Unit 5 World Geography

教学对象：
高一、高二

教学目标：
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contemporary an exhibition of work by

adj. 现代的； 同时代的 contemporary British artists.
n. 同代人 当代英国画家作品展

discover It was a shock to discover the

vt. 发现 ; 获得知识 truth about his sordid past.
他以往的丑行被发现时，人们感
到震惊。
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discard
We will discard the old books.
vt. 丢弃，解雇； 出牌 我们将不再使用这些旧书。
n. 被抛弃的人 [ 物 ] ； 丢弃
，抛弃；

establish Negotiations have failed to

establish any middle ground.
vt. 建立，创建； 谈判未能达成任何妥协
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raise rise

vt. 引起，抱起； 提高（价格等） 升起 vi. 上升； 增强； （数量）增加； 休

； 养育； 筹集 会
n. （工资、薪金的）提升； 增加 n. （数量或水平的）增加； 兴起；
； 加价； 筹措 （数量、价格、价值等的）增长；
vi. 上升，升高 （日、月等的）升起
vt. 使…浮上水面； 使（鸟）飞起； 复
活； 发酵

These discoveries raise intriguing questions.

这些发现带来了非常有趣的问题。

the rise of the bourgeoisie in the nineteenth century

19 世纪中产阶级的兴起
 Passage D 山东省实验中学 2013 届高三第四次诊断性测试英语试题 A
1 The iPhone has become one of the most popular mobile phones in the United States. An
18-year-o1d student in California has used his knowledge of the device to create his own
business, gaining national recognition for his work.
2 Vincent Quigg is the CEO of TechWorld. His company is kind of like a hospital for iPhones,
specializing in customizing and repairing iPhones. Vincent Quigg launched TechWorld while in
high school. “My mom became single a couple of years ago and I had to grow up. And in order
to keep my lifestyle, I had to find different ways to keep my phone, keep a car, transportation
and all that stuff so I had to find ways to be entrepreneurial.”
3 An organization called the Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship or NFTE, helped the
young man get started.
4 His mother, Carla Quigg: “He quit the class, which made me very disappointed.”
5 “It was extremely hard for myself to find a business to start and run with it. But once I had
that ‘aha moment’ or what I knew I wanted to go with, it was really easy and extremely fun.”
6 At the time, Vincent worked for the electronics store BestBuy. He says people always came
into the store with broken electronic devices. He decided that repairing those devices was what
he wanted to do. He not only re-registered for the NFTE class, but he also won the organization’s
national competition for best young entrepreneur.
7 His business has grown through word-of-mouth. Vincent says he now fixes up to l0 phones
per week. He earns about $l, 500 each month in sales.
8 TechWorld has two other employees. Kacee Wheeler is one of them. He works on the
technical side of the business while Vincent Quigg now deals with finances and planning. He says
he wants to continue to grow his business.
56. What is Vincent Quigg’s company specialized in?
A. Customizing and repairing iPhones.
B. Advertising and selling iPhones.
C. Helping students set up business.
D. Offering people medical advice.
57. What drove Vincent to start his own business?
A. His special family education background.
B. The need to keep his former way of 1ife.
C. The desire to be the CEO of a company.
D. The encouragement from another company.
58. Vincent first came up with the idea to start this company while he was working for__________
A. Techworld.
B. NFTE.
C. BestBuy.
D. Apple.
59. What does the underlined phrase “aha moment” probably mean?
A. The moment to celebrate success.
B. The moment to complain hardship.
C. The moment to have a great idea.
D. The moment to have great fun.
60. What can we learn from the text?
A. Vincent started his own business with the help of his college.
B. Vincent’s mother was disappointed by his achievement.
C. Vincent promotes his business by large scale advertisements.
D. Vincent went through great difficulty in the beginning.
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1The iPhone has become one of the most popular
mobile phones in the United States. An 18-year-o1d
student in California has used his knowledge of the device
to create his own business, gaining national recognition for
his work.
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2 Vincent Quigg is the CEO of TechWorld. His company is
kind of like a hospital for iPhones, specializing in customizing
and repairing iPhones.

56. What is Vincent Quigg’s company specialized in?

A. Customizing and repairing iPhones.
B. Advertising and selling iPhones.
C. Helping students set up business.
D. Offering people medical advice. 细节题
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Vincent Quigg launched
57. What drove Vincent to
TechWorld while in high
start his own business?
school. “My mom became
single a couple of years ago 因果
A. His special family education
and I had to grow up. And in
background.
order to keep my lifestyle, I
B. The need to keep his
had to find different ways to
former way of 1ife.
keep my phone, keep a car,
C. The desire to be the CEO of
transportation and all that stuff
a company.
so I had to find ways to be
D. The encouragement from
entrepreneurial.”
another company.
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3 organization called the Network for Teaching

An
Entrepreneurship or NFTE, helped the young man get
4
started.
His mother, Carla Quigg: “He quit the class, which made
me5very disappointed.”
“It was extremely hard for myself to find a business to
start and run with it. But once I had that ‘aha moment’ or
what I knew I wanted to go with, it was really easy and
extremely fun.”
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6At the time, Vincent once
worked for the electronics 58. Vincent first came up with
store BestBuy. He says the idea to start this company
people always came into while he was working
the store with broken for__________.
electronic devices. He
decided that repairing A. Techworld.
those devices was what he B. NFTE.
wanted to do. He not only C. BestBuy.
re-registered for the NFTE D. Apple.
class, but he also won the 细节题
organization’s national
competition for best young
entrepreneur.
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59. What does the underlined
6 “It was extremely hard for
phrase “aha moment”
myself to find a business to
probably mean?
start and run with it. But once
I had that ‘aha moment’ or
A. The moment to celebrate
what I knew I wanted to go
success.
with, it was really easy and
B. The moment to complain
extremely fun.”
hardship.
C. The moment to have a
词义 great idea.
着眼前后 D. The moment to have great
fun.
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7 His business has grown through word-of-mouth. Vincent
says he now fixes up to l0 phones per week. He earns about
$l, 500 each month in sales.
8 TechWorld has two other employees. Kacee Wheeler is
one of them. He works on the technical side of the business
while Vincent Quigg now deals with finances and planning. He
says he wants to continue to grow his business.
 Passage D 山东省实验中学 2013 届高三第四次诊断性测试英语试题 A
1 The iPhone has become one of the most popular mobile phones in the United States. An
18-year-o1d student in California has used his knowledge of the device开门见山 to create his own
business, gaining national recognition for his work.
2 Vincent Quigg is the CEO of TechWorld. His company is kind of like a hospital for iPhones,
specializing in customizing and repairing iPhones. Vincent Quigg launched TechWorld while in
high school. “My mom became single a couple of years ago and I had to grow up. And in order
to keep my lifestyle, I had to find different ways to keep my phone, keep a car, transportation
and all that stuff so I had to find ways to be entrepreneurial.”
3 An organization called the Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship or NFTE, helped the
young man get started.
4 His mother, Carla Quigg: “He quit the class, which made me very disappointed.”
5 “It was extremely hard for myself to find a business to start and run with it. But once I had
that ‘aha moment’ or what I knew I wanted to go with, it was really easy and extremely fun.”
6 At the time, Vincent worked for the electronics store BestBuy. He 细节展示
says people always came
into the store with broken electronic devices. He decided that repairing those devices was what
he wanted to do. He not only re-registered for the NFTE class, but he also won the organization’s
national competition for best young entrepreneur.
7 His business has grown through word-of-mouth. Vincent says he now fixes up to l0 phones
per week. He earns about $l, 500 each month in sales.
8 TechWorld has two other employees. Kacee Wheeler is one of them. He works on the
technical side of the business while Vincent Quigg now deals with finances and planning. He says
he wants to continue to grow his business.
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60. What can we learn from the text?

A. Vincent started his own business with the help of his

college.
B. Vincent’s mother was disappointed by his achievement.
C. Vincent promotes his business by large scale
advertisements.
D. Vincent went through great difficulty in the beginning.

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