三段(P58，Ls10－18)的段落大意。

　　In 334 BC，Alexander the Great conquered the Middle East and Egypt，then India.He founded a vast kingdom on his occupied land.However，after his death，his kingdom was divided by his generals.

重点词汇

1．When asked how a statue from distant Greece could have appeared in China，researchers explained that no doubt this was a result of Alexander the Great's influence.

当被问及来自遥远的希腊的塑像怎么会出现在中国时，研究人员解释说，这无疑是亚历山大大帝的影响所致。

no doubt毫无疑问

There is no doubt that...毫无疑问......

be in doubt不肯定，不确定

doubt whether/if...肯定句中怀疑是否......

(1)The future of the peace talks is in doubt.

和谈前途未卜。

(2)There is no doubt that/No doubt he is good at singing songs.

毫无疑问他擅长唱歌。

(3)I doubt whether/if he'll change his mind.

我拿不准他是否会改变主意。

[单项填空]

(4) -Mom，the teacher praised me for my spoken English this morning.

- you have done very well，but you still have a long way to go.

A．No wonder B．No doubt

C．No problem D．No matter

答案　B

解析　 句意为：--妈妈，今天早上老师表扬我的英语口语了。--毫无疑问，你做得很好。但你还有很长的路要走。根据后文的"but you still have a long way to go."可知，前面是表示肯定。故选B项。

(5)He expressed doubt Britain really wanted full membership.

A．what B．that

C．which D．whether