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Unit 3 A taste of English humour Ⅰ.重点单词聚焦 1．I found it________(令人惊讶的) that the young player beat the chess master in the game. 答案： astonishing 2．He is a________(失败者) as an artist，but a success as an art teacher. 答案： failure 3．If we work with a strong will，we can ________(克服) any difficulty，no matter how great it is. 答案： overcome 4．They often________(款待) their friends at weekends. 答案： entertain 5．Elizabeth Fry helped to improve prison conditions and gave the________(无家可归的) work and education. 答案： homeless 6．After graduating from Peking University，he was________(幸运的) in having a good job. 答案： fortunate 7．I lived in an area of________(显著的) natural beauty. 答案： outstanding 8．Most________(表演者) feel nervous before they go on stage. 答案： performers 9．So far there is no________(令人信服的) evidence that there exists life in outer space. 答案： convincing 10．Some kids are very ________(挑剔的、特别的) about food.That’s why they don’t have a balanced diet. 答案： particular Ⅱ.重点短语扫描 1．up now 直到现在 2．badly 穷的；缺少的 3．cut 切断；断绝 4．cut 砍倒，缩小，削减 5．burst laughter 突然笑起来 6．feel content 对……满足 7．pick 挑出；辨别出 8．star 担任主角；主演 9．pay attention 注意 10． the open air 在户外 to off off down into with out in to in Ⅲ.课文原句突破 1．不幸的是他的父亲去世了，使得他的家庭状况更糟了，因此查理的童年是在照顾生病的母亲和弟弟中度过的。 Unfortunately his father died，__________ ________ ________ ____________ ________ ________，so Charlie spent his childhood looking after his sick mother and his brother. 答案： leaving the family even worse off 2．查理首先挑出鞋带来吃，像是吃意大利面条一样。 Charlie first picks out the laces and eats them________ ________ they were spaghetti.
答案： as if 3．在十多岁的时候，凭借着自己的幽默，查理已经在英国成为受欢迎的童星之一。 By his teens，Charlie________，through his humour，________one of the most popular child actors in England. 答案： had；become 4．随着时间的推移，他开始拍电影。 ________time went by，he began making films. 答案： As content adj.满足的，满意的；n.内容，目录，容量；满足；vt.使满足 教材原句P18：He made people laugh at a time when they felt depressed，so they could feel more content with their lives. 在人们感到沮丧的时候，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。
①To be honest，I’m very content with my life at present. 诚实的说，我对目前的生活心满意足。 ②That rich man is tired of city life，so he is content to live in the country.那位富人厌倦了城市生活，于是他愿意生活在乡下。 ③We should never content ourselves with book knowledge only. 我们永远不要仅仅满足于书本知识。 ④She dropped her purse and the contents fell out on the floor. 她的皮包掉下，里面的东西散落在地板上。 ⑤It is advisable to look at the contents page of a book before buying it.买书前最好先看一看目录。 1.完成句子 Those________________________________(满足于现状的人) will surely make no more advance in life. 答案： who are content with their present situations astonish vt.使惊诧 教材原句P18：You may find it astonishing that Charlie was taught to sing as soon as he could speak and dance as soon as he could walk.你可能会感到惊奇，查理刚会说话时大人就教他唱歌，他刚会走路时大人就教他跳舞了。
①It astonished me that he could be so thoughtless. 我真没料到他会如此轻率。 ②I was astonished to hear that he had got the job. 听说他得到那份工作我很吃惊。 ③China is developing at an astonishing speed，and will soon be one of the most powerful countries in the world.中国以令人惊讶的速度发展，不久将成为世界上最强大国家之一。 2.用astonish的适当形式填空： To our great________，the boss wasn’t________ at the________news at all. 答案： astonishment；astonished；astonishing direct vt.& vi.导演；指挥；指示；adj.径直的；直接的；直率的；adv.直接地 教材原句P18：Charlie Chaplin wrote，directed and produced the films he starred in. 查理•卓别林自编、自导、自制他主演的电影。
①The opera was directed by the wellknown Chinese director，Zhang Yimou.歌剧由中国著名导演张艺谋执导。 ②The old man is willing to stand on the bend and directs the traffic.这位老人乐意站在转弯处指挥交通。 ③I like to make friends with anyone who is open and direct. 我喜欢和任何坦诚直爽的人交朋友。 ④It’s only a small improvement but at least it’s a step in the right direction.虽然这只是一个小小的改进，但至少是朝着正确的方向迈出的一步。 ⑤Directly the teacher came in everyone was quiet. 老师一进来大家就安静了。 3.When I was in hospital，my mother made a promise that she would take me to Qingdao________I was well enough to travel，which________my recovery. A．direct；contributed to B．directly；contributed to C．directly；attributed to D．direct；attributed to 解析： directly作连词，表示“一……就……”，direct没有此用法；contribute to有助于……。句意为：在我住院的时候，妈妈向我承诺一旦我恢复到可以出行了，就带我去青岛，这有助于我的康复。 答案： B particular adj.特殊的；特别的；挑剔的；n.细节；细目 教材原句P20：Children particularly would burst into laughter at his behaviour.孩子们尤其对他的表演报之以大笑。 be particular about/over sth.对……讲究，挑剔 in particular尤其，特别，格外 particularly adv.尤其，特别 ①I have nothing particular to do this evening，so let’s go out for a walk.今晚我没有什么特别的事要做，咱们出去散散步吧！ ②He is very particular about food while he doesn’t care about money.他对吃的东西特别挑剔，而不在乎金钱。 ③Text messages are very popular in recent years，particularly among young people.近年来手机短信大受欢迎，尤其在年轻人当中。 4.完成句子 我们应该尊重每一个人，尤其是我们的父母和老人。 We should respect everyone，our parents and the elderly________________. 答案： in particular whisper vi.& vt.低语，小声说；把(秘密等)悄悄传开；n.耳语，低语 教材原句P22：Sherlock Holmes looked up at the stars and whispered，“Watson，when you look at that beautiful sky，what do you think of？”夏洛克•福尔摩斯仰望着繁星，轻声问道：“华生，当你望着美丽的天空时，你想到了什么？” whisper to sb.与某人耳语 in a whisper＝in whispers＝in a low voice耳语地，低声地 It is/was whispered that...据秘密传闻…… ①She leaned over and whispered something in his ear. 她探过身去附耳给他说了些什么。 ②It was whispered that he would soon die and he did. 有人私下说他不久于人世，他果然去世了。 ③They sat at the back of the room，talking in whispers. 他们坐在房间的后面低声谈话。 5.In order not to let the others hear what he said，he________the news to me. A．shouted B．told C．whispered D．said 解析： 句意为：为了不让别人听见他说的话，他低声告诉了我这个消息。whisper低声说；低语，符合题意。 答案： C convince vt.使信服；使相信 教材原句P18：The acting is so convincing that it makes you believe that it is one of the best meals he has ever tasted！令人心悦诚服的表演使你相信这是他吃过的最可口的饭菜了！
①You need to convince your interviewer of your ability to master the work.你需要让你的面试官相信你有驾驭这份工作的能力。 ②His mother has been trying to convince him to see a doctor. 他妈妈一直设法说服他去看医生。 ③I managed to convince them that the story was true. 我设法使他们相信那故事是真的。 ④Scientists are convinced the positive effect of laughter on physical and mental health. 科学家们坚信笑对身心健康有积极影响。 ⑤There is now convincing evidence that smoking causes lung cancer.现有令人信服的证据说吸烟能导致肺癌。 6.Scientists are convinced________the positive effect of laughter________physical and mental health
