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Unit 1 Discovering Useful Structures
基础达标
一、写出画线处的短语类型
1.We have a much better life now.
2.Even worse, the amount of fast food that people eat goes up.
3.She types quickly and correctly.
4.Interested in their work, she picked up a pair of scissors.
5.Eager to improve farming conditions, they tried out this new crop on a large area.
6.The festival is one of the four largest ice and snow festivals in the world!
7.Nowadays young people never willingly let their creativity be limited by their parents or traditional rules.
8.It is obvious that the widespread and recognition of Western holidays is harmful to our traditional value.
9.Recent studies show that we are far more productive at work if we take short breaks regularly.
10.He can finish that much quicker.
用所给词的适当形式修饰画线部分,并指出短语的词性。
11.Hearing the news, I as well as my classmates wore an expression. (annoy)
12.Jane felt anxious when it was beginning to rain. (real)
13.As a doctor, he is responsible for his patients.(very)
14.I’m hungry. I want a big piece of bread to eat.(terrible)
15.I have been living in the city for over ten years so I’m familiar with it.(quite)
16.When he was a teenager, an accident nearly took his life. (car)
17.Thanks to their work, the new bridge has been completed.(hard)
18.We planned to invite an expert to train these new workers.(famous)
19.He rushed out of the door quickly and disappeared in the darkness. (so)
20.With these machines, we finished the work ahead of schedule. (modern, advanced)
能力提升
二、阅读理解
A
For many years the school system in Finland has been very successful. In the PISA’s survey, which compares reading, math and science knowledge of 15⁃year⁃olds around the world, Finland not only is the top European country but also competes with Asian giants (巨头) like China, Singapore and South Korea. But what makes the education system in this small country so different from others in the western world?
Until the 1960s Finland’s school system had been influenced largely by its neighbor,