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Module 6 拓展阅读
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Passage One
John and Bob worked in the same company. Both of them worked very hard. However, several years later, Mr Ted, the boss of the company, promoted Bob to the market manager.
John could not accept the fact. So he decided not to work there. The boss knew John well. He asked the two to do one thing. He asked them to go and find out anyone selling watermelons in the market. Soon John returned and said that he found a man selling watermelons. The boss asked him the price of his watermelons. John shook his head. But Bob told the boss that one person was
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selling watermelon. It was 1.2 dollars a kilo and 10 dollars for 10 kilos. Each watermelon weighed about 2 kilos. All came from the south two days ago.
John was much moved and realised the difference between himself and Bob. Chances are in the daily details and a more successful person sees more and further.
Ⅰ.根据短文内容选择正确的选项。
1.Who will be the market manager?( )
A.John. B.Bob. C.Mr Ted.
2.How did John feel about Ted's choice(选择)?( )
A.Excited. B.Angry. C.Happy.
3.If a person wants to buy 15 kilos of watermelons, he should pay ______.( )
A.18 dollars B.15 dollars C.16 dollars
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Ⅱ.根据短文内容判断正误,正确的写“T”,错误的写“F”。
4.John is a clever man who sees more and further.( )
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5.John didn't understand Ted's decision finally.( )
F
6.The passage tells us chances are in daily details.( )
T
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拓展训练
1.work(过去式)
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worked
2.sell(现在分词)
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selling
3.shake(过去式)
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shook
4.two days ago(英译汉)
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两天前
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每日积累
1.company/ˈkʌmpəni/n.公司
2.promote/prəˈməʊt/v.晋升
3.accept/əkˈsept/v.接受
4.decide/dɪˈsaɪd/v.决定
5.realise/ˈrɪəlaɪz/v.意识到
6.chance/tʃɑːns/n.机会
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Passage Two
Dear Lingling,
Thank you for your letter and thank you for your story. Recently I love shopping on the Internet. What about you?
It is very popular to shop on the Internet. But there are more and more advertisements on the Web. You have to be careful not to be tricked by the advertisements on the Internet