Unit 14 Zoology

具体内容

1. Among the different kinds of bee, it is the honey-bee that has interested scientists most because of the language they use to communicate with each other.

强调句结构：

It is /was …… that / who ……

eg.

It was in the house where they got married that they quarreled bitterly.

It was not until they received their son’s letter that they felt relaxed.

It was on October 1st, 1949 that New China was founded.

It was October 1st, 1949 when New China was founded.

2. In order to tell the bees apart, he painted some bees with little dots of colour.

tell apart: to be able to recognize the difference between two or more things or people.

eg.

The twins are so much alike that we can hardly tell them apart.

3. They discovered that the farther away the feeding station was, the slower the dance was.

eg.

The higher we stand, the farther we see.

The sooner you do it, the better it will be.

4. So another astonishing fact came to light.

come / bring to light: become seen or known

eg.

All the truth will come to light sooner or later.

5. centuries ago, the word “bee-line” was created and today the expression “to make a beeline for someone or something” means to go quickly along a straight course for somebody or something.

make a beeline for: go quickly along a straight direct course for

eg.

The hungry boy made a beeline for his dinner.

6. Their diet is also similar to ours – they eat meat and plants – even if they sometimes feast on things we may find disgusting, …

be similar to: like or alike ; of the same kind

eg.

We share the similar opinion; and theirs are similar to ours.

【典型例题】

[例1] You will be late ___ you leave immediately.　

A. unless　 B. until　 C. if　　D. or

答案：A

解析：句意：除非你立即走，否则你就会迟到的。可转化为 If you dong leave immediately, you will be late。B、D句意不对，or表转折，句子如为 You leave immediately or you will be late. 

[例2] ____ it with me and I’ll see what I can do.

A. When left    B. Leaving    C. If you leave    D. Leave

答案：D

解析：该题考查祈使句与状语之间的差别。and是连词，应该连两个语法作用相同的句子，而不能连接一个主句一个从句。

[例3] John shut everybody out of the kitchen _____ he could prepare his grand surprise for the party.

A. which    B. when    C. so that     D. as if

答案：C

解析：本题考状语从句关联词的用法。So that引导目的状语从句。

[例4] ____ leaves the room last ought to turn off the lights.

A. The person    B. No matter who    C. Who    D. Whoever

答案：D

解析：whoever引导主语从句，兼做先行词和关系词，等于anybody who。No matter who只能引导状语从句，不能引导主语从句。

[例5] The research is so designed that once ____ nothing can be done to change it.

A. begins    B. having begun    C. beginning    D. begun

答案：D

解析：本题中的that从句是结果状语从句。Once begun是once it is begun的省略。

【模拟试题】（答题时间：40分钟）

（一）

In this small town there was not a single man of importance who would dare to have a housekeeper younger than sixty, for fear of what people might say about them. I was  1   , however. When I needed a housekeeper I   2  a girl called Bridie Casey, a lovely little girl of seventeen from a village up the coast. But I   3  my choice carefully. I drove out there one day when she was at home, and I had a look at the cottage and a   4   with her mother and a cup of tea, and after that I did not need anyone to say that she was   5  . I knew if there was anything Bridie did not do  6  her mother would not   7  long to correct her. After that, there was only one  8  to rise.

“ Have you a   9   , Bridie ? ” said I.

“ No, doctor, I have not , ” said she with a simple expression that did not   10  me a bit. As a doctor you soon get used to innocent（无邪的） 11  .

“ Well, you’d better   12  and get one. ” said I , “  13   .  I’m not going to take you.”

  14  this she laughed.

  15  she started working at my house. She proved to be very   16   and efficient （高效率的）. Of curse, she was so good-looking that people who came to my house used to pass a 17    about us. But that didn’t matter. They did not dare to hire a pretty girl themselves for  18   of what people would say. But I knew as long as a girl had a man of  19  to look after she would give me   20  .

1. A. an inclusion          B. a conclusion     

C. an exception             D. a succession

2. A. chose      B. married      C. fired          D. met          

3. A. made         B. offered       C. regretted    D. settled

4. A. deal           B. talk            C. quarrel              D. journey

5. A. pretty         B. clever         C. fit         D. busy         

6. A. quickly       B. normally     C. secretly      D. properly    

7. A. expense   B. pay         C. cost           D. take          

8. A. report        B. test            C. question     D. statement  

9. A. girl-friend   B. boy-friend  C. wife           D. husband    

10. A. interest     B. cheat          C. encourage  D. notice

11. A. feelings  B. looks        C. sounds              D. voices

12. A. hurry up              B. turn up     

          C. take your time         D. take it easy

13. A. or         B. but             C. and            D. so     

14. A At             B. On             C. To             D. For           

15. A. The day    B. The next day C. In the day       D. To this day

16. A. young      B. strong        C. able           D. gentle

17. A. a letter                  B. an examination

          C. an information               D. a remark   

18. A. fear          B. horror        C. reason        D. cause 

19. A. herself      B. her own     C. himself       D. the would  

20. A. service     B. everything  C. no trouble   D. no notice   

（二）

The Christmas Tree

In pre-Christian Europe, people believed that trees（fruit trees and evergreens in particular） were embodiment of powerful beings. In the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, the designated miracle play for December 25 was the story of Adam and Eve and in this play the chief prop was an apple-hung evergreen called the paradise tree. In the sixteenth century, German families began bringing evergreens into their homes during the Christmas season. By the seventeenth century, they were known as Christbaiime（Christ trees ）and were being decorated with fruits, candies, cookies; candles and wafers resembling the eucharistic host.

The first Christmas trees in America were set up by German immigrants in the 1820s and the almost universal adoption of the custom dates from the 1910s. Now at Christmas time decorated trees stand in about two-thirds of American homes. The modern American tree is usually covered with colored balls and strings of colored lights. The star on top represents the Star in the East which guided the three Wise Men to Bethlehem.

1. Christmas is traditionally celebrated on          .

A. December 24             B. December 25

C. December 30             D. December 31

2. In the play about Adam and Eve, the paradise tree should be         .

A.   An apple tree.             B. A pear tree.

B.    A plum tree.              D. Any fruit tree.

3. Christmas trees became widespread in America          .

A. in the 1920s              B. In the 1910s

C. in the 1820s              D. In the 1810s

4. The top of a Christmas tree is traditionally decorated with          .

A. colored balls             B. Colored lights.    

C. colored paper            D. Star-shaped objects.

试题答案】

（一）

1—5 CAABC     6—10 BDCBB      11—15 BAAAB    

16—20 CDABC

（二）

1—4 BABD