unin11 The merchant of Venice Lesson42—43

　　She lives there in comfort.  她舒适地生活在那里。

［练习题］

1.They were so excited that they had ____ to sleep.

　　A. much desire　　B. little desire

　　C. many thoughts　　D. few moments

2. As he opened the door, he saw ____ young a boy ____ in a wheelchair some 20　feet away.

　　A. so, seat　　B. so, seated

　　C. such, sitting 　　D. such, sat

3.The teacher ____ him and made a promise to help him.

　　A. desired　　B. greeted　　C. punished　　D. comforted

4.They talked about the leading role the headmaster ____ in the event.

　　A. finished　　B. did　　C. played 　　D. prepared

5.The two brothers quarreled whenever they met as if they were ____ enemies.

　　A. bitter　　B. merciful　　C. greedy　　D. troublesome

参考答案：1. B  (根据句意so excited ,他们是不想睡觉, 肯定形式是不对的, few moments 表示时间多少,与他们的心情无关,也不对。)  2. B (第一个空紧接一个形容词，只能用so，第2个空是修饰名词boy的，只能用seated形式。)   3. D （根据句意只能选 “安慰”。） 4.C  （名词role在前面,后面出现的是定语从句,修饰此名词，played与它搭配构成词组，是“起主要作用”的意思。）  5.A  (根据句子意思,应该选bitter, bitter enemy是 “死敌” 的意思。)

2.句法:读句子，做练习：（不作任何讲解，要求学生根据语感完成习题，培养学生对英语的悟性。）

　　 (1)It is useless trying to argue with Shylock.  试图跟夏洛克讲理是没有用的。

　　 (2)If you offered me six times what you have just offered, I would still take my pound of flesh.

　　即使你愿意给我六倍于你刚才提出的钱数，我仍然要拿我应得的那一磅肉。

　　 (3)He is young, but I never knew so young a body with so wise a head.

　　他很年轻，但我从来不知道有这么年轻又这么聪明的人。

［练习题］

1.The youngster was ____ excited that he began to come out of the wheelchair, but it was useless his trying to do that.

　　A. very　　B. such　　C. so　　D. quite

2.He was ____ that nobody regarded him as a guide.

　　A. so a young boy　　B. so young a boy

　　C. such young a boy　　D. such a boy young

3.He has ____ big a head to be supported by his slender neck.

　　A. too　　B. how　　C. so　　D. enough

4.I can give twice ____ you want. 

　　A. that　　B. which　　C. what　　D. where

5.They were allowed to go skating ____ they were careful.

　　A. unless　　B. though　　C. even if　　D. on condition that

6.The money spent on food is twice the amount ____ you can offer.

　　A. that　　B. what　　C. when　　D. much              

参考答案：1.C (这是so… that句型。)   2.B  3.A (这是too…to结构，尽管how与so符合接名词的词型，但它们不能与不定式连用；enough可以与不定式连用，但却不符合题中的名词型。)  4.C （twice后面接一个名词，名词后面又出现定语，此时只能用what来代替名词和从句的关系词, twice what = twice the thing that。)  5.D   6.A

Homework

　　1.分组准备戏剧演出（要求背台词，排练动作）

　　2．一篇完型填空。

完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）?

阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从36～55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。?

　　While I was standing at the kitchen window, five－year－old Spencer, my oldest son, ran into the house  16  ,“We need a doctor out here! We need a doctor! Hurry, Mom!” “What's wrong?” I asked. Spencer anxiously told me he had found a dead bird that needed a doctor.?

　　Dutifully（顺从地）, I seized a small plastic bag from the cupboard and took Spencer's hand  17  , that's the sort of thing mothers do! While my son led me out of the door and   18   the bird, I explained that if the creature was indeed dead, a doctor could not   19  . When we arrived at the   20   scene, it was obvious that the baby bird was dead. Spencer and I could see the nest（鸟巢） high up in the tree. My son and I   21   the probable age of the baby bird, its inability to fly well, and exactly how the   22   had caused its death. “I think his mommy and daddy really  23   him,” Spencer observed. I    24    my boy's hand and tried to ease his  25   by saying I was sure they did,  26   they would be okay because the little bird had gone to Heaven to be with God and PoPo（my deceased(去世了的) grandfather）. I assured（使确信）Spencer that the bird's mommy and daddy knew that their little one would be   27    and loved. I told Spencer that PoPo loved little birds, and I  28   he was in Heaven holding and playing with the baby bird   29  . I picked up the little creature's body, slipped（悄悄放到）it into my plastic bag and   30    placed the bird in the rubbish bin.  31   was said about the matter for the rest of the day. Spencer went right back to playing   32    he had never been interrupted, and I returned to my work in the kitchen.?

　　At breakfast the next morning, Spencer sadly explained to his father that he had found a baby bird the day before that had fallen from its nest.?

　　“It was dead, Daddy!” Trying to   33   Spencer's spirits and remind him that the little bird was really  34  , I asked our son to tell Daddy   35   the baby bird was. Spencer, looking solemn, faced at his dad, stated, “In the rubbish bin with Mama's granddad, PoPo.”

　　16. A. saying　　B. screaming　　C. declaring　　D.telling

　　17. A. in fact　　B. at least　　C. of course　　D.after all

　　18. A. ahead　　B. toward 　　C. found　　D. looked

　　19. A. come　　B. save　　C. help 　　D. support

　　20. A. accident　　B. kitchen　　C. familiar　　D. angry

　　21. A. wondered 　　B. discussed　　C. studied　　D. looked

　　22. A. fall　　B. tree 　　C. mother bird　　D. other bird

　　23. A. hate　　B. lose　　C. miss 　　D. love

　　24. A. picked up 　B. turned to　C. got to　D. reached for

　　25. A. excitement　B. regret　C. sadness　D. disappointment

　　26. A. but that　　B. and that