2019届高三英语高考复习 基础阅读理解Buying Better or Buying More 课件（共14张PPT）+课文原文及教案+课文录音

* Buying Better or Buying More * Do you have a smartphone? If so, when did you buy it? Are you satisfied with its performance? Would you stick with your brand next time you buy a new device? Why or why not? * Apple recently admitted to slowing down older models of the iPhone in order to deliver the “best” user experience. What do you think of this admission and the explanation? How did you feel when you first heard the news? Recently, Apple has come under fire for intentionally slowing down older models of the iPhone, which1 has led people to accuse the company of2 planned obsolescence. * SENTENCES 1 这个which引导一个非限制性定语从句，which指代主句中的intentionally slowing down older models of the iPhone这个短语。 2 accuse意为“谴责、控诉”，用于短语accuse sb. of sth.。accuse的宾语是被谴责或控诉的对象，介词of后面跟所谴责或控诉的罪状或过失。accuse sb. of sth.跟charge sb. with sth.意思上相近，但须注意其中所用的介词不同。 * SENTENCES Electronics1 certainly are replaced more often as ..., but what about everyday objects2 like shoes or clothes3? 1 electronics相当于electronic equipment。这是一个复数型名词，没有单数形式。 2 everyday object意为“日用品”。注意形容词everyday是一个词，当中没有空格。 3 clothes表示所穿的一件件衣物（包括上衣、裤子等），它没有单数形式。在正式用语中，可以说a garment。clothing是集合名词，是衣服的总称，如children’s clothing和下文中的clothing company。在不太正式的场合，可以用a piece of clothing或an item of clothing来指a garment。 Do I have to buy a new T-shirt, not because I don’t treat my old ones properly, but because modern economics1 demands it?2 * SENTENCES 1 economics意为“经济学”。这个词虽然以s结尾，但表示的是一门学科，是一个单数概念，与其搭配使用的谓语动词需用第三人称单数。类似的例子又如mathematics、physics等。 2 有关本句所涉及的写作手法，详情参见本期报纸头版“Sentences”栏目。 * 1. The guards ___________ to see her ID before they allowed her into the building. 2. The discovery seems to __________ that people lived here more than 10,000 years ago. 3. Some economists ___________ much of the rising wage inequality in this country to the shift in favor of the most skilled workers. 4. All the necessary steps had been taken to ___________ their safety. 5. I’m afraid we can’t accept this credit card — it __________ last week.