1、1U910词汇拓展复习+阅读第一部分一、阅读理解。When I was growing up in America, I was ashamed of my mothers Chinese English. Because of her English, she was often treated unfairly. People in department stores, at banks, and at restaurants did not take her seriously, pretended not to Understand her, or even acted as if t
2、hey did not hear her.My mother has realized the disadvantages of her English as well. When I was fifteen, she used to have me call people on phone to pretend I was she. I was forced to ask for information or even to yell at people who had been rude to her. One time I had to call her stockbroker (股票经
3、纪人).I said in a voice that was not very convincing, “This is Mrs. Tan. “And my mother was standing beside me, whispering loudly, “Why he doesnt send me the cheek. Its already two weeks late.“And then ,in perfect English I said : “Im getting rather anxious .You agreed to send the check two weeks ago,
4、 but it hasnt arrived.“ Then she talked more loudly. “What does he want? Ill come to New York and say it in front of his boss .“And so I turned to the stockbroker again, “I cant accept any more excuses. If I dont receive the check immediately, I have to speak to your manager when I am in New York ne
5、xt week.“The next week we ended up in New York. While I was sitting there red-faced, my mother, the real Mrs. Tan, was shouting to his boss in her broken English. When I was a teenager, my mothers broken English embarrassed me. But now, I see it differently. To me, my mothers English is perfectly cl
6、ear, perfectly natural. It is my mother tongue. Her language, as I hear it, is clear and direct t. It was the language that helped me form the way I saw things, expressed ideas, and made sense of the world.21.Why was the authors mother poorly served?A .She was unable to speak good English B. She was
7、 often misunderstood.C. She was not clearly heard. D. She was not very polite.2.From Paragorph 2, what can we know about the author?.A. She was good at pretending. B. She was rude to the stockbroker.C. She was ready to help her mother. D. She was unwilling to phone for her mother3.What happened afte
8、r the author made the phone call?A. They forgave the stockbroker. B. They failed to get the check.C. They went to New York immediately. D. The y spoke to their boss at once.4.What does the author think of her mothers English now?A. It confuses her. B. It embarrasses her.C .It helps her understand th
9、e world. D. It helps her forgive rude people.5.Whar can we infer from the passage?A. Chinese English is clear and natural to native speakersB. Chinese English is impolite to native speakersC. Chinese English has a very bad name in AmericaD. Chinese English may bring inconvenience in America阅读理解参考答案：
10、 1-5 ADBCD二、短文改错。下面短文的画线部分是错误的，请改正，并将其正确答案写在短文后面相应题号后的横线上。John was a rich 1.America man. One day he went into a shop when he was spending his holiday in London. He wanted very much to buy a nice-looking watch, but the owner of the shop asked five hundred dollars for it. Suddenly a young man came int
11、o the shop, took the watch out of the 2. owner hands and ran out with it. It all happened in a few seconds. When the owner ran out into the street, the 3young man was already 3. losing among the people. John went on. At the next corner, he saw the young man with the robbed watch in his hand.“Do you
12、want to buy a fine watch, sir?” he asked in a low voice. “Its only a hundred dollars.” “The young man doesnt know I saw him 4.robbed the watch,” he thought. John paid for the watch at once and went back to his hotel with the watch. He told his friend Bill about the fine watch. Bill took a look at th
13、e watch and started laughing. He said, “You are a fool. This watch isnt worth even ten dollars. Im sure the shop owner and the young man 5.planed this together.”1._ 2._ 3._ 4._ 5._参考答案：1.改为 American American 意为“美国人，美国人的”在句中作定语。2.改为 owners 注意 owner是单数形式，变所有格要在后面加s。3.改为 lost be lost 表示“走失，走丢” ，在本句中指“消
14、失在人群里” 。4.改为 robbing 本句考查句式“see sb.doing sth.”含义是 “看见某人正在做某事” 。5.改为 planned 注意 plan变过去式时，要双写 n再加-ed。三、复习。 （词汇拓展）(该部分单词主要为动词、名词或形容词等的变形，常在单项填空、完形填空和短文填空题型中进行考查，标单词的变形尤其要重点掌握。)1. society n社会 _adj.社会的2. peace n和平_adj.和平的；安宁的3. memory n记忆；回忆_v记忆；记住4. scarf n围巾；披巾；头巾_(pl.)5. believe v相信_adj.可信的_adj.难以置信的
15、；不真实的6. collect v收集_n收集物；收藏品_n收集者；收藏家7. hold v拥有；抓住_(过去式/过去分词)8. safe adj.安全的_n安全；安全性9. simple adj.简单的_adv.仅仅；只；不过10. most adj.大部分的；主要的_adv.主要地；通常11. especial adj.特殊的；特别的_adv.尤其；特别；格外4参考答案：1. social 2. peaceful 3. memorize 4. scarves/scarfs5. believable; unbelievable 6. collection; collector 7. held
16、8. safety 9. simply 10. mostly 11. especially 第二部分完形填空I moved to a new neighborhood two months ago. A taxi driver lived in a house with a large garage across the road. Hes single parent with two school-age children. At the end of the day, he would _1_ his taxi on the road. “ Why he did not park it i
17、n the garage?” I asked myself.Then, one day I _2_ that he had another car in his garage. In the afternoon he would come home _3_ work, leave his taxi and go out for his _4_ car, not in his taxi. I felt it was _5_.I was curious to see his personal car but did not _6_ it until I happened to be outside
18、 one evening two weeks later, when the garage door was _7_ and he drove out in his “own” car: a Rolls-Royce(劳斯莱斯)! It shook me completely _8_ I realized what that meant. You see, he was a taxi driver. But deep inside, he saw himself as something else: a Rolls-Royce owner and a(n) _9_. He drove other
19、s in his taxi but himself and his children in his Rolls-Royce. The world looked at his taxi and called him a taxi driver. But for him, a taxi was _10_ something he drove for a life. We go to bed every night and _11_ every morning as parents or children, not as bankers, CEOs or professors. We go for
20、a _12_ as close friends or go for a vacation as a family. We love life as it is. Yet often, we base our entire happiness and _13_ on how high we climb the social ladder(梯子)how much bigger and better a _14_ we have. And we fail to notice Rolls-Royce, by keeping it dusty in our garage. We should pay m
21、ore attention to _15_ we are than what we do!1. A. park B. drive C. check D. repair【答案】A5【解析】根据句意可知，司机在路边是停车，故选 park.2. A. learnt B. understood C. told D. remember【答案】A【解析】根据后文得知，我得知他还有另外一辆车在车库里，得知故选 learn.3. A. for B. at C. without D. from【答案】D【解析】根据句意可知，那个司机下班回家，故选 from.4. A. another B. other C. t
22、hird D. first【答案】B【解析】根据句意可知，那个司机出去办私人业务是用他的另外一辆车，一共两辆车，特指，故选 other.5. A. useful B. careful C. wasteful D. painful【答案】C【解析】根据上文可知，那个司机出去办私人业务不开出租车，而是用他的另外一辆车，所有作者感觉这样浪费。故选 wasteful.6. A. get B. make C. buy D. have【答案】B【解析】根据句意可知，我很好奇想看到他私人的车，但是没能做到，故选 make.7. A. broken B. closed C. painted D. open【答
23、案】D【解析】根据句意可知，直到两周后的一个晚上，他的车库门是打开的时候，我看到了他开出来自己的私家车, 故选 open.8. A. once B. before C. when D. until【答案】C【解析】根据句意可知，当我意识到这件事的时候，我震惊了，故选 when.9. A. father B. son C. driver D. engineer【答案】A【解析】根据后文可知，从更深程度上看，他是劳斯莱斯的车主也是他孩子们的父亲，故选father.10. A. yet B. never C. just D. still6【答案】C【解析】根据句意可知，出租车从某种程度上来说不仅仅是
24、他用来谋生的，而劳斯莱斯则是引领生活的，不仅仅故选 just.11. A. stay up B. wake up C. take up D. warm up【答案】B【解析】根据句意可知，我们每天晚上上床睡觉，每天早上醒来，故选 wake up.12. A. competition B. performance C. test D. party【答案】D【解析】根据句意可知，我们去参加亲密朋友的派对或是作为家人一起去旅行，故选 party.13. A. success B. plans C. beauty D. wishes【答案】A【解析】根据句意可知，很多时候，我们基于我们的幸福和成功来定义我们可以爬上社会梯子的高度。故选 success.14. A. garden B. garage C. car D. taxi【答案】D【解析】根据上文可知，我们可以爬上社会梯子的高度也就是我们所拥有工作上面的成就，暗指 taxi的大小，而忽略生活中的劳斯莱斯。故选 taxi.15. A. who B. what C. which D. where【答案】A【解析】根据上文可知，我们应该更多关注我们是谁而不是我们做的什么。故选 who.
