1、高一人教课标综合版 2011-2012 第 25 期（总第 3097 期）出版日期 2011 年 12 月 23 日 星期五头版TEENS FOCUSLooking for a new wizard( Words: about 260; Time: 4.5 minutes) 哈利波特终结篇业已上映，但后哈利波特效应却正愈演愈烈。近日位于英格兰的著名景点伍基山洞的经营者打算招聘一名类似该剧中魔法学校邓布利多校长的魔法师，要求应聘者必须留长长的白胡子。Harry Potter has come to an end, but the adventure (冒险历 程) is just beginni
2、ng for one lucky person who can work his magic. The owners of Wookey Hole Caves, a famous tourist attraction in England, are looking for a live-in wizard (男巫师).The winner must have a white beard, magical powers, or be able to perform tricks, and work well with animals. He is likely to become a real-
3、life Albus Dumbledore. Wookey Hole is visited by 40,000 people each year. To attract people to the job, it is offering the winner a surprising 60,000-a-year salary. Hundreds of hopefuls are now expected to apply for (申请) the job.Last year Wookey Hole offered a 50,000-a-year job to a live-in witch (女
4、巫). In total, 3,000 men and women applied for the job. Carla Calamity, a 40-year-old former agent, who sold houses and land for people, won the job last July after beating 300 other finalists. After her win, the witch said, “Going from an agent to this is a natural progression I suppose. You need a
5、bit of magic and witchery to sell houses.”The job was based on work during school holidays and at weekends. She taught visitors about the use of magic powers. In busy times, she even had to leave her rented home and sleep in the caves. “It will be like a palace compared to what I am living in at the
6、 moment,” she said at the time.From: http:/www.dailymail.co.ukWhich of the following is a duty of a live-in witch?A. Taking care of the animals living in the cave.B. Playing the role of Albus Dumbledore in Harry Potter.C. Teaching visitors about the use of magic powers.湖北 刘小燕 (供)(参考答案见下期 B3 版 Key 1)
7、PAUSE FOR THOUGHT The big match(Words: about 320; Time: 5.5 minutes)不要事事以自我为中心，否则 ，就会迷失自己！Once, a group of boys decided to play a proper soccer game. Each one of them would bring something used in real matches. So one would bring the ball, another the whistle, another the goalkeeper gloves, others t
8、he corner flags, etc. But before the game started, while they were picking the teams, there was a slight argument. They decided that the boy who had brought the most important object would get to pick the teams. Well, now they couldnt decide which was the most important object, so they thought it wo
9、uld be best to just start playing, using all the objects, and gradually get rid of (丢弃) what people had brought, to see which things were truly necessary.The first thing they got rid of was the whistle, because the referee (裁判) could just shout instead. Then they threw away the goalkeeper gloves, th
10、e corner flags until finally they replaced the football with an old tin, and managed to keep playing.While they were playing, a man and his son passed by. Seeing the boys playing like that, the man said to his son:“Look, son. Learn from those kids over there. Without even a ball theyre managing to p
11、lay football, even though theyre never going to be able to improve playing that way.” The boys heard him say this, and realized that because of their pride and egotism(自大), what could have been a great match had turned into a shameful display, which they were hardly enjoying at all. That moment, the
12、y decided to put their selfish opinions to one side, and they agreed to start playing the match again, from the start, and with all the proper equipment.And it really was a great game. No one thought about who was playing better or worse. Rather, they just concentrated on having fun and improving th
13、eir game.From: http:/ /www. True (T) or False (F).1. At last, the boys thought it was important to play the match with proper equipment. ( )2. The boys enjoyed the match finally. ( )山东 张广来 (供)（参考答案见下期 B3 版 Key 2）HOT WORDSdaycation囊中羞涩，时间短促，但又想畅享旅游的欢乐，怎么办呢?不妨体验一下 daycation 吧！If you dont have the time
14、 or the money for a vacation this summer, maybe you can spare a few hours for a daycation, that is, a day trip or other short vacation that does not require an overnight stay, or a day traveling with a group of people using the bus and/or light rail system to entertainment and shopping places throughout the area.北京 张宝山 (供)本版参考答案：（放下期 B3 版）Key 1: CKey 2: 1-2 TT
