Section A Welcome to the unit & Reading
学习目标
1、学会本节单词、短语。
2、掌握本节句型表达与运用。
知识运用
1. wander
词性:_________ 意思:________
wander around/about 徘徊,游荡
wander away/off 走散
wander off/from… 偏离……
练习:注意不要偏离正题。
Be careful not to _____________ the point.
2. admire
词性:_________ 意思:________
admire sb. for (doing) sth. 因(做)某事而钦佩/赞赏某人
admire sb.'s gift 仰慕某人的才华
admire sb. for one's courage 佩服某人的勇气
admirable adj.可钦佩的,值得赞赏的,令人羡慕的
admiration n.钦佩,赞赏,羡慕
watch … in admiration 赞赏地看……
have (great) admiration for… (十分)钦佩……
be full of admiration 满怀钦佩之情
练习:Reading her biography, I was lost in ________ (admire) for what Doris Lessing had achieved in literature.
3. inspire
词性:_________ 意思:__________
inspire sb. (to sth.) 鼓舞某人(某事)
inspire sb. to do sth. 鼓舞某人做某事
inspire sb. with sth.=inspire sth. in sb. 使某人产生……感觉/情感
inspired adj.品质优秀的,借助于灵感创作的
inspiring adj.鼓舞人心的,启发灵感的
inspiration n.灵感;启发灵感的人(或事物)
练习:My thanks should go to those inspiring me _________ (go) ahead and giving me support as well.
4. prefer
词性:_________ 意思:________
prefer doing sth./to do sth. 更喜欢做某事
prefer sb. to do sth. 希望某人做某事
prefer A to B 与B相比更喜欢A(to为介词)
prefer doing A to doing B 与做B相比更喜欢做
A prefer to do A rather than do B (= would rather do A than do B/would do A rather than do B) 宁愿做A而不愿做
B prefer +that 从句(that引导的从句的谓语动词常用“should+动词原形”,should 可以省略)
preference n. 偏爱,喜好
a preference for... 对……的偏爱
in preference to而不是
练习:I am busy preparing for the final examination. I prefer that you ________ (come) tomorrow rather than today.
5. strike
词性:_________ 意思:________
词性:_________ 意思:________
be struck by. . . 被……打动
It strikes sb. that . . . 某人突然想到……
strike sb. as sth. /adj. 给某人以某种印象
strike sb. +介词+the+表示身体部位的名词 击打某人的……
be (out) on strike 在罢工
go on strike 举行罢工
练习:我突然想起以前在什么地方见过他。
_________________ I had met him somewhere before.
6. effect
词性:_________ 意思:________
cause and effect 因果
side effects 副作用
have a(n)…effect on... 对……有……影响
come into effect 开始实施,生效
put/ bring...into effect 实施……,使……生效
in effect 实际上;有效
take effect 生效;开始起作用
be of no effect 无效的,无用的
effective adj.有效的;生效的
effectively adv.有效地;实际上,事实上
练习:It is said that the new railway timetable will come _______ effect next month.
7. seek
词性:_________ 意思:________
seek (for) sb./sth. 寻找某人/某物
seek one's fortune 寻找发财的机会
seek help/advice/assistance请求帮助/征求意见/请求援助
seek sth. from sb.向某人请求某物
seek to do sth. (=try to do sth.) 打算/试图做某事
seek out 找出;找到
练习:Moscow is seeking _________ (slow) the growth of Russian inflation.
8. as opposed to
意思:__________
as opposed to表示“而(不是),相对于”,表示对比
opposed adj.截然不同的;强烈反对的
be opposed to 反对……(to是介词,后跟名词、代词或v-ing作宾语)
oppose vt. 反对(计划、政策等),抵制,阻挠
oppose (doing) sth. 反对(做)某事
oppose sb. /sb's doing sth. 反对某人做某事
练习:他女儿擅长运动,与此相对,他儿子则头脑更聪慧。
His daughter is very athletic ________________, who is cleverer.
9. employ
词性:_________ 意思:________
employ a method/technique 使用方法/技巧
employ sb. as. . . 雇用某人为……
employ sb.to do sth. 雇用某人做某事
be employed in (doing) sth. 忙于(做)某事
employee n. 雇员,受雇者
employer n. 雇主,老板
employment n. 雇用;就业;受雇
unemployment n. 失业,失业人数
out of employment 失业
练习:The college actually employed her ___________ (take) over the DNA project.
10. worthy
词性:_________ 意思:________
be + worthy of +n. 值得……
be + worthy of being done 值得被做
be + worthy to be done 值得被做
练习:这份报告里有些调查结果值得注意。
Some of the report's findings ______________________.
阅读探究
True and false.
1. The author was most impressed by Monet and Renoir.
2. Renoir's masterpiece Dance at Le Moulin de la Galette is very detailed.
3. The Impressionists tried to paint extremely realistic paintings.
4. The Impressionists showed the effect of light on things with colours.
5. Van Gogh was influenced by Impressionism.
句型梳理
1. It is amazing that every time Monet studied this simple scene, he brought the pond's beauty to the canvas in a unique way.
每当莫奈研究这种简单的景色,他都以独特的方式把池塘的美景展现在画布上,这太神奇了。
语法:“It is + adj.+that...”句型
(1) It is clear (obvious, true, possible, certain...) that... (从句用陈述语气)
It is certain that he will hand over his business to his son when he gets old.
他年老后一定会将生意移交给他的儿子。
(2) It is important (necessary, natural, right…) that... (从句的谓语用“should +动词原形”,should 可省略)
It is important that we (should) have a good knowledge of English.我们学好英语是重要的。
2. The Impressionists' vision inspired a whole new generation of Post-Impressionist painters such as Vincent van Gogh and Paul Gauguin, whose works are also displayed at the Musée d'Orsay.
印象派的远见卓识启发了整个后印象派的新一代画家,例如文森特·凡·高和保罗·高更,他们的画作也在奥赛博物馆展出。
语法:关系代词whose引导的定语从句
whose既可引导限制性定语从句,也可引导非限制性定语从句,先行词既可以是人也可以是物,且 whose在定语从句中做定语。使用时应注意:
(1)先行词指人时,whose+名词=the+名词+of whom或of whom + the+名词;
(2)先行词指物时,whose+名词=the+名词+of which或of which + the+名词。
The house, whose windows are broken, is empty.
= The house, the windows of which are broken, is empty.
= The house, of which the windows are broken, is empty.
那所窗户破了的房子是空的。
I saw a man shouting at the driver whose car was blocking the street.
我看见那个人正冲着那个司机大喊,这个司机的车堵塞了街道。
The doctor, whose name was Johnson, lived in a small town in the north of England.
那位名叫约翰逊的医生居住在英格兰北部的一个小镇上。
答案
知识运用
1. wander from/off 2. admiration 3. to go 4. (should) come 5. It struck me that 6. into 7. to slow 8. as opposed to his son 9. to take 10. are worthy of note
阅读探究
1. T 2. F 3. F 4. T 5. T
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