a defense satellite 防御卫星 defend one's argument 为某人的论点辩护 defend...against... 保护……,防御…… defend...from(harm) 保护……不受(伤害) 【即时巩固】
(1)They couldn't ________ us __________ our rights.他们不能阻挠我们捍卫我们的权利。
(2)We need some lawyers to ____________. 我们需要几个律师为我们辩护。
(3)We should ______ the child ______ harm. 我们要保护这孩子不受伤害。
(4)Their duty is to ______ the country ______ its enemies. 他们的职责就是保卫国家抵御敌人(入侵)。
【答案】(1)prevent defending(2)defend us(3)defend from(4)defend against 考点4.major n.主修(科目);主修 v.主修 adj.主要的;主修的
【教材原句】I guessed that there was probably a major misunderstanding.我猜测这可能是有一个大的误解。 【例句研读】
(1) Did you major in journalism in college?你大学时主修新闻学吗? (2) The majority of people interviewed prefer TV to radio.大多数接受采访的人都喜欢看电视而不喜欢听收音机。 【归纳拓展】
major in sth.主修(大专院校的)科目 majority n.大多数;多数派 考点5.represent vt.代表;象征 【例句研读】
(1) To the Egyptians,green was a color that represented the hope and joy
of spring.对于埃及人来说,绿色象征着春天的希望和快乐。
(2) He was picked out from the whole class to represent them to the other school.他被挑选出来作为全班同学的代表,到另一所学校去。
【归纳拓展】
representation n.代表,代表团,代理 representative adj.代表性的 n.代表,代理人 represent sb. as/to be 宣称某人为…… represent sth. to sb. 向某人说明某事;向某人传达某事 represent sth./sb. as sth./sb. 把……描绘成…… 【即时巩固】
(1) The rose _____________ love. 玫瑰花是爱情的象征。
(2) This picture _____________ a storm at sea. 这幅画表现的是海上风暴。
(3) He ____________ China in the conference. 他代表中国参加了这次会议。
(4) He ___________ himself ________ an expert. 他称自己是专家。
【答案】(1)represents(2)represents(3)represented(4)represents to be 考点6.likely adj. 可能的 adv. 很可能
【教材原句】John Snow suspected that the second theory was correct but he needed evidence.约翰·斯诺认为第二种说法是正确的,但是他需要证据。 【例句研读】
(1) John is likely to be in London this autumn.今年秋天约翰可能在伦敦。 (2) The park is a likely place for the picnic. 这公园倒是个适合野餐的地方。 【归纳拓展】
It‘s likely that...=Sb./Sth. be likely to do...……是可能的。 not likely (坚决不同意)绝不可能,绝对不会 【注意】likely做副词的时候多和most, very连用。 【即时巩固】
(1)______ isn’t likely that I should accept such an offer as that.要我接受这样的建议是不大可能的。
(2)We will ___________ likely be late.我们很有可能会迟到。 【答案】(1)It (2)most/very
考点7.ease n. 安逸;舒适 vt. 减轻(痛苦、忧虑)
【教材原句】The most universal facial expression is,of course,the smile-its function is to show happiness and put people at ease. 微笑当然是最普遍通用的面部表情,它的作用是表示快乐和安人心境。 【例句研读】
(1)The medicine eased the pain.这种药镇痛。 (2)He is living a life of ease.他过着舒适的生活。 【归纳拓展】
at ease 舒适,快活,自由自在 with ease 轻易地,毫不费力地 feel/look at ease 感到/看上去心情放松 put/set sb. at one‘s ease 使某人放松、松弛 take one’s ease 休息,轻松一下 【即时巩固】
(1)He passed the examination ____________. 他轻松地通过了考试。
(2)I never feel completely _________ with him. 我跟他在一起总感到不是很自在。 【答案】(1)with ease(2)at ease 重点短语精讲
考点 in general 总的来说;通常 【例句研读】
(1)He has been promoted to general manager.他已被提升为总经理。
(2) Generally speaking, we enjoyed the trip.总的来说,我们这次旅行很愉快。 【归纳拓展】
as a general rule 一般而言;通常,总之 generally speaking 一般而言 It's generally believed that... 普遍认为…… 拓展:on the whole总的来说 generally speaking一般说来 as a whole就整体上来看 in a word总之
As a whole, the book is worth reading.就整体来看,这本书值得看。 【即时巩固】
(1)____________ commanded his men to advance. 将军命令他的士兵向前挺进。
(2)____________, her work has been good, but this essay is dreadful. 总的说来,她的作品不错,不过这篇文章糟透了。 【答案】 (1)The general(2)In general 经典句型剖析 考点 部分否定
【教材原句】Not all cultures greet each other the same way, nor are they comfortable in the same way with touching or distance between people. 各种文化背景下人们互致问候的方式不尽相同,身体接触和相互间距离的程度也并不一样。
【句法分析】(1)not all...是部分否定,与 not构成部分否定的词还有:both, every, everyone, everywhere, everybody, everything, always, entirely,
wholly, altogether。
Not every student passed the exam. 并非所有的学生都通过了考试。 Not all of us can speak English. 并非我们都会说英语。
提示:表示全部否定的词有:none, nobody, neither, never, nothing, nowhere, no one, not at all。
(2)本句后半句是 nor 引起的倒装句,nor 位于句首时,句子需要部分倒装。 She doesn‘t like dance, nor does her sister. 她不喜欢跳舞,她姐姐也不喜欢。
归纳拓展:含有否定意义的词置于句首往往引起部分倒装:
①含有否定意义的副词放在句首,如:not, never, seldom, hardly, rarely, little 等。
Never before has our country been as united as it is today. 我们国家从没像现在这样团结。
②含有否定意义的连词置于句首,如: neither...nor, no sooner...than..., scarcely...when..., hardly...when...等。
No sooner had he left home than it began to rain. 他一出家门天就开始下雨。
③含有否定意义的介词短语置于句首,如: by no means, in no time, in no case, on no account等。
On no account must you accept any money against your conscience. 你无论如何不能违背自己的良心而得到钱财。 【即时巩固】
Bill wasn't happy about the delay of the report by John, and ______. A.I was neither C.I was either
B.neither was I
D.either was I
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