1、 Module 4Music Born in America话题晨背分钟 填词并背记Tom 1.tried out many special 2.approaches and 3.techniques to 4.touch fans hearts. But recently fans were a bit 5.bored with Toms songs and the number of them was 6.in decline 7.rather than on the increase. He didnt know what problems had 8.arisen. Tom was d
2、isappointed but it was 9.in vain. So he decided to10.quit singing. He 11.was blessed with a talent for writing and 12.was devoted to it. When his first book 13.came out, many people bought it. His 14.humorous language 15.made a deep impression on the readers, which was 16.far from his expectation. A
3、t the same time, Tom 17.took advantage of a new kind of music, making his singing 18.boom. And he was more and more 19.in harmony with his fans. You cannot 20.beg for success, 21.otherwise you will never succeed. 汤姆尝试了许多独特的方法和技巧去打动歌迷们的心。但最近歌迷们有点厌倦汤姆的歌曲,歌迷们的数量在减少而不是上升。他不知道出现了什么问题。汤姆很失望,但是徒劳无益。于是他决定放弃
4、演唱。汤姆有幸有写作天赋,他专注于写书。当他的第一本书出版时,很多人购买。他幽默的语言给读者留下了深刻的印象,这远远超出了他的预期。与此同时,汤姆利用一种新风格的音乐使他的演唱事业迅速发展起来,而且他和歌迷们的关系越来越融洽。你不能乞求成功,否则你永远不会成功。基础词汇 查缺补漏宽1rhythm (n.) 节律;节奏;律动2movement (n.) 运动move (v.) 移动moving (adj.) 动人的moved (adj.) 感动的3technique (n.) 技巧;手法technical (adj.) 技术的;技巧的4approach (n.) 方法;步骤 (v.) 接近;靠近
5、5decline (n.) 衰退;下降;减少6emerge (v.) 出现emergence (n.) 出现;显现emergency (n.) 紧急情况;危急形势7touch (v.) 触动;感动;使心动touching (adj.) 动人的touched (adj.) 受感动的8arise (v.) (由)引起(产生)arose (过去式)arisen (过去分词)9offshore (adv.) 向海,离岸10boom (v.) 繁荣;兴起;迅速发展11friction (n.) 不合;抵触;摩擦12harmony (n.) 融洽;一致harmonious (adj.) 和谐的;和睦的ha
6、rmoniously (adv.) 和谐地;和睦地13virtue (n.) 美德14conventional (adj.) 按惯例的;因袭的;传统的convention (n.) 惯例;常规;习俗15fancy (adj.) 新潮的16neat (adj.) 整齐的;整洁的neatly (adv.) 整洁地17consensus (n.) 共同意见;一致看法;共识18makeover (n.) 改头换面19budget (v.) 制定预算;按预算来安排开支(n.) 预算;预算案20cheque (n.) 支票21consultant (n.) 顾问consult (v.) 咨询,商议22pa
7、ce (n.) 速度;进度23tight (adj.) (控制)严格的;严密的tightly (adv.) 紧紧地;牢固地24schedule (n.) 计划表;进度表;日程表25deadline (n.) 截止时间;最后期限26otherwise (adv.) 否则;要不然27allowance (n.) 津贴;补助allow (v.) 允许28devote (v.) 为付出时间/努力/金钱等devotion (n.) 献身;热爱devoted (adj.) 献身的;忠实的29super (adj.) 极好的;了不起的;超级的30quit (v.) 离开;辞去quitted (过去式)qui
8、tted (过去分词)quitting (现在分词)31refreshing (adj.) 令人耳目一新的32protest (n.) 抗议33migrant (n.) 移民34humorous (adj.) 幽默的humorously (adv.) 幽默地humour (n.) 幽默35side by side 并排;并肩36be bored with 厌烦37take advantage of 利用38rather than 而不是39in order 有序地40try out 尝试41be blessed with 有幸42far from 完全不43be devoted to 对专一;
9、专注44make an impression on sb. 给某人留下印象重点知识分钟approach n. 方法;步骤 v. 靠近;接近;对付;处理(教材P44)单句语法填空He decided to adopt different approach and teach the Bible through storytelling.With winter (approach), many animals are storing food.答案:aapproaching单句写作他决定采用一种新的语言教学方法。He decided to adopt languages.我们必须作出决定的时刻很快
10、就要到了。The time when we will have to make a decision.答案:a new approach to teachingis fast approaching(1)an approach to (doing) sth.(做)某事的方法make approaches to sb. 接近某人;与某人打交道at the approach of . 在快到的时候(2)approach sb./sth. 靠近;接近某人/某物be approachingbe (just) around the corner (时间)快到了;快接近了名师点津(1)表示具体靠近或走近某
11、人或某事物时,可直接用作及物动词,不要按汉语意思在其后加介词to, near等。(2)作“方法;通路”讲时,其后接介词to。decline n. 衰退;下降;减少 v. 降低;减少;谢绝;婉拒(教材P45)单句语法填空The town fell decline after the mine closed.Industry in Britain has been decline since the 1970s. 答案:intoin单句写作去年到这个度假胜地旅游的人数减少了10%。The number of tourists to the resort 10% last year. 他们的发言人拒
12、绝对这些指控加以评论。Their spokesman comment on the allegations.预计该行业明年的收入将降至5,000亿美元。Industry revenue next year is expected to $500 billion.答案:declined bydeclined todecline to(1)fall into decline 开始衰退in declineon the decline 处于下降/衰退中(2)decline by 下降了decline to 下降到decline to do sth. 拒绝做某事arise vi. (由)引起(产生)(教
13、材P53)写出下列句中arise的含义Seeing his mother return home, the boy arose from his chair immediately. A number of high buildings have arisen where there was nothing but ruins a year ago. They arose at sunrise to get an early start to the park. It cant be too careful while driving. Accidents often arise from c
14、arelessness. 答案:起身出现起床(由)引起语段填空As we all know, the problems between parents and children have (由引起) lack of communication. Although the standard of living (提高了), Tom couldnt get along well with his mother. His mother got up the moment (太阳升起) in the east. She worked hard day and night to support the
15、family. As a result, she was badly ill, (这唤醒了) Tom eventually.答案:arisen from; was raised; the sun rose; which arousedarise from/out of 起因于易混辨析原形词性、词义过去式过去分词现在分词arisevi. 出现;发生;(由)引起(产生);起身;起床arosearisenarisingarousevt. 唤醒;激起arousedarousedarousingrisevi. 升起;起身;增长;上升roserisenrisingraisevt. 举起;抚养;提高;饲养r
16、aisedraisedraisingharmony n. 融洽,一致(教材P53)派生词:harmonious adj. 协调的;和睦的,友好的单句语法填空We must ensure that industry develops harmony with the environment. The piano was out of harmony the rest of the instruments. We are trying to form a (harmony) society to meet peoples need. 答案:inwithharmonious单句写作人类的生活被认为是
17、大自然的一部分,严格说来,我们生存的唯一方法就是与自然和谐相处。Human life is regarded as a part of nature and, strictly speaking, the only way for us to survive is to .这是一个友好的集体,学生们很开心。It is where pupils are very happy.是她,而不是员工们和实际生活格格不入。It was she that was the actual world, not the staff.答案:live in harmony with naturea harmoniou
18、s communityout of harmony withdevote vt. 为付出时间/努力/金钱等(教材P53)派生词:devoted adj. 忠诚的;挚爱的devotion n. 奉献;忠诚单句语法填空He is a (devote) father because he was strict with his daughter and encouraged her when she was in trouble. I devote part of my spare time to (play) the violin every day.As a soldier, he showed
19、 selfless (devote) to duty.答案:devotedplayingdevotion单句写作这位年轻女士全身心投入到教育失聪儿童中,很少有时间照顾她自己的女儿。 the deaf children, the young lady has little time to care for her own daughter.他仍专心致力于化学研究。He was still the study of chemistry.答案:Devoting herself to teachingdevoted toprotest n& v. 抗议(教材P55)介词填空Ben accepted h
20、is punishment protest.I only signed the document protest.答案:withoutunder一句多译一些消费者对商店服务质量差提出了抗议。Some consumers in the shop.Some consumers in the shop.答案:protested about/against/at the bad service; made a protest against the bad service protest about/against/at . make a protest against . 对提出抗议without
21、protest 心甘情愿地under protest 不情愿地,极不乐意地take advantage of 利用(教材P45)单句语法填空This solution has the advantage being very simple.The fact that you speak fluent Spanish should give you advantage over the others. 答案:ofan单句写作They (充分利用) the hotels facilities.He (胜过) other boys for he had a very good preschool e
22、ducation.It would be (对你有利) to attend this meeting.答案:take full advantage ofhad an advantage overto your advantagehave the advantage of 有的有利条件have/gain/win/get an advantage over 胜过;优于;比处于有利地位be to sb.s advantagegive sb.an advantage 对某人有利名师点津表示“充分利用”的短语有:take full advantage ofmake the most ofmake the
23、 best ofmake good/full use ofrather than 而不是(教材P46)单句语法填空I met him very late on Friday night, rather, early Saturday morning. I prefer (go) to find out what on earth has happened rather than sit here waiting.答案:orto go单句写作孩子们宁可骑自行车到乡下去,也不愿整天待在家里。The children would cycle to the countryside stay indoo
24、rs all the day.我宁愿开车去而不愿坐火车去。I by train.除了你,我不认识别的法国人。I dont know any French people you.答案:rather thanwould rather drive than goother thanprefer to do . rather than do . would do . rather than do . would rather do . than do . 宁愿做而不愿意做or rather 更确切地说other than 除了(常用于否定句中)名师点津rather than连接动词时,动词的形式可以用
25、其过去式、动词原形、不定式(带to)或动名词(此时rather than作介词)。rather than 后接不定式时,不定式可以带to也可以不带to。但rather than位于句首时,则只能接不带to的不定式。far from 完全不(教材P53)单句写作他非但不接受我的劝告,反而去做了我告诫他不要做的事。 , he went and did just what I warned him against. 就我来说,体育运动对你有好处。 , sports are good for you.到现在为止,他们之间还没达成协议。No agreement has been reached betw
26、een them . 答案:Far from taking my adviceAs far as Im concernedso faras far as远到;至于;就而言as far as Im concerned 就我而言by far 到目前为止;远,非常so far到目前为止far from it 完全相反,绝非,远非如此“The moment I heard it,” he said,“I knew it was a completely new kind of music.” “我一听到它,”他说,“就知道这是一种全新的音乐。”(教材P45)选词填空(the minute/before
27、/the first time) I went to Shanghai, I was strongly impressed with the modern international city.I was so familiar with him that I recognized his voice I picked up the phone.It may be many years the situation improves.答案:The first timethe minutebefore时间状语从句的引导词很多,可分为以下几类:(1)常用类:when, while, as, befo
28、re, after, since, till, until等。(2)表示“一就;刚就”的引导词:the moment, the second, the minute, the instant, as soon as, immediately, directly, hardly . when, no sooner . than等。(3)every time, each time, any time, next time, the first time, the last time等名词短语用来引导时间状语从句,表示“每次;下次;第一次;最后一次”等。My message is that it d
29、oesnt matter if youre black, white, fat, thin, old and young . 我想告诉大家的是,不管你是黑人还是白人,肥胖还是瘦小,年长还是年幼,这些都不重要(教材P55)单句写作只要你幸福,我受多少苦都不要紧。So long as you are happy, how much I will suffer.实际上,一个人是富有还是贫穷并不重要。重要的是他要学会自立,学会与人交往。 whether a man is rich or poor. that he has to learn to be independent and socialize
30、 with others.接受教育不仅仅是一个解释和接受的问题,而是一个体验新事物和成长的问题。Being educated is not just explaining and accepting, but of experiencing new things and growing up.答案:it doesnt matterAs a matter of fact, it doesnt matter; What matters is a matter of(1)It matters a lot/a great deal从句 非常重要It doesnt matter. (口语)没关系。Wha
31、t matters is . 重要的是(2)a matter of . 的问题as a matter of fact 实际上,事实上Whats the matter? (口语)怎么了?to make matters worse 更糟糕的是课文回练分钟语法填空Hip hop is an American cultural movement 1 started in the 1970s at block parties in New York, 2 (especial) in a district called the Bronx. There are four main 3 (aspect) o
32、f hip hop: breakdance and graffiti art plus two types of hip hop musicDJing and rapping. Rapping is also known 4 MCing. There was the breakthrough. DJ Herc, one of the most popular Jamaican DJs at the time, 5 (notice) that New York audiences didnt really like reggae music, 6 he started playing other
33、 kinds of music, 7 (include) rock and disco music. They experimented with different vocal and rhythmic approaches, using rhyming words. At the same time, people started breakdancing at block parties. Because its cheap and 8 (simplify) and because people were 9 (bore) with the pop music of the day, h
34、ip hop became 10 (success)1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 答案:1.which2.especially3.aspects4.as5.noticed6.so7.including8.simple9.bored10.successful随堂检测分钟.单句语法填空 1He is a (humor) person and often tells us jokes.答案:humorous2He is highly thought of because of his (devote) to duty.答案:devotion3Last year, th
35、e crime rate in London sharply (decline)答案:declined4If you have social (technical), you may know how to find something you have in common with others, especially strangers.答案:technique5Many high schools adjusted their teaching (approach) and cancelled their department systems.答案:approaches6There are
36、 crowds of people in the square, (protest) against the war.答案:protesting7Misunderstandings (arise) from lack of social communication, unless handled properly, may lead to serious problems.答案:arising8They worked very (harmony) together.答案:harmoniously9His work was deeply (refresh), and all of it shot
37、 through with humour.答案:refreshing10The man quarreled with his boss and (quit) the job.答案:quitted.选词填空be devoted to, side by side, rather than, try out, be bored with, be blessed with, take advantage of, make an impression on, in order, far from1In reality, this is the truth.答案:far from2His leaving
38、without saying a word me that the plan would not be carried out.答案:made an impression on3Honestly speaking, I pretty his endless complaints.答案:am; bored with4You will never gain success unless you your work.答案:are devoted to5She the childrens absence to tidy their rooms.答案:took advantage of6He would
39、 stay at home watching TV go to the concert.答案:rather than7That night, the two of them sat at the piano. 答案:side by side8It is everybodys duty to observe them to keep our society and going on the right track.答案:in order9It began when a teacher suggested I for the basketball team. 答案:try out10I a hap
40、py childhood, one that most people would want to have. 答案:was blessed with.单句写作1假如多给一些时间,他会做得更出色。 , he would be able to do better. 答案:Given more time2那段时间我的妻子和孩子不得不向亲戚或朋友乞求食物和帮助。All that time my wife and children had to from relatives or friends. 答案:beg for food and help3. 一个人应该和其他人联系在一起, 而不是单单满足自己的
41、欲望。One should be in contact with others his or her desire. 答案:rather than only satisfying4令人欣慰的是,吸烟者的人数在逐渐下降。Thankfully .答案:the number of smokers is on the decline/in decline5因为缺乏交流而产生的误会可以消除。Misunderstanding can be cleared up.答案:arising from/out of the lack of communication.语段写作As the pioneer of hi
42、p hop, this musician (大半生都在致力于音乐创作). His humorous singing style was so refreshing that it (留下了深刻印象) people. But when it emerged first, this kind of music didnt touch the audience and it was (远不能令人满意). Then he (利用) different performing approaches and (不断尝试), which made the music begin to boom gradually. Now the musician has quit his job, living an easy life on his pension in old age.答案:has devoted most of his life to music creation; made a deep impression on; far from satisfactory; took advantage of; tried it out continuously