6．(2011年江苏四市联考)The English language________a vivid saying to describe this sort of situation. A．owns
B．contains C．holds
D．possesses 解析：选D。possess拥有，具有。
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fit in (with) 与……相适应；与……相协调 【教材原句】
(P130)Coming to another country to study requires a big adjustment and it takes a while to fit in. 到另一个国家学习需要很大的调整并且需要一段时间来适应。 ①(牛津P764)He’s never done this type of work before.I’m no sure how he’ll fit in with the other employees. 他以前从未做过这种工作，我不知道他怎么和其它的雇员配合好。 ②(牛津P764)Do these plans fit in with your arrangements? 这些计划和你的安排冲突吗？
(1)fit in适合；使……符合,fit up装置,fit up with把……装置；布置房间,fit on试穿；装上；安上,(2)be fit for适合于,be fit to do适合做 思维拓展 ③(2008年高考天津卷)Jenna decided she’d continue to try to fit in at her new school. 詹纳决定继续努力适应新学校。 ④There is no doubt that he is fit for the job. 毫无疑问他适合这项工作。
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due to 因为；由于；归因于 ①I think my long and active life must be due to the healthy
life I live. 我想我之所以长寿而且精力充沛，要归功于我的健康生活。 ②(牛津P621)The project had to be abandoned due to a lack of government funding. 这项工程由于缺乏政府的资助而不得不放弃。 ③Some of the disease’s spread is due to global warming. 一些疾病的传播是由于全球气候变暖引起的。 思维拓展
④He didn’t pay the rent when it was due. 他房租到期，却未付租金。 ⑤She is due to complete her study and graduate late this year. 她预计今年下半年完成学业毕业。 ⑥ Owing to our joint efforts,the task was fulfilled ahead of time. 由于我们的共同努力，任务提前完成了。 即境活用 7．The old man said the accident________careless driving，so a lot of money________be paid by the driver. A．was due to；was due to B．due to；was due to C．is due to；has due to D．is due to；was due to
解析：选A。due to由于，起因于，常用作表语，第一个空应填was due to；第二个空填was due to，due为形容词，意思是“合理的，应支付的”。money与其后作定语的动词不定式具有逻辑上的动宾关系，不定式应用被动式。
【教材原句】 (P134)The shop was successful，but it was about sixty years before people started to buy jeans for fashion as well as for work. 这家店成功了，但是大约60年后，人们才把牛仔裤既当作工作装又当时尚来穿。 句型巧析 【句法分析】 句子“...it was about sixty years before people started to buy jeans...”中，it指时间，作主句主语，before引导状语从句。其句型结构如下： It is/was/will be＋一段时间＋before引导的时间状语从句。意思是“某人做某事或某事发生之前时间过了多久或将要多久”即“过了(将要)多久之后某人才做某事或某事才发生”。 before常表示动作的紧迫性，意为“没来得及……就，不等……就，……才……”。
①He’ll go abroad.It will be three years before we see him. 他要去国外，要过三年我们才能见到他。 ②It will be long before robots come into families. 要过很久机器人才能走进家庭。 ③The roof fell before he had time to dash into the room to save his baby. 他没来得及冲进室内去救他的孩子，房顶就倒塌了。 即境活用 8．—Why didn’t you ask the teacher the question? —She had left the office ________ I had time to do it. A．as
B．till C．after
D．before 解析：选D。答句句意：我还没来得及问她问题，她就离开了办公室。before表示“还没来得及……就……”。
★9.The president made a mistake，but then he corrected the situation________it got worse. A．until
B．while C．before
D．because 解析：选C。考查连词的用法。句意：董事长犯了一个错误，但是后来他在情况恶化之前进行了纠正。before表示“在……之前”。 本部分内容讲解结束 点此进入课件目录 按ESC键退出全屏播放 谢谢使用 返回 Unit 15 Popular youth culture 流行青年文化
重 点 难 点 研 析 Unit
15 基 础 知 识 自 采 核心词汇 1．Even today can you imagine some children in Africa are____________(饿死)to death? 2．Eventually the church____________(承认，认可)that the earth was round. 3．Although playing online games can be____________(有益的)in developing computer skills，it must be admitted that it also causes many problems. 4．Looking at a beautiful painting always gives one a sense of____________(满足)． 基 础 知 识 自 采 5．His character has greatly________(成熟)in the years. 6．The students must wear school________(制服)on Mondays according to school rules. 7．Such____________(随便的)clothes would not be suitable for a formal party. 8．Most of the time，____________do the____________work without payment.(volunteer) 1.starving 2.acknowledged 3.beneficial 4.satisfaction5.matured 6.uniforms 7.casual 8.volunteers voluntary 高频短语 1．straight ____________立刻地；毫不犹豫地 2．due ____________
因为 3．____________ up
开启 4．approve ____________
赞同，同意 5．fit ____________
与……相适应；与……相协调 6．____________ of fashion
过时，不流行 1．away 2.to 3.open 4.of 5.in (with) 6.out 1．Coming to another country to study requires a big adjustment and it ________________. 在国外学习需要很强的适应能力，也需要一段时间适应。 2．It has given me the motivation________________. 这使我决心有所成就。 重点句式 3．The people here are poor，but they have big hearts and________________. 这里的人们贫穷，但他们心胸宽阔，使我感到很温暖。 4．The shop was successful，but ________________ was about sixty years ________ people started to buy jeans for fashion as well as for work. 这家店成功了，但是大约60年后，人们才把牛仔裤既当作工作装又当时尚来穿。
1.takes a while to fit in 2.to succeed 3.make me feel very welcome 4.it；before 重 点 难 点 研 析 词汇精研 1.
acknowledge vt. 承认；告知已收到；为……表示感谢 【教材原句】 (P129)On the annual International Volunteers Day，the world acknowledges the work of millions of people who give their time to help others. 在每年的国际志愿者日，世人感谢成千上万的人们利用他们的时间去帮助别人。 (1)vt.承认；认为
①(牛津P16)I did not acknowledge that he had done anything wrong.我没有承认他犯了什么错。 ②(牛津P16)He is widely acknowledged to be the best player in the world.普遍认为他是世界最佳球员。 ③She acknowledged having been defeated，which surprised me. 她承认被打败了，这使我吃惊。
(2)vt.告知收到，致谢
④Not to acknowledge applicants’ letters is impolite and there seems little excuse for this. 对申请信件不予回复是不礼貌的，并且也没有什么理由这么做。 ⑤I would also like to acknowledge the hard work of the staff for organising the meeting. 我还要感谢公务人员为举办此次会议所作的辛勤努力。
即境活用 1．完成句子 (1)我没有承认他犯了什么错。 I ________________________he had done anything wrong. 答案：did not acknowledge that (2)台湾是中国的一部分是大家所公认的。 ________________________________ Taiwan is apart of China. 答案：It is universally acknowledged that 2.
eager adj. 热切的；渴望的；热心的 【教材原句】
(P130)It is hard work，but I get a lot of satisfaction because the kids are eager to learn. 它是一份艰难的工作，但是我很满足，因为孩子们渴望学习。 be eager to do sth.渴望做某事 be eager for sth.渴望某物
①(牛津P628)She is eager for her parents’ approval. 她渴望得到父母的赞许。 ②(牛津P628)The students here are eager to learn. 这里的学生渴望学习。 ③Most youngsters are eager to be free from their parents’ control.大多数青年人急于想摆脱父母的束缚。 ④The president is eager that the project(should)be started early.总经理热切希望这项计划能早日着手进行。
be anxious for 盼望be anxious to do sth.渴望做某事look forward to 盼望 思维拓展 即境活用 2．完成句子 As far as I know，Tom________________________________(渴望你参加他的生日舞会)． 答案：is eager for you to attend his birthday party
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worthwhile adj. 值得的 【教材原句】
(P130)I really feel I am doing something worthwhile and I am having a great time doing it. 我真的感觉到我正在做值得做的事情，而且做这些事我也很高兴。 It is worthwhile to do/doing sth..值得做某事。 a worthwhile cause有价值的事业 a worthwhile discussion有意义的讨论 ①(朗文P2372)Programs like this one get kids involved in worthwhile activities. 这样的一些课程让孩子们参与到有价值的活动中来。
②It is worthwhile to make an appointment before you go. 去之前预约一下是值得的。 ③You ought to spend your time on some worthwhile reading.你应该把时间花在某些有价值的阅读上。 worth，worthy，worthwhile
词汇 成分 常用结构 worth 表语 sth. be worth doing worthy 定语/表语 be worthy of sth. be worthy to be done be worthy of being done worthwhile 定语/表语 It is worthwhile to do/doing sth. 比较网站 ④(朗文P2371)It’s well worth getting there an hour early，if you want a good seat. 如果你想找个好位置，提前1小时到是很有必要的。 ⑤(朗文P2371)It’s worth your while to go and ask the teacher for help. 向老师寻求帮助会让你获益良多。 ⑥A number of the report’s findings are worthy of note. 这份调查报告的一些调查结果值得注意。
即境活用 ★3.—What do you think of the book? —Oh，excellent.It’s worth________a second time. A．to readB．to be read C．reading
D．being read 解析：选C。be worth后接doing，并且用其主动形式表被动。
4．(2011年昆明质检)Do you think it________taking the trouble to explain a job fully to new employees? A．worthy
B．worth C．worthy of
D．worthwhile 解析：选D。句意是：将这项工作给新雇员解释清楚你认为值得吗？worthwhile作宾补，taking the trouble...作真正的宾语，it是形式宾语。其余选项不能用作宾补。 4.
possess
vt. 具有；拥有 ①（牛津P1541）The gallery possesses a number of the artist’s early works. 这座画廊藏有那位画家的一些早期作品。 ②Chinese peasants possess a wealth of knowledge about production. 中国农民有丰富的生产经验。 ③（牛津P1542）I’m afraid he doesn’t possess a sense of humour. 恐怕他没有什么幽默感。 possession n.拥有；财产；所有物,be in the possession of sb.为某人所拥有,be in possession of拥有,come into possession of拥有,come into the possession of sb.落入某人手中,get/gain/take possession of拿到，占有 思维拓展 ④(牛津P1542)On her father’s death，she came into possession of a vast fortune. 她父亲死后，她继承了一大笔财产。 ⑤—Is he in possession of the company? 他拥有这家公司吗？ —No.The company is in the possession of his father. 不，他父亲拥有这个公司。 ⑥(牛津P1542)You can’t legally take possession of the property until three weeks after the contract is signed. 契约签署三周以后，你才能合法取得这份产业的所有权。 即境活用 ★5.—How did you ________the old valuable house? —It used to be________my uncle.He left it to me in his will. A．take possession of；in possession of B．take the possession of；in the possession of C．take possession of；in the possession of D．take the possession of；in possession of 解析：选C。take possession of “拥有”为固定短语；第二空的主语为it即the house，所以使用表示被动的in the possession of。