Ⅰ.单词拼写
1.He failed again, so he looked rather depressed (沮丧的). 2.The area is covered with snow throughout (贯穿) the year. 3.Can I sit down? I'm worn-out (疲惫不堪的).
4.We should try our best to overcome (克服) all difficulties. 5.With a mouthful (满口) of rice, he could hardly say anything.
6.Can the outstanding (杰出的) scientist win the national prize for science? 7.This form of sign language is rich in gesture (手势). Ⅱ.拓展词汇
1.humourn.幽默;滑稽→humorous adj.幽默的→humourist n.幽默家
2.performern.表演者;演出者→perform v.表演;履行→performance n.表演
3.astonishvt.使惊诧→astonishingadj.令人感到惊讶的→astonishment n.惊异,惊讶 4.fortunateadj.幸运的;吉利的→unfortunatelyadv.不幸地→fortunately adv.幸运地 5.entertainvt.&vi.使欢乐;款待→entertainingadj.愉快的;有趣的→ entertainment n.娱乐
6.homelessadj.无家的;无家可归的→home n.家 7.failuren.失败(者)→fail v.失败
8.convincevt.使信服→convincingadj.令人信服的
9.directvt.&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 humorous n.+-ous→adj. 派 生 performer v.+-er→n. 词 fortunately adj.+-ly→adv. Ⅲ.补全短语
1.up to now 直到现在 2.feel/be content with对……感到满意 3.badly off穷的;缺少的 4.pick out挑出;辨别出 5.cut off切断;断绝 6.star in担任主角;主演 7.break into破门而入 8.in search of寻找
9.go by(时间)过去;流逝;依照;遵循 10.make 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阳”。关于这一点,直到今
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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,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 eat.
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 witnessed the whole accident. 他的言谈举止就好像他亲眼目睹了整个事件。
1.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.(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) ①The 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。
②Up 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。
2.He made people laugh at a time when they felt depressed, so they could feel more content with 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 one's heart's content 尽情地做某事 ①That 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生活,因此他愿意生活在乡下。
②Andy 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。
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③He contents_himself_with what he owns. 他满足于自己所拥有的。
④We can swim in the river to our hearts' content. 我们可以在河里尽情地游泳。
3.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.(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 one's astonishment 令某人吃惊的是(多用作插入语) ①It 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。
②Much 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!
③But 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。
4.Unfortunately his father died, leaving 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 sth.=be 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 better off 境况较好 ①We are not that badly off to beg. 我们还没穷到去乞讨的地步。
②The 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。
③If 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。
5.No one was ever bored watching him — his subtle acting made 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
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①Such games as rope-jumping and hide-and-seek are entertaining and fun.
像跳绳、捉迷藏这样的游戏有趣、好玩。
②I entertained my friends to dinner yesterday evening. 昨晚我招待朋友吃晚饭。
③He 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。
6.Instead 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: \\a\\vs4\\al\\co1(adj./adv./n.介词短语doing/done/to do) ①With the meal over, we all went home. 吃完饭后,我们都回家了。
②With some words to_say (say), he went to visit his uncle. 有话要说,他去拜访了他叔叔。
③You 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v.-ing形式;如果
是动宾关系,则常用v.-ed形式;不定式表示将来发生的动作。
④With a lot of difficult problems to_settle(settle), the newly-elected manager is in a
dilemma.
⑤With his mother helping (help) him, he is getting along well with his work. ⑥With the key lost (lose), he had to wait outside the door.
7.Then 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”,引导方式状语从句,从句用的是虚拟语气,表示与现在事实相反。
①The 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 ②It looks as if it is going to rain. You'd better take an um-brella with you.
看样子天要下雨,你最好带把伞。(可能性大,天真要下雨)
③She 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
④A competition was held to pick out the best table tennis players.挑出 ⑤Although he had not seen his sister for twenty years, he picked her out as soon as she got off the plane.辨别出
⑥Having 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 ⑦It's surprising that your brother picked_up Russian so quickly — he hasn't 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。
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8.Charlie cuts 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 ①Finally 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。
②The water supply has been cut off for several days in the city. 这个城市的水供应已经被切断好几天了。
③We need to cut the article down to 1,000 words. 我们得把这篇文章压缩到1 000字。
④I 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。 9.The acting is so convincing that it makes you believe that it is one of the best meals he has ever tasted.(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 ①His mother has been trying to convince him to see a doctor. 他妈妈一直设法说服他去看医生。
②I 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。
③There 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。
10.Charlie Chaplin wrote, directed and produced the films 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 sb.'s direction 在某人的指示下 (3)directly adv. 直接地;立即(也可作连词,引导时间 状语从句,表示“一……就”) ①His boss directed him to cancel the meeting. 他的老板指示他取消这次会议。
②The 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。
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