Unit 1 Book 7

Revision2011-12-20

I. Spell the following words:1. 残疾的；残疾人 disabled; disable/ disability 2. 雄心，野心；有雄心的 ambition ； ambitious 3. 有益的；受益 beneficial; benefit4. 呼吸；吸气 breath; breathe5. 缺席；不在场的 absence ； absent

6. 恼怒；令人恼怒的；恼怒的 annoy; annoying; annoyed7. 独立的；独立 independent; independence8. 祝贺；恭喜了 congratulate ； congratulations9. 方法，道路，可接近性；可进入的，可使

用的 access; accessible10. 指挥，管理，主持；指挥者 conduct; conductor

11. 文学 文献 literature; literary12. 废除 废止 abolish abolition

13. 显微镜 microscope telescope 14. 使适应 改编 adapt adaption15. n. 心理学 psychology psychological psychologist

16. 辞职 resign

17. 足够的 充分 adequate

18.削弱 损 impair

19. n. 伙伴 同伴 companion

20. 尊严 高贵的品质 dignity

21. 社区 社团 community

22. 证书 certificate

II.Key phrases:

1. in other words

2. adapt to

3. out of breath

4. all in all

5. sit around

6. as well as

7. in many ways

8. make fun of

9. never mind

10. all the best 11. meet with

III. Put the following into Chinese:1. Her ambition is to become part of the national

team for the next Paralympic Games.

2. Unfortunately, the doctors don’t know how to make me better, but I’m very outgoing and have learned to adapt to my disability. My motto is: live one day at a time.

3. Even after all that, no one could give my disease a name and it is difficult to know what the future holds.

4. Every time I returned after an absence, I felt stupid because I was behind the others.

5. The few who cannot see the real person inside my body do not make me annoyed, and I just ignore them.

6. To look after my pets properly takes a lot of time but I find it worthwhile.

7. Just accept them for who they are, and give them encouragement to live as rich and full a life as you do.

8. Disabled people should have the same opportunities as able-bodied people to enjoy the cinema and to do so with dignity.

IV. Key words and phrases: 1.suitableThe car park was full, and the nearest suitable alte

rnative was two miles away.

It’s difficult for students to find suitable accommodation.

This film is not suitable for young children.

The most suitable thing you could do is to become a doctor.

We have to find a suitable day for our meeting.

2.beneficialOne or two glasses of wine a day can be

beneficial.

The relationship was mutually beneficial.

The medicine proved beneficial to the AIDS patients.

Sunshine is beneficial to plants.

Some insects are harmful, and some are beneficial.

3.word/words

in other words

in a word

in so many words 直截了当地 have the last word 有决定权 send word that… 捎话来说 带话来说 take sb’s word (for it) 相信某人的话 too…for words 太…无法形容 upon my word 说实在话 我敢保证 word for/by word 逐字地 一字不变地

4. adapt adapt to...

adapt oneself to

adapt sth from

be adapted for...

适应于

使某人适应于

根据 ......改编某物

为 ......而改写、改编

孩子们发现很难适应新学校。

这部电视剧改编自真人真事。

这本书是为初学者改写的。

1. The children are finding it hard to adapt to their new school.

2. The TV play is adapted from a true story.

3. The book is adapted for beginners.

It took him quite a long time to adapt himself to the cold climate in the north-east.

adapt/ adjust/adopt

When moving to Canada, the children adapted to the change very soon.

You can’t see through the telescope until it is adjusted to your eyes.

Those couples who don’t have children of their own can adopt one from the orphan's home.

5.abolish

The government should abolish income tax for the low-paid.

Abraham Lincoln abolished slavery in the United States.

The simplest thing for him is to resign at once.

They are intending to resign from the committee.

She resigned as main coach of the team.

He resigned his post because he has been offered a better job.

6.resign vt

7.reserve n./vt.Do you have to reserve tickets in advance?I’d like to reserve a table for ten.These seats are reserved for the elderly and

disabled.The management reserves the right to refuse

admission.People always keeps some money in reserve.The front row is reserved for the family of the

bride.Sorry, but this seat’s reserved.

8. annoy annoyance annoying annoyed

annoy sb

be annoyed with sb

be annoyed at/about sth

be annoyed by...

It really annoyed me when people forget to say thank you.

I was really annoyed with him at that time.

She was annoyed at your saying that.

9. access n.gain/ obtain /have access to…

得以接近 / 进入 / 会见……get access to…

使能接近……The only access to the farm house is across the

fields.

Only high officials have access to the president.

1) There being no witness on the spot, the police were delayed by the ______of information about the crime.

A. Analysis B. disappearance

C. absence D. consideration

2) As a student, he should______ what his teacher tells about the lessons especially with 78 students in one class.

A. adapt himself to B. make fun of

C. adopt to D. appeal to

C

A

3)—So you didn’t say hello to him last night. --Well, I stopped and smiled when I saw him,

but he _____ me and walked on. A. ignored B. refused C. denied D. missed4)Last year he starred in the film ____ of Bill

Cronshaw’s best-selling novel. A. adaptation B. adoption C. promotion D. profession5)Cycling is highly _____ to people’s health

and the environment.A. fashionable B. beneficial C. changeable D. suitable

A

A

B

6)The crowd cheered wildly at the sight of Liu Xiang, who was reported _____ the world record in the 110-metre hurdle race.

A. breaking B. having broken

C. to have broken D. to break

7)______ the danger from the enemy action, people had to deal with a severe shortage of food, clothing, fuel and almost everything.

A. As soon as B. As long as

C. As far as D. As well as

C

D

V. Homework:1. Please read aloud words and expressions

of Unit 2;

2. Please complete the exercises of the students’ workbook.

3. Read the texts again and again, trying to recite.