1、单词拼写1He failed again, so he looked rather depressed (沮丧的)2The area is covered with snow throughout (贯穿) the year3Can I sit down? Im wornout (疲惫不堪的)4We should try our best to overcome (克服) all difficulties5With a mouthful (满口) of rice, he could hardly say anything6Can the outstanding (杰出的) scientist
2、win the national prize for science?7This form of sign language is rich in gesture (手势)拓展词汇1humourn幽默；滑稽humorous adj幽默的humourist n幽默家2performern表演者；演出者perform v表演；履行performance n表演3astonishvt使惊诧astonishingadj令人感到惊讶的astonishment n惊异，惊讶4fortunateadj幸运的；吉利的unfortunatelyadv不幸地fortunately adv幸运地5entertain
3、vt&vi使欢乐；款待entertainingadj愉快的；有趣的entertainment n娱乐6homelessadj无家的；无家可归的home n家7failuren失败(者)fail v失败8convincevt使信服convincingadj令人信服的9directvt&vi导演；指示；指挥 adj直的；直接的；直率的director n指挥，导演巧记单词例词规律派生词humorousnousadjperformervernfortunatelyadjlyadv补全短语1up to now直到现在2feel/be content with对感到满意3badly off穷的；缺少的4
4、pick out挑出；辨别出5cut off切断；断绝6star in担任主角；主演7break into破门而入8in search of寻找9go by(时间)过去；流逝；依照；遵循10make use of利用1教材原句As Victor Hugo once said, “Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face”， and up to now nobody has been able to do this better than Charlie Chaplin正如维克多雨果曾经说过，“笑声如驱走人们脸上寒冬的太
5、阳”。关于这一点，直到今天也没有人能比查理卓别林做得更好。句型点拨as引导定语从句，代替后面句子的内容。佳句赏析(2015四川高考满分作文)As the old saying goes, “Practice makes perfect” 常言道，“熟能生巧”。2教材原句Unfortunately his father died, leaving the family even worse off, so Charlie spent his childhood looking after his sick mother and his brother不幸的是他的父亲去世了，这使得他的家境更加贫寒
6、，因此查理的童年是在照顾生病的母亲和弟弟中度过的。句型点拨leaving the family even worse off为现在分词短语作结果状语。佳句赏析Nature has provided our country with wealthy natural treasures, making it a happy home for us 大自然为我们的祖国提供了丰富的自然宝藏，使之成为我们幸福的家园。3教材原句Instead he and another man are hiding in a small hut during a snowstorm with nothing to ea
7、t相反，他和另一个人被暴风雪困在一个小木屋里，没有任何东西可吃。句型点拨with的复合结构在句中作状语。佳句赏析With the boy to lead the way, we will find the cave easily tomorrow有小男孩带路，我们明天会很容易找到山洞的。4 教材原句Then 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。句型点拨as if在句中引导方式状语从句。佳句赏析He behaved as if he had witnes
8、sed the whole accident他的言谈举止就好像他亲眼目睹了整个事件。1As Victor Hugo once said, “Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face”， and up to now nobody has been able to do this better than Charlie Chaplin(P18)正如维克多雨果曾经说过，“笑声如驱走人们脸上寒冬的太阳”。关于这一点，直到今天也没有人能比查理卓别林做得更好。up to now直到现在(常与现在完成时连用，可放于句首、句尾或句中)
9、The scientist is doing an experiment no one has tried up to now这位科学家正在做一项迄今为止没人做过的实验。Up to now, the program has_saved (save) thousands of children who would otherwise have died截止到现在，这个项目已经挽救了成千上万的本来会死去的孩子的生命。2He made people laugh at a time when they felt depressed, so they could feel more content wi
10、th their lives(P18)在人们感到沮丧的时候，他可以使他们开怀大笑，于是人们就对自己的生活感到比较满足。content adj满足的；满意的vt使满足n满足；内容；目录；所含之物(1)be content to do sth意做某事seem/be content with 看上去对/对感到满意(2)content oneself with 满足于某事(3)to ones hearts content 尽情地做某事That rich man is tired of city life, so he is content to live in the country那位富人厌倦了城市
11、生活，因此他愿意生活在乡下。Andy is content with the toy It is the best he has ever got安迪对这个玩具很满意，这是他得到的最好的玩具。He contents_himself_with what he owns他满足于自己所拥有的。We can swim in the river to our hearts content我们可以在河里尽情地游泳。3You may find it astonishing that Charlie was taught to sing as soon as he could speak and dance
12、as soon as he could walk(P18)你可能会感到惊奇，查理刚会说话时大人就教他唱歌，他刚会走路时大人就教他跳舞了。astonishing adj令人感到惊讶的(1)astonish vt使惊讶what astonishes sb is 令某人吃惊的是(2)astonished adj 对感到吃惊的be astonished at/by 对感到惊讶be astonished that /to do 惊讶于/做某事感到惊讶(3)astonishment n 惊异；惊讶in astonishment 吃惊地(用作状语)to ones astonishment 令某人吃惊的是(多
13、用作插入语)It was astonishing that she should accept such a challenging job令人吃惊的是她竟然接受这么具有挑战性的工作。Much to my astonishment (astonish), she still remembered my name!使我万分惊讶的是，她仍然记得我的名字！But result will come, and you will be astonished at the changes但是一定会有结果的，而且你一定会对这些变化感到诧异。4Unfortunately his father died, lea
14、ving the family even worse off, so Charlie spent his childhood looking after his sick mother and his brother(P18)不幸的是他的父亲去世了，这使得他的家境更加贫寒，因此查理的童年是在照顾生病的母亲和弟弟中度过的。badly off穷的；缺少的(1)be badly off for sthbe short of/be lacking in某物短缺；不够be worse off 更穷的(2)be well off 有钱；富裕；境况良好 be well off for sth 某物充裕be
15、better off 境况较好We are not that badly off to beg我们还没穷到去乞讨的地步。The victims in this earthquake are badly_off_for blankets, and even worse_off_for food这次地震的受害者需要毯子，更需要食物。If he had worked hard when young, he would be_well_off now如果他年轻时努力工作，现在就能过得舒服些。5No one was ever bored watching him his subtle acting ma
16、de everything entertaining(P18)观看他的表演从来没人感到厌烦，他的精湛表演使一切变得十分有趣。entertaining adj愉快的；有趣的(1)entertain vt &vi使欢乐；款待entertain sb with sth sb be entertained with sth用某物使某人快乐entertain sb to sth 用某物招待某人(2)entertainment n 娱乐；文娱节目Such games as ropejumping and hideandseek are entertaining and fun像跳绳、捉迷藏这样的游戏有趣、
17、好玩。I entertained my friends to dinner yesterday evening昨晚我招待朋友吃晚饭。He entertained_us_with his humorous stories when he was here他在这里的时候用他的幽默故事让我们开心。6Instead he and another man are hiding in a small hut during a snowstorm with nothing to eat(P18)相反，他和另一个人被暴风雪困在一个小木屋里，没有任何东西可吃。with的复合结构常在句中作状语或定语，常见形式为：
18、With the meal over, we all went home吃完饭后，我们都回家了。With some words to_say (say), he went to visit his uncle有话要说，他去拜访了他叔叔。You should go to sleep with the light turned (turn) off你应该熄了灯再睡。点津当with后的宾语和作宾补的动词之间是主谓关系时，常用ving形式；如果是动宾关系，则常用ved形式；不定式表示将来发生的动作。With a lot of difficult problems to_settle(settle),
19、the newlyelected manager is in a dilemmaWith his mother helping (help) him, he is getting along well with his workWith the key lost (lose), he had to wait outside the door7Then he picks out the lace of the shoe and eats it as if it were spaghetti(P18)然后他挑出鞋带来吃，像是吃意大利面条一样。本句中as if/as though“好像；仿佛”，引导
20、方式状语从句，从句用的是虚拟语气，表示与现在事实相反。The young man with long hair looks as if he were a girl那个长发的男青年看上去像个女孩似的。as if/as though可以引导方式状语从句和表语从句。若陈述一个事实，从句则用陈述语气；若表示一种虚拟、假设情况或不可能实现的情况，则用虚拟语气。虚拟语气的形式为：虚拟情况从句谓语动词与现在事实相反一般过去时与过去事实相反had过去分词与将来事实相反would/could/might动词原形It looks as if it is going to rain Youd better tak
21、e an umbrella with you看样子天要下雨，你最好带把伞。(可能性大，天真要下雨)She talks about Hong Kong as though she_had_been_there before她说起香港来就好像她以前去过似的。pick out 挑出；辨别出；挑选；领会；理解写出下列句中pick out的含义A competition was held to pick out the best table tennis players挑出Although he had not seen his sister for twenty years, he picked he
22、r out as soon as she got off the plane辨别出Having read the passage many times, I finally picked out its main idea领会pick up拾起；捡起；收拾；整理；(偶然)学会；用车接某人；收听到；(身体)好转pick off 摘掉；摘下来Its surprising that your brother picked_up Russian so quickly he hasnt lived there very long真令人吃惊，你弟弟学会俄语如此快，他在俄国没待多久。8Charlie cut
23、s off the leather top of the shoe and shares the shoe with the other fellow(P18)查理切下那只皮鞋的皮面和同伴分享。cut off切断；断绝；中断cut down砍倒；削减；减少cut in 插嘴；强行超车cut up 切碎cut out 删去Finally he reached a lonely island which was completely cut off from the outside world最后他到达了一个完全与外部世界隔绝的孤岛上。The water supply has been cut o
24、ff for several days in the city这个城市的水供应已经被切断好几天了。We need to cut the article down to 1,000 words我们得把这篇文章压缩到1 000字。I wish Marie would stop cutting in on our conversation all the time我希望玛丽在我们谈话时别老插嘴。9The acting is so convincing that it makes you believe that it is one of the best meals he has ever tast
25、ed(P18)卓别林的表演是那么有说服力，以至于你会相信这顿饭是他所吃过的最美味的一顿！convince vt使信服；说服(1)convince sb to do sth说服某人做某事convince sb of sth 使某人相信某事convince sb that 使某人相信(2)convinced adj 确信的；深信的be convinced of 确信；相信be convinced that 确信(3)convincing adj 令人信服的；有说服力的His mother has been trying to convince him to see a doctor他妈妈一直设法说
26、服他去看医生。I am firmly convinced of the significance of honesty, which will contribute to building a warm and harmonious society我坚信诚实的重要性，它有助于建立一个温暖和谐的社会。There is now convincing (convince) evidence that smoking causes lung cancer现在有令人信服的证据证明吸烟导致肺癌。10Charlie Chaplin wrote, directed and produced the films
27、 he starred in(P18)查理卓别林自编、自导、自制他主演的电影。direct vi&vt导演；指示；指挥adj直的；直接的；直率的(1)direct sb to do sth指示某人做某事direct sb to some place 告诉某人去某地direct that从句 指示/命令(从句谓语动词用“should动词原形”，should可以省略)(2)direction n 方向；方位；指示in the direction of 朝的方向in all directions 朝四面八方under sbs direction 在某人的指示下(3)directly adv 直接地；
28、立即(也可作连词，引导时间状语从句，表示“一就”)His boss directed him to cancel the meeting他的老板指示他取消这次会议。The judge directed that the child (should)_be_taken (take) good care of by his mother法官判决这个孩子应由他母亲好好照看。Besides, water is usually warmer in direct sunlight than in the shade另外，水在直射的阳光下要比阴凉处暖和。At the sound, the birds in
29、the tree flew in_all_directions听到枪声，树上的鸟儿向四面八方飞去。单句语法填空1With all the tasks finished (finish), they went to the cinema happily2The two strangers talked as if they had_been (be) friends for years3Young people like to watch all kinds of TV programs for entertainment (entertain)4I found his speech convi
30、ncing (convince) and admired him greatly5Excuse me Could you direct me to the nearest post office?6Your article is too long; please cut it down to 100 words7My wife is going with me to pick out a new suit in the newlyopened shopping mall It is said to be offering many bargains8We shouldnt complain a
31、bout being poor many families are much worse_ (badly) off than we are9Up to now, everything has_been (be) smooth10We can know that the news is astonishing from his astonished look(astonish)11He got a new job in a hotel and he was content with it完成句子1He talks big as_if_he_knew everything他夸夸其谈，好像什么都知道
32、似的。2You will have to content_yourself_with/be_content_with what you have你应该满足于你所拥有的一切。3Convinced_of the accuracy of the data, they stuck to their opinion由于深信数据准确无误，他们坚持自己的意见。4This picture was taken twenty years ago I wonder if you can pick_out my younger brother这张照片是20年前照的。我不知道你能否认出我弟弟。一句多译1她满足于一种简单
33、的生活。She is_content_with_a simple lifeShe is_content_to_lead/live_a simple lifeShe contents_herself_with a simple life2他命令我们保持沉默。He directed_us_to_remain silent He directed_that_we_(should)_remain silent课文缩写语法填空Charlie Chaplin, born in a poor family, showed an 1astonishing (astonish) talent as a perf
34、ormer as soon as he could walk 2Unfortunately (unfortunate), his father died when he was young, 3leaving (leave) his family even 4worse (badly) off But he worked very hard In his teens, he could act the fool doing ordinary everyday tasks, whom no one was bored watching Later on, Charlie wrote, direc
35、ted, produced and starred 5in a series of funny movies, which made people laugh at 6a time when they felt 7depressed (depress), so they could feel more content 8with their lives His subtle acting made everything entertaining The little tramp, who was a 9homeless (home) man with a moustache, large tr
36、ousers, wornout shoes and a small round black hat, was one of the most outstanding parts he had ever played His most famous film is TheGoldRush In 1972 he 10was_given (give) a special Oscar for his outstanding work in films对应学生课下能力提升(十)根据提示写出单词的正确形式1The professor was content (满意的) with the result of
37、 the experiment2He became inspired when he thought about helping ordinary (普通的) people3We got bored (厌烦的) with the long speech given by Mr Smith4He has enough courage to overcome (克服) the difficulty5Charlie Chaplin was an outstanding (杰出的) comedy actor6The news astonished (astonish) everybody at the
38、 last meeting7Unfortunately (fortunate) he wont be here tomorrow8As a famous performer (perform), he is always popular with his fans9He set about helping homeless (home) women and children to place of safety10The hotel is famous for its good entertainment (entertain)选词填空1She has starred_in a lot of
39、good films2The city is cut_off by the heavy snow from the outside world3The people there were badly_off for medicine and food after the big earthquake4She is_content_with her success in passing the College Entrance Examination5When he is depressed, he usually entertains himself with light music6I ha
40、ve not heard from him up_to_now7She is dressed in red, so she can be easily picked_out_among her friends 8You may be able to convince me of_what he has said9I asked a little girl to direct me to the bus stop10They said that they came from the Mars We were_astonished_at their words完成句子1She is_well_co
41、ntent_with her present life她对目前的生活十分满意。2I am_astonished_to_meet_you here在这儿遇见你，我感到惊讶。3We are_convinced_that we will win the game我们相信我们会赢得比赛。4The general directed that the prisoners (should)_be_set_free将军下令释放犯人。5As he knows, he will get the chance to work in that company正如他知道的，他会得到那个在那家公司工作的机会。6With_
42、a_lot_to_do,_she is busy every day有很多事要做，她终日忙碌。阅读理解AA cultures values can be mirrored by its humor Humor has been evaluated by many great minds such as Thomas Hobbes, who, in “On Nature”， disliked humor, “Laughter is nothing else but sudden glory arising from sudden thought of feeling far better tha
43、n others” He thought humor to be a negative quality of human narrowmindednessHowever, Mordechai Gordon, PhD of Education, insists, “Humor allows us to view the world from an angle that is amusing rather than serious” I agree with Gordon Learning to look at the world through humor is importantIn the
44、United States, every four years an election occurs Without humor as a way to express their feelings, how else would Americans keep from clawing their eyes out and going the way of lemming? Television shows like TheDailyShow have become important parts of American culture They are mothering the masse
45、s by metaphorically (隐喻地) airplaning politics into our mouths They make politics funOf course, politics is only one type of humor Social humor helps people through the twists and turns of the human condition American pop culture promotes an unhealthy selfimage On the topic of selfimage, Hari Kondabo
46、lu stands out He has a joke about the popular musical group “The Pussycat Dolls”， describing their hit song DontCha as a negative representation of women He points out an obvious offence in American cultureA study from Loyola University of Maryland has shown that humor is one determining factor for
47、selecting a mating partner Among other things, mates look for an outstanding funny bone in a potential partnerOf course, humor is not always used for good purposes Humor can be linked to vulgarity (粗俗) and racism, but, like everything else, it has potential to unite human beings by allowing us to la
48、ugh at ourselves, our failures and our connection with one anotherThough life may seem tough and depressing at times, all I have to do is to look in the mirror at my increased wrinkles (皱纹) to know that there is a comedy out there that even Chaplin wasnt aware ofWith that in mind, remember to laugh
49、with humanity and sometimes at humanity1Hobbes believes that humor _Awas only a way to laugh at others to make oneself feel betterBresulted in narrowmindedness of human beingsChad the power to mirror personal glory and national valuesDwas for people to view the world from another angle解析：选A细节理解题。根据第
50、一段“Thomas Hobbes, who, in “On Nature”， disliked humor, Laughter is nothing else but sudden glory arising from sudden thought of feeling far better than others”可知，Hobbes认为幽默只是让自己比别人感觉良好的一种方式。2What is the authors attitude towards political humor?AWorried BDisappointedCCurious DAppreciative解析：选D推理判断题。根
51、据第三段可知，作者对政治性幽默的态度是赞成的。3The fourth paragraph is developed mainly by _Aexample BprocessCcomparison Dclassification解析：选A写作手法题。本段首先提出主题“Social humor helps people through the twists and turns of the human condition American pop culture promotes an unhealthy selfimage”然后用Hari Kondabolu的例子说明这一主题。故选A。4What
52、 can we learn from the last two paragraphs?AChaplin wasnt aware of being laughed atBThe author feels helpless and sad about getting olderCNever be the one who laughs at other peopleDThe author is determined to face life with a sense of humor解析：选D推理判断题。通读最后两段可知，虽然生活充满艰辛，但作者还是会乐观地面对生活。BSongs that make
53、 our hearts happy can make them stronger too, US researchers reported on TuesdayThey found that when people listened to their favorite music, their blood vessels (血管) dilated in much the same way as when they are laughing, or taking blood medications“We have a pretty impressive effect，” said Dr Mich
54、ael Miller, director of preventive cardiology (心脏病学) at the University of Maryland Medical Center in Balitimore“Blood vessel diameter improved，” he said“The vessel opened up pretty significantly You can see the vessels opening up with other activities such as exercise” A similar effect is seen with
55、drugs such as statinsWhen blood vessels open up more, blood flows more smoothly and is less likely to form the clots (凝块) that cause heart attacks and strokes“We are not saying to stop your statins or not to exercise but rather to add this to an overall program of heart health，” said Miller, who pre
56、sented his findings to a meeting of the American Heart Association in New OrleansMillers team tested 10 healthy, nonsmoking men and women, who were told to bring their favorite music They spent half an hour listening to the recordings and half an hour listening to music they said made them feel anxi
57、ous while the researchers did ultrasound (超声波) tests designed to show blood vessel functionCompared to their normal baseline measurements, blood vessel diameter increased 26 percent on average when the volunteers listened to their joyful music Listening to music they disliked, blood vessels narrowed
58、 by six percent, Miller saidMiller said he came up with the idea after discovering that laughter caused blood to literally flow more smoothly“I asked myself what other things make us feel good, besides calories from dark chocolate of course Music came to mind It makes me feel really good，” he saidMo
59、st of the volunteers chose country music but Miller said the style is not so important as what pleases each individual5The underlined word in Paragraph 2 is the closest in meaning to “_”Awidened BmovedCchanged Dincreased解析：选A词义猜测题。从文章第二段、第四段可以看出，当人们在欣赏自己喜欢的音乐时，血管扩张就像人们大笑或吃血管治疗类药物一样。所以选A。6According t
60、o the passage, which of the following will NOT cause blood vessels to open up?ATaking exerciseBListening to unpleasant musicCBursting into laughterDTaking drugs like statins解析：选B细节理解题。从文章内容可知，A、C、D三项都会使血管扩张，而从文章倒数第三段内容可知B项不能使血管扩张，所以选B。7It can be inferred from the passage that _Ablood clots are cause
61、d by heart attacks and strokesBmusic is better than chocolate for your healthCdifferent music has different effects on different peopleDa persons overall health is more influenced by how much exercise he gets解析：选C推理判断题。通读全文可知，音乐对人们的健康有很重要的作用，听喜欢的音乐有益于健康，而听不喜欢的音乐则会对身体有不利的影响。所以选C。8What is the passage
62、possibly taken from?AA scientific journalBA school textbookCA medical brochureDA local newspaper解析：选D文章出处题。这是一篇科普类文章，但又不是专业性科普文章，故排除A项。它属于通俗类大众科普，所以最可能出现在报纸上，为大众服务，所以选D。任务型阅读Right now you are reading English 1_ You know, reading is a very active process It is true that the writer does a lot of work,
63、 but the reader also has to work hard Here are some useful tips for youTry to read at the right level2_ If you need to stop every three words to use a dictionary, it is not interesting for you and you will soon be discouraged So when you read, make sure the content is understandableMake a note of ne
64、w vocabularyIf there are four or five new words on a page, write them in your vocabulary book 3_ Instead, try to guess their meaning as you read, mark them with a pen, and then come back when you have finished reading to look them up in a dictionary and add them to your vocabulary bookTry to read re
65、gularlyFor example, read for a short time once a day Fifteen minutes every day is better than two hours every Sunday 4_ For example, you could read for fifteen minutes when you go to bed, or when you get up, or at lunchtime5_Choose a magazine or book about a subject that you like If you choose somet
66、hing that you like to read, it can actually be interesting and enjoyable For example, if you like to read about football in your own language, why not read about football in English? You will get information about football and improve your English at the same timeAYou may not even need to use a dict
67、ionary because you can guess the meaningBThat means you are using your brain in a very active wayCBut you dont have to write them while you are readingDRead something that you can understandETry to read some famous storybooksFFix a time to read and keep to itGRead what interests you1解析：选BB项中的That指空前
68、的Right now you are reading English。阅读英语材料的时候，意味着大脑在此刻非常活跃。下句中“active”也是提示。2解析：选D本文所给的第一个建议为Try to read at the right level，D项内容解释其具体含义，且与空后的句子语意衔接。3解析：选CC项中的but, write为关键词。C项补充说明空处前一句的含义，并与后一句语意衔接。4解析：选FF项中Fix a time与本段的主旨(Try to read regularly)一致，且空处后面的句子进一步解释所给的建议。5解析：选G根据最后一段内容可知，这一段建议人们阅读自己感兴趣的材料
69、。课时微写作(根据提示完成小作文)He was born in an ordinary family His parents died early, making_him_homeless (使他无家可归) But fortunately, his uncle, who was_badly_off (穷困), adopted him Though he often wore worn clothes and had nothing to eat, he was always full of confidence about life Having overcome (克服) many difficulties, he became famous Whats more, he has directed (导演) and starred_in (主演) many films Up to now, he hasnt been_content_with (满足于) his present life
