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1、Language points of reading1.Dying to be thin渴望苗条be dying to do sth /for sth. 渴望=be eager to do/for sth.I am dying to know the truth.He is dying to see his homeland again. I am dying for a drink. She is dying for a chance on the stage.die-died-died-dying-dead-deathThe _ old man still hoped to see his

2、 youngest child, who was not there at the moment.A. dead B. deadly C. dying D. deathThere was a time when many young people were _ to go abroad.A. dead B. deadly C. dying D. death2. I used to go to the gym three times a week, but I dont work out any more.work out 1)制定, 拟定,想出work out what to do with

3、itWe must work out a plan as quickly as we can.2) 算出, 估计出, 解(题) work out the cost of the holiday work out the puzzle/problem3) 弄清/懂The map is wrong. I cant work out where we are.No one can work out how the fire started.4) 得到圆满解决(结果)Things will work out if you will be patient.Everything has worked ou

4、t as planned.5) 进行锻炼The famous actor kept fit by working out in the gym every day. 3.Every woman wants a slim figure these days, especially here in Canada.especially adv. 特别；格外specially adv. 专门地；特地I love Italy, _ in summer. especiallyspeciallyBlue bird, the car he was driving, had been_ built for hi

5、m.外形；轮廓；隐约的人影I made out three figures moving in the distance.She has a five figure income. 数字 do exercise to improve ones figure 4.Every woman wants a slim figure these days, especially here in Canada.体态；身材a great figure in history 名流；名人The wall was covered with figures of birdsand flowers.图形图形figur

6、e out figure out travel expenses 算出, 弄清,想出They really have a great time too, designing everything, and_ the angles and so on.A. looking out B. taking outC. coming out D. figuring outWe must figure out how to solve the problem.I couldnt figure out who the lady with the sunglasses was.5.I am trying to

7、 lose weight because Im so ashamed of my body. ashamed 惭愧，羞愧，不好意思（多作表语）be ashamed of 为感到羞愧I am ashamed of what I did.He was ashamed of having failed.I am quite ashamed to have to trouble you.be ashamed to do sth.be ashamed that-Our football team lost again.-_ They lost one match after another.A.I am

8、 a shame.B.What a shame!C.I dont think so.D.Its unfair!He was ashamed that he had lied.He felt ashamed that he had done little.to ones shame 令人感到羞愧令人感到羞愧 Its a shame to do sth. 做某事是可耻的做某事是可耻的6.The pills really work! work vi. 行得通，有效，奏效，起作用I think your advice will work on him.Its a good idea, but it j

9、ust wont work.这药起作用了，我不感觉疼了。The medicine has worked. I dont feel any pain now.1.Its no use trying that method, because it wont _. A. work B. use C. practice D. affect2. It looks all right in theory, but it wont _ in practice. A. use B. matter C. care D. work I am recovering my strength/health. It to

10、ok a long time to _the effects of the natural disasters. A. recover B. discover C. uncover D. recover fromn. recovery7.I am now in hospital recovering from liver failure. recover v. 恢复恢复recover ones sight/hearingNow he is recovering from a bad cold. The police recovered the stolen jewellery and retu

11、rned it to the owner. 找到找到;取回取回(遗失物遗失物)fail -failure 失败；衰退；衰弱, 欠收, 失灵Failure is the mother of success.As a writer, he is a failure.heart failurefailure of eyesightfailure of the cropsfailure of electricity=power failure8.I am now in hospital recovering from liver failure. 9. They contain a harmful c

12、hemical that caused my liver to fail.contain vt.里面(装)有，包含，含有 (指作为 “组成部分而被包含或容纳在内”,属于不同类包含)The room was small and contained too much furniture (家具).The paper parcel (纸包) contained a clean shirt, socks and a handkerchief.This vegetable contains vitamin C（维生素C）.include vt. 包括，包含 (其后的宾语只是整体的一部分,即所谓的同类包含

13、)Everyone laughed, _ me. Everyone laughed, me _.列在里面，收在里面I included eggs on the list of things to buy.We have included the cost of the cup you broke in the bill. including included1）I have a story-book which _a lot of interesting stories .The wolf is coming is _.3) His paper _ no mistakes at all.4)O

14、ur ten-city tour _ a visit to Stratford.5) She no longer _ Mary among the guests.6) Salt is _ in sea water.containsincludedcontainsincludedincludedcontainedThousands of works of art, _ the most famous paintings, were _ during the war. A. included; missed B. including; missing C. included; missing D.

15、 including; missedThe whole book _ 12 units, _ two main revisions.A.contains; includingB.includes; containingC.contains; containingD.Includes; includingcause vt. 引起；使；促成The heavy rain caused the flood. Carelessness caused the fire.His absence caused me much trouble. Great difference in interests cau

16、sed father and son to fight like crazy. What caused his mother to get hurt? cause sb. to do sth.cause sth. cause sb. sth.10.They contain a harmful chemical that caused my liver to fail.His absence _ us to put off the meeting.A. made B. caused C. had D. letcause n. The cause of the fire hasnt been fo

17、und yet.fight for the cause of peace all her lifecause and effect 因果起因起因事业事业11.My mother is right: dont damage your health for a slim and attractive figure. It isnt worth it. damage n.（不可数名词） v. 损坏，损害 The earthquake caused/did great damage to that area. damage the environment China damages easily.Th

18、e heavy rain _.(对房屋造成了破坏）对房屋造成了破坏）The accident _(对对损坏）损坏）the car. damaged the houses did damage todamage和和destroydamage和和destroy都可作动词，在破坏都可作动词，在破坏程度上程度上, damage要小于要小于destroy。Damage可以指不同程度的破坏，而可以指不同程度的破坏，而destroy则一般则一般指毁灭性的摧毁。指毁灭性的摧毁。damage可作不可数名词，而可作不可数名词，而destroy不能不能用作名词。用作名词。The rainstorm _ many h

19、ouses, making a lot of people homeless.A.damaged B. destroyed Mike didnt play football yesterday because he had _ his leg.A. damaged B. hurt C. hit D. struckworth adj.1) 价值It was worth at least fifty dollars.How much is the painting worth?2) 值得（接名词与动名词）动名词用主动形式表示被动意思The exhibition is well worth a vi

20、sit.=The exhibition is well worth visiting.The book is worth reading/Its worth reading the book. 这本书值得一读这本书值得一读. worthless adj.没用的，没用价值的没用的，没用价值的12. We shouldnt be embarrassed about our weight. embarrassed 窘迫的，不安的，尴尬的 be embarrassed about He was embarrassed about appearance. Im so embarrassed about

21、my mistakes. embarrass vt. embarrassed adj. embarrassing adj. embarrassment n.I hope my request will not _ you any way.I put myself into such an _ situation.I felt _ by his question.I dont like making speeches in public. Its so _.embarrassingembarrassingembarrass embarrassed13. I think you look grea

22、t as you are and you are a wonderful person. as you are 以你本来的面目我就喜欢你现在这个样子。I like you as you are.我向原封不动买下这座房子。Id like to buy the house as it is.我以为情况会好转， 但照现在的样子看， 情况是愈发的糟糕了。I thought things would get better, but as it is, they are getting worse.always + 进行时Tom is always asking such silly questions.

23、She is always coming late to school.They are always coming to my help when I am in trouble.14. Its the same in China-some of whom are not overweight at all, are always going on diets or taking weight-loss pills, which are often dangerous.There is news about a Canadian actresswho suffered liver failu

24、re because of taking those pills. suffer vt. 遭受遭受 蒙受蒙受suffer loss 遭受损失遭受损失pain 遭受痛苦遭受痛苦punishment 受惩罚受惩罚defeat 遭受失败遭受失败hardship 吃苦吃苦serious damage 遭受严重破坏遭受严重破坏suffer in silence 默默痛苦默默痛苦suffer for carelessness 因粗心而吃亏因粗心而吃亏suffer a lot in the war 饱受战争之苦饱受战争之苦suffer from 受受之苦；患之苦；患病病suffer from cold an

25、d hunger suffer from floods suffer from loss of memorysuffer from heart disease/cancer/a coldsuffer a lot from losing the childsuffering n. 痛苦，不幸痛苦，不幸suffer vi.受苦受苦/难难/害害from heart trouble for years, Mr. White has to take some medicine with him whenever he goes. A. Suffered B. Suffering C. Having su

26、ffered D. Being sufferedThe old lady _ great pain when heronly son was killed in a traffic accident. A. took B. suffered C. suffered from D. stood1.他向我推荐了一种新磁带他向我推荐了一种新磁带, 但使我失望的是，但使我失望的是， 磁带和课文不配。磁带和课文不配。 (recommend；match)2.很多女孩渴望苗条，她们总是节食或吃很多女孩渴望苗条，她们总是节食或吃 减肥药，我认为这对她们的身体是有害的。减肥药，我认为这对她们的身体是有害的。 (dying; diet; harm)3. 他建议我每天在体育馆做锻炼来保持身体他建议我每天在体育馆做锻炼来保持身体