Module 9 Unit 3 The meaning of colour & Unit 4 Behind beliefs Ⅰ.单句填空 1.At the end of the meeting,it was announced that an agreement (reach). 2.The shop doesn’t sell books as ,but it does sell magazines and newspapers. 3.White is traditional color for weddings in the West,while in the East,it is red. 4.Afterwards,the royal family stand on the balcony of the palace, (watch)as aircraft from the British Royal Air Force fly overhead. 5.Used in combination with other colors,though,or it is not the main color,black can also show that someone is loyal and trustworthy. 6.—Hey!You look really excited. —Yeah.I’m demand this weekend—I’ve had three invitations. 7.The manager says that the project is progressing smoothly,and that all construction work (complete)by the end of next month. 8.It was the news my brother had been admitted to the Football League excited us. 9.Two-thirds of the coins dug up on the island date the year 221BC~275AD. 10.—It is he often fails in exams makes his parents worry about him. —So,he has to work wholeheartedly. 11.—Look at the hospital! It has been set up in was a waste-land many years ago. —No wonder I couldn’t find the way. 12.I cried on the white pillow that night and, (switch)on the bedside lamp,I was impressed by the sad stain my tears had made. 13.My son is going to abandon himself to the Internet this summer vacation, but I would rather he (do)some reading. 14.I would appreciate it very much you would help me work out this math problem. 15. (remind)not to miss the school bus,the boy got up in a hurry. Ⅱ.阅读理解 A It was once common to regard Britain as a society with class distinction.Each class had unique characteristics. In recent years,many writers have begun to speak of the‘decline of class’and ‘classless society’in Britain.And in modern day consumer society everyone is considered to be middle class. But pronouncing the death of class is too early.A recent wide-ranging study of public opinion found 90 percent of people still placing themselves in a particular class;73 percent agreed that class was still a vital part of British society;and 52 percent thought there were still sharp class differences.Thus,class may not be culturally and politically obvious,yet it remains an important part of British society.Britain seems to have a love of stratification. One unchanging aspect of a British person’s class position is accent.The words a person speaks tell her or his class.A study of British accents during the 1970s found that a voice sounding like a BBC newsreader was viewed as the most attractive voice.Most people said this accent sounded‘educated’and‘soft’.The accents placed at the bottom in this study,on the other hand,were regional(地区的)city accents.These accents were seen as‘common’and‘ugly’.However,a similar study of British accents in the US turned these results upside down and placed some reg ... ...
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