高考英语 Unit 3　A taste of English humour要点梳理+重点突破 新人教版必修4

必修4　Unit3　AtasteofEnglishhumour要点梳理高效梳理·知识备考●重点单词1．humourn．幽默；滑稽→humourousadj.幽默的2．contentadj.满足的；满意的n．满足vt.使满足3．performv．执行；表演→performern．表演者；演出者→performancen．执行；演出4．astonishvt.使惊诧→astonishedadj.感到惊讶的→astonishingadj.令人感到惊讶的→astonishmentn．惊讶5．fortunateadj.幸运的；吉利的→fortunen．运气，财富→fortunatelyadv.幸运地6．ordinaryadj.平常的；普通的7．entertainvt.&vi.使欢乐；款待→entertainingadj.愉快的，有趣的→entertainmentn．娱乐8．throughoutprep.遍及，贯穿adv.到处；始终；全部9．overcomevt.&vi.战胜；克服10．convincevt.使信服→convincedadj.坚信不移的→convincingadj.令人信服的11．directvt.&vi.&adj.导演；指示；指挥；直的；直接的；直率的→directionn．指导→directorn．导演→directlyadv.&conj.直接地，径直地；一……就……12．outstandingadj.突出的；杰出的；显著的13．gesturen．姿态；手势vi.做手势14．particularadj.&n．特殊的，特别的；细节；细目→particularlyadv.特别地，挑剔地15．occasionn．时刻；场合16．slidevt.&vi.(使)滑动；(使)滑行n．滑；滑动；幻灯片17．whispern．耳语；低语vt.&vi.低语；小声说18．reactvi.作出反应；回应→reactionn．反应；回应23\n●重点短语1．uptonow直到现在2．feel/becontentwith对……满足3．badlyoff穷的；缺少的4．pickout挑出；辨别出5．cutoff切断；断绝6．starin主演；担任主角7．breakinto破门而入8．worseoff境况更差，更糟糕9．through_outtheworld全世界10．insearchof寻找11．burstinto突然发出12．bringout产生；引起13．intheopenair在户外，在野外14．keepto坚持；固守●重点句型1．AsVictorHugooncesaid,“Laughteristhesunthatdriveswinterfromthehumanface”，anduptonownobodyhasbeenabletodothisbetterthanCharlieChaplin.维克多·雨果曾经说过，“笑容如阳光，驱走人们脸上的冬天”。关于这一点，直到今天也没有人能比查理·卓别林做得更好。2．Charliefirstpicksoutthelacesandeatsthemasiftheywerespaghetti.查理首先吃起鞋带，好像它们是意大利面条一样。3．“Well,itcertainlywillbethismorning，”themansaid,“becauseIhappentobeflyingit！”“哦！那今天上午肯定要晚点了，”那人说，“因为碰巧我要驾驶那班飞机！”4．Thetramp,apoorandhomelessmanwithamoustache,worelargetrousers,wornoutshoesandasmallroundblackhat.这个流浪汉，一个留着小胡子的穷苦的无家可归的人，穿着大裤子、破鞋子，头顶着黑色的小圆帽。23\n●高考范文(2009·江西卷)学校即将举行以TurningaBadMood(心情)intoaGoodOne”为题目的英语作文比赛，请按下列要求写一篇100词左右的记叙文或议论文。记叙文1．发生的具体事件。2．对你的心情有何影响？3．你如何应对？　议论文1．好心情的重要性。2．产生坏心情的原因。3．应该如何调整心情。[范文]TurningaBadMoodintoaGoodOneOneday,onmywaytoschoolbybus,Isteppedonayoungman'sfootaccidentally/quitebyaccident/chance.Isaidsorrytohimpolitelyimmediately,buthecalledmynamesrudely.Iaminabadmoodtherestoftheday.Realizingmybadmood,myheadteachertalkedwithmepatientlyaboutit.Hesaidthatinfactitisanattitudetowardlife.Itisknowntousallthatthereisafamoussaying“Everythingdependsonone'sattitude”.Lifeislikeamirror,ifyousmileatit,itwillsmilebacktoyou.Throughthismatter,Irealizethatagoodmoodisactuallyanattitudetowardlifeinessence,andthatanactiveattitudetowardeverythingisveryimportant.I'llfaceeverythingunpleasanttolerantlyfromnowonandletmysoulfullofsunshine.考点探究互动探究·能力备考Ⅰ.词汇短语过关1．contentn．内容，目录，容量；满足23\nadj.满足的；满意的vt.使满足becontentwith＝besatisfiedwith对……感到满足/满意becontenttodosth.＝bewillingtodosth.愿意做某事contentsb./oneselfwithsth.使某人/自己对……满意incontentandform在内容和形式上[即学即练1](1)Areyou____________yourpresentsalary？你对现在的薪水满意吗？(2)Myparents________________________inthecountry.我父母甘愿住在乡下。(3)Simplepraiseisenoughto____________.一点点表扬就足以使他满足。(4)Showme__________________yoursuitcase.给我看看你手提箱里的东西。　　contentwitharewellcontenttolivecontenthimthecontentsof提示：content用做形容词时，通常做表语、后置定语或状语，做前置定语要用contented，如：acontentedexpression“满足的表情”；content前的修饰词用well，而不用very。2．astonishvt.使吃惊；使惊讶astonishingadj.令人十分惊异的astonishedadj.感到十分惊讶的astonishmentn.惊讶toone‘sastonishment使某人万分惊讶的是inastonishment惊讶地beastonishedat/bysth.因某事而吃惊beastonishedtodosth.因干某事而吃惊23\n[即学即练2](1)We__________________thenewsofhersuddendeath.她突然去世的消息使我们震惊。(2)It____________ustohearthatyoudidnotreceiveourletter.听说你还没收到我们的信，这使我们十分惊讶。(3)Itwasan____________story.这故事令人惊讶不已。wereastonishedatastonishedastonishing3．entertainvt.&vi.使快乐，款待entertainingadj.引人发笑的，有趣的，娱乐的entertainmentn.招待，款待，娱乐entertainsb.withsth.用……使某人快乐entertainsb.tosth.用……招待/款待某人giveanentertainmenttosb.招待某人[即学即练3](1)Heoften__________thechildren______funnyexpressions.他经常用滑稽的表情逗孩子们玩儿。(2)Iusually_________myfriends______dinneronSundays.我常在星期天请朋友们吃饭。(3)It’snotaveryseriousfilm,butagood_______________.这不是一部严肃的电影，而是一部很好的娱乐片。entertainswithentertaintoentertainment4．overcomev.战胜；克服；征服beovercomebysth.……使某人垮掉，……使某人昏迷23\nbeovercomewithemotion/excitement/horror/grief因情感/兴奋/恐怖/悲伤而不能自持[即学即练4](1)InthefinalgameSwedeneasily____________France.在决赛中，瑞典队轻松战胜了法国队。(2)Herparents__________________griefatthefuneral.在葬礼上她的父母悲痛欲绝。(3)Thedeadwomanhad__________________smoke.这个女人是被烟呛死的。　　overcamewereovercomewithbeenovercomeby5．convincevt.使确信，使信服，使认识convincingadj.令人信服的；有说服力的convincedadj.确信的；深信的；坚信的convincesb.ofsth.说服某人相信某事convincesb.that...使某人信服(相信)beconvincedof...确信……be/feelfirmlyconvincedthat...确信；笃信；坚信……[即学即练5](1)Wefinally____________them______ouradventure.＝Wefinally___________them____________ouradventure.我们最终令他们信服了我们的冒险经历。(2)Hersmile___________him______shewashappy.她的微笑使他确信她快乐。(3)They__________________theresultoftheexperimentfinally.他们最终相信了实验结果。(4)I__________________hisguilt.________heisguilty.我确信他有罪。23\nconvincedofconvincedtobelieveconvincedthatwereconvincedofamconvincedofthat(5)Thereisnow____________evidencethatsmokingcauseslungcancer.现有令人信服的证据说吸烟能导致肺癌。　convincing6．directvt.&vi.导演；指挥；指示　adj.径直的；直接的；直率的　adv.直接地directsth.to/towardssth./sb.directsth.at/againststh./sb.把……对准(某方向或某人)directsb.tosp.给某人指路，为某人领路directsb.todosth.指示/命令某人做某事that从句(用虚拟语气)thedirectroad/train直通道路/直达列车beindirectcontactwithsb.与某人有直接的联系godirecttosp.直接去某地[即学即练6](1)Sheprefersto______ratherthan______.她宁愿当演员，不愿当导演。23\n(2)Thepoliceofficershad__________________searchthebuilding.警察奉命搜查这栋大楼。(3)Thejudge_________thatthemotherbegivencustodyofthechild.法官判决这孩子由母亲照管。　actdirectbeendirectedtodirected7．particularadj.特殊的，特别的，挑剔的n.细节，细目beparticularto是……特有的beparticularabout/oversth.对……讲究，挑剔inparticular尤其，特别，格外[即学即练7](1)Thecoconut__________________thetropics.椰子是热带地区特有的。(2)She__________________herclothes.她对衣着很讲究。(3)Shelovesthesong____________，becausehermotherusedtosingit.她特别喜爱这首歌，因为她妈妈过去经常唱。　isparticulartoisparticularaboutinparticular8．whisperv．&n.低语，耳语，私语；私下说，低声地说inawhisper(＝inwhispers)低声地whisperaboutsth.密谈某事Itiswhisperedthat...有人私下说……whispertosb.对某人窃窃私语[即学即练8](1)Theydebatedit____________.23\n他们低声辩论。(2)Thetwogirlswere______________inthelibrary.这两个女孩在图书馆里低声说话。(3)Afterafewminutes,he___________theanswer______thecreature’sear.过了几分钟，他小声在这个动物的耳旁说出答案。(4)__________________thathewasheavilyindebt.据说他负债累累。inwhisperswhisperingwhisperedinItwaswhispered提示：whisper后接双宾语时，间接宾语无论在前还是在后，其前都要带介词to,即whispersth.tosb.＝whispertosb.sth.。类似结构还有：announcesth.tosb.向某人宣布……explainsth.tosb.向某人解释……introducesth.tosb.向某人介绍……suggeststh.tosb.向某人提议reportsth.tosb.向某人报告9．reactvi.&vt.反应，反抗；起化学反应，起作用reacttosth.对……作出反应reacton(upon)对……起作用，对……有影响，对……起反应reactagainst反抗，反对[即学即练9](1)Howdidhe____________thenews?他对这消息有何反应？(2)Willthepeopleever____________thisdictator?有朝一日人民会起来反抗这位独裁者吗？(3)Applause_______________aspeaker.鼓掌对讲演者有影响。23\n　　reacttoreactagainstreactson/upon10．badlyoff穷的；缺少的bebadlyoff拮据，贫穷bebadlyoffforsth.某物短缺，不够＝beshortof/lackofbewelloff有钱的，富裕的bewelloffforsth.某方面是充裕的[即学即练10](1)IhavegotabigroomsoI‘mnottoo____________.我有一间蛮大的屋子，所以住得还不坏。(2)Hisfamilyisnot____________.他家境不太富裕。(3)We_______________forstoragespaceinthenewoffices.我们的新办公室里有很多贮藏东西的地方。(4)She______________forfriends.她缺少朋友。badlyoffwelloffwerewelloffisbadlyoff(5)Iwenttohishomeandfoundhislivingconditionswere____________thanmine.我去他家一看，发现他的生活状况比我的更差。　　　　worseoff23\n11．pickout选出；选拔；分辨出；领会pickon选择(某人或某物)作受罚(挨骂、干不愉快的工作)的对象pickup拾起，捡起；收拾，整理；得到；学会；用车接某人；收听到；身体好转pickoff摘下，摘掉；逐个地(或有选择地)瞄准射中[即学即练11](1)Letme____________somegoodonesforyou.让我来替你挑几个好的。(2)It'seasyto__________________inacrowdbecauseheisverytall.很容易从人群中辨认出他，因为他个子很高。(3)Thebus____________passengersoutsidetheairport.公共汽车在机场外接乘客。　pickoutpickhimoutpicksup12．cutoff切掉，割掉，分离，隔离(常跟from)，中断cutacross抄近路穿过；对直穿过cutaway切掉，剪掉；逃走，跑开cutdown砍倒；(疾病等)夺去生命；削减，缩短；毁灭，破坏cutin插嘴；突然插入cutintohalves/pieces切成两半/切碎cutout切掉；删掉cutup切碎，切掉；使丧气，使痛心[即学即练12](1)Ihadmyhair____________andsoldit.我把头发剪掉卖了。(2)Justwhenshehadreachedthemostimportantpointwe______________.她刚刚讲到最要紧的地方，我们的电话就被切断了。23\n(3)Wewerecompletely______________theoutsideworld.我们和外界完全隔绝了。　　cutoffwerecutoffcutofffromⅡ.重点句型详解1．AsVictorHugooncesaid,“Laughteristhesunthatdriveswinterfromthehumanface”，andup_to_now_nobodyhasbeenabletodothisbetter_thanCharlieChaplin.维克多·雨果曾经说过，“笑容如阳光，驱走人们脸上的冬天”。关于这一点，直到今天也没有人能比查理·卓别林做得更好。(1)as在此引导定语从句，修饰后面整个句子，此时，定语从句的位置比较灵活，可放在句首、句中或句末，译为“正如，正像”。①Asallhisfriendsagree,hewasunusuallywarm－hearted,lovingandgenerous.正如他所有的朋友都认为的那样，他非常热心、可亲、慷慨。②Iamasyoucanimagineshortenoughofmoney.正如你所想象的那样，我很缺钱。③Hewasateacher,aswasclearfromhismanner.正如根据他的举止所断定的，他是一位老师。(2)uptonow意为“迄今；到现在为止”，是多用于现在完成时的时间状语，常可与untilnow,bynow,sofar互换。①Uptonow,about30foreigncompanieshavesetupbranchesinthisdevelopingzone.到现在为止，已有大约30家外国公司在这个开发区设立了分公司。②Theyhaveraisedmorethan$1000000forthisprojectuptonow/untilnow/sofar.到目前为止，他们已经为这个项目筹集到一百多万美元了。(3)．..nobodyhasbeenabletodothisbetterthanCharlieChaplin.当形容词或副词的比较级出现在否定句中时，往往不表示否定的意义而是表示充分的肯定。—Ithinkstudentsshouldhavemoreoftheirowntime.Don‘tyouthinkso?我认为学生应该有更多的属于他们自己的时间。你不这么认为吗？—Ican’tagreemore.(＝Icompletelyagree.)23\n完全赞同。[即境活用1]　—ShallIgiveyouarideasyoulivesofaraway?—Thankyou.______.A．Itcouldn‘tbebetter　　B．OfcourseyoucanC．IfyoulikeD．It'suptoyou答案：A解析：Itcouldn'tbebetter.“再好不过了”，相当于It'sthebest.2．“Well,itcertainlywillbethismorning，”themansaid,“becauseIhappen_to_beflyingit！”“啊，那今天上午肯定要晚点了，”那人说，“因为碰巧我要驾驶那班飞机！”happentodo/be碰巧句型Sb.happenstodosth.可以转换成Ithappensthatsb.doessth.，但使用时要注意复合句中从句谓语的时态要与简单句中的动词不定式的形式相呼应。①WhenIwenttoseehim,hehappenedtobeawayonholiday.(＝WhenIwenttoseehim,ithappenedthathewasawayonholiday.)我去看他时，他碰巧在外度假。②Josephcametoborrowmyskiingboardsyesterday,butIhappenedtohavelentthemtomycousinlastweek.(＝...butithappenedthatIlentthemtomycousinlastweek.)约瑟夫昨天来借滑雪板，不巧的是我上星期借给我的表弟了。[即境活用2]　Whenthebridgefelldown,severalcarshappened______onit.A．torunB．runningC．toberunningD．thattheywererunning答案：C解析：句意：那座桥坍塌时，正巧有好几辆汽车正在上面行驶。happentodo中不定式根据语境可选择不同的形式。23\n3．Thetramp,apoorandhomelessmanwithamoustache,worelargetrousers,worn－outshoesanda_small_round_black_hat.这个流浪汉，一个留着小胡子的穷苦的无家可归的人，穿着大裤子、破鞋子，头顶着黑色的小圆帽。asmallroundblackhat中的hat前有三个形容词做定语，在英语中多个形容词修饰名词时的顺序是：限制词(冠词、物主代词、指示代词、不定代词)＋数词(序数词、基数词)＋描绘性形容词(nice,good,interesting,beautiful...)＋特征形容词(大小、长短、高低、形状、年龄、新旧)＋颜色形容词＋国籍、出处＋物质、材料＋用途、类别＋中心名词。我们可以用下面的一段顺口溜来帮助记忆：限定描绘大长高，形状年龄和新老。颜色国籍出材料，作用类别紧跟着。①alltheselastfewyears所有这些逝去的岁月②somebeautifullittleredflowers一些美丽的小红花③thefirstbeautifulwhiteChinesemilitaryjeep第一辆漂亮的白色中国军用吉普车[即境活用3]　—IsitJimwhoisdrivingthenewcar?—Probably.Iknowhehasrecentlyboughta______car.A．shinyblackGermanB．blackshinyGermanC．shinyGermanblackD．blackGermanshiny答案：A解析：考查形容词的排列顺序。易错点拨自我完善·误区备考1.direct/directly(1)direct用于具体意义，指“中途不停地，径直地”。(2)directly多用于抽象意义，表示“直接地”，还有“立即，马上”等意思。directly还可用做连词引导时间状语从句，相当于assoonas。23\n[应用1]　用direct和directly填空(1)___________hecamein,everyonewasquiet.(2)Hewent______totheairport.(3)Themeasureaffectsme__________.　　Directlydirectdirectly2.especially/specially/particularly(1)especially强调程度，意为“特别，尤其”。(2)specially强调目的，多指为某一特定目的而专门做某事。(3)particularly表“特别地，尤其地”，可以与especially互换，但particularly还可作“详细地，细致地”讲。[应用2]　用especially,specially,particularly填空(1)Thedoctortoldthepatient___________nottodrink.(2)Ilikethecountry,____________________inspring.(3)Pleasedescribetheeventfullyand______________.　speciallyespecially/particularlyparticularly高效作业自我测评·技能备考Ⅰ.单词拼写1．Thegovernmentcalledonustostopthebirdflufromspreadingt_________________thecountry.2．Floodsinthatcountrymadethousandsofpeopleh________________.3．Ithinkthatyouaref_________tohavesuchagoodteacher.23\n4．Iwasnolongersatisfiedwiththelifethathadoncec_____________me.5．Youngasheis,hehaso__________alotofdifficulties.throughout　homelessfortunatecontentedovercome6．CharlieChaplin's_____________(愉快的，有趣的)silentmoviesarestillpopulartoday.7．Thefilm_________(导演)byChaplinwasveryinteresting.8．Therewasnothingintheletterof_________(特别)importance.9．Thenewsthatourteamhadwon__________(使惊讶)everyone.10．Thepen_________(滑落)fromhishand.entertaining　directedparticularastonishedslidedⅡ.单项选择1．(2010·临川一中)－Stayabitlonger;it'sbeensuch______funhavingyouwithus.－Thanks,anyway.I'vetoget______earlystarttomorrowmorning.A．/;theB．a;anC．/;anD．the;an答案：C解析：考查冠词。第一空因fun为不可数名词，所以不用冠词；第二空getanearlystart早早出发，固定用法。2．Ifhehadn'tbeenso______abouthisfood,hewouldbehealthiernow.23\nA．specialB．curiousC．particularD．anxious答案：C解析：考查形容词辨析。beparticularabout“对……挑剔”，为固定搭配。3．______ofthetruthofthereport,hetoldhiscolleaguesaboutit.A.ConvincedB.ConvincingC.ToconvinceD.Havingconvinced答案：A解析：convince是及物动词“使确信，信服”，用于convincesb.ofsth.或beconvincedofsth.短语，该空做状语，应用convinced。4．—Whatwillyoubuyforyourhusband'sbirthday?—Iwanttobuya______walletforhim.A．blackleathersmallB．smallblackleatherC．smallleatherblackD．blacksmallleather答案：B解析：考查形容词的排列顺序。5．Idon'tknowwhetheryouhappen______butI'mgoingtostudyintheUSAinsummer.A．tobeheardB．tobehearingC．tohearD．tohaveheard答案：D解析：考查happentodo“碰巧……”，由句意可知用不定式的完成式tohaveheard。6．—HowcanItakethemedicine,sir?—Justfollowthe______onthebottle.A．informationB．introductionC．directionsD．explanations答案：C解析：考查名词辨析。“瓶子上的说明书”用directions。explanation解释说明；information信息；introduction介绍。23\n7．WhenJasonfailedtopayhisbill,thenetworkcompany______hisInternetconnection.A．cutdownB．cutupC．cutoffD．cutout答案：C解析：考查动词短语。cutoff“切断”，合题意。8．(2010·湖北百校联考)Herirresponsiblebehavior______herfathermanysleeplessnights.A．costsB．takesC．spendsD．pays答案：A解析：cost“使付出努力，使做不愉快的事”，符合语意“她不负责任的行为使她的父亲夜不能寐”。9．(2010·甘肃天水一中)I______inLondonformanyyears,butI'veneverregrettedmyfinaldecisiontomovebacktoChina.A．livedB．havelivedC．hadlivedD．wasliving答案：A解析：“我在伦敦生活了很多年”只是对过去的一般叙述，过去的动作并没有对现在造成影响，故用一般过去时。10．—Howdoyou______toherunkindbehavior?—Onlysilence.Whichofthefollowingiswrong?A．answerB．reactC．replyD．respond答案：A解析：reactto意为“对……作出反应”；answer后面不接to；replyto“对……作出回答”；respondto“对……作出回答”。11．(2009·重庆一中)Isithightimethatoursociety______thosewhoare______？A．carefor;badlyoff23\nB．caredfor;badoffC．tocareabout;welloffD．caredabout;badlyoff答案：D解析：carefor照顾，喜欢；careabout关心，在乎；bewelloff富裕的；bebadlyoff贫困的。且Itishightimethat...从句中应该用过去时态。12．Althoughthereweresomanypeopleinthesquare,Icould______myfriend.A．pickupB．pickoutC．makeupD．setout答案：B解析：考查动词短语。pickout挑选出来，辩认出来。13．Theoldmansatinthecorner,______along.A．wellcontenttohaveadrinkB．wellcontentfromhavingadrinkC．quitecontentedhavingadrinkD．tobequitecontentedwithdrink答案：A解析：bewellcontenttodosth.意为“非常满足于做某事”。14．Hebehavednaturally______nothinghadhappenedtohim.A．evenifB．onlyifC．asifD．sothat答案：C解析：考查状语从句。asif“似乎，好像”，从句中用了虚拟语气。15．Occasionsarequiterare______Ihavethetimetospendadaywithmykids.A．whoB．whichC．whyD．when答案：D23\n解析：when引导的从句做occasions的同位语。Ⅲ.阅读理解ATakingchargeofyourenergyusenotonlysavesyourmoney,ithelpstoprotectourenvironmentbyloweringemissions(排放)andconservingresources.Therearemanythingsyoucandotosaveenergywithoutaffectingyourcomfortorconvenience.Thehouseholdisagreatplacetostartandaplacewhereeachoneofuscanmakeabigdifference.Soifyou'relookingforwaystoloweryourenergybill,starttakingchargerighthere.It'seasierthanyouthink!Decreaseenergyuse◆Turnoffyourwaterheaterwhenyougoonvacationforaweekorlonger.◆Takeashortshowerinsteadofabath.◆Keepyourrefrigeratorandfreezerfull.◆Shutdowncomputersatnightandwhennotinuse.◆Whenyourfamilyisreplacingappliances(家电),chooseoneswithanENERGYSTARlabel.Cooling◆Onhotsummerdays,closeallofyourblinds,curtains,windowsanddoorstokeepoutoftheheat.◆Turnofftheairconditionerovernightandwhenyouareoutduringtheday.◆Usefanstocreatenicecoolbreezes(微风)．Lighting◆Turnofflightswhenyouleavearoom.◆Trytoopencurtainsandusenaturallightwhenpossible.◆Replaceregularlightbulbswithenergyefficientones.Laundry(洗衣)◆Makesureyourwashingmachineanddryerarefullwhenyouusethem.◆Washyourclothesincoldwaterwhenyoucan.23\n◆Dryyourclothesonaclotheslinewheneverpossible—thisusesnoelectricityatall.______◆Cookasmanydishesaspossibleatatime.◆Onlyboilthewateryouneed.◆Ifpossible,usesmallerappliancesinsteadoflargeoneswhencookingsmallportions(份额)—italsohelpskeepyourhousecool.◆Remembertousethethermometerortimeronyouroventoavoidover－cooking.1．IfyouchooseapplianceswithanENERGYSTARlabel,youwillprobablychoosetheones______.A．thatareshinylikeastarB．withastarshapedmarkonC．thathelptosaveenergyD．thatarecheaperandeasiertorun答案及解析：C。细节题。根据Decreaseenergyuse标题可知，选择的电器应该是能节省能源的，这里的ENERGYSTARlabel指一种节能的标志(签)。故选C项。2．Whatcanbelearnedfromthepassage?A．Ablindmaybeakindofcurtain.B．Lightbulbscanbereplacedbynaturallight.C．Washingmachinesmustbefullofwaterwhenused.D．Peoplemusthavebothsmallandlargeappliancestocook.答案及解析：A。细节题。根据Cooling部分第1点closeallofyourblinds,curtains,windowsanddoorstokeepoutoftheheat可知blind可能也是一种能遮挡光和热的窗帘。故选A项。3．Tosavetheenergy,weshould______.A．putfewthingsintoourrefrigeratorsB．opencurtainsonhotdaysC．cookonlyonedishatatimeD．hangourclothestodry答案及解析：D。细节题。根据Laundry部分的Dryyourclothesonaclotheslinewheneverpossible可知我们应该晾晒衣服。故选D项。23\n4．Whichofthefollowingtitlescanbeusedtofillintheblank?A．CookingB．HeatingC．AppliancesusingD．Watersaving答案及解析：A。主旨大意题。文章最后一部分主要是讲烧水做饭时如何能做得更加节能，故A项为最佳标题。这是一篇新闻报道，文章看似难，但设题并不难做，对于这样的题型，我们可以先看题，采取查读的方式做题，然后再返回文章印证答案。BVienna—InspiteofIraq'sdecisiontostopoildeliveries,the11nationOrganizationofPetroleumExportingCountries(OPEC)willnotincreaseproductiontomakeuptheshortfall,ministersdecidedTuesdayinVienna.The11oilministersdecidedtomeetagainonJuly3todiscusstheeffectsoftheIraqtemporarystop.Theorganization'spresident,CharkidKheriaofAlgeria,saidafterthemeetingthatstockswerehighandpriceswerestable,soquotaincreaseswerenotnecessary.TheE．U.CommissionhasexpressedconcernaboutIraq'soutputstop.AspeakersaidOPEChadtotakeallpossiblemeasurestokeeporlowertheoilprice.SaudiArabia'sOilMinisterAliAlNuaimihadearliersaidtherewouldnotbeanyshortfallofoilinthemarket.Theorganizationhadalreadytakenstepstofillthegap,hesaid.OPECSecretaryGeneralAliRodriguezaddedthattheperiodofIraq'soutputstopwasnotknown,sootherexporterswerenotgoingtoliftquotasyet.Ifthemarketwasdestabilized(使……动摇),asuitableresponsecouldbemade.IraqonMondaystoppedshipmentsofcrudeoiltoprotestagainsttheU．N.SecurityCouncil'sdecisiontoextendtheoilforfoodprogrammebyonlyamonth,insteadofthenormalsixmonthrenewal.JustbeforetheViennameeting,oilpriceshadgoneup,withabarrelofOPECcrudeoilsellingfor27.05dollars,upfrom26.81dollarslastFriday.NorthSeaoilwasat29.26dollarsMondayevening.OPECwantstheoilpricetostaywithinamarginof22to28dollarsandachievedthatwithcutsinJanuaryandMarchthatreduced2.5millionbarrelsperdayoffquotas(配额)．23\n5.Iraqmadethedecisiontostopoildeliveriesbecause______.A.oilpriceistoolowininternationalmarketB.theU．N.SecretaryCouncilhasdecidedtoshortenthetimeofextensionoftheoilforfoodprogrammeC.manyoilwellsweredestroyedduringthewarinthelate1980sD.itcouldn'tgetenoughmoneytodevelopitseconomy答案及解析：B。由文章倒数第二段第一句可知。6.TheattitudetheE．U.CommissiontooktowardsIraq'soutputstopis______.A.activeB.concernedC.coldD.surprised答案及解析：B。由文章第三段可知。7.The11oilministersdecidedtomeetonJuly3sothat______.A.theycanpersuadeIraqtocontinueoilproductionB.theycanhaveatalkwiththeU．N.SecurityCouncilC.theycanhaveadiscussionabouttheeffectsofIraq'stemporaryoutputstopD.theycanmakeuptheirmindstoincreaseoilproduction答案及解析：C。文章第二段第一句说明。8.Themainideaofthepassageis______.A.theoilpricesintheworldwerestablethoughIraqhasstoppedoildeliveriesB.OPEChascontrolledtheoilpricetostaywithinamarginof22to28dollarsC.OPECwillnotincreaseoilproductiontomakeuptheshortfallthatcausedbyIraqD.oilisconnectedwithpeople'sdailylife8.答案及解析：C。文章开头就点明了OPEC对伊拉克暂停供油的态度，下文又进行了分述。23