外研社选修8Module4-Reading Practice

Module4WhichEnglish?Pre-reading1.DoyouthinkEnglishisacolourfullanguage?Why?2.Whatdothefollowingexpressionsmean?Anddecidewhichofthemareidioms,advertisingslogans,metaphoricalexpressions,proberbsorsayings?1.Jackwasinvitedtotheparty,butheputonairswithoutattendingit.2.Sheputonairsaftermarryingamillionnaire.3.Sinceneitherofuscanaffordtotreattheother,let'sgoDutch.4.MightItroubleyoutogivemealifttothestation?5.Manyfamilieshaveaskeletoninthecloset.6.Let'sgetabiteinthecafeteria.Idioms指不可或不愿外扬的家丑去吃点东西装腔作势，摆架子AppleThinkdifferent苹果电脑：不同凡响IBMNobusinesstoosmall,noproblemtoobig.IBM:没有不做的小生意，没有解决不了的大问题。DeBeersAdiamondisforever.戴比尔斯钻石：钻石恒久远，一颗永流传。AdvertisingslogansMarywastheappleofhermother’seyes.Theexamisapieceofcake.Metaphoricalexpressions:Abirdinhandisworthtwointhebush.双鸟在林不如一鸟在手。Anhourinthemorningisworthtwointheevening.一日之计在于晨。Afterastormcomesacalm.否极泰来。Proverbs/SayingsReadingColourfulEnglish1.ReadthepassageanddecidewhichsentencesareNOTtopicsentence.a.Englishhasahugenumberofcolourfulandexpressionswhichmaybedifficulttounderstand.b.IdiomsarepicturesqueorabsurdexpresssionsconveyingaconceptwhichisdifferentfromtheliteralmeaningandhavebeencommoninEnglishformanyyears.c.Butsomeidiomsareverynewandyou’llneedtoclarifywhattheymean.d.Manyexpressionsareadvertisingslogans.1.C2.B3.D4.A5.C1.Somecolorfulexpressionsmaybedifficulttounderstandbecause________________________________2.Notallidiomshavebeencommonforyears,__________________________________________________3.THEIRONCURTAINisanexpressionwhich_____________________4.SomesayingslikeLOVEMAKESTHEWORLDGOAROUND______________________________________5.ThetitleofthepassageColorfulEnglishsuggestsdifferenttypesofexpressionswhich______________________________________________________.helptomakethelanguagemoreinterestingbecausetheyhaveculturalassociationswhichalistenerfromanotherculturedoesn'tknowbecausepeopleareconstantlyinventingnewonesaboutnewstiuationsusesmetaphortoachieveitseffecthavebeenmodernisedtofitthechangingworldCompletethefollowingsentences1.英语中有大量绚烂而华丽但可能很难懂的表达。Englishhasahugenumberof_____________expressionswhichmaybedifficult____________.2.困难之处就在于弄清哪些是明确的含义，哪些是其比喻义，为什么它们跟某个现实生活的情形是相关的。Thedilemmais_________whichareexplicit，whicharefigurativeandwhythey_____________aneverydaysituation.3.习语是一种生动而不合常理的表达，它们传达与其字面意思不同的概念，并且很多年在英语中很常见。Idiomsarepicturesqueorabsurdexpressions_________aconceptwhichisdifferentfromthe________________andhavebeencommoninEnglishformanyyears.colourful&splendidtounderstandarerelevanttotoknowconveyingliteralmeaning4.它是商店售货员对一位顾客询问的回答，那位顾客当时正在从钱包里选择信用卡，并问售货员他们的商店是否能刷美国运通卡。It’stheshopassistant’s_________acustomerwho________acreditcardfromhiswalletandasks_________theshopacceptsAmericanExpress.5.“Agebeforebeauty”用在当你邀请别人在你前面穿过门口的时候。Agebeforebeautyisusedwhen_________anotherpersonto_____________adoorbeforeyou.replytoselectsifinvitinggothroughPhrases:1.文化联系2.与…相关3.与…不同4.开始做某事5.要求6.有…趋势7.感到笨手笨脚8.感到沮丧9.广告口号10.回答；回复1.culturalassociations2.berelevantto3.bedifferentfrom4.getdownto5.askfor6.haveatendencytodo7.feelclumsy8.feeldepressed9.advertisingslogans10.replyto11.使…沮丧12.邀请某人做某事13.穿过；通过14.适应15.入乡随俗16.和…做生意；进行贸易11.letsbdown12.invitesbtodo13.gothrough14.adaptto15.doastheRomansdo16.tradewith1.Thus,totalkturkeymeanstogetdowntobusiness.getdownto:开始认真做某事getdown:下来难道你不认为应该是你开始做实验的时候吗？Don’tyouthinkit’shightimethatyoushouldgetdowntodoingtheexperiment?我们开始工作吧。Let’sgetdowntoourwork.那只猫爬上了那棵树的顶端后，不敢下来。Thecatclimbedtothetopofthetreeandthenbecameafraidtogetdown.getthrough通过；完成；接通电话getaround/round消息传开getawayfrom摆脱getover克服；摆脱（某种情绪）geton/alongwith进展；与…相处Heusedtobeafraidofheightsbuthehas__________thatnow.Thestoryhas___________---everybodyknowsaboutit.Nowhewasdead,andIcouldnot____________mysadness.Withaidacrosstheworld,thebraveHaitianpeoplearesureto___________theproblemscausedbythemassearthquake.Afterthat,heknewhecould_________anyagencybydoingwhathecouldtothebestofhisability.gotovergotroundgetawayfromgetovergetthrough2.Agebeforebeautyisusedwheninvitinganotherpersontogothroughadoorbeforeyou.gothrough通过；穿过；经历goagainst违背；违反goaround/round传开godown（价格，温度等）下降，下跌goby过去，经过gowith和…交朋友；相配gowithout不吃，不用，没…也能勉强过goover仔细检查;复习goinfor爱好，对…有兴趣1.Butifyou_________natureanddothingsatthewrongtimeofyear,youwillhavetodomoreworkandtheresultswillnotbesogood.2.Newsoftheplanecrash__________likewildlife.3.Hedoesn’t_________competitivesports.4.Togetabettergrade,youshould________thenotesagainbeforethetest.5.Lastnight,Ihadagoodtimeattheparty.Infact,Ihadsuchfunthattimeseemedto__________soquickly.6.Thepricehas__________againby10%.goagainstwentaroundgoinforgoovergobygonedown