a speech at the meeting.

2．During World War Ⅱ， when London was bombed, many underground stations functioned as shelters.

3．It is good to be curious about the world around you because I think curiosity is the best teacher.

4．The moment she saw her mother, she gave her a_big hug.

5．Parents, of course, will do everything they could to defend their children from/against harm.

6．Shandong Province produced 50 million pounds of apples this year, ranking (rank) second in China.

Ⅱ.重难点多练 approach多棱镜

(1)用所给词的适当形式填空

①At the meeting they discussed three different approaches_(approach) to the study of mathematics.

②(上海高考单选)Approaching (approach) the city centre, we saw a stone statue of about 10 meters in height.

③The job market has changed and our approaches to finding (find) work must change as well.

(2)一句多译(每空一词)

随着高考的来临，有些学生感到越来越焦虑。

④With the College Entrance Examination approaching,_some students are getting more and more anxious.

⑤With the College Entrance Examination around the corner,_some students are getting more and more anxious.

⑥With the College Entrance Examination drawing near,_some students are getting more and more anxious.

⑦As the College Entrance Examination is approaching,_some students are getting more and more anxious.

Ⅲ.阅读词汇专练

根据语境选出rank的词性和词义

n.地位 n.军衔 vt.分等级；排名

1．Tsinghua University is ranked number one in China for engineering.__C__ 2．She was not used to mixing with people of high social rank.__A__

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3．He was soon promoted to the rank of captain.__B__

第二板块| 短语句型归纳集释

1．in general 总的来说；通常

[教材原句] In general, though, studying international customs can certainly help avoid difficulties in today’s world of cultural crossroads!

但总的来说，在当今文化交融的世界，学习不同国家的习俗肯定能够帮助我们避免交往中的困难！

(1)general knowledge as a general rule (2)generally (speaking) 常识 一般而言；通常 总体而言；一般而言 ①Peter can be really difficult at times even though he’s a nice person in general.

彼得有时可能确实难以相处，尽管总体来讲他是一个很好的人。

②Generally (general) speaking, the number of the people who drive after drinking is smaller and smaller.

总体来说，酒后开车的人的数量越来越少。

③As a general rule, the more expensive the computer is, the better it is. 一般来说，电脑越贵越好。 2．lose face 丢脸；失面子

[教材原句] There are unhappy smiles, such as when someone “loses face” and smiles to hide it.

还有不愉快的微笑，比如说当某人丢脸时，他们用微笑来掩盖。 (1)save one’s face make a face (2)be faced with (3)face to face face-to-face in the face of 挽回面子 做个鬼脸 面对 面对面(作状语) 面对面的 面对(问题、困难、危险等) ①You’d better make great efforts to achieve it, otherwise you will lose_face. 你最好全力以赴去实现它，否则你会颜面尽失的。

②Rather than admit failure, Frank_made_a_face in order to save_his_face. 弗兰克为了保全面子，没有承认失败，而是做了个鬼脸。

③Faced (face) with difficulties, they never give up but try their best to find

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a way out.

面对困难时，他们从不放弃而是努力寻找出路。 3．at ease 舒适；快活；自由自在

[教材原句] The most universal facial expression is, of course, the smile — its function is to show happiness and put people at ease.

微笑当属最普遍使用的面部表情，它的作用是表达快乐和安人心境。 (1)with ease feel/look at ease put sb. at ease take one’s ease (2)ease one’s mind 轻易地；毫不费力地 感到/看上去心情放松 使某人放松 休息；轻松一下 使某人安心 ①He didn’t feel completely at ease in the strange surroundings. 他在陌生的环境中感到不那么自在。

②We live in an age when more information is available with greater ease than ever before. (2012·浙江高考单选)

我们生活在这样一个时代，更多的信息比以往更容易获取。 ③The news that her son was safe eased_her_mind. 她儿子安全的消息使她安心了。

4．The first person to_arrive was Tony Garcia from Colombia, closely followed by Julia Smith from Britain.

第一个到达的是从哥伦比亚来的托尼·加西亚，随后紧跟着的是英国的朱莉娅·史密斯。

to arrive是不定式作后置定语。

当中心词是序数词或被序数词、形容词最高级、the next， the only， the last等修饰时，常用不定式作后置定语。 动词不定式作定语用来修饰的词是抽象名词，常见的有：ability， chance， ambition， offer， anxiety， answer， reply， attempt， belief等。 ①She was the first athlete to_win (win) the gold medal in the 29th Olympic Games. 她是在第29届奥运会上第一位获得金牌的运动员。

②He is always the first to_bear (bear) hardships and the last to_enjoy (enjoy) comforts.

他是一个总是吃苦在前、享乐在后的人。

③The_ability_to_express an idea is as important as the idea itself.(2011·湖南高考单选)

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表达思想的能力和思想本身一样重要。

5．However, people from places like Spain, Italy or South American countries approach others closely and are more likely_to touch them. 但是，来自像西班牙、意大利或南美等国家的人会站在离别人很近的地方，而且很可能(用身体)接触对方。 Sb./Sth.be likely to do sth.＝ It’s likely that ...“……做某事是可能的”。 ①You are likely to_suffer (suffer) from bad health if you keep smoking. ＝It_is_likely_that you will suffer from bad health if you keep smoking. 如果继续吸烟，你的身体健康可能会受到损害。

②Students will help and learn from each other, and a friendship is likely to_be_formed (form)．

同学们将会相互帮助，相互学习，友谊有可能建立起来。

[短语句型集成训练]

Ⅰ.基础点全练

1．单句语法填空/补全句子

①(陕西高考单选)Studies show that people are more likely to_suffer (suffer) from back problems if they always sit before computer screens for long hours.

②In general, traffic accidents may happen at a crossroads.

③It was quite wrong of him to turn his back to his friends when they were in trouble.

④It’s too late. Can I put up at your home for a night?

⑤They were afraid of risking failure because they didn’t_want_to_lose_face (不想丢脸)．

⑥His mind was at_ease (放松) and he felt confident in the future. 2．一句多译

如果你在一个大家庭中长大，你更有可能培养与他人融洽相处的能力。

①If you grow up in a large family, you are_more_likely_to_develop the ability to get on well with others.

②If you grow up in a large family, it_is_more_likely_that you develop the ability to get on well with others.

3．运用所学短语完成下列语段

Body language is a way of communication. ①In_general (总的来说), people from different cultures have different ways to greet each other. For example, when we nod at somebody we mean we ②agree_with (同意) his or her opinion. But in some

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countries, ③on_the_contrary (相反地), nodding one’s head means disagreement. As a result, they ④are_likely_to (可能) have misunderstanding when communicating. So when abroad, we should know we ⑤represent_our_country (代表着我们的祖国) and try not to ⑥lose_face (丢脸); while at home, we should try to put foreigners ⑦at_ease (放松；自在)．

Ⅱ.重难点多练

不定式作后置定语面面观 (1)用所给词的适当形式填空

①—The last one to_arrive (arrive) pays the meal. —Agreed!

②There was no signal in that faraway village and all my attempts to_contact (contact) you failed.

③He studied hard and at last he had a chance to_go (go) abroad. (2)补全句子

④大多数人都知道居里夫人是获得诺贝尔奖的第一位女士，同时也是第一个两次获此殊荣的人。

Most people know that Marie Curie is the_first_woman_to_win the Nobel Prize, and the_first_person_to_win_it_twice.

Ⅰ.单句语法填空

1．Being_misunderstood (misunderstand) by others when you do nothing wrong at all is quite a bad experience.

2．All the approaches to the airport were blocked by the police. 3．The doctor will give you some medicine to_ease (ease) your pain.

4．My sister is in Shandong University, majoring (major) in English literature. 5．The kitchen is often the busiest room in a household; it’s important to_function (function) properly.

6．If I have any further news, you will be the first person to_know (know)． 7．When you are playing, watch your tone of voice and facial (face) expression. 8．Soon afterwards he made his first public statement (state) about the affair. 9．She is not an outgoing person and she doesn’t let anyone know what she truly (true) felt.

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