Unit 2
Robots
Part Ⅰ 重点词汇通关
1. desire n. 渴望; 欲望; 渴求 vt. 希望得到; 想要
【语境检测】单句语法填空
①(2017·天津高考)This photo reminds us that we all
appreciate beauty and that we all share a common
desire ___ pleasure.
for
②(2016·江苏高考) From the earliest ages, they desire
______(help) others, to share information and to
participate in achieving common goals. 世纪金榜导
学号79060155
to help
【写作提升】一句多译
就我而言, 我渴望得到这个出国深造的机会。
③As far as I am concerned, I __________________
such a chance to go abroad for further study. (desire
n. )
④As far as I am concerned, I ____________ such a
chance to go abroad for further study. (desire v. )
have a desire to have
desire to have
⑤As far as I am concerned, I _________________
have such a chance to go abroad for further study.
(desire that) desire that I should
【考点必记】
(1)have a strong desire
(2)desire to do sth. 渴望做某事
desire sb. to do sth. 希望某人做某事
(3)desire+that从句[从句谓语动词为: (should+)do]
【误区释疑】
desire不用于进行时态。后接宾语从句时, 从句中的谓语动词用“(should+)动词原
形”。此外, 含desire的主语从句、表语从句和同位语从句也要使用虚拟语气。
2. favour n. 喜爱; 恩惠 vt. 喜爱; 偏袒
【语境检测】单句语法填空
①Are you __ favour of Tom’s suggestion that we work
around the clock to meet the deadline?
②The response to the invention hasn’t been all
__________ (favour).
in
favourable
【写作提升】同义句转换 世纪金榜导学号
79060156
③Some people support printed books because of the
sense of touch they can provide.
→Some people ______________ printed books because
of the sense of touch they can provide.
are in favour of
【考点必记】
(1)in favour of 赞成; 主张
(2)in one’s favour 对某人有利
帮某人一个忙, 帮某人做某事
(4)favourable adj. 赞同的; 有利的
【熟词生义】
①Could you do me a favour and pick up Sam from
school today? ( )
②I owed him a favour so I couldn’t say no. ( )
n. 帮忙
n. 人情
3. declare vt. 宣布; 声明; 表明; 宣称
【语境检测】单句语法填空
①(2015·全国卷Ⅰ)All the kids ________ (declare)
something they could do away with for the week.
②In 1939, Hitler declared war _______ Poland,
which started the Second World War.
declared
against
【写作提升】完成句子
③Many successful men _______________________
________________________.
很多成功的人宣称他们的成功应归功于他们良好的
习惯。 declare that they owe their
success to their good habits
【考点必记】
declare against/for 声明反对/赞成
declare war on 向……宣战
declare that 宣称
【易混辨析】
declare
指在庄严场合, 官方权威人士公开
宣布, 有时指在公共场合对某事表
明态度
announ
ce
指宣布大家期待的或与大家有关
的事情, 所涉及的情况通常是别人
原来不知道的事情, 含有预告的意
思
Part Ⅱ 重点短语句式通关
4. set aside 将……放在一边; 为……节省或保留(钱
或时间)
【语境检测】写出黑体部分的含义
①Many libraries set aside time each year for staff
training activities. ( )
抽出
②Einstein like Rose’s paper so much that he set aside
his own work and translated it into German.
( )
把……放在一边
【写作提升】单句写作
③为了提高你的阅读能力, 你应该每天留出半个小时来
学习新词汇。
To improve your reading ability, you should ________
___________every day for learning new vocabularies.
set aside
half an hour
【考点必记】
set about doing sth. 着手做某事
set out (to do) 出发; 开始做某事; 摆设; 陈述
set down 写下; 记下
set off 动身; 出发; 引起; 引爆
【巧学助记】
Our teachers often tell us that we should set down the school rules, set aside our mobile
phones and set about reading books.
5. As she turned around, there stood Gladys Claffern.
她刚一转过身去, 就看见格拉迪丝·克拉芬站在那儿。
【语境检测】单句语法填空
① This is your room, and over there ______ (stand) an iron bed.
②Finally I sat down, and here _____ (come) an old Frenchman.
stands
came
【写作提升】完成句子 世纪金榜导学号79060157
③________________________ which dates back to the
Ming Dynasty.
这里矗立着一座明代的古寺。
There stands an old temple
【考点必记】
(1)当副词there, here, out, in, on, up, down, away, back, now, then等放在句首, 谓语动词
是go, come, run, lie, stand等, 且主语是名词时, 多用倒装句。
(2)谓语动词常用一般现在时或一般过去时, 而不能用进行时态。
【误区释疑】
当主语是人称代词时, 不用倒装语序。
Look at the little dog! Here it runs.
【备选要点】
1. envy vt. &n. 忌妒; 羡慕
【语境检测】单句语法填空
①I really _____ (envy) you. I wish I could get away for
a while.
②Perhaps it was because he was young or out __ envy.
envy
of
【写作提升】完成句子
③他取得了如此大的进步, 我们都很羡慕他。
He has made such great progress ________________
____.
that all of us envy
him
【考点必记】
(1)envy sb. sth. 忌妒或羡慕某人某物
(2)become/be the envy of. . .
成为……忌妒的对象
out of envy 出于忌妒
2. talent n. 天才; 特殊能力; 才干
【语境检测】单句语法填空
①(2017·浙江高考)Benjamin West, the father of
American painting, showed his talent ___ art when
he was only six years of age.
②(2015·湖南高考)We will never know if we are
interested or _______ (talent) in a subject if we don’t
try it.
for
talented
【写作提升】完成句子
③He _________________ designing and creating
things since he was young. 他从小就擅长设计和制造
东西。
has been talented at
【考点必记】
(1)have a talent/gift for 有……的天分
a talent competition/contest/show 新秀选拔赛/大奖赛/演出
(2)talented adj. 有天赋的
a talented footballer/pianist 有天分的足球运动员/钢琴家
be talented in/at 在……方面有天赋
3. obey vt. & vi. 服从; 顺从
【语境检测】单句语法填空
①(2015·江苏高考)Athenians willingly _______(obey)
the written laws which they themselves passed.
②Judges really don’t like it when people _______
(obey)their order.
obeyed
disobey
【考点必记】
(1)obey the order 听从命令
obey the traffic rules 遵守交通规则
(2)disobey vt. &vi. 不顺从; 违抗
4. alarm vt. 使警觉; 使惊恐; 惊动 n. 警报; 惊恐
【语境检测】单句语法填空
①There is nothing to get ________(alarm) about for it
is common in our daily life.
②(2017·全国卷Ⅱ)These chemicals come from the
injured parts of the plant and seem to be ___ alarm.
alarmed
an
【写作提升】语境填词
③If you find a fire, please break the glass to ______
_________. Please remember not to _____________ the
fire and cry ________.
如果你发现火灾, 请击碎玻璃以发出警报。请记住, 不
要惊慌, 不要惊慌哭泣。 sound
the alarm be alarmed by
in alarm
④We ______________ the ______________ as ___
______ did ________. 我们被那令人惊恐的警报声吓
了一跳, 因为那警报的确使我们感到惊恐。 were alarmed at alarming alarm the
alarm alarm us
【考点必记】
(1)sound/give/raise the alarm
发出警报; 敲警钟
in alarm 惊恐地
(2)alarmed adj. 受惊的; 惊恐的
被……吓了一跳
【巧学助记】
5. sympathy n. 同情(心)
【语境检测】单句语法填空
①All of a sudden, a feeling __ sympathy rose up in my
heart.
②As a journalist I obviously feel some sympathy ___
what he’s going through.
of
for
【考点必记】
feel sympathy for 同情某人
out of sympathy 出于同情
a feeling of sympathy 同情感
6. accompany vt. 陪伴; 伴奏
【语境检测】单句语法填空
①(2015·福建高考)Child must ______________
(accompany) by two paying adults.
②We would be happy to accompany you __ the West
Lake during the summer vacation.
be accompanied
to
【写作提升】一句多译
如果你游览北京, 我很乐意陪同。
③If you travel around Beijing, _________________
______________. (accompany)
④If you travel around Beijing, _________________
________________. (company)
I am very willing to
accompany you
I am very willing to
keep you company
【考点必记】
(1)accompany sb. =keep sb. company陪伴某人
accompany sb. to someplace 陪伴某人到某地
accompany sb. at/on sth. 用某物为某人伴奏
(2)companion n. 同伴, 伴侣, 陪伴
【误区释疑】
accompany的英文释义为to go somewhere with someone, especially to look after
them(陪某人去某地, 尤其是指为了照顾他们), 所以要表示待在某处陪伴某人就不宜用
它。
7. leave. . . alone 不管; 别惹; 让……一个人待着;
和……单独在一起
【语境检测】写出黑体部分的含义
①I was left in a tiny shack alone. ( )
②If she was angry, I could tell if she wanted me to leave her alone. ( )
独自被留在
不打扰
【考点必记】
leave behind 遗留; 把……抛在后面
leave for 动身去
leave out 省略; 遗漏
leave aside 把……放在一边
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。
A robot used for housework was tested out in a
family. He looked like a tall 1. ____ handsome man
with smooth hair, 2. ________ (speak) in a deep voice.
and
speaking
Larry was going to be away from home so he hired
such a robot 3. ____________ (accompany) his wife
Claire. Claire didn’t like the idea at the beginning,
but she 4. ______ (agree) to it at last. At her first sight
of Tony, Claire was alarmed. When Tony offered to
help with her dressing, Claire felt embarrassed.
5. _________(gradual), Tony began to win Claire’s
to accompany
agreed
Gradually
trust. He helped Claire realize her dreams 6. ___
making her home elegant, giving her a new haircut,
changing the makeup she wore and 7. ______ (give) her
advice on her dresses. Therefore at the party all the
guests who 8. ___________ (invite) were filled with
admiration when they saw her house was completely
changed. At the same time, Tony left a deep
by
giving
were invited
9. __________ (impress) on all of them. After the test,
the company was satisfied with Tony’s report. What
10. __ clever and lovely robot it is! impression
a
Ⅱ. 话题中的写作
假如你是中学生李华, 向学校报社英语写作板块投稿, 请根据以下要点写一篇介
绍你同学李明的文章。
个人愿
望 科幻小说家
家庭支
持
1. 父母经常陪他逛书店
2. 比他小三岁的妹妹打电话鼓励他
大家看
法 注定成功
注意:
1. 请根据以上要点写一篇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, 以使行文连贯。
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【参考范文】
Li Ming has a strong desire to become a writer of
the science fiction. His parents are both in favour of his
thought and often set aside some time to accompany him
to the bookstore. They believe that his achievements will
be the envy of others. His sister, who is three years
junior to him, often rings up to encourage him. Owing
to his hard work, we are convinced that he is bound to succeed.