Unit 3 Reading
Language points
a robotic dog
a solar energy car
life in the future
Light
and fast traveling
Future motorbike
Maglev train
Environmentally friendly
energy -saving
Amazing speed: 430 km∕h
engines
Computer system
safer
faster
cleaner
The Space City
The Space House
Amphibious house
Space fruit
can travel to different times as you wish
after-effects of travel
can move swiftly
disorganised;diffi-cult to find way
save living space
short of space
busy;look like markets
easy to get lost
own family oxygen supply
poor quality in public places
1.First impressions.
第一印象.
impressions: n. [c] 印象;感想 impress vt.
我对他的印象很好.
I had a very good impression of him.
give sb. a favourable impression

make an impression on sb.

make no impression on
给某人以好印象

给某人留下印象

对……无影响、效果
这演说给我们留下了深刻的印象.
The speech made a strong impression on us.
2. I still cannot believe that I am taking up my ….
(1)接受(建议或挑战)
Are you going to take up the challenge of lasting
a whole week without arguing?
(2)对…..产生兴趣
Tom has taken up pottery(陶艺).
(3)开始从事…,开始承担
She took up her first teaching post in 1950.
(4)着手处理,着手进行
I’m going to take this matter up with my lawyer.
(5)占去(时间或空间)
Writing the paper took up most of the weekend.
take off
take on
take out
take over
take down
take in
脱下,起飞,成功
雇佣,呈现,接受
拿出,去掉,扣除
接管,接任,占据
取下,记下,拆卸
接纳,吸收;领会,理解;欺骗
The train stops here to ___ more passengers,
and then goes fast all the way to London.
take in B. take up
C. take on D. take out
B
3.I have to constantly rub my eyes to remind
myself that I have….
(1)constantly adv. 经常地 constant adj.经常的
老人的手不停的颤抖.
The old man’s hands shook constantly.
(2)remind vt.使记住,提醒; 使想起;使记起
remind sb. of/about sb./sth.
remind sb. to do sth.
remind sb. that/what/how…
使某人想起某人/某事
提醒某人做某事
提醒某人….
提醒我给妈妈写信.
这部影片使他回想起在中国所看到的一切.
Remind me to write to Mother.
The film reminded him of what he had seen in
China.
4.As a result, I suffered from “time lag”.
(1)as a result 因此,结果
as a result of
result from
result in
由于
起因于…
导致(=lead to)
天下雪,因此她迟到了.
It snowed, as a result, she was late.
(2)suffer from
①患(病) She suffers from headache.
②因….受困扰
她为贫困所扰.
She suffers from poverty.
辨析:
suffer意为遭受苦痛,损失,忍受侮辱等,其宾语为
pain, loss, hardship, injustice, disappointment…
suffer from遭受战争,自然灾害带来的苦难及患病.
suffer from the war/the flood/ a headache….
I’m pleased to know that you didn’t __ much pain
while you were ill.
A. suffer B. suffer from C. take D. take from
A
5….but instead it means you keep getting
flashbacks from….
(1)keep doing sth.继续做某事(强调动作的连续性
和客观性)
接连下了一星期的雨.
It kept raining for a week.
keep on doing sth.强调动作的重复性或动作执行者
的决心,常含有一定的感情色彩.
He kept on smoking after the doctor told him to
stop.
(2) flashback n.闪回,倒叙
The events of the hero’s childhood are shown as
a series of flashbacks.
那位主人公的童年往事用一连串的闪回镜头展现出来.
6. So I felt nervous and uncertain at first.
be nervous about (doing) sth.

be nervous of (doing) sth.
对做某事心中忐忑不安,为…担心
害怕做某事
We are nervous about his physical condition.
I was nervous of that job.
7.Confused by the new surroundings, I was ….
confused by… 过去分词短语,作原因状语.
confused:
①混乱的,杂乱的 a confused explanation
②束手无策的,张皇失措的You look very confused.
③困惑的 I was confused by her sudden anger.
confusing adj.令人困惑的
The instructions on the box are very confusing.
confusion n.混乱 in confusion 乱七八糟
confuse vt.使….困惑/糊涂
(2)surroundings专指自然环境,从周围的事物这一
客体着眼.用复数.
environment可指自然环境,也可指精神环境, 均从
环境对人的感受,道德观念的影响着眼.用单数.
The boy grew up in beautiful surroundings but not
in a happy home environment.
(3)lack n. 缺乏,不足,没有
他因缺钱买不起这个.
He can not buy it because of his lack of money.
v.缺乏,不足,没有
他擅长于自己的工作,但似乎缺乏信心.
He is good at his job but he seems to lack
confidence.
I haven’t finished the painting for ___ of time.
A. lack B. short C. need D. want
A
short of 是形容词短语.
8. My head ached.
ache vi. & n. 疼痛
爬山以后,他全身疼痛.

我的背有点疼.
After climbing the mountain, he ached all over.
I have a bit of an ache in my back.
辨析:
ache 指较轻微,局部的持续疼痛;
pain 泛指各种程度的疼痛,并常用来指精神上的痛苦.
9. I felt better in no time.
in no time 立刻,马上
他们马上就回来.
They will be back in no time.
all the time
at all times
at times
for a time
for the time being
at a time
at one time
一直
随时,永远
有时
暂且,短时间内
暂且
依次,逐一,每次
从前
10. These hovering carriages … by bending and
pressing down on the …. can move swiftly.
(1)by doing 常表方式,方法或手段.
她靠卖报纸挣钱.
She earned money by selling newspapers.
(2)bend
①使弯曲,屈身
她弯下腰捡起一块石头.
She bent down and picked up a stone.
②集中(全力)于
她专心致志于这项工作.
She bent her mind to the job.
③be bent on/upon决心,决意
他决心获得成功.
He was bent on success.
(3)press v.按,压,挤;新闻;逼迫
Press this button to start the engine.
The power of the press is very great.
press sb. to do sth. 敦促/劝说/强迫某人做某事
press sb. for sth. 敦促某人做某事,迫切要求
press on/ahead 加紧进行
press sth. on sb. 逼迫(某人)接受某事物
他强迫她跟他走.
He pressed her to come with him.
(4)swiftly adv.迅速的,敏捷的 swift adj.
He walked swiftly towards home down the dark
street.
他沿着黑暗的街道迅速地走回家去.
辨析: swift侧重动作的轻快,顺利; rapid 侧重事物
的进展迅速,表示动作快可与swift互换; quick侧重
动作的快,与swift可互换;fast侧重速度的快.
11. I got lost when we reached what looked like…
flying by in all directions.
(1)what引导的宾语从句做reach的宾语.
辨析:look like强调外表上看上去如何;be like强调
一个人的外貌,品质;也可问天气如何.
He looks like a worker.
---What is he like?---He is handsome and honest.
(2) in all directions 朝四面八方
敌人向四面八方逃去.
The enemies fled in all directions.
12. There were so .…I lose sight of Wang Ping.
lose sight of: 看不见,忽视,失去联系
我和他完全失掉了联系.
I have lost sight of him entirely.
catch sight of
at first sight
out of sight
in/within sight
in sb.’s sight
看见
乍一看
看不到,在视野外
看的见,在视野内
在某人看来
我从书店出来时看见她上了公共汽车.
I caught sight of her getting on the bus when I
came out of the bookstore.
13. He was swept up into…..
sweep up 扫除,清扫,横扫
She was left to sweep up after the party.
sweep along 冲走,掠过,到过
sweep aside 放/堆到一边,不予理会
14. Exhausted, I slid into bed and…..
exhausted此处是形容词,作状语,表原因.
slide v. 偷偷地移动;潜行;(使)滑动
船滑入水中.
The ship slid (down) into the water.
let sth. slide 对…听其自然;
对…任其变化,放任不管
Choose the best answer:
1.This kind of plant will die in continuously rainy
____.
condition B. surrounding
C. environments D. surroundings
2.I saw people coming ___ all directions to attend
the Kite Flying Festival.
to B. of C. in D. out
3.We made a ___ in our plan to go swimming
when it started to rain.
turn B. switch C. point D. exchange
4.The secretary reminded me ___ there was a
meeting that afternoon.
A. of B. about C. that D. on
D
C
B
C
5.They will be as tall as you soon if they ___.
keep on growing like that
B. keep to grow like it
C. keep growing like that
D. will keep growing like that
6.Farmers can increase their corn crops three
times simply ___ watering their fields.
through B. with C. by D. in
7.There must be no life on the Mars for ___ of
air there.
lack B. lacking C. short D. empty
8.As there are cars and buses passing by, I
couldn’t ___ my mind to my study.
A. bend B. put C. fix D. concentrate
C
C
A
A
9. Catching __ sight of their headteacher coming,
the students fell silence in ___ flash.
the; the B. /; a C. the; / D. /; /
10.He gives people the impression ___ all his life
abroad.
of having spent B. to have spent
C. of being spent D. to spend
Good-bye!
Thank you!