
Text comprehension
I. C
II. T; F; F; T; F; T.
III.
1. Refer to Para.1.
2. Refer to Para.2.
3. Refer to Para.3.
4. Refer to Para.3.
5. Refer to Para.4.
6. Refer to Para.5.
7. Refer to Para.7.
8. Refer to Para.9.
IV.
1. Young star-struck teenagers could, with a bit of luck, fulfill their dreams. = Young teenagers who are preoccupied with a dream of being movie stars could realize it if they are lucky enough.
2. They were held on a tight rein by the studio chiefs who could make or break all but the stars with really big appeal. = The fate of the stars was entirely in the hands of the studio chiefs, who had the absolute power to create or ruin a star, except those who really attracted the audience.
3. Stars were often typecast. = Stars were nearly always made to play the same type of role.
4. Hollywood is no longer the heart of the world’s motion picture industry. = Hollywood is not the center of the world’s movie producing industry any longer.
Vocabulary Analysis
I.
1. were left with = ended up with 以……而结束
2. reached its peak = was most successful / was at its best 到达……的顶峰
3. are still very much in business = are still operating very well 仍然经营良好
4. hoped in vain = cherished hopes that would never come true 怀抱无法实现的梦想
5. with really big appeal= having great popularity among audiences 极受欢迎
6. get their own way at all costs = do whatever they want to do, regardless of all the dissatisfaction and opposition from others一意孤行,不计代价,完全不管其他人的不满和反对
II.
1. interfere with; 2. neighbouring; 3. swung open; 4. was determined to; 5. hits of the year; 6. as for the reasons; 7. intellectual and practical; 8. leasing the venue; 9. movie star’s appeal; 10. colossal damage.
III.
1.attraction: tourist attractions旅游景点
2.furniture: 注意该词的用法(不可数)a piece of furniture;furnishing:常用复数形式(可数)指家具furnishings
3.immortal: 不朽的,永恒的。undying: 常指强烈而不变的情感。deathless: 不朽的,难忘的。
4.Introduce:引进。
5.whatever: no matter what,无论什么。 whatsoever: = whatever, but used after a negative phrase to add emphasis
6.image: 形象。
7.unscrupulous: 毫无顾忌的。
8.packed: very crowded挤满,打包. occupied: a place being controlled,被武装占领. engaged:从事,卷入某事。 filled: 充满东西(非人)。
IV.
1. suggest: 意味着,使人想起,指的是不明确的对象. mean: 意思是,指的是明确的内容.
a. means, means; b. suggests; c. mean; d. means.
2. fulfill: 完成,执行某确定的任务、要求、合同等. realize: 实现之前怀抱的梦想、心愿等.
a. realized; b. fulfilled; c. realize; d. fulfill.
3. constant: 稳定地进行. continuous: 持续不断地进行.
a. constant; b. constant; c. continuous; d. continuous.
4. cease: 某过程进行完了,带动词不定式表示结束了某行动,不再进行了. stop: 表示外在具体行为的阻止,带动词不定式表示停下来去开始新的行动.
a. cease; b. stopped; c. stops; d. ceased.
V. Give synonyms or antonyms of the word underlined in each sentence in the sense it is used.
1.Synonyms: rich, splendid, grand, magnificent
2. Antonyms: small, little, tiny, insignificant
3. Synonyms: continuous, continual, non-stop
4. Antonyms: unambitious, ambitionless, unmotivated
5. Synonym: fortunate
6. Antonyms: fall, drop, decline, sink
7.Synonyms: skillfully, competently, professionally
8. Antonym: public
VI.Rephrase each of the following sentences with the word given in brackets.
1. Have you any objection to my sitting here for a few minutes? (mind)
Tip: mind v. care 介意
Key: Do you mind my sitting here for a few minutes?
2. I’m going to make you responsible for today’s programme. (charge)
Tip: charge n. supervise, control 监管,管理
in charge of control 管理
Key: I’m going to put you in charge of today’s programme.
3. The firm is going to raise everybody’s salary. (given)
Tip: give v. offer, provide 给予
Key: Everybody is going to be given a salary raise/ rise.
4. Did Pamela say why she was so late? (reason)
Tip: reason n. explanation 解释
Key: Did Pamela give any reason for being so late?
5. It wasn’t necessary for you to do all that washing-up. (needn’t)
Tip: need aux. 需要
Key: You needn’t have done all that washing-up.
6. Things are always going wrong in a job like this. (sort)
Tip: sort n. kind, type 种类
Key: Things are always going wrong in a job of this sort.
7. Virginia learned to ski when she was five years old. (age)
Tip: age n. how long sth. has existed 年,岁
at the age of: …years old … ……岁
Key: Virginia learned to ski at the age of five.
8. It’s no use trying to mend this tyre. (point)
Tip: point, meaning, significance 意义
no point (in): no need 不需要,没意义
Key: There’s no point in trying to mend this tyre.
Grammar Exercises
I. Complete the following sentences.
1. Bad driving causes (cause) many accidents.
2. are.
3. flows.
4. has.
5. gives
6. knits.
7. passes / shoots.
8. Opens; closes
II.
1. is; 2. retains; 3. have; 4. are; 5. are; 6. has; 7. will supply.
III. Complete the following sentences.
1. helps.
2. hope ; are enjoying ; sunbathe ; go ; are going
3. is being
4. typing.
5. am not eating.
6. am reading
7. are always leaving
8. go ; belongs ; is using
IV.
1. freezes. 1) eternal truths and scientific statements.
2. am working. 5) The present progressive suggests temporariness.
3. no error. momentary verbs are non-progressive verbs非进行动词.
4. am falling. 1) an action in progress at the moment of speaking.
5. insist. stative verbs are non-progressive verbs非进行动词.
6. no error. 6) The present progressive shows annoyance.
7. passes, shoots. 5) occasionally be used to denote past time, with tell, say (commentaries), hear, write, (give,) learn.
8. no error. Both simple present and present progressive are OK with regard to “these days”.
9. know. stative verbs are non-progressive verbs非进行动词.
10. gather (infer, think). stative verbs are non-progressive verbs非进行动词.
V.
1. do you belong to.
2. I think.
3. can see.
4. I’m going over.
5. Do you believe.
6. prefers.
7. I miss.
8. always reads.
VI. Only when…+ S-V inversion
Only when… did SUBJECT discover….
Only when they took the exam did the students regret paying so little attention to the texts.
Translation
I.
1. 好莱坞意味着诱惑,是那些满脑子明星梦的青少年们——如果鸿运高照的话——也许能圆梦的地方。
2. 至于明星本人,他们被电影公司的老板牢牢地控制着。这些老板可以造就一个明星,也可以毁掉一个明星,除非是真正的大腕。
3. 现在多数电影都是在现场拍摄的,也就是说,根据剧本的要求在城市、在农村以及在世界各地拍摄。
4. 这是个将永远与电影制作紧密相连的地名,在未来的许多年里,那些好莱坞的老电影将在全世界的电影院和电视屏上反复地播映。
II.
1.Towering above all others, this mountain peak commands a fine view.
2.I have asked my friends to recommend a doctor who is good at treating children.
3.The children were swinging on a rope hanging from a tree.
4 The government is determined to avoid at all costs a sharp rise in food price.
5. He tried his best to save the drowning boy, but in vain.
6. That old woman is always interfering in other people’s affairs.
7. After having several influential papers published, he became quite distinguished in the academic world.
8. Pollution is so serious in this area that the villagers can hardly find any water that is fit for drinking.
9. I packed a suitcase with all the things that might be needed.
10. We Chinese usually associate the Spring Festival with family reunion.
Exercises for integrated skills
1. Dictation
It’s that time of the year again, / when the entertainment world gets excited about the Oscars / and the madness that surrounds Hollywood’s biggest night of the year. / Everybody has an opinion / on which film should take home the Best Picture Prize / and who should walk away with the statuette for Best Actor and Best Actress. / But it’s only after the ceremony is over / that the real analysis begins. / People commented on the acceptance speeches, / rate the host on his or her performance, / and examine all attendee closely, / from their hairstyle right down to their socks.
2. Cloze
Fill in each blank in the passage below with ONE word you think appropriate.
More than 10,000 film and television (1) writers in the United States have been on strike since November 5th. Work has (2) stopped on many TV shows and movies. The international market for American entertainment means that Americans are not the (3) only ones watching and waiting for a settlement.
The (4) main issue is this: Writers and producers have been unable to (5) agree about payment for work that appears on the (6) Internet. The download market for TV shows and movies is still small but expected to (7) grow. No one knows exactly how much “old media” will move into new media. Writers want a (8) share of the profits. But producers say it is too early to know how much profit can be (9) made on the Web, and how that money should be divided. Their proposals would need to be renegotiated in the (10) future.
Writing
1. Dangling Modifier垂悬修饰语
Dangling modifiers are verbal phrases (participial, gerund, infinitive), or prepositional phrases, or elliptical clauses that do not refer clearly and logically to any word in the sentence. Because of the use of a dangling modifier, such a sentence is not coherent and may be hard to understand.
To eliminate dangling modifiers, we can firstly name the proper or logical doer of the action as the subject of the main clause; secondly change the phrase into a complete clause by naming the doer of the action in the clause; thirdly combine the phrase and the main clause into one.
A. Dangling participle phrase
[Use the logical doer of the action as the subject of the main clause.]
[Change the phrase into a complete clause by naming the doer of the action in the clause.]
B. Dangling gerund phrase
[Use the logical doer of the action as the subject of the main clause.]
[Change the phrase into a complete clause by naming the doer of the action in the clause.]
C. Dangling infinitive phrase
[Use the logical doer of the action as the subject of the main clause.]
[Combine the phrase and the main clause into one sentence.]
D. Dangling prepositional phrase
[Change the phrase into a complete clause by naming the doer of the action in the clause.]
E. Dangling elliptical clause
[Name the logical doer of the action as the subject of the clause.]
Each of the following sentences contains a dangling modifier. Correct them.
1. To take good pictures, a good camera must be used. (Dangling infinitive phrase)
Revised1: A good camera must be used to take good pictures.
[Combine the phrase and the main clause into one sentence.]
Revised2: To take good pictures, you must use a good camera must be used.
[Use the logical doer of the action as the subject of the main clause.]
2. By doing right all the time, your conscience will not trouble you. (Dangling gerund phrase)
Revised: If you do right all the time, your conscience will not trouble you.
[Change the phrase into a complete clause by naming the doer of the action in the clause.]
3. Having submitted the conference registration form after the deadline, special permission by the chairperson was needed before she could give her presentation. (Dangling participle phrase)
Revised: Having submitted the conference registration form after the deadline, she needed special permission from the chairperson before she could give her presentation.
[Use the logical doer of the action as the subject of the main clause.]
4. When purchasing a cellular phone, the wide variety of calling plans and features overwhelms many people.
Revised 1: When purchasing a cellular phone, many people become overwhelmed by the wide variety of calling plans and features. overwhelms many people.
Revised 2: When many people purchase a cellular phone, the wide variety of calling plans and features overwhelms them. many people.
5. When in diapers, my mother remarried. (Dangling elliptical clause)
Revised: When I was in diapers, my mother remarried.
[Use the doer of the action as the subject of the elliptical clause.]
6. The evening passed very pleasantly, drinking coffee and singing karaoke.
We passed the evening passed very pleasantly, drinking coffee and singing karaoke.
7. At the age of five, my mother taught me how to play the piano. (Dangling prepositional phrase)
Revised: When I was five, my mother taught me how to play the piano.
[Change the phrase into a complete clause by naming the doer of the action in the clause.]
8. Cooked in a sweet and sour sauce, he baked a delicious ham.
He baked a delicious ham in a sweet and sour sauce.
9. After releasing the suspect, new evidence was given to the police.
After releasing the suspect, the police were given new evidence. was given to the police.
10. If lost, we shall have to pay compensation for the room key.
If the room key is lost, we shall have to pay compensation for it. the room key.
Listening Exercises
Grace Kelly – The Most Beautiful Tale of Hollywood
You are going to hear a story about Grace Kelly, the most beautiful tale of Hollywood.
A.Listen carefully, and complete the following Grace Kelly Profile.
Grace Kelly Profile
Birth date: November 12, 1929
Birthplace: Philadelphia
Family: father Jack Kelly, mother Margaret, and three siblings
Education: the American Academy of Dramatic Arts
Occupation: model and film actress
Marital status: married Prince Rainier Gerard of Monaco in 1956
Achievement: received the Best Actress Oscar for her performance in The Country Girl in 1954
Famous movies:
1951 Fourteen Hours
1952 High Noon
1954 The Country Girl
1954 Rear Window
1954 Dial M for Murder
1955 To Catch a Thief
B.Listen again and supply the missing words according to what you hear.
Grace Kelly. Too good to be true. The epiphany of cool , blond , refined , intelligent , everything she touched turned to gold . She was the model with the face of someone who didn’t need the job . She was for six years the glamorous queen of Hollywood , the leading lady leading men fell in love with . And she was the only queen to ever become a princess . Just too good to be true.
Grace Kelly: The thrill of this moment keeps me from saying what I really feel . I can only say thank you with all my heart to all who made this possible for me. Thank you.
Grace Kelly was a tough woman who gave the illusion of being a frail lady . An international icon who symbolized perfection .
Grace Kelly: I don’t see this, though I achieved enough in my career to stand up more than many other people. I was very lucky in my career and I loved it. But I don’t think I was accomplished enough as an actor to be remembered for that particularly. I would like to be remembered as trying to do my job well , of being understanding and kind . I’d like to be remembered as a decent human being .
Tapescript
Grace Kelly — The Most Beautiful Tale of Hollywood
Grace Kelly. Too good to be true. The epiphany of cool, blond, refined, intelligent, everything she touched turned to gold. She was the model with the face of someone who didn’t need the job. She was for six years the glamorous queen of Hollywood, the leading lady leading men fell in love with. And she was the only queen to ever become a princess. Just too good to be true.
Grace Kelly was born on November 12, 1929, in Philadelphia, the third of four children of Jack Kelly and his wife Margaret. After the war, her parents allowed Grace to go off to New York, to enter the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, and funded her stay. She was soon discovered by the modeling industry, where, it was said, she had a face that could sell anything.
In 1954, Grace Kelly, only 24 years old, received the Best Actress Oscar for her performance in The Country Girl.
Grace Kelly: The thrill of this moment keeps me from saying what I really feel. I can only say “Thank you” with all my heart to all who made this possible for me. Thank you.
Her next film, To Catch a Thief, in 1955, took her to the south of France, where the principality of Monaco was ruled by that young bachelor, Price Rainier. His family, the Gremaldis, had ruled Monaco since 1297.
A year later, Grace Kelly and Prince Rainier Gerard of Monaco got married.
Newsreel: Prince Rainier Gerard bore his betrothed in triumph into the harbor at Monaco. The wedding took place on April 19. There were 1,600 journalists, 1,100 guests and two pickpockets posing as priests. Alfred Hitchcock said, “I am very happy that Grace has found herself such a good part.”
Grace Kelly was a tough woman who gave the illusion of being a frail lady. An international icon who symbolized perfection.
Grace Kelly: I don’t see this, though I achieved enough in my career to stand up more than many other people. I was very lucky in my career and I loved it and ... But I don’t think I was accomplished enough as an actor to be remembered for that particularly. I would like to be remembered as trying to do my job well, of being understanding and kind. You know, I’d like to be remembered as a decent human being.
Grace Kelly died in a car accident in 1982. Her other famous movies include Fourteen Hours in 1951, High Noon in 1952, Rear Window and Dial M for Murder, both in 1954.
