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福建省南安一中高一英语拓展阅读2the following is the famous speech by winston churchill, delivered on may 13, 1940.blood, toil, tears and sweaton friday evening last i received from his majesty the mission to form a new administration.上星期五晚上，我奉陛下之命，组织新的一届政府。it was the evident will of parliament and the nation that this should be conceived on the broadest possible basis and that it should include all parties.按国会和国民的意愿，新政府显然应该考虑建立在尽可能广泛的基础上，应该兼容所有的党派。i have already completed the most important part of this task. a war cabinet has been formed of five members, representing, with the labor, opposition and liberals, the unity of the nation.我已经完成了这项任务的最主要的部分。战时内阁已由五人组成，包括工党、反对党和自由党，这体现了举国团结一致。it was necessary that this should be done in one single day on account of the extreme urgency and rigor of events. other key positions were filled yesterday. i am submitting a further list to the king tonight. i hope to complete the appointment of principal ministers during tomorrow.由于事态的极端紧急和严峻，新阁政府须于一天之内组成，其他的关键岗位也于昨日安排就绪。今晚还要向国王呈报一份名单。我希望明天就能完成几位主要大臣的任命。the appointment of other ministers usually takes a little longer. i trust when parliament meets again this part of my task will be completed and that the administration will be complete in all respects.其余大臣们的任命照例得晚一些。我相信，在国会下一次召开时，任命将告完成，臻于完善。i considered it in the public interest to suggest to the speaker that the house should be summoned today. at the end of todays proceedings, the adjournment of the house will be proposed until may 2l with provision for earlier meeting if need be. business for that will be notified to m. p. s at the earliest opportunity.为公众利益着想，我建议议长今天就召开国会。今天的议程结束时，建议休会到5月21日，并准备在必要时提前开会。有关事项当会及早通知各位议员。i now invite the house by a resolution to record its approval of the steps taken and declare its confidence in the new government. the resolution:现在我请求国会作出决议，批准我所采取的各项步骤，启示记录在案，并且声明信任新政府。决议如下：that this house welcomes the formation of a government representing the united and inflexible resolve of the nation to prosecute the war with germany to a victorious conclusion.“本国会欢迎新政府的组成，她体现了举国一致的坚定不移的决心：对德作战，直到最后胜利。”to form an administration of this scale and complexity is a serious undertaking in itself. but we are in the preliminary phase of one of the greatest battles in history. we are in action at any other points-in norway and in holland-and we have to be prepared in the mediterranean. the air battle is continuing, and many preparations have to be made here at home.组织如此规模和如此复杂的政府原本是一项重大的任务。但是我们正处于历史上罕见的一场大战的初始阶段。我们在其他许多地点作战在挪威，在荷兰，我们还必须在地中海做好准备。空战正在继续，而且在本土也必须做好许多准备工作。in this crisis i think i may be pardoned if i do not address the house at any length today, and i hope that any of my friends and colleagues or for mer colleagues who are affected by the political reconstruction will make all allowances for any lack of ceremony with which it has been necessary to act.值此危急关头，我想，即使我今天向国会的报告过于简略，也当能见谅。我还希望所有在这次改组中受到影响的朋友、同僚和旧日的同僚们对必要的礼仪方面的任何不周之处能毫不介意。i say to the house as i said to ministers who have joined this government, i have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat. we have before us an ordeal of the most grievous kind. we have before us many, many months of struggle and suffering.我向国会表明，一如我向入阁的大臣们所表明的，我所能奉献的唯有热血、辛劳、眼泪和汗水我们所面临的将是一场极其严酷的考验，将是旷日持久的斗争和苦难。you ask, what is our policy? i say it is to wage war by land, sea and air. war with all our might and with all the strength god has given us, and to wage war against a monstrous tyranny never surpassed in the dark and lamentable catalogue of human crime. that is our policy.若问我们的政策是什么？我的回答是：在陆上、海上、空中作战。尽我们的全力，尽上帝赋予我们的全部力量去作战，对人类黑暗、可悲的罪恶史上空前凶残的暴政作战。这就是我们的政策。you ask, what is our aim? i can answer in one word, it is victory. victory at all costs-victory in spite of all terrors-victory, however long and hard the road may be, for without victory there is no survival.若问我们的目标是什么？我可以用一个词来回答，那就是胜利。不惜一切代价，去夺取胜利不惧一切恐怖，去夺取胜利不论前路如何漫长、如何艰苦，去夺取胜利。因为没有胜利就不能生存。let that be realized. no survival for the british empire, no survival for all that the british empire has stood for, no survival for the urge, the impulse of the ages, that mankind shall move forward toward his goal.我们务必认识到，没有胜利就不复有大英帝国，没有胜利就不复有大英帝国所象征的一切，没有胜利就不复有多少世纪以来的强烈要求和冲动：人类应当向自己的目标迈进。i take up my task in buoyancy and hope. i feel sure that our cause will not be suffered to fail among men.我精神振奋、满怀信心地承担起我的任务。我确信，大家联合起来，我们的事业就不会遭到挫败。 i feel entitled at this juncture, at this time, to claim the aid of all and to say, come then, let us go forward together with our united strength. 在此时此刻的危急关头，我觉得我有权要求各方面的支持。我要说：“来吧，让我们群策群力，并肩前进！”(温斯顿丘吉尔winston churchill，政治家、画家、演说家、作家、记者，1953年诺贝尔文学奖得主（获奖作品不需要战争），曾于19401945年及19511955年期间两度任英国首相，被认为是20世纪最重要的政治领袖之一，带领英国获得第二次世界大战的胜利。据传为历史上掌握英语单词词汇量最多的人之一（十二万多）。被美国杂志展示列为近百年来世界最有说服力的八大演说家之一。2002年，bbc举行了一个名为“最伟大的100名英国人”的调查，结果丘吉尔获选为有史以来最伟大的英国人。)丘吉尔个人语录：success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.成功不要紧，失败不致命。继续前行的勇气，才最可贵。success is stumbling from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm.成功就是不断失败不失信心。destiny is not a matter of chance, it is a matter of choice; it is not a thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved.命运不靠机缘，而是靠你的抉择。命运不是等来的，而是争来的。difficulties mastered are opportunities won.你克服的困难就是你争来的机会。success always demands a greater effort.成功总需要更多努力。南安一中2015届高一下英语基础测试2（模块三语言知识和语法知识检测）班级 _ 姓名 _ 座号_ 单项选择。从a、b、c、d四个选项中选出最佳选项。填在每题的题号前。1.is this the magazine _ she often writes articles? yes, it is.a. to which b. of which c. for which d. about which2.the supermarket _ i worked ten years ago is going to close down.a. as b. when c. where d. which 3.the reason _ you failed, i suppose, was _ you didnt follow your teachers advice. a. why; that b. that; why c. which; because d. why; because4.that is _ car, costing over 2,000,000.a. a japanese expensive sports b. a sports expensive japanese c. an expensive japanese sports d. an expensive sports japanese5.the forbidden city is a great tourist _ drawing millions of visitors every year.a. arrangement b. attraction c. accommodation d. appearance 6.before entering space rockets must escape _ the earths gravity.a. to b. off c. of d. from 7.it is believed that theres little chance that mankind would _ a nuclear war.a. stand b. persuade c. transform d. survive8.did you study japanese?no, i didnt. i just sort of _ when i lived in japan.a. picked it up b. gave it upc. put it up d. took it up9.he had just reached home _ a man called to see him.a. when b. after c. until d. while 10.baggio earns ten times _ i do.a. as many as b. as much asc. as little as d. many more than11.your article wont _ if you use too many technical terms in it.a. get across b. watch out c. back out d. go round12.it is well-known that humans differ _ other mammals in their ability to speak.a. with b. between c. onto d. from13.we have learnt which mushrooms are safe to eat, so we wont risk _.a. to get sick b. getting sick c. get sick d. got sick 14.that area has plenty of natural resources _ this one has none.a. since b. while c. as d. whether15.the twin sisters didnt go home all night, _ made their family feel worried.a. when b. which c. that d. this16.we were still sleeping when the fire _, and then it spread very quickly.a. broke down b. broke out c. broke off d. broke up17.the waiter greeted me with a smile and _ us by the window. a. to seat b. seats c. seated d. seating 18.it was the song that made jackson _ a pop star overnight.a. for b. from c. out d. into19.i was shocked _ what she had said. from that moment _ i never believed a word she told me.a. for; on b. for; upon c. at; on d. at; back20.look! that tall building _ will be the largest shopping center in this city.a. having built b. is being built c. being built d. to build21.the university is trying to make more accommodation _ for students. a. common b. average c. available d. attractive22. i have to see the doctor because i _ a lot lately. a. have been coughing b. had coughedc. coughedd. cough 23.tom_the cd player for two weeks.a. has lent b. has borrowed c. has bought d. has had24. his brother has been to stone forest twice_he came to yunnan. a. after b. before c. since d. for25.-have you ever_lintong to see the terra cotta warriors?-yes, i have. a. went to b. gone to c. been in d. been to26. i_a letter from him since he left. a. didnt receive b. havent got c. didnt have d. havent heard27.hi, tracy, you look tired.i am tired. i _ the living room all day. a. painted b. had painted c. have been painting d. have painted28. how long have you lived in this village?_.a. ten years ago b. ten years beforec. for ten years d. in 199829. he _ the army by the end of 1989. he _ in the army since then. a. joinedis b. has joinedhas been c. had joinedis d. had joined has been30.over the past decades, sea ice _ in the arctic as a result of global warming.a. had decreasedb. decreasedc. has been decreasingd. is decreasing 31. i _ “harry potter” for some time. so far, i have read sixteen chapters.a. have been reading b. have read c. had read d. was reading 32.joseph _ to evening classes since last month, but he still cant say “whats your name?” in russian.a. has been goingb. wentc. goesd. has gone33.now that she is out of a job, lucy _ going back to school, but she hasnt decided yet. a. had consideredb. has been considering c. consideredd. is going to consider34.i have got a headache.no wonder. you _ in front of that computer too long. a. workb. are workingc. have been workingd. worked35. the jacket, which my mother bought me as a birthday present, _ me pretty well but the trousers my father gave me were too short.a. suited b. fitted c. matched d. met36.why didnt you put your mind to it and try to comfort her _?a. however b. sometimesc. somewhere d. somehow 37.in the end she got fed up _ for him to decide, and left him sitting there alone.a. to wait b. waiting c. wait d. in waiting38.you _ be hungry already - you had lunch only two hours ago! a. wouldnt b. cant c. mustnt d. neednt39.- what do you think we can do for our aged parents? - you _ do anything except to be with them and be yourself. a. dont have to b. oughtnt to c. mustnt d. cant40.- im sorry. i _ at you the other day. - forget it. i was a bit out of control myself. a. shouldnt shout b. shouldnt have shouted c. mustnt shout d. mustnt have shouted41.- what does the sign over there read? - “no person _ smoke or carry a lighted cigarette, cigar or pipe in this area.” a. will b. may c. shall d. must 42. i told your friend how to get to the hotel, but perhaps i _ have driven her there. a. could b. must c. might d. should 43.- mr. gordon asked me to remind you of the meeting this afternoon. dont forget it! -ok, i _. a. wont b. dont c. cant d. neednt 44. - how is your tour around the north lake? is it beautiful? - it _ be, but it is now heavily polluted. a. will b. would c. should d. must45.- who is the girl standing over there