②(牛津P29)She took advantage of the children’s absence to tidy their rooms.她趁孩子们不在时收拾了他们的房间。 ③He made use of his free time to learn French. 他利用闲暇时间学法语。 [即境活用] 7.We have only a short holiday，so let’s________the most of it and try to enjoy ourselves. A.get
B.take C.make
D.have 解析:选C。考查make the most of的用法。句意:我们只有一个很短的假期，因此，让我们充分利用它好好享受一下吧。make the most of表示“充分利用”。 (教材P34)They think it is just a matter of looking at maps carefully and remembering all the names of cities and provinces. 他们觉得那只是仔细察看地图，然后记住所有省市名称的简单问题。 [句法分析]
(be) a matter of sth./doing sth.是固定搭配，意思是“是……问题，在于，取决于”。 句型精析 ①It is only a matter of time.那只是个时间问题。 ②Success is simply a matter of knowing how to take a chance. 成功只在于把握机会。 ③In his opinion，whether he can go to university is a matter of life and death.在他看来，能否上大学，是生死攸关的事。 归纳拓展 matter v.“要紧、关系重要”，主要用于疑问句、否定句和条件句中。 ④It doesn’t matter to me what you do or where you go. 你做什么或去什么地方，对我都无关紧要。 ⑤The thing that matters is not whether you fail or not，but whether you try or not. 你失败否并没有关系，重要的是你尝试了没有。 [即境活用] 8.I can’t say which wine is best—it’s a(n) ________of personal taste. A.affair
B.event C.matter
D.variety 解析:选C。考查固定词组。a matter of...意为“是……的问题”，如a matter of life and death生死攸关的事情，a matter of opinion看法不同的问题。 强化训练知能闯关 本部分内容讲解结束 按ESC键退出全屏播放 目录 目录 目录 BⅡ UNITS 5～8 佳作晨背·文思泉涌 类型:说明文 典例:谈一谈如何解决学习中遇到的困难。 【佳作模板】 My Approach to Difficulties in Learning As high school students，we run into one difficulty after another in the process of learning.Everyone has their own way to deal with them.Here I would like to share mine.
When I am faced with a difficulty，I usually choose to refer to relevant learning materials or Web pages.❶In this way，I can not only work it out but also improve my ability to overcome problems all by myself.
❷However，when it is something beyond my competence，I turn to my classmates or teachers for help.Sometimes I also ask my parents for advice.As a result, I have made steady progress in my studies. 【佳句储备】 ❶In this way，I can not only work it out but also improve my ability to overcome problems all by myself. By this means，not only can I work it out but also I can improve my ability to overcome problems on my own. ❷However，when it is something beyond my competence，I turn to my classmates or teachers for help. But when I meet difficulties I can’t solve all by myself，I would ask my classmates or teachers for help. Unit 5 The British Isles 不列颠群岛 本讲目录 基础盘点自测自评 考点串讲讲练互动 强化训练知能闯关 基础盘点自测自评 1.As you _____________ (靠近)the town，you’ll see the college on the left. 2.I don’t want to ____________ (影响)you. It must be your own decision. 3.She says the car belongs to her.Does she have any _____________(证据)that she is the owner of the car? 4.If you think you can carry on drinking so much without damaging your health，then you’re ____________(弄错的). 5.Our government is trying to_____________(缩小)the gap between the rich and the poor.
核心单词 approach influence proof mistaken narrow 6.Shops are not allowed to sell ____________(香烟)to children in some western countries.Smoking is bad for their health. 7.We drew this conclusion on the ____________ (基础)of experiments. 8.As far as
I know，that country ____________ (包含)of many tiny islands. 9.____________ from what he said just now，he must be an honest man.On the contrary，he often tells a lie，so we should not ____________a man by his appearance.(judge) 10.用 state 的适当形式填空: (1)It is said that he is in a poor ____________ of health. (2)To be honest，I don’t believe his ____________. cigarettes basis consists Judging judge
state statement 1.________________ 由……组成；由……构成 2.________________
由……组成 3.________________
充分利用；充分展示 4.________________
以……结束，结果 5.________________
被……分开 6.________________
事实上，实际上；照现在这样子 7.________________
(使)连在一起；(使)团结一致 8.________________
在某处；一度 9.________________
定居在；安家于 10.________________
代表；主张 高频短语 consist of be made up of make the most of end up with be separated from as it is hold together at
one point settle in stand for 1.Between Britain and Ireland，in the Irish Sea，_________________________.在不列颠和爱尔兰之间的爱尔兰海上的是马恩岛。 2.Wales had already been conquered by England in 1283，but ______________________________________ they formed a single state.威尔士早在1283年就被英国征服了，直到250年后它才成为一个独立的国家。 3.They realise that it _______________ to record and teach them to the younger generation.他们意识到将这些语言记录下来并传授给年轻一代是非常有价值的。 典型句式 lies the small Isle of Man it was not until 250 years later that is of great value 4.It is built ________________________________. 它建于两条河交汇的地方。 5.They think it is just ____________ looking at maps carefully and remembering all the names of cities and provinces.他们觉得那只是仔细查看地图，然后记住所有省市名称的简单问题. where two rivers come together a matter of 考点串讲讲练互动 单词精研 归纳拓展 statement n.陈述，声明 make a statement陈述 ⑤I couldn’t believe his statement. 我无法相信他的话。 [即境活用] 1.She is in a poor ________ of health，which worries her mother much. A.position
B.situation C.state
D.condition 解析:选C。考查名词词义的辨析。句意:她的健康状况很差,这使她母亲很担心。state在此意为“状态，情形”；position位置，职位；situation形势；condition条件。 [即境活用] 2.At the meeting they discussed three different ________ to the study of mathematics. A.approaches
B.means C.methods
D.ways 解析:选A。本题的关键词是题干中的介词to，只有approach才能跟to搭配使用。句意:他们在会上讨论了三种不同的研究数学的方法。 [即境活用] 3.完成句子 Violence on TV may ______________________________________
(对一些年轻人有不好的影响). have a bad influence on some young people (2)n.法官；(比赛等的)裁判员 ③Her father works as a judge.她父亲是个法官。
④(牛津P1098)Judging by her last letter，they are having a wonderful time.从她上封信看，他们过得非常愉快。 ⑤It proved difficult to come to/form/make a judgement about how well the school was performing. 事实证明很难判断这所学校运作得怎么样。 [即境活用] 4.I haven’t read all of his books before，but________from the one I have read，I think he’s a very promising writer. A.judged B.judging C.determining
D.determined 解析:选B。judging from...是固定短语，常在句中作状语。不管它与主语是主动还是被动关系，都要用judging from形式. ①How long have you been employed at this job? 你被雇做这工作有多久了？ ②Can’t we employ someone as an assistant to help deal with all this paperwork? 我们不可以雇一位助理来协助处理这些文书工作吗？ [即境活用] 5.The difference between Tom and Mike lies in how they__________their spare time.Once it is made full use of，the result will be quite different. A.take
B.cost C.employ
D.spend 解析:选C。考查动词辨析。本题的语境十分充分，句中的it 指 spare time。所缺动词的含义实际上等同于 make use of ，即 employ.其他三个动词均与时间有关，但与本题语境无关. 6.consist of(＝be made up of) 由……组成,由……构成,包括 (教材P34)The Group of Eight (G8) consists of the eight richest countries in the world. 八国首脑会议是由世界上最富有的八个国家组成的。 ①Life consists of
not only sunshine but also hard times. 生活中不仅有阳光，还有艰难困苦的时候。 归纳拓展 consist in 在于；存在于 ④Happiness does not consist in how much money you have. 幸福不在于你拥有多少金钱。 [即境活用] 6.完成句子 New Zealand is a country lying off the eastern coast of Australia，____________________________(包括两大岛屿) and many smaller ones. consisting of two big islands 7.make the most of 充分利用，充分展示 (教材P35)Within Great Britain for many years now，there has been a growing movement to make the most of its cultural diversity...多年以来，在英国国内，一个开发多种文化的运动正在蓬勃发展…… ①George studied hard.He wanted to make the most of his chance to learn. 乔治学习努力。他想充分利用他学习的机会。 目录 目录 目录 1.state
(教材P34)Five of these countries are quite small，and two of them are island states.
这些国家其中5个国家相当小，其中两个是岛国。
(1)n. 国家；政府；州；状态
①(牛津P1969)The building is in a bad state of repair.
那座房子年久失修。
②After the accident I was in a state of shock.
事故之后我惊魂未定。
(2)vt.陈述；声明；阐明
(牛津P1970)It was stated that standards at the hospital were dropping.据称，那家医院的医疗水准在不断下降。
④Please state why you wish to apply for the job.
请说明你想申请这项工作的原因。
2.approach
(教材P40)He approached Salisbury from the east.
他从东部走近索尼茨伯里。
(1)vi.& vt.向……靠近；接近，与……打交道，着手处理
I’m not sure how to approach the problem.
怎样处理这个问题，我没有把握。
②The time is approaching when we must think about buying a new house.
我们要想一想买新房子的事了，时机即将来临。
(2)n.接近，靠近；方法，途径
The job market has changed and our approach to finding work must change as well.
就业市场变了，我们找工作的途径也要改变。
④(牛津P83)All the approaches to the palace were guarded by troops.通往宫殿的所有道路都有军队守卫。
3.influence
(教材P37)The result of so much French influence was that the English language ended up with many French words...
深受法语影响的结果是英语中有许多法语单词……
(1)n.影响；作用；势力
Both drinking and smoking have great influence/effect on our health.喝酒和抽烟对我们的健康都有很大影响。
②(朗文P1061)Her grandmother has been such a good influence in her life.她的祖母对她的一生产生了非常好的影响。
(2)v.影响；对……有作用
His writings have influenced the lives of millions.
他的作品影响了千百万人。
④What influenced you to choose a career in nursing?
什么使你选择了护士这个职业？
4.judge
(教材P37)Don’t judge a person only on the basis of first impressions.不要只凭第一印象判断一个人。
(1)v.判断；判决；评价
(2012·高考大纲全国卷·阅读理解C)If we judge according to our own cultural habits, we may make the mistake of “reading” the other person incorrectly.
如果按照我们自己的文化习惯来判断的话，我们可能就会犯“误读”其他人的这种错误。
②(2012·高考陕西卷·阅读理解D)It is true you can’t judge a book by its cover, yet people do “cover” themselves in order to convey (传递) certain messages.我们不能以貌取人此话没错但为了传递某种信息时人们的确会掩盖自己
归纳拓展
(1)judging by/from ...意为“依……来判断”，是现在分词短语，通常在句中作独立状语。
(2)
5.employ vt. 雇用，使用，利用；使忙于，使从事于
(教材P39)The city of Salisbury has two important kinds of produce and trade，which employ the poor of a great part of the country round—namely，making cloth and sheets，called Salisbury Whites.
索尔兹伯里有两大类型的生产和贸易，雇用了全国各地相当大一部分穷人——即制造衣服、床单，称为索尔兹伯里白布。
(1)vt. 雇用，使用，利用
(2)vt.使忙于；使从事于
从事……；忙于……
(牛津P653)She was employed in
making a list of all the jobs to be done.她忙着把要做的所有工作列一个清单。
④She has been employed in preparation for the press conference all morning.
整个上午她一直忙于记者招待会的准备工作。
②This medical team
five doctors and ten nurses.这个医疗队由五名医生、十位护士组成。
③His job consists of helping old people who live alone.
他的工作包括帮助独居的老人。
归纳拓展
(1)make good use of好好利用
(2)充分利用
(3)take full advantage of充分利用