高三英語Unit 7 語言點講解與訓練

Unit 7 A Christmas carol

I. Words

1. conscience n.良心；是非感

have a good/clear conscience問心無愧

a bad /guilty conscience 感到內疚

examine one’s conscience捫心自問

be a matter of conscience事關良心

according to one’s conscience = in all conscience憑良心

①我沒有告訴他事實真相，心里決得內疚。

I had a bad conscience about not telling him the truth.

②A good conscience is a soft pillow.問心無愧,高枕無憂.

③A guilty conscience is a self-accuser.做賊心虛.

2. admit (admitted) vt.承認;準許…進入; 容納=seat/hold/contain

vi.容許;承認

admit sb./sth into /to …允許某人進入…

sb./sth. to be adj. 承認。。。是。。

sth/ doing 承認…

(to sb.) that –clause 向某人承認。

①The prisoner admitted having broken prison.

that he had broken prison.

②Though he was admitted into/to a famous university, his parents couldn’t afford the tuition.

③We admit him to be foolish.

3. abundant adj.大量的,充足的; 豐富的,富裕的

be abundant in = be rich in

①There is abundant rainfall in our hometown.

②Fish are abundant in the lake.

③Iraq is abundant in oil.

4.occupy vt.占(空間/時間), 占用; 使忙碌,使全神貫注;占領,侵占=take/seize;擔任(職務)=hold

occupy oneself with / (in) doing sth. be occupied with/ (in) doing sth.

①The table occupies a lot of space.(takes up)

②Is this seat occupied?(taken)

③His lecture occupied two hours.（took）

④The newcomers are occupied in writing letters home.(are busy writing/ are engaged in writing)

⑤the enemy-occupied areas

⑥He occupies an important position in the government.(holds)

II. Phrases

1. do sb. good= do good to sb.

a lot of /much good

some good

no good

be good for sb./sth.=do sb. good

to sb.= be kind to sb.

2.in want of

cf: in need of

P60 Ex2.

3.close up (暫時)關閉

down (永久性的或長期的)關閉

4. be badly off窮的，境況不好的；缺少的

cf: be well off= be rich

①She was quite badly off after her husband died.

②The mountain school is badly off for teachers.

5．far from 遠非，完全不;遠離

far from (being) adj.

sth/ doing

①What he said is far from (being) satisfactory.

②Computers, far from destroying jobs, can create employment.

III.Sentence patterns

1.If I hear another word from you, you will go where it is really cold.

where引導的是地點狀語從句,wherever, everywhere也可以引導地點狀語從句。

①He left the key where it lay.

Cf: He left key in the place where it lay.

②Where there is a will , there is a way.

③Everywhere/Wherever I went , people were happy.

④Help must be given where/wherever necessary.=

Help must be given when/whenever necessary.

2.Much good may it do you!= May it do you much good!

May you be happy!

3.Let’s observe another little scene, as you might have in your life to come.

Cf: I think it’s because he walks slower than he used to, as of late.

V. Practice

(A) Fill in the blanks with words.

1.I haven’t done anything wrong, so I’ve got a good conscience .

2.There are abundant supplies of firewood in the forest.

3. It was a small country house but it was large by urban standards.

4.The pretty girl left him because his ambition to become wealthy was the only thing he cared about.

5.The taxpayer promised to care for the welfare and the working conditions of his clerk with kindness , generosity and warmth.

6.With A Christmas Carol , Dickens wished to show how selfish, cold-hearted and mean people can be changed into caring , kind-hearted people with social conscience through moral persuasion.

7.The composer dreamed of his dead partner, who died that very eight years ago.

(B) Fill in the blanks with phrases.

1.When they got there, they found the people suffering the storm were in want of food and water supplies.

2.The film A World Without Thieves enjoyed a great success and brought in a large profit to the cinema.

3.A breath of fresh air often does our health a lot of good.

4.They don’t seem too badly off----they have smart clothes and a nice house.

5. Far from being kind, he was most cruel.

6. My father has an eye for a good horse.

7.I , on the contrary, envy you because you can work and choose your work.

8.I haven’t seen him of late, for he is engaged in unemployment surveys.

(C) Multiple choice.

1. _______ in a dark room, the little girl was so frightened that she cried her eyes out.

A. Leaving alone B. Left alone C. Being left alone D. To be left alone

2.---I’ll ask our physics teacher to explain Newton’s Second Law of Motion she taught us yesterday.

---That’s just _____ most of the students still have doubt.

A. where B. why C. how D. what

3. Because the shop____, all the T-shirts are sold at half price.

A. has closed up B. had closed up C. is closing down D. closed down

4. ---We didn’t find Dan attending the lecture.

---No one ____ him about _____ a lecture the following day.

A. told, there to be had told, there to be

B. told, there was D. had told, there being

5. Everything in the universe undergoes _______ development and change .

A. constant B. continuous C. continual D. continued

6. ---What about going out this evening?

---Oh, I don’t know . I’ve got a bit of a headache. And ____ , John’s coming to see me, so I ought to stay in.

A. however B. anybody C. anyway D.though

7. Rose is _____ a translation of a French novel.

A. occupied with B. engaged with C. absorbed to D. busy in

8.---I’d like to go to the movie with you, Dad.

---Sorry, my son, but only the grown-ups are ____ into the cinema.

A. required B. intended C. supposed D. admitted