第一单元
　　1.常考单词：

　　goal，objective，accomplish，predict，accompany，implement，tendency，achievement，argue，budget，define，entity

　　2. 常考词组：

　　in the way，in part，point of view，contribute to，to apply for，in hand，to turn down

　　3. 常考句子：

　　1) A decision is a choice made from among alternative courses of action that are available.

　　2) Often managers must make a best guess at what the future will be and try to leave as little as possible to chance.

　　3) If there is no choice，there is no decision to be made.

　　4) For managers every decision has constraints based on politics，procedures，laws，precedents and the like.

　　5) For example，managers sometimes treat problems in an either/or fashion.

　　6) Decision makers must have some way of determining which of several alternatives is best - that is，which contributes the most to the achievement of organizational goals.

　　7) In the larger scheme of things，however，increased funding for research to improve the products might be more beneficial to the organization.

　　8) Some of these objectives are more important than others，but the order and degree of importance often vary form person to person and from department to department.

　　第二单元

　　1.常考单词：

　　escape，explode，collapse，shrink，gravity，measurement，basis，launch，convincing，companion，speculation，swallow，operate，to make use of，a great many，above all

　　2. 常考句子：

　　1) Astronomers and scientists think that a black hole is a region of space into which matter has fallen and from which nothing can escape.

　　2) The theory is that some stars explode when their density increases to a particular point.

　　3) Some people think that the Start of Bethlehem could have been a supernova.

　　4) If a man fell into a black hole，he would think that he reached the center of it very quickly.

　　5) It is only recently that astronomers have begun specific research into black holes.

　　6) On the other hand，scientists have suggested that every advanced technology could one day make use of the energy of black holes for mankind.

　　第三单元

　　1.常考单词：

　　weaken deteriorate debate legal request criterion ensure oppose tradition consideration disabled burden vulnerable prohibition sensitive

　　2. 常考词组：

　　to debate on 　to make request for 　be opposed to 　to take … into account

　　3. 常考句子：

　　1) Affected with a serious disease，van Wendal was no longer able to speak clearly and he knew there was no hope of recovery and that his condition was rapidly deteriorating.

　　2) Van Wendel's last three months of life before being given a final，lethal injection by his doctor were filmed and first shown on television last year in the Netherlands.

　　3) The programme has since been bought by 20 countries and each time it is shown，it starts a nationwide debate on the subject.

　　4) What those people who oppose euthanasia are telling me is that dying people haven't the right.
  第四单元
　　1.常考单词：

　　demestic statistics diplomat exploit campaign execute convict despite deserving shelf　minimum status deport

　　2. 常考句子：

　　1) There are estimated to be more than 20，000 overseas domestic servants working in Britain.

　　2) Of these 20，000，just under 2，000 are being exploited and abused by their employers.

　　3) The sad condition of women working as domestics around the world received much media attention earlier this year in several highly publicized cases.

　　4) A Filipino maid was executed in Singapore after being convicted of murder，despite protests form various quarters that her guilt had not been adequately established.

　　5) She used to work for a very low wage at a tea factory in Sri Lanka.

　　6) Because she found it difficult to feed her four children，she accepted a job working as a domestic in London.

　　7) So if they do complain，they risk being deported.

　　第五单元

　　1.常考单词：

　　Musician 　rhythmic 　distinct 　consciousness　originate 　readily 　instrument 　electronic 　thereby 　passive participant

　　2. 常考词组：

　　to take place 　to take over 　to take on 　in a sense 　at a stretch 　to serve as 　in advance 　for the sake of

　　3. 常考句子：

　　1) The new music was built out of materials already in existence.

　　2) Folk music，old and modern，was popular among college students.

　　3) They freely took over elements form jazz，from American country music.

　　4) With records at home，listeners imitated these lighting effects as best they could.

　　第六单元

　　1.常考单词：

　　efficiency increasingly install personnel expose reduction completion specific switch critical intensity scale defective

　　2. 常考词组：

　　in that in question plenty of

　　3. 常考句子：

　　1) Most of today's robots are employed in the automotive industry，where they are programmed to take over such jobs as welding and spray painting automobile and truck bodies.

　　2) Robots，already taking over human tasks in the automotive field are beginning to be seen，although　to a lesser degree，in other industries as well.

　　3) The robots used in nuclear power plants handle the radioactive materials，preventing human personnel from being exposed to radiation.

　　4) Robots differ from automatic machines in that after completion of one specific task，they can be reprogrammed by a computer to do another one.

　　5) Engineers skilled in microelectronics and computer technology are developing artificial vision for robots.

　　6) With the ability to “see”，robots can identify and inspect one specific class of objects out of a stack of different kinds of materials.

　　7) Anyone wanting to understand the industry of the future will have to know about robotics.

　　第七单元

　　1.常考单词：

　　research attach underlie relevant positive possession desirable relaxation occupation urban acquire participation

　　2. 常考词组：

　　be concerned with be relevant to to set … as objective

　　3. 常考句子：

　　1) People in advanced industrial societies are increasingly concerned with opportunities for leisure.

　　2) The importance people attach to paid holidays and the rapid development of services for mass entertainment and recreation are signs of this increasing concern.

　　3) The specific use of leisure varies from inspanidual to inspanidual.

　　4) Since leisure is basically self-determined，one is able to take to one's interests and preferences and　get involved in an activity in ways that will bring enjoyment and satisfaction.

　　5) Basically，such attitudes amount to a recognition that leisure is an important area of life and a belief that Leisure can and should be put to good use.

　　6) For example，the degree to which and the ways in which a school encourages participation in games，sports and cultural pursuits are likely to contribute to the shaping of leisure attitudes on the part of the students.

　　7) Schools usually set as their educational objective the attainment of a balanced development of the person.

　　8) The more seriously this is sought，the more likely positive attitudes towards leisure as well as academic work will be encouraged.
  第八单元
　　1.常考单词：

　　flight negotiation transport overcome internal external rhythm feasible assumption promote

　　2. 常考词组：

　　effect on 　to blame… on 　to advantage 　now that 　out of step to leave … alone

　　3. 常考句子：

　　1) The problem of Jet Lag is one every international traveler comes across at some time. (para.1)

　　2) The effects of rapid travel on the body are actually far more disturbing than we realize. (para.2)

　　3) He later blamed his poor judgement on Jet Lag. (para.3)

　　4) Now that we understand what Jet lag is，we can go some way to overcoming it.(para.4)

　　5) The other belongs in our internal clocks which，left alone，would tie the body to a 25 hour - yes，25 - rhythm.(para.5)

　　6) In time the physiological system will reset itself，but it does take time. (para7)

　　7) One reason for this discrepancy is that different bodily events are controlled by different factors. (para.8)

　　8) It is not feasible to wait four days until the body is used to the new time zone. (para.9)

　　第九单元

　　1.常考单词：

　　classify approximate proportion appreciation acknowledge alter lengthen wealthy neglect expectation

　　2. 常考词组：

　　to approximate to　resistance to 　to cope with attribute … to

　　3. 常考句子：

　　1) Nation classified as “aged” when they have 7percent of more of their people aged 65 or above. (para.1)

　　2) The nearer a society approximates to zero population growth，the older its population is likely to be - at least，for any future that concerns us now.

　　3) The older you are now，of course，the greater this proportion will be，and greater still if you are a woman.

　　4) If you are now in your thirties，you ought to be aware that you can expect to live nearly one third of the rest of your life after the age of 60.

　　第十单元

　　1.常考单词：

　　election vote certainty loyalty decline democrat strategy pursue impact headquarters economy stir congress representative

　　2. 常考词组：

　　to identify……as impact on

　　3. 常考句子：

　　1) Candidates try to project a strong leadership image. (para.4)

　　2) Whether voters accept this image，however，depends more on external factors than on a candidate's personal characteristics. (para. 4)

　　此句注意主语从句作主语。

　　3) A year later，with the nation's economy in trouble，Bush's approval rating dropped below 40 percent.

　　4) Candidates are particularly concerned wi

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