《综合英语教程》课件第4章

UnitFourFamilyPartOne:Listening PartTwo:Speaking PartThree:ReadingPartFour:Grammar情态动词PartFive:PracticalWritingLetterofIntroduction(介绍信)PartSix:TranslationSkills顺序法

PartOne:Listening

Directions:Thispartistotestyourlisteningability.Itconsistsof3sections.

SectionA

Directions:Thissectionistotestyourabilitytogiveproperresponses.Thereare5recordedquestionsinit.Aftereachquestion,thereisapause.Thequestionwillbespokentwotimes.Whenyouhearaquestion,youshoulddecideonthecorrectanswerfromthe4choicesmarkedA,B,CandDgiveninyourtestpaper.ThenyoushouldmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

Example:Youwillhear:

Youwillread: A．I’mnotsure.

B．You’reright.

C．Yes,certainly.

D．That’sinteresting.

Fromthequestionwelearnthatthespeakerisaskingthelistenertoleaveamessage.Therefore,C．Yes,certainly.isthecorrectanswer.YoushouldmarkContheAnswerSheet.

[A][B]▬[D]

Nowthetestwillbegin.

1．A．Yes,youcandriveit.

B．No.Everythingisfine.

C．ShouldIgowithyou?

D．Takeyourtime.Thereisnohurry.

2．A．Yes,pleasegiveittome.

B．No,Icantakeitmyself.

C．Sorry,Ican’thelpyou.

D．Sure.Hereyouare.

3．A．Idon'tliketakingataxi.

B．It’sdifficulttoparkhere.

C．Icameherebybus.

D．Iagreewithyou.

4．A．Heisworkingasalawyer.

B．Hehasabigfamily.

C．Heislivinginasmalltown.

D．Heisleavingbybus.

5．A．Apoundoftomatoes,please.

B．Youcan’tdoanythingforme.

C．Pleasedoitforme.

D．Icanmanagemyself.

SectionB

Directions:Thissectionistotestyourabilitytounderstandshortdialogues.Thereare5recordedconversationsinit.Aftereachdialogue,thereisarecordedquestion.Boththedialoguesandquestionswillbespokentwice.Whenyouhearaquestion,youshoulddecideonthecorrectanswerfromthe4choicesmarkedA,B,CandDgiveninyourtestpaper.ThenyoushouldmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

1．A．Gototheconcert.

B．Workintheoffice.

C．Stayathome.

D．Attendaparty.

2．A．Customerandsaleswoman.

B．Husbandandwife.

C．Patientanddoctor.

D．Teacherandstudent.

3．A．Themanwilltakeaflight.

B．Themanwillleaveatonce.

C．Theflightwillleaveat2:30.

D．Theflightwillbelate.

4．A．It’sontherightoftheman.

B．It’sfarfromRoseStreet.

C．It’sonRoseStreet.

D．It’saroundthenextcorner.

5．A．Hermothertookhertohospital.

B．Hermotherwasill.

C．Shewenttoseeafriend.

D．Shehadnoclass.

SectionC

Directions:Thissectionistotestyourabilitytocomprehendshortpassages.Youwillheararecordedpassage.Afterthatyouwillhear5questions.Boththepassageandquestionswillbereadtwice.Whenyouhearaquestion,youshouldcompletetheanswertoitwithawordorashortphrase.TheincompleteanswersareprintedbothonyourtestpaperandontheAnswerSheet.YoushouldwriteyouranswersontheAnswerSheetcorrespondingly.Nowthepassagewillbegin.

Awell-knownmansaidthatteachingone'swifetodriveacarwasadifficultjob.Hesaiditwastheworstjobhecouldthinkof.However,noonehas11thatwomencausefeweraccidentsthanmendo.Wehearhundredsofsuggestionsfor12thenumberofroadaccidents,butmenaresounwillingtoadmitthatwomendriversaremore13thanmen.Ifmorewomenandfewermen14todrivecars,thenumberofdeathsontheroadswouldsoon15.

PartTwo:Speaking

Thispartistotrainyourspeakingability.Readthesamplesandfinishthetaskstogetherwithyourgroupmembersorpartner(s).

Sample1

A：Excuseme.IsthereanytraintoShanghai,please?

B：When?Imean,whendoyousetout?

A：Ah,assoonaspossible.

B：Theearliestyoucangetisat2o’clockthisafternoon.

A：What?That’salittlebittoolate.Isn’tthereanyearlier?

B：I’msorry,butwe’recompletelybookedupthismorning.

A：OK,then.2p.m.wouldbeallright.

Task1

ReadSample1again,andworkinpairsorgroupstomakeaconversation.Besuretousetheexpressionsattheinformationdesk.

Sample2

Youareattheinformationdeskforahelp.

A：Excuseme,sir.

B：Yes?WhatcanIhelpyou?

A：Ihavetogetonthetrainintenminutes,butIjustcan’tfindit.

B：Showmeyourticket.

A：Hereyouare.

B：It’sonthegroundfloor.Getoutfromtheelevator,andyoucanseeitonyourleft.

A：Thankyouverymuch,sir.

B：You’rewelcome,youngman.Goodluck.

Task2

Actoutthefollowingconversationsandcreatemoreaccordingtothegivensituations.

A：Excuseme.CouldyoutellmehowtogettothePalaceMuseum?

B：YoucantakeBus5．Thedriverwilltellyouwheretogetoff.

A：Yes,butI’mdrivingmyowncar.

B：Oh,thenyoudrivealongthisstreet,turnrightatthethirdcrossroad,thentakethefirstleft.Keepstraightonuntilyouseearoadsignthatsays“PalaceMuseum”,andthenyoufollowthesign.ItwilldirectyoutothePalaceMuseum.

A：Drivealongthisstreet,turnright,turnleft,keepstraight,andthenI’llseetheroadsign?

B：That’sright.

A：AreyousurethatIwon’tbumpintoanyone-waystreets?

B：Well...Idon’tthinkyouwill...Idon’tseeanycararoundhere.Whereisyourcar?

A：Iparkeditoverthere.Yousee?

B：Oh,no.You’dbettermoveitbeforeapolicemanseesyouparkingthere.

A：Why?Idon’tseeany“NoParking”signs.

B：Butyou’reparkinginabuszone.

A：Herecomesapoliceman.I’dbetterrun...Thankyou,miss...Oh,bytheway,howlongwillittakeformetogettothemuseum?

B：Abouthalfanhour.

A：Thanksagain.You’vebeenveryhelpful.

B：Hurryup,oryou’llgetaticket.

Task3

Workinpairsorgroupstotalkaboutinquiriesattheinformationdesk.Followingpatternscanbehelpfultostartyourtalk.

1．Excuseme.MayIaskyouforhelp?

2．IsthereanytraintoNanjing,please?

3．It’sexactly150Yuan.Andit’syourticket.

4．Hereareyourtickets.Haveanicejourney.

5．You’rewelcome,youngman.Goodluck.

PartThree:Reading

BeforeYouRead

Ⅰ．Workinpairsorgroupstoexpressyourlovetoyourfather.

Ⅱ．Lookatthepicturesandreadthefollowingpoemaboutfather’sloveandtrytolearnitbyheart.

WhatIsADad?

Adadissomeonewho

wantstocatchyoubeforeyoufall

butinsteadpicksyouup,

brushesyouoff,

andletsyoutryagain.

Adadissomeonewho

wantstokeepyoufrommakingmistakes

butinsteadletsyoufindyourownway,

eventhoughhisheartbreaksinsilence

whenyougethurt.

Adadissomeonewho

holdsyouwhenyoucry,

scoldsyouwhenyoubreaktherules,

shineswithpridewhenyousucceed,

andhasfaithinyouevenwhenyoufail…

TextA

FatherDearest

MyfatherandIwerewatchingavideoinwhichmytwo-year-oldnephew,Cameron,ranintoviewwithaspoonstickingoutofhismouth.“He’lltrip,andthatspoonwillgorightintohisthroat,”myfathersaidwithworry.

Likemostparents,Dadhasalwaystriedtoprotecthischildren.Asadoctor,too,heisespeciallyconsciousofthemanydangerssurroundingus.

Irememberhavingdinneratafriend’shouseonce,andbeingsurprisedthatnobodysaidawordaboutfoodpoisoning.Athome,“Didyouwashyourhands?”wasspokenateverysinglemeal.

Restaurants,Dadwarned,presentedmanyrisks—fromcarelesswaiterswhomightdrophotcoffeeontoyourhead,toemployeeswhodidn’twashtheirhands.

Fashion,too,couldbedangerous,accordingtomyfather.Afewyearsago,hetookawaymycoatbecausehesaidIhadn’thaditmaderight.WhenIaskedhimaboutit,Dadputthecoatontoshowmehowserioustheproblemwas.

“Look—it’stoolong,evenonme.Andthismaterialissoheavythatitwouldpullyoudown.”

“Ihaveneverheardofanyonebeinginjuredbytooheavyacoat.”

“Doyouwanttobethefirst?Justcutitoffhere,”hesaid,drawinghishandacrosshisknees.

Fashionwasonlyoneofthemanydangersfromwhichwehadtoguardourselves.Tothisday,whenIwalkwithinyardsoftreebranches,IpauseandhearDad’svoice:“Watchyoureyes!”

Ofcourse,aschildren,wedidnotalwayslistentoDad.Wehadourbrokenbones,caraccidents,andillness—someofwhichmighthavebeenavoidedifwehadfollowedhisadvice.

WhenmybrothersandsistersandItalkabouttheolddays,werecallDad’stellingusnottojumptoohardandhighwhileplayingsportsbecauseofthepossibilityofbackboneinjury,andthedrivingdirectionshegaveuswithasfewleftturnsaspossible.Now,wefindourselvesgivingsimilarwarnings:wephonemyyoungerbrothertotellhimthatwereadaboutsomeonedyingfrompoisoning,ormyyoungersistertowarnheraboutthehighleadcontentofcertainwindowcoverings.

Now,too,Dadhasanewgenerationtoguide.Hisgrandchildrenhavecaughtonquickly,knowingtoshaketheirfingersandsay,“that’sdangerous!”atthesightofcleaningproducts.“that’stoobigabite—becareful,”three-year-oldMargarettellshertwo-year-oldsisterattheholidaydinnertable.Aseveryoneisleaving,wealllaughwhenmyniecesaysgood-byetoDad:“Becareful,Poppa!”

Aftereachweekendvisitatmyparents’home,IhavemyfatherdropmeoffatthequiettrainstationformytripbacktoManhattan.AsIwait,Icanseehiscarintheparkinglot;IknowthatheiswatchingtoseethatIboardsafely.

WhenIamseated,Iwatchhimdriveoff,wanting,asIdomoreandmoreoftennow,toprotecthimfromtheworld’ssharpedges,thewayhealwaystriedtoprotectus.IwishIcouldgivehimthereassurancehisworryingandcaringhavegivenme.

Asthetrainpullsaway,Isayquietly,“Becareful,Dad.”

Newwords

video/ˈvidiəu/n.&adj. 录像，电视的；视频的；录像的

nephew/ˈnefju:/n. 侄子，外甥

throat/θrəut/n. 咽喉；喉咙；嗓子

conscious/

ˈkɔnʃəs/adj. 意识到的，神志清醒的

careless/ˈkɛəlis/adj.

粗心的；疏忽的

onto/ˈɑnˌtu/prep.

到……之上；在……之上

material/

məˈtiəriəl/n.&adj. (衣服)料子；材料；原料；素材，物质的

injure/

ˈindʒə/vt.

伤害；使受伤

branch/

brɑ:ntʃ/n. 树枝，分支机构；(学科等的)分科

pause/

pɔ:z/vi.&n.

暂时的停顿；犹豫；(诗中)节奏的停顿；(乐)延长音，

暂停，中止；逗留，停滞；(按暂停键)暂停放音

accident/

æksidənt/n.

意外事件；事故；机遇，偶然；附属品

illness/

ˈilnis/n.

病；疾病

avoid/

əˈvɔid/vt.

避免；回避；避开

recall/

riˈkɔ:l/vt. 回想；回忆；记起；收回；召回

possibility/

ˌpɔsəˈbiliti/n.

可能性

injury/

ˈindʒəri/n.

伤害；损伤，(尤指意外造成的)受伤处；伤口，(对感

情、名誉等)损害

direction/

diˈrekʃən/n.

指引；使用说明，方向；方位

content/

ˈkɔntent/n.&adj. 含量，内容，满足的；甘愿的；满意的

covering/

ˈkʌvəriŋ/n.

覆盖物；掩蔽物

generation/

ˌdʒenəˈreiʃən/n.

代；一代，产生；发生

grandchild/

ˈɡræntʃaild/n. (外)孙子；(外)孙女

shake/ʃeik/vt.&n. (causeto)摇动；颤抖;动摇；减弱；摇动

bite/bait/vi.vt.&n. (一口)食物，咬，咬伤；叮伤，咬；(昆虫)叮；蛰；

(蛇)咬

niece/

ni:s/n.

侄女；外甥女

edge/

edʒ/n.&vi.vt.

刀口；刃，边；棱；边缘，(causeto)徐徐移动；侧

着移动

reassurance/

ˌri:əˈʃuərəns/n. 自信；把握，保证；担保

PhrasesandExpressions

stickout

伸出；(使某物)突出

beconsciousof 意识到；感觉到

puton 穿上；戴上

hearof 听说；知道

cutoff 切掉；割掉；剪断

guardfrom 防卫；防范；保护……的安全

tothisday

至今

diefrom

死于

catchon (开始)明白；了解到

atthesightof

一看见

pullaway

(车)驶离

ComprehensionoftheText

Ⅰ．Workingroupsanddiscussthefollowingquestionsrelatedtothetext.

1．Whatdidthewriter’sfatherdo?

2．Whydidthewritermentionthevideoabouthislittlenephew?

3．Howdidthewriterlikehisfather?

Ⅱ．Choosethebestanswerforeachofthefollowingaccordingtothetext.

1．Thistextismainlyabouta______.

A．father’sinterest

B．father’slovetowardshischildren

C．father’slife-style

D．father’sachievementinlife

2．Theauthorwassurprisedwhenhavingdinnerathisfather’shousebecause________.

A．nobodyspokeatthedinnertable

B．nobodyaskedhimwhetherhehadwashedhishands

C．nobodywashedtheirhandsbeforedinner

D．nobodyremainedhimofthepossibilityoffoodpoisoning

3．Theauthor’scoatwasnotrightbecause_______.

A．itwastoolongandheavy

B．itwastoooldfashion

C．itwasnotwarmenough

D．itwasmadefrommaterialofpoorquality

4．Itismentionedinthetext,thoughnotdirectly,thatwhenyoudriveinAmerica,it’ssafer

to_____.

A．havecleardrivingdirections

B．keepthecarwindowclosed

C．makerightturns

D．makeleftturns

5．Aftertheauthor’sfatherdropstheauthoroffatthetrainstation,________.

A．hedrivesbackhomeatonce

B．hedrivestoManhattan

C．hegoestoaparkinglottofixhiscar

D．hewaitinhiscartoseehissonoff

Ⅲ．Fillintheblankswithoutreferringtotheoriginaltext.Thencheckyouranswersagainsttheoriginal.Afterthat,readthepassagealouduntilyoucansayitfrommemory.

Aftereachweekendvisit

1

myparents’home,Ihavemyfather

2

meoffatthequiettrainstationformy

3

backtoManhattan.

4

Iwait,Icanseehiscarintheparkinglot;Iknow

5

heiswatchingtoseethatI

6

safely.

VocabularyandStructure

I．Choosetherightwordorphrasetocompletethefollowingsentences.

1．Thespeaker

foramoment,andthenbegantoanswerthequestion.

A．shock B．paused C．pressed D．tripped

2．Sheissostrange.Shealwaystriesto

talkingtome.

A．prefer B．protect C．avoid D．assure

3．Does

wanttobuythisbook?It’sonly$3.50,butittellsaninterestingstory.

A．anyone B．anything C．someone D．something

4．Itisunnecessaryforthosewhostudytoconsiderthe

offailingtheexam.

A．danger B．warning C．surprise D．possibility

5．Weoften

thehappytimewespentatyourhomelastsummer.

A．recall B．remain C．present D．provide

6．I’m

ofhispurposeinsayingthosewords,butIdon’twanttoarguewithhim.

A．careless B．conscious C．content D．confident

7．WhileIwaswalkingalongdownthestreet,threemencameuptomeandaskedmefor

tothebeach.

A．contacts B．contents C．materials D．directions

8．Jackisamongthebrightestofhis

:hecanspeakseveralforeignlanguagesandhaswonthreenationalprizes.

A．honor B．ability C．generation D．edge

II．Fillineachoftheblanksinthefollowingsentenceswithasuitableprepositionoradverb.

1．Wemustguardourselves

makingthesamemistakesagain.

2．Iaskedhertodropme

attheairport,butshestayedtillIboardedtheplane.

3．Thelittlebabywasveryexcited

thesightofhismother.

4．Manypeoplebelievehedied

workingtoohard.

5．Iwasnotconscious

beingaloneintheroomuntilIfinishedreadingthebook.

6．

thisday,Istillhavefreshmemoryofmylifeinthatsmall,quiettown.

7．Hehadputthehat

andtakenitoffagainthreetimes.

8．Hejumpedontothetrainjustasitwaspulling

.

Ⅲ．FocusingonSentenceStructure

A．Rewritethefollowingsentencesafterthemodels.Playattentiontothepositionofthepreposition.

Model1:

Fashionwasonlyoneofthemanydangersthatwehadtoguardourselvesfrom.

Fashionwasonlyoneofthemanydangersfromwhichwehadtoguardourselves.

Model2:

HisunclewastheonlypersonthathecoulddependonwhilehewasinAmerica.

HisunclewastheonlypersononwhomhecoulddependonwhilehewasinAmerica.

1．Haveyouwatchedthemoviethattheyarehavingsuchaheated(热烈的)discussionabout?

2．Theprojectthathewasnotfamiliarwithneededyourhelp.

3．Ididn’tknowwhomthedictionarywasborrowedfrom.

B．Rewritethefollowingsentencesafterthemodelsusingthestructure“rememberdoingsomething”or“remembertodosomething”,accordingtothemeaningofthesentence.

Model1:

Doyourememberthatyouweretakentotheseaforthefirsttimewhenyouwerethree?

Doyourememberbeingtakentotheseaforthefirsttimewhenyouwerethree?

Model2:

Dorememberthatyouneedtotakewithyouthekeytothefrontdoorbeforeyoustartout.

Doremembertotakewithyouthekeytothefrontdoorbeforeyoustartout.

1．Herememberedthathelentherseveralbookstwomonthsago,buthecouldn’trememberwhattheyare.

2．Pleasedon’tforgettoputyourhomeaddressonthebackoftheenvelopebeforeyoumailtheletter.

3．IrememberthatIsawhimsomeyearsago,butIcan’trecallwhere.

Ⅳ．MatchthefollowingChinesetermswiththeirequivalentsinEnglish.

A．lager B．gin

C．rum D．liquor

E．vermouth F．tequila

G．vodka H．cocktail

I．tonic J．whiskey

K．beer L．drysherry

M．redwine N．soda

O．brandy P．RemyMartin

1．()人头马 2．()威士忌

3．()汤力酒 4．()朗姆酒

5．()杜松子酒 6．()贮藏啤酒

7．()伏特加酒 8．()甜雪利酒

9．()苦艾酒 10．()鸡尾酒

Ⅴ．Cloze

Readthefollowingpassage

andfillineachblankwiththeappropriatewordorphrasegivenbelow.Eachwordorphrasecanonlybeusedonce.

fashiontrip advice everysinglemeal

watchyoureyes leftturns drivingdirections

Doyouknowhowtoguardyourselffromthedangersinyourdailylife?Herearesomehelpfulpiecesof1.First,remembertowashyourhandsbeforeyouhave2.Second,trytogetyourselfclearaboutthe3beforeyougetintoyourcarandavoidasmany4aspossible.Third,always5whilewalkinginagardenorclimbingahill.Finally,becarefulaboutthedangersof6;don’tbuydressesandcoatsthatcauseyouto7becausetheyaresolong.Ifyoufollowtheaboveadvice,youwillsurelyliveasaferlife.

Translation

Ⅰ．TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish.

1．看见大海，孩子们开心得大叫起来。(atthesightof)

2．你刚刚说的话我没太听懂，你能再说一遍吗？(catchon)

3．他知道那项任务很难，但还是接受了。(beconsciousof)

4．直到现在，一想起那天发生的事情，我还是觉得莫名其妙。(tothisday)

Ⅱ．TranslatethefollowingintoChinese.

1．Asadoctor,heisespeciallyconsciousofthemanydangerssurroundingus.

2．Look—it’stoolong,evenonme.Andthismaterialissoheavythatitwouldpullyoudown.

3．Tothisday,whenIwalkwithinyardsoftreebranches,IpauseandhearDad’svoice:“Watchyoureyes!”

4．Hisgrandchildrenhavecaughtonquickly,knowingtoshaketheirfingersandsay,“that’sdangerous!”atthesightofcleaningproducts.

TextB

MyMotherandI

Dadhadlostanypurposeinlife.Wehadtowatchhimgettingweakerandweaker,whilemymotherseemedevenmoreenergeticthanbefore.Shestillhadajobtodo—shopping,cookingandrunningthehousehold.Shewasnecessary.Dad,ontheotherhand,felthewasn’tmuchneeded.

Hediedsixyearsaftertheymovedintotheapartment.Ithinkhediedinself-defense.

DadwasthekindestmanIhaveevermet.Yet,IwasneverabletoknowhimaswellasIwanted.Heneverspokeofthingsclosetohisheart.Maybehecouldn’t.Iknowthathelovedallhischildren.However,affectioninmyfamilywasneverreallyshown,andsoIthinksomehowIneverlearnedtoexpressmylovetohim.

IwaswithDadonthenighthedied.Ilongedtobeabletositbyhisbedsideandsay,“Dad,thankyouforbeingsogoodtous.Iloveyou,Dad.”EverytimeItried,Iwasovercomewithembarrassment.Ifeltthateventhenhewouldthinkitwrongformetosharemymostprivatefeelings.

AfterDaddied,allofusgatheredtosupportourmother.I’dvisithertwiceadayandlistenwhileshetalkedaboutherlifewithmyfather.Shekepthimaliveinspirit.Thegreatthingaboutmymotherwasthatshehadnoregrets;shewassatisfiedwithhowsheandDadhadlivedtheirlivestogether.

Irememberonce,whenmyhusbandandIhadbeenlisteningtoherallafternoon,mymothersaid,asweleft,“NowthatI’vetalkedtoyouboth,Ifeeltenyearsyounger,”Aswewentdownthestairs,Isaidtomyhusband,“Andwefeeltenyearolder.”Yet,wewerebothcontentthatshefeltbetter.

It’sallverywellformetosaythatDaddiedinself-defense,thatmymotherruledandovershadowedhim.Perhapsthiswaswhathewanted—someonetomakeallthedecisions.Uptotheveryend,herespectedhiswifeandshehim.Perhaps,towardstheend,hesimplywantedpeace.

It’sonlysincehediedthatmymotherhasfelttheneedtotalkabouthim;whilehewasthere,herlifewascomplete.

Forthenextfifteenyears,mymotherseemedtobecomeevenmoreenergetic.Whenshewaswellovereight,shethoughtnothingofwalkingformilesatatime.Tooimpatienttowaitforthebus,mymotherwouldstartouteachjourneywithaseriousexpressiononherface.

Despitemymother’sfierceindependence,shestilladmittedtobeinglonely.Iusedtosayhowluckyshewastohavefiveofuschildrenandhergrandchildrengoingtoseehersoregularly.Yet,shewasneverpleased.Inresponse,shejustinsistedthatshewasaloneinthisworld,andthatshehadbeentheonetocareforDadingoodtimesandbad.

Thesedays,Itryandfocusonmymother’sgoodness—herenergyandherstrength.Contrarytowhatshesays,I’mconvincedthatbeneathherexternalangeranddisappointment,mymotherisawomanwhodoesn’tknowhowtoexpressherfeelingeither.

Iguesstherearestillsomethingswebothhavetolearntogether.

NewWords

purpose/ˈpə:pəs/n.

意向，意图，目的；作用，用途，效果

energetic/

ˌenəˈdʒetik/adj.

精力充沛的，充满活力的

household/ˈhaushəuld/n.&adj. 一家人；户；家庭，家庭的；家用的

apartment/

əˈpɑ:tmənt/n.

一套住房，公寓

affection/əˈfekʃən/n.

爱，慈爱，感情

express/

iksˈpres/vt.&n. (用文字)表达(情感、意见、事实)，快车

overcome/

əuvəˈkʌm/vt. (一般用被动语态)压倒，使无能为力；征服，

战胜

embarrassment/

ɛmˈbærəsmən/n.

尴尬

alive/əˈlaiv/adj.

活(着)的；活跃的，充满活力的

regret/

riˈɡret/n.&vi.vt. 后悔，惋惜，遗憾

satisfy/

ˈsætisfai/vt.

使满意，使满足

overshadow/

əuvəˈʃædəu/vt.

使显得不重要

complete/

kəmˈpli:t/adj.&vt. 完整的；完全的，使完整；使完全；完成

impatient/

imˈpeiʃənt/adj.

不耐烦的

journey/

ˈdʒə:ni/n.

旅程，行程

expression/iksˈpreʃən/n.

表情；词，措辞，表达法

fierce/

fiəs/adj.

极度的，极端的，强烈的；猛烈的，激烈的；凶猛的，残酷的

response/

riˈspɔns/n.

回答，答复；反应，响应

insist/

inˈsist/vi.

坚持认为，坚决要求

focus/

ˈfəukəs/vi.&n. (使)聚焦；(使)集中，焦点；集中点，中心

contrary/

ˈkɔntrəri/adj.&n. 完全相反的；对抗的，相反事物；对立面

beneath/

biˈni:θ/prep.&adv. 在……之下，在正下方；在底下

external/

eksˈtə:nl/adj.

外观的，表面的；外部的，外面的

PhrasesandExpressions

ontheotherhand 另一方面

as…as… (用于比较)像……一样

speak…of 谈及

beovercomewith被(感情等)压倒；……之极，极为

besatisfiedwith 对……满意

atatime 每次、依次；逐一

waitfor 等；等待

startout 出发

admitto 承认

usedto 过去常常

inresponse(to) 作为回答

carefor 照顾；关心

focuson 集中在

contraryto 同……相反

ComprehensionoftheText

Choosethebestanswerforeachofthefollowingaccordingtothetext.

1．Whichofthefollowingwordsmaynotbeusedtodescribethemother’scharacter?

A．Energetic.

B．Independent.

C．Funny.

D．Hardworking.

2．Theauthordidn’tsaywhatshehadwantedtotellherfatherbeforeherfatherdiedbecause_____.

A．shebelieveditwasunnecessary

B．shewasnotusedtoexpressingfeeling

C．herfatherdidn’twanthertosayit

D．herfatherwastooweaktounderstandanything

3．Accordingtotheauthor,whydidhermotherkeeptalkingaboutfatherafterherfatherdied?

A．Tomakeherlifecomplete.

B．Tofeelyounger.

C．Tomakehimseemaliveagain.

D．Toletthechildrenknowoftheirfather’sgoodness.

4．Accordingtotheauthor,whichofthefollowingisnottrueabouthermother?

A．Sheheldthepowerinthefamily.

B．Shewassatisfiedwithhermarriedlife.

C．Shehadnoregretsaboutanything.

D．Shewascertainlydisappointedwithherlaterlife.

5．Intheauthor’sopinion,whatmayhavecausedhermothertoappearangryanddisappointed?

A．Sheandherhusbanddidn’tlivetogetheraslongasshehadwished.

B．Shedoesn’tknowhowtoexpresshertruefeelings.

C．Shelivealoneandnoonecare