Module6 Unit3&4

［学习过程］

一. 重点单词

1. due adj. 到期（应付给或举行等）

The dictionary of the tenth edition is due to be published next month.

due to由于； 因…造成, 归功于; 应给予, 应属于

Due to the foggy weather, the traffic moved very slowly.

The failure is due to his carelessness.

The sum of $20 is due to you as a bonus.

考点例题:

翻译:计划失败是由于治理不善。

The failure of the scheme _________ ____________ _________ bad management.

2. accustomed adj. 惯常的; 习惯于

He took his accustomed seat by the window.

拓展:accustom… to …sth. 使……习惯于

The animals in the zoo have accustomed themselves to the life confined to a small place.

注重:be accustomed to = be used to sth. 习惯于……

You will soon get accustomed to the weather here.

考点例题:

翻译：你会很快适应这里的气候。

You will soon ____________ _____________ _____________ the climate here.

3. manage

(1)v. 负责; 治理; 经营

manage a shop/ a business 治理商店/企业

manage the personnel department负责人事部

manage money理财

(2)vt. &vi. 做成; 应付

Do you think we can manage without him?

manage to do sth. = succeed in doing sth. 设法做到; 成功做到

Do you suppose you can manage to get a passport?

拓展:

manageable adj. 可治理的; 易控制的 management n. 治理; 经营

manager n. 经理; 治理人, 经纪人 manageress n. 女治理人

考点例题：

A big fire broke out in the famous hotel, but fortunately all of customers __________ escape from the hotel.

A. possible to B. can C. managed to D. succeeded in

4. quantity n. 量, 大小; 数量

His reputation as a painter depends more on quality than quantity.

a large quantity of = large quantities of 许多(修饰可数和不可数名词)

注重:当修饰不可数名词作主语时，谓语与quantity的单复数一致(同:a large amount of= large amounts of)

Large quantities of information have been collected.

This hotel buys a vast quantity of meat every day.

拓展:

in quantity大量地

It’s cheaper to buy goods in quantity.

二. 重点短语

1. take a risk/risks冒险

I know that I am taking a risk, but it is all worthwhile.

拓展

at risk处于危险中

If you take drug, you put your life at risk.

risk doing sth. 冒险做某事

No one would risk putting all his money in the stock market like you.

run the risk (of doing sth. )冒着……的风险

He ran the risk of being trapped in the fire.

考点例题：

1)他冒着自己的生命危险救了我的命。

He saved my life ____________ ________ ________ _________his own.

2) No one is more silly than John, because he dares risk __________ life to have a trail on lottery.

A. lose B. losing C. to lose D. /

2. go into (a bad habit)染上恶习

He got into the habit of smoking following his father’s example.

get into trouble惹上麻烦

His bad reputation often gets into trouble.

拓展:

get over a difficulty克服困难

get over a cough咳嗽好了

get through to you打通你的电话

get in crops收获庄稼

get a word in插话

get down to sth. / doing sth. 开始做某事

考点例题：

It is urgent. Let’s ___________ discussing the problem.

A. get over B. get through C. get in D. get down to

3. result in产生某种作用或结果 result from(因)产生, 发生, 出现

The tragic accident _____________ _____________ a lot of death and the destruction of several vehicles.

The illness ______________ ____________ exhaustion possibly.

The injure _______________ _____________ a fall kept him in bed for months.

4. compare用于以下三种句型

(1)compare with/to …与……比较

Compared to/with last years, we have made great progress.

(2)compare…to…把……比作

People compare teachers to candles.

(3)compare. . with…把……与……相比较

If you compare the climate here with that in your place, you will find ours is milder.

拓展:

compare with相比或值得相比

I don’t think this method can compare with that one.

compare notes (with sb. )交换意见或看法

I wanted to find a friend to compare notes but they were all occupied.

by comparison; when compared相比之下; 比较而言

By comparison, the living conditions in big cities are good.

三. 重点句型

1. When I was taken off the school football team because I was too slow, I knew it was time to quit smoking. 当我因为动作太慢而被学校足球队开除时，我熟悉到是我要戒烟的时候了。

英语中有一些关于it is time…的句式, 如:

(1)It is time for sb. to do sth. 该是某人做某事的时候了。

It is time for us ______________(have) a rest.

(2)It is (high/about) time that sb. did / should do sth. 是该做某事了(从句中用虚拟语气)

It is high time that I _______________(go) to fetch my daughter.

(3)It is the first/ second/ third etc. time that sb. have done sth. 某人第几次做某事

It is the fourth time that she___________________( ring) you in a week.

拓展：it的基本用法

（1）用作人称代词，代替前文提到过的事物。

The train has arrived. It arrived half an hour ago.

（2）用以代替提示代词this, that。

—What’s this? —It’s a knife.

—Whose watch is that? —It’s mine.

（3）起指示代词的作用，指一个人或事物。

—Who is knocking at the door? —It’s me.

（4）指环境情况等。

It was very noisy (quiet) at the very moment.

（5）指时间、季节等。

—What time is it? —It’s eight o’clock.

It often rains in summer here.

（6）指距离。

It is a long way to the school.

（7）作形式主语。

It is not easy to finish the work in two days.

（8）作形式宾语。

I found it very interesting to study English.

（9）用于强调结构。

It was Xiao Ming whom(that)I met in the street last night.

2. It is only when the disease has progressed to AIDS that a person begins to look sick.

只有当这种疾病发展成艾滋病时，人才会显现出病态。

本句中含有It is …that…强调句型， 强调了when引导的时间状语。

It is all the members ______________ held a meeting in the club yesterday.

It was in the bathroom _____________ Joe found his wallet.

It was three years ago _______________ that I first met him.

考点例题：

1) It was ___________ he said ___________ disappointed me.

A. what; that B. that; that C. what; what D. that; what

2) I hate _____ when people talk with their mouths full.

A. it B. that C. these D. then

3)——He nearly died from cancer once?

——When was ________?

——__________ was in 2000 when he was in middle school.

A. that ; It B. this; This C. this ; It D. that; This

4) 用it进行句型转换， 意思不变

a. To keep order in an important football match is a hard job for the police. =

_______________________________________ for the police to keep order in an important football match.

b. Who will take us to visit the nature park hasn’t been decided yet. =

________________________________________ who will take us to visit the nature park.

c. I spend two hours writing the essay. =

________________________________________ to write the essay.

d. They seem to be quarrelling about something.

________________________________________ they are quarrelling about something.

【模拟试题】

（一）用框内所给词组的适当形式完成下列句子。

addict to, on the whole, result in, get into, put up with, as long as,

come about, make a difference, due to, accustom to