09高考英語閱讀理解能力的提高(更新版)

　　

【正文】 re not boring me, on the contrary. you are intersting me frightfully. ④ 表示解釋： that is, that is to say, in other words, for instance, such as, namely, for example, to put it another way Here is a scholar who is devoted to his research, to reprehensive extent. That is to say, he neglects his family and does not fulfil his responsibilities as a citizen. ⑤ 表示同等： equally, likewise, namely, similarly, in the same way, in other words, that is, I mean, that is to say, etc. You must pack plenty of food for the journey. Likewise, you’ll need, warm clothes, so pack them too. He is being foolish. In other words, he is behaving foolishly. ⑤ 表示原因： for, since, because, as, due to, because of, on account of, owing to, thanks to ⑥ 表示結果： accordingly, consequently, hence, now, so, therefore, thus, as consequence, in consequence, for that reason, of course He was too sick. Accordingly, we sent him to hospital. ⑦ 表示推論： else, otherwise, then, in other words, in that case, etc. A: Please give my regards to John. B: Then, you are ing with me? You say your father might object? In that case I will not press the matter. You must get some petrol, otherwise, we will not have enough to get us to the next town. ⑧ 表示總結： altogether, overall, then, thus, (all) in all, in conclusion, in sum, in short, in short, in brief, on the whole, to conclude, to sum up, to summarize, etc. He lost his watch, his car broke down, and he got a letter of plaint from a customer: all in all, he had a bad day. The film has a very unusual plot, with plenty of action. Both the acting, and photography are excellent. To sum up, this is a film shoul not miss. ⑨ 表示替換： again, or, rather, better (still), worse, on the other hand, or at least, or rather, etc. You can walk home. Or rather, I can give you a lift in my car. If things get any worse, we might have to arrange a public meeting to discuss the matter. Better still, we could even anize a demonstration. ⑩ 表示轉題： now, by the way, to change the subject We have settled that at last. Now, what’s the other thing we wanted to discuss? I must go now. By the way if you want that book I’ll bring it next time. Practice: As water flows along, it picks up sands, pebbles, even boulders. By this process, huge amounts of mud and rock, are moved from the land to the sea. Each year the Mississippi River carries 730 million tons of solid matter in the Gulf of Mexico. A placebo is a sugar pill, a harmless shot, or an empty capsule. Even though they have medicine in them, these things seem to make people well. The patient thinks it is medicine and begin to get better. How does this happen? t, m p t m