自考英语二讲义0805自考英语二讲义0805.doc

II. Text Learning An Unwanted Baby, Steve Jobs 1 Steve Jobs is a man who has great courage and dares to take risks. He may not be perfect but he pulled together the most fantastic act by overcoming Microsoft, the movie industry and the music business. Jobs followed his dream and led a revolution in the computing world. 2 Steve Jobs was born on February 24, 1955, in San Francisco, California. His biological mother was an unwed graduate student named Joanne Simpson and decided to put him up for adoption. (1)Joanne had a college education, and she insisted that the future parents of her boy be just as well educated. Unfortunately, the candidates, Paul and Clara Jobs, did not meet her expectations: Clara didnt graduate from college and Paul only attended high school. When she found out that both his future parents had never graduated from college, she refused to sign the adoption papers. She only relented a few months later and agreed to have her baby adopted by them, under the firm condition that they would send him to college. 本部分重点及难点： 显示重难点解析 1. Joanne had a college education, and she insisted that the future parents of her boy be just as well educated.当谓语动词是一坚持，二命令，三建议，四要求时，即insist, order, command, advise, suggest, propose, demand, request, require, ask以及desire, recommend, prefer, decide, urge等词时，从句谓语用should+动词原形。We suggest that he be present at the meeting in time.His painful expression suggested that he was ill at ease. 请认真答题，答题结果将记入知识点测评的成绩！【单选题】17. From the anxious expression on his face, we can clearly see his strong desire that his mother ______ from the major illness soon.A． recoversB． recoverC． will recoverD． has recovered【答案】B【解析】本题考查虚拟语气。desire后的从句用虚拟语气，谓语动词为should+动词原形，should通常省略。本句的意思是从他脸上焦急的表情，我们可以很清楚地看到他希望母亲从这场大病中快速痊愈的强烈愿望。【知识点】虚拟语气 3 Steve Jobs went to college but decided to drop out because it was too expensive. Recalling his time there he said, I didnt have a dorm room, so I slept on the floor in friends rooms, I returned c