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Text comprehension
I. Decide which of thefollowing best states the author’s purpose of writing.
C
II. Judge, according tothe text, whether the following statements are true or false.
1. F. Refer to the first paragraph. Storms did not cause thedrawstrings to careen in the WTC. The wild careening of the drawstrings was theresult of the airplane strike.
2. F. Refer to Paragraphs 10,13 and 14. It was Mayblum who first metthe heavyset man on the 53m floor （not on the transfer lobby,which was on the 78th floor）. Then Ramos and Hong met the heavyset the man on the same floor.
3. F. Refer to Paragraphs 18 to 22. They first took the elevatordown to the 44th floor, then helped him down to the 36th floor.
4. T. Refer tothe last paragraph, which is a clear indication of their death.
5. F. Refer toParagraph 31. Mayblum sent the e-mail to share his experience with others.
III. Answer thefollowing questions.
1. The answer to this question can be found in the first paragraphin which the author implies that for Mayblum, the WTC was a symbol of powerbecause of its height and steadiness, and the force of storms was actuallynothing compared with the WTC.
2. The author means that the survival of the people inside the WTCwould simply depend on their locations, i.e. where they were at that moment.
3. Refer to Paragraphs 9,13,19 and 29, Ramos went to help thepanicked workers into a stairwell （the 78th floor）, helped the heavyset man down one more flight to an elevator （the 53rd floor）, helped the man toward thelast bank of elevator （the 44th floor）, and reassured the man he would be staying with him （ the 36th floor）.
4. They helped the heavyset man 17 floors down the building. Theymet him on the 53rd floor and their attempt to descend ended on the 36th floor.
5. The sentence implies that Ramos and the heavyset man were blockedon that floor. Though he endeavored to get the man out of the building, Ramosdid not make it.
IV. Explain in your ownwords the following sentences.
1. Thousands of people in the WTC were thrown, all of a sudden, intoa condition of extremely terrible suffering that morning. Mayblum was one ofthem.
2. It seemed that the tremendous sound of the collapse of the southtower destroyed the man’s hope of climbing down the remaining stairs, and thustook away his remaining energy.
Structural analysisof the text
The third partis mainly about how the three people （Mayblum, Ramos and Hong） endeavored to save a heavyset man with their joint efforts.
The last partdescribes the gathering of some of the survivors and the victims’ wives. It isa most touching scene. It seems to suggest that the author has, from what isdescribed above, reached the conclusion about the ultimate moral dilemma: “Saveyourself, or save another”.
Vocabulary
I. Explain theunderlined parts in your own words.
1. burning
2. something, asituation or a circumstance, that is dependent on one’s location in thebuilding
3. in anintermittent manner
4. help you
5. Things weresatisfactory up to this point
II. Fill in the blank ineach sentence with a word or phrase taken from the box in its appropriate form.
III. Fill in the blankswith the appropriate forms of the given words.
IV. Choose the word or phrase that can replacethe underlined part in each sentence without changing its original meaning.
1. A
2. D
3. C
4. B
5. D
6. C
7. A
8. D
V. Give a synonym or anantonym of the word underlined in each sentence in the sense it is used.
VI. Write in each spacethe adjective form of each given word.
Grammar
I. Complete thefollowing sentences with would when appropriate. Use used towhenever would is not suitable.
II. Fill in the blankswith used to （do） or be used to （doing）.
III. Explain the meaningof would in the following sentences.
IV. Complete thefollowing sentences using would, should, could or might.
1. could, would, might, might, should , might
2. could/would,should, could, might, could, would
3. should,should, would, would, could
V. Complete thefollowing sentences with needn’t have done or didn’t need to do.
VI. Make sentences ofyour own after the sentences given below, keeping the parts in italics in yoursentences.
1. A fireman ran up to them. Hong expected that he would join in toget the heavy man to move. Instead, the fireman turned to Hong.
e.g. Overindulging children with material things does little tolessen parental guilt, although parents expect that will make them feel moreloved. Instead, the effects of overindulgence can be harmful.
The patient didnot wait for the medicine and treatment to cure him. Instead, with the help ofthe physician, he fought the disease courageously.
2. Adam Mayblumwas there. So was Hong Zhu.
e.g. One hundred years ago, people became famous for what they hadachieved. Men like J. P. Morgan, E. H. Harriman were all notable achievers. Sowere Thomas Edison and Mark Twain.
Slowly, I beganto realize that I had been my son’s world. If I am reading the paper, he readsthe paper. If I am thirsty, so is he. He is imitating my steps as I once copiedmy own father’s.
Translation
I. Translate thefollowing sentences into Chinese.
1. 对有些人来说，生死攸关的是此时此刻他们所在的位置——不仅是哪幢楼，哪一层，更重要的是大楼的哪个角落。
2. 周围噪声震耳，烟雾弥漫，火星四溅，梅布勒姆没有意识到，他的朋友朱虹始终就在他身后的楼梯井里。
3. 她一点一点地拼出了哈里逃生的场景：飞机撞击时，他正在87层。
4. 但是，尽管她绞尽了脑汁，问了无数问题，她拼出的场景还是在第36层上逐渐模糊了。
II. Translate thefollowing sentences into English, using the words and phrases given inbrackets.
1. Thanks to modern technology, the film about that ancient battlegives the audience the illusion of being on the battlefield themselves.
2. That ancient city was devastated by the fire, but fortunately thestone tablet survived.
3. The videotape and the story by the woman filled them with sympathyfor the child who had become an orphan in the earthquake.
4. In that earthquake, we heard many stories of teachers who hadrefused to leave their students behind and laid down their lives.
5. The construction of the Yu Yuan Garden began in 1558, but it wasnot completed until 1578 because building went off and on for lack of money.
6. In 1980, when I met up with her, she had just returned fromabroad with a master’s degree.
7. It was my first visit to New York, but I managed to find my wayto the little firm.
8. It is hard to make it to the top in the movie industry, but as adirector Xie jin did it.
Exercises forintegrated skills
I. Dictation
With hope offinding more survivors / of Turkey’s devastating earthquake / now all gone, /the Turkish authorities / are turning their attention / to caring for those whohave survived.
A full-scalerelief effort / in the area hit by the earthquake / is finally beginning /after days of confusion. / Turkish and foreign volunteers / have been joined /by soldiers and the police, / and heavy equipment / sent by nearby cities andby private companies / has been moved / to almost every victimized town.
The Minister ofHousing estimated that / 60,000 buildings had been either destroyed / orseriously damaged in the quake. / Within a few days, / many of the homeless /would be moved / out of the fields and tents / where they were now living. / 42countries and 38 international organizations / have sent aid to Turkey. /The World Bank has sent $ 200 million / for housing construction.
II. Fill in each blankin the passage below with ONE word you think appropriate.
Listening
Transcript
1st speaker:
I’m stilladdicted to the news coverage, even though it’s filled with absolutelyheart-wrenching coverage of desperate people trying to find their missing lovedones, doing .anything possible trying to find them. The unspeakable horror liesonly seven miles away from where I’m sitting.
I thought thatgetting out of the house might help, maybe meeting up with a few friends. Iwanted to walk over the Brooklyn Bridge, but the police had it cordoned off.So, instead, I found my way to the Manhattan Bridge, with its pedestrianwalkway. I expected to be filled with more grief upon the clearer sight of thelack of the Twin Towers. I don’t know, though, walking across the bridge in thebeautiful glow of the sunset, seeing the boats cut waves through the East River, and the mighty subway trains run on their rivers of steel, well, I managed tofind some inspiration. Maybe that’s what I need, just the idea that life willgo on, albeit much different than we could ever imagine. And when the No.6train roared into the Canal Street station, well, I felt that much better. Theterrorists couldn’t stop New York, nobody can. And for that matter, no-bodywill stop the United States.
2nd speaker:
When I waswatching it happen on TV, I kept thinking about how this was history. Nothing thisimportant has happened to my generation. No matter what this may lead to, wewill have to go through this terrible ordeal. For the first time in my life Ifelt overwhelming love for my country, the desire to protect it. I thoughtabout my parents, and grandparents, and each generation before that. Everyoneremembers where they were, exactly what they did and felt, when we went to warwith Vietnam, or Pearl Harbor was bombed. I’ll always remember this. This willbe a part of me. History in the making.
For now I havemy TV turned off. I have heard all I can stand to hear. I have seen all I cantake. This digs at my soul. This makes my heart ache, and I still cry. So muchviolence, so many dead. So many questions. It’s overbearing. I’m speechless.
3rd Speaker:
I am saddened. Iam numb. I am scared. I am devastated. It all seems unreal, totally unbelievable.My heart just gets crushed whenever I think of what it must have been like forthose people who died. The ones in the hijacked planes or the ones who jumpedout of the Trade Center buildings before they crashed to the ground. It hurtsto imagine it, to try to fathom what happened.
My art teacherdecided that we are starting a new art project called the “art of healing”. Youuse your personal feelings in your art, although most art is like that. I havean idea. And I think my picture will make the impact I want it to make. I amanxious to start. I want to see the people’s expressions. I want to seeemotion. Pictures will say what words cannot ……
I refuse to livein fear, but I’m shocked and grieving and feeling so powerless.
B. Listen again. Complete the following passageswith the words you hear on the recording.
1st speaker: the bridge / the sunset / cut waves / subway trains /find some inspiration / life will go on / we could ever imagine
2nd speaker: how this was history / to my generation / lead to / togo through / overwhelming love / the desire / History in the making
3rd speaker: art of healing / personal feelings / make the impact /the people’s expressions / emotion / what words cannot
Questions for discussion
1. The World Trade Center, a symbol of New York, was the tallest building in the city with more than 100 levels. Its sturdystructure was shown by the fact that it remained standing for some time afterbeing hit in the September 11 attack. Besides, when it did fall down, it fell downin its own space.
2. The September 11attack makes them worry about the safety of extremely tall buildings.
3. Some think skyscrapers are only a waste ofspace; others don’t think skyscrapers are a must any more, as modem technologyenables employees to communicate easily without having to work in theirheadquarters in skyscrapers.
4. Omitted.