1、Vocabulary in ReadingZhangjiagang Senior SchoolMay 12.2007Vocabulary in Readingv When we read,we possibly come across many new words.Its often the case that these new words bring us a lot of difficulty in understanding a text.To get a better understanding,you need more practice.Here we have some exa
2、mples for you.We hope to give all of you some help.Make up your own storyv It was It was r r_ hard._ hard.A schoolboy was A schoolboy was ww _ _ in the in the s s_ with an _ with an u u_ in his hand _ in his hand when suddenly a when suddenly a yellow car yellow car s s _ in _ in front of him,which
3、front of him,which gave him a big gave him a big s s_._.alkingtreetmbrellatoppedtoppedainingurpriseurpriseA Dream of MilkA Dream of MilkWhat are they?What are they?vsnerd rogglesnerd rogglevtrund wunk trund wunk vfallentious ribblefallentious ribblev A countryA country girl was walking girl was walk
4、ing along the along the snerd snerd with a with a roggle roggle of milk on her head.of milk on her head.She began saying to herself,She began saying to herself,“The money for which I will“The money for which I will sell this milk will make me sell this milk will make me enough money to increase enou
5、gh money to increase my my trund trund of eggs to 300.of eggs to 300.These eggs will produce the These eggs will produce the same number of chickens,same number of chickens,and I will be able to sell theand I will be able to sell thevchickens for a large chickens for a large wunk wunk of money.Befor
6、e long,I of money.Before long,I will have enough money to will have enough money to live a rich and live a rich and fallentiousfallentious life.All the young men will life.All the young men will want to marry me.But I will want to marry me.But I will refuse them all with a refuse them all with a rib
7、ble ribble of the head-like this”of the head-like this”v And as she And as she ribbledribbled her her head,the head,the roggleroggle fell to the fell to the vground and all the milk ran ground and all the milk ran in a white stream along the in a white stream along the snerd snerd,carrying her plans
8、,carrying her plans with it.with it.Examples&Practicev 1.The man was praised for 1.The man was praised for his bravery,his bravery,unselfishness unselfishness and and honesty.honesty.vBrave-Brave-braverybraveryvHonest-Honest-honestyhonestyvUnselfishness Unselfishness-?-?v Self-self Self-selfish ish-
9、ununselfish-selfish-unselfishunselfishnessnessvUnselfishness Unselfishness (n.)(n.)大公无私大公无私 2 2.In class,the .In class,the teacher showed us teacher showed us different shapes different shapes like circle,star,like circle,star,ellipseellipse and square.and square.3 3.She has collected a She has coll
10、ected a number of stamps,both number of stamps,both foreign and foreign and domesticdomestic.国外的国外的国内的国内的v4.The painting,sold by 4.The painting,sold by auction auction,came to Mr,came to Mr Zhang,who had offered Zhang,who had offered the highest price.the highest price.v5.Attacked by strong sand sto
11、rms,more and more farmland has become impossible to cultivateGrow crops on farmlandv6 6.Everyone was.Everyone was anxious to go out anxious to go out butbut it rained all day it rained all day without without ceasingceasing.v7.We can be flexible about your starting date-this Saturday,next Sundayany
12、day you like.vFlexible?v灵活灵活v8.The Rockets were bounced out of the playoffs by the Utah Jazz in Game 7 at Toyota Center,marking the third time Houston has failed to get out of first round in Van Gundys tenure.v9.President Bush Visits Greensburg,Kansas to Survey Tornado Damage,Offer Condolences Damag
13、e Sympathy Sympathy&comfortcomfortv10.Father sat there in silence,flicking ash into the ashtray as he smoked.11.My mother is called Anna and by a funny coincidence,my wifes mother is also called Anna.Coincidence-?A.不幸不幸 B.巧合巧合 C.遗憾遗憾v 1212.I do think that the .I do think that the scarf scarf knitted
14、 knitted by yourself by yourself is much better than the is much better than the one you bought in the one you bought in the market the other day.market the other day.v KnitKnit -v ScarfScarf-编织编织（围巾围巾）v.13.Odd Odd numbers such numbers such as 3,17,129,cannot as 3,17,129,cannot be divided exactly by
15、 be divided exactly by the number two.the number two.v-Which of the Which of the following arefollowing are not odd not odd numbersnumbersv15,26,43,55,16815,26,43,55,168v .v14.Recently I was upset Recently I was upset because one of my because one of my roommates roommates suspected suspected that I
16、 read her diary,that I read her diary,because I was the last because I was the last to leave the dorm and to leave the dorm and the first to return.the first to return.vSuspect-doubtSuspect-doubt15.If you drive your car recklessly like that,you will end up in a hospital.recklessly-?carelessly v16.Th
17、e girl was so The girl was so careless that she careless that she slippedslipped on the on the polishedpolished floor floor and broke the glass.and broke the glass.vSlippedSlipped-?vA.A.睡睡 B.B.滑滑 C.C.跪跪vPolishedPolished-?vA.A.粗糙粗糙 B.B.光滑光滑 C.C.坚硬坚硬Bad Luck!B BB Bv17.The new comer is 17.The new comer
18、 is still still greengreen at the job.He at the job.He needs more practice.needs more practice.vGreenGreen-?-?vUnskillful Unskillful!18.Success now 18.Success now seems hopeless seems hopeless and Tom feels and Tom feels pessimisticpessimistic and and disappointed.disappointed.PessimisticPessimistic
19、?1919.You have to wait longer for the water because the pipes have been clogged.vcloggedclogged-?No water comes!v20.The boss unscrewed the cap of the bottle,put it to his nostrils and smelt the medicine very carefully.Oh,Terrible!21.It seems that the It seems that the medicine is medicine is invalid
20、invalid .I .I dont feel any better dont feel any better although I have taken although I have taken much of it.much of it.vInvalid-Invalid-?-?v-It doesnt work!-It doesnt work!22.I was disappointed 22.I was disappointed by the coldness and by the coldness and indifferenceindifference of the of the do
21、ctor.She lacked the doctor.She lacked the qualities of being a qualities of being a good doctor-a caring good doctor-a caring heart.heart.-Coldness?=indifference!Examples&practice 23.China used to be an agricultural society where people existed as members of a certain group rather than individuals.I
22、ndividual-group24.A superstition is a belief people hold which is not based on reason.Sth we believe but unreasonablev 25.Unexpectedly,the performance met with a chilly reception although we had made good preparations for it.vA chilly reception probably means_.v A.a warm welcomev B.little excitement
23、v C.much interestBExamples&practicev 26.Computers are now being used to direct traffic in the sky,find minerals in soil,control robots at work,diagnose diseases and make movies.v Diagnosev Diseases v 指挥交通指挥交通 探测矿藏探测矿藏 v 诊断诊断疾病疾病v 27.Quarrels,loud music and other noises can easily annoy neighbours es
24、pecially at night.If we cannot restrain ourselves ,paying no respect to others,a harmonious neighbourhood will be impossible.vBring trouble tovControlvFriendly/peaceful 28.Canadian paralympian Jeff Adams,climbed the 1,776 stairs of the world largest tower in a wheelchair to show the disabled world t
25、hat even the biggest obstacles can be overcome.1.A paralympian-?_ A.an actor B.a painter C.a disabled D.sportsman 2.Obstacles-?_ A.difficulties B.chances C.buildings D.chairsC CA A 29.Over 120 students at Jiaying University in Guangdong Province suffered food poisoning after eating unpasteurized soy
26、bean milk last Friday.The food was supplied by the school cafeteria.The victims were sent to hospital for emergency treatment.About 90 of them have recovered and returned to school.食物中毒食物中毒（）豆浆）豆浆食堂食堂受害者受害者急救急救康复康复Suicide going up at shocking rate30.China is reported to have one of the highest suici
27、de rates in the world.A study released last week estimated that 287,000 Chinese kill themselves each year ,accounting for 3.6 per cent of all deaths in China.Many people in China Many people in China kill themselveskill themselves.Word-formationDefinitionSimilarityOppositeComparisonExampleOrder&RuleLogical DeductionSituationKey to the doorRiddlev He wants a He wants a cup of tea.cup of tea.v_ _ _?_ _ _?vT+HeT+Hev A friend who A friend who gives me his gives me his second half.second half.v _ _ _?_ _ _?v Fri end Fri endTheTheEndEndvThank you
