1、.词汇过关1_n表演者；演出者_v表演_n表演2_vt.使惊诧_adj.令人感到惊讶的_n惊讶3_adj.幸运的；吉利的_adv.不幸地4_adj.平常的；普通的5_vt. & vi.使欢乐；款待_n款待；娱乐_adj.愉快的；有趣的,6_prep.遍及；贯穿adv.到处；全部7_adj.用旧的；破烂的8_n失败(者)9_vt. & vi克服；战胜10_vt.使信服_adj.令人信服的11_adj.突出的；杰出的；显著的12_n信心；信念_adj.有信心的,答案：1.performer; perform; performance2astionish; astionshing; astionsh
2、ment3fortunate; unfortunately4ordinary5entertain; entertainment; entertaining6throughout7.worn8.failure9.overcome10convince; convincing11outstanding12.confidence; confident,.短语自查1up to now_2_对满足3badly off_4_挑出；辨别出5_切断；断绝6_担任主角；主演,答案：1.直到现在2be/feel content with3穷的；缺少的4pick out5.cut off6.star in,.句式翻译
3、1He made people laugh at a time when they felt depressed, so they could feel more content with their lives._2You may find it astonishing that Charlie was taught to sing as soon as he could speak and dance as soon as he could walk._,3Unfortunately his father died, leaving the family even worse off, s
4、o Charlie spent his childhood looking after his sick mother and his brother._,4Charlie first picks out the laces and eats them as if they were spaghetti._5The acting is so convincing that it makes you believe that it is one of the best meals he has ever tasted!_,答案：1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
5、感到比较满足。2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。3不幸的是他父亲去世了，使得他的家境更加贫困。因此查理的童年是在照顾生病的母亲和弟弟中度过的。4查理首先挑出鞋带来吃，像是吃意大利面一样5令人心悦诚服的表演使你相信这是他吃过的最可口的饭菜了！,.语篇理解仔细阅读课文，完成表格。,答案：1.brightened2.depressed3.speak and walk4childhood5.teens6.films7.tramp8.social9failed/without success10.snowstorm11.leather shoes 12pro
6、duced13.special Oscar14.inspire,.单词突破1brighten (v.)(使)发光，(使)明亮，(使)高兴，(使)更有希望These new curtains will brighten(up)the room.新窗帘将使这个房间变得明朗。She brightened(up)when we reached the hotel.我们一到旅馆，她就高兴起来。,【知识拓展】brighten是在形容词bright后加en构成的，英语中的许多形容词前或后加en可构成动词，表示“使变得”；许多名词前或后加en也可构成动词，表示“使有，给予”。encourage 鼓励endan
7、ger 使面临危险strengthen 加强 lengthen 延长enable 使能够 enrich 丰富，使富裕widen 拓宽 sharpen 磨快,【牛刀小试】试写出下列单词的动词形式title_sure_large_broad_答案：entitle“给命名”ensure“确保，保证”enlarge“扩大”broaden“拓宽”,2depressed (adj.) 抑郁的，沮丧的，意志消沉的；不景气的，萧条的the depressed areas of the country 经济不景气的地区Hes been feeling depressed for several weeks.他感
8、到精神不振已有好几个星期了。,【知识拓展】1)depress (vt.) 使沮丧，使消沉；使不景气，使萧条Wet weather always depresses me.阴雨天总使我心情抑郁。The new policy depressed business instead.新政策反而使经济萧条。2)depressing (adj.)令人沮丧的，令人消沉的a depressing sight/thought/experience 令人沮丧的景象/想法/经历,【牛刀小试】单项填空The_film made us even more_.Adepressed; depressingBdepressi
9、ng; depressedCdrpressed; depressedDdepressing; depressing答案：Bdepressing常修饰事物，表示“令人沮丧的”；depressed常修饰人或表情，表示“沮丧的，消沉的”。,3content1)adj.(1)be/feel content(with sth.)满意；满足He is quite content with his present fortune.他对自己目前的境遇颇为得意。(2)be content to do sth. 愿意；乐意I am well content to remain here.我很愿意留在这里。,2)v
10、.(1)content oneself with sth. 满足；满意；知足We should never content ourselves with a little book knowledge only.我们切不可满足于仅仅有一点点书本知识。(2)使满意；使满足Nothing contents her; she is always complaining.没有什么能使她满意，她总是抱怨。,3)n.(1)sing.(书，讲话，节目等的)主题，主要内容The content of the course depends on what the students would like to s
11、tudy.课程的内容取决于学生愿意学什么。(2)pl. 所容纳之物；所含之物；内容The contents of the box fell onto the floor.这个盒子里的东西掉到地上了。(3)pl. (书的)目次，目录It is advisable to look at the contents page of a book, before buying it.买书前最好是先看一看目录。,【知识拓展】contented(adj.)(尤指因生活好而)满意的；惬意的；满足的He was a contented man.他是个心满意足的人。,【牛刀小试】完成句子(1)不要满足于这样小的成
12、功。Dont _ _ _such a small success.(2)警察把她的包倒空，检查了里面的东西。The police emptied her bag and_ _ _.答案：(1)be content with(2)examined the contents,单项填空(3)The old couple seem_in front of the television all night.Acontent to sit Bcontent sittingCcontent sit Dcontent to be sitting答案：Abe content to do sth.“乐于做某事”；
13、be content with sth./doing sth.“沉迷(满足)于”。根据句子意思“老夫妇俩似乎对于整夜坐在电视机前就心满意足了”可知，A为正确答案。,4astonish (v.)使十分吃惊；使大为惊奇；使吃惊She astonished us by saying she was leaving.她说她要离开，令我们大为惊奇。It astonished him that she had changed so little.他很奇怪，她变化这么小。,【知识拓展】1)astonished(adj.)(at/by sth./sb.)/(that.)感到十分惊讶； 吃惊He was ast
14、onished at what he found.他发现的情况使他十分惊讶。We were astonished to hear that their football team had won the champion.听说他们的足球队获得了冠军，这真叫人意想不到。,2)astonishing(adj.)令人十分惊讶的；使人大为惊奇的；难以置信的She ran 100 m in an astonishing 10.9 seconds.她以惊人的10.9秒的速度跑完了100米。3)astonishment U 惊讶；惊异He stared in astonishment at the stra
15、nger.他惊愕地盯着陌生人。,【词语辨析】astonish, surprise, amaze1)astonish语气较强，指出乎预料，意外发生，但又无法解释而感到惊奇。在现代英语中通常表示某事使人震惊得难以置信， 但没有“惊叹”的意思。The magicians next trick will astonish you.魔术师的下一个戏法会使你大吃一惊。,2)surprise普通用词，多指因未预料到或意外的事而引起的惊奇之感。其含义是使人一愣。这种吃惊可能包含着高兴也可能包含害怕或忧虑。His anger surprised me I had thought he was a calm pe
16、rson.他的愤怒使我很惊讶，我原来以为他是个冷静的人。,3)amaze语气较强，指因认为不可能或极少可能发生情况的出现而感到惊讶或迷惑不解。它所表示的吃惊中包含着使人迷惑不解、困窘或惊疑不定。间或还有“惊叹， 佩服”的意思。Visitors were amazed at the achievements in the car manufacture of the city during the past decade.参观者对这城市过去十年中汽车制造工业的成就感到惊奇。,【牛刀小试】完成句子(1)她说她要离开，令我们大为惊奇。She_us by saying she was leaving.
17、(2)父母听到我的消息后显得十分吃惊。My parents looked_ _my news.(3)我发现你们都不喜欢这个戏剧，真让人吃惊。I find_quite_that none of you liked the play.(4)令我们吃惊的是他又一次没及格。_ _ _，he failed again.,答案：(1)astonished(2)astonished at(3)it; astonishing(4)To our astonishment,单项填空(5)His wife was_at the astronomical sum of money he had spent.Aamus
18、ed BsurprisedCamazed Dastonished答案：D根据句子意思“他的妻子被他花的天文数字的钱惊呆了”可知，D为正确答案。astonished表示“感到十分吃惊的”。,5ordinary adj.普通的；平常的It happened on an ordinary day.这件事发生在平平常常的一天。This was no ordinary meeting.这次会议非同小可。,【牛刀小试】根据汉语意思用ordinary, common, normal填空(1)两者没有共同之处。The two have nothing in_.(2)一切都很正常。Everything is a
19、bsolutely_.(3)他穿着一件普通的制服。He wore an_uniform.答案：(1)common(2)normal(3)ordinary,单项填空(4)Ten years of hard work transformed Mathilde completely into a(n)_housewife.Aordinary BcommonCusual Dnormal,答案：A本题考查近义词辨析。common指为许多人或事物所共同具备而常见；ordinary指由于与一般事物的性质或标准相同，因而显得平常，无奇特之处；usual指在某一地方或某一时间内所常见的，往往指常用的东西，或常发
20、生的事情；normal同usual和regular，意为“正常的，正规的，标准的”。根据句意“十年的艰辛劳动彻底把马蒂尔德变成了一个普通的家庭妇女”可知，A为正确答案。,6entertain(v.)1)(尤指在自己家中)招待，款待Barbecues are a favorite way of entertaining friends.烤肉野餐是最受人喜爱的待客方式。2)(sb.)(with sth.)使有兴趣；使快乐He entertained us for hours with his stories and jokes.他既讲故事又讲笑话，把我们逗得乐了几个小时。,【知识拓展】1)ente
21、rtainment (n.)招待；娱乐；供消遣的事物(尤指娱乐活动)this weeks entertainments 这个星期的娱乐活动2)entertaining (adj.) 有趣的，令人愉快的an entertaining speech/party 妙趣横生的演讲/令人开心的晚会3)entertainer (n.) 演员，表演者，艺人,【牛刀小试】根据汉语意思完成句子(1)当我儿子浏览波士顿时，他们非常热情地款待了他。They_my son quite hospitably, when he visited Boston.(2)他唱歌来让我们娱乐。He _ _by singing so
22、ngs.(3)那家饭店以良好的服务而闻名。That hotel is famous_ _ _ _.,答案：(1)entertained(2)entertained us(3)for its good entertainment,单项填空(4)In his spare time, he often listens to music or watches_films to relax himself.Afighting BentertainingCeducating Dunderstanding答案：Bentertaining做定语，意思为“娱乐的，愉快的”；fighting“好战的，战斗的”；e
23、ducating“教育”；understanding“理解，谅解”。根据relax himself可知，B为正确答案。,7throughout1)prep.(1)各处；遍及；相当于all overHe is famous throughout the world.他闻名于世界。(2)自始至终；贯穿整个时期，相当于all throughIt rained throughout the night.雨下了一整夜。,2)adv.(1)各处，到处；遍及The house was painted white throughout.这所房子全都粉刷成了白色。(2)自始至终；贯穿整个时期I watched
24、the film and cried throughout.我看那个电影时从头哭到尾。,【牛刀小试】完成句子(1)他们把产品出口到世界各地的市场。They_their products_markets_the world.(2)从电影开始到结束，我们一直在笑。We laughed_ _ _.答案：(1)export; to; throughout(2)throughout the film,单项填空(3)Though unsure how her speech would be received, she remained calm and professional_.Aall over Bt
25、hroughoutCacross Dall through,答案：Ball over“到处，四处，彻底地，完全地”；throughout为副词，意为“始终”，经常用于句子的末尾；across“横过，交叉地，在对面”；all through“一直，从来就”。由句意知选B。,8wornout (adj.) 用坏的，穿旧的；精疲力竭的，疲惫不堪的You can throw away the coat; it is wornout.你可以把这衣服扔了；它已经破了。She was wornout after three sleepless nights.三天三夜她都没合眼，被弄得精疲力竭。,【知识拓展】
26、1)wear sth. out 磨薄，穿破，磨损，用坏He wore out two pairs of shoes last year.去年他穿坏了两双鞋。2)wear sb. out 使疲乏，使精疲力竭；使厌烦The kids have totally worn me out.孩子们简直把我烦透了。,【牛刀小试】完成句子(1)他满脸疲倦。He had a_look.(2)你要是继续这样拼命工作，身体会吃不消的。Youll_ _ _if you_ _ _so hard.答案：(1)wornout(2)wear yourself out; go/carry on working,单项填空(3)Y
27、our composition will read better if you cross out these_figures of speech.Awornout BmeaningfulChelpless Dinteresting答案：Awornout“穿破的；逐渐耗尽的；疲惫不堪的；陈腐的”；meaningful“意味深长的”；helpless“无助的”；interesting“有趣的”。根据句子意思“如果去掉这些陈腐的修辞，你的作文读起来就要好一些”可知，A为正确答案。,9failure(n.)1)U 失败Failure in one examination should not sto
28、p you trying again.一次考试不及格不应妨碍你再试一次。2)C 失败的人(或事物)The new restaurant was a failure and soon closed.那家新饭店经营无方，不久便关了门。,3)U & Cfailure to do sth. 未做，未履行(应做之事)Failure to comply with the regulations will result in prosecution.不遵守规章制度将被起诉。4)U & C 故障；失灵She died of(a)heart failure.她死于心脏衰竭。,【知识拓展】fail v.1)vi.
29、 失败(常与不定式连用)I tried to fix it but I failed.我想把它修好，但是失败了。The letter failed to arrive.这封信没有送到。My grandson never fails to phone me on my birthday.每逢我过生日时，我的孙子绝不会忘记给我打电话。,2)vi. 运转失灵，不能继续下去，破产The rockets engine failed a few seconds after takeoff.发射几秒钟后，火箭的发动机便失灵了。Several of the biggest banks failed durin
30、g the depression.几家最大的银行在大萧条中破产了。,3)vi.(庄稼)歉收；(身体，视力，光线等)衰退，衰弱The crop failed because of drought.由于干旱，庄稼歉收了。His sight is beginning to fail.他视力开始减退了。He has been failing in health for the last two months.最近两个月他身体越来越差。,4)vt./vi.没能通过(考试等)Why did you fail(in)your driving test?你为什么没能通过驾驶考试？5)vt.评定某人不及格He
31、passed the practical test but the teachers failed him in the written paper.他通过了实际操作考试，但教师们给他的笔试评了不及格。,【牛刀小试】完成句子(1)失败乃成功之母。_is the mother of success.(2)我的一切努力都无济于事。All my efforts_ _ _.(3)晚会办得糟糕透顶。The party was _ _ _.答案：(1)Failure(2)ended in failure(3)a complete failure,单项填空(4)In the face of_failure,
32、 it is the most important to keep up_good state of mind.A/；aBa；/Cthe；/D/；the答案：A本题考查名词与冠词的用法。failure意思为“失败”时，是不可数名词，其前不必使用冠词。state意思为“状态，样子，情况，精神状态”，是可数名词，其前可使用冠词。a. state of.意思为“的状态”。句子意思为“面对失败，保持良好的精神状态是最重要的。”,10convince (vt.)使相信，使信服，常说convince sb. of sth., convince sb. that.Youll need to convince
33、 them of your enthusiasm for the job.你要使他们相信你殷切希望得到这份工作。Id convinced myself(that)I was right.我确信自己是正确的。Ive been trying to convince Joan to come with me.我一直在设法说服琼跟我一起去。,【知识拓展】1)convincing (adj.) 令人信服的；有说服力的a convincing argument/explanation/case 有说服力的论点/解释/事例2)convinced (adj.) 坚信的，深信的，信服的，常用句式be convi
34、nced of sth., be convinced that.I am convined of his innocence/that he is innocent.我坚信他是无辜的。,【牛刀小试】(1)(2007江西)Scientists are convinced_the positive effect of laughter_physical and mental health.Aof; at Bby; inCof; on Don; at答案：C题意：科学家们相信笑声对身心健康有积极的影响。be convinced of意为“相信”；effect常与介词on连用。,单项填空(2)Alic
35、e_her father that both she and her husband would be happy if he would live with them.Aconvinced BreinforcedCpledged Drequired答案：A“convince sb.that从句”意为“使相信，说服”。reinforce“加强，增强”；pledge“发誓，保证”；require“要求，命令”。句意：艾丽丝使她父亲相信，如果他和他们一起生活，她和她丈夫会很高兴。,完成句子(3)我们无法使她明白她的错误。We couldnt _ _ _her mistakes.We couldnt
36、_ _ _she had made mistakes.答案：convince her of; convince her that,11direct1)v.(1)direct sth. to/towards sth./sb.；direct sth. at/against sth./sb. 把对准(某方向或某人)；针对Please direct your complaints to the manager.请你去向经理投诉。(2)管理；监督；指导A new manager has been appointed to direct the project.已任命一位新经理来管理这项工程。,(3)di
37、rect sb.(to.)给(某人)指路； 为(某人)领路Excuse me; can you direct me to the station?对不起，你能不能告诉我去车站怎么走？(4)导演(电影或戏剧)；指挥(管弦乐队)The movie was directed by Zhang Yimou.这部电影是由张艺谋导演的。(5)命令；指示；常说direct sb. to do sth., direct that.The policeman directed the crowd to move back for safety.为了安全那个警察命令人群往后退。,2)adj.(1)直接的；笔直的；
38、径直的The spokesman never gave a direct answer to any question of the reporters.发言人对记者提出的问题从来不作直接的回答。This train is direct; you do not have to change.这班火车是直达的；你不必换车。 (2)直爽的；直率的；坦率的Youll have to get used to his direct manner.你得慢慢习惯他这种直率的方式。,(3)adv. 径直地；直接地We flew direct from London to New York.我们直接从伦敦飞到纽
39、约。,【牛刀小试】完成句子(1)这个警告是针对你的。The warning_ _ _you.(2)那两件事之间有直接联系。There is a_ _ _the two events.(3)老板指示他推迟会议。The boss_him_ _ _the meeting.(4)听到消息后，他直奔机场。He_ _ _the airport after hearing the news.,答案：(1)is directed at(2)direct connection between(3)directed; to put off(4)went direct to,单项填空(5)Almost all th
40、e recent criticism from the mass media_at the ever increasing rate of unemployment.Ais directed BdirectedCis conducted Dconducted答案：A本题考查direct的用法。direct.at.“把对准，注意力指向”；“谈话针对”，direct为及物动词；conduct“引导，管理”。由句意“近来大众媒体的几乎所有批评都是针对越来越高的失业率的”可知，A为正确选项。,.短语精讲1badly off 穷的；境况不好的，缺少的，比较级为worse offHes too badly
41、 off to get a place to live in.他现在贫困得连个住的地方都没有。The school is rather badly off for equipment.学校相当缺乏设备。,【知识拓展】well off 富有的；境况好的；充裕的，比较级为better offThe government claims that most people are better off than five years ago.政府声称大多数人比5年前更富有了。,【牛刀小试】完成句子(1)他们太穷不能去度假。Theyre too_ _to have a holiday.(2)我们缺电用，可
42、他们情况更糟。他们还在用油灯。We were lacking in electricity. They were_ _.They still used lamps.(3)如果他年轻时多努力一点，现在就能过得舒服些。If he had worked harder when young, he would be_ _now.,(4)难民需要毯子，更需要食物。The refugees are_ _ _blankets, and even_ _ _food.答案：(1)badly off(2)worse off(3)better off(4)badly off for; worse off for,单
43、项填空(5)Live with our means? We may be poor, Harry, but we are not that_.Abetter off Bbadly offCworse off Deven worse答案：Bbadly off“贫困，贫穷；境况不好”；worse off“(比以前或其他人)更贫困，更贫穷，情况较差”；better off“状况好的，经济状况好的，富裕的”；even worse“更糟糕”。由句意“什么，应该量入为出？我们虽然穷，哈里，可我们还没穷到那么糟糕呢”可知，B为正确答案。,2pick out1)精心挑选He picked out the ripest peach for me.他给我挑了个熟透了的桃子。2)认出来；辨别出Can you pick out your sister in the crowd?你能在这群人中认出你的妹妹吗？,
