1、UNIT 4 HISTORY AND TRADITIONS 单元核心词汇突破单元核心词汇突破核心词汇突破核心词汇突破1.puzzle n.迷;智力游戏;疑问vt.迷惑;使困惑单句填空When the little girl was asked such a question,she stood there with a look on her face.(puzzle)She lost heart since she failed the exam,because her future was _(puzzle).People have long puzzled how the Egyptia
2、ns moved such huge rocks.puzzlingpuzzledpuzzlingover/about【归纳】(1)puzzle about/over冥思苦想;苦苦思索(2)a puzzle to sb一件让某人感到困惑的事情(3)be puzzled about对迷惑不解puzzled,confused,frightened,excited,surprised等状态类过去分词就是形容词,用来修饰说明人时,除了可以用来描述人的心理活动以外,还可以用来修饰与人有关的一些名词,如look,voice,smile,expression,face等。2.break away(from s
3、b/sth)脱离;背叛;逃脱短语填空However,the southern part of Ireland was unwilling and to form its own government.If you go on working like that,you will sooner or later.In my opinion,marriage based on money is likely to.Fire during the night.broke awaybreak downbreak upbroke out【归纳】break down损坏;发生故障;分解;累垮break i
4、nto破门而入break out(战争)爆发;(火灾)突然发生break up 结束;破裂break in破门而入;打断;插话3.belong vi.应在(某处);适应,合得来单句填空Having sold most of his(belong),he almost had nothing left in the house.In my opinion,youd better put the book it belongs.The wooden house(belong)to me is being decorated now.belongingswherebelonging【归纳】(1)be
5、long to属于;是的成员;是的组成部分(2)belonging n.归属感;所有物a sense of belonging归属感belongings n.所有物;财产belong to 没有被动语态和进行时态,用作非谓语动词时要使用动词-ing形式。4.as well as同(一样也);和;还单句填空Amy,as well as her brothers,(give)a warm welcome when returning to the village last week.The deadline for the project is around the corner,so we as
6、 well get some help.As well as(have)difficulty adapting herself to the new school life,she found the culture difference was another challenge for her.was givenmay/mighthaving【归纳】(1)as well as“既又”,可连接两个平行结构。连接两个名词作主语时,谓语动词的单复数形式与as well as之前的主语一致。(2)as well“也;又;还”,常放在句子末尾,作为副词短语使用。(3)may/might as wel
7、l do sth倒不如做某事;不妨做某事5.surround vt.围绕;包围单句填空This county is surrounded rolling green hills dotted with sheep and cattle.The(surround)villages have been included into the growing city.The buildings have been designed to blend in with their _(surround).by/withsurroundingsurroundings句式升级The tall building
8、 in the distance is home to my fathers company.The tall building is surrounded by a great many big trees.The tall building is home to my fathers company.(用分词作定语改写)The tall building _is home to my fathers company.(用定语从句改写)surrounded by a great many big trees in the distancewhich is surrounded by a gr
9、eat many big trees in thedistance【归纳】(1)surround.with.用包围be surrounded by/with被包围(2)surrounding adj.周围的;附近的surroundings n.环境6.charge n.收费;指控;主管vt.收费;控告;充电单句填空We have enough confidence to charge you abuse of power.The generous owner of the pub charged us only a small amount of money wine and beer.You
10、r order will be delivered free charge within a ten-mile limit.He cant take charge the computer company because it is beyond his ability.withforof of 一句多译他不能掌管这个项目,因为这超出了他的能力。The programme cant be because it is beyond his ability.He cant be the programme because it is beyond his ability.in his charge
11、in charge of【归纳】(1)charge sb with sth因某事控告某人charge sb for sth向某人索取的费用(2)free of charge/for free 免费in charge(of)主管;负责;照顾in the charge of/in ones charge由某人负责;由某人管理take charge of掌管;负责;看管7.amount n.金额;数量v.总计,共计;相当于,等于单句填空Large amounts of honey and butter(be)used to make this kind of snack.A large amount
12、 of money(be)spent on the construction of the school last year.The total sales of the company didnt amount more than a million dollars.werewasto(2)amount to等于;达到“许多/大量”集合:(1)a number of只接可数名词复数。(2)a great deal of,a great amount of(large amounts of)只接不可数名词。(3)a lot of(lots of),plenty of,a large quant
13、ity of(large quantities of)既可修饰可数名词,也可修饰不可数名词。8.approach n.接近;方法;途径vt.接近;接洽;着手处理vi.靠近单句填空The job market has changed and our approach to(find)work must change as well.(approach)the city centre,we saw a stone statue of about 10 metres in height.findingApproaching句型转换At the approach of the summer vacat
14、ion,Im planning to travel to many places.,Im planning to travel to many places.(状语从句),Im planning to travel to many places.(with复合结构)As the summer vacation is approachingWith the summer vacation approaching【归纳】at the approach of在快到的时候an approach to(doing)sth做某事的方法/途径【点拨】approach作名词时,后面常跟介词to,表示“的方法”
15、,而way,method,means表示“方法”时后常跟介词of。9.eager adj.渴望的;热切的单句填空As soon as we came to the new city,we found ourselves eager(have)a taste of local snacks and beer.The young man was eager a car after he graduated from college.to havefor【归纳】(1)be eager to do sth渴望做某事be eager for sth渴望得到某物(2)eagerly adv.热切地;急切地(3)eagerness n.热切;渴望with eagerness热切地;急切地hide ones eagerness掩饰某人的渴望
