新概念第三册自学导读 Lessons6

Special difficulties难点

Word building

Study these sentences:

It was possible to stop the thieves.

It was impossible to stop the thieves. (1. 16)

Note how the opposite of‘possible’has been formed. We can add dis-, in-, in-, un-, il-, or ir-  to certain words to make opposites.

Exercise练习

Write these sentences again giving the correct opposites of the words in italics:

1  He was extremely polite.

2  I agree with you.

3  His handwriting is quite legible.

4  This report is accurate.

5  Have you locked the door?

6  Have you learnt these regular verbs?

Multiple choice questions多项选择题

Choose the correct answers to the following questions.

Comprehension理解

1  While Mr. Taylor was admiring the new window display, ______ .

a．his two assistants were arranging jewellery in the window

b．some thieves were on their way to raid his shop

c．he was standing inside his shop

d．his staff were finishing their work for the day

2  The car headlights were on and its horn blaring ___.

a．as the thieves wanted to warn people out of their way

b．as a special signal to the assistants

c．so the thieves could see where they were going

d．to break the early morning silence

3  The thieves chose to raid Mr. Taylor's shop because ___.

a．it was early in the morning and not many shops were open

b．they did not expect Mr. Taylor and his staff to try and stop them

c．it usually had a great deal of valuable jewellery on display

d．they had a very fast car to get away in

Structure结构

4  The expensive shops in ______ were just opening. (11. 1-2).

a．Piccadilly's famous arcade(b)  a Piccadilly famous arcade

c．a famous Piccadilly arcade

d．the famous arcade off Piccadilly

5  He ______ the display for several minutes before re-entering his shop. (11. 7-8)

a．was gazing at

b．gazed at

c．had gazed at

d．had been gazing at

6  Using bars made ___iron, the thieves smashed the shop window. (1. 11)

a．of

b．from

c．by

d．with

7  He and his staff began ______ furniture out of the window. (1. 12)

a．to throw

b．by throwing

c．and threw

d．the throwing of

8  Had he not been so busy taking the diamonds, he ______ the blow. (11. 13-14)

a．would feel

b．had been feeling

c．had felt

d．would have felt

Vocabulary词汇

9  To make the car‘roar down the arcade’, the driver must have ___. (11. 9-10)

a．accelerated

b．sped

c．run

d．reversed

10  Two others,  their faces ______ black stockings, jumped out. (11. 10-11)

a．covered with

b．overdressed with

c．overlooked by

d．made up in

11  ______ ,  Mr. Taylor was upstairs. (11. 11-12)

a．For the time being

b．Meanwhile

c．As it happened

d．For a while

12  Chairs and tables were ______ into the arcade. (11. 12-13)

a．flown

b．emptied

c．hurled

d．projected