高中英语课本选修七Unit1学习资料Section ⅡWarming Up

Section ⅡWarming Up & Reading—Language Pointsambition n．[U]雄心；野心；[C]追求的目标；夙愿(教材P1)Her ambition is to become part of the national team for the next Paralympic Games.她的志向是成为国家队的一员，参加下一届残奥会。

(1)have ambition for对……有野心/雄心realize/achieve one’s ambition 实现某人的抱负(2)ambitious adj. 有雄心的；有野心的①(2016·天津高考阅读理解)As he grows you also age, and your ambitions become more unachievable.随着他长大，你也变老，你的雄心越来越无法实现。

②People commonly believe that a good soldier should have the ambition(ambitious) to be a general.人们普遍认为不想当将军的士兵不是好士兵。

③The girl is ambitious(ambition)for success and always studies hard.这个小女孩渴望成功，总是努力学习。

suitable adj.适合的；适宜的(教材P1)Although some may think the cinema is noisy，it is suitable for Sally’s condition.尽管有人可能认为电影院里太吵了，但它很适合萨利的身体状况。

(1)be suitable for适合于be suitable to do 适合做……(2)suit v. 适合，合适，适宜；使合适，使适宜n. 一套衣服；套装suit sb.fine 很适合某人①His ambition is to make a film that is suitable for children.他的梦想是拍一部适合孩子看的电影。

②Would this dress be suitable to wear(wear) for Mary’s wedding?穿这套衣服参加玛丽的婚礼合适吗？③—How about eight o’clock outside the cinema?——我们约在8点钟，电影院外面，怎么样？—That suits me fine.——我那时刚好有空。

beneficial adj.有益的；受益的(经典例句)A good diet is beneficial to health.良好的饮食有益于健康。

(1)be beneficial to sth./sb.对……有益(2)benefit n. 益处，好处v t. 有益于v i. 受益for the benefit of sb.＝for sb.’s benefit为了某人的利益be of great benefit to... 对……有益处benefit from 从……中获益①A relaxing holiday is thought to be very beneficial to one’s health and mind.＝A relaxing holiday is thought to be of great benefit to one’s health and mind.一个放松的假期被认为有益于人的身心健康。

②It would be beneficial to follow(follow) your teacher’s advice.听老师的忠告对你会有好处。

③China has been pushing the reform of public hospitals for the benefit of all its citizens.为了全体公民的利益，中国一直在推进公立医疗机构的改革。

④As we know，books are the source of knowledge，from which I benefit(beneficial) a lot.我们都知道，书籍是知识的源泉，我从中获益匪浅。

in other words换句话说，也就是说(＝that is to say)(教材P2)In other words，there are not many people like me.换句话说，世界上像我这样的人并不多见。

(1)in a word 总之；简言之beyond words 无法用言语表达(2)have a word with sb. 与某人说句话/谈谈word came that... 有消息传来说……①I’m not used to the way you speak to me.In other words，I don’t want to continue our conversation.我不习惯你跟我讲话的方式。

换句话说，我不想继续我们的谈话了。

②In a word，a friend in need is a friend indeed.May all of us treasure friendship.总之，患难之交才是真正的朋友，愿我们所有人珍视友谊。

③Word came that he was admitted to Beijing University.消息传来说他被北京大学录取了。

adapt v t.使适应；改编(教材P2)Unfortunately，the doctors don’t know how to make me better，but I am veryoutgoing and have learned to adapt to my disability.不幸的是，大夫们不知道如何治好我的病，但是我很开朗乐观，学会了适应身体的残疾。

(1)adapt to适应adapt oneself to 使……适应或习惯于adapt sth.for sth. 把……改编成……adapt sth.from sth. 根据……改编……(2)adaptation n. 改编①(2016·全国卷Ⅰ书面表达)Moreover，by doing the part­time job I can get some precious experience so that I can better adapt to the development and changes of society.此外，通过做兼职工作，我可以获得一些宝贵的经验，使我能更好的适应发展和变化的社会。

②As far as I know，the TV play is adapted from a true story.据我所知，这部电视剧改编自真人真事。

③It is said that he is going to adapt his play for a TV play.据说，他计划把自己的剧本改编成电视剧。

cut out切去；省略；停止(做某事) (教材P2)I think I had at least a billion tests，including one in which they cut out a piece of muscle from my leg and looked at it under a microscope.我想我做过无数次检查了，包括有一次检查，他们从我的腿部切下一小块儿肌肉，放在显微镜下观察。

cut down砍倒；削减cut in 插话cut off 切断(……的供应)；切掉；隔断cut up 切碎①I cut out a good article from a newspaper yesterday.昨天我从报上剪下一篇好文章。

②The doctor advised me to cut out smoking and drinking.医生建议我戒烟戒酒。

③(2016·浙江高考单项填空)When their children lived far away from them, these old people felt cut off from the world.当孩子们远离他们的时候，这些老人感觉与世隔绝了。

out of breath上气不接下气(教材P2)So sometimes some children in my primary school would laugh，when I got out of breath after running a short way or had to stop and rest halfway up the stairs.当我跑很短的一段路之后，我就会喘不过气来，或者爬楼梯才爬到一半就得停下来休息。

因此上小学时有的孩子见了我这种情况就会笑话我。

hold one’s breath屏住呼吸catch one’s breath 屏气，歇一口气take a deep breath 深呼吸lose one’s breath 喘不过气来①She trembled with panic and anxiety，and when she climbed down the stairs she was out ofbreath.她因恐慌和焦虑而颤抖，当爬下楼梯时，她已经气喘吁吁了。

②Eric came running into the room，out of breath and red in the face.埃里克上气不接下气地跑进屋，满脸通红。

③Take a deep breath and then you may feel relaxed.深呼吸你会感到轻松。

absence n．缺席，不在某处(教材P2)Every time I returned after an absence，I felt stupid because I was behind the others.每次请假回来后，我就觉得自己很笨，因为我比别人落后了。

(1)during/in one’s absence＝in the absence of sb.当某人缺席/不在的时候absence from 缺席，不在absence of mind 心不在焉(2)absent adj. 缺席的，不在的be absent from 缺席，不在①I would appreciate it if you could take care of my garden during my absence.如果我不在时你帮我照看花园，我将非常感激。