(新课标) Unit 4 I used to be afraid of the dark. Section A 3a-3c 语言点精讲精练(含答案)

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Unit4SectionA3a-3c语言点精讲精练
1. 语言点精讲
1. For this month’s Young World magazine, I interviewed 19-year-old Asian pop star Candy Wang.
interview在此处作动词，意为“采访；面试”。interview也可作名词，意为“面试；访谈”。
e.g. As a reporter, he interviews many people every day.作为记者，他每天要采访很多人。
19 -year-old 19 岁的，形容词结构；19 years old 19岁，数量词短语
e.g. Tony is a 19 year old young man. 托尼是个十九岁的年轻人。
Tony is 19 years old. 托尼19 岁了。
Asian 在此处作形容词，意为“亚洲的”。除此之外，Asian作形容词还可意为“亚洲人的”。Asian还可作可数名词，意为“亚洲人”。
2. Candy told me that she used to be really shy and took up singing to deal with her shyness.
take up take up 开始；从事；接纳；占据；继续做
(1) take up doing sth. 开始从事，后可接名词、动名词(短语)
e.g. Lisa took up playing the piano when she was 12 years old.
莉萨在12岁时开始弹钢琴。
(2) 占据
e.g. This desk takes up too much space in my room.
这张桌子占据了我房间很大的空间。
deal with 处理; 应对
e.g. He’s good at dealing with these terrible things. 他善于处理这些糟糕的事情。
辨析：deal with 与do with
deal with 应对，处理, 侧重于处理问题的方式、方法, 常与疑问词how 连用。
do with 也意为“应对; 处理”, 侧重于处理的对象, 常与疑问词what 连用。
shyness 名词，意为“害羞；腼腆”是形容词shy加后缀-ness 构成的名词。
He can’t get over his shyness.
拓展：sad —— sadness 悲伤 happy —— happiness 幸福
ill —— illness 疾病 kind —— kindness 善良
3. As she got better, she dared to sing in front of her class, and then for the whole school.
dare /de /v. 敢于；胆敢
e.g. How did you dare to tell a lie to your mother
你怎么敢跟你妈撒谎呢？
dare to do sth. 敢于/胆敢做某事
dare not to do sth. 不敢做某事
Most people hate Harry but they don't dare to say so.多数人讨厌哈里，但他们不敢说出来。
Do what others do not dare to do.做别人不敢做的事情。
4. I didn’t use to be popular in school, but now I get tons of attention everywhere I go.
过去我在学校里默默无闻，但是现在无论我走到哪里，都得到太多的关注。
tons of 意为“很多的；大量的”，是英语中一种夸张的表达方式。ton的本义为“吨”。
He has been to Henan tons of times.他去过河南很多次了。
get…attention 意为“得到/引起……注意”。
The baby is trying to get the attention of her mother.
这个婴儿正试图引起她妈妈的注意。
5. “Well,” she begins slowly, “you have to be prepared to give up your normal life. “嗯”她缓缓道来，“你得准备放弃正常的生活”。
(1) prepare 在此处用作及物动词，意为“准备；预备”。 常用搭配有：prepare sth. “准备某物”。
Mum was preparing dinner when I got home yesterday evening.
昨天下午我回到家的时候，我妈正在准备晚餐。
prepare sb sth. 表示“给某人准备某物”也可用prepare sth for sb.
She prepared us a nice breakfast.
= She prepared a nice breakfast for us.她给我们准备了可口的早餐。
prepare to do sth. 表示“准备做某事”=be ready to do sth
They were preparing to go to the cinema when the telephone rang.
他们正准备外出看电影的时候，电话响了。
6. Only a very small number of people make it to the top.
a small number of 一小部分
e.g. There are a small number of students reading in the classroom.一小部分学生正在教室读书。
辨析：a number of 与the number of
a number of许多；大量 后加可数名词复数；作主语时，谓语动词用复数。
the number of......的数量 后加可数名词复数；作主语时，谓语动词用单数。
A large number of students in our school are from UK. (be)
我们学校许多学生来自英国。
The number of students in my class is fifty. (be)
我们班的学生人数是50人。
7. Only a very small number of people make it to the top.
make it 在口语当中相当于 succeed，表示“成功、做到、说定、赶上、及时到达”
I will never make it to a morning class.
早上的课程我总是来不及去上。
I wondered if I would make it to the other side.我怀疑自己是否能跑到对面。
It's hard to make it to the top in show business.在演艺界，想登上顶峰是很困难的。
— Can we catch the train
— I hope we can make it.
—我们能赶上火车吗？
—我希望我们能做到。
So far, few women have made it to the top in the business world.
到目前为止，很少有女性能够成为商业领域的佼佼者。
II．语言点精练
一、单项选择
(　　)1.—I don't think teachers should give too much homework to 　　　　the free time of students.
—Exactly!
A. give up B. take up C. look up D. put up
(　　)2.Grace often gets nervous before she gives a speech 　　　　.
A. in public B. in total C. in common D. in need
(　　)3.This kind of food is 　　　　expensive. Please don't buy 　　　　food like it.
A. much too; much too B. too much; too much
C. much too; too much D. too much; much too
(　　)4.　　　　 the teachers in their school is about 200 and 　　　　them are women teachers.
A.A number of; the number of B.A number of; a number of
C. The number of; a number of D. The number of; the number of
(　　)5.There are so many problems in our life. We should learn to　　　　 them.
A. look for B. find out C. deal with D. worry about
二、用所给单词的适当形式填空。
6. Though Betty knows that 　　　　(shy) is not good, she is still afraid of speaking in public.
7.I don’t dare 　　　　(talk) in front of the class.
8. Some boys are sometimes afraid of 　　　　(make) mistakes in the test.
9.Look!Two 　　　　(guard) are walking towards us.
10. Hangzhou will be the third Chinese city to host the 　　　　(Asia) Games after Beijing and Guangzhou.
三、完成句子。
11. 为了养家糊口,他不得不从事繁重的工作。
He had to 　　　　　　　　hard work in order to support his family.
12. 我真不知道如何处理这个问题。
I really don’t know how to 　　　　　　　　this problem.
13.我们必须奋力坚持到底。We must 　　　　　　　　until the end.
14. 在那个年代很少有人能够到达成功之巅。
In those days few people could 　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　.
15.我们有个糟糕的假期,总是下雨。We had a terrible vacation. It rained 　　　　　　　　　　　　.
四、完形填空
When I was a little girl, I was very shy and unconfident. I used to be afraid of　16　 in class, so I always kept silent. I 　17　 answered the teachers' questions. I just listened to them quietly.
But one day, things changed. I was listening to my Chinese teacher Ms. Song carefully as usual. Suddenly, she　18　 the whole class a question which was quite easy. And most of the students in my class put 　19　 their hands. Ms. Song looked around and then her eyes focused(聚焦) on me. She asked me to answer it. Feeling 　20　 I stood up slowly and was unable to say a word. “Come on! Believe in 　21　. You are the best!” said Ms. Song. I looked 　22　 Ms. Song's eyes, and I could feel her encouragement. I plucked up the courage (鼓起勇气) and answered the question 　23　. Ms. Song gave me warm applause(鼓掌), and 　24　 my classmates. From then on, I started to answer the teachers' questions and express my opinions in class.
Now 　25　 I meet challenges, I always say to myself, “You are the best.”
(　　)16.A.singing B. speaking C. sing D. speak
(　　)17.A.always B. sometimes C. ever D. never
(　　)18.A.asked B. was discussing C. was asking D. discussed
(　　)19.A.for B. away C. down D. up
(　　)20.A.nervously B. sad C. nervous D. sadly
(　　)21.A.yourself B. you C. your D. yours
(　　)22.A.up B. at C. for D. on
(　　)23.A.correct B. hard C. correctly D. hardly
(　　)24.A.did so B. do so C. so do D. so did
(　　)25.A.whatever B. whenever C. what D. where
五、阅读理解
Hope Matters
Reyes Guana, 42, grew up in a poor Mexican family. He has seven brothers and sisters. His parents always had two jobs to make ends meet.
As a boy, Guana had a good relationship with the school cleaner. He called her “Nike” because she wore Nike shoes. The boy liked how Nike made everything clean. He told her he wanted to be a cleaner, too.“Well, it’s good if you want to be a cleaner,” Nike told little Guana.“But make sure you go to college.”
Guana also looked up to the principal(校长) of his school. The school leader told the boy that his job was to help students and teachers.“Wow, when I grow up, I want to do what you’re doing,” Guana told him.“Well, if you stick to your dream, you will,” the principal replied.
And Guana really got there. But it was quite a long journey for him. Twenty-three years ago, he followed in Nike’s footsteps and was cleaning schools. He worked at three schools to pay for his college education. He held that job for four years and then worked his way up to being a school safety monitor. After that, he worked as a teacher for a few years.
Now, as a principal, Guana never forgets where he came from. He helps students from poor families and shows respect(尊重) for every school staff member. He always invites everyone to school parties, including those who clean the floors and those who drive the school buses.
(　　)26.Guana hoped to be a cleaner because he 　　　　.
A. was good at cleaning B. admired the cleaner “Nike” a lot
C. needed to support his poor family D. had to pay for his college education
(　　)27.Guana became a school safety monitor 　　　　.　
A. when he was nineteen B. after he worked as a teacher
C. as soon as he got enough money D. before he was named principal
(　　)28.The underlined phrase “got there” is closest in meaning to 　　　　.
A. went back to “Nike” B. entered a college
C. realized one’s dream D. became well-known
(　　)29.What would be another title for this passage
A. From Cleaner to Leader B. Different Jobs
C. From Failure to Success D. Relationship Works
六、七选五
I have met many excellent teachers in my school life. I love them all because they have given me so much help in my study and in my life. But the one that I will never forget is my English teacher—Mrs. Wang. 29.　　　　. When I was in trouble, she could always help me in time. She was the best teacher in my eyes because she gave me much help, and she even gave me something special.
In my junior years I was considered as a silly girl, because I was always silent in class, but Mrs. Wang usually praised me. Her words were very important for me. 30.　　　　. With her encouragement, I began to believe in myself. As a result, 31.　　　　. In my eyes, she was not only an English teacher but also a kind mother. She cared for me just like my own mother.
Mrs. Wang was a strict teacher, but I loved and respected her very much.
32.　 　　　 and did other activities together. Mrs. Wang often helped me patiently after class, taught me important knowledge and skills, and taught me how to be an outstanding person. What she only wanted to see was my improvement. 33.　　　　.
On the journey of life, Mrs. Wang has not only lighted the light of hope for me, but also given me a strong heart to face any difficulty.
A. We usually played games or sang songsB. She gave me confidence and courageC. Mrs. Wang was outgoing and coolD.I was thankful for what she had done for meE. Because of her help, I was completely moved and touchedF. I got very high marks at the end of that termG. It's nothing serious
II. 语言点精练参考答案
一、1-5BACCC
二、6.shyness　7.to talk　8.making 9.guards　10.Asian
三、11.take up 　12.deal with 　13.fight on　 14.make it to the top　 15.all the time
四、16-20 BDADC 21-25 ABCDB
五、26-29 BDCA
六、30-33DBFAE
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