:Unit 10 American
literature
具体内容
1. There was an electric bell that
did not work, …
work：to be active in a proper way
to make a person or a machine work
to produce an effect
eg.
You need to find which method works
best for you.
The clock doesn’t work today.
The color doesn’t work for me.
2. Della finished crying and
attended to her cheeks with the powder rag.
Attend to sb. /sth.：give help to or direct one’s
efforts and interest to
eg.
You’d better attend to that thin
girl; she’s going to faint.
I have argument matter to attend
to.
3. Expenses had been greater than
she had calculated.
Expense：cost esp. of money but also time or
effort
At a great/little/no expense
At one’s expense
At the expense of
eg.
I bought a car at little expense.
He tried to be clever at my
expense.
He finished the job at the expense
of his health.
4. There were two possessions of
the James Dillingham Youngs in which they both took great pride.
Take pride in：
eg.
She took great pride in her brave
son.
5. It was worthy of the watch.
Worth：be worth
Worthy：be worthy of
Worthwhile：adj. worth doing
eg.
The person who doesn’t help others
is not worth helping.
He is worthy of dislike.
The boss gave me a worthwhile job.
【典型例题】
[例1] I didn’t ______ the _____ seriousness of the country’s problems
until I went there myself.
A. realize; true B. recognize; real C. realize; real D. recognize; true
答案：A
解析：前项所缺的词，同意为“意识到”，后项所缺的词，同意为真正的严重性，true意为“真正的”，“与事实一致”的。
[例2] ______my teacher, after all thirty years in Boston, was an
unforgettable moment, _____I will always treasure.
A. To meet; one B. To meet; it C. Meeting; it D. Meeting; one
答案：D
解析：本题考查方向为V-ing形式作主语，one在句中指代an unforgettable moment．
[例3] ______ made all of them much disappointed.
A. Her not coming back
B.
Her not to come back
C. Not her returning D.
Not her being back
答案：A
解析：此句为动名词复合结构作主语。
[例4] —Is there
anything I can do for you, sir?
—______.
A. Yes, you’re welcome B. OK, take your time
C. No, but thanks all the same D. Sure, go ahead please
答案：C
[例5] She was the only one _____ the ship wreck.
A. surviving B. having survived C. to survive D. survived
答案：C
解析：动词不定式作后置定语修饰the only one。
【模拟试题】（答题时间：45分钟）
一. 选择题
1. Don’t worry too much about mistakes. They are ___ natural part of learning.
A. 不填；a B.
the；a C.
the；不填 D.
the; the
2. —The former
president of Iraq was caught at last.
—Really? Where himself?
A. has he hidden B.
had he hidden
C. was he hidden D.
has he been hidden
3. —How much of
his speech did you think you understand?
— .I wish I had worked harder.
A. Not a little B.
Very few C.
Nearly everything D.
Almost nothing
4. —May I remind
you that a Mr. Wang is waiting outside, sir?
—Oh, that’s right. I about it.
A. forget B.
had forgotten C. forgot D.
have forgotten
5. The
traveler lost his way in the woods, and made
things worse was that it was getting
dark.
A. that B.
what C. which D. as
6. —Dad, would
you buy me an MP3 player if I do well in the final exam?
—I , I promise.
A. would B.
shall C. should D. will
7. —Did you reach
the top of the mountain?
—Yes. Even I myself didn’t believe I
could it.
A. work B.
climb C. get D. make
8. What is the way George thought of enough money to
buy the house?
A. to get
B. getting C. having
got D. being got
9. “ How could you lose so much money? ” Charlie asked his wife, eyeing her angrily from
the kitchen
table.
A. at
B. across C. through D.
on
10. It’s really very dangerous. One more step, the baby will
fall into the well.
A. or B. so C. and D. but
二. 阅读理解
（A）
A
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1.
This is one of the advertisements put for a _____.
A. book store B.
newspaper C.
magazine D.
restaurant
2. Detailed information about films can be found in ______ section.
A. The Arts B.
The Dining In, Dining Out
C. The house & Home D.
Weekend
3. Which section can you get only on Wednesday?
A. The Arts. B.
The Dining In, Dining Out.
C. The Sports. D.
The House & Home.
4. Convenient home delivery can be ordered at a reduced price by
______.
A. going to the bookstore B.
calling the salesman
C. telephone only D.
using the order card
（B）
Before a new airliner goes into service, every part of it
is tested again and again. But there are two tests that are more important than
all the others. One of them is very strange and the other is very dangerous.
The first of these is called the “tank test”. A modern airliner must
fly at very high altitudes. Air must be pumped into the plane so that the
passengers can breathe. The metal structure of the plane has to be very strong
for this reason. When the plane is filled with air, or “pressured”, the air
presses against the skin of the plane inside. The pressure on a small window,
for example is like a huge, giant foot that is trying to get out. If a small
part of the plane were to crack, the plane would explode in the sky. This is
what happened to the first Comets. In order to test the structure of the plane,
it is lowered into a huge tank of water. Then it is filled with air. The
pressure inside the plane is greater than it ever will be when it is in the
air. Finally, there is an explosion. This does not cause so much damage inside
the water tank as it would anywhere else. Engineers can discover which part of the
plane has cracked. This part is made stronger.
The most dangerous test happens when the new plane is going through
test flights in the air. The test pilot must find out exactly what happens when
all the engines are shut off at once. He takes the plane up every high. Then he
shuts the engines off. The plane begins to fall like a stone. It is the pilot’s
job to find out how he can get control of the plane again. These two tests are
examples of how planes are made safe before they ever carry passengers.
5. The test is carried out under water because _____.
A. the pressure of water is greater than air
B. the first Comets crashed in the water
C. there is less damage when the explosion happens under water
D. this is the only way engineers can find out which part has
cracked
6. The metal structure of the plane must very strong because ______.
A. the plane has to carry a lot of people
B. the plane must fly at high altitudes
C. the pressure inside the plane is much greater than that outside
D. it can prevent the plane from explosion by a giant foot kick
7. In paragraph 2 “it” refers to ______.
A. an explosion B.
damage C. a plane D. an engineer
8. A tank is a large ______.
A. plane B.
test C.
container
D. amount of petrol
【试题答案】
一. 1—5 ABDCB 6—10 DDABC
二. 1—4 BDBD 5—8 CCAC
