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Section Ⅲ Reading(Ⅱ) ( Lesson 2 & Lesson 3)
Ⅰ.匹配下列单词的词性及汉语意思
( )1.revolution
A.n.冠军
( )2.found
B.n.暴力,暴行
( )3.equal
C.adj.灵巧的,熟练的
( )4.brilliant
D.n.革命
( )5.skilful
E.adj.不平常的
( )6.unusual
F.adj.卓越的
( )7.champion
G.adv.幸运地
( )8.violence
H.adj.令人惊异的
( )9.amazing
I.vt.建立,创立
( )10.fortunately
J.adj.平等的
[答案] 1-5 DIJFC 6-10 EABHG
Ⅱ.选择下列句中词组的汉语意思
A.以……开始 B.热衷于 C.为……而斗争 D.入狱 E.结束 F.在我看来
( )1.In my opinion,your new coat is not worth so much money.
( )2.He went to prison because he killed an old lady.
( )3.She has made up her mind to fight for the cause (事业) of peace all her life.
( )4.The meeting will begin with a speech to welcome the guests.
( )5.All good things must come to an end.
( )6.Henry is keen on playing Chinese chess.
[答案] 1-6 FDCAEB
(教师独具)
VENUS and SERENA WILLIAMS are sisters.They are also both tennis champions who often have to play each other①! Venus is now eleventh in the world,and her younger sister Serena has moved up to third.
The two sisters were born in a poor and dangerous area of California.It was full of drugs and violence.In a recent interview,Venus spoke about the time when she and Serena were practising tennis and they had to run and hide as bullets(子弹) started flying through the air.② Finally,in 1991,the sisters and their family moved to a safer area and since then they have never looked back.
维纳斯·威廉姆斯和塞丽娜·威廉姆斯是一对姐妹。她们经常对战而且也都是网球冠军。维纳斯现在是世界排行上的第十一名,而她的妹妹已经上升到了第三名。
两姐妹出生在加利福尼亚的一个贫穷而危险的地方——暴力、毒品随处可见。在最近一次采访中,维纳斯说,那个时候她和塞丽娜练网球时,一路得跑着躲闪空中穿梭的子弹。最终,在1991年,两姐妹随同家人一起搬到了一个比较安全的地方,从此再也没有故地重游过。
[助读讲解]
①who引导定语从句修饰tennis champions。
②该句是主从复合句,when引导定语从句,修饰先行词the time;as引导时间状语从句。
The sisters' father,Richard,started to train Venus and Serena when they were young children.He has always been very strict with his daughters,training them hard to compete against each other③.Brandi,the sisters' mother,taught her daughters at home so that they completed their high school while developing their tennis careers(职业)④.