Ⅰ.词汇知识
1．______________ adj.适当的；正当的→____________ adj.不适当的；不相称的
2．______________ n．交换；交流；vt.& vi.调换；交换
3．______________ n．毕业文凭；学位证书
4．______________ n．赞助人；主办者；倡议者 vt.发起；举办；倡议
5．______________n．空 adj.空白的；茫然的
6．______________ n．指南针；罗盘；(复数)圆规
7．______________ n．新娘→______________ n．新郎
8．______________ n．冠军称号→______________ n．冠军
9．______________ n．黑暗；漆黑→______________ adj.
10．______________ n．暖和；温暖→______________ adj.
11．______________ n．奖学金；学问；学术成就→______________ n．学者
12．______________ n．负担；负荷物(尤指沉重的)
答案：1. appropriate；inappropriate 2. exchange 3. diploma 4. sponsor 5.blank 6.compass 7. bride；bridegroom 8. championship；champion 9. darkness；dark 10. warmth；warm 11. scholarship；scholar 12. load
Ⅱ.重点短语
1．____________________尤其；特别
2．____________________碰巧
3．____________________继续/别挂断(电话)
4．____________________测试；试验
5．____________________发出；放走
6．____________________变成
答案：1. in particular 2. by chance/accident 3. hold on 4. try out 5. let out 6. transform into
Ⅲ.必背句型
1. Do you think the speaker in the poem ________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________(更有可能是)a girlfriend/boyfriend or a parent
答案：is more likely to be
2. Before listening，think about ________________________________________________________________________
(什么有可能激发你写诗的灵感)．
答案： what might inspire you to write poetry
温馨提示：巩固学习效果，检验教学成果。请进入“课时训练4”，指导学生每课一练，成功提升成绩。Ⅰ.词汇知识
1．______________ vt.传达；运送→__________ adj.可搬运的；可传达的
2．______________ adj.具体的
3．______________ adj.引起矛盾的；好反驳的
4．______________ n．钻石；菱形
5．______________ adj.灵活的；可弯曲的；柔顺的
6．______________ vi.& vt.取笑；招惹；戏弄
7．______________ adj.无穷的；无止境的
8．______________ n．翻译；译文→______________ vt.
9．______________ n．最低限度；最少量；最小数→__________(反义词)
10．______________ n．枝条；支流；部门
11．______________ adv.最后；终于
12．______________ vi.& vt.转化；转换；改造；变换→______________ n．转化；改造；转换
13．______________ adj.悲伤的；悲痛的；懊悔的
答案：1.convey；conveyable 2.concrete 3.contradictory
4．diamond 5.flexible 6.tease 7.endless 8.translation；translate 9.minimum；maximum 10.branch
11．eventually 12.transform；transformation 13.sorrow
Ⅱ.重点短语
1．____________________ 童谣
2．____________________ 有意义；说得通
3．____________________ 表达感情
4．____________________ 向……鞠躬/屈服
5．____________________ 熬夜
6．____________________ 轻松；不紧张；从容
7．____________________ 用完
8．____________________ 组成/编造/化妆/和解/弥补
9．____________________ 很受欢迎
10．____________________ 一天又一天
答案：1. nursery rhyme 2. make sense 3. convey one’s emotions 4. bow to... 5. stay up 6. take it easy
7. run out of 8.make up 9. be popular with...＝be well received by... 10. day by day
Ⅲ.必背句型
1. We would have won if Jack ____________________(如果踢进那个球)．
答案： had scored that goal
2. Some poems tell a story or describe something ________________________________________(用给读者留下深刻印象的方式)．
答案：in a way that will give the reader a strong impression
3. It is not a traditional form of English poetry，____________________(而是非常受英国作家欢迎的)．
答案：but is very popular with English writers
4. ____________________(要是行人归来)，this stone would utter speech.
答案：Should the traveller return
5．________________________________________________________________________
(由于有如此多不同形式的诗歌可以选择)，students may eventually want to write poems of their own.
答案： With so many different forms of poetry to choose from
温馨提示：巩固学习效果，检验教学成果。请进入“课时训练3”，指导学生每课一练，成功提升成绩。Unit 2 Poems
Section Ⅱ Warming Up & Reading－Language Points
Ⅰ.品句填词
1．We’ve got a general idea of what we want，but nothing ________(具体的) at the moment.
2．I keep getting ________(引起矛盾的) advice－some people tell me to keep it warm and some tell me to put ice on it.
3．My schedule is quite ________(灵活的) －I could arrange to meet with you any day next week.
4．I used to hate being ________(取笑) about my red hair when I was at school.
5．She climbed the tree and hid in the ________(枝条)．
6．The ________(悲痛) she felt at the death of her husband was almost too much to bear.
Ⅱ.选词填空
1．You’ve been working hard all afternoon，Steve.Sit down and ________________ for a few minutes.
2．Though they are ________________ food and drink，the men are cheerful and confident that they will get out soon.
3．This book ________________ twelve separate short stories.
4．There are so many books here.Why do you like that one ________________？
5．She promised the children they could ________________ for their favorite TV programme.
6．Why did she do a thing like that It doesn’t seem to ________________.
Ⅲ.语法和词汇知识
1．(2010年高考山东卷)Mothers holding jobs outside the home should have ________ schedules to make it easier to care for their children.
A．heavy B．smooth
C．flexible D．complex
2．(2010年高考山东卷)The living room is clean and tidy，with a dining table already ________ for a meal to be cooked.
A．laid B．laying
C．to lay D．being laid
3．(2011年潍坊高二检测)Her attitude to the party is ________.She said she liked it but she refused to attend it.
A．controversial B．contradictory
C．contemporary D．conventional
4．Either you or one of your students ________ to attend the meeting that is due tomorrow.
A．are B．is
C．have D．be
5．The children went home from the grammar school，their lessons ________ for the day.
A．finishing B．finished
C．had finished D．were finished
6．There was such a long queue for coffee at the interval that we ________ gave up.
A．eventually B．unfortunately
C．generously D．purposefully
7．Having walked in the desert for several days，they felt exhausted，but they had to find a pool before the water they had in the bottle ________.
A．put out B．kept out
C．ran out D．used up
8．No one seems to have any ________ information about her.So she remains a mystery to everyone.
A．concluding B．detail
C．concrete D．complete
9．A good teacher must know how to ________ his ideas to the students，as generally agreed by educational experts.
A．transmit B．transfer
C．convey D．communicate
10．—I’m sorry to keep you waiting.I’ll make short work of this.
—________.I’m not in a hurry.
A．Take it easy B．Take your time
C．Not at all D．Do as you like
Ⅳ.阅读理解
A
Perth is considered to be the most isolated (偏远的) capital city in the world.But even though its location might be remote，Perth offers a wide range of activities and tourist attractions.
A Perth holiday will give you a chance to view the city that is as modern as the rest of the cities in Australia.Glass skyscrapers(摩天大楼) have stood out through the skyline，and modern architecture has left its beautiful mark all over the city.Some signatures of sportsmen can be found in the square.Those who seek relaxation can visit the Burswood Casino.
Perth takes pride in its culture and relics，which are shown in many museums located all over the town.Visitors can be lost in Perth’s past and journey back into time to trace history.Perth accommodation can offer you the modern convenience that you seek in its tall hotels and modern apartments.These hotels can be found right at the center of the business districts and they are perfect.
Perth is a modern city with a country heart.It is very easy to see a lot of nature parks，which can be found even within the busy districts.The bush land is one of the main attractions of Perth’s King’s Park that is located on Mount Eliza; it is one of the largest city parks in the world.Manicured gardens also beautify the place and allow the tourist a nice picture of the sunset as the sun shines down on the glass skyscrapers along the wide Perth skyline，the beautiful Darling Ranges，and grasslands that can be found near and around Swan River.
Perth lies on the banks of Swan River and various activities make the river busy.The waters of the river are always green and thus make a scenic back ground to the city’s modern buildings.Another choice of Perth accommodation is that which emphasizes the slow?paced nature of this city.Vacation houses can be availed(有用) at inexpensive costs.A lot of bed?and?breakfast rooming facilities can be found near the parks.The perfect Perth holiday blends in(协调) the modern and laid?back aspects of this isolated city.At Perth，you may be at the edge of the world，and yet you feel so at home.
1．According to Paragraph 2，________.
A．people in Perth liked holidaying
B．all the buildings in Perth have modern architecture
C．you can relax yourself in Burswood Casino in Perth
D．most travelers are from the rest cities in Australia
2．While visiting Perth you will benefit a lot if you like ________.
A．sports B．accommodation
C．business D．history
3．By saying “Perth is a modern city with a country heart”，the authors mean ________.
A．you can find bush land everywhere in Perth
B．you can enjoy the beauty of nature in Perth
C．Perth is best known for its nature parks in Australia
D．Perth is too modern compared with some villages
4．From the passage we can know about Swan River that ________.
A．you can find many activities there
B．the water there has been polluted
C．nearly all the skyscrapers in Perth are along Swan River
D．it provides the tourists with a nice picture of the sunset
5．What can be inferred from the passage
A．Mount Eliza must be a place full of bush land.
B．Most of the busy districts are on the banks of Swan River.
C．Perth will become the biggest city in Australia in the near future.
D．The Perth holiday is perfect because it includes more than modern aspects.
B
No poem should ever be discussed or “analyzed”，until it has been read aloud by someone，teacher or student.Better still，perhaps，is the practice of reading it twice，once at the beginning of the discussion and once at the end，so the sound of the poem is the last thing one hears of it.
All discussions of poetry are，in fact，preparations for reading it aloud，and the reading of the poem is，finally，the most telling “interpretation” of it，suggesting tone，rhythm，and meaning all at once.Hearing a poet read the work in his or her own voice，on records or on film，is obviously a special reward.But even those aids to teaching can not replace the student and teacher reading it or，best of all，reciting it.
I have come to think，in fact，that time spent reading a poem aloud is much more important than “analyzing” it，if there isn’t time for both.I think one of our goals as teachers of English is to have students love poetry.Poetry is “a criticism of life”，and “a heightening(提升) of life”．It is “an approach to the truth of feeling”，and it “can save your life”．It also deserves a place in the teaching of language and literature more central than it presently occupies.
I am not saying that every English teacher must teach poetry.Those who don’t like it should not be forced to put that dislike on anyone else.But those who do teach poetry must keep in mind a few things about its essential nature，about its sound as well as its sense，and they must make_room in the classroom for hearing poetry as well as thinking about it.
6．To have a better understanding of a poem，one should ________.
A．discuss it with others
B．analyze it by oneself
C．copy it down in a notebook
D．practise reading it aloud
7．Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a function of poetry
A．Extending your life. B．Saving your life.
C．Criticizing life. D．Heightening life.
8．According to the writer，one of the purposes of teaching English is to get students to ________.
A．understand life B．enjoy poetry
C．become teachers D．become poets
9．What does the last sentence in Paragraph 3 imply
A．More stress should be laid on the teaching of poetry.
B．Poetry is more important than any other subject.
C．One cannot enjoy life fully without an understanding of poetry.
D．Poetry is the foundation of all language and literature courses.
10．The underlined phrase “make room” in the last paragraph could be best replaced by “________”．
A．build a room
B．provide equipment
C．leave a certain amount of time
D．set aside enough space
Section Ⅲ Learning about Language & Using Language
Ⅰ.品句填词
1．She became a school ________( 图书管理员)，and always seemed to have a book in her hand.
2．I didn’t feel that this was a(n) ________(适当的) time to mention the subject of money.
3．We ________(交换) phone numbers，but I don’t think I’ll call him.
4．Everyone was given a(n) ________(毕业文凭) at the end of the course.
5．If the show is too controversial，we’ll lose our ________(赞助人)．
6．At 17，he was the youngest player to win the Men’s Tennis ________(冠军)．
7．This method of finding the way was used until ________(指南针) and maps were invented.
8．Write on one side of the paper and leave the other side ________(空白的)．
Ⅱ.用括号内所给词的适当形式填空
1．He led the child into the ________(warm) and safety of the house.
2．After a few minutes our eyes got used to the ________(dark)．
3．My friend Jack won a(n) ________(scholar) to study at Stanford.
4．He appeared at the Montreux festival in 1978，and at last began to get some international recognition as a(n) ________(piano)．
5．I could then sit and relax and listen to the other ________(violin)．
Ⅲ.语法和词汇知识
1．(2011年烟台高二检测)Even some top players in the world found it hard to ________ to the new football in the 2010 World Cup.
A．suit B．fit
C．match D．adapt
2．(2011年嘉兴高二检测)The graduate’s mind ________ when he learned that he could not get the graduation diploma because of his poor performance.
A．turned empty B．became hollow
C．grew blind D．went blank
3．(2011年烟台高二检测)When I actually visited the university，it ________ me to study there some day.
A．appealed B．instructed
C．interested D．inspired
4．(2011年长春高二检测)If the cat ________ the sparrow，it ________ into the pond.
A．hadn’t teased，would not have fallen
B．hasn’t teased，would not have fallen
C．hadn’t teased，did not fall
D．hadn’t teased，won’t have fallen
5．－What do you think of the performance today
－Great！________ but a musical genius could perform so successfully.
A．All B．None
C．Anybody D．Everybody
6．Though feeling a little frightened，the cat ________ a series of loud sounds，scaring the dog away.
A．left out B．let off
C．left behind D．let out
7．—Would you mind me keeping the book for another two weeks
—________.I have finished it anyway.
A．It depends B．You’re welcome
C．No problem D．Yes，please
8．The inventor is excited，and he is going to ________ his new machine.His idea sounds fine，but we need to see how it works in practice.
A．make out B．hand out
C．try out D．take out
Ⅳ.完形填空
Tracy Wong is a well-known Chinese?American writer.But her writing __1__ was something she picked up by herself.After her first __2__，teaching disabled children，she became a part-time writer for IBM.__3__，writing stories was simply a __4__ interest.Tracy sent three of her stories to a publisher(出版商)．__5__，they immediately suggested that she put them together to make a single one long __6__ and paid Tracy a $50,000 advance.“A pretty money，” said the publisher，“for __7__ writer.”
__8__ Tracy’s characters(人物) are interesting，her stories sometimes __9__ readers uneasy：those about the supernatural.“My mother believed I could __10__ the afterlife world，” she told a close friend.“She used to have me speak with my grandmother，who died many years ago.”
“Can I I don’t think I can，” Tracy said with a laugh.“But I do have __11__ when things come to me __12__.”Once，she was wondering how to complete a __13__ set in ancient (古代的) China.__14__ the doorbell rang.It was a FedEx delivery man，with a copy of a book on Chinese __15__.It came without her having __16__ it.
Though she has published 10 books，Tracy has remained __17__ by her fame.She lives in the same __18__ she lived 27 years ago－although in a more comfortable home.There’s more room for __19__ in her life and it wasn’t just __20__.
1．A.skill B．experience
C．practice D．method
2．A.duty B．effort
C．job D．task
3．A.Instead B．Normally
C．Certainly D．Then
4．A.general B．deep
C．personal D．lively
5．A.Interested B．Anxiously
C．Seriously D．Encouraged
6．A.film B．story C．program D．article
7．A.a foreign B．a popular
C．an unusual D．an unknown
8．A.Now that B．Even though
C．Just because D．Except that
9．A.find B．turn C．leave D．hold
10．A.make up B．connect with
C．control D．explain
11．A.events B．chances
C．feelings D．moments
12．A.for no reason B．from a distance
C．by accident D．as gifts
13．A.description B．pointing
C．scene D．talk
14．A.Surprisingly B．Suddenly
C．Expectedly D．Fortunately
15．A.cooking B．history C．play D．medicine
16．A.known B．sent C．realized D．ordered
17．A.unchanged B．excited
C．determined D．unmoved
18．A.life B．city C．house D．way
19．A.success B．work C．joy D．variety
20．A.writing B．reporting C．luck D．fun
Ⅴ.阅读表达
A Poet Is in His Words
[1]The writings of William Shakespeare are today little read by young people in Britain.His young readership is limited to those who choose to study literature at university.
[2]Still，in British schools，________ to study the poet，and when something is made compulsory，usually the result is boredom，resentment or both.Shakespeare，Charles Dickens，Jane Austen－for many of the young，reading them can seem like being forced to eat medicine，especially when people are at an age when they are beginning to discover themselves and wanting to claim their independence.
[3]This was my experience of the classics at school.But when I reached my late teenage years，I had a change of heart.Like every other young person since the dawn of time，the world confused me.I wanted answers，so I turned to books to find them.
[4]I went on to take a PhD in literature and have taught the subject in universities in Britain and China.I have never regretted it.There is something in literature that people want，even if they don’t read books.
[5]You see this in the popularity of TV and movie adaptations of great works，the recent film version of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice being a case in point.These popular adaptations may help increase people’s interest in the classic.
[6]Reading a simplified Romeo and Juliet may perhaps lead to a reading of Shakespeare’s actual play.If that is the case then I welcome the trend.But do not make the mistake of thinking that it is the same thing.Shakespeare is a poet and his greatness is in his language.Reading_someone_else’s_rewriting_of_his_work_is_like_peeling(剥皮)_a_banana，throwing_away_the_fruit，and_eating_the_skin.Take on the original.It really is worth the effort.
1．Find sentence from the text which can explain the title.
________________________________________________________________________
2．Fill in the blank in Paragraph 2 with proper words to complete the sentence.(no more than 5 words)
________________________________________________________________________
3．Why are the adaptations of great works popular
(no more than 15 words)
________________________________________________________________________
4．Do you think it necessary to read the original Why (no more than 30 words)
________________________________________________________________________
5．Translate the underlined sentence in the last paragraph into Chinese.
Unit 2 Poems
Section Ⅱ Warming Up & Reading
－Language Points
Ⅰ.品句填词
1．concrete 2.contradictory 3.flexible 4.teased 5．branches 6.sorrow
Ⅱ.选词填空
1．take it easy 2.running out of 3.is made up of 4．in particular 5.stay up 6.make sense
Ⅲ.语法和词汇知识
1．【解析】选C。句意为：外出工作的母亲们应该灵活安排，以便能更加轻松地照顾孩子。flexible“灵活地，可变通地”，符合题意。heavy“沉重的”；smooth“光滑的”；complex“复杂的”。
2．【解析】选A。考查非谓语动词。句意：客厅干净、整洁，一张餐桌已经摆好。分析句子结构可知，此句为with复合宾语结构，其中lay与a dining table为逻辑上的动宾关系，故要用过去分词。
3．【解析】选B。考查词义辨析。根据语境“她说她喜欢却拒绝参加”可知她的态度是矛盾的，因此用contradictory。controversial“有争议的”，主要指某事容易引起争论，用在本句中不合适。contemporary“当代的”；conventional“传统的”。
4．【解析】选B。考查主谓一致的用法。either...or...连接两个主语，按就近原则来确定谓语的单复数。由最近的主语one of your students确定谓语应用单数形式。
5．【解析】选B。根据句子结构判断，此处为独立主格结构，且功课是被完成，因此用过去分词形式。
6．【解析】选A。考查词义辨析。句意：中间休息时排队喝咖啡的人特别多，所以我们最后放弃了。eventually“最后；最终”符合语境。unfortunately“不幸的是”，generously“慷慨地；大方地”，purposefully“故意地”。
7．【解析】选C。句意是：他们在沙漠中行走了几天后，已是疲惫不堪了，但是他们必须在瓶中的水用光之前找到池塘。put out熄灭；kept out把……挡在外面；ran out不及物动词短语，意为“用光；耗尽”；used up是及物动词短语，意为“用光”，在此句中要用被动语态。
8．【解析】选C。考查词义辨析。句意：似乎没有人知道关于她的任何具体信息。因此她对每一个人来说仍然是个谜。concrete“具体的”符合语境。concluding“总结的；最后的”；detail是名词，意为“细节”；complete“彻底的；完全的”。
9．【解析】选C。句意：像教育专家一致认同的那样，一个好的老师应该知道怎样把他的思想传达给他的学生。transmit“传输，转送，传达，传导，发射，传播”；transfer“转移，调转，调任，传递，转让，改变”；convey“传达，表达”；communicate“沟通，通信，(房间、道路、花园等)相通，传达，感染”。
10．【解析】选B。句意：“对不起，让你久等了，我尽快做完这件事。”“不忙，我不着急。”此处是指时间方面，所以要用take your time.
Ⅳ.阅读理解
1．【解析】选C。细节理解题。根据第二段可以确定，在Burswood Casino你可以放松自己。
2．【解析】选D。推理判断题。根据第三段前两句可以推断出在Perth，你可以很容易找到展示其历史文化的博物馆。
3．【解析】选B。推理判断题。本句话出现在第四段第一句，根据后面的两句可以确定，此处表达在Perth你可以欣赏到大自然的美丽。
4．【解析】选A。细节理解题。由第五段第一句可以确定答案为A。
5．【解析】选D。推理判断题。根据最后一段倒数第二句可以推断出答案为D。
6．【解析】选D。推理判断题。阅读文章第一段可以得出答案，这一段主要说明了读诗的重要性。
7．【解析】选A。细节理解题。根据文章第三段第三、四句话可知B、C、D三项都是诗歌的作用，而A项没有提到。
8．【解析】选B。细节理解题。由第三段第二句话可知，教授英语的目的之一就是让学生喜爱诗歌。
9．【解析】选A。推理判断题。这句话的意思是“在语言和文学的教学中诗歌应该拥有比现在更重要的位置”。显然选项A符合题意。
10．【解析】选C。词义猜测题。文章最后这句话的意思是“必须给学生留出思考尤其是听的时间”，make room在这里的意思应该是C项，表示时间意义，而不是具体的空间。
Section Ⅲ Learning about Language & Using Language
Ⅰ.品句填词
1．librarian 2.appropriate 3.exchanged 4.diploma 5．sponsors 6.Championship 7.compasses 8.blank
Ⅱ.用括号内所给词的适当形式填空
1．warmth 2.darkness 3.scholarship 4.pianist 5．violinists
Ⅲ.语法和词汇知识
1．【解析】选D。考查词义辨析。句意：在2010年世界杯上甚至一些世界顶级球员都发现很难适应这种新足球。adapt 适应与to连用。suit，fit，match都有“适合，匹配”之意，但都是及物动词，不能与to连用。
2．【解析】选D。考查短语辨析。句意：当听说由于自己表现糟糕而无法获得毕业证书时，那个毕业生大脑变得一片空白。go blank是习语，意为“(脑海)变得一片空白”。其他几个选项都不能表示此意。
3．【解析】选D。考查词义辨析。句意：当我真的参观了这所大学的时候，它激励着我有一天到那里学习。inspire“激励；鼓舞”。appeal“吸引”是不及物动词，不能用于appeal sb.to do结构中。interest“使感兴趣”，也没有interest sb.to do的搭配。instruct“指导；命令”不符合语境。
4．【解析】选A。从语境看，这是对过去事情的假设，因此从句用过去完成时，主句用would have done的结构。符合条件的只有A项。
5．【解析】选B。由great可知说话人对音乐会高度评价。none but a musical genius表示“除了音乐天才外没有任何人”。
6．【解析】选D。句意：尽管有点害怕，这只猫还是发出了一连串的大叫声，把那只狗吓跑了。let out“发出；泄露”，符合题意。leave out“遗漏；删去”；let off“引发；让……下车”；leave behind“留下”。
7．【解析】选C。句意：“这本书我能再看两个星期吗？” “没问题，反正我看完了。”no problem“没什么，没问题”，符合题意。A项“看情况而定”；B项“别客气，不用谢”；D项中用yes回答实际上是拒绝了对方，与下文矛盾。
8．【解析】选C。句意：这位发明家很兴奋，他要试一下他的新机器。他的主意听起来不错，但我们要看它实践的效果。try out“测试，试验”，符合题意。make out“辨认出，理解”；hand out“分发”；take out“带出去，清除”。
Ⅳ.完形填空
【解题导语】 本篇章讲述了Tracy Wong，一个女作家的成名经历，创作灵感及生活方式。读起来有几分神秘、几分离奇。
1．【解析】选A。她的写作技能是她自己练出来的。pick up a skill是练成/形成一种技能，从搭配上看合理。
2．【解析】选C。空后的teaching disabled children是前面内容的同位语，教残疾儿童应是一种工作，且后文有“part?time writer”(业余作家)，也说明她有一份工作。
3．D
4．【解析】选C。全句意为：在当时，写作/写故事不过是她的一项个人兴趣(不是工作或谋生的手段)。
5．【解析】选A。此空选A，是因为他们(出版商)感兴趣，而不是着急，严肃或受鼓励。此处interested与主语是被动的主谓关系，如不感兴趣，他们便不会提建议了。
6．【解析】选B。出版商(或编辑们)建议她(把三个故事)放在一起，组成一篇长的故事，所以此空选B。
7．【解析】选D。出版商给了Tracy 5万美元，且说：对一个不出名的作者来说是一笔不小的数目，对于外国的/受欢迎的/非凡的作者就可能显得少了。此处的pretty近于a large/considerable sum of，意即“挺不错、够多了”。
8．B
9．【解析】选C。leave意为“使……处于某种状态”，即“她的故事有时使读者处于不安当中。”uneasy是宾语补足语，符合leave的用法。逗号前的内容是“Tracy(创作的)人物有趣”，与逗号后的内容相反，有转折关系。所以第8空应选B。这样整句就合理了：尽管/即使她(作品中)的人物有趣，有时她的故事使读者不安，那些关于超自然(的故事)。
10．【解析】选B。根据后句“She used to...years ago”(她过去常让我同已死去多年的(外祖母说话)可知，母亲相信作者能同人死后所去的世界沟通，故选B。
11．D
12．【解析】选A。Tracy认为自己不能与阴间沟通，但她的确遇到过事情没来由就发生了的时候；后文没来由得到的那本书便是例子。上一空如填event指大事，故不妥。chance指机会，但未必成真，与例子不符。feelings是感觉，而例子是真实的事，也不妥。后文例子说她没订购的书在她需要时到了，这事儿就没有什么道理，也解释不清。所以本空填for no reason(没来由、不知为什么)。
13．【解析】选C。空后的“set in ancient(古代的) China”是过去分词作定语，修饰空内要填的词，意即：(时空)设定在古代中国)……，因此填scene最好。全句的意思是：有一次，她正不知怎么样完成一个设定在古代中国的场面。此时她在写作，B项和D项均不妥，她不是在绘画或交谈，A项description(描述)肯定会有很强的干扰性，但与后接的作定语的分词短语搭配不当。“一个设定在古代中国的描述”肯定不妥。
14．【解析】选B。门铃突然响了，合乎情理与下文，门铃响应不是令人吃惊的事(排除A)，但也未必是意料中所指望的事(排除C)，fortunately多指危难中出现了转机或好事，用于此处有些夸大，且fortunately多被逗号同句子隔开。
15．【解析】选B。Tracy写古代中国的场面时遇到困难，一本书雪中送炭，帮了大忙，这本书应该是关于中国历史的。如这本书是关于其他方面的，就帮不上忙了。
16．【解析】选D。她没订购这本书，这本书就在需要时到来了，正符合上文的“没来由就发生一些事的时候”。
17．【解析】选A。本句中的though是关键词，下文的same也给了提示。全句意思是：尽管她已出版了10部著作(应该名利双收了)，她盛名之下，并没有改变。后文的“She lives in the same...she lived 27 years ago”也说明她没多大变化。
18．【解析】选D。空后的“she lived 27 years ago”是定语从句，修饰所填的词，却没有关系代词或关系副词，只有先行词是way才合理，填上后句意才能通顺，与下文相符合，她用与27年前相同的(生活)方式在生活着．若选其他三项，空后应有一关系副词。且与下文不符。
19．【解析】选C。这里向我们介绍Tracy不只是埋头写作，她的生活中有更多的空间留给“乐趣”，本空正是说明这一点：There’s more room for joy。
20．【解析】选A。句中的room前没有冠词，不指房间，而指空间。根据上文可知：她已出版10部作品，仍没改变，但总会有所不同(in a more comfortable home)。有钱了，寻求快乐的能力强了，机会多了，而这种快乐不只是写作(当然写作对她来说始终是快乐的事)。
Ⅴ.阅读表达
1．Shakespeare is a poet and his greatness is in his language.
2．it is compulsory/it is required/students have/students are forced/students are required
3．They may help increase people’s interest in the classic.
4．Yes，it is.Reading the original，we can really grasp the spirits of his works and can enjoy its language.(Answers may vary.)
5．读他(莎士比亚)作品的改写本就如同将香蕉剥皮后，弃其肉而食其皮。
