高中英语必修4Unit 3 A taste of English humour 知识点学案 (新人教版必修4)

Unit3《A taste of English humour》（新人教版必修4）

Ⅰ.重点单词聚焦

1．I found it________(令人惊讶的) that the young player beat the chess master in the game.

答案：astonishing

2．He is a________(失败者) as an artist，but a success as an art teacher.

答案：failure

3．If we work with a strong will，we can ________(克服) any difficulty，no matter how gre at it is.

答案：overcome

4．They often________(款待) their friends at weekends.

答案：entertain

5．Elizabeth Fry helped to improve prison conditions and gave the________(无家可归的) work and education.

答案：homeless

6．After graduating from Peking University，he was________(幸运的) in having a good job.

答案：fortunate

7．I lived in an area of________(显著的) natural beauty.

答案：outstanding

8．Most________(表演者) feel nervous before they go on stage.

答案：performers

9．So far there is no________(令人信服的) evidence that there exists life in outer space.

答案：convincing

10．Some kids are very ________(挑剔的、特别的) about food.That’s why they don’t have a balanced diet.

答案：particular

Ⅱ.重点短语扫描

1．up to now 直到现在

2．badly off 穷的；缺少的

3．cut off 切断；断绝

4．cut down 砍倒，缩小，削减

5．burst into laughter 突然笑起来

6．feel content with 对……满足

7．pick out 挑出；辨别出

8．star in担任主角；主演

9．pay attention to注意

10．in the open air 在户外

Ⅲ.课文原句突破

1．不幸的是他的父亲去世了，使得他的家庭状况更糟了，因此查理的童年是在照顾生病的母亲和弟弟中度过的。

Unfortunately his father died，__________ ________ ________ ____________ ________ ________，so Charlie spent his childhood looking after his sick mother and his brother.

答案：leaving the family even worse off

2．查理首先挑出鞋带来吃，像是吃意大利面条一样。

Charlie first picks out the laces and eats them________ ________ they were spaghetti. 答案：as if

3．在十多岁的时候，凭借着自己的幽默，查理已经在英国成为受欢迎的童星之一。

By his teens，Charlie________，through his humour，________one of the most popular child actors in England.

答案：had；become

4．随着时间的推移，他开始拍电影。

________time went by，he began making films.

答案：As

content adj.满足的，满意的；n.内容，目录，容量；满足；vt.使满足

教材原句P18：He made people laugh at a time when they felt depressed，so they could feel more content with their lives.

在人们感到沮丧的时候，他可以使他们开怀大笑，于是人们就对自己的生活感到比较满足。

①To be honest，I’m very conte nt with my life at present.

诚实的说，我对目前的生活心满意足。

②That rich man is tired of city life，so he is content to live in the country.那位富人厌倦了城市生活，于是他愿意生活在乡下。

③We should never content ourselves with book knowledge only.

我们永远不要仅仅满足于书本知识。

④She dropped her purse and the contents fell out on the floor.

她的皮包掉下，里面的东西散落在地板上。

⑤It is advisable to look at the contents page of a book before buying it.买书前最好先看一看目录。

1.完成句子

Those________________________________(满足于现状的人) will surely make no more advance in life.

答案：who are content with their present situations

astonish vt.使惊诧

教材原句P18：You may find it astonishing that Charlie was taught to sing as soon as he could speak and dance as soon as he could walk.你可能会感到惊奇，查理刚会说话时大人就教他唱歌，他刚会走路时大人就教他跳舞了。

①It astonished me that he could be so thou ghtless.

我真没料到他会如此轻率。

②I was astonished to hear that he had got the job.

听说他得到那份工作我很吃惊。

③China is developing at an astonishing speed，and will soon be one of the most powerful countries in the world.中国以令人惊讶的速度发展，不久将成为世界上最强大国家之一。

2.用astonish的适当形式填空：

To our great________，the boss wasn’t________ at the________news at all.

答案：astonishment；astonished；astonishing