1、Section Reading & Writing速读P18课文,选择最佳答案1Why is life in senior secondary school different from junior school?ABecause we dont have a fixed classroom.BBecause we have different subjects.CBecause we have a huge gym.DBecause we have different clubs.2Im in the same class with Zijun for AChinese and maths
2、BChinese and physicsCEnglish and physicsDEnglish and maths3What does the writer intend to do?ATo join the Dancing Club.BTo have a fixed classroom.CTo attend a competition.DTo finish her slides.答案13ACCWords and Phrasesjunior adj.较年幼的;资历较浅的;地位较低的;低年级的n.年少者;晚辈;等级较低者 (教材P18)You are going to write an ema
3、il to a junior secondary school classmate about your new school.你要给你的一个初中同学写一封关于你的新学校生活的电子邮件。例My brother dropped out at the end of the second year of his junior middle school.我哥哥念完初中二年级就辍学了。归纳拓展(1)be junior to比低级;比年少be junior to sb.by.yearsbe.years sb.s juniorbe sb.s junior (by.) 比某人小岁(2)adj.资深的;(级别
4、、地位等)较高的;年长的be senior to 比年长;比高级即学即练单句语法填空/一句多译He is my manager,though he is junior to me.My brother is senior to me by two years.她比他小四岁。She is junior to him by four years.She is four years his juniorShe is his junior by four years.adapt v(使)适应;改编,改造(教材P18)I hope you have adapted well to the new sit
5、uation and are enjoying your new school.我希望你能适应新的形势,喜欢你的新学校。例I find it very difficult to adapt myself to the climate in the high mountains.我觉得自己很难适应高山气候。归纳拓展(1)adapt to适应,适合adapt.to. 使适应或适合adapt.from. 根据改编或改写adapt.for. 改编或改作之用(2)adaptable adj. 能适应的,适应性强的adaptation n. 改编(本),改造;适应即学即练单句语法填空Tom has tri
6、ed to adapt to local customs.She adapted herself(her)quickly to the new life.The author is going to adapt his play for television.小片段填空The adaptation(adapt) which was adapt from a famous novel was difficult to understand.After he read the novel,he can master the whole plot of the film.The young man,
7、the major character of the film had to adapt himself to the new hardworking conditions.at the moment 此刻,目前,眼下(教材P18)At the moment,we meet twice a week and were preparing to attend a competition.目前,我们每周见两次,我们正在准备参加一次比赛。例I know the address well enough,but I cant think of it at the moment.我清楚地记得这个地址,可是
8、这会儿怎么也想不起来了。归纳拓展for the momentfor the present暂时 for a moment 片刻in a moment 不久,立刻,马上the momentthe minute/instant一就即学即练完成句子我们暂时不做任何改变。We arent going to make any change for the moment我真的必须立即回家。I really must be getting home in a moment她一到达我就想要见她。I want to see her the moment she arrivespresentation n报告;陈
9、述,说明(教材P18)Ive got a presentation tomorrow and I need to finish my slides.明天我有一个报告,我需要完成我的幻灯片。例They are preparing for the presentation of a new musical.他们正准备上演新的音乐剧。归纳拓展 即学即练完成句子他喜欢表现出一副激进政治家的样子。He likes to present himself as a radical politician.多数做父亲的都希望孩子出生时自己能在场。Most fathers wish to be present a
10、t the birth of their children.很抱歉,我现在帮不了你。我实在太忙了。Im afraid I cant help you just at presentIm too busy.名师点津present作为形容词时,作“在场的,出席的”讲时放在被修饰词的后面;而作为“现在的,目前的”讲时放在被修饰词的前面。小片段填空The professor gave us a presentation last week.He told us that we students should study hard at presentAfter the lecture,our head
11、master presented a medal to him.(present)look forward to期待,盼望(教材P18)I look forward to hearing all about whats happening with you soon.我期待着尽快听到你发生的一切。例He was looking forward to working with the new Prime Minister.他期待着与新首相合作。归纳拓展look about/around环顾四周;到处看look after 照顾look back(on sth.) 回顾;回头看look down
12、俯视look down on/upon 看不起look for 寻找look into 调查;窥视look out 当心,小心look up 仰望;查阅即学即练单句语法填空When all the facts have been looked up,pass them on to me.The police are looking into the records of all those involved in the crime.Looking back on it,one realizes that it was far from being a satisfactory confere
13、nce.名师点津look forward to短语中的to为介词,后面跟名词或动名词形式。小片段填空The captain was appointed to look into the case.But some people looked down upon him.To prove himself,he tried to look for useful evidence to the case.He looked back the whole case and finally found some important clues.entertainment n娱乐;招待,款待(教材P22)
14、I love city life because its full of opportunities for culture,recreation,education and entertainment.我喜欢城市生活,因为它充满文化、娱乐活动、教育和娱乐的机会。例 The show has good entertainment value.这个节目很有娱乐价值。归纳拓展(1)entertain vt.使娱乐,使快乐;招待entertain sb. to sth. 用某物招待某人entertain sb. with sth. 用某物使某人快乐(2)entertaining adj. 有趣的;令
15、人愉快的即学即练单句语法填空Bob and Liz entertained us to dinner last night.The child entertained himself with his building blocks.The traveller was an entertaining(entertain)story teller.Sentence Patternsnot.until结构(教材P21)In the 18th and 19th centuries,most English people ate only two main meals each daybreakfas
16、t in the morning and a large supper which wasnt usually served until seven oclock in the evening.在18世纪和19世纪,大部分英国人每天吃两顿饭,早晨的早餐和直到晚上七点才吃的晚餐。句式分析:not.until结构中,until引导了时间状语从句,表示“直到才”。例I wont stop shouting until you let me go.你不放我走我就一直叫喊。归纳拓展(1)引导时间状语从句,如果主句的谓语动词是延续性的,那么这个主句需用肯定式;若主句的谓语动词是非延续性的,则主句常用否定式
17、,构成not.until结构。(2)在not.until句型结构中,可以把not until提到句首,句子用倒装语序。(3)not.until.句型的强调句式为:It is/was not until.that.即学即练完成句子他直到半夜才回家。He didnt come home until midnight.直到完成任务时我才能去看电影。Not until I have fulfilled my task shall I be able to go to the movies状语从句的省略(教材P23)If anything,people are more likely to be lon
18、ely in a big city.如果有的话,在大城市里人们更容易孤独。句式分析:if anything是状语从句的省略,完整的句子是:if there is anything。(1)当状语从句的主语是it,且谓语动词是be时,it和be可完全简化掉。(2)主句和从句的主语一致,从句主要动词是be的某种形式。从句中的主语和be动词常可省略。例If necessary,the patient can then visit his doctor for further advice.如有必要,病人可以上门咨询自己的医生以得到更多的建议。归纳拓展if anything如果有的话if possibl
19、e 如果有可能的话if any 如果有的话if so 如果这样的话if ever 如果曾经有过的话if not 如果不是的话即学即练单句语法填空If anything, he is a little better today.Id like an appointment on Friday afternoon if possibleI dont suppose there will be more than a dozen left, if any词义猜测题阅读理解通常都会出现词义猜测题,要求学生从上下文理解中概括出生词或短语的词义。学生做此类题型时,首先要找到所猜测词在文章的位置,然后在理解
20、文章大意的基础之上,对此词前后句反复研读,最后根据前后句猜测出词义。例文The artificial intelligence (AI)system,developed at University College London and set to be piloted in NHS hospitals later this year,will screen “at risk” patients so doctors can take early action to prevent death or serious illness.Prof Young,a consultant surgeon
21、 at Southend University Hospital,said: “I am so excited about this form of technology.”What does the underlined phrase “screen” in the paragraph mean?AComfort.BTreat.CSpot.DNurse.答案C即学即练快速阅读猜测下列句子中的画线词的含义Soon afterwards,many of those people started settling down to become farmers,and their languages
22、 too became more settled and fewer in number.In recent centuries,trade,industrialisation,the development of the nationstate and the spread of universal compulsory education,especially globalisation and better communications in the past few decades,all have caused many languages to disappear,and domi
23、nant languages such as English,Spanish and Chinese are increasingly taking over.Which of the following best explains“dominant” underlined in the paragraph?AComplex.BAdvanced.CPowerful.DModern.C根据本段最后一句“In recent centuries.all have caused many languages to disappear,and dominant languages such as Eng
24、lish,Spanish and Chinese are increasingly taking over”可知,近几个世纪以来,随着社会的发展,很多语言已经消失,英语、西班牙语、汉语逐渐占主导地位。complex“复杂的”;advanced“高级的,先进的”;powerful“有影响力的”;modern“现代的”。故选C。电子邮件英文电子邮件和书信的写法大致相同,但略有差异。一般说来英文电子邮件包括以下五个部分:1标题栏一般写在左上角,包括发件人姓名、邮箱地址、发件日期、收件人姓名、邮箱地址以及邮件主题。排列格式为:FROM:发件人姓名、邮箱地址DATE:发件日期TO:收件人姓名、邮箱地址S
25、UBJECT:简明扼要地介绍信的内容。通常是单词、短语,偶尔用句子。2称呼位于正文的开头。如何称呼,要看发件人与收件人的关系而定。若是同学、朋友,可以直呼其名;若是长辈或上级,要在姓氏前加上Mr.,Miss,Mrs.,Dr.,Professor等表示称谓的词。 3正文正文要简洁明了。简单问候之后,就要开门见山地说明写信的目的。这部分内容的写作相对自由,但对于电子邮件的回复,需紧扣“回复”这一字眼,要“问有所答,疑有所解”。在高考中,要按照试题要求的内容来写,最重要的是表达要清楚、有条理,语言要准确、流畅。4信尾客套话结尾的客套话通常很简洁,如Yours,Thanks等,一般写在左下角。 5签名
26、一般写在左下角,有时也写在右下角。假设你是李华,你与美国朋友John约好上星期六下午去打网球,但你因故没能赴约。请你给John写一封电子邮件表示歉意。内容包括:1向他致歉;2解释原因;3希望另约时间。注意:1.词数80左右;2可适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。参考词汇: reschedule重新安排学生习作Dear John,Im sorry to miss our appointment to play tennis last Saturday afternoon.You must be upset for my failing to arrive.My daughter met a car a
27、ccident,and everything else simply slipped my mind.Can we make an appointment for another time? If you have time,please inform me and I will invite you to have a lunch.Im looking forward to your reply soon.Yours sincerely,Li Hua点评1本文能够给出所有要点,基本完成写作任务。2句式单一,缺乏适当的过渡性词汇,使得文章不够流畅自然。3没有适当的增添细节,使得文章显得不够丰富
28、,内容略显单薄。升格作文Dear John,I am so sorry but I missed our appointment to play tennis last Saturday afternoon.It must have been very upset for you to make all the efforts to get to my office on time,only to have me fail to arrive.Unfortunately,my daughter was involved in a car accident,and everything else
29、 simply slipped my mind.Would you prefer to reschedule next time you are in China,or simply speak on the phone? In any case,when we do meet or contact,let me take you out to lunch.I look forward to hearing from you.Yours sincerely,Li Hua假设你是晨光中学高二(1)班的班长李华,得知美国学生Chris 作为交换生下学期将到你班学习。请根据提示给他写封邮件,内容包括
30、:1表示欢迎;2介绍本班情况;3希望Chris尽快融入新学校的生活。注意:1.词数80左右;2可适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。3文章开头和结尾已给出,但不计入总词数。Dear Chris, Yours,Li Hua参考范文Dear Chris,Im Li Hua,monitor of Class One,Senior Two of Chenguang High School.Welcome to join us as an exchange student.Here is a brief introduction about our class.There are 50 students in our class,all of whom work hard and behave well.Some speak English so fluently that youll find no trouble in communicating with us.We are eager to hang out with you,getting you familiar with the surroundings.Hope you will soon fit in and have fun with us.Looking forward to your reply.Yours,Li Hua