Unit 12 Education.
具体内容
1. To begin with, it is important to create a positive attitude.
to begin with: at the beginning
eg.
Our English class begins with an English song every day.
Their discussion ended with an agreement.
2. China and other countries found that even when children from the countryside do start school, they have a tendency to be absent and often drop out later.
to be absent/present
drop out: give up（school with the courses unfinished）
eg.
Although my feet hurt a lot, I didn’t drop out of the race.
He was present at school these days, and never thought about dropping out.
3. China’s large population meant that the schools had to expand to take in many more students.
Because of the large population in china, schools must to develop themselves into a large one to allow more students to admit.
expand: make sth. large and wide
take in : accept
eg.
Students should take in more knowledge to expand their eyesight.
4. Both the World Bank and Save the Children have help China with schools in less developed provinces.
But it is very different for parents of children in the least developed nations of Africa and Asia.
less developed
the least developed
more developed
the most developed
5. It has been worked out that 12% of the young females worldwide will still be unable to read and write by 2015.
work out: figure out the facts after making efforts
eg.
At the end, we worked out that most of the students spend more money on reference book rather than on sports now in china.
6. Distance learning allow students the freedom to arrange their own study schedule.
Allow sb sth to do
eg.
The garage allowed me $400 on my old car.
My mom allowed me a new bicycle to make my journey to the countryside.
【典型例题】
[例1] A war is so cruel that it always causes great losses, __ has happened in Iraq.
A. what B. as C. which D. one
答案：B
解析：从句部分明显是个定语，指代上述内容时用which/as均可，可是此题表示正如……的含义，只能选as。
[例2] ____ to his research work, the professor cared little about any other things.
A. Devoted B. Devoting C. Having devoted D. To devote
答案：A
解析：此题考查devote oneself to sth.这一词组用法，相应地应该使用过去分词，实际上devoted这个词本身也是形容词，表示全心全意。
[例3] —What place is it?
— Haven’t you seen that we _____ back where we ?
A. were；had been B. are；were C. were；have been D. are；had been
答案：B
解析：此题中where 引导的是个状语从句，“难道你没看到我们回到了原来的地方。
[例4] He seemed to have been asleep, so I said nothing, but sat _____he would see me ____ waking.
A. whether；when B. that；when C. which；where D. where；when
答案：D
解析：where引导的是个状语从句，坐在他能看到我的地方，when引导的是非谓语动词作状语，他一醒来就能看见我的地方。
[例5] —Are you pleased with what he has done?
—It couldn’t be____. Why didn’t he put more effort into his work?
A. any worse B. much better C. so bad D. the best
答案：A
解析：很多词可以修饰形容词或副词比较级，在否定句或疑问句中应该用any。
【模拟试题】（答题时间：40分钟）
（一）
A farewell（告别）party was going on. Sylvia Calver 1 being the center of any public show where she didn’t know anyone. It made her 2 hot and she always felt she wanted to go away somewhere. But on an occasion（场合）like this when she knew 3 , there was no time to feel shy. But she had made up her mind to 4 people’s attention for once in her life. Unlike others, Sylvia didn’t have any sad feelings herself at 5 Palmeira Court Hotel or saying good-bye to its 6 —she had left so many other 7 , and known too many people in her life to get upset by such things now.
Yet this 8 was a particular occasion, and she hadn’t had so many of those in her 9 . She had put on her 10 black dress and her long earrings. She had wanted to enjoy being the center of 11 for one evening, but now they had 12 old Miss Hutton of all people to give the goodbye speech, whom she 13 . Even so, she thought there was no sense（意义）in getting 14 about it, for it was the first rule her 15 had given her--avoid all anxiety（焦虑）, take things easy. So, surprising herself by enjoying her own well-rounded white arm as 16 showed through the sleeve（袖子）of her 17 dress, she took a taste of her drink and then sat back comfortably with her cigarette. And her doctor’s orders worked! For 18 out slowly, she put Miss Hutton off at the end of her boring 19 with a cloud of tobacco smoke, so that she smiled to herself at the old girl’s funny expression. She 20 herself quite well that night, even to her own surprise.
1. A. considered B. insisted on C. remembered D. hated
2. A. face B. show C. room D. dress
3. A. nothing B. nobody C. everything D. everybody
4. A. pay B. bring C. attract D. offer
5. A. entering B. informing C. reaching D. leaving
6. A. guests B. people C. places D. things
7. A. houses B. friends C. hotels D. parties
8. A. morning B. afternoon C. evening D. week
9. A. life B. work C. school D. home
10. A. first B. best C. latest D. worst
11. A. service B. exhibition C. crowd D. attention
12. A. ordered B. chosen C. wished D. helped
13. A. admired B. scolded C. disliked D. trusted
14. A. excited B. puzzled C. pleased D. anxious
15. A. teacher B. doctor C. husband D. friend
16. A. they B. he C. it D. she
17. A. black B. white C. red D. green
18. A. getting B. putting C. speaking D. breathing
19. A. action B. speech C. work D. performance
20. A. made B. enjoyed C. understood D. treated
（二）
The two main American political parties are the Democrats（民主党）and the Republicans（共和党）. They are stood for by a donkey and an elephant. The reason comes from political cartoons. These are drawings that express opinions about political parties or candidates（候选人）. Perhaps the most famous political cartoonist in American history was Thomas Nast. He lived more than 100 years ago. Thomas Nast used his drawings to show dishonesty and the illegal（违法的）use of power in government. His cartoons helped create public pressure on elected officials.
In 1870, newspapers supporting the Democratic Party denounced（公开指责）a former Republican cabinet（内阁）member. Thomas Nast drew a cartoon in protest（抗议）. He called it “A Live Jackass Kicking A Dead Lion”. The dead lion stood for the cabinet member who was no longer in power. The jackass stood for the Democratic Party. “Jackass” is an old word for someone who is stupid or foolish. It is also another word for donkey. The picture of the donkey had been used many years earlier. Democratic President Andrew Jackson used it as his personal political symbol, after his opponents（对手）called him a jackass. Then it was used, sometimes, to mean the whole Democratic Party. It became established as the party symbol when Thomas Nast used it to stood for the Democrats.
Thomas Nast himself created the elephant as a symbol of the Republican Party. He first used it in a cartoon in 1874. And he continued to use the elephant to stand for the Republicans in many other cartoons. Soon, everyone thought of it as the Republican Party symbol. Today, after more than 100 years, the donkey and the elephant continue to stand for America’s two major political parties.
21.Thomas Nast was well-known for _____.
A. his political cartoon characters
B. the pictures of a donkey and an elephant
C. his drawings of famous people in his time
D. the American Political Symbols
22. The purpose of creating the donkey cartoon is to ____.
A. attract the public B. laugh at the political leaders
C. support the Democratic Party D. show his disagreement
23. Thomas Nast is described as _____.
A. a member of the Democratic Party B. a member of the Republican Party
C. a person who had great effect on politics D. a person who cared for public affairs
24. The passage tells us something about _____.
A. the two main American political parties in the USA
B. the political symbol of the two parties in the USA
C. the struggle between the political parties
D. the famous cartoonist Thomas Nast .
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