1、Section lntegrating Skills一、单词拼写1.Her (与众不同的) character makes it difficult for her to communicate with other singers.答案:distinctive2.Before his success,many people (批评) and made fun of him.答案:criticised3.The (联合) of the north and the south increased the power of the nation.答案:combination4.Its diffic
2、ult for a foreigner to speak s Chinese.答案:standard5.When will the committee p their report?答案:present6.Webster wrote a dictionary in order to s the spelling of English words.答案:simplify7.His a at getting a high position in the company failed.答案:attempt8.There has been no formal (声明) by either govern
3、ment.答案:announcement9.I went to the bookstore yesterday and bought a (参考) book.答案:reference二、完成句子1.我们的班长王华向她献上了准备好的鲜花。Wang Hua,our monitor, the prepared flowers.答案:presented her with2.只有在费城那次我们曾试着做那样的事。The only time that we something like that was in the city of Philadelphia.答案:attempted to do3.多亏老师
4、的鼓励,我们才能不断进步。our teachers encouragement,we can make continuous progress.答案:Thanks to4.好的结果在于正确的方法,也就是说,正确的方法会引出好的结果。The good result lies in the correct methods,that is to say,correct methods good result.答案:lead to5.所有的同学都同意我提出的下周去野炊的建议。All the students were my idea that we should go for a picnic nex
5、t week.答案:in favour of6.昨天到会的有多少人?How many people the meeting yesterday?答案:were present at7.电力成本的上涨增加了我们实施这项工程的难度。The rise in electricity costs has our difficulties in carrying out the project.答案:added to三、阅读理解When I was growing up in America,I was ashamed of my mothers Chinese English.Because of he
6、r English,she was often treated unfairly.People in department stores,at banks,and at restaurants did not take her seriously,did not give her good service,pretended not to understand her,or even acted as if they did not hear her.My mother has long realized the limitations of her English as well.When
7、I was fifteen,she used to have me call people on the phone to pretend I was she.I was forced to ask for information or even to yell at people who had been rude to her.One time I had to call her stockbroker(股票经纪人).I said in an adolescent voice that was not very convincing,“This is Mrs Tan.”And my mot
8、her was standing beside me,whispering loudly,“Why he dont send me cheek,already two week late.”And then,in perfect English I said,“Im getting rather concerned.You agreed to send the check two weeks ago,but it hasnt arrived.”Then she talked more loudly.“What he want?I come to New York tell him front
9、of his boss.”And so I turned to the stockbroker again,“I cant tolerate any more excuse.If I dont receive the check immediately,I am going to have to speak to your manager when I am in New York next week.”The next week we ended up in New York.While I was sitting there red-faced,my mother,the real Mrs
10、 Tan,was shouting to his boss in her broken English.When I was a teenager,my mothers broken English embarrassed me.But now,I see it differently.To me,my mothers English is perfectly clear,perfectly natural.It is my mother tongue.Her language,as I hear it,is vivid,direct,and full of observation and w
11、isdom.It was the language that helped shape the way I saw things,expressed ideas,and made sense of the world.1.Why was the authors mother poorly served?A.She was unable to speak good English.B.She was often misunderstood.C.She was not clearly heard.D.She was not very polite.解析:细节理解题。从第一段中的“Because o
12、f her English,she was often treated unfairly.”可知母亲遭受的不公正待遇是因为她蹩脚的英语。答案:A2.From Paragraph 2,we know that the author was .A.good at pretendingB.rude to the stockbrokerC.ready to help her motherD.unwilling to phone for her mother解析:推理判断题。由第二段中forced(被逼着)一词可知。答案:D3.After the author made the phone call,.
13、A.they forgave the stockbrokerB.they failed to get the checkC.they went to New York immediatelyD.they spoke to their boss at once解析:细节理解题。从第五段最后“If I dont receive the check immediately,I am going to have to speak to your manager when I am in New York next week.”以及第六段开始的“The next week we ended up in
14、New York.”可知。答案:B4.What does the author think of her mothers English now?A.It confuses her.B.It embarrasses her.C.It helps her understand the world.D.It helps her tolerate rude people.解析:推理判断题。从最后一段最后一句“It was the language that helped shape the way I saw things,expressed ideas,and made sense of the
15、world.”可知。答案:C5.We can infer from the passage that Chinese English .A.is clear and natural to non-native speakersB.is vivid and direct to non-native speakersC.has a very bad reputation in AmericaD.may bring inconvenience in America解析:推理判断题。由上下文可知,汉式英语会给华裔们带来诸多不便。答案:D四、语法填空Tom:We all know you speak g
16、ood English.1. I ask you some questions?What was your earliest memory in elementary school?Mary:All right.My 2. (early) memory in elementary school was when we had vocabulary tests.Tom:But how?Mary:My teachers read to the class all the time and would have us 3. (take) turns reading too.We had few wo
17、rkbooks where we answered questions 4. (belong) to a passage.Tom:Something else?Mary:Sometimes we were told 5. (write) stories and the teacher would grade them.Tom:Did your parents do something to help?Mary:Yes.My parents went over the alphabet with me constantly.Tom:Do you think reading is very imp
18、ortant?Mary:I cannot stress enough the importance of reading.I love reading and that is 6. helped me so much.I was reading at the level of a college student 7. I was in 4th grade.Tom:I really admire you.What about your grammar?Mary:My grammar was not the best but I could comprehend everything just a
19、bout.Tom:Lets talk 8. (much) about reading.Mary:I recommend 9. (read).The ability to read is something we all need.We need to read the instructions for building something,we need to be able to read the dosage(剂量) for medicine and we need to be able to read signs when 10. (drive),for example.答案:1.May2.earliest3.take4.belonging5.to write6.what7.when8.more9.reading10.driving
