资源简介 (共41张PPT)Unit 1 This is meDeveloping ideas1 Many works of literature have described charactersin search of their values.许多文学作品都描写了追寻自身价值的人物。(教材P9)search /s :t / n.寻找;搜寻常用短语:in search of寻找……Tom went to a big city in search of a good job.汤姆去了大城市,想找一份好工作。[动词]寻找;搜寻search for sb./sth.搜寻(或寻找)某人/某物The police use it to search for bad guys.警方用它搜寻坏人。Many people choose to leave their towns and villagesto search for work in the city.许多人选择离开他们的城镇和村庄去城市里找工作。value / v lju:/ n.价值价值;重要性be of great value有很大价值/重大意义be of little value没什么价值Remember, the value of you is not decided by yourappearance, but by who you are as a person.要记住,你的价值不是由你的外表决定的,而是由你的为人决定的。(眉山中考)The Book of Songs, the earliest collection of poemsand songs in Chinese history, is of great value.《诗经》是中国历史上最早的诗歌总集,具有重要价值。(1)[动词]重视;珍视value sb./sth. (for...) (因……)而重视/珍视某人或某物I hope all of you will value music and make it a partof your life.我希望你们都能重视音乐,让它成为生活的一部分。(长沙中考)Mr Li valued Jane for her hard work.李先生因简工作努力而看重她。(2)【语境串记】We prove the value of life by doing meaningful andvaluable things.我们通过做有意义和有价值的事情来证明生命的价值。2 He just needs to realise it.他只需要明白这一点。(教材P11)realise / r la z/ v.知道,明白[及物动词]不用于进行时,其后可接名词、代词或从句作宾语。He didn’t realise his mistake.他没认识到自己的错误。We should realise that not sleeping enough is a seriousproblem.我们应该知道睡眠不足是一个严重的问题。(重庆中考A卷)[及物动词]实现主语一般是人,后面常接dream、goal等名词作宾语。Could Bill realise his dream of being an “all-school”runner 比尔能实现成为一名“校级”赛跑运动员的梦想吗?(襄阳中考)同义短语:come true3 Nothing is impossible, the word itself says “I'mpossible”.没有什么事情是不可能的,即使“不可能”这个词本身,也在说“不,可能”。(教材P12)nothing / n θ / pron.没有任何东西;没有事. .作不定代词,表示否定意义,相当于not...anything。nothing在句中作主语时,谓语动词用第三人称单数形式。I have nothing to worry about.=I don’thave anything to worry about.我没有什么可担心的。There is nothing interesting in today’s newspaper.今天的报纸上没什么有趣的事情。典例 (泸州中考)—The best things in life are free.—Couldn’t agree more. Air costs ___, but we can’t livewithout it.BA. something B. nothing C. anything D. everything[解析] 根据“The best things in life are free”和“but wecan’t live without it”可知,空气是免费的,不用花钱,但是离了它我们却不能生存。nothing“没有任何东西”符合题意,故选B。impossible / m p s b l/ adj.不可能发生的;办不到的由“im-(否定前缀)+possible(adj.可能的)”构成。It’s impossible for me to get such great successwithout their help.没有他们的帮助,我不可能获得如此大的成功。(海南中考)Nothing is impossible if you put your heart into it.世上无难事,只怕有心人。典例 用括号中所给词的适当形式填空。(南京中考)The noise made sleep __________(possible), so I got up and read a book.impossible4 Audrey Hepburn, the British actress and star ofthe silver screen, said this.英国女演员、电影明星奥黛丽·赫本说。(教材P12)British / br t / adj.英国的;英国人的Britain英国,不列颠可作定语或表语。He was born in Britain but his parents aren’t British.他生在英国,但父母不是英国人。the British“英国人”,表示复数概念。The British have a very odd sense of humour.英国人的幽默感很奇特。silver / s lv / adj.银制的,银质的He was wearing a silver ring on his middle finger.他的中指戴着银戒指。5 ①However, doubts and fears often hold us back.然而,疑虑和恐惧常常会阻止我们前进。(教材P12)②People doubted his decision.人们怀疑他的决定。(教材P13)doubt /da t/ n. & v.怀疑(1)[名词]疑惑;疑问(①句用法)without doubt毫无疑问;的确no doubt无疑;很可能there is no doubt that...毫无疑问……No doubt winter is a good time to make snowmen.冬天无疑是堆雪人的好时节。There is no doubt that Yuan Longping is a great hero.(=Yuan Longping is without doubt a great hero.)毫无疑问,袁隆平是一个伟大的英雄。(吉林中考)(2)[动词]怀疑(②句用法)其后接名词、代词或从句作宾语。You shouldn’t doubt him. He is an honest man.你不应该怀疑他。他是一个诚实的人。I doubt whether the plan will work.我怀疑这个计划是否可行。fear /f / n.害怕,恐惧;担忧in fear 害怕地;担心地without fear 无惧地The children looked at her in fear.孩子们担心地看着她。[及物动词]害怕;惧怕后接名词、代词、动词不定式、动词-ing形式或从句作宾语。Children usually fear to go out alone at night.孩子们晚上通常不敢单独外出。He fears that he may lose his job, so he works hardevery day.他害怕失去工作,所以每天都努力工作。hold back阻碍发展;阻挡;控制(感情等)为“动词+副词”型短语,人称代词作其宾语时,要位于hold和back之间。She wanted to tell him but pride held her back.她想告诉他,可是自尊让她犹豫了。The police held back the crowd.警察拦住了人群。She managed to hold back her anger.她尽力控制住了自己的怒火。6 How can we face them and succeed 我们该如何面对它们并取得成功呢?(教材P12)succeed /s k si:d/ v.成功,达成[不及物动词]其后不能直接跟宾语。succeed in (doing) sth.在(做)某事上取得成功Don’t lose heart. If you keep working hard, you willsucceed some day.不要灰心。如果你继续努力,总有一天你会成功的。(北京中考)In the end, they succeeded in climbing to the top ofthe mountain.最后,他们成功登上了山顶。succeed的相关词:典例 根据所给汉语提示填写单词。(遂宁中考)Boys and girls, work hard! I believeyou will ________(成功)in the exam.succeed7 The runner Su Bingtian gives an excellent answerto this question.短跑运动员苏炳添对这个问题给出了精彩的回答。(教材P12)excellent / eks l nt/ adj.卓越的;极好的不与very连用,其前有不定冠词时应用an。be excellent in/at...在……方面极好Keep practising, and you'll be an excellent footballplayer. 坚持练习,你就会成为一名出色的足球运动员。(连云港中考)Bob is excellent in English.鲍勃的英语学得极好。8 This was a very risky decision.这是一个非常冒险的决定。(教材P12)risky / r ski/ adj.有危险的,有风险的由“risk(n.危险,风险)+-y(形容词后缀)”构成。Life as an aid worker can be a risky business.救援人员的工作会有危险。近义词:dangerous9 Nothing is impossible as long as you try and stickto it.只要你尝试并坚持下去,没有什么是不可能的。(教材P13)as long as只要引导条件状语从句。当主句为一般将来时或主句谓语含有情态动词时,as long as引导的条件状语从句常用一般现在时表示将来,即“主将从现”。As long as you drive carefully, you will be very safe.你只要小心开车,就会很安全。We can go for a picnic as long as the weather is fine.只要天气晴朗,我们就能去野餐。一般现在时一般将来时谓语含情态动词can一般现在时as long as的用法还有:(1)和……一样长(属于as...as结构)The red ruler is as long as the blue one.这把红色的尺子和那把蓝色的一样长。(2)长达……,达……之久I’ve lived here for as long as 20 years.我在此居住达20年之久。典例 (遂宁中考)Everything is possible ___ youwork hard.CA. as much as B. as soon asC. as long as D. as far as[解析] 句意:只要你努力,一切皆有可能。as much as和……一样多; as soon as一……就……;as long as只要;as far as远至(某处)。空后的“work hard”为“Everything is possible”的条件,应用as long as引导条件状语从句。故选C。stick to坚持;遵守,信守stick to doing sth.坚持做某事You are on the way to success as long as you stickto your dreams.只要你坚持自己的梦想,你就在通往成功的路上。(黄冈中考改编)作介词,后接名词、代词或动词-ing形式She stuck to staying in the desert place and made aneffort to devote her youth. 她坚守在沙漠之地,努力奉献自己的青春。 展开更多...... 收起↑ 资源预览