UnitFourFamilyPartOne:Listening PartTwo:Speaking PartThree:ReadingPartFour:Grammar情態(tài)動(dòng)詞PartFive:PracticalWritingLetterofIntroduction(介紹信)PartSix:TranslationSkills順序法

PartOne:Listening

Directions:Thispartistotestyourlisteningability.Itconsistsof3sections.

SectionA

Directions:Thissectionistotestyourabilitytogiveproperresponses.Thereare5recordedquestionsinit.Aftereachquestion,thereisapause.Thequestionwillbespokentwotimes.Whenyouhearaquestion,youshoulddecideonthecorrectanswerfromthe4choicesmarkedA,B,CandDgiveninyourtestpaper.ThenyoushouldmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

Example:Youwillhear:

Youwillread: A．I’mnotsure.

B．You’reright.

C．Yes,certainly.

D．That’sinteresting.

Fromthequestionwelearnthatthespeakerisaskingthelistenertoleaveamessage.Therefore,C．Yes,certainly.isthecorrectanswer.YoushouldmarkContheAnswerSheet.

[A][B]?[D]

Nowthetestwillbegin.

1．A．Yes,youcandriveit.

B．No.Everythingisfine.

C．ShouldIgowithyou?

D．Takeyourtime.Thereisnohurry.

2．A．Yes,pleasegiveittome.

B．No,Icantakeitmyself.

C．Sorry,Ican’thelpyou.

D．Sure.Hereyouare.

3．A．Idon'tliketakingataxi.

B．It’sdifficulttoparkhere.

C．Icameherebybus.

D．Iagreewithyou.

4．A．Heisworkingasalawyer.

B．Hehasabigfamily.

C．Heislivinginasmalltown.

D．Heisleavingbybus.

5．A．Apoundoftomatoes,please.

B．Youcan’tdoanythingforme.

C．Pleasedoitforme.

D．Icanmanagemyself.

SectionB

Directions:Thissectionistotestyourabilitytounderstandshortdialogues.Thereare5recordedconversationsinit.Aftereachdialogue,thereisarecordedquestion.Boththedialoguesandquestionswillbespokentwice.Whenyouhearaquestion,youshoulddecideonthecorrectanswerfromthe4choicesmarkedA,B,CandDgiveninyourtestpaper.ThenyoushouldmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

1．A．Gototheconcert.

B．Workintheoffice.

C．Stayathome.

D．Attendaparty.

2．A．Customerandsaleswoman.

B．Husbandandwife.

C．Patientanddoctor.

D．Teacherandstudent.

3．A．Themanwilltakeaflight.

B．Themanwillleaveatonce.

C．Theflightwillleaveat2:30.

D．Theflightwillbelate.

4．A．It’sontherightoftheman.

B．It’sfarfromRoseStreet.

C．It’sonRoseStreet.

D．It’saroundthenextcorner.

5．A．Hermothertookhertohospital.

B．Hermotherwasill.

C．Shewenttoseeafriend.

D．Shehadnoclass.

SectionC

Directions:Thissectionistotestyourabilitytocomprehendshortpassages.Youwillheararecordedpassage.Afterthatyouwillhear5questions.Boththepassageandquestionswillbereadtwice.Whenyouhearaquestion,youshouldcompletetheanswertoitwithawordorashortphrase.TheincompleteanswersareprintedbothonyourtestpaperandontheAnswerSheet.YoushouldwriteyouranswersontheAnswerSheetcorrespondingly.Nowthepassagewillbegin.

Awell-knownmansaidthatteachingone'swifetodriveacarwasadifficultjob.Hesaiditwastheworstjobhecouldthinkof.However,noonehas11thatwomencausefeweraccidentsthanmendo.Wehearhundredsofsuggestionsfor12thenumberofroadaccidents,butmenaresounwillingtoadmitthatwomendriversaremore13thanmen.Ifmorewomenandfewermen14todrivecars,thenumberofdeathsontheroadswouldsoon15.

PartTwo:Speaking

Thispartistotrainyourspeakingability.Readthesamplesandfinishthetaskstogetherwithyourgroupmembersorpartner(s).

Sample1

A：Excuseme.IsthereanytraintoShanghai,please?

B：When?Imean,whendoyousetout?

A：Ah,assoonaspossible.

B：Theearliestyoucangetisat2o’clockthisafternoon.

A：What?That’salittlebittoolate.Isn’tthereanyearlier?

B：I’msorry,butwe’recompletelybookedupthismorning.

A：OK,then.2p.m.wouldbeallright.

Task1

ReadSample1again,andworkinpairsorgroupstomakeaconversation.Besuretousetheexpressionsattheinformationdesk.

Sample2

Youareattheinformationdeskforahelp.

A：Excuseme,sir.

B：Yes?WhatcanIhelpyou?

A：Ihavetogetonthetrainintenminutes,butIjustcan’tfindit.

B：Showmeyourticket.

A：Hereyouare.

B：It’sonthegroundfloor.Getoutfromtheelevator,andyoucanseeitonyourleft.

A：Thankyouverymuch,sir.

B：You’rewelcome,youngman.Goodluck.

Task2

Actoutthefollowingconversationsandcreatemoreaccordingtothegivensituations.

A：Excuseme.CouldyoutellmehowtogettothePalaceMuseum?

B：YoucantakeBus5．Thedriverwilltellyouwheretogetoff.

A：Yes,butI’mdrivingmyowncar.

B：Oh,thenyoudrivealongthisstreet,turnrightatthethirdcrossroad,thentakethefirstleft.Keepstraightonuntilyouseearoadsignthatsays“PalaceMuseum”,andthenyoufollowthesign.ItwilldirectyoutothePalaceMuseum.

A：Drivealongthisstreet,turnright,turnleft,keepstraight,andthenI’llseetheroadsign?

B：That’sright.

A：AreyousurethatIwon’tbumpintoanyone-waystreets?

B：Well...Idon’tthinkyouwill...Idon’tseeanycararoundhere.Whereisyourcar?

A：Iparkeditoverthere.Yousee?

B：Oh,no.You’dbettermoveitbeforeapolicemanseesyouparkingthere.

A：Why?Idon’tseeany“NoParking”signs.

B：Butyou’reparkinginabuszone.

A：Herecomesapoliceman.I’dbetterrun...Thankyou,miss...Oh,bytheway,howlongwillittakeformetogettothemuseum?

B：Abouthalfanhour.

A：Thanksagain.You’vebeenveryhelpful.

B：Hurryup,oryou’llgetaticket.

Task3

Workinpairsorgroupstotalkaboutinquiriesattheinformationdesk.Followingpatternscanbehelpfultostartyourtalk.

1．Excuseme.MayIaskyouforhelp?

2．IsthereanytraintoNanjing,please?

3．It’sexactly150Yuan.Andit’syourticket.

4．Hereareyourtickets.Haveanicejourney.

5．You’rewelcome,youngman.Goodluck.

PartThree:Reading

BeforeYouRead

Ⅰ．Workinpairsorgroupstoexpressyourlovetoyourfather.

Ⅱ．Lookatthepicturesandreadthefollowingpoemaboutfather’sloveandtrytolearnitbyheart.

WhatIsADad?

Adadissomeonewho

wantstocatchyoubeforeyoufall

butinsteadpicksyouup,

brushesyouoff,

andletsyoutryagain.

Adadissomeonewho

wantstokeepyoufrommakingmistakes

butinsteadletsyoufindyourownway,

eventhoughhisheartbreaksinsilence

whenyougethurt.

Adadissomeonewho

holdsyouwhenyoucry,

scoldsyouwhenyoubreaktherules,

shineswithpridewhenyousucceed,

andhasfaithinyouevenwhenyoufail…

TextA

FatherDearest

MyfatherandIwerewatchingavideoinwhichmytwo-year-oldnephew,Cameron,ranintoviewwithaspoonstickingoutofhismouth.“He’lltrip,andthatspoonwillgorightintohisthroat,”myfathersaidwithworry.

Likemostparents,Dadhasalwaystriedtoprotecthischildren.Asadoctor,too,heisespeciallyconsciousofthemanydangerssurroundingus.

Irememberhavingdinneratafriend’shouseonce,andbeingsurprisedthatnobodysaidawordaboutfoodpoisoning.Athome,“Didyouwashyourhands?”wasspokenateverysinglemeal.

Restaurants,Dadwarned,presentedmanyrisks—fromcarelesswaiterswhomightdrophotcoffeeontoyourhead,toemployeeswhodidn’twashtheirhands.

Fashion,too,couldbedangerous,accordingtomyfather.Afewyearsago,hetookawaymycoatbecausehesaidIhadn’thaditmaderight.WhenIaskedhimaboutit,Dadputthecoatontoshowmehowserioustheproblemwas.

“Look—it’stoolong,evenonme.Andthismaterialissoheavythatitwouldpullyoudown.”

“Ihaveneverheardofanyonebeinginjuredbytooheavyacoat.”

“Doyouwanttobethefirst?Justcutitoffhere,”hesaid,drawinghishandacrosshisknees.

Fashionwasonlyoneofthemanydangersfromwhichwehadtoguardourselves.Tothisday,whenIwalkwithinyardsoftreebranches,IpauseandhearDad’svoice:“Watchyoureyes!”

Ofcourse,aschildren,wedidnotalwayslistentoDad.Wehadourbrokenbones,caraccidents,andillness—someofwhichmighthavebeenavoidedifwehadfollowedhisadvice.

WhenmybrothersandsistersandItalkabouttheolddays,werecallDad’stellingusnottojumptoohardandhighwhileplayingsportsbecauseofthepossibilityofbackboneinjury,andthedrivingdirectionshegaveuswithasfewleftturnsaspossible.Now,wefindourselvesgivingsimilarwarnings:wephonemyyoungerbrothertotellhimthatwereadaboutsomeonedyingfrompoisoning,ormyyoungersistertowarnheraboutthehighleadcontentofcertainwindowcoverings.

Now,too,Dadhasanewgenerationtoguide.Hisgrandchildrenhavecaughtonquickly,knowingtoshaketheirfingersandsay,“that’sdangerous!”atthesightofcleaningproducts.“that’stoobigabite—becareful,”three-year-oldMargarettellshertwo-year-oldsisterattheholidaydinnertable.Aseveryoneisleaving,wealllaughwhenmyniecesaysgood-byetoDad:“Becareful,Poppa!”

Aftereachweekendvisitatmyparents’home,IhavemyfatherdropmeoffatthequiettrainstationformytripbacktoManhattan.AsIwait,Icanseehiscarintheparkinglot;IknowthatheiswatchingtoseethatIboardsafely.

WhenIamseated,Iwatchhimdriveoff,wanting,asIdomoreandmoreoftennow,toprotecthimfromtheworld’ssharpedges,thewayhealwaystriedtoprotectus.IwishIcouldgivehimthereassurancehisworryingandcaringhavegivenme.

Asthetrainpullsaway,Isayquietly,“Becareful,Dad.”

Newwords

video/?vidi?u/n.&adj. 錄像，電視的；視頻的；錄像的

nephew/?nefju:/n. 侄子，外甥

throat/θr?ut/n. 咽喉；喉嚨；嗓子

conscious/

?k?n??s/adj. 意識(shí)到的，神志清醒的

careless/?k??lis/adj.

粗心的；疏忽的

onto/?ɑn?tu/prep.

到……之上；在……之上

material/

m??ti?ri?l/n.&adj. (衣服)料子；材料；原料；素材，物質(zhì)的

injure/

?ind??/vt.

傷害；使受傷

branch/

brɑ:nt?/n. 樹(shù)枝，分支機(jī)構(gòu)；(學(xué)科等的)分科

pause/

p?:z/vi.&n.

暫時(shí)的停頓；猶豫；(詩(shī)中)節(jié)奏的停頓；(樂(lè))延長(zhǎng)音，

暫停，中止；逗留，停滯；(按暫停鍵)暫停放音

accident/

?ksid?nt/n.

意外事件；事故；機(jī)遇，偶然；附屬品

illness/

?ilnis/n.

??；疾病

avoid/

??v?id/vt.

避免；回避；避開(kāi)

recall/

ri?k?:l/vt. 回想；回憶；記起；收回；召回

possibility/

?p?s??biliti/n.

可能性

injury/

?ind??ri/n.

傷害；損傷，(尤指意外造成的)受傷處；傷口，(對(duì)感

情、名譽(yù)等)損害

direction/

di?rek??n/n.

指引；使用說(shuō)明，方向；方位

content/

?k?ntent/n.&adj. 含量，內(nèi)容，滿足的；甘愿的；滿意的

covering/

?k?v?ri?/n.

覆蓋物；掩蔽物

generation/

?d?en??rei??n/n.

代；一代，產(chǎn)生；發(fā)生

grandchild/

?ɡr?nt?aild/n. (外)孫子；(外)孫女

shake/?eik/vt.&n. (causeto)搖動(dòng)；顫抖;動(dòng)搖；減弱；搖動(dòng)

bite/bait/vi.vt.&n. (一口)食物，咬，咬傷；叮傷，咬；(昆蟲(chóng))叮；蟄；

(蛇)咬

niece/

ni:s/n.

侄女；外甥女

edge/

ed?/n.&vi.vt.

刀口；刃，邊；棱；邊緣，(causeto)徐徐移動(dòng)；側(cè)

著移動(dòng)

reassurance/

?ri:???u?r?ns/n. 自信；把握，保證；擔(dān)保

PhrasesandExpressions

stickout

伸出；(使某物)突出

beconsciousof 意識(shí)到；感覺(jué)到

puton 穿上；戴上

hearof 聽(tīng)說(shuō)；知道

cutoff 切掉；割掉；剪斷

guardfrom 防衛(wèi)；防范；保護(hù)……的安全

tothisday

至今

diefrom

死于

catchon (開(kāi)始)明白；了解到

atthesightof

一看見(jiàn)

pullaway

(車(chē))駛離

ComprehensionoftheText

Ⅰ．Workingroupsanddiscussthefollowingquestionsrelatedtothetext.

1．Whatdidthewriter’sfatherdo?

2．Whydidthewritermentionthevideoabouthislittlenephew?

3．Howdidthewriterlikehisfather?

Ⅱ．Choosethebestanswerforeachofthefollowingaccordingtothetext.

1．Thistextismainlyabouta______.

A．father’sinterest

B．father’slovetowardshischildren

C．father’slife-style

D．father’sachievementinlife

2．Theauthorwassurprisedwhenhavingdinnerathisfather’shousebecause________.

A．nobodyspokeatthedinnertable

B．nobodyaskedhimwhetherhehadwashedhishands

C．nobodywashedtheirhandsbeforedinner

D．nobodyremainedhimofthepossibilityoffoodpoisoning

3．Theauthor’scoatwasnotrightbecause_______.

A．itwastoolongandheavy

B．itwastoooldfashion

C．itwasnotwarmenough

D．itwasmadefrommaterialofpoorquality

4．Itismentionedinthetext,thoughnotdirectly,thatwhenyoudriveinAmerica,it’ssafer

to_____.

A．havecleardrivingdirections

B．keepthecarwindowclosed

C．makerightturns

D．makeleftturns

5．Aftertheauthor’sfatherdropstheauthoroffatthetrainstation,________.

A．hedrivesbackhomeatonce

B．hedrivestoManhattan

C．hegoestoaparkinglottofixhiscar

D．hewaitinhiscartoseehissonoff

Ⅲ．Fillintheblankswithoutreferringtotheoriginaltext.Thencheckyouranswersagainsttheoriginal.Afterthat,readthepassagealouduntilyoucansayitfrommemory.

Aftereachweekendvisit

1

myparents’home,Ihavemyfather

2

meoffatthequiettrainstationformy

3

backtoManhattan.

4

Iwait,Icanseehiscarintheparkinglot;Iknow

5

heiswatchingtoseethatI

6

safely.

VocabularyandStructure

I．Choosetherightwordorphrasetocompletethefollowingsentences.

1．Thespeaker

foramoment,andthenbegantoanswerthequestion.

A．shock B．paused C．pressed D．tripped

2．Sheissostrange.Shealwaystriesto

talkingtome.

A．prefer B．protect C．a(chǎn)void D．a(chǎn)ssure

3．Does

wanttobuythisbook?It’sonly$3.50,butittellsaninterestingstory.

A．a(chǎn)nyone B．a(chǎn)nything C．someone D．something

4．Itisunnecessaryforthosewhostudytoconsiderthe

offailingtheexam.

A．danger B．warning C．surprise D．possibility

5．Weoften

thehappytimewespentatyourhomelastsummer.

A．recall B．remain C．present D．provide

6．I’m

ofhispurposeinsayingthosewords,butIdon’twanttoarguewithhim.

A．careless B．conscious C．content D．confident

7．WhileIwaswalkingalongdownthestreet,threemencameuptomeandaskedmefor

tothebeach.

A．contacts B．contents C．materials D．directions

8．Jackisamongthebrightestofhis

:hecanspeakseveralforeignlanguagesandhaswonthreenationalprizes.

A．honor B．a(chǎn)bility C．generation D．edge

II．Fillineachoftheblanksinthefollowingsentenceswithasuitableprepositionoradverb.

1．Wemustguardourselves

makingthesamemistakesagain.

2．Iaskedhertodropme

attheairport,butshestayedtillIboardedtheplane.

3．Thelittlebabywasveryexcited

thesightofhismother.

4．Manypeoplebelievehedied

workingtoohard.

5．Iwasnotconscious

beingaloneintheroomuntilIfinishedreadingthebook.

6．

thisday,Istillhavefreshmemoryofmylifeinthatsmall,quiettown.

7．Hehadputthehat

andtakenitoffagainthreetimes.

8．Hejumpedontothetrainjustasitwaspulling

.

Ⅲ．FocusingonSentenceStructure

A．Rewritethefollowingsentencesafterthemodels.Playattentiontothepositionofthepreposition.

Model1:

Fashionwasonlyoneofthemanydangersthatwehadtoguardourselvesfrom.

Fashionwasonlyoneofthemanydangersfromwhichwehadtoguardourselves.

Model2:

HisunclewastheonlypersonthathecoulddependonwhilehewasinAmerica.

HisunclewastheonlypersononwhomhecoulddependonwhilehewasinAmerica.

1．Haveyouwatchedthemoviethattheyarehavingsuchaheated(熱烈的)discussionabout?

2．Theprojectthathewasnotfamiliarwithneededyourhelp.

3．Ididn’tknowwhomthedictionarywasborrowedfrom.

B．Rewritethefollowingsentencesafterthemodelsusingthestructure“rememberdoingsomething”or“remembertodosomething”,accordingtothemeaningofthesentence.

Model1:

Doyourememberthatyouweretakentotheseaforthefirsttimewhenyouwerethree?

Doyourememberbeingtakentotheseaforthefirsttimewhenyouwerethree?

Model2:

Dorememberthatyouneedtotakewithyouthekeytothefrontdoorbeforeyoustartout.

Doremembertotakewithyouthekeytothefrontdoorbeforeyoustartout.

1．Herememberedthathelentherseveralbookstwomonthsago,buthecouldn’trememberwhattheyare.

2．Pleasedon’tforgettoputyourhomeaddressonthebackoftheenvelopebeforeyoumailtheletter.

3．IrememberthatIsawhimsomeyearsago,butIcan’trecallwhere.

Ⅳ．MatchthefollowingChinesetermswiththeirequivalentsinEnglish.

A．lager B．gin

C．rum D．liquor

E．vermouth F．tequila

G．vodka H．cocktail

I．tonic J．whiskey

K．beer L．drysherry

M．redwine N．soda

O．brandy P．RemyMartin

1．()人頭馬 2．()威士忌

3．()湯力酒 4．()朗姆酒

5．()杜松子酒 6．()貯藏啤酒

7．()伏特加酒 8．()甜雪利酒

9．()苦艾酒 10．()雞尾酒

Ⅴ．Cloze

Readthefollowingpassage

andfillineachblankwiththeappropriatewordorphrasegivenbelow.Eachwordorphrasecanonlybeusedonce.

fashiontrip advice everysinglemeal

watchyoureyes leftturns drivingdirections

Doyouknowhowtoguardyourselffromthedangersinyourdailylife?Herearesomehelpfulpiecesof1.First,remembertowashyourhandsbeforeyouhave2.Second,trytogetyourselfclearaboutthe3beforeyougetintoyourcarandavoidasmany4aspossible.Third,always5whilewalkinginagardenorclimbingahill.Finally,becarefulaboutthedangersof6;don’tbuydressesandcoatsthatcauseyouto7becausetheyaresolong.Ifyoufollowtheaboveadvice,youwillsurelyliveasaferlife.

Translation

Ⅰ．TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish.

1．看見(jiàn)大海，孩子們開(kāi)心得大叫起來(lái)。(atthesightof)

2．你剛剛說(shuō)的話我沒(méi)太聽(tīng)懂，你能再說(shuō)一遍嗎？(catchon)

3．他知道那項(xiàng)任務(wù)很難，但還是接受了。(beconsciousof)

4．直到現(xiàn)在，一想起那天發(fā)生的事情，我還是覺(jué)得莫名其妙。(tothisday)

Ⅱ．TranslatethefollowingintoChinese.

1．Asadoctor,heisespeciallyconsciousofthemanydangerssurroundingus.

2．Look—it’stoolong,evenonme.Andthismaterialissoheavythatitwouldpullyoudown.

3．Tothisday,whenIwalkwithinyardsoftreebranches,IpauseandhearDad’svoice:“Watchyoureyes!”

4．Hisgrandchildrenhavecaughtonquickly,knowingtoshaketheirfingersandsay,“that’sdangerous!”atthesightofcleaningproducts.

TextB

MyMotherandI

Dadhadlostanypurposeinlife.Wehadtowatchhimgettingweakerandweaker,whilemymotherseemedevenmoreenergeticthanbefore.Shestillhadajobtodo—shopping,cookingandrunningthehousehold.Shewasnecessary.Dad,ontheotherhand,felthewasn’tmuchneeded.

Hediedsixyearsaftertheymovedintotheapartment.Ithinkhediedinself-defense.

DadwasthekindestmanIhaveevermet.Yet,IwasneverabletoknowhimaswellasIwanted.Heneverspokeofthingsclosetohisheart.Maybehecouldn’t.Iknowthathelovedallhischildren.However,affectioninmyfamilywasneverreallyshown,andsoIthinksomehowIneverlearnedtoexpressmylovetohim.

IwaswithDadonthenighthedied.Ilongedtobeabletositbyhisbedsideandsay,“Dad,thankyouforbeingsogoodtous.Iloveyou,Dad.”EverytimeItried,Iwasovercomewithembarrassment.Ifeltthateventhenhewouldthinkitwrongformetosharemymostprivatefeelings.

AfterDaddied,allofusgatheredtosupportourmother.I’dvisithertwiceadayandlistenwhileshetalkedaboutherlifewithmyfather.Shekepthimaliveinspirit.Thegreatthingaboutmymotherwasthatshehadnoregrets;shewassatisfiedwithhowsheandDadhadlivedtheirlivestogether.

Irememberonce,whenmyhusbandandIhadbeenlisteningtoherallafternoon,mymothersaid,asweleft,“NowthatI’vetalkedtoyouboth,Ifeeltenyearsyounger,”Aswewentdownthestairs,Isaidtomyhusband,“Andwefeeltenyearolder.”Yet,wewerebothcontentthatshefeltbetter.

It’sallverywellformetosaythatDaddiedinself-defense,thatmymotherruledandovershadowedhim.Perhapsthiswaswhathewanted—someonetomakeallthedecisions.Uptotheveryend,herespectedhiswifeandshehim.Perhaps,towardstheend,hesimplywantedpeace.

It’sonlysincehediedthatmymotherhasfelttheneedtotalkabouthim;whilehewasthere,herlifewascomplete.

Forthenextfifteenyears,mymotherseemedtobecomeevenmoreenergetic.Whenshewaswellovereight,shethoughtnothingofwalkingformilesatatime.Tooimpatienttowaitforthebus,mymotherwouldstartouteachjourneywithaseriousexpressiononherface.

Despitemymother’sfierceindependence,shestilladmittedtobeinglonely.Iusedtosayhowluckyshewastohavefiveofuschildrenandhergrandchildrengoingtoseehersoregularly.Yet,shewasneverpleased.Inresponse,shejustinsistedthatshewasaloneinthisworld,andthatshehadbeentheonetocareforDadingoodtimesandbad.

Thesedays,Itryandfocusonmymother’sgoodness—herenergyandherstrength.Contrarytowhatshesays,I’mconvincedthatbeneathherexternalangeranddisappointment,mymotherisawomanwhodoesn’tknowhowtoexpressherfeelingeither.

Iguesstherearestillsomethingswebothhavetolearntogether.

NewWords

purpose/?p?:p?s/n.

意向，意圖，目的；作用，用途，效果

energetic/

?en??d?etik/adj.

精力充沛的，充滿活力的

household/?haush?uld/n.&adj. 一家人；戶；家庭，家庭的；家用的

apartment/

??pɑ:tm?nt/n.

一套住房，公寓

affection/??fek??n/n.

愛(ài)，慈愛(ài)，感情

express/

iks?pres/vt.&n. (用文字)表達(dá)(情感、意見(jiàn)、事實(shí))，快車(chē)

overcome/

?uv??k?m/vt. (一般用被動(dòng)語(yǔ)態(tài))壓倒，使無(wú)能為力；征服，

戰(zhàn)勝

embarrassment/

?m?b?r?sm?n/n.

尷尬

alive/??laiv/adj.

活(著)的；活躍的，充滿活力的

regret/

ri?ɡret/n.&vi.vt. 后悔，惋惜，遺憾

satisfy/

?s?tisfai/vt.

使?jié)M意，使?jié)M足

overshadow/

?uv????d?u/vt.

使顯得不重要

complete/

k?m?pli:t/adj.&vt. 完整的；完全的，使完整；使完全；完成

impatient/

im?pei??nt/adj.

不耐煩的

journey/

?d??:ni/n.

旅程，行程

expression/iks?pre??n/n.

表情；詞，措辭，表達(dá)法

fierce/

fi?s/adj.

極度的，極端的，強(qiáng)烈的；猛烈的，激烈的；兇猛的，殘酷的

response/

ri?sp?ns/n.

回答，答復(fù)；反應(yīng)，響應(yīng)

insist/

in?sist/vi.

堅(jiān)持認(rèn)為，堅(jiān)決要求

focus/

?f?uk?s/vi.&n. (使)聚焦；(使)集中，焦點(diǎn)；集中點(diǎn)，中心

contrary/

?k?ntr?ri/adj.&n. 完全相反的；對(duì)抗的，相反事物；對(duì)立面

beneath/

bi?ni:θ/prep.&adv. 在……之下，在正下方；在底下

external/

eks?t?:nl/adj.

外觀的，表面的；外部的，外面的

PhrasesandExpressions

ontheotherhand 另一方面

as…as… (用于比較)像……一樣

speak…of 談及

beovercomewith被(感情等)壓倒；……之極，極為

besatisfiedwith 對(duì)……滿意

atatime 每次、依次；逐一

waitfor 等；等待

startout 出發(fā)

admitto 承認(rèn)

usedto 過(guò)去常常

inresponse(to) 作為回答

carefor 照顧；關(guān)心

focuson 集中在

contraryto 同……相反

ComprehensionoftheText

Choosethebestanswerforeachofthefollowingaccordingtothetext.

1．Whichofthefollowingwordsmaynotbeusedtodescribethemother’scharacter?

A．Energetic.

B．Independent.

C．Funny.

D．Hardworking.

2．Theauthordidn’tsaywhatshehadwantedtotellherfatherbeforeherfatherdiedbecause_____.

A．shebelieveditwasunnecessary

B．shewasnotusedtoexpressingfeeling

C．herfatherdidn’twanthertosayit

D．herfatherwastooweaktounderstandanything

3．Accordingtotheauthor,whydidhermotherkeeptalkingaboutfatherafterherfatherdied?

A．Tomakeherlifecomplete.

B．Tofeelyounger.

C．Tomakehimseemaliveagain.

D．Toletthechildrenknowoftheirfather’sgoodness.

4．Accordingtotheauthor,whichofthefollowingisnottrueabouthermother?

A．Sheheldthepowerinthefamily.

B．Shewassatisfiedwithhermarriedlife.

C．Shehadnoregretsaboutanything.

D．Shewascertainlydisappointedwithherlaterlife.

5．Intheauthor’sopinion,whatmayhavecausedhermothertoappearangryanddisappointed?

A．Sheandherhusbanddidn’tlivetogetheraslongasshehadwished.

B．Shedoesn’tknowhowtoexpresshertruefeelings.

C．Shelivealoneandnoonecare