人教新课标必修四Unit3AtasteofEnglishhumour

1、必修五 Unit 3 A taste of English Humour一、语言要点I单元要点预览（旨在让同学整体了解本单元要点）词汇部分词语辨析1. especially / specially / particularly 2. common / usual / ordinary3. convince / persuade词形变化1. humour n. 幽默，诙谐humorous adj. 幽默的，诙谐的2. fortune n.(大量) 财产，大笔的钱；运气，命运fortunate adj.幸运的，侥幸的fortunately adv.幸运地，幸亏3. bore vt. 使厌烦；n.

2、令人讨厌的人(或事)bored adj.感到无趣的或单调的 boring adj.令人厌烦的，乏味的4. mouth n. 嘴，口mouthful n.一口；少量5. direct adj.直接的；坦率的 adv.直接地 vt.对准；指导direction n.方向pl.说明书；指引；指导director n.指导者，主管；董事；导演6. explain v. 讲解，解释explanation n.解释，说明，阐述重点单词 1. content vt. (使)满足；满意 n.u满足；内容；目录；adj.感到满足的 2. astonish vt. 使吃惊 3. entertain vt. 使欢乐

3、；款待4. convince vt. 使信服；使确信5. direct vt.&vi.导演，指示，指挥 adj.直的，直接的，直率的 adv.径直地6. whisper v.&n. 耳语；私语；密谈重点词组1. badly off 过得很差；穷的；缺少的做表语或定语2. pick out 挑出；辨别出3. cut off 切断(供应等)；断绝(联系等) 4. star in 在主演；担任主角重点句子1. Not that Charlie s own life was easy!2. You may find it astonishing that Charlie was tau

4、ght to sing as soon as he could speak and dance as soon as he could walk.重点语法V-ing 的基本用法（见语法部分）II 词语辨析 (旨在提供完形填空所需材料) 1. specially / especially / particularly【解释】specially = on purpose故意地；专门地 (不是为了别的，而只是为了某一目的而专门采用的某种方式。如：I came here specially to see you. 我特地到这儿来看你。especially = particularly = in par

5、ticular = in especial特别地；尤其是；特别是，通常用来对前面所叙述的事情作进一步说明或补充，是有意突出到显眼或例外的程度，强调“超过其他，与众不同”，在介词或连词前用得较多。如：I like Harbin, especially in summer. 我喜爱哈尔滨，尤其是哈尔滨的夏天。【练习】用specially，especially，particularly填空。1). I like my hometown, _ in spring. 2). These shoes were _ made for you. 3). A committee has been _ appoi

6、nted to look into the matter.4). We did very well in this exam, _ our monitor. Key: 1). especially/particularly 2). specially 3). specially 4). especially2. common / usual / ordinary【解释】common意为“普通的，平常的”，指常见的，常发生的，不足为奇的。usual意为“通常的，习惯性的”，可用于一切频繁发生的事情。ordinary意为“通常的，普通的，日常的，随时都可以碰到的”，与common意思接近。【练习】

7、用common，usual，ordinary填空。1). He arrived later than _. 2). Rabbits and foxes are _ in Britain. 3). Tom Sawyer was a/an _ American boy who kept getting into trouble.4). Our _ workday is eight hours. 5). He s not an officer, but a/an _ soldier.Key: 1). usual 2). common 3). ordinary 4). ordinary 5). com

8、mon/ ordinary3. convince / persuade【解释】convince “说服”，着重理智方面的“辩论，证明”。persuade “说服”，着重情感上的“劝告”或“说服某人做/不做某事”。【练习】用convince，persuade填空。1). He _ me that I should study law. 2). He _ me not to stay. 3). The officials were eager to _ us of the safety of the nuclear reactors. 4). I _ (convince) I saw you th

9、ere, but it must have been someone else. 5). How can we persuade him into _ (join) us?Key: 1). convinced2). convinced/persuaded3). convince 4). was convinced 5). joiningIII 词性变化 （旨在提供语法填空所需材料）1. humour n. 幽默，诙谐humorous adj.幽默的，诙谐的2. fortune n.(大量) 财产，大笔的钱；运气，命运fortunate adj.幸运的，侥幸的fortunately adv.幸运

10、地，幸亏3. bore vt. 使厌烦；n. 令人讨厌的人(或事)bored adj.感到无趣的或单调的 boring adj.令人厌烦的，乏味的4. mouth n. 嘴，口mouthful n.一口；少量5. direct adj.直接的；坦率的adv.直接地vt.对准；指导direction n.方向pl.说明书；指引；指导director n.指导者，主管；董事；导演6. explain v. 讲解，解释explanation n.解释，说明，阐述【练习】用括号内所提供词的适当形式填空。1). _ (fortune), the drowning child was saved.2).

11、He gave a _ (humor) account of their trip to Spain first. 3). Tom went off in one _ (direct) and Harry in another.4). He now felt ready to take on the role of _ (direct).5). The earthquake left thousands of people _ (home). 6). I m stuffed. I couldn t eat another _ (mouth). 7). Not only are mothers

12、not paid but also most of their _ (bore) or difficult work is unnoticed. 8). There is no convincing _ (explain) of the overall structure of the universe.Keys: 1). Fortunately 2). humorous 3). direction 4). director5). homeless 6). mouthful 7). boring 8). explanation IV 重点词汇 （旨在提供综合运用所需材料）1. content

13、vt. (使)满足；满意 n.u满足；书的内容目录；容器里的东西 adj.感到满足的典例 1). As there s no cream, we ll have to content ourselves with black coffee. 既然没有奶油, 我们只好喝清咖啡算了。2). He is content to remain where he is now. 他安於现状。重点用法content oneself with sth. 满足或满意於某事物 be/feel content with 对感到满足 be content to do sth. 愿意做某事 to one s heart

14、 s content 尽情地；心满意足地练习 根据句子的要求在括号里填入适当的词或翻译。1). Simple praise is enough to _ him.2). I like the style of the book but I dont like the _.3). She _ _ _ (感到非常满足) stay at home looking after her children. Keys: 1). content 2). content 3). is/was content to 2. astonish vt. 使惊诧；使吃惊 astonishing adj.令人惊讶的 as

15、tonished adj. 感到惊讶的 典例 1). The news astonished everybody. 这个消息令大家惊讶。2). I was astonished at/to hear the loud sound. 我被那些巨大的声响吓了一跳。重点用法be astonished at/by sth. 因/被感到惊讶be astonished to do sth. 对做某事感到惊讶It astonishes sb. that 令某人惊讶的是be astonished that 对感到惊讶练习 根据句子的要求在括号里填入适当的词。1). It astonished me _ no

16、one has thought of this before.2). We were _ (astonish) that he appeared at the party.3). I find _ quite _ (astonish) that none of you like the play. Keys: 1). that 2). astonished 3). it; astonishing 3. entertain vt.使欢乐；款待 entertaining adj.愉快的；有趣的 entertainment n. 娱乐；款待典例1). Bob and Liz entertained

17、us to dinner last night. 昨晚鲍勃和利兹设宴招待了我们。2). Could you entertain the children for an hour, while I make supper? 我做晚饭时, 你能哄孩子们玩一个小时吗?重点用法entertain sb. with sth./by doing sth. 用某物/通过做某事使某人欢乐练习 根据句子的要求在括号里填入适当的词。1). He entertained us for hours _ (介词) his stories and jokes. 2). He fell in the water, much

18、 to the _ (entertain) of the children. 3). We hired a magician to keep the children _ (entertain).Keys: 1). with 2). entertainment 3). entertained 4. convince vt. 使信服；使确信 convincing adj. 令人信服的典例1). We convinced him to go by train rather than plane. 我们说服了他坐火车去，不要搭飞机去。2). How can I convince you (of he

19、r honesty)? 我怎样才能使你相信（她很诚实）呢?重点用法convince sb. of sth. 使某人相信某事convince sb. to do sth. 说服某人做某事convince sb. that 使某人相信be convinced of / that坚信；确信练习 根据句子的要求在括号里填入适当的词。1). What she said _ (convince) me that I was mistaken.2). I soon convinced him _ (介词) my innocence.3). What convinced you _ (vote) for th

20、em? 4). Im _ (convince) that he is guilty.5). That was the most _ (convince) I had ever heard.Keys: 1). convinced 2). of 3). to vote 4). convinced 5). convincing5. direct vt.&vi.导演，指示，指挥 adj.直的，直接的，直率的 adv.径直地典例1). Can you direct me (to the station)? 你告诉我（到车站）怎麽走好吗?2). She has a direct way of sp

21、eaking. 她说话直爽。重点用法 direct 短语：direct.at/towards sb./sth. 把指向某人/事 direct sb. to a place 指引某人到某处 direct sb. to do sth. 指示/命令某人做某事direct (that) sb./sth. (should) do/be done 指示/命令某人/事做/被做练习 根据句子的要求在括号里填入适当的词。1). He was directed _ (介词) a table beside the window. 2). The judge directed that the mother _ (g

22、ive) custody of the children. 3). There was a police officer _ (direct) the traffic. Keys: 1). to 2). be given 3). directing6. whisper v.&n. 耳语；私语；密谈 典例1). “I feel very afraid,” she whispered. “我觉得很害怕，”她低声说。2). He spoke in a whisper. 他低声说话。重点用法 whisper 短语：whisper sth. 小声说某事 whisper to sb. 小声对某人说

23、whisper sth. to sb. 小声对某人说某事 whisper to sb. that 小声对某人说whisper that 小声说 It is whispered that 据说 练习 根据句子的要求在括号里填入适当的词。1). He whispered a word _ (介词) my ear. 2). He whispered _ (介词) her so that no one else would hear.3). It _ (whisper) that the firm is likely to go bankrupt. Keys: 1). in 2). to 3). is

24、 whisperedV 重点词组 （旨在提供综合运用所需材料）1. badly off 过得很差；穷的；缺少的 做表语或定语 典例1). They are too badly off to have a holiday. 他们贫困得根本谈不上度假。2). We shouldnt complain about being poor - many families are much worse off. 我们不应该因为穷而叫苦连天 许多人的家境更糟。重点用法反义词：well off 过得很富；富的；富有的做表语或定语练习 根据句子的意思翻译。 1). In the old days people

25、_ _ _ (过得很差). 2). Though he is always wearing old clothes, he is _ _ _ _ (并不如你想的那么穷) as you think. 3). In fact most people are _ _ _ (要富裕) they were five yeas ago.Keys: 1). were badly off / were very poor 2). not as/so badly off 3). better off than 2. pick out 挑出；辨别出 典例1). He picked out the ripest p

26、each. 他把熟得最透的桃挑了出来。2). The window frames are picked out in blue against the white walls. 蓝色的窗框衬在白墙上十分显眼。 重点用法 pick out sb./sth. from. 从中挑出/辨别出某人/物pick up 捡起；让某人搭车；继续；摔倒后站起来；便宜地买到；接收(节目)；无意中学会练习 根据句子的要求在括号里填入适当的短语。1). She _ _ _ from thousands of applicants for the job. 2). We ll _ _ where we finished

27、 yesterday. 3). She soon _ _ French when she went to live in France. 4). _ _ those books that youd like to read.Keys: 1). was picked out 2). pick up 3). picked up 4). Pick out 3. cut off 切断(供应等)；断绝(联系等)典例1). Our water supply has been cut off. 我们断水了。2). If you don t pay your gas bill soon you may be

28、cut off. 你若不立即付清煤气费，就要停止向你供气。重点用法 cut短语：cut down 砍倒；削减cut in 插嘴cut up 切碎 cut sth in half/two把某物切割成两半cut sth into halves/thirds/quarters/把某物切割成两半/三瓣/四瓣练习 根据句子的要求在括号里填入适当的cut短语或介词。1). The village was _ _ from the outside world by the heavy snow for days. 2). She always _ _ when other people are talkin

29、g.3). I won t have a cigarette, thanks - I m trying to _ _ on them.4). He was asking 400 for the car, but we cut him down _ (介词)350. 5). She _ _ the vegetables and then put them into the hot pot.Keys: 1). cut off 2). cuts in 3). cut down 4). to 5). cut up 4. star in 在主演；担任主角典例She is to star in a new

30、 film. 她将主演一部新影片。重点用法 star短语：star sb (in sth.) 使某人担任主角；由某人主演练习 根据句子的要求在括号里填入适当的短语或介词。1). Ben Kingsley _ _ the film “Gandhi”. 2). The director wanted to star Michael Caine _ (介词) his new film. Keys: 1). starred in 2). in VI 重点句子 （旨在提供句子结构等所需材料）1. Not that Charlie s own life was easy! 倒不是说查理自己的生活是轻松的。

31、 解释 not that“并非，倒不是说”，用于句首或短语之前，表否定含义。如：Who were you with last night? Not that I care, of course. 你昨晚和谁在一起？当然我不计较。练习 根据句子的意思翻译。 1). Kate had lost some weight - _ _ _ _(我倒不关心). 2). _ _ _ _ (我并不是说这个很要紧), but how did you spend the money I gave you? Keys: 1). not that I care2). Not that it matters 2. Yo

32、u may find it astonishing that Charlie was taught to sing as soon as he could speak and dance as soon as he could walk. 你会觉得震惊，卓别林会讲话的时候就被教唱歌，会走路的时候就学跳舞。解释 此句中it作形式宾语，that从句是真正的主语；astonishing是动词-ing形式作宾语补足语。如：It is hardly surprising that rumours continue to circulate.动词-ing形式作宾语补足语结构中，宾语与补足语有主动关系，表示

33、“动作正在发生”，v-ing 可用在感官动词(see, notice, watch, look at, find, hear, listen to, feel, catch)和表示“致使”意义的动词(get, have, keep, leave)后作宾语补足语。 如：Can you smell anything burning in the kitchen?练习 用括号内所提供词的适当形式填空。 1). It s not _ (surprise) that you re putting on weight, considering how much you re eating. 2). I m

34、 sorry to have kept you _ (wait) for so long. 3). She caught them _ (steal) her apples. Keys: 1).surprising 2). waiting 3). stealing 二、课文要点1课文词汇等填空（旨在复习本课文中的单词拼写和主要词语等）根据课文内容完成下面语法填空，注意单词拼写和词语用法：Charlie Chaplin, born in a poor family, showed an 1 (astonish) talent as a performer as soon as he could

35、walk. 2 (不幸地), his father died young, leaving his family even 3 (badly). In his teens, he could act the fool doing _4_(日常的)task, whom no one was 5 (bore) watching. Later on, Chaplin directed, produced and _6_(主演)in a series of funny movies, which made people laugh at a time when they felt 7 (depress

36、), so they could feel more content with their lives. The little tramp, who was a 8 (home) man with a moustache, large trousers, 9_ (穿破的) shoes and a small round black hat, was one of the 10 (much) outstanding parts he had ever played.答案: 1.astonishing 2.Unfortunately 3.worse 4.ordinary 5.bored 6.sta

37、rred 7.depressed 8.homeless 9.worn out 10.most 2课文大意概括 （旨在训练用30个单词概括大意的能力）阅读课文，试着用30来个单词概括课文大意或翻译下面短文。该文主要是关于卓别林的对电影作出的贡献。他导演，制作，主演许多电影。角色，小流浪汉，让他闻名世界，使他获得奥斯卡奖和被认为是无声电影之父。 The text is mainly about _ _答案：The text is mainly about the contributions Charlie Chaplin make in the films. He directed, produc

38、ed many films , in which he starred. And the character, the little tramp, made him famous throughout the world, for which he received an Oscar and was considered the father of nonverbal movies. 3课文佳句背诵与仿写 （旨在培养对难句的理解和运用能力）1.【原句】As Victor Hugo once said, “Laughter is the sun that drives winter from t

39、he human face”, and up to now nobody has been able to do this better than Charlie Chaplin. 正如维克多雨果曾说过： “笑是阳光，能驱赶人脸上的寒意” ，直到现在为止没有人能比查理卓别林更好地做到这一点。 模仿要点 句子结构：as 引导非限制性定语从句，否定意义的词与比较级连用【模仿1】正如从文章可以得出结论，保护自己是确保我们的未来，而到现在为止没有人能比刘翔更好地理解这点。_答案：As can be concluded from the passage, protecting ourselves is

40、ensuring our future and up to now nobody has been able to get a better understanding of it than Liu Xiang.【模仿2】众所周知，失败是成功之母，而到现在为止没有人能李明更好地理解这点。_答案：As is well known to us all, Failure is the mother of success, and up to now nobody has been more able to understand it than Li Ming.2【原句】You may find it

41、 astonishing that Charlie was taught to sing as soon as he could speak and dance as soon as he could walk. 您可能会发现，令人惊讶的是查理在他会说话时就教他唱歌和可以步行时就教他舞蹈。模仿要点 句子结构：find it (形式宾语) + adj. + that引导的宾语从句【模仿1】您可能会发现，令人兴奋的是你只要上网就可以与在另外城市的朋友取得联系。_答案：You may find it exciting that you can get in touch with your frien

42、ds in another cities as soon as you get on line.【模仿2】您会发现，有价值的是只要你把你的心思投放进去，你英语考试可以得很高分。_答案：You may find it worthwhile that you can get high marks in English exams as soon as you put your heart into it. 3. 【原句】They are so hungry that they try boiling a pair of leather shoes for their dinner. 他们是如此饥饿

43、，以至尝试煮一双皮鞋作晚餐。 模仿要点 句子结构： so that句型【模仿1】他是如此集中看书，以至忘了吃饭。_答案：He was so concentrated on his book that he even forgot his dinner.【模仿2】他是如此独立，以至他宁愿通过他自己的劳动养活自己。_答案：He was so independent that he would like to support himself by his own labour. 4. 【原句】He is loved and remembered as a great actor who could

44、inspire people with great confidence. 他作为一位伟大的演员以极大的信心激励人们，受到尊敬与爱戴。模仿要点 句子结构：be + loved/respected as + who 引导的定语从句【模仿1】刘翔，作为运动员能以巨大的勇气面临失败，受到尊敬与爱戴。_答案：Liu Xiang is loved and respected as an athlete who could face failure with great courage.【模仿2】怀特先生，作为外国教师在没有任何报酬的情况下愿意帮助贫困学生，受到尊敬和爱戴。_答案：Mr. White is

45、 loved and respected as a foreigner teacher who is willing to help the poor students without any pay. 三、单元自测 1完形填空 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从2130各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。字数：158完成时间：13分钟 难度：* In recent years scientists' investigation of comets has increased because of a growing interest in the ori

46、gin of the sun and planets. Scientists want to learn how comets are 21 . They think that such information will help 22 the origin of the solar system. The word "comet" comes from Greek and means "hairy object". In history comets have a special 23 . People believed that they broug

47、ht 24 of death, destruction or military victories. The tails of comets provide 25 with spectacular sights at night. Comet tails are millions of kilometers long. The tails 26 reach lengths of 250 million kilometers and 27 . The most famous comet of history is called Halley's Comet, which appears

48、every 76 years. It was named for Edward Halley, a British astronomer. He 28 the appearance of the comet in 1758, 16 years after his death. Halley's Comet is 29 bright and has two tails. In the 20th century it 30 in 1910 and 1986.21. A. constructed B. formed C. created D. composed22. A. explain B

49、. solve C. answer D. demonstrate23. A. site B. place C. spot D. mark24. A. tales B. performances C. news D. stories25. A. viewers B. observers C. astronauts D. pilots26. A. finally B. frequently C. easily D. eventually27. A. more B. much C. farther D. extra28. A. guessed B. predicted C. felt D. prom

50、ised29. A. equally B. entirely C. extremely D. unnaturally30. A. returned B. recycled C. recreated D. recrossed答案： 21B彗星是如何形成的。 22A. 有助于解释太阳系的起源。 23B彗星在历史上有很特殊的地位。 24C. 带来信息。 25A. 在夜间给观星者提供壮观的景色。 26B彗星的尾巴往往达到 27. A. 甚至更长。 28B预测到了1758年彗星的出现。 29C. 哈雷彗星有两个尾巴，极其明亮。 30A2. 语法填空阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为31-40的相应位置上。字数：175完成时间：9分钟难度：*In order to know a foreign language thoroughly, four things are necessary. Firstly, we must understand the language when we hear 31 spoken. Secondly, we must be able to speak it ourselves correctly with confidence and witho