第一部分 必修四 Unit 3
Ⅰ.用所给单词的适当形式填空
1.__________(fortune), the drowning child was saved.
2.He gave a __________(humour) account of their trip to Spain first.
3.Tom went off in one __________(direct) and Harry in another.
4.The city provides a wide choice of __________(entertain).
5.Not only are mothers not paid but also most of their ________(bore) or difficult work is unnoticed.
6.There is no convincing __________(explain) of the overall structure of the universe.
7.We were __________(astonish) that he appeared at the party.
8.__________(convince) of the truth of the report, he told his colleagues about it.
答案:1.Fortunately 2.humorous 3.direction 4.entertainment 5.boring 6.explanation 7.astonished 8.Convinced
.完成句子
1.The couple __________________________ (对……很满意) the life in the countryside, where everything goes quietly and comfortably.
2.Some of the branches must ______________________(剪掉) in order for the tree to grow.
3.The mother died in the traffic accident,________________________(留下两个孩子).
4.__________________________(克服了许多困难) he achieved success.
5.He ________________ (挑选) some talented persons to be his students, Xiao Shenyang, for example.
答案:1.are well content with
2.have been cut off
3.leaving two children behind
4.Having overcome many difficulties
5.picked out
.话题写作
根据提示,利用本单元所学知识,完成下面的小作文。
1.刘大成是个普通的农民,他很满足于他现在的生活。
2.他很喜欢唱歌,经常用他的歌声给老百姓带来欢乐。
3.虽然生活很不富裕,但他克服种种困难,在当地稍有名气。
4.幸运的是他在中央电视台一个节目的比赛中,以令人信服的歌喉获得了成功。
答案:Liu Dacheng is an ordinary farmer. He is content with his life now.
He likes singing very much.
He often entertains people with his songs. Though his family was badly off, he overcame a lot of difficulties and practised singing, making himself famous in his hometown.
Fortunately, his convincing voice contributed to his success in a singing competition on CCTV.
Now
he
often appears in the programmes of CCTV.
It takes two to tango 一个巴掌拍不响
The university of life 生活经历
Crash course 速成课
Art and football 海底发现文物,莱斯特城足球俱乐部曼谷庆功
Antibiotics and escalator etiquette 美国人过多使用抗生素,伦敦地铁扶梯礼仪
Knee-jerk reaction 本能反映
India's sewer workers and British school standards 印度下水道工人施工安全,英国在校生学习成绩下降
It's on the cards 这件事十有八九会发生
Phelps makes history and marine species 菲尔普斯创造历史,海洋新物种
A bitter pill to swallow 不得不吞的苦药
Glass-bottomed bridge, cancer risk for HRT and 120-year-old man 世界最长玻璃桥开放,荷尔蒙替代疗法增患癌风险,印度教120岁僧人
One good turn deserves another 以德报德,礼尚往来
Burn a hole in your pocket 有钱不花难受
To make a mountain out of a molehill 小题大做
Off the hook 脱身
Cheap and cheerful 物美价廉
Cyclists make Olympic history, 400-year-old shark 英国自行车运动员创英奥运历史,400岁格陵兰鲨鱼
White / blue-collar worker 白领,蓝领
To lie through your teeth 睁眼说瞎话
To fall at the first hurdle 跌倒在第一关
The last/final straw 忍无可忍,使人最终崩溃的一击
California wildfires and cloned animals 加利福尼亚州野火,克隆动物衰老过程正常
Close, but no cigar 几近成功
In good nick 品质好、没有损坏
You're pulling my leg! 你在愚弄我!
Test the water 试探,摸底
To make a monkey out of me 捉弄我
Hot potato 棘手的问题“烫手山芋”
Pain in the neck 令人讨厌的事情或人
To turn something upside down 把……翻个底朝天