高三外语课外阅读系列（五

1、 高三外语课外阅读系列（五）高三外语课外阅读系列（五） By Lotus SnowLearning objectives:1.To improve the reading ability of students;2.To increase students vocabulary;3.To broaden students knowledge.Notes: 1. drop a bomb 扔下一颗炸弹，引申为公布了令人震惊的重磅消息。 2. affinity fnt 姻亲关系 3. be destined to do注定做某事 4. legend led()nd 传奇 5. push the en

2、velope 机械或其它设备的功用极限，所以该词组引申为“突破，挑战极限”。 Read the following notes and look through the two Pieces of news within 3 minutes.Questions1. 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

3、to be a legend. _2. Guess the meaning of the underlined words in the second piece of news.contestant _ crown _ mentor _ 李亚鹏很快在微博上发表声明，他想要的是一个家庭，李亚鹏很快在微博上发表声明，他想要的是一个家庭，而王菲却注定是一个传奇。而王菲却注定是一个传奇。竞争者；选手竞争者；选手王冠王冠导师导师The young contestant pushed theenvelope on the evening of Oct 7and earned himself the cr

4、own of the second season of The Voice of China. 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:1.horrified 惊骇的惊骇的2.reveal 透露透露3.grumble发牢骚发牢骚4.jiggling 轻摇轻摇5

5、.tab 插销插销6.choir 合唱队合唱队7.yell 大喊，大叫大喊，大叫8. in truth 事实上事实上9. sweaty 出汗的出汗的 10. thrashing 翻来覆去翻来覆去11. oddly 古怪地；其妙地古怪地；其妙地12. flutter 飘动飘动13. owl 猫头鹰猫头鹰14. rustling 叶子的瑟瑟声叶子的瑟瑟声15.breeze微风微风16. chorus 合唱团合唱团17. rumble 发出隆隆声发出隆隆声AQuestions: 1. 作者用词十分考究，仅表达“说”或相近意思就用了至少8个词：_、_、_、_、_、_、_、_、并且形容外界的声音时用到了

6、动词_、_、_、和_以及名词_、_。2. Translate the following two sentences:(1) “Just give it one night,” I tell them._(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?

7、 ask，warn，grumble，complain，yell，tell，say， speakshout， rumble by rustle howlchoirs chorus就试一个晚上 give it a try/ a go/ a shot for one night没有空调，屋子里出奇得平静，夜晚的声音似乎近在咫尺。没有空调，屋子里出奇得平静，夜晚的声音似乎近在咫尺。 to lower their electric bill. B篇 Read the passage within 5 minutes and answer the following questions.Questions

8、:1.Why did Harry miss meeting his girlfriend at the station?_2. Translate the underlined sentence in the last paragraph but one._3. Where has the girl been working in the last three years?_ In her telegram, May meant “bus station”, not “railroad station”. 然后她伸手搂住他的脖子，真的哭了起来。然后她伸手搂住他的脖子，真的哭了起来。 He ha

9、s been working right in the office of the stationmaster.Part3 Enjoy the video named BBC Wild China .BBC Wild China is a documentary 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.

10、Today we will enjoy a part of the first episode Splendid Southern China. Watch the video carefully paying attention tothe English captions(英文字幕英文字幕). 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? mo