1、SBIB Unit 17 Great women 美国脱口秀天后 欧普拉(Oprah Winfrey) 素材新挖掘考点1. inspire vt. 鼓舞；感动；激发；启示 Do you know a woman who really inspires you? His speech inspired the crowd.他的演说鼓舞了群众。inspire vt. 鼓励；激励inspiring adj. 鼓动的；令人鼓舞的inspired adj. 有灵感的；受神感召的(1)I was _(受激励)to work harder than ever before.(2)The speech is
2、_(激动人心).(3)Never before have they been so inspired as at present.(英译汉) _(4)His novel _ by his relationship with his first wife.(5)Lincoln was regarded as_ (有感召力的领袖). inspiredinspiring从来没有看见他们像现在这样精神振奋。was inspiredan inspiring leader (6)她激起了我对数学的热爱。 (写作小练笔：主谓宾+宾补(to do)；maths) _考点2. admire vt. 钦佩；赞赏D
3、escribe her and explain why you admire her. I really admire her beauty.我真的很羡慕她的美貌。admire vt. 赞美；赞赏；钦佩admire sb. for sth. 赞赏admire at sth. 惊讶admiration n. 钦佩；赞美(1)We all _(钦佩)her for the way she saved the children from the fire.(2)Everybody _(钦佩)him for his fine sense of humour.(3)We all _(惊讶)at his
4、sudden success.She inspired me to love maths.admiredadmiresadmired(4)Ive always admired her for being such a wonderful mother. (英译汉) _(5)我钦佩他的勇敢。(写作小练笔：主谓宾+for；courage) _ 考点3. threaten vt.恐吓；威胁；预示(危险) Within a few minutes the winds increased to a howling storm that threatened to blow me and my tent
5、away, but none of that happened. She threatened him with death.她对他以死相逼。threat n. 威胁；恫吓；兆头threaten vt.& vi. 恫吓；威胁threaten vt.预示的恶兆；使有的危险threaten vi. 生僻义：像要发生; 快要来临(1)His father _(威胁)to beat the boy if he stole again. (2)I _(受到威胁)with a beating if I didnt obey.她是个了不起的母亲，我一直很钦佩她。I admire him for his co
6、urage. threatenedwas threatened(3)The river of liquid rock _(将要)to surround him completely, but Tazieff managed to escape just in time.(4)The owner _(威胁把我们 赶出去)of the pub if we got drunk.(5)He took no notice of his _(父亲的威胁). (6)乌云密布预示着将要下雨。 (写作小练笔：主谓宾; black clouds, rain) _【高考链接】David threatened _ h
7、is neighbor to the police if the damages were not paid. (2009年高考上海卷) A. to be reported B. reporting C. to report D. having reported【答案】C。【解析】此题考查非谓语动词。to report是动词不定式用作宾语。threaten to do sth.“威胁干某事”。考点4. regret n. 遗憾；悔恨；抱歉；歉意 vt.为感到遗憾；后悔threatenedthreatened to throw us outfathers threat The black clo
8、uds threatened rain.I did so without regret.We informed her with regret of our decision.我们遗憾地把我们的决定通知了她。regret vt. 遗憾；抱歉I regret (to say) that. 我很遗憾It is to be regretted that . 真可惜regret n. 悔恨；痛惜regrets (用作复数) 婉言辞谢regret doing 后悔干了某事(已经干了)regret to do后悔去干某事(还没干)(1)To this day I do not _(后悔)having ma
9、de that remark.(2)He told me with _(抱歉)that he could not come to the party. (3)I _(遗憾)to tell you that my friend is ill.(4)I didnt accept the invitation and send my _(婉言辞谢). (5)I _(后悔花那么多钱)on a car. regret regret regret regretsregret spending so much money (6)现在我为自己说过的话感到后悔。 (写作小练笔：主谓宾(doing); say,
10、what) _【高考链接】 -Robert is indeed a wise man.-Oh, yes. How often I have regretted _ his advice! A. to take B. taking C. not to take D. not taking【答案】D。【解析】regret doing“后悔干了某事”；regret not doing “后悔没有干某事”。考点5. bother vt.烦扰；打扰vi.烦恼；操心 n. 麻烦；烦忧；不便 She has helped thousands of men and women come to terms wi
11、th things that bother them and that they could not talk about with others. Would it bother you if I smoke ?如果我抽烟会打扰你吗？bother vt. & vi. 打扰；烦扰bother n. 麻烦；焦虑bother about / with麻烦I now regret saying what I said.(1)Dont _(操心)with/about it.(2)Dont _(麻烦)about answering his letter.(3)Im sorry to _(打扰)you,
12、but can you direct me to the railway station?(4)The guests had a lot of _(麻烦)finding their way here.(5)_(不要打扰我)while I am taking my nap.(6)对不起，打扰你了。(写作小练笔：主系表+to have done；sorry) _考点6. promise n. & vt.(有)前途；允诺；答应For her family, life seemed to hold no promise. As a youth he showed no promise of becom
13、ing a great pianist.少年时，他未显示出将来可成为一个伟大的钢琴家。promise n. 希望；展望；成功的征兆(或理由)promise vt. 许诺promise sb. that允诺botherbotherbotherbotherDont bother meIm sorry to have bothered you.promise vt. 预示；给予希望make a promise that许下 诺言keep/stick to ones promise遵守诺言break ones promise 食言(1)The news brings little_(希望)of pea
14、ce. (2)Clouds give _(预兆)of rain.(3)He broke his _(诺言)and did not come to see me. (4)They _(答应我们)that they would come. (5)我答应过帮助你。(写作小练笔：主谓宾(从句)；help) _【高考链接】The young man made a _to his parents that he would tryto earn his own living after graduation.(2008年高考湖北卷) A. prediction B. promise C. plan D.
15、contribution【答案】B。【解析】此题考查名词辨析。make a promise to sb. that“对某人承诺要干某事”，that引导同位语从句，说明promise的具体内容。promisepromisepromisepromised us I promised I would help you.考点7. come to terms with 甘心忍受(不愉快的处境)She has helped thousands of men and women come to terms with things that bother them and that they could no
16、t talk about with others. Im very glad youve finally come to terms with the climate in the mountains.我很高兴，你们终于适应了山区的气候。come to terms with 甘心忍受；达成协议；慢慢习惯put up with 容忍stand vt. 忍受bear vt. 忍受(1)I dont enjoy the pain, but I can _(忍受)it.(2)I doubt they will _(达成协议)us that easily.(3)They _(谈妥了条件)the boss
17、 and struck the bargain. (4)She _(慢慢习惯)a difficult situation. (5)Do you _(达成协议)him?come to terms withcome to terms withcame to terms withcomes to terms withcome to terms with 考点8. I found myself spending a whole day in my tent. 我发现自己一整天都呆在帐篷里。I found myself face to face with her in the market, so I
18、couldnt get away.我在市场上和她面对面碰上了，所以脱不开身了。find oneself doing 突然发现自己在做某事find oneself +介词 (1)They _(发现自己)in a part of the forest which they knew well.(2)When she came to, she _(发现自己)in hospital. (3)Finally she _(不知不觉)at the waters edge.(4)At night, they _ themselves arriving at a small mountain village. A. saw B. watched C. looked at D. foundD。find oneself doing 突然发现自己在做某事。found themselvesfound herselffound herself
