高三英语单元词汇复习小短文

1、Book3 unit1.考点活用用本单元所学词组、句型翻译下列短文 节日的用意是庆祝重要的事件，每年的不同时候都有节日。在古代，人们没有足够的食物，经常饥饿致死，只有在过节时他们才能饱吃一顿。春节是中国最重要的节日，它庆祝农历新年的到来，也是家人团聚的时候。除夕之夜，人们穿着漂亮的新衣服，与家人团聚一起吃丰盛的年夜饭。大人习惯上要给孩子们压岁钱，祝福孩子们新年好运。在许多地方，人们放炮竹。饺子是最传统的食物。孩子们盼望过新年，因为他们可以吃美味的东西、穿新衣服、开心地玩耍，更重要的是，他们可以得到父母、亲戚的压岁钱。答案：Festivals are meant to celebrate imp

2、ortant events and they take place in different times of year. In ancient times, people had not enough to eat and often starved to death. Only in festivals could they have a big meal. The Spring Festival is the most important festival in China to celebrate the arrival of lunar calendar，s new year. It

3、 is the time for the reunion of the family members. In the Spring Festival Eve, dressed up in beautiful new clothes, families get together and have a big meal. It is the custom for the adults to give lucky money to the children for good luck. In many places people like to set off firecrackers. Dumpl

4、ings are the most traditional food. Children are always looking forward to the Spring Festival, because they can have tasty food as well as nice clothes. More importantly, it's a chance to get lucky money from parents and relatives.Book3 unit2.考点活用用本单元所学词组、句型翻译下列短文怎样才能健康 如谚语所说：“只有当人们失去健康时，才知道它的价

5、值。”换句话说，没有什么比健康更重要。好的身体有益于工作和学习。但要怎样才能健康呢？ 我在这里给你提几点建议。 其一，你应该有规律地生活：早睡早起。其二,保持健康而又平衡的饮食：多吃蔬菜水果和富含能量和纤维的其它食物；尽可能地少吃糖和油腻食物。不要吃变质食物。其三，去掉抽烟、喝酒、熬夜等坏习惯。体育锻炼能使我们的身体强壮，所以，我们每天要进行锻炼。一句话，健康比什么都重要，我们要千方百计保持身体健康。答案： How To Keep Healthy As the proverb says, “No one knows the value of health until he loses it”.

6、 In other words, nothing is more important than health. Good health is beneficial to your work and study. But how to keep healthy？Here I want to give you some advice. First, you should have a regular life: go to bed and get up early. Second, keep a healthy and balanced diet: eat more vegetables and

7、fruits and other food full of energy and fiber; eat as little sugar and oily food as possible. Don，t eat food which has gone bad. Third, get rid of the bad habitsBook3 unit3.考点活用用本单元所学词组、句型翻译下列短文 我十二岁的时候，非常偶然地读了马克·吐温写的一个有趣的故事。作者给我们讲了一个令人难以置信的故事。我真的非常喜欢这个故事，正是这个故事让我对马克·吐温的作品感兴趣。在这个故事中，一对有钱的

8、英国兄弟对身无分文的亨利打了一个赌。他们给了衣服褴褛的亨利一张面值百万的支票。带着这张支票，亨利经历了许多惊险的奇遇。由于他寒酸的外表，亨利在许多地方遭遇了劣质服务。可是，当他们看到这张钞票后，那些瞧不起他的人立刻改变了态度，就连富家兄弟中的哥哥的女儿也爱上了亨利。发生在亨利身上的故事对那时崇拜金钱的社会作出了生动的解释。答案：When I was twelve years old, I found an interesting play written by Mark Twain by accident. The writer tells us an unbelievable story.

9、I did like it very much and it was this story that made me interested in Mark Twain，s works. In the story, two rich English brothers made a bet on penniless Henry, who was in rags, giving him a million-pound banknote. With the banknote, he met many adventures. Because of his poor appearance, Henry r

10、eceived bad services in many places. But after they saw the banknote, those who looked down upon him all changed their attitude. Even one of the rich brothers， daughter fell in love with him. The story happening to Henry accounts vividly for the money society those days.Book3 unit4.考点活用用本单元所学词组、句型翻译

11、下列短文 火星上有生命吗？不知道。 我们能登陆火星吗？这完全取决于科学技术的发展。人类对火星有了一些了解：火星上没有氧气，火星上中午的温度可能在50度左右,而晚上则在零下100度左右了。这样我们就不能在那里生活。 既然火星与地球完全不同，如果我们计划有朝一日去火星的话，我们就要带上氧气，食品，衣服和住的地方（shelter）。但可以肯定，人类迟早会登陆火星的。答案：Is there life on Mars？We don，t know. Can we land on Mars？It all depends on the development of science and technology

12、. Man has known a little about Mars. There is almost no oxygen on Mars. It might be about 50 degrees above zero at noon and 100 degrees below zero at night，which prevents us from living there. Now that Mars are quite different from our earth，if we are to go to Mars one day，we should have to take alo

13、ng our own oxygen，food，clothing and shelter. But it is certain that man will land on Mars in time.Book3 unit5.考点活用用本单元所学词组、句型翻译下列短文 加拿大是世界上第二大国家，面积9,976,000平方公里,人口大约3千多万。加拿大位于北美大陆的北部，东临大西洋，南与美国接壤。加拿大自然资源丰富，英语和法语是加拿大的官方语言，渥太华是世界最美丽的都城之一，也是人们定居的好地方。答案： Covering an area of 9,976,000 square kilometers，C

14、anada is the second largest country in the world with a population of about thirty million. It is located in the north of North America with the Atlantic on its east，bordering the US on the south. Canada is rich in natural resources. People speak English and French as their official languages. Ottaw

15、a is one of the most beautiful capitals in the world as well as a good place for people to settle down.Book4unit1.考点活用用本单元所学词组、句型翻译下列短文 汉斯是一个有成就的人。他的一生都奉献给了无家可归的儿童，他的行为赢得了所有人的尊重。最近，汉斯被邀请在哈佛大学毕业典礼上发表演讲。汉斯说，“照顾孩子是平凡的工作，但是不要瞧不起平凡的工作。一旦开始做一件事情，你就必须坚持下去，否则你将一事无成。只有当你60岁回首往事时，你才会意识到你是否已经全力以赴，也只有当你能够说你已经全力

16、以赴时，你才会对你的一生感到满足。” 答案：Hans is a man of achievement. He has devoted all his life to homeless children and his behaviour has won respect of all. Recently, Hans was asked to deliver a speech on the graduation in Harvard University. He said, “Caring for children is an ordinary job, but don，t look down u

17、pon ordinary jobs. Once you begin to do something, you must keep on with it, otherwise you will never achieve anything. Only when you are sixty and looking back on your life will you realize whether you have done your best. And only when you can say you have tried your best will you be content with

18、your life.” Book4unit2.考点活用用本单元所学词组、句型翻译下列短文 中国的农民曾经过着很艰苦的生活，并一直受着饥饿的困扰。几十年来，他们努力寻找能够提高粮食产量的方法，但收效甚微。现在，情况有了改变。多亏了袁博士的杂交水稻研究，农民们种出的粮食比以前多了一倍。这意味着世界22%的人口摆脱了饥饿。大多数农民都很满意现在的生活，宁愿呆在农村当农民。答案： Farmers in China used to live a hard life and was always disturbed by hunger. For decades, they struggled to sea

19、rch for ways to increase rice harvests, but without success. Now, things have changed. Thanks to Dr.Yuan，s research on the hybrid rice, farmers are producing harvests twice as large as before, which means 22% of the world，s people have got rid of hunger. Most of the farmers say they are now quite sa

20、tisfied with their life and would much rather be a farmer in the countryside.Book4unit3.考点活用用本单元所学词组、句型翻译下列短文 这个故事是以1929年大萧条为背景的。当时，美国的经济全面瘫痪，格林夫妇和许许多多的人一样都失业了，他们因此比以前更潦倒。似乎每个人都在找工作。格林先生好不容易得到一个面试机会。在去面试的途中他虽然遭遇了大雨，他还是设法及时赶到了面试场地。当公司经理看到浑身湿透的格林先生时，当即给他一个工作。格林先生是如此高兴，以致没有认出经理就是他的老同学。答案： The story is

21、set in the Great Depression in 1929.The economy in the United States broke down completely at that time and the Greens, like many other Americans, were out of work. Therefore they were even worse off than ever. It seemed that everybody was searching for jobs. With great difficulty , Mr.Green seized

22、a chance for an interview. Although he was caught in the heavy rain on his way to the interview, he did manage to get to the spot on time. The manager offered him a job immediately when she saw Mr.Green was all wet. Mr.Green was so glad that he didn，t recognize the manager, who was his former classm

23、ate.Book4unit4.考点活用用本单元所学词组、句型翻译下列短文 身体语言是与人交流的一种方法。然而，并非所有的人都可以用同一种身体语言进行交流。有着不同文化背景的人们对彼此的手势很有可能产生误会。比如，我们向某人点头时表示我们同意他的观点，但在有些国家点头表示的是反对；我们认为交谈时正视别人表示我们在认真倾听，但在有些地区却意味着敌视。即使在同一个国家的不同地区也会有不同的身体语言。因此，如果你身在国外，了解当地的身体语言是非常重要的。答案：Body language is a way of communication. However, not everybody can use

24、the same body language to communicate with others. People from different cultures may misunderstand the gestures they use. For example, when we nod at somebody we mean we agree with his opinion. But in some countries nodding one，s head means disagreement. We will look at somebody in the eye to show

25、that we are listening to him attentively, while in some districts, it means hostility. People may have different body languages even if they live in the same country. Therefore it is very important for you to have a good understanding of the body languages there if you are in a foreign country.Book4

26、unit5.考点活用用本单元所学的词组、句型翻译下列短文 现在你是在一个恐龙主题公园，公园是按照恐龙生活的时代复制的，因为它是以一种数亿年前就已经灭亡的古老生物恐龙为主题而设计的。在这里，你可以看到生活在侏罗纪时代不同类型的恐龙。公园里所有的展品都惟妙惟肖，好像所有的恐龙都已复活，所以我可以肯定每个来公园的人不仅会玩得很开心，而且可以学到一些有关恐龙的知识。答案：Now you are in a dinosaur theme park. The park is modeled after life in the days of dinosaurs because it is based on

27、a kind of old creature, which died out millions of years agodinosaur. Coming here, you will find varieties of dinosaurs, which lived in the Jurassic. All the exhibits are so vivid that all the dinosaurs seem to have come to life. I，m sure that anyone who comes here can not only amuse himself but als

28、o learn something about dinosaurs.Book5 unit1.考点活用用本单元所学词组、句型翻译下列短文 在历史的长河中，科学家为这个世界做出了巨大的贡献。我认为，科学家就是那些在工作中严格要求自己及专注于他们所从事的每件事的人。好的科学家从不莽撞地做出结论。反之，他对自己所提出的结论都极为谨慎，为此，他可以一次又一次做实验。科学家都牢记这么一点：一个理论如果无法帮助世人从不可预料的困境中解脱的话，就不能称之为好理论。而且，好的理论应该是可以为其它理论的建立提供基础的。因此，我们不难看到科学家们耗尽一生的心血，只为找到一个放诸四海而皆准的理论。答案：Through

29、out history, scientists have made great contributions to the world. In my opinion, scientists are those who are strict in their work and are always absorbed in everything they do. A good scientist never jumps to a conclusion. Instead, he is cautious of every conclusion he draws so that he does exper

30、iments again and again to test the theory he has put forward. Scientists keep it in mind that a theory makes no sense if it cant help the world that is exposed to unexpected dangers. In addition, a good theory must be a base on which other ideas can be built. Because of this, Its not rare for us to

31、find scientists who devote all their life to a universal theory.Book5 unit2.考点活用用本单元所学词组、句型翻译下列短文 对于这个事实，应该不会有争论；没有其它博物馆能够取代大英博物馆，一个全世界游客神往的地方。大英博物馆包括了几个展厅，其中一个就是中国展厅。展厅分成了几个部分，展览来自中国的不同物件。当你浏览的时候，你可能会觉得奇怪英国居然可以从中国拿去那么多珍贵的东西。游览大英博物馆，如果没有足够的时间，又不想错过任何东西的话，我的建议就是把你想看的东西列一张单，而且在游览过程中，把眼睛睁得大大的。答案：There

32、is no need to debate about the fact that no other museums can take the place of the British museum, which is an attraction for tourists from all over the world. The British Museum consists of nine show-rooms, one of which is the show-room of China. It is divided into several parts to display differe

33、nt objects from China. When you look around the show-room, it may seem strange to you that Britain should have taken so many valuable things from China. For your visiting the museum, if you don，t have enough time available and don，t want to leave out anything, my only suggestion to you is that you m

34、ake a list of the things you want to see and keep your eyes open during the visit.Book5 unit3.考点活用用本单元的词组、句型翻译下列短文 整个上午，他的时间都给会议挤得满满当当的。当会议结束的时候，他觉得自己的头都疼了。就在这时，助手走进来提醒他，去机场接客户的时间到了。他看了看表，站起来，从办公室快步走向小车。因为怕给客户留下不好的印象，他在路上加快了速度，但仍然迟到了几分钟。在向四面八方散去的人群中，他看到了正在等他、极不耐烦的客户。他快步走向那个人，心里想着即将到来的假期。答案：His whole

35、 morning was taken up with the meeting and his head ached when it was finally over. Just at that time, the assistant came in and reminded him that it was time for him to meet the customer at the airport. Looking at his watch, he jumped to his feet and rushed out of his office into his car. Worried a

36、bout making a poor impression on the customer, he speeded up his car on the way but got there some minutes late. Among all the people going in all directions, he caught sight of the customer who was waiting for him, lacking patience. He hurried to the man, thinking the coming holiday.Book5 unit4 考点活

37、用用本单元所学词组、句型翻译下列短文 Albert去年在中国日报当记者。开始的时候，他不是独自出去报道新闻，而是跟另外一个记者，然后仔细观察那个记者怎么做。后来，他有了一个单独报道新闻的机会。据说有一个警察用信息跟黑社会做交易。为了避免报道失实，他投入了全部精力，采访了很多人，收集了大量的证据。当文章写出来的时候，连主编都对他称赞有加，夸他有新闻的敏感性。在这时，Albert却得知，有人告他诽谤。确信自己报道的真实性，Albert决定对控诉进行反击。答案：Albert was employed as a reporter on China Daily last year. At the beg

38、inning, he didn，t go out on a story by himself, but with another reporter and observed what he did. Later, he was given a chance to cover a story on his own, in which a policeman was supposed to trade information for money with the underground world. In order not to get the wrong end of the stick, h

39、e concentrated on his work, interviewing many people and collecting lots of evidence. When the story was written out, even the chief editor approved of his ability as a good reporter, saying he had a nose for a story. Meanwhile, Albert was informed he was accused of slander. Sure of what he reported

40、 was true, Albert decided to defend himself against the accusation.Book5 unit5.考点活用用本单元所学词组、句型翻译下列短文 Brian的经历说明了掌握一些急救知识的确能够发挥重要的作用。Brian正在房里学习，突然厨房里传来了一声尖叫。他冲出去一看，发现他妈妈在煮饭的时候给烫伤了。她的手腕起水泡了，表面有水。Brian想起了在学校里学到的东西。首先，他把妈妈身上靠近创面的衣服取掉。接着，他把干净的布放入冷水中，拧出水后再放在烧伤面上，这样反反复复直到她不太痛时为止。最后，他找到一块干而且清洁的绷带盖住烧伤面，用胶布把

41、绷带固定，然后跟妈妈去找医生。医生说，如果没有Brian做的紧急处理的话，妈妈的手会烫伤得更厉害。答案：Brian，s experience shows a knowledge of first aid does make a difference. Brian was studying in his room when he heard screaming from the kitchen. He rushed out and found his mother got burned while cooking. Her wrist blistered and became watery. B

42、rian remembered what he learned at school. First, he took off clothes that his mother was wearing near the burns. Then, he put clean cloth in the cold water, squeezed water out and placed it on the burned area over and over again until the pain was not so bad. At last, he put his hands on a dry, cle

43、an bandage, held the bandage in place to the burned area and went to the doctor with his mother. The doctor said the burns would have done more damage to his mother，s hand without the first aid Brian gave to her.Book6 unit1 考点活用用本单元所学词组、句型翻译下列短文 著名的建筑设计师Gaudi把他的建筑设计得像梦一样，充满了迷人的色彩和形状。悉尼歌剧院使人们想到了贝壳。北京

44、2008年奥林匹克运动场看起来像树上的鸟巢。这些建筑使人们确信如果没有建筑师的独特思维我们就不可能有机会去欣赏艺术作品的美。这些建筑看起来如此温馨以至我都想亲眼目睹它们的风采。我梦想有一天我也能设计出一幢能吸引全世界目光的建筑。答案： The famous architect Gaudi designed his buildings like dreams, full of fantastic colors and shapes. The Opera House in Sydney reminds people of seashells. The 2008 Olympic Stadium in

45、 Beijing looks like a bird，s nest made of tree branches.These buildings convince people that if architects had not had special mind about the art, we would not have the chance to enjoy the beauty of art works. They seem so touching that I would rather I could visit them in the flesh now. I dream som

46、e day I can design a building that would draw the attention of people all over the world.Book6 unit2 考点活用用本单元所学词组、句型翻译下列短文 由二十个同学组成的的英语演讲俱乐部将于本周五举行第一场演讲比赛。为了在比赛现场有良好的表现，选手们正在做充分的准备。一些选手利用午休时间训练，另一些选手则在晚修前训练。令大家感到高兴的是，所有选手都以积极的态度对待比赛。他们说，他们会特别注意语调，因为他们认为演讲时，语调可以表达他们的感情。总的来说，选手们都代表该班最高的英语水平，相信他们都会有出色的

47、表现。大家认为，英语演讲比赛将使同学们对学英语更加热情。答案： The English Speech Club which is made up of twenty students will hold its first contest this Friday. Participants are making full preparations for it in order to behave better at the speech. Some practice at noon without rest; others do before they have evening class.

48、 To everyones delight, all the participants show positive attitude towards the contest. They say they will pay special attention to the intonation because they think while making a speech, intonation will surely convey their feelings. By and large, they stand for the best English level of the whole

49、class and we believe that they will give wonderful performances. It is believed that the contest will make students more enthusiastic about learning English. Book6 unit3考点活用用本单元所学词组、句型翻译下列短文汤姆是一家公司的首席执行官，由于他总是努力把工作做好，所以不会自我放松。有一次，禁不住一个坏人的诱惑，他冒险吸食禁用的毒品，而求助于毒品不是好办法。通过注射毒品，他很快上瘾了，这影响他的生活，也伤害了身体。幸运的是，总裁

50、听说汤姆滥用毒品，他叫汤姆戒毒，而汤姆也知道是增强体质与意志力的时候了。答案： Tom, the CEO of a company, always tried to do his work well so that he could not relax himself. One day, he couldnt help being tempted by a bad guy and took a risktaking the banned drugs. Of course, resorting to drugs wasnt a good idea because he soon found he was addicted to drugs by injecting, which affected his life and weakened his health. Fortunately for him, his president heard of his abusing drugs and asked him to quit. Now Tom knew it was time to strengthen himself, both in mind and in physical health. Book6 unit4考点活用