Module 8　Unit 1　The written word

　　時間：30分鐘

　　Ⅰ. 單項(xiàng)填空

　　1．John accidentally ______ he had once quarreled with his wife and that he hadn't been home for a couple of weeks.

　　A．made sure

　　B．let out

　　C．made out

　　D．set out

　　答案　B　[made sure確保；made out開列，書寫出；set out開始，出發(fā)，均不合題意。let out泄露，符合題意。]

　　2．I'd rather have a room of my own，however small it is，than ______ a room with someone else.

　　A．to share

　　B．to have shared

　　C．share

　　D．sharing

　　答案　C　[此題為would rather do A than do B結(jié)構(gòu)。]

　　3．Mom was usually busy ______ my younger sister during the night and she ______ have less sleep.

　　A．tending；tended

　　B．tended；tending to

　　C．tending；tended to

　　D．tended to；tending to

　　答案　C　[句意為“媽媽總是在夜間忙著照顧我的小妹妹，她往往睡得很少”。根據(jù)be busy doing sth可排除B、D兩項(xiàng)，tend to do...往往做……，故應(yīng)選C。]

　　4．—Why didn't you answer when I spoke to you in the street this morning?

　　—I ______ but you didn't hear me.

　　A．did answer

　　B．didn't answer

　　C．could answer

　　D．couldn't answer

　　答案　A　[句意：我確實(shí)回答了，但你沒聽見。did在此處起強(qiáng)調(diào)作用，加重了說話的語氣。]

　　5．—Have you finished the report?

　　—Oh，sorry.It was so noisy in the office that I couldn't ______ down to writing anything.

　　A．settle

　　B．put

　　C．sit

　　D．lie

　　答案　A　[句意：你寫完報(bào)告了嗎？抱歉，辦公室里太吵了，我無法靜下心來寫東西。settle down to doing sth在本句中意為“靜下心來去做某事”，符合題意。]

　　6．—Mr. Graham is greedy and mean.

　　—You must be ______.He is ______ and often helps those in need.

　　A．a(chǎn)bnormal，wealthy

　　B．prejudiced，talented

　　C．mistaken，generous

　　D．drunk，cold-hearted

　　答案　C　[ abnormal反常的；wealthy富有的；prejudiced有偏見的；talented有才能的；mistaken錯誤的；generous大方的；drunk醉酒的；cold-hearted無情的。根據(jù)對話第一句中的greedy and mean(貪婪的，吝嗇的)可以判斷第二空填generous。因此本題答案是C項(xiàng)。]

　　7．Some students ______ admitting they were ______ computer games.

　　A．resisted；hooked on

　　B．a(chǎn)ccepted；addicted to

　　C．distributed；involved in

　　D．refused；devoted to

　　答案　A　[第一空用resisted后接動名詞；第二空可以填hooked on，addicted to，involved in，但accept，distribute，refuse通常不接動名詞。]

　　8．—Why do you look sad?

　　—There are so many problems ______.

　　A．remaining to settle

　　B．remained settling

　　C．remaining to be settled

　　D．remained to be settled

　　答案　C　[答句意為：有許多問題要解決。]

　　9．Jimmy has invented a set of equipment independently to produce valuable chemicals with waste materials ______ by others.

　　A．a(chǎn)brupt

　　B．a(chǎn)bused

　　C．a(chǎn)bandoned

　　D．a(chǎn)dapted

　　答案　C　[表示“利用被別人扔掉的廢棄物生產(chǎn)出有用的化學(xué)制品”。 ]

　　10．All the historic sites within the range of Three Gorges Reservoir have been ______ to some new locations high above.

　　A．transformed

　　B．transmitted

　　C．transferred

　　D．transported

　　答案　C　[句意：三峽庫區(qū)內(nèi)所有的歷史遺址都已經(jīng)被搬遷到更高的新的位置。由此可知C項(xiàng)符合題意。]

　　11．Extra lessons on Sundays put ______ pressure on students，who already have______ homework.

　　A．more；many

　　B．many；number of

　　C．many；much of

　　D．more；piles of

　　答案　D　[由于pressure是不可數(shù)名詞，排除B、C兩項(xiàng)，又因homework的不可數(shù)性排除A，故應(yīng)選D項(xiàng)。]

　　12．He made a(n) ______ by collecting waste materials and bought several houses in Suzhou.

　　A．living

　　B．money

　　C．a(chǎn)cquaintance

　　D．fortune

　　答案　D　[從后文“他買了幾處房子”判斷他“賺錢發(fā)財(cái)了”，而不是“僅僅為了生存”，make a fortune意為“發(fā)財(cái)”，因此本題答案是D。]

　　13．He is ______ learning English well.

　　A．bent to

　　B．bent on

　　C．bending to

　　D．bending on

　　答案　B　[句意為“他決心要學(xué)好英語”。 be bent on...意為“一心想要/決心要……”，符合句意。]

　　14．Finally she got too tired and fell asleep at the desk，her right hand still ______ a pen.

　　A．held

　　B．to hold

　　C．holding

　　D．was holding

　　答案　C　[從句式結(jié)構(gòu)上看，兩部分之間沒有連接詞，所以應(yīng)用非謂語動詞，排除A、D兩項(xiàng)，hold的邏輯主語是her right hand，所以用現(xiàn)在分詞。]

　　15．I don't believe Jim is able to design a digital camera，______？

　　A．is he B．isn't he

　　C．doesn't he

　　D．does he

　　答案　A　[句意為“我認(rèn)為吉姆沒有能力設(shè)計(jì)一款數(shù)碼相機(jī)，不是嗎？”]

　　Ⅱ.完形填空

　　It was in my high school science class.I was doing a task in front of the classroom with my favorite shirt on.

　　A __1__ came，“Nice shirt，” I smiled from ear to ear.Then another voice said，“That shirt belonged to my dad.Greg's mother works for my family.We were going to __2__ that shirt away，but gave it to her __3__.” I was speechless.I wanted to hide.

　　I __4__ the shirt in the back of the closet and told my mum what had happened.She then dialed her __5__，“I will no longer work for your family，” she told him.That night，Mom told my dad that she couldn't clean anymore; she knew her life's __6__ was something greater.

　　The next morning，she __7__ with the personnel manager at the Board of Education.He told her that without a proper education，she could not teach.So Mom decided to __8__ a university.

　　After the first year in college，she went back to the personnel manager.He said，“You are __9__，aren't you? I think I have a __10__ for you as a teacher's assistant.This opportunity deals with children who are mentally challenged with little or no chance of__11__.” Mom accepted the opportunity very __12__.

　　For almost five years，as a teacher's assistant，she saw teacher after teacher give up on the children and quit，feeling __13__.Then one day，the personnel manager and the principal __14__ in her classroom.The principal said，“We have watched how you __15__ the children and how they communicate with you and admire your hard-working __16__ over the last five years.We are all in agreement that you __17__ be the teacher of this class.”

　　My mom spent more than 20 years there.__18__ her career，she was voted Teacher of the Year.All of this came about because of the __19__ comment made in the classroom that day.Mom showed me how to handle __20__ situations and never give up.

　　1．A.noise

　　B．voice

　　C．sound

　　D．tune

　　答案：B　[voice 人聲，從下文Then another voice said 也可以看出]

　　2．A.get

　　B．take

　　C．carry

　　D．throw

　　答案：D　[throw away 扔掉，全句意思是“我們本打算把那件襯衫扔掉的，但我們給了她。”]

　　3．A.otherwise

　　B．a(chǎn)nyhow

　　C．instead

　　D．a(chǎn)ctually

　　答案：C　[我們把襯衫給了她，而不是扔掉，故選instead]

　　4．A.settled

　　B．pushed

　　C．stored

　　D．put

　　答案：D　[put 放，全句意思是“我把襯衫放到了柜子的后面，……”]

　　5．A.teacher

　　B．employer

　　C．director D．a(chǎn)dviser

　　答案：B　[從上下文看，作者的襯衫是他媽媽的雇主給的，故選employer]

　　6．A.purpose

　　B．encouragement

　　C．a(chǎn)chievement

　　D．victory

　　答案：A　[從上文看，母親決定辭職，從下文看，母親決定接受高等教育，故選purpose，即她生活的目標(biāo)變大了。]

　　7．A.went

　　B．met

　　C．worked

　　D．stayed

　　答案：B　[meet with 會見，符合題意。]

　　8．A.visit

　　B．continue

　　C．a(chǎn)ttend

　　D．prepare

　　答案：C　[attend a university 上大學(xué)，符合題意。]

　　9．A.serious

　　B．fortunate

　　C．careful

　　D．responsible

　　答案：A　[You are serious，aren’t you? 意思是“你是認(rèn)真的，是嗎？”從上文看，作者的媽媽上了一年大學(xué)后，又找人事經(jīng)理，故選serious]

　　10．A.career

　　B．duty

　　C．position

　　D．part

　　答案：C　[a position as a teacher’s assistant 助教職位]

　　11．A.learning

　　B．judging

　　C．obeying

　　D．imagining

　　答案：A　[little or no chance of learning 有學(xué)習(xí)障礙，從上下文看，作者媽媽接手的是一幫智障學(xué)生。]

　　12．A.patiently

　　B．eagerly

　　C．successfully D．skillfully

　　答案：B　[eagerly 急切地，體現(xiàn)了作者媽媽知難而上。]

　　13．A.upset

　　B．frightened

　　C．guilty

　　D．a(chǎn)shamed

　　答案：A　[upset

　　難過的，心情很差的；作者的母親在過去的五年看到一個又一個老師懷著糟糕的心情，放棄了對這幫學(xué)生的教育。]

　　14．A.looked up

　　B went up

　　C．took up

　　D．showed up

　　答案：D　[show up 出現(xiàn)，符合題意。]

　　15．A.believe

　　B．protect

　　C．treat

　　D．receive

　　答案：C　[treat

　　對待； We have watched you how you treat the children… 我們一致在觀察你如何對待孩子的…….]

　　16．A.spirit

　　B．intention

　　C．a(chǎn)ction

　　D．a(chǎn)ttempt

　　答案：A　[spirit 精神，intention 意圖，action 行動，attempt 嘗試。hard－working spirit 勤奮工作的精神。]

　　17．A.must

　　B．would

　　C．might

　　D．should

　　答案：D　[We are all in agreement that you should be the teacher of this class.我們一致認(rèn)為你應(yīng)該成為這個班的老師。]

　　18．A.At

　　B．During

　　C．On

　　D．With

　　答案：B　[during her career

　　在她的職業(yè)生涯中，during在……期間。]

　　19．A.worthless

　　B．thoughtless

　　C．hopeless

　　D．helpless

　　答案：B　[worthless 無價值的；thoughtless 不加思考的，無心的；hopeless 絕望的；helpless無助的。從上文看作者的同學(xué)說的那些話是無心的。故選thoughtless]

　　20．A.challenging

　　B．different

　　C．dangerous

　　D．strange

　　答案：A　[全句意思是“母親向我展示了如何應(yīng)對富有挑戰(zhàn)的情況，永不言棄”。]

　　Ⅲ.任務(wù)型閱讀

　　Wouldn't it be nice to just look at a page and never forget what was there？But everyone has a photographic memory.The good news，however，is that everyone can take steps to improve their memory，and with time and practice most people can gain the ability to memorize seemingly impossible amounts of information.

　　Regularly“exercising”the brain keeps it growing and spurs the development of new nerve connections that can help improve memory.By developing new mental skills—especially complex ones such as learning a new language or learning to play a new musical instrument—and challenging your brain with puzzles and games you can keep your brain active and improve its physiological functioning.Try some puzzle exercises everyday.Put some games as easy as word cross into your mobile phone and practice it maybe once for 30 minutes per day.

　　Chronic(長期的)stress，although it does not physically damage the brain，can make remembering much more difficult.Even temporary stresses can make it more difficult to effectively focus on concepts and observe things.Try to relax，regularly practice yoga or other stretching exercises，and see a doctor if you have severe chronic stress as soon as possible.

　　A healthy diet can contribute to a healthy brain，and some foods appear to promote healthy brain functioning.Feed your brain with such supplements as Thiamine，Vitamin E，Niacin and Vitamin B6.Eating 5 or 6 small meals throughout the day instead of 3 large meals，also seems to improve mental functioning(including memory)by limiting dips in blood sugar，which may negatively affect the brain.

　　You remember information more easily if you can visualize(設(shè)想)it.If you want to associate a child with a book，try not to visualize the child reading the book—that's too simple and forgettable.Instead，come up with something more jarring，something that sticks，like the book running after the child，or the child eating the book.It's your mind that makes the images as shocking and emotional as possible to keep the associations strong.

　　The more times you hear，see，or think about something，the more surely you'll remember it.When you want to remember something，try writing it down and think about it.

　　Random lists of things(a shopping list，for example)can be especially difficult to remember.To make it easier，try categorizing the individual things from the list.If you can remember that，among other things，you wanted to buy four different kinds of vegetables，you'll find it easier to remember all four.

　　The amount of sleep affects the brain's ability to recall recently learned information.Getting a good night's sleep may improve your short-term memory and long-term relational memory.

　　答案：1.communicating　2.Various/Different/Varied　3．Avoid　4.lack 5.common　6.save　7.lasts　8．documents　9.Summary/Conclusion 10.influence/effect/impact