Unit4Makingthenews导读:如果你在准备考试或是在工作,请扯掉你的iPod耳机、关掉收音机!最新调查研究发现,当你专心进行脑力劳动时,背景音乐(backgroundmusic)会扰乱且伤害你的记忆能力。Task:Doyouknowitisnotgoodforyoutolistentomusicwhilestudying?Anewresearchhasfoundthatstudyingforanexamwhilelisteningtomusicisnotsmart,becausebackgroundmusiccanimpairyourabilitytoperformmemorytasks.Theparticipants'recallabilityispoorestwhenlisteningtomusic,regardlessofwhethertheylikeordislikeit,theresearchshows.Thepoorerperformanceofthemusicandchanging-statesoundsareduetotheacousticalvariationwithinthoseenvironments.Thisimpairstheabilitytorecalltheorderofitems,viarehearsal,withinthepresentedlist.Mentalarithmeticalsorequirestheabilitytoretainorderinformationintheshort-termviarehearsal,andmaybesimilarlyaffectedbytheirperformanceinthepresenceofchanging-state,backgroundenvironments.Sowhenperformingachallengingmentaltask,doitinsilence.(124words)请根据语义及提示写出单词1.Thisbookdemandedallyour__________.(concentrate)2.Myparentsdidn't__________ofmyleavingschoolthisyearandIhadtoaccepttheir__________.(approve)3.Weneedenough__________engineerstoundertakethejob.(profession)4.His__________wasprovedbeyondalldoubtbytheprosecutionandhefelt__________aboutnottellingthetruthtothejudge.(guilt)5.Thefactoriesthat__________thousandsofworkerscriticizedthemethod__________bythecountry'sgovernment.(employ)6.Asane__________inthatpublishinghouse,heisbusy__________thethird__________oftheChinese-EnglishDictionarythesedays.(edit)7.They__________toengagenextmonthbuthaveno__________ofgettingmarried.(intend)8.I'llhaveto__________upmyEnglishbeforeIgetmyessay__________.(polish)9.Assoonashewas__________salesmanager,hemadean__________withanimportantcustomertodiscussaboutthenewproduct.(appoint)10.Allgoldcanbeweighed__________withthis__________scale.(accurate)concentration2.approve;approval3.professional4.guilt;guilty5.employ;employed6.editor;editing;edition7.intend;intention8.polish;polished9.appointed;appointment10.accurately;accurate请根据语义写出短语1.__________astory采访新闻2.concentrate__________集中;全神贯注于3.haveagoodnose__________对……嗅觉敏感4.informsb.__________告知;通知5.__________one'sdeadline错过最后期限6.depend__________依靠;依赖7.accusesb.__________因……指责或控告……8.getthewrongendofthe__________报道失实9.__________asto(dosth.)为了(做)……10.ahead__________在……前面cover2.on3.for4.of5.miss6.on7.of8.stick9.so10.of1.NotonlyamIinterestedinphotography,butItookanamateurcourseatuniversitytoupdatemyskills.(P26)2.Haveyoueverhadacasewheresomeoneaccusedyourjournalistsofgettingthewrongendofthestick?(P26)3.Thisishowthestorygoes.(P26)4.Sowearrangedaninterviewbetweenthefootballerandthemansupposedtobribehim.(P26)①occupationn.根据语境猜词义(1)Heisabusdriverbyoccupation.(2)Ridingisherfavoriteoccupation.(3)TheJapaneseoccupationofTaiwanlastedfifty-oneyears.(4)Nooneisyetinoccupationofthehouse.根据语义找匹配工作,职业B.占领,占据C.占用;居住D.消遣;日常事务(1)A(2)D(3)B(4)C①occupationn.短语beinoccupationof…占据/占用beintheoccupationof…被……占据/占用beoccupiedwithsth.忙于做某事链接occupyvt.占领,占用,占据,使忙碌,使从事occupiedadj.已被占的,已居住的①occupationn.辨析profession/job/occupation/career/workprofession以前常指要受过高等教育(尤指法律、医学和神学)才能获得的职业,现在一般指为谋生之职,尤指从事脑力劳动和受过专门训练,具有某种专业知识的工作。job泛指一切有报酬的工作。①occupationn.occupation泛指任何一种职业,比job正式,经常用于书面填表中。career指经过专门训练,终身愿意从事的事业。work指任何种类的工作,也泛指职业。不可数。①occupationn.用profession/job/occupation/career/work填空Tomneedn'tgotoschooltoday,buthehasapart-time(1)__________,wherehecanearnalittlebyhelpingthosewhocannotreadorwritetofillinformsabouttheirnames,agesand(2)__________.After(3)__________,hewillattendalectureaboutthefuturelawyer,whichheregardsashis(4)__________foralifetime.Healwaysstudieshardatschoolbecausehe①occupationn.wantstobethetopofhis(5)__________aftergraduation.(1)job(2)occupations(3)work(4)career(5)profession①occupationn.根据语境感悟其用法(1)Thisessayisadmirableinallrespects.(2)Hisbraveryisadmirable.②admirableadj.令人钦佩的,令人赞赏的短语admiresb.forsth.因某事而佩服某人admireoneselfinthemirror照镜子链接admirevt.钦佩,羡慕,赞美admirationn.钦佩,赞赏②admirableadj.令人钦佩的,令人赞赏的用admire的正确形式填空Wewenttothegallerylastweekendandalltheartistsareso(1)__________thatnobodydidn'tlookattheirworkin(2)__________.Inotherwords,we(3)__________theartistsfortheir(4)__________skills.(1)admirable(2)admiration(3)admired(4)admirable②admirableadj.令人钦佩的,令人赞赏的③assistv.根据语境猜词义(1)Weaskedhimtoassistusindesigninganewbridge.(2)Sherefusedtoassistatthereceptionforreasonsunknown.根据语义找匹配帮助,协助B.参加,出席(1)A(2)B③assistv.短语assistsb.todosth.帮助某人做某事assistsb.in/withsth.帮助某人某事assistsb.indoingsth.帮助某人做某事give/lendassistancetosb.给某人提供帮助afford/offerassistance提供援助cometoone'sassistance帮助某人③assistv.链接assistantadj.副的;n.助手,营业员assistancen.帮助,援助③assistv.用assist的适当形式填空Afterschool,Ioften(1)__________monitortoclosethewindowsaswellasthelightsintheclassroom.Besides,Isometimes(2)__________her__________hermaths.Ofcourse,sheisalsoakindgirlwhooftenlends(3)__________toherclassmates.Wheneveranyoneisintrouble,sheisalwaysreadytocometohisorher(4)__________.③assistv.assist(2)assist;with/in(3)assistance(4)assistance③assistv.④concentratev.根据语境猜词义(1)Ican'tconcentrateonmystudieswithallthatnoisegoingon.(2)Ourpopulationisconcentratedinthebigcities.(1)B(2)A根据语义找匹配集中;聚集B.专注,专心;集中注意力④c