自考《英语一》讲义Unit09含课文生词表课后练习与答案.docx

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自考《英语一》讲义Unit09含课文生词表课后练习与答案

　Unit9MakingEveryMinuteCount

AFAMOUSQUOTE

　　Amanwhodarestowasteonehouroftimehasnotdiscoveredthevalueoflife.

——CharlesDarwin

　　胆敢浪费一小时的人还没有发现生命的价值。

——查尔斯·达尔文

　　CharlesDarwin（1809-1882）,Britishnaturalistwhodevelopedthetheoryofevolutionbynaturalselectionandthesurvivalofthefittest.Thistheoryformsthebasisforthemodernevolutionarystudies.Darwin’smostfamousbooksareTheOriginofSpeciesandTheDescentofMan.

　　查尔斯·达尔文（1809-1882），英国生物学家，通过物竞天择说和适者生存说发展了进化论。

这一理论的形成奠定了现代进化论研究的基础。

达尔文最著名的两本著作是：

《物种起源》和《人类的由来》。

SpeakingActivity

AskingforInformation

SampleDialogue

　　Readthefollowingconversation.Payattentiontohowthespeakersaskformoreinformation.

　　Hostess:

PompasRestaurant.HowmayIhelpyou?

　　Ron:

I'dliketoreserveatablefordinner.

　　Hostess:

Howlargeagroupareyouexpecting?

　　Ron:

Sixcouples.

　　Hostess:

Wouldyouliketoreserveaprivatediningroom?

　　Ron:

Thatsoundslikeagoodidea.

　　Hostess:

Allright.MayIhaveyourname,sir?

　　Ron:

MynameisRonKollitz.K-O-L-L-I-T-Z.

　　Hostess:

Whattimewillyoubearriving?

　　Ron:

Around7:

30pm.

　　Hostess:

Allright,Mr.Kollitz.We'vereservedaprivatediningroomforyouat7:

30pm.ThankyouforcallingPompas.

　　Ron:

Thankyouverymuch.

GuidedPractice

　　Directions:

Imagineasituationwhereyouneedtobookadinnertableforacompany.Useyourowninformation.Youmayusethefollowingtipstohelpyou.

　　HowmayIhelpyou?

　　Howlarge…?

　　Wouldyouliketo…?

　　MayIhaveyourname,sir?

　　Whattime…?

　　Thankyoufor…

TextA

　　NewWords

　　1、sharev.totellotherpeopleaboutanidea,secret,problemetc.分享；告诉

　　2、volunteern.apersonwhodoesajobwithoutbeingpaidforit志愿者

　　3、surprisedadj.feelingorshowingsurprise惊奇的；惊讶的

　　4、starev.tolookatsomebody/somethingforalongtime盯着看；注视

　　5、insultv.tosayordosomethingthatoffendssomebody侮辱；冒犯

　　6、seniormomentn.anoccasionwhensomebodyforgetssomething,ordoesnotthinkclearly（thoughttobetypicalofwhathappenswhenpeoplegetolder）尊长表现（老年人失忆、忘事、糊涂的典型状况）

　　7、implyv.tosuggestthatsomethingistrueorthatyoufeelorthinksomething,withoutsayingsodirectly暗示

　　8、permitv.toallowsomebodytodosomethingortoallowsomethingtohappen允许；准许

　　9、explainv.totellsomebodyaboutsomethinginawaythatmakesiteasytounderstand解释；说明

　　10、experiencen.aneventoractivitythataffectsyouinsomeway经历

　　11、powerfuladj.havingastrongeffectonyourmindorbody有强烈作用的

　　12、near-deathexperiencen.anoccasionwhenyoualmostdie濒死经历

　　13、confessv.toadmitsomethingthatyoufeelashamedorembarrassedabout承认

　　14、one'slastbreathn.thelastmomentofaperson'slife最后一口气；临终

　　15、downadj.sadordepressed沮丧；情绪低落

PhrasesandExpressions

　　1、dropinontopayaninformalvisittoaperson顺便访问

　　2、fromtimetotimeoccasionallybutnotregularly不时；偶尔

　　3、abitslightlyortoasmalldegree有点儿

　　4、inasenseinoneway从某种意义上说

　　5、clear...uptosolveorexplainsomething解释；解答

　　6、notthatIknowofusedtosaythatyouthinktheansweris"no",judgingfromtheinformationyouhave.据我所知没有

　　7、bringsb.totheirkneestodefeatsomebody,especiallyinawar打败某人

TextATheMostExcitingThingEver

　　Pre-readingQuestions

　　1.Whatisthemostexcitingthingyouhavedonerecently?

　　2.Whatmethodsdoyouusetocheeryourselfupwhenyouhaveabadtime?

TheMostExcitingThingEver

　　"ThelastthingIdidwasthemostexcitingthingever!

"hesaid.

　　Icouldn'twaittohearwhatitwas."Ican'timaginewhatyoumighthavedone—butwhateveritwasyoumustshareitwithme,"Isaid.①

　　IwasvisitingtheseniorcenterwhereI'maregularvolunteer,andI'ddroppedinonthisoldergentlemanfromtimetotime.Atthismomenthelookedatmewithasomewhatsurprisedlookonhisface.Westaredateachother,andIbecameabituncomfortable.HadImisunderstoodwhathehadsaid?

Hadhesaidsomethingelse,andhadIinsultedhim?

　　"Oh,I'msorry.DidImisunderstandyou?

"Ifinallysaid.

　　"WhatdidIsay?

"hereplied.

　　Ithought,maybehewashavingaseniormoment.

　　"Didn'tyoujustsay,thelastthingIdidwasthemostexcitingthingever?

"Irepeated.

　　"Yes,Idid."

　　"Well,whatwasit?

Whatwasthemostexcitingthingyoueverdid?

"Iasked.

　　"Oh,Isee,"hereplied."You'rewaitingformetotellyouthatIwonsomethingoraccomplishedsomegreatthing,right?

"

　　"Well,yes.Isn'tthatwhatyouimplied?

"Iasked.

　　"Inasense,yes.Butpermitmetoclearthingsup,"hesaid."Youlooklikeahealthyman—areyou?

"heasked.

　　"Basically.ImeanIhaveproblems,butnothinglife-threateningthatIknowof."

　　"Thenyoumightnotunderstandthis,"hesaid.And,placinghisarmaroundmyshoulder,heexplained."AboutayearagoInearlydied.Ihadaheartattackthatalmostendedmylife.Itwasanexperiencethatbroughtmetomykneesandliftedmebackupagain.ItwasthenthatIreallybegantoseehowvaluableeverymomentofmylifeis."②

　　Hestoodinfrontofmeand,placinghishandsonmyshoulders,said,"EverylastthingIdoisthemostexcitingthingIhaveeverdone.It'sonemoremoment,day,week,monthpastthedayIalmostdied.Tome,that'sexciting!

"

　　Howverypowerfulthatthoughtwas.Eversince,Ihavealwaysbelievedthateveryoneshouldhaveanear-deathexperiencesothattheycanappreciatelifemore.,③IconfessI'veneverhadone.ButIlivedthroughsomethingsimilarwhenmysonandwifebothhadcancer.NearlylosingthemcertainlychangedthewayIlookatlife.Now,whenmylastbreathdoesfinallycome,Iwillseetherealvalueof"thelastthingIdid."

　　Feelingdown?

Thinkingyouhavenothingtobeexcitedaboutinyourlife?

Thinkagain.Tryappreciatinglifesoverymuchthatthelastthingyoudowillbethemostexcitingthingyoueverdo.④

KeySentences

　　1.Icouldn'twaittohearwhatitwas."Ican'timaginewhatyoumighthavedone—butwhateveritwasyoumustshareitwithme,"Isaid.

　　我急切地想听听那件事是什么。

“我想象不出来你做了什么——不过不管是什么，你一定要和我说，”我说。

　　2.Itwasanexperiencethatbroughtmetomykneesandliftedmebackupagain.ItwasthenthatIreallybegantoseehowvaluableeverymomentofmylifeis.

　　这次经历几乎把我击垮但又把我拉回来。

也正是从那时起，我真正意识到我生命中的每一刻有多么宝贵。

　　3.Ihavealwaysbelievedthateveryoneshouldhaveanear-deathexperiencesothattheycanappreciatelifemore.

　　我一直认为每个人都应该有一次濒临死亡的经历，这样他们才会更加珍惜生命。

　　4.Tryappreciatinglifesoverymuchthatthelastthingyoudowillbethemostexcitingthingyoueverdo.

　　试着尽可能珍惜生命，那么你做的最后一件事将是你做过的最让你兴奋的。

Notes

　　1.Seniorcenter:

aplaceinacommunitywhereseniorscangatherforsupport,socialization,fitnessand/orotherservicesprovidedforolderpeople

TextATheMostExcitingThingEver

Exercises

　　ⅠCheckingYourComprehension

　　Directions:

Choosethebestanswertoeachquestionfromtheinformationgiveninthepassage.

　　1.Theauthorvisitedtheoldmanto_________.

　　A）interviewhimforalocalnewspaper

　　B）talkandspendsometimewithhim

　　C）askforhisopinionsontheseniorcenter

　　D）givehimsomemedicaladvice

　　[答疑编号1：

针对该题提问]

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】本题是对这则故事主人公去老人院目的的考查。

我们可以从课文第三段第一句中找到答案——IwasvisitingtheseniorcenterwhereI'maregularvolunteer,andI'ddroppedinonthisoldgentlemanfromtimetotime.即我当时是作为这个养老院的志愿者，有时顺便探望一下这位老人。

答案为B。

　　2.Theauthorandtheoldmanstaredateachotherbecause_________.

　　A）therewassomemisunderstandingbetweenthem

　　B）theoldmanbecameangrywiththeauthor

　　C）theoldmanwantedtosurprisetheauthor

　　D）theauthorcouldn'theartheoldman

　　[答疑编号2：

针对该题提问]

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】本题是对全文主旨的考查。

需阅读前十段全文，概括得出，问题问的是主人公和老人对视的原因，是因为他对老人的话理解有偏差。

答案为A。

　　3.Theoldmanthoughttheauthorcouldn'tunderstandhisexplanationbecause_______.

　　A）theauthorwasn'tveryinterestedinwhathehadtosay

　　B）theoldmancouldn'tspeakclearly

　　C）theoldmanhadaverypoormemory

　　D）theauthorhadn'thadanear-deathexperience

　　[答疑编号3：

针对该题提问]

【正确答案】D

【答案解析】本题着重考查细节，阅读十三、十四段，结合全文主旨，概括得出，老人认为如果一个人没有过濒临死亡的经历，那么可能就不能体会到他所说话的真正涵义。

答案为D。

　　4.Theoldmanbegantovalueeverymomentofhislifeafter_________.

　　A）hebrokehiskneeandhadtouseawheelchair

　　B）hethoughtaboutendinghislifeayearago

　　C）helosthisfamilyandwassenttotheseniorcenter

　　D）herecoveredfromalife-threateningheartattack

　　[答疑编号4：

针对该题提问]

【正确答案】D

【答案解析】本题是综合细节考查题，阅读第十四段，概括得出，老人之所以如此珍惜生命是因为大概一年前他差点因为心脏病而死亡，这次经历对他打击很大但又使他重视生命。

答案为D。

　　5.Theauthorbelievesthateveryoneshouldhaveanear-deathexperiencesothat_________.

　　A）theycanappreciatelifemore

　　B）theycantakecareofthemselves

　　C）theycanlovetheirfamilymore

　　D）theycanfeelhappyallthetime

　　[答疑编号5：

针对该题提问]

【正确答案】A

【答案解析】本题注重考查细节，我们可以从倒数第二段第二个句子找到答案——Eversince,Ihavealwaysbelievedthateveryoneshouldhaveanear-deathexperiencesothattheycanappreciatelifemore.译为“从那以后，我一直认为每个人都应该有一次濒临死亡的经历，这样他们才会更加珍惜生命。

”答案为A。

　　ⅡBuildingYourVocabulary

　　SectionA

　　Directions:

Completeeachofthefollowingsentenceswiththecorrectchoiceofthewordsgiveninthebrackets.

　　1.Youmustaskfor_______beforetakinganyphotographsinsidethechurch.（permit,permission）

　　[答疑编号6：

针对该题提问]

【正确答案】permission

【答案解析】译文：

你必须得到允许才可以在教堂里拍照。

空格处应使用名词形式作为askfor的宾语，因此应选用permission。

答案为permission。

　　2.Hegaveno______forwhathewasdoingthatevening.（explain,explanation）

　　[答疑编号7：

针对该题提问]

【正确答案】explanation

【答案解析】译文：

他没有为那天晚上他所做的事做任何解释。

空格处应使用名词形式作为give的宾语，因此应选用explanation。

答案为explanation。