1、(一)Long ago,a powerful king ordered his men 1 _(build)a public arena(竞技场)where crime was punished,or innocence(无罪)was decided.When a person 2 _ _(accuse)of a crime,his future would be judged in the public arena.The king sat high up on his chair.He gave 3 _sign.A door under him opened.The accused per
2、son stepped out into the arena.Opposite the king 4 _(be)two doors.to buildwasaccusedawereThe person on trial had to walk 5 _(direct)to these doors and open one of them.He could open whichever door he pleased.If the accused man opened one door,out came a hungry tiger,the 6 _(fierce)in the land.The ti
3、ger immediately jumped on him and tore him into pieces as 7 _(punish)for his guilt.The case of the suspect was thus decided.directlyfiercestpunishment8 _,if the accused opened the other door,there came a woman.To this lady he was immediately married,in honor of his innocence.This was the kings metho
4、d of 9 _(carry)out justice.Its fairness appeared perfect.The accused person could not know which door was hiding the lady.He opened either as he pleased,without knowing 10 _ he was to be killed or married.Howevercarryingwhether本文讲述了古代一位残暴的国王采取极端方式惩罚犯人,用美女和老虎来定罪。1.to build 由固定搭配order sb.to do sth.可知。
5、2.was accused 由accuse sb.of(指控某人),可知person与accuse是被动关系,故用被动语态,又由上下文可知,时态是一般过去时,且主语是第三人称单数,故填was accused。3.a give a sign(示意)是固定词组。4.were 本句为倒装句,主语是two doors,所以谓语动词用复数形式。5.directly 修饰动词walk,用副词形式。6.fiercest 由空格后表示范围的“in the land”和空格前的“the”可以判断出用最高级,表示“世上最凶猛的”。7.punishment 在介词as后用名词形式。8.However 上下文为转折关
6、系,另外有逗号隔开,故用副词however。9.carrying 在介词of后要用动名词,故填carrying。10.whether 由前面的“不知道”和后面的or可知,这位被指控的人“不确定”自己的命运,故用表示“是否”的“whether”引导宾语从句。innocence n.清白;无罪的人opposite prep.在的对面accuse vt.指责;指控trial n.审判;审讯suspect n.嫌疑犯justice n.正义;公正助读强化(二)Newspapers printed stories that said it was easy 1 _(become)rich.All you
7、 had to do was pick up the gold from the ground.Books and magazines told how to travel to the area and the best method of finding gold.2 _,most of this information was false.It was not easy to find gold.It was 3 _(extreme)hard to work under very difficult condition.to becomeHoweverextremelyAmerican
8、writer Jack London was among the gold 4 _(seek).He became famous for 5 _(write)about his experiences in Alaska and Canada.He wrote a short story,6 _(call)“The White Silence”,which perhaps best explains the terrible conditions of gold seekers.In the story,Mister London explained how the extreme cold
9、made the world seem 7 _(die).It caused strange thoughts.seekerswritingcalleddeadHe said the cold and silence of this frozen world 8 _(seem)to increase a mans fear of death.This cruel cold could make a man afraid of his own voice.The story also tells what could happen to a person who had an accident.
10、There 9 _(be)not many doctors in the gold fields.A seriously injured person could only expect to die.Jack Londons many stories truthfully explained just 10 _ hard it was to be a gold seeker in eighteen ninety-seven.seemedwerehow 本文介绍了美国作家Jack London及他的书The White Silence的相关内容。1.to become Its easy to
11、do是固定句型,it是形式主语,不定式作真正的主语。2.However 前后是转折关系,空格前后都有标点,故填副词However,注意首字母要大写。3.extremely 修饰形容词hard,用副词。4.seekers 在冠词加形容词后要用名词,表示“搜索者”,且among后要接复数名词,故填seekers。5.writing 介词for后用动名词作宾语,故填writing。6.called 因story与call是被动关系,故用过去分词作定语。7.dead 在系动词seem后作表语,用形容词。8.seemed 上下文的谓语动词都用过去式,故此处也用过去式。9.were 这是there be句
12、型,be要与其后的名词的数一致;由many doctors可知,be应用复数,且时态为一般过去时,故填were。10.how 引导宾语从句,修饰形容词hard,表示“多么”,用how。pick up 捡起false adj.虚伪的;伪造的extreme adj.极端的;非常的experience n.经历frozen adj.冰冻的;冻硬的cruel adj.严酷的;残酷的助读强化(三)Good computer skills are desirable in todays digital age,and playing computer games can help children imp
13、rove those skillsas long as they dont overdo it,scientists warn.The British study involved 600 teenagers over a period of two years and found that those 1 _ played computer games less than once a week achieved 2 _(good)grades at school than the ones who played them twice a day or more often.whobette
14、rThe study also 3 _(find)that daily use of social media did not affect school performance.4 _was clear that social media didnt have any effect.Thats more because social media is part of every childs life.Its the way they communicate.Its the way they keep in touch with 5 _(they)friends.Parents 6 _(in
15、crease)complain of having difficulty getting their children away from computer games.foundIttheirincreasinglySome even seek help for their teenagers who are 7 _(addict)to them.The study suggested computer games can cause children to stay up late in the evenings,8 _(make)them tired and less able to f
16、ocus at school the next day.However,the games industry has long claimed(声称)there is no link 9 _ games and addiction.But the new study says additional research is needed 10 _(establish)the effect of computer game-playing on performance at school.addictedmakingbetweento establish本文是关于英国的一项科学研究沉迷电子游戏会影
17、响学习成绩。1.who 引导定语从句并在从句中作主语,且当先行词是表示人的those时,只能用who。2.better 由后面的than可知,用比较级。3.found 根据上下文可知此处用一般过去时。4.It 因it be+adj.+to do 是固定句型,it作形式主语,真正的主语是to do sth.。5.their 在名词friends前作定语,用形容词性物主代词。6.increasingly 修饰后面的动词complain,用副词。7.addicted 作表语用形容词,或由固定短语be addicted to可知。8.making 用现在分词短语making作结果状语,相当于which
18、 makes。9.between 由link可想到填表示两者之间的between。10.to establish 作目的状语要用不定式,相当于in order to establish。(四)Crane was traveling from the United States to Cuba(古巴)as 1 _ newspaper reporter.One night,his ship hit an iceberg(冰山).It 2 _(sink)in the Atlantic Ocean,off the coast of Florida.Most of the people on board
19、 got into lifeboats.Crane was among the last 3 _(leave).There were three others with him:the ships captain,the cook,and a sailor.asankto leaveThese four men climbed into the only 4 _(remain)lifeboat.The boat was so small 5 _ no one believed it could keep floating for very long.None of the four men t
20、hought he 6 _(reach)the shore.But the men fought the seas 7 _(brave),with all their 8 _(strong).The small lifeboat moved from wave to wave in the rough seas of the Atlantic.remainingthatwould/could reachbravelystrengthThe four men 9 _ the boat could not see the sky.The waves rose too high.Slowly and
21、 beautifully,the land rose from the sea.The wind came again.Finally,the men heard a new soundthe sound of 10 _(wave)breaking and crashing on the shore.inwaves本文记叙了新闻记者Crane和另外三人死里逃生的故事。1.a 表示职业身份,用不定冠词,表示“一位”。2.sank 因上下文的谓语动词用一般过去时,此处也用一般过去时。3.to leave 在“the last/first/second”等后,要用不定式作定语。4.remaining
22、 作定语,表示“剩下的”,用remaining。5.that“so that”是固定句型。6.would/could reach 意为“会到达/能够到达”。7.bravely 修饰动词fought,用副词作状语。8.strength 在形容词性物主代词(their)后要用名词形式。9.in 表示“坐在船里”,应是in the boat。10.waves 因“wave”为可数名词,此处用复数形式。lifeboat n.救生船captain n.船长cook n.厨师float vi.漂浮rough adj.汹涌的crash vi.碰撞助读强化(五)Some people say roses ar
23、e difficult 1 _(grow).But you have a good chance of success if you start with a few 2 _(suggest)from experts.You should plant your roses 3 _ they can get sunshine for about six hours on bright days.You can buy roses from a garden center or by mail order.You can buy potted roses,also 4 _(know)as cont
24、ainer roses,or bare-root plants.Each kind has its fans.to growsuggestionswhereknownSome gardeners say potted roses are easier to plant,5 _ point out that bare-root roses come without soil.The University of Illinois Extension 6 _(advise)getting bare-root roses as close to planting time as you can.If
25、they arrive before you are ready to plant them,make sure the packing material is moist and the plants 7 _(put)in a cool,dark place.othersadvisesare putWhen 8 _(grow)roses,the soil should feel moist deep down.Watering should be done in the morning.That can prevent problems called black spot.But water
26、ing too much may cause spots on leaves.After heavy rains 9 _ too much watering,pull away mulch(护根)10 _(temporary)from around the roots.growingortemporarily本文介绍了玫瑰的种植方法。1.to grow 在作表语的形容词后作状语只能用不定式。2.suggestions 在a few后要用名词复数。3.where 引导地点状语从句,表示“在的地方”,用where。此处意为“在晴天可以晒约六个小时太阳的地方”。4.known 由be known a
27、s可知,用过去分词;另外,roses与know在逻辑上有被动关系,故用过去分词短语作定语。5.others 由someothers这一固定搭配可知。6.advises 由语境可知用一般现在时,又因主语The university是第三人称单数,故填advises。7.are put put在and后的句子中作谓语,故只考虑时态和语态。由上下文可知,时态为一般现在时,主语the plants与谓语动词put是被动关系,故用被动语态。8.growing 在“连词+分词”结构中,当句子主语与分词是主动关系时,用现在分词,是被动关系时用过去分词;本句的主语the soil与grow为主动关系,所以用g
28、rowing。9.or“下雨”和“浇太多水”是选择关系,故用“or”。10.temporarily 修饰短语动词pull away,用副词形式。container n.容器;箱gardener n.花匠;园丁bare-root adj.裸根的moist adj.潮湿的material n.素材;材料助读强化(六)In Ho Chi Minh,motorbikes are often used for family transport.1 _ is not unusual to see a family of mum,dad and children,or three or four frien
29、ds together all balanced on one motorbike.Ho Chi Minh is usually hot and sunny,and riders protect 2 _(they)from the sun by wearing shoulder-length gloves,wide hats,sunglasses and face masks.ItthemselvesIn the six week rainy season,however,it is a different story.With heavy rain 3 _(occur)for part of
30、 every day,motorbike riders wear a special kind of long plastic raincoat,4 _ covers them from head to foot.These can 5 _(buy)cheaply from road-side stalls.While motorbikes have advantages in the crowded city,they also have 6 _(advantage)and the main one is pollution.occurringwhichbe boughtdisadvanta
31、gesThe air is often filled with the exhaust of millions of motorbikes,not 7 _(mention)the noise.Another problem is the traffic jams that they cause during the 8 _(busy)times of the day.A further problem is that motorbikes can be 9 _(danger)and accidents happen.The local government is looking into wa
32、ys to reduce the number of motorbikes and other vehicles on the road and replace them 10 _ efficient public transport.to mentionbusiestdangerouswith/by 本文叙述在越南胡志明市,市民以摩托车做交通工具的情况。1.It It is+adj.+to do sth.是固定句型,it作形式主语,to do sth.是真正的主语。2.themselves 骑车人保护自己不受日晒。3.occurring 因rain与occur是主动关系,故用现在分词作宾补,
33、with+n.+doing作状语。4.which 引导非限制性定语从句,且在从句中作主语,故用关系代词which。5.be bought 因These与buy是被动关系,故用被动语态,情态动词后接动词原形,故填be bought。6.disadvantages 上面讲到摩托车的优点,接下来应讲到缺点。7.to mention not to mention(更不必说)是固定搭配。8.busiest 因有of the day表示范围,再根据语境,可知用最高级,意为“一天中最忙的时候”。9.dangerous 作表语,用形容词。10.with/by replace sth.with/by sth.(
34、用代替)是固定搭配。Ho Chi Minh 胡志明市vehicle n.车辆occur vi.发生efficient adj.有效的exhaust n.排出的气transport n.运输traffic jams 交通拥挤助读强化(七)One day,Li Hua was walking in the street when he suddenly saw 1 _ old man fall 2 _ his bicycle.The left leg of the man was injured and it was bleeding.Many people crowded around him.
35、Some suggested the old man 3 _(take)to a house nearby.anoffbe takenBut Li Hua 4 _(strong)disagreed.He had learned some knowledge about first aid before.He said they had better leave the old man 5 _ he was and check him.At that time the old man was 6 _(conscious).Li Hua ask one of the passers-by to t
36、elephone the hospital and he tried to help the old man 7 _(stop)the bleeding.stronglywhereunconsciousto stopWithin ten minutes,the old man came to 8 _(live)and the doctors and nurses arrived.They said what Li Hua had done was right.The people around realized that 9 _(know)something about first aid i
37、s of great 10 _(important).lifeknowingimportance本文记叙了李华在路上用急救知识救人的故事。1.an 泛指“一位”老人。2.off fall off (从跌落下来)是固定词组。3.be taken 因“老人是被送到旁边的房子”,故使用被动语态;又因suggest(建议)后的从句谓语要用虚拟语气,所以为be taken。4.strongly 修饰动词disagreed,用副词形式。5.where 此处表示“留老人在原地不动”,用where引导地点状语从句。6.unconscious 形容词作表语,根据上下文得知“老人失去意识”。7.to stop 不
38、定式表示目的。8.life come to life是固定词组。9.knowing 动名词短语作主语。10.importance 介词of后接名词形式。bleed vi.流血passer-by n.路人disagree vi.不同意助读强化(八)My father introduced me to photography,but I didnt really have the best memories of himhe 1 _(leave)my mother and me by the time I was eight years old.When I went to the Univers
39、ity of Hawaii in 2003,I did my first photo essay on 2 _(home).I really understood the struggle of not having a place to call your own.had lefthomelessnessIn 2012 when I got back at 3 _ end of that summer,I was shocked to find my father on the streets with no place to go because of his mental illness
40、.I remember 4 _ (approach)him and calling out and he just didnt respond and didnt even look back.The camera 5 _(definite)helped me.I couldnt interact with him,so I would use the camera as a barrier 6 _(stay)longer watching him.theapproachingdefinitelyto stayThen,last year he was sent to hospital due
41、 to a heart attack and thats 7 _ really saved his life.That was the beginning of his recovery.Now hes a lot 8 _(well).To see the transformation from where he was two years ago,living on the streets,to where he is today,9 _(be)truly amazing.He was a photographer and his passion(热情)is something that I
42、 picked up on 10 _ its something that brought us together.whatbetterisand本文讲述作者从小与父亲分开,因为拍摄流浪汉意外找到自己父亲的故事。1.had left 句意是“父亲在我八岁之前离开我和妈妈”,由“by the time I was eight years old”可知此处要用过去完成时。2.homelessness 在介词后用名词,根据后一句“我很理解没有一个属于自己的家的艰难”可知,此处作者写的是关于“无家可归”的问题,故要用homelessness。3.the at the end of是固定词组,表示“在结
43、束时”。4.approaching 句意是“我记得曾经靠近他叫他的名字,他没有回应甚至头也没回”。remember doing sth.记得曾经做过某事,另外remember to do sth.记得要去做某事。5.definitely 修饰动词help作状语,用副词。6.to stay 不定式表目的。句意是“我无法与父亲沟通,所以我用相机作为屏障,为的是停留更长时间看着他”。7.what 此处what 引导一个表语从句,同时也充当从句的主语。句意为“父亲心脏病发被送医院,正是这挽救了他的性命”。8.better a lot 后加形容词或副词比较等级。属于隐性比较级。9.is 不定式短语(To
44、 see the transformation)作主语,视为单数,表达现在的感受用一般现在时。句意是“看到(父亲)两年前流浪街头到现在这个样子的转变真是令人惊讶”。10.and 此处表递进。句意是“父亲以前是一位摄影师,他对摄影的热情是我所熟悉的,而且也是它使我们重聚”。shocked adj.(感到)震惊的photography n.摄影photographer n.摄影师transformation n.改变;转变amazing adj.令人惊叹的introduce to 向介绍call ones own 属于某人自己的interact with sb.与某人沟通交流due to 由于sa
45、ve ones life 挽救某人的生命pick up on 与熟悉起来助读强化(九)The Oxford English Dictionary(OED)is thinking of adding the Chinese word tuhao to 1 _(it)2016 edition.The word 2 _(become)popular in China during the past few months to describe newly rich people who spend money 3 _wasteful ways.Tuhao has caught on in Weste
46、rn countries,too,to describe similar people in their countries.itshas becomeinThe 4 _(adopt)of the word by foreign countries is an example of Chinas spreading influence in the world not only economically,5 _ also socially and culturally.People are paying attention to 6 _ is happening in China and ar
47、e picking up some Chinese words in the process,7 _(especial)those words that express unique Chinese ideas that cannot be easily translated into English.adoptionbutwhatespecially The news that the OED was adding these words has met with some criticism.Some people say the words embarrass China,but oth
48、ers insist that in a globalized society it is 8 _(nature)for words to spread and be adopted elsewhere.In fact,a word like tuhao expresses the humor of China.It is easy 9 _(pronounce)and very accurate at making fun of rich people who have 10 _(much)money than taste.naturalto pronouncemore本文讲述国内一些网络热词
49、引起国外的关注。1.its 名词前用形容词性物主代词。2.has become 由后面的时间during the past few months可判断用现在完成时。3.in 习惯搭配inways意为“用方式”。4.adoption 作主语要用名词。5.but 固定结构not onlybut also意为“不仅而且”。6.what 引导宾语从句,并在从句中充当主语。7.especially 修饰后面整个句子用副词形式,especially意为“尤其、特别”。8.natural 作表语要用形容词。9.to pronounce 动词不定式作真正的主语。10.more 后面的than可判断用比较级形式。edition n.版本wasteful adj.大手大脚的;奢侈的adopt vt.采用process n.过程unique adj.独特的criticism n.批评 accurate adj.精确的catch on 变得流行economically adv.经济上spreading influence 不断扩大的影响力助读强化THANK YOU!