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6 高中英语 ·选择性必修第四册·YL

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一、 翻译句子

1. 相信自己,不要让自己任由命运摆布。 (at the mercy of)

2. 有时,责任感压在心头,使得你焦虑不安。 (weigh on)

3. 我很荣幸能在这个特别的场合来为大家做演讲。 (It s my pleasure and privilege to do )

4. 每个公民都应该承担起让社会变得更好的责任。 (assume/ take responsibility for)

5. 对他来说,养活一大家是不容易的事情。 (provide for)

6. 我们努力学习以迎接人生的下一阶段。 (embrace)

7. 他没有重视自己的健康,因此生病了。 (take seriously)

8. 她热衷于唱歌,渴望将来成为歌唱家。 (be keen on)

9. 但是,人们说善意的谎言是为了不伤害别人。 (white lies; though)

10. 《雾都孤儿》值得再读一遍。 (It is worthwhile to do )

二、 完形填空

An emperor who had no children decided to select a suitable successor(继承者) from the boys. He

1 that the interested boys should 2 in the palace in the morning on a specified date. When the
boys arrived, he said, “There is a simple 3 for you. I will give a 4 to each of you. You must

take it home and 5 plant it in a pot. 6 it with all possible care and bring the pot to me next year.
I will examine the pots and 7 the winner as my successor. ”

The boys carried the seeds home and planted them. One of the boys found that his seed did not
8 even though he gave all possible care. He continued to tend the pot and 9 it daily, but could

not get any 10 . The other boys could grow beautiful and healthy plants in their pots.
After one year, all the boys reached the palace to display their pots. The poor boy alone sat there

without any plant to display. The emperor 11 each pot. He 12 the boy who could not grow the
plant to come near him. The other boys laughed at the poor boy who held his pot, in which there wasn t

any plant. The king stood up and declared, “I had given you a seed after 13 in water to destroy its

14 to grow and assure that it would not grow at all. But all of you except this honest young man have
managed to raise plants using your own seeds to impress me and gain the throne( 王权) by dishonest