7．He wanted to move in the direction. Instead, Alison convinced him to move in a different direction.

　　8．There are many serious health hazards associated_with smoking.

　　[本单元语言点温故练习]

　　Ⅰ.单句语法填空

　　1．As a matter of fact, TV provides people with many educational programs.

　　2．There should be a debate on the subject in the next meeting concerning the Development Agenda.

　　3．Several workers complained of feelings of sickness and headaches.

　　4．My father was violently opposed to my going (go) abroad.

　　5．Seeing the toy, she couldn't resist reaching (reach) out to touch it.

　　6．Convinced (convince) of the accuracy of the data, they stuck to their opinion.

　　7．Young as she is, she can do a lot of skilled work.

　　8．As a consequence of the side effect of the drug, he has become a deaf.

　　Ⅱ.选词填空

　　tell apart， count on， get down to， it is said that， the first time， let sb. down， in conclusion， as long as

　　1．These two signatures are very similar.Can you tell them apart?

　　2．You can't be defeated as_long_as you hold together.

　　3．I won't put up with any more of your nonsense - now get_down_to work.

　　4．After a broken promise, it is hard to count_on a person.

　　5．The children were so excited the_first_time they were taken aboard.

　　6．If Carl promised you, he won't let you down. He is a man of his word.

　　7．In_conclusion,_we should like to thank all those who have worked so hard to bring about this result.

　　8．It_is_said_that human beings are naturally equipped to speak.

　　二、勤练高考题型，多练自能生巧

　　Ⅰ.阅读理解

　　The possibility that pleasant smells might reduce pain has recently been suggested by a new study.In a scientific study, doctors asked 20 men and 20 women to keep their hands in very hot water for as long as possible while breathing in different smells.

As people believe that strong smells can affect the senses, volunteers were asked not to eat or drink for eight hours before the experiment began.During the experiment, volunteers were asked to take in pleasant smells such as vanilla (香草精), and unpleasant smells such as durians (榴莲)．The volunteers kept their hands in the water until it became too hot for