Lesson 5 Hot snake
触电的蛇

一、词汇部分

1.hot /hɑːt/ adj. 带电的，充电的
扩展：It’s hot.好热。
扩展：She’s hot. 她很性感。
扩展：temperature 温度/have high temperature and a sore throat

2.fireman/ˈfaɪr.mən/ n. 消防队员
扩展：firefighter

3.cause/kɑːz/ v. 引起； n. 原因
4.examine/ɪɡˈzæm.ɪn/ v. 检查
5.accidentally /ˌæksəˈdentli/adv. 意外地，偶然地
扩展：accident 事故／by accident 偶然的

6.remains/rɪˈmeɪnz/ n. 尸体，残骸
7.wire /waɪr/ n. 电线
8.volt/voʊlt/ n. 伏特（电压单位）
9.power line 电力线
10.solve/sɑːlv/ v. 解决
搭配：solve one’s problem 解决某人的问题

11.mystery/ˈmɪs.tɚ.i/ n. 谜
12.snatch/snætʃ/ v. 抓住
13.spark/spɑːrk/ n. 电火花

文章讲解

At last firemen have put out a big forest fire in California. Since then, they have been trying to find out how the fire began. Forest fires are often caused by broken glass or by cigarette ends which people carelessly throw away. Yesterday the firemen examined the ground carefully, but were not able to find any broken glass. They were also quite sure that a cigarette end did not start the fire. This morning, however, a firemen accidentally discovered the cause. He noticed the remains of a snake which was wound round the electric wires of a 16,000-volt power line. In this way, he was able to solve the mystery. The explanation was simple but very unusual. A bird had snatched up the snake from the ground and then dropped it on to the wires. The snake then wound itself round the wires. When it did so, it sent sparks down to the ground and these immediately started a fire.


文章精讲：
1.At last firemen have put out a big forest fire in California. Since then, they have been trying to find out how the fire began. Forest fires are often caused by broken glass or by cigarette ends which people carelessly throw away.

1）搭配：put out 扑灭

2）语法点－完成进行时：have been doing sth一直在做某事
标志：since +过去的时间点…

例句：I haven’t seen Peter since last September. 我自从去年9月就没有再见过皮特了。

3）语法点：宾语从句
例句：Since then, they have been trying to find out how the fire began

4）语法点：定语从句
例句：Forest fires are often caused by broken glass or by cigarette ends which people carelessly throw away.

扩展：take a break休息／take a leave （for +天数）
扩展：break up with 和某人分手
扩展：throw up 呕吐

2.Yesterday the firemen examined the ground carefully, but were not able to find any broken glass. They were also quite sure that a cigarette end did not start the fire. This morning, however, a firemen accidentally discovered the cause.

1）句型：be sure that 宾语从句…
例句： I’m sure that their relationship won’t last long. 我确定他们的感情不会很持久的。

口语扩展表达——酒店checking in

Leo: Good afternoon.
Leo: Can I help you?
Mona: Yes, we have a reservation for three nights. Mona White. I
called last week.
Leo: One moment please, Ms. White.
Leo: Yes, that was for two single rooms wasn’t it?
Leo: I’ve reserved rooms 402 and 403 for you.
Mona: Are they quiet rooms?
Leo: Well they are facing the street… but there’s a lovely view.
Mona: We’d like quiet rooms thanks.
Leo: Of course…
Leo: I can put you in rooms three-eleven and three-twelve.
Leo: They’re in the rear of the hotel.
Jack: Mona…
Mona: That’s much better, thank you.

Most people have no idea of the hard work and worry that goes into the collecting of those fascinating birds and animals that they pay to see in the zoo. One of the questions that is always asked of me is (1) I became an animal collector in the first (2). The answer is that I have always been interested in animals and zoos. According to my parents, the first word I was able to say with any (3) was not the conventional “mamma” or “daddy”, (4) the word “zoo”, which I would (5) over and over again with a shrill (6) until someone, in groups to (7) me up, would take me to the zoo. When I (8) a little older, we lived in Greece and I had a great (9) of pets, ranging from owls to seahorses, and I spent all my spare time (10) the countryside in search of fresh specimens to (11) to my collection of pets. (12) on I went for a year to the City Zoo, as a student (13) , to get experience of the large animals, such as lions, bears, bison and ostriches, (14) were not easy to keep at home. When I left, I (15) had enough money of my own to be able to (16) my first trip and I have been going (17) ever since then. Though a collector's job is not an easy one and is full of (18), it is certainly a job which will appeal (19) all those who love animals and (20) .

1.A.how B. where C. when D. whether
2.A.region B. field C. place D. case
3.A.clarity B. emotion C. sentiment D. affection
4.A.except B. but C. except for D. but for
5.A.recite B. recognize C. read D. repeat
6.A.volume B. noise C. voice D. pitch
7.A.close B. shut C. stop D. comfort
8.A.grew B. was growing C. grow D. grown
9.A.many B. amount C. number D. supply
10.A.living B. cultivating C. reclaiming D. exploring
11.A.increase B. include C. add D. enrich
12.A.later B. further C. then D. subsequently
13.A.attendant B. keeper C. member D. aide
14.A.who B. they C. of which D. which
15.A.luckily B. gladly C. nearly D. successfully
16.A.pay B. provide C. allow D. finance
17.A.normally B. regularly C. usually D. often
18.A.expectations B. sorrows C. excitement D. disappointments
19.A.for B. with C. to D. from
20.A.excursion B. travel C. journey D. Trip


第一篇解析：
1.【答案】A根据下一句及随后的内容，作者讲的是怎样成为动物爱好者的(从小就喜欢动物)，应当选择A.how。
2.【答案】Cin the first place是固定短语,意思是“首先”。此句意思是：别人经常问到的问题之一，是当初我是如何爱上动物的。
3.【答案】A这句话的意思是：作者在呀呀学语之时,最早发清楚的音是“zoo”(动物园),而不是“妈妈”,“爸爸”,因此,应选clarity“清晰”。填入其他选项emotion (感情),sentiment(多愁善感),affection(友爱)不合逻辑。
4.【答案】Bbut在此处连接另一个句子(it was the word“zoo”,“it was”被省略)，表示转折，意为“而是”，Except, except for, but for的用法接近，表示“除了……”。
5.【答案】D根据后面的over and over again,应选“repeat”
6.【答案】C小孩想去动物园,便不停地发出尖叫声,故选“voice”。A shrill voice与scream的意思接近。volume(音量)；noise(噪音)；pitch(音调)均不合要求。
7.【答案】Bshut sb.up是指让某人住口，为了让孩子停止尖叫，只好带他去动物园。
8.【答案】A根据后面主句的时态，此处只能用一般过去时。
9.【答案】Ca great many后直接跟可数名词的复数形式；a great / large amount of后跟不可数名词；只有a great /large number of后可以跟可数名词的复数形式。
10.【答案】Dliving后必须接介词in，意为“居住”；cultivating耕种；reclaiming开垦；只有exploring有探察的意思。
11.【答案】Cadd to相当于increase，增加。其余选项后面都不接to。
12.【答案】Alater on为固定短语，“后来”。
13.【答案】Dattendant仆人；keeper可理解为“饲养员”，但是a student- keeper容易被误解为“收留学生的人”；aide有“助手”之义。作者一边上学，一边在动物园里打工，只能当助手。
14.【答案】Dwhich在此引导定语从句，修饰前面列出的动物。
15.【答案】D因为钱是在动物园打工挣的，选successfully更能体现其含义。
16.【答案】Dfinance my first trip意为“支付我的旅行费用”；pay后应接介词for；其他选项的意思相差甚远。
17.【答案】B此句为现在完成进行时态,选regularly比较贴切。
18.【答案】D此句是由though引导的让步状语从句，应与主句意思相对立。选项中，sorrows和disappointments与主句的appeal to相对立，但sorrows的分量太重。
19.【答案】Cappeal to为成语，意思是“吸引”。
20.【答案】Bexcursion短途旅行；journey(从一地到另一地的)长距离，具体的旅途；travel旅行，旅游，海外旅行；trip旅行，远足。