1、Lesson 31A lovable eccentricKITTYRevision the words labourer overnight hay corn moonlight conscientious suspect desert regiment action recluseRevision the sentences It is said the house was haunted.He haunted this cinema.Every time I listen to his advice,I get into trouble.I won overnight fame with
2、her first film.Practical English test for college grade A Directions:There are 5 incomplete statements here.You should fill in each blank with the proper form of the word given in brackets.Write the word or words in the corresponding space on the Answer Sheet.1.Nowadays,electronic(pay)_ is a more co
3、nvenient way to pay for purchases than cash and checks.payment 2.Most of the high school students who(interview)_ yesterday believed that they should continue with their education.were interviewed 3.According to the survey(conduct)_ recently,52%of American business people booked their business trave
4、l online last year.conducted 4.The(grow)_ of online shopping is producing a fundamental重要的重要的 change in consumer behavior.growth 5.The total output of this factory(double)_ since it was put into operation经营经营 in 2006.has doubled New words and expressions lovable adj.可爱的 eccentric n.（行为）古怪的人 disregar
5、d v.不顾，漠视 convention n.习俗，风俗 conscious adj.感觉到的，意识到的 invariably adv.总是，经常地 routine n.常规；惯例 shrewd adj.精明的 eccentricity n.怪僻 legendary adj.传奇般的 snob n.势利小人，谄上欺下的人 intensely adv.强烈地 bedraggled adj 拖泥带水的 dump v.把砰的一声抛下 apologetic adj.道歉的 reprimand v.训斥 stage v.暗中策划 elaborate adj.精心构思的Fast reading 1 Mos
6、t people in the town would have regarded Dickies behaviour as eccentric on the day he visited the shop because _.a.when he set out into the rain he did not take an umbrellab.he went to such lengths to show his dislike of snobberyc.he spent so much money on a watchd.he had not counted the pennies bef
7、ore giving them to the assistantb 2 When Dickie went into an expensive shop _.躲避躲避 a.he wanted to shelter from the rainb.he did not look like a man who could afford a watchc.he had forgotten to bring his cloth bag with himd.he had been sent by his wife to buy a watchb 3 The press paid a great deal o
8、f attention to Dickies exhibition because _.a.it had taken him so long to prepare the paintingsb.the critics admired Dickies ability to copy the work of famous artistsc.no one had known that Dickie was a painterd.it became known that Dickie had succeeded in deceiving欺骗欺骗 the criticsdText A lovable e
9、ccentric lovable adj.可爱的区别lovable=worthy of lovelovely=beautiful 可爱的lovable 惹人爱-What he does is lovable.-I like the lovely boy/girl.-A large number of eccentrics are lovable.许多怪人惹人喜爱。True eccentrics never deliberately 故意地，蓄故意地，蓄意意 set out to draw attention to themselves.eccentric n.a person whose be
10、haviour is peculiar,unusual,rather strange.（行为）古怪的人 区别eccentric:adj.行为举止古怪strange:adj.因为陌生而奇怪odd:adj.强调因为少见而多怪peculiar:adj.奇异的，不同寻常的-I cant get on well with him,because he is eccentric.-The modern building looks strange to the villages.-Look,he is wearing an odd hat.-The house is peculiar.set out（1）
11、to start a journey 出发-Columbus and his crew set out from Europe in 1492.（2）set out to do sth（making plans to do sth in order to achieve a particular result）（为了达到某个目的而做计划）刻意去做-She deliberately set out to poison every one of her 5 husbands.set out to draw attention 刻意引起注意 They disregard social convent
12、ions without being conscious that they are doing anything extraordinary.disregard v.ignore;pay no attention to 不顾，漠视-Disregard noise and keep working.disregard n.漠视，忽视,不理，不顾；have disregard of/for漠视，忽视-He has complete disregard of/for my feelings.in disregard of 不顾，无视-He did the work in disregard of
13、my instructions.treat sb.with disregard 怠慢某人-Anyway,dont treat your friends with disregard.convention n.generally accepted practice.习俗，风俗-Shaking hands when meeting people is normal convention in China.custom 历史悠久的社会习俗-Its a custom of giving presents at Christmas.practice 某团体的传统做法或令他人无法接受的习俗-The nor
14、mal practice in the company is to send bill as soon as the job is done.tradition 传统-Spending Christmas Day is a tradition for western people.habit 个人习惯-I have a habit of reading English aloud in the morning.conscious adj.感觉到的，意识到的=awarebe conscious of/that=be aware of/that-He is quite unaware of the
15、 danger.=He is not conscious of the danger.class conscious 有阶级意识的family conscious 有家庭观念的clothes conscious 注重衣着的stairs conscious 注重地位的aware,conscious的反义词直接加un-unaware,unconsciousconsciousness n.This invariably wins them the love and respect of others,for they add colour to the dull routine of everyda
16、y life.win sb sth（带双宾语）-The advertisement wins the company huge sums of money.win sbs approval/trust/heart/independence 贏得支持/信任/芳心/独立add color to 为了添加色彩-Humor invariable adds color to communication.幽默总是为交流添加了欢乐的色彩。add to sth（to make sth such as a feeling or quality stronger）加重-Our explanation seemed
17、 only to add to his anger.似乎我们的理解越发使他生气。-Her eccentricity adds to her charm.她的古怪更增添了她的魅力。add up to总计-The total fee adds up to as much as 5000.总费用高达5000块钱。routine n.the regular fixed way of sth./doing things常规；惯例follow the routine 墨守常规break the routine 打破常规start the daily routine 开始每天的日常生活 He was a s
18、hrewd and wealthy businessman,but most people in the town hardly knew anything about this side of his life.shrewd adj.showing good practical judgement 精明的，狡滑的，敏锐的，机灵的-He is a shrewed observer.-We have got shrewed common sense.sb.is shrewed.=He has good judgement.shrewed brained=shrewed headed 头脑机灵的s
19、hrewed looking 看起来机灵的 Dickie disliked snobs intensely.intensely adv.强烈地intense adj.very strong;violent;extreme;sharp;etc.intense cold 严寒intense heat 酷暑intense discussion 激烈的讨论intensify vt.使增强-You must intensify your sense of responsibility.你必须加强责任感。intensity n.-Losing jobs are growing in intensity.s
20、th are growing in intensity（某种程度）在加强-Losing jobs are growing in intensity.Recognizing who the customer was,the manager was most apologetic and reprimanded the assistant severely.apologetic adj.道歉的apologize v.-He apologized to his boss.-The boss apologized to his employees.-He was apologetic.他致以歉意apo
21、logy n.歉意make apology to sb.for sth.reprimand v.severe official scolding （上级对下级的）批评，训斥-The officer reprimanded the soldier severely.军官狠狠地批评了他的士兵。reprove sb for doing sth 因.而责骂-The boy was reproved for playing with fire.reproach sb for/with sth失望地批评某人blame sb.fore sth.blame sth on sb.It took him four
22、 years to stage this elaborate joke simply to prove that critics do not always know what they are talking about.elaborate adj.精心构思的=carefully worked outan elaborate design 精心的设计elaborate vt.-He elaborated a system ofcomputer.Exercises 4 They disregard social conentions and requite unaware _ they are
23、 doing anything extraordinary.(ll.2-3)a.that what b.of the fact that c.if d.whenb 5 As it _,he dumped it on the counter.(ll.14-15)a.was weighing b.weighed a lot c.weighed much d.had weighed muchb 6 _ 300 worth of pennies in the bag.(ll.17-18)a.There were b.It was c.They were d.It hada 7 He insisted
24、_ the money before he left.(l.18)a.that the assistant should count b.the assistant to countc.to count d.to be counteda 8 He asked a number of important critics to come _ his private(ll.19-20)a.and see b.seeing c.see d.so they sawa 9-and returned carrying a large _.(l.14)a.cloth case b.clothes-basket
25、 c.sack of clothing d.bag made of clothd 10 But dickie paid no attention to his _(l.15)a.question b.inquiry c.query d.demandd 11 The pictures were supposed to have been _ by famous artists.(ll.20-21)a.worked b.made c.done d.designedc 12 Critics do not always _.(ll.22)a.mean well b.speak with understanding c.tell the truth d.takl sensedHomework To recite the words and phrases
