ByWangHepingIusedtobeafraidofthedark.I’mstillafraidofthedark.Iusedtobeafraidofgivingaspeechinpublic.I’mstillafraidofgivingaspeechinpublic.Whichthingsdidyouusetobeafraidof?Whichthingsareyoustillafraidof?Iusedtobeafraidofflying.I’mstillafraidofflying.Iusedtobeafraidofhighplaces.I’mstillafraidofhighplaces.Iusedtobeafraidofscarymovies.I’mstillafraidofscarymovies.Iusedtobeafraidofdogs.I’mstillafraidofdogsnow.LiWenisa15-year-oldboyfromthecountryside.Hisparentsareworkinginthecity.Lookatthetitleofthepassageandthepicturebelow.Whatproblemsdoyouthinkhemighthave?2aHeStudiesHarderThanHeUsedto2.Heusedtohatestudyingandfailhisexams.3.Heusedtofightwithhisclassmates.1.Heusedtobreaktheschoolrules.2bReadthepassageandputthesentences[A-D]inthecorrectplaces.A.TheyhadalongtalkB.NowLiWenhasreallychangedC.However,thingsbegantochangeafewyearsagoD.Histeacherwasworriedabouthim2cReadthepassageagainandunderlinetheproblemsthatLiWenusedtohave.1.Hebecamelessinterestedinstudying.2.Sometimeshewasabsentfromclasses,andhefailedhisexaminations.3.LiWenwasshyandwasnotabletomakefriendsquicklyinschool.Usethecluesfromthepassagetohelpyouguessthemeaningofthewordsinthebox.2d1.influence对比李文的父母外出找工作前后李文的行为和思想表现；再由下文“他变得对学习不感兴趣、逃课、考试不及格”等情况的出现，可知是李文不高兴的情绪“影响”了他的学业。故influence一词应意为“影响”。2.absent由上下文“他对学习不再感兴趣”、“他考试不及格”，以及关键词classes，可以推测“他经常缺课”，可知absent意为“缺席，不再”。3.boardingschool由上文“…hewasabsentfromclassesandfailedhisexaminations和LiWen’sparentsmadethedecision”可知其父母送其去了一所寄宿制学校。4.inperson由下文“Hisparentstooka24-hourtrainanda5-hourbusridetogettoLiWen’sschool.”，可知其父母费如此大的周折赶回家来，就是因老师的建议“亲自和他们的儿子进行交谈”，故可推测inperson意为“亲自地”。beproudof/takeprideinmakeadecision/decidemiss/beabsentfromchange/influencelookafter/takecareofCompletethepassagewiththeproperformsofthewordsandphrasesinthebox.2eLiWenisa15-year-oldboy.Heworkshardanddoeswellinschool.Itishardtobelievethatheusedtohavedifficultiesinschool.Whenhisparentsmovedtothecitytowork,theycouldnotbeathometo_____________________him.Sohebecamelessinterestedinstudyingand_____________________classes.missed/wasabsentfromlookafter/takecareofThenhisparents____________________tosendhimtoaboardingschool.Hefoundlifetheredifficult.Onedayhetoldhisteacherhewantedtoleavetheschool.Histeacheradvisedhisparentstotalkwiththeirsoninperson.Thisconversation__________________hislife.changed/influencedmadeadecision/decidedHerealizedthathisparentswouldalwayslovehim,andtheywould______________________everythinggoodthathedid.Nowheismuchhappierandmoreoutgoingthanheusedtobe.beproudof/takeprideinseldomadv.频度副词“不常；很少”通常放在be动词、助动词或情态动词之后，实义动词之前。e.g.Sheseldomgoesoutafterteno’clock.十点后，她很少外出。Heisseldomlateforschool.他很少迟到。1.…heseldomcausedanyproblems…中考链接—Doyoulikewatchingamovieonyourmobilephone?—No.I______dothatbecauseitmakesmeuncomfortable.A.seldomB.oftenC.usuallyD.sometimesA2.LiWen’sunhappinessbegantoinfluencehisschoolwork.influencev.&n.影响influence可用作动词，其后接名词或动词不定式的复合结构。influence可用作名词，常用于have/hasaninfluenceon...或beaninfluenceon...结构。e.g.LuXun’sworkshavestronglyinfluencedmillionsofpeople.鲁迅的小说影响...
