UNIT 1英语阅读1 Ten Commandment for college Freshmen.ppt

Practice A. Determine the meaning of each italicized word by identifying its part of speech and locating its synonym. 1. New Year’s Day is thought of as a good time to make New Year’s resolutions—the decisions to do better in the year just beginning than you did in the year that just ended. resolutions is a (an)_____. It means _____. noun; decisions 2. Make sure, too, that the cost of your hobby does not go beyond your budget or your estimated income and expense. budget is a (an)_____. It means _____. noun; estimated income and expense 3. Before the crusades, kings had existed, but their role was more or less that of a figurehead, a chief in name only, in the complicated feudal system. figurehead is a (an)_____. It means _____. noun, a chief in name only B. Underline the antonym clue and select correct answer. 1. The Oveges method of teaching made science and mathematics fun instead of a chore. chore means_____. a. attraction b. tiring task c. duty 2. Though he was often shy in social settings, science brought out the showman in him. showman means_____. a. personality attracting public attention b. timid character c. quick temper 3 Although the Greeks were said to be democratic, slaves and women had few rights. democratic means_______. A. respecting people’s rights B. warlike C. peace-loving C. Underline the example clues and write the meaning of the word. 1. I can trace my ancestry through my parents, grandparents, and even to my great grandparents. ancestry means____________________. the family or the race of people that you are descended from 2. An Olympiad is a period of 4 years that begins in a leap year— 1960, 1964, 1968, and so on. a leap year means__________________. one year in every four years when February has 29 days instead of 28 D. Write the meaning of the word 1. The elderly patient used a cane to help her walk. cane is a (an)_____. It means _____. noun; a stick that people can lean on to help them walk 2. one morning a neighbor awakened Joh