Period Two Language Points
Ⅰ.语境填词
1.Sheandhersisterworkedtogetheronabiographyoftheirfather. 2.Themurdererwasputtodeath. 3.Shenearlydiedoffrightatthesightoftheescapedtiger. 4.I’mcurioustoknowwhathesaid. 5.Icannowseewhatthedetective(侦探)meant:hewastryingtofindwhereIwasonthenightofthecrime. 6.Therewasapanic(恐慌)intheshopwhenafirestarted.
7.Itbegantorainsuddenly,andthechildrenallrantoseekshelter(遮蔽物)fromtherain. 8.Areyoualoneorwithacompanion(同伴)?
Ⅱ.选词填空
have(no)connectionwith;runaway;aheadof;pourdown;becuriousabout;haveenoughof;dieof;gounder
1.Thecompanyhas_connections_withanumberofJapanesefirms. 2.Theenemybroke,andthenbegantorun_awayinalldirections. 3.Shesawsomethingahead_ofher. 4.Iwasabouttoleavewhentherainpoured_down. 5.Thefirmwillgo_underunlessbusinessimproves. 6.Sheis_curious_abouttheoriginofmankind. 7.I’vehad_enough_ofyourcomplaining. 8.Ononehand,tonsofmilkwentbad.Ontheotherhand,tensofthousandsofpeopledied_ofhunger.
Ⅲ.同义词辨析
1.用disturb,bother,trouble的适当形式填空 (1)Don’tdisturbhim;heissleeping.
(2)Hisphoningmeallthetimebothersmealot. (3)It’shisattitudethattroubledme,nothiswork. (4)Don’tdisturbthepapersonmydesk. 解析 disturb用于主动语态指无意地“干扰”;用于被动语态则指程度较深的“烦
恼”,甚至表示心理、精神方面“失常”。
bother在主动语态里指有意地“烦扰”;被动则指暂时的无关紧要的“打扰”。
trouble比bother更进一层,指“麻烦;使人苦恼”;还可指所有概念的“烦恼”。
2.用hit,beat,strike的适当形式填空
(1)Astormhit/struckthevillageandcaused9deaths. (2)Ithit/struckmethatIhadanimportantmeetingtoattend. (3)Thewavebeatstheshore,washingthesandsandtherocks. (4)Thechurchclockstruck9whenwearrivedhome. 解析 hit表示具体的打击,常指速度极快地击打、冲击、击中、命中某人/某物一次
/一下;用于体育运动中时,可表示用球拍击球,与strike同义;表示抽象意义时,表示(精神方面)遭受某种打击或重创,用法,意义相当于strike;hit还可表示“使某人突然想起某事;(疾病、灾难等)侵袭”,用法相当于strike。 beat表示具体的打击,表示有规律的击打、拍打,如心跳,海浪拍击海岸,鸟拍打翅膀;还可表示抽象含义,意为“打败,战胜(=defeat);胜过,超过”。 strike表示具体的含义,指给予重击,击中、碰撞等,意义上接近hit,但指程度较重的打击;还表示(光线)照到,(声音)传入;擦火柴,打火;(钟等)敲响报时;表示抽象意义时,指突然遭受伤害、侵袭、折磨、损失等;使突然想起,意识到等,相当于hit的用法。
Ⅳ.单项填空
1.Asweallknow,goodhealth________diet. A.isconnectedtoB.connectswithC.connectstoD.isconnectedwith 答案 D
解析 句意:众所周知,健康与饮食有关。beconnectedwith与??有关;beconnectedto
被连接到一起。
2.________,allthestudentshavecoveredthe5kilometersandnoonequitonthehalfway. A.TooursorrowB.Totheirsorrow
C.TotheircreditD.Totheirdisappointment 答案 C
解析 句意:令他们感到光荣的是,所有的学生都跑完了5000米,没有一个人半路
退出。tosb.’scredit意为“使某人感到光荣的是??”,符合句意。
3.Theman________there________thathehad________themoneyonthetable. A.lying;lay;laidB.laying;lied;lain C.lying;lied;laidD.laying;laid;lain 答案 C
解析 第一空表示“躺在那儿”,作定语,应用lie(躺)的现在分词形式lying。第二
空是句子的谓语动词,表示“撒谎”,用lie(说谎)的过去式lied。第三空作从句谓语动词,构成过去完成时态,应用lay(放置)的过去分词形式laid。句意:躺在那儿的那个人撒谎说他把钱放在桌子上了。
4.Peoplehavealwaysbeencurious________howlivingthingsontheearthexactlybegan. A.inB.atC.ofD.about 答案 D
解析 句意:人们总是对地球上的生物如何起源感到好奇。becuriousabout对??感
到好奇。
5.Thoughtheymetforthefirsttime,theytalked______theyweregoodfriends. A.evenifB.asifC.eventhoughD.ifonly 答案 B
解析 evenif/though即使;asif好像;ifonly但愿。句意:尽管他们是第一次见面,
但是他们谈起话来像好朋友似的。所以B项为正确答案。
6.Inthewinter,whenH1N1Fluspreadalloverthecountry,somepeople________apanic. A.cameintoB.wereatC.gotintoD.wereinto 答案 C
解析 句意:冬天流感病毒肆虐,人们惊慌失措。bein/get into/cause/produce a panic
陷入/引起/制造恐慌,固定搭配。
7.Thesportsmeetinghadtobeputoff________thethickfog. A.dueforB.onaccountofC.becauseD.owing 答案 B
解析 onaccountof由于;dueto而不是duefor,表示“由于”;because后跟从句;
D项应为owingto“由于”。
8.Alicetrustsyou,onlyyoucan________hertogiveupthefoolishidea. A.suggestB.attractC.threatenD.persuade 答案 D
解析 句意:艾丽丝信赖你,只有你才能说服她放弃那个愚蠢的念头。suggest建议;
attract吸引;threaten威胁;persuade说服。只有D项符合题意。
9.Hurryup!Weare________oftime.
A.runningafterB.runningoutC.runningawayD.runninginto 答案 B
解析 句意:快点!我们剩下的时间不多了。runafter追赶;runout用完,耗尽;runaway
逃跑;runinto偶然遇到。根据句意,应选B项。
10.Seeingthesnake,a________lookappearedonherface. A.terrifyingB.terrifiedC.terrifyD.terror 答案 B
解析 句意:一看到蛇,她的脸上就浮现出恐惧的表情。根据句子结构,空格处应
作定语,排除C和D项;terrifying使别人恐惧的;terrified自己感到恐惧的。
Ⅴ.阅读理解
Itmayhelpyoutoknowthatthereisnosuchthingasaperfectspeech.Atsomepointineveryspeech, everyspeakersayssomethingthatisnotunderstoodexactlyashehasplanned.Fortunately,suchmomentsareusuallynotobvious(明显的)tothelisteners.Why? Becausethelistenersdonotknowwhatthespeakerplanstosay.Theyhearonlywhatthespeakerdoessay.Ifyouloseyourplaceforamoment, wronglychangetheorderofacoupleofsentences, orforgettopauseatacertainpoint, no_one_will_be_any_the_wiser.Whensuchmomentsoccur, don’tworryaboutthem.Justcontinueasifnothinghappened.
Evenifyoudomakeanobviousmistakeduringaspeech,
thatdoesn’treallymatter.IfyouhaveeverlistenedtoMartinLutherKing’sfamousspeech—“I Have a Dream”,youmaynoticethathestumbled(结巴)overhiswordstwiceduringthespeech.Mostlikely, however, youdon’tremember.Why? Becauseyouwerefixingyourattentiononhismessageratherthanonhiswayofspeech-making.
Peoplecarealotaboutmakingamistakeinaspeechbecausetheyregardspeech-makingasakindofper
formanceratherthanasanactofcommunication(交流).Theyfeelthelistenersarelikejudgesinanice-skatingcompetition.But, infact, thelistenersarenotlookingforaperfectperformance.Theyarelookingforawell-thought-outspeechthate
xpressesthespeaker’sideasclearlyanddirectly.Sometimesamistakeortwocanactuallyincreaseaspeaker’sattractivenessbymakinghimmorehuman.
Asyouworkonyourspeech, don’tworryaboutbeingperfect.Onceyoufreeyourmindofthis, youwillfinditmucheasiertogiveyourspeechfreely.
Mainidea 每个人在演说的时候都会出现这样那样的问题,怎么办?问题很简单,继续你的演讲。即便是马丁·路德·金博士最著名的演讲“我有一个梦想”也有不尽人意的地方。所以凡事不可过于追求完美,犯错乃人之本性,不完美更能够彰显人格的魅力。
1.Theunderlinedpartinthefirstparagraphmeansthatnoonewill________. A.besmarterthanyou B.noticeyourmistakes C.dobetterthanyou
D.knowwhatyouaretalkingabout 答案 B
解析 由前后句可知演讲过程中出现的错误对听众来说并不明显,他们也并不知道演
讲者想要说什么,所以“没有什么智者”,即“没有人会注意到你的错误”。
2.Youdon’trememberobviousmistakesinaspeechbecause________. A.yourattentionisonthecontent
B.youdon’tfullyunderstandthespeech
C.youdon’tknowwhatthespeakerplanstosay D.youfindthewayofspeech-makingmoreimportant
答案 A
解析 由第二段的最后一句可知。
3.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat________. A.givingaspeechislikegivingaperformance B.oneortwomistakesinaspeechmaynotbebad
C.thelistenersshouldpaymoreattentiontohowaspeechismade D.themoremistakesaspeakermakes, themoreattractivehewillbe 答案 B
解析 由第三段的最后一句可知。 4.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage? A.HowtoBeaPerfectSpeaker