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READING A Introduction

Queen is the female ruler of a kingdom or the crowned wife of a king. 皇后是国王领域的女统治者

Queen consort is the proper title of the wife of a reigning king. 皇后是国外给妻子最恰当的头衔

A dowager queen is a former queen consort whose daughter or married son rules.

继承前王后的女儿或者嫁给

A queen regnant rules in her own name. For example, when King George Vl of Great Britain came to the throne in 1936, his wife, Elizabeth, became queen consort and his mother, Queen Mary, widow of George V, became dowager queen. When George Vl d

Reading Comprehension 7 Passage One

Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following passage:

On average, American kids ages 3 to 12 spent 29 hours a week in school, eight hours more than they did in 1981. They also did more household work and participated in more of such organized activities as soccer and ballet (芭蕾舞). Involvement in sports, in particular, rose almost 50% from 1981 to 1997: boys now spend an average of four hours a week playing sports; girls log half that time. All in all, however, children‘s leisure time d

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本文讲述了1957年发现的一种新的流感病毒——亚洲流感以及它的传播过程。

In 1957 a doctor in Singapore noticed that hospitals were treating an unusual number of influenza-like cases. Influenza is sometimes called “flu” or a “bad cold”. He took samples from the throats of patients in his hospital and was able to find the virus (病毒) of this influenza. There are three main types of the influenza virus. The most important of these are type A and B, each of them having several subgroups. With the instruments at the hospital the doctor recognized tha

试题解析：

本文讲述了1957年发现的一种新的流感病毒——亚洲流感以及它的传播过程。

In 1957 a doctor in Singapore noticed that hospitals were treating an unusual number of influenza-like cases. Influenza is sometimes called “flu” or a “bad cold”. He took samples from the throats of patients in his hospital and was able to find the virus (病毒) of this influenza. There are three main types of the influenza virus. The most important of these are type A and B, each of them having several subgroups. With the instruments at the hospital the doctor recognized tha

Module1 British and American English SectionⅠ Introduction & Reading —Pre-reading

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1.Maybe you have known there are British English andAmerican English. Can you tell us some other kinds of

English?2.Do you know the development of the English language?

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文章主要介绍了英语语言的起源、发展变化、形成原因， 以及它的发展趋势。 At the end of the 16th century, about 5 to 7 million people spoke English. Nearly all of them lived in England.

Later in the next century, people from England madevoyages to take control of other parts of

读书(Reading books)【精选】

读书（Reading books）

读书（Reading books）

读书（reading books）

reading good books is one of the greatest pleasures in life. from good books, we can derive satisfaction, panionship and instruction. a good book can increase our happiness when we are cheerful, and lesson our trouble when we are sad. whatever purpose our reading may be, our contact with good books should never fail to give us enjoyment.

with a good book in our hands we never feel lonely. the people we meet in books may delight us as our panions and frie

How to Improve Your Reading Ability

1.Build up your vocabulary

One with a small vocabulary will find it very difficult in reading comprehension. Some students say they just can't remember so many words. How to solve this problem?

First, learn about word formation. You can enlarge your vocabulary by using the rules of word formation, such as prefix, suffix, conversion, and so on. For example, when you know the word \\will not be new to you.

Second, collect the new words you often meet in reading. This doesn't mean enco

Unit 1 Active Reading 1

Diary of a fresher Sunday

1 After a long drive from home, we arrive at my hall of residence, and I check in. The warden gives me a set of keys and a room number. It's five floors up, and the lift doesn't work. Finally, with my mother red in the face and short of breath, we find Room 8, I unlock the door, and we all walk in.

2 After one minute, my father climbs out. The room is barely big enough for one, and certainly not big enough for the whole family. I can lie on the bed and touch thre

Types of Studies in Psychological Research

There are three main types of studies in psychological research: descriptive, correlational, and experimental. In descriptive and correlational designs, researchers examine behavior as it naturally occurs. These types of studies are useful for describing and predicting behavior, but they do not allow researchers to assess causality. Correlational designs have limitations, including directionality problems (knowing whether variable A caused B or the reverse) and the third variable pr

Unit 2 Reading A

Words and expressions 1. Impressive (unimpressive)

e.g. one of the most impressive novels of recent years

She was very impressive in the interview.

2. Fantastic (great, brilliant) e.g. a fantastic achievement

The weather was absolutely fantastic. You’ve got the job? Fantastic!

3. Spacious (roomy)/spaciously adv./spaciousness n. e.g. The house has a spacious kitchen and dining area. A high ceiling creates a feeling of spaciousness. 4. Irritation/ irritate v./irritating adj.

e.g The way she puts on that