Unit 3 Travel journal
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短文填空
Dolphins are wild creatures，so there are a few things you need to ____ in mind when you join them in the ocean.Swim slowly and carefully and ______ try to catch up with the dolphins.You have to be careful not to _______ the dolphins when they are feeding or taking ____ of their young.If a dolphin comes near you，don’t reach out and try to _______ it.Dolphins living in the wild do not ____ to be touched by humans.You must never try to grab or hold a dolphin—it will ________ the dolphins.The
keep
don’t
disturb
care
touch
like
frighten
best way to have a good _____ with your new friends is to learn from them.Try to swim like the dolphins，_______ moving your arms too much，and pay attention to ____ the dolphins use body language to communicate.
swim
without
how
漫画欣赏
画面描述
Two cactuses are growing in a large area of desert. The mother cactus is holding an umbrella to protect the baby cactus from the
baking sun. But against her good wish，the baby cactus is bending down and turning weak in the shade of the umbrella.
寓意理解
In our daily life，parents are making every effort to create a comfortable environment for their children. But too much protection has a side effect on their children. One cannot grow up without experiencing pain and difficulties.
你能否对此加以扩展，写一篇120词左右的小短文？
Ⅰ.词义辨析
1.We are happy that the project has been completed ahead of
________.
A．journal B．schedule C．altitude D．forecast
2．She is ________.I’m afraid she won’t change her mind easily.
A．reliable B．stubborn C．fluent D．grateful
3．I’m sure he won’t let you down；he’s always ________.
A．loose B．frequent C．stubborn D．reliable
4．He was standing on the bridge looking down at the river
________.
A．finally B．straight C．beneath D．entirely
B
B
D
C
5．To write a good essay you must first ________ your ideas in an
orderly way.
A．organize B．recognize C．transport D．ignore
6．The weather ________ says it will be sunny tomorrow.
A．identity B．command C．insurance D．forecast
7．He chose Germany，but personally I’d ________ to go to the
Netherlands.
A．request B．concern C．disagree D．prefer
8．If you don’t speak good English，you’ll be at a big ________
when you try to get a job.
A．disadvantage B．journey C．attitude D．pillow
9．I am unable to ________ to school because my bike is broken.
A．settle B．graduate C．cycle D．pace
A
D
D
A
C
10．They went on a long train ________ across India last week.
A．schedule B．journey C．flame D．valley
Ⅱ.短语填空
ever since；be fond of；care about；make up one’s mind；give in；as usual；dream about; change...for...；put up；for company
1．The artist ___________ drawing when he was only a child of
four.
2．Have you ___________________ where to go for your holidays?
3．She went to America in 1956 and has lived there __________.
4．The old woman lives on her own and has a dog ____________.
5．The greatest scientists like Einstein don’t ___________ money at
all.
6．Before it got dark，the campers ________ their tents in a valley.
B
was fond of
made up your mind
ever since
for company
care about
put up
7．They were not a good team，but they refused to ________ and
accept defeat.
8．These shoes are too large.Can I ______________ a smaller size?
9．Although she had problems，she carried on working ________.
10．A real sportsman will never ____________ cheating in a game.
Ⅲ.完成句子
1．Ever since middle school，my sister and I _________________________ (梦想去作) a great bike trip.(dream)
2．Although she didn’t know the best way，she insisted that she ________________________ (自己合理安排这次旅游)．(organize)
give in
change them for
as usual
dream about
have dreamed about taking
organize the trip properly
3．When I told her the air would be ____________________(呼吸困难)，she said it would be an interesting experience.(hard)
hard to breathe
Ⅳ.模仿造句
1．She can be really stubborn.
[翻译]伦敦的夏天有时候会很冷。
______________________________________
2. Our legs were so heavy and cold that they felt like blocks of ice.
[翻译]这孩子太小，不能照顾他自己。
___________________________________________________
3．To climb the mountain was hard work.
[翻译]解决这个问题是不容易的。
_____________________________________
4．It was great fun especially as it gradually became much warmer.
[翻译]在国外生活不容易，特别是当你不会说英语时。
________________________________________________________________
London can be rather cold in summer.
The child is so young that he can’t look after himself.
To solve the problem is not an easy task.
It is not easy to live abroad，especially when you can’t speak English.
5．We can hardly wait to see them!
[翻译]他急切地想得到那份工作。
_________________________________
He can’t wait to be given the job.
核心词汇梳理
1．prefer v．更喜欢
句型 prefer (doing) sth.to (doing) sth.喜欢(做)……而不喜欢
(做)……
prefer to do sth.rather than do sth.宁愿做某事而不愿做某事
would prefer it if...更愿意或更希望……
I much prefer cats to dogs.猫和狗之中我更喜欢猫。
I prefer walking to cycling.我喜欢步行更甚于骑自行车。
I’d prefer it if you didn’t smoke in front of the children.
我希望你不要在孩子面前抽烟。
2．persuade vt. 说服；劝服；使某人相信
句型 persuade sb.to do sth.说服某人去做某事
persuade sb.into doing sth.劝说某人做某事
persuade sb.out of (doing) sth.劝说某人不要做某事
I finally managed to persuade her to go out for a drink with me.
我最后终于想法子说服她跟我一起出去喝一杯。
I allowed myself to be persuaded into entering the competition.
我搁不住人家的劝说，就参加了比赛。
He persuaded me out of lending him all my savings.
他劝阻我把我所有的存款借给他。
搭配 persuade sb.of sth.使某人相信某事
We finally persuaded Ben of the wisdom of this decision.
我们最终使本相信这个决定是明智的。
链接 convince sb.to do sth.说服某人做某事
advise sb.to do sth.建议某人去做某事，劝说某人去做某事
3.schedule n．时间表；计划　vt.安排；计划
识记 on/behind/ahead of schedule按照/迟于/先于预定时间
He could have finished it on schedule，but somehow he fell behind.
他原本能按预定进度做完这件事的，但不知怎地却落后了。
We finished the project three weeks ahead of schedule.
我们提前3个星期完成了这项工程。
句型 be scheduled to do sth.计划做某事，确定做某事
The meeting is scheduled to last four days.会议计划开四天。
The new airport is scheduled to open just before Christmas.
新机场定于圣诞节前开始使用。
4．determine v. 决定；决心；确定
No matter what happens，she has determined to tell the truth.
无论发生什么事，她都已经决定把真相说出来。
We must determine what to do next.我们必须决定下一步的行动。
We haven’t determined the date for the meeting.
我们尚未确定会议的日期。
提示 determine后接that从句时，从句中的谓语动词常用(should)
＋v.形式。
She determined that nothing prevent her from going to work in
Xinjiang.
她决心不会让任何事情阻止她去新疆工作。
识记 determined adj.下定决心的，意志坚强的
He is so determined a man that we all have faith in him.
他意志非常坚定，我们都相信他。
句型 be determined to do/on doing sth./that­clause
We were determined to start early.
我们决定早动身。
→We were determined on starting early.
→We were determined that we start early.
链接 decide to do sth./on doing sth.决定做某事
重点短语例释
1.be fond of爱好；喜欢
I’m not very fond of country music.我不太喜欢乡村音乐。
He was fond of drawing when he was a child.
他还是个孩子时就喜欢画画。
2．care about 在乎；关心；照顾
Can she care about the children？她能照顾这些孩子吗？
He doesn’t care a bit about clothes.穿着方面他毫不在乎。
提示 care about通常用于否定句、疑问句或条件句中，后接
wh­或if从句时，常省略about。
I don’t care (about) what he’ll say.我不在乎他说什么。
I don’t care if she leaves or not.我不在乎她是否离开。
链接 care for喜欢；照顾；关心；愿意
Einstein cared little for money.爱因斯坦不太喜欢钱。
Would you care for a cup of tea？你想喝杯茶吗？
3．give in 让步；屈服；投降；顺从
The mother gave in and bought a toy for her child.
拗不过孩子的要求，母亲买了玩具给他。
The government officials showed no signs of giving in to the
kidnappers’ demands.
政府官员们绝无向绑匪的要求退让之意。
链接 give up放弃，戒除
give away赠送；放弃；泄露
give off散发出
give out分发；放出；发布；用尽；筋疲力尽
give over转让；放弃；停止
4.put up 搭起；建起；举起；张贴；留宿；住宿
They had put up a shed before the rain came.
趁着大雨没来，他们搭建起一个木棚。
Large posters were put up，informing people of this concert.
张贴了巨型海报，向人们宣传这次演唱会。
I always put up at the Grand Hotel when I was in town.
我以前来城里时，经常住客来得宾馆。
链接 put aside搁置一旁，储蓄
put away收拾起来，储蓄
put back放回，送回，拨回
put down放下，写下，镇压，取缔
put forward提出，推荐
put in插话
put off延期，推迟
put on穿上，上演，装出，增加(体重、速度)
put out伸出，熄灭，扑灭
put up with忍受
疑难语句细解
1.It was my sister who first had the idea to cycle along the Mekong River from where it begins to where it ends.
首先想到要沿湄公河从源头到终点骑车旅游的是我姐姐。
【要点指南】 本句使用了强调句型：it was...who...，被强调部分为主语my sister。强调句型的基本结构为：it is/was＋被强调部分＋that/who＋句子的其余部分。
It is English that is widely used in the world nowadays.
是英语在当今世界被广泛运用。
It was in the street that I met one of my old friends.
我是在街上遇到我的一个老朋友的。
拓展 强调句型除了有陈述句外，也可有一般疑问句式和特殊疑问句式。一般疑问句式：Is/Was＋被强调成分＋that/who＋句子的其余部分；特殊疑问句式：特殊疑问词＋is/was＋it＋that/who＋句子的其余部分。
Was it in 1896 that the modern Olympic Games started？
现代奥运会开始于1896年吗？
Is it Lucy who is to be sent to work in the west？
被派往西部工作的人是露西吗？
What was it that you gave the girl just now？
你刚才给那个女孩的是什么东西？
When was it that the first Olympic Games began？
第一届奥运会是在什么时候开始的？
2．At one point we were so high that we found ourselves cycling
through clouds.
在某个时刻，我们发现自己置身高处，仿佛骑车穿越云层。
【要点指南】 find oneself doing sth.意为“突然发现或惊奇地发
现自己在做某事”，表示吃惊或不相信等情感。
Dick found himself walking in the direction of Mike’s place.
迪克突然发现自己在朝迈克家的方向走去。
When he came to，he found himself lying in hospital.
他醒来后，发现自己躺在了医院里。
拓展find sb. doing sth.意为“发现某人在做某事”，此时sb.与doing之间是主动关系。而find...done意为“发现某事已做完”，此时过去分词done与前面的宾语是被动关系。
I went for Mr.Brown，and found him cooking supper.
我去找布朗先生，发现他在做晚饭。
When we arrived，we found him waiting to receive us.
我们到达后，发现他在等着接见我们。
When he came back a moment later，he found the door closed.一会儿后他回来了，却发现门已关闭。
On his return from his office，he found his house deserted.
他从办公室回到家后，发现家里已空无一人。
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