Unit 5
Music
Part Ⅰ 重点词汇通关
1. pretend vt. & vi. 假装; 假扮; 扮演
【语境检测】单句语法填空
①(2016·浙江高考) He would ask who we were and
pretend not _______(know) us.
to know
②He pretended ____________(read) an important
document when the boss came in. 世纪金榜导学号
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③Jack pretended _____________(know) everything
about it and said nothing.
to be reading
to have known
【写作提升】一句多译
我在街上见到她时, 她装作不认识我。
④__________________________________when we met
in the street.
⑤__________________________when we met in the
street.
She pretended that she didn’t know me
She pretended not to know me
【考点必记】
【误区释疑】
pretend后接动词不定式作宾语时, 根据不同的语境要求, 不定式可以采用一般式、
进行式、完成式来表达不同的时间概念。有类似用法的动词还有happen, appear,
seem。
2. attach vt. &vi. 缚上; 系上; 附加; 连接; 贴上; 使依恋
【语境检测】单句语法填空
①Long-ago builders could have attached wooden poles
__ the stones and rolled them across the sand, the
scientists say.
②This hospital ________(attach) to the medical college
nearby was destroyed in the flood.
to
attached
【写作提升】单句写作
③我的父母总是非常重视让我接受良好的教育, 这对
我影响很大。
My parents always __________________________
_____________________, which ____________
_________ to me.
attach great importance to my
getting a good education makes a great
difference
【考点必记】
(1)attach. . . to. . . 认为有(重要性、意义); 附上; 连接
attach importance/value to
认为……有重要性/价值
attach to sb. /sth. (使)与某人/物有关系
(2)attached adj. 喜爱的; 附属的
be attached to 附属于; 依恋
【误区释疑】
attach. . . to. . . 中的to为介词, 其后接名词、动名词。
3. perform vt. & vi. 表演; 履行; 执行
【语境检测】单句语法填空
①(2017·全国卷Ⅱ)Theatre creates a new
interpretation of Shakespeare’s comedy and aims to
build a bridge between deaf and hearing worlds by
__________(perform)to both groups as one audience.
performing
②(2016·江苏高考)She had big problems maintaining
her ___________ (perform).
performance
【能力提升】语境填词
③The performer promised that he would ___________
____and _________________________according to the
plan. As a result, he ____________________. 这位执行
者许诺说他将尽责按计划做好实验。结果他履行了自
己的诺言。 perform his
duty perform the experiment well
performed his promise
【考点必记】
(1)perform the role of 扮演……角色
perform a(n). . . role in 在……中起……作用
perform an operation/a task 进行手术/执行任务
perform one’s duty/promise 尽某人的责任/履行某人的承诺
(2)performance n. 执行; 表演; 履行
put on/give a performance 表演
(3)performer n. 执行者; 表演者
4. earn vt. 赚; 挣得; 获得
【语境检测】单句语法填空
①(2017·全国卷Ⅲ)Sarah has been told that she could
be Britain’s new supermodel, _______(earn) a million
dollars in the next year.
earning
②(2015·全国卷Ⅱ)More students are taking a gap
year _______(earn) money to support their study for
the degree.
to earn
【写作提升】语境填词
③He _______________by writing novels. Also he _____
______by doing some extra jobs, such as teaching and
giving lectures. And he also __________________. 他以
写小说谋生, 同时他还通过做一些额外的工作挣钱, 比
如授课和讲学。同时他还获得了他人的尊敬。earns his/a living earns
money
earns others’ respect
【考点必记】
(1)earn one’s/a living(=make one’s/a living)
谋生
earn money(=make money) 挣钱
earn sb. sth. 使某人赢得/获得……
(2)earnings n. 所得, 收入, 工资
5. confident adj. 自信的; 确信的
【语境检测】单句语法填空
①(2016·天津高考)I should be _________(confidence)
and practice hard to overcome difficulties in my life.
②He is confident _____the future of the project.
confident
about
【写作提升】一句多译
(2015·四川高考)我很有信心帮助你学习普通话。
③I’m quite _________________________learn
Mandarin.
④I’m quite _____________________learn Mandarin.
confident that I can help you
confident of helping you
【考点必记】
(1)be confident about/in sth. 对……有信心
be confident that 对……有信心
be confident of (doing) sth. 对(做)……有把握
(2)confidence n. 信心
have/show confidence in. . . 对……有信心
with confidence 满怀信心地
(3)confidently adv. 自信地
Part Ⅱ 重点短语句式通关
6. rely on依赖; 依靠; 指望; 相信
【语境检测】单句语法填空
①(2017·全国卷Ⅲ)Driving is important for
preserving their independence, giving them the
freedom to get out and about without having to rely
____others.
on
②Many people now would rely on _______(surf) the
Internet rather than read newspapers for news.
③You may rely on __ that the work will be finished
ahead of time.
surfing
it
【写作提升】一句多译
你可以相信我会帮助你。
④_____________________________
⑤_________________________________
You can rely on me to help you.
You can rely on it that I can help you.
【考点必记】
rely on/upon sb. /sth. 指望某人/某事(物)
rely on sb. to do sth. 指望某人做某事, 相信某人会做某事
rely on one’s doing sth. 指望/相信/依赖某人做某事
rely on it that. . . 相信……, 指望……
【知识拓展】
与rely on同义的短语还有: ①depend on ②count on
7. break up打碎; 分裂; 解体; 分拆; 分解; 驱散; 分手;
结束; 放假
【语境检测】写出黑体部分的含义
①(2016·浙江高考)An important negative effect of
gossip is that it breaks up relationships. ( )
②The space shuttle Challenger broke up in the air.
( )
结束
解体
③Did you know that Kate broke up with her boyfriend?
( )
④When does the school break up for the summer
holiday? ( )
分手
放假
【写作提升】语境填词
⑤A neighbour downstairs asked for the music to be
turned down and _________________. I could have
persuaded him if _____________________________. 楼
下邻居要求调低音乐, 于是聚会结束了。假如没有那么
多人插嘴, 我本来可以说服他。
the party broke up
so many people had not broken in
【考点必记】
break down 出故障; 坏掉; 失败; 垮掉
break in 破门而入; 打断(谈话等)
break into 强行闯入; 突然……起来
break away from 脱离; 挣脱
break off (使)分离; (使)脱离; 停止; 中止
break out (战争、火灾)爆发; 发生
break through 冲破障碍; (在某领域)有进展或突破
8. The musicians were to play jokes on each other as well as play music, most of which
was based loosely on the Beatles. 组成乐队的音乐人演奏音乐, 还彼此打趣逗笑。这些
玩笑和音乐大多都在模仿“甲壳虫”乐队。
【语境检测】单句语法填空 世纪金榜导学号
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①(2016·全国卷Ⅱ)Frank Hurley was hired to make
the images, most of ______have never before been
published.
which
②(2016·江苏高考)Many young people, most of
______were well-educated, headed for remote regions
to chase their dreams.
whom
【写作提升】完成句子
③Our class has many good students, _____________
_____________________________________我们班有
很多的好学生, 这些学生中的大部分人都会被重点大
学录取。 most of whom
will be surely admitted by key universities.
【考点必记】
(1)most of which是“代词+介词+关系代词”结构, 用来引导定语从句。先行词是物时,
用which; 先行词是人时, 用whom。
(2)常见的此类结构还有: some/several/a few/a little/ many/more+of which/whom等。
9. Freddy and his band could not go out anywhere without being followed.
弗雷迪和他的乐队无论走到哪里都会有人跟随。
【语境检测】单句语法填空
①I couldn’t have gone through that bitter period
_______your generous help. 世纪金榜导学号
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②You can’t be ___careful while driving the car.
without
too
【写作提升】单句写作
③动动脑筋你就会发现世上没有办不成的事。
Use your head and ______________________________
___________.
you will find nothing is impossible
in the world
【考点必记】
(1)常见的双重否定结构还有:
not/no/never. . . without. . . 没有……不……
(2)常见的用否定形式表示肯定意义的结构有:
cannot . . . too. . . 越……越……; 无论怎样……也不为过
nothing/not/no. . . impossible. . .
没有……不/不可能……
【备选要点】
1. form vt. (使)组成; 形成; 构成 n. 形状; 表格; 形式
【语境检测】单句语法填空
①(2015·重庆高考) With rainbows _______(form) in
the splashing water around you and the sound of huge
drops of water bouncing off your body and face, it is
truly exciting.
forming
②You’d sound a lot more polite if you make a request
__the form of a question.
in
【写作提升】单句写作
③他的父母给了他一个猪形存钱罐作为礼物, 来帮助他
养成储蓄的习惯。
His parents gave him a piggy bank as a gift to help him
_______________________________________________.
form the habit of saving/fall/get into the habit of saving
【考点必记】
(1)form the habit of. . . (=fall/get into the habit of. . . )
养成……的习惯
form into. . . 组成……, 编成……
(2)be in/out of form 处于良好的/不良的状态
in the form of. . . 以……的形式
take the form of. . . 采取……的形式
fill in/out a form 填表格
2. familiar adj. 熟悉的; 常见的; 亲近的
【语境检测】单句语法填空
①After the foreign guests got familiar ____the Chinese
traditional festivals, they liked to live in China.
②This kind of technology is familiar __them.
with
to
【写作提升】一句多译
尽管来过这个城市很多次, 他仍然不太熟悉那儿。
③He ____________________the city, though he has
been there many times.
④The city ______________________, though he has
been there many times.
is still not familiar with
is still not familiar to him
【考点必记】
(1)be familiar with熟悉, 通晓, 其主语通常是指人的名词, with的宾语是主语通晓的事物。
(2)be familiar to为……所熟悉, 其主语通常是人们所通晓的事物, to的宾语通常是指人
的名词。
3. above all最重要; 首先
【语境检测】完成句子
①_________(最重要的是), however, you have to
acquire a certain amount of skill and experience
before you can be of service to others.
Above all
②(2015·广东高考)________(毕竟), many older people
don’t begin to experience physical and mental decline
until after age 75. After all
【写作提升】语境填词
③_________, you should not have scolded the boy __
___; he is a child _______. _________, he made only
two mistakes _____.
首先, 你根本不该责备那个男孩; 毕竟他还是个孩子。
最重要的是, 他总共只犯了两个错误。First of all at
all after all Above all
in all
【考点必记】
after all 毕竟; 终究
all in all 整体说来; 总而言之
first of all 第一, 首先
in all 全部; 合计
at all (否定句)一点儿也不; (疑问句)到底; 究竟
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。
Have you ever dreamed of being famous 1. __a
popular musician? Many musicians, at first, may
form a band 2. _________(practise) their music. And
as
to practise
then they may get the chance to give 3. ____________
(perform) in pubs or clubs. Later they may 4. _________
(gradual) become popular. However, the Monkees
5. _______(start) in a different way. Only one of 6. _____
was good enough and the other three members
pretended to sing. To be honest, it couldn’t be called a
real band at the 7. _________(begin). Anyhow, their
performances
gradually
started them
beginning
shows were 8. _________(humor) and they became
popular. After a year or so, they worked even
9. ______(hard) and produced their own records and
started touring. The Monkees broke up in about 1970
but they reunited in 10. ___mid-1980s and produced a
new record in 1996 to celebrate their former happy
time.
humorous
harder
the
Ⅱ. 话题中的写作
假定你是李华, 你接受了一项写作任务, 要为英语校报写一篇人物介绍。请根据
以下信息, 介绍你美国的好朋友海伦。
1. 海伦梦想成为一名流行歌手, 但你以为她是开玩笑的, 她连乐谱都不熟悉;
2. 大约两年后, 她的家庭破碎了, 她只好依靠姨妈生活;
3. 在姨妈的帮助下, 她最终实现了梦想。
注意:
1. 请根据以上提示写一篇50个词左右的短文;
2. 尽量使用本单元的知识点;
3. 可适当增加细节。
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【参考范文】
Helen said that she dreamed of becoming a pop singer but I thought she was playing a
joke. To be honest, she was not even familiar with music scores. After two years or so, her
family broke up. She had to rely on her aunt for living. Above all, her aunt was kind
enough to help her and with the help of her aunt, she made her dream come true in the
end.