Unit13ThemysteryoftheMoonstone

Unit13ThemysteryoftheMoonstone具体内容1.ThenovelTheMoonstoneissetinEnglandin1848,butitreallybegan50yearsearlier.set:representtheactionofaplayinaspecifiedplaceeg.Themovieissetinpre-warLondon.2.HismovetoquitsmokingcigarstopleaseherisseenbytheservantsasevidencethatheisinlovewithRachel.move:actionquitsmoking:giveupsmoking3.RachelisstubborninresistinghisenquiriesabouttheMoonstonetothedegreethatshemakesitseemasifshedoesnotwantthemysterytobesolved.in:inthecourseofdoingsth.Rachelissostubborninresistinghisenquiriesthatshemakesitseemasif…4.However,whathappenedlaterprovedmewrong.LaterthateveningDrCandyhadputsomeopiumintoFranklin’sdrinktoprovetohimthatitwouldhelp.provesthtosb.:showthatsth.istrueorcertainbymeansofargumentorevidence.eg.IshallproveittoyouthatMarydidn’ttellyouthetruth.Thetaskproved（tobe）moredifficultthanwe’dthought.Heprovedhimselfabetterdriverthanthechampion.5.YoumayrememberthatFranklinwassufferingfromlackofsleepatthetimeRachel’sbirthday,andhadupsetDrCandywithhisremarksaboutdoctors.upset:disruptaplan;causesb.worriedeg.Ourarrangementsfortheweekendwereupsetbyhervisit.Thesightofphysicalsufferingalwaysupsetsme.6.Servantshadlittleprivatelifeorfreetimeoftheirown,sotheywereinterestedineverythingthathappened“upstairs”andwouldgossipaboutthefamilyandtheirguests.gossip:talkaboutotherpeopleincludingrumorandcriticalcommentseg.Ican’tstandheregossipingwithyoualltheday.Everyonegossipedabouttheirrelationship.【典型例题】[例1]Thisisaworld-famousnovel._______canbeenjoyedfromituntilyouhavefinishedreadingit,though.A.NothingB.MuchC.FewD.Something答案：A解析：这句话实际上是not…until结构的变形，用nothing来表示否定，只有你读完了才能理解这本书。[例2]It’ssaidthatthereareplentyofhotelsinthattown.Therebeanydifficultyforyoutofindsomewheretostay.A.wouldn’tB.mustn’tC.shouldn’tD.needn’t答案：A解析：这道题看上去是道简单的情态动词题，实际上，考核了几个情态动词之间细微的差别。[例3]ItisfairlycommoninAfricaforthere______agroupofexpertmusicianssurroundedbyotherswhoalsojoinintheperformances.A.beingB.tobeC.beD.is答案：B解析：这句话中it是形式主语，真正的主语是therebe结构的不定式theretobe.[例4]Themedicineissupposedtocurethisdisease,butI’mnotsureit.A.doesB.wasC.hasD.is答案：A解析：这句话是个省略句，补全了应该是I’mnotsurewhetheritworksornot.[例5]—Areyousurethatheisabletodotheworkwell?—_______hecouldgivehismindtoit.A.IncaseB.IfonlyC.OnconditionthatD.Unless答案：B解析：Ifonly引导的虚拟语气结构，coulddo的形式表示对将来的虚拟。[例6]Letussupposethatyouareinpositionofparent.Wouldyouallowyourchildtodosuchathing?A.a;aB.a;theC.the;aD.the;the答案：C解析：冠词用法中，the表示特指，a加名词表示一类人。【模拟试题】（答题时间：50分钟）（A）Sometimespeoplecomeintoyourlifeandyoucometorealizethattheymeanttobetheretoservesomesortofpurpose,teachyoualesson,ortohelpyoufigureoutwhoyouareorwhoyouwanttobecome.Youneverknowwhothesepeople1be,butwhenyoulockyoureyeswiththem,youknow2thattheywillaffectyourlifeinsomeprofoundway.Andsometimesthingshappentoyouthatmayseem3,painfulandunfairatfirst,but4youfindthatwithoutovercomingthoseobstacles（障碍）youwouldhaveneverrealizedyoupotential（潜力），strength,willorheart.Everythinghappens5.Nothinghappensbychanceorbymeansofgoodluck.Illness,injury,loveandsuccessalltakeplacetotestthe6ofyoursoul.Withoutthesesmalltests,7theymaybe,lifewouldbelikeasmooth,straightroadto8.Itwouldbe9,butdullandcompletelypointless.Thepeopleyoumeetwho10yourlife,andthesuccessandthedownfallsyouexperience,helptocreatewhoyouareandwhoyoubecome.11thebadexperiencescanbelearnedfrom.Infacttheyare12themostimportantones.Ifsomeonehurtsyouorbreaksyourheart,13them,fortheyhave14youlearnabouttrustandtheimportanceofbeingcareful15youopenyourheart.Ifsomeoneloves,lovethemback,16becausetheyloveyou,butbecause17,theyareteachingyoutoloveandhowtoopenyourheartandeyestothings.Makeeveryday18.Appreciateeverymomentand19thosemomentseverythingthatyoupossiblycan,foryoumayneverbeabletoexperienceitagain.Tellyourselfyouare20andbelieveinyourself,forifyoudon'tbelieveinyourself,itwillbehardforotherstobelieveinyou.1.A.mustB.shouldC.mayD.will2.A.infactB.inaninstantC.aboutD.ofcourse3.A.horribleB.surprisingC.interestingD.enjoyable4.A.inthoughtB.infactC.atonceD.asusual5.A.forcertainB.everywhereC.nowandthenD.forareason6.A.thoughtsB.abilitiesC.limitsD.strength7.A.howeverB.howC.whatD.whatever8.A.everywhereB.nowhereC.somewhereD.anywhere9.A.safeandcomfortableB.simpleandmeaninglessC.interestingandcolorfulD.joyfulandsuccessful10.A.changeB.influenceC.shareD.interest11.A.ButB.HoweverC.MeanwhileD.Even12.A.probablyB.possiblyC.likelyD.certainly13.A.praiseB.encourageC.forgiveD.fight14.A.causedB.helpedC.letD.made15.A.sinceB.untilC.whenD.unless16.A.notB.obviouslyC.certainlyD.notonly17.A.asamatteroffactB.inawayC.ingeneralD.inthisway18.A.easyB.pass.C.simpleD.count19.A.takefromB.enjoyC.doinD.try20.A.luckyB.successfulC.greatD.brave（B）Testinghasreplacedteachinginmostpublicschools.Pretests,drills,tests,andretestsfillmyownchildren’sschoolweek.Theyknowthatthebestwaytoreadatextbookistolookatthequestionsattheendofthechapterandthenskimthetextfortheanswers.Ibelievethat.mydaughterEriea,whogetsexcellentmarks,hasneverreadachapterofanyofherschooltextbooksallthewaythrough.Andteachersareoftenheardtostateproudlyandopenlythattheyteachtothemandatedstatetest.Teachingtothetes