全国通用版版高考英语大一轮复习Unit3AtasteofEnglishhumour讲义新人教版必修4.docx

1、全国通用版版高考英语大一轮复习Unit3AtasteofEnglishhumour讲义新人教版必修4 Unit 3A taste of English humour1contentadj.满足的，满意的n内容；目录；容量；满足vt.使满足He made people laugh at a time when they felt depressed, so they could feel more content with their lives.(教材P18)在人们感到沮丧的时候，他可以使他们开怀大笑，于是人们就对自己的生活感到比较满足。(1) (2)content oneself with满

2、足于；使(某人)自己对感到满足Are you going to be content always to_drift (drift) with the stream?难道你总是满足于随大流吗？She dropped her purse and the contents (content) fell out on the floor.她的钱包掉了，里面的东西散落在地板上。We should never content ourselves with book knowledge only.我们永远不要仅仅满足于书本知识。2astonishvt.使惊诧You may find it astonish

3、ing that Charlie was taught to sing as soon as he could speak and dance as soon as he could walk.(教材P18)你可能会感到惊奇，查理刚会说话时大人就教他唱歌，他刚会走路时大人就教他跳舞了。(1)It astonishes sb that令某人惊讶的是(2) (3)astonishing adj.令人吃惊的(4) They were_astonished (astonish) to find the driver was a sixyearold boy. 令他们吃惊的是，开车的居然是个6岁的小男孩

4、。Much to my astonishment (astonish), she still remembered my name!使我万分惊讶的是，她仍然记得我的名字！China is developing at an astonishing (astonish) speed, and will soon be one of the most powerful countries in the world.中国正以惊人的速度发展，不久将成为世界上最强大国家之一。3convincevt.使(人)信服；使相信The acting is so convincing that it makes yo

5、u believe that it is one of the best meals he has ever tasted！(教材P18)令人心悦诚服的表演使你相信这是他吃过的最可口的饭菜！(1)convincing adj.令人信服的；有说服力的(2) (3)convinceHe became convinced (convince) that his illness was purely imaginary: that made it none the better. 他逐渐相信了自己的病纯粹是想象出来的，但那也没有让他的病情有任何好转。You need to convince your

6、interviewer of your ability to master the work.你需要让你的面试官相信你有驾驭这份工作的能力。His mother has been trying to convince him to_see (see) a doctor.他母亲一直设法说服他去看医生。4directvt.& vi.导演；指挥；指示；带领；管理；控制adj.直的；直接的；直率的adv.直接地Charlie Chaplin wrote, directed and produced the films he starred in.(教材P18)查理卓别林自编、自导、自制他主演的电影。【

7、一词多义】 写出下列句中direct的含义。The old man is willing to stand on the bend and direct the traffic.指挥I like to make friends with anyone who is open and direct.坦诚的The general manager directed the company through a difficult time. 带领；指导He directed five Shakespearean plays. 导演(1)direct(2) (3)directly adv.直接地；坦率地

8、；正好地；立即(也可作连词，引导时间状语从句，意为“一就”)The singing group is under the direction of Mr Blair.合唱团是由布莱尔先生指挥的。When the police arrived, the crowd scattered in all directions (direct). 警察到来时，人群向四处散去。Directly (direct) the teacher came in everyone was quiet.老师一进来大家就都安静了。5particularadj.特殊的；特别的；挑剔的Children particularl

9、y would burst into laughter at his behaviour.(教材P20)孩子们尤其对他的表演报之以大笑。(1)be particular about对讲究/挑剔(2)in particular尤其；特别；格外(3)particularly adv.尤其；特别地；特殊地I have nothing particular to do this evening, so lets go out for a walk.今晚我没有什么特别的事要做，所以咱们出去散散步吧！He is very particular about food while he doesnt care

10、 about money.他对吃的东西特别挑剔，而对钱不怎么在乎。Twitter is very popular in recent years, particularly (particular) among young people.近年来推特大受欢迎，尤其受年轻人欢迎。1badly off 穷的；缺少的不幸的是他父亲去世了，使得他的家境更加艰难(1) (2) (3) We arent too badly (bad) off but we cant afford a house like that.我们并不是一文不名，但我们负担不起那样的房子。The school is rather ba

11、dly off for books and equipment.If he had worked harder when young, he would be better (good) off now.如果他年轻时多努力一点，现在就能过得舒服些。2pick out挑出；辨别出；领会Then he picks out the lace of the shoe and eats it as if it were spaghetti.(教材P18)然后他挑出鞋带来吃，像吃意大利面一样。【一词多义】 写出下列句中pick out的含义。At once I picked out my elder br

12、other in the crowd.辨别出，认出I have to pick out its meaning with the help of an English translation. 领会A competition was held to pick out the best table tennis players. 挑出pick up pick and choose 挑三拣四Its surprising that your brother picked up Russian so quicklyhe hasnt lived there very long.真令人吃惊，你弟弟学会俄语

13、如此快，他在俄国没待多久。I began to pick up after staying in hospital for several days.在医院待了几天，我的病情开始好转。3cut off切断；剪下；断绝(水、电、煤气等)供应Then he cuts off the leather top of the shoe as if it were the finest steak.(教材P18)然后他把皮鞋上端的皮子切下来，就像是切下一块最好的牛排。He was in hospital for six months. He felt as if he was cut off from t

14、he outside world.他住院六个月，感觉自己好像与外界隔绝了一样。Her little finger was cut off in an accident in the factory. 她的小手指是在工厂的一次事故中被切掉的。 cut away 砍掉；剪掉；逃走；跑开cut down 砍倒；砍伤；砍死；削减，缩减cut in 插嘴；打断(谈话)cut out 剪除；切掉；删除；省掉cut up 切碎；使伤心When you give a speech, youd better cut out unimportant details.当你演讲时，最好删掉那些不重要的细节。She w

15、as really cut up when all her friends refused to help her.当所有的朋友都拒绝帮助她时，她真的很难过。“leave宾语宾补”意为“使处于某种状态”不幸的是他的父亲去世了，使得他的家境更加艰难，因此查理的童年是在照顾生病的母亲和弟弟中度过的。【句式点拨】leave 表示“使处于某种状态”时，常用于“leave宾语宾补”的结构，其中宾补这一成分可以由过去分词、现在分词、不定式、形容词、名词或介词短语等来充当，即：(1)leave sb doing sth让某人一直做某事(宾语和宾补之间是主谓关系，表示动作正在进行)(2)leave sth u

16、ndone 留下某事未做(宾语和宾补之间是动宾关系，表示被动和完成，一般与undone, unfinished, unsettled, untouched 等搭配)(3)leave sb to do sth留下某人做某事(4)leave sth to be done 留下某事要做(不定式表示将来的动作)另外，此句中“leaving the family even worse off”是v.ing作(结果)状语。Leave the windows open. Its so stuffy here.让窗子开着，这儿太闷热了。Dont leave things to_be_done (do) tom

17、orrow. You need to push yourself sometimes.别把事情留到明天做，有时你需要逼自己一下。The guests left most of the dishes untouched (touch), because they didnt taste delicious. 大部分菜客人们没有动，因为它们不可口。Nothing was left undone. 要做的都做了。He left, leaving me to_do (do) the rest of the work. 他走了，留下我一个人去做剩余的工作。.品句填词(用所给词的适当形式或根据语境写一个合

18、适的词)1Looking back upon our achievements, we are firmly convinced (convince) that we shall be able to achieve even greater victories.2Dan was most surprised when he heard the news. He was_amused (amuse) too, because he never expected the bicycle to be found. 3We should learn how to figure things out

19、for ourselves, to solve problems, to work on our own without being_directed (direct)4China has shown astonishing (astonish) resolve in the last 25 years in fighting poverty, with great progress to show for it.5He entertained (entertain) us for hours with his stories and jokes the other night.6That r

20、ich man is tired of city life, so he is content to_live (live) in the country.7By and by, the evening windwas_whispering (whisper) to us, and there was a white plate moon in the blue sky, looking like a papercut toy.8The football players on the team were faced with huge challenges which can only be_

21、overcome (overcome) by pulling themselves together and struggling to win the match.10Hope and trust is the tail of a lizard(蜥蜴), which can reproduce even after being cut off.单句改错(含本单元的词汇和语法)1It took me a few weeks to convince my boss the importance of training. 2I would talk for hours, giving facts

22、and figures, and answering questions, and even the group.3To my， she ran away from home without leaving a note to her parents.4Personally, I am ready to make a contribution to those who are badly.5All the classmates including our teachers overcome with joy when we heard that our team defeated the ri

23、val and got the first place. 6Its reported that the increasing need for farmland led to thousands of trees cut down. 7Those who are content their present situations will surely make no more advances in life.8Last year, my father made fortune by selling used cars and he bought me some expensive handb

24、ags.9I admire my English teacher, and I can still remember very few occasions she had to stop working because of illness. 10He is a very openminded man, and wont be particular these unimportant matters.课文语法填空As Victor Hugo said, “Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face”， and up to

25、 now nobody has been able to do this better than Charlie Chaplin. He 1brightened (bright) the lives of Americans and British through two world wars and the hard years in between. He made people laugh at a time when they felt 2depressed (depress), so they could feel more content 3with their lives.As

26、time went by, he began making films. He grew more and more popular as his 7charming (charm) character became known throughout the world. The little tramp, a poor and 8homeless (home) man with a moustache, wore large trousers, wornout shoes and a small round black hat and walked around 9carrying (car

27、ry) a walking stick.Charlie Chaplin wrote, directed and produced his own films he starred in and received an Oscar for his 10outstanding (outstand) work in films.阅读理解AWhen Danny Wallace, 26, got bored, he put an ad on the World Wide Web reading simply，“Join Me. Send a passport photo.” A year and a h

28、alf later his east London flat is the headquarters for a global internetbased “club” whose members carry out good deeds for strangers every Friday.Its not common for people in London to talk to strangers. If you see someone struggling with something, part of the brain goes “I want to help”. But the

29、trained part of the brain says, “They will think you are mad or going to mug them”， so you walk away.Join Me now has about 3,000 members around the world who do an act of kindness every Friday. For example, Im usually out on Friday so I go for one of the standard actsthe unexpected cup of coffee. Yo

30、u might be sitting in a cafe and see an old man in the corner drinking coffee or tea, and you walk up with another cup of whatever they are drinking, and say, “Ive bought you a coffee” and walk away. Its a pleasure to see the look of surprise on their faces. There can be some suspicion, but I think

31、that was mostly in the early days when I didnt know how to do it properly. I would walk up quite nervously like I was doing something wrong and I didnt know when to leave. In the end, I learned through trial_and_error. Sometimes it worked, and other times it didnt. I discovered that you have to walk up with confidence and humour and not “get in their faces”. You say, “This is for you”， then you go. Its hitandrun kindness. And there is no point in doing it halfheartedly. Youve got to do it because you really mean