Unit 1 Section A
一、知识点讲解
(一)patient adj. “有耐心的;能忍耐的”
n.“病人”
patience n. 耐心
patiently adv.耐心地
impatient adj.没有耐心的
be patient with sb. 对某人有耐心
例句:The doctor is very patient with her patients. 这个医生对她的病人特别有耐心。
【例题】Whenever I made mistakes, the teacher pointed them out with .(patient)
【答案】patience
【解析】句意:每当我犯错误时,老师总是耐心地指出来。此处在介词后作宾语,用名
词 patience 表示“耐心”,不可数名词,故填 patience。
(二)“the+比较级,the+比较级”意为“越…就越…”
例句:The harder you work, the more progress you’ll make. 你越努力,你的进步就越
大。
(三)so that
So that 为引导词,意为“为的是;以便”,用来引导目的状语从句。
例句:He went early so that he could get a good seat. 他走得很早,以便能占到一个好座
位。
【辨析】
含义 用法
so that 为的是;以便 用来引导目的状语从句
so...that 如此……以至于…… so 用来修饰 adj.或 adv.
such...that 如此……以至于…… such 用来修饰 n.
【温馨提示】如果名词前 many、much、few、little 等词修饰,要用 so,而不用 such.
(四)Although
Although“尽管;虽然”,引导让步状语从句,不能和 but 同时使用。
类似的还有:though、even though、even if
例句:Although Miss Li is strict with her students. she also loves them.
尽管李老师对她的学生很严格,但是她也爱他们。
(五)look up(在词典、参考书中)查阅;拜访;看望;抬头看;改善
【拓展】look 的常见搭配
look over 检测 look at 看
look through 浏览 look up to 敬佩,仰慕
look after 照顾 look for 寻找
look around 向四周看 look forward to 期待
look like 看起来像 look the same 看起来一样
look out 小心,留神 look down on/upon 瞧不起
【拓展】up 的常见搭配
clean up 打扫干净,收拾整齐
pick up 捡起;获得;使恢复精神;整理,收拾;看到;随便地认识;加速;开车接送
某人;不费力地学会
put up 提供;建造;举起;提高;推举,提名;供给…住宿;直接行动
clear up
清理;天放晴;整理;打扫;澄清(误会等);消除(疑虑等);解决(问题等);治好;使…
好转
cheer up 高兴;愉快;振奋起来;使感到安慰;使振作
give up 放弃;抛弃;辞去(工作、学业)等;交出;让出;自首;对…不再抱有希望
take up 拿起;开始从事;占据(时间、地方、注意力);吸收(水分);溶解(固体);
培养(兴趣);接受(挑战或建议)
(六)be afraid to do sth. “害怕做某事”
afraid 常跟在系动词 be , feel , seem 等之后作表语,且一般不用副词 very 修饰,而要用
much 或 very much 修饰。
例句:She is afraid to go out at night . 她晚上害怕出去。
【拓展】be afraid of sb./sth./doing sth. 害怕.....
【例题】Don't be afraid of (make) mistakes. We can learn from mistakes.
【答案】making
【解析】句意:不要害怕出错。我们可以从错误中学习。be afraid of doing sth 害怕做某
事,故用动名词,故为 making。
(七)secret n. “秘密;秘诀” adj.“秘密的;机密的;保守秘密的;暗中进行的”
in secret 秘密地,暗地里;
the secret to (doing) sth.(做)……的秘诀是什么
the secret to 中的 to 意为“与…相匹配,与…相对应”同类用法还有:
key to......的钥匙;answer to......的答案
【例题】The secret to (happy)is to keep setting yourself new challenges.
【答案】happiness
【解析】句意:快乐的秘诀就是不断给你自己设置新的挑战。“the secret to”意为“...的
秘诀”,介词“to”后应跟名词作宾语,“happy”的名词形式为“happiness”。故填
happiness。
(八)find it difficult to do sth. “发现做某事很困难”
find 后接的 it 为形式宾语,而后面的不定式才是真正的宾语,形容词在句中作宾语补足
语。 sb. do sth. 发现某人做……的全过程
find sb. doing sth. 发现某人正在做……
it+ adj.+ to do sth. 发现做某事很……
例句:We found her reading in her room. 我们发现她正在房间里看书。
I found him enter the classroom. 我发现他进了教室。
I found it hard to learn English well. 我发现学好英语很难。
二、同步练习
(一)完形填空
Learning to take notes in class is important. Note-taking is a(n) ____1____ that can help
you do well in all your schoolwork.
You need to prepare a ____2____ for each subject so that you can ____3____ what
you’ve learned in it to prepare for tests. This will help you feel less ____4____ during tests. If
your teacher writes notes on the blackboard, that’s great. You can copy them or write down
the important points of all in class. ____5____ your teacher doesn’t like to write anything
down on the blackboard, you will have to write down some key words ____6____. Don’t
expect to write everything down during class. If you can’t ____7____ what the teacher is
saying, don’t be afraid to ask your teacher to ____8____ what you miss. Of course, you may
ask him or her after class.
In your free time, you can try to ____9____ the notes you have taken. It can be good for
your learning. Your notes are good study records and taking notes is one of the best ways to
_____10_____ your grades.
1.A.secret B.skill C.order D.question
2.A.notebook B.computer C.textbook D.pen
3.A.pick up B.get up C.look up D.take up
4.A.interesting B.boring C.relaxed D.nervous
5.A.Though B.Because C.If D.Unless
6.A.at first B.in the end C.at last D.in time
7.A.break B.hear C.follow D.see
8.A.repeat B.help C.find D.write
9.A.remind B.memorize C.remember D.forget
10.A.increase B.improve C.raise D.know
(二)阅读单选
Dear Dairy,
I took part in the English club held in our school tonight. The topic was “The best ways
to learn English”. The members shared their opinions.
Sue learns English by watching videos. But Lisa thinks it’s too hard to understand the
spoken English, so she seldom watches them. Lisa likes writing, so she keeps a diary in
English. She said it helped to write English every day. Joe learns English by working with a
group. He has learned a lot that way. He likes having conversations with friends. His
speaking skills improved a lot by doing this. Sometimes, he reads aloud to practice
pronunciation. This also helps. As for Dan, he keeps reading as a habit. Every time when he
comes across with a new word, he looks it up in a dictionary.
I want to improve my English by using the ways they shared. So I am going to start
writing English diaries from today.
Jenny
11.Which of the following methods is NOT introduced in the diary
A.Working in groups. B.Listening to tapes.
C.Writing diaries. D.Looking up new words.
12.Why doesn’t Lisa watch English videos
A.Because they are boring.
B.Because she likes writing.
C.Because it’s not helpful.
D.Because it’s hard for her to understand the spoken English.
13.Who practices pronunciation by reading aloud
A.Sue. B.Lisa. C.Joe. D.Dan.
14.Which of the following has the same meaning with the underlined phrase
A.meets B.learns C.writes D.crosses
15.Why does Jenny write this diary
A.She wants to record what happened today.
B.She enjoys the meeting in English club.
C.She wants to improve her English by writing diaries.
D.Lisa told her to write diaries in English.
Many students think that learning a new language is very hard. Now think how hard it is to
learn English when your brain is only the size of a bird's brain! The following is what some
birds can do.
Many different kinds of birds can copy the sounds of language. African grey parrots are the
best known for this. Every December in London,the National Cage and Aviary Bird Show
tries to find the best “talking” bird in the world. One bird named Prudle stood__out among
the “talking birds”.She won this prize for twelve times.
Prudle was taken from her nest in Africa. She was sold to Iris Frost in England. Prudle knew
almost 800 words in English. Prudle was also the oldest bird in the world that lived in a cage.
Ms. Frost took care of the bird until Prudle died when it was 35 years old.
A different kind of bird named Puck was tested about the English words she knew. She knew
more than 1,700 words.
If a bird can do it,anybody can do it.
16.What can African grey parrots do
A.Speak like a person.
B.Sing like a person.
C.Copy the sounds of language.
D.Have conversations with a person.
17.What does the underlined phrase “stood out” mean in Chinese
A.随机应变 B.挺身而出
C.站了起来 D.脱颖而出
18.How many times did Prudle win the prize for “talking birds”?
A.6 times. B.12 times.
C.15 times. D.35 times.
19.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage
A.Prudle knew more than 800 English words.
B.Ms.Frost trained Prudle to learn English words.
C.Puck could speak English as well as a person.
D.Prudle and Puck were born to speak English well.
20.What can we learn from the passage
A.Some birds can learn a lot of English words.
B.A bird can learn English as well as a man does.
C.Puck and Prudle are cleverer than a man in learning English.
D.A bird can be as clever as a man in learning English.
(三)用所给单词的正确形式填空
21.He speaks in a low voice. It’s hard ________ (hear) him clearly.
22.Though hundreds of people were queuing for nucleic acid (核酸) testing, none of them got
________ (patient).
23.The teacher explain the reasons ________ to the students. ( patient)
24.You can’t improve your _________ (pronounce) unless you listen more and keep
practising.
25.When I was a little girl, I was afraid ________ (go) out at night.
26.Students across China buy 2,800 million new ________ every year. ( textbook )
(四)多句选词填空
用所给词的适当形式填空。
serve peace pronounce pollute music
27.Since we live in the same global village, countries should get along ________ and treat
each other as equals.
28.She gave the word its French ________ immediately. Everyone was impressed.
29.I hope my wishes for their safety will follow them wherever they provide medical
________.
30.Because of the quarantine, many of the humans’ activities have stopped and the
environment is getting less ________.
31.The wonderful piece of music is several famous Chinese ________ work.
用所给单词或短语的适当形式填空.每个单词或短语限用一次
call read discover look up look for
32.Last year our class set up Reading Corner.So far,we _________ more than 200
books.
33.Li Ming often _________ the words _________ in a dictionary when he doesn’t know
them.
34.I _________ that Tom’s brother was a good runner last year.
35.Don’t be worried.I _________ you if he comes to school.
36.Look!What _________ they _________ ?
答案
1.B 2.A 3.C 4.D 5.C 6.A 7.C 8.A 9.B 10.B
【解析】
1.句意:记笔记是一项技能,可以帮助你做好所有的功课。
secret 秘密;skill 技能;order 订购;question 问题。由句中“that can help you do well in all your
schoolwork”可知,此句是说记笔记是一种帮助做好功课的技能,故选 B。
2.句意:每门课你都需要准备一个笔记本,这样你就可以查到你学到了什么,准备考试。
notebook 笔记本;computer 电脑;textbook 教科书;pen 钢笔。根据下文中的“what you’ve learned
in it”并结合常识可推知,做笔记应该先准备好笔记本。故选 A。
3.句意:每门课你都需要准备一个笔记本,这样你就可以查到你学到了什么,准备考试。
pick up 捡起来;get up 起床;look up 查阅;take up 占据,开始从事。由句中“what you’ve learned
in it to prepare for tests”可知,此处指“在笔记本中查阅你所学的东西”,look up 意为“查阅”,
符合题意。故选 C。
4.句意:这将帮助你在考试时感觉不那么紧张。
interesting 有趣的;boring 无聊的;relaxed 放松的;nervous 紧张的。根据常识可知,复习笔
记可以帮助你在考试时不太紧张。故选 D。
5.句意:如果你的老师不喜欢在黑板上写东西,你必须先写下一些关键词。
though 虽然,尽管;because 因为;if 如果;unless 除非。此处与上文中的“If your teacher writes
notes on the blackboard”对应,所以此处也用 If 表示假设。故选 C。
6.句意:如果你的老师不喜欢在黑板上写东西,你必须先写下一些关键词。
at first 起初;in the end 最后;at last 最后;in time 及时。根据常识可知记笔记一般先写一些
关键词,故选 A。
7.句意:如果你不能跟上老师所说的内容,不要害怕让你的老师重复你错过的内容。
break 打破;hear 听见;follow 跟得上;see 看到。由句中“can’t”和“don’t be afraid to ask your
teacher...”可知,此句是说如果跟不上老师所说的内容,不要害怕去问老师。故选 C。
8.句意:如果你不能跟上老师所说的内容,不要害怕让你的老师重复你错过的内容。
repeat 重复;help 帮助;find 发现;write 写。结合前半句“If you can’t follow what the teacher
is saying”可知,此处表示“请求老师重复你错过的内容”。故选 A。
9.句意:在你的空闲时间里,你可以努力记住你所做的笔记。
remind 提醒;memorize 记住;remember 记起;forget 忘记。结合选项和句中“you can try
to...the notes you have taken”可知,此句是说努力记住所做的笔记。故选 B。
10.句意:你的笔记是很好的学习记录,记笔记是提高成绩的最好方法之一。
increase 增加;improve 提高;raise 举起;know 知道。由句中“ taking notes is one of the best ways
to...”可知,此句是说记笔记是提高成绩最好的方法之一,improve your grades 意为“提高你的
成绩”,故选 B。
11.B 12.D 13.C 14.A 15.C
【解析】
11.细节理解题。根据“so she keeps a diary in English”“Joe learns English by working with a
group”“Every time when he comes across with a new word, he looks it up in a dictionary”可知,
文中提到了以小组方式,写日记,查生词,没有提到“听磁带”,故选 B。
12.细节理解题。根据“Sue learns English by watching videos. But Lisa thinks it’s too hard to
understand the spoken English, so she seldom watches them”可知,Lisa 认为听懂英语口语太难
了,所以她很少看视频,故选 D。
13.细节理解题。根据“Joe learns English by working with a group…Sometimes, he reads aloud
to practice pronunciation”可知,Joe 大声阅读来练习发音,故选 C。
14.词义猜测题。根据“Every time when he comes across with a new word, he looks it up in a
dictionary”可知,每次遇到了生词就会查字典,所以划线部分与 meets 同义,故选 A。
15.细节理解题。根据“I want to improve my English by using the ways they shared. So I am going
to start writing English diaries from today”可知,她想通过写日记来提高英语,故选 C。
16.C 17.D 18.B 19.B 20.A
【解析】
16.题意:非洲灰鹦鹉能做什么?A. Speak like a person.像人说话;B. Sing like a person. 像
人一样唱歌;C. Copy the sounds of language. 模仿人的声音;D. Have conversations with a
person.和人交谈。根据第 1 段第 4 和 5 句 Many different kinds of birds can copy the sounds of
language. African grey parrots are the best known for this.(许多不同种类的鸟都能模仿语言的
声音。非洲灰鹦鹉最为人所知。)可知选 C。
17.题意:画线短语“stood out” 在汉语中是什么意思?A.随机应变;B.挺身而出;C.站了起
来;D.脱颖而出。根据上文和此句 Every December in London,the National Cage and Aviary
Bird Show tries to find the best “talking” bird in the world. One bird named Prudle stood__out
among the “talking birds”.(每年 12 月在伦敦举行的国际笼养鸟类展都要评出世上最会“说
话”的鸟.一只名叫普鲁多的鸟儿在“会说话的鸟儿”中脱颖而出.)可知选 D。
18.题意:普鲁多赢“会说话的鸟”奖多少次?A. 6 times.六次;B. 12 times.十二次;C. 15
times.十五次;D. 35 times.三十五次。根据第 1 段最后 1 句 She won this prize for twelve
times.(她得了十二次奖。)可知选 B。
19.题意:根据文章,下列哪一项是正确的?A. Prudle knew more than 800 English words. 普
鲁多知道 800 多个英语单词;根据第 2 段第 3 句 Prudle knew almost 800 words in English.(普
鲁多知道近 800 个英语单词。)可知 A 错误;B. Ms.Frost trained Prudle to learn English
words. 弗罗斯特小姐训练普鲁多学习英语单词;根据第二段 Prudle was taken from her nest in
Africa. She was sold to Iris Frost in England. Prudle knew almost 800 words in English (普鲁多
从她的非洲鸟巢里逮着的。她在英国被卖给了艾里斯.弗罗斯特。普鲁多知道近 800 个英语
单词。)可知 B 正确;C. Puck could speak English as well as a person. 帕克的英语讲得和人一
样好;文中 D. Prudle and Puck were born to speak English well. 普鲁多和帕克天生能讲一口流
利的英语。根据第段第 4 句 Many different kinds of birds can copy the sounds of language.结合
语境可知 C 和 D 错误,选 B。
20.题意:我们能从这篇文章中了解到什么?A. Some birds can learn a lot of English words.
有些鸟能学会很多英语单词;B. A bird can learn English as well as a man does. 鸟学英语和人
学英语一样好;C. Puck and are cleverer than a man in learning English. 在学习英语时,帕克和
普鲁多比人聪明;D. A bird can be as clever as a man in learning English.。在学习英语时,鸟
可以和人一样聪明。本文主要介绍了有些鸟能学会很多英语单词,列举了普鲁多和帕克的例
子。根据本文主要内容可知选 A。
21.to hear【详解】句意:他低声说话。很难听清楚他的话。固定句型 It is+形容词+ to do
sth“做某事是……的”。故填 to hear。
22.impatient【详解】句意:尽管数百人在排队等待核酸检测,但没有一个人感到不耐烦。
patient“耐心的”,是形容词,根据“Though hundreds of people were queuing for nucleic acid (核
酸) testing”可知,此处表示转折,应用 patient 的反义词 impatient“不耐心的”,故填
impatient。
23.patiently【详解】句意:老师耐心地给学生们解释原因。分析句子成分可知,空格处需
要填一个副词,修饰动词“explain”。patient“耐心的”,是形容词;patiently“耐心地”,是副词。
故填 patiently。
24.pronunciation【详解】句意:如果你不多听、坚持练习,你的发音是不会提高的。根据
“your”可知,此处应用 pronounce 的名词形式,即 pronunciation,表示“你的发音”。故填
pronunciation。
25.to go【详解】句意:当我还是个小女孩的时候,我害怕晚上出去。go 去;be afraid to do
sth.害怕做某事,固定结构,故填 to go。
26.textbooks【详解】句意:中国学生每年购买 28 亿册新教科书。空格前有“2,800 million”
修饰,名词应用复数形式,故填 textbooks。
27.peacefully 28.pronunciation 29.service 30.polluted 31.musicians’
【分析】27.句意:既然我们生活在同一个地球村,各个国家就应该和平相处,平等相待。
根据后面“treat each other as equals.”并结合提供词汇可知,此处是说“和平相处”,应该用副
词形式修饰动词词组“get along”,peace 的副词形式是 peacefully,故填 peacefully。
28.句意:她立刻说出了这个词的法语发音。每个人都留下了深刻印象。根据空前“gave the
word its French”并结合所提供词汇可知,此处是说“给出这个词的法语发音”,应该用 pronounce
的名词形式 pronunciation,此处指一个单词的发音,用单数形式。故填 pronunciation。
29.句意:无论他们在哪里提供医疗服务,我都希望我对他们的安全祝福能跟随他们。根据
空前的“provide medical”并结合所提供词汇可知,此处是说“提供医疗服务”,应该用 serve 的
名词形式 service,是不可数名词。故填 service。
30.句意:由于隔离,许多人类活动已经停止,环境污染越来越少。根据空前的“many of the
humans’ activities have stopped”及“environment”可知,此处是说“环境污染”,结合空前的“is
getting less”可知,空处应该用形容词形式 polluted,表达“被污染的”。故填 polluted。
31.句意:这首美妙的乐曲是几位中国著名音乐家的作品。根据“The wonderful piece of
music”并结合所提供词汇可知,此处是说“中国音乐家的作品”,应该用名词所有格形式,音
乐家:musician,根据空前的“several”可知,此处应该用名词复数所有格形式 musicians’。故
填 musicians’。
32.have read 33. looks up 34.discovered 35.will call 36. are looking for
【解析】
32.句意:去年我们班成立了读书角,到目前为止,我们读了 200 多本书。
so far 到目前为止,用于现在完成时态,结构是 have/has+过去分词;主语 we 所以用 have,
read 的过去分词 read;故填 have read。
33.句意:当李明有不认识的单词时,他经常在词典上查找它们。
when he doesn’t know them 和选项,可知是在词典上 look up 查找;often 可知用一般现在时
态,主语 Li Ming 单三,谓语动词用单数形式;故填(1). looks (2). up。
34.句意:去年我发现汤姆的哥哥是一个好的运动员。
根据句意和选词,可知是 discover 发现,last year 去年,所以用一般过去时态;故填
discovered。
35.句意:不要担心,如果他来学校,我会给你打电话。
根据句意和选词,可知是 call 打电话;if he comes to school 可知主句用一般将来时态,结构
是 will do;故填 will call。
36.句意:看,他们在找什么?
根据句意和选词,可知是 look for 寻找,根据 look,可知用现在进行时态,结构是 be doing,
主语 they,所以用 are;故填(1). are (2). looking for。