1、Module1 Reading and Speaking & Vocabulary一、基础知识积累重点新词必备obvious adj. 显然的，显而易见的The obvious way of reducing pollution is to use cars less. 减少污染的一个很明显的方法就是少用车。Of course, your meaning is obvious. 当然，你的意思是显而易见的。 【拓展】Its obvious (to sb) that （对某人来说） 是显然的。It is obvious to me that youre unsatisfied with your
2、 job. 对我来说你不满意你的工作是显而易见的。get around1. 四处走动 My father could get around after the operation. 手术后，我父亲还不能走动。She gets around with the help of a stick. 她拄着拐杖四处走动。 2. (消息)传开，传出去News soon got around that he was killed in the accident. 他在事故中遇难的消息迅速传开了。It would take some time for the news to get around. 这消息传开
3、得需要一段时间。 3. 回避，逃避，绕过某困难I think we should not get around these problems. 我认为我们不应该回避这些问题。Its wrong of you to get around the rules. 你规避制度是不对的queue n. (C) （人，汽车等）队，列队 the bus queue 排队等公共汽车的人 jump the queue 插队（加塞儿） I had to join a queue for the toilets. 我只得加入排队等着上厕所。 How long were you in the queue? 你排多长时
4、间队了？ vi.（人，车等）排队，等候 queue up (for sth / to do sth) They are queue up to buy tickets. 他们正在排队买票。 Queue up here for taxis. 在这里排队等公共汽车。confusing adj. 令人困惑的，难懂的a very confusing experience 一次让人莫名其妙的经历The instructions on the box are very confusing. 盒子上的使用说明含混不清。 【拓展】 confuse vt. （1）使混乱，把 弄糊涂They asked me s
5、o many questions that they confused me. 他们问了我那么多问题，把我都弄糊涂了。 （2）使混淆Dont confuse Austria with Australia. 不要把奥地利与澳大利亚弄混了。He is always confusing wheat with leek. 他总分不清麦苗和韭菜。 confused adj. 混乱的；困惑不解的（常与by, at连用）a confused explanation 不知所云的解释The children gave a confused account of what had happened. 孩子们把发生
6、的事叙述得颠三倒四。 confusion n. 不确定，困惑；混淆；困窘，尴尬in confusioncompare vt. 比较，对比If you compare the two books, you will find that this one is better. 如果你比较一下这两本书，你会发现这本好一些。【拓展】 compare notes (with sb) 交换意见、观点、看法compare . with 把和进行比较，指同类事物的具体比较；compare to把比作，常指非同类事物间的抽象比喻。I compared the copy with the original, bu
7、t there wasnt much difference. 我比较了复印件和原件，但是差别不是很大。Poets often compare mans life to a river. 诗人经常把人生比作一条河。【注意】 过去分词短语compared with / to 都表示“与比起来”，常位于句首或句尾，作状语，介词with和to 可通用。Compared with (to) drivers in other countries, Americans think theyre good drivers同其他国家司机相比，美国人认为他们是不错的。 comparison n. 比较 make
8、a comparison作比较来源:学_科_网Z_X_X_Kin comparison 比较起来in comparison with与相比In comparison with the lively teenagers, the adults were a joyless lot. 和活泼的年轻人比起来，成年人是没有欢乐的群体。omit vt. 删去，略去，排除omit sth. 删去/遗漏某物 If you are a student, you can omit questions 1618.学生可以免做1618题。 omit sb / sth from 从 中删去People were su
9、rprised that Smith was omitted from the team. 人们感到惊讶，史密斯竟未列入该队。omit doing / to do sth. 不做；未能做；忽略做某事She omitted to mention that they were staying the night. 她没说他们当晚要留宿的事。variety n. 种类，变化，品种My job is boring; there is no variety. 我的工作令人厌烦，没有一点变化。Theres a large variety of dishes on the menu. 菜单上有许多种菜。【注
10、意】 a variety of = varieties of = various 各种各样的differ vi. 1. A and B (from each other) / A s from B 不同，有区别These two books differ in colour-one is red, the other is blue. 这两本书颜色不同，一本是红色的，另一本是蓝色的。French differs from English in this respect. 在这方面法语不同于英语。French and English differ in this respect. 在这方面法语和
11、英语不同。 2. （with sb）(about / on / over sth) 意见相左，持不同看法，不同意As I know, they differ with you on this point. 据我所知，他们在这一点上与你有分歧。【拓展】 different adj. 不同的，相异的，各种各样的be different in 在方面不同be different from/to sb./sth. 与某人/物不同的 n. difference 差异，差别，分别some differences between. / in.在之间 / 方面的一些差别tell the difference
12、(between A and B) 分辨，区分remark n. (C) 评论，言论，讲话a cutting / pointed remark 尖刻的 / 直率的言论He made a few remarks. 他讲了几句话。vt./vi. 评论，谈论，说 on / upon sb / sth how / that / 直接引语Dont remark on her appearance. 不要谈论她的相貌。He remarked that he would be absent the next day. 他说他第二天不来。“I thought it was odd”, he remarked.
13、“我觉得很怪”，他说。重点词组突破1. in many ways 在许多方面 2. on the other side of the Atlantic 在大西洋彼岸3. prefer to do sth 宁愿做某事 4. instead of 代替，而不5. be similar to 和相似 6. variation of pronunciation 语音差异7. develop steadily 稳步发展 8. at the flick of a switch 非常便捷地，按下开关9. lead to 导致，通向 10. in the future 将来，未来11. go /be on v
14、acation 度假，休假 12. in the fall 在秋天重点句型掌握1. After all, there is probably as much variation of pronunciation within the two countries as between them.(1) after all 放在句首或句中，意为“毕竟；终究”，表示说话人对别人的态度，用来说服或提醒对方，引出听话人似乎忘记的某个重要的论点或理由。Mary didnt pass the exam, but after all she had done her best. 玛丽考试没及格，但她毕竟努力了
15、。 用于句尾，表示说话人意思的转折，意为“虽然；但毕竟”。I did promise I would lend you money, but Im sorry I cant manage after all. 我确实答应过借给你钱，但实在对不起，我现在确实无能为力。（2）as + 形容词 / 副词原级 + as；否定形式用not as (so) + 形容词 / 副词原级 + as。Lesson One is not so difficult as Lesson Five. 第一课不像第五课那样难。He studied English as well as I did. 他英语学得和我一样好。
16、as + 形容词 + a (n) + 单数可数名词 + as；as + many + 可数名词复数 + as。He is as good as a student as Tom. 他和汤姆一样是一位好学生。We want as many books as possible. 我们想要尽量多的书。 as many / much as 多达。As many as 200 people died in the accident. 多达200人在事故中丧生。You can eat as much as you like. 你爱吃多少就吃多少。2. A Londoner has more difficu
17、lty understanding a Scotsman from Glasgow than understanding a New Yorker.have difficulty (in) doing sth 相当于have trouble (in) doing sth，做某事有困难。I have no difficulty in getting in touch with him. 我和他取得联系没什么困难。【拓展】have much / little / no difficulty (in) doing sth 做某事有很多 / 很少 /没有困难；have difficulty / tro
18、uble with sth 做某事有困难。【注意】 在此结构中，difficulty, trouble 为不可数名词。3. Since the 1980s, with satellite TV and the Internet, it has been possible to listen to British and American English at the flick of a switch.(1) 本句是由不定时做真正主语，it 作形式主语的句型，即 “It + be + adj. + for sb to do sth”，这种结构主要是为了使句子保持平衡，以避免头重脚轻。Its n
19、ot difficult to find out information about the programmes. 找到这些节目的信息并不难。Its difficult for us to pass the exam. 对我们来说通过这次考试是很难的。(2) 如果这一句型中的形容词描述的是sb的品质、品格，在逻辑上可以作sb的表语，则sb前应用介词of。Its kind of you to help me.= You are kind to help me. 感谢你对我的帮助。It was foolish of him to give up the job.= He was foolish
20、to give up the job. 他放弃那份工作真是太傻了。4. This international dimension suggests that in the future, there are going to be many “Englishes”, not just two main varieties.本句中，suggest 意为“暗示，表明”，此时后面可接名词、代词或宾语从句，但从句中用陈述语气，而不是虚拟语气。His pale face suggested that he was ill. 他脸色苍白，表明他生病了。二、知识巩固性训练单项选择1. Mr. Cook is
21、 a man with a strong will. After repeated _ he finally succeeded in his experiment. A. announcements B. decisions C. remarks D. attempts2. - How about your travel? - You can hardly imagine what difficulty we have had _ the vast desert. A. exploring B. explored C. to explore D. explore3. - How are yo
22、u getting on with your work these days? - _. A. I usually take a bus B. I do my work on the computer来源:Zxxk.Com C. Slowly but fairly steadily D. Its my business4. - Where would you like to have your dinner, in a French restaurant or in a Chinese one? - It makes _ to me as long as we can chat while h
23、aving dinner. A. no difference B. no sense C. much differenceD. much sense5. He asked whether we were _ women taking part in political activities. A. in place of B. in face of C. in favor of D. in terms of6. - What did your father give you for your birthday? - _ most practical electronic dictionary.
24、 I like it though its not very expensive. A. The B. A C. / D. An7. - Look! There is a long queue waiting for the bus. Shall we take a taxi? - _ It will save us a lot of time. A. I didnt get it. B. I couldnt agree. C. How do you find it? D. Thats a good point.8. Which of the following is wrong?A. sta
25、nd in line B. queue upC. stand in a queue D. stand a line 9. _ with people in the West, people in the East pay more attention to their family. A. Comparing B. Being compared C. Compared D. To compare10. With the opening of the Qinghai-Tibet Railway, more and more people have chosen to travel Tibet,
26、because it has a(n) _ natural landscape. A. cute B. distinctive C. ordinary D. confusing11. The country life he was used to _ greatly since 2008. A. change B. has changed C. changing D. had changed12. Nowadays many housewives prefer to go to supermarkets for their shopping, because they provide a la
27、rge _ of goods. A. variation B. various C. varied D. variety13. They got lost in the African forest, and knowing nothing of the local language _ their difficulty. A. added to B. added up to C. was added to D. was added up to14. Were glad to see that wind energy _ electricity in this area, because it
28、 causes little pollution. A. gets used to producing B. used to produceC. is used to produce D. is used to producing15. As is known to us all, success usually _ diligence while laziness can _ failure. A. results from; lie in B. results in; result from C. leads to; lie in D. results from; lead to 课文缩写
29、British and American English are different. The most o_ difference is in the vocabulary. For example, Americans drive down freeways, w_ the British drive along motorways. Sometimes the same word has a different meaning, which can be c_.There are differences in grammar, too: c_ the British sentence “
30、Have you got?”with the America sentence “Do you have ?”. P_ can also be different. Americans say “ on the weekend”, while the British say “ at the weekend”.The other variations in the two v_ of English are spelling and pronunciation. Americans prefer to s_ spelling. As for pronunciation, although th
31、ere are differences, a Briton can still understand an American. Recently, both varieties of English have become more alike. Satellite TV and the Internet let the British and Americans listen to each other at the f_ of a switch, leading to American words and s_ passing into British English. However,
32、as English is spoken worldwide there may be more than two varieties in the future. But dont worry. Users of English will still be able to c_ with each other and understand each other. 完成句子1. 盒子上的说明真难懂。（confuse）_.2. 我想上大学时学法律， 而我表弟喜欢地理。（while）_.3. 你想象不到我们在暴风雪天气中回家有多困难。（have difficulty in）来源:学+科+网Z+X+
33、X+K_.4. 我们坚信战争不能解决任何问题， 它只能导致暴力。(lead to )_.来源:学*科*网Z*X*X*K5. 目前，世界各地的人们谈论的是中国在经济建设取得的巨大成就。（remark）_. 阅读理解AA fox in the deep forest of long ago had lost its front legs. No one knew what caused so. A man, who lived on the edge of the forest, seeing the fox from time to time, wondered how in the world
34、 it managed to get its food. One day when the fox was not far from him he had to hide himself quickly because a tiger was approaching. The tiger had fresh game in its claws. Lying down on the ground, it ate its fill, leaving the rest for the fox. Again the next day the tiger did the same and the fox
35、 appeared again. Seeing this, the man began to think, If this fox is taken care of in this mysterious way, its food sent by some unseen higher power, why dont I just rest in a corner and have my daily meal provided for me? Because he had a lot of faith, he let the days pass, waiting for food. Nothin
36、g happened. He just went on losing weight and strength until he was nearly a skeleton. Close to losing consciousness, he heard a voice which said, Oh you, who have mistaken the way, see now the truth! You should have followed the example of that tiger instead of imitating the disabled fox. So from t
37、he above story, we may have some questions to think about: In what ways do you feel like the disabled fox or the tiger? Is it OK for the disabled fox to continue living, or would it be better off either dead or never alive in the first place? 来源:学科网ZXXKAre there any people in your life who are like
38、the disabled fox, but you wish they were more like the tiger? 1. What did the man see in the forest one day? A. A tiger was eating a fox. B. A fox was trying to get food from a tiger. C. A tiger was leaving food to a fox. D. A fox was driven away by a tiger.2. What did the man decide to do after he
39、saw the tiger and the fox?来源:Z.xx.k.Com A. Learn from the tiger.B. Learn from the fox. C. Wait for the tiger and the fox.D. Wait for what the tiger was leaving.3. Which of the following will happen in the end of the story? A. The man would try to drive away the fox. B. The man would stop waiting but
40、 get himself fed. C. The man would never see the tiger and the fox. D. The man would never understand the tiger and the fox.4. Why does the author give out the above questions? A. Because he himself was the man in the forest. B. Because he is trying to compare man with animals. C. Because he is aske
41、d these questions but can not answer them. D. Because he wants readers to think about the truth of life. BEleven years ago, three people decided to sit in silence for an hour, in an everyday Silicon Valley living room. No teachers or experts. No set agendas (议程) or proposed beliefs either. Just sile
42、nce for an hour every week with one strong principle when you change within, the world changes. And instead of closing the door, they left it open . open to all. The rest, as they say, is history.Simply put, Wednesday evenings are about sharing. In the spirit of an ashram (僻静), we offer the space fo
43、r everyone to walk their own walk. A random group of 2040 folks conference once a week; we meditate (沉思) for an hour and follow it up with a roundtable sharing of aha moments from everyday life, based on the wide-ranging weekly journey reading. While each journey takes different routes, the paths ha
44、ve many similarities. Along that road, sometimes, it is useful to have a place to share . our conviction, compassion, presence or even something indescribable. We grow and learn by listening both to ourselves and the people around us, by looking withinand without.Over the years, thousands of folks h
45、ave come; some offered much, some received much, but all were present with the same heart. We dont really understand how this spontaneous（自发的）gathering of goodness happens every Wednesday, but as hosts, we feel fortunate to have such an opportunity to be of service, and to be home for such sincere a
46、nd powerful inspiration. These meetings are open to anyone who wishes to attend. For many of us they have been and continue to be a constant source of inspiration, insightand joy. And youre invited to join us this Wednesday! 5. What happened eleven years ago?A. Wednesday evenings came into being.B.
47、Groups of people gathered in silence.C. Silicon Valley became popular.D. Experts were invited to Wednesday evenings.6. What do people do every Wednesday evening according to the above passage?A. They go out to have a journey outside.B. They gather together and share what they have read.C. They hold
48、parties where every one can talk free.D. They discuss what to read for next Wednesday.7. Why do the people hosting Wednesday evenings feel fortunate?A. Because they have met so many inspired people.B. Because they consider their work valuable.C. Because they feel popular with so many people.D. Becau
49、se they have earned a lot of managing experience. 8. Which of the following can serve as a proper title of the whole passage?A. Activities on Wednesday evenings, Silicon ValleyB. Birthplace of Wednesday evenings.C. Characteristics of Wednesday Evenings.D. Welcome to Wednesday evenings.CIm fat. Im to
50、o skinny. Id be happy if I were taller, shorter, had curly hair, straight hair, a smaller nose, bigger muscles, longer legs. Do any of these statements sound familiar? Do you often put yourself down? If so, youre not alone. As a teen, youre going through a ton of changes in your body. And as your bo
51、dy changes, so does your image (形象) of yourself. Lots of people have trouble getting used to it and this can affect their confidence.Some people think they need to change how they look or act to feel good about themselves. But actually all you need to do is change the way you see your body and how y
52、ou think about yourself.The first thing to do is recognize that your body is your own, no matter what shape, size, or color it comes in. If youre very worried about your weight or size, go to your doctor to check that things are OK. But its no ones business but your own what your body is likefinally
53、, you have to be happy with yourself.Next, find which aspects (方面) of your appearance you can change and which you cant change and need to acceptlike your height, for example, or your shoe size.If there are things about yourself that you want to change you can do this by making goals for yourself. F
54、or example, if you want to get fit, make a plan to exercise every day and eat nutritious foods.When you hear negative comments coming from within yourself, tell yourself to stop. Try building your confidence by listing three things in your day that really gave you pleasure. It can be anything like t
55、he way the sun felt on your face, the sound of your favorite band, or the way someone laughed at your jokes.9. From the first paragraph, we can infer that _.A. many teens cant accept their body change easily B. most teens like to have a special body imageC. teens prefer to change their body image qu
56、icklyD. teens usually change their opinions on their body image10. Which of the following does the author probably agree with?A. Change the way other people look at you.B. Go to your doctor for advice on how to change your body.C. Realize you cant change everything about yourself.D. Learn from some
57、celebrities on how to change your body.11. The underlined phrase “put yourself down” in the first paragraph probably means “_”.A. make yourself fall downB. say negative things about yourself C. force yourself to do somethingD. write down your name somewhere12. The passage is mainly about _.A. how to
58、 adjust to the changes of your body B. how to build confidence by changing your bodyC. how to keep an attractive body imageD. how to find pleasure in your day来源:学科网参考答案. 单项选择DACAC BDDCB BDACD. 课文缩写obvious; while; confusing; compare; prepositions; varieties; simplify; flick; structures; communicate.
59、完成句子1. The instructions on the box are very confusing.2. Id like to study law at university while my cousin prefers geography.3. You cant imagine what difficulty we had walking home in the snowstorm.4. We firmly believe that war never settles anything. It only leads to violence.5. What people all over the world now are making remarks on are the remarkable achievements in Chinas economic construction. 阅读理解CBBD ABBD ACBA
