【本讲教育信息】
一、教学内容
Unit 13—14
（一）重点单词
（二）重点短语
（三）重点句型
二、知识精讲
（一）重点单词
1. considerate adj.为他人着想的；考虑周到的
He is a considerate head teacher.
他是一个考虑周全的班主任。
It was considerate of you not to make noise while I was asleep.
在我睡觉时你不弄出声来，真是体贴入微。
短语be considerate towards/to sb. 体贴某人
The manager is considerate towards his employees.
经理很体谅他的雇员们。
拓展：（1）considerable adj.相当大的；相当多的
He bought the house at considerable expense.
他买这房子花了大价钱。
（2）consideration
n. 考虑（不可数）；体贴；（对他人的）考虑周到，体谅，顾及
Please give the matter your careful consideration.
此事请你仔细考虑。
He is very selfish and never shows much consideration for other’s needs.
他很自私，从不考虑别人的需要。
n. 要考虑的事；考虑到的事（可数）
It is time that is an important consideration in this case.
在这种情况下，时间是一个要考虑的重要因素。
短语take…into consideration(account)考虑到……；斟酌……
The panel shall take into consideration the report of the Technical Committee.
专家组应考虑技术委员会的报告。
under consideration正在考虑之中
One proposal is rumored to be under consideration.
据说一个提议正在考虑中。
Exercises
① The young should be ___ to the comfort of the old.
A. thoughtful B. considerate C. considerable D. considering
② The school teacher is ___ and has got everything ready for his students.
A. worried B. considering C. considerate D. thinking
2. astonish
1) vt. 使……惊讶；使……震惊
She astonished me with her beautiful handwriting.
她以其漂亮的书法使我惊讶。
The news astonished all of us.
这个消息使大家都感到惊讶。
2）形容词astonished与astonishing的区别：
astonished感到惊讶的，指人的主观感受；
He looked astonished when he saw me.
他看到我感到非常吃惊。
短语：be astonished by/at/to do… 对……感到惊讶
All of us were astonished by / at /to hear the news.
大家对听到的这个消息都感到惊讶。
I was astonished at/by/to hear the loud sound.
我被这声巨响吓了一跳。
be astonished that… 对……感到惊讶
I’m astonished that he didn’t pass the exam.
他考试没有及格，对此我感到很惊讶。
astonishing令人惊讶的，指事物本身的特征。
It is astonishing that he should have done that work so early.
他那么早就完成那项工作真让我吃惊。
3）astonishment n. 惊奇；惊讶 to one’s astonishment令人感到惊讶的是
To my astonishment, the dog jumped at me suddenly.
那只狗突然向我扑来，吓了我一跳。
3. coincidence n. 巧合的事；相符合；一致
—I’m going to
我准备下周去巴黎。
—What a
coincidence! So am I.
真巧，我也去。
Is there any coincidence between his opinions and your own?
他的意见和你的是不是一致？
4. convince vt. 使人确信；说服
（1）convince sb. of …使某人相信……
How can I convince you of her
honesty?
我怎样才能使你愿意相信她很诚实呢？
（2）convince sb. that… 使某人确信……
What she said convinced me that I was mistaken.
她的一番话使我确信我错了。
I was convinced that I saw you there, but it
must have been someone else.
我原来真以为看见你在那里，一定是看错人了。
（3）convince/persuade sb. to do... 说服某人去做……
What convinced you to vote for them?
是什么使你愿意投他们的票？
Exercises
完成句子
① ___ ___ ___(真是巧合)it
is that I was in London just when you were.
② I should like to know whether it’s just ___ that you
happened to be there.
A. an accident B.
an incident C.
a coincidence D. an
occurrence
③ He couldn’t ___ his father that John was telling the
truth.
A. convince B.
believe C. admit D.
display
④ ____of his mistake, he apologized to the professor.
A. Robbed B.
asked C.
Convinced D. Thought
5. investigate
（1）vt.
调查；侦查
A detective was called in to investigate the case.
请了名侦探来调查这件案子。
审查
All should be thoroughly investigated before being appointed.
所有人员在委任前都应接受全面调查/审查。
研究
We might be able to help you; I’ll
investigate the possibilities.
我们也许能帮助你，我将研究一下这种可能性。
查明
I’ll go and investigate what is the noise outside.
我要去查看一下外面是什么声音。
（2）n. investigation调查 be under investigation正在调查中
Exercises
① Please don’t worry; the case is ___ investigation.
A. under B.
in C.
during D. through
② The case is complex and you’d better ___ it before a
decision.
A. prove B.
test C.
investigate D. find out
6. assume vt.
（1）假定；假设；后接名词、代词作宾语
I can’t assume anything in this case.
在这种情况下，我无法做任何揣测。
还可接不定式的复合结构
We must assume him to be
innocent until he is proved guilty.
在尚未证实他有罪之前，我们必须假定他是清白的。
（2）假装
The look of innocence she assumed
had us all fooled.
她装出清白无辜的样子，把我们都愚弄了。
（3）开始从事；承担
He assumes his new responsibilities next month.
他下个月承担新任务。
（4）n. assumption假定；假设；认为；承担
短语：make an assumption作假设
7. beyond prep. 在……一边；超出
What is beyond the horizon?
地平线那边是什么？
He is such a naughty boy and is beyond my control.
他是个淘气的孩子，我管不了他。
The TV set is beyond repair.
这电视机没法修理了。
This problem is far beyond me.
这个问题超出我的能力之外。
Don’t stay out beyond 10 o’clock at night.
晚上十点之后不要在外逗留。
8. innocent adj.
（1）无罪的，清白的 后+of构成短语be innocent of… 没有……罪；
反义词be guilty of… 有……罪
He was pronounced innocent of the charge.
他被宣告无罪。
（2）无害的
The butterfly is an innocent insect.
蝴蝶是一种无害的昆虫。
（3）天真的，单纯的，幼稚的；头脑简单的，愚钝的
Don’t be so innocent as to
believe everything the politicians say.
不要太天真，竟至于相信政客们所说的每一句话。
Exercises
① We can leave together ___ that the others are not
late.
A. if B.
even if C. assuming D.
on conditions
② We take our skin for granted until it is burned ____ repair.
A. beyond B.
for C.
without D. under
（二）重点短语
1. as for至于
1）用以转换话题：在有前文的情况下，as for总是出现在下文的句首，用来引出另外一方或者新的谈话内容，但与前文内容也有一定的联系，起到补充前文又突出后文的作用，使之与前文形成对照，译作“至于”
We all passed the exam, but as for
him, he alone failed.
我们都考试及格了，但至于他，只有他不及格。
I enjoyed going to the movies. But
as for the theatre, I prefer staying at home.
我喜欢看电影，但至于看戏剧，我宁愿待在家里。
2）用以表现态度：as for还可以用来表示讲话人对某人或某物持有“轻蔑”或“冷淡”的态度，甚至有憎恶之感，讲话时要重读其引出的词语并在其后稍作停顿，以示强调，口气上带有嘲讽意味，译作“至于……嘛”。
As for you，I never want to see you here in my home again．
至于你嘛，我永远不想在我家这儿再见到你。
2. tell…apart分辨；区别；区分（tell为“辨别；识别；区分”的意思），经常与表示能力的can, could, be able to连用，宾语一般放在apart前
The teacher could not tell the twins apart.
老师无法辨别这对双胞胎。
It’s hard to tell the two girls apart.
很难把这两个女孩辨别开。
3. come to light显露；为人所知；被发现（这个短语一般不用于被动语态）
The whole truth came to light after a thorough investigation.
经过全面调查，真相大白了。
It has come to light that a second person was involved in the accident.
人们发现有第二个人与这个事故有牵连。
He was only a child when his talent for music came to light.
当他还是小孩的时候，他的音乐天赋就显现出来了。
拓展：come的其他常用短语
（1）come down下降；（物价）跌落；着陆
The price of petrol is coming down.
汽油的价格在下跌。
（2）come along到达；出现
When the opportunity comes along, she’ll take it.
待适当的机会来临，她就能抓住。
（3）come up with找到或提出（答案或办法等）
She came up with a new idea for increasing sales.
她提出了增加销售量的新主意。
（4）come by经过；获得
I hope that money was honestly come by.
我希望那笔钱来路正当。
4. have no choice but to
do… 别无选择；只好……
He had no choice but to resign.
他除了辞职别无选择。
He had no choice but to sit down and cry.
＝He could do nothing but sit down and cry.
他别无他法，只好坐下来哭。
归纳：当谓语动词部分出现实义动词do的任何形式时，but后接不带to的不定式；若是其他动词，则but后接带to的不定式。
Exercises
① Tom could do nothing but ___ to his father that he
was wrong.
A. admit B.
admitted C. admitting D.
to admit
② The twins are so much alike that even their mother
can hardly___.
A. tell apart them B. apart tell them C. tell them apart D. tell them
③ _____
my past, I’m not telling you anything.
A. In spite of B.
But for C. Because
of D.
As for
课文中的其他短语：
be set in以……为背景
turn down拒绝（要求）；驳回（提议、建议、提建议的人等）
get hold of抓住，拿住，握住，掌握，明白，得到
（三）重点句型
1. Is it coincidence or is it the Moonstone’s bad luck that causes the tension and strange things that happened
during the rest of the evening?
是巧合还是月亮宝石的厄运引起了恐慌和发生在那晚的怪事呢？
(1) Is it…that是强调句型，coincidence
or the Moonstone’s bad luck为被强调部分。
“It is/ was+被强调部分+that/who+原句剩余部分”是强调句型，可用来强调句中除谓语之外的任何成分。
My uncle bought a new car yesterday.
It was my uncle that/who bought a new car yesterday. (强调主语)
It was a new car that my uncle bought yesterday.（强调宾语）
It was yesterday that my uncle bought a new car.（强调时间状语）
注意：强调人时，可用that/who,强调时间、地点、原因状语时，连接词只能用that，而不可误用where, when, why.
(2) not…until句式的强调句型为
It + be + not until…+that+原句剩余部分
It was not until yesterday that I knew he had gone abroad.
直到昨天我才知道他已出国了。
（3）强调句的疑问句式
Be + it+被强调部分+that+原句剩余部分
Was it yesterday that your uncle bought a new car?
（4）强调句的特殊疑问句形式
特殊疑问词+be + it + that+原句剩余部分
What is it that made Peter what he is today?
是什么使得彼特成为他现在的样子？
（5）强调句和定语从句的辨析
把it, be 和that或其他引导词去掉，剩余部分为一个完整的句子，则为强调句；否则，则为定语从句。
It is at
It is
Exercises
① —It is ___ he often fails in exams ___ makes his parents worried about him.
—So, he has to work whole-heartedly.
A. what; that B. that; what C. that; that D./; that
② It was with great joy ___ he received the news ___ his lost daughter had been found.
A. because; that B. which; which C. that; that D. since; that
2. Then they
slowly moved it farther and farther away…They discovered
that the farther away the
feeding station was, the slower
the dance was.
然后他们慢慢地把它移到越来越远的地方。……他们发现喂食地点越远，（蜜蜂的）这种舞跳得也就越慢。
(1) farther and farther越来越远
Our country is becoming stronger and stronger.
我们国家变得越来越强大。
归纳：两个比较级连用，中间加and，此结构译为：越来越……
如：faster and faster; more and more; warmer
and warmer
（2）the farther…the slower… ……越远；……就越慢
The harder you work, the better your
result will be.
你工作越努力，你的结果就会越好。
The older you are, the wiser you are.
你越老越明智。
The more we get
together，the more we will learn.
我们在一起相聚的机会越多，我们就学得越多。
归纳：“the+比较级，the+比较级”句型是一个常见句型，意思是“越……，就越……”the后先接形容词或副词的比较级形式，然后再接主语、谓语。一般情况下，主从句时态一致，但如果主句为将来时，从句可用现在时。
3. It was evident that the
circle dance told the bees about the location of the feeding place. It was also
apparent that the wagging dance, where the bee moved sideways, sent another
message about the feeding place.
很明显，圆圈舞告诉蜜蜂有关喂食点位置的情况，而摇摆舞，（在这种舞中蜜蜂向两侧摇动）则明确地传递了关于喂食点的另一种信息。
It was evident that… 此句型中的that引导的是主语从句，it为形式主语。
由句型It+ be + adj. +that…构成
It is clear that he should devote himself to his work.
这一点很清楚，他应该把全身心投入到工作中。
It is necessary that we should help the disabled.
我们应该帮助残疾人，这是很有必要的。
It is strange that such a gentleman like him should have done such a mean thing.
真奇怪，像他这样的绅士竟会做出如此卑劣的事来。
Exercises
① Was it ___ that I saw last night at the concert?
A. you B. not you C. yourself D. that yourself
② It’s these poisonous products ___ can cause the symptoms of the flu, such as headache and aching muscles.
A. who B. that C. how D. what
③ During these years travel agencies have succeeded in selling us the idea that the farther we travel, __________.
A. our holiday will be better B. our holiday will be the better
C. the better our holiday will be D. the better will our holiday be
Unit 15—16预习导学
一、重点词汇扫描
voluntary adj. 自（志）愿的；主动的
annual adv. 每年地；年度地；一年一次地
eager adj. 渴望的；热切的
accommodation n. 房间；住所；住宿；膳宿
communist adj. 共产主义的 n. 共产主义者
starve v. 挨饿；饿死
breathless adj. 呼吸急促或困难的；气喘吁吁的
dizzy adj. 头晕的；眩晕的；失去平衡的；使人眩晕的
adjustment n. 调节；调整
adolescent adj. 青春期的
addition n. 加（法）；增加的人或事物
draft n. 草稿；草案v. 起草，草拟
whereas conj. 然而；却；另一方面（用于引出相反的或不同的事实）
adviser n. 顾问；指导老师
adore vt. 热爱；爱慕；敬仰；极喜欢
outstanding adj. 杰出的；优秀的
occupation n. 工作；职业
instant adj. 立即的；马上的
nevertheless adv. 虽然如此；然而
drawback n. 不利条件；缺点；障碍
modest adj. 不大的；中等的；朴素的；不豪华的
flexible adj. 适应新情况的；灵活的；可变动的；有弹性的
acknowledge vt. 承认；告知已收到；为……表示感谢；公认为；认为
benefit n. 利益；好处；优越条件vt. 对……有好处
possess v. 拥有；具有；控制；支配
straight away立刻地；毫不犹豫地
fit in (with) 与……相适应；与……相协调；与……一致
approve vt. &vi. 称许；赞成vt. 批准；通过
apply v. 申请；要求；对……适用；被适用
essential adj. 本质的；根本的
at times有时
in touch with与……保持联系，与……有联系，了解
up to date现代的，时新的
send off寄出；派遣；给……送行；写信要求某人将某物送来
hold back 退缩；踌躇；阻止；阻挡；抑制
二、主要句型活用
1. I really feel I am doing something worthwhile and I am having a great time doing it.
我真的觉得我在做一些值得做的事情，并且做得很开心。
________________________________________________________________________.
2. Every time he plays
football he is watched by thousands of adoring Becks fans all over the world.
每当他踢足球时，他就会成为来自世界各地的成千上万的崇拜贝克汉姆的球迷们注视的焦点。
_________________________________________________________________________.
3. Top players must have excellent ball control and understand how to use the space on the pitch, but it is not just what they do with their feet that counts.
顶级运动员必须有极好的控球能力并懂得如何利用足球场地，但这不是光凭他们的脚下功夫就行的。
_________________________________________________________________________.
【模拟试题】（答题时间：90分钟）
一、单项选择（共15小题；每小题一分，满分15分）
1. Finding a job in such a big company has always been ___his wildest dreams.
A. under B. over C. above D. beyond
2. I convinced that little boy ___ the existence of the ghosts.
A. of B. to C. in D. on
3. It’s ___ of you to come home early and help me with my homework.
A. considerable B. considering C. considerate D. considered
4. He was glad that the judge announced that he was innocent ___ crime.
A. in B. to C. of D. for
5. Last night he had no choice but ___.
A. to play games B. playing games C. play games D. have played games
6. We can leave together ___ that the others are not late.
A. if B. even if C. assuming D. on conditions
7. It was becoming increasingly ___ that he could no longer look after himself.
A. disguising B. changeable C. transparent D. apparent
8. I’ve told you ______ not to say
“He has went.”
A. once again B.
over again
C. over and over again D.
once more
9. When will the government ______
its position on equal pay for women?
A. say B.
tell C.
clarify D.
state
10. —She’s
a lot older than you, isn’t she?
—Fifteen years, to be ______.
A. frank B.
precise C.
honest D.
fair
11. It was not until dark ______
he found ______ he thought was the correct way to solve the problem.
A. that; what B.
that; that C.
when; what D. when;
that
12. The people of the town ______
the danger of flooding.
A. warned B. were warned C.
warned that D. were warned of
13. The manager has got a good
business ______ so the company is doing well.
A. idea
B. thought C. sense D. thinking
14. It was a pity that the great
writer died ______ his works unfinished.
A. for
B. with C.
from
D. of
15. You’ll soon ______ this
climate and then the changes in temperature will not affect you.
A. get used to B.
get to C.
get over D. get on with
二、完形填空（共20小題；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
Norman Cousins was a businessman
from the
Then, after returning to the
In less than one week after his
return, he could not 21 . Every move that he 22 was painful. He was not able to sleep at
night. The doctors told him that they did not know how to cure Mr Cousins’
problem and he might never 23 over the illness. Mr Cousins, however,
refused to give up 24 .
Mr Cousins thought that 25 thoughts were causing bad chemical
changes in his body. He did not want to take medicine to cure himself. 26 , he felt that happy thoughts or 27 might cure his illness.
He began to 28 on himself while still in the hospital by
watching funny shows on television. Mr Cousins quickly found that 10 minutes of
real laughter during the 29 gave him two hours of pain-free sleep at
night.
30
the doctors could not help him, Mr
Cousins left the hospital and checked into a hotel room where he could 31 his experiments with laughter. For eight
days, Mr Cousins rested in the hotel room watching funny shows on television,
reading funny books, and sleeping 32
he felt tired. Within
three weeks, he felt well 33 to take a vacation to
After a few months, Mr Cousins
returned to work. He had laughed himself back to 35 .
16. A. time B.
holiday C.
sleep
D. work
17. A. boring B. tiring C. dangerous D. pleasant
18. A. top
B. degree C. problem D. limit
19. A. from B. around C. inside D. beside
20. A. weak B. good C.
false
D. painful
21. A. speak B. breathe C. stand D. see
22. A. made B. did C.
took
D. gave
23. A. look B. get C.
turn D.
think
24. A. effort B. hope C.
treatment D. arrangement
25. A. foolish B. unusual C. funny D. unhappy
26. A. Instead B. However C. Therefore D. Otherwise
27. A. sleep B. travel C.
laughter D. television
28. A. rescue B. operate C. try
D. experiment
29. A. day B. week C.
month D.
year
30. A. Promising B.
Deciding C. Doubting D. Recognizing
31. A. invent B. begin C.
continue D. prove
32. A. until B. whenever C. unless D. so that
33. A. soon B. completely C. slowly D. enough
34. A. exercise B. illness C. rest D. pleasure
35. A. power B. sense C. health D. happiness
三、阅读理解（共12小题；每小题2分，满分24分）
A
Left-handed people, however, are
considered less intelligent or unskillful with their hands.
Schools in many countries may
allow children to write with their left hand, but in the meantime “the idea
that children should be re-educated to write with the right hand has not yet
been removed from the heads of many parents and grandparents,” says Elizabeth
Werthmueller of the Left-handers’ Initiative in Fulda in central Germany.
International Left-handed Day was
held on August 13, 1976—it was a public holiday—in the
Nowadays interest is steadily
growing and there are several advice centers to provide advice and actively
campaign against the opinion that left-handers are unskillful.
Psychologist and psychotherapist (精神病医生) Johanna Barbara Sattler, who founded the
first advice center for left-handers in Munich in 1985, can only shake her head
over some of the conclusions she’s heard. “Left-handed people die nine years earlier
than right-handers” is one rumor.
Sattler says that the process of
changing writing hands means a sudden attack on the brain. Memory and speech
defects (缺点) are the results, she say,
because left or right-handedness, which scientists say is in any case inherited
(遗传), is controlled by the hemispheres
of the brain(大脑半球). These are connected to the
opposite body—half by crossed nerves.
In left-handers, the right
hemisphere is functionally dominant(支配).
It is primarily responsible for determining space preferences and thought. This
explains why left-handed people are often described as particularly creative.
But in the workplace, they often
have problems in using technical devices. However, it is always better to
choose another job than to retrain to use the right hand, says Expert Sattler.
In contrast to 30 years ago,
left-handers are no longer forced to switch to their right hands in German
schools, yet many teachers still have no idea how they can help left-handers
with practical advice. Instead, these children often have to hear that they
have to get along with “the problem” themselves.
36. The first paragraph tells us
that _____.
A. scientists in the world are all
left-handers
B. artists in the world are all
left-handers
C. famous people all over the
world are members in this special club
D. some famous people may be
left-handers
37. From the third paragraph we
learn that ______.
A. students in many schools must
write with their left hand
B. students in many schools
sometimes write with their left hand
C. many parents insist that
students write with their right hand
D. many parents insist that
students write with both hands
38. According to Sattler’s
opinion, changing writing hands is ______.
A. reasonable B.
interesting C.
scientific D. unnecessary
39. From the last two paragraphs
we find that ______.
A. people’s opinion about
left-handers has changed
B. German students seldom get help
from their teachers
C. left-handers at German schools
feel disappointed
D. left-handers at German schools
find no trouble using anything
B
Teens don’t understand the big
fuss(小题大做). As the first generation grow up
in a wired world, they hardly know a time when computers weren’t around, and
they eagerly catch the chance to spend hours online, chatting with friends. So
what?
But researchers nationwide are
increasingly worried that teens are becoming isolated (孤寂), less skillful at person-to-person
relationships, and perhaps numb (麻木)
to the cheatings that are so much a part of the e-mail world. “And a teen’s
sense of self and values may be changed in a world where personal connections
can be limitless,” said Sherry Turkle.
Another researcher, Robert Kraut,
said he’s worried about the “opportunity costs” (机会成本)
of so much online time for youths. He found that teens who used computers, even
just a few hours a week, showed increased signs of loneliness and social isolation
“Chatting online may be better than watching television, but it’s worse than
hanging out (闲逛) with real friends,” he said.
Today’s teens, however, don’t see
anything strange in the fact that the computer takes up a central place in
their social lives. “School is busy and full of pressure. There’s almost no
time to just hang out,” said Parker Rice, 17. “Talking online is just catch-up
time.”
Teens say they feel good about
what they say online or taking the time to think about a reply. Some teens
admit that asking someone for a date or breaking up, can be easier in message
form, though they don’t want to do so. But they insist there’s no harm.
40. The researchers argue that
_______.
A. teens may develop different
senses of values
B. nothing is wrong with teens’
chatting online
C. teens can manage their social
connections
D. spending hours online does much
good to teens
41. Teens think that talking
online can help them _______.
A. use computers properly
B. improve their school work
C. develop an interest in social
skills
D. reduce their mental pressures
42. The text mainly deals with
_______.
A. teens’ pleasant online
experience
B. teens’ computer skills and
school work
C. the effects of the computer
world on teens
D. different opinions on teens’
chatting online
43. The purpose of the text is to
_______.
A. describe computer research
results
B. draw attention to teens’
computer habits
C. suggest ways to deal with
problems teens have
D. discuss problems teens have at
school
C
On a grassy plain in
A survey shows that the tigers are
in more danger of dying out than
The cubs were born in zoos in
When the cubs first arrived in
All four animals will finally
return to zoos in
44. The tigers are sent to
A. their young can live in the
wild
B. their young can have a better
environment
C. they can get used to wildlife
reserves
D. they can live a free life in
the wild
45. What does the fourth paragraph
mainly talk about?
A. The food the tigers ate.
B. The place where the tigers were
trained.
C. The process(过程) to train the tigers.
D. The time it took to train the
tigers.
46. The underlined part “the first
rehabilitated tigers” refers to ______.
A. the tigers sent to
B. the pioneering pairs
C. the tigers’ next generation
D. the zoo-bred tigers
47. Which of the following is
TRUE?
A. There are about 100 South China
tigers at the zoos in
B. South China tigers at the zoos
in
C. In the hunting practice cubs
didn’t eat what they hunted at first.
D. The four tigers will appear in
the Olympic Games.
四、短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
When our six children were young,
suppertime is always 48.
________
being interrupted by neighborhood
children ring the bell. 49.
________
They wanted one child or another
to come out and played. 50.
________
Finally we had good idea. We hung
a sign on the front 51.
________
door that was read: “We’re having
dinner. Come back 52.
________
later.” That night, we sat down to
what they thought would 53.
________
be a pleasant, uninterrupted
meals. But as soon as we 54.
________
began dinner, the doorbell rang.
On the front door stood a 55.
________
five-year-old boy from across the
street. He looked up 56.
________
at us and said, “I just want to
know what the sign say.” 57.
________
五、书面表达（满分21分）
请根据以下提示写一篇题为“Save Our Earth”的文章。
1. 地球过去美好的居住环境。
2. 现在的污染情况。
3. 呼吁保护森林和植被，绿化地球，改善我们的生存环境。
注意：词数100左右。
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
【试题答案】
一、
1. D 点拨：句意：能在这么大的公司找到一份工作一直是他不敢想象的事。beyond his wildest dreams“做梦也想不到”
2. A 点拨：convince sb. of sth. 使某人相信某事。句意：我使这个小男孩相信有鬼存在。
3. C 点拨：It be considerate of sb. to do sth. 此句型中，it为形式主语，不定式为真正的主语，of sb.是不定式的逻辑主语，前面的形容词considerate是说sb. 的性格或品质，故用of sb.。句意：你回来这样早辅导我做作业，真是体贴周到。
4. C 点拨：be innocent of crime无罪的
5. A 点拨：have no choice but to do sth.“别无选择，只好……”该短语中，but为介词，前面的谓语部分没有实义动词do，后面加to do sth.
6. C 点拨：句意：我们大家可以一起走，假如大家不耽误的话。
7. D 点拨：disguising令人厌恶的；changeable可变的；transparent透明的；apparent显然，显而易见的，句意：他再也不能自理了，这一点越来越明显。
8. C 点拨：once
again相当于once more再一次，又一次；over and over again再三，反复地。本句的意思是：我再三告诉你别说“He has went.”。
9. C 点拨：本题考查固定搭配。clarify one’s position阐明某人的立场。
10. B 点拨：to
be frank坦率地说；to be precise准确地讲；to be honest老实说；to
be fair公平地说。句意是“她比你大很多，是吧？”“确切地说，大十五岁。”
11. A 点拨：本句是强调句型，所以第一空填that；what引导宾语从句，并且what作从句的主语。
12. D 点拨：warn指“警告，提醒”，常用于句型warn sb. of sth.或warn sb. + that从句中。sb.
be warned of sth. 指某人被提醒当心某事。
13. C 点拨：idea主意；thought想法；sense辨别力，鉴别力；thinking思想，思考。本句的意思是：这位经理有很强的经商意识，因此公司经营得很好。
14. B 点拨：with
his works unfinished在句中作状语，表示伴随。
15. A 点拨：get
used to习惯于；get to到达；get over克服；get
on with和……相处。本句的意思是：不久，你就会习惯于这种天气，然后气温的变化就不会对你有影响了。
二、16. D 点拨：根据Norman
Cousins是商人这一职业特点，应选work。
17. B 点拨：boring令人讨厌的，tiring累人的，dangerous危险的，pleasant愉快的，根据题意，B项最恰当。
18. D 点拨：由于Norman
Cousins在旅行过程中身体极度疲劳，已达到身体的极限。
19. C 点拨：from从，around周围，inside在……内部，beside在……旁边。
20. A 点拨：根据整篇文章可知，这位商人最后无法站立，由此可推断出是他骨骼间不结实的物质所致。故选weak。
21. C 点拨：由下面Every move可知，选stand，他不能站立。
22. A 点拨：本句的意思是即使是移动一下，他都会感到很疼。make every move每移动一下。
23. B 点拨：look
over仔细检查，get over克服，turn over翻转，think
over仔细考虑，B项最恰当。
24. B 点拨：effort努力，hope希望，treatment治疗，arrangement安排。联系上下文可知，医生检查后认为Norman Cousins的病不可治愈，但Norman Cousins本人却不放弃希望。
25. D 点拨：foolish愚蠢的，unusual不寻常的，funny可笑的，unhappy不愉快的。由下文的“…he felt that happy thoughts… might cure his illness.”可知Norman Cousins认为是不愉快的想法造成了体内不良化学反应的发生。
26. A 点拨：Norman
Cousins不想用药治疗了，代之以精神疗法。instead代替，however然而，therefore因此，otherwise否则，A项最恰当。
27. C 点拨：sleep睡，travel旅游，laughter笑，television电视。laughter和前面的happy thoughts相对应。
28. D 点拨：Norman
Cousins开始用自己做实验，看看是否能成功。experiment on对……进行实验。
29. A 点拨：此处与本句的at night相对应，本句的意思是Norman Cousins很快发现，白天开怀大笑十分钟可使他晚上安睡两小时。
30. B 点拨：promise保证，decide断定，doubt怀疑，recognize认出，本句的意思是：断定了医生治不好他的病，他便离开了医院住进旅馆，继续其精神疗法。
31. C 点拨：invent发明，begin开始，continue继续，prove证明。
32. B 点拨：在旅馆里，Norman Cousins吸取自己生病的教训，一累便睡觉休息。
33. D 点拨：Norman
Cousins的精神疗法功效显著。住进旅馆三个星期后，他便能去波多黎各度假。在那儿，他在海滩上跑步锻炼。
34. A 点拨：exercise锻炼，illness病，rest休息，pleasure乐趣。A项最恰当。
35. C 点拨：power力量，sense意识，health健康，happiness幸福。通读最后一段可知Norman Cousins返回工作岗位，是笑使他恢复了健康。
三、A 36. D 点拨：整篇文章讲的是left-handers，因此选D。
37. C 点拨：从“...
the idea that children should be re-educated to write with the right hand has
not yet been removed from the heads of many parents and grandparents ...”可知。
38. D 点拨：从“Sattler
says that the process of changing writing hands means a sudden attack on the
brain.”可知。
39. A 点拨：从“In
contrast to 30 years ago, left-handers are no longer forced to switch to their
right hands in German schools ...”可知。
B 40. A 点拨：推理判断题。由第二段的论述可知研究人员对孩子们迷恋网络充满忧虑，认为青少年会变得孤寂，不善社交，对外界麻木，自我价值观改变。
41. D 点拨：由倒数第二段的“School is busy and full of pressure. There’s almost no time to just
hang out.”和“Talking online is just catch-up
time.”可知。
42. D 点拨：主旨大意题。全文主要论述了研究人员和青少年对青少年沉迷网络的现象所持有的不同观点。
43. B 点拨：推理判断题。本文主要论述了上网对生活在网络时代的青少年的身心影响问题，其目的是引起人们对青少年沉迷电脑的关注。
C 44. A 点拨：由文章第一段最后一句话可知。
45. C 点拨：第四段主要介绍了这些虎仔由不愿离开到经过培训成为猎食高手，详细介绍了对虎仔的培训过程。
46. C 点拨：由第一段的allowing the next generation to get back to wildlife reserves(保护区) in China可知。
47. C 点拨：由第二段可知现在野生的华南虎有30只左右，动物园中有64只，因此A项错误；由第四段的第二句可知它们在动物园是用牛肉喂养的，已经习惯吃牛肉，故B项错误；由第四段的第三句可知，经过几个月的训练，它们已能够猎取活的猎物，再经过训练，它们才能将捕猎的动物当作食物，故C项正确。由最后一段的最后一句可知D项不正确。
四、48. is→was
49. ring→ringing
点拨：by + doing sth. 通过做某事，doing前有自己的逻辑主语neighborhood children。
50. played→play
点拨：play和前面的come
out是并列成分。
51. good idea前加a
点拨：have a good idea是固定用法。
52. 去掉was 点拨：read此处是“（文字）读起来……”，如：Her letter reads as follows…她的信内容如下……。
53. they→we
点拨：人称指代错误。
54. meals→meal
55. On→At
点拨：at the front door为习惯说法。
56. √
57. say→says
点拨：应用一般现在时，注意主谓一致。
五、范文：
Save Our Earth
Our earth used
to be a beautiful place. Thick trees and green grass covered the hills and
it was the
①
best home for birds and animals.
What a beautiful scene it was! However, as time went on,
②
people destroyed the forests to
grow crops. What was worse, people let their cattle eat up the
③
grass. So you can see a stretch of
wasteland instead of green hills now. As a result, when it
rains, the soil is washed down
the hills; strong winds blow away the rich soil that lies on the
④
top of the fields. We do hope all
the people will take good care of our forests and plant more
trees to improve our environment
in which we are living. I’m sure as long as we try every
⑤
possible means, we’re sure to have
a beautiful environment again.
点评：
①used to过去……。
②as time went on随着时间的推移。
③eat up吃光。
④wash down冲刷。
⑤as long as只要。
总评：本文就地球的过去和现在的情况进行了对比，呼吁人们保护环境，拯救我们的地球。本文文笔流畅，用词恰当，过渡自然，条理清楚。