我每次给她打电话，电话都占线。

　　8．It is so_challenging_a_job/such_a_challenging_job_that I can't finish it on my own.

　　这是一个如此具有挑战性的工作，我自己无法完成。

　　Ⅲ.课文语法填空

　　John Snow, a well­known doctor in London, became 1.inspired (inspire) when he thought about helping ordinary people 2.exposed (expose) to cholera, a 3.deadly (die) disease of its day. Many thousands of people died 4.whenever there was an outbreak because no one knew the cause of it. John wanted to help solve the problem.

　　He got interested in two theories 5.explaining (explain) how cholera killed people. He believed in the second theory 6.that/which suggested that people 7.absorbed (absorb) the disease with their meals. In 1854, when another outbreak hit London, he was ready to test 8.the two theories.9.With the help of the map he made, he got a valuable clue about the cause of the disease and was able to announce that the water was 10.to_blame (blame)．"King Cholera" was finally defeated.

　　Ⅳ.串点成篇微表达

　　上个月，我们社区发生了一系列(a series of)案件(case)。我们怀疑(suspect)有人从窗户或门口进入到房间。我们从中得出结论(draw a conclusion)应及时关窗锁门。除此之外，我们也提出(put forward)了一些有用的(practical)建议来改正(cure)我们的不良习惯。首先，外出时，不要将这一信息透露(expose)给任何人；其次，门卫应多加注意；最后(in conclusion)，大家都应为我们社区承担责任(take the blame for)。

　　A_series_of_cases_happened_in_our_community_last_month._We_suspected_someone_of_having_entered_the_room_through_windows_or_doors,_from_which_we_drew_a_conclusion_that_doors_and_windows_should_be_locked_in_time._Besides,_we_also_put_forward_several_practical_suggestions_to_cure_us_of_our_bad_habits._First,_you_should_not_expose_this_information_to_anyone_when_out._Second,_the_guards_should_pay_more_attention._In_conclusion,_everyone_should_take_the_blame_for_our_community.

　　二、勤练高考题型，多练自能生巧

　　Ⅰ.完形填空

　　A successful scientist is generally a good observer. He makes full __1__ of the facts he observes. He doesn't accept ideas which are not __2__ on obvious facts, and therefore refuses to accept authority (权威) as the only __3__ for truth. He always __4__ ideas carefully and makes experiments to prove them.

The rise of __5__ science may perhaps be considered to __6__ as far back as the __7__ of Roger Bacon, the wonderful philosopher (哲学家) of Oxford, who lived __8__ the years 1214 and 1292. He was probably the first in the middle __9__ to suggest that we must learn science __10__ observing and experimenting on the things around us, and he himself __11__ many important