it to an assistant who wrapped it up for her as quickly as possible. The woman simply took the parcel and walked out of the shop without paying. When she was arrested, the detective found out that the shop assistant was her daughter. Believe it or not, the girl \every week! (148 words)
Useful Words and Expressions: temptation n．诱惑，诱惑物
the temptations of a big city大城市的种种诱惑 resist temptation抵制诱惑，不受诱惑
a strong temptation to sb对某人十分强烈的诱惑 article n．物品，商品
an important article of food一种主要食品 article mix 商品组合
articles of daily use日用品 wrap vi.包起来
wrap sth. Up 把…··包起来
arrest vt.逮捕，拘留 n．逮捕，拘留
the arrest of a criminal suspect拘捕一个犯罪嫌疑犯。 a criminal under arrest 一个在押的罪犯
Passage 29 Time
Time is tangible. One can gain time, spend time, waste time, save tame, or even kill time. Common questions in American English reveal this concrete quality as though time were a possession. \you have any time?\\treatment of time as a possession influences the way that time is carefully divided.
Generally, Americans are taught to do one thing at a time and may be uncomfortable when an activity is interrupted. In businesses, the careful scheduling of time and the separation of activities are common practices. Appointment calendars are printed with 15-, 30-, and 60-niinute time slots. The idea that \is a time and place for everything\extends to American social life. Visitors who drop by without prior notice may interrupt their host's personal time. Thus, calling friends on the telephone before visiting them is generally preferred to visitors' dropping by. (157 words) Useful Words and Expressions: tangible adj．切实的 kill time 消磨时间 reveal vt．显示，揭示
possession n．拥有，占有，所有 a man of great possessions富人
In full possession of one's senses神智非常清醒 Personal possions个人财产
How did you get possession of it?你是怎样得到它的？
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He gave up possession Of the house．他放弃了这房子的所有权。
The information in my possession is strictly confidential .我掌握的情报是绝对机密的。
scheduling n．行程安排，时序安排
Passage 30 Cartoonists
In a good cartoon, the artist can tell in a few lines as much as a writer can tell in half a dozen paragraphs. The cartoonist not only tells a story but he also tries to persuade the reader to his way of thinking. He has great influence on public opinion. In a political campaign, he plays an important part. Controversial issues in Congress or at meetings of the United Nations may keep the cartoonist well-supplied with current materials.
A clever cartoonist may cause laughter because he often uses humour in his drawings. If he is sketching a famous person, he takes a prominent feature and exaggerates it. Cartoonists, for instance, like to lengthen an already long nose and to widen an already broad grin. This exaggeration of a person's characteristics is called caricature. The artist uses such exaggeration to put his message across. (144 words) Useful Words and Expressions: cartoonist n．漫画家
campaign n．（政治或商业性）活动 controversial adj．争论的，争议的
a controversial movie一场有争议的电影
a controversial stand on human rights引起争议的人权立场 congress n．（美国等国的）国会，议会 sketch vi．绘略图，素描
prominent adj．卓越的，显著的 prominent tech突出的牙齿 a prominent nose大鼻子
a prominent doctor著名的医生 exaggerate v．夸大，夸张
exaggeration n．夸张，夸大之词 for instance例如
lengthen v．延长，（使）变长 kngthen a dress放长衣服
Summer lengthens（out）into autumn．夏去秋来。
Passage 31 Water Pollution
Water is very important to us. Factories and plants need water for industrial uses and large pieces of farmland need it for irrigation. Without water to drink, people die in a short time.
Today most water sources are so dirty that people must purify water before drinking. Water becomes dirty in many ways: industrial pollution is one of them. With the development of industry, plants and factories pour tons
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of industrial wastes into rivers every day. The rivers have become seriously polluted, and the water is becoming unfit for drinking or irrigation. The same thing has also happened to our seas and oceans. So, the problem of water pollution is almost worldwide.
Scientists of many countries have done a lot of work to stop pollution. The polluted water in some places has become clean and drinkable again. Perhaps one day the people in all towns and cities will be drinking clean water. That day, we believe, is not very far off. (161 words) Useful Words and Expressions: irrigation n．灌溉，冲洗 purify vt.使纯净V.净化
industrial polllltion工业污染验室 agricultural pollution农业污染 air（bome）pollution大气污染 aquatic pollution水污染
atmospheric pollution大气污染 community pollution居民区污染 dust pollution灰尘污染
environment pollution环境污染 food pollution食物［食品」污染 freshwater pollution淡水污染
global air pollution全球性大气污染 groundwater pollution地下水污染 indoor air pollution室内空气污染 infrmation Pollution信息污染 ocean pollution海洋污染 noise pollution噪声污染 nuclear pollution核污染
visual pollution视觉污染be be unfit for 不适于
Passage 32 Making a Complaint
Complaining about faulty goods or bad service is never easy. But if something you have bought is faulty or does not do what was claimed for it, you are not asking for a favour to get it put right. Complaints should be made to a responsible person. Go back to the shop where you bought the goods, taking with you any receipt you may have. In a small store the assistant may also be the owner so you can complain direct. In a chain store, ask the manager. If you telephone, ask the name of the person who handles your enquiry, otherwise you may never find out who dealt with the complaint later. If you do not want to do it in person, write a letter.
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Stick to the facts and keep a copy of what you write. At this stage you should give any receipt numbers, but you should not need to give receipts or other papers to prove you bought the article. (164 words) Useful Words and Expressions: complaint n．申诉；控告；抱怨 faulty adj．有缺点的，不完美的 a faulty reasoning错误的推理 a faulty design不完善的设计方案 claim vt.（根据权利）要求 responsible adj．负责的
give a task to a responsible man把一件工作交给一个可靠的人做 have a responsible post 担任要职
The weather is responsible for the delay．由于天气关系才耽误。 receipt n. 收条，收据 chain store n. 连锁商店 enquiry n.询问
stick to v. 粘住，坚持
at this stage adv. 眼下，暂时 article n. 物品，商品
Passage 33 Where Do the British Live
Nearly everyone in Britain would like to own their own home and, whether they do or not, they are prepared to put time and money into decorating and furnishing it or even making structural alterations to it. Because of the climate and because of the expense involved in going out for the evening, the British spend a lot of time at home and a large part of their social life takes place there.
Young people tend to stay with their families longer these days as
accommodation is expensive but, when they move away to a job or college, there are various options open to them. They can get lodgings with a landlady. This means that they rent a room in someone's house and have breakfast with the family. They can also get a bed-sitting room, that is to say one self-contained room in which they can cook, live and sleep. Alternatively, they can share a rented flat or house with a group of young people, perhaps the most popular option of all. (172 words) Useful Words and Expressions: structural adj. 结构的，建筑的 furnish vt.装备，布置 alteration n．变更，改造 accommodation n．住处，膳宿 option n．选项，选择权
have no option but to（do）除了一一～以外没有他法，只好
Ieave one's optons open不做选择；不表态；不做承诺；留有回旋余地 leave to one's option任意选择
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make one's option进行选择 lodging n．寄宿处，寄宿 bedsit n.卧室兼起居室
bed-sitting卧室兼起居室的
self-contained adj．设备齐全的
alternatively adv．作为选择，二者择一地
Passage 34 Will Computers Replace Human Beings?
We are in the computer age today. The computers are working all kinds of wonders now. They are very useful in automatic control and data processing. At the same time, computers are finding their way into the home. They seem to be so clever and can solve such complicated problems that some people think sooner or later they will replace us. But I do not think that there is such a possibility. My reason is very simple: computers are machines, not humans. And our tasks are far too various and complicated for any one single kind of machine to perform.
Probably the greatest difference between man and computer is that the former can do things of his own while the latter can do nothing without being programmed. In my opinion, computers will remain nothing but an extension of our human brains, no matter how clever and complicated they may become. (150 words)
Useful Words and Expressions: wonder n，奇迹
a nine day's wonder轰动一时（便被遗忘）的事物；昙花一现的新鲜事 A wonder lasts but nine days. [谚]什么事儿都新鲜不了多久。 do [perform, work] wonders创造奇迹，取得惊人成就 lost in wonder惊叹不已
What a wonder！多么令人惊异！真想不到！ automatic adj．自动的
data processing n.资料处理
complicated adj．复杂的，难解的 scone or later adv．迟早 possibility n．可能性
a bare possibility万一的事情
be within [out of] the bounds [range] of possibility 是可能[不可能]的
by any possibility 万一，也许 by some possibility或许
There are several possibilities．有几种可育性。 What are the possibdties？有哪些可能发生的情况？ extension n．延长，扩充
Passage 35 Soccer
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