Exercises

　　I Checking Your Comprehension

　　Section A

　　（　）1.Cindy made a delicious fruit cake all by herself the first time in her 12 years.

【正确答案】N

【答案解析】回到文章第二段第二句，我们可以看出，这是Cindy 在12年来第一次做蛋糕，但是从第三句可以看出，蛋糕并不delicious（美味），the frosting was bitter，蛋糕是苦的，因此本句说法错误。答案为N.

　　（　）2.Cindy worried lot about the mess even though she had created something.

【正确答案】N

【答案解析】问题译为Cindy很担心她制造的混乱。我们从课文第四段首句可以看出， Cindy并没有考虑这种杂乱的状况。因此本题说法错误。答案为N.

　　（　）3.Her parents failed to slip in quietly for Cindy would give them a surprise.

【正确答案】Y

【答案解析】本题译为她父母没能悄悄地进来，因为Cindy 给了他们一个惊喜。课文第五段首句及第二句说明，他们试图悄悄进来，但Cindy 按下灯开关，吹响小喇叭，因此本题说法正确。答案为Y.

　　（　）4.Her mother didn't notice the cake because she only focused on the mess in the kitchen.

【正确答案】Y

【答案解析】从课文第六段第一句可以得出，她妈妈的眼睛根本没往桌子上看，只关注到了厨房的混乱，因此本题说法正确。答案为Y.

　　（　）5.All parents are suffering from Situational Timbercular Glaucoma all the time.

【正确答案】NG

【答案解析】本题译为所有的父母都患有情境结核性青光眼。课文第十二段首句说道，并不是只有Cindy的妈妈患有情境结核性青光眼，但文中并没有提到所有父母都患有此病，因此本题说法文中没提到。答案为NG.

　　（　）6.A little mud even on new carpet doesn't matter much compared to a child's self-esteem.

【正确答案】Y

【答案解析】从课文第十二段倒数第三句可以得出本题结论，一个小泥点，即使是沾在了新地毯，和孩子的自尊心相比也不算什么，因此本题说法正确。答案为Y.

　　Section B

　　1.After Cindy finished her cake, the kitchen looked __________________________.

【正确答案】like a blender

【答案解析】问题译为Cindy做完蛋糕后，厨房看起来_______。从课文第三段可以得出，厨房是很混乱的，像一个搅拌器那样，什么都有，很混乱。答案为like a blender.

　　2.Cindy was excitedly waiting for her parents so as to present _________________to them.

【正确答案】anniversary gift

【答案解析】定位到课文第四段第三句“she could present her anniversary gift to them”，据此，空格应填入anniversary gift.

　　3.Her mother never looked at the cake on the table but____________________________.

【正确答案】looked at the mess

【答案解析】我们可以从课文第6段第2句话得出答案，"Just look at the mess!"，再根据问题句子前面的过去时语态，因此应填入looked at the mess。答案为looked at the mess.

　　4.Her father stood wordlessly because he didn't know_____________________.

【正确答案】what to say

【答案解析】课文第十一段第一句可以得出，Cindy和她爸爸静静地站了几分钟，他俩谁也不知该说什么。因此此处应填入what to say ，意为爸爸不知道说什么。答案为what to say.

　　5.Parents may sometimes permit themselves to be unaware of issues of_________________.

【正确答案】long-term significance

【答案解析】我们可以从课文第十二段第二句得出答案，“we allow ourselves to be blinded to issues of long-term significance”。答案为long-term significance.

　　6.Parents should always remember that they are _____________________________.

【正确答案】teaching children

【答案解析】课文最后一段第三句说明，“we must never forget we are teaching children”，意为我们不能忘记我们在教育孩子。答案为teaching children.

　　II Building Your Vocabulary.

　　Section A

　　1.I'm _________________upset that she forgot my birthday. （slight, slightly）

【正确答案】slightly

【答案解析】译文：我稍微有点沮丧，她忘记了我的生日。空格词语修饰形容词upset，因此应填入副词slightly（稍微地）。答案为slightly.

　　2.He needed surgery to cure a ___________back injury. （trouble, troublesome ）

【正确答案】troublesome

【答案解析】译文：他需要手术治疗背部____损伤。空格处的词修饰名词词组back injury，因此应填入形容词troublesome（麻烦的）。答案为troublesome.

　　3.Steven used to visit him for the _________ days and weekends. （occasional , occasionally）

【正确答案】occasional

【答案解析】译文：Steven曾经偶尔或周末去拜访他。空格处的词修饰名词days，应填入形容词occasional （偶尔的）。答案为occasional.

　　4.The documents are available for public ______________. （inspect, inspection）

【正确答案】inspection

【答案解析】译文：这些文件公共审查可以用。public是形容词，后面空格应填入名词inspection（审查）。答案为inspection.

　　5.Last month's bad weather was __________for the crop failure. （responsible, responsibility）

【正确答案】responsible

【答案解析】译文：上月的糟糕天气应该为农作物减产负责。be动词was后面的空格处填入的词应该是形容词词性，填入responsible（负责任的）。答案为responsible.

　　6.Despite all my efforts, my carefully planned party turned out to be a complete_________________. （disaster, disastrous）

【正确答案】disaster

【答案解析】译文：虽然我尽了全力，但是我精心准备的聚会成了一个完全的____。空格处填入的词在形容词complete后面，因此应填入名词词性的disaster。答案为disaster.

　　Section B

　　significance deserve issue glance

　　frustration present emerge awfully

　　1.The mayor _____________ him with a gold medal at an official city reception.

【正确答案】presented

【答案解析】present sb. with sth.是固定词组搭配，“将某物赠与某人，赠送某人某物”。因为“赠送”的动作发生在过去，因此应该用一般过去时态presented, 答案为presented.

　　2.I could sense his ______________ at not being able to help.

【正确答案】frustration

【答案解析】空格处的词为sense的宾语，应该为名词，根据后面句子意思“没法提供帮助”，可知前面空格处应填入表示负面意思的词，frustration 意为“沮丧、懊恼”，符合题意。答案为frustration.

　　3.It's a/an ________________ long time since we last saw each other.

【正确答案】awfully

【答案解析】译文：自从我们最后一次见面后，很长时间没见了。空格处的词修饰形容词long，应填入副词词性的awfully，表示程度“很、非常”。答案为awfully.

　　4.Chris __________________ our special thanks for all his efforts.

【正确答案】deserved

【答案解析】译文：Chris所做的努力值得我们的特别感谢。空格处填入的词在句中做宾语，应填入动词词性的词deserve；事情已经发生过，因此用一般过去时态。答案为deserved.

　　5.Ideas about the social_______________ of religion have changed over time.

【正确答案】significance

【答案解析】译文：宗教的社会重要性观念早就转变了。形容词social后面的空格应填入名词。答案为significance.

　　6.Could you___________________ through this letter and see if it's alright

【正确答案】glance

【答案解析】译文：你能浏览下这封信有没有问题吗？glance through 是固定词组，意为“浏览、匆匆看一遍”。答案为glance.

　　Section C

　　1.We'll have to do the whole thing again ____________________ scratch.

【正确答案】from

【答案解析】译文：我们将要再次从头开始做整件事。本题考查固定词组from scratch，意为“白手起家；从头做起”。答案为from.

　　2.Conditions are getting worse and supplies are running _____________________.

【正确答案】out

【答案解析】译文：情况越来越糟，但是物资却快要用完了。run out固定搭配，意思是“用完、用光”。答案为out.

　　3.The children exploded ________________ giggles when seeing the clown.

【正确答案】with

【答案解析】译文：当看到小丑的时候，孩子们突然爆发出咯咯的笑声。explode with是固定搭配，“爆发、突发”。答案为with.

　　4.He tried to use his own weight to push the attacker off but he was _____________ balance.

【正确答案】off

【答案解析】译文：他试图用自己的重量把进攻者推走，但是他失去平衡了。off balance是固定搭配，意思是“失去平衡”。答案为off.

　　5.I used to stay ___________________ late with my mom and watch movies.

【正确答案】up

【答案解析】译文：我曾经和我妈妈一起熬夜看电影。stay up 是固定词语搭配，意思是“熬夜”。答案为up.

　　6.The discovery of the new drug is________________ great significance for people.

【正确答案】of

【答案解析】译文：新药品的发现对人类有重大意义。be of + n.结构相当于形容词的作用，因此横线处填of，意思是“有重大意义的”。答案为of.

　　IV

　　Section A

　　Directions: The following sentences are grammatically incorrect or incoherent. Improve them.

　　1.Sir Humphry Davy was an excellent literary critic as well as being a great scientist.

【正确答案】Sir Humphry Davy was an excellent literary critic as well as a great scientist.

【答案解析】being 和前面的was使用重复，因此应该删去being。答案为Sir Humphry Davy was an excellent literary critic as well as a great scientist.

　　2.Roger plays with rabbits but also hunts them. This is one reason why Roger likes rabbits.

【正确答案】Roger plays with rabbits but also hunts them. This is the reason why Roger likes rabbits.

【答案解析】why引导的从句对前面的先行词起解释作用，因此要用定冠词the。答案为Roger plays with rabbits but also hunts them. This is the reason why Roger likes rabbits.

　　3.Hanging by their tails from the branches, the children gazed at the monkeys.

【正确答案】The children gazed at the monkeys, whose tails were hung from the branches.

【答案解析】前后两个句子的主语要保持一致，很明显本题两个句子主语分别为monkeys 和children，可换为以children为主语，以定语从句的形式引出从句。答案为：The children gazed at the monkeys, whose tails were hung from the branches.

　　4.Last night I had my first taste of sake（日本清酒）. It is a Japanese beverage made from rice.

【正确答案】Last night I had my first taste of sake, which is a Japanese beverage made from rice.

【答案解析】which引导的宾语从句，修饰先行词sake，答案为：Last night I had my first taste of sake, which is a Japanese beverage made from rice.

　　5.John Wayne was the biggest box-office attraction of his time who appeared in over 200 movies.

【正确答案】John Wayne, who appeared in over 200 movies, was the biggest box-office attraction of his time.

【答案解析】后面的定语从句修饰的先行词应为John Wayne，因此应将其调到主语之后。答案为：John Wayne, who appeared in over 200 movies, was the biggest box-office attraction of his time.

　　Section B

　　Directions: Supply a topic sentence for the following paragraph.

　　______________________________________________. A good starting point is narrowing down the type of car you want or need. Be realistic. You may envision yourself cruising around town in a little convertible, but that won't leave much room for the kids and dogs. Once you've settled on the basic vehicle, do some research to find out which vehicles have good reliability ratings. The Internet and books can help you pick out the high maintenance turkeys. The next step is finding the model you are looking for. Used car lots will give you an idea of price, but they can be expensive and full of used car salesmen. Check your local paper, car buyers' magazines and the Internet. When you finally track down what looks good, arrange to have your mechanic inspect it. Never omit this step. After your mechanic gives the car the OK, all that's left is to haggle over the price.

【正确答案】There are several steps to purchase a suitable car for you.

【答案解析】本题是要求给本段补充首句。由于首句一般是主旨句，因此我们先通读全文看下本文主要内容，本文主要是介绍了怎么买适合的车。然后从第二句a starting point，第六句的the next step，我们可以具体得出本文讲述的是买到合适的汽车的步骤。