结合中考考点，分析、筛选单元重难点词汇及句子，联系新旧知识，掌握词汇用法、搭配及变形，理清句子意思及结构。讲解配有练习，每道习题均别具匠心，针对性强，全面、系统巩固所学知识。
1. pronounce
意为"发音",为及物动词，其后要跟宾语。如：
我不知道这个城镇的名字怎么发音。
【链接】名词形式为发音，它既可作可数名词也可作不可数名词。如：
这三种发音哪一种最常用？
他的发音正在改善。
【运用】用发音的适当形式填空
他刚才清楚地_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _了这些话。
(2)她的_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _很优秀。
这个词有两种不同的______。
(4)在这个国家的这个地区，人们对这个词有不同的理解。
2. patient
作形容词，意为"有耐心的",短语对某人有耐心。意为"对某人有耐心"。
【拓展】反义词为不耐烦，意为"不耐烦的";名词形式为耐心。
作名词，意为"病人",为可数名词。
【运用】用病人的适当形式填空，并写出其汉语意思
(1)老师对幼儿和蔼可亲。( )
这位医生有几个朋友等着给他看病。( )
我们已经失去了他的一切。( )
(4)她是刘博士的_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _之一。( )
(5)不要这么_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _!公共汽车马上就要到了。( )
3. look up
意为：(在词典、参考书中或通过电脑)查阅；抬头看。
【链接】看看看；寻找寻找；照顾照顾；注意当心，小心；环顾四周四处看看；浏览浏览；看起来像看起来像
【运用】单项选择
蒂姆，我们打算去北京度假。请在网上______一些信息。
―好的。
A.看乙。看c。照看d。向上看
(2)―"一带一路"是什么意思？
――让我在新词典中列出这些词。
A.看乙。找c。照看d。向上看
(3) 4G互联网让我们轻松快捷地______信息成为可能。
A.看起来像乙。照看c。环顾四周d。看透
4. born
作动词，意为"出生",与其相关的短语有：出生于某地（出生于某地);出生于/出生于时间（出生于某时);天生具有（天生具有);出生于.（出生于……的家庭);生于/生于
... (生身父母是……)。【运用】介词填空
(1) She was born _______ a very musical family.
(2) The writer was born _______ 1850.
(3) She was born _______ American parents.
(4) The child was born _______ a weak heart.
5. attention
意为“注意；关注”，与其相关的短语有：①pay attention to，其中to是介词，后面可接名词、动词-ing形式等；②turn one's attention to sth. (转移某人的注意力到某事上)；③catch / draw one's attention to sth. (让某人注意某物)。
【运用】完成句子
(1) 她没有注意到那个问题。
She didn't _______ _______ _______ _______ _______.
(2) 请注意按时归还你的书。
Please _______ _______ _______ _______ your books on time.
6. It's too hard to understand spoken English.
该句中too ... to ... 结构不是表示“太……而不能……”，句中it是形式主语，不定式短语to understand spoken English是真正的主语。此句型结构为“It’s +adj. (+for sb.)+ to do sth.”意为“(对某人来说)做某事是……的”。本课中还出现了此句型结构，如It is not enough to just study hard。注意该句也不是 ... enough to ... (足够……能……)的句型。
【链接】it还可作形式宾语，如本课中句子Why did Wei Fen find it difficult to learn English?
【运用】单项选择
(1) ―Mario, your mobile phone is ringing.
―Wait a minute. It's dangerous for us ______ it while crossing the street.
A. answering B. to answer C. answer D. answered
(2) It's necessary for you ______ the classroom clean, class.
A. keep B. keeping C. to keep
(3) Do you think ______ acceptable (可接受的) for a group of women to dance to loud music on the square near your house?
A. it B. that C. this D. its
(4) The Chinese government has made ______ possible for people to live happy lives.
A. that B. this C. it
◆意为：①增加(体重)；发胖；其反义词为lose；②上演；演出；③穿上；戴上。
◆与put有关的其他短语：put away (收起来)；put down (放下)；put in (插话)；put off (推迟)；put out (熄灭)；put up (张贴)；put up with (忍受；容忍)
【运用】
Ⅰ. 选出划线部分的汉语意思
A. 增加(体重)；发胖 B. 上演；演出 C. 穿上；戴上
( )1. The students are putting on a dance.
( )2. He put on his best clothes for the party.
( )3. She has put on several kilos.
Ⅱ. 单项选择
1. The school sports meeting will be _______ because of the heavy rain.
A. put up B. put on C. put off
2. ―Have you heard of the big fire that broke out on Huaguo Mountain at Qingming Festival?
―Yes. Luckily, hundreds of firemen went there and _______ the fire immediately.
A. put off B. put away C. put down D. put out
3. ―Oh, my God! I have _______ five pounds.
―Don't worry. It's normal for a growing teenage girl.
A. put up B. put off C. put on D. put down
2. lie & lay
【运用】用lie或lay的适当形式填空
(1) Tim is an honest boy. He never _______.
(2) My hen _______ two eggs today.
(3) When the guests came in, I was _______ the table.
(4) Shenzhen _______ in the south of China.
(5) After long hours' work, he often _______ on the beach and has a rest.
(6) I wonder who _______ an oven on the table.
3. dead, die, death & dying
【运用】用die的适当形式填空
(1) His grandma has been _______ for two years.
(2) The lovely cat _______ on a cold night and its owner was very sad.
(3) Look at the _______ dog; its mouth is still open.
(4) His _______ was sudden and all of us were shocked completely.
4. treat
◆作动词，意为：①招待；请(客)，短语treat sb. to sth.意为“用某物招待某人”。 ②对待，短语treat ... as ... 意为“把……看作……；把……视为……”。
◆作名词，意为“款待；招待”， 短语be one's treat意为“由某人请客”。
【运用】完成句子
(1) 我请客，你想吃什么？
It's _______ _______; what would you like?
(2) 我请你吃午饭。
I'll _______ _______ _______ _______.
(3) 刚才我把他的话视为一种警告。
I _______ his words _______ a warning just now.
5. end up
意为“最终成为；最后处于”，与其相关的短语有：①end up with (以……结束)；②end up doing sth. (以做某事结束)。
【运用】完成句子
(1) 昨天我们的晚餐以水果和咖啡结束。
We _______ _______ our dinner _______ fruit and coffee yesterday.
(2) 结果所有的活儿都由我一个人干了。
I _______ _______ _______ all the work myself.
6. But behind all these things lies the true meaning of Christmas: ...
本句是一个倒装句。表示地点或方位的介词(短语)或副词置于句首，且句子的主语是名词(短语)时，句子要用完全倒装，且主谓须一致。如：
There comes the bus.
By the window sat a young man with a magazine in his hand.
【运用】完成句子
(1) 那儿站着一位高个男士。
_______ _______ a tall man.
(2) 她的朋友Jim就在这些人当中。
_______ _______ _______ _______ her friend Jim.
7. 巧记单词 (黑体词为本单元新学)
strange (奇怪的；陌生的)→stranger (陌生人)
god (上帝；神)→goddess (女神)
tradition (传统)→traditional(传统的)
novel (小说)→novelist (小说家)
busy (忙碌的)→business (生意；商业)
punish (惩罚)→punishment (惩罚)
warm (→warmth (温暖；暖和)
二者均可意为“建议；提议”，它们的主要用法如下：
①suggest / advise doing sth.意为“建议做某事”；
②suggest / advise+(that)从句(从句中谓语多由should构成或用动词原形)；
③advise sb. (not) to do sth. 意为“建议某人(不)做某事”。
【运用】
Ⅰ. 完成句子
1. 博物馆很远，因此他建议乘公交去那儿。
The museum is very far, so he _______ _______ there by bus.
2. 这家饭店人很多，服务员建议我们改天再来。
There are too many people in the restaurant and the waiter _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ another day.
3. 医生建议我休息一周。
The doctor _______ me _______ _______ for a week.
Ⅱ. 单项选择
1. ―You'd better advise him _______ anything out of the window while driving.
―I will. He has to know it's dangerous.
A. not throwing B. no throwing C. not to throw D. don't thro
2. Our teacher often advises us _______ the habit of making notes while reading.
A. to develop B. develop C. to developing D. developing
3. We will be free tomorrow, so I suggest _______ the history museum.
A. to visit B. visiting C. not visiting D. not to visit
2. pardon
◆作动词，意为“原谅”，短语pardon sb. for doing sth.意为“原谅某人做某事”。
◆pardon me常用于以下场合，且与excuse me同义：
①请别人重复此前所说的话，意为“什么；请再说一遍”；
②表示歉意(如：在公共场合打喷嚏、打嗝、发生轻微的身体接触或碰撞等)，意为“抱歉；对不起”；
③打扰他人或咨询信息时的礼貌套话，意为“劳驾”。
【运用】选出划线部分的恰当释义
A. Get someone's attention to ask her or him a question
B. Say sorry
C. Ask someone to repeat sth.
( )(1) A: Pardon me, can you tell me where the nearest bank is, please?
B: Oh! It's across from the post office, next to a big market.
( )(2) A: Hurry up, Jonathan!
B: Pardon me?
A: I said hurry up!
( )(3) A: What's up?
B: Pardon me, sir, but there's a phone call for you.
3. convenient (非课标词汇)
作形容词，意为：①方便的，常构成短语be convenient for / to sb.，其中主语常为it或表示时间的词语，意为“某时间对于某人来说方便”；②近便的；容易到达的，常构成短语be convenient for+地点名词，意为“离某地近”。
【运用】完成句子
(1) 三点你方便吗？
_______ three o'clock _______ _______ _______?
(2) 那座房子离商店很近。
The house _______ _______ _______ the shops.
(3) 当你方便时来看我。
Come and visit me when _______ _______ _______ you.
4. rush
◆作动词，意为“仓促；急促”，常用表达有Don't rush. (别急。)；rush to do sth.(急忙做某事)；rush out of ... (冲出……)；rush into doing sth.(仓促行事)。
◆作名词时，常用表达有in a rush (忙着)；What's the rush? (干吗这么急匆匆的？)；There is no rush. (不用着急。)；at / in the rush hour (在交通高峰期间)。
【运用】用由rush构成的表达完成对话
A: Linda, Linda, where are you going? (1)_____________?
B: I can't stop ― I'm (2)_____________. I have an important meeting at 8:00.
A: But I advise you to change your way. It's 7:30. This road is often crowded (3)_____________.
B: Oh, you're right. I will go another way ― Jianshe Road.
A: OK. (4)_____________. There are few cars on that road. Bye!
5. 巧记单词 (黑体词为本单元新学)
合成法： rest (休息)+room (房间)→restroom (洗手间)
book (书)+store (商店)→bookstore (书店)
post (邮寄)+card (卡片)→postcard (明信片)
bath (洗澡)+room (房间)→bathroom (浴室)
wash (洗)+room (房间)→washroom (洗手间)
under (在……下面)+ground (地面)→underground (地下的)
派生法： normal (正常的)→normally (通常)
center (中心)→central (中心的)
expensive (昂贵的)→inexpensive (不昂贵的)
crowded (拥挤的)→uncrowded (不拥挤的)
polite (有礼貌的) →impolite (不礼貌的)
→impolitely (不礼貌地)
direct (直接的；指路)→direction (方向)
speak (讲话)→speaker (发言者)
