单元复习
Unit3, Module 5
【Language study】
1. figure
◎figure out how/what/why etc
※Can you figure out how to do it
※ Don't worry, we'll figure something out (=find a way to solve the problem) .
2. involve
◎ if an activity or situation involves something, that thing is part of it or a result of it
※ What will the job involve
※ I didn't realize putting on a play involved so much work.
◎ involve doing something
※ Running your own business usually involves working long hours.
◎ involve somebody in (doing) something
※ Try to involve as many children as possible in the game.
3. on one’s part; for one’s part
◎ play a part in
※ Health education will play a part in preparing us for old age.
◎ take an active/leading part
※ At college I took an active part in student politics.
◎ in large part/for the most part-mostly, or in most places
※ Success was due in large part to good teamwork.
※ For the most part he worked patiently.
◎ for my/his part etc-formal used when saying what a particular person thinks or does, as opposed to other people
※ For my part, I prefer living in the country.
◎ on somebody's part/on the part of somebody-used when describing a particular person's feelings or actions
※ It was probably just a mistake on her part.
※ There has never been any jealousy on my part.
4. conduct-to carry out a particular activity or process, especially in order to get information or prove facts
※ conduct a survey/investigation/review etc
※ We are conducting a survey of consumer attitudes towards organic food.
◎ to stand in front of a group of musicians or singers and direct their playing or singing
see also conductor
◎ conduct an orchestra/choir
※ The orchestra is conducted by John Williams.
5. conclude
◎ conclude that
※ The report concluded that the school should be closed immediately.
◎ conclude from something that
※ Richardson concluded from his studies that equality between the sexes is still a long way off.
◎ conclusion (that)
※ I soon came to the conclusion that she was lying.
※ It is still too early to reach a conclusion on this point.
※ There are perhaps two main conclusions to be drawn from the above discussion.
◎in conclusion
synonym finally
※ In conclusion, I would like to say how much I have enjoyed myself today.
6. advocate-to publicly say that something should be done
※ Some extremists are now openly advocating violence.
※ They advocated state control of all public services.
7. urge-to strongly suggest that someone does something
◎ urge somebody to do something
※ I got a note from Moira urging me to get in touch.
※ Police are urging drivers not to come into London this weekend.
8. seek
◎ seek refuge/shelter etc
※ Thousands of people crossed the border, seeking refuge from the war.
◎ seek revenge/damages/compensation etc
※ He sought revenge against Surkov for separating him from his wife and son.
◎ seek to do something
※ Local schools are seeking to reduce the dropout rate.
※ seek one’s fortune
9. practice
◎ in practice-used when saying what really happens rather than what should happen or what people think happens
※ In practice women receive much lower wages than their male colleagues.
※ The journey should only take about 30 minutes, but in practice it usually takes more like an hour.
◎ be common/standard/normal practice-to be the usual and accepted way of doing something
※ It's common practice in many countries for pupils to repeat a year if their grades are low.
※ It's standard practice to seek parents' permission wherever possible.
◎ put something into practice-if you put an idea, plan etc into practice, you start to use it and see if it is effective
※ It gave him the chance to put his ideas into practice.
◎ be out of practice-to have not done something for a long time, so that you are not able to do it well
※ I'd love to play tennis with you, but I'm really out of practice.
◎ practice makes perfect
-used to say that if you do an activity regularly, you will become very good at it
10. perform
-to do something, especially something difficult or useful
synonym carry out
◎ perform a study/experiment/analysis etc
※ An analysis of the survey data was performed.
◎ perform a task/job/duty
※ She was fired for not performing the duties outlined in her contract.
◎ perform a function/role software that performs a specific function
※ The leadership cannot be expected to perform miracles (=improve a situation in a way that seems impossible) .
◎ perform well/badly etc-to work or do something well, badly etc
※ Many religious schools perform well academically.
※ The team performed poorly on Saturday.
11. construct-to build something such as a house, bridge, road etc
※ There are plans to construct a new road bridge across the river.
◎ construct something from/of/in something
※ skyscrapers constructed entirely of concrete and glass
◎ under construction (=being built)
※ A new water treatment plant is now under construction.
12. favour-something that you do for someone in order to help them or be kind to them
※ Could you do me a favour and tell Kelly I can't make it
※ I owed him a favour so I couldn't say no.
※ Do yourself a favour and make sure you get some time to yourself.
◎ in favour of something
※ Senior ministers spoke in favour of the proposal.
◎ in somebody's favour-if something is in someone's favour, it gives them an advantage over someone else
※ Duncan had his height and weight in his favour during the fight.
13. developed/developing
◎ develop into
※ Chicago developed into a big city in the late 1800s.
◎ develop from
※ It's hard to believe that a tree can develop from a small seed.
◎ to make a photograph out of a photographic film, using chemicals
※ Did you ever get the pictures developed
◎ Dogs have a highly developed sense of smell.
◎ plants with well developed root systems
◎ Labour has a more fully developed programme for the unemployed.
14. turn out-to happen in a particular way, or to have a particular result, especially one that you did not expect
◎ turn out well/badly/fine etc
※ It was a difficult time, but eventually things turned out all right.
※ To my surprise, it turned out that I was wrong.
※ As it turned out (=used to say what happened in the end) , he passed the exam quite easily.
◎ turn out to be something
※ That guy turned out to be Maria's second cousin.
【单项选择】
1. —Are you staying home this weekend
—_______ I’ll have to take care of my granny. She’s ill.
A. Well done! B. Definitely. C. It depends. D. No way!
2. —Mr. Zhang told me that his wife was in hospital.
—Yes. I heard she was _______ of a healthy girl at 2 am.
A. produced B. born C. delivered D. supported
3. Well, I have to go and get some oil before it _______.
A. is run out B. uses up C. is given out D. is used up
4. There is a new problem _______ in the popularity of private cars, so road conditions need to be improved.
A. involved B. involving C. involves D. to involve
5. I apologized to my teacher for any mistake _______.
A. for my part B. on my part C. for the most part D. in part
6. Dale, if you _______ yourself, I’ll let you stay up to watch the World Cup final.
A. believe B. behave C. benefit D. betray
7. _______ into Chinese, the book Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is popular with Chinese readers, especially teenagers.
A. To be translated B. Translated C. Translating D. Being translated
8. —Ann, it’s really difficult and I can’t _______ how to do it.
—Don’t worry, and I’ll help you.
A. point out B. wipe out C. pick out D. figure out
9. Have you read the report _______ the accident in the newspaper
A. because of B. instead of C. in search of D. in relation to
10. The man in the meeting advocated _______ a more long-term view.
A. to take B. taking C. take D. having taken
11. All the candidates were _______ the street being named after a great man _______ his great contributions to the city.
A. in honour of; in memory of B. in memory of; in praise of
C. in favour of; in need of D. in favour of; in honour of
12. —Arthur, the manager thought that your work was not _______; please do it again.
—OK, I’ll have another try.
A. hard B. resistant C. acceptable D. effective
13. Although most of them have no doubt _______ he will pass the exam, I still wonder
______he has really got everything ready.
A. whether; that B. that; whether
C. that; that D. whether; whether
14. _______ from toothaches for some time, he had to go to hospital for an examination.
A. Suffered B. Being suffered C. Suffering D. Having suffered
15. _______ in this way, this kind of flower belongs to the subtropical plant.
A. Once sorting B. If sorting C. When it sorted D. If sorted
16. The mice always collect and store much food before it _______.
A. goes out B. gets out C. turns out D. runs out
17. Don't worry. The new problem _______ us won't be so hard as we think.
A. faces B. faced C. facing D. to be faced
18. —Do you think our team will beat theirs
—Well, _______. Both have good players.
A. no wonder B. it's hard to say C. not at all D. sure
19. If you want to study __ nature of __ universe, at first you must be clear about the origin of it.
A. / ; the B. the; / C. the; the D. /; /
20. —I've asked only one person to come and help us -Sam.
—_______ he doesn't come
A. How about B. What if C. If only D. What about
21. Having gathered _______, the Chinese athlete lifted the heavy weight well above his head.
A. energy B. power C. force D. strength
22. _______ more about her and her hometown, ask Linda, who is her close friend.
A. Know B. Known C. To know D. Knowing
23. The condition was noisy and dirty here, but 1 had to learn to _______ it.
A. fight with B. stand with C. live with D. deal with
24. Lynn goes out a lot every day _______ her twin sister Lane keeps staying in all day long.
A. when B. if C. since D. while
25. With the _______ of making a fortune, many Chinese came to Australia in the 19th century to wash sand for gold.
A. pleasure B. intention C. approach D. right
26. —Are you planning to buy a car, Bob
—Yes, but it's too dear for me to have one _______.
A. for a moment B. at every moment
C. at any moment D. for the moment
27. He suffered a great deal when he was young; nothing could _______ his bitter memories of the past.
A. wipe out B. pick out C. work out D. point out
【语法练习】
I.
1. He was in low spirits and even consider ________________ (go ) away.
2. Practise ________________ ( put ) your hand to the ground.
3. I can’t help ________________ ( have ) the trip to Britain.
4. Don’t tell me you always escape ________________ ( fine) because you have a fast sports car.
5. Leave off ________________ (bite) your nails!
6. He didn’t feel like ________________ ( work ), so he suggested ________________ ( spend ) the day in the garden.
7. You certainly mustn’t miss ________________ ( see ) the wonderful film.
8. The doctor advised ________________ ( stay ) longer in hospital.
9. We appreciate your _________(offer ) _________( help ) us in our difficulties.
10. Michael has delayed ________________ ( write ) to her till today.
11. The law forbids ________________ ( sell )liquor to children.
12. They all suggested ________________ ( give ) more chances.
13. Can you imagine ________________ ( leave ) standing outside for a whole night.
14. They built the banks to prevent the area from ________________ ( flood).
II.
1. I used to see these boys ________________ ( play ) on the playground.
2. I saw them ________________ ( play ) the computer this afternoon.
3. She was surprised to find the house ________________ ( break ) into when she went back
home.
4. Unfortunately, he got his wallet ________________ ( steal ) on the bus.
5. He won’t have us ________________ ( criticize ) him.
6. It’s a bad habit to leave the work ________________ ( undo ).
7. Yesterday I caught him ________________ ( take ) my dictionary when I went into the
classroom.
III.
1. Do you know the man ________________ (speak ) at the meeting
2. Do you know the man ________________ ( praise ) at the meeting
3. The building ________________ ( put ) up just now is our library.
4. The building ________________ ( put ) up now will be our new company.
5. The building ________________ ( put ) up next year will be our new company.
6. There was an old temple ________________ ( stand ) at the top of the hill.
7. There is a sports meeting ________________ ( hold ) next Tuesday.
8. There was an old man ________________ ( live ) in the village.
IV.
1. ________________(see ) those picture, he couldn’t help thinking of those days in
Yan’an.
2. ________________( turn ) round, Fanny found an ambulance driving up.
3. _______________( water ) the vegetables, they began to pick up the apples.
4. _______________( finish ) the work, he went back home on foot.
5. ________________( inspire ) by Dr. Chen’s speech, they decided to study maths harder.
6. ________________( persuade) by her mother, she gladly went there alone.
7. Warmly _______________( praise ) for his work, he was too excited to fall asleep.
8. _________________( surround), the enemy found nowhere to hide and had to give up.
9. Once _______________( arm ), we are afraid of nothing.
10. While _________________( cross )the street, look out for cars.
11. While________________( criticize ), she cried.
12. She came earlier than ________________ ( expect).
13. Everything goes well as _________________( plan ).
14. ___________________( give ) more time, we are sure to do it better.
【完形填空】
My father was a fisherman. He had his own boat, but it was hard __16__ a living on the sea. He worked hard and would __17__ out until he caught enough to feed the family. He was a big man and was strong from pulling the __18__ and fighting the sea for his catch.
When you got __19__ to him, he smelled like the ocean. However much Mother washed his clothes, they would __20__ smell of the sea and fish.
He had an old truck and would drive me to school when the weather was __21__. He used this truck in his fishing __22__. On the way to school, the old truck would __23__ a cloud of smoke. Soon he would stop right in front of the school. Then he would __24__ over and give me a big __25__ on the cheek and tell me to be a good boy. It was so uncomfortable for me. Here, I was twelve years old and __26__ old for a goodbye kiss!
One day when we got to the school, he had his usual big __27__. He started to lean toward me, but I __28__ my hand up and said, "No, Dad. I don't want a goodbye kiss." Then he had a(n) __29__ look on his face, and he looked at me for a long time. I saw his eyes were __30__ with tears. "Yes, you have grown up and don't need a kiss any more. Then I won't…" he said.
It wasn't long after that when my father went to __31__ and never came back.
No one knows __32__ I would give to have my father give me just one __33__ kiss on the cheek ... to feel his rough old face ... to __34__ the ocean on him ... to feel his arm around my __35__. I wish I had been a man then. If I had been a man, I would never have told him I didn't like his goodbye kiss.
16. A. doing B. leading C. getting D. making
17. A. stay B. keep C. leave D. turn
18. A. waves B. nets C. boat D. hat
19. A. close B. beside C. nearby D. far
20. A. not B. still C. yet D. seldom
21. A. dry B. fine C. clear D. bad
22. A. work B. business C. industry D. journey
23. A. send out B. make out C. put out D. bring out
24. A. turn B. jump C. get D. lean
25. A. pat B. touch C. kiss D. hug
26. A. so B. that C. too D. enough
27. A. yell B. sign C. laugh D. smile
28. A. rose B. put C. hid D. shook
29. A. frightened B. surprised C. excited D. shocked
30. A. stuck B. flowed C. covered D. filled
31. A. school B. sea C. home D. church
32. A. why B. how C. what D. which
33. A. another B. other C. either D. more
34. A. taste B. smell C. see D. feel
35. A. hand B. head C. neck D. nose
【翻译】
1. 我们的环境正在逐步改善。一方面,政府采取了有效的措施;另一方面,人们已经认识了保护环境的重要性。
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2. 作为学生我们应该把精力集中在学习上而不是在好的吃穿上。(Focus one’s efforts on)
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3. 总的来说,大学毕业生找一份好的工作越来越难了。(in general)
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4. 在中国西部地区,很多穷苦孩子从希望工程中受益。(benefit from)
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5. 那个政府官员拒绝对一些列的丑闻(scandal)进行评论。(comment on)
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6. 如果我是一个科学家,我就会克隆一个没有污染的地球。(subjunctive mood)
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7. 她每天做很多家务活目的是为了减肥。(with the intention of)
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8. 老师指出了他在发音中的错误,这些错误影响了他的英语口语。(point out; interfere with)
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9. 他正尽全力推进那条高速公路的建设。(push ahead with)
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10.由于长时间生活在污染的环境中,那些村民结果患上了一种很奇怪的疾病。(end up)
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