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Unit3 A taste of English humour

常考單詞、高頻短語和寫作句式

Ⅰ. 常考單詞必背

1．content  adj. 滿足的；滿意的　n. 滿足　 vt. 使滿足

Is he content with his present achievement?

他對目前的成就感到滿意嗎？

The boy contents himself with an apple every day.

這個男孩每天喫一個蘋果來滿足自己。

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content oneself with sth 滿足於某事

feel/be content with 對……感到滿意

be content to do... 願意做……

do sth to your heart's content 盡情地做某事

2．astonish  vt. 使驚詫

The news astonished everyone present at the meeting.

這則消息使與會的每一個人感到驚訝。

It is astonishing how much the place has changed.

這地方變化如此之大，真是令人喫驚。

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(1)be astonished at 對……感到驚訝

be astonished to do sth 驚訝地幹某事

(2)astonished adj. 感到驚訝的

astonishing  adj. 令人感到驚訝的

astonishment  n. 喫驚，驚訝

3．entertain vt.&vi. 使歡樂；款待

He entertained us for hours with his stories and jokes.

他既講故事又說笑話，把我們逗樂了好幾個小時。

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(1)entertain sb with sth 用……使某人有興趣

(2)entertaining adj. 使人愉快的；有趣的

entertainer n. 表演者

entertainment  n. 娛樂(活動)

4．throughout  prep. 遍及；貫穿　adv. 到處；始終；全部

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

這個經歷對他們一輩子都將是寶貴的。

5．convince  vt. 使信服

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

這使我相信他確實是誠實的。

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(1)convince sb of sth 使某人相信某事

convince sb to do sth 說服某人做某事

convince sb that從句 使某人確信……

(2)convinced adj. 確信的，信服的

convincing adj. 令人信服的

6．outstanding  adj. 突出的；傑出的；顯著的

The girl who won the scholarship was quite outstanding.

得獎學金的女孩是相當傑出的。

7．gesture  n. 姿態；手勢　vi. 做手勢

She gestured to the waiter to bring some more coffee.

她打手勢示意服務員再拿些咖啡來。

8．particular  adj. 特殊的；特別的　n. 細節；細目

The story happened on that particular day.

故事就發生在那一天。

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in particular ＝ particularly 尤其地；特別地

be particular about sth 對……很挑剔

9．occasion  n. 時刻；場合

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

因爲下雨，我們不能打籃球了。

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(1)by occasion of 因爲……

on occasion 有時；間或

(2)occasional adj. 偶爾的；偶然的

occasionally adv. 偶然地；有時

10．amuse  vt. 使發笑；使愉快

We were all amused at his foolish behaviour.

我們爲他那愚蠢的行爲感到好笑。

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(1)be amused at 因爲……感到好笑

be amused to hear/see/find... (聽到、看到、發現等)覺得好笑的

(2)amusing adj. 有趣的；逗樂的

amused adj. 覺得好笑的

amusement n. 消遣，娛樂(活動)

Ⅱ. 高頻短語必會

1．up to now 直到現在

Up to now nobody has claimed the suitcase.

到現在還沒人認領這個行李箱。

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同義詞：up to present，so far，till now等。

2．badly off 窮的；缺少的

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

難民需要毯子，更需要食物。

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be badly off for sth 某物短缺；……不夠

be well off 有錢；富裕；境況良好

be well off for sth ……充裕

同義短語：be short of/be lacking in

3．pick out 挑出；辨別出

See if you can pick me out in this photo.

看你能不能把我從這張相片中認出來。

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pick up 撿起，拿起(某物)；扶起(某人)；(用車)接(某人)；收拾；整理；(無意中)學會；掌握

4．cut off 切斷；斷絕

They cut off our food supply.

他們中斷了我們的食物供應。

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cut down 砍倒；砍傷；砍死

cut in 插嘴；超車

cut up 切碎

5．star in 擔任主角；主演

Who is starring in the film at the local cinema?

本地那家電影院上演的那部片子是誰主演的？

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star as 擔任……角色

Ⅲ. 寫作句式必學

1．He made people laugh at a time when they felt depressed，so they could feel more content with their lives.

在感到沮喪的時候，他可以使他們開懷大笑，於是人們就對自己的生活感到比較滿足。

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.你可能會感到驚奇，查理剛會說話時大人就教他唱歌，他剛會走路時大人就教他跳舞了。

3．Instead he and another man are hiding in a small hut during a snowstorm with nothing to eat.

他和另一個人反而被暴風雪困在一個小木屋裏，沒有任何東西可喫。

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

問題的答案中包含有一個單詞，這個單詞在說的時候，可以有兩層意思。

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

約翰認爲瑪麗本應該怎樣處理鍋裏的髒東西呢？

Ⅲ. 短文語法填空，然後背誦短文，熟記本單元的重點詞彙。

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同步常考知識點練習

Ⅰ. 單句語法填空

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：我不相信你說的話，但是如果你能證明的話，你可能會使我相信。

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

解析：句意：俗話說“不能根據封面判斷一本書”。As the old saying goes“俗話說”。

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

解析：考查時態。up to now表示“直到現在”，句中謂語動詞往往用現在完成時態。

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：這個退休的老人把他大部分的積蓄都捐給了玉樹地震中的受災學校，使學生們能夠重返課堂。本題考查非謂語動詞的用法。the man與enable之間是主動關係，故應用其v.­ing形式來作結果狀語，表示順理成章的結果。

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

解析：句意：媽媽總是抱怨孩子鞋穿破得太快。wear out用壞；穿破；(使)筋疲力盡；耗盡。

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

解析：考查非謂語動詞。句意：陽光明亮而刺眼，在地上投射出輪廓清晰的影子。throw這一動作和主語sunlight之間是主動關係，且強調一種自然的結果，所以應用動詞­ing的主動形式。

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

解析：句意：真令人驚訝，你哥哥這麼快就學會了俄語——他在那沒住多長時間。pick up拾起，撿起，學會。

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

解析：考查非謂語動詞。句意：聽了那個令人喫驚的故事，她的臉上露出喫驚的表情。表示情感變化的動詞的過去分詞常用來修飾說明人或人的表情(look，expression)、聲音(voice)、微笑(smile)等，這類動詞的­ing形式常用來修飾說明事物。

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

解析：考查非謂語動詞。句意：因爲堅信他的誠實，所以我們決定依靠他來執行這道密令。be convinced of堅信，確信，在此處作原因狀語，要用過去分詞形式；carry out執行；depend on sb.to do sth.依靠某人做某事，爲固定句型。

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：在一個運動隊中每位隊員都有清晰的角色意識，在很少場合下會出現隊員不清楚自己角色的情況。occasion表示“場合；(重大的)時刻(節)，時機，機會”。

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：因爲困難無法避免，所以生活絕不可能完美，但是我相信生活的美好程度有百分之十取決於所發生的事情， 其餘的百分之九十取決於我們對待這些事情的態度。be convinced that...“相信……，堅信……”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年對一些人來說，將依然會是艱難的一年，尤其是那些受經濟不景氣持續影響的人。

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

解析：考查動詞的時態。句意爲：到這個女孩甦醒過來時，科學家們可能已經找到了治療這種不治之症的方法。根據句意可知，此處應用將來完成時。

14．(2013·山東改編)There is no simple answer, __as__ is often the case in science.

解析：句意爲：科學往往如此，它沒有一個簡單的答案。

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__(感到非常滿足) stay at home looking after her children.

2．I'm going to __pick_out_a_few_books__(挑選出幾本書) 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……的邊緣) breakdown, and worse still, I had no idea on how to get rid of it.

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

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

7．不幸的是，我發現我的一個手提箱在機場丟失了。(find＋n.＋done)

__Unfortunately__， I __found_one_of_my_suitcases_lost__ at the airport.

8．他如此成功，如此出名，全國每個人都聽說過他。(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__(他作出了很大貢獻), but in fact, Alice did most of the job.

10．每個時期都有其獨特的建築裝飾上的風格．

Each period has __its_own_particular_style_of__ architectural decoration.

Ⅲ. 單句改錯

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後加上was__

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

__第一個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後加上that__

Ⅳ. 教材原句

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

解析：第一空考查分詞作伴隨狀語，No one與watch之間爲主動關係，故填現在分詞；第二空考查形容詞作賓補，修飾everything，意爲“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：考查虛擬語氣。as if後的從句表示與現在事實相反的虛擬語氣，be動詞用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：第一空考查詞形轉換，此空應爲形容詞作表語；第二空考查形容詞最高級，根據定冠詞和meals後的定語從句可判斷。

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意爲“作爲……被銘記”；第二空考查定語從句，從句中缺主語，且先行詞指人。

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

解析：考查非謂語動詞，不定式作“nothing”的後置定語。

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

解析：第一空考查抽象名詞具體化，failure此處意爲“失敗者”，故用不定冠詞修飾；第二空考查詞形轉換，此名應與optimism並列，因此填名詞。

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

解析：考查賓語從句。“連詞＋形容詞＋主語＋謂語”結構中，連詞應用how。

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

解析：考查go doing結構。

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

解析：第一空考查固定短語，“in the 1990s”意爲“在二十世紀90年代”；第二空考查連詞，意爲“正如”“好像”，故填as。

Ⅴ. 語篇填空

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. 話題寫作

用本單元所學知識完成下列句子，並按照邏輯連成短文。

1．劉大成是個普通的農民，他很滿足於他現在的生活。

Liu Dacheng is__an_ordinary_farmer__.He__is_content_with__his life now.

2．他很喜歡唱歌，經常用他的歌給人們帶來歡樂。

He likes singing very much.He often__entertains_people_with__his songs.

3．雖然他家很窮，但他克服種種困難練習唱歌，使自己在他的家鄉著名。

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

4．幸運的是，他在中央電視臺一次歌唱比賽中以令人信服的歌喉獲得了成功。

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

組篇公式：將句1改成定語從句。

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.