SectionA 语言知识精讲
重点词汇讲解
1.up to now 直到现在
up to now he’s been quiet
up to now we’ve finished two thirds of the work
up to now 在句中做时间状语，句子一般用现在完成时
2.humour n.
eg:Our teacher hass a sense of humour
【单词积累】
humourous adj.
humourless adj.
humourist n.
【搭配拓展】
have a( good) sense of humour
lack humour
see the humour
3.break
eg:.They planned to break into the bank that day
As the president’s car arrived ,the crowd broke into loud
思维拓展
Break down使崩溃；毁坏，放弃抵抗；分解；出故障；身体出毛病
Break into/in 破门而入，突然发生
Break up 关系破裂，驱散人群
Break out 火灾，战争突然爆发
Break off 折断树枝，停止工作
Break through 突破障碍，穿越
例题演练：
1.Will you attend the meeting tomorrow afternoon?
-------I the invitation up to now.
A.haven’ t received
B. Won’t receive
C. will not have received
D. didn’t receive
2.I can’t stand people .
A. with no sense of humour
B. who have no sense of humour
C. who lack humour
D. all the above
3.News reports say peace talks between the two countries with no agreement reached.
A. have broken down
B. have broken out
C. have broken in
D. have broken up
4.Shall we our work and have a rest or have some tea please?
A. break into
B. braek out
C. break up
D. break off
4.content
1).adj.满意的，满足的常用的结构为be content with/to do sth
eg: She was content to step down after four years as cheif executive.
2).vt.使……满意或满足
eg: He contented himself with a piece of cake.
3) n.文学作品的主要内容或容器中所容纳的东西
The contents of my desk drawer
【思维拓展】
Be content with
Be content to do sth
Be content that…
Content and form
Protein content
A high sugar content
Perfect content
4.astonish vt.使惊讶，使惊异
eg:It will astonish you to hear what I paid for this ring.
【拓展】
Astonishing adi
Astonished adj
Be astoninshed at sth
Be astonished to do sth
To one’s astonishment
5.failure n.失败，失败的人
eg:failure is the mother of the success.
He is a failure at his career.
【拓展】
1) vt.失败，不及格Your plans failed
2）vt.使人失望，舍弃Words failed me.
6.overcome.克服，解决，征服
【思维拓展】
Overcome the enemy
Overcome the bad habit
Overcome difficulties
例题演练
1.Words me when I wanted to express my thank to him for having saved my
son from the buring house.
A. failed
B. left
C. discouraged
D. disappointed
2.I think party is failure. What about you?
On the countrary, I think it’s success.
A. / a the
B. a the the
C. the a a
D. the a the
3. We’ll that difficulty when we get to it.
A. get did
B. do with
C. overcome
D. go over
4.He a strong temptation to run away.
A. rid
B. overcomed
C. attained
D. overcame
7.difficulty.n.困难，难事
【思维拓展】
Have/find difficulty (in)doing sth
Have trouble/a hard time (in)doing sth
Without difficulty
Be in difficulty
8.
in search of
Seach for
Search sp.for sth.
They are in search of the lost boy in the forest
I am in search of the lost necklace in the room.
【思维拓展】
In charge of
In favour of
In need of
In place of
9.pick out
1)分辨出，精心挑出
It was just possible to pick out the hut on the side of the mountain
2)精心挑选
He picked out the ripest peach for me
3)找出，认识到
Read the play again and pick out the major theme.
【词组拓展】
吃一点点，无食欲地吃
Pick on 嘲笑
Pick up 捡起，接人，改善，学会
10.cut off
分离，隔离；突然停止，中断，切断
The child was almost cut off from the outside world.
The water was cut off two hours yesterday.
11.direct
