第十二单元
（一）应复习的教材内容： SB2A Unit 5, Unit 6; SB2B Unit 15
（二）复习要点
1. 词汇
SB2A Unit 5
advantage n. 有利条件，优点；好处
1) Boys have more advantages over girls in finding jobs.
男孩比女孩找工作更有优势。
2) We should take advantage of the trade fair to advertise our products.
我们要好好利用这次商品交易会来宣传我们的产品。
[相关链接] advantage 构成的短语有：
take advantage of 利用；gain an advantage over 胜过某人
basis n. [C] 基础，根据
1) Rates of work are calculated on a weekly basis.
工资是以周为计算标准的。
2) No basis for negotiations has been agreed upon.
谈判以什么为中心议题尚未取得一致意见。
注意：basis 的复数形式是：bases。
[相似辨析] basis和base
3) basis 所指的基础是抽象的，如：the argument basis 辩论的基础
4) base “底部，柱基，根据地，基地”等意思。所指的基础是具体的，如：a naval base 海军基地
coast n. [C,U] 海岸，海滨
There are many islands off the northwest coast of Scotland.
[相似辨析] shore, seashore, beach, coast 和seaside
1) shore: 是表“岸”最常用的词。例如：
He was brought to shore half dead.
2) seashore: 海岸。例如：
It was picked up on the seashore.
5) beach: 尤指涨潮时有水，而退潮时无水地部分。例如：
Our ship was driven on the beach.
7) coast: 是大海，大洋的海岸。例如：
Hainan is just off the south coast of China.
5) seaside: 指作为游憩地的海滨。例如：
Visitors flock to the seaside.
stand for be made up of
be separated from consist of
form the basis for end up with
part of make up
be of great value on the basis of
without doubt be thought to be
date from save sb. from
in return for
SB2A Unit 6
predict vt. prediction n.
1) He predicted that our team would win.
2) The weather experts predicted a fine weather in this summer. 气象专家预测夏天的天气会好。
3）His prediction came true.
[辨析] forecast 与predict
forecast(forecast, forecast) 指借助某种知识的帮助来预报，预测，既可作动词，也可以作名词。后面可以跟名词，代词和从句作宾语。
Mr. Brown forecast that his students would all pass the examination.
predict 指借助于一些知识，经验和原因去预言，预测。后面也跟名词，代词，和从句作宾语。
The future is difficult to predict.
indicate v.t. indication n.
1）The arrow indicates the way to go. 那箭头指示走那条路。
2）Are there any indications of an improvement? 有任何改进的迹象吗？
[辨析] show, suggest 与indicate
show(showed, shown) v. 表明，证明，指示
My watch shows the date as well as the time. 我的手表不但指示时间而且指示日期。
suggest. v. 表明；说明；表示
Her expression suggested that she was angry.
16) indicate v. 表明；说明；表示
His hesitation indicates unwillingness. 他的犹豫不决说明他不愿意。
cure v. 治愈，治疗；纠正 n. 治愈，对策
1) Parents try to cure their children of bad habits.
父母想办法纠正小孩的坏习惯。
2) He went to Shanghai for a cure at a famous hospital.
[辨析] treat 与cure
treat v. 对待；处理 n 款待，请客
Treat the others as they treat you. 以其人之道还治其人之身。
The visit to the seaside was a great treat for us. 去海滨游览对我是一大乐事。
cure 表示治疗时，强调结果
The doctor has cured the patient of his heart attack. 医生已经治愈了病人的心脏病。
catch a glimpse of make forecasts about
keep in touch with a form of entertainment
deal with in general
come true be well-prepared for
trends of fashion keep sb. company
have lots of fun clean up
with high efficiency open up
adapt to turn challenges into opportunities
SB2B Unit 15
stretch vt. vi. & n.
1) The long summer holiday stretched ahead of the students. 漫长的暑假就在学生的眼前。
2) The dog woke up ,had a good stretch and wandered off. 那条狗醒过来，舒舒服服地伸展了一下身子便走开了。
由stretch 构成的常用短语有：
stretch one’s legs 去散步 stretch a point 做出让步
at a stretch 连续地 by no stretch of the imagination 无论怎样想象
guarantee vt. guarantor n. 保证人，担保人；guaranty n. 保证书
1) He guaranteed the payment of his son’s debts. 他担保偿还他儿子的债务。
be guaranteed to do sth.(口语忠常用的反语) 必定做某事
2) It’s guaranteed to rain when you want to go out. 你想出门，天准下雨。
3) The government is expected to announce the peasant’s tax cut in this year’s budget.
人们期望政府本年度预算中削减农民的税收。
budget vt. & n. adj. on a budget 缺钱
1) The city government has budgeted one million yuan for education spending. 市政府将100万元列入教育预算。
2) If we budget carefully, we’ll be able to afford a new car.
3) A family on a budget can’t afford meat every day. 经济拮据的家庭不能每天享用肉食。
every now and then get the itch for
give sb. a glimpse of be known for
stand next to get tired of
be located in take a clip
work out make photo copies of
make a list of travel light
a variety of make arrangements
in addition to within easy reach
find shade from… keep an eye for
2. 句型结构
SB2A Unit 5
1) The fact that the mainland of Great Britain is made up of three kingdoms is still unknown to many.
2) To the Southeast of Britain lie the channel Islands.
3) That most of these are now threatened and may disappear is a serious matter to the people in Britain.
4) They realize that it is of great value to record and teach them to the younger generation.
5) The city is built where two rivers come together.
SB2A Unit 6
1) What life will be like in the future is difficult to predict.
2) New technology is being used to make sure that the cars, taxis, buses and trains we use don’t pollute the air.
3) We can not be sure whether our dreams will come true, but we can at least be hopeful that our efforts to improve the world will be successful.
4) If we learn to accept change and appreciate what is new and different, we will be well-prepared for whatever the future may have in store.
SB 2B Unit 15
1) I’ll do everything I can to help you.
2) The many tall office buildings remind visitors that Rio is an important commercial city.
3) But there is no need to worry if you have never skied before.
4) Not knowing much English, I found it hard to understand them.
5) Never change money on the street or with strangers.
3. 语法：名词性从句(SB 2A)
一) 主语从句
（1）由连接代词what, which, who, whom, whose, whatever, whichever, whoever, whomever等引导的主语从句。
[考例提示] you have done might do harm to other people.(MET87)
A. That B. What C. Which D. This
（2）由从属连词that, whether引导的主语从句。
Whether he will come or not is uncertain.
（3）由疑问副词when, where, why, how以及由how组成的词组等引导的主语从句。
When we shall have our sports meeting is still a question.
（4）以it作形式主语，把主语从句后置的常用句型有：
1. It + be + adj. + that clause
It is certain that she will do well in the exam.
2. It + be + noun phrase + that clause
It’s no surprise that our team should have won the match.
3. It + be + past participle +that clause
It is said that the president has arrived in Beijing.
4. It +seem/ happen + that clause
It seems that Brown is not coming to the party at all.
5. It + v. + n. / adj. + 由其他引导词引导的主语从句
It remains a secret how they climbed up the mountain.
二) 表语从句
引导词和主语从句基本相同，只不过多了as if / as though, because.
It looks as if it were going to rain.
三) 宾语从句
用作宾语的名词性从句叫做宾语从句。宾语从句一直是高考的热点之一，它主要涉及了以下几个考点：
1. 考查引导词的选用
这又可分为3种情况：
1）that 引导宾语从句时，在从句中不担当成分，并常可省略。
I think (that) watching TV too much is bad for people’s health.
我认为看太多电视对人的健康有害。
2）if/ whether 引导宾语从句时，在从句中也不担当成分，但if/whether不可省略。
3） when, where how, why等特殊疑问词引导宾语从句，分别在从句中充当时间、地点、方式和原因状语等。
I wonder what you are thinking about. 我想知道你在想什么。
2. 对宾语从句语序的考查
在宾语从句中，应用陈述语序，即主语位于谓语的前面。
I wonder what he’s writing to me about. 我不知道他要给我写信说什么事。
3. 考查宾语从句中的语气
宾语从句中是用陈述语气还是虚拟语气取决于主句中的谓语动词。
1）主句中的谓语动词是表示命令、建议、要求等词时，从句用虚拟语气，即“(should) + 动词原形”。这类动词有：一坚持(insist); 二命令(order/demand);三建议(suggest/propose/advise); 四要求(ask/require/request/demand)。
Her mother insisted that she (should) take a one-week rest before going back to work. 她母亲坚持认为她上班之前要休息一周。
2）wish 和would rather后的宾语从句中应用虚拟语气。
I would rather you went there tomorrow. 我宁愿你明天去那儿。
请你试一试以下的高考题，它们都涉及到名词性从句。
1. Sarah hoped to become a friend of shares her interests.
A. anyone B. whomever C. whoever D. no matter who
2. we can’t get seems better than we have.
A. What; what B. What; that C. That; that D. That; what
3. we’ll go camping tomorrow depends on the weather.
A. If B. Whether C. That D. Where
4. It is generally considered unwise to give a child he or she wants.
A. however B. whatever C. whichever D. whenever
5. Dr. Black comes from either Oxford or Cambridge, I can’t remember .
A. where B. there C. which D. that
6. It was a matter of would take the position.
A. who B. whoever C. whom D. whomever
7. --- I drove to Zhuhai for the air show last week.
--- Is that you had a few days off?
A. why B. when C. what D. where
8. Eat cake you like and leave the others for comes in late.
A. any; who B. every; whoever
C. whichever; whoever D. either; whoever
9. These wild flowers are so special I would do I can to save them.
A. whatever B. that C. which D. whichever
10. People have heard what the President has said; they are waiting to see he will do.
A. how B. what C. when D. that
11. --- Are you still thinking about yesterday’s game?
--- Oh, that’s .
A. what makes me feel excited B. whatever I feel excited about
C. how I feel about it D. when I feel excited
（答案：1. C 2. A 3. B 4. B 5. C 6. A 7. A 8. C 9. A 10. B 11.A）
(三) 补充练习
I. 用所给的动词或动词短语的适当形式填空。
A. disturb, insist, judge, attend, prepare, recognize, pay, throw, suffer, keep
1. _____ from the number of the cars, he thought, there were not many people at the club yet.
2. The chairman ______ that the meeting not be held this Sunday.
3. A Mr. White calling himself my friend telephoned me this morning, but I couldn’t _______ his voice.
4. _____ for the worst result, they decided to have another try.
5. The plays are popular among ordinary people, so they are always well ______.
6. There was a sign near the garden, reading, “______ off the grass, please.”
7. They did borrow a lot of money; they ______ off all the debts now, though.
8. They would be the first ______if the proposal(提案) were carried out.
9. I do not wish ________ in my work; I like staying by myself.
10. I have had cold for weeks; I could hardly ______ it off.
B. order, appear, matter, marry, serve, measure, serve, sentence, do measure, take place, depend on
1. He _____ not to have heard what we had discussed at the meeting.
2. What did it ____ how much people talked or what they said.
3. That young man ____ to two years hard labor for his theft(盗窃行为).
4. The wrong you _____ to her is terrible; she is hurt!
5. Great changes _____ since he came to our factory five years ago.
6. A ____ man ought not to act like that.
7. --- How long should a suit of this kind last me? --- It _____how often you wear it.
8. She ____ in the restaurant to pay her way through college when she was studying at college.
9. The teacher told the student ____ the windows of the classroom before buying the curtains.
10. The excited girl telephoned to the tailor’s shop and ____ new clothes for the ball.
II 根据所给汉语完成下列句子。
1. __ （如果你感觉到）the urge to pack your bags and explore what the world has to offer, you may want to consider one of the destinations now.
2. A stroll around kitzbuhel is a .（大饱眼福）
3. But （没有必要）to worry if you have never skied before.
4. （由于）very poor, the girl wasn’t able to go to school.
5. ___（参观）to Rio will ___you a glimpse of the happy life style of the carriocas.
6. __ ___ ___ ___ （众所周知）that Taiwan belongs to China.
7. The meeting is of ___ _____ （非常重要）.
8. _ ____ ____ _____ （有水的地方）, there is life.
9. Wood can _____（被用来）to make a fine paper.
10. ___ ____ _____ ______ ____（不管你怎么说）, he won’t believe you.
(四) 练习与测试
I. 单项填空
1. I suggest that the girl ______ this shirt _______ another one.
A. change; into B. change; for
C. changes; into D. would change; for
2. ______ they may say, I will give it to______ comes first. No matter what; no matter who
A. Whatever; whoever B. Whatever; no matter whom
C. No matter what; whomever C. No matter what; whomever
3.To tell the truth, _______ of the songs sounds that beautiful.
A. not all B. no one C. not every one D. not everyone
4. It has been several years since he smoked last; he ______succeed in giving it up.
A. doesn’t B. really C. hardly D. does
5. No one but a few policemen _____ seen _______ at the center of the street.
A. was; standing B. were; stand
C. was; stood D. were standing
6. They were lost at sea, ______ wind and weather.
A. at the mercy of B. having mercy on
C. with the mercy to D. in the mercy of
7. I don’t think the necklace _____ of diamond is worth _______
A. made; buying B. to make; buying
C. made; being bought D. to make; being bought
8. --- Do they all agree to the plan?
--- At first they wanted to _______, but then they were persuaded.
A. turn it out B. turn it away
C. turn it off D. turn it down
9. I know friends _____ you will stick to us whenever we need you.
A as B. like C. such as D. of
10. We _____ last night, but we went to the concert instead.
A. must have studied B. might study
C. should have studied D. would study
11. No doubt ______ he left his native country, ______ to give up his fortune.
A. that; preferred B. that; preferring
C. why; preferred D. why; preferring
12--- I’m going to an important conference next week. Would you mind looking after
the flowers and plants in my garden?
--- Not at all. ________.
A. I have no time. B. I’d rather not
C. With pleasure D. Nothing the matter.
13. ----This pair of blue jeans looks nice.
---- Yes, at least it’s ________ the pair I bought last month.
A. as bad as B. no worse than
C. no better than D. not better than
14. I shall stay in the hotel all day ______ there is news of the missing child.
A. in case B. so long as C. no matter D. so that
15. Sara has read lots of stories by American writers. Now she would like to read ______ stories by writers from _____ countries.
A. some; any B. other; some C. some ;other D. other ;other
16.The pupils _______ at the writing table, and began to write compositions.
A. seated down B. were seating
C. seated themselves D. seating
17. She was the first woman politician ________ the Nobel Prize ______ peace in the world.
A. winning; in B. winning; for C. to win; in D. to win; for
18. Firstly, the girl did not intend to _____ him so soon.
A. marry B. marry with C. marry to D. be married to
19. That’s _______ thief the police ______.
A. the just; are hunting for B. right the; is looking for
C. the very; are after D. the proper; is running after
20.We advised the boy ______ on the leg ______on the doctor.
A. operate; called B. operated; called
C. operate; call D. operated; call
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 阅读理解
A
With lunch and dinner, Americans commonly drink water, milk, fruit juice, beer, coffee, tea or a carbonate beverage(碳酸饮料). 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 (中风) 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(糖浆)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(授权经销制度), 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(使上瘾的). 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 (姿态)? 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 (心理学家) B. teacher C. philosopher（哲学家） 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 (姿势)". 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
D. When I am ready to go, it has already worked
IV. 短文改错
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 (降落伞), 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.
第十二单元
(三)补充练习
I
A) 1. Judging 2. insisted 3. recognize 4. Prepared 5. attended
6. Keep 7. have paid 8. to suffer 9. to be disturbed 10. throw
B) 1. appeared 2. matter 3. was sentenced 4. did 5. have taken place
6. married 7. depends on 8. served 9. to measure 10. ordered
II
1.Should you feel
2.feast for the eyes
3.there’s no need
4.Being
5.A visit ,give
6.It is well known
7.great importance
8.Where there is water
9.be used
10.No matter what you say
(四) 练习与测试
I
1. B 2. B 3. C 4. D 5. A 6. A 7. A 8. D 9. B 10. C
11. B 12.C 13. B 14. A 15. C 16. C 17. D 18. A 19. C 20. D
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(降落伞) 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.
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