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高考真题二次开发利用
话题词汇
unable to afford to leave home 负担不起离家的费用
at risk of isolation 处于孤独的风险
a growing number of 越来越多的
from my standpoint 在我看来
compare with 与……相比
work very well 进展很顺利
be expected to 被期待……
get married 结婚
1.“We floated the idea to my mum of sharing a house,”says Kathryn Whitehead.
常用意义:vi.浮,漂
语境意义:vt.提出
思路点拨:根据上文,Kathryn和她的妈妈生活在一起,可知此处表达的是她和丈夫先提出了这个想法。
2.Rita cuts in:“We spoke more with Nick because I think it’s a big thing for Nick to live with his mother-in-law.”
常用意义:vt.削减;减少
语境意义:
3.“From my standpoint,it all seems to work very well...”
常用意义:vi.工作
语境意义:
答案:2.vi.插话 3.vi.奏效
multigenerational 是由前缀multi(多个)+generation (代)+al(形容词后缀)构成的,意为“多代的”。
1.因为年轻人负担不起离家的费用,而老年人又面临着孤独的风险,越来越多的家庭选择住在一起。
With the young unable to afford to leave home and the old at risk of isolation,more families are choosing to live together.
2.她住在一楼而他和他的妻子和两个女儿住在楼上。
She lives on the ground floor,while he lives upstairs with his wife and their two daughters.
3.很难说究竟有多少人同意他的观点,但是研究表明,一段时间以来这些数字一直在增长。
It’s hard to tell exactly how many people agree with him,but research indicates that the numbers have been rising for some time.
4.据说,25-34岁的年轻人中大约有20%和父母住在一起,相比而言,1991年为16%。
It is said that about 20% of 25-34-year-olds live with their parents,compared with 16% in 1991.
5.在世界上那些多代同堂观念更加根深蒂固的地方,这样的故事更为常见。
Stories like that are more common in parts of the world where multigenerational living is more firmly rooted.
Ⅰ.单句语法填空
1.With time (go) by,I began to get along very well with my classmates.
2.He prefers to drink black coffee I am fond of white coffee.
3.A (grow) number of young people like to live with their parents.
4.He (float) the idea to install air conditioners in all the classrooms at yesterday’s meeting.
5.When (compare) with other films,the English short film is believed to be more instructive and full of emotion.
答案:1.going 2.while 3.growing 4.floated 5.compared
Ⅱ.翻译句子
1.我认为真正的友谊应该基于相互的理解而非相互的利益。
2.由于很多年轻人选择在大城市工作,老年人被置于孤独的风险之中。