Unit1 Living well
1、adapt v.
根据语境猜词义
(1)How do these insects adapt themselves to new environments?
(2)You can adapt this fabric for anything from divers' suits to gloves.
(3)any children buy books after they have been adapted for television.
根据语义找匹配
A. 改造；改装 B. 改编；改写 C. 适应；适合
(1)C (2)A (3)B
adapt oneself to…使自己适应或习惯于……
adapt to 适应
adapt sth. for sth. 改造；改装(以适应新用途、新情况)
adapt…from…根据……改写 / 改编
adaptable adj. 适应力强的；适用面广的
adaptation n. 适应； 改编； 改造
adapt / adjust / fit / suit / match
它们都有“适合，适应”的意思。
adapt指修改或改变，使某物或某人做些改变以适应新条。
You should adapt yourself to the new environment.
adjust指借正当的判断或熟练的技巧“调整，调节”，以使两者互相适应。
You can't see through the telescope until it is adjusted to your eyes.
fit指大小适合，引申为“吻合”。
The shoes fit me well.
suit多指合乎要求、口味、性格或情况。
No dish suits all tastes.
match指大小、色调、形状或性质等相配或相称。
A red jacket doesn't match green trousers.
用适当的介词填空
(1)The play is adapted from a ichael Crichton novel.
(2)This teaching material can be adapted for older children.
(3)When you go to a new country, you must adapt yourself to new customs.
1、adapt v.
2、conduct n. & vt.
根据语境猜词义
(1)We are conducting a survey of consumer attitudes towards organic food.
(2)Nonmetals such as wood, glass and plastic cannot conduct heat easily.
(3)The orchestra is conducted by John Williams.
(4)“I can't scold your cheating on the examination，” said a father to his son. “But I'm glad that you conduct_yourself honestly next time. ”
(5)Why has his fellow students' conduct changed towards arty?
根据语义找匹配
A. (乐队)指挥 B. 为人；表现C. 导(电、热)
D. 实施；进行E. 行为
(1)D (2)C (3)A (4)B (5)E
conduct a survey / investigation 进行调查
conduct oneself 表现
conductive adj. 具有传导性的
conductor n. (乐队)指挥；(公共汽车上的)售票员
用conduct的适当形式填空
Yesterday our chemistry teacher(1) conducted an experiment on wood to see whether it is (2) conductive， after the experiment we drew a conclusion that wood is a poor (3) conductor of heat.
3、congratulate vt.
根据语境猜词义
(1)She congratulated me warmly on my exam results.
(2)I congratulate myself on my good fortune.
根据语义找匹配
A. 祝贺；向……道喜B. (因某事)为……感到高兴
(1)A (2)B
congratulate sb. on sth. / congratulate sb. for doing(having done)sth. 祝贺某人做了某事 congratulate oneself on sth. / congratulate oneself for doing / having done sth. 庆幸自己做了某事
congratulation n. 恭喜；祝贺 (常用复数)
Please accept my sincere congratulations on your marriage. 谨以至诚祝贺你们喜结良缘。
congratulate / celebrate
两者的意思很接近，但在英语中却有所不同。
congratulate意思是“祝贺，道贺”，只能用人作宾语，若要表明所祝贺的事情，后面要用on (upon)连接，构成congratulate sb. on / upon sth.
We congratulated her on winning the contest.
I will congratulate you on / upon your success.
celebrate意思是举行仪式、典礼的“庆祝”，只能用事(节日、胜利、成功等)作宾语，构成celebrate sth.
We had a party to celebrate parents' silver wedding.
They will celebrate your birthday next week.
翻译句子
(1)我们祝贺他考试得了第一名。
We congratulated him on having come first in his exam.
(2)请见到她时转达我的祝贺。
Please give / pass her my congratulations when you see her.
4、access n．&v.
根据语境猜词义
(1)Only 40% of 5yearolds have access to preschool education.
(2)There is easy access to the countryside by rail.
(3)Bank customers can access their checking accounts instantly through the electronic system.
根据语义找匹配
A. 通道；入口 B. (使用某物或接近某人的)权利；机会 C．接近，利用
(1)B (2)A (3)C
have / get / obtain / gain access to…拥有……的机会；可以接近；进入
give access to接近；准许进入
accessible adj. 可接近的；可进入的；可使用的
be accessible to…可接近的，可靠近的；可使用的
access (to) / approach (to)
access to
①(……的)通道；入口
The only access to that farmhouse is across the fields.
②(使用某物或接近某人的)权利或机会
Students must have access to good resources.
approach to
①(……的)路径；途径
Soldiers were guarding all approaches to the palace.
②(解决某一特定问题，尤其是经过深思熟虑的)方法；态度
We need a fresh approach to sports in education.
单项填空
( )(1)For professional athletes, __________ to the Olympics means that they have a chance to enter the history books.
A. appeal B. attachment C. access D. approach
( )(2)The people living here are __________ to the swimming pool.
A. predictable B. possible C. accessible D. due
5、in other words 换句话说
根据语境感悟其用法
I soon found that the work I was doing had been done by other people — in_other_words,_I'm wasting my time.
我很快发现我在重复别人已做过的事情，换句话说，我是在浪费时间。
keep one‘s word 遵守诺言
break one's word 失信，食言
eat one‘s words 承认说错了话 get in a word插话
leave word留言 have a word with sb. 与某人谈一谈
have words with sb. (about sth. )(为某事)与某人争吵
in a / one word简言之；总之
beyond words无法用言语表达
with these words说完这些话
word came that…有消息传说……
sb. sent word that…某人传消息……
Word came that our duties would be changed.
有消息说我们的职责会有变动。
He sent word by an army messenger that they had arrived in Jakarta. 他通过通信兵传送消息说他们已经达到雅加达。
in other words / I mean
in other words 换句话说，也就是说(尤指转向更简单的说法)
He decided to quit the job. In other words, he had to find another job instead.
I mean我是说 (用于补充评论或解释刚说过的话或原因)
We couldn't live on that! I mean, it is ridiculous.
用word的适当短语填空
(1)Nack is good, kind, hardworking and intelligent; in a / one word， I can't speak too highly of him.
(2)I cannot trust him any more because he did not keep his word.
(3)With these words，he left the room hurriedly.
(4)Beethoven wrote many worldfamous musical compositions.In other words， he was a great musician.
(5)You also can leave word online, we really appreciate your proposal.
6、out of breath 上气不接下气
根据语境感悟其用法
After climbing that long flight of stairs she was completely out_of_breath. 爬完那么长的一段楼梯后，她已经完全喘不过气了。
out of sight看不见 out of control失控
out of date过期，过时 out of order出毛病；混乱
out of work失业 out of patience不能忍受
out of question没问题；无疑；毫无疑问
out of the question不可能的；办不到的
out of fashion过时，不流行
out of reach够不着 out of touch失去联系
out of place不适合 out of cash钱用光了
用out of 的相关短语填空
(1)The Ford car went out of control and crashed over the cliff.
(2)Some popular songs go out of fashion / date (过时)soon.
(3)This medicine is out of order (出毛病).
(4)Hardly had I opened the door when he rushed into the office out of breath (上气不接下气)．
( ) 1. (2009•浙江)The good thing about children is that they ______ very easily to new environments.
A. adapt B. appeal
C. attach D. apply
…but I am very outgoing and have learned to _adapt_to my disability.(P2)
A 本题考查动词词义辨析。句意为：孩子们的一个很好的优势就是他们很容易适应新的环境。adapt to适应；appeal to呼吁；attach to附属于；apply to向……申请。
( ) 2. (2010•全国Ⅰ)With Father's Day around the corner, I have taken some money out of the bank ______ presents for my dad.
A. buy B. to buy
C. buying D. to have bought
I have to work hard to_live_a_normal_life but it has been worth it.(P2)
B 动词不定式作目的状语。根据选项此题考查非谓语动词。题干中空格划在名词后，但是空格后的部分不是对bank解释说明，而是说明取钱的目的，因此此题中非谓语动词作目的状语，因此选择B。
( ) 3. (2009•江西)Frank put the medicine in a top drawer to make sure it would not be ______ to the kids.
A. accessible B. relative
C. acceptable D. sensitive
I am sure many people will praise your cinema if you design it with good access for disabled people.(P8)
A 考查形容词的辨析。be accessible to 为……能够接近； be relative to 和……有关系；be acceptable to 为……所接受； be sensitive to 对……敏感。
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