九年级上Unit 5 Action   （上教版广州教材）

 

 

P.67                                            Surprises at the studio

 

                                         【单元目标】

1、能够看懂简单的英语地图；

2、掌握单词的发音及文章的朗读技巧；

3、掌握直接引语和间接引语的基本用法；

4、掌握本单元的重点词汇及句型。

【重点单词】

1. drama  n. 戏；剧      a quiz show 一个知识竞赛节目     

   the news 新闻          a music program(me)   一个音乐节目    a drama 戏剧   

2. contestant    n.参赛者；竞争者    test测试  contest 竞赛     

3. director   n. 导演    direct  v. 导演       direction 方向   cameraman 摄影师   

4. host  n. 主持人；主人               5. calm  adj 镇静的     v.使镇静下来  calm down  镇静 

6. surprise   n.意想不到的事；令人惊奇的事    

a surprise 一件令人惊奇的事               to my surprise 令我惊奇的是 

    adj. surprising 令人惊奇的            surprised 感到惊奇的   

7. recording   n. 录制；录音                  8. glad   adj. 高兴的   

9. nervous  adj .紧张的                      10. stage n. 舞台   on the stage  在舞台上 

11. faint v. 晕倒；昏倒                      12. control room  控制室 

13. raise v. 举起；增加   put up one’s hand =raise one’s hand  举手   

14. make-up artist 化妆师                   15. powder  v.抹粉     power  n.力量；电源   

16. clap  v. 鼓掌    start clapping 开始鼓掌       17. boom  v. 用低沉的声音说 

18. unprepared  adj. 没有准备好的  prepare  v. 准备  prepared 准备好的   

19. still  adj 平静的;安静的   adv.仍然           keep still 保持平静    

20. floor plan  平面图                           21. since  因为; 自从               

22. straight  adv. 直接                       23. opposite  prep. 在…..对面 

24. lobby  n. 大厅      hobby  n.爱好            25. key  n.图例；钥匙    adj.关键的 

26. public adj 公共的       private  adj. 私人的    27. emergency  n. 紧急情况      

28. goat   n.山羊                          29. pill  n.山羊      bill   n.账单   

30. co-operation  n.合作；协作               31. lower  v. 降低   adj.更低的    

32. remote control  控制器             33. play  v. 播放              34. volume  n.音量 

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"Five minutes to go" ,shouted the director  . "Is everyong ready? "

   I'm glad that I'm not one of contestants ！Debbie whispered.They must feel really nervous .

   Oh,I would love to be a contestant , Angela said .

   The three contestants were sitting at their desks on the stage and waiting .The hot lights were shining down on them .Suddently ,one of them stood up and then fell forward across her desk .

Oh,she’s fainted !shouted Debbie .A cameraman helped the woman off the stage .The director hurried down from the control room .We need another contestant before the show begins ,he shouted .Who wants to be on TV ?

 Angela immediately raised her hand .The director asked her to go up to the stage at once.A make-up artist quickly powdered Angela’s face and combed her hair .

 Ten seconds ,shouted the director ,Smile ,everyone .The audience started clapping .

 A voice boomed ,It’s time for Travel Quiz ,and here’s your host ,Lester  Li ! Lester Li ran onto  the stage .The quiz show began .

Although Angela was unprepared ,she was excellent .She answered the questions easily and was soon ahead of the other two contestants .

 Twenty –five minutes later ,Angela had the most points .She just had to answer six more questions to win the big prize .

 While Angela was calm and relaxed ,Debbie was so excited that she could hardly keep still !Angela kept getting the questions right .There was just one last question to go .

And finally ,where is Palace museum ?Lester asked .

 In Beijing ,Angela replied .

 Right !Lester shouted ,as the audience clapped .You have own tonight’s big prize ——a trip for two to the lovely city of Paris .

 

Surprises at the studio
1.  studio n. a place where TV programmes are filmed
We are going to the TV studio to be in the audience for a programme.
a television studio 电视转播室
a sculptor’s studio 雕塑家工作室
health studio , art studio, recording studio 录音棚
2.  surprise n/v.
give sb a big surprise
e.g.  The way you communicate gave me a big surprise. 
to one’s surprise
e.g.  Much to my surprise, I passed.
in surprise
e.g.  She looked at me in surprise.
v. sth ~ sb
e.g.  It’s always surprised me how popular he is. 他怎么那么受欢迎，我百思不得其解。
Sb be surprised at /that
Sb be surprised to see/hear
It’s (not ) surprising that …不足为奇
surprising  /  surprised
3．attend
A. attend出席:
attend school, church, etc 上学, 上教堂
~ a meeting /a wedding
B. attend to sb/sth    to deal with or to take care of sth专心;照顾;仔细考虑;
Attend to your work and stop talking. 专心工作, 不要说话.
A nurse attends to his needs. 有个护士照顾他.
I have some urgent business(急事) to attend to .
4. film  v. to make a film or TV programme
A. vt. 拍摄
They're filming a new comedy. 他们正在拍摄一部新的喜剧片.
She filmed her children playing in the garden. 她把她的孩子在花园嬉戏的镜头拍摄了下来.
B. film n. 胶卷
I shot five rolls of film on vacation.
C. 电影
make a film  /  film industry
5.  must   Probability or supposition
The door is locked, he must have been out.
门锁上了，他肯定已经出去了。
It is ten o’clock. He must be reading in the reference room.
They must have traveled to Italy, for they know a lot about its historic sites.
6.  feel really worried
be worried about/ worry about / worry sb
7. director n. the person in charge of making a film or TV programme.
Zhang Yimou is one of the most famous directors in China.
direct v. to give the actors in a play, film, or television programme instructions about what they should do:
The play was directed by Frank Hauser.
8. be ready/ get ready for
The contestant is ready for everything.
He’s always ready to help his friends.
9. contestant /contest
   She won a gold medal for her fine performance in the contest.
   她在竞赛中成绩优异获金牌.
10. whisper  v小声说某事
e.g.  Don’t you know it’s rude to ~ in class?
He whispered to me that he was afraid
n.   in whispers   交头接耳
11. on the stage
 stage (舞台) 
A. on stage (在舞台上) / off stage (退下舞台)
B. (只作了解)v.---阶段,时期
The children are at different stages of development.
The product is at the design stage.
12. faint: v. to fall over and no longer be aware of one’s surroundings
A. v. She fainted when she heard that her husband was killed in the air crash.
听到她的丈夫在飞机失事中丧身，她昏了过去。
She was on diet in order to lose weight, but fainted from hunger at last.
为了减肥她在节食，可最终饿昏过去了。
B. faint: n. 表示“昏倒”
e.g.  She recovered from a faint.    
     她从昏厥中恢复过来。
C. faint: adj. 虚弱的，支持不住（快晕倒了）；微弱的; 模糊的; 暗淡的; 隐约的
Having climbing to the top of the hill, she felt faint.
        爬到山顶，她感到支持不住了。
There is a faint hope that she may be cured.
    她也许能治好的希望很微弱。
The sounds of music grew fainter in the distance.
音乐的声音在远处逐渐模糊了.
13. gasp v.   to say in amazement or surprise / to breathe in suddenly in a way that can be heard,      especially because you are surprised or in pain  （因惊讶或害怕）喘着气说, 吸气
‘Help! Help!’ gasped the man drowning in the river.
I gasped in / with astonishment at the magician’s skill. 那魔术师技艺惊人, 我不禁倒抽一口凉气
The exhausted runner managed to gasp (out) a few words. 喘著气好不容易才说出了几个字来

14. off    prep.  down or away from a position, at some distance from
  句中的off在此为介词，表示“离开；离……不远”
e.g. They lived in a little town off the sea.
      他们住在离海的一个小镇。
You will find the post office off the main road.
离主干道不远你会发现邮局的。
off   adv. 
some expressions
    break off  突然中断          call off 取消
      knock off  下班，停止干活    put off  推迟
          set off    出发，动身         take off  脱衣服
          turn off    关上（灯等）
15. opposite
A. adj. 相反的: travelling in opposite directions 朝相反的方向行进
B.  prep ~ (to) sb/sth
I sat opposite to him during the meal. 吃饭的时候我坐在他的对面.
The bank is opposite the supermarket. 银行在超级市场对面.
16.  raise vt.   to lift sth. to a higher position, place, or level
e.g. William raised his hat and smiled at her.
  Raise your hand if you know the right answer.
rise  vi. / n  When rise is a verb, it does not have an object. It is a fairly formal way to say 'move up'
e.g.  Temperatures rarely rise above freezing.
  Prices are rising rapidly.
He asked for a pay rise.
There has been a rise in unemployment.
Some expressions
raise a new issue  raise chickens   raise crops   raise money 
raise one's hopes   raise one's voice
rise dramatically/sharply/rapidly/steeply etc 

The number of people seeking asylum in Britain has risen sharply.
The divorce rate has risen steadily since the 1950s.
rising crime/unemployment/inflation etc
The country faces economic recession and rising unemployment
17.  seat
A. v. to show someone to a place where they can sit使（某人[自己]）就坐,坐下
be seated, seat onself
e.g.  He was seated at the piano, began to play a piece of music.
他在钢琴前坐下，开始演奏一首乐曲。
Seating myself, I began to read Harry Potter.
坐下来后，我开始看《哈利.波特》
Seat the boy next to his brother. 让那个孩子坐在他哥哥旁边.
B. seat  v. hold
e.g.  The theatre can seat 2,000 people.
C. seat n. 座位，席位
some expressions
        book / buy seat(s) 订（买）票子        take /have a seat  请坐下
take one’s seat    在自己座位上坐下
18. powder
vt. powder one's face/nose 在脸上[鼻子上]搽粉
19. audience  group of people who have gathered together to hear or watch sb/sth 听众; 观众: The audience was/were enthusiastic on the opening night of the play. 那出戏首次公演之夜观众非常热情
 She has addressed audiences all over the country. 她曾向全国各地的听众演讲.
 a large audience   have an audience of …
20. boom 
A. v. to say in a loud, deep voice用深沉的嗓音讲（话）:
He boomed, / his voice boomed out, ‘The work has to be done today!’
B.  boom v.  if business, trade, or a particular area is booming, it is increasing and being very successful: 处於经济迅速发展时期:
Business is booming. 商业正在迅速发展.
Tourism on the island has boomed.
21. It’s time for Travel Quiz.
注意本句的句型结构;it is time for +n. 是做……的时候了。类似的句型还有：it is time to do…; It is time that sb did sth.
 e.g. It is time to catch the last ferry boat for Pudong.
是该乘最后一班渡船去浦东的时候了。
It is time we made up our minds whether to go to the west.
是该我们决定是否去西部的时候了。
22. terrific
A. very great; extreme 很大的; 极端的:
 a terrific storm 狂风暴雨
driving at a terrific speed 以极高的速度驾驶.
B. excellent; wonderful 极好的; 了不起的:
doing a terrific job 干得很棒
The view was terrific. 景色美极了.
23. ahead of
A. （在空间或时间上比某人[某事物]）更前, 更早:
Directly ahead of us is the royal palace. 我们正前方就是皇宫.
London is about five hours ahead of New York. 伦敦时间比纽约早五小时左右.
        The new underground was finished ahead of time.
        新的地铁提前造好了。
B. 处於（某人[某事物]）的领先地位; 比...更先进; 领先:
She was always well ahead of the rest of the class. 她在班上总是遥遥领先.
His ideas were ahead of his time. 他的思想比他所处的时代先进
He was a quick walker and soon got ahead of the others. 他是个快跑手，很快跑在其他人前面。

24. keep  vi  To cause a process or state to continue. 
keep + adj.
She could hardly keep still. 她坐立不安。
You are supposed to keep quiet when reading in the library.
当你在图书馆看书时，应当保持安静。
Keep fit / keep cool / calm/ cheerful
keep doing
The prices keep rising. 
 物价不断上涨。 
News of successes keeps pouring in. 
 捷报频传。 
More phases
keep in touch with   keep …from doing   keep up with    keep ..in order
keep an eye on   keep to   keep price down
25. get sth adj.  to cause to become or be in a specified state or condition:
They got the children tired and cross.
把孩子们弄得疲惫而且恼怒；
get your shirt clean.
把衬衫洗干净
26. tense  adj. very nervous or worried tense 紧张的引起紧张的; 令人紧张的:
 a tense moment, atmosphere, meeting 令人感到紧张的时刻、气氛、 会议
 The game is getting tenser all the time. 比赛自始至终越来越紧张
27. beat  v. to defeat v.
beat / beat/ beaten   but  defeat / defeated / defeated
win the game / beat sb. / defeat sb.
28. grand宏伟的; 壮丽的; 大的; 伟大的; 重大的（也用於地名、建筑物名等）
a grand theatre, a grand building
1． 在摄影棚中连续工作24小时后，女演员饿昏了。(faint )
After keeping working at the studio for 24 hours, the actress fainted from hunger.
2．  “看！有人站在悬崖边上！”摄影师惊讶地喘着气说。(gasp)
‘Look! Somebody is standing on the edge of the cliff!’ the cameraman gasped with surprise.
3． 3位参赛者就座之后，我们开始录制智力竞赛节目了。(seat)
After the three contestants were seated, we started filming the quiz programme.
4． 主队在比赛中领先于另外一队。(ahead)
The home team was ahead of the other team in the match.
5． 聚光灯打在身上时，安杰拉太过紧张无法保持镇静。(tense)
 When the spotlight shined down upon her, Angela was too tense to keep still.
6．  “为了赢得大奖，你得打败所有其他选手。”播音员回答说。（beat）
‘You must beat all the other contestants (in order) to win the grand prize.’ replied the announcer. 
7． 请不要再窃窃私语了。我几乎听不到主持人的声音了。(whisper, hardly)
Please stop whispering. I can hardly hear the host.
8． 他是一位非常棒的网球运动员，总是给观众留下很深的印象。（terrific）
He is a terrific tennis player, and always makes a deep impression on the audience.
9． 莱斯特梦想有一天能够赢得去美丽城市拉萨的双人游。(trip)
Lester dreams of winning a trip for two to the beautiful city of Lhasa one day.
10． 让他松一口气的是, 他在音乐会开始时, 看见母亲坐在大厅后面.(seat)
To his relief, he saw his mother seated at the back of the hall when the concert began.
11．让那个男孩安静不动真是件难事。
It is really hard to make the boy keep still.
12.．星期天你愿意和我一起去溜冰吗？
Would you love to go skating with me on Sunday?
13. ．为了赶上早班公共汽车。她早早起了床，并且提前到达了汽车站。
To catch up with the early bus, she got up early and got to the bus stop ahead of time. 
14． 到了我们开始上课的时间了。
It is time for us to begin our class.
  

 

【重要句子】 

1. Debbie and her friend Angela were in a television studio .They were watching the recording of 

a TV quiz show. 

2. Five minutes to go, the director shouted, “Is everyone ready?” 

3. I’m glad I’m not one of the contestants. They must feel really nervous. 

4. The three contestants were sitting at their desks on the stage and waiting .The hot lights were 

shining down on them. Suddenly, one of them stood up and then fell forward across her desk. 

5. A cameraman helped the woman off the stage. The director hurried down from the control room. We need another contestants before the show begins, he shouted, “Who wants to be on TV?” 

6. Angela immediately raised her hand. The director asked her to go up to the stage at once. A 

make-up artist quickly powdered Angela’s face and combed her hair. 

7. The audience started clapping. 

8. It’s time for quiz and here is your host. 

9. Although Angela was unprepared, she was excellent .She answered the questions easily and 

was soon ahead of the other two contestants . 

10. Twenty minutes later, Angela had the most points .She just had to answer six more questions 

to win the big prize. 

11. While Angela was calm and relaxed, Debbie was so excited that she could hardly keep still!

Angela kept getting the questions right. 

12. You have own tonight, a big prize ---- a trip for two to the lovely city of Paris.

 

【核心词汇】

director__________          host__________          calm__________

surprise__________          recording__________      nervous__________

stage__________            cameraman__________     since__________ 

clap__________             unprepared__________     still__________

public__________            private__________        raise__________

emergency__________        power__________

 

Grammar （direct speech into reptorted speech）

概念：直接引用别人的原话时，被引用部分称为直接引语；当用自己的话转述别人的话时。被转述的部分称为间接引语，间接引语在多数情况下构成宾语从句。直接引语一般前后要加引号，间接引语不用引号。

变化规则。（reporting statements ）

1.     陈述句由直接引语变为间接引语，如果引述动词为现在时形式（say），间接引语中的动词时态不变。如果引述动词是过去形式（said）,间接引语的动词时态一般要作如下变化：

一般现在时变，一般过去式；现在进行时变过去进行时；一般将来时变过去将来时；现在完成时变过去完成时；过去式边过去完成时，过去完成时保持不变。

Mother often says ,“knowledge is important in our life”

Mother says that knowledge is important in our life .

Robert said ,”I am joking with Mary” Robert said that he was joking with Mary .

He said ,”The secretary has noted down the date .” He said that the secretary had noted down the date .

2.     一般疑问句或反意疑问句由直接引语变间接引语时，通常用whether或if 引导，而转述选择疑问句时只用whether 引导，引语部分必须用陈述语序。

“Does he really mean it ? “ Debbie asked .

Debbie asked if \ whether he really meant it .

“Is the book yours or his ?” Mother asked .  

Mothe asked whether the book was mine or his .

3.     引述特殊疑问句时，用原句中的WH-或H-词引导，引语部分必须用陈述语序。

“Which chair shall I sit in ?” he asked me .                                                                 

 He asked me which chair  he  should  sit in .

4 .引述祈使句多半采用“动词+宾语+不定式”结构。常见的动词：ask , tell ,beg ,warn ,remind

  “Leave the room quietly .” He said to us . He told us to leave the room quietly .

  “Don’t drive too fast .”He reminded me . He reminded me not to drive too fast .

5.应该注意的一些特殊规则：当引述的是客观事实、科学真理、现在习惯或格言时，间接引语的时态不变，在间接引语中，人称代词、指示代词、时间状语、地点状语通常要作相应的变化。

 He said ,”The sun rises in the east ”  . He said that the sun rises in the east .

 Mr black said We started learning Chinese last month .

 Mr black said they started learning the month before .

                          时间状语的变化

直接引语	间接引语
today	that day
this morning	that morning
tonight	that  night
these	those
now	then
yesterday	the day beford
last night	the night beford
the day beford yesterday	two days beford
ago	before
tomorrow	the next day
nexk week	the next week
here	there
this	that

                                                                                                                        

 

【即时训练】

一、  单项选择。

（    ）1. I feel nervous when I stood on the stage.

          A. excited    B. worried and frightened    C. interested    D. glad and excited

（    ）2. I hardly saw computers years age, but now there are everywhere.

          A. never        B. seldom        C. often       D. always

（    ）3. Mr Smiths rushed out immediately after answering the phone.

          A. at first       B. at once        C. at last      D. at the beginning

（    ）4. I must be off now. It’s getting late.

          A. leave        B. return         C. arrive      D. come

（    ）5. “I don’t believe you,” Mary whispered.

          A. said in a loud voice        B. said in a low voice 

C. answered                D. spoke

（    ）6. It’s difficult to keep calm when you are in a dangerous situation.

          A. quiet        B. worried        C. quite         D. crying

（    ）7. Mary is unprepared for the exam, so she doesn’t know what to do.

          A. not ready     B. not good       C. not fine       D. not well

（    ）8. Those who want to go with me, please raise your hand.

          A. put up       B. put off         C. put into       D. put down

（    ）9. ---Would you ______ your voice a little? We can’t hear you clearly.

          ---Sorry, I will.

          A. rise         B. raise           C. to rise        D. to raise

（    ）10. — There is so much noise here .Would you _____ your voice a little?     

— Sorry, I will.      

A. rise               B. raise                 C. to rise            D. put up 

（    ）11. --What did our science teacher say just now?

—She said that the sun _______in the east every day. 

A. rises             B. raises               C. rose               D. raised 

（    ）12. — What happened on the stage?       — One of ________was fainted.       

A. the contestants      B. the contestant      C. the contest      D. the contests 

 

二、  用所给单词的正确形式填空。

1. There are fifteen ____________ (contest) in the competition.

2. I am _________ (real) happy that you believe me.

3. The brothers go to university for _________ (they) further education.

4. I ___________ (sudden) remember that I hadn’t locked the door.

5. They were ___________ (clap) and jumping up and down.

6. It is the __________ (two) time that I have been here.

7. Lucy’s father is a _____________ (camera). He is good at taking photos.

8. He is a strong man. He won’t give up so _________ (easy).

9. Mary is in the classroom now, but she will go to the library ________ (late).

10. Candy was calm and ___________ (relax) when she stood in front for her classmates.

11. I feel ___________ (excite) because my dad will buy me a computer.

12. Look at this _________ (love) flower. I want to take a photo of it.

 

三、用所给词的适当形式填空，使句子完整、通顺。 

1. Angela immediately ________ (raise) her hand and answered the questions correctly. 

2. The audience started ___________ (clap) when they heard the director said that the quiz 

show began. 

3. To our ___________ (surprise), Mr John was terribly ____________ (surprise) at what had 

happened to us. 

4. I __________ (order) a cup of tea and some bread for breakfast yesterday morning. 

5. The ____________ (direct) were responsible for everything on the stage. 

6. We are going to have an exam next week, but I am still ______________ (prepare), so I am 

very nervous. 

7. Before you use a new machine, you should read the _______________ (introduce) first. 

8. He decided to take some ________ (step) to help the poor. 

9. My father kept _________ (tell) others about my excellent exam results proudly. 

10. To eat fish as much as possible will __________ (increase) your brainpower. 

 

四、            根据句意及首字母提示完成单词。

1. Kitty is much happier performing live (现场表演) than in a recording s__________.

2. The d__________ of the film is an American who is very famous among us.

3. What a big s__________ that Kate has won the first prize!.

4. Are you r__________ for your exam tomorrow?

5. We all laughed when a clown appeared on the s__________.

6. These equipments should be kept in the c__________ room.

7. The a__________ warmly applauded when the performance came to the end.

8. Don’t worry, Tom. You’re done an e__________ job of it.

9. Linda won the game and got a big p__________.

10. He Jiong is a famous h__________ in Hunan.

11. My dream is to t__________ around the world.

12. F__________, the thief was caught by the police.

① If you want child to make progress, please c___________ your  your hands for him. 

② When the earthquake happened, few people could stay c_________ 

③ The teacher told us that we would have a q_______ the next week so we had to prepare for it. 

④ ---A________ of us lie many difficulties.  ---Come on! Don’t lose your heart. 

⑤ He hurried f________ to shake hands with her when he saw her.  

 

五、根据提示补全单词，使句子完整，通顺。 

1. When we meet dangerous things, we should keep c______. 

2. If you have any questions , please r______ your hands first. 

3. Zhang Yimou is a famous d_________ in the film industry. 

4. What do you want to o__________, beef or meat, sir? 

5. It is a p__________ that he missed the opportunity to join the army. 

6. He was very n________ when he first talked with foreigners. 

7. R________ your voice so as to make everyone can heard you. 

8. You’d better c______ when the singers finishes singing. 

9. Go ____________ (径直) along this road , and you will find a big bookstore. 

10. The _______ (账单) of electricity this month is 320 yuan. 

11. When we meet _______________ (突然事件), we should keep calm. 

12. A ______________ (摄影师) took a photo for a foreigner yesterday afternoon. 

13. The boy was frightened and it seemed that he was ______________ (没准备好) 

14. Lucy and Linda study in a famous __________ (私人的) school. 

15. You mustn’t smoke in a _________ (公共的) place. 

 

六、句子解释

1. Angela immediately raise her hand. = Angela immediately put up her hand. 

2. Although Angela was unprepared, she was excellent. =

Angela was excellent although she made no preparations. 

3. Angela was soon ahead of the other two contestants. = 

 Angela was soon doing better than the other two contestants. 

4. Debbie was so excited that she could hardly keep still. = Debbie was too excited to keep still. 

5. Angela had to answer six more questions to win the big prize. =

Angela had to answer another six questions to win the big prize. 

6. How do you feel about winning the prize?  

= What do you think of winning the prize?    

7. It’s time for Travel Quiz. = have

8. Debbie was so excited that she could hardly keep still. = too…to…

9. Excuse me, can you tell me the location of the Palace Museum?                                                        = Excuse me, can you tell me where the Palace Museum is?

  =…, …how I can get to… = …, …how to get to…

10. Can you give us another example? = Will you please give us one more example?

第24讲 Unit 5 Surprises at the studio

 

【重点短语】

1. a television studio电视摄影棚             2. a TV quiz show电视智力竞赛节目 

3. would love/like to do…愿意做……         4. sit at the desk坐在桌边 

5. on the stage在舞台上                    6. fall forward 向前摔倒 

7. be fainted/faint晕到                      8. help sb. off the stage扶某人下台 

9. control room  控制室                     10. raise one’s hand =put up one’s hand 举手 

11. make-up artist 化妆师                    12. powder one’s face 给某人的脸搽粉 

13. comb one’s hair 梳头                    14. be unprepared没准备 

15. ahead of  领先于，  在……前面 

16. six more questions=another six questions 六个更多的问题 

17. win the big prize赢得大奖               18. keep still保持平静 

19. keep doing sth一直做某事 

20. be made of由…制成（看得出原材料） be made from由……制成（看不出原材料） 

21. make noise 吵闹                        22. make a  list 列清单 

23. go straight to sp直接去某地              24. a series of 一系列 

25. take steps to do =take action to do 采取行动做某事    26. at once 立刻；马上 

27. ahead of 在…前面 （指时间）     

in front of 在…前面（方位）        before 在…之前（具体时间）

28. switch on 打开   switch off  关掉           29. have trouble with 有……问题 

30. decide on 决定             31. in one’s opinion 在某人看来       32. in order to 为了 

 

【常考句型】

1.      What surprising things happened in the story?

故事里发生了什么令人惊讶的事?

[用法]

     surprising是形容词，意为“令人惊讶的”，动词和名词是surprise。surprised也是形容词，意为“感到惊讶的”。surprised常用来修饰人，surprising常用来修饰物。

[举例]

     She was surprised to hear the news. 听到那个消息，她非常惊讶。

     What a surprising thing it is! 真令人惊讶啊！

[运用]

1）我对他们的表演感到非常惊讶。

 

2）那是件令人惊讶的事。

 

2.      Suddenly, one of them stood up and then fell forward across her desk.

突然，一个参赛者站起来，然后在桌子前面摔倒了。

[用法]

    one of…, …之一，后接名词或代词，但必须是复数。fall forward “向前摔倒”。across 介词，“穿过”，指从物体表面穿过。

[举例]

One of the boys came over and said “hello” to Jim.

其中的一位男孩走了过来与杰姆打了个招呼。

[辨析] across, through, over

     三者都表示“穿过；通过”，但用法有所不同。

1）across 指从表面穿过，可和street, bridge等搭配。

2）through指从立体空间穿越，可和forest, city, window等搭配。

3）over 指越过高的障碍物等。

[举例]

     The little girl is running across the road. 那个小女孩正横穿马路。

     The river runs through the city. 这条河从城市中间流过。

     Tom jumped over the high wall and ran away. 汤姆跳过墙，跑了。

[运用]

     1）其中的一个小猴向我们挥了挥手。

    

     2）过街道时要小心。

 

3.      Although Angela was unprepared, she was excellent.

尽管安杰拉没有准备，但她表现很好。

[用法]

     although conj. 尽管；虽然，是从属连词，用来引导让步状语从句。but为“但是”，句中如果有although, though, even though等从属连词时，就不能再使用but。

[举例]

     Although my car is very old, it still runs well.

我的车虽然很旧，但仍然跑得很好。

[运用]

1）Although the sun was shining, it wasn’t very warm.

 

2）厨房虽小，但设计巧妙。

 

4.  She answered the questions easily and was soon ahead of the other two contestants.

   她很轻易地回答了问题并且很快超过了其他两位选手。

[用法] 

ahead of 介词短语，“领先；提前”。ahead of time“提前”。

[举例]

     She was always well ahead of the rest of the class.

     她总是遥遥领先班上的其他同学。

[运用]

1）His ideas were well ahead of his times.

 

2）会议提前召开了。

 

5.  She just had to answer six more questions to win the big prize.

她仅仅需回答其他6道题就可赢得那个大奖。

[用法]

     more (much或many的比较级) adj. 另外的；附加的；更多的；adv. 再；另外；而且；更。

[举例]

     I need more rest. 我还需要休息。

     I have to write two more letters today. 今天我还得再写两封信。

[常用短语]

    more and more越来越…; more or less 或多或少；no more 不再；once more 再一次；no more than 仅仅，只有；not more than 最多，不超过；the more…, the more… 越…, 就越…

[运用]

1) 我有一些别的问题要问你。

 

2) We should show more concern for others.

 

6.      Debbie was so excited that she could hardly keep still.

黛比无比兴奋，以至于她不能保持平静。

[用法]

     so…that…如此…以至于…, that引导的否定从句，可以和too…to…换用。hardly“几乎不”否定副词，一般与can/could连用，它用于陈述句时，反义疑问句后用肯定形式。

[举例]

     She could hardly keep still, could she? 她几乎不能保持安静，是吗？

[辨析] hardly 和 never

     两个都是频率副词，表否定，never“从不；绝不”hardly“几乎不”，常和ever连用表强调。

     如：I hardly go out these days. 这些天我几乎不出门。

         My parents are never late for work. 我父母上班从不迟到。

[运用]

1）她几乎从不给我来过电话。

 

2）他从未出过国。

 

7.  Angela kept getting the questions right. 安杰拉继续正确回答问题。

[用法]

     keep vt. 保持；保存，keep doing sth 为“继续做某事”

[举例]

     Everyone should take more exercise and keep healthy.

     每个人都应该多锻炼，保持健康。

     Will you keep the book for me?  帮我保管一下这本书好吗？

[辨析] keep doing sth和 keep on doing sth

     Keep 这个动词后面不接不定式，而要接动名词。keep doing 是“继续不断地做”的意思，强调一种活动不间断，保持一种状态。keep on doing也是“继续做”的意思，着重指动作的反复多次。

[举例]

     The birds kept singing in the tree. 鸟儿在树上不停地唱。

     The boy kept coughing the whole night. 那男孩整夜咳嗽。

[常用词组]

     keep healthy 保持健康; keep away from 远离; keep up with 跟上;

 keep off 使让开; keep quiet 保持安静。

[运用]

     We kept on working in the field in spite of the rain.

 

【核心短语】

ahead of_____________               a series of_____________

control room_____________            make-up artist_____________

take steps_____________               fall forward_____________

take part in_____________              be excited about_____________

make great progress_____________       as usual_____________

stand for_____________                have trouble with_____________

 

【即时训练】

一、根据题意和括号内所给出的汉语提示，完成句子。 

1. The government has ________________ (采取措施) to stop pollution in the area. 

2. The director hurried down from the ___________________ (控制室)

when he saw a contestant fell forward across the desk. 

3. I am so sleepy, and I want to drink a cup of coffee to __________________ (使我保持清醒). 

4. My brother is fatter and fatter, so he has to _________________________ (减肥) 

5. Don’t eat too much fast food or junk food , or you will ________________ (增加体重).

 

二、根据句意，从方框中选出合适的词组，并用其适当的形式填空，使句子完整，通顺。 

 

be made of, because of, at once, cost of living, keep still, switch on, instead of, in order to,  sound good, agree with, fall forward, ahead of, raise one’s hand, have trouble with, in one’s opinion.

1. Although Angela was unprepared, she was soon _____________ the other two contestants. 

2. We did our homework ______________ going to the cinema yesterday afternoon. 

3. The students didn’t go to school ________________ the heavy storm last Friday.

4. I don’t ______________ you, because, I think we should spend much time in learning English 

instead of playing computer games. 

5. In many western countries, college students do part-time jobs to earn ___________________. 

They don’t depend on their parents any more. 

6. Debbie was so excited that she could hardly ______________ during the travel quiz show. 

7. The little boy tried to walk alone, but suddenly, he _________________ and hurt himself.

8. If you have any questions, please _____________________ first in class. 

9. After hearing the good news, Brown called his mother ___________ and told her about it. 

10. It was very dark outside, so Peter _______________ the light after he came into the room.

11. Jack studies very hard _________________ catch up with other students in his class. 

12. What he said _________________ to all of us, because we needn’t do homework today. 

13. This kind of table _________________________ wood and it looks very beautiful. 

14. Tom _______________________ his back because he hurt himself in an accident yesterday. 

15. ___________________, we should finish our homework first and then go swimming.