Unit1词汇与语法
一.语境记单词
Teenage life is full of花助学网 adventures and challenges. Some teenagers like to do volunteer work. and others prefer extra-curricular movements such as organizing debates, studying literature, dancing ballet 以前的>切削液废液处理and cleaning up the greenhous.
But more people sign up for advanced cours suitable for their taste. Actually, some teenagers feel confud in their youth, and their behaviours are sometimes confusing. They feel there is a generation gap between themlves and adults, so experts are trying to find a suitable solution.
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Johnson is a freshman. He is so attracted to Chine literature that he has quit his studies in Chicago and come to China. Obviously, with the help of his teacher, his Chine has improved greatly and he can speak fluent Chine now. According to the schedule, he will graduate next year. He is focusing on ancient Chine literature an
d is addicted to Tang poetry. The topic or title of his rearch content is “the differences between Eastern and Western literature”. An editor美国电影排行 responsible for the rearch has recommended some classical Chine literature 好难过的图片to him.
二.重点词汇解析
1.debate n. 辩论;争论 vt.& vi. 辩论;争论
(1)debate (with sb.) about/on/over sth. (与某人)辩论/讨论某事
(2)under debate 在讨论中;在辩论中
①After years of heated debate,_gray wolves were reintroduced to Yellowstone National Park.
经过多年的激烈辩论,灰狼重新回到黄石国家公园。
②We debated_with_them_on the question till late into the night.
我们就这个问题和他们辩论到深夜。
③As far as I know, the proposal is still under_debate.
据我所知,这一提议还在讨论中。
④The whole class will debate whether the mobile phones should be banned at school.
整个班级将讨论是否应该禁止在学校使用手机。
单句语法填空
①The two sides debated ________ each other ________ the question of the origin of the univer.
②The question of building a third airport is still ________ debate.
③We're debating whether or not ________ (go) skiing this winter.
2.prefer v. 较喜欢;选择某事物(而不选择其他事物)(教材P12)
(1)prefer to do/doing ... 更喜欢做……
prefer sb. to do ... 更喜欢让某人做……
prefer sth./doing ... to sth./doing ... 与……相比更喜欢……
(2)preference n. 偏爱;优先权;偏爱的事物
have a preference for ... 偏爱……
①Next time I prefer_to_stay at home and study!
下次我更喜欢待在家里学习!
②Nowadays many children prefer_surfing the Internet at home to_taking exerci outdoors.
如今许多孩子宁可待在家里上网,也不愿意到户外进行锻炼。
③A teacher should not have_a_preference_for any one of his pupils.
教师不应偏爱任何一个学生。
(1)单句语法填空
①I prefer talk shows ________ movies.
②She is very traditional; she prefers ________ (dress) formally to wearing sports clothes.
③I think that's not how you prefer ________ (do) things.
(2)单句写作
我们要的是质量而不是数量。
We ________ quality ________ quantity.
3.challenge n. 挑战;艰巨任务 vt. 怀疑;向……挑战
(1)challenge sb. to do sth. 激励某人做某事
challenge sb. to sth. 向某人挑战某事
(2)face a challenge 面临挑战
meet/take up a challenge 迎接挑战
(3)challenging adj. 挑战性的
①It's more likely that none of us start a conversation becau it's awkward and challenging,_or we think it's annoying and unnecessary.
更可能的是,我们中的任何一个人都没有开始一次谈话,因为这很尴尬和具有挑战性,或者我们认为这是烦人和不必要的。
②Mike challenged me to (play) another tennis game.
迈克向我挑战再打一场网球比赛。
③His new findings challenged_him_to_rethink the skills he was using.
他的新发现激励他重新思考他所使用的技巧。
④Mary now faces_the_biggest_challenge of her career.
玛丽现在正面临她事业上最大的挑战。
(1)单句语法填空
①Although the game was ________ (challenge), he challenged himlf ________ it without hesitation.
②It is a ________ (challenge) job for me to cure children of their bad habits.
(2)单句写作
①Creating an atmosphere in which employees feel part of a team ________________(是一个巨大的挑战).
②The economy of this country ______________ (正面临着另一个挑战).
4.confu vt. 使糊涂;使迷惑;混淆
(1)confu A with/and B 将A和B混淆
糖藕的做法(2)confusing adj. 难以理解的;不清楚的
confud adj. 糊涂的,迷惑的;不清楚的,混乱的,难懂的
be/get confud 被弄糊涂
(3)confusion n. 混乱;困惑
confusion about/over/as to 关于……的困惑,不确定
in confusion 困窘;尴尬
①Confud,_I simply bad my decision on the ratings.
我很困惑,我只是根据评分来决定。
②The instructions on the box are very confusing.
盒子上的使用说明令人费解。
③His writing is so confud that it's difficult to make out what he is trying to express.长征路上的感人故事
他的作文如此难懂,以至于很难弄清楚他到底想表达什么。
④I can't e how anyone could confu_you_with another person!
我不明白怎么会有人把你和另外一个人搞混!
(1)单句语法填空
①I always confu John ________ his brother; they are so much alike.
②I would often get ________ (confu) when I came across new words with a similar spelling.
③There was a ________ look on his face when he met with a ________ problem. (confu)
(2)单句写作
①对此再解释一下很重要,否则我们会使学生困惑。
It is important to explain this again or we __________________________.
②我们究竟是赢是输,情况不太清楚。
There was some ________________ whether we had won or lost.
③他困窘地看着我,没有回答问题。
He looked at me ________________ and didn't answer the question.