Ⅰ.重點單詞聚焦
1.I found it________(令人驚訝的) that the young player beat the chess master in the game.
答案: astonishing
2.He is a________(失敗者) as an artist,but a success as an art teacher.
答案: failure
3.If we work with a strong will,we can ________(克服) any difficulty,no matter how great it is.
答案: overcome
4.They often________(款待) their friends at weekends.
答案: entertain
5.Elizabeth Fry helped to improve prison conditions and gave the________(無家可歸的) work and education.
答案: homeless
6.After graduating from Peking University,he was________(幸運的) in having a good job.
答案: fortunate
7.I lived in an area of________(顯著的) natural beauty.
答案: outstanding
8.Most________(表演者) feel nervous before they go on stage.
答案: performers
9.So far there is no________(令人信服的) evidence that there exists life in outer space.
答案: convincing
10.Some kids are very ________(挑剔的、特別的) about food.That’s why they don’t have a balanced diet.
答案: particular
Ⅱ.重點短語掃描
1.up now 直到現(xiàn)在
2.badly 窮的;缺少的
3.cut 切斷;斷絕
4.cut 砍倒,縮小,削減
5.burst laughter 突然笑起來
6.feel content 對……滿足
7.pick 挑出;辨別出
8.star 擔任主角;主演
9.pay attention 注意
10. the open air 在戶外
to
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Ⅲ.課文原句突破
1.不幸的是他的父親去世了,使得他的家庭狀況更糟了,因此查理的童年是在照顧生病的母親和弟弟中度過的。
Unfortunately his father died,__________ ________ ________ ____________ ________ ________,so Charlie spent his childhood looking after his sick mother and his brother.
答案: leaving the family even worse off
2.查理首先挑出鞋帶來吃,像是吃意大利面條一樣。
Charlie first picks out the laces and eats them________ ________ they were spaghetti.
答案: as if
3.在十多歲的時候,憑借著自己的幽默,查理已經(jīng)在英國成為受歡迎的童星之一。
By his teens,Charlie________,through his humour,________one of the most popular child actors in England.
答案: had;become
4.隨著時間的推移,他開始拍電影。
________time went by,he began making films.
答案: As
content adj.滿足的,滿意的;n.內(nèi)容,目錄,容量;滿足;vt.使?jié)M足
教材原句P18:He made people laugh at a time when they felt depressed,so they could feel more content with their lives.
在人們感到沮喪的時候,他可以使他們開懷大笑,于是人們就對自己的生活感到比較滿足。
①To be honest,I’m very content with my life at present.
誠實的說,我對目前的生活心滿意足。
②That rich man is tired of city life,so he is content to live in the country.那位富人厭倦了城市生活,于是他愿意生活在鄉(xiāng)下。
③We should never content ourselves with book knowledge only.
我們永遠不要僅僅滿足于書本知識。
④She dropped her purse and the contents fell out on the floor.
她的皮包掉下,里面的東西散落在地板上。
⑤It is advisable to look at the contents page of a book before buying it.買書前最好先看一看目錄。
1.完成句子
Those________________________________(滿足于現(xiàn)狀的人) will surely make no more advance in life.
答案: who are content with their present situations
astonish vt.使驚詫
教材原句P18:You may find it astonishing that Charlie was taught to sing as soon as he could speak and dance as soon as he could walk.你可能會感到驚奇,查理剛會說話時大人就教他唱歌,他剛會走路時大人就教他跳舞了。
①It astonished me that he could be so thoughtless.
我真沒料到他會如此輕率。
②I was astonished to hear that he had got the job.
聽說他得到那份工作我很吃驚。
③China is developing at an astonishing speed,and will soon be one of the most powerful countries in the world.中國以令人驚訝的速度發(fā)展,不久將成為世界上最強大國家之一。
2.用astonish的適當形式:
To our great________,the boss wasn’t________ at the________news at all.
答案: astonishment;astonished;astonishing
direct vt.& vi.導(dǎo)演;指揮;指示;adj.徑直的;直接的;直率的;adv.直接地
教材原句P18:Charlie Chaplin wrote,directed and produced the films he starred in.
查理?卓別林自編、自導(dǎo)、自制他主演的電影。
①The opera was directed by the wellknown Chinese director,Zhang Yimou.歌劇由中國著名導(dǎo)演張藝謀執(zhí)導(dǎo)。
②The old man is willing to stand on the bend and directs the traffic.這位老人樂意站在轉(zhuǎn)彎處指揮交通。
③I like to make friends with anyone who is open and direct.
我喜歡和任何坦誠直爽的人交朋友。
④It’s only a small improvement but at least it’s a step in the right direction.雖然這只是一個小小的改進,但至少是朝著正確的方向邁出的一步。
⑤Directly the teacher came in everyone was quiet.
老師一進來大家就安靜了。
3.When I was in hospital,my mother made a promise that she would take me to Qingdao________I was well enough to travel,which________my recovery.
A.direct;contributed to B.directly;contributed to
C.directly;attributed to D.direct;attributed to
解析: directly作連詞,表示“一……就……”,direct沒有此用法;contribute to有助于……。句意為:在我住院的時候,媽媽向我承諾一旦我恢復(fù)到可以出行了,就帶我去青島,這有助于我的康復(fù)。
答案: B
particular adj.特殊的;特別的;挑剔的;n.細節(jié);細目
教材原句P20:Children particularly would burst into laughter at his behaviour.孩子們尤其對他的表演報之以大笑。
be particular about/over sth.對……講究,挑剔
in particular尤其,特別,格外
particularly adv.尤其,特別
①I have nothing particular to do this evening,so let’s go out for a walk.今晚我沒有什么特別的事要做,咱們出去散散步吧!
②He is very particular about food while he doesn’t care about money.他對吃的東西特別挑剔,而不在乎金錢。
③Text messages are very popular in recent years,particularly among young people.近年來手機短信大受歡迎,尤其在年輕人當中。
4.完成句子
我們應(yīng)該尊重每一個人,尤其是我們的父母和老人。
We should respect everyone,our parents and the elderly________________.
答案: in particular
whisper vi.& vt.低語,小聲說;把(秘密等)悄悄傳開;n.耳語,低語
教材原句P22:Sherlock Holmes looked up at the stars and whispered,“Watson,when you look at that beautiful sky,what do you think of?”夏洛克?福爾摩斯仰望著繁星,輕聲問道:“華生,當你望著美麗的天空時,你想到了什么?”
whisper to sb.與某人耳語
in a whisper=in whispers=in a low voice耳語地,低聲地
It is/was whispered that...據(jù)秘密傳聞……
①She leaned over and whispered something in his ear.
她探過身去附耳給他說了些什么。
②It was whispered that he would soon die and he did.
有人私下說他不久于人世,他果然去世了。
③They sat at the back of the room,talking in whispers.
他們坐在房間的后面低聲談話。
5.In order not to let the others hear what he said,he________the news to me.
A.shouted B.told
C.whispered D.said
解析: 句意為:為了不讓別人聽見他說的話,他低聲告訴了我這個消息。whisper低聲說;低語,符合題意。
答案: C
convince vt.使信服;使相信
教材原句P18:The acting is so convincing that it makes you believe that it is one of the best meals he has ever tasted!令人心悅誠服的表演使你相信這是他吃過的最可口的飯菜了!
①You need to convince your interviewer of your ability to master the work.你需要讓你的面試官相信你有駕馭這份工作的能力。
②His mother has been trying to convince him to see a doctor.
他媽媽一直設(shè)法說服他去看醫(yī)生。
③I managed to convince them that the story was true.
我設(shè)法使他們相信那故事是真的。
④Scientists are convinced the positive effect of laughter on physical and mental health.
科學家們堅信笑對身心健康有積極影響。
⑤There is now convincing evidence that smoking causes lung cancer.現(xiàn)有令人信服的證據(jù)說吸煙能導(dǎo)致肺癌。
6.Scientists are convinced________the positive effect of laughter________physical and mental health.
A.of;at B.by;in
C.of;on D.on;at
解析: 句意為:科學家們堅信笑對身心健康有積極影響。be convinced of堅信,深信,確信;effect常與on連用,意為“對……的影響”。以上兩個均屬于固定搭配,故選C。
答案: C
badly off窮的;缺少的
教材原句P18:Unfortunately his father died,leaving the family even worse off,so Charlie spent his childhood looking after his sick mother and his brother.不幸的是他父親去世了,他的家境更加貧困,因此查理的童年是在照顧生病的母親和弟弟中度過的。
①We aren’t too badly off but we can’t afford a house like that.
我們并不是一文不名,但我們負擔不起那樣的房子。
②The school is rather badly off for books and equipment.
這所學校相當缺乏書和設(shè)備。
③I went to her home and found her living condition was worse off than mine.我去她家一看,發(fā)現(xiàn)她的生活狀況比我的更差。
④If he had worked harder when young,he would be well off now.如果他年輕時多努力一點,現(xiàn)在就能過得舒服些。
⑤To make matters worse/What’s worse,it began to rain while we were marching.使事情更糟的是,在我們行進過程中,天下起了雨。
7.We shouldn’t complain about being poor,because many families are much_______after the big earthquake.
A.better off B.badly off
C.well off D.worse off
解析: 由句意和句子成分分析可知,空格處應(yīng)用比較級,表示“更拮據(jù),更貧窮,境況更不好”,故選D。well off情況很好,富裕;badly off窮的,缺少的。
答案: D
pick out挑出;辨別出
教材原句P18:Charlie first picks out the laces and eats them as if they were spaghetti.
查理首先挑出鞋帶來吃,像是吃意大利面條一樣。
①It took Mary a long time to pick out a new dress at the store.
瑪麗花了很長時間才從那家商店挑選了一件新衣服。
②A competition was held to pick out the best table tennis players.為選拔出最好的乒乓球選手舉行了一場比賽。
pick up拾起,撿起;收拾,整理;(偶然)學會;用車接某人;
收聽到;身體好轉(zhuǎn)
pick up with sb.結(jié)識某人
pick and choose挑三揀四
③He picked up some French while he was away on a business trip in Paris.他在巴黎出差時順便學會了一些法語。
④You’ll soon pick up health when you get to the seaside.
到了海濱,你就很快地恢復(fù)健康。
8.(2010?山東卷)Sam________some knowledge of the computer just by watching others working on it.
A.brought up B.looked up
C.picked up D.set up
解析: 句意為:Sam只通過觀看別人操作電腦便學到了一些電腦知識。考查動詞短語辨析。bring up撫養(yǎng);look up抬頭看,查詢;pick up好轉(zhuǎn),開車接人,認出,學會;set up建造,搭起。根據(jù)句意故選C項。
答案: C
9.—How could you________my sister so easily in the crowd?
—Because she stood out in her bright red dress.
A.pick up B.pick out
C.take up D.take out
解析: 句意為:“在人群中你怎么那么容易認出我妹妹來的?”“因為她穿著鮮艷的紅裙子,十分顯眼!眕ick out認出,挑出,符合句意。pick up揀出;take up從事,學習;take out拿出,均不符合題意。
答案: B
Unfortunately his father died,leaving the family even worse off,so Charlie spent his childhood looking after his sick mother and his brother.
不幸的是他的父親去世了,使得他的家庭狀況更糟了,因此查理的童年是在照顧生病的母親和弟弟中度過的。
①His parents died,leaving him an orphan.
他的父母去世了,使他成為孤兒。
②The child fell,striking his head against the door.
小孩摔了一跤,頭在門上碰了一下。
③European football is played in 80 countries,making it the most popular sport in the world.
八十個國家踢歐式足球,使它成為世界上最流行的運動。
現(xiàn)在分詞作結(jié)果狀語常表示“意料、情理之中”,而不定式作結(jié)果狀語常表出乎意料的結(jié)果。
④He hurried to the bus stop,only to find the bus had left.
他匆匆地去了車站,結(jié)果發(fā)現(xiàn)車已離開。
⑤Her father disappeared,never to be heard from again.
她的父親離家出走,從此杳無音訊。
10.(2010?重慶卷)The news shocked the public,________to great concern about students’ safety at school.
A.having led B.led
C.leading D.to lead
解析: 句意為:這條新聞使廣大民眾感到很震驚,引起了人們對在校學生安全的擔憂?疾榉侵^語動詞作結(jié)果狀語。首先排除B和D兩項;having done指動作先于謂語動詞發(fā)生,在此不符合語境,故只能選擇C。
答案: C
By his teens,Charlie had,through his humour,become one of the most popular child actors in England.在十多歲的時候,憑借著自己的幽默,查理已經(jīng)在英國成為最受歡迎的童星之一。
by在加時間點引導(dǎo)的時間狀語句子中,表示“到……為止,到……底”時,句子經(jīng)常用完成時態(tài)。
①By 2010 the population of our city will have risen to over 20 million.到2010年,我們城市的人口將超過兩千萬。
②By this time of next year,all of you will have become college students.到明年的這個時刻,你們大家就都成為大學生了。
11.(山東高考)By the time he realizes he________into a trap,it’ll be too late for him to do anything about it.
A.walks B.walked
C.has walked D.had walked
解析: 句意為:到他認識到已經(jīng)中計的時候,再做任何事情也就無濟于事了。根據(jù)句意,可知本句講的是現(xiàn)在的事情,故用現(xiàn)在時,排除B、D兩項,本句強調(diào)“已經(jīng)中計”,用完成時,故答案為C。
答案: C
Ⅰ.選詞
1.__________________,Xu Jinglei has starred in a great number of famous films.
答案: Up to now
2.What worries us is that this is the third time the electricity has been__________________this week.
答案: cut off
cut off;badly off;content with;pick out;be caught in;at times;up to now;in a mess
3.It’s very difficult to__________________the best composition,since they’re all so good.
答案: pick out
4.He__________________a heavy traffic jam and arrived late for the job interview.
答案: was caught in
5.You shouldn’t complain so much.Other people are much__________________than you.
答案: worse off
6.Not__________________his present job,he has been busy hunting for a new one.
答案: content with
7.Peter can be really difficult__________________even though he’s a nice person in general.
答案: at times
8.Tom is very untidy;he always leaves his room________________.
答案: in a mess
Ⅱ.巧思妙解
1. (福建高考)What’s the________of having a public open space where you can’t eat,drink or even simply hang out for a while?
A.sense B.matter
C.case D.opinion
解析: 句意為:在這樣一個公共場所,你不可以吃、喝,甚至不可以走動,你會有什么樣的感覺?sense感覺;matter問題;case情況,狀況;opinion觀點。根據(jù)題意選A。
答案: A
2.I am sure David will be able to find the library—he has a pretty good________of direction.
A.idea B.feeling
C.experience D.sense
解析: have a sense of...有……的感覺,該句意為“我敢肯定戴維能找到圖書館,他有很好的方向感”。
答案: D
3.No matter how I tried to read it,I just couldn’t make______of this sentence.
A.meaning B.thought
C.sense D.idea
解析: make sense of理解,明白。句意為“不管我怎么努力讀,可就是不明白這個句子的意思”。
答案: C
4.My aunt always loses her way when she is out by herself,because she has no________of direction.
A.sense B.feeling
C.touch D.scene
解析: have no sense of direction是習慣用法,指沒有方向感。sense of sight/hearing/smell/taste/touch視/聽/嗅/味/觸覺。
答案: A
Ⅲ.語法專練
本單元語法——v.ing作表語、賓語和賓語補足語
1.(2014?東城檢測)The driver braked hard to avoid________a child coming in his way.
A.hit B.to hit
C.hitting D.to have hit
解析: 考查非謂語動詞。此處謂語動詞avoid后面要跟動名詞作賓語,類似的動詞與詞組有enjoy,suggest,imagine,consider,dislike,risk,insist on,get used to,can’t help等,據(jù)此選C項。
答案: C
2.(2014?陜西教學檢測)It looks like my cousin,but I don’t remember him________a pair of glasses.
A.to wear B.wore
C.wear D.wearing
解析: 考查非謂語動詞。wear和其邏輯主語之間是主動關(guān)系,故這里用現(xiàn)在分詞作賓語補足語。
答案: D
3.(2010?湖南卷)Listen!Do you hear someone________for help?
A.calling B.call
C.to call D.called
解析: 句意為:聽!你聽到有人正在求救嗎?本題考查非謂語動詞作賓補。設(shè)空處與賓語之間為邏輯上的主謂關(guān)系,故排除D項;不定式作感官動詞或使役動詞的賓補要省去to且不表示動作正在進行,故排除C項;因為表示動作正在進行,故排除B項;現(xiàn)在分詞calling 表主動且表正在進行,故為答案。
答案: A
4.(2010?南昌二模)The plan to be carried out next month needs________among the members of the labor union before________.
A.to discuss;carrying out
B.to be discussed;carried out
C.discussing;being carried out
D.discussed;to be carried out
解析: 考查非謂語動詞。need表示“需要”,主語是物時,其后可以接動詞的ing形式,此時用主動形式表示被動含義;第二空前的before在此是介詞,其后接名詞或動名詞,故答案為C。
答案: C
5. (2014?成都第一次診斷)At the airport,a man dressed in a black suit was caught________on the clean floor.
A.spit B.spitting
C.spat D.to spit
解析: 現(xiàn)在分詞作主語補足語。catch sb.doing sth.意為“發(fā)現(xiàn)某人正在做某事”。
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