3 Computers李仕才【閱讀理解插花】I am a writer. I spend a great deal of my time thinking about the power of languagethe way it can evoke(喚起)an emotion, a visual image, a complex idea, or a simple truth. Language is the tool of my trade. And I use them allall the English I grew up with. Born into a Chinese family that had recently arrived in California, Ive been giving more thought to the kind of English my mother speaks. Like others, I have described it to people as “broken” English. But I feel embarrassed to say that. It has always bothered me that I can think of no way to describe it other than “broken”, as if it were damaged and needed to be fixed, as if it lacked a certain wholeness. Ive heard other terms used, “l(fā)imited English”, for example. But they seem just as bad, as if everything is limited, including peoples perceptions(認識)of the limited English speaker. I know this for a fact, because when I was growing up, my mothers “l(fā)imited” English limited my perception of her. I was ashamed of her English. I believed that her English reflected the quality of what she had to say. That is, because she expressed them imperfectly her thoughts were imperfect. And I had plenty of evidence to support me: the fact that people in department stores, at banks, and at restaurants did not take her seriously, did not give her good service, pretended not to understand her, or even acted as if they did not hear her. I started writing fiction in 1985. And for reasons I wont get into today, I began to write stories using all the English I grew up with: the English she used with me, which for lack of a better term might be described as“broken”, and what I imagine to be her translation of her Chinese, her internal(內(nèi)在的)language, and for that I sought to preserve the essence, but neither an English nor a Chinese structure. I wanted to catch what language ability tests can never show: her intention, her feelings, the rhythms of her speech and the nature of her thoughts. 【文章大意】本文主要記敘了作者在不同時期對母親所使用的語言的不同看法。1. By saying “Language is the tool of my trade”, the author means that _. A. she is a writer by professionB. she is fascinated by languagesC. she works as a translatorD. she uses English in foreign trade【解析】選A。推理判斷題。此句中the tool of my trade中的trade指的是職業(yè)。由本文第一句可知“我”是一名作家; 此句又說語言是“我”的職業(yè)工具, 故此句指的自然是“我”的職業(yè)為作家?？芍狝選項正確。2. Which of the following is TRUE according to Paragraph 3? A. Americans do not understand broken English. B. Broken English always reflects imperfect thoughts. C. The authors mother had positive influence on her. D. The authors mother was not respected sometimes. 【解析】選D。細節(jié)理解題。由第三段中“the fact that people in department stores, at banks, and at restaurants did not take her seriously, did not give her good service. . . ”可知因為語言的問題“媽媽”有時候不被尊重。3. The author gradually realizes her mothers English is _. A. well structuredB. rich in meaningC. in the old styleD. easy to translate【解析】選B。細節(jié)理解題。由最后一段最后一句“I wanted to catch what language ability tests can never show: her intention, her feelings, the rhythms of her speech and the nature of her thoughts. ”可知媽媽的語言中有豐富的內(nèi)涵。4. What is the passage mainly about? A. The authors misunderstanding of “l(fā)imited” English. B. The limitation of the authors perception of her mother. C. The changes of the authors attitude to her mothers English. D. The authors experiences of using broken English. 【解析】選C。主旨大意題。本文以時間為線索, 講述了作者對媽媽所使用的語言的不同態(tài)度, 故C正確。 教材與語法填空根據(jù)教材課文內(nèi)容，在空白處填入1個適當?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。The computer began as a calculating machine in France in 1642.It could 1. (simple) difficult sums. In 1936 Alan Turing wrote a book about how the computer could be made 2. (work) as a “universal machine” to solve any difficult mathematical problem.At 3. beginning, the computer was as large as a room. This reality worried the designers. As time went by, it became 4. (small) and smaller. With artificial 5. (intelligent), it is getting cleverer and cleverer, quicker and quicker.In the early 1960s, computers could 6. (connect) by a network, 7. enabled their users to share information with 8. (other). Since the 1970s, computers 9. (have) many new applications and have become very important in communication, finance, trade and even have been put 10. space rockets and sent to explore the Moon and Mars.答案：1.simplify2.to work3.the4.smaller5intelligence6.be connected7.which8.others9have had10.into 教材與話題寫作()用本單元所學知識完成下列句子。1隨著因特網(wǎng)的迅速發(fā)展，人們可以通過網(wǎng)絡做各種各樣的工作。(as; develop) 答案：As the Internet develops rapidly，people can do all kinds of jobs through the Internet.2在某種程度上說，電腦改變了我們的生活。(in a way) 答案：In a way，computers have changed our life.3許多學生對電腦如此著迷以致于在電腦上花費了太多的時間。(so. that.) 答案：Many students become so crazy about computers that they spend too much time on them.4結果，部分學生在考試中失敗。(as a result) 答案：As a result, some of the students fail in the exams.5不管怎么說，電腦在我們的日常生活中起很重要的作用。(anyhow) 答案：Anyhow, computers play an important part in our life.()將以上句子連成短文，要求銜接連貫、過渡自然。 【完形填空插花】閱讀下列短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出可能填入空白處的最佳選項。Mildred Webinga Freeman was an English teacher at the new middle school I attended in the ninth grade.She wasn't my _1_；she was the adviser to the safety patrol(巡邏隊)on which I _2_.I loved being around her and _3_ her sense of humor and kind personality.She was _4_ a good listener.At the end of the year，she _5_ that she was moving to Florida，and I was very sad.We exchanged _6_ and became pen pals.I could tell her _7_，and she treated me _8_ respect even though I was a teenager.In Florida，Mrs.Freeman became a Realtor(房地產(chǎn)經(jīng)紀人), _9_ she managed to find time to write letters.She wrote _10_ stories and always took my concerns _11_.She had given me a(n) _12_ invitation to visit，and I missed her so much.When I _13_ to take her up on the _14_ ，she answered，“Get your shoes on and your bags _15_ ！You are welcome anytime！”I spent three weeks with her in Miami.Her _16_ of poetry，music，and creative writing _17_ me to follow these endeavors(努力)One day _18_ hanging sheets on the clothesline，she _19_ and said，“You know，the sky is fuel for the soul.”I had never looked at the _20_ before hearing those words.Two years later，I received a call that Mrs.Freeman had passed away.1A.mother BfriendCclassmate Dteacher2A.served BadvisedCexpected Dled3A.shared BenjoyedCimagined Dfound4A.never BjustCstill Dalso5A.knew BannouncedCthought Drealized6A.addresses BgiftsCviews Droles7A.many BmuchCeverything Dsomething8A.in BasCwith Dto9A.so BbutCor Dfor10A.amusing BdifferentCemotional Dordinary11A.immediately BcarefullyCseriously Dprivately12A.urgent BluckyCambiguous Dopen13A.decided BhesitatedCwrote Dhurried14A.offer BpromiseCexcuse Dmessage15A.bought BfoundCfilled Dpacked16A.love BdreamCsense Dfeeling17A.persuaded BencouragedCforced Dallowed18A.before BonceCwhile Dafter19A.looked over Blooked outClooked up Dlooked down20A.clouds BflowersCpeople Dhouses【解題導語】本文主要講述了作者在中學期間和一名英語老師之間的故事。【核心詞匯】adviser n顧問pen pal筆友concern n擔心的事，關切的事1D根據(jù)上文中的“Mildred Webinga Freeman was an English teacher at the new middle school I attended in the ninth grade”和空后的“she was the adviser to the safety patrol(巡邏隊)”可推知，Mildred Webinga Freeman不是作者的老師(teacher)，下文中的“and became pen pals”也是提示。2A根據(jù)語境并結合選項可知，作者當時也在巡邏隊里。serve“為工作”。3B根據(jù)空前的“I loved being around her”可知，作者喜歡(enjoyed)老師的幽默感和善良的品質(zhì)。4D根據(jù)上文中的“an English teacher”和“the adviser”可知，本句是對這位老師身份的補充說明。她也(also)是一個好的傾聽者。5B根據(jù)語境可知，老師宣布(announced)了一個消息，她要搬到佛羅里達州了，作者感到很傷心。6A根據(jù)上文中的“At the end of the year, she _5_ that she was moving to Florida”和空后的“and became pen pals”可推知，作者和老師互換了地址(addresses)，成了筆友。7C根據(jù)上文中的“and became pen pals”與空后的“she treated me _8_ respect even though I was a teenager”可推知，作者與老師無話不談，這與上文作者樂于和老師相處的背景呼應。故選C。8C固定搭配：treat sb.with sth.意為“以某種態(tài)度/方式對待某人”，符合語境，故選C。9B根據(jù)空后的“she managed to find time to write letters”可推知，上下文表示轉折關系。故選B。10A根據(jù)上文中的“I loved being around her and _3_ her sense of humor and kind personality”可推知，老師很幽默，總是給作者講一些好笑的(amusing)故事。11Ctake sb./sth.seriously為固定搭配，意為“認真對待某人/某事”。老師認真對待作者所關切的事情。12D根據(jù)下文中的“You are welcome anytime”可推知，老師歡迎作者隨時來訪，an open invitation為習語，意為“隨時可以來訪的邀請”，符合語境，故選D。urgent“急迫的”；ambiguous“模棱兩可的”。13C根據(jù)上文中的“We exchanged _6_ and became pen pals”可推知，作者寫信(wrote)告訴老師，他接受她的提議(offer)。14A參見上題解析。offer“提供，提議”。15D因為作者要去看望老師，因此老師建議作者收拾行李(packed)，隨時歡迎作者的到來。16A老師對詩歌、音樂和文學創(chuàng)作的熱愛(love)激勵(encouraged)著作者去努力。17B參見上題解析。18C一天，當老師正在把床單掛在曬衣繩上的時候，她抬頭看(looked up)到了天空而有所感悟。while“當時”。19C參見上題解析。20A根據(jù)上文中的“You know, the sky is fuel for the soul”并結合選項可知，當時老師看了天空，此處指的應是天上的云(clouds)。 下面是李華的一篇作文，文中有五處錯誤，改正錯誤并背誦該文。With the Internet develops rapidly，people can do all kinds of jobs through the Internet. In a way，computers have changed our life. Therefore，many students become such crazy about computers that they spend too much time on them. As a result of，some of the students fail in the exams. Anyhow，computers play a important part in our life.答案： the Internet develops rapidly，people can do all kinds of jobs through the Internet. In a way，computers have changed our life.，many students become crazy about computers that they spend too much time on them. As a result ，some of the students fail in the exams. Anyhow，computers play important part in our life. 7