必修二第四单元
Ⅰ.词汇短语过关
1．respond vi.回答，答复；响应，作出反应
response n. 回答，回复；反应
respond to sb./sth.回答(比 answer, reply to正式)
respond to sb./sth. (with/ by sth.) 用……回应某人(事)
respond to (疾病、身体的受伤部分)对医药有良好反应
response to sb./sth. (对人/物)的回答/回复/反应
in response to 作为对……的反应
[即学即练1]
(1)They still haven't ____________ my letter.
他们至今仍没有回我的信。
(2)He ____________ my suggestion ________ a laugh/______ laughing. 他对我的建议报以一笑。
(3)His illness didn't ____________ treatment by drugs.
他的疾病对药物治疗没有反应。
(4)My mother opened the door ____________________ the knock, but there was no one outside.
听到敲门声后，我妈妈打开了门，但外面一个人都没有。
responded to , responded to , with , by , respond to , in response to
2．certain adj. 确定的；无疑的；某(种)
(1)作“某(种)”讲时，同义于 some.但 some 前不加冠词。
for a certain reason＝for some reason 由于某种原因
certain professors＝some professors 某些教授
a certain amount of time 相当一段时间
(2)作“确信的，有把握的”讲时，同义于 sure.但是 certain 的主语既可以是人，也可用于It is certain that...句型，而 sure 主语只能是人。
“be certain/sure＋从句”(人)有把握/确信……(表示主语的信念)
be certain/sure of/about sth. (人)确信(表示主语的信念)
be certain/sure to do sth. 必定/肯定会做某事(主语常为二、三人称，表示说话人的信念)
“make certain/sure＋从句”弄清楚/确保……
make certain/sure of/about sth. 把某件事情弄清楚
for certain/sure 确定地，确切地(做状语)
It is certain that... 一定会……(不能用 sure)
[即学即练2]
(1)There was _________________ in his manner.他的态度有点冷淡。
(2)Are you ____________________ it？你对此有把握吗？
(3)He is __________________ his duty.他肯定会尽职。
(4)_________________ he has wronged me.我确信他冤枉了我。
(5)_________________ their team will win the match.他们队肯定会赢得比
赛。
a certain coldness , certain about/of , certain to do , I’m certain that , It’s certain that
3．contain vt. 包含；容纳(＝hold)；抑制(＝control)
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(1)His paper ___________ no mistakes at all.
他的试卷没有一点错误。
(2)Orange juice ____________ things which help keep you healthy.
橘汁里含有有益于健康的东西。
(3)This bottle ___________ two glasses of beer.
这个瓶子可容纳两杯啤酒。
(4)He couldn't ____________ for joy.他不胜欢喜。
contained , contains , contains , contain himself
4．affect vt.影响；感动；(疾病)侵袭
be greatly/deeply affected 很/深受感动
be affected by heat/cold 中暑/着凉
be affected with high fever 发高烧
[即学即练4]
(1)The amount of rain ______ the growth of crops.降雨量直接影响庄稼生
长。
(2)One of her lungs ____________ a little so that she has to rest.她的
一叶肺有些感染，所以她不得不休息。
(3)The audience ____________________ by his speech.
听众被他的演讲深深打动了。
affects , is affected , were deeply affected
5．appreciate vt. 欣赏；感激；喜欢
appreciation n. 欣赏；感激
appreciate sth. (thank sb.) 感激某事或某人
appreciatedoing sth.感激做某事
one/one's doing sth.感激某人做某事
I would appreciate it if... 如果……，我将不胜感激。
[即学即练5]
(1)He highly __________________________.
他非常感他的帮助。
(2)We shall ___________________________ you again.
我们将很高兴再次收到您的来信。
(3)I really ____________________________ to the party.
你能来参加这次聚会我太高兴了。
(4)I would ______________________ you could help me.
如果你能帮助我，我将不胜感激。
appreciated his help
appreciate hearing from
appreciate your coming
appreciate it if
6．succeed v．成功
success n. [U]成功；成就 [C]成功的人或事
successful adj. 成功的
successfully adv. 成功地
succeed in doing sth.
have success in doing sth.
be successful in doing sth.成功做某事
achieve great success 取得巨大的成功
sb./sth. is a success 成功的人或事
[即学即练6]
(1)We all _____________________ the mid－term examination.我们都成功地通过了期中考试。
(2)Failure is the mother of __________.失败是成功之母。
(3)He was _________________________ as a novelist.
他是非常成功的小说家。
succeeded in passing , success , a success
7．harm vt. & n．损害；危害
harmful adj.有害的
be harmful to＝do harm to
do sb. harm＝do harm to sb.对……有害
There is no harm in doing sth.
＝It does no harm (for sb.)to do sth.
做某事是个好主意(或没有坏处)。
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(1)The dog seems fierce, but it won’t ______ anyone.这条狗看上去很凶，但它不会伤害任何人。
(2)Fruit juice can ______________________ children’s teeth.
果汁可能损坏儿童的牙齿。
(3)He may say no, but ___________________________ asking.他可能拒绝，但问一问也无妨。
harm , be harmful to , there is no harm in
8．die out 灭亡，逐渐消失
die out 绝种，灭绝；熄灭；(风俗、习惯等)逐渐消失
die off(家族、种族等)相继死亡；(草木)先后枯死
die away(声音、光线、风等)渐弱，渐息，平息
die down(火、光线、兴奋、暴风雨等)渐弱，渐息；(声音)静下来
die of 指死于疾病、衰老、饥饿、悲伤等
die from 指由于外伤、外界原因、粗心、不注意、劳累过度等而死
[即学即练8]
(1) Scientists said that those plants ______ a century ago.
科学家们说那些植物一个世纪前就绝种了。
(2) Many old customs ___________________________.
许多古老的风俗正逐渐消失。
(3)If the snowstorm does not blow over, the cattle will ______________. 如果暴风雪不停息，牲畜就要死掉了。
(4)Open the air hole; the fire is ___________________.
把气孔打开，火要熄了。
died out , are dying out , die off , dying down
(5)Every winter some old people _______________ hypothermia.
每年冬天都有一些老人死于体温过低。
(6)Nowadays many people ________________ cancer.
现在有很多人死于癌症。
die from , die of
9．in danger (of...)处于危险之中
out of danger 脱离危险
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(1)The drowned girl was obviously
_________________________.
很明显，那个溺水的女孩的生命危在旦夕。
(2)The old house is _________________ collapse.
那所老房子有倒塌的危险。
(3)They were told at the hospital that their grandmother was _________________.
他们在医院得知他们的祖母已经脱离危险了。
in immediate danger , in danger of , out of danger
拓展：与 in/out of 搭配的短语
in order 有秩序
in sight 看得见
in trouble 在困境中
in line 成行(队)
in place 适合/当
in fashion 时尚out of order出故障(机器等工作不正常)
out of sight 看不见
out of trouble 摆脱困境
out of line 不成一直线
out of place 不合适
out of fashion 过时
10．protect...from/against... 保护……免受……(的伤害)
defend...from/against...保卫……以抵制……
keep sb. from doing
stop sb. (from) doing
prevent sb. (from) doing阻止某人做
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(1)Young plants should be well ______________ the cold.
幼苗必须被很好地保护以免受冻。
(2)The hen ___________ its young ___________ being attacked by the cat. 母鸡保卫小鸡使其免遭猫的袭击。
(3)Everyone should take up arms to __________ our country from invasion. 每个人都应当拿起武器保卫我们的国家不受侵犯。
(4)Nothing can ______ us ______ realizing our dreams.
什么也不能阻止我们实现梦想。
protected from , protected , against , defend , stop , from
提示：(1)protect against 和 protect from 意思相似，有时可互换。但是，
对于较大的事情，如：敌人的入侵、天灾等，常用 protect against, 对于较小
的事情常用 protect from.
(2)在 protect...from/against... 结构中，from和 against 后面常跟 sth.，
有时 against 后跟 being done 来强调动作的被动性。
(3)主动句中 prevent/stop...from...中的 from 可省略，在被动句中 from不
可省略，而 keep...from...中的 from无论是在主动句还是被动句中都不能省
略。
11．pay attention to 注意
Attention, please! 请注意！ (演讲用语)
(＝May I have your attention, please？)
attract/catch/draw/get one's attention to 吸引某人的注意
fix/focus/concentrate one's attention on 将注意力集中于
devote one's attention to 专心致志于
call one's attention to 唤起某人对……的注意
提示：以上短语中的 to、on都是介词，其后接名词、代词或动名词。
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(1)She ______________________________ her appearance.
她很注重外表。
(2)A great deal of attention has been ______________ protecting the environment.
人们已对保护环境投入很多精力。
paid much attention to , paid to
12．come into being 出现；形成；产生
bring...into being 使形成；使产生
for the time being 暂时；眼下
[即学即练12]
(1)We don't know when the universe ________________________.
我们不知道宇宙是何时形成的。
(2)Such a custom ______________________ long ago.
这种风俗很久以前就有了。