Unit2 Robots

常考单词、高频短语和写作句式

 

Ⅰ. 常考单词必背

 

1．desire n．渴望；愿望；欲望　v．渴望；向往；要求

 

We all desire happiness and health.

我们都想得到幸福和健康。

 

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(1)have a strong desire to do sth 迫切想要做某事

(2)have a strong desire for sth 急于想得到某物

desire to do sth 渴望做某事

desire sb to do sth 想要某人做某事

desire that主语＋should＋动词原形，should可以省略。

(3)desirable  adj. 令人满意的

desired  adj. 渴望的；想得到的

 

2．alarm  n．警报；惊恐　vt. 使警觉；使惊恐；惊动

 

I forgot to set my alarm and I overslept.

我忘了定闹钟，结果睡过了头。

They were alarmed by a sudden attack.

突然袭击使他们大为惊恐。

 

3．sympathy  n．同情

 

I have a lot of sympathy for him；he brought up his two children on his own.

我非常同情他，他独自把两个孩子养大。

 

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(1)feel/have great sympathy for sb 对某人深感同情

with sympathy 同情地

(2)sympathetic  adj. 同情的；支持的

sympathize/sympathise  vi. ①同情；怜悯 ②体谅；赞同

 

4．favo(u)r   n．[U]喜爱；恩惠；赞同　vt. 喜爱；支持；赞成

 

The idea is beginning to gain widespread favour.

这种意见开始赢得广泛赞同。

 

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(1)in favour of 赞同；支持

in sb 's favour 对某人有利

do sb a favour/do a favour for sb 帮某人一个忙

ask sb a favour＝ask a favour of sb 请某人帮忙

 

(2)favourable adj. 赞同的；有利的

favourite  adj.&n．特别喜爱的(东西)

 

5．pile  n．[C] ①一堆②大量 vt.&vi. 堆积；积聚

 

The leaves had been swept into huge piles.

树叶被扫成了一大堆一大堆的。

 

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a pile of 一堆

piles of 一堆堆的

pile up 堆积

 

6．absurd  adj. 荒谬的；可笑的

 

He felt it was absurd to be filled with hatred for someone he had never met.

他觉得对从未见过的人充满仇恨可真是荒谬。

 

7. accompany  vt. ①陪伴；伴随 ②伴随发生(with) ③伴奏(＋on/at)

 

Friends，in this time of happiness，joy and goodwill to accompany you!  朋友，在这幸福的时光里，让快乐和美好永远陪伴着你！

 

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(1)accompany sb to someplace 陪伴某人去某地

accompany sb on/at 用……给某人伴奏

accompany...with/by 与……同时存在或发生

(2)keep sb company 陪伴某人

in company with 与……一起

 

8．declare v．宣布(声明)；申报；声明

 

He declared that he would fight for his right.

他宣称要为他的权利而斗争。

 

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declaration  n．宣言，布告，公告，声明

declare against 声明反对

declare sth to sb/sth 向……表明自己的观点

declare...open/close 宣布……开始/结束

declared war on 向……宣战

 

9．talent  n．天才；特殊能力

 

Which of them has more musical talent is open to debate.

他们之中谁更有音乐天赋还未有定论。

 

10．obey  vt.&vi.服从；听从；遵守　

disobey  v．不服从；违抗

 

A robot must obey the orders given to it by human beings.

机器人必须遵守人类的指令。

 

obey the rules 遵守规则

 

Ⅱ. 高频短语必会

 

1．test out 实验；考验

2．ring up 给……打电话

3．turn around 转身；翻转

4．set aside 将……放在一边；为……节省或保留

5．in all 总共；总计

6．be bound to 一定做……

 

 

Ⅲ. 写作句式必学

 

1．It was disturbing and frightening that he looked so human.机器人如此通人性，这使她觉得心烦和害怕。

 

2．As a favour Tony promised to help Claire make herself smarter and her home more elegant.

作为一个恩惠，托尼答应帮助克莱尔，使她更漂亮，使她的家更高雅。

 

3．She fell off a ladder and even though Tony was in the next room，he managed to catch her in time.

她从梯子上掉下来，尽管托尼在隔壁房间里，他还是及时(赶过来)把她接住了。

 

选修七Unit2同步常考知识点练习！

Ⅰ. 单句语法填空

 

1．While waiting for the opportunity to get __promoted__(promote), Henry did his best to perform his duty.

 

2．Children，when__accompanied__(accompany) by their parents, are allowed to enter the stadium.

 

3．In much of the animal world, night is the time set __aside__ for sleep—pure and simple.

 

4．When asked about their opinions about the schoolmaster, many teachers would prefer to see him step aside __in__favour of younger men.

 

5．We are not ready to go into production yet.The new machine isn't fully tested __out__.

 

6．My father is against my plan while my mother is in favor __of__ it.

 

7．The young couple set __aside__ some money each month for their future use even though their income can only make ends meet.

 

8．He is bound __to_be_left__(leave) behind unless he doubles his efforts.

 

9．It was reported that a little boy __trapped__(trap) under a destroyed house for three days was pulled out alive at last.

 

10．It's everybody's desire that ever effort __(should)_be_made__(make) to reduce the pollution in our city.

 

Ⅱ. 完成句子

 

1．His new house was __the_envy_of_all_his_friends__ (他所有朋友羡慕的对象)．

 

2．Tom was so interested in my essay that he __set_aside_his_own_work__ (把自己的工作放一边) and began to discuss it with me.

 

3．Children __are_bound_to_meet_with__ (注定会遇到) setbacks(挫折) as they grow up, so their parents don't need to worry about it.

 

4．When they __heard_the_alarm__(听到警报), they even did not realize what had happened.

 

5．由于我母亲偏爱我妹妹，我整天感到闷闷不乐。

 

It was because __my_mother_favored__ my little sister that I felt uncomfortable all day.

 

6．他们离婚已有两年时间而且也很久没互相联系过了。

 

They __have_been_divorced__ for two years and haven't been in touch with each other for a long time.

 

7．她比我小，但看起来比我成熟。

 

She __is_junior_to__ me but she looks more mature than me.

 

8．不管我有什么理由，她一定会叫我陪她去超市。(accompany)

 

No matter what my excuse was, she was bound to ask me __to_accompany_her_to_the_ supermarket__.

 

9．他没有足够的钱吃饭，更不用说娱乐了。

 

He doesn't have enough money for food, __let_alone__ amusement.

 

10．人人向往成功和幸福，但不是所有人都竭尽全力地去追求。

 

Everyone __has_a_desire_for__success and happiness, but only part of them have tried their best to attain them.

 

Ⅲ. 单句改错

 

1．To everybody's surprise, they got divorcing last month，though they had been married for only two months.

 

__divorcing→divorced__

 

2．Everybody was alarming at the news that war might break out.

 

__alarming→alarmed__

 

3．Thunders accompanying by heavy rain in this season are very common.

 

__accompanying→accompanied__

 

4．She had her bag snatching away on her way home yesterday evening.

 

__snatching→snatched__

 

5．Look! There stand the highest building of the city.

 

__stand→stands__

 

6．The little boy came riding at full speed down the motorway on his bicycle.How a dangerous scene it was!

 

__How→What__

 

Ⅳ. 语篇填空

 

Larry Belmont worked for a company ①__that/which__made robots. Recently②__it__ had begun experimenting with a household robot. It was going to ③__be_tested__(test) out by Larry's wife, Claire.

Claire didn't want the robot in her house, especially as her husband would be④__absent__(absence) for three weeks, but Larry⑤__persuaded__(persuade) her that the robot wouldn't harm her or allow her ⑥__to_be_harmed__(harm)．It would be a bonus.However, ⑦__when__ she first saw the robot, she felt alarmed.His name was Tony and he seemed ⑧__more__ like a human than a machine. He was tall and handsome ⑨__with__ smooth hair and a deep voice although his ⑩__facial__(face) expression never changed.

 

Ⅴ. 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．约翰极其渴望成为一名科幻小说作家。

 

John__has_a_strong_desire_to_become__a writer of the science fiction.

 

2．爸爸不支持约翰的想法。

 

John's father isn't__in_favour_of__his thought.

 

3．妈妈一直陪他去书店，她相信他将来取得的成绩会让别人都羡慕和忌妒。

 

His mother believes what he achieves in the future will make others admire and__envy_him__.She always__accompanies_him_to__the bookstore.

 

4．约翰的妹妹比他小三岁，经常打电话询问他的进展情况。

 

John's sister，who is three years__junior_to_him__，often__rings_up__to ask his progress.

 

5．由于约翰的努力，同学们都认为他一定会成功。

 

Owing to his hard work，his classmates all think John　is bound to　succeed.

 

组篇公式：用while连接句2和句3；用定语从句改写句2－3。

 

答案：

John has a strong desire to become a writer of the science fiction. However, his father isn't in favour of his thought while his mother, who believes what he achieves in the future will make others admire and envy him，always accompanies him to the bookstore. John's sister, who is three years junior to him, often rings up to ask his progress. Owing to his hard work, his classmates all think John is bound to succeed.

 

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