SectionⅣReadingPractice&CulturalCorner&WritingⅠ.阅读P49课文内容，从三个选项中选择最佳答案1．Accordingtothepassage，whichofthefollowingistrue?A．Therewillbenodialectsby2100.B．Therateofendangeredbirdsisslowerthanthatofmammals.C．2,500peoplecanspeakhalfofalllanguages.2．Ahealthylanguage________.A．onlyneedsenoughspeakersB．shouldtakeinnewspeakersC．willdiewithoutoldspeakers3．Whatdoes“I'mthelastpersonthatcanspeakourlanguage”imply?A．Sheistheonlypersonwhousesthelanguage.B．Sheisalsoproudexceptbeingafraid.C．Thelanguageisbecomingextinct.【答案】1.B2.B3.CⅡ.阅读P53课文内容，完成课文缩写FrancisBacon(1561—1626)wastrulyaRenaissanceMan.HewasanEnglish1.________andstatesman,whobecamewellknownforhis2.________forthescientific3.________，whichthe4.________ofGalileo,Newtonandothershadledtoin17thcenturyEurope.Hedevelopeda5.______ofscientific6.________whichisstillknownastheBaconianmethod.Bacon'sworks,whichincludehisEssays,suggestaprocessofreasoningto7.______natureandto8.________facts.Butheinsiststhatit's9.________tofreeoneselffromfalseideaswhichmight10.________thetruth.【答案】1.philosopher2.enthusiasm3．revolution4.discoveries5.procedure6．inquiry7.interpret8.establish9.essential10.distortinquiry＝enquiryn．&v．问询，查询(教材P53)HedevelopedaprocedureofscientificinquirywhichisstillknownastheBaconianmethod.他开发了一种科学探究，仍称为归纳法。They'vepromisedathoroughinquiryintotheplanecrash.他们答应对这次飞机失事进行彻底的调查。I'vebeenmakingsomeenquiriesaboutit.我一直在打听这件事。makeinquiriesaboutsb./sth.询问/打听某人/事enquiresth.ofsb.打听某人某事enquireaftersb.问候某人enquireinto调查，探究Peoplecalledtoenquireafterthebaby.大家打电话来打听婴儿的情况。完成句子①我们必须进一步调查此事。Wemust________________thematter.②她有礼貌地问我是不是想继续下去。She____________politelywhetherIwishedtocontinue.③我打电话到车站询问火车时刻。Icalledthestation____________traintimes.【答案】①enquirefurtherinto②enquiredofme③toenquireaboutboundv．受……限制；以……为界adj.被缚住的；受束缚的(教材P53)．..excepttheybeboundedinbyexperience.……除了受经验的限制。Youshouldboundyourdesiresbyreason.你应以理性来限制你的欲望。Ourideasareboundedbytheexperience.我们的思想受到经验的限制。beboundtodo/besth.一定会；很可能会；有义务做beboundbysth.todo受约束做beboundupinsth.忙于某事；热衷于某事beboundupwithsth.和某事密切相关bebound(together)bysth.因为某事而联系在一起It'sboundtorainsoon.过一会儿肯定会下雨。Youareboundbythecontracttopaybeforetheendofthemonth.按照合同规定，你必须在月底前付款。Thewelfareoftheindividualisboundupwiththewelfareofthecommunity.个人的福利与社会的福利有着密切的关系。完成句子①德国西面与法国接壤，南与瑞士为邻。Germany________________thewestbyFranceandonthesouthbySwitzerland.②这项新发现对于人类必定大有用处。Thenewdiscovery________________beofgreatservicetomankind.【答案】①isboundedon②isboundtodigestv．消化；吸收；理解；领悟(教材P53)Somebooksaretobetasted,otherstobeswallowed,andsomefewtobechewedanddigested...有些书可浅尝辄止，有些书可囫囵吞枣，只有少数的书则需要咀嚼消化……Ihavedigestedmostoftheimportantpointsinthebook.我领悟了书中大部分要点。Humanscannotdigestplantssuchasgrass.人不能消化像草一样的植物。Youshouldallowalittletimeafteramealforthefoodtodigest.饭后你应该留点时间让食物消化。digestedadj.消化了的digestibleadj.可消化的，易消化的；易了解的digestiveadj.消化的，助消化的digestionn.消化...
