Unit 16 Stories Period Two

PeriodTwoLanguagePointsⅠ.语境填词1．The9­year­oldboywasabandoned(遗弃)byhisalcoholicfather.2．Trafficisbad，particularly(尤其是)inthecitycentre.3．Themonument(纪念碑)wasbuiltinmemoryofthesoldierskilledinthebattle.4．Heisoneofthebestnovelists(小说家)．5．Here’sarecipeforpreserving(保存)fruitinbrandy.6．Rubinburstoutlaughingashereadtheletter.7．Acrowdgatheredtowatchtheinterestinggame.8．Theexplosionoccurredat5∶23a．m..Ⅱ.选词填空blockout,comeintoview,inaway,asif,becaughtin,onceuponatime,digout,breakdown1．Once_upon_a_timetherewasapooroldfisherman.2．Asweroundedthebendintheriver，thecastlecame_into_view.3．In_a_way，itisnicetobeworkingalone.4．Imustremembertodig_outthatbookforyou.5．Wewere_caught_inarainstormonthewayhome.6．Blackcloudsblocked_outthesun.7．Youlookas_ifyou’vehadagoodtime.8．Theelevatorsinthisbuildingalwaysbreak_down.Ⅲ.同义词辨析1．用abandon，desert的适当形式填空(1)Theyabandonedtheirsinkingship.(2)Mikejustdesertedhisgirlfriendwhenhemethismanager’sdaughter.(3)Thescientistabandonedhisresearchforlackoffund.解析abandon指的是不得已而遗弃、放弃(人、物)。desert常指逃避义务或违背誓约等，有责难之意。2．用preserve，protect或defend的适当形式填空(1)Hewasanxioustopreservehisreputation.(2)Insummer，weshouldtrytoprotectourskinfromthesun.(3)Weneededmoretroopstodefendtheborderagainstpossibleattacks.(4)Kidsshouldbeprotectedfromallthatviolence.解析都含有“保护，使安全”的意思。preserve指“防护，保存……以免被分解或腐烂”。protect指“保护……以免遭受危险或伤害等”。defend指“保卫，防御”，应用范围很广，对象可以是具体的，也可以是抽象的。3．用occur，happen或takeplace的适当形式填空(1)Greatchangeshavetaken_placeinChinasincethe1980s.(2)Itsuddenlyoccurredtomethatwecouldaskourfriendstohelpus.(3)SofarTomhasn’tshowedup；whathashappenedtohim?(4)Atthatmoment，agoodideaoccurredtome.解析occur指“发生”时可与happen换用，occurtosb.指某人突然想到/想起某个想法或主意。happen指“偶然发生”时，主语为“事”；当主语是“人”时，意为“碰巧”。happentosb./sth.指不好的事情发生在某人(物)身上。takeplace表示“发生”，可与happen或occur换用，但其后面一般不接tosb./sth.结构；多指必然会发生的事情的发生。注意：occur为不及物动词，不能用于进行时和被动语态；happen和takeplace也不用于被动语态。4．用gather，collect的适当形式填空(1)Alotofpeoplegatheredinthestreet.(2)WecollectedalotofmoneyfortheHopeProject.(3)Acrowdgatheredtowatchthefight.解析gather仅指“bringorgettogether”。collect着重指有选择、有计划性地进行“收集，采集”。Ⅳ.单项填空1．Someoftheold________aboutthespaceagearecomingtrue.A．fantasiesB．delusionsC．nightmaresD．impressions答案A解析句意为：一些有关太空时代的古老幻想正在变成现实。fantasy幻想，尤其指脱离现实的空想；delusion错觉。2．Thegirlhadto________herjourneybecauseofhermother’sillness.A．abandonB．leaveC．desertD．quit答案A解析句意为：这个女孩由于母亲生病的缘故，不得不放弃旅行。abandon指因外界压力或影响完全或永久舍弃自己所感兴趣的事物或人；leave是一般用语，着重强调“离开；遗留下”的意思；desert指某人或某物在困难时或困境中被人背弃；quit指突然或出其不意地放弃，往往也含有在感情上的舍弃。3．Atminus130℃，alivingcellcanbe________forathousandyears.A．sparedB．protectedC．preservedD．developed答案C解析句意为：在零下130摄氏度，一个活细胞可以被保存1000年。此处preserve表示“保存”。4．Don’tstand________.Youmightbebumpedintobythepassers­by.A．inawayB．inthiswayC．inthewayD．insomeway答案C解析inaway在某种意义上；inthisway用这种方法；intheway挡道；insomeway在某种意义上。5．Itsuddenly________tomethatwecouldaskourneighbourstohelpus.A．thoughtB．consideredC．cameD．occurred答案D解析句意为：我突然间想起来我们可以找邻居来帮忙。occurtosb.某人突然想起(想到)。occur与happen近义，但happen语气较重，指意外、不好的事情的发生。6．OnseeingJayChowappearonthestage，theaudience________cheering.A．burstonB．burstintoC．burstinD．burstout答案D解析考查burst的搭配。按照搭配只有burstout后可接v­ing形式，故选D。7．Windydaysare________ofMarch.A．characterB．chartC．chillD．characteristic答案D解析句意为：三月份的气候特点是多风。becharacteristicof表现了……的特点；character性格；特征；chart图表；chill寒气，凉气。8．Idon’tknowwhysheburstinto________.A．tearB．toreC．tornD．tears答案D解析句意为：我不知道为什么她突然哭起来了。根据语境首先排除B、C两项，因为它们分别为tear作动词时的过去式和过去分词，tear作“泪水”讲时，常用复数形式。9．TomlookedatJenny，tears________hiseyes，andshoutedoutthewords________inhisheartforyears.A．filling；havingbeenhiddenB．filled；hiddenC．filling；hiddenD．filled；hiding答案C解析句意为：汤姆眼里含着泪看着珍妮，喊出了藏在心里多年的话。tearsfillinghiseyes是独立主格结构，在句中作状语，修饰动词lookedat表方式或伴随。hidden过去分词作定语，修饰thewords，相当于whichwerehidden...。10．Theybothtalkedasifthey________friendsbefore.A．wouldbeB．shouldbeC．hadbeenD．havebeen答案C解析句意为：他俩谈起话来好像他们以前就是朋友似的。言外之意指“他们以前并不是朋友”，所以从句用虚拟语气表示与过去事实相反，故用hadbeen。Ⅴ.阅读理解EveryyearthousandsoftouristsvisitPompeii，Italy.TheyseethesightsthatPompeiiisfamousforitsstadium(运动场)andtheatres，itsshopsandrestaurants.Thetouristsdonot，however，seePompeii’speople.TheydonotseethembecausePompeiihasnopeople.NoonehaslivedinPompeiiforalmost2,000years.Once，Pompeiiwasabusycityof22,000people.ItlayatthefootofMountVesuvius，agrass­coveredvolcano.MountVesuviushadnoteruptedforcenturies，sothepeopleofPompeiifeltsafe.Buttheywerenot.InAugustofAD79，MountVesuviuserupted.Theentiretopofthemountainexploded，andahugeblackcloudroseintotheair.SoonstonesandhotashesbegantofallonPompeii.Whentheeruptionendedtwodayslater，Pompeiiwasburiedunder20feetofstonesandashes.Almostallofitspeopleweredead.Forcenturies，Pompeiilayburiedunderstonesandashes.Then，intheyear1861，anItalianscientistnamedGinseppebegantouncoverPompeii.Slowly，carefully，Ginseppeandhismendug.ThecitylookedalmostthesameasithadlookedinAD79.Therewerestreetsandfountains，housesandshops.Therewasastadiumwith20,000seats.Perhapsthemostimportantofall，therewereeverydayobjects，whichtoldusagreatdealaboutthepeoplewholivedinPompeii.Manyglassesandjarshadsomedarkbluecolorinthebottom，soweknowthatthepeopleofPompeiilikedwine.Theylikedbread，t