人教版必修三第五单元

Unit 5Canada —“The True North”

1．distance n．距离；远方；遥远；疏远

v. 不介入；与……疏远

①I could see the bus coming in the distance.

②It was difficult to get to know her because she always kept_everyone_at_a_distance.

③The picture looks better at a distance.

[链接高考]

(2011·山东高考)Take your time —it's just______short distance from here to______restaurant.

A．不填；the B．a; the

C．the; a D．不填；a

2．The faces of four famous American presidents on Mount Rushmore can be seen from a ________ of 60 miles.

A．length B．distance

C．way D．spare

2．impress vt.使印象深刻；使铭记；铭刻；给……留下极深的印象

①My father impressed on me the value of hard work.

＝My father impressed me with the value of hard work.

②His words are_strongly_impressed_on_my memory.

③The new teacher made/had/left a good impression on the students by her rich knowledge and humorous talk.

[链接高考]

(2010·北京高考)First impressions are the most lasting. After all, you never get ________ second chance to make ________ first impression.

A．a; the B．the; the

C．a; a D．the; a

(2012·湖北八校二次联考)Miss Green often said “God helps those who help themsel ves”，intending to ________ on us the significance of being independent.

A．base B．impress

C．focus D．rely

3．surround vt.& vi.包围；围绕

①I came to realize that the key to success lay in trying to surround myself with creative people.

②As a child I was_surrounded_by love and kindness.

③I'd like to bring up my child in healthy surroundings.

When he looked up, he suddenly found himself ________ by a group of teenagers, ________ looked at him anxiously.

A．to be surrounded; which

B．surrounded; who

C．be surrounded; who

D．having been surrounded; which

4．measure vt.& vi.测量；衡量；判定

n.计量制；计量单位；措施；尺寸

①Education shouldn't be measured only by examination results.

②In the old days, my mother always made_new_clothes_to_my_own_measure with the Spring Festival coming.

[名师指津]measure意为“有……长(宽、高、重)”时为不及物动词，常用主动形式。

(2013·秦皇岛模拟)In my opinion, one's success cannot always be ________ in terms of money.

A．calculated B．gained

C．measured D．gathered

5．settle down定居；平静下来；专心于

①When are you going to get married and settle down?

②They settled down to a serious discussion over coffee.

③It took her a while to_settle_into her new job.

With so many tiresome problems ________，the newly-

elected minister is leading a hard time now.

A．settled B．having settled

C．to be settled D．to have settled

6．manage to do something设法做某事

①Though we left home very late, we managed to catch the last bus.

[辨析比较]manage to do sth., try to do sth.

试一试选择上述短语填空

②I'll try_to get downtown this afternoon, but I don't know if I can make it.

③The ship sank, but we managed_to get on a lifeboat.

辨一辨

Your house is always so neat — how do you ________ it with three children?