1、考试-学资学习网-押题- Unit One People Around Us Enhance Your Language Awareness Words in Action Working with Words and Expressions In the box below are some of the words you have learned in this unit. Complete the following sentences with them. Change the form where necessary. Answers: 1) crease 2) hint 3)
2、assured 4) awaiting 5) hovering 6) scrawled 7) glistening 8) frail 9) sole 10) visible 11) engaged 12) biased 13) dreading 14) grinning 1 / 28 In the boxes below are some of the expressions you have learned in this unit. Do you know how to use them in the proper context? Now check for yourself by do
3、ing the blank-filling exercise. Change the form where necessary. Answers: 1) for fear of 2) pulled up 3) except for 4) get by 5) make a living 6) every so often 7) in the background 8) Shut off 9) each and every 10) as it is 11) wraps around her little finger 12) caught us unawares Increasing Your W
4、ord Power Choose the definition from Column B that best matches each phrasal verb in Column A, paying attention to the V+ Prep./Ad. collocation. Answers: 1) f 2) c 3) d 2 / 28 4) e 5) b 6) g 7) h 8) a Fill in each blank in the following sentences with a proper phrasal verb. Change the verb form wher
5、e necessary. Answers: 1) let out 2) clean up 4) waiting on 5) picked up 6) ended up 7) headed for 8) ran through Answers: 1) foretell 2) preview 3) 4) postscript 5) postgraduate 6) precondition 3 / 28 7) ex-husband Grammar in Context Task 1: Combine the given sentences into one by using attributive
6、clauses. Answers for reference: I encountered many people whose lives amazed me. (See Para. 3, Text B) We drove in silence to the address (that/which) she had given me. (See Para. 21, Text B) He pushed through the doors and headed for the back room where his apron and busing cart were waiting. (See
7、Para. 16, Text A) I had seen too many people trapped in a life of poverty who depended on the cab as their only means of transportation. (See Para. 6, Text B) Their social worker, who stopped to check on Stevie every so often, admitted Stevie and his mother had fallen between the cracks. (See Para.
8、6, Text A) Task 2: Complete the following sentences by translating the Chinese in the brackets into English. Be sure to use present particles or past particles to modify nouns. Answers for reference: well-considered decision, folded paper, written notice, laptop storing my annual report, a postman d
9、elivering express mail Cloze Complete the following passage with words chosen from Text A. The initial letter of each is given. Answers: 4 / 28 reliable syndrome adopted got done with gloomy or something chance barely in good shape booth mess scrawled peeking in Translation 1. Translate the followin
10、g sentences into English, using the words and expressions given in brackets. Answers for reference: What I didnt count on was that over time I would sincerely take pride in being a social worker. Shooting a quick look at the clock on the wall, Grandma let out a cry, “Oh, My dear /My goodness/My grac
11、ious, were going to miss the train!” 5 / 28 At the kindergarten entrance, I always see some kids/children holding firmly on to their parents. Should young parents be sterner towards their kids/children and leave immediately under these circumstances? In the dim street light stood a weeping little gi
12、rl/ a girl weeping. When making donations, rich people should be as considerate as possible in order not to put the recipient in an embarrassing situation. 2. Translate the following paragraph into English using the words and expressions in the box below. Answer for reference: Theme-Related Writing
13、Do one of the following writing tasks after class. Suppose you were Frannie, the head waitress, in Text A. Write a short story about Stevie from your perspective. Read the following newspaper clipping and write a short essay on the question: Should We Offer Seats to Elderly People on the Bus during
14、Rush Hours? Sample Essay for Task 1: We all knew Stevie was mentally handicapped, so everyone, especially our boss himself, doubted whether he would be a capable busboy in the truck-stop restaurant where I worked as the head waitress. However, our worries were gradually removed one week later. Smili
15、ng and hard-working, Stevie won over all our trucker regulars as well as us employees. Later we learnt that Stevie badly needed the job because the money he earned made it possible for his mother and him to live together; otherwise he would be sent to a group home. So you can imagine how worried Ste
16、vie was when he had to take sick leave for heart surgery. He was afraid that he would lose his job. After the operation, in the week before he returned, he called 10 times to make sure that he 6 / 28 could still have the job back. At that time, what concerned me most was how Stevie could handle the
17、huge medical bills. Now, Stevie is still working here. Our boss thinks that Stevie is the best worker he has ever hired. (240 words) Sample Essay for Task 2: Should We Offer Seats to Elderly People on the Bus During Rush Hours? I am amazed to read what a blogger says about offering bus seats to the
18、elderly. He claims that “its the young who need it more” because they go to work early in the morning and feel exhausted after a days work. The blogger also argues that it is unfair to offer seats to the elderly since they already enjoy free rides, and further suggests that during rush hours senior
19、citizens be denied such treatment. Respecting the elderly is also our social convention. It is precisely out of our love and respect for the elderly that such special benefits as free rides are offered to them. No one can deprive senior citizens of their right to go out by bus at any time they like,
20、 and whats more, we should make sure that they get special care when the bus is fully packed with passengers. Caring for the elderly and being taken care of can be a mutually satisfying experience for everyone involved. It is through performing such small acts as offering seats to the needy that we
21、learn to contribute to the building of a harmonious society.(268 words) Unit Two Love Enhance Your Language Awareness Words in Action Working with Words and Expressions In the box below are some of the words you have learned in this unit. Complete the following sentences with them. Change the form w
22、here necessary. 7 / 28 Answers: curled minimum clip yielded Given preserve fascinated affection interact haste grief defies presence acquire manipulate restraints In the box below are some of the expressions you have learned in this unit. Do you understand their meanings? Do you know how to use them
23、 in the proper context? Now check for yourself by doing the blank-filling exercise. Change the form where necessary. Answers: let, loose on 8 / 28 fit into hold on state of affairs in the course of in vain build, on In short reached for give and take Increasing Your Word Power The prefix over- can b
24、e added to nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs, meaning “above”, “outside”, “across”, or “too much”. Study the words given in the box and choose the proper word to fill in each of the blanks in the following sentences. Change the form where necessary. Answers: overcoat overhead overjoyed overslept
25、overweight overdue overtime overworking 9 / 28 Answers: crush attributes fancy bubbled grasp drizzling labeling yield Listed in the box below are some idiomatic expressions formed with the word “hand”. Study them carefully and try to make out their meanings. You may consult a dictionary if necessary
26、 Then translate the given sentences into English, using one of them. Answers: We are short of hands. I still have some money in hand. Give me a hand with this box, please. I often keep a dictionary at hand. The football fans were out of hand. Hand out the pencils to everyone in the class. This ring
27、 was handed down to me by my grandmother. Times up. Please hand in your test papers. Please hand on the magazine to your roommates. 10 / 28 Im afraid I cant help you. Im a green hand. Grammar in Context Answers for reference: Sitting on the stairs was / On the stairs was sitting Over the wall came /
28、 flew Round the corner was Then finally came Under the table was lying At / On the top of (On top of) the hill stood Now correct the mistakes in the following sentences, if any. Write NONE under the correct sentence(s). Answers for reference: The beaver chews down trees to get food and material to b
29、uild its home with. Do your parents think Tom is a nice boy to go out with? (Cross out him) The goals for which he has fought all his life seem unimportant to him now. NONE. The essay starts by asking a question, to which the author then gives a positive answer. Cloze Complete the following passage
30、with words chosen from this unit. The initial letter of each is given. Answers: haste 11 / 28 state of affairs distinguished meeting of minds blossom inner charm intimacy emotion acquiring ideals admiration lasting affection forge honor overwhelming Translation Translate the following sentences into
31、 English, using the words and expressions given in brackets. Answers for reference: In either friendship or love / In both friendship and love, you should never expect to take / receive the maximum while you give the minimum. I built all my hopes on his promise(s), only to find that he was not a man
32、 of sincerity at all. 12 / 28 We took Mother to all the best hospitals we could find, but all our efforts were in vain; she failed to survive the disease. Valentines Day is an annual holiday celebrated on February 14, a perfect day to express love to the object of your / ones affection. Love needs t
33、o be nurtured, and the “eternal / everlasting love” that we all dream to have is not forged until we learn to appreciate and tolerate the other. Translate the following paragraph into English, using the words and expressions in the box below. Answers for reference: Theme-Related Writing Do either on
34、e of the following two tasks after class. 1. Based on Text A, write a passage about the different ways different generations handle male-female relationships. The following hints may be of some help. 1) “our” parents generation (details mainly found in Para. 8); 2) “my” generation (details mainly fo
35、und in Paras. 37); 3) the younger generation (details mainly found in Paras. 911). 2. Study the following data on love and marriage based on a survey with girl students. Write a passage on the topic “What do girl students look for in love and life?” Sample Essay One: Male-female relations are indisp
36、ensable to adults all through their lives. But different generations handle them differently. Our parents generation lived in an era of constraints, restraints, respect, admiration, and plenty of romance. They kept a distance from people of the opposite gender in order to preserve the holiness of lo
37、ve and relationships. 13 / 28 My generation, on the other hand, began with countless crushes for the opposite sex just because of their superficial charm. Harmless as they were, the love was as brief as soap bubbles. As we grew up, we came to the stage of developing real relationships, believing tha
38、t love demanded a lot of give and not so much of take. In short, the younger generation focuses more on physical beauty, closeness and passion, and they tend to seek what they want from the relationships. The other two generations give priority to inner charm, intimacy, emotion and sharing in dealin
39、g with relationships. (196 words) Sample Essay Two: What Do Girl Students Look for in Love and Life? In order to know about girl students opinion about love and life, a survey with girl students was conducted in 2005 in two universities Chongqing University of Technology and Business and East China
40、Normal University. The survey sought answers to two questions: What do you look for first in a boyfriend? Whats the most important thing for a happy life? As to their views about a happy life, nearly seventy percent of the girls attached the greatest importance to marriage and family. “Career” was g
41、iven top priority by just under 20 percent, while even fewer, around 9 percent, believed that money was the key to a happy life. Based on the survey, we may conclude that nowadays, girl students generally hold a rational attitude towards love and life. Admittedly, the improved material conditions of
42、 life explain why girls take economic status and money rather lightly. But contrary to the popular view that girls are more concerned about self-development in the workplace and social status, they still regard marriage and family life as central to a happy life. (235 words) Unit Three Friendship En
43、hance Your Language Awareness 14 / 28 Words in Action Working with Words and Expressions In the box below are some of the words you have learned in this unit. Complete the following sentences with them. Change the form where necessary. Answers: bound unfolded possessing has surpassed appointed virtu
44、es had corresponded gazed keen grasped grounded sensible regulating In the box below are some of the words you have learned in this unit. Do you know how to use them in the proper context? Now check for yourself by doing the blank-filling exercise. Change the form where necessary. Answers: distingui
45、sh between 15 / 28 checked up on torn down make a fortune all of a sudden lost track of Casting an eye over broke up take pleasure in described as turned up in so far as is under arrest pass on as to Increasing Your Word Power The preposition “as” is often used together with some verbs to describe t
46、he fact that sb./sth. has a particular function, role or job. Translate the following into Chinese, paying attention to the “verb as” collocation. Answers: him both as a father and as a writer myself as a swan dancing on the lake 16 / 28 the challenge as an opportunity to test his courage me as one of their family members it as a joke Mark as being in his late