New words:
1. tale 傳說或帶有童話性質的故事； story 真實的或虛構的故事
童話 a fairy tale 他在全城散布謠言。
2. puzzled adj. 困惑的，茫然的 be/ feel ~ about sth. 對…感到困惑
puzzling adj.令人困惑的
puzzle vt. 使迷惑，使為難 n. 謎，謎語；難題，困惑（只用單數）
Lucy looks a little .
He felt about the question.
The question me.= I was by the question.
The look in his face suggested that he that.
A. puzzling; hasn’t expected B. puzzled; hadn’t expected
C. puzzling; doesn’t expect D. puzzled; didn’t expect
3. step up : increase, speed up
When John realized he was going to be late, he his pace.
We decided to production to try to meet the increased demand.
We’ll do all we can our aid to those countries.
他們必須加速新校的建造。
step down step into step by step
4． search vt. 尋找 賓語一般為尋找的地點
search for :look for賓語是要尋找的東西
search a place for a person = search for a person in a place
比較：They searched him.
They searched for him.
search n. in ~ of / in (a/ one’s) search for
They went out in a search water.
I’m at present in search a new house.
--- The police have been the area for quite a long time?
--- I’ve also noticed that. What have they been ?
A. searching; searching B. searching for; searching
C. searching for; searching for D. searching; searching for
5. due to : ①because of, caused by 做表語，狀語
Due to his rudeness, I didn’t say one more word to him.
Due to illness, the scheduled visit to a factor has been put off.
這起車禍起因于駕駛疏忽。
他沒被大學錄取是因為他的英語太差。
我們的一切進步歸功于老師的幫助。
② due to do 定于（某時）做某事
他兒子定于三點到。
I passed the computer exam your help.
A. because B. since C. due to D. for
6. show up
we have been waiting for you to show up.
You showed him up by calling him by his nick name in front of his girlfriend.
The sunlight showed up the marks on the glass.
--- He didn’t show up.
--- But he .
A. promised B. would promise C. had promised D. have promised
show off show sb around show in
7. according to +n. 按照，依照…所說
According to my watch, it’s four o’clock.
根據約翰所說，今晚有一部電影。
判斷下面三句話的正誤。依我看，價格太高了。
In my opinion ,the price is too high.
According to me, the price is too high.
According to my opinion , the price is too high.
8. fright n.恐懼 frighten vt. 使害怕 frightened adj. 害怕的 frightening adj.令人害怕的
The story ,which was , us.
The dog away the little girl. = The little girl was by the dog.
I even get when I hear a plane fly over.
9. rule out : 排除，否決， 拒絕考慮
The police ruled out the possibility that the boy had been murdered by his step-mother.
Cancer can’t be ruled out in this case.
請把錯誤去掉。
我想請你不要不考慮這個可能性。
他的建議被排除了因為不可行。
10. look into : 向里面看，調查
The police are the reason why the plane crashed into the sea.
Would you mind the problem for me?
The cause of the fire is .
The teacher the classroom through the window and found nobody in.
11. make up
Uncle Dick likes making up interesting stories for the children.
I feel I have been rude to you. I want to make it up to you.
She had been absent from school for two weeks, so she had a lot of exams to make up.
Girls make up 45% of the student population in our school.
Tom watched his sister making herself up for her date.
We haven’t been getting on well. Let’s make up.
be made up of 由…構成
Sixty students our class.= our class sixty students.
12. convince vt.使確信 ~ sb. of sth.
convinced adj.確信的，信服的 convincing adj.令人信服的
The reason why he was late is not .
13. disappoint vt. 使失望 disappointment n U 失望 C 失望的人/事
disappointed adj. 感到失望的 disappointing adj. 令人失望的.
The book really me. I’m rather at his absence.
The weather this summer has been .
I was much that he should get that post.
他對我很失望。 令人失望的學生 失望的表情
野餐那天下雨，使他大為失望。
聽到你不能來我們很失望。
Language points
1. advanced adj. ①（文明，思想等）先進的，進步的②（學問等）高級的
an ~ country ~ learners of English ~ physics a man of ~ ideas
advance v. 前進，進步
A line of ants slowly advanced to move forward
The soldiers advanced toward the town.
in advance adv. 預先，事先 事先制定計劃
3. tell 與be able to, can , could 連用，“判斷，區別，猜測”
我辨別不出兩者之間的區別。
沒人能猜測將來會發生什么。
4. sunken/ sunk adj. 已經沉沒了的 sunk不做前置定語 sinking adj.正在下沉的
比較：They tried in every way possible to rescue the sinking boat.
They tried to bring the sunken ship out of the sea.
又如：the rising sun the risen sun the falling leaves the fallen leaves
Last night, his house was destroyed by a tree.
A. falling B. fallen C. being fallen D. having fallen
5. run into①. 偶然遇見 ②.撞③ 跑進④流入
Guess whom I ran into in town today!
He ran into the back of another car the other day.
We saw the boy run into the house.
The river runs into a lake.
6. Standing inside were lots of white-skinned, strange-looking creatures with large black eyes.
①倒裝句，結構是：doing+ be+ subj.
Standing over there was a girl.
Sitting at the back of the room was a shy girl with two big eyes.
Gone are the days when we used foreign oil.
Seated at the table was Tom.
②white-skinned, strange-looking 為合成形容詞
（1） 數詞+ 名詞
五星級的 十速的 一流的 一千字的
（2） 名詞+ 現在分詞
熱愛和平的 講英語的 保護眼睛的
（3） 名詞+過去分詞
被雪覆蓋的 國有的 中國制造的
（4） 形容詞+名詞+-ed 冷血的 熱心腸的
（5） 數詞+名詞+-ed 一張三條腿的桌子
（6） 形容詞+現在分詞 長的好看的 容易相處的 長相普通的
7. happen to sb. 某事發生在某人身上，尤指不幸的事
奇怪的事情有時會發生在普通人身上。
如果機器出了什么毛病，請通知我們。
他到達時，我碰巧在車站。
昨天我碰巧看見他。
happen 與take place 的區別：
8. wonder (P5)①vt. 想知道，不知道，納悶
I wonder what you call these flowers.
他們等著，不知怎么辦才好。They waited and .
②v. 感到奇怪，驚奇 feel surprised
看到她在那兒，他們很驚奇。They her there.
外國人對中國人所取得的成就感到吃驚。The foreigners the progress the Chinese people .
③ I wonder if +從句
I wonder if I could use your telephone.
④ U 驚奇C 奇跡，奇觀
The Great Wall of China is one of the of the world.
It’s a that he didn’t lose his way in the forest.
--- Excuse me,sir, would you do me a favor?
--- Of course, what is it?
--- I if you could tell me how to fill out this form.
A. had wondered B. was wondering C. would wonder D. did wonder
9. launch (P6)① vt. 發射，下水
我國又發射了一顆人造衛星。Our country another last week.
這條船是兩年前下水的。The ship two years ago.
②+ into 積極投入，使開始做某事
他們積極投入到抗污染的斗爭中去。They the fight against pollution.
10. unmanned adj. 無人的，無人操縱的， 自動的manned adj. 載人的
去年無人駕駛飛船發射到火星上去了。 was sent to Mars last year.
11. the first human being to travel in space
to travel 作后置定語，表主動，當所修飾的名詞有序數詞或最高級修飾，或所修飾的是有序數詞或最高級充當名詞時，后用to do作定語。
他總是第一個來最后一個離開。He is the first and the last .
中國是世界上造紙的國家。China is the first country in the world.
12. ① so far: by now 到目前為止，在句中做狀語，常與現在完成時連用
這是我至今讀過最好的一部小說。 This is the best novel I .
到目前為止我大約學了2000個單詞。I about 2000 English words .
② by far 非常，最, 常與比較級或最高級連用。
他是我們隊最好的運動員。He is in our team.
瑪麗的解釋要清楚的多。Mary’s explanation is .
③ as far as 遠至，一直到（含路程遠，時間長之意）
你可以一直看到海岸。We can see the coast.
as far as = so far as 就…而論，據…. as far as I know 據我所知
13. carry out 實施，執行，落實，實現
一旦你許下諾言，就應該履行它。Once you have made a promise, you .
不可能實施這個計劃。It’s impossible for the plan .
他們正在做實驗。They an experiment.
已對患者進行了多次實驗。Many tests on the patient.
14. separate 指把原來連在一起或靠近的東西“分離”也可指“離別”
divide指把整體“分成，劃分”許多份，后常接into, among, between 等介詞。
The Taiwan Straits Tiwan Fujian.
The island two parts.
He the good apples the rotten ones.
The farmers the apples different grades.
They talked until midnight and then .
He his time work and play.
separate adj.分開的，互不相連的，單獨的 separated adj. 被分裂的
比較：This is a separated country.
Australia is a separate country.
15. pick up
He picked up his school bag and rushed out of the door.
The train stopped to pick up passengers.
The train picked up speed and ran faster.
He picked up the room and the room looked tidier.
I’ll come to pick you up; please wait for me.
Kathy a lot of Spanish by playing with the native boys and girls.
A. picked up B. took up C. made up D. turned up
16. for the first time 與the first time （P9）
for the first time作狀語 the first time 作主語，表語，也可作連詞，引導時間狀語從句
I went to Paris in 2000 .
To see this film is frightening.
This is that he has been in China.
It is that I have failed.
We became friends we saw each other.
當time用了復數表次數時前不用for
The foreigner has been to China three times.
She said she had visited these places of interest many times.
17. at a time (P12)一次
一次你能借幾本書？
別同時說，一次一人講。Don’t speak ; one .
at one time at no time in no time at times
18. avoid vt. 避免，避開+n./doing
犯錯誤是難免的。It’s difficult to .
她一直躲著她的老師。She her teacher.
想不引起注意是不可能的。It was impossible to .
我們必須設法避免重犯錯誤。We must these mistakes.
19. could have done (P18) ①對過去事情的推測 “可能已經”
他們可能誤了火車。They the train.
② can/ could 常用于疑問句和否定句，表可能性
他可能去哪兒了？
③ can/ could have done 表本來能做的事，但沒有做
你本來能通過考試的，但你太粗心了。
我們本來能按時完成工作的，但雨下的太大了。
20. make one’s way to/ towards 向…走，向…前進
我要回家了。 他那時正去超市。
21. live on ① on 為adv“繼續活著”
He will die, but his fame will live on after him.
②on 為 prep. “以…為生”
The people on the island live on fish.
③ live on/upon 靠…生活
He lived on selling newspapers.
I don’t know what he lives on.