深圳牛津九上unit8-Surprise-endings

9A - Unit 8 Surprise endings I. Words and phrases:
Ⅱ. 重点词汇
1. gift n. 礼物
The gift came as a complete surprise（to me）. 这件礼物完全出乎（我的）意料。

Don’t look a gift horse in the mouth. 不要对礼物吹毛求疵。

【拓展】gift n. 天赋，天资
Langlang has a gift of music. 朗朗有音乐天赋。

【同义词】present n. 礼物=gift
2. graduation n. 毕业典礼
I saw little or nothing of him after graduation. 毕业后我几乎没有看见过他。

【同根词】graduate v. 毕业，使毕业n. 毕业生
They graduated from high school last year. 他们去年高中毕业。

He is a graduate of Harvard. 他是哈弗大学的毕业生。

3. present n. 礼物
Lucy bought a comb as a present for Kate’s birthday. 露西买了一把梳子作为凯特的生日礼物。

【拓展】present n. 现在at present = in the present 现在，目前
I have no enough material in hand at present. 目前我手头没有足够的资料。

present adj. 出席的
A number of local personalities were present at the meeting. 一些当地名人出席了会议。

4. step n. 脚步声
Tom heard the steps of his father at last, so he rushed to open the door.
汤姆最后听到了他爸爸的脚步声，所以他冲出去打开了门。

【拓展】step n. 步骤=stage
Step One, we should make a rough sketch of the story. 第一步，我们应该为故事打个粗略的草稿。

step by step 循序渐进地
He will be promoted step by step. 他将被逐步提高。

5. draw v. 掏出，拔出draw- drew- drawn
draw… from/out of … 从…掏出，抽出，拔出
She open the bag and drew some pieces of paper out of it. 她打开包掏出一些纸。

【拓展】draw v. 拖动，拉，画（线）
Will you draw the curtain across the window? 把窗帘拉上好吗？
Mary drew a house on the paper. 玛丽在纸上画了一栋房子。

6. set n. 一套，一组
a set of... 基本意思：一套。

set 是可数名词，有复数形式。

There lay a set of combs that she had always wanted. 里面放着一套她早就想要的梳子。

【同根词】set v. “放，搁”。

set out \set off 出发
7. note n. 笔记，记录
I ‘ve also written some notes under each photo. 我已经在每一张照片的下方写了笔记。

【拓展】take notes
Please take notes of the important while you read. 请边读边把重要的事情记下来。

III要点全解
1.She could not afford a present...
①afford 及物动词，意为“买得起，担负得起（···的费用）”，后面接名词、代词或动词不定式作宾语，
通常用在can, could, be able to 等之后。

这个电脑太贵了。

这个男孩买不起它。

____________________________________________________
Can you afford to pay such a price?____________________________________________________
②present 此处作可数名词，意为“礼物”。

我在九岁的生日上收到了一份特别的礼物。

____________________________________________________
【拓展】present 用作名词，还可意为“现在，目前”；at present “目前，现在”。

The past, the present and
the future过去、现在和未来
我们现在还需要一百多个工人。

____________________________________________________
2. His eyes were fixed on Della...
be fixed on...意为“集中于···”。

他的目光集中于这盘鸡肉上。

__________________________________________________
拓展：fix... on... 意为“把（目光、注意力等）集中于···”。

所有的学生都把目光集中在老师身上。

All the students __________ __________ _________ __________ the teacher.
3. Now they were hers, but her hair was gone.
be gone 意为“去了；离开；消失”。

The unhappy days are gone forever. ____________________________________________________ 辨析：gone, lost与missing
He is _________. 他去世了。

I _______ my pen. 我的钢笔丢了。

There is a page ___________ from this book. 这本书少了一页。

4. Henry was born as William Sydney Porter.
b e born as... “天生是···；生来就是···”。

这个女孩生来就是一个有天赋的舞蹈家。

_________________________________________________
5. He was accused of stealing_____.
be accused of ...意为“被控告···；被指责···”。

The shop assistant was accused of cheating customers.__________________________________________
6. Why did William Sydney Porter write unde r the name “O. Henry ”?
under the name (of)... 意为“用···名字；以···假名”。

他用杰克的名字帮助了许多贫穷的人。

________________________________________________ He has helped many poor people ________ _______ _______ ________ Jack.
7. What’s your opinion of this b ook?
What’s your opinion of ...? 意为“你对···的意见是什么？你对···有什么看法？”。

你对这个计划有什么看法？_______________________________________
【拓展】in one’s opinion 意为“依某人看来”。

依我看，他不会来这儿。

_____________________________________
8. She smiled and held out Jim’s pr esent.
hold out 意为“递出；伸出”。

The woman in the room held out a newspaper. ______________________________________
拓展：hold on _________ hold on to ____________ hold up _________
9. It is wonderful to have such a good friend.
such 形容词，意为“这样的”，修饰名词或名词短语，其用法如下：
①such + a/an (+形容词) + 可数名词单数
I have never heard of such an interesting story. ________________________________
②such (+形容词) + 不可数名词
Can you stand such hot weather? _____________________________
③such (+形容词) + 可数名词复数
Have you ever seem such beautiful flowers? ________________________________
【拓展】
①so 作副词，意为“如此；这样”，修饰形容词或副词；在表示“这么多”或“这么少”时，要用so 修饰。

这么便宜______________ 这么迅速______________ 这么多朋友_______________
这么多钱______________ 这么少的时间______________ 这么少的树_________________
②“such + a/an + 形容词+ 可数名词单数” 结构还可以改为“so +形容词+ a/an +可数名词单数”
such a good chance = so good a chance
随堂练习
一．根据题意和括号内的提示语，完成下列句子。

1. He bought me a valuable diamond ring as a birthday _________ (礼物).
2. They ________ (搜寻) the woods for the little boy.
3. He bounced into room with a springy ________(脚步).
4. Some of the students did not take _________ (笔记)
5. After ________ (毕业)，he lives on his own.
6. Only the rich can _______ (买得起) these houses.
7. He said the truth _______ (最后).
8. That’s a beautiful piece of work. You shou ld be _________(自豪的) of it.
9. My little brother was happy to see me just now, and he d______ some candies from his pocket to
give me.
10. The s________ on the wall says, “No Smoking!”
11. Della sold her hair to buy the watch c____________.
12. I’ve bought a new s_________ of door.
13. They all h________ out their hands to welcome me and I feel so happy.
14. He fell down from the bike yesterday and hurt his left k______.
15. The policemen are s_____ for the killer all over the mountain.
三．根据句子的意思，用所给单词的适当形式填空。

1.Jim and Della had two _______ (possession) which they were both proud of.
2.Then Della searched through the stores _______ (look) for a present for Jim.
3.There was an _______ (express) in them that she could not read.
4.Jim ______ (draw) a box from his pocket and put it on the table.
5.Instead of ______ (obey), Jim sat down, put his hands behind his head and smiled.
6.They put all their _______ (good) into a truck and left the house.
7.He was ________ (accuse) of stealing his money.
8.She is busy _______ (dance) at the moment.
9.I get used to________ (listen) to the English programs before going to bed.
10.Help ________ (you) to some fish, children.
四．根据汉语提示补全句子，每空一词。

1.学生们在课堂上应该做笔记。

Students should ________ in class.
2.他的健康状况正在逐步好转。

His health is improving ________ _________ __________.
3.她在一堆文件里搜寻，终于在底下找到了他的信。

She ________ through the pile of papers and found his letter underneath.
4.他一定要出席。

He insists on _______ ________.
5.我不喜欢这个，请给我另一个。

I don’t like this one, please show me _______.
6.今年夏天我没钱去度假。

I can’t _______ ________ ________ this summer.
7.有两个女儿，一个是护士，另一个是工人。

He has two daughters. One is a nurse. ________ _______ is a worker.
8. 你在找什么呢? 我能帮忙吗?
What are you ______ _______? Can I help you?
9. 这些衣服都过时了。

These clothes are all ______ ______ ______.
10. 他的短篇小说总有出人意料的结尾。

His short stories always have a ______ ______.
11. 我被这部电影深深地感动了。

I ______ ______ ______ by this movie.
12. 昨天下午, 老师让我做实验。

The teacher ______ ______ _______ ______ an experiment yesterday afternoon. 13. 他带开手电筒来找钥匙。

He turned on the torch to _________ __________ his keys.
13. 他们静静的坐在那里，眼睛注视着那个湖。

They sat there in silence, with their eyes ___________ __________ the lake.
14. 她非常害怕，于是她伸手去抓那根绳子。

She was very afraid, so she __________ __________ her hand to take the rope. 15. 他被控告犯有贪污罪。

He was _________ _________ corruption.
16. 他用鲁迅这个名字写了很多文章。

He wrote a lot of articles _________ __________ __________ __________ Lu Xun.
17. 他的父亲为他感到无比骄傲。

His father was very _________ _________ him.
18. 他们去游泳了而没待在家里。

They went swimming _________ __________ staying at home.
五．单项选择
1. Paul always rode the bus although he could afford a car.
A. was able to take
B. was able to drive
C. was able to buy
2. I counted the money. It was more than five hundred dollars.
A. calculated
B. accounted
C. enjoyed
3. I kept my promise to my daughter by sending her a gift on her birthday.
A. talent
B. message
C. present
4. The story of the old couple was very moving.
A. touching
B. leaving
C. interesting
5. Jack draw a small box from his pocket.
A.looked out
B.cut out
C.took out
6. Jenny is watching a magic show, and her eyes are fixed on the hands of the magician.
A. repaired by
B. concentrated on
C. moved from
7. She invited an artist to give a lecture on the history of art.
A. painting
B. letter
C. speech
8. I am proud of helping others when they are in trouble.
A. am worthy of
B. take pride in
C. am happy with
9. Let’s use the new machine instead of the old one.
A. better than
B. in place of
C. in case of
10. It’s difficult for him to support his family on such a low income.
A. provide
B. offer
C. raise
11. I spent a lot of time searching for an apartment before I picked this one.
A. looking for
B. waiting for
C. looking into
12. We may never know what took place that night.
A. found
B. happened
C. came
13. At last they found out what had really happened.
A. At the end
B. At once
C. Finally
14. The young man held out his phone and made a phone call.
A. took out
B. made out
C. put out
15. The task should be completed by the end of this year.
A. arrived
B. started
C. finished。