1、Section Communication Workshop，Language Awareness 1 & Culture Corner.品句填词At the formal party I felt very _ (令人不舒服的)and out of place.The audience _ (鼓掌) for five minutes at the meeting yesterday.The room was so hot that she felt _ (头晕目眩的)It is difficult to be natural when one is _ (紧张的)Attending the
2、threehour meeting every Tuesday is a(n)_ (令人厌倦的)business.The book is full of _(参阅)to growing up in India.I spilt your coffee.Sorrythat was _(笨拙的)of me.All the people _(出席的)at the meeting are famous artists and novelists.He _(故意地)set the bird free from the cage.Ill be back in an _(马上).选词填空make sense，
3、present.with.，on the other hand，begin with，attract ones attention，refer to，even if/though，the moment，go wrong，in case_Im late，start without me.Davids manager _ him _ the award for best sales.On (the) one hand，Im your teacher；_，Im your friend.Read this and tell me if it _The concert _ a Mozart quarte
4、t(四重奏)The tourists forgot the time of going back because the beautiful scenery _On AIDS Day this year，President Hu Jintao demanded that the problems _ be paid special attention to.I had thought that our band would be a hit，but something _ at the last moment.Im sorry to hear that，but dont give up._ h
5、e is poor，he looks happy.Mary rushed home _ she heard the news，only to find that her husband has gone.翻译句子所有可利用的空间都用完了。(available)_这对双胞胎太像了，很难分辨谁是谁。(distinguish.from)_我不知道你是如何忍受他们无休止的争吵的。(put up with)_我们得把休假日期推迟，直到你好些为止。(put off)_我们尽量每月存几百美元供旅游用。(put aside)_.单项填空None of us would like to live on_Acha
6、rterBcharityCcherish DchipLets leave the things as they are _；we can always make changes later on if necessary.Afor the present Bat presentCto the present Dup to the presentThese shoes are _ too big.Arather BfairlyCquite DsuchI knew the lady_ Bill when she spoke of a bright young boy.Areferred to Bw
7、as referring toCpointed at Dwas pointing atHe admired my old watch so much，so I_it.Apresent BpresentingCmade him a present of Dmade him present ofIt is the prevention of disease _ its successful treatment that has led to the rapid increase of the worlds population.Arather than Bless thanCin addition
8、 to Din the direction ofDid you have trouble with your car last night?Yes，but I finally managed_Ait to get started Bto get it startedCgetting started it Dto get starting itHe got to the station early，_ missing his train.Ain case of Binstead ofCfor fear of Din search ofWhen did he leave the classroom
9、?He left _ you turned back to write on the blackboard.Athe time Bthe instantCuntil DsinceOn hearing the news of the accident in the local mine，she _ pale.Agot BchangedCwent Dappeared.阅读理解While running for president，Barack Obama often talked about his mother，Ann Dunham，and the lessons she taught him
10、through her work with poor rural communities around the world.Dunham died of cancer in 1995，before any of her grandchildren were born.Now Barack Obamas sister，Maya SoetoroNg，has written Ladder to the Moon，a childrens book that attempts to connect her young daughter，Suhaila，with the grandmother she n
11、ever knew.The books title was inspired by a picture postcard Dunham gave Maya as a child.It features a painting by Georgia OKeeffe，which depicts a ladder floating against the night sky，with a halfmoon high above it.In the book，little Suhaila asks her mother what her grandmother was like.“Like the mo
12、on，”her mother replies.“Full，soft and curious.”Suhaila longs to meet her，and one night，her wish comes true.A golden ladder appears at her window and Grandma Annie invites the girl to come along on a magical journey.“The book is about all evening spent helping others to come up to the moon after natu
13、ral disasters and religious conflicts，”says SoetoroNg.“And the moon becomes an imagined place to heal and rest until we laugh loudly again.” It seemed natural for SoetoroNg to connect her daughter with Grandma Annie through the moon.Her mother，she says，always loved the moon because it was the same f
14、or everybody，no matter where in the world they were.Under the glow of the moon，she recalls，her mother shared her most meaningful tales with her children.Thats how SoetoroNg says she，her brother and President Obama，remember their motheras a great story teller and role model.“ Like me，he feels that sh
15、es someone who gave us a strong moral compass，and that she gave us compassion and desire to recognize the things that are common to all humanity and reach out across the divides even when doing so is hard，”she says.“Thats something extremely valuable.”It wasnt just her mothers tales that shaped who
16、she and her brother have become.SoetoroNg says what parents do is more important than what they say.Dunham，who had a PhD in anthropology，worked in rural development in some of the poorest places in the world.By writing Ladder to the Moon，Maya intends to_Ashow her mothers strong influenceBexpress her
17、 mothers loveCstress the importance of good parentingDlet her daughter know about her grandmotherThe underlined word“depicts” in Paragraph 3 probably means“_”AdrawsBshowsCresembles DrepresentsMaya connects her mother with the moon because _Aher mother resembled the moon in some wayBher mother was ju
18、st as beautiful as the moonCshe loved reading with her mother under the moonDshe used to work with her mother in the open airIn the childrens eyes，Ann Dunham_Awas just a common housewifeBwas good at painting and writingCmanaged her family with little moneyDwas a great story teller and role modelThe
19、passage is intended to_Adescribe the family life of Maya SoetoroNgBrecall the hard life Barack Obama livedCintroduce a new book by Barack Obamas sisterDshare some stories about Barack Obamas mother.任务型读写It takes a whole army of people to put out one of the big daily newspapers.There are three separa
20、te departments needed to make a newspaper operate smoothly：editorial department，mechanical department and business department.The editorial department is the one most people think about first.That is the newsgathering part of the newspaper.The most familiar job in this department is that of the repo
21、rterthe person who gets the information for a story and writes it.A photographer takes the pictures to go with the reporters story.Editors are the decisionmakers.There are many editors at a newspaper to do such jobs as assigning the stories to reporters，reading the stories to make sure they are corr
22、ect，and deciding where the stories should appear in the paper.The most important stories go on the front page.There are also picture editors who choose which pictures will appear in the paper.Other jobs in the editorial department include artists，copy editors，proofreaders and cartoonists.The biggest
23、 job in the mechanical department is printing the paper.Most large newspapers have their own printing presses.Some small papers send their work to outside printing shops.After an issue，or edition is printed，it is ready to be sold or circulated to the public.The circulation of the paper is one of the
24、 jobs of the business department.This department also sells advertising space.This is very important for newspapers.Many papers make more money by selling advertising space than selling newspapers.The business department also takes care of normal jobs such as paying the bills and keeping records.Int
25、roductionThree separate departments are needed to _a newspaper smoothly.EditorialdepartmentReportersCollecting _ for a story and write itPhotographersTaking the pictures to _the reporters stories _ stories to reportersReading the stories to make sure there are no _Deciding the _ the stories should a
26、ppear inChoosing pictures _departmentHave the paper _ in their own printing presses or outside printing shopsBusinessdepartmentCirculating the paper to the publicSelling _space earns them more moneyDoing normal jobsSection Communication Workshop，Language Awareness 1 & Culture Corner.品句填词awkwardappla
27、udeddizzytensetiresomereferencesclumsypresentdeliberatelyinstant.选词填空In casepresented；withon the other handmakes sensebegan withattracted their attentionreferred towent wrongEven if/thoughthe moment.翻译句子All the available space has been used up.The twins are so alike that its difficult to distinguish
28、 one from the other.I dont know how you put up with their constant quarrelling.Well have to put off the vacation until you are better.We are trying to put aside a few hundred dollars every month for the trip.单项填空【解析】选B。句意：我们没有人愿意靠施舍生活。charity施舍；charter宪章；cherish“珍爱，怀有”，词性为动词；chip薄片，碎片，碎块。【解析】选A。句意：我
29、们把事情暂时放一放，若有必要，以后总可以再行变更。for the present暂时；at present 目前；up to the present直到现在。【解析】选A。句意：这些鞋太大了。fairly是个中性词，指事物的特性既不好也不坏；rather的语气比fairly强，暗示着事物的特性不好或不合适；quite不能和too连用；such所修饰的最终应是名词。【解析】选B。point at意为“瞄准”；refer to有“意指”的意思，句中when从句表示的是正在发生的动作，应用过去进行时态。【解析】选C。make sb.a present of sth.意思是“将某物赠送给某人”。【解析
30、】选A。rather than“而不，非”；less than“少于”；in addition to“除之外”；in the direction of“朝方向”。【解析】选B。考查使役动词的用法。答句句意为：“是的，但我最终还是将车启动了。”start与it之间为被动关系，因此用过去分词作宾补。【解析】选C。句意为：“为了避免误了火车，他早一点到达车站。”in case of意为“如果，万一”；instead of意为“代替，代替而不是”；for fear of 意为“为了避免，害怕”；in search of意为“寻找”。【解析】选B。the instant用作连词，意为“一就”，相当于as
31、 soon as。类似地，the minute，the moment也可用作连词，表示“一就”的意思。【解析】选C。go作系动词，多指人或事物变得不好的场合；get常用于口语，多指身体、天气、情感等方面的变化；appear作系动词，意为“好像、似乎”；change不作系动词，后面不接形容词。.阅读理解【语篇解读】最近，奥巴马的妹妹Maya SoetoroNg写了一本新书通向月亮的梯子，介绍了一些关于她母亲的趣事。【解析】选D。细节理解题。根据第二段的内容可判断出，奥巴马的妹妹写书的目的是让女儿了解外婆。【解析】选B。词义猜测题。根据第三段可知，这本书的名字来自玛雅在儿时从母亲那儿得到的一张明信
32、片。那是Georgia OKeeffe的一幅画，画面上有一架梯子漂浮在夜空中，梯子上面有半轮月亮。故depict意为“描绘，描画”。【解析】选A。推理判断题。根据第四段可知，玛雅认为母亲像月亮一样，丰满、温柔并具有好奇心。故答案为A。 【解析】选D。细节理解题。根据第七段的内容可知，在玛雅和哥哥奥巴马的记忆中，母亲是一位了不起的讲故事的人，也是一个伟大的榜样。【解析】选C。主旨大意题。本文旨在向读者介绍奥巴马总统的妹妹Maya SoetoroNg写的一本新书通向月亮的梯子。.任务型读写【解析】捕捉信息题。根据第一段第二句“There are three separate departments
33、 needed to make a newspaper operate smoothly.”可知答案。此处operate意为“经营”。【答案】operate【解析】捕捉信息题。根据第二段第三句“The most familiar job in this department is that of the reporterthe person who gets the information for a story and writes it.”可知答案。【答案】information【解析】词语转换题。根据第二段最后一句“A photographer takes the pictures to
34、 go with the reporters story.”可知答案。match与go with同义，意为“与相配”。【答案】match【解析】综合信息题。根据文章第三段内容，结合右栏信息可知此处介绍的是编辑的主要工作。【答案】Editors【解析】捕捉信息题。根据第三段第二句“There are many editors at a newspaper to do such jobs as assigning the stories to reporters.”可知答案。【答案】Assigning【解析】语义转化题。根据第三段第二句中的“reading the stories to make
35、sure they are correct”可知答案。【答案】mistakes【解析】句式转化题。根据第三段第二句中的“deciding where the stories should appear in the paper” 可知答案。【答案】place/position【解析】综合信息题。根据文章第四段的内容，并结合右栏信息可知答案。【答案】Mechanical【解析】句式转化题。根据第四段前三句“The biggest job in the mechanical department is printing the paper.Most large newspapers have their own printing presses.Some small papers send their work to outside printing shops.”可知答案。此处用have sth.done表示被动意义。【答案】printed【解析】捕捉信息题。根据文章最后一段第二句“This department also sells advertising space.”和第四句可知答案。【答案】advertising
