何尔喜新概念英语第三册lesson9.ppt

Review
◆monastery
◆pass
◆rashly
◆enclosure
◆monk
◆privacy
◆skier
◆Easter
Summary
Any pets you have ever fed?
Free Talk
Read the text in 8 minutes and finish exercises below.
Reading Drill
1 We find cats endlessly fascinating because _____ .
a. we feel there is a good deal we do not know about their lives
b. we believe that cats have nine lives
are different from dogs and horses
d. they can reach a speed of 60 miles an hour while falling
1. A
endlessly fascinating 无穷的,特别吸引人的魅力
2 A recent study of 132 cats in New York proved _____ .
a. that it is true that cats have nine lives
b. that cats are related to flying squirrels
c. they are different from dogs and horses
d. that cats falling from great heights are seldom killed
2. D
3 Cats can survive great falls mainly because _____ .
a. the further they fall, the less likely they are to injur themselves
b. a cat’s ability to survive is based on fact
c. a falling cat relaxed its legs and so increases its air-resistance
d. they are unlikely to exceed a speed of about 60 miles an hour
3. A
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