Unit10Americanliterature

Unit10Americanliterature具体内容1.Therewasanelectricbellthatdidnotwork,…work：tobeactiveinaproperwaytomakeapersonoramachineworktoproduceaneffecteg.Youneedtofindwhichmethodworksbestforyou.Theclockdoesn’tworktoday.Thecolordoesn’tworkforme.2.Dellafinishedcryingandattendedtohercheekswiththepowderrag.Attendtosb./sth.：givehelptoordirectone’seffortsandinteresttoeg.You’dbetterattendtothatthingirl;she’sgoingtofaint.Ihaveargumentmattertoattendto.3.Expenseshadbeengreaterthanshehadcalculated.Expense：costesp.ofmoneybutalsotimeoreffortAtagreat/little/noexpenseAtone’sexpenseAttheexpenseofeg.Iboughtacaratlittleexpense.Hetriedtobecleveratmyexpense.Hefinishedthejobattheexpenseofhishealth.4.ThereweretwopossessionsoftheJamesDillinghamYoungsinwhichtheybothtookgreatpride.Takepridein：eg.Shetookgreatprideinherbraveson.5.Itwasworthyofthewatch.Worth：beworthWorthy：beworthyofWorthwhile：adj.worthdoingeg.Thepersonwhodoesn’thelpothersisnotworthhelping.Heisworthyofdislike.Thebossgavemeaworthwhilejob.【典型例题】[例1]Ididn’t______the_____seriousnessofthecountry’sproblemsuntilIwenttheremyself.A.realize;trueB.recognize;realC.realize;realD.recognize;true答案：A解析：前项所缺的词，同意为“意识到”，后项所缺的词，同意为真正的严重性，true意为“真正的”，“与事实一致”的。[例2]______myteacher,afterallthirtyyearsinBoston,wasanunforgettablemoment,_____Iwillalwaystreasure.A.Tomeet;oneB.Tomeet;itC.Meeting;itD.Meeting;one答案：D解析：本题考查方向为V-ing形式作主语，one在句中指代anunforgettablemoment．[例3]______madeallofthemmuchdisappointed.A.HernotcomingbackB.HernottocomebackC.NotherreturningD.Notherbeingback答案：A解析：此句为动名词复合结构作主语。[例4]—IsthereanythingIcandoforyou,sir?—______.A.Yes,you’rewelcomeB.OK,takeyourtimeC.No,butthanksallthesameD.Sure,goaheadplease答案：C[例5]Shewastheonlyone_____theshipwreck.A.survivingB.havingsurvivedC.tosurviveD.survived答案：C解析：动词不定式作后置定语修饰theonlyone。【模拟试题】（答题时间：45分钟）一.选择题1.Don’tworrytoomuchaboutmistakes.Theyare___naturalpartoflearning.A.不填；aB.the；aC.the；不填D.the;the2.—TheformerpresidentofIraqwascaughtatlast.—Really?Wherehimself?A.hashehiddenB.hadhehiddenC.washehiddenD.hashebeenhidden3.—Howmuchofhisspeechdidyouthinkyouunderstand?—.IwishIhadworkedharder.A.NotalittleB.VeryfewC.NearlyeverythingD.Almostnothing4.—MayIremindyouthataMr.Wangiswaitingoutside,sir?—Oh,that’sright.Iaboutit.A.forgetB.hadforgottenC.forgotD.haveforgotten5.Thetravelerlosthiswayinthewoods,andmadethingsworsewasthatitwasgettingdark.A.thatB.whatC.whichD.as6.—Dad,wouldyoubuymeanMP3playerifIdowellinthefinalexam?—I,Ipromise.A.wouldB.shallC.shouldD.will7.—Didyoureachthetopofthemountain?—Yes.EvenImyselfdidn’tbelieveIcouldit.A.workB.climbC.getD.make8.WhatisthewayGeorgethoughtofenoughmoneytobuythehouse?A.togetB.gettingC.havinggotD.beinggot9.“Howcouldyoulosesomuchmoney?”Charlieaskedhiswife,eyeingherangrilyfromthekitchentable.A.atB.acrossC.throughD.on10.It’sreallyverydangerous.Onemorestep,thebabywillfallintothewell.A.orB.soC.andD.but二.阅读理解（A）AworldofopportunityTheNewYorkTimesisnowbetterthanever---Allthemorereasonstoorderhomedeliverynow.NEW---SEPARATEsectionsforTheArts,MondaythroughThursday,andSports7daysaweekthatyoucanpullout,takewithyouorpassalong.NEW---TheDiningIn,DinningOutsection,Wednesdays,abanquet（宴席）ofgreatmealsyoucanmakeyourself,orderuporeatout.NEW---TheHouse&Homesection.Thursdays,filledwithuseful,interestingfeaturesandarticlesaboutmakingthemostofallsortsoflivingspaces.NEW---AnExpanded,Two-partWeekendsection,Fridays,withmoreideasaboutmovies,shows,artexhibitions,outdoorandindoorrecreation.Latestnewsandsportsresultsdaily.Andofcourse,dailyworldandnationalnews,Sunday’sspecialsectionsandalltheothergreatfeaturesyou’llcontinuetofindinTheTimes.FindoutjusthowmuchYOUcanbenefitfromTheTimeseveryday.Call1-800-331-1969orusethepostage-paidordercardtoorderconvenienthomedeliveryat50%OFFourregularprice.1.Thisisoneoftheadvertisementsputfora_____.A.bookstoreB.newspaperC.magazineD.restaurant2.Detailedinformationaboutfilmscanbefoundin______section.A.TheArtsB.TheDiningIn,DiningOutC.Thehouse&HomeD.Weekend3.WhichsectioncanyougetonlyonWednesday?A.TheArts.B.TheDiningIn,DiningOut.C.TheSports.D.TheHouse&Home.4.Convenienthomedeliverycanbeorderedatareducedpriceby______.A.goingtothebookstoreB.callingthesalesmanC.telephoneonlyD.usingtheordercard（B）Beforeanewairlinergoesintoservice,everypartofitistestedagainandagain.Buttherearetwoteststhataremoreimportantthanalltheothers.Oneofthemisverystrangeandtheotherisverydangerous.Thefirstoftheseiscalledthe“tanktest”.Amodernairlinermustflyatveryhighaltitudes.Airmustbepumpedintotheplanesothatthepassengerscanbreathe.Themetalstructureoftheplanehastobeverystrongforthisreason.Whentheplaneisfilledwithair,or“pressured”,theairpressesagainsttheskinoftheplaneinside.Thepressureonasmallwindow,forexampleislikeahuge,giantfootthatistryingtogetout.Ifasmallpartoftheplaneweretocrack,theplanewouldexplodeinthesky.ThisiswhathappenedtothefirstComets.Inordertotestthestructureoftheplane,itisloweredintoahugetankofwater.Thenitisfilledwithair.Thepressureinsidetheplaneisgreaterthaniteverwillbewhenitisintheair.Finally,thereisanexplosion.Thisdoesnotcausesomuchdamageinsidethewatertankasitw