河北省邢台市第七中学高中英语 Lesson 69 But not murder!阅读教材.doc

lesson 69 but not murder!并非谋杀！read the text and then answer the question.读课文，然后回答以下问题。do you think that the writer passed his driving test? why? i was being tested for a driving licence for the third time. i had been asked to drive in heavy traffic and had done so successfully. after having been instructed to drive out of town, i began to acquire confidence. sure that i had passed, i was almost beginning to enjoy my test. the examiner must have been pleased with my performance, for he smiled and said, just one more thing, mr. eames. let us suppose that a child suddenly crosses the road in front of you. as soon as i tap on the window, you must stop within five feet. i continued driving and after some time, the examiner tapped loudly. though the sound could be heard clearly, it took me a long time to react. i suddenly pressed the brake pedal hard and we were both thrown forward. the examiner looked at me sadly. mr. eames, he said, in a mournful voice, you have just killed that child!new words and expressions生词和短语murder n.谋杀2tap v.轻敲instruct v.命令，指示react v. 反应acquire v. 取得，获得brake n.刹车confidence n.信心pedal n. 踏板examiner n.主考人mournful adj.悲哀的suppose v. 假设notes on the text课文注释1 driving licence,驾驶执照。2 after having been instructed to drive out of town,在接到把车开出城的指令后。介词 after后面接动名词完成 式的被动结构，整个介词短语作时间状语，相当于一个时间状语从句 after i had been instructed to.3 sure that i had passed,确信我已通过考试，sure的前面省略了 being。4 the examiner must have been pleased,主考人对我的驾驶想必是满意的。这里用 must+have+过去分词来 对过去的事情表示推测。5 in a mournful voice,用悲伤的声调。参考译文我第3次接受驾驶执照考试。按照要求在车辆拥挤的路上驾驶，我圆满地完成了。在接到把车开出城的指令后，我开始有了信心。确信我已通过考试，所以我几乎开始喜欢起这次考试。主考人对我的驾驶想必是满意的，因为他微笑着说：“埃姆斯先生，只剩1项了。让我们假设一个小孩子突然在你前面穿过马路。我一敲车窗，你必须把车停在5英尺之内。”我继续往前开着。过了一会儿，主考人砰砰地敲了起来。虽然声音听得很清楚，但我过了好一会儿才作出反应。我突然用力踩紧刹车踏板，结果我俩的身体都向前冲去。主考人伤心地看着我。“埃姆斯先生，”他以悲伤的声调说，“你刚刚把那个小孩压死了！”comprehension理解1 mr. eames felt confident because _.(a) he was sure he hadnt failed this time (b) he had driven in heavy traffic (c) he had driven out of town (d) the examiner smiled2 mr. eames probably failed his test because _.(a) he ran over a child (b) he didnt stop quickly enough(c) he pressed the brake pedal too hard (d) he and the examiner were thrown forward structure句型3 mr. eames was taking the driving test. the examiner _him. (a) was being testing (b) was been testing (c) was testing (d) was tested 4 the examiner must have been pleased. he_ pleased. (a) had to be (b) was probably (c) was certainly (d) should be5 let us suppose that a child suddenly crosses the road. imagine it _. (a)would happen (b)happening (c)had been happening (d) will have happened 6 mr. earmes continued _.(a) to driving (b) drive (c) to drive (d) to have been driving7 i want the car to be stopped. i_ the car. (a) want to stop (b) want stop (c)want you stop (d)want you to stopvocabulary词汇8 when you have passed a driving test, you are allowed to _.(a) drive a car (b) buy a car(c) sell a car (d)keep a car9 he began to acquire confidence. he gradually _confident. (a)became (b)came (c)obtained (d)took10 he was instructed by the examiner to drive out of town. he was _to do this.(a) taught (b) told (c)trained (d)prepared11 the examiner must have been pleased with my performance. he wa