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必修4　 Unit 2　Working the land 要 點(diǎn) 梳 理 高效梳理知識備考 ●重點(diǎn)單詞 1．struggle vt. & vi.斗爭；拼搏；努力 2．output n．產(chǎn)量；輸出 3．hunger n．饑餓；欲望→hungry adj.饑餓的；有欲望的 4．expand vt. & vi.使變大；伸展；闡述→expansion n．?dāng)U大；增加 5．circulate vt. & vi.循環(huán)；流傳→circulation n．循環(huán)流通 6．battle n．戰(zhàn)役；戰(zhàn)斗；較量；斗爭vt. & vi.搏斗；奮斗 7．therefore adv.因此；所以；因而 8．equip vt. & vi.配備；裝備→equipment n．設(shè)備(不可數(shù)) 9．export vt. & vi.輸出；出口→import vt. & vi.輸入；入口；進(jìn)口 10．nationality n．國籍→nation n．國家；民族→national adj.國家的；國有的 11．occupation n．工作；職業(yè)；占領(lǐng)→occupy vt.占領(lǐng) 12．confuse vt.使迷惑；使為難→confusing adj.令人迷惑的→confused adj.感到迷惑的→confusion n．迷惑 13．regret vt.遺憾；惋惜 n．遺憾；懊悔→regretful adj.后悔的 14．chemical adj.化學(xué)的；關(guān)于化學(xué)的→chemistry n．化學(xué)→chemist n．化學(xué)家；藥劑師 15．bacteria n．(bacterium的復(fù)數(shù)形式)細(xì)菌 16．reduce vt.減少；縮減；簡化→reduction n．縮?。粶p少 17．summary n．總結(jié)；摘要；概要→summarize vt.總結(jié) 18．comment n．評論；議論 vi. & vt.表達(dá)意見；作出評論 ●重點(diǎn)短語 1．thanks to幸虧；由于 2．rid...of 擺脫；除去 3．be satisfied with 對……感到滿意 4．would rather 寧愿；寧可 5．build up 逐漸增強(qiáng)；建立；開發(fā) 6．lead to 導(dǎo)致；造成 7．focus on 集中(注意力、精力等)于 8．keep...free from/of 使……免受(影響、傷害等)； 使……不含(有害物) 9．make a difference 造成差異，很重要 10．keep in mind 牢記在心 11．cause damage to 對……造成危害 12．in addition 再者，還有 13．turn to 轉(zhuǎn)向 ●重點(diǎn)句型 1．Dr. Yuan Longping grows what is called super hybrid rice.袁隆平博士種植的是被稱為“超級雜交水稻”的稻種。 2．This special strain of rice makes it possible to produce one－third more of the crop in the same fields. 這種特別的稻種使得同樣的田地多收獲1/3的產(chǎn)量。 3．Using his hybrid rices, farmers are producing harvests twice as large as before. 用他的雜交水稻種子，農(nóng)民們種出比以前多一倍的糧食。 4．He would much rather keep time for his hobbies. 他寧愿把時(shí)間花在自己的愛好上。 ●高考范文 (2009重慶卷) 國外某網(wǎng)站將舉辦新一輪網(wǎng)上講座活動(dòng)，正面向全球中學(xué)生征集話題。假設(shè)你是新華中學(xué)的學(xué)生李華，經(jīng)常訪問該網(wǎng)站?，F(xiàn)請你用英文給該網(wǎng)站發(fā)送一封電子郵件，向其推薦話題。 內(nèi)容包括： 自我簡介 寫信目的 話題：我們應(yīng)該感恩(thankful) 推薦的理由 預(yù)?；顒?dòng)成功 注意：1. 詞數(shù)100左右。 2. 郵件中不能出現(xiàn)本人真實(shí)信息。 [范文] Dear Editor， I am Li Hua, a student from Xinhua Middle School, and in my spare time I often visit your website, from which I know that you are collecting topics for discussion. Being interested in it, Id like to recommend my topic, which is “We Should Be Thankful”. As you know, we middle school students, the new generation, who were born in the early 1990s, have been growing up with so much love from others. Some of us always take it for granted that our parents, grandparents and teachers should take care of us. Needless to say, we seldom think of others‘ feelings. Therefore, I hope by discussing this topic, we can learn to thank those who always give us their selfless love. Wish your activity a success. Yours， Li Hua 考 點(diǎn) 探 究 互動(dòng)探究能力備考 Ⅰ.詞匯短語過關(guān) 1．struggle vt. 搏斗；斗爭；努力；掙扎　n．斗爭；掙扎 struggle with/against 與……搏斗/斗爭 struggle for sth./to do sth. 努力/爭取…… struggle through 奮力通過 struggle to one‘s feet 掙扎著站起來 struggle on/along (雖艱難仍)繼續(xù)做某事 with a struggle 費(fèi)勁地 [即學(xué)即練1](1)They had to _________ ______ their lives ______ weather and wild animals. 為了生存他們必須與天氣和野獸抗?fàn)帯? (2)They had to _________ ____________ all kinds of difficulties. 他們得和各樣的困難作斗爭。 (3)She _________ ______ ______ ______ ______ her attacker.她掙扎著想擺脫那個(gè)襲擊她的人。 struggle for against struggle with / against struggled to get away from (4)______ ______ ______ __________， the old woman gained control of her business. 經(jīng)過長期努力，這位老婦人在業(yè)務(wù)上已能應(yīng)付自如。 　 After a long struggle 2．expand vt.&vi. 使變大；伸展；闡述 expansion n. 擴(kuò)張；膨脹；擴(kuò)大；發(fā)展 expansive adj. 擴(kuò)張性的；開展性的；廣闊的 expand into/to 使擴(kuò)大，變大 expand on/upon 闡述，詳談 [即學(xué)即練2](1)Metals ________ when they are heated. 金屬受熱會膨脹。 (2)Weve __________ ______ __________ by opening two more stores. 我們增開了兩個(gè)商店以擴(kuò)展業(yè)務(wù)。 (3)I repeated the question and waited for her to _________. 我把問題重復(fù)了一遍，等著她進(jìn)行充分闡述。 expand expanded the business expand 3. therefore adv.(＝as a result of that)因此；所以 [即學(xué)即練3]He was very tired and __________ he fell sound asleep. ＝He was very tired. __________ he fell sound asleep. ＝He was very tired, ______ he fell sound asleep. 他累得很，因此睡得很熟。 therefore Therefore so 提示：therefore 是副詞，不能引導(dǎo)從句，兩個(gè)句子之間要用連詞或者分號；而 so是連詞，可接從句。 4．equip vt.&vi. 配備；裝備 equipment n. [U]裝備；設(shè)備 equip sb./sth. with sth. 用某物裝備某人/物 equip sb./sth. for (doing) sth. 為(做)某事而準(zhǔn)備 sb. be equipped to do sth. 某人有準(zhǔn)備做某事 equip sb. to do sth. 使某人能夠做某事 be equipped with sth. 裝備有某物 a piece of equipment 一件設(shè)備 [即學(xué)即練4](1)Our classroom ______ ________ ______ a TV set and a tape recorder. 我們的教室里配有一臺電視和一臺錄音機(jī)。 (2)A good education should ______ ______ ______ ______.良好的教育能使你受用終生。 (3)Our school has been given ______ ______ __________. 我們學(xué)校有了一些贈送的新設(shè)備。 is equipped with equip you for life some new equipment 5．regret v．&n. 遺憾；后悔；惋惜 refuse with much regret (many regrets) 婉言拒絕 to ones regret 令人遺憾的是 feel regretful for....對……感到后悔 express regret for/at/over sth... 對……表示遺憾 regret＋n./pron./doing/having done 后悔做某事 regret＋that－clause 后悔，遺憾…… regret to say/tell/inform... 很抱歉地說/告訴/通知…… Its much to be regretted that... 令人遺憾的是…… [即學(xué)即練5](1)He regretted _________ ______ careless. ＝He regretted ______ ______ ______ ______ careless. 他對于自己的粗心大意感到懊悔。 (2)I regret ______ ______ you that we are unable to offer you employment. 我遺憾地通知你，我們不能雇用你。 (3)______ ______ ______ ______， I must leave now. 令我很遺憾的是，我現(xiàn)在必須離開了。 (4)We heard ______ ______ that you were not successful in your plan. 聽到你的計(jì)劃不能順利進(jìn)行，我們覺得很可惜。 having been that he had been to inform Much to my regret with regret 6．focus n．(興趣、活動(dòng)等的)中心；焦點(diǎn) v．(使)集中，聚集；(使)聚焦 be in focus 焦距對準(zhǔn)；清晰 be out of focus 焦距沒對準(zhǔn)；模糊 bring sth. into focus 把某物集中在焦點(diǎn)上 focus sth. on (upon) sth.＝fix...on... 使……集中于…… be focused on/upon sth.＝be fixed on 集中于…… [即學(xué)即練6](1)The ______ ______ my camera isn‘t working properly. 我照相機(jī)上的調(diào)焦裝置有毛病。 (2)Her beauty makes her ______ ______ ______ ________. 她長得漂亮，很惹人注意。 (3)We should ______ ______ _________ ______ our study. 我們應(yīng)該把注意力放在學(xué)習(xí)上。 (4)She felt all the eyes ______ _________ ______ her. 她覺得所有人都在注視著她。 focus on the focus of attention focus our attention on were focused on 7．reduce vt. 減少；縮減；簡化 reduce ones expenditure 減少某人的開支 be reduced to despair 陷入絕望 reduce to... 降至…… reduce by... 減少了…… [即學(xué)即練7](1)He persuaded them to ______ the price ______ $1 000. 他設(shè)法使他們的價(jià)格降到1 000美元。 (2)Production costs have ______ ________ ______ one third. 生產(chǎn)成本下降了1/3。 (3)The fire __________ the forest ______ a few trees. 大火把森林燒得僅剩下幾棵樹了。 reduce to been reduced by reduced to 8．comment vt.評論 n．評論，意見，議論 ask for comment 征求意見 make comments on sth.評論某事 No comment. 無可奉告。 Without comment. 不必多說。 comment(v.)on/ upon sth.評論，對……發(fā)表意見 comment(v.)that－clause評論…… [即學(xué)即練8](1)Have you any ___________ ______ the proposals？你對這些建議有什么意見嗎？ (2)It created ______ ___________ in the press. 這引起報(bào)界廣泛的評論。 (3)He made some useful ___________ ______ my work. 他對我的作品作了一些實(shí)用的評論。 (4)He ____________ that it was an excellent film. 他評論這部電影很精彩。 comments on wide comment comments on commented 9．thanks to 由于；多虧(介詞短語，在句中做原因狀語，常置于句首或句末) because of 因?yàn)椋挥捎? owing to 由于，因……之緣故 as a result of 作為……的結(jié)果，由于 due to 因?yàn)椋捎?不能放在句首) on account of 由于；因?yàn)? [即學(xué)即練9](1)_________ ______ Jims warning, we avoided the accident. 多虧吉姆的提醒，我們避免了一場事故。 (2)I couldnt attend the meeting ______ ______ illness. 我因病不能出席會議。 (3)The delay was ______ ______ power failure. 延滯是由于停電。 Thanks to owing to due to 10．rid sb./oneself/sth. of sth. 使……擺脫…… be/get rid of 去掉，擺脫；拋棄 remind sb. of sth. 提醒某人某事 inform sb. of sth. 通知某人某事 be free of... 擺脫…… [即學(xué)即練10](1)One day we will manage to ______ ______ ______ ______ this terrible disease. 總有一天我們有辦法使這種可怕的疾病在世界上絕跡。 (2)You must ______ _________ ______ these old－fashioned ideas.你必須摒棄這些陳舊觀念。 (3)We‘ll have to ______ ______ ______ him. 我們必須擺脫他。 (4)How can we ______ ______ ______ all the flies in the kitchen? 我們怎樣才能把廚房內(nèi)的蒼蠅統(tǒng)統(tǒng)消滅掉？ rid the world of rid yourself of get rid of get rid of 11．be satisfied with 對……感到滿意 be satisfied that... 滿意…… be satisfied to do 樂意干…… satisfy vt.滿意；使?jié)M意 satisfied adj. 感到滿意的 satisfying adj. 令人滿意的 satisfactory adj. 令人滿意的 satisfaction n. 滿意，滿足 [即學(xué)即練11](1)I __________________ the result. 我對那個(gè)結(jié)果很滿意。 (2)My parents try to __________________. 我父母盡量滿足我的需求。 (3)There was __________________ on his face. 他臉上露出了滿意的微笑。 (4)________________________，my boss agreed to my suggestion. 很使我滿意的是，老板同意了我的建議。 was satisfied with satisfy my needs a satisfied look Much to my satisfaction 12．lead to 通向，導(dǎo)致，致使 lead＋n.＋to sth. 引導(dǎo)……到…… lead sb. to do sth. 使某人做某事 [即學(xué)即練12](1)The bank has offered a reward for any information ____________ the arrest of the men. 銀行懸賞任何能將這些人繩之以法的情報(bào)。 (2)What _____________________ acting as a career？是什么讓你開始從事演藝事業(yè)的？ 　 leading to led you to take up 提示：(1)lead to中的 to為介詞，后面跟代詞、名詞或動(dòng)名詞。類似的詞組還有：devote to 致力于/pay attention to 對……加以注意/object to 反對/stick to 堅(jiān)持/look forward to 期望，等等。 (2)lead to 不用被動(dòng)語態(tài)。 (3)lead to 是前因后果，而 lie in (＝result from) 是前果后因。 13．keep...free from/of 使……免受(影響、傷害等) 使……不含(有害物) free from 沒有……，免于……，無……之憂 free of 無……的；免于……的，離開了……的 free sb./sth. from... 使某人/某物自由；解放；釋放 for free＝free of charge 免費(fèi)地，無償?shù)? be free to do sth. 自由地做某事 be free with sb. 對某人放肆 free as the air 自由自在 set sb. free 釋放某人 [即學(xué)即練13](1)______ the table ____________ dirt by putting a cover over it. 用個(gè)東西把桌子罩住，免得灰塵落在上面。 (2)The lake ______________ pollution. 這湖沒有污染。 (3)The secretary _________________ all blame for the errors.這些失誤完全不能怪秘書。 (4)Try to __________________ all prejudices. 盡量消除一切偏見。 Keep free from is free of was free from free yourself from Ⅱ.重點(diǎn)句型詳解 1．Dr Yuan Longping grows what_is_called_super_hybrid_rice. 袁隆平博士種植的是被稱為“超級雜交水稻”的稻種。 what is called super hybrid rice用做grows的賓語從句，為一名詞性從句，也可稱為whatclause；而且what在從句中可用做主語、賓語或者表語。此從句在結(jié)構(gòu)上相當(dāng)于“the＋名詞＋定語從句”。 ①After a hard time they came to what is called America today.艱難的努力后他們來到了現(xiàn)在稱作美洲的地方。 ②We now live in what is called the Information Age. 我們現(xiàn)在生活在所謂的信息時(shí)代。 ③He graduated from what was called a key high school. 他畢業(yè)于一所所謂的重點(diǎn)高中。 [即境活用1]　(1)(2008浙江卷)Some children want to challenge themselves by learning a language different from ______ their parents speak at home. A．what　 B．that C．which D．one 答案：A 解析：句意：一些孩子想學(xué)習(xí)一門不同于家中父母所講的語言來挑戰(zhàn)自我。what引導(dǎo)名詞性從句，在句中做from的賓語。 (2)A modern city has been set up in ______ was a wasteland ten years ago. A．what B．which C．that D．where 答案：A 解析：該句意為：一座現(xiàn)代化的城市在十年前是一片廢墟的地方建立起來。 2．He would much rather keep time for his hobbies. 他寧愿把時(shí)間花在自己的愛好上。 (1)would rather 意為“寧愿，更愿意”，后接動(dòng)詞原形，否定式是在 would rather 后加 not/never。 ①—Shall we dine out? —I‘d rather stay at home. ——我們要不要出去吃飯？ ——我寧愿留在家里。 ②I‘d rather not tell anybody about it. 我不愿把這事告訴任何人。 (2)would rather do sth. than do sth./would do sth. rather than do sth. 意為“寧愿做某事而不去做某事”。 ①I would rather listen to others than talk myself. 我愿意聽別人說，自己不愿意說。 ②He would rather die than give in. 他寧死不屈。 (3)would rather have done sth. 意為“要是做過某事就好了；寧愿做過某事”，表示后悔或遺憾等語氣。 I would rather have taken his advice yesterday. 我昨日要是聽了他的建議就好了。 (4)would rather 后接 that從句時(shí)，從句中的謂語動(dòng)詞用過去時(shí)態(tài)虛擬語氣。 ①I would rather (that) he didn‘t come. 我寧愿他沒來。 ②I’d rather you told me the truth. 我更愿意你給我講實(shí)話。 [即境活用2]　(1)Would you mind my using your computer for a little while? —______. A．No, please dont B．Id rather you didnt C．Im afraid not D．Sure, its my pleasure 答案：B 解析：考查交際用語。Id rather you didnt. 常用來委婉拒絕別人的請求。 (2)I would rather ______ the football match last night with my friends; otherwise, I would have finished my paperwork by now. A．not have watched B．not watch C．hadnt watched D．havent watched 答案：A 解析：考查 would rather (not)＋have done 意為“寧愿(未)做過某事”，表示后悔或遺憾。 易 錯(cuò) 點(diǎn) 撥 自我完善誤區(qū)備考 1.expand/extend/spread/stretch (1)expand“展開，擴(kuò)大”，不僅指尺寸的增加，還可指范圍和體積的擴(kuò)大。 (2)extend “伸出，延伸”，指空間范圍的擴(kuò)大，以及長度、寬度的朝外延伸，也可指時(shí)間的延長。 (3)spread“伸開，傳播”，一般指向四面八方擴(kuò)大傳播的范圍，如傳播(疾病)，散布(信息)等。 (4)stretch“伸展，拉長”，一般指由曲變直、由短變長的伸展，不是加長。 [應(yīng)用1]　(1)The cat _________ out in front of the fire.貓?jiān)诨馉t前伸開四肢。 (2)The hot weather __________ to October.炎熱的天氣一直持續(xù)到十月份。 (3)As children grow older they _________ their interests and become more confident. 隨著年齡的增長，孩子們的興趣會變廣泛，人也會變得更自信。 stretched extended expand (4)The fire soon _________ to the nearby buildings. 火勢不久就蔓延到鄰近的建筑。 spread 2. would rather的用法 [應(yīng)用2]　(1)－Did you say anything at the meeting? －Yes, but ______ it. A．I’d rather not do B．I’d rather not doing C．I’d rather not have done D．I’d rather not did 答案：C 解析：would rather not have done，表示“寧愿沒有做，而實(shí)際上做了”。 (2)－Would you rather ______ there tomorrow? －No. I’d rather he ______ there instead of me. A．to go; will go B．go; went C．go; will go D．going; shall go 答案：B 解析：Would you rather do sth.？“你愿意做……嗎？”因此第一個(gè)空要用動(dòng)詞原形；第二個(gè)空要用虛擬語氣，即would rather sb. did sth.“寧愿別人做……”。 (3)－Will you join us in playing cards? －Thank you, but ______ at the moment. A．I’d like to not B．I’m afraid so C．I’d rather not D．I’d better not to 答案：C 解析：A項(xiàng)中的not要放在to前才對；B項(xiàng)中的so要改為I can’t才對；D項(xiàng)中的to應(yīng)去掉才對。 (4)－The final exam is coming. Would you mind my staying up late, going over my lessons? －I’d rather you ______. With the light on, I can’t fall asleep. A．don’t B．didn’t C．won’t D．haven’t 答案：B 解析：“would rather＋從句”時(shí)，從句的謂語動(dòng)詞用過去時(shí)，選B。 高 效 作 業(yè) 自我測評技能備考 Ⅰ.單詞拼寫 1．They asked so many questions that I got c___________. 2．Metals e____________ when they are heated. 3．The people there are fighting to gain their f_______ from foreign control. 4．We are not doing a c__________ experiment but a physical one. 5．India e__________ tea and cotton to many different countries. confused　 expand freedom chemical exports 6．Now, people in the south grow a lot of rice that has a high __________ (產(chǎn)量)． 7．This kind of food contains all the ___________ (營養(yǎng)) our body needs. 8．People in the area were ground down by _________ (饑餓) and poverty. 9．They have sold up ten bottles of ___________ (礦泉) water in the afternoon. 10．We should make a _______________(總結(jié)) of the results of the exam briefly. output　 nutrition hunger mineral summary Ⅱ .單項(xiàng)選擇 1．(2010華師大附中)－How long have these archaeologists stayed in this village? －Not long, just ______ this Monday. A．on B．until C．a(chǎn)fter D．since 答案：D 解析：考查介詞。依據(jù)問句可知是現(xiàn)在完成時(shí)，而A、B、C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)都不能與現(xiàn)在完成時(shí)連用，只有since與過去時(shí)間點(diǎn)連用時(shí)用現(xiàn)在完成時(shí)，故D正確。 2．The policemans ______ traffic directions made all the drivers quite ______. A．confused; confused B．confusing; confusing C．confusing; confused D．confused; confusing 答案：C 解析：confusing “令人迷惑的”，多修飾物；confused “感到迷惑的”，多修飾人。 3．—Robert is indeed a wise man. —Oh, yes. How often I have regretted ______ his advice! A．to take B．taking C．not to take D．not taking 答案：D 解析：考查regret 的用法。 regret to do 遺憾要做某事，regret doing 后悔做了某事。題意為“我經(jīng)常后悔沒有聽取他的建議”。 4．If I ruled the world I would ______ the world ______ wars, killers and everything else that is bad. A．get rid of; by B．be rid of; by C．rid; of D．get rid; of 答案：C 解析：考查 rid...of...“使……擺脫……”。 5．(2010安徽皖南八校二聯(lián))One primary goal of UNESCO is to ______ modern knowledge society in which all people can participate in information and knowledge. A．make up B．polish up C．build up D．take up 答案：C 解析：考查動(dòng)詞短語辨析。build up建立；take up從事；polish up改善，潤色；make up彌補(bǔ)，虛構(gòu)，整理，和解，化妝。句意：建立現(xiàn)代化的知識社會，讓所有的人都能參與信息與知識，是聯(lián)合國教科文組織的主要目標(biāo)之一。 6．Through determination, she had learned to read and write and ______ to become part of the leadership of the village. A．a(chǎn)ppeared B．struggled C．hesitated D．failed 答案：B 解析：struggle to do sth. 意為“努力做某事”。 7．(2010南昌二中)On the bank of the river, we found him ______ on a beach, with his eyes ______ on a kite in the sky. A．seated; fixing B．sitting; fixing C．seated; being fixed D．sitting; fixed 答案：D 解析：考查非謂語動(dòng)詞。第一空用seated或sitting作賓補(bǔ)，第二空是with復(fù)合結(jié)構(gòu)，由fix ones eyes on sth可知應(yīng)用過去分詞fixed。 8．—How does Alma like her new job? —She ______ with the hours. A．cant satisfy B．isnt satisfied C．doesnt satisfy D．hasnt satisfied 答案：B 解析：be satisfied with 對……感到滿意。satisfy vt. “使?jié)M意”，主語是物，賓語是人。 9．(2010山西太原五中)The falling of the new building ______ its soft base. A．resulted in B．suffered from C．led to D．lay in 答案：D 解析：考查短語辨析。語意：新樓的倒塌在于根基不牢。此處lie in表示“(原因)在于”。A項(xiàng)與C項(xiàng)的意思基本相同，表示“導(dǎo)致”，B項(xiàng)表示“遭受”，都不符合語意。 10．He had to take the medicine three times a day, so as to be______pain in the leg. A．far from B．a(chǎn)way from C．a(chǎn)part from D．free from 答案：D 解析：be free from “免除……，擺脫……”； far from“遠(yuǎn)離” ；be away from “離開”；apart from “除了”。句意為“他不得不每天吃三次藥，為的是擺脫腿部的疼痛”。 11．Much of the farm is under water; ______ the grain, most of that has been ruined. A．owing to B．thanks to C．a(chǎn)s for D．a(chǎn)s with 答案：C 解析：句意：農(nóng)場大部分被水淹了；至于谷物，大部分已被毀了。A.由于；B.幸虧，由于；C.至于；D.與……一樣。 12．He was very busy, and ______ he didn’t go to the party that night. A．however B．otherwise C．therefore D．a(chǎn)nyhow 答案：C 解析：however然而；otherwise否則；therefore因此；anyhow不管怎樣。 13．The population of Africa is ______ so rapidly as to cause concern of the whole world. A．expanding B．stretching C．extending D．spreading 答案：A 解析：expand 不僅指尺寸增加，還可指范圍和體積的擴(kuò)大。stretch指由曲變直、由短變長；extend指空間范圍的擴(kuò)大或長寬的向外延伸，也指時(shí)間的延長；spread 指向四面八方擴(kuò)大或傳播。 14．China has successfully sent up the Shenzhou Ⅶ spacecraft into the sky ______ with devices of sophisticated science and technology. A．equipped B．equipping C．to be equipped D．having been equipped 答案：A 解析：be equipped with “裝備有……”，句中equipped 為過去分詞做后置定語。 15．—Did you scold the boy for his mistakes? —Yes, but ______ it. A．Id rather not do B．Id not better do C．Id rather not to have done D．Id rather not have done 答案：D 解析：考查 would rather的用法。would rather (not) have done 表示遺憾，“寧愿(未)做某事”。 Ⅲ .完形填空 It was a normal Monday morning at an assembly, and the old headmaster was addressing the students on important things in life and about __1__ ourselves to what is important to us. This is how the story went： An old man lived in a certain part of London, and he would wake up every morning and go to the __2__. He would get the train right to Central London, and then sit at the street corner and __3__. He would do this every single day of his life. He sat at the same street corner and begged for almost 20 years. His house was filthy (骯臟的), and a stench came out of the house and it smelled __4__ . The neighbors could not __5__ the smell anymore, so they summoned the police officers to __6__ the place. The officers __7__ down the door and cleaned the house. There were small bags of __8__ all over the house that he had __9__ over the years. The police counted the money, and they soon realized that the old man was a __10__. They waited outside his house in anticipation (預(yù)料) to __11__ the good news with him. When he arrived home that evening, he was met by one of the officers who told him that there was no __12__ for him to beg any more as he was a rich man now, a millionaire. He said __13__ at all; he went into his house and locked the door. The next morning he woke up as usual, went to the street and continued to beg. __14__， this old man had no great plans, dreams or anything __15__ for his life. We learn nothing from this story other than staying __16__ the things we enjoy doing, commitment. We should remain true to our course, which may mean devoting yourselves to things that people around you would __17__ disapprove. Let nothing distract us from being happy; let nothing else determine our fate, but __18__ . What makes us happy is what __19__ in the end...not what we acquire (獲得)． This particular story is one such lesson that I will never forget. Every time I dont concentrate on course, I get __20__ of this story. 1．A. attracting B. agreeing C. believing D. devoting 2．A. street B. factory C. subway D. airport 3．A. beg B. wait C. attempt D. evaluate 4．A. pleasant B. horrib C. endless D. seriou