Section Ⅱ Learning About Language
课后训练一起提高
一、根据句意及汉语提示填写单词
1.I can’t stand people who are (残忍的) to animals.
答案cruel
2.After three months,the researchers made a (彻底的;细致的) survey.
答案thorough
3.Please clean all the (家具) in this room.
答案furniture
4. (不幸地),I was caught in the traffic jam and missed the important meeting.
答案Unfortunately
5.With dogs (吠叫),all the lights in the village were turned on.
答案barking
6.My favourite sport is (橄榄球运动).
答案rugby
7.The room is so (潮湿的) that I can’t live in it any longer.
答案damp
二、翻译句子
1.他参军三年了。
答案He has been in the army for three years.
2.他还没有找到他的钢笔。
答案He hasn’t found his pen yet.
3.他离开中国三年了。
答案He has been away from China for three years.
4.我认识他们五年了。
答案I have known them for five years.
5.他们两个人十天前来到了香港。
答案Both of them came to Hong Kong ten days ago.
三、阅读理解
How can you survive in China without speaking Chinese It depends on what city you are going to be living in to some degree.If you choose one of the big cities like Beijing,Shanghai,Guangzhou or Hong Kong,then you will find many western people living there and many locals who speak at least a little English.
Living in a smaller city will be different but not difficult.Although few if any people you meet will speak English,they will almost all try to help you do what you want to do.Most day to day tasks are quite simple—buying food in a supermarket,taking a taxi or going to a restaurant.You don’t really need to be able to do much more than point to a menu card and look on the cash register(收银机) for the amount to pay.
Probably through your work or place or study,you will meet Chinese people who speak English and they will offer to assist you with shopping and such.Someone officially assigned to you may even be in a large organisation such as a university.They will help you with things like negotiating(协商) with a landlord(房东),paying your electricity bill and other services or buying goods.
After six years in China,I still speak just the basics of the language but have few problems.One notable trouble when I first came was paying for services like water and electricity.I didn’t know that the electricity bills were bits of paper stuck on the wall outside the building door.Several times I spent a night or two in the dark after the power was cut off.
Once I learned to read the name of the landlord on the bill,I could take the paper and pay it myself but I was surprised by the amount.It turns out there was another household with the same name as my landlord in the same building and that I was paying some other person’s electricity bill by mistake.Living in a foreign country,even if you don’t speak the language,is fun and a great experience to add to your life.
1.If an Englishman lives in a smaller city of China, .
A.he should master Chinese well
B.he may find many western people
C.he will meet many natives speaking fluent English
D.he should master the skill of ordering and payment
答案D
解析细节理解题。根据第二段的“You don’t really need to be able to do much more than point to a menu card and look on the cash register for the amount to pay.”可知,如果一个英国人生活在中国的一个比较小的城市,他需要掌握点餐和付款的技能(就可以了)。
2.Why did the author experience a night or two in the dark
A.Because he didn’t know where to see the electricity bill.
B.Because he enjoyed the feeling in the dark.
C.Because he didn’t pay the rent.
D.Because he didn’t know how to pay the bill.
答案A
解析推理判断题。根据第四段的最后两句可知,(刚到中国的时候,)作者不知道电费单贴在公寓大门外的墙上。在断电后,好几次他都在黑暗中度过一两个晚上。由此可推知,作者因为不知道在哪儿看电费单缴费,故在黑暗中度过了一两个晚上。
3.What do you know about the author from the passage
A.He always made the power cut off.
B.He mistakenly paid another person’s electricity bill.
C.He had no difficulty in paying for services at first.
D.He didn’t know how to see the electricity bill.
答案B
解析细节理解题。根据最后一段的“It turns out there was another household with the same name as my landlord in the same building and that I was paying some other person’s electricity bill by mistake.”可知,事实证明是在同一栋大楼里,有另外一个和作者的房东同名的住户,作者错误地为别人付了电费。
4.What does the author think of living in a foreign country
A.Difficult and boring.
B.Tolerable but unsure.
C.Interesting and worthwhile.
D.Happy and exciting.
答案C
解析细节理解题。根据最后一段的最后一句“在国外生活,即使你不会讲外语,也很有趣,会是你一生中很棒的经历。”可知,作者认为在国外生活是有趣并且值得的。
四、完形填空
When my sister Diane began playing the violin,she was seven.How did she sound Terrible.But she didn’t 1 .At twelve,she asked our parents if she could attend a fulltime music school.They said no.Actually,everyone agreed that my sister 2 talent.
I was better at my 3 .My teacher had told my parents that I had great potential.So my parents found the best piano teacher in the area to 4 me.But the only time he was 5 was Saturday afternoons at 3 p.m.Back then,I was crazy about a British TV show,which was 6 every Saturday at 3 p.m.I let nothing take up my TV time.So I gave up this amazing opportunity.Today,I don’t even have a 7 in my house.
My sister became an engineer,but she 8 stopped learning music.When she was in her 40s,she switched her 9 .She went back to college,got a(n) 10 in music education,and became a music teacher.She started kids off on their first instrument and gave them all the encouragement and support she never 11 .
Recently,she and a pianist pal(朋友) put on a recital.A big crowd of friends and families 12 for her.As she played,I looked around at the audience.Everyone was 13 enjoying the music.It occurred to me that I was the only person that remembered that a 7-year-old kid making those perfectly 14 sounds and knew how far she had come,despite everything.
Talent is important.But enthusiasm and determination 15 more.
1.A.advance B.quit
C.reflect D.listen
答案B
解析根据上文“How did she sound Terrible.”可知她弹得很糟糕,由后文的But可推知,此处表示她没有放弃(quit)。advance “前进,提前”;reflect “沉思,反映”;listen “听取”。
2.A.lacked B.spotted
C.possessed D.admired
答案A
解析根据上文语境可知,每个人都认为她缺乏(lack)天赋,故选A项。
3.A.major B.project
C.composition D.instrument
答案D
解析根据下文“So my parents found the best piano teacher in the area to...me.”可知,父母给“我”请最好的钢琴老师说明“我”在乐器(instrument)方面做得比较好。
4.A.train B.examine
C.correct D.challenge
答案A
解析根据语境可知,是父母找的老师培训(train)“我”。
5.A.busy B.skilful
C.occupied D.available
答案D
解析根据下文可知,此处表示老师唯一的空闲时间正好是“我”疯狂迷恋的电视节目的播出时间。available“可用的,空闲的”。
6.A.filmed B.designed
C.aired D.commented
答案C
解析根据上下文可知,这个节目是每周六下午3点播出。air“播出”。
7.A.tutor B.violin
C.musician D.piano
答案D
解析根据上文“我”为了看电视放弃了弹钢琴可推知,至今家里没有一架钢琴(piano)。
8.A.never B.once
C.already D.even
答案A
解析根据下文可知,她到了40多岁还去学习音乐,由此可推知她从来没有(never)停止学习音乐。
9.A.attitude B.career
C.plan D.position
答案B
解析根据下文“She went back to college,got a(n)...in music education,and became a music teacher.”可知,她的职业由工程师转变成了音乐老师,由此可知此处表示她换了职业(career)。
10.A.scholarship B.sponsor
C.degree D.assistant
答案C
解析根据下文“...became a music teacher.”可知,她变成了一个音乐老师,应是得到了一个学位(degree)。
11.A.provided B.imagined
C.received D.expected
答案C
解析根据上文“She started kids off on their first instrument and gave them all the encouragement and support...”可知,她给孩子们的鼓励和支持是她从来没有得到过的。receive意为“得到,受到”,符合题意。
12.A.voted B.feared
C.stayed up D.turned up
答案D
解析此处表示很多朋友、家人出席为她捧场。
13.A.obviously B.desperately
C.appropriately D.anxiously
答案A
解析此处表示很明显(obviously)观众都在欣赏她的音乐。
14.A.booming B.pleasing
C.awful D.powerful
答案C
解析由首段前三句可知,她七岁时演奏出来的是非常糟糕的(awful)声音。
15.A.matter B.make
C.take D.give
答案A
解析文章最后总结得出:天赋很重要,可是热情和决心有着更大的意义。matter在此处做动词,意为“关系重大,有意义,有影响”。
五、语篇填空
Harry’s parents love him very much and expect he can become 1. (success).So they often tell him just to study hard while they do everything else for their eighteen-year-old son.
Once Harry’s father 2. (send) to London on business.He would stay there for half a year.Before 3. (leave),he told his wife to take good care of their son.The woman had to get up earlier and did all 4. her husband did before.Then two months later the 5. (exhaust) woman was ill in bed.Now Harry was 6. helpless that he had to do as his mother told him.
Yesterday Harry’s mother told him to buy a new pair of shoes.But he didn’t know how to choose.So his mother gave him a shoe pattern.7. the help of a policeman,Harry wouldn’t have found the shop.The shopkeeper was friendly and offered various shoes to him.When he was trying on a pair,he 8.(sudden) remembered something and took them off.The man was 9. (surprise) and asked,“What’s the matter,young man ”“I’m sorry.I 10. (leave) the shoe pattern at home.”
答案1.successful 2.was sent 3.leaving 4.that
5.exhausted 6.so 7.Without 8.suddenly 9.surprised
10.have left
1Section Ⅱ Learning About Language
课后训练一起提高
一、根据句意及汉语提示填写单词
1.I can’t stand people who are (残忍的) to animals.
2.After three months,the researchers made a (彻底的;细致的) survey.
3.Please clean all the (家具) in this room.
4. (不幸地),I was caught in the traffic jam and missed the important meeting.
5.With dogs (吠叫),all the lights in the village were turned on.
6.My favourite sport is (橄榄球运动).
7.The room is so (潮湿的) that I can’t live in it any longer.
二、翻译句子
1.他参军三年了。
2.他还没有找到他的钢笔。
3.他离开中国三年了。
4.我认识他们五年了。
5.他们两个人十天前来到了香港。
三、阅读理解
How can you survive in China without speaking Chinese It depends on what city you are going to be living in to some degree.If you choose one of the big cities like Beijing,Shanghai,Guangzhou or Hong Kong,then you will find many western people living there and many locals who speak at least a little English.
Living in a smaller city will be different but not difficult.Although few if any people you meet will speak English,they will almost all try to help you do what you want to do.Most day to day tasks are quite simple—buying food in a supermarket,taking a taxi or going to a restaurant.You don’t really need to be able to do much more than point to a menu card and look on the cash register(收银机) for the amount to pay.
Probably through your work or place or study,you will meet Chinese people who speak English and they will offer to assist you with shopping and such.Someone officially assigned to you may even be in a large organisation such as a university.They will help you with things like negotiating(协商) with a landlord(房东),paying your electricity bill and other services or buying goods.
After six years in China,I still speak just the basics of the language but have few problems.One notable trouble when I first came was paying for services like water and electricity.I didn’t know that the electricity bills were bits of paper stuck on the wall outside the building door.Several times I spent a night or two in the dark after the power was cut off.
Once I learned to read the name of the landlord on the bill,I could take the paper and pay it myself but I was surprised by the amount.It turns out there was another household with the same name as my landlord in the same building and that I was paying some other person’s electricity bill by mistake.Living in a foreign country,even if you don’t speak the language,is fun and a great experience to add to your life.
1.If an Englishman lives in a smaller city of China, .
A.he should master Chinese well
B.he may find many western people
C.he will meet many natives speaking fluent English
D.he should master the skill of ordering and payment
2.Why did the author experience a night or two in the dark
A.Because he didn’t know where to see the electricity bill.
B.Because he enjoyed the feeling in the dark.
C.Because he didn’t pay the rent.
D.Because he didn’t know how to pay the bill.
3.What do you know about the author from the passage
A.He always made the power cut off.
B.He mistakenly paid another person’s electricity bill.
C.He had no difficulty in paying for services at first.
D.He didn’t know how to see the electricity bill.
4.What does the author think of living in a foreign country
A.Difficult and boring.
B.Tolerable but unsure.
C.Interesting and worthwhile.
D.Happy and exciting.
四、完形填空
When my sister Diane began playing the violin,she was seven.How did she sound Terrible.But she didn’t 1 .At twelve,she asked our parents if she could attend a fulltime music school.They said no.Actually,everyone agreed that my sister 2 talent.
I was better at my 3 .My teacher had told my parents that I had great potential.So my parents found the best piano teacher in the area to 4 me.But the only time he was 5 was Saturday afternoons at 3 p.m.Back then,I was crazy about a British TV show,which was 6 every Saturday at 3 p.m.I let nothing take up my TV time.So I gave up this amazing opportunity.Today,I don’t even have a 7 in my house.
My sister became an engineer,but she 8 stopped learning music.When she was in her 40s,she switched her 9 .She went back to college,got a(n) 10 in music education,and became a music teacher.She started kids off on their first instrument and gave them all the encouragement and support she never 11 .
Recently,she and a pianist pal(朋友) put on a recital.A big crowd of friends and families 12 for her.As she played,I looked around at the audience.Everyone was 13 enjoying the music.It occurred to me that I was the only person that remembered that a 7-year-old kid making those perfectly 14 sounds and knew how far she had come,despite everything.
Talent is important.But enthusiasm and determination 15 more.
1.A.advance B.quit
C.reflect D.listen
2.A.lacked B.spotted
C.possessed D.admired
3.A.major B.project
C.composition D.instrument
4.A.train B.examine
C.correct D.challenge
5.A.busy B.skilful
C.occupied D.available
6.A.filmed B.designed
C.aired D.commented
7.A.tutor B.violin
C.musician D.piano
8.A.never B.once
C.already D.even
9.A.attitude B.career
C.plan D.position
10.A.scholarship B.sponsor
C.degree D.assistant
11.A.provided B.imagined
C.received D.expected
12.A.voted B.feared
C.stayed up D.turned up
13.A.obviously B.desperately
C.appropriately D.anxiously
14.A.booming B.pleasing
C.awful D.powerful
15.A.matter B.make
C.take D.give
五、语篇填空
Harry’s parents love him very much and expect he can become 1. (success).So they often tell him just to study hard while they do everything else for their eighteen-year-old son.
Once Harry’s father 2. (send) to London on business.He would stay there for half a year.Before 3. (leave),he told his wife to take good care of their son.The woman had to get up earlier and did all 4. her husband did before.Then two months later the 5. (exhaust) woman was ill in bed.Now Harry was 6. helpless that he had to do as his mother told him.
Yesterday Harry’s mother told him to buy a new pair of shoes.But he didn’t know how to choose.So his mother gave him a shoe pattern.7. the help of a policeman,Harry wouldn’t have found the shop.The shopkeeper was friendly and offered various shoes to him.When he was trying on a pair,he 8.(sudden) remembered something and took them off.The man was 9. (surprise) and asked,“What’s the matter,young man ”“I’m sorry.I 10. (leave) the shoe pattern at home.”
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