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Unit 10 Frightening nature

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　　知识要点聚焦

　　Have you experienced one? 你是否经历过(台风)?

　　experience这里用作及物动词，意为“体验；经历”。如：

　　Have you ever experienced real hunger? 你体验过真正的饥饿吗?

　　Their country has experienced great hardships in 2003.

　　他们国家在2003年经历了巨大困难。

　　(1) experience用作可数名词，意为“经历；经过的事”。如：

　　Please tell us your experiences in America. 请告诉我们你在美洲的经历。

　　I had an unusual experience yesterday. 昨天我经历了一件不寻常的事情。

　　(2) experience用作不可数名词，意为“经验”。如：

　　She has twenty years'experience in teaching. 她有二十年的教学经验。

　　He has not enough experience for the position.

　　对于这个职位，他没有足够的经验。

　　(3) experienced用作形容词，意为“有经验的”。如：

　　He is an experienced doctor. 他是一位经验丰富的医生。

　　单句改错：

　　①The best way to learn is by an experience.

　　②It was interesting hearing about his experience as a policeman.

　　③I did meet him once and it was a experience I shall never forget.

　　(Keys: ①an— ②experience→experiences ③a→an)

　　I get very upset. 我感到很难过。

　　upset(upset, upset) 用作动词，意为“颠覆, 推翻”、“使不适, 使心烦”、“打翻”。如：

　　I upset the soup all over the table. 我把汤打翻在桌上了。

　　James was upset because he had lost his ticket.

　　詹姆斯很烦躁，因为他把票丢了。

　　upset还可以用作形容词，意为“倾覆的”、“被挫败的”、“混乱的”、“心烦意乱的”。如：

　　He was very upset that you didn't reply to his letters.

　　你没给他回信，他心烦意乱。

　　It makes my hair stand on end. 这令我毛骨悚然。

　　on end意为“连续地”、“竖着，直立的”。如：

　　Can you make the egg stand on end? 你能让鸡蛋竖立起来吗?

　　make (both) ends meet 收支相抵by the end of到……末

　　at the end (of) 在……的末了, 在……的结尾in the end 最后, 终于

　　用上述短语填空：

　　①Room 121 is ____ the corridor.

　　②We were thinking about going to Switzerland, but ____ we went to Austria.

　　③ ____ the war, the small workshop had become a large factory.

　　(Keys: ①at the end of ②in the end ③By the end of)

　　We watched it rising from a mountain— at such a distance we couldn’t tell which one, but we afterwards learnt that it was Mount Vesuvius. 我们看着它从山上升腾起来— 如此远的距离使我们看不出是哪座山，但后来我们得知是维苏威火山。

　　(1) watch, see, notice, hear等感观动词后接现在分词作宾语补足语，表示一个主动的、正在进行的动作。如：

　　I saw him changing the wheel of his car. 我看见他正在换汽车轮子。

　　I watched the boy climbing the tree. 我看见那男孩正在爬树。

　　I could hear the girls singing in the classroom.

　　我能听到女孩们在教室里唱歌。

　　(2) at a distance隔一段距离; 距离稍远一些，in the distance在远处。如：

　　At a distance he looks a bit like James Bond.

　　从远处看，他有点像詹姆斯·邦德。

　　I could see the bus coming in the distance. 我看见公共汽车从远处开来了。

　　On a clear day you can see the temple in the distance.

　　晴天时你能够看见远处的寺庙。

　　(3) tell作“区分；辨别”讲时，多与情态动词can, could连用，常用于tell...from...和tell the difference between...句型。如：

　　I can't tell the twin girls apart. 我分不清这两个双胞胎女孩。

　　He couldn't tell which house it was. 他分不出是哪一栋房子。

　　Can you tell Tom from his twin brother? 你能区分汤姆和他的孪生兄弟吗?

　　①The missing boys were last seen ____ near the river. (NMET 1994)

　　A. playingB. to be playingC. playD. to play

　　②It seems difficult to ____ “hurt” from “injure” in meaning. (上海2002春)

　　A. judgeB. tellC. divideD. separate

　　(Keys: ①A ②B)

　　The sight of it awoke the scientists in my uncle to go and see it from closer at hand. 这样的景象唤醒了我叔叔心中的科学灵感，敦促他走近火山去看个究竟。

　　(1) 本句awake 用作及物动词，意为“叫醒；觉醒；认识到”。awake还可以用作表语形容词，意为“醒着的”。

　　常见短语有：be wide awake 完全醒着；充分觉察到awake to the fact that认识到……的事实。如：

　　Is the baby awake or asleep? 婴儿是醒着还是睡着?

　　He is awake to the serious problem. 他已意识到了这个严重的问题。

　　I awoke at seven o'clock. 我七点钟醒来。

　　The chance meeting awoke the old passion between them.

　　偶然的相遇激起了他们之间的已有的激情。

　　(2)at hand意为“在近处；即将到来”。如：

　　National day is at hand. 国庆节快要来临了。

　　She always keeps the English dictionary at hand while reading.

　　她阅读时总把英语词典放在手边。

　　on the one hand 一方面on the other hand另一方面

　　by hand用手的, 手工的shake hands with与某人握手

　　hand in 上交give (sb.) a hand给予(某人)帮助

　　hand down 传给后代off hand 马上；事先无准备地；即席的

　　hand out交出; 分发hand in hand 关系密切地；手拉着手地

　　hand over 移交；让与from hand to mouth 现挣现吃, 刚够糊口

　　Hands up! 举起手来! (表示投降或不抵抗)

　　单句改错：

　　①I drink a lot of coffee to keep me wake.

　　②They stood on the street corner handing over leaflets.

　　③We want to ensure that help is by hand for all children.

　　(Keys: ①wake→awake ②over→out ③by→at)

　　Her house lay at the foot of Vesuvius, and there was no way out except by boat. 她的房屋位于维苏威山脚下，除了乘船之外没有出路了。

　　(2) besides, except, except for, except that, except when/what用法辨析：

　　①besides用作介词，意为“除……以外”，表示除去的包括在内；用作副词，表示“此外；而且”。如：

　　I have five other books besides this. 除这本以外, 我还有五本别的书。

　　I don't want to come out now, and besides, I must work.

　　我现在不想出去，而且我还得工作。

　　②except意为“除……以外”，表示除去的不包括在内，但与句子的主语是同一类。常与不定代词all, everything, nothing等以及疑问词连用，后接名词、代词或动词不定式(若前边有动词do时，不定式省略to，反之，to不能省)。如：

　　Every one of us, except him, went to watch the basketball match.

　　除他以外,我们都去观看了篮球比赛。

　　She can do everything except cook. 除了做饭之外她什么都会。

　　③except for表示“除去的内容与主语不是同一类”, 被用来引出理由或细节，修正主要的论述。如：

　　Except for one old lady, the bus was empty.

　　公共汽车上要不是坐了一位老太太就是空的。

　　④except that后接从句，含义相当于except for，二者可转换。如：

　　I know nothing about her except that she is an American.

　　除了知道她是美国人外，我对她一无所知。

　　⑤except when/what表示“除非在什么时间/什么内容”，后接句子。

　　I know nothing about it except what I have read in the papers.

　　除了在报上读到的以外,我对这件事一无所知。

　　Most of the Chinese people usually go to work on the bike except when it rains.

　　除了雨天,大多数中国人一般都骑自行车上班。

　　注意：否定句中，besides相当于except。

　　①Do you know the boy ____ under the big tree? (MET 1989)

　　A. layB. lain C. layingD. lying

　　②Does John know any other foreign language ____ French? (MET 1988)

　　A. exceptB. butC. besidesD. beside

　　③The suit fitted him well ____ the colour was a little brighter. (上海2000)

　　A. except forB. except that

　　C. except whenD. besides

　　(Keys: ①D ②C ③B)

　　He hurried to a place from which others were fleeing, and held his course directly into danger. 他匆忙赶到别人从那儿逃跑的地方，直接冲向危险处。

　　(1) flee(fled, fled) 用作及物动词，表示“逃避, 逃跑”，用作不及物动词，常与介词from连用，表示“从……逃跑”。如：

　　The cat fled from the dog. 猫从狗那里逃走了。

　　The enemy fled in disorder. 敌人溃逃了。

　　(2) from which是“介词+关系代词”构成的定语从句。如：

　　Is this the computer on which you spent 2，000 yuan?

　　这就是你花2000元买的电脑吗?

　　The hunter by whom the monkey was killed was caught last night.

　　杀害猴子的那个猎人昨晚被抓。

　　定语从句“介词+关系代词”中介词的选择，一要看先行词，二要看从句谓语动词的搭配，三要看整个句子的意思。

　　具体场合：介词+关系代词；介词短语+关系代词；数词+of+关系代词；代词+of+关系代词；the +比较级+of+关系代词；形容词最高级+of+关系代词；介词+关系代词+名词；名词+of+关系代词；介词+whose+名词等。

　　用“介词+关系代词”填空：

　　① In the dark street, there wasn't a single person ____ ____ she could turn for help.

　　② China has hundreds of islands, the largest ____ ____ is Taiwan.

　　③ The scientist made a telescope ____ ____ he could study the skies.

　　④ The guide ____ ____ help they climbed the mountain was a very patient girl.

　　(Keys: ①to whom ②of which ③through which ④ with whose)

　　Upon arrival, my uncle hugged Pompy and tried to give him courage.

　　我叔叔一到，就拥抱庞培，尽力鼓励他。

　　介词upon/on后接名词或动名词表示“一……就”。如：

　　Upon your arrival, please report to the reception desk.

　　你一到，就请到服务台报到。

　　On getting there he sent me an email. 他一到那里就给我发了一封电子邮件。

　　英语中“一……就”还可以有下列表示方法：

　　(1) as soon as

　　As soon as she saw it, the woman said she did not like it.

　　这位妇女刚一看那件衣服就说不喜欢。

　　(2) immediately/directly

　　I came immediately I heard the news. 我一听到这个消息,马上就来了。

　　(3) the moment/minute/second/instant

　　I sent you the news the instant I heard it. 我一听到此消息, 便通知你了。

　　(4) hardly...when

　　Hardly had he arrived when she started complaining.

　　他刚一到, 她就开始抱怨起来。

　　(5) no sooner...than

　　I had no sooner got back to the kitchen than the doorbell rang again.

　　我刚走回厨房，门铃又响了。

　　①— Did you remember to give Mary the money you owed her?

　　— Yes, I gave it to her ____ I saw her. (北京2001春)

　　A. whileB. the momentC. suddenlyD. once

　　②— When can you go to the museum with me?

　　— The moment I ____ my scientific paper.

　　A. writeB. will write

　　C. will have writtenD. have written

　　(Keys: ①B ②D)

　　Helped by two slaves he stood up, and immediately fell down dead. 由两个仆人协助下他站立起来，可又立即倒下去，死了。

　　(1) Helped by two slaves是过去分词短语作状语，相当于After he was helped by two slaves。分词作状语，要注意区分分词所表示的动作与句子主语之间的逻辑关系。二者是主动关系，用现在分词；是被动关系，用过去分词。如：

　　Reading carefully, you'll learn something new.

　　只要你仔细阅读，你会学到一些新的东西。

　　Given more attention, the trees could have grown better.

　　如果对这些树多照看一些，它们本来会长得更好。

　　The teacher entered the classroom, followed by a group of students.

　　老师走进教室，后面跟着一群学生。

　　(2)本句中形容词dead用作伴随状语。如：

　　He spent the whole day in the wind and snow, cold and hungry.

　　他在风雪中度过一整天，又冷又饿。

　　He approached us, full of apologies. 他满口道歉地向我们走过来。

　　He looked more asleep than dead. 与其说他死了，不如说他熟睡了。

　　more ... than ...句型有两种用法：一是“比……更”，二是“与其……不如……”。如：

　　We spent more time on the last job than usual.

　　我们在最后这项工作上花费的时间比通常多。

　　He is a man who is more brave than wise. 他是个有勇无谋的人。

　　She can hold her breath longer than I can hold my breath. 她屏住呼吸的时间比我要长。

　　hold one's breath意为“屏住呼吸”。如：

　　How long can you hold your breath? 你能屏住气多长时间?

　　The whole country held its breath to see who would win the election.

　　全国都在屏息等待，看谁将在这次大选中获胜。

　　(1) breath 构成的短语：

　　get one's breath 恢复正常(呼吸)out of breath 喘不过气来

　　take a breath 深深地吸一口气at a breath 一口气

　　catch one's breath歇一口气waste one's breath 白费口舌

　　(2) breathe为动词，意为“呼吸, 发出”。如：

　　He'll breathe new life into the team. 他会给队里带来新气象。

　　When we breathe, we draw air into our lungs.

　　当我们吸气时, 把空气吸入肺里。

　　完成下列各句：

　　①He burst into the room, redfaced and ____ (上气不接下气).

　　②The doctor told me ____ (做深呼吸).

　　③Honestly, youre ____ (白费口舌) — he doesn't want to hear what anyone else has got to say.

　　(Keys: ①out of breath ②to take a deep breath ③wasting your breath)

　　I'm afraid you don't look very much like a governess. 恐怕你不太像一个女家庭教师。

　　(1) afraid是表语形容词，意为“害怕的, 担心的”，常用于下列结构：

　　① be afraid of sth.害怕某物。如：

　　Are you afraid of snakes? 你怕蛇吗?

　　Don't be afraid of any difficulty. 对任何困难都不要怕。

　　②be afraid of doing sth.担心做某事后出现某种后果。如：

　　I am afraid of falling behind the others. 我怕落到别人的后面。

　　She was afraid of waking her husband up.

　　她怕吵醒她的丈夫。(担心，希望丈夫多睡一会)

　　③be afraid to do sth.害怕做某事。如：

　　She was afraid to wake her husband up.

　　她怕吵醒丈夫。(害怕，丈夫可能生气)

　　④be afraid that...(表示抱歉)恐怕；我想……。如：

　　I am afraid I've broken your pen. 恐怕我把你的笔弄坏了。

　　I'm afraid I am late. 我恐怕迟到了吧!

　　⑤I'm afraid so/not. 恐怕是(不是)这样。如：

　　— Do you think Jim will fail the exam? 你认为吉姆考试会不及格吗?

　　— I'm afraid so/not. 恐怕是(不是)这样。

　　(2)ess是名词后缀，表示“女的；雌的；母的”。如：

　　actress女演员hostess女主人, 女房东, 女老板

　　waitress女服务生lioness 雌狮

　　单句改错：

　　①She was afraid he may be upset if she told him.

　　②Don't be afraid say what you think.

　　③— Does this mean I've got to leave?

　　— I'm afraid not so.

　　(Keys: ①may→might ②say→to say ③ not)

　　“five minutes ago...all of a sudden.” “五分钟之前……突然。”

　　all of a sudden意为“突然；突发地”，类似的说法还有：suddenly, all at once。如：

　　All of a sudden/Suddenly someone shouted, “It's two minutes past twelve!”

　　突然有人喊道：“已是12点零2分了!”

　　All at once there was a loud crashing sound. 忽然传来了巨大的爆裂声。

　　There's some dirty weather knocking about. 尘土卷上来了。

　　knock about意为“闲逛；虐待；闲置；活跃；漂泊”。如：

　　That's been knocking about the house for years.

　　那东西在房子里已经闲置几年了。

　　She's been knocking about here for years. 她在这儿待了好几年了。

　　He's knocked about Africa all his life. 他在非洲漂泊一生。

　　Her husband used to knock her about. 她丈夫过去常虐待她。

　　knock at/on轻敲(门、窗)knock off敲掉；下班休息；匆忙写出

　　knock over 弄翻；使不知所措knock against撞击

　　knock into 把(某种知识)灌输给；与……相撞；偶然碰到

　　knock....out of...把……从……敲出来

　　用上述短语的适当形式填空：

　　①I spent the weekend just ____ the house.

　　②The sudden blow ____ two teeth his mouth.

　　③I ____ an old friend of mine on the street the other day.

　　(Keys: ①knocking about ②knocked, out of ③knocked into)

　　Will she live through this? 她能熬过来吗?

　　live through意为“度过；经受过”。如：

　　The old man lived through the two world wars. 这位老人经历两次世界大战。

　　Strange enough, the patient lived through this cold winter.

　　很奇怪，这位病人熬过了这个寒冷的冬天。

　　live for 为……而活着live on继续生活；依靠……生活

　　live by靠……生存live a...life过着……的生活

　　Long live...!……万岁！live up to 真正做到，生活得无愧于，不辜负

　　用适当的介词(短语)填空：

　　①We lived ____ very little when we first got married.

　　②The concert was brilliant—it lived ____ all our expectations.

　　③For several years she lived ____ begging.

　　(Keys: ①on ②up to ③by)

　　语法知识归纳

　　省略

　　在英语中，为了避免重复，句子中的某些部分经常省略，却给理解增加了困难。在近几年的高考试题中，省略现象也十分常见，其基本要点总结如下：

　　一、并列句中某些相同成分的省略。

　　This beeper works well, but that one doesn't (work well).

　　这个寻呼机工作正常, 但那个就不行。

　　I study at college and my sister (studies) at high school.

　　我读大学，我妹妹读高中。

　　二、在when, while, if, as if, though, until, once, whether, unless等连接的状语从句中, 常省略跟主句相同的主语和be动词。

　　When (I am) in trouble I always turn to her for help.

　　当我有困难时总是找她帮助。

　　The letter is to be left here until (it is) called for. 这封信留在这里待领。

　　三、有形式主语it的主语从句可省略that。

　　It is an honor (that) I was invited to your birthday party.

　　我很荣幸被邀请参加你的生日聚会。

　　It is the third time (that)I have come to China.这是我第三次来中国。

　　四、在限制性定语从句中可省略作宾语的关系代词whom, which, that。

　　That is the naughty boy (whom/that) we talked about last week.

　　他就是我们上周议论的那个淘气男孩。

　　Is this the radio (that/which) you bought last Saturday?

　　这是你上周六买的收音机吗?

　　五、在direction(方向), way(方式), distance(距离), time(时间), times(倍数)等后面所接的定语从句中常省略that, which, in which。

　　The direction (in which) we move a body can be changed.

　　我们移动物体的方向是可以改变的。

　　The distance (which或that)light travels in one second is 300, 000 kilometers.

　　光每秒走的距离是30万公里。

　　六、命令句、惊叹句、部分第一人称的陈述句、部分问句和答句中省略最为常见。

　　Open the door! 开门!

　　Why not? 为什么不?

　　Why so? 为什么这样?

　　Anybody wishing to go? 谁愿意去啊?

　　七、用so, not或其它手段来省略上文或问句中的一部分或整个句子。

　　— Can Emily do this work?埃米莉能做这项工作吗?

　　— I think so.我想她行。

　　— Did you know anything about it?这件事你以前知道吗?

　　— Not until you told me.你告诉了我, 我才知道。

　　八、在特定的上下文里, 为了避免重复, 作谓语、宾语或宾语补足语的不定式再次出现时, to后的内容常承前省略, 只保留不定式符号 “to”。

　　I don't go swimming now but I used to.

　　我现在不去游泳但我过去常去(游泳)。

　　You can't work alone in the lab unless you are allowed to.

　　除非得到允许, 你不能单独在实验室工作。

　　注意：不定式to之后的动词是be或助动词have时, 要保留to后的be 或have。如：

　　China is no longer what it used to be. 中国已今非昔比。

　　— Have you told Allen about the concert? 你告诉艾伦音乐会的情况了吗?

　　— Sorry, but I ought to have. 对不起, 我本应该(告诉她的)。

　　九、新闻标题要求简练醒目, 需根据上下文的语境推敲其省略部分。

　　Boy 14, rescued from cliff face. (A boy of 14 has been rescued from cliff face.)

　　从峭壁上救下14岁的男孩。

　　American President to fly to London. (American President is to fly to London.)

　　美国总统将飞往伦敦。

　　十、注意在一些固定短语中某些介词的省略。

　　They are (of) the same age. 他们年龄相同。

　　There is no use (in) explaining it to her any more.

　　再向她解释这件事是无用的。

　　1.— Susan, go and join your sister cleaning the yard.

　　— Why ____ ? John is sitting there doing nothing. (NMET 2003)

　　A. himB. heC. ID. me

　　2. Boris has brains. In fact, I doubt whether anyone in the class has ____ IQ. (NMET 2002)

　　A. a highB. a higherC. the higherD. the highest

　　3.— Why haven't you bought any butter?

　　— I ____ to, but I forgot about it. (北京2001春)

　　A. likedB. wishedC. meantD. expected

　　4.— What about having a drink?

　　— ____ . (NMET 2000)

　　A. Good ideaB. Help yourself

　　C. Go ahead, pleaseD. Me, too

　　5. — Do you want tea or coffee?

　　— ____ . I really don't mind. (北京2000春)

　　A. BothB. None

　　C. EitherD. Neither

　　6. — You haven't been to Beijing, have you?

　　— ____ . How I wish to go there! (NMET 1998)

　　A. Yes, I haveB. Yes, I haven't

　　C. No, I haveD. No, I haven't

　　7. — What do you think made Mary so upset?

　　— ____ her bicycle. (上海1997)

　　A. As she lostB. Lost

　　C. LosingD. Because of losing

　　8. The boy wanted to ride his bicycle in the street but his mother told him ____ . (NMET 1995)

　　A. not toB. not to do

　　C. not do itD. do not to

　　9. — Do you think it's going to rain over the weekend?

　　— ____ .(NMET 1994)

　　A. I don't believeB. I don't believe it

　　C. I believe not soD. I believe not

　　10. —How long has this bookshop been in business?

　　— ____ 1982. (NMET 1994)

　　A. AfterB. InC. FromD. Since

　　(Keys: 1— 5 DBCAC 6— 10 DCADD)

　　高考真题链接

　　1. Jumping out of ____ airplane at ten thousand feet is quite exciting experience. (NMET 2002)

　　A. 不填; the B. 不填; an C. an; anD. the; the

　　【点拨】C。两个空白处都表示泛指，故都应用不定冠词。

　　2. The gentleman ____ you told me yesterday proved to be a thief. (上海2000春)

　　A. whoB. about whomC. whomD. with whom

　　【点拨】B。定语从句含有tell sb. about句型。

　　3. Some of the passengers told the reporters about their ____ in the burning train. (上海2000春)

　　A. detailsB. tripsC. eventsD. experiences

　　【点拨】D。结合语境，这里experiences特指在燃烧火车上的“经历”。

　　4.— Do you think the Stars will beat the Bulls?

　　— Yes. They have better players, so I ____ them to win. (NMET 1999)

　　A. hopeB. preferC. expectD. want

　　【点拨】C。从搭配来看，排除A项；结合前半句They have better players得知，我“预料”他们会获胜。

　　5. She asked me to help her, ____ that she couldn't move the heavy suitcase alone. (上海1998)

　　A. only to realizeB. realizing

　　C. having been realizedD. realized

　　【点拨】B。现在分词短语在句中作时间状语，相当于when she realized。

　　单元自我评估

　　Ⅰ. 单项选择

　　1. —Hello, Jim. I ____ to see you today. Sonia said you'ill.

　　—Oh, I’m OK.

　　A. didn't expect; wereB. don't expect; were

　　C. haven't expected; areD. am not expecting; are

　　2. You must try some of her homemade wine— it's quite a(n) ____ .

　　A. experiment B. experience C. effectD. skill

　　3. — Sorry, Ann, I'm afraid that I can't go to the magic show by David Copperfield with you.

　　— ____ Who knows when he will be back here again.

　　A. It doesn't matter.B. Do as you like.

　　C. What a shame!D. Take it easy.

　　4. When I got home, I found the door open. A terrible thought suddenly ____ me—had anyone broken into the house?

　　A. beatB. knockedC. attackedD. struck

　　5. “How could you lose so much money?” Charlie asked his wife, eyeing her angrily from ____ the kitchen table.

　　A. atB. acrossC. throughD. on

　　6. We saw new houses ____ wherever we went on our visit.

　　A. built B. being builtC. buildingD. to build

　　7. — George is a wise person.

　　— But in my opinion, he is ____ than wise.

　　A. clevererB. braverC. more braveD. less brave

　　8. In that case, there is nothing we can do ____ than wait.

　　A. moreB. betterC. anyD. other

　　9. The store had to ____ a number of shop assistants because sales were down.

　　A. lay downB. lay outC. lay offD. lay aside

　　10. Madame Curie, ____ life was hard at college, was a woman of strong characters and thats why she made her mark in history.

　　A. on whom B. in whichC. for whoseD. for whom

　　Ⅱ. 完形填空

　　I had meant to go to Miros that day. I had packed my bag and was ready. The motorboat 11 on time. The sky was cloudy, but the wind wasn't too strong for the twohour crossing. I stood at my window, 12 at the boat. Then I lost 13 of her, for an old lighthouse partly blocked(挡住)my view of the harbor (港口). A dozen passengers were 14 their way there. I was about to join them when a man's face 15 at the lighthouse window.

　　This was strange, because the lighthouse had been empty, unused and 16 for thirty years. It was still stranger because I'd seen that face before. I couldnt think of it but it was or had once been 17 to me. I opened my window and 18 across.

　　“I know we've met before, but I can't remember where.”

　　I 19 him to open his mouth if he could and answer me. He did neither. The face behind the glass seemed still. Seeing him more 20 now, I knew he was not looking at me. He seemed to be looking 21, at the clouds. How well I had known that face, sometime, somewhere.

　　I 22 again, “We met years ago. Was it in Athens in the 1950s? I used to live in Plaka.”

　　He didn't reply 23 give any sign after he had heard. I went back further, to the time 24 I was in the navy. “Perhaps we met at sea during the war,” and that thought at once 25 him to mind. Commander Leftis! He was Commander Leftis of course! How could I have forgotten? I had saved his life once. But surely he...

　　The motorboat 26 her bell, I turned my eyes. The wind had risen, but she was pulling out. 27, I called, “Now I've missed her, and it's your 28 , Commander.”

　　As the boat drew away, the 29 at the window faded(逐渐消失). Once it was there, looking up. I could see the whites of the eyes. Then it was 30 .

　　Well, I didn't rush to the lighthouse. I knew that Leftis was dead. He died at sea in 1963 or 1964. But theres one other thing I ought to tell you: The motorboat never reached Miros. It was lost in a storm, with all the passengers.

　　11. A. reachedB. arrivedC. wentD. got

　　12. A. glaringB. staringC. runningD. walking

　　13. A. sightB. wayC. patienceD. chance

　　14. A. searchingB. feelingC. makingD. hurrying

　　15. A. placedB. existedC. occurredD. appeared

　　16. A. lockedB. openedC. rebuiltD. destroyed

　　17. A. similarB. familiarC. strangeD. curious

　　18. A. jumpedB. ranC. shoutedD. whispered

　　19. A. expectedB. hopedC. believedD. asked

　　20. A. happilyB. differentlyC. closelyD. clearly

　　21. A. back B. downC. upD. towards

　　22. A. persuadedB. repeatedC. triedD. continued

　　23. A. andB. orC. butD. so

　　24. A. whenB. whichC. where D. how

　　25. A. keptB. broughtC. caused D. changed

　　26. A. beatB. rangC. turned onD. put on

　　27. A. SayingB. ShoutingC. CryingD. Laughing

　　28. A. problemB. questionC. dutyD. fault

　　29. A. lightB. bellC. faceD. passenger

　　30. A. goneB. lostC. deadD. dark

　　Ⅲ. 阅读理解

　　Here is the nine o'clock news.

　　Prime Minister Abdul Krim of Syria(叙利亚)had said that the danger of war in the Middle East is greater now than for the past two years. His country doesn't want, he says, but if war comes, Syria will be ready.

　　Ben Kitson, the writer of stories and plays for children has died at his home in California. Mr Kitson was eightytwo. His most famous book of stories The Gentlemans House, sells all over the world, in more than twentyfive languages.

　　Policemen in New York have stopped work to get more money for working long hours and doing what Mr Angeli calls the most dangerous job in the city.

　　It has been a good year on the farm. The warm，wet spring, and the fine summer have been very good for all kinds of food plants. This means that fruit and vegetables will cost less in shops this year.

　　And now it's time for “Morning Music”.

　　31. The second paragraph shows ____ .

　　A. the readiness of Syria for war

　　B. the support of the war from Syria

　　C. the trouble of Syria with its neighbors

　　D. the concern(关切)of Syria for the war

　　32. The third paragraph tells us ____ .

　　A. the death of Ben Kitson

　　B. some famous stories by Mr Kitson

　　C. Mr Kitson was a worldfamous scientist

　　D. The Gentleman's House is known to all

　　33. The main idea of the third piece of news is that the policemen in New York ____ .

　　A. are doing the most dangerous job in the city

　　B. are not paid so well

　　C. have been on strike for long hours

　　D. make Mr Angeli their leader

　　34. The fifth paragraph brings us the news about ____ .

　　A. the changing weather

　　B. the hotter season

　　C. the plants and vegetables

　　D. the farm and the shop

　　35. The best headline for this passage is ____ .

　　A. Radio News and Morning Music

　　B. People's Respect to Mr Kitson

　　C. The Nine o'clock News

　　D. The Danger of War

　　Immediately I got up and dressed, stuck my violin under my jacket, and went out into the streets to try my luck. I wandered about for an hour, looking for a likely spot, feeling as though I were about to commit a crime(犯罪). Then I stopped at last under a bridge near the station and decided to have a try.

　　I felt tense and nervous. One moment I was part of the hurrying crowds, the next I stood apart, my back to the wall, my hat on the pavement before me, the violin under my chin.

　　The first notes I played were loud and raw, then they settled down and began to run more smoothly. To my surprise I was neither caught nor told to shut up. Indeed, nobody took any notice at all. Then an old man without stopping secretly threw a penny into my hat, as if getting rid of some guilty evidence.

　　Other pennies followed, slowly but steadily, dropped by shadows who appeared not to see or hear me. It seemed too easy, like a secret trick.

　　I worked there for several days, gradually getting the truths of the trade by trial and error(反复试验).It was not a good thing, for example, to let the hat fill up with money; nor was it wise to empty it completely. Placing a couple of pennies in the hat to start the thing going soon became a regular rule.

　　36. When he first began to play the violin, he expected ____ .

　　A. to get into trouble

　　B. to play better than he did

　　C. people to stop and listen to him

　　D. to be told to move somewhere else

　　37. The first man who gave him money ____ .

　　A. was too busy to stop

　　B. wanted to get rid of him

　　C. dropped the money by mistake

　　D. did not want to attract attention

　　38. He gradually became confident that day because ____ .

　　A. nobody looked at him

　　B. he played the violin very well

　　C. people continued to give him money

　　D. he earned a lot of money

　　39. On the following days, he ____ .

　　A. made a lot of mistakes

　　B. learned how to do the job better

　　C. get better at playing the violin

　　D. did not make so much money

　　40. He found that the best way of encouraging people to give him money was to ____ .

　　A. play in different streets

　　B. leave all the money in the hat

　　C. empty the hat at regular times

　　D. leave a small amount of money in the hat

　　Ⅳ. 短文改错

　　One afternoon, when I was on my way home, the 41 ____ .

　　weather changed suddenly. Dark clouds were gathered.42 ____ .

　　I began to feel worried because I didn’t have both a43 ____ .

　　raincoat or umbrella about me. It soon started to rain.44 ____ .

　　Just as I was hurrying home, I heard of someone calling45 ____ .

　　me from behind. I turned to have a look and find that46 ____ .

　　he was Liu Wei, a good neighbour of mine. He offered47 ____ .

　　to share his umbrella with me. They walked all the way48 ____ .

　　home. With Liu Wei's help, I would have got wet to49 ____ .

　　the skin. How much thankful I was for his help! 50 ____ .

　　单元交际功能

　　表示焦虑和担心

　　How terrible!

　　太可怕了！

　　It makes me feel worried.

　　这让我感到很着急。

　　Shes scared to death.

　　她吓得半死。

　　It makes my hair stand on end.

　　这令我毛骨悚然。

　　It makes me feel uneasy when I see her.

　　看到她使我感到不自在。

　　It's a frightening thing to kill so many miners in the accident.

　　那么多矿工在事故中遇难身亡，真是太可怕了。

　　I'm really frightened to death to see the snake.

　　看到蛇我吓得半死。

　　He got into a total panic when he saw the drowning child.

　　看到孩子溺水他慌作一团。

　　I dare not go out alone at night.

　　晚上我不敢一个人外出。

　　What's really scary is that the hurricane has caused so many losses.

　　真正令人恐惧的是飓风造成这么大的损失。

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