1、阅读教材P3233中的材料，选出最佳选项1Which of the following statements is TRUE about Li Yue?AHe has improved his health through running.BHis asthma stopped him from running in the races.CHe won gold in the under 18s 10，000 metres this year.DHe took part in local races after hearing the doctors advice.2Which is Not
2、the reason that David goes running for?ATo reduce his stress from work.BTo let him not feel anxious.CTo move the tension from his mind.DTo be faced with the new challenge.3What is the purpose of the Great Gorilla Run?ATo raise money to save the gorillas from dying out.BTo receive a gorilla suit and
3、off they go.CTo get a banana for a running gorilla.DTo have a great day out in London.4Whats the main idea of the passage?AFour runners share their stories about running.BIt tells the benefits gained from running.CIt explains the reasons why they began to run.DThey want to make friends through runni
4、ng.答案14ADAA1persuade v说服，劝服persuasion n说服，劝服2adjust v调整，调节adjustment n调整；调节adjustable adj.可调整的，可调节的 3balance n平衡balanced adj.平衡的4involve v包含，需要involved adj.涉及到的；复杂的5champion n(尤指体育比赛中的)冠军，第一名championship n冠军地位6interpret v理解，了解，解释interpretation n理解，了解，解释7power n力量powerful adj.有力的8tense adj.紧张的tension
5、 n紧张，焦虑9appear v出现disappear v消失，不见disappearance n消失10sweat n汗sweaty adj.满是汗的，被汗水湿透的11inspire v鼓舞，激励inspiration n鼓舞；灵感12ultimate adj.(目标等)最终的ultimately adv.最终，最后Words and Phrases知识要点1adjustable adj.可调整的，可调节的(教材P29)It also has a voice control setting that enables you to stay handsfree，while its waterp
6、roof band is fully adjustable so that it is comfortable to wear.它还有一个语音控制设置，使你保持免提，而其防水带是完全可调的，使其戴着舒适。例The height of the bicycle seat is adjustable.这辆自行车车座的高度是可以调节的。知识拓展(1)adjust v调节，调整；校准；使适应adjust .to .为配合而调整adjust to .适应adjust (oneself) to(使自己)适应(2)adjustment n.调整；调节make an adjustment to对进行调整即学即练
7、单句语法填空/一句多译It took a few seconds for her eyes to adjust to the darkness.When a child is studying abroad，he must learn to adjust himself to living(live) on his own.Some schools will have to make adjustments(adjust) in agreement with the national soccer reform.如果你到了一个新地方，你必须尽快调整自己以适应新的环境。If you go to
8、a new place，you must adjust yourself to the new surroundings quickly.(adjust)If you go to a new place，you must make adjustments to the new surroundings quickly.(adjustment)语境助记The desks and chairs are adjustable and you can adjust them to the height of the students.The adjustment is not difficult to
9、 make.知识要点2available adj.可用的，可获得的(教材P29)DX Sports Watch is only available online，so go to our website and place your order today!DX运动手表只在网上可以买到，所以今天去我们的网站下单吧！例There are plenty of jobs available in the western part of the country.在这个国家的西部地区，有很多可获得的工作岗位。知识拓展be available to do sth.可以做某事be available to
10、sb.对某人来说是可以获得的/使用的be available for可用于；有效期为即学即练单句语法填空/完成句子Lockers are available to store(store) any belongings during your visit.The season ticket is available for three months.联合国的目标之一是确保每个人都能获得清洁的水。One of the UN goals is to ensure that clean water is available to everyone.名师点津available作定语的时候，通常后置。知
11、识要点3balance n平衡；均衡；均势；平衡能力；余额 v(使)平衡；权衡(教材P30)Using only a rope，you can develop your footwork and balance.仅用一根绳子，你就可以增强你的步法和平衡。例You had better balance your diet by eating more fruit and less meat.你最好通过多吃水果少吃肉来均衡饮食。知识拓展(1)the balance of nature自然平衡keep/lose/break the balance保持/失去/打破平衡on balance总的来说(2)
12、balance .against .把与进行权衡(3)balanced adj.平衡的a balanced diet均衡饮食即学即练单句语法填空/完成句子Despite some failures，our firm has had quite a good year on balance.You have to balance the advantages of living in a big city against the disadvantages.To live a long and healthy life，we must learn to have a balanced(balan
13、ce) diet.你工作太劳累了，你最好使工作和休闲保持均衡。You were working too hard.Youd better keep a balance between work and relaxation.知识要点4involve v包含，需要；涉及；使参与(教材P31)It involves doing very slow physical exercises to relax your mind and calm your body.它包含做非常慢的身体锻炼来放松大脑和使身体平和稳定。例Michelle found a job as a high school teach
14、er which involves spending quite a lot of time with students.米歇尔找到了一份中学老师的工作，这份工作需要花费相当多的时间和学生在一起。知识拓展(1)involve doing sth.包含做某事involve sb.in (doing) sth.使某人参与(做)某事(2)involved adj.复杂的；涉及到的get/be involved in参与；被卷入即学即练单句语法填空/完成句子Running your own business usually involves working(work) long hours.Try t
15、o involve as many children as possible in the game.The manager interviewed everyone involved(involve) in the accident to find out what had actually happened.学生们应该参加社区活动，在那里他们能够获得成长的经验。Students should involve themselves in/be involved in community activities where they can gain experience for growth.
16、名师点津involved adj.作前置定语时，意为“复杂的”；作后置定语时，意为“涉及的”。例如：an involved sentence“一个复杂的句子”；the people involved“所涉及的人”。知识要点5response n回答，答复(教材P31)During the interview，listen carefully to each question and try to understand the main ideas within the interviewees responses.在采访过程中，仔细听每个问题，努力理解受访者回答中的主要观点。例More and
17、 more，silence was the response he had come to use.他越来越多地用沉默作答。知识拓展(1)in response to作为的回应make a response to对做出回应(2)respond v.回答；回应respond to答复，对做出回应即学即练单句语法填空/完成句子She made no response(respond) to his question because she could think of nothing to say.You should think it over before you respond to the
18、 question.针对你们招聘临时接待员的广告，我写了这封信。I am writing in response to your advertisement for a temporary position as a waiter.语境助记I offered to help him on the WeChat and kept waiting for the response，but he didnt respond.知识要点6power n力量；权力；能力；动力 v供给动力(教材P33)Then I discovered an app called Running Power.后来我发现了一
19、款名为“奔跑的力量”的应用软件。例The aim is to give people more power over their own lives.目的是让人们更能主宰自己的生命。知识拓展(1)come to/into power掌权，上台，执政 in power当权beyond ones power某人力所不能及within/in ones power有能力；力所能及(2)powerful adj.有力的；(药等)有功效的即学即练单句语法填空/完成句子When the new president came to/into power，he took a series of measures
20、 to improve peoples life.The government in power is devoted to the improvement of education.Never before has our country been so powerful(power) as it is today.我会竭尽所能帮助你，但是你必须准备好应对各种各样的困难。I will do everything within/in my power to help you，but you must get prepared to meet all kinds of difficulties.
21、知识要点7in turn 反过来，转而；依次，轮流(教材P33)It can be quite stressful at times，though，which in turn makes me feel anxious.然而，有时候工作的压力是非常大的，这也相应地会让我感到焦虑。例Each of you in turn must tell the funniest joke he or she can think of.你们每个人依次讲一个你们能想到的最好笑的笑话。知识拓展by turns轮流地take turns doing/to do sth.轮流做某事its ones turn to d
22、o sth.轮到某人做某事即学即练单句语法填空/完成句子The shop assistants had to have their days off by turns.They had to take turns looking(look) after the patients.People try to avoid transportation delays by using their own cars，and this in turn creates further problems.我想这周该轮到我开车送孩子们上学了。 I think its my turn to drive the
23、kids to school this week.名师点津in return与in turn形式相近，但前者意为“作为交换，作为回报”。语境助记He is always helping others without expecting anything in return，which，in turn，makes him a popular man.知识要点8die out 消失，绝迹，灭绝(教材P33)This is a programme run by The Gorilla Organization to raise money to save the worlds last remain
24、ing gorillas from dying out.这是一个由大猩猩保护组织举办的活动，目的是募集资金保护世界上仅存的大猩猩免于灭绝。例Many old traditional customs have died out already.许多老传统风俗已经绝迹了。知识拓展(1)die away(声音或感情等)慢慢变弱/渐渐消失die down(风或噪音等)渐弱；逐渐平息die off先后死去；一一死去die of/from .死于(2)be dying for很想要；渴望be dying to do sth.极想做某事即学即练单句语法填空/完成句子Although the wind die
25、d down completely，the air was still as cold as before.To his great sorrow，his chickens were dying off from the disease.After hours of working in the hot sun，the men were dying for a cold beer.许多稀有动物正在灭绝，我们必须找到方法保护它们。Many rare animals are dying outWe must find ways to protect them.知识要点9inspire v鼓舞，激励
26、，激起(教材P34)End by saying why he/she inspires you.最后说说他/她为什么激励你。例The first success inspired us greatly later in the competition.初战的成功对我们后面的比赛鼓舞很大。知识拓展(1)inspire sb.to do sth.激励某人做某事inspire sb.with sth./inspire sth.in sb.激起某人的某种情感(2)inspiring adj.鼓舞人心的，启发灵感的inspiration n.鼓舞；启示；灵感即学即练单句语法填空/完成句子The fail
27、ure inspired him to work(work) harder than ever.The captains heroic effort inspired them with determination.Many poets and artists have drawn their inspiration(inspire) from nature.受到了他激动人心的话语的鼓舞，他们继续爬山。Inspired by his inspiring words，they went on climbing the mountain.语境助记The inspiring speech gave
28、the students great inspiration，raised their confidence and inspired their motivation to work hard.知识要点10persuade v说服，劝服(教材P35)He then persuaded me to try ice hockey.然后他说服我尝试打冰球。例You can save your breath; youll never persuade her.别白费唇舌了，你说服不了她。知识拓展persuade sb.to do sth.persuade sb.into doing sth.说服某人
29、做某事persuade sb.not to do sth.persuade sb.out of doing sth.说服某人不做某事persuade sb.of sth.使某人相信某事persuade sb.that .使某人相信即学即练单句语法填空/完成句子I managed to persuade my classmates to accept(accept) my idea.He couldnt persuade us of the truth of his statement.It will be difficult to persuade them that theres no ot
30、her choice.我们不知道如何说服他放弃这个念头。We have no idea how to persuade him to give/into giving up the idea.名师点津persuade sb.to do sth./persuade sb.into doing sth.表示“说服某人做某事”，强调结果；advise sb.to do sth./try to persuade sb.to do sth.表示“劝说/试图说服某人做某事”，强调动作，但未必成功。Sentence Patterns重点句式1whether .or.引导让步状语从句(教材P29)Whethe
31、r youre a professional athlete or keen sportsperson，DX Sports Watch is the ideal choice for you.不管你是职业运动员还是热衷于运动的人，DX运动手表是你理想的选择。句式分析：whether .or .引导让步状语从句，意为“不管还是”。此句式还可用于whether .or not .或whether or not .。例1Whether he eats or sleeps，he takes his mobile phone.他无论吃饭还是睡觉，都拿着手机。例2Whether you go or not
32、，I will go to visit my teachers.不管你去还是不去，我都要去看望我的老师。知识拓展whether .or .还可引导名词性从句(主语从句、宾语从句、表语从句和同位语从句)，意为“是还是”。即学即练单句语法填空/完成句子It doesnt matter whether you pay in cash or by credit card in this store.What I want to know is whether or not you have lost faith in me.无论是她来这里还是我们去那里，论题仍然不变。Whether she comes
33、 here or we go there，the topic of discussion will remain unchanged.手术是否成功还有待于观察。It remains to be seen whether or not the operation was successful重点句式2before引导时间状语从句(教材P32)But before I knew it，I was taking part in local races.但是在我知道之前，我就开始参加本地的比赛了。句式分析：before作连词引导时间状语从句时，在句中的译法很灵活。通常有以下含义：在之前就；在之后才；还
34、未来得及就。例1He had hung up before I could tell him where to wait for him.我还没来得及告诉他在哪里等他，他就挂断了电话。例2We must clear up the classroom before we go home.我们必须把教室整理好了之后再回家。知识拓展before引导时间状语从句的常用句式：(1)It be时间段before.多长时间后就/才(2)It be时间点before.不久就即学即练单句语法填空/完成句子He rushed out of the room before I could say a word.He
35、 took time to answer our questions.It was fully a minute before he spoke.时间过得很快，不知不觉已经度过了三个月。Time passed quickly and three months went by before I knew it不久之后我们就习惯了新的校园生活。It will not be long before we get used to the new school life.词义猜测题猜测词义，是指在阅读中根据对语篇的信息、背景知识及语言结构等的综合理解去猜测或推断某一生词、关键词的词义。方法技巧利用上下文
36、与其意义上的联系猜测词义。利用文中的举例猜测词义。根据构词法进行猜测。根据因果关系进行猜测。例题剖析According to a recent study in the Journal of Consumer Research，both the size and consumption habits of our eating companions can influence our food intake.And contrary to existing research that says you should avoid eating with heavier people who or
37、der large portions (份)，its the beanpoles with big appetites you really need to avoid.What does the underlined word “beanpoles” in the paragraph refer to?ABig eaters.BOverweight persons.CPicky eaters.DTall thin persons.D根据画线词的上下文可知，现有的研究说人们应该避免和吃得多的肥胖人一起吃饭，而最近的研究与之相反人们真正需要避免的是与那些瘦高个的大胃王一起吃饭。D项与heavie
38、r people意思上相反，与beanpoles意思上最接近。即学即练But hes nervous.“Im here to tell you today why you should.should.” Chris trips on the “ld，” a pronunciation difficulty for many nonnative English speakers.His teacher，Thomas Whaley，is next to him，whispering support.“.Vote for.me.” Except for some stumbles Chris is doing amazingly well.When he brings his speech to a nice conclusion，Whaley invites the rest of the class to praise him.What does the underlined word “stumbles” in the paragraph refer to?AImproper pauses.BBad manners.CSpelling mistakes.DSilly jokes.答案A
