高中英语-模块五第一单元

高中英语模块五第一单元

丁明清

单元重点

I.重点单词

1. pretend v. 假装, 装作, 自以为

pretend that 从句或跟to do 引导的不定式。

She pretends that she likes them so that she can get their help.

她假装很喜欢他们，借以获得他们的帮助。

She closed her eyes and pretended to be asleep.她闭上眼睛，装作睡着了。

Surely he doesn't pretend to any understanding of music!

谅他不会自以为懂得什么音乐吧！

2. puzzled adj. 迷糊的,困惑的觉得困惑的(about, as, to)

a puzzled expression

He was quite puzzled about what to do next.

他完全不知道接下去该怎么办.

I was puzzled to see her behaving like that.

看到她那样的举止使我感到困惑.

puzzle Vt. 困惑；苦思

This mystery puzzles me.

这件神秘事情使我百思不解.

I am puzzled by the difficult questions.

puzzle out 经过苦思想出; 猜出

puzzle over 苦思苦想

3. absorb Vt. use up much of the attention, interest or time of

吸引…….的注意力或兴趣, 耗费…的时间,使全神关注

absorbent adj. 能吸收的, 有吸收力的, 吸水的

absorption n. 吸收, 专注

He is completely absorbed in his business.

他完全专心于他的业务

4. attitude n. C way of feeling, thinking or behaving

态度意见,看法

What is your attitude towards this question?

we must maintain a firm attitude.

我们必须保持坚定的态度.

5. hesitate

1.Vi. to stop and consider before an action 犹豫; 踌躇

He hesitates at nothing.

他对什么事都毫不迟疑.

2. Vt. 不愿; 不欲( hesitate to do) feel that perhaps one should not do ; not wish to do; be unwilling to do

I always hesitate to advise my friends on what to read.

我总是不大愿意指点我的朋友们该看些什么书.

3. Vt. 怕麻烦别人be unwilling ( to trouble somebody)

If you have any questions , don’t hesitate to ask me.如果你有什么问题,尽管问我.

hesitation n. 踌躇, 犹豫an act of hesitating

He accepted the invitation without hesitation.

他毫不犹豫地接受了邀请.

6.base Vt.

base sth. on \ upon 建立在……基础之上, 以……为根据

I base my hopes on the news we had yesterday.

我的希望是以我们昨天所得到的消息为根据.

1）The professor could hardly find sufficient grounds____ his arguments in favor of the ne theory. （D）

A. to be based on

B. to base on

C. which to base on

D. on which to base

2）Without fact, we can’t form a correct opinion, for we need to have actual knowledge_____ our thinking.（C）

A. which to be based on

B. which to base on

C. on which to base

D. which to base

3）_______an important decision more on emotion than on reason, you will regret it sooner or later.(2012年江苏）（B）

A. Based

B. Basing

C. Base

D. To base

7. fun 做名词时不可数, 不能与a连用，也没有复数形式。

1). Her baby is great fun. / Sailing a boat is great fun.

2). I write not just for the pay, but for fun.

We had a lot of fun at the party.

3). They often make fun of me for this.

4）____ it is to swim in the river in summer！（A）

A.What great fun

B. What a great fun

C. How great fun

D. How a great fun

选词并用适当形式填空：have fun; just for fun; make fun of

•The children are _____ so much ____. I don’t want to call them inside. (having… fun)

•We drove all the way to the beach, _______________.(just for fun)

•People ____________her because she wears such strange clothes.(make fun of)

8.Afterwards 以后，后来。

She died in an accident shortly afterwards.

不久以后，她就在一次事故中丧生。

Soon afterwards he made his first public statement about the affair.

不久以后，他第一次就这一事件发表了公开声明。

We saw the play separately and went home afterwards.

我们各自看了那出戏，后来回家了。

II.重点短语

1.keep her word: do what one has promised意为“遵守诺言”

She is a good girl and can always keep her word.

You must keep your word if you promised to take the children to the cinema.

如果你答应孩子们去看电影的话，你就得遵守诺言。

2. as a result of=because of

As a result of his careless study, he failed the maths test.

as a result=therefore

He didn’t work hard. As a result, he failed his exam.