文档介绍:Unit10
Globalization
Word Bank
alienation: a turning away; estrangement疏远,疏离
altitude: the height of a thing abovndo or set free打开;释放
utmost: of the highest or greatest degree, amount, or intensity; most extreme极度旳,最大旳
versus: against与……相对
warp: to turn or twist (wood, for example) out of shape扭曲
Phrases and Expressions
bring about: to cause to happen导致
bring down: to cause to fall打倒,击落
draw up: to prepare a draft of (a legal document) 草拟
look through: to examine查阅;审校
reflect on: to think over思考;反省
Reading Comprehension
Choose the best for each of the following.
1. It is concluded in the article that 11/9 and 9/11 are different in that __C___.
A. 11/9 brought down a wall and 9/11 opened the windows of the world
B. 11/9 brought down the World Trade Center and 9/11 put up new invisible walls
C. 11/9 represented the creative imagination and 9/11 represented the destructive imagination
D. 11/9 unlocked half the planet and 9/11 made the citizens potential partners and competitors
2. According to the article, what might be the cause(s) of 11/9? ( D )
A. Hundreds of East Germans sought refuge at the West German embassy in Hungary.
B. The East German government gave in to the pressure built up by the escape of more than thirteen thousand East Germans.
C. Eastern Europeans looked forward to walking out from behind the Iron Curtain and engage