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Section 4 Developing ideas
Step 1 Skim for Main Idea
The story is mainly about .
A. an appointment of two good friends
B. why the two friends had the appointment
C. a man with a scar on his face
D. a policeman and a man from the west
答案 A
Step 2 Scan for Specific Information
1.Look at the picture and the introduction to O. Henry and fill in the blanks.
①O. Henry was a world⁃famous American short story writer. His stories are best known for their surprise endings.
②The story happened on a cold, dark night in New York.
③The policeman checking the area has a chat with a man with a scar on his face.
2.How many years did they write to each other?
A. About twenty years.
B. About two years.
C. Not more than one year.
D. About eighteen years.
答案 B
3.What does the man think of Jimmy?
A. Reliable and determined.
B. Hard working and patient.
C. Serious and honest.
D. Sincere and warm⁃hearted.
答案 A
Step 3 Study reading
分析下面句子成分
(教材P44)Well, we agreed that night that we would meet here again exactly twenty years from that date and time, no matter what our conditions might be or from what distance we might have to come.
A组 基础词准确填写
1.strike v. 划(火柴)
2.scene n. 场景
3.location n. 地点,位置
4.surroundings n. 周围的事物,环境
5.personality n. 个性,性格
6.atmosphere n. 气氛,氛围,环境
7.scar n. 伤疤
8.drag v. 拖,拉→dragged (过去式)→dragged (过去分词)
9.correspond v. 通信
10.partner n. 伙伴,搭档
11.plain adj. 简单的,朴素的
12.excerpt n. 摘录,节录
13.destiny n. 命运,天命
14.proposition n. 事业,生意
15.ashamed adj. 感到不好意思的,难为情的
B组 派生词精准变形
1.fortune n. 大笔的钱,巨款→fortunate adj. 幸运的→fortunately adv. 幸运地
2.ordinary adj. 普通的,平常的→ordinarily adv. 普通地,平常地
3.dine v. 进餐→dinner n. 晚餐;宴会
4.appointed adj.约定的,指定的→appoint vt. 任命,约定
5.bitterly adv. 痛苦地,愤恨地→bitter adj. 痛苦的
6.unfold v. (卷着的东西)展开,打开→(反义词) fold v.折叠
C组 重点短语双向记
1.be known for 以……闻名
2.ought to 应该,应当
3.hear from sb. 收到某人的来信
4.make a fortune 发财
5.work out 弄懂;计算出;制定出;锻炼;结果
6.turn up (意外地或终于)出现
7.have a chat 聊天
8.go up to 走近
9.get a deep understanding of
深入了解