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3.What's the name of the film in Picture B?
It's My Fair Lady.
Ⅰ.Fastreading
Read the text quickly and fill in the blanks.
The play is mainly about a poor 1.flower girl who is lucky to come across a professor who might help her to 2.improve her life.
答案:1.flower 2.improve
Ⅱ.Carefulreading
Read the text carefully and choose the best answer.
1.Eliza greeted the gentleman in order to .
A.beg some money from him
B.give him some flowers
C.ask him to buy some flowers from her
D.talk with him
2.Why did Eliza begin to cry?
A.Because the gentleman didn't give her any money.
B.Because she thought Professor Higgins would arrest her.
C.Because she was regarded as a thief.
D.Because Pickering scolded her.
3.Professor Higgins believed that he could judge a person by .
A.his manners B.his appearance
C.his action D.his speech
4.Once educated to speak properly, the girl can do the following things EXCEPT .
A.acting as a duchess
B.going on selling flowers
C.working as a shop assistant
D.serving as a lady's maid
答案:1~4 CBDB
Ⅲ.Studyreading
Analyze the following difficult sentences in the text.
1.Nearby a flower girl wearing dark garments and a woollen scarf is also sheltering from the rain.
[句式分析] 句中现在分词短语wearing dark garments and a woollen scarf作后置定语,修饰girl。
[尝试翻译] 附近一个穿着黑色衣裙、围着羊毛围巾的卖花姑娘也在躲雨。
2.But they betray themselves every time they open their mouths.
[句式分析] every time"每次",形式上是一个名词短语,但实际上具有连词的功能,引导一个时间状语从句。
[尝试翻译] 但是他们一张嘴就会露出马脚(暴露自己的身份)。
3.But, sir, (proudly) once educated to speak properly, that girl could pass herself off in three months as a duchess at an ambassador's garden party.
[句式分析] 本句为主从复合句,once引导一个条件状语从句,省略了主语及系动词that girl is。
[尝试翻译] 不过,先生,(高傲地)要是一旦有人教她把英语说好了,她就可以在三个月以内冒充公爵夫人出席大使主办的花园晚会了。