大学英语综合教程二unit 3.doc

1 Unit 3 The Generation Gap I. Vocabulary and Structure embarrass consist overall simultaneo u sly exhaust exceptional embrace notion acknowledge fade distract glorious interference junior respond justi fy legal consist of narrow down trade for for a time meet with all along mixed marriage at any rate know better than to do sth fill out learn of take care of make clear Part II prehension Questions 1 to5 are based on the following passage: The Leaning Tower of Pisa has defied ( 违背) the laws of gravity for seven and a half centuries. Every year, on June 19th, a professor from the University of Pisa climbs to the bell tower and measures the increase in the slant with special instruments. And every year the professor makes the same report: the tower has leaned a fraction of an inch more. Last summer, the 125 foot - high tower was leaning an incredible 15 feet out of line. Scientists say that unless a way is found to stop the tilt, the tower will collapse in less than 80 years. The tower is leaning because the soft subsoil of Pisa will not support it. Its foundation is sinking into the soil at an angle, causing the tower to lean. Since a tremor could shake the foundation loose, the ringing of the tower's bells was forbidden in 1959. Trucks are not allowed to pass in the neighborhood of the tower for this same reason. 1. The statement which best expresses the main idea of this passag