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Section Ⅰ Reading and Thinking
Ⅰ.重点单词
基础单词
1.severe adj.极为恶劣的;十分严重的;严厉的
2.frustrated adj.懊恼的;沮丧的;失意的
3.contradictory adj.相互矛盾的;对立的;不一致的
4.subscribe vi.认购;定期定购;定期交纳(会费)
5.multiple adj.数量多的;多种多样的
6.household n.一家人;家庭;同住一所(套)房子的人
7.suspect v.怀疑;疑有;不信任n.犯罪嫌疑人;可疑对象
8.blame vt.把……归咎于;责怪;指责n.责备;指责
9.handle n.把手;拉手;柄vt.处理;搬动;操纵(车辆、动物、工具等)
10.link n.联系;纽带vt.把……连接起来,相关联
11.substantial adj.大量的;价值巨大的;重大的
12.decrease n.减少;降低;减少量vt.&vi.(使大小、数量等)减少;减小;降低
拓展词汇
13.infection n.感染;传染→infect vt.使感染;传染→infected adj.受感染的;被感染的
14.proof n.证据;证明;检验→prove v.证明,证实
15.pure adj.干净的;纯的;纯粹的→purely adv.纯粹地;仅仅→purify vt.使……纯净→purified adj.纯净了的
16.transform vt.使改观;使改变状态vi.改变;转变→transformation n.变化;转换
Ⅱ.重点短语
1.once and for all 最终地;彻底地
2.subscribe to 同意,赞同
3.thanks to 幸亏;由于
4.in general 总的来说
5.attend to 致力于……,处理……
注意……;照顾/照料……
6.be to_blame 应负责
7.a link between ……之间的联系
8.be likely to do 很有可能做……
Ⅲ.重点句型
1.One theory was that_bad_air_caused_the_disease.
其中一个说法是污浊的空气引起这种疾病。
2.It_seemed_that the woman liked the water from the pump so much that she had it delivered to her house every day.
这个女人似乎非常喜欢(饮用)水泵里的水,因此她每天都让人把水送到她家。
3.The people who drank this water were much more likely_to_get cholera than those who drank pure or boiled water.
饮用这种水的人比饮用纯净水或开水的人得霍乱的可能性大得多。
4.Fortunately,we now know_how_to_prevent cholera...
幸运的是,我们现在知道怎样防治霍乱……
Ⅰ.Scan the text and answer the following questions.
1.What's the main idea of the text?
A.How Snow did the research.
B.How Snow found the cause of cholera.
C.His determination to treat cholera.
D.His way to stop cholera.
答案 D
2.Match the main idea with each paragraph.
(1)Para.1 A.There were two theories about cholera.
(2)Para.2 B.Cholera showed us a way to do research into diseases.
(3)Para.3 C.Snow told people to drink clean water.
(4)Para.4 D.Cholera was a deadly disease.
(5)Para.5 E.Snow collected evidence.
答案 (1)~(5) DAECB
Ⅱ.Read the passage carefully and choose the best answers.
1.The best way to defeat a disease,John Snow thought,was to find _______