Unit 4 I used to be afraid of the dark.
Section B
一、核心短语归纳
1.do well in…在……表现得好
2.be absent from…缺席……
3.make the decision to do sth.决定做某事
4.advise sb. to do sth.建议某人做某事
5.in person亲身;亲自
6.take pride in/be proud of为……骄傲;为……感到自豪
二、核心考点归纳
①seldom
seldom为频度副词,意为“不常;很少”,常放在实义动词之前, be 动词、情态动词或助动词之后。
②influence
基本用法:
influence 作及物动词,意为“影响”。
常用结构:
influence sb. to do sth. 意为“影响某人做某事”。
influence 还可作名词,意为“影响”,常用搭配有:under the influence
of…在……的影响下;
have an influence on sb. / sth.对某人/某事物有影响。
③proud
proud作形容词,意为“骄傲的;自豪的”。be proud of意为“以……为傲;为……感到自豪”。其名词形式为pride,意为“骄傲;自豪”。常用短语:
take pride in,意为“为……感到自豪”。
④fail
fail作动词,意为“不及格;失败;未能(做到)”,其反义词为succeed。
常用短语:fail in失败;
fail to do sth.做某事失败。
【拓展】fail作“(考试)不及格”讲时,相当于not pass。
⑤advise
advise作动词,意为“建议”。常用短语:advise sb.to do sth.意为“建议某人做某事”。其名词形式为advice,意为“建议;意见”。
考点一:take pride in与 be proud of 的用法
take pride in
意为 “为……感到自豪”,in为介词,其后可接名词、代词或
v.-ing形式。pride为名词,意为“自豪;骄傲”,the pride of…
意为 “……的骄傲”
be proud of 意为 “为……骄傲;感到自豪”,相当于 take pride in。proud为形容词,意为“骄傲的;自豪的”
考点二:辨析the number of 和 a number of
a number of+可数名词复数,意为“许多;大量”,作主语时谓语动词用复数形式;
·the number of+可数名词复数,意为“……的数量”,作主语时谓语动词用单数形式
教材回归根据2b课文内容, 从方框中选择恰当的单词,并用其正确形式填空。每个单词只能用一次。
pride failed decision well however influence advise he used difficulty
Li Wen is a normal 15-year-old boy from the countryside who works very hard and does 1._____ in school. It is hard to believe that he used to have 2.___________ in school. When he was a little boy, he seldom caused any problems, and his family spent a lot of time together. 3._________, things began to change a few years ago. His parents moved to the city to look for jobs, so he missed his parents so much and he often felt lonely and unhappy.
Li Wen's unhappiness began to 4.__________ his schoolwork. He became less interested in studying. Sometimes he was absent from classes
And 5._______ his examinations. Finally, Li Wen's parents made the
6._________ to send him to a boarding school. However, Li Wen found
life there difficult. His teacher 7.________ Li Wen's parents to talk with
their son in person. They had a long talk. Now he understands that even
though 8.____ parents are busy, they are always thinking of him. They
take 9.______ in everything good that he does.
After that, Li Wen's parents had much more communication with
their son than they used to. Now Li Wen has really changed. He's much
happier now, and he works even harder than he10.______ to. He thinks
it's very important for parents to be there for their children.
阅读理解
Jane is from England. She was not a confident girl before, because she was fat and others often laughed at her. As a result, Jane became shy. She was scared to say hello to strangers. She was afraid to ask simple questions and speak loud in front of others.
But one day, her friend Paul's words changed her mind. He encouraged Jane to change herself. He said, “If you can give it a try, you will have a chance to make a difference. But if you never try, your life is only going to get worse.” Jane was deeply touched by what Paul said. She thought, “Why not have a try ”
Jane decided to lose weight by having a strict diet and doing exercise every day. After 6 months, she lost 50 pounds. This taught her that she could change herself.
Last year, Jane heard about a speech competition at her university. She plucked up(鼓起) her courage to attend the competition. For the first time, she was able to share her story and speak loud in front of many people. In the end, she got first prize!
After the competition, Jane made a to-do list and tried her best to finish the things on the list one by one. A month later, she felt more and more confident. Jane is still making progress now. And she will never stop.
根据语篇内容,回答下列问题。
Why was Jane not confident before
___________________________________________________________
Who encouraged Jane to change herself
__________________________________________________________
13.How did Jane lose weight
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14.What did Jane share in the speech competition
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15.When did Jane feel more and more confident
答案:1.well 2. difficulties 3.However 4. influence 5. failed
6 decision 7. advised 8. his 9. pride 10. used
Because she/Jane was fat and others often laughed at her.
(Her/Jane's friend) Paul. / (Her/Jane's friend) Paul encouraged her/Jane to change herself.
By having a strict diet and doing exercise every day. / She/Jane lost weight by having a strict diet and doing exercise every day.
Her story. / She/Jane shared her story (in the speech competition).
A month later. / She/Jane felt more and more confident a month later.