《新思维英语阅读》教学辅导（第5章）《新思维英语阅读Ⅲ》教学辅导（第5章）CHAPTER 5 AGINGTheme Introduction:The search for the secret to long life has existed since time began. We all want a long, healthy life. We notice the signs of our own aging with concern. Why do we age? While medical science, and individuals consider ways to prolong human lifespan, the numbers of people over 60 — and particularly those over 80 — are growing fast. This rapid aging of global society brings many problems.Reading Skill Practised: Word AnalysisAs you learned in Chapter 4, learning to read without constant use of your dictionary will help you become a faster and more efficient reader. However, sometimes the context of the sentence does not give enough information for you to guess the meaning of unknown words. Another vocabulary strategy you can try is word analysis. In word analysis, the reader breaks down English words into common parts and guesses the meaning from the word origin.Reading Skill: Word Analysis (Prefixes)Sometimes the context of the sentence does not give enough information for you to guess the meaning of the unknown word. If that is the case, and you feel you need to know that unknown word's meaning to understand the sentence, then you should open your dictionary. However, there is another vocabulary strategy you might try: Word analysis. In word analysis, the reader breaks down English words into prefix (the beginning of the word), root (the middle of the word, and its basic meaning), and suffix(the end of the word). An example is the word international, which canbe broken down like this:Prefix Root Suffix inter nation al(between) (nat = to be born. Nation means literally\ (about, away of being)a group of people born together\and has come to mean a country.)International is about the relations or exchanges between two or morecountriesYou can use this strategy of word analysis to guess the meaning of theword. Especially if there is some contextual information in the sentenceor paragraph, word analysis can be quite useful.Here is a partial list of common prefixes.Prefix Meaning Example ad-, af- move towards advance anti- against anti-agingauto- self automobile bi- two biannual con-, corn-, co- with conversation en- to giveenlighten de- away from, down decreasehyper- over hyperactive inter-,intra- between, among, within international mini- small minibus maxi- large maximum mis- wronglymisunderstand mono- onemonologue poly- manypolytechnic pre- beforepreview pro- forwards, forth promotesub- under substandard super- above supernatural tele- far telephone trans- acrosstranslateultra- extremeultraconservativeun-, in-, im- negative, not unhelpful,impolite, illegalReading Skill: Word Analysis (Roots)Roots carry the basic meaning of the word. The meaning of the roots canbe changed by adding prefixes or suffixes. Here is a partial list of commonroots. Root Meaning Example aud hear auditorium bio life biosphere diet speak, word predictduct to lead conduct ferto bring, carry transfer firm to makestrong confirm gen(e) to create, make generate homo the same homogeneoushetero different heterosexualhydro water hydro-electric ject to throw objectlogy the study of psychology man hand manual mar sea marine mov, mot, mob to move motivate mort dead mortal port to carry portable psych mental, brainpsychologist serv to protect, to keepservantspect to look at spectatorstruct to build construct vis,vid to see, sight videoReading Skill: Word Analysis SuffixBy adding a suffix after the root, we can change the meaning of the word.Here is a partial list of common suffixes. Also added is the word form:adjective (adj): noun (n); adverb (adv).Suffix Meaning Example -ar of, for popular -able.-ible (adj)ability to lovable -er, -or, -ist (n) aperson who biologist-er, -est (adj) more, most shorter,shortest -ful (adj) full ofbeautiful -hood (n) state of beingmotherhood -ic, -al (adj) made of, about,internationalway of being-ious (adj) full of curious -ish(adj) like, similar to childish -ity (n) state of being dignity -ive (adj)causing, making active -ly (adv) in themanner of quietly -less (adj) without worthless -ness (n) state of beingkindness -some (adj) full of, causingtiresomeMain Idea of Reading Materials:Reading One:本文首先指出：人口老龄化问题已成为全世界面临的第一大问题，中国社会也同样面临老龄化危机的挑战；接着分析了老龄化危机的原因，随之在一系列解决方法中提出关怀老年人的一些措施。

Reading Two:本文从生理及社会的角度分析人衰老的原因。

Reading Three:本文由老寿星就如何活到120岁为话题谈长寿的经验并指出：基因遗传、生活方式及生活态度对人寿命的影响甚大。