1、阅读教材P4445课文，选出最佳选项1Which one is not the benefit of the sharing economy?ASaving money.BMaking money.CLeaking personal information.DMaking friends.2What is the authors attitude towards the sharing economy?ASubjective.BObjective.CIndifferent.DNeutral.答案12CBWords and Phrases知识要点1discriminate v区别；辨别；区分；区
2、别对待；歧视；偏袒(教材原句P41)However，some people are less optimistic，and argue that it discriminates against producers not part of the Good Deal movement.然而，一些人不那么乐观，他们认为这是歧视不属于Good Deal运动的生产者。例 When do babies learn to discriminate voices?婴儿什么时候学会辨别声音呢？知识拓展(1)discriminate against歧视；排斥；人身攻击；区别discriminate betwe
3、en A and Bdiscriminate A from B区分A和Bdiscriminate in favour of sb.偏袒某人(2)discrimination n.歧视；偏袒；区别；识别即学即练单句语法填空Women complain that employers discriminate against female workers in the rank and pay.It is unfair to discriminate between black people and white people.He showed great discrimination(discri
4、minate) in his choice of friends.知识要点2superior adj.(在品质上)更好的；占优势；有优越感的n.上级；上司；用作宗教团体领导的头衔(教材原句P41)Special features：superior，smooth blend，with mild flavour.特点：品质上乘，混合均匀，味道温和。例The enemy won because of superior numbers.敌军军队以人多取胜。知识拓展(1)A is superior to BAs superiority to BA高于或好于B(2)superiority n优越；优先权名
5、师点津superior用作形容词时，本身含有“较”的意思，故不再有比较级或最高级形式。表示“两者的比较”，用“superior to”，而不能用“superior than”。即学即练单句语法填空This worker is technically superior to its competitors.They won the match with obvious superiority (superior)知识要点3make ends meet 使收支相抵(教材原句P43)You will have to pay bills and handle budgets to make ends
6、meet.你不得不支付账单，处理预算来使收支相抵。例I figured that we could make both ends meet this month.我盘算了一下，这个月的收支相抵。【知识拓展】make up组成；弥补；编造；化妆make out理解；辨认make up for弥补make it获得成功，准时到达make the best/most of充分利用即学即练单句语法填空I think its very unkind of you to make up stories about him.Can you make out what this means?You have
7、to make up for the money you lost.Youre intelligent and courageous.You can make itWe should make the best of this valuable opportunity.知识要点4take off(飞机)起飞；开始成功；脱去(衣服等)；摘掉；匆匆离开；休假(教材原句P44)The sharing economy is taking off in all sorts of areas.共享经济正在各个领域蓬勃发展。例In 1944，he met Edith Piaf，and his career
8、took off.1944年，他结识了伊迪思比阿夫，从此他的事业开始腾飞。知识拓展take sth.away解除，消除(感情，痛苦等)take sb./sth.back与重归于好；收回；带回；使回想起take down写下，记下；拆卸take in吸收；理解；欺骗；收留take on具有，呈现；担任，承担；雇用take up举(拿、捡、拔)起；占据；从事take over接管；接任；控制即学即练写出下列句中take off的含义Three planes are standing on the runway now，waiting to take off.起飞I wish youd take o
9、ff that hat when you are in the classroom.摘掉Congratulations，Tom! Now maybe you can take a few days off.休假She took off because of her good performance.开始成功When Im following her around mindlessly，I start wanting to take off.匆匆离开知识要点5cut down削减；减少使用；砍倒；夺去的生命(教材原句P45)Whats more，sharing encourages us to
10、reuse items，thereby cutting down on waste.更重要的是，分享能鼓励我们重复使用物品，从而减少浪费。例Cut down your overall amount of physical activity.减少体力活动的总量。知识拓展cut through开辟cut out删除；裁剪cut up打伤；使伤心cut in插话；让(某人)分享利润cut off切断；中止；隔绝；剥夺继承权即学即练写出下列句中cut down的含义/单句语法填空Hunger，flood and illness cut down many of the residents.夺去的生命I
11、mmediate measures should be taken，like stopping cutting down trees，to better the environment.砍伐His uncle hasnt been able to quit smoking，but finally he has cut down.减少Your article is too long，and youd better cut it down to 800 words.缩短It is impolite for someone to cut in when others are talking.They
12、 were cut off during our telephone conversation because the mans cell phone was out of power.知识要点6case n具体情况；事例；实例；实情；事实；特殊情况；盒子；案例；伤员(教材原句P45)As is often the case all over the world with new areas of economic activity，the sharing economy is developing faster than existing regulations or ongoing sup
13、ervision.正如世界各地新的经济活动领域经常出现的情况一样，共享经济的发展速度超过了现有的法规或持续的监管。例It is simply not the case that prison conditions are improving.监狱条件得到改善的情况绝非事实。知识拓展in sb.s case就某人的情况而言in that case如果是那样的话in case以防万一in case of要是，在的时候the case事实in any case无论如何；不管怎样即学即练写出下列句中case，the case的含义/完成句子These ideas can be true in cert
14、ain cases，but very wrong in others.情况There is a misbelief that popcorn is caloriefree，but that is not the case.事实To attract more visitors，the museum displayed the exhibition sun glass cases.盒子Judging from the whole process，it was a typical case of bad management.案例Fortunately，the most serious cases
15、were treated at the scene of the accident.伤员Theres no point complaining nowwere leaving tomorrow in any case(无论如何)Youd better take the keys in case Im out(以防万一我不在家)知识要点7expense n费用；经费；损失，牺牲(教材原句P45)Some companies are taking unfair advantage of this situation to expand their share of the market，often
16、 at the expense of more traditional and established companies.一些公司使用不当的做法来扩大自己的市场份额，往往以牺牲更传统和著名公司为代价。例The garden was transformed at great expense.花园改建花了一大笔费用。知识拓展(1)at ones own expense用自费at the public expense用公费living expenses生活费at any expense不管花多少钱；不管牺牲多大at the expense of付出的代价；用(某人)的费用(2)expensive
17、adj.昂贵的，花钱的it is expensive to do是很花钱的即学即练单句语法填空She gave a concert at her brothers expense.Someone secured fame and wealth at the expense of his health.It is expensive for us to travel (travel) by plane.段落大意题段落大意类题型多在说明文和议论文中进行考查，这类文章涉及多种话题如社会文化类、科普说明类等。设问形式常有：(1)What does the last paragraph talk abo
18、ut?(2)The main idea of the second paragraph probably is _解题技巧“首尾兼顾”知段意(1)段首：说明文和议论文中的主题句常在段首句。(2)段尾：先表述细节，后归纳概括，段落中心在段尾。典例Meanwhile，things that you might expect to discourage spending“bad” tables，crowding，high pricesdont necessarily.Diners at bad tablesnext to the kitchen door，sayspent nearly as muc
19、h as others but soon fled.It can be concluded that restaurant keepers need not “be overly concerned about bad tables，” given that theyre profitable.As for crowds，a Hong Kong study found that they increased a restaurants reputation，suggesting great food at fair prices.And doubling a buffets price led
20、 customers to say that its pizza was 11 percent tastier.What does the paragraph talk about?ATips to attract more customers.BProblems restaurants are faced with.CWays to improve restaurants reputation.DCommon misunderstandings about restaurants.D根据段落第一句“Meanwhile，things that you might expect to disco
21、urage spendingbad tables，crowding，high pricesdont necessarily.”可知，你认为可能会影响人们消费的因素如：不好的桌子、拥挤以及高价等不一定会影响人们的消费，然后依次举例进行了证明，所以本段主要讲的是人们对于饭店的几个误解，故选D。即学即练A separate concert，“Songs We Love”，found Bridgewater singing less politically charged (but still exciting) fare like “St.James Infirmary”，which appears
22、 on her most recent album.In words as well as music，this period reveals how seriously Bridgewater takes that responsibility，seeing as how it connects to her own experience in the jazz lineage.But maybe “seriously” isnt the right word when it comes to Dee Dee，whose effervescence(欢腾，活泼) shines through
23、 even in a reflective mood.Join her here for a while；shes excellent company，no more or less so now that mastery is officially a part of her resume.What does the paragraph mainly talk about?ABridgewaters music theme.BBridgewaters music experience.CBridgewaters personal characters.DBridgewaters great achievements.A段落大意题。根据第一句中的“singing less politically charged.”可知，她的歌曲政治味不太强烈，故本段主要讲了布里姬沃特的音乐主题。
