1、Unit 4 I used to be afraid of the dark 1. used to 过去曾经 2. be afraid of the dark 惧怕黑暗 3. from time to time时常 4. get good scores 取得好的分数 5. deal with对付,应对 6. get tons of attention 得到大量的关注 7. read books on European history 阅读有关欧洲历史的书 8. African culture 非洲文化 9. be alone 独处 10. give a speech in public作一个公
2、开演讲 11. paint pictures 画画 12. be nervous about tests 对考试感到紧张 13. influence his way of thinking 影响他的思维方式 14. be proud of ./take pride in为 ? 感到骄傲 15. be absent from classes 逃课 16. fail the examinations 考试不及格 17. make a decision 下决心 18. talk with sb in person 亲自找某人谈话 19. to one surprise 使某人惊讶的是 20. fee
3、l good about oneself对自己充满信心 21. a general self-introduction 一个简要的自我介绍 22. in the last few years 在最近几年 23. remain silent保持沉默 24. have a great influence on sb对某人有很大的影响 【重点知识】 1.Mario, you used to be short, didnt you? 马里奥,你过去很矮,对吗? used to do sth 意为“过去常常做某事”,特指在过去经常发生的动作,而现在已不再发生, be used to do sth 表示“
4、被用于做某事”,是被动结构,强调主语是动词 use 的承受者。 be used to doing sth 意为“习惯于做某事”,其中 to是介词,后须接名词或动词 -ing形式。 2.What did his friends used to look like? 他的朋友过去长得什么样子? What does sb look like? 只用来询问某人的外貌长相,相当于 What is sb like?like 介词,意为“像”。 What is sb like? 还可 用来询问某人的 品质 。 What does sb like? 该句型 用来询问某人 “喜欢什么” , like为 动词 “
5、喜欢”。 3. dare 敢于;胆敢; 可以作实义动词,也可以作情态动词。 ( 1)实义动词 dare+动词不定式 to do I dare to swim across the river/I dont dare to say that. ( 2) dare作情态动词时后面接动词原形(不带 to 的动词不定式)。 darent say that. Dare you go with me?(肯定回答: Yes, I dare. 否定回答: No, I dare not.) 注意: dare 作情态动词时主要用于疑问句 ,否定句和条件从句中 ,不用于肯定句(只有一个例外 I dare say,但
6、那是一个固定短语,意思是 “ 我相信 , 可能 , 我想是这样 ” )。 ( 3)在否定句或疑问句中,现代英语口语常用实义动词的 dare,但省略后面的 to,直接接动词原形。 4. give up 放弃。 后接动词 -ing形式或名词,后接代词作宾语时,代词应放在 give和 up之间。 give in 屈服,让步; give back 归还; give away分发,赠送; give sb a hand 帮某人的忙 5. Candy told me that she used to be really shy and took up singing to deal with her shy
7、ness. ( 1) take up: 开始从事 Jack took up running for exercise to lose weight this month 杰克这个月在跑步锻炼来减肥。 (2) 占,占地方 That big table takes up too much room. 那张大桌子占的地方太大了。 6. deal with “ 对付 ” 、 “ 应付 ” do with 常与连接代词 what 连用,而 deal with 常与连接副词 how 连用 I dont know how they deal with the problem . = I dont know
8、what they do with the problem . 我不知道他们如何处理这个问题。 7. Only a very small number of people make it to the top.只有少量的人才成功地到达顶峰。 a small number of 意为:“少量的,为数不多的”。 Make it意为“办成,做到;成功”; 用来表示达到预定目标。 8. all the time 一直;总是 相当于 always。 in time 及时 on time 按时 for the first time 第一次 at the same time 同时 have a good t
9、ime 过得愉快;玩得开心 9. waste (v.)浪费;滥用 .作动词,表示浪费时间、 精力、财力和 物力等,常接名词作宾语。 另外 waste还可用于 waste sth on sth/sb 和 waste sth (in) doing sth 结构。 It is a waste of time /money 10. not?any longer 意为 “不再”,常可与 no longer 替换,多指过去持续的动作或存在的状态现在已不能再继续下去,侧重指时间上不再延长。 I cant wait for you any longer.=I cant no longer wait for y
10、ou. 我不能再等到你了。 not?any more 也意为“不再”,可与 no more替换,多指再也不重复过去反复做或发生的具体动作。 The baby didnt cry any more.=The baby no more cried. 那个婴儿不再哭了。 11. take pride in 对?感到自豪 be proud of 也意为“为?感到自豪” 三。完成句子。 1.你以前很矮,是吗? 是的,我很矮。 不,我不矮。 You used to _ short, _ you? Yes, I _. No, I _. 2. 你过去常常弹钢琴吗? 是的,我常弹。不,我不常弹。 Did you
11、 _ _ _the piano? Yes, I _. No, I _. 3. 我过去的确很文静。 我以 前不喜欢考试。 I _ _ _ really quiet. I _ _ _ like tests. 4. 你过去是长头发。 她过去是卷发。 You _ _ _ long hair. She _ _ _ curly hair. 5. 她过去很害羞,不敢在众人面前讲话。 She used to_ _and_afraid of_ in front of a group. 6. 汤姆变了很多,我几乎认不出他了。 Tom has changed_ _; I can_ recognize him. 7.
12、 我过去常常花许多时间和朋友们玩游戏,但是我不再有时间玩了。 _ _ _ a lot of time _ games with my friends, but I just dont have the time _. 8. 玉梅好像改变很大。 _ _ _Yu Mei has changed _ _. 9.我习惯走路上学。 I _ _ _ _ to school. 10. He used to smoke, _ _?(完成反义疑问句 ) 11.李先生过去住在美国,所以习惯吃西餐。 Mr Li _ _ _ in America, so he _ _ _ _ western dishes. Unit
13、 4 单词检测 有幽默感的 ; 滑稽有趣的 _不说话的 ; 沉默的 _有用的 ; 有帮助的 _ 时常 ; 有时 _得分 ; 打分 _背景 _ 采访 ; 面试 面试 ; 访谈 _亚洲的;亚洲人的 亚洲人 _ 对付;应付 _ 敢于;胆敢 _ 私人的;私密的 _警卫;看守 守卫;保卫 _ 需要;要求 _ 欧洲的;欧洲人的 _ 英国的;英国人的 _ 讲话;发言 _ 蚂蚁 _ 昆虫 _影响 _ 不常;很少 _ 自豪的;骄傲的 _ 为 ?骄傲;感到自豪 _ 缺席;不在 _ 失败;未能(做到) _ 考试;审查 _ 寄宿学校 _ 树叶 叶子 复数 _ 亲身;亲自 _ 确切地;精确地 _自豪;骄傲_ 为 ?感到
14、自豪 _ 孙子;外孙 _ 普遍的 ; 常规的 ; 总的 ,将军 _ 介绍 _ Unit 4 巩固提升 一、单项选择 ( )1.They have learned to deal _ various persons. A to B into C at D with ( )2.Dare you _ her the truth? A tells B telling C tell D told ( )3.The boy doesnt want to go to Qingdao _. A no more B longer C not D any more ( )4.No matter what happ
15、ens, Ill be careful _ you. A so B but C or D about ( )5.All the students are talking and laughing in the classroom and its _. A noisy B lonely C quiet D strict ( )6.My sister has learnt English _. A for twelve years ago B since she was four C twelve years ago D at the age of four ( )7.What he did ha
16、s been _ by his father. A influenced B influence C affect D effect ( )8. Mom, I was the first to reach the top of the Great wall. Good job, Charlie.I take pride_ you. A at B in C on D of ( )9.John is_ because of his illness. A arrival B absent C sick D happy ( )10.Our teacher advises us _ a lot of b
17、ooks to improve our study. A to read B reading C reads D read ( )11. Its a wise _ to wear the white tie.It matches your shirt well. Thank you very much. A choice B support C mixture D honour ( )12. Have you got anything to do this afternoon, Lucy and Lily? Yes._ of us are going to the home for the e
18、lderly. A Each B Either C. Both D All ( )13.My family and I had a(n) _ trip in Taiwan because of the typhoon and rainstorm. A suitable B unpleasant C comfortable D Impatient ( )14._ after the explosion happened in a factory in Dehui, Jilin on June 3rd, a lot of firemen rushed to put out the fire. A Sadly B Softly C Shortly D Suddenly (