張蕊

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理解試題

1. Which word can take the place of the underlined word？

A. Glanced.

B. Glimped.

C. Interpreted.

D. Glared.

2. From the photographer Pete Souza's words in Paragraph 4， we can Obama is _______.

A. adaptable

B. adoptable

C. adept

D. addict

3. Which statement is right according to the passage？

A. College leaders support Obama's new program.

B. The government hasn't played an important role in higher education up to now.

C， The plan will make economy improve quickly.

D. The plan will help parents and students make less-informed decisions.

4. Who have lunch at a restaurant with Obama？

① college students② a little boy③ educators④ recent graduates⑤ their parents

5.From the last paragraph we can infer that _______.

A. to some extent， higher education has been a luxury for some Americans

B. higher education is absolutely a luxury in America

C. to a degree， higher education will be a luxury in America

D. higher education should be a luxury in America

答案解析

1.C。詞義推測題。grasped在文中的意思是“領(lǐng)悟”，和C項(xiàng)interpreted“詮釋”一致；ABD三項(xiàng)都是“看”的意思。意思相同的選項(xiàng)一定都是錯誤選項(xiàng)，故C正確。

2.A。細(xì)節(jié)理解題。adaptable適應(yīng)性強(qiáng)的；adoptable可采用的，可收養(yǎng)的；adept善于……的；addict嗜好，故A符合語境。

3.B。細(xì)節(jié)推斷題。從…faced immediate skepticism from…congressional Republicans wary（謹(jǐn)慎的）of deepening the government's role in higher education.之中可以看出一直以來政府在高等教育中并沒有充當(dāng)重要角色，AD選項(xiàng)與原文相悖，C選項(xiàng)是無中生有。

4.D。細(xì)節(jié)尋找題。從文章第五段中可以看出D選項(xiàng)是正確的。

5.A。段落推斷題。最后一段是“Higher education cannot be a luxury，”O(jiān)bama said during the first stop on the tour through New York and Pennsylvania.“Every American family should be able to get it.句意：“高等教育不應(yīng)該是個奢侈品，”奧巴馬在從紐約到賓夕法尼亞之旅第一站時(shí)說。“每個美國家庭都應(yīng)該能夠擁有它。”結(jié)合上文可以看出，由于經(jīng)濟(jì)蕭條，一些家庭不能擔(dān)負(fù)得起高等教育的費(fèi)用。

詞匯講解

1.affordability n.可購性

①It's the proof that luxury and afford a bility are not mutually exclusive.

這就是豪華與廉價(jià)并不相互排斥的證據(jù)。

②You've got to balance affordability and a holistic view.

你必須在負(fù)擔(dān)能力和全局觀之間進(jìn)行權(quán)衡。

2. be wary of 謹(jǐn)慎的，小心翼翼的

①M(fèi)any managers are generally wary of financial stocks across Europe.

許多投資經(jīng)理仍普遍謹(jǐn)慎看待歐洲的金融類股。

②But Singapore Airlines would do well to be wary of the newly merged Chinese carrier.

不過新加坡航空最好是對這家新合并的中國航空公司保持謹(jǐn)慎。

3.imperative adj.必要的，不可避免的；命令的，專橫的

n.必要的事；命令

①It was imperative that he act as naturally as possible.

最重要的是他要做到盡可能自然。

②That's why it is imperative to know what your rights are at such a time.

這就是為什么你有必要在這個時(shí)候知道你的權(quán)利有哪些。

長句分析

1.But the proposed overhaul（徹底檢查）faced immediate skepticism from college leaders who worry the rankings could cost their institutions millions of dollars， as well as from congressional Republicans wary（謹(jǐn)慎的）of deepening the government's role in higher education.但是這一議案卻遭到了學(xué)校領(lǐng)導(dǎo)們的質(zhì)疑，他們擔(dān)心排名會花費(fèi)太多錢，同時(shí)國會中的共和黨人也擔(dān)心這會增強(qiáng)政府在高等教育中扮演的角色。

這是一個帶有一個定語從句的復(fù)合句。who引導(dǎo)的定語從句中又帶個賓語從句，as well as連接from college leaders和from congressional Republicans兩個介詞短語，leaders被who的定語從句修飾，而Republicans則被wary of引導(dǎo)的形容詞短語修飾。

2. But he argued that with the nation's economy still shaky and students facing increasing global competition， making college affordable is “an economic imperative”.但他也說美國的經(jīng)濟(jì)現(xiàn)在仍不景氣，學(xué)生們面臨著全球競爭，使大學(xué)人人上得起是“經(jīng)濟(jì)回復(fù)的迫切需求”。

這是個主句帶有賓語從句的復(fù)合句。在賓語從句中介詞with帶了兩個賓語和賓語補(bǔ)足語，賓語是the nation's economy和students，賓補(bǔ)是形容詞still shaky和分詞短語facing increasing globalcompetition，and把它們聯(lián)系在一起；賓語從句的主語是動名詞短語making college affordable后接系表結(jié)構(gòu)。

語法點(diǎn)撥

But he argued that with the nation's economy still shaky and students facing increasing global competition， making college affordable is “an economic imperative”.

句子使用with復(fù)合結(jié)構(gòu)做狀語和動名詞做句子主語。with復(fù)合結(jié)構(gòu)在句子中做狀語，表示原因、時(shí)間、條件、伴隨、方式等。請閱讀下面的句子。例如：

We sat on the dry grass with our backs to the wall.（做伴隨狀語）

She could not leave with her painful duty unfulfilled.（做原因狀語）

He lay in bed with his head covered.（做方式狀語）

Jack soon fell asleep with the light still burning.（做伴隨狀語）

I won't be able to go on holiday with my mother being ill.（做原因狀語）

He sat with his arms clasped around his knees.（做方式狀語）

練習(xí)

1. BBC English broadcasts programmes for China ________ explanation in Chinese.

A. in

B. for

C. with

D. as

2. The young woman ________ a baby sleeping in her arms was wandering in the street.

A. with

B. because

C. on

D.like

3. Everyone should go to sleep ________ the light turned off.

A. as

B. with

C. for

D. on

4. ________ so many homework to do， Mary won't have time to play with her friends this morning.

A. Without

B. With

C. By

D. Because

5. ________the door open， the noise of the machines is almost deafening.

A. Because

B. As

C. With

D. Because of

6. ________ his mother out， he had to stay at home alone.

A.As

B. For

C. Because

D. With

7. ________ all things considered， her proposal is of greater than his.

A. Like

B. With

C. On

D. Without

8. ________ time permitting， we will visit the Summer Palace.

A. By

B. On

C. With

D.As

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