24. A. tales　　　　 　　　 B. performances　　 C. news　　　　　 　　　 D. stories

23. A. site　　　　　 　　 B. place　　　　　 　　　 C. spot　　　 　　　　　 D. mark

22. A. explain　　　 　　　 B. solve　　　　 　　　　　 C. answer　　　 　　　　　　 D. demonstrate

4. [原句]He is loved and remembered as a great actor who could inspire people with great confidence. 他作为一位伟大的演员以极大的信心激励人们，受到尊敬与爱戴。

[模仿要点] 句子结构：be + loved/respected as …+ who 引导的定语从句

[模仿1]刘翔，作为运动员能以巨大的勇气面临失败，受到尊敬与爱戴。

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答案：Liu Xiang is loved and respected as an athlete who could face failure with great courage.

[模仿2]怀特先生，作为外国教师在没有任何报酬的情况下愿意帮助贫困学生，受到尊敬和爱戴。

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答案：Mr. White is loved and respected as a foreigner teacher who is willing to help the poor students without any pay.　

3. [原句]They are so hungry that they try boiling a pair of leather shoes for their dinner. 他们是如此饥饿，以至尝试煮一双皮鞋作晚餐。

　[模仿要点] 句子结构： so… that…句型

[模仿1]他是如此集中看书，以至忘了吃饭。

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答案：He was so concentrated on his book that he even forgot his dinner.

[模仿2]他是如此独立，以至他宁愿通过他自己的劳动养活自己。

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答案：He was so independent that he would like to support himself by his own labour.

2．[原句]You may find it astonishing that Charlie was taught to sing as soon as he could speak and dance as soon as he could walk. 您可能会发现，令人惊讶的是查理在他会说话时就教他唱歌和可以步行时就教他舞蹈。

[模仿要点] 句子结构：find it (形式宾语) + adj. + that引导的宾语从句

[模仿1]您可能会发现，令人兴奋的是你只要上网就可以与在另外城市的朋友取得联系。

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答案：You may find it exciting that you can get in touch with your friends in another cities as soon as you get on line.

[模仿2]您会发现，有价值的是只要你把你的心思投放进去，你英语考试可以得很高分。

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答案：You may find it worthwhile that you can get high marks in English exams as soon as you put your heart into it.

1.[原句]As Victor Hugo once said, “Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face”, and up to now nobody has been able to do this better than Charlie Chaplin. 正如维克多雨果曾说过： “笑是阳光，能驱赶人脸上的寒意” ，直到现在为止没有人能比查理卓别林更好地做到这一点。

　[模仿要点] 句子结构：as 引导非限制性定语从句，否定意义的词与比较级连用

[模仿1]正如从文章可以得出结论，保护自己是确保我们的未来，而到现在为止没有人能比刘翔更好地理解这点。

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答案：As can be concluded from the passage, protecting ourselves is ensuring our future and up to now nobody has been able to get a better understanding of it than Liu Xiang.

[模仿2]众所周知，失败是成功之母，而到现在为止没有人能李明更好地理解这点。_______________________________________________________________________________

答案：As is well known to us all, ‘Failure is the mother of success’, and up to now nobody has been more able to understand it than Li Ming.

2. You may find it astonishing that Charlie was taught to sing as soon as he could speak and dance as soon as

he could walk. 你会觉得震惊，卓别林会讲话的时候就被教唱歌，会走路的时候就学跳舞。

[解释] 此句中it作形式宾语，that从句是真正的主语；astonishing是动词-ing形式作宾语补足语。如：

It is hardly surprising that rumours continue to circulate.

动词-ing形式作宾语补足语结构中，宾语与补足语有主动关系，表示“动作正在发生”，v-ing 可用在感官动词(see, notice, watch, look at, find, hear, listen to, feel, catch)和表示“致使”意义的动词(get, have, keep, leave)后作宾语补足语。 如：Can you smell anything burning in the kitchen?

[练习] 用括号内所提供词的适当形式填空。　

1). It’ s not _______ (surprise) that you’ re putting on weight, considering how much you’ re eating.

2). I’ m sorry to have kept you _______ (wait) for so long.

3). She caught them _______ (steal) her apples.　　

Keys: 1).　　　 surprising　　 2). waiting　　 3). stealing