新世纪版高一Module2Unit3AmazingPeople贾晓明.docx

Module2 Unit3 Amazing People一、重点单词与短语：1. amazing adj. 令人惊奇的，令人惊叹的 ▲amazed adj. 惊异的，惊奇的 ▲amaze vt. 使惊奇，使惊愕 ▲amazement n. 惊奇，惊愕，惊叹 [u] 常用短语：to one’s amazement 使某人惊奇的是 近义词辨析：surprise，astonish与amaze 1)surprise “使吃惊，使惊奇,”最常用词，意思较弱。 2)astonish “使大吃一惊”（=surprise greatly） 3)amaze“使惊奇，使惊愕，”含惊叹，佩服之意。 典题赏析： 1)We’re _____ at the _____ news that Saddam was sentenced to death. 【07南通调研】 A. amazing; amazed B. amaze; amazing C. amazed; amazing D. amazed; amazed 2. explorer n. 探险家 ▲explore vt. 探险 ▲exploration n. 探险 [u/c] 3. curious adj. 好奇的，求知欲强的 ①be curious about 对?感到好奇 ②be curious to do sth. 极想干某事 ③It is curious that… ?是奇怪的 。 ▲curiously adv.▲curiosity n. 好奇心 [u]④in/with curiosity 好奇地 ⑤out of /from curiosity 出于好奇 ⑥show great curiosity about 特别喜欢打听? ⑦curiously enough 真是奇怪（修饰整个句子） 典题赏析：1)He was _____（好奇）to know what was happening in the office. 【08陕西】 2)People have always been curious _____ how living things on the earth exactly began.【06辽宁】 A. in B. at C. of D. about3) _____ about wild plants that they decided to make a trip to Madagascar for further research. A. So curious the couple was B. So curious were the couple C. How curious the couple were D. The couple was such curious 4) As he came here first, he looked at everything _____. Which of the following is not right? A. in curiosity B. with curiosity C. out of curiosity D. about curiosity 4. set sail (for) 启航①set about 着手/开始做某事（后接ing形式） ②set out 出发，动手；开始做某事（后接不定式） ③set aside 存蓄；放在一边 ④set off 动身，出发；使爆炸；（铃）响 ⑤set free 释放 ⑥set up 竖起来；建立；创（记录） ⑦set an example 树立榜样 ⑧set fire to 放火烧?(=set…on fire) ⑨set foot in 踏上，登上；涉足；访问 ⑩be set in 以?为背景 典题赏析： 1)At the age of 17, he set sail _____ Alexandria. A. to B. for C. about D. on 2)Einstein liked Bose’s paper so much that he _____ his own work and translated it into German. 【08山东】 A. gave off B. turned down C. took over D. set aside 3)For all three years I have been working for others. I’m hoping I’ll