2019年英语新选修七讲义Unit2SectionⅡWarmingUpReading-LanguagePoints

Section_ⅡWarmingUp&Reading—LanguagePoints一、这样记单词记得准·写得对记得快·记得多Ⅰ.基础词汇1.fictionn.小说；虚构或想象出来的事2.desiren.渴望；欲望；渴求vt.希望得到；想要3.bonusn.额外津贴；奖金；红利4.sympathyn.同情(心)5.overweightadj.超重的；体重超常的6.scanvt.粗略地看；浏览；扫描；细看；仔细检查7.absurdadj.荒谬的；可笑的8.awfuladj.极坏的；极讨厌的；可怕的；(口语)糟透的9.affairn.事务；事情；暧昧关系10.envyvt.忌妒；羡慕Ⅱ.拓展词汇1.satisfactionn．满意；满足；令人满意的事物→satisfyvt.满足；使满意→satisfyingadj.令人满意的→satisfiedadj.满足的；(感到)满意的2.alarmvt.使警觉；使惊恐；惊动n．警报；惊恐→alarmedadj.担心的；害怕的3.elegantadj.优雅的；高雅的；讲究的→elegancen．优雅；高雅4.favourn．喜爱；恩惠vt.喜爱；偏袒→favouriteadj.最喜欢的n．最喜爱的东西5.accompanyvt.陪伴；伴奏→companyn．陪伴；伴随→companionn．伙伴；伴侣；同伴6.declarevt.宣布；声明；表明；宣称→declarationn．宣言；声明；公告1.fictionn．虚构或幻想出来的事；小说[词块]sciencefiction科幻小说2.“奖金与利润”相关名词小结①bonus津贴；奖金；红利②profit利润③interest利息④award奖；奖金3.sympathyn．同情；同情心[搭配]havesympathyfor同情4.over­前缀词全接触①overweightadj.超重的②overloadvt.超载③overworkvt.&vi.工作过度④overeatvi.吃得过饱⑤overvaluevt.高估5.表示人“品质”的形容词荟萃①elegant高雅的②mature成熟的③sensible明智的④shallow肤浅的⑤modest谦虚的⑥noble高贵的⑦generous慷慨大方的⑧determined坚毅的二、这样记短语记牢固定短语多积常用词块1.experiment_on/with用……做实验；试验；验证2．test_out考验出；检验完3．or_rather更确切地说4．reach_for伸手取/够/拿5．with_wonder惊奇地；疑惑地6．ring_up给……打电话7．turn_around转身；翻转8．fall_off从……上掉下来9．leave_..._alone不管；别惹；让……一个人待着；和……单独在一起1.adeepvoice声音低沉浑厚2．facialexpression面部表情3．feelembarrassed感到有点尴尬4．improveone'ssocialposition提高某人的社会地位5．changeone'sattitude改变某人的态度6．theamusedandsurprisedlook有趣而又惊讶的神情7．weepwithanger气得直哭8．becompletelytransformed焕然一新9．disappearfromsight消失得无影无踪10．noriskto...对……不造成危害三、这样记句式先背熟再悟通后仿用1.Itwasdisturbingandfrighteningthathelookedsohuman.机器人如此通人性，这使她觉得心烦和害怕。it是形式主语，that引导的从句是句子的真正主语。It_is_exciting_thathehaswonthefirstprizeintheEnglishcontest.他在英语竞赛中获得了一等奖真让人感到兴奋。2.Shewasn'tlikeGladysClaffern,oneoftherichestandmostpowerfulwomenaround.她跟格拉迪丝·克拉芬不一样，格拉迪丝是远近闻名的最有钱有势的女人之一。oneoftherichest...在句中作同位语。Personally,IpreferthetouralongtheYangtzeRiver,the_longest_river_of_China.(2017·北京高考书面表达)个人来看，我更喜欢沿着长江，中国最长的河的旅行。3.Assheturnedaround,therestoodGladysClaffern.她刚一转过身去，就看到格拉迪丝·克拉芬站在那儿。当there,here,up,now,then等表示方位或时间的副词位于句首时，句子要完全倒装。Thedooropenedandinrushed_the_audience.门开了，观众们涌了进来。4....hewouldhavetoberebuilt—youcannothavewomenfallinginlovewithmachines.……他还得作一番改造——总不能让女人与机器相爱吧。havesb.doingsth.表示“让某人做某事”，现在分词作宾语补足语，表示持续的动作或状态。Ican'thave_you_copyingmyhomework.Youshouldfinishitbyyourself.我不允许你抄我的作业，你应该独立完成。1．(教材P10)Doyouthinkitispossibleforarobottohaveitsownneedsanddesires?你认为机器人有可能有自己的需求和愿望吗？desire(1)n.渴望；欲望；渴求haveastrongdesireeq\b\lc\{\rc\(\a\vs4\al\co1(todosth.迫切想要做某事,forsth.急于想得到某物))①It'sourdesirethatyoushouldprovidesomemoneytofundourprogram,aswellasofferussomepracticalsuggestions.我们渴望你能为我们的项目提供一些资金，还能提供一些实用的建议。②Hehasastrongdesireforsuccessthoughhehasfailedmanytimes.尽管他失败了多次，但是他仍然渴望成功。(2)vt.希望得到；想要desiretodosth.渴望做某事desiresb.todosth.想要某人做某事desirethat...(should)dosth.渴望……③Wealwaysdesireto_live(live)inpeacewithourneighbors.我们一向希望邻里之间和睦相处。④Wedesirethatimmediatehelp(should)_be_given(give)tothelocalvillagerswhohavebeentrappedbytheflood.我们渴望立刻给予那些被洪水围困的当地村民们救援。2．(教材P11)SATISFACTIONGUARANTEED包君满意satisfactionn.[U]满意；满足[C]令人满意的事物(1)tosb.'ssatisfaction＝tothesatisfactionofsb.令某人满意的是withsatisfaction满意地(2)satisfyv.满足；使满意satisfiedadj.满意的(修饰人)be/feelsatisfiedwith...对……感到满意(3)satisfactoryadj.令人满意的satisfyingadj.令人满意的①Itisasatisfactionthatthelocalgovernmentistryingtotakestrongmeasurestokeepthepriceundercontrol.令人满意的是当地政府正在采取强有力的措施来控制物价。②Afterconsultingmyrailwaytimetable,InotedwithsatisfactionthattherewasanexpresstraintoWesthaven.我查看了列车时刻表，满意地了解到有一趟去威斯特海温的快车。③Heisnotsatisfiedwiththeresultoftheexam.他对考试结果不满意。3．(教材P11)However,whenshefirstsawtherobot,shefeltalarmed.然而，当她初次见到这个机器人的时候就感到有点儿担心。alarm(1)vt.使警觉；使惊恐；惊动bealarmedat/by...对……感到忧虑或害怕bealarmedtodosth.害怕做某事①TheywerealarmedatthetradewarbetweenChinaandtheUnitedStates.他们对中美贸易战感到忧虑。②Theywerealarmedto_find(find)herwounded.发现她受伤了，他们大惊失色。(2)n.警报；惊恐raise/soundthealarm发出警报；报警inalarm惊恐地③“What'sup？”heaskedinalarm.“出什么事了？”他惊恐地问道。4．(教材P11)Clairethoughtitwasridiculoustobeofferedsympathybyarobot.克莱尔觉得，被一个机器人同情有点荒唐。sympathyn．同情(心)feel/havesympathyfor...同情……winthesympathyof...得到……的同情insympathywith...同情……；赞成……；和……一致outofsympathy...出于同情①Afterhearingthestory,hefeltsympathyforherpresentsituation.听完这个故事后，他对她目前的情况深感同情。②Whathehaddonewonthesympathyofjudges.他所做的事情赢得了法官的同情。③I'minsympathywithyouonthatpoint.在那一点上，我同意你的看法。5．(教材P11)AsafavourTonypromisedtohelpClairemakeherselfsmarterandherhomemoreelegant.托尼为让克莱尔高兴，答应帮助她，使她变得更聪明，使她的家变得更高雅大方。favour(1)n.喜爱；恩惠；帮忙(1)asksb.afavour请某人帮忙eq\b\lc\\rc\}(\a\vs4\al\co1(dosb.afavour,doafavourforsb.))帮某人一个忙owesb.afavour欠……的人情(2)infavourof同意；支持；优先选择inone'sfavour有利于某人①You'veintroducedtwowaystosharebooks:wildreleaseandcontrolledrelease.Ofthetwo,thelatterwinsmyfavour.您介绍了两种分享图书的方式：自由分享和定向分享；在这两种方式中，我喜爱后者。②MyfriendLucyisleaving.Iwilldo_her_a_favouranddrivehertotheairport.我的朋友露西将要离开。我将帮她一个忙，开车送她去机场。③Theexchangerateisin_our_favourforthetimebeing.汇率暂时对我们有利。(2)vt.喜爱；偏袒④Ofthetwoplansyouhaveputforward,Ifavourtheformer.在你提出的两种方案中，我赞成前者。6．(教材P11)Ashewasnotallowedtoaccompanyhertotheshops,hewroteoutalistofitemsforher.因为不被允许陪克莱尔去商店，托尼就给她写了一份购物清单。accompanyvt.陪伴；伴奏(1)accompanysb.＝pany陪伴某人accompanysb.to...陪伴/陪同某人到……(2)accompanysb.at/onsth.用某物为某人伴奏beaccompaniedby由……伴奏/伴随(3)companionn.同伴；伙伴①Wedidalotfortheelderlyatthenursinghome,cleaningtheirrooms,washingclothesforthemandaccompanyingthem,whichmadethemveryhappy.在敬老院我们为老人做了许多事情，打扫房间、为他们洗衣服、陪伴他们，这使他们非常高兴。②Momaskedmetoaccompanyhertothesupermarket.妈妈要我陪同她去超市。③Whileshedancedwonderfullyonthestage,hermotheraccompaniedheron/atthepiano.她在台上精彩地展示舞姿的同时母亲在为她钢琴伴奏。[名师点津]一般不使用accompanysb.todosth.表示“陪伴某人做某事”。7．(教材P11)Whentheclerkatthecounterwasrudetoher,sherangTonyupandtoldtheclerktospeaktohim.柜台售货员对她很粗鲁，她就打电话给托尼，让售货员同托尼讲话。ringup给……打电话(1)ringup中的up是副词，该短语接人称代词作宾语时，人称代词要放在ring与up之间，接名词作宾语时，名词既可放在ringup之间，也可放在ringup之后；此外，ringup还可用作不及物动词短语。①I'llringuptoseeifhe'sthere.我去打个电话，看他是否在那里。(2)表示“给……打电话”的词语有：ringsb.up＝callsb.upphonesb.＝telephonesb.givesb.aring/acall/atelephonecallmakeaphonecalltosb.②I'mgoingtocallupandcancelmytrip.我打算打电话去取消我的旅行。③I'llgivehimacalllatertoday.今天晚点我会给他打电话。(3)“打电话”时常用的词语有：get/have/receiveacallfromsb.接到某人的电话ring/callback回电话answerthephone接电话ringoff/hangup挂断电话holdon/hangon别挂断④Ihavesomethingimportanttosay.Pleaseholdonforamoment.我有要事要说。请不要挂断电话。8．(教材P11)Assheturnedaround,therestoodGladysClaffern.她刚一转过身去，就看到格拉迪斯·克拉芬站在那儿。turnaround转身；翻转turndown调低；拒绝turnup开大；调大；出现turnout结果是；证明；生产；出现；在场turnto求助于；翻到(某页)；致力于①Iturnedaroundtoseeifanyonewasfollowingme.我转过身去看是否有人在跟踪我。②Shehasturned_downseveralinvitationstostaratshowsinordertoconcentrateonherstudies.(2017·全国卷Ⅲ)为了集中精力学习，她已经数次拒绝才艺演出的邀请。③Hedidn'tknowwhototurnto.他不知道向谁求助。9．(教材P11)Shecriedout“Tony”andthenheardhimdeclarethathedidn'twanttoleaveherthenextdayandthathefeltmorethanjustthedesiretopleaseher.她大叫一声“托尼”，然后听到托尼一本正经地说，第二天他不想离开她，而且他并不满足于仅仅使她开心。declarevt.宣布；声明；表明；宣称declaresb./sth.tobe宣布某人或某事是……declarefor/against赞成/反对……declarewar(on...)(向……)宣战declaresth.open/closed宣布……开始/结束①Theaccusedmanwasdeclaredtobeinnocentbythecourt.法庭宣布被告无罪。②Whentheyaskedhimforhisopinion,hedeclaredstronglyagainstthepolicy.他们向他征求意见时，他表明强烈反对这项政策。③Therebeingnofurtherbusiness,thechairmandeclaredthemeetingclosed(close)．由于没有其他的事情，主席宣布散会。10．(教材P12)Whatasweetvictorytobeenviedbythosewomen!受到那些女士的忌妒，这该是多么甜美的胜利！envy(1)vt.忌妒；羡慕envysb.(for)sth.羡慕/忌妒某人有某物envysb.doingsth.羡慕/忌妒某人做某事①Shealwaysenviesme(for)mycurlyhair.她总是羡慕我的一头卷发。②Ienvyyouhaving(have)suchaclosefamily.我羡慕你有这么一个亲密的家庭。(2)n.羡慕；忌妒；羡慕或忌妒的人或事物feelenvyat...对……忌妒outofenvy出于忌妒withenvy妒忌(常作状语)become/betheenvyof...成为/是……妒忌或羡慕的对象③Idon'tfeelenvyatyourjourneyinthisbadweather.我并不羡慕你在这种坏天气去旅行。④Britain'sNationalHealthServicewasoncetheenvyoftheworld.英国的国民保健制度曾一度为世人所羡慕。11．(教材P12)Sheshouted“Leavemealone”andrantoherbed.她高声嚷着：“让我独自待一会儿！”就跑上床。leave...alone不管；别惹；让……一个人待着；和……单独在一起leaveout遗漏；不考虑leaveabout乱丢；乱放leavealone不管；不理睬；不干涉leaveaside搁置；不考虑leavebehind忘带；留下；丢弃leavefor出发去(某地)①She'saskedtobeleftalonebutthepressphotographersfollowhereverywhere.她要求一个人待着，但是摄影记者到处跟着她。②Iwonderwhytheyleftasidesuchanimportantquestion.我想知道他们为什么不考虑如此重要的一个问题。③Nowonderyoucouldn'tgetthrough.You'veleft_outazerointhisphonenumber.难怪你打不通。你在这个电话号码中漏掉了一个零。1．Shewasn'tlikeGladysClaffern,oneoftherichestandmostpowerfulwomenaround.她跟格拉迪丝·克拉芬不一样，格拉迪丝是远近闻名的最有钱有势的女人之一。本句中oneoftherichest...在句中作同位语，对GladysClaffern作进一步解释和说明。(1)名词、代词作同位语。①ThereisanemergencyshelterinWinnipegcalled“Hannah'sPlace”，somethingthatHannahisveryproudof.(2017·北京高考)在Winnipeg这个地方有个叫Hannah'sPlace的应急庇护所，这是Hannah为之感到自豪的地方。②I'mLiHua,a_student_from_China.我是李华，一位来自中国的学生。(2)不定式、动名词作同位语。③Theyoungmantriedtoachievehisaim—enteringthekeyuniversity.这个年轻人努力实现他的目标——进入重点大学。(3)从句作同位语。同位语从句通常跟在某些抽象名词(fact,plan,view,idea,belief,opinion,possibility,thought等)后，用来说明所修饰词的内容。④Inthemeantime,thosevolunteersholdtheoppositeviewthattheyarefedupwiththeearthlifeandeagerforlivingontheMars.同时，那些持相反观点的志愿者认为，他们已经厌倦了地球上的生活，渴望到火星居住。2．ButeventhoughTonyhadbeensoclever,hewouldhavetoberebuilt—youcannothavewomenfallinginlovewithmachines.但是，尽管托尼很聪明，他还得作一番改造——总不能让女人与机器相爱吧。(1)havesb.doingsth.表示“让某人做某事”，现在分词作宾语补足语，表示持续的动作或状态。①Don'thavethelightburninglikethat.不要让灯总那样亮着。②Youmayhaveyourhorserunning(run)freelyongrassland.在草原上你可以让马自由驰骋。(2)have的其他常见搭配：havesb.dosth.让某人做某事havesth.done请人做某事或使……遭遇(某种不幸)havesth.todo(主语)有某事要做③I'llhaveMaryshow(show)youtoyourroom.我会让玛丽带你去你的房间。④Ihadmywatchrepaired(repair)yesterday.我昨天让人修了手表。Ⅰ.单句语法填空1．Theteacherdesiredthatalltheexercises(should)_be_handed(hand)inbeforeschoolwasover.2．However,othersareinfavouroftheinclusionbecauseit'shardtosaywhetheritwillthreatentheChineselanguage.3．WhenMaryappearedonthestage,theylookedatherwithenvy.4．Makesurethatyou'venotleftoutanythinginyourreport.5．Thestrongwindsareaccompaniedbyheavyrain.Thelittleboyishelplessintherain.6．Itisagreatsatisfactiontoknowtheherofinallyawoke.7．Shanghai,oneofthebiggestcitiesinChina,ismostdeveloped.8．Alarmed(alarm)bythesharpfallofthestockmarket,thousandsandthousandsofstockholderssoldouttheirstockatasacrifice.9．Ican'thaveyouwasting(waste)wateranylonger.10.(2017·北京高考)Somecompromiseswereunavoidable,butthevideoturnedoutperfect.11．Outofsympathyforthehomelesschildren,hegavethemshelterforthenight.12．Assoonashereturned,Iwilltellhimtoringback.Ⅱ.补全句子1．I'mwritingtoaskyouto_do_a_favour_for_me.我给您写信想请您帮我个忙。2．We'dbetterleave_him_alonewhenheisthinking.当他思考时我们最好不要去打扰他。3．Ontheonehand,Ihavestrongbeliefthat_I_will_do_well_in_the_exam;_ontheotherhand,Ifeelabitnervous,thoughit'snotdifficult.一方面，我非常自信能在考试中做好；另一方面，我有点紧张，尽管考试并不难。4．In1941,BritainandtheUnitedStatesdeclared_war_on_JapanandthePacificWarstarted.1941年，英国和美国对日宣战，太平洋战争开始。5．To_his_satisfaction,_thosequestionswereeventuallysolved.令他满意的是那些问题最后都解决了。6．Iam_rather_alarmed_to_hearyouareplanningtoleavethecompany.听说你打算离开公司，我很担心。7．Ihave_no_sympathy_forJane;it'sallherownfault.我不同情简，那都是她自己的错。8．Thoughthesituationlooksgloomyit_will_eventually_turn_round.尽管形势看起来不好，但最终会好转的。9．我邻居在我父母外出时过来陪我。①Myneighbourcametoaccompanymewhilemyparentswereout.②Myneighbourcametokeepmecompanywhilemyparentswereout.10．我们班的每个学生都迫切渴望上名牌大学。①Eachstudentinourclasshasastrongdesiretogotoafamousuniversity.②Eachstudentinourclassstronglydesirestogotoafamousuniversity.一、全练语言点，基稳才能楼高Ⅰ.单词拼写1．Mostteenagerslikereadingsciencefictions(小说)．2．Hermotivationforwritingwasa_desire(渴望)forwomentogettherighttohighereducation.3．Healarmed(使惊恐)hissisterwithalittlesnake.4．Allofasudden,awarmfeelingofsympathy(同情)roseupinmyheart.5．I'vecometoaskyoutodomeafavour(帮忙)．6．Tombegantosweepthepiecesofglassupintoapile(堆)．7．Itisabsurd(荒谬的)thattheyshoulddenymyrequest.8．Idoenvy(羡慕)you.Youaresoclever.9．Kenagreedtoaccompany(陪伴)meonatriptoAfrica.10．Theman'sparentsdeclared(声称)thattheydidn'twanttoseehimagain.Ⅱ.选词填空turnaround,toone'ssatisfaction,testout,feelenvyat,infavourof,ringup,haveastrongdesireto,outofsympathy1.Ihave_a_strong_desire_toimprovemylife.2．Weareallin_favour_ofyoursuggestion.3．To_our_satisfaction,_weallpassedtheexam.4．Hefelt_envy_athercellphone,whichwaspopularatthattime.5．Hegavethepoorchildmuchhelpout_of_sympathy.6．Thismodelhadbeen_tested_outbeforeitwasputintoproduction.7．Onarrivingattheairport,herang_uphismothertosayeverythingwasOK.8．Turn_aroundandletmelookatyourback.Ⅲ.课文语法填空Arobotusedforhousework1.was_tested(test)outinafamily.Helookedlikeatallandhandsomemanwithsmoothhair,2.speaking(speak)inadeepvoice.Larrywasgoingtobeawayfromhomesohehiredsucharobot3.to_accompany(accompany)hiswifeClaire.Clairedidn'tliketheideaat4.thebeginning,butsheagreedtoitatlast.AtherfirstsightofTony,Clairewasalarmed.WhenTonyofferedtohelpherdressing,Clairefelt5.embarrassed(embarrass)．6．Gradually(gradual)，TonybegantowinClaire'strust.HehelpedClairerealizeherdreams7.bymakingherhomeelegant,givingheranewhaircut,changingthemakeupsheworeandgivingheradviceonherdresses.Therefore,atthepartyalltheguests8.whowereinvitedwerefilledwith9.admiration(admire)whentheysawherhousewascompletelychanged.Afterthetest，thecompanywassatisfiedwithTony'sreport10.becausehehadsuccessfullymadeawomanregainherconfidence.Ⅳ.串点成篇微表达约翰渴望(desire)成为一名科幻小说(thesciencefiction)作家。爸爸不支持(infavourof)他的想法，然而，妈妈却支持他，经常陪(accompany)他去书店。约翰的姐姐经常打电话(ringup)询问他的进展情况，这让他的妹妹，玛丽，很忌妒(envy)他。被约翰的毅力所感动，父亲最终向全家宣布(declare)将全力支持他。John_desires_to_become_a_writer_of_the_science_fiction._His_father_isn't_in_favour_of_his_idea_while_his_mother_is_for_him_and_always_accompanies_him_to_bookstores._John's_sister_often_rings_up_to_ask_his_progress，which_makes_his_younger_sister,_Mary,_envy_him._Moved_by_John's_determination,_his_father_finally_declared_to_the_whole_family_that_he_would_back/support_him_forever.二、勤练高考题型，多练自能生巧Ⅰ.完形填空Whatdoesittaketohelpapersonmovetowardabetterperformance?Itdoesn'ttakeasmuchasyoumayatfirst__1__.Oneofmyhobbies,overtheyears,istorepairhouses.Usingthis__2__，Ihavehadawonderfultimeand__3__enjoyedworkingwithmyhandsand__4__otherpeopleincludingayoungman.Theyoungmanwasrecentlymarriedandboughta(n)__5__house.However,tothisyoungman,itappearedtobeahugemountainhehadtoclimb.The__6__wasthathehadneverbeentaughttodomuchofanythingaroundthehouseandhehadneverevenusedany__7__.Therefore,hewasunabletoevendecidehowtostartthemostbasicofrepairingincludingrepaintingawall__8__.So,Iwasaskedtohelphim.I__9__whatIwasgoingtodo,whyIwoulddoit,andhowtousethetools.Hewasaquicklearner,eagerto__10__whateverhewastold.However,I__11__noticedhishesitationtodoanythingItoldhimtodoeventhoughI__12__bydoingitmyselfsothathecouldseewhatthetechniquewasorhowthetoolwasused__13__.Hisproblemwasthathehadnoconfidenceandwas__14__totryanything,__15__Iencouragedhim.Itwastrulyamazingtoseehimhavegreater__16__.Overthenextfewmonths,wefinishedtheprojectwithmeonlygivinghimtheleadandbeinghishelper.Allittakesisafewwordsofencouragement,andhelpful__17__.Itnevertakesmuchifyou__18__careaboutpeopleespeciallytheirfeelings.Weareneverborntobe__19__ofanything.Ifyouarmyourselfwithwordsof__20__andusethem,you'llfinditisnothardforanyonetoimprove.语篇解读：本文是记叙文。作者在帮一位年轻人翻修房屋的过程中认识到鼓励他人的话语能帮助他们取得进步。1．A.discover B．predictC．think D．notice解析：选C根据下文作者仅仅用一些鼓励的话语就帮助了一位年轻人取得进步可知，想要帮助一个人进步并不像我们一开始“想得(think)”那样难。2．A.lesson B．skillC．strength D．performance解析：选B上句中的“torepairhouses”是一项“技能(skill)”。3．A.always B．neverC．seldom D．ever解析：选A根据上文中的“hobbies”和“awonderfultime”可以看出，作者喜欢帮人修房子，所以“总是(always)”乐在其中。4．A.supporting B．comfortingC．helping D．changing解析：选C根据作者业余时帮人修房子和下文他对一位年轻人的帮助可知，他是在“帮助(helping)”他人。5．A.comfortable B．oldC．large D．ugly解析：选B根据下文作者帮助这位年轻人翻修房屋可推测，这位年轻人买了个“旧的(old)”房子。6．A.opinion B．resultC．method D．truth解析：选D本空后的“hehadneverbeentaught...”就是这位年轻人什么都不会做的“事实(truth)”。7．A.tools B．mapsC．hands D．keys解析：选A下文中的“howtousethetools”提示了本题答案。8．A.patiently B．quicklyC．again D．alone解析：选D根据本句中的“hewasunabletoevendecidehowtostartthemostbasicofrepairing”可推测，这位年轻人甚至连“单独(alone)”重新粉刷墙壁都不会。9．A.described B．guessedC．expected D．warned解析：选A因为那位年轻人什么都不会做，所以作者要“描述(described)”清楚他要做什么，以及如何做等。10．A.record B．understandC．believe D．explain解析：选B根据本空前的“Hewasaquicklearner”可推测，这位年轻人学习能力很强，总是渴望能“理解(understand)”作者教他的一切。11．A.finally B．exactlyC．immediately D．suddenly解析：选C根据本空前的“However”可推测，虽然那位年轻人聪明好学，但是作者“立即(immediately)”注意到他做事犹豫。12．A.sloweddown B．startedoffC．calmeddown D．showedoff解析：选B根据本句中的“sothathecouldseewhatthetechniquewas”可推测，作者“开始工作(startedoff)”的时候先是自己动手，给那位年轻人示范技巧，并让他知道如何“正确地(properly)”使用工具。13．A.safely B．carefullyC．perfectly D．properly解析：选D参见上题解析。14．A.willing B．ashamedC．afraid D．ready解析：选C根据“hehadnoconfidence”可推测，这位年轻人“不敢(afraid)”尝试任何事，“所以(so)”作者给予他鼓励，增强了这位年轻人的“信心(confidence)”。15．A.and B．soC．but D．or解析：选B参见上题解析。16．A.confidence B．powerC．ability D