第四课 Making the news 一、 考点、热点回顾 单词识记 1.______________ vt.告知；通知 11.journalist n. ______________ 2.______________ vt.获得；学到 12.photographer n. ______________ 3.______________ vt.评定；估价 13.admirable adj. _____________ 4.______________ vt.帮助；促进 14.profession n. ______________ 5.______________ vt.需要；查询 15.amateur n. ______________ 6.______________ adj.欣喜的；高兴的 16.update vt. ______________ 7.______________ vt.集中；聚集 17.deliberately adv. _____________ 8.______________ vt.指责；控告 18.department n. ______________ 9.______________ v.赞成；认可；批准 19.appointment n. ______________ 10._____________ vt.加工；过程 20.accurate adj. _____________ 词汇精讲 1、delighted adj. very pleased and happy，表示“感到欣喜的，感到快乐的”。 We’re delighted you’re coming to work with us. (P26) 常用搭配： be delighted to do sth. 高兴做某事 be delighted at/ by 因......而高兴 be delighted that 因......而高兴 eg：The mother was delighted at the recovery of her baby. 那位母亲因为她的婴儿恢复了健康而非常高兴。 She was delighted to hear the twitter of the birds somewhere near her window. 她很高兴地听着窗外鸟儿的鸣叫声。 We’re delighted that you’ll be here soon. 你不久就来这里了，我们真高兴。 【拓展】 delight vt. 表示“使（某人）高兴，使（某人）欣喜”。 n. 快乐，高兴，使人快乐的人或事。 delightful adj. very pleasant, 令人愉悦的 常用短语：take delight in (doing) sth. 喜爱，以......为乐 to one’s delight 令人高兴的是 with/ in delight 高兴地 如：He delighted the audience with his humorous words. 他幽默的语言让观众们很高兴。 Jack is a delightful young man. 杰克是个讨人喜欢的年轻人。 Carl takes great delight in teasing his classmates. 卡尔以取笑他的同学为乐。 She won the game easily, to the delight of all her fans. 使她所有粉丝高兴的是，她很容易地赢得了比赛。 Hearing class was over, the boys rushed out of the classroom in delight. 听见下课了，男孩们高兴地冲出来教室。 【随时练】 As an amateur of ballet, Andrea was ________ at the chance to go to the ballet ball(芭蕾舞会). A. delighted B. horrified C. delightful D. horrible 【答案与解析】A。be delighted at 因为某事而高兴；delightful 表示人或事物的性质，意为“令人愉悦的”；horrified （感到）惊悸的；horrible 可怕的。 请浏览后下载，资料供参考，期待您的好评与关注！ 2、concentrate vt./vi. to give all your attention to the thing you are doing ,表示“集中（注意力、思想等）”常与介词on连用，也表示“使......集中于一点”，常用于被动语态。 You may be able to concentrate on photography later if you’re interested. (P26) eg：A driver should concentrate on the road when driving. 司机驾驶时应该专心于路况。 【拓展】 concentrated adj. 表示“集中的”只能作定语； concentration n. 表示“专心，聚集” lose concentration 走神 如：This paper will need all your concentration. 这个论文需要你集中所有的精力。 A good scientist should make a concentrated effort to study well. 一个好的科学家应该把努力集中于做好研究。 【随时练】 There is too much noise outside; I can’t ______ my attention on my book. A. fill B. pay C. connect D. concentrate 【答案与解析】 D。 注意介词搭配。 concentrate one’s attention on 把注意力集中于 pay attention to 注意 concentrate on （doing） sth 专注于（做）某事 3、eager adj. full of strong desire to do sth. 表示“热切的，渴望的”。 You’ll find your colleagues very eager to assist you, so ... (P26) 常用短语： be eager for 渴望得到某物 be eager to do sth. 渴望做某事 eg：Students are eager for new knowledge. 学生渴望新知识。 She is eager to see her daughter. 她很渴望见到她的女儿。 【拓展】eagerness n. 热切,渴望 eagerly adv. 热切地，渴望地 eg：I couldn’t hide my eagerness to get back home. 我无法隐藏回家的渴望。 He eagerly accepted my invitation to the party.他很热切地接受了我参加那个聚会的邀请。 【随时练】 He wasn’t _______ with what he had gained and wanted to get more. A. proud B. content C. eager D. anxious 【答案与解析】 B。 be content with 对......感到满足；be proud of 对......感到骄傲；be eager for 渴望；be anxious about 对......感到担忧。 4、assist vt., vi. to help someone or sth. 表示“帮助；支援”。 You’ll find your colleagues very eager to assist you, so ... (P26) 常用短语： 帮助某人做某事 assist in sth. assist（sb.）in doing sth. 或 请浏览后下载，资料供参考，期待您的好评与关注！
assist sb. to do sth. assist (sb.) with sth.
eg:We all assisted in mending the roof. 我们都帮忙修屋顶。
This programme assists the young to find a job easily.这个节目帮助年轻人容易找到工作。 【拓展】assistant n. 表示“助手，助理”；
assistance n. 表示“协助，援助”，
常用短语：be of assistance= help sb. 帮助某人 eg：He became an assistant cook after he graduated from the technological school. 从技术学校毕业后他成了厨师助理。
Can I be of any assistance to you? 我可以帮助你吗？ 【随时练】
Here are some good sources of information to ____ you in making the best choice. A. provide B. supply C. assist D. support 【答案与解析】C。
assist in doing sth. 帮助某人做某事；provide 提供，常用provide sb. with sth；supply 供应，常用supply sb. with sth；support 维持，养活。
5、acquire vt. to get sth. by your own efforts, ability or behavior表示“获得，取得；学得”。
Only if you ask many different questions will you acquire all the information you need to know. (P26)
acquire a(good) knowledge of得到……知识，精通
eg：We must study hard to acquire a good knowledge of English.
我们必须用功学习才能精通英语。
Some smoking and alcoholic drinks are an acquired taste and are not in born. 抽烟喝酒往往是一种后来习得的嗜好，并不是生来就有的。 【拓展】acquisition n. 获得；（语言）习得；获得物
eg：The teacher is interested in theories of child language acquisition.
这位老师对儿童语言学习的理论感兴趣。 【随时练】
Some people go back for their education to _______ another degree to impress the society. A． require B. acquire C. accept D. present
【答案与解析】 B。句意：一些人返回学校想获取另一个文凭来增强社会地位。
6、have a nose for 善于觉察/对……很敏感
结构类似的词组还有：
have an eye for 对……有鉴赏能力
have an ear for对……有欣赏能力(听觉灵敏) have a gift/talent for对……有天赋 运用：用nose，eye，ear，gift填空。
⑴ As a reporter，Mary has a ______ for a story.
⑵ Through the competition，the leader of the group can pick out some singers having a _________ for music.
⑶ Being trained for many years，all the students have a good___ for different kinds of music. ⑷ As a good artist，she has a/an _____ for colour.
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7、inform v. formally or officially tell someone about something or give them information. 通
知，告知；告发，告密
They must use research to inform themselves of the missing parts of the story. (P27) 常用短语：
inform against/ on sb. 告发某人，检举某人 inform sb.of sth.把某事告诉某人
eg：He informed me of your decision.他把你的决定告诉了我。
He informed on his brother though he felt sorry for him.虽然他为哥哥感到抱歉，还是检举了他。 【拓展】information n. 信息
注意：information 一般是不可数名词。
【随时练】The leaflet(传单) _________ customers about the end-of-summer sales. A. protects B. informs C. inquires D. acquires 【答案与解析】 B。
protect 保护；inquire 打听，询问；acquire 获得。句意：宣传单告知顾客夏末大减价的事。
8、accuse vt. to say that someone has done sth. wrong or committed a crime, 表示“控告；指
控，指责”。
Have you ever had a case where someone accused your journalists of getting the wrong end of the stick? (P27)
【点拨】 accuse常用短语：accuse sb. of sth. 控告某人某罪 eg：The police accused him of murder. 警方指控他谋杀。
I don’ t want to accuse my best friend of telling lies. 我不想指责我最好的朋友撒谎。 【拓展】 accusation n. 表示“指控，指责”
eg：The Minister denied the accusation that she had behaved dishonestly. 那位部长否认她表现不诚实的指责。
Several accusations were made against the government.这个政府遭几项指控。 【随时练】 Tom ______ his boss of having broken his words. A. blamed B. accused C. charged D. scolded
【答案与解析】 B。考查accuse sb. of sth. 表示“控告某人某事”； blame sb. on sth. 表示“责备某人某事”；charge sb. for sth. “ 控告某人某事”；scold sb. for sth. “因为某事而批评某人”。注意不同的介词搭配。
疑难补充：get the wrong end of the stick 表示“用完全错误的方式理解某种状况”。
如：You have got the wrong end of the stick. He isn’t her boyfriend at all. 你错误理解此事了。他根本不是她的男朋友。
9、case n. a legal matter that will be decided in a court，or an example or instance of sth.,
or a situation involving a particular person or thing 表示“案件，官司；事例，情况”，还表示“盒子，箱子，事实”等，
Have you ever had a case where someone accused your journalists of getting the wrong end of the stick? (P27)
eg：The case against Mr. White is said to be heard tomorrow.据说指控怀特先生的案子明天审理。
He took a case full of clothes with him.他带着个装满衣服的箱子。
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This is a case of stupidity, not dishonesty. 这是个愚蠢的例子，不是不诚实。 【拓展】相关短语： in any case 无论如何, 总之 in case 假使, 万一；以防 in that case如果是那样的话 in case of 如果；万一 in no case 决不 eg：“Well, in that case, I would prefer to stay on the bus,” I answered. “哦，那样的话，我更愿意留在公交车上。”我回答。 Take a hat with you in case the sun is very hot.带顶帽子吧，以防太阳太晒。 【随时练】Please remind me of the meeting again tomorrow ______ I forget. A. though B. so that C. in case D. until 【答案与解析】 C。in case 以免、以防、假使；so that 以便于、以致于。 10、demand v. to ask for something very firmly, especially because you think you have a right to do this. 要求，需要 It was a dilemma because the footballer could have demanded damages if we were wrong. (P26) 常用搭配： demand sth. of sb. 向某人要求某物 demand to know/ see/ ... 要求知道/看到/ ... ... demand that ... (从句用虚拟语气：should+动词原形，should可省略) eg：This sorts of work demands great patience. 这种工作需要很耐心。 Some children demand too much of their parents. 一些孩子向父母索取太多。 He demands that he be told /demands to be told everything. 他要求被告知一切。 He kept demanding to know how it got there. 他不停地要求知道怎样去那里。 【拓展】demand n. 要求，需求（量） demanding adj. 过分要求的，苛求的 eg:Will the boss meet/satisfy the worker’s demand for higher pay? 老板准备满足工人们增加工资的要求吗？ There is a great demand for doctors at present. 目前医生的需要量很大。 It’s really a demanding job, with a demanding boss. 那真是个要求很高的工作，还有那么苛刻的老板。 【随时练】 The mother demanded she ________ to the hospital to see her son immediately. A. should take B. be taken C. taken D. took 【答案与解析】 B。she后要接宾语从句的谓语，排除C；她要被带到医院，排除A、D。be taken前省略了should。句意：那位母亲要求立刻带她去医院去看她的儿子。 11、defend vt. to say things to support someone or something that is being criticized 表示“为…辩护/辩解”，还表示“防卫，维护”。 The law allows people to defend themselves against a charge. (P28) 请浏览后下载，资料供参考，期待您的好评与关注！
人教版高中英语必修5Unit4重点知识和语法讲解
