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Section Ⅲ Reading & Writing
速读教材课文,选择最佳答案
1.What was his mother doing when he woke up?
A.She was nowhere to be seen.
B.She was preparing for breakfast.
C.She was having lunch.
D.She was preparing for lunch.
2.What present did the writer want to give his grandfather for birthday?
A.A special lunch.
B.A video.
C.Some photos.
D.Some music.
3.How did the writer's grandfather feel when he saw his best friends?
A.Interesting.
B.Excited.
C.Calm.
D.Annoyed.
4.Why were there a few tears in his grandfather and his friends' eyes?
A.Because they were sorrowed.
B.Because their life was hard.
C.Because they were thrilled to see their old photos.
D.Because they could meet again.
[答案] 1-4 DBBC
Words And Phrases
知识要点1 description n.描述,描写
(教材P62)AN EVENT DESCRIPTION 一次事件描写
[例1] He's not very good at description.
他不大擅长描写叙述。
[例2] The scenery was beautiful beyond description.那风景美丽得难以形容。
[造句] 他描述了他所见到的一切。
He gave a description of what he had seen.
[归纳拓展]
(1)beyond description
难以描述
(2)describe vt.
描写,描述
describe...as...
把……描述成……
[即学即练] 单句语法填空
①His face is weary beyond description.
②Rabies has been described as one of the most terrifying diseases known to man.
知识要点2 select vt.挑选,选拔
(教材P62)For weeks I had been working on this,listening to Grandpa's stories,selecting his favourite music and collecting photos from the family album.
这几周我一直在做这件事,听爷爷的故事,挑选他特别爱听的歌曲,在家庭相册里挑选照片。
[例1] Who has been selected to take part in the project?
挑选谁来参与这项计划?
[例2] She selected a birthday present for her husband.她为丈夫挑选生日礼物。
[造句] 我被选出来发表演说。
I was selected to make a speech.
[归纳拓展]
(1)select sb. to do sth.
挑选某人做某事
select sb./sth.from...
从……挑选出某人/某物
select sb.as...
挑选某人作为……
(2)selection n.
挑选,选拔
[即学即练] 单句语法填空
①He selected a diamond ring from the supermarket.
②We selected him to make(make)a speech on the opening ceremony.
③This city has been selected as the site for the coming Olympic Games.
知识要点3 in one's seventies 在某人七十多岁时
(教材P62)Surprisingly,they were Grandpa's best friends from secondary school,al