高一英語(yǔ)必修4 Unit 3 A taste of English humor人教實(shí)驗(yàn)版知識(shí)精講

1、高一英語(yǔ)必修4 Unit 3 A taste of English humor人教實(shí)驗(yàn)版【本講教育信息】一、教學(xué)內(nèi)容必修4 Unit 3 A taste of English humor（一）重點(diǎn)單詞（二）重點(diǎn)短語(yǔ)（三）重點(diǎn)句型二、知識(shí)精講（一）重點(diǎn)單詞1. content (1) adj. 滿足的；滿意的People who arent content with what they have always feel depressed.對(duì)已擁有的東西感到不滿足的人總感到沮喪。He is content to remain where he is now.他安于現(xiàn)狀。（2）n. 滿足；內(nèi)容；目

2、錄；容納的東西I managed to understand the content of her speech.我設(shè)法去理解她演講的內(nèi)容。She dropped her purse and the contents fell out on the floor.她的錢包掉到地上，里面的東西散落在地板上。（3）vt. 對(duì)滿足；滿足于We should never content ourselves with book knowledge only.我們切不可僅僅滿足于書本知識(shí)。2. astonish vt. 使驚訝；使震驚 The news he brought astonished every

3、body in the class.他帶來的消息使全班人都很吃驚。It astonished me that he could be so thoughtless.我真沒料到他會(huì)如此輕率。知識(shí)拓展astonishing adj. 令人感到驚訝的；astonished adj. 感到驚訝的；astonishment n. 驚訝；驚奇The jeep is driving through the forest at an astonishing speed.那輛吉普車以驚人的速度穿過森林。He was astonished to hear he had failed in the exam.聽到自

4、己考試不及格的消息他感到很吃驚。We were astonished at / by the news of her sudden death.她突然去世的消息使我們感到震驚。To my astonishment, it had completely disappeared.使我吃驚的是，它消失得無影無蹤了。He stared at the sight in astonishment.他驚奇地看著這一景象。3. bored adj. 厭煩的；厭倦的After a while, I began to get bored with my work.過了一段時(shí)間，我開始厭倦我的工作。The chil

5、dren quickly got bored with staying indoors.孩子們很快就厭倦呆在屋子里了。知識(shí)拓展boring adj. 令人厭倦的；bore vt. 使厭煩He is such a boring man!他就是這么惹人煩的一個(gè)人。There is so much noise and she is bored to death. 嘈雜聲太大，她都快煩死了。4. entertain vt. 使歡樂；款待 Could you entertain the children for an hour, while I make supper? 我做晚飯時(shí)，你能哄孩子們玩一個(gè)小

6、時(shí)嗎？He entertained us for hours with his stories and jokes. 他既講故事又說笑話，把我們逗樂了幾個(gè)小時(shí)。Bob and Liz entertained us to dinner last night. 昨晚鮑勃和利茲設(shè)宴招待了我們。知識(shí)拓展entertaining adj.愉快的；有趣的；entertainer n. 表演者；藝人 entertainment n. 娛樂；款待I found the talk both informative and entertaining.我發(fā)現(xiàn)這種談話既有知識(shí)性又有趣味性。He fell in the

7、 water, much to the entertainment of the children.他掉進(jìn)水里，逗得孩子們樂不可支。5. throughout (1) prep. 遍及；貫穿The disease spread throughout/ all over the whole Africa.這種疾病蔓延到了整個(gè)非洲。It poured with rain throughout / all through the night.大雨下了整整一夜。(2) adv. 到處；始終；全部I watched the film and cried throughout.我看那部電影時(shí)從頭哭到尾。6

8、. failure (1) U 失敗He is too proud to admit failure.他太驕傲了，不肯承認(rèn)失敗。To my disappointment, all my efforts ended in failure.令我失望的是，我所有的努力都以失敗告終。(2) C 失敗的人或事As a musician he was a failure, but as an artist, he was a great success.作為音樂家他是個(gè)失敗者，但作為藝術(shù)家，他非常成功。7. overcome vt. & vi.（overcame; overcome）戰(zhàn)勝；克服；被(感情等

9、)制服He has enough courage to overcome the difficulty.他有足夠的勇氣來克服這個(gè)困難。They overcame the enemy easily.他們輕松地戰(zhàn)勝了敵人。They were overcome with sadness.他們悲痛欲絕。8. convince vt. 使信服；使確信 His argument is too weak to convince me.他的論點(diǎn)太薄弱了，說服不了我。We convinced him to go by train rather than plane. 我們說服了他坐火車去，不要搭飛機(jī)去。How

10、can I convince you of her honesty? 我怎樣才能使你相信她很誠(chéng)實(shí)呢?I couldnt convince him that he was wrong.我無法使他明白他錯(cuò)了。知識(shí)拓展convincing adj. 令人信服的convinced adj. 信服的，相信的Nobody has come up with a convincing explanation of why dinosaur die out.沒有人能對(duì)恐龍的滅絕作出一個(gè)令人信服的解釋I am convinced of his guilt / that he is guilty.我確信他有罪。9.

11、 direct (1) vt.&vi. 導(dǎo)演；指示；指揮；指引He prefers to act rather than direct.他寧愿當(dāng)演員也不愿當(dāng)導(dǎo)演。Can you direct me to the station? 你能告訴我到車站怎么走嗎?（2）adj. 徑直的；直接的；直率的She has a direct way of speaking. 她說話直爽。There is a direct train to Leeds.有一列直達(dá)利茲的火車。(3) adv. 徑直地；直接地It costs more to fly direct to Hong Kong.直飛香港的航班票價(jià)要高一

12、些。10. particular adj. 特別的，特殊的，挑剔的I have nothing particular to do today.我今天沒有特別的事情要做。She is very particular about her clothes.她對(duì)衣服特別挑剔。The whole meal was good but the wine in particular was excellent.整頓飯都很好，尤其是葡萄酒更好。11. occasion n.時(shí)刻；場(chǎng)合；時(shí)機(jī)On one occasion, she called me in the middle of the night.有一次，

13、她深更半夜給我打電話。I only wear a tie on special occasion.我只有在特殊的場(chǎng)合才打領(lǐng)帶。知識(shí)拓展occasional adj. 偶爾的；臨時(shí)的 occasionally adv. 偶爾；有時(shí)He has been known to lose his temper on occasion/occasionally.大家都知道他有時(shí)會(huì)發(fā)脾氣。There will be occasional showers during the day.白天將偶有陣雨。12. whisper (1) . 耳語(yǔ)；低語(yǔ)They sat at the back of the room

14、, talking in whispers/ in a whisper.他們坐在房間的后面低聲私語(yǔ)。(2) vt. & vi. 低語(yǔ)；小聲說Dont you know its rude to whisper?你難道不知道竊竊私語(yǔ)是不禮貌的嗎？She whispered to me that she felt very afraid.她小聲地對(duì)我說她覺得很害怕。13. mess （1）n. 臟或亂的狀態(tài)She cleared up the mess from the table.她把桌子上亂七八糟的東西收拾好。The room was in a terrible mess.這個(gè)房間雜亂不堪。I

15、feel Ive made a mess of things.我覺得我把事情弄糟了。(2) vt. 把搞亂；把弄臟Dont mess up the house while I am away.我不在的時(shí)候別把屋子弄得亂七八糟。14. react vi. 作出反應(yīng)；回應(yīng) reaction n. 反應(yīng)；回應(yīng)How did Wilson react to your idea?威爾遜對(duì)你的想法有什么反應(yīng)？She reacted to the insult by turning her back on him.她受辱之后就不再理他了。His parents reaction to the news wa

16、s surprising calm.他父母對(duì)那消息的反應(yīng)出乎意料的平靜。即學(xué)即用 If you are _such a small success, you wont make greater progress.A. content with B. careful with C. modest about D. confident about If you want to be _success, remember _failure is the mother of success.A. a; / B. a; a C. /; a D. /; / Scientists are convinced

17、 _the positive effect of laughter _physical and mental health.A. of; at B. by; in C. of; on D. on; at To our _, the boss wasnt _at the_ news at all .A. astonishment; astonish; astonished B. astonishment; astonished; astonishing C. astonish; astonished; astonishing D. astonishment; astonishing; aston

18、ished So long as we dont lose heart, we will find a way to _the difficulty.A. overcome B. work out C. smooth D. get rid He often listen to music in his spare time to _himself.A. entertain B. encourage C. educate D. edit Mum _to us, “Be quiet! Your little sisters sleeping.”A. whispered B. shouted C.

19、explained D. replied _, people are beginning to realize how serious the situation is.A. Fortunate B. Fortunately C. Being fortunate D. Being fortunately How did the manager _to the letters of complaint?Angrily.A. react B. explain C. shout D. reply If you always tell the same story, the children will

20、 be _.A. bored B. inspired C. boring D. satisfied （二）重點(diǎn)短語(yǔ)1. and up to now nobody has been able to do this better than Charlie Chaplin.到現(xiàn)在為止還沒有人（在這方面）做得比查理卓別林更好。up to now 到現(xiàn)在（目前）為止，一般用于現(xiàn)在完成時(shí)。Up to now, the work has been quite smooth.到目前為止，工作很順利。Up to now I havent worked out the meaning of the word.直到

21、現(xiàn)在我還沒明白那個(gè)詞的意思。2. Unfortunately his father died, leaving the family even worse off, so Charlie spent his childhood looking after his sick mother and his brother.不幸地是他的父親去世了，整個(gè)家庭的狀況更糟了，所以查理在童年時(shí)期就要照顧生病的母親和弟弟。 worse off是 badly off 的比較級(jí)，badly off窮的；缺少的They are too badly off to have a holiday. 他們貧困得根本談不上度

22、假。We shouldnt complain about being poor many families are much worse off. 我們不應(yīng)該因?yàn)楦F而叫苦連天許多人的家境更糟。知識(shí)拓展badly off的反義詞為 well off富的；富有的His family is not very well off. 他家不太富裕。3. Charlie first picked out the laces and eats as if they were spaghetti.查理首先挑出鞋帶來吃，像是吃意大利面條一樣。 pick out挑出；選出；辨別出She was picked out

23、 from hundreds of applicants for the job.她是被從數(shù)百位申請(qǐng)人里挑選出來做這份工作的。He picked out his sister from the crowd.他從人群中認(rèn)出了他的姐姐。知識(shí)拓展pick up(1) 拾起，撿起She picked up all the pieces on the floor when she left the classroom.當(dāng)她離開教室時(shí)，她把地上所有的碎片都撿了起來。(2) 無意中學(xué)會(huì)She soon picked up some French when she went to live in France

24、.她到法國(guó)居住后很快就學(xué)會(huì)了一些法語(yǔ)。（3）收聽，接收My radio can pick up the BBC programs very clearly.我的收音機(jī)能非常清楚地收聽到英國(guó)廣播公司的國(guó)際廣播節(jié)目。(4) 恢復(fù)健康，恢復(fù)體力He soon picked up after a few days rest.他休息了幾天，身體很快復(fù)原了。(5) 搭載；接某人Ill pick you up at 8 oclock. 我會(huì)八點(diǎn)去接你。4. Then he cut off the leather top of the shoe as if it were the finest steak.然

25、后他切下鞋子最上邊的皮革，好像那是最好的牛排一樣。 cut off切掉；切斷（水、電、煤氣等）供應(yīng)；中斷（聯(lián)系），打斷（談話）；使隔絕She cuts off a big piece of beef from the steak.她從牛排上切下一大塊肉來。The water supply has been cut off for several days in the city.這個(gè)城市的水供應(yīng)已經(jīng)被切斷好幾天了。They were cut off in the middle of their conversation on the phone.他們的電話會(huì)議被中斷了。She feels ve

26、ry cut off living in the country.她住在鄉(xiāng)下感覺與世隔絕。知識(shí)拓展常見的與cut搭配的短語(yǔ)還有：I must cut my expenses down. 我必須削減我的開支。Its bad manners to cut in when people are talking.在人們談話時(shí)插嘴是不禮貌的。I cut up the meat for dumplings.我把這些肉切碎來包餃子。I usually cut across the park on my way home.我回家常抄近路，從公園里走。You can cut out the unimportan

27、t details.你可以刪掉不重要的細(xì)節(jié)。本單元其它重要的短語(yǔ)：break into 強(qiáng)行闖入look after 照顧；照料as time went by = with time going by 隨著時(shí)間的推移throughout/ all over the world 全世界in search of 尋找star in 擔(dān)任主角；主演look up at 仰望think of 想起；想到即學(xué)即用1. He was in hospital for six months. He felt as if he was _from the outside world.A. cut out B.

28、cut off C. cut up D. cut through2. Kathy _ a lot of Spanish by playing with native boys and girls.A. picked up B. took up C. made up D. turned up3. It was so dark in the cinema that I could hardly _ my friend.A. turn out B. bring out C. call out D. pick out4. It is said that the famous film star Li

29、Lianjie is to _the new film.A. star B. be starred C. star in D. starring in 5. Though the family was _, they lived a happy life.A. well off B. worse off C. badly off D. better off 6. Why did she spend so much time searching shop after shop only for a blouse?Oh, she was very _about clothes.A. pleased

30、 B. careful C. worried D. particular 7. _, I have never seen a better film than the one I saw last year.A. Therefore B. Up to now C. Thanks to D. Just now（三）重（難）點(diǎn)句型1. Not that Charlies own life was easy! 倒不是說查理自己的生活是輕松的。 not that“并非，倒不是說”，用于句首或短語(yǔ)之前，表否定含義。Mary has a new jobnot that I care.瑪麗有一份新工作那我倒

31、不關(guān)心。Not that I hate the work. I am not strong enough for it.并非我討厭這份工作。 而是我不夠強(qiáng)壯，無法勝任。知識(shí)拓展not that but that “不是因?yàn)槎且驗(yàn)椤?；“不是而是”，用于肯定一個(gè)原因，否定另一個(gè)原因，或者肯定一個(gè)判斷，否定另一個(gè)判斷。He felt a bit worried, not that they were not working hard, but that they did not pay enough attention to safety.他有些擔(dān)心，倒不是因?yàn)樗麄儾慌ぷ鳎且驗(yàn)樗麄儾粔蜃⒁?/p>

32、安全。Not that I am not willing to go with you, but that I am busy now.并不是我不愿意跟你去，而是我現(xiàn)在很忙。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. 你會(huì)覺得震驚，卓別林則會(huì)講話的時(shí)候就被教唱歌，剛會(huì)走路的時(shí)候就學(xué)跳舞。 此句中it作形式賓語(yǔ)，that從句是真正的主語(yǔ)；astonishing是動(dòng)詞-ing形式作賓語(yǔ)補(bǔ)足語(yǔ)，與

33、賓語(yǔ)構(gòu)成主謂關(guān)系。It is hardly surprising that rumors continue to circulate.謠言繼續(xù)散播就不足為奇了。I m sorry to have kept you waiting for so long.很抱歉讓你久等了。3. Unfortunately his father died, leaving the family even worse off不幸地是他的父親去世了，整個(gè)家庭的狀況更糟了 本句中l(wèi)eaving the family even worse off為現(xiàn)在分詞短語(yǔ)作結(jié)果狀語(yǔ)，表示順其自然的結(jié)果。His parents die

34、d, leaving him an orphan.他父母雙亡，成了孤兒。European football is played in 80 countries, making it the most popular sport in the world.八十個(gè)國(guó)家踢歐式足球，使它成為世界上最流行的運(yùn)動(dòng)。知識(shí)拓展動(dòng)詞不定式也可作結(jié)果狀語(yǔ)，常表示出乎意料的結(jié)果。He hurried to the bus stop, only to find the bus had left.他匆匆忙忙去了車站，結(jié)果發(fā)現(xiàn)車已經(jīng)離開了。即學(xué)即用 He hurried to the booking office onl

35、y _ that all the tickets had been sold out.A. to tell B. to be told C. telling D. told I smell something _ in the kitchen. Can I call you back in a minute?A. burning B. burnt C. being burnt D. to be burnt The glass doors have taken the place of the wooden ones at the entrance, _ in the natural light

36、 during the day.A. to let B. letting C. let D. having let【典型例題】1. Occasions are quite rare _ I have the time to spend a day with my kids.A. who B. which C. why D. when2. She _ Japanese when she was in Japan. Now she can speak it freely. A. picked out B. made out C. made up D. picked up3. As he works

37、 in a remote area, he visits his parents only _.A. occasionallyB. anxiously C. practicallyD. urgently4. The director had her assistant _ some hot dogs for the meeting. A. picked up B. picks up C. pick up D. picking up5. A small plane crashed into a hillside five miles east of the city, _ all four pe

38、ople on board. A. killed B. killing C. kills D. to kill動(dòng)詞-ing形式作表語(yǔ)、定語(yǔ)、賓語(yǔ)補(bǔ)足語(yǔ)和狀語(yǔ)預(yù)習(xí)導(dǎo)學(xué)1. 動(dòng)詞的ing形式作表語(yǔ)Her duty is taking care of the babies.The music they are playing sounds exciting. 歸納：_.2. 動(dòng)詞的ing形式作定語(yǔ)a walking stick reading room washing machineNobody can stop the running horse.歸納：_.3. 動(dòng)詞-ing形式作賓語(yǔ)補(bǔ)足語(yǔ)I f

39、elt someone patting on the shoulder. Do you think you can get the radio working?歸納：_.4. 現(xiàn)在分詞（短語(yǔ)）（v.-ing）作狀語(yǔ)Turning away, she saw a car driving up.Not knowing his telephone number, I couldnt get in touch with him.The fire lasted nearly a month, leaving nothing valuable. Being more careful, you can ma

40、ke fewer mistakes.Admitting what you say, I still think you are wrong.I stood by the door, not daring to say a word.歸納：_.【模擬試題】（答題時(shí)間：60分鐘）一、單項(xiàng)選擇1. As a film star she was a success, but as a wife she was _failure, so their marriage ended in _failure.A. /; / B. /; a C. a; a D. a; / 2. I wonder how to

41、_to him when I get a present from my foreign friend Jack. Of course say “Thank you”.A. invite B. answer C. manage D. react 3. A famous director invited him to _ the new film but he refused, for he thought the role was not so good as expected.A. set off B. dress up C. set out D. star in4. You didnt g

42、o to school today, Mary?Oh, Mom! The National Day was celebrated _the country.A. through B. out of C. throughout D. beyond 5. The earthquake last night was really terrible. _, no people were killed, and they escaped in time.A. Fortunately B. Hopefully C. Unfortunately D. Sadly 6. After the earthquak

43、e, the villagers were completely _ from the outside.A. cut off B. cut up C. cut down D. cut out7. What do you think has happened to Jennifer?Ive no idea. _ I havent heard from her yet.A. From now on B. Before long C. Up to now D. Long before8. It is not easy for one to _ his weakness, so we should h

44、ave patience and give him enough time.A. allow B. improve C. remind D. overcome9. The little boy talked about the thing as if he himself had experienced it. Thats why most of us were _ that he was right.A. believed B. confirmed C. convinced D. doubted10. It is hard to believe that the man who was th

45、e owner of three big companies now has become _; he even cant pay the daily bills.A. so wealthy B. really successfulC. badly off D. well off11. Excuse me, but wheres the managers office?Its on the top floor. His office can be easily _ from the rest; it has a large red door.A. given out B. set out C.

46、 picked out D. watched out12. We cant go abroad this year, so well have to _ourselves with a holiday in Shanghai.A. treat B. present C. content D. conduct 13. She had to _to her husband so that she would not wake the baby.A. shout B. speak C. whisper D. talk 14. Your leather shoes are too _ to _. Yo

47、ud better buy a new one.A. wearing; wear B. worn; wear C. wearing; put on D. worn; dress15. In his spare time, he often listens to music or watches TV to _himself.A. encourage B. entertain C. educate D. direct 二、完形填空*The school was across the street from my home and I could watch the kids as they pl

48、ayed during the 16 . A girl seemed so small that she pushed her way through the crowd of boys on the playground. She 17 from them all. I began to notice her at other times, basketball _18 , playing alone. She would practice dribbling（運(yùn)球）and shooting over and over again, sometimes until dark. One day

49、 I asked her 19 she practiced so much. She looked 20 in my eyes and without a moment of 21 she said, I want to go to college. The only way I can go is if I get a（an） 22 , I am going to go to college to play basketball. My Daddy told me if the dream is big enough, the facts dont 23 .” Well, I had to

50、24 to her.she was determined. One day, I saw her sitting in the grass, head 25 in her arms. I walked toward her and quietly asked what was the matter. Oh, nothing,” came a soft reply. I am just too 26 .” The coach told her that at her height it was 27 for her to get to play for a top ranked team muc

51、h 28 offered a scholarship. So she should stop dreaming about college. She was heartbroken and I 29 her disappointment. I asked her if she had talked to her dad about it yet. She told me that her father said those coaches were 30 . They just did not understand the 31 of a dream. He told her that if

52、she really wanted to play for a good college, if she really wanted a scholarship, 32 could stop her except one thingher own 33 . The next year, when she and her team went to the Northern California Championship game, she was seen by a college coach. She was indeed 34 _ with a scholarship. She was go

53、ing to get the college education that she had dreamed of and worked 35 it for all those years. 16. A. training B. matchC. testD. break17. A. turned up B. stood out C. made out D. picked out18. A. at handB. in hand C in the handD. by hand19. A. that B. howC. why D. whether 20. A. impatiently B. bitte

54、rly C. casuallyD. directly21. A. hesitation B. glance C. fearD. argument 22. A. jobB. reputation C. scholarship D. occupation23. A. disappear B. happen C. matter D. exist24. A. give up B. give inC. give outD. give away25. A. showed B. buriedC. turned D. nodded 26. A. short B. flexible C. unique D. tall27. A. i