Book 4 lesson 14 How Do We Deal with the Drug Problem

2017牛津英语总复习九年级(下)Unit 1一4试题一、单项填空( )1. I didn't buy the secondLhand book because the seller wanted _ _ money thanI had expected.A. lessB. leastC. mostD. more( )2. --Tell us something about Australia, OK?--I' m sorry. _____ Jack _____ I have ever been there.A. Either；orB. Not only；but alsoC. Both; andD. Neither; nor( )3. Rock music may nice to young people, but most old people can't stand it.A. hearB. soundC. lookD. listen( )4. The four sweaters don't fit me. I'll take of them.A. allB. bothC. neitherD. none( )5. The little girl won't go to sleep unless her mother __________ her a story.A. tellsB. toldC. will tellD. is telling( )6. At first I wanted to buy the blue pen, but it was 20 dollars. So I bought the black one_____ and saved 5 dollars.A. howeverB. insteadC. thoughD. too( )7. Tom, be patient. You ______ expect everyone to change so soon.A. shouldB. shouldn'tC. canD. cannot( )8. I don't know if he is really interested ______ if tieis just being polite.A. andB. butC. soD. or( )9. Many accidents ________ by dangerous driving.A. causedB. have causedC. are caused D, are causing( )10. --Where does he come from?--Pardon?--I asked whereA. did he come fromB. he came fromC. he workedD. did he work( )11. We should learn how to _________ well with people around us.A. get alongB. get downC. get toD. get up( )12. --Is it all right if I use your phone? --_____________ .A. Sure, go aheadB. It doesn't matterC. You're welcomeD. Nor at all( )13. My parents always let me do __________ I think I should.A. whenB. thatC. howD. what( )14. -- How is Lucy? ____________?-- No, she left the hospital yesterday. But the doctor says she'll have to stay in bed for afew days before going back to school.A. Is she getting betterB. Is she still in hospitalC. Has she seen the doctorD. Where is she now( )15. Which shows each of the four small bails is in each corner of the card?二、完形填空How close should people stand to other people when they are talking? It is quite different from one country 1 another. This is because people have 2 "comfort zones".American businessmen usually like to sit across from each other. They also have a lot of eye contact when 3 . Many Japanese, on the other hand, prefer to sit next to each other, and use4 eye contact than Americans.A comfortable "talking space" for Latin Americans 5 about one-and-a-half feet away from the other person. However, for many Northern Europeans, this is too 6 . They prefer to keep about three feet between speakers.Such differences 7 cause communication problems. Latin Americans and Asians often say that the British and Americans are cold and 8 . On the other hand, the British and 9 often see other cultures as too aggressive. In both examples, the problem is 10 by different ideas about personal space.If you stand too close 11 too far away from someone, you might give the wrong idea. For example, some people might stand back to make more 12 . They are only moving into 13 comfort zones, but the others might think they are being impolite.Now we know about different people's comfort zones, we should always keep them in mind when we goto 14 . Never say your doings are the right or the 15 . Remember: when in Rome, do as the Romans do.( )1. A. in B. onC. toD. with( )2. A. the same B. similarC. differentD. strange( )3. A. working B. sleepingC. shoppingD. speaking( )4. A. more B. lessC. fewerD. longer( )5. A. is B. areC. wasD. were( )6. A. faraway B. closeC. muchD. many( )7. A. can B. mustC. shouldD. ought( )8. A. friendly B. unfriendlyC. patientD. impatient( )9. A. America B. AmericanC. AmericansD. English( )10. A. made B. takenC. solvedD. caused( )11. A. and B. butC. soD. or( )12. A. space B. moneyC. noiseD. time( )13. A. my B. ourC. yourD. their( )14. A. the countryside B. big citiesC. foreign countriesD. villages( )15. A. best B. worstC. happiestD. least important三、阅读理解A( )1. What is this?A. A notice.B. An advertisement.C. An application.D. An interview. ( )2. Who is this most probably written for?A. Parents.B. Children.C. Pupils.D. Guides.( )3. What is NOT mentioned about the trip?A. Days of the trip.B. Places to visit.C. Price of the trip.D. Meals during the trip.BIn Canada and the United States, people enjoy entertaining (请客) at home. They often invite friends over for a meal, a party~ or just for conversation.Here are the kinds of things people say when they invite someone to their home."Would you like to come over for dinner this Saturday night?""Hey, we're having a dinner on Friday. Can you come?"To reply to an invitation, either say thank you and accept, or say you're sorry and give an excuse:"Thanks, I'd love to. What time would you like us to come?" or "Oh, sorry, I've tickets for a film."Sometimes, however, people use expressions that sound like invitations but they are not real nvi tations, such as, "Please come over for a drink sometime." or "Why don't you come over and see us sometime?"They are really polite ways of ending a conversation. They are not real invitations because they don't mention a nice time or date. They just show that the person is trying to be friendly. To reply to expressions like this, people just say: "Sure, that would be great!" "OK." or "Yes, thanks. ' ( )4. enjoy entertalning at home.A. Canadian and American peopleB. Some friendly peopleC. People in English speaking countriesD. People abroad( )5. Which of the following is NOT a real invitation?A. Please go to the concert with me some day.B. Would you like to have a cup of tea with us this evening?C. I've two tickets here. Can you go to the cinema with me?D. If you are free now, let's go to Wang's for a drink.( )6. If people say, "Why not get together for a party sometime?", you just say" “__________”A. I'm glad to hear that.B. How about this evening?C. Oh, sorry. I'm very busy.D. That's great. Thanks.( )7. People use "an unreal invitation" in order to show ___________A. they're trying to be friendlyB. they have already got ready for a party or a mealC. they're trying to make friends with othersD. their spirit of generosity四、词语运用A)选用方框里的单词或短语填空，其中一个单词或短语是多余的。

1.aloud，loud ，loudly 均可做副词。

(1) aloud 出声地大声地多与read 、speak连用例如：read aloud 朗读speak aloud说出声来(2)loud 大声地响亮地(3)loudly 高声地多指喧闹声和不悦耳的声音。

2.pronunciation n. 发音，发音法pronounce v. 发…音，3.specific adj. have more specific suggestons 有更具体的建议4.memorize v. 记住，熟记memory n. 记忆5.different adj. differently adv. difference n.be different from…\ the difference(s) between A and B6. frustrate v. 使失望，使沮丧frustrating adj. 令人失望的，令人沮丧的frustrated adj. frustration n. 人用-ed,物用-ing7.quick adj. quickly adv.quickly 动作快fast 速度快soon 时间快8.add v (1) 加Add one to one, and you get two. 1+1=2(2)补充说“I’m coming.” She added.9.spoken adj. 口语的，口头的speaking adj. 说话的spoken English 英语口语an English speaking country 讲英语的国家10. low adj. 低的，矮的slow adj. 慢的slowly adv.ma n. 逗号full comma 句号12. solve v. 解决solution n. (问题，疑难等的)解决，解答13.matter v. 重要，紧要，it doesn’t matter 没关系n. 事情what’s the matter?plete adj. 完整的，完全的completely adv.15.term = semester 学期16.unless 除非，如果不= if not17.fair-unfair important-unimportant18.influent adj. 有影响的influence v. 影响，对…起作用\n.影响19.agree-agreement-disagreement20.develop-development21.face v.面对，正视n.脸22.sell-sold-sold soldier n. 战士23.biologist n.生物学家psychologist n. 心理学家，心理研究者ed to do sh. 过去常常做某事2.terrify v. 使害怕，使恐惧terrified adj. 害怕的，恐惧的be terrified of > be afraid of3.on adj. 开着的，接通的，工作着的off adj. 关着的4.candy (pl.) candies5.daily\friendly 是形容词而不是副词6.die v. 死death n. 死7.exact adj. 正确的，准确的exactly adv. 正，恰恰8.attention n. 注意，专心，留心pay attention to 对…注意9.waste v. 浪费，滥用Unit1 非常非常重要短语1.犯错，出错make mistakes=make a mistake2.以后，随后later on3.没关系it doesn’t matter.4.害怕去做，不敢去做be afraid to do sth.\be afraid of n.\v-ing 非常害怕的，极度恐惧的be terrified of5.嘲笑，取笑laugh at 嘲笑某人，取笑某人laugh at sb.6.做笔记，做记录take notes7.(在词典，参考书等中)查阅，查找look up8.编造，组成，拼凑成make up9.处理，应付deal with10.将…视为regard…as11.生…的气，对…感到气愤be angry with生某人的气be angry with sb.12.(时间)过去，流逝go by13.尽力做… try one’s best14.突然中断，中止break offUnit2 非常非常重要短语1.过去常常，以前常常做某事used to do sth.2. sleep是动词,asleep是形容词。

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Ⅰ. 单项选择1、The 2022 Winter Olympic Games in China. I’m sure it will be a great success.A．hold B．will hold C．were held D．will be held2、—We've prepared all kinds of foods for the picnic.—Do you mean I___ bring anything?A．can't B．needn't C．mustn't D．won't3、—What will happen if we __________ the party tomorrow?—Half the class won’t come.A．have B．had C．are having D．will have4、— He finished off two bowls of noodles in no time.—Because he was so hungry.A．carefully B．slowly C．quickly5、When Daniel is in a bad mood, he likes wearing orange to _________ himself _______.A．wake , up B．cheer , up C．give , up D．pick , up6、—Is it ________ to do some shopping in that supermarket?—Yes. I pass by it on my way home from work.A．cheap B．convenient C．crowded D．expensive7、As a new kind of transport service, public bicycles in more Chinese cities in the following years. A．use B．are used C．will use D．will be used8、We ________you good luck in the monthly exam.A．hope B．wish C．like D．want9、I think English is useful language, and it’s also important language.A．an, a B．a, an C．an, the D．a, the10、_______ everyone with politeness (礼貌) even those who are very rude to you, not because they are nice, but because you are.A．To treat B．Treating C．TreatⅡ. 完形填空11、As we know, everyone has problems. And 1 we don’t deal with our problems, we can easily become unhappy. So how do we deal with our problems? Here are some ways.By learning to forgetMost of us have probably been 2 with our friends, parents or teachers. Perhaps they said something you didn't like, or you felt unfair. Sometimes, people can stay angry for years about a small problem. Time goes by, and good friendships may 3 .Perhaps we have seen young children playing together. Sometimes they have disagreements, and decide 4 to each other. However, this usually does not 5 for long. This is an important 6 for us: we can solve a problem 7 learning to forget.By regarding problems as challengesMany students often complain about 8 They might feel they have 9 work to do sometimes, or think the school rules are too 10 We must learn how to change these "problems" into "challenges". Education is an important part of our development. 11 young adults, it is our duty to try our best to deal with each challenge inour education 12 the help of our teachers.By thinking of something worseBy comparing 13 to other people, you will find your problems are not so terrible. Think about Stephen Hawking, for example, a very clever scientist, 14 regards his many physical problems as unimportant. He can't walk 15 even speak, but he has become very famous and successful. Don’t worry about problems. Let's face the challenges instead.1．A．unless B．when C．if D．while2．A．pleased B．interested C．relaxed D．angry3．A．be founded B．lost C．be lost D．find4．A．don’t talk B．to talk C．not to talk D．to not talk5．A．happen B．last C．finish D．stop6．A．book B．lesson C．subject D．magazine7．A．as B．in C．by D．for8．A．teachers B．friends C．classmates D．parents9．A．lots of B．much too C．many too D．too many10．A．relaxing B．strict C．boring D．interesting11．A．As B．Like C．For D．So12．A．to B．under C．with D．for13．A．your B．ourselves C．yourself D．us14．A．what B．who C．which D．whose15．A．and B．but C．while D．orⅢ. 语法填空12、World Book Day falls on April 23 every year. It was set up by the UNESCO(联合国教科文组织) in 1955 to encourage people to discover the pleasure of 1．(read) . It means you read a book out of interest not because your teachers or parents tell you to do so. “Reading for pleasure ” plays a more important role 2．one’s growth than one’s family background.Books, magazines, newspapers and other kinds of materials can help us know 3．(many) about the outside world and perfect us. However, computer games, online videos and Internet are pushing books off the shelf. Some experts believe it’s a wo rrying trend(趋势).Each 4．( China) read 0.38 more books in 2013 than 2012 but still far fewer than those in major developed 5．( country). Even worse many bookstores have closed their doors 6．many book lovers start to buy fewer books than before.However, many people do still prefer reading because it has been part of 7．(they) life. It can benefit (使受益) people in many ways. It gives us information about other cultures and places of the world. It 8．has a strong influence on forming our personality and makes us more intelligent. The more we read, the more we know. The more we know. The 9．(smart ) we become. It’s never too late to start reading. So jump into the 10．(wonder )world of books now！Ⅳ. 阅读理解A13、Our factories and homes burn coal and oil. Every year we have forest fires somewhere. Many scientists believe that the weather is changing.The earth will perhaps be warmed by about 7℃ at the South Pole(极) and the North Pole. The ice will be melt(融化). The sea level(平面) will rise by about 7 meters. As a result, water will cover cities like London, Tokyo and New York. Some ports(港口) and towns along the coasts will disappear under water.Some other scientists think that the dust, smoke and pollution from coal, wood and oil fires will block out(封闭) the ultraviolet rays(紫外线). Then the earth will become colder and great sheets of ice will cover Europe and North America.When chemicals in the air mix with rain, we have acid(酸) rain. Acid rain can bring us great harm. It destroys(破坏) forests and kills life in lakes and rivers.People are beginning to see how serious the problem is. They find it important to work with nature instead of against it. They are trying to save the earth in many different ways. But one of the most important things to do is to make people understand that saving the earth is saving ourselves.根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号填入题前括号内。

Unit 6 How do we deal with the drug problem?一、授课时间：第12周3次课, 13周2次课二．授课类型：理论课8学时、实践课2学时三．授课题目：How do we deal with the drug problem四．授课时数：10五．教学目的和要求：Try to increase more knowledge about drug problems and form correct and healthy attitude towards drug；Learn about the different solutions to the drug problem and understand the pros and cons of each of them；Compare the arguments and find out their logical premises and fallacies；Learn how to argue coherently and convincingly by studying the techniques employed by the writers.六．教学重点和难点：1）背景知识的传授：prohibition; background information of the three authors 2）文章的体裁分析3）语言点的理解：Word study: addict, end up, stamp out, get hooked on, wither away etcGrammar Focus: enumeration; when used as an adverbial conjunction of concession’link verb+as though/as if used to make a comparison; such used as the subjec of a sentence 4) 写作技巧分析七．教学基本内容和纲要Part One Warm – up1.1 Warm-up Questions1. How much do you know about the drug problem before reading the essays? Please list the names of some drugs and speak out its effects on people?2. Why do you think people still take drugs in spite of the worldwide anti-drug campaigns? What are people’s motivations of abusing (taking) drugs? What kind of people is the largest group?3. What do you know about the situation in China? Do you think the drug problem is serious?1.2 what is drug?Thanks to medical and drug research, there are thousands of drugs that help people. But there are also lots of illegal, harmful drugs that people take to help them feel good or have a good time.There are many reasons for trying them or starting to use them regularly. People take drugs just for the pleasure they believe they can bring. Often it is because someone tried to convince them that drugs would make them feel good or that they’d have a better time if they took them.Opium (鸦片）is a narcotic(麻醉剂) formed from the latex (树汁) released by cutting the immature seed pods (种子荚) of poppies (罂粟). It is most frequently processed chemicallyto produce heroin for the illegal drug trade.Morphine（吗啡） is the principal active agent in opium(20%). It acts directly on the central nervous system to relieve pain. Morphine has a high potential for addiction; tolerance and both physical and psychological dependence develop rapidly.A white crystalline powder made from the dried leaves of the coca plant, cocaine（可卡因） is a stimulant that rocks the central nervous system, giving users a quick, intense feeling of power and energy.Marijuana（大麻毒品） is the most widely used illegal drug in the world because of its low price. It is often called a gateway drug because frequent use can lead to the use of stronger drugs.Amphetamines(苯丙胺，冰毒) are stimulants that accelerate functions in the brain and body. Swallowed or snorted, these drugs hit users with a fast high, making them feel powerful, alert and energized.Ketamine is a quick acting anesthetic that is legally used in both human and animals as sedative (镇静剂). Users may become delirious(极度亢奋), hallucinate(产生幻觉), and lose their sense of time and reality.Ecstasy(MDMA摇头丸) is a designer drug created by underground chemists and is a popular club drug among teens. It also raised the temperature of the body, which can sometimes cause organ damage or even death.1.3 How does drug work?Drugs are chemicals or substances that change the way our bodies work. When you put them into your body, drugs find their way into your bloodstream and are transported to parts of your body, such as your brain. In the brain, drugs may either intensify or dull your senses, alter your sense of alertness, and sometimes decrease physical pain.1.4 the harmful effects that drugs bringDependenceMental problemsRestlessnessMuscle/bone painInsomnia (失眠)Diarrhea (腹泻)VomitingCold sweats1.5 overview of the drug problemDrug abuse has been increasing at a rapid rate globally. It includes the use of illegal drugs—such as marijuana, methamphetamines , cocaine, heroin, or other "street drugs"—and the abuse of legal prescription and nonprescription drugs.In the United States and Canada, approximately 40% of adults will use an illegal drug at some time during their lives. Many people abuse more than one illegal substance at a time. Statistics also show that there are nearly 10 million drug takers in China. The practice occurs most among young people who are looking for new sensations. Many young people have tried drugs simply because they were told not to. They are likely to try what other people, especially their parents and teachers, call undesirable, just to be rebellious.Some young people begin to take drugs when they are in elementary school. Often their friends have persuaded them to do so. They are tempted by the excitement or escape that drugs seem to offer.Many teens believe drugs will help them think better, be more popular, stay more active, or become better athletes. Others are simply curious and figure one try won’t hurt. Others want to fit in. A few use drugs to gain attention from their parents.1.6 celebrity abuse drugsCelebrities have acquired an extremely high status within contemporary society, particularly in the eyes of young people. Celebrities have definite influence on young adults.NEW YORK: Record-breaking Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps issued an apology on Sunday after a British newspaper published a photograph showing him smoking marijuana."I'm 23 years old and despite the successes I've had in the pool, I acted in a youthful and inappropriate way, not in the manner people have come to expect from me," he said. "For this, I am sorry. I promise my fans and the public it will not happen again."1.7 drug storiesThe Opium Wars, also known as the Anglo-Chinese Wars, lasted from 1839 to 1842 and 1856 to 1860, the climax of a trade dispute between China under the Qing Dynasty and the British Empire. British smuggling of opium from British India into China in defiance of (公然蔑视) China's drug laws erupted into open warfare between Britain and China. China‘s defeat in both wars left its government having to tolerate the opium trade. Britain forced the Chinese government into signing the Treaty of Nanjing and the Treaty of Tianjin, also known as the Unequal Treaties, which included provisions for the opening of additional ports to foreign trade, for fixed tariffs; for the recognition of both countries as equal in correspondence; and for the annexation (吞并)of Hong Kong by Britain. The British also gained extraterritorial (国土范围之外的)rights.Several countries followed Britain and sought similar agreements with China. Many Chinese found these agreements humiliating (耻辱的)and these sentiments (情绪)are considered to have contributed to the Taiping Rebellion (1850-1864), and the downfall of Qing in 1912. The Opium Wars forcefully and suddenly opened China to the world.Part Two Background Information2.1 Authors1. Gore Vidalprolific American novelist, and essayist, political activist: Democratic- LiberalThe war on drugs has nothing at all to do with drugs. It is part of an all-out war on the American people by a government interested only in control.—Gore Vidal“Probably no American writer since Franklin has derided, ridiculed, and mocked Americans more skillfully and more often than Vidal.” (Gordon S. Wood, The New York Times, December 14, 2003)Gore Vidal was often pointedly controversial: he published comments ondemocracy, homosexuality, religion, and drug legalization.2.2 Clarence PageColumnist editorial board of the Chicago Tribune1972 Pulitzer Prize for a Chicago Tribune Task Force series on voter fraud 1989 Pulitzer Prize for Commentary2.3 Charles Krauthammera syndicated columnist: The Washington Post Writers Grouppolitical commentator, physician , conservative (neoconservative in foreign policy)2.4 Prohibition in the United States (the Noble Experiment)1840s, spearheaded by some religious denominations1881, Kansas as the first to outlaw alcoholic beverages1917, alcohol banned as mandated in the 18th Amendment to the Constitution 1919-1933, nation-wide movement, plagued by smuggling and bootlegging 1933, the 18th Amendment repealed by the 21st AmendmentPart Three Text Appreciation3.1 Text Analysis3.1.1 Structure of the text1. drugsI. Thesis: plausibility of legalization (para. 1)II. Reasoning (paras. 2-8)A. rebuttal of the danger of a whiff of opium (para 2)B. The freedom to do what one wants (para 3)C. rebuttal of the warning rumble that legalization will lead us to end up a race of Zombie. (para 4)D. a consequence of prohibition: making people want it more (para 5)E. the negative effects of the prohibition (paras. 6-7)F. The consequences of a slight reduction in the supply of marujuana (para 8)III. Conclusion: unlikelihood of legalization2. The trouble with legalizing drugsI. Thesis: infeasibility of legalization (para 11)II. Appeal of legalization (paras 12-15)A. Positive effects (para12)B. ineffectiveness of prohibition (paras 13-15)III. Rebuttal of legalization (para 16-19)A. increase of drug use and social cost as a result of legalization (para 16)B. evidence of prohibition reducing drug use (paras 17-18)C. A weakness in Bennet’s argument (para 19)IV. conclusion: infeasibility of both a quick and a slow fix3. Legalize? No. DeglamorizeI. Elimination of drug-related crimes as a result of legalization (paras 21-22)II. Rebuttal (paras 23-26)A. Negative effect on public health outweighing cost of law enforcement (para 23)B. Faulty analogy between alcohol prohibition and drug prohibition (paras 24-25)C. Three effects of legalization and the consequences(para 16)III. Solution: deglamorization (paras. 27-31)A. A lesson to learn from the anti-smoking campaigh (paras 27-28)B. Moral persuasion and mild repression (paras 29-31)IV. thesis: a large-scale propaganda campaign (para 32)3.2 Writing Devices3.2.1. Satire/Irony:If you can’t win the game, change the rules.…deliciously convenient…Deep thinkers…3.2.2. Understatement:…sounds too good to be true and probably is.3.2.3.Quotation from authority:para.153.3 Sentence Paraphrase and Understanding1. Now one can hear the warning rumble again: if everyone is allowed to take drugs everyone will and we shall end up a race of Zpmbies.(para 4)Now we can hear the loud warnings of thoese who are against legalization. They will say if drugs are legalized, everyone will become addicts, and our nation will become Zombies.2. This Psychological insight is, for some reason, always denied our governors. Somehow, for some unknown reasons, our leaders never seem to understand this.3. Last year, when the supply of marijuana was slightly reduced by the Feds, the pushers got the kids hooked on heroin and deaths increased dramaticallyLast year, when the Federal agents got tough with drug dealing, and the supply of marijuana were slightly down, young marijuana users shifted to a more harmful drug----heroin. Pushers got them addicted, and the number of people who died of overdose went uo sharply.4.Deep thinkers have long advocated lifting the prohibition on drugs.Notice the sarcastic tone of the author while he refers to legalizers as “deep thinkers”5.Bennet is right to say the nation’s drug problem is too multifaceted to be destroyed with a “magic bullet”Bennet is right in pointing out that the drug issue is such a complicated problem that there is no quick and easy solution.6.with Cocaine and heroin readily available, additional transportation deaths alone would dwarf the current number of drug-related deaths.Some drugs can cause people to lose control of themselves. So users are prone to cause car accidents. Road accidents take the lives of many people in the US. It is estimated that during the Vietnam War, more Americans were killed on the road in the US than in the battle.7. this is not the image of a person wants to project, and projecting an image is why people start to smoke in the first place.The reason why people started to smoke in the past was to create a glamorous image. Smoking is now seen as a sign of weakness. This is not the image a person wants to create, so smoking has lost its glamour.8. you must cracking down hard on users.Crack down on sb: to stop people from getting invovled in an illegal activity and deal more severely with those who are caught doing it.Part Four Language Study1. Simply make all drugs available and sell them at cost.at cost: (at cost price)e.g: Tom’s uncle is a car dealer and let him buy the car at cost.c.f: The enemy finally took the city, but at a heavy cost.I don’t think you should work so hard at the cost of your youth.We were instructed that man’s life be saved at all costs. (at any cost)at cost/ at a cost/at the cost of/ at all costs/at any cost2. addict: n a person who is unable to stop taking drugs, alcohol, tobacco,etca heroin addict/ a chess addict/a TV addictAddicted adj 通常做表语 be/become addicted toGradually, he became addicted to ～.Addictive adj causing addiction 可做定语和表语Addiction: condition of taking drugs, etc3. kick/break the habit (infml) slangto stop doing sth that has been a habit for a long time, esp. a bad or dangerous habitThe center provides help for addicts who have kicked their habit and want to stay away from drugs.4. For the record, I have tried every drug and liked none, disproving the popular theory that a whiff of opium will enslave the mind.For the record: to declare openly and officially.郑重说明Just for the record, I didn’t vote for him.For the record I’d just like to say that I totally disagree with this decision.disprove/approve/approvalA whiff of: a small amount of; a slight sign or feeling of sthA whiff of onion/fear/danger/hypocisyEnslave: to become slaved by, to be controlled by5. Zombie: (informal)someone who does not seem to know or care about what is happening around them and moves very slowly, esp.because they are very upset or tired6.Along with sb: besides Interfere withIn pusuit of: pursue End up: finally become In advance7. Forbidding people things they like or think they might…all the more. This psychological insight, for some mysterious reason, always denied our governors.All the more: even more than beforeAll the better, all the harderInsight: the ability to perceive sthE.g: As a child, he has showed a keen insight___ people’s character.Deny: refuse or disagree8. forbid/prohibit/preventforbid sb to do sth; prohibit/prevent sb from doing sth9. stamp outa.踩灭（火）b.Please stamp out the butt of the cigarette in case it would cause fire.c.消除，消灭，镇压10. get (sb) hooked on: be addicted to sthAccording to a recent report Children as young as eight years old can get hooked on heroin.Young men can easily get hooked on this kind of music.11. have a vested interest in (doing) sth: 从中获得既得利益It was difficult to end the system of slavery before the Civil War because slave owners had a vested interest in keeping it.He has a vested interest in Mona’s leaving the firm.12. wither away: to die out or disappear graduallyAs a result of her drug addiction, her promise of becoming an artist withered away. Older people are complaining that the old values are withering away in the present society.13.pump…into… to put a large amount of sth into, usu. at a high rate; pump sth into sb 强行向…灌输; 投入资金（1）一位好的老师绝不能在课堂上向学生灌输大量的知识。

中考英语阅读理解专题(含答案)一、初三英语阅读理解（含答案详细解析）1．阅读理解Denies Walme in Texas, USA, now 14 years old, published his best-seller Unbending Gisula eight years ago. The book is about a little whale named Gisul.One day, Gisula did not take his mother's words and went up the beach. Then he got lost and had to learn to live by himself. The colour pictures were drawn by Denies himself. Denies published the books at the age of six He is said to be the youngest writer and picture artist.Another surprising thing about the book is that it became a best seller immediately after it was published and brought him a lot of money. Because he spent much time writing the books, his study was not very good and he had to learn the year's work again but his gift of writing is highly praised by the teachers and student. And he was even invited to give talks on writing.But Denies does not want to be a writer. He said, 'I like planes most. I dream of becoming a pilot someday.'（1）From the story we can learn that Denies__________.A. published his Unbending Gisula at the age of 14B. wants to be a writer when he grows upC. drew the pictures for his own bookD. does not go to school anymore（2）What Denies liked most is________.A. writing storiesB. drawing picturesC. whalesD. planes （3）When did Denies publish the books?A. At the age of sixB. At the age of eightC. At the age of sixteenD. I don't know.【答案】（1）C（2）D（3）A【解析】【分析】大意：本文主要介绍作者丹尼斯个人的一些基本情况以及他的最畅销的书，他虽然学习怎么好，但是他善于写作，他梦想将来能成为一名飞行员，他的书主要介绍一只小鲸鱼，有一天小鲸鱼Gisula不听妈妈的话，爬上了海滩。

中考英语阅读理解难题及答案经典一、初三英语阅读理解（含答案详细解析）1．阅读理解Denies Walme in Texas, USA, now 14 years old, published his best-seller Unbending Gisula eight years ago. The book is about a little whale named Gisul.One day, Gisula did not take his mother's words and went up the beach. Then he got lost and had to learn to live by himself. The colour pictures were drawn by Denies himself. Denies published the books at the age of six He is said to be the youngest writer and picture artist.Another surprising thing about the book is that it became a best seller immediately after it was published and brought him a lot of money. Because he spent much time writing the books, his study was not very good and he had to learn the year's work again but his gift of writing is highly praised by the teachers and student. And he was even invited to give talks on writing.But Denies does not want to be a writer. He said, 'I like planes most. I dream of becoming a pilot someday.'（1）From the story we can learn that Denies _______ .A.published his Unbending Gisula at the age of 14B.wants to be a writer when he grows upC.drew the pictures for his own bookD.does not go to school anymore（2）What Denies liked most is ______ .A. writing storiesB. drawing picturesC. whalesD. planes（3）When did Denies publish the books?A. At the age of sixB. At the age of eightC. At the age of sixteenD. I don't know.【答案】（1）C（2）D（3）A【解析】【分析】大意：本文主要介绍作者丹尼斯个人的一些基本情况以及他的最畅销的书，他虽然学习怎么好，但是他善于写作，他梦想将来能成为一名飞行员，他的书主要介绍一只小鲸鱼，有一天小鲸鱼Gisula不听妈妈的话，爬上了海滩。