Module6OldandNew漫画欣赏画面描述Amanishungonascale,whichisbalancedbytheweight.Themaniscarryingsomethingwhilehiseyesarestaringattheweight,whichstandsforvalue.你能否对此加以扩展,写一篇120词左右的小短文?寓意理解Themaniseagertogetmoreinreturnforwhathehasdoneforthesociety.Withoutpayhewouldprobablydonothing.重点单词1.daten.年代;时代;约会;v.加日期于;起始于(某时期);属于(某时期)What’sthedatetoday?=Whatdateisittoday?今天是几月几号?Thisnovelishisbestworktodate.这部小说是他迄今为止最好的作品。[剑桥高阶]Shewearsclothesthatarerightuptodate.她穿着最时髦的衣服。【知识拓展】datedadj.有日期的,陈旧的datelessadj.无期限的;年代不详的;虽旧仍好的datefrom=datebackto开始;可追溯到outofdate过时的,过期的todate到目前为止uptodate新式的,合乎时代潮流的【温馨提示】(1)datebackto可追溯到,是……时候开始的;gooutondates去约会(2)datefrom/datebackto常指以“现在为起点”往前推,故在句中作谓语时,常用一般现在时,且无被动语态。若句中有信息提示从过去某一时间往前推,则用过去时态。即景活用①Thepyramid________howmanyyearsago,doyouknow?A.datedbacktoB.datedfromC.datesbackD.datesbackto解析:句意:“金字塔始建于多少年前,你知道吗?”考查datebackto和datefrom用一般时,故答案是D。答案:D2.accommodatevt.提供住宿,容纳;使适应;使迁就;调节Oneflatcanaccommodateafamilyoffive.一套房间可供五口之家居住。Youcouldaccommodateanotherfourchildreninyourclass.你们班里还能容纳四个孩子。Somefindithardtoaccommodatethemselvestothenewworkingconditions.有些人觉得很难适应新的工作环境。[剑桥高阶]【知识整合】makeaccommodationsfor为……提供食宿bookaccommodationatahotel向旅馆预订房间arrangesb.’saccommodation给某人安排住处accommodate...to=adapt...to使……适应accommodateoneselfto=adapt(oneself)to适应,顺应accommodatesb.with...=supplysb.with...向某人提供……即景活用②Weshould________ourselves________changingconditions.A.accommodate;toB.accommodate;withC.get;forD.make;for解析:句意:“我们应该使自己适应于情况的变化。”考查习语accommodateoneselfto“适应于”,故答案是A。答案:A3.removevt.移动,开除,除去,移交;vi.迁移,搬家;n.移动,距离,升级Whenyouentertheroom,youshouldremoveyourhat.进屋后,你得摘下帽子来。Shehasbeenremovedfromherpost/positionasdirector.她已经被免去了董事职位。[剑桥高阶]【思维拓展】removaln.移动,迁居,免职removableadj.可移动的removesth.fromsomeplace把某物从什么地方移开removeone’sclothes脱下衣服removefromsomeplaceto...从某地搬到某地beremovedfromschool被开除,被勒令退学【轻巧辨析】remove/moveremove强调完全放弃原来的地方而到达新的位置,有时相当于takeaway/off。remove还有“开除、除去”的含义。move强调位置和姿态的改变。表示“迁居”时,两者均可用。Thedoctoraskedhimtoremovehistrousers.医生叫他把裤子脱掉。即景活用③Whatdoyouadvisefor________inkstainsfromclothes?A.movingB.moveC.removeD.removing解析:句意:“你能给我提个把墨迹从衣服上清除掉的办法吗?”for是介词,排除B、C,根据题意,答案是D。答案:D经典短语1.provide...for...为……提供……It’swisetosavesomemoneyandprovideforthefuture.存一些钱以备将来是明智的。Heworkedhardtoprovideforhislargefamily.他辛勤劳作,供养他那一大家子人。[美国传统]【知识链接】providesth.forsb.=providesb.withsth.为某人提供某物supplysth.tosb.=supplysb.withsth.provideforsb.赡养某人provideforsth.为……做准备provideagainststh.预防某事【指点迷津】providing和provided等用作连词,意思是“如果”“只要”“以……为条件”,相当于suppose或supposing。如:Providing/Providedthereisn’tenoughmoney,theprojectwillhavetobestopped.假如没有足够的钱,工程就得停止。即景活用④Canyou________me________aroomforthenight?A.provide;forB.provide;withC.offer;toD.supply;for解析:句意:“你能给我提供个房间住一晚吗?”考查固定搭配provide/supplysb.withsth.,故答案是B。答案:B2.workout计算出;解决;制定出;产生(结果)Weneedtoworkoutthetotalcostoftheproject.我们需要算出这项工程的总造价。[剑桥高阶]Wemustworkoutawaytohaveacheapholiday.我们得想出个省钱的度假办法。【知识整合】常用work短语outofwork失业workoff消除,去除workup激发,激起;制定出,精心做出settowork着手工作atwork在工作,在干活;在起作用,在运转workagainst努力反对workas当……,做……工作workat从事workfor努力促成,为……工作workon从事……,继续【温馨提示】workout表示“结果”时,其后用副词修饰,turnout后则接名词或形容词。即景活用⑤Areallypowerfulspeakercan________thefeelingsoftheaudiencetothefeverofexcitement.A.workoutB.workoverC.workatD.workup解析:workup激起;例如:workupsb.’sfeelings激起某人的情绪,workupone’sappetite激起某人的食欲。A项workout制定(计划),设计;B项workover检查,研究;C项workat从事于,致力于。答案:D3.holdback阻挡,抑制,控制(情绪、情感等),隐瞒;犹豫Sandbagswillholdthefloodwatersbackforawhile.沙袋将会挡住洪水一段时间。[剑桥高阶]Hearingherdaughter’ssuccess,shecouldnotholdbacktearsofjoy.听到女儿成功了,她禁不住流下喜悦的泪水。【思维拓展】holdone’sbreath屏住呼吸holdone’sheadhigh趾高气扬holddown保有(一份工作);压抑;压低;控制holdon(打电话时用语)请等一下,不要挂断holdout给予;提供;支持;继续;伸出,提出holdto坚持;遵循holdonto抓住……不放,保留holdup使停滞;把……抬起来get(catch,take)holdof抓住即景活用⑥Wethoughtofsellingthisoldcomputer,butwe’vedecidedto________it.Itmightbeuseful.A.holdontoB.keepupwithC.turntoD.lookafter解析:句意:“我们曾想把这台旧电脑卖掉,但我们决定把它保留下来。或许还有用。”考查holdonto“抓住不放,保留”。答案:A4.makesense讲得通,有意义,有道理,可理解Thispassagedoesn’tmake(any)sense(=themeaningisnotclear).这篇文章意义不明确。[剑桥高阶]Canyoumakeanysenseoftheinstructionsatall?你究竟能不能看懂这说明?【知识链接】makesenseof了解……的意义,懂得inasense在某一方面;就某种意义来说asenseofhumour/security/direction/fear幽默感/安全感/方向感/恐惧感Thereisnosensein(doing)sth.(口语)做某事是不明智的cometoone’ssenses恢复理性,苏醒loseone’ssenses昏过去;发疯;失去理性outofone’s(right)senses失常,失去理智,神经错乱innosense绝不即景活用⑦HisanswerwassoconfusingthatIcouldhardlymakeany____ofitatall.A.meaningB.senseC.ideaD.significance解析:句意:“他的回答让人迷惑,我几乎听不懂他的意思。”考查makeanysenseof...习语,故答案是B。答案:B重要句型1.IttooksixyearstobuildandcostUS$20billion.它花费了6年时间建成,耗资200亿美元。Ittakessb.sometimetodosth.意为“(某人)花费若干时间做某事”。It为形式主语,后面的不定式短语todosth.是真正的主语。此句型除了表示“花费时间干某事”,还可表示“需要某种特殊品质(耐力、努力等)去做某事”。Ittookushalfanhourtogetthere.我们花了半个小时到达那里。Ittookalotofcouragetoadmityouwerewrong.要承认自己错了,需要很大的勇气。【相关链接】表示花费时间干某事可用take的三种句式表达:①Ittakessb.sometimetodo...②Sth.takessb.sometime③Sb.takessometimetodo...另外表示花费金钱干某事可用下列结构:①Sb.spendssomemoneyonsth./indoingsth.②Sth.costsb.somemoney③Sb.payssomemoneyforsth.④Sb.buyssth.forsomemoney等。即景活用用take,spend,pay,cost的适当形式填空⑧Howlongwillittakeyoutoachieveyourgoal?⑨Theboyspenttwoyuanbuyingt