Book 1 Unit 5 Nelson Mandela—a modern hero
课文与语法填空
阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Nelson Mandela, 1 (born) on July 18,1918, is the first black president of South Africa. He studied law 2 he entered university. Then in 1952 he set up a law office 3 (help) poor black people. Because of his fight 4 the government and anti-black laws, he 5 (sentence) to five years' hard labour. After that ANC Youth League he 6 (form) in 1944 began 7 (blow) up buildings in 1963 and he was sentenced to life imprisonment in 19 on Robben Island. Twenty six years 8 (late), he was freed. In 1994 he 9 (make)President of South Africa and the government by and for the black people was 10 (final) set up.
Nelson Mandela was really a great man!
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 答案
1.born 考查非谓语动词。be born出生,此处用过去分词短语作后置定语。 2.after 考查连词。句意:进入大学之后,他学习法律。
3.to help 考查非谓语动词。此处作目的状语,故填动词不定式。 4.against 考查介词。his fight against...他反对……的斗争。
5.was sentenced 考查时态和语态。sentence为及物动词,意为“判刑”,故此处需用被动语态,结合上下文可知应用一般过去时态。
6.formed 考查时态。根据时间状语in 1944可知应用一般过去时态。 7.to blow/blowing 考查非谓语动词。begin to do/doing...开始做……。 8.later 考查副词。“一段时间+later”表示“多长时间以后”。
9.was made 考查时态和语态。此处表示他被选为南非总统。故用被动语态。 10.finally 考查副词。应用副词作状语。
课文与短文改错
根据课文内容,对下面材料进行修改。文有10处语言错误,每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
Robben Island was a frightened place where Elias spent a hardest four years of his life. There Nelson Mandela begins a school for many prisoner and even the guards. Elias learned such hard that after he finished the four years in prison, he found a job in an office because of he was better educated. However, he lose the job soon because the police told his boss that he has been in prison for blowing up government buildings. Lucky for him, when Nelson Mandela came power, he gave him a job showing tourists around the old prison on Robben Island. 答案
Robben Island was a ① place where Elias spent ② hardest four years of his life.
There Nelson Mandela ③ a school for many ④ and even the guards. Elias learned ⑤
hard that after he finished the four years in prison, he found a job in an office because ⑥of he was better educated. However, he ⑦
the job soon because the police told his boss that he ⑧
been in
prison for blowing up government buildings. ⑨ for him, when Nelson Mandela came⑩∧to
power, he gave him a job showing tourists around the old prison on Robben Island. ①修饰地点place,表示“令人害怕的”。 ②此处表示最高级,应用定冠词。
③根据前后时态可知,此处应该用一般过去时态。 ④many修饰名词的复数形式。
⑤修饰副词hard应用副词so,构成so...that...结构。
⑥because为从属连词,引导原因状语从句。because of为介词短语,不引导从句。 ⑦根据从句时态可知,此处应用一般过去时态。 ⑧前面的时态为一般过去时,此处应为过去完成时态。 ⑨修饰整个句子,需要用副词形式。 ⑩come to power掌权,上台。
话题知识与写作
Ⅰ. 根据提示翻译下列句子。
1.我第一次听说斯蒂芬·霍金时,就被他对研究的奉献精神所感动。(the first time;devotion)
2.在日常生活中,他处于很大的麻烦之中。(in great trouble)
3.只有求助于电脑时,他才能讲话、阅读和写作。(only when...;turn to)
4.他对世界的贡献是无与伦比的。(have no equal)
5.在我看来,任何东西都无法衡量他对科学的贡献。(in one's opinion;measure)
Ⅱ. 将以上句子连成一篇语言流畅、用词准确、逻辑严密的短文。
答案
Ⅰ.1.The first time I heard of Stephen Hawking, I was moved by his devotion to the research. 2.In his daily life, he was in great trouble.
3.Only when he turned to the computer was it possible for him to speak,read and write. 4.His contributions to the world have no equal.
5.In my opinion, nothing can measure his contributions to science. Ⅱ.[参考范文]
The first time I heard of Stephen Hawking, I was moved by his devotion to the research. In his daily life, he was in great trouble. Only when he turned to the computer was it possible for him to speak,read and write. However, his contributions to the world have no equal. And in my opinion, nothing can measure his contributions to science.
单元词汇拓展速记
1.“in+n.”一族 in conclusion总之 in danger处于危险中 in detail详细地
in order井然有序 in place在适当的位置 in return作为回报 in reality 实际上;事实上 in trouble在困境中 2.“out of+n.”一族 out of breath透不过气来 out of control失控 out of date过时 out of danger 脱离危险 out of order 有毛病;出故障 out of place位置不当;不适当out of question 毫无疑问 out of work失业 3.“be+adj.+from”一族 be absent from缺席, 不在 be different from与……不同 be free from摆脱;没有 be far from离……很远;远非
