1、Unit 2 The United Kingdom核心单词1. conveniencen.便利;方便联想拓展inconvenience n. 不方便convenient adj. 便利的;适宜的conveniently adv. 便利地，方便地常用结构：at ones convenience 在某人方便的时候for ones convenience(of) 为了某人的方便for conveniences sake 为了方便起见make a convenience of 利用We bought this house for its convenience.我们买下这所房子是为了方便。Please
2、 come at your convenience.请在你方便的时候来。Gas is one of the conveniences the newlybuilt apartment building provides.这幢新造的公寓大楼装有煤气等设备。高手过招 （1）单项填空Come and see me whenever . （201001江苏南京检测）A. you are convenient B. you will be convenientC. it is convenient to you D. it will be convenient to you（2）翻译句子 （原创）你如果
3、方便就来看看我。你明天方便开始工作吗?解析：(1) 选C。convenient的主语不可以是人，排除A、B两项。whenever引导的是时间状语从句，其谓语动词要用一般现在时，不可以用一般将来时。(2)Come and see me if it is convenient to you.Will it be convenient for you to start work tomorrow?2. arrangev. 安排；排列；协商常用结构：arrange for 安排,准备arrange with sb. about sth. 与某人商定某事The child was required to
4、 arrange his shoes in a neat row by his parents.家长要求这个小孩把鞋放成整齐的一排。 He was arranged by his family to marry a girl of his own class.他家里安排他娶一个门当户对的女孩。高手过招 翻译句子 （原创）你得在会议开始前把书架上的书整理好。他们在秘密地为一场盛大的婚礼做准备。答案：You should finish arranging the books on the shelves before the meeting. They are arranging for a bi
5、g wedding secretly.3. delightn. 快乐;高兴;喜悦vt.使高兴； 使欣喜常用结构:take/find/have delight in 喜爱;以为乐to ones delight 令某人高兴的是delight in 嗜好；因感到快乐Sometimes an old movie can still delight the people who have a sweet memory for the old days.有时一部旧片仍能给怀念旧时光的人们带来喜悦。The movie Xi Yangyang & Hui Tailang gave delight to mil
6、lions of children.电影喜羊羊与灰太郎使千万小朋友获得快乐。高手过招 (1)单项填空 , the bookseller gave him something else as a present. （201001安徽合肥检测） A. To the boys delight B. To the boys surprising C. To the boys sadness D. To make the boys happy（2）翻译句子 （原创）他的表演使观众感到满意。唱歌是她的主要爱好。年轻人喜欢旅行。解析：(1) 选A。考查固定搭配。to ones delight意为“使某人高兴
7、的是”，常用的名词有surprise, excitement, disappointment, joy等。(2)He delighted the audience with his performance.Singing is her chief delight.The young have/take/find delight in travels.4. debatevi.& n.辩论；讨论常用结构：debate with sb.about/over/on/upon sth.与某人辩论某事under debate 在辩论中open a debate 开始辩论易混辨析debate/argue d
8、ebate指各自陈述理由，强调公正、公开，气氛较为激烈。 argue意为“说理；争论”，通常指提出理由来支持自己的观点，并企图说服别人，着重使用说理的方式来论证主张。After much debate，we decided to move to Beijing.我们经过充分讨论后决定迁往北京。They debated about the proposal for three days.他们为那项计划争论了三天。I debated the idea in my mind until I feel asleep.我入睡前一直在思考这个问题。After a long debate the bill
9、was passed in Congress.经过长时间的辩论后，议案在国会获得通过。 （1）完成句子（原创） (他们正在讨论)whether to go to the mountain or go to the seaside.（2）翻译句子The debate was launched by the Government.答案：(1)They are debating(2)这场争论是由政府发起的。5. influencen. 影响，有影响的人(或事)vt. 影响，改变常用结构：have an influence on/upon/over. 对有影响under the influence o
10、f 受到的影响易混辨析influence/affect/effect influence指通过说服、举例等对行动、思想、性格等产生不易觉察到的,潜移默化的影响。 affect 指产生的影响之大足以引起反应,着重“影响”的动作,有时含有“对产生不利影响”的意思。 effect指“实现”、“达成”,着重指“造成”一种特殊的效果。My teachers influence made me study science at college.受我老师的影响，我上大学学了理科。He was influenced by Michelangelo later on.他后来受到米开朗琪罗的影响。 Africas
11、 climate is strongly influenced by the continents position on the globe.非洲的气候受到它在地球上位置的强烈影响。Fear affects some people by making them powerless to act.由于害怕，有些人束手无策。高手过招 （1）完成句子 （原创）Probably we (彼此影响).（2）用 influence/affect/effect的适当形式填空 （原创）This article will my thinking.This book a change in my opinion
12、. by a highschool biology teacher, he took up the study of medicine.答案：(1)influence each other(2)affect effected Influenced6. availableadj.可获得的；可购得的；可找到的常用结构：available to sb. 能够被某人所用/为某人所获得的available for sth. 能够为所用的/能够用于的available to do sth. 能够用于某目的的Tickets are available from the box office.售票处可以买到票
13、。He is not available for the job.他不适合做这个工作。TV sets are available in any department stores.电视机在任何一家百货公司里都能买到。高手过招翻译句子 （原创）The swimming pool is available only in summer.Is the manager available for the moment?答案：这个游泳池只在夏天开放。经理此刻有空吗？重点短语7. consist of由组成(用于主动语态)=be made up of联想拓展consist in 主要是；主要在于consi
14、st with 与一致/与并存温馨提示以上词组都不能用于被动语态。Our class consisted of fifty students at that time.当时我们班有50个学生。高手过招用适当的介词填空 （原创）The United Nations Organization consists over 160 nations.Our greatest happiness consists serving the people.Health doesnt consist smoking.答案：of in with8. break away (from)突然逃掉或离开；断绝往来；挣脱
15、（束缚）;脱离；改掉(旧习惯)；破除(旧做法) The thief broke away from the policeman.小偷从警察那里逃脱了。He broke away from all his old friends.他同所有的老朋友断绝了往来。You must break away from such habits.你必须改掉那些习惯。联想拓展break down 坏掉；打破break into 闯入；打断(话题)break into pieces 成为碎片break out 爆发break through 突围；突破break up 分解;结束；放假break in 闯入；插话b
16、reak off 中止；中断高手过招高手过招（1）单项填空News reports say peace talks between the two countries with no agreement reached.（201001河南镇平检测）A. have broken down B. have broken outC. have broken in D. have broken upHe his engagement just before the wedding. （201001河南郑州检测）A. broke out B. broke away from C. broke off D
17、. broke up（2）用适当的介词或副词填空 （原创）Thieves broke the house when the couple were watching TV.A quarrel broke between them.The soldiers broke the enemys defence works.The school has broken for the holidays.Dad would occasionally break with a suggestion.Tom broke the door of our classroom last week.解析：(1)选A。
18、句意为：据报道，两国和平谈判失败,没有达成任何协议。因此，该空应填have broken down,表示“(和平谈判)失败”。选C。考查短语辨析。break off(=cease suddenly, discontinue)突然中断，符合句意“就在婚礼前他解除了婚约”。(2)into out through upin down9. leave out省去；遗漏；不考虑 You have left out the most important word in this sentence.你在这一句中遗漏了最重要的一个单词。Dont leave me out when you invite peo
19、ple to your party.当你邀请人们去参加聚会时，别把我漏掉了。联想拓展leave for 动身到(某处)leave alone 不管；撇下一个人leave aside 搁置leave behind 遗忘；遗留高手过招 高手过招（1）单项填空The printer has left two lines from this paragraph.（201001河南洛阳西安检测） A. off B. out C. over D. with （2）用适当的介词或副词填空 （原创） They were left in the wilderness. He was asked to make
20、up the information left by the leader.解析：(1) 选B。考查词组辨析。leave off表示“停止、中断或脱掉”；leave out表示“漏掉， 忘掉，省略”；leave with常表示“把留给”。句意为：印刷的人在这一段中漏掉了两行。(2)aloneout重点句型10. There is no need to debate any more about why different words are used to describe the four countries.没有必要再去争论为什么要用不同的词去描述这四个国家。there is no nee
21、d to do sth.没有必要做某事联想拓展there is no doubt that. 是毫无疑问的there is no possibility that. 是没有可能的theres no point in doing sth. 做没用/没意义Its no good/ no harm/ no use doing sth.做某事没有好处/害处/用处theres no use/no good/ no point（in）doing sth.做某事没有用处/好处/意义It is no wonder that.难怪There is no need to worry at all.根本没必要着急。
22、There is no point in complaining; they never take any notice.埋怨没用，人家根本不理睬。高手过招翻译句子 （原创）我们有必要再去那一趟吗?没必要给他写封信告知这个消息。答案： Is there any need for us to go there again?There is no need to write to him and inform him the news.11. It seemed strange that the man who had developed communism should have lived a
23、nd died in London.这似乎很奇怪：这位发展了共产主义的人竟然在伦敦生活过，并且在伦敦去世。在“It is/was necessary/important/strange/incredible”及“It is a pity/a shame/no wonder”之后由 that引导的主语从句中用“should+v.”的形式，should可省略。此处“should have+v.ed分词”结构用来表示“竟然已经;居然已经”，表示说话人对已经出现的事态感到“惊奇、惊喜、怀疑”等。It is necessary that he（should）be sent there at once.有
24、必要马上派他到那里去。It is strange that the wheel should turn so slowly.真奇怪，这个轮子竟然转动得如此慢。 It is a great pity/shame/that he should be so conceited.真遗憾，他竟会这样自高自大。Im surprised that he should have been so foolish.我很奇怪，他竟然会这么傻。高手过招 单项填空I think Ill give Bob a ring.You . You havent been in touch with him for ages.（2
25、01001浙江嘉兴检测）A. Will B. may C. have to D. should fired, your health care and other benefits will not be immediately cut off. （201001浙江绍兴检测）A. Would you be B. Should you beC. Could you be D. Might you be解析： 选D。should意为“应该”，多表示某事宜做、应当做或必须做，强调主观方面。根据所提供的情景“You havent been in touch with him for ages”可知，由于多年没有联系，所以应该给Bob打电话。will意为“将”。may意为“可以”。have to意为“不得不”，表示因客观原因不得不做某事。选B。考查虚拟条件句的倒装。虚拟条件句的从句部分含有were, should或had时, 可省略if，再把were, should或had 移至从句的句首，变为倒装。句意为：即使你被解雇了，医疗保障和其他福利也不会立刻中断。