1、Units 12 That must be a record!Crossing limits,高 三 部 分,漫 画 欣 赏,画 面 描 述,A boy is standing high on top of a pile of books, looking far into the distance.,寓 意 理 解,Reading books can help to broaden our horizons, and to improve our understanding of the world. As a Chinese poem goes, “To enjoy a grander s
2、ight, climb to a great height.”,你能否对此加以扩展,写一篇120词的小短文?,.短语填空1A rescue party was sent to search for Dr Livingstone because it was feared that he had food supplies and medicine. 2You can _ what you feel on paper and show it to your parents. 3 the occasional visits,what does Alan do for his kids? 4Such
3、 statements dont exactly _ racial harmony.,run out of,set down,Apart from,make for,5Though he seldom goes out of his house,he the situations of the world by surfing the Internet. 6You can go out to play you stay in the back yard. 7If you want to _ the job,you must send in an application form first.
4、8The hunter got some coffee,flour,and gunpowder his furs.,keeps track of,as long as,apply for,in exchange for,.词组翻译 1专心致志于_ 2与斗争_ 3首先;第一;原先_ 4向奔去_ 5集中于;以为中心_ 6继续前进;继续进行;急忙赶 7生;造成的原因_ 8向航行_,concentrate on,struggle against,in the first place,head down to,centre on,push on,give birth to,set sail to/for
5、,.短文填空(start) a stamp collection is easy and not very expensive. you start,you need to decide kind of stamps you want to collect.Most people collect stamps that have to do with what they are interested in:a country,a type of animal,a famous person or a sport.Whatever you choose,you will find that th
6、ere is a world of in stamps:you will learn people,geography,architecture,history and culture.,Starting,Before,what,something,certain,even,knowledge,about,.概括大意Modern adult education for large numbers of people started in the 18th and 19th centuries with the rise of the Industrial Revolution.Great ec
7、onomic and social changes were taking place:people were moving from rural areas to cities;new types of work were being created in an expanding factory system.These and other factors produced a need for further education and reeducation of adults. 此段落的大意是:_,Necessity for developing adult education.,复
8、 现 辨 析 记 忆,1These shoes are so _ that they hurt.Aloose Btight Crough Dcheap正确选项 ;意思是: . 2There is no need to _ another hall for the meeting, because ours is big enough to hold all the people.Ahire Bemploy Cborrow Dmake正确选项 ;意思是: .,tight tait adj.紧的;难解开的;紧,密的;拉紧的,B,A,hire hai vt.雇佣;租用,3His mother tol
9、d him to keep those bad guys at arms_. Astrength Blength Creach Ddistance正确选项 ;意思是: 4Hopes of finding the missing climbers are now beginning to _.Areduce Bfaint Cfade Dsink正确选项 ;意思是: .,length le n长度,fade feid vi.凋谢;褪色;(声音等),变弱;(光线等)变暗 vt.使褪色,B,C,5The clerk of the bank asked me to press the button tw
10、ice to _ the secret code of my savings account.Aconfirm Bassure Censure Dguarantee正确选项 ;意思是: . 6. There was nothing but a _ look on her face when she was asked the question.Aopen Bblank Cempty Dplain正确选项 ;意思是: .,A,confirm knfm vt.证实;确认,blank blk n空白;空隙,adj. 空白的;空虚的,B,7Jim was so _ by the beauty of t
11、he country that he decided to settle down there.Asurprised Bfrustrated Cfascinated Ddepressed正确选项 ;意思是: . . 8Without _ you have no access to the building.Apromise Ballowance Cpermission Dhesitation正确选项 ;意思是: .,C,fascinate fsineit vt.迷住;深深吸引;,使神魂颠倒,C,permission pmin n许可;同意,9He is old but he is quite
12、_.Aenergetic Bembarrassed Cstubborn Dalive正确选项 ;意思是: . . 10People are now more _ about buying luxuries.Aeager Banxious Cattentive Dcautious正确选项 ;意思是: .,A,energetic en detik adj.精力充沛,的;充满活力的,D,cautious ks adj.小心的;,谨慎的,11When he arrived in America,he was surprised to learn that the mayor of the city w
13、as Chinese by _.Anature Bresource Corigin Dsource正确选项 ;意思是: . 12When you write an essay,please remember not to _ off the point.Awander Bwonder Cdrop Dinterrupt正确选项 ;意思是: .,C,origin ridin n起点;来源;出身,A,wander wnd vi.漫游;游荡;流浪,13He _ a good knowledge of Chinese history.You can ask him about the ancient C
14、hina.Aconducts Bcontrols Ccontains Dcommands正确选项 ;意思是: . . 14If you want to _your purpose,you can do nothing but work hard.Aundertake Bperform Cconduct Daccomplish正确选项_;意思是: .,D,command kmnd n&vt.命令;,指挥;控制;掌握,D,accomplish kmpli vt.完成;实现,15The police still hadnt enough _ to prove him guilty.Aevidence
15、 Bconclusion Cdefinition Dbelief正确选项_;意思是: . .,A,evidence evidns n根据;证,据;证词,核 心 词 汇 梳 理,1account n. 叙述;报道;账目;账户She gave the police a full account of the incident.她向警方详尽地叙述了所发生的事情。 牛津高阶识记on account of 因为;由于的缘故on no account 绝不She retired early on account of ill health.她体弱多病,所以提前退休。 牛津高阶On no account s
16、hould the house be left unlocked.离开住宅时千万要锁门。 牛津高阶,搭配 takeinto account/take account of 对加以考虑;顾及 Coursework is taken into account as well as exam results. 除考试结果外,课程作业也要计入成绩。 牛津高阶 These figures do not take account of changes in the rate of inflation. 这些数字没有考虑到通货膨胀率的变化。 朗文当代 vt. 认为;把视为,识记:account for做出解
17、释;说明原因;(数量、比例上)占 The poor weather may have accounted for the small crowd. 天气不好可能是人来得少的原因。 牛津高阶 How do you account for the sudden disappearance of the murder weapon? 你如何解释凶器突然消失? 朗文当代 The Japanese market accounts for 35% of the companys revenue. 日本市场占该公司收入的35%。 牛津高阶 【应用1】 She has been working hard da
18、y and night,which,of course,_ her pale face. Aanswers for Bstands for Cgoes for Daccounts for,D,2attempt vt. 尝试;努力句型:attempt to do sth.试图做某事;尝试做某事I will attempt to answer all your questions.我将努力回答你的 全部问题。 牛津高阶Every time Ive attempted to convince her,Ive failed completely.每一次我都试图说服她,但全然不起作用。 朗文当代n. 试
19、图;企图;企图杀害Two factories were closed in an attempt to cut costs.为削减费用,关闭了两家工厂。 牛津高阶I passed my driving test at the first attempt.我考汽车驾驶执照时一次就通过了。 牛津高阶,搭配 make an attempt to do 试图做某事 make an attempt on/upon/against sb.企图杀害某人 he made an attempt to learn to ski.他尝试着学滑雪。 Someone has made an attempt on the
20、 Presidents life. 有人企图刺杀总统。 牛津高阶 拓展 attempted adj. 未遂的;意图的 An attempted murder/suicide/robbery 杀人未遂/自杀未遂/抢劫未遂 【应用2】 A man is being questioned in relation to the _ murder last night.Aadvised Battended Cattempted Dadmitted,C,3burst vi. 爆炸;裂开;突然发生识记 burst into “突然闯入;突然开始”,后通常接名词。burst out “突然发生;突然爆发”,后
21、可接动名词The aircraft crashed and burst into flames.飞机坠毁后猛烈燃烧起来。 牛津高阶They burst out laughing at the expression on her face.看到她脸上的表情,他们都大笑起来。 朗文当代识记 burst forth 突然出现或发生burst in 突然插嘴;打断,A cry of horror burst forth from the crowd.人群中突然传出一声惊恐的尖叫。 “I dont see why we should do that,” Peter burst in.皮特突然插嘴说,“我
22、不明白为什么我们要这么做。” 链接 break out 突然发生,爆发 break into 闯入;突然开始 【应用3】 She was so amused with the magicians tricks that she _ a smile. Aburst out Bburst into Cburst forth Dburst in,B,4concentrate v. 集中;全神贯注搭配 concentrate on/upon专心于;专注于concen trateon/upon把集中于In this lecture I shall concentrate on the early yea
23、rs of Charless reign.这一节课我将着重讲查理王朝的早期统治时期。 牛津高阶Doctors are aiming to concentrate more on prevention than cure.医生们正努力将注意力更多地放在预防而不是治疗疾病之上。朗文当代I decided to concentrate all my efforts on finding somewhere to live.我决定全力以赴找个住的地方。 牛津高阶,链接 focuson/upon把集中于 fixon/upon把集中于,5equip vt. 配备;装备搭配 equipwith给配备;给装备
24、equipfor为而装备;为而做准备The boys equipped themselves with torches and ropes,and set off.男孩们带上火把和绳索后出发了。 朗文当代The course is designed to equip students for a career in nursing.此课程旨在使学生能够胜任护理工作。 牛津高阶,句型:equip sb.to do sth.使某人能够做某事 Nothing in our experience has equipped us to deal with such misfortune. 我们还没有经验
25、应付这样的不幸遭遇。 韦氏高阶 The training had equipped her to deal with emergency situations. 该训练已经使她能够应付紧急情况。 麦克米伦 链接 be furnished with装备有 be decorated with 装饰着 【应用4】 All cars made nowadays are _ with safety belts. Aprepared Bpacked Cbuilt in Dequipped,D,6puzzle n. 谜;难题;难以理解的东西Its quite a puzzle to us why he di
26、d that.他为何做那样的事,我们完全搞不懂。v . 使困惑;使为难;使伤脑筋What puzzles me is how the burglar got into the house without setting off the alarm.这个窃贼如何进入房子而没有让警报器响起来,使我大惑不解。 朗文当代,搭配:puzzle over/about sth.深思某事 Ive been sitting here puzzling about what to do.我一直坐在这里苦苦思索该怎么办。 朗文当代 Ive puzzled over this question for a while
27、,but Im still not sure what the right answer is. 这个问题我绞尽脑汁地想了好长时间,还是不能确定正确的答案是什么。 麦克米伦,辨析 puzzling 令人迷惑的,莫名其妙的,令人为难的 puzzled 感到迷惑;感到为难 The children showed a puzzling lack of curiosity about the new baby. 孩子们对新生儿显得缺乏好奇心,这很令人费解。 朗文当代 Alice read the letter with a puzzled expression on her face. 艾丽斯面带迷惑
28、的表情看了那封信。 朗文当代,7suggest vt. 建议;提出句型:suggest doing sth.建议做某事I suggested going in my car.我建议坐我的车去。牛津高阶If there is a mechanical problem,we suggest contacting the manufacturer directly.若有机械方面的故障,我们建议直接与厂家联系。麦克米伦,提示 suggest 后接that从句,作“建议”时,从句中的谓语动词要用虚拟语气,即“should+v.原形”形式,should可以省略;作“暗示,表明”解时,则不能用虚拟语气 I
29、suggested that we meet outside by the fountain.我建议我们在外面的喷泉旁边见面。 韦氏高阶 All the evidence suggests that he stole the money.所有证据都表明是他偷了钱。 牛津高阶 拓展:as the name suggests正如名字所暗示的那样 As its name suggests,the Carlton Beach Hotel is situated near the sea. 正如其名字所暗示的那样,卡尔顿海滩宾馆就坐落在大海边。麦克米伦,【应用5】 _ be sent to work t
30、here? AWho do you suggest BWho do you suggest that should CDo you suggest who should DDo you suggest whom should,A,重 点 短 语 例 释,1make for 向走去;有助于;对有好处;可促进The new computers make for much greater productivity.新计算机有助于大大提高生产力。 麦克米伦We made for shelter when we saw the clouds.看到乌云,我们 就朝能避雨的地方走去。 韦氏高阶A calm
31、manner in a police officer makes for fewer arguments.警官冷静的态度会避免一些争吵。 韦氏高阶,2in return 作为回报What can we do in return for your kindness?我们能做些什么来回报你的好意呢? 麦克米伦I gave her some flowers in return for her help.为答谢她的帮助,我送给她一些花。 3bring up 培养;教养;提出;呕吐;吐出These kids have been brought up on a diet of junk food and
32、endless television.这些孩子们伴着垃圾食品和没完没了的电视长大。 麦克米伦Why dont you bring that idea up at the next club meeting?你为什么不在下一次的俱乐部会议上把那个想法提出来呢? 韦氏高阶The baby food can not agree with her because shes bringing it up again.这种婴儿食品她肯定是吃了不舒服,因为她又吐出来了。 韦氏高阶,4refer to 查阅,参考 指的是,指而言 提到,谈到,涉及到 把称作;把看作Even as a boy he referr
33、ed to his father as Steve.即使还是小孩子时,他就叫他父亲史蒂夫。 麦克米伦Please refer to our catalogue for details of all our products.对于本公司所有产品的详细情况请查阅商品目录。 麦克米伦The teacher referred to chapter seven during yesterdays lecture.老师在昨天的讲课中提到了第7章。 韦氏高阶【应用6】 It was foolish of him to _ his notes during that important test,and as
34、 a result,he got punished.Astick to Brefer to Ckeep to Dpoint to,B,5run out 耗尽;用光They returned home from South Africa when their money ran out.他们的钱花光时,便从南非返回家乡。麦克米伦The fuel has run out.燃料已经耗尽。韦氏高阶辨析:run out of“用完;用光”,是及物动词短语;而run out则是不及物动词短语。He ran out of milk and bread and had to suffer hunger.他喝完
35、了牛奶,吃完了面包,只好忍受饥饿。,链接run after 追逐 run for 竞选 run into 偶尔遇到 run over 跑过去,辗过去 run short 快用完,将耗尽,疑 难 语 句 细 解,1Impressive as the record is,it fades next to the story of Armstrongs struggle against disease.虽然这项记录令人难忘,但阿姆斯特朗与疾病抗争的故事比它更加令人瞩目。【要点指南】 句中的as是连词,意为“虽然;尽管”,引导让步状语从句。as引导让步状语从句时,要把从句中作表语的形容词或作状语的副词
36、放在as前。Exhausted as she was,there was no hope of her being able to sleep.她虽然筋疲力尽,但是却没有入睡的希望。Much as I admire her,I cannot excuse her faults.虽然我很崇拜她,但我不能原谅她的过失。,提示:如果从句中的表语是单数可数名词,也要放在as前,且名词前不可加冠词。 Genius as she was,she was quite modest.虽然她是个天才,但是她很谦虚。 Child as he is,he knows a lot.他虽是个孩子,懂得却很多。 拓展:如
37、果从句中的谓语动词是may/would不及物动词,那么要把动词置于as前。 Try as I may,I dont think Ill succeed.虽然我会努力,但我想我不会成功。 There was not a soul to be found in the house,search as they would. 尽管他们四下找寻,但房子里却连个鬼影子也找不到。,【应用7】 Much _ he likes her,he does get angry with her sometimes.Aalthough Bas Csince Dwhile,B,2Whether we are out t
38、o set a new record ourselves or simply enjoy reading about champions,The Guinness Book of World Records makes for interesting reading.无论我们是亲自破记录,还是欣赏阅读有关别人的夺冠壮举,吉尼斯世界记录大全都算得上是一本有趣的书籍。【要点指南】 此句中whether.or.引导出一个让步状语从句,意为“无论还是;不管还是”。,Whether I walk or take a bus,Ill be there on time. 无论步行或搭公交车,我都会准时到那里
39、。 Whether we come to him or he comes to us,the result will be the same. 无论是我们去找他还是他来找我们,结果都会一样的。 拓展:在whether.or.引出的让步状语从句中,谓语动词可使用动词原形表示虚拟语气。 Whether she be right or wrong,she will have my support. 不管她对还是错,都会得到我的支持。 All magnets behave the same,whether they be large or small. 所有的磁体,不论大小,性质都一样。,3The N
40、ew Zealander Edmund Hillary and the Sherpa Tenzing Norgay,as members of a British team,were the first to make it to the summit of Mount Qomolangma.新西兰人埃德蒙得希拉 里和夏尔巴人坦京挪根,作为英国登山队的队员,首次成功登顶珠穆朗玛峰。【要点指南】 make it成功做到;及时抵达;约定时间He says hell get up at six tomorrow morning,but hell never make it.他说明天早上6点起床,但他
41、是绝对做不到的。Im afraid we cant make it to the airport in ten minutes.恐怕十分钟内我们赶不到飞机场。,“You have just 15 minutes to get your train.” “All right,I guess I can make it.” “你只有15分钟时间赶火车了。”“没关系,我想我能赶得上。” “Shall we meet next week?” “Yes.Lets make it next Sunday.” “下星期我们碰一次头好吗?”“好的,就约定在下星期天吧。” 【应用8】 Excuse me! Ho
42、w can I get to the nearest post office? Walk along this road for a few minutes,and youll _. Atake it Bget it Cmake it Dmiss it,C,高 考 真 实 案 例 简 明 分 析,_,he talks a lot about his favorite singers after class. AA quiet student as he may be BQuiet student as he may be CBe a quiet student as he may DQuiet as he may be a student (高考重庆卷),【解题方法指导】 本题考查让步状语从句。题意是“尽管他是个很文静的学生,但下课后谈起他最喜爱的歌手时却滔滔不绝。”连词as可作“虽然”解,用以引导让步状语从句,但从句中须用倒装语序,即把作表语用的名词、形容词或作状语用的副词等放在as前。当表语是单数名词时,需把不定冠词去掉。故答案为B。,