（人教版）必修5：Unit 3 Life in the future语言点及练习

Unit 3 Life in the future语言点
学习目标
重点词汇
aspect, impression, remind, constantly，previous, uncertain, guide, surroundings, lack, optimistic, settlement, 小词简析
重点短语
take up, be back on one’s feet, lose sight of, sweep up, slide into, speed up
重点句型
1. as though/ as从句
2. 疑问词+do you think +其余部分？
3. Is it likely/ unlikely that...?
4. Suppose that...
知识讲解
重点词汇
aspect
【原句回放】Below are some of the main aspects of life today. 以下是现代生活的几个主要方面。
【点拨】aspect n. 方面；方位，朝向；样子，外观
I feel we should look at the problem from every aspect.
我感觉我们应该从各方面来考虑这个问题。
Would you give some advice to us on the health and safety aspects of our products?
你能就我们的产品的健康和安全方面给我一些建议吗？
Our room has a western aspect. 我们的房间朝西。
Her face wore an angry aspect. 她面带怒容。
impression
【原句回放】First Impressions 第一印象
【点拨】impression n. 印象，印痕
常用搭配：
create/ give/ make a ... impression (on sb.) （给某人）留下......的印象
have/ get the impression that... 有......的印象
be under the impression that 原以为
The dirty and seedy aspect of the bar created a bad impression on us.
酒吧肮脏、破旧的外观留给我们很坏的印象。
His trip to India made a strong impression on him.
他去印度的旅行给他留下很深刻的印象。
She gives us the impression of being very busy. 她给我们很忙的印象。
I was under the impression that the work had already been completed.
我印象中/原以为那项工作已经做完了。
【拓展】impress v. 使留下印象，使铭记
impressive adj. 给人印象深刻的
常用搭配：impress sth. on/ upon sb./ one’s mind =
impress sb. with sth.
给某人留下......印象
He impressed on us the need for immediate action.
他让我们认识到需要立刻采取行动。
We are deeply impressed with the standard of the children’s works. (主语是人)
=The standard of the children’s works is deeply impressed on us. （主语是物）
这些孩子的作品的水准给我们留下了深刻的印象。
remind
【原句回放】I have to remind myself constantly that I am really in AD3008. 我不得不反复提醒自己我在公元3008年。
【点拨】remind v. 提醒；使想起
常用搭配：
remind sb. of sth. 提醒某人某事，使某人想起某事
remind sb. to do sth. 提醒某人做某事
remind sb. that ... 提醒某人某事
That song always reminds me of our holiday in Mexico.
那首歌总让我想起我们在墨西哥的假期。
The landscape reminded me of home. 这样的风景使我想起了我的家乡。
（此句中home前不能有冠词，home含有感彩，不像house一样指具体的“家”或“家人”）
Remind me to take my umbrella with me. 提醒我带伞。
The teacher reminded us constantly homework should be handed in before next Friday.
老师不断地提醒我们下周五前要交作业。
constantly
【原句回放】I have to remind myself constantly that I am really in AD3008. 我不得不反复提醒自己我在公元3008年。
【点拨】constantly adv. 不断地，反复地，经常地
He is constantly leaving his things behind. 他总是落下东西。
His report was constantly interrupted by applause. 他的报告不断被掌声打断。
【拓展】constant adj. 固定的，不变的，不停的，持续不断的
There is a constant flow of traffic on the highway every day.
每天公路上都车水马龙的（车流不断）。
Babies need constant attention. 婴儿需要不断关注。
previous
【原句回放】This is similar to the “jet lag” you get from flying, but it seems you keep getting flashbacks from your previous time period. 这就与你乘坐飞机会产生时差反应相似，只是在你脑子里似乎会不断地闪现以前的时光。
【点拨】previous adj. 在前的，早先的
常用短语：previous to (=before) 在......之前
He can’t go because he has a previous engagement. 他不能去，因为事先有约了。
No previous experience is necessary for this job. 这个职位不需以前有经验。
I couldn’t believe it when I heard the news. I’d only seen him the previous day.
听到这个消息我无法相信。我前一天还见到他了。
Let’s meet on some day previous to Christmas. 我们圣诞节前某一天见面吧。
【拓展】previously adv. 以前，先前
The book contains a number of photographs not previously published.
这本书有若干以前没有出版过的照片。
uncertain
【原句回放】So I was very nervous and uncertain at first. 因此，我一开始就感到神经过敏和心神不定。
【点拨】uncertain adj. 不(确)定的；变化无常的；不可靠的
be uncertain about/ of 对......不确定
They’re both uncertain about what to do. 他们都不确定该做什么。
It is uncertain what his role in the company will be.
他在公司的职责是什么还不确定。
guide
【原句回放】However, my friend and guide, Wang Ping, was very understanding and gave me some green tablets which helped a lot. 但我的朋友兼导游王平很细心体贴，给了我几粒绿色药片，倒是挺起作用的。
【点拨】guide n. 指导，向导，导游
vt. 指引，指导
注意：guide常与介词to连用，后接地点。
a Guide to English Grammar 英语语法指南
He guided us through the narrow streets to the central hospital.
他引导我们通过狭窄的街道到了中心医院。
surroundings
【原句回放】At first my new surroundings were difficult to tolerate. 开始时，新环境让人难以忍受。
【点拨】surroundings n. （复数）周围的事物；环境
She grew up in comfortable surroundings. 她在舒适的环境里长大。
The surroundings we work in are pleasant. 我们工作的环境很优美。
对比：surroundings与environment
1) surroundings 指某人或物周围的客观事物；
2）environment指周围会影响人或事物行为与发展的整体状况，如对人的成长、情感、观念等产生影响的环境或影响生物的生长、发展和生存的外界物质条件的环境。
3）surroundings通常用复数形式，environment 通常为不可数名词。
beautiful surroundings 优美的周边环境
happy home environment幸福的家庭环境
global/natural/ economic/cultural /social environment
全球/自然/经济/文化/社会环境
【拓展】surrounding adj. 周围的，附近的。（常放在名词前）
the surrounding countryside 周边的乡村
the surrounding scenery 四周的风景
【Unit3词汇精讲lack】
lack
【原句回放】Hit by a lack of fresh air, my head ached. 由于缺乏新鲜空气，我感到头痛。
【点拨】lack n. 缺乏，短缺，不足；
v. 缺乏，没有
1）lack作名词时，可用于a lack of，如果在介词due to，for，from，through等后构成“因为......的短缺”时，省略冠词a。另外lack也用于不可数名词。
The match was cancelled due to lack of support. 因为缺少赞助，比赛被取消了。
Most of his problems stem from lack of confidence.
他的问题多数来源于信心的缺乏。（stem from 来源于，固定短语）
The court case was dismissed for lack of evidence.
这个法庭案件因为证据缺乏被驳回了。
2）lack作动词时一般是及物动词，不及物的用法有be lacking in，多用进行时，可以作为固定短语记住。
He lacked the skills for the job. 他缺少工作经验。
You will not be lacking in support from me. 你不会缺少我的支持。■
【拓展】lack for... 缺乏，缺少......，此短语不用于进行时，多用于否定句中，是正式用语。
She does not lack for friends.她不缺朋友。
optimistic
【原句回放】Have a class discussion and decide whether you think the writer has an optimistic or a pessimistic view of the future. 全班讨论，判断作者对未来持乐观的还是悲观的态度。
【点拨】optimistic adj. 乐观的，乐观主义的
常用搭配：be optimistic about 对......持乐观态度
The stockholders are optimistic about the company’s future.
股东对公司的前景很乐观。
The president says she is optimistic that an agreement can be worked out soon.
总统说，她对很快能达成协议持乐观态度。
【拓展】optimism 乐观（主义） optimist 乐观（主义）者
pessimism 悲观（主义） pessimist 悲观（主义）者
pessimistic 悲观（主义）的
注意：optimistic和pessimistic在拼写中有相同的后缀：-imistic，二词的其他形式也有相同部分，记单词时可参考。
settlement
【原句回放】However, the companies have to train their representatives to live and work in space settlements. 然而，公司得培训他们的代表并使他们在太空中生活、工作。
【点拨】settlement n. 定居（点），解决
Hopes of a peaceful settlement are now fading. 和平解决的希望正在消失。
The Indians often attacked the settlements of the colonist.
印地安人经常袭击殖民者的定居点。
【拓展1】settle v. 安家，（使）定居，停留，解决，决定
We are going to settle our differences. 我们打算解决我们的分歧。
It was settled that they would leave before dark. 已经决定他们天黑前动身。
Her relatives had come to America and settled in Boston.
她的亲戚已经来了美国，在波士顿定居了。
Her eyes settled on the man in the corner. 她的眼睛停留在角落里的那个人。
【拓展2】unsettled adj. 未处理的, 未决定的；未定居的，无居民的；不稳定的
小词简析
1. switch n.& vt. 开关；转换
switch on 打开（机器、电器等） switch off 关上（机器、电器等）
She worked as a librarian before switching to journalism. 转行到新闻业前她是图书管理员。
Can you switch the television off/ on? 你能关掉/打开电视吗？
2. press vi. & vt. 按；压；逼迫
n. 按，压；印刷；新闻界
Just press this button, and you’ll start the engine.
只要按一下这个按钮便可启动这台发动机了。
He pressed his way through the crowd. 他挤过人群。
The power of the press is very great. 新闻界的力量非常大。
3. tolerate vt. 忍受
I can’t tolerate your bad manners any longer. 我再也不能容忍你无礼的行为。
4. flash vt. & vi. （使）闪光；（使）闪现
A driver is not supposed to flash his lights at the coming vehicles.
司机不该朝着迎面开来的车辆闪灯。
The idea flashed into his mind. 这念头突然闪过他的脑海。
5. greedy adj. 贪吃的，贪婪的
The company had become too greedy for profit. 这个公司变得过于贪利。

重点短语
take up
【原句回放】I still cannot believe that I am taking up the prize that I won last year. 我还是无法相信我是在接受去年获得的这个奖励。
【点拨】take up 拿起；接受；开始；占用（时间、空间等）；继续
One of our excellent athletes has taken up a new challenge.
我们的优秀运动员之一接受了一个新的挑战。
【Unit3词汇精讲take up】
I took up smoking when I was at school. 我在学校时就开始抽烟了。
These files take up a lot of disk space. 这些文件占据了大量的磁盘空间。
I’ll try not to take up too much of your time. 我会尽量不占有你太多时间。
She fell silent, and her brother took up the story.
她突然不说话了，她哥哥继续讲这个故事。
be back on one’s feet
【原句回放】Soon I was back on my feet again and following him to collect a hovering carriage driven by computer. 很快我完全恢复并跟着他去接由电脑控制的气垫车。
【点拨】be back on one’s feet （困境后）恢复，完全复原
The company now is back on its feet. 现在公司恢复了元气。
Larry, are you feeling better now? I really hope you’ll get back on your feet soon.
拉里，你感觉好点了吗？我真的希望你会很快恢复健康。
【拓展】on one’s feet站立着，恢复健康 stand on one’s feet 独立自主，自立
off one’s feet 躺下，坐着 rise/spring to one’s feet 站/跳起来
lose sight of
【原句回放】However, I lost sight of Wang Ping when we reached what looked like a large market because of too many carriages flying by in all directions. 然而，当我们到达一个看上去像个大市场的地方时，由于太多的气垫车朝四面八方飞奔，我看不见王平了。
【点拨】lose sight of 看不见，忽视，忘记
　　 He watched the plane go higher and higher until he lost sight of it.
　　 他看着飞机越飞越高，一会儿看不见了。
　　 We must not lose sight of this fact. 我们一定不要忽视这个事实。
　　
【拓展】与sight有关的短语：
　　 catch sight of 突然看见 at first sight 乍看，第一眼 　　　　
　　 in/within sight 看得见的 　　　　　out of sight 看不见的
　　 Mary caught sight of her own face in one of the shop windows.
　　 玛丽在商店的橱窗里一下子看到了自己的脸。
The results of the tests were surprising at first sight. 乍一看，考试成绩令人吃惊。
　　 The mother waved until the car was out of sight. 妈妈一直挥着手直到看不见汽车了。
　　
sweep up
【原句回放】He was swept up into the centre of them. 他被卷入这群车队中去了。
【点拨】sweep up 打扫，横扫，抱起（一般动作很快地）
　　 The students in my class are sweeping up the fallen leaves. 我班里的学生在扫落叶。
He was just sweeping up as I left the house. 我离开那所房子时，他恰好正在打扫。
　　 She swept the child up in her arms and stormed out.
她一下子抱起孩子，气冲冲地出去了。
　　 注意：sweep的过去式和过去分词是swept。
【拓展】sweep有关的短语：
sweep aside 放在一边，不予理会
sweep away 扫清，迅速消灭，冲走
sweep off 拂去，扫去
　　 sweep across/through... (迅猛地)扫过，掠过(某地)
slide into
【原句回放】Exhausted, I slid into bed and fell fast sleep. 由于太疲倦了，我溜进床里，很快进入了梦乡。
【点拨】slide into （快捷而悄声地）移动，溜进
She is able to slide into a room without anyone noticing.
她有本事悄悄溜进房间而不被人发现。
The thief slid into his house and stole his computer.
小偷溜进了他的家，偷走了他的计算机。
【拓展】slide v. 滑动，移动，降低
n. 滑行，下滑
She fell over and slid across the shiny floor. 她跌倒了，滑过了发亮的地板。
The car went into a slide on the ice.汽车在冰上打滑。
注意：slide的过去式、过去分词是slid。
speed up
【原句回放】When we wanted the hovering carriage to speed up, we pressed down hard on the driving pedal and bent over in the direction we wanted to go. 当我们想让气垫车加速时，我们用力踩踏板，并向我们前进的方向倾斜身体。
【点拨】speed up 加速
We’d better speed up if we want to get there on time.
如果我们想按时到达那里，我们最好加快速度。
They have sped up production of the new car. 他们已经加快了这种新车的生产。
注意：speed的过去式和过去分词可以是sped，也可以是speeded。
【拓展】有speed的短语：
at a/the speed of 以……的速度 　　　　at full speed 全速　　　　　　
at a high/low speed 以高速/低速 　　　 at (the) top speed 以最高速度
with speed 快速地 pick up speed 加快速度
重点句型
as though/ as if从句
【原句回放】The air seemed thin as though its combination of gases had little oxygen left. 空气似乎很稀薄，仿佛在混合气体中剩下的氧气很少。
【点拨】as though / as if 好像
1. 可引导表语从句和方式状语从句
　 　　 She looks as if she were ten years younger. 她看起来好像年轻了十岁。
　 　　 It seems as if our team is going to win. 看来我们队要胜了。
　 　　 She loves the boy as if she were his mother. 她爱这男孩,好像她是他的母亲一样。
2. as though/if从句的语气及时态
　　 1）用陈述语气说明所说的是真实或极有可能发生或存在的事实：
　 　　 Look at the dark clouds! It looks as if it is raining.
　　 2）用虚拟语气表示说话者认为是不真实的或极少可能发生，注意下面句子的斜体词：
He talks as if he knew where she was. （主从句谓语动作同时发生）
他说话的样子,好像他知道她在哪里似的。
He talks about Rome as if he had been there before.
他说起罗马来好像他以前去过罗马似的。（从句谓语动作先于主句谓语动作）
　 　　　　He opened his mouth as if he would say something. 他张开嘴好像要说什么。
（从句谓语动作在主句谓语动作后）
疑问词+do you think +其余部分？
【原句回放】Which problems do you think people will have overcome in one thousand years? 你认为一千年后的人们将克服什么问题？
【点拨】如果需要把do you think插入疑问句中，疑问词一般放在句首。注意此句型中“其余部分”要用陈述句语序。除think外，能用于此句型的动词还有：believe, suppose, imagine, suggest, expect等。
What do you think we can do next to keep the children out of the garden?
你认为我们下面怎么做能让孩子们不进入花园呢？
Where do you think our English teacher comes from?
你认为我们英语老师是哪里人呀？
Is it likely/ unlikely that...?
【原句回放】Is it likely/ unlikely that...?
【点拨】句型It is likely that... 意思是“可能......”，be动词也可用seem等系动词替换。
It isn’t likely that I should accept such an offer as that. 我不可能接受像那样的帮助。
It seems likely that prices will go up. 似乎物价有可能上涨。
【拓展】likely adj. 可能的，可能发生的；
adv. 很可能
Rain is likely in our city today. 今天我市可能下雨。
We are likely to be very busy tomorrow. 明天我们可能很忙。
I’d likely have done the same thing in your situation.
在你那种情况下，我可能会做同样的事。
It is very likely that he will not agree. 很可能他不会同意。
注意：
1）表示“可能”的形容词possible的可能性最小，指客观上有可能；probable可能性最大，表示“很可能，十有八九”；likely更接近probable，表示外表迹象表明有可能。如：
It’s possible but not likely/ probable that he’ll come here next month.
他下月有可能来这里，但是不很肯定。
It’s probable, not only possible. 这事多半如此，不只是可能。
2）这三个词中，只有likely可以用人作主语。
She is likely to go abroad. 她可能出国。
3）possible 和 likely 后面可以接不定式的一般式，而probable不可以。
It is possible to go to the moon now. 现在有可能登上月球
4）likely也可以作副词，其他两个词是都形容词。
Suppose that...
【原句回放】Suppose that...
【点拨】Suppose that... 意思是“假设......”，that可以省略。
Suppose A equals B. 假如A等于B。
Suppose (that) this is the most beautiful flowers we can find.
假如这是我们能找到的世界上最美的花朵。
【拓展】suppose/ supposing 可以引导条件状语从句，相当于if，表示与事实相反或不易实现的愿望时用虚拟语气。
Suppose you won a million pounds, what would you do with it?
假如你赢了一百万英镑,你将用这笔钱做什么?
Suppose your father saw you do that, what would he say?
倘若你父亲看到你做那事,他会说什么?

巩固练习
一、单词填空
根据汉语提示用本课单词的正确形式完成句子。
1. There is no such car in the s______________（周围）area.
2. I told him I wasn’t going to________ (容忍) his drinking any longer.
3. His head a___________（疼）, which stopped him from going to the party.
4. We are______________(乐观的) that the mainland and Taiwan will unify in the near future.
5. He can hardly find a job in the canteen, because he has had no _________ (先前的) experience of this kind of job.
6. I recognized her the i__________(片刻) I saw her.
7. I dislike these _________ (不断的) arguments.
8. He took up _______ (生态学) and decided to devote his whole life to the science.
9. We went to Japan to travel and my two cousins acted as our _________ (导游).
10. I’m greatly i_________ (印象深刻) by the clarity of the sea water in Hainan.
二、选词填空
从下面方框中选出适当的短语或单词并用其正确形式填空。
take up transport lack suffer from with provide
get lost in no time catch sigh unsettled
I am Li Qiang. I was (1) ________ my prize of travelling to the year AD 3005 by a time capsule. I was worried about the trip feeling (2) _______ for some time. As a result, I (3) _______ “time lag” which is similar to “jet lag”. I got flashbacks from my previous time period, that is, from the years before 2005. I felt nervous and uncertain. Then some green tablets helped me a lot. I was finally (4) ________ into the future, arriving the year AD 3005, by a time capsule.
Standing on my feet on the AD 3005 earth, I felt hit by the (5) ________ of fresh air. I put on a mask, followed Wang Ping into a small room. Feeling better I collected a hovering carriage driven by computer. I floated about the ground. By pressing down on the driving stick I moved swiftly. I soon mastered the idea that I was able to fly! Then I (6) ________ reaching a huge market (7) ________ people flying by in all directions. I lost sight of my guide Wang Ping because he had been swept up into the centre of the flying people. All of a sudden I (8) ________ him and caught up with him.
Arriving at his home I found trees inside (9) ________ the house with oxygen. Wang Ping flashed a switch on a computer screen and rose from under the floor, as if by magic, a table and chairs. I ate the food spread on the table and went to a bed produced from the floor. Sliding into the bed I went to sleep (10) ________ for I was too exhausted.
三、根据提示完成句子。
1. 我提高了车速，想追上那台蓝色的轿车。
I ____________________the car _______________ that blue one.
2. 坚持一周内不争吵，你打算接受这一挑战吗？
Are you going to __________________ lasting a whole week without arguing?
3. 他是个善良英俊的年轻人，但是给我印象最深的是他的幽默感。
He is a kind and handsome young man, but ______________is his sense of humour.
4. 你刚才说的话使我想起了那位美国教授。
What you said just now ____________________________.
5. 你觉得我们什么时候见面方便些?
When ____________________ to have a meeting?
6. 上个月做完手术后，苏现在已经痊愈了。
Sue _________________________________________ now after her operation last month.
7. 他溜进演讲厅，坐在后排的一个座位上，谁也没有注意到他。
He ___________ the lecture hall and sat at a back seat _________________.
8. 她向我招了招手，好像认识我似的。
She waved to me _____________________.
9. 司机用力踩下油门踏板。
The driver _____________________ the gas pedal.
10. 我一周内完成这项工作几乎不可能。
I’m hardly _____________ the task within a week.
四、单项选择
1. It is our _______ policy that we will achieve unity through peaceful means.
A. consist 　　B. continuous 　　C. constant 　　D. continual
2. What my father said to me that night was strongly impressed __________ my memory.
A. to 　　B. over 　　C. by 　　D. on
3. Though __________ money，his parents managed to send him to university．?
A. lacked 　　B. lacking of 　　C. lacking 　　D. lacked of
4. I ______ sight of an empty seat at the back of the bus and went directly there.
A. lost 　　　B caught 　　　C. looked 　　　D. took
5. Helen always helps her mother even though going to school ________ most of her day.
A. takes up　　 B. makes up　　 C. saves up　　 D. puts up
6. The speaker, halfway in her speech, suddenly _________ to another subject.
A. committed 　　B. switched 　　C. favored 　　D. transmitted
7. He stared at the diamonds with _______ eyes and everyone looked down upon him.
A. surprised　　 B. excited 　　C. wide　　 D. greedy
8. There were no women in the committee ________ 1976, but now women are in a majority.
A. before to B. previous to C. ago D. earlier
9. Her stomach began to ________ because of the bad food she had eaten.
A. harm B. injure C. ache D. pain
10. The boy was brought up in _________ but not in ________.
A. beautiful surroundings; a happy home surroundings
B. happy environment; a happy home environment
C. beautiful surroundings; a happy home environment
D. happy surroundings; a beautiful home surroundings
11. It was not until the boat was _________ that they stopped waving their hands.
A. out of sight B. in sight C. at sight D. within sight
12. The Internet is widely used，which __________ the development of English.
A．speeds up B．takes over C．gets across D．turns to
13. Can you ________ and touch your toes without ________ your knees?
A. bend down; bending B. bend over; bending
C. bend down; bend D. bend over; bend
14. When I saw the car crash on the road，a frightened feeling ________ across my mind.
A．flashed B．struck C．hit D．occurred
15. Look, dark clouds are gathering. It is ________ to rain soon.
A. probable B. possible C. likely D. perhaps
16. In our childhood, we were often ______ by Grandma to pay attention to our table manners.
A． demanded 　　　B. reminded 　　　C. allowed 　　　D. hoped
17. Health problems are closely connected with bad eating habits and a _____ of exercise.
A．limit 　　 B. lack 　　 C. need 　　 D. demand
18. After he retired from office, Rogers _______ painting for a while, but soon lost interest.
A. took up 　　　B. saved up 　　　C. kept up　　　 D. drew up
19. It’s easy to _______ sight of the real issue with so many people arguing together.
A. catch 　　　B. lose　　　 C. raise　　　 D. lower
20. A peaceful _________ concerning the border dispute was reached between the two countries.
A．ceremony 　　　B．preparation　　　 C．settlement　　　 D．standard
21. When a pencil is partly in a glass of water, it looks as if it _________.
A. breaks 　　 B. has broken　　 C. were broken 　　 D. had been broken
22. —Why was the thief caught by the police so quickly?
　 —Because he had left __________of his foot in the garden.
A. an impression 　　　B. a shoe 　　　C. a toe　　　 D. a part
23. The reason ______he made the mistakes is that he has had no ______ experience of this job.
A. whether; previous　　　　　　B. which; before
C. why; previous　　　　　　　　D. that; before
24. Owing to __________ of time, we cannot do more than __________we have done.
A. lack; that 　　　B. lacking; what 　　　C. lack; what 　　　D. lacking; which
25. Fashion differs from country to country, which may reflect the cultural differences from one ________.
A. style 　　 B. pattern　　 C. sign 　 　D. aspect
答案与解析：
一、单词填空
1. surrounding 2. tolerate 3. ached 4. optimistic 5. previous
6. instant 7. constant 8. ecology 9. guides 10. impressed
二、选词填空
1. taking up 2. unsettled 3. suffered from 4. transported 5. lack
6. got lost 7. with 8. caught sight of 9. providing 10. in no time
三、根据提示完成句子
1. sped/speeded up；to catch up with 2. take up the challenge of
3. what impresses me most 4. reminded me of that American professor
5. do you think is convenient for us 6. is back on her feet
7. slid into；without being noticed 8. as if/ as though she knew me
9. pressed down hard on 10. likely to finish
四、单项选择
1. C。constant adj. 表示“一贯的，永恒的”，强调总在发生、重复或不变； continuous
　　　表示 “继续的，连续的”，强调一段时间内不间断；continual 表示“连续的, 频
　　　繁的”，强调“一次又一次的重复”。
2. D。impress...on/upon one’s memory意为“给……留下深刻印象”，多用于被动语态，
　　　是习惯搭配。
3．C。lack是及物动词，意为“缺乏，缺少”，句子主语his parents与lack是主动关系，用lacking作条件状语。lack与of连用是名词，没有-ing形式和过去分词形式。
4. B。catch sight of 表示“突然看见”；lose sight of 忽视，看不见。
5. A。take up 表示“占据”，句意：Helen总是帮助她的妈妈,尽管上学占据了她的大部分时间。
6. B。switch用作动词，表示“转变，变化”。commit 犯错，交付；favor 赞成；transmit 传播。
7. D。从下文可知他的行为是让人鄙视的，所以D最佳。with greedy（贪婪地）。句意：他贪婪地盯着那些钻石，在场的每个人都看不起他。
8. B。previous to在......之前；此空中还可以用before或earlier than。句意：1976年前这个委员会没有女性，但是现在女性占多数。
9. C。ache 是不及物动词，意为“疼痛”。pain作动词时是常用作及物动词，表示“使疼痛”；harm指有意地伤害；injure一般也是及物动词，意为“伤害，损伤”。
10. C。第一空指的是周围的事物这一客观情况，用surroundings；第二空表示对人的道德观念等有影响的环境，用environment。句意：这个男孩在美丽的环境中长大，但是缺少一个幸福的家庭环境。
11. A。out of sight 看不见了。in sight 在视野之内；句意：直到船看不见了他们才停止挥手。
12. A。speed up 加速；take over 接管；get across 通过，被理解；turn to 转向。句意：互联网的广泛使用促进了英语的发展。
13. A。bend down 弯腰；bend over 将身子倾向......；bend one’s knees 屈膝。without是介词，后面要接动词-ing形式。句意：你能弯腰不屈膝摸到你的脚趾吗？
14. A。strike 与hit 都直接接宾语，不需用介词；occur 需要与to 连接。句意：当我看到公路上汽车相撞时，恐惧感闪过我的心头。
15. C。possible 和 likely 后面可以接不定式的一般式，而probable不可以；从前句可知下雨的可能性很大，排除B。因此选likely。
16. B。remind 提醒。demand 要求，查问；allow 允许。demand一般不接不定式作补足语。句意：小时候，奶奶经常提醒我们要注意餐桌礼仪。
17. B。与上文身体问题与坏习惯对应，应是缺乏锻炼，所以选lack。
18. A。take up 此处意为“开始从事”。save up 储蓄；keep up 维持，继续；draw up 草拟。
19. B。lose sight of看不见，忽视；catch sight of 瞥见。句意：这么多人争论来争论去的，很容易就忽视了真正的议题。
20. C。settlement 和解，协议；ceremony 典礼；preparation　准备；standard 标准。句意：一个关于边境争端的和平协议在两个国家间已经达成。
21. C。从句谓语动词表示的状态与主句的谓语动词同时发生，所以从句的谓语动词用一般过去时来描述状态，不强调break的动作是什么时候做的。故选C。
22. A。impression 此处表示“印迹”。因为是小偷，来去多不被人察觉，所以选项C、D不合题意。选项B的常用搭配为a shoe on his foot。
23. C。第一个空why引导的定语从句，修饰先行词the reason; 第二个空previous 表
　　 示“原先的，先前的”。
24. C。lack用作名词表示“缺乏”，句意：由于缺乏时间，我们不能再做更多的了。
25. D。aspect 方面；style 风格；pattern 样式；sign 标志，符号。句意：国家与国家之间流行趋势互相不同，这也许从一个侧面反映出文化的不同。