Unit
15 Study skills
【重点、难点点拨】
1 Go over the
daily expressions for invitation and responses.
2 come across, refer to, if so, be on holiday, the more… the better, not…
unless…, an
article of clothing,
The last question is what to read
3 the passive voice
【重点、难点例题解析】
1 The price ________, but
I doubt whether it will remain so.
A. went down B. will go down
C. has gone down D. was going down
答案C。 go down 为瞬间动词，不能延续。根据 will remain一词选用完成时态表示已经完成的动作。
2 —Hey, look where you are going!
— Oh, I'm
terribly sorry ________.
A. I'm not noticing B. I wasn't noticing
C. I haven't noticed D. I don't notice.
答案B。表达了正在进行中的人对提示人的即刻反映。没有注意到行进的方向，可能去了不该去的地 方。
3 The purpose of new technologies is to make life easier, it more difficult.
A. not make B. not to make
C. not making D.
don't make
答案B。is to make
为复合谓语，表示预测。逗号后表示并列复合谓语，而不是要使生活更艰苦。
4 —Will you stay for lunch?
—Sorry, ________. My brother is coming to see
me.
A. I mustn't B.
I can't C. I needn't D. I won't
答案B。表达了被邀请人不是因为不愿意而是因为客观原因不能留下吃晚餐。
【重点、难点练习题】
1 Fill in the blanks with the proper tenses.
(1) While her husband was in the a Army, she ________(write) him twice a week.
(2) When she arrived we ________(have) lunch.
(3) He said that he ________(finish) school a week before.
(4) I________(read) it before.
(5) The clock________(strike)four
as Mary________(reach) her flat.
She ________(light) a final cigarette and ________(sit)
at her dressingtable thinking of the party she ________(leave)an
hour before. She would have been home much earlier
but she________(have) difficulty in finding a taxi at
that late hour. Reflecting that if she didn't go to bed
quickly, she
would feel dreadful at work next day,
she ________(put down) her cigarette,
________(undress) quickly,
and ________(get) into bed,
She ________(fall) asleep at once.
2 Fill in the blanks with could, might, would or
had better
(1) ________I have
some coffee?
(2) Maybe you ________answer
this question in English.
(3) What ________you
like to do?
(4) ________you
open the window for me?
(5) ________you
go with me tomorrow?
(6) You ________not
be late again, or
the teacher will be angry with you.
【全方位单元综合练习题】
Ⅰ Give the topic
to each section
1 To read different
types of books in different way is for section________
2 Time to read
a story book is for section________
3 The way to read
a book on a subject is for ________
4 The way to read
a book which is not a story is for
5 Some more reading
tips is for________
6 The selection
of reading materials is for________
7 Enjoy reading
is for________
Ⅱ Text comprehension
1 While reading
a newspaper for information,
which way of reading are most people likely using?
A. Tasting B.
Swallowing
C. Chewing and
digesting D. None of them
2 To study the details, which way of reading are people likely
using?
A. Tasting B. Swallowing
C. Chewing and
digesting D. None of them
3 Which of the following is the correct
meaning of “digest” in the text?
A. Charge food
in the stomach and bowels so that it can be used by the
body.
B. Serve oneself
with food.
C. Read slowly
and carefully.
D. Understand
and remember.
4 Which of the following is the correct
meaning of “tip” in the text?
A. Small but
useful piece of practical advice.
B. Small sum
of money given to a porter,
waiter, taxi－driver, etc. for personal
services.
C. Touch or strike
lightly.
D. Pointed or
thin end of something.
5 According to the writer, which of the following is the most important
while reading?
A. Be able to
use all the three ways of reading.
B. Be able to find out what a book is about.
C. Be able to
guess the meaning of new words.
D. Be able to
enjoy reading.
6 The author tells us________.
A. the importance
of listening when learning a foreign language.
B. the meaning
of the Chinese character “ting”
C. how to be
a good listener in life
D. how to be
a good listener in learning a foreign language
7 Which of the following, carries the meaning of “character” in the text?
A. The particular
qualities that make a person different from others.
B. Reputation
C. Letter, mark, sign,
etc. used in a system of writing.
D. A person presented
in a film, play or story.
8 In paragraph 2, 3 and 4, what is considered to be very important while listening to
others?
A. Respect the
speakers.
B. Listen with
complete attention.
C. Listen with
complete attention.
D. Listen with ears.
9 According to the text,
when your friends are in trouble,
you'd better________.
A. give some
good advice B. ask some good questions
C. give some
good answers D. keep silent and wait
10 You shouldn't
start your own story while your friend is telling you
his /her trouble, because it is________.
A. not the right
time B. not polite
C. interruption D. all of the above
Ⅲ Guess the meaning
1 The opposite
of “general idea” is ________.
2 Enlarge here
means________.
3 ________here
means small but useful piece of practical advice.
4 ________here
means a sweater.
5 ________means
read by chance.
Ⅳ Pick out the new word in the text with the same meaning
1 not complete
2. mean
3 in this way
4. Chinese character
5 not divided
6. consider
Ⅴ Give or pick out in the text the topic
of paragraphs
paragraph 1_____________________________________
paragraph 2_____________________________________
paragraph 3_____________________________________
paragraph 4_____________________________________
paragraph 5_____________________________________
paragraph 6 _____________________________________
paragraph 7_____________________________________
Ⅵ Multiple choice
1 The more we practise, ________we get________listening a foreign
language.
A. the better…
in B. the more… at
C. the better… at D.
the less…in
2 Being a good listener means ________than
just “listening with ears”.
A. not more B. no more C. much more D.
more
3 I should look at you ________you
are speaking a sign of respect.
A. when… as B. while… as
C. as… for D. if… to
4 I should not watch TV, ________look ________your shoulder ________other
people while we are talking together.
A. or… over… at B. and… by… to
C. /… with… with D. but… on… /
5 Very ________people listen ________complete
attention.
A. little… in B. a few… with
C. few… with D. few… paying
6 If you ask them to repeat ________you
have just , they
cannot.
A. that… told B. what… spoke
C. that… talked D. what… said
7 “Heart”is ________makes you ________other people.
A. that… love B. that … to love
C. what… loving D. what… love
8 You should listen with complete respect
________the other person.
A. to B. for C. / D. in
9 Here are some more tips ________becoming
a good listener.
A. about B. on C. for D. in
10 All we need ________a good friend who ________us
while or “talk things through”.
A. are… will listen to B.
is… will
listen to
C. will be… is listening to D. is… listens
Ⅶ Spell the word by the sentence meanings
1 The ship was s________ up by the waves.
2 Just c________those
facts, and let me know your opinion.
3 He followed
up and e________ on the work his father had begun.
4 Their achievements
were a great e________to us.
5 Some foods
d________more easily than others.
Ⅷ Reading comprehension
Environmental
Pollution
People all over the world today
are beginning to hear and learn more and more about the
problem of pollution. Pollution is caused either by man's
release of completely new and often artificial substances
into the environment, or by releasing greatly increased
amounts of a natural substance, such as oil from oil tankers
into the sea.
The whole industrial process which
makes many of the goods and machines we need and use in
our daily lives, is bound to create a number of waste
products which upset the environmental balance, or the
ecological balance as it is also known.
Many of these waste products can
be prevented or disposed of sensibly, but clearly while
more and more new and complex goods are produced there
will be new, dangerous wastes to be disposed of, for example,
the waste products from nuclear power stations. Many people,
therefore, see pollution as only part of a larger and
more complex problem, that is, the whole process of industrial
production and consumption of goods. Others gagin see
the problem mainly in connection with agriculture, where
new methods are helping farmers grow more and more on
their land to feed our everincreasing populations. However,
the land itself is gradually becoming worn out as it is
being used, in some cases, too heavily, and artificial
fertilizers cannot restore the balance.
Whatever its underlying reasons,
there is no doubt that much of the pollution caused could
be controlled if only companies, individuals and governments
would make more efforts. In the home there is an obvious
need to control litter and waste. Food comes wrapped up
three or four times in packages that all have to be disposed
of; drinks are increasingly sold in bottles or tins which
cannot be reused. This not only causes a litter problem,
but also is a great waste of resources, in terms of glass,
metals and paper. Advertising has helped this process
by persuading many of us not only to buy things we neither
want nor need, but also to throw away much of what we
do buy. Pollution and waste combine to be a problem everyone
can help to solve by cutting out unnecessary buying, excess
consumption and careless disposal of the products we use
in our daily lives.
１． The main cause of pollution is .
Ａ． the release
of artificial or natural substances into the environment
Ｂ． the production
of new industrial goods
Ｃ． increased amounts
of a natural substance
Ｄ． our everincreasing
population
２． What do you think will upset the environmental
balance? .
Ａ． Waste products
Ｂ． The whole industrial
process.
Ｃ． Some kinds of
disposable goods.
Ｄ． Some machines
we need and use in our daily life.
３． In the writer's view, the more new
goods, .
Ａ． the less pollution
Ｂ． the harder pollution
can be prevented
Ｃ． the more pollution
there will be
Ｄ． the more easily
pollution can be controlled
４． Many people see pollution as only
part of .
Ａ． our daily life
Ｂ． the environmental
balance
Ｃ． the consumption
of goods by man
Ｄ． the whole process
of industrial production and consumption of goods
５． Much of the pollution could be controlled
if only .
Ａ． people would
pay more attention to the problem
Ｂ． governments
would take effective measures
Ｃ． all sides concerned
would make more efforts
Ｄ． farmers would
use less artificial fertilizers
６． Food packages, bottles and tins for
drinks can cause.
Ａ． air and water
pollution
Ｂ． both a litter
problem and a waste of resources
Ｃ． excess consumption
Ｄ． unnecessary
buying
７． People can help solve the problem
of pollution by .
Ａ． urging their
governments to control litter and waste
Ｂ． making antipollution
advertisements
Ｃ． cutting down
the use of oil and other oil products
Ｄ． reducing unnecessary
buying, overconsumption and careless disposal of wastes
Ⅸ
Read the letter and fill in th blanks with the
proper tenses
Dear Wang Li,
We'll 1 (be) very happy if you can 2 (come)
and 3 (spend)
several days with
us here during the coming summer vacation.
It's so long since we 4 (see)you in Beijing
and we 5 (be) eager to hear about your life and
6 (study)at school. There 7 (be) no one here except
Tom, you and me,
so we can 8 (have) a real good English
talk together, and 9 (hear) some American pop music on the recorder.
Besides, you 10 (be) sure to enjoy us boating on the Xuanwu Lake
and 11
(go) fishing by the Long river.
Do hope you can 12 (come).
Looking forward very much to 13 (see)
you.
Yours
sincerely
John
Smith
Ⅹ
Write a reply letter by the above letter
1 感谢盛情邀请。
2 说明自己不能去的原因。
3 介绍自己的生活或学习的情况。