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Unit 6 Reading Plus
The Ant and the Grasshopper知识点精讲精练
重点词汇解析
1.The ant was busy collecting corn. The grasshopper was relaxing in the sun.蚂蚁正忙着收集玉米。蚱蜢在阳光下休息。
busy 的词义及用法
比较级:busier最高级:busiest副词:busily名词:busyness
作形容词时,常与 with、in 搭配,即 be busy with sth(忙于某事)、be busy (in) doing sth(忙于做某事)。
busy oneself with sth:忙于某事as busy as a bee:极其忙碌
She is busy with her homework.(她正忙于她的家庭作业。)
They are busy cleaning the classroom.(他们正忙着打扫教室。)
The busy season for farmers is autumn.(农民的繁忙季节是秋天。)
He busied himself with repairing the bike.(他忙着修理自行车。)
The busy city never sleeps.(这座繁忙的城市从不沉睡。)
即学即练:
1. My mother is always busy ______ (cook) for us.
2. The ______ (busy) day of the week is Monday for me.
3. She busied herself ______ taking care of the children.
4. The street is ______ (busy) than usual on weekends.
5. He is busy ______ his new project these days.
collect的词义及用法
动词:收集;采集;募捐;领取。
She likes to collect stamps.(她喜欢收集邮票。)
We are going to collect money for the poor.(我们打算为穷人募捐。)
名词:collection(收藏品;收集物)
即学即练:
1. There is a large ______ (collect) of books in his study.
2. They are planning to ______ money for the homeless.
3. She ______ (collect) her thoughts before giving the speech.
relax 的词义及用法
relax oneself:放松自己
relax + 身体部位:放松某个身体部位,如 relax your legs(放松你的腿),take it easy = relax:放轻松
形容词:relaxed(感到放松的,修饰人)
relaxing(令人放松的,修饰物)
I feel relaxed after the exam.(考试后我感到很放松。)
This is a relaxing trip.(这是一次令人放松的旅行。)
名词:relaxation
have a relaxation:休息一下,放松一下
You should relax after hard work.(辛苦工作后你应该放松一下。)
Listening to music can help you relax.(听音乐能帮助你放松。)
She looks relaxed after the holiday.(假期过后她看起来很放松。)
This is a relaxing movie.(这是一部令人放松的电影。)
He finds relaxation in reading.(他从阅读中找到放松。)
即学即练:
1. It's good to ______ (relax) by the pool in summer.
2. I feel ______ (relax) when I stay at home.
3. This is a ______ (relax) song.
4. We need some ______ (relax) after the long journey.
5. She tries ______ (relax) herself before the exam.
2. I'm preparing for the winter.我在为冬天做准备
prepare 的词义及用法
动词:准备;筹备;调制;配制。
We need to prepare for the exam.(我们需要为考试做准备。)
She is preparing a meal in the kitchen.(她正在厨房准备饭菜。)
名词:preparation(准备;预备)
形容词:prepared(准备好的;有准备的)
搭配
prepare for sth:为某事做准备
We must prepare for the rainstorm this weekend.(我们必须为这周末的暴雨做准备。)
prepare sth for sb:为某人准备某物
My dad prepared a new bike for my birthday.(爸爸为我的生日准备了一辆新自行车。)
prepare to do sth:准备做某事
They prepare to leave for Beijing tomorrow morning.(他们准备明天早上动身去北京。)
make preparations for:为…… 做准备
Our class is making preparations for the school show.(我们班正在为学校的演出做准备。)
be prepared for:为…… 做好准备
You should be prepared for the difficult math exam.(你应该为难度大的数学考试做好准备。)
即学即练:
1. The students are ______ (prepare) for the coming sports meeting.
2. My mother is ______ (prepare) a gift for my birthday.
3. We should ______ (prepare) to face difficulties in life.
4. They have made ______ (prepare) for the party.
5. Are you ______ (prepare) for the English test?
3.The ant continued to take corn home every day, but the grasshopper just played his violin and danced around.蚂蚁继续每天把玉米带回家,而蚱蜢只是拉着小提琴,跳着舞。
continue 的词义及用法
动词:持续;继续;延续;接着说。
The rain will continue all day.(这场雨会持续一整天。)
He continued his story after a short break.(短暂休息后,他继续讲他的故事。)
形容词:continuous(连续的;持续的)
We've had three days of continuous rain.(我们经历了三天连续的降雨。)
副词:continuously(连续不断地)
The machine runs continuously.(这台机器连续运转。)
搭配
continue doing sth:继续做某事(前后做同一件事)
continue to do sth:继续做某事(前后可做不同的事)
continue with sth:继续某事
即学即练:
1. They ______ (continue) working despite the heavy rain.
2. She decided to ______ (continue) her studies abroad.
3. After a short rest, he ______ (continue) to read the book.
4. The ______ (continue) noise made me unable to sleep.
5. The story will ______ on the next page.
4.The grasshopper was silent for a while, but then he happily danced away.蚱蜢沉默了一会儿,然后高兴地跳着舞走了。
silent的词义及用法
形容词:沉默的;寂静的;无声的。
He kept silent during the meeting.(他在会议期间保持沉默。)
The house was silent at night.(夜晚,房子里一片寂静。)
副词:silently(沉默地;寂静地)
She walked silently into the room.(她默默地走进房间。)
名词:silence(沉默;寂静)
There was a long silence in the classroom.(教室里有一段长时间的沉默。)
搭配
keep silent:保持沉默remain silent:仍然沉默
in silence:沉默地;无声地break the silence:打破沉默
即学即练:
1. The students kept ______ (silent) when the teacher came in.
2. He walked ______ (silent) through the forest.
3. There was complete ______ (silent) in the hall.
4. She remained ______ (silent) during the whole discussion.
5. No one spoke, and they sat there ______ silence.
5.The poor ant had to fight her way through the wind. She wanted to collect lots of wood.这只可怜的蚂蚁不得不在风中奋力前行。她想收集很多木头。
fight的词义及用法
动词:打仗;战斗;搏斗;斗争;争吵。
The soldiers fought bravely against the enemy.(士兵们勇敢地与敌人战斗。)
They fought about the little thing.(他们为这件小事争吵。)
名词:打架;战斗;斗争。
There was a fight between two boys in the park.(公园里两个男孩打了一架。)
We should have the fight for our dreams.(我们应该为梦想而奋斗。)
过去式:fought
He fought for his rights last year.(他去年为自己的权利而斗争。)
现在分词:fighting
They are fighting for freedom.(他们正在为自由而战。)
搭配
fight against:对抗;与…… 作斗争
fight for:为…… 而战;为…… 奋斗
fight with:与…… 打架;与…… 并肩作战
即学即练:
1. They ______ (fight) against the bad weather yesterday.
2. We should ______ (fight) for our bright future.
3. The two dogs ______ (fight) with each other just now.
4. He ______ (fight) back when someone attacked him.
5. There was a ______ (fight) between the two teams.
fight one's way 的词义及用法
短语动词:奋力前进;打出一条路;艰难地前进。
They fought their way through the crowd.(他们奋力穿过人群。)
The soldiers fought their way to the top of the hill.(士兵们奋力登上山顶。)
搭配
fight one's way through:奋力穿过……
fight one's way to:奋力到达……
即学即练:
1. The workers ______ (fight) their way through the heavy snow.
2. She ______ (fight) her way to the front of the stage.
3. They ______ (fight) their way out of the burning building.
4. The explorers ______ (fight) their way through the thick forest.
5. He ______ (fight) his way to the top of the competition.
6.The ant sat home by her fire, enjoying some lovely corn soup. Then she heard a knock at the door.蚂蚁坐在家里的火炉旁,享受着美味的玉米汤。然后她听到有人敲门。
knock的词义及用法
动词:敲;击;碰撞;撞击。
Someone is knocking at the door.(有人在敲门。)
The car knocked a tree yesterday.(昨天那辆车撞到了一棵树。)
名词:敲;击;撞击声。
I heard a knock on the window.(我听到窗户上有敲击声。)
He gave the door a heavy knock.(他重重地敲了一下门。)
搭配
knock at/on:敲(门、窗等)knock into:撞上;偶然碰到
knock down:撞倒;拆除
knock 作 “敲” 讲时,at 和 on 可以互换,如 knock at the door 和 knock on the door 意思相同。
即学即练:
1. Someone ______ (knock) at the door just now.
2. The little boy ______ (knock) the bottle down by accident.
3. She heard a ______ (knock) on the window.
4. Please don't ______ (knock) the books off the desk.
5. They ______ (knock) into an old friend in the street yesterday.
7.Keep dancing and singing through the winter, and work hard when spring comes!在冬天继续跳舞和唱歌,在春天到来时努力工作
keep的词义及用法
动词:保持;保留;遵守;饲养。
You should keep quiet in the library.(你在图书馆里应该保持安静。)
My grandfather keeps some chickens.(我爷爷养了一些鸡。)
过去式:kept
He kept the book for a week.(这本书他借了一个星期。)
搭配
keep doing sth:一直做某事
keep sb/sth doing sth:让某人 / 某物一直做某事
keep up with:跟上;不落后于
keep away from:远离
keep in mind:记住
keep on:继续;反复做
即学即练:
1. We should ______ (keep) our classroom clean.
2. He ______ (keep) working until midnight last night.
3. My mother ______ (keep) some cats at home.
4. You must ______ (keep) your promise.
5. They always ______ (keep) in touch with each other .
through 的词义及用法
介词:穿过;通过;从…… 开始到结束;凭借。
We walked through the forest.(我们穿过森林。)
I heard the news through a friend.(我通过一个朋友听到了这个消息。副词:通过;穿过;自始至终;完全。
The door is open, so you can go through.(门开着,你可以过去。)
He read the book through.(他把这本书从头到尾读了一遍。)
形容词:直达的;贯穿的。
例句:This is a through train to Beijing.(这是一列去北京的直达火车。)搭配
get through:通过;接通(电话)go through:经历;检查
look through:浏览;看穿
all through:一直;始终
through and through:完全;彻底
即学即练:
1. The river flows ______ the city.
2. He read ______ the newspaper quickly.
3. We can get ______ the difficulty with your help.
4. She went ______ the door and entered the room.
5. This is a train ______ (through) to Shanghai.
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