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必修4　Unit 3　A taste of English humour
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要 点 梳 理 高效梳理·知识备考
●重点单词
1．humour n．幽默；滑稽→humourous adj.幽默的2．content adj.满足的；满意的 n．满足 vt.使满足3．perform v．执行；表演→performer n．表演者；演出者→performance n．执行；演出
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4．astonish vt.使惊诧→astonished adj.感到惊讶的→astonishing adj.令人感到惊讶的→astonishment n．惊讶5．fortunate adj.幸运的；吉利的→fortune n．运气，财富→fortunately adv.幸运地6．ordinary adj.平常的；普通的7．entertain vt. & vi.使欢乐；款待→entertaining adj.愉快的，有趣的→entertainment n．娱乐8．throughout prep.遍及，贯穿 adv.到处；始终；全部9．overcome vt. & vi.战胜；克服
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10．convince vt.使信服→convinced adj.坚信不移的→convincing adj.令人信服的11．direct vt. & vi. &adj.导演；指示；指挥；直的；直接的；直率的→direction n．指导→director n．导演→directly adv. & conj.直接地，径直地；一……就……12．outstanding adj.突出的；杰出的；显著的13．gesture n．姿态；手势 vi.做手势14．particular adj. & n．特殊的，特别的；细节；细目→particularly adv.特别地，挑剔地15．occasion n．时刻；场合
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16．slide vt. & vi.(使)滑动；(使)滑行 n．滑；滑动；幻灯片17．whisper n．耳语；低语 vt. & vi.低语；小声说18．react vi.作出反应；回应→reaction n．反应；回应
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●重点短语
1．up to now直到现在2．feel/be content with 对……满足3．badly off 穷的；缺少的4．pick out 挑出；辨别出5．cut off 切断；断绝6．star in 主演；担任主角7．break into 破门而入
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8．worse off 境况更差，更糟糕9．through_out the world 全世界10．in search of 寻找11．burst into 突然发出12．bring out 产生；引起13．in the open air 在户外，在野外14．keep to 坚持；固守
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●重点句型
1．As Victor Hugo once said, “Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face”， and up to now nobody has been able to do this better than Charlie Chaplin.维克多·雨果曾经说过，“笑容如阳光，驱走人们脸上的冬天”。关于这一点，直到今天也没有人能比查理·卓别林做得更好。
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2．Charlie first picks out the laces and eats them as if they were spaghetti. 查理首先吃起鞋带，好像它们是意大利面条一样。3．“Well, it certainly will be this morning，” the man said, “because I happen to be flying it！”“哦！那今天上午肯定要晚点了，”那人说，“因为碰巧我要驾驶那班飞机！”
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4．The tramp, a poor and homeless man with a moustache, wore large trousers, worn out shoes and a small round black hat.这个流浪汉，一个留着小胡子的穷苦的无家可归的人，穿着大裤子、破鞋子，头顶着黑色的小圆帽。
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●高考范文(2009·江西卷)学校即将举行以Turning a Bad Mood (心情) into a Good One”为题目的英语作文比赛，请按下列要求写一篇100词左右的记叙文或议论文。记叙文1．发生的具体事件。2．对你的心情有何影响？3．你如何应对？
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议论文1．好心情的重要性。2．产生坏心情的原因。3．应该如何调整心情。
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[范文]Turning a Bad Mood into a Good OneOne day, on my way to school by bus, I stepped on a young man's foot accidentally/quite by accident/chance. I said sorry to him politely immediately, but he called my names rudely. I am in a bad mood the rest of the day.Realizing my bad mood, my headteacher talked with me patiently about it. He said that in fact it is an attitude toward life. It is known to us all that there is a famous saying
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“Everything depends on one's attitude”. Life is like a mirror, if you smile at it, it will smile back to you.  Through this matter, I realize that a good mood is actually an attitude toward life in essence, and that an active attitude toward everything is very important. I'll face everything unpleasant tolerantly from now on and let my soul full of sunshine.
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考 点 探 究 互动探究·能力备考
Ⅰ.词汇短语过关
1．content n．内容，目录，容量；满足adj.满足的；满意的vt.使满足be content with＝be satisfied with对……感到满足/满意be content to do sth.＝be willing to do sth.愿意做某事content sb./oneself with sth. 使某人/自己对……满意in content and form 在内容和形式上
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[即学即练1](1)Are you ____________ your present salary？你对现在的薪水满意吗？(2)My parents ________________________ in the country.我父母甘愿住在乡下。(3)Simple praise is enough to ____________.一点点表扬就足以使他满足。(4)Show me __________________ your suitcase.给我看看你手提箱里的东西。
content with
are well content to live
content him
the contents of
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提示：content 用做形容词时，通常做表语、后置定语或状语，做前置定语要用contented，如：a contented expression“满足的表情”； content 前的修饰词用 well，而不用 very。
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2．astonish vt. 使吃惊；使惊讶astonishing adj. 令人十分惊异的astonished adj. 感到十分惊讶的astonishment n. 惊讶to one‘s astonishment 使某人万分惊讶的是in astonishment 惊讶地be astonished at/by sth. 因某事而吃惊be astonished to do sth. 因干某事而吃惊
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[即学即练2](1)We __________________ the news of her sudden death.她突然去世的消息使我们震惊。(2)It ____________ us to hear that you did not receive our letter. 听说你还没收到我们的信，这使我们十分惊讶。(3)It was an ____________ story.这故事令人惊讶不已。
were astonished at
astonished
astonishing
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3．entertain vt.&vi. 使快乐，款待entertaining adj. 引人发笑的，有趣的，娱乐的entertainment n. 招待，款待，娱乐entertain sb. with sth. 用……使某人快乐entertain sb. to sth. 用……招待/款待某人give an entertainment to sb. 招待某人
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[即学即练3](1)He often __________ the children ______ funny expressions. 他经常用滑稽的表情逗孩子们玩儿。(2)I usually _________ my friends ______ dinner on Sundays.我常在星期天请朋友们吃饭。(3)It’s not a very serious film, but a good _______________.这不是一部严肃的电影，而是一部很好的娱乐片。
entertains
with
entertain
to
entertainment
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4．overcome v. 战胜；克服；征服be overcome by sth.……使某人垮掉，……使某人昏迷be overcome with emotion/excitement/horror/grief因情感/兴奋/恐怖/悲伤而不能自持
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[即学即练4](1)In the final game Sweden easily ____________ France.在决赛中，瑞典队轻松战胜了法国队。(2)Her parents __________________ grief at the funeral.在葬礼上她的父母悲痛欲绝。(3)The dead woman had __________________ smoke.这个女人是被烟呛死的。
overcame
were overcome with
been overcome by
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5．convince vt.使确信，使信服，使认识convincing adj.令人信服的；有说服力的convinced adj.确信的；深信的；坚信的convince sb. of sth. 说服某人相信某事convince sb. that... 使某人信服(相信)be convinced of... 确信……be/feel firmly convinced that... 确信；笃信；坚信……
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[即学即练5](1)We finally ____________ them ______ our adventure.＝We finally ___________ them ____________ our adventure.我们最终令他们信服了我们的冒险经历。(2)Her smile ___________ him ______ she was happy.她的微笑使他确信她快乐。(3)They __________________ the result of the experiment finally.他们最终相信了实验结果。(4)I __________________ his guilt.________he is guilty.我确信他有罪。
convinced
of
convinced
to believe
convinced
that
were convinced of
am convinced of
that
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(5)There is now ____________ evidence that smoking causes lung cancer.现有令人信服的证据说吸烟能导致肺癌。
convincing
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6．direct vt.&vi. 导演；指挥；指示　adj. 径直的；直接的；直率的　adv. 直接地direct sth. to/towards sth./sb.direct sth. at/against sth./sb.把……对准(某方向或某人)direct sb. to sp. 给某人指路，为某人领路direct sb. to do sth. 指示/命令某人做某事that 从句(用虚拟语气)the direct road/train 直通道路/直达列车
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be in direct contact with sb. 与某人有直接的联系go direct to sp. 直接去某地
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[即学即练6](1)She prefers to ______ rather than ______.她宁愿当演员，不愿当导演。(2)The police officers had __________________ search the building. 警察奉命搜查这栋大楼。(3)The judge _________ that the mother be given custody of the child. 法官判决这孩子由母亲照管。
act
direct
been directed to
directed
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7．particular adj. 特殊的，特别的，挑剔的 n. 细节，细目be particular to 是……特有的be particular about/over sth. 对……讲究，挑剔in particular 尤其，特别，格外
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[即学即练7](1)The coconut __________________ the tropics.椰子是热带地区特有的。(2)She __________________ her clothes.她对衣着很讲究。(3)She loves the song ____________， because her mother used to sing it.她特别喜爱这首歌，因为她妈妈过去经常唱。
is particular to
is particular about
in particular
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8．whisper v．&n.低语，耳语，私语；私下说，低声地说in a whisper (＝in whispers) 低声地whisper about sth. 密谈某事It is whispered that... 有人私下说……whisper to sb. 对某人窃窃私语
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[即学即练8](1)They debated it ____________.他们低声辩论。(2)The two girls were ______________ in the library.这两个女孩在图书馆里低声说话。(3)After a few minutes, he ___________ the answer ______ the creature’s ear.过了几分钟，他小声在这个动物的耳旁说出答案。(4)__________________ that he was heavily in debt.据说他负债累累。
in whispers
whispering
whispered
in
It was whispered
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提示：whisper 后接双宾语时，间接宾语无论在前还是在后，其前都要带介词 to, 即whisper sth. to sb.＝ whisper to sb. sth.。类似结构还有：announce sth. to sb. 向某人宣布……explain sth. to sb. 向某人解释……introduce sth. to sb. 向某人介绍……suggest sth. to sb. 向某人提议report sth. to sb. 向某人报告
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9．react vi.&vt. 反应，反抗；起化学反应，起作用react to sth. 对……作出反应react on (upon)对……起作用，对……有影响，对……起反应react against 反抗，反对
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[即学即练9](1)How did he ____________ the news?他对这消息有何反应？(2)Will the people ever ____________ this dictator?有朝一日人民会起来反抗这位独裁者吗？(3)Applause _______________ a speaker.鼓掌对讲演者有影响。
react to
react against
reacts on/upon
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10．badly off 穷的；缺少的be badly off 拮据，贫穷be badly off for sth. 某物短缺，不够＝be short of/lack ofbe well off 有钱的，富裕的be well off for sth.某方面是充裕的
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[即学即练10](1)I have got a big room so I‘m not too ____________.我有一间蛮大的屋子，所以住得还不坏。(2)His family is not ____________.他家境不太富裕。(3)We _______________ for storage space in the new offices.我们的新办公室里有很多贮藏东西的地方。(4)She ______________ for friends.她缺少朋友。
badly off
well off
were well off
is badly off
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(5)I went to his home and found his living conditions were ____________ than mine.我去他家一看，发现他的生活状况比我的更差。
worse off
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11．pick out 选出；选拔；分辨出；领会pick on 选择(某人或某物)作受罚(挨骂、干不愉快的工作)的对象pick up 拾起，捡起；收拾，整理；得到；学会；用车接某人；收听到；身体好转pick off 摘下，摘掉；逐个地(或有选择地)瞄准射中
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[即学即练11](1)Let me ____________ some good ones for you.让我来替你挑几个好的。(2)It's easy to __________________ in a crowd because he is very tall.很容易从人群中辨认出他，因为他个子很高。(3)The bus ____________ passengers outside the airport.公共汽车在机场外接乘客。
pick out
pick him out
picks up
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12．cut off 切掉，割掉，分离，隔离(常跟 from)，中断cut across 抄近路穿过；对直穿过cut away 切掉，剪掉；逃走，跑开cut down 砍倒；(疾病等)夺去生命；削减，缩短；毁灭，破坏cut in 插嘴；突然插入cut into halves/pieces 切成两半/切碎cut out 切掉；删掉cut up 切碎，切掉；使丧气，使痛心
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[即学即练12](1)I had my hair ____________ and sold it.我把头发剪掉卖了。(2)Just when she had reached the most important point we ______________.她刚刚讲到最要紧的地方，我们的电话就被切断了。(3)We were completely ______________ the outside world.我们和外界完全隔绝了。
cut off
were cut off
cut off from
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Ⅱ.重点句型详解
1．As Victor Hugo once said, “Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face”， and up_to_now_nobody has been able to do this better_than Charlie Chaplin. 维克多·雨果曾经说过，“笑容如阳光，驱走人们脸上的冬天”。关于这一点，直到今天也没有人能比查理·卓别林做得更好。
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(1)as在此引导定语从句，修饰后面整个句子，此时，定语从句的位置比较灵活，可放在句首、句中或句末，译为“正如，正像”。
①As all his friends agree, he was unusually warm－hearted, loving and generous.正如他所有的朋友都认为的那样，他非常热心、可亲、慷慨。②I am as you can imagine short enough of money.正如你所想象的那样，我很缺钱