英语选修6Module_5课件_Reading_practice.ppt

Dry sand absorb water. 干沙吸水 Buffers absorbed most of the shock. 缓冲器大大减少震动。 Clever children absorb new knowledge easily. 聪明的孩子容易接受新知识。 词组： be absorbed in 专注于 The students were completely absorbed in their reading. 学生们专心致志地读书。 4. When life ends, DNA breaks down and does not repair itself. 【考点】 break down此处意为“分解”。另外，break down还可意为“（机器或车辆等）出故障；（谈判等）失败；(身体等)垮掉”。 break down (a) （因机械、电力等故障）停止运转, 失灵, 失效: The telephone system has broken down. 电话系统失灵了。 We (ie Our car) broke down on the motorway. 我们（的汽车）在高速公路上抛锚了。 (b) 失败; 崩溃; 瓦解; 垮: Negotiations between the two sides have broken down. 双方谈判已经破裂。 If law and order break down, anarchy will result. 法治一垮, 就会出现无政府状态。 (c)（指某人健康状况）变得恶劣; 垮: Her health broke down under the pressure of work. 工作的压力把她的身体弄垮了。 (d) lose control of one’s feelings 感情失去控制: He broke down and wept when he heard the news. 他听到这个消息时不禁痛哭起来。 【考例】 —How about your journey to Mount Emei? —Everything was wonderful except that our car ___ twice on the way. (四川2009) slowed down B. broke down C. got down D. put down 【点拨】 选B。答语句意：一切都很好除了我们的汽车在途中抛锚了两次。break down（机器或车辆等）出故障，符合题意。slow down 慢下来；get down记下，写下；put down 放下，记下，均不符合题意。 随堂练习 根据汉语提示完成下列句子，每空一词。 The flood-stricken area needs _______________ (大量供应) drinking water. 2. He described the events of that day ____________（按先后次序）. 3. He works hard and makes great achievements ____________ （在压力下）. a large supply of in sequence under pressure 4. He ______________（记录下） their arguments and reported to the teacher. 5. The main reasons why the machine broke down are ____________（如下）. 6. Please _________ (删除) the unimportant details and limit the article to 500 words. made notes of as follows cut out Work in pairs. Read the short passage below and discuss your answer to the question. Jurassic park is a Hollywood film about living dinosaurs which have been cloned from dinosaur DNA found i