Unit3TheMillionPoundBankNote课前10分钟短文填空Theworldisgettingbigger,oratfatter.Recentstudiesshowthatanincreasingofusareleadinganunhealthylife.Wearebecomingcouchpotatoes—peoplewhotoomuchtimeinfrontoftheTVandeattoomuchjunkfood.Now,thereisanewspeciesofinactivepeople,the“mousepotato”.Amousepotatoiswhositsinfrontofhisorhercomputeralldayandeatsjunkfoodinsteadofmeals.Whyarewebecomingpotatoesandwhatcanwedotoit?leastnumberspendalsonamelysomeoneregularavoid漫画欣赏画面描述Amanwithastainonhisfaceiswipingamirror.Themanhasnoticedthestainbutheiscleaningthemirror.Certainly,hewillneverwipethestainoff.寓意理解Inourlife,whenproblemsoccur,someofusoftenblametheenvironmentfirst,whichsurelypreventsusfromfindingasolution.你能否对此加以扩展,写一篇120词左右的小短文?Ⅰ.词义辨析1.Investigatorsarenowonthe________,searchingforcluestothecauseoftheexplosion.A.platformB.stageC.courtD.scene2.AssoonasItrytowork,mymindstarts________,whichannoysmemuch.A.wanderingB.remindingC.absorbingD.arising3.Carryingagunwithouta________ispunishablebyuptofouryearsinprison.A.brandB.permitC.typeD.spot4.“Idon’tthinkitismy________thattheTVblewup.Ijustturnediton,andthat’sall,”saidtheboy.A.beliefB.mannerC.faultD.shortcoming课堂双基回归DABC5.Dickisverytall,soheiseasyto________inacrowd.A.spotB.stareC.shockD.ignore6.Ithinkyoushould________medicaladviceifsymptomslastmorethanaweek.A.consultB.seekC.benefitD.concern7.I’lllookintothematterassoonaspossible.Justhavealittle________.A.powerB.weightC.patienceD.impressionABC8.________topopularbelief,sharksdonotoftenattackhumans.A.ConvenientB.AccessibleC.ObviousD.Contrary9.Themanagerrequestedthesalesgirlstotreatcustomersinacourteous,friendly________.A.amountB.mannerC.sceneD.basis10.Shotsrangout,andpeoplestarted________interror.A.applaudingB.exploringC.competingD.screamingDBDⅡ.短语填空goahead;accountfor;tobehonest;asfor;bringup;byaccident;onthecontrary;takeachance;inrags;takecareof1.HewasinLondon,andcametoAmericaforfurthereducation.2.Itwasn’tagoodthing;itwasahugemistake.3.Successinbusinessissimplyamatterofknowingwhento.4.Ifoundawoman________tremblingwithcoldatthecornerofthestreet.broughtuponthecontrarytakeachanceinrags5.Theyfoundthecavequitewhentheywerewalkingacrossthefield.6.Don’tworryaboutyouraccommodation.I’llit.7.,Idon’tquiteagreetothisplan.8.Wehadawonderfultimeinthecountry.________thetraffic,wehadnodifficulty.9.—ShallIgoonwiththetalk?—Sure.________.They’realllistening.10.Howdoyouthesuddendisappearanceofthemurderweapon?byaccidenttakecareofTobehonestAsforGoaheadaccountforⅢ.完成句子1.Well,towardsnightfallI(发现自己被带到海上去了)byastrongwind.(find)2.ThefactisthatIearnedmypassagebyworkingasanunpaidhand,(这就是我现在这副样子的原因).(appearance)3.Well,whydon’tyouexplain______________________(这究竟是怎么回事)?(about)foundmyselfcarriedouttoseawhichaccountsformyappearancewhatthisisallaboutⅣ.单项填空1.Iwonder,Mr.Adams,ifyou’dmind________afewquestions.A.ustoaskB.usaskingC.weaskD.weasked2.Hiseyesstareatwhatisleft________thebrothers’dinneronthetable.A.ofB.inC.forD.behind3.ThenextmorningI’djustaboutgivenmyselfupforlost____Iwasspottedbyaship.A.asB.whileC.whenD.afterBAC4.It’samazinghowmuchpleasureyougetoutofthesimplethingsinlife,________ifyoucan’thavethemforawhile.A.basicallyB.speciallyC.similarlyD.especially5.IdidhearthattheBankofEnglandhadissuedtwonotesinthisamount....Anyway,Idon’tthinkit________befake.A.mustB.shouldC.canD.needDC知识要点整合核心词汇梳理1.permitvt.许可;允许;容许Thisproblempermitsnodelay.这个问题不容许拖延。句型permit(one’s)doingsth.允许(某人)做某事permitsb.todosth.允许某人做某事Wedon’tpermitmakingnoisehere.我们不允许在这里吵闹。Thepolicemanpermittedhisparkingthere.警察允许他在那里停车。Theteacherdidn’tpermitustoswiminthisriver.老师不允许我们在这条河里游泳。vi.(事物)允许;成为可能Iwillgotomeetyouiftimepermits.如果时间允许的话,我会去见你。We’llstarttomorrow,weatherpermitting.天气允许的话,我们明天出发。2.accountn.叙述;报道;账目;账户Shegavethepoliceafullaccountoftheincident.她向警方详尽地叙述了所发生的事情。识记onaccountof因为;由于……的缘故onnoaccount绝不Sheretiredearlyonaccountofillhealth.她体弱多病,所以提前退休。Onnoaccountshouldthehousebeleftunlocked.离开住宅时千万要锁门。搭配take...intoaccount/takeaccountof...对……加以考虑;顾及Courseworkistakenintoaccountaswellasexamresults.除考试结果外,课程作业也要计入成绩。Thesefiguresdonottakeaccountofchangesintherateofinflation.这些数字没有考虑到通货膨胀率的变化。vt.认为;把……视为识记accountfor做出解释;说明原因;(数量、比例上)占Thepoorweathermayhaveaccountedforthesmallcrowd.天气不好可能是人来得少的原因。Howdoyouaccountforthesuddendisappearanceofthemurderweapon?你如何解释凶器突然消失?TheJapanesemarketaccountsfor35%ofthecompany’srevenue.日本市场占该公司收入的35%。3.faultn.过错;缺点;故障;毛病提示fault强调因过失或错误而应承担的责任,常用it作主语,其前加one’s或the。Helosthisjob,butitwashisownfaultfortellinglies.他丢了工作,但那是他自己撒谎的错。WhyshouldIsaysorrywhenit’snotmyfault?不是我的错为什么要我道歉?搭配findfaultwith找……的茬儿;对……抱怨;对……挑剔Shealwaysfoundfaultwithhimnomatterwhathedid.不管他做什么,她总是找他的茬儿。Iwishyou’dstoptryingtofindfaultwitheverythingIdo.我希望你不要再对我做的一切吹毛求疵。识记atfault有过错;有责任Ithinktheownersareatfaultfornotwarningus.我认为业主没有提醒我们是有责任的。4.amountn.数量识记agreat/good/large/huge/vastamountof大量的asmallamountof少量的large/smallamountsof大(少)量的Theserverisdesignedtostorehugeamountsofdata.该服务器是为存储大量数据设计的。It’sbesttocookvegetablesinasmallamountofwater.烹制蔬菜时最好少放水。提示anamountof一般接不可数名词,此短语作主语时,谓语动词要用单数形式,但amountsof短语作主语时,谓语动词要用复数形式。Alargeamoun