[话题素材]
好词
1．fashionable adj. 流行的；时髦的→fashion n. 时尚；时装 2．perfect adj. 完美的 3．deed n. 行为
4．physical adj. 身体上的 5．kindness n. 仁慈；好心 6．spiritual adj. 精神上的 7．appearance n. 外貌 8．activity n. 活动
9．be made up of 由……构成 10．have fun with 玩得开心
11．draw/attract one's attention 吸引某人的注意力 12．think_highly_of 高度赞扬 13．be ready to help others 乐意助人 佳句
1．So disappointed was_the_beauty_that she even thought of giving up. 那个美人是如此失望以至于她甚至想到了放弃。 2．You may focus_on one aspect of fashion or every aspect. 你可以专注于时尚的某一方面或者方方面面。
[精美语篇]
The Standard of Beauty
It has been admitted that beautiful outlook can bring people a lot of attention. The beautiful persons always win the chances to be successful. But what is the standard of beauty？Different times have different standards. In our parents' generation, it was believed that a girl should be a little fatter, because it meant that she lived a better life, while the thin girl would be thought to be lacking in happiness. But today, the standard of beauty has changed. The most important standard of beauty is to be thin. The thinner, the better. When we look at the commercial ads, all of the models are skinny. With the beautiful dress, they look so gorgeous. When I see my friends work so hard to lose weight, I feel worried about them. They don't have to do it, the beauty's standard will change over time. We should stay the way we are.
高频单词
2．superior (adj.) 高级的，上等的
1．breathless (adj.) 令人屏息的→breath (n.) 呼吸→breathe (v.) 呼吸 3．consistent (adj.) 一致的，始终如一的→consistency (n.) 连贯性，一致性 4．accompany (vt.) 陪同，伴随→accompaniment (n.) (音乐)伴奏 5．range (n.) (数、量、年龄等的)变化范围
6．command (n.) 命令，指挥→command (v.) 命令，指挥→commander (n.) 指挥官 7．accessible (adj.) 容易理解的→access (n.) 接近，进入，通道，利用……的权利/机会 8．deliver (vt.) 递送，传送→delivery (n.) 递送，传送
9．refresh (vt.) 消除……的疲劳，使振作精神→refreshing (adj.) 使人精神振作的→refreshment (n.) 恢复精神，心旷神怡
10．thrill (n.) 兴奋；恐惧 (vt.) 使兴奋 11．dignity (n.) 尊贵；庄严
12．tendency (n.) 倾向，趋势→tend (v.) 有……的趋势，倾向于……
13．disturbing (adj.) 使人烦恼的→disturb (v.) 妨碍，扰乱→disturbance (n.) 扰乱，骚乱，不安
14．freezing (adj.) 严寒的，冰冻的→freeze (v.) 将……冷冻，冻僵→frozen (adj.) 结冰的，冷冻的
15．bend (v.) 弯曲→bend (n.) 弯曲，转弯处→bent (adj.) 弯曲的 16．convey (vt.) 传达，表达→conveyance (n.) 传送，运送 17．treat (vt.) 对待→treatment (n.) 对待，处理
18．strike (vt.) 打；打动→striking (adj.) 引人注目的，突出的→strike (n.) 罢工，打击 19．evident (adj.) 明显的，明白的→evidence (n.) 证据，征兆 20．recommend (vt.) 推荐，介绍→recommendation (n.) 推荐，介绍
重点短语
1．die_out 完全消失，灭绝 2．to_be_honest 说实话 3．fall_in_love_with 爱上 4．be_trapped_in 被困在……中 5．be_tired_to_death 被烦死 6．be_tired_of 对……厌倦 7．in preparation for 为……做准备 8．rely on 依靠，依赖
9．be keen on... 热衷于……，非常喜欢 10．lose sight of 看不见，忽略 11．in an instant 立即，马上，突然 12．hang on a second 等一下
13．bits and pieces 各种各样的零碎东西
热点句型
1．否定前移结构，“I don't think...” Oh, I don't_think that's fair！(教材P37) 噢，我认为那不公平。 2．so引导的部分倒装句 So do_I．(教材P37) 我也一样。
3．独立主格结构，“名词＋过去分词”。
Eyes_raised,_I see the moon so bright; Head_bent,_in homesickness I am drowned. (教材P38)
举头望明月，低头思故乡。
教材复现
在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。 1．Standards of beauty change ________ time and cultural groups. 答案：across
2．So ________ is reasonable that our ideas of beauty change as well. 答案：it
3．In other cultures, ________ (look) thin for a husband-to-be is not what a woman desires at ________－rather, looking a little overweight is considered more attractive.
答案：looking; all
4．Physical beauty must also be accompanied by an ________ (attract) to something deeper within a person.
答案：attraction
5．It takes more than a casual glance to appreciate and it is much more important ________ physical beauty.
答案：than
6．But it is inner beauty ________ requires us to truly see. 答案：that
7．The stockings had been ________ (hang)． 答案：hung
8．And then, in ________ instant, I heard on the roof the stepping and scratching of each little hoof.
答案：an
9．After ________ (look) around and scratching his nose, he gave a nod, and up the chimney he rose.
答案：looking
10．Merry Christmas ________ all. And to all a good night. 答案：to
1 superior adj.高级的，上等的； 优越的，更好的 n．上级，上司
For me, she's superior. I really adore her.(P33) 对我来说，她是非常优秀的，我真的很喜欢她。
be superior to... 比……优越?更好、强?
be senior to... 比……年长/资历深be junior to... 比……年轻/资历浅be inferior to... 次于……；不如……
－特别提示－ superior/senior/junior/inferior作形容词用时，没有比较级。与介词to连用表示“和……相比”，而表示“在……方面”时用介词in。 ①[2014·辽宁高考]These two experiments suggest that handwritten notes are not only better for immediate learning and understanding, but that also lead to superior revision in the future.
两个实验表明手写笔记不仅对短时记忆有好处，而且会导致未来的更好复习。 ②[2014·天津高考]I felt superior about this matter until the other day I took my car to mail a small parcel.
几天前我开车去寄一个小包裹，这之前关于这件事我一直感到很优越。 ③[牛津词典]The enemy forces were superior in numbers. 敌军在数量上占优势。
④[牛津词典]She works well with those superior_to her in the firm. 她与公司中的那些上级主管合作愉快。
⑤[朗文词典]I believe Matisse's work is_superior_to Picasso's. 我认为马蒂斯的作品比毕加索的更胜一筹。
⑥Anna's work is so good that the other children feel inferior_to her. 安娜的作业做得太好了使别的孩子都感到不如她。 2 consistent adj.一致的，始终如一的
...She was stating that there was no consistent view on beauty. (P34) 她声称，关于“美”没有始终如一的观点。
(1)be consistent with... 与……一致
(2)consist of 由……组成，由……构成(不能用于被动语态，不能用于进行时态，作定语或状语时用consisting of)
(3)consist in 在于，存在于
①[2014·福建高考]Success consists_in the ability to continue efforts through failures.