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New Horizon College English Unit 1 Section B The Romantic Life of Secret Agent Albert 新视野

Test Yourself-----Multiple Choice Back Directions: For each sentence there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence. 1. Fuel scarcities and price increases ____ automobile designers to develop completely new lines of small cars and trucks. A) prompted B) persuaded C) imposed D) enlightened A)prompted 下一页

Test Yourself-----Multiple Choice Back 2. As he was the only person who has the key, Simon felt himself ____ suspicion. A) under B) in C) beyond D) upon A) under 3. It was such a grand view that it ____ strong emotion in us sight-seers. A) roused B) rose C) arose D) aroused D) aroused 上一页下一页

Test Yourself-----Multiple Choice Back 4. It was ____ of you not to play the piano while I was having a sleep. A) considerate B) careful C) considering D) considerable A) considerate 5. Some of the old ____ about the space age are coming true. A) fantasiesB) delusions C) nightmares D) impressions A) fantasies 上一页下一页

Test Yourself-----Multiple Choice Back 6. A lot of old buildings in the town were ruined during the earthquake, but they were beautifully ____ soon by the local people. A) recovered B) restored C) resumed D) returned B) restored 7. Reading ____ the mind only with materials of knowledge; it is thinking that makes what we read ours. A) rectifies B) prolongs C) minimizes D) furnishes D) furnishes 上一页下一页

Test Yourself-----Multiple Choice Back 8. While the development of the suburbs has created problems, it has also provided ____ modern housing for millions of people. A) excessive B) immense C) memorable D) substantial D) substantial 9. She worked hard at her task before she felt sure that the results would ____ her long effort. A) justify B) testify C) rectify D) verify A) justify 上一页下一页

Test Yourself-----Multiple Choice Back 10. Hunger could be his only for killing a living thing.A) sensation B) cause C) purpose D) motive D) motive 11. I will ____ my lawyer to write out the agreement. A) inform B) notify C) announce D) report B) notify 上一页下一页

Test Yourself-----Multiple Choice Back 12. A benefit performance is a performance for which a charitable organization has bought out at a discounted price and ___ funds by selling tickets at a full price. A) furnishes B) raises C) accumulates D) contributes B) raises 13. Although these people knew that their boss was in a difficult situation, they were still ____ him. A) sticking to B) sticking with C) sticking on D) sticking by D) sticking by 上一页下一页

Test Yourself-----Multiple Choice Back 14. The secret agent concealed his real mission, so many local people were____ into thinking that he was a good person. A) betrayed B) driven C) deceived D) convinced C) deceived 15. The coming of the railways in the 1830s ____ our society and economy. A) transferredB) transformed C) transmitted D) transported B) transformed 上一页下一页

Test Yourself-----Multiple Choice Back 16. One day, you will have to ____ this foolish behavior. A) payB) pay for C) pay back D) pay off B) pay for 17. The French pianist who had been praised very highly ____ to be a great disappointment. A) turned upB) turned out C) turned in D) turned down B) turned out 上一页下一页

Test Yourself-----Multiple Choice Back 18. He has never done this type of work before; I am not sure how he will fit _____ with it. A) in B) on C) into D) up A) in 19. She cut her hair short and tried to ______ herself as a man. A) decorateB) disguise C) fabricateD) fake B) disguise 上一页下一页

Test Yourself-----Multiple Choice Back 20. Your advice would be ___ valuable to him, who is at present at his wits’ end. A) exceedingly B) excessively C) extensively D) exclusively A) exceedingly 21. At first, the speaker was referring to the problem of pollution in the country, but halfway in her speech, she suddenly ___ to another subject. A) committed B) switched C) favored D) transmitted B) switched 上一页下一页

Test Yourself-----Multiple Choice Back 22. On hearing the bad news, she sprang up ______. A) for a start B) with a start C) at the start D) from the start B) with a start 23. Wouldn’t it be wise to _____ the possibility of rain before planning the garden party? A) check in B) check through C) check out D) check on D) check on 上一页下一页

Test Yourself-----Multiple Choice Back 24. It was such a solemn occasion that not even a child ____ a sound. A) delivered B) uttered C) voiced D) spoke B) uttered 25. My father seemed to be in no ____ to look at my school report. A) emotion B) mood C) attitude D) feeling B) mood 上一页下一页

Test Yourself-----Multiple Choice Back 26. His face ____ with pain when badly hurt by the shopkeeper. A) contracted B) was twisted C) was twinkled D) twisted B) was twisted 27. The naughty boy ____ in his shoes when he saw the cane in his father’s hand. A) shivered B) trembled C) frightened D) feared A) shivered 上一页下一页

Test Yourself-----Multiple Choice Back 28. The students couldn’t _____ what the teacher was trying to explain. A) grip B) seize C) grasp D) snatch C) grasp 29. The older New England villages have changed relatively little ____ a gas station or two in recent decades. A) except for B) in addition to C) except D) besides A) except for 上一页下一页

Test Yourself-----Multiple Choice 30. Having come from a ____ society, Dick found it hard to adjust to a small town. A) abundant B) wealthy C) sufficient D) large B) wealthy THE END 上一页

特工读到首先；一则枪声 secret agent read about for one thing the crack of guns Words and Phrases

经营暗自笑了振作点为…冒生命危险很可能 deal in laugh to oneself Take cheer. risk one’s life for sth may well

一份特别重要的文件 影响历史的进程灯一亮你真吓了我一跳。我发誓兴风作浪 a paper of singular importance affect the course of history as the light came on you gave me quite a start I swear raise the devil

邪恶地笑了笑 站在我们的立场检查应门气得脸色发青毫不犹豫地 smiled an evil smile from our standpoint check on answer the door black with anger not hesitate to do sth

Sentences • 步枪的射击声打破了乡村的寂静。 • The silence of the village was broken by the crack of a rifle. • 一来我没钱，再说我太忙了。 • For one thing, I've no money; and for another I'm too busy. • 她毫不掩饰自己的感情。 • She made no disguise of her feelings.

我刚一进这幢房子，灯全亮了。 • Just as I entered the house, all the lights came on. • 那么多年后与她重逢，我非常激动。 • It gave me a real thrill to see her again after so many years. • 如果你惊醒了孩子，母亲会非常生气。 • Mother will raise the devil if you wake the baby.

屋子的另一边站着一个男人，手里握着一支小手枪。屋子的另一边站着一个男人，手里握着一支小手枪。 • Across the room, a small gun in his hand, stood a man. • 我们应从顾客的立场出发来考虑。 • We should consider things from the standpoint of the customers.

她一想到要独自走进那屋子就哆嗦。 • She shivered at the thought of going into the house alone. • 公交车里空空的，只有一位老太太。 • Except for one old lady, the bus was empty. • 阿兰发誓他会尽他所能帮助我们。 • Alan swore that he would do everything in his power to help us.

外面一片漆黑。 • Outside was utter blackness. • 脸色惨白的查尔斯还在发抖，他盯着侍者离去的身影. • White-faced and shaking, Charles stared after him.

Text B: Comprehension Guide & Language Points read about / of:discover or find out about sb. / sth. by reading 读到返回 read to oneself 默读 read sb. 了解/理解某人 read between the lines 理解言外之意 Every day he comes back, he begins to read about stock prices . 每天一回到家，他便开始阅读有关股票价格方面的材料。

arrange about argue about ask about bring about 安排辩论询问带来 V + about (L1) V+about+sth 中about 表示“论及，谈起，涉及，着手”等意思

care about Complain about go about hear about inquire about 在意报怨着手听说打听

know about quarrel about read about see about set about speak about 了解争论读到负责处理开始谈起

talk about think about trouble about tell about worry about 谈论考虑担心讲述着急

corridor etc.(L2) • passage: [C] also passageway, hall, hallway- a long narrow connecting way, esp. inside a building 通道 • Her room is just along the passage. • corridor: a passage, esp. between two rows of rooms 通道；走廊；回廊 • Go down the corridor, to the second room on the right. • Room 101 is at the end of the corridor.

aisle: 1) a narrow passage between rows of seats, shelves, etc., e.g. in a theatre, plane, or large shop （剧院观众席间的）狭长过道 • 2) a passageway for inside traffic, as in a department store, warehouse, or supermarket. 内部通道

porch: a roofed entrance built out from a house or church 门廊, 走廊 • channel: a narrow sea passage connecting two seas海峡 • The English Channel is between France and England.

Text B: Comprehension Guide & Language Points romantic:a.1. appealing to fancy 传奇性的，有浪漫色彩的 2. not practical 不实际的，空想的返回 a romantic girl 浪漫的女孩 romantic life 传奇的/浪漫的生活 romantic notions 不切实际的想法 The romantic tales of love and war are very popular particularly with young people. 具有浪漫色彩的爱情与战争故事尤其受到年轻人的青睐。

Text B: Comprehension Guide & Language Points for one thing…; for another…：一则······,二则······;原因之一是······,原因之二是······ 返回 1.一则我不喜欢这颜色,二则我嫌价格太高。 1. For one thing, I don’t like the colour, and for another the price is too high. 2. Walkman is quite popular among young people. For one thing, it’s convenient and inexpensive; for another it brings them much pleasure. 2. 随身听在年轻人中很流行。一是因为它方便、便宜。二是因为它能给人们带来精神享受。

Text B: Comprehension Guide & Language Points deal in: trade in; buy and sell 经营，做······买卖比较: deal with处理，应付，对付返回 1. 那家合资公司主要经营中国的纺织产品。 1. That joint venture mainly deals in the textile products made in China. 2. The sick man was difficult to manage but the nurse dealt with him all right. 2. 这个病人不好管，但那位护士却对付得很好。

Text B: Comprehension Guide & Language Points disguise: n.伪装；伪装物 vt.hide or cover up 伪装；掩盖返回 1. 他看起来像个农民，但实际上他是个化了装的警察。 1. He looked like a farmer, but he was really a policeman in disguise. 2. He made no attempt to disguise his anger. 2.他不想掩饰自己的怒气。

Text B: Comprehension Guide & Language Points mysterious:a.hard to explain or understand 神秘的，难解的，不可思议的返回 1. 他死得很神秘，警方正在调查此案。 1. He died in mysterious situations and the police are looking into it. 2. 作为演员，尽管她已被多次采访，她的生活仍是神秘莫测。 2. She’s an actress whose life has remained mysterious, despite the many interviews she has given.

Text B: Comprehension Guide & Language Points exploit:n. brave and adventurous acts 英勇的行为, 冒险的行为 vt.利用，开发,剥削返回 1.他战时的英雄事迹被拍成了电影和电视连续剧。 1. His wartime exploits were later made into a film and a television series. 2. 西部大开发就是要开发利用我国西部地区丰富的水、矿产和其它自然资源。 2. The western development is to exploit the abundant water-power, mine and other natural resources of the western area.

Text B: Comprehension Guide & Language Points exceedingly:adv.to an unusual degree非常地，极度地 ex-: out; beyond (向外，超出) 前缀 Family members: export 出口, 输出 expose 展开, 揭露 exit 出口 exhale 呼气 exclude 排外，排斥 excavate 挖出，发掘 expel 赶出，逐走 extract 抽出，拔出 >>>more 返回

Text B: Comprehension Guide & Language Points Family members proceedv. 前进, 进行 procedure n.步骤, 手续 processn. 过程 procession n. 行进的行列, 队伍 succeed v. 继承，接续 exceedv.超过, 越过 excessn. 过度, 过分 excessive adj. 过多的, 过分的 excessively adv. 过分地，非常地 ceed, cede, cess: go; move forward (走) 词根返回

prep + oneself (L15) • to oneself for one's own private use; not to be shared 暗自地;私下的(常与have,think,say 等动词连用) • He said to himself, “I cannot do such a thing.” • in itself considering only the thing specified; in its true nature 本身，实质上 • This novel is a history in itself.

by oneself alone; without help from others 单独;独自;独立(前面加上all，起强调作用) • You can complete the task by yourself.

for oneself personally; alone 为了自己;亲自;独自 • If you don’t believe me, you can go and see for yourself? • of oneself automatically 自动地 • The accident did not happen of itself.

between ourselves also between you and me, between you, me, and the gatepost/bedpost, - infml without anyone else knowing; privately 秘密地, 别告诉别人 • Keep it between ourselves.

Exercise • 1. Don’t you feel lonely living all _______ yourself? • 2. The door opened _______ itself. • 3. When one dines in a restaurant one likes a table _______ oneself. by of to

Exercise Between • 4. _______ ourselves, (I think) he's rather stupid. • 5. Card playing is not harmful _______ itself; it is only when combined with gambling that it may be harmful. • 6. Do you have anything to say _______ yourself? in for

Text B: Comprehension Guide & Language Points switch on:connect (electricity or an appliance) 接通, 开启归纳记忆 turn on 打开 switch off/turn off 关闭 switch (over) to 切换到，转变成返回 1. Entering the room, he switched on the light and began to read a novel. 1.一进屋，他就打开灯，开始读一本小说。 2. As the new semester has begun, we must switch over to our studies. 2.新学期已经开始，我们应当把注意力转移到学业上来。

Text B: Comprehension Guide & Language Points thrill:n.a feeling of excitement by sth. pleasant 兴奋, 激动, 紧张感 vt.使激动, 使兴奋返回 a thrill of pleasure 一阵惊喜a thrill of fear 一阵恐慌a thrill of discovery 发现之惊喜a thrill of joy 一阵高兴 If something thrills you or if you thrill at something, it gives you a feeling of great pleasure and excitement. 如果有什么事令你惊喜，或者你对什么事感到惊喜，你会感到非常地激动和快乐。

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