Module 8 Unit 4 Films and film events
一、重点单词与短语:
1. in defence/defense of 为……辩护;防卫
典题赏析:
1) When the English army invaded Scotland, Bruce took up arms and led his people _______ their country.
A. in memory of B. in honor of C. in defense of D. in celebration of
2) All I can say, _______ my actions, is that I had little choice.
A. on behalf of B. in control of C. on account of D. in defense of
2. expose vt. 使暴露,使显露,使曝光;使处于……作用之下,使遭受
①expose…to… 把……暴露于……,使……遭受……
②be exposed to 暴露于,遭受
③expose oneself 显露/暴露自己
He exposed his skin to the sun. 他把皮肤暴露在阳光底下。
Her youth and beauty expose her to many dangers. 她的青春美貌使她遭遇多种危险。
As a nurse in the war, she was exposed to many dangers. 作为战地护士,她遇到了很多危险。
▲exposure n. 暴露,揭露 [u]
典题赏析:
1) In some Muslin countries, women do not _______ their faces in the public.
A. explore B. challenge C. expose D. blame
2) He dived into the water, _______ only his face _______.
A. leaving; exposed B. leaving; exposing C. left; exposed D. left; exposing
3) _______ to sunlight for too much time will do harm to one抯 skin.
A. Exposed B. Having exposed C. Being exposed D. After being exposed
3. contradict vt. & vi. 反驳,驳斥;与……相矛盾,相反
①contradict oneself 自相矛盾
▲contradictory adj. 相互矛盾的,对立的,不一致的
②be contradictory to 与……相矛盾
▲contradiction n. 反驳,驳斥;矛盾 [u]
③in contradiction to与……相矛盾
典题赏析:
1) What the suspect said was completely _______ what the witness said.
A. contradicted B. in contradiction with C. contradicted with D. in contradiction to
2) Your two statements _______ each other, which makes me puzzled.
A. contrary B. contradict C. contradictory D. contradiction
3) She ____ herself. She said she would never marry young, but she did.
A. did contradict B. didn抰 contradict C. wasn抰 contradicted D. was contradicted
4. edge n. 优势;边缘;刀刃
①on the edge of 在……的边上/边缘
②on edge 直立着,竖着;紧张不安,易怒
③take the edge off 使钝;减弱(胃口等),挫……的锐气
④give sb. the edge over/on 使某人比……略占优势
典题赏析:
1) His name was on the _______ of my tongue but I couldn’t remember it.
A. tip B. top C. edge D. point
2) The man is ____ a serious nervous breakdown because he is unable to deal with pressure from daily life.
A. at the edge of B. on the edge of C. on behalf of D. on the top of
3) After the interview, you should follow it up, writing and thanking the company for the chance, which can give you the _______ over other candidates.
A. edge B. view C. concern D. impression
5. broad adj. 广泛的,各种各样的;概括的,总的;宽的;阔的;明朗的,显著的
adv. 宽阔地
a broad river/road 一条宽阔的大河/马路 in broad outline 概括地 broad daylight 大白天
be broad awake 完全醒着
辨析:broad与wide的区别
二者都有“宽的”含义,常可换用。
1) broad着重指幅面的宽广,此外还修饰背、肩、胸等的宽阔。
2) wide着重指从一边到另一边的距离,此外修饰口、眼睛的大。
broad ocean/back/shoulder/chest 宽阔的海洋/背部/肩膀/胸膛
a wide river/road 一条宽阔的大河/马路
wide mouth/eyes 大嘴/大眼
典题赏析:
1) The bank is reported in the local newspaper _______ in broad daylight yesterday.
A. being robbed B. having been robbed C. to have been robbed D. to have robbed
2) The gate is too _______ for a car; we抣l have to walk through.
A. shallow B. loose C. broad D. narrow
3) The room is three meters long and two meters _______.
A. width B. board C. broad D. abroad
6. in the minority 占少数 (反:in the majority)
7. entry n. 参赛作品;进入;入口;条目,词条 [c/u]
①entry into 进入
②make an entry 入场
▲enter vt. 进入
8. preference n. 偏爱,偏好;优先,优先权 [c/u]
①have a preference for 偏爱……
②in preference to 优先于……
▲prefer vt. 宁愿,宁可,更喜欢
③prefer sth. 喜欢某物
④prefer doing/to do sth. 喜欢干某事
⑤prefer sb. to do sth. 喜欢某人干某事
⑥prefer sth. to sth. 喜欢……而不喜欢……
prefer doing sth. to doing sth. 喜欢干……而不喜欢干……
⑦prefer to do sth. rather than do sth.
prefer doing sth. rather than doing sth. 宁愿干某事而不愿干某事
⑧prefer that + s + (should) + v 宁愿/喜欢……
典题赏析:
1) Of the two paintings, Mr. Black chose the cheaper one out of _______, though it was not the work of a famous painter.
A. possession B. technique C. adjustment D. preference
2) Rather than go shopping, I prefer _______ at home, sleeping.
A. stay B. to stay C. staying D. stayed
3) It is illegal for a public official to ask people for gifts or money ______ favors to them.
A. in preference to B. in place of C. in agreement with D. in exchange for
9. disappointment n. 失望 [u];令人失望的人、物或事情 [c]
①to one’s disappointment 使某人失望的是
②in disappointment 失望地
▲disappoint vt. 使失望,使受困难
▲disappointing adj. 令人失望的,令人扫兴的
▲disappointed adj. 失望的,沮丧的
③be disappointed with/in 对……感到失望
④be disappointed at 因为/由于……而失望
⑤be disappointed to do sth. 干某事而感到失望
⑥be disappointed that… ……是失望的。
典题赏析:
1) We are in low _____ today because one result was _____ and the other is ______ that.
A. spirits; disappointing; no better than B. spirits; disappointed; not better than
C. spirit; disappointing; not better than D. spirit; disappointed; no better than
2) —Why did Jack look upset?
—He was pretty ______ at the ______ news.
A. disappointed; disappointed B. disappointing; disappointing
C. disappointing; disappointed D. disappointed; disappointing
3) To his ______, he didn’t pass the driving test.
A. joy B. disappointment C. delight D. pity
10. on location 拍摄外景
11. formal adj. 正式的,正规的;形式上的,外表上的;礼仪的 (反:informal)
n. 正式的社交活动;晚礼服
①a formal call 正式访问
②formal dress 礼服
③formal subject/object 形式主语/宾语
④go formal 穿着晚礼服
▲formally adv. 形式上;正式地
12. tiresome adj. 使人疲劳的;令人厌倦的;讨厌的
▲tire vt. & vi. 使感到疲倦,使感到累;使厌倦;使厌烦
▲tiring adj. 引起疲劳的;累人的
▲tired adj. 劳累的,疲倦的;厌烦的,厌倦的
①be?tired with/from? 因……而疲劳/劳累
②be tired/sick of 对……感到厌倦/厌烦
③be tired out 筋疲力尽
④tire of 对……感到厌倦
典题赏析:
1) I am tired ____ my job; every day is just the same.
A. with B. on C. about D. of
2) ____ and short of breath, Andy and Ruby were the first to reach the top of the Mount Tai. 【浙江卷】
A. To be tired B. Tired C. Tiring D. Being tired
3) Mr. Smith, ____ of the ____ speech, started to read a novel.
A. tired; boring B. tiring; bored C. tired; bored D. tiring; boring
4) Every evening after dinner, if not ____ from work, I will spend some time walking my dog. 【湖南卷】
A. being tired B. tiring C. tired D. to be tired
13. shoot vt. & vi. 拍摄;射击,射中;打猎;射门,投篮 (shot-shot)
n. 拍摄,摄影;幼苗,嫩芽 [c]
shoot a film 拍电影 shoot a hare 打中野兔 shoot a gun开枪
shoot a basketball投篮 shoot a goal 踢进一球 shooting star 流星
①shoot at 向……射击/投去
②shoot forth 射出;(芽等)抽出
③shoot up 射出,喷出;迅速长高
▲shooter n. 射手;手枪
辨析:shoot与shoot at的区别
1) shoot意为“射中,击中”。
2) shoot at意为“向……射击”但不一定射中。
典题赏析:
1) The hunter _______ a bird, but he didn’t _______ it.
A. shot; shoot B. shot; shoot at C. shot at; shoot D. shot at; shoot at
2) Mrs. March could not prevent her little boy _______ shooting _______ the birds in the trees.
A. from…to B. on…at C. with…up D. from…at
14. congratulation n. 祝贺,庆贺(常用复数)
①congratulations (to you)! 祝贺你!
②congratulations to sb. on sth. 因某事而向某人祝贺
Congratulations, Mary! 祝贺你,玛丽!
Congratulations to him on winning the Academy Award. 祝贺他获得奥斯卡奖。
I want to express my sincere congratulations to you on your success.我想对你的成功表示诚挚的谢意。
▲congratulate vt. 祝贺,向……道贺
③congratulate sb. on/upon (doing) sth. 因(干)某事而向某人祝贺
I congratulate you on your success. 我祝贺你的成功。
We congratulated him on having passed the exam. 我们祝贺他通过了考试。
典题赏析:
1) —John and I will celebrate our fortieth wedding anniversary next month. —Oh, _______!【山东卷】
A. cheer up B. well done C. go ahead D. congratulations
2) _______ your winning the game. I knew you could _______ them and you _______.
A. Congratulation on; won; did B. Congratulations; won; do
C. Congratulations on; beat; did D. Congratulation; beat; do
3) I _______ you _______what you have achieved.
A. celebrate; on B. congratulate; on C. congratulate; for D. celebrate; for
15. show off 炫耀,卖弄,展示
①show up 出现,露面
②show?over 到某处看看/逛逛
③show?the?way?做示范,树立典范
④show sb. around sp?带领某人参观某地
⑤show in? 领某人进来
⑥show out 把某人送到门口;送某人出去
16. give thought to 认真考虑,思考
①be lost in thought 陷入沉思
②put thought into 把心思放在……上
③at the thought of 一想起……(就)
④on second thought(s) 再三考虑
⑤without thought 不加考虑,不加思索
⑥Second thoughts are best. 三思而后行。
典题赏析:
1) The life is so interesting that I give no _______ to death or the beyond.
A. birth B. rise C. way D. thought
2) _______ in thought, he almost ran into the car in front of him.
A. Losing B. Having lost C. Lost D. To lose
3) The children were filled with excitement at the _______ of visiting Disneyland.
A. sight B. idea C. mind D. thought
4) After two attempts I wanted to give up trying for the job, but on _______ second thought I felt it was worthwhile to try _______ third time.
A /;a B /; the C the; the D the; a
二、重点句型:
1. Maria, do tell us a little about the Venice Film Festival.
玛利亚,一定要告诉我们一点儿关于威尼斯电影节的情况。
分析:句中do起加强语气的作用。当do位于陈述句句中,意为“的确,确实,果真”;位于祈使句首,意为“一定,务必”。
I do like English. 我的确喜欢英语。
He does go there. 他的确去过那儿。
They did watch TV last night. 昨天晚上他们的确看电视了。
Do pay a visit to me when you come to Beijing. 当你来北京时,一定要来看我。
Do come tonight. 今晚一定要来。
典题赏析:
1) I have already been bored to death. _______ that noise!
A. Do stop B. Do C. Did stop D. Did
2) What she said _______ harm to him yesterday.
A. do do B. does did C. did does D. did do
3) Do remember to check it carefully _______ you hand it in.
A. before B. after C. until D. while
2) However, he later finds out that his father was a wizard and that his mother was a witch, both of whom were murdered by an evil wizard—the same wizard who gave Harry the scar.
但是后来哈里发现父亲的巫师,母亲是女巫,他们都是被一个邪恶的巫师杀害—也就是给哈里留下伤疤的那个巫师。
分析:句中两个that都引导宾语从句。在由and和but连接的两个或两个以上的宾语从句中,第一个that可以省略,其余的that都不能省略。
I know (that) he is very kind and that he will help us.
我知道他很好,他会帮助我们的。
I told her (that) everything was ready and that his mother was coming.
我告诉她一切都准备好了,他的母亲要来了。
典题赏析:
1) The doctor told us that we should get up early and _______ we should do some exercises.
A. which B. what C. that D. /
参考答案:
一、重点单词与短语:
1. CD 2. CAC 3. DBA 4. ABA 5. CDC 8. DBD 9. ADB 12. DBAC 13. CD 14. DCB 16. DCDA
二、重点句型:
1. ADA 2. C
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