Comprehension理解
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1 What has past experience of New Year resolutions taught us?
2 Why is it a basic mistake to announce our resolutions to everybody?
3 Why did the writer not carry out his resolutions on New Year's Day?
Vocabulary词汇
Explain the meanings of the following words and phrases as they are used in the passage: mentally (1. 1);formidable (1. 2); recur year in year out (1. 3); beyond attainment (1. 8); inveterate (1. 8); frustration (1. 9); carrying out (1. 14).
Summary writing摘要写作
In not more than 80 words describe the efforts the writer made to carry out his resolutions after New Year's Day. Use your own words as far as possible. Do not include anything that is not in the last paragraph.
Composition作文
Write a Composition in about 300 words on one of the following:
a Write an account of resolutions you have made in the past and failed to keep.
b Describe New Year celebrations in your country.
Letter writing书信写作
Before you went abroad, you promised your parents that you would write once a week. Since then, you have failed to keep your promise. Write a letter to them explaining why it has been impossible for you to write more often. Do not write more than 100 words.
Key structures and Special difficulties 关键句型和难点
Rewrite the following sentence without changing the meaning. Then refer to 11. 31-32.
It may solve my problem, but I just haven't had time to read it!
Perhaps…
Multiple choice questions多项选择题
Choose the correct answers to the following questions.
Comprehension 理解
1 In making his New Year resolutions, the writer ______ .
a．decided against choosing any of his old favourites
b．did not tell his family of them in case they announced them in public
c．was careful to choose two which he thought were within his scope
d．underestimated the time it would take him to get up in the mornings
2 The family realized what one of his resolutions was when they ______ .
a．noticed how tired he looked when he came to breakfast
b．heard him jumping about on the carpet in the living room
c．came down earlier than usual and saw him doing his exercises
d．saw him reading instead of looking at television
3 The writer's efforts to read more have so failed because ______ .
a．he is not able to read quickly enough in the time he has available
b．he enjoys watching television more than he does reading
c．his room is too cold for comfort and he misses his family
d．he has not been able to resist the hypnotic effects of television
Structure 结构
4 Past experiences has taught us that we ______ certain accomplishments. (11. 7-8)
a．never attain
b．would never attain
c．are never attaining
d．will never attain
5 ----we look even more foolish than we ______ when we slip back into our old ways. (11. 11-12)
a．would
b．should
c．need
d．ought
6 I jumped about on the carpet and ______ uncomfortable positions that I sat down exhausted. (11. 20-21)
a．so twisted me into
b．so twisted myself into
c．twisted myself into such
d．twisted me into such
7 I argued that ______ less time exhausting myself, I would… (11. 25-26)
a．to spend
b．by spending
c．my spending
d．to have spent
Vocabulary 词汇
8 This year I attempted to keep my resolutions ______ . (1. 12)
a．private
b．personal
c．intimate
d．solitary
9 ______ , I managed to creep down into the living room…(1. 19)
a．Meanwhile
b．Little by little
c．Just the same
d．By all means
10 The whole family ______ to watch the performance. (11. 21-22)
a．gathered round
b．marched by
c．flocked in
d．joined in
11 My enthusiasm for my new resolutions soon ______ . (11. 23-24)
a．faded
b．evaporated
c．ran out
d．fell out
12 I soon ______ into my old habit of dozing off…(11. 29-30)
a．returned
b．slipped back
c．went back
d．took again
