模塊四 Unit2 Sporting events

【考點透視】

I 重點短語

1. sporting adj. = connected with or interested in sport

a ~ event體育比賽項目 a ~ man 愛好體育的人

sport：指各種運動或戶外消遣（①可以是娛樂性或鍛煉性的，一般作[U]；②也可以是競賽性的或某種運動項目， 一般作[C]）。僅限于體力鍛煉。如：fishing/ boating/ swimming。

作定語時常用pl.。如： sports meeting / shirt / shoes / facilities / stadium。

game：指有一定規則的，雙方競爭的游戲或運動，可以是腦力的，也可以是體力的，通常凡參加者都必須遵守。如：basketball /chess等。美國人常用game，英國人常用match。

match：“比賽”，指大型的、公開的，既可是球類、田徑也可是其他項目。如：league match聯賽。

另外：games和sports均可作“運動會”解。

前者一般指大型的國際體育運動會。如：the Olympic Games。

后者一般指規模相對較小的運動會。如：sports meet；have sports（進行體育活動）。

race：專指（速度的）比賽，賽跑.等。

complete：較正式的用語。有“使……由不完整變得完整起來”的含義，后接名詞或代詞，不接動名詞或不定式。

2. finish：常作及物動詞，其后接名詞、代詞或動名詞，不接不定式或名詞從句。有“干完、吃完”的含義。

end：指“停止”、“結束”某一進程，使其不再進展或延續下去，不強調該進度是否圓滿完成。

take part in“參加、參與”（指參加某項活動，如群眾性活動、會議等，并在其中起極作用，強調主人翁態度）。可指“參加”（工作、活動、學習等）。注意：無被動式。

join 是指以平等地位“加入”到某一組織、團體或人群中，并成為其中一員。

3. join in sth. 參加某種活動，（多指正在進行的活動）。

join sb. in sth [doing sth]. 和…… 一起做某事

attend 是指“參加、出席”(會議、聚會、講座等)。

attend a meeting [a lecture , class , school]

compete for the honor of the country 為國家的榮譽而競賽

show honor to sb. 對某人表示敬意

a man of honor重信義的人

It is a great honor to do sth.很榮幸干某事

4. honor take … as a great honor把……作為很榮幸的事

in honor of … = in one's honor 出于對……的敬意

have the honor of doing sth. (或to do sth.)榮幸干某事

honor sb. / sth. (with sth.)

be honored in…for … ：在某方面因某事而獲得榮譽

under one’s name 以……名字 如：under a false name 以假名

with the name 名叫……

by name 只……名字/名義上；名叫……

by the name of 名叫……的

5. 比較： He was a professor, Peter , by name.

He was a professor by the name of Peter.

in the name of 以……的名義； 看在……份上

name … after / for sb. 以某人的名字命名……

call one’s names 辱罵(某人)

after an absence of seven years 外出7年以后

one’s absence from school 某人缺席/ 缺課

6. absence in the absence of （某人）不在時；缺少（某物）

absence of mind 心不在焉

be absent from 不在……

n.

sb. to do sth.

7. require + doing sth

that-從句 用虛擬語氣 (should) + 動詞原形

sth. of sb.

for (quite) a while (好長)一會兒

after a while 過了一會兒 （與動詞的過去時連用）

8. while all the while 始終，一直 （與延續性動詞連用或與終止性動詞的否定連用）

in a (short) while 沒一會兒，不久 （與動詞的過去時或將來時連用）

once in a while有時，偶爾 ＝ now and then ; from time to time

比較：

while /as / when

①如果主句表示的是短暫的動作，而從句表示的是一段時間，三者可通用。

I met her when / while / as I was walking along the river.

②as和when可與終止性動詞連用，while只能與延續性動詞連用。

I saw her as / when she was getting off the bus.

③as強調主句與從句表示的動作同時發生，while強調主句表示的動作延續于while所指的整個時間。試比較：She sang while she went along. 她走路時不停地唱。

She sang as she went along. 她邊走邊唱。

④when僅指時間，無其他含義；as有“隨著”之意；while有“然而”、“趁著”之意。

①remove … from … ② remove sth.

比較：remove / move

9. remove ① move強調位置和姿態的改變 ；

②remove強調完全放棄原來的地方而到達新的位置；

③表示“遷居”時，move和remove可互換。

① + into使……進入…… ~ a sport into the Olympics

10. enter ② + into把……計入…… ~ all the events of the day into her diary

③ + for 報名參加（比賽） ~ for an exam

④ + into開始進入…… ~ into an argument/ a state of war / business

make way for 為……讓路

11. make one’s way to 向……走去

give way to sb. / sth. 放棄……；向……讓步

II重點句型

1. Many people enjoy playing different sports while others just enjoy watching them.

2. … however, he does expect his want to get their brains working.

3. Good luck with your report.

Good luck with sth. / Good luck to sb.

try one’s luck

Bad luck!

Just my luck!

bad/ hard luck on sb.

4. In order for a new sport to be added, a current sport must be dropped.

= In order to add a new sport

【題例精析】

【例1】 He went back to the hall to try his _______ at finding his lost gold watch, but never found it.

A. best B. success

C. result D. luck

【易錯點悟】考查名詞的用法。

【要點精析】短語try one’s best (努力，盡力) 后常接to do sth.；try one’s luck at doing sth. 意為“碰碰運氣做某事”。B、C不符合題意。

【答案】D

【例2】 Their play ________ great success and brought in a large profit to the theatre.

A. appreciated B. enjoyed （2006北京東城5月卷）

C. expected D. seized

【易錯點悟】考查動詞的用法。

【要點精析】enjoy“享有”。句意為“他們的劇目獲得很大成功，為劇院帶來很大的利潤”。appreciate“欣賞”；expect“(人)期望”；seize“抓住”。

【答案】B

【單元檢測】

單項填空

1. He was a good swimmer, so he _______ swim to the bank when the boat turned over.

A. must B. was able to

C. could D. might

2. －Tom, you are caught late again.

－Oh, _________.

A. not at all B. just my luck

C. never mind D. that’s all right

3. You must stand it, and see it through, _________ it costs.

A. no matter what B. no matter how

C. what D. which

4. A fence _____ our garden ______ the playing field.

A. divides; into B. separates; into

C. separates; from D. divides; from

5. Would you like to ______ us? We are going to _____ the school’s 20th anniversary celebration.

A. join in; take part in B. join in; join

C. take part in; join D. join; take part in

6. Thousands of athletes______ in many countries will compete _______ medals in the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.

A. involved; in B. involving; by

C. to involve; against D. involved; for

7. After _____ practice, I have finally taken my Santana _______.

A. many a; under control B. a lot of; into control

C. plenty of; under control D. a great many; out of control

8. Naturally, after I tell my brother what to do, he ______ go and do the opposite.

A. may B. will

C. can D. should

9. _________ your mother, I found her healthy and she had me tell you to work hard.

A. Delighted to see B. Delighting to see

C. Delighted to have seen D. Delighting to have seen

10. When the rich found the poor girl unable to pay the whole for her schooling, he offered to ______ it with her.

A. share in B. cost

C. spend D. pay for

11. We all know that science plays ______ in modern society.

A. an important role B. important role

C. important roles D. important parts

12. We will hold a ceremony _______ those killed in battle.

A. for honour of B. in honour of

C. in honour to D. with honour to

13. Several houses were destroyed to ______ a building.

A. make away with B. make way for

C. make for D. make out

14. She published her novels _____ a man’s name, which she thought was easier to gain popularity.

A. in B. by

C. under D. at

15. ________ fresh air, people may start to feel sick. So make sure you open the windows while working.

A. For the absence of B. In the absence of

C. In the honour of D. In the short of

完形填空

The 16 picked up the thermos and poured some hot water into the tea-cup and placed it on the small table in front of his 17 , who were a father and daughter, and put the lid on the cup with a clink. Apparently 18 of something, he hurried into the inner room, leaving the 19 on the table. His two guests heard a chest of drawers opening and a rustling (颯颯響聲).

They 20 sitting in the living-room, the 10-year-old daughter, looking at the flowers outside the window. The father was just about to take his cup when the 21 came, right there in the living-room. Something was hopelessly broken.

It was the thermos, which had fallen to the floor. The girl looked 22 her shoulder at once, startled (嚇一跳), 23 . It was 24 neither of them had touched it, not even a little bit.

The sound caused the host to rush back from the inner room. He looked at the 25 floor and blurted out, “It doesn’t matter, it doesn’t matter!”

The father started to say something. Then he muttered, “Sorry, I 26 it and it fell.”

“ It doesn’t matter,” the host said.

Later, when they left the house, the daughter said, “ Daddy, I saw your 27 in the windowpane (窗玻璃). You were sitting perfectly 28 . Why did you say….”

The father 29 , “What then would you 30 as the cause of its fall?”

“ It fell by itself. The floor is uneven (不平). It wasn’t steady when Mr. Li put it there.”

“It won’t 31 , girl. It sounds more 32 when I say I knocked it down. There are things people accept less the more you 33 them. The truer your story is, the less true it sounds.”

The daughter was 34 in silence for a while. Then she said, “ Can you 35 it only this way?”

“Only this way,” the father said.

16. A. owner B. host C. guest D. master

17. A. friends B. neighbours C. children D. guests

18. A. knowing B. remembering C. hearing D. thinking

19. A. thermos B. cup C. lid D. tea

20. A. enjoyed B. remained C. imagined D. hated

21. A. stranger B. host C. crash D. noise

22. A. around B. at C. behind D. over

23. A. staring B. watching C. shouting D. crying

24. A. helpless B. exciting C. strange D. terrible

25. A. broken B. steaming C. dirty D. flooded

26. A. touched B. used C. hit D. moved

27. A. face B. shadow C. reflection D. action

28.A. calm B. still C. silent D. straight

29. A. shouted B. whispered C. laughed D. repeated

30. A. tell B. make C. accept D. give

31. A. do B. suit C. go D. fit

32. A. comfortable B. friendly C. acceptable D. agreeable

33. A. defend B. support C. discuss D. argue

34. A. kept B. shut C. worried D. lost

35. A. do B. explain C. make D. manage

閱讀理解

（A）

A four-year-old girl is wowing (博得……稱贊) the New York art world with paintings that are drawing comparisons with Jackson Pollock and Wasaily Kandinsky. Marla Olmstead, from Binghampton, in New York state, has been painting since just before she was two years old.

Using brushes, spatulas, her fingers and even ketchup bottles, she is creating canvases (畫布) of six by six foot. The prodigy (神童) has already sold about 25 paintings, raising $ 40,000 and a new exhibition opens this week.

Father Mark, speaking to reporters while on a trip to New York city to do television interviews, said, “She does her own thing, she uses a lot of paint but is oblivious (不在意) to the whole thing.” He said she had first started painting shortly before her second birthday as her father tried to stop her distracting him from his own amateur art.

“She went at it with all colors. At first she directed me, and then it evolved to the canvas. I’m her assistant, I hand her the brushes. She doesn’t appreciate that most artists have to wait longer to have an assistant,” he joked.

Gallery owner Anthony Brunelli said of 10 pieces about to go on show, six were already sold, and that the remaining four could fetch between $8000 ~ 10,000. He said Marla’s work was unbelievable for a child. “Her paintings have bright colors. They’re very expressive in the way the paint is applied.”

Mr. Brunelli’s assessments of Marla’s future as an adult artist are cautious. But he said, “You never can tell. I’ve seen her progressing over the past year. The four she just did, each one gets better.”

36. When the passage was written, Marla Olmstead had been painting for about ______.

A. four years B. three years

C. two years D. one year

37. According to the passage, we know that Marla Olmstead’s painting skills are instructed by ________.

A. herself B. her father

C. Wassily Kandinsky D. Jackson Pollock

38. Most people who see Marla Olmstead’s pictures will feel _______.

A. sad B. dull

C. angry D. happy

39. According to the passage, we can infer that ______.

A. Marla Olmstead began painting under the influence of her father

B. Anthony Brunelli is certain about Marla Olmstead’s future

C. Marla Olmstead is considered the prodigy because of her earned money

D. Marla Olmstead shocks the New York art world because of her age

（B）

China urged Japan yesterday to keep its commitments (承諾) towards the Taiwan question and to handle former Taiwan “president” Lee Teng-hui’s possible visit to the country in the proper way.

Reports said that Lee planned to travel to Japan on May 10 for two or three weeks at the invitation of private groups.

Lee is the chief representative of the radical (激進的) force for “Taiwan independence”.

“The Taiwan question concerns the Core interests of China and relates to the national feeling of the 1.3 billion Chinese people, as well as the political foundation of Sino-Japanese relations,” said Foreign Ministry spokesman Kong Quan.

Kong told reporters at a regular briefing yesterday that Lee’s repeated request for a visit to Japan was an attempt to find a speaking platform for Taiwan separatists, so as to undermine (破壞) the peaceful reunification (統一) across the Taiwan Straits and Sino-Japanese ties.

Kong said the Chinese side has asked the Japanese Government to abide by the principles of the three political documents including the Sino-Japanese Joint Statement, and to keep its promise on the Taiwan question through practical actions.

Kong yesterday also made a response to the pledges made by Japanese leaders in their speeches to parliament on January 20 to improve ties with its Asian neighbours.

Kong said China has noted the separate speeches of Koizumi and of Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Aso on forging ties with China and South Korea.

“And we want to see the Japanese side improve bilateral ties with practical actions,” Kong said. He also vowed that China will continue to develop a friendly Sino-Japanese co-operative relationship on the principle of reviewing history and facing the future.

40. The Taiwan question relates to __________.

A. the interests of China

B. the national feeling of the 1.3 billion Chinese people

C. the political foundation of Sino-Japanese relations

D. all of the above

41. Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A. The Taiwan question has nothing to do with Sino-Japanese ties.

B. Japan wants to improve ties with its Asian neighbours.

C. Lee Teng-hui will travel to Japan for a formal visit.

D. Japan has improved bilateral ties with China with practical actions.

42. It can be inferred that ________.

A. Lee Teng-hui is the chief representative of the radical force for “Taiwan induce”

B. Japan supports Lee Teng-hui in “Taiwan independence”

C. the “Taiwan question” is very important for Sino-Japanese ties

D. China will improve bilateral ties with Japan with practical actions

43. The best title may be “________”.

A. Lee Teng-hui’s visit to Japan

B. Japan was urged to keep its commitments

C. The Taiwan question

D. Sino-Japanese relations

對話填空

Tony：I’m from Sierra Leone.

Jim: Oh really? Where is Sierra Leone? I know it’s (44) o_____ the African continent. How big is it?

Tony: Yes, that’s right. It’s about the (45) s______ of your California.

Jim: That’s interesting. Who’s the president, and how long a term does he (46) s________?

Tony: His name is Ahmad Tejan Kabbah. He is (47) e______ for a five-year term.

Jim: Oh, yeah… I think I’ve heard of him. By the way, you speak English very well. Is that your (48) o_______ language?

Tony: Yes, but it is only (49) s_______ by 20 percent of the population.

Jim: Really? I understand that (50) m______ is a major industry in Sierra Leone. I also hear your country mines diamonds.

Tony: Yes, they are a big export for us. But many people still live by simple subsistence farming (51) l______ my father.

Jim: Tony, it has been really nice meeting you. I’d like to (52) i______ you to my wife. She’s over there.

Tony: Thank you. I’d like to meet (53) h_________.

(44)________

(45) ________

(46) ________

(47) ________

(48) ________

(49) ________

(50) ________

(51) ________

(52) ________

(53) ________

書面表達

國內某家英文報紙設有一個求助信箱 (Letters to Dr. Helper)。請根據一份學生現狀中列出的部分信息，以高三學生李華的名義，用英語給Dr. Helper寫一封短信。

學生現狀 1。每天在校時間：9小時

2。每日作業時間：3－4小時

3。每日課外活動時間：幾乎沒有

4。每日睡眠時間：不足

負擔過重原因 考試壓力大，作業多，家長期望高

注意：1。詞數：100左右

2。信的開頭已經給出，不計入總詞數。

3。生詞：負擔過重：overlord；期望：expectations

Dear Dr. Helper,

I am a Senior 3 student. I am now in great need of your help because I can hardly stand the great pressure.

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours sincerely,

Li Hua

【答案解析】

1．B。can只能用于一般現在時和一般過去時（could）的句子中，be able to可以用在任何時態中。另外，can只表明具備某種能力，但不一定做了，而be able to表明不僅具備了某種能力，而且還實際實施了。

2．B。just my luck是習語，意為“真倒霉!”。not at all和that's all right多用于對方感謝時的應答語，“不客氣”。Never mind用于對方道歉時的應答語，“沒關系”。

3．A。no matter what = whatever。

4．C。divide…into…把……分成。separate… from…把……分開。

5．D。join in sth.意為“參加（活動）”。join sb. “和某人一起……”。take part in意為“參加（活動）”。

6．D。第一空考查過去分詞短語作定語。第二空考查compete后的介詞的用法。compete in意為“在……方面角逐”。compete for意為“為……而角逐”。

7．C。practice是不可數名詞，many a修飾可數名詞的單數形式，a great many修飾復數名詞，故排除A、D選項。take… under control是固定搭配，意為“控制住……”。

8．B。will表示習慣，意為“常常”。

9．C。

10．A。share in意為“分擔一部分”。

11．A。play an important part/ role意為“起重要作用”。在這個結構中part / role只能用單數，其前的不定冠詞不能漏掉。

12．B。in honour of意為“為紀念……”。

13．B。make away with意為“偷竊（某物）”。make way for“給……讓路”。make for意為“朝……走去、有利于”。make out意為“辨認出、了解”

14．C。under/ with/ by one’s name意為“用……的名字”。

15．B。in the absence of意為“在沒有……的情況下”。

【完形填空】

36．B。與37小題構成對應關系，相對于“客人”的“主人”應用host；master作“主人”講時，強調具有“控制別人的能力”。

37．D。

38．D。 think of“想到某事”。know of知道某事的有關情況；remember“記起”是及物動詞，其后不須接of，故不選。

39．A。聯系上文，主人拿起熱水瓶，故離開的時候是把熱水瓶放在桌上，而不是“茶杯”或“蓋子”或“茶”。

40．B。主人離開后，客人“仍然”坐在那里。enjoy表“喜歡做某事”，imagine“想象”，hate “憎惡”都與題意不符。

41．C。父親正要端杯子喝茶，這時候傳來“破裂聲”，有東西打破了，crash即“爆裂聲”，“撞擊聲”，noise指嗓音；此句并不是指某人來了，故不能選A或B

42．D。look over one’s shoulder指“某人轉頭看”。

43．A。女孩轉頭看，盯著破裂的熱水瓶，watch指下意識的觀察，不合題意。

44．C。從后句中可以看出，他們并沒有碰開水瓶，而開水瓶破了，故是“奇怪的事”。

45．B。破的是熱水瓶，因此應該是“冒蒸氣的地板”。

46．A。父親解釋是因為自己“碰了”熱水瓶所以它破了。因此用touch。

47．C。reflection指鏡子中或靜水中的“映像”，從前文中我們可以知道女孩在窗前看花，因而是從玻璃中看到了她父親的“映像”，而不是“影子”。

48．B。坐著不動用still。

49．C。父親和女兒對這一事件發生原因的不同看法，父親從成人的觀點出發，覺得自己承擔責任更好，女兒認為不應說謊，父親覺得女兒天真，所以“笑著說”即laughed。

50．D。

51．A。do與 will連用常表“合適的”“有用的”“行”。

52．C。指“可以接受的”。

53．A。父親向女兒解釋原因。

54．D。女兒“陷入了沉默”be lost in silence。

55．B。“只能這樣解釋嗎？”

【閱讀理解】

A篇文章主要介紹了一個四歲的小女孩以自己的畫震驚了紐約藝術界。

36．C。在寫這篇文章時瑪勒奧姆斯戴德已經是四歲了，而她是在兩歲前不久開始作畫的。

37．A。由文章可知，瑪勒奧姆斯戴德的畫是她自己的杰作，并沒有人指導。

38．D。由第五段的“Her paintings have bright colors. They’re very expressive in the way the paint is applied.”可知，她所畫的畫用的是比較鮮明的顏色，因此使人看起來很興奮。

39．A。由文章第三段的最后一句話可知，她父親讓她畫畫是為了不讓她打擾他畫畫，但這卻無疑培養了她對畫畫的興趣。

40．D。從第四段可知。

41．B。細節題。從倒數第三段后半部分可知。

42．C。從第四段推斷出。

43．B。

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44. on 45. size 46. serve 47. elected 48. official

49. spoken 50. mining 51. like 52. introduce 53. her

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One possible version:

Dear Dr. Helper,

I am a Senior 3 student. I am now in great need of your help because I can hardly stand the great pressure.

Every day I have to stay at school for nine hours to have lessons and spend at least three to four hours doing my homework at home. We teenagers are eager to play and enjoy ourselves, but we hardly have any time to do what we want. Besides, we even don’t have enough sleep.

There seems to be three causes about the overload: the pressure of examinations, too much homework and the high expectations from the parents. We are often warned that if we don’t do our best, we won’t have the chance to go to university. I write this letter only to wish that I could have someone to talk to. I am looking forward to your advice.

Yours sincerely,

Li Hua