unit3-a-taste-of-English-humour词汇

Ⅰ.单词拼写1．Thegovernmentcalledonustostopthebirdflufromspreadingt_________________thecountry.2．Floodsinthatcountrymadethousandsofpeopleh________________.3．Ithinkthatyouaref_________tohavesuchagoodteacher.4．Iwasnolongersatisfiedwiththelifethathadoncec_____________me.5．Youngasheis,hehaso__________alotofdifficulties.throughouthomelessfortunatecontentedovercome6．CharlieChaplin's_____________(愉快的，有趣的)silentmoviesarestillpopulartoday.7．Thefilm_________(导演)byChaplinwasveryinteresting.8．Therewasnothingintheletterof_________(特别)importance.9．Thenewsthatourteamhadwon__________(使惊讶)everyone.10．Thepen_________(滑落)fromhishand.entertainingdirectedparticularastonishedslid1．contentn．内容，目录，容量；满足adj.满足的；满意的vt.使满足becontentwith＝besatisfiedwith对……感到满足/满意becontenttodosth.＝bewillingtodosth.愿意做某事contentsb./oneselfwithsth.使某人/自己对……满意incontentandform在内容和形式上[即学即练1](1)Areyou____________yourpresentsalary？你对现在的薪水满意吗？(2)Myparents________________________inthecountry.我父母甘愿住在乡下。(3)Simplepraiseisenoughto____________.一点点表扬就足以使他满足。(4)Showme__________________yoursuitcase.给我看看你手提箱里的东西。contentwitharewellcontenttolivecontenthimthecontentsof提示：content用做形容词时，通常做表语、后置定语或状语，做前置定语要用contented，如：acontentedexpression“满足的表情”；content前的修饰词用well，而不用very。2．astonishvt.使吃惊；使惊讶astonishingadj.令人十分惊异的astonishedadj.感到十分惊讶的astonishmentn.惊讶toone‘sastonishment使某人万分惊讶的是inastonishment惊讶地beastonishedat/bysth.因某事而吃惊beastonishedtodosth.因干某事而吃惊[即学即练2](1)We__________________thenewsofhersuddendeath.她突然去世的消息使我们震惊。(2)It____________ustohearthatyoudidnotreceiveourletter.听说你还没收到我们的信，这使我们十分惊讶。(3)Itwasan____________story.这故事令人惊讶不已。wereastonishedatastonishedastonishing3．entertainvt.&vi.使快乐，款待entertainingadj.引人发笑的，有趣的，娱乐的entertainmentn.招待，款待，娱乐entertainsb.withsth.用……使某人快乐entertainsb.tosth.用……招待/款待某人giveanentertainmenttosb.招待某人[即学即练3](1)Heoften__________thechildren______funnyexpressions.他经常用滑稽的表情逗孩子们玩儿。(2)Iusually_________myfriends______dinneronSundays.我常在星期天请朋友们吃饭。(3)It’snotaveryseriousfilm,butagood_______________.这不是一部严肃的电影，而是一部很好的娱乐片。entertainswithentertaintoentertainment4．convincevt.使确信，使信服，使认识convincingadj.令人信服的；有说服力的convincedadj.确信的；深信的；坚信的convincesb.ofsth.说服某人相信某事convincesb.that...使某人信服(相信)beconvincedof...确信……be/feelfirmlyconvincedthat...确信；笃信；坚信……[即学即练5](1)Wefinally____________them______ouradventure.＝Wefinally___________them____________ouradventure.我们最终令他们信服了我们的冒险经历。(2)Hersmile___________him______shewashappy.她的微笑使他确信她快乐。(3)They__________________theresultoftheexperimentfinally.他们最终相信了实验结果。(4)I__________________hisguilt.________heisguilty.我确信他有罪。convincedofconvincedtobelieveconvincedthatwereconvincedofamconvincedofthat7．particularadj.特殊的，特别的，挑剔的n.细节，细目beparticularto是……特有的beparticularabout/oversth.对……讲究，挑剔inparticular尤其，特别，格外[即学即练7](1)Thecoconut__________________thetropics.椰子是热带地区特有的。(2)She__________________herclothes.她对衣着很讲究。(3)Shelovesthesong____________，becausehermotherusedtosingit.她特别喜爱这首歌，因为她妈妈过去经常唱。isparticulartoisparticularaboutinparticular8．whisperv．&n.低语，耳语，私语；私下说，低声地说inawhisper(＝inwhispers)低声地whisperaboutsth.密谈某事Itiswhisperedthat...有人私下说……whispertosb.对某人窃窃私语[即学即练8](1)Theydebatedit____________.他们低声辩论。(2)Thetwogirlswere______________inthelibrary.这两个女孩在图书馆里低声说话。(3)Afterafewminutes,he___________theanswer______thecreature’sear.过了几分钟，他小声在这个动物的耳旁说出答案。(4)__________________thathewasheavilyindebt.据说他负债累累。inwhisperswhisperingwhisperedinItwaswhispered提示：whisper后接双宾语时，间接宾语无论在前还是在后，其前都要带介词to,即whispersth.tosb.＝whispertosb.sth.。类似结构还有：announcesth.tosb.向某人宣布……explainsth.tosb.向某人解释……introducesth.tosb.向某人介绍……suggeststh.tosb.向某人提议reportsth.tosb.向某人报告9．reactvi.&vt.反应，反抗；起化学反应，起作用reacttosth.对……作出反应reacton(upon)对……起作用，对……有影响，对……起反应reactagainst反抗，反对[即学即练9](1)Howdidhe____________thenews?他对这消息有何反应？(2)Willthepeopleever____________thisdictator?有朝一日人民会起来反抗这位独裁者吗？(3)Applause_______________aspeaker.鼓掌对讲演者有影响。reacttoreactagainstreactson/upon10．badlyoff穷的；缺少的bebadlyoff拮据，贫穷bebadlyoffforsth.某物短缺，不够＝beshortof/lackofbewelloff有钱的，富裕的bewelloffforsth.某方面是充裕的[即学即练10](1)IhavegotabigroomsoI‘mnottoo____________.我有一间蛮大的屋子，所以住得还不坏。(2)Hisfamilyisnot____________.他家境不太富裕。(3)We_______________forstoragespaceinthenewoffices.我们的新办公室里有很多贮藏东西的地方。(4)She______________forfriends.她缺少朋友。badlyoffwelloffwerewelloffisbadlyoff(5)Iwenttohishomeandfoundhislivingconditionswere____________thanmine.我去他家一看，发现他的生活状况比我的更差。worseoff11．pickout选出；选拔；分辨出；领会pickon选择(某人或某物)作受罚(挨骂、干不愉快的工作)的对象pickup拾起，捡起；收拾，整理；得到；学会；用车接某人；收听到；身体好转pickoff摘下，摘掉；逐个地(或有选择地)瞄准射中[即学即练11](1)Letme____________somegoodonesforyou.让我来替你挑几个好的。(2)It'seasyto__________________inacrowdbecauseheisverytall.很容易从人群中辨认出他，因为他个子很高。(3)Thebus____________passengersoutsidetheairport.公共汽车在机场外接乘客。pickoutpickhimoutpicksup12．cutoff切掉，割掉，分离，隔离(常跟from)，中断cutacross抄近路穿过；对直穿过cutaway切掉，剪掉；逃走，跑开cutdown砍倒；(疾病等)夺去生命；削减，缩短；毁灭，破坏cutin插嘴；突然插入cutintohalves/pieces切成两半/切碎cutout切掉；删掉cutup切碎，切掉；使丧气，使痛心[即学即练12](1)Ihadmyhair____________andsoldit.我把头发剪掉卖了。(2)Justwhenshehadreachedthemostimportantpointwe______________.她刚刚讲到最要紧的地方，我们的电话就被切断了。(3)Wewerecompletely______________theoutsideworld.我们和外界完全隔绝了。cutoffwerecutoffcutofffr