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单击此处编辑母版标题样式,单击此处编辑母版文本样式,第二级,第三级,第四级,第五级,*,Contents,Reading Skills,1,Text B,2,3,Test Yourself,N H C E,Reading Skills,自测,课文,Introduction,Practice,Like the other skills for your use, the skill introduced in this unit does render you better ability in reading.,This practice is designed to help you get a deeper insight into the skill for this unit.,N H C E,Understanding Idiomatic Expressions,The meaning of idiomatic expressions can be very hardeven impossibleto guess. Word structure doesnt always help, and can even fool us entirely! But good readers dont give up on the first try. They keep reading, in search of contextual cluesexamples, explanations, opposites, or similar phrasesthat can help them figure out the meaning of idiomatic expressions.,自测,课文,随 笔,Practice,N H C E,To be continued,Here are some examples from Passage A:,Who are you to say what goes?,(Para. 9),Example 1,Practice,自测,课文,N H C E,随 笔,From what goes before and after the sentence, we can get the meaning of the sentence: Do you think that you have the right or power to tell others what should be done and what should not be done? Or, you are not entitled to teach anyone what is right or what is wrong.,To be continued,自测,课文,Practice,N H C E,随 笔,He might,have gone a step further,and called for respect for both our economists and our trashmen.,(Para. 14),Example 2,From the context, we might find that “have gone a step further” means to add or explain a bit more.,To be continued,Example 3,Nowadays, some people like,burning the candle at both ends,.,A case in point is that of my brother. In addition to his regular job, my brother is also serving as a consultant to several government agencies and helping to set up his friends in business. I just dont know how long his health will permit him to go on like this.,Practice,自测,课文,N H C E,随 笔,The example below the idiom gives us clues as to the meaning of “burn the candle at both ends”.,Directions:,Try to figure out the meaning of the underlined idiomatic expressions in the following sentences. Then scan the article for contextual clues to check your guesses.,Practice,Introduction,自测,课文,N H C E,随 笔,1. He did not,divide his time with,outside interests, unless, of course, you consider his monthly game of golf.,Introduction,自测,课文,N H C E,随 笔,Key:,spend part of his time on,2. The youngest child is twenty, a boy, a high-school graduate and like a lot of his friends, is content to do enough odd jobs to,stay in grass and food,.,Key:,continue to support himself with drugs and food,To be continued,Introduction,自测,课文,N H C E,随 笔,3. She was afraid he would read her bitterness and, after all, she would need him to,straighten out their finances,the stock options and all that.,Key:,settle their accounts with the company or any money owed to them,To be continued,Introduction,自测,课文,N H C E,随 笔,4. Phil was overweight, always,wound up,and worked too hard.,Key:,nervous and worried,5. He was,a natural choice for a heart attack,.,Key:,a person who is likely to suffer a heart attack,Text B,New Words,QuestionsPreviewing,Choice Making,PassageReading,自测,技巧,N H C E,自测,技巧,Questions,Text Study,Choice Making,N H C E,随 笔,acquaintance,addicted,devote,vice-,conceive,conceivably,retire,spot,afford,executive,n.,a.,vt.,vt.,ad.,vi.,n.,vt.,n./a.,C,相识的人,;,熟人,上瘾的,;,入迷的,致力于,;,献身于,(used in compounds),副的,构想出,设想,可想象地,;,可以相信地,退休,C,地位,;,污渍,斑痕,;,地点,有能力做,;,承担得起,C,行政领导,;,行政的,Questions,Text Study,Choice Making,自测,技巧,N H C E,随 笔,divide,admire,ignore,survivor,accurate,accurately,survive,beloved,manufacture,neighborhood,vt.,vt.,vt.,n.,a.,ad.,v.,a.,vt.,n.,分配,;,分享,;,分用,敬佩,;,钦佩,忽视,不理睬,C,尚活着的人,;,幸存者,准确的,精确的,准确地,精确地,比,活得长,;,活下来,幸存,所深爱的,(,大量,),生产,制造,C,社区,;,街坊邻居,Questions,Text Study,Choice Making,自测,技巧,N H C E,随 笔,odd,widow,deceased,replace,bear,straighten,finance,stock,option,a.,n.,n.,vt.,vt.,v.,n.,n.,n.,临时的,不固定的,;,奇怪的,C,寡妇,(the ),死者,已故者,取代,代替,;,更换,替换,(bore, borne),忍受,;,经受,(,使,),变直,(s),资金,;,财务状况,;,U,金融,C,股份,;,股,;,C,U,存货,库存,C,买卖某物的权利,;,选择,Questions,Text Study,Choice Making,自测,技巧,N H C E,随 笔,(up),使紧张,;,上满发条,C,一排人,谨慎的,慎重的,谨慎地,慎重地,C,询问,打听,C,替换的人,/,物,;,U,替代,死于,看护,照顾,;,喜欢,熬夜,解决,(,问题,);,理清,(,混乱情况,),wind,line-up,discreet,discreetly,inquiry,replacement,die of,care for,stay up,straighten out,vt.,n.,a.,ad.,n.,n.,Questions,Text Study,Choice Making,自测,技巧,N H C E,随 笔,到处打听,海伦,菲尔,ask around,Helen,等等,诸如此类,and all that,认出,pick out,Phil,New Words,Text Study,Choice Making,自测,技巧,N H C E,Introduction,For you to be better conditioned for,reading as fast as 100 words per minute, as required in the new type of examination “,Speed Reading,”, Text B can serve to be your fast-reading material. But, for this purpose, the best course of action is to know what to scan for in your skimming. Thus, the trick is to,keep in your mind the key words of each question,before you start off. That is where the “Questions Previewing” comes in.,随 笔,Q1.,Phil was anything but _.,Q2.,Phil could have been promoted to the top position _.,Q3.,Very often Phil had his meals _.,Q4.,From Helens response to a company friend who said “I know how much you will miss him”, we know that _.,New Words,Text Study,Choice Making,自测,技巧,N H C E,随 笔,Q5.,Who seems to be following Phils steps working as a company man? _,Q6.,Which of the following might tell us that the youngest child was Phils favorite? _,Q7.,Which of the following statements taken from the text does not sound ironic (,讽刺的,)? _,Q8.,We can see from the passage that _.,New Words,Text Study,Choice Making,自测,技巧,N H C E,随 笔,1.,He worked himself to death, finally and precisely,at 3:00 A.M. Sunday morning.,2.,The article about his death didnt say that, of,course. It said he died of a heart attack, but every one,of his friends and acquaintances knew it instantly. He,was a perfect Type A,addicted to,working, they said,to each other and shook their headsand thought for,five or ten minutes about the way they lived.,New Words,Questions,The Company Man,Chinese,Choice Making,自测,技巧,N H C E,随 笔,Question 1,Question 8,3.,This man, Phil, who worked himself to death finally and precisely at 3:00 A. M. Sunday morning,on his day off,was at work. He had devoted the last eighteen years of his life to that work. He was fifty-one years old and a vice-president. More precisely, he was one of six vice-presidents, and one of three that might,conceivably,if the president died or retired soon enoughhave been promoted to the top spot. Phil could not afford a rest.,Chinese,New Words,Questions,Choice Making,自测,技巧,N H C E,Question 2,随 笔,Question 7,4.,He worked six days a week, five of them until eight or nine at night, during a time when his own company had begun the four-day week for everyone but the executives. He did not divide his time with outside interests, unless, of course, you consider his monthly game of golf. To Phil, it was work. He always ate egg salad sandwiches at his desk. He was, of course, overweight and had high blood pressure. On Saturdays, Phil wore a sports jacket to the office instead of a suit because it was the weekend.,Chinese,Question 3,New Words,Questions,Choice Making,自测,技巧,N H C E,随 笔,5.,He had a lot of people,working under him, maybe,sixty, and most of them liked,and admired him most of the time. Three of them will be seriously considered for his job. The article ignored this information.,Chinese,New Words,Questions,Choice Making,自测,技巧,N H C E,随 笔,6.,But it did list his “survivors” quite accurately. He is survived by his wife, Helen, forty-eight years old, a good woman of no particular marketable skills, who worked in an office before marrying and mothering. She had, according to her daughter, given up trying to,compete with,his work years ago when the children were small. A company friend said, “I know how much you will miss him.” And she answered, “I already have.”,Chinese,New Words,Questions,Choice Making,自测,技巧,N H C E,随 笔,Question 4,7.,“Missing him all these years,” she had given up a part of herself, which had,cared,too much,for,the man. She would be “well taken care of”.,Chinese,New Words,Questions,Choice Making,自测,技巧,N H C E,随 笔,Question 1,8.,His “dearly beloved” eldest of the “dearly beloved” children is a hard-working executive in a manufacturing firm down South. The day before the funeral, he went around the neighborhood talking to people and trying to get to know his father better. The neighbors were embarrassed, and pretended to know him better than they did.,Chinese,New Words,Questions,Choice Making,自测,技巧,N H C E,随 笔,Question 5,9.,His second child is a girl, who is twenty-four and newly married. She lives near her mother and they are close, but whenever she was alone with her father, in a car driving somewhere, they had very little to say to each other.,Chinese,New Words,Questions,Choice Making,自测,技巧,N H C E,随 笔,10.,The youngest child is twenty, a boy, a high-school graduate and like a lot of his friends, he,is content to do,enough,odd,jobs to stay in grass and food. His fathers work did not suit him. Still, he was the one who tried to reach his father, and tried to mean enough to him to keep the man at home. He was his fathers favorite. Over the last two years, Phil stayed up nights worrying about the boy.,Chinese,New Words,Questions,Choice Making,自测,技巧,N H C E,Question 6,随 笔,11.,The boy once said, “My father and I only board here.”,12.,At the funeral, the sixty-year-old company president told the forty-eight-year-old widow that the fifty-one-year-old deceased had,meant so much to,the company and would be missed and hard to replace. The widow couldnt bear to look him in the eye. She was afraid he would read her bitterness and, after all, she would need him to,straighten out,their finances the,stock options,and all that,.,Chinese,New Words,Questions,Choice Making,自测,技巧,N H C E,随 笔,Question 7,13.,Phil was overweight, always,wound up,and worked too hard. If he wasnt at the office, he was worried about it. He was a natural choice for a heart attack. You could have picked him out in a minute from a line-up.,14.,So when he finally worked himself to death, at precisely 3:00 A.M. Sunday morning, no one was really surprised.,Chinese,New Words,Questions,Choice Making,自测,技巧,N H C E,随 笔,15.,By 5:00 P.M. the afternoon of the funeral, the company president had begun, discreetly of course, with care and taste, to,make inquiries about,his replacementone of three men. He asked around, “Whos been working the hardest?”,Chinese,Question 8,New Words,Questions,Choice Making,自测,技巧,N H C E,随 笔,Q1.,Phil was anything but _.,A. a company man,B. a perfect Type A,C. a devoted executive,D. a devoted,husband,Refer to Para. 1-7,New Words,Questions,Text Study,自测,技巧,N H C E,随 笔,返回,Para. 7,Q2.,Phil could have been promoted to the top position _.,A. if he could afford a rest,B. if he had worked hard enough,C.,if he had a friendly relation with the president,D.,if the president died or retired soon enough,Refer to Para. 3,New Words,Questions,Text Study,自测,技巧,N H C E,随 笔,Q3.,Very often Phil had his meals _.,A. at home,B. in a restaurant,C. in his office,D. in the dining room,Refer to Para. 4,New Words,Questions,Text Study,自测,技巧,N H C E,随 笔,Q4.,From Helens response to a company friend who said “I know how much you will miss him”, we know that _.,A. Helen had no particular marketable skills,B. Helen loved to be a housewife,C. Helen praised her husbands devotion to work,D. Helen complained that her husband had neglected her,Refer to Para. 6,New Words,Questions,Text Study,自测,技巧,N H C E,随 笔,Q5.,Who seems to be following Phils steps working as a company man?,A. Phils eldest child.,B. Phils youngest child.,C. Phils daughter.,D. A vice-president.,Refer to Para. 8,New Words,Questions,Text Study,自测,技巧,N H C E,随 笔,Q6.,Which of the following might tell us that the youngest child was Phils favorite?,A. He was doing enough odd jobs.,B. He was the one who tried to reach Phil.,C. He was the one Phil worried about most.,D. He was a high-school graduate.,Refer to Para. 10,New Words,Questions,Text Study,自测,技巧,N H C E,随 笔,Q7.,Which of the following statements taken from the text does not sound ironic (,讽刺的,)?,A. This man, Phil, who worked himself to death finally,and precisely at 3:00 A. M. Sunday morningon his,day offwas at work.,B. She was afraid he would read her bitterness and, after,all, she would need him to straighten out their,financesthe stock options and all that.,C. She would be “well taken care of”.,D. He asked around, “Whos been working the hardest?”,Refer to Para. 3, 7, 12, 15,New Words,Questions,Text Study,自测,技巧,N H C E,随 笔,返回,Para. 12,Q8.,Which of the following inferences (,推断,) is not supported by this passage?,A. Being a company man is not a good idea.,B. A company man may get more than he loses.,C. A company man is generally preferred by his companys president.,D. A company man has more chances of being promoted.,Refer to Para. 1 - 15,New Words,Questions,Text Study,自测,技巧,N H C E,随 笔,返回,Para. 15,Test Yourself,课文,技巧,N H C E,Listening Comprehension,Test Yourself,ReadingComprehension,Short Conversations,Directions:,In this section, you will hear 10 short conversations. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause you must make your choice.,2,1,3,4,5,7,6,8,9,10,课文,技巧,Reading,N H C E,随 笔,A) Place another order.,B) Call to check on it.,C) Wait patiently.,D) Go and find the furniture.,M,: I havent received the furniture I ordered yet. Maybe I should call to check on it.,W,:,Dont worry. It takes at least a week to arrive.,Q,: What does the woman think the man should do?,Reading,课文,技巧,N H C E,1.,2,1,3,4,5,7,6,8,9,10,随 笔,A) She doesnt need the job.,B) She hasnt got a job yet.,C) She has got a good job.,D) She is going to start work soon.,M,: Congratulations! I understand youve got a job. When will you start to work?,W,:,You must be thinking of someone else,.,Im still waiting to hear the good news.,Q,: What does the woman mean?,Reading,课文,技巧,N H C E,2.,2,1,3,4,5,7,6,8,9,10,随 笔,3.,A) She got home before 9 oclock.,B) She had a bad cold.,C) She had a car accident.,D) She was delayed.,W,: If it hadnt been snowing so hard,I might have been home by 9 oclock,.,M,:,Its too bad you didnt make it,. Jane was here and she wanted to see you.,Q,: What happened to the woman?,Reading,课文,技巧,N H C E,2,1,3,4,5,7,6,8,9,10,随 笔,4.,A) She hasnt gone camping for several weeks.,B) She likes to take long camping trips.,C) She prefers not to go camping on weekends.,D) She often spends a lot of time planning her,camping trips.,M,: Janet is,quite interested in camping, isnt she?,W,: Yes,she often goes for weeks at a time,.,Q,: What does the woman say about Janet?,Reading,课文,技巧,N H C E,2,1,3,4,5,7,6,8,9,10,随 笔,5.,A) A writer. B) A teacher.,C) A reporter. D) A student.,W,: Good evening, Professor David. My name is Susan Gray.,Im with the local newspaper,. Do you mind if I ask you a few questions?,M,: Not at all. Go ahead, please?,Q,: What is Susan Gray?,Reading,课文,技巧,N H C E,2,1,3,4,5,7,6,8,9,10,随 笔,6.,A) She has not heard of Prof. Johnson.B) She has not heard of Prof. Johnsons brother.C) She is a good friend of Prof. Johnsons brother.D) She does not know Prof. Johnsons brother.,M,: Do you know Professor Johnsons brother?,W,:,Ive never met him,but Ive heard that he is as well-known as Johnson herself.,Q,: What do we learn from the womans reply?,Reading,课文,技巧,N H C E,2,1,3,4,5,7,6,8,9,10,随 笔,7.,A) Coming back for a later show.,B) Waiting in a queue.,C) Coming back in five minutes.,D) Not going to the movie today.,W,: The movie starts in 5 minutes and theres bound to be a long line.,M,:,Why dont we come back for the next show,? Im sure it would be less crowded.,Q,: What is the man suggesting?,Reading,课文,技巧,N H C E,2,1,3,4,5,7,6,8,9,10,随 笔,8.,A) He has got a heart attack.,B) He was unharmed.C) He was badly hurt.,D) He has fully recovered from the shock.,W,: Were you hurt in the accident?,M,:,I was shocked at the time, but wasnt hurt at all.,My bike was totally damaged, though.,Q,: What do we know about the man?,Reading,课文,技巧,N H C E,2,1,3,4,5,7,6,8,9,10,随 笔,9.,A) The man went to Australia during Christmas.B) The man visited Australia during the summer vacation.C) The man didnt have a good time because of the different weather.D) The man remained home while his parents went to see his uncle.,W,: Where were you on Christmas David? I called you several times and nobody was home.,M,:,My parents and I traveled to Australia to visit my uncle. It was quite an experience to spend Christmas in summer.,Q,: What do we learn from this conversation?,Reading,课文,技巧,N H C E,2,1,3,4,5,7,6,8,9,10,随 笔,10.,A) To attend a party at a classmates home.B) To do homework with her classmate.C) To attend an evening class.D) To have supper out with her classmate.,M,: Its seven oclock already. Mary should be home by now.,W,: Oh. I forgot to tell you that she called this afternoon and told me that,she was going to a party at her classmates house and wouldnt be home until 10,.,Q,: What did Mary say she was going to do?,Reading,课文,技巧,N H C E,2,1,3,4,5,7,6,8,9,10,随 笔,Directions:,In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank above the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices.,Reading in Depth,Listening,课文,技巧,N H C E,随 笔,function,bother,regardless,afford,critical,typically,mistakenly,confuse,comfort,financial,admittedly,poverty,technological,requirement,intervention,Workaholics live for their work, often spending many extra hours at work, and often taking work home to complete. Americanswhen compared to many other countriesare 1 _ a work-hard culture, but when work becomes the sole reason for a persons existence above more important things, the issue becomes 2 _.,typically,Listening,课文,技巧,N H C E,critical,随 笔,function,bother,regardless,afford,critical,typically,mistakenly,confuse,comfort,financial,admittedly,poverty,technological,requirement,intervention,Part of the matter is societal. Americans are working more hours per week than in years past, and with all the downsizings (,减员,) and lack of replacement hirings, more and more workers are putting in extra hours to complete the work previously completed by others. Some studies show that as many as 40 percent of workers dont even 3 _ to take vacations, partly because of fears they may not have a job to come back to if they do.,bo
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