题目内容
4.When my grandson Max told his mother,Andrea,to donate any cheque she would give him for his 21st birthday to charity,Andrea got an idea.She handed Max's brother Charlie a video camera.Then she (61)withdrew(withdraw) 21 10notes from the bank and bought 21apples at the supermarket.When they spotted a (62)homeless(home) man,Andrea told him."Today is my son Max's 21st birthday,(63)and/so he asked me to give a gift to someone (64)to help (help) him celebrate."She handed the man a 10note and an apple.The man smiled into the camera and announced(65)shyly (shy),"Happy birthday,Max!"
Soon,they passed out their gifts to men and women (66)waiting (wait) in line at a soup kitchen.(67)In a unified chorus,they wished Max,"Happy birthday!"
At a pizza shop,Andrea (68)left (1eave) 50and told the owners to feed (69)the hungry."Happy birthday,Max!"they shouted.
With one last 10note and apple,they stopped at Andrea's sister's office.Unable to contain her laughter or her (70)tears (tear),she shouted into the camera,"Happy birthday,Max!"
分析 本文讲述了一个感人的故事.马克斯告诉他的母亲会把他第二十一岁生日的支票捐给慈善机构时,母亲说自己有一个想法.她递给马克斯的弟弟查利一个摄像机.然后她从银行取出几张纸币,在超市买了21个苹果.当他们发现一个无家可归的人时,她对他说:"今天是我儿子马克斯的第二十一个生日,所以他让我送礼物给别人来帮助他庆祝."就这样,他们帮助了很多人,最后他们停在姐姐的办公室,她的笑声和眼泪无法遏制,她对着相机喊道,"生日快乐,马克斯!"
解答 61.withdrew.考查谓语动词.根据She handed Max's brother Charlie a video camera可知本句是一般过去时态,所以用withdraw的过去式.
62.homeless.考查派生词.从my grandson Max told his mother,Andrea,to donate any cheque she would give him for his 21st birthday to charity可知 Max 要做慈善,所以本句指"他们找到一个无家可归的人".
63.and/so.考查连词.Today is my son Max's 21st birthday,和he asked me to give a gift to someone 是承接关系或因果关系.表示"今天是我儿子的生日,(所以)他要求我…"
64.to help.考查非谓语动词.从help him celebrate 可知这是he asked me to give a gift to someone 目的状语.
65.shyly.考查副词.修饰动词announced用副词shyly,表示"不好意思的说".
66.waiting.考查非谓语动词.wait in line at a soup kitchen 做they passed out their gifts to men and women 的定语,和主语之间是主动关系,所以用doing的形式.
67.In.考查介词.根据 a unified chorus可知"他们用同一的和声说",所以用in修饰声音.
68.left.考查谓语动词.根据上文可知本句用一般过去时态,所以用1eave 的过去式.
69.the.考查派生词.根据told the owners to feed 和hungry可知"告诉主人去喂食那些饥饿的人",the=adj表示一类人.
70.tears.考查名词.和her laughter 并列用名词tears,表示"抑制不住自己的欢笑或眼泪".
点评 考查语法填空.
派生法(derivative)是英语主要的构词法.这方法是借前缀或后缀之助,制造出派生词,主要有名词、形容词和动词三种.前缀以否定前缀(negative prefixes)un-,in-,im-,il-,ir-,non-,dis-,mis-,mal-等为主,使延伸出来的派生词变成反义词.例如:injustice(不公平的),unhappy(不高兴的),impossible(不可能的)等

Pulitzer was born in Makó,Hungary.At 17,Pulitzer attempted to join the Austrian army.but was turned down due to age,bad health and poor eyesight.Disappointed but still with hope,he traveled first to Paris and then to London,hoping to join the army there.And he was rejected for the same reasons.Finally,he moved to the United States in 1846and served in the Lincoln Army when he was just 18until the end of the American Civil War.After the war he settled in St.Louis Missouri,where in 1868he started working as a reporter for a German-language daily newspaper,the Westliche Post fro 3,000.Then,in1879,heboughttheSt.LouisDispatchfor2,700and merged (合作) the two papers as the St.Louis Post-Dispatch,which remained St.Louis'daily newspaper.He bought the New York World in 1883,which turned out to be a successful decision,and which made Pulitzer wealthy.In 1885,he was elected to the U.S.House of Representatives,but resigned after a few months'service.In 1895the New York World introduced the first newspaper comic printed with color.Under Pulitzer's leadership circulation (发行量) grew from 15,000to 600,000,making it the largest newspaper in the country.But unfortunately from 1890,Pulitzer's already failing health worsened rapidly and he with drew from direct management of the newspaper,and simply gave some instructions from his vacation houses in Maine or in New York.At the ago of some instructions from his vacation houses in Maine or in New York.At the age of forty,he was struck blind,but he still continued to run his press empire for twenty-two more years.
In 1892,Pulitzer offered Columbia University's president money to set up the world's first school of journalism.But the university turned down the offer.In 1902,Columbia's new president willingly accepted the plan for a school and prizes,but it would not be until after Pulitzer's death that this dream would come true.Pulitzer left the university$2million in his will,which led to the creation in 1912of the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.And up till now,Columbia's Graduate School of Journalism still remains one of the most famous in the world.
Joseph Pulitzer died aboard his sailing boat in 1911.He was buried in the Woodlawn Cemetery in The Bronx,New York.In 1917.the first Pulitzer Prizes were awarded,as Pulitzer wished to.
In 1989,in honor of his great achievements and contributions,Pulitzer was included in the St.Louis Walk of Fame.
Title:A biography of a famous person
Name | Joseph Pulitzer | Dates of birth and death | April 10,1947-October 29,1911 |
Birth place | Makó,Hungary | (71)Burial/Buryingplace | The Woodlawn Cemetery,The Bronx,NY |
(72)Nationality | Hungarian-American | Profession | Reporter,publisher |
(73)experiences/stories | Military career •at 17,made several (74)attemptsto join the army,but failed for his age,bad health and poor eyesight. •at 18,eventually served in the Lincoln's Army in the USA | ||
Newspaper career Newspaper career •in 1868.began working as a reporter for the Westliche Post,a daily newspaper •from 1872to 1882,succeeded in (75)purchasing/buyingthree newspapers •in 1895,introduced the first newspaper comic printed with color •from 1890,managed the newspaper (76)indirectlyfor health reason | |||
Achievements & contributions | (77)Politicalcareer •joined the Republican Party and in 1869was elected to the Missouri State Assembly •in 1885,was elected to the U.S.House of Representatives.but (78)served for only a short time. | ||
made the New York World the largest newspaper in the country,with it. circulation(发行量)growing from 15,000to 600,000 •in 1912,helped to (79)create/establish/foundthe Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism,which remains one of the most famous in the orld •established the Pulitzer Prizes through his will | |||
(80)Honor | •In 1989,was included in the St.Louis Walk of Fame. |