假设你是晨光中学的学生会主席李华。学生会将举办每年一度的英语演讲比赛，本年度的主题为“The English Novel I Like Best”。作为组织者，你将在演讲比赛开幕时发言，请你根据以下提示用英语写一篇发言稿。（2009·天津） 1. 说明比赛的意义，如提高英语听说能力，养成读书的习惯等； 2. 说明比赛的注意事项，如每人演讲不超过5分钟，语言流利，发音准确等； 3. 预祝比赛圆满成功。 注意： 1. 词数：不少于100词；2. 可适当加入细节，以使行文连贯。 范文背诵 Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen,
Welcome to this year’s English speech competition. In order to improve the abilities of both English speaking and listening, we continue to hold the English speech competition. I believe it will be of great help to form the good habit of reading, too.
There are some important points every speaker should be aware of. Please listen to me carefully. First of all, the speech must be finished within five minutes. Second, you should speak fluent English. At last, everyone should pronounce correctly. We expect to hear the fluent expression and standard pronunciation.
Finally, I’d like to wish the competition a great success and I hope every competitor can perform at your best!
Thank you! 句型背诵
①In order to improve the abilities of both English speaking and listening, we continue to hold the English speech competition. ②I believe it will be of great help to form the good habit of reading... ③...I’d like to wish the competition a great success and I hope every competitor can perform at your best! 1. _____adj.满足的;满意的；n.满足；vt.使满足 → _____ adj.（同义词）满足的 2. _____ n.表演者;演出者→ _____ v.表演；做;履行，执行 → _____ n.表演;履行;成绩 3. _____ vt.使惊诧→ _____ adj.令人感到惊讶的 → _____ adj.感到惊讶的→ _____ n.惊讶 4. _____ adj.幸运的；吉利的→ _____ n.命运;运气 → _____ adj.不幸的→ _____ adv.幸运地→ _____ adv.不幸地 5. _____ vt.&vi.使欢乐;款待→ _____ adj.愉快的;有趣的→ _____ n.款待；娱乐，消遣 6. _____ vt.使信服→ _____ adj.令人信服的→ _____ adj.相信的;信服的 7. _____ vt.&vi.导演;指示;指挥;adj.直的;直接的;直率的 → _____ n.导演;指挥→ _____ adv.径直地;直接地→ _____ n.指导;方向 8. ______n.时刻;场合→ ______ adj.偶尔的，临时的 → ______ adv.偶尔地 9. ______ vt.使发笑;使愉快→ ______ adj.好笑的；有趣的 → ______ adj.愉快的→ ______ n.愉快，快乐 10. ______ vi.作出反应；回应→ ______ n.反应;回应 答案：1. content; contented/satisfied 2. performer; perform; performance 3. astonish; astonishing; astonished;astonishment 4. fortunate; fortune; unfortunate;fortunately;unfortunately 5. entertain; entertaining; entertainment 6. convince; convincing; convinced 7. direct; director; directly; direction 8. occasion; occasional;
occasionally 9. amuse; amusing; amused; amusement10. react; reaction
1. up______now
直到现在 2. feel/be content ______
对……满足 3. badly ______
穷的;缺少的
4. pick ______
挑出;辨别出 5. cut ______
切断;断绝
答案：1. to2. with3. off4. out5. off 1. He made people laugh______ ______ ______ when they felt depressed, so they could ______ ______ ______ ______ their lives. 在感到沮丧的时候，他可以使他们开怀大笑，于是人们就对自己的生活感到比较满足。 2. No one was ever ______ watching him-his subtle acting made everything ______.
看他的表演没有人会感到厌倦——他巧妙的表演使得一切都那么滑稽可笑。 3. Instead they are hiding in a small hut on the edge of a mountain during a snowstorm ______ ______ ______ ______ . 相反，他们被暴风雪困在山边的一个小木屋里，没有任何东西可以吃。 答案：1. at a time; feel more content with 2. bored; entertaining3. with nothing to eat 1. content vt. 使满足；满意n.［U］满足；内容;目录；容量adj. 满足的;满意的 Now that she has apologized, I am content. 既然她已经道了歉, 我也就满意了。 She hadn’t read the letter and so was unaware of its contents. 她没有看那封信, 所以不知道信的内容。 用法点拨： content为及物动词，后面直接跟宾语，意为“使某人满足”；作名词为不可数名词；作形容词，通常作表语、后置定语或状语；作前置定语时要用contented, 如：a contented expression满足的表情；作表语表示“非常满意”时，用be well content而不能用be very content，同时后面要用不定式或介词with。 常用结构： content oneself with sth.使某人自己满足或满意于…… be/feel content with=be satisfied/pleased with sth.对……感到满足 be content to do sth.=be willing/ready to do sth.乐意做某事 to one’s heart’s content尽情地；心满意足地 【即学即练】 完成句子 ①既然没有奶油, 我们只好喝黑咖啡了。 As there’s no cream, we’ll have to_____
ourselves
_____black coffee. ②他安于现状。 He____ ____ to remain where he is now.
答案：①content; with②is content 单项填空 ③If you are not____the progress you’ve made, you will have greater success. A. interested in
B. strict in C. popular with
D. content with 解析：选D。考查短语词义辨析。be content with 对……感到满足。 2. astonish vt. 使惊诧；使吃惊
The news astonished everybody.这则消息令大家惊讶。 I was astonished at/to hear the loud sound. 我被那巨大的声响吓了一跳。 用法点拨： astonish为及物动词，意为“使……惊讶”，这一类动词一般以人作宾语，形成astonish sb.的系表结构。
常用结构： be astonished at/by sth.因……感到惊讶 be astonished to do sth.对做某事感到惊讶 be astonished that...感到惊讶是…… It astonishes sb. that...令某人惊讶的是…… 【联想拓展】 astonished adj.感到惊讶的
astonishing adj.令人吃惊的 astonishment n.惊讶
to one’s astonishment 使某人惊讶的是 in astonishment吃惊地 【即学即练】 完成句子 ①使我感到惊讶的是，以前谁也没想到这一点。 ______ ______ ______ that no one has thought of this before. ②他听到他获得了那份工作后感到十分惊讶。 He was ______ ______ ______ he had got the job. 答案：①It astonishes me②astonished to hear 单项填空 ③It is believed that if a report is ______, it will certainly ______ the readers of the paper. A. astonished; astonished
B. astonished; astonish C. astonishing; astonishD. astonish; astonish 解析：选C。考查astonished和astonishing的区别。第一空表达“令人……”；第二空需要一个动词表达“使……吃惊”。 3. direct vt.&vi. 导演；指示；指挥 adj.直的；直接的；直率的
Can you direct me (to the station)? 你能告诉我（到车站）怎么走吗? She has a direct way of speaking.她说话直爽。 常用结构： direct...at/towards sb./sth. 把……指向某人/事
direct sb. to a place指引某人到某处
direct sb. to do sth.指示/命令某人做某事
direct (that)...(should) do/be done 指示/命令……做/被做…… 【联想拓展】 direction n.方向；方位；指点；指示 directly adv. 直接地（作连词，引导时间状语从句，表示“一……就……”） 【即学即练】 用适当的介词填空 ①He was directed_____ a table beside the window.
用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空 ②There was a police officer _____ (direct) the traffic.
③The judge directed that the mother _____(give) custody of the children.
答案： ①to②directing③be given 4. whisper n.耳语；私语；密谈 vt.&vi.低语；小声说 “I feel very afraid,” she whispered. “我觉得很害怕，”她低声说。 He spoke in a whisper. 他低声说话。 用法点拨： whisper既可以作及物动词也可以作不及物动词。如果表达“低声说某事”，一般用作及物动词，如果表示“对某人低声说”，用作不及物动词。 常用结构： whisper sth.小声说某事
whisper...to sb.小声对某人说…… whisper to sb. that...小声对某人说…… It is whispered that...据秘密传闻……
in a whisper=in whispers=in a low voice耳语地；低声地 speak in a whisper低声说 【即学即练】 用适当的介词填空 ①He whispered a word _____ my ear.
②He whispered _____ her so that no one else would hear. 用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空 ③It is _____(whisper) that the firm is likely to go bankrupt.
答案：①in②to③whispered 完成句子 ④他对我附耳说了一句话。 He _____ _____ _____ in my ear. 答案：whispered a word 5. badly off 穷的；缺少的 I am quite badly off recently.最近我经济上很拮据。 温馨提示：尽管形式上像是副词，badly off一般当作形容词使用，作表语。 【联想拓展】 be badly off for sth.需要（某物）；（某物）供应不足 worse off境况更差；更穷困 well off富裕；处境好（比较级：better off境况更佳） His health is worse off than before. 他的身体状况比以前更糟糕了。 【即学即练】 单项填空 ①Though he was _____, he looked down upon those who had a lot of money. A. well of
B. rich
C. badly off
D. well-known 解析:选C。句意为:虽然他很穷，但是他看不起有钱人。badly off穷困的。 ②We shouldn’t complain about being poor because many families are much _____.
A. better off
B. badly off
C. well off
D. worse off 解析:选D。句意为：我们不应该抱怨贫穷，因为有许多家庭更加穷困。根据“贫穷”可以排除A、C两项；much修饰比较级，所以选D。 完成句子 ③难民需要毯子, 更需要食物。 The refugees are _____ _____ _____ blankets, and even _____ _____ _____ food.
答案：badly off for;worse off for 6. pick out 挑出；辨别出
She was picked out from hundreds of applicants for the job.
她是从数百位申请人里被挑选出来做这份工作的。 He picked out his sister from the crowd. 他从人群中认出了他的姐姐。 【联想拓展】 pick at一点一点地吃pick on选择；责备；挑中（某人） pick up捡起；改良；进步；增加；获得；收听 pick and choose挑三拣四 【即学即练】 完成句子 ①当她离开教室时，她把地上所有的碎片都捡了起来。 She _____ _____ all the pieces on the floor when she left the classroom. ②她觉得她的父母老是责备她。 She felt that her parents were _____ _____ her. 答案：①picked up②picking on 单项填空 ③Kathya _____ lot of Spanish by playing with native boys and girls. A. picked up
B. took up
C. made up
D. turned up 解析：选A。考查动词短语词义辨析。pick up偶然间学会；take up占据；
make up组成，构成；turn up出现，到达。根据句意，选A。 7. cut off 切断(供应等)；断绝(联系等) Our water supply has been cut off.我们的水供应被切断了。 If you don’t pay your gas bill soon you may be cut off. 你若不尽快付清煤气费，就要停止向你供气了。 【联想拓展】 cut down砍倒；削减
cut in插嘴
cut across取捷径；走近路 cut up切碎；打伤；使伤心cut sth. in half/two把某物切割成两半 【即学即练】完成句子 ①我必须削减我的开支。 I must _____ my expenses _____. ②在人们谈话时插嘴是不礼貌的。 It’s not polite to _____ _____ when people are talking. ③我把这些肉切碎来包饺子。 I _____ _____ the meat for dumplings. 答案：①cut; down②cut in③cut up 单项填空 ④He was in hospital for six months. He felt as if he was _____ from the outside world. A. cut out
B. cut off
C. cut
up
D. cut through 解析：选B。cut off表示“隔离”，常与from连用。 8. They are so hungry that they try boiling a pair of leather shoes for their dinner. （P18） 他们非常饥饿，他们试着煮一双皮鞋来吃。 so...that如此……以至，在句中引导结果状语从句。 so 为副词，后跟形容词或副词。
He became so angry that he couldn’t speak.
他变得很生气，以至于说不出话来。 It was such a sunny day that we could go out for a walk. 天气如此的晴朗，所以我们可以出去散步。 【易混辨析】 so...that/such...that so...that 中的so 为副词，后跟形容词或副词。 such...that中的such 为形容词，后跟名词（名词前可有形容词修饰），当that前面有many,much,few,little 修饰时，只可以用so,不可以用such。 温馨提示：①当little意思为“小”的时候，要用such,不用so。 It is such a little sheep that it can’t run fast.
这只绵羊如此的小以至于不能跑快。 ②当that 前面是单数可数名词时，并且前面有形容词修饰，两者可以互换。 He is such a kind man that we all like him.
=He is so kind a man that we all like him.
他如此善良以至于我们都喜欢他。 ③so...that中的so位于句首时，要求后面的主句进行部分倒装。 So fast did he run that I couldn’t catch up with him.
他跑得如此快以至于我赶不上他。 【即学即练】 单项填空 There is _____ little water that it is not enough for _____ many people.
A. such; soB. so; soC. such; suchD. so; such 解析：选B。句中little 意为“少”，所以要用so修饰；so many people意为“这么多的人”。 Ⅰ.单词拼写 1. Are you _c____ with your life? 2. His stepmother is so _c____ to him that he often dare not go home. 3. _F____ is the mother of success. 4. Can the _o____ scientist win the national prize for science? 5. Tom is jobless, penniless and _h____. 6. We should try our best to______
(克服) all difficulties. 7. There are ______ (直达) trains between Beijing and Shanghai. 8. She ______ (耳语) a warning to me and then disappeared. 9. With a ______ (满口) of rice, he could hardly say anything. 10. The monkey is ______ (荡来荡去) itself from tree to tree. 答案：1.content2. cruel3. Failure4. outstanding 5. homeless6. overcome7. direct8. whispered 9. mouthful10. swinging Ⅱ.用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空 1. ______(fortune), the drowning child was saved. 2. He gave a ______ (humor) account of their trip to Spain first.
3. Tom went off in one ______ (direct) and Harry in another. 4. He now felt ready to take on the role of ______ (direct). 5. The earthquake left thousands of people ______ (home).
6. I’m stuffed. I couldn’t eat another ______ (mouth).
7. Not only are mothers not paid but also most of their ______ (bore) or difficult work is unnoticed.
8. There is no convincing ______ (explain) of the overall structure of the universe. 答案：1. Fortunately2. humorous3. direction4. director 5. homeless6. mouthful7. boring8. explanation Ⅲ. 单项填空 1. —I wouldn’t like to go out with you.I’m so tired. — ______You promised to go out for a walk. A. Really？B. Not at all. C. No matter.D. Come on！ 解析：选D。come on主要用于祈使语气，可用来制止一种不合适的行为或用来指责对方刚说的话，同时表露出不满的感情色彩，意为“算了吧！得了！”；有时用于催促某人动作快些或鼓励某人做某事，符合语境。 2. The performance started badly but ______ towards the end. A. picked out
B. picked up C. picked over
D. picked on 解析：选B。句意为：演出开始时很差劲，当接近结尾时就好多了。pick up在句中表示“好转；改善”。 3. We were ______ at the news of her sudden death. A. astonishing
B. to astonish C. astonished
D. astonish 解析：选C。句意为：她突然去世的消息使我们震惊。be astonished at sth.意为“对某事感到震惊”；astonished表示人内心的状态。 4. He is a man of intelligence far above the ______. A. ordinary
B. young
C. regular
D. usual 解析：选A。ordinary可用作名词，意为“寻常，普通，平凡”，其前用定冠词the。句意为：他的智力远远超过普通人。 5. The learner of a second language has much difficulty ______. A. overcome
B. overcame C. to overcome
D. overcoming 解析：选C。overcome表示“克服，战胜”；to overcome此处作定语修饰difficulty。句意为：学习第二外语的人要克服很多障碍。 6. How can I convince you ______ her honesty？ A. of
B. with
C. at
D. to 解析：选A。convince sb.of sth.是固定短语，意为“使某人相信某事”。句意为：我怎样才能使你相信她的诚实呢？ 7. The witness gave us a ______ account of what happened. A. familiar
B. considerate C.subtle
D. particular 解析：选D。particular细致的，详细的。符合句意。familiar熟悉的，常见的； considerate 考虑周到的；subtle细微的，不易察觉的，均不符合句意。 8. I was ______ in the middle of my call because I had no coins to put in the box. A. cut off
B. broken in
C. hung up
D. put down 解析：选A。句意为：在打电话期间我的电话被切断了，因为我没有硬币可投进电话机了。cut off中断；切断，符合句意。break in闯入，打岔；hang up挂断电话；put down放下，镇压。 9. We shouldn’t complain about being poor，because many families are much ______ after the big earthquake. A. better off
B. badly off
C. well off
D. worse off 解析：选D。由句意和分析句子成分可知，空格处应用比较级，表示“更拮据，更贫穷；境况更不好”，故选D。 10. Many of them turn a deaf ear to his advice， ______ they had known it to be useless. A. as if
B. now that C. even though
D. so that 解析：选A。句意为：他们中的很多人对他的建议充耳不闻，好像知道它毫无用处。根据句意可知，选A。 11. The birds fly south ______ the warmth of the south every year. A. in the search of
B. in search of
C. search for
D. searching 解析：选B。in search of寻找；找，符合句意。 12. The singing group is ______ the direction of a good teacher. A. with
B. in
C. underD. by 解析：选C。under the direction of在……的指导下。 13. The two students talked as if they ______ friends for many years. A. should be
B. would be
C. have been
D. had been 解析：选D。分析句子结构可知，当表示与过去的事实相反时，as if 后要用过去完成时。 14. They were in ______ when they left that they ______ their airline tickets. A. so an anxious rush；forgot B. a so anxious rush；would forget C. such an anxious rush；forgot D. a such anxious rush；forgot 解析：选C。句意为：他们离开时太匆忙了，把机票都给忘了。在so...that...如此……以至于……结构中，so修饰形容词或副词；such...that...如此……以至于……结构中，such修饰名词，故选C。