Ⅰ.重點單詞聚焦
1．I found it________(令人驚訝的) that the young player beat the chess master in the game.
答案： astonishing
2．He is a________(失敗者) as an artist，but a success as an art teacher.
答案： failure
3．If we work with a strong will，we can ________(克服) any difficulty，no matter how great it is.
答案： overcome
4．They often________(款待) their friends at weekends.
答案： entertain
5．Elizabeth Fry helped to improve prison conditions and gave the________(無家可歸的) work and education.
答案： homeless
6．After graduating from Peking University，he was________(幸運的) in having a good job.
答案： fortunate
7．I lived in an area of________(顯著的) natural beauty.
答案： outstanding
8．Most________(表演者) feel nervous before they go on stage.
答案： performers
9．So far there is no________(令人信服的) evidence that there exists life in outer space.
答案： convincing
10．Some kids are very ________(挑剔的、特別的) about food.That’s why they don’t have a balanced diet.
答案： particular
Ⅱ.重點短語掃描
1．up now 直到現(xiàn)在
2．badly 窮的；缺少的
3．cut 切斷；斷絕
4．cut 砍倒，縮小，削減
5．burst laughter 突然笑起來
6．feel content 對……滿足
7．pick 挑出；辨別出
8．star 擔(dān)任主角；主演
9．pay attention 注意
10． the open air 在戶外
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Ⅲ.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的。
Unfortunately his father died，__________ ________ ________ ____________ ________ ________，so Charlie spent his childhood looking after his sick mother and his brother.
答案： leaving the family even worse off
2．查理首先挑出鞋帶來吃，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 if
3．在十多歲的時候，憑借著自己的幽默，查理已經(jīng)在英國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；become
4．隨著時間的推移，他開始拍電影。
________time went by，he began making films.
答案： As
content adj.滿足的，滿意的；n.內(nèi)容，目錄，容量；滿足；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候，他可以使他們開懷大笑，于是人們就對自己的生活感到比較滿足。
①To be honest，I’m very content with my life at present.
誠實的說，我對目前的生活心滿意足。
②That 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。
③We should never content ourselves with book knowledge only.
我們永遠不要僅僅滿足于書本知識。
④She 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。
⑤It is advisable to look at the contents page of a book before buying it.買書前最好先看一看目錄。
1.完成句子
Those________________________________(滿足于現(xiàn)狀的人) will surely make no more advance in life.
答案： who are content with their present situations
astonish 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.你可能會感到驚奇，查理剛會說話時大人就教他唱歌，他剛會走路時大人就教他跳舞了。
①It astonished me that he could be so thoughtless.
我真沒料到他會如此輕率。
②I was astonished to hear that he had got the job.
聽說他得到那份工作我很吃驚。
③China is developing at an astonishing speed，and will soon be one of the most powerful countries in the world.中國以令人驚訝的速度發(fā)展，不久將成為世界上最強大國家之一。
2.用astonish的適當(dāng)形式：
To our great________，the boss wasn’t________ at the________news at all.
答案： astonishment；astonished；astonishing
direct 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。
①The opera was directed by the wellknown Chinese director，Zhang Yimou.歌劇由中國著名導(dǎo)演張藝謀執(zhí)導(dǎo)。
②The old man is willing to stand on the bend and directs the traffic.這位老人樂意站在轉(zhuǎn)彎處指揮交通。
③I like to make friends with anyone who is open and direct.
我喜歡和任何坦誠直爽的人交朋友。
④It’s only a small improvement but at least it’s a step in the right direction.雖然這只是一個小小的改進，但至少是朝著正確的方向邁出的一步。
⑤Directly the teacher came in everyone was quiet.
老師一進來大家就安靜了。
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.
A．direct；contributed to B．directly；contributed to
C．directly；attributed to D．direct；attributed to
解析： directly作連詞，表示“一……就……”，direct沒有此用法；contribute to有助于……。句意為：在我住院的時候，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： B
particular 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.孩子們尤其對他的表演報之以大笑。
be particular about/over sth.對……講究，挑剔
in particular尤其，特別，格外
particularly adv.尤其，特別
①I have nothing particular to do this evening，so let’s go out for a walk.今晚我沒有什么特別的事要做，咱們出去散散步吧！
②He is very particular about food while he doesn’t care about money.他對吃的東西特別挑剔，而不在乎金錢。
③Text messages are very popular in recent years，particularly among young people.近年來手機短信大受歡迎，尤其在年輕人當(dāng)中。
4.完成句子
我們應(yīng)該尊重每一個人，尤其是我們的父母和老人。
We should respect everyone，our parents and the elderly________________.
答案： in particular
whisper vi.& vt.低語，小聲說；把(秘密等)悄悄傳開；n.耳語，低語
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，輕聲問道：“華生，當(dāng)你望著美麗的天空時，你想到了什么？”
whisper to sb.與某人耳語
in a whisper＝in whispers＝in a low voice耳語地，低聲地
It is/was whispered that...據(jù)秘密傳聞……
①She leaned over and whispered something in his ear.
她探過身去附耳給他說了些什么。
②It was whispered that he would soon die and he did.
有人私下說他不久于人世，他果然去世了。
③They sat at the back of the room，talking in whispers.
他們坐在房間的后面低聲談話。
5.In order not to let the others hear what he said，he________the news to me.
A．shouted B．told
C．whispered D．said
解析： 句意為：為了不讓別人聽見他說的話，他低聲告訴了我這個消息。whisper低聲說；低語，符合題意。
答案： C
convince 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！令人心悅誠服的表演使你相信這是他吃過的最可口的飯菜了！
①You need to convince your interviewer 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。
②His mother has been trying to convince him to see a doctor.
他媽媽一直設(shè)法說服他去看醫(yī)生。
③I managed to convince them that the story was true.
我設(shè)法使他們相信那故事是真的。
④Scientists are convinced the positive effect of laughter on physical and mental health.
科學(xué)家們堅信笑對身心健康有積極影響。
⑤There is now convincing evidence that smoking causes lung cancer.現(xiàn)有令人信服的證據(jù)說吸煙能導(dǎo)致肺癌。
6.Scientists are convinced________the positive effect of laughter________physical and mental health.
A．of；at B．by；in
C．of；on D．on；at
解析： 句意為：科學(xué)家們堅信笑對身心健康有積極影響。be convinced of堅信，深信，確信；effect常與on連用，意為“對……的影響”。以上兩個均屬于固定搭配，故選C。
答案： C
badly off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的。
①We aren’t too badly off but we can’t 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。
②The school is rather badly off for books and equipment.
這所學(xué)校相當(dāng)缺乏書和設(shè)備。
③I 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。
④If he had worked harder when young，he would be well off now.如果他年輕時多努力一點，現(xiàn)在就能過得舒服些。
⑤To make matters worse/What’s worse，it began to rain while we were marching.使事情更糟的是，在我們行進過程中，天下起了雨。
7.We shouldn’t complain about being poor，because many families are much_______after the big earthquake.
A．better off B．badly off
C．well off D．worse off
解析： 由句意和句子成分分析可知，空格處應(yīng)用比較級，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： D
pick out挑出；辨別出
教材原句P18：Charlie first picks out the laces and eats them as if they were spaghetti.
查理首先挑出鞋帶來吃，像是吃意大利面條一樣。
①It took Mary a long time to pick out a new dress at the store.
瑪麗花了很長時間才從那家商店挑選了一件新衣服。
②A 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比賽。
pick up拾起，撿起；收拾，整理；(偶然)學(xué)會；用車接某人；
收聽到；身體好轉(zhuǎn)
pick up with sb.結(jié)識某人
pick and choose挑三揀四
③He picked up some French while he was away on a business trip in Paris.他在巴黎出差時順便學(xué)會了一些法語。
④You’ll 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.
A．brought up B．looked up
C．picked up D．set up
解析： 句意為：Sam只通過觀看別人操作電腦便學(xué)到了一些電腦知識。考查動詞短語辨析。bring up撫養(yǎng)；look up抬頭看，查詢；pick up好轉(zhuǎn)，開車接人，認(rèn)出，學(xué)會；set up建造，搭起。根據(jù)句意故選C項。
答案： C
9．—How could you________my sister so easily in the crowd?
—Because she stood out in her bright red dress.
A．pick up B．pick out
C．take up D．take out
解析： 句意為：“在人群中你怎么那么容易認(rèn)出我妹妹來的？”“因為她穿著鮮艷的紅裙子，十分顯眼。”pick out認(rèn)出，挑出，符合句意。pick up揀出；take up從事，學(xué)習(xí)；take out拿出，均不符合題意。
答案： B
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的。
①His parents died，leaving him an orphan.
他的父母去世了，使他成為孤兒。
②The child fell，striking his head against the door.
小孩摔了一跤，頭在門上碰了一下。
③European football is played in 80 countries，making it the most popular sport in the world.
八十個國家踢歐式足球，使它成為世界上最流行的運動。
現(xiàn)在分詞作結(jié)果狀語常表示“意料、情理之中”，而不定式作結(jié)果狀語常表出乎意料的結(jié)果。
④He hurried to the bus stop，only to find the bus had left.
他匆匆地去了車站，結(jié)果發(fā)現(xiàn)車已離開。
⑤Her father disappeared，never to be heard from again.
她的父親離家出走，從此杳無音訊。
10.(2010?重慶卷)The news shocked the public，________to great concern about students’ safety at school.
A．having led B．led
C．leading D．to lead
解析： 句意為：這條新聞使廣大民眾感到很震驚，引起了人們對在校學(xué)生安全的擔(dān)憂�？疾榉侵^語動詞作結(jié)果狀語。首先排除B和D兩項；having done指動作先于謂語動詞發(fā)生，在此不符合語境，故只能選擇C。
答案： C
By his teens，Charlie had，through his humour，become one of the most popular child actors in England.在十多歲的時候，憑借著自己的幽默，查理已經(jīng)在英國成為最受歡迎的童星之一。
by在加時間點引導(dǎo)的時間狀語句子中，表示“到……為止，到……底”時，句子經(jīng)常用完成時態(tài)。
①By 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兩千萬。
②By this time of next year，all of you will have become college students.到明年的這個時刻，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，it’ll be too late for him to do anything about it.
A．walks B．walked
C．has walked D．had walked
解析： 句意為：到他認(rèn)識到已經(jīng)中計的時候，再做任何事情也就無濟于事了。根據(jù)句意，可知本句講的是現(xiàn)在的事情，故用現(xiàn)在時，排除B、D兩項，本句強調(diào)“已經(jīng)中計”，用完成時，故答案為C。
答案： C
Ⅰ.選詞
1．__________________，Xu Jinglei has starred in a great number of famous films.
答案： Up to now
2．What worries us is that this is the third time the electricity has been__________________this week.
答案： cut off
cut off；badly off；content with；pick out；be caught in；at times；up to now；in a mess
3．It’s very difficult to__________________the best composition，since they’re all so good.
答案： pick out
4．He__________________a heavy traffic jam and arrived late for the job interview.
答案： was caught in
5．You shouldn’t complain so much.Other people are much__________________than you.
答案： worse off
6．Not__________________his present job，he has been busy hunting for a new one.
答案： content with
7．Peter can be really difficult__________________even though he’s a nice person in general.
答案： at times
8．Tom is very untidy；he always leaves his room________________.
答案： in a mess
Ⅱ.巧思妙解
1. (福建高考)What’s the________of having a public open space where you can’t eat，drink or even simply hang out for a while?
A．sense B．matter
C．case D．opinion
解析： 句意為：在這樣一個公共場所，你不可以吃、喝，甚至不可以走動，你會有什么樣的感覺？sense感覺；matter問題；case情況，狀況；opinion觀點。根據(jù)題意選A。
答案： A
2．I am sure David will be able to find the library—he has a pretty good________of direction.
A．idea B．feeling
C．experience D．sense
解析： have a sense of...有……的感覺，該句意為“我敢肯定戴維能找到圖書館，他有很好的方向感”。
答案： D
3．No matter how I tried to read it，I just couldn’t make______of this sentence.
A．meaning B．thought
C．sense D．idea
解析： make sense of理解，明白。句意為“不管我怎么努力讀，可就是不明白這個句子的意思”。
答案： C
4．My aunt always loses her way when she is out by herself，because she has no________of direction.
A．sense B．feeling
C．touch D．scene
解析： have no sense of direction是習(xí)慣用法，指沒有方向感。sense of sight/hearing/smell/taste/touch視/聽/嗅/味/觸覺。
答案： A
Ⅲ.語法專練
本單元語法——v.ing作表語、賓語和賓語補足語
1．(2014?東城檢測)The driver braked hard to avoid________a child coming in his way.
A．hit B．to hit
C．hitting D．to have hit
解析： 考查非謂語動詞。此處謂語動詞avoid后面要跟動名詞作賓語，類似的動詞與詞組有enjoy，suggest，imagine，consider，dislike，risk，insist on，get used to，can’t help等，據(jù)此選C項。
答案： C
2．(2014?陜西教學(xué)檢測)It looks like my cousin，but I don’t remember him________a pair of glasses.
A．to wear B．wore
C．wear D．wearing
解析： 考查非謂語動詞。wear和其邏輯主語之間是主動關(guān)系，故這里用現(xiàn)在分詞作賓語補足語。
答案： D
3．(2010?湖南卷)Listen！Do you hear someone________for help?
A．calling B．call
C．to call D．called
解析： 句意為：聽！你聽到有人正在求救嗎？本題考查非謂語動詞作賓補。設(shè)空處與賓語之間為邏輯上的主謂關(guān)系，故排除D項；不定式作感官動詞或使役動詞的賓補要省去to且不表示動作正在進行，故排除C項；因為表示動作正在進行，故排除B項；現(xiàn)在分詞calling 表主動且表正在進行，故為答案。
答案： A
4．(2010?南昌二模)The plan to be carried out next month needs________among the members of the labor union before________.
A．to discuss；carrying out
B．to be discussed；carried out
C．discussing；being carried out
D．discussed；to be carried out
解析： 考查非謂語動詞。need表示“需要”，主語是物時，其后可以接動詞的ing形式，此時用主動形式表示被動含義；第二空前的before在此是介詞，其后接名詞或動名詞，故答案為C。
答案： C
5. (2014?成都第一次診斷)At the airport，a man dressed in a black suit was caught________on the clean floor.
A．spit B．spitting
C．spat D．to spit
解析： 現(xiàn)在分詞作主語補足語。catch sb.doing sth.意為“發(fā)現(xiàn)某人正在做某事”。
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