九年级英语上册 Unit 1 Know yourself Reading 3

4 We can't afford to make any mistakes.我们承担不起任何错误(所造成的后果)。
[探究] afford意为“买得起；负担得起；提供；给予”，常与动词不定式搭配使用，即afford to do sth。其前面常有be able to或can等词。
活学活用( )—Why don't you buy the bike， Mary？—It's too expensive. I can't it.A．sell B．lendC．keep D．afford
[探究] pay attention to意为“注意；留心”，其中to为介词，后常接名词、代词或动名词。
[拓展] to作介词的常见短语：look forward to期待be used to doing sth 习惯于做某事devote…to…致力于
活学活用( )—I have trouble learning Maths this term.—You should pay more to your teacher's advice.A．money B．attentionC．time D．use
A
[解析] devote…to…意为“把……奉献给……”，其中to为介词，后面接名词或动名词，故答案为A。
与…相连在销售部工作赢得艺术界高度赞扬放弃她会计的工作处于领先接受新的挑战注意每一个细节几乎一样落后把…献给…
connect …to/ with
work for the sales department
活学活用埃米乐意帮助别人。Amy help others.
is ready to
[解析] be ready to do sth意为“乐意做某事”。
3.Liu Hao is the chief engineer of the high-speed railway connecting Sunshine Town to Tianjin. [解析] connect v.连接;[短语]connect to 与…衔接 connect with 相连e.g. 这两部分没连接好。 The two parts do not connect properly. 这两个城市有铁路相连。 The two cities are connected by a railway.
win high praise from the art community
give up her job as an accountant
take the lead
take on new challenges
pay attention to every detail
as good as
fall behind
活学活用( )The famous medical scientist has devoted most of his life useful ways of treating this disease.A．to studying B．studyC．to study D．studying
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A
[解析] 考查动词短语的用法辨析。give up意为“放弃”，give off意为“发出； 放出”， give in意为“屈服”，give out意为“分发”。根据句意可知此处应为“放弃”之意，故选A。
2 I'm ready to take on new challenges any time.我乐意随时接受新的挑战。
devote …to…
1.The film (it) is great fun.2.My father has to give up (smoke) because of his cough.3.Now the house price is higher and higher , and most of us can’t afford (buy) one.4.Either you or he (be) going to the cinema with me this evening .
Answer some questions :
1. Why has Wu Wei won high praise from the art community?2.Was Su Ning happy when she was an accountant? Why ?3. What do Liu Hao’s team members think of him?4.Can you describe Fang Yuan with right words?
Do you have problems understanding the phrases and sentences?
Period 2 Reading
1 praise n. 赞扬，表扬
[观察] His sculptures for Sunshine Town Square have won high praise from the art community. 他(做)的阳光城镇广场的雕塑得到了艺术界很高的评价。
D
[解析] 考查词义辨析。sell意为“卖”；lend意为“借出”；keep意为“保持，保留”；afford意为“负担得起”。根据句意选D。
5 She has devoted most of her time to her work. 她已经把大部分时间奉献给她的工作。
[探究] devote作动词，意为“献身，致力于，把……用于”。常用短语：devote…to sth/doing sth 把……奉献给/用于……
[探究] praise 在本句中作名词。它还可作及物动词，后面直接接宾语。常用短语：praise sb for sth 因某事表扬某人
2 pay attention to 注意
[ssary to pay attention to every detail. 我们所有人都知道注意每一个细节是必要的。We should pay attention to taking care of others. 我们应注意照顾别人。
B
[解析] 句意：“这个学期我学习数学遇到困难了。”“你应当更加注意老师的建议。”pay attention to意为“注意”。故选B。
1 Su Ning gave up her job as an accountant five years ago… 苏宁在五年前放弃了她的会计工作……
[探究] give up意为“放弃”，后常接名词、代词或动名词作宾语，即：give up sth 放弃某物；give up doing sth 放弃做某事。
[探究] be ready to do sth 意为“乐意做某事”，后常接动词原形。
[拓展] be ready for…意为“为……做好准备”，后面一般不接动名词，而是接名词，表示“希望得到什么，准备好接受什么”。The store sold off its summer stock to be ready for the winter goods. 那家商店廉价卖掉夏季存货，准备进冬季货物。
[拓展]当宾语是代词时，代词必须放在give和up之间。English is very important. You can't give it up.英语很重要。你不能放弃它。
活学活用( ) [2013·连云港] It was a difficult time for the quake­hit victims in Ya'an， but they didn't hope.A．give up B．give offC．give in D．give out