Unit 4 Stage and Screen
Developing & Presenting Ideas
1. base on/ upon 以……为基础
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(1)This story ______________________(以…为基础)historical facts.
(2)我们的观点应该以事实为依据。
We should_______________________________________________________。
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(3) The research group produced two reports based ___________the survey, but neither contained any useful suggestions
(4) ___________(base) an important decision more on emotion than on reason, you will regret it sooner
or later.
答案:
(1)is based on
(2)base our opinions on facts
(3)on
(4)Basing
2. brief adj. 短暂的;简短的 n. 摘要
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(1) ______________________(简言之),your work doesn’t satisfy the manager.
(2)He was in a hurry,so he told me what I had to do ______________________ (简要地).
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(3)He explained ___________(brief) what we were to do.
(4) ________the whole, I think the film is pretty good.
(5) Lily is clever, polite and well-behaved. In ___________ word, she is worth praising.
(6) ___________short, the new assistant left a good impression on us.
答案:
(1)In brief/To be brief/Briefly
(2)in brief/briefly
(3)briefly
(4)On
(5)a
(6)ln
3. ①if so/ if not 结构
②when/ while / if / as if/ though 引导的状语从句中主语和谓语的省略
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(1)Are you ready ___________(如果没有),I’m going without you.
(2)She seldom,_____________________ (如果有过的话),goes to the opera.
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(3)While ___________(walk)in the nearby park, I saw a crowd of people dancing.
(4)When ___________(complete), the museum will be open to the public next year.
(5)The flowers her friend gave her will die unless ___________(water) every day.
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(6) She went on working though she was tired.
→ She went on working______________________.
答案:
(1)If not
(2)if ever
(3)walking
(4)completed
(5) watered
(6)though tired
4. result in 导致;致使
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(1)The terrible accident resulted ___________careless driving.
(2) The accident results ___________six deaths.
(3)He has a preference for literature as a result ___________the influence from his mother.
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(4)His failure resulted from no working hard enough.
→ __________________________________________________________________.
答案:
(1)from
(2)in
(3)of
(4) Not working hard enough resulted in his failure.
5. escape v. & n. 逃离;逃避
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(1)In order to escape ___________(catch),the thief attempted to hide himself among the trees but failed.
(2)No one can escape ___________ (punish)if he breaks the law.
(3)It was a prison ___________which no one escaped.
(4) For her travel was an escape ___________the boredom of her everyday life.
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(5)The old man_______________________________ (死里逃生)in the battle when he was young.
(6)任何细节都逃不过她的注意。
No detail was too small ____________________________________________.
答案:
(1)being caught
(2)punishment/being punished
(3)from
(4)from
(5)had a narrow escape
(6)to escape her attention/notice
6. disappointed adj. 感到失望的
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(1) There’s no reason to be ___________ (disappoint).As a matter of fact, this could be rather amusing.
(2) The teacher is disappointed ___________Tony’s attitude towards study.
(3) The fans were disappointed ___________the film star when they learned some negative news about him on the website.
(4) This was very ___________(disappoint)for me, especially because all the others showed so much improvement.
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(5)The workers _________________________________(失望地发现) that they couldn’t understand the instructions on the machine.
答案:
(1)disappointed
(2)at/about
(3)in/with
(4)disappointing
(5)were disappointed to find
7. live up to 不辜负;符合标准; 履行诺言
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(1)The team called “The No-Hopers"certainly lived up ___________its name.
(2) Small birds live mainly ___________insects.
(3) It’s said that each of the millions of people who lived ___________World War II had a different experience.完成句子
(4) The concert was excellent-it _________________________________ (没有辜负我们的期望).
(5)I disliked those arrangements but I had to______________________ (忍受)them.
答案:
(1)to
(2)on
(3)through
(4) lived up to our expectations
(5)live with
8. extent n. 程度
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(1) ______________________(在一定程度上),women have an advantage in this area.
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(2)The book discusses the extent ___________which family life has changed over the past 50 years.
答案:
(1)To a certain extent (2)to
9. turn to 转向;求助; 翻到……
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(1) Whenever you have difficulty, you can ________________________________ (向我寻求帮助).
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(2) We were supposed to meet at 8:00, but she never turned ___________.
(3) Don’t forget to turn ___________the lights when you leave.
(4) He was disappointed with his suggestions turned___________.
(5)It was a difficult time, but things turned ___________all right at last.
(6)Turn ___________the television or open a magazine and you will see advertisements showing happy families.
答案:
(1)turn to me for help
(2)up
(3)of
(4)down
(5)out
(6)on
10. find + 宾语 + 宾补
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(1) When we got there, we found a number of people already ___________(work)there.
(2) They went out and found the bridge ___________(wash) away by the flood.
(3) He found it very difficult ___________ (solve)the problem.
(4) Even the best writers sometimes find themselves ___________(lose) for words.
(5) Looking through the window, she found the clerk ___________ (bury) in his routine work
(6)I find it ___________ (amaze) that no one else has applied for the job.
(7) When he woke up, he found himself ___________ (lie)on the pavement and ___________(surround) by
many passers-by.
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(8)When he woke up,he _________________________________(发现自己生病住院了).
(9) She ____________________________________________(发现这是一次骇人的旅行).
答案:
(1)working
(2)washed
(3)to solve
(4)lost
(5)buried
(6) amazing
(7) lying,surrounded
(8) found himself in hospital
(9) found it a frightening journey
11. awkward adj. 紧张的;不舒适的; 尴尬的
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(1) I _________________________________(感到难为情)talking in a large crowd.
(2)There was,_________________________________ (尴尬的时刻)when she didn’t know whether to shake his hand or kiss his cheek.
(3)Philip’s remarks _________________________________(使她很尴尬).
答案:
(1)feel awkward (2)an awkward moment
(3) put her in an awkward position
12. behave v. 表现;举止
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(1)My mother often reminds me to ______________________ (表现得体) in formal occasions and not to make a fool of myself.
(2) To our amusement,the little boy _________________________________(表现得像个真正的绅士).
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(3) Do you know the effects of alcohol on human ___________(behave)
(4)It puzzled me that they behaved badly ___________me.
答案:
(1)behave myself/behave well
(2)behaves like a true gentleman
(3)behaviour / behavior
(4)to/towards
13. normal adj. 正常的
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(1)It is normal ___________(feel) nervous at first when you make a speech in public.
(2)Everything returned ___________normal after the heavy rain.
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(3) It was several days before our life _________________________________(恢复正常).
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(4) The book describes the___________ lifestyle of the people in the countryside.
(5) The ___________ temperature of the human body is about37℃.
(6)Though injured, he kept on taking exercise as ___________.
(7)Kangaroos are ___________ in Australia.
答案:
(1)to feel
(2)to
(3)returned to normal/was back to normal
(4)ordinary
(5)normal
(6)usual
(7)common
14. responsibility n. 责任; 职责
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(1) Parents need to inspire a sense of ___________(responsible)in their children.
(2) No one wants to take responsibility ___________the problem.
(3)You have responsibility for ___________ (inform) us of any changes.
=It’s your responsibility___________ (inform) us of any changes.
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(4) The government plans to bring in new laws forcing parents to _________________________________(为… 承担更多的责任)the education of their children.
答案:
(1)responsibility
(2)for
(3)informing; to inform
(4)take more responsibility for
15. absence n. 缺失;缺席
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(1) At the 1984Los Angeles Olympics, the People’s Republic of China returned to the Olympics after 32
years’ ___________(absent).
(2)Tom’s absence ___________her birthday party made Sue disappointed.
(3) There were so many people ___________(absence)from the meeting that the meeting had to be put off.
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(4)Who will be in charge _________________________________(你们经理不在时)?
答案:(1)absence (2)from (3)absent (4)in your manager’s absence