1、Unit 3 The Million Pound Bank NoteWarming up,Pre-reading , Reading综合能力拓展阅读理解。 Second Global Youth Service Day on April 21.Thirty student volunteers from the universitys School of International Studies sat at the beds of the patients in their specially-decorated “careful huts. They talked with them a
2、nd gave massages to patients kept in their beds.“I felt sorry that I could not offer more to these people than talking with them and trying to cheer them up, said Deng Yetao, 20, a third-year student. “But it occurred to me that they need more care and love than babies. They are afraid of the coming
3、 death. Their loneliness is worse than physical pains.“Even though they are suffering a lot, the majority of the elderly people want to talk to us. Each of them has a lot of life experiences and philosophies to share. Instead of doing them a favor, I felt I was gaining a valuable lesson, said Mao Xi
4、aohua,another third-year student.The fact that most of the patients in the 80-room clinic are aged people with diseases which will lead to death soon made the volunteers hearts heavy.Ninety-one percent of the patients will spend the last days of their lives in the clinic, according to a survey by th
5、e hospital. “For people at this stage of their lives, loneliness is even more dreadful than death itself, said Li Wei, president of the hospital.Daily visits and services by social workers and youth volunteers are a very important part of their programme. A total of 330 000 Beijing students from 119
6、 universities and colleges have visited the hospital. Many continue to offer services in their spare time. Some of them volunteer to hold the hands of dying patients during the last minutes of their lives.Yin Hang, a student from Beijing Medical College, said he felt “the glory of life as he saw the
7、 fading smile on the face of the old man who passed into a deep unconsciousness while he was holding his hands.1.Youth volunteers from Beijing University went to Songtang Hospital to _.A.pay a visit to the agedB.talk to the agedC.show their love for the agedD.help the aged out2.What the aged are mos
8、t worried about is _. C.physical pains 3.When volunteers know most of the aged people are dying patients, they feel _. B.worthless 4.After reading the passage, we know _.A.the youth are fond of doing popular thingsB.the Second Youth Service Day is started by the Chinese governmentC.91% of the aged i
9、n China are facing deathD.the volunteers are taking an active part in the actLearning about language综合能力拓展 一、单句改错。1. Why dont you explain that this is all about2. By this way, the man made his appearance at the foot of the mountain before nightfall.3. At last the man lost his patient and burst into
10、anger.4. Its amazed how much pleasure you get out of the simple things in life.5. He gets lost. I can say that he can be a stranger to this city.6. People are born equal with each other.7. Mark Twain was famous as his novels.8. Every actor follows after the directions of the playwright when he or sh
11、e is on the stage performing.9. Add three to four makes seven.10. How could you explain for your behaviour at the party二、完形填空。 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最正确选项。Recently, a professor of philosophy in the U.S. has written a book called Money and the Meaning of Life. He has discovered that h
12、ow we _1_ money in our day-to-day life has more meaning than we usually think. One of the exercises he asked his students to do is to _2_ every penny they spend for a week._3_ they spend their money, they can see what they really _4_ in life.He says our relation with others often becomes clearly _5_
13、 when money enters the picture. You might have _6_ with somebody and you think that you are very good friends. But you will _7_ him only when you ask him to lend you some money. If he does, it brings _8_ to the friendship that seems stronger than ever before. Or it can suddenly _9_ the friendship if
14、 he doesnt.Since money is so important to us, we consider those who possess a lot of it to be very important. The author _10_ some millionaires for _11_.Question:What is the most _12_ thing you have discovered about being rich, because you are a self-made manAnswer:What makes me surprised most is ho
15、w people give me _13_.I am nothing I dont know much.People just _14_ making more and more money, but what is it _15_How much do I need for a given _16_ in my life In his book, the professor uncovered an important need in modern society: to bring back _17_ that money is an instrument _18_ the end._19_ plays an important role in the material world, but expecting money to give happiness may be _20_ the meaning of life.1.A.get through with C.give away D.look after2.A.keep a record of B.run out of C.keep up with D.use up3.A.In this way B.By this means C