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Unit 1 People of Achievement
—Learning about Language
Build up your vocabulary
Match the word with each definition
1. ________ cook something in very hot water
2. ________ relating to plants
3. ________ qualities or characteristics of something
4. ________ a kind of substance that flows freely, such as water or milk
5. _________ physical material that exists
boil
botanical
properties
liquid
substance
boil
botanical
liquid n. 液体
chemical substance
化学物质
substance
n. 物质,主旨
How was artemisinin discovered?
n. 〖C〗特性,特征
Attempt
Research-related Lexis
sweet wormwood
extract
Success
a botanical treatment.
a crucial and vital treatment for malaria
dry dried wormwood leaves
boil sweet wormwood
get the liquid
as medical properties were destroyed
Failure
Re-attempt
Test
use a lower temperature
extract the substance named artemisinin
test the medicine on themselves
test the medicine on malaria patients
crucial adj. 至关重要的;关键性的
近义词积累 ________、 ________ 、_____
vital adj. 必不可少的;极其重要的;充满生机的
significant
essential
major
Guess the meaning of the underlined words
1. The two flowers are quite from one another, so it is easy to make a _________ between them.
2. Scientists need to _________ how the new material stands up to wear and tear to prove how it is.
3. A talented scientist well known for his ___________ to his country, Huang Danian __________himself to his research in geophysics.
4. A: Did you come to any ?
B: Yes, we __________ that by drawing out the extract at a low temperature, we could find the substance that we needed to complete the experiment.
5. She spends a lot of time_________ her patients’ dreams. This is very helpful, explaining their daily behaviour very well.
distinction
evaluate
commitment
concluded
analysing
distinct
valuable
committed
conclusion
analysis
Word formation ----
derivation(派生):
to create a new word by using prefixes(前缀) and suffixex(后缀).
Word formation ---- derivation(派生)
distinct
distinction
distinctive
indistinct
distinguish
n. 差别,区分;卓越,杰出
adj. 独特的,与众不同的
adj. 模糊的,不清楚的
adj.
清晰的;清楚的;
有区别的
v. 使有别于;看清,区别
prefixes(前缀)
suffixex(后缀)
多数情况下,加前缀改变原词词义,加后缀改变原词词性或词义
commit
committed
commitment
commission
conclusion
conclusive
concluding
conclude
evaluate
evaluation
valuable
invaluable
valueless
value
analyse
analysis
analytical
analyser
Word formation ---- derivation(派生)
Word formations
1. physiology n.生理学→_________ n.生物学→_________n.地质学→_________ n.心理学→_________ 生态学
2. crucial adj. 至关重要的;关键性的→_________ adv. 关键地
3. vital adj. 极其重要的; 同:significant adj.重要的→_________ n. 生命力;活力→_________adv. 极其
4. commit vt. 承诺;vi. 全心全意投入; 犯(错误、罪行等)→___________ n. 承诺;奉献→__________ adj. 尽心尽力的;坚定的
5. objective n.目标;adj.客观的 【反】:subjective adj.主观的
→_________n. 物品;研究对象 v. 反对
6. academy n. 研究院→__________ adj. 学业的; 学术的→______________ adv. 学术上
7. botanical adj. 植物学的→___________adv. 植物学地→_________n. 植物学 →___________ n.植物学家
biology
geology
psychology
ecology
crucially
vitality
vitally
commitment
committed
object
academic
academically
botanically
botany
botanist
8. evaluate vt.评价; 评估→__________n.评估
9. property n. 性质; 特征 复数:properties ; 财产[U]
10. boil vt./vi. (使)沸腾;n. 沸腾→_________adj. 沸腾的
11. liquid v. 液体 adj.液体的→________ n.固体 adj.牢固的
12. obtain vt. 获得→___________ n. 获得→___________ adj. 可获得
13. acknowledge vt. 承认(属实、权威等);(公开)感谢→_______________ n. 承认;感谢
14. analyse vt. 分析→___________ n. 分析 (pl.) analyses
15. apparently adv. 显而易见; 看来; 显然→_________ adj.显而易见的;显然的;
16. scientific adj. 科学(上)的; →___________ adv.科学地
→___________ n. 科学→___________ n.科学家
17. conclusion n. 结论;推论→_________ v. 得出结论;推断出
evaluation
boiling
solid
obtainment
obtainable
acknowledgement
analysis
apparent
scientifically
science
scientist
conclude
18. professor n. 教授 → ________n. 职业→ ___________adj. 专业的 n.专家
19. remarkable adj. 非凡的; 显著的 → ___________adv.明显地;非常地→ __________v.评论 n. 非凡
profession
professional
remarkably
remark
20. novelist n. 小说家 →___________n.小说
21. found vt. (founded--founded) 创立;→__________ n.建立者;发起人 →__________ n. 基础;基金 find v.发现,认为(found--found)
22. infer vt.推断; 推定(inferred--inferred)→__________ n. 推论;推断
infer sth from sth 从…推断出
23.theory n. 理论; 学说→__________adj. 理论的
24. gentle adj. 温柔的; 文静的→ _________adv. 温柔地; 有礼貌地
→ ___________n. 温和; 和善; 高贵→___________n.绅士
25. passion n. 酷爱; 激情→___________adj. 热情的; 热烈的
→___________adv. 热情地;强烈地
26. extraordinary adj. 不一般的; 非凡的→______________adv. 非常; 非凡地→___________adj. 普通的;平淡无奇的
27. gradually adv. 逐渐地→ __________adj. 逐渐的; 逐步的
28. consequence n. 结果; 后果→_____________adj. 随之发生的; 作为结果的 →_____________adv. 因此; 所以 as a consequence 因此, 结果
novel
founder
foundation
inference
theoretical
gently
gentleness
gentleman
passionate
passionately
extraordinarily
ordinary
gradual
consequent
consequently
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vital
adj. 必不可少的;极其重要的;充满生机的
be vital to/for 对……至关重要
It is vital to do sth. 做某事是至关重要的
It is vital that...……是至关重要的
(从句中要用虚拟语气,即should do, should可以省略)
of vital importance (= very important)至关重要
(1)To learn Chinese well,reading interesting Chinese news every day is vital American exchange students.
(2)It is vital (memorize) as many words and expressions as possible at the beginning of learning English.
to/for
to memorize
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vital
adj. 必不可少的;极其重要的;充满生机的
be vital to/for 对……至关重要
It is vital to do sth. 做某事是至关重要的
It is vital that...……是至关重要的
(从句中要用虚拟语气,即should do, should可以省略)
of vital importance (= very important)至关重要
(3)就我而言,选择有趣的话题对我们是至关重要的,这样我们才能在英语口语课上活跃起来。
As far as I am concerned,________________________________
so that we can be active in our oral English class.
it is vital for us to pick interesting
topics /it is vital that we (should) pick interesting topics
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commit
vt. 犯(错误、罪行等); 承诺,保证
vi. 忠于;全心全意投入
• commit oneself to (doing) sth专心致志于(做)某事,献身于(做)某事
commit oneself to (sth/do sth/doing sth) 承诺;保证
• be committed to (doing) sth对……忠诚;致力于……
(1)It is because of the experts’ (commit) that a cure for the deadly disease has been found.
(2)My son committed himself to obey the school rules and thus,I sighed in relief.词义:___________
commitment
承诺;保证
committed adj. 尽心尽力的;坚定的;坚信的
commitment n. 投入;奉献;承诺
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commit
(3)因为他致力于帮助那些需要帮助的人摆脱困境,我们的班长被称为“活雷锋”。
①Because he ___________________________________________
,our monitor is called “a living Lei Feng”.
②_____________________________________________________
,our monitor is called “a living Lei Feng”.(分词短语作状语)
commits himself to helping those
in need out of trouble
Committing himself to/Committed to helping those in need
out of trouble
vt. 犯(错误、罪行等); 承诺,保证
vi. 忠于;全心全意投入
(is committed to helping ...)
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commit
翻译划线部分
(1) The government must commit itself to improving healthcare.
(2) He was sent to prison for a crime that he didn't commit.
(3) Like so many men, he has problems committing himself to a relationship.
(4) We are committed to withdrawing our troops by the end of the year.
他蒙冤入狱。
他也存在用情不专的问题
致力于改善医疗保健服务水平
承诺撤出军队
vt. 犯(错误、罪行等); 承诺,保证
vi. 忠于;全心全意投入
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evaluate
vt. 评价;评估
evaluation n.估计;评价
make an evaluation of 对……进行评估
输入标题
单句语法填空
(1) We must evaluate her ability ________ her work.
(2) The school has only been open for six months, so it’s hard ________(evaluate) its success.
(3) The key approaches to be used in test and ________ (evaluate) have been proven right.
高考链接:
It is widely acknowledged that students should be________________ (评价) in terms of overall quality.
on/by
to evaluate
evaluation
evaluated/assessed
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acknowledge
acknowledgement n.承认;确认;感谢
vt.承认(属实、权威等);(公开)感谢
acknowledge doing/having done sth承认做了某事
acknowledge sth/sb to be/as...承认某事/某人是……
It is universally/generally acknowledged that...……是大家公认的;全世界都知道……
(1)I will show you around Beijing in (acknowledge) of your selfless help.
acknowledgement
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acknowledge
vt.承认(属实、权威等);(公开)感谢
(2)Since you acknowledged (commit) the mistake,I would offer you another opportunity to correct it.
(3)Our head teacher is acknowledged (be) the most generous,hard-working and warm-hearted teacher in the academy.
committing/having committed
to be
(4)众所周知,海洋不仅为我们提供足够的食物,而且保持着大自然的平衡,因此我们必须致力于保护海洋。
oceans not only offer us enough food but also keep the balance of nature,so we must be committed to protecting them.
It is universally/generally acknowledged that
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insist
• insist on/upon doing sth坚持/坚决要求做某事
• 在“insist that...”结构中,
①当insist作“坚持主张,坚决要求”讲时,
其后的宾语从句用虚拟语气,即从句谓语动词用“should+动词原形”, should可以省略;
②当insist作“坚持说,坚持认为”讲时,其后的宾语从句用陈述语气。
vi.& vt.坚持;坚决要求
(1)What made me scared to death was that my brother insisted 。 using a knife to cut the pumpkin open.
(2)He insisted that he (be) healthy,but the doctor insisted that he
(take) the medicine.
on/upon
was
(should) take
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insist
vi.& vt.坚持;坚决要求
(3)我的老师向我投来鼓励的目光,他坚持认为我有写作天赋,所以他坚持要我参加即将到来的写作比赛。
Casting me a look of encouragement,my teacher insisted that
writing,so he insisted that I _____________
.
I had a talent for
(should) take
part in the approaching writing contest
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conclusion
conclude vt.断定;推断出
n.结论;推论
• in conclusion最后;总之
come to/reach/arrive at/draw a conclusion得出结论
• conclude...with sth/by doing sth 以……结束
conclude from...从……中得出结论
(1)I insist that the (conclude) he has reached doesn’t make sense at all.
(2)He concluded his speech a famous saying,“Where there is a will,there is a way.”
conclusion
with
(3)总之,我从自己的经历中得出了一个结论:无论发生什么事,一个人都应 该坚持自己的梦想。
,I ______________________________________
: One should stick to his/her dream no matter what happens.
In conclusion
drew a conclusion from/concluded from my
own experience
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come to power
power n. 能力;力量;权力;职权;政权;电力供应
powerful adj. 强有力的;有影响力的
(开始)掌权;上台
(表示动作,不能和一段时间连用)
be in power掌权,执政(表示状态,可以和一段时间连用)
have the power to do sth具有做某事的能力/权力
beyond/out of one’s power某人力所不能及的
(1)The politician full of passion (come) to power three years ago.In other words,he (be) in power for three years.
(2)With the remarkable development of science and technology,China has become (power) than ever before.
came
has been
more powerful
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come to power
(开始)掌权;上台
(表示动作,不能和一段时间连用)
(3)(应用文写作之申请信)我非常确信我有能力担任您的助教,所以请考虑我的申请。
I am greatly convinced that take up a position as your teaching assistant,so please take my application into consideration.
(4)意识到这个问题超出了我的能力范围,我非常焦虑,眼泪顺着脸颊流下来。
Sensing that ,I was so anxious that tears flowed down my cheeks.
I have the power to
the problem was beyond/out of my power
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consequence
consequent adj.随之发生的;作为结果的
consequently adv.因此;结果
n.结果;后果;影响
①___________, her opinion is of little ___________to the plan.(consequent)
②She was over age limit and,in ________________(consequent), her application was rejected.
③I wonder if parents should always tell the truth no matter the _______________(consequence).
④As ____consequence, children become so reliant on their parents that they have no independent thought or creative ideas.
as a consequence=in consequence因此;结果
as a consequence of=in consequence of由于……的缘故
of no/little consequence不重要的,无足轻重的
Consequently
consequence
consequence
consequences
a
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take up a position
拿起;占据;开始从事;接受
脱下;起飞;事业腾飞;休假
吸收;理解;收留;欺骗
接管;接任
呈现;雇用;承担
写下,记下;拆除
拆开;拆卸
担任;任职
take up
take off
take in
take over
take on
take down
take apart
Since he took the company,heavy work has almost taken all of his time.Being a person full of passion and modesty,he always takes
some scientific and novel ideas to manage the company.Due to his great efforts,his career has taken and his company has taken a completely new look.
over
up
in
off
on
一词多义
1.There is no doubt that the country encourages the flow of goods and services to faraway areas.
2.We have a hard time controlling the flow of crowds during the Spring Festival.
3.More and more young people desire to flow into big cities after graduation from university.
4.To make sure the smooth flow of the whole text,I have determined to cancel some details.
5.No one can deny the fact that the Yangtze River flows into the East China Sea.
flow
A.n.流动 B.n.流畅 C.n.供应 D.vi.(液体)流动 E.vi.(大量人或物)流动
____
____
____
C
A
E
____
____
B
D
熟词生义
1.I discovered a novel way to deal with the challenging problem.
2.I must tell you that all applications will be acknowledged by emails.
3. “I was turning the page to get ready for the next page,but the draft wind from the turn caused the spare pages to fall off the stand,” Mr Titterton said.“Luckily I was able to catch them and put them back.”
4.These two sentences extracts are from the book I like most.
______
________
__________
_____
新颖的
告知收悉
(小股)气流
摘录
返 回
he changed his mind when he saw in a photo a Chinese man about to be killed by a Japanese soldier. It struck him that the other Chinese men in the photo _________ did not care about what was happening to their fellow countrymen. From this, he concluded that the ______ problem in China was not physical illness, but the spiritual illness of people at that time. Following this, he quit medical school. When he returned to China in 1908, he ________ a teaching job. In 1917, a friend ________ that he help write for a magazine called New Youth. That was how his first famous short story A Madman’s Diary got published.
Practice --- blank filling
Lu Xun, ___________ as one of the greatest mordern writers in China, was born in Shaoxing, Zhejiang Province in 1881. In 1904, he went to Japan and became a medical student, with the ________ of improving people’s health and saving lives. However,
insist, obtain, objective, acknowledge, apparently, crucial
acknowledged
objective
apparently
crucial
obtained
insisted
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