Language pointsUnit 1Lend a hand A waste of time Meaningful Announce Generous Daily Conversation Temporarily Mention pipe完形填空 1.cant help but do 2.Roughness 3.Struggle 4.Drought 5.Grocery 6.Frustrated 7.Declare8.Disastrous 9.Optimistic 10.A living example 11.Cheer me on 12.Exhaustion 13.Inspire 14.Sympathetic 15.considerate阅读理解Alocker 寄物柜；上锁的人；小橱；冷藏间Course literature (文学，文献，著作)ObtainExitForbiddenRegister(38)阅读理解BCommunityFrustratedResidentLight pollutionCall on PopulationAmateurTake measureArtificial lightExposureNegative effectEnforcecountlessRegulationunderway Last nights meteor shower left many people in the community dissatisfied and demanding answers. What they found instead was a sky so brightened by the citys light that it darkened the light of the meteors passing overhead.句子解析3. There is a population besides professional and amateur star observers that suffers even more from light pollution.4. For years , Arizona has enforced lighting regulations in its city to assist astronomers at the city.阅读理解CDefineDetourImageRestlessConfinementLambRejectEverlastingOptimismSee sb. ThroughGrasshopper 蚂蚱 Waist-heightFreewayHorizonDisciplininguncover句子解析Poet William Stafford once said we are defined more by the detours in life than the narrow road toward goals.句子解析But that trip with Banner opened our eyes to a world available to anyone adventurous enough to wander around and make me realize that a detour may uncover the best part of a journey-and the best part of yourself.阅读阅读 理解DExtraordinaryRarerUnreservedConceptConditionalDefinitionCapacityOverlookOverlookOverjoyedPsychologistLeisureSelf-consciousMiserableChasePossessNecessarilychase1. When asked about happiness, we usually think of something extraordinary, an absolute delight, which seems to get rarer the older we get.句子解析2. My definition of happiness is “the capacity for enjoyment”. The more we can enjoy the pleasure we have, the happier we are. Its easy to overlook the pleasure we get form the company of friends, the freedom to live where we please, and even good health.3. We are so self-conscious about our “right” to it that its making us miserable. So we chase it and equal it with wealth and success, without noticing that the people who have those things arent necessarily happier.4. Happiness isnt about what happens to us-its about how we see what happens to us. its the skillful way of finding a positive for every negative. Its not wishing for what we dont have, but enjoying what we do possess.3. Festivals and celebrations of all kinds have been held everywhere.of all kinds 各种各样的【归纳】all kinds of 各种各样样的the same kind of 相同种类类的different kinds of 不同种类类的 this/that kind of 这这（那）种 a kind of 某种 That kind of question is very difficult to answer.= Questions of that kind are difficult to answer.那类问题是很难解答的。 We sell all kinds of shoes.= We sell shoes of all kinds.我们卖各式各样的鞋。 You can see different kinds of animals in the zoo.= You can see animals of different kinds in the zoo. 你在动物园可以看见不同种类的动物。Practice Books of this kind _ (sell) well in the bookstore. This kind of books _ (sell) well in the bookstore.句中谓语动词的单复数由“books”确定。句中的谓语动词由“kind”确定。（用动词的适当形式填空） sellsells4. would starve if food was difficult to find, .如果食物难找到, 他们会挨饿。starve v. 挨饿; 饿死 He said he would starve rather than beg for food.他说他宁愿挨饿也不要饭吃。starve to death 饿死5. They would starve if food was difficult to find,starve: v. 挨饿e.g. Thousands of people_ in the world. 成千上万的人在挨饿。are starvingbe starved ofstarve for渴望，急需，迫切需要e.g. The people in the disaster area _.灾区人民急需用药。are starved of/ starving for medicine6. origin origin n. 起源；源头the origins of the life on earth 地球上生命的起源。1) 光荣，荣誉(n) They fight for the honour of the country.One must show honour to ones parents.2) in honour of 为了纪念A festival is set in honour of the hero.7. honour3) an hounour 光荣的人或事情Liu Xiang is an honour to our country.4) 尊敬,给以荣誉（v） Children should honour their parents.8. , or satisfy the ancestors,satisfy: 满足；使满意satisfy sb./ sth. _be satisfied with sb./ sth. _be satisfied to do sth. _使满意（满足）对感到满意对做感到满意e.g. 1) The colours of the picture quite_.这幅画的色彩很悦目。2) She_ anything but the best.她事事都要最好的方才罢休。3) We_ get a timely answer.得到及时的回答，我们感到满意。 satisfy the eyeis not satisfied withwere satisfied to9. harm n 损害，伤害e.g. He meant no harm to you. ( He didnt intend to hurt you.)do sb harm =do harm to sb=harm sbVtA few late nights never did anyone harm. The events has harmed the relations between the two countries. 10. in memory of/ to the memory of sb. 纪念某人The statue was built in memory of the famous scientist.这个雕像是为了纪念那位有名的科学家而建立的。11. because they think that this will lead the ancestors back to earth.lead sb. to + n. _