1、affair,business,matter,concern,thing這些名詞均含“事情”之意。affair復(fù)數(shù)形式多指重大或較復(fù)雜的事務(wù)。business事。matter：普通用詞，著重指一件考慮中的或需要處理的事。concern：往往強(qiáng)調(diào)與個(gè)人或團(tuán)體利害有直接或重大關(guān)系的事。thing：用作“事情”解時(shí)，詞義較籠統(tǒng)、含糊，多用于指不很具體的事。affect,influence,impress這些動(dòng)詞均含“影響”之意。affect影響。influence：側(cè)重在思想、性格、行為等方面所產(chǎn)生的潛移默化的影響，也可指自然力的影響。impress：強(qiáng)調(diào)影響既深刻又持久。幽默故事KeeptheCh

2、angeSellingsecondhandbooksatourchurchbazaar,gotintoanargumentwithaprospectivecustomer.HewasinterestedinbuyingThePocketBookofOgdenNashbutclaimedwasoverpricedat35cents.Otherpaperbacksweresellingfortenor15centseach.pointedoutthatthebookwasingoodcondition.Nashwasafunpoet,andwasforagoodcause.Hesaidwasama

3、tterofprinciple.Ultimately,agreedtosellhimthebookfor15cents.Triumphant,hepaidwitha$10bill.Keepthechange,hesaid.零錢不用找了爭(zhēng)論。他對(duì)購(gòu)買袖珍奧金.納什集頗感興趣，但是說(shuō)它要三十五美分開(kāi)價(jià)過(guò)高。其它的平裝書(shū)每本才賣十或十五美分。ThreeWhistlespromisedmygirlfriendagoldnecklaceforherbirthday,butwhenthejewelerquotedapriceforoneweliked,letoutalong,lowwhistle.Andh

4、owmucharetheythen?asked,pointingtoanothertray.You,sir,repliedthejeweler,aboutthreewhistles.三聲口哨多少錢呢？”我指著另一個(gè)盤(pán)子里的項(xiàng)鏈問(wèn)。中考重點(diǎn)短語(yǔ)集萃61)bythewindow在窗邊62)bytheendof到底為止63)littlebylittle逐漸地64)inall總共65)infact事實(shí)上66)inonestwenties在某人二十幾歲時(shí)67)inahurry匆忙68)inthemiddleof在中間69)innotime(inaminute)立刻，很快70)intime(ontime)

5、及時(shí)71)inpublic公眾，公開(kāi)地72)inorderto為了73)infrontof在前面74)inthesun在陽(yáng)光下75)intheend最后，終于76)insurprise驚奇地77)inturn依次78)ofcourse當(dāng)然79)abit(of)有一點(diǎn)兒80)alotof許多81)ononeswayto某人在去的路上82)onfoot步行，走路83)atalkonspace一個(gè)關(guān)于太空的報(bào)告84)ontheotherhand另一方面85)at/ontheweekend在周末86)ontheleft(right)在左(右)邊87)ontheothersideof在另一邊88)ont

6、heradio通過(guò)收音機(jī)(無(wú)線電廣播)89)toonesjoy使高興的是90)toonessurprise使驚訝的是練習(xí)題（一）MyproblemsstartedafterIwenttoaboardingschool.Iwasonly14,andatfirstImissedmyfamilyalot.Ioftencalledthemandcriedonthephone.Butaftertwoweeks,IfoundIenjoyedbeingwithmyclassmatesatschool.Ihadmanyfriendswhowereboys.Ithoughtofthemasmybestfrien

7、ds-butonlyfriends.Ineverguessedmyfriendshipswithboyswouldbecomeaproblem.Then,threemonthslater,myfriendstoldmethatsometeachersandgirlssaidIwashangingoutwithboysalldaylonginordertogetattentionfromthem.Sevenmonthsafterthat,theheadteacherMr.WangaskedtheclasstochoosesomestudentstojointheStudentUnion.Itho

8、ughtIcouldwinforIwasdoingwellinschool.IdalreadywonprizesforthebestmathandEnglishexams.Aweeklater,thelistcameoutanditdidntincludeme.Iwassad.Mr.Wangcametomeandsaid,Dontbesad.Iknowyoureexcellent!Maybeyourealittledistantfromthegirlsinourclass.Theydontknowmuchaboutyou,sosomeofthemdidntchooseyou.Itdoesntm

9、atter.DoyourbesttogetalongwellwitheveryoneandIthinkyoullmakeitnexttime.46.Whatwasthewritersproblemwhenshefirstenteredtheboardingschool?A、Shedidntlikehernewschool.B、Shedidntgetalongwellwithherclassmates.C、Shemissedherfamilyverymuch.D、Shedidntlikehernewteacher.47.Manyofthewritersfriendsinhernewschoolw

10、ere_.A、teachersB、boysC、girlsD.women48.WhydidthewriterfailtojointheStudentUnion?A、Herteachersdidntlikeher.B、Shewasapoorstudent.C、Somegirlsdidntchooseher.D、Shelikesshowingoffherself.49.Theunderlinedworddistantmeans_inEnglish.A、estrangedB、aggressiveC、warm-heartedD、rude50.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue,ac

11、cordingtothepassage?A、ThewriterwonprizesforthebestscienceandEnglishexams.B、Thewriterdidntrealizethatherfriendshipswithboyswouldcauseproblems.C、ThewriterwassadbecauseshefailedtojointheStudentUnion.D、Theteacherthoughtshewasanexcellentstudent.答案46.C47.B48.C49.A50.A（二）閱讀下面短文，并根據(jù)所讀內(nèi)容，在第6271小題的空格里填入適當(dāng)?shù)脑~語(yǔ)。

12、MarieCuriewasagreatscientist.ShewasborninWarsaw,Poland,in1867.Bothofherparentswereteachers.WhenMariewasonly10yearsold,hermotherdied.YoungMariewasaverygoodstudent.Shelovedscience,math,andlanguages.SheandhersisterBronyawantedtogotocollege.Butinthosedays,onlymencouldgotocollegeinPoland.Thegirlshadtogot

13、oFrancetostudy.Therewasnotenoughmoneyforbothsisterstogo.SoMarieworkedasateacherinPoland.ShesentmoneytoBronyatopayformedicalschoolinParis.AfterBronyabecameadoctor,shehelpedMarie.Whenshewas24,MariebecameasciencestudentattheSorbonne,auniversityinParis.Evenwithhersistershelp,shedidnothavemuchmoney.Sheli

14、vedinasmallroomnearthecollege.hadnolights,nowater,andnoheat.SometimesMarieonlyhadbreadandteatoeat.Mariestudiedhardandgraduatedin1894.Ayearlater,shemarriedPierreCurie.Hewasalsoascientist.Theyworkedtogetherformanyyears.Theirmostimportantdiscoverywasradium鐳).Today,doctorsusetheraysfromradiumtotreatcanc

15、er.TheCurieswonaNobelPrizefortheirdiscovery.Thisthehighestawardforascientist.MarieCuriewasthefirstwomantoreceivethisaward.WhenMarieCuriewas39,Pierrediedinastreetaccident.Butshecontinuedtheirwork.CuriebecamethefirstwomanprofessorinFrance.In1911,shewonasecondNobelPrize.Butyearsofworkingwithradiumruine

16、dherhealth.Shediedofcancerin1934.HerdaughterIrenecontinuedCurieswork.ShealsoreceivedaNobelPrize.Sadly,Irenealsogotcanceranddiedyoung.Bothwomengavetheirlivesfortheirwork.MarieCurieslifeIn1867,MarieCuriewasborninthecityof62.In63,hermotherdied.Beforeshewas24,sheworkedasateacherto64tofinishherstudyiname

17、dicalschool.Whenshewas24,Marie65attheSorbonne,auniversityinParis.Whilestudyingintheuniversity,Marielived66.Intheyearof1894,Marie67fromtheAttheageuniversity.MariegotmarriedtoPierre.of68,In1906,herhusbandwas69inastreetaccident.In1934,Duringherlife,MarieCuriepassedaway70.MarieCuriewontheNobelPrize71.答案

18、62.Warsaw63.187764.helpBronya/send(give/offer)Bronyamoney65.studied/learned(science)66.apoor/hard/difficultlife67.graduated68.twenty-eight/2869.killed70.becauseofcancer71.twice（三）Thereisaone-dayh_inmostcountriesonNewYearsDay.TherealcelebrationfoeNewYearh_onthenightbeforeonNewYearsEve.Thereareseveral

19、interestingcustoms（風(fēng)俗）intheWest,andtherearemanyd_fromcountrytocountry.T_Christmasisfamilyget-together,NewYearforsomeisatimetobewithfriends,too.P_aremostoftenheldtow_NewYear.Atsuchparties,thereisfoodanddrinkanddancinguntilthetimenearforthec_ofNewYear.Atmidnight,peopleoftensay“HappyNewYear”toeachother

20、.Champagne(香檳)isaf_drinkforNewTear.Inmanywesterncountriesfireworks(煙火)areletoff,andmanypeopleliketomakean_,possiblytodriveawaybadspirits.Oneimportantsongisoftens_atNewYear,theScottinshSongofAuldLangSyne(goodtimeslongago).答案holiday,happens,differences,Traditional,Parties,wish,coming,first,noise,sung（

21、四）ManypeoplethinkthatAmericans1theircarsalmostmorethananythingelse.When2_peoplearefourteenyearsold,theywanttohavetheir_3_cars.Theydontaskforacarfromtheir4_.Somanyofthemworkin_5_timeduringtheirlastyearofhighschooltobuyacar.Learningto6_andgettingadriverslicensemaybeoneofthemostexcitingthingsinayoungpersonslife.Somepeoplealmost7_gotoadoctorwhentheyareButtheywill_8_theircarstoagar