Section Ⅱ Learning About Language
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一、单句语法填空
1.The fact is that his (disabled) has caused the thing to fail.
答案:disability
2.When I arrived there,my son (resign) from the company already.
答案:had resigned
3.Mary, excellent high school student,will go to the station to meet them.
答案:an
4.It is reported that a new film will put in the old theatre soon.
答案:on
5.She likes staying at home instead going out on Sundays.
答案:of
6.The hot topic is still discussion at the moment.
答案:under
7.I will tell her the good news moment I see him.
答案:the
8.He is so hard-working and careful that he is sure (succeed).
答案:to succeed
9.She is young,but she can speak more than one language very (fluent).
答案:fluently
10.Ten days later,the young people returned home, (exhaust) but happy.
答案:exhausted
二、翻译句子
1.这名战士应为他的英勇行为受奖。
答案:The soldier deserves the award for his act of bravery.
2.因为经济方面的问题,这些计划被放弃了。
答案:The plans were abandoned because of financial problems.
3.最终每个人都从大火中逃了出来。
答案:In the end everyone was able to escape from the big fire.
4.这个女孩写的小说在国内外都很流行。
答案:The novels written by this girl are very popular at home and abroad.
5.我不知道他那天为什么缺席会议。
答案:I don’t know why he was absent from the meeting that day.
6.老师让我们更多地注意书写。
答案:The teacher asked us to pay more attention to our handwriting.
7.事实上,他想找一个诚实而认真的人来做这项工作。
答案:In fact,he wanted to find an honest and careful person to do the job.
8.那个人用坚定而耐心的声音解释了他的计划。
答案:The man explained his plan in a firm and patient voice.
三、阅读理解
Many years ago,when we were a young couple with two small children,aged 2 and 4,we were practically impecunious.My parents-in-law lived from hand to mouth,so we didn’t expect any help from them.My parents lived a great distance away,and I was too ashamed to let them know about our situation.
My husband was trying to earn a living with an old pickup truck,carrying groceries for local shopkeepers,but it was constantly breaking down.It took almost all the money we had to have it fixed.The truck was also the only means of transportation for us.
We lived in the countryside,and we always used the back door because the driveway led to it.One winter evening,I stepped outside to take a bag of trash to the barrel and almost tripped over something.It was nearly dark,and I had to bend down to see what it was.I could hardly believe my eyes.There sat a large basket loaded with food.
It was heavy,so I called my husband to carry it into the house.Once inside,we discovered two loaves of bread,some butter,several cans of vegetables,a can of orange sauce,and a large turkey.There was so much that I couldn’t remember it all,but it was everything we needed to fix a wonderful dinner—everything except potatoes.
A little while later I remembered that I hadn’t taken the trash to the barrel.By now it was dark,so I had to turn on the yard light—and that’s when I spotted a small bag of potatoes sitting on the porch.
That dinner was the best I could remember.
We weren’t able to thank our donators,though,because we never found out who had been so generous in helping a struggling young family.Whoever it was,we are forever grateful.
1.How did the author’s husband support the family
A.By selling food door to door.
B.By delivering goods.
C.By starting a garage.
D.By working as a shop assistant.
答案:B
解析:细节理解题。根据第二段中的“My husband was trying to earn a living with an old pick-up truck,carrying groceries for local shopkeepers...”可知,“我”的丈夫用一辆旧卡车为当地的店主送货谋生。故选B项。
2.How did the author feel when she saw the basket
A.She was annoyed.
B.She was terrified.
C.She was astonished.
D.She felt a sense of relief.
答案:C
解析:细节理解题。根据第三段最后两句“I could hardly believe my eyes.There sat a large basket loaded with food.”可知,看到一篮子的食物,“我”几乎不能相信自己的眼睛,可以判断作者很惊讶。故选C项。
3.Which of the following can replace the underlined word “impecunious” in paragraph 1
A.Generous. B.Cautious.
C.Stubborn. D.Penniless.
答案:D
解析:词义猜测题。根据第一段中的“My parents lived a great distance away,and I was too ashamed to let them know about our situation.”可知,“我”的父母住在很远的地方,“我”羞于让他们知道“我”们的处境。从而推知,“我”们的日子过得相当贫穷,才会羞于让远方的父母知道“我”们的情况。故画线词意为“身无分文的”。
4.What may be the best title for the text
A.A struggling young couple
B.A tale of potatoes
C.A helping hand in time
D.A reward from a stranger
答案:C
解析:标题归纳题。通读全文可知,“我”和丈夫有两个孩子,生活贫困,但羞于将处境告诉父母。丈夫用一辆旧卡车送货谋生。一天晚上,“我”在家门口发现一篮子丰盛的食物,那一餐令“我”终生难忘。“我”将永远感谢那位送食物给“我”家的人。可知C项最能概括文意,体现文章主旨。
四、语篇填空
Like most people,I was brought up to look upon life as a getting.It was not until in my later thirties 1. I made this important discovery:giving away things 2. (make) life so much more exciting.One discovery I made about giving away is that it is almost impossible to give away anything in this world without 3. (get) something back,though the return often comes in 4. unexpected form.
One Sunday morning,the local post office delivered a letter to my home,though it 5. (address) to me at my office.I wrote the postmaster a note of 6. (appreciate).More than a year later I needed a post office box for a new business I was starting.I was told at the window that there were no boxes 7. (leave),and that my name would have to go on a long waiting list.As I was about to leave,the postmaster appeared in the doorway.He had overheard our conversation.“Wasn’t it you that wrote us a letter a year ago about delivering a special 8. (deliver) to your home ” I said yes.“Well,you 9. (certain) are going to have a box in this post office if we have to make one for you.You don’t know 10. a letter like that means to us.We usually get nothing but complaints.”he said.
答案:1.that 2.makes 3.getting 4.an 5.was addressed 6.appreciation 7.left 8.delivery 9.certainly
10.what
1Section Ⅱ Learning About Language
课后训练一起提高
一、单句语法填空
1.The fact is that his (disabled) has caused the thing to fail.
2.When I arrived there,my son (resign) from the company already.
3.Mary, excellent high school student,will go to the station to meet them.
4.It is reported that a new film will put in the old theatre soon.
5.She likes staying at home instead going out on Sundays.
6.The hot topic is still discussion at the moment.
7.I will tell her the good news moment I see him.
8.He is so hard-working and careful that he is sure (succeed).
9.She is young,but she can speak more than one language very (fluent).
10.Ten days later,the young people returned home, (exhaust) but happy.
二、翻译句子
1.这名战士应为他的英勇行为受奖。
2.因为经济方面的问题,这些计划被放弃了。
3.最终每个人都从大火中逃了出来。
4.这个女孩写的小说在国内外都很流行。
5.我不知道他那天为什么缺席会议。
6.老师让我们更多地注意书写。
7.事实上,他想找一个诚实而认真的人来做这项工作。
8.那个人用坚定而耐心的声音解释了他的计划。
三、阅读理解
Many years ago,when we were a young couple with two small children,aged 2 and 4,we were practically impecunious.My parents-in-law lived from hand to mouth,so we didn’t expect any help from them.My parents lived a great distance away,and I was too ashamed to let them know about our situation.
My husband was trying to earn a living with an old pickup truck,carrying groceries for local shopkeepers,but it was constantly breaking down.It took almost all the money we had to have it fixed.The truck was also the only means of transportation for us.
We lived in the countryside,and we always used the back door because the driveway led to it.One winter evening,I stepped outside to take a bag of trash to the barrel and almost tripped over something.It was nearly dark,and I had to bend down to see what it was.I could hardly believe my eyes.There sat a large basket loaded with food.
It was heavy,so I called my husband to carry it into the house.Once inside,we discovered two loaves of bread,some butter,several cans of vegetables,a can of orange sauce,and a large turkey.There was so much that I couldn’t remember it all,but it was everything we needed to fix a wonderful dinner—everything except potatoes.
A little while later I remembered that I hadn’t taken the trash to the barrel.By now it was dark,so I had to turn on the yard light—and that’s when I spotted a small bag of potatoes sitting on the porch.
That dinner was the best I could remember.
We weren’t able to thank our donators,though,because we never found out who had been so generous in helping a struggling young family.Whoever it was,we are forever grateful.
1.How did the author’s husband support the family
A.By selling food door to door.
B.By delivering goods.
C.By starting a garage.
D.By working as a shop assistant.
truck,carrying groceries for local shopkeepers...”可知,“我”的丈夫用一辆旧卡车为当地的店主送货谋生。故选B项。
2.How did the author feel when she saw the basket
A.She was annoyed.
B.She was terrified.
C.She was astonished.
D.She felt a sense of relief.
3.Which of the following can replace the underlined word “impecunious” in paragraph 1
A.Generous. B.Cautious.
C.Stubborn. D.Penniless.
4.What may be the best title for the text
A.A struggling young couple
B.A tale of potatoes
C.A helping hand in time
D.A reward from a stranger
四、语篇填空
Like most people,I was brought up to look upon life as a getting.It was not until in my later thirties 1. I made this important discovery:giving away things 2. (make) life so much more exciting.One discovery I made about giving away is that it is almost impossible to give away anything in this world without 3. (get) something back,though the return often comes in 4. unexpected form.
One Sunday morning,the local post office delivered a letter to my home,though it 5. (address) to me at my office.I wrote the postmaster a note of 6. (appreciate).More than a year later I needed a post office box for a new business I was starting.I was told at the window that there were no boxes 7. (leave),and that my name would have to go on a long waiting list.As I was about to leave,the postmaster appeared in the doorway.He had overheard our conversation.“Wasn’t it you that wrote us a letter a year ago about delivering a special 8. (deliver) to your home ” I said yes.“Well,you 9. (certain) are going to have a box in this post office if we have to make one for you.You don’t know 10. a letter like that means to us.We usually get nothing but complaints.”he said.
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