in the newspaper 在报纸上
more than
超过；多于
第三版
Chapter 3
Words & phrases
Ⅰ. 根据要求写出相应的单词或短语。 1. exist (过去式) __e_x_is_t_e_d__ 2. human being (复数) _h_u_m__a_n_b_e_i_n_g_s 3. gentle (副词) __g_e_n_t_ly______ 4. plant (动词) ___p_la_n__t _____ 5. fierce (反义词) __g_e_n_tl_e____ 6. found (过去式) __fo_u_n__d_e_d__
第二版 【亲身体验】
1. exist
Ⅰ. 用exist的适当形式将下列句子补完整。
a. 这个小女孩只靠牛奶生存了十年。
The little girl _e_x_i_s_te_d__ only on milk for
ten years.
b. 不管你喜欢与否，这个世界照样存在。
The world _e_x_is_t_s, whether you like it or not.
c. 你相信有鬼的存在吗？
Do you believe in the _ex_i_s_te_n_c_e_ of ghosts?
Ⅱ. 同义句转换。
d. We cannot exist without air, food or
water.
_W__e_c_a_n_n_o_t_l_iv_e__w_i_th_o_u__t _a_ir_,_f_o_o_d_o_r_____ _w_a_t_e_r.___ 【小贴士】 exist意为“存在；生存；生活”，是不及 物 动词，近义词是live，其名词形式是 existence。 exist on 表示“靠……生存；靠……生活”；
2. find & found
【亲身体验】 用find和found的适当形式填空。 a. The town was _fo_u_n_d__ed__/_f_o_u_n_d_ by English
settlers (殖民者) in 1790. b. I looked everywhere and at last I
__f_o_u_n_d__ the toy. c. — Did you __f_i_n_d___ the English club?
— Yes, it is on Renmin Road. Some young people _fo_u_n_d__ed__ it two years ago.
【小贴士】 found作动词，有“创建；创办；建立” 之意， 相当于build, set up等，其过去式为 founded；found也是find的过去式，意为 “发现；找到”。 另外，found sth. on sth. 表示“某事物建立 在另一事物的基础上”，通常用于被动语 态，be founded on 表示“建立在……基础 上”，相当于be based on。如：a novel founded on fact 根据事实写成的小说
Ⅱ. 同义句转换。 1. The desk is as long as that one.
_T_h_e_d_e_s_k__is__th_e__s_a_m_e__le_n_g_t_h_a_s__th_a_t__o_n_e_.
2. His bag isn’t as big as mine.
_H_i_s_b_a_g__is__sm__a_l_le_r_t_h_a_n__m__in_e_._/_M__y__b_a_g_ _is__b_ig_g_e_r__th_a_n__h_i_s._
7. mend (同义词) __f_i_x________ 8. roof (复数) __ro_o_f_s_________ 9. container (动词) ____c_o_n_t_a_in_____ 10. die (现在分词) ____d_y_in_g______
Ⅱ. 汉译英。
1. 查找 _lo_o_k__u_p__________ 2. 灭绝 _d_ie_o_u__t __________ 3. 全年 _a_ll_y_e_a_r__ro_u_n__d____ 4. 毕业 _le_a_v_e_s_c_h_o_o_l______
C. look it at D. look after it
【要点链接】 look up 意为“查找”，up为副词，当其 宾语是代词时，代词应置于look up中间， 即“look+pron.+up”；当宾语是名词时，可 以置于look up之间或look up之后。如：
You can look up her address in the
notebook.
= You can look her address up in the
notebook. 你可以在笔记本中查到她的地址。
look up还有“向上看”的意思。如：
Please look up at the moon! How beautiful
it is! 抬头看月亮，多漂亮啊！ 由look构成的常用短语有： look at (看)； look for (寻找)； look after (照看)
night. d. The children were _a_m__u_s_e_d_ by the story
about the cat.
【小贴士】 amuse 作动词，意为“逗(某人)笑；使消 遣；使发笑；使愉快”；amusement是名 词，意为“消遣；娱乐活动；乐趣”； amusing 是形容词，意为“有趣的；好玩的； 引人发笑的”； amused 是形容词，意为“愉快的；顽皮的； 被逗乐的”。
= This ruler is shorter than that one. = That ruler is longer than this one.
下面是常用的形容词和与之对应的名词：
形容词
名词
big / small tall / high
long heavy
size height length weight
Ⅲ. 根据汉语提示完成句子。 1. Man cannot __e_x_i_s_t __ (生存) without air. 2. It’s so easy that __e_v_e_n___ (甚至) a child
can answer it. 3. Our horse is very __g_e_n_tl_e__ (温顺的), so
5. 以……为基础 _b_e_b__a_se_d__o_n_…_____ 6. 了解到 _le_a_r_n__a_b_o_u_t______ 7. 人类 _h_u_m__a_n_b_e_i_n_g_s____ 8. 同时 _a_t_th__e_s_a_m_e__ti_m__e__ 9. 递送邮件 _d_e_li_v_e_r_m__a_il______ 10. 为某人买某物 _b_u_y_s_b_._s_t_h_. ______
3. amusement
【亲身体验】 用amusement的适当形式填空。 a. Let’s meet in front of the _a_m_u__se_m__e_n_t park. b. They talked to him and tried to _a_m_u_s_e_
him. c. We saw a very _a_m__u_s_in_g__ movie last
【其他短语】
a number of 许多
all year round 全年
amusement park 游乐园
as small as… 像……一样小
as big as…
像……一样大
aபைடு நூலகம் the same time 同时
be born
出生
be based on… 以……为基础
for fun
为了消遣；为了好玩
She is going to buy her mother a pair of
gloves as a birthday gift.
= She is going to buy a pair of gloves for
her mother as a birthday gift. 她打算给妈妈买一双手套作为生日礼物。
【要点链接】 as….as 表示“与……一样……”，两个 as中间用形容词或副词原级，其否定形式 为not as… as，表示“不如……”，也可以用 not so… as。 如：
He is as careful as Nancy. 他和南希一样细心。
My home is not as / so far as yours from here. 我家没有你家离这儿远。 “as +形容词+as”= the same+名词+as。 如：
【一试身手】
点击1
选择填空。
— Excuse me, could you tell me the
meaning of “fierce”?
— Sorry, I don’t know. You can _____ in
the dictionary.
A. look it up B. look for it
【一试身手】 单项选择。
点击4
1. The poor boy died ________ lung cancer (肺癌) at last.
A. of B. for C. out D. in
2. In a cold winter, wild animals can die ________ lack (缺乏) of food.
点击3
【一试身手】 Ⅰ. 根据汉语提示，完成下列各句。 1. 李明和张涛一样高。