话题:Freddy的故事
In 1973, I was teaching elementary school. Each day, 27 kids entered“The Thinking Laboratory”. That was the name students voted for after deciding that“Room 104”was too dull.
Freddy was an average student , but not an average person. He had the rare balance of fun and compassion(同情). He would laugh the loudest over fun and be the saddest over anyone’s misfortune .
Before the school year ended , I gave the kids a special gift , T-shirts with the words“Verbs Are Your Friends ”on them. I had advised the kids that while verbs(动词)may seem dull, most of the fun things they do throughout their lives will be verbs.
Through the years, I’d run into former students who would provide updates on old classmates. I learned that Freddy did several jobs after his graduation from high school and remained the same caring person I met forty years before. Once, while working overnight at a store, he let a homeless man sleep in his truck. Another time, he lent a friend money to buy a house.
Just last year, I was conducting a workshop when someone knocked at the classroom door. A woman excused the interruption and handed me an envelope. I stopped teaching and opened it up. Inside were the“Verbs”shirt and a note from Freddy’s mother. “Freddy passed away on Thanksgiving. He wanted you to have this. ”
I told the story to the class. As sad as it was, I couldn’t help smiling. Although Freddy was taken from us, we all took something from Freddy.
二、 高考英语熟词生义词汇
《高考考纲》中的词汇表是命题人的主要依据，而这个词汇表只提供了英语单词或短语的拼写形式和词性，而没有词义。这就给命题人提供了广阔的活动空间，使他们减少了很多限制，但却给考生增加了几倍的难度。阅读理解、完形填空等题中熟词生义现象更是比比皆是。今天，我们继续复习一下2018高考真题中出现的一些熟词生义的词汇。
1.grill 基本义 n.烤架 生义： v.盘问，追问
Good Morning Britain’s Susanna Reid is used to grilling guests on the sofa every morning. (2018全国卷I 阅读理解B改 )
译文：每天早上，《早安英国》的Susanna Reid都会坐在沙发上盘问她的嘉宾。
2．technology 基本义n. 科技；技术 生义：技术设备
We may think we’re a culture that gets rid of our worn technology at the first sight of something shiny and new. (阅读理解D改)
译文：我们可能会认为，我们有着这样一种文化，那就是一旦看到了外表光鲜而功能新颖的设备之后，就会将过时的技术设备丢到一边。
3．track 基本义 n. 足迹；轨迹；车辙 生义 v. 追踪；跟踪
To figure out how much power these devices are using, some researchers tracked the environmental costs for each product throughout its life—from when its minerals are mined to when we stop using the device. (阅读理解D改)
译文：为了弄清楚这些设备到底消耗了多少能源，一些研究者追踪了每件产品的整个生命周期（从矿石被开采开始，到我们不再使用为止）的环境成本。
4．best 基本义 adj. 最好的；最优秀的；最适当的 生义 n. 最好的人（或事物）
He was an international grandmaster, which meant I would be learning from one of the game’s best. I could hardly wait to meet him. (2018全国卷III 完形填空)
译文：他是一位国际知名的象棋大师，这意味着我将跟着一位顶级大师学习象棋。我简直有些迫不及待地想要见到他。
5．disadvantage 基本义 n. 不利（条件）；劣势 生义 adj. 社会地位底下的
Holker once again opens its gardens in aid of the disadvantaged. For just a small donation you can take a tour with our garden guide. (阅读理解A)
译文：为了帮助下层社会，霍克再次开放了它的花园。你只需捐一小笔钱就可以与我们的花园导游一起游览。
6．share 基本义 v. 分享 生义 n. 转发（互联网中的分享）
like 基本义 v. 喜欢 生义 n. 点赞（因为喜欢所以会给予点赞）
The post has since gained the attention of social media users all over the world, receiving more than 184,000 shares and 61,500 likes in just three days. (完形填空)
译文：这个帖子仅发出三天就获得了全世界社交媒体用户的关注，被转发了184 000次，收到了61 500个点赞。
7．run 基本义 v. 跑 生义 v. 开设课程
Bridges runs dance classes for all ages. (阅读七选五)
译文：Bridges为所有年龄段的人开设舞蹈课。
8．duck 基本义 n. 鸭 生义 v. 低下（头）；弯下（腰）
I quickly lower myself, ducking my head to avoid looking directly into his eyes so he doesn’t feel challenged. (语法填空)
三、 七选五应试技巧
在英语考试中，阅读理解中七选五题型的得分总会忽高忽低不稳定，那是因为你没有搞清楚七选五是在考什么。
1. 考文章结构。这是阅读时，必须搞清楚的，文章大意是什么，文章是怎么展开的，一般全国卷的都是总分总结构。在段落的开头要做好标记。
2. 考段落中句与句之间的逻辑关系，尤其是选项句与题号前后句之间的逻辑关系，包括：1、呈上启下，承前启后，2，转折3、解释 、并列。其实，这四种关系在文章中和选项中都有提示词，我们在下面的技巧里具体说。
接下来，我们说做题步骤：
第一步，要看文章标题，尤其要看第一段和每一个段的句首，然后画出文章中的结构词和小标题，选项前后句的标点符号，特别是逗号。
第二步，读选项。在读选项时，要画出选项中的和逻辑相关的关键词。包括：否定词、代词、连词，与主题相关的实词。
第三步，先确定容易的，逻辑清晰的选项。再做难一些选项。
第四步，把剩下的两个选项分析一下，要有不选的理由。
最后，我们说说，具体的技巧和套路。敲黑板啦！！！
1、代词：包括：I ，we， they， you， it， them， this， these， those 做题原则就是：单数代词之前一定有单数名词，复数代词之前一定有复数名词。指代必须清晰，而且要一致，不能前面出you 后面出现they等等
2、冠词：当选项中有the +名词 时，要意识到，文章里的这句话前面要有相同名词出现，这样才能特指。
3、否定句与转折词配合，表达不是这样不要这样，而是那样..... 有些时候，疑问句可以表示一下否定含义。这类标志性词有：not /never。 but/ rather/ instead/ however 建议大家圈出来这些词，做题时绝对有用。
4、 小标题句，要结构一致。一般句子都短。
5、并列相似句。当你发现选项中的句式和原文中的句式相同时，那八成是正确答案了。
6、画出选项和小标题句中的关键实词，当相同时，很可能是正确选项，但也可能是干扰项。但2选一比7选一好做。
7、标点符号： 如遇到空前有逗号。一定要注意，正确选项一定是半句话。如果看到空前后有“”，引号里还有？那就是question。
希望大家把做过的七选五真题，用以上的方法再做一遍，你会感觉信心倍增。
四、 书面表达句式：
今天我们再复习一下表示邀请信的句子：
1. I’m writing to invite you to be a judge at our English speech contest to be held in our school on June 15.
2. I’m writing to invite you to take part in the summer camp in our school.
3. I’m writing to invite you to take part in my birthday party on Sunday.
4. We hope that you will accept our invitation if it is convenient for you.
5. We would be very pleased and thankful if you would attend.
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