2．at the start of在......的开端

3．now that既然；由于

4．believe in相信

5．come on赶紧；加油

6．divide...into...把......分成......

7．concentrate on专心于

8．be similar to和......相似

Ⅲ.重点句式

1．be doing...when...正在做......这时......

Amateur astronomer David Bates was looking at the moon through his telescope last night when he got a big surprise.

昨天晚上业余天文学家大卫·贝茨用天文望远镜观看月球时，突然他获得了一个惊人的发现。

2．This/It/That is/was the first/second/...time (that)．..这/那是第一/二/......次......

Is this the first time he has seen(see) aliens landing on the moon?

这是他第一次看见外星人登上月球吗？

3．比较级形式表示最高级意义

Around four million people read it every day and it sells more than any other daily newspaper.

每天大约有400万人看它(《太阳报》)，它比其他任何日报卖得都要多。

Ⅰ.根据课文内容判断正(T)、误(F)

1．The quality press is more serious.(T)

2．You can know about famous pop stars in a popular newspaper.(T)

3．You can find large headlines and a lot of big photographs in The Times.(F)

4．The Sun is the most successful quality newspaper in Britain.(F)

5．Both the United States and Britain have a lot of tabloid newspapers.(T)

Ⅱ.课文阅读理解

1．In Britain，the popular newspapers are intended for .