Unit 3 Life in the future
Ⅴ.语篇领悟
根据课文First Impressions完成下列短文。
Li Qiang couldn't believe that he had traveled to the year AD 3008 1. ________ a time capsule.Because this was his 2. ________ time trip，he was worried and 3. ________ (settle) and he also he suffered 4. ________ “time lag”．Besides，he was hit by the lack of fresh air.His guide，Wang Ping，who was very 5. ____________ (understand)，gave him some green tablets and a mask，which helped him 6. __________
the problems.
in
first
unsettled
from
understanding
overcome/solve
However，Li Qiang experienced something new.He flew 7. ________the ground in a hovering carriage.8. ________ (arrive) home，he was shown into a large bright，clean room with a wall of trees.After eating something，he fell 9. __________asleep in the bed that 10. ____________ (produce) from the floor.
above
Arriving
fast/sound
was produced
The passage is about a letter written by Li Qiang who is taking 1____ the prize that he won last year. At first he was nervous and 2__________ (certain) about the journey.However，3_____ Wang Ping’s guiding，Li Qaing was transported into the future safely.
up
uncertain
with
Hit by a lack 4 ____ fresh air，his head ached and he tried to make the necessary
5 ___________ (adjust) to this new situation. Soon he was back 6 ____ his feet again and flew after Wang Ping in a hovering carriages 7______ (drive) by computer.
of
adjustment
on
driven
Arriving at Wang Ping’s house，Li Qing was shown into a large room with a green wall
8 ______ (make)of trees，9 _______ leaves provided the room with oxygen.10________ (exhaust)，Li Qing slid into bed and fell fast asleep.
Exhausted
made
whose
基础知识自测
1. _____________ vt.& n.缺乏，没有缺乏
2. _____________vt.系牢，扎牢
3. _____________ vt.& n.按，逼迫，印刷
4. _____________ vt.吞下，咽下
5. _____________ vt.回收利用，再利用
6. _____________n.方面，层面
aspect
lack
fasten
press
swallow
recycle
7. _____________ｎ.面具，伪装
8. _____________ｎ.垃圾箱
9. _____________ｎ.公民，居民，市民
10. ____________ v.(使)闪光
11.material n. _________________
12.guide n. _________________
13.switch n. _________________
开关；转换
mask
dustbin
citizen
flash
原料；材料
指导；导游
14.instant n. ________________
15.greedy adj. ________________
16.previous adj. ________________
17.manufacture vt. ________________
18.optimistic adj. ________________
19.exhausted adj. ________________
20.tolerate vt. ________________
容忍
瞬间；片刻；立即的
贪吃的；贪婪的
早先的
生产
乐观的
筋疲力尽的
佳句诵写
原句：No more typists working on a typewriter or computer.No more postage or postcodes!(P22,L6)再也不需要打字员在打字机或电脑上工作了！再也不需要邮费和邮政编码了！

句型：No more... !No more ...!再也没有/不用……！ 再也没有/不用……！
根据汉语意思完成英语句子。
(1)再也没有桌子出现在这儿！也没有椅子提供给我们！
No more desks appearing here! ___________ chairs provided to us!
No more
⑵ 再也没有书要读了，再也没有练习题要做了！
____________books to read!
____________________________!
No more
No more exercises to do
⑶ 没有剩下光阴和青春给我们挥霍了!
No more time _____to us! No more youth for us to cost！
left
难句分析
课本原句：I lost sight of Wang Ping when we reached what looked like a large market because of too many carriages flying by in all directions.(L30，P18)当我们到达一个看上去像是大市场的地方时，由于太多车子朝四面八方飞奔，我看不见王平了。
结构分析：本句的主句是I lost sight of Wang Ping；when引导一个时间状语从句，在这个状语从句中，what引导一个_______ 从句，相当于the place that looked like a large market；because of...这个介词短语作原因状语。
宾语
掌握重要考点
remind
similar
lack
press
impression
adjust
take up
lose sight of
be back on one’s feet
speed up
remind sb.of sth./that...使某人想起某事;提醒

remind sb.to do sth.提醒某人做某事

remind sb．that
1. remind vt.提醒；使想起；回忆起
运用：用适当的词填空或用所给词的适当形式填空。

⑴ Please remind yourself often____ your weak points.

⑵ Pleas remind me ________(call) Mother.
to call
of
2. lack v.& n. 缺乏，没有
lack sth.缺乏某物(lack作 vt.)

lack for 缺，需要(vi.否定式，无被动语态)

lack of sth. …的缺乏(lack作 n.)

be lacking in （adj.）缺乏(某种品质、特点等),不够
lack sth. (wisdom／common sense／money缺乏智慧／常识/金钱)
be lacking in (courage／determination to do...) 缺乏做某事的勇气／决心

[练习]用lack的适当形式填空。
1)Though _________(lack) money，his parents managed to send him to university．
2)He completely _______ conscience．
3)She is ________ in responsibility.
4) ______ of rest makes her look tired.
lacking
lacked
lacking
Lack
运用：补全下列句子。

⑴ 她缺乏常识。
She_________ common sense.

⑵ 植物因缺水而枯死了。
The plant died for__________water.
lacks
lack of
⑶ 她缺乏勇气吗？
Is she____________ courage?

⑷ 他父母亲确保他什么也不缺。
His parents made sure that he _________ nothing.

He does not lack for critics.
lacked for
lacking in
3.press v.挤，压，逼迫;n.新闻，印刷；新闻界; 记者们

___________adj.紧急的，紧迫的

___________n.压力，压强
pressure
pressing
⑴ The minister invited the ______ (press) to a meeting to explain his actions.

⑵ Villagers are unaccustomed to the______ (press) of modern life.

⑶ What they discussed was a most _______ (press) problem.
press
pressure
pressing
4.impress v.压出印记；使深深印在

____________n.印象；(书籍)再次印刷

____________adj.给人留下深刻印象的
impressive
impression
⑴ The first___________(impress) of this book was sold very quickly so two more ____________(impress) were ordered.

⑵ They produced a strong _____________ (impress) on me.

⑶ The way he talks is really _____________ (impress).
impression
impressions
impression
impressive
5.adjust v.调整，使适应

____________n.调整，调节

____________adj.可调动的，可调节的

____________[搭配]适应……
adjust to
adjustment
adjustable
⑴ The desks and seats can ________ (adjust) to the height of any child.

⑵ My eyes haven’t adjusted___the dark yet.
be adjusted
to
⑶ An __________ (adjust) electric lamp can be placed in various positions.

⑷ Try to make some __________(adjust) of your differences so that you can work together without quarrels.
adjustable
adjustment
1. take up 从事；占(时间、空间、注意力、等)；继续
1)This table takes up too much room．这张桌子太占地方。
2)She has taken up a job as a teacher．她当上老师了。
3)This chapter takes up where the last one off． 本章继续上一章的内容。
[短语归纳]
take off
脱掉（衣服等）；起飞：打折：作为折扣而减价：
take over
接管：获得对…的控制或管理
take apart
拆开：分开后将…分成许多部分
take for
把…视作：误认为
take …for granted
认为……是理所当然
take down
写下,记下
take back
收回(诺言);
[练习]根据括号里所给的汉语补全句子或翻译句子。
1)To keep healthy，Professor Johnson __________(从事；开始做)cycling as a regular form of exercise after he retired．
2)Helen always helps her mother even though going to school _______(从事，占据)most of her day．
3) 你以为我是个傻瓜吗?
Do you take me for a fool?
4) 不要把沉默误认为是同意。
Don't take silence for approval.
took up
takes up
2. be similar to 与……相似

运用：译下面的句子成汉语。
⑴ Your views on education are similar to mine.
________________________________
⑵ The country is very similar to China in the development of its economy.
_________________________________
在经济发展方面，这个国家和中国很相似。
你的教育观和我的相似。
3. be back on one’s feet(困境后)恢复；完全复原
运用：根据汉语意思完成英语句子。
⑴ 我知道他迟早会东山再起的。
I know he will ___________________sooner or later.
⑵ 病了十天后，赛门终于又恢复健康了。
After being ill for 10 days，Simon is finally _______________again.
back on his feet
be back on his feet
4. lose sight of... 看不见……；忘记；忽略

运用：根据汉语意思完成英语句子。
⑴ 只有鼠目寸光的人才会看不见教育的重要性。
Only those short-sighted people will ___________________________________.
lose sight of the importance of education
⑵ 在辩论得激烈的时候，我们不应忘掉我们的主要目的。
In the heat of the argument we mustn’t ____________________________.
lose sight of our main purpose
5. speed up 加速；(使)增速；促进

运用：根据汉语意思完成英语句子。
⑴ 这种小车必须加速生产。
Production of this kind of cars must
_________________.

⑵ 火车逐渐加快了速度。
The train gradually________________ .
sped up
be sped up
【练习】根据句子结构，用括号内所提供词的适当形式填空
_________ by green hill on the north and south and a blue sea on the east, this city really enjoys nice ______________.(surrounding)
It’s time you _________ your difference with your father. (settlement)
---What’s your __________ of the new teacher?
---He is a kind and handsome young man, but what _____ me most is his sense of humour. (impression)
It is _________ that all students should wear the school uniform in school, but not all students obey the _________. (require)
The nurse ______ the wound and the _______ to the arm stopped the bleeding at last. (press)
Surrounded
surroundings
settled
impression
impresses
required
requirement
pressed
pressure
6.settle v.解决；安居

__________n.定居者，移居者

__________n.定居,居住地;解决;协议
settlement
settler
⑴ Now a number of farmers live in new ___________ (settle).

⑵ Five years having passed，the government and the villagers haven’t reached any ____________ (settle) yet.
settlement
settlements
⑶ With the problem ________ (settle)，we became good friends.

⑷ It is said that the first _________ (settle) of this country are prisoners.
settled
settlers
1.打扫，横扫 ________________
2.看不见 ________________
3.加速 ________________
4.安全带 ________________
5.恢复;复原 ________________
6.拿起;接受;继续_______________
take up
sweep up
lose sight of
speed up
safety belt
be back on one’s feet
7.the instant _____________
8.slide into _____________
9.remind of _____________
10.suffer from _____________
11.as a result _____________
12.be used to (doing)_____________
一……就
溜进
使……想起；提醒……
遭受
结果
习惯于
1.李蕙很幸运在刚完成大学学业后，很快就找到“未来之旅”公司导游工作。(take up，the instant)
2.刚开始时，她不习惯这份工作。(be used to)
1.Li Hui was very lucky to take up the job as a guide of “Future Tour” company，the instant she completed her studies in the university.
2.At first，she was not used to the new job.
3.她每次完成她的导旅任务时，一回到家，她就觉得精疲力尽。(exhausted)
4.她开始怀疑她能否忍受她的工作环境。(tolerate，surrounding)
3.Every time she finished her journey，she felt exhausted，upon returning home.
4.She first doubted whether she could tolerate her working surroundings.
5.她是一位很乐观的姑娘。(optimistic)
6.她相信一定能克服困难，做好工作。(overcome)
5.Li Hui is quite an optimistic girl.
6.She believed that she could overcome the difficulties by her hard work.
7.因此，她每天努力工作，出色地完成各项任务。(therefore，outstanding)

8.她终于成为“未来之旅”公司的模范工作者。(recommend，model)
7.Therefore，she worked very hard every day and finished her job outstandingly.
8.She was finally recommended as one of the model staffmembers of “Future Tour” compa