1、Unit 1 Laugh out loud!泛读技能初养成 返首页2 阅读“Reading 2”中的材料，选出最佳选项。1Who does it refer to in Mark Twains words“I always have to stand when that fellow lectures.”？AThe barber.BThe audience.CMark Twain.DThe president.返首页3 2According to the passage，Lin Yutang compared the president to.Athe manBthe emperorCthe
2、lionDthe tiger返首页4 3Which is not the function of humour according to the passage?AIt can entertain people.BIt can make living and working with others easier.CIt can make people famous.DIt can bring individuals together.答案 13 CBC返首页5 Words And Phrases知识要点 1 essential adj.必不可少的，极其重要的(教 材 P5)Which sent
3、ences contain a clause with essentialinformation and which with extra information？哪些句子包含必不可少的信息，哪些句子包含附加信息？例 1 A rich and varied cultural life is essential to this couple.丰富多样的文化生活对这对夫妇而言至关重要。返首页6 例 2 What essential piece of clothing would you take?你会带哪件必不可少的衣服呢？返首页7 知识拓展be essential for/to.对来说是必要的I
4、t is essential that.(should)do.做是必要的It is essential(for sb.)to do sth.(某人)做某事是必要的返首页8 即学即练 单句语法填空Its essential an officer to have that respect.Its essential that the project should(not delay)any further.fornot be delayed返首页9 知识要点 2 make sense 有意义；有道理；讲得通(教材 P5)If you take away the clauses，do the sen
5、tences still make sense?如果去掉从句，句子还能讲得通吗？例 1 She doesnt talk much，but what she says makes sense.她讲话不多，但言之有理。例 2 I know you do，but the deal has to make sense.我知道，但是交易应该有意义。返首页10 知识拓展make sense of 理解，明白make no sense 没有道理；没有意义in a sense 在某一方面；就某种意义来说in no sense 决不是，绝非(置于句首用部分倒装)There is no sense in doin
6、g sth.做某事没有道理/没有必要a sense of humour/direction幽默感/方向感返首页11 即学即练 单句语法填空Can you make sense what he said?a sense，learning the law is like learning a new language.Theres no sense in(talk)to him any more.Youre wasting your breath.ofIntalking返首页12 小片段助记In a sense，humour is important in our life，but in no s
7、ense should we play jokes on the disabled.We should make sense of the difficulties of them.返首页13 知识要点 3 impress vt.使钦佩；使留下深刻印象(教材 P5)Watson is pleased with his answer which he thinks will impress Holmes.沃森对他认为会给福尔摩斯留下深刻印象的回答很满意。例 1 What impressed him most was their speed.最令他佩服的是他们的速度。例 2 This guy de
8、sperately wants to impress you.这个人拼命地想给你留下印象。返首页14 知识拓展(1)impress.on.把印在上impress sth.on/upon sb.impress sb.with sth.使某人牢记某事be impressed by/with sth.对印象深刻(2)impressive adj.给人深刻印象的impression n.印象leave/make/create a/an.impression on sb.给某人留下的印象返首页15 即学即练 单句语法填空The girl impressed her friends her generos
9、ity.He has told me his plans and hes made a good(impress)on me.He had given a mightily(impress)performance.withimpressionimpressive返首页16 小片段助记Shenzhen impresses tourists from home and abroad.First，they have a good impression on the citys road and traffic.Besides，the city impresses its friendliness a
10、nd hospitality on their mind.Above all，many places of interest in this city are very impressive，such as Window of the World，the Happy Valley and so on.返首页17 知识要点 4 deserve vt.应受；值得(教材 P6)We all deserve a second chance，I guess.我猜我们都应再得到一次机会。例 1 What have I done to deserve this?我做了什么事应该得到这种待遇呢？例 2 You
11、 really deserve a good beating，you naughty boy.你这个调皮孩子真该打。返首页18 知识拓展deserve to do sth.应该做某事deserve to be donedeserve doing 值得被deserve consideration/attention 值得考虑/注意返首页19 即学即练 单句语法填空Lang Ping deserves to(honour)because he has become the pride of China.I think your suggestion deserves _(consider)E-wa
12、ste deserves to(make)good use of.be madebe honouredconsidering/to be considered返首页20 名师点津 与 deserve 一样跟动名词的主动形式表被动意思的还有：need，want，require。返首页21 知识要点 5 spot n斑点；缺点；场所 vt.发现；认出(教材 P9)Once，having been invited to dinner at a university，he was put on the spot when the president suddenly asked him to give
13、 a speech.又一次，被邀请到一所大学吃饭，当校长突然让他演讲时，他很为难。例 1 The most beautiful spot on the river is the Three Gorges.长江上最美丽的地方是三峡。返首页22 例 2 I spotted a shooting star which，to my astonishment，was bright green in colour.我看见一颗流星，使我大为惊奇的是，它居然是鲜亮的绿色。返首页23 知识拓展on the spot 在场；立即；当场be spotted with sth.满是斑点即学即练 单句语法填空He an
14、swered the question the spot.His shirt was spotted oil.onwith返首页24 知识要点 6 whisper vi.&vt.低语，小声说；把(秘密等)悄悄传开 n耳语，低语(教材 P9)The man whispered something in the lions ear，after which the lion shook its head and walked away unhappily.那人在狮子耳边低声说了些什么，然后狮子摇摇头，不高兴地走开了。例 1 She sat on Rossis knee as he whispered
15、 in her ear.她坐在罗西的膝盖上，听他低声耳语。返首页25 例 2 His voice died away in a whisper.他的声音渐渐变为了小声低语。返首页26 知识拓展whisper to sb.与某人耳语It is/was whispered that.据秘密传闻in a whisperin whispersin a low voice耳语，低声说返首页27 即学即练 单句语法填空I could hear everyone(whisper)，“Who in our school could draw that well？”It was whispered he wou
16、ld soon die and he did.They sat at the back of the room，talking whispers.whisperingthatin返首页28 知识要点 7 conclude vt.&vi.断定；结束；做出结论(教材 P10)A punch line concludes a joke and is intended to make people laugh.一句妙语总结一个笑话，意在使人发笑。例 1 So what can we conclude from this debate?那么从这场辩论中我们能得出什么结论？例 2 We may reaso
17、nably conclude that the meeting has been postponed.我们有理由可以断定，会议推迟了。返首页29 知识拓展(1)conclude with.以结束conclude from sth.that 从中断定(2)conclusion n.结束；结论in conclusion 最后；总之arrive at/come to/draw/reach a conclusion得出结论come to conclusion that.所得结论是jump to conclusions 匆忙下结论返首页30 即学即练 单句语法填空Researchers conclude
18、d the French tend to stop eating when they feel full.I concluded what they said that they wanted to accept the offer.In(conclude)，I would like to say how much I have enjoyed myself today.They came to the conclusion its time Chinese football should be regulated.thatfromconclusionthat返首页31 小片段助记Jack s
19、aid he could conclude from Janes expression that Jane had stolen his money.But everyone knew Jack always jump to conclusionswithout any evidence to support his conclusion.In conclusion，nobody was likely to believe Jane was a thief.返首页32 词义猜测题阅读理解通常都会出现词义猜测题，要求考生从上下文理解中概括出生词或短语的词义。考生做此类题型时，首先要找到所猜测词所
20、在文章的位置，然后在理解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。返首页33 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 co
21、nsultant surgeon at Southend University Hospital said：“I am so excited about this form of technology.”返首页34 What does the underlined phrase“screen”in Paragraph 2 mean?AComfort.BTreat.CSpot.DNurse.答案 C返首页35 快速阅读猜测下列句子中的画线词的含义The only thing left was the solid pieces of marble that had been on the top
22、of the furniture.After an hour of searching，one of the volunteers ran up to her and found the Bible while clearing through ruins.She had tears streaming down her cheeks.It had flown about ten feet from the dresser.Surprisingly，while many books had been destroyed beyond recognition，the Bible was still intact，even though it had sat in the rain for days.“It was a miracle，”says Lewis.返首页36 What does the underlined word“intact”probably mean？()AUnfolded.BNew.CUndamaged.DFragile.答案 CThank you for watching!