人教新課標必修四-Unit-3-A-taste-of-English-humour

1、必修五 Unit 3 A taste of English Humour一、語言要點I單元要點預(yù)覽（旨在讓同學(xué)整體了解本單元要點）詞匯部分詞語辨析1. especially / specially / particularly 2. common / usual / ordinary3. convince / persuade詞形變化1. humour n. 幽默，詼諧humorous adj. 幽默的，詼諧的2. fortune n.(大量) 財產(chǎn)，大筆的錢；運氣，命運fortunate adj.幸運的，僥幸的fortunately adv.幸運地，幸虧3. bore vt. 使厭煩；n.

2、令人討厭的人(或事)bored adj.感到無趣的或單調(diào)的 boring adj.令人厭煩的，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.對準；指導(dǎo)direction n.方向pl.說明書；指引；指導(dǎo)director n.指導(dǎo)者，主管；董事；導(dǎo)演6. explain v. 講解，解釋explanation n.解釋，說明，闡述重點單詞 1. content vt. (使)滿足；滿意 n.u滿足；內(nèi)容；目錄；adj.感到滿足的 2. astonish vt. 使吃驚 3. entertain vt. 使歡樂

3、；款待4. convince vt. 使信服；使確信5. direct vt.&vi.導(dǎo)演，指示，指揮 adj.直的，直接的，直率的 adv.徑直地6. whisper v.&n. 耳語；私語；密談重點詞組1. badly off 過得很差；窮的；缺少的做表語或定語2. pick out 挑出；辨別出3. cut off 切斷(供應(yīng)等)；斷絕(聯(lián)系等) 4. star in 在主演；擔(dān)任主角重點句子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.重點語法V-ing 的基本用法（見語法部分）II 詞語辨析 (旨在提供完形填空所需材料) 1. specially / especially / particularly【解釋】specially = on purpose故意地；專門地 (不是為了別的，而只是為了某一目的而專門采用的某種方式。如：I came here specially to see you. 我特地到這兒來看你。especially = particularly = in par

5、ticular = in especial特別地；尤其是；特別是，通常用來對前面所敘述的事情作進一步說明或補充，是有意突出到顯眼或例外的程度，強調(diào)“超過其他，與眾不同”，在介詞或連詞前用得較多。如：I like Harbin, especially in summer. 我喜愛哈爾濱，尤其是哈爾濱的夏天。【練習(xí)】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【解釋】common意為“普通的，平常的”，指常見的，常發(fā)生的，不足為奇的。usual意為“通常的，習(xí)慣性的”，可用于一切頻繁發(fā)生的事情。ordinary意為“通常的，普通的，日常的，隨時都可以碰到的”，與common意思接近。【練習(xí)】

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【解釋】convince “說服”，著重理智方面的“辯論，證明”。persuade “說服”，著重情感上的“勸告”或“說服某人做/不做某事”?！揪毩?xí)】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 詞性變化 （旨在提供語法填空所需材料）1. humour n. 幽默，詼諧humorous adj.幽默的，詼諧的2. fortune n.(大量) 財產(chǎn)，大筆的錢；運氣，命運fortunate adj.幸運的，僥幸的fortunately adv.幸運

10、地，幸虧3. bore vt. 使厭煩；n. 令人討厭的人(或事)bored adj.感到無趣的或單調(diào)的 boring adj.令人厭煩的，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.對準；指導(dǎo)direction n.方向pl.說明書；指引；指導(dǎo)director n.指導(dǎo)者，主管；董事；導(dǎo)演6. explain v. 講解，解釋explanation n.解釋，說明，闡述【練習(xí)】用括號內(nèi)所提供詞的適當(dāng)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 重點詞匯 （旨在提供綜合運用所需材料）1. content

13、vt. (使)滿足；滿意 n.u滿足；書的內(nèi)容目錄；容器里的東西 adj.感到滿足的典例 1). As there s no cream, we ll have to content ourselves with black coffee. 既然沒有奶油, 我們只好喝清咖啡算了。2). He is content to remain where he is now. 他安於現(xiàn)狀。重點用法content oneself with sth. 滿足或滿意於某事物 be/feel content with 對感到滿足 be content to do sth. 愿意做某事 to one s heart

14、 s content 盡情地；心滿意足地練習(xí) 根據(jù)句子的要求在括號里填入適當(dāng)?shù)脑~或翻譯。1). Simple praise is enough to _ him.2). I like the style of the book but I dont like the _.3). She _ _ _ (感到非常滿足) stay at home looking after her children. Keys: 1). content 2). content 3). is/was content to 2. astonish vt. 使驚詫；使吃驚 astonishing adj.令人驚訝的 as

15、tonished adj. 感到驚訝的 典例 1). The news astonished everybody. 這個消息令大家驚訝。2). I was astonished at/to hear the loud sound. 我被那些巨大的聲響嚇了一跳。重點用法be astonished at/by sth. 因/被感到驚訝be astonished to do sth. 對做某事感到驚訝It astonishes sb. that 令某人驚訝的是be astonished that 對感到驚訝練習(xí) 根據(jù)句子的要求在括號里填入適當(dāng)?shù)脑~。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.使歡樂；款待 entertaining adj.愉快的；有趣的 entertainment n. 娛樂；款待典例1). Bob and Liz entertained

17、us to dinner last night. 昨晚鮑勃和利茲設(shè)宴招待了我們。2). Could you entertain the children for an hour, while I make supper? 我做晚飯時, 你能哄孩子們玩一個小時嗎?重點用法entertain sb. with sth./by doing sth. 用某物/通過做某事使某人歡樂練習(xí) 根據(jù)句子的要求在括號里填入適當(dāng)?shù)脑~。1). He entertained us for hours _ (介詞) 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；使確信 convincing adj. 令人信服的典例1). We convinced him to go by train rather than plane. 我們說服了他坐火車去，不要搭飛機去。2). How can I convince you (of he

19、r honesty)? 我怎樣才能使你相信（她很誠實）呢?重點用法convince sb. of sth. 使某人相信某事convince sb. to do sth. 說服某人做某事convince sb. that 使某人相信be convinced of / that堅信；確信練習(xí) 根據(jù)句子的要求在括號里填入適當(dāng)?shù)脑~。1). What she said _ (convince) me that I was mistaken.2). I soon convinced him _ (介詞) 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.導(dǎo)演，指示，指揮 adj.直的，直接的，直率的 adv.徑直地典例1). Can you direct me (to the station)? 你告訴我（到車站）怎麼走好嗎?2). She has a direct way of sp

21、eaking. 她說話直爽。重點用法 direct 短語：direct.at/towards sb./sth. 把指向某人/事 direct sb. to a place 指引某人到某處 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/被做練習(xí) 根據(jù)句子的要求在括號里填入適當(dāng)?shù)脑~。1). He was directed _ (介詞) 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. 耳語；私語；密談 典例1). “I feel very afraid,” she whispered. “我覺得很害怕，”她低聲說。2). He spoke in a whisper. 他低聲說話。重點用法 whisper 短語：whisper sth. 小聲說某事 whisper to sb. 小聲對某人說

23、whisper sth. to sb. 小聲對某人說某事 whisper to sb. that 小聲對某人說whisper that 小聲說 It is whispered that 據(jù)說 練習(xí) 根據(jù)句子的要求在括號里填入適當(dāng)?shù)脑~。1). He whispered a word _ (介詞) my ear. 2). He whispered _ (介詞) 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 重點詞組 （旨在提供綜合運用所需材料）1. badly off 過得很差；窮的；缺少的 做表語或定語 典例1). They are too badly off to have a holiday. 他們貧困得根本談不上度假。2). We shouldnt complain about being poor - many families are much worse off. 我們不應(yīng)該因為窮而叫苦連天 許多人的家境更糟。重點用法反義詞：well off 過得很富；富的；富有的做表語或定語練習(xí) 根據(jù)句子的意思翻譯。 1). In the old days people

25、_ _ _ (過得很差). 2). Though he is always wearing old clothes, he is _ _ _ _ (并不如你想的那么窮) 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；辨別出 典例1). He picked out the ripest p

26、each. 他把熟得最透的桃挑了出來。2). The window frames are picked out in blue against the white walls. 藍色的窗框襯在白墻上十分顯眼。 重點用法 pick out sb./sth. from. 從中挑出/辨別出某人/物pick up 撿起；讓某人搭車；繼續(xù)；摔倒后站起來；便宜地買到；接收(節(jié)目)；無意中學(xué)會練習(xí) 根據(jù)句子的要求在括號里填入適當(dāng)?shù)亩陶Z。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 切斷(供應(yīng)等)；斷絕(聯(lián)系等)典例1). Our water supply has been cut off. 我們斷水了。2). If you don t pay your gas bill soon you may be

28、cut off. 你若不立即付清煤氣費，就要停止向你供氣。重點用法 cut短語：cut down 砍倒；削減cut in 插嘴cut up 切碎 cut sth in half/two把某物切割成兩半cut sth into halves/thirds/quarters/把某物切割成兩半/三瓣/四瓣練習(xí) 根據(jù)句子的要求在括號里填入適當(dāng)?shù)腸ut短語或介詞。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 _ (介詞)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；擔(dān)任主角典例She is to star in a new

30、 film. 她將主演一部新影片。重點用法 star短語：star sb (in sth.) 使某人擔(dān)任主角；由某人主演練習(xí) 根據(jù)句子的要求在括號里填入適當(dāng)?shù)亩陶Z或介詞。1). Ben Kingsley _ _ the film “Gandhi”. 2). The director wanted to star Michael Caine _ (介詞) his new film. Keys: 1). starred in 2). in VI 重點句子 （旨在提供句子結(jié)構(gòu)等所需材料）1. Not that Charlie s own life was easy! 倒不是說查理自己的生活是輕松的。

31、 解釋 not that“并非，倒不是說”，用于句首或短語之前，表否定含義。如：Who were you with last night? Not that I care, of course. 你昨晚和誰在一起？當(dāng)然我不計較。練習(xí) 根據(jù)句子的意思翻譯。 1). Kate had lost some weight - _ _ _ _(我倒不關(guān)心). 2). _ _ _ _ (我并不是說這個很要緊), 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. 你會覺得震驚，卓別林會講話的時候就被教唱歌，會走路的時候就學(xué)跳舞。解釋 此句中it作形式賓語，that從句是真正的主語；astonishing是動詞-ing形式作賓語補足語。如：It is hardly surprising that rumours continue to circulate.動詞-ing形式作賓語補足語結(jié)構(gòu)中，賓語與補足語有主動關(guān)系，表示

33、“動作正在發(fā)生”，v-ing 可用在感官動詞(see, notice, watch, look at, find, hear, listen to, feel, catch)和表示“致使”意義的動詞(get, have, keep, leave)后作賓語補足語。 如：Can you smell anything burning in the kitchen?練習(xí) 用括號內(nèi)所提供詞的適當(dāng)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、課文要點1課文詞匯等填空（旨在復(fù)習(xí)本課文中的單詞拼寫和主要詞語等）根據(jù)課文內(nèi)容完成下面語法填空，注意單詞拼寫和詞語用法：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課文大意概括 （旨在訓(xùn)練用30個單詞概括大意的能力）閱讀課文，試著用30來個單詞概括課文大意或翻譯下面短文。該文主要是關(guān)于卓別林的對電影作出的貢獻。他導(dǎo)演，制作，主演許多電影。角色，小流浪漢，讓他聞名世界，使他獲得奧斯卡獎和被認為是無聲電影之父。 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課文佳句背誦與仿寫 （旨在培養(yǎng)對難句的理解和運用能力）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. 正如維克多雨果曾說過： “笑是陽光，能驅(qū)趕人臉上的寒意” ，直到現(xiàn)在為止沒有人能比查理卓別林更好地做到這一點。 模仿要點 句子結(jié)構(gòu)：as 引導(dǎo)非限制性定語從句，否定意義的詞與比較級連用【模仿1】正如從文章可以得出結(jié)論，保護自己是確保我們的未來，而到現(xiàn)在為止沒有人能比劉翔更好地理解這點。_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】眾所周知，失敗是成功之母，而到現(xiàn)在為止沒有人能李明更好地理解這點。_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. 您可能會發(fā)現(xiàn)，令人驚訝的是查理在他會說話時就教他唱歌和可以步行時就教他舞蹈。模仿要點 句子結(jié)構(gòu)：find it (形式賓語) + adj. + that引導(dǎo)的賓語從句【模仿1】您可能會發(fā)現(xiàn)，令人興奮的是你只要上網(wǎng)就可以與在另外城市的朋友取得聯(lián)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】您會發(fā)現(xiàn)，有價值的是只要你把你的心思投放進去，你英語考試可以得很高分。_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. 他們是如此饑餓

43、，以至嘗試煮一雙皮鞋作晚餐。 模仿要點 句子結(jié)構(gòu)： so that句型【模仿1】他是如此集中看書，以至忘了吃飯。_答案：He was so concentrated on his book that he even forgot his dinner.【模仿2】他是如此獨立，以至他寧愿通過他自己的勞動養(yǎng)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. 他作為一位偉大的演員以極大的信心激勵人們，受到尊敬與愛戴。模仿要點 句子結(jié)構(gòu)：be + loved/respected as + who 引導(dǎo)的定語從句【模仿1】劉翔，作為運動員能以巨大的勇氣面臨失敗，受到尊敬與愛戴。_答案：Liu Xiang is loved and respected as an athlete who could face failure with great courage.【模仿2】懷特先生，作為外國教師在沒有任何報酬的情況下愿意幫助貧困學(xué)生，受到尊敬和愛戴。_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、單元自測 1完形填空 閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從2130各題所給的A、B、C和D項中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。字數(shù)：158完成時間：13分鐘 難度：* 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. 有助于解釋太陽系的起源。 23B彗星在歷史上有很特殊的地位。 24C. 帶來信息。 25A. 在夜間給觀星者提供壯觀的景色。 26B彗星的尾巴往往達到 27. A. 甚至更長。 28B預(yù)測到了1758年彗星的出現(xiàn)。 29C. 哈雷彗星有兩個尾巴，極其明亮。 30A2. 語法填空閱讀下面短文，按照句子結(jié)構(gòu)的語法性和上下文連貫的要求，在空格處填入一個適當(dāng)?shù)脑~或使用括號中詞語的正確形式填空，并將答案填寫在答題卡標號為31-40的相應(yīng)位置上。字數(shù)：175完成時間：9分鐘難度：*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