必修4 Unit 4（1）

　　Unit 4　Body language　

　　1．represent(vt.)代表；象征

　　2．approach(vt.& vi.)接近；靠近；走近

　　　(n.)接近；方法；途徑

　　3．major(adj.)主要的

　　4．adult(n.)成人；成年人

　　(adj.)成人的；成熟的

　　5．likely(adj.)可能的

　　6．facial(adj.)面部的

　　7．function(n.)作用；功能；職能

　　　(vi.)起作用；運轉

　　8．ease(n.)安逸；舒適

　　　(vt.)減輕(痛苦、憂慮)

　　9．subjective(adj.)主觀的

　　10．statement(n.)陳述；說明→state(vt.)陳述；說明

　　11．association(n.)社團；聯(lián)系；聯(lián)想→associate(vt.)把……聯(lián)系起來

　　12．curious(adj.)好奇的→curiously(adv.)好奇地→curiosity(n.)好奇心13．defend(vt.)保護；保衛(wèi)→defence(n.)防御；保衛(wèi)

　　14．misunderstand(vt.)誤解；誤會→misunderstanding(n.)誤解；誤會

　　15．spoken(adj.)口語的→unspoken(adj.)未說出口的；非口語的

　　16．truly adv.真實地；真誠地；真正地→true adj.真實的→truth n．真實；真理

　　1．be_curious_about　對……感到好奇的

　　2．defend_against保衛(wèi)……以免

　　3．on_the_contrary相反地

　　4．be_likely_to_do_sth.有可能……

　　5．in_general總的來說，通常

　　6．in_the_distance在遠處，在遠方

　　7．as_if好像

　　8．at_ease舒適地

　　9．turn_one’s_back_to背對，背棄

　　10．lose_face丟臉

　　1．The first person to arrive was Tony Garcia from Colombia，closely followed by Julia Smith from Britain.第一個到達的是從哥倫比亞來的托尼·加西亞，隨后緊跟著的是英國的朱莉婭·史密斯。

　　名師指津：to arrive為不定式作后置定語。

　　例句仿寫：王亞萍已成為第二個在太空工作的中國女宇航員。

　　Wang Yaping has become the second Chinese woman astronaut to_work_in_space.

　　2．Not all cultures greet each other the same way，nor are they comfortable in the same way with touching or distance between people.

　　各種文化背景下人們互致問候的方式不盡相同，身體接觸和相互間距離的程度也并不一樣。

　　名師指津：nor位于句首，引起部分倒裝。

　　例句仿寫：我不想和你吵嘴，我也沒有那個時間。

　　I don’t want to quarrel with you，nor_do_I_have_time.

　　3．However，people from places like Spain，Italy or South American countries approach others closely and are more likely to touch them.

　　但是，來自像西班牙、意大利或南美等國家的人會站在離別人很近的地方，而且很可能 (用身體)接觸對方。

　　名師指津：be likely to do sth.有可能做某事。

　　例句仿寫：身體活躍的孩子更有可能成長為積極健康的成年人。

　　Physically active children are_more_likely_to become active and healthy adults.

　　4．With so many cultural differences between people，it is great to have some similarities in body language.

　　既然人們之間有這么多的文化差異，因此在肢體語言間有這么多的相似之處真是了不起的。

　　名師指津：with復合結構

　　例句仿寫：隨著高考臨近，我們壓力很大。

　　With_the_college_entrance_examinations_approaching/drawing_near，we are under great stress.

　　curious adj.好奇的；求知的；古怪的

　　(2024·重慶卷完形填空)Though he never made it to the top，his math teacher was always amazed and curious about the change.盡管他從來沒考過第一名，他的數學老師對他的變化感到吃驚、好奇。

　　(1)

　　(2)

　　It is good to be curious about the world around you because I think curiosity is the best teacher.對你周圍的世界感到新奇是件好事。因為我認為好奇心是最好的老師。

　　People gathered round，curious_to_know what is happening.

　　人們聚攏過來，很想知道發(fā)生了什么事情。

　　When I first walked into the network in the world，it is with curiosity.我當初走進網絡的世界，是抱著好奇心來的。represent vt.代表；描繪；表現；體現；象征

　　(2024·安徽閱讀理解)To the Egyptians，green was a color that represented the hope and joy of spring.

　　對埃及人來說，綠色是一種象征著春天的希望和喜悅的顏色。

　　(1)

　　(2)representative adj.代表性的；n.代表，代理人

　　(朗文P1734)Her greatest ambition was to represent_her_country at the Olympics.她最大的愿望是代表自己的國家參加奧運會。

　　You should represent your complaints to the management.

　　你們應向管理階層說明你們的不滿。

　　(2011·天津書面表達)In the afternoon，you together with some of our student representatives are going to visit the Haihe River and enjoy the beautiful scenery there.下午您將和我們的一些學生代表去參觀海河，欣賞那里美麗的風景。approach vt.& vi.接近；靠近；找……商量；n.接近，方法；途徑；步驟；通道

　　(2024·陜西卷完形填空)A moment later，the man came out of the washroom and approached our table.

　　一會兒后，這個人從洗手間走了出來，并靠近我們的桌子。

　　(1)at the approach of...在……快到的時候

　　an approach to...……的方法/通道……

　　(2)

　　The job market has changed and our approach to finding work must change as well.就業(yè)市場變了，我們找工作的途徑也要改變。

　　All_the_approaches_to the airport were blocked by the police.

　　所有通往機場的路都被警察封鎖了。

　　(2024·北京書面表達)It is true that he is approaching the end but he has been living a memorable life.誠然，他正接近生命的盡頭，但他一直過著一種有意義的生活。defend vt.保護；保衛(wèi)

　　(2024·湖北卷)Don’t defend him any more.It’s obvious that he deliberately destroyed the fence of the garden even without apology.不要再袒護他了。很明顯，他是故意弄壞花園柵欄的，甚至都沒道歉。

　　(1)defend...from/against保護……免受傷害

　　defend sb.為某人辯護 (2)defence n．保衛(wèi)；保護；辯護；答辯in defence (of...)為了保衛(wèi)(……)

　　in sb.’s/sth.’s defence為……辯護；在……的防備下

　　It’s the duty for every soldier to defend our country against enemies.衛(wèi)國抗戰(zhàn)是每個士兵應盡的職責。

　　Some think that students should be trained to defend_themselves_against some attacks.

　　有些人認為應該訓練學生保護自己免遭某些攻擊。

　　All the people，men and women，young and old，were fighting against the flood in defence of their own homes.所有的人，無論男女老少，都在與洪水作斗爭，保衛(wèi)自己的家園。

　　Ⅰ.完成句子

　　1．He____________________________________(代表我們學校參加) the competition and all of us were proud of him.

　　答案：　represented our school to take part in

　　2．The monument is in memory of the soldiers who died_________________________(保衛(wèi)祖國)．

　　答案：　in defence of their country

　　3．The new cellphones____________________(有許多功能)，but as for me，they are not of great use.

　　答案：　have lots of functions

　　4．Generally speaking，almost all the kids__________________(對……好奇) how everything around them works.

　　答案：　are curious about

　　5．At the meeting they discussed____________________(三種不同的方法) to the study of mathematics.

　　答案：　three different approaches

　　6．—______________________(你主修什么) at the university?

　　—Ancient Chinese history.

　　答案：　What are you majoring in

　　.單項填空

　　1．(2024·日照模擬)—Do you have any idea why the engineer resigned?

　　—No.In fact，everyone is________about it.

　　A．doubtful B．curious

　　C．enthusiastic D．annoyed

　　解析：　考查形容詞辨析。句意為：你知道這位工程師為什么辭職嗎？不知道。實際上，大家都很好奇(curious)。doubtful懷疑的，質疑的；enthusiastic熱情的，熱心的，狂熱的；annoyed惱怒的，煩悶的。根據句意可知，答案選B。

　　答案：　B

　　2．(2024·北大附中高三質檢)I’m________about what I say because careless remarks are likely to hurt others’ feelings. A．enthusiastic B．curious

　　C．doubtful D．cautious

　　解析：　考查形容詞辨析。句意為：我說話很謹慎，因為草率的評論可能會傷害他人的感情。A.熱心的；B.好奇的；C.感到懷疑的；D.謹慎的，小心的。根據語意可知D項正確。

　　答案：　D

　　3．According to a UN report,30 percent of the world population have no________to clean drinking water and health care.

　　A．means B．approach

　　C．channel D．access

　　解析：　句意為：根據聯(lián)合國的一份報告，世界上30%的人用不上干凈的飲用水和醫(yī)療保健。have access to有……的權利或機會；means方式；approach方法，臨近；channel頻道。

　　答案：　D

　　4．(2024·東北三省四市聯(lián)考一)Stephen was chosen to________the company at the conference.

　　A．express B．represent

　　C．expose D．relate

　　解析：　考查動詞辨析。句意為：Stephen被選出代表公司參加會議。represent意為“代表(某人或團體等發(fā)言)”，符合句意。express意為“表達，陳述”，expose意為“揭發(fā)，揭露(事實、真相等)”，relate意為“把……聯(lián)系起來，有關聯(lián)，講述”，均不符合句意。

　　答案：　B

　　5．(2024·開封檢測)It is reported that these GM fruits can defend people________cancer，heart attack and many other diseases.

　　A．with B．by

　　C．off D．against

　　解析：　defend sb.against/from...意思是“保護某人免遭……”。

　　答案：　D

　　in general總的來說；通常

　　教材原句P26：In general，though， studying international customs can certainly help avoid difficulties in today’s world of cultural crossroads！但總的來說，在當今文化交融的世界，學習不同國家的習俗肯定能夠幫助我們避免交往中的困難！

　　on the whole總的來說

　　generally speaking一般說來

　　as a whole就整體上來看

　　in a word總之

　　①We’re trying to raise awareness about the environment in general and air pollution in particular.我們正努力從總體上增強環(huán)境意識，特別是提高對空氣污染的意識。

　　②In_general，the northerners are keen on dumplings while the southerners are fond of rice.

　　一般說來，北方人喜歡吃餃子，而南方人喜歡吃米飯。

　　③To begin with，I’d like to tell in brief/short the importance of the work.首先，我想簡要談談這項工作的重要性。at ease舒服；快活；自由自在

　　教材原句P30：The most universal facial expression is，of course，the smile—its function is to show happiness and put people at ease.微笑當屬最普遍使用的面部表情，它的作用是表示快樂和安人心境。

　　(1)feel/look at ease感到/看上去心情放松

　　put/set sb.at one’s ease使某人放松、松弛

　　(2)take one’s ease休息，放松一下

　　(3)with ease輕易地，毫不費力地

　?、賅hen you feel nervous，you’d better listen to some light music to put yourself at ease.

　　當你感到緊張時，你最好聽些輕音樂使自己放松一下。

　　②(牛津P631)I never feel_completely_at_ease with him.

　　我跟他在一起總感到不是很自在。

　?、?2024·浙江卷)We live in an age when more information is available with greater ease than ever before.

　　在我們生活的這個時代，有更多的信息可以比以往任何時候都更加容易獲得。

　　Ⅰ.選詞填空

　　as if；get close to；at ease；lose face；turn one’s back to

　　1．I was surprised to find that the little girl was quite__________________among strangers as if she had known them for a long time.

　　答案：　at ease

　　2．David knew he was wrong，but he wouldn’t admit，for fear of______________in front of other classmates.

　　答案：　losing face

　　3．It was quite wrong for him to__________________his friends when they were in trouble.

　　答案：　turn his back to

　　4．Mountain-Climbing is great fun.You’ll______________nature and take exercise at the same time.

　　答案：　get close to

　　5．When the door was opened suddenly，the boy covered his head with his hands，______________________in defence.

　　答案：　as if

　　Ⅱ.單項填空

　　1．Eric didn’t feel at________ease in the party，because he was afraid of losing________face.

　　A．the；a B．an；/

　　C．an；the D．/；/

　　解析：　at ease (舒適、快活、自由自在)和lose face (丟臉)都是固定搭配，名詞前均不加冠詞。

　　答案：　D

　　2．The girl was nervous in front of so many strangers and we did all we could to make her feel more________.

　　A．at ease B．in silence

　　C．for fun D．with joy

　　解析：　句意為：當著許多陌生人的面，姑娘有些緊張，我們盡了最大努力讓她感到“自在些(at ease)”。

　　答案：　A

　　3．(2024·濟南模擬)Though British and American English have some differences in spelling and pronunciation，they have much________.A．in general B．in common

　　C．in place D．in words

　　解析：　句意為：雖然英式英語和美式英語在拼寫和讀音上有一些差異，然而它們還是有很多共同之處的。have much in common意為“有很多共同之處”，符合句意。

　　答案：　B