1. prefer vt. 较喜欢 prefer (doing) sth. to (doing) sth. 与...相比更喜欢...
prefer (sb.) to do sth. 宁愿(...)做某事
prefer to do...rather than do...宁愿做...而不愿做...
词汇拓展: preference n. 偏爱;优先权 have a preference for 偏爱
1). Though my aunt has been living abroad for many years, she _______________________________________.
尽管我姑姑在国外生活多年,但是和咖啡相比,她更喜欢茶。
2)Jenny ______________________________ comfortable clothes made of cotton. 珍妮喜欢穿舒适的棉质衣服。
3)I ______________________________________ limited resources. 我宁可过简朴的生活也不愿意浪费有限的资源。
2.actually adv. 事实上;的确 (用来表示把事情表达得更清楚、精确,或是提供意想不到的信息)
actual adj. 真的,实际的(常用来改错或纠正错误)
词汇联想:事实上;的确: in fact; as a matter of fact; in reality; in effect
4). People say that she died in her fifties, but her ________________ was 49/she died aged 49 _______________.
人们说她去世时五十多岁了,但事实上她只有49岁。
5). She has got a new job. _______________, she was made sales manager of a company. 她找了份新工作。事实上,她做了一家公司的销售经理。
3. challenge n. 挑战;艰巨任务 vt. 怀疑;向...挑战
a challenge of ...的挑战; a challenge to sb. 对...挑战
challenge sb. to sh 向某人挑战做某事 challenge sb. to do sth. 挑战某人做某事
词汇拓展:challenging adj. 挑战性的; 有吸引力的
6). He posted ________________________ during the debate.=He ____________________ in the debate.
他在辩论中向我挑战。
7). He accepted his friend’s _______________________________ a race.他接受了朋友要与他赛跑的挑战。
8). Susan finds her new job as a computer programmer very _____________. 苏珊发现计算机程序员的新工作很有挑战性。
4. graduate vi&vt. 毕业;获得学位 n. 毕业生 词汇拓展:graduation n. 毕业
9). He Zehui was a distinguished(outstanding) nuclear physicist who __________________ Tsinghua University as a top student in 1936. 何泽慧是一名杰出的核物理学家,1936年以优异的成绩毕业于清华大学。
10) The ________________ of that university tend to get well-paid jobs after ________________. 那所大学的毕业生一般能找到收入不错的工作。
5. recommend vt. 建议;推荐;介绍 recommend sth. (to sb.)推荐(某人)某物
recommend doing sth. 建议做某事
recommend+that 主语+(should) do sth.(虚拟语气)
词汇拓展: recommendation n. 建议;推荐;介绍 a letter of recommendation 推荐信
词汇联想:表“建议”“命令”“要求”等的词语,后接从句一般用虚拟语气,其结构为“(should)+do”,类似的词有:insist(一坚持); order, command(二命令);advise, suggest, propose,recommend(四建议);demand,require, request,ask,desire(五要求)
11). I recommend ________________ The West Lake, whose scenery is breathtaking. 我建议看看西湖,风景很美。
12). My teeth ached so that she recommended that __________ _____________________.我牙痛。她建议我看牙医。
6.sign up (for sth. ) 报名(参加...)
13). To lose weight, Jane _________________________ a yoga class. 为了减肥,简报了瑜伽班。
7.advance n. 前进;发展;进步 vi&vt. 前进;发展 in advance 提前;预先
词汇拓展:advanced adj. 高等的;高级的;先进的 advanced technology 先进技术
14). You have to make a booking _____________ if you want to stay in that hotel.如果要住那个宾馆,你必须提前预订。
15). The troops ______________________ towards the capital of the enemy country. 军队正在向敌国首都前进。
8. quit vi./vt. 停止;戒掉;离开(工作职位、学校等) quit one’s job 辞职(resign)
quit school/drop out of school 辍学 quit doing sth. 停止做某事(尤指坏事或令人厌烦的事)
16). The doctor advised Tom __________________________________. 医生建议汤姆戒烟。
17). Though she found Advanced literature___________________________, she __________________. 尽管她发现学习高级文学非常困难, 但她从不放弃。语音:复习字母组合al, ay, ai, are, are, er, ir, or, ur, ee, ea, ear, oa, ow, ou, ore的发音规律,并利用这些规律准确辨音,有效记忆单词。
核心词汇:teenager ____________________ volunteer __________________
debate _____________________ prefer _____________________
movement ___________________ suitable ____________________
actually _____________________ challenge ___________________
confused ____________________ fluent ______________________
graduate ____________________ recommend _________________
advance _____________________ literature ___________________
extra ________________________ obviously ___________________
quit _________________________ responsible _________________
solution ______________________ schedule ____________________
adventure ____________________ expert ______________________
behaviour ____________________ attract ______________________
focus ________________________ addict ______________________
重要短语:prefer...to... _____________________ clean up _____________________
be suitable for... __________________ sign up (for sth. )________________
make the team ___________________ on one’s own __________________
be responsible for _________________ be well prepared _______________
focus on _________________________ be attracted to _________________
be addicted to ____________________ give/deliver a speech ____________
be grateful for ____________________ make the most of _______________