Oprah Winfrey

Reading comprehension 1.What kind of family was Oprah Winfrey born in? A. A rich family B. A middle-class family C. A poor family 2. what made her life difficult? A. Being black and a woman made her life difficult B. Being ugly when she was young made her life difficult C. Being disabled and a child of a poor family made her life difficult

3.How did her father influence her? A. Her father told her that life was difficult B. Her father showed her how hard work and discipline could lead her to self-improvement C. Her father told her that she should study hard 4.Which program made her famous? A.BBC program B. American Voice program C. The Oprah Winfrey show 5.What does the word “skip” in the third paragraph mean ? A.jump lightly and quickly B. jump over C. go from one place to another

Oprah Winfrey Question Time: Para.1. In her television shows she makes it possible to talk about great moments and difficulties in people’s lives. 在她的电视节目里，她创造环境，谈人们生活中的重大 时刻和艰难困苦。 Para.1. Oprah’s programme about literature, in which she reviews books, is very popular. 她的文学节目以精彩的 书评而广受欢迎。

Oprah Winfrey Question Time: Para 2. Oprah Winfrey is a black woman whose rise to fame is an inspiring story. 欧普拉. 温弗丽是个黑人妇女，她的成名故事十分 鼓舞人心。 Para.2. Being black and a woman made life even more difficult in America at that time. 在当时的美国, 作为 一个黑人而且是女性，生活要更加艰难。 Para.3. and she also skipped the second grade of primary school. 在小学她又跳过了二年级。

Oprah Winfrey Question Time: Para.3. It was a time in which many sad things happened to her. 这是一段中间发生了许多不幸的时间。 Para.4. Oprah’s programme has so far been shown on TV for almost 20 years non stop. 她的节目到目前为止已经风 行电视二十多年了。 Para.5. Oprah Winfrey’s wonderful career inspires many people to believe that success and happiness in life are within reach for everyone. 欧普拉. 温弗丽的美 妙事业激励着许多人, 使他们相信成功和幸福人人可得 。

1. inspire inspire sb. to do sth. / inspire sth. (1) 鼓舞 ; What he said inspired our The present excellent situation inspires us to win greater victory. (2) 感动 ; 启示 ; The beauty of the West Lake inspired lots of poets to write their great poetry. (3) inspiring adj. 鼓舞人的 ; What we saw on the Great Wall was an inspiring sight. 一派壮观的景象

2. come to terms 达成协议 ; 和解 ; You should try to help them to come to terms. We have to come to terms with reality. 屈服 ; She has come to terms with her fate. 听天由命 3.bother (1)v. 打搅，麻烦，费心 bother sb. about / with sth. 打搅某人，给某人添麻烦 boy kept bothering his father with ’ s always bothering me to lend him ’ s bothering didn ’ t even bother to say thank you. 他甚至连说声谢谢都不肯.

(2) bother about 关心 eg. Don ’ t bother about us; we ’ ll join you later. (3) n. 麻烦, 不便 eg. 1). – Thanks for your help. – It was no bother. 没什么 2). I ’ m sorry to have put you to all this bother. 真抱歉给你添了这么多麻烦. 3).What a bother! 真恼人 !

4. promise (1) vt. / vi. 允诺, 答应, 保证 ; She promised me her The clouds promise It promises to be warm this He is a promising youth. (2) n. 允诺 ; 答应 / 希望 ; 迹象, He made a promise that he would pay off his debt within a There is a promise of better weather There seems to be little promise of success for the He shows great promise. (3) make / keep / break / carry out a promise 许诺 / 遵守诺言 / 违背诺言 / 履行诺言

come to terms with…. rise to fame hold no promise within (one’s) reach … lead to the road to sth. 勉强接受；与 … 妥协 成名 一点希望也没有 通向 … 导致 … 伸手可及 力所能及 达到某目标的途径 (1)Passing the exam seems to _______________. (2)It is hard to _________________going bland. (3)This crisis _______the downfall of the government. (4)The young musician____________quickly. (5)Diligence( 勤奋 )and wisdom are ___________success. (6)The shelf is not very high so the books are ______________. hold no promise come to terms with led to rose to fame the road to within reach Fill in the blanks with the given phrases:

Exercise 1. The discovery of new evidence led to ____. A. the thief having caught B. catch the thief C. the thief’s being caught D. the thief be caught 2. The tower of London is ___ the church tower. A. twice high than B. two times as high as C. twice higher as D. three times the height of 3. Don’t worry, the gossip will soon ___. A. die out B. die off C. die down D. die away 4. The baby was crawling ____ its fours. A. by B. for C. on D. in

Is this raincoat yours? ---- No, mine ____ there behind the door. A. is hanging B. has hung C. is hanged D. hung 6. Thirty percent of the students in our class ____ girls. Two-thirds of the apple ____ bad. A. is; is B. are; are C. is; are D. are; is 7. The new ____ sure to replace the old. A. is B. will C. are D. thing ____ either you or he to go there? ---- ____ is. A. Are; Both B. Are; Neither C. Is; Neither D. Is; Each