大学英语精读B1U7TheSampler

1、U 7 The Sampler What do you know about Christmas?Date: Dec. 25thOrigin: to celebrate Jesus birthSanta Claus: bring gifts to children on Christmas Eve As is known to all, supermarkets often provide free samples, what do you think of it?For freeBeautiful/ cute attendantHave a taste before your purchas

2、e以后走哪都带着这个牌子，到哪往那一摆，吃一会，很硬气！ Have you tried to help those who are poor and needy? How can we offer help to others without hurting their dignity?Donation, charitySympathy v.s. empathy 同情 v.s. 移情Content New Words & Expressions1Passage Analysis2Exercises3New words & expressions1. Author 空知猩猩2.

3、Intention n.意图；目的 have no/every intention of doing sth 不打算/打算e.g. Good intentions are ill received.3. Sample n.样品 samples of blood v.取样；尝试 sample food or drink Sampler n. 品尝者4. Select v. 选择 Selections n. Darwins principles of natural selection 物竞天择e.g. We have over 30 beautiful designs to select fro

4、m.5. Advantage disadvantage take advantage of. 利用e.g. He took advantage of the good weather to do some gardening.6. Privilege n. 特权e.g. It must be a privilege to know such a man. 荣幸7. Suspect v.怀疑；猜想 n.嫌疑犯 prime suspecte.g. The police suspected him of robbery / to be a robber. Suspicion n.e.g. His c

5、onduct roused the suspicion of the police. Suspicious adj.可疑的 be suspicious of心机次哇次摸洗拖次8. The elderly v.s. the old 年长的/老人9. Occasionally adv.偶尔；间或e.g. Theres no harm in your staying up late occasionally. Occasional adj.10. Heavy adj.不易消化的 白胖纸11. Evident adj. 明显的，明白的e.g. It was evident that she had o

6、nce been a beauty.12. Yours sincerely谨启 He is sincere and easy to get along with.13. Eventually adv. 终于，最终 His dreams have eventually come true.14. Positive negativee.g. Be positive about your future and get on with living a normal life. Always look on the bright side of life.15. Cheat n.舞弊e.g. Chea

7、ts will be disqualified. 舞弊者将被取消资格。16. Prosperous adj.繁荣的；兴旺的 Prosperity n. e.g. a prosperous familye.g. a new era of peace and prosperity.17. Its a pity that遗憾的是e.g. The little girl looked so pitiful; I hadnt the heart to refuse.18. Benevolence n. 仁 (孔子Confucius)e.g. in a burst of benevolence 突然动了恻

8、隐之心 Benevolent adj.仁慈的；慈善的e.g. He was a benevolent old man, he wouldnt hurt a fly.19. Sting v./n. 刺，叮 Its said that the mosquito sting will help people lose weight.20. Dignity n. 尊严e.g. We have to recur to arms for guarding our national dignity.21. Appearance of出现、表象e.g. At the appearance of the ene

9、my, we attacked. e.g. In appearance, he and his father are very alike. 22. Worn adj. 破烂的 an old pair of worn jeans Be worn out疲惫不堪的；破旧不堪的23. Unsay, undo What is done can not be undone. 覆水难收，木已成舟24. Tactless adj. 不机智的e.g. It was tactless of you to comment on his hair! 缺心眼25. Break off 突然停止，暂停e.g. We

10、may break off relations with that country.26. Come down落魄，失势e.g. He had come down to begging when his father found him.27. Out of place 不合适的；不相称的 Out of sight, out of mind. 眼不见心不烦，日久情疏28. Mistake for 错认为e.g. He always mistakes the twins.29. Long for freedom 渴望自由Passage AnalysisPartParaMain Idea11-3S

11、ome people took advantage of free sampling.24-9An example: the description of how the old man sampled the pudding.310-15 Climax: I wanted to help the old man but that hurt his dignity and I was embarrassed too.1.The narrator often wonders _. A) why there are so many people during the Christmas seaso

12、n B) why most people look prosperous C) whether people will sample puddings when they have no intention to buy any D) whether people can sample puddings before they make purchaseKEY 2. The shop girl is very _ to the old man when he turns up in the store. A) friendly B) cold C) indifferent D) cruelKE

13、Y 3. The old man feels _ when the narrator offers to buy him some puddings. A) shocked B) happy C) puzzled D) botheredKEY 4.The old man has _ in his worn little black pocketbook. A) some dollars B) coins C) a check D) nothingKEY 5.The story may take place in _. A) the United States B) Germany C) Fra

14、nce D) BritainKEY 1. lay out 陈列e.g. The new books are laid out neatly on the table.2. to ones taste合某人的口味；合胃口 beancurd jelly 豆腐花 Coriander芫荽3. Have no intention of doing sth 无意做某事e.g. we really have no intention of doing whatever is being suggested.4. take advantage of this privilege 利用这个特权 e.g. The

15、 old man took advantage of the good weather to do some gardening.5. It was indeed the case 事实确实如此6. I suspect我怀疑e.g. I suspect he is a thief.7. Whats more此外 ; 更重要的是 In addition, /Moreover,e.g. Whats more, the price is fairly reasonable.8. As if/though 好像 事实或极有可能发生的事，as if从句用陈述语气e.g. It sounds as if

16、it is raining. 不真实或极少发生的事，as if从句用虚拟语气e.g. I can remember our wedding as if it were yesterday. Yesterday once more9. Afford (to do) sthe.g. I live for the day when I can afford to buy a car.10. Be neatly dressed 穿戴整洁穿戴整洁11. break off 停顿；中断e.g. He broke off in the middle of a sentence.12. A large tor

17、n handkerchief 破旧的大手帕13. occasionally: from time to time 偶尔e.g. Myra visited her mother occasionally.14. eventually: finallye.g. His dreams have eventually come true.15. I am positive that 我确信Positive energy 正能量e.g. Can you be positive about what you heard?e.g. “+” is the positive sign.16. come down

18、 in the world 落泊；潦倒；失事 e.g. Poor old George has come down in the world since his business failed.17. out of place 不适当的；不相称的e.g. It was out of place for Lucy to make that remark.18. In a burst of benevolence 突然动了恻隐之心 burst into tears/ laughter/ song19. Blood rushed into his winkled face 他那张布满皱纹的脸顿时涨得

19、通红20. Considering 考虑到；鉴于e.g. He writes a beautiful hand considering his age.21. Consider doing sth考虑做某事Consider sb/sth to be sth 认为;看待e.g. I had always considered myself a strong, competent woman 22. mistake (sth. or sb.) for 把错认为e.g. People are always mistaking him for his twin brother.23. Pack up

20、this one. I will take it with me 打包，带走e.g. Lets pack up and get ready to start at once.24. Pull out a worn little black pocketbook掏出一只破旧的黑色小皮夹子25. To save his “honor” 为了保住“面子”e.g. It is the worst thing for a Chinese to lose face.26. Be forced into a purchase 被迫购买被迫购买 Force sb to doe.g. Did you join

21、up or were you forced into the army? 27. long (for): 渴望e.g. In winter times, how we longed for spring.e.g. I long for a timely reply from you.28. Unsay my tactless words收回我那些不得体的话29. The kindest thing I could do now would be to walk away 唯有走开才是最积德的事【非主流技能get】打错招呼会错意时如何化解尴尬。Exercises e f g c j a b I

22、d h 1) dignity 2) eventually 3) intentions 4) in a row 5) pulled out 6) selected 7) to your taste 8) elderly 9) privileges 10) sampled 11) cheating 12) take advantage of 13) worn 14) suspected 15）and whats moreMatchstick version of HogwartsThe smallest carThe highest card buildingThe biggest shoeSpi

23、n of 25 basketballsThe biggest mapleleaf 1) was positive that she was able to do the job although his co-owner considered her to be inadequate for it. 2) it was evident that it would soon rain. 3) long for a chance to return to their homeland for a visit. 4) the salesman really took advantage of her

24、 ignorance. 5) mistake her for her mother on the phone. 6) going to a disco occasionally, but not so often that it becomes a bore.-less 表示 “ 没有” “不”-ful 表示充满的 1) useless 2) careless 3) colorful 4) jobless 5) hopeful 6) endless 7) pitiful 8) powerful-er, -or, -ar 表示人 1) sampler 2) beginner 3) liar 4)

25、 shoppers 5) beggars 6) actor 7) sailors 8) translators 1) evidence 2) Evidently 3) evident 4) evident 1) kind 2) kindly 3) Kindness 4) kindly 1) eagerly 2) eager 3) eagerness 4) eager 1) sincere 2) sincerely 3) sincerity 4) sincere 1) occasional 2) occasionally 3) occasion 4) occasionally 1) allowe

26、d/ permitted 2) allowed/ permitted 3) were allowed 4) allow/ permit 5) allow/ let 6) let 1) He talks/talked about Florida as if he had been there. 2) He looks/looked as if he had never had a decent meal. 3) She talks as if she knew where they are. 4) He behaves as if he owned the place. 5) He orders

27、 me about as if he were my boss. 1) He looks as if he is putting on weight. 2) It feels as if it is made of cotton. 3) They sound as if they come from New York. 4) They look as if they know each other. 5) It smells as if it is fresh. 6) They taste as if they are homemade. 7) He looks as if he is hun

28、gry. 8) It sounds as if it is African. 1) No, he went somewhere else. 2) No, he is going to make something else. 3) No, he is going to watch something else. 4) No, she wore something else. 5) No, it was someone else who brought it to her. 6) No, it is going somewhere else. 7) No, someone else is goi

29、ng to Indiana. / No, hes going somewhere else. 8) No, she told the story to someone else. 1)at the time 2)whispered 3)extra 4)out of 5)turned in 6)honesty 7)cheating 8)Later on 9)Even though 10)favor 1) elderly 2) worn 3) evident 4) laid out 5) sampled 6) intention 7) out of place 8) prosperous 9) c

30、ome down 10) counted out 1) when 2) in 3)deep 4)for 5)of 6)must 7)so 8)went 9)kindly 10)come 11)drink 12)offer 13)bar 14)a 15)to 16)havent 17)catch 18）ask 19）answered1. 买得起 afford (to do) sth; 极想要 long for2. 忙于 be busy doing, occupy oneself with doing; 偶尔 occasionally; 停下来 break off3. 富人家 a rich/prosperous family; 家道中落 come down in the world4. 利用 take advantage of; 欺骗 cheat5. 赏光 do sb. a favor by doing6. 看外表 considering ones appearance, in appearance7. 肯定 undoubtedly; 打算 have the intention of doing我猜 I suspect8. 我怀疑 I suspect; 质量监控 quality co