NewHorizonCollegeEnglishBookⅢUnit1SectionB:TheRomanticLifeofSecretAgentAlbertContentsI.ReadingskillII.Fastreading.III.Structureofthetext.IV.ImportantWordsV.DetailedstudyofTextVI.ExercisesI.Readingskill--ScanningScanningistoreadquicklyinordertolocateorfindtheplaceinapieceofwritingwhereaparticularitemofinformationisgivenandtotaleinthatitemofinformation.1.Thestepsinvolvedinscanningarethefollowing?Decideexactlywhatinformationyouarelookingfor,andthinkabouttheformitmaytake.Next,decidewhereyouneedtolooktofindtheinformationyouwant.Moveyoureyesasquicklyaspossibledownthepageuntilyoufindtheinformationyouneed.ReaditcarefullyWhenyoufindwhatyouneed,donotreadfurther.2.Practicescantofindtheanswerstothefollowingquestionsinthreeminutes.Wheredidthestorytakeplace?Keyidea:InasmallroominagloomyFrenchhotel.WhoisCharles?Keyidea:HeisawriterWhatisthereportabout?Keyidea:It’saboutsomenewmissiles.Whatknockedatthedoor?Keyidea:AwaiterWillMaxreturn?Keyidea:NoBackII.Fastreading.1.Whoisthemidnightvisitor?A.AlbertB.CharlesC.ThewaiterD.Max2.WhenMaxsays“Itwillbesaferinmyhandsthaninyours.”(para.9),heis______A.demandingforthereport.B.offeringadealC.suggestingthatAlbertisnotascleverasheis,therefore,Albertshouldnotkeepthereport.D.CriticizingAlbertforhispoorpersonality.3.ThereasonwhyAlbertmentionshisanger(para10)insteadofrespondingtoMax’s“Itwillbesaferinmyhandsthaninyours.”isthat_________.A.Hedoesn’tknowwhatMaxmeansB.HeisnotlisteningtoMaxC.HeistryingtoputMaxofguardbytalkingabouthisanger.D.Heisveryangry.4.WhydoesAlberttalkaboutthe“damnbalcony”beforehementionstheinterviewandthereport?A.HewantstogiveMaxanimpressionthatthereexistsabalconyunderthewindowofhisroom.B.HeiscriticizingMaxforbeingrudeinenteringtheroomfromthebalcony.C.HewantstotellMaxheisangryathisenteringtheroomfromthebalcony.D.HewantstotellMaxthathisroomandthenextroomusedtobeaunit.5.Whywon’tMaxreturn?A.Becausehejumpsontoabalconywhichistoohighfromthewindow.B.Becausehejumpsontoabalconywhichisnotsafe.C.Becausehejumpsontoabalconybutfailstolandhimselfonit.D.Becausehejumpsontoabalconywhichdoesnotexistatall6.Only___knowsthattheredoesnotexistabalconyunderthewindow.A.CharlesB.AlbertC.MaxD.thepolice7.WhichofthefollowingdescribesAlbert?A.CleverandconsiderateB.B.WarmandfriendlyC.Calmandsmart.D.Coldandself-important8.Whichofthefollowingisnottrue?A.Albertisthemostcleverofallthecharactersinthestory.B.Charlesisthemostscaredcharacterinthestory.C.AlbertandMaxhadknowneachotherbefore.D.Alberthadaskedthewaitertoknockonthedoortosavehimfromdanger.backIII.Structureofthetext:Part1(para.1-5):Albert,accompaniedbyCharles,returnedfromanoperatohisroomaftergettinganordinarytelephonecallmakinganappointmentwithhim.Part2(paras.6-16):MaxgotintoAlbert’sroomandwantedtotakeaveryimportantreportfromAlbert.Part3(paras.17-27):Maxdroppedfromthewindowoftheroomthemomentthewaitercamein.backIV.ImportantWordsaccent:n.thewayinwhichpeopleinaparticulararea,country,socialclass,etc.speak口音e.g.haveanAmericanaccent有美国口音近义词解析:accent讲话的口音;dialect方言tone讲话的语气,语调;tune音调cracka)n.alinealongwhichsth.hasbroken,butnotintoseparateparts裂缝今天别去溜冰,冰上有裂缝很危险。e.g.Don’tgoshakingtodaytherearedangerouscracksintheice.Idm:thecrackofdawn破晓thecrackofdoom世界末日b)v.crackup:loseone’sphysicalormentalhealth身体垮掉,崩溃你继续这样拼命干下去,身体会吃不消的。e.g.You’llcrackupifyougoonworkingsohard.近义词解析:cracked开裂;chipped有缺口;broken破碎disguise:v.disguisesb./sth.(withsth.):makesb./sth.lookorsounddifferentfromnormal用(伪装)使某人(物)的外观或声音异常我用化妆品盖住脸上的斑点。e.g.Idisguisedthespotsonmyfacewithmake-up.exploita)use,workordevelopfully利用或开发e.g.exploitoilreserves,solarenergy开发石油资源,太阳能b)useunfairlyforone’sownadvantage剥削e.g.childlaborexploitedinfactories在工厂中受剥削的童工adj.exploitable可利用的,可剥削的fewexploitablecoal-mine少量可开采的煤矿n.exploitation利用,开发,剥削backV.DetailedstudyofText1.AlbertdidnotfitthedescriptionofanysecretagentCharleshadeverreadabout.(line1)readabout/of:discoverorfindoutsth./sb.byreading我在今天的报纸上读到关于她的消息。e.g.Ireadabout/ofherintoday’snewspaper.2.Albertwas,foronething,fat…(line5)一则我不喜欢这颜色,二则价格太高。Foronething,Idon’tlikethecolor,andforanotherthepriceistoohigh.3.…aspy,dealinginsecretsanddanger.(line9)dealin:①tradein;buyandsell很多银行经债卷营和股票。Manybanksdealinstocksandshares.②concernoneselfwithsth.忙于,沉溺于dealingossipandslander惯于搬弄是非和诽谤4.IswearI’mgoingtoraisethedevilwiththemanagementthistime;…(line29)raisethedevil:becomeveryangry如果你惊醒了孩子,母亲会非常生气。Motherwillraisethedevilifyouwakethebaby.5.ItmighthavesimplifiedthingshadIknownaboutit.(line35)从句主句现在did/wereshould/would+do过去had+过去分词should/wouldhave+done将来Wereto+do/should+doshould/would+doIfhehadfollowedthedoctor’sadvice,hewouldbequiteallrightnow.VI.ExercisesFinishtherestexercisesonBook3,page26.TheEnd