1、1 阅读“Reading 2”中的材料，选出最佳选项。 1Who does it refer to in Mark Twains words “I always have to stand when that fellow lectures.”？ AThe barber. BThe audience. CMark Twain. DThe president. 2According to the passage，Lin Yutang compared the president to . Athe man Bthe emperor Cthe lion Dthe tiger 3Which is n
2、ot the function of humour according to the passage? AIt can entertain people. BIt can make living and working with others easier. CIt can make people famous. DIt can bring individuals together. 答案 13 CBC Words And Phrases 知识要点 1 essential adj.必不可少的，极其重要的 (教材 P5) Which sentences contain a clause with
3、 essential information and which with extra information？哪些句子包含必不可少的信息，哪些句子包含附加 信息？ 例 1 A rich and varied cultural life is essential to this couple. 丰富多样的文化生活对这对夫妇而言至关重要。 例 2 What essential piece of clothing would you take? 你会带哪件必不可少的衣服呢？ 知识拓展 be essential for/to. 对来说是必要的 It is essential that.(should
4、) do. 2 做是必要的 It is essential (for sb.) to do sth. (某人)做某事是必要的 即学即练 单句语法填空 Its essential for an officer to have that respect. Its essential that the project should not be delayed(not delay) any further. 知识要点 2 make sense 有意义；有道理；讲得通 (教材 P5) If you take away the clauses，do the sentences still make se
5、nse? 如果去掉从句，句子还能讲得通吗？ 例 1 She doesnt talk much，but what she says makes sense.她讲话不多，但 言之有理。 例 2 I know you do，but the deal has to make sense. 我知道，但是交易应该有意义。 知识拓展 make sense of 理解，明白 make no sense 没有道理；没有意义 in a sense 在某一方面；就某种意义来说 in no sense 决不是，绝非(置于句首用部分倒装) There is no sense in doing sth. 做某事没有道理/
6、没有必要 a sense of humour/direction 幽默感/方向感 即学即练 单句语法填空 Can you make sense of what he said? In a sense，learning the law is like learning a new language. Theres no sense in talking(talk) to him any more.Youre wasting your breath. 小片段助记 In a sense， humour is important in our life， but in no sense should
7、we play jokes on the disabled.We should make sense of the difficulties of them. 知识要点 3 impress vt.使钦佩；使留下深刻印象 3 (教材 P5) Watson is pleased with his answer which he thinks will impress Holmes. 沃森对他认为会给福尔摩斯留下深刻印象的回答很满意。 例 1 What impressed him most was their speed. 最令他佩服的是他们的速度。 例 2 This guy desperately
8、 wants to impress you. 这个人拼命地想给你留下印象。 知识拓展 (1)impress.on. 把印在上 impress sth.on/upon sb.impress sb.with sth. 使某人牢记某事 be impressed by/with sth. 对印象深刻 (2)impressive adj. 给人深刻印象的 impression n. 印象 leave/make/create a/an.impression on sb. 给某人留下的印象 即学即练 单句语法填空 The girl impressed her friends with her generos
9、ity. He has told me his plans and hes made a good impression(impress) on me. He had given a mightily impressive(impress) performance. 小片段助记 Shenzhen impresses tourists from home and abroad.First，they have a good impression on the citys road and traffic.Besides，the city impresses its friendliness and
10、 hospitality on their mind.Above all，many places of interest in this city are very impressive，such as Window of the World，the Happy Valley and so on. 知识要点 4 deserve vt.应受；值得 (教材 P6) We all deserve a second chance，I guess. 我猜我们都应再得到一次机会。 例 1 What have I done to deserve this? 我做了什么事应该得到这种待遇呢？ 4 例 2 Yo
11、u really deserve a good beating， you naughty boy.你这个调皮孩子真 该打。 知识拓展 deserve to do sth. 应该做某事 deserve to be donedeserve doing 值得被 deserve consideration/attention 值得考虑/注意 即学即练 单句语法填空 Lang Ping deserves to be honoured(honour) because he has become the pride of China. I think your suggestion deserves con
12、sidering/to be considered(consider) E- waste deserves to be made(make) good use of. 名师点津 与 deserve 一样跟动名词的主动形式表被动意思的还有： need， want， require。 知识要点 5 spot n斑点；缺点；场所 vt.发现；认出 (教材 P9) Once， having been invited to dinner at a university， he was put on the spot when the president suddenly asked him to giv
13、e a speech. 又一次，被邀请到一所大学吃饭，当校长突然让他演讲时，他很为难。 例 1 The most beautiful spot on the river is the Three Gorges. 长江上最美丽的地方是三峡。 例 2 I spotted a shooting star which， to my astonishment， was bright green in colour. 我看见一颗流星，使我大为惊奇的是，它居然是鲜亮的绿色。 知识拓展 on the spot 在场；立即；当场 be spotted with sth. 满是斑点 即学即练 单句语法填空 He
14、answered the question on the spot. His shirt was spotted with oil. 知识要点 6 whisper vi.& vt. 低语，小声说；把(秘密等)悄悄传开 n耳语， 低语 5 (教材 P9) The man whispered something in the lions ear，after which the lion shook its head and walked away unhappily. 那人在狮子耳边低声说了些什么，然后狮子摇摇头，不高兴地走开了。 例 1 She sat on Rossis knee as he
15、whispered in her ear.她坐在罗西的膝盖 上，听他低声耳语。 例 2 His voice died away in a whisper. 他的声音渐渐变为了小声低语。 知识拓展 whisper to sb. 与某人耳语 It is/was whispered that. 据秘密传闻 in a whisperin whispersin a low voice 耳语，低声说 即学即练 单句语法填空 I could hear everyone whispering(whisper)，“Who in our school could draw that well？” It was w
16、hispered that he would soon die and he did. They sat at the back of the room，talking in whispers. 知识要点 7 conclude vt.& vi. 断定；结束；做出结论 (教材P10) A punch line concludes a joke and is intended to make people laugh. 一句妙语总结一个笑话，意在使人发笑。 例 1 So what can we conclude from this debate? 那么从这场辩论中我们能得出什么结论？ 例 2 We
17、 may reasonably conclude that the meeting has been postponed. 我们有理由可以断定，会议推迟了。 知识拓展 (1)conclude with. 以结束 conclude from sth.that 从中断定 (2)conclusion n. 结束；结论 in conclusion 最后；总之 arrive at/come to/draw/reach a conclusion 6 得出结论 come to conclusion that. 所得结论是 jump to conclusions 匆忙下结论 即学即练 单句语法填空 Resea
18、rchers concluded that the French tend to stop eating when they feel full. I concluded from what they said that they wanted to accept the offer. In conclusion(conclude)，I would like to say how much I have enjoyed myself today. They came to the conclusion that its time Chinese football should be regul
19、ated. 小片段助记 Jack said he could conclude from Janes expression that Jane had stolen his money.But everyone knew Jack always jump to conclusions without any evidence to support his conclusion.In conclusion，nobody was likely to believe Jane was a thief. 词义猜测题 阅读理解通常都会出现词义猜测题， 要求考生从上下文理解中概括出生词或 短语的词义。考生
20、做此类题型时，首先要找到所猜测词所在文章的位置，然后在 理解文章大意的基础之上， 对此词前后句反复研读， 最后根据前后句猜测出词义。 例文 The artificial intelligence AI system developed at University College London and set to be piloted in NHS hospitals later this year will screen “at risk” patients so doctors can take early action to prevent death or serious illnes
21、s.Prof.Young a consultant surgeon at Southend University Hospital said： “I am so excited about this form of technology.” What does the underlined phrase “screen” in Paragraph 2 mean? AComfort. BTreat. CSpot. DNurse. 答案 C 快速阅读猜测下列句子中的画线词的含义 The only thing left was the solid pieces of marble that had
22、been on the top of the furniture.After an hour of searching，one of the volunteers ran up to her and found the 7 Bible while clearing through ruins.She had tears streaming down her cheeks.It had flown about ten feet from the dresser.Surprisingly，while many books had been destroyed beyond recognition，the Bible was still intact，even though it had sat in the rain for days.“It was a miracle，”says Lewis. What does the underlined word “intact”probably mean？( ) AUnfolded. BNew. CUndamaged. DFragile. 答案 C
