(今天是關于蛇的文章,大家怕蛇嗎)　　
　　By far the most common snake in Britain is adder.It can be found almost anywhere,but prefers sunny hillsides and rough open country,including high ground.Most people regard snake bites as fatal misfortune,but not all bites are serious,and very few are fatal.Sometimes attempts at emergency treatment turn out to be more dangerous than the bite itself,with amateurs heroically,but mistakenly,trying do-it-yourself surgery and other unnecessary measures.
　　連連看（下列字母是上文著色單詞的解釋，但順序已打亂。請找出正確的對應關系，按數字順序重新排列字母）
　　a.the branch of medical science that treats disease or injury by operative procedures
　　b.業余愛好者
　　c.
　　d.having a very bad effect, especially making someone fail or stop what they are doing
　　e.
　　f.歐洲產的小毒蛇
　　實戰演練
　　1.Deb believed that the greatest of her __ was that she’d never had a college education in her life.
　　A.tragedy B.sorrow C.disaster D.misfortune
　　2.Effective __ are being taken by the government to boost economy.
　　A.outlets B.resources C.measures D.remedies
　　3.Every man in the country has the right to live where he wants to __ the color of his skin.
　　A.with the exception of B.in the light of C.by virtue of D.regardless of　　
　　參考答案：fdcbea DCD
　　重點單詞:
　　1.fatal:[釋義]致命的，災難性的，重大的
　　[搭配]fatal to sb./sth 對某人或物致命
　　[聯想]fate 命運 fatalism 宿命論
　　[例句]This was his fatal defect; he was of feeble will. 這是他致命的弱點，他意志薄弱。
　　2.amateur:[釋義]業余愛好者，外行，
　　[聯想]amateurish 外行的，不熟練的 amateurism 非職業行為
　　[例句]You are a professional, but I am an amateur. 你是專職的，我是業余的。
　　參考譯文：至今為止，英國最普通的蛇是蝰蛇.它幾乎無處可見，但它喜歡陽光充裕的山坡和開闊的鄉村，包括高地。大多數人把蛇咬傷看做是致命的厄運，但不是所有的蛇咬傷都很嚴重，只有很少的咬傷是致命的。有時，緊急的治療比咬傷本身更危險，如外行試圖英勇卻錯誤地進行自助手術及采取其他不必要的措施。
　　選擇題：1。戴波認為她一生最大的不幸是沒受過大學教育。
　　2。政府正在采取有效的措施以促進經濟發展。
　　3。任何國民，不管其膚色是什么，都有權利住在他想住的任何地方。