PAGE 第 5 页 共 5 页 Unit 1 课时跟踪检测（二） Word power, Grammar and usage & Task Ⅰ.单句语法填空 1．The new suspension bridge had_been_designed (design) by the end of last month. 2．What do you think of the man I recommend to_take (take) charge of the sales department 3．The reason why she couldn't come to the meeting was that she had not been invited. 4．My husband is senior to me by five years. 5．We were amazed by the amazing news that an eight year old child went to college.(amaze) Ⅱ.完成句子 1．他给了儿子一些钱购买学校的课本。 He gave his son some money for_the_purchase_of his school books. 2．她自以为比我们聪明。 She fancied_herself_to_be more clever than us. 3．虽然他比我年轻，但他地位比我高。 He is_senior_to_me,_though he is younger. 4．据报道实验的目的是试验新药。 It is reported that the experiment is_designed_to_test the new drug. 5．中国人民受歧视的日子一去不复返了。 Gone_are_the_days when Chinese people were looked down upon. 6．这座房子的价格是两年前的三倍。 The price of this house is three_times_what_it_was two years ago. 7．他病得很严重，那就是他没参加会议的原因。 He was seriously ill, and that_is_why he didn't attend the meeting. Ⅲ.阅读理解 A The regular editor (编辑) of the agricultural paper was going off for a holiday, and I took his place. It was an easy job since I've been in the editorial business for fourteen years.I worked all week with untiring pleasure and waited a day to see whether my effort was going to attract any notice.As I went to the office in the morning, a group of men stood outside, watching me with interest, and I heard one or two of them say: “That's him！” I was naturally pleased. After a while, an old gentleman entered my office and asked me, “Are you the new editor？” I said I was. “Have you ever edited an agricultural paper before？” “No，” I said.“This is my first try.” “I'd like to read you this: ‘Turnips (大头菜) should never be pulled; it injures them. It is much better to send a boy up and let him shake the tree.’” “Now, what do you think of that？” “I think it is good.Every year millions and millions of turnips are damaged by being pulled.If they had sent a boy up to shake the tree ...” “Shake your grandmother！Turnips don't grow on trees！” “Oh, they don't？Well, who said they did？The language was intended to be figurative (比喻的)．” Then this old person tore his paper into pieces, and went out. Pretty soon after this, the editor came in, looking sad and confused. He said, “What put it into your head that you could edit a paper of this nature？You talk of the moulting (换羽毛) season for cows; and you say that clams (蛤蜊) will lie quiet if music is played to them.Nonsense！Clams always lie quiet and they care nothing whatever about music.Ah, heavens and earth, friend！Why didn't you tell me you didn't know anything about agriculture？” 语篇解读：本文是记叙文。文章主要介绍了作者接下一份农业报代理编辑的工作并编出一份让人啼笑皆非的报纸的经历。 1．How did the author fee ... ...
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