AWiseWoman’sMagicTeachingaimsGuessthemeaningofnewwords,summarizetheword-guessingskills,andapplythemintoreadingcomprehension.Learnanimportantlessonfromthepassage.Holdapositiveattitudetowardslife.Fastreading

Makeasummaryofthestory.Tips:①Beforethethreebrothersmettheoldwoman,weretheyhappyorunhappy?Andwhy?②Aftertheymettheoldwoman,whathappenedtotheirlife?③Ayearlater,weretheystillhappy?Andwhy?④Didtheybecomehappyagainatlast?Andwhy?

1.Eachonehankeredfor

somethingelse,andwouldpine（感到痛苦）forit.(Para2.)A.lookforB.payforC.waitforD.desirestrongly2.Astheywerekindandcompassionate,thebrothersofferedtocarrythesack（麻袋）forhertoherhome.(Para3.)A.criticalB.cruel-heartedC.merciful,tender-heartedD.uncaring

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3.Ifthesethingswillgiveyouhappiness,youdeservethemforhelpingapoorhelplesspersonlikeme.(Para7.)useB.abandonC.wasteD.shouldgetsth.4.Timothy,whohadbuiltadecent（美麗的）housenexttohisfarmland,founditburdensometoplough（耕種）thefieldsandsowseeds.(Para9.)A.relaxedB.comfortableC.troublesomeD.light-hearted√√Guessthemeaningofthewords5.See,wheneachofyoumadehiswishanditwasgranted,youwerehappy.(Para12.)unrealizedB.returnedC.realizedD.discovered6.Earlier,sinceyouwerehappybutneverreally①contentorsatisfied,boredom（無聊）and②misery

overcame（擊敗，打垮）youandyoubecamesadagain.(Para12.)①A.exhaustedB.boredC.PleasedandsatisfiedD.puzzled②A.pleasureB.disappointmentC.afeelingofintenseunhappinessD.delight

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somethingelse,andwouldpineforit.(Para1.)2.Astheywerekindandcompassionate,thebrothersofferedtocarrythesackforhertoherhome.(Para3.)3.Ifthesethingswillgiveyouhappiness,youdeservethemforhelpingapoorhelplesspersonlikeme.(Para7.)4.Timothy,whohadbuiltadecenthousenexttohisfarmland,founditburdensometoploughthefieldsandsowseeds.(Para9.)5.See,wheneachofyoumadehiswishanditwasgranted,youwerehappy.(Para12.)6.Earlier,sinceyouwerehappybutneverreally①contentorsatisfied,boredomand②misery

overcameyouandyoubecamesadagain.(Para12.)contextsynonymcauseandeffectroot/contextcontextsynonymWord-guessingskillsTip1.Context(discoursethatsurroundsalanguageunit)Tip2.Synonyms(wordswhichhavesimilarmeaning)and“and””or”betweenthenewwordsandtheirsynonyms.Tip3.Word–formation(構(gòu)詞):prefix（前綴）,suffix（后綴）,root（詞根）,compoundwords（復(fù)合詞）Word-guessingskillsTip4.Causeandeffect(因果)relationship(because,assince,for,so,thus,therefore,asaresult,so/such…that,etc.)Tip5.Antonyms(opposites)and“although”,”but”,”while”,”however”,”otherwise”,etc.toshowtheoppositerelationbetweenthewords.Tip6.Lifeexperienceorcommonsense(常識(shí)）

(geography,customs,religion,etc.)Challengeyourself!IampeterHodes,avolunteerstemcellcourier.SinceMarch2012,I‘vedone89tripsofthose,51havebeenabroad,Ihave42hourstocarrystemcells(干細(xì)胞)inmylittleboxbecauseI’vegottwoicepacksandthat‘showlongtheylast.Inall,fromthetimethestemcellsareharvestedfromadonor(捐獻(xiàn)者)tothetimetheycanbeimplanted(移植)inthepatient,we’vegot72hoursatmost.SoIamalwaysconscious(注意，留神)oftime.（2016全國(guó)新課標(biāo)卷Ⅰ）Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedword“courier”?AproviderBdeliverymanCcollectorDmedicaldoctor√contextChallengeyourself!2.GraywolvesoncewereseenhereandthereintheYellowstoneareaandmuchofthecontinentalUnitedStates,buttheyweregraduallydisplacedbyhumandevelopment.Bythe1920s,wolveshadpracticallydisappearedfromtheYellowstonearea.TheywentfarthernorthintothedeepforestsofCanada,wheretherewerefewerhumansaround.（2017全國(guó)新課標(biāo)卷Ⅲ）Whatdoestheunderlinedword“displaced”mean?A.Tested.B.Separated.C.Forcedout.D.Trackeddown.√contextChallengeyourself!3.Carrentals（出租）arebecomingmoreandmorepopularasaninexpensivewayoftakingtotheroads.Businesspeople,foreignersandfamiliesalikearemakinggooduseofthegrowingindustry.（2016年上海高考題）Whatdoes“inexpensive”mean?A.convenientB.inconvenientC.cheapD.fashionable√Word-formationChallengeyourself!4.Whensomekindofpainkiller

(止痛藥)wasbroughtoutrecently,researchersfoundthatthecolorsturnedthecustomersoff

becausetheymadetheproductlookweakandineffective（無效的).Theunderlinedpart"thecolorsturnedthecustomersoff"meansthatthecolors_______A.Attractedthecustomersstrongly

B.HadweakeffectsonthecustomersC.Trickedthecustomersintoshopping

D.Causedthecustomerstoloseinterest√causeandeffect

Challengeyourself!5.YoungHooverdied.Overathousandpeopleattendedhisfuneral.6.Ifeelthatsinceyouaremysuperior

(上司),itwouldbepresumptuousofmetotellyouwhattodo.A.fullofrespect

B.rudeandtooconfidentC.lackinginexperience

D.tooshyandquiet葬禮√commonsenseWecanlearnfromthepassagethat_____A.Aman’sgreedknowsnolimits.B.Godhelpthosewhohelpthemselves.C.Happinessliesinconte