必修四Unit 3　A taste of English humour

　　晨背三部曲（話題：社會）

　　滿分佳作

　　(2024·江蘇高考)請根據你對以下兩幅圖的理解， 以“Actions Speak Louder than Words”為題， 用英語寫一篇作文。

　　　參考詞匯：banner(橫幅)　stump(樹樁)

　　你的作文應包括以下內容：

　　1．簡要描述兩幅圖的內容；

　　2．概述你對兩幅圖中不同做法的理解；

　　3．舉例說明兩幅圖對你的啟示。

　　Actions Speak Louder than Words

　　People celebrate Earth Day differently. In Picture 1, a man is trying to put up a banner on a lonely tree surrounded by stumps, but in vain, while Picture 2 shows a couple happily planting trees.

　　The message conveyed here is clear：“Actions Speak Louder than Words.” Our earth is suffering severe damage. Should we just pay lip service or take practical measures to protect it? The answer is definitely the latter.Immediate actions should be taken, ①like stopping cutting down trees, to better the environment.

　　Actions are important in other fields, too. Instead of shouting empty slogans, it is more meaningful to donate books and sports goods to children in need. We should strictly and voluntarily follow traffic rules, stopping at the red light rather than complaining about traffic jams.②Only when we match our words with actions can we

　　　make a difference in whatever we hope to accomplish.

　　熱身體驗

　　句式仿寫

　　1．Immediate actions should be taken, like stopping cut-

　　ting down trees, to better the environment.

　　The tall tree stands by the gate, like a soldier guarding the schoolyard (像一名士兵保衛著校園)．

　　2．Only when we match our words with actions can we make a differ-ence in whatever we hope to acc-omplish.

　　Only when you have finished your homework can you go out (只有當你完成了作業，你才能出去)．

　　Ⅰ.詞海拾貝

　　基礎記憶

　　1．content adj.滿足的；滿意的n.

　　滿足vt.

　　使滿足

　　2．ordinary adj.

　　平常的；普通的

　　3．throughout prep.

　　遍及；貫穿adv.

　　到處；始終；全部

　　4．worn adj.

　　用舊的；用壞的；破爛的

　　5．failure n.

　　失敗(者)

　　6．overcome vt.& vi.

　　戰勝；克服

　　7．occasion n.

　　時刻；場合

　　8．slide vt.& vi.

　　(使)滑動；(使)滑行n.

　　滑；滑動；幻燈片

　　9．whisper n.

　　耳語；低語vt.& vi.

　　低語；小聲說

　　10．humour n．幽默；滑稽→humorous adj.幽默的

　　11．performer n．表演者；演出者→perform vt.執行；表演→performance n．執行；演出

　　12．astonish vt.使驚詫→astonishing adj.令人感到驚訝的→astonishment n．驚詫；震驚→astonished adj.驚詫的

　　13．fortunate adj.幸運的；吉利的→fortunately adv.幸運地→unfortunately adv.(反義詞)不幸地→fortune n．運氣；財富

　　14．entertain vt.& vi.使歡樂；款待→entertainment n．娛樂→entertaining adj.有趣的；愉快的

　　15．convince vt.使信服→convincing adj.令人信服的

　　16．direct vt.& vi.導演；指示；指揮adj.直的；直接的；直率的→direction n．指導；方向→director n．導演→directly adv.& conj.直接地；徑直地；一……就……

　　17．particular adj.特殊的；特別的n.細節；細目→particularly adv.特殊地；特別地

　　18．react vi.作出反應；回應→reaction n．反應；回應

　　語境記憶

　　19．Bob and Liz entertained us to dinner last night, during which time Bob told us many jokes for entertainment,_making it an entertaining night.(entertain)

　　20．To our astonishment,_he was not astonished at the astonishing news.(astonish)

　　21．She tried to convince me that I was mistaken.

　　What she said was so convincing that I was completely convinced.(convince)

　　篇章記憶

　　Both verbal and nonverbal humour can amuse us.Up to now, nobody has been much better than Charlie Chaplin in nonverbal humour.He brightened Americans' lives by his strange costume, funny gestures and particularly through his convincing acting.He made people laugh when they felt depressed, so they could feel more content with their lives.

　　Ⅱ.短語互譯

　　1.強行闖入；進入break_into

　　2．直到現在

　　up_to_now

　　3．挑出；辨別出

　　pick_out

　　4．切斷；斷絕

　　cut_off

　　5．在……擔任主角；主演

　　star_in

　　6．feel/be content with

　　對……滿足

　　7．badly off

　　窮的；缺少的

　　8．in between

　　在中間；介乎兩者之間

　　9．go by

　　(時間)過去；流逝；依照；遵循

　　10．on one occasion

　　有一次

　　Ⅲ.句型一覽

　　1.it作形式賓語

　　You may find_it_astonishing (發現它是令人震驚的) that Charlie was taught to sing as soon as he could speak and dance as soon as he could walk.

　　2．“v.-ing形式”作結果狀語

　　Unfortunately his father died, leaving_the_family_even_worse_off (使得家境更加艱難), so Charlie spent his childhood looking after his sick mother and his brother.

　　3．with的復合結構

　　Instead he and another man are hiding in a small hut during a snowstorm with_nothing_to_eat (沒有任何東西可吃)．

　　Ⅳ.語法自測——動詞-ing形式作表語、定語和賓語補足語完成句子

　　1．My favourite cartoon character is Mickey Mouse.It's_so_exciting that we often feel excited when we see it.(excite)

　　我最喜歡的卡通人物是米老鼠。它太令人興奮了以至于當我們看到它時，我們經常感到興奮。

　　2．He has given us several telephone calls convincing_us_of_his honesty and determination.(convince)

　　他給我們打了很多通電話，讓我們相信他的真誠和決心。

　　3．With_a_deadly_typhoon_breaking_out,_more than 600 people were listed as either dead or missing on August the 21st, in Taiwan.(break)

　　8月21日，在臺灣由于一場致命的颶風來襲，六百多人被列入了死亡和失蹤名單。

　　4．Kitty opened her eyes, and to her surprise, she found_herself_lying on the floor of her living room.(lie)

　　凱蒂睜開眼睛，讓她吃驚的是，她發現自己躺在客廳的地板上。

　　5．The church dating_from the 18th century is under repair at present.(date)

　　始建于18世紀的那座教堂目前正在被修繕。

　　1.content adj.滿意的；滿足的 n．滿足；內容；[C]容納的東西；目錄 [U]含量 vt.使滿足

　　(1)feel/be content with 　對……滿足/滿意

　　be content to do sth.

　　滿足于做某事

　　(2)content oneself with

　　滿足于

　　①She dropped her purse and the contents fell out on the floor.

　　她把錢包扔在地上，里面的東西散落一地。

　　②I was no longer content/satisfied with the life that had once contented me.

　　我已經不再滿足于曾經使我滿足的生活了。

　　【輕松識記】

　　【對點練習】

　　寫出下列句中content的含義

　　①High daytime temperatures increase the sugar content of the grapes.含量

　　②Now my grandmother began to live in peace and content.滿足

　　③I always read the contents of a book before judging it.目錄

　　④Can you give a description of the contents of your lost wallet？里面所裝的東西

　　⑤Great people are never content with small success.滿足的

　　⑥We should never content ourselves with book knowledge only.使滿足

　　2.entertain vt.& vi.使歡樂；款待

　　(1)entertain sb. with sth./by doing sth.

　　　用某物/通過做某事使某人歡樂

　　entertain sb. to sth.

　　用某物招待/款待某人

　　entertain oneself

　　自娛自樂

　　(2)entertaining adj.

　　使人愉快的；有趣的

　　(3)entertainment n.

　　款待；請客；娛樂；消遣

　　The clown entertained the children with all kinds of tricks.

　　那小丑以各種把戲逗樂兒童。

　　②They entertained us to a fantastic meal as the reward for our help.

　　他們設盛宴款待了我們作為對我們幫助的回報。

　　【對點練習】

　　用entertain的適當形式填空

　　①Every summer they entertain the neighbours at an outdoor party.

　　②Children's TV programmes nowadays are much more entertaining.

　　③A jazz band provided the entertainment,_while people ate and drank under the stars.

　　3.convince vt.使確信；使信服

　　(1)convince sb. of sth.　使某人信服……

　　convince sb. to do sth.

　　說服某人做某事

　　convince sb. that ...

　　使某人確信……

　　(2)be convinced of/that ...

　　確信……

　　(3)convincing adj.

　　有說服力的；令人信服的

　　The history of United States' development since winning independence convinced Americans that they could live a better life if they struggled.

　　美國自從贏得獨立以來的發展歷史讓美國人相信，如果他們奮斗就能過上更好的生活。

　　②I have been convinced that the print media are usually more accurate and more reliable than television.(浙江高考)

　　我確信印刷媒體常常會比電視更準確、更可靠。

　　【對點練習】

　　用convince的適當形式填空

　　①His mother has been trying to_convince him to see a doctor.

　　②There is now convincing evidence that smoking causes lung cancer.

　　③Convinced_of the accuracy of the data, they stuck to their opinion.

　　4.direct vt.& vi.導演；指示；指揮 adj.直的；直接的；直率的 adv.直接地

　　(1)direct sb. to do sth. 指示(令)某人做某事

　　direct that ... (should) do/be done ... 指示/命令……做/被做

　　direct sb. to a place

　　指引某人去某地

　　(2)direction n.

　　方向；方位；指點；指示(常用復數)說明書

　　in the direction of ...

　　朝……方向

　　under the direction of ...

　　在……指導下

　　in all directions ＝ in every direction朝四面八方

　　(3)directly adv.“直接地”，也可作連詞，引導時間狀語從句，意為“一……就……”

　　The United Nations Organization (UNO) could undertake to direct the distribution of aid.(2024·江西閱讀B)

　　聯合國組織(UNO)可以負責指揮援助的分配。

　　②It's only a small improvement but at least it's a step in the right direction.

　　雖然這只是一個小小的改進，但至少是朝著正確的方向邁出的一步。

　　【語境串記】　After school, she directly went to the direction of the cinema to see the new film directed by Zhang Yimou.

　　放學后，她徑直向電影院方向走去，去看張藝謀導演的新電影。

　　【關鍵一點】　作為副詞direct常用于具體意義，意為“中途不停；徑直”；directly常用于抽象意義，意為“直接；立即；馬上”。

　　【對點練習】

　　Ⅰ.選詞填空(directly/direct)

　　①Directly he saw me, he advised directly that I should direct to the police station for help.

　　Ⅱ.用direction的相關短語完成下列句子

　　②聽到槍聲，樹上的鳥兒向四面八方飛去。

　　At the sound, the birds in the tree flew in_all__directions/_every_direction.

　　③一下飛機，這個小女孩就朝著媽媽跑去。

　　When landing, the girl rushed in_the_direction_of her mother.

　　④上學時，這個小女孩在媽媽的幫助下提高了英語水平。

　　When in school, the girl improved her English under_the_direction_of her mother.

　　5.particular adj.特殊的；特別的；挑剔的 n．細節；細目

　　(1)in particular　尤其；特別

　　be particular about

　　對……挑剔

　　(2)particularly adv.

　　特殊地；特別地

　　Chinese people are particular about the feelings and confidence that clothes bring out.

　　中國人講究：穿出感覺來，穿出自信來。

　　②The hotel wasn't particularly good.But I had stayed in many worse hotels.(北京高考)

　　這家旅館不是特別好，但我曾住過很多更差的旅館。

　　【對點練習】

　　用particular的相關短語完成下列句子

　　①他的發言是泛指一般情況，不是針對某一個人的。

　　His statement refers to people in general, not to anyone in_particular.

　　②正如大家知道的那樣，英國人非常講究餐桌禮儀。

　　As is known, the British are_rather_particular_about table manners.

　　【真題印證】

　　③(2011·江西高考)She has already tried her best. Please don't be too ________ about her job.

　　A．special　B．responsible

　　C．unusual

　　D．particular

　　解析：選D　考查形容詞詞義辨析。句意：她已經盡力了，請不要對她的工作太挑剔。be too particular about ...“對……太挑剔(講究)”。special“特殊的”；responsible“有責任的”；unusual“不同尋常的”。

　　6.whisper n．耳語；低語 vt.& vi.低語；小聲說

　　　(1)whisper to sb.與某人耳語

　　It is/was whispered that ...

　　據秘密傳聞……

　　whisper sth. in one's ear

　　在某人耳旁小聲說……

　　(2)in a whisper ＝ in whispers ＝ in a low voice耳語地；低聲地

　　①The manager was angry at seeing his employees

　　whispering in the office and then warned them not to do that again.

　　經理看到員工在辦公室里竊竊私語特別生氣，于是警告他們不要再私下交談。

　　②They sat at the back of the room, talking in whispers.

　　他們坐在房間的后面低聲談話。

　　【對點練習】