没时间管这个——我忙着呢。
Why are you in such a hurry to sell? 你为什么如此迫不及待地要卖出？
We were in no hurry to get back to work after the holiday. 假期结束后我们不想急着回去工作。
Integrated skills
1. kidnapping n. 绑架 the kidnapping of 12 US citizens 对12名美国公民的劫
持
e.g. Two youngsters have been arrested and charged with kidnapping.
已有两名年轻人被逮捕并被控绑架。
He was charged with the kidnapping of a 25 year-old woman. 他被指控绑架一名25岁的女子。
kidnap v. 绑架 be kidnapped
e.g. Two businessmen have been kidnapped by terrorists. 两名商人遭恐怖分子绑架。
kidnapper n. 绑匪
e.g. The kidnappers are demanding a ransom of $1 million. 劫持者索要100万元赎金。
2. in prison 坐牢 prison camp 集中营；战俘营
prison n. 监狱；牢狱 e.g. He was sent to prison for five years. 他被关押了5年。
He was sentenced to life in prison.他被判处终身监禁。
prisoner n. 战俘；俘虏；囚犯
3. sometime between 7p.m. and 8 p.m.?在晚上7点到8点的某个时候 4. think of some safety tips against crime 想一些打击犯罪的安全建议 5. protect yourselves against crime保护自己，对抗犯罪
6. We should remember to lock the door when we leave home.当我们离开家时，
我们应该记得锁门。
lock v.锁 e.g. He forgot to lock the door this morning. 他早上忘记锁门了。
The box doesn‘t lock（easily）. 这个盒子锁不上（不容易锁住）。
I‘ve locked my passport in the safe. 我把我的护照锁在了保险柜。
I came home late last night, so my mother locked me out. 我昨晚很晚回家，妈妈把我所在了外面。（可接介词短语或副词作宾语补足语。）
lock n. 锁 e.g. She turned the key in the lock. 她转动锁眼里的钥匙 locker n. 寄存柜
7. And we‘d better shut all the windows too.我们最好带上所有的窗户。
shut vt. 关上；封闭；合拢e.g. Please shut the door behind you. 请关上你身后的门。
8. I think we need to guard against any possible danger around us. 我认为我们需
要防范我们周围任何可能的危险。
guard vt. 守卫；保卫e.g. He keeps a dog to guard the house.他养一条狗看家。 guard against sth 防范，提防（某事）
e.g. You must guard against catching a cold. 你必须小心以防感冒。
Task
1. Bruce got along with all of his neightbours except the man who lived next door.
布鲁斯和邻居相处和睦，除了住在隔壁的那个男人。
get along / on (with someboby) (与某人)和睦相处，关系良好
e.g. He has never really got on with his flatmates. 他和室友们一直合不来。 2. No one knows what he does for a living. 没有人知道他靠做什么为生。 do?for a living 做??为生 make a living 谋生
e.g. His uncle used to repair clocks for a living.他叔叔过去靠修钟表为生。 3. The police told him that some valuable jewellery had been stolen. 警察告诉他
一些价值连城的珠宝被盗了。 jewellery （jewelry） u. 珠宝;首饰 silver/gold jewellery 银/金首饰 jewellery shop 珠宝店
e.g. She has some lovely pieces of jewellery. 她有几件漂亮首饰。 jewel n. 宝石 the jewel in the crown 王冠上的宝石；最珍贵的东西
（pl 珠宝首饰）e.g.The family jewels are locked away in a safe. 家里的珠宝首饰都所在保险柜里。
necklace 项链 chain 项链 earring 耳环 戒指 bracelet 手镯 bangle 手镯 pin 饰针 4. theft n. 偷窃
Verb P-PP Criminal Name of crime rob (rob sb of sth) robbed robber robbery steal (steal sth from sb/sth) stole-stolen thief-thieves theft murder murderer murder burgle burglar burglary pick pockets pickpocket shoplift shoplifter shoplifting kidnap kidnapped kidnapper kidnapping
5. You‘re under arrest for murder.
be under arrest for 因为??而被逮捕
e.g. He was under arrest for murder. 他因为谋杀而被逮捕。
9A Unit 8Detective Stories单元测试卷
一、听力测试(10％)
A)根据你所听到的对话．选择正确答案。(5％) ( )1．What does the woman want to be?
A．A detective． B．A reader． C．A writer． ( )2．Why did Tom look worried? A．Because his bike was robbed of． B．Because he met his classmates． C．Because he hit a girl． ( )3．Who was the victim?
A．A famous actor． B．A famous detective．C．A famous director． ( )4．What does the thief wear?
A．A blue jacket and black trousers． B．A black jacket and blue trousers． C．A green jacket and black trousers． ( )5．What does the murderer look like'? A．He is tall and strong with glasses． B．He is tall and slim with glasses． C．He is tall and slim without glasses．
B)根据你所听到的短文内容，选择正确答案。(5％) ( )6．What is a big problem for many shops in the USA? A．Stealing money from the shop． B．Robbery． C．Shoplifting．
( )7．Who has to pay higher for the things?
A．Shopkeepers． B．Shoppers． C．Nobody． ( )8．Which school has started in Kansas City? A．A schoo1 for murders． B．A school for robbers． C．A school for shoplifters．
( )9．What was given to them in this class?
A．Some facts about the shoplifters themselves． B．Some facts about the robbers themselves． C．Some facts about the shopkeepers．
( )10．Why does the school seem to be successful?
A．Because one of the 400 people who took the class was caught shoplifting a second time． B．Because one of the 40 people who took the class was caught shoplifting a second time． C．Because none。f the people who took the class were caught shoplifting a second time．
二、根据下列句子及所给汉语注释．写出空缺处各单词的正确形式。(12 %) 1．I‘ve seen your football _______ (在某处)downstairs． 2．She holds the world _______ (记录)for the 100 metres． 3．He was put into _______ (监狱)because of kidnapping．
4．The man with _______ (血)on his coat was one of the murderers.
5．Detective Wu adds that they are not sure whether this has made him some _______ (敌人)． 6．The bag was one of those _______ (工程师)．
7．The work on the new road is _______ (进展)quite well now．
8．NO one _______ (敢于)to go into the old house at night at that time．
9．He is guilty of the crime because he has done something against the _______ (法律)．
10．Yesterday he said he would _______ (斗争)bravely against the bad system and he would win．
11．Many big modern planes are _______ (进口)into our country every year． 12．- Whose hat is it on the ground?
- Perhaps it's one of the _______ (小偷)who have been taken to the police station． 三、单项填空(20％)
( )1．Mr. Wang wanted to know _______somebody else in his office to the party． A．whether they have asked B．they have asked C．if had they asked D．if they had asked
( )2．My uncle told me that he _______a new bike for me the next month．
A．bought B．had bought C．will buy D．would buy ( )3．I thought he _______to see his mother if _______he time． A．will go；had B．will go；will have C．would go；has D．would go；had ( )4．Usually carelessness _______to failure．
A．happens B．gets C．comes D．1eads ( )5．Who can _______that he did his homework by himself yesterday?
A．insist B．confirm C．ask D．offer ( )6．- Don‘t forget _______off the TV when you finish watching this play． - OK，_______.
A．to turn；I won‘t B．turning；I won‘t C．to turn：I will D．turning；I will
( )7．I don‘t know _______Lucy will go to Shanghai _______the weather is fine． A．whether；whether B．whether；if C．if；until D．if．whether
( )8．He told the police that the two men _______the woman _______her bag with twenty thousand yuan．
A．robbed；off B．had robbed；of C．had robbed；off D．robbed；of
( )9．Though _______my opinion(观点)，he didn‘t come up with his own．
A．on B．in C．against D．for ( )10．He told me he had finished the work _______.
A．two hours ago B．in two hours C．two hours before D．after two hours ( )11．I often watch TV，but _______I just listen to the radio．
A．some time B．some times C．sometime D．sometimes ( )12．- Do you still have a headache，Billy?
- No，it‘s _______．I‘m all right now，Mum．
A．dropped B．run C．gone D．1eft ( )13．The things that he saw _______him think of his grandmother．
A．make B．caused C．made D．1ets ( )14．When I returned to the classroom，I found my watch _______．
A．missing B．missed C．1osing D．1ose ( )15．Have you found to give your mother _______as a present? Not yet． A．anything good enough B．something enough good C．anything enough good D．good enough something ( )16．- Lily didn‘t do well at schoo1．
- Don‘t worry．Let‘s help her make a study plan．If she works hard，I think she
_______ catch up with others．
A．is sure B．is sure to C．is sure of D．makes sure to ( )17．- I haven‘t heard from Henry for a long time． - Do you suppose something _______to him?
A．had happened B．has happened C．to happen D．is happened ( )18．My sister is particularly interested in _______pop music．
A．1isten to B．1istening to C．hear D．hearing ( )19．Her name is familiar _______us．
A．with B．for C．at D．to
( )20．We‘ll have a _______holiday．My parents will leave me _______and I‘ll feel _______．
A．seven-days；alone；lonely B．seven day；alone；1onely C．seven day；lonely；alone D．seven days：lonely；alone 四、完形填空(10％)
A few minutes before six o’clock．Mr. Smith decided to leave．He was about to start the car when a gunman(持枪歹徒) 1 up from the back seat．He held a gun to Mr. Smith‘s head．“Drive me to Paris!”he shouted． “A11 right，”Mr. Smith answered．Being 75 years old，he knew he could not 2 the gunman．He knew he needed help．Where were I he police? As he drove 3 each crossing，he 1ooked up and down the side streets，hoping to meet a police car．But he could see 4．“Just my luck，”he thought．“If I was 5 too fast，there would be a police car on every corner．‖