話題二十五社會熱點問題

第一部分話題詞匯積累

單詞&短語

1.picnicn._________________

2.pioneern.v.

3.plainadj.n.

4.poisonousadj._________________

5.preciseadj._________________

6.predictableadj._________________

7.preferencen._________________

8.prejudicen._________________

9.preparedadj._________________

lO.prescriptionn._________________

11.presentationn._________________

12.previewvt.n.

13.primitiveadj._________________

14.principlen._________________

15.principaln._________________

16.priorityn._________________

17.proceduren._________________

18.adj.塑料制的；可塑的；做作的；虛偽的

19.n.詩人

20.adj.寶貴的；珍貴的；珍稀的；被珍惜的

21.n.政策；方針；原則；為人之道；保險單

22.adj.政治上的；政府的；政權的；政黨的

23.n.政治；權術；政治信仰；政治學

24.n.污染；污染物

25.adj.積極的；正面的；明確的；完全的

26.v.擁有；具備；控制；使言行失常

27.n.職位；郵件v.張貼；郵寄；派駐；發布

28.adj.潛在的；可能的

29.adj.實用的，可實施的；實際的；明智的

30.n.預言；預告；預測

31.adj.主要的；基本的；首要的；初等的

32.n.囚犯；俘虜；為……所困的人

33.adj.私人的；私用的；私營的；私下的

34.n.特權，特殊待遇；榮幸；優惠

35.n.產品；產物；結果；乘積

36.n.生產；制造；制作；產量；產生；形成

37.adj.專業的；職業的；專門從事的

38.n.教授；（大學的）講師，教員

39.vt.禁止；阻止，使不可能

40.adj.有希望的；有前途的

41.vt.促進；推動；提升n.提升

42.n.壓力；擠壓；壓強；催促；強迫；緊張

43.adv.在……之前adj.先前的；以前的

44.n.癮君子；對.入迷的人

45.n.震驚；令人震驚的事；休克；劇烈震動

46.n.趨勢，傾向；規范；風尚

47.inplace__________________

48.為……喜歡；受……歡迎

49.inpossessionof/takepossessionof

50.過著貧困的生活____________________________________

51.practicemakesperfect____________________________________

52.因……贊揚某人____________________________________

53.為......做準備_________________

54.inthepresenceofsb.

55.atthepriceof__________________

56.自豪地

57.把某人關進監獄

58.intheprocess___________________________________

59.取得巨大進步_________________

60.做出承諾

詞匯拓展

1.promotev.促進；推動；促銷；推銷；提升；晉升

Theareaisbeingasatouristdestination.這個地區正被推廣為旅游景點。

Ifyoukeepyournoseclean,thebossmightyou.

如果你行為規矩，老板可能會提升你。

Themeetingdiscussedhowtocooperationbetweenthetwocountries.

會議討論了如何促進兩國的合作。

Youdon'thavetosacrificeenvironmentalprotectiontoeconomicgrowth.

不必為了促進經濟增長而犧牲環境保護。

【聯想】promotions提升；提拔；晉升；(體育運動隊的港級，升級；促銷活動；廣告宣傳

promotionaladj.增進的；促銷的

promotern.贊助人；發起者

2.possessv.W;擁有；具有(特質);支配；控制

Tohaveanotherlanguageistoasecondsoul.

掌握另一門語言就是擁有第二個靈魂。

Differentworkersdifferentskills.不同的工作者有不同的技能。

Theyarerichwhofriends.有友者富。

【搭配】possesssth.=bepossessofsth.擁有某物

possessoneselfofsth.使某人擁有某物

【聯想】possessionn,具有；擁有；個人財產；私人物品；控球狀態

(be)inpossessionof...;get/takepossessionof...擁有/占有...

(be)inthepossessionofsb.為某人所擁有

comeintothepossessionofsb.落人某人手中

Peoplehadlosttheirhomesandalltheirpossessions.人們失去了自己的家園和所有的財物。

【辨析】have,hold,own,possess,keep區別

這些動詞均有“有，具有，持有”之意。

have為最常用的詞，可指任何情況下的具有，無論是物質的或精神的。

hold指擁有并保持財產或持有見解等，暗示不讓別人拿走或占有。

own不及possess正式，多指所屬關系，強調所有權，不管所屬物是否在物主手中。

possess較正式，指擁有或占有并能加以控制與支配，強調其歸屬；也指具有某種品質、才能、特點或性能等。

ke叩指長時間地持有，保存某物，防止別人占去，強調安全和感情上的依附。

活學活用

一、閱讀下列句子，在空白處填入1個單詞或用括號內所給單詞的適當形式填空。

l.Thesupermarketshadtolowertheprices(promote)sales.

2.Marylefthermostprecious(possess)一asmallbookcase-toherniece.

3.Americahasalsoproducedjazz,ispopularwithallagegroupsallovertheworld.

4.After(promise)tokeepthebookforme,hebrokehiswordandsoldittosomeoneelse.

5.Thegovernmentspasslawstolimittobaccoproductionandprohibit(smoke)inpublicplaces.

二、翻譯句子

1.Anotherfavoriteproverbamongourlistenersis'Practicemakesperfect.1Thismeansyouwillbecomegoodatsomething

ifyoukeepdoingit.

2.我許諾，我一到北京就給你寫信。(promise)

3.如果你堅持練習英語口語，你很快就會取得很大的進步。

4.他幼年時生活清苦，酷愛讀書，喜歡書法和篆刻。(livealife)

第二部分話題閱讀訓練

(A)閱讀理解

Sixmonthsbeforeshedied,mygrandmothermovedintoanoldpeople'shomeandIvisitedherthere.Theroomwas

cleanandwarm,andthecareassistantswerekindandcheerful.Ageneralknowledgequizshowwasonthetelevision,and

theonlyothersoundwassnoring.Peoplemovedonlywhentheyneededtobehelpedtothebathroom.Itwasdisappointing.

Grandmothertalkedalotabouthowmuchshemissedseeinghergrandchildren,butIknewfrommysisterthattheyhated

goingtovisitherthere.

SoIwasinterestedtoreadanewspaperarticleaboutanewconceptinoldpeople'shomesinFrance.Theideaissimple,

butrevolutionary-combiningaresidentialhomefortheelderlywithanurseryschoolinthesamebuilding.Thechildren

andtheresidentseatlunchtogetherandshareactivities.Intheafternoons,theresidentsenjoyreadingortellingstoriestothe

children,andifachildisfeelingsadortired,thereisalwaysakindlaptositon.

Theadvantagesarehugeforeveryoneconcerned.Thechildrenarehappy,becausetheygetalotmoreindividual

attention.Theresidentsarehappybecausetheyfeelusefulandneeded.Andthestaffarehappybecausetheyseean

improvementinthephysicalandpsychologicalhealthoftheresidentsandhaveanarmyofassistantstohelpwiththe

children.

Nowadaysthereislessandlesscontactbetweentheoldandtheyounginanincreasingnumberofcountries.Thereare

manyreasonsforthis,includingthebreakdownoftheextendedfamily,workingparentswithnotimetocareforageing

relations,familiesthathavemovedaway,andsmallerflatswithnoroomforgrandparents.Buttheresultisthe

same-increasingnumbersofchildrenwithoutgrandparentsandoldpeoplewhohavenocontactwithchildren,andmoreold

peoplewhoarelonelyandfeeluseless,alongwithmoreandmorefamilieswithyoungchildrenwhodesperatelyneedmore

support.Ifsamajorprobleminmanysocieties.

Thafswhyintergenerationalprograms,designedtobringtheoldandtheyoungtogether,aregrowinginpopularityall

overtheworld.

1.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"residents“inparagraph2probablyreferto?

A.Oldpeople.B.Schoolteachers.C.Assistants.D.Staff.

2.Howweretheoldpeopleatthehometheauthor'sgrandmotherwasin?

A.Theyfeltlonelyanduseless.B.Theyweren'tallowedtobevisited.

C.Theyweren'tlookedafterproperly.D.Theylivedinadirtyanduncomfortableroom.

3.Whatdoestheauthorthinkisamajorprobleminmanysocietiestoday?

A.Theextendedfamilyisbrokendown.

B.Thereisn'tmuchroomforgrandparents.

C.Workingparentshavenotimetocarefortheirchildren.

D.Thereisn'tmuchcontactbetweentheoldandtheyoung.

4.Whatwillbeprobablytalkedaboutlaterinthepassage?

A.Adviceonhowtocommunicatewithchildren.

B.Plansforsettingupmorehomesforoldpeople.

C.Examplesofsuccessfulintergenerationalprograms.

D.Waysofteachingentertainmentskillstooldpeople.

(B)語法填空

Whilemothersinmostfamiliesdecidewhatthefamilyhastoeat,fathers5wordsareoftenseenasmoreimportant

whenitcomes]majorfamilyissues,suchasinvestment.Allthesedetailsaresending2signal:Menare

stillinadominantpositioninsociety,accordingtotheninthGlobalGenderGapReport.

Thereport,3(release)bythenonprofitorganizationtheWorldEconomicForumonOct28th,foundthat

althoughthegendergap4(narrow)inthepastyears,menstillgetmoreopportuniti