跟踪导练（四）

2015-11-04

时代英语·高二 2015年5期

One day， my husband and I went to Greece to visit a well-known temple. We happened to see a French lady who was walking by herself with a stick and obviously had difficulty with the 300 steps that led up to the temple. Noticing her French accent， I started speaking French with her， and she appreciated that， saying her English wasnt very good. She said the next day she would travel to the village we were staying at and I was looking forward to talking to her again， because I enjoyed practicing my French.

The next day I didnt see her. So I thought I maybe missed her. Then， three days later I suddenly met her again at the beach， and she said she was going to take the ferry（渡船）that night at 2 am and was now looking for a place which was close to the port to stay， because obviously she couldnt take her suitcase to the port all on her own in the middle of the night.

The hotel she was staying at was rather expensive. I suggested an inexpensive restaurant to her which was on the beach-front， a short walk from the port. As her hotel didnt offer to take her suitcase to the port， I went with her to her hotel and carried her things to the restaurant.

She was so moved and said nowadays people didnt do this sort of thing any more. But I thought it was normal， because my parents brought me up to carry old ladies shopping bags and so on.

She insisted on buying me a drink， and while drinking she told me a lot about herself. She was a well-known French actress back in the 1970s and stopped making films in 1982 because of some illness. We had a very interesting talk that evening， and she gave me her address. Its so rewarding（值得做的）to help others. I wish I could get the chance to do it more often.

1. We can infer from Paragraph 1 that the old lady ___ .

A. was visiting a temple

B. hated to speak English

C. was working in Greece

D. reached the temple with the writers help

2. Why did the writer hope to meet the lady again？

A. To visit the temple with her.

B. To help her go to the port.

C. To teach her English.

D. To practice French.

3. What does the writer think of giving a helping hand？

A. Its difficult. B. Its necessary.

C. Its normal. D. Its unusual.

4. Why did the old lady insist on buying the writer a drink？

A. To share it with her.

B. To show her thanks.

C. To continue the story.

D. To learn how to be helpful.

Did you know that about 300 words in the English language derive （由……起源） from the names of people？

A great many of these words are technical words since a new invention or discovery is often named after the scientist who made the discovery. In this way we have such words as watt， ohm， diesel， dahlia， macadam， ampere， morse.

A good many everyday words， however， have also found their way into the language from the names of people. The very popular word sandwich， for example， comes from the name of Lord Sandwich （1718—1792）. While he sat at the gambling table， he used to eat slices of meat placed between two slices of bread. His friends began to call this sort of food a sandwich because only Lord Sandwich ate it. But later on it became popular and had to have a real name. So what began as a nickname gradually became part of the common language.

Another commonly used word is to boycott， meaning to refuse to have any connection or business with. This comes from Captain Boycott， who was the agent of an English land owner in Ireland in 1880. He treated his tenants so badly that they all refused to speak to him. By this policy they eventually obtained his removal. Such treatment was referred to as a boycott. Soon afterwards this verb to boycott was coined. Both the noun and the verb are still widely used.

5. Why was “sandwich” named after Lord Sandwich？

A. He was fond of it.

B. He made it popular in the world.

C. He was the only one who ate it then.

D. He was the maker of the food.

6. It is suggested that Lord Sandwich ___ .

A. invented gambling

B. was mad about gambling

C. coined the word of sandwich

D. had to eat a sandwich because he was in debt

7. What does the underlined word “tenants” in the last paragraph probably refer to？

A. Doctors.

B. Patients.

C. People who rent land.

D. People who like sandwiches.

8. Whats the passage mainly concerned with？

A. English words and names of scientists.

B. English words and important people.

C. English words and names of people.

D. English words and discovery.

从下列方框里10个单词中选择8个适当单词的正确形式填入下列各句中，使其句意完整。每个单词只使用一次。

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refer simple standard highway underground

1. I used to go to work by ____ when I was in London.

2. In order to escape from the unhappy life that he had lived for many years， he made several ____ .

3. Noah Webster wrote a dictionary in order to ____ the spelling of English words.

4. The new girl in our class has a very ____ way of speaking.

5. After five minutes Adam returned， ____ more anxious than before.

6. The practice， which has been ____ by linguists and intellectuals in China， is gaining popularity here.

7. The teacher asked the students to write in ____ English.

8. The books on that shelf are for ____ only.

下列各句每句有1个错误。

1. Yesterday Jimmy told us about his experiences during a young man. ___

2. He didnt decide if to leave or stay in this desperate place.

___

3. Tom has too much trouble in his Chinese and he often asks me for help. ___

4. My best friend told me that he had a long way to succeed.

___

1. 裁掉老员工的决定遭到了俱乐部中大多数人的批评。

2. 他竭尽全力尝试找人帮忙，但没人愿意帮助他。

3. 在社会进步与发展的同时，人们也在同环境污染做斗争。

4. 就我本人而言，我完全赞成这栋楼的设计，汤姆投资了一大笔钱进去。

One afternoon I was sitting at my favorite table in a restaurant， waiting for the food I had ordered to arrive. Suddenly I 1 that a man sitting at a table near the window kept looking in my direction， 2 he knew me. The man had a newspaper 3 in front of him， 4 he was pretending to read， but I could 5 that he was keeping an eye on me. When the waiter brought me my 6 ， the man was clearly confused about the 7 way in which the waiter and I 8 with each other. He seemed even more confused as 9 went on and it became 10 that all the waiters in the restaurant knew me. Finally he got up and went into the 11 . When he came out， he paid his bill and 12 without another look in my direction.

I called the owner of the restaurant and asked what the man had 13 . “Well，” he said， “that man was a detective （侦探）. He 14 you here because he thought you were the man he was 15 for.” “What？” I said， showing my 16 . The owner continued， “He came into the kitchen and showed me a photo of the wanted man. I 17 say he looked very much like you！ Of course， since we know you， we told him that he had made a big 18 .” “Well， its really 19 that I came to a 20 where Im known，” I said， “or I might have been in trouble.”

1. A. knew B. understood C. noticed D. recognized

2. A. what if B. even if C. only if D. as if

3. A. flat B. open C. cut D. closed

4. A. where B. what C. which D. that

5. A. find B. see C. guess D. learn

6. A. plate B. bill C. paper D. food

7. A. direct B. familiar C. strange D. funny

8. A. chatted B. dealt C. met D. agreed

9. A. air B. time C. rain D. water

10. A. true B. likely C. clear D. possible

11. A. restaurant B. washroom C. office D. kitchen

12. A. left B. acted C. sat D. ate