Unit 2 基础知识及练习-2022-2023学年高中英语外研版（2019）选择性必修第一册

高二选修一 Unit 2 Unit 2—Section A 1.debt n.债务，欠债 ①in debt 负债； ②out of debt 不负债； ③get/fall/run into debt 负债，借债； ④pay off one’s debt 还清某人的债务（表示动作）。 练习： 1.They will send kids to college whatever it takes, even if that means huge (debt). 2.He was already deeply debt through gambling losses. 3.He ran debt as a result of bad management. 2.pace n.速度，进度，步速；v.踱步（于） ①at a rapid/slow/steady pace 以很快的/缓慢的/稳定的速度； ②keep pace with... 与...并驾齐驱，与...步调一致； ③pace up and down 踱来踱去。 练习： 1.Public spending continues to rise a steady pace. 2.Could you slow down? I can’t keep pace you. 3.He found John (pace) around the house, unable to sleep. 3.regret v.&n.懊悔，后悔，遗憾 ①regret to do sth. 遗憾地要做某事； ②regret doing sth. 后悔做了某事； ③regret that... 后悔/遗憾...； ④with regret 遗憾地； ⑤(much) to one’s regret 令某人感到（非常）遗憾的是。 练习： 1.I regret (tell) you that you didn’t pass the exam. 2.He didn’t regret (say) what he did, but felt that he could have expressed it differently. 3.My father and mother may regret I have not been selected for the interview. 4.I decided some regret that it was time to move on. 4.inform & informed & information (1)inform v.通知，告知 ①inform sb. of/about sth. 通知某人某事；②inform sb. that... 通知某人...。 (2)informed adj.有学问的，有见识的 ①keep sb. informed 不断给某人提供最新信息； ②be well informed about... 很了解...。 (3)information n.[U]消息，资料 a piece of information 一条消息。 练习： 1.They would inform him any progress they had made. 2.We regret (inform) you that our library will be closed next Thursday and Friday for the sports meeting. 3.I (通知他) he must start at twelve o’clock. 5.rarely & rare (1)rarely adv.很少，难得 (2)rare adj.稀罕的，稀有的，珍贵的 【注意】：rarely是表示否定意义的副词，位于句首时，句子用部分倒装语序，即把连系动词be、助动词或情态动词移至主语之前。有类似用法的还有never，neither，nor，hardly，seldom，scarcely，little等。 练习： 1.Beauty and wisdom (rare)