高三英语Unit10 Reading

Unit 10 Money金钱在我们的生活中发挥着重要作用。

不同的人对金钱的观点也不同。

Attitudes Towards MoneyIn modern society，a large number of people think thatmoney plays an important role in our life.But money does notmean everything.If you regret doing something，there is no pillcalled regret in the world that you can buy.Different peoplehave different views.Some people think that money is the root of all evil.Thieves steal for wealth，and even the war between two countries is also for wealth.People who want to get more money have to work hard.No matter how much we have，our desire for more money can never be satisfied.Some people even turn to an evil way in order to get it.When they get it，they are worried that they will lose it some day or people will steal it from them.Money keeps them up at night.Others think money is a really good thing.Actually，money can buy many things.If you are a rich person who is very well­off，you can have your own cars，houses and even other luxuries，which make you live a comfortable and easy life.And you can do some other things，such as travel，adventure and so on.To some extent，having money can make you happy.[阅读障碍词]1．evil n．邪恶；罪恶adj. 邪恶的2．well­off adj.富有的3．luxury n. 奢侈；奢侈品4．to some extent 在某种程度上[诱思导读]1．How many attitudes are mentioned in this passage?Two.2．Use your own words to describe the main idea of the passage.Money is something，but not everything.Section ⅠReading(Ⅰ) (Warm­up & Lesson 1)Ⅰ.匹配下列单词的词性及汉语意思( )1.determine A．vt.挣得，赚得( )2.hardworking B．vt.使忧虑；与……相关( )3.pleased C．adj.勤奋的( )4.earn D．n.寝室，宿舍( )5.greedy E．vt.确定，决定( )6.aware F．n.新闻工作者，记者( )7.concern G．adj.贪婪的，贪心的( )8.journalist H．adj.粗鲁的，无礼的( )9.dormitory I．adj.知道的，意识到的( )10.rude J．adj.高兴的，满意的[答案] 1—5 ECJAG 6－10 IBFDHⅡ.选择下列句中词组的汉语意思( )2.He was continually dreaming up new techniques to promote the business.( )3.His drunken uncle calls him lazy and wants him to drop out of school.( )4.I am pleased to hear that you're feeling better.( )5.He is determined to take good care of his parents from now on.( )6.Because of financial crisis, many people have been out of work recently.( )7.He turned his back on his wife when he became famous.( )8.Most drivers are aware of the danger of drunk driving.[答案] 1—5 EHAGF 6－8 BDC“Who wants to be a Millionaire? I don't，” says Charles Gray Angus Deayton interviews ex­millionaire Charles GrayA lot of people are determined to become a millionaire.They spend half their time dreaming up ways of getting rich, and the rest of their time thinking aboutall the enjoyable(使人快乐的) things they would do once they got rich①.But do all millionaires find the happiness that they thought they would get② when they achieve their goals? Some millionaires continue to be concerned about money when they become millionaires.They are hardworking to get all that money.Then they are hardworking to make sure they never lose it!But there are people who have turned their backs on their millions③ and found different ways to be happy in their lives.Charles Gray is one example.“谁想成为百万富翁？我不想。

Unit 10 American literature讲堂检测一Reading训练重点能正确地理解美国文学的写作特色，能阅读美国的一些文学作品，以及迅速剖析复杂句式。

知能训练Ⅰ. 课文理解从 A、 B、 C、 D 四个选项中选出与所给句子意义同样或邻近的选项。

1.She had only $1.87 with which to buy Jim a present.A.She can only use $1.87 to buy Jim a present.B.With only $1.87 left,she could buy Jim a present.C.All the money she had was no more than $1.87 with which she could buy Jim a present.D.She saved as much as $1.87 which was enough to buy Jim a present.答案 :C2.Twenty-one dollars they took from h er for the gold watch chain.A.She sold the gold watch chain to them for twenty-one dollars.B.The shop sold the gold watch chain for 21 dollars to her.C.She could only buy a gold watch chain worth 21 dolla rs.D.The gold watch chain was only worth 21 dollars in this shop.答案 :B3.I had my hair cut off and sold it because I couldn ’ t have lived through Christmas without giving you a present.A.Someone cut off my hair and sold it because I wanted to buy a Christmas presentin order to live through the Christmas.B.She didn ’ t live through Christmas because she didn ’t buy him a present.So she had her hair cut off and sold.C.I had my hair cut off and sold it in order to buy a Christmas present for you.Ifnot,I couldn ’ t live on.D.If I hadn ’t bought a Christmas present for you,I couldn ’ t have had a happy Christmas with you.So I had my hair cut and sold it.答案 :D4.I don ’ t think there ’ s anything in the way of a haircut or a shampoo that couldmake me love my girl any less.A.Such things as a haircut or shampoo couldn ’ t make me love my girl any less.B.If you have your hair cut off or use shampoo,I co uld no longer love you.C.I think if you have your hair cut or use something like shampoo,that would makeme love you even more.D.I think if you have your hair cut off or use something like shampoo,th at would make me love you even less.答案 :A5.He was only twenty-two —and to be burdened with a family!A.He was not more than twenty two years old but he had to support a family.B.A twenty-two-year old man like him shouldn ’ t be burdened with such a large family.C.It was too much for a twenty-two-year-old man to support a family.D.He was old enough to be burdened with a family. 答案 :CⅡ.课文浓缩依据课文内容，填入适合的单词，首字母已给出。

Unit10 lesson3reading club单词讲义gable词性：名词中文意思：山墙，三角形的屋顶英文释义：a sloping roof that ends in two sides meeting at an angle, often forming a triangular shape at the end of a building词源：来自古法语gabelle，意为“倾斜”例句：The house has a beautiful gable on the front.固定搭配：gable wall（山墙），gable end（山墙端）近义词：roof, eaveadopt词性：动词中文意思：收养，采用英文释义：to officially take and care for someone as your own child; to choose to use or accept something词源：来自拉丁语adoptare，意为“采取，接受”例句：They decided to adopt a child from China.固定搭配：adopt a policy（采取政策），adopt a new approach（采用新方法）近义词：accept, take instiff词性：形容词中文意思：僵硬的，不灵活的；严厉的，苛刻的英文释义：not able to move easily; not bending or changing shape; severe, strict, or harsh词源：来自古英语stifan，意为“固定的，坚硬的”例句：My leg is still stiff after the accident.固定搭配：stiff upper lip（坚强的意志），stiff petition（激烈的竞争）近义词：rigid, unbending, strictfreeze词性：动词中文意思：冻结，结冰；使凝固，使僵硬；阻止，制止英文释义：to bee solid by freezing; to make something freeze; to stop something from happening or developing词源：来自古英语freosan，意为“冻结”例句：The lake will freeze over in winter.固定搭配：freeze dry（冷冻干燥），freeze frame（定格画面）近义词：solidify, halt, stopamazement词性：名词中文意思：惊讶，惊奇英文释义：the feeling of being surprised and amazed词源：来自古法语amasmer，意为“使迷惑，使惊讶”例句：Her eyes widened in amazement when she saw the surprise party.固定搭配：to one's amazement（令某人惊讶的是），in amazement（惊讶地）近义词：surprise, wonderclasp词性：动词、名词中文意思：紧握，扣住；拥抱英文释义：to hold tightly with one's hands; to fasten or close something with a catch or clip词源：来自古英语的clapsian，意为“抓住”例句：She clasped the necklace around her neck.（她把项链紧紧地戴在脖子上。

Unit TenPracticePassage 1. 1. B; 2. D; 3. APassage 2. 1. A; 2. D; 3. D; 4. A; 5. BPassage 3. 1. C; 2. B; 3. A; 4. CPassage 4. 1. A; 2. C; 3. D; 4. B; 5. DReading Selection OneI. Answer the following questions1.It is caused by a major revolution in the technology of communication, "a continuoushistory" from the invention of the steam locomotive to the Internet.2.No. We don't have much choice in the matter. We have it; there is no way we are goingto disinvent it. That would be like disinventing the atom bomb. What we can do is to live with it and make the best of it.3."Muddle"here means "a state of confusion, misunderstanding". The word"misperceptions" and the phrase "surrounding our understanding of this phenomenon"help us guess the meaning of the word.4.Potential decay of political legitimacy; political disorder; political disengagement. Such"influence-bearing groups"as environmental or humanitarian organizations may become more influential.5.Globalization seems to be more problematic than promising. The risk of failure in theglobal markets, the rise of political and social violence in the face of uncontrolled power, weakened national governments and a globally unequal distribution of economic benefits are all deadly serious.6.Advantages: expanding opportunities; changing the way we live our lives. (Students canlist other advantages not mentioned in the text.)I.Disadvantages: unregulated commerce; serious risks of global economic chaos; potential decay of political legitimacy in national governments; serious risks of political and social disorder; deleterious environmental consequences; a kind of global capitalism that widens the gap between rich and poor; cultural homogenization; political disengagement.II. 1. F; 2. T; 3. F; 4. T; 5. T; 6. T; 7. F; 8. FReading Selection TwoI.1.D 2.C 3.B 4.A 5.D 6.C 7.B 8.DII. 1.A 2.C 3.D 4.C 5.C 6.D 7.A. 8.BVocabulary PracticeI. assume, ancestors, domesticate, abundant, starvation, infectious,catastrophes, expectancy, perspective, inequality, cursesII. Make Sentences1. Protein is one of the nutrients which animals have to resort to every means to obtain every day.2. Although intensive farming brings us many more agricultural products, there still exist serious famines in some parts of the world.3. So far, we can only assume that the engine failure led to the crash of the royal airplane.4. They deduce that their continual efforts will certainly yield plentiful products.5. The gross height of the people in the country is slowly on the rise due to their balanced diets.III. Put the following into English1.the disease and tyranny that curse our existence2.to strike the twentieth century Americans as irrefutable3.to domesticate plants and animals4.to credit agriculture with the remarkable flowering of art5.considerably greater than the recommended daily intake6.to bring another curse upon humanity7.deep class divisionsVocabulary ExpansionII. 1. -g, 2-e, 3-a, 4-b, 5-h, 6-c, 7-j, 8-d, 9-i, 10-fGuided Writing and TranslationTranslation广告的吸引力对于购买动机的影响可以是积极的，也可以是消极的。

人教版高三 unit 10 全套A Sacrifice For Love(1)I. Fast reading1)What is Jim’s wage? Twenty dollars a week.2)How much is the rent of the flat per week? 8 dollars per week.3)How did Della manage to save the money? She saved it by bargaining while doing shopping.4)What kind of gift had Della been planning to buy for Jim?Something fine and rare-something worthy of the honor of being owned by Jim.5)What price does Della pay to buy her present?21 dollars6)What are the couple’s two most precious possessions?One is Jim’s gold watch and the other is Della’s hair.7)Why do you think she chooses a watch chain for Jim?Because she thinks it is worthy of the watch and it is right for Jim.With the chain on his watch Jim might be anxious about the time in any company.8)What is her feeling when she decides to sell her beautiful hair?On one hand,she is reluctant to sell her hair for it is the very thing that she takes pride in.On the other hand,she has no choice but to do so because she loves Jim deeply.9) How much did Della get from the Madame I the barbershop?Twenty dollars.10) What did Della look like after cutting off and doing her hair?Her head was covered with tiny curls that made her look like a little schoolgirl.II. Decide whether the following sentences are true or false.1)James Dillingham Young is a rich young man. ( F )2)One dollar and eighty-seven cents wal all the money that Della had saved for months.( T )3)Della lives in a house with many trees and flowers around it.(F )4)The living cost was greater than Della had expected.( T )5)Jim and Della are a married couple.( T )6)She hesitates to have her hair cut off and sell it.( T )7)Della thinks having a haircut will make Jim happy.( F )8)James Dillingham Young was Della’s husband.( T )9)Della had a large sum of money to buy Jim a Christmas gift.( T )10)There were two possessions of this family-Jim’s gold watch and Della’s hair.( T )III. While-reading1. The main idea of the passage:The story tells that a woman called Della sold her beautiful hair to buy herhusband a Christmas present ---- a gold watch chain.2. Writing Skills Used In A Novel → “Saying by describing”Descriptions of circumstances(环境描写) -- P84. para. 2Find the words that describes the circumstances ( furnished, shabby, mailbox, electric bell)Descriptions of actions（动作描写）P84-85 para 1,3 ,5, 6,8,9 (例子很多)Descriptions of facial expressions (神态描写)(1). The sentence “Her eyes were shining” infers that __C__.A. her eyes were brightB. she was excellent in some wayC. she came up with an ideaD. her eyes were reflecting the sunlight(2). The sentence “……but her face had lost its color within twenty seconds” tells us that _B__.A. she felt sickB. she was unwilling to put her plan into practice.C. she had a serious diseaseD. she was badly hurtDescriptions of emotions（感情描写）“cry three times”(1). Why did Della cry after counting the money she had been saving?She felt miserable, because she was poor and because the money was not enough to buy Jim a nice present.(2). Why did tears fall from her eyes while Della was standing in front of the mirror?She had a good idea to make money, which was to sell her hair, but she was so proud of her long brown hair that the idea to have it cut and sold made her cry.(3). Why did Della burst into tears when she opened the package and saw the present that Jim gave her?She had mixed feelings. She cried because she was reminded of her beautiful hair, and the combs which she so much wanted were now of no use to her. She was given so nice a present that she cried because of joyDescriptions of speeches （语言描写）IV. Explain Difficult Sentences1.Twenty dollars a week does not go far. (Para.3) 每周20美元根本不够用go far (1) 经用，够用eg. Although he earns 1000 yuan a month, It doesn’t go far for his family.（2）有出息有成就 eg. The boy is clever and will go far in his job.（3）起很大作用 eg. These measures should go far towards solving the problem2.Expenses had been greater than she had calculated. Expense: 名词意思是“开销，费用，花费”1) at great /little/ no expense 花费很大/很少/ 没有花费2)at the expense of sb/sth “以… 为代价”他用自己的生命救了那个女孩。