2018年4月26日 星期四

Vocabulary

单项选择(共100小题,每小题1分,共100分)
一、名词
1. It can’t be a(n    that ten men teachers were dismissed from this school in one day.
A. chance         B. accident                 C. incident          D. coincidence 

2. I have heard that the headmaster has got a good management ____ .
  A. idea   B. thought   C. sense   D. mind
3. We should take this table and that chair away in order to make _______for our new headmaster. 
A.
room        B. area       C. space        D. place

4. —I’m sorry I have come to class late again, because I had something important to do at home. .
—again? I would not like to listen to your______ again. .
A. reason              B. excuse         C. cause       D. explanation

5. When they dealt with public relations, they did their best to prevent the______ in personality.
A. conflict                B. contrast                 C. connection                    D. contact

6. Last year the number of students who graduated with a driving licence reached 200,000, a(n)_____ of 40,000 per year.
A. average          B. number         C. amount                 D. quantity

7. Companies are struggling to find the right ____ between supply and demand, but it is no easy task.
A. balance                  B. procedure        C.program       D. pattern

8. — Many people are worried that so many college graduates each year can’t find a job.
— There is no need to worry about it as the government is now making every _______ to provide more jobs.
A. effort                         B. effect                   C. measure                 D. action

9. In China, it’s a common ________to have a cup of tea after breakfast.
Apractice                        Btaste                    Csense                   Dcustom

10. In Mr. Wang’s class, you will often hear “a good reporter must have a(n) ______ for news”.
      A. nose                    B. eye                C. gift               D. taste

11. His story of the accident does not make any______He is telling a lie
       Adifference                 Bsense                Cexcuse                Dpoint

12. You will be at an _______ if you have thought about the interview questions in advance in application for a job
Afavor                            Badvantage            Cbenefit                Dprofit

13. Health problems are closely connected with bad eating habits and a _____ of exercise.
A. limit            B. lack                C. need               D. demand

14. The factory near the seaside was closed down as a(n) ________ of the terribly bad management and fund shortage.
A. summary                        B. consequence          C. conclusion                  D. effect

15. You have been sitting on my hat and now it is badly out of _____ . 
A. date                B. shape                C. order                 D. balance

16. —Shall we go out for a walk?
—Sorry. This is not the right ____ to invite me. I am too tired to walk.
A. moment       B. situation             C. place               D. chance

17. Of the seven days in a week, Saturday is said to be the most popular ____ for a wedding in some countries.
       A. way                    B. situation            C. event              D. choice

18.If you have any children, you must teach them how to deal with dangerous          .
A. situations          B. conditions                  C. states                   D. positions

19. It is no           asking Tom for some money because he is poor, too.
 A. way      B. help          C. time           D. use

20. Smith and Tom are of the same        ; they both want me to do this work instead of them. .
A. soul            B. mind          C. heart             D. spirit

二、冠词
21. Winters in ________ northeast of China are for ________ most part cold.
A. 不填; a   B. the; 不填    C. 不填;不填     D. the; the

22.Most of them agree that ______ knowledge of English is a must in _______ international trade today.
A. the, an                B. a, 不填   C. the, the           D. 不填, the

23. — Did you happen to see _______ black and _______ white cat?
— Are they missing? I told you to take care of them.
A. a; 不填                                                B. the; 不填
C. the; the                                                D. a; the

24. The market for ______ used computers is getting larger and larger as______ years go on.
A. 不填, 不填                                         B. the, 不填
C. the, the                                                D. 不填, the

25. “What about ______ school?” “It is as good, as anybody can see, _____ school as No 1 Middle School Attached to Hunan Normal University.”
A. a; the                                                   B. the; a
C. a; a                                                      D. the; the

26. I often have conversations with John over ______ telephone, while keep in touch with Tom by ______ letter.
A. 不填;the                                           B. 不填;a
C. the;不填                                            D. the; a

27. The education of ______ young is always ______ hot and serious topic.
A. 不填, 不填                                         B. the, a
C. 不填, the                                             D. the, 不填

28. He spent too much time talking on ______ phone while we were all busy at _____ work.
A. the, 不填                                             B. a, 不填
C. 不填, 不填                                         D. the, the

29. This is _____ best kind of _____ pen you can get here.
A. the, the                                                B. the, a
C. the, 不填                                             D. a, the

30. As _____ writer, he was _____ complete failure.
A. a, a                                                       B. a, the
C. 不填,不填                                         D. a, 不填

31. She earns 10 dollars    hour as   math teacher in our school on Saturdays.
A. a; an                  B. the; a         C. an; a                    D. an; the

32.Believe it or not, this is______ world of wonders,______ world where anything can happen.
A. a; the                      B. a; a                  C. the; a               D. 不填;不填

33. I knew ______ Smith, but not ______ famous one.
    A. 不填;a                  B. athe                       C. 不填;the               D. thea

34. If you go to Beijing by _________ train, you can have quite a comfortable journey, but you make sure you take__________ fast one.
       A. the; the               B. 不填;a              C. the; a                  D. 不填;不填

35. We should encourage students to use ______ Internet as ______ resource.
   A. 不填;a                         B. 不填; the              C. the; the                 D. the; a

36. What I need is       book that contains        ABC of learning English.  
    A. a; 不填        B. the; 不填     C. the; an     D. a; the 21世纪教育网

37. We don’t understand what the engineer means, but we’ve got ____rough idea of ____ plan.
A. the; a                    B. 不填; the                      C. the; 不填                      D. a; the

38. Let’s go to     theater, which will take your mind off the problem for        while
A. the; the       B. the; a            C. a; the         D. a ; a

39. —What about           Spring Festival evening party?
—I should say it was           success.
A. a; a                             B. the; a                 C. a;不填                          D. the; 不填

40. Since tasting the excitement of _____ big city life, she never wants to live in _____ country again.
A. the, the                                                B. 不填,不填
C. the, 不填                                             D. 不填,the

三、代词
41. _____ with any common sense can tell the difference between the two.
A. Who                                                    B. Whoever
C. Anyone                                                D. Who ever

42. The dictionary is really useful. Every boy and girl _____ it and they each _____ to buy one.
A. like, want                                             B. likes, wants
C. likes, want                                            D. like, wants

43. China is larger than _____ country in Asia.
A. any       B. any other       C. other        D. another

44. “What do you think of them?” “I don’t know _____ is better, so I’ve taken _____ of them.”
A. what, both                                            B. what, none
C. which, both                                          D. which, none

45 “Would you like a cup of coffee or a glass of beer?” “____ will do, but milk is _____ popular with me.”
A. Neither, not                                          B. Both, more
C. Either, the most                                    D. All, the most

46. I read about it in some book or other, does it matter _____ it was?
A. where                                                  B. what
C. how                                                     D. which

47. Her lecture was hard to follow because she kept jumping from one subject to _____.
A. other                                                   B. the other
C. the others                                             D. another

48. There are four bedrooms, ______ with its own bathroom.
A. all                                                       B. each
C. every                                                   D. either

49. “It’s said that he is a wise leader.” “Oh, no, he is _____ but a wise leader.”
A. anything                                              B. anyone
C. anybody                                               D. anywhere

50. Tell _______ you like — it makes no difference to me.
A. anyone                                                 B. who
C. whoever                                               D. what

51. The teacher told us that the problem was not _____ easy and that we should think _____ over carefully.
A. such, it                                                B. that, it
C. such, 不填                                           D. that,不填
52. The camera isn’t good enough; I want to change ______.
A. another                                                B. a good one
C. it with another                                      D. it for another
53. I agree with most of what you said, but I don’t agree with ______.
A. everything                                            B. anything
C. something                                            D. nothing
54. Some say one thing, but _____.
A. other another                                        B. others another
C. others the other                                     D. the others others
55. He is a hard-working student, _____ who will be successful in whatever career he chooses.
A. that                                                     B. he
C. one                                                      D. which
56. “Susan, go and join your sister cleaning the yard.” “Why ______? John is sitting there doing nothing.”
A. him                                                     B. he
C. I                                                          D. me
57. —Here are the best styles of the clothes. Which one do you like?
— _______. They are not so nice as I expected.
A. Neither                                                B. All
C. Nothing                                               D. None
58. Jane hopes to become a friend of _______ shares her interests.
A. whomever                                            B. anyone
C. whoever                                               D. no matter who
59. Do you know _______ friends are coming to our party?
A. whose else’s                                         B. who’s else
C. whose else                                            D. who else’s
60. Both teams were in hard training; _____ was willing to lose the game.
A. either   B. neither   C. another    D. the other
61. The classroom is almost empty, where is _____?
A. someone   B. anyone   C. everyone     D. no one
四、形容词与副词
62. A ______ road goes ______ from one place to another.
A. straight, straight                                    B. straightly, straightly
C. straight, straightly                                 D. straightly, straight
63. Entering the house we found him lying on the bed with his mouth _______ and eyes _______.
A. open, close                                           B. opened, closed
C. opened, close                                        D. open, closed
64. “Could I take your order now?” “Yes. One _____ tea and two _____ coffees.”
A. black, white   B. red, white  C. black, green   D. red, black
65. Mary is very clever and _____ worth teaching, but her brother is not. Look, he is now _____ asleep in class.
A. very, very   B. much, very  C. well, very       D. well, fast
66. We were two hours late that day, which was due to the ______.
A. crowded traffic                                     B. crowded traffics
C. busy traffic                                           D. busy traffics
67. Let’s make it at seven o’clock on Tuesday morning at my office if ________.
A. you’re convenient        B. it is convenient for you
C. you feel convenient       D. it is convenient with you
68. I think he is _____ to tell us the secret, but I’m not sure.
A. possible   B. likely    C. impossible        D. certain
69. “Our team is _____ to win the match.” “Really? But I don’t think so.”
A. easy   B. difficult  C. possible             D. sure
70. “_____ do you think of your English teacher?” “Oh, he is an _____ man.”
A. What, interesting                                  B. What, interested
C. How, interesting                                   D. How, interested
71. Fred is second to none in maths in our class, but believe it or not, he _______ passed the last exam.
A. easily                                                   B. hardly
C. actually                                                D. successfully
72. It was raining heavily. Little Mary felt cold, so she stood ____ to her mother.
A. close                                                    B. closely
C. closed                                                  D. closing
73.Mother       goes to the cinema with us although she dislikes going there.
A. sometimes               B. seldom           C. hardly              D. never   
74. My sister holding jobs outside the home really has _______ schedules to make it easier to care for us.
  A. heavy          B. flexible         C. smooth         D. complex
75. —Did you wash your new suit in hot water?
—Of course not. I am not ______ foolish.
A. very     B. that   C. very much      D. too
76. My mother school has been moved out of downtown as the number of students has grown  too        .
   A. small           B. few           C. many         D. large
77. This mountain is__________ attractive in autumn and winter because it is very beautiful.
A. partly           B. merely       C. nearly       D. equally
78. My professor can only give him a purely         view of how he can live long and make some suggestions about the future.
A. personal          B. private          C. unique        D. different
79. My teacher wasn’t blaming me; She           said mistakes like this could be avoided.
A. rarely        B. mostly          C. merely        D. nearly
80. She only had 50, which was _______ to buy a new bike.
A. near nowhere enough                  B. near enough nowhere
C. enough near nowhere                  D. nowhere near enough
81. The child dreamed that he had once lived in a _______ house in the forest.
A. wooden pretty little                               B. little pretty wooden
C. pretty little wooden                               D. wooden little pretty
82. The doctor assured the patient that there was ______ with her, but she could not help worrying.
A. seriously wrong nothing    B. nothing serious wrong 
C. serious nothing wrong     D. nothing seriously wrong
83. My sister can        be a teacher. She is not a very patient woman.
A. seldom B. ever     C. never    D. always
84. It was a nice office, but _______ too small for twenty of us
A. rarely       B. rather     C. fairly       D. pretty
85. He said he would return the money, and I was ______.
A. fool enough to believe him   B. enough fool to believe him
C. fool enough believing him   D. enough fool believing him
86. With the reform going on , the incomes of skilled workers in that factory went up. ______, unskilled workers saw their earnings fall.
A. Moreover               B. Meanwhile    C. Therefore   D. Otherwise
87. I suggest you should have your hair cut ; it’s getting           .
A. too much long       B. long too much   C. much too long     D. too long much
88. I don’t like it at all. It can’t be _____.
A. better   B. worse     C. best              D. worst
89. There is not          furniture in her room—just an old writing table.
A. much           B. many         C. some          D. any
90. Although he is 100 years old, he is _____ able to do some housework.
     A. still           B. even         C. also           D. ever
91. After the hard work, the five of us went back home, ______.
   A. hungry and tiredly       B. hungrily and tired
   C. hungrily and tiredly      D. hungry and tired
92. The student standing there is really ____. He often works at home far into the night.
 A. open-minded    B. warm-hearted     C. self-confident   D. hard-working
93. After working hard for two years, she now has a ____ better understanding of the paper.
A. very           B. far           C. fairly      D. quite
94. —Do you need any help, Smith?
—Yes, The book is           I could read myself.
A. less than B. more than              C. no more than      D. not more than
95. Only when she was old did she begin to take the personal relationship          .
A. seriously        B. truly               C. carefully      D.strictly
五、介词
96. ______ the weather, we had a pleasant time.
A. Except   B. Except for   C. But    D. Besides
97. The lift in that tall building went wrong and got trapped _____ floors. People in it had no way to get out.
A. in   B. between   C. among      D. on
98. In those days, we had no phones, so we had to keep in touch _____ writing often.
A. with    B. of    C. on D. by
99. He always did well at school ______ having to do part-time jobs every now and then.
A. in spite of   B. instead of   C. in case of          D. in favor of
100. He usually goes to work by bike _______ it rains.
A .except    B. except when   C. except for       D. except that

2018年4月25日 星期三

Word Root: HAND

HAND

hand:
at hand
by hand
in hand
on hand
change hands
join hands
shake hands
lend one's hand
have/take a hand in
have one's hands full
wash one's hands of
in one's hands
out of hand
hand in hand
on (the) one hand... on the other hand...
hand down
hand on
hand in
hand out
hand over

beforehand
handbook
handful
handicap
handkerchief
handle
handsome
handwriting
handy
shorthand

manicure
manipulate

manouvre /maneuver
manual
manuscript

apprehend
ap加强+prehend抓住→[被]抓住→逮捕,理解
comprehend
com全部+prehend抓住→全部抓住→理解
comprehension
com全部+prehens抓住+ion表名词→全部抓住→理解
comprehensive
com全部+prehens抓住+ive……的→全部抓住的→總括性的,综合的

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2018年4月23日 星期一

B4 U4 Sentence Patterns


Unit 4
difficulty
1. S + have +    trouble      (+ in) + V­ing
a hard time 
說明 此句型用以表示「在……方面有困難,很難做到……」。其中in常被省略而直接接動名詞(V­ing)
例句 1. You may have difficulty (in) eating exotic cuisine. 
(你可能覺得異國風味的菜餚難以下嚥。)
2. Nowadays, many parents have trouble (in) communicating with their teenage children. (現今,許多父母很難跟他們青少年的孩子溝通。)
3. The restaurant is so popular that we have a hard time (in) making a reservation. (這間餐廳太有人氣,以至於我們很難訂到位。)
練習 1. It was difficult for me to understand the Indian man's English. (difficulty) 
(改寫句子)
                                                               
2. It was hard for Wendy to carry the heavy box up the stairs. (a hard time) 
(改寫句子)
                                                               

2. A + be + Adj­er/more Adj + than + B
→ B + be + less Adj + than + A
→ B + be + not + as Adj as + A
說明 第一個句型為形容詞比較級的用法,表示「AB較為……」;而第二個句型是第一個的反向說法,為劣等比較,表示「B不比A……」;第三個則為形容詞原級比較的否定用法,表示「B不如A……」。
例句 1. Chicken is tastier than fried frog legs.
Fried frog legs are less tasty than Chicken.
Fried frog legs are not as tasty as Chicken. (炸蛙腿不如雞肉美味。)
2. Kenny's parents are stricter than my parents.
My parents are less strict than Kenny's parents.
My parents are not as strict as Kenny's parents. 
(我父母不如Kenny父母嚴格。)
3. To me, learning French is more difficult than learning English.
To me, learning English is less difficult than learning English.
To me, leaning English is not as difficult as learning French. 
(對我來說,學英文不如學法文困難。)
練習 1. The new medicine is more effective than the old medicine.
The old medicine is not                                          .
2. Nina's idea is more appealing than Eric's.
Eric's idea is less                                               .

3. ...N, who/whom/which
說明 非限定用法的關係子句用來說明對象很明確的先行詞,前面須有逗點隔開,且關係子句省略後主句的意義仍然完整。注意,此句型中的關係代名詞不可省略,且不可用that替換詞that不適用於此句型。
例句 1. I have tasted sheep's eyeballs, which are served to the guest of honor. 
(我品嚐過用來招待貴賓的羊眼珠。)
2. I'm going to travel to the United States with my best friend Alex, whom I have known for 10 years. (我將和我認識了十年的摯友Alex一起去美國旅行。)
3. Mrs. Taylor's daughter, who just finished her studies in France, is coming back next week. (Taylor太太剛在法國完成學業的女兒下週要回來了。)
練習 1. 穿著灰色西裝的經理會處理你的投訴。
The manager,          is wearing a gray suit, will deal with your complaints.
2. 我們住在這間我祖父建造的房子已經50年了。
The house,          is built by my grandfather, has been our home for 50 years.

4. so...that...
說明 so...that...表示「如此……以至於……」的意思,so後面可接形容詞或副詞,而that引導表示「結果」的子句。
例句 1. The boiled fish was so spicy that I felt like it could burn a hole in my tongue.
(水煮魚是如此地辣以至於我好像覺得它能在我舌頭燒一個。)
2. Karen was so delighted that she started dancing.
(Karen是如此地愉快以至於她開始跳舞。)
3. Larry was talking so fast that I didn't catch a word he said.
(Larry說話如此地快以致於他說的話我一個字也沒聽到。)
練習 1. 數學老師說的話是如此地令人困惑以至於Peter請他再解釋一次。
What the math teacher said was                            Peter asked him to explain again.
2. Tony 是如此地難過以至於他哭個不停。
Tony was          u                  he couldn't stop crying.

5. A rather than B A而不是B
說明 rather than用來連接兩個文法上有對等關係的字詞,表達「而不是……」之意,其後可接名詞、形容詞、不定詞、動名詞和副詞等。連接兩個不定詞時rather than後面的不定詞通常省略to
例句 1. It is the thought rather than the taste that spoils your appetite.
(破壞你食慾的是你的想法而不是味道。)
2. Kyle bought that expensive car out of desire rather than necessity.
(Kyle買那輛昂貴的車子是出於浪費而非需要。)
3. Vincent decided to go jogging rather than watch TV.
(Vincent決定去慢跑而不是看電視。)
練習 1. 我母親在她的沙拉裡用了醋而不是美乃滋。
My mother used vinegar                   mayonnaise in her salad.
2. Irene選擇找出問題的解決方法而不是忽略它。
Irene chose to find a solution to the problem                   ignore it.


實力評量
I. 選擇題:依據下列各題句意,選出一個最符合語法的答案。
( C ) 1. People who don't exercise are    than those who do.
(A) healthy                   (B) less healthy     (C) less healthier     (D) not as health
( C ) 2. We had difficulty    into the department store when it was having a sale.
(A) get                          (B) to get               (C) getting              (D) to getting
( C ) 3. My parents always try to encourage me    scold (責罵) me when I make mistakes.
(A) instead of               (B) rather than       (C) instead than      (D) rather of
( C ) 4. It was Amy's kind heart    her look that made me fall in love with her.
(A) instead                   (B) rather than       (C) rather of            (D) instead than
( C ) 5. My brother has trouble    the writing on the blackboard without his glasses.
(A) in seeing                 (B) in see               (C) to seeing           (D) to see
( C ) 6. The writer's new book is    his last one. I like the last one better.
(A) not as interesting as                             (B) less interesting as
(C) more interesting than                           (D) as interesting as
( C ) 7. Sam likes the girl    much    he would do whatever she says.
(A) too; that                 (B) so; that            (C) very; to             (D) so; to
( C ) 8. Maggie    I have always liked a lot, accepted my movie invitation.
(A) , that                       (B) that                  (C) who                   (D), whom
( C ) 9. The stinky tofu smells    bad that Helen can't take a bite.
(A) so                           (B) very                 (C) too                    (D) much
( C ) 10. The house    was destroyed by the typhoon, used to be our home.
(A) which                   (B), which             (C), that                  (D) that

II. 重組句子:將以下各句重組並做適當修改。
1. understood/John/himself/hard time/had/a/making
                                                                                       
2. true love/To me,/valuable/not as /money is/as
                                                                         
3. when seeing/rather than/the strange fish/was curious/Sheila/afraid
                                                                                       
4. William/talking to/shy/was so/blushed/that/he/while/me
                                                                                        
5. will/Dorothy,/whom/my birthday party/at the concert,/I met/attend
                                                                                       

III. 引導式翻譯:每格限填一字。
1. Ron很頑固,而我們很難說服他改變心意。
Ron was very stubborn, and we had                            p         him to change his mind.
2. Jessica雖然外表不比Ashley吸引人,但她比Ashley親切。
Although Jessica is          attractive          Ashley in appearance, she is     
             Ashley.
3. 這部電影是根據真實事件而不是小說所改編。
This movie is based on a true story                   fiction.
4. 我因為明天的約會感到如此地興奮以至於我無法入睡。
I was          excited about the date tomorrow          I couldn't sleep.
5. 河裡有許多水燈,據說是用來給迷路的鬼魂指引方向的。
On the river there are several paper lanterns,          are believed to give lost ghost directions.