthrownintheBritishEmpirebytheAbolitionActof1833,butitwasn'tuntil1838thattheslavesintheBahamaswerefreed.EmancipationDayintheBahamasisobservedonthefirstMondayinAugust.Businessesareclosed,andaboatraceisheldatBlackPoint,nearStanielCay,intheExumaislandgroup.BahamasIndependenceDayTheBahamaIslandsgainedindependencefromGreatBritainin1973.TheislandshadbeenaBritishcolonyfornearly250years,butarenowacommonwealth(英聯邦國家),withtheirownprimeministerandparliament.BusinessesareclosedonJuly10,alegalholiday,butfestivitiesgoonforaweekwithparadesandcelebrations.AfireworksdisplayatCliffordParkonJuly10topsofftheweek.BahamasLaborDayLaborDayisanationalholidayintheBahamas,celebratedonthefirstFridayinJuneinordertocreatealongweekendforworkers.ThetraditionaldateofLaborDayintheBahamas,however,isJune7,inhonorofanimportantworkers'strikethatbeganonthatdayin1942.LaborDayismeanttohonorandcelebrateworkersandtheimportanceoftheircontributionstothenationandsociety.Inthecapitalcity,Nassau,thousandsofpeoplecometowatchaparadethroughthestreets,whichbeginsatmidmorning.Bandsincolorfuluniforms,traditionalAfricanjunkanooperformers,andmembersofvariouslaborunionsandpoliticalpartiesareallpartoftheparade,whichendsupattheSouthernRecreationGrounds,wheregovernmentofficialsmakespeechesfortheoccasion.FormanyresidentsandvisitorstotheBahamas,theafternoonofLaborDayisatimetorelaxathomeorperhapsvisitthebeach.eq\x(語篇解讀：本文是應用文。文章介紹了巴哈馬的三個節日。)5．Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedword“overthrown”？A．Passed. B．Blamed.C．Introduced. D．Ended.解析：選D詞義揣測題。由BahamasEmancipationDay部分中的“theslavesintheBahamaswerefreed”可推知，這里指的是奴隸制被廢除。6．WhatcanpeopledoonBahamasEmancipationDay?A．Watchawatersport.B．Workinthecottonfields.C．Visitsomepopularstores.D．BuildboatsatBlackPoint.解析：選A細微環節理解題。由BahamasEmancipationDay部分中的“aboatraceisheldatBlackPoint”可知，人們可以在巴哈馬解放日觀看水上項目。7．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutthehistoryoftheBahamas?A．ItsearliestsettlerswereBlacks.B．IthadbeencontrolledbytheEnglishforcenturies.C．ItsparliamentisquitedifferentfromGreatBritain's.D．ItwasseparatedfromGreatBritaininthelate19thcentury.解析：選B細微環節理解題。由BahamasIndependenceDay部分中的“TheislandshadbeenaBritishcolonyfornearly250years”可知，B項正確。8．WhatcanbeinferredaboutBahamasLaborDay?A．Strikesoccursometimes.B．Itsdateisnotfixedeachyear.C．There'safireworksdisplayatCliffordPark.D．Someperformersmakespeechesfortheoccasion.解析：選B推理推斷題。由最終一段中的“celebratedonthefirstFridayinJuneinordertocreatealongweekendforworkers”可知，這個節日的日期是不固定的。CElsie,Frank,andtheirfatherGeorgewerestartinganewlife.Elsie'smotherhaddied,andGeorgehaddecidedtomovethefamilytoEngland.Therewasfearintheair.AwarhadstartedinEurope.England,Russia,andFrancewerefightingGermanyandothercountries.Thousandsofsoldiersweredying.Americawasnotinvolvedinthewar,whichbecameknownasWorldWarⅠ.ButafewdaysbeforetheLusitanialeftNewYork,GermanyhadwarnedAmericans:ShipssailingnearEnglandwouldbeattacked.AndEnglandwasexactlywheretheLusitaniawasheaded.ElsieandFrankenjoyedexploringtheLusitania.Thefamilywasstayingintheship'scheapestsection,thirdclass.Buttheywereallowedtoexplorefirstclass,whichwasthefanciestpartoftheship.Infirstclass,richpassengersstayedinbigcabinsandateinlovelyrestaurants.PeopleonboardknewthatGermanU-boatswerehidinginthewatersnearIrelandandEngland.Thesesubmarines(潛艇)hadbeenfiringtorpedoes(魚雷)atshipsthereformonths.Ifanypassengerswerenervous,however,thecrewmembers(全體船員)quicklycalmedthemdown.TheysaidtheLusitaniacouldnotbesunk.Itwastoofast.Nothingcouldcatchit.ByMay7,theLusitaniawasnearingitsdestination.AU-boatdovebeneaththewavesandheadedrightfortheLusitania.Itfired.Atorpedoshotthroughthewater.WhenithittheLusitania,waterandbrokenpiecesoftheshipweresentintotheair.Passengersscreamed.Elsie,Frank,andGeorgestoodonthedeck.Georgedecidedthatthey'dbesaferinthewater.Theygrabbedtherailing(欄桿)andsaidaprayer.Theshiptippedtowardthewater.Whenwavesbegantotouchtheirfeet,theyleaped.Elsieandherfathersurfaced.ButFrankwasgone.NewsoftheattackontheLusitaniashooktheworld.Afterall,128Americanshadbeenkilled.AngeragainstGermanygrew.In1917,theU．S.declaredwaronGermany.In1918,Germanysurrendered(倒戈)．語篇解讀：本文是記敘文。準備移居英國的George一家人所乘船只遭受德軍攻擊。德軍擊沉此船導致美國決心加入一戰。9．WhydidGeorgedecidetogotoEngland?A．Totryhisluck.B．Toavoidthewar.C．Todosomesightseeing.D．Tovisithiswife'shometown.解析：選A細微環節理解題。由首段中的“werestartinganewlife”可知，George一家人要前往英國“碰碰運氣”，尋求新生活。10．Whyweren'tthecrewmembersworriedaboutGermanU-boats?A．Theirshipwassolid.B．Theycouldfireback.C．Theirshipwasspeedy.D．Theyknewwheretohide.解析：選C細微環節理解題。由第六段中的“TheysaidtheLusitaniacouldnotbesunk.Itwastoofast.”可知，船員信任Lusitania的速度足夠快，不會被擊沉。11．Whydidthefamilyjumpintothewater?A．Tosayaprayer.B．Totrytoreachthebank.C．Tohaveabetterchanceofsurvival.D．Toavoidthecrowdednessonthedeck.解析：選C推理推斷題。由倒數其次段中的“Georgedecidedthatthey'dbesaferinthewater.”可知，Ge