第九章 高级英语Book6.docVIP

高级英语 Book 6 考试题型 I. Match the words and phrases: (Dictionary work ) II. Choose the best: (In Language work on the items with multiple choices and synonyms) III. Paraphrase:15% (Workbook: Paraphrase) IV. Paragraph translation from English into Chinese: V. Sentence translation from Chinese into English VI. Cloze: (Not in the book) VII. Reading comprehension: (Not in the book) Unit One Two Words to Avoid, Two to Remember Arthur Gordon Pre-reading questions What do you think are the two words the author advises the reader to avoid and the two words to remember? Make a guess. The answers to the preceding questions are ‘next time’ and ‘if only’. Which do you think are the words to avoid and which two to remember? Give your reasons for your answer. Dictionary work 1. sightthe capacity to gain an accurate and deep instinctive understanding of a situation洞察力 2. checkered tableclotha tablecloth that has a pattern consisting of alternating squares of different colors. The British spelling of checkered is chequered 3. chew the cudthink reflectively 4. gnomea little old man who lives underground and guards the earth’s treasures土地神; a small ugly person侏儒. 5. melancholysad, gloomy, depressed 6. beratescold or criticize angrily 7. a perverse streakan obstinate quality 8. ruefullyregretfully 9. drag(slang) a boring thing; nuisance 10. immortalitynever-ending life or endless fame Key words and expressions 1.fall throughfail to be successfully completed; come to nothing. E.g. To his disappointment, his plan to do further studies in the university fell through. 2. prospectsomething one expects to happen. E.g. I look forward to the prospect of being a volunteer doing social work in the Great Northwest. 3. eminentfamous and respected within a particular profession. E.g. an eminent doctor 4. invariablenever changing. E.g. The invariable question the mother asked her child after school every day was: “How did everything go today?” 5. perceptivenessunus