第 七 單 元
（一） 復習內容 SB1B Unit 17; SB2B Unit 14, Unit 17
（二） 復習要點
1.詞匯
SB I Unit 17
mean vt.
1) 作．．．解釋 What does that word mean?
2) 意味 I mean business. 我是當真的。
The Chinese people always mean what they say. 中國人民說話是算數的。
3) 意欲，打算
I don’t mean there to be any unpleasantness.
我的意思不是要引起任何不愉快。
Sorry, I didn’t mean it.（向人認錯道歉時用語）對不起，我是無意的。
vi. 用意
Your cooperation means much/a great deal to us.
你的協作對我們幫助很大。
What do you mean by…?
adj.
1) 卑鄙的，自私的 a mean motive 卑鄙的動機
have a mean opinion of oneself 有自卑感
2) 吝嗇的，小氣的
be mean about/over money matters 在金錢問題上很小氣
3) 慚愧的，不好意思的 feel mean for not having done one’s best
4)（在位置，時間的順序方面）中間的，中庸的
in the mean time/while take a mean course 采取折中方針
promise n.
1) 允諾，諾言make a promise of help，
give a promise to write to sb.
2) (有)指望，（有）出息，（有）前途
The crops are full of promise.
hold some promise of success
vt.
1) 允諾，答應
I promised (him) to attend to the matter. 我答應他立即處理這件事。
2) 給人…的指望，有…的可能
This year promises to be another good one for harvests.
The dark clouds promise rain. 烏云密布，看來會下雨。
3) （口）向…保證
It is not so simple, I promise you. 我敢向你保證，事情并不那么簡單。
a round the corner be about to do
find oneself struggle through
put up blow away
die down at the top (of)
move forward drop out
be thankful for struggle to one’s feet
make a decision come to terms with
lead…to… so far
SBII Unit 14
start vi
1) 吃驚，跳起 start to one’s feet
2) 出發，動身 start from the needs of the people
3) 開動／始于 The engine won’t start.
Knowledge starts with practice.
vt.
1) 開動，發動 start(up) a car/ start a war
2) 創辦，開始 start a school／start a wall newspaper
3). (使)開始 start work/working
It started raining/to rain.
n.
1) 跳起，驚起 a wake with a start
2) 起跑 make/get a good /bad start from start to finish
start off What shall we start off with?
start on (旅程等) start out start out to sth.
put…in prison be active in
march on set an example to
from then on start with
regardless of at first sight
contribute…to rest on
be subject to
SBII Unit 17
get vt.
1) 獲得 get credit for one’s work get information
2) 掙得 get a living 3) 收到 get a letter
4) 理解，記住，學得 Do you get me?
vi.
1) 到達 When do we get to Beijing?
2) 變得，成為 get close to the masses
3)（開始）… 起來 get talking get to know
4) 被，受 get caught in the rain
get along get away with僥幸，取走 get back ①回來，②取回
get down ①下來 ②寫下 ③開始認真對待 get down to work
get in ①進入 ②收獲 ③插話 get it懂得
get over ①爬過（墻等）②克服（困難等）③熬過，走完
get through ①到達 ②辦完 ③通過（考試等）④（電話）打通
get off ①下車 ②脫下 get to get used to sth.
get on/along get out get ready for get up
2. 句型結構
SB I Unit 17
1) Another journey of challenge and danger was about to begin.
2) … and I found myself spending a whole day in my tent.
3) I had traveled only two hours one day when the winds increased so much that I had to put my tent before the winds became too strong.
4) In her television shows she makes it possible to talk about great moments and difficulties in people’s lives.
5) Being black and a woman made life even more difficult in America at that time.
SB II Unit 14
6) In 1850 a law was made to forbid people to help runaway slaves.
7) By doing this he set an example to the rest of the world.
8) There black people had equal rights and were free to live, study and work as they wished.
9) What all these groups have in common is that they ask to be treated with respect, …and be treated equally to other people, regardless of race, religion or sex.
10) But in the twentieth century organizations were formed to give a voice to groups that do not have a voice to speak for themselves.
11) As Toussaint proved to be very intelligent, his owner…gave him the opportunity to learn to
SBII Unit 17
12) She uses a wheelchair to get around and it often takes her a little longer to do everyday things, such as getting out of bed, getting dressed and going to class.
13) They not only learn how to assist disabled people, but also learn the importance of cooperating to reach their goals in life.
14) The articles in the magazine are often about disabled people who have overcome difficulties and learnt to live a meaningful and productive life.
15) By preparing for and participating in the Special Olympics, mentally disabled children and adults can develop their ability to move, improve their health and gain greater self-confidence.
3. 語法：主謂一致
英語句子的主語有不同的人稱（即第一人稱，第二人稱和第三人稱）和數（即單數和復數），而謂語動詞在人稱和數方面必須和主語一致。
1） 謂語動詞要用單數形式的情景：
① 主語部分的中心詞為不可數名詞或表示單數概念時。如：
You’ve drunk too little. Two thirds of milk is still left in the bottle.
你喝的太少了，瓶里還有三分之二的牛奶。
The number of people present at meeting is unknown.
出席會議的人數還不知道。
注意：詞組the number of與a number of所表示的概念不同。The number of是單數概念，意為“……的總數”；a number of則等于some或many，是復數概念。如：
Actually a very small number of people live there.
實際上住在那兒的人很少。
② 主語看似復數形式，而實際是單數概念時（這類主語往往是組織、國家、報紙等的名稱，或是一些以-s結尾的，表示整體概念或抽象概念的詞，像the United Unions ,news, maths, politics, physics等）。如：
An iron and steel works is to be built here.這兒將要建一座鋼鐵廠。
The United Nations was organized in 1945.聯合國成立于1945年。
但：The next Olympic Games are to be held in Beijing.
③ 表示時間、重量、長度、價值等名詞詞組做主語并強調整體概念時，如：
Five days is quite enough for us to finish the work.
我們完成這項工作5天時間足夠了。
Three hundred dollars is more than I can pay.我付不起300美元。
但不表示整體概念，而是強調數字的大小時，則用復數。如：
One hundred cents make a dollar.100美分就是一美元。
④ 動詞不定式、動名詞或從句做主語（但有些從句作主語時，要根據其表達的意思，確定是用單數還是復數概念）。如：
Living in that island country for three months was an unforgettable experience for me.
在那個島住了3個月對我是一段難忘的經歷。
Whether or not she will go is up to her to decide.
她去不去由她自己決定。
What we need now is (are) two chairs.
⑤ 通常配合在一起使用的兩件物品或兩個名詞指的是同一個人或同一樣東西，用and連接。如：
A knife and fork has been put on the table. It appears that supper is ready.
一副刀叉已經放在桌上，看晚餐已經準備好了。
The singer and dancer is said to perform in our school on May Day.
那位歌唱家兼舞蹈家據說勞動節來我校演出。
⑥ 主語是單數形式，后面跟有with, together with, as well as, but, except等引導的短語。如：
An expert together with some assistants was sent to help in the work.
一位專家和幾位助手被派去協助這項工作。
No one except my parents knows anything about me.除了我父母，誰也不知道這事。
⑦ each, either, neither以及由every, any, no, some構成的復合代詞（如everyone, anything, nobody, someone等）做主語。如：
Each of her daughters plays the piano well.她的每個女兒鋼琴都彈得很好。
Is there anything to eat? 有什么吃的嗎？
⑧ and連接兩名詞之前有each, every, many a, no等修飾語時，用單數動詞形式。如：
No sound and no voice is heard.一點聲息都聽不到。
Every man, woman and child is an expert swimmer here.
這里的每個人，不管是男是女還是小孩，都是游泳高手。
⑨ more than one, many a加單數名詞，謂語用單數。如：
Many a student is doing his homework.許多學生都在做家庭作業。
More than one student was punished.許多學生都受到處罰。
比較：More students than one were punished.
2） 謂語動詞要用復數的情景：
① 主語看似單數形式，而實際是復數概念（這些詞往往是集合名詞，如：people, police, cattle等）。 如：
The police are searching for the murderer everywhere.警察正在四處搜尋殺人犯。
Who are those people over there? 那邊的那些人是誰？
Cattle feed on grass.牛吃草。
② 形容詞前用定冠詞the，指一類人，代表整個類別。如：
The old need the help of the young.老年人需要年輕人的幫助。
The wounded are being taken good care of at the hospital.
傷員在這家醫院里得到很好的照顧。
③ 不可數名詞前面用表示數量的復數名詞詞組修飾。如：
Two bottles of water have been drunk up by him, but he still feels thirsty.
兩瓶水都被他喝光了，但他仍然感到口渴。
3） 就近原則：謂語動詞與鄰近它的主語相一致
① 在there be的句型中，有時由here引起的句子也是如此。如：
There is a teacher and some students under the tree.樹下有一位老師和幾位學生。
②…or…,neither…nor, neither…nor…, not only…but(also)…,not…but等連接并列主語時，如：
John or you are to be scolded.約翰或你該受到責備。
Neither my wife nor I am able to persuade my daughter to change her mind.
我和我的妻子都不能說服我女兒改變主意。
4） 謂語動詞要根據主語及句子所表達的意思，分別用單數形式或復數形式的情況
①某些集體名詞（family, team, class, school, government, etc.）做主語時，如看作是一整體，謂語動詞用單數形式；如看作是整體中各個成員時，謂語動詞用復數形式。如：
His family is going to move to the south.他家要搬到南方去了。
My family are all fond of popular music.我們全家人都喜歡流行音樂。
Our school is a key school.我們學校是一所重點中學。
The whole school are doing morning exercises now.全校人都在做早操。
②means是單復數同形的單詞，所以其修飾詞或謂語動詞可以是單數，也可以是復數。
All possible means have been tried.一切可行的方法都已被試過。
Every means was tried.每種方法都被試過。
③在限定性、非限定性定語從句，以及強調句型中要注意主謂的一致性。如：
They found many fish in the pool that were dead.他們發現水塘里有很多死魚。
It is I that am to make a decision.該由我來作決定。
It is not only blind men who make such stupid mistakes.
決不只有盲人才犯這樣愚蠢的錯誤。
It is the driver who often takes the children to school.
是這個司機經常帶孩子們上學。
It is you who are wrong.是你錯了。
高考有關“主謂一致”的題目.
1． When and where to build the new factory _________ yet.
A. is not decided B. are not decided
C. had not decided D. have not decided
2. The number of people invited __________ fifty, but a number of them __________ absent for different reasons. .
A. were; was B. was; was
C. was; were D. were; were
3.Either you or the headmaster _________the prizes to those gifted students at the meeting.
A. is handing out B. are to hand out
C. are handing out D. is to hand out
4.-Each of the students, working hard at his or her lessons, ___________ to go to university.
--So do I .
A. hope B. hopes C. hoping D. hoped
（答案: 1. A 2. C 3. D 4. B）
(三) 補充練習
I. 用所給的動詞或動詞短語的適當形式填空。
slope, cheerful, threaten, solo, shelter,
1. She is _____ today, because she got an “A+” for her composition.
2. In winter, many people go skiing down the mountain ______.
3. Suddenly it started to rain, they had to take _______ under a big tree.
4. The little boy was _____ by the man with a knife.
5. The young pianist who has just come back from Japan will hold his first ______ performance in Beijing.
II. 根據所給漢語，完成下列句子
1. They ___________(正在慶祝) the victory.
2. I ___________ (多么懊悔在樹林間和田野里浪費掉那么多時間), the days when I had played and should have studied.
3. You don’t know _______________ (健康的重要性).
4. Don’t ______________(人不可以貌相)appearances.
5. He was ____________ a charge of murder. (因…被捕).
6. Not he ________________ speak English fluently(而是我).
7. She is ________________ with a good memory (天生).
8. I can’t do it alone. Let’s ____________ (合作).
9. He _____________ (歸功…于)his success to his wife’s encouragement.
10. You must __________________(適應) yourself to new conditions.
(四) 練習與測試
I.單項填空
1. No one but those two engineers ______ everything about the plan.
A. know B. knows C. don’t know D. have known
2. An expert, together with some scientists ______ to help in the work.
A. was sent B. were sent C. has sent D. have sent
3. The teacher and writer _______ from Beijing.
A. have come B. comes C. are D. come
4. A white and a black dog ______ across the road.
A. are running B. is running C. has run D. have been run
5. Every boy and girl _____ to read and write in China
A. is taught B. are taught C. has taught D. have taught
6. There ______ a map and some books on the table then.
A. is B. are C. will be D. was
7. Great changes _____ in my hometown in the past few years.
A. were taken place B. have been taken place
C. took place D. have taken place
8. This novel _______ well.
A. sells B. is sold C. will be sold D. has been sold
9. ____ the new color film ___ this year?
A Will; be shown B. Did; show C. Are; shown D. Has; been shown
10. I shouldn’t trust him because he _____ the police.
A. is known by B. know C. has known D. is known to
11. This sick man ______ to hospital right away.
A. must send B. will send C. ought be sent D. must be sent
12. When I got to his home, I________ that he ______ to Beijing.
A. told; had gone B. was told; went C. was told; had gone D. told; had been
13. A modern city has been set up in ________ was wasteland ten years ago.
A. what B. which C. that D. where
14. I think Father would like to know ______ I’ve been up to so far, so I decide to send him a quick note.
A. which B. why C. what D. how
15. ______ be sent to work there?
A. Who do you suggest B. Who do you suggest that should
C. Do you suggest who should D. Do you suggest whom should
16.How I wish every family _______ a large house with a beautiful garden!
A. has B. had C. will have D. had had
17. A computer can only do ________ you have instructed it to do.
A. how B. after C. what D. when
18. I read about it in some book or other, does it matter _____ it was?
A. where B. what C. ho D. which
19. These wild flowers are so special I would do _______ I can to save them.
A. whatever B. that C. which D. whichever
20. It was a matter of ______ would take the position.
A. who B. whoever C. whom D. whomever
II. 完形填空
The Golden gate Bridge joins the beautiful city of San Francisco 1 the suburbs to the north. Each day, about one hundred thousand cars 2 the bridge, taking people to and from the 3 . More than half of them cross the bridge during the morning and evening 4 hours; with traffic so heavy, the trip is not pleasant.
Now, 5 , there is at least one group of happy people. They are the people who travel 6 the bridge instead of on it. They go to work by boat and enjoy it 7 much that most of them say they will never go by car 8 .
The boat they take is the roomy, quiet, 9 “Golden Gate.” They can enjoy the sun on 10 . In the morning they can have breakfast in the coffee shop, and in the evening they can 11 a drink in the bar 12 looking at San Francisco’s famous skyline and the nearby hills.
The trip 13 only thirty minutes and is not very 14 . But 15 , being on a boat seems to make people feel more 16 toward each other. There has already been a 17 to people who met on the boat.
Because the boat has been so 18 there are plans to use other, still 19 boats. There is also a suggestion for a high-speed boat that will 20 the trip in only fifteen minutes.
1. A. with B. to C. in D. on
2. A. go B. cross C. run D. pass
3. A. bridge B. suburbs C. south D. city
4. A. crowded B. short C. rush D. free
5. A. therefore B. however C. thus D. that
6. A. under B. over C. below D. about
7. A. very B. that C. so D. such
8. A. yet B. again C. more D. soon
9. A. happy B. pleasant C. comfortable D. delightful
10. A. sea B. water C. deck D. boat
11. A. order B. ask C. demand D. want
12. A. while B. as C. during D. in
13. A. costs B. spends C. takes D. needs
14. A. comfortable B. costly C. cheap D. pleasant
15. A. anyway B. anyhow C. best of all D. on the contrary
16. A. moved B. friendly C. attractive D. interested
17. A. fight B. marriage C. quarrel D. discussion
18. A. disappointing B. successful C. cheap D. crowded
19. A. longer B. larger C. smaller D. better
20. A. make B. take C. do D. finish
III閱讀理解
A
With lunch and dinner, Americans commonly drink water, milk, fruit juice, beer, coffee, tea or a carbonate beverage(碳酸飲料). Coca-cola is the most popular and best-known non-alcoholic carbonated drink in America and also in the world. It is not surprising that American entering into foreign economies in the 1990s was called coca-colonization and it is not without reason that Pepsi executives grow apoplectic (中風) to know that “coke” is not only a brand name but often referred to as the special term for cola. Coke, which celebrated its hundredth birthday in 1986, is in every sense an international drink.
The story of coca-cola’s birth is now well known to the world. In 1886, an Atlanta druggist named John S. Pemberton mixed a syrup(糖漿)of coca leaves and coca nuts in his backyard and sold it in his own drugstore as a medicine. He experimented by adding soda water to the syrup and expanded his sale. In 1891 another druggist, Asa B. Candler obtained the right to Pemberton’s formula(配方) for the surprising sum of $2,000. Eight years later he set up the franchising system(授權經銷制度), which is the key to the company’s success even today, and first put the drink into bottles. Ready to drink, coke was on its way to becoming a multibillion-dollar business.
Various theories have been developed to account for Coke’s success. One of the popular beliefs is that the cocaine in it is addictive(使上癮的). But now it is generally agreed that Coke’s success has had much more to do with its skillful advertising, which like all effective advertising, pushes the symbolic rather than the practical value of the product. The advertisements show happy groups repeated drinking Coke and so an image of good fellowship and sociability is firmly formed. So Coke sells because drinking it makes us feel loved, thanks to the advertisement department.
1. In 1990s,_________.
A. America traded with its neighbor in drinks.
B. Pepsi executives grew apoplectic
C. American economy expanded into the economies of other countries
D. The term Coca-colonization was created
2. When Coca-cola was born in 1886, it was sold as_______.
A. a medicine B. soda water C. a beverage D. a syrup
3. Which of the following statements is true?
A. The franchising system of the Coke Company was set up by Pemberton.
B. The franchising system is no longer employed by the Coke Company.
C. In 1899, Candler first sold coke in bottles.
D. In 1891, Candler acquired the right to the coke' formula for only $200.
4. The direct reason for Coke’s becoming a multibillion-dollar business was_____.
A. the Franchising system
B. the introduction of soda water into the syrup
C. Candler’s purchase of Pemberton’s formula
D. the bottling of the drink
5. The image created by Coke’s ads is_______.
A. prosperity and sociability B. friendship and sociability
C. freedom and friendship D. sociability and success
B
We can make mistakes at any age. Some mistakes we make are about money. But most mistakes are about people. “Did Jerry really care when I broke up with Helen?” “When I got that great job, did Jim really feel good about it, as a friend? Or did he envy my luck?” “And Paul-why didn't pick up that he was friendly just because 1 had a car?” When we look back, doubts like these can make us feel bad. But when we look back, it's too late.
Why do we go wrong about our friends – or our enemies? Sometimes what people say hides their real meaning. And if we don't really listen we miss the feeling behind the words. Suppose someone tells you, “You're a lucky dog .” that's being friendly. But “lucky dog”? There's a bit of envy in those words. Maybe he doesn't see it himself. But bringing in the “dog” bit puts you down a little. What he may be saying is that he doesn't think you deserve your luck.
“Just think of all the things you have to be thankful for ” is another noise that says one thing and means another. It could mean that the speaker is trying to get you to see your problem as part of your life as a whole. But is he? Wrapped up in this phrase is the thought that your problem isn't important. It's telling you to think of all the starving people in the world when you haven't got a date for Saturday night.
How can you tell the real meaning behind someone's words? One way is to take a good look at the person talking. Do his words fit the way he looks? Does what he says agree with the tone of voice? His posture (姿態)? The look in his eyes? Stop and think. The minute you spend thinking about the real meaning of what people to you may save another mistake.
6. This passage is mainly about___ ___.
A. how to interpret what people say
B. what to do when you listen to others talking
C. how to avoid mistakes when you communicate with people
D. Why we go wrong with people sometimes
7. According to the author, the reason why we go wrong about our friends is that _____.
A. We fail to listen carefully when they talk
B. People tend to be annoyed when we check what they say
C. People usually state one thing but means another
D. We tend to doubt what our friends say
8. When we listen to a person talking, the most important thing for us to do is______.
A. notice the way the person is talking
B. take a good look at the person talking
C. mind his tone, his posture and the look in his eyes
D. examine the real meaning of what he says based on his manner, his tone and his posture
9. The author most probably is a ____________. .
A. psychologist (心理學家) B. teacher C. philosopher（哲學家） D. doctor
C
People usually think of pressure as something the world force on them, Worries are believed to cause all kinds of illness, from high blood pressure to stomachache. And we often blame other people for making us feel bad: when we call someone a "pain in the neck", we mean the physical and psychological effect they have on us.
But although we regard pressure as something bad hurting us from outside, the truth is that we are largely responsible for what pressure does to our bodies. Once we make ourselves know how our bodies feel about worry, fear and anger (all of which are forms of pressure), we can start learning to relax.
Pains in the neck are a very common pressure complaint. Some people get a pain in the neck from driving, others from working at an office desk. I suffer from a complaint I call 'typewriter neck', which will be painful when I work over my typewriter worrying about my unfinished task. It would be easy to blame these pains on "bad posture (姿勢)". Raising your shoulders up to your ears is certainly not a relaxing way of sitting. But we should think about why we use this posture. In fact, it is an instinctive（本能的）way of reacting to a situation which worries us.
Because it is instinctive，we often do not know that we are doing it and wonder why we get a pain in the neck. If you find yourself doing it, there are two kinds of relaxing exercise which may help you overcome the habit. You can either deliberately（故意地）raise your shoulders as high as they will go, hold the position for a few seconds, then drop the shoulders. Or you can exercise the muscles which pull your shoulders in the opposite direction. Stop and feel the difference.
10. People suffer from pressure because _____.
A. modern life is full of worries B. other people inflict it on them
C. they don't know how to relax D. they have no time to relax
11. The writer gets a pain in the neck when he _____.
A. is driving a car B. is in a hurry to finish some work
C. is stuck in a traffic accident D. meets annoying people
12. People who sit by raising their shoulders up to cars _____.
A. don't believe that they do it B. do it deliberately
C. don't realize how they are sitting D. find it helpful to sit like that
13. The writer will agree that _____.
A. the world has inflicted too much pressure on people
B. a pain in the neck shows a person's poor health
C. people usually know the reason why they get a pain in the neck
D. people hold unnatural posture because of their worries
D
Television is becoming more important in our lives. It provides us with all kinds of information; it entertains us, and it is a pretty good baby-sitter. However, television also gives us a sense of distance.
In those families with two or more TV sets, family members watch their favorite programs in their own rooms. As time goes by, family members communicate less. In fact , neighbors, relatives and friends contact each other less frequently as television takes up their spare time.
And it’s quite common for people not to know their next door neighbors.
And the primary danger lies not so much in the behaviors it produces-although there is danger there-as in the behaviors it prevents: the talks, the games, the family activities and argument through which much of the child’s learning takes place and through which his character is formed. Turning on the television can turn off the process that transforms the children into people.
To make matters worse, television displays sex and violence to children. Parents used to stop their children from bringing home unhealthy magazines or photos, but they now have no way to protect their children from violence and sex on TV.
And long exposure can cause children to suffer from “TV syndrome”. In December of 1997, many children passed out(昏厥)and several children grew ill after watching a Japanese cartoon adoption of video game “Pocket Monster” for more than 5 hours.
14. The underlined phrase “TV syndrome” refers to________.
A. a kind of disease which can not free people from watching the television
B. a kind of disease resulted from long hours of watching TV
C. a kind of disease resulted from the violence and sex displayed on TV
D. a kind of disease with which people are not willing to communicate with each
other.
15. According to the writer, __________.
A. watching television is bad for children
B. television viewing can make people more individualized
C. television viewing may make people unwilling to communicate with one another
D. television viewing can bring the family members together
16. If the passage is entitled “double-edge sword, it is because________.
A. television viewing causes a series of negative effects on people, esp. on children
B. television viewing can bring the family members together, but meanwhile it also gives people a sense of distance
C. some television programs displaying sex and violence will do harm to young people
D. while television is playing an important role in our daily life, it also bring us some negative effect
E
The old advertising slogan ,“So simple a child can do it，”has taken on new meaning for me. A few weeks ago I got a computer , but I am mechanically illiterate. I knew that children had no fear of the future , so that seemed a good place to seek help. I asked my nephew, twelve years old, at an elementary school, to help me.
My nephew took the machine for granted and has simply accepted the fact that computers are now a way of life. He plays with them and does his homework on them and even creates programs for them. I , on the other hand, am terrified by what this equipment can do. It can interchange paragraphs , switch words around and even correct my spelling. It informs me of its limitations, takes commands and asks questions. It even seems to have a sense of communication . Rather than accusing me of making an error, it prints “ One of us has made a mistake!” It never gets tired and is always patient and ready to go when I am.
I think it was somewhat normal for me to be suspicious of computers . They represent a break with some very familiar habits and traditions . It is only human to instinctively avoid anything that shifts thoroughly from the acceptable , comfortable past. But the world is governed by careless change and we must therefore establish links with the present and future as well as the past. Computer technology is an excellent case in point, as the newest systems grow out of date in only a few years, or even months.
This ability to see, experience and accept the new is one of our saving characteristics. To be fearful of tomorrow, to close ourselves to possibilities, to resist(抵制) the inevitable , to advocate standing still when all else is moving forward., is to lose touch. If we accept the new with joy and wonder, we can move gracefully into each tomorrow. More often than not, the children shall lead us.
17. According to the second paragraph , which of the following statement is true ?
A. The nephew thought it is natural to accept the fact that computers are now a way of life.
B. The nephew believed that machines were made for people to do whatever they wanted.
C. Computers are not only used to communicate, but also to remove their limitation.
D. It is a fact that both adults and children have accepted computers as a way of life
18. Which of the following doesn’t the author’s computer do?
A. It asks the author if she has made a mistake.
B. It accuses the author of making mistakes.
C. It corrects the author spelling mistakes.
D. It informs the author of her mistakes.
19. According to the third paragraph, it is human nature that we resist those things
which ____ .
A. only represent the comfortable and acceptable past
B. change thoroughly into the comfortable and acceptable past
C. make people stand still when all is moving forward
D. change completely from the acceptable and comfortable past
20. How do you understand “It never get tired and is always patient and ready to go when I am ” in the second paragraph?
A. It is always ready to inform me when I am ready to go
B. It is always ready to start working when I am ready for work
C. When I am ready to go, it is patient to wait
E. When I am ready to go, it has already worked
IV.短文改錯
An interesting new sports in the United States is 1. ________
sky diving. People like this sport often form a club. 2. ________
The members of the club get in airplanes and fly 3. ________
highly above the clouds . When it is time , each person 4. ________
jumps from the airplanes and fall toward the earth at 5. ________
a very high speed. All the members have parachutes (降落傘), 6.________
and they do not open the parachutes for a long time. 7. ________
Seeing from the ground they look like big birds. The sky divers 8.________
say that they sometime feel like birds also. Some people like 9.________
to swim in the ocean or to play in the snow, but the most 10. ________
favorite place for sky divers is the sky.
V．書面表達
根據所給圖表，簡要描述某城市近年每百人電腦用戶增長情況,并試分析其增長原因。
字數：100左右。
55人
50人
40人
35人
30人
20人
20人
10人
1人
1996 1998 2000 2002
解題指導：
本單元和下一單元主要訓練看圖表寫短文的書面表達能力。這類文體一般是給你一份或兩份圖表，要求你根據圖標中所給的數字寫出一篇短文。體裁應為議論文，要先陳述表中的信息，然后表明自己的觀點。以本單元為例，內容要點是：1. 年代… 2. 人數… 3. 所擁有電腦的人數比例。根據內容，可能用到的詞匯和句型有：1.there be 2. own… 3. reflect 4. come up to等。所用時態應為現在時和過去時。
第七單元
（三） 補充練習
I
1.cheerful 2. slope 3. shelter 4.threatened 5.solo
II.
1. are celebrating 2. regretted the hours wasted in the woods and fields
3. the value/importance of health 4. judge by 5. arrested on
6. but I 7. gifted 8. cooperate 9. owed 10. adjust
(四)練習與測試
I．
1. B 2. A 3. B 4. A 5. A 6. D 7. D 8. A 9. A 10. D
11. D 12. C 13. A 14. C 15. A 16. B 17. C 18. D 19. A 20. B
II．
1. A 2. B 3. D 4. C 5. B 6. A 7. C 8. B 9. C 10. C
11. A 12. A 13. C 14. B 15. C 16. B 17. B 18. B 19. B 20. A
III
1. C 2. A 3. C 4. C 5. B 6. C 7. C 8. D 9. A 10. C
11. B 12. C 13.D 14. B 15. C 16. D 17. A 18. B 19. D 20. B
IV．
An interesting new sports in the United States is 1. __sport___
sky diving. People∧ like this sport often form a club. 2. who___
The members of the club get in airplanes and fly 3. __into__
highly above the clouds . When it is time , each person 4. high
jumps from the airplanes and fall toward the earth at 5. __falls__
a very high speed. All the members have parachutes (降落傘), 6.___√_ _
and they do not open the parachutes for a long time. 7. __but__
Seeing from the ground they look like big birds. The sky divers 8. Seen
say that they sometime feel like birds also. Some people like 9. sometimes
to swim in the ocean or to play in the snow, but the most 10. most
favorite place for sky divers is the sky.
V. One possible version:
The chart shows us how computers increased from 1996 to 2002 in a city. In 1996 there was only one person owning a computer in100 people. Two years later the number jumped to 20. There were 35 people having computers just after two years passed. And in 2002 the number was surprisingly came up to 55.
This chart tells us not only the increase of computers in the city but more importantly it reflects how fast our country has been developing and how fast our people’s life has been changing.