Unit4 What’s the best movie theater?19.sing the most beautifully 唱得最美妙 20.be up to 是……的职责；由……决定21.play a role 发挥作用；有影响 22.make up 编造（故事流言等）23.for example例如 24.take ...seriously认真对待用法集萃1. laugh v. & n. 笑We all laughed loudly when she made a joke. 她说了个笑话，我们都大声笑起来。
We all laughed at his joke. 听了他的笑话我们都笑起来。
He laughs best who laughs last. 谁笑在最后，谁笑得最好。
/不要高兴得太早。
（与at连用）嘲笑Don’t lau gh at him. 别嘲笑他。
People have often laughed at stories told by seamen. 人们常常嘲笑海员所讲的故事。
Everyone laughed at his foolish antics. 大家都笑他那种愚蠢的滑稽动作。
笑；笑声 We hada good laugh at his joke. 我们被他的笑话逗得哈哈大笑。
2. though conj. 虽然；纵然；即使；尽管 = althoughThough it was raining，he went there. 虽然当时正下着雨，他还是到那里去了。
Though he was poor he was happy. 虽然他很穷却很快乐。
注意：不能受汉语的影响，在though引导的从句后使用but。
如：Though he was poor，but he was happy.（误）though adv.. 不过，可是，然而，常用于句末，用逗号隔开。
Jim said that he would come, he didn’t , though.重点句子点拨：1.What’s the best clothes store in town?城里最好的的服装店是哪家？I think Miller’s is the best.我觉得米勒的服装店是最好的。
点拨1：此句中best 是good 的最高级形式，其前应加定冠词the。
点拨2：in town 在城镇，town前加不加任何冠词或修饰成分。
in the city 在城市， in the country 在乡村；在农村。
City/country 前加定冠词the。
例如： Do you like living in town or in the city? 你喜欢住在城镇还是住在城市里？点拨3：此句中Miller’s 是名词所有格的形式，表示场所、店铺等意义。
例如：the barber’s 理发店；the doctor’s 诊所；my uncle’s 我叔叔家。
点拨4：clothes 本身是复数形式，后面动词应用复数。
Clothing 是复合名词，衣服的总称，没有复数形式，后面动词应用单数。
例如：The clothes in that shop are expensive. 那家店的衣服贵。
All the clothing in the shop is very cheap. 这家店里的衣服很便宜。
2. It has the most comfortable seats.它有最舒适的座位。
You can sit the most comfortably because they have the biggest seats.因为它们有最大的座位所以你可以坐得最舒服。
点拨1： comfortable 为形容词，意为“舒适的”，用来修饰seats。
most comfortable 是它的最高级形式，在句中使用时，要在其最高级前加the.点拨2： comfortably 为comfortable的副词，意为“舒服地；舒适地”，用来修饰它前面的sit,即副词修饰动词之后，most comfortable 是它的最高级形式。
在句中使用时，其最高级前可以加the也可以不加。
[拓展]类似的词在本单元还有许多。
例如： beautiful－beautifully，cheap－cheaply，careful －carefully等。
3．It’s the closest to home.它离家最近。
点拨1：close 在此句中为形容词，意为“近的，接近的”，既可指时间，也可以指空间上的。
closest 为形容词 close的最高级形式。
其反义词为far, 近义词为near。
在表达“离……近”时用（be）close to 结构。
例如：The post office is close to the park. 邮局离公园近。
He sat close to us. 他挨着我们坐。
[拓展]① close与near都意为“近的”，但close比near表达的距离更近，相当于very near，可以近至几乎相接触，而near意为“附近的；邻近的。
”例如： My home is near our school.我家离我们学校很近。
② close还是一个动词，意为“关；关闭”。
其反义词为open。
例如： Please close the windows before leaving. 离开前请将窗户关上。
Don’t close your eyes, please. 请不要闭上眼睛。
点拨2：home 在这里为名词，意为“家”，包含“爱；温暖；舒适；安全”等意义，通常不用冠词修饰。
例如： Home is where the heart is.心在哪里，哪里就是家。
4．It’s always interesting to watch other people show their talents.观看别人展示他们的天赋总是很有趣。
典句必背1.It has the most comfortable seats. 它有最舒服的座位。
2.The DJs choose songs the most carefully. 那些音乐节目主持人们选择歌曲最细致。
3.How do you like it so far? 到目前为止你认为它怎么样？4.Thanks for telling me. 谢谢告诉我。
5.Which is the worst clothes store in town? 城镇里最差的服装店是哪一家？6.Everyone is good at something. 每个人都各有所长。
7.It’s always interesting to watch other people show their talents.观看别人展示他们的天赋总是很有趣。
8. All these shows have one thing in common. 所有这些节目有一个共同之处。
9. That’s up to you to decide. 这由你来决定。
10.However, and everybody enjoys watching these shows.然而，并不是所有的人都喜欢看这些节目。
经典范文背诵I was doing my homework when the earthquake started last night .I could feel the shaking of the whole building. Some books in my study fell to the floor from the bookcase. At the same time ,I heard a man shouting ，“Earthquake. Earthquake.” I quickly went into my parents’ bedroom and woke them up .And then we went downstairs in a hurry togethe r. Luckily, the earthquake was not strong enough. After the earthquake was over, the building was still there, and everyone in the building was still alive.巩固提升Ⅰ.单项选择(每小题1分，共15分)1．—This computer is really cheap.—The______，the better.I need money，you know.A．cheapest B．cheapC．cheaper D．dear2．The boy ______ very well in that play.A．acted B．actionC．actor D．activity3．A car is ______ than a truck.A．much light B．much lighterC．more light D．more lightest4．Which subject is ______，physics or chemistry?A．very interesting B．most interestingC．more interesting D．much interesting5．He ______ the prize ______ the running this year.A．made；on B．got；aboutC．won；for D．won；on6．Which is ______ season in Beijing？A．better B．bestC．the best D．the better7．______ good at something，but some people are talented.A．Everybody B．Nobody isC．Everybody is D．Everybody are8．—Is Yao Ming the best basketball player in China?—I think______.A．it B．soC．this D．that9．—Which is______，the sun，the moon or the earth?—Of course，the moon is.A．biggest B．the biggestC．smallest D．the smallest10．Canada is the second ______country in area in the world.A．strong B．strongestC．large D．largest11．—It's ______colder than it ______yesterday.—That's right.You'd better put on more clothes.A．much；was B．more；wasC．much；is D．more；is12．My math teacher is very ______ and she dances very ______.A．beautiful；beautiful B．beautiful；beautifullyC．beautifully；beautiful D．beautifully；beautifully13．Zhang Ming was catching up fast，too，but______.A．fast enough B．not enough fastC．not fast enough D．enough fast not14．Who did best of ______？A．the three B．the twoC．two D．the twins15．—It's very kind of you to help me find the house.—______.A．That's right B．Oh，noC．No problem D．Good-byeⅡ.完形填空(每小题2分，共20分)Dear Nancy，You asked about places to go and things to do in our town.The Downtown Mall is always __16__.It's a __17__ place in the oldest part of town.There are some good stores and restaurants there.__18__，Trendy Clothing Store is in Downtown Mall.It's a fun place to shop，and it has the __19__ quality clothes.The shop assistants are friendly __20__ people.My favorite __21__ in town is Nick's Restaurant.It is close to my house.It's cheap and the hamburgers there are great.I like Dragon City Restaurant，__22__.You can eat wonderful noodles there and the beef noodles are the most delicious！You must try the dumplings there，too！But it's more expensive than Nick's.The Big Cinema is the best cinema in town.It has the biggest screens and the most __23__seats.The Del Ray Complex is also a good place to see movies.It doesn't have __24__movies，but the tickets are the cheapest.Anyway，there are lots of things to do and to see e for a __25__ soon!Love，Kate 16．A.funny B．funC．dull D．expensive17．A.fishing B．skatingC．reading D．shopping18．A.So that B．For exampleC．Such as D．In fact19．A.better B．bestC．worse D．worst20．A.with B．forC．to D．at21．A.school B．restaurantC．hospital D．park22．A.too B．alsoC．either D．neither23．A.dangerous B．comfortableC．important D．boring24．A.the newer B．newerC．newest D．the newest25．A.visit B．seeC．walk D．dinnerⅢ.阅读理解(每小题2分，共30分)AThe Chinese New Year is the most important holiday for the Chinese people.For the Chinese，the New Year comes with the first day of the First Moon，between January 21 and February 19.People get ready for the holiday for fifteen days.Finally，at midnight it is the first day of the First Moon.People close the shops and the streets are empty.Everyone locks the doors and stays at home.It is an important time for the family.The younger people bow(鞠躬) to the older people.The Chinese call this Ke Tou.This means “to touch the ground with the forehead”．Then the younger people wish the older people a happy New Year.The older people give children gifts of money inside envelopes.The family then go to sleep.In the morning，people dress in their best clothes.Some people stay at home，others go out to pay a New Year Call.They are very polite and do not use bad words.It's the most important day of the year.26．“The Chinese New Year” in the passage means “______”．A．Mid-autumn B．the Spring FestivalC．Christmas Day D．the Dragon(龙)Boat Festival27．It takes about ______ to get ready for the Chinese New Year.A．a few days B．twelve daysC．half a month D．three weeks28．At midnight you can see ______ people in the street.Everyone stays at home.A．lots of B．hundreds ofC．many D．few29．The part of the face above the eyes and below the hair is the ______.A．ear B．foreheadC．nose D．mouth30．On the Chinese New Year's Day.What do people usually say to each other when they meet?A．Good luck! B．Best wishes!C．Good morning. D．Happy New Year!BOne day，John read an advertisement in a newspaper.It said，“Wanted.The best salesman in the world.”John thought he was a great salesman and went to ask for the job.“I'm the best salesman in the world，” he said to the manager.“Give me the job.”“You must prove you are the best，”the manager said.“OK，I will，”John said.“Good.”The manager took several boxes of sweets out of his desk.“Last week I bought a thousand boxes of sweets.If you can sell them all before the end of the week，you can have the job，”said the manager.“That's easy，”John said.He took the boxes of sweets and left the office.Every day and every day he went from shop to shop，trying to sell the sweets.But he couldn't sell one.The sweets were too bad for him to se ll.At the end of the week he went back to the manager.“I'm sorry，sir，”he said，“I was wrong about myself.I'm not the best salesman in the world，but I know who is.”“Oh，”said the manager.“Who？”“The person who sold you a thousand boxes of the sweets.”31.The manager told John______.A．he could start work at onceB．he was the best salesman in the worldC．he wasn't a good salesmanD．he must show he was the best salesman in the world32．John could get the job if______.A．he sold a thousand boxes of sweetsB．he gave away a thousand boxes of sweetsC．he sent the manager a thousand boxes of sweetsD．he bought a thousand boxes of sweets from the manager33．Choose the right order of the story ______.(1)John went to ask for the job.(2)John told the manager who the best salesman really was.(3)John read an advertisement in a newspaper.(4)John went to sell the sweets.A．(1)(3)(2)(4) B．(3)(1)(4)(2)C．(3)(1)(2)(4) D．(4)(1)(2)(3)34．From this story we can know that______.A．John didn't get the jobB．John was a good sellerC．the manager was a good sellerD．the advertisement was a good one35．John couldn't sell the sweets because______.A．he was not a good salesmanB．the sweets were too badC．he wanted to send them to his friendsD．nobody liked sweetsCWe Want the Best!We did a survey of things that interest young people today.This is what they told us.Most of the cafes in town are good，but The Turk's Delight，the newest cafe to open here，is the most popular.It is also the most expensive，but the coffee is the best and the chairs are the most comfortable.What's more，the music they play in the cafe is the best.The cell phone that everyone wants to buy is the V-Phone.This is the coolest phone around because it is like a computer.It has the most extras.You can take photos，make videos，check your e-mail，and of course，make phone calls.And what video game is the best today？Well everyone agrees it is Viper Boy.It has the best graphics(图画)，the most realistic(栩栩如生)sound and the most interesting story.The best Name ReasonsCafe 36.______ 37.______Cell phone V-phone 38.______Video game 39.______ 40.______Ⅳ.根据首字母提示完成单词(每小题1分，共5分)41．Some people are talented and c______.42．Let's go out to breathe f______ air.43．My cousin g______ me this picture book yesterday.44．In the old days，people lived a p______ life.45．He goes to the t______ to enjoy Beijing Opera once a week.Ⅴ.用所给词的正确形式填空(每小题1分，共5分)46．It's fun ______(watch) people show their talents.47．When people watch the show，they usually play a role in ______(decide) the winner.48．The talent shows can give people a way ______(make) dreams come true.49．Not all people enjoy those______(song)．50．You can sit ______(comfortable) here and relax.Ⅵ.补全对话，有两项多余(每小题1分，共5分)A．Because it has the best clothing.B．It has the worst music.C．What's the best clothing store?D．Because it has the most interesting music.E．But Easy Listening 979 AM is the most popular.F．Just listen to their commercials.G．What's the best radio station?Reporter：Hi，I'm doing a survey for the Bedford Daily News. 51.______Boy：I guess Jammin 107 FM is the best.Reporter：Why?Boy：52.______It's much better than the other stations in town.Reporter：What about Oldies 102.1 FM?Boy：Well，I think Oldies 102.1 FM is very bad.53.______Reporter：I heard that.54.______Boy：Not for me.Reporter：Why not?Boy：55.______They're worse than the commercials of All Talk 970 AM!Ⅶ.书面表达(共20分)上周，我们进行了一次“我市的一些好场所”的问卷调查，请你根据下面表格所提供的信息写一份调查报告。
