10 Unit 2 Improving yourself Period 3 -【名师导航】2024-2025学年高中英语选择性必修第二册同步讲义(外研版2019)

Period 3　 语言知识讲练(Understanding ideas)

1．switch v．(用开关)改变，转换 n．开关；转换

[即学即练]——单句语法填空/完成句子

①Mom asked me to switch off the TV set as soon as I started eating．

②Would you please switch on the light？I can't see much clearly．It is getting dark．

③(应用文之建议信)如果你遵循我的建议，我坚信你将从不爱运动的人转变为运动爱好者。

If you follow my suggestions，I strongly believe that you will switch from a sofa potato to a sports lover．

[温馨提示]　各种“开”“关”的表达法：

open/close/shut the door/window开/关门/窗

switch on/off the radio/TV/light开/关收音机/电视/电灯

turn on/off the radio/water/gas开/关收音机/水/煤气

2．motivate v．激发，激励；成为……的动机(常用于被动语态)

[即学即练]——单句语法填空/完成句子

①(应用文之邀请信)To keep them better motivated(motivate)，we intend to shoot some inspirational videos，where teachers and students are expected to give them

some encouragement and best wishes within 2 minutes．

②Motivation(motivate) is what gets you started; habit is what keeps you going．

③给我印象最深的是，每当我遇到困难时，我的老师都会激励我坚持我的梦想。

What impresses me most is that my teacher will always motivate me to stick to my dream whenever I come across difficulties．

3．on reflection经再三考虑

[即学即练]——单句语法填空/完成句子

①(2023·全国乙卷)The UK's obsession (痴迷) with food is reflected (reflect) through television scheduling．

②(2023·全国乙卷)As a musician，it's important to give maximum attention and time to your own reflections (reflect) of your own feelings．

③The boss refused at first，but on reflection，he realised the offer was perfect actually．

④如果你养成一种思考如何学习的习惯，你作为学生的成绩肯定会很好。

Your performance as a student will be excellent if you develop a habit of reflecting on/upon how you learn．

4．occupy v．占用，占去(时间/空间等)；忙着(做某事)，使忙于(做某事)；占领；占据

[即学即练]——单句语法填空/句式升级

①The twins soon found themselves occupied(occupy)in cleaning up the kitchen while their father was occupying himself with the breakfast．

②Choosing an occupation (occupy) takes time，and there are a lot of things you have to think about．

③I occupy myself in organizing a class meeting about traditional Chinese culture at present and I am writing to ask for your suggestions．

→Occupying myself in organizing a class meeting about traditional Chinese culture at present，I am writing to ask for your suggestions．(动词-ing形式短语作状语)

→Occupied in organizing a class meeting about traditional Chinese culture at present，I am writing to ask for your suggestions．(过去分词短语作状语)

5．access n．接触的机会；通道；通路 v．访问；存取(计算机文件)

[即学即练]——单句语法填空/完成句子

①(2023·新高考Ⅱ卷)As cities balloon with growth，access to nature for people living in urban areas is becoming harder to find．

②He usually puts the medicine in the top drawer to make sure it will not be accessible (access) to the kids．

③(应用文之建议信)鉴于你对中国文化很感兴趣，我建议你申请北京大学，在那里你可以接触到最好的中国文化。

Considering your keen interest in Chinese culture，I suggest you apply for Beijing University，where you can get/have access to the best Chinese culture．

[温馨提示]　像access，approach，solution，key这样的名词，它们常与介词to连用。

6．rely v．(为生活或生存而)依赖，依靠；相信，信赖