Unit 2
The Olympic Games
Part Ⅰ 重点词汇通关
1. compete vi. 比赛; 竞争
【语境检测】单句语法填空
①(2017·全国卷Ⅲ)Bradford said that large modern
theaters in the city made it impossible for the Plaza
__________(compete).
to compete
②Every fourth year, athletes from all over the world
compete __the Olympic Games ___the honor of
winning.
③(2016·北京高考) I want to prove that I can be just as
good as, if not better than, my ___________(compete). in for
competitors
【写作提升】语境填词
④As the youngest __________, I had to compete __the
writing contest ___________ 20 other top students ___
the annual writing award. I must be very __________
to be the winner.
作为最年轻的比赛者, 我必须和另外20个顶尖的学生在
写作比赛中竞争以取得这项年度写作奖。要成为获胜
者, 我必须有很强的竞争力。
competitor in
against/with for
competitive
【考点必记】
(1)compete in 参加(比赛、竞争)
compete with/against sb. 和某人比赛
compete for sth. 为了……而竞争
compete with sb. /sth. 与……媲美, 比得上
(2)competition n. 比赛
(3)competitive adj. 有竞争力的
(4)competitor n. 竞争者; 对手
【误区释疑】
compete多用作不及物动词, 后跟适当的介词才能跟宾语。表示“与某人比赛”用with
或against; 表示比赛的目的用for; 表示比赛参与的项目时用in。
2. admit vt. & vi. 容许; 承认; 接纳
【语境检测】单句语法填空
①At the Olympic Games, only the athletes who have
reached the agreed standard for their events will ___
________ (admit) as competitors.
be
admitted
②The exams are likely to work out as expected and my
dream to be admitted ______ my favorite university
will come true.
into/to
【写作提升】一句多译
他承认无证驾驶。 世纪金榜导学号79060030
driving
having driven
that he had driven
【考点必记】
(2)be admitted as 作为……被接受
admit of. . . 容许; 有……可能
It is admitted that. . . 公认……
(3)admission n. 准许进入; 入场费; 承认
【熟词生义】
The dining hall to be completed next month can admit
1, 000 students. ( )
容纳
3. replace vt. 取代; 替换; 代替
【语境检测】单句语法填空
①(2017·全国卷Ⅱ)When all those had been done, the
road surface ____________(replace).
②(2015·浙江高考)They replaced their beloved old
cars ____expensive new sports cars.
was replaced
with
【写作提升】句型转换
③John is ill and I want to know who is going to replace
him.
→John is ill and I want to know who is going to ____
__________________________.
take
the place of him/take his place
【考点必记】
(1) replace sb. /sth. =take the place of sb. /sth.
取代某人/某物
replace sth. with/by sth. 用……替换……
replace. . . as. . . 取代……而成为……
(2)in place of sb. =in one’s place 代替某人
take one’s place=take the place of sb. 代替某人
4. charge vt. & vi. 收费; 控诉; 充电 n. 费用; 主管
【语境检测】介词填空
①I didn’t understand why this would happen and my
credit card had already been charged ___the
reservation.
for
②There was a very naughty boy in the nursery and a
teacher who was generally very confident with the
children was asked to take charge __him.
③This company was charged ____using misleading
advertisements in its promotion of the weight-loss pills.
of
with
【写作提升】一句多译
汤姆在老板不在时负责这家公司。 世纪金榜导学号
79060031
④The company ________________Tom while the boss
is away.
is in the charge of
⑤Tom ____________the company while the boss is
away.
⑥Tom _____________the company while the boss is
away.
is in charge of
takes charge of
【考点必记】
(1)charge sb. for sth. 为某物向某人收取费用
charge sb. with sth. 控告某人某事
(2)take charge of 掌管; 负责
in charge of 控制; 管理(表主动)
in the charge of sb. 受某人的管理(表被动)
free of charge 免费
【误区释疑】
(1)charge和accuse都有“指控, 控告”之意, 但是charge常与with搭配, 而accuse常与of
搭配。
(2)in charge of往往以人作主语, 指“某人负责(主管)某事”; in the charge of往往以物作
主语, 指“某物由某人主管”。
5. deserve vi. & vt. 应受(报答或惩罚); 值得; 应得
【语境检测】单句语法填空
①It’s true that she made a mistake but she hardly
deserves ______(lose) her job.
②The boy wrote “I have visited here” on the wall of
a famous old temple. He deserves ______________
_________(punish) for such bad behavior.
to lose
to be punished/
punishing
【写作提升】单句写作
③无论一份工作多么普通, 它在社会中都起着作用, 所
以值得我们尊重。
No matter how ordinary a job is, it plays a part in
society and __________________________.
therefore deserves our respect
【考点必记】
deserve to do sth. 应该做某事; 值得做某事
deserve consideration/attention 值得考虑/注意
sth. deserve(s) to be done =sth. deserve(s) doing
某事值得被做
【误区释疑】
deserve to be done与deserve doing意义相同, 动名词的主动形式表被动意义, 用法相同
的单词还有need, want和require等。
6. bargain vi. 讨价还价; 讲条件 n. 便宜货; 协议
【语境检测】单句语法填空
①He bargained ____the assistant, trying to buy the
bicycle at a low price.
②I bought some used furniture at the Sunday Market
and it was __real bargain.
with
a
【写作提升】完成句子
③She ______________with the storekeeper
_____________ a skirt when I first caught sight of her.
我第一次见到她时, 她正在为一条裙子和老板讨价还
价。 was bargaining
about/over/for
【考点必记】
(1)bargain with sb. about/over/for sth.
和某人就某事/某物讨价还价
(2)make a bargain with sb. 和某人达成协议
a bad/good bargain 买得不合算/合算
Part Ⅱ 重点短语句式通关
7. take part in参加; 参与
【语境检测】单句改错
①(2015·天津高考)These books will be taken with us
when we take part of your Summer Camp this July.
( )
of改为in
②Finally, you should take a part in sports and other
outdoor activities frequently. ( )
去掉a
【写作提升】完成句子
③I have the honour to make a speech to welcome the
respected guests. Thank you very much for __________
_____________________. 我有幸发表演说欢迎尊贵的
客人。非常感谢你们参加我们的英语活动。
taking part
in our English activities
【考点必记】
take part in=participate in 参加, 参与
take an active part in 积极参加
play a part in 在……中起作用;
在……中扮演角色
【误区释疑】
take part in是固定短语, part前一般不用冠词, 但是当part前有形容词修饰时, 形容词前
要用不定冠词。
8. stand for代表; 象征; 表示; 主张; 支持; 容忍
【语境检测】写出句中黑体部分的含义
①In China, these knots stand for friendship, love and
good luck. ( )
②We should respect people of all faiths and stand for
religious freedom. ( )
代表
支持; 主张
③I will not stand for behavior of that kind in my house.
( )
容忍
【写作提升】完成句子
④After several rounds of competition, ___________
__________________________________________.
经过几轮比赛, 因为出色的英语口语, 那个小女孩脱
颖而出。 the little girl
stood out because of her excellent spoken English
【考点必记】
stand sth. /doing sth. 忍受(做)某事
stand by 站在旁边; 袖手旁观
stand out 突出; 显眼; 杰出
stand on one’s own feet 自立; 不依靠他人
【误区释疑】
当表达“代表某人或团体”时, 不能用stand for, 可以用represent或者on behalf of。
9. There’s as much competition among countries to host the Olympics as to win Olympic
medals.
国与国之间争取奥运会主办权的竞争和争夺奥运奖牌一样激烈。
【语境检测】单句语法填空
①(2016·江苏高考)Students need to spend at least __
much time with their on-line course work __they
would in a face-to-face classroom course.
②(2015·北京高考)Then he piled branches on top of
himself, like a blanket, to stay __warm __he could. as
as
as as
【写作提升】完成句子
③Thanks to the modern technology, we can get
several times _____________________we did in the
past.
多亏了这种现代技术, 我们能获得比以前多好几倍的
信息。
as much information as
④Joan spent _______________________helping me
with my English while I was in England. 世纪金榜导
学号79060032
当我在英国时, 琼花了尽可能多的时间帮我学英语。
as much time as she could
【考点必记】
(1)as. . . as像……那样; 正如。第一个as为副词, 修饰
形容词或副词原级。第二个as可以是连词, 引导比较
状语从句; 也可以是介词, 后加名词或代词。当as. . . as
中间有名词时, 应采用以下格式:
as+adj. +a/an+n. +as或as+many/much+n. +as
(2)否定句式: not as/so. . . as. . . 意为“不如……”。
(3). . . times as+adj. /adv. +as. . . “是……的几倍”, 表达倍数的词必须置于比较结构之
前。(两倍时用twice)
【备选要点】
1. volunteer n. 志愿者; 志愿兵adj. 志愿的; 义务的 vt.
&vi. 自愿
【语境检测】完成句子
①They ________________________during the Olympic
Games.
他们自愿在奥运会期间提供服务。
volunteered to offer service
②It is said that our English teacher often ____
______________on weekends. 据说我们的英语老师
在周末经常做志愿工作。 does
voluntary work
【考点必记】
(1)volunteer to do sth. 自愿做某事
(2)volunteering n. 志愿活动
2. as well 也; 又; 还
【语境检测】单句语法填空
①(2016·北京高考)New experiences often mean
taking some risks, so your brain raises your tolerance
for risk __well.
②(2016·江苏高考)She intends to fight to make it a
woman’s as well __a man’s world.
as
as
【写作提升】完成句子
③(2015·广东高考)Additionally, __________________
________________________and motivate each other to
achieve greater accomplishments.
另外, 我们也能够把知识和技能结合起来, 相互促进, 争
取更大的成绩。 we can combine our
skills and knowledge as well
【考点必记】
(1)as well“也”, 置于肯定句句末。
(2)as well as“也, 和”, 后接名词、代词、介词短语等; 当后接动词时, 多用-ing形式; 连
接两个并列的主语时, 谓语动词常与前面的主语保持一致。
(3)as well as可作为well的同级比较结构, 表示“和……一样好”。
(4)may/might as well do sth. 表示“不妨做某事”。
【易混辨析】
as
well
用于肯定句,
用于句末
He plays the piano as
well.
also
用于肯定句,
用在be动词
或助动词之
后, 行为动词
之前
He also plays the piano.
too
用于肯定句,
常用逗号与
其他部分隔
开
He plays the piano,
too.
eithe
r
用于否定句
句末
He doesn’t play the
piano either.
Ⅰ. 课文里的高考
根据课文内容, 在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
To find out about the present-day Olympic Games,
Pausanias, a Greek 1. ______(write) about 2, 000 years
ago, has come on a 2. _______(magic) journey. He had
an interview with a volunteer called Li Yan. Now he
realizes great 3. _______(change) have taken place to
the Games. writer
magical
changes
There’re two main sets of Olympic Games 4. ____
(hold) on a regular basis. Only athletes 5. ____have
reached the agreed standard 6. ______________(admit)
as competitors. Nowadays any country can take part
in the Games. Women play a very important role 7. __
the Games.
held
who
will be admitted
in
Countries compete with each other 8. ______(host)
the Games. It is 9. __great honour to be chosen. Even
the olive wreath has been replaced. The motto of the
Games is “Swifter, 10. ______(high) and
Stronger”.
to host
a
Higher
Ⅱ. 话题中的写作
你校一年一度的体育节将至, 请你根据以下内容, 用英语写一篇介绍奥运会的文
章, 张贴在体育节的宣传栏上。
1. 奥运五环代表五大洲, 任何国家都可以参加奥运会;
2. 只有达到各自统一标准的运动员才会被接受为竞赛选手;
3. 有志愿者提供帮助, 如负责运动员的食宿问题等。
注意:
1. 请根据以上提示写一篇50个词左右的短文;
2. 尽量多地使用本单元的知识点;
3. 可适当增加细节。
_____________________________________________
_____________________________________________
_____________________________________________
【参考范文】
The five rings on the Olympic flag stand for the
five continents on the earth, which means any country
can take part in the Olympic Games. But only athletes
who have reached the agreed standard for their events
will be admitted as competitors. There are some
volunteers as well who offer help to the Olympic Games, for example, taking charge of
the accommodation of athletes.