大学英语泛读lesson 1-the uncle theo.ppt

The hill was too arduous for us to climb. We had to walk our bicycles up the hill. A. tall B. fun C. easy D. difficult Reading Skill Focus B. Let’s Try Try to figure out the meaning of the underlined words in the following sentences and explain the clues. Clue 从后面的句子“我们不得不推车步行上山”，可以分析出“山势陡峭”，应该是难以攀爬（too arduous to climb），所以应选择D项。 4 √ The hill was too arduous for us to climb. We had to walk our bicycles up the hill. A. tall B. fun C. easy D. difficult Reading Skill Focus B. Let’s Try Try to figure out the meaning of the underlined words in the following sentences and explain the clues. Clue 从后面的句子“我们不得不推车步行上山”，可以分析出“山势陡峭”，应该是难以攀爬（too arduous to climb），所以应选择D项。 4 √ Many ships have vanished during hurricanes. No survivors from the lost ships have ever been found. A. arrived B. departed C. returned D. disappeared Reading Skill Focus B. Let’s Try Try to figure out the meaning of the underlined words in the following sentences and explain the clues. Clue 从后面的句子中可以找到“the lost ships”，这与前面一句话的意思相近，因此可以推测出“vanish”是“消失，突然不见”的意思。 5 √ My father is a versatile man, he is a successful businessman, sportsman, author, and sports car mechanic. A. rich B. influential C. proud D. talented Reading Skill Focus B. Let’s Try Try to figure out the meaning of the underlined words in the following sentences and explain the clues. Clue 从后面句子的解释中，我们可以了解到“我的父亲是一位成功的商人、运动员、作家和跑车修理工”，显然地，这位父亲是很有才能的（talented）人，而且多才多艺（versatile）。 6 √ At the age of seventy-seven, Mr. George was still playing a skillful game of tennis. He jogged four miles each day and seldom missed his daily swim. For a man of his age he was extremely robust. A. healthy B. weak C. skillful D. young Reading Skill Focus B. Let’s Try Try to figure out the meaning of the underlined words in the followin