高一英语必修四知识点讲解.doc

高一英语必修四知识点讲解
重点词汇
1. achieve
【课文原句】She has achieved everything she wanted to do… (P3)【名师点拨】achieve v. 意为“完成；达到”，指经过长期努力而达到某目标、地位或标准等。

其名词形式为achievement，意为“成就；功绩”，a sense of achievement可指“成就感”。

如：
He had finally achieved success.
Even a small success gives you a sense of achievement.
2. condition
【课文原句】She helped improve prison conditions and gave prisoners work and education. (P1)
【名师点拨】condition 意为“环境；境况；条件”时，是可数名词，常用复数形式conditions；意为“状态；状况”时，是不可数名词，be in good condition表示“处于良好的状态”，be out of condition表示“健康状况不佳”。

如：
We should pay more attention to the poor living under the bad conditions.
The astronauts soon got used to the condition of weightlessness.
My car is old but in good condition.
He is overweight and out of condition.
【知识拓展】condition意为“条件”时，常用短语on condition that，
表示“如果；在……条件下”；在美国英语中，也经常用under the condition that。

如：
I will come on condition that Peter is invited.
They agreed under the condition that the matter be dealt with quickly.
3. devote
【课文原句】She devoted all her life to medical work for Chinese women and children. (P1)
【名师点拨】devote vt. 意为“投入于；献身”，其宾语后常与介词to搭配，to后接名词、代词或动名词。

devote … to … 意为“献身；致力于”，指把自己、时间、精力等奉献给某种工作或事业。

如：He has devoted his whole life to benefiting mankind.
The girl, to whom he was devoted, died in a traffic accident by chance.
After he has retired, he will devote himself to gardening.
4. behave
【课文原句】Jane has studied these animals for many years and helped people understand how much they behave like humans. (P2) 【名师点拨】behave vi be interested in; be concerned with
1) Just listening to somebody shows you care about them.
2) Your parents are only doing this because they care about you.
3) The only thing this rich- and greedy man seems to care about is money.
8. insist on sth/doing sth: to demand that something must be done or that you must have a particular thing
1) The school insists on good behaviour from its students.
2) John insisted on doing all the work himself, though he was in poor health.
3) The old man insisted on helping me find a taxi even though I told him I didn’t need any help.
必修4 Unit3 A taste of humor 知识点讲解
Unit3重点汇集
1. content
【课文原句】Perhaps it makes us feel more content with our life because we feel there is someone else worse off than ourselves. (P17) 【名师点拨】content adj.意为“满足的；满意的”，be content to do 意为“乐意去做某事”；be content with sb / sth意为“对某人或某事感到满意”，相当于be pleased with或be satisfied with。

如：I’m content to help you to set up a website on the Internet.
Those who are not content with the progress they have made will have greater success.
注：worse off是badly off的比较级，意思是“境况比……更差”；better off意为“境况比……好”。

如：
To my surprise, I found his living conditions were much worse off than mine.
With the development of economy, more and more people are better off.
【知识拓展】content还可作动词，意为“使满足”；作名词时，表示“满足；心满意足”，也可表示“（书、报纸等的）内容；目录；含量”。

如：
My explanation seemed to content him.
Now she began to live in peace and content.
We’ve discussed the unusual form of the book — now, what about the content?
2. astonish
【课文原句】However, some actors can astonish us with the deep feelings they can inspire in us for a character they are playing. (P17) 【名师点拨】astonish vt．意为“使大为吃惊；使惊异”，比surprise 程度强，比shock程度弱。

如：
I was astonished to hear that the professor had broken down because of his hard work.
I was astonished by how much she’d grown.
【知识拓展】(1) astonishing adj．意为“令人惊异的”。

如：
The astonishing news made the world astonished, and a great many people expressed their opinions on the Internet.
(2) astonished adj．指(某人)处于惊异、吃惊状况，常用be astonished at sth。

如：
He was astonished at what Tom had said and done.
(3) astonishment n.意为“惊讶”，可用to one’s astonishment表示“使某人吃惊的是”。

如：
To my astonishment, she still remembered my birthday.
3. particular
【课文原句】He became famous for using a particular form of acting, including mime and farce. (P17)
【名师点拨】particular adj.意为“专指的；特别的；格外的；不寻常的”。

be particular about / over sth意为“对某事很讲究/ 很挑剔”。

in particular意为“特别地”。

如：
There was nothing in the newspaper of particular importance.
I’m not particular about my clothes; I don’t mind what I wear.
He talked about the ball games in general and talked about football in particular.
What in particular did you like about the last apartment that we saw?
4. worn-out
【课文原句】He played a poor and homeless person, who wore large trousers, worn-out shoes and a small round black hat and carried a walking stick. (P18)
【名师点拨】worn-out adj.
(1) 意为“磨损的；损坏的；穿破的(用坏的以至完全无用的)”。

如：
Since your shoes are worn-out, why not buy another pair?
(2) 意为“筋疲力尽的；耗尽的”，相当于be tired out。

如：
He was worn-out after the long journey.
5. failure 使某人感到无拘无束
stand at ease 稍息
必修4 Unit5 Theme parks 知识点讲解
Unit 5 知识综合辅导
1. amuse
【课文原句】Parks provide people with a place to amuse themselves and to escape their busy lives for a while. (P33)
【名师点拨】amuse vt. 意为“使高兴；使开心”，和please（取悦于；让……高兴）是近义词。

amuse oneself意为“自娱自乐；消遣”。

amuse的名词形式是amusement。

如：
I think it amuses him to see people make fools of themselves.
I bought a magazine to amuse myself while I was on the train.
They are more than amusement parks with rides, such as a Ferris wheel, merry-go-round or a roller coaster. (P33)
Carl came last in the race, much to my amusement.
【知识拓展】amused adj. 意为“逗乐的；觉得好笑的”，常用be amused (at / by sth)，指“觉得有趣；好笑；以……为乐”。

如：She was very amused by / at your comments.
Amused by the flying kites, the child stopped crying.
2. various
【课文原句】Though parks share this basic purpose, they find various ways to meet this need. (P33)
【名师点拨】various adj. 意为“不同的；各种各样的”，相当于different kinds of，后接复数名词。

如：
At the meeting, the people present expressed their various opinions.
The students were late for various reasons.
【知识拓展】various是由动词vary（变化）派生而来的形容词，它的副词形式是variously。

variety是名词，意为“有变化”，用a variety of表示“各种各样的；多种多样的”，后接复数名词，可与various互用。

如：
These new parks have a variety of things to see and do. (P33)
3. charge
【课文原句】They all charge money for admission, and for the rides and shows in the park. (P33)
【名师点拨】charge通常作及物动词，意为“收(费)；索(价)”，此时charge后接宾语（被收费的对象）和钱数；如果接购买的商品或其它原因，用for连接。

如：
I’ll charge you five dollars.
How much do you charge for a haircut？
charge还可以表示“把……归咎于(to, on, upon)；告发；在控告(with)”。

如：
Bob was charged with the murder, but he refused to admit it.
【知识拓展】charge作名词时，构成许多固定搭配：in charge（主管）；in charge of（负责某事）；in the charge of（由……管）；take charge of（负责管理）。

如：
The doctor in charge told us to be calm.
Who is in charge of the school instead of Mr Black?
The factory has been in the charge of the new boss for five months.
Can you take charge of this class please, Miss Li?
4. profit
【课文原句】The big companies that own them parks except to make a profit not just by the charges for a dmission… (P33)
【名师点拨】profit n.意为“利润；经济上的好处”，既可数也不可数，用作复数的场合较多；也可译为“好处；益处（不可数）”。

make a profit指“获得利润”。

如：
Tom said he would give up his profits if there were no explanations to give him.
She makes a big profit from selling waste material to textile companies.
【知识拓展】profit也可作及物或不及物动词，profit by意为“从……中得到好处”。

如：
You must make it clear what it will profit me.
You may profit by the experience of others.
5. advance
【课文原句】… and th。