高考英语一轮总复习 阅读与理解 社会生活课件 牛津译林版

阅读与理解阅读与理解(8)(8) 社会生活人们的社会生活丰富多彩，从读书看报、衣食住行到社交娱乐，无处不在，这样丰富的社会生活能促进社会的和谐发展，因此，这一话题在高考中每年都会涉及到，如2013全国新课标卷阅读理解A篇，2013山东卷阅读理解B篇等。Hundreds of thousands of employees have been laid off because of sluggish(不景气的)economy in developed countries since 2008.Most people feel miserable when they are out of work.Not Jason Schneider.After struggling to find a new post，this 26yearold American decided to go freelance，working independently for himself.Youll find him in New Yorks Central Park holding a sign advertising his services：It says that he tells jokes for a dollar and that laughter is guaranteed.But Schneider says that it is not an easy way to make a living.He finds himself on duty 80 to 88 hours a week.Times have been hard for job seekers in many developed countries since the economic downturn started in 2008.As with everywhere else，in Britain the job market has been slow and vacancies are difficult to come by.Jobless people are having to think outside the box in order to rejoin the workforce at a time when companies are having to lay off staff.Joe Busby，a graduate from Gateshead，has also found a way to stand out from the crowd and possibly catch the attention of a prospective employer.Busby has printed his CV(简历)on a Tshirt.But there are more conventional ways to win a new position.Experts advise job hunters to practice and improve their skills. They should intensify their networking and consider applying for jobs for which they are qualified.Chances are that they will be turned down if they apply for jobs they are not trained for.【解题导语】面对低迷的就业市场，求职者们使出了各种各样的怪招来获得就业机会。一、阅读与积累1攻克疑难词汇lay off 解雇miserable adj.痛苦的，非常难受的We were cold，wet and thoroughly miserable because of such bad weather.因为这样的恶劣天气我们又冷又湿，难受极了。freelance adj.& adv.自由职业(者)的/地vacancy n空缺 stand out突出，显眼，重要 The lettering stood out well against the dark background. 那种字体在深色背景下十分醒目。 prospective adj.有望的，可能的 intensify v加强，增强2攻克疑难句Chances are that they will be turned down if they apply for jobs they are not trained for.结构分析本句是主从复合句。that引导表语从句；if引导条件状语从句；they are not trained for为省略引导词的定语从句，修饰jobs。尝试翻译如果他们申请的工作不是他们所学的专业，他们很可能被拒绝。二、理解与尝试命题1理解文章主旨The text mainly tells us that faced with sluggish economy，people should find new ways to get opportunities to work.2阅读理解尝试命题请你依据阅读理解词义猜测题型的特点，给下面试题写出干扰项，然后叫你的同桌试做一下。What does the underlined phrase“think outside the box”in Paragraph 4 mean?A_B_CThink differentlyD_参考答案AExamine the boxBstand beside the boxDThink carefully3解题技巧点拨阅读理解词义猜测题解题技法之一：同义解释法同义解释形式多样，有的利用下定义，有的利用or，that is(to say)，in other words，namely等引出后面的解释，有的利用破折号，同位语(从句)，定语从句或同义词、近义词等引出后面的解释。 真 题 典 例Morning，noon and night，her tongue was endlessly going，so that he was forced to escape to the outside of the housethe only side which，in truth，belongs to a henpecked husband. The underlined words“henpecked husband”in this paragraph probably mean a man who_.Alikes hunting Bis afraid of hensCloves his wife Dis afraid of his wife答案D破折号起进一步解释说明的作用。由其前信息“他为逃避妻子的唠叨而逃到屋外”可知“他是一个怕老婆的人”，因此选择D项。 学 以 致 用Do you know what a“territory”is？A territory is an area that an animal，usually the male，claims(声称)as its own.Only he and his family are welcome there.No other families of the same species are welcome.Your yard and house are your territory where only your family and friends are welcome.If a stranger should enter your territory and threaten you，you might shout.Probably this would be enough to frighten him away.What is a birds“territory”？ AA place where families of other species are not accepted.BA place where a bird may shout at the top of its voice.CAn area for which birds fight against each other.DAn area which a bird considers to be its own.答案D根据文中“A territory is an area that an animal，usually the male，claims(声称)as its own”对 territory定义，即“territory一般是雄性动物声称是自己的地盘的区域”，结合后面的举例说明，可知territory为“地盘，领地”之意。