up to date 现代的.时新的 20. assist (sb) in doing /with sth 协助某人做某事 Unit 15 voluntary adj. 1.) 自愿的,志愿——青夏教育精英家教网—

up to date 现代的.时新的 20. assist (sb) in doing /with sth 协助某人做某事 Unit 15 voluntary adj. 1.) 自愿的,志愿的 She was a voluntary helper.她是自愿帮忙的. 2.) 有意的,故意的 voluntary manslaughter蓄意谋杀 annual adj. 1.) 一年的;一年一次的 Employees are entitled to an annual paid leave of fifteen days. 职员一年可享受十五天带薪的假期. 2.) 每年的;全年的 Mr. Watson’s annual income is US$20,000.沃森先生全年的收入为两万美元. 3.) [植]一年生的 n.[C] 1.) 年刊,年鉴 2.) 一年生植物 Are beans annuals?豆类是一年生植物吗? acknowledge vt. 1.) 承认[(+as)][+v-ing][+that] I acknowledge that her criticism is just.我承认她的批评是公正的. 2.) 就...表示谢忱 The candidate waved his hands to acknowledge the cheers of the crowd. 候选人挥手对大众的欢呼表示感谢. 3.) 告知收到 I acknowledged her letter at once.我马上告知收到了她的信. 4.) 对...打招呼 Stella didn’t even acknowledge me when I waved a greeting. 我向斯特拉挥手致意,可她连招呼也不打一个. breathless adj. 1.) 气喘吁吁的,呼吸困难的 The climb made him breathless. 往上爬使他上气不接下气. 2.) 呼吸急促的;屏息的 The children were breathless as they watched the tightrope act. 孩子们在看走绳索表演时呼吸都屏住了. 3.) 扣人心弦的,令人喘不过气的 breathless tension令人透不过气来的紧张 4.) 呼吸停止的;死的 The body lay breathless on the bed: there was no sign of life. 躺在床上的人停止了呼吸,已经死了. 5.) 无风而沉闷的;闷气的 the breathless air of a hot summer day炎热的夏日那令人窒息的空气 beneficial adj. 1.) 有益的;有利的;有帮助的[] It would be beneficial to keep abreast of developments in Asia. 跟上亚洲形势的发展会有帮助. 2.) [律]有权益的;受益的 beneficial legacy有权受益的遗产 satisfaction n. 1.) 满意,满足;称心[U][] He smiled in satisfaction when he won the race.他赢得赛跑后满意地笑了. 2.) 快事,乐事;愉快[C][S1] Playing tennis is one of his greatest satisfactions.打网球是他最大的乐趣之一. worthwhile adj. 1.) 值得花费时间的,值得做的 It proved worthwhile to make the trip.此行证明是值得的. 2.) 有真实价值的 You’d better spend your time on some worthwhile reading. 你最好把时间花在读一些有价值的书上. starve vi. 1 ) 饿死 The explorers starved to death in the desert.探险者们在沙漠中饿死了. 2.) 挨饿 3.) [口]饿得慌 Let’s get something to eat; I’m starving.我们吃点东西吧;我饿坏了. 4.) 渴望;极需要[][+to-v] The plants are starving for water.这些植物极需要水. vt. 1.) 使饿死,使挨饿 2.) 以饥饿迫使[] They starved the enemy into submission.他们切断敌军粮援而迫其投降. 3.) 以节食治疗 She’s starving herself trying to lose weight.她用节食疗法试图减肥. adjustment n. 1.) 调节;调整;校正[U][C][] The company made an adjustment in my salary.公司对我的薪金作了调整. 2.) 调节装置[C] the adjustment on a micrometer测微计上的调节器 3.) 调解[U] the adjustment of conflicts冲突的调解 mature adj. 1. 成熟的;酿熟的 This is the most mature of his plays.这是他最成熟的一部剧作. 2.) 成年人的 She has the figure of a mature woman.她有成年女性的体型. 3.) 稳重的;慎重的,周到的 Can’t you behave in a mature way?你的举止不能稳重一点吗? vi. 1.) 变成熟;长成;酿成 Wine and judgement mature with age.酒陈味香,人老识深. 2.) 到期 Your deposit matures on April 3rd.你的存款四月三日到期. vt. 1.) 使成熟;使长成 Her responsibilities matured her at an early age.她肩负的责任使她早熟. 2.) 慎重作出;使完善 He matured his plans for the long trip.他为这次长途旅行仔细地作了计划. uniform adj. 1.) 相同的,一致的 All these jackets have a uniform size.所有这些夹克尺寸相同. 2.) 不变的,始终如一的 The laboratory is kept at a uniform temperature.实验室保持恒温. n. 制服;军服[C][U] Tom looks handsome in uniform.汤姆穿上制服很英俊. possess vt. 1.) 拥有,持有;具有;占有 The country possesses rich mineral deposits.这个国家拥有丰富矿藏. 2.) 使拥有,使掌握 [] Though plain-looking, Mary is possessed of great intelligence. 虽然相貌平平,玛丽却拥有智慧. 3.) 支配,控制 One main idea possessed her; she must get away from home. 她只有一个想法;她一定要离家出走. Unit 16 adviser n.[C] 1.) 顾问;劝告者[] an adviser on foreign affairs外交事务顾问 He is one of the advisers to the President.他是总统的顾问之一. 2.) [美](指导大学新生学科问题等的)指导教授 adore vt. 1.) 崇拜,崇敬;敬重 People adore him for his noble character.人们因他人格高贵而敬重他. 2.) 爱慕,热爱 We adore our sisters and brothers.我们爱自己的兄弟姐妹. 3.) [口]极喜欢[+v-ing] She adores going to the theater.她就是爱看戏. I adore chocolate.我非常喜欢巧克力. vacant adj. 1.) 空的;空白的 By the end of the game, the stadium was almost vacant. 到比赛结束的时候,体育馆几乎空了. 2.) 空着的,未被占用的 A vacant apartment in New York City is very difficult to find. 在纽约市内很难找到一所空的公寓住处. 3.) 空缺的 That position remains vacant.那个职位仍旧空着. 4.) 空闲的,清闲的 That will leave plenty of hours vacant.那样的话就有许多空闲时间了. 5.) 茫然的;心不在焉的;愚蠢的 She has a vacant look.她脸上没有表情. assess vt. 1.) 的价值[(+at)] The value of this property was assessed at one million dollars. 这财产的价值估定为一百万元. 2.) 对...进行估价,评价 It is too early to assess the effects of the new legislation. 现在来评价新法规的效果为时尚早. occupation n. 1.) 工作,职业[C] He is a bus driver by occupation.他的职业是公车司机. 2.) 消遣;日常事务[C][U] He was bored for lack of occupation.他因无所事事而感到厌烦. 3.) 占领,占据;占领时期[U] The Japanese occupation of Taiwan lasted fifty-one years.日本占领台湾达五十一年之久. 4.) 占用;居住;占用期 No one is yet in occupation of the house.这所房子还没有人住进去. instant adj. 1.) 立即的,即刻的 The telegram asked for an instant reply.这封电报要求立即回复. 2.) 紧迫的,迫切的;迫在眉睫的 The flood victims were in instant need of help.水灾难民急需救助. 3.) 速食的;速溶的 He often eats out at an instant Chinese restaurant.他常在一家中式快餐馆吃饭. addition n. 1.) 加,附加[U][(+to)] The addition of fruit makes the cereal taste good.加了水果使谷类食品变得可口. 2.) [数]加法[U] do addition and subtraction做加减法 3.) 增加的人增建部分[U][(+to)] The baby is a new addition to our family.这个婴儿是我们家新增的人丁. qualification n. 1.) 赋予资格[U] She passed her qualification for the Olympic gymnastic competition. 她获得了奥林匹克体操比赛的资格. 2.) 资格,能力[P][][+to-v] What are the qualifications for an airline pilot?当一名民航飞机驾驶员要具备哪些条件? 3.) 资格证书,执照[C] a secretarial qualification担任秘书的资格证明 punctual adj. 严守时刻的;准时的[] He is always very punctual.他总是非常准时. draft n. 1.) 草稿,草图[C] He had painfully written out a first draft.他辛苦写出了首稿. 2.) 汇票,汇款单[C] He went to the bank to cash a draft.他去银行兑现一张汇票. vt. 1.) 起草;设计 I had to draft a cable home.我得写一份发往家里的电报稿. 2.) 选派 3.) [美]征] Her brother was drafted into military service.她哥哥应征入伍. 【查看更多】

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This is a list of the origins of some slang words or phrases that we all use regularly．These words are common in almost all English speaking nations．

Cool

Who hasn't used this word at least once in their life when speaking highly of something? This meaning of the word is relatively new in English，but not as new as you might think．The earliest record found so far is from 1884 in the phrase“Dat’s cool!”

Kick the Bucket

This means“to die”．Many people consider the term to have come from a guilty man standing on an upturned bucket which was then kicked out from under his feet leaving him to hang，but there is no written evidence that this is the case．In fact，it is more likely from a different type of bucket entirely．In butchery(肉食店)，when a pig was killed it would be hung from a pole．It is mostly likely that in his death throes(垂死挣扎)，the pig’s feet would bang against the rail(横杆)to which they were tied．Therefore，kicking the bucket was a term referring to the last actions of the pig before he finally died．

Bob’s Your Uncle

Bob’s your uncle generally means that something is simple or easy or a“job done”．It is most likely that this phrase came about as a result of nepotism(裙带关系)．In the late 1800s， Lord Salisbury(first name Robert)was prime-minister of Great Britain．After his third term he was succeeded by his nephew Arthur．Arthur had been made Chief Secretary of Ireland in 1886． Suspicions arose that Robert was favoring his nephew Arthur．The term“Bob’s your uncle”could be used at the time as a reference to this charge of nepotism．

36．What does the passage mainly talk about?

A．The most commonly used slang words in the world．

B．The origins of some most．commonly used slang words or phrases．

C．The origins of English words and phrases．

D．Common words and phrases in English speaking countries．

37．If you want to praise something，the slang words or phrase you may use is“ “．

A．Cool B．Kick the Bucket

C．To Die D．Bob’s Your Uncle

38．From the passage we can infer that the slang phrase“Kick the Bucket”――．

A．is the oldest in meaning among all the English slang words or phrases

B．has the same meaning as“Kick the Ball”

C．will be never used in the future

D．has something to do with pigs

39．The underlined word“succeeded’’in Paragraph 4 means“ “．

A．taken position of B．brought up C．killed D．driven away

40．You may read this passage in ．

A．a science fiction B．a cook book

C．an English vocabulary text D．an advertisement

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10th Annual Hospitality(餐饮服务业)Student Conference

Tuesday March 4, 2008

　　Conference Schedule

　　8∶00－8∶45　　　Breakfast and welcome

　　8∶45－9∶15　　　Dat Phan, Comedian

　　9∶15－9∶25　　　Break

　　9∶25－10∶10　　　Tour#1

　　10∶20－11∶05　　　Tour#2

　　11∶15－12∶00　　　Tour#3

　　12∶00－1∶00　　　Lunch, Prize giveaways and wrap－up(总结)

Tour　#1：Tour of Hotel and Resort

　　Go on a behind-the-scenes tour of Barona, a luxury hotel and resort．Your tour guides will be actual employees who can give you the inside sight about running this great business and what it takes to get an exciting career in hospitality industry．

Tour #2：Cooking demonstration

　　Who want to be a top chef(厨师)?Watch and smell as award winning chefs demonstrate their cooking art and share some of their kitchen secrets with you．

Tour #3：Opportunities fair

　　Take advantage of this opportunity to speak with various professionals from hotels, schools and other businesses in the hospitality industry．Learn about education and career options; and don’t forget to stop by the interview skills workshop．

Dat Phan

　　Dat was born in Saigon, Vietnam and grew up struggling and poor in California．He worked at Barona Resort before he made it big as a comedian!

　　His culturally insightful(发人深省的)comedy inspects ridiculous stereotypes, and shared his experience of being a regular American guy with a Vietnamese heritage(文化遗产)．He has been honored as The Top 10 Most Influential Vietnamese-Americans．

　　Dat Phan aims to create a more positive image of Asian-Americans in the world of entertainment and Hollywood．“We want to be seen as more than just martial artists(武术家), or bad stereotype roles in American TV & Movies．”

(1)

The majority of the people present at the conference are probably ________．
[　　]
A．	tourists from other cities
B．	students who plan to work in hotels or restaurants
C．	news reporters of a local TV station
D．	managers who wish to take in some new staff

(2)

What is the right order of the activities? a．Enjoy the funny show． b．Give away prizes． c．Watch a cooking demonstration． d．Talk about interview skills． e．Take a tour around an expensive hotel and resort．
[　　]
A．	a－e－c－d－b
B．	a－d－c－e－b
C．	d－e－a－c－b
D．	c－d－b－a－e

(3)

Which of the following is NOT true about the comedian Dat Phan?
[　　]
A．	He was born in Vietnam and grew up in the USA．
B．	He is a very successful comedian in the USA．
C．	He is working in Barona Resort now．
D．	He is not satisfied to be seen just as a martial artist．

(4)

All the following can be learnt from the conference EXCEPT ________．
[　　]
A．	how to run a big hotel and resort
B．	what it takes to be a great chef
C．	how to behave better in an interview
D．	what jobs are available in the local hotels

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　　“Mom, I have cancer．”These four words catapulted my son and me on a journey that lasted two years．On that dat I felt a wave of paralyzing fear．

　　Scott was the oldest of my four children．He was 33 years old and a successful assistant principal at SamRayburn Hifht School in Pasadena, Texas．He and his wife Carolyn were busy raising four active children．Scott was 6'2'', weighed 200 pounds and had never been sick a day in his life．

　　A few month earlier a mole(痣)on his neck had changed color．“Dr．Warner called,” Scott said that spring morning．“It's melanoma．(黑素瘤)” I tried to comfort him, naming all the people I knew who had survived skin cancer．Yet, I felt small tentacles of fear begin to wrap around my chest．

　　Our next stop was MDAnderson, the famous cancer hospital in Houston．Scott had surgery at the end of May and was scheduled for radiation treatments over the summmer recess．“There is an 80 percent chance it won't reoccur,” the doctors said．At the end of summer, all his tests came back negative and Scott was back at school in the fall．However, in December, Scott discovered a lump on his neck．It was examined and the result came back “malignant．(恶性的)” We now relized that Scott fell into the 20 percent category．I could feel the tentacles tightening around my chest．He entered the hospital for an aggressive treatment, a combination of interferon and interleukin．

　　After five months of treatment, he had radical surgery on his neck．The test results were encourging, only three of the 33 lymph nodes(淋巴结)removed were malignant．We were very hopefull．

　　For the next six months, Scott's follow-up visits went well．Then in October, X-ray revealed a spot on his lung．The spot was removed during surgery and the doctors tried to be optimistic．It was a daily battle to control the fear and panic each setback brought．

　　In January, he was diagnosed as having had a “disease explosion．” The cancer had spread to his lungs, spine and liver and he was given three to six months to live．There were times during this period when I felt like I was having a heart attack．The bands constricting my chest made breathing difficult．

　　When you watch your child battle cancer, you experience a roller coaster of emotions．There are moments of hope and optimism but a bad test result or even an unusual pain can bring on dread and panic．

　　Scott was readmitted to the hospital for one last try with chemotherapy．He died, quite suddenly, just six weeks after his last diagnosis．I was completely destroyed．I had counted on those last few months．

　　The next morning I was busy notifying people and making funeral arrangements．I remember having this nagging feeling that something was physically wrong with me．It took a moment to realize that the crushing sensation in my chest was gone．The thing every parent fears the most had happened．My son was gone．Of course, the fear had been replaced by unbearable sorrow．

　　After you lose a child, it is so difficult to go on．The most minimal tasks, combing your hair or taking a shower, becoming monumental．For months I just sat and stared into space．That spring, the trees began to bloom; flowers began to pop up in my garden．Friendswood was coming back to life but I was dead inside．

　　During those last weeks, Scott and I often spoke about life and death．Fragments of those conversations kept playing over and over in my mind．

　　“Don't let this ruin your life, Mom．”

　　“Make sure Dad re models his workshop．”

　　“Please, take care of my family．”

　　I remember wishing I could have just one more conversation with him．I knew what I would say, but what would Scott say? “I know how much you love me, Mom．So just sit on the couch and cry．” No, I knew him better than that．Scott loved life and knew how precious it is．I could almost hear his voice saying, “Get up Mom, Get on with your life．It's too valuable to waste．”

　　That was the day I began to move forward．I signed up for a cake decorating class．Soon I was making cakes for holidays and birthdays．My daughter-in-law told me about a writing class in Houston．I hadn't written in years, but since I was retired I decided it be time to start again．The local college advertised a Life Story Writing class that I joined．There I met women who had also lost their children．The Poet Laureate of Texas was scheduled to speak at our local Barnes and Noble．I attended and joined our local poetry society．I never dreamed that writing essays and poems about Scott could be so therapeutic．Several of those poems have ever been published．In addition, each group brought more and more people into my life．．

　　I don't believe you ever recover from the loss of a child．Scott is in my heart and mind every day．However, I do believe you can survive．

　　Scott fought so bravery to live and he never gave up．He taught me that life is a gift that should be cherished, not wasted．It has taken years to become the person I am today．The journey has been a difficult , painful process but certainly worth the effort and I know that my son would be proud．

(1)

What might be the best title of the passage?
[　　]
A．	Life is valuable
B．	Grieving and Recovery
C．	Love and sorrow
D．	Alive or dead

(2)

How old was Scott probably when he died?
[　　]
A．	33
B．	35
C．	37
D．	40

(3)

What does the underlined sentence “ The bands constricting my chest made breathing difficult” probably imply?
[　　]
A．	It implies that Scott's mother was likely to have a heart attack．
B．	It implies that there was something wrong with Scott's mother's chest．
C．	It implies that Scott's mother was very upset and panic because of Scott's severe illness．
D．	It implies that the cancer had spread to her chest just like her son．

(4)

Which of the following statements best shows the author's feeling about Scott's dath?
[　　]
A．	It was a daily battle to control the fear and panic each setback brought．
B．	She felt a wave of fear．
C．	She felt a feeling of fear begin to wrap around her chest．
D．	The fear had been replaced by unbearable sorrow．

(5)

From Scott and his mother's conversation, we can know that Scott is ________．
[　　]
A．	considerable
B．	humorous
C．	determined
D．	sensitive

(6)

The author intends to tell us that ________．
[　　]
A．	it takes a long time to make a person recover from the shock of losing a child
B．	Scott is proud of his mother
C．	life is full of happiness and sorrow．
D．	We'd better make our life count instead of counting your days．

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10th Annual Hospitality （餐饮服务业）Student Conference

Tuesday March 4, 2008

Conference Schedule

8:00-8:45 Breakfast and welcome

8:45-9:15 Dat Phan , Comedian

9:15-9:25 Break

9:25-10:10 Tour #1

10:20-11:05 Tour #2

11:15-12:00 Tour # 3

12:00-1:00 Lunch, Prize giveaways and wrap-up (总结)

Tour #1: Tour of Hotel and Resort

Go on a behind-the-scenes tour of Barona, a luxury hotel and resort. Your tour guides will be actual employees who can give you the inside sight about running this great business and what it takes to get an exciting career in hospitality industry.

Tour #2: Cooking demonstration

Who want to be a top chef （厨师）? Watch and smell as award winning chefs demonstrate their cooking art and share some of their kitchen secrets with you.

Tour #3: Opportunities fair

Take advantage of this opportunity to speak with various professionals from hotels, schools and other businesses in the hospitality industry. Learn about education and career options; and don’t forget to stop by the interview skills workshop.

Dat Phan

Dat was born in Saigon, Vietnam and grew up struggling and poor in California. He worked at Barona Resort before he made it big as a comedian!

His culturally insightful （发人深省的）comedy inspects ridiculous stereotypes, and shared his experience of being a regular American guy with a Vietnamese heritage （文化遗产）. He has been honored as The Top 10 Most Influential Vietnamese-Americans.

Dat Phan aims to create a more positive image of Asian-Americans in the world of entertainment and Hollywood. “We want to be seen as more than just martial artists （武术家）, or bad stereotype roles in American TV & Movies.”

64．The majority of the people present at the conference are probably _______.

A．tourists from other cities

B．students who plan to work in hotels or restaurants

C．news reporters of a local TV station

D．managers who wish to take in some new staff

65．What is the right order of the activities?

a．Enjoy the funny show.

b．Give away prizes.

c．Watch a cooking demonstration.

d．Talk about interview skills.

e．Take a tour around an expensive hotel and resort.

A．a―e―c―d―b B．a―d―c―e―b

C．d―e―a―c―b D．c―d―b―a―e

66．Which of the following is NOT true about the comedian Dat Phan?

A．He was born in Vietnam and grew up in the USA．

B．He is a very successful comedian in the USA.

C．He is working in Barona Resort now.

D．He is not satisfied to be seen just as a martial artist.

67．All the following can be learnt from the conference EXCEPT ______.

A．how to run a big hotel and resort

B．what it takes to be a great chef

C．how to behave better in an interview

D．what jobs are available in the local hotels

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