高中進階第八期

Whatisyourfavoriteseason?Whydoyoulikeitsomuch?Haveyougoneonanyautumnoutingsthisyear?Ifso,wherehaveyoubeento?Didyouenjoytheouting(s)?23TheGreatOutdoorsAutumnfliesbyinaflash,sotakeadvantageofthepleasantweatherandbeautifulfallingleaveswiththislistoffunactivities.Goleaf-peeping(窺葉).Getlostinacornmaze.Bakeapumpkinpie.MakeHalloweencostumes.Learntoknit.Jumpinapileofleaves.4harshness

n.嚴酷，惡劣WORDBANKThesunnolongerburnswiththeharshness

ofsummer,butinsteadcasts

goldenrays

togentlywarmtheearth.Leavesofgreentransform

intoanarray

of...It’sasifMotherNatureis

beckoning

ustostopforamomentandenjoyherbeauty.ray

n.光線transform

v.變化，改觀array

n.一系列，一大堆cast

v.投射beckon

v.招手示意5comfy

adj.舒服的，舒適的WORDBANKIfyoufeeltiredfromwalking,sitonacomfy

benchandenjoythelocalentertainment.Perhapsyou’llbeluckyenoughtobesoothed

bythesilkysongoftheerhuorbecomeentranced

bythe

rhythmic

flowingmovementsofagrouppracticingT’aiChi.silky

adj.輕柔的，柔和的entrance

v.使著迷，使狂喜rhythmic

adj.有節(jié)奏的soothe

v.撫慰，使平靜flowing

adj.平滑的，連貫的6outing

n.出外游玩，遠足WORDBANKOnthisautumnouting,acceptMotherNature’sinvitationandunplug

fromvirtualworldssothatyoucanrecharge

yourownbatteries.Letgoof

studystressand...Ifyoudotakeoutyourphone,useitonlytotakeapictureofthesplendor

oftheseason.virtual

adj.虛擬的，模擬的recharge

v.充電letgo(of)

放手，松開unplug

v.拔去電源插頭splendorn.壯麗，華麗71.Rapidurbanizationisoneofthebiggestsocial__________________inhumanhistory.(transform)2.Thecliffslookeddifferent,eroded,andforamoment,Iwas_________.(stunning)3.Harry,Hugo,VirgilandIweregroupedtogetheratthefootofthebridge,listeningtothe_____________soundofwavesslappingagainsttheshore.(soothe)4.Iwasso____________thatIalmostmissedmychancetohopintotheballoon.(entrance)5.Asongcansoundbetterorworse,dependingonhowwellyouestablishthe___________.(rhythmic)Fillintheblankswiththeproperformsofthegivenwords.transformationsstunnedsoothingentrancedVOCABULARYEXERCISESrhythm8TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish.1.人們普遍認為她是該國最優(yōu)秀的作家之一。(regard)2.我們在倫敦只停留一天，所以我們要加以利用，盡量多看點東西。(makethemostof)3.每年夏天，海南島上游人如織。(teem)Sheisgenerallyregardedasoneofthebestwritersinthecountry.Everysummer,HainanIslandteemswithtourists.We’vegotonlyonedayinLondon,solet’smakethemostofitandseeasmanythingsaspossible. VOCABULARYEXERCISES1.Whatisprobablytheauthor’spurposeinwritingthisarticle?A.Toexpressherloveforautumn.B.Toencouragemoreschoolstoorganizeautumnoutings.C.Torecallherchildhoodmemoriesofautumnactivities.D.Tourgestudentstoputdowntheirphonesandenjoyautumn.9OChoosethebestanswer.COMPREHENSION2.Accordingtotheauthor,inautumn,wecanalwaysfind____inShanghai’sparksandgardens.①weepingwillowsandgoldenginkgobilobas②calmlakesreflectingredandgoldtreeleaves③streamswithfishswimmingbackandforth④groupsofagedpeoplepracticingT’aiChiA.①③

B.

②④

C.

①④

D.

②③10COMPREHENSIONOChoosethebestanswer.3.WhichofthefollowingstatementsabouttheauthorisNOTtrue?A.Ofallthefourseasons,shelovesautumnbest.B.SheprefersShanghai’sautumntothatofherhometown.C.Shethinksitisagoodideatogoonoutingsinautumn.D.Sheenjoyswhatherphoneoffersherasmuchasus.11OChoosethebestanswer.COMPREHENSION12Answerthefollowingquestion.COMPREHENSION1.Whydoestheauthorthinksomestudentsmissedthesplendorofautumndespitethefactthattheyhavegoneonautumnoutings?Becausewhentheywereinthegreatoutdoors,theyimmersedthemselvesinvirtualworldsratherthanthebeautifulsurroundings.13Answerthefollowingquestion.COMPREHENSION2.Accordingtotheauthor,whatdidCanadiansusuallydoinautumnwhenshewasagirl?Theytooklongwalks,gazedatcalmlakewatersandenjoyedeverylastminuteofdaylight.Thereyoucanwanderpathsthat...,oryoucanhaveawalkalong...Ifyoufeeltiredfromwalking,...14WRITINGTIP?英語中的一些表述習慣與中文不同。比如上面高亮的三處，如果翻譯成中文，都可以寫成“走”（你可以走在……間的小路上，也可以走在漂亮的石拱橋上……，走累了，你可以……），句子也不會顯得累贅、拗口。但相對而言，英語中就會很忌諱在一個段落里重復使用同一個詞或詞組。試想如果將上面這個句子中高亮的三處都換成walk（Thereyoucanwalkonpathsthat...,oryoucanwalkalong...Ifyoufeeltiredfromwalking,...），讀起來是不是就會略顯枯燥，語言也就不那么細膩了呢？15YOURTURNI.Herearesomemoresynonymsfor“walk.”Findthedifferencesbetweeneachotherandtrytousetheminyourwriting.1.bounce2.hobble3.march4.pace5.ramble6.stride7.tiptoe8.swagger9.shufflewalkenergeticallywalkunsteadilyorwithdifficultywalkrhythmicallywalknervously,especiallybackandforthwalkaimlesslywalkpurposefully,withlongstepswalkcarefullyonthetoeswalkwithaggressiveself-confidencewalkwithoutliftingone’sfeet16YOURTURNII.Workingroupsandfindouthowtosaythesedifferentkindsof“說”inEnglish.1.小聲說2.洋洋得意地說3.以低沉的音調(diào)說4.忿忿不平地說5.含沙射影地說6.口齒不清地說7.慢聲慢氣地說8.勉強說出9.上氣不接下氣地說whispercrowdronegrowlinsinuatemumbledrawlcoughuppan