1、 Unit 1 living with technology language points 学案重点知识突破一、重点词汇词汇-1. delay【原句呈现】【考点聚焦】Regular colour TV broadcasts were delayed in the UK until 1967.delay 作为动词或名词用时的意义识别；delay 作为动词的固定搭配相关短语。【考题研读】John was late for the business meeting because his flight had been _ by a heavy storm.A. kept B. stopped C
2、. slowed D. delayed【答案与解析】D。be late for 意为“ 迟到”，因此根据句意，航班应该是受到“耽搁，延误”，故选 D 项。句意：约翰参加业务会议迟到了，因为他所乘坐的航班因大风而延误了。Why were you late for such an important concert?The plane arrived at the airport after a _ of three hours.A. delay B. rest C. tour D. request【答案与解析】 A。 上句询问迟到的原因， 因此下句中的名词应与 “迟到”意义有关， 所以只能选择“
3、延误” ，即 A 项为正确答案。句意：“这么重要的音乐会你为什么迟到？”“ 飞机晚点了三个小时才到达机场的。 ”He delayed _ her the news, waiting for the right moment.A. to tell B. telling C. to have told D. having told【答案与解析】D。句意：他没有把这个消息马上告诉她，等有了适当的机会再说。这里 delay 后接动名词作宾语。tell 发生在谓语动词之后，因此排除选项 D。The World Health Organization gave a warning to the publi
4、c without any _ when the virus of H1N1 hit Mexico in April, 2009.A. delay B. effort C. schedule D. consideration【答案与解析】A。without delay 毫不耽搁地，立即，立刻；effort 努力；schedule 时间表；consideration 考虑，体谅，关心。句意：当 H1N1 型 2009 年 4 月袭击墨西哥时，世界卫生组织立刻向人们提出了警告。【归纳拓展】delay vt. however in the west it is just the _ when you
5、 are in debt, you are trustworthy and financially capable.A. objective B. opposite C. contrary D. contradictory【答案与解析】B。objective 客观的；opposite 相反的，常用结构为 it is just the opposite；contrary 相反的，对立的，常用结构为 on the contrary；contradictory 矛盾的。根据中国人和西方人相信的两句话的含义可知，中国人和西方人的观念是恰恰相反的，再根据句子结构，故选 B 项。句意：在中国人们相信这样的
6、话：无债一身轻。然而在西方却恰恰相反，你负债，说明你值得信任并且有经济能力。The reason why the government decided to put off the plans to build a new airport was that the plan met withfierce _ from local farmers.A. observation B. argument C. disagreement D. opposition【答案与解析】D。observation 观察；argument 争论；disagreement 不一致，争论；opposition 反对。
7、句意：政府为什么决定推迟建新机场，其原因就是该计划遭受到当地农民的强烈抵制。Many people dream of having cars of their own. However, others strongly _ developing private cars.A. are objected to B. object to C. prepare for D. opposed to【答案与解析】B。object to=be opposed to 反对；prepare for 准备；long for 渴望。句意：很多人梦想有自己的车，然而其他人强烈反对发展私家车。【归纳拓展】oppose
8、 (sb./sbs doing) sth. 反对(某人做)某事 be opposed to(=object to).反对/与对立(to 是介词)be against 反对 oppose A to/against B 使 A 与 B 对抗/对照opposite adj.相反的，对立的 prep.与相反；在对面be opposite to 在对面；与 相反opposition. n.反对词汇-7. circumstance【原句呈现】For example, no matter what the circumstances, when the phone rings, everything sto
9、ps so that the call can be answered.【考点聚焦】circumstance 意义的识别；circumstance 作先行词时关系词的选择；相关短语。【考题研读】Police said there were no suspicious _ surrounding the boys death.A. circumstances B. situations C. conditions D. principle【答案与解析】A。句意：警方说关于男孩死亡一事没有发现可疑的情况。situation 形势；condition 条件；principle 原理，法则。I all
10、 do not agree you _ any circumstance.A. by B. on C. with D. under【答案与解析】D。句意：在任何情况下我都不同意你。与 circumstance 搭配的介词常为 under。As is shown in the movie, under no circumstances _ faith.A. you should lose B. shouldnt you have C. should you lose D. you shouldnt have【答案与解析】C。句意：正如电影向我们展示的，无论在什么情况下，你都不应该失去信心。und
11、er no circumstances 无论如何都不，位于句首时，句子要采用部分倒装。Young men should constantly adjust their own state of mind so as to adapt to the circumstances _fierce competition is going on.A. in where B. in which C. that D. whether【答案与解析】B。先行词是 circumstances，定语从句中缺少地点状语，用 in which 或 where。句意：年轻人应该不断地调整自己的精神状态以适应竞争激烈的生
12、存环境。【归纳拓展】in/under the circumstances 在这种情况下，既然如此under no circumstances= in no case 无论如何都不，决不(位于句首时，句子要倒装 )in/under the circumstances 在这种情况下；既然这样in/under any circumstances 在任何情况下if circumstances allow/permit 如果情况允许circumstance 作为抽象地点名词作先行词并且从句中缺少状语时， 用 where 或介词which引导定语从句。词汇-8. interrupt【原句呈现】How ma
13、ny times have you been talking with a friend，only for your friend to interrupt the conversation to answer a call?【考点聚焦】interrupt 意义的识别；其名词所构成的短语；相关词汇的辨析。【考题研读】Rising evidence suggests that the use of the vaccines(疫苗)will be effective to _ the spread of common cold.A. interrupt B. threaten C. contrib
14、ute D. abandon【答案与解析】A。interrupt 中断，打断，遮断，阻碍。句意：新发现的证据表明使用疫苗可以有效的阻碍感冒的传播。Im sorry to _ you so late, but my computer broke down and I was wondering if I could use your mobile phone.A. annoy B. disturb C. interrupt D. trouble【答案与解析】B。disturb 意思为“打扰，妨碍”，指某人的行动或某事妨碍他人的正常的工作、学习或生活秩序，符合下文提供的语境 I was wonde
15、ring if I could use your mobile phone. annoy 惹恼，使生气，使烦恼；interrupt 打断(讲话或讲话人)；中断；trouble 使烦恼，使忧虑。句意：抱歉，这么晚了还要打扰你。我的电脑出故障了，我想知道是否能用一下你的手机。We were chatting very frankly as though we were playmates who had been in the habit of meeting without_.A. imagination B. consideration C. interruption D. delay【答案与
16、解析】D。without interruption 不中断/间断地。句意：我们聊得很坦诚，就像我们从小就在一起玩，经常见面，从没有间断过似的。【归纳拓展】Im sorry to interrupt you but.抱歉，打断一下without interruption 不中断/间断地interrupt/disturb 辨析参看模块二 Unit 3 词汇-4. disturbdisturb“打扰；妨碍；扰乱” ，侧重对某人动作或行为的干扰或干预，给别人带来较长时间的耽搁或使某人不能专注于某事；interrupt“中断，打断” ，主要指对别人谈话或某一活动的打扰，使对方活动停下来或不能继续。词汇-
17、9. sacrifice【原句呈现】 Meanwhile, real relationships are often sacrificed, and whatever personal peace one has is destroyed whenever the phone rings.【考点聚焦】sacrifice 作为动词或名词意义的识别；相关短语。【考题研读】In the busy city life, there are many people who are always occupied with work and _ all their time and health to m
18、eet the social expectations.A. sacrifice B. commit C. involve D. absorb【答案与解析】A。句意：在繁忙的城市生活中，有许多人总是忙于工作，牺牲自己的全部时间和健康来满足社会的期望。sacrifice 牺牲；commit 委托，托付；involve 涉及；absorb 吸收。Ones financial success may be built on the sacrifice of time, health and love, which are the three most essential elements of sp
19、iritual happiness.A. choice B. justice C. sacrifice D. practice【答案与解析】C。sacrifice 牺牲。句意：经济上的成功可能就是建立在牺牲时间、健康和爱情的基础之上，而这三样东西是个人精神层面幸福的基本要素。The President called on his people to make _ for the good of their country.A. preparations B. arrangements C. terms D. sacrifices【答案与解析】D。make sacrifices for.为作出牺
20、牲；make preparations for/make arrangements for 为做准备；make terms with sb.与某人达成协议。句意：总统号召人民为国家的利益作出牺牲。Selling cheap and poor shoes at the _ of credit is not a good idea in the long runA. offer B. interest C. benefit D. sacrifice【答案与解析】D。句意：从长远看，以牺牲荣誉为代价卖便宜劣质的鞋是不划算的。at the sacrifice of 以牺牲为代价。【归纳拓展】sacri
21、fice v.牺牲，献出；n.牺牲，舍弃，祭品 sacrificefor 为牺牲sacrifice ones life/health to do sth.牺牲生命/健康来做某事make sacrifices for.为作出牺牲 offer a sacrifice/sacrifices to.向献祭at the sacrifice of =at the price of/at the expense of 以为代价词汇-10. keep in touch with/ keep pace with【原句呈现】With mobile phones, we can keep in touch with
22、 others wherever we are.Technology is now changing faster than most people can keep pace with.【考点聚焦】touch 两个短语意义的识别；相关短语。【考题研读】Thanks to the invention of the mobile phone, people can now keep in _ with each other quite easily.A. relation B. union C. touch D. connection【答案与解析】C。keep in touch with 与保持
23、联系。句意：多亏了移动电话的发明，人们现在才能相当容易的保持相互间的联系。Jim knows little about computer, so his wife thinks he cant _ the development of times.A. keep pace with B. take advantage of C. throw light on D. put emphasis on【答案与解析】A。由“Jim knows little about computer 吉姆对电脑知之甚少” 可知他妻子认为他跟不上时代发展的步伐。 keep pace with 的意思是“(与)并驾齐驱
24、， 跟上”， 符合题意。 take advantage of 利用；throw light on 阐明，使( 难题等)较容易理解；put emphasis on 着重于，强调。句意：吉姆对电脑知之甚少，所以，他妻子认为他跟不上时代发展的步伐。He asked for my address and said that he didnt want to _ me.A. keep pace with B. keep in touch with C. lose touch with D. get in touch with【答案与解析】C。lose touch with 与失去联系。句意：他要了我的地
25、址并说他不想和我失去联系。【归纳拓展】keep in touch with 与保持联系 stay in touch with.与 保持联系be in touch with.与保持联系 get in touch with 与取得联系(be)out of touch with 与没有联系 lose touch with 与失去联系keep pace with 跟齐步前进，和并驾齐驱，跟上=keep up with词汇-11. rid .of .【原句呈现】Maybe we should rid ourselves of modern technology and return to simpler
26、 times.【考点聚焦】rid 相关短语意义的识别。【考题研读】Troubled by a terrible headache, Catherine wondered how she could _ herself of the bad situation.A. throw B. remove C. move D. rid【答案与解析】D。rid oneself of 使自己摆脱/使自己从中解脱。句意：受到严重的头痛病的困扰，凯瑟琳不知道她怎样才能摆脱这一恶劣的状况。I wish you would _ that old jacket. Its full of holes.A. get ri
27、d of B. get along with C. get away with D. get away from【答案与解析】A。句意：我希望你扔掉那件旧上衣。它已破烂不堪。get rid of“摆脱，扔掉” ，符合句意。 get along with 相处，进展；get away with 做坏事而未受惩罚，偷携某物潜逃；get away from 摆脱，逃离。_ of their bad habits, the boys changed from being dependent on their parents to _ for others.A. Having rid; sacrific
28、ing B. To rid; sacrificeC. Rid; sacrificing D. Having been rid; sacrifice【答案与解析】C。句意：摆脱了他们的坏习惯，男孩们从依赖父母转变成了为别人奉献自己。根据词组 get rid of 判断第一空填 rid，第二空 from to从到中的 to 为介词，应用动词的 ing 形式作宾语。【归纳拓展】rid.of.使免除，使摆脱，去除/ 清除的rid oneself of 使自己摆脱 /使自己从中解脱get rid of 摆脱，丢弃，扔掉，去除(强调动作)be rid of 摆脱(强调状态)二、经典句型1.与 though
29、 有关的句型【原句呈现】It took more than two decades, though, until 1951, for regular colour TV broadcasts to begin in the USA.【考点聚焦】though 放在句首意为：虽然，等于 although;放在句中或句末表示：然而；用于倒装句时表示：虽然，相当于 as。as though= as if 意为：好像；even though= even if 意为：即使。【考题研读】Black face paint is often used for someone who is violent. Us
30、ed with other colours, _, black can also show that someone is trustworthy and honest.A. therefore B. otherwise C. luckily D. though【答案与解析】D。句意：黑色的脸谱常常被用在暴力的人身上。虽然黑色也可以表示某人是值得信赖的和忠诚的，但却被其它颜色所取代。therefore 而且；otherwise 否则；luckily 幸运地；though 虽然。根据句意可知选 D。You look tired, Jack. Whats wrong with you?Oh, I
31、worked quite late last night. Nothing wrong with me, _.A. although B. though C. yet D. still【答案与解析】B。句意：“ 杰克，你看起来很疲劳。你怎么了？”“昨晚我工作很晚，可是我没有什么问题。 ”though 既可以做连词“虽然” ，也可以做副词“可是，然而” ，放在句中和句末；although 连词“虽然” ；yet 副词“ 但是” ，不能放在句末，也可以做连词：然而，但是；still 仍然。_, as long as Im with nature, I dont care.A. How tough
32、the journey is B. What a tough journey it isC. Tough though the journey is D. Whatever tough the journey is【答案与解析】C。名词/形容词/动词/ 副词/+as/though+主谓，是让步状语从句的倒装形式。句意：不管旅途多么艰难，只要我能享受自然，我就不介意。They are talking so warmly and it looks _ they had been old friends.A. even if B. if C. as though D. as【答案与解析】C。as t
33、hough 意为“似乎，好像”，引导方式状语从句。句意：他们谈论得如此热烈，看上去他们好像是老朋友一样。_ he is enthusiastic and qualified for the job, I see no reason to remove him from office.A. Even though B. Provided that C. Unless D. As if【答案与解析】A。Even though 即使；Provided that 倘若；Unless 除非；As if 好象。句意：倘若他对于工作是热情和负责的，我没有理由开除他。根据 I see no reason to
34、 remove him from office 我没有原因开除他可知上面提到是假设的条件。2.It is up to sb to do sth【原句呈现】But its up to you to choose good programmes!【考点聚焦】It is up to sb to do sth 由某人决定做某事，由某人负责做某事，做某事是某人的职责；up to 多达，一直到 ，不迟于；be up to sth 正在干，从事于 ，胜任。【考题研读】Shall we go for a drinking at one oclock this afternoon?_. Will two ocl
35、ock be OK?A. Sure, its up to you B. Sure, no problemC. Sorry, I cant make it D. Sorry, Im not available today【答案与解析】C。对对方提出建议的回答 “今天下午一点钟去喝一杯，怎么样？” 。由下文的“Will two oclock be Ok?” 可知应该是否定的回答：“Sorry，I cant make it ”表示“对不起，我一点钟去不了”。Sure ,its up to you 当然，由你定；Sure, no problem 当然，没有问题。Sorry, Im not availa
36、ble today 对不起，我今天没有空。句意： “我们今天下午一点钟去喝一杯，怎么样？” “对不起，我一点钟去不了。两点钟行不行？” 。Four and a half hours of discussion took us _ midnight, and a break for cheese, chocolate and tea with sugar.A. up for B. up to C. till to D. from to【答案与解析】B。up to 一直到 。句意：四个半小时的讨论一直持续到半夜，在中间休息时我们吃了奶酪、巧克力以及喝了点加糖的茶。3.soadj./adv. as
37、to do sth.【原句呈现】If the call was really about nothing, then why was it so important as to interrupt your conversation and waste your precious time?【考点聚焦】so.as to.“如此以至于(结果状语)”；“so adj./adv. as to do sth.”可与句型“soadj./adv.that.”进行转换。表示“ 如此以至于”的其他结构：such (.) as to do.such/so.that.so as to do“以便做 ” ，表示目的
38、，so as 可省略，相当于 in order to do。其位置一般在句中，不能位于句首。否定结构用 so as not to。【考题研读】There were so many customers that night, and in a hurry I became so careless _ some coffee over a customer.A. as to spilling B. as to spill C. to spill D. as spilling【答案与解析】B。so.as to.如此以至于( 结果状语)” 。句意：那天晚上的顾客那么多，匆忙中我是那么的粗心以至于把咖啡
39、洒到一个顾客的身上了。Its clever of her to purposely make this dress larger _ allow for shrinking when it is washed.A. due to B. up to C. so that D. so as to【答案与解析】D。so as to do“以便做某事” ，表示目的。句意：她真够聪明的，考虑到衣服洗涤时会缩水，故意把衣服做得大了一点。The Great Wall is _ tourist attraction that millions of people pour in every year.A. s
40、o a well-known B. a so well-knownC. such well-known a D. such a well-known【答案与解析】D。such a +形容词 +名词+that 从句，相当于 so+形容词+名词+that 从句，表示“如此以至于” 的意思。A 选项若改为“so well-known a”也对。句意：长城是一个如此著名的旅游胜地，以至于每年都有数百万的人纷至沓来。Pollution is _ bad _ many rivers are full of chemicals and kill sea creatures.A. so; that B. such; that C. too; and that D. quite; which【答案与解析】A。sothat“如此，以至于” ，引导结果状语从句。bad 是形容词，用 so 修饰。句意：污染很严重以至于很多河流充满了化学物质，杀死海洋生物。
