Unit 6 Fun food
词语解说
1．recently adv．近期；近来
The company has recently bought a new office building in downtown·这家公司近期在市中心买了一幢新的办公楼。【注意】当recently出目前句中时，常用目前完成时。
【拓展】 recent adj．近期的
He wrote a report on the recent developments in the village．他就这个村庄近期的进步状况写报道。
2. farm v．务农；饲养
He made a living by farming spiders．他靠养蜘蛛为生。
【拓展】 ①n．农场
Jane’s grandparents own a big farm．简的祖爸爸妈妈拥有一个大农场。
②farmer n．农夫；农场主
③farming．务农
He spent the summer holiday learning farming from his grandpa rents in the country side．
他借助暑假的时间在乡下向祖爸爸妈妈学做农活。
3. be used to do被用于做……
Wood is often used to make tables．木头常常被用来做桌子。
【拓展】 be／get used to doing习惯做……= be accustomed to doing
used to do过去常常做……
He has been used to getting up early．他已经惯于早起。
He used to live here．他过去住这儿。
be used for sth
be used as 被用作……
be used to do
4. hold up支持；支撑
These pillars hold up the roof．这类柱子支撑着房顶。
【拓展】 ①举起；抬起；拿起
Hold up your hands if you have any question．如有问题请举手。
②其他与hold有关的常用搭配：
hold on 别挂上
hold out伸出；坚持
Could you hold on? I’ll see if the manager’s in． 你不要挂断电话怎么样?我去看一看经理在不在。
The boy held out his hands to ask for sweets from his mum． 小孩子伸出手向妈妈要糖吃。
The general thought that the enemies wouldn’t hold out for long． 将军觉得敌军不会坚持抵抗很长时间的。
5．mixture n．混合物
His oil—painting is a mixture of styles．他画的油画体现了不一样的风格。
【拓展】 mix V．使混合
【搭配】 mix A with B把A和B混起来
It is impossible to mix water with oil．使水和油相溶合是不可能的。
6． make the best use of充分借助
make good use of好好借助
make full use of充分借助
【拓展】 take advantage of 借助= make use of
We should make full use of our spare time to develop 0ur hobbies．
大家应该充分借助我们的空闲时间去进步个人喜好。
7．experimental adj．实验性的
The businessman spent a big sum of money in building an experimental farm．这位商人花巨资建造了一座实验农场。
【拓展】 experiment v． 实验；试验
experiment on sth. 用……做实验
She works for an organization which aims to sTOP experimenting on animals．
她为某个组织工作，该组织旨在停止在动物身上做实验。
n. carry out \conduct\ perform an experiment 进行实验
The scientist spent a few years doing the same experiment．这位科学家用了几年的时间做同一个实验。
8．involve V．包含；包括；需要
This task involves a lot of survey．这项任务需要做不少调查。
Her new job involves traveling a lot．她的新工作需要常常出差。
【搭配】 involve sb. in使卷入；使介人
be\ get involved in 卷入，设计
be\ get involved in doing 专注于，忙于做……
Don’t involve other people in your trouble．别把其他人牵涉进你的麻烦中去。
活学活用: 1. 不要把我牵扯进你们的争吵中!
2. 他在聚精会神地写他的论文。
Keys： 1. Don't involve me in your quarrel! 2. He was involved in writing his essays. |
9．profitable adj．盈利的
The deal is profitable to both the buyer and the seller．这桩交易双方都有利。
【拓展】 profit
①N．益处；收益
He made a profit of one million dollars on this deal．这桩买卖使他获利一百万USD。
②V．有益；有利
【搭配】 profit from从……中获利
The young man profited a lot from the old man’s words．老人的话使青年收获颇丰。
10．variety 类型
【搭配】a variety of各种各样的
She made the children feel happy in a variety of ways．她用各种办法使孩子们感到开心。
【拓展】 vary v．变化；改变
vary from．．．to．．．从……变得……
vary with 随……而变化
The tip varied from 5 dollars to 1 0 dollars·小费从五USD到十USD不等。
People’s clothing vary with the seasons．大家的衣着伴随季节的不同而变化。
11．economic adj．经济的
The business gained huge economic profits from the big deal．这家企业从这桩大买卖中获得了丰厚的经济效益。
【拓展】 economy n．经济
economical adj．节俭的,划算的
economics n．经济学
【辨析】 economical ">①economical adj. 经济的，节省的
This car is economical to run because it doesn't use much fuel. 开这辆车省钱,由于它耗油不多。
be economical of time and energy 节省时间和精力
She is an economical housewife. 她是个节俭的家庭主妇。
② economic adj．
This meeting mainly deals with economic problems of the company.
这次会议主要处置公司经济方面的问题 。
活学活用: 这不是一种经济的取暖方法
Keys：It's not an economical method of heating. |
12．benefit n．利益
This dictionary is of great benefit to me．这部字典对我大有裨益。
【拓展】 ①v．有益；受益
【搭配】 A benefit from B A从B中获益
B benefit A
The crops benefited a lot from the heavy rain．这场大雨对庄稼大有好处。
②beneficial adj．有益的
【搭配】 be beneficial to对……有益
Vegetables are beneficial to our health．蔬菜对大家的健康有益。
13．regard．．．as…把……视为，看作
We regard him，as one of our best friends．大家把他看作最好的朋友之一。
【拓展】近义词组: regard．．．as．．．
treat．．．as．．．
consider．．．．
think of．．．as···
look on／upon．．．as．．．。
14. prove ①vt. 证明，表明，表示
【搭配】
prove to sb. sth. 向某人证明某物
prove to sb. that
prove sth 证明某人……
I'll prove to the world that he was right. 我将向世人证明他是对的。
The lawyer proved the innocence of his client. 律师证实了他的当事人的清白。
② vi sb prove ……被证明是……（注意：只可以用主动形式）
The rumor proved true. 这谣传结果是真的。
He proved a competent manager. 他证明是一个能干的经理。
活学活用: 他的建议证明是错的。
Keys：His advice（proved to be wrong. |
15. chemical n. 化学制品;化学药品[C][P1]
He is experimenting with a new chemical. 他正在实验一种新的化学制品。
adj. 化学的,化学上的,化学用的
a chemical change 化学用途
a physical change 物理变化
He devoted his life to chemical research. 他一生从事化学研究。
【拓展】 chemistry n. 化学, 化学性质, 化学用途
He is knowledgeable about the chemistry of metals. 他对金属的化学性质知之甚多。
想一想，译一译： 化学老师__________
化学课 __________
16．weight n．重量
【搭配】 lose weight减肥
gain \ put on weight增肥
She is going on a diet to lose weight．她正在节食减肥。
【拓展】 weigh v．重量有……；称……的重量
The case weighs 5 kilograms．这只箱子重五公斤。
She weighs herself every morning after she gets up．她天天早上起床后都称一下我们的体重。
17．experience v．经受
He has experienced a lot of trouble．他历程了不少磨难。
【注意】 experience表示历程时可数，表示经验时不可数
【拓展】 ①n．经验；历程
She has no experience in the work of a shop assistant．她没做过商店售货员。
He told us some of his adventurous experiences abroad．他跟大家讲了一些他在海外的冒险历程。
②experienced adj．有经验的；资深的 be experienced in 在…… 有经验
The teacher is experienced in teaching English to the beginners．这位老师对教授新手英语很有经验。
18．fortunately adv．幸运地
Fortunately，she found her missing handbag at last．幸运的是，她最后找到了丢失的手提包。
【拓展】 ① fortune n. 财富
【搭配】 make a fortune发财
Everyone should make a fortune by means of hard work．每一个人都要勤劳致富。
② fortunate adj．幸运的 反义词：unfortunate
The old lady feels herself very fortunate in living to 100 years old．这位老妇人对自己能活到一百岁感到非常幸运。
训练：
Section A：Choose the right answer
1. Seeing the children singing and dancing happily, they both felt that all the preparation had _____________to be worthwhile.
A. become B. been proved C. been turned out D. proved
2. The _________ developments in China will bring benefits to the whole world.
A. historic … economic B. historic …economical
C. historical…economic D. historical … economical
3. Farming families will the new technology and live a better life.
A. benefit B. benefit from
C. be benefited by D. benefit to
4. Farming was something people who live in cities used to boring and backward.
A. consider B. look it on as C. regard D. think as
5. The of tea into Britain changed the way of life of the British people.
A. application B. civilization C. introduction D. production
6. A tells you how to cook something.
A. diet B. kitchen C. menu D. recipe
7. Scientists say that body heat can be collected and .
A. make best use of B. make better use of
C. make good use of D. made effective use of
8. The school has gained improved exam results by parents more in their children's education.
A. containing B. including C. involving D. participating
9. It's only in the last year that our business has become . Before that we were simply losing money,
A. economic B. experimental C. profitable D. unprofitable
10. She decided to go abroad to study advanced marketing___________.
A. profit B. research C. techniques D. technology
Keys: 1. DABA C 6. DDCCC
Section B： Fill in the blanks with suitable words or phrases from the list given below. Change the form where necessary.
natural prove agriculture economic benefit experience mix involve fortunately profitable |
1. She___________a joy in helping others in trouble.
2. His knowledge about___________is richer than that about industry.
3. That business became___________last year.
4. He was___________ in working out a plan.
5. This company is in a bad___________state.
6. You___________flour, yeast and water to make bread.
7. The field trip was of great___________to the students.
8. I was late in getting to the station, but___________, the train was late too.
9. He has___________ his courage in the battle.
10. He spoke in quite a ___________ voice.
Keys: 1. experienced 2. agriculture 3. profitable 4. involved 5. economic
6. mix 7. benefits 8. fortunately 9. proved 10. natural
Section C：Translation:
近期你去过博物馆吗?
在帮助中国公司进步的同时，国外公司也能从中获益。
这个购物中心供应多种产品。
大家觉得他是个天才。
5．别把我牵连进你的错误里。
6．过去一直用马把庄稼拉到市场去。
7．汤姆决定充分借助空闲时间学好电脑。
8．你看到我寄给他的信了吗?
9．我认识的那个朋友在什么地方?
1 0．这是我看过的最有趣的一部影片。
Keys:
1. Have you ever been to the museum recently?
2. While helping Chinese companies develop, overseas companies can also benefit from it.
3. The shopping centre sells a variety of products.
4. We regard him as a genius.
5. Don't involve me in your mistakes.
6. Horses used to be used to carry crops to the market.
7. Tom decided to make full use of his spare time to learn computer well.
8. Did you see the letter I sent him?
9. Where is that friend I know?
10. This is the most interesting film I have ever seen.
Section D：Reading
A
Every day millions of letters go from one country to another. Letters mailed in Italy are received in Japan. Letters mailed in Canada are received in Africa. On the letters are many different kinds of stamps, bought in different countries.
The Universal Postal Union helps each letter get to the right place as quickly as possible. It sets up rules about the size and weight of letters, postcards and small packages. It has rules that all countries must follow about international postal rates.
One hundred years ago, international mail did not move so smoothly. One country did not always accept letters from another country. Letters from some countries were too large to fit into the mailboxes of other countries. Letters traveled by many different routes. Some were lost along the way.
Sometimes the person who sent the letter could pay only part of the __________. The person receiving the letter had to pay the rest.
The United States was the first to suggest that all countries work together to settle the questions of international mail. In 1974, men from twenty-four countries met in Switzerland to form the Universal Postal Union. Today, more than 120 nations belong to this union. From its office in Switzerland, the union helps the mail to move safely and quickly around the world.
61. From the story we can infer that .
A. mail is important to all countries
B. not enough letters are sent all over the world
C. all the letters must go to Switzerland first
D. all stamps look exactly the same
62. The Universal Postal Union was formed .
A. to help move mail quickly around the world
B. to give many men a chance to work
C. to help men meet in Switzerland
D. to look for the lost letters along the way
63. Which statement docs this passage lead you to believe?
A. Countries around the world need each other's help.
B. Most people do not put enough postage on letters.
C. It is not possible for letters to get lost on the way.
D. Some of the letters are too large to be put into the mailbox.
64. The underlined word "postage" in the passage means -
A. money paid when you buy a stamp
B. money spent on an envelope
C. the charge for carrying a letter by post
D. the pay a postman receives for his work
65. This passage is mainly about -.
A. different kinds of stamps in different countries
B. an organization that makes rules
C. international mail
D. the size and weight of letters
B
Perhaps Professor Ray Birdwhistell suggested the most famous theory, the study of body movement. He believes that physical appearance is often culturally programmed. In other words, we learn our looks --we are not born with them.
A baby has generally informed face features. A baby according to Birdwhistell, learns where to set the eyebrows by looking at those around - family and friends. This helps explain why people of some areas of the United States look so much alike. New Englanders or Southerners have certain common face features that cannot be explained by genetics. The exact shape of the mouth is not set at birth, it is learned after. In fact, the final mouth shape is not formed until well after new teeth are set. For many, this can be well into grown-ups. A husband and wife together for a long time often come to look somewhat alike. We learn our looks from those around us. This is perhaps why in a single country there are areas where people smile more than those in other areas.
In the Untied States, for example, the South is the part of the country where the people smile most frequently. In New England they smile less, and in the western part of New York State even less. Many Southerners find cities such as New York cold and unfriendly, partly because people on Madison Avenue smile less than people on Peachtree Street in Atlanta, Georgia. People in largely populated areas also smile and greet each other in public less than people in small towns do.
66. Ray Birdwhistell believes that physical appearance .
A. has little to do with culture B. has much to do with culture
C. is ever changing D. is different from place to place
67. According to the passage, the final mouth shape is formed .
A. before birth B. as soon as one's teeth are newly set
C. sometime after new teeth are set D. around 15 years old
68. Ray Birdwhistell can tell what area of the U.S. a person is from by .
A. how much he or she laughs
B. how he or she raises his or her eyebrows
C. what he or she likes best
D. the way he or she talks
69. People who live are more friendly.
A. in largely populated areas B. in New York City
C. in the country D. in the North of the U.S.
70. This passage might have been taken out of a book dealing with .
A. physics B. chemistry
C. biology D. None of the above.
C
A traveler was going to a faraway land. He was carrying a great deal of money, and was afraid of losing it. Therefore, when he sTOPped to rest in the beautiful old city of Mandaras he left his money with a friendly-looking storekeeper who promised to give it back to him on his return.
It was a very long journey. But the traveler felt happy because his money was safe in the city. At last, on his way back, he came to the store again to ask for his money. "Who are you?" said the storekeeper, "I don't know what money you are talking about." And he threw the traveler out of his store.
The poor traveler did not know what to do, but he could not allow his money to be lost so easily. So he went to the Chief of Mandaras and told him his strange story. After hearing the story the chief said, "Go back to that store and sit in front of it for three days. Do not talk to anyone. On the fourth day I will pass by you in the street. When 1 greet you, don't look Surprised. Pretend that you know me very well. "
So for three whole days the traveler kept a quiet watch over the store. The next morning the Chief came. Everyone was surprised when he sTOPped in front of the stranger. "My friend, what are you doing in my city?" said the Chief. "When will you visit my home?"
The storekeeper saw and heard everything. As soon as the Chief had gone, he quickly ran out to the traveler. He asked him, "Didn't you leave your money here with me some time ago? Come inside and tell me where I put it." The traveler received all his money. This time he went happily to the Chief and thanked him for being so kind.
71. The traveler left his money with the storekeeper because .
A. he was his friend
B. he didn't want to lose his money on the way
C. he had much money and had no use for it
D. he happened to sTOP in the city of Mandaras
72. When the traveler went to ask for his money the storekeeper .
A. threw the money away
B. had forgotten the whole thing
C. pretended not to know him
D. didn't remember where he had put the money
73. Why did the traveler tell his story to the Chief of Mandaras?
A. He didn't know anyone else in the city.
B. He thought it was a strange story.
C. He was poor and had no money left.
D. He hoped to get the Chief's help.
74. What was the Chief's response to the traveler's story?
A. lie decided to help the traveler.
B. He didn't quite believe what he said.
C. He pretended to know him well.
D. He liked the strange story very much.
75. The storekeeper gave money back to the traveler because .
A. he remembered the whole thing now
B. he thought the traveler was the Chief's friend
C. the traveler had kept a watch over the store for three days
D. the traveler didn't speak to anyone except the Chief
Keys： 61.A A ACC 66. BC ACD 71. BCDAB
