高中英语核心词汇讲解（三）

（接上期）41．board n．木板,甲板,董事会vi．登（飞机、车、船等）;用木板盖;供膳,供膳宿 Please board the plane immdeiately．请立刻上飞机。All the windows were boarded up．所有窗户都用木板遮住了。     

（三）四级考试完形填空技巧练习

It is hard to 1 the blue whale, the ocean＇s largest creature, 2 has almost been killed off by commercial whaling and is now listed as an endangered 3 Attaching radio devices 4 it is difficult, and visual sightings are too unreliable to give real 5 into its behavior.     

NMET Model Test For Senior Three（三）

第一卷(三部分,共115分)第一部分:听力(共两节,满分30分)第一节(共5小题;每小题1.5分,满分7.5分)听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项,并标在试卷的相应位置。1.Where are they most possibly?A.At the post office.B.At the bookstore.C.At the bank.2.What’s the man doing?A.Borrowing a book.B.Buying a book.C.Reading a book.3.Where are they?A.At a restaurant.B.In a museum.C.In a zoo.4.What is the total cost for them?A.100 yuan.B.50 yuan.C.150 yuan.5.Where is M…     

寓言（英文）

正The Duck and the Crane The Crane(鹤)invited theDuck to tea."So nice of youto ask me to come,"said the Duckto the Crane."No one invites me anywhere.""Entirely my pleasure,"said the Crane to the Duck,passing him a sugar bowl."Do you takesugar in your tea?""Yes,thank you,"said theDuck.He dumped(倒)half the into his cup,while spilling(撒出)the other half onthe floor.     

Mumbai （India）

An island connected by bridges to the mainland, Mumbai is the industrial hub of everything from textiles to petrochemicals, and responsible for half of india＇s foreign trade. But while it aspires to be another Singapore, it＇s also a magnet for the rural poor. It＇s these new migrants who are continually re- shaping the city,making sure Mumbai keeps one foot in its hinterland and the other in the global marketplace.     

气候变化（英文）

正【阅读难度:】外籍专家解读各行各业你不知道的那些事儿。Pre-reading task1.What are the effects of global warming?2.What do climate analysts feel about the recent changes in the environment?Now,read the article and see if your answers are correct.     

Snowflakes（雪花）

Snowflakes are very beautiful. They look like stars, flowers, or crystals. People like them very much because they stand for beauty and purity.When it snows I often stand by the window, watching snowflakes floating with the gentle wind in the air. How happy I would be if I was one of the snowflakes, dancing happily with others in the air!     

悠闲英语（四十八）

In Groups——物以类聚 Yesterday, I took my mountain bike1 to the trails2. When I was passing by a pond, I saw a few Canada geese3 cruising on the water. Spring has come, and the geese are back from south and will soon be on their way farther north. The sight of the geese reminded me of a story our kindergarten teacher told us when we were very little. She said that men hunted wild geese for food and the geese didn＇t like them. So, the leader goose taught other geese to fly in the formation of ＂人＂ to remind everyone to keep away from men because they were the worst enemy of geese. Many years later, when I came to the United States, I saw geese fly in the same formation as they fly in the skies of China, and I was puzzled;     

爱（1）

Narlrator： Once upon a time, there was an island where ali the feelings lived： Richness, Vanity, Sadness, Knowledge, and all of the others including Love.     

Hungry Scientists （1）

Four scientists get together for dinner. Their first names are Max, Charles, Fred, and Susan. Four place cards on the table show only their last names： Osmium, Tissue, Infinity, and Radian. Can you match the first and last names of each of the scientists from the clues below？     

American Idioms （14）

down to the wire Running out of time, nearing a deadline. John is down to the wire on his project. （He is nearing the deadline for completion of his project.）     

Toronto （Canada）

Toronto is a big, beautiful and efficient city, one that has emerged from relative obscurity （不引人注目） over the past half century to become the center of culture, commerce and communications in Canada.     

American Idioms （19）

flea market
A place where antiques second-hand things, and cheap Articles are sold, and especially one in the open air.
The local antique dealers held a flea market and fair on the high-school athletic field.
（The local antique dealers set up an open-air market on the high-school field for the sale of antiques and other items.）     

奥运会徽的含义（一）

Barcelona 1992 Emblem巴塞罗那的艺术光芒照亮五环 The official emblem,designed by Josep Maria Trias from Barcelona, depicted a dynamic human figure in a stance that suggested someone jumping an of the five simple, obstacle （ which consisted Olympic rings ） and the gestual lines reduced the characterisation of the figure to the head （ in the blue of the Mediterranean ）, the arms （ the yellow of the sun and wide open in sign of hospitality ） and the legs （a vivid red ）.     

悠闲英语（五十）

Win-Win
I read a student＇s essay the other day, in which the author gave a few very valuable tips on how to conduct a successful negotiation. He emphasized that not only do we need to advance our own interest but we also should be mindful that the people we are negotiating with have to benefit from the same deal that both sides are working on.     

American Idioms （12）

cry wolf
To give a false alarm; warn of a danger that you know is not there. The general said lhe congressman was just crying wollwhen he said that the army was too weak to fight.for the country. （Tile general said that the congressman＇s warning of the army＇s weakness were false and made up to fi＇ighten people so they would vote for him.）     

American Idioms （7）

Cart before the horse
Things in wrong order： something backwards or mixed up. To get married.first and then get a.job is getting the cart before the horse. （You should get a job first before th inking of marriage.）     

Hungry Scientists（3）

Each scientist comes from a different country and orders something different for dinner. Match the scientists, countries. and meals using the clues below. （1） The Canadian orders fish. （2） The German and Susan are former schoolmates. （3） Neither Fred nor the Spanish scientist eats chicken.     

悠闲英语（五十八）

Last time we talked about English expressions with paired words associated to our body parts, such as ＂head to head,＂ ＂mouth to mouth,＂ ＂toe to toe＂ .... Today, we＇ll follow up with a piece to explore further the richness of the ＂body language＂ in our daily English speech. In English, the expression ＂body language＂ means the gestures people make to indicate their intentions or feelings without speaking a word. For instance,     

悠闲英语（五十六）

Actually, what I mean by eating is not the food we eat but the way in which we eat. Yes, you guessed it-we are going to talk about ＂table manners＂ Eating in a restaurant is a very enjoyable experience when you know what to expect and what you are expected of as a guest. In western culture, dinner is the most important meal of the day, so we＇ll talk about having dinner in a restaurant in America.