1、阅读P5354教材课文，选出最佳选项。1What is the old man mentioned in the passage like?AOutgoing.BAble.CCooperative.DDetermined.2How many times did the old man try?ATwo.BFive.CMore than six.DSix.3Which statement is true according to the passage?AThe old man was easy to be defeated.BThe old man was a tough man.CThe o
2、ld man made several attempts and gave up in the end.DThe old man managed to catch a big fish with ease.答案13DCBparticular adj.特别的，格外的；特指的，挑剔的(教材P48)Teachers in particular can provide suggestions for interesting reading materials.尤其是老师会给一些有趣的阅读材料提供建议。例1I am not particular about my clothes while my wif
3、e minds what I wear.我不怎么讲究着装，我的妻子却很在乎我穿什么。 例2Is there a particular type of book he enjoys?他有特别喜爱的一类书籍吗？造句那个男孩特别喜欢网络游戏。The boy likes the Internet games in particular.归纳拓展(1)in particular尤其，特别be particular about/over. 对挑剔，讲究(2)particularly adv. 特别是，格外，异乎寻常地即学即练单句语法填空The boy likes anything to do with n
4、ature in particular.We are particularly (particular) grateful to him for his timely help.Mary is going on a diet, so she is very particular about/over food.feature n&vt.特色，特征；以为特色，是的特征(教材P50)Read the PPT slides below and try to understand the features of each type.阅读下面的PPT幻灯片，并尝试了解每种类型的特征。例1Teamwork
5、 is a key feature of the trainingprogramme.团队合作是这项训练计划的重要特点。例2Its a great film and it features a Spanish actor who is going to be a world star within a year.那是一部精彩的电影，它由一位西班牙演员主演，他一年之内就会成为国际明星。造句你挑选轿车时要着重哪些特点？Which features do you look for when choosing a car?归纳拓展feature sb./sth. (as sb./sth.)以为特色；由
6、主演；以为主要组成feature in sth. 起重要作用；占重要地位即学即练单句语法填空This restaurant is always featuring (feature) excellent cooking.Her eyes is one of her most striking features (feature)Roundtheclock service features(feature) this store.Jon featured in one of the shows most thrilling episodes(插曲，片段)defeat vt.&n.击败，战胜；失败
7、，战败(教材P53)He is extremely good at describing the adventures of tough men who he believes “can be destroyed but not defeated”他非常善于描述那些强硬人物的冒险经历，他认为这些人“可以被摧毁，但不能被打败”。例1The mayor defeated all opponents in the last election.在上次竞选中，市长击败了所有的对手。例2The world champion has only had two defeats in 20 fights.这个世
8、界冠军在20场拳击赛中只败过两场。造句不管什么样的挑战都难不住她。Whatever kind of challenges can not defeat her.明辨异同defeat，beat，windefeat多指击败敌军或入侵者，也可用于比赛中战胜对手。beat多指打败或战胜对手，后可接人名或地名。win多指赢得比赛、辩论、战斗等。即学即练单句语法填空His army was quickly defeated (defeat) by the enemy that week.Britain won (win) five gold medals in the last Olympic Games
9、.He always beats(beat) my brother at chess.attempt vt.&n.努力，尝试，试图(教材P53)After coming in emptyhanded for eightyfour days，Santiago attempts to catch a huge fish.圣地亚哥84天没有捕捉到一条鱼了，他试图钓条大鱼。例1He made an attempt to break the world record.他试图打破世界纪录。例2Every time I attempt to convince her，but in vain.每一次我都试图说
10、服她，但都不起作用。造句我第一次考驾照就通过了。I passed my driving test at the first attempt.归纳拓展(1)attempt n&vt.尝试；努力；试图make an attempt/attempts to do/at doing/on sth. 尝试/试图做某事in an attempt to do sth. 试图做某事at the first attempt 首次尝试attempt to do sth. 尝试做某事(2)attempted adj. 未遂的即学即练单句语法填空He attempted to compete (compete) fo
11、r the position of chairman of the Students Union.It is said that the case is an attempted(attempt) murder.Parents are making an attempt to protect their kids by giving whatever they have.If you fail at the first attempt, there is no need to care about that.confused adj.糊涂的，混乱的(教材P54)Now you are gett
12、ing confused in the head, he thought.现在你正变得头脑不清醒了，他心里想。例1If youre confused about anything, phone me.如果你对什么事有疑问，打电话给我。例2“Whats this place？” I asked，still confused.我问：“这是什么地方？”，还是很困惑。造句我对他刚才说的话感到困惑。 I was confused with what he said just now.归纳拓展(1)confuse vt.使糊涂，使混乱confuse sb.with sth. 因某事而使某人糊涂confus
13、e sth.with sth. 把跟混淆(2)confused adj. 感到迷惑的be confused about. 对感到迷惑(3)confusing adj. 令人迷惑的(4)confusion n. 迷惑，混乱；令人迷惑的事情即学即练单句语法填空Please dont confuse Australia with Austria.The film is so confusing (confuse) that I cant understand it.Your confusing(confuse) explanation really made her at a loss.From t
14、he confused(confuse) look on his face，I could tell that he couldnt follow me.achievement n. 成就，成绩；达到，完成例1We felt a great sense of achievement when we reached the top of the mountain.当我们到达山顶的时候，有一种巨大的成就感。例2It was a remarkable achievement for such a young player.如此年轻的选手有这样的成绩真是了不起。造句他们对孩子们的成绩感到自豪。They
15、 were proud of their childrens achievements.归纳拓展(1)achievement n成就；达到，完成make achievements 取得成就a sense of achievement 一种成就感(2)achieve v. 达到；完成；成功achieve ones goal 实现某人的目标即学即练单句语法填空He has made a great achievement (achieve) as a musician.Everybody should be given the chance to achieve (achieve) their g
16、oals.He will never achieve anything if he doesnt work harder.She has a list of achievements(achievement) of which she is proud.标题归纳题记叙文、说明文和议论文三种文体涉及的不同话题的阅读材料都会考查到标题归纳题。设问形式常有：(1)Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?(2)What can be a suitable title for the passage?(3)What is
17、the best title for this passage?(4)The most suitable title of this passage is 一个好的标题应具备三大特点：概括准确而又简短；针对性标题外延正好与文章内容相符；醒目能引发读者的阅读欲望。例文Steven Stein likes to follow garbage trucks.His strange habit makes sense when you consider that hes an environmental scientist who studies how to reduce litter，includ
18、ing things that fall off garbage trucks as they drive down the road.What is even more interesting is that one of Steins jobs is defending an industry behind the plastic shopping bags.Americans use more than 100 billion thin film plastic bags every year.So many end up in tree branches or along highwa
19、ys that a growing number of cities do not allow them at checkouts(收银台)The bags are prohibited in some 90 cities in California，including Los Angeles.Eyeing these headwinds，plasticbag makers are hiring scientists like Stein to make the case that their products are not as bad for the planet as most peo
20、ple assume.Among the bag makers arguments：many cities with bans still allow shoppers to purchase paper bags，which are easily recycled but require more energy to produce and transport.And while plastic bags may be ugly to look at，they represent a small percentage of all garbage on the ground today.Th
21、e industry has also taken aim at the product that has appeared as its replacement：reusable shopping bags.The stronger a reusable bag is，the longer its life and the more plasticbag use it cancels out.However，longerlasting reusable bags often require more energy to make.One study found that a cotton b
22、ag must be used at least 131 times to be better for the planet than plastic.Environmentalists dont dispute(质疑) these points.They hope paper bags will be banned someday too and want shoppers to use the same reusable bags for years.解题技巧1.“高度概括”定标题(1)所选文章标题须能概括全文的中心内容。标题是文章的点睛之笔，是文章的灵魂和门面。为吸引读者的注意，标题往往
23、比较醒目。(2)一般文章的标题可根据主题句来判断，但在某些文章中，如记叙文，没有明确的主题句，需要根据文中的事实细节，查找文章的“主线”，归纳出文章的主题。2.文章标题三特点(1)形式一般为单词、短语或句子，短语居多；(2)短小精悍，精确性强；(3)涵盖性强，能覆盖全文大意。例如：【例文】中试题，要求概括标题，本文讲述了使用塑料袋造成的环境问题，纸袋容易回收，但生产和运输需要更多的能源，希望消费者使用耐用可重复使用的袋子。文章对这三个方面进行了对比，Plastic，Paper or Neither既能概括全文，又能吸引读者，适合作为标题。What is the best title for t
24、he text?APlastic，Paper or NeitherBIndustry，Pollution and EnvironmentCRecycle or Throw AwayDGarbage Collection and Waste ControlA标题归纳题。本文主要叙述了三个方面的内容：塑料购物袋产生“白色垃圾”；塑料购物袋制造商想出了对策用可重复使用的购物袋；环保专家希望塑料袋和纸袋都不用。故A项“塑料袋、纸袋或者两者都不用”可作为文章的最佳标题。答案选A。请快速确定下面这段文字的标题。In the fall of 1988，I visited many Buddhist temp
25、les，but after a while they all began to fade from my memories.However，there was one temple that left a great impression in my heart.It is called the Temple of the Golden Buddha.After walking around it and taking some photos，I walked over to a glass case，next to which was a typewritten page describin
26、g the history of this magnificent piece of art.Back in 1957 a group of monks from a monastery(修道院) had to relocate a clay Buddha from their temple to a new location.The monastery was to be relocated to make room for the development of a highway.When the crane(吊车) began to lift it，the weight of it wa
27、s so large that it began to crack.Whats more，rain began to fall.The head monk decided to lower the statue back to the ground and cover it with a large oilcloth to protect it from the rain.Later that evening the head monk went to check on the Buddha.He shined his flashlight under the oilcloth to see
28、if the Buddha was staying dry.As the light reached the crack，he noticed a little beam shining back and thought it strange.As he took a closer look at this beam of light，he wondered if there might be something underneath the clay.He went to fetch a chisel and hammer from the monastery and began to ch
29、ip away at the clay.As he knocked off pieces of clay，the little beam grew brighter and bigger.Many hours of labor went by before the monk stood face to face with the extraordinary solidgold Buddha.Historians believe that several hundred years before the head monks discovery，the army was about to inv
30、ade the country.The monks，realizing that their country would soon be attacked，covered their precious golden Buddha with an outer covering of clay in order to keep their treasure from being robbed by the enemy.Unfortunately，it appears that the enemy killed all the monks，and the wellkept secret of the
31、 golden Buddha remained uncovered until the day in 1957.As I flew home I began to think to myself，“We are all like the clay Buddha covered with a shell of hardness created out of fear，and yet underneath each of us is a “golden Buddha”，a “golden Christ”，or a “golden spirit”，which is our real self.Som
32、ewhere along the way，between the ages of two and nine，we begin to cover up our “golden spirit”，our natural self.Much like the monk with the hammer and the chisel，our task now is to discover our true spirit once again.”What might be the best title of the passage?AVisiting Buddhist TemplesBThe Golden BuddhaCProtecting Their CountryDRelocating the BuddhaB标题归纳题。作者通过讲述金佛寺中的金佛出于保护被涂上一层粘土，经雨淋后露出本来面目，揭开了其不同寻常的历史。作者以此说明我们都像被一层坚硬的外壳覆盖着的泥佛，要发现自己真正的金色。“The Golden Buddha(金色的佛)”贯穿全文，适合作为标题。故选B。