Module 3　The Violence of Nature

　　能 力 闖 關(guān)

　　Ⅰ.單詞拼寫

　　1．This is one of the worst natural ________(災(zāi)難)in history.

　　2．We’ve just bought some new garden ________(家具)．

　　3．The earthquake caused a ________(全世界的)horror.

　　4．The p________ owner of the house has moved to the south.

　　5．Her illness r________ her chances of winning the race.

　　6．Since the volcano last e________，many houses have been rebuilt.

　　7．His father is buried in the c________ on the hill.

　　8．The state of Florida was hit by a hurricane that did serious d________.

　　9．The river had burst its banks and f________ the valley.

　　10．The audience strongly loved the film’s v________ energy and the star’s passionate performances.

　　答案：1.disasters　2.furniture　3.worldwide　4.previous　5.ruined　6.erupted　7.cemetery

　　8．damage　9.flooded　10.violent

　　Ⅱ.單項填空

　　1．After the earthquake，we can see the ________ of the village.

　　A．ruin

　　B．ruins

　　C．damage

　　D．destroy

　　解析：句意：“地震過后，我們看到村莊成了廢墟。”ruin名詞“遺跡，廢墟，”故答案是B。

　　答案：B

　　2．All the people here want to know ________.

　　A．when to do it

　　B．when should to itC．to do it when

　　D．it when to do

　　解析：句意：“這兒的所有人都想知道什么時候做這事情。”答案是A，特殊不定式短語作賓語，B、C、D均屬詞序不合習(xí)慣。

　　答案：A

　　3．Kathy ________ a lot of Spanish by playing with the native boys and girls.

　　A．picked up

　　B．took up

　　C．make up

　　D．turned up

　　解析：句意為“Kathy通過和當(dāng)?shù)氐哪泻⑴⑼鎸W(xué)會了許多西班牙語”。pick up此處表示“(無意中)學(xué)會”。make up“構(gòu)成”；turn up“出現(xiàn)”。

　　答案：A

　　4．The accident ________ to the man who ________ to be a foreigner，so it was hard to deal with.

　　A．occurs；happened

　　B．happened；occurred

　　C．came about；occurred

　　D．occurred；happened

　　解析：句意：出事故的碰巧是個外國人，因此很難處理。occur to sb.(=happen to sb.)發(fā)生在某人身上。happen to be a foreigner碰巧是一個外國人。

　　答案：D

　　5．Once they watched a whale ________ the depth of 400 metres underwater.

　　A．in

　　B．of

　　C．a(chǎn)t

　　D．on

　　解析：句意：“他們曾經(jīng)在水下400米的深處觀察到一頭鯨。”考查詞組at the depth of...故答案是C。

　　答案：C

　　6．At the end of the meeting，it was announced that an agreement ________.

　　A．has been reached

　　B．had been reachedC．has reached

　　D．had reached

　　解析：句意：會議結(jié)束的時候，他們宣布達成了一項協(xié)議。首先我們來確認agreement和reach間的關(guān)系為動賓關(guān)系，因agreement作主語，故應(yīng)用被動語態(tài)，這樣淘汰C項，又因“達成協(xié)議”發(fā)生在“宣布”之前，應(yīng)用過去完成時，故選B。

　　答案：B

　　7．They became friends again that day.Until then，they ________ to each other for nearly two years.

　　A．didn’t speak

　　B．hadn’t spoken

　　C．haven’t spoken

　　D．haven’t been speaking

　　解析：句意：那天他們又成了朋友。在那之前，他們將近2年時間沒互相說過話。他們兩年沒說話發(fā)生在那天他們又成為朋友之前，是過去的過去發(fā)生的動作，用過去完成時。故選B。

　　答案：B

　　8．When you get the paper back，pay special attention to what ________.

　　A．have marked

　　B．have been marked

　　C．had marked

　　D．had been marked

　　解析：句意：當(dāng)你拿回試卷時須特別注意已經(jīng)標注過的部分。本題考查動詞的時態(tài)，該句強調(diào)過去已經(jīng)修改過的東西并強調(diào)對現(xiàn)在的影響，用現(xiàn)在完成時，又因其主語為what，所以用被動語態(tài)。故用現(xiàn)在完成時的被動語態(tài)，選B。

　　答案：B

　　Ⅲ.翻譯句子

　　1．我突然想到要去歐洲旅游。(occur to)

　　________________________________________________________________________

　　2．據(jù)我的經(jīng)驗看，真正理解這個問題的人很少。(in one’s experience)

　　________________________________________________________________________

　　3．我被那場官司搞得傾家蕩產(chǎn)。(ruin)

　　________________________________________________________________________

　　4．我能用短波收音機收聽到你的信號。(pick up)

　　________________________________________________________________________

　　5．這橋長200米。

　　________________________________________________________________________

　　答案：1.It occurred to me that I would travel to Europe.

　　2．In my experience，very few people really understand the problem.

　　3．I was ruined by that law case.

　　4．I was able to pick you up on the shortwave radio.

　　5．The bridge is 200 metres in length或The bridge is 200 metres long.

　　Ⅳ.閱讀理解

　　The China Daily newspaper group is looking for English-language senior business editors，senior copy-editors，copy-editors and graphic designers to strengthen its international team.We offer a competitive salary package，free accommodations with utilities paid for,90 percent medical reimbursement，seven days of paid leave,11 public holidays and a return ticket to the country of residence.

　　Senior Business Editor

　　You must：

　　?assist the Business editor in setting goals and working on achieving them；

　　?be an excellent team person who can generate ideas and think creatively，be able to rewrite totally if needed and mentor junior staff；

　　?ideally being working or have worked in a position of responsibility and understand what leadership entails；

　　?have had at least five years’ editing experience working on editing the Business Desk and be familiar with industry software.

　　Business Copy-editor

　　You must：

　　?work on shifts in the Business Desk and usually have the last word before the page is sent to print；

　　?edit or rewrite copy and give snappy headlines and captions；

　　?have had at least two years’ editing experience working on editing desks and be familiar with industry software.

　　Copy-editor

　　You must：

　　?be good at editing or rewriting copy and writing snappy headlines and captions；

　　?be able to work on shifts for different pages，and usually have the last word before the page is sent to print；

　　?have two years of editing experience working on copy desks，and be familiar with industry software.

　　Senior Graphic Designer

　　You must：

　　?have excellent skills in information graphics；

　　?be good with illustrations and freehand drawings；

　　?be experienced in newspaper or magazine layouts；

　　?have a good sense of typography；

　　?have good news judgment；

　　?be well-versed with Macintosh software：Indesign，Illustrator，Photoshop；

　　?be fluent in English.

　　For enquiries or to apply，write to job@chinadaily.com.cn.

　　【解題導(dǎo)語】 本文是《中國日報》的一則招聘啟事。

　　1．How many kinds of positions are wanted according to the advertisement?

　　A．2.

　　B．3.

　　C．4.

　　D．5.

　　解析：細節(jié)理解題。由文章第一段的介紹可以看出，中國日報社共需要招聘4個崗位上的工作人員。

　　答案：C

　　2．What is NOT required about Copy-editor?

　　A．Being familiar with industry software.

　　B．Having two years of editing experience.

　　C．Having a good sense of typography.

　　D．Writing snappy headlines and captions.

　　解析：細節(jié)理解題。對應(yīng)招聘啟事上對于Copy-editor的要求可排除C項。

　　答案：C

　　3．Which position DOESN’T need the editing experience?

　　A．Senior Business Editor.

　　B．Business Copy-editor.

　　C．Copy-editor.

　　D．Senior Graphic Designer.

　　解析：細節(jié)理解題。對應(yīng)文中崗位的具體要求可知，D項的Senior Graphic Designer不需要編輯經(jīng)驗。

　　答案：D

　　4．Which of the following can be used as the title of the advertisement?

　　A．China Daily Newspaper Recruitment

　　B．China Daily Newspaper

　　C．China Daily Newspaper Want to Strengthen Its International Team

　　D．The Good Working Condition of China Daily

　　解析：標題概括題。文章第一段已點明文章主旨——招聘，所以A項的“中國日報社招聘”最能概括全文大意。

　　答案：A

　　5．If you are admitted into China Daily Newspaper，you can enjoy all the following EXCEPT ________.

　　A．free accommodations

　　B．seven days’ leave without pay

　　C．a(chǎn) return ticket to the country of residence

　　D．11 public holidays

　　解析：細節(jié)理解題。由第一段的敘述可知，可以享受seven days of paid leave而不是seven days leave without pay。

　　答案：B

　　Module 3　The Violence of Nature

　　能 力 闖 關(guān)

　　Ⅰ.單詞拼寫

　　1．This is one of the worst natural ________(災(zāi)難)in history.

　　2．We’ve just bought some new garden ________(家具)．

　　3．The earthquake caused a ________(全世界的)horror.

　　4．The p________ owner of the house has moved to the south.

　　5．Her illness r________ her chances of winning the race.

　　6．Since the volcano last e________，many houses have been rebuilt.

　　7．His father is buried in the c________ on the hill.

　　8．The state of Florida was hit by a hurricane that did serious d________.

　　9．The river had burst its banks and f________ the valley.

　　10．The audience strongly loved the film’s v________ energy and the star’s passionate performances.

　　答案：1.disasters　2.furniture　3.worldwide　4.previous　5.ruined　6.erupted　7.cemetery

　　8．damage　9.flooded　10.violent

　　Ⅱ.單項填空

　　1．After the earthquake，we can see the ________ of the village.

　　A．ruin

　　B．ruins

　　C．damage

　　D．destroy

　　解析：句意：“地震過后，我們看到村莊成了廢墟。”ruin名詞“遺跡，廢墟，”故答案是B。

　　答案：B

　　2．All the people here want to know ________.

　　A．when to do it

　　B．when should to itC．to do it when

　　D．it when to do

　　解析：句意：“這兒的所有人都想知道什么時候做這事情。”答案是A，特殊不定式短語作賓語，B、C、D均屬詞序不合習(xí)慣。

　　答案：A

　　3．Kathy ________ a lot of Spanish by playing with the native boys and girls.

　　A．picked up

　　B．took up

　　C．make up

　　D．turned up

　　解析：句意為“Kathy通過和當(dāng)?shù)氐哪泻⑴⑼鎸W(xué)會了許多西班牙語”。pick up此處表示“(無意中)學(xué)會”。make up“構(gòu)成”；turn up“出現(xiàn)”。

　　答案：A

　　4．The accident ________ to the man who ________ to be a foreigner，so it was hard to deal with.

　　A．occurs；happened

　　B．happened；occurred

　　C．came about；occurred

　　D．occurred；happened

　　解析：句意：出事故的碰巧是個外國人，因此很難處理。occur to sb.(=happen to sb.)發(fā)生在某人身上。happen to be a foreigner碰巧是一個外國人。

　　答案：D

　　5．Once they watched a whale ________ the depth of 400 metres underwater.

　　A．in

　　B．of

　　C．a(chǎn)t

　　D．on

　　解析：句意：“他們曾經(jīng)在水下400米的深處觀察到一頭鯨。”考查詞組at the depth of...故答案是C。

　　答案：C

　　6．At the end of the meeting，it was announced that an agreement ________.

　　A．has been reached

　　B．had been reachedC．has reached

　　D．had reached

　　解析：句意：會議結(jié)束的時候，他們宣布達成了一項協(xié)議。首先我們來確認agreement和reach間的關(guān)系為動賓關(guān)系，因agreement作主語，故應(yīng)用被動語態(tài)，這樣淘汰C項，又因“達成協(xié)議”發(fā)生在“宣布”之前，應(yīng)用過去完成時，故選B。

　　答案：B

　　7．They became friends again that day.Until then，they ________ to each other for nearly two years.

　　A．didn’t speak

　　B．hadn’t spoken

　　C．haven’t spoken

　　D．haven’t been speaking

　　解析：句意：那天他們又成了朋友。在那之前，他們將近2年時間沒互相說過話。他們兩年沒說話發(fā)生在那天他們又成為朋友之前，是過去的過去發(fā)生的動作，用過去完成時。故選B。

　　答案：B

　　8．When you get the paper back，pay special attention to what ________.

　　A．have marked

　　B．have been marked

　　C．had marked

　　D．had been marked

　　解析：句意：當(dāng)你拿回試卷時須特別注意已經(jīng)標注過的部分。本題考查動詞的時態(tài)，該句強調(diào)過去已經(jīng)修改過的東西并強調(diào)對現(xiàn)在的影響，用現(xiàn)在完成時，又因其主語為what，所以用被動語態(tài)。故用現(xiàn)在完成時的被動語態(tài)，選B。

　　答案：B

　　Ⅲ.翻譯句子

　　1．我突然想到要去歐洲旅游。(occur to)

　　________________________________________________________________________

　　2．據(jù)我的經(jīng)驗看，真正理解這個問題的人很少。(in one’s experience)

　　________________________________________________________________________

　　3．我被那場官司搞得傾家蕩產(chǎn)。(ruin)

　　________________________________________________________________________

　　4．我能用短波收音機收聽到你的信號。(pick up)

　　________________________________________________________________________

　　5．這橋長200米。

　　________________________________________________________________________

　　答案：1.It occurred to me that I would travel to Europe.

　　2．In my experience，very few people really understand the problem.

　　3．I was ruined by that law case.

　　4．I was able to pick you up on the shortwave radio.

　　5．The bridge is 200 metres in length或The bridge is 200 metres long.

　　Ⅳ.閱讀理解

　　The China Daily newspaper group is looking for English-language senior business editors，senior copy-editors，copy-editors and graphic designers to strengthen its international team.We offer a competitive salary package，free accommodations with utilities paid for,90 percent medical reimbursement，seven days of paid leave,11 public holidays and a return ticket to the country of residence.

　　Senior Business Editor

　　You must：

　　?assist the Business editor in setting goals and working on achieving them；

　　?be an excellent team person who can generate ideas and think creatively，be able to rewrite totally if needed and mentor junior staff；

　　?ideally being working or have worked in a position of responsibility and understand what leadership entails；

　　?have had at least five years’ editing experience working on editing the Business Desk and be familiar with industry software.

　　Business Copy-editor

　　You must：

　　?work on shifts in the Business Desk and usually have the last word before the page is sent to print；

　　?edit or rewrite copy and give snappy headlines and captions；

　　?have had at least two years’ editing experience working on editing desks and be familiar with industry software.

　　Copy-editor

　　You must：

　　?be good at editing or rewriting copy and writing snappy headlines and captions；

　　?be able to work on shifts for different pages，and usually have the last word before the page is sent to print；

　　?have two years of editing experience working on copy desks，and be familiar with industry software.

　　Senior Graphic Designer

　　You must：

　　?have excellent skills in information graphics；

　　?be good with illustrations and freehand drawings；

　　?be experienced in newspaper or magazine layouts；

　　?have a good sense of typography；

　　?have good news judgment；

　　?be well-versed with Macintosh software：Indesign，Illustrator，Photoshop；

　　?be fluent in English.

　　For enquiries or to apply，write to job@chinadaily.com.cn.

　　【解題導(dǎo)語】 本文是《中國日報》的一則招聘啟事。

　　1．How many kinds of positions are wanted according to the advertisement?

　　A．2.

　　B．3.

　　C．4.

　　D．5.

　　解析：細節(jié)理解題。由文章第一段的介紹可以看出，中國日報社共需要招聘4個崗位上的工作人員。

　　答案：C

　　2．What is NOT required about Copy-editor?

　　A．Being familiar with industry software.

　　B．Having two years of editing experience.

　　C．Having a good sense of typography.

　　D．Writing snappy headlines and captions.

　　解析：細節(jié)理解題。對應(yīng)招聘啟事上對于Copy-editor的要求可排除C項。

　　答案：C

　　3．Which position DOESN’T need the editing experience?

　　A．Senior Business Editor.

　　B．Business Copy-editor.

　　C．Copy-editor.

　　D．Senior Graphic Designer.

　　解析：細節(jié)理解題。對應(yīng)文中崗位的具體要求可知，D項的Senior Graphic Designer不需要編輯經(jīng)驗。

　　答案：D

　　4．Which of the following can be used as the title of the advertisement?

　　A．China Daily Newspaper Recruitment

　　B．China Daily Newspaper

　　C．China Daily Newspaper Want to Strengthen Its International Team

　　D．The Good Working Condition of China Daily

　　解析：標題概括題。文章第一段已點明文章主旨——招聘，所以A項的“中國日報社招聘”最能概括全文大意。

　　答案：A

　　5．If you are admitted into China Daily Newspaper，you can enjoy all the following EXCEPT ________.

　　A．free accommodations

　　B．seven days’ leave without pay

　　C．a(chǎn) return ticket to the country of residence

　　D．11 public holidays

　　解析：細節(jié)理解題。由第一段的敘述可知，可以享受seven days of paid leave而不是seven days leave without pay。

　　答案：B