“Cool”isawordwithmanymeanings.Itsoldmeaningisusedtoexpressatemperaturethatisalittlebitcold.Astheworldhaschanged,thewordhashadmanydifferentmeaning.“Cool”canbeusedtoexpressfeelingsofinterestinalmostanything.Whenyouseeafamouscarinthestreet,maybeyouwillsay,“It'scool.”Youmaythink,“He'ssocool,”whenyouseeyourfavouritefootballer.Weallmaximize(扩大)themeaningof“cool”.Youcanuseitinsteadofmanywordssuchas“new”or“surprising”.Here'saninterestingstorywecanusetoshowthewaythewordisused.Ateacheraskedherstudentstowriteaboutthewaterfall(瀑布)theyhadvisited.Ononestudent'spaperwasJusttheonesentence,“It'ssocool.Maybehethoughtitwasthebestwaytoshowwhathesawandfelt.Butthestoryalsoshowsascarcity(缺乏)ofwords.Without“cool”,somepeoplehavenowordstoshowthesamemeaning.Soitisquiteimportanttokeepsomecredibility(可信性).Canyouthinkofmanyotherwordsthatmakeyourlifeascolourfulastheword“cool”?Ican.AndIthinktheyarealsoverycool.1.Weknowthatthewordcoolhashad________.A.onlyonemeaningB.nomeaningsC.manydifferentmeaningsD.thesamemeaning2.Inthepassage,theword“express”means“________”.A.seeB.showC.knowD.feel3.Ifyouare_______something,youmaysay,“It’scool.”A.interestedinB.angryaboutC.afraidofD.unhappywith4.Thewritertakesanexampletoshowheis________thewaythewordisused.A.pleasedwithB.strangetoC.worriedaboutD.carefulwith5.Inthepassage,thewritersuggests(暗示)thattheword“cool”________.A.canbeusedinsteadofmanywordsB.usuallymeanssomethinginterestingC.canmakeyourlifecolourfulD.maynotbeascoolasitseemsKEY:1.C2.B3.A4.C5.D你对了么?做英语阅读,就自己的切身体会而言,最重要的一点就是要提高自己的阅读速度,阅读的速度越快,从整体上把握一篇文章的脉络的能力就越强。以下列出几点提高阅读速度的方法:可以参考1.多背单词。词汇量的大小是进行阅读的基石,很难想象没有词汇量如何能完成阅读任务,更不要谈速度了。如果我们积累了足够多的词汇量,看一篇文章的时候碰不到几个生词,可想而知,速度的提高是难以避免的,因为你在单位单词上停留的时间越少,对整个句子,乃至文段,就更能把握好。2.注意力高度集中。看一篇文章的时候,要撇开其他的私心杂念,做到心无旁骛,也就是说要把自己思想融入自己在看的文章之中。提高自己的注意力不是说出来的,而是练出来的,一定要在平时自己做阅读练习的时候严格要求自己。看一篇文章的时候要做到一口气看完,不要断断续续,更不要养成边看边默念的习惯。3.用英语的方式思维。看英语文章的时候,有些同学要把看到的东西先暗暗转译成中文才能理解,这说明他们的阅读能力还没有产生质的飞跃。避免这种思维方式的途径只有一个,那就是提高自己的英语综和能力。4.试着连句或是一目几行。看一篇文章的时候,注意不要逐字逐字地看,或是一句句的看,要把两个或三个句子连起来,一气呵成,把它们看完,形成这种能力的关键,就是要加宽自己阅读时的视幅,这个能力的形成要下很大的苦功,送大家一句话吧:勤与不畏难是关键。5.进行大量的阅读。这是最后一点也是最重要的一点。阅读速度的提高在根本上是个潜移默化的过程,也就是通过大量的阅读英语文章、书籍,使自己的阅读速度乃至阅读能力有了一个质的提高。这样坚持下来,阅读的速度就上来了。再做篇阅读吧:答案还是下次揭晓Thestudentswerehavingtheirchemistry(化学)class.MissLiwastellingthechildrenwhatwaterwaslike.Afterthat,sheaskedherstudents,“What'swater?”Noonespokeforafewminutes.MissLiaskedagain,“Whydon'tyouanswermyquestion?Didn'tItellyouwhatwaterislike?”Justthenaboyputuphishandandsaid,“MissLi,youtoldusthatwaterhasnocolourandnosmell.Butwheretofindsuchkindofwater?Thewaterintheriverbehindmyhouseisalwaysblackandithasabadsmell.”MostofthechildrenagreedWithhim.“I'msorry,children.”saidtheteacher,“Ourwaterisgettingdirtieranddirtier.That'saproblem.1.Thestudentswerehavingtheir_______class.A.EnglishB.ChineseC.chemistryD.maths2.MissLiwastellingthechildrenwhat______waslike.A.waterB.airC.earthD.weather3.Aboysaid,“Thewaterintheriverbehindmyhouseisalways_______.”A.whiteB.blackC.cleanD.clear4.Mostofthechildren_______theboy.A.agreedwithB.wrotetoC.heardfromD.sentfor5.Thewaterintheriverhascolourandsmellbecauseitisgetting_______.A.moreandmoreB.lessandlessC.cleanerandcleanerD.dirtieranddirtierKEY:1.C2.A3.B4.A5.D通用英语星级考试三星笔试阅读过关篇之三题型揭秘阅读从问题设置上可以将其总结为四种类型:(一)直接题目:这种题目比较简单,只要通读全文,了解文中所叙述的重要事实或细节,就可以解答出来,有的甚至可以从文章的原句中直接找到答案。(二)理解性问题:要求对文中个别难词、关键词、词组或句子做出解释。解答这类题目时需要对有关的上下文,甚至整篇文章的内容建立准确、立体的理解才能做出正确答案。(三)推理性题目:这种题目考生往往不能直接从文中找到答案,而需要根据上下文及其相互间的关系或对整篇文章进行深层理解后,才能找到答案。有时甚至还得考虑作者的主旨、倾向等因素加以推理,才能获得正确答案。(四)概括性题目:要求考生在阅读和理解全文的基础上对文章做出归纳、概括或评价。解这种题目时,不能只凭文中的只言片语而断章取义,比如涉及文章的标题、主题、结论、结局等有关问题,都需要在细读全文的基础上,结合所学语言知识、背景知识、生活常识、专业知识进行逻辑思维推理判断,从而获取文章中内含的信息。OnceEinsteingavealectureinmanyplacesinAmerica.Hisdriveralwayslistenedtohimandknewthelecturesowellthathewassurebecouldgiveithimself.SoEinsteinagreedthatthedrivergavethelecturehim.AsnobodyknewEinsteinthere,thedrivergavethelectureforEinsteinthatevening.Atfirsthewasabitafraid,butEinstein'ssmilemadehimfeelbetter.Hegaveagoodlectureandthepeoplewerequitepleased.ThenthedriverstartedtoleaveandEinsteinfollowedhimwithoutaword.Whentheygottothedoor,amanaskedthedriveradifficultquestion.Thedriversaidthatthequestionwasveryeasy,andtoldthemantoaskhisdriverbehindtoanswerit.根据短文内容填空,每空限填一词。Einsteingavethe(1)______lectureagainandagain.Hisdriver(2)______tohislecturesomanytimes(3)______hewantedtogiveit(4)______.WhenEinsteinknewit,heletthedriver(5)______thelectureforhimthatnight.Thedrivergavea(6)______lectureandthegreatscientistwasquitepleased.Whentheywere(7)______thelectureroom,amanaskedthedriveraquestion.Toshow(8)______easythequestionwas,thedriveraskedEinsteinwhofollowedhim(9)______toanswerit(10)______ofhim.KEY:1.same2.listened3.that4.himself5.give6.good7.leaving8.how9.quietly(behind)10.instead阅读猜词6大法宝在阅读的时候,常常会遇到一些生词,影响我们的阅读速度,其实大部分生词的意思都可以通过上下文的关系猜出来,下面就介绍一些猜词的技巧:1.通过因果关系猜词通过因果关系猜词,首先是找出生词与上下文之间的逻辑关系,然后才能猜词.有时文章借助关联词(如because,as,since,for,so,thus,asaresult,ofcourse,therefore等等)表示前因后果.例如:Youshouldn'thaveblamedhimforthat,foritwasn'thisfault.通过for引出的句子所表示的原因(那不是他的错),可猜出blame的词义是责备.2.通过同义词和反义词的关系猜词通过同义词猜词,一是要看由