2016届高考英语二轮复习专用素材：Module 4 Great Scientists（外研版必修4）

　　Module 4 Great Scientists

　　话题词汇

　　1.progress n.进步，发展；前进

　　2.outstanding adj.杰出的；显著的

　　3.personality n.个性；品格

　　4.educated adj.受过教育的；有教养的

　　5.determine vi.确定；决定；下定决心

　　6.explore v.探索；探测；探险

　　7.make great contributions to对……做出巨大贡献

　　8.be honored as被誉为……

　　9.make efforts to do sth.努力做某事

　　10.devote oneself to献身于，专心于

　　经典语篇

　　根据提示用英语介绍二十世纪杰出的女性之一：海伦·凯勒(Helen Keller)。

　　内容要点如下：

　　1.海伦·凯勒：1880年6月出生于美国。她19个月大时，由于生病变得又聋又盲。从此她就生活在黑暗、寂静的世界里。

　　2.七岁时，她的父母给她找了一名老师——Miss Sullivan。Miss Sullivan在教海伦的过程中遇到了许多困难。由于海伦的坚强意志和智慧以及Miss Sullivan的技巧和耐心，她们克服了种种困难，取得了成功。

　　3.她完成了大学教育，获得了英语文学学位；致力于盲聋儿童的社会工作；著有多本著作，其中《我的一生》(The Story of My Life)最为著名。

　　注意：1.介绍须包括所有内容要点，但不要逐条翻译；

　　2.可以适当增加细节，以使内容连贯；

　　3.词数100左右。

　　参考词汇：意志和智慧will and intelligence；技巧和耐心skill and patience；英语文学学位a degree in English literature

　　佳作欣赏

　　Helen Keller was one of the greatest women in the 20th century.① She was born in America in June,1880.② When she was nineteen months old，she became blind and deaf because of a serious illness.From then on she lived in darkness and silence.

　　Her parents were greatly worried.When she was seven，they found a teacher，Miss Sullivan，for her.Miss Sullivan had a lot of difficulties in teaching Helen Keller，who was blind and deaf.With Helen’s strong will and intelligence，combined with her teacher’s skill and patience，they overcame all the difficulties.③ Helen Keller became an able student and graduated from a college.She finally received a university degree in English literature.Later on she devoted all herself to helping the blind and deaf children.She wrote many books and The Story of My Life is a remarkable one.④

　　思维发散

　　1.用分词结构连接第①、②两句

　　Born in America in June,1880，Helen Keller was one of the greatest women in the 20th century.

　　2.用强调句型改写第③句

　　It was with Helen’s strong will and intelligence，combined with her teacher’s skill and patience，that they overcame all the difficulties.

　　3.用非限制性定语从句改写第④句

　　She wrote many books, among which The Story of My Life is a remarkable one.

　　Ⅰ.重点单词

　　A.写作单词

　　1.leading (adj.)主要的

　　2.figure (n.)人物

　　3.breakthrough (n.)突破

　　4.support (vt.& n.)支持

　　5.replace (vt.)取代；以……代替

　　6.quantity (n.)数量

　　7.quality (n.)质量

　　8.career (n.)生涯；经历

　　9.brief (adj.)简短的；简洁的

　　10.personal (adj.)个人的

　　11.escape (vi.)逃跑；逃避

　　12.clear (vi.)(烟雾) 消散

　　13.educate (vt.)教育

　　education (n.)教育

　　14.publish (vt.)出版

　　publisher (n.)出版人(或机构)

　　publishing (n.)出版(业)

　　15.graduate (vi.)毕业

　　graduation (n.)毕业

　　B.阅读单词

　　16.species (n.)(动物或植物的)种

　　17.yield (n.)产量

　　18.convert (vt.)改变；转换

　　19.export (vt.)出口

　　20.best­seller (n.)畅销书

　　21.diagnose (vt.)诊断

　　22.victim (n.)受害者

　　23.brilliant (n.)聪颖的；才华横溢的

　　24.partly (adv.)部分地；在一定程度上

　　25.physical (adj.)身体的

　　26.rocket (n.)火箭

　　27.arrow (n.)(弓)箭

　　28.straight (adj.)直的

　　29.producer (n.)生产者

　　production (n.)产量

　　30.agriculture (n.)农业

　　agricultural (adj.)农业的

　　31.original (adj.)原来的；最初的

　　origin (n.)起源

　　32.explode (vi.)爆炸

　　explosion (n.)爆炸；爆炸声

　　Ⅱ.重点短语

　　1.bring in引进；带来

　　2.convert...to...把……转变为……

　　3.earn one’s living谋生

　　4.come to power掌权

　　5.be diagnosed with被诊断患有……疾病

　　6.as a result of由于……的结果

　　7.be known for因……而出名/闻名

　　8.bring up培养；养育

　　Ⅲ.经典句式

　　1.He thought that the key to feeding people was to have more rice and to produce it more quickly.

　　他想，养活世人的关键是更多更快地生产水稻。

　　2.He thought there was only one way to do this—by crossing different species of rice plant，and then he could produce a new plant which could give a higher yield than either of the original plants.

　　他认为，唯一的办法是使不同种类的水稻杂交，这样就能生产比原先任何一种水稻产量都要高的新品种。

　　3.Moving in a wheelchair and speaking through a special computer，he has become the voice of science.

　　靠轮椅来移动并且通过特殊的电脑说话，他(霍金)成为了科学的代言人。

　　4.Or was he carried miles into space，becoming the world’s first astronaut?

　　还是他被带到了数英里之外的太空，成了世界上第一位宇航员？

　　5.The tubes were attached to a long stick which helped keep the rocket moving in a straight direction.

　　竹管被绑在一根帮助火箭直线运动的长棍上。

　　Ⅳ.课文语法填空

　　Yuan Longping is a 1.leading(lead) figure in the rice­growing world in China.He was interested in plants from 2.an early age，and he went to study agriculture in college and began crop breeding experiments 3.as a young teacher.Then he brought up a plan to produce 4.more(much) rice by crossing different species of rice plant.He put his plan 5.into practice and the results 6.were published(publish) in China in 1966.In 1970，he discovered a 7.naturally(natural) sterile male rice plant,8.which was a breakthrough.

　　As a result of Yuan Longping’s discoveries，Chinese rice production rose 9.by 47.5% in the 1990’s,10.and 50,000 square kilometres of rice fields were converted to growing vegetables and other cash crops.Besides，some other countries shared the result of his discoveries.

　　1

　　[应试指导]　主谓一致的考查

　　in quantity大量

　　quantities of＋名词＋复数谓语动词 许多……

　　a quantity of＋ 大量……

　　(1)Quantities of food and tents were sent to earthquake­stricken areas from Shandong.

　　大量的食品和帐篷从山东运往了地震灾区。

　　(2)My brother bought a large quantity of books.

　　我弟弟买了大量的书。

　　多维训练

　　(1)单句语法填空

　　①A large quantity of beer was sold(sell) yesterday.

　　②Large quantities of food are wasted(waste) because of the way it looks.

　　③—Why does the river around the village smell terrible?

　　—Because large quantities of water have been polluted(pollute) already.

　　(2)完成句子

　　①It’s a lot cheaper if you buy it in quantity(大量地).

　　②There are large quantities of(大量的) rain in this area.

　　2

　　1graduate from从……毕业

　　graduate in毕业于……专业

　　2graduation n.毕业

　　(1)Many college graduates were anxious about the results of the national civil service exam.

　　很多大学毕业生担忧全国公务员考试的成绩。

　　(2)I’m 18 years old and will be graduating from Xinxing Foreign Languages School this July.

　　我18岁了，今年七月即将从新星外语学校毕业。

　　(3)It was my first job after graduation.

　　这是我毕业后的第一份工作。

　　多维训练

　　单句语法填空

　　(1)On the graduation(graduate) day students will have pictures taken in caps and gowns.

　　(2) He graduated from Taipei University.

　　(3)The university graduated(graduate) 500 students last year.

　　(4)My son hopes to graduate in law so as to become a lawyer.

　　3 escape v.逃跑，逃离，逃脱get away from；避免，避开avoid；被遗忘to be forgotten，被忽视；n.逃离，逃脱

　　[应试指导]　(1)后跟非谓语动词的考查；(2)熟词新义的考查

　　1escape＋n./doing sth.逃脱了/避免了……

　　escape from/out of...从……逃脱

　　sth.escapes/escaped sb.某事被某人遗忘；未被注意

　　2a narrow escape九死一生

　　(1)He escaped from the enemy’s prison.

　　他从敌人的监狱中逃了出来。

　　(2)Yesterday，I came across my former classmate，but his name escaped me，which made me embarrassed.

　　昨天，我碰见了我以前的同学，但是我记不起来他的名字了，这让我很尴尬。

　　(3)He had a narrow escape.

　　他九死一生。

　　[特别提醒]

　　注意下面两个短语的区别：

　　escape from prison越狱，指的是一直在监狱中服刑，但是从服刑中逃跑了。

　　escape prison逃过牢狱之灾，指的是根本就没有进监狱，幸运逃脱了。

　　多维训练

　　(1)写出下列句子中escape的汉语意思

　　①A prisoner has escaped from a jail in northern England.逃离

　　②The two officers were extremely lucky to escape serious injuries.避开

　　③It was an actor whose name escaped me for the moment.被忘记

　　(2)单句语法填空

　　①She managed to escape from the burning car.

　　②There is no way to escape doing (do) the work.

　　4

　　多维训练

　　同义句改写

　　I will support you forever whenever it is.

　　(1)I will stand by you forever whenever it is.(用stand短语改写)

　　(2)I will be in favor of you forever whenever it is.(用favor短语改写)

　　(3)I will be in support of you forever whenever it is.(用support作名词的短语改写)

　　5

　　多维训练

　　(1)单句语法填空

　　①Briefly (brief) speaking，I’m in support of your idea.

　　②Here again are today’s headlines in brief.

　　③Because of its briefness (brief)，autumn in the four seasons of life just had its special rhyme.

　　(2)完成句子

　　①Let me tell you briefly what happened.

　　让我来简要地讲一下所发生的事情吧。

　　②His remarks were brief and to the point.

　　他的评论简明扼要。

　　6

　　多维训练

　　(1)短语填空

　　His not studying hard resulted in his failure in exams and as a result，he was expelled(开除).Though he tried every means to save it，his attempts were without result and he had to drop out of school.

　　(2)同义句改写

　　His carelessness resulted in his death.

　　①His death resulted from his carelessness.

　　②He died as a result of his carelessness.

　　③He was careless.As a result，he died.

　　7 He thought that the key to feeding people was to have more rice and to produce it more quickly.他想，养活世人的关键是更多更快地生产水稻。

　　本句中的key作“关键”讲，常与介词to搭配，后跟名词或动名词。此外，常与to搭配的名词还有answer，reply，entrance，note，change，solution等。

　　(1)The key to the whole affairs was his jealousy.

　　整个事情的症结是因为他忌妒。

　　(2)He finally got the answer to the algebra problem.

　　他终于算出了这道代数题的答案。

　　(3)Scientists are doing their best to find out the solution to this environmental problem.

　　科学家们正在尽力找到这个环境问题的解决方法。

　　多维训练

　　(1)单句语法填空

　　①The key to solving(solve) the problem between the company and the consumers is to meet(meet) the demands made(make) by the consumers.

　　②He told us the key to his success in winning the first prize was hard work.

　　(2)单句改错

　　I don’t know the key of the puzzle.of→to

　　8 The tubes were attached to a long stick which helped keep the rocket moving in a straight direction.竹管被绑在一根帮助火箭直线运动的长棍上。

　　keep的意思为“使处于某种状态”，宾语补足语可以是形容词短语、现在分词、过去分词、介词短语、名词及方位副词等。

　　(1)The other students in the class keep their eyes closed.

　　班上其他同学都闭着眼睛。

　　(2)Please keep our classroom clean and bright.

　　请保持我们的教室干净明亮。

　　(3)Her illness kept her in bed for a week.

　　她的病使她卧床一周。

　　多维训练

　　单句语法填空

　　(1)Michael put up a picture of Yao Ming beside the bed to keep himself reminded(remind) of his own dreams.

　　(2)Jack is late again.It is typical of him to keep others waiting(wait).

　　(3)Keep your mouth shut(shut) and your eyes open(open).

　　Ⅰ.语境填词

　　1.James Brindley is recognized as one of the leading(主要的) early canal engineers.(2015·全国Ⅰ)

　　2.Volunteer work at home and abroad with the physically(身体上) and mentally handicapped，the homeless，the elderly and orphans.(2017·广东)

　　3.We are now looking for volunteers to support(支持) people with learning disabilities to live active lives！(2017·四川)

　　4.I felt very tired when I got home，and I went straight(直接) to bed.(2017·重庆)

　　5.On the other hand，soft words spoken at a normal sound level can put out the fire before it explodes(爆炸) out of control.(2017·浙江)

　　Ⅱ.单句语法填空

　　1.Now you are ready to figure out a goal of improving distance and time.(2015·全国Ⅱ)

　　2.Most people said this accent sounded “educated(educate)” and “soft”.(2015·广东)

　　3.It was also much more than we could afford，but far less than the original(origin) asking price.(2015·天津)

　　4.Eventually the girls all graduated from college and went away to work for themselves.(2015·安徽)

　　5.I said and talked briefly(brief) about some of the tests I was going to order.(2011·湖北)

　　Ⅲ.短语填空

　　1.According to Sparrow，we are not becoming people with poor memories as a result of the Internet.(2015·安徽)

　　2.The Smiths are praised for the way they bring up their children.(2017·山东)

　　3.Which street is known for its food shops and markets？(2017·江苏)

　　4.Mr.McMahon was brought in when his belly was found very swollen.(2011·湖北)

　　5.Parents always attach great importance to their children’s education.

　　Ⅳ.完成句子

　　1.To decide and take immediate action is the key to breaking the old patterns.(2015·福建)

　　作出决定并立刻采取行动是打破阻碍我们的常规的关键所在。

　　2.Not knowing her address，we couldn’t get in touch with her.

　　不知道她的地址，我们无法联系上她。

　　3.He made a living by singing in the underground station.

　　他靠在地铁站里唱歌维持生活。

　　4.I’m sorry to have kept you waiting for so long but I had something urgent to deal with.

　　十分抱歉让您久等了，我有点急事去处理了。

　　写作素材 (关于人物介绍)

　　1.迈克是被他叔叔抚养大的。

　　2.他毕业于一所著名大学。

　　3.他以教书为生。

　　4.他相信他能教育好他的学生。

　　5.由于工作努力，他的事业开始腾飞。

　　提示　黑体部分用本单元词汇表达，并且请使用who引导的定语从句。

　　连句成篇 (将以上句子连成一篇50词左右的英语短文)

　　Mike，who was brought up by his uncle，graduated from a famous university.He earned his living by teaching.He believed he could educate his students well.As a result of his hard work，his career began to take off.

　　练出高分

　　Ⅰ.阅读理解

　　A

　　What’s the most important thing of life?

　　People’s answers vary greatly.For British scientist Robert Edwards，the answer is having a child.“Nothing is more special than a child，” he told the BBC.

　　Edwards，the inventor of the In Vitro Fertilization(IVF) technology—more commonly known as “test­tube(试管) baby” technology—passed away on April 10,2017 at the age of 87.

　　“Edwards changed the lives of millions of ordinary people who now rejoice(充满喜悦)in the gift of their own child，”said Peter Braude，professor at King’s College London.“He leaves the world a much better place.”

　　Edwards started his experiments as early as the 1950s，when he had just finished his PhD in genetics.At that time，much of the public viewed test­tube babies as “scary”，according to Mark Sauer，professor at Columbia University，US.

　　Edwards and his colleague Patrick Steptoe faced opposition from churches，governments and media，not to mention attacks from many of their fellow scientists.“People said that we should not play God and we should not interfere with nature，” Edwards once told Times.He said that he felt “quite alone” at the time.

　　“But Edwards was a fighter，and he believed in what he was doing，”said Sauer.Without support from the government，the two struggled to raise funds to carry on.And in 1968 they finally developed a method to successfully fertilize human eggs outside the body.

　　The first test­tube baby was born on July 25,1978.Her name was Louise Brown.Despite people’s safety concerns，Brown was just as healthy as other children.

　　“IVF had moved from vision to reality and a new era in medicine had begun，” BBC commented.

　　Ever since then，public opinion has evolved considerably.Couples who were unable to have babies began thronging(蜂拥)to Edwards’ clinic.Nowadays，Reuters reports，some 4.3 million other “test­tube” children exist.Edwards received a Nobel Prize in 2010 and was knighted(封为爵士)by Queen Elizabeth Ⅱ the following year.

　　Before his death，Edwards was still in touch with Louise.“He is like a granddad to me，”she said in an interview with the Daily Mail.

　　He is a granddad to millions，in fact.

　　1．What is the article mainly about?

　　A．The first test­tube baby.

　　B．A new era in medicine.

　　C．The inventor of IVF technology.

　　D．The changes IVF technology has brought.

　　答案　C

　　解析　主旨大意题。根据第三段第一句“Edwards，the inventor of the In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) technology—more commonly known as ‘test­tube(试管) baby’ technology—passed away on April 10,2017 at the age of 87.”及下文内容可知文章主要讲的是IVF技术的发明者，故选C。

　　2．The writer quoted Peter Braude to

　　.

　　A．show how difficult it was for Edwards to do his work

　　B．describe what kind of person Edwards was

　　C．explain why Edwards is loved by all children

　　D．comment on Edwards’ achievement

　　答案　D

　　解析　细节理解题。根据第四段可知提到Peter Braude是为了赞扬Edwards的成就，故选D。

　　3．The underlined word “opposition” in Paragraph 6 is closest in meaning to “

　　”．

　　A．attack

　　B．support

　　C．test

　　D．influence

　　答案　A

　　解析　词义猜测题。根据第六段中的“Edwards and his colleague Patrick Steptoe faced opposition from churches，governments and media，not to mention attacks from many of their fellow scientists.”可发现下文提到了同事的攻击(attacks)，说明opposition的意思和“攻击”(attack)是相似的，故选A。

　　B

　　Anais Nin was a famous writer.Nin was born French­Cuban but lived in the United States in her later years of life till she died.Nin’s works had her relationships with authors，artists，and other figures as the main subject.Some of her writings were made into films.Nin was also a visiting lecturer in several colleges and promoted Women’s Movement with her strong writings.

　　Anais Nin was born in France in 1903.Her father was a Spanish artist and a composer living in Cuba(古巴) where he met her mother，a French singer working in Cuba.As a child Nin was brought up in Spain.When her parents separated，Nin and her two brothers moved to New York with their mother.At the age of 16，Nin decided to give up studying and started to work as a dancer and model to reduce the financial burden on her mother so that her brothers could go on with their studies.

　　In 1923，Nin got married to her husband，Hugh Parker Guiler in Cuba.In 1924，Nin and Hugh moved to Paris where Hugh continued with his banking career and Nin started writing.Nin wrote her first book in print，D.H.Lawrence：An Unprofessional Study in 16 days.In 1939，Nin left Paris as it was a French government’s request to its residents to leave Paris because of the coming war.Nin returned to New York with Hugh and sent her written books to Frances Steioff of the Gotham Book Mart in New York for safekeeping.

　　In 1931，Nin wrote her book Henry and June：From the Unexpurgated Diary of Anais Nin.In 1936，Nin published House of Incest which was a 72­page fiction novel.

　　Nin also appeared and was a part of various films.In 1973，Anais Nin was awarded an honorary doctorate(荣誉博士学位) by the Philadelphia College of Art.In 1974，Nin was elected to the United States National Institute of Arts and Letters.

　　In 1977，Nin died in her Los Angeles home after battling with cancer for three years.

　　4．What can we know about Anais Nin from the first paragraph?

　　A．She was a native American.

　　B．She started Women’s Movement.

　　C．She gave lectures in several colleges.

　　D．She wrote mainly about her family life.

　　答案　C

　　解析　推理判断题。根据第一段中的“Nin was also a visiting lecturer in several colleges”可知答案为C。

　　5．Why did Anais Nin give up studying at the age of 16?

　　A．Because her parents divorced.

　　B．Because she wanted to help support her family.

　　C．Because she wanted to realize her dream of becoming an artist.

　　D．Because she moved from country to country.

　　答案　B

　　解析　细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句“At the age of 16，Nin decided to give up studying and started to work as a dancer and model to reduce the financial burden on her mother so that her brothers could go on with their studies.” 可知B正确。

　　6．We can infer from the passage that

　　.

　　A．Nin got married in 1923 and started writing a year later

　　B．Nin wrote her book Henry and June：From the Unexpurgated Diary of Anais Nin after she moved to America

　　C．Nin directed and played in various films

　　D．Anais Nin was awarded an honorary doctorate by the Philadelphia College of Science

　　答案　A

　　解析　推理判断题。根据第三段第一、二句“In 1923，Nin got married to her husband，Hugh Parker Guiler in Cuba.In 1924 Nin and Hugh moved to Paris where Hugh continued with his banking career and Nin started writing.”可知A正确。

　　Ⅱ.完形填空

　　Gandi wanted so badly to help the world that he devoted himself to removing self­interest out of his heart and mind，leaving them pure，healthy，and free to love.It took him nearly twenty years to gain such control of his

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　　process.

　　When in South Africa，Gandi would sometimes walk fifty miles a day and

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　　only a few hours a night.

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　　into his seventies Gandi wrote hundreds of letters every week；when his right hand became

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　　.he learns to write with his left.Once，while he was writing a letter，the lantern giving light

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　　in which case most of us would have

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　　and gone to bed，

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　　Gandi，knowing his timely reply would be particularly

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　　to those who had written to him，went

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　　and finished writing by moonlight.If asked to live like this，we would say，“Impossible！” Gandi would

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　　，“Oh，no.It’s possible，when your mind is flooded with

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　　for all.”

　　Late in Gandi’s

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　　a Western journalist asked，“Mr.Gandi，you’ve been

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　　fifteen hours a day for fifty years.Don’t you ever

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　　taking a few weeks off and going for a vacation？” Gandi laughed and said，“Why？I’m

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　　on vacation.” This world­famous figure，who could have been prime minister of India and one of the richest men in Asia，announced he wasn’t

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　　on becoming rich or famous.He wanted something far

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　　—to place all his talents，resources，time，and energy in a trust for the world.

　　“You needn’t be

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　　if you’ve made mistakes.Just continue to try your

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　　.If you fall，pick yourself up and march on.If you cannot run，walk.If you cannot walk，crawl.The

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　　alone brings a continuing wave of joy in which every personal problem and every suffering is forgotten.” said Gandi.

　　7．A.thinking

　　B．drawing

　　C．growing

　　D．learning

　　答案　A

　　解析　thinking想，认为；drawing画；growing成长；learning学习。结合上文可知甘地致力于把利己主义驱逐出他的心灵，使他们纯洁，健康和博爱，可推知这是思想进程。

　　8．A.read

　　B．run

　　C．exercise

　　D．sleep

　　答案　D

　　解析　read读；run跑；exercise练习；sleep睡觉。他晚上只睡几个小时。

　　9．A.Also

　　B．Even

　　C．Indeed

　　D．Only

　　答案　B

　　解析　also也；even甚至；indeed的确；only只。他甚至在70岁时，每周也要写数百封信。

　　10．A.tired

　　B．lazy

　　C．relaxed

　　D．hopeless

　　答案　A

　　解析　tired累的；lazy懒惰的；relaxed放松的；hopeless没有希望的。他右手写累了，又学左手写。

　　11．A.sank

　　B．failed

　　C．flashed

　　D．shook

　　答案　B

　　解析　sink下沉；fail失败，缺乏；flash闪；shake摇动。当他写信时，灯灭了。

　　12．A.screamed

　　B．waited

　　C．escaped

　　D．stopped

　　答案　D

　　解析　scream尖叫；wait等；escape逃脱；stop停止。在这种情况下，我们绝大部分人都会停止(写信)，而去上床睡觉。

　　13．A.for

　　B．or

　　C．and

　　D．but

　　答案　D

　　解析　for为了；or或者；and和；but但是。上下文之间是转折关系。

　　14．A.important

　　B．difficult

　　C．friendly

　　D．exciting

　　答案　A

　　解析　important重要的；difficult难的；friendly有好的；exciting兴奋的。但是，甘地知道，他的及时回复对那些给他写信的人来说非常重要。

　　15．A.around

　　B．instead

　　C．outside

　　D．alone

　　答案　C

　　解析　around在……周围；instead取代；outside外面；alone独自。根据下文的by moonlight可知，这里是说他去外面借着月光写完信。

　　16．A.object

　　B．attack

　　C．fight

　　D．lie

　　答案　A

　　解析　object反对；attack袭击；fight打架；lie撒谎。根据上文的“Impossible！”和甘地的回答“It’s possible”可推知这里是甘地反驳道。

　　17．A.love

　　B．freedom

　　C．courage

　　D．doubt

　　答案　A

　　解析　love爱；freedom自由；courage 勇气；doubt怀疑。根据第一段中的free to love可知选A。

　　18．A.class

　　B．life

　　C．past

　　D．mind

　　答案　B

　　解析　class班级，阶级；life生命；past过去；mind想法。此处考查固定搭配 in one’s life。

　　19．A.working

　　B．writing

　　C．caring

　　D．imagining

　　答案　A

　　解析　work工作；write写；care关心；imagine想象。15年来您每天都工作15个小时。

　　20．A.turn to

　　B．insist on

　　C．feel like

　　D．put off

　　答案　C

　　解析　turn to求助于；insist on坚持；feel like想；put off推迟。难道您不想休息几周去度假吗？

　　21．A.finally

　　B．always

　　C．straight

　　D．still

　　答案　B

　　解析　finally最终；always一直，经常；straight直接地；still仍然。甘地笑着回答：“为什么这么问呢？我一直在度假。”

　　22．A.interested

　　B．keen

　　C．successful

　　D．experienced

　　答案　B

　　解析　interested感兴趣的；keen渴望的；successful成功的；experienced有经验的。be keen on喜爱，渴望。

　　23．A.wiser

　　B．tougher

　　C．truer

　　D．greater

　　答案　D

　　解析　wise明智的；tough艰苦的；true正确的；great重要的，伟大的。他想要做一些更伟大的事情。

　　24．A.troubled

　　B．dismissed

　　C．defended

　　D．bored

　　答案　A

　　解析　trouble烦恼；dismiss解雇；defend保卫；bore厌烦。即使犯了错误也不要烦恼。

　　25．A.change

　　B．strength

　　C．best

　　D．advice

　　答案　C

　　解析　change变化；strength力气；best最好；advice建议。try one’s best尽某人最大的努力。

　　26．A.choice

　　B．voice

　　C．effort

　　D．comfort

　　答案　C

　　解析　choice选择；voice声音；effort努力；comfort安慰。一个人的努力带来了持续的快乐可以忘记个人的痛苦和不幸。

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　　The Unexpected Kindness Of A Stranger

　　Yesterday，as I approached the front door of our public library，a white­haired gentleman stepped back to hold the door for me.You see，I have to go everywhere these days with a walker，and folks are 27.constantly(constant) holding or opening doors for me，so this was not unusual.

　　However，I told the gentleman that the door had 28.an automatic opener，and he did not need to stay to hold it open.He said，“here I thought I would have an opportunity to be

　　29.helpful(help)．”

　　At that，I backed up，let the door close，and allowed him to reopen the door，not 30.using(use) the automatic control this time.His comment then was “Well，now I feel like that I 31.have accomplished(accomplish) something helpful and worthwhile today.”

　　We never know 32.how someone else is feeling.We seniors seem to feel we can take care of 33.ourselves at all times.That random act of kindness brightened not only my day，but 34.to my joy and delight，also the day of that white­haired senior citizen.I felt a glow for the rest of the day，and，hopefully，so did he!

　　So，gentle readers，never hesitate 35.to offer(offer) kindness.You may find to your 36.amazement(amaze) that there is more kindness in your community than you ever believe possible.