1、 Unit 15 LearningGrammar 1.单项填空1_ the help from the doctor, the little boy _ his life.A. Apart from; should have lostB. Without; could loseC. But for; would have lostD. Except for; would have lost答案与解析 C 句意：要不是有医生的帮助，小男孩就会失去生命了。B 项表示对现在事实的假设； C 项表示对过去事实的假设。 but for“若没有；要不是”。2_ the weather _ fine! Ot
2、herwise, we have to put off our picnic again.A. On condition; is B. When; could beC. If only; could be D. As long as; is答案与解析 C 四个选项中只有 if only 可以引导虚拟语气，由题意知是对现在的虚拟，从句中的谓语动词用一般过去时即可。3If she had worked harder, she _.A. would succeed B. had succeededC. should succeed D. would have succeeded答案与解析 D 本题考
3、查与过去事实相反的虚拟语气。虚拟条件句动词用“had动词的过去分词形式”，主句用“wouldhave过去分词” 形式。4If you were to do it, the result _ different.A. will be B. would beC. should be D. would have been答案与解析 B 本题考查与将来事实相反的虚拟语气。虚拟条件句动词用了“were to动词原形”，主句用“would 动词原形” 。5_ today, he would get there by Saturday.A. If he leaves B. Was he leavingC.
4、Would he leave D. Were he to leave答案与解析 D 本题考查与将来事实相反的虚拟语气的省略与倒装。虚拟条件句省略if，同时把 were 移至主语前。Were he to leaveIf he were to leave。6_， I would not refuse his invitation.A. Were I you B. If I should be youC. If I was you D. If I had been you答案与解析 A 本题考查与现在事实相反的虚拟语气的省略与倒装。虚拟条件句省略if，同时又把 were 移至主语前。Were I y
5、ouIf I were you。7_， everything would have been all right.A. He had been here B. Here he had beenC. Been here he had D. Had he been here答案与解析 D 本题考查与过去事实相反的虚拟语气的省略与倒装。虚拟条件句省略if，同时把 had 移至主语前。Had he been hereIf he had been here。8He hesitated for a moment before kicking the ball, otherwise he _ a goal.
6、A. had scored B. scoredC. would score D. would have scored答案与解析 D 由 otherwise 和 hesitated 可知，是与过去事实相反的虚拟语气，故选 D 项。9Without the air to hold some of the suns heat, the earth at night _ too cold for us to live.A. would be freezing cold B. will be freezing coldlyC. would be frozen cold D. can freeze col
7、dly答案与解析 A without 引出的是与现在事实相反的含蓄条件句，故选 A 项。10 Dont you think it necessary that he _ to Miami but to New York? I agree, but the problem is _ he has refused to.A. will not be sent; thatB. not be sent; thatC. should not be sent; whatD. should not send; what答案与解析 B 因为 necessary 后面的从句要用“(should)动词原形”，排除
8、选项 A；因为he 与 send 是被动关系，排除 D 项；答句中的表语从句中不缺任何句子成分，用 that，故选B 项。值得说明的是， refused to 后省略了 be sent to New York。.阅读理解AA study of English learning problems was carried out among a total of 106 foreign students. It shows that most students considered understanding spoken English to be their biggest problem o
9、n arrival. This was followed by speaking. Writing increased as a problem as students discovered difficulties in writing papers that they were now expected to hand in. Reading remained as a significant (显著的) problem. The information gained helped us in determining where special attention should be pa
10、id in our course. Although many students have chosen to join the course with a reasonable motivation (动机), we considered it important to note what seemed to encourage interest. Nearly all the students have experienced some kind of grammarbased English teaching in their own country. To use the same m
11、ethod would be selfdefeating because it might reduce motivation, especially if it has failed in the past. Therefore a different method may help because it is different.A variety of activity was also seen as a way of maintaining (保持) or increasing motivation. Several years ago we had one timetable th
12、at operated throughout, but we soon found that both the students and the teachers lost interest by about halfway through the ten weeks. This led us to a major rethink, so finally we brought it into line with the expressed language needs of the students.1. What is the text mainly about?A. Foreign stu
13、dents have more problems.B. There are many ways to improve English.C. Teaching should meet students needs.D. English learning problems should be studied again.答案与解析 C 主旨大意归纳题。由首段所阐述的学生学习英语面临的困难，到第二段首句及文章最后一句表达的含义推知，英语教学应满足学生的需要。2. Writing became a bigger problem when foreign students _.A. had to wri
14、te their papersB. became better at speakingC. became less interested in readingD. had fewer problems with listening答案与解析 A 细节理解题。文章的第一段第四句话 “Writing increased as a problem as students discovered difficulties in writing papers that they were now expected to hand in.”可知。3We may infer from the last two
15、 paragraphs that _.A. different teaching methods should be usedB. grammarbased teaching seems to be encouragingC. English courses are necessary for foreign studentsD. teaching content should be changed halfway答案与解析 A 细节推断题。依据为第二段最后一句 “Therefore a different method may help because it is different.”和最
16、后一段中的反面例子。4. The underlined word “it” in the last paragraph refers to _.A. rethink B. activityC. motivation D. timetable答案与解析 D 推断代词指代题。依据本段第二句 “Several years ago we had one timetable that operated throughout”及本句“This led us to a major rethink”推知。BLearning Later in LifeIts often said that we learn t
17、hings at the wrong time. University students frequently (经常) do the minimum amount of work because theyre crazy for a good social life instead. Children who often scream before their piano practice because its so boring, have to be given gold stars and medals to be persuaded to swim, or have to be b
18、ribed (给予奖励) to take exams. But when youre older? Ah, now thats a different story. Over the years, Ive done my share of adult learning. At 30 I went to a college and did courses in History and English. It was an amazing experience. For starters, I was paying, so there was no reason to be late I was
19、the one frowning (皱眉) and drumming my fingers if the teacher was delayed, not the other way round. Indeed, if I could persuade him to linger,_it was a prize, not a trouble. I wasnt frightened to ask questions and homework was a pleasure not a pain. When I passed, I had passed for me and me alone, no
20、t my parents or my teachers. The satisfaction I got was entirely personal. Some people fear going back to school because they worry that their brains have got slow. But the joy is that, although some parts have been dull sometimes, your brain has learnt all kinds of other things since you were young
21、. Its learnt to think independently and flexibly and is much better at relating one thing to another.What you lose in the dull department, you gain in the maturity (成熟) department. In some ways, age is a positive plus. For instance, when youre older, you get more selfcontrolled. Experience has told
22、you that, if youre calm and simply do something carefully again and again, at last youll get the hang of it. The confidence you have in other areas for example, being able to drive a car, perhaps means that if you cant, say, build a chair immediately, you dont, like a child, want to destroy your fir
23、st pitiful attempts (尝试). Maturity tells you that you will, with application, eventually get there.5What surprised the writer when she did her first adult learning course?A. She got on better with her tutor.B. She was able to learn more quickly.C. She had a more relaxed attitude to it.D. She found l
24、earning more enjoyable.答案与解析 D 推理判断题。文章第二段由 “It was an amazing experience”一句引出了作者吃惊的原因。由紧跟其后的描述可知，原因在于作者发现学习更加令人愉快了。6The writer says that when you learn later in life, you will find _.A. it boring to take lessonsB. it hard to remember things easilyC. it hard to give all your attention to studyD. it
25、different to learn from when you were younger答案与解析 D 推理判断题。由第三段第二、三句可知，虽然年长的时候有些方面会变得迟钝，但年长者在学习时更能够独立思考，灵活应变，将此事与彼事联系起来，这些与年轻的时候是不同的。7According to the writer, whats the advantage of adult learners?AThey are able to organize themselves better than younger people.B. They are less worried about succeed
26、ing than younger people.C. They pay more attention to details than younger people.D. They have more patience than younger people.答案与解析 A 推理判断题。最后一段讲述了年长者在学习中的优势，由第二、三句可知，他们能更好地自制，能够利用经验更好地掌控自己。8. What is the writers main purpose in the article?A. To emphasize the pleasures of adult learning.B. To po
27、int out how easy adult learning can be.C. To explain her reasons for doing adult learning.D. To describe the teaching methods used in adult learning.答案与解析 A 推理判断题。文中作者通过讲述自己的学习经历，指出成人后再进行学习是有其独特的优势，并且乐趣多多的。9. What does the underlined word “linger” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?A. go back B. delay goingC. teach them more D. end classes on time答案与解析 B 词义猜测题。按照年轻学生的心理，老师上课迟到是再好不过的了，所以作者认为如果他能说服老师晚走，那是一种奖励，并非麻烦。此处 linger 意为“继续逗留”。
