1、,假设你是晨光中学的学生会主席李华。学生会将举办每年一度的英语演讲比赛，本年度的主题为“The English Novel I Like Best”。作为组织者，你将在演讲比赛开幕时发言，请你根据以下提示用英语写一篇发言稿。（2009天津） 1. 说明比赛的意义，如提高英语听说能力，养成读书的习惯等； 2. 说明比赛的注意事项，如每人演讲不超过5分钟，语言流利，发音准确等； 3. 预祝比赛圆满成功。 注意： 1. 词数：不少于100词；2. 可适当加入细节，以使行文连贯。 范文背诵 Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen,Welcome to this yea
2、rs English speech competition. In order to improve the abilities of both English speaking and listening, we continue to hold the English speech competition. I believe it will be of great help to form the good habit of reading, too.,There are some important points every speaker should be aware of. Pl
3、ease listen to me carefully. First of all, the speech must be finished within five minutes. Second, you should speak fluent English. At last, everyone should pronounce correctly. We expect to hear the fluent expression and standard pronunciation.Finally, Id like to wish the competition a great succe
4、ss and I hope every competitor can perform at your best!Thank you! 句型背诵 In order to improve the abilities of both English speaking and listening, we continue to hold the English speech competition. I believe it will be of great help to form the good habit of reading. .Id like to wish the competition
5、 a great success and I hope every competitor can perform at your best!,1. _adj.满足的;满意的；n.满足；vt.使满足 _ adj.（同义词）满足的 2. _ n.表演者;演出者 _ v.表演；做;履行，执行 _ n.表演;履行;成绩 3. _ vt.使惊诧 _ adj.令人感到惊讶的 _ adj.感到惊讶的 _ n.惊讶 4. _ adj.幸运的；吉利的 _ n.命运;运气 _ adj.不幸的 _ adv.幸运地 _ adv.不幸地 5. _ vt.方向,8. _n.时刻;场合 _ adj.偶尔的，临时的 _ ad
6、v.偶尔地 9. _ vt.使发笑;使愉快 _ adj.好笑的；有趣的 _ adj.愉快的 _ n.愉快，快乐 10. _ vi.作出反应；回应 _ n.反应;回应 答案：1. content; contented/satisfied 2. performer; perform; performance 3. astonish; astonishing; astonished;astonishment 4. fortunate; fortune; unfortunate;fortunately;unfortunately 5. entertain; entertaining; entertai
7、nment 6. convince; convincing; convinced 7. direct; director; directly; direction 8. occasion; occasional; occasionally 9. amuse; amusing; amused; amusement10. react; reaction,1. up_now 直到现在 2. feel/be content _ 对满足 3. badly _ 穷的;缺少的 4. pick _ 挑出;辨别出 5. cut _ 切断;断绝答案：1. to2. with3. off4. out5. off,1
8、. He made people laugh_ _ _ when they felt depressed, so they could _ _ _ _ their lives. 在感到沮丧的时候，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。 2. No one was ever _ watching him-his subtle acting made everything _. 看他的表演没有人会感到厌倦他巧妙的表演使得一切都那么滑稽可笑。 3. Instead they are hiding in a small hut on the edge of a mountain d
9、uring a snowstorm _ _ _ _ . 相反，他们被暴风雪困在山边的一个小木屋里，没有任何东西可以吃。 答案：1. at a time; feel more content with 2. bored; entertaining3. with nothing to eat,1. content vt. 使满足；满意n.U满足；内容;目录；容量adj. 满足的;满意的 Now that she has apologized, I am content. 既然她已经道了歉, 我也就满意了。 She hadnt read the letter and so was unaware o
10、f its contents. 她没有看那封信, 所以不知道信的内容。 用法点拨： content为及物动词，后面直接跟宾语，意为“使某人满足”；作名词为不可数名词；作形容词，通常作表语、后置定语或状语；作前置定语时要用contented, 如：a contented expression满足的表情；作表语表示“非常满意”时，用be well content而不能用be very content，同时后面要用不定式或介词with。 常用结构： content oneself with sth.使某人自己满足或满意于 be/feel content with=be satisfied/pleas
11、ed with sth.对感到满足,be content to do sth.=be willing/ready to do sth.乐意做某事 to ones hearts content尽情地；心满意足地 【即学即练】 完成句子 既然没有奶油, 我们只好喝黑咖啡了。 As theres no cream, well have to_ ourselves _black coffee. 他安于现状。 He_ _ to remain where he is now. 答案：content; withis content 单项填空 If you are not_the progress youve
12、 made, you will have greater success. A. interested in B. strict in C. popular with D. content with 解析：选D。考查短语词义辨析。be content with 对感到满足。,2. astonish vt. 使惊诧；使吃惊 The news astonished everybody.这则消息令大家惊讶。 I was astonished at/to hear the loud sound. 我被那巨大的声响吓了一跳。 用法点拨： astonish为及物动词，意为“使惊讶”，这一类动词一般以人作宾
13、语，形成astonish sb.的系表结构。 常用结构： be astonished at/by sth.因感到惊讶 be astonished to do sth.对做某事感到惊讶 be astonished that.感到惊讶是 It astonishes sb. that.令某人惊讶的是 【联想拓展】 astonished adj.感到惊讶的 astonishing adj.令人吃惊的 astonishment n.惊讶 to ones astonishment 使某人惊讶的是 in astonishment吃惊地,【即学即练】 完成句子 使我感到惊讶的是，以前谁也没想到这一点。 _ _
14、 _ that no one has thought of this before. 他听到他获得了那份工作后感到十分惊讶。 He was _ _ _ he had got the job. 答案：It astonishes meastonished to hear 单项填空 It is believed that if a report is _, it will certainly _ the readers of the paper. A. astonished; astonished B. astonished; astonish C. astonishing; astonishD.
15、astonish; astonish 解析：选C。考查astonished和astonishing的区别。第一空表达“令人”；第二空需要一个动词表达“使吃惊”。 3. direct vt.&vi. 导演；指示；指挥 adj.直的；直接的；直率的 Can you direct me (to the station)?,你能告诉我（到车站）怎么走吗? She has a direct way of speaking.她说话直爽。 常用结构： direct.at/towards sb./sth. 把指向某人/事 direct sb. to a place指引某人到某处 direct sb. to d
16、o sth.指示/命令某人做某事 direct (that).(should) do/be done 指示/命令做/被做 【联想拓展】 direction n.方向；方位；指点；指示 directly adv. 直接地（作连词，引导时间状语从句，表示“一就”） 【即学即练】 用适当的介词填空 He was directed_ a table beside the window. 用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空 There was a police officer _ (direct) the traffic. The judge directed that the mother _(give)
17、 custody of the children.,答案： todirectingbe given 4. whisper n.耳语；私语；密谈 vt.&vi.低语；小声说 “I feel very afraid,” she whispered. “我觉得很害怕，”她低声说。 He spoke in a whisper. 他低声说话。 用法点拨： whisper既可以作及物动词也可以作不及物动词。如果表达“低声说某事”，一般用作及物动词，如果表示“对某人低声说”，用作不及物动词。 常用结构： whisper sth.小声说某事 whisper.to sb.小声对某人说 whisper to sb
18、. that.小声对某人说 It is whispered that.据秘密传闻 in a whisper=in whispers=in a low voice耳语地；低声地 speak in a whisper低声说 【即学即练】 用适当的介词填空 He whispered a word _ my ear.,He whispered _ her so that no one else would hear. 用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空 It is _(whisper) that the firm is likely to go bankrupt. 答案：intowhispered 完成句
19、子 他对我附耳说了一句话。 He _ _ _ in my ear. 答案：whispered a word,5. badly off 穷的；缺少的 I am quite badly off recently.最近我经济上很拮据。 温馨提示：尽管形式上像是副词，badly off一般当作形容词使用，作表语。 【联想拓展】 be badly off for sth.需要（某物）；（某物）供应不足 worse off境况更差；更穷困 well off富裕；处境好（比较级：better off境况更佳） His health is worse off than before. 他的身体状况比以前更糟糕
20、了。 【即学即练】 单项填空 Though he was _, he looked down upon those who had a lot of money. A. well of B. rich C. badly off D. well-known,解析:选C。句意为:虽然他很穷，但是他看不起有钱人。badly off穷困的。 We shouldnt complain about being poor because many families are much _. A. better off B. badly off C. well off D. worse off 解析:选D。句意
21、为：我们不应该抱怨贫穷，因为有许多家庭更加穷困。根据“贫穷”可以排除A、C两项；much修饰比较级，所以选D。 完成句子 难民需要毯子, 更需要食物。 The refugees are _ _ _ blankets, and even _ _ _ food. 答案：badly off for;worse off for 6. pick out 挑出；辨别出 She was picked out from hundreds of applicants for the job. 她是从数百位申请人里被挑选出来做这份工作的。 He picked out his sister from the cro
22、wd. 他从人群中认出了他的姐姐。 【联想拓展】 pick at一点一点地吃pick on选择；责备；挑中（某人）,pick up捡起；改良；进步；增加；获得；收听 pick and choose挑三拣四 【即学即练】 完成句子 当她离开教室时，她把地上所有的碎片都捡了起来。 She _ _ all the pieces on the floor when she left the classroom. 她觉得她的父母老是责备她。 She felt that her parents were _ _ her. 答案：picked uppicking on 单项填空 Kathya _ lot o
23、f Spanish by playing with native boys and girls. A. picked up B. took up C. made up D. turned up 解析：选A。考查动词短语词义辨析。pick up偶然间学会；take up占据； make up组成，构成；turn up出现，到达。根据句意，选A。 7. cut off 切断(供应等)；断绝(联系等) Our water supply has been cut off.我们的水供应被切断了。,If you dont pay your gas bill soon you may be cut off.
24、 你若不尽快付清煤气费，就要停止向你供气了。 【联想拓展】 cut down砍倒；削减 cut in插嘴 cut across取捷径；走近路 cut up切碎；打伤；使伤心cut sth. in half/two把某物切割成两半 【即学即练】完成句子 我必须削减我的开支。 I must _ my expenses _. 在人们谈话时插嘴是不礼貌的。 Its not polite to _ _ when people are talking. 我把这些肉切碎来包饺子。 I _ _ the meat for dumplings. 答案：cut; downcut incut up 单项填空 He w
25、as in hospital for six months. He felt as if he was _ from the outside world. A. cut out B. cut off C. cut up D. cut through 解析：选B。cut off表示“隔离”，常与from连用。,8. They are so hungry that they try boiling a pair of leather shoes for their dinner. （P18） 他们非常饥饿，他们试着煮一双皮鞋来吃。 so.that如此以至，在句中引导结果状语从句。 so 为副词，后
26、跟形容词或副词。 He became so angry that he couldnt speak. 他变得很生气，以至于说不出话来。 It was such a sunny day that we could go out for a walk. 天气如此的晴朗，所以我们可以出去散步。 【易混辨析】 so.that/such.that so.that 中的so 为副词，后跟形容词或副词。 such.that中的such 为形容词，后跟名词（名词前可有形容词修饰），当that前面有many,much,few,little 修饰时，只可以用so,不可以用such。 温馨提示：当little意思为
27、“小”的时候，要用such,不用so。,It is such a little sheep that it cant run fast. 这只绵羊如此的小以至于不能跑快。 当that 前面是单数可数名词时，并且前面有形容词修饰，两者可以互换。 He is such a kind man that we all like him. =He is so kind a man that we all like him. 他如此善良以至于我们都喜欢他。 so.that中的so位于句首时，要求后面的主句进行部分倒装。 So fast did he run that I couldnt catch up
28、with him. 他跑得如此快以至于我赶不上他。 【即学即练】 单项填空 There is _ little water that it is not enough for _ many people. A. such; soB. so; soC. such; suchD. so; such 解析：选B。句中little 意为“少”，所以要用so修饰；so many people意为“这么多的人”。,.单词拼写 1. Are you _c_ with your life? 2. His stepmother is so _c_ to him that he often dare not go
29、 home. 3. _F_ is the mother of success. 4. Can the _o_ scientist win the national prize for science? 5. Tom is jobless, penniless and _h_. 6. We should try our best to_ (克服) all difficulties. 7. There are _ (直达) trains between Beijing and Shanghai. 8. She _ (耳语) a warning to me and then disappeared.
30、 9. With a _ (满口) of rice, he could hardly say anything. 10. The monkey is _ (荡来荡去) itself from tree to tree. 答案：1.content2. cruel3. Failure4. outstanding 5. homeless6. overcome7. direct8. whispered 9. mouthful10. swinging,.用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空 1. _(fortune), the drowning child was saved. 2. He gave a _
31、(humor) account of their trip to Spain first. 3. Tom went off in one _ (direct) and Harry in another. 4. He now felt ready to take on the role of _ (direct). 5. The earthquake left thousands of people _ (home). 6. Im stuffed. I couldnt eat another _ (mouth). 7. Not only are mothers not paid but also
32、 most of their _ (bore) or difficult work is unnoticed. 8. There is no convincing _ (explain) of the overall structure of the universe. 答案：1. Fortunately2. humorous3. direction4. director 5. homeless6. mouthful7. boring8. explanation . 单项填空 1. I wouldnt like to go out with you.Im so tired. _You prom
33、ised to go out for a walk. A. Really？B. Not at all. C. No matter.D. Come on！,解析：选D。come on主要用于祈使语气，可用来制止一种不合适的行为或用来指责对方刚说的话，同时表露出不满的感情色彩，意为“算了吧！得了！”；有时用于催促某人动作快些或鼓励某人做某事，符合语境。 2. The performance started badly but _ towards the end. A. picked out B. picked up C. picked over D. picked on 解析：选B。句意为：演出开
34、始时很差劲，当接近结尾时就好多了。pick up在句中表示“好转；改善”。 3. We were _ at the news of her sudden death. A. astonishing B. to astonish C. astonished D. astonish 解析：选C。句意为：她突然去世的消息使我们震惊。be astonished at sth.意为“对某事感到震惊”；astonished表示人内心的状态。 4. He is a man of intelligence far above the _. A. ordinary B. young C. regular D.
35、usual,解析：选A。ordinary可用作名词，意为“寻常，普通，平凡”，其前用定冠词the。句意为：他的智力远远超过普通人。 5. The learner of a second language has much difficulty _. A. overcome B. overcame C. to overcome D. overcoming 解析：选C。overcome表示“克服，战胜”；to overcome此处作定语修饰difficulty。句意为：学习第二外语的人要克服很多障碍。 6. How can I convince you _ her honesty？ A. of B
36、. with C. at D. to 解析：选A。convince sb.of sth.是固定短语，意为“使某人相信某事”。句意为：我怎样才能使你相信她的诚实呢？ 7. The witness gave us a _ account of what happened. A. familiar B. considerate C.subtle D. particular 解析：选D。particular细致的，详细的。符合句意。familiar熟悉的，常见的； considerate 考虑周到的；subtle细微的，不易察觉的，均不符合句意。,8. I was _ in the middle of
37、 my call because I had no coins to put in the box. A. cut off B. broken in C. hung up D. put down 解析：选A。句意为：在打电话期间我的电话被切断了，因为我没有硬币可投进电话机了。cut off中断；切断，符合句意。break in闯入，打岔；hang up挂断电话；put down放下，镇压。 9. We shouldnt complain about being poor，because many families are much _ after the big earthquake. A.
38、better off B. badly off C. well off D. worse off 解析：选D。由句意和分析句子成分可知，空格处应用比较级，表示“更拮据，更贫穷；境况更不好”，故选D。 10. Many of them turn a deaf ear to his advice， _ they had known it to be useless. A. as if B. now that C. even though D. so that 解析：选A。句意为：他们中的很多人对他的建议充耳不闻，好像知道它毫无用处。根据句意可知，选A。,11. The birds fly sout
39、h _ the warmth of the south every year. A. in the search of B. in search of C. search for D. searching 解析：选B。in search of寻找；找，符合句意。 12. The singing group is _ the direction of a good teacher. A. with B. in C. underD. by 解析：选C。under the direction of在的指导下。 13. The two students talked as if they _ frie
40、nds for many years. A. should be B. would be C. have been D. had been 解析：选D。分析句子结构可知，当表示与过去的事实相反时，as if 后要用过去完成时。 14. They were in _ when they left that they _ their airline tickets. A. so an anxious rush；forgot B. a so anxious rush；would forget C. such an anxious rush；forgot D. a such anxious rush；forgot 解析：选C。句意为：他们离开时太匆忙了，把机票都给忘了。在so.that.如此以至于结构中，so修饰形容词或副词；such.that.如此以至于结构中，such修饰名词，故选C。,
