Unit 6 预习卷-20141118

B1 Unit 6 The Trashman
I. Analyze the structure of the text.
The passage is a first-person narrative in the form of a diary about the experiences of being a trashman. It is made up of 4 parts.
Part I (para.1—para.____), is the introduction. It tells about who they are, what kind of work they do and what they have thought about the greetings they would receive.
Part II (para._____—para.____), is about what the author and Steve have experienced during the exchanges with the people they serve.
Part III (para._____—para.13), the author explains his attitude in face of the cold responses from the people they served.
Part IV (para14) The author comes to a conclusion that trashmen and economists deserve equal respect from the society.
II. Summary of the text.
Steve and I hauled trash for four solid hours ______________, except for about 5 minutes when we stopped to talk. My shoulder hurt _______________ each time I put another full barrel on it and my legs___________ as I was heading to the street, but the rest of me said, “Go, trashman. Go.” I could not have_______________ there would be joy in this. Saturday meant most adults were at home on the_______________. I thought this might mean more exchanges as I ____________________today. I was shocked to find that t his wasn’t the __________. I said hello in quite a few yards before the massage_________________ this wasn’t normally done. Steve raged _____________________ about the things on the long ride to the dump. “The way most people look at you, you’d think a tra shman was a_________________. Say hello and they stare at you in surprise.. I had originally planned to stay at the ____________________ for only two days but now I’m going to continue. ____________________what people think I don’t get dirty on the job. I have decided to keep saying hello in people’s yards. It doesn’t ______________. Frankly, I’m proud. I’m doing an essential task.
III. Understanding the text: choose the best answer for the following questions. 1. From the first paragraph we know that ________
A．the speaker "I" doesn't like his job as a trashman.
B．Steve and the speaker are close friends.
C. Steve and the speaker are not close friends although they work together。

D．The speaker is a devoted worker
2. The sentence "I could not have imaged there would be joy in this." means that ________
A. There was joy in the job, but I didn't picture that or see that in my mind in the very beginning
B. There was no joy in the job at all
C. I expected that there would be joy in the job
D. I knew in the very beginning there would be joy in the job
3. The phrase "make the rounds" in the third paragraph means ________
A. collect trash from door to door
B. playground
C. turn corners
D. go in circles
4. How does the narrator（叙述者）feel about the responses from people when he tries to exchange greetings with them and gets none?
A. He feels angry
B. He feels happy
C. He feels bitter
D. He feels surprised
5. According to Steve, most people don't understand trashmen because ________.
A. they think trashmen are dirty
B. they think trashmen are less able
C. they think trashmen are less clever
D. they don't understand the nature of trashmen's work
6. One reason Steve works as a trashman is that ________.
A. he wants to get the money
B. he wants to have something to boast about
C. he wants to work for the garbage company
D. he wants to please his wife
7. The narrator changed his mind about working longer as a trashman because he thinks that ________.
A. the work is easy
B. the work is clean
C. the work is good for his health
D. the work is needed by all people
8. The writer uses a quotation from John Gardner to ________.
A. make his story interesting
B. bring a proper ending to the story
C. stress the idea that all working men should be treated equally
D. ask people to respect trashmen
IV．Language Points
1.Steve and I hauled trash for four solid hours continuously, except for about five minutes when we stopped to talk. ( Para.1)
Paraphrase the sentence：______________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________.
2. haul （Line 1）vt. pull or move something from one place to another. 拖
A lorry hauled the car out of the mud. 一辆卡车将汽车拖出了泥坑.
Translate the sentence:他把行李拖到最近的旅馆。

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3. continuously （Line 1）: adv. without stopping
They have worked continuously for five hours. 他们已经连续工作了五个小时。

辨析：Continuous, continual, constant
describes separate, often annoying, actions, which are repeated over a
Your task: Fill i n the blanks with “continually”, “constant”or “continuously”
(1)I’m tired of the way he________________ complains about everything.
(2)__________________dripping wears away a stone. 水滴石穿，绳锯木断。

(3)The plane landed after flying __________________for 19 hours.
4. imagine(Line 6 ): vt. form a mental image of (sth) 想象
Imaginable：能想象的Imaginary：假象的，虚构的Imaginative：富有想象力的
5. route: n. a way from one place to another路线
辨析：route, road, way, street
Paraphrase the sentence：______________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________.
7. make the rounds（Line 9）: go around from one place to another.
After school, I had picked up Nick and Ted and make the rounds o the dry cleaner and the grocery store. 放学后，我接了尼克和特德，然后去干洗店和食品店。

Translate the sentence:我们穿巡于各家美术画廊。

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8. lengthy.（Line 11）:a. very long
a lengthy meeting/ speech 冗长的会议/讲话
Translate the sentence:就如何实施这个计划他们讨论了很久。

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9．I was shocked to find that this wasn’t the case.( Para.4)
Paraphrase the sentence：______________________________________________________ 10. I said hello in quite a few yards before the message registered that this wasn’t normally done.(Para.5)
Paraphrase the sentence：______________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________. 11. register（Line 15）: v.
(1) realize or notice something
She told me her telephone number, but it didn’t register.
I didn’t say a word, so you didn’t____________________(注意到我的存在).
(2）put one’s name on a list
How many people have registered for the English exam yet?
Translate the sentence:你给你的孩子进行出生登记了吗？
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12.looked me in the eye（Line 17）:
Please notice that the phrase here shows that people are cold in their attitudes toward “I”, regarding “I” as a very strange person.
* look sb in the eye(s): look directly at someone
She k new he was lying when he couldn’t look her in the eye.
Translate the sentence:他只是盯着她看，一句话也没说。

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13. At the sound of : as soon as one hears （Line 21）
(1)_______________________(听到火车声), the children jumped with joy, as they knew they would see their father soon..
(2) _______________________________________(听到老师的脚步声), they stopped talking. 14. peculiar（Line 23）: a.
(1) strange, often in an unpleasant way
What a peculiar thing to say! 怎么说这样怪的话！
It’s rather peculiar that we were not given this information until now.
(2）（peculiar to）typical of a particular person, place, etc.
The custom is peculiar to this region. 这是该地区特有的风俗。

The problem of racism is _____________________. 种族歧视问题并不是这个国家特有的。

15. rage（Line 26）: v. shout angrily at someone
One of the customers was raging at her. 一个顾客在对她大喊大叫。

He flew into rage.Translation into Chinese:_____________________________. Translate the sentence:她眼里充满了愤怒。

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16. spontaneous（Line 26）
a. happening by itself without being planned.
Her successful jump brought ___________________________________(观众的欢呼声).
* spontaneously : in a way that happens naturally
Classmates should be spontaneously warm or friendly toward each other.
同学们相互间应该真心地友好。

The crowd _________________________（自发地爆发出掌声）, at the sight of the performer.
17.Who are you to say what goes? You’re nothing but a trashman. (line 30)
Meaning: How dare you say I should not put the ashes in the trashcan? You are only a trashman. * Who are you to say…:What right do you have to say…
Who are you to say what I should do? 你有什么权利说我该干什么？
Translate the sentence:你有什么权利说我被解雇了？你又不是我的老板。

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* nothing but: only
You are nothing but a thief. 你只不过是个贼。

You’ve shown us ________________________________(只有善意).
18．boast ( line 39): talk too proudly about one’s abilities, achievements, etc.
Don’t believe her; she’s just boasting. 别信她，她只是吹嘘罢了。

Translate the sentence:他吹嘘说他能流利地讲六种语言。

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boast about/ of : speak too proudly of
I wish she wouldn’t boast about her family so much.我但愿她不要过分吹嘘自己的家庭。

She boasts of____________________________(有栋大房子).
19 yell (line 40) : v. shout
Don’t yell at me. It’s not my fault. 别冲着我喊，那不是我的错。

He yelled out orders at everyone. Translation into Chinese:__________________________. V. Fill in the blanks with the following words and phrases. Change the form
2. The leaves _____________ on the tree in cold wind.
3. There are special places where you can ________________things you don’t want.
4. He acted _______________________ reason.
5. In a fit of _______________, Cao Cao killed Yang Xiu wrongly.
6. We _____________________ some difficulties in our negotiation with the competitors.
7. He saw the girl and ___________________, too shy to speak to her.
8. How many students have __________________ for English class?
9. Young _______________ these days don’t know the meaning of Chinese traditional festivals.
10. The army's ______________________ was orderly.。