It was 12:00 _ they returned home. It was at 12:00 they returned home.

It was 12:00 _______ they returned home. It was at 12:00 ______ they returned home. A. when B.that A B

It was not luck but difficulties that him success. A. makes B. Make Personally I think it is the sale manager, rather than the sales girls, who______ to blame. A. is B. are B A

Was it at the end of 2001 that China joined WTO Did china joined WTO at the end of 2001 When was it that the Chinese team won? When did the Chinese team won?

D I’ve already forgotten _________you put the dictionary. A.that it was there B. where was it that C. that where it was D. where it was that

强调句型的反意疑问句须 与主句一致 It was at eleven last night that I knew the good news, ________? A wasn’t it B.didn’t I A

I didn't finish my homework until 5:00 It was not until 5:00 thatI finished my homework. He didn't realize his mistakes until he graduated from high school It was not untilhe graduated from high schoolthathe realized his mistakes.

阅读技能训练 -- 猜测词义 How to Guess the Meaning of Words

If you come across the new words when reading, What will you do ?

1.定义法 Guess the Meaning of the Word 1.It will be very hard but also very brittle------that is , it will break easily. 2. The herdsman , who looks after sheep, earns about 650yuan a year. 3. A calendar is a list of the days, weeks, months of a particular year. 脆的牧人日历小结定义或释义关系常由定语从句或由is， or， that is (to say), in other words， be called，be known as, be defined as等词汇或破折号来表示

2.根据构词法：合成、派生（前缀、后缀）、转化等2.根据构词法：合成、派生（前缀、后缀）、转化等 1. With their shining brown eyes, wagging tails, and unconditional love, 无条件的，绝对的 unconditional:

er or ian ist ese ess 后缀,构成可数名词 ment tion ness sion ery ing 后缀,构成抽象名词

重复 re co mini over super pre post vice en tele 共同,平等 dis in mis un non 小过度否定前缀其它前缀超出 ---前 ---后副的使--可能远程

al an ble ern ful ish ive less y ly ous 动词后缀 en ize ify encourage realize 形容词后缀 satisfy

What does the word “shoplifter” mean? • 商店里的小偷 B.商店里的推销员 • C.商店里的老客户 D.商店里的搬运工 2. …Yet, shopkeepers may have to spend extra hours to deal with problems, such as shoplifters, who always take away things from the shop without paying for them. …

3. 根据同义词，反义词关系 1.The new tax law supersedes, or replaces, the law that was in effect last year. 2. If you agree, write “Yes”; if you dissent, write “No”. 3. In many nations there are two financial extremes, from penuryto great wealth．取代不同意非常贫穷 and ,or ,such as, like， for example, for instance常连接同义词组。小结

4. 根据同位语关系 Alexander Graham Bell was born in 1874 in Edinburgh, Scotland. His father was an expert in phonetics, the study of the sounds of language. 2. We are on the night shift ----from midnight to 8 a.m.---this week. 语言学夜班

Guess the meaning of the word 5. 根据因果关系 • All his attempts to unlock the door was futile, because she was using the wrong key. • She did not hear what you said because she was completely engrossedin her reading. 徒劳的全神贯注常用关联词(如because，as，since，for，so，thus，as a result，so, so … that, such … that therefore等)表示前因后果。小结

6.根据对比和转折关系 Although the early morning had been very cool, the noonday sun was tropical. 热的表转折关系的词常有如but, while, however, instead of , rather than , unlike, yet, otherwise, though on the contrary等。小结

7. 根据上下文线索 1.The weather in Hawaii is always mild. It is pleasant and warm. There is usually a light wind to cool the air. 2. Instantly，we were busily preparing for the worst. The whole family had experienced such a storm before and everyone remembered the damage it had caused to stock and crops．There was very little we could do about the corps. But we needed to protect the animals in case the river flooded again．My older brother called his sheep-dog and began driving our small flock of sheep to higher ground above river．If the river flooded，they should be safe there． 58．The underlined word "stock" in the third paragraph refers to_________. A. money owned by the family B．goods for sale C. supplies for family use D．farm animals (06江西卷) 温和的

3. The coyote originally lived in the middle of the continent. One of its most obvious characters is its smartness, which has made the animal a notorious（臭名昭著的）pest. Hunters trapped, shot and poisoned more than a million coyotes in the 1900s.It’s still one of America’s most hunted animals. Yet the coyote has survived. How has the coyote shown this extraordinary ability?” I guess if you wanted to use one word, it’d be‘plasticity’.” says Eric Gese, an expert at Utah State University. Coyotes can live alone, in pairs, or in large packs like wolves, hunt at night or during the day , occupy a small region or an area up to 40 square miles, and live on all sorts of food, from lizards（蜥蜴）and shoes, to ants and melons. 63. The underlined word “plasticity” in Para. 2refers to___. A. the ability to fit the environment B. notorious smartness C. hunting ability D. being human-tolerant (06湖南卷)

Guess the meaning 8. 根据生活常识 1. In old days, when girls from rich families were married to their husbands, they expected to bring with themselves a large quantity of dowry. 嫁妆

How to guess the meaning of words?

猜测词义题常见设问方式: 1. The word “...” refers to/probably means…… 2. The underlined word “…”could best be replaced by…… 3. What do you think the expression “…”stands for……? 4. By saying “…”,we mean…… 5. “…”,as used in the passage can best be defined as …… 6. Which of the following words can take the place of the word “…”? 7. The underlined phrase “…”is closet in meaning to…..? 8. The underlined word “..” roughly means…?

巩固练习 1. She asked the hairdresser to trim her hair because it was too long. 2. Although people in many countries consider raw meat delicious, we Chinese people seldom eat any meat that is uncooked. 3. A bike tour and race will be held on Aug 26 and 27. At 5:30 am, the riders will leave Tiananmen Square and ride the first 35 km as a training leg. Then the next 55 Km leg from Yanjiao to Jixian, will be the first competition. The underlined word “leg” probably means _______. A. race B. practice C. part of the training D. part of the tour 修剪生的，未加工的

4. B (06江西卷) The house looked quite normal outside，but inside it was veryexotic with fascinating objects on display．As he began putting them into his bag，a dog came into the room．It stopped when it saw Buster，then wagged its tail madly and went over to．him，licking his outstretched hand．"Good boy,” Buster whispered． “What a great guard dog you are—trying to lick me to death.” 61. Which of the definitions is closest in meaning to the word "exotic" in the third paragraph? A. Messy and untidy. B. Rich and expensive. C. Comfortable and calming. D. Foreign and unusual.

Homework • 1. Go over what we learned in this period. • 2. Finish additional exercises

It was 12:00 _ they returned home. It was at 12:00 they returned home.