Unit 12 Life is full of the unexpected.
Section A
重点单词
1. unexpected ( adj.)出乎意料的;始料不及的 反义词→expected料想到的
2. oversleep ( v.) 睡过头; 睡 得太 久 pt./ pp.→ overslept
3. stare (v. )盯着看;凝视 现在分词, staring
◇ stare at 盯着
4. disbelief (n. )不信;怀疑
◇ in disbelief 难以置信地
5. above ( prep. & adv.)在······上面;在上面 反义词, below 在……下面
6. burn (v. )着火;燃烧
7. west(n.& adj. & adv.)西,西方;向西的,西部
短语归纳 彩色为重点短语
1. leave sth. +介词+ sp.
把……落/忘/留在某地
2. by the time. .. 在……以前
3. go off 发出响声;离开
4. be full of 充满
5. give ( sb.) a lift/ ride 捎(某人)一程;搭便车
6. be about to 将要
7. wait in line 排队等候
8. be alive 活着的
9. leave for 前往;动身去
重点句子
1. But before I got to the bus stop, the bus had already left.
但是在我到达公交车站之前,公共汽车就已经开走了。
2. Why were you late for class today, Kevin
凯文,你今天为什么上课迟到了
3. We stared in disbelief at the black smoke rising above the burning building.
我们直愣愣地盯着燃烧着的大楼上升起的黑烟,无法相信(这一切)。
重难点讲练
重难点① 辨析 alive, living, live 与 lively
I felt lucky to be alive. ( P )
我庆幸我还活着。
点拨
alive( not dead)是形容词,意为“活着;有生气的”,可指人也可指物,在句中作表语、后置定语或宾语补足语。
例句 Although the soldier was injured badly, he was still alive.
尽管这名士兵伤得很重,他仍然活着。
【辨析】 alive/ living/ live/ lively
单词 含义 用法
alive 活着; 有生气的 作表语、后置定语或宾语补足语,多用于指人,也可指物
living 活着; 健在的 常作表语或定语,既可用于指人,也可用于指物
live 活的; 有生命力的; 实况转播的 只作前置定语,只可修饰物,不可修饰人
lively 活泼的; 生气勃勃的 可作表语、前置定语或宾语补足语,既可指人也可指物
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例1 Do you think a bird can still be alive without eating for three days
你认为一只小鸟三天不吃东西还能活吗
例2 My first teacher is still living.
我的启蒙老师仍然健在。
例3 The cat caught a live mouse.
这只猫抓到了一只活老鼠。
例4 Jane is a very lively girl.
简是一个非常活泼的女孩。
一言辨异 According to the live report, in a car accident the mother was killed, but her two- year- old son was found alive. Although people hardly found other living things, they still prayed for that lively boy.根据现场报道,在一场车祸中一位母亲遇难,但人们发现她两岁的儿子活了下来。尽管人们几乎没有找到其他生物,但他们仍然为那个活泼的男孩祈祷。
练1
1.[2022 ·本溪] — The paper cutting is pretty ( live). Who made it
— It must be Amy. None of us except her is able to do it.
2. He works hard to keep the Chinese art form (有生命力).
3. He is one of the greatest and oldest ( live) writers.
重难点 show up 的用法
By the time I arrived at the party, everyone else had already shown up. (P )
当我到达聚会时,其他所有人都已经赶到了。
点拨
show up意为“到场;如约赶到;出现;露面”,为不及物动词短语,不接宾语,相当于 arrive,be present, appear。
例句 Many famous people showed up at his birthday party yesterday.
昨天许多名人出席了他的生日聚会。
【拓展】 show的搭配
练2
在空格处填上适当的单词
1. All the teachers except Miss Zhang showed at the teaching meeting last Monday.
2. There are some old paintings show.
3. Let me show you our company.
重难点 by the end of的用法
By the end of the school day,…( P )
到一天的学校生活结束时……
点拨
by the end of意为“在(某时间点)以前;到……末为止”。
例句 By the end of last year, they had worked here for five years.到去年年底为止,他们已经在这里工作了五年了。
【辨析】 by the end of/ at the end of/ in the end
短语 含义 用法
by the end of 在(某时间点)以前; 到……末为止 常与一般将来时或过去完成时连用
at the end of 在 …… 的 终点/尽头 后可接表示时间或地点的名词
in the end 最后;终于 相当于 at last/ finally,后面不能接 of
例1 By the end of last term, we had learned 3,000 English words.到上学期末为止,我们已经学了 3 000 个英语单词。
例2 You will find a hospital at the end of the street.
在街道的尽头你会找到一家医院。
例3 I hope that our team will win in the end.
我希望我们队最后将赢得比赛。
练3
用 by the end of, at the end of 或 in the end 填空
1. last month, they had been used to living here.
2. Walk along the street and you' ll find the bank the street.
3. His mother will attend the parents' meeting this week.
4. They succeeded .
Section B
重点单词
1. fool (n.& v. )蠢人,傻瓜;愚弄- adj. →foolish 愚蠢的
2. embarrass(v. )使窘迫;使害羞 adj.→
embarrassed窘迫的;害羞的
embarrassing 使人害羞的(难堪的或惭愧的)
3. discover(v. )发现;发觉-n.→discovery 发现;发觉
4. believable ( adj. )可相信的;可信任的
disappear (v.)消失;不见短
重点短语
1. sell out 卖光
2. invite sb. to… 邀请某人去……
3. stay up 熬夜
4. play all kinds of tricks and jokes
搞各种各样的恶作剧和开各种各样的玩笑
5. the whole country 全国
6. thousands of 数以千计的
7. the most/ least believable
最可信的/最不可信的
8. the most creative 最具有创造性的
9. walk home from school 从学校步行回家
重点句子
1.... all of the spaghetti across the country had been sold out.
……全国所有的意大利面条都已经卖光了。
2. Welles made it sound so real that hundreds of people believed the story, and fear spread across
the whole country.
韦尔斯让他的话听起来如此逼真,以至于数百人都相信了这个故事,举国上下一片恐慌。
3. … thousands of people had left their homes.
……已经有数以千计的人离开了他们的家园。
重难点讲练
重难点 ① 辨析 embarrassed 与 embarrassing
I was really embarrassed. (P )
我真的很窘迫。
点拨
embarrassed作形容词,意为“窘迫的;害羞的;尴尬的”。
例句 She felt embarrassed when they asked her age.
当他们问她的年龄时,她感到很尴尬。
【辨析】 embarrassed/ embarrassing
单词 词性 含义 用法
embarrassed 形容词 窘迫的; 害羞的; 尴尬的 常用于描述人,作表语
embarrassing 形容词 使人害羞的(难堪的或惭愧的) 常用于描述事物,作定语或表语
练1
用 embarrass的适当形式填空
1. It is to go to a wrong toilet.
2. Her question about my private life me. I didn't know what to say.
3. I took away Jack's key s by mistake yesterday. I felt to do such an thing.
重难点 sell out的用法
By the time people realized that the story was a hoax, all of the spaghetti across the country had been sold out. (P )
当人们意识到这个故事是一个骗局时,全国所有的意大利面条都已经卖光了。
点拨
sell out 是动词短语,意为“卖光;售完”,是“动词+副词”形式,主语通常是物,常用被动形式 be sold out,表示“某物被卖光”。
例句 The concert tickets were completely sold out yesterday.
音乐会门票昨日已全部售罄。
【拓展】动词+ out 构成的动词短语
练2
1. The delicious cake you want ( sell) out by now.
2.母亲节那天,我们店所有的花都售完了。(汉译英)
重难点 believable的用法
Which of these stories is the most believable
(P )这些故事中哪一个是最可信的
点拨
believable 是由动词 believe 派生出的形容词,意为“可相信的;可信任的”,其比较级和最高级形式分别在其前加 more 和 the most。常用于“ it’s not believable/ unbelievable that+从句”结构,意为“难以置信的是……”。
例句 The story was so believable that hundreds of people believed it.
这个故事太可信了,以至于成百上千的人都相信了。
【拓展】 believe 的同根词
练3
1. Kobe passed away accidentally. He read the news in ( belief) over and over again.
2. This book is full of interesting and ( believe) characters and I like it very much.
3. It is ( believe) that the lazy boy comes to school on time.
重难点 动词不定式(短语)作目的状语
Many people ran to their local supermarkets to buy as much spaghetti as they could. (P )
许多人都跑到当地超市尽可能多买意大利面。
点拨
本句中的 to buy as much spaghetti as they could 是动词不定式短语,在句中作目的状语。动词不定式(短语)作目的状语时,可以转化为 so that 或 in order that 引导的目的状语从句。
例句 They took exercise to keep healthy.
= They took exercise so that/ in order that they could keep healthy.
他们锻炼身体,为的是保持健康。
【拓展】动词不定式除了可以作状语之外,还可以作主语、表语、宾语、宾语补足语以及定语。
练4
Too much pollution influences our life, so we must do everything we can ( stop) pollution.
细