中学英语单词用法夯实基础详解quiet和quite和quiz等 quiet   ['kwaɪət] adj.安静的，沉默的，宁静的 ► Could you keep the kids quiet while l’m on the phone.我在打电话，你让孩子们安静点好吗？ quilt   [kwɪlt]  n. [C]被子，被状物 He picked apart an old quilt.  跟读 他把一条旧被子撕得粉碎。 背单词的好方法 随时随地背单词 不知不觉背单词 单词不用记 quite   [kwaɪt] adv.完全地，颇，相当 ► It’s quite a small house. ( = The house is quite small.)这是个相当小的房子。[不能说：It’s a quite small house.] 【易错警示】quite与very quite 程度副词，可用来修饰副词、形容词和动词，与表示程度的词连用时，有“相当，非常”之意，与没有程度差别的词连用时，作“完全”讲;与不定冠词连用时，按照“quite + quite a( n ) +形容词+名词”的顺序排列。 例如： He plays quite well.他表演得挺不错的。 He is quite a clever boy.他是个相当聪明的男孩。 very 程度副词，可用于修饰形容词或副词，不能直接修饰动词；与不定冠词连用时，按 照“a + very +形容词+名词”的顺序排 very 列。例如： He studies very hard.他学习非常努力。 He is a very clever boy.他是个非常聪明 的男孩。 quiz   [kwiz]  n. [C]测验，小型考试 ► The teacher gave us a five-minute quiz.老师让我们做了一次5分钟的测验。 Writing a book is a long and challenging process, but new technology is increasingly making it easier for authors to finish their books. Michael Green, a US data scientist-turned-novelist, felt that technology could help him simplify the writing process when he was in the middle of writing his debut (首部) book. He said that the process had become difficult to manage: “In the midst of editing, I got to the point where I started feeling like I had a lot of plots and characters,” he told the BBC. “I had all these documents on the deeper aspects of the world I was creating. I was worried about being able to keep track of it all. That’s when I switched into my more data science-minded approach to solving a complex problem with a lot of different pieces.” Green went on to create Lynit, a digital platform to help authors plan and weave together the many elements that form a story, such as themes, characters, and major events. “As the author gets a new idea that they want to bring into the story, they are able to input it into a natural framework,” he told the BBC. “Piece by piece, they’re adding to the story. As new ideas come in, they change, maybe by creating new nodes (节点) or interactions, new relationships.” Once the book has been published, technology is also playing an ever-increasing role in publicity and connecting with readers. Websites and apps from specialist firms allow authors to participate in live question-and-answer sessions with their audience. Another tech firm, Crazy Maple Studios in California, US, offers authors four apps that can add music, animation, sound effects and in some cases, gameplay. Michael Green believes technology will become even more important as a new generation of tech-savvy (精通技术的) writers becomes more well-known. “What I’m finding with the Generation Z and even younger writers is that they’re looking for technology to give them guidance,” he told the BBC. “They see it as a tool to learn and grow with, rather than extra work.” 45. What difficulty did Green face in writing his debut book? A. He would leave out important plots. B. He had trouble organizing his thoughts. C. He often felt that he was not creative enough. D. He was afraid the characters wouldn’t appeal to readers. 46. What is an advantage of technology according to the text? A. It creates new relationships for authors. B. It can generate images based on words. C. It can translate thoughts into sentences. D. It brings authors closer to their readers. 47. Crazy Maple Studio in California offers authors ________. A. apps which help them add music, animation, sound effects even gameplay B. a digital platform which helps them plan and weave together the elements C  a digital platform which helps them participate in creating new nodes D. apps which help them organise a lot of plots and characters 48. Which of the following would Green most probably agree with? A. Technology adds to the burden of authors. B. New technology matters to growing authors. C. Young writers rely too heavily on technology. D. New technology gets in the way of creativity. 49. What’s the main purpose of the article? A. To give advice on how to write a book. B. To encourage the use of technology in writing. C. To share how new technology benefits authors. D. To show the popularity of new tools among authors.