Unit 15 The necklace
●目标导引
Ⅰ.单词及短语
recognize, jewelry, continue, marry, worth, call on, at most, bring back, fall asleep, pay off, besides, try on
Ⅱ.语法：情态动词(3)
must, can/ could, may/ might的用法
●内容精讲
Ⅰ.单词及短语精讲
1. recognize v.
(1)识别，认出 = know and remember sb.or sth. one has seen before,强调从外表上辨认出，指一时性的动作。know是状态性动词，表示知道有这个人并认识他,在一定程度上还对他有所了解，指长久性的一种情况。
e.g. I know him, but when I saw him last night, I could hardly recognize him.
我认识他，但当我昨晚看到他时，我几乎认不出他了。
I recognized his voice over the phone.
我在电话里听出他的声音了。
注意: 不能说I recognized him ten years ago.或I knew him ten years ago.
而要说I got to know him ten years ago.我是十年前开始认识他的。
(2)承认，认可 = accept as being lawful, real, or having value
e.g. They recognized the new government.他们承认了那个新政府。
That's a recognized method of teaching English.
那是一种得到认可的英语教学法。
(3)意识到，自认 = be ready/ prepared to admit，后接that从句。
e.g. After the accident, he recognized that he was not fit for the work.
事故发生后，他认识到不能胜任这项工作。
I clearly recognized from that matter that he was far cleverer than I was.
从那件事上我清楚地认识到他要比我聪明得多。
2. jewelry n.珠宝，珠宝类，集合名词，不可数，作主语时谓语动词用单数。
jewel n.珠宝，首饰，可数
e.g. a piece of jewelry一件珠宝
some jewels几件珠宝
We buy jewelry from a jeweller's shop.我们在珠宝店买珠宝。
The jewels were kept in the safe.首饰在保险柜里。
3. continue v.继续
(1) continue to do sth./continue doing sth.
e.g. They continued to walk/walking until they reached the town.
他们不停地走，一直走到镇上。
How long will you continue working/to work?你将继续工作多久？
(2)continue with sth. = go on with sth.
e.g. He continued with his story. 他继续讲故事。
Although the students listened attentively, she didn't continue with her explanation.
尽管学生们注意地听，但她没有继续解释下去。
(3)作不及物动词
e.g. The hot weather continued for a month.炎热的天气持续了一个月。
The noise continued until the teacher appeared.
吵闹声一直持续到老师出现才停下来。
(4)作系动词，相当于remain
e.g. The whole class continued silent.全班继续保持沉默。
The summer continued hot and dry.这个夏天一直炎热干燥。
4. marry v.与……结婚，娶，嫁
(1)作不及物动词
e.g. The scientist didn't marry until forty.那位科学家到四十岁才结婚。
He married young.他早婚。
(2) 作及物动词，需要宾语
e.g. Alice married a Frenchman.爱丽丝嫁给了一个法国人。
John is going to marry Helen.约翰要娶海伦。
(3) marry和get married都是非延续性动词，强调动作，因此不能与表示一段时间的状语连用；表示结婚已有一段时间应该用be married强调状态。
e.g. Is Jack married?杰克结婚了吗？
He got married to Mary last year.他去年和玛丽结婚。
They have been married for ten years.他们结婚十年了。
5. worth adj.值得，值(多少钱)
(1) (be) worth + n./doing sth.
e.g. The necklace is worth 300 dollars.这条项链值300美元。
The museum is worth a visit/ visiting.那个博物馆值得一看。
His suggestion is worth consideration/ considering.他的建议值得考虑。
Don't lock the door; it isn't worth it.别锁门了，不值得锁。
注意：表示“很值得”时前面加well修饰。
e.g.The article is well worth reading.那篇文章很值得一读。
(2)worthless = valueless 毫无价值
invaluable = priceless非常贵重，无价之宝
比较：worthy adj.值得， (be) worthy of + n./ do/ being done, (be) worthy to/be done。
e.g. The museum is worthy of being visited/ to be visited.
His suggestion is worthy of being considered/ to be considered.
6. at (the) most最多，至多，反义词是 at (the) least至少，最少
e.g. I can pay only 20 pounds at the most.我最多只能付20英镑。
She is at most 30 years old.她最多30岁。
The repairs will cost at least 100 dollars.修理费至少要100美元。
This is worth 500 yuan at the least.这个至少500元。
7. come up with 提出
e.g. For years he kept coming up with new and good ideas.
几年来他不断地提出新的、好的想法。
Scientists will have to come up with new methods of increasing the world's food supply.
科学家们将不得不提出新方法来增加世界的粮食供给。
比较：come up to达到(愿望，标准等)，赶(比)得上
e.g. Your work doesn't come up to what I expect of you.
你的工作没有达到我的期望。
His work didn't come up to that of his brother.他的工作赶不上他哥哥的。
come up for参加(竞选)
e.g. Mayor Jones comes up for election this fall.琼斯市长参加今年秋天的竞选。
come up against遭到(困难，反对等)，和……相抵触
e.g. Not for the first time she will come up against her husband's opinions.
她将不止一次遭到丈夫的反对。
Ⅱ.句子精讲
8. The three friends have gone to bed and are trying to fall asleep when suddenly…
三个朋友已经上床正要睡觉，这时候突然……
(1)fall系动词，后接形容词，表示从一种状态进入另一种状态。
e.g. The child fell asleep in her mother's arms.孩子在妈妈怀里睡着了。
He has fallen ill and is now in hospital.他病了，现在正在住院。
Why did she suddenly fall silent at the meeting?
她为什么在会上突然变得沉默了？
We have fallen short of oil.我们的油不够了。
(2)asleep adj.睡着了,是表语形容词，只能作表语或宾语补足语。
e.g. The baby is fast / sound asleep.
= The baby is in deep sleep.婴儿正在熟睡。
He fell/ dropped asleep as soon as he got into bed.他刚上床就睡着了。
The teacher found Tom asleep in class and kept him behind after school.
老师发现汤姆在课上睡着了，放学后把他留了下来。
比较：
sleepy 困了，想睡了
e.g. I'm sleepy and I'd like to go to bed.我想睡了，我得休息了。
sleeping正在睡觉
e.g. They woke up the sleeping girl and asked her where her parents were.
他们叫醒那个正在睡觉的女孩，问她父母在哪里。
9.But, just this once. After all, this ball is very important.不过，就只这一次。
(1) just this once是个简单分句，其本身就是一个相对完整的语言单位。前文中也有类似的简单分句：
Years of hard work, very little food, only a small cold room to live in and never a moment's rest.
这个简单分句是由四个名词词组构成的。
(2) after all
①在句首，“要知道……”“别忘了……”,表示说话人对别人的态度，用来说服或提醒对方，引出听话人似乎忘记了某个重要的论点或理由。
e.g. Mary didn't pass the exam, but after all she had done her best.
玛丽考试没及格，但她毕竟努力了。
I think we should let her go with her boy friend.After all, she's a big
girl now.
我觉得我们应该让她和她的男朋友一起去，毕竟她现在是个大姑娘了。
It's not surprising you're tired.After all, you were up until twelve
last night.感到疲劳并不奇怪，别忘了，你昨晚12点才睡。
②在句尾，“虽然有前面说过的话”“和预期的情况相反”，表示说话人意思的转折，意为“虽然……,但毕竟……”
e.g. I did promise I would lend you money, but I'm sorry I can't manage after all.
我确实答应过借给你钱，但实在对不起，我现在实在无能为力。
I thought I was going to fail the exam, but I passed it after all.
我原以为我会不及格，没想到我还是及格了。
Although they met with difficulties, I hear that they've succeeded after
all.
他们虽然遇到了困难，但我听说他们终究还是成功了。
比较：in all总共
e.g. How many people were there in all at the party?
出席聚会的共有多少人？
at all用于否定句，“根本不”，加强语气。
e.g. He wasn't at all tired.他根本不累。
above all首先，最重要的
e.g. A teacher, above all, should know how to deal with the problems taking place
in class correctly.
一个教师首先应知道怎样处理课堂上发生的问题。
10. So I called on you and asked if I could borrow some jewellery.
因此我去拜访了你，问问你是否能借给我一些珠宝。
call on = call upon访问，看望，拜访，常指正式的社交或业务往来。
e.g. Last night I called on Mr. Black and had a long talk with him.
昨晚我拜访了布莱克先生，并同他作了长时间的交谈。
比较：call on sb.拜访某人
call at +表示地方或场所的名词
e.g. I called at Mr. Smith's yesterday.
我昨天去了史密斯先生的家。
He called at the doctor's this afternoon.今天下午他去了医务所。
11.You tried it on…你戴上试了一下。
try on试穿
e.g. Try on the dress, and you will know if it fits you.
试穿一下这条裙子，你就会知道它合不合适。
Never buy shoes without trying them on first.鞋子不先试穿就不要买。
比较：put on穿上
e.g. She put on the skirt and looked more beautiful in it.
她穿上裙子，显得更漂亮了。
pull on匆匆忙忙地穿上
e.g. He pulled on his overcoat and it seemed just to cover him like a blanket.
他匆匆穿上大衣，就好像一条毯子只是把他身体遮住。
12.on的用法
(1) …it looked wonderful on you.(项链)戴在你身上真是太好看了。
on介词，“附着在……上”
e.g. She had a red hat on her head.她的头上戴着一顶红帽子。
Have you got a match on you?你身边带火柴了吗？
He carried a heavy bag on his back.他背着一个沉重的背包。
(2) There's a light on in Dr. Baker's office.贝克医生的办公室里亮着灯。
on在发生(或活动着)，起着作用
e.g. What's on at that theatre?剧场上演着什么戏？
The battle against drought was on. 抗旱斗争在继续。
Is there anything on tomorrow?明天有什么事吗？
Is the water on yet? 自来水通了吗？
13.Pierre and I did have a very good time at the ball.
Pierre和我的确在舞会上玩得很好。
did在此处是助动词，用来加强语气。助动词do, does, did可用于一般现在时和一般过去时的肯定陈述句中，强调谓语动词，后面用动词原形。翻译时应将其强调的意思表达出来。
e.g. Do tell me what happened.务必告诉我发生了什么事。
I do think he is right.我确实认为他是对的。
She does speak English very well.她的英语确实讲得不错。
She did tell me that he would join us in the work.
她真的告诉我他要参加我们的工作。
14. Writing a simple play is not that difficult.写个简单的剧本不是那么难。
that adv.那么，那样，这么，修饰形容词或副词，相当于so。
e.g. But most of us aren't all that good.但是我们大多数不是那么好。
I didn't realize he was that ill.我没有意识到他病得这么厉害。
How could she sing that well after only one lesson?
只上了一节课她怎么能唱得那么好？
Ⅲ.语法精讲
15.情态动词must, can/ could, may/ might表示推测的用法
(1)must表示“肯定”推测，只用于肯定句。
e.g. You must be Dr. Wang.你肯定是王医生。
(2)can表示“肯定不能”“能……吗？”，用于表示语气很重的推测，只用于否定句，疑问句，不用于肯定句。
e.g. You can't be Dr. Wang.你肯定不是王医生。
Can you be Dr. Wang?你是王医生吗？
(3)could是can的过去式，表示“可能”，用于肯定句、否定句、疑问句中。
e.g.He said he could come.他说他可能来。
(4)may表示“或许”，表推测的可能性是50%，只是一个猜测,用于肯定句、否定句中。注意may的否定形式是may not,无mayn't形式。
e.g.He may come or may not.他可能来也可能不来。
(5)might是may的过去式，用于推测时，表示更没把握，可用于肯定句、否定句、疑问句中。
(6)推测语气由弱到强的排列为：might— may— could— must
e.g.—Look, someone is coming. What can it be?
看，有人来了。那能是谁呢？
—It may be the headmaster.可能是校长。
—It can't be him. He has gone to Guangzhou.肯定不是他，他去广州了。
—It must be Mr. Zhang. He looks exactly like the headmaster.
那肯定是张老师，他看起来很像校长。
(7)表示推测的词后跟三种形式来表示句子的时间概念，以must为例：
must be adj./n.表示对现在的推测(动词为状态词)；
must be doing表示对现在的推测(动词为行为动词)；
must have done表示对过去或已经完成动作的推测。
在对这些表推测的句子进行反意疑问时，要用真实情况来进行反意疑问。
e.g. He must be in the next room, isn't he?
他肯定在隔壁房间，不是吗？(对现在的推测)
He must be reading newspapers now, isn't he?
他现在肯定在读报，不是吗？(对现在的推测)
It must have rained last night, didn't it?
昨天夜里肯定下雨了，不是吗？(对过去的推测)
He must have finished his homework, hasn't he?
他肯定是完成作业了，不是吗？(对已经完成动作的推测)
(8)can(could) have done否定式表示对过去事情真实性表示不相信，用could have done显得语气更婉转，用于疑问句中表示惊奇和怀疑。
e.g. He can't have gone home because I saw him on the playground just now.
他不可能回家了，因为我在操场上刚刚见过他。
He could have arrived earlier.他本可以早一点到的。
Where could he have gone?他可能到哪里去了呢？
(9)may(might) have done表示对过去的事情可能性的推测，might比may表示的可能性更小，或与实际情况相反，常有批评的意味，意为“本应该……”
e.g. Tom is playing in the garden. He may have finished his homework.
汤姆在花园里玩，他可能已经完成了作业。
You might have told him earlier. He is angry now.你本应该早点告诉他，现在他生气了。
●迁移发散
16. besides, beside, except, except for区别
(1) besides
①介词，除了(指同一类事物，后者包括在内)，一般文中有more, other, another, else等词。
e.g.He had other people to take care of besides me.除了我他还得要照顾别的人。
What else has he done besides reading the paper?除了读报纸他还干了什么？
②副词，此外，除此之外
e.g.Her intentions were good,besides, it was pleasant to be with her.
她的意图是好的，此外，跟她在一起很快乐。
(2)beside介词，在……旁边
e.g.He was sitting beside her.他坐在她旁边。
(3)except介词，除去，除掉(指同一类事物，后者不包括在内)
① +名词/代词
e.g. We go there every day except Sunday.除了周日，我们每天都去那里。
② +介词短语
e.g. I can take my holidays at any time except in August.
除了八月，我可以随时度假。
③ +不定式
e.g. The windows were never opened except to air the room for a few minutes in
the morning.
除了在早晨通风几分钟外，窗户从来不开。
④ +从句
e.g. He is a good student except that he is occasionally careless.
他是个好学生除了偶尔有点马虎。
(4) except for除了有……之外(不同类，前后两者是整体和局部的关系，含有肯定一方否定一方之意)
e.g. Your picture is good except for some of the colours.
除了几点颜色之外，你的画很不错。
Now the wood is silent except for the leaves.
现在整个树林很静除了树叶的沙沙声。
［过关题］
(1) He has done everything __________ what I asked him to do.
A.beside B.besides
C.except D.accept
答案：C
(2)The suit fitted him well__________the colour was a little brighter.
A.except for B.except that
C.except when D.besides
答案：B
(3) I know nothing about the young lady __________ she is from Beijing .
A.except B.except for
C.except that D.besides
答案：C
(4) He looked everywhere __________ in the bedroom.
A.besides B.except
C.except for D.except that
答案：B
17. true与real区别
(1) true真的，符合实际的，可作定语或表语
e.g. Is it true that he has left for London?
他已离开去伦敦的消息确实吗？
This is a story of a true man.这是一个根据真人所编的故事。
(2) real真的，真正的而不是想象的，表示实际存在的意义，如实情、实况、实例、实物等，一般只作定语。
e.g. This is a true story of real life.
这是一个从现实(而不是想象的)生活中取材的真实故事。
［过关题］
(1) The story sounds __________.
A.to be true B.as true
C.being true D.true
答案：D
(2) These ideas are sure to come __________ one day.
A.true B.truly
C.real D.really
答案：A
18. accept与receive区别
(1) accept和receive都可表示收取所给予、提供或送到的东西，但receive只指客观上收到，接到，accept是主观上接受，领受。
e.g. I received a present from Jack, but as I wouldn't accept it. I returned it to the sender.
我收到了杰克送来的一份礼物，但由于我不愿接受，所以我退给了送来的那个人。
She did receive your invitation but she refused to accept it.
她确实收到了你的邀请，但她拒绝了。
(2) accept还可用来表示主观上“吸收”某人，“承认”或“赞同”某一看法或理论。
e.g. I can't accept (=take) you as my secretary. 我不能聘任你为我的秘书。
I can't accept (=recognize) my defeat.我不能承认我失败了。
He had to accept our explanation. 他只好接受了我们的解释。
His new theory was widely accepted/ received (=recognized).
他的新理论被广泛的承认和肯定。
The young man was accepted/ received (=admitted) into the organization.
这位男青年被吸收加入这个组织。
(3)receive可用来表示一种自然的“获得”(=get)，也可用来表示“接待”(=welcome)和“遭受”(=suffer)。
e.g. He received (=got)a good education.他受到过良好的教育。
She received (=got)a doctor's degree at the age of twenty- eight.
她在二十八岁时获得博士学位。
You will receive (=got)a warm welcome when you get here.
你到时会受到热烈欢迎。
He received (=welcome) his guests with a smile.他向来宾微笑表示欢迎。
The soldier received (= suffered ) a bad wound in the head.
那士兵头部受伤严重。
［过关题］
(1)__________ a reply, he decided to write again.
A.Not receiving B.Receiving not
C.Not having received D.Having not received
答案：C
(2) I__________your reason for being late.
A.received B.accepted
C.agreed D.recognized
答案：B
19.if与whether区别
(1)表示“如果”，引导条件状语从句，只能用if。
e.g. If you finish your work, you can go out.如果你完成了工作，你可以出去。
You should get up at 6 o'clock if you want to catch the first the bus.
如果你想赶上第一班车，你应该在六点钟起床。
(2)表示“是否”
①if和whether都可引导宾语从句，可互换，常用在know, wonder, ask等一类动词之后。
e.g. I don't know if/ whether I should tell you.
我不知道我是否应该告诉你。
She wondered whether/ if he was coming to pick her up.
她不知道他是否来接她。
She was uncertain whether/ if she could pass the exam.
她对是否能通过考试把握不大。
②只能用whether的情况
a.引导主语从句
e.g. Whether he is coming is still a question.他是否能来还是个问题。
b.引导表语从句
e.g. The question is whether he has enough money.
问题是他是否有足够的钱。
c.引导同位语从句
e.g. The question whether he will accept our gift worries us.
他是否接受我们的礼物这个问题始终使我们忧虑不安。
d.与or not连用
e.g. I don't know whether or not he will go.我不知道他是否会去。
e.在介词后面
e.g. It depends on whether he can solve the problem.
这取决于他是否能解决这个问题。
f.引导不定式
e.g. He can't decide whether to meet her (or not).
他决定不了是否该去见她。
g.在句首时
e.g. Whether he can borrow some money from the bank, we don't know.
我们不知道他是否能从银行借些钱。
［过关题］
(1)The question is__________he can came on time.
A.if B.whether
C.where D.that
答案：B
(2)He doesn't know__________ot stay or not.
A.whether B.if
C.either D.if he will
答案：A
20.cost, take, pay, spend区别
(1) cost指花费金钱、时间、劳力等,主语是表示事物的名词或代词，没有被动语态。作名词时表示“成本”“价钱”“费用”。
e.g. How much did the radio cost you?这台收音机花了你多少钱？
The work cost them much labour.这项工作花费了他们很多的劳力。
What's the cost of the car? 那辆车得花多少钱？
living costs生活费用 the cost of a book一本书的成本
(2)take主要指花费时间，主语是表示事物的名词或代词。
e.g. It took them over two years to build the bridge.
修建这座桥花了他们两年多时间。
The composition cost / took me three hours.我用了三小时才写成这篇作文。
(3)spend表示花费金钱或时间，主语是表示有生命的名词或代词(一般是人)， spend …on sth.,spend …(in) doing。
e.g. I spent 600 yuan on the camera.买这只照相机，我花了600元。
He often spent his spare time (in) helping the poor.
他经常利用业余时间帮助穷人。
(4)pay付钱，主语必须是人，其宾语可以是人，也可是物。
e.g. I haven't paid the doctor.我还没付医生的诊费。
He paid 400 000 yuan for the house.他花了40万元买房子。
［过关题］
(1) That sui__________over 60 dollars.
A.has costed B.costed
C.is costed D.cost
答案：Ｄ
(2) I__________ 200 yuan on the electric fan.
A.spent B.offered
C.took D.paid
答案：Ａ
(3)The bike my father bought me__________him about one thousand yuan.
A.took B.spent
C.paid D.cost
答案：Ｄ
(4)We had to __________ the doctor each month whether we needed him or not.
A.pay B.pay for
C.be paid D.be paid for
答案：Ａ
21. a bit与a little用法
(1)肯定句中，同义，表示“一点儿”“一些”。
e.g. I'm a bit/ a little hungry.我有点饿了。
You'd better drive a bit/ a little slower.你最好开慢点。
(2)否定句中，not a bit = not at all/ not in the least “一点也不”, not a little= very/much/very much,“非常”。
e.g. I was not a bit tired after the training .训练后我一点也不累。
The children were not a little tired after the climb.
登山后，孩子们非常累。
［过关题］
(1) “I'm not __________ tired, I can't walk any __________”, Tom said.
A bit, more B.a bit, longer
C.a little, more D.little, longer
答案：C
(2)The boys were not __________ tire.They were playing hide-and-seek(捉迷藏)happily.
A.bit B.a little
C.any D.one bit
答案：A
课文背景阅读
Guy de Maupassant (1850~1893)—in full Henry-Rene-Albert-Guy de Maupassant
French author of the naturalistic school who is generally considered the greatest French short story writer. Maupassant took the subjects for his pessimistic stories and novels chiefly from the Norman peasant life, the Franco-Prussian War, the behavior of the bourgeoisie, and the fashionable life of Paris. During his last years of life Maupassant suffered from mental illness. Maupassant has been accused of misogynism but his portrayal of prostitutes was sympathetic.
Guy de Maupassant was probably born at the Chteau de Miromesniel, Dieppe. His paternal ancestors were noble, and his maternal grandfather, Paul Le Poittevin, was Gustave Flaubert's godfather. His parents separated when he was 11 years old.Maupassant grew up in his native Normandy. The gift of a photographic memory enabled him to gather a storehouse of information, which later helped him in his stories about the Norman people.
In his teens Maupassant was shown, by the poet Algernon Swinburne (1837~1909), a mummified hand.He used this haunting image in his early short story La Main Ecorche (1875). In 1869 Maupassant started to study law in Paris, but soon, at age 20, he volunteered to serve in the army during Franco-Prussian War. After his return to Paris, Maupassant joined the literary circle of Gustave Flaubert. He was a friend of Maupassant's mother's friend, and introduced him to some of the leading writers, among them Emile Zola, Ivan Jurgenev,and Henry James.From Flaubert, who was obsessed with the writer's craft, Maupassant learned the exactness and accuracy of observations, and balance and precision of style.
Between the years 1872 and 1880 Maupassant was a civil servant, first at the ministry of maritime affairs, then at the ministry of education. As a poet Maupassant made his debut with DES VERS (1880). In the same year he published in the anthology Soires de Medan(1880), edited by E. Zola, his masterpiece, BOULE DE SUIF (Ball of Fat, 1880).
During the 1880s Maupassant created some 300 short stories, six novels, three travel books, and one volume of verse. In tone, his tales were marked by objectivity, highly controlled style, and sometimes sheer comedy. Usually they were built around simple episodes from everyday life, which revealed the hidden sides of people. On several occasions were narrated in the first person or were tales told by a named character.
Among Maupassant's best known books is UNE VIE (A Woman's Life, 1883), about the frustrating existence of a Norman wife, BEL-AMI (1885), which depicts an unscrupulous journalist. PIERRE ET JEAN (1888) was a psychological study of two brothers. The novel was thought to be immoral because the hero succeeds by doing wrong. Maupassant's most upsetting horror story, LE HORLA (1887), was about madness and suicide.
On January 2, in 1892, Maupassant tried to commit suicide by cutting his throat and was committed to the celebrated private asylum of Dr. Esprit Blanche at Passy, in Paris, where he died next year. It is claimed that all his fiction came from his own experience. Although he probably fictionalized true occurrences or tales told to him, Maupassant's style has been imitated by countless writers and his influence can be seen on such masters of the short story as W. Somerset Maugham and O.Henry.
●课后训练
一、单项选择
1.My sister has __________.
A.a piece of jewelry B.a bar of jewelry
C.a little bit of jewelry D.a jewelry
2.I'm waiting for the car from the factory to __________.
A.pick me off B.pick me
C.pick me out D.pick me up
3.She__________Robert for a year.
A.married B.married with
C.has been marrying D.has been married to
4.—Oh, it's you! I__________you.
—I've just had my hair cut, and I'm wearing new glasses.
A.didn't recognize B.hadn't recognized
C.haven't recognized D.don't recognize
5.Only one of these places is __________.
A.worth to visit B.worth visiting
C.worth of visiting D.worth being visited
6.He fell __________ before I could take off his shoes.
A.sleepy B.sleep
C. sleeping D.asleep
7.The government of that country is trying to __________ the prices for foods in order to please people.
A.bring down B.take down
C.put down D.lay down
8.Sorry, I haven't got any money__________ me. May I pay it next time, Mr. Tailor?
A.for B.in
C.at D.on
9.He __________ to meet us at the station but he didn't see us.
A.did go B.did went
C.didn't go D.has gone
10.Work hard,__________you'll have to pass the final exam.
A.in all B.at all
C.after all D.in the all
11.The film is so exciting that it is__________seeing twice.
A.pretty worth B.well worthy
C.well worthy of D.well worth
12.The teacher continued__________her explanation of the text though the students were absent-minded.
A.with B.for
C.on D.about
13.I don't care __________ she has no money__________she is honest or not.
A.if; if B.whether; whether
C.if; whether D.whether; if
14.It makes no differences__________our sports meet will be held this week or next week.
A.that B.either
C.if D.whether
15.After waiting for two days, we decided to leave__________him.
A.except B.besides
C.without D.with
16.I lost everything __________ my watch while living in that hotel.
A.besides B.except
C.and D.with
17.—Now that you like the car so much, why not drive it back?
—Well, I can't afford __________ car.
A.that big a B.a that big
C.that a big D.a big that
18.They would not allow him__________across the enemy line.
A.to risk going B.risking to go
C.for risk to go D.risk going
19.The story is uninteresting. I don't like it __________.Which of the following is wrong?
A.a little B.a bit
C.at all D.in the least
20.You look__________in blue while red clothes are nice__________her.
A.well; for B.good; on
C.well; to D.good; at
21.—Extremely fast speed __________ him his life in the road accident yesterday.
—I'm sorry to hear that.
A.spent B.took
C.lost D.cost
22.It's __________ a cold day today. It's __________ impossible for them to go out.
A.too; quite B.such; very
C.rather; quit D.very; so
23.She didn't come to the party __________ you had said.
A.because that B.because of that
C.because what D.because of what
24.Mr. Bush is on time for everything. How __________ it be that he was late for the opening ceremony?
A.can B.should
C.may D.must
25.He__________you more help, even though he was very busy.
A.might have given B.might give
C.may have given D.may give
26.Peter __________ come with us tonight, but he isn't very sure yet.
A.must B.may
C.can D.will
27.—There were already five people in the car but they managed to take me as well.
—It __________ a comfortable journey.
A.can't be B.shouldn't be
C.mustn't have been D.couldn't have been
28.Sorry, I'm late. I__________have turned off the alarm clock and gone back to sleep again.
A.might B.should
C.can D.will
29.Susan__________written a report like this.
A.can have B.mustn't have
C.can't have D.ought to not have
30.You__________walk for miles and miles among the hills without meeting people.
A.must B.may
C.need D.should
二、完形填空
Jenkins was a jeweler, who had made a large diamond ring worth $57 000 for the Silkstone Jewellery Shop. When it was ready, he made a copy of it which looked 1 like the first one but was worth only $2 000. This he took to the shop, which 2 it without a question.
Jenkins gave the much more 3 ring to his wife for her fortieth birthday. Then, the husband and wife 4 to Paris for a weekend.As to the 5 ring, the shop sold it for $60 000.
Six months later the buyer 6 it back to Silkstone's office. “It's a faulty diamond,” he said,“It isn't worth the high 7 I paid.”Then he told them the 8 . His wife's car had caught fire in an 9 . She had escaped, 10 the ring had fallen off and been damaged in the great 11 of the fire.
The shop had to 12 .They knew that no fire on earth can 13 damage a perfect diamond.Someone had taken the 14 diamond and put a faulty one its place. The question was: who 15 it?
A picture of the ring appeared in the 16 .A reader thought he 17 the ring. The next day, another picture appeared in the papers which 18 a famous dancer walking out to a plane for Paris. Behind the dancer there was a woman 19 a large diamond ring. “Do you know the 20 with the lovely diamond ring?” the papers asked their readers. Several months later, Jenkins was sentenced to seven years in prison.
1.A.only B.surely C.nearly D.exactly
2.A.accepted B.received C.refused D.rejected
3.A.real B.modern C.worthy D.valuable
4.A.flew B.drove C.sailed D.bicycled
5.A.first B.second C.last D.next
6.A.sold B.posted C.brought D.returned
7.A.cost B.money C.price D.value
8.A.facts B.matters C.questions D.results
9.A.affair B.accident C.incident D.experience
10.A.so B.or C.but D.and
11.A.pile B.heat C.power D.pressure
12.A.think B.agree C.permit D.promise
13.A.almost B.even C.just D.ever
14.A.real B.pure C.right D.exact
15.A.copied B.made C.stole D.did
16.A.notices B.magazines C.newspapers D.programmes
17.A.saw B.knew C.found D.recognized
18.A.showed B.drew C.printed D.carried
19.A.carrying B.dressing C.wearing D.holding
20.A.dancer B.woman C.reader D.jeweller
三、阅读理解
A
Mary picked up a pencil and a piece of paper. “Now, you want to earn money for the autumn camping trip, right?” Tom, her brother nodded.He had not been able to go last year because he hadn't earned enough money during the summer. This year he had come up with a plan.
He had made a necklace for his mother that everyone had admired.They had been surprised to learn that Tom had made it for her. Why not make more necklace and sell them!
“Okey,”said Mary.“The first thing you need to do is to figure out how much money you have now.”
“I have $20.00 in the bank, and $7.25 in my room,” explained Tom.
“That gives you a total,”said Mary,“of $27.25. That is called your capital. The next thing you need to know is how much it will cost you to make each necklace.”
“Well, the pet store will give me all the feathers the birds lost. I'll have to buy the beads and string.”
Mary wrote on the piece of paper.
CAPITAL $27.25
EXPENSESFeathersno cost
String for 10 necklace$2.50
Beads for 10 necklace$15.00
Total$17.50
“How much do you think you can sell the necklace for?”
“Hum,” Tom looked thoughtful, “There's a store in town that sells almost the same kind of necklace for $7.50. If I charge $6.00, people will think that's a bargain.”
“Okay. Each necklace will cost $1.75 to make. If you sell each one for $6.00, you'll make a profit of $4.25 on each.”
“Hurry!” Tom cried, “If I sell 20 necklaces, I'll have enough from the profit for the camping trip and $10.00 left over.”
1. What word best describes Tom's sister Mary?
A.selfishB.hardworkingC.helpfulD.brave
2.How did Mary figure out that each necklace would cost $1.75 to make?
A.She divided $27.50 by 20. B.She divided $17.50 by 10.
C.She added $2.50 and $15.00. D.She took $17.50 from $27.50.
3.The meaning of the word “bargain” in this story is __________.
A.something sold cheapB.something sold dear
C.something made at homeD.something made by children
4.How did Tom know how much money he would have left over after paying for the camping trip?
A.He took the cost of the trip from the profit he would make on 20 necklaces.
B.He added the cost of trip to the profit he would make on 20 necklaces.
C.He asked Mary for the answer.
D.He took the cost of each necklace from the amount of money he had to begin with.
5. What would be a good title for this story?
A.How to Make Necklaces
B.How to Sell Necklaces
C.How to Make a Plan
D.How to Earn Money for the Trip
B
The big Tom Hall clock was striking midnight when Frank began to cross the bridge. The dark night air was cold and slightly wet, and the street-lamps gave little light.
Frank was anxious to get home and his footsteps rang loudly on the pavement. When he reached the middle of the bridge he thought he could hear someone coming near behind him. He loo
ked back but could see no one. However,the sound continued and Frank began walking more quickly. Then he slowed down again, feeling shame at having acted so foolishly. There was nothing to fear in a town as quiet as this.
Just then, he heard short, quick steps closely behind him. By the time he reached the other side of the bridge, he could almost feel someone at his heels. He turned round and there stood a man dressed in a large overcoat. A hat was pulled down over his eyes and very little of his face could be seen. Frank said something about the weather, trying to sound friendly and calm. The man did not answer but asked rudely where Oaklield House was. Frank pointed to a big house in the distance and the stranger continued his way.
Then Frank wondered why the stranger had wanted to find Oakfield House at such an hour. He knew that the people who lived there were very rich. Almost without realizing what he was doing, he began following the stranger quietly. The man was soon outside the house and Frank saw him look up at the windows. A light was still on and the man waited until it went out. When about half an hour had passed, Frank saw him climb noiselessly over the wall and heard him drop on to the ground at the other side.
Now Frank realized what was going to happen. He walked quickly and silently across the street towards a telephone box on the corner.
6.Frank was feeling shame at__________.
A.having walked so quickly
B.having made a big noise at midnight
C.having been afraid
D.having been so anxious to go home
7.Frank said something about the weather to the stranger because__________.
A.he wanted to hide his nervousness
B.he wanted to know what the weather would be like the next day
C.he was a very friendly person
D.wanted to start a conversation
8.The man dressed in a large overcoat was__________.
A.very friendly
B.not polite at all
C.a visitor to Oakfield House
D.a police officer
9.Frank walked towards a telephone box because he wanted to make a call to__________.
A.warn the people living in Oakfield House
B.the police station
C.tell his wife he would be home very late
D.find out who the stranger was
10.What kind of atmosphere does the writer want to create in this passage?
A.quiet B.peaceful
C.lonely D.frightening
四、短文改错
One day some people on the shore heard cry for 1.__________
help. They ran up to the sea.A soldier jumped into 2.__________
the water and swim to the man who was calling for 3.__________
helps. The young soldier was a good swimmer and 4.__________
soon pulled the man back the shore. He took the 5.__________
man on the arms and carried him out of water. All 6.__________
the people there admired to the young man. Now 7.__________
everyone was what the man was a very rich man in 8.__________
the city. Then he went up the soldier and gave 9.__________
the soldier one pound for saving his lives. 10.__________
五、书面表达
查理·狄更斯(Charles Dickens)是19世纪英国著名小说家(novelist)。请根据下面提示，用英语写一篇100词左右的人物生平。
查理·狄更斯(1812~1870)出生于Portsmouth附近。他12岁时，就不得不在工厂干活。因为父亲负债累累，他仅上了两年学。他的知识全靠自学所得。他曾在律师事务所当过职员(clerk)，还当过记者，后来成为小说家。
他写了很多小说，其中之一名著是《双城记》(A Tale of Two Cities)。该小说于1859年完成。他的作品深受全世界读者喜爱。
Unit 15 The necklace
一、单项选择
1.A jewelry是不可数名词。
2.D pick up，可表示用车接人的意思。
3.D marry是终止性动词，不能跟一段时间。be married to sb.表示状态，可接一段时间。
4.A
5.B be worth后接动名词。
6.D fall asleep表示“熟睡，睡着”。
7.A bring down表示“降低”。
8.D on表示“附着在……上”。
9.A 强调谓语动词。
10.C after all在句首，“要知道……”“别忘了……”。
11.D worth只能用well修饰，而不用very。
12.Ａ continue with sth.表示“(使某事物)继续存在或不断发生”“不停”。
13.C
14.D
15.C
16.B 能与不定代词everything,everybody,nothing,anything连用的只有except和but。
17.A
18.A allow sb.to do sth.risk后接动名词作宾语。
19.A
20.B look是系动词后接形容词，on表示“附着在……上”。
21.D cost后接间接宾语+直接宾语，其主语为事物。
22.C
23.D
24.A 表示可能性。
25.A 从“was”可知，是对过去的事物做出推测，应用“情态动词+have+过去分词”。might比may的可能性较小。
26.B 从后半句“isn't very sure yet”可知彼得来“虽有可能，但把握不大”，故may(可能)最合适。
27.D 从“there were”可知，是过去的事情。否定和疑问的推断用could。
28.A 这里表示对过去的推测，“might have done”正好表达此意。
29.C
30.B
二、完形填空
1.D 2.A 3.D 4.A 5.B 6.C 7.C 8.A 9.B 10.C 11.B 12.B 13.D 14.A 15.D 16.C 17.D 18.A 19.C 20.B
三、阅读理解
1.C 2.B 3.A 4.A 5.D 6.C 7.A 8.B 9.B 10.D
四、短文改错
1.cry→a cry 2.√ 3.swim→swam 4.helps→help 5.back→to 6.on→in 7.去掉to 8.what→that 9.up→up to 10.lives→life
五、书面表达
Charles Dickens (1812~1870),the great nineteenthcenturyEngland novelist,was born near Portsmouth.His father was deeply in debt and he had to work in a factory at the age of twelve.He received only two years' school education.He taught himself all he knew.He had been a clerk in the lawyer's office and a reporter before he became a writer.
Charles Dickens wrote a large number of stories and novels in his life.The novel “A Tale of Two Cities”published in 1859 was one of the most famous novels.His writings are very popular with the readers all over the world.