1、.重点单词识记1ordinary /dnri/ adj.平常的;普通的2slide /slaId/ vt.& vi.(使)滑动;n.滑,滑动;幻灯片3whisper /wIsp/ n耳语;低语;vt.& vi.低语;小声说4mess /mes/ n脏或乱的状态5overcome /vkm/ vt.& vi.战胜;克服6budget /bdIt/ n预算;开支7content /kntent/ vt.使满足;n.满足;adj.满意的;满足的8occasion /keIn/ n时刻;场合9explanation /eksplneIn/ n解释;讲解;说明10vast /vst/ adj.巨大的;辽
2、阔的11react /rIkt/ vi.作出反应;回应12drunk /drk/ adj.醉的13outstanding /atstndI/ adj.突出的,杰出的;显著的14particular /ptIkjl/ adj.特殊的;特别的;n.细节;细目15humour /hjum/ n幽默;滑稽humourous adj.滑稽的;可笑的16performer /pfm/ n表演者;演出者perform v演出,表演performance n演出17astonish /stnI/ vt.使惊诧astonishing adj.令人感到惊讶的astonished adj.感到惊讶的astonish
3、ment n惊讶18fortunate /ftnIt/ adj.幸运的;吉利的unfortunate (反义词) adj.不幸的;令人遗憾的unfortunately adv.不幸地19entertain /entteIn/ vt.& vi.使欢乐;款待entertaining adj.愉快的;有趣的20failure /feIlj/ n失败(者)fail v失败21convince /knvIns/ vt.使信服convincing adj.令人信服的22direct /dIrekt;daI/ vt.& vi.导演;指示;指挥;adj.直的;直接的;直率的director n导演direct
4、ion n方向;指导.重点短语识记1up to now直到现在2feel/be content with对满足3badly off穷的;缺少的4pick out挑出;辨别出5cut off切断;断绝6star in在担任主角;主演7be remembered as.作为而被铭记8worse off境况更差.经典原句默写与背诵1Unfortunately his father died,leaving the family even worse off. 不幸的是他的父亲去世了,整个家庭状况更糟了2Instead he and another man are hiding in a small
5、hut during a snowstorm with nothing to eat.取而代之的是在暴风雪中他和另一个人躲在一个小窝棚中并且没有任何东西充饥。3Then he picks out the lace of the shoe and eats it as if it were spaghetti. 然后他挑出鞋带来吃,像是吃意大利面条一样。4I observed him directing as well as acting in it. 我发现他在里面既能导演又能表演。1She is an outgoing,fun and humourous(humour) person to
6、be around.2We have to accept the facts no matter how astonishing(astonish) they might sound.3Unfortunately(fortunate),his mother died when he was very young.4Th restaurant is particularly(particular) popular with young people.5There is no doubt that he deserves the title “outstanding(outstand) playe
7、r of his generation”6He must have drunk(drink) too much;when he tried to stand up,he fell over.7Running away is our instinctive reaction(react) when we meet danger.8The western part of the country is very mountainous(mountain)9He wanted to get a satisfied explanation(explain),but was refused.10The h
8、otel offers its guests a wide variety of amusements(amuse)1 content n.满足(satisfaction);内容;所含之物;目录;adj.满意的;满足的(satisfied);vt.使满足(satisfy)be content with对满足(满意)be content to do sth.乐于做某事content oneself with满足于;使(某人)自己对感到满足to ones hearts content心满意足地;尽情地Empty the contents of the pan into the sieve.将锅里的
9、东西倒到筛子上。I am content to admire the mountains from below.我满足于从山脚下观赏山景。夯实基础(1)Those who are content with their present situations(满足于现状的人) will surely make no more advances in life.(2)同义句改写Martina was content with a single glass of wine.(用content的动词形式改写句子)Martina contented herself with a single glass
10、of wine.(3)翻译句子我的道歉好像使他感到满意。My apology seemed to content him.2be fortunate to do sth./in doing sth.在方面运气好fortune n.机会,运气;财富;命运;际遇make a fortune发财;致富seek/try ones fortune碰运气He was extremely fortunate to survive.他能活下来真是万幸。He made a fortune by selling used cars.他靠卖二手车发财了。夯实基础用fortune的适当形式填空(1)Dont leav
11、e that to fortune.(2)Central London is fortunate in having so many large parks and open spaces.(3)He was robbed last night,but fortunately he didnt have much money on him then.3entertain sb.with.用使某人快乐;用招待某人entertain sb.to.宴客;招待entertain sb.as.把某人当招待entertaining adj.令人愉快的to ones entertainment使某人快乐的是
12、They were entertained by top singers,dancers and celebrities.顶级歌手、舞蹈演员和名人们给他们带来娱乐。I dont like to entertain guests anymore.我再也不想招待客人了。夯实基础(1)语法填空I entertained my friends to dinner yesterday evening.He entertained the children with a story.(2)My wife entertained them as honored guests(把他们当作尊贵的客人招待)4ov
13、ercome the enemies战胜敌人overcome fear/difficulty克服恐惧/困难be overcome by/with使无能为力When I do my homework,I often make mistakes with carelessness,how to overcome the shortage?我做作业时,经常因粗心犯错误,怎么克服这一缺点?(2013四川书面表达)The residents were trying to escape from the fire but were overcome by smoke.居民试图逃离火场,却被浓烟熏倒了。夯实
14、基础(1)There is nothing that cannot be overcome(无法克服的)(2)Whoever overcomes the difficulty(克服困难的人) will get the prize.(3)What can I do to overcome(克服) my fear of speaking in public?Just take more activities with your friends.5onvince sb.of sth.使某人相信某事convince sb.to do sth.说服某人做某事be convinced of/that.相信
15、convincing adj.令人信服的I soon convinced him of my innocence.我很快便让他相信我是清白的。He sounded very convincing.他的话听起来很有说服力。夯实基础语法填空(1)Scientists are convinced of the positive effect of laughter on physical and mental health.(2)I am convinced(convince) of his guilt.(3)This last argument is the most convincing(con
16、vince) to me.6direct sb.to do.指示某人做directly adv.直接地;conj.一就direction n.方向;方位;管理;指导;说明;操作指南in/from the direction of朝着/来自方向in all directionsin every direction向四面八方under ones directionunder the direction of sb.在某人的指导下Theyd come on a direct flight from Athens.他们是搭乘从雅典直飞这里的航班过来的。He directed us how to put
17、 out the fire.他指导我们如何灭火。夯实基础用direct的适当形式填空(1)The British could do nothing directly to help the Austrians.(2)He drove off in the direction of Larrys shop.(3)I came directly I heard what had happened.(4)How can I take this medicine,sir?Just follow the directions on the bottle.7be particular about/over
18、 sth.对某物讲究/挑剔be particular to是特有的in particularparticularly尤其;特别I have nothing particular to do today.今天我没有特别的事要做。She loves the song in particular,because her mother used to sing it.她特别喜欢这首歌,因为她妈妈过去常常唱。特别提醒 particular作“特别的,特殊的”讲时,没有比较级和最高级。夯实基础(1)语法填空The girl is very particular about/over her food.Ar
19、e you doing anything in particular this weekend?This plant is particular to that region.(2)She has already tried her best.Please dont be too particular about her job(不要过分挑剔她的工作)8on occasion偶尔,有时on one occasion曾经,有一个时候on this/that occasion在这个/那个时候on no occasion绝不,不会It is an occasion for all the famil
20、y to celebrate.这是个值得举家庆祝的时刻。What do they say when they meet on a formal occasion? 在正式场合见面的时候,他们要说什么?特别提醒occasion作先行词,其后跟定语从句时,如果引导词在定语从句中作状语,则应用关系副词when。夯实基础(1)I call on my parents on occasion(偶尔)(2)On no occasion should you do such a thing as that(做那样的事情)(3)Occasions are quite rare when I have the
21、time(我有时间) to spend a day with my kids.9whisper to sb.与某人耳语It is whispered that.据秘密传闻in a whisperin whispersin a low voice耳语地;低声地She sat on Rossis knee as he whispered in her ear.她坐在罗西的腿上,听他低声耳语。Men were talking in whispers in every office.每间办公室里人们都在窃窃私语。夯实基础(1)Mum whispered to us(小声对我们说),“Be quiet!
22、 Your little sisters sleeping.”(2)同义句改写People whisper that he has hit the jackpot.(用it作形式主语改写句子)It is whispered that he has hit the jackpot.(3)翻译句子据秘密传闻他将不久于人世,他果然死了。It was whispered that he would soon die and he did.in a mess一片混乱make a mess of把弄乱mess up把弄糟messy adj.杂乱的When he returned home,he found
23、 everything in a terrible mess.他回到家以后,发现一切都乱糟糟的。Dont mess up the house while I am gone.我不在的时候别把房子里弄得乱糟糟的。夯实基础(1)Mei began being upset and wondered why everything was in a mess(一片混乱)(2)Tom certainly made a mess of my office(把我的办公室弄乱了)(3)His room is in a mess(乱七八糟) with his things everywhere.react to对
24、作出反应;回应react with和起化学反应react against反对;反抗reaction n.反应;回应They reacted violently to the news.他们对这条新闻反应强烈。Calcium reacts with water.钙和水会发生化学反应。夯实基础(1)语法填空We reacted against the limitations of us.Hearing how others react to the book you have just read creates an added pleasure.An acid reacts with a bas
25、e(碱) to form a salt.(2)翻译句子他对你的回答反应如何?How did he react to your answer?1We shouldnt be unhappy about being badly offmany families are much worse off than we are.2Its easy to pick out my car from others in the parking place.3Several months ago Harbin cut off its water supply for four days because of p
26、ollution fear in Songhua River,which is Harbins main water source.4She has starred in some thirty films in all her life.5Up to now,more than 100 people have been reported to be infected by the flu.be well off富裕,be better off境况较好be worse off更穷的from bad to worse每况愈下to make matters worse (what is worse
27、)更糟糕的是This school is badly off for experienced teachers.这所学校缺少有经验的老师。I am quite badly off recently.最近我经济上很拮据。夯实基础(1)Though he was badly off(虽然他很穷),he looked down upon those who had a lot of 书money.(2)同义句改写The school is rather badly off for equipment.The school is very short of equipment.(用short改写句子)
28、(3)翻译句子公平地说,和有些人比,我们的境况还不算太坏。To be fair/Fairly speaking,we are not too badly off compared to some.1With the house empty(因为房子空空的),he felt lonely.2You may find it astonishing(感到惊奇) that Charlie was taught to sing as soon as he could speak and dance as soon as he could walk.3It hasnt rained for a month
29、,making the crops hard to grow(使庄稼很难生长)4I still remember the time when I first traveled by plane(我第一次坐飞机旅行的时候)5The acting is so convincing that(如此令人心悦诚服以致于) it makes you believe that it is one of the best meals he has ever tasted! 1 As Victor Hugo once said,“Laughter is the sun that drives winter fr
30、om the human face”,and up to now nobody has been able to do this better than Charlie Chaplin.维克多雨果曾经说过:“笑容如阳光,驱赶人们脸上的冬天。”关于这一点,直到今天也没有人能比查理卓别林做得更好。(1)as引导限制性定语从句,从句前边有such,as,so,the same修饰。(2)as引导非限制性定语从句,指代主句的内容,在从句中作主语或宾语。We were sitting,as I remember,in a riverside restaurant.我记得我们当时是坐在一个河畔的餐馆里。S
31、uch people as were recommended by him were reliable.他所推荐的人是可靠的。夯实基础(1)Jeffrey is not such an intelligent person as you think(正如你认为的那样)(2)The air quality in the city,as is shown in the report(正如报告中所显示的),has improved over the past two months.2 Unfortunately his father died,leaving the family even wors
32、e off,so Charlie spent his childhood looking after his sick mother and his brother.不幸的是他的父亲去世了,使得他的家庭状况更糟了,因此查理的童年是在照顾生病的母亲和弟弟中度过的。现在分词(短语)作结果状语常表示“意料、情理之中”,这种分词的逻辑主语既可以是句子的主语,也可以是前边的整个句子;逻辑主语为前边的整个句子时,其作用相当于一个非限制性定语从句。不定式(短语)作结果状语常表示出乎意料的结果。The child fell,striking his head against the door.小孩摔了一跤,头
33、在门上碰了一下。He hurried to the bus stop,only to find the bus had left.他匆匆地去了车站,结果发现车已离开。夯实基础(1)George returned after the war,only to be told(结果被告知) that his wife had left him.(2)同义句改写A number of new machines were introduced from abroad,resulting in an increase in production.(用which引导的非限制性定语从句改写句子)A numbe
34、r of new machines were introduced from abroad,which resulted in an increase in production.3 Then he picks out the lace of the shoe and eats it as if it were spaghetti.接着他挑出鞋带来吃,像是吃意大利面条一样。(1)as if/though可引导表语从句和状语从句。若表示与现在事实相反的假设,从句谓语动词用过去时;若表示与过去事实相反的情况,从句谓语动词用过去完成时(若从句中有过去时间,则用一般过去时)。(2)如果as if/th
35、ough引导的从句所表示的内容与事实相符,则使用陈述语气。(3)as if/though引导的从句可用省略形式,后面直接跟名词、不定式、形容词、介词短语或分词。He acted as if he had nothing to learn.他表现得好像没有东西可学一样。It looked as if it had been spraypainted.它看起来好像是喷过漆的。夯实基础用所给词的适当形式填空(1)The patient opened his mouth as if to say(say) something.(2)He talks about Hong Kong as if he h
36、ad been(be) there before.(3)Jackie looks after his younger sister as if he were(be) an adult.(4)Dont handle the vase as if it were made(make) of steel.用ing形式改写下列句子(1)Building socialism is our task.Our task is building socialism.(2)People are encouraged by his words.His words are encouraging.(3)We mu
37、st improve our method for working.We must improve our working method.(4)We watched that she crossed the street.We watched her crossing the street.(5)He heard that a song was being sung.He heard a song being sung.教材活用根据课文内容完成下面的短文Some humour can be cruel,but some people seem to enjoy seeing other peo
38、ples bad luck 1.at times.Perhaps it makes us feel more content 2.with our life because we feel there is someone else 3.worse(bad) off than ourselves.However,some actors can astonish us with the deep feelings they can inspire in us for a character.Charlie Chaplin was such an actor.He was able to make
39、 terrible situations funny 4.and at the same time show the humanity and kindness that can 5.be_found(find) in the most difficult circumstances.Take The Gold Rush for example.The film is set in California in the middle of the 6.nineteenth(nineteen) century.Chaplin and his friend wash sand from the ri
40、ver in a pan of water and expect to find gold,7.but they have not been fortunate enough to find any.Instead,they 8.are_caught(catch) in a snowstorm in a small wooden house,9.where they have nothing to eat.They are so hungry 10.that they have to boil a pair of leather shoes and eat them.Chaplin seems
41、 to eat each mouthful with great enjoyment and makes it seem as if it were one of the best meals he has ever had!.课外拓展阅读下面材料,在空白处填入适当的内容(不多于3个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式Now Smith is at the booking office.Clerk:Freedom Travel.Can I help you?Smith:Id like to make a 1.reservation(reserve) for 23rd.Clerk:2.What is y
42、our destination?Smith:Well,Id like to fly to Helsinki,Finland.Id like the 3.cheapest(cheap) flight available.Clerk:Okay.Let me check what flights are available.There is one flight 4.heading(head) out then for $980.Will that be OK for you?Smith:All right.Ill take 5.it.Clerk:Thats Flight 1070 from Sal
43、t Lake City to New York,Kennedy Airport,transferring to Flight 90 from Kennedy to Helsinki.Smith:What are the departure and arrival times of those flights?Clerk:It 6.leaves(leave) Salt Lake City at 1000 am.and arrives in New York at 435 pm.You will then transfer 7.to Flight 90 at 555 pm.,and arrivin
44、g in Helsinki at 830 am.the next day.Smith:All right.8.Can I request 9.a vegetarian meal?Clerk:Sure,no problem.We will inform the airlines.Could I have your 10.name,please?Smith:Will Smith.阅读理解“I cant find my sunglasses in broad daylight,but I can find the snooze button(止闹按钮) on my alarm,even if it
45、is a meter away with both eyes closed,heavy with sleep.” This is the closing line of an article I read on sleep recently.The moment I read it,it reminded me almost everybody longs for those extra few moments of sleep everyday.However,the “I am very sleepy” phase reaches its peak during ones teenage.
46、Teens are often badly blamed for staying up late and falling asleep in class.The one thing that I will never forget about my school days is the lack of sleep.Because of assignments,we hardly used to get 56 hours every day so once or twice a month we used to take a day off just to sleep.Though I neve
47、r fell asleep during class I used to feel tired all the time.Once a classmate fell asleep as she was sitting and drafting patterns.Another classmate once fell asleep while she stopped her car at a signal and woke up only when everybody was honking around her.It is a fact that teens and young adults
48、require around 9.5 hours of sleep per night.During the teen years,the bodys internal biological clock is temporarily reset,telling a person to fall asleep later and wake up later.Though this seems like a valid(正当的) excuse,it is not at all useable.For teen years are usually our busiest years coincidi
49、ng with board exams,cultural and sport activities,and college admissions.Even when we feel irritated,we have to get up and be out there.Recently,some researchers have suggested middle school classes begin later in the morning to meet teens need for more sleep.Of course thats not going to happen soon
50、,so wed have to make our own adjustments to avoid sleep loss.If you cant sleep at night,my advice would be to read a boring book or a subject book that you find less interesting so you would be asleep in no time.1The authors purpose in writing this passage is to _.Atell us about teenagers loss of sl
51、eepBshow us how to deal with loss of sleepCwarn us of the harm of sleeping too muchDtell us how to get enough sleep at night答案A解析写作目的题。文章首先指出青少年时期最容易犯困,接着下文给出了青少年时期容易犯困的原因。由此可知,作者写这篇文章的目的是告诉我们青少年缺乏睡眠的情况。2According to the passage,what results in the students lack of sleep?ABad sleeping environment.BH
52、aving dreams at night.CStaying up very late.DReading late into the night.答案C解析细节理解题。根据第三段第二句可知,繁重的作业让青少年缺少睡眠,也就是说,过多的作业让青少年睡得晚;根据第四段第二句可知,在青少年时期,生物钟会暂时重置,从而使青少年睡得晚。由此可知,青少年很晚才睡导致他们睡眠不足,故选C项。3What can be inferred from Paragraph 3?AThe loss of sleep is terrible.BStudents preferred play to study.CThe l
53、oss of sleep is natural.DStudents lost interest in their lessons.答案A解析推理判断题。第三段讲到,由于缺乏睡眠,一个同学在画图时睡着了,另一个同学停车等红灯时睡着了。由此可推知,缺乏睡眠是一件可怕的事,故选A项。4For those with sleep problems,the author suggests they _.Ago to bed earlierBtake fewer examinationsCget up a bit laterDread boring books in bed答案D解析细节理解题。由最后一段最
54、后一句可知,作者对于晚上睡不着觉提出的调整建议是:睡觉前看枯燥的书来催眠。.阅读填空_1_,fewer and fewer people will buy books and newspapers.Why read an article in the newspaper,when the TV news can bring you the information in a few minutes and with pictures?Why read the life story of a famous man,when a short television program can tell y
55、ou all that you want to know?_2_.Today,newspapers sell in very large numbers.And books of every kind are sold more than ever before._3_.Although some books with hard covers are expensive,many books are printed today as paperbooks(平装本),which are quite cheap.A paperback collection of short stories,for
56、 example,is always cheaper than an evening at the cinema or the theater,_4_.Books are a wonderful provider of knowledge and pleasure and some types of books should be in every home._5_.A good encyclopedia(百科全书),though expensive,is useful,too,because you can find information on any subject.Besides,yo
57、u can have such books as history books,science textbooks,cookbooks,and collections of stories and poems.Then from time to time you can take a book of poems off your shelves and read the thoughts and feelings of your favorite poets.ATelevision has not killed reading,howeverBSome people think that as
58、more and more people have televisions in their homesCEvery home should have a good dictionaryDBooks are still a cheap way to get information and enjoymentEand you can keep a book for ever and read it many timesFFewer and fewer people will buy booksGTV programs are a chief provider of knowledge答案1.B2
59、.A3.D4.E5.C.语法填空The task of being accepted and enrolled in a university begins early for some students.Long before they graduate 1.from high school,these students take special courses to prepare for advanced study.They may also take one or more examinations that test 2.how well prepared they are for
60、 the university.In the final year of high school,they complete 3.applications (apply) and send them,with their student records,to the universities 4.which/that they hope to enter.Some high school students may be required to have an interview 5.with people from the university.Neatly dressed and usual
61、ly very frightened,they are determined to show that they have a good attitude and the ability to succeed.After the new students 6.are_accepted (accept),many colleges and universities offer 7.an instruction program for them to get to know the procedures for registration and students advising,universi
62、ty rules,the use of the library and all the 8.other major services of the university.Beginning a new life in a new place can be very 9.puzzling (puzzle)The more knowledge students have about the school,the easier 10.it will be for them to adapt to the new environment.However,it takes time to get use
63、d to college life.短文改错The Student Union has set up this Happy Club.The club aims at help the students be positive in dealing with the problems and challenges they met.According to our plan,well regular invite experts to our club give lectures on some of the major psychological problems.After the lec
64、ture discussions will be held,where we can exchange your experience about what to deal with stress and make progress in our study.However,we have some more practical plan to make our club active and appealing.For example,well hold an English Corner on every Saturday afternoon.And you are welcome to
65、join our club.答案The Student Union has set up this Happy Club.The club aims at the students be positive in dealing with the problems and challenges they .According to our plan,well invite experts to our club give lectures on some of the major psychological problems.After the lecture discussions will
66、be held,where we can exchange experience about to deal with stress and make progress in our study.,we have some more practical to make our club active and appealing.For example,well hold an English Corner on every Saturday afternoon.And you are to join our club.写作素材(关于人生态度)1有时,我们会见到一些在社会上很失败的人。2他们对生
67、活不满意,不想去克服困难。3他们中有些人很抑郁,不和外界接触。4还有些人穷困潦倒,以致无家可归。5我们应该使他们信服生活是美好的。提示:黑体部分用本单元词汇表达,并且请使用who引导的定语从句,so.that.引导的结果状语从句等。连句成篇(将以上句子连成一篇50词左右的英语短文)Sometimes,we see some social failures who are never content with society and never think of overcoming difficulties.Some of them are depressed and cut off from the world.Some are so badly off that they become homeless.We should convince them that life is wonderful.