Section Ⅲ Developing ideas

基础训练

单词填空 用所给词的适当形式填空。

1. Humans cannot plants such as grass because of our poor   compared with other animals. （digest）

2. We found further scientific   for this theory. It is   that there is a linkbetween the sun and skin cancer. （evident）

3. One possible solution is to take   action. We are to be   responsiblefor our life and should know it’s   to drive through a red light. （legal）

4. The report   the cheapest option was to close the laboratory. Everyone agreed withthis   . （conclude）

5.   ， people realize that recovery from the disease is very   . （gradual）

6. I told my mother I wanted to leave school but she didn’t   . However， I reallywanted to win her   . （approve）

7. The singer’s voice is   recognizable. People like her a lot and the show is an   success. （instant）

8. He is   as the director of this company and we all welcome his   .（elect）

单句表达 根据括号内提示翻译句子。

1. 那就是我们积极参与社会活动的原因。（That is why...）

2. 她最近的一部纪录片是关于中国文化的。（be concerned with）

3. 大学毕业以后，Henry继续致力于这项研究。（devote oneself to）

4. 在我们谈话时，妈妈给我打了电话。（in the course of）

5. 上床睡觉前，我必须做完家庭作业。（have sth done）

提示写作

选用所给词汇或句型造句，并组成一段连贯的短文（80词左右）。

swallow ponder in the course of devote oneself to form special bonds with…

take responsibility for That is why… It is + adj. + for sb to do…

能力提升

阅读理解

A

My parents ran the Pagonis restaurant， a small eatery in Pennsylvania， and my first real job， whenI was six years old， was shining diners’ shoes. My duties increased as I grew older. By the age of ten Iwas clearing tables and working as the janitor （清洁工）. Dad beamed when he told me that I was thebest “mop （拖把） guy” he’d ever had.

Working in the restaurant was a source of great pride because I was pitching in for the good ofthe whole family. But my father made it clear that I had to meet certain standards to be part of theteam. I had to be responsible， hard-working and polite to the customers.

Except for the shoeshine job， I was never paid for any work I did at the restaurant. One day Imade the mistake of telling Dad I thought he should give me $10 a week. He said， “Okay， then howabout you paying me for the three meals a day you eat here？ And for the times you bring in yourbuddies for free sodas？” He figured I owed him about $40 a week. This taught me that when younegotiate， you’d better know the other side’s arguments as well as your own.

I remember coming home after being away in the Army about two years. I had just beenpromoted （晋升） to captain and was full of pride as I walked into my parents’ restaurant. The firstthing Dad said was， “It’s the janitor’s day off. How about you cleaning up tonight？” “I can’t believethis！” I thought. “I’m an officer in the United States Army！” But it didn’t matter. As far as Dad wasconcerned， I was just another member of the team. I reached for the mop.

Working for Dad had taught me that loyalty to a team comes first. It doesn’t matter whether thatteam is involved in a family restaurant or in the Army.

1. What did the father think of the author’s work at the restaurant？

A. Well-paid. B. Easy. C. Difficult. D. Well-done.

2. What do the underlined words “pitching in” in Paragraph 2 mean？

A. Doing my bit. B. Earning a living. C. Making a change. D. Swallowing my pride.

3. How did the author feel after talking about the pay with his father？

A. Satisfied. B. Regretful. C. Excited. D. Hopeful.

4. What can we learn about the author from Paragraph 4？

A. He got annoyed at his father’s words. B. He hadn’t expected to be treated that way.

C. He was recognized as an honored captain. D. He refused to do the job as his father wished.

B

Today’s world is not an easy adjustment for young adults. A key skill set for success ispersistence （毅力）， a characteristic that researchers say is heavily influenced by fathers. Researchersfrom Brigham Young University （BYU） discovered that fathers are in a unique position to help theirteenage children learn persistence.