(讲义)Unit 2 Understanding each other 泛读 技能初养成-【提分教练】2023-2024学年新教材高中英语选择性必修第四册(译林版2020)

阅读“Extended reading”中的材料，选出最佳选项 1．Which is not a borrowed word in the sentence “The sushi restaurant's menu was confusing.”？ A．was B．sushi C．restaurant D．confusing 2．According to the passage，which one is not true? A．Word borrowing has been occurring for thousands of years. B．Words are borrowed at a faster speed than before. C．Some borrowed words even sound like the native language. D．Borrowed words cannot be avoided. [答案]　1—2　AD 　preference n．偏爱；偏爱的事物 [例]I can't say that I have any particular preference. 我说不出自己有什么特别偏好。 [知识拓展] (1)give preference to... 给……以优惠；优先考虑…… have a preference for 喜爱；偏好…… (2)prefer vt. 更喜欢；选择某事物 (而不选择其他事物) prefer sb.to do sth. 宁愿某人做某事；更喜欢某人去做某事 prefer that... 更喜欢……，宁愿…… prefer doing sth.to doing sth. 和做某事相比更喜欢做某事 prefer to do sth.rather than do... 更喜欢做某事，而不…… [即学即练]　单句语法填空/完成句子 ①Some people eat with their eyes.They prefer to order(order) what looks nice. ②I have this theory that most people prefer being at work to being(be) at home. ③We give preference to those(给那些人优先权) who have worked with us for a long time. 　embarrassed adj.窘迫的，尴尬的；拮据的 [例]Some women are too embarrassed to consult their doctor about the problem. 有些妇女太害羞，不愿就这个问题向医生咨询。 [知识拓展] (1)be embarrassed about/at 对……感到尴尬 (2)embarrassing adj. 令人窘迫的，使人难堪的 embarrassment n. 困窘，尴尬 (3)embarrass vt. 使窘迫；使尴尬 embarrass sb.with sth… 因……使某人尴尬 [即学即练]　单句语法填空 ①Don't embarrass them with personal questions. ②She was embarrassed(embarrass) when they kept telling her how clever she was. ③It can be embarrassing(embarrass) for children to tell complete strangers about such incidents. 　intention n．意图，计划 [例]He has announced his intention to retire. 他已经宣布他退休的打算。 [知识拓展] (1)by intention 故意 have no intention of doing sth. 无意做某事 with the intention of 抱有……目的 without intention 无意中；不是故意地 (2)intend v. 想要，打算；计划 intend to do sth. 想要做某事 be intended to do/for... 用来做……/打算为……所用 [即学即练]　单句语法填空/完成句子 ①You know I have no intention of being(be) awkward and obstreperous. ②These garments are intended for professional sports peo