Unit 4 Unforgettable Experiences
1. strike v. (strike-stuck-struck) 打击;突然遭遇某事物;(灾难,疾病等)侵袭,折磨;(使某物)摩擦点燃;(时钟)敲响报时;产生于某人的头脑中;(以某种方式)给某人留下印象
The stone stuck me on the side of the head. 石头大众我头部的侧面。
It was not long before tragedy struck again. 没多久,灾难又再次降临。
He stuck a match. 他划了跟火柴。
The clock has just stuck three.钟刚敲过三点。
An awful thought has just struck me. 我刚才产生一种很坏的想法。
The union has voted to strike for a pay increase of 10%.
工会投票决定为要求提高工资10%而举行罢工。
The plan struck me as ridiculous. 我觉得这个计划荒谬可笑。
2. advance v.前进;进步;作出,提出(要求,建议等);促进某事物或推动(某人,计划等)
The mob advanced towards/on us shouting angrily.暴徒们怒吼着向我们涌来。
Our troop have advanced two miles.我们的部队已经前进了两英里。
advance in one’s career在事业上进步
Scientists have advanced a new theory to explain this phenomenon.
科学家已经提出一种新理论来解释这一现象。
advance n.前进,发展,提升;改进,改善 (~in sth)
in advance (of sth) The rent must be paid in advance. 租金须预付。
advanced adj.高等的;高深的;先进的;超前的
3. fear n. 恐惧,畏惧
for fear of sth/of doing sth; for fear (that/lest)…惟恐,以免(发生危险)
in fear of处于害怕某人或某事物的状态
vi/vt. 害怕,惧怕;担心(尤指怕出事)
fear for sb/sth对某人或某事物担忧或关心
I fear for her safety in this weather. 在这种天气里我很担心她的安全。
4. marry v. 与某人结婚,嫁或娶(某人);(指牧师或官员等)为(双方)主持婚礼;
~sth with sth使某事物与另事物结合
He married again six months after the divorce.他离婚后半年就结婚了。
They were married by her father, who’s a bishop.
新娘的父亲是主教,为他们主持了婚礼。
She marries wit and/with scholarship in her writing.
她的写作中融合了智慧和学识。
marriage n.结婚,婚姻;婚礼 marriage certificate结婚证书
married adj. ~(to sb )已婚的,结婚的;~(to sth)(作表语)专心于某事物
1. pull sb up把某人往上拽;训斥某人,纠正某人
pull sth up (使车辆)停下
pull (sb) back (使某人)退却,撤回
pull sth down毁坏,拆毁(如旧建筑物)
pull into sth / pull in to sth (指火车)进站
pull out (of sth) (指火车)驶离(车站)
2. hold onto/on to sb/sth抓住或握住某人或某事物
hold on等一下,停住;坚持住
hold sb/sth back阻止或妨碍某人的进步或发展
hold one’s breath屏住呼吸
hold sb/sth up 阻碍或延误某人或某事物
hold to sth 忠于某事物,不放弃或不改变(原则,观点等)
3. get on one’s feet
be on one’s feet站着
on foot步行
set foot in/on sth进入或参观(某地);到达
set sb/sth on his/its feet使某人或某事物独立
stand on one’s own (two)feet 独立自主
4.around/round the corner 很近
The National Day is drawing near / approaching / coming /around the corner /on its way.
5. meet the deadline如期
miss the deadline超过期限
6. on fire燃烧;感情冲动的,激情冲动的
catch fire着火
play with fire玩火(指进行愚蠢的冒险)
set fire to sth / set sth on fire 使某事物开始燃烧;防火
Don’t worry! We’re playing for fun. 别担心,我们是闹着玩的。
It scares me!
Come on!
Before she could move, she heard a loud voice.
她还没来得及动弹就听见很响的声音。
However, before she could think twice, the water was upon her.
但还没有回过身来,洪水就逼近了她。
She heard a loud noise, which grew to a terrible roar.她听见了很响的声音,接着就变成了可怕的隆隆轰鸣声。
A terrible noise went through the house. 一声可怕的声响穿房而过。
1. get from watch 逃离
2. protect sb/sth 保护、保卫某人或某事物
3. see sb 到火车站、飞机场等某处为某人送行
4. on the other 另一方面
5.as as 也,还,而且
6. place 发生,产生
7. fire 失火
8.pull sb 把……往上拽
9.get one’s feet站立起来;站起身来
10. holiday在度假
11.travel 旅行社代理人
12.be 逼近,临近
13. exercise 进行体育锻炼
14. “Hi” to sb for/f rom sb 代某人向某人问候
15.come with 提出注意,当心
16.go a hike去远足
17.be caught 受困于……, 陷于……
18. a second 马上,一会儿
19.look 往里面看,调查
20.refer 提到,涉及;参考
21.hold 抓住,握住
22.sweep 冲走,刮走
23.sweep 冲倒,吹倒
24.go 通过,经受,仔细检查
1.Hospital staff burst into cheers after doctors completed a 20-hour operation to
have one-year old twins at he head.
A. isolated B. separated C. divided D. removed
2.He is a teacher with ten years’ teaching . He had a lot of while teaching.
A. experience; experience B. experiences; experiences
C. experience; experiences D. experiences; experience
3.As we joined the big crowd, I got from my friends.
A. separated B. spared C. lost D. missed
4.Tom did it , if not better than, John.
A. as good as B. as well as C. as bad as D. as badly as
5.Since all of you agreed to do so, I would be for it .
A. so B. either C. neither D. as well
6.The manager welcomed us by hello to us at the gate of the store.
A. speaking B. talking C. saying D. telling
7.They have done well that they are green hands.
A. consider B. considered C. considering D. to consider
8.In my opinion, this can be done by of electricity.
A. way B. method C. mean D. means
9.The little by sat to his father and listened with great interest.
A. close; close B. closely; close C. close; closely D. closely; closely
10.The man will have to wait all day the doctor works faster.
A. if B. unless C. whether D. that
11.He ran so fast that he has two meters of his competitors.
A. in advance B. advancing C. advance D. advanced
12.When I got home, I found the door open. A terrible thought me—had anyone broken into the house
A. beat B. knocked C. struck D. appeared
13.I dare not tell you what he did he should be angry with me.
A. fear for B. for fear that C. in fear that D. for fear of
14I didn’t hear the telephone. I asleep.
A. must be B. must have been C. should be D. should have been
15. in a heavy snow, we had to stay in a small wooden house for a few days.
A. Catch B. Catching C. Caught D. To catch
16.The forest for two weeks and the big fire is still out of control.
A. has caught fire B. has been on fire
C. has been set on fire D. has set to fire
17.It won’t be the job is finished.
A. long before B. before long C. long since D. long after
18.Would you slow down a bit please I can’t you.
A. keep up with B. put up with C. make up to D. hold on to
19. If you had your papers, you would not have made so many mistakes.
A. gone through B. looked up C. looked for D. looked out
20. The boss walked out of the room angrily I could have a chance to explain.
A. before B. after C. until D. if
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单句改错。
1. While he was in the office he preferred doing something to do nothing.
2.Every possible means have been used to prevent the air pollution, but the sky is still not clear.
3.He got to the station early for fear that missing his train.
4.They live in separated rooms.
5.The whole class is divided to 5 groups.
6.Hiking is fun and exciting.
7.Jane’s summer vocation in England led to her marry an Englishman.
8.He is the only one of the students who have been a winner of scholarship for three years.
9.What a fun it is to have a talk with those humorous persons!
10.Grace is the only girl whom I can trust in my company.
1. 把do改为doing 2.把have 改为has 3. 把that改为of
4 把separated 改为separate5 把to改为into 6 把fun改为funny
7 把marry改为marrying 8 把have改为has 9 把a去掉10 把whom改为that
用所给单词的适当形式填空。
( advance , means, cost, fear , separate, get away, take up, take on, think out, get down to )
1.—Shall we set off right now
—Sorry. I’m too busy to for the moment.
2. The teacher improved the students’ English by of dictation and recitation.
3. The final examination is coming; you really must your studies.
4. All the goods me almost half a million dollars.
5. The manager doesn’t have much free time as his work nearly all his spare time.
6. Every baby should be after he is born.
7. We also shared a number of qualities which we felt were in our favor when
we the task.
8.None of them death when the enemy came into the village.
9. He might have his idea about the art exhibition much better, if he had planned what he wanted to say.
10. There are too many people, so you should have bought a ticket in .
1.get away 2. means 3.get down to 4.cost 5.takes up
6.separated 7. take on 8.feared 9.thought out 10.advance
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