U3 Reading2

Step 1 Translation

1.渴望,获得… _________________

2.锻炼；计算__________________

3.进行节食__________________

4.既然_______________________

5.接受…的建议_________________

6.对…感到羞耻__________________

7.损害你的健康___________________

8.包含一种有害的化学物质_______________

9. be popular with/among_____________ 10. put on weight_________________ 11. be (well) worth doing ______________12.be embarrassed about_____________ 13. cause her liver to fail___________________14. take weight-loss pills__________________ Step 2 Language points

1. I think this blouse will make me look slimmer. (p41)我想这件上衣会让我看上去更苗条。

1) make: make sb do sth. / be made to do sth.

This photograph makes her look very young.

2) Speak louder to make yourself heard.

Please make yourself comfortable.

We made him our monitor.

归纳：make 的宾补有__________ ___________ ___________ ___________

2. Dying to be thin…(p42) 渴望瘦身。be dying to do sth. [口]很想做，渴望做

She is dying to see you. There was a time when many young people were dying to go abroad. 联想：be dying for sth. _______________I’m dying for a cup of coffee at the moment.

be eager to do sth. _________________He was eager to have a flat of his own.

be eager for sth. ________________ 例如：He _____ _______ _______ success. 3.I used to go to t he gym three times a week, but I don’t work out any more.

【析】：(1) used to do sth. 过去常常做某事

be used to do sth. 被用来做某事

be\get\become used\accustomed to (doing) sth. 习惯于…

Wood is used to ______________desks. (make into )

I used to ______ a walk after supper (have), but now I'm used to _______ basketball.(play)

(2) work out vi & vt.

1.[口]练习，锻炼。Whatever the weather is like, my sister works out in the gym every day.

2. 计算出，解决（问题）Can you work out how much money it will cost?

3. 详细拟定（计划，方案等）He worked out all the details of the plan.

4. 被努力完成，巧妙地处理I hope the new project will work out well.

5. [口]（结果）成为How did his suggestions work out?

高考试题赏析（NMET 2001）

We didn‘t plan our art exhibition like that, but it _____ very well.

A. worked out

B. tried out

C. went on

D. carried out

4. I know another way to stay slim.

【析】：the way to do\of doing sth. 做…的方式

①The way you thought of ______ the work is very good.

A. doing

B. to do

C. that do

D. which to do

②What surprised me most was not what he said but the way ______ he said it.

A. in which

B. which

C. in that

D. what

stay slim保持苗条身材stay：保持，继续，维持……状态

He stayed single all his life. ____________________________

Please stay seated！______________________________

I stayed awake throughout the night. ____________________________

归纳：stay 作为系动词后可跟___________、____________作表语。

高考试题：

Why don‘t you put the meat in the fridge? It will _____ fresh for several days.

A. be stayed

B. stay

C. be staying d. have stayed

5. Every woman wants a slim figure these days, especially here in Canada.(p42)

figure. n.数字；人物；人影；体形；雕像；图表（几何）图形

1) a five –sided figure ________________

2) a tall figure in black __________________

3)the latest unemployment figures ________________

4) a leading figure in the teaching industry _______________

5)She‘s always had a good figure. _____________________

6) a bronze figure of a horse ____________________

7)The results are showed in figure 3. _________________

(8) 相关短语：have/ keep a good figure _______________

be good / poor at figures ________________

figure v.是---的重要部分；认为；计算

相关短语：figure out _____________ figure on _____________

高考试题：

They really had a great time too, designing everything, drawing the blueprints, _______ the angles and so on.

A. looking out B taking out C. finding out D. figuring out

6.I’m trying to lose weight because I’m so ashamed of my body.

【析】：①lose weight(减肥) _______________________(反义短语)

②ashamed adj.惭愧的，羞愧的

feel ashamed for sb. 替某人感到羞愧

feel/be ashamed of (doing) sth. 对(做)某事感到羞耻

be ashamed to do sth. 因为羞耻或惭愧而勉强做某事

be ashamed that 感到羞耻或惭愧

①To our great surprise，the thief wasn’t _____ of his ________ conduct at all. A．shameful；shameful B．ashamed；ashamed

C．shameful；ashamed D．ashamed；shameful

②I was ashamed ________________ (tell) him that I had failed.

③You should be ashamed of yourself for _______________ (cheat) in the exam.

④我付出的努力太少，真是汗颜。I was _______ _______ I‘d made so little effort.

7. Since I’m preparing to act in a new TV show, I’m ta king weight-loss pills called Fat-loss

which are quite popular among the young women.

【析】: prepare to do sth. / prepare sb. to do sth.

which引导非限制定语从句,指代_____________________。

which引导定语从句,可以指代整个句子的意思，也可以指代部分。

be popular among\with 受…欢迎

It rained hard yesterday, ______ prevented us from going to the park.

A. that

B. which

C. as

D. it

They walked into a big room，in the middle of _______there was only a bed．

8.The pills really work.

work v.奏效；起作用

高考试题----Can I help you, sir?

-----Yes, I bought this radio here yesterday, but it ______.

A. didn‘t work

B. won‘t work

C. can‘t work

D. doesn‘t work

9.I’m now in hospital recovering from liver failure.

recover (vi.\vt.) – recovery (n.)

recover from 从……中恢复(vi.) recover sth. from 从……中找回(vt.)

As soon as he had ________ a little from his surprise，his first thought was to get away. A．returned B．get over C．come over D．recovered

10. I regret taking those weight-loss pills.

regret to do sth. 遗憾做某事…regret doing sth. 后悔做某事…

[c.f.]regret, remember, forget后接to do表示____________，不定式表示动作未发生；

后接doing 表示____________动名词表示动作已经发生。

相关高考试题

------You were brave enough to raise objections at the meeting.

-------Well. Now I regret _____ that.

A. to do

B. to be doing

C. to have done

D. having done

11. They contain a harmful chemical that caused my liver failure.

【易混辨析】

contain / include / hold

(1)contain表示“包含，含有，内装”侧重“整体内有”，指

在某一范围或容器内能容纳某物。不用进行时态。

(2)include表示“包括”，侧重包含者只是整体中的一部分。

在句中常构成分词短语sth. included或including sth.。

(3)hold指有容纳能力，常与can，could等情态动词连用。

The document contains important information. 这个文件包含重要信息。

The pill contains vitamin. 这药丸中含有维生素。

Thousands of works of art，the most famous paintings ________，were missing during the war. A．including B．included C．containing D．contained

The whole book ________ 16 units，________ four mainly revisions，which are quite popular with the students. A．contains；including B．includes；containing

C．contains；included D．containing；including

12. My mother is right: don’t damage your health for a slim and attractive figure.(p43)

我妈妈说得对：不要为了苗条漂亮的身材而损害健康。

damage 可指不同程度的损害破坏；

destroy常指毁灭性的破坏；

harm指身心健康的伤害。

相关高考试题

They are not only making it difficult to sleep at night, but they are _____ damage to our houses and places of historical interest.

A. doing

B. raising

C. putting

D. producing

13.My mother insisted on sending me to the hospital, where I received…

insist on\upon doing sth.

The man insisted ______ a taxi for me even though I told him I lived nearby.

A. find

B. to find

C. on finding

D. in finding

insist + that（从句）

1.表示“坚持说；坚决认为(多与别人的观点不同)”，接that从句(从句的动作多为已发生之事)，从句使用陈述语气。

2.表示“坚决主张；坚持要求”，接that从句(从句的动作为将要发生之事)，谓语多为should 型的虚拟语气，即：主语+ should(可省略)+动词原形。

He insisted that he ______ right, and so he insisted that his plan ______ carried out at once.

A. was; be

B. be; would be

C. was; was

D. be; should be

14. It isn’t worth it.

worth+ 价钱、物品（接表示价值的名词或短语）、doing(主动表被动)

—What do you think of the book ?

—Oh, excellent. It?s wel l worth _______ a second time.

A. to read

B. to be read

C. reading

D. being read

Try to spend your time just on the things you find_____.

A. worth doing them

B. worth being done

C. worthy of doing them

D. worthy of being done

15. We shouldn’t be embarrassed about our weight.

be embarrassed about…因…而尴尬

embarrassing adj.

embarrassment n.

embarrass vt.

_____ about what he did, he stood there, not knowing what to say or to do.

A. Embarrassed

B. Embarrassing

C. Being embarrassed

D. To be embarrassed 选词填空

(1)My face turned red with_____________.

(2)What he said just now _____________ me.

(3)He tried to avoid this ____________question.

(4)He felt ___________ about his hairstyle.

16.I think you look great as you are，and you are a wonderful person.

as引导方式状语从句,意思是―照你现状，照你原样‖。

When in Rome do ____ the Romans do. (入乡随俗。)

You don‘t have to change yourself --you are fine just ___ ___ ___.(不必改变自己--你这样就很好) 17.I know the pressure to stay slim is a problem.

to stay slim is a problem 是__________，修饰the pressure。

She was the only one _____ the ship wreck.

A. surviving

B. having survived

C. to survive

D. survived

18. Many people, some of whom are not overweight at all, are always going on a diet or taking weight-loss pills, which are often dangerous.

be always doing老是干某事，不表示正在进行，而有责备、讨厌、赞扬等含义。

He's always helping others. _____________________________

He's always coming late. ______________________________

diet指习惯上吃的食物，又指规定的食物，特指维持健康的定质或定量的食物。

be / go on a diet在节食，吃规定的食物。

food是一般用语，指任何能吃的且具有营养的东西。强调种类时可用复数。

Step 3 Consolidation.

一、单项选择：

1.We didn‘t plan our art exhibition like that but it ___very well.

A worked on

B worked out

C tried out D. carried on

2. He was worried, because he lost his bag _______ his passport, ID card and a lot of money.

A. included

B. including

C. contained

D. containing

3. In the ______ house the firefighters saved a lot of_____ people, but they couldn't be sent to hospital because of the______ road.

A. damaged; blocked; injured

B. destroyed; damaged; blocking

C. damaged; injured; blocked

D. blocked; wounded; injured

4. Is this TV set ________ you wish to have ________?

A. the one; repaired

B. which; it repaired

C. the one; it repaired

D. which; repaired

5. The Turners consider _____ a computer, which is commonly considered ______ a great help in our work and study.

A. to buy; to be

B. buying; to be

C. to buy; being

D. buying; being

6. Tian Dong, together with his classmates, _______ because of _______ the school rules.

A. was punished, obeying

B. were punished; breaking

C. were punished; obeying

D. was punished; breaking

7. — Mom, I have felt good these days.

—Dear, if you want to keep fit, you‘d better __________.

A. take more exercises

B. take more exercise

C. do more exercises

D. attend more exercise

8. —Our new teacher‘s English is difficult for me to ______.

—Why don‘t you ask your brother _______ help?

A. understand; with

B. follow; for

C. speak; for

D. pick up; by

二、根据括号内所给的提示，将下列句子翻译成英语。

1.他后悔没有采纳医生的建议。(regret; follow one‘s advice)

He _________ _________ _________ the doctor‘s advice.

2.她过去常去健身房锻炼，是吗? (used to; work out)

She _______ _______ _______ ______ in the gym,_______ _______?

3.我已有两个星期没有收到她的来信了。(hear from)

I _______ ________ ________ ________ for two weeks.

4.这本书很值得一看。(be worth)

This book ________ ________ ________ ________.

5.你不必为你刚才的错误感到尴尬。(feel embarrassed about)

You don‘t have to ________ __________ _________ the mistakes that you made just now.

三、用下列词组的适当形式完成句子

cause sb.to do sth / lose weight / be ashamed of / be embarrassed about /at least /follow one’s advice /recover from / work out/ go on diets / put on weight /be dyin g to

1. Nowadays, many film stars ______________ or take weight-loss pills in order to stay slim.

2. After an operation , you must_______________________ to help to recover..

3. Finally, the naughty ________________ what he had done.

4. If you are desired to be chosen to play the role of the slim girl in the play, first, you must

___________________.

5. The train leaves at 10:45.Don‘t worry, we have _________ 30 minutes to go there.

6. With a proper diet and good rest, he _______________ his illness quickly.

7. Though you are overweight, you shouldn‘t ________________________ about your body.

8. He _______________be thin.

9. By _______________ regularly, you can feel you are full of energy.

10. The snow storms _______ the crops ______ die.

11. It is easy to _________________if you eat more fast food every day.