murder n. & vt.谋杀；driving licence 驾驶执照；drive in heavy traffic 在拥挤的交通中驾车；successfully adv.成功地；instruct vt.指示；acquire vt.获得；confidence n.信心；Sure that…确信。。。；examiner n.考试官；be pleased with对。。。满意；performance n.表现；one more thing还有一件事情；suppose v.假设；tap v.敲击；continue doing sth.继续做。。。；react vi.对。。。做出反应；press the brake pedal hard 猛踩刹车；be thrown forward 被向前抛，身体前倾；in a mournful voice/tone 以伤悲的语气

　　Part II：语法学习

　　做状语的形容词结构

　　概念解释：大家应该还记得做状语的ing结构和过去分词结构，这里，我们再介绍一下同样做状语的形容词结构。其实，从演化过程来讲，它们都是一回事。

　　示例1：I was sure that I had passed. I was almost beginning to enjoy my test.

　　我们把这两句话合并成一个句子：

　　Sure that I had passed, I was almost beginning to enjoy my test.

　　所以，我们看得很清楚：两个句子的主语(1)都是一致的，所以，可以进行简化处理。

　　示例2：I was pleased with my son’s words. I gave him 100 yuan.

　　合并：

　　Pleased with my son’s words, I gave him 100 yuan.

　　我们再回顾一下ing结构和过去分词结构：

　　示例3：I tried to avoid meeting him. I set out 10 minutes earlier than usual.

　　合并：

　　Trying to avoid meeting him, I set out 10 minutes earlier than usual.

　　示例4：He had eaten the apple. He asked for another one.

　　合并：

　　Having eaten the apple, he asked for another one.

　　示例5：The rat was killed by a little boy. It was buried in a hole.

　　合并：

　　Killed by a little boy, the rat was buried in a hole.

　　Part III：综合训练

　　I was (1 be) tested (2) a driving license (3) the third time. I had been asked (4) drive in heavy traffic (5) had done so successfully. After having (6) instructed (7) drive out of town, I began (8) acquire confidence. Sure that I had passed, I was almost beginning (9) enjoy my test. The examiner must have been pleased with my performance, (10) he smiled (11) said, “Just one more thing. Let us suppose that a child suddenly (12 cross) the road in front of you. As soon as I tap on the window, you must stop within five feet.” I continued (13 drive) (14) after some time, the examiner tapped loudly. (15) the sound could be heard clearly, it took me a long time (16) react. I pressed the brake pedal hard (17) we were both thrown forward. The examiner looked at me sadly, “Mr. Eames,” he said (18) a mournful voice, “you have just killed that child!”

　　答案：

　　(1) being; (2) for; (3) for; (4) to; (5) and; (6) been; (7) to; (8) to; (9) to; (10) for; (11) and; (12) crosses; (13) driving; (14) and; (15) Though; (16) to; (17) and; (18) in

　　Part IV：句子翻译

　　1. 我第三次在接受驾驶执照的考试。

　　2. 之前我按指令在交通拥挤处开车，做得很成功。

　　3. 在被指令开车出城后，我开始有信心起来。

　　4. 确信已过关了，我几乎开始享受起考试来。

　　5. 主考官一定对我的表现很高兴，因为他笑了笑说：“还有一件事情。我们假设一个小孩突然在你前面穿马路。我一敲窗户，你就必须在五英尺内停下来。”

　　6. 我继续开车，过了一会儿，主考官猛敲窗户。

　　7. 虽然那声音可以听得很清楚，但我还是花了很长时间才做出反应。

　　8. 我突然猛踏刹车板，我们俩在惯性作用下向前俯冲出去。

　　9. 主考官伤感地看了看我：“Eames先生，”他用沉痛的声音说，“你刚刚要了那孩子的命！”

　　答案：

　　1. I was being tested for a driving license for the third time.

　　2. I had been asked to drive in heavy traffic and had done so successfully.

　　3. After having been instructed to drive out of town, I began to acquire confidence.

　　4. Sure that I had passed, I was almost beginning to enjoy my test.

　　5. The examiner must have been pleased with my performance, for he smiled and said, “Just one more thing. Let us suppose that a child suddenly crosses the road in front of you. As soon as I tap on the window, you must stop within five feet.”

　　6. I continued driving and after some time, the examiner tapped loudly. Though the sound could be heard clearly, it took me a long time to react.

　　7. I pressed the brake pedal hard and we were both thrown forward.

　　8. The examiner looked at me sadly, “Mr. Eames,” he said in a mournful voice, “you have just killed that child!”

Part V：听力与口语训练

　　短对话1：

　　Man: Do you rent rooms by the week? You see, I’m not sure whether I’ll stay for a whole month.

　　Woman: Yes. The rates are higher, though. It’s $50 a week, but only $160 a month.

　　短对话2：

　　Woman: Do you think you could fix the television for me today?

　　Man: Sorry, I’ve got my hands full as it is.

　　短对话3：

　　Man: I have to phone my secretary before we leave.

　　Woman: There’s not much time. Maybe you’d better get Tom to phone for you.

　　短对话4：

　　Woman: You ought to reply Mary’s e-mail. She’s been sick and she does like getting e-mails.

　　Man: All right. I’ve been busy, but I shouldn’t have neglected her.

　　短对话5：

　　Woman: Won’t you join us for a drink?

　　Man: No, thanks. I’m really not in the mood for drinking this evening.

　　短对话6：

　　Woman: The northeast is experiencing a really terrible winter. Fuel supplies are running low and a lot of people can’t even keep their house heated.

　　Man: I guess that’s why fuel prices have gone up across the nation.

　　短对话7：

　　Woman: You didn’t have too much trouble doing that experiment, did you?

　　Man: It only took me 2 hours.

　　短对话8：

　　Man: I think I’ll go to a movie tonight instead of working on my paper.

　　Woman: I wouldn’t if I were in your position.

　　单词与短语：

　　rate n.房租，利率；get//have one’s hands full (动词短语)正忙着；as it is就这样子的情况下，事实上；secretary n.秘书；neglect vt.忽略；join us for…和我们一道。。。；be not in the mood for 没有做。。。的心情；northeast n.东北；experience vt.经历；fuel supply 燃料供应；run low (动词短语)在逐渐耗尽；keep one’s house heated保证屋子里有暖气；price go up价格上升；across the nation全国范围内；be in one’s position 处于某人的位置

　　Part VI：快速阅读

　　Unexpected(料想不到的) Gift

　　There was a kindly(和善的)nobleman(贵族)whose wife had died of illness, leaving the nobleman and his three daughters in despair(处于绝望中). After losing all his money in useless and bad inventions(发明), the family had to move into a peasant’s(佃农) cottage(农舍), where the daughters did their own cooking, sewing(做针线活)and cleaning. When the time came for the daughters to marry, the father became even more depressed(抑郁的)as his daughters could not marry without dowries(嫁妆), money and property(财产)given to the new husbands’ families. One night, after the daughters had washed out(洗完)their clothes, they hung their stockings over the fireplace(壁炉)to dry. That night Saint Nicholas, knowing the despair of the father, stopped by the nobleman’s house. Looking in the window, Saint Nicholas saw that the family had gone to bed. He also noticed the daughters’ stockings. Inspiration(智慧的火花)struck Saint Nicholas and he took three small bags of gold from his pouch(袋子)and threw them one by one down the chimney(烟囱), and they fell into the stockings. The next morning, when the daughters awoke(醒来), they found that their stockings contained enough gold for them to get married. The nobleman was able to see his three daughters marry and lived a long and happy life.