话题语言应用——学无止境
语言积累
交际用语
Exchanging views 交换观点
1. What’s your view on studying abroad?
你对海外留学怎么看?
2. For me, learning about a new culture would be an important part...
对于我来说,学习一种新文化会是个重要部分……
3. But as I see it, the main advantage would be...
但是,据我看,主要的优势会是……
4. I totally disagree! Living away from my family and friends would be the biggest...
我完全不同意!离开家人和朋友会是最大的……
5. Well, to a certain extent, I would find that difficult too...
哦,在一定程度上,我会发现那也很难……
6. I don’t think that would be a problem. I’m sure there would be...
我认为那不会是问题。我确认会有……
7. I get your point, but studying in an English-speaking country...
我明白你的观点了,但是在一个说英语的国家学习……
8. Well, that’s one way of looking at it, but some students...
哦,那是一种看待这件事的方式,但是一些学生……
9. I think so too. It would be really difficult...
我也那样认为。那会真的很难……
要点提示:
view on... 有关……的看法 abroad adv. 到国外 advantage 优势,有利条件
point 观点,要点,论点
话题语句(1)
About life-long learning 有关终生学习
1. It’s never too late to learn. ① 活到老学到老。/ 学习永远不会太迟。
2. I tried to be a sponge, absorbing and questioning every good idea.
我把自己比作海绵,吸收并改进每一个好点子。
3. There is no end to learn. 学无止境。
4. A little learning is a dangerous thing. 学识浅陋是险事。
5. There is no royal road to learning. 学无坦途。
6. Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today. 今日事,今日毕。
7. Clearly, today’s workplace is becoming more high-tech, and more high-skilled. It is becoming more competitive.
8. Lifelong Learning is about learning to give you new skills for your education, work or retirement or just provide enjoyment in pursuing knowledge about a subject that interests you—on your own or in the company of like-minded people.
9. Learning satisfies my thirst for knowledge.
10. Only when my learning is lifelong may I not cease to grow. ②
11. Study smart, not just study hard.
要点提示:
competitive 竞争的,比赛的,好竞争的 pursue 追求 cease 停止
like-minded 志趣相投的, 具有相似意向或目的的 thirst for 渴望
① too... to 太……而不能
②是重要句型,当“only + 状语(从句)”位于句首,主谓部分倒装。
About study 有关学习
distance learning 远程学习
computer engineering 计算机工程
business course 商务课程
how to email and use the Internet 如何发电子邮件、使用互联网
by asking grandson to instruct 通过要孙子指导的方式
continue one’s studies after formal education 常规教育后继续学习
Reason for study
give himself a second chance to study for a degree
be laid off and bored at home
to send email to his daughter in the USA
Result of their study
be about to graduate with a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering and be getting promoted at work
have prepared a business plan for setting up a company
send email; see and talk to grandchildren in the USA
要点提示:
degree 学位 Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering 计算机工程学士学位
lay off 解雇,停止工作 get promoted 被提拔
Learning strategies 学习策略
Good memory is very important in learning English.
How can you learn English words by heart easily?
Strategies of remembering new words:
1. Analytical: Thinking about the structure of words.
2. Visual: Writing, drawing, connecting pictures with words.
3. Self-testing: Doing personal tests or asking someone to test you (for example, to give you a dictation).
4. Oral-saying: Saying words aloud, making connections between words.
Memory strategies
Read the list of words quietly a few times.
Repeat the words aloud. Begin with one word, then two, then three and so on.
Think of the items visually, e.g. a picture of an envelope.
Make connections between words, e.g. scarf, hat (clothes).
Classify words grammatically, e.g. serious, empty, amazing (adjectives).
Classify words alphabetically, e.g. page, paper clip, philosophy.
要点提示:
learn ... by heart 牢牢记住 analytical 分析的,分析法的 visual 视觉的 item 一项
self-testing 自我测试 classify 分类 grammatically 语法上的
alphabetically 按字母顺序排列的
话题语句(2)
Traditional education 传统教育
1. Teachers don’t allow even the slightest loose conduct (行为不检点,品行不端).
2. Students are treated as receivers of knowledge.
boring drills 单调的操练 test-focused 考试为中心的 conservative 保守的,
structured 组织好的 assignment in Maths 数学作业
assessment 评估 analyse 分析 test 测试
principle 准则,规范 uniform 制服;清一色的
Alternative education 非传统教育
1. The school motto (座右铭) is “making our school fit for every child”.
2. Students take part in learning and are involved in a lot of reading, writing and problem -solving activities. 学生参与学习,参与大量的阅读、写作、解决问题的活动。
independent 独立 project 课外自修项目
alternative 两者择一的,非传统的,供替代的 interactive 互动的
student-centred 学生为中心的
learner-centered approach 学习者为中心的方法
have access to children’s minds 接近孩子们的心灵
decrease the size of classes 减少班级的学生数
be open and eager to learn 开放,渴望学习
participate actively 积极参加
a communication-oriented activity 以交际为中心的活动
break the traditional teacher-oriented teaching mode 打破了传统的以教师为中心的教学模式
knowledge-based 以知识为基础的
Schools
location and facilities 位置与设备 timetable 课程表,时间表
after-school activities 课外活动 optional courses 选修课
traditional subjects 传统科目
curriculum 课程 in class 在课堂上 lecture 演讲,讲课
computer room 计算机室 gymnasium 体育馆,健身房 library 图书馆
basketball court 篮球场 sports/ chess club 体育/棋类俱乐部 choir 合唱团,唱诗班
话题语句(3)
有用的句子----- 试试你会了吗?
1. 我也检查老师在我的作业上所做的改动。
I also ________ the corrections that my teacher ________ in my schoolwork.
2. 这要视单词而定,但我常将单词简化分为不同的部分,就像“entertain-ment”,并且这帮助我了解了它们是怎样组合在一起的。
It ________ the words, but I often sort of ________ a word by ______ it ______ into different parts, you know, like “entertain-ment”, and this helps me understand how they _____.
3. 过去,如果我想见到他们,我就不得不亲自去他们那儿。
In the past, if I’d wanted to see them, I _________ to visit them _______.
4. 许多人认为退休后你所能做的就是不动脑,埋葬你曾经所学的所有东西。
So many people think that after you _______, all you can do is ______ your brain and _______ everything you’ve ever learnt.
5. 我正在完成一项很大的工作,如果我做不好的话,我不愿去想那将对我作为一个出色会计师的名声有什么样的影响!
I am _______ a huge assignment and if I don’t do well, I hate to think what will ________ my ________ as an excellent accountant!
6. 那个学校有很多的规章制度而且我们总得遵守它们。
There were so many rules at that school and we had to _______ them _______.
7. 但是当我十五岁进入詹金斯先生的课堂时,我平生第一次真正地对一门课产生了兴趣。
But when I was 15 and went into Mr. Jenkins’ class, I really ___________ in a subject ______.
8. 有一次我当场捉到他与他的一个朋友比赛谁从学校讲台上吐口水吐得最远。
_______ I _______ him and a friend ________ who could spit the ________ ________ the school stage!
9. 在英国詹姆斯国王统治时期,培根是一位身居要位的官员,但是他真正的兴趣并非政府的官僚琐事,而是对知识的不断探索上。
Bacon held an important _______ under King James of England but his true interest was not the __________ bureaucratic ________ of the government, but the ________ _______ for knowledge.
10. ……知识和理解力是要奋斗的事情,对一个人来说极其重要,对人类来说更为有益,有人或许会说这比世界上所有的钱更重要和有益。
... knowledge and understand are things to _________, more _______ to a man and more ________ to mankind, some might say, than all the money in the world.
参考答案:
1. go over (仔细检查,察看,复习);makes(make corrections 做出修改)
2. depends on (取决于);simplify(简化);breaking; up (break up 分解,结束);fit together
3. would have had; in person (亲自)
4. retire; switch off (关闭,没兴趣); bury(埋葬,埋藏,沉溺于)
5. working on; become of(遭遇, ……如何); reputation (名声)
6. obey(遵守);at all times
7. became interested; for the first time (第一次)
8. Once(一次,一旦);caught; seeing; furthest; off
9. rank (等级);day to day(日复一日的);details;worthy(有价值的);search
10. fight for; vital(极其重要的);beneficial
写作运用
A personal essay (个人随笔)
随笔是散文的一种文体格式,随笔侧重于作者个性化的看法和感受,也可以是一种灵活随便的笔记或文体。篇幅短小,表现形式灵活自由,可以抒情、叙事或评论。随笔一般采用夹叙夹记的方法,语言多为朴实无华。
典型语句
At the moment, I…It’s quite...
My perfect...would be...There would also be...for example, ...
Besides, there would be many...such as...
In my opinion, there would be...
There would be...in order to/so as to...
In conclusion/ In a word/ On the whole, I think my perfect...would have...
连接词1. 递进关系
also, another thing, as well as, besides, even, in addition (to), moreover, what’s more, to make matter worse (更糟糕的是)
2. 转折关系
but, however, yet, while (尽管), though, or, on the contrary, on the other hand, in contrast(相比之下), despite, in spite of (不管), even though, except (for), instead, after all
3. 表举例
for example, such as, like, take...for example
4. 表目的
for this reason, in order to, so that, for this purpose, so as to
5. 总结
in conclusion, to sum up, in a word, in general, in short, at last, in summary, on the whole
写作范文
Example 1
你对自己现在就读的学校的环境、教育设施、课程安排表等感到满意吗?如果不满意请说说你理想中的学校。以“My Perfect School”为题写一篇英语短文。
内容包括:
1.简要介绍你现在就读的学校;
2.说说你理想的学校应位于什么地方,具备哪些教育设施;
3.在理想的学校中学生应该学哪些课程,学生应该有哪些课外活动;
4.总结一下你理想的学校最重要的是什么。
词数120左右。
参考范文:
My Perfect School
At the moment, I am studying in Lida School in my hometown. My life there is quite boring most of the time because it is located in a small village. Except attending to classes we have no alternatives. What’s more, the timetable was very dull and there were no computers.
My perfect school would be in the centre of the city, but near a park, where we could take a walk after class. There would also be computer rooms, so we could get the information we need during study. Students would study all the school subjects such as maths, science, Chinese, music, P. E. However, there would also be some new optional subjects, for example, literary appreciation, which interests most students. There would be many afterschool interest groups, such as a film club, a chess association, a football club, or a basketball club.
In conclusion, I think my perfect school would have a good variety of activities—something for everyone.
Example 2
请你根据下面一幅图和一首诗,写一篇说明“书的作用”的短文。 注意:可根据小诗的提示适当增加必要的细节,使内容和意思衔接。(词数为100左右)
层层宝库摊开来,墨宝纵横一排排。
能记诸般悠悠事,不分古今和中外。
参考范文:
As everyone knows, it is very useful and interesting for us to read books. By reading books, we can learn what is going on both at home and abroad. We can also know what has happened in the past years or what will happen in the future.
There is a proverb which says, “Live and learn!” Books help us to enrich our knowledge. Some useful and helpful books often open our minds and give us new ideas. We understand how to live a happy life and learn newer and better ways of doing things through books. As someone said, “A good book is just like a good friend.”
要点提示:
Live and learn! 学无止境!
课本话题作文
假设你是李明,今年上高二。你准备写信给你的美国笔友May,向她介绍上课的时间和每天上几节课,并向她描述你心中理想的课堂。文章应包括以下内容:???????
1.?理想的上课时间及原因;???????2.?理想的课堂组织形式等。?
注意:
1.?开头和结尾已经给出,不计入总词数;?????
2.?词数:100左右。?
Dear?May,?
???? I?haven’t?written?to?you?for?a?long?time.?How?are?you???___________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
??????
Tell?me?something?about?your?class.?I’m?looking?forward?to?hearing?from?you?soon.?
?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? Yours,?????????????????????????????
Li?Ming?
参考范文:
Dear May,
I haven’t written to you for a long time. How are you? I am in Grade Two now. Our class begins at 7 am and there are 8 classes a day. I enjoy school, but I really wish our classes started at 8 am, and this would give us more time to sleep.
I also wish there was no fixed seating arrangement in class, so we could sit in circles or groups. Also, class would be much better if our teachers encouraged us to talk more instead of doing all of the talking themselves. This way the class would be much more lively. If the school made these changes, then everyone would be happy to attend class.
Tell me something about your class. I’m looking forward to hearing from you soon.
Yours,
Li Ming
巩固练习
一、单项选择
1. He was too surprised _____ when he heard his neighbour was dead. They chatted at the gate yesterday evening.
A. speak B. to speak C. not to speak D. speaking
2. One should take ______ of his strengths to make up for his weaknesses.
A.advantage B.benefit C.profit D.use
3. What will ________ him if he doesn’t attend the exam on time?
A.become B.happen C.occur D.become of
4. There is no access ________ the street ________ that door.
A.to;cross B.in;across C.to;through D.on;through
5. ________ more and more people may refer to the Internet for up-to-the-minute news, it is unlikely that the newspaper will disappear.
A. When B. As C. Since D. While
6. ______ has recently been done to provide more buses for the people, a shortage of public vehicles remains a serious problem.
A. That B. What C. In spite of what D. Though what
7. Hundreds of companies in Shanghai have promised not to _________ employees in spite of the global economic crisis.
A. put off B. turn off C. lay off D. get off
8. Hearing the news, he _______ his head in his hands and began to cry.
A. bought B. brought C. buried D. hid
9. My father is a real ________; he still thinks a woman’s place is in the house.
A. active B. passive C. constructive D. conservative
10. Cheating in the game ruined that player’s _________.
A. name B. prize C. reputation D. appearance
11. Everyone _______ the rules; anybody who breaks the rules will surely be punished.
A. listens B. notices C. obeys D. disobeys
12. ________ in her life Jennie gained a clear idea of how large the world is.
A. The first time B. For the first time C. At first D. At the first time
13. _______ herself wondering whether she had made a mistake, she felt embarrassed and at a loss.
A. Catching B. Caught C. Being caught D. Having been caught
14. This library was ranked _______ one of the best libraries in the world _______ honor of its contribution to the people.
A. for; with B. as; for C. as; in D. with; to
15. It is said that in Africa over a third of the population were believed to have no ______ to the health care and advanced education.
A. control B. access C. opportunity D. accent
二、完形填空
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从1~20各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。
I have this morning tradition on the weekends.I 1 .I make coffee.and I read the New York Times.It’s something I’ve done since I was in high school and something I 2 will do until I die or the world has ended.
So today when I pulled up the New York Times I 3 an article in their Education Life section entitled “How Big-Time Sports Ate College Life”.I 4 my eyes.You see,before even clicking on the article.I had a 5 I knew what was waiting for me inside.And I was 6 .Recent college athletics shames included the tragedy that 7 at our very own Penn State, which we’re 8 in detail in our recent homely food.The article quotes (引用) some ill-natured (心地不良) academics who are 9 about the position of,oh I don’t know,the old art history 10 for major (主修) college football.And of course the story wouldn’t be 11 without references to a few new studies,one that 12 to show that male college students at Oregon 13 and partied more while studying slightly less when the Ducks football 14 was doing well,and another which oppositely 15 the number of electronic article downloads from 16 libraries to the length of participation of the school’s 17 team in March Madness.
Well, you know that I’ve had enough.
I am so 18 of the articles that speak ill of college sports as a fallen force on our sacred institutions of higher learning.As a cancer whose 19 somehow acts to prejudice the priorities(优先) of students and seemingly will 20 the end of the world if we don’t get it under control.
I’ve had enough of all this,because,frankly,it’s wrong.
1.A.stay up B.get up C.wake up D.put up
2.A.surely B.exactly C.probably D.always
3.A.lost B.kept C.admitted D.noticed
4.A.rolled B.closed C.cleaned D.fixed
5.A.room B.feeling C.book D.story
6.A.right B.great C.upset D.wrong
7.A.reduced B.improved C.developed D.occurred
8.A.arguing B.discussing C.boasting D.quarrelling
9.A.angry B.anxious C.jealous D.certain
10.A.department B.course C.student D.lesson
11.A.successful B.complete C.excellent D.suitable
12.A.wants B.manages C.aims D.means
13.A.danced B.played C.acted D.drank
14.A.match B.program C.affair D.fan
15.A.charted B.wrote C.returned D.borrowed
16.A.public B.private C.campus D.warm
17.A.football B.basketball C.storybook D.science
18.A.surprised B.excited C.worried D.tired
19.A.size B.cure C.damage D.period
20.A.cause B.prevent C.delay D.affect
三、阅读理解
阅读下列短文,从每一小题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中,选出最佳选项。
I have recently completed my college degree.The last project was called“smile”.The class was asked to go out to smile at three people and document their reactions (反应).I am a very friendly person and always smile at everyone and say hello anyway.So,I thought this would be a piece of cake.
My husband,the youngest son and I went out to McDonald’s.We were standing in line when all of a sudden everyone around us began to back away.As I turned around I smelled a horrible body odour (气味) and saw two poor homeless men standing behind me.As I looked at the short blue-eyed gentleman closest to me.he was“smiling”.The second man fumbled (摸索) with his hands as he stood behind his friend.
The young lady at the counter asked him what they wanted.He said,“Coffee is all,Miss,” because that was all they could afford.
Then I really felt it—I embraced (拥抱) the little man with the blue eyes.That was when I noticed all eyes in the restaurant were set on me,judging my every action.I smiled and asked two more breakfast meals on and gave them to the men.
The blue-eyed gentleman looked up at me,with tears in his eyes,and said,“Thank you.”
I turned in my project.My teacher said,“Can I share this?” I slowly nodded as she got the attention of the class. She began to read and that was when I knew that we as human beings should share this need to heal people and to be healed.
In my own way I had touched the people at McDonald’s and every soul that heard the story in the classroom.But,I graduated with one of the biggest lessons I would ever learn.
1.The underlined part “a piece of cake” in Paragraph 1 means ________.
A.easy B.embarrassing C.moving D.comfortable
2.Why did people around the author in the McDonald’s step back?
A.Because they were very polite to the two men.
B.Because they were moved by the two men.
C.Because the two men smelt terrible.
D.Because the two men seemed unfriendly.
3.Why did the two men only buy coffee?
A.Because they didn’t have enough money.
B.Because they didn’t feel hungry.
C.Because they knew others would help them.
D.Because they were looked down upon.
4.How did the teacher think of the author’s project?
A.Hard to believe. B.Interesting to read.
C.Very puzzling. D.Very satisfying.
四、语法填空
阅读下面短文,按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求,在标有1~10的空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。
(1)
Odysseus is a literary figure in the Odyssey __1__ (write) by Homer. He rejected the comfortable life of a Greek king and made a promise to help another Greek leader, Menelaus, get __2__ wife back. But the war __3__ (drag) on and on and he was away from his family for ten years. During this time the fortunes of the war were so __4__ (change) that no one could predict __5__ would win. Odysseus became tired of the war and the delay in Troy. He urgently wanted to return home, so __6__ the Greek kings had their regular weekly meeting he suggested that they take __7__ opportunity to trick the Trojans. The Greeks built a giant wooden horse so that men could hide inside it. The Greeks then pretended to leave abroad their ships as if they __8__ (discourage) by the length of the war. The Trojans blessed their God __9__ their good fortune and prepared to celebrate. That night the men climbed out of the horse and opened the city gates to the Greek army. The Trojans awoke to the boom of the warning bell __10__ (announce) a Greek victory. So the war ended but the punishment of the Trojan people was only just beginning.
(2)
It was now raining heavily. My husband was away. I did not want to ask anyone else to go with me. So I went to the hospital by ___1___. I was taken to a small room. Lina ___2___ (lie)sleeping quietly on a table.
This wasn’t ___3___ first time Lina had taken too many pills. I knew she would sleep deeply for about twelve hours ___4___ the poison had stopped doing its harm.
I sat down by Lina’s side and watched her sleep. The room was still. I looked around. The room seemed familiar. “Have I been here before?” I wondered. I looked around ___5____. “I’m sure I’ve been in this room,” I told myself. Then I remembered. It was in this very room that I gave birth ___6___ Lina seventeen years ago. ___7___ happy I was then!
Lina used to be such a bright, ___8___(health) and nice child. “What has turned her into a dope-taker (吸毒者)?” I asked myself. “And why are millions of young people like her ___9___ (take)dope to destroy themselves? There must be something ___10___(serious) wrong with our society. What is it?”
五、书面表达
假设你应邀参加学校组织的“英语学习师生座谈会”,请你根据下表所提示的信息,用英语写一篇发言稿,简单介绍自己英语学习的情况,并对学校今后的英语教学提出建议。
自己英语学习的情况:
1、英语学习的目的;2、英语学习的方法;3、课外自学的途径;……
4、对学校英语教学的建议 (请根据自己的经历和感想,提出两至三点建议。)
注意:词数150左右。开头和结尾已经写好,不计入总词数。
Dear teachers and schoolmates, it’s a great pleasure for me to be here today and share my experience of learning English with you. ______________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________
Thank you for listening.
答案与解析
一、单项选择
1. B。too...to do...表示“太……而不能做……”。
2. A。句意:一个人应当利用自己的长处弥补自己的短处。weaknesses与strengths呼应。take advantage of意为“利用”。
3. D。become of sb. 使某人遭遇……;B、C应为happen to,occur to。由句意和词语辨析可知应选D项become of。
4. C。句意:穿过此门无法进入那条街道。access常与介词to连用;“穿过”门应用介词through,故答案为C。
5. D。考查连词。句意:尽管越来越多的人通过网络来查阅最新消息,报纸也是不可能消失的。while相当于although,引导的是让步状语从句。
6. C。句意:尽管最近已经采取了许多措施给人们提供更多的公交车,但公交车辆的缺乏仍是个严峻的问题。what引导的是名词性从句,相当于名词,不可放在though后,但可放在in spite of后。
7. C。句意:上海数百家公司已经承诺尽管有全球经济危机,他们也不会裁员。lay off 解雇;put off 推迟;turn off 关上;get off 下车,发出。
8. C。句意:听到这个消息,他把头埋在手里,哭了起来。bury 埋藏,隐藏;buy 买;bring 带来;hide 藏(目的是不让别人看到)。
9. D。父亲认为女子就该待在家里,真是个保守的人。conservative 保守的(人);passive 被动的,消极的;constructive 建设的,建设性的。所以选D。
10. C。句意:比赛时作弊败坏了那位选手的名声。reputation 名誉;ruin one’s reputation 败坏某人的名声;prize 奖品;appearance 外观。
11. C。句意:人人遵守规则,任何人违反了规则都要受罚。obey 服从;disobey 违背。
12. B。句意:平生第一次詹妮终于有了世界有多大这一概念。这里的for the first time强调的是有生以来的第一次;at the first time (在第一次)强调的是过去的时间。the first time多用于引导时间状语从句。
13. A。catch sb./oneself doing sth.意思为“发觉某人/自己正做某事”, she和catch之间为主动关系,用现在分词catching作状语,若去掉herself,则选B。
14. C。句意:为纪念这座图书馆对人类所做出的贡献它被列为世界上最好的图书馆之一。rank 意为“排列”,rank... as 作为……而列入;in honor of 向……表示敬意,为纪念……。
15. B。据说人们都相信在非洲,三分之一的人口没有享有卫生保健和高等教育的权利。control 控制;access 通道,接近……的权利;opportunity 机会;accent 口音,重音。
二、完形填空
本文是一篇夹叙夹议的文章。作者经常看《纽约时报》的新闻,当看到对于校园运动的负面报道以及有些别有用心的人认为大学生参与运动过多、出现丑闻等,作者认为这些观点是错误和不准确的,并不是所有学生参加体育运动都会出问题。
1.B。 联系上文I have this morning tradition on the weekends.以及下文I make coffee,and I read the New York Times.可知这是作者每个周末早上做的事情,这些事情只能起床后做,故选项B符合语境。
2.C。联系后面提到的will do until I die or the world has ended.可知为将来的情况,故“可能”符合题意。
3.D。从上下文语境中分析可以知道作者在《纽约时报》教育生活栏目“注意”到一篇文章,故选项D符合语境。
4.A。从上文作者提到的注意到了一条新闻可知此处作者会看这条新闻,通过眼睛的运动来形容看,故答案A“滚动”符合题意。fix one’s eyes on集中精力,显然此处搭配不合适。
5.B。从上文提到You see,before even clicking on the article可知作者在读这条新闻前的“一种感觉或意识”,故选项B合适。
6.A。联系下文作者提到在家庭聚餐中提到的大学运动过多以及上文作者看到的标题“How Big-Time Sports Ate College Life”可知作者的感觉是“对的”,即不用看就知道这篇文章讲述的内容,选项A合适。
7.D。从上文作者提到的Recent college athletics shames可知最近大学中运动所“发生”的不光彩的事情以及带来的悲剧,这些事情也“发生”在作者所在的Penn State,选项D符合题意。
8.B。对于大学校园运动会所带来的悲剧是人们饭后的谈资,这些新闻带给人们的是“谈论”,不是“辩论”或“争吵”,故答案B合适。boast 自夸。
9.C。从作者提到的ill-natured(心地不良的)及下文的about the position可知这里指“嫉妒”心理,故选项C符合语境。
10.A。此处作者讲述的意思就是主修大学足球的陈旧的文学历史“系”,故答案A合适。
11.B。从此处作者描述的情况分析作者也不能草率地下结论还需要进一步研究造成这种问题的原因,故选项B合适。
12.C。联系上文作者提到的要参考几项新研究以及此处to show that male college students at Oregon可知在运动前男学生的聚会等活动为研究的“目的”,故此处“目的是……去研究”符合题意。
13.D。此处作者描述的男生在足球中表现较好,他们会聚会、“喝酒”,故答案D符合题意。
14.B。作者上文描述的足球为学生的学习科目,故此处为足球“项目”完成得好,故答案B合适。
15.A。联系下文the number of electronic article downloads可知“规划”从图书室下载电子的材料,答案A“编制;起草;规划”符合题意。
16.C。学生在规划学习,从生活常识分析这种提到的图书室应该为“校园”的图书室,故答案C符合题意。
17.B。上文作者提到了大学的学生another which oppositely不是都参加体育运动,有些去图书室下载电子资料还有就是参加team in March Madness.可知不是前面所说的“足球队”,而是“篮球队”,故只有答案B合适。
18.D。从下文作者提到的I’ve had enough of all this,because,frankly,it’s wrong可知作者已经受够了这些不切实际的夸大,故答案D符合题意。
19.A。从作者此处描述的语境分析作者把校园的这些不好的方面比作癌症,依据生活经验肿瘤的“大小”影响到存活的时间,故答案A符合题意。
20.A。此处作者提到人们的担心,把校园问题比作癌症,若不加控制会“引起”世界末日,故答案A符合题意。
难句分析:
Recent college athletics shames included the tragedy that occurred at our very own Penn State, which we’re discussing in detail in our recent homely food.近期的大学体育运动耻辱包括发生在我们的宾州州立大学的悲剧,我们在最近的家庭聚餐中详细地讨论着。
分析:that occurred...引导的限制性定语从句,修饰tragedy;which we’re discussing... 是非限制性定语从句。in our recent homely food,指吃饭时。
三、阅读理解
这是一篇记叙文。在作者即将大学毕业前,接到老师布置的作业:向三个人微笑,然后记下他们的反应。作者在麦当劳时决定帮助两个穷人,这不仅仅使这两个人感动和高兴,同时也使在场的每个人以及作者的老师和同学感动和高兴。
1.A。猜测词义题。此画线部分前面一句提到作者对别人很友好,总是微笑,因此可知作者认为这个任务非常简单。
2.C。细节理解题。根据文章第二段第三句可知,人们后退的原因是这两个人身上的气味很难闻。
3.A。细节理解题。根据文章第一段第二句的“because that was all they could afford”可知答案是A。
4.D。细节理解题。根据文章倒数第二段可知,老师看了作者的project后,把它读给全班学生听,因此老师对作者的作业感到很满意。
四、语法填空
(1)
1. written。Odyssey (《奥德赛》)与动词write是被动关系,所以填过去分词作定语。
2. his。他拒绝希腊国王的生活,许诺帮助另一个希腊领导人Menelaus得回“他的his”妻子。
3. dragged。根据故事可知,drag用一般过去时。注意双写g加-ed。
4. changeable。根据前面的were可知,要用change的形容词changeable(多变化的)。
5. who。句意:……没有人能预测“谁”会赢得战争,所以填who。
6.when。引导时间状语从句。
7. an。an opportunity 一个机会。
8.were discouraged。be discouraged 感到泄气,在故事中用一般过去时。
9 for。bless…for 因为……而感谢某人。
10. announcing。the warning bell与动词announce是主动关系,用-ing形式作定语。
(2)
1. myself。by myself 独自地。
2. lay。因为是过去发生的事,用lie的一般过去时lay。
3.the。the first 第一。序数词前要用定冠词the。
4. until。句意:我知道她会深睡12小时,直到有毒物质不再有害。
5. again。从The room was still. I looked around.可知,此空填again,表示“又环视了四周”。
6. to。give birth to生(孩子)。
7. How。感叹句型:How+形容词+主语+谓语。句意:我那时多高兴呀。
8. healthy。与形容词bright和nice一起修饰名词child,用health的形容词healthy。
9. taking。与前面的are一起构成现在进行时。
10. seriously。修饰形容词wrong用副词,所以填seriously。
五、书面表达
Dear teachers and schoolmates, it’s a great pleasure for me to be here today and share my experience of learning English with you. I’m interested in English, and hope to be an interpreter in the future. Naturally it’s very important for me to learn English well. As everybody knows, vocabulary is an important part of language, just like bricks in a building. I usually memorize twenty new words a day and put them to use whenever possible. After class, I often listen to English programs on TV and on the radio. Besides, I’ve learned a lot from the Internet and other sources.
Now I’d like to make some suggestions on English teaching and learning in our school. Firstly, we should be given more opportunities to use what we’ve learned in order to have a better grasp of it. Secondly, I hope our teachers can recommend more interesting books and magazines and give us more free time to read them. Finally, I suggest we have more English activities, such as English contests and festivals.
Thank you for listening.???