一、核心单词
１．transport n．&vt. 运送；运输
２．persuade vt. 说服；劝说
３．finally adv. 最后；终于
４．fond adj. 喜爱的；慈爱的；宠爱的
５．shortcoming n. 缺点（一般用其复数形式）
6．attitude n. 态度；看法
7．forecast n．&vt. 预测；预报
8．valley n. （山）谷；流域
9．view n. 风景；视野；见解
vt. 观看；注视；考虑
１0．disadvantage n．不利条件；不便之处→advantage n．（反义词）有利条件；优势
１１．graduate vi.毕业n．大学毕业生→graduation n．毕业
１２．determine vt.决定；确定；下定决心→determined adj.坚决的；有决心的→determination n．决心
１３．reliable adj.可信赖的；可靠的→rely vi.依靠；依赖
１４．prefer vt.更喜欢；选择某事物（而不选择其他事物）→preference n．偏爱；爱好
１５．organize vt.组织；成立→organizer n．组织者→
organization n．组织→organized adj.有组织的
●语境运用（用所给词的适当形式填空）
１．I'd like very much to go with you，but there is a problem of transportation （transport）as we have such a small car for all of us.
２．When he retired three years ago，he persuaded （persuade）his church music director to take him as a student.
３．He tried many times and finally （final）succeedeＤ．
４．I'm sure to tell you that I'm very fond of Maurice.
５．The peak is surrounded by deep valleys（valley），which keep a warm climate throughout the year.
6．It's time to change your attitude（attitude）to women now.
7．To our unhappiness，temperatures were forecasted （forecast）to ４0℃.
8．My brother is a graduate in physics，and he graduated from Beijing University last year.I still remember the day when we went to his graduation．（graduate）
9．Mr.Smith，who is a very organized person，works as the president of a large international organization．He is busy organizing a conference to be held next week with his assistants.（organize）
１0．Li Hua is a young man with great determination．He determined to go to Tibet after graduation.Determined never to come back before he could make a big fortune，he left home without saying a worＤ．（determine）
二、重点短语
１．ever since 自从；自……以后
２．care about 关心；忧虑；惦念
３．be fond of 喜爱；喜欢
４．change one's mind 改变主意
５．make up one's mind 下决心；决定
6．give in 投降；屈服；让步
7．as usual 照常
8．at midnight 在午夜
9．be dressed in ... 穿着……
１0．feel like 喜欢；想要
●语境运用（用上述短语的适当形式填空）
１．They recycle their garbage because they care about the environment.
２．Officials say that they won't give in to the workers' demands.
３．As usual，I helped him carry his bags into his study.
４．Thanks to your encouragement，I made continuous
progress in math，and finally made up my mind to study it in the university.
５．He came here for a holiday several years ago and he's lived here ever since．
三、经典句式
１．Although she didn't know the best way of getting to places，she insisted that she organize the trip properly.（insist后宾语从句用虚拟语气）
２．When I told her the air would be hard to breathe and it would be very cold，she said it would be an interesting experience.（主语＋be＋adj.＋动词不定式的主动形式）３．Once she has made up her mind，nothing can change it.（once引导状语从句）
４．A determined person always tries to finish the job，no matter how hard it is.（no matter how引导让步状语从句）
●语境运用（用上述句型结构仿写下列句子）
１．校方坚持主张一所好的学校应该有严格的规章制度。
The school insisted a good school should have strict rules and regulations.
２．尽管这个问题很难解决，但我并没有放弃，因为我坚信“有志者事竟成”。
Even though the problem was hard to settle，I didn't give up.Because I firmly believed that “Where there is a will，there is a way.”
３．一旦你有了自信心，迟早你会成功的。
Once you have confidence，you will succeed sooner or later.
４．无论旅途多么艰辛，只要我能接近大自然，我就不在乎。
No matter how hard the journey is，as long as I get close to nature，I don't care.
[综合技能提升]
一、单元语法专练（现在进行时表将来）
单句语法填空
１．Please call the station to make sure when the earliest train leaves （leave）．
２．At this time next year we'll be having （have）our holiday in Beijing.
３．The police have put up posters around the city with photos of the man they are seeking （seek）in connection with the killing of a customer outside a bank.
４．My headache is killing （kill）me.It seems that the medicine I have taken doesn't work at all.
５．See！The strange man I saw yesterday is walking （walk）around my house again.Should
I call the police？
二、情景交际（祝愿）
１．—I'll go to France for a holiday next month.
—Great！！
Ａ．Good luck Ｂ．Best wishes
Ｃ．Glad to see you again Ｄ．Have a good time
２．—I got that job I wanted at the public library.
—！That's good news.
Ａ．Go ahead Ｂ．Cheers
Ｃ．Congratulations Ｄ．Come on
【答案】１．D ２．C
三、教材语法填空
根据P１8课文内容，在空白处填入１个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Wang Kun and Wang Wei are brother and sister.They have dreamed about １．taking （take）a great bike trip.After ２．graduating （graduate）from college，they finally got the chance to take a bike trip.It was Wang Wei ３．who/that first had the idea to cycle along the entire Mekong River，４．whose source is in Qinghai Province.Despite all the difficulties，Wang Kun and Wang Wei were ５．determined （determination）to begin their journey at an altitude of 6．more （much）than ５，000 metres in Qinghai Province.Before their trip，they found a large atlas with good maps 7．showing （show）details of world geography.From it they were 8．surprised
（surprise）to learn that half of the Mekong River is in ChinＡ．When it enters Southeast Asia，it travels slowly through low valleys to the plains 9．where rice grows.At last，the river delta enters １0．the South China Sea.
四、书面表达（电子邮件）
假定你是李华，计划和同学去敬老院（nursing home）陪老人们过重阳节（the Double Ninth Festival）。请给外教露西写封邮件，邀她一同前往，内容包括：
１．出发及返回时间；
２．活动：包饺子、表演节目等。
注意：１．词数90左右；
２．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
３．结束语已为你写好。
Looking forward to your reply.
Yours，
Li Hua [参考范文]
Dear Lucy，
I'd like to invite you to join us for a visit to the nearby nursing home next Saturday for the Double Ninth Festival.We'll go and make dumplings and cakes with the elderly people there.We'll also spend some fun time together singing，dancing and playing games，which we hope will make them happy.We should be back around ４o'clock in the afternoon.If you are able to come with us，please let us know and we'll wait for you at the school gate at 9 in the morning.
Looking forward to your reply.
Yours，Li Hua