Unit 3 常考词汇和短语细解-2018-2019学年高一英语下学期人教版必修三和必修四常考词汇和短语细解（必修四）

专题08 必修四Unit 3常考词汇和短语细解 重点单词.词组讲解 1. humour n. 幽默 He has no sense of humour. have a/no sense of humour 有/无幽默感 humorous adj. 幽默的,诙谐的 They were imaginative, quick, and humorous. 【2015上海】It’s full of wit and humour. 【2012江西】James has painful, challenging, but also humorous and happy travels. 2. up to now到目前为止 Up to now, the work has been quite smooth. 到目前为止,工作很顺利。 【期末测试】Up to now, the program ________ thousands of children who would otherwise have died. A. would save B. saves C. had saved D. has saved 3. content 1) adj. 满足的,满意的;甘愿的 He was content with his work. be/feel content with 对……满足 2) vt. 使满足 Her answer seemed to content him. 3) n. 满足[U],内容,要旨[U]; 含量,容 量; 容纳的东西;具体内容; (书刊等的)目录 The play lacks content. 这出戏缺乏实质性内容。 The contents of the letter are secret. 这封信的具体内容是不公开的。 【期末测试】This magazine is very with young people, who like its content and style. A. familiar B. popular C. similar D. particular 【期末测试】Andy is content with the toy.It is __________ he has ever got. A. a better B. the better C. a best D. the best 【2016天津】I had to create a table of contents based on the topics of its articles. 4. astonish vt. . 使吃惊,使惊讶 The news astonished everyone. astonishing adj令人惊讶的;惊人的 astonished adj.感到惊讶的;十分惊奇的 I was astonished by the news. be astonished at/by sth.对某事感到惊讶 They were astonished to find the driver was a six-year-old boy.be astonished to do sth.惊讶地做某事 astonishment n. 惊讶;惊愕[U] I looked round me in astonishment. in astonishment吃惊地 To my astonishment, the man lifted the rock effortlessly. to one’s astonishment使某人惊讶的是 【2016浙江完形】36. A. shocking B. challenging C. puzzling D.astonishing 【2017江苏】Human beings will continue to adapt to the changing climate in both ordinary and astonishing ways. 【期末测试】We were astonished _______ the temple still in its original condition. A．finding B．to find C．find D．to be found 5. fortunate adj. 幸运的,侥幸的 It is fortunate that w