没有人能够完全远离这个充满竞争的社会。
[语境助记] As the youngest competitor, I had to compete in the writing contest against/with 20 other top students for the annual writing award.I must be very competitive to be the winner.
作为最年轻的比赛者，我必须和另外20个顶尖的学生在写作比赛中竞争以取得年度写作奖；要成为获胜者，我必须有很强的竞争力。
3．commitment n．承担义务；许诺；承诺；保证；投入，奉献；不得不做的事 [教材原句] The government made a commitment to public services. 政府对公共服务做出了承诺。 (1)make a commitment (2)commit vt. vi. commit an error/a crime/suicide commit oneself to (doing) sth. (3)committed adj. be committed to (doing) sth. 做出承诺 使……承担义务；犯罪；做错事；承诺；保证 忠于；全心全意投入 做错事/犯罪/自杀 专心致志于(做)某事；承诺(做)某事 尽心尽力的；坚定的 全身心地投入到某事；以……为己任 ①The teacher is committed to protecting (protect) the interests of students. 老师以保护学生们的利益为己任。
②On balance, I think I would rather not commit myself to going with you. 总的来说，我想我不愿答应跟你一起去。
4．witness n．目击者；证明；证人；证据vt.当场见到；目击
[高考佳句] We will witness the glory of our school, and we are growing together.(2018·全国卷Ⅱ书面表达)
我们将见证我们学校的荣耀，我们正一起成长。 (1)a witness to sth. bear/give witness to sth. (2)witness for witness to (doing) sth. 某事的证人/证明 为……作证；证明 为……作证 作证证明(做)某事 ①Our city witnesses (witness) four different seasons, plenty of sunshine and good rainfall, but in winter you may feel a little cold.
我们的城市见证了四个不同的季节，阳光充足、雨量充沛，但在冬天你可能会觉得有点冷。 ②His good health is a witness to the success of the treatment. 他的健康身体证明这种疗法是成功的。
[名师指津] 英语中常用表示时间、地点等的名词作主语，而常用形容人的感官动词see, witness等作谓语进行拟人修辞。另外，注意witness to中的to是介词。
[单词集成训练]
Ⅰ.基础点全练(单句语法填空/补全句子)
1．It is possible that one day we will end up with disability, so we shouldn’t look down upon the disabled.
2．As far as I am concerned, this activity is very meaningful and inspiring (inspire)． 3．Athletics is (be) part of our school courses to teenagers. 4．Life is happier if it is full of easiness (easy) and confidence. 5．The driver witnessed to having_seen (see) the man enter the building. 6．More than 1,000 competitors took part in the competition to compete for the first prize. 7．A_new_generation_of_scientists (新一代科学家) became fascinated by dinosaurs.
8．She added that the_concept_of (……的观念) arranged marriages is misunderstood in the west. Ⅱ.重难点多练 1．equality面面观 (1)单句语法填空
①She is very weak and not equal to making a long journey. ②The new law provided for equality (equal) of human rights. ③In an ideal world, would everyone get treated equally (equal)? (2)补全句子
④只要细心，任何一个人都能胜任这项任务，你应该尝试一下。
Any man will be_equal_to_the_task,_so long as he is careful.You should give it a try. ⑤他的画在西方国家首屈一指。
His paintings are without_equal in the western world. ⑥并不是所有人的能力都与他相当。 Not all the people equal_him_in_ability. 2．commitment多棱镜 (1)用所给词的适当形式填空
①He regrets committing (commit) a serious error.
②A thinking person must commit himself to working (work) for peace. ③We made a commitment (commit) to keep working together. (2)根据汉语提示完成片段
一个人不能犯了罪不受惩罚。如果你犯了大错，你要承诺通过法律解决争端。
One can’t ④commit_crimes without being punished.If you ⑤commit_a_serious_error,_you must ⑥make_a_commitment that you should settle the dispute by law.
Ⅲ.阅读词汇专练
根据语境选出worship的词性和词义 (A)v.崇拜；尊敬 (B)v.爱慕 (C)n.崇拜；尊敬 (D)n.礼拜活动
1．My parents attend morning worship every weekend.__D__ 2．The old professor deserves all the praise and worship.__C__ 3．Many football fans worship Beckham very much.__A__ 4．She had worshipped him for years, so she married him at last.__B__
第二板块短语句型归纳集释
1．come to life复活；复苏；苏醒过来；变得活跃
[教材原句] But the symbolic power of the Games lived on and came to life again in modern times. 但是奥运会的象征性力量继续存在并在现代又变得活跃起来了。 (1)come back to life come to (oneself) come to light when it comes to ... (2)bring sth.(back) to life live/lead a ...life make a life 苏醒过来；复活 恢复知觉；苏醒过来 被发现；被知晓 当谈及…… 使……生动；使……恢复生机 过着……的生活 生活；享受生活 ①After the earthquake，the villagers tried their best to bring_the_village_back_to_life. 地震后，村民们尽力使村庄恢复生机。
②When_it_comes_to literature, he comes_to_life immediately, and his talent for literature has recently come_to_light. 当谈到文学时，他马上来了精神，他文学方面的才能近来已被发现。
[名师指津] 和bring sth.back to life相反，come to life为不及物动词短语，没有被动语态，一般不用于进行时。
2．in harmony with ...与……协调；融洽
[教材原句] Its natural appearance, simplicity, smoothness and easiness are in total harmony with the emblem and the Olympic rings, thus forming a unique style.
会徽里的中国汉字非常独特，字体自然、简约、流畅、从容，与会徽和奥运五环融为一体，别具风格。
(1)in harmony out of harmony with ... (2)harmonious adj. 和睦地；和谐地 与……不一致 和谐的；协调的 ①Human life is regarded as part of nature and, as such, the only way for us to survive is to live in_harmony_with nature.(2015·福建高考单选)
人类生活被认为是自然的一部分，同样，我们生存的唯一方式就是与自然和谐相处。 ②It is a harmonious (harmony) community where pupils are happy and industrious.
这是一个和睦的集体，学生们开心玩耍，勤奋读书。
3．Beginning in 1994, it_was_decided_that the Winter Olympic Games would be in different years from the Summer Games ... 从1994年开始，人们决定冬季奥运会与夏季奥运会在不同的年份举行…… It is/was decided that ...“人们决定……”，it为形式主语，that从句为真正的主语， 相当于People decide/decided that ...。该句型为“It＋be＋过去分词＋that ...”，它可以转变成“Sb./Sth.＋be＋过去分词＋to do ...”，并且根据动词不定式与句子谓语动作之间的时间关系，可以使用不定式的一般式、进行式或完成式。
①It is decided that a new shopping mall will be built in the city next year. →A new shopping mall is decided to_be_built in the city next year. →People decide_that a new shopping mall will be built in the city next year. 该市决定明年要建一家新商场。
②It is said that he has_been_employed (employ) in a computer company since graduation. 据说自毕业以来他就一直受雇于一家电脑公司。 It is said that ... It is reported that ... It is thought that ... It is believed that ... It is hoped that ... It is considered that ... It is supposed that ... 据说…… 据报道…… 大家认为…… 人们相信…… 人们希望…… 大家认为…… 据推测…… ③It_is_hoped_that the terrible disease will soon be controlled. 人们希望这种可怕的疾病能迅速得到控制。
④It_is_believed_that she is the person who donates a large amount of money to the charity every year. 人们相信她就是那个每年向慈善机构捐赠大量钱款的人。
[短语句型集成训练]
Ⅰ.基础点全练
1．单句语法填空/补全句子
①Though China is rich in oil resources, they are running out rapidly. ②Equal amount of flour and sugar should be added_to the mixture.
③The mountain village I visited last week is made up of 30 families belonging (belong) to five nationalities.
④It looks like she’ll be too busy to stop for a coffee break.
⑤If one fact or idea is consistent with another, they do not contradict each other. ⑥The quiet girl has come to life since she worked as a saleswoman.
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