课后作业(十七)Ⅰ.语法和词汇知识1．(2013届宜昌市一模)Teachers often ________ the importance of diligence in the approach to success.A．noticed B．stressedC．spoke D．talked【解析】stress“强调，极力主张”，stress the importance of 意为“强调……的重要性”。

句意：老师经常强调在通往成功之路上勤奋的重要性。

【答案】 B2．(2013届泰安模拟)Once the poison is ________，there is no further danger.A．brought up B．brought inC．brought back D．brought about【解析】句意：一旦把毒药吐出，就不会有更多危险。

bring up“吐出，养育”；bring in“引进”；bring back“归还”；bring about“引起，导致”。

【答案】 A3．The little boy showed great interest ________ English when he was doing it ________ the first time .A．in；for B．on；forC．in；on D．for；as【解析】show interest in“对……感兴趣”和for the first time“第一次”，均为固定搭配，故选A项。

【答案】 A4．(2013届日照市模拟)Lin Shuhao has earned a good ________ at home and abroad for his excellent basketball skill and won over thousands of fans .A．reputation B．occupationC．contribution D．civilization【解析】句意：林书豪由于他的精湛的篮球技术在国内外享有盛名，并赢得了数千球迷的喜欢。

reputation 名誉，名声；occupation职业；contribution贡献；civilization文明。

【答案】 A5．(2012·河北衡水中学模拟)With the victory at the French Open，Li Na has reached No.4 in the world，________ the previous Asian Record.A．equaled B．equalingC．to have equaled D．having equaled【解析】随着法国公开赛的胜利，李娜排名升至第四，从而平了以前的亚洲记录。

此处应用现在分词作结果状语。

【答案】 B6．It is feared that it will be many years ________ the two countries ________ make peace.A．when；of war B．after；in warC．until；on war D．before；at war【解析】句意：人们担心交战的两个国家达成和解仍需要很多年的时间。

it will be＋一段时间＋before...意为“过……(时间)才……”；at war意为“交战”，强调状态，在此作定语。

【答案】 D7．(2013届北京市海淀区模拟)One afternoon I was sitting at my favorite table in a restaurant，waiting for the food I ________ to arrive.A．had ordered B．orderedC．was ordering D．would order【解析】句意：一天下午，我在一家餐馆坐在我特别喜欢的地方等候着我点的饭菜的到来。

坐着等候为一般过去时，点饭菜表示“过去的过去”应用过去完成时。

【答案】 A8．________，I'd like to say how much I've enjoyed staying in your beautiful country.A．As a result B．In commonC．In conclusion D．In turn【解析】句意：总之，我想说我待在你们这个美丽的国家是多么愉快。

as a result“因此”；in common“共同地”；in conclusion“总之”；in turn“依次”。

由句意可知选C。

【答案】 C9．(2013届西安八校联考)The two parties are holding the talk in a friendly ________ at present.Hopefully，they will reach an agreementA．situation B．stateC．atmosphere D．condition【解析】句意：现在双方的会谈在友好的气氛中进行，他们很有可能达成协议。

atmosphere此处意为“气氛”符合题意。

situation形势；state状态；condition 情形，条件。

【答案】 C10．—I will ask Bob to help me with my physics.—Don't be silly! His physics is ________ mine.A．much better than B．as good asC．no better than D．no worse than【解析】句意：——我想找Bob帮我学物理。

——别傻了！他的物理和我的一样差。

“no ＋adj./ad v.的比较级＋than”意为“和……同样不……”，根据答语中的Don't be silly！可知，说话人和Bob的物理都学得不好，故C项正确；much better than 比……好得多，as good as和……一样好；no worse than 和……同样好(不差)。

【答案】 C11．—Will you tell your parents that you have passed the exam though you didn't?—Certainly not.It's against all my ________.A．opinions B．argumentsC．permissions D．principles【解析】考查名词辨析。

principle原则，符合题意。

opinion意见；argument 争论；permission许可。

句意：——你会告诉你的父母你通过了考试，虽然你并没通过吗？——当然不会，这违反我的原则。

【答案】 D12．The reason ________ I like country music is ________ it brings peace andjoy to me.A．which；because B．which；thatC．why；that D．why；why【解析】考查定语从句及表语从句。

The reason why... is that... 意为“……的原因是……”。

【答案】 C13．Nobody knows why Jack ________ from office，for he did a good job in the company.A．destroyed B．designedC．resigned D．refused【解析】考查动词辨析。

由后半句可知，resign(辞职)符合题意。

destroy 破坏；design设计；refuse拒绝。

句意：没有人知道Jack为什么辞职，因为他在公司做得很好。

【答案】 C14．The scientist said his physics teacher in his middle school is the most ________ woman in his life，for she set off his deep love for physics.A．essential B．historicalC．original D．influential【解析】考查形容词辨析。

influential有影响的，符合题意。

essential必不可少的；historical历史性的；original最初的。

句意：这位科学家说他中学时的物理老师是他一生中对他最有影响力的人，因为她激发了他对物理的深爱。

【答案】 D15．—What's your impression of Bob?—He is an energetic man.________，he always sleeps later and gets up earlier than us，and he never feels tired.A．To give an example B．If soC．For the first time ever D．In a nutshell【解析】考查交际用语。

to give an example举一个例子，符合语境。

if so 如果是这样的话；for the first time ever有史以来第一次；in a nutshell简言之。

句意：——你对Bob的印象怎样？——他是个精力充沛的人，比如，他经常比我们睡得晚、起得早，而且从不觉得累。

【答案】 AⅡ.翻译句子1．我请假三天的原因是我生病的母亲需要我的照顾。

(the reason why ...is that ...)_________________________________________________________________ 2．她钦佩我回答问题的方式。

(the way)_________________________________________________________________ 3．他确实告诉过我他的地址，但我全忘了。

(强调谓语)_________________________________________________________________ 4．他并不比他弟弟聪明。

(no ＋比较级＋than)_________________________________________________________________ 5．总之，我要感谢你们为我所做的一切。

(in conclusion)_________________________________________________________________ 【答案】 1.The reason why I asked for three days off is that my sick mother needed my care. 2.She admired the way (that/ in which) I answered the questions.3.He did tell me his address but I forgot all about it.4.He is no cleverer than his brother.5.In conclusion，I'd like to thank you for all you have done for me.Ⅲ.阅读理解Steve Jobs made technology fun.The co-founder of Apple died last Wednesday at the age of fifty-six. He had fought for years against cancer.Mourners gathered outside his house in Palo Alto，California，and Apple stores around the world.Tim Bajarin，President of Creative Strategies，says，“If you actually look at tech leaders，they're really happy if they have one hit in their life.Steve Jobs has the Apple II，the Mac，the iPod，the iPhone，the iPad and Pixar.”Steve Jobs was a college dropout.He was adopted by a machinist and his wife，an accountant.They supported his early interest in electronics.He and his friend Steve Wozniak started Apple Computer—now just called Apple—in nineteen seventy-six.They stayed at the company until nineteen eighty-five.That year，Steve Wozniak returned to college and Steve Jobs left in a dispute with the chief executive.Mr.Jobs then formed his own company，called NeXT Computer.He rejoined Apple in nineteen ninety-seven after it bought NeXT.He helped remake Apple from a business that was in bad shape then to one of the most valuable companies in the world today.Steve Wozniak，speaking on CNN，remembered his longtime friend as a“great visionary and leader”and a “marketing genius”．President Obama said in a statement：“By building one of the planet's most successful companies from his garage，he represents the spirit of American creativity.By making computers personal and putting the Internet in our pockets，he made the information revolution not only accessible，but intuitive and fun.”Professor David Carroll says Steve Jobs not only revolutionized technology，he also revolutionize American business.“The fact that he was able to redesign American commerce top to bottom and across is really striking.He probably will be considered an industrial giant on the scale of Thomas Edison and Henry Ford，so one of the greatests of all time.”Steve Jobs stepped down as Apple's chief executive in August because of his health.He died a day after the company released a new iPhone version that met with limited excitement.【语篇解读】本文主要介绍了苹果公司创始人乔布斯的生平以及各界人士对他的深刻怀念和高度赞誉。