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Section Ⅴ Reading (Ⅲ) (Lesson 4 &Communication Workshop)
Ⅰ.匹配下列单词的词性及汉语意思
( )1.horrible
A.vi.不同意,意见不合
( )2.float
B.vi.(因恐惧、疼痛、兴奋等)尖声大叫
( )3.escape
C.vi.下沉;沉没
( )4.scream
D.adj.当地的,地方性的
( )5.sink
E.n.对立的人(物);反义词
( )6.recognise
F.vi.渗漏;泄露
( )7.opposite
G.vi.漂,浮
( )8.leak
H.adj.可怕的;令人厌恶的
( )9.local
I.vt.辨认出
( )10.disagree
J.vi.逃脱,逃跑
[答案] 1—5 HGJBC 6—10 IEFDA
Ⅱ.选择下列句中词组的汉语意思
( )1.The sun's rays can penetrate(穿过) water up to 10 feet.
( )2.And every time I ask you who you have to bring back.
( )3.The two West African states had broken off relations two years ago.
( )4.Remember that time she picked up my daughter when I was ill?
( )5.In addition,we'll discuss the question of division of labour.
[答案] 1-5 DCBEA
A
It may seem strange,but at that moment,when we were on the edge of the whirlpool(漩涡)①,I felt calmer than when we were moving towards it.We went round and round,nearer and nearer to the horrible edge of the whirlpool.Suddenly,we went over the edge.I thought my life was over.But moment after moment passed,and I was still safe.The boat was on the inside of the huge whirlpool and we were going round in circles at great speed②.I saw clearly that there were other objects in the whirlpool—trees and barrels.I noticed that the heavier objects went down more quickly than the smaller,lighter ones.So I tied myself to a barrel(圆桶) to help me float.I tried to make my brother understand③,but he was terrified(令人感到恐惧) and stayed in the heavy boat.Without waiting,I dived into the sea to try and escape.
A
这可能看起来有点儿怪,但正当我们位于漩涡边缘时,我觉得比当我们靠近它时更平静了些。我们一圈圈地转着,离可怕的漩涡边缘越来越近。突然,我们过了漩涡的边缘。我觉得我完了。但时间一点点地过去,我仍然是安全的。船在巨大的漩涡内,我们在高速地旋转着。我清楚地看到漩涡里还有其他物体——树和木桶。我发现较重的物体比较小、较轻的物体下沉得快得多。所以我把自己捆在一个木桶上,以帮助自己漂起来。我努力使我哥哥明白这一点,但他十分恐惧,呆坐在沉重的木船里。刻不容缓,我跳入海里设法逃生。
[助读讲解] ①when引导定语从句,修饰先行词that moment。②at great speed以高速度。③make sb.do结构,表示“让某人做某事”,跟不带to的不定式,变成被动语态必须加上to。
B
About three years ago,something terrible happened to me.Those six hours of terror have broken my body and sou