UNIT 5LAUNCHING YOUR CAREERPeriod FourAssessing Your ProgressVideo Time课前自主预习.猜词意A沙漠；荒漠B获得；购得C控告；控诉；谴责D书法；书写；笔迹E油煎的食物；油炸；油炒；油煎1As he laid the flowers on the table，his eye fell upon a note in Graces handwriting.()2Water can transform a desert into a garden.()3We should use slow fire to fry fish.()4We hope to acquire the knowledge in happiness.()5Your neighbours may accuse you of playing the piano at midnight.()【答案】1D2A3E4B5C.完成句子1I first _while I was doing my nursing training.我在进行护理训练的时候，初次对汉语产生了兴趣。2We hope to _ from happening.我们希望防止任何不愉快的事发生。【答案】1became interested in Chinese2prevent anything unpleasant3The concept would surely _.这个概念肯定受消费者欢迎。4That year I was _that activity.那年我的年龄已经足够大，去参加那个活动了。5It doesnt matter _.你去不去都没关系。【答案】3be popular with consumers4old enough to take part in5whether you go or not课堂新知讲练1desert n沙漠；荒漠(P58)In order to turn the desert into green land that is able to produce crops.【翻译】为了把这块荒漠转变成能种植庄稼的绿地词汇拓讲(1)desert用作名词时，意为“沙漠；荒漠；荒凉的地方；枯燥乏味的地方”。主要有以下短语：desert climate沙漠气候；荒漠气候desert island 荒岛；无人居住的小岛Gobi Desert戈壁沙漠(蒙古和中国西北部)desert landscape沙漠地貌desert soil荒漠土；荒漠土壤【用法详解】rocky desert岩质沙漠sandy desert纯沙沙漠cold desert冻原；寒冷不毛之地(2)desert还可作动词，意为“离弃；舍弃(某地)；抛弃；遗弃(某人)；背弃；放弃；擅离；开小差；突然丧失”。(3)deserted adj.空无一人的；废弃的(4)deserter n开小差的士兵；逃兵 desertion n(士兵的)开小差；擅离军队The heat in the desert was extreme.沙漠中极其炎热。The birds had already deserted the nest.鸟已经弃巢而去。Judy felt that her luck had deserted her.朱迪感到自己的运气突然没了。This replenishes the seed content of the desert soil.这使得种子在沙漠泥土中播撒。针对练习单句语法填空(1)It was a long time since shed referred to her fathers _(desert).(2)Maybe he still did not seem an authentic camel-driver，but at least he was less like a _(desert).【答案】(1)desertion(2)deserter完成句子(3)_ in that region makes it difficult for plants to survive.那个地区的沙漠气候使得植物难以生存。(4)He had prospected for minerals everywhere from _ to the Transvaal.他在世界各地探过矿，从戈壁沙漠到德兰士瓦。【答案】(3)The desert climate(4)the Gobi Desert(5)The transition from an ancient habitable world to a _ _ is depicted in a new video released by a company.一家公司发布的一个新视频展示了一个古老的可居住环境转变到寒冷不毛之地的过程。【答案】(5)cold desert2take on承担(P58)You are old enough to take on more responsibilities and make very important choices.【翻译】你已经足够大了，可以承担更多的责任，做出非常重要的选择。take on在本句中的意思是“承担”。它是多义短语。除此之外，它还可以表示：(1)呈现；显出(新面貌或新特点)(2)(公共汽车、船舶等)上(客)；装(货)；补充(燃料)(3)雇用；录用(4)与(尤指实力比自己强的人)较量；接受的挑战【用法详解】Over the years，the small town has taken on a new look.数年之间，这个小镇就换了新貌。This is a brief stop to take on passengers and water.这是一次短暂停靠，上上客，加加水。The publishing firm has decided to take him on.这家出版公司已决定雇用他。The boxer is unwilling to take on an injured rival.这位拳击手不愿意同一个受伤者较量。针对练习翻译句子(1)任何别的组织都没有能力承担此项工作。_(2)不要承担超过你能承受的责任。_【答案】(1)No other organisation was able to take on the job.(2)Dont take on more responsibilities than you can.(3)这个公司想要招聘更多的人。_(4)我知道我斗不过他。_(5)这条船将在上海载些客。_【答案】(3)The company wants to take on more people.(4)I know I cant take him on.(5)This ship will take on some passengers in Shanghai.3acquire vt.获得；购得(P58)Remember，the knowledge you acquire and the diligent attitude you develop in high school will be invaluable in the real world.【翻译】记住，你在高中获得的知识和培养的勤奋态度在现实世界中将是无价的。(1)acquire的基本意思是“得到”，可指“购得；习得；学到(知识)；获得(名声、地位或名望)；患上(疾病)；受到(感染)”等，含有逐渐具有、不断积累、开始学会等意味。(2)acquire是及物动词，其宾语多为抽象名词，很少接表示实物的名词作宾语。(3)acquire也可接双宾语，可用于被动结构。【用法详解】(4)acquire是瞬间动词，其现在完成时的肯定式不可与表示延续时间的状语搭配。acquire a knowledge of.学到知识acquire experience获得经验acquire a taste for beer喜欢喝啤酒Specialists examined how children acquire language.专家们仔细研究儿童如何习得语言。Only if you ask many different questions will you acquire all the information you need to know.只有你提出很多不同的问题，你才能收集到你所需要的全部信息。针对练习完成句子(1)To remove our doubt，we have to _.为了消除我们的怀疑，我们必须获得更多的信息。【答案】(1)acquire more information(2)We must work hard to _ of English.为了精通英语，我们必须用功学习。(3)We should try to _.我们应该努力养成良好的习惯。【答案】(2)acquire a good knowledge(3)acquire good habits随堂知能小练.单句语法填空1In the final _(compete)，Lily defeated all the other players and won the gold medal.2This decision is popular _ every teacher and every student in the school.3In our daily life，it is our _(responsible)to keep what we do in good order.【答案】1competition2with3responsibility4You ought to try your _(well)in the final examinations this term.5Whether he will come to the meeting _ not doesnt matter much to us.6You must make sure _ you have turned off all the lights before you leave the office.7The police found her closely _(relate)to the accident which took place last week.【答案】4best5or6that7related8With your help，there will be no _(desert)now.9I really cant stop the villagers from _(force)into the office building.10While _(have)supper happily，they suddenly heard someone knocking at the door.【答案】8desertion9forcing10having.短语填空turn into，be popular with，take on，attend to，make a choice，prepare oneself for，come true，make sure，a great deal of，up to1Today，it is _ you to do all the cleaning of the classroom.2You ought to _ between the two so that we can make preparations for our work.【答案】1up to2make a choice3The parents have spent _ money in employing tutors for thei