1、高三外語課外閱讀系列（五）,By Lotus Snow,Learning objectives: To improve the reading ability of students; To increase students vocabulary; To broaden students knowledge.,Notes: 1. drop a bomb 扔下一顆炸彈，引申為公布了令人震驚的重磅消息。 2. affinity fnt 姻親關(guān)系 3. be destined to do注定做某事 4. legend led()nd 傳奇 5. push the envelope 機(jī)械或其它設(shè)備的

2、功用極限，所以該詞組引申為“突破，挑戰(zhàn)極限”。,Read the following notes and look through the two Pieces of news within 3 minutes.,Questions,1. Translate the underlined sentence in the first piece of news. Li soon released a statement on his weibo page saying that all he wants is a family, but Wong is destined to be a lege

3、nd. _ _ 2. Guess the meaning of the underlined words in the second piece of news. contestant _ crown _ mentor _,李亞鵬很快在微博上發(fā)表聲明，他想要的是一個家庭， 而王菲卻注定是一個傳奇。,競爭者；選手,王冠,導(dǎo)師,The young contestant pushed the envelope on the evening of Oct 7 and earned himself the crown of the second season of The Voice of China.

4、,a song by his mentor A-mei Chang - narrowly beat Zhang Hengyuan from Wang Fengs team.,Part2 Read the following passages within the required time and answer the corresponding questions.,Notes: horrified 驚駭?shù)?reveal 透露 grumble發(fā)牢騷 jiggling 輕搖 tab 插銷 choir 合唱隊(duì) yell 大喊，大叫 8. in truth 事實(shí)上 9. sweaty 出汗的 10

5、. thrashing 翻來覆去,11. oddly 古怪地；其妙地 12. flutter 飄動 13. owl 貓頭鷹 14. rustling 葉子的瑟瑟聲 15.breeze微風(fēng) 16. chorus 合唱團(tuán) 17. rumble 發(fā)出隆隆聲,A,Questions: 作者用詞十分考究，僅表達(dá)“說”或相近意思就用了至少8個詞：_、_、_、_、_、_、_、_、并且形容外界的聲音時用到了動詞_、_、_、和_以及名詞_、_。 2. Translate the following two sentences: (1) “Just give it one night,” I tell them.

6、 _ (2) Without the air conditioner, the house is oddly peaceful, and the nights noises seem close enough to touch. _ 3. Why did the writer decide to turn off the air conditioner according to the passage?,ask，warn，grumble，complain，yell，,tell，say， speak,shout， rumble by rustle,howl,choirs chorus,就試一個晚

7、上 give it a try/ a go/ a shot for one night,沒有空調(diào)，屋子里出奇得平靜，夜晚的聲音似乎近在咫尺。,to lower their electric bill.,B篇,Read the passage within 5 minutes and answer the following questions.,Questions: Why did Harry miss meeting his girlfriend at the station? _ _ 2. Translate the underlined sentence in the last para

8、graph but one. _ 3. Where has the girl been working in the last three years? _,In her telegram, May meant “bus station”, not “railroad station”.,然后她伸手摟住他的脖子，真的哭了起來。,He has been working right in the office of the stationmaster.,Part3 Enjoy the video named BBC Wild China .,BBC Wild China is a document

9、ary series about Chinese wildlife and natural scenery filmed by the Sino-British joint team, some of which have never appeared on the screen. It is divided into 6 episodes. Today we will enjoy a part of the first episode Splendid Southern China.,Watch the video carefully paying attention to the Engl

10、ish captions(英文字幕).,Questions: How many distinct ethnic groups does China have? What is the weather like in the worlds highest mountains and vast desert? When does the partnership between fishermen and birds on the Li River date back to? How long have the Chinese people been cultivating rice?,more than 50 distinc