1、No pains no gains.不劳无获学案 2012.09.21必修 4 Unit 3 A taste of English humour课前自主预习一词汇（先强化记忆再分步巩固）humour n. 幽默；滑稽comedy n. 喜剧content adj. 满足的；满意的n. 满足vt. 使满足performer n. 表演者；演出者astonish vt. 使惊诧astonishing adj. 令人感到惊讶的fortunate adj. 幸运的；吉利的unfortunately adv. 不幸地ordinary adj. 平常的；普通的bored adj. 厌烦的entertain
2、 vt. & vi. 使欢乐；款待throughout prep. 遍及；贯穿adv. 到处；始终；全部homeless adj. 无家的；无家可归的moustache n. 小胡子worn adj. 用旧的；用坏的；破烂的failure n. 失败（者）overcome vt. & vi. (overcame,overcome)战胜；克服leather n. 皮革chew vt. & vi. 嚼碎；咀嚼（食物）convince vt. 使信服convincing adj. 令人信服的direct vt. & vi. 导演；指示；指挥adj. 直的；直接的；直率的outstanding adj
3、. 突出的；杰出的；显著的Switzerland n. 瑞士（欧洲中部国家）gesture n. 姿态；手势 vi. 做手势particular adj. 特殊的；特别的n. 细节；细目particularly adv. 特殊地；特别地occasion n. 时刻；场合budget n. 预算；开支actress n. 女演员slide vt. & vi. （使）滑动；（使）滑行n. 滑；滑动；幻灯片amuse vt. 使发笑；使愉快 pancake n. 烙饼；薄饼explanation n. 解释；讲解；说明detective n. 侦探mountainous adj. 多山的；山一般的w
4、hisper n. 耳语；低语vt. & vi. 低语；小声说vast adj. 巨大的；辽阔的mess n. 脏或乱的状态 react vi. 作出反应；回应porridge n. 粥；麦片粥drunk adj. 醉的punchline n. 故事、笑话等中的妙语；关键语verbal adj. 口头的nonverbal adj. 不用语言的mime n. 哑剧Charlie Chaplin 查理卓别林（英国喜剧大师） Edward Lear 爱德华李尔（英国作家、画家）Victor Hugo 维克多雨果（法国文学家）brighten vt. 使更愉快；使更有希望depressed adj.
5、忧愁的；沮丧的teens n. 十几岁（13 至 19岁的年龄）subtle adj. 微妙的；精巧的；技艺精湛的entertaining adj. 愉快的；有趣的charming adj. 迷人的；有魅力的tramp n. 流浪汉；行乞者worn-out adj. 磨破的；穿旧的stiffly adv. 僵硬地optimism n. 乐观；乐观主义underdog n. 失败者；处于劣势的一方snowstorm n. 暴风雪lace n. 饰带；花边；鞋带mouthful n. 一口；满口enjoyment n. 享受；欢乐；乐趣Oscar n. 奥斯卡confidence n. 信心；信念
6、costume n. 服装；戏装amusing adj. 好笑的；有趣的Sherlock Holmes n. 夏洛克福尔摩斯rhythm n. 节奏up to now 直到现在feel/be content with 对满足badly off 穷的；缺少的pick out 挑出；辨别出cut off 切断；断绝star in 担任主角；主演No pains no gains.不劳无获学案 2012.09.21二语境记词汇(借助词典工具书，先预习再重难点讲解).重点词汇1. content vt. _ n.u_ adj._典例 1). As there s no cream, we ll hav
7、e to content ourselves with black coffee. 既然没有奶油, 我们只好喝清咖啡算了。2). He is content to remain where he is now. 他_。重点用法content oneself with sth. _ be/feel content with _be content to do sth. _ to one s heart s content _练习 根据句子的要求在括号里填入适当的词或翻译。1). Simple praise is enough to _ him.2). I like the style of th
8、e book but I dont like the _.3). She _ _ _ (感到非常满足) stay at home looking after her children. 2. astonish vt. _ astonishing adj._ astonished adj. _ 典例 1). The news astonished everybody. 这个消息令大家_ 。2). I was astonished at/to hear the loud sound. 我被那些巨大的声响_。重点用法be astonished at/by sth. _ be astonished t
9、o do sth. _It astonishes sb. that _ be astonished that _练习 根据句子的要求在括号里填入适当的词。1). It astonished me _ no one has thought of this before.2). We were _ (astonish) that he appeared at the party.3). I find _ quite _ (astonish) that none of you like the play. 3. entertain vt._ entertaining adj_entertainmen
10、t n. _典例1). Bob and Liz entertained us to dinner last night. 昨晚鲍勃和利兹 _了我们。2). Could you entertain the children for an hour, while I make supper? 我做晚饭时, 你能_孩子们玩一个小时吗?重点用法entertain sb. with sth./by doing sth. _练习 根据句子的要求在括号里填入适当的词。1). He entertained us for hours _ (介词) his stories and jokes. 2). He fe
11、ll in the water, much to the _ (entertain) of the children. 3). We hired a magician to keep the children _ (entertain).4. convince vt. _ convincing adj. _典例1). We convinced him to go by train rather than plane. 我们_了他坐火车去，不要搭飞机No pains no gains.不劳无获学案 2012.09.21去。2). How can I convince you (of her ho
12、nesty)? 我怎样才能使你_（她很诚实）呢?重点用法convince sb. of sth. _ convince sb. to do sth. _convince sb. that_ be convinced of / that_练习 根据句子的要求在括号里填入适当的词。1). What she said _ (convince) me that I was mistaken.2). I soon convinced him _ (介词) my innocence.3). What convinced you _ (vote) for them? 4). Im _ (convince)
13、that he is guilty.5). That was the most _ (convince) I had ever heard.5. direct vt.&vi._ adj._ adv._典例1). Can you direct me (to the station)? 你_我（到车站）怎麽走好吗?2). She has a direct way of speaking. 她_。重点用法 direct 短语：direct.at/towards sb./sth. _ direct sb. to a place _ direct sb. to do sth. _direct (that
14、) sb./sth. (should) do/be done _练习 根据句子的要求在括号里填入适当的词。1). He was directed _ (介词 ) a table beside the window. 2). The judge directed that the mother _ (give) custody of the children. 3). There was a police officer _ (direct) the traffic. 6. whisper v.&n. _ 典例1). “I feel very afraid,” she whispered. “我
15、觉得很害怕， ”她_说。2). He spoke in a whisper. 他_说话。重点用法 whisper 短语：whisper sth. _ whisper to sb. _whisper sth. to sb. _ whisper to sb. that _whisper that _ It is whispered that _练习 根据句子的要求在括号里填入适当的词。1). He whispered a word _ (介词) my ear. 2). He whispered _ (介词 ) her so that no one else would hear.3). It _
16、(whisper) that the firm is likely to go bankrupt. .重点词组 1. badly off _ 做表语或定语 典例1). They are too badly off to have a holiday. 他们_得根本谈不上度假。2). We shouldnt complain about being poor - many families are much worse off. 我们不应该因为_而叫苦连天 许多人的家境更糟。No pains no gains.不劳无获学案 2012.09.21重点用法反义词：well off _做表语或定语练习
17、 根据句子的意思翻译。 1). In the old days people _ _ _ (过得很差). 2). Though he is always wearing old clothes, he is _ _ _ _ (并不如你想的那么穷) as you think. 3). In fact most people are _ _ _ (要富裕) they were five yeas ago.2. pick out _ 典例1). He picked out the ripest peach. 他把熟得最透的桃_ 出来。2). The window frames are picked
18、out in blue against the white walls. 蓝色的窗框_白墙上十分显眼。 重点用法 pick out sb./sth. from. _pick up _练习 根据句子的要求在括号里填入适当的短语。1). She _ _ _ from thousands of applicants for the job. 2). We ll _ _ where we finished yesterday. 3). She soon _ _ French when she went to live in France. 4). _ _ those books that youd l
19、ike to read.3. cut off _典例1). Our water supply has been cut off. 我们_了。2). If you don t pay your gas bill soon you may be cut off. 你若不立即付清煤气费，就要_向你供气。重点用法 cut 短语：cut down _ cut in _ cut up _cut sth in half/two_cut sth into halves/thirds/quarters_练习 根据句子的要求在括号里填入适当的 cut 短语或介词。1). The village was _ _ f
20、rom the outside world by the heavy snow for days. 2). She always _ _ when other people are talking.3). I won t have a cigarette, thanks - I m trying to _ _ on them.4). He was asking 400 for the car, but we cut him down _ (介词) 350. 5). She _ _ the vegetables and then put them into the hot pot. 4. sta
21、r in _典例She is to star in a new film. 她将 _一部新影片。重点用法 star 短语：star sb (in sth.) _练习 根据句子的要求在括号里填入适当的短语或介词。1). Ben Kingsley _ _ the film “Gandhi”. No pains no gains.不劳无获学案 2012.09.212). The director wanted to star Michael Caine _ (介词 ) his new film. 课堂重点句型讨论1. Not that Charlie s own life was easy! 倒不是
22、说查理自己的生活是轻松的。 解释 not that“并非，倒不是说 ”，用于句首或短语之前，表否定含义。如：Who were you with last night? Not that I care, of course. 你昨晚和谁在一起？当然我不计较。练习 根据句子的意思翻译。 1). Kate had lost some weight - _ _ _ _(我倒不关心). 2). _ _ _ _ (我并不是说这个很要紧), but how did you spend the money I gave you? 2. You may find it astonishing that Char
23、lie was taught to sing as soon as he could speak and dance as soon as he could walk. 你会觉得震惊，卓别林会讲话的时候就被教唱歌，会走路的时候就学跳舞。解释 此句中 it 作形式宾语，that 从句是真正的主语；astonishing 是动词-ing 形式作宾语补足语。如：It is hardly surprising that rumours continue to circulate.动词-ing 形式作宾语补足语结构中，宾语与补足语有主动关系，表示“动作正在发生”，v-ing 可用在感官动词(see, n
24、otice, watch, look at, find, hear, listen to, feel, catch)和表示“致使”意义的动词(get, have, keep, leave)后作宾语补足语。 如：Can you smell anything burning in the kitchen?练习 用括号内所提供词的适当形式填空。 1). It s not _ (surprise) that you re putting on weight, considering how much you re eating. 2). I m sorry to have kept you _ (wa
25、it) for so long. 3). She caught them _ (steal) her apples. 3. 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. 正如维克多雨果曾说过： “笑是阳光，能驱赶人脸上的寒意” ，直到现在为止没有人能比查理卓别林更好地做到这一点。句子结构：as 引导非限制性定语从句，否
26、定意义的词与比较级连用翻译:1)As can be concluded from the passage, protecting ourselves is ensuring our future and up to now nobody has been able to get a better understanding of it than Liu Xiang._2) As is well known to us all, Failure is the mother of success, and up to now nobody has been more able to underst
27、and it than Li Ming._4.You may find it astonishing that Charlie was taught to sing as soon as he could speak and dance as soon as he could walk. 您可能会发现，令人惊讶的是查理在他会说话时就教他唱歌和可以步行时就教他舞蹈。No pains no gains.不劳无获学案 2012.09.21句子结构：find it (形式宾语) + adj. + that 引导的宾语从句翻译：1) You may find it exciting that you c
28、an get in touch with your friends in another cities as soon as you get on line._2) You may find it worthwhile that you can get high marks in English exams as soon as you put your heart into it. _5.They are so hungry that they try boiling a pair of leather shoes for their dinner. 他们是如此饥饿，以至尝试煮一双皮鞋作晚餐
29、。句子结构： so that句型1) He was so concentrated on his book that he even forgot his dinner._2) He was so independent that he would like to support himself by his own labour._6.He is loved and remembered as a great actor who could inspire people with great confidence. 他作为一位伟大的演员以极大的信心激励人们，受到尊敬与爱戴。句子结构：be +
30、 loved/respected as + who 引导的定语从句翻译：1) Liu Xiang is loved and respected as an athlete who could face failure with great courage._2)Mr. White is loved and respected as a foreigner teacher who is willing to help the poor students without any pay. _课后巩固提高一.课文词汇等填空根据课文内容完成下面语法填空,注意单词拼写和词语用法根据课文内容完成下面语法填
31、空，注意单词拼写和词语用法：Charlie Chaplin, born in a poor family, showed an 1 (astonish) talent as a performer as soon as he could walk. 2 (不幸地 ), his father died young, leaving his family even 3 (badly). In his teens, he could act the fool doing _4_(日常的)task, whom no one was 5 (bore) watching. Later on, Chapli
32、n directed, produced and _6_(主演 )in a series of funny movies, which made people laugh at a time when they felt 7 (depress), so they could feel more content with their lives. The little tramp, who was a 8 (home) man with a moustache, large trousers, 9_ (穿破的) shoes and a small round black hat, was one
33、 of the 10 (much) outstanding parts he had ever played.二完形填空 阅读理解 （高效训练） 完形填空 阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。In recent years scientists investigation of comets has increased because of a growing interest in the origin of the sun and planets. Scientists want to learn how comets are 21 . They th
34、ink that such information will help 22 the origin of the solar system.The word “comet“ comes from Greek and means “hairy object“. In history comets have a special 23 . People believed that they brought 24 of death, destruction or military victories.No pains no gains.不劳无获学案 2012.09.21The tails of com
35、ets provide 25 with spectacular sights at night. Comet tails are millions of kilometers long. The tails 26 reach lengths of 250 million kilometers and 27 .The most famous comet of history is called Halleys Comet, which appears every 76 years. It was named for Edward Halley, a British astronomer. He
36、28 the appearance of the comet in 1758, 16 years after his death. Halleys Comet is 29 bright and has two tails. In the 20th century it 30 in 1910 and 1986.21. A. constructed B. formed C. created D. composed22. A. explain B. solve C. answer D. demonstrate23. A. site B. place C. spot D. mark24. A. tal
37、es B. performances C. news D. stories25. A. viewers B. observers C. astronauts D. pilots26. A. finally B. frequently C. easily D. eventually27. A. more B. much C. farther D. extra28. A. guessed B. predicted C. felt D. promised29. A. equally B. entirely C. extremely D. unnaturally30. A. returned B. r
38、ecycled C. recreated D. recrossed阅读理解 阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项中,选出最佳选项。An earthquake is literally an earth-shattering experience! There you are enjoying an afternoon nap, having a cup of coffee in the morning, or even sleeping on a cold winter night when - WHAM! - the entire crockery (陶器) shelf collapses,
39、and all the plates and cups break into pieces. A painting on the wall nearly knocks you down as it falls.What should one do in an earthquake? The prime-time ( 黄金时间的)news gives no warning, nor is there a time of year, like the monsoon ( 季风) season, when an earthquake always occurs. Unlike a tornado o
40、r hurricane, there is no known way of predicting an earthquake.Though about 500, 000 earthquakes occur each year, only 100 of them cause damage! However, an earthquake can strike any time of the day or night, so it needs to be prepared for when you have the misfortune of being caught in the middle o
41、f one.If youre indoors, stay indoors, unless youre on the ground floor, where you can easily run outside. The best thing to do if youre indoors is to hide under a strong piece of furniture like a bed or desk. Do not head for the stairway if youre living on an upper storey, because stairways can collapse.If youre driving, get out of traffic and stop on a wide and open road. Do not stop on a brid
