Unit 7 The Spirit of Explorers词汇篇1
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1、掌握第7单元warm-up及第一课的重点单词，短语及句型。
2、灵活运用第7单元warm-up及第一课的重点单词，短语及句型。
一、文化知识
• Viking维京人，即北欧海盗，他们从公元8 世纪到11 世纪一直侵扰欧洲沿海和英国岛屿，其足迹遍及从欧洲大陆至北极的广阔疆域，欧洲这一时期被称为“维京时期”。
Viking refers to a member of the Scandinavian afaring traders, warriors and pirates who raidedand colonized wide areas of Europe from the late8th to the 11th century. The Normen ud theirfamed longships to travel as far east as Constantinople and the V olga River in Russia, and as far west as Newfoundland. This period of Viking expansionis commonly refer red to as the Viking Age of Scandinavian History.
二、
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1.persuade/ pə'sweid /
vt.说服to cau sb. to do sth .by reasoning or arguing.
In my opinion, it's a waste of time to try to persuade him to give up smoking.
在我看来，说服他戒烟纯属浪费时间。
persuade的常用结构：
(1）persuade sb. 说服某人
persuade sb. of sth. 使某人相信
persuade sb. into doing sth. 说服某人干某事
persuade sb. to do sth. 说服某人干某事
gariapersuade sb. out of doing sth. 说服某人不干某事
He persuaded all the world-famous pop stars to come and sing at one of the concerts.
他说服了所有的世界著名歌星来为这些音乐会中的一场免费演出。
It's difficult to persuade him to do that. He persuaded her into going with him. 他说服了她跟他一起去。(2）persuade sb. that……使某人相信……
I persuaded him that he was mistaken. 我说服了他，使他相信他是错的。
辨析：advi 与persuade
advi sb. to do sth.
相当于try to persuade sb. to do sth.，意为“劝说，建议某人做某事”，但不一定说服对方。
如：
She advid him to give up smoking, but he wouldn't listen.
2.prent/ pri'zent/
vt. 讲演，演示to give information about sth.
The English teacher asked two of us to prent a five-minute dialogue in English.
(1）prent /'prezent/ adj. 出席的，到场的；现在的，目前的。（作定语或表语）
prent--- prence n.
(2）prent n.目前，现在；礼物；赠品。如：
Writers of history books often attempt to link the past with the prent. 写历史书的人总是力图把过去与现在联系起来。The children were delighted with the prents.
(3）vt. 送给，赠与，呈交
The children prented flowers to the teachers.
(4）vt. 提出（论点，看法）
He prented his view and then sat down. 短语：
be prent 出席的，在场的be abnt 缺席，不在场
扩展词组：
北京人力培训be prent in 存在于
at the prent 当前，目前
in the prence of 在……在场的情况下
prent sth. to sb. 把某物赠送给某人，向某人呈送某物
prent sb. with sth. 把某物赠送给某人注意：
注意：
prent 作形容词“在场的，出席的”讲时，作定语置于被修饰的名词之前，而prent作形容词“现在的，目前的”讲时，作定语置于被修饰的名词之前，如：
What's the number of the people prent at the meeting? He is plead with this prent job.
3. intelligence / in'telidʒəns /
n. 智力，理解力the ability or talent to learn and understand.
There are schools specially built for children with low intelligence.
有专门为低智商的孩子建设的学校。
intelligent adj. 有才智的，理解力强的；
intelligently adv. 聪明地，理解力强地
IQ: intelligence quotient 智商
His intelligence quotient is very high.
4. frightening
adj. 令人惊恐的，骇人的making people feel fear. Children are not allowed to e frightening films.
拓展：
frighten vt.，意为“使惊恐，使害怕”，The noi frightened the baby. frightening与frightened frightening adj.“令人惊恐的，骇人的”；
frightened adj.“受惊吓的，恐惧的”。
现在分词形式的形容词一般表示“令人……”；过去分词形式的形容词一般表示“自身感到……”。如：
Seeing the frightening snake, the little girl was much frightened. 看到这条吓人的蛇，这位小姑娘非常害怕。
5. spirit /′spirit/
精神
a person's mind or feelings as distinct from his body soul. The hardship didn't break the man's spirit. spirit的常见搭配
in high spirit/mood 情绪高涨；in low spirit/mood 情绪低落对比：spirit与soul
soul所指的灵魂是完全相对于身体而言；spirit指真正的鬼魂、幽灵。如：They said a prayer for the souls of the men who had been drowned in the flood. Some people think that they have en the spirits of dead persons.
6. sailor
n.水手，海员a person who works on a boat. The sailor in the white uniform is waving to me.
注意sailor是动词sail加-or构成的表示人的名词，而不是以-er结尾。
常见的以-or结尾的名词有doctor/monitor/conductor/mirror/sailor/professor等。
7. voyage
n. vt. 航海，航空
a long trip by a or air; travel by boat propelled by wind or by other means. He went on a voyage around the world. They voyaged across the Indian Ocean. They made a voyage across the Atlantic. voyage
常见搭配：
go on a voyage出航，出国旅行；
make/take a voyage出去航海；
an international voyage国际航行；
a long/ round voyage长途航行；往返航程；
a a/an ocean voyage 航海；
a passage voyage 航渡
met art video辨析：voyage, journey, travel, tour与trip
（1）voyage常指海上或空中的旅行。
如：He went on a voyage round the world.
（2）journey常指远距离的陆路旅行。
如：They decided to take a train journey.
（3）travel常指长距离旅行或国外旅行。
如：He came home after years of foreign travel.
（4）tour常指观光、考察等的环游旅行。
如：They are on a wedding tour.
（5）trip常指短距离的旅行。
如：I enjoyed our trip to the aside.
8. further
adv. 更远，较远; 进一步
at or to a greater distance in space or time to a greater degree or extent. Their misunderstanding was further complicated by the event. 这事更加深了他们的误会。further的常见短语：
further to 再加，又及；
go further进一步地说、
做对比：further与farther
graded这两个词都可表示距离，意为“更远，较远”；但further还可用来表示程度，意为“更加，进一步”。如：
exerciThe village is about two miles farther/further on. 再向前约两英里就是那个村庄。
韩语转换器We will study this matter further. 我们会再深入的研究这个问题。
1. (2014 上海23）In ancient times, people rarely travelled long distances and most farmers only travelled________the local market.
A. longer than
B. more than
C. as much as
1 night in chinaD. as far as
【解析】句意：在古代，人们很少进行长途旅行，大多数农民最远也就到过当地的市场。考查副词。题干的语境中未含有比较的意思，所以排除A、B两项；空格处的词用来修饰动词“travel”旅行，又有后面的地点the local market 提示，所以选D。
答案：D
2. （2014 福建34）Michelle found a job as a high school teacher which ________ spending quite a lot of time with students.
A. enjoys
B. involves
C. practices
D. suggests
【解析】考查动词辨析。A项“喜欢”；B项“需要，包含”；C项“练习”；D项“建议；暗示”。句意为：Michelle找到一份做高中教师的工作，需要花很多时间与学生在一起。故答案选B。
3（2014 江苏22）I am looking forward to the day _____ my daughter can read this book and know my feelings for her.
A. as
B. why
C. when
bepatientD. where
【解析】考查定语从句用法。句中的先行词为the day，在从句my daughter can read this book and know my feelings for her.作时间状语，故用关系副词when。句意：我正盼望我女儿能够阅读并知道我对她的感情的那一天。故C正确。
4（2014湖北26）In much of the animal world, night is the time ______ for sleep—pure and simple. A. t aside B. t down C. t off D. t up
【解析】考查动词短语辨析。根据句意：在大多数动物的世界里，夜晚是留下来用以睡眠的时间。故选A“搁置，留出”。
5（2014江西26）There are a small number of people involved, possibly ______twenty.
A. as few as
B. as little as
C. as many as
D. as much as
