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Unit 7 Reading Plus Looking into the Future知识点精讲精练 重点词汇解析 1. Are you curious about the future? 你对未来感到好奇吗? curious 的词义及用法 形容词:好奇的;求知欲强的;稀奇古怪的。 The little boy is curious about everything around him.(这个小男孩对周围的一切都很好奇。) There is a curious noise coming from the attic.(阁楼里传来一种奇怪的声音。) 副词:curiously(好奇地;奇怪地) She looked at me curiously.(她好奇地看着我。) 名词:curiosity(好奇心;稀奇的东西) Her curiosity made her open the box.(她的好奇心促使她打开了盒子。)搭配 be curious about sth:对某事好奇 be curious to do sth:急于做某事;好奇地做某事 out of curiosity:出于好奇 with curiosity:好奇地 即学即练: 1. The child is _ (curious) about how the machine works. 2. She looked at the strange animal _ (curious). 3. _ (curious) made him go into the dark room. 4. I'm _ (curious) to know the result of the game. 5. He asked a lot of _ (curious) questions. 2. Today, many young readers are interested in science fiction. 今天,许多年轻读者对科幻小说感兴趣。 interest 的词义及用法 名词:兴趣;爱好;利益;利息。 He has a great interest in painting.(他对绘画有浓厚的兴趣。) The bank offers a high rate of interest.(这家银行提供高利率。) 动词:使感兴趣。 This book interests me a lot.(这本书让我很感兴趣。) The story didn't interest him.(这个故事没有让他感兴趣。) 形容词:interested(感兴趣的,修饰人) I'm interested in English.(我对英语感兴趣。) 形容词:interesting(有趣的,修饰物) It's an interesting film.(这是一部有趣的电影。) 搭配 take an interest in:对…… 感兴趣 show interest in:对…… 表现出兴趣 interest sb in sth:使某人对某事感兴趣 in the interest of:为了…… 的利益 lose interest in:对…… 失去兴趣 即学即练: 1. She has a strong _ (interest) in music. 2. This new game _ (interest) all the children. 3. I'm _ (interest) in reading novels. 4. It's an _ (interest) story for kids. 5. He began to lose _ (interest) in his job. 3. For one thing, science fiction gives us a chance to imagine what our future will be like. 一方面,科幻小说给了我们一个想象未来的机会。 for one thing 的词义及用法 短语:首先;一则(用于列举理由,常与 for another 搭配使用)。I don't want to go out. For one thing, it's raining heavily.(我不想出去。一则,雨下得很大。) He is not suitable for the job. For one thing, he has no experience.(他不适合这份工作。首先,他没有经验。) 搭配 for one thing... for another (thing)...:一则…… 再则……;首先…… 其次…… I like living in the city. For one thing, there are many jobs. For another, it's convenient to go shopping.(我喜欢住在城市里。一则,有很多工作机会。再则,购物很方便。) 即学即练: 1. I don't like this book. _ _ _, it's too boring. 2. He doesn't want to move. For one thing, he likes his neighbors. _ _, his children study nearby. 3. Learning English is important. _ _ _, it helps us communicate with foreigners. 4. This car is not good. For one thing, it's too expensive. For another, it uses too much oil. 5. She likes painting. _ _ _, it makes her relaxed. For another, she can express herself. imagine的词义及用法 动词:想象;设想;料想;认为。 Can you imagine life on the moon?(你能想象在月球上的生活吗?) I imagine she will come to the party.(我料想她会来参加派对。) 名词:imagination(想象力) Children have a good imagination.(孩子们有很好的想象力。) 形容词:imaginative(富有想象力的) She is an imaginative writer.(她是一位富有想象力的作家。) 搭配 imagine doing sth:想象做某事 imagine sb doing sth:想象某人做某事 imagine + that 从句:料想……;想象…… imagine as:把…… 想象成 beyond imagination:超出想象 即学即练: 1. Can you _ (imagine) swimming in the sea? 2. He _ (imagine) himself as a bird last night. 3. Children have a strong _ (imagine). 4. She is good at writing _ (imagine) stories. 5. I can't imagine _ (live) in such a cold place. 4. Another reason is that sci-fi writers and their work can inspire us to create the future. 另一个原因是科幻作家和他们的作品可以激励我们创造未来。 another reason is that 的词义及用法 another reason:作主语, is:系动词, that:引导表语从句,无实际意义,在从句中不充当句子成分,只起连接作用,通常不能省略。 该结构用于说明 “另一个原因是……” Another reason is that reading can improve our vocabulary.(另一个原因是阅读能提升我们的词汇量。) 即学即练: 1. Another reason is _ exercise is good for our health. 2. Another reason is _ we should learn foreign languages. 3. Another reason is _ plants can make the air fresh. 4. Another reason is _ it's important to help others. 5. Another reason is _ traveling broadens our horizons. 表语从句 表语从句是指在复合句中充当表语的从句,位于系动词(如 be, become, seem, look 等)之后,用来对主语进行解释、说明或描述,说明主语是什么、怎么样。 引导词及用法 that:无实际意义,在从句中不充当成分,通常不能省略(尤其是在正式文体中)。 My idea is that we should start early.(我的想法是我们应该早点出发 whether:意为 “是否”,在从句中不充当成分,不能用 if 替换。 The question is whether we can finish the work on time.(问题是我们能否按时完成工作。) 连接代词(what, who, whom, whose, which):在从句中充当主语、宾语、定语等,有具体意义。 What he said is what I want to know.(他所说的话是我想知道的。)(第一个 what 在主语从句中作宾语,第二个 what 在表语从句中作宾语)The problem is who will help us.(问题是谁会帮助我们。)(who 在从句中作主语) 连接副词(when, where, why, how):在从句中充当状语,分别表示时间、地点、原因、方式。 This is where we met last year.(这是我们去年见面的地方。)(where 在从句中作地点状语) The reason is why he was late.(原因是他为什么迟到。)(why 在从句中作原因状语) 特点 表语从句要用陈述语序(主语在前,谓语在后)。 错误:The question is when can we start. 正确:The question is when we can start. 即学即练: 1. The fact is _ he didn't tell the truth. 2. The problem is _ we can get enough money. 3. This is _ he lives. 4. My hope is _ I can travel around the world. 5. The question is _ book is the best. 5. In the article, he predicted the earth of the future would have many TV stations and people would send TV programmes around the world. 在这篇文章中,他预测未来的地球将有许多电视台,人们将向世界各地发送电视节目。 predict 的词义及用法 动词:预言;预告;预测。 Scientists predict that the weather will be warm tomorrow.(科学家预测明天天气会很暖和。) No one can predict what will happen next.(没人能预言接下来会发生什么。) 名词:prediction(预言;预测) His prediction about the match came true.(他对比赛的预测成真了。 形容词:predictable(可预测的) The result of the game was predictable.(比赛的结果是可预测的。) 搭配 predict sth:预测某事 predict + that 从句:预测…… 即学即练: 1. The weather report _ (predict) rain this afternoon. 2. His _ (predict) came true finally. 3. Can you _ (predict) the result of the game? 4. It's hard to _ (predict) what will happen. 5. The _ (predict) future is full of hope. 6. In a short story by Clarke, he suggested people in the future would use a system to talk with others around the world. 在克拉克的一篇短篇小说中,他建议未来的人们将使用一种系统与世界各地的其他人交谈。 suggest 的词义及用法 动词:建议;提议;暗示;表明。 She suggests going to the park this weekend.(她建议这周末去公园。)His smile suggested that he was happy.(他的微笑表明他很高兴。) 名词:suggestion(建议;提议) He made a good suggestion about the plan.(他对这个计划提出了一个好建议。) 搭配 suggest doing sth:建议做某事 suggest + that 从句(从句用虚拟语气,即 “should + 动词原形”,should 可省略):建议…… suggest sth to sb:向某人建议某事 make a suggestion:提出建议 当 suggest 表示 “建议” 时,其后接的宾语从句要用虚拟语气;表示 “暗示、表明” 时,从句用陈述语气。例如:He suggested that we (should) leave early.(他建议我们早点离开。)(表建议,用虚拟语气) Her expression suggested she was angry.(她的表情表明她生气了。)(表暗示,用陈述语气) 即学即练: 1. She _ (suggest) going shopping tomorrow. 2. He made a good _ (suggest) about our trip. 3. The teacher suggested that we _ (read) more books. 4. Can you _ (suggest) a good movie to me? 5. Her smile _ (suggest) that she agreed with me. 7.Amazingly, the short story was actually the inspiration for the internet!令人惊讶的是,这个短篇故事实际上是互联网的灵感来源! amaze 的词义及用法 动词:使惊奇;使惊愕。 The news amazed everyone in the room.(这个消息让房间里的每个人都很吃惊。) Her talent amazes me.(她的才华让我很惊奇。) 形容词:amazed(感到惊奇的,修饰人) I was amazed at his courage.(我对他的勇气感到惊奇。) 形容词:amazing(令人惊奇的,修饰物) It's an amazing story.(这是一个令人惊奇的故事。) 副词:amazingly 令人惊奇地;惊人地。 由形容词 amazing 加后缀 -ly 构成(形容词变副词的常见规则)。 例句:The story is amazing.(这个故事令人惊奇。) She told the story amazingly.(她讲述这个故事时令人惊奇地生动。) Amazingly, he finished the task in only one hour.(令人惊奇的是,他只用了一个小时就完成了任务。) The team played amazingly well in the game.(这支队伍在比赛中表现得惊人地好。) 修饰动词:说明动作发生的方式 “令人惊奇地”。 例句:He ran amazingly fast.(他跑得惊人地快。) 修饰形容词或副词:加强程度,意为 “极其;非常”。 例句:The weather is amazingly hot today.(今天天气热得惊人。) 置于句首:修饰整个句子,表达 “令人惊奇的是……”。 例句:Amazingly, no one was hurt in the accident.(令人惊奇的是,事故中没人受伤。) 名词:amazement(惊奇;惊愕) To my amazement, he finished the work alone.(令我惊奇的是,他独自完成了这项工作。) 搭配 be amazed at/by sth:对某事感到惊奇 amaze sb:使某人惊奇 in amazement:惊奇地 即学即练: 1. The news _ (amaze) all of us. 2. I was _ (amaze) at his great progress. 3. It's an _ (amaze) achievement. 4. To my _ (amaze), he won the first prize. 5. They looked at each other in _ (amaze). 6. _ (amazing), she won the first prize in the competition. 7. The little girl sang _ (amazing) well. 8. It's _ (amazing) cold for this time of year. 9. He _ (amazing) passed the exam without studying. 10. _ (amazing) enough, the lost cat found its way home. 8.Although many sci-fi stories are set in imaginary worlds or societies, they can help us better understand the real world. 虽然许多科幻小说都是以想象的世界或社会为背景,但它们可以帮助我们更好地理解现实世界。 set的词义及用法 动词:放置;设定;安排;开始。 She set the book on the desk.(她把书放在桌子上。) We set a time for the meeting.(我们为会议设定了时间。) 名词:一套;一副;装置。 He bought a set of tools.(他买了一套工具。) 现在分词:setting 例句:They are setting the table now.(他们现在正在摆桌子。) 搭配 set up:建立;设立 set off:出发;动身;引爆 set out:出发;开始;着手 set a record:创造纪录 set free:释放 be set in 的词义及用法 短语动词:以…… 为背景;发生在……(地方或时间)。 The story is set in a small village.(这个故事以一个小村庄为背景。) The movie is set in the 1980s.(这部电影以 20 世纪 80 年代为背景。)搭配 be set in + 地点 / 时间:以…… 地点 / 时间为背景 即学即练: 1. He _ (set) the book on the shelf just now. 2. They plan to _ (set) up a new school. 3. We will _ (set) off early tomorrow morning. 4. She _ (set) out to finish the work yesterday. 5. He bought a _ (set) of new books. 6. The novel _ (be set in) Paris in the 19th century. 7. This story _ (be set in) a small town. 8. The movie _ (be set in) the future. 9. The play _ (be set in) ancient China. 10. The TV show _ (be set in) a big city. 9.They can also make us excited when we feel like we are living in a boring world.当我们觉得我们生活在一个无聊的世界时,它们也能让我们兴奋。 excite的词义及用法 动词:使兴奋;使激动;激发;引起。 he good news excited all of us.(这个好消息让我们所有人都很兴奋。)The game excited his interest in sports.(这场比赛激发了他对体育的兴趣。) 形容词:excited(感到兴奋的,修饰人) She was excited about the trip.(她对这次旅行感到兴奋。) 形容词:exciting(令人兴奋的,修饰物) It's an exciting football match.(这是一场令人兴奋的足球赛。) 名词:excitement(兴奋;激动) There was a lot of excitement at the party.(聚会上充满了兴奋的气氛。)搭配 be excited about sth:对某事感到兴奋 excite sb:使某人兴奋 excite one's interest:激发某人的兴趣 with excitement:兴奋地 即学即练: 1. The good news _ (excite) the children a lot. 2. She was _ (excite) about the good news. 3. It's an _ (excite) trip to the mountains. 4. There was a lot of _ (excite) in the classroom. 5. 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