Module3 Function & Everyday English and Writing
一、基础知识积累
重点新词必备
1. comedy n. [c]喜剧;[u]喜剧性,幽默
eg. Can’t you see the comedy of the situation?
tragedy n. 悲剧
comedian 滑稽人物,喜剧演员
2. romantic adj. 多情的;浪漫的;富于浪漫色彩的;不切实际的,空想的
eg. a romantic village nestling at the foot of the mountains 一个坐落在山脚下富有浪漫气
息的村庄
romantic art/literature 浪漫主义艺术/文学[
romance n. 罗曼史,艳事; 浪漫,爱情;
Eg. The romance had gone out of their relationship. 他们的关系已经失去了浪漫色彩。
3. fiction n. [u] books and stories about imaginary people and events 小说 反义词 non-fiction
fictional adj.虚构的,编造的,小说的
fictionalize vt. 把…改编成电影;把…编成小说
4. review n.
1)[c,u] 审查,检查
2)(报刊上对新书、新剧、新电影等的)评论(文章)
Eg. Nuclear weapons systems are currently under review. 核武器系统目前正在接受审查。
Her latest novel got good reviews in the press. 她的最新小说得到了报界的好评。
重点词组突破
1. be /feel in the mood (for sth./ to do sth. ) 有做某事的心情[来源:学&科&网]
be in a good mood/bad mood 心情好/坏
put sb. in a good/bad mood 使某人心情愉快/不愉快
be in no mood for sth./ to do sth. 不想做某事
be in a mood 情绪不好
moody adj. 易怒的;情绪不好的
2. set (a play, novel, etc.) in 设置(戏剧,小说等的)背景[来源:学#科#网]
3. at the beginning 起初, 开始
at the beginning of … 在…的开始
4. begin / start with … 从…开始, 以…为开端
5. hang on (打电话时) 别挂断; 紧握着不放; 坚持下去
二、知识巩固性训练
I 单选选择
1. For all these years I have been working for others. I’m hoping I’ll _____ my own business
someday.
A. turn up B. fix up C. set up D. make up
2. Mary _____ her sister in appearance but not in character.
A. rese mbles B. looks C. seems D. appears
3. Although the wind has _____, the rain remains steady , so you still need a raincoat.
A. turned up B. gone back C. died down D. blown out
4. She warned me _____ being overconfident.
A. of B. to C. on D. against
5. In the eighteenth century, Tom went to California to seek his _____.
A. fortune B. fortunate C. money D. lucky
6. His reputation as a progressive writer is well _____ .
A. built B. constructed C. established D. set
7. ---Have you finished your painting?
---Not yet. I ___ to do it just several minutes ago.
A. got down B. set about C. set out D. got on
8. Entering the room, I found Mary _____ at the desk and _____ a letter.
A. sat; wrote B. sitting; wrote C. sat; writing D. sitting; writing
9. He did a wonderful job in the final, _____ all of us.
A. to satisfy B. satisfied C. satisfying D. having satisfied
10. All the peace-loving people are against it .They think he is lifting a stone _____ it _____ on
his
own feet.
A. only to have; dropping B. to have; dropping
C. only to have; dropped D. having; dropped
11. Rita _____three hours every Sunday afternoon to spend with her son.
A. sets out B. sets away C. sets aside D. sets off
12. I walked out of the cinema, _____ to return to see the wonderful film next Sunday.
A. determine B. determining C. determined D. to determine
13. _____, we haven’t enough time, and secondly we haven’t enough money.
A. Starting with B. To be start with C. To start with D. Started with
14. As winter______, the weather became colder.
A. approaching B. being approached C. approaches D. approached
15. Do let your mother know all the truth .She appears _____ everything.
A. to tell B. to be told C. to be telling D. to have been
told
II 完形填空
“I'm too old and it's too late, ” which played over and over in my mind. I was 1 and
exhausted after ending my marriage and my law career at the same time. 2 my ambition to
become a writer, I 3 my ability to succeed as one. Had I wasted years going 4 the
wrong goals?
I was at a low point 5 the voice on the radio began 6 the story of Grandma Moses.
Ann Mary Moses left home at thirteen, bore ten children and worked hard to raise the five who
7 . Struggling to make a living on poor farms, she managed to 8 a bit of beauty for herself
by embroidering (绣花) on cloth.
At seventy-eight, her fingers became 9 awkward to hold a needle. 10 give in to
aging, she went out to an empty room and began to 11 . For the first two years, these
paintings were either given away or sold 12 a little money. But at the age of seventy-nine,
she was “discovered” by the 13 world---and the rest is 14 . She went on to produce
more than two thousand paintings, 15 her book illustrations (插图) for It was the Night
before Christmas were completed in her one-hundredth year!
16 I listened to the radio, my 17 changed. If Grandma Moses 18 begin a
new career and succeed after eighty, my life still had 19 after thirty. Before the program
ended, I rushed to my computer to work on the novel I'd nearly 20 .
It was published eight months later.
1. A. encouraged B. discouraged C. thrilled D. inspired
2. A. Despite B. Except C. For D. With
3. A. believed B. expected C. proved D. doubted
4. A. by B. after C. against D. over
5. A. unless B. because C. when D. while
6. A. telling B. reminding C. saying D. playing
7. A. succeeded B. left C. survived D. grew
8. A. notice B. offer C. give D. provide
9. A. so B. too C. such D. that
10. A. Other than B. As well as C. Rather than D. Instead of
11. A. paint B. write C. think D. change
12. A. off B. at C. by D. for
13. A. literature B. art C. education D. entertainment
14. A. story B. fortune C. history D. fact
15. A. but B. and C. so D. therefore
16. A. Until B. Thus C. As D. Then[来源:学_科_网 Z_X_X_K]
17. A. mood B. heart C. interest D. spirit
18. A. should B. must C. might D. could
19. A. ability B. hope C. freedom D. dream
20. A. finished B. abandoned C. published D. sold
III 短文改错
When we got up on the morning every day, we start our daily routine: washing our faces,
brushing our teeth and maybe take a bath. When you do this, do you ever think that there is
enough water or not one thirds of the 4.4 billion people in the developing world has no way to
clean drinking water. Water-related diseases kill
10,000 to 20,000 children every day in the developed world. What comes to our minds when we
read these numbers? Do you think we are lucky or not? In a fact, the outlook for the future,
even for us, is not very bright.
So let us value our water as much as possibly not only for ourselves, but also to our children.
III 书面表达
目前,学校存在少数学生考试作弊的现象。某英文杂志社拟对此现象向中学生征文,标
题是“My Opinion on Cheating in Examinations”.请根据下列提示用英语写一篇征文稿。
内容要点如下:
主要原因:考试偏多,偏难;不用功,懒惰;取悦父母、老师
个人看法:作弊不对,违反校规; 要诚实,努力学习;……(其他看法)
注意:1.短文必须包括所有的内容,可适当发挥。
2.词数:130 左右
3.参考词汇:作弊 cheat
Function &Everyday English and Writing 参考答案
I. 单选选择
CACDA CCDCC CCCDD
II. 完形填空
BADBC ACDBC ADBCB CADBB
III. 短文改错
1. got → get 2. on → in 3. take → taking 4. that → whether 5. thirds →
third
6. has →have 7. developed→developing 8. 去掉 a 9. possibly→
possible 10. to→ for
III. 书面表达
My Opinion on Cheating in Examinations
It is known to us all that some students cheat in examinations at school.
As students, they often take examination at school, but sometimes they have too many
examinations whi ch are too difficult for them. On the other hand ,some of them are lazy and
don’t work hard at their lessons .So when taking examinations ,they sometimes cheat in order to
get better results to please their parents and teachers.
In my opinion, it is wrong to cheat in examinations because it breaks the rules of school. We
students should be honest and try to get good results by studying hard instead of cheating in
examinations .What’s more, we should improve our study methods and get well prepared for
examinations .