Unit3 A taste of English humour

 

常考单词、高频短语和写作句式

 

Ⅰ. 常考单词必背

 

1．content  adj. 满足的；满意的　n. 满足　 vt. 使满足

 

Is he content with his present achievement?

他对目前的成就感到满意吗？

 

The boy contents himself with an apple every day.

这个男孩每天吃一个苹果来满足自己。

 

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content oneself with sth 满足于某事

feel/be content with 对……感到满意

be content to do... 愿意做……

do sth to your heart's content 尽情地做某事

 

2．astonish  vt. 使惊诧

 

The news astonished everyone present at the meeting.

这则消息使与会的每一个人感到惊讶。

 

It is astonishing how much the place has changed.

这地方变化如此之大，真是令人吃惊。

 

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(1)be astonished at 对……感到惊讶

be astonished to do sth 惊讶地干某事

(2)astonished adj. 感到惊讶的

astonishing  adj. 令人感到惊讶的

astonishment  n. 吃惊，惊讶

 

3．entertain vt.&vi. 使欢乐；款待

 

He entertained us for hours with his stories and jokes.

他既讲故事又说笑话，把我们逗乐了好几个小时。

 

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(1)entertain sb with sth 用……使某人有兴趣

(2)entertaining adj. 使人愉快的；有趣的

entertainer n. 表演者

entertainment  n. 娱乐(活动)

 

4．throughout  prep. 遍及；贯穿　adv. 到处；始终；全部

 

This experience will be of value to them throughout their lives.

这个经历对他们一辈子都将是宝贵的。

 

5．convince  vt. 使信服

 

It convinced me of his honesty.＝It convinced me that he was honest.

这使我相信他确实是诚实的。

 

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(1)convince sb of sth 使某人相信某事

convince sb to do sth 说服某人做某事

convince sb that从句 使某人确信……

(2)convinced adj. 确信的，信服的

convincing adj. 令人信服的

 

6．outstanding  adj. 突出的；杰出的；显著的

 

The girl who won the scholarship was quite outstanding.

得奖学金的女孩是相当杰出的。

 

7．gesture  n. 姿态；手势　vi. 做手势

 

She gestured to the waiter to bring some more coffee.

她打手势示意服务员再拿些咖啡来。

 

8．particular  adj. 特殊的；特别的　n. 细节；细目

 

The story happened on that particular day.

故事就发生在那一天。

 

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in particular ＝ particularly 尤其地；特别地

be particular about sth 对……很挑剔

 

9．occasion  n. 时刻；场合

 

By occasion of rain，we can't play basketball.

因为下雨，我们不能打篮球了。

 

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(1)by occasion of 因为……

on occasion 有时；间或

(2)occasional adj. 偶尔的；偶然的

occasionally adv. 偶然地；有时

 

10．amuse  vt. 使发笑；使愉快

 

We were all amused at his foolish behaviour.

我们为他那愚蠢的行为感到好笑。

 

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(1)be amused at 因为……感到好笑

be amused to hear/see/find... (听到、看到、发现等)觉得好笑的

(2)amusing adj. 有趣的；逗乐的

amused adj. 觉得好笑的

amusement n. 消遣，娱乐(活动)

 

 

Ⅱ. 高频短语必会

 

1．up to now 直到现在

 

Up to now nobody has claimed the suitcase.

到现在还没人认领这个行李箱。

 

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同义词：up to present，so far，till now等。

 

2．badly off 穷的；缺少的

 

The refugees are badly off for blankets，and even worse off for food.

难民需要毯子，更需要食物。

 

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be badly off for sth 某物短缺；……不够

be well off 有钱；富裕；境况良好

be well off for sth ……充裕

同义短语：be short of/be lacking in

 

3．pick out 挑出；辨别出

 

See if you can pick me out in this photo.

看你能不能把我从这张相片中认出来。

 

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pick up 捡起，拿起(某物)；扶起(某人)；(用车)接(某人)；收拾；整理；(无意中)学会；掌握

 

4．cut off 切断；断绝

 

They cut off our food supply.

他们中断了我们的食物供应。

 

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cut down 砍倒；砍伤；砍死

cut in 插嘴；超车

cut up 切碎

 

5．star in 担任主角；主演

 

Who is starring in the film at the local cinema?

本地那家电影院上演的那部片子是谁主演的？

 

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star as 担任……角色

 

Ⅲ. 写作句式必学

 

1．He made people laugh at a time when they felt depressed，so they could feel more content with 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．You may find it astonishing that Charlie was taught to sing as soon as he could speak and dance as soon as he could walk.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．Instead he and another man are hiding in a small hut during a snowstorm with nothing to eat.

他和另一个人反而被暴风雪困在一个小木屋里，没有任何东西可吃。

 

4．The answer to the question contains a word which，when spoken，can have two meanings.

问题的答案中包含有一个单词，这个单词在说的时候，可以有两层意思。

 

5．What did John think Mary should have done with the mess in the pan?

约翰认为玛丽本应该怎样处理锅里的脏东西呢？

 

Ⅲ. 短文语法填空，然后背诵短文，熟记本单元的重点词汇。

 

Chaplin

Chaplin was an extraordinary __1__(perform) who starred in and directed manyoutstanding comedies.Few __2__(be) bored watching his moustache，his gestures or his entertaining reactions when __3__(chase) by detectives.Being drunk，sliding on a banana skin or __4__(whisper) his own failures to nobody，he made us feel morecontent with our life without any verbal explanation.His particular sense ofhumor has astonished everybody throughout the world up __5__ now.

In a small budget film，he played a badly－off and homeless person wearingworn－out shoes and __6__(mess) clothes.On one occasion，he __7__(trap) by asnowstorm in a vast mountainous area.Though he overcame many difficulties，he wasn't fortunate enough.With all the porridge eaten up，he picked out a shoe and boiled it __8__(eat)．He cut off the leather bottom and chewed __9__ like apancake.According to an actress，his acting was __10__ convincing and amusing that everybody couldn't help bursting into laughter.

 

答案：1.performer　2.were　3.chased　4.whispering  

5. to　6. messy　7. was trapped　8. to eat　9. it　10. so

 

 

必修四Unit3同步常考知识点练习

 

Ⅰ. 单句语法填空

 

1．I don't believe what you said, but if you can prove it, you may be able __to_convince__ (convince) me.

 

解析：句意：我不相信你说的话，但是如果你能证明的话，你可能会使我相信。

 

2．“You can't judge a book by its cover，” __as__ the old saying goes.

 

解析：句意：俗话说“不能根据封面判断一本书”。As the old saying goes“俗话说”。

 

3．Up to now, the program__has_saved__(save) thousands of children who would otherwise have died.

 

解析：考查时态。up to now表示“直到现在”，句中谓语动词往往用现在完成时态。

 

4．The retired man donated most of his savings to the school damaged by the earthquake in Yushu，__enabling__(able) the students to return to their classrooms.

 

解析：句意：这个退休的老人把他大部分的积蓄都捐给了玉树地震中的受灾学校，使学生们能够重返课堂。本题考查非谓语动词的用法。the man与enable之间是主动关系，故应用其v.­ing形式来作结果状语，表示顺理成章的结果。

 

5．Mother always complains that children wear __out__ their shoes very quickly.

 

解析：句意：妈妈总是抱怨孩子鞋穿破得太快。wear out用坏；穿破；(使)筋疲力尽；耗尽。

 

6．The sunlight is white and blinding, __throwing__(throw) hard­edged shadows on the ground.

 

解析：考查非谓语动词。句意：阳光明亮而刺眼，在地上投射出轮廓清晰的影子。throw这一动作和主语sunlight之间是主动关系，且强调一种自然的结果，所以应用动词­ing的主动形式。

 

7．It's surprising that your brother pick __up__ Russian so quickly—he hasn't lived there very long.

 

解析：句意：真令人惊讶，你哥哥这么快就学会了俄语——他在那没住多长时间。pick up拾起，捡起，学会。

 

8．There appeared an __astonished__(astonish) look on her face on hearing the __astonishing__(astonish) story.

 

解析：考查非谓语动词。句意：听了那个令人吃惊的故事，她的脸上露出吃惊的表情。表示情感变化的动词的过去分词常用来修饰说明人或人的表情(look，expression)、声音(voice)、微笑(smile)等，这类动词的­ing形式常用来修饰说明事物。

 

9．__Convinced__(convince) of his honesty, we decided to depend on him __to_carry__(carry) out the secret order.

 

解析：考查非谓语动词。句意：因为坚信他的诚实，所以我们决定依靠他来执行这道密令。be convinced of坚信，确信，在此处作原因状语，要用过去分词形式；carry out执行；depend on sb.to do sth.依靠某人做某事，为固定句型。

 

10．In a sports team each player has a clear role，and there are few occasions __when__ members are uncertain of their roles.

 

解析：句意：在一个运动队中每位队员都有清晰的角色意识，在很少场合下会出现队员不清楚自己角色的情况。occasion表示“场合；(重大的)时刻(节)，时机，机会”。

 

11．Life is by no means perfect since difficulties are unavoidable, but I __am_convinced__ (convince) that life is 10 percent what happens but 90 percent how we react to it.

 

解析：句意：因为困难无法避免，所以生活绝不可能完美，但是我相信生活的美好程度有百分之十取决于所发生的事情， 其余的百分之九十取决于我们对待这些事情的态度。be convinced that...“相信……，坚信……”符合句意。

 

12．2016 will still be a difficult year for some people, __in__ particular those facing the continuing effects of the bad economy.

 

解析：句意：2016年对一些人来说，将依然会是艰难的一年，尤其是那些受经济不景气持续影响的人。

 

13．By the time the girl comes back to life, scientists probably __will_have_discovered__ (discover) a cure for this incurable disease.

 

解析：考查动词的时态。句意为：到这个女孩苏醒过来时，科学家们可能已经找到了治疗这种不治之症的方法。根据句意可知，此处应用将来完成时。

 

14．(2013·山东改编)There is no simple answer, __as__ is often the case in science.

 

解析：句意为：科学往往如此，它没有一个简单的答案。

 

15．Mary felt cut __off__ from the outside world, since she lacked an Internet connection and couldn't receive any e­mail.

 

 

Ⅱ. 完成句子

 

1．She __is_quite_content_to__(感到非常满足) stay at home looking after her children.

 

2．I'm going to __pick_out_a_few_books__(挑选出几本书) to send to some friends in South China.

 

3．He, born in a poor family, has lost his job and is __worse_off__(更糟糕) than ever.

 

4．There was too much pressure on me and I was __on_the_edge_of__(在……的边缘) breakdown, and worse still, I had no idea on how to get rid of it.

 

5．The children __picked_up__(捡到) many sea shells at the seaside.

 

6．Once you've __had_a_taste_of_life(＝experienced_the_life)__(体验生活) in our country, you won't want to return home.

 

7．不幸的是，我发现我的一个手提箱在机场丢失了。(find＋n.＋done)

 

__Unfortunately__， I __found_one_of_my_suitcases_lost__ at the airport.

 

8．他如此成功，如此出名，全国每个人都听说过他。(so...that...)

 

He is __so_successful_and_famous_that__ everybody in the country knows of him.

 

9．He talked as if __he_had_made_great_contributions__(他作出了很大贡献), but in fact, Alice did most of the job.

 

10．每个时期都有其独特的建筑装饰上的风格．

 

Each period has __its_own_particular_style_of__ architectural decoration.

 

Ⅲ. 单句改错

 

1．It's wrong for the visitors to be cruel of the animals in the zoo.

 

__of→to__

 

2．With the electricity being cut off, all the machines had to stop working.

 

__去掉being__

 

3．We had worn out after working in the fields the whole day long.

 

__had→were__

 

4．Do you have difficulty with learning English?

 

__with→in或去掉with__

 

5．Luckily for her, she picked out from dozens of applicants for the job last week.

 

__she后加上was__

 

6．He went in search for a doctor for his sick wife.

 

__第一个for→of__

 

7．Peace talks have been broken down over the question of reparations.

 

__去掉been__

 

8．He went out to play, leaving his homework unfinish.

 

__unfinish→unfinished__

 

9．Judged from his appearance, we know he is a doctor.

 

__Judged→Judging__

 

10．Not that I'm unwilling to go with you, but I'm busy now.

 

__but后加上that__

 

Ⅳ. 教材原句

 

1．No one was ever bored__watching__(watch) him—his subtle acting made everything__entertaining__(entertain)．

 

解析：第一空考查分词作伴随状语，No one与watch之间为主动关系，故填现在分词；第二空考查形容词作宾补，修饰everything，意为“有趣的”。

 

2．They are__so__hungry that they try boiling a pair of leather shoes for their dinner.

 

解析：考查so...that...句式。

 

3．He cuts off the leather top of the shoes as if it__were__(be) the finest steak.

 

解析：考查虚拟语气。as if后的从句表示与现在事实相反的虚拟语气，be动词用were。

 

4．The acting is so__convincing__(convince) that it makes you believe that it is one of the__best__(good) meals he has ever tasted!

 

解析：第一空考查词形转换，此空应为形容词作表语；第二空考查形容词最高级，根据定冠词和meals后的定语从句可判断。

 

5．He is loved and remembered__as__a great actor__who__could inspire people with great confidence.

 

解析：第一空考查be remembered as意为“作为……被铭记”；第二空考查定语从句，从句中缺主语，且先行词指人。

 

6．Instead he and another man are hiding in a small hut during a snowstorm with nothing__to_eat__(eat)．

 

解析：考查非谓语动词，不定式作“nothing”的后置定语。

 

7．This character was__a__ social failure but was loved for his optimism and__determination__ (determine) to overcome all difficulties.

 

解析：第一空考查抽象名词具体化，failure此处意为“失败者”，故用不定冠词修饰；第二空考查词形转换，此名应与optimism并列，因此填名词。

 

8．I think of__how__short life is and how long the universe has lasted.

 

解析：考查宾语从句。“连词＋形容词＋主语＋谓语”结构中，连词应用how。

 

9．Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson went__camping__(camp) in a mountainous area.

 

解析：考查go doing结构。

 

10．In__the__1990s, Mr Bean became a star using mime to highlight difficult social situations much__as__ Charlie Chaplin had done.

 

解析：第一空考查固定短语，“in the 1990s”意为“在二十世纪90年代”；第二空考查连词，意为“正如”“好像”，故填as。

 

Ⅴ. 语篇填空

 

Not that Charlie's own life was easy! He was born in a poor family in 1889.His parents were both poor music hall ①__performers__(perform)．You may find ②__it__ astonishing that Charlie ③__was_taught__(teach) to sing as soon as he could speak ④__and__ dance as soon as he could walk. Such training was common in acting families at this time, especially when the family income was often uncertain.

Unfortunately his father died, ⑤__leaving__(leave) the family even ⑥__worse__(badly) off, so Charlie spent his childhood looking after ⑦__his__ sick mother and his brother.⑧__By__ his teens, Charlie had, through his humour, become one of ⑨__the__ most popular child actors in England. He could mime and act the fool doing ordinary everyday tasks. No one was ever bored watching ⑩__him__—his subtle acting made everything entertaining.

 

Ⅵ. 话题写作

 

用本单元所学知识完成下列句子，并按照逻辑连成短文。

 

1．刘大成是个普通的农民，他很满足于他现在的生活。

 

Liu Dacheng is__an_ordinary_farmer__.He__is_content_with__his life now.

 

2．他很喜欢唱歌，经常用他的歌给人们带来欢乐。

 

He likes singing very much.He often__entertains_people_with__his songs.

 

3．虽然他家很穷，但他克服种种困难练习唱歌，使自己在他的家乡著名。

 

Though his family was__badly_off__，he__overcame_a_lot_of_difficulties__and practised singing and__made_himself_famous__in his hometown.

 

4．幸运的是，他在中央电视台一次歌唱比赛中以令人信服的歌喉获得了成功。

 

__Fortunately__，__his_convincing_voice__contributed to his success in a singing competition on CCTV.

 

组篇公式：将句1改成定语从句。

 

答案：

Liu Dacheng is an ordinary farmer, who is content with his life now. He likes singing very much. He often entertains people with his songs. Though his family was badly off, he overcame a lot of difficulties and practised singing and made himself famous in his hometown.

Fortunately, his convincing voice contributed to his success in a singing competition on CCTV.

 

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