Unit3 A taste of English humour
根据语境猜词义
(1) He is content despite his great poverty.
(2) Can you tell me the content of the box?
(3) He is always content to help others.
1、content n.&adj.
根据语义找匹配:
A. 感到满足的 B. 愿意,乐意 C. 所含之物
(1) A (2) C (3) B
be/feel content with 对……感到满足、对……满意
be content to do sth. 愿意做某事、乐意做某事
to one's heart' s content 尽情地;心满意足地
单项填空
()We sat there, ______with what we listened to.
A. satisfying
B. to satisfy
C. contented
D. content
D 本题考查动词用法。satisfied 表示“感到满意的”,把A、B两项排除;content既是形容词,又是动词,be content with 对……满足。
2、 astonish vt.
根据语境猜词义
(1) Wen Chuan Earthquake astonished the whole country.
(2) We are all greatly astonished that she has failed.
根据语义找匹配:A. 感到惊讶的 B. 震惊
(1) B (2) A
astonishing adj. 令人惊讶的(指事物本身的特征)
astonished adj. 感到惊讶的(指人的主观感受)
astonishment n. 惊讶
近义词:amaze,astound,surprise,shock
be astonished at/by sth. 因/被某事感到惊讶
be astonished to do sth. 对做某事感到惊讶
be astonished that 对……感到惊讶
to one's astonishment 让某人惊讶的是……
in astonishment 惊讶地
It astonishes sb. that 令某人惊讶的是
单项填空
()(1) It is believed that if a report is ______, it will certainly ______ the readers of the paper.
A. astonished; astonished
B. astonished; astonish
C. astonishing; astonish
D. astonish; astonish
C 考查astonished和astonishing的区别。根据语境:报告应该是“令人震惊的”,所以选C。
()(2) To our ______, he wasn't ______at the ______news at all.
A. astonishment; astonish; astonished
B. astonishment; astonished; astonishing
C. astonish; astonished; astonishing
D. astonishment; astonishing; astonished
B to one's +名词,所以排除C。其后考查其形容词用法,由于第二个空不能加“令人……”,第三个空则可以,所以答案是B。
3、direct v.&adj.
根据语境猜词义
(1) Experienced users have direct access to the main data files.
(2) Mr. Turner was directing the investigation from a very early stage.
(3) She has a direct_way of speaking.
(4) Could you direct me to Trafalgar Square, Please?
根据语义找匹配
A. 负责 B. 直率的 C. 直接的 D. 给……指路
(1) C (2) A (3) B (4) D
direct adj. 径直的,直接的,直率的;adv. 中途不停地;径直地;直接地; vt. 指导;命令
directly adv. 恰好地,坦率地;立刻,马上;conj. 一……就……
direction n. 方向,指导, 指示,说明书(用复数)
director n. 导演,指导者,负责人,局长,主任,理事
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
in the direction of 向……的方向
in all directions 朝四面八方
in every direction 朝四面八方
under the direction of 在……的指导下
direct (that) +sb. /sth. + (should) do/be done 指示/命令某人/事做/被做……
direct/directly
direct adv. 用于具体意义,表示“不拐弯,不绕圈子”。强调行程中不停顿、不绕道及没有其他的间接活动。
After school, students should go direct back home.
directly adv. 多用于抽象意义上的“直接地,直率地”与“间接地”相对应。它还指时间上的“立刻、马上”。
单词拼写
(1)He drove direct (径直地) to school in order not to be late for class.
(2)Can you tell me directly (直接地) whether he will help us?
(3)Under the direction (指导下) of our teachers, we have succeeded in designing the new campus.
(4)Directly (一……就……) the teacher entered, the students stopped talking.
单项填空
()(5) The singing group is ______ the direction of a good teacher.
A. with
B. in
C. under
D. by
C 根据语境表示“在……的指导下”,所以使用 under the direction of。
()(6) The boy burst into tears ______ he saw his mother.
A. direct
B. direction
C. directly
D. directly when
C direct。作动词时表示“导演;指示”;作副词时表示“径直地;直接地”,作形容词时是“直接的”;而directly表示“一……就……”,相当于as soon as。
4、particular adj.
根据语境猜词义
(1)She is very particular about her clothes.
(2)He loves playing football in_particular.
(3)The teacher showed particular concern for the disabled child.
根据语义找匹配:A. 挑剔的 B. 格外地 C. 特别地
(1) A (2) C (3) B
particularly adv. 格外地,特殊地
be particular about 对……挑剔
in particular=particularly 特殊地
particular/ especial/ special
particular 特别的,特殊的,挑剔的,强调与众不同,具有独特性质。
On that particular day the stores are closed.
especial 特别的,主要的,突出的。 强调的是重要性,是对语气的加强。有“优越,好感”之意。
Collecting stamps is his especial hobby.
special 专门的,特殊的,特别的。强调的是事物特有的性质,性格或专门的目的,用途。
You need a special tool to finish the task.
单项填空
()(1) He is fond of all the subject, ______ English.
A. particularly
B. especially
C. specially
D. naturally
4、particular adj.
B 考查副词词义辨析。根据语境这里是用来加强语气,强调“特别是、尤其是”,所以答案是B。
()(2) Drunk driving, which was once a ______occurrence, is now under control.
A. general
B. frequent
C. normal
D. particular
B 考查形容词词义辨析。general普遍的、全面的;frequent时常发生的;normal正常的、常规的;particular特别的、特殊的。根据语境:酒驾过去是常常发生的事情,但现在已经得到了控制。所以答案是B。
5、convince vt.
根据语境猜词义
(1) His argument is too weak to convince me.
(2) I couldn't convince him that he was wrong.
根据语义找匹配:A. 使信服 B. 说服
(1) A (2) B
convincing adj. 令人信服的
convinced adj. 信服的,相信的
convince sb. of sth. 使某人信服某事
convince sb. to do sth. 说服某人做某事
be convinced of 确信convince sb. that 使某人确信……
单项填空
()The lawyer finally ______ court ______ their crime by showing a lot of evidences.
A. convinced; of
B. convinced; by
C. convincing; by
D. convincing; of
A 考查动词搭配。动词convince 构成convince sb. of sth. 表示“使某人信服某事”;又由于在句中作谓语,所以答案是A。
6、badly off
根据语境猜词义
(1) When I was a child, our family was so badly_off that we couldn't have meat for dinner at the Spring Festival.
(2) The mountain village was then badly_off for teachers.
(3) His health is badly_off because of longterm hard work without a little break.
根据语义找匹配:A. 缺少 B. 穷的 C. 处境差
(1) B (2) A (3) C
比较级:worse off境况更差,更穷困
反义词:well off富裕,处境好(比较级:better off境况更佳)
badly off for sth. 缺少某物
单项填空
() We shouldn't complain about being poor because many families are much ______.
A. better off
B. badly off
C. well off
D. worse off
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。
7、 cut off
根据语境猜词义
(1) If you don' t pay your gas bill soon you may be cut_off.
(2) They were cut_off in the middle of their conversation on the phone.
(3) When the city was cut_off,_everyone knew that the total defeat was certain.
根据语义找匹配:A. 隔离 B. 停止(水电的供应) C. 中断,打断(谈话)
(1) B (2) C (3) A
单项填空
() He 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
B 考查动词短语辨析。 cut out的意思是“切下;删除”。cut off意思是“切断;使(人、城镇)孤立”。cut up的意思是“切碎”。cut through的意思是“穿越”。本句的意思是:他住院6个月感到似乎与外界隔绝了。cut off “隔离”的意思,常与from连用。
8、 pick out
根据语境猜词义
(1) She was picked_out from hundreds of applicants for the job.
(2) He picked_out his sister from the crowd.
根据语义找匹配:
A. 挑出;选出 B. 辨认出某人或某物
(1) A (2) B
pick up
(1) 拾起,捡起
She picked up all the pieces on the floor when she left the classroom. 当她离开教室时,她把地上所有的碎片都捡了起来。
(2) 无意中学会
She soon picked up some French when she went to live in France.
她到法国居住后很快就学会了一些法语。
(3)收听,接收
My radio can pick up the BBC programs very clearly.
我的收音机能非常清晰地收听到英国广播公司国际广播节目。
(4) 恢复健康,恢复体力
He soon picked up after a few days' rest.
他休息了几天,身体很快复原了。
(5) 去接
I'll drive to the airport to pick you up at 8 o'clock.
我会在8点开车去机场接你。
单项填空
()Kathy ______ a lot of Spanish by playing with native boys and girls.
A. picked up
B. took up
C. made up
D. turned up
A 考查动词短语词义辨析。依据句意排除。pick up 偶然间学会;take up 占据; make up 组成,构成;turn up 出现,到达。
9、in search of
根据语境猜词义
I'm always in_search_of someone who has the same hobby with me.
根据语境in search of的语义是:______。
寻找
search v. 搜查;在…中搜寻
search sb. for 为得到什么搜某人的身
search sp. for 为得到什么搜查某地
search for =look for 寻找
单项填空
()(1) The whole family went out ______ the lost child.
A. in the search of
B. in search of
C. search for
D. to search
B 考查固定短语。作目的状语,主语结构往往用in search of 或in the / one's search for,所以答案是B。
()(2) Curtis quit his day job and flew to Europe______hopes and adventure.
A. in search of
B. in place of
C. for lack of
D. for fear of
A 考查介词短语。A项意为“寻找……”;B项意为“代替,替代”;C项意为“缺乏,短缺”;D项意为“担心,害怕”。据句意可知,A项符合。
() (2007·四川) It was so dark in the cinema that I could hardly______ my friend.
A. turn out
B. bring out
C. call out
D. pick out
Charlie first picks_out the laces and eats them as if they were spaghetti. (P18)
D 考查动词短语辨析。turn out证明、结果是; bring out拿出、阐明; call out呼叫、呼唤; pick out辨认出。根据语境:影院是那么黑,我几乎都辨认不出我的朋友。
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