必修四Unit3晨读材料

高一英语晨读材料

必修四Unit 3 A taste of English humor

法门高中英语组 宋瑞芹

新课标要求掌握的词汇

1. content adj.满足的,满意的 n.满足;内容 v.使满足→contented/satisfied（同义词）2. performer n.表演者,演出者→perform v.表演;做,履行,执行→performance n.表演,履行,成绩3. particular adj.特殊的,特别的→particularly adv.特殊地,特别地4. bored adj.厌烦的→bore v.使厌烦→boring adj.令人厌烦 5. slide v./n.滑动,滑行6. astonish v.使惊讶→astonishing adj.令人惊讶的 astonished adj.感到惊讶的→astonishment n.惊讶7. worn adj 用旧的，用坏的，破烂的 wear 穿戴 8. convince v.使信服→convincing adj.令人信服的→convinced adj.相信的,信服的9. direct v.导演，指示，指挥 adj.直的，直接的→director n.导演，指挥→directly adv.直地，直接地→direction n.指导，方向 10. whisper v./n.耳语，低声说11. enjoyment n.享乐，欢乐，乐趣12. outstanding adj.突出的，杰出的，显著13. amuse v.使发笑,使愉快→amused adj.愉快的→amusing adj.逗人发笑的,令人愉快的→amusement n.愉快,快乐14. react v.做出反应,回应→reaction n.反应,回应15. entertain v.使欢乐,款待→entertaining adj.愉快的,有趣的→entertainment n.款待;娱乐,消遣 16. ordinary adj.平常的,普通的 17. homeless adj 无家可归的18. fortunate adj.幸运的→fortune v.幸运,运气 unfortunate adj.不幸的→fortunately adv.幸运地unfortunately adv.不幸地 19. humor n.幽默→humorous adj.幽默的20. depressed adj.忧伤的,抑郁的,消沉的,萧条的depress v使消沉,使沮丧,愁苦,使贬值 21. react v.做出反应,回应→reaction n.反应,回应 22. overcome v.战胜,克服23. occasion n.时刻,场合→occasional adj.偶尔的,时的→occasionally adv.偶尔地,有时地

重点短语

1. slide on a banana skin在香蕉皮上滑倒 2. bump into someone else撞到别人

3. round a corner在拐角处 4. fall down掉下5. be cruel to ?对?残忍 6. at times有时,常常7. be content with对?满意 8. badly off(worse off) 贫困 9. astonish us with the deep feelings用深厚的感情打动?10. be born in poverty出生贫寒 11. become famous for变的有名12. a particular from of acting一种特殊的表演方式13. his entertaining silent movies他那滑稽的无声电影14. be well-known throughout the world举世闻名15. wear worn-out shoes穿着破鞋子 16. carry a walking stick拿着手杖17. a social failure一个社会生活中的失败分子18. overcome difficulties克服困难 19. be unkind to sb对?不好20. a boiled shoe煮熟的鞋子21. the problem facing sb面对某人的问题22.

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thousands of成千上万23. rush there in search of冲向?寻找? 24. fortunate enough足够幸运 25. pick up拾起?/接某人 26. be caught in a snowstorm遭遇到暴风雪 27. on the edge of a mountain在大山边缘 28. pick out挑出，辨认出29. cut off切断,隔绝? 30. as if似乎,好象31. eat every mouthful with great enjoyment 每口都吃得津津有32. star in主演? 33. his lifetime outstanding work他终生杰出的工作34. be buried in被埋葬在?35. knock into撞到?36. think it funny to?觉得滑稽?37. play on words说俏皮话38. treat it as a question把?当作一个问题39.an answer to the question问题的答案40.

go camping去露营41. in a mountainous area在山区42. in the open air在户外 43. look up at the stars抬头看着星星44. how vast the sky is 天空多么广阔 45. try a third time又试了一次46. pay special attention to特别注意?47. bring

out the humorous meaning 指出/阐明幽默的意思48. turn into变成? 49. improve your English vocabulary扩大英语词汇量50. a sense of success成功感,成就感51.be caught on被?钩住52.. break into 闯入,进入 53．up to now 直到现在 54. brighten the lives of 照亮某人的生活道路 56．In search of 寻找? 57. make use of 使用 58. In silence沉默,不作声59. be angry about 对?很生气

词汇及短语突破

1. content vt. (使)满足；满意 n.[u]满足；书的内容目录；容器里的东西 adj.感到满足的

e.g. 1). As there?s no cream, we?ll have 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. 他安於现状。 content oneself with sth. 满足或满意於某事物 be/feel content with 对??感到满足 be content to do sth. 愿意做某事 1). Simple praise is enough to ______ him.

2). I like the style of the book but I don?t like the ______.

3). She _______ _______ _______ (感到非常满足) stay at home looking after her children.

Keys: 1). content 2). content 3). is/was content to

2. astonish vt. 使惊诧；使吃惊 astonishing adj.令人惊讶的 astonished adj. 感到惊讶的

e.g. 1). The news astonished everybody. 这个消息令大家惊讶。

2). I was astonished at/to hear the loud sound. 我被那些巨大的声响吓了一

跳。

be astonished at/by sth. 因/被??感到惊讶

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be astonished to do sth. 对做某事感到惊讶 It astonishes sb. that 令某人惊讶的是 be astonished that 对感到惊讶

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. Keys: 1). that 2). astonished 3). it; astonishing 3. entertain vt.使欢乐;款待

e.g. 1). Bob and Liz entertained us to dinner last night. 昨晚鲍勃和利兹设宴招

待了我们。

2). Could you entertain the children for an hour, while I make supper? 我做

晚饭时, 你能哄孩子们玩一个小时吗?

entertain sb. with sth./by doing sth. 用某物/通过做某事使某人欢乐 1). He entertained us for hours ________ (介词) his stories and jokes. 2). He fell in the water, much to the _________ (entertain) of the children. 3). We hired a magician to keep the children _________ (entertain). Keys: 1). with 2). entertainment 3). entertained

4. convince vt. 使信服；使确信 convincing adj. 令人信服的

e.g.1). We convinced him to go by train rather than plane. 我们说服了他坐火车

去不要搭飞机去。

2). How can I convince you (of her honesty)? 我怎样才能使你相信（她很

诚实）呢?

convince sb. of sth. 使某人相信某事 convince sb. to do sth. 说服某人做某事 convince sb. that 使某人相信

be convinced of / that坚信??；确信??

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). I?m ________ (convince) that he is guilty.

5). That was the most _______ (convince) I had ever heard.

Keys: 1). convinced 2). of 3). to vote 4). convinced 5). convincing 5. direct vt.&vi.导演,指示,指挥 adj.直的,直接的,直率的 adv.径直地

e.g.1). Can you direct me (to the station)? 你告诉我（到车站）怎麽走好吗? 2). She has a direct way of speaking. 她说话直爽。 direct sb. to a place 指引某人到某处 direct sb. to do sth. 指示/命令某人做某事 direct...at/towards sb./sth. 把??指向某人/事

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direct (that) sb./sth. (should) do/be done 指示/命令某人/事做/被做?? 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. Keys: 1). to 2). be given 3). directing 6. whisper v.&n. 耳语；私语；密谈

e.g. 1). “I feel very afraid,” she whispered. “我觉得很害怕，”她低声说。 2). He spoke in a whisper. 他低声说话。 whisper sth. 小声说某事 whisper to sb. 小声对某人说

whisper sth. to sb. 小声对某人说某事 whisper that… 小声说??

whisper to sb. that… 小声对某人说?? It is whispered that… 据说??

1). He whispered a word _______ (介词) my ear.

2). He whispered _______ (介词) her so that no one else would hear. 3). It _______ (whisper) that the firm is likely to go bankrupt. Keys: 1). in 2). to 3). is whispered

重点词组

1. badly off 过得很差;穷的;缺少的 [做表语或定语]

e.g. 1). They are too badly off to have a holiday. 他们贫困得根本谈不上度假。 2). We shouldn?t complain about being poor --- many families are much

worse off. 我们不应该因为穷而叫苦连天 —— 许多人的家境更糟。 反义词：well off 过得很富；富的；富有的[做表语或定语] 2. pick out 挑出；辨别出

e.g. 1). He picked out the ripest peach. 他把熟得最透的桃挑了出来。

2). The window frames are picked out in blue against the white walls. 蓝色的窗框衬在白墙上十分显眼。

pick out sb./sth. from... 从??中挑出/辨别出某人/物

pick up捡起;让某人搭车;摔倒后站起来;便宜地买到;接收(节目);无意中学会

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 you?d like to read.

Keys: 1). was picked out 2). pick up 3). picked up 4). Pick out 3. cut off 切断(供应等)；断绝(联系等)

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e.g.1). Our water supply has been cut off. 我们断水了。

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，就要停止向你供气。

cut down 砍倒；削减 cut up 切碎 cut sth in half/two把某物切割成两 cut in 插嘴cut sth into halves/thirds/quarters/把某物切割成两半/三瓣/四瓣 [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 ________ ________ from 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. Keys: 1). cut off 2). cuts in 3). cut down 4). to 5). cut up

4. star in 在??主演；担任主角

e.g. She is to star in a new film. 她将主演一部新影片。 star sb (in sth.) 使某人担任主角；由某人主演

1). Ben Kingsley ________ ________ the film “Gandhi”.

2). The director wanted to star Michael Caine ________ (介词) his new film. Keys: 1). starred in 2). in

重点句子

1.【原句】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. 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, notice, 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 _______ (wait) for so long. 3). She caught them _______ (steal) her apples.

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Keys: 1). surprising 2). waiting 3). Stealing

[模仿要点] 句子结构：find it (形式宾语) + adj. + that引导的宾语从句

【模仿1】您可能会发现，令人兴奋的是你只要上网就可以与在另外城市的朋友取得联系。

_________________________________________________________________ 答案：You may find it exciting that you can get in touch with your friends in another cities as soon as you get on line.

【模仿2】您会发现，有价值的是只要你把你的心思投放进去，你英语考试可以得很高分。

_________________________________________________________________ 答案：You may find it worthwhile that you can get high marks in English exams as soon as you put your heart into it. 2.【原句】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。 [模仿要点] 句子结构：as 引导非限制性定语从句，否定意义的词与比较级连用

【模仿1】正如从文章可以得出结论，保护自己是确保我们的未来，而到现在为止没有人能比刘翔更好地理解这点。

_________________________________________________________________ 答案：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.

【模仿2】众所周知，失败是成功之母，而到现在为止没有人能李明更好地理解这点。

_________________________________________________________________ 答案：As is well known to us all, ?Failure is the mother of success?, and up to now nobody has been more able to understand it than Li Ming.

3. 【原句】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。 [模仿要点] 句子结构： so… that…句型

【模仿1】他是如此集中看书，以至忘了吃饭。

_________________________________________________________________ 答案：He was so concentrated on his book that he even forgot his dinner. 【模仿2】他是如此独立，以至他宁愿通过他自己的劳动养活自己。

_________________________________________________________________ 答案：He was so independent that he would like to support himself by his own

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labour. 4. 【原句】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。

[模仿要点] 句子结构：be + loved/respected as …+ who 引导的定语从句 【模仿1】刘翔，作为运动员能以巨大的勇气面临失败，受到尊敬与爱戴。 _________________________________________________________________ 答案：Liu Xiang is loved and respected as an athlete who could face failure with great courage.

【模仿2】怀特先生，作为外国教师在没有任何报酬的情况下愿意帮助贫困学生，受到尊敬和爱戴。

_________________________________________________________________ 答案：Mr. White is loved and respected as a foreigner teacher who is willing to help the poor students without any pay.

语法突破

动词-ing形式作表语和宾语补足语 一、动词-ing形式作表语

动名词作表语表示抽象的、一般的行为，现在分词作表语表示主语的特征、性质和状态。

我们最大的幸福是为人民服务。

Our greatest happiness is serving the people.（动名词） 我们的任务是建设社会主义。

Our task is building socialism. （动名词） 我们昨晚看的电影十分动人。

The film we saw last night is quite moving. （现在分词） 他的话很鼓舞人。

His words are encouraging. （现在分词）

常用来作表语的现在分词有astonishing, amusing, confusing, disappointing, boring, encouraging, inspiring, moving, tiring, interesting, surprising等。 全析提示：（1）动名词作表语和主语是等值关系，两者有时可以互换，句子意思不变；动名词后面可以接宾语、状语。

（2）现在分词作表语和主语不是对等关系，现在分词后面不能接宾语，但它前面可以有修饰性的副词，如very, rather等。

二、动词-ing形式作宾补

动名词不能作宾语补足语。现在分词作宾补表示的是正在发生的动作。例如： 我看见他正在上楼。I saw him going upstairs.

我们看着她在过大街。We watched her crossing the street.

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我们听见她在房间里唱歌。We heard her singing in her room 全析提示：接现在分析作宾语补足语的动词有feel, hear, listen to, see, look at, watch, observe, notice, find, smell, set, have, keep, start, leave, get catch等。例如：

1. Mr Smith, ______ of the ______ speech, started to read a novel.

A. tired; boring B. tiring; bored C. tired; bored D. tiring; boring

解析：此题考查现在分词与过去分词的区别。tired, moved, interested excited等过去分词叙述的是人的本身感受；tiring, moving, interesting, exciting等现在分词叙述的是某一物或事情给予人的感受。句意为“史密斯先生对这个令人厌烦的讲话感受厌倦了，所以开始读起一本小说来”。

2. The ______ boy was last seen ______ near the bank of the lake.

A. missing; playing B. missing; play C. missed; played D. missed; to play

解析：missing是形容词，作boy的定语，意思是“失踪的”。 was last seen playing表示被看见时正在玩。

3. When we watched the national flag ______ in the Olympic Games on TV, we raised a cheer.

A. rise B. being risen C. raised D. being raised

解析：本题考查分词作补语，rise是不及物动词，先排除A、B两项，国旗是被人们升起的，应该用分词的被动形式，句意为：当看到电视中奥林匹克运动会上国旗正在被升起时，我们欢呼起来。

范文背诵

“幽默感”被认为是人类最重要的的品质之一。请你用英语写一篇陈述幽默的好处。

要点如下：1.促进学习2. 有益健康3. 缓解压力4. 增进友谊 注意：词数：1.100左右； 2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

A Sense of Humor

A sense of humor is considered to be one of the most important human qualities which improves our life in different ways. Firstly, at school, a humorous teacher can help students focus their attention very easily, and the students will become more active and creative when experiencing the joy of learning .Secondly, humor has a positive effect on our health. It?s said that laughter is the best medicine. Thirdly, humor helps us remove stress and have a positive attitude toward life. Finally, I believe humor can be a powerful and delightful way to establish close friendships with people.

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