Unit 10 American literature
具体内容
1. There was an electric bell that did not work, …
work：to be active in a proper way
to make a person or a machine work
to produce an effect
eg.
You need to find which method works best for you.
The clock doesn’t work today.
The color doesn’t work for me.
2. Della finished crying and attended to her cheeks with the powder rag.
Attend to sb. /sth.：give help to or direct one’s efforts and interest to
eg.
You’d better attend to that thin girl; she’s going to faint.
I have argument matter to attend to.
3. Expenses had been greater than she had calculated.
Expense：cost esp. of money but also time or effort
At a great/little/no expense
At one’s expense
At the expense of
eg.
I bought a car at little expense.
He tried to be clever at my expense.
He finished the job at the expense of his health.
4. There were two possessions of the James Dillingham Youngs in which they both took great pride.
Take pride in：
eg.
She took great pride in her brave son.
5. It was worthy of the watch.
Worth：be worth
Worthy：be worthy of
Worthwhile：adj. worth doing
eg.
The person who doesn’t help others is not worth helping.
He is worthy of dislike.
The boss gave me a worthwhile job.
【典型例题】
[例1] I didn’t ______ the _____ seriousness of the country’s problems until I went there myself.
A. realize; true B. recognize; real C. realize; real D. recognize; true
答案：A
解析：前项所缺的词，同意为“意识到”，后项所缺的词，同意为真正的严重性，true意为“真正的”，“与事实一致”的。
[例2] ______my teacher, after all thirty years in Boston, was an unforgettable moment, _____I will always treasure.
A. To meet; one B. To meet; it C. Meeting; it D. Meeting; one
答案：D
解析：本题考查方向为V-ing形式作主语，one在句中指代an unforgettable moment．
[例3] ______ made all of them much disappointed.
A. Her not coming back B. Her not to come back
C. Not her returning D. Not her being back
答案：A
解析：此句为动名词复合结构作主语。
[例4] —Is there anything I can do for you, sir?
—______.
A. Yes, you’re welcome B. OK, take your time
C. No, but thanks all the same D. Sure, go ahead please
答案：C
[例5] She was the only one _____ the ship wreck.
A. surviving B. having survived C. to survive D. survived
答案：C
解析：动词不定式作后置定语修饰the only one。
【模拟试题】（答题时间：45分钟）
一. 选择题
1. Don’t worry too much about mistakes. They are ___ natural part of learning.
A. 不填；a B. the；a C. the；不填 D. the; the
2. —The former president of Iraq was caught at last.
—Really? Where himself?
A. has he hidden B. had he hidden
C. was he hidden D. has he been hidden
3. —How much of his speech did you think you understand?
— .I wish I had worked harder.
A. Not a little B. Very few C. Nearly everything D. Almost nothing
4. —May I remind you that a Mr. Wang is waiting outside, sir?
—Oh, that’s right. I about it.
A. forget B. had forgotten C. forgot D. have forgotten
5. The traveler lost his way in the woods, and made things worse was that it was getting
dark.
A. that B. what C. which D. as
6. —Dad, would you buy me an MP3 player if I do well in the final exam?
—I , I promise.
A. would B. shall C. should D. will
7. —Did you reach the top of the mountain?
—Yes. Even I myself didn’t believe I could it.
A. work B. climb C. get D. make
8. What is the way George thought of enough money to buy the house?
A. to get B. getting C. having got D. being got
9. “ How could you lose so much money? ” Charlie asked his wife, eyeing her angrily from
the kitchen table.
A. at B. across C. through D. on
10. It’s really very dangerous. One more step, the baby will fall into the well.
A. or B. so C. and D. but
二. 阅读理解
（A）
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A. book store B. newspaper C. magazine D. restaurant
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A. The Arts B. The Dining In, Dining Out
C. The house & Home D. Weekend
3. Which section can you get only on Wednesday?
A. The Arts. B. The Dining In, Dining Out.
C. The Sports. D. The House & Home.
4. Convenient home delivery can be ordered at a reduced price by ______.
A. going to the bookstore B. calling the salesman
C. telephone only D. using the order card
（B）
Before a new airliner goes into service, every part of it is tested again and again. But there are two tests that are more important than all the others. One of them is very strange and the other is very dangerous.
The first of these is called the “tank test”. A modern airliner must fly at very high altitudes. Air must be pumped into the plane so that the passengers can breathe. The metal structure of the plane has to be very strong for this reason. When the plane is filled with air, or “pressured”, the air presses against the skin of the plane inside. The pressure on a small window, for example is like a huge, giant foot that is trying to get out. If a small part of the plane were to crack, the plane would explode in the sky. This is what happened to the first Comets. In order to test the structure of the plane, it is lowered into a huge tank of water. Then it is filled with air. The pressure inside the plane is greater than it ever will be when it is in the air. Finally, there is an explosion. This does not cause so much damage inside the water tank as it would anywhere else. Engineers can discover which part of the plane has cracked. This part is made stronger.
The most dangerous test happens when the new plane is going through test flights in the air. The test pilot must find out exactly what happens when all the engines are shut off at once. He takes the plane up every high. Then he shuts the engines off. The plane begins to fall like a stone. It is the pilot’s job to find out how he can get control of the plane again. These two tests are examples of how planes are made safe before they ever carry passengers.
5. The test is carried out under water because _____.
A. the pressure of water is greater than air
B. the first Comets crashed in the water
C. there is less damage when the explosion happens under water
D. this is the only way engineers can find out which part has cracked
6. The metal structure of the plane must very strong because ______.
A. the plane has to carry a lot of people
B. the plane must fly at high altitudes
C. the pressure inside the plane is much greater than that outside
D. it can prevent the plane from explosion by a giant foot kick
7. In paragraph 2 “it” refers to ______.
A. an explosion B. damage C. a plane D. an engineer
8. A tank is a large ______.
A. plane B. test C. container D. amount of petrol
【试题答案】
一. 1—5 ABDCB 6—10 DDABC
二. 1—4 BDBD 5—8 CCAC