Ⅰ.重要单词聚焦 1．disability
n．
伤残；无力；无能
2．ambition n. 3．suitable
adj.
雄心；野心
适合的，适宜的
有益的；受益的 使适应；改编 缺席；不在某处
4．beneficial 5．adapt
adj.
vt.
6．absence n. 7．annoy
vt.
使……不悦；惹恼
鼓励；奖励
8．encouragement n.
9．conduct vt. 10．abolish vt.
指挥；管理；主持 废除，废止
辞职；辞去(工作，职位等) 文学(作品)；著作；文献 同伴；伙伴 协助；援助
祝贺；庆贺
11．resign vi.& vt. 12．literature 13．companion 14．assistance 15．congratulate 16．graduation 17．adequate 18．access
n. n. n.
vt.
n. adj.
毕业；毕业典礼 足够的；充分的
n. 方法，通路
可接近的；可进入的；可使用的 赞成，认可
19．accessible 20．approval 21．dignity
adj. n.
n. 尊严；高贵的品质
Ⅱ.重点短语扫描
1．in other words 2．cut out
换句话说
切去；省略；停止(做某事)
总而言之
3．all in all 4．as well as 5．make fun of
和；也 取笑
(口语)(祝你)一切顺利
6．all the best 7．adapt to
适合
8．out of breath 9． sit around 10．in many ways 11．never mind 12．meet with Ⅲ.课文原句突破
上气不接下气 闲坐着
在很多方面
不必担心 遇到；经历；会晤
1．Every time I returned after an absence，I felt stupid because I was behind the others. [信息提取] every time为名词词组，作连词，引导时间状语从句。类似的词组还有the first (last) time，the moment，the instant，the day，the year等。 [例句仿写] 每次我找他帮忙，他总是很慷慨。
________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________，he is always generous. 【答案】 Every time I turn to him for help
2．This would allow hearingimpaired customers to enjoy the company of their hearing friends rather than having to sit in a special area. [信息提取] rather than而不是，连接并列成分。 [例句仿写] 我们将在教室里开会，而不是在大礼堂里。
We will have the meeting in the classroom________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________. 【答案】 rather than in the great hall
3．Just accept them for who they are，and give them encouragement to live as rich and full a life as you do.
[信息提取] as＋adj.＋a/an＋n.＋as结构。 [例句仿写] 今天的天气与昨天一样晴朗。
It is________ ________ ________ ________ ________it was yesterday. 【答案】 as beautiful a day as beneficial adj.有益的；受益的
This is an agreement that will be beneficial to both parties. 这是一个对双方都有利的协议。
His holiday has had a beneficial effect.假期对他大有裨益。 It’s said that yoga is of great benefit to human health. 据说瑜伽对人体健康有很大好处。
benefit v．(常与from，by连用)获益；得益于；n.利益；实惠
We benefit from daily exercise.我们得益于每天的锻炼。 1．Who’s most likely to________the old lady’s death? A．benefit B．benefit from C．be beneficial
D．be beneficial to
【解析】 benefit对……有益，benefit from从……获益，be beneficial to对……有益，所以选B项。 【答案】 B adapt v. (1)使适应
When you go to a new country，you must adapt yourself to new manners and customs.当你到一个新的国家时，你必须使自己适应新的礼仪和风俗习惯。
When he moved to Canada，the children adapted to the change very well.他移居加拿大后孩子们很快适应了变化。 (2)改编；改写
The play is adapted from a novel. 这部电视剧是由小说改编而成的。 adapt to...适应……
adapt oneself to 使自己适应或者习惯于…… adapt...from...根据……改写(改编) adapt...for...改编/改作……之用
2．We must learn to________the new life when going abroad. A．adapt
B．adapt to
D．adapt in
C．adapt with
【解析】 句意为：当去国外时我们必须学会适应新的生活。 【答案】 B
congratulate vt.祝贺，庆贺
I will congratulate you on (upon) your success. 我预祝你成功。
She was congratulated on what she had achieved. 人们向她祝贺所取得的成就。
We are congratulating ourselves on our narrow escape. 我们庆幸死里逃生。
congratulation n．祝贺，恭喜
congratulations to sb.on sth.祝贺某人某事 Congratulations on your happy marriage! 祝贺你喜结良缘！
辨析：celebrate与congratulate
两者的中文意思很接近，但在英语中却有所不同。
(1)celebrate意思是举行仪式、典礼的“庆祝”，只能用事(节日、胜利、成功等)作宾语，构成celebrate sth.。
We had a party to celebrate parents’ silver wedding. 我们举行宴会庆祝父母的银婚纪念日。
They will celebrate your birthday next week. 他们下周为你庆祝生日。
(2)congratulate意思是“祝贺、道贺”，只能用人作宾语，若要表明所祝贺的事情，后面要用on(upon)连接，构成congratulate sb.on (upon) sth.。 We congratulated her on winning the contest. 我们祝贺她在比赛中获胜。
3．The two sportsmen congratulated each other________winning the match by shaking hands. A．with C．in
B．on D．to
【解析】 congratulate sb.on sth.意为“就某事向某人祝贺”。 【答案】 B
4．—I’m entering for 800meter race. —________.
A．Congratulations C．Good luck
B．Enjoy yourself
D．No way
【解析】 本题考查congratulate的用法。句意为：——我进入八百米决赛了。——祝贺你。当别人取得成功或做了一些好的事情时，向对方表示祝贺，用congratulations。 【答案】 A
5．The three sisters decided to hold a family party to________their parents’ silver wedding. A．welcome
B．congratulate D．celebrate
C．memorize
【解析】 本题考查动词辨析。从句子的意思分析，此处用celebrate，表示“庆祝”的意思，而congratulate“庆祝”的用法为congratulate sb.do sth.，和此处的搭配不相符合。 【答案】 D
6．—Mike，our team will play against the Rockets this weekend.I’m sure we will win. —________！ A．Congratulations C．Best wishes
B．Cheer up
D．Good luck
【解析】 考查习惯用语。从对方的谈话中可知将要在周末进行比赛，因此应祝对方好运，用“Good luck！” congratulation用于向对方表示祝贺；cheer up振奋点，用于鼓励，安慰对方；best wishes用于祝愿对方。 【答案】 D
resign vt.& vi.辞职，辞去(工作，职位等)；放弃 (1)resign from辞去……职务 resign as sth.辞职
Mr smith resigned from the union last year. 去年史密斯先生辞去了工会的职务。
He resigned as manager after eight years. 八年后，他辞去了经理的职务。 (2)resign to托付给；屈从于 resign sb.to把某人托付给……
resign oneself to...听任摆布，甘心忍受……，只好 I won’t resign to his will.我不会屈从于他的意志。 She resigned herself to her fate.她只好听天由命了。
His father will hand in his resignation.他的父亲将要递交辞呈。 7．He________his post because he had been offered a better job. A．resigned C．dismissed
B．retired D．fired
【解析】 本题考查动词辨析。此句可译为：他辞去了他的工作因为他找到了更好的工作。retire表示“退休；退职”；dismiss解雇；fire解雇；resign辞职；放弃，符合句意，故选A。 【答案】 A
in other words换句话说
I soon found that the work I was doing had been done by other people—in other words，I’m wasting my time.我很快发现我在重复别人已做过的事情，换句话说，我是在浪费时间。
I’m not used to the way you speak to me.In other words，I don’t want to continue our conversation.我不习惯你对我谈话的方式，换句话讲，我不想继续我们的谈话了。 word came that...有消息传来说…… in a word总之；简言之 keep one’s word遵守诺言 break one’s word失信；不守诺言 have a word with...与……谈一谈
In a word，we must try our best to do the work. 总之，我们必须尽最大努力做这项工作。 Please believe me.I’ll keep my word. 请相信我，我决不食言。
8．Your performance in the driving test didn’t reach the required standard—________，you failed. A．in the end
B．after all
C．in other words D．at the same time
【解析】 本题考查介词短语的用法。由语境可知，选项之后是对前面所说内容的解释，故选in other words；in the end意为“终于”；after all表示“毕竟、终究”；at the same time意为“同时”。 【答案】 C
9．She is organized，friendly to people，hardworking and clever.________，I can’t speak too highly of her.
A．In other words B．In a word C．As a result
D．In addition
【解析】 句意为：她有组织能力，对人友好，勤奋又聪明。总之我怎样高度评价她都不过分。A项“换句话说”；B项“总之”；C项，“结果”；D项“除此之外”。 【答案】 B
out of breath上气不接下气
After climbing that long flight of stairs she was completely out of breath.爬完这么长的一段楼梯后，她已经完全喘不过气来了。
He ran out of breath by then.那时他跑得喘不过气来。 out of sight看不见
out of control失控 out of date过期 out of order出毛病 out of work失业 out of patience不能忍受
This medicine is out of date.这药已过期了。
The Ford went out of control and crashed over the cliff. 这辆福特牌小汽车失去了控制，从悬崖上坠毁。 Out of office，out of danger.无官一身轻。
10．Having lived in the town for quite a few years，Mr Johnson no longer felt________among the local people.
A．out of order B．out of place C．out of control D．out of the question
【解析】 考查短语辨析。out of place(作表语用)不适宜，不得体；out of order发生故障，失调；out of control失去控制；out of the question不可能。 【答案】 B
11．We ran all the way to the cinema，arriving there quite out of________. A．mind B．breath C．sight D．reach
【解析】 句意为：我们一路跑到电影院，到达那里时已经上气不接下气(out of breath)了。 【答案】 B
Just accept them for who they are and give them encouragement to live as rich and full a life as you do.接受现实的他们并给予他们鼓励，让他们能像你们一样过得丰富多彩、充实美满。
as...as结构用来比较说明前后两者在某方面相等。这种结构与形容词和单数名词连用时，形容词要放在冠词之前，形成“as＋adj.＋a/an＋n.＋as”结构。
He is as clever a boy as his brother.他和他弟弟一样聪明。 It is as quiet a village as it was.这个村庄和以前一样安静。 具有类似用法的词还有so，how，too，however等。 It’s so difficult a problem that nobody can solve it. 这个问题如此难，以至于无人能解决。
How difficult a problem it is！这是多么难的问题啊！
It’s too difficult a problem to solve.这道题太难解了。 However difficult a problem it is，we should try to solve it. 无论这是多难的问题，我们都应该努力解决它。
12．It’s a________difficult question，so it’s________impossible for me to answer it. A．rather；quite B．too；quite C．so；fairly
D．quite；rather
【解析】 第一个空如果选too/so的话，顺序应该是：too/so difficult a question；用quite应为quite a difficult question。第二个空用quite表示“完全”。 【答案】 A
For disabled customers it would be more convenient to place the toilets near the entrance to the cinema.
对于残疾人来说，在影院入口处的附近设置厕所会更方便些。 It is covenient for sb.to do sth.(对某人而言)做……方便 ①When would it be convenient for you to go? 你什么时候去比较方便？
②Is it convenient to/for you if I come at 6 p．m.? 如果我下午6点来拜访你，方便吗？
③Will the 3∶50 train be convenient to/for you? 3点50分的火车对你方便吗？
(1)convenient不可用“人”作主语。表达“如果你方便的话，在你方便的时候”时，要用if/when/whenever it is convenient to/for you。 Come whenever it is convenient to you. 在你方便的时候请过来。 (2)convenience n．方便
at one’s convenience在某人方便时；顺便
The hotel has a restaurant for the guests’convenience. 这家旅馆为方便旅客设有餐厅。
13． Would it be________for you to pick me up at four o’clock and take me to the airport? A．free
B．vacant
C．handy D．convenient
【解析】 句意为：4点钟你来接我再送我去机场方便吗？free自由的；vacant未被占用的；handy手边
的，附近的；convenient便利的，方便的。 【答案】 D Ⅰ.单词拼写
1．On the long journey，Peter proved to be a most interesting________(旅伴)． 【答案】 companion
2．How can we make English language fun to learn and ________(可使用的) to all Chinese? 【答案】 accessible
3．Teachers should give more ________(鼓励) to students when educating them. 【答案】 encouragement
4．We didn’t receive any news during his long________(缺席)． 【答案】 absence
5．The authors are to be________(祝贺) on producing such a clear and authoritative work. 【答案】 congratulated Ⅱ.选词填空
out of breath；in particular；all in all；adapt oneself to；resign from
1．If you go to America，you must______________the customs and manners there as soon as possible. 【答案】 adapt yourself to
2．We sang a song________________to show our welcome to the guests. 【答案】 in particular
3．Lucy had to________________her job because she must take care of her twoyearold daughter. 【答案】 resign from
4．________________，your performance in the competition was quite satisfactory. 【答案】 All in all
5．Although Tom was quite ______________________when he got to the classroom，he thought it was worth it.
【答案】 out of breath Ⅲ.巧思妙解
1．He was________a teacher.He did what he could to help any student in trouble. A．more than B．no more C．not more
D．more
【解析】 more than在此意为“不仅仅”。句意为：他不仅仅是一个教师，他还尽其所能帮助有困难的
学生。 【答案】 A
2．—I hear Professor Smith shake hands with everyone present.How lucky you are! —But he didn’t even see me，________shake hands with me. A．much more than C．still less
B．much most than D．but
【解析】 句意为：“我听说Smith教授同每一个在场的人握了手，你多幸运啊！”“但他没看见我，更不用说握手了。” still less意思是：更不用说，相当于let alone或not to mention。 【答案】 C
3．In that case，there is nothing you can do________than wait. A．more C．better
B．other D．any
【解析】 句意为：在那种情况下，除了等待以外，别无他法。other than表示“除了……”。 【答案】 B
4．I’m________willing to take you and your friends to the railway station in my car. A．more than
B．more and more D．no more than
C．more or less
【解析】 句意为：我非常愿意用我的车送你和你的朋友们去火车站。more than在此相当于副词，意思是：非常，很，可修饰形容词、副词、动词，充当状语。 【答案】 A
5．It is the prevention of disease________the successful treatment that has led to the rapid increase of the world’s population. A．less than B．rather than C．more than D．better than
【解析】 句意为：导致人口快速增长的是疾病的预防而不是成功的治疗。rather than在此表示“而不是”。 【答案】 B Ⅳ.语法专练
本单元语法—动词不定式
1． ________he had shut the windows，Tom returned to check them carefully. A．Making sure
B．To make sure
C．Having made sure D．Make sure
【解析】 考查非谓语动词。句意为：为了确定已关上窗户，汤姆返回仔细查看。这里是动词不定式作目的状语。 【答案】 B
2． The mother，much to the surprise of the doctors，won’t want her daughter________this week. A．to operate on
B．operates
D．operating
C．to be operated on
【解析】 want sb.to do sth.想要某人做某事。operate on与her daughter之间是动宾关系，故应用被动式。 【答案】 C
3．Sandy could do nothing but________to her mother that she was wrong. A．admitting C．admit
B．admits
D．to admit
【解析】 but表示“除了”，为介词，当其前面有实义动词do的各种形式时，but后接不带to的不定式。 【答案】 C
4． Another primary school is reported________for children in Wen Chuan now. A．to have been built C．being built
B．to have built D．to be building
【解析】 语境：据报道现在又给汶川的孩子们建了另外一所小学。此句是“It’s reported that another primary school has been built for children in Wen Chuan now.”的另外一种表达形式。 【答案】 A
5． The problems________at the meeting tomorrow are really hard to solve. A．discussed
B．to discuss
D．discussing
C．to be discussed
【解析】 考查非谓语动词。to be discussed at the meeting tomorrow是后置定语，修饰the problems，表示动作尚未发生，而且the problems与discuss之间是被动关系。 【答案】 C
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