1、Section Integrating Skills基础夯实一、单词拼写1.They were greatly (感动) by the old mans story.答案:touched2.The business of this shop is (迅速发展) so that customers come with delight from far and near.答案:booming3.We must ensure that the tourism develops in (协调) with the environment.答案:harmony4.Sometimes we need to
2、remind ourselves that thankfulness is indeed a (美德).答案:virtue5.We expect to live on our savings and a modest (退休金) after retirement.答案:pension6.He was very busy yesterday;(要不然),he would have come to the meeting.答案:otherwise二、选词填空in declinemake a bad impression onfar fromtake advantage ofbeg for1.His
3、 work is satisfactory.答案:far from2.She the childrens absence to tidy their rooms.答案:took advantage of3.I the boss by leaving too early.答案:made a bad impression on4.His interest in computer games is now .答案:in decline5.The blind man a living in the past.答案:begged for三、完成句子1.请给我五分钟时间把房间整理好。Please give
4、 me five minutes to .答案:put the room in order2.我们一定要和社会的快速发展齐头并进。We must the rapid development of society.答案:keep pace with3.愿我们的国家永远享有和平和繁荣。May our country always peace and prosperity.答案:be blessed with4.顺便问一下,我的面试怎样才能给老板留下个好印象?By the way,how can I him/her when the boss gives me an interview?答案:mak
5、e/leave/have a good impression on5.过了很久我们才弄清事实。 we made sure of the truth.答案:It was a long time before6.UN是联合国的缩写。UN the United Nations.答案:is short for四、翻译句子1.你必须戒烟了。最重要的是,你该开始运动了。(quit)答案:You must quit smoking.Most important of all,you should start taking exercise.2.她的健康状况正在迅速恶化。(decline)答案:Her hea
6、lth is declining rapidly.3.你应该利用这好天气给篱笆涂上油漆。(take advantage of)答案:You should take advantage of the fine weather to paint the fence.4.她结婚之后无法全力倾注于音乐。(devote)答案:After her marriage,she couldnt devote herself totally to her music.5.如果你不介意的话,我宁愿今晚出去。(would rather)答案:I would rather go out tonight,if you d
7、ont mind.能力提升五、阅读理解One of the latest trends(趋势) in American childcare is Chinese au pairs.Au Pair in Stamford,Conn.,for example,has got increasing numbers of requests for Chinese au pairs from zero to around 4,000 since 2004.And thats true all across the country.“I thought it would be very useful fo
8、r him to learn Chinese at an early age,” Joseph Stocke,the managing director of a company,says of his 2-year-old son.“I would at least like to give him the chance to use the language in the future.” After only six months of being cared for by a 25-year-old woman from China,the boy can already unders
9、tand basic Chinese daily expressions,his dad says.Li Drake,a Chinese native raising two children in Minnesota with an American husband,had another reason for looking for an au pair from China:She didnt want her children to miss out on their roots.“Because I am Chinese,my husband and I want the child
10、ren to keep exposed to(接触) the language and culture(文化),”she says.“Staying with a native speaker is better for children than simply sitting in a classroom,” says Suzanne Flynn,a professor in language education of children.“But parents must understand that just one year with an au pair is unlikely to
11、 produce wonders.Complete mastery demands continued learning until the age of 10 or 12.”The popularity of au pairs from China has been strengthened by the increasing numbers of American parents who want their children to learn Chinese.It is expected that American demand for au pairs will continue to
12、 rise in the next few years.1.What does the term “au pair” in the text mean?A.A mother raising her children on her own.B.A young foreign woman taking care of children.C.A professor in language education of children.D.A child learning a foreign language at home.解析:推理判断题。由第一段第一句中的childcare可推知,au pair的
13、含义是“保姆”,故选B项。答案:B2.Li Drake has her children study Chinese because she wants them .A.to live in China some dayB.to speak the language at homeC.to catch up with other childrenD.to learn about the Chinese culture解析:细节理解题。由第三段最后一句中的“I wanted the children to keep exposed to(接触) the language and culture”
14、可知,Li Drake让孩子学汉语的目的是让孩子接触汉语这门语言并了解中国文化,故选D项。答案:D3.How can children learn a foreign language best according to Flynn?A.From their parents.B.By attending classes.C.From a native speaker.D.By starting at an early age.解析:细节理解题。根据第四段的第一句话可知,在Flynn看来,要学习一门语言,和native speaker在一起比上课的效果好,因此选C项。答案:C4.What can we infer from the text?A.Learning Chinese is becoming popular in America.B.Educated women do better in looking after children.C.Chinese au pairs need to improve their English skills.D.Children can learn a foreign language well in six months.解析:推理判断题。由最后一段可推知,中国保姆在美国家庭需求量的增大,表明了汉语在美国越来越受到青睐。答案:A
