第五讲

Reading comprehension

一、 Revision Review reading comprehension strategies • Main Idea and Details          识别主旨大意与细节• Using Context Clues              运用上下文线索推断生词词义•  Drawing Conclusions            推断结论 •  Making Generalizations       归纳• Point of View                          理解作者的写作角度• Author’s Purpose                   理解作者的写作意图 • ….

二、 Reading ---A

• 46. According to the passage, we can ___ to help reduce climate change effect. •Underline the key sentence

—switch off any air conditioning, heating and lights will help reduce climate change effect.• --- 由划线的蓝色字体可推出正确答案为— save

electricity

47. we should check the gifts and foods before buying because ___ .

• Some gifts and foods available in some countries can be made from endangered plants or animals. Check before you buy, … avoid animal and plant gifts. --- 答案为： because they may be made from endangered animals or plants.

48. We can infer from the passage that ___. •答案为 Not everyone can tell an illegal souvenir. •49. The passage is mainly about ___.

---People living in the UK take quite a few holidays abroad and in this country each year. …. While on holiday ….• --- 答案为 it is mainly about holiday– greener

choices for holiday

三、 Reading –B Read on your own , and discuss with your partner(s) , underline the key sentence(s)…to find the correct answers.

•50. Armstrong was called Pops because he ___.•Key sentence: Musicians often called him Pops, as a

sign of respect for his influence on the world of music.• 答案为 ： he was a musician of much influence. •…

51. The third paragraph is developed ___.•A. by space B. by examples

C. by time D. by comparison •Key sentences: born in 1901…in his late teens,

Armstrong began to live the life of a musician. …. In 1922,…•答案为： by time

四、 Reading ---C Read on your own•54. Ben was upset one morning because ___.•When Ben delivered milk to my home one morning

…he told me a customer had left without paying the bill, …. So it meant that he had to cover the loss.•答案为： a customer had left without paying the bill •…

五、 Reading—D

•58. The first paragraph mainly tells us that ___.• Throughout history, people have been interested in

knowing how languages first began, …we do know a lot about languages, the languages of today and also the languages of earlier times. There are probably about 3000 languages in the world. •由此可知答案为： knowledge about languages

六、 Homework

•Finish off 61--65