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Back to the past (一)
【单元重点词汇】
1.lecture n．
2.disaster n．_________________
3chairman n．
4．salary n．_________________
5 .found vt.
_____________ _
6．
vt.轰炸；n.炸弹
7..
n．观众，听众
8.
n．主席
9
n．薪金，薪水
10.
n．仪式，典礼
【单元重点短语】
1.in memory of
2.no doubt
.
3.take over
4.come down with
.
5.rise up against
6.stand in one’s path
.
【单元重点句式】
1.It is believed to have been gradually covered over by sandstorms from AD 200 to AD 400.
许多人认为它在公元200～400年期间逐渐被沙尘暴所埋没。
2．Near the city was a volcano.
靠近这个城市是一座火山。
3．Today I saw the ancient Roman city of Pompeii as it was 2,000 years ago.
现在我见到了罗马古城庞贝，它就跟两千年前一模一样。
【重点词汇突破】
1 unfortunate adj.不幸的，遗憾的
[应试指导] 作为高级词汇替换unlucky
fortunate adj.幸运的；吉利的
be fortunate to do sth./in doing sth.在……方面运气好
fortune n.机会，运气；财富；命运；际遇
make a fortune发财；致富
seek/try one’s fortune碰运气
He was unfortunate to lose in the final round.
他不幸在最后一轮输了。
He was extremely fortunate to survive.
他能活下来真是万幸。
2 ruin v.毁坏；使破产；n.毁坏；破产；废墟
in ruins毁坏；成为废墟
fall/come into ruin逐渐破碎
bring...to ruin使……失败；使……毁坏
Heavy smoking ruined his health.
过度吸烟损害了他的健康。
The bad weather had ruined all my pleasure for the holiday.
糟糕的天气毁掉了我度假的好心情。
3 expression n.词语，措辞；表情；表达，表示
beyond expression无法形容
without expression毫无表情
give expression to表达；表现；把……表达出来
express oneself表达自己的意思
However，some of the texts have too many new words and expressions which are hard for us.
但是一些课文里生词和短语太多，这对我们来说有点难。(辽宁·书面表达)
[特别提醒]
(1)express表示“表达，表示”等，习惯上不接双宾语，可用express sth.to sb.。
(2)express后一般不接that从句，但可接疑问词引导的从句。
[夯实基础]
一．用ruin的适当形式填空
(1)Years of fighting has left Iraq
.
(2)It rained for two weeks on end，completely
our holiday.
(3)This country was once proud of its education system. Now it seems to be in
.
(4)Shortly after suffering from a massive earthquake and being reduced to
，the city took on a new look.
二．用适当的介词填空
(1)She was beautiful
expression.
(2)He looked at me
expression.
[拓展演练]
A．语境填词
1．With the natural resources it is potentially a very
(富有的) country.
2．
创建) in 1935 in Ohio，Alcoholics Anonymous is now a worldwide organization.
3．The
(讲座) is well worth listening to.
4．Why does Nancy always
(逃避) any kind of responsibilities?
5．The flower managers have
(装饰) the church beautifully for the ceremony.
6．Mexicans celebrate September 16，the day when Mexico
(宣布) independence from Spain.
7．She
marched(前进) over to me and demanded an apology.
8．The sweat was
(倾泻) down her face by the end of the race.
9．The gloves were designed for
(极度地，极端地) cold climates.
10．The plane crashed，its bombs
(爆炸) as it hit the ground.
B．用所给词的适当形式填空
11．It is time someone made him
of the effects of his actions. If so，he can gradually raise public moral
.(aware)
12．He got a little
because of poverty，so he always
his children to value the chance of study.(educate)
13．Due to the
hurricane，lots of villages and crops were
and many people were left homeless.(destroy)
14．With the difficult problem remaining to be
solved，we need to come up with a better
without delay.(solve)
Ⅱ.短语运用
A．用方框内所给动词短语的适当形式填空
bury...alive；run through；cut down；turn out；stand in one’s path；break down；rise up against；come down with；take over；pour out of
15．In order to build houses there，they
many big trees along the road.
16．As the bell for the end of the lesson rang，the students
the classroom.
17．The young man was put to death for calling on the people to
the government.
18．The earthquake happened suddenly；a lot of people were
。
19．To my surprise，it
that they had known each other for many years.
20．Local people fought bravely against the enemy so that the enemy failed to
the town.
21．According to the report，people
illnesses more easily when under stress.
22．There used to be a small river
this city，but it no longer exists now.
23．Unfortunately，our car
and we had to push it off the road.
24．Take it easy! If you want to change your mind，we won’t
.
B．用方框内所给的短语填空
25．
you would like a drink.
26．The concert was held
the great composer Mozart.
27．The salesman said the car was
，and
I was foolish enough to fall for it.