1、Module2 Introduction一、基础知识积累重点新词必备satisfying adj令人满意的，使人满足的I choose the job because the salary is satisfying 我选择这份工作是因为它的薪水令人满意。satisfied satisfy satisfactory令人满意的 unsatisfactory不能使人满意的Eg. He is satisfied with his students rapid progress.他地学生的进步感到满意。He is satisfied to sit before computer and chat wi
2、th her e-pals. 他满意的坐在电脑前和他的网友聊天。Nothing satisfies him; he is complaining.他对什么都不满意，总是在抱怨。Sales are up 30% from last year; thats very satisfactory.销售量比去年增长了30%，这另人很满意。二、知识巩固性训练用所给单词造句1. 因为她工作得出色所以给她的薪水也极其丰厚。（well-paid）_2. 脑力劳动者忙于创造文学、艺术或科学的劳动。(intellectual)_3. 邮局的最新机器每小时可以拆分三万信件，大大快于手工分拣。（manual）_4. 当
3、教师虽然辛苦紧张，但是很有满足感。(stressful, satisfying/satisfaction)_ 阅读理解阅读技巧指导（二）来源:学科网Part1：专项突破：句意理解题主旨概述： 句意理解题是阅读理解中的常见题型，它不仅考查读者对句子表层意思的理解，有时还需要读者结合上下文和平时的知识积累、生活常识来判断或推测句子的深层含义。近年高考阅读理解试题中一般会有1个小题考查对句意的理解。普通高中英语课程标准八级阅读技能目标提出：“能通过分析句子结构理解难句和长句”，可见句意理解的重要性。常见题型：1. The underlined sentence “” means _.2. What
4、does the author mean by saying “”?3. The underlined sentence suggests that _.解题指导：1. 表层理解。根据题干，缩小需要理解的相关句段范围，锁定句子中的关键词，明确句内语法关系，从而获得正确答案。2. 深层理解。结合语境，抓住表示因果、转折、递进、并列等关系的连词，分析上下文之间的逻辑关系，利用各类背景知识，并且结合作者的语气等，综合分析得出正确答案。阅读练习ADo you feel a little sleepy after lunch? Well, thats normal. Your body naturall
5、y slows down then. What should you do about it? Dont reach for a coffee! Instead, take a nap. There are many benefits of a daily nap. First of all, you are more efficient after napping. You remember things better and make fewer mistakes. Also, you can learn things more easily after taking a nap. A 2
6、0-minute nap can reduce information overload. It can also reduce stress. Finally, a nap may increase your self-confidence and make you more alert. It may even cheer you up.But, there are some simple rules you should follow about taking a nap. First, take a nap in the middle of the day, about eight h
7、ours after you wake up. Otherwise, you may disturb your sleep-wake pattern. Next, a 20-minute nap is best. If you sleep longer, you may fall into a deep sleep. After waking from a deep sleep, you will feel worse. Also, you should set an alarm clock. That way, you can fully relax during your nap. You
8、 wont have to keep looking at the clock so that you dont oversleep.Now, the next time you feel sleepy after lunch, dont get stressed. Put your head down, close your eyes, and have forty winks.1. What is a good rule for taking a nap? A. Use an alarm clock.B. Nap eight hours after waking up. C. Sleep
9、for about half an hour.D. All of the above2. According to the passage, what is NOT a benefit of napping?A. It makes you strongerB. It makes you feel happierC. It gives you more self-confidenceD. It improves your memory 3. Which may happen if an alarm clock is not used? A. You may relax more.B. You m
10、ay feel too nervous to relax. C. You may forget an important meeting.D. You may not reduce your napping time. 4. In the last paragraph, “have forty winks” can be replaced by “_”.A. do eye-protection exercisesB. close your eyes for forty timesC. have a short sleep during the daytimeD. pretend to have
11、 a quick nap after lunchBDomestic (not wild) horses now pull ploughs, race in the Kentucky Derby, and carry police. But early horses werent tame (willing to do what people ask) enough to perform these kinds of tasks. Scientists think the first interactions humans had with horses were far different f
12、rom those today.Thousands of years ago, people killed the wild horses that lived around them for food. Over time, people began to catch the animals and raise them. This was the first step in domestication.As people began to tame and ride horses, they chose to keep those animals that had more desirab
13、le characteristics. For example, people may have chosen to keep horses that had a gentle personality so they could be ridden more easily. People who used horses to pull heavy loads would have chosen to keep stronger animals. Characteristics like strength are partly controlled by the animals genes. S
14、o as the domesticated horses reproduced, they passed the characteristics on to their young. Each new generation of houses would show more of these chosen characteristics.Modern day horse breeds come in a wide variety of shapes and sizes. This variety didnt exist in the horse population before domest
15、ication. The Shetland horse is one of the smallest breedstypically reaching only one meter tall. With short, strong legs, the animals were bred to pull coal out of mine shafts (矿井) with low ceilings. Huge horses like the Clydesdale came on the scene around 1700. People bred these heavy, tall horses
16、to pull large vehicles used for carrying heavy loads.The domestication of horses has had great effects on societies. For example, horses were important tools in the advancement of modern agriculture. Using them to pull ploughs and carry heavy loads allowed people to farm more efficiently. Before the
17、y were able to ride horses, humans had to cross land on foot. Riding horses allowed people to travel far greater distance in much less time. That encouraged populations living in different areas to interact with one another. The new form of rapid transportation helped cultures spread around the worl
18、d.5. Before domestication horses were _.A. caught for sports B. hunted for food来源:学科网C. made to pull ploughsD. used to carry people6. The author uses the Shetland horse as an example to show _.A. it is smaller than the Clydesdale horseB. horse used to have gentle personalitiesC. some horses have bet
19、ter shaped than othersD. horses were of less variety before domestication来源:学科网ZXXK7. Horses contributed to the spread of culture by _.A. carrying heavy loadsB. changing farming methodsC. serving as a means of transportD. advancing agriculture in different areas8. The passage is mainly about _.A. wh
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