1. at first/ in the beginning 起初
2. at present 现在; 当今
3. recently/ lately 最近
4. first/ firstly/ first of all 第一
5. generally speaking 一般地说

2．善于选点。 “选点”就是确定写作的立意点，一幅漫画的寓意可以多角度理解，在审读的时候，要做到理解到位。否则，文章内容头绪众多，是不利于表达的。

3.程度副词，等于so.如：Sometimes it was a bit boring to work there because there wasn’t always that much to do.

（5）加形容词后缀-able, disagreeable adj. 不同意的，不好的。To our surprise, the working conditions of the workers are quite disagreeable. 令我们吃惊的是，工人们的工作条件相当糟糕

简析：该题应选C。 测试非谓语动词的否定式是在其前直接加 not 。若动作发生在主句动作之前时用非谓语的完成式。
3. The visiting Minister expressed his satisfaction with the talks, ____ that he had enjoyed his stay here.

一 高考开放性作文要求
开放性作文字数不少于50个单词，要求文章扣题，内容充实、健康；思维活跃，逻辑清晰；语言规范，交际得体。这对学生构思、表达以及语句的组织运用能力有很高的要求。
二 高考中常见的开放性作文文章类型有：
1． 复述故事
 One day, we were having an English class when suddenly there was a knock on the door---（
One day, we were having an English class when suddenly there was a knock on the door. Our teacher went out and soon returned with a smile on her face. She told us that a group of American

分词作状语用法是所有分词用法中最重要的，也是最难掌握的。历年的高考英语考题也说明，分词作状语的用法是所有分词用法中最常考的

Book 3 重要短语/句型
Unit 7
1. in general/ generally speaking 2. be out of job 失业
3. honestly / frankly speaking 老实说/坦白说
4. employee 雇员,雇工 employer 雇主
5. the + 形容词 一类人 the rich/ poor
6. in search of 寻找(介词短语) 7. pick up 接收,用

Book 2 重要短语/句型
Unit 4
1. in the last thirty years 过去三十年来
2. rapidly (rapid) 急剧地 3. be connected to 与联接
4. growth grow 5. find out 找出，查明
6. be pessimistic/optimistic about 对……悲观/乐观
7. in the future 将来 8. it is clear that…… 很显然
9. entertainment (n.) entertain (v.) 娱乐

Book 1 重要短语/句型
Unit 1
1 wake up 醒来 2 get up 起床
3 turn/switch on 开 turn/switch off 关
turn up 调大声/ 出现 turn down 调小声/拒绝