Unit 2　Healthy eating
——健康膳食
1. If you want to keep fit，you must eat a healthy __________(日常饮食) .
2．We should protect the wild animals to keep the ____________(平衡) of nature.
diet
balance
3．Don’t blame yourself too much.Everyone has his __________(长处) and weaknesses.
4. Mary finally paid off all her ____________(债务) after ten years of hard work.
strengths
debts
5. ____________(受益于) from the new policy，many people are living a happy life.
6．Some goods are on sale in the supermarket.I bought a watch at a 30% ____________(折扣)．
Benefiting
discount
7. She usually____________(结合)creative imagination with intelligence to create some wonders.
8．His English was so___________(有限的)that he couldn’t even tell the foreign friend where he was from.
combines
limited
9．Children are____________about everything，so teachers and parents should satisfy their.(curious)
curious
10．用weak的适当形式填空
(1)If you____________and have a cigarette，do not feel ashamed.
(2)We should know our strengths and____________and think what could be done about them.
weaken
weaknesses
1．________________　　平衡膳食
2．________________ 应当；应该
3．________________ 体重减轻；减肥
4．________________ 被放过；(做坏事)不受惩罚
balanced diet
ought to
lose weight
get away with
5．________________ 说谎
6．________________ 赢回；重新获得
7．________________ 谋生
8．________________ 欠债
tell a lie
win...back
earn one’s living
in debt
9．________________ 暗中监视；侦查
10．________________ 削减；删节
11．________________ 不久以后
12．________________ 增加体重
spy on
cut down
before long
put on weight
1．现在分词作伴随状语
Wang Peng sat in his empty restaurant ________________________(感到很沮丧)．
feeling very frustrated
2．“否定词＋比较级”表示最高级结构
______________________________[再没有比这更好(吃)的了]．..
3．see，hear，notice，watch等后接现在分词作宾语补足语
Suddenly he saw his friend Li Chang __________________(匆匆走过)．
Nothing could be better，
hurrying by
4．have sb. doing sth. “容忍某人做某事”，多用于否定句
He could not have Yong Hui ____________________(骗人们却不受罚)!
5．Why don’t...？为什么不……？
____________________(你为什么不) sit down and try a meal?
getting away with
telling people lies
5．Why don’t...？为什么不……？
____________________(你为什么不) sit down and try a meal?
6．a success 一件成功的事
Their balanced diets _____________________________(成功) before long Wang Peng became slimmer and Yong Hui put on more weight.
Why don’t you
became such a success that
情态动词(Ⅱ)
1．(2012·济南第二次教学调研)Sandy looks very happy.She ________ have got the well­paid job.
A．Should B．could
C．must D．might
解析：选C。考查情态动词。句意为：Sandy看上去很高兴，她一定得到了那份待遇优厚的工作。must have done是对过去情况的肯定推测。
2．(2012·湖南十二校第一次联考)Don’t interrupt me，John.________ you force me to tell you the truth at the moment?
A．Need B．Must
C．Should D．Would
解析：选B。考查情态动词。句意为：约翰，你别打断我说话。你非得逼我这时告诉你真相吗？根据句意可知选B,must “非得，偏偏”。
3．(2012·昆明质量检测)You ________ finish the work today，for you still have three days left.
A．won’t B．mustn’t
C．can’t D．needn’t
解析：选D。考查情态动词。后半句提到“因为你还有三天时间”，由此可知你“不必”今天完成那项工作。needn’t表示“不必”。
4．(2012·金华十校模考)—Your colleague says she cannot help because she has got much work to do.
—Well，she ________ say that because she always uses that excuse.
A．should B．may
C．can D．would
解析：选D。考查情态动词。根据句意可知，这里应用would，带出特有的行为，表示“总是，爱，好，就”，其他选项都无此用法，故选D项。
5．(2012·合肥二模)—Is there an express to Beijing tonight?
—There ________ be，but you’d better call the booking office to make sure.
A．can B．might
C．will D．must
解析：选B。考查情态动词。根据“你最好给订票处打电话确认一下”可知，此处表示“较小的可能性”，用might。can表示“可能(指逻辑上的可能性)”，will表示“要，会”，must表示“务必，一定”，都与语境不符。
balance　n. 天平；平衡；结余，余额　v. 平衡；权衡
(教材P9)What will happen to you if you don’t eat a balanced diet？　假如你的饮食不均衡会怎么样？
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①I think it’s important to have a balance between study and a social life,so I’m going to join a few clubs.
我认为保持学习和社交的平衡很重要,所以我打算参加几个社团。
②(朗文P128)Riding a bike helps develop a child’s sense of balance.骑自行车有助于培养孩子的平衡感。
③You have to balance_the_advantages of living downtown against_the_disadvantages.
你必须权衡住在市中心的利弊。
2diet　n. 日常饮食　vt.& vi. 节食，使实施饮食疗法
(教材P9)Everybody has to eat，but do you eat a healthy diet?
每个人都要吃东西，但是你有健康的饮食吗？
be/go on a diet 节食
put sb.on a diet 控制某人饮食
a balanced diet 均衡饮食
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①No sugar in my coffee，please；I’m dieting.
请不要给我的咖啡放糖，我在节食。
②(牛津P552)I decided to go_on_a_diet before my holiday.
我决定在休假前节食。
③It is important to have_a_balanced,healthy_diet.
拥有均衡、健康的饮食很重要。
④The doctor put him on a diet after operation.
手术之后，医生规定了他的饮食。
3curiosity　n. 好奇心，求知欲
(教材P10)Curiosity drove Wang Peng inside.
王鹏受到好奇心的驱使，走了进去。
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①(牛津P489)The letter wasn’t addressed to me but I opened it out of curiosity.
那封信不是写给我的，然而我出于好奇把它拆开了。
②(陕西高考)He was_curious_to_know what was happening in the office.他想知道办公室里正在发生什么事情。
③Children are curious about everything around them.
小孩对周围的所有事物感到好奇。
4 lie 　n. 谎话；谎言　vi. 说谎(lied，lied)；躺；位于
(教材P10)He could not have Yong Hui getting away with telling people lies!
他可不能让雍慧哄骗人们却不受惩罚！
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【助记】
①(牛津P1165)You could see from his face that he was lying.从他的表情上你可以看出他在撒谎。
②He didn’t finish his homework last night so he told_a_lie.
他昨天晚上没有完成作业，所以他说了谎。
③She told me that happiness lies in helping others to be happy.她告诉我快乐的真谛在于帮助他人变得快乐。
④The survivors lay_on_the_beach，exhausted and shocked.
幸存者们躺在沙滩上，疲劳不堪又深感震惊。
5limit　n. 界限；限度　vt. 限制；限定
(教材P14)I don’t want to upset you，but I found your menu so limited that I stopped worrying and started advertising the benefits of my food.
我并不想让你心烦，不过我发现你菜谱上的菜太少了，所以我也就不着急了，我也开始宣传我餐馆的食物的好处。
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①I’ll help as much as I can，but there is a limit to what I can do.我会尽力帮忙，但我所能够做的也是有限的。
②I believe teaching should not be_limited_to the classroom.
我认为教学不应该局限在教室内。
③(牛津P1175)The amount of money you have to spend will limit_your_choice.你要消费的金额限制着你的选择。
④This technique is useful but it has its limitations.
这种技术实用但也有局限性。
6benefit　vt.&vi. 有益于；有助于；受益
n. 好处，利益，优势
(教材P14)I don’t want to upset you，but I found your menu so limited that I stopped worrying and started advertising the benefits of my food.
我并不想让你心烦，不过我发现你菜谱上的菜太少了，所以我也就不着急了，我也开始宣传我餐馆的食物的好处。
(1)benefit from/by...从……受益，得益于……
benefit sb.对某人有益
(2)be of (much，great) benefit to sb.
＝be beneficial to sb.对某人有益处
for the benefit of...为了……的利益
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①(牛津P170)We should spend the money on something that will benefit everyone.
我们应该把这笔钱花在大家都能得益的事情上。
②I am sure that everyone will benefit a lot from this activity.
我相信大家都会从这个活动中获益良多。
③It is said that Yoga is of_great_benefit_to human health.
据说瑜伽对人体健康有很大益处。
7strength　n. [U]力量，体力 [C]长处,强项
(教材P11)The strength of the diet in Wang Peng’s restaurant was that it provided plenty of energy­giving food.
王鹏餐馆的饮食优点在于它能提供含有足够热量的食物。
build up one’s strength 增强实力
strengthen vt. 加强，增强
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辨析strength/energy/force/power
①(天津高考)When we think of leadership，we often think of strength and power.
一想到领导才能，我们通常会想到实力和权力。
②Each of us has our own strengths_and_weaknesses.
我们每个人都有自己的强项和弱项。
③Her main strength is her critical thinking ability.
她的最大长处在于她具有批判性的思维能力。
④Our friendship has steadily strengthened over the years.
我们的友谊逐年加深。
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Ⅰ.完成句子
1．__________________________(生命有限)，but no limit to serving the people.
There is a limit to one’s life
2．It is an expensive investment but it will _______________________(对公司有益) in the long run.
3．He ________________(躺在草地上),looking into the sky.
benefit the company
lay on the grass
4．As is known to us，____________________(均衡膳食) can keep our body healthy.
5．There is ______________________(很好地平衡) work and play in his life.
a balanced diet
a nice balance between
Ⅱ.单项填空
1．(2011·高考湖北卷)Knowledge and learning are important if we want to be successful，but they may also ______ our thinking.
A．direct　 B．limit
C．change D．improve
解析：选B。句意为：假如我们要获得成功，知识与学问对我们很重要，但这些也会限制我们的思维。考查动词辨析。四个选项的主要含义：A项“指导，监督”；B项“限制，局限”；C项“改变”；D项“改进，改善”。从句中的转折连词but判断，本空选B表示“限制，局限”。
2．—Would you like some more chicken?
—No，thanks.I am________a diet and I’m trying to ________weight.
A．on；lose　 B．on；put on
C．in；have D．in；lose
解析：选A。on a diet是固定短语，“节食”；lose weight “减肥”。
3．(2010·高考天津卷)People have always been________about exactly how life on earth began.
A．curious　 B．excited
C．anxious D．careful
解析：选A。句意为：人们一直对世界上的生命起源非常好奇。be curious about... 对……好奇；excited兴奋的；anxious焦虑的；careful认真的。
4．The whole nation ________ by having skilled and educated workers.
A．profits B．favour
C．advantages D．benefits
解析：选D。句意为：拥有有知识、有技术的工人，整个民族都受益匪浅。benefit by... 从……受益，得益于……,为固定用法，所以选D。
5．Practising Chinese kung fu can not only________one’s strength，but also develop one’s character.
A．bring up　 B．take up
C．build up D．pull up
解析：选C。句意为：练中国功夫不仅能增强人的力量，还能培养人的性格。build up one’s strength为固定短语，意为“增强某人的力量”。
1get away with 　被放过；(做坏事)不受惩罚
(教材P10)He could not have Yong Hui getting away with telling people lies!
他可不能让雍慧哄骗人们却不受惩罚！
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get across (使)被理解，(把……)讲清楚
get rid of 摆脱；除掉
get away(from)．.. (从)……脱离，逃脱……
get down to 开始认真地做某事
get over 爬过……；克服(困难)；从……中恢复过来
get through 完成；花光(时间、钱等)；通过；接通电话
①For the serious accident，he got away with only a fine.
那么严重的事故，他交了罚款就完事了。
②(湖北高考)If we can get_over our present difficulties，then everything should be all right.
如果我们克服了目前的困难，那么一切都应该会好起来。
③(重庆高考)Isn’t it time you got down to marking the papers？你是不是该开始批改试卷了？
④Every now and then I like to spend a few days in the country to get_away_(from) the noise and pollution of London.
我间或喜欢在乡下住几天以避开伦敦的喧闹和污染。
2cut down 　削减；删节；砍倒；缩短
(教材P15)In this way they cut down the fat and increased the fibre in the meal.　
这样，他们减少了饭菜中脂肪的含量,增加了纤维素。
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cut off 切掉，割断；中断
cut up 切碎；使悲伤
cut across 抄近路穿过
cut in 插嘴；超车抢道
cut out 剪下；删掉
①With the prices going up，we have to do whatever we can to cut down our family budget.
随着物价的上涨，我们只能想尽一切办法减少家庭开支。
②In this way they cut_down_the_fat and increased the fibre in the meal.用这种方式，他们减少了饭菜中的脂肪含量，增加了纤维素。
③(牛津P424)They had their electricity cut off because they didn’t pay the bill.
他们由于没有付电费，所以供电中断了。
④She kept cutting_in on our conversation，which made us very angry.我们谈话时她老是插嘴，这使我们非常生气。
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Ⅰ.选词填空
lose weight；get away with；win...
back；in debt；cut down；before long
1.I haven’t been able to quit smoking completely，but at least I’ve ____________.
cut down
2．The best way to ____________