Unit 12 Life is full of the unexpected.
词汇
backpack
block
worker
disbelief
airport
west
cream
workday
pie
market
fool
costume
spaghetti
hoax
lady
officer
bean
Italy
Mars
stare
announce
discovery
cancel
disappear
oversleep (overslept/ overslept)
burn (burnt/ burnt)
unexpected
alive
embarrassed
believable
embarrassing
above
till
by the time...
give ... a lift
in line with
show up
by the end of
costume party
sell out
二、短语
the unexpected 意料不到的事
take a shower洗浴
leave my backpack at home把背包忘在家里
get back to school返回学校
start teaching开始教学
go off发出响声
rush out the door冲出房门
give ... a lift 捎(某人)一程
miss both events错过两个事件
be full of 充满了
full of unexpected充满着不可预知性
by the time 在….之前;到…为止
be late for 迟到
keep doing sth 一直做......
wake up 醒来
rush out 冲出 the rush hours高峰期
stare at sb凝视某人
in disbelief难以置信
jump out of bed跳下床
show up 露面
arrive in/ at到达
be about to do sth即将做......
even though即使;尽管
hand in homework 上交作业
feed the dog 喂狗
wait in line 排队等候
take off 起飞
turn into转变成
April Fool’s Day 愚人节
costume party化妆舞会
stay up 熬夜
all night 整夜
around the world/ all over the world全世界
take place发生
三、知识点讲解
Life is full of the unexpected.
By the time I got up, my brother had already gotten in the shower.
I was about to go up when I decided to get a coffee first.
When I got to school, I realized I had left my backpack at home.
We stared in disbelief at the black smoke rising above the burning building.
Luckily, Carl’s dad saw me on the street and gave me a lift in his car.
I felt lucky to be alive.
In another famous trick a TV show in England reported the discovery of special water.
The TV star lost his girlfriend and his show was canceled.
It happens on April 1st every year and is a day when many people play all kinds of tricks and jokes on each other.
By the time people realized that the story was a hoax,all of the spaghetti across the country had been sold out.
The lady was so happy because she really wanted to get married.
练习
一、单项选择
1. — What would you like for breakfast
— I’d like some milk and pie.
A. a; the B. a; / C. /; a D. the; a
2.— Is Mount Tai the highest mountain in Shandong
— I think so. It is 1,545 meters sea level.
A. under B. above C. past D. along
3. — After being trapped (困住) for 36 days, Strong Pig was still when people found it.
— It was great news.
A. alive B. lively C. lived D. live
4.—What was your mother's opinion
—She didn't say anything, ________.
A.too B.still C.either D. neither
5.The books are very popular with students, and they are ________ in a week.
A.sold B.sold to C.sold out D.bought out
6.—Thomas, it smells so terrible here.
—Sorry, mum. I will ________ my socks and wash them right away.
put off B.take off
C.turn off D.cut off
7.Our business will improve ______ we make efforts to provide better service.
A.even though B.as long as C.as if
8.— People should make a good plan before they take part in a mountain race.
—You are right. ________ things may happen.
A.Important B.Unexpected C.Exciting
9.The 32nd Olympic Games have been ________ to 2021 because of the outbreak of COVID-19.
A. put away B. put out C. put off D. put up
10.—Could you tell me why you learn English so well
—It's very simple. ________ you study, ________ grades you will get.
A. The harder; better B. The harder; the better
C. Harder; better D. Harder; the better
二、用所给单词的正确形式填空
1.An __________ (office) helped the woman find her lost daughter at last.
2.Do you think she was __________ (embarrass) about it
3.The show __________(cancel) because of the terrible weather.
4.At first,he was pleased with the _________ (discover).
5.My dictionary has __________ (disappear)from the desk where I left. I can't find it.
6. When the teacher got to the classroom, the monitor had ____________ (solve) the problem.
7. Last Friday night, my friend ____________ (invite) me to his birthday party.
8. Welles made it sound so real that hundreds of people thought the story was ____________ (believe).
9. The ____________ (discover) of oil on their land made the people rich.
10. Something that is ____________(embarrass) makes you feel shy.
三、根据汉语意思完成句子。
1.当他走进教室时,他意识到他忘记带书包了。
When he came into the classroom, he that he to take his schoolbag.
2.他买了尽可能多的食品。
He bought food .
3.到去年为止,她已经写了三本书。
last year, she three books.
4.凯西到家的时候,她爸爸已经去了另一座城市。
By the time Kathy home, her father another city.
5.愚人节是一个许多人互相做各种恶作剧的日子
April Fool's Day is a day when many people each other.
6.我们的生活充满了机遇,但也充满了挑战。
Our life chances, but there are also a lot of challenges.
7.妈妈,明天早上早点叫醒我。我要去社区当志愿者。
Mom, early tomorrow morning. I am going to be a volunteer in the community.
8.我的闹钟坏了,所以今天早上它没有响。
My alarm was broken, so it didn't this morning.
9.接了一个电话后,她冲出房间。
She the room after picking up a phone call.
10.听众们在2021中国戏曲文化周得到了和专业演员近距离交流的机会。
Audiences to communicate closely with professional performers during the 2021 Chinese Opera Culture Week.
四、按要求改写句子,每空一词。
1.By the time she got up, her mother had gone to work.(对画线部分提问)
her mother done by the time she got up
2.When I got home, my mother had cooked dinner. (改为否定句)
When I got home, my mother cooked dinner.
3.Have you ever been late for school (给出否定回答)
No, .
4.Jim has owned the backpack since his tenth birthday.(对画线部分提问)
has Jim owned the backpack
5.I was about to go up to my office. At that time I decided to get a coffee first. (合并为一句)
I was about to go up to my office I decided to get a coffee first.