3. take part 参加 　We’ll take part in social practice during the summer vacation.暑假期间我们将参加社会实践。

He will take part in a chess tournament next week.下星期，他将要参加一场国际象棋比赛。

[注意] take part in指参加会议或群众性活动等，着重说明句子主语参加该项活动并在活动中发挥作用。take part in是惯用词组，part前一般不用冠词，但part前有形容词修饰时，要用不定冠词。例如： 　Lincoln took an active part in politics and was strongly against slavery.林肯积极参加政治活动，强烈反对奴隶制。

She also learned a kind of alphabet for the blind, in which different finger positions stand for different letters of the alphabet. 她还学了一种盲人用的手语字母，即用手指的不同位置代表字母表上不同的字母。

stand for还可以表示“支持；主张；拥护”。

2. would rather 宁愿；宁可 　Whereas we want a flat, they would rather live in a house. 我们想住公寓房，而他们却想住一所房子。

You would rather stay at home and do some reading this evening. 今晚你最好呆在家中读点书。 　[拓展] would rather与than连用，可构成另一个惯用句式，即：“would rather ... than ....”,意谓“宁可(愿)……(而)不要(愿)……”、“与其……不如……”。用以表达主语的意愿，强调经过选择后做其中一件事，而不愿做另一件事。例如： 　I would rather fail than cheat in the examination. 我宁愿考不及格，也不愿意考试作弊。

I would rather remain poor than get money by dishonest means. 我宁可安于贫穷，也不愿用不当手段赚钱。

I would rather be laughed at than quarrel with him. 我宁愿被嘲笑，也不愿和他吵架。

would rather后也可跟从句，表示主语宁愿让某人干某事。这时，从句谓语动词要用虚拟语气，即用一般过去时的形式表示现在或将来要做的事；用过去完成时的形式表示过去要做的事。例如： 　I’d rather you met her at the airport tomorrow morning. 我但愿你明天早上能在机场见到她。 　I’d rather you hadn’t told him the news that day. 我真希望你那天没有把那消息告诉他。

3) 打成平局；得分相同 (end a game or competition with the same marks, etc. for both sides) 　They made a tie of 2-2 in the game.他们在这场比赛中以2比2打平。 　The Shanghai and Tianjin teams are to play off their tie against each other the coming Sunday.打成平局的上海队和天津队将于星期天再次举行比赛，以决胜负。 　v. 1) 打结 ( make a knot or bow with two ends of string, rope, etc.) 　She tied the ribbon in a bow.她把缎带系成一个蝴蝶结。 　This rope won’t tie.这根绳子打不了结。 　2) 绑(带子，绳子)(bind, fasten, or attach with a cord, string, rope, etc.) 　He tied his horse to a tree by the road. 他把马拴在路旁的一棵树上。 　Why not tie a bell around the cat’s neck? 为什么不在猫的脖子上系上铃呢？ 　He tied his books together. 他把书捆在一起。 　The prisoner’s hands were tied behind his back. 犯人的手被反绑在背后。

3) (比赛中的)平局；同分 ( gain equal marks, etc. in a game or competition) 　Finally the match tied. 最后比赛打平了。 　The two boys tied in the examination-each got 88. 这两个孩子的考试分数相等，都得了88分。

2. compete 　[用法] v. 比赛, 竞争(try to win, try to do better than others) 　Although there were only 4 horses competing, it was an exciting race.虽然只有4匹马比赛, 这场比赛仍然很精彩。 　He is going to compete against / with his old friend in the second round.第2回合时他将与老朋友竞争。

[搭配] compete in (a game，a match) 参加 compete with / against sb.和某人竞争 compete for (a prize，a medal，the first place) 角逐 　[拓展] competition与 game, race, match，contest的区别 　game意为“游戏，比赛，运动”，可指户内、户外、脑力、体力均可，指球赛时多用于美国英语。棋类、桥牌等比赛中多用game。另外games(复数) 一般指大型的国际体育运动会, 如 the Olympic Games(奥运会), the Asian Games(亚运会)。match“比赛、竞赛”，指球赛多用于英国英语。它一般指预先安排好的正式比赛，摔跤、拳击等比赛中多用match。race通常指赛跑、赛马、赛车、赛船等运动。competition意为“比赛, 竞争”，指通过个人的体力、智力、技能等竞赛而获取名次的各种比赛，也可指体力，也可指其他技能方面的。contest表示各种智力和知识“竞赛”，在这方面可与competition互换。 　3. 词语辨析：beat，defeat，win，earn 　beat，defeat都表示在战斗中或竞赛中“战胜、打败(对手)”，后接竞争对手，可以互换。

　If they beat the visiting team, they’ll be the champion.如果他们赢了客队，他们将成为冠军。

　 Frank beat Andrew with close scores. 弗兰克以接近的比分击败了安德鲁。　

I can beat / defeat you at swimming.我游泳比你强。 　He was defeated / beaten at chess.他下棋下输了。 　win“战胜、赢得”，其宾语通常是比赛、战争、奖品或表尊重、崇拜之类意义的词。竞争对手不能作其宾语。

We need to cooperate perfectly to win the game.要想赢得比赛，我们需要密切配合。

He soon won a reputation for himself. 他很快就成名了。 　His poem won the first prize of ten dollars.他的诗获得了10美元的一等奖。

earn“赢得，挣得”，表示通过工作等获得钱财和利益或经过努力获得地位和荣誉等。

He has earned a lot of money this month. 这个月他已经赚了好多钱了。 　He earned the admiration of the world by his working hard for the world peace.他为世界和平努力工作，博得了全世界的赞誉。

V． 短文改错(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)

　　 Life in the twenty－one century will be very　 　　　　　　 56． ＿＿＿

different with life today． There will be many　　　　　　　　 57． ＿＿＿

changes．What can the changes be？ The population　 　　　　　 58． ＿＿＿

is growing fast． That will be many more people in　　　　　 　59． ＿＿＿

the world and most of them will live in longer　　　　　　　 　60． ＿＿＿

than people live now． Computers will be much 　　　　　　　　 61． ＿＿＿

more smaller and more useful， and there will 　　　　　　　　 62． ＿＿＿

be one in every home． People will work few　　　 　　　　　　 63． ＿＿＿

hours than they now and they will have more　　　 　　　　　　 64．＿＿＿

free time for reading books， watch TV and traveling．　　　　 65．＿＿＿

B

　　 We are already familiar with computers-computers work for us at home, in offices, and in factories． But it is also true that many children today are using computers at school before they can write． What does this mean for the future﹖ Are these children lucky or not﹖

　　 Many people who do not know about computers think of them as machines that children play with． They worry that children do not learn from experience but just from pressing(挤、按) a button(按钮) and that this is not good for them．They think that children are growing not knowing about the real world．

　　 But people who understand more about computers say that computers can be very good for children． A computer can help them to learn about the real world more quickly, to learn what they want to learn and think for themselves． And for the future, don’t we need people who can think clearly, who know how to get information quickly and use it well﹖ What do you think﹖

51． “To be familiar with”　 means to _______．

　　　A． be in the same family as　　　　　　 B． know about

　　　C． dislike　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D． like

52． According　to　the　passage in　which　places　can　you find computers﹖

　　　A． At home, in offices, in factories and in schools．

　　 B． At home, in schools, in banks and in offices．

　　　C． At home, in hospitals, in schools and in offices．

　　 D． At home, in shops, in offices and in schools．

53． Does everyone think computers are good for children﹖

　　　A． Yes， they do．　　　　 　　　 B． No， not everyone thinks so．

　　　C． They don’t know．　　　　　　 　D． They are not sure．

54． What can computers help children to do﹖

　　 A． To think clearly, to do homework and to write．

　　　B． To play games, to do maths and to copy．

　　　C． To think clearly, to get information and to use it well．

　　　D． To count, to clean the house and to get information．

55． Does the writer think the computer is a good thing﹖

　　　A． Yes, he does．　　　　 　　 　B． No, he doesn’t think so．

　　　C． He doesn’t know．　　　　　 D． It isn’t mentioned．

A

　　 In many businesses, computers have largely replaced paperwork, because they are fast, effective, and do not make mistakes．As one banker said, “Unlike humans, computers never have a bad day．” And they are honest．

　　 Many banks advertise that their work is “untouched by human hands”　 and therefore safe from human attraction． Obviously, computers have no reason to steal money． But they also have no sense, and the growing number of computer crimes (犯罪)shows they can be used to steal．

　　 Computer criminals don’t use guns． And even if they are caught, it is hard to punish them because there are no witness(证人) and often no proof(证据)．A computer cannot remember who used it and simply does what it is told．The head teller at a New York City bank used a computer to steal more than one and a half billion dollars in just four years．No one noticed this because he moved the money from someone else’s account(帐目)．This man was caught only because he was a gambler?(赌徒)．When the police broke up a gambling operation, his name was in the records．

　　 Some clerks use the computer’s power to get revenge(报复)on bosses they consider unfair．Recently, a large company fired its computer－tape assistant(助手) for reasons that were connected with her personal rather than her professional(职业的) life． She was given thirty days’ notice． In those thirty days, she got rid of all the company’s computerized records．

　　 Most computer criminals have been clerks in low position． Now police wonder if this is “the tip of the iceberg(冰山)”． As one of the officials says, “I have a feeling that there are more crimes out there than we are catching． What we are seeing now is all so poorly done． I wonder what the real experts are doing-the ones who really know how a computer works． ”

46． Which　character of　computers makes computer crimes possible﹖

　　　A．Computers are fast? effective and exactly correct．

　　　B．Computers always feel good．

　　　C．Computers have no sense．

　　　D．Computers are honest．

47． It is hard to catch computer criminals because_________．

　　　A．computers forget who used them

　　　B．computer criminals seldom bear witness or leave proof

　　　C．computer criminals don’t use guns

　　　D．computers simply do what they are told

48． A certain head teller at a New York bank was caught when _________．

　　 A．his name was found in gambling records

　　　B．he was replacing the missing money from someone else’s account

　　　C．a customer(顾客) questioned the balance in his account

　　　D．a customer asked the police for help

49． Which is NOT true according to the passage﹖

　　 A．Computers can be used to steal．

　　　B．Sometimes, computers can be used to punish somebody．

　　　C．We need someone who knows computer very well．

　　　D．Computers can do all the things it is told．

50． What conclusion can a reader draw from the passage﹖

　　　A．Computer criminals are clerks in low position．

　　　B．Of all crimes, a computer crime is but “the tip of the iceberg．”

　　　C．Computer crimes are all so poorly done．

　　　D．There are more computer crimes out there done by　real experts．

25． -Do you think the fine weather will keep up？

　　　-＿＿＿＿＿．

　　　A． I believe it　　　　　　　　　 B． I don’t believe it

　　 C．I believe not so　　　 　　　　　 D． I believe not

24． He went on showing us ＿＿＿＿it in a different way．

　　　A． how to do　　　　　　　　　　　B．what to do

　　　C． which to do　　　　　　　　　 　D．how doing

23． ＿＿＿＿ the computer ＿＿＿＿only used in some big cities．

　　 A． At a time； was　　　　　　 　　 B．At one time； was

　　　C． On time； was　　　　　　　　 　 D．At times； will be