•Unit10Theworldaroundus•(2009·合肥高三质检)目前,食品安全问题引起了人们的广泛关注。一些生产厂商为了降低成本追求利润,缺乏足够的安全措施,致使一些劣质或有害食品流入市场,对人们的健康产生极大的危害。请你就此事给一家英文报刊写封信,谈谈个人看法并呼吁整个社会关注此事。•要求:词数100左右。(不包括所给内容)•参考词汇:利润—profit;安全措施—safetymeasures•DearSir,•I’mwritingtotalkabouttheproblemsoffoodsafetynowadays.________________________________________________________________________•________________________________________________________________________•Yourstruly,•LiHua•[参考答案]•Dear_Sir,•I’m_writing_to_talk_about_the_problems_of_food_safety_nowadays.Inordertoreducethecostandmakemoreprofits,somefoodcompaniesdon’ttakenecessarysafetymeasurestoguaranteethefoodquality.Asaresult,moreandmorelow-qualityfoodflowsintothemarket,doingalotofharmtoconsumers’health.•Inmyopinion,foodisessentialtohumanbeings.Wecannotlivewithoutproperfood.Ifnonoticeweretakenoffoodsafety,thehealthofthewholenationwouldsuffer.SoIcallonthewholesocietytotakeactionandputanendtothelow-qualityfood.Onlyinthiswaycanweliveahealthierlife.•Yours_truly,•Li_Hua•Ⅰ.重点单词•1.______(n.)包裹;包•(vt.)包装•2.______(n.)数量•3.______(vt.)减少;缩减;简化•4.______(adj.)共同的;普遍的•5.______(vt.)投入于;献身•6.______(adj.)最初的;原始的;独特的•7.______(n.)尺寸;措施•(vt.)测量;测试•8.______(n.)领导;率领;致使•(vi.)通向;导致•(adj.)领头的;领先的•[答案]•1.package2.amount3.reduce4.common•5.devote6.original7.measure8.lead•Ⅱ.词汇拓展•1.environmental→______(n.)环境•2.respond→______(n.)回答,响应•3.harmful→______(反义词)→______(n.&v.)伤害•4.brief→______(adv.)简要地•5.valuable→______(n.)价值→______(反义词)•6.common→______(adv.)一般地,通常地•7.adapt→______(同义词)→______(n.)改编者,适应者→______(n.)适应,适合,改编•8.lead→______(n.)领导者,领导人→______(n.)领导•[答案]•1.environment2.response3.harmless;harm•4.briefly5.value;invaluable6.commonly•7.adjust;adaptor;adaptation8.leader;leadership•Ⅲ.重点短语•1.throw______扔掉•2.inthe______在自然环境下•3.set______释放•4.______present现在,目前•5.devote...______...献身于……;专心于……•6.______adifference有关系;有影响•7.adapt______适应(新环境等)•8.______measures采取措施•9.lead______导致某种结果•10.______aresultof由于……的结果•11.die______灭绝;逐渐消失•12.______danger在危险中;垂危•[答案]•1.away2.wild3.free4.at5.to6.make•7.to8.take9.to10.as11.out12.in•Ⅳ.重点句型•1.keep构成的句型•2.If...then...如果……那么……•3.主语+beusedto……习惯于……•4.toomuch...太多的……•Ⅴ.重点语法•ReviewDirectandIndirectSpeech(复习直接引语和间接引语)•Ⅰ.词汇聚焦•1.measurev.测量;测度;n.尺寸;措施•[思维拓展]•①measuretheropewitharuler用尺子量绳子•Theroommeasures10metersacross.房间宽10米。•②takemeasures(todo...)采取措施(做……)•makesth.toone’smeasure•按照某人的尺寸做……•forgoodmeasure另外增添;外加•③measureup符合标准;合格•Theyfoundastoneballinthecave,which______about2metresacross.•A.measuredB.wasmeasured•C.weighedD.wasweighed•解析:该题谈论的是石球的直径而非重量,故应排除C、D两项。当measure表示“有……长(宽、高等)”时为不及物动词,不用于被动语态。•答案:A•2.latestadj.最近的•[指点迷津]•①latest是late的最高级形式,“最近的;最新的”•thelatestnews最新消息•thelatestfashion最新样式•②late•belatefor迟到(adj.)•comelate来迟(adv.)•lateintothenight到深夜(adv.)•③later稍后,随后•lateron以后,后来(只作状语)(adv.)•twentyyearslater二十年后(用于过去时态)(adv.)•soonerorlater迟早,总有一天(adv.)•Seeyoulater.一会儿见。(adv.)•④lately(=recently)近来,最近(adv.)•⑤last最末的(地);紧接前面的;刚过去的;最不可能的•thelastlesson最后一课(adj.)•thelastmantotellalie最不可能说谎的人(adj.)•arrivelast最后一个到达(adv.)•⑥latter后面的,末了(尾)的•thelatterhalfoftheyear下半年(adj.)•theformer前者•thelatter后者(n.)•Ofthetwo______piecesofnewsthe______ismoreofinterestthantheformer.•A.last;latestB.latest;later•C.latest;latterD.latter;last•解析:“最新的两则消息”应为thetwolatestpiecesofnews;“后者”须用thelatter,对应“前者”theformer,故正确答案为C。•答案:C•3.devotevt.把(时间、精力等)贡献给……,致力于……•[思维拓展]•devoteoneself(one’slife,one’stime,one’senergy)tosth./doingsth.(=bedevotedtosth./doingsth.)把生命(时间、精力等)投入到……,专心致志于……•devotedadj.疼爱的,忠实的,喜欢的•[注]devote...to...(bedevotedto...)中的to是介词,后接名词或v.-ing形式,不接不定式。•[指点迷津]•下列动词短语中的to都是介词:•lookforwardto盼望,payattentionto注意,leadto导致,通向,stickto坚持,objectto反对,getdownto着手做,bereducedto沦为,降为,lookupto尊敬,pointto指向,seeto注意,处理,照料,turnto求助于•Herson,towhomshewasso______,wentabroadtenyearsago.•A.lovedB.cared•C.DevotedD.affected•解析:bedevotedtosb.=lovesb.devoted可用作表语和定语,表示“疼爱的,忠实的,喜欢的”,又如:adevotedfriend忠实的朋友。本句中介词to已移至引导词whom前。•答案:C•4.darevt.&v.aux敢;胆敢•[指点迷津]•①dare可作实义动词,第三人称单数形式为dares;过去式和过去分词都是dared;现在分词形式daring;后接带to的不定式;用于疑问句、否定句时须用助动词do,does和did。如:•Hedarestothinkandtoact.他敢想敢干。•②dare可用作情态动词,“敢于”;无第三人称单数形式,其过去式为dared;多用于否定句、疑问句及条件状语从句中。如:•Dareyougooutaloneatnight?•你敢在晚上一个人出去吗?•Iwonderhowhe______thattohermother.•A.daretosayB.daresaying•C.notdaresayD.daredsay•解析:此题考查dare作情态动词的用法;dare用作情态动词,后接动词原形,其过去式为dared;若用作实义动词,应有人称、时态的变化,且其后应接带to的不定式。•答案:D•5.commonadj.共同的;普遍的•[指点迷津]•①common普通的;常见的;强调经常发生,司空见惯,可修饰人或物。也可指共同的,共有的。•Thetwohavenothingincommon.•两者没有共同之处。•②ordinary强调等级和类属方面的普通、平常。指人时,表示既不显赫也不低贱;指物时,表示品质或质地属于一般水平。•Hisabilitieswerehardlyabovetheordinary.他的能力平常。(并不出色)•③usual通常的,惯常的,惯例的。强调依照常例来判断。•Heworehisusualblueuniform.•他穿着他常穿的那套蓝制服。•Thesemistakesarevery______amongstudents,sowe’renotsurprisedifyoudowrong.•A.ordinaryB.common•C.usualD.normal•解析:分析题意可知,此处表示“常见的,普遍的”意义,只有B项正确,而D项表示“正规的”,“(不出现意外的)正常的”。•答案:B•6.leadv.领导;致使;通向(led,led);adj.领头的;领先的•[思维拓展]•带介词to的动词短语:•leadto(=cause)导致,引起;通向•stickto坚持,粘住•lookforwardto盼望•devoteoneselfto献身于……•comecloseto即将•objectto反对•payattentionto注意•beusedto习惯于……•referto参考;查阅•payavisitto拜访•prefer...to...更喜欢……而不……•pointto指向•tie...to将……系或绑到……•[指点迷