21st Teens for Senior 3Teens - Issue 221st Teens for Senior 3P1 Make college amazing(for writing)v Nearly 64 percent favored(支持，赞成) universities with top rankings and outstanding academic performance records v Compared with lower-ranking universities, a household name on the first-level list usually means more advanced facilities (设施 ), better lecturers and more opportunities. v These will all help me settle down to(专心致 志于)a successful university experience v Whatever university you go to, what matters most is that you make the most of your time there.” 21st Teens for Senior 3P2 Preparing for warv Why the US wants to s_ （打击）Syria. v The_ （事件） is a red line for the US because its starting to affect “core national interests that the United States has, both _ （在。方面）us making sure that weapons of mass destruction are not proliferating (扩散), v Relations between the US and Syria have been_ （紧张）. v Possible choices include launching missiles or air strikes on Syrian military_（目标 ）. v On Sept 4, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee voiced its _（同意） the use of military force in Syria. v The White House did not say what it will do if Congress _ （反对）the war. trikeincidentin terms oftensetargetsapproval ofobjects to21st Teens for Senior 3object to (doing) sthvI objected to _ （重写）the article. object that vThe group objected that the policy would prevent patients from receiving the best treatment. vMy names not Sonny, the child objected.rewriting21st Teens for Senior 3Cut off from society (P4Cut off from society (P4 -5) -5) 21st Teens for Senior 34. Which of the following shows the structure of the passage?II. ReadingII. Reading4. A。本文第一、二段引出全文要讲的话题并介绍了影片穹 顶之下的成功，第三至五段介绍影片的内容，第六段总体上 说这部影片与现实联系密切，下文从两个方面分说：第七、八 段主要讲的影片在环保方面与现实的联系；第九、十段则从影 片中社会秩序感的丧失方面谈其与现实的联系，故A项最能体 现文章的结构。21st Teens for Senior 31. Fill in the blanks with proper words. 1) _ (base) on renowned US author Stephen Kings 2009 best-selling novel, the show has become “the highest-rated summer show in 21 years” since debuting on June 24. 2) The series begins with the dome _ (make) its alarming appearance. 3) As the earth trembles and birds take off, an enormous, invisible barrier slices down, _ (cut) the town off from the rest of the world.Language study Language study Basedmakingcutting21st Teens for Senior 34) Thus, the residents are _ （任由。摆布） unknown forces and their internal conflicts.5) But the show explores many themes _ （除了。以外 ）environmental destruction. at the mercy ofin addition to21st Teens for Senior 32. Sentence understanding “Once the people of Chesters Mill realize they are indefinitely trapped without means of food supply, outside communication and power, their polite sense of small-town, American civilization begins to fall apart.”III. Language study III. Language study fall apart: 崩溃，瓦解，破碎 eg: Their marriage finally fell apart. 句意为：一旦切斯特磨坊镇的人们意识到他们被无限 期地困住了，而且没有食物供应，没有与外界的联系 ，也没有电，他们所谓的小城镇式的美国文明礼节也 开始崩溃瓦解了 。21st Teens for Senior 3Protecting your genes Protecting your genes (P5)(P5)21st Teens for Senior 31. Which sentence in the text is closest in meaning to the following one? It is very difficult to recognize a damaged DNA.But the task of locating a damaged base is similar to finding a needle in a haystack. IV. Language study IV. Language study 此处Michael Feig用比喻修辞形象地说明了定位受损 的DNA的难度之大，就如从干草堆里找一根针一样。21st Teens for Senior 32. “These are expensive calculations for which we need hundreds of CPUs to work simultaneously,” Feig said.句中用for which引导定语从句，which指代上文的 calculations，Feig表示对于这些计算非常昂贵，科学家们需要用数百台电脑同时工作才能得出。IV. Language study IV. Language study 21st Teens for Senior 3Mystery friend (P6)Mystery friend (P6)21st Teens for Senior 3I. Fast readingI. Fast reading Read the story and find out who the authors mystery friend is. The person who found the authors lost job application and helped mail it to the company in which the author applied for a position. 21st Teens for Senior 3Read the text and complete the quiz below:1. Why did the author quit his previous job? A. His boss thought that he was not fit for the job. B. He found it hard to get along with his boss. C. He had got an offer from a bigger company. D. He couldnt put up with the pressure of the job.II. Specific reading II. Specific reading 1. B。由第一段的“ my relationship with my boss had become strained (紧张的). Not wanting to put up with this, I resigned.”可知B为正确答案。21st Teens for Senior 32. When the author asked for advice on the “Situations Vacant” ad, his wife _. A. encouraged him to follow his heart B. didnt think he met the requirements C. believed he was the right person for that job D. considered this job to be a waste of his time2. A。由第二段的My wife disagreed. “Go by your instinct,” she said. “Youve got nothing to lose.”可知 A为正确答案。II. Specific reading II. Specific reading 21st Tee