Unit 3
Life in the future
基础知识自测
一、单词拼写 根据读音、词性和词义写出单词。
1._____________ ['kæridʒ ] n. 四轮马车,车厢
2._____________  ['praivit ] a. 私人的 n. 士兵
3._____________ [ im'preʃən ] n. 印象
4._____________ [ ri'maind] v. 提醒 vt. 提醒
5._____________ ['pri: vjəs] a. 在...之前, 以前的
6._____________ [læk] n. 缺乏, v. 缺乏,不足
7._____________ [bend] v. 弯曲, 屈服
8._____________ [pres] n. 新闻界, 压力 v. 按, 压
9._____________ [swift] a. 快的ad. 快速地
10.____________['mɑ: stə] n. 主人a. 主人的v. 征服
master
carriage
private
impression
remind
previous
lack
bend
press
swift
11._____________ [sait] n. 景观,眼界 v. 看见
12._____________ [leŋθ]   n. 长度
13._____________ [ə’sist] n. 帮助, 协助 v. 协助
14._____________ [ri’kwaiə] v. 需要, 要求
15._____________ ['setlmənt ] n.解决,殖民(地),居留地
16._____________ [ ləu'keiʃən ] n. 地点, 位置
17._____________ ['kɔnstənt ] a. 经常的n. 常数
18.______________ [ sə'raundiŋ ] a. 周围的 n. 环境
19.______________ [iks'trɔ: dinəri] a. 非常的, 特别的
20._____________ [ switʃ ] n. 开关,转换 v. 转变,摆动
switch
sight
length
assist
require
settlement
location
constant
surrounding
extraordinary
二、单词运用 根据句子的结构和意义，在空格处填入一个恰当的单词，或者用括号中所给词的适当形式填空。
1. Due to an unexpected emergency, we had to___________ (length) our stay in Beijing by three days.
2. How exciting it is to work in a space station which is divided into zones with ___________________ (extraordinary) different atmospheres and gravities!
3. These hovering carriages float above the ground and by bending and pressing down on the driving stick strongly one can move______________ (swift).
lengthen
extraordinarily
swiftly
4. As is well known, the key to protecting the wildlife is to protect the natural _______________ (surround) in which they live.
5. I have to______________ (constant) rub my eyes to remind myself that I have traveled to the year AD 3005.
6. The hotel reminded me__________ the one where we stayed last winter.
7. The new teacher made good impression _______
the students by her rich knowledge and humorous talk.
surroundings
constantly
of
on
8. I think father would like to know __________I’ve been up to so far, so I decide to send him a quick note.
9. Having recovered from the terrible car accident with the devoted care of the nurse, she is___________ (bend) on returning to work as soon as possible.
10. With all gifts___________ (wrap) beautifully and___________ (place) under the Christmas tree, Mother and father smiled with satisfaction at each other.
what
bent
placed
wrapped
三、词语派生 用括号中所给词的适当形式填空。
1. Our car broke down half way down the highway, but thanks to the____________ (assist) of an unknown truck driver we were not delayed too long.
2. The path becomes very___________ (mud) on rainy days and makes it difficult for people to go in or out.
3. The company is under increasing _____________ (press) to improve pay and working conditions.
assistance
muddy
pressure
4. A strike was called because labor and management could not agree upon a___________ (settle).
5. Believing that I met the_______________ (require) listed in the advertisement, I wrote a letter to apply for an interview.
6. With eight students living in one small dormitory room, you don’t have too much __________ (private).
7. You'll have direct access to all available hotels, including detailed descriptions; photos and _____________ (locate) information.
settlement
requirements
privacy
location
8. You may want to say what ______________ (impress) the book left you with, or emphasize what you want your reader to know about it.
9. A Bluetooth wireless connection for an MP3 headset（头戴式耳机） is very ______________ (believe).
10. People around him are usually infected by his____________ (optimistic).
impression
believable
optimism
四、词组互译 将下列词组或短语译成中文或英语。
1.__________________占据（空间、时间）；从事
2. __________________看不见
3. __________________________给某人留下好印象
4. __________________朝各个方向
5. __________________结果；由于
6.__________________横扫，掠过；扫掉
7.__________________加速
8.__________________遭受
9.__________________ 瞥见
catch sight of
take up
lose sight of
make a good impression on sb.
in all directions
as a result (of)
sweep up/away
speed up
suffer from
10. get back on one’s feet__________________
11. assist sb. in doing sth.__________________
12. remind sb. of sth.__________________
13. under repair__________________
14. have an opportunity to do sth.
_______________________________________
15. in no time____________________
完全恢复，振作起来
帮助某人做某事
使某人想起
在维修中
有机会做某事
立刻，马上
五、词组运用 根据句子提供的语境，从第四大题中选一个适当的词组并用其适用的形式填空。
1. The flight, intended to have arrived at 8 o’clock, was delayed for two hours _________________ fog.
2. It took him 3 years to__________________________
after his mother’s death, during which time he did nothing but work and bury himself in his memories of her.
3.The story __________me ____my own childhood when I had to___________ a number of odd jobs to________ my mother________ keeping the whole family together. Luckily, with the financial support of a distant relative, I finally______________________ to enter a teacher’s college and later found a job in a primary school.
had an opportunity
as a result of
get back on one’s feet
reminded
of
take up
assist
in
4. His calmness and wisdom_____________________ _______________________his teammates so they chose him to be the team leader.
5. The child ________________his mother in the supper market, worried, crying bitterly.
6. Please don’t rush me again and again; I’ll finish it________________.
7. As the Spring Festival was drawing near, the factory______________ production, requiring all the workers to work overtime, in the hope of fulfilling the orders before the holiday.
sped up
made a good
impression on
lost sight of
in no time
8. I got lost when we reached what looked like a large market because of the people flying by______________.
9. With a sigh, she bent down, picked up the toys on the floor, and then ______________all the rubbish.
10. Traffic will be diverted while the road is
______________.
under repair
in all directions
swept up
Language Data Bank
First impressions.
第一印象.
impressions: n. [c] 印象;感想 impress vt.
我对他的印象很好.
I had a very good impression of him.
give sb. a favourable impression

make an impression on sb.
给某人以好印象

给某人留下印象
这演说给我们留下了深刻的印象.
The speech made a strong impression on us.
The teacher impressed us with his sense of humour.
I still cannot believe that I am taking up …..
(1)接受(建议或挑战)
(2)对…..产生兴趣
Tom has taken up pottery(陶艺).
(3)开始从事…,开始承担
(4)着手处理,着手进行
(5)占去(时间或空间)
He took up challenge with courage.
He decided to ~ ~ photograph as his career.
I’m going to take this matter up with my lawyer.
Writing the paper took up most of the weekend.
take off
take on
take out
take over
take down
take in
take hold of
take sth by surprise
take sth for sth
take back

脱下,起飞,成功
雇佣,呈现,接受
拿出,去掉,扣除
接管,接任,占据
取下,记下,拆卸
接纳,吸收;领会,理解;欺骗
I have to remind myself constantly that I am really in AD 3008
(1)constantly adv. 经常地，反复地
constant adj.经常的，不变的，忠贞的
老人的手不停的颤抖.
The old man’s hands shook constantly.
He is constantly disturbing me.
I am Jay’s constant fan and supporter.
He has been constant in his scientific research.
(2)remind vt.使记住,提醒; 使想起;使记起
使某人想起某人/某事
提醒某人做某事
提醒某人….
请提醒他迟些吃药
这部影片使他回想起在中国所看到的一切.
Please remind him to take this medicine later.
The film reminded him of what he had seen in China.
He ~ed me that I hadn’t written to Mother.
remind sb. of sb./sth. remind sb. to do sth. remind sb. that/what/how…
As a result, I suffered from “time lag”.
(1)as a result 因此,结果
as a result of
result from
result in
由于
起因于…
导致(=lead to)
天下雪,因此她迟到了.
It snowed, as a result, she was late.
(2)suffer from
①患(病)

②因….受困扰
她为贫困所扰.
She suffers from poverty.
She suffers from headache
This is similar to the “jet lag” you get from flying, but it seems you keep getting flashbacks from your previous time period.
这就与你乘坐飞机会产生时差反应相似，所不同的是，在你的脑子里似乎不断地闪现以前的时光。
flashback 闪回；倒叙。
The events in his happy family life were shown in flashback.
他幸福的家庭生活是用倒叙法来表现的。
“jet lag” 喷气机飞行时差综合症。
tolerate 容忍，忍受.
(2)surroundings专指自然环境,从周围的事物这一客体着眼.用复数.
environment可指自然环境,也可指精神环境, 均从环境对人的感受,道德观念的影响着眼.用单数.
eg: The boy grew up in beautiful surroundings but not in a happy home environment.
At first my new surroundings were difficult to tolerate.
We simply cannot tolerate cheating in exams.
我们就是不能容许考试作弊行为
(3)lack n. 缺乏,不足,没有
他擅长于自己的工作,但似乎缺乏信心.
He is good at his job but he seems to lack confidence.
I haven’t finished the painting for ___ of time.
A. lack B. short C. need D. want
A
short of 是形容词短语.
They ~ed the money to send him to university.
v.缺乏,不足,没有
I ~s words with which to express my thanks.
Hit by a lack of fresh air, my head ached.
由于缺乏新鲜空气，我感到头痛。
lack for
lack of
be lacking in
have no lack of
He lacks courage = He is lacking in courage.
The plants died for lack of water.
They lacked for nothing, but money.
ache vi. & n. 疼痛
爬山以后,他全身疼痛.

我的背有点疼.
After climbing the mountain, he ached all over.
I have a bit of an ache in my back.
辨析:
ache 指较轻微,局部的持续疼痛;
pain 泛指各种程度的疼痛,并常用来指精神上的痛苦.
My body is all aches and pains.
I felt better in no time.
in no time
at no time
他们马上就回来.
They will be back in no time.
at once
not …at all
all the time
at all times
at times
for a time
for the time being
at a time
at one time
一直
随时,永远
有时
暂且,短时间内
暂且
依次,逐一,每次
从前
Soon I was back on my feet again …
be back on one’s feet 东山再起
I’m back on my feet.
我已经好了（痊愈了）。
He can’t wait to get back on his feet.
他实在按耐不住了，想重振旗鼓。
Is she back on her feet?
她好了吗？
These carriages float above the ground and by bending or pressing down in your seat, you can move swiftly.
(1)by doing 常表方式,方法或手段.
她靠卖报纸挣钱.
She earned money by selling newspapers.
(2)bend
①使弯曲,屈身
她弯下腰捡起一块石头
She bent down and picked up a stone.
Touch your toes without bending your knees.
②集中(全力)于
她专心致志于这项工作.
She bent her mind to the job.
(3) press v./ n. 按,压,挤;新闻;逼迫
His head was bent over a book.
I pressed the button but nobody a