Unit 6
Further Reading
What would you choose for your
breakfast/lunch/dinner?
Which is most important for your
family? Breakfast, lunch or dinner? Do
you think is good for your healthy?
Why?
Complete the following chart of your habit
of having breakfast and then compare it
with your partner.
Having
or not
Weekdays
Weekends
When What to Why to
to have have
have or
not
Do you think both you and your
partner have good breakfast
habits?
Why or why not?
Read the paragraph 2 and try to match
the words in red with their synonym.
gap
wholesome
consume
energy
concentration
mood
eat
healthy
break
focus
power
feeling
高考英语阅读理解猜
测词义题解题技巧
How do you deal with the unfamiliar
words or phrases while reading?
•Ignore them and continue reading
•Guess the meaning
•Look them up in the dictionary
语境法
Context
clues
猜测词意
构词法
Word formation
技巧点拨
To improve our guessing ability, we can :
•Using word formation（构词法）
We were told that our's was the most spacious
room in the hotel. That was why we had to pay so
much for it.
Spacious是由词根space(空间)+ious(形容词后缀)构
成。由此我们可以猜得其大概意思为“有空间的，宽
敞的”。
1. 定义描述
语
境
法
猜
测
词
义
定义或释义关系常由定语
从句或is, be called，be known
as, be defined as等词汇或破折
号来表示 ；
或由that is (to say), in other
words，to put it another way引
出
一些具体的解释性的短语解释
生词
There is a saying: Breakfast like king, lunch
like a prince, and dinner like a pauper--- a
very poor person.
从破折号可以判断出a very poor person 是对
pauper的进一步解释,由此我们可以猜得其大概意
思为“穷人”.
语
境
法
猜
测
词
义
2. 同义反义
由and或or，similarly,
like , as …as, the same
as等连接的两个词构成同义
关系；
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。
◎In the past the world seemed to run in
an orderly way. Now, however, everything
seems to be in a state of turmoil.
混乱
◎Some human actions are learned, but
quite a few other actions are innate.
天生的
Read the paragraph 2 and try to match
the words in red with their synonym.
gap
wholesome
consume
energy
concentration
mood
eat
healthy
break
focus
power
feeling
Read the text and judge whether
following statements are true (T) or
false (F) . Correct the false one (s).
T
_______
1) According to the author, the
biggest meal of the day
should be the breakfast.
Para 1
the breaking of
F
_______
2) The word ‘breakfast’ means a
long period without eating.
Para 2
F
_______
3) According to the text, both
breakfast and supper will give you
energy during the day.
Para 2
T
_______
4) A small number of people are
following the experts’ advice and
changing their eating habits.
Para 3
Many of
F
_______
5) The most popular types of
American food are full of fat
and carbohydrates.
T
_______
Para 3
6) In Mexico, the most
important meal normally
includes seven parts. Para 4
F
_______
7) According to the text, the best way
to enjoy a healthy life is
to have meals
five or sixdiet
times
keeping
to a balanced
of a
day.
nutritious,
low-calorie
foods.
Para
5
Read the text and choose the best answers.
You will have to infer from the context.
Authors usually do not directly
states their views, but the readers
can get some clues, such as the
words they use to draw conclusions
about their attitude and opinion.
1) If you find it is hard to concentrate
on your study during the day, which
of the following is the best choice for
your break fast?
A. Steak
B.
B Fruit
C. Fish
Para 2 Line 5 ~ Line 6
2) Which of the following is probably
correct about the main meal in Mexico?
A. It is quite short.
B. It finishes around 2:00 p.m.
C.
C It lasts an hour or more.
Para 4 Line 1 ~ Line 3
3) According to the text, which country
has the least healthy eating habits?
A. Mexico.
B. The United States
C.
B Switzerland
Para 3 Line 2 ~ Line 5
Fill in the blanks according to the passage.
The
importance
of
breakfast
It’s the meal after a long
period without eating
energy
It provides you with _______
to use during the day.
improve
A big breakfast can ________
one’s concentration and
mood.
In the USA About two-thirds of the
population still has
dinner as its main meal of
______
the day and many
popular American foods are
digest
slow to _______.
In Mexico Many families eat their most
important meal at 2:00 pm,
which normally includes
_______
fish, dessert and so on.
In
The main meal, often eaten
Switzerland at midday, usually contains
a lot of fresh vegetables
_________
and fruits.
___________
Nutritionists’ People should eat small,
advice
low-fat meals five or six
times a day.
A(n) balanced
_________ diet of
nutritious, low-calories
food is necessary.
Discuss the following questions
with your partner.
Do you agree with the author?
Why or why not?
Do you have any suggestions for your
classmates?
Work in groups to find a country you
are interested in and compare its
people’s eating habits with ours. The
following questions may help you.
Which is their main meal, breakfast,
lunch, or dinner?
What do they have for their main meal?
Do you think their eating habits are
healthy? Why or why not?
1. There is saying: Breakfast like king…
1) saying n. 格言,警句,谚语
As the saying goes, “Time and tide wait
for no man.”
常言道：“岁月不等人。”
2)说话,发表言论
Saying and doing are two things.
说和做是两回事。
3) 话,言论
He often quotes the sayings of Kant.
他常引用康德的话。
2. So why does this saying advise us to …
advise vt. 建议；向……提意见
advise (doing) sth.
The doctor advised (taking) a week’s
rest.
医生建议休息一周。
advise sb. sth.
Her mother advised her a simple diet.
她妈妈建议她简单饮食。
advise sb. to do sth.
I tried my best to advise him to give up
smoking.
我尽全力劝他戒烟。
advise sb. that …+ (should) do sth.
I tried my best to advise him that he
(should) give up smoking.
我尽全力劝他戒烟。
名词 advice
I want your advice, sir. I don't know
what to do.
先生,我需要您的指点。我不知该怎么办
才好。
ask sb. for advice 向某人征求建议
give sb. advice 给某人提出建议
follow/take one’s advice 遵循/采纳某
人的建议
advise, suggest, persuade
advise与suggest都是“向……建议”的
意思，两者的区别是：
advise sb. (not) to do...,
suggest sb. doing...，
两者都可以接宾语从句，注意宾语从句
的动词形式必须是(should) (not) do...。
Many nutritionisrs suggest that people
(should) eat small...(the first sentence of the
last paragraph)
persuade sb. to do...，它的特别之处是它表
示结果，不表示动作，是“成功地劝说，
说服”的意思。
I advise my father to stop smoking but I ca
n't persuade him to.
我劝说我父亲戒烟，但是我没能说服成功。
3.be up to
1) up to sth 达到…(程度，数量)
I can take up to four people in my
car.
2) be up to sb. 由…决定
It’s not up to you to tell
. me how to do
the job
4. Also, unlike your evening meal, the
food you consume for…
unlike
adj. 不同的;不相似的,相异的
The twin girls are unlike.
这对双胞胎女孩不像。
prep. 不像,和......不同
It's unlike you not to say hello.
连招呼都不打这不像是你。
5. Although health experts stress the
importance of eating …
stress vt. 强调,着重
The English teacher stressed the
importance of reading aloud.
英语老师强调了朗读的重要性。
n. 压力;紧张;压迫
Susan was completely weighed down by
the stress of examinations.
苏珊被考试的压力压垮了。
6. The meal normally includes an …
include vt. 包括,包含
The price includes both house and
furniture.
价钱包括房子和家具。
contain，include的区别：都有“包含”
的意思，但contain可用于表示包含所含
之物的的全部 或部分，而include则只
能用于表示所包含之物中的一部分。
例如：
The parcel included a dictionary.
那包裹里也包括了一本字典。
The parcel contained a dictionary.
那包裹里装的是一本字典。
Work in groups to find a country
you are interested in and compare
its people’s eating habits with ours.