1、Unit 4Making the news单元知识预览项目单词及其词性变化(语法填空必备)重点单词1photograph n照片 vt.给照相photographer n摄影师photography n摄影2delighted adj.快乐的;欣喜的delight n快乐3admirable adj.值得赞扬的;令人钦佩的admire vt.钦佩4assist vt.帮助;协助;援助assistant n助手;助理;售货员5profession n职业;专业professional adj.专业的;职业的 n专业人员6eager adj.渴望的;热切的7concentrate vt.聚集;集中
2、concentration n集中8acquire vt.获得;取得;学到9access vt.评估;评定10inform vt.告知;通知11meanwhile adv.其间;同时12case n情况;病例;案例13accuse vt.指责;谴责;控告14demand n需求;要求 vt.强烈要求15technical adj.技术(上)的;技巧方面的16gifted adj.有天赋的17accurate adj.精确的;正确的18approve vt.赞成;认可;批准approval n认可19process vt.加工;处理 n过程;程序;步骤20appointment n约会;任命ap
3、point v任命重点短语1concentrate on集中;全神贯注于2depend on 依靠;依赖3accuse.of 因指责或控告4so as to (do sth.) 为了(做)5ahead of 在前面6have a nose for. 对有敏感的嗅觉7inform sb. of sth. 通知某人某事8get the wrong end of the stick 完全误解;弄错9look forward to. 盼望10pass.on to. 把传给11last of all 最后12be processed into. 被制成经典句型(高考书面表达必备)1Never will
4、Zhou Yang(ZY) forget his first assignment at the office of a popular English newspaper.周扬将永远不会忘记他在一家流行的英语报社的第一次任务。2Not only am I interested in photography, but I took an amateur course at university to update my skills.对摄影我不仅只是感兴趣,在大学里我还专修过业余摄影课来更新我的技术。3His discussion with his new boss, Hu Xin(HX),
5、was to strongly influence his life as a journalist.他与他的新老板胡新的讨论对他的记者生涯会产生重要影响。4Have you ever had a case where someone accused your journalists of getting the wrong end of the stick?你们有没有过这样的情况:别人控告你们的记者,说他(她)们的报道完全失实?5So we arranged an interview between the footballer and the man supposed to bride h
6、im.因此,我们安排这名球员和被认为行贿的人一起接受采访。必备语法(高级句型)非谓语动词晨读范文背诵背诵这篇范文【湖北省部分重点中学2017届高三上学期起点考试】假定你是高三学生李华,从网上获悉一家国际青少年志愿者组织正在全球招募暑期志愿者。请写一封电子邮件申请参加。主要内容如下: 1写信目的; 2自我介绍; 3希望获准。注意: 1词数100左右; 2文章的结尾已给出,不计入总词数; 3可适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。【参考范文】Dear Sir or Madam,Im writing this letter to apply for the job as a volunteer that yo
7、u have advertised on the Internet. In my opinion, not only can volunteer work help me enrich my knowledge and experience, but also it can help those in need live better and become more confident.I will graduate from senior high school in June. In the past, I took part in many social activities in wh
8、ich I performed well and gained rich experience. My interest and skill in English, communication and teamwork contribute to my application for the job.I would appreciate an interview at your convenience. Im looking forward to hearing from you in the future. With all my best regards. Yours sincerely,
9、Li Hua语言知识精析重点单词精讲考点1delighted adj.快乐的;欣喜的【教材原句】Were delighted youre coming to work with us.非常高兴你来和我们一起工作。【例句研读】(1)Im delighted at/by your success.我为你的成功感到高兴。(2)I was delighted to see my old friends again.我很高兴再次见到我的老朋友们。【归纳拓展】be delighted to do sth.很高兴干某事be delightedthat从句很高兴be delighted at/by听到/因很高
10、兴delight n快乐;高兴令人高兴的事;乐事much to ones delightto ones great delight使某人非常高兴的是with delight高兴地to ones delightto the delight of sb.令某人高兴的是take delight in sth./doing sth.以某事为乐/喜欢做某事delight vt.使高兴;使愉快delightful adj.令人愉快的;宜人的【即时巩固】(1)He jumped _when he heard the news that he was admitted into Beijing Univers
11、ity.当得知被北京大学录取的消息时,他高兴地跳了起来。(2)_,our football team won.令我们高兴的是,我们的球队赢了。(3)It is a to live in the country.住在乡下是件令人快乐的事。考点2professionaladj.职业的;专业的 n专业人员【教材原句】Youll have a professional photographer with you to take photographs.你们将带上一名专业的摄影师去拍照。【例句研读】(1) She intends to make teaching her profession.她打算以教
12、书为业。(2) She is a real professional.她是位真正的专家。【归纳拓展】Profession n 职业,行业,专业【易混辨析】profession, job, occupation, career与work(1)profession以前常指要受过高等教育(尤指法律、医学和神学)才能获得的职业;现在一般指谋生之职,尤指从事脑力劳动或受过专门训练、具有某种专业知识的工作。(2)job泛指一切有报酬的工作。(3)occupation泛指任何一种职业,比job正式,经常用于书面语。(4)career指经过专门训练,终身愿意从事的职业。(5)work指任何种类的工作,也泛指职
13、业。【即时巩固】(1) Many of the performers were of_. 许多表演者都具有专业水平。(2) She is extremely _in her approach to her job. 她对她工作的方式极为精通。【答案】(1) professional standard (2) professional 考点3eager adj.渴望的;热切的;热心的【教材原句】Youll find your colleagues very eager to assist you,so you may be able to concentrate on photography l
14、ater if youre interested.你将发现你的同事们会非常热情地帮助你,所以如果你对摄影感兴趣,以后你可以集中精力去研究它。【例句研读】(1) He is very eager in his studies.他非常热衷于学业。(2) Most students are eager for/about their progress.大多数学生渴望进步。【归纳拓展】be eager for/after/about.渴望be eager (for sb.)to do sth.渴望(某人)做某事be eager in.热衷于be eager that.热切地希望【易混辨析】eager强
15、调“对成功的期望”或“进取的热情”,含有积极向上的意思。anxious 强调“担心”或“焦虑”,对结果感到不安。Zhou Yang is anxious to know the result of the exam,for hes eager to be admitted into the university.周阳急切地想知道考试结果,因为他渴望被大学录取。【即时巩固】(1) The head _all the workers should come in time.队长急着要所有员工都及时来。(2) She is new here so naturally she make friends
16、hip. 她是新来到这里的,当然渴望交朋友。(3)I to buy a new car now,because the prices have gone up. 我现在不急于买汽车,因为价钱已经涨了。考点4assistvt. & vi.帮助,援助,协助【教材原句】Youll find your colleagues very eager to assist you,so you may be able to concentrate on photography later if youre interested.你将发现你的同事们会非常热情地帮助你,所以如果你对摄影感兴趣,以后你可以集中精力去
17、研究它。【例句研读】(1) He asked us to assist him in carrying through his plan.他请求我们帮他顺利完成他的计划。 (2) The teacher said that he would like to choose an assistant among us.老师说他想要从我们当中选一个助手。【归纳拓展】assistance n帮助,援助,支持assistant n. 助手,助理;售货员assistn./pron. 帮助assist sb in/with sth 帮助某人(做)某事assist (sb) in doing sth 帮助(某
18、人)做某事assist sb to do sth 帮助某人做某事【易混易错】assist与help (1)assist 强调在提供帮助时,以受助者为主,所给的帮助起第二位或从属的作用。如:They assisted in building the house. 他们帮助盖这栋房子。(2)help 为普通用词,含义广泛,指一般性的或迫切需要的帮助,侧重指积极地为他人提供物质、精神或其他方面的帮助。如:She might be able to help us. 她也许能帮助我们。【即时巩固】 (1) _ one day a week would ease my workload. 每周有一天配一个
19、助手就会减轻我的工作负担。(2) He asked us to_ carrying through their plan. 他要我们帮助他实施他们的计划。(3) He _designing the new bridge.他协助设计了那座新桥。考点5concentrate v集中;聚集;全神贯注;集合【教材原句】Youll find your colleagues very eager to assist you,so you may be able to concentrate on photography later if youre interested.你将发现你的同事们会非常热情地帮助
20、你,所以如果你对摄影感兴趣,以后你可以集中精力去研究它。【例句研读】(1) The governments new plan is to concentrate industries in areas of high unemployment.政府新的计划是将工业集中于高失业区。(2) If you concentrate all your energies on the study of English,you will master the language.你若全力以赴地学习英语,你会掌握这门语言的。【归纳拓展】concentrate on/upon(doing)sth.专心(做)某事c
21、oncentrate ones mind/attention/energy/efforts on集中注意力于;致力于;专心于concentration n集中精力;专心【即时巩固】(1) We must _on improving education.我们必须致力于改进教育工作。(2) If you want to pass your examination,youll have to your listening skills如果你想通过考试,你必须注意你的听力技巧。(3) He _his work.他正全神贯注于他的工作。【答案】 (1) concentrate our efforts(2
22、) concentrate on(3) is concentrating upon考点6acquirevt. 获得,取得,学到【教材原句】Only if you ask many different questions will you acquire all the information you need to know.你只有提出了许多不同的问题之后才有可能获得你需要知道的所有信息。【例句研读】(1) To acquire success,you must work hard.要获得成功,你必须努力。(2) We must work hard to acquire a good know
23、ledge of English.我们必须努力学习以学好英语。【归纳拓展】acquired adj.习得的;后天的;已取得的;已获得的acquisition n取得;获得(不可数);得到的东西(可数)acquire a knowledge of 学到的知识【易混易错】acquire,obtain,gain与get这四个词都含有“得到,获得,达到(目的)”之意。(1)acquire多指通过不断地“学”、“问”等方式慢慢地获取学问、技术等较抽象的东西。(2)obtain表示经过相当长的时间或经过很大的努力,获得期望已久的东西。(3)gain含义较obtain进一层,表示付出更大的努力才能获得,故常
24、译为“赢得”。(4)get是使用最广泛的一个词,包含“有意努力去获得”或“被动地得到”之意。【即时巩固】(1) He a great knowledge of computers by careful study.他通过认真学习精通了电脑知识。(2) How can such a large quantity of knowledge_?这么大量的知识怎样才能学到呢?(3) I havent been able to _ that book anywhere.我在任何地方都得不到那本书。【答案】(1) acquired (2) be acquired (3) obtain考点7informvt
25、. 告知,通知;了解;熟悉【教材原句】They must use research to inform themselves of the missing parts of the story.记者必须通过调查研究,来使自己了解到被遗漏的那部分情况。【例句研读】(1) Keep me informed of/about what happens.有事随时通知我。(2) He informed the police that some money was missing.他向警方报案说有些钱不见了。【归纳拓展】inform sb.of/about sth.通知某人某事inform sb.(tha
26、t)告知某人inform on/against sb.告发某人inform oneself(of/about sth.)了解;熟悉informed adj.有学问的;有见识的keep sb.informed 随时告知某人information n消息;情报【温馨提示】 information为不可数名词,在冠词、代词的使用中要特别注意。【即时巩固】(1) He his decision to leave. 他通知我们他决定要离开。(2) The head teacher that the school would be closed for seven days because of the
27、cases of the flu. 班主任告诉我们因为流感学校要放7天假。(3) Can you_ where he lives?你能告诉我他住在哪里吗?考点8case n情况;病例;案例;例子;箱子【教材原句】Have you ever had a case where someone accused your journalists of getting the wrong end of the stick?你们有没有过这样的情况:有人控告你的记者,说他们的报道完全失实呢?【例句研读】(1) He thought he had already solved the problem, but
28、 that was not the case.他以为他已经解决了这个问题,可是实际情况并非如此。(2) In case of rain, they cant go.万一下雨,他们就不能去了。【归纳拓展】in any case 无论如何,不管怎样in no case 决不,在任何情况下都不in this/that case 假使这/那样的话,既然这/那样in case (of) 假使,免得,以防(万一)【温馨提示】 (1)in case 后跟从句时,不能用that连接。(2)case表示抽象的地点,若有定语从句修饰,后面的定语从句多用where 引导。(3)in no case 置于句首时,句子
29、要用部分倒装结构。【即时巩固】(1) Take the umbrella with you _it rains.带上伞以防下雨。(2) In no case _unclear weapons.中国在任何情况下都不会使用核武器。(3) He had his camera ready he saw something that would make a good picture. 他准备好了相机,万一看见能拍一张好照片的东西(就可以拍下来了)。【答案】(1) in case (2) will China use (3) in case 考点9accusevt.指责;谴责;指控【教材原句】Have
30、you ever had a case where someone accused your journalists of getting the wrong end of the stick?你们有没有过这样的情况:有人控告你的记者,说他们的报道完全失实呢?【例句研读】(1) She accused him of stealing her watch.她控告他偷了她的手表。(2) He was accused of stealing some advanced equipment from his company.他被指控从公司偷了一些先进的设备。【归纳拓展】accused adj. 被控告
31、的accuser n. 原告;控告者;指责者accuse sb of sth 因某事而指责/指控某人the accused 被告【易混易错】accuse, charge与blame(1)accuse 所表达的“指控,控告”比较直接和尖锐,但指控对方的事不一定很严重,有时可与charge通用,但accuse常用的搭配为accuse sb of sth。(2)charge 表示“指控,控告”时,一般用于较严重的错误或罪行,常用结构为 charge sb with sth。(3)blame的意思是“责备”,常用搭配为blame sb for sth。【即时巩固】 (1) He _his boss o
32、f having broken his word.他指责他的老板不守信用。(2) They _stealing the car.他们指控他偷了那辆车。考点10demandn& vt.需求;要求【教材原句】So we wrote an article suggesting he was guilty. It was a dilemma because the footballer could have demanded damages if we were wrong.所以我们写了一篇文章,暗示他有罪。这事有些为难,因为如果我们错了,这名足球运动员就可以向我们索要赔偿。【例句研读】(1) The
33、se goods are in good demand. 这些货物需求量很大。(2) The workers also demanded higher wages. 工人们还要求提高工资。【归纳拓展】demand to do sth.要求做某事demand of sb.to do sth.要求某人做某事demand sth.of/from sb.向某人要某物meet/satisfy sb.s demands满足需求be in demand广受欢迎demand that.that从句中用should动词原形的虚拟语气,should可省略。【温馨提示】 (1)作动词时其后的宾语从句用虚拟语气,即从
34、句谓语形式为“(should)动词原形”;(2)作名词时,相关的名词性从句用虚拟语气,即从句谓语形式为“(should)动词原形”。(3)demand不能用于demand sb to do sth 结构。【即时巩固】(1) She _the editor. 她要求见编辑。(2) They demanded that the right to vote _every adult man. 他们要求每个成年人都应享有选举权。(3) The Harry Potter books are quite popular,they are in great in this city. 小说哈利波特非常流行,
35、在这个城市需求量很大。考点11defend vt.保卫;防护;辩护;辩解;守卫,防御【例句研读】(1) She had to defend herself against the guard dog.她不得不防备看门狗咬她。(2) The accused man had a lawyer to defend him.被告有一名律师为他辩护。【归纳拓展】defend sb./sth.from.保护不受defend sb./sth.with sth.用保护defencedefense n防御,防卫,防守;辩护in defence of保护;为辩护【即时巩固】(1) To the attack of
36、 the enemy, many soldiers were killed. 为了抵抗敌人的进攻,许多士兵牺牲了。(2) The government has taken measures to from being polluted. 政府已经采取措施保护环境不受污染。(3) The heavy rain us from going to park. 大雨阻止我们去公园。【答案】(1) defend against (2) protect the environment (3) prevented考点12accurateadj. 精确的;正确的【例句研读】(1) Is the station
37、 clock accurate?火车站的钟准吗?(2) She is a very accurate typist.她是一位准确率很高的打字员。【归纳拓展】accuracy n. 准确性,精确(程度)accurately adv. 准确地,精确地;正确无误地to be accurate确切地说be accurate in/at.在方面正确【易混辨析】accurate, correct与exact(1)accurate 的意思是“精确的,准确的”,表示符合标准、事实,无出入。如:The new salesgirl is accurate at figures.新来的女销售员在计算方面正确无误。(
38、2)correct的意思是“正确的”,指按照一定的标准或规则没有错误,为一般用语,在三个词中语意最弱。如:Your answer is not correct. 你的答案不对。(3)exact 的意思是“精确的,准确的”,强调完全符合标准或事实真相,在三个词中语意最强。如:It was difficult to tell her exact age.很难说出她的确切年龄。【即时巩固】(1) Journalists are not always _in what they write.新闻工作者的报道并非一贯正确。 (2) I have been convinced that the print
39、 media are usually more and more reliable than television. 我一直都确信纸质媒体比电视要更加准确,更加可靠。 (3) When taking examinations, youd better make your answers _参加考试时,你应该使你的答案正确。考点13approve vt.认可;批准vi赞成;同意【教材原句】Last of all,the chief editor read it and approved it.最后主篇审读了这篇稿子,并且批准发表了。【例句研读】(1) The professor does not
40、 approve the governments foreign policy.那位教授不赞成政府的外交政策。(2) Im afraid your parents wont approve of your going there.我担心你父母不会赞成你到那儿去。【归纳拓展】approve of sb.(sb.s)doing sth.同意某人做某事approval n赞成;同意;批准;认可give ones approval to批准某人have sb.s approval得到某人的赞同with approval of经的批准approver n承认者;赞同者disapprove vt.不赞成;
41、不同意vi.不赞同;不喜欢(of)【温馨提示】approve作“批准”讲时是及物动词,后面直接接宾语,而且宾语只能是“物”或“事”,而不是“人”。作“同意,赞成”讲时是不及物动词,常与of连用。【即时巩固】(1) I dont _your going abroad alone. 我不同意你单独出国。(2) I cant agree to anything without my partners _没有你搭档的许可,我什么都不同意。(3) Her parents dont _her boyfriend.她父母不满意她的男朋友。【答案】(1) approve of (2) approval (3)
42、 approve of考点14appointment n约会;任命;预约;委任;职务;职位【教材原句】Practise in pairs making appointments.两人一组练习约会。【例句研读】(1)May I make an appointment now?现在我可以预约吗?(2)His uncle was given an appointment at the local school.他的叔叔获得了当地学校的一个职位。【归纳拓展】keep an appointment守约by appointment按照约定break an appointment违约make an appo
43、intment with sb.与某人约会appoint vt.任命;指定(日期、时间、场所)appoint sb.to do sth.指定某人做某事appoint sb.as指定/任命某人为【易混易错】date与appointment这两个词都有“约会”之意。(1)date多指情侣间的约会。如:I have a date with Peter.我和彼得有个约会。(2)appointment 通常指与人谈生意或与医生等事先约定的见面。如:Ive made an appointment for a facial next week.我已经预约了下周去美容。【即时巩固】(1)Now that yo
44、u have with your friend you should keep it and shouldnt break it. 既然你已经和朋友约好了,你就应该守约而不应该违约。(2)He made an appointment his dentist at 8 am.他和他的牙医预约了上午8点。(3)We _the day for the meeting.我们决定了集合的日期。重点短语精讲考点1depend on 依靠;取决于【教材原句】Meanwhile you have to prepare the next question depending on what the person says.同时,你还要根据被采访人所说的话准备提出下一个问题。【例句研读】(1) I knew he wasnt to be depended upon.我知道他不可信赖。(2) Health depends on good food, fresh air and enough sleep.健康依靠的是良好的食物、新鲜的空气和充足的睡眠。【归纳拓展】d