Unit 16 Stories
Period One Warmup & Lesson 1 Stories from History
Ⅰ.用适当的介、副词填空
1．The eruption had occurred on August 24th,79 AD.
2．Pliny described a cloud coming down the mountain，blocking out the sun and burying everything in its path，including whole villages and towns.
3．Yet，over the centuries，there was a greater loss.
4．By 1748，they had found an awesome historical site.
5．In a way，Pompeii is like a “time capsule” preserving a frozen moment in history.
6．One person，sitting alone，looks like he is praying.
7．Another man，lying on his side，looks as if he is trying to get up.
8．In this way，the city，which the world had once forgotten，lives on nearly 2,000 years after its loss.
Ⅱ.佳句翻译与仿写
1．Another man，lying on his side，looks as if he is trying to get up.
翻译 躺在他旁边的另一个人看上去好像是在试图站立起来。
仿写 (1)今天你看上去好像是病了。
It_looks_as_if/though_you_are_ill_today.
(2)他看起来好像已经知道答案了。
He_looks_as_if_he_had_known_the_answer.
2．However，much more than buildings and objects，it is the forms of the people who were caught in the disaster that have made the city a monument to human history.
翻译 但是与城里的建筑及物品相比，那些在那场灾难中遇难的人的轮廓像则更使这个城市成为人类历史上的一座纪念碑。
仿写 她是去年夏天从北京大学毕业的。
It_was_last_summer_that_she_graduated_from_Beijing_University.
3．In a way，Pompeii is like a “time capsule” preserving a frozen moment in history.
翻译 从某种程度上说，庞培古城如同一个时间舱，保存了历史上一段被封存了的瞬间。
仿写 在某种程度上，我认为她是对的。
In_a_way，I_think_she’s_right.
4．Pliny described a cloud coming down the mountain，blocking out the sun and burying everything in its path，including whole villages and towns.
翻译 普利尼描述道，一团云自山巅而降，遮天蔽日，将所经之处的一切，包括一座座村庄和城镇统统吞没。
仿写 树上的落叶就像飞舞的蝴蝶，吸引了不少孩子。
The_leaves_falling_from_the_trees_look_like_flying_butterflies，attracting_a_lot_of_children.
5．The students were leaving the class when the teacher came in.
翻译 学生们正要离开教室，这时老师进来了。
仿写 昨天晚上，我正要去睡觉，这时电话铃响了。
Last_night，I_was_going_to_bed_when_the_phone_rang.
Ⅲ.单项填空
1．Have you read ________ books in English?
A．some B．something C．any D．anything
答案 C
解析 由句意知此处需一定语成分修饰books，而B、D两项一般不作定语，排除。some“一些”，多用于肯定句，any“一些”，多用于否定句和疑问句中，故应选C。
2．Around the end of the first century AD，________ Roman writer called Pliny wrote about ________ terrible volcanic eruption.
A．a；the B．a；a C．the；a D．the，the
答案 B
解析 考查冠词。句意为：公元1世纪末左右，一位叫普林尼的罗马作家描述了一次火山爆发的可怕情景。由句意知，两处都属于泛指，故应选B。
3．A Roman writer called Pliny ________ a terrible volcanic eruption when he was a young man.
A．reported B．impressed C．appreciated D．witnessed
答案 D
解析 句意为：一位叫普林尼的罗马作家，在他年轻时亲眼目睹了一次火山爆发的可怕情景。report“报告，报导”；impress“给……印象”；appreciate“欣赏，感激”；witness“目击”符合句意，故应选D。
4．The eruption had ________ on August 24th,79AD. Which one is WRONG?
A．occurred B．happened C．broke out D．broke into
答案 D
解析 句意为：火山爆发发生在公元79年8月24日。occur“发生”，happen“发生”，break out“发生，爆发”；break into“闯入”。由句意知break into不符合题意，其他三项都符合题意，故选D。
5．________，Pompeii is like a “time capsule” preserving a frozen moment in history.
A．In the way B．In a way C．On the way D．By the way
答案 B
解析 in the way“挡道”；in a way“从某种程度上，从某种意义上”；on the way“在……的路上”；by the way“顺便说”。由句意知，只有B项符合题意。
6．This particularly sad event left a deep ________ on Pliny who had lost an uncle in the eruption.
A．attraction B．impression C．opinion D．reputation
答案 B
解析 考查固定词组。leave a/an...impression on sb.“给某人留下……印象”。
7．Now ________ you walk along the streets of the city，time ________.
A．as；remembers B．when；reminds
C．as；rewinds D．when；recovers
答案 C
解析 句意为：如今，当你沿着城中的街道漫步时，时间回到了过去。由第一空知as或when都可以，表示“当……时候”。关键第二空：remember记着；remind使……想起，rewind“倒回”；recover“恢复”；只有rewind符合句意，故应选C。
8．However，much more than buildings and objects，it is the forms of the people ________ were caught in the disaster ________ have made the city a monument to human history.
A．which；that B．who；that
C．that；who D．which；who
答案 B
解析 考查定语从句和强调句。第一空为定语从句修饰people，关系代词在从句中作主语可选who或that；第二空是强调句，由前半句it is确定此空填that。所以只有B项两空均合适。
9．One person，________ alone，looks like he is praying.
A．sit B．sits C．sat D．sitting
答案 D
解析 句意为：一个独自坐着的人看上去好像在祈祷。“sitting alone”分词短语作定语，修饰one person。
10．My car ________ on the way to the beach.
A．broke out B．broke down C．broke up D．broke in
答案 B
解析 break out爆发；break down(机器)坏了，(车)抛锚了；break up破裂(碎)，结束；break
in插话，闯进。只有B项符合句意。
Ⅳ.阅读理解
This is a true story that happened in New York. On a cold day in December，a little boy about 10 years old was standing before a shoe store on the roadway，barefooted，peering through the window，and shivering with cold. A lady approached the boy and said，“My little fellow，why are you looking so earnestly in that window？”“I was asking God to give me a pair of shoes，”was the boy’s reply.
The lady took him by the hand and went into the store and asked the clerk to get half a dozen pairs of socks for the boy. She then asked if he could give her a basin of water and a towel. He quickly brought them to her. She took the little fellow to the back part of the store and，removing her gloves，knelt down，________，and dried them with a towel. By this time the clerk had returned with the socks. Placing a pair upon the boy’s feet，she purchased him a pair of shoes. She tied up the remaining pairs of socks and gave them to him. She patted him on the head and said，“No doubt，my little fellow，you feel more comfortable now？”
As she turned to go，the astonished lad caught her by the hand，and looking up in her face，with tears in his eyes，answered the question with these words “Are you God’s wife？”
1．What was the boy doing when the lady approached him?
A．He was longing to get a pair of shoes.
B．He was doing some shopping.
C．He was praying on the roadway.
D．He was playing on the roadway.
答案 A
解析 大冬天还赤着脚，当然是想得到一双鞋。从小男孩的回答也可得出正确答案为A选项。
2．Why did the lady take the boy into the store?
A．She wanted him to bring her a basin of water and a towel.
B．She wanted him to tie up some socks for her.
C．She wanted to get his feet washed.
D．She wanted to give him what he needed.
答案 D
解析 这位女士把孩子领进商店不是想让孩子为自己做什么，而是想给孩子做些什么，即给他他想要的东西。
3．Which of the following do you think is the most suitable for the blank(in paragraph 2)?
A．washed her hands B．washed his feet
C．dressed the boy D．tried on the shoes
答案 B
解析 店员弄来水和毛巾之后，这位女士把孩子领到商店后面，然后是摘掉手套，俯下身为他洗脚。
4．What can we learn from the passage?
A．The lady wanted to show off her wealth.
B．The boy believed in God’s wife instead of God.
C．A small favor can warm a cold heart.
D．Poor children must depend on the rich for clothes.
答案 C
解析 本文是一则真实感人的故事，作者想让我们知道，一点小小的恩惠就足以温暖一颗冰冷的心灵。
end n. 末尾，尽头，结束
生义：v. 结束，停止
end
Their marriage ended in divorce.
他们的婚姻以离婚告终。
He’ll end up in prison if he’s not careful.
如果他不小心，最后会锒铛入狱的。
We were going to go out，but ended up watching videos.
我们原计划外出，但结果却是在家看录像。
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