【X-Level帶你學英語10】English amuses you!

Reputation takes a life time to bulid and a section to destroy.

——樹立名聲需要一生的努力，而毀掉它只需要一秒。

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星期天

2018年3月

1 英語小陷阱

Shoot from the hip

小編記得曾經剛剛跳槽到一個新公司的時候，對什么都不熟悉。

午飯時，熱情的同事向我介紹辦公室里其他幾個同事的情況。

當她說到老板Robert時，她說他是個什么都 "Shoot from the hip"的人。

聽后我著實一驚，不明就理，shoot不是“射擊”嗎？？hip不是“屁股”嗎？？老板這么可怕的嗎？？隨身攜帶武器而且還能背后開槍？？嬌小的我突然害怕起來。

后來工作了好一段時間也沒發生什么事，才搞明白原來這個短語是形容一個人做事干脆利落，連想也不想，說干就干！俗語真是博大精深啊~ 2

追溯詞源

martial（軍事的）

看到shoot，小編就自行腦補了一場激烈的槍林彈雨，而這自然是只有在軍事的戰爭片中才能看過癮的啦~今天，小編就要帶大家追溯 “martial” （戰爭的）這一詞的來源。

如果熟悉小編套路的朋友一定會猜：今天這詞不會又來自希臘神話吧？？ 恭喜你！答對啦！martial一詞源于希臘神話中的戰神阿瑞斯（Ares）。

他是主神宙斯和天后赫拉的兒子，愛神阿芙洛狄忒的情人。

負責掌管戰爭。

他相貌英俊，孔武有力，性格殘暴好斗，勇猛頑強，是力量和權力的象征，同時又代表了戰爭的血腥。

他在羅馬神話中被稱為馬爾斯（Mars）。

因為羅馬人崇尚武力，所以戰神在羅馬神話中地位極高，三月（March）和火星（Mars）都以他的名字命名。

單詞march還表示“進軍”，因為古羅馬人認為三月份是開始進軍打仗的好季節。

【擴展】

Mars：[mɑ?z] n.戰神，火星。

march：[mɑ?t?] n.三月v.進軍

martial：['mɑ??(?)l] adj.軍事的，戰爭的，尚武的。

martial art：武藝。

3 初高中月考試卷解析 （一）

中考單選形容詞副詞的比較級最高級專講中考中對形容詞副詞比較級最高級的考查相對來說是比較容易得分的一個內容。

因為知識點相對集中，所以只要掌握了最核心內容，做題就很簡單。

接下來小編就為各位奉上形容詞副詞比較級最高級的常考知識點和做題思路。

常考知識點比較級：

1、變化規則（五般一特）；

2、程度副詞（much/even/a little/a bit）+比較級+than；

3、“越來越…”句式：比較級+and+比較級/more and more+多音節詞原級

4、“越…就越…”句式：the+比較級，the+比較級

5、“一樣…”：as… as /the same as6、三種倍數表達：倍數+as + 原級 + as 倍數+the +n.(size/ height/ length…)+of 倍數+ 比較級 +than

最高級：

1、變化規則（五般一特）

2、“…之中最…”句式：the+adj./adv.最高級…in+范圍/ of+同類

3、“最….之一”句式：one of + 最高級 + 復數名詞+ in/of

4、形容詞比較級的最高級形容詞比較級+than any other + n.(單）形容詞比較級+than the other + n.(復）

做題思路：

1、從選項出發：若選項中為形容詞副詞比較級和最高級的結構，就可以判斷出此題是對比較級和最高級的考查。

有時候可以直接根據選項的表達錯誤排除一些選項。

2、找標志詞：比較級是兩者之間的比較，一般會出現“than”；最高級是三者及以上之間的比較，一般會有“in+范圍”/“of+同類”的表達，注意有時候范圍是隱蔽的。

3、看語境：最后翻譯整個題目意思，根據語境確定答案。

習 題

1、（2017師大附中第一次月考）—How is your father feeling today? —Much _____. He can’t go to work today.

A. bad B. worse C. better

2、（2017長郡第一次月考）This question sounds _____than that one.

A. very polite B. much more polite C. much more politely

3、My friend Lily always thinks ___ anyone else.----Oh, she is a thoughtful girl.

A. far more carefully thanB. much more careful thanC. a little less carefully than

4、（2017雅禮第一次月考）—We can't eat junk food. It's not healthy.—I agree.____junk food we eat, ____we are.

A. The more, the more healthy B. the less, the healthier C. the fewer, the healthier

5、 （2016?達州）--Roy never likes junk food． --Neither do I.That's probably why I'm becoming ____ now．

A．healthy and weakB．healthier and healthier C．weaker and weaker D．more and more healthily

6、（2016?青島）The talent show is ______ the game show．I like both．

A．as boring as B．not so bored as C.as interesting as D．not so interested as

7、（2016?漳州）--Shall I wear the pink evening dress or the white one？ ---They both look beautiful，but I think the white one is

A．suitable B．more suitable C．the most suitable

8、（2016?鹽城）The rich were one of the four main classes in the Aztec society.

A．the most powerful B．the more powerful C．more powerful D．powerful

9、（2016?黔東南州）--Who do you think _____ in your Dragon Boat race team？ --Da Liu，I think．

A．is a good player B．a good player is C．is the best player D．the best player is 10、--Do you know Shanghai is one of _____ in the world？ --Yes，it's bigger than ______ city in China．（ ）

A．the biggest city；any B．

the biggest cities；any C．the biggest cities；any other

【總分析】對于形容詞副詞比較級最高級的考查知識點都是非常固定的，因此要攻破此類單選題需要的就是同學們扎扎實實的積累基礎知識，并且只要多練習，就會越來越得心應手。

（二）高三語法填空專講（選自2017年雅禮中學高三第五次月考）

After several weeks in China, I noticed something strange at the dinner table. I was in a restaurant when, on another table, a group of four men started shouting at each other and 61 (wave) their money around.

I finally learned they were actually “fighting" to pay the bill! This scene made me think of 62 it would look like in Britain.

It is totally different from British food culture, 63 usually implies you pay for whatever you ordered. In a British restaurant, you usually just pay for 64 (you).It’ s called “going Dutch”.

I guess there is one reason that could explain some of the 65 (different) between East and West. How you pay the bill depends on how you order and eat.

Usually in Chinese restaurants, the group together decides 66 each dish, and the group eats all of the dishes. 67 opposite is true when eating out in the West.

Each person 68 (choose) the food that he or she wants. So it's simple to pay for what you ordered.I 69 (person )enjoy both practices. It’s nice to treat your friends to

dinner sometimes. And it's also nice 70 (treat). And on days when I miss Western food. I know there’ll be no "fight” over who should pay!

路 漫漫其修遠兮吾將上下而求索

We may encounter many defeats but we must not be defeated.

——我們可能會失敗很多次，但絕不能被打敗。