高中英語牛津譯林版Unit4Behindbeliefs unit4sectionⅱ

SectionⅡWelcometotheunit&Reading—Languagepointsinfluencevt.影響；對……起作用；支配；感化(教材P49)TaoismhasgreatlyinfluencedChinesephilosophy.道家的陰陽之說極大地影響了中國的哲學(xué)。Theweatherinfluencescrops.天氣影響收成。Youngpeoplearequicklyinfluencedbynewideas.年輕人很快地受到新思想的影響。influencedosth.影響某人做某事influencen.影響力；威望haveinfluence/effecton/upon對……有影響influentialadj.有影響力的Whoinfluencedhertodothat?誰影響她做那件事的？Hisfamilyhavegreatinfluenceonhisambitiousfutureplan.他的家庭對他躊躇滿志的未來計劃有很大的影響。influence/affectinfluence指間接、潛移默化的影響，涉及行為、思想、感情等，多指影響無形的事物。affect僅指影響感情或具體事物。Hiswritingshaveinfluencedthelivesofmillions.他的作品影響了千百萬人的一生。Smokingcanaffectheart.吸煙可影響心臟。用affect和influence的適當(dāng)形式填空①Theytryto________thesizeofthecropsbyusingfertilizer.②Hewas________byamiddleschoolteachertotakeupthestudyofmedicine.③Thisexamplehasgreat________onyoungpeople.【答案】①affect②influenced③influence(教材P50)Anidiomisagroupofwordsoranexpressionwhosemeaningisnotstraightforward，becauseitoftencannotbeunderstoodby_looking_atthemeaningsofitsseparatewords.習(xí)語是詞組或者是一種表達方式，其意義不是那么簡單，因為習(xí)語常常無法從孤立的單詞意義中獲得。【句式分析】whose是定語從句中一個常用的關(guān)系代詞，表示“……的”之意；它可以指人，也可以指物；既可以引導(dǎo)限制性定語從句，又可以引導(dǎo)非限制性定語從句；whose表示所屬關(guān)系指物時，可與ofwhich轉(zhuǎn)換，詞序一般是：名詞＋ofwhich，也可用“ofwhich＋名詞”。Myuncle，whoseofficewehavejustpassed，isalawyer.我的叔叔是個律師，剛才我們經(jīng)過了他的辦公室。Lookatthebuilding，whoseroofiswhite.＝Lookatthebuilding，theroofofwhichiswhite.＝Lookatthebuilding，ofwhichtheroofiswhite.看那棟樓，樓頂?shù)念伾前椎摹?【導(dǎo)學(xué)號：66620236】句型轉(zhuǎn)換①Themanpulledoutagoldwatch，whosehandsweremadeofdiamonds.→Themanpulledoutagoldwatch，thehands______________weremadeofdiamonds.→Themanpulledoutagoldwatch，____________thehandsweremadeofdiamonds.②Iboughtavase，thepriceofwhichwasverycheap.→Iboughtavase，________pricewasverycheap.→Iboughtavase，____________thepricewasverycheap.【答案】①ofwhich；ofwhich②whose；ofwhichinotherwords換句話說；也就是說(教材P50)Inotherwords，itsmeaningcanbeverydifferentfromtheapparentmeaningsofitscomponents.換句話說，其意義與其各個組成部分明顯的意義可能非常不同。Itgoesonotherwords，itgoesfromsidetoside，notfromtoptobottom.它是水平移動的。也就是說，它是從一邊到另一邊，而不是由上至下移動的。breakone'sword失信；食言ina(one)word總之inword口頭上inwords用語言keepone'sword信守諾言wordforword逐字地leaveword留言wordcamethat...有消息說……WordcamethatagreatmanysoldiersweresenttoYa'anSichuanProvincetorescuethepeopletrappedintheearthquake.有消息說大批戰(zhàn)士被送到四川雅安去救助在地震中受困的人們。 完成句子①換句話說，我們都不能去看電影。__________________，noneofuscangotothemovies.②他妻子是我女兒。換句話講，我是他的岳母。Hiswifeismydaughter；__________________，Iamhismother-in-law.③有消息說將軍要來視察軍隊。__________________thegeneralwouldcometoinspectthearmy.④你的同學(xué)留言說他今晚來看你。Yourclassmate______________hewouldcometoseeyouthisevening.【答案】①Inotherwords②inotherwords③Wordcamethat④leftwordthateither...or...或者……或者……；要么……要么……(教材P50)However，manyidiomshaveeitherlosttheiroriginalmeaningsorhaveonlyavagueorlooseconnectionwiththemnow.然而，今天許多習(xí)語原意蕩然無存，或只與原意有含糊或松散的聯(lián)系。It'swrongtoregardourworkeitherastotallygoodorastotallybad.說我們的工作樣樣都好或是一無是處，都是不對的。Eitheryoucomeinperson，oryouentrustsomeonewiththematter.你要么自己來，要么就托人辦這件事。Eitheryouorheiswrong.要么你錯了，要么他錯了。neither...nor...既不……也不……both...and...既……又……；兩者都……NeithershenorIamright.她和我都不對。BothsheandIareright.她和我都對。翻譯句子①從他的外貌可以判斷他要么是位教師，要么就是醫(yī)生。________________________________________________________________②他不抽煙也不喝酒。________________________________________________________________③他父母二人都參加了這個會議。________________________________________________________________【答案】①Judgingbyhisappearance，heiseitherateacheroradoctor.②Heneithersmokesnordrinks.③Bothhismotherandhisfatherattendedthemeeting.(教材P50)Forexample，‘by_and_by’nowmeans‘beforelong’，butintheBible，itwasusedtomean‘immediately’．例如，“byandby”現(xiàn)在的意思是“不久”，但在《圣經(jīng)》中，它被用來表示“立刻，馬上”。(1)byandby不久，過一會兒We'llreturnbyandby.我們不久就會回來。Byandbyshemetanoldmanwithabeard.她不久就碰到了一個大胡子老頭。againandagain再三地，一再地onandon一直，繼續(xù)bitbybit一點一點地，漸漸地littlebylittle漸漸地stepbystep漸漸地sidebyside并肩地daybyday一天一天地，逐日dayafterday日復(fù)一日，天天Shestoodsidebysidewiththeaccused.她與被告并肩站著。Daybydayheappliedhimselftothetaskuntilitwasfinished.他日復(fù)一日地投入那項工作，直到完成為止。 【導(dǎo)學(xué)號：66620237】完成句子①Thepainwillgoaway________(一會兒)．②Theopponentteamgainedtheground________(漸漸地)．③Hismedicalconditioniscontinuingtoimprove________(逐日地)．④Mymotherdoesthehousework________(一天天地)．【答案】①byandby②bitbybit/littlebylittle/stepbystep③daybyday④dayafterday(2)immediatelyadv.立刻，立即Hewrotebacktoherimmediately.他立刻給她回了信。immediatelyconj.一……就；一經(jīng)……立即(相當(dāng)于instantly，directly，themoment，theminute，assoonas)immediateadj.立即的；即刻的Wewillstartthemeetingimmediatelyhecomes.他一來我們就開會。Instantlyhesawme，heheldouthishands.他一見到我，就伸出雙手。DirectlyIreceivedhisletter，Iwenttoseehim.我一收到他的信就去看他了。IfellinlovewithherthemomentIsawher.我對她一見鐘情。Ourgovernmentmusttakeimmediateaction.我們的政府必須立即采取行動。翻譯句子⑤我一看見他就認出他正是警方在尋找的那個人。________________________________________________________________【答案】Instantly/Theinstant(that)/Immediately/ThemomentIsawhimIknewhewasthemanthepolicewerelookingfor.(教材P50)Abiblicalidiomisoftenanexpressionthatunderlinesthemoralofastoryandgivestheaudienceapicturetohelpthemunderstandthestorybetter.圣經(jīng)習(xí)語常常是突出故事寓意的固定表達方式，給聽眾或讀者一幅圖像，以幫助他們更好地理解故事。(1)underlinevt.強調(diào)；突出；加下劃線Inhisspeechheunderlinedseveralpoints.在他的講話中他強調(diào)了幾點。Underlinethemostimportantsentences.在最重要的句子下面加上下劃線。underlinetheimportanceof...強調(diào)……的重要性underline＋從句強調(diào)……Herquestionunderlinedhowlittlesheunderstoodhim.她的問題表明她多么不了解她。Thereportunderlinedtheimportanceofpre-schooleducation.這份報告強調(diào)學(xué)前教育的重要性。完成句子①閱讀時請畫出關(guān)鍵詞。Asyouread，__________________thekeywords.②監(jiān)獄工作人員罷工一事，突出地表明我們的監(jiān)獄制度亟須改革。Strikebyprisonofficers____________________forreforminourjail.③張老師強調(diào)學(xué)生們不會歡迎這些變化。studentswouldnotwelcomethesechanges.【答案】①pleaseunderline②underlinetheneed③underlinedthat(2)moraln．(事件、故事等的)教育意義；寓意；教訓(xùn)Themoralofallthisis，lookbeforeyouleap.所以這一切的寓意是：先思而后行。Themoralofthisstoryforchildrenisthatbrothersandsistersshouldunite.這篇故事對兒童的教育意義是兄弟姐妹應(yīng)當(dāng)團結(jié)起來。drawamoralfrom從……中吸取教訓(xùn)moralsn.道德；品行；風(fēng)紀moraladj.道德的；道義上的Weshouldunderlinetheimportanceofmoraleducation.我們應(yīng)該強調(diào)道德教育的重要性。完成句子④我的祖父是一個很講道德的人。Mygrandfatheris________________.⑤電影的寓意是犯罪是沒好結(jié)果的。________________wascrimedoesnotpay.⑥這是個禮貌問題，而非道德問題。Thisquestionisoneof______________.【答案】④averymoralman⑤Themoralofthefilm⑥mannersratherthanmorals(教材P51)Afterspendingeverypennyofhismoneyandbeing_reduced_to_hiring_himself_outtofeedpigs，herealizedthathehadbeenafoolandwenthome.在花光每一分錢之后，他淪落到為人打工，替別人養(yǎng)豬。他意識到自己是多么愚蠢，于是回家。(1)bereducedtosth./doing使(某人)陷入……；淪為……Shewasreducedtowanderingalldaylong.她淪落至整日流浪。Hungerreducedhimtostealing.饑餓迫使他淪為盜賊。Shewasreducedtotearsatthesight.她見到那情景便哭了起來。reducesth.by...減少了……reducesth.to...減少到……；降價到……reducesb.totears/silence把某人弄哭/使某人啞口無言reductionn.降低；減少；縮小Theworkforcewillbereducedbyaround30percent.勞動力將縮減大約30%。Risksmustbereducedtotheabsoluteminimum.必須把危險降到絕對最低值。Therehasbeenadramaticreductioninthebankrate.銀行利率已大大降低。完成句子①他們淪落到沿街乞討。They________________begginginthestreet.②這片美麗的森林已被毀，變成了一片荒地。Thisbeautifulforest________________awasteland.③壓力使他的神經(jīng)都要崩潰了。Stresshad______________him________________anervouswreck.④本月我們的計算機將有特價優(yōu)惠。Weareofferingspecial________________oncomputersthismonth.【答案】①werereducedto②hasbeenreducedto③reduced；to④pricereduction(2)hire(oneself)out被雇用；受雇Theyhiredthemselvesoutfortheharvest.他們受雇去收割莊稼。Shehiredherselfouttodohousework.她受雇做家務(wù)。hirev．雇用；聘任hireout受雇；接受雇用；出租Inthemeantimehehiredoutasacook.在此期間，他受雇為一名廚師。Whydon'tyouhireoutyourcartoyourneighbourswhileyou'reaway，andmakesomemoney?你不在家時為何不把車出租給鄰居賺點錢呢？hire/hireout/rent/rentout/employhire短期租用，雇用hireout短期出租，受雇rent長期租用東西rentout長期出租東西employ長期雇用完成句子⑤他以前從事臨時服務(wù)業(yè)。He______________whoeverneededhisservices.⑥該公司出租汽車。Thecompany____________.⑦出租車往往是計時出租的。Taxis________________bythehour.【答案】⑤hiredhimselfoutto⑥hiredoutcars⑦areusuallyhiredout(教材P51)Inhonourofhisreturn，hisfatherkilledandcookedacalfso_thattheycouldhaveafeast.為慶祝他的歸來，他的父親宰牛并進行燒煮，以至于能吃上一頓豐盛的大餐?！揪涫椒治觥縮othat引導(dǎo)目的狀語從句，這時從句的謂語動詞常用may，might，can，could，should，will，would等情態(tài)動詞。Speakloudersothatwecanhearyou.說大聲一點，以便我們聽得見。We'llsitinthefrontofthehallsothatwecanhearbetter.我們要坐在大廳的前面，以便聽得更清楚。sothat既可引導(dǎo)目的狀語從句(＝inorderthat)也可引導(dǎo)結(jié)果狀語從句，在引導(dǎo)結(jié)果狀語從句時，有時也可能用情態(tài)動詞can，could，極少用may，might或不用情態(tài)動詞。sothat省去that時，前面的逗號可用可不用。①so...that...基本句式：so＋adj.(adv.)＋that...so＋adj.＋a/an＋單數(shù)名詞＋that...so＋few/little(少)/many/much＋n.＋that...②such...that...也可引導(dǎo)結(jié)果狀語從句：such＋(adj.)＋不可數(shù)名詞＋that...such＋(adj.)＋名詞復(fù)數(shù)＋that...such＋a/an＋adj.＋名詞單數(shù)＋that...③so，such修飾的成分置于句首時，主句常用倒裝語序。④so＋adj./adv.＋that...時，如結(jié)果狀語從句是否定形式，可以轉(zhuǎn)換成“too...to...”結(jié)構(gòu)；如結(jié)果狀語從句是肯定形式，可以轉(zhuǎn)換成“...enoughto...”結(jié)構(gòu)。Wearrivedearlyinthemorning，so(that)wecaughtthefirsttrain.我們大清早就到了，所以趕上了第一趟火車。Hewassoexcitedthathecouldnotspeak.他興奮地連話都說不出來了。SofastdidtheteacherspeakthatIcouldn'tfollowhim.那個老師說得太快，我跟不上。Itwassuchalovelydaythatwedecidedtogoforapicnic.天氣非常好，我們決定去野餐。 【導(dǎo)學(xué)號：66620238】句型轉(zhuǎn)換①IhurriedtothestationsothatIcouldcatchtheearlytrain.→Ihurriedtothestation________________Icouldcatchtheearlytrain.②Hedrovesocarelesslythathealmostlosthislife.→Socarelessly________________healmostlosthislife.【答案】①inorderthat②didhedrivethatcompetencen．能力；資格；勝任(與for連用)；(做某事的)能力(教材P51)Bylearningmanyimportantidioms，youcandevelopahighlevelofcompetenceinyourcommunicationskills.通過學(xué)習(xí)足夠多的重要習(xí)語，你能將交際技巧提升到較高水平。Thereisnodoubtofhiscompetenceforthetask.他的確有能力做好那項工作。Idoubthiscompetencetodothework.我懷疑他是否有能力做那項工作。competencein(doing)sth.在(做)……方面的能力competentadj.有能力的，稱職的competentat/inone'swork能勝任工作的becompetenttodosth.有能力做某事competentlyadv.有能力地，出色地He'sverycompetentinhiswork.他非常勝任自己的工作。完成句子①Areyousurethathe______________(能勝任)thistask?②Thecourt______________(不能做)handlethecase.③Hehasgainahighlevelof______________(在英語方面的能力)．【答案】①iscompetentfor②isnotcompetentto③competenceinEnglish(教材P51)Whenyouhave_a_thorough_understanding_ofEnglishidiomsandtheirorigins，youcanbetterunderstandandappreciatethehistoryandculturesofEnglish-speakingcountries，becauseidiomsarecarriersofhistoryandculture.透徹了解英語及其起源，你可以更好地理解和欣賞英語國家的歷史和文化，因為習(xí)語是歷史和文化的載體。(1)haveanunderstandingofsth.了解某事Ifyouknowtheneighbourhood，youhaveanunderstandingofwhatthechildrenarelike.假如你熟悉這個街區(qū)，你就明白這里的孩子是什么樣子的了。havelittle/nounderstandingofsth.對某事了解得很少/不了解havesomeunderstandingofsth.對某事有一定的了解haveathorough/fullunderstandingofsth.對某事徹底了解gain/getanunderstandingofsth.對某事有了解Hehasathorough/fullunderstandingofthematter.他完全了解這件事。Weshouldhaveadeeperunderstandingoftheproblem.我們應(yīng)該對這個問題有更深的了解。Overtime，youwillgetafarbetterunderstandingofthejob.經(jīng)過一段時間，你對這個工作的了解會好得多。Howcanwegainanunderstandingofothercultures?我們怎么才能了解其他文化呢？句型轉(zhuǎn)換①Heunderstandsthesituationclearly.→He____________________thesituation.【答案】①hasaclearunderstandingof(2)appreciatevt.意識到；懂得；欣賞；感激Youcan'tappreciateChinesepoemsintranslation.看翻譯作品不能真正欣賞到中國詩歌的美妙之處。Thebossofthatcompanyfullyappreciatedhistalent.那家公司的老板非常賞識他的才華。Iwouldappreciateyourhelp.我將十分感激你的幫忙。appreciatesth./doingsth.誠懇希望做某事I'd/willappreciateitif...如果……，我會非常感激。Iwouldappreciateyourlettingmeknowofanyproblems.如有什么問題，請告訴我，我會非常感激。Iwillappreciateitifyoupayincash.如果你支付現(xiàn)金，我將十分感激。【提示】appreciate后跟if或when引導(dǎo)的從句時常用it作形式賓語，與之用法相同的詞還有：hate，like，dislike等。句型轉(zhuǎn)換②Ifwehearfromyouagain，wewouldappreciate.→Wewouldappreciate______________youagain.→Wewouldappreciate______________wecouldhearfromyouagain.【答案】②hearingfrom；itif學(xué)業(yè)分層測評(十)Ⅰ.單詞拼寫1．Thisnotebookcoststwenty-nineandahalfpennies/pence(便士)．2．Inhonour(慶祝)ofhisachievement，weheldacelebrationforhim.3．Wesowed(播種)wheatinthispartofthefield.4．Thescenerywasbeautifulbeyondexpression(表示)．5．Thetreesarebare(赤裸的)inwinter.6．Sheunderlined(強調(diào))herdisapprovaloftheproceedingsbywalkingout.7．Themountaineerwasstruck(砸)ontheheadbyafallingstone.8．Theyhavepromisedathorough(徹底的)inquiryintotheplanecrash.9．Ourholidayplansarerathervague(不明確的)．10．Becarefulwiththosewineglasses—they'reverydelicate/fragile(易破碎)．Ⅱ.單句語法填空1．I'dappreciateitifyoucouldturnitdown.2．Ateachermusthaveanunderstanding(understand)ofchildren.【導(dǎo)學(xué)號：66620232】3．Noonedoubtshercompetence(comptent)asateacher.4．Heissuchagoodpersonthateveryonelikedhim.5．Davidusedtohireouthiscarsometimeswhenhedidn'tneedithimself.6．Heunderlinedtheimportance(important)ofcarefuldriving.7．Icamehereimmediately(immediate)afterhavingmysupper.8．EitheryouorIam(be)notallowedtostayherelong.9．Wordcamethatmanyenemysoldierswerenear.10．Wecansavetwohoursbytaking(take)theexpress.Ⅲ.閱讀理解A(2023·全國卷Ⅰ)ConflictisonthemenutonightatthecafeLaChope.Thisevening，asoneveryThursdaynight，psychologistMaudLehanneisleadingtwoofFrance'sfavoritepastimes，coffeedrinkingandthe“talkingcure”．Heretheyarelearningtogetintouchwiththeirtrueisn'talwayscustomers－somethirtyParisianswhopayjustunder$2(plusdrinks)persession－arequicktointellectualize(高談闊論)，slowtoopenupandconnect.“Youareforbiddentosay‘onefeels，’or‘peoplethink，’”Lehannetoldthem.“Say‘Ithink，’‘Thinkme’．”Acafesocietywherenointellectualizingisallowed？Itcouldn'tseemmoreun-Lehanne'spsychologycafeisaboutmorethanknowingoneself：It'stryingtohelpthecity'stroubledneighborhoodtheyears，ParisiancafeshavefallenvictimtochangesintheFrenchlifestyle－longerworkinghours，afast-foodboomandayoungergeneration'sdesiretospendmoretimeatofnewthemecafesappeartochangethefocusedaroundpsychology，history，andengineeringarecatchingon，fillingtableswellintotheevening.Thecity's“psychologycafes”，whichoffergreatcomfort，areamongthemostpopular-agedhomemakers，retirees，andtheunemployedcometosuchcafestotalkaboutlove，anger，anddreamswithatheycometoLehanne'sgroupjusttolearntosaywhattheyfeel.“There'sastrongneedinParisforcommunication，”saysMauriceFrisch，acafeLaChoperegularwhoworksasareligiousinstructorinanearbychurch.“Peoplehavefewrealtheyneedtoopenup.”Lehannesaysshe'dliketoseepsychologycafesalloverFrance.“Ifpeoplehadnormallives，thesecafeswouldn'texist，”shesays.“Iflifeweren'tabattle，peoplewouldn'tneedaspecialplacejusttospeak.”Butthen，itwouldn'tbeFrance.【語篇解讀】本文是一篇議論文。主要談?wù)摿司哂蟹▏厣目Х瑞^——“心理學(xué)咖啡館”的具體功能、作用和社會意義。1．WhatarepeopleencouragedtodoatthecafeLaChope?A．Learnanewsubject.B．Keepintouchwithfriends.C．Showofftheirknowledge.D．Expresstheirtruefeelings.【解析】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段中的Heretheyarelearningtogetintouchwiththeirtruefeelings.可知，在這個特殊的咖啡館里，人們被鼓勵說出自己的真實感受，故選項D正確。根據(jù)第一段的內(nèi)容可知，人們并未被鼓勵“學(xué)習(xí)一門新課程”“與朋友保持聯(lián)系”“炫耀他們的知識”，所以A、B、C三項不正確?！敬鸢浮緿2．HowarecafesaffectedbyFrenchlifestylechanges?A．Theyarelessfrequentlyvisited.B．Theystayopenforlongerhours.C．Theyhavebiggernightcrowds.D．Theystarttoservefastfood.【解析】推理判斷題。根據(jù)題干關(guān)鍵信息詞Frenchlifestylechanges可以定位到第二段。由Overtheyears，ParisiancafeshavefallenvictimtochangesintheFrenchlifestyle—longerworkinghours，afast-foodboomandayoungergeneration'sdesiretospendmoretimeathome.可知，這些年來，巴黎人的咖啡館已經(jīng)淪為受害者，因為法國人的生活方式發(fā)生了改變，例如工作時間的加長、快餐的出現(xiàn)以及年輕人渴望在家里度過更多的時間。由此可以推斷出人們來咖啡館的次數(shù)減少了。故選項A正確。B、C兩項所述恰恰是咖啡館人氣更旺的表現(xiàn)，與文章內(nèi)容不符；D項是對afast-foodboom的誤解?！敬鸢浮緼3．Whatarethemecafesexpectedtodo?A．Createmorejobs.B．Supplybetterdrinks.C．Savethecafebusiness.D．Servetheneighborhood.【解析】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段的Dozensofnewthemecafesappeartochangethesituation.可知新的主題咖啡館似乎在改變目前這一局面，thesituation指的是第四句所描述的咖啡館生意慘淡的狀況，即它們要挽救咖啡館的生意。故選項C正確。A、B兩項文章未提及；D項屬于斷章取義?！敬鸢浮緾4．WhyarepsychologycafesbecomingpopularinParis?A．Theybringpeopletruefriendship.B．Theygivepeoplespiritualsupport.C．Theyhelppeoplerealizetheirdreams.D．Theyofferaplatformforbusinesslinks.【解析】推理判斷題。根據(jù)題干關(guān)鍵詞becomingpopular可以定位到最后一段。由第一句Thecity's“psychologycafes”，whichoffergreatcomfort，areamongthemostpopularplaces.可知心理學(xué)咖啡館受歡迎是因為它們給人們提供心靈上的慰藉，接下來第二、三、四句等內(nèi)容都印證了這一觀點。故選項B正確。A項強調(diào)帶來真正的友誼；C項強調(diào)幫人們實現(xiàn)夢想；D項強調(diào)提供了商業(yè)聯(lián)系的平臺，均不符合文意?！敬鸢浮緽B(2023·重慶一中高三檢測)IleftuniversitywithagooddegreeinEnglishLiterature,butnosenseofwhatIwantedtodo.Overthenextsixyears,I_was_treading_water,_justtryingtoearnanincome.Itriedjournalism,butIdidn'tthinkIwasanygood,thenfinance,whichIhated.Finally,Igotajobasarightsassistantatafamouspublisher.Ilovedworkingwithbooks,althoughthejobthatIdidwasdull.Ihadenoughsavingstotakeayearoffwork,andIdecidedtotrytosatisfyadeep-downwishtowriteanovel.AttendingaNovelWritingMAcoursegavemethestructureIneededtowritemyfirst55,000words.Ittakesconfidencetomakeanewstart—there'sadarkperiodin-betweenwhereyou'reneitheronethingnortheother.You'reoutfordinnerandpeopleaskwhatyoudo,andyou'retooashamedtosay,“Well,I'mwritinganovel,butI'mnotquitesureifI'mgoingtogetthere.”Myconfidencedived.Believingmynovelcouldnotbepublished,Iputitaside.ThenImetanagent(代理商)whosaidIshouldsendmynovelouttoagents.So,Ididand,tomysurprise,gotsomewonderfulfeedback.IfeltalittlehopethatImightactuallybecomeapublishedwriterand,aftersigningwithanagent,Ifinishedthesecondhalfofthenovel.Thenextproblemwasfindingapublisher.Aftertwo-and-a-halfyearsofnoincome,justwaitingandwondering,apublisherofferedmeabookdeal—thatpublisherturnedouttobetheoneIonceworkedfor.Itfeelslikeanunbelievablestrokeofluck—offate,really.Whenyousetouttodosomethingdifferent,there'snoendinsight,sotofindmyselfinapositionwhereInowhavemyownnameonacontractofthepublisher—tobeapublishedwriter—isunbelievablyrewarding.【語篇解讀】本文介紹了我為自己的夢想——寫作而努力的過程，以此來告訴我們只要堅持，就一定能成功。5．WhatdoestheunderlinedpartinParagraph1mean?A．Iwaswaitingforgoodfortune.B．Iwastryingtofindanadmirablejob.C．Iwasbeingaimlessaboutasuitablejob.D．Iwasdoingseveraljobsformorepayatatime.【解析】推理判斷題。根據(jù)本句Overthenextsixyears,Iwastreadingwater,justtryingtoearnanincome.Itriedjournalism,butIdidn'tthinkIwasanygood,thenfinance，說明“我”一直都在無目的地流浪，不知道該具體做什么樣的工作。故C項正確。【答案】C6．Theauthordecidedtowriteanovel________.A．tofinishthewritingcourseB．torealizeherowndreamC．tosatisfyreaders'wishD．toearnmoremoney【解析】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段Ihadenoughsavingstotakeayearoffwork,andIdecidedtotrytosatisfyadeep-downwishtowriteanovel.說明寫作是她一直以來的夢想，故B項正確。【答案】B7．Howdidthewriterfeelhalfwaywiththenovel?A．Disturbed. B．Ashamed.C．Confident. D．Uncertain.【解析】推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章第三段最后兩句Myconfidencedived.Believingmynovelcouldnotbepublished,Iputitaside.說明她對自己的作品不確定。故D項正確。【答案】D8．Whatdoestheauthormainlywanttotellreadersinthelastparagraph?A．Itpaystosticktoone'sgoal.B．Hardworkcanleadtosuccess.C．Shefeelslikebeingunexpectedlylucky.D．Thereisnoendinsightwhenstartingtodosomething.【解析】推理判斷題。根據(jù)本段Whenyousetouttodosomethingdifferent,there'snoendinsight,sotofindmyselfinapo