2020届人教版高考英语必修四课堂要点精析讲义：Unit3SectionⅡWarmingUp&Reading

2020届人教版高考英语必修四课堂要点精析讲义：Unit3SectionⅡWarmingUp&Reading

Section_ⅡWarming_Up_&_Reading_—_Language_Points 一、这样记单词 记得准·写得对 记得快·记得多 Ⅰ.基础词汇 ‎1.comedy n．　　　　　喜剧 ‎2.content adj. 满足的；满意的 n. 满足 vt. 使满足 ‎3.ordinary adj. 平常的；普通的 ‎4.bored adj. 厌烦的 ‎5.throughout prep. 遍及；贯穿 adv. 到处；始终；全部 ‎6.homeless adj. 无家可归的；无家的 ‎7.moustache n. 小胡子 ‎8.worn adj. 用旧的；用坏的；破烂的 ‎9.failure n. 失败(者)‎ ‎10.overcome vt.‎& vi. 战胜；克服 ‎11.chew vt.‎& vi. 嚼碎；咀嚼(食物)‎ ‎12.outstanding adj. 突出的；杰出的；显著的 ‎13.gesture n. 姿态；手势 vi. 做手势 Ⅱ.拓展词汇 ‎1.humour n．幽默；滑稽→humourous adj.幽默的；滑稽的 ‎2.performer n．表演者；演出者→perform vt.表演；演出→performance n．演出；表演 ‎3.astonish vt.使惊诧→astonishing adj.令人感到惊讶的→astonished adj.吃惊的→astonishment n．惊讶 ‎1.戏剧相关词汇 ‎①comedy　　　　　　　　　　　　 喜剧 ‎②tragedy 悲剧 ‎③oneact play 独幕剧 ‎④opera 歌剧 ‎⑤puppet show 木偶戏 ‎2.ordinary adj.平常的；普通的 ‎[记法]　ordin(次序)＋ary(形容词后缀)→按照正常次序→惯常的 ‎[词块]　①ordinary residents　　　　市民 ‎②an ordinary man 一个平凡的人 ‎③ordinary times 平时 ‎④ordinary way 常情 ‎[同义]　①common adj. 普通的 ‎②usual adj. 平常的 ‎[反义]　unique adj. 独一无二的 ‎3.overcome v．战胜；克服 ‎[记法]　over(超过)＋come(来)→征服，克服 ‎[词块]　①overcome difficulties 战胜困难 ‎②overcome shortcoming/weaknesses ‎ 克服缺点/弱点 ‎③overcome one’s shyness 克服害羞 ‎[同义]　defeat, beat, get over, conquer ‎[反义]　submit v. 屈服 ‎4.fortunate adj.幸运的；吉利的 ‎[记法]　fortun(e)(幸运)＋ate(形容词后缀)→幸运的 ‎[词块]　①fortunate star 吉星 ‎4.fortunate adj.幸运的；吉利的→fortunately adv.幸运地；吉利地→unfortunately adv.不幸地 ‎5.entertain vt. & vi.使欢乐；款待→entertainment n．欢乐；款待→entertaining adj.愉快的；有趣的 ‎6.convince vt.使信服→convincing adj.令人信服的 ‎7.direct vt.‎& vi.导演；指示；指挥 adj.直的；直接的；直率的→director n．指挥；指导者→direction n．方向 ‎②fortunate day 吉日 ‎③fortunate person 幸运的人 ‎④fortunate time 碰巧 ‎⑤fortunate in life 一生幸运 ‎[同义]　lucky adj. 幸运的 ‎[反义]　unfortunate adj. 不幸的 ‎5.direct v．导演；指示adj.直的；直接的；直率的 ‎[记法]　di(方向)＋rect(正直)→直指某个方向→指引 ‎[词块]　①direct answer 直截了当的回答 ‎②direct road 近路 ‎③direct the traffic 指挥交通 ‎④go direct 直接去 ‎⑤report direct 直接汇报 二、这样记短语 记牢固定短语 多积常用词块 ‎1.up_to_now　　　　　直到现在 ‎2．feel/be_content_with 对……感到满意 ‎3．badly_off 穷的；缺少的 ‎4．pick_out 挑出；辨别出 ‎5．cut_off 切断；断绝 ‎6．star_in_ 担任主角；主演 ‎7．break_into 破门而入 ‎8．in_search_of 寻找 ‎9．go_by (时间)过去；流逝；依照；遵循 ‎10．look_after 照顾；照料 ‎1.brighten the lives of sb.　　　　　　　给某人带来快乐 ‎2．feel depressed 感到沮丧 ‎3．make everything entertaining 使得一切都滑稽可笑 ‎4．as time went by 随着时间的推移 ‎5．become known throughout the world 全世界闻名 ‎6．determination to overcome all difficulties ‎ 战胜所有困难的决心 ‎7．with nothing to eat 没有吃的东西 ‎8．inspire people with great confidence 用强烈的信心鼓舞人们 ‎9．by one’s teens 在某人十几岁时 三、这样记句式 先背熟 再悟通 后仿用 ‎1.As Victor Hugo once said，“Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face”， and up to now nobody has been able to do this better than Charlie Chaplin.‎ 正如维克多·雨果曾经说的“笑声如阳光，驱走人们脸上的寒冬”。关于这一点，直到现在也没有人能比查理·卓别林做得更好。‎ 句中as引导非限制性定语从句，意为“正如”。‎ As_is_mentioned_above,_the number of the students in high schools is increasing.‎ 正如上面所提到的那样，高中生的数量在不断增加。‎ ‎2.By his teens, Charlie had, through his humour, become one of the most popular child actors in England.‎ 在十多岁的时候，查理凭借着自己的幽默已经在英国成为最受欢迎的童星之一。‎ ‎“by＋时间名词”通常和完成时连用。‎ By fourteen, he had_learned maths all by himself.‎ 到14岁时，他已经自学了数学。‎ ‎3.Instead he and another man are hiding in a small hut during a snowstorm with nothing to eat.‎ 相反，他和另一个人被暴风雪困在一个小木屋中，没有任何东西可吃。‎ with nothing to eat为with复合结构。‎ With_the_boy_to_lead_the_way,_we will find the cave easily tomorrow.‎ 有小男孩带路，我们明天会很容易找到山洞的。 ‎ ‎4.Then he picks out the lace of the shoe and eats it as if it were spaghetti.‎ 然后他挑出鞋带来吃，像吃意大利面条一样。‎ as if引导方式状语从句，其后用虚拟语气。‎ I wish people wouldn’t treat me as_if_I_were_a_child.‎ 我多么希望人们不要把我当小孩看待。‎ ‎1．(教材P17)Why did you have to break into the same shop three times?‎ 你为什么闯入同一家商店三次？‎ break into 强行闯入；突然开始(笑、唱等)；打入；参与 break away　　　　　　 脱离；离开 break down 停止运转；出故障；失败 break off 结束(关系)；(使)折断 break out 爆发；突然发生 break through 冲破；突破 break up (使)破裂；分解 ‎①His house was broken into last week.‎ 上个星期，他的房屋曾有人闯入。‎ ‎②The sun, broke_through at around lunch time.‎ 午饭时分，太阳破云而出。‎ ‎③Peter broke_down and was unable to work for a year.‎ 彼得病后一年不能上班。‎ ‎2．(教材P18)As Victor Hugo once said，“Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face”， and up to now nobody has been able to do this better than Charlie Chaplin.‎ 正如维克多·雨果曾经说的“笑声如阳光，驱走人们脸上的寒冬”。关于这一点，直到现在也没有人能比查理·卓别林做得更好。‎ up to now 直到现在 ‎①The scientist is doing an experiment no one has tried up to now.‎ 这位科学家正在做一项迄今为止没人做过的实验。‎ ‎[名师点津]　(1)up to now 意为“直到现在”，常与现在完成时连用，可放于句首、句尾或句中。‎ ‎(2)up to now 的同义词组有up to present, so far, till now 等。‎ 写出下列句中up to 的含义 ‎②Up to 10,000 students have dropped off school this year.多达 ‎③What is he up to now？忙于 ‎④It’s up to you to decide whether to go or not.‎ 由……决定 ‎⑤He is not up to his work.胜任；适合 ‎3．(教材P18)He made people laugh at a time when they felt depressed, so they could feel more content with their lives.‎ 在感到沮丧的时候，他可以使他们开怀大笑，于是人们就对自己的生活感到更加满足。‎ content adj.满足的；满意的vt.使满足n.满足；内容；目录；所含之物 be content to do sth.　　　　 满意做某事 feel/be content with 对……感到满意 content oneself with 满足于某事 to one’s heart’s content 尽情地做某事 content of ……的容量，含量 ‎①She is quite content to stay at home looking after her children.‎ 她待在家里照顾孩子，感到非常满足。‎ ‎②This is all I have, so you’ll have to content_yourself_with ￡5 for the moment.‎ 我只有这点钱，所以你现在有5英镑就该满足了。‎ ‎③We can swim in the river to_our_hearts’_content.‎ 我们可以在河里尽情地游泳。‎ ‎④The content of his suitcase is doubtful.‎ 他手提箱里装了些什么十分可疑。‎ ‎[名师点津]　content作“所含之物”解时，通常用其复数形式。‎ ‎4．(教材P18)You may find it astonishing that Charlie was taught to sing as soon as he could speak and dance as soon as he could walk.‎ 你可能会感到惊奇，查理刚会说话时大人就教他唱歌，他刚会走路时大人就教他跳舞了。‎ astonishing adj.令人感到惊讶的 ‎ ‎(1)astonished adj.　　　　 感到惊讶的(指人的主观感受)‎ be astonished at/by sth. 因某事感到惊讶 be astonished to do sth. 对做某事感到惊讶 be astonished that ... 对……感到惊讶 ‎(2)astonishment n. 惊讶 in astonishment 吃惊地 to one’s astonishment 让某人惊讶的是 ‎①Here is an astonishing fact: Mental work alone can’t make us tired.‎ 这里有一个非常令人吃惊的事实：单独的脑力工作不会使我们疲劳。‎ ‎②We were astonished to_hear (hear) that their football team had won the champion.‎ 听到他们的足球队获得了冠军的消息，我们很惊讶。‎ ‎[语境串记]　 To my astonishment, they weren’t astonished at the astonishing news, so I looked at them in astonishment. ‎ 让我吃惊的是，他们听到这个令人惊讶的消息时并不吃惊，于是我惊讶地望着他们。‎ ‎5．(教材P18)Unfortunately his father died, leaving the family even worse off, so Charlie spent his childhood looking after his sick mother and his brother.‎ 不幸的是，他的父亲去世了，这使得他的家庭更加艰难，所以查理的童年是在照顾生病的母亲和弟弟中度过的。‎ badly off 穷的；缺少的 be well off　　　　　　 境况很好；富裕 be better off (经济)境况较好 be worse off (经济)境况较差；比……更穷 go from bad to worse 每况愈下 to make matters/things worse(＝what is worse)‎ ‎ 更为糟糕的是 ‎①They are too badly off to have a holiday.‎ 他们贫困得根本谈不上度假。‎ ‎②The victims in this earthquake are badly_off for blankets, and even worse_off for food.‎ 这次地震的受害者需要毯子，更需要食物。‎ ‎③Things went_from_bad_to_worse:_she lost her job and then became ill.‎ 情形每况愈下：她丢了工作，接着又病了。‎ ‎④To_make_matters_worse/What’s_worse,_it began to rain while we were marching.‎ 使事情更糟的是，在我们行进过程中，天下起了雨。‎ ‎[名师点津]　(1)badly off的比较级是worse off，意为“境况更差”。‎ ‎(2)well off的比较级是better off，意为“更富裕/有”。‎ ‎6．(教材P18)No one was ever bored watching him — his subtle acting made everything entertaining.‎ 看他的表演没有人会感到无聊——他巧妙的表演使得一切都那么滑稽可笑。‎ entertaining adj.愉快的；有趣的 ‎(1)entertain vt. & vi.　　　 使欢乐；款待 entertain sb. with sth. ＝ sb. be entertained with sth. 用某物使某人快乐 entertain sb. to sth. 用某物招待某人 ‎(2)entertainment n. 娱乐；文娱节目 entertained adj. (感到)愉快的 ‎①I entertained my friends to dinner yesterday evening.‎ 昨晚我招待朋友吃晚饭。‎ ‎②The clown entertained the children with all kinds of tricks.‎ 那个小丑以各种把戏逗乐儿童。‎ ‎[语境串记]　Bob and Liz entertained us to dinner last night, during which time Bob told us many jokes for entertainment, making it an entertaining night. ‎ Bob 和Liz昨晚设宴款待我们，期间Bob讲了很多笑话娱乐我们，让我们度过了一个愉快的夜晚。‎ ‎7．(教材P18)This character was a social failure but was loved for his optimism and determination to overcome all difficulties. ‎ 这个角色是个社会生活中的失败者，但是他的乐观精神和战胜所有困难的决心使得他深受(观众的)喜爱。‎ failure n．[C] 失败的人/事；[U] 失败 ‎①The failure was a big blow to him, but he wasn’t discouraged and soon got as enthusiastic as ever.‎ 这次失败对他来说是个大的打击，但是他并未感到沮丧并且很快变得和以前一样充满热情。‎ ‎②He is a failure as an artist.‎ 作为艺术家他是失败者。‎ ‎③Repeated failures (fail) did not prevent him from struggling for his research.‎ 屡次失败并没有阻止他为自己的研究而拼搏。‎ ‎[名师点津]　(1)failure作“失败”讲是不可数名词，表示抽象意义；作“失败者，失败的事”讲是可数名词，表示具体意义。这种用法被称为“抽象名词的具体化”。‎ ‎(2)可作可数名词用的抽象名词：‎ ‎　不可数　　　　　　　　　　　可数 ‎•success　成功　　•a success　成功的人/事 ‎ •danger 危险 •a danger 危险的人/因素 ‎ •surprise 吃惊 •a surprise 意想不到的事 ‎ •business 生意 •a business 企业 ‎ •beauty 美丽 •a beauty 美人 ‎8．(教材P18)Charlie cuts off the leather top of the shoe and shares the shoe with the other fellow.‎ 查理切掉皮鞋上面的部分，和同伴分享这只鞋。‎ cut off 切断；断绝；中断电话 cut across　　　　　　 走捷径；抄近路穿过 cut down 砍倒；删节；削减 cut in 插嘴；插入 cut out 剪除；删掉 cut up 切碎 ‎①The water supply has been cut off for several days in the city.‎ 这个城市的水供应已经被切断好几天了。‎ ‎②Busy with his project, he felt cut_off from the outside.‎ 由于忙于他的工程，他感到与外界隔绝了。‎ ‎③The doctor told him to cut_down on his drinking.‎ 医生劝他少喝酒。‎ ‎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。‎ ‎9．(教材P18)Then he picks out the lace of the shoe and eats it as if it were spaghetti.‎ 然后他挑出鞋带来吃，像吃意大利面条一样。‎ pick out 挑出；辨别出 ‎①He picked out an old friend in the crowds at the station.‎ 他在车站的人群中认出了一位老朋友。‎ ‎②You are lucky enough to be picked_out from so many applicants for the job.‎ 你很幸运能从那么多的求职者中被选中做这份工作。‎ pick up　　　　捡起；拾起；开车接；(偶然)获得；学会；恢复；好转；(在无线电里)收听到 pick off 瞄准射击；摘去 pick on 故意刁难；找别扭；选择(某人或某物)‎ pick over 精挑细选 ‎③Don’t pick off any of these flowers.‎ 这些花一朵也不要采。‎ ‎④Have you picked out the movie you want to see?‎ 你选好你想看的电影了吗？‎ ‎10．(教材P18)The acting is so convincing that it makes you believe that it is one of the best meals he has ever tasted!‎ ‎(卓别林的)这场表演是那么有说服力，以至于你会相信这顿饭是他吃过的最美味的一顿！‎ convince vt.使信服；说服 ‎(1)convince sb. of sth.　　　 使某人确信/明白某事 convince sb. that ...　　 使某人相信……‎ convince sb. to do sth.　 说服某人做某事 ‎(2)convincing adj. 令人信服的 convinced adj. 确信的；坚信的 be convinced (that)/of ... (某人)相信……‎ ‎①What she said convinced me that I was mistaken.‎ 她说的话让我相信我错了。‎ ‎②We’ve been trying to convince him to_give (give) up the plan.‎ 我们一直在试图说服他放弃那个计划。‎ ‎③His speech was so convincing (convince) that everyone present believed what he said.‎ 他的演讲很令人信服，以至于在场的所有人都相信他所说的话。‎ ‎④I’m not completely convinced (convince) he knew the importance of practice.‎ 我不完全相信他知道实践的重要性。‎ ‎11．(教材P18)Charlie Chaplin wrote, directed and produced the films he starred in.‎ 查理·卓别林自编、自导、自制他主演的电影。‎ direct vi.&vt.导演；指示；指挥adj.直的；直接的；直率的 ‎(1)direct sb. to do sth.　　 指示某人做某事 direct sb. to some place 告诉某人去某地 direct thatclause 指示/命令……(从句谓语动词用should＋动词原形，should可以省略)‎ ‎(2)direction n. 方向；方位；指示 in the direction of 朝……的方向 in all directions 四面八方 under sb.’s direction 在某人的指示下 ‎(3)directly adv. 直接地；立即(也可作连词，引导时间状语从句，表 ‎ 示“一……就”)‎ director n. 导演 ‎①His boss directed him to cancel the meeting.‎ 他的老板指示他取消这次会议。‎ ‎②The general directed that the prisoners (should)_be (be) set free.‎ 将军下令释放犯人。‎ ‎③At the sound, the birds in the tree flew in all directions (direct)．‎ 听到枪声，树上的鸟儿向四面八方飞去。‎ ‎[名师点津]　类似direct与directly用法区别的单词还有：‎ ‎①high高； highly高度地 ‎②close靠近，接近； closely紧密地，密切地 ‎③deep深； deeply深深地 ‎④wide宽； widely广泛地 ‎1．Instead he and another man are hiding in a small hut during a snowstorm with nothing to eat.‎ 相反，他和另一个人被暴风雪困在一个小木屋中，没有任何东西可吃。‎ 本句中with nothing to eat 为with复合结构，在句子中作状语。with 复合结构在句中常作状语，表示伴随状况、原因、方式、条件等。其结构如下：‎ with＋宾语＋ ‎①In the afternoon, with nothing to do, I went to the bookstore.‎ 因为下午无事可做，我便到书店去了。‎ ‎②With the guide leading (lead) the way, we found his home easily.‎ 因为有那位向导带路，我们很容易找到了他家。‎ ‎③The boy was crying with the toy broken (break)．‎ 玩具破了，那个男孩在哭。‎ ‎④The student fell asleep with_the_light_on.‎ 这个学生开着灯就睡着了。‎ ‎[名师点津]　有些with的复合结构可以转换成相应的定语从句或状语从句。‎ ‎⑤With spring coming on, trees turn green.‎ ‎＝ As spring is coming on, trees turn green.‎ 春天来了，树变绿了。‎ ‎⑥The man sat in the chair, with his hands tied behind his back.‎ ‎＝ The man sat in the chair, whose_hands_were_tied behind his back.‎ 这个人坐在椅子上，双手被绑在背后。‎ ‎2．Then he picks out the lace of the shoe and eats it as if it were spaghetti.‎ 然后他挑出鞋带来吃，像吃意大利面条一样。‎ ‎(1)本句中as if/as though“好像；仿佛”，引导方式状语从句，从句用的是虚拟语气，表示与现在事实相反。‎ ‎①The young man with long hair looks as if he were a girl.‎ 那个长发的男青年看上去像个女孩似的。‎ ‎(2)as if/as though可以引导方式状语从句和表语从句。若陈述一件事实，从句则用陈述语气；若表示一种虚拟、假设情况或不可能实现的情况，则用虚拟语气。虚拟语气形式为：‎ as if＋主语＋ ‎②It looks as if it is_going_to_rain. You’d better take an umbrella with you.‎ 看样子天要下雨，你最好带把伞。(可能性大，天真要下雨)‎ ‎③She talks about Hong Kong as though she had_been (be) there before.‎ 她说起香港好像她以前去过似的。‎ ‎[名师点津]　as if/though后可以直接跟to do/doing/done。‎ ‎④He opened his mouth as_if_to_say something.‎ 他开口像是要说话。‎ Ⅰ.单句语法填空 ‎1．Lady Catherine was astonished by the astonishing news that her nephew would marry Elizabeth.(astonish) ‎ ‎2．I’m convinced (convince) that we can overcome any difficulty.‎ ‎3．With all the tasks finished (finish), they went to the cinema happily.‎ ‎4．The water supply has been cut off temporarily because the workers are repairing one of the main pipes.‎ ‎5．If we are not content with the progress we have made, we will have greater success.‎ ‎6．The girl listened as if she had_been (be) turned to stone.‎ ‎7．She can count up to one hundred and backward.‎ ‎8．Young people like to watch all kinds of TV programs for entertainment (entertain)．‎ ‎9．Even now some universities are badly (bad) off for English teachers.‎ ‎10．He is a failure as an actor, but a success as a director (direct)．‎ Ⅱ.选词填空 be/feel content with， badly off， entertain ... with ...， break into， up to now， be astonished at， pick out， convince ... of ...‎ ‎1．The audience break_into loud applause.‎ ‎2．Last month I went to visit my old friend and found his living conditions were ‎ worse_off than mine.‎ ‎3．I was_astonished_at the loud sound and woke up from my dream.‎ ‎4．She tried her best to convince us of her honesty and innocence.‎ ‎5．He entertained the children with all kinds of jokes while his wife was busy in the kitchen.‎ ‎6．It’s easy to pick him out in a crowd because he is very tall.‎ ‎7．Our teacher was/felt_content_with the summary I made about this story.‎ ‎8．Up_to_now,_the organization has received private donations of about 1,000,000 yuan from across the country.‎ 一、全练语言点，基稳才能楼高 Ⅰ.单词拼写 ‎1．Yesterday evening we saw an American film starring (由……主演) Tom Hanks.‎ ‎2．She overcame (战胜) injury to win the Olympic gold medal.‎ ‎3．The differences between the two traditions astonished (使惊讶) everyone present.‎ ‎4．In my opinion, much of the research is convincing (令人信服的)．‎ ‎5．As is known to us all, Dr. Yuan Longping is an outstanding (突出的) Chinese scientist in agriculture.‎ ‎6．Though she was a failure (失败者) in life, she gained great success in her career.‎ ‎7．Some people are never content (满意的) with their life and always thinking of gaining wealth.‎ ‎8．You should learn how to entertain (使娱乐) yourself and enjoy your life.‎ ‎9．He became inspired when he thought about helping ordinary (普通的) people.‎ ‎10．Our incomes unfortunately (不幸地) have not kept up with the rising prices.‎ Ⅱ.补全句子 ‎1．We were_astonished_at the news of his failure.‎ 他失败的消息使我们震惊。‎ ‎2．I couldn't convince_him_that he was wrong. ‎ 我无法使他相信他错了。‎ ‎3．I couldn't go to see the film, with_a_lot_of_work_to_do.‎ 由于有许多工作要做，我不能去看电影了。‎ ‎4．The plan to expand the company overseas was a_complete_failure.‎ 在海外扩展公司的计划彻底失败了。‎ ‎5．I have_heard_nothing from him up_to_now.‎ 到目前为止，我没有他的任何消息。‎ ‎6．That rich man is tired of city life, so he is_content_to_live in the country.‎ 那位富人厌倦了城市生活，因此他愿意生活在乡下。‎ ‎7．The fierce battle cut_off_the_communication between the two cities.‎ 激烈的战斗切断了这两个城市之间的通讯。‎ ‎8．There was a_bored_expression on her face.‎ 她脸上有一种厌倦的表情。‎ Ⅲ.课文语法填空 As 1.an outstanding humourous actor, Charlie Chaplin brightened the lives of Americans and British during the period of silent films. He made people laugh at a time when they felt 2.depressed (depress), so they could feel more content 3.with their lives.‎ His charming character, the little tramp, was wellknown all over the world. It was a poor and 4.homeless (home) person wearing large trousers, wornout shoes and a small round black hat, and 5.carrying (carry) a walking stick. Social failure 6.as the little tramp was, he was loved by all the people for his optimism and determination 7.to_overcome (overcome) all difficulties and being kind to 8.others (other) when they were unkind to him. In the famous film The Gold Rush, Chaplin managed 9.to_make (make) the sad situation — eating a boiled shoe 10.entertaining (entertain) by using nonverbal humour.‎ Such is Charlie Chaplin, loved and remembered as a great actor 11.who could inspire people with great confidence.‎ Ⅳ.串点成篇微表达 赵先生出生在一个普通(ordinary)家庭。父母去世早，他无家可归。但是幸运的(fortunate)是，他的穷困的(badly off)盲人叔叔收养了他。尽管他常常穿着破旧的衣服，而且没食物吃，但他总是对生活充满信心。克服(overcome)了许多困难之后，他作为一名喜剧演员而闻名全国。另外，他导演(direct)和主演(star in)了许多电影和电视剧，这使他更加有名望和成功。直到现在(up to now)，他还不满足于(be content with)目前的生活。‎ Mr._Zhao_was_born_in_an_ordinary_family.His_parents_died_early,_making_him_homeless.But_fortunately,_his_blind_uncle,_who_was_badly_off,_adopted_him._Though_he_often_wore_worn_clothes_and_had_nothing_to_eat,_he_was_always_full_of_confidence_about_life.Having_overcome_many_difficulties,_he_became_famous_throughout_China_as_a_comedian_soon.What's_more,_he_has_directed_and_starred_in_many_films_and_TV_plays,_which_has_brought_him_greater_fame_and_success.Up_to_now,_he_hasn't_been_content_with_his_present_life.‎ 二、勤练高考题型，多练自能生巧 Ⅰ.完形填空 About the year 1900, a small, darkhaired boy was often seen waiting outside the back ‎ entrance of London theaters. His name was Charlie Chaplin. He looked thin and hungry __1__ his blue eyes were determined. He was hoping to get work in show business.‎ When Chaplin couldn't get __2__， he wandered about the city __3__. He found food and shelter __4__ he could. Sometimes he was __5__ to a home for __6__ who had no parents. He was cold and miserable there and the children were beaten for the __7__ fault.‎ By the time he was thirty, Chaplin was the greatest, bestknown and bestloved __8__ in the world. Chaplin's films have __9__ a large audience in various __10__. Even people who don't understand English can __11__ Chaplin's films because they are mostly __12__. It isn't what he says that makes us laugh. It depends upon little __13__ that mean the __14__ thing to people all over the world.‎ Having lived in America for forty years, Chaplin __15__ to Switzerland. There he died on Christmas Day 1977. He once __16__ himself as a citizen of the world, __17__ of any particular country.‎ He once wrote，“You have to believe in yourself. That's the __18__ of success. Even when I was in the children's home, when I was __19__ about the streets trying to find enough food to __20__ to keep alive, even then I thought of myself as the greatest actor in the world.”‎ 语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文，文章就卓别林童年时期的悲惨经历、其电影的风格及成功的秘诀进行了简要介绍。‎ ‎1．A.but　　　　　　　　　B．and C．or D．because 解析：选A　后面的空格后的“determined”和前面的“thin and hungry”形成对比，故此处用but表示转折。‎ ‎2．A.chance B．opportunity C．work D．task 解析：选C　“work”与上一段的“He was hoping to get work in show business.”对应。‎ ‎3．A.shops B．streets C．factories D．homes 解析：选B　由于没有工作，卓别林在城市的“大街(streets)”上徘徊。‎ ‎4．A.whenever B．however C．whatever D．wherever 解析：选D　因为没有工作，所以他到处流浪，寻找吃的东西和住所。‎ ‎5．A.sent away B．sent for C．sent up D．sent off 解析：选A　be sent away to“被遣送到……”，符合上下文语境。send for“派人去请”；send up“发射”；send off“寄出”，均不符合语境。‎ ‎6．A.boys B．girls C．children D．adults 解析：选C　由“who had no parents”可知是children。‎ ‎7．A.little B．few C．least D．slightest 解析：选D　由前文的“cold and miserable”可知那里的孩子生活得不好，孩子们会因为“极小的(slightest)”错误而被打。‎ ‎8．A.comedian B．tragedian C．director D．artist 解析：选A　由下文“It isn't what he says that makes us laugh.”可知他是个“喜剧演员(comedian)”。‎ ‎9．A.attacked B．attracted C．paid D．enjoyed 解析：选B　他的电影“吸引(attracted)”了一大批观众。‎ ‎10．A.places B．countries C．theaters D．films 解析：选B　由后面的“Even people who don't understand English can ...”可知他的电影吸引了不同“国家(countries)”的观众。‎ ‎11．A.see B．watch C．enjoy D．value 解析：选C　enjoy“欣赏”，符合上下文语境。‎ ‎12．A.silent B．noisy C．quiet D．still 解析：选A　由上文的“Even people who don't understand English can ...”及下句“It isn't what he says that makes us laugh.”可判断电影通常是不出声的。‎ ‎13．A.gestures B．language C．activities D．actions 解析：选D　由上句“It isn't what he says that makes us laugh.”可知这里是靠“动作(actions)”来表达和语言同样的内容。‎ ‎14．A.easy B．same C．different D．similar 解析：选B　卓别林通过动作来表达和语言“相同的(same)”内容。‎ ‎15．A.arrived B．reached C．moved D．got 解析：选C　由前文的“Having lived in America”及后文的“Switzerland”可知他“搬到了(moved to)”瑞士。‎ ‎16．A.described B．instructed C．conducted D．encouraged 解析：选A　他把自己“描述(described)”为一个世界公民，而不是专属于某个国家的公民。‎ ‎17．A.other than B．rather than C．or rather D．other from 解析：选B　由空格前后的“a citizen of the world”及“any particular country”可知，卓别林把自己看作一个世界公民，“而不是(rather than)”专属于某个国家的公民。‎ ‎18．A.truth B．fact C．reason D．secret 解析：选D　在卓别林看来，相信自己是成功的“秘诀(secret)”。‎ ‎19．A.wondering B．traveling C．wandering D．walking 解析：选C　与第2空后的“he wandered about the city ...”相呼应。‎ ‎20．A.drink B．sleep C．hide D．eat 解析：选D　与前面的“He found food and shelter __4__ he could.”相呼应。‎ Ⅱ.语法填空 Lisa never had the chance to know her father. He and her mother divorced (离婚) when she was just a young child. __1__ he didn't move far, he never came to visit his children.‎ Lisa often wondered about her father. What did he look like and what he was doing. All she knew was his name: Jeff White.‎ After Lisa grew up, she became a nurse at __2__ hospital, where she would help provide medicine and comfort for __3__ (patient) in their final days. A few weeks ago, she received a new patient __4__ name was Jeff White.‎ When Jeff came into his room, Lisa asked him if he __5__ (have) any children. Jeff told her that he had two daughters, Lisa and Elly. Lisa couldn't hold her __6__ (tear) back. She told him，“I am Lisa, your daughter.”‎ Jeff embraced her, __7__ (say) that he was not a good father. And the daughter held his hand and kissed him.‎ Jeff could have just weeks left __8__ (live), so Lisa wanted to make the most of the time she had with him. Lisa __9__ brought her kids to the hospital to meet their grandfather. The kids made cards __10__ him with the words，“I love you.”‎ Forgiveness (宽恕) is also a kind of love.‎ 语篇解读：本文是记叙文。一对分离多年的父女，在父亲生命的最后关头不期而遇，之前的恩怨最终被宽恕融化了。‎ ‎1．Even though/Although　前后是让步关系，即使父亲住的不远，但从来没有去看望过孩子。even though/even if意思是“即使”，用来引导让步状语从句。‎ ‎2．a　根据语境，此处表示“一所”医院。‎ ‎3．patients　根据语境，此处应用名词的复数，表示很多“病人”。‎ ‎4．whose　此处引导定语从句，引导词本身作定语，修饰后面的名词。‎ ‎5．had　主句用的是过去时，根据事态一致的原则，从句也应用过去时。‎ ‎6．tears　用名词复数，表示很多“眼泪”，tear本身是可数名词。‎ ‎7．saying　根据句子结构，此处应用现在分词作伴随状语，表示动作与谓语动词同时发生。‎ ‎8．to live　根据句子结构，此处应用不定式作后置定语，表示“将来”。‎ ‎9．also　根据题意，此处说明女儿把自己的孩子也带来，去见他们的外祖父。‎ ‎10．for　根据题意和搭配，此处表示孩子们为外祖父制作了卡片。‎