1、第十四讲妙用常识及排除法(1)(8 min.)John and Bobby joined a wholesale company together just after graduation from college the same year. Both worked very hard. After several years, however, the boss _1_ Bobby to the position of manager but John remained an ordinary _2_. John could not take it anymore, tendered h
2、is resignation to the boss and complained the boss did not know how to delegate and did not value _3_ staff, but only promoted those who flattered him.The boss knew that John worked very hard for the years. He thought a moment and said, “Thank you for your _4_， but I have a request. I hope you will
3、do one more thing for our company before you leave. Perhaps you will change your decision and _5_ your resignation.”John agreed. The boss asked him to go and find out anyone selling watermelon in the market. John went and returned soon. He said he had found out a man _6_ watermelon. The boss asked h
4、ow much per kg. John shook his head and went back to the market to ask and returned to _7_ the boss $1.2 per kg.The boss told John to wait a _8_ and he called Bobby to come to his office. He asked Bobby to go and find anyone selling watermelon in the market. Bobby went, returned and said, “Boss, onl
5、y one person selling watermelon. $1.2 per kg, $10 for 10kg, he has inventory (清单) of 340 melons. On the table 58 melons, bought from the South two days ago, they are _9_ and red, good quality.”John was very _10_ and realized the difference between himself and Bobby. He decided not to resign but to l
6、earn from Bobby.Chances exist in the daily details. For the same matter, a more successful person sees more and _11_ so that he can find out an opportunity and catch it to realize his aim. If a person sees one year ahead, while another sees only tomorrow. Then, the _12_ between a year and a day is 3
7、65 times! 1. A. appointedB. brought C. made D. chose 2. A. scholar B. messenger C. employee D. manager 3. A. talented B. clever C. acute D. hardworking 4. A. praise B. criticismC. respect D. apology 5. A. take up B. take back C. take in D. take over 6. A. selling B. sailing C. exporting D. sponsorin
8、g 7. A. bother B. equip C. inform D. notice 8. A. day B. month C. fortnight D. second 9. A. delicious B. fresh C. tasty D. fortunate10. A. impressed B. content C. surprised D. faithful11. A. wider B. less C. deeper D. farther12. A. chance B. assessment C. difference D. recognition (2)(8 min.)No matt
9、er where in the world the US. President travels, if he travels by air, he flies on a plane called Air Force One. It is a wellknown _1_ of the United States, particularly the US. presidency.Air Force One, sometimes _2_ as “the flying White House”， isnt technically a plane. Its the radio call name for
10、 any US. Air Force plane _3_ the President of the United States. In practice, however, Air Force One is used to refer to one of two _4_ customized Boeing 747200B series aircraft. Capable of refueling in midair, Air Force One has _5_ range and can carry the President wherever he needs to travel.Insid
11、e, the President and his travel companions _6_ 4,000 square feet of floor space on three levels, including the Presidents onboard living _7_， with his own bedroom, bathroom, workout room and office space. Because Air Force One carries the President and because some trips can be quite long, the plane
12、 has a number of special _8_， many of which are found on no commercial jetliner. The plane has a lot of technology in its onboard medical _9_. The medical room has an extensive pharmacy, loads of emergency room equipment and _10_ an operating table. The plane also has a staff doctor, who travels wit
13、h the President wherever he goes. The onboard electronics are _11_ to protect against electromagnetic pulse attacks, and Air Force One is equipped with advanced secure communications _12_， allowing the aircraft to function as a mobile command center in the event of an attack on the United States. 1.
14、 A. symbol B. signal C. session D. sense 2. A. applied to B. turned toC. referred to D. pointed to 3. A. fetching B. carrying C. searching D. removing 4. A. lowly B. commonly C. naturally D. highly 5. A. unlimited B. unexpected C. unmanned D. unadjusted 6. A. survive B. escape C. enjoy D. experience
15、 7. A. standards B. quarters C. habits D. costs 8. A. meanings B. services C. choices D. features 9. A. ward B. experts C. facility D. association 10. A. just B. only C. still D. even 11. A. shut B. strengthened C. opened D. cleaned12. A. approach B. technology C. condition D. equipment (3)(8 min.)I
16、 had the meanest mother in the world. While other kids ate candy for breakfast, I had to have cereal(麦片粥), eggs and toast. Others had cokes and candy for lunch, while we had to eat a(n) _1_. As you can guess, my supper was _2_ from the other kids. But at least I was not alone in my _3_. My sister an
17、d two brothers had the same mean mother as I did.My mother insisted on knowing where we were _4_. She had to know who our friends were and what we were doing. We had to wear _5_ clothes every day. Other kids always wore their clothes for days. We _6_ the height of disgrace because she made our cloth
18、es herself, just to save money.The worst is yet to come. We had to be in bed by 9：00 each night and _7_ at 7：45 the next morning. So while my friends slept, my mother actually had the _8_ to break Child Labor Law. She made us work. I believed she lay awake all night _9_ mean things to do to us. Thro
19、ugh the years, our friends report cards had beautiful colors on them, black for passing, red for failing. My mother, however, would _10_ be content with black marks. None of us was _11_ the pleasure of being a dropout.She forced us to grow up into educated and honest adults. Using this as a backgrou
20、nd, Im now trying to _12_ my three children. Im filled with pride when my children think I am mean because now I thank God every day for giving me the meanest mother in the world. 1. A. egg B. Pepsi cola C. candy D. sandwich 2. A. different B. more C. richer D. less 3. A. happiness B. family C. suff
21、ering D. life 4. A. at times B. at all times C. in no time D. some times 5. A. clean B. dirty C. graceful D. old 6. A. cleared B. measured C. held D. reached 7. A. down B. up C. off D. out 8. A. power B. freedom C. courage D. privilege 9. A. thinking for B. thinking back to C. thinking up D. thinkin
22、g much of10. A. merely B. hardly C. never D. completely11. A. refused B. promised C. awarded D. allowed12. A. bring in B. bring up C. feed up D. play with答案第十四讲妙用常识及排除法(1)机遇就存在于生活的细节中。同样的一件事，一个成功的人会看得更多更远1. A老板提拔博比为部门经理。appoint sb. (to be)/ to the position of职务名词，“任命/提拔某人为”。make sb. 职务名词/choose sb.
23、as / for“选某人当”；bring“带来”。2. C而约翰还是一名普通employee“员工”。scholar “学者”；messenger“使者，信使”；manager“经理”，与上下文不符。3. DJohn抱怨老板不会用人，不重用那些hardworking“敬业的”员工，只提升那些奉承他的人。由下一句The boss knew that John worked very hard for the years.“老板知道这几年约翰工作确实很努力”可知。acute“敏锐的”；talented“有才能的”；diligent“勤奋的”。4. Bcriticism“批评”，符合题意。prais
24、e “赞扬”；respect “尊敬”；apology“道歉”。5. Btake back“收回”， 符合题意。 take up “从事”；take in “接收，吸入”；take over“接管”。6. A老板让他去市场找到一个selling“卖”西瓜的人。 sail“扬帆远航”；export“出口”；sponsor“发起，赞助”。7. C约翰回来inform“告诉”老板西瓜每公斤1.2美元。bother “烦扰”；equip“装配”； notice“注意”。8. D老板让约翰等a second“一会儿”。9. B这个人一共有340个西瓜，其中58个放在货架上，都是两天前从南方运来的，fre
25、sh“新鲜的”，红瓤，质量好。delicious“好吃的”； tasty“可口的”； fortunate“幸运的”。10. A约翰受到很大的impressed“触动”，他意识到自己与博比之间的差距。content“满意的”；surprised“惊奇的”；faithful“忠诚的”。11. D一个成功的人会看得更多farther“更远”。 wider“更广”；less“更少”；deeper“更深”。12. C一年与一天的difference“差距”是365倍。chance“机会”；assessment“评定”； recognition“认可”。(2)这是一篇说明文。号称“世界上最安全飞机”的美国
26、总统专机“空军一号”对我们来说很神秘，与普通飞机相比有什么特别之处？1. A考查名词。a symbol of the United States“美国的象征”。signal信号，暗号；session一场，一节；sense感觉，意识。2. C考查动词短语。“空军一号”有时被称为“飞行中的白宫”。refer to sth. as认为是；apply to应用于；turn to求助于；point to指向，表明。3. B考查动词。这是对运载美国总统飞机的无线电呼叫名。carry表示“运载，乘坐”；fetch去拿，带来；search搜索；remove迁移。4. D考查副词。在实际操作中，“空军一号”指的
27、是两架高度定制的波音747200B系列飞机中的一架。highly高度地；lowly低地；commonly通常情况下；naturally自然而然地。5. A考查形容词。由于在空中能够加油，“空军一号”有无限制的飞行范围。unlimited无限制的；unexpected没有预料的；unmanned无人的；unadjusted未调整的。6. C考查动词。在机舱里面，总统和他的随从人员享受三个等级的4000平方英尺的建筑面积。enjoy享受，拥有；survive幸存；escape逃避；experience经历。7. B考查名词。4000平方英尺的建筑面积其中包括总统的机载起居室。living quar
28、ters宿舍；起居室；living standards生活标准；living habits生活习惯；living costs生活开支。8. D考查名词。因为“空军一号”乘载的是总统，某些旅程比较长，这种飞机有很多商用飞机上都没有的特点。features指某产品的特点。9. C考查名词。根据下文内容可知，这架飞机的医疗设施有很高的技术含量。下文的关键词equipment也有提示。10. D考查副词。医疗间有很多类药品，大量的急诊室设备，甚至还有手术台。even甚至，在这里起加强语气的作用。11. B考查动词。机上的电子设备为防止电磁攻击都特别加强了。strengthen加强；shut关闭；ope
29、n打开；clean清扫。12. D考查名词。根据句中is equipped with可知，“空军一号”装备了先进的安全通迅设施。equipment表示“设备，设施”；approach方法，途径；technology技术；condition环境，条件。(3)1. D中餐应吃能填饱肚子的三明治。2. Abe different from与不同。早、中餐与别的孩子不同，晚餐自然也是不同的。3. C吃得不如别人，但这种“苦”不是“我”一人独受，兄弟姐妹都是一样的。4. B母亲总要知道我们的去向。at times sometimes 有时；at all times总是，一直；in no time立刻。5
30、. A每天穿干净衣服，而别人家的孩子穿好几天都不换。graceful 优雅的。6. D我们觉得丢尽了脸。 clear the height of 跳过高度；reach the height of 达到的顶点。7. B起床。8. C她竟敢违法(叫我们干活)。privilege 特权。9. Cthink for认为，为着想；think back to回忆；think up想出；think much of看重。10. A母亲只认黑色分数(及格分)。11. D不给我们逃学的乐趣即不准逃学。allow sb. sth.给某人某物，让某人享有某物。12. Bbring in引进，吸收；bring up培养，教育；feed up供给食物，养肥。
