Unit12 SectionB
知识讲解
1. fool n. 蠢人；傻瓜 v. 愚弄
（1）fool用作名词，意为＂蠢人，傻瓜＂。
（2）fool用作动词，意为＂愚弄＂。
2. stay up 熬夜
stay up为固定短语，相当于不及物动词，意为＂熬夜；不睡觉＂，与sit up同义。stay up late指＂熬夜到很晚，迟睡＂。
3. In another famous trick a TV show in England reported the discovery of special water. 另一个著名的恶作剧是一家英国的电视节目报道发现了一种特殊的水。
discovery n. 发现，发觉 the discovery of意为＂……的发现＂
4. The TV star lost his girlfriend and his show was canceled. 那个电视明星失去了他的女朋友而且他的节目也被取消了。
cancel v. 取消；终止 cancel out 抵消；对消
5. run out of 用光
run out of意为＂用光……＂，相当于use up，其后都须接宾语；run out意为＂用完了＂，相当于一个不及物动词，其后无须接宾语。
专题练习
一、单项选择
1．That British teacher is very___________. He always tells us interesting jokes.
A．humorous B．boring C．embarrassed
2．I was busy with the report,so I didn't go home ________midnight.
A．in B．till C．on D．for
3．I don’t think the story Tom told us just now is ________. We’d better not trust it.
A．valuable B．available C．believable
4．I was so sleepy that I didn't know when the alarm clock________.
A．ran off B．went off C．took off D．put off
5．—I want to share with you the latest news about China’s women’s football team.
—Really Make sure the news is true before you ________ it.
A．receive B．spread C．cancel D．hear
二、完型填空
完形填空，通读下面的短文, 掌握其大意, 然后从各题所给的A、B、C中选择正确选项。
Smiles and tears are part of life. But do you find enough time for laughing I'm not asking if you experience lots of good times . Of course, we should laugh 6 the happy times. But do you also laugh during the difficult times
Erma Bombeck is famous 7 her funny books. But she wrote 8 about a more serious subject-cancer (癌症) in children. The book is titled, I WANT TO GROW 9 , I WANT TO GROW UP. Erma talks with many children who 10 cancer and learns important lessons from them. She learns, for example, that cancer survivors (幸存者) know how to smile at life, though they are receiving chemotherapy (化疗).
She tells about the experience of 11 Jessica. Jessica's leg was cut off at the knee because of cancer. She was learning to wear a prosthesis (假肢). Jessica told about playing soccer. She hit the ball hard 12 her foot. The ball flew off in one direction (方向) 13 her man-made leg flew another way. Then the brave girl lay on the floor, laughing happily.
As the saying goes, "There's a time 14 and a time to laugh." Do you find 15 time to laugh
Survivors know how to laugh If you can laugh even when you're in trouble, you will make it. Remember, laugh and the whole world laugh with you. Cry and you cry alone!
6．A．when B．during C．while
7．A．with B．as C．for
8．A．it B．one C．ones
9．A．HAIR B．NAILS C．GRASS
10．A．have B．having C．had
11．A．15 years old B．15-years-old C．15-year-old
12．A．in B．with C．under
13．A．while B．when C．whether
14．A．crying B．to cry C．cried
15．A．many B．plenty of C．a lot
三、阅读单选
Have you ever dreamed about sending a letter to yourself or your friends in the future While express mail(快递) is a fast way to send your letters, there is another type of mail appearing in China as a new business—future mail.
“The letter should be sent next Mother’s Day and not a day earlier!” Lin Xiaofan, a college student in Shanghai, tells one of the companies offering the service.
Lin Xiaofan wrote the letter to her mother nearly a year earlier to express her love to her mother for next Mother’s Day.
“Offering this service makes people slow down and lets them understand the meaning of ‘time’ in another way,” said Zheng Zhimin, manager at a “future mail” company. Zheng thinks “future mail” letters help remind us of care, friendship and love.
While “future mail” is becoming more and more popular, some people are wondering what will happen if the postal address changes or if the company goes broken before the letters arrive.
Zheng said customers are glad to sign a contract(签订合同) to make sure that they can be compensated if their letters are lost or damaged.
Most of the customers are college students and young white-collar(白领) workers. Psychologists (心理学家) said that young Chinese might have a new way to express their feelings through this service. Most people put their hopes and wishes in the letter so that they can experience the connection(联系) between the past and the present when they receive the letter.
16．“Future mail” is a/an ______ way to send your letter.
A．fast B．old
C．new D．cheap
17．The underlined word “compensate” means ______ in Chinese.
A．赔偿 B．完成
C．送达 D．抛弃
18．The “future mail” service is popular among ______.
A．junior students B．college students
C．young children D．blue-collar workers
19．The “future mail” service can help us ______.
A．sign a contract
B．express our love and care
C．forget friendship
D．understand the meaning of “time” in a wrong way
20．You’d better use “future mail” if you want to ______.
A．save money from sending express mail
B．send a birthday gift to your friend quickly
C．talk with your friends about your life freely
D．send a your best wishes to yourself on January 1, 2020
四、用所给单词的正确形式填空
根据句意，用括号中所给词的适当形式填空。
21．I felt like a ________when I realized my mistake.(fool)
22．Mary wears a beautiful ________at the party.(costume)
23．Last Sunday my friend ________me to her birthday party.(invite)
24．Let's go and see what is ________over there.(happen)
25．I was very ________at the party because I wore the wrong clothes.(embarrass)
五、完成句子
根据汉语意思完成句子
26．与其说她买的这件羊毛衫便宜不如说它漂亮。
The sweater she bought was beautiful ________ ________ cheap.
27．婚礼什么时候举行？
When will the wedding ________ ________
28．你朋友吉姆怎么了？
________ ________ ________ your friend Jim
29．我们已经弄清了真相。
We ________ ________ the truth.
30．警察发现他是个贼。
The police ________ ________ that he was a thief.
六、材料作文
31． 假如你是李华,今天你去省城买电脑,却经历了倒霉的一天。请你根据下面表格中所给的提示内容,用英语写一篇日记。
At 8:30 a. m. 到达汽车站后发现没有带钱包,于是返回家去取
At 9:30 a. m. 坐上公交车,但由于交通阻塞而受堵(be stuck in a traffic jam)一个小时
At 11:30 a. m. 到达商店后发现自己喜欢的那款电脑已经卖完了,于是花了很长时间挑选另一款电脑
At 6:30 p. m. 赶到汽车站发现最后一班车已经走了,不得不打车回家
December 30,Sunday,FineUnit12 SectionA
知识讲解
1. Life is full of the unexpected. 生活充满了出乎意料的事。
unexpected adj. 出乎意料的；始料不及的
the unexpected＂意外的事情；出乎意料的事＂。英语中，有些形容词与定冠词the连用，表示一类人或事物，在句子中起集体名词的作用。
2. By the time I got up, my brother had already gotten in the shower. 当我起床时，我哥哥已经进了浴室了。
by the time表示＂到……时为止，在……以前＂，常引导表示过去的时间状语从句，主句常用过去完成时，即had+动词过去分词。
3. I was about to go up when I decided to get a coffee first. 我正要上楼，这时我决定先去买杯咖啡。
be about to... when...意为＂正打算做……突然……＂，可表示将来的情况，但它表达的是最近的将来。
4. When I got to school, I realized I had left my backpack at home. 当我到学校时，我意识到我把背包落家里了。
leave为及物动词，意为＂遗忘＂，常用结构：leave sth+介词+地点，表示＂把某物遗忘在某地＂。
leave sth +地点 把某物遗忘在某地
leave for +地点 离开去某地
leave a message 留言
ask for a leave 请假
leave one by oneself = leave sb alone 把某人单独留下
5. I was about to go up when I decided to get a coffee first.
be about to do sth. 表示＂打算做某事＂。
decide to do sth.表示＂决定做某事＂。
专题练习
一、单项选择
1．Robert failed in the final term exams________ he didn’t take the subject seriously.
A．because B．that C．till D．though
【答案】A
【详解】
句意：罗伯特期末考试不及格，因为他没有认真对待科目。
考查连词辨析。because因为；that那；till向，朝；though尽管。上文“罗伯特考试不及格”和下文“他没有认真对待”之间是因果关系，后者表原因，故用because连接。故选A。
2．― Shall we have dinner now, Mom
― No, dear. We are supposed to wait ________ all guests arrive.
A．since B．because C．when D．till
【答案】D
【详解】
句意：——妈妈，我们现在吃晚饭好吗？ ——不，亲爱的。我们应该等到所有客人都到了（才开饭）。
考查连词。since自从；because因为；when当……时；till直到。根据下文“all guests arrive”提示，此处指的是直到所有客人都到了之后再开饭。故选D。
3．Simon ________ the piano for ages before he gave his first concert.
A．played B．plays C．had played D．is playing
【答案】C
【详解】
句意：西蒙在举行第一场音乐会之前，已经弹了很久的钢琴。
考查过去完成时。根据“before he gave his first concert.”可知此处用的过去的时态，表示先弹钢琴弹了很多年，然后开了音乐会，故表示过去的过去，用过去完成时，故选C。
4．The police found that the house ________ and a lot of things ________.
A．has broken into; has been stolen B．had broken into; had been stolen
C．has been broken into; stolen D．had been broken into; stolen
【答案】D
【详解】
句意：警察发现房子被人破门而入，很多东西被偷了。
考查被动语态用法。宾语从句中的动作“break into”与“steal”发生在“found”这一过去时之前，因此用过去完成时。且“house”与“break into”，“things”与“steal”有被动关系。故选D。
5．—A long journey can be covered only by taking one step at a time.
—I agree. All small thing can ________ and become big things.
A．add up B．set up C．show up D．get up
【答案】A
【详解】
句意：——一段长的旅行只能是一次一步的完成。——我同意。所有的小事情可以加在一起变成大事情。
考查动词词义辨析。add up加起来；set up建立；show up出现；get up起床。根据句意可知是小事情加起来变成大事情，故选A。
二、完型填空
Yesterday was my friend Sally's birthday.She had 6 me to her birthday party.And another friend Eric had offered to take me to the party by car.
7 I was getting dressed，Eric rang and said he was ill and couldn't go to Sally's party.I decided to go there alone by train.Unluckily，while I was talking 8 the phone，my cat walked over my clean shirt，so I had to spend a few minutes 9 another one.
As I was walking to the train station，it started to snow and I felt very cold.I just 10 a train so I had to wait for another one.When the train finally arrived，I was frozen! I was so cold and tired that I 11 on the train and missed my station.
I got off at the next stop and decided to walk 12 to Sally's house.I walked for half an hour and then I realized I was 13 ．Luckily，I found a public phone and telephoned for a taxi.When I finally arrived at Sally's house，it was 14 midnight and people were going home.What a(n) 15 day!
6．A．showed B．suggested C．invited
7．A．Since B．When C．Though
8．A．on B．at C．to
9．A．checking B．looking C．finding
10．A．got off B．missed C．caught
11．A．enjoyed myself B．fell asleep C．played cards
12．A．up B．forward C．back
13．A．lost B．hungry C．sad
14．A．hardly B．nearly C．still
15．A．lovely B．exciting C．terrible
【答案】
6．C
7．B
8．A
9．C
10．B
11．B
12．C
13．A
14．B
15．C
【分析】
本文主要讲述了“我”倒霉的一天。我要参加Sally的聚会，本来计划乘坐Eric的车一起去，可是我刚刚换好衣服，他说生病不能去了，我不得不独自乘火车去。当我打电话的时候，猫弄脏了我的衬衫，我要找一件新的。当我到达车站的时候，刚好错过一辆火车，需要等下一辆。好不容易坐上车，又因睡着，坐过了站，不得不步行返回。后来发现又迷路了，最后到Sally家快到半夜了。
6．她邀请我去她的生日聚会。show展示，suggest建议，invite邀请，根据句意可知这里表示邀请，故选C。
7．句意：当我穿好衣服的时候，Eric打电话说他生病不能去Sally的聚会了。since自从，when当....时候，though虽然尽管，根据句意这里表示“当…时候”，故选B.
8．句意：不幸的是，当我正在打电话的时候，我的猫爬到我干净的衬衫上。“打电话”固定短语talk on the phone, 故选A.
9．句意：所以我需要花几分钟时间再找一件。句子中有spend,故用到spend (in) doing sth; check检查，核对，look看，find找到，结合句意和所给单词，这里表示“再找一件衣服”，故选C。
10．句意：我刚好错过了火车，所以我必须等待下一辆火车。got off下车，miss错过，caught赶上，根据后文“so I had to wait for another one”可知，他刚好错过了一辆，故选B。
11．句意：我是如此的有冷又累以至于我在车上睡着了，并坐过了站。enjoy oneself玩得高兴，fall asleep 入睡，play cards玩卡片，根据句子中的“cold and tired t”以及“missed my station”可以推测作者在火车上睡着了，故选B。
12．句意：我在下一站下了车，并决定步行回到Sally家。up向上, forward向前，back向后，根据前文“坐过了站”，所以需要“返回”walk back步行返回，故选C。
13．句意：我走了半个小时，然后意识到我迷路了。lost迷路的，hungry饥饿的，sad悲伤的; 根据后文I found a public phone and telephoned for a taxi.说明作者并没有顺利步行到Sally的家，故这里表示“迷路了” be lost, 故选A。
14．句意：当我最后到达Sally家的时候，已经快半夜了，别人都要回家了。hardly几乎不，nearly几乎，将近，still 仍然，结合句意这里表示 “快要半夜了”故选B.
15．句意：多么糟糕的一天啊！lovely可爱的，exciting 令人兴奋的，terrible糟糕的，根据文章描述可知这是作者很糟糕的一天，故选C。
三、阅读单选
Life is colorful. However, life sometimes plays jokes on us, especially when one has a bad day. Ryu is an unlucky one.
Ryu got up late in the morning. He set the alarm clock at 8:00 a.m. the night before because he had a job interview at a company today. But the alarm clock didn’t ring. How strange!
Then Ryu sat at the kitchen table where his breakfast usually was, but it wasn’t there. Instead, he found a note left by his sister, “I am really busy today. Make breakfast yourself.” So Ryu had a quick breakfast of bread and milk. Then he rode his bicycle to the company for the interview.
When Ryu arrived, he was scolded(责骂) by the angry boss for being five minutes late. But he still got the job after the interview. Also, he was told to get to work at 9:00 a.m. the next day. That night Ryu went to bed earlier at 11:00 p.m., in order not to be late the next day.
The next morning, Ryu’s sister woke him up at 8:00 a.m. But he wanted to stay in bed for five more minutes. He finally had to get up when the sunlight shone down on his eyes. He did everything like any other normal day. When he finished his breakfast, he found it was already 9:05 a.m. He was late again.
16．Why did Ryu get up late the first day
A．Because he was very tired. B．Because he didn’t feel well.
C．Because his alarm clock didn’t work. D．Because his sister didn’t wake him up.
17．What can we learn from Paragraph 3
A．Ryu left a note to his sister
B．Ryu’s sister usually cooked breakfast for him.
C．Ryu’s favorite foods were bread and milk.
D．Ryu usually cooked breakfast for himself.
18．How long was Ryu late for the job interview
A．5 minutes. B．10 minutes.
C．Half an hour. D．1 hour.
19．When might Ryu get up on his first day of work
A．At 8:00 a.m. B．At 8:45 a.m.
C．At 9:05 a.m. D．At 9:45 a.m.
20．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage
A．Ryu lived with his parents and his sister.
B．Ryu should get to work at 9:00 in the morning.
C．The boss was angry because Ryu did the work badly.
D．Ryu was angry with his sister because she didn’t cook.
【答案】
16．C
17．B
18．A
19．B
20．B
【分析】
本文大意：生活是丰富多彩的。然而，生活有时会开我们的玩笑。本文向我们介绍了Ryu糟糕的一天。
16．细节理解题。根据“But the alarm clock didn’t ring.”可知，Ryu第一天迟到是因为闹钟没响。故选C。
17．推理判断题。A：Ryu给他姐姐留了一张纸条。根据“Instead, he found a note left by his sister”可知，便条是姐姐留给Ryu的，该项表述错误；B：Ryu的姐姐经常为他做早餐。根据“Then Ryu sat at the kitchen table where his breakfast usually was, but it wasn’t there.”和“I am really busy today. Make breakfast yourself.”可知，Ryu 的姐姐经常为他做早餐，该项表述正确；C：Ryu最喜欢的食物是面包和牛奶。本文并未提及面包和牛奶是否是Ryu最喜欢的食物，该项表述错误；D：Ryu通常自己做早餐。根据“Then Ryu sat at the kitchen table where his breakfast usually was, but it wasn’t there.”可知，Ryu不是经常自己做早餐，该项表述错误。故选B。
18．细节理解题。根据“When Ryu arrived, he was scolded(责骂) by the angry boss for being five minutes late.”可知，Ryu面试迟到了5分钟。故选A。
19．推理判断题。A：早8:00；B：早8:45；C：早9:05；D：早9:45。根据“The next morning, Ryu’s sister woke him up at 8:00 a.m. But he wanted to stay in bed for five more minutes.”和“When he finished his breakfast, he found it was already 9:05 a.m.”可知，姐姐8点钟叫他起床，但是他没起，等他吃完早餐已经9:05，所以推测Ryu可能是8:45起床的。故选B。
20．推理判断题。A：Ryu和他的父母和姐姐住在一起。B：Ryu应该在早上9点开始工作。C：老板因为Ryu工作做得不好而生气。D：Ryu很生他姐姐的气，因为她不做饭。根据“Also, he was told to get to work at 9:00 a.m.”可知，Ryu被告知在早上9点钟开始工作。结合选项，故选B。
四、用所给单词的正确形式填空
用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空。
21．I saw the smoke___________ (rise) from the chimney when I walked past his house yesterday.
22．The old man thought to___________ (he), “How lucky I am!”
23．After the accident, the old man was lucky to be___________ (live).
24．The fireman rescued two children from the ___________ (burn) building.
25．Many office ___________ (work) in Beijing stay up late on weekdays.
【答案】
21．rising
22．himself
23．alive
24．burning
25．workers
【解析】
21．句意：昨天当我经过他家时，看到烟从烟囱升起。
看见某人正在……see sb. doing sth.，根据句意when I walked past his house yesterday.特指我经过时看见正升起，故动词rise要变成ing形式。故答案填rising。
22．句意：老人想“我太幸运了！”
根据句意表示他自己想着，用反身代词指代他自己。故答案填himself。
23．句意：事故之后，老人很幸运的活着。
was lucky to be后跟形容词表示活着的；live动词居住变成形容词单词前加a表示活着的，在句中作表语。故答案填alive。
24．句意：消防员从正燃烧的建筑物里救出了2个小孩。
the ___________ (burn) building.缺少形容词作定语；根据句意表示正燃烧着的，所以用现在分词形式。故答案填burning。
25．句意：北京很多办公职员在工作日熬夜。
Many office ___________ (work)缺少主语，动词work工作变成名词表示工人加后缀er；Many许多跟上可数名词复数形式，故工人要变复数形式。故答案填workers。
五、完成句子
根据汉语意思完成句子，每空一词。
26．他们希望在年底前实现他们的目标。
They hoped to achieve their goal ____ ___ ___ ____ the year.
27．她昨天忘记喂她的狗了。
She ___ ___ ____ her dog yesterday.
28．他答应星期二来，可是一直未露面。
He promised to come on Tuesday but he never____ _____．
29．去年他得到了一个去美国的机会。
He ____ ____ ____ _____ go to the USA last year.
30．你的价格与世界市场一致。
Your price is ____ ____ ____ the world market.
【答案】
26． by the end of
27． forgot to feed
28． showed up
29． got a chance to
30． in line with
【解析】
26．到….的末尾by the end of, “by the end of the year”意思是到今年年底，故填by the end of.
27．forget doing 忘记曾经做过某事，forget to do sth 忘记去做某事，根据句意可知事情没有做，所以用forget to do sth; 根据yesterday可知，这里是一般过去时，故用forgot, “饲养，喂养”feed, 故填forgot to feed.
28．“出面，露面”固定短语show up, 根据前面句子可知是一般过去时，故填showed up.
29．得到一个机会get a chance根据last year可知这里是一般过去时，“去美国的机会”需要to do 不定式作定语，故填got a chance to.
30．be in line with 和…保持一致，和…成一直线，故填in line with.Unit12 SectionA
知识讲解
1. Life is full of the unexpected. 生活充满了出乎意料的事。
unexpected adj. 出乎意料的；始料不及的
the unexpected＂意外的事情；出乎意料的事＂。英语中，有些形容词与定冠词the连用，表示一类人或事物，在句子中起集体名词的作用。
2. By the time I got up, my brother had already gotten in the shower. 当我起床时，我哥哥已经进了浴室了。
by the time表示＂到……时为止，在……以前＂，常引导表示过去的时间状语从句，主句常用过去完成时，即had+动词过去分词。
3. I was about to go up when I decided to get a coffee first. 我正要上楼，这时我决定先去买杯咖啡。
be about to... when...意为＂正打算做……突然……＂，可表示将来的情况，但它表达的是最近的将来。
4. When I got to school, I realized I had left my backpack at home. 当我到学校时，我意识到我把背包落家里了。
leave为及物动词，意为＂遗忘＂，常用结构：leave sth+介词+地点，表示＂把某物遗忘在某地＂。
leave sth +地点 把某物遗忘在某地
leave for +地点 离开去某地
leave a message 留言
ask for a leave 请假
leave one by oneself = leave sb alone 把某人单独留下
5. I was about to go up when I decided to get a coffee first.
be about to do sth. 表示＂打算做某事＂。
decide to do sth.表示＂决定做某事＂。
专题练习
一、单项选择
1．Robert failed in the final term exams________ he didn’t take the subject seriously.
A．because B．that C．till D．though
2．― Shall we have dinner now, Mom
― No, dear. We are supposed to wait ________ all guests arrive.
A．since B．because C．when D．till
3．Simon ________ the piano for ages before he gave his first concert.
A．played B．plays C．had played D．is playing
4．The police found that the house ________ and a lot of things ________.
A．has broken into; has been stolen B．had broken into; had been stolen
C．has been broken into; stolen D．had been broken into; stolen
5．—A long journey can be covered only by taking one step at a time.
—I agree. All small thing can ________ and become big things.
A．add up B．set up C．show up D．get up
二、完型填空
Yesterday was my friend Sally's birthday.She had 6 me to her birthday party.And another friend Eric had offered to take me to the party by car.
7 I was getting dressed，Eric rang and said he was ill and couldn't go to Sally's party.I decided to go there alone by train.Unluckily，while I was talking 8 the phone，my cat walked over my clean shirt，so I had to spend a few minutes 9 another one.
As I was walking to the train station，it started to snow and I felt very cold.I just 10 a train so I had to wait for another one.When the train finally arrived，I was frozen! I was so cold and tired that I 11 on the train and missed my station.
I got off at the next stop and decided to walk 12 to Sally's house.I walked for half an hour and then I realized I was 13 ．Luckily，I found a public phone and telephoned for a taxi.When I finally arrived at Sally's house，it was 14 midnight and people were going home.What a(n) 15 day!
6．A．showed B．suggested C．invited
7．A．Since B．When C．Though
8．A．on B．at C．to
9．A．checking B．looking C．finding
10．A．got off B．missed C．caught
11．A．enjoyed myself B．fell asleep C．played cards
12．A．up B．forward C．back
13．A．lost B．hungry C．sad
14．A．hardly B．nearly C．still
15．A．lovely B．exciting C．terrible
三、阅读单选
Life is colorful. However, life sometimes plays jokes on us, especially when one has a bad day. Ryu is an unlucky one.
Ryu got up late in the morning. He set the alarm clock at 8:00 a.m. the night before because he had a job interview at a company today. But the alarm clock didn’t ring. How strange!
Then Ryu sat at the kitchen table where his breakfast usually was, but it wasn’t there. Instead, he found a note left by his sister, “I am really busy today. Make breakfast yourself.” So Ryu had a quick breakfast of bread and milk. Then he rode his bicycle to the company for the interview.
When Ryu arrived, he was scolded(责骂) by the angry boss for being five minutes late. But he still got the job after the interview. Also, he was told to get to work at 9:00 a.m. the next day. That night Ryu went to bed earlier at 11:00 p.m., in order not to be late the next day.
The next morning, Ryu’s sister woke him up at 8:00 a.m. But he wanted to stay in bed for five more minutes. He finally had to get up when the sunlight shone down on his eyes. He did everything like any other normal day. When he finished his breakfast, he found it was already 9:05 a.m. He was late again.
16．Why did Ryu get up late the first day
A．Because he was very tired. B．Because he didn’t feel well.
C．Because his alarm clock didn’t work. D．Because his sister didn’t wake him up.
17．What can we learn from Paragraph 3
A．Ryu left a note to his sister B．Ryu’s sister usually cooked breakfast for him.
C．Ryu’s favorite foods were bread and milk. D．Ryu usually cooked breakfast for himself.
18．How long was Ryu late for the job interview
A．5 minutes. B．10 minutes.
C．Half an hour. D．1 hour.
19．When might Ryu get up on his first day of work
A．At 8:00 a.m. B．At 8:45 a.m.
C．At 9:05 a.m. D．At 9:45 a.m.
20．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage
A．Ryu lived with his parents and his sister.
B．Ryu should get to work at 9:00 in the morning.
C．The boss was angry because Ryu did the work badly.
D．Ryu was angry with his sister because she didn’t cook.
四、用所给单词的正确形式填空
用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空。
21．I saw the smoke___________ (rise) from the chimney when I walked past his house yesterday.
22．The old man thought to___________ (he), “How lucky I am!”
23．After the accident, the old man was lucky to be___________ (live).
24．The fireman rescued two children from the ___________ (burn) building.
25．Many office ___________ (work) in Beijing stay up late on weekdays.
五、完成句子
根据汉语意思完成句子，每空一词。
26．他们希望在年底前实现他们的目标。
They hoped to achieve their goal ____ ___ ___ ____ the year.
27．她昨天忘记喂她的狗了。
She ___ ___ ____ her dog yesterday.
28．他答应星期二来，可是一直未露面。
He promised to come on Tuesday but he never____ _____．
29．去年他得到了一个去美国的机会。
He ____ ____ ____ _____ go to the USA last year.
30．你的价格与世界市场一致。
Your price is ____ ____ ____ the world market.Unit12 SectionB
知识讲解
1. fool n. 蠢人；傻瓜 v. 愚弄
（1）fool用作名词，意为＂蠢人，傻瓜＂。
（2）fool用作动词，意为＂愚弄＂。
2. stay up 熬夜
stay up为固定短语，相当于不及物动词，意为＂熬夜；不睡觉＂，与sit up同义。stay up late指＂熬夜到很晚，迟睡＂。
3. In another famous trick a TV show in England reported the discovery of special water. 另一个著名的恶作剧是一家英国的电视节目报道发现了一种特殊的水。
discovery n. 发现，发觉 the discovery of意为＂……的发现＂
4. The TV star lost his girlfriend and his show was canceled. 那个电视明星失去了他的女朋友而且他的节目也被取消了。
cancel v. 取消；终止 cancel out 抵消；对消
5. run out of 用光
run out of意为＂用光……＂，相当于use up，其后都须接宾语；run out意为＂用完了＂，相当于一个不及物动词，其后无须接宾语。
专题练习
一、单项选择
1．That British teacher is very___________. He always tells us interesting jokes.
A．humorous B．boring C．embarrassed
【答案】A
【详解】
句意：那个英国老师很幽默。他总是给我们讲有趣的笑话。
考查形容词词义辨析。humorous幽默的；boring令人厌倦的；embarrassed尴尬的。根据后一句“He always tells us interesting jokes.”可知，老师很幽默，故选A。
2．I was busy with the report,so I didn't go home ________midnight.
A．in B．till C．on D．for
【答案】B
【详解】
句意：我正忙着写报告，所以直到半夜才回家。
考查介词辨析。in在……里面；till直到……；on在……上面；for为了；根据句意理解可知，这里表达的是“没有回家直到……”，应该用till，故选B。
3．I don’t think the story Tom told us just now is ________. We’d better not trust it.
A．valuable B．available C．believable
【答案】C
【详解】
句意：我认为汤姆刚才告诉我们的故事是不可信的。我们最好不要相信它。
考查形容词辨析。valuable有价值的；available可获得的；believable可信的。根据“We’d better not trust it.”可知，是不可信的，故选C。
4．I was so sleepy that I didn't know when the alarm clock________.
A．ran off B．went off C．took off D．put off
【答案】B
【详解】
句意：我太困了，不知道闹钟什么时候响的。
考查动词短语。ran off流失；went off发出响声；took off脱下，起飞；put off推迟；根据句意理解可知，这里表达的是“闹钟发出响声”，故选B。
5．—I want to share with you the latest news about China’s women’s football team.
—Really Make sure the news is true before you ________ it.
A．receive B．spread C．cancel D．hear
【答案】B
【详解】
句意：——我想和大家分享一下中国女足的最新消息。——真的吗？在你传播这个消息之前，一定要确定它是真实的。
考查动词辨析。receive接收、收到；spread蔓延、传播；cancel取消；hear听到。根据“Make sure the news is true”，结合选项，可知是在你传播这个消息之前，一定要确定它是真实的。spread符合题意，故选B。
二、完型填空
完形填空，通读下面的短文, 掌握其大意, 然后从各题所给的A、B、C中选择正确选项。
Smiles and tears are part of life. But do you find enough time for laughing I'm not asking if you experience lots of good times . Of course, we should laugh 6 the happy times. But do you also laugh during the difficult times
Erma Bombeck is famous 7 her funny books. But she wrote 8 about a more serious subject-cancer (癌症) in children. The book is titled, I WANT TO GROW 9 , I WANT TO GROW UP. Erma talks with many children who 10 cancer and learns important lessons from them. She learns, for example, that cancer survivors (幸存者) know how to smile at life, though they are receiving chemotherapy (化疗).
She tells about the experience of 11 Jessica. Jessica's leg was cut off at the knee because of cancer. She was learning to wear a prosthesis (假肢). Jessica told about playing soccer. She hit the ball hard 12 her foot. The ball flew off in one direction (方向) 13 her man-made leg flew another way. Then the brave girl lay on the floor, laughing happily.
As the saying goes, "There's a time 14 and a time to laugh." Do you find 15 time to laugh
Survivors know how to laugh If you can laugh even when you're in trouble, you will make it. Remember, laugh and the whole world laugh with you. Cry and you cry alone!
6．A．when B．during C．while
7．A．with B．as C．for
8．A．it B．one C．ones
9．A．HAIR B．NAILS C．GRASS
10．A．have B．having C．had
11．A．15 years old B．15-years-old C．15-year-old
12．A．in B．with C．under
13．A．while B．when C．whether
14．A．crying B．to cry C．cried
15．A．many B．plenty of C．a lot
【答案】
6．B
7．C
8．B
9．A
10．A
11．C
12．B
13．A
14．B
15．B
【分析】
本文叙述了笑和眼泪是人们生活的组成部分，文中举例说明有人在自己遇到困难时仍然面带微笑迎接困难，人们有时笑，有时哭，作者指出，笑是整个世人和你一起笑，而哭是你自己在独自哭。我们要笑对人生。
6．B考查连词及语境。A. When当……的时候；B. During在……之间 ；C. While当……时候。结合语境可知当然，我们应该笑，在幸福的时刻。故选B
7．C考查介词及语境。A. with 带有，具有；B. as 作为；C. For为了。联系上下文可知意思是Erma Bombeck因为它是有趣的书而文明，根据题意可知故选C。
8．B考查代词及语境。A. it 它；B. one 一个；C. Ones复数。结合语境可知是但她写了一个关于患有更严重的癌症儿童，故选B。
9．A考查名词及语境。A.HAIR头发；B. NAILS钉子；C.GRASS草。结合语境可知意思是这本书的题目是《我要长头发》。故选A
10．A考查动词及语境。结合上下文描述可知他和许多患有癌症的孩子们交谈。本题考查定语从句。故选A，
11．C考查符合形容词及语境。联系上下文可知他讲述了一个15岁的叫Jessica.的癌症患者的故事。本题考查符合形容词作后置定语。故选C
12．B考查介词及语境。A. In在……里面；B. With带有，具有；C. Under在……后面。结合语境可知句意为：他用他的脚使劲踢球。本题考查介词短语作伴随状语；故选B。
13．A考查连词及语境。A. While当……的时候 ；B. When当……的时候；C. Whether是否。联系前文球飞向了一个方向，这时她的人造腿飞到另一边，本题考查while引导的时间状语从句。故选A。
14．B考查动词短语及语境。结合语境可知是有一句言语人生半喜半忧；这是一句谚语。故选B。
15．B考查形容词及语境。A. Many许多+可数名词的复数；B. plenty of +不可数名词；C. a lot 很多。结合语境可知你能找到许多时间去笑吗。时间是不可数名词。故选B。
三、阅读单选
阅读理解。
Have you ever dreamed about sending a letter to yourself or your friends in the future While express mail(快递) is a fast way to send your letters, there is another type of mail appearing in China as a new business—future mail.
“The letter should be sent next Mother’s Day and not a day earlier!” Lin Xiaofan, a college student in Shanghai, tells one of the companies offering the service.
Lin Xiaofan wrote the letter to her mother nearly a year earlier to express her love to her mother for next Mother’s Day.
“Offering this service makes people slow down and lets them understand the meaning of ‘time’ in another way,” said Zheng Zhimin, manager at a “future mail” company. Zheng thinks “future mail” letters help remind us of care, friendship and love.
While “future mail” is becoming more and more popular, some people are wondering what will happen if the postal address changes or if the company goes broken before the letters arrive.
Zheng said customers are glad to sign a contract(签订合同) to make sure that they can be compensated if their letters are lost or damaged.
Most of the customers are college students and young white-collar(白领) workers. Psychologists (心理学家) said that young Chinese might have a new way to express their feelings through this service. Most people put their hopes and wishes in the letter so that they can experience the connection(联系) between the past and the present when they receive the letter.
16．“Future mail” is a/an ______ way to send your letter.
A．fast B．old
C．new D．cheap
17．The underlined word “compensate” means ______ in Chinese.
A．赔偿 B．完成
C．送达 D．抛弃
18．The “future mail” service is popular among ______.
A．junior students B．college students
C．young children D．blue-collar workers
19．The “future mail” service can help us ______.
A．sign a contract
B．express our love and care
C．forget friendship
D．understand the meaning of “time” in a wrong way
20．You’d better use “future mail” if you want to ______.
A．save money from sending express mail
B．send a birthday gift to your friend quickly
C．talk with your friends about your life freely
D．send a your best wishes to yourself on January 1, 2020
【答案】
16．C
17．A
18．B
19．B
20．D
本文介绍了一种新的通讯形式：future mail service。介绍了其具体形式、利弊及保障等等。
16．C细节理解题。题意：“Future mail” 是一种发送你的信件的什么方式？A．fast快速的；B．old旧的；C．new新的；D．cheap便宜的。由第一自然段最后一句：there is another type of mail appearing in China as a new business—future mail.可知这是一种新的方式。故选C。
17．A 词义猜测题。题意：有下划线的 “compensate” 的汉语意思是什么？A．赔偿；B.完成；C. 送达；D.抛弃 。根据句意：顾客签订合同以确保在信件被弄丢或是损坏的情况下得到compensate。可以推测出其含义是“赔偿”。故选A。
18．B 细节理解题。题意： “future mail” service在哪些人中受欢迎？A．junior students中学生；B．college students大学生；C．young children小孩；D．blue-collar workers蓝领工人。根据短文最后一段第一句：Most of the customers are college students and young white-collar workers.可知，其主要的顾客是“大学生”和“白领”。故选B。
19．Ｂ 细节理解题。题意：The “future mail” service 可以帮助我们做什么？A. sign a contract签合同；B. express our love and care表达关爱；C. forget friendship忘记友情；D. understand the meaning of “time” in a wrong way以错误的方式明白时间的意义。根据第二段和最后一段可知，The “future mail” service可以帮助人们表达自己的感受及爱。故选B。
20．D推理判断题。题意：如果你想要做什么时，你最好用 “future mail”？A．save money from sending express mail节省邮费；B．send a birthday gift to your friend quickly快速地给朋友寄生日礼物；C．talk with your friends about your life freely和朋友自由地谈论你的生活；D．send your best wishes to yourself on January 1, 2020在2020年1月1日，把你最好的祝愿寄给自己。根据短文第一句可知，future mail可以寄未来的邮件。故选D。
四、用所给单词的正确形式填空
根据句意，用括号中所给词的适当形式填空。
21．I felt like a ________when I realized my mistake.(fool)
22．Mary wears a beautiful ________at the party.(costume)
23．Last Sunday my friend ________me to her birthday party.(invite)
24．Let's go and see what is ________over there.(happen)
25．I was very ________at the party because I wore the wrong clothes.(embarrass)
【答案】
21．fool
22．costume
23．invited
24．happening
25．embarrassed
【分析】
21．前有a修饰，应该是fool的名词。故答案为fool。
22．Beautiful后面应是名词。故答案为costume。
23．根据时间状语last Sunday可知，本题是一般过去时，动词invite用过去式。故答案为invited。
24．根据句意和空前的be动词可知，本题用现在进行时，动词用现在分词形式。故答案为happening。
25．根据句意和句子结构，本题是“主系表”结构，用embarrass的形容词embarrassed做表语。故答案为embarrassed。
五、完成句子
根据汉语意思完成句子
26．与其说她买的这件羊毛衫便宜不如说它漂亮。
The sweater she bought was beautiful ________ ________ cheap.
27．婚礼什么时候举行？
When will the wedding ________ ________
28．你朋友吉姆怎么了？
________ ________ ________ your friend Jim
29．我们已经弄清了真相。
We ________ ________ the truth.
30．警察发现他是个贼。
The police ________ ________ that he was a thief.
【答案】
26． rather than
27． take place
28． What happened to
29． have discovered
30． found out
【解析】
26．rather than意思是“而不是”，是一个并列连词，前后所加的成分是一致的；beautiful和 cheap.都是形容词。根据汉语提示，故答案为(1). rather (2). than。
27．短语take place表示“发生；举行”没有被动语态，这里是一般将来时的特殊疑问句，其结构是疑问词+will+主语+动词原形+其他？根据汉语提示，故答案为(1). take (2). place。
28．短语happen to sb.表示“某人发生什么事了”这里用what提问，根据语境可知用过去式，happen的过去式是happened。根据汉语提示，故答案为(1). What (2). happened (3). to。
29．discover动词，发现，根据题意可知是现在完成时，其结构是“have done”的形式。主语是we，助动词用have。discover的过去分词是discovered。根据汉语提示。故答案为(1). have (2).discovered。
30．短语find out表示“找出，查明”。根据“that he was a thief.”可知，主句用一般过去时态。find的过去式是found。根据汉语提示，故答案为(1). found (2). out。
六、材料作文
31． 假如你是李华,今天你去省城买电脑,却经历了倒霉的一天。请你根据下面表格中所给的提示内容,用英语写一篇日记。
At 8:30 a. m. 到达汽车站后发现没有带钱包,于是返回家去取
At 9:30 a. m. 坐上公交车,但由于交通阻塞而受堵(be stuck in a traffic jam)一个小时
At 11:30 a. m. 到达商店后发现自己喜欢的那款电脑已经卖完了,于是花了很长时间挑选另一款电脑
At 6:30 p. m. 赶到汽车站发现最后一班车已经走了,不得不打车回家
December 30,Sunday,Fine
【答案】December 30,SundayFine
Today I went to buy a computer,but some bad things happened to me.
By the time I arrived at the bus station at 8:30 a. m. ,I found I had left my wallet at home, so I went back to get it. At 9:00 a. m. ,I got on the bus,but I was stuck in a traffic jam for an hour. At 11:30 a. m. ,when I got to the shop, I was told that the computer I liked had been sold out.
Then it took me a long time to choose another kind of computer. Finally, when I hurried to the bus station at 6:30 p. m.,I found the last bus had left. I had to go home by taxi.
What a bad day!
【详解】
1. 题干解读：文章主要是围绕“去省城买电脑”这件事情而发生的不顺利的一些事情的描述。把表格中的内容按照顺序描写清楚具体即可，要注意时态的应用。
2. 例文点评：文章分四段描写。第一段开篇点题说明要去买电脑，但是发生了一些糟糕的事情；第二段写在去的途中发生的一些事情；第三段描写在买电脑的过程中发生的一些事情；第四段总结这糟糕的一天。整个文章结构完整，语言表达井然有序，用词合适，意思明确易懂。
3. 高分亮点：
短语：happen to；arrive at；get on；traffic jam；sell out；hurry to。
句型：but连接的并列句；by the time引导的时间状语从句；when引导的时间状语从句；What引导的感叹句。
