1、Section_ Other_Parts_of_the_Module原文呈现 Postcards to MyselfIn 50 years of travelling Colin McCorquodale has visited every country in the world, except three. And everywhere he goes, he sends himself a postcard . He always chooses a postcard with a beautiful view ， and sticks on an interesting stamp.
2、Usually he writes just a short message to himself. His latest one, from the Malvinas islands, reads Good fishing.On a wall in his home in London there is a large map of the world. There are hundreds of little red pins stuck in it. “Its good to get a pin in the map，” says Mr McCorquodale, “but I foll
3、ow the rules. Im allowed to stick one in only if Ive been in a place for more than 24 hours.”读文清障 except prep.除 之外 send sb. sth.寄给某人某物with prep.带有 view /vju/n.景色；风景stick on 贴上，粘上 stick to 坚持latest adj.最近的，最新的read 在此处作动词，意为“上面写着”(says) 。home 在此处作名词，所以前面用介词 in；home 还可以作副词。 pin/pIn/n.别针stuck 是 stick 的过
4、去分词，作后置定语，修饰 pins。follow the rules 遵守规定be allowed to do 被允许去做allow doing sth.允许做某事only if 只有if only“要是就好了”，常引导虚拟语气的句子。给自己的明信片第 12 段译文在 50 年的旅行中，科林麦科克代尔已经游览过除三个国家以外的世界各国。无论他去哪儿，他都给自己寄一张明信片。他总是选一张有着美丽风景的明信片，并贴上一枚有趣的邮票。通常他只是给自己写一条简短的信息。他最近的一张明信片来自马尔维纳斯群岛，上面写着“钓鱼很好”。在伦敦他家里的一面墙上有一幅大的世界地图。上面扎着数百个红色的小别针。“在
5、地图上扎个别针很好，”麦科克代尔先生说，“但我遵守规定。只有待在一个地方超过 24小时，我才允许自己钉上一个图钉。”Naturally， Mr McCorquodale has his favourite places. New Zealand he describes as “wonderful”. In Europe, Italy is a favourite place. “Theres a saying in the travel trade that 17 all tourists are ripped off. Well, at least the Italians rip you
6、 off with a smile.” Of China he says, “This is one country in the world which is completely different. Theres no European influence. Its been around for 6,000 years, yet its a country of the future.”21 22 Wherever he goes ， Mr McCorquodale takes with him a photo of his wife, a candle, a 23 24 torch
7、， a shirt with a secret pocket, and a pen for writing his postcards.25 So why does he do it? For the postcards or the travel? Mr McCorquodale laughs. “I do it for the journey，” he says. “I get a kick out of travelling. And all the planning.”26 naturally/ntrli/adv.自然地describe .as .把描述为 favourite adj.
8、最喜欢的saying n谚语that 引导同位语从句，具体说明 saying 的内容。rip off 敲竹杠；敲诈which 引导定语从句，修饰 one country。influence n things that it would be good to do today; things that are important but dont have to be done at once; and things that he can put off but that he doesnt want to forget. “Using categories to order the worl
9、d is the way the human mind works，” he says.Its all a question of what works best for you, whether its a tidy notebook, a forest of notes or the back of your hand. Having tried all these, Kerry Johns, student, relies on her personal organizer (记事本 ). “My personal organizer has changed my life.” she
10、says. “Up to now, Ive always relied on my memory, but now that Im working and studying, I find Ive got too much to keep in my head.”So what are you waiting for? Theres no better time than the present to take control of your work and life. Get out your pencil and paper and make a list.语篇解读：本文是说明文。把要做
11、的事情列在清单上能让人们更好地掌握自己的工作和生活。1How will Julie Rost feel if she doesnt make lists before going to bed?AUneasy. BSad.CTired. DSorry.解析：选 A 推理判断题。由第二段中的 “Before I go to bed . stop me sleeping.”可知，“我”必须把一些会影响“我”睡觉的事情记下来，隐含义即：如果不把事情记下来的话，“我”就会睡不着，会感到不安。2What problem might Jane Levy be faced with?AWashing the
12、 words off.BForgetting about her lists.CUsing the bathroom frequently.DFailing to find a working system.解析：选 A 推理判断题。根据第三段中的 “but too many trips to the bathroom could lead to disasters”可知，虽然将关键词写在手背上很方便，但是洗手次数太多的话可能会把字迹洗掉。3Who likes to organize the list by category?AJulie Rost. BJane Levy.CDes O Bri
13、en. DKerry Johns.解析：选 C 细节理解题。由第四段中的 “Des O Brien . writes a list of things to do and then organizes them into categories (种类)”可知，O Brien 列清单时会把要做的事情进行分类。4Which method of organizing things works best for Kerry Johns?AWriting a forest of notes.BMaking lists in a notebook.CKeeping all the things in he
14、r head.DWriting key words on the back of her hand.解析：选 B 细节理解题。由倒数第二段中的 “Having tried all these . relies on her personal organizer (记事本) ”可知，Kerry Johns 尝试过不同的方法之后，选择了 personal organizer(个人记事本)，即把要做的事情列在本子上。.语法填空I printed out my first group of Spanish smile cards in Spain this week. I gave out many
15、of the cards over the past year while _1_ (live) in New York City. And now that I am _2_ Spain teaching English for the year, I decided to continue spreading love!The first card, I _3_ (actual) allowed a friend to give the card out, who put _4_ in the pocket of an article of clothing at a popular lo
16、cal department store. We wouldnt know if or when this one got discovered!The next card, I _5_ (leave) it on the coffee machine in our break room. We recently got _6_ new good automatic coffee machine that all the teachers love. I dont drink coffee, _7_ I thought, “What is _8_ (good) than leaving a s
17、mile card on the coffee machine in the morning for someone else to discover？”So, I did, and later on I checked and it _9_ (go). I dont know who got it, but I plan on spreading a lot more love and _10_ (kind) around my school in Southern Spain!答案：1.living 2.in 3.actually 4.it 5.left 6.a7but 8.better 9.was gone 10.kindness
