1、Module3 Function & Everyday English and Writing一、 基础知识积累重点新词必备1. comedy n. c喜剧;u喜剧性,幽默 eg. Cant you see the comedy of the situation?tragedy n. 悲剧comedian 滑稽人物,喜剧演员2. romantic adj. 多情的;浪漫的;富于浪漫色彩的;不切实际的,空想的eg. a romantic village nestling at the foot of the mountains 一个坐落在山脚下富有浪漫气息的村庄romantic art/lite
2、rature 浪漫主义艺术/文学来源:学科网ZXXKromance n. 罗曼史,艳事; 浪漫,爱情;Eg. The romance had gone out of their relationship. 他们的关系已经失去了浪漫色彩。3. fiction n. u books and stories about imaginary people and events小说 反义词 non-fictionfictional adj.虚构的,编造的,小说的fictionalize vt. 把改编成电影;把编成小说4. review n. 1)c,u 审查,检查2)(报刊上对新书、新剧、新电影等的)
3、评论(文章)Eg. Nuclear weapons systems are currently under review. 核武器系统目前正在接受审查。 Her latest novel got good reviews in the press. 她的最新小说得到了报界的好评。重点词组突破1. be /feel in the mood (for sth./ to do sth.) 有做某事的心情来源:学&科&网be in a good mood/bad mood 心情好/坏put sb. in a good/bad mood 使某人心情愉快/不愉快be in no mood for sth.
4、/ to do sth. 不想做某事be in a mood 情绪不好moody adj. 易怒的;情绪不好的2. set (a play, novel, etc.) in 设置(戏剧,小说等的)背景来源:学#科#网3. at the beginning起初, 开始at the beginning of 在的开始4. begin / start with 从开始, 以为开端5. hang on (打电话时) 别挂断; 紧握着不放; 坚持下去二、知识巩固性训练I 单选选择1. For all these years I have been working for others. Im hopin
5、g Ill _ my own business someday. A. turn up B. fix up C. set up D. make up 2. Mary _ her sister in appearance but not in character. A. resembles B. looks C. seems D. appears 3. Although the wind has _, the rain remains steady, so you still need a raincoat. A. turned up B. gone back C. died down D. b
6、lown out4. She warned me _ being overconfident. A. of B. to C. on D. against5. In the eighteenth century, Tom went to California to seek his _. A. fortune B. fortunate C. money D. lucky6. His reputation as a progressive writer is well _. A. built B. constructed C. established D. set 7. -Have you fin
7、ished your painting? -Not yet. I _ to do it just several minutes ago. A. got down B. set about C. set out D. got on 8. Entering the room, I found Mary _ at the desk and _ a letter. A. sat; wrote B. sitting; wrote C. sat; writing D. sitting; writing 9. He did a wonderful job in the final, _ all of us
8、. A. to satisfy B. satisfied C. satisfying D. having satisfied10. All the peace-loving people are against it .They think he is lifting a stone _ it _ on his own feet. A. only to have; dropping B. to have; dropping C. only to have; dropped D. having; dropped 11. Rita _three hours every Sunday afterno
9、on to spend with her son. A. sets out B. sets away C. sets aside D. sets off12. I walked out of the cinema, _ to return to see the wonderful film next Sunday. A. determine B. determining C. determined D. to determine13. _, we havent enough time, and secondly we havent enough money. A. Starting with
10、B. To be start with C. To start with D. Started with 14. As winter_, the weather became colder. A. approaching B. being approached C. approaches D. approached 15. Do let your mother know all the truth .She appears _ everything. A. to tell B. to be told C. to be telling D. to have been toldII 完形填空“Im
11、 too old and its too late,” which played over and over in my mind. I was 1 and exhausted after ending my marriage and my law career at the same time. 2 my ambition to become a writer, I 3 my ability to succeed as one. Had I wasted years going 4 the wrong goals? I was at a low point 5 the voice on th
12、e radio began 6 the story of Grandma Moses. Ann Mary Moses left home at thirteen, bore ten children and worked hard to raise the five who 7 . Struggling to make a living on poor farms, she managed to 8 a bit of beauty for herself by embroidering (绣花) on cloth.At seventy-eight, her fingers became 9 a
13、wkward to hold a needle. 10 give in to aging, she went out to an empty room and began to 11 . For the first two years, these paintings were either given away or sold 12 a little money. But at the age of seventy-nine, she was “discovered” by the 13 world-and the rest is 14 . She went on to produce mo
14、re than two thousand paintings, 15 her book illustrations (插图) for It was the Night before Christmas were completed in her one-hundredth year! 16 I listened to the radio, my 17 changed. If Grandma Moses 18 begin a new career and succeed after eighty, my life still had 19 after thirty. Before the pro
15、gram ended, I rushed to my computer to work on the novel Id nearly 20 . It was published eight months later.1. A. encouragedB. discouragedC. thrilledD. inspired2. A. DespiteB. ExceptC. ForD. With3. A. believedB. expected C. provedD. doubted4. A. by B. after C. againstD. over5. A. unlessB. becauseC.
16、whenD. while6. A. telling B. reminding C. saying D. playing7. A. succeededB. leftC. survivedD. grew8. A. noticeB. offerC. giveD. provide9. A. soB. too C. suchD. that10. A. Other thanB. As well asC. Rather thanD. Instead of11. A. paintB. write C. thinkD. change12. A. offB. at C. by D. for13. A. liter
17、atureB. art C. education D. entertainment14. A. storyB. fortuneC. history D. fact来源:学科网15. A. but B. and C. so D. therefore16. A. UntilB. Thus C. As D. Then来源:学_科_网Z_X_X_K17. A. moodB. heart C. interest D. spirit18. A. shouldB. must C. might D. could19. A. abilityB. hope C. freedom D. dream20. A. fi
18、nishedB. abandoned C. published D. soldIII 短文改错When we got up on the morning every day, we start our daily routine: washing our faces, brushing our teeth and maybe take a bath. When you do this, do you ever think that there is enough water or not one thirds of the 4.4 billion people in the developin
19、g world has no way to clean drinking water. Water-related diseases kill 10,000 to 20,000 children every day in the developed world. What comes to our minds when we read these numbers? Do you think we are lucky or not? In a fact, the outlook for the future, even for us, is not very bright. So let us
20、value our water as much as possibly not only for ourselves, but also to our children. III 书面表达 目前,学校存在少数学生考试作弊的现象。某英文杂志社拟对此现象向中学生征文,标题是“My Opinion on Cheating in Examinations”.请根据下列提示用英语写一篇征文稿。内容要点如下:主要原因:考试偏多,偏难;不用功,懒惰;取悦父母、老师个人看法:作弊不对,违反校规; 要诚实,努力学习;(其他看法)注意:1.短文必须包括所有的内容,可适当发挥。 2.词数:130 左右 3.参考词汇
21、:作弊 cheatFunction &Everyday English and Writing参考答案I. 单选选择CACDA CCDCC CCCDDII. 完形填空BADBC ACDBCADBCBCADBBIII. 短文改错1. got get 2. on in 3. take taking 4. that whether 5. thirds third 6. has have 7. developeddeveloping 8. 去掉 a9. possibly possible 10. to forIII. 书面表达My Opinion on Cheating in Examinations
22、It is known to us all that some students cheat in examinations at school.As students, they often take examination at school, but sometimes they have too many examinations which are too difficult for them. On the other hand ,some of them are lazy and dont work hard at their lessons .So when taking ex
23、aminations ,they sometimes cheat in order to get better results to please their parents and teachers. In my opinion, it is wrong to cheat in examinations because it breaks the rules of school. We students should be honest and try to get good results by studying hard instead of cheating in examinations .Whats more, we should improve our study methods and get well prepared for examinations .