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Unit 5 Canada-“The True North ”,1. surround vt.周围的事物,易混辨析 surroundings/condition/environment surroundings意为“环境”时，要用复数形式，主要指周围的物质环境。 condition的复数形式conditions可表示“环境，情况”，但主要表示抽象意义上的。 environment意为“环境”时，既可表示抽象概念也可表示具体意义，包括周围环境、外界、自然环境、社会环境等。 She works in pleasant surroundings. 她在愉快的环境中工作。 Its difficult to imagine youre living in such poor conditions.很难想像你在这样差的条件下生活。 An unhappy home environment can affect a childs behaviour.不幸的家庭环境可能对孩子的行为造成影响。,高手过招 单项填空 by the police, the thief had no choice but to surrender（投降）. (200912辽宁大连检测) A. Surrounded B. Having surrounded C. To be surrounded D. Surrounding 解析:选A。be surrounded by被包围。句子主语the thief 与surround呈被动关系。故选A。 2. border n. 边界；国界；边沿 vt.&vi. 与接壤；接近 I met him in a border town.我在一座边境小镇认识了他。 She crossed the border in disguise.她伪装过了边境。 易混辨析 border/boundary/bounds/frontier 这四个词都含有“边界”的意思。 border指“边界”时，常指“边境”，即沿着两国边界的地区。 boundary指“边界线”，主要指领土的边界。,bounds指“具体的界线”，常用复数形式，主要用于诗文中。 frontier指“就一国而言的边界”。 高手过招 单项填空 Her handkerchief has a blue , which makes it special in the room. （原创） A. Border B. line C. map D.sign 解析:选A。句意为：她的手帕有一个蓝色的花边，这使它在房间里很特别。border此处意为“边饰”。 3. measure vi.&vt. 测量；衡量；判定 n.C,U 尺寸；量具；计量单位；措施；（一定的）量，程度 常用结构： measure A by B 用B衡量A sth. measures 2 metres by 4 metres 某物长4米宽2米 measure sb. for a suit = make a suit to sbs measure 给某人量身做一套衣服,take measures 采取措施 beyond measure 无法估计；极度 full/short measure 足量/不足量 in full measure 最大程度地，最大限度地 in some/equal measure 在某种/同等程度上 Can you measure accurately with this ruler? 用这把尺子能量得准吗? Its hard to measure his ability when we havent seen his work. 没有见过他的作品, 很难估计他的能力。 Our thanks are due in equal measure to every member of the team.我们同样感谢每一位队员。 We must take preventive measures to reduce crime in the area. 我们必须采取预防措施来减少这个地区的犯罪。 高手过招 (1)完成句子 （原创） The tailor made a suit （为我量身订做）.,Success isn t (以衡量) how much money you have. (2)翻译句子 我们教室的尺寸是长10米宽6米。 一棵高达30米的树被砍倒了。 答案：(1)to my measuremeasured by (2)Our classroom measures 10 metres by 6 metres. A tree measuring 30 metres was cut down. 4. distance n. 距离；远方 v. 不介入，与疏远,常用结构： at a distance 隔一段距离；距离稍远 in the distance 在远方 out of distance from 离太远；达不到 keep sb. at a distance 对冷淡；与疏远 keep distance from 与保持距离 distance oneself from 使远离；使疏远 My house is four miles distance from the sea. 我家离海4英里。 Whats the distance to Beijing? 到北京的距离是多少？ The beach is within walking distance of my house. 海滩离我家很近，走几步路就到了。 We saw lights in the distance.我们看到了远处的灯火。 She was warned to keep her distance from John if she didnt want to get hurt. 有人警告她说，如果不想受到伤害就离约翰远一点。 After he retired, he tried to distance himself from politics. 退休后，他便尽量使自己远离政治。,联想拓展 distant adj. 遥远的；远处的；久远的 高手过招 单项填空 All human beings have a comfortable zone regulating the they keep from someone they talk with. (200912江西瑞昌检测) Distance B. scop C. range D. boundary 解析:选A。keep distance from 与保持距离。 5. mix vt.&vi. 混合；调配 常用结构： mix A and/with B 把A与B混合起来 mix sth. up 把某物拌和；混淆某物 mix sth. in/into把某物掺进去 be/get mixed up with sth./sb. 与某事有关；与某人混在一起 The chemist mixed (up) some medicine for me. 药剂师给我配了些药。,Oil and water don t mix. 油和水不能混合。 Oil wont mix with water. 油不能和水混合。 联想拓展 mixture n.U,C 混合（物）；混合状态 高手过招 用mix相关短语的适当形式填空 （原创） Dont try to business pleasure. Mix the eggs the flour. I don t want to in the affair. 答案：mix; withintobe mixed up 6. impress vt.使印象深刻；使铭记 常用结构： impress sth. on/upon sb. = impress sb. with/by sth. 使某人铭记某事 The sights of the city never fail to impress foreign tourists. 外国游客无一不对该市留有深刻印象。 We were most impressed with/by your efficiency. 你的工作效率很高，我们极为钦佩。,impression n.C印象；感想 impressive adj.给人印象深刻的；令人敬佩的 make/give/create an impression on/upon. 给一个印象 have/get the impression that/of 有的印象 高手过招 用impress相关短语的适当形式填空 （原创） Father me the value of hard work. One candidate in particular us her knowledge. You an excellent us. When I first met him I he was a humorous man. 答案：impressed onimpressed; with made; impression uponhad the impression that 重点短语 7. settle down 舒适地坐下或躺下；（使）安静、安顿、安心；习惯于新的生活方式/工作等 She settled down in an armchair to read her book. 她舒适地坐在扶手椅上看书。,When are you going to marry and settle down? 你什么时候结婚过上安定生活? 联想拓展 settle down to doing sth.使安下心来做某事 settle (down) in . 在定居下来 settle a dispute/an argument/an issue 解决争端/争论/问题 高手过招 (1)单项填空 New water wells encouraged people near the wells. (200912陕西西安检测) A. to be settled downB. to settle down C. to be settling downD. to live down (2)完成句子（原创） Something is disturbing him, so he cant (安下心来) his work. (3)用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空 He finally settled down to (do) his homework.,解析: (1)选B。考查固定搭配。encourage sb. to do sth. 鼓励某人做某事；settle down 定居。 (2)settle down to(3)doing 8. catch sight of 看见 She said that she caught sight of me in the crowd. 她说她在人群中一下子就看见了我。 联想拓展 at first sight 初次见到时；乍看上去 at the sight of 一看见就 lose sight of 看不见 out of sight 看不见（视野之外） in/within sight 看得见；在眼前 高手过招 单项填空 There was nobody when the man came round the corner. (200912江西安福检测) A. out of sight B. at sight C. lose sight D. in sight,解析:选D。根据句意可知,空格处的意思应该是“视野之内；看见”。in sight 看得见；在眼前。 9. as far as 远到，直到；至于 Ill walk with you as far as the post office. 我会陪你走到邮局。 Ive read as far as the third chapter. 我已读到第三章了。 联想拓展 as far as sb. can see/tell/ remember 就某人看来/所说/所记得 as/so far as sb./sth. is concerned 就某人/事而言 far from sth. 毫不；一点也不； 远非 So far, so good. (谚) 到目前为止，一切都很顺利。 高手过招 完成句子 （原创） (对我个人来说), you can do what you like. The problem is (绝非易事). Well go by train (直到) London, and then take a bus.,答案：As far as Im concernedfar from easy as far as 10. in the distance 在远处；在远方 We can see the mountain in the distance. 我们从远处就可以看到那座山。 Night fell, the hills in the distance turn dark blue. 夜色渐近，远处的山变成了深蓝色。 联想拓展 at a distance 隔一段距离，距离稍远一些 from a distance 从远方 keep a distance 别靠近；保持距离 keep sb. at a distance 对某人保持疏远 高手过招 用适当的介词填空 We can see a windmill the distance. The picture looks better a distance. 答案: inat,11. have a gift for 对有天赋 gifted adj. 有天赋的，有才的 He has a gift for dancing.他有跳舞的天赋。 Mother has a gift for making people feel at home. 妈妈有一种总让人感觉像在自己家一样的天赋。 The composer is also a gifted pianist. 这位作曲家也是位很有天赋的钢琴家。 高手过招 单项填空 You have a for music and I think you can have a chance to be a great singer. A. Power B. skill C. energy D. gift 解析：选D。考查固定搭配。have a gift for对有天赋。 重点句型 12. Rather than take the aeroplane all the way, they decided to fly to Vancouver and then take the train from west to east across Canada.,她们不想一路乘飞机，而决定先飞到温哥华，再从西海岸乘火车横穿加拿大到达东海岸。 常用结构： rather than. 是而不是；与其不如；不愿 He ran rather than walked.他是跑的而不是走的。 Rather than allow the vegetables to go bad, he sold them at half price. 与其让蔬菜烂掉，他不如半价把它们卖掉。 联想拓展 do A rather than do B = rather than do B, sb. does A 某人不做B却做A A rather than B是A而不是B would rather do A than do B = would do A rather than do B 宁可做A而不做B prefer to do A rather than do B 最喜欢做A而不做B would rather sb. did/had done sth. 宁愿某人做某事 温馨提示 rather than表示客观事实，它连接的并列成分可以是名词、代词、形容词、介词(短语)、动名词、分句、不定式、动词等。后接不定式时，不定式可以带to，也可以不带to。但rather than位于句首时，则只能接不带to 的不定式。,高手过招 (1)用括号内所给词语的适当形式填空 （原创） Rather than (ride) on a crowded bus, he always prefers (ride) a bicycle. Id rather you (not come) yesterday. I think Tom, rather than you, (blame). (2)翻译句子 （原创） 他一路跑过来而不是走过来。 她喜欢把一些东西保存在房间里而不是把它们扔掉，尽管大部分都是无用的。 答案：(1)ride; to ridehadnt comeis to blame (2)He came running all the way rather than walking. She likes to keep things in the house rather than throw them away, though many are useless.,13. It is so wet there that the trees are extremely tall, some measuring over 90 metres. 那儿的湿度很大，所以树都长得特别高，一些高达90多米。 some measuring over 90 metres 是独立主格结构。 联想拓展 独立主格结构由名词或代词加上其他成分构成，在语法上是一个独立的短语，不是句子，作用相当于状语从句，可表示时间、原因、条件、行为、方式或伴随情况。 构成形式：名词(代词) + 现在分词/过去分词/形容词/副词/不定式/介词短语。 作时间状语: The meeting over, they left the hall. 会议结束了，他们离开了大厅。 作原因状语: My watch having been lost, I didnt know what time it was. 我的表丢了，我不知道几点钟了。 作条件状语: Time permitting, I shall go to the cinema with you.,如果时间允许的话，我会和你一起去看电影。 描述伴随行为或补充说明: Mary entered the room, her hands in her pockets. 玛丽走进房间，手放在口袋里。 高手过招 (1)用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空（原创） The test (finish), we began our holiday. Weather (permit), we are going to visit you tomorrow. (2)完成句子 He came into the room, his ears (冻得发红). He came out of the library, a book (夹在胳膊下). 答案：(1)finishedpermitting (2)red with coldunder his arm,
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