北师大版高中英语模块三Unit8词汇学习学案正式版.doc

UNIT 8 ADVENTURE
WARM UP
1. adventure
adventurer/ adventurous
an adventure story/trip
Tom had a lot of adventures in the desert.
2.desert
the Sahara Desert
This area of the country is mostly desert.
He deserted her for another woman.
The birds have deserted their nest.
a deserted village
3.hike(n./v.)
go on a ten-mile hike
go hiking
do some hiking
hiker
4.take off
The plane took off despite the fog.
He took off his coat.
Sales of the home computers have taken off in recent years.
She took two days off.
5. major
There are two major political parties in the US.
a major road
Smoking is one of the major causes of cancer
He majored in math at university.
Her major is chemistry.
6.wild
wild animals
The crowd went wild with delight.
bewild about sth=go crazy about
7.tiring
a tiring journey
The work is tiring.
I am tired of hearing your old story.
I am tired with running. I want to have a rest.
Lesson One
1. horizon
A ship appeared on the horizon.
2.route
We drove home by a roundabout route.
3.accommodation
find suitable accommodation
accommodate
This hotel can accommodate up to 500 guests.
4.maximum(minimum)
the maximum temperature
5.altitude
We are flying at an altitude of 2000 feet.
6.extra
extra pay for extra work
The football match went into extra time.
7.option
optional
I have little option but to go.
He did it because he had no other option
optional subjects at school
8.right now=at this moment
9.differ (v.)
In this respect French differs from English.
He differs from his brother in many ways.
I’m sorry to differ with you on/about that problem.
be different from
10.anxious
anxiously
anxiety
be anxious about/for her son’s health/safety
be anxious for=be eager for
He is anxious for success.
be anxious to do=be eager to do
She is anxious to meet her mother again.
11. fit
This coat fits me well./perfectly.(vt.)
The trousers don’t fit.(vi.)
This coat is a beautiful/nice fit.(n.)
He is fit for the job.(adj.)
The water in the well is not fit to drink.
He does exercise to keep fit every day.
I need to fit a lock on the door.
fit in (with)
12. The meat cooks slowly.
The vegetables are cooking
My mother cooked me the meal.
13.while (we are) on a…
Look out for cars while(you are) crossing the street.
When ____ according to the instructions, the drug has no side effect.(take)
Lesson Two
1. extremeextremely
extreme sports
a supporter of the extreme left
show extreme patience
2. in order to do
so as to
in order that
so that
3. gymnasticsgymnasium(gym)
4. similarsimilarity
be similar to
similarities in age and background
5. upside down
hold a book upside down
The thief turned the house upside down.
walk upside down on the ice
6. exactexactly
That’s exactly what I expected.
Your answer is exactly right.
7. risk
You can’t get rich without taking risks.
The whole future of the company is at risk.
People risk their lives to do extreme sports.
They risk getting caught in the storm.
8. exciteexcitementexcited
excitedlyexciting
9. various(adj)
tents in various shapes and sizes
for various reasons
various kinds of
a variety of reasons
10.flow
Her tears flowed down her cheeks.
Blood flows round the body.
Offers of help flowed into the office
10. equipequipment
equip …with
office equipment
11. dull
All work and no play make Jack a dull boy. 沉闷的，无趣的
dull weather阴沉的
dull colour 暗淡的
12．preferpreference
She has a preference for blue.
show preference for sth
13.turn up
We arranged to meet at the cinema at 7, but he failed to turn up.
I can’t hear the radio very well; could you turn it up a bit?
14.back out
It is too late to back out of the deal.
If he has promised to come, he will not back out.
15.get across
He is good at getting his ideas across (to other people)
Your meaning didn’t really get across.
16. jog
He goes jogging every day.
17.I decided to take up bungee jumping and now I am really into it.
take up time/space
Her time is fully taken up with writing.
take up golf
He decided to take up photography as his career.
18.set up a tent / a lab/a fund
19. go up
The price is going up
The curtain goes up
20.be keen on
21.go through
He starts the day by going through the mail.检查，查看
The bill went through. 被通过
Let’s go through the argument again. 审阅，讨论
go through all kinds of difficulties
go through a lot of money用完
go through with
He has determined to go through with the marriage despite his parents’ opposition.
Lesson Three
1. emperorempressempire
2. court
The prisoner was brought to court for trial.
go to court
a tennis court
3.in turn
We went in turn to be examined by the doctor.
The customer praised the manager, who, in turn, praised his staff.
by turns
He gets cheerful and depressed by turns.
take turns to do/doing
take turns at sth
It is one’s turn to do
4.amaze amazed amazing
amazement
I was _____at the girl’s height.
The other day we saw a car running at ____ speed on the highway.
5.confuseconfusedconfusing
confusion
He confused me by asking so many questions.
Don’t confuse Austria with Australia.
Her unexpected arrival confused all our plans.
The old lady easily gets ____.
The instructions on the box are very _____.
6.break out
Fire broke out during the night.
The American Civil War broke out in 1861.
7. dictation
have a dictation of the new words
shorthand dictation速记
8. stand by
How can you stand by and let him treat his son like that?
I’ll stand by you whatever happens.
She still stands by every word she said.
9.statestatement
state one’s views
The president told the reporter that he wanted to stand by his earlier statements.
10. quantity
He prefers quality to quantity.
It’s cheaper to buy goods in quantity.
It’s cheaper to buy goods in large quantities.
A large quantity of money is spent on the equipment.
Quantities of apples were on the table.
Large quantities of wheat are being sent abroad.
12. do trade with
Early explorers traded directly with the Indians.
The firm trades in arms/furs and skins.
She traded her roll-skates溜冰鞋 for Yom’s portable radio.
13. seat
take one’s seat
be seated, please!
She seats herself on the sofa.
a hall that seats 500 people
I saw a boy seated at the back of the classroom.
I saw a boy sitting at the back of the classroom.
13. available
Tickets are available at the box office.
You will be informed when the book becomes available.
I’m available in the afternoon.
14. reply
reply to a letter/question
15.be put into prison
be sent to prison
Lesson Four
1. on one’s way home/back
on one’s way to the post office
2. in preparation for
make preparations for
They put chairs in the school hall in preparation for the concerts.
3. pull/push the sledge
4. Norway…Norwegian
5. break down
My car broke down on the way home.
Her health broke down under the pressure of work.
The peace talks broke down without reaching any agreement.
Chemicals in the body break our food down into useful things.
6. shock
The news of his mother’s death was a terrible shock to him.
I was shocked at the news of …
I was shocked to hear that…
shocking news
7. goal
reach one’s goal in life
achieve a goal
score a goal
goalkeeper
8. ambition ambitious
achieve/realize one’s ambitions
have great ambitions
9. exhausted
He was exhausted.
10. run out
run out of
use up
The petrol is running out.
We are running out of petrol.
The money has been used up.
11. distantdistance
in the distant past
distant planets
distant relatives
a distant memory
distance learning
12. carry on sth
carry on doing sth
carry on with sth
13. within
He will be back within two hours.

The beach is within walking distance of my house.
14. function
The machine does not function properly.
Despite the power cut, the hospital continued to function normally.
15. patiencepatientimpatienceimpatientimpatiently
16. nationality
What is your nationality?
take/have French nationality
17. aim
He went to London with the aim of finding a job.
take careful aim at
He aimed his gun at the target.
The government is aiming at a 50% reduction in unemployment.
She is aiming at a scholarship.
These measures are aimed at preventing violent crime.
18. have difficulty (in) doing sth
have difficulties with sth
19. at one time
at a time
at times
They were friends _______.
She ran up the stairs two ______.
He can be really bad-tempered _____.
at all times
at the same time
Communication Workshop
1. transport
transport goods by lorry
2. observeobservationobserver
The police observed the man entering/enter the bank.
The woman was observed to follow him closely.
3. disadvantage
I was at a disadvantage compared to the younger members of the team.
I hope my lack of experience won’t be to my disadvantage.
4. staff
the hotel staff
the school staff
I have a staff of ten
5.shelter
take/seek shelter from the rain
get under shelter
6. limit v.限制，限定
n. 限制，限定，界限
limit your article to 3000 words
I’ m willing to help within limits.适当地，在一定范围内，有限度地
without limit无限制地
test the limits of what humans can do极限
Only a limited number of places are available.
limited limitless
limitation限定，局限，缺陷

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