1、Vocabulary. 单词拼写1. The prize was to honour(向表示敬意)him for his great discoveries. 2. Du Fu is a famous poet(诗人)in Tang Dynasty. 3. He admitted(承认)that he had broken the window. 4. During the Spring Festival, we can see many red decorations(装饰物)in every home. 5. Gender discrimination is an important as
2、pect of social inequality(不平等)in the United States. 6. I will devote my limited life to the limitless(无限的)job of serving the people. 7. People often complain(抱怨)about traffic jams in big cities. 8. Chinese children grow up with warnings(告诫)not to waste single grain of rice, out of respect for farmer
3、s labor. 9. The machine can recognise handwritten(手写的) characters and turn them into printed text. 10. We are in competition(竞争)with four other companies for the contract. . 选词填空take place; regardless of; be made into; be regarded as; instead of1. Bamboo can be made into good walking sticks and fish
4、ing poles. 2. Do you know when the accident took place? 3. Tom doesnt feel well, so I will attend the meeting instead of him. 4. He does what he wants to do regardless of what others say. 5. Yao Ming is regarded as one of the best basketball players in China. be keen on; put up; depend on; have noth
5、ing to do with; pay attention to1. You should pay attention to your handwriting. 2. Tom was at home when the accident happened. So it has nothing to do with him. 3. Peter is keen on sports and likes playing table tennis in particular. 4. Yesterday he put up many notices to look for his lost dog. 5.
6、Children depend on their parents for food and clothing. Fresdom Day is to honour an event.cv.v.向向.表示敬意表示敬意honour sb for sth be honoured as. 被尊为.be/feel honoured to do sth 做某事感到荣幸 honour n.荣幸;荣誉;敬意Its an honour (for sb.) to do sth很荣幸做某事in honour of sb. /sth. 向. 表示敬意/ 为纪念.have the honour of doing sth
7、有幸做某事(1)They built a monument _ honour of the dead in the war.(2)His colleague honoured him _ his bravery. (3)I feel greatly honoured _(give) such a warm reception. inforto be given That is why Letters from Father Christmas could be the perfect book for those who regard Christmas as a special time o
8、f year. regard v. 认为;把看作 regards n. 问候,致意regard.as 把. 看作give regards to 向.表达敬意 consideras seeasrefer toas think ofaslook onas.(1) _ (regard) as one of the most gifted poets, Li Bai wrote poetry that concentrated on imagery, human and nature. (2)The Chinese people stress to send gifts in pairs, for o
9、dd numbers are regarded _ unlucky.Regardedas.decoration n. C装饰物 U(室内的)装饰, 装潢Red is a lucky colour for Chinese people, so on the Spring Festival, many people decorate their houses with red decorations. v. 装潢,装饰. When I came into her room, she was busy decorating the Christmas tree _ many gifts and sw
10、eets. The _ (decorate) of their new house is very modern and fashionable. withdecoration. complain v. 抱怨, 不满, 发牢骚complaint n. 抱怨The students began complaining about how cold it would be. He complained to us that no one had been at the airport to meet him. .(1)His wife is always complaining _ his laz
11、iness. (2)He complained _ the manager that the hotels service was terrible. (3)We received a number of _ (complain) from customers about the lack of parking. abouttocomplaints.warning n. 警告, 警示, 告诫Interestingly, the letters did not contain the usual warnings to children that they might not receive t
12、heir presents if they were not good. warn v. 警告warn sb (not)to do sth 警告某人(不要)干某事warn sb of sth 提醒某人某事.Mrs Smith warned her son never _(drive) after drinking. Weve just heard a _ (warn) on the radio that a typhoon may be on the way. I tried to warn him _the danger, but he is determined to get his ow
13、n way. to drivewarningof.This/That is/was why. 这/那就是的原因(why引导表语从句, 表示结果)That/It is/was because.那/这是因为(because引导表语从句, 表示原因)The reason why.is/was that.的原因是(why引导定语从句并在从句中作状语; that引导表语从句, 表示原因)That is why Letters from Father Christmas could be the perfect book for those who regard Christmas as a specia
14、l time of year. .Hes more of a talker than a doer. This is _he never finishes anything. From space, the earth looks blue. This is _about seventy-one percent of its surface is covered by waterwhybecause.The reason _we dont trust him is _he often lies. The reason _ he gave for his being late is that he got up late. whythatthat/which/.