Unit 1 Tales of the unexplained
Ⅰ.单词默写
1．incident n．发生的事情(尤指不寻常的或讨厌的)
假定；认为
令人惊奇(惊叹)的
4enthusiastic adj.热情的；热烈的；满腔热情的
调查问卷
适当的
折扣
奖；奖品；奖金 vt.授予；奖励
9dozen n．(一)打；十二个；十来个
使确信；使相信
get lost without warning or explanation
12．detective n. a police officer who investigates crimes
13．dismiss v. far from attention or consideration
14．track n. a line or route along which something travels or moves
15．survive v. to not die in an accident or war or from illness
Ⅱ.词汇拓展
无法解释的；神秘的→explain v．解释→explanation n．解释
困惑的；茫然的→puzzle(使)迷惑n.谜→puzzling adj.puzzlement n．迷茫
可能性→possible adj.可能的→possibly adv.可能→impossible adj.不可能的
证据→evident adj.
5．existence n．存在→exist v．存在
语境助记——词不离句，句不离段
many unexplained，puzzling and even frighting phenomena.lately people witness something similar to UFO. They are convinced by the evidence that there's possibility of the existence of the outerspace
短语落实
信任；信仰；相信……的存在
实现；完成；执行
因为，由于；由……引起的
弥补，补偿；虚构；组成；化妆
梦想，渴望；梦见
取下；脱下；(飞机等)起飞
把……分开(若干份)
作为(对某物)的付款或回报
追赶；追求
(排除困难)前进
句子翻译
，while we have not dismissed the idea，we are looking into other possibilities as well.(Page 3)
所以，尽管我们不排除这种想法，但是我们也在调查其他的可能性。
the Wild Man.(Page 18)
人们也发现一些巨大脚印，有人称它们属于野人。
男孩失踪，警方茫然。(Page 2)
，police_puzzled.
里面站着许多白皮肤、眼睛又黑又大的奇怪生物。(Page 2)
e_black_eyes.
5．事实上并没有确凿的证据证明是外星人劫持了他。(Page 3)
Ⅴ.教材设题
句型转换(每空不超过3个单词)
e lights in the sky and of alien visits around the time the boy disappeared.(教材P2)
2．The aliens took me aboard the UFO so that they could do research on me.(教材P3)
，the aliens took me aboard the UFO.
，they returned me home without any injuries.(教材P3)
hey returned me home without any injuries.
4．In 2007，an American TV team saw Yeti tracks 33 centimetres in length in the snow near Mount Qomolangma.(教材P18)
，an American TV team saw the 33centimetrelong_tracks left by the Yeti in the snow near Mount Qomolangma.
，an animal that lived in Asia some 300，000 years ago.(教材P18)
，an animal that lived in Asia some 300，000 years ago.
search v. & n. 搜索，搜寻，搜查
【课本原句】 Police in America have stepped up their search for a fifteenyearold boy who went missing three days ago in Dover，New Hampshire.(P2)美国警方已加强了他们对一个在新罕布什尔州的多佛市失踪三天的15岁男孩的搜索。
search sp.for sth/sb从某处寻找某物或某人
寻找
辨析 search/search for
是在某地或某人身上搜寻；search for与look for意思相近，后面跟要寻找的东西。试比较：
(1)It's wrong to search his house without his own permission.没有征得他本人同意而搜查他家是错误的。
(2)He searched his pockets for some money，when he found his wallet was lost.
他在口袋里找钱时，发现他的钱包丢了。
(3)They are searching for the lost dog.
他们正在寻找那条丢失的狗。
——看看高考怎么
①The house was_searched(搜寻) thoroughly，but we didn't find her lost wallet. (2011·江苏卷·阅读理解C)
(用那种方式寻找)．(2011·安徽卷·完形填空)
(2017·湖南祁阳一中11月份月考)
Ain want of
B．in search of
答案 B
case n．事例；病例；实情；案例；情况
【课本原句】 Detective Sam Peterson，who has taken charge of the case，told journalists，‘Sometimes people make up such amazing stories’．(P3) 负责这件案子的侦探山姆·彼得森告诉记者：“有时人们会编造出如此惊人的故事”。
【联想拓展】
假如那样的话；在那种情况下
在任何情况下
无论如何(置句首时主谓需部分倒装)
以免；如果，万一
在发生……的情况下
——看看高考怎么考
我绝对没有注意到那件事。(倒装句，In no case)
②He had his camera ready ________ he saw something that would make a good picture.
(2011·山东卷·单项填空28)
C．in case
D. so that
答案 C
(2010·浙江卷·单项填空33)
Aby nature
B．in return
答案 C
(2017·湖南隆回一中月考)
in order
B．in need
答案 C
separate v. & ．使分开，使分离；单独的；分开的
【课本原句】 At a certain distance form the Earth ，the rocket separated from the space shuttle and fell into the sea.(P7) 在离地球一定距离时，火箭就会和航天器分离掉入大海。
使分开，分离
使某物分开；划分
分道扬镳，断绝来往
【联想拓展】
→separation n．分开，分离
隔离
分开；分歧；界限
——看看高考怎么考
oneyearold twins at the head.(2017·湖南攸县一中高三上学期期中考试)
C．divided
D．removed
答案 B
existence n．存在
【课本原句】 Because of these reports and the tracks，there have been several organized searches for this creature，but no longer strong evidence for its existence has ever been found.(P18)由于这些报道和跟踪，已经有对这种生物进行了几个有组织的搜索，但是能够
【联想拓展】
开始存在
开始使用
就职
形成；存在
——看看高考怎么考
(有着亲近的关系) families and their milkmen.(2011·新课标卷·阅读理解A)
，but that you can keep your relationships with your existing_friends(现在的朋友)going even though you have to move to the other side of the world.(2011·福建卷·阅读理解E)
(2017·湖南醴陵一中月考)
答案 A
convince v．使确信；使信服
【课本原句】 He became convinced they exist.(P18)
他越发确信野人存在。
convince sb of sth使某人确信；使某人明白
说明某人干……
使某人确信
【联想拓展】
(作表语∕定语) 确信的；虔诚的
令人信服的；有说服力的
可被说服的；可晓之以理的
确信；坚定的信仰
——看看高考怎么考
(使他们确信)them that delighting passengers is an important marketing tool，while there is great potential for customer anger over delays caused by weather，unclaimed luggage and technical problems.(2011·浙江卷·阅读理解C)
(说服人们去寻找)comforting worldviews.(2011·重庆卷·阅读理解E)
________ that the government can lead them out of the financial crisis，people are optimistic about the future of the country.(2017·辽宁省沈阳二中第3次月考英语试卷)
C．To convince
D．Having convinced
答案 B
due to 由于，因为
【课本原句】 This incident has received great interest due to reports of strange lights in the sky and of alien visits around the time the boy disappeared.(P2)男孩的失踪引起了极大的兴趣，原因是在他失踪前后有人声称看到天空中出现令人迷惑不解的亮光，还有关于外星人造访地球的报道。
【联想拓展】
由于，因为
由于，因为
由于，因为
幸亏，因为；多亏(常表示正面
(be) due to do sth预期做某事
——看看高考怎么考
，but maybe it's also due_to(由于)the shortage of policemen on the streets.(2011·浙江卷·阅读理解A)
(预期) start until three o'clock in the afternoon.(2011·全国Ⅰ·阅读理解D)
，originally ________ be held last Friday，was finally put off because of the bad weather.(2017·邵东创新实验学校4次月考)
C．owing to
D．according to
答案 A
show up 出现；露面(＝ turn up /appear )
【课本原句】 When Justin did not show up for lunch the next day，Mrs Foster became worried and told her husband to call the police.(P3)当贾斯汀第二天吃午餐时并没有出现时，福斯特太太着急了并叫她丈夫报了警。
【联想拓展】
带某人参观……
炫耀
摊牌；表明自己的计划
露面；出现
下逐客令；让某人离开
带路，引路
——看看高考怎么考
(他才露面) which made his mother worried.
，after weeks of preparation，I would ________all my hard work in a dance of performance.(2010·山东卷·完形填空38)
答案 B
，to spend money，or to ________ their money.(2017·湖南津市一中月考)
show on
B．show up
C．show off
D．show down
答案 C
look into 调查；向……里面看；窥视
【课本原句】
So，while we have not dismissed the idea，we are looking into other possibilities as well.(P3)因此，虽然我们没有驳斥这个观点，但也在寻找其他的可能性。
【联想拓展】
照料
回想；记起
轻视，看不起
盼望，期待
旁观
把……看做
当心，小心
检查，查看
快速查看，浏览
向上看；查阅
尊敬，仰慕
——看看高考怎么考
We'll look_into (调查)it and call you back.(2011·上海卷·听力原文)
(稿件)，look_through(仔细浏览)recent issues(刊物)of the (2011·北京卷·阅读理解B)
at the police will soon ________ the case of the two missing children.(2009·江西卷·单项填空30)
C．look into
D．look out
答案 C
nditions.(2017·浏阳市一中高三上学期期中考试)
C．look at
D．look around
答案 A
make up
【课本原句】 Sometimes people make up such amazing stories.(P3) 有时人们会编造出如此惊人的故事。
【联想拓展】
前往；走向
攻击
懂得；了解；明白
匆匆离去；逃走
辨认出；看出；开出(支票、账单等)；理解，明白
转让；移交；更改
补偿
【注意】 make up为及物动词短语，若改为被动语态，则为：be made up of。
——看看高考怎么考
(仅仅由……组成)“yes men” can make disastrous decisions that few people honestly agreed with in the first place.(2011·浙江卷·六选五)
，go head with your saving and I'll make_up(补足)the rest in six months.Now，go and get your old bike repaired.(2010·四川卷·七选五)
American Indians ________ about five percent of the U．S.population.
(2008·浙江卷·单项填空14)
C．make up
D．set up
答案 C
l as one with foreign immigrants ________ the majority of its population.(2017·永州四中第一次月考)
；taking up
；consisting of
；occupied with
；made up
答案 B
take charge of 接管，负责
【课本原句】 Detective Sam Peterson，who has taken charge of the case，told journalists，‘Sometimes people make up such amazing stories.’ (P3) 负责这件案子的侦探山姆·彼得森告诉记者：“有时人们会编造出如此惊人的故事”。
辨析 take charge of/in charge of/in the charge of
take charge of，in charge of都有“负责”之意。但take charge of为短语动词，在句子中一般作谓语；in charge of(负责)与in the charge of(由……负责)为短语介词，用于名词后作定语，或者与be等动词连用作谓语。
of the project.＝Mr Wang is in charge of the project.＝The project is in the charge of Mr Wang.王先生负责这项工程。
——看看高考怎么考
(愿意去负责) the program？
(2011·安徽卷·单项填空24)
(尽力去管理) everything in a large company.
(2011·天津卷·阅读理解)
，I volunteered_to_take_charge_of(自愿去负责)English study in my class.
(2011·湖北卷·写作范文)
，so the tough task may be in ________ charge of him.
(2017·株洲二中月考)
；a
B．a；the
C．/；/
D．/；the
答案 D
so that从句
【课本原句】 The aliens took me away so that they could do research on me.(P3)
外星人把我带走，以便对我进行
so that引导的目的状语从句一般有情态动词may，might，can，could等，等于in order that。
【联想拓展】
还可引导结果状语从句，从句一般不带情态动词。
——看看高考怎么考
，for those times when it was so cold outside that we put the box indoors，so_that(是为了)the milk wouldn't freeze.(2011·全国卷·阅读理解A)
，so_that_people_thought_that_he_was_dead(所以人们认为他死了)．
ee________her guests were finishing their meal.(2010·全国Ⅰ·单项填空25)
答案 C
(2017·湖南石门一中高三摸底考试)
答案 B
call＋宾语＋补语
【课本原句】 For centuries，people have reported seeing a wild creature in the Himalayas called Yeti.(P18) 几百年来，人们已经有报道说看见了一个生长在喜马拉雅山上被称作雪人的野生动物。
＋宾语＋补语”意为“把……称做……”。该句式中常用名词作宾补。
可跟名词作宾补的动词有：call，believe，consider，feel，appoint(任命)，leave(把……留给)，keep，make(使……成为)，select，choose，name(给……取名)，find，prove，elect，think，declare，imagine，suppose等。
——看看高考怎么考
(发现自己无家可归)．
(2011·辽宁卷·阅读理解D)
t until two days after the earthquake did_she_find(她发现)her mother alive.
(2011·湖北卷·完成句子71)
他们任命他为委员会的主席。
④As he is goodhearted and easygoing，we all ________ him a good friend.
(2017·邵东创新实验学校月考)
答案 D
Ⅰ.用所给词的正确形式填空
(exist) of Father Christmas.
2．An artist drew a picture of the strange flying object according to our description(s)(describe)．
ng(amaze) speed.
4．With a lot of difficult problems to_settle(settle)，the newly elected president is having a bad time.
(cheat) in exams.
6．He worked so hard that he got his pay raised(raise)．
(compare) with the old one，the new building looks more beautiful.
(run) all night long to finish the work on time.
9．People in the south have their houses made(make) of bamboo.
10．Lost(lose) in thought，he almost ran into the car in front of him.
同义转换
→We were on_the_point of giving up when our class teacher came and lent us a hand.
2．It happened that I was out when he dropped in yesterday.
→I happened_to_be_ out when he dropped in yesterday.
3．While crossing the street，you should be careful.
re_ crossing the street，you should be careful.
，I will tell you.
，I will tell you.
→A new group of policemen were sent to take_charge_of_ the case.
6．We waited for more than an hour，but he didn't appear at all.
，but he didn't show_up_at all.
句子仿写
例句：According to the plan，they did everything.
仿写：根据最近一份调查报告表明，学生将一半以上的业余时间花在做作业上。(according to)
，students_spend_more_than_half_of_their_spare_time_doing_homework.
例句：The doctor has ruled out the possibility that he has cancer.
仿写：警察已经排除了那个男孩被他继母谋杀的可能性。(rule out the possibility)
3．例句：Can you hear me speak?
仿写：她听到有人在向她哥哥的床边走去。(hear...do)
4．例句：Action is the most convincing.
仿写：他做这件事情的原因并不是很令人信服的。(be convincing
The_reason_why_he_did_it_is_not_very_convincing.
5．例句：The player is so disappointing that everybody is disappointed with him.
仿写：这个男孩在过去的一个学期几乎没有取得什么进步，他的父母对他很失望。(be disappointed with)
Ⅳ.单项填空
Don't respond to any emails ________ personal information，no matter how official they look.
Asearching
B．finding
答案 C [句意：不要回复任何要求个人信息的电子邮件，不管它们看起来有多么正式。A项意为“搜查”；B项意为“发现”；C项意为“要求”；D项意为“质问”。根据句意可知选C。]
，I missed my flight to Now York.
C．As
D．Despite
答案 C [句意：在波斯顿的采访持续了那么长时间，所以我没赶上去纽约的航班。A项意为“由于，因为”；B项意为“只要”；C项意为“由于”；D项意为“尽管”。由语境可排除B、D两项，而A项不能接从句，所以选C。]
A．acted out
B．put on
C．worked out
D．carried on
答案 B [句意：芭蕾舞“Nutcracker”下周上演，为何不与我们一起去剧院呢？act out意为“表演出来”；put on意为“上演”；work out意为“算出”；carry on意为“继续做”。根据语意可知选B。]
，but it ________ so bad.
C．went out
D．carried out
答案 B [句意：中国的许多航空公司都曾想多揽些生意，但结果都很糟糕。make out意为“弄懂，弄明白”；turn out意为“结果是”；go out意为“熄灭；出去”：carry out意为“完成；履行”。根据句意可知选B。 ]
，my parents managed to send me to university.
C．In spite of
D．Because of
答案 C [句意：尽管贫穷，父母还是设法把我送进了大学。A项意为“要不是”；B项意为“以防，万一”；C项意为“尽管”；D项意为“因为，由于”。根据句意可知选C。]
A．step up
B．cut off
C．end up
D．cope with
答案 D [句意：美国正在设法处理伊拉克战争所造成的严重问题。A项意为“走上前去”；B项意为“切断”；C项意为“结束，终止”；D项意为“处理”。根据句意可知选D。]
A．once
B．because
C．in case
D．unless
答案 D [句意：如果你不需要更多的空间放行李，那么一个三口之家有一辆小车就足够了。A项意为“一旦”；项意为“因为”；C项意为“万一，以防”；D项意为“除非”。根据语意可知选D。]
A．broke out
B．p ut out
C．came out
D．got out
答案 A [句意：火灾发生时，我还在睡觉。火很快蔓延开了。break out意为“突然发生”；put out意为“扑灭”；come out意为“出版；发芽”；get out意为“出版”。根据句意可知选A。]
A．support
B．supporting
C．to support
D．be supported
答案 C [句意：他愿意做任何他能做的事情，来维持他所钟爱的家庭。根据句子结构可知，whatever he can为宾语从句，后面省略了do，而动词不定式短语to support...作目的状语，故选C。]
I have a party to attend tonight.
A．out
B．off
C．up
D．in
答案 A [句意：你能挑一套最适合我的衣服吗？我今晚要参加一个聚会。pick out意为“精心挑选”。 ]
，so he was ________ a possible candidate for the position.
答案 D [句意：杰克没有一点经验，因此被排除在了这一职位的可能候选人之外。A项意为“带走；拿走”；B项意为“到达；露面”；C项意为“使永久离开”；D项意为“排除”。根据句意可知选D。]
A．make
B．open
C．consider
D．mind
答案 D [句意：你为什么不少管闲事，别打扰我呢？mind one's own business意为“少管闲事”。]
A．strength
B．force
C．energy
D．power
答案 A [句意：他停止了锻炼后，肌肉就失去了一些力量。A项指人或物内部的力量；B项指外界的力量或武力；C项指能量；D项指威力、势力、权力。根据语境可知应选A。]
A．ever since
B．even if
C．soon after
D．in case
答案 D [句意：你最好带上钥A项意为“自从……”；B项意为“即使”；C项意为“不久后”；项意为“万一，以防”。根据句意可知选D。]
ures，we often pay attention only to the differences without noticing the many similarities.
C．comparing
D．having compared
答案 C [句意：当比较不同的文化时，我们通常只注意到了差异，而没有注意到许多相似之处。根据句子结构可知，这里表示句子的主语发生的动作，应用的主动形式，故排除A、B两项；而D项表示动作发生在“注意”之前，不符合题意，所以选C。]