Unit 1 Friends and Friendship1. Look at the following pictures and work with your partner to describe the friendship shown in each one.Friendship between adults (brotherly friendship) sisterly friendshipFriendship between mankind and animalsFriendship between animals2. Read the following sentences and guess the meaning of each colored word through the context.1)If something unpleasant eases, it is reduced in degree. 减轻减轻2) If a room or something such as a seat is occupied, someone is using it, so that it is notavailable for anyone else. 占用 3) If you say that something happens in the blink of an eye, you mean that it happen very quickly. 一眨眼功夫一眨眼功夫4)A feeling of deep sadness or regret is called sorrow.悲悲 哀哀5)A statue is a large sculpture of a person oran animal, made of stone, marble or some other hard material.雕雕 像像6) When you wrap something, you fold paper or cloth tightly round it to cover it completely.包包 装装1. Read the passage carefully and fill in the table with the missing information.21years agelaterDevelopment of their friendshipSamAn_ _ dog given by my _ to_Eight-weekEight-week-old-oldhusbandease my painOf losing my jobwere cautious with each other and keptplaying with eachother and were always togetherdied of21years agelaterDevelopment of their friendshipLightningA_kitten given by our_little, gray, playfulneighbourheartbrokensleeping2. Study the colored part in each of the following sentences and choose the one which is the closest in meaning to the word or phrase.1)My husband gave me Sam, an eight-week-old dog. To help me ease the pain. A. cure B. increase C. calm down D. reduceD2) We decided to risk it and agreed to take a kitten. A. experience B. have a try C. make D. take a chance on3) Sam and Lightning were very cautious with each other and kept their distance. A. frightened B. friendly C. careful D. helpfulDC4) If Sam barked at something, Lightning ran to see what it was. A. (a dog) made a loud noise B. shouted C. cried D. called5) As the weeks went by, the cats sorrow seemed to be lessening. A. disappear B. become less C. increase D. become greaterA B1., to help me ease the pain of losing my job. ease vt. 减轻减轻,缓和缓和ease sb. of sth. 减轻或消除某人的减轻或消除某人的Walking helped to ease him of his pain.散步可以帮助他减轻他的痛苦。散步可以帮助他减轻他的痛苦。ease vi. 减轻或消除减轻或消除The relationship between these two countries has eased. 两国之间的关系有所缓和。两国之间的关系有所缓和。ease n. 安逸；舒适安逸；舒适They moved to a quiet village and tried to find his ease of mind.他们搬去一个安静的小村子，他们搬去一个安静的小村子，试着寻找精神的安逸。试着寻找精神的安逸。Stand at ease! 稍息！稍息！put/set sb. At ease 使使放松放松with ease 容易地容易地take ones ease 放松；休息放松；休息feel/be at (ones) ease 感到放感到放松松2. .Sam would feel angry to have his place occupied, but we decided to risk it and agreed to take a kitten.have his place occupied他的地盘被别人占领他的地盘被别人占领have sth done 让让 被（别人）做被（别人）做I will have my bike repaired this afternoon.risk vt. 1)冒冒的危险的危险 He risked his parents anger by marrying me.他冒着让他父母生气的风险与我结婚他冒着让他父母生气的风险与我结婚了。了。2) 冒险于冒险于They risked losing their jobs. 他们冒着失去工作的风险。他们冒着失去工作的风险。 risk doing sth(冒险做某事冒险做某事)risk n. 冒险；风险冒险；风险 He was ready for any risks. 他准备冒一切风险。他准备冒一切风险。 at the risk of 冒着冒着的危险的危险He saved my life at the risk of losing his own. 他冒着生命危险救了我的性命。他冒着生命危险救了我的性命。 run the risk of 冒着冒着的的危险危险We dont want to run the risk of losing their business. 我们不想冒险失去他们的生我们不想冒险失去他们的生意。意。 3. in the blink of an eye 眨眼工夫眨眼工夫 blink vt. 眨眼晴眨眼晴 The girls disappeared from my sight in the blink of an eye. 那个女孩眨眼工夫就从我眼前那个女孩眨眼工夫就从我眼前消失了。消失了。4. I happened to have a look at the floorhappen to 碰巧碰巧1)Sb. happens to do sth.2) It happens that It happened that he caught the ball when he jumped over.He happened to catch the ball when he jumped over.他跳起来时碰巧接到了球。他跳起来时碰巧接到了球。happen, take place, occurhappen/occur 表示偶然的表示偶然的发生发生take place 表示必然的、预表示必然的、预先计划好的发生先计划好的发生1)Something unexpected occurred. 发生了一件出乎意料的事。发生了一件出乎意料的事。2)Great changes have taken place in our country.我们国家发生了巨大变化。我们国家发生了巨大变化。3)It happened that they were all there.正好他们都在那儿。正好他们都在那儿。5.Lying next to it, one arm wrapped around the statues neck, was Lighting, satisfactorily sleeping with her best friend. “闪电闪电”的一只前爪绕着它的脖的一只前爪绕着它的脖子，心满意足地躺在雕塑旁边，子，心满意足地躺在雕塑旁边，和她最好的朋友睡在一起。和她最好的朋友睡在一起。1）此句为倒装句，正常语序为：）此句为倒装句，正常语序为： Lighting was lying next to it.2）one arm wrapped around the statues neck 为独立主格结构，作状语。为独立主格结构，作状语。 分词分词wrapped 与主语与主语Lighting不存在任何关不存在任何关系，因此，加了它的逻辑主语系，因此，加了它的逻辑主语one arm ，构成独立主格结构。，构成独立主格结构。The boy stood under a big tree, his eyes staring into the sky.It raining tomorrow, well stay at home.3) satisfactorily sleeping with her best friend 为现在分词短语作为现在分词短语作伴随状语，表示与主句的谓语伴随状语，表示与主句的谓语动词动词lie同时发生。同时发生。 Suddenly a man rushed out, crying loud for catching a thief.3. Discuss the following questions with your partner.1.In the sentence “It seemed nothing could ever happen to change that”, what does “that” refer to? “That ” refers to very special bond Sam and the author developed.2. What does “it” in the sentence “but we decided to risk it” refer to? “It” there refers to taking the kitten the neighbour offered.3. What does the expression “in the blink of an eye” mean here? It means “very quickly”.4. What is the subject in the last sentence of the passage? What is the function of “one arm around the statues neck” in the sentence? The subject of the sentence is Lightning. The function of “one arm around the statues neck” in the sentence is adverbial.4. Work in groups and retell the story in the form of a “story circle”, based on your reading of the article. Your reading should include the following three parts.1) How did Lightning and Sam come to their home?2) How did they act at first to each other and then how did their friendship develop?3) How was their friendship tested and what happened to Lightning after Sams death?TipsIn a story circle, one personBegins a tale and stops afterA few sentences. Then next Person picks up the story and Continues it, then stops.Nest person adds to it and goes onUntil the tale comes to an end.4. Draw a picture according to the last sentence of the article and then say something about it in your own words.I. 根据下列各句句意及所给单词的首字根据下列各句句意及所给单词的首字母提示写出所缺单词的正确形式。母提示写出所缺单词的正确形式。1. Everyone in the village showed great j_ at the fishermans success.2. I have always been very c_ about giving my address to strangers.3. The soldiers opened fire without w_.jealousycautiouswarning4. He moved to a quiet village and tried to e_ his troubled mind.5. How to h_ the troublesome boys in her class made her troubled.6. That defeat l_ our chances of winning the championship.7. What is your attitude towards the USA i_ Iraq?ease handlelessenedinvadingII. 请用所给单词或短语的适当形式完成请用所给单词或短语的适当形式完成下列句子。下列句子。 stairs；recently； loss；suffer from； bark at1. If you cut your _, you stop what you are doing because it is making a bad situation become worse.2. If you have done something _, it happened only a short time ago.lossesrecentlystairs；recently； loss；suffer from； bark at3. We ran up the _ instead of taking a lift. 4. Many companies are _ a shortage of skilled workers.5. Chewing the bone啃骨头, the dog did not _ me any longer.stairssuffering from bark at. 根据括号内所给的中文提示完成下列根据括号内所给的中文提示完成下列句子。句子。1. She disappeared into the distance _ (一眨眼工夫一眨眼工夫) .2. The policeman _ (冒着生命冒着生命危险危险) to save the old lady.in the blink of an eyerisked his life 3. _ (多亏了多亏了) your help, were out of danger now. 4. After a long time waiting, I got a _ (令人满意的答案令人满意的答案).Due to satisfactory answer