1、Unit 3 Period II Learning about Language一、1.After years of effort, the_(沙漠)was transformed into grassland.2、The example mentioned in the passage (不为所知)many people. 3、We (不敢)play jokes on him for fear that he should become angry. 4、This year the factory has doubled its production compared with the (先
2、前的)year. 5、To remain competitive in the market, our company has to (不断地)improve our efficiency. 6.Though _(bring) up in a poor family, the young girl has a high level of self-esteem.7.With so many people _ ( wait) anxiously to use the lift, we must get it repaired as soon as possible.8.Fire _(safe)
3、measures are essential not only at home but also in public areas.9.The teaching reform _ ( intend ) to promote students motivation in class has received good results.二、 Just in a few years out of law school, I decided that I wanted to write fiction. The only thing I had ever published before was a l
4、aw-review article. I had made great efforts to write when I came home at night after work, butI was too tired.I decided to quit my job. I began my new life on a February morning. I sat down at my kitchen table at 7 : 30 am and made a resolution. Every day I would write until lunchtime. Then I would
5、lie down on the floor for 20 minutes to rest my mind. After that, I would return to work for a few-more hours.In my first year, I sold two stories. Then I wrote a novel, but I thought it wasnt good enough, soI ended up putting it in a drawer. My second novel, Billy Lynns Long Halftime Walk, was publ
6、ished with glowing(热情赞扬的) reviews and received the National Book Critics Circle Award for fiction. My success sounds like a familiar story, but actually it was far from suddenness. I quit my job, and for every story I published in those years, I had at least 30 rejections. The novel that I put away
7、in the drawer took me four years. My breakthrough came in 2006, 18 years after I first sat down to write at my kitchen table. Sometimes genius(天赋) is just the thing that comes out after 20 years of working at your kitchen. Also, doing something truly creative requires the energy of youth. Orson Well
8、es made his masterpiece, Citizen Kart, at 26. T. S. Eliot wrote The Love Song of J. Afred Prufrock at 27.1.When did the author decide to devote himself fulltime to writing fiction?A.When he was tired of his work.B.Straight alter graduation from law school.C.On being informed his law-review article c
9、ame out.D.When his hobby was disturbed by his work.2.We can infer from the second paragraph that the author_.A.led a wealthy lifeB.arranged his life reasonablyC.was too hard-working to relax himselfD.remained single3.What does the author mainly intend to tell us in Paragraph 4?A.Failure is the mothe
10、r of success.B.A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.C.It is never too old to learn.D.It is the first step that costs troublesome.4.Why does the author give the examples of Orson Welles and T. S. Eliot?A.To make a comparison between them and himself.B.To show creativity needs energy.C.To persu
11、ade the readers of their great talents.D.To recommend their two masterpieces.三、 I was a previous typist in a post office. Because I couldnt tolerate typing any more postage bills or postcodes on a typewriter every clay, I resigned. With a greedy _(motivate) of making big money , I took up working as
12、 a business representative for the G. E Ecology Company, which produced goods by _ (recycle) useful materials from our dustbins. My new job left me good impressions in many _ (aspect) except that the working timetable was full of traveling by jet. Once, when speeding up, our jet _ (swallow) by a thu
13、nderstorm,_ destroyed our GPS receiver and made us lose sight of the directions. The light flashing _ (constant) showed that our jet was in danger. A steward instantly asked us to put on masks and fasten the safety belts, and then pressed a button _ (switch) on the escaping capsule. It slid sideways
14、 out of the opening at once and landed in a desert area safely. Lacking food and tablets, we were nervous and uncertain at first. But we all kept _ (optimism) and made good adjustments_ the situation. We swept up the surrounding mud to make our settlement and were back on our feet soon. Finally, gui
15、ded by the smoke of our broken jet, some local citizens came by carriage_ saved us.答案以及解析一、1. desert2. is/was unknown to3. dare not /dont dare to4. previous5. constantly6.答案：brought解析：考查非谓语动词。句意:尽管在一个贫穷的家庭长大,但这个年轻的女孩儿有很强的自尊心。分析句子结构可知,状语从句中省略了共同主语和be动词,补充完整是Though the young girl was brought up in a p
16、oor family,故填过去分词 brought。 7.答案：waiting解析：考査非谓语动词。句意:有这么多人焦急地等待使用电梯,我们得尽快修好它。根据句意可知,该空作宾补成分,与宾语构成逻辑上的主谓关系,表示主动意义,且时间上表示正在进行,故使用动词-ing形式作宾补。 8.答案：safety解析：考查词形转换。句意:不仅在家里而且在公共区域,防火安全措施是必要的。safety measure安全措施。 9.答案：intended解析：考查非谓语动词。句意:旨在提高课堂上学生主动性的教学改革取得了良好的效果。这里是作定语成分,与所修饰的 The teaching reform构成逻辑上
17、的动宾关系,表示被动意义,时间上表示完成,故使用过去分词作定语。 二、答案：1.D; 2.B; 3.A; 4.B解析：1.考查细节理解。根据第一段中的I had made great efforts towrite when I came home at night after work, but I was too tired. I decided to quit my job可知,当作者一边工作一边写作太劳累时,他决定辞职,将全部时间倾注于写小说,故D项正确。2.考查推理判断。从第二段的内容可以推断出作者合理安排了他的生活。故B项正确。3.考查目的意图。根据第四段中的“I quit my
18、job, and for. 30 rejections可推知,作者想通过自己的经历告诉我们失败是成功之母。故A项正确。4.考查推理判断。根据最后一段中的Also, doing something truly creative requires the energyof youth可知,作者给出Orson Welles和T. S. Eliot的例子是为了要说明创造力需要活力和朝气。故B项正确。 三、答案：1. motivation2. recycling3. aspects4. was swallowed5. which6. constantly7. to switch8. optimistic
19、9. to10. and解析： 本文主要介绍了一起飞机坠落事故。1.motivation 考查名词。根据语境及空前的形容词 greedy可知,此处表示动机”,故应填所给词的名词形式。2. recycling 考查非谓语动词。根据空前的介词by可知,此处应该填动词-ing形式。3.aspects 考査名词的复数形式。由空前的many可知,此处应填名试的复数形式aspects。4.was swallowed 考查时态和语态。根据语境可知,jet 与swallow是被动关系,且描述的是过去的事情,所以用一般过去时的被动语态。5. which 考查定语从句。分析句子结构可知,此空引导非限制性定语从句,指代先行词thunderstorm,故填which。6.constantly 考查副词。根据语境可知,此处表示不断闪烁的光,故应用副词形式修饰flashing。7.to switch 考査非谓语动词。根据语境可知,此处应用动词不定式作目的状语,故填switch。8.optimistic 考査形容词。分析句子结构可知,该空应用形容词形式,构成keep +adj. 结构,表示保持,处于”。9.to 考査介词。 make adjustments to 对.作出调整”,为固定搭配,故填to。10. and 考查连词。saved与came并列作谓语,前后是顺承关系,故填and。
