1、Unit 4 Making the news4.2 Learning about Language appoint 2. edition 3. department 4. polish 5. chief 6. process 7. accurate; accurately; accuracy 8. senior; junior 9. approve; approval【重点短语】1. in 2. to 3. with 4. of 5. on 6. of 7. with 8. to【重点句式】1.Although；had been lying 2.as；employed by 3.there w
2、ill be之词汇篇1. ahead ofWe need it in this edition to be ahead of the other newspapers.我们这一版就要用，这样我们就抢在其他报纸的前面了。(教材 P30)(时间、空间)在前面；早于；领先。常见短语：ahead of sb/sth 在前面，领先于ahead of time 提前Three boys were ahead of us. 有三个男孩在我们前面。I finished the work several days ahead of the deadline. 我 在 最 后 期 限 的 前 几 天 完 成 了
3、工 作 。She was always well ahead of the rest of the class. 她总是遥遥领先于班上其他同学。【巧学妙记】 图记 ahead of 的含义：Tom is running ahead of me.汤姆跑在我前面。Jack is running behind me.杰克跑在我后面。【易混辨析】ahead of time/in advanceahead of time 指比原定时间提前(完成)。in advance 指事先或预先(做某事)。The building was finished ahead of time.大楼提前完工了。Book a t
4、icket in advance.预先订一张票。【拓展延伸】常见 ahead 短语：ahead of time 提前 go ahead 干吧，做吧 keep ahead 保持领先get ahead of 超过；胜过 go ahead with sth. 继续进行某事look ahead 向前看；为前途考虑move ahead 向前移；领先；进一步提高【跟踪典例】 (1)写出下列句子中 ahead of 的含义Beijing is about eight hours ahead of London._He was running 50 meters ahead of me._She was al
5、ways well ahead of the rest of the class._(2)完成句子Its the young people who are always _.年轻人总是很超前。 May I start now?我现在可以开始了吗？Yes，_.可以，开始吧。Shes _ in her studies.她的学习进步很快。He always tries to _ in everything.他总是试图处处领先他人。_ in the distance，and you can see the lights of the village.你往远处看，可以看见村庄里的灯光。【答案】(1)(
6、时间上)在之前，比早 (空间上 )在之前 比好；比强 (2)ahead of the times go ahead going ahead fast get ahead of others Look ahead2. accurateHe would have to be accurate. 他必须做到准确无误。 (教材 P30)(1)正确无误的。His description was accurate.他的描述很正确。(2)精确的，能提供精确信息的。My watch is not very accurate.我的表不准了。 Journalists are not always accurate
7、 (in what they write).记者们(报道的内容) 并不总是很准确。【拓展延伸】to be accurate 确切地说be accurate in/at. 在方面正确accurately adv. 精确地；准确地accuracy n. 精确；准确 with accuracy 精确地；准确地【易混辨析】 accurate/correct/exactaccurate不仅表示没有错误，而且表示细心谨慎地做到符合标准、符合事实、无出入。correct意思是“正确的” ，指按照一定的标准或规则没有错误，意义在这三个词中最弱。exact含义是“精确的、确切的” ，强调完全符合标准，符合事实或
8、真相，丝毫没有差错。在这三个词中，它的意义最强。【跟踪典例】用所给词语的恰当形式填空1. I have been convinced that the print media are usually_(accurate) and more reliable than television.2. There is a need to check the_(accurate) of these figures.2. accuracy 句意：有必要核对一下这些数字的准确性。设空处作宾语，故用名词形式。accuracy n. 精确；准确(性)。3. seniorThe first person who
9、 saw his article was a senior editor from his department.第一个看他这篇文章的人是他们部门的一位编审。( 教材 P30)adj . 年长的；高级的；高年级的；级别(或地位) 高的。常用搭配：be senior to sb 比某人年长/ 级别高A is senior to B byyears A 比 B 大岁A is years senior to B There are separate rooms for senior and junior officers. 高级军官和下级军官的房间是分开的。He won the senior men
10、s 400 metres. 他赢得了成年男子组 400 米冠军。He is senior to me by seven years. 他比我年长七岁。n. C较某人年长的人；上级，上司。Paul is my senior by two years. 保罗年长我两岁。He was my senior. 他以前是我的上司。【拓展延伸】junior adj.初级的；职位或地位较低的be ones senior/junior by.be.senior/junior to sb.比某年年长/年幼senior middle(high)school 高级中学junior middle(high) schoo
11、l 初级中学be junior to sb 比某人年龄小/职位低。She is three years junior to me. 她比我小三岁。与 senior, junior 搭配表示比较时，只能用 to，而不能用 than。【名师点津】一些以 ior 结尾的形容词，后常接介词 to 表示比较，如：superior，inferior，prior ，senior，junior 等。如：This is inferior/superior to that.这个不如/ 胜过那个。It happened prior to my arrival.这发生在我到达之前。【跟踪典例】完成句子(1)选词填空M
12、y little brother is my _(senior/junior)by three years.Though Jack is younger _(than/to)Ann，hes senior _(than/to)her.They were excited that their product is _(superior/inferior)to their competitors.(2)完成句子(一句多译)Tom is _.Tom is_.Tom is_.Tom is_.汤姆比我大三岁。【答案】(1) junior than；to superior(2)three years old
13、er than Imy senior by three yearsthree years senior to methree years my senior4. approveLast of all, the chief editor read it and approved it.最后，主编审读了这篇稿子，并且批准发表了。(教材 P30)(1)vi. 赞成，同意。approve of sb/sth 同意/ 赞成某人/ 某事approve of sb/sbs doing sth 赞成某人做某事Do you approve of my idea? 你同意我的观点吗？Im afraid your
14、parents wont approve of your going there. 我担心你父母不会赞成你到那儿去。(2) vt. 批准，通过(计划、提案、要求等 )。The mayoress approved the new building plans.女市长批准了新建筑计划。(3) vt. 认可；核准。The auditors approved the companys accounts.审计员核准了公司的账目。The course is approved by the Department of Education.该课程已获教育部核准。approve 作 “批准；同意”讲时，宾语只能
15、是“ 物”或“ 事”，而不能是“ 人”。【拓展延伸】approval n. 赞成；同意；批准；认可give ones approval to 批准某人have sb.s approval 得到某人的赞同with approval of 经的批准【跟踪典例】(1)单句改错Marys mother will never approve her marriage to you._Im afraid your parents wont approve you to go there._(2)完成句子The mayor _ the new building plans.市长批准了新建筑计划。Do you
16、 _ the pictures in the book?你对这本书中的插图满意吗？We dont _ there with them.我们不同意你和他们去那儿。The company _ his application.公司同意了他的申请。【答案】(1)approve 后加 of Im afraid your parents wont approve of your going there. (2)approved approve of approve of your going gave its approval to/approved of5. processAll the informa
17、tion was then ready to be processed into film negatives.此后，所有的报道材料就要被制成胶片。 (教材 P30)vt.加工(食品等)；用电脑处理 (资料)；显影或冲印(相机、胶卷) ；列队行进n.C制法；程序；处置；过程；步骤It is a long process to obtain a drivers license.取得驾照是一个漫长的过程。Changes are in process.变化正发生。We are in(the)process of class.我们正在上课。Most of the food we buy is proc
18、essed in some way.我们买的大部分食品都用某种方法加工过。【图形助记】 图释 process【拓展延伸】(1)be processed into. 被制成/ 加工成(2)be in the process of doing sth. 正在做；在做某事的过程中in the process of time 随着时间的推移/逐渐地in process 在进行中【跟踪典例】(1)介词填空The bridge is _ the process _ being built.The design is _ process.They are processing _ the hall.(2)完
19、成句子My new computer _ more quickly than the old one.我的新电脑处理资料的速度比旧电脑快得多。The information is _.正在处理这条信息。The construction of the building _.这座楼在建设中。The tunnel is _ being constructed.隧道正在建设中。【答案】(1)in； of in into (2)processes information being processed is in process in the process of6. appointmentPracti
20、se in pairs making appointments.两人一组练习约会。 (教材 P31)n约会；任命；预约；委任；职务；职位I have an appointment with the president of his firm this afternoon.我和他公司的总经理约在今天下午见面。He was given an appointment at the local school.他获得了当地学校的一个职位。You should phone the doctor if you want to make an appointment.如果你想约定时间，必须给医生打电话。I k
21、now he is a man who keeps his appointment.我知道他是个守约的人。【拓展延伸】(1)have/make/fix an appointment with sb.与某人约会/ 预约have/make/fix an appointment to do.约好做keep/break an/ones appointment 守/ 违约(2)appoint vt.任命；委托，指定，约定be appointed to 被任命为appoint sb.as/to be 任命某人为注意：(1)表示 “委任某人担任某职务 ”时，要分清两种情况：若指的是抽象的职位( 如posit
22、ion，office， presidency，chairmanship 等) ，则用“appoint sb.to 抽象职位”；若指的是具体的某职位( 如headmaster，manager，chairman，president 等)，则用“appoint sb.to be/as 担任职位的人”( 其中 to be 或 as 可以省略)。(2)appointment 意为“ 任命( 选派)某职位”时，后接介词 as 或 of(后面的名词通常不加不定冠词) 。【跟踪典例】(1)介词填空He made an appointment _ his dentist at 8 amShe has an ap
23、pointment _ a client at 10：30.The committee has appointed Mr.White _ headmaster in this high school.Smith was appointed _ the vacant post.The time appointed _ the meeting was 8：30 am(2)完成句子Can I _ the manager?我可以约见经理吗？I _ the president of his firm this afternoon.我和他公司的总经理约在今天下午见面。Im sorry _.对不起，我失约了
24、。She _ to see the doctor.她为儿子约定了看医生的时间。He _ in June last year.在去年 6 月份，他被指定担任秘书。Now that you have _ your friend you should _and shouldnt _.既然你已经和朋友约好了，你就应该守约而不应该违约。【答案】(1)with with as to for(2)make an appointment with have an appointment with I missed our appointment made an appointment for her son
25、was appointed as/to be(the position of)secretary made an appointment with； keep；break之句式篇1 Although he realized the man had been lying，Zhou Yang knew he must not accuse him directly.尽管他知道那个人一直在说谎，但周阳明白他绝不能直接指责那个人。had been lying 用了过去完成进行时。过去完成进行时的基本用法：构成：had been现在分词(doing) 。意义：表示在过去某时或者某个动作之前一直进行的动作
26、，暗示该动作持续到过去某时或过去某个动作发生时，且还可能持续下去。标志性时间：by 引出的时间状语、before 或 when 引导的从句( 从句用一般过去时)、表示一段时间的状语(如 for hours，all these days)等。They had been building the road by the end of last month.到上个月月末为止他们一直在修这条路。He came back late because he had been waiting for her for two hours.他回来得晚，因为他一直等了她两个小时。He had been studyi
27、ng English for three years before he went abroad.在他出国之前，他学习英语已三年了。【跟踪典例】完成句子He came back at seven. He _ her for at least three hours.他七点时回来的，他一直等了她至少三个小时。He _all before he went abroad.在他出国之前，他学习英语已三年了。Nobody knew _ these days.没人知道他们这些天一直在干什么。When I came in，he _ his pen and he told me he had _ for tw
28、o hours.我进来时，他正在找笔，他告诉我他已经找了两个小时了。【答案】had been waiting for had been studying English for three yearswhat they had been doing was looking for；been looking for it2. Then as the article was going to be written in English Zhou Yang also took a copy to the native speaker employed by the newspaper to poli
29、sh the style.因为这篇文章要用英文来写，所以周阳拿了一份复印稿给一位母语为英语的外国雇员来对语言风格进行润色。as 在此处引导的是原因状语从句，既可放在主句前也可放在主句后。一般来说，as 引导原因状语从句表示双方都知道的原因。As its raining again，well have to stay at home.因为又下起雨来了，我们只好待在家里了。【拓展延伸】as 作连词引导状语从句的用法：引导原因状语从句，表示“因为；由于”。As his mother was ill，he didnt come here yesterday.因为妈妈病了，他昨天没来。引导时间状语从句，
30、表示“一边 一边；当时；随着”。She grew more beautiful as she grew older.随着年龄的增长，她变得更漂亮了。引导方式状语从句，表示“正如，就像”。He told us to do it as he did.他告诉我们按照他所做的那样去做。引导让步状语从句，表示“虽然；尽管”，从句须用倒装程序。Clever as he is，he cant work out this problem.尽管他很聪明，他不可能算出这道习题。【名师点津】(1) as，because，since 都可以表示因果关系，连接原因状语从句，含义是“因为，由于” ，但它们有区别： bec
31、ause 表示的语气最强；as 一般放在句首，语气较弱，较口语化；since 常常用在书面语中，表示多为 对方已知的、或稍加分析便可得知的原因，有时可译作“既然” 。He will succeed because he is in earnest.他一定会成功，因为他很认真。Since you are so sure of it hell believe you.既然你对此如此有把握，他会相信你的。As rain has fallen，the air is cooler.因为下过雨，空气比较清爽。(2) as 与 when，while 都是引导时间状语从句的从属连词，含义都是“当的时候” 。但
32、它们有区别：用when 时，从句的动作可以与主句的动作同时发生，也可以先于主句的动作发生；用while 时，从句的动作为一过程，主句动作与从句动作同时进行或在从句动作过程中发生；用 as 时，主句和从句的动作同时发生，具有延续的含义。It was snowing when he arrived at the construction site.他到达工地时，天正在下雪。He was watching TV while his mother was cooking.他母亲做饭时他在看电视。You will grow wiser as you grow older.你会随着年龄的增长而越来越聪明。
33、(3)as 与 although(或 though)，however(或 no matter how)等都可以引导让步状语从句，含义是“虽然，尽管” ，但它们有区别：although 语气稍正式些，可放在句首，也可放在句中，主句中不能再用but，但可以用 yet；as 所表示的语气较强，引导的让步状语从句用倒装语序；however 引导让步状语从句时，它的后面可跟形容词或副词，也要用倒装语序。Although he is quite old，he still jogs every day.他虽然年纪相当大，仍然每天慢跑。Strange as it may seem，nobody was inj
34、ured in the accident.这次意外虽然显得令人不可思议，却没有人受伤。However hard he may try， he will not attain his goal.无论他怎样努力也达不到目标。【跟踪典例】写出下列句子中 as 的含义To shut your eyes to facts，as many of you do，is foolish._He came to China as a tourist five years ago._They dont have many airplanes.You ought to do as Paul tells you._Th
35、e work is not so difficult as you imagine._As she left the room，she remembered that book._As the sun rose，the fog dispersed._We didnt know what to do as we were just visiting there._Tired as he was，he sat up late._【答案】正如，好像 作为 按照 像 当时随着 因为 虽然. 单词拼写1. My parents dont a_ of me smoking cigarettes.2. My
36、 shoes are so dirty that they need to be p_.3. Please make an a_ with the dentist to treat your toothache.4. There are separate rooms for s_ and junior officers.5. A punctual person always finishes everything a_ of time.6. A pocket _(版本) of the dictionary will come out soon.7. _(犯罪) is on the increa
37、se in some big cities.8. When will you _(处理 ) the information?9. The new salesgirl is _(准确的) at figures.10. Shes the head of the firms personnel _(部). 补全句子1. 伦敦时间要比纽约时间早 5 个小时。The time in London is five hours in New York.2. 尽管我很喜欢这辆汽车，但我买不起。， I cant afford it.3. 我们公司正在向新的办公室搬的过程中。Our company moving
38、to the new offices.4. 对于做这项工作上，我赞成你的主意。I about doing this job.5. 在公司她比所有人的地位都高。She everyone else in the company.6. 他们意外地发现了那个山洞。They found that cave _.7. 今天下午一定要按时来。_ come on time this afternoon.8. 汤姆跑得很快，不久就在其他人的前面了。Tom ran very fast and soon _.9. 在美国，人们看病都需要预约。In the United States，people need to _
39、 to see a doctor.10. 你看完那本书后请传给我。_ when youve finished with it. 单项填空1The necklace is assessed _ 10,000 yuan.Aat Bof Cwith Dto2Please _ us of any change of address as soon as possible.Aaccuse Binform Ccure Drob3Do you have enough to _ all your daily expenses?Oh yes，enough and to spare.Acover Bspend C
40、fill Doffer4Its a long way to go! We must take a taxi._ for a taxi. The underground can save money.ANo longer BNo wonder C No need DNo problem5Do you believe what they reported in yesterdays newspaper?No，I think they _.Atold the public the truthBgot the wrong end of the stickCmade few mistakes in th
41、eir reportDshould not report the truth6He kept silent over the matter _ lose his job.Aso as to not Bin order not Cso as not to Din order to not7The message is very important，so it is supposed _ as soon as possible.Ato be sent Bto send Cbeing sent Dsending8The manager demanded that the work _ by the
42、end of the month.Amust finish Bwould be finishedCbe finished Dmust be finished9Only when I left my parents for Italy _ how much I loved them.AI realized BI had realizedChad I realized Ddid I realize10How often do you eat out?_，but usually once a week.AHave no idea BIt dependsCAs usual DGenerally spe
43、akingI. 完形填空“Now， ” Mrs Virginia DeView said, smiling， “we are going to discover our professions.”The class seemed to be greatly surprised. Our professions? We were only 13 and 14 years old! The teacher must be 1 _. “Yes, you will all be searching for your future_ 2 _.Each of you will have to _ 3 _
44、someone in your field，plus give an oral report.Each day in her class, Virginia DeView reminded us of this. Finally, I picked print journalism. This_ 4 _I had to go to interview a trueblue newspaper reporter. I was extremely nervous. I sat down in front of him5 _ able to speak. He looked at me and said， “Did you bring a pencil or pen？”I shook my head.“How about some_ 6 _？”I shook my head again.Finally，I thought he realized I was_ 7 _ ，and I got my first big tip as a_ 8_.“Never，never go anywh
