2012届高考英语一轮总复习 Module4 讲义精品荟萃 外研版必修3

2012届高考英语一轮单元总复习讲义精品荟萃外研版必修三Module 4

知识详解

1 strength n． 力量，力气，体力；意志力；坚强；长处

(回归课本P32)The Chinese Central Weather Station can forecast a sandstorm some weeks before it arrives in Beijing，but the strength of the storm sometimes surprises people. 中央气象站能在沙尘暴到达北京前几个周进行预报，但风大得有时让人们吃惊。 归纳总结 例句探源

①I don’t have the strength to climb any further. 我没有力气再往上爬了。

②Diana pulled on the rope with all her strength. 黛安娜用尽全身的力气拉绳子。

③Repairs are necessary to strengthen the bridge. 这座桥需要维修加固。

④Be aware of your own strengths and weaknesses. 要意识到你自己的长处和短处。 易混辨析

strength，force，power，energy

(1)strength着重指人的体力或坚强的意志力。

(2)force指物理学意义上的“力”，也指为做某事而使用的力量，还可指武力。 (3)power指能力、权力、着重行动所根据的能力、本领或职权。

(4)energy主要指人的精力，或自然界中物理学定义中的“能，能量”。 ①He pushed against the rock with all his strength. ②She’s always full of energy.

③The rioters were taken away by force.

④The party came to power_ at the last election.

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1．(高考湖北卷)To make members of a team perform better，the trainer first of all has to know their________and weaknesses. A．strengths B．benefits C．techniques D．values

解析：选A。句意“为了让一个队的成员表现更好，教练首先得知道他们的长处和不足。” 2.Filled with great________，the boy lifted the heavy bag onto his shoulder. A．power C．strength

B．energy D．force

解析：选C。power表示“能力；权力”；energy表示“能量；能源；精力”；strength表示“力气”；force多指“武力，暴力”，举沉重的包应用“力气，力量”，所以选C。

2 concerned adj. 关心的；担心的；有关的(不用于名词前) (回归课本P36)I can’t help but feel very concerned. 我禁不住感到很担心。

归纳总结

be concerned about/for关心；挂念 be concerned with与??有关；关心

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concerned in牵涉到；与??有关 as/so far as...be concerned就??而言 concern n．担心(的事) vt.使关心；使担忧；牵涉 concerning prep.关于

例句探源

①We were all concerned for/about his safety.

我们大家都担心他的安全。

②(朗文P409)Everyone concerned in the incident was questioned by the police. 所有与这起事件有关的人都受到了警方的盘问。

③As far as I’m concerned the whole idea is crazy. 在我看来，这一想法十分荒唐。

④(朗文P409)Businesses concerned with the oil industry do not support solar energy research.

与石油工业有关的企业都不支持太阳能的研究。

⑤There is growing concern about the effects of pollution on health.对于污染影响健康的关注越来越强烈。

⑥What concerns me is our lack of preparation for the change. 让我担心的是我们对事态的变化缺乏准备。

⑦We have several discussions concerning the matter. 关于这件事，我们已讨论了好几次。

即境活用

3．The comments which he made________marketing bothered his boss greatly. A．being concerned B．concerned

C．be concerned D．concerning

解析：选D。which he made concerning marketing 是定语从句修饰先行词the comments，引导词在从句中作made的宾语，concerning是介词相当于about，表示“关于”。本句意为“他就营销所作的评论使老板深感不安。”

4.完成句子

You can tell your friend that you________________(关心)him but you have to go to school.

解析：be concerned about表示“关心，担心”。本句意为“你可以告诉你的朋友，你很关心他，但是你不得不去上学。” 答案：are concerned about

3 complain vt.& vi. 抱怨；发牢骚；投诉，控告 (回归课本P36)He does nothing but complain. 他只是不停地埋怨。 归纳总结 例句探源

①I’m going to complain to the manager about the quality of the MP4. 我打算向经理投诉MP4的质量问题。

②They complained that the price of books had increased.

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他们抱怨书价上涨了。

③The patient is making a complaint to the doctor of his bad headache. 病人正在向医生诉说他的头痛。 即境活用

5.He ________to me about the bad weather he had while traveling there，from which I guessed that he must have had a very unpleasant journey there. A．complained B．pretended

C．regretted D．complaint

解析：选A。complain to sb. about sth.“关于??向某人发牢骚”。complaint是名词。 6．完成句子

①Hence they could endure the hardship________________(毫无怨言地)。 解析：本句意为“因此他们能毫无怨言地忍受痛苦。”

答案：without complaint

②She________________________(抱怨)having been kept waiting for so long. 解析：本句意为“她抱怨让她等得太久了。” 答案：complains about/of

4 cut down 砍倒，杀死，减少，缩小(尺寸，数量) (回归课本P31)Deserts are also created because people cut down trees and dig up grass. 由于人们砍伐树木，挖掘草地造成了土壤的沙化。 归纳总结 例句探源

①We are busy cutting trees down. 我们正在忙着砍树。

②We are doing all we can to cut down studying time and improve learning efficiency. 我们正在努力缩短学习时间并提高学习效率。

③The electricity company are threatening to cut us off. 电力公司以停电威胁我们。

④I wish Marie would stop cutting in on our conversation all the time. 我希望玛丽在我们谈话时别老插嘴。

⑤His mother has to cut up all his food for him. 他母亲不得不为他将所有的食物切碎。 即境活用

7．The new coat looks too large on Mary，so her mother had to ________. A．cut it out B．cut it down

C．cut it off D．cut it up

解析：选A。句意：玛丽身上的新衣服太大，所以她妈妈将其进行剪裁。cut down砍倒，削减，缩小(尽寸等)；cut off剪掉，砍掉；cut up剪碎，剁碎，均不合题意。

8.I was________ in the middle of my call because I had no coins to put in the box. A．cut off B．broken in C．hung up D．put down

解析：选A。cut off中断，切断；break in闯入，打岔；hang up 挂断电话；put down放下，镇压。句意：在打电话期间我的电话被切断了，因为我没有硬币可投进电话机了。故A项符合。

5 be caught in 突然遭遇(风暴等)

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(回归课本P32)“To have been caught in a sandstorm was a terrible experience，”he said.

他说：“遭遇上了沙尘暴是一次可怕的经历。” 归纳总结

catch v.抓住；患病；捕获；(被)卡住；搭上(汽车等)，当场发现，撞见, catch sb.doing sth.抓到/看到某人正在做某事,catch up with赶上；追上, catch one’s eye引起某人的注意, catch hold of抓住 例句探源

①On the way home last night，they were caught in a storm. 昨天晚上在回家的路上，他们遭遇了暴风雨。

②(朗文P298)Steph’s hair got caught in the machine，and they had to cut it. 斯蒂夫的头发被机器夹住了，他们不得不把它剪断。

③(朗文P297)If you get caught stealing in some countries，they cut off your hand. 在有些国家，行窃被当场抓住的话是要被剁手的。

④At the moment our technology is more advanced，but other countries are catching up with us.

目前我们的技术比较先进，不过其他国家正在追赶上来。 即境活用

9．When I opened the door，a parcel on the floor________my eye. A．met B．caught

C．drew D．attracted

解析：选B。考查固定短语catch one’s eye 表示“引起某人的注意”。本句意为“当我打开门时，地板上的一个包裹引起了我的注意”。

10.I still remember________chess in class by my teacher about twenty years ago. A．to be caught to play B．being caught playing

C．catching play

D．having caught playing

解析：选B。考查remember doing sth.表示“记得做过某事”以及be caught doing sth.表示“被抓到正在做某事”的用法。本句意为“我仍然记得大约二十年前在课堂上被老师抓到下象棋的情景”。

6 take in 吸收；理解；欺骗；包含；收留

(回归课本P35)Trees take in carbon dioxide and give out oxygen. 树吸收二氧化碳并放出氧气。 例句探源

①Rainforests have a great effect on the world environment because they can take in heat from the sun and adjust the climate.

雨林对世界环境有巨大的影响，因为他们可以从阳光中吸收热量，调节气候。 ②Our hotel is full；we can’t take in any more guests. 我们的旅馆已经客满，不能再接待客人了。

③This book is so difficult that I can’t take in what the author means.这本书很难，我无法理解作者的意思。

④(牛津在线)Don’t be taken in by his charming manner；he’s completely ruthless.

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