Unit 3 Reading Plus 知识点精讲2026-2027学年人教版九年级英语上册

Unit 3  Reading Plus 知识点精讲

句子 1 

Cathy knows that she has an essay due on Monday.

essay /ˈeseɪ/n. 短文；作文  due /djuː/adj. 到期的；应交作业的

have sth. due + 日期 某物截止于某一天

that 引导宾语从句，从句内部是 have sth. + 形容词后置 结构，due 作后置定语修饰 essay。

翻译：凯西知道周一有一篇作文要交。

拓展例句

We have a math report due this Friday. 我们有一份数学报告周五截止。

配套练习

①词性转换：essay（复数）→essays

②填空：The report ______(be due) on Friday. 答案：is due

③改错：She know that her test is due next week. know→knows

句子 2 

However, instead of beginning work on it today, she waits until the last minute, and starts work on Sunday night.

instead of doing sth. 而不是做某事（of 是介词，后接动名词）

wait until… 一直等到……

the last minute 最后一刻

begin work on sth. 着手做某事

翻译：然而，她今天没有动笔写作文，而是拖到最后一刻，周日晚上才开始写。

拓展例句

I exercise instead of playing computer games. 我锻炼身体，而不是打游戏。

配套练习

①填空：He read books instead of ______(play) games. 答案：playing

②同义句改写：She doesn’t start today. She waits till Sunday night.

Instead of starting work on it today, she waits until Sunday night.

句子 3

Of course, it is impossible to do a good job writing an essay in one night, so she gets a bad grade.

do a good job 做得很好

in one night 在一晚上之内

a bad grade 低分，糟糕的成绩

It is + 形容词 + to do sth. 形式主语句型：it 是形式主语，真正主语是后面不定式 to do a good job；

翻译：当然，一晚上不可能写好一篇作文，所以她拿到了很低的分数。

拓展例句

It is difficult to finish all tasks in one day. 一天完成所有任务很难。

配套练习

①词性转换：possible（反义词）→impossible

②翻译：短时间完成这个大项目是不可能的。

It is impossible to finish this big project in a short time.

句子 4

She then kicks herself for not starting earlier and promises to do better next time, but she doesn't.

kick oneself 懊悔，自责

promise to do sth. 承诺去做某事

for not doing sth. 因为没有做某事（for 介词，后接动名词否定式）

翻译：之后她十分懊悔没有早点动笔，还保证下次好好完成，可她还是老样子。

拓展例句

He kicked himself for missing the early bus. 他因为错过早班车懊悔不已。

配套练习

①填空：He promises ______(finish) homework before dinner. 答案：to finish

②改错：She kick herself for put off her plan. kick→kicks；put→putting

句子 5

Does Cathy's story sound familiar?

sound familiar 听起来耳熟  be familiar with sth. 某人熟悉某物

翻译：凯西的经历大家听着是不是深有同感？

配套练习

①填空：The song sounds ______(familiar) to me. 答案：familiar

句子 6

Like Cathy, many of us procrastinate— we put off doing something important until the last moment.

procrastinate /prəˈkræstɪneɪt/v. 拖延；n. procrastination 拖延症

put off doing sth. 拖延做某事（off 介词，后必须加 doing）

the last moment 最后一刻

翻译：很多人和凯西一样喜欢拖延 —— 我们总把重要的事情拖到最后一刻才做。

拓展例句

Don’t put off preparing your exam. 别拖着不复习考试。

配套练习

①词性转换：procrastinate（名词）→procrastination

②填空：We shouldn’t put off ______(hand) in our homework. 答案：handing

句子 7

Some research shows that we procrastinate because of negative feelings, such as fear or worry.

negative /ˈneɡətɪv/adj. 消极的，负面的；反义词 positive 积极的

negative feelings 负面情绪

翻译：一些研究表明，我们之所以拖延，是因为内心的负面情绪，例如恐惧、焦虑。

配套练习

①词性转换：negative（反义词）→positive

②改错：He failed because of he felt nervous. 去掉 of，because 后接句子

句子 8

We are afraid of doing a poor job or getting bad grades. We think that we might fail.

be afraid of doing sth. 害怕做某事（担心产生坏结果）

do a poor job 做得很差

get bad grades 取得低分

翻译：我们害怕做事做得一塌糊涂、拿到糟糕的分数，总认为自己一定会搞砸。

配套练习

①填空：She is afraid of ______(speak) in public. 答案：speaking

句子 9

We put off doing the work in order to avoid having these bad feelings.