Unit 3
Life in the future
Part Ⅰ 重点词汇通关
1. impression n. 印象; 感想; 印记
【语境检测】用impress的适当形式填空
①I was deeply _________with the speech by our
President at BRICS Business Forum.
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impressed
②(2016·全国卷Ⅱ)Hundreds of people have formed
___________of you through that little device on your
desk.
impressions
【写作提升】完成句子
③被这位年轻癌症病人的勇气和决心所打动, 许多人
在微博上留言, 鼓励他与病魔作斗争。
________________________________________of the
young cancer patient, many people left messages in his
microblog, encouraging him to fight with the disease.
Impressed with the courage and determination
【考点必记】
(1)make/leave an impression on sb.
给某人留下深刻印象
(2)impress vt. 给人印象
impress sth. on sb. =impress sb. with sth.
使某人铭记某事
be impressed with/by 对……印象深刻
(3)impressive adj. 给人以深刻印象的
2. lack vi. & vt. 缺乏; 没有 n. 缺乏; 短缺的东西
【语境检测】单句语法填空
①(2016·北京高考)What is _______(lack) today is the
conflict between adolescents’ desire for autonomy and
their understanding of an unsafe world.
②(2015·陕西高考)To be punctual, one has to have
self-discipline(自律), and the lack __it affects others.
lacking
of
【写作提升】句式升级
③Though his parents lacked money, they managed to
send him to a university. (改为状语从句的省略形式)
→____________________, his parents managed to
send him to a university.
Though lacking money
【考点必记】
(1)lack (for) sth. 缺少……
(2)a lack of sth. 缺乏……
for lack of sth. 因为缺少……
(3)lacking adj. 短缺的, 缺乏的
be lacking in 缺少
【误区释疑】
lack作及物动词时不能用于被动语态; lack作不及物动词时, 后常与介词for连用;
lack作名词时后常与介词of连用; 作形容词时, 后接介词in。
3. instant n. 瞬间; 片刻 adj. 立即的; 立刻的
【语境检测】同义句转换
①Whenever you start worrying, ________(instant)
shift your focus to what you can do about the problem
right now.
instantly
=Whenever you start worrying, shift your focus
___________to what you can do about the problem
right now.
in an instant
【写作提升】一句多译 世纪金榜导学号79060111
一到达剧院, 他发现朋友给他的票忘在家里了。
②_____________the theatre, he found the ticket a
friend gave him was left at home.
③_________________________________the theatre he
found the ticket a friend gave him was left at home.
On arriving at
The instant/The moment he arrived at
④______________________________________the
theatre, he found the ticket a friend gave him was left
at home. Instantly/Immediately/Directly he arrived at
【考点必记】
at that instant 当时, 那一刻
for an instant 一会儿, 片刻
in an instant=instantly 立刻, 马上
the instant+从句=instantly+从句 一……就……
【思维拓展】
表示“一……就……”的结构有: the minute, the moment, the second, as soon as,
instantly, immediately, directly, hardly. . . when. . . , no sooner. . . than. . . 等。
Part Ⅱ 重点短语句式通关
4. take up 拿起; 接受; 开始; 继续; 占据
【语境检测】写出黑体短语的含义
①Do these chores take up a large part of your day?
( )
②They took up arms and fought for their faith and
liberty. ( )
占据
拿起
③I took up running and yoga after years of sedentary
living. ( )
④Nowadays, with the improvement of living
standards, people have taken up new ways to celebrate
the New Year. ( ) 开始
接受
【写作提升】语境填词
⑤I know how busy you must be and naturally I
wouldn’t want to __________________________. I only
_________what you said thus I could ________quickly.
我知道你一定很忙, 所以我不想占用你太多的时间。
我只是记下你说的话, 这样我很快就能理解。
take up too much of your time
took down take it in
【考点必记】
take back 收回; 撤销
take down 写下; 记下
take in 吸收; 领会; 欺骗
take off 脱下; 起飞; 匆匆离开
take on 呈现; 雇用; 承担
take over 接管; 控制
take to 喜欢; 养成习惯, 沉溺于
take. . . for. . . 把……当作……
5. lose sight of. . . 看不见……
【语境检测】单句语法填空
①The heavy fog in London made a deep impression on
us, which was sometimes so heavy that we ____(lose)
sight of everything.
②(2015·浙江高考)Light pollution causes us to lose
sight __our true place in the universe.
lost
of
【写作提升】单句写作
③只有鼠目寸光的人才会看不见教育的重要性。
Only a short-sighted man will ______________
__________of education.
lose sight of the
importance
【考点必记】
catch sight of 望见; 看到
come into sight 进入视野
in sight 在视线内
out of sight 看不见; 在视野之外
at the sight of 一看见……
at first sight 乍一看; 第一眼看到
6. Hit by a lack of fresh air, my head ached. 由于缺乏
新鲜空气, 我感到头痛。
【语境检测】单句语法填空
①(2017·江苏高考)_______(locate) where the Belt meets
the Road, Jiangsu will contribute more to the Belt and
Road construction.
Located
②(2016·北京高考)________(order)over a week ago,
the books are expected to arrive any time now. Ordered
【写作提升】句型转换
③Because I was amazed at how skillful they were, I
determined to be just as good.
→_____________________________, I determined to
be just as good. (分词作状语)
Amazed at how skillful they were
【考点必记】
(1)过去分词或过去分词短语作状语时, 可以表示时间、原因、结果、条件、让步、方
式、伴随等, 表示被动或完成;
(2)过去分词的逻辑主语一般与句子主语一致;
(3)过去分词表示的动作与句子的主语之间为被动关系。
7. Exhausted, I slid into bed and fell fast asleep. 我感
到累极了, 爬到床上很快就睡着了。
【语境检测】完成句子
①After five days of fantastic space trip, the two
astronauts walked out of the spaceship, ________
______(虽然疲劳但开心).
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tired but
happy
②_______________(因受伤严重), some of the
passengers were sent to the nearest hospital at once.
③___________(太紧张), I couldn’t think of anything
at the beginning of the exam. However, I didn’t worry
but tried to calm myself down.
Seriously injured
Too nervous
【考点必记】
形容词短语或形容词化的分词作状语, 多放在句首或句末, 表示主语当时的状态。
【误区释疑】
副词位于句首作状语, 用逗号隔开, 通常修饰整个句子。形容词充当状语多表示主语
的状态。如:
Luckily, we live in an age where books are plentiful and relatively inexpensive.
【备选要点】
press vi. & vt. 按; 压; 逼迫 n. 按; 压; 印刷; 新闻
【语境检测】单句语法填空
①(2017·北京高考)I know I can act under ________
(press) in a scary situation.
②The beast held tightly on the tripod and _______
(press) it into my side.
pressure
pressed
【写作提升】单句写作
③可能他们感到要想在考试中表现好会有太多的压
力。
Maybe they ____________________to do well in their
tests.
feel too much pressure
【考点必记】
(1)press. . . against/to. . . 把……压/挤/贴在……
press sb. to do sth. 极力劝说/敦促某人做某事
(2)pressure n. 压(力), 压强; 强制
blood pressure 血压
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。
I am taking up the prize to travel to AD 3008. I can’t
believe it so I have to remind myself 1. _________
(constant). I have no previous experience, so at first I
constantly
was uncertain. Luckily, my friend and guide Wang
Ping was very understanding and gave me much help.
2. ___________(transport) by Wang Ping’s parents’
company, I arrived in the future in 3. __time capsule.
At first my new surroundings were difficult 4. __
_______(tolerate). So I felt uncomfortable for lack 5. __
Transported
a
to
tolerate of
fresh air. Wang Ping gave me a mask and hurried me
through to a small room for a rest. Soon I was back on
my feet again. Then I 6. ________(follow) Wang Ping to
collect a hovering carriage driven by computer.
followed
Soon I could fly as swiftly as Wang Ping. 7. ____I lost
sight of Wang Ping because of too many 8. ________
(carriage) flying by in all directions. He 9. _________
(sweep) up into the centre of them. Then I caught sight
of Wang Ping again and flew after him. Arriving at a
But
carriages
was swept
strange-looking house, he showed me into a large room.
It’s fascinating. I had a meal and had a bath there.
10. __________(exhaust), I slid into bed and fell fast
asleep.
Exhausted
Ⅱ. 话题中的写作
假设你是中学生李华, 向学校英语报社写作板块投稿, 主题为“未来生活”。请
根据以下要点写一篇小作文。
1. 环境: 更舒适、更美丽;
2. 能源: 太阳能、风能, 海水成为能源, 能源不再缺乏;
3. 生活: 丰衣足食, 周游世界;
4. 工作学习: 效率更高, 压力更小。
注意:
1. 请根据以上要点写一篇80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】
With the development of science and technology, I am optimistic about life in the future.
By that time the surroundings where we live will be more comfortable and beautiful.
People will not worry about lack of
energy any longer because solar energy and wind energy will have been made full use of
and sea water will be switched into energy as well.
Not only will we be provided with enough food and clothing, but we can also spend
more time travelling
around the world. Furthermore, it is because we can work more efficiently that we will
have less stress either from our study or work.