unit1Reading2KnowyourselfAnswersomequestions:•1.WhyhasWuWeiwonhighpraisefromtheartcommunity?•2.WasSuNinghappywhenshewasanaccountant?Why?•3.WhatdoLiuHao’steammembersthinkofhim?•4.CanyoudescribeFangYuanwithrightwords?Doyouhaveproblemsunderstandingthephrasesandsentences?Period2Reading词汇点睛1praisen.赞扬,表扬[观察]HissculpturesforSunshineTownSquarehavewonhighpraisefromtheartcommunity.他(做)的阳光城镇广场的雕塑得到了艺术界很高的评价。[探究]praise在本句中作名词。它还可作及物动词,后面直接接宾语。常用短语:praisesbforsth因某事表扬某人2payattentionto注意[观察]Allofusknowthatit'snecessarytopayattentiontoeverydetail.我们所有人都知道注意每一个细节是必要的。Weshouldpayattentiontotakingcareofothers.我们应注意照顾别人。[探究]payattentionto意为“注意;留心”,其中to为介词,后常接名词、代词或动名词。[拓展]to作介词的常见短语:lookforwardto期待beusedtodoingsth习惯于做某事devote…to…致力于活学活用()—IhavetroublelearningMathsthisterm.—Youshouldpaymoretoyourteacher'sadvice.A.moneyB.attentionC.timeD.useB[解析]句意:“这个学期我学习数学遇到困难了。”“你应当更加注意老师的建议。”payattentionto意为“注意”。故选B。句型透视1SuNinggaveupherjobasanaccountantfiveyearsago…苏宁在五年前放弃了她的会计工作……[探究]giveup意为“放弃”,后常接名词、代词或动名词作宾语,即:giveupsth放弃某物;giveupdoingsth放弃做某事。[拓展]当宾语是代词时,代词必须放在give和up之间。Englishisveryimportant.Youcan'tgiveitup.英语很重要。你不能放弃它。活学活用()[2013·连云港]ItwasadifficulttimeforthequakehitvictimsinYa'an,buttheydidn'thope.A.giveupB.giveoffC.giveinD.giveoutA[解析]考查动词短语的用法辨析。giveup意为“放弃”,giveoff意为“发出;放出”,givein意为“屈服”,giveout意为“分发”。根据句意可知此处应为“放弃”之意,故选A。2I'mreadytotakeonnewchallengesanytime.我乐意随时接受新的挑战。[探究]bereadytodosth意为“乐意做某事”,后常接动词原形。[拓展]bereadyfor…意为“为……做好准备”,后面一般不接动名词,而是接名词,表示“希望得到什么,准备好接受什么”。Thestoresoldoffitssummerstocktobereadyforthewintergoods.那家商店廉价卖掉夏季存货,准备进冬季货物。活学活用埃米乐意帮助别人。Amyhelpothers.isreadyto[解析]bereadytodosth意为“乐意做某事”。3.LiuHaoisthechiefengineerofthehigh-speedrailwayconnectingSunshineTowntoTianjin.[解析]connectv.连接;[短语]connectto与…衔接connectwith相连e.g.这两部分没连接好。Thetwopartsdonotconnectproperly.这两个城市有铁路相连。Thetwocitiesareconnectedbyarailway.4Wecan'taffordtomakeanymistakes.我们承担不起任何错误(所造成的后果)。[探究]afford意为“买得起;负担得起;提供;给予”,常与动词不定式搭配使用,即affordtodosth。其前面常有beableto或can等词。活学活用()—Whydon'tyoubuythebike,Mary?—It'stooexpensive.Ican'tit.A.sellB.lendC.keepD.affordD[解析]考查词义辨析。sell意为“卖”;lend意为“借出”;keep意为“保持,保留”;afford意为“负担得起”。根据句意选D。5Shehasdevotedmostofhertimetoherwork.她已经把大部分时间奉献给她的工作。[探究]devote作动词,意为“献身,致力于,把……用于”。常用短语:devote…tosth/doingsth把……奉献给/用于……活学活用()Thefamousmedicalscientisthasdevotedmostofhislifeusefulwaysoftreatingthisdisease.A.tostudyingB.studyC.tostudyD.studyingA[解析]devote…to…意为“把……奉献给……”,其中to为介词,后面接名词或动名词,故答案为A。1.与…相连2.在销售部工作3.赢得艺术界高度赞扬4.放弃她会计的工作5.处于领先6.接受新的挑战7.注意每一个细节8.几乎一样9.落后10.把…献给…connect…to/withworkforthesalesdepartmentwinhighpraisefromtheartcommunitygiveupherjobasanaccountanttaketheleadtakeonnewchallengespayattentiontoeverydetailasgoodasfallbehinddevote…to…•1.Thefilm(it)isgreatfun.•2.Myfatherhastogiveup(smoke)becauseofhiscough.•3.Nowthehousepriceishigherandhigher,andmostofuscan’tafford(buy)one.•4.Eitheryouorhe(be)goingtothecinemawithmethisevening.