1、Unit 3A taste of English humour.重點(diǎn)單詞聚焦1I found it_(令人驚訝的) that the young player beat the chess master in the game.答案：astonishing2He is a_(失敗者) as an artist，but a success as an art teacher.答案：failure3If we work with a strong will，we can _(克服) any difficulty，no matter how great it is.答案：overcome4They

2、often_(款待) their friends at weekends.答案：entertain5Elizabeth Fry helped to improve prison conditions and gave the_(無(wú)家可歸的) work and education.答案：homeless6After graduating from Peking University，he was_(幸運(yùn)的) in having a good job.答案：fortunate7I lived in an area of_(顯著的) natural beauty.答案：outstanding8Mos

3、t_(表演者) feel nervous before they go on stage.答案：performers9So far there is no_(令人信服的) evidence that there exists life in outer space.答案：convincing10Some kids are very _(挑剔的、特別的) about food.Thats why they dont have a balanced diet.答案：particular.重點(diǎn)短語(yǔ)掃描1up now直到現(xiàn)在2badly 窮的；缺少的3cut 切斷；斷絕4cut 砍倒，縮小，削減5bu

4、rst laughter突然笑起來(lái)6feel content 對(duì)滿(mǎn)足7pick 挑出；辨別出8star 擔(dān)任主角；主演9pay attention 注意10 the open air在戶(hù)外tooffoffdownintowithoutintoin.課文原句突破1不幸的是他的父親去世了，使得他的家庭狀況更糟了，因此查理的童年是在照顧生病的母親和弟弟中度過(guò)的。Unfortunately his father died，_ _ _ _ _ _，so Charlie spent his childhood looking after his sick mother and his brother.答案

5、：leaving the family even worse off 2查理首先挑出鞋帶來(lái)吃，像是吃意大利面條一樣。Charlie first picks out the laces and eats them_ _ they were spaghetti.答案：as if3在十多歲的時(shí)候，憑借著自己的幽默，查理已經(jīng)在英國(guó)成為受歡迎的童星之一。By his teens，Charlie_，through his humour，_one of the most popular child actors in England.答案：had；become4隨著時(shí)間的推移，他開(kāi)始拍電影。_time we

6、nt by，he began making films.答案：Ascontent adj.滿(mǎn)足的，滿(mǎn)意的；n.內(nèi)容，目錄，容量；滿(mǎn)足；vt.使?jié)M足教材原句P18：He made people laugh at a time when they felt depressed，so they could feel more content with their lives.在人們感到沮喪的時(shí)候，他可以使他們開(kāi)懷大笑，于是人們就對(duì)自己的生活感到比較滿(mǎn)足。To be honest，Im very content with my life at present.誠(chéng)實(shí)的說(shuō)，我對(duì)目前的生活心滿(mǎn)意足。That

7、 rich man is tired of city life，so he is content to live in the country.那位富人厭倦了城市生活，于是他愿意生活在鄉(xiāng)下。We should never content ourselves with book knowledge only.我們永遠(yuǎn)不要僅僅滿(mǎn)足于書(shū)本知識(shí)。She dropped her purse and the contents fell out on the floor.她的皮包掉下，里面的東西散落在地板上。It is advisable to look at the contents page of a

8、book before buying it.買(mǎi)書(shū)前最好先看一看目錄。1.完成句子Those_(滿(mǎn)足于現(xiàn)狀的人) will surely make no more advance in life.答案：who are content with their present situationsastonish vt.使驚詫教材原句P18：You may find it astonishing that Charlie was taught to sing as soon as he could speak and dance as soon as he could walk.你可能會(huì)感到驚奇，查理

9、剛會(huì)說(shuō)話(huà)時(shí)大人就教他唱歌，他剛會(huì)走路時(shí)大人就教他跳舞了。It astonished me that he could be so thoughtless.我真沒(méi)料到他會(huì)如此輕率。I was astonished to hear that he had got the job.聽(tīng)說(shuō)他得到那份工作我很吃驚。China is developing at an astonishing speed，and will soon be one of the most powerful countries in the world.中國(guó)以令人驚訝的速度發(fā)展，不久將成為世界上最強(qiáng)大國(guó)家之一。2.用astonis

10、h的適當(dāng)形式填空：To our great_，the boss wasnt_ at the_news at all.答案：astonishment；astonished；astonishingdirect vt.& vi.導(dǎo)演；指揮；指示；adj.徑直的；直接的；直率的；adv.直接地教材原句P18：Charlie Chaplin wrote，directed and produced the films he starred in.查理卓別林自編、自導(dǎo)、自制他主演的電影。The opera was directed by the wellknown Chinese director，Zhan

11、g Yimou.歌劇由中國(guó)著名導(dǎo)演張藝謀執(zhí)導(dǎo)。The old man is willing to stand on the bend and directs the traffic.這位老人樂(lè)意站在轉(zhuǎn)彎處指揮交通。 I like to make friends with anyone who is open and direct.我喜歡和任何坦誠(chéng)直爽的人交朋友。Its only a small improvement but at least its a step in the right direction.雖然這只是一個(gè)小小的改進(jìn)，但至少是朝著正確的方向邁出的一步。Directly the

12、 teacher came in everyone was quiet.老師一進(jìn)來(lái)大家就安靜了。3.When I was in hospital，my mother made a promise that she would take me to Qingdao_I was well enough to travel，which_my recovery.Adirect；contributed toBdirectly；contributed toCdirectly；attributed toDdirect；attributed to解析：directly作連詞，表示“一就”，direct沒(méi)有此用

13、法；contribute to有助于。句意為：在我住院的時(shí)候，媽媽向我承諾一旦我恢復(fù)到可以出行了，就帶我去青島，這有助于我的康復(fù)。答案：Bparticular adj.特殊的；特別的；挑剔的；n.細(xì)節(jié)；細(xì)目教材原句P20：Children particularly would burst into laughter at his behaviour.孩子們尤其對(duì)他的表演報(bào)之以大笑。be particular about/over sth.對(duì)講究，挑剔in particular尤其，特別，格外particularly adv.尤其，特別I have nothing particular to d

14、o this evening，so lets go out for a walk.今晚我沒(méi)有什么特別的事要做，咱們出去散散步吧！He is very particular about food while he doesnt care about money.他對(duì)吃的東西特別挑剔，而不在乎金錢(qián)。Text messages are very popular in recent years，particularly among young people.近年來(lái)手機(jī)短信大受歡迎，尤其在年輕人當(dāng)中。4.完成句子我們應(yīng)該尊重每一個(gè)人，尤其是我們的父母和老人。We should respect every

15、one，our parents and the elderly_.答案：in particularwhisper vi.& vt.低語(yǔ)，小聲說(shuō)；把(秘密等)悄悄傳開(kāi)；n.耳語(yǔ)，低語(yǔ)教材原句P22：Sherlock Holmes looked up at the stars and whispered，“Watson，when you look at that beautiful sky，what do you think of？”夏洛克福爾摩斯仰望著繁星，輕聲問(wèn)道：“華生，當(dāng)你望著美麗的天空時(shí)，你想到了什么？”whisper to sb.與某人耳語(yǔ)in a whisperin whispers

16、in a low voice耳語(yǔ)地，低聲地It is/was whispered that.據(jù)秘密傳聞She leaned over and whispered something in his ear.她探過(guò)身去附耳給他說(shuō)了些什么。It was whispered that he would soon die and he did.有人私下說(shuō)他不久于人世，他果然去世了。They sat at the back of the room，talking in whispers.他們坐在房間的后面低聲談話(huà)。5.In order not to let the others hear what he

17、said，he_the news to me.AshoutedBtoldCwhisperedDsaid解析：句意為：為了不讓別人聽(tīng)見(jiàn)他說(shuō)的話(huà)，他低聲告訴了我這個(gè)消息。whisper低聲說(shuō)；低語(yǔ)，符合題意。答案：Cconvince vt.使信服；使相信教材原句P18：The acting is so convincing that it makes you believe that it is one of the best meals he has ever tasted！令人心悅誠(chéng)服的表演使你相信這是他吃過(guò)的最可口的飯菜了！You need to convince your intervie

18、wer of your ability to master the work.你需要讓你的面試官相信你有駕馭這份工作的能力。His mother has been trying to convince him to see a doctor.他媽媽一直設(shè)法說(shuō)服他去看醫(yī)生。I managed to convince them that the story was true.我設(shè)法使他們相信那故事是真的。Scientists are convinced the positive effect of laughter on physical and mental health.科學(xué)家們堅(jiān)信笑對(duì)身心健

19、康有積極影響。There is now convincing evidence that smoking causes lung cancer.現(xiàn)有令人信服的證據(jù)說(shuō)吸煙能導(dǎo)致肺癌。6.Scientists are convinced_the positive effect of laughter_physical and mental health.Aof；atBby；inCof；onDon；at解析：句意為：科學(xué)家們堅(jiān)信笑對(duì)身心健康有積極影響。be convinced of堅(jiān)信，深信，確信；effect常與on連用，意為“對(duì)的影響”。以上兩個(gè)均屬于固定搭配，故選C。答案：Cbadly off

20、窮的；缺少的教材原句P18：Unfortunately his father died，leaving the family even worse off，so Charlie spent his childhood looking after his sick mother and his brother.不幸的是他父親去世了，他的家境更加貧困，因此查理的童年是在照顧生病的母親和弟弟中度過(guò)的。We arent too badly off but we cant afford a house like that.我們并不是一文不名，但我們負(fù)擔(dān)不起那樣的房子。The school is rath

21、er badly off for books and equipment.這所學(xué)校相當(dāng)缺乏書(shū)和設(shè)備。I went to her home and found her living condition was worse off than mine.我去她家一看，發(fā)現(xiàn)她的生活狀況比我的更差。If he had worked harder when young，he would be well off now.如果他年輕時(shí)多努力一點(diǎn)，現(xiàn)在就能過(guò)得舒服些。To make matters worse/Whats worse，it began to rain while we were marching

22、.使事情更糟的是，在我們行進(jìn)過(guò)程中，天下起了雨。7.We shouldnt complain about being poor，because many families are much_after the big earthquake.Abetter offBbadly offCwell offDworse off解析：由句意和句子成分分析可知，空格處應(yīng)用比較級(jí)，表示“更拮據(jù)，更貧窮，境況更不好”，故選D。well off情況很好，富裕；badly off窮的，缺少的。答案：Dpick out挑出；辨別出教材原句P18：Charlie first picks out the laces a

23、nd eats them as if they were spaghetti.查理首先挑出鞋帶來(lái)吃，像是吃意大利面條一樣。It took Mary a long time to pick out a new dress at the store.瑪麗花了很長(zhǎng)時(shí)間才從那家商店挑選了一件新衣服。A competition was held to pick out the best table tennis players.為選拔出最好的乒乓球選手舉行了一場(chǎng)比賽。pick up拾起，撿起；收拾，整理；(偶然)學(xué)會(huì)；用車(chē)接某人；收聽(tīng)到；身體好轉(zhuǎn)pick up with sb.結(jié)識(shí)某人pick and

24、choose挑三揀四He picked up some French while he was away on a business trip in Paris.他在巴黎出差時(shí)順便學(xué)會(huì)了一些法語(yǔ)。Youll soon pick up health when you get to the seaside.到了海濱，你就很快地恢復(fù)健康。8.(2010山東卷)Sam_some knowledge of the computer just by watching others working on it.Abrought upBlooked upCpicked upDset up解析：句意為：Sam只

25、通過(guò)觀看別人操作電腦便學(xué)到了一些電腦知識(shí)?？疾閯?dòng)詞短語(yǔ)辨析。bring up撫養(yǎng)；look up抬頭看，查詢(xún)；pick up好轉(zhuǎn)，開(kāi)車(chē)接人，認(rèn)出，學(xué)會(huì)；set up建造，搭起。根據(jù)句意故選C項(xiàng)。答案：C9How could you_my sister so easily in the crowd?Because she stood out in her bright red dress.Apick upBpick outCtake upDtake out解析：句意為：“在人群中你怎么那么容易認(rèn)出我妹妹來(lái)的？”“因?yàn)樗┲r艷的紅裙子，十分顯眼?！眕ick out認(rèn)出，挑出，符合句意。pick

26、up揀出；take up從事，學(xué)習(xí)；take out拿出，均不符合題意。答案：BUnfortunately his father died，leaving the family even worse off，so Charlie spent his childhood looking after his sick mother and his brother.不幸的是他的父親去世了，使得他的家庭狀況更糟了，因此查理的童年是在照顧生病的母親和弟弟中度過(guò)的。His parents died，leaving him an orphan.他的父母去世了，使他成為孤兒。The child fell，st

27、riking his head against the door.小孩摔了一跤，頭在門(mén)上碰了一下。European football is played in 80 countries，making it the most popular sport in the world.八十個(gè)國(guó)家踢歐式足球，使它成為世界上最流行的運(yùn)動(dòng)?，F(xiàn)在分詞作結(jié)果狀語(yǔ)常表示“意料、情理之中”，而不定式作結(jié)果狀語(yǔ)常表出乎意料的結(jié)果。He hurried to the bus stop，only to find the bus had left.他匆匆地去了車(chē)站，結(jié)果發(fā)現(xiàn)車(chē)已離開(kāi)。Her father disappear

28、ed，never to be heard from again.她的父親離家出走，從此杳無(wú)音訊。10.(2010重慶卷)The news shocked the public，_to great concern about students safety at school.Ahaving ledBledCleadingDto lead解析：句意為：這條新聞使廣大民眾感到很震驚，引起了人們對(duì)在校學(xué)生安全的擔(dān)憂(yōu)?？疾榉侵^語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞作結(jié)果狀語(yǔ)。首先排除B和D兩項(xiàng)；having done指動(dòng)作先于謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞發(fā)生，在此不符合語(yǔ)境，故只能選擇C。答案：CBy his teens，Charlie had，thr

29、ough his humour，become one of the most popular child actors in England.在十多歲的時(shí)候，憑借著自己的幽默，查理已經(jīng)在英國(guó)成為最受歡迎的童星之一。by在加時(shí)間點(diǎn)引導(dǎo)的時(shí)間狀語(yǔ)句子中，表示“到為止，到底”時(shí)，句子經(jīng)常用完成時(shí)態(tài)。 By 2010 the population of our city will have risen to over 20 million.到2010年，我們城市的人口將超過(guò)兩千萬(wàn)。By this time of next year，all of you will have become college

30、 students.到明年的這個(gè)時(shí)刻，你們大家就都成為大學(xué)生了。11.(山東高考)By the time he realizes he_into a trap，itll be too late for him to do anything about it.AwalksBwalkedChas walkedDhad walked解析：句意為：到他認(rèn)識(shí)到已經(jīng)中計(jì)的時(shí)候，再做任何事情也就無(wú)濟(jì)于事了。根據(jù)句意，可知本句講的是現(xiàn)在的事情，故用現(xiàn)在時(shí)，排除B、D兩項(xiàng)，本句強(qiáng)調(diào)“已經(jīng)中計(jì)”，用完成時(shí)，故答案為C。答案：C.選詞填空1_，Xu Jinglei has starred in a great nu

31、mber of famous films.答案：Up to now2What worries us is that this is the third time the electricity has been_this week.答案：cut offcut off；badly off；content with；pick out；be caught in；at times；up to now；in a mess3Its very difficult to_the best composition，since theyre all so good.答案：pick out4He_a heavy t

32、raffic jam and arrived late for the job interview.答案：was caught in5You shouldnt complain so much.Other people are much_than you.答案：worse off6Not_his present job，he has been busy hunting for a new one.答案：content with7Peter can be really difficult_even though hes a nice person in general.答案：at times8T

33、om is very untidy；he always leaves his room_.答案：in a mess.巧思妙解1. (福建高考)Whats the_of having a public open space where you cant eat，drink or even simply hang out for a while?AsenseBmatterCcaseDopinion解析：句意為：在這樣一個(gè)公共場(chǎng)所，你不可以吃、喝，甚至不可以走動(dòng)，你會(huì)有什么樣的感覺(jué)？sense感覺(jué)；matter問(wèn)題；case情況，狀況；opinion觀點(diǎn)。根據(jù)題意選A。答案：A2I am sure

34、David will be able to find the libraryhe has a pretty good_of direction.AideaBfeelingCexperienceDsense解析：have a sense of.有的感覺(jué)，該句意為“我敢肯定戴維能找到圖書(shū)館，他有很好的方向感”。答案：D3No matter how I tried to read it，I just couldnt make_of this sentence.AmeaningBthoughtCsenseDidea解析：make sense of理解，明白。句意為“不管我怎么努力讀，可就是不明白這個(gè)句子的意思”。答案：C4My aunt always loses her way when she is out by herself，because she has no_of direction.AsenseBfeelingCtouchDscene解析：have no sense of direction是習(xí)慣用法，指沒(méi)有方向感。s