2024年译林版高中英语一轮复习课件 高考题型组合练 Unit 3　Getting along with others(2).pdfVIP

2024年译林版高中英语一轮复习课件

高考题型组合练

Unit3Gettingalongwithothers(2)

Ⅰ.阅读理解

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OnedayHilaryKriegerwassittinginherparents’homewhenherfriend

accidentallysquirted(喷、射)himselfwithanorangeslice.“Isaid,‘Oh,the

orangejustorbisculated,’”sherecalls.“Andhesaid,‘Itdidwhat?’”Thetwo

madea$5bet,andHilaryconfidentlygrabbedthefamilydictionary.But

“orbisculate”issomehownotinthedictionary!

ⅠⅡⅢ

Hilaryburstintoherdad’sstudyandtoldhimtheshockingnews.He

lookedkindofembarrassed,andsaidhehadmadeupthiswordincollegeand

defineditas“whenyoudigyourspoonintoagrapefruitanditsquirtsjuice

directlyintoyoureye”.Hehadjustbeenusingitallthetime.Shewasmadat

hiswordsbutquicklycametoseeherdad’smade-upwordasagift,onethat

showedhiscreativityandinventivespirit.

Twodecadeslater,Hilaryfoundherselftellingthatfunnystoryagainand

again.Herfather,NeilKrieger,passedawayinApril2020atage78.ThenHilary

begantothinkthat“orbisculate”issuchagreatword;itshouldbeinthe

dictionary!

ⅠⅡⅢ

Gettingawordintothedictionaryisn’teasy.Merriam-Websteraddsonly

about1,000newwordstoitsmasterdatabaseeveryyear.Onlywordswitha

largeandbroadreadershipinpublicationscanenterthedictionary.

ThenHilary,44,hatchedaplan.Shebuiltawebsiteandencouragedpeople

tousethewordpubliclyenough.Manyfriendsandstrangersareinspired.Some

wearT-shirtswiththewordprintedonthem.Someusethewordinanonline

crosswordpuzzle.Someevenputahomemadeorbisculationwarningsignina

grocerystore.

ⅠⅡⅢ

IthasbeenthreeyearssinceNeil’sdeath.Eveniftheworddoesn’tmake

itintothedictionary,Hilaryfeelsherefforttogetherfather’swordintothe

dictionaryhashelpedherrecapturealittleofthej