1、第 1 页 共 7 页 2018-12-26U3 重点词汇讲解 一、重点词汇列表动词stay, exercise, work, recover, contain, match, follow, damage, lift, consider, affect, risk, recognize, skip, control, count, concentrate名词gym, figure, weight, failure, chemical, operation, match, advice, stranger, pressure, actress, diet, effect, achievemen
2、t, risk, post, energy, control, system, skin, ability, amount, loss, suggestion形容词slim, ashamed, harmful, chemical, exact, attractive, overweight, regular重点词组work out, go on diets, in secret, side effect, fall out, put on weight, along with, in the long term, as a matter of fact, in no time二、精选词汇讲解1
3、. be dying for something / to do something渴望；极想 to want something or want to do something very much:* be dying for somethingHe is dying for a cigarette. She is dying for a cup of coffee.* be dying to do somethingIm dying to ask where he got the information.His friends are dying to see his new girlfr
4、iend. 2. work out(1) 锻炼 to make your body fit and strong by doing exercises:He works out at the gym three times a week. The famous actor keeps fit by working out with weights every day.(2) 算出 to calculate an answer, amount, price etc:I was born in 1954. Can you work out my age?The poor boy cannot wo
5、rk out the difficult maths problem. (3) 想出 to think carefully about how you are going to do something and plan a good way of doing it:Can you work out what to do next?We are trying to work out a way to have a cheaper holiday. (4) 理解，弄懂 to think about something and manage to understand it:I cant work
6、 out the meaning of the poem.He is interesting, but I cant work him out.The smell was wonderful. But I cannot work out where it came from. 第 2 页 共 7 页 2018-12-263. figure 名词(1) 体形、体态 the shape of someones body, especially a womans bodyShe has a great figure. How does she manage to keep her figure wi
7、thout dieting?A lot of women have to watch their figure.(2) 数字 numbera four figure number 四位数His salary is now in six figures.The problem is how to keep unemployment figure down.(3) 大人物，名人 someone who is important or famous in some waya key figure a central figureSeveral leading figures will attend
8、tomorrows party. Gandhi was a great figure in history.(4) 人影，轮廓 someone with a particular type of appearance or character, especially when they are far away or difficult to see:A tall figure in a hat came in the doorway. Through the window I could see the busy figure of Mrs Bradshaw.4. contain 动词(1）
9、盛、装 (a container) that has something inside:How much water can this bottle contain?The assembly hall can contain 1000 people.(2) 包含，包括 having something as part of it:The orange contains a lot of vitamin C. This drink doesnt contain any alcohol.The information you need is contained in this article.(3
10、) 限制、控制（感情） control or hide an emotion:He could no longer contain his anger.Jane could hardly contain her laughter. * contain oneself 控制自己He was too excited to contain himself.She couldnt contain herself when she saw the accident.5. stay 联系动词保持，坚持，持续 to be in a particular position, place, state, wit
11、hout changing:Eat right to stay healthy.Please stay calm when you are under a lot of pressure.Dont worry. He never stays angry for long. 6. try + doing / to do(1) try doing: 试验，尝试 to do or use something for a short while to discover if it is suitable:第 3 页 共 7 页 2018-12-26If you feel nervous, try ta
12、king deep, slow breaths.They decided they would try living in America for a while.(2) try to do: 试，试图，努力 to attempt to do or get something:You must try to control your temper.Dont blame her. She is only trying to help. 7. count 动词(1) 重要的，有价值的 to be very important or valuable:First impression really
13、counts. It is not how much you read but what you read that counts. (2) 数数 say numbers in the correct orderShut your eyes, count up to twenty, then come and find us.Most children know how to count by the time they start kindergarten. (3) 包括 to include someone or something in a total:There are 18 peop
14、le in the group, counting the teachers. There are five people in my family, if you count my grandparents.(4) 认为，把当成 to consider, to regard: She counted Julia and Jenny as her dearest friends.I dont count her as a friend anymore.You should count yourself lucky as you were not hurt. * 词组：(1) count on
15、/ upon依靠，指望 to depend on someone or something, especially in a difficult situation:count on /upon +somebody / something: You can count on me.If you get into trouble, you can always count on Tom. count on + doing somethingWere all counting on winning this game.You can never count on Tom being on time
16、. count on somebody/something to do somethingCan I count on you to give me a hand?You can count on him to come. (2) count somebody in count somebody out* count somebody in 把计算在内，考虑在内：Mark, can we count you in for the game?If you are playing football this afternoon, count me in.* count somebody out 不
17、包括，不算If you are playing football in this weather, count me out. You can count me out if you are looking for trouble. 8. concentrate 动词 集中（注意力） ，全神贯注 to think very carefully about something that you are doing:(1) concentrate 不及物动词第 4 页 共 7 页 2018-12-26Now please concentrate.Little Betty finds it diff
18、icult to concentrate in class.(2) concentrate on + 名词Be quiet let me concentrate on my homework.If you concentrate on your study, you will make some progress.(3) concentrate on : to give most of your attention or effort to one thing:Im concentrating my efforts on writing my term paper.Attention shou
19、ld be concentrated on the prevention of such diseases. * concentrate concentration 名词集中（注意力） ，全神贯注 a process in which you put a lot of attention, energy etc into a particular activityThe project is so challenging that it demands my total concentration. A good nights sleep will improve your concentra
20、tion greatly. concentration on (doing) somethingI lost my concentration on the lecture and fell asleep.Youd better turn off the music, as it breaks my concentration on the job.9. amount 名词 量 a quantity of something such as time, money, or a substance* a large (great/ enormous/ small/ tiny/ certain )
21、 amount of 后跟不可数名词a large amount of money 大笔的钱 a great amount of time 大量的时间 She has attracted an enormous amount of public attention. Pour a small amount of milk into the mixture. * a great (good) deal of 大量的，后跟不可数名词A great deal of money has been spent on the project. She has collected a good deal o
22、f information for the case.* a good (large, small, great, growing) number of 后跟可数名词A good number of my workmates agree with me.This program includes a small number of schools only.A growing number of people in the countryside have access to the Internet. 三、词汇拓展训练（一）单项填空：1. The young dancers looked s
23、o charming in their beautiful clothes that we took _ pictures of them.A. a great number of B. a good many of C. a great deal of D. a large amount of 2. A new _ bus service to Pudong Airport started to operate two months ago.A. normal B. usual C. regular D. common3. He got well-prepared for the job i
24、nterview, for he couldnt risk _ the good opportunity.A. to lose B. losing C. to be lost D. being lost4. The new law will come into _ on the day it is passedA. effect B. use C. service D. affect5. - You are always full of . Can you tell me the secret?第 5 页 共 7 页 2018-12-26- Taking plenty of exercise
25、every day.A. efforts B. strength C. force D. energy6. Emergency line operators must always _ calm and make sure that they get all the information they need to send help.A. grow B. appear C. become D. stay7. Vegetables _ a lot of fibers and vitamins, which are very good to our body.A. include B. cont
26、ain C. use D. cover8. If you _ the correct number of calories and exercise regularly, you will lose weight.A. take on B. take up C. take in D. take at9. Little Jenny has been behaving badly at school recently, which is really a headache _ her parents. A. for B. with C. on D. to10. In a fierce compet
27、ition like this one, every minute _.A. counts B. works C. does D. matters（二）单词拼写：1. I dont understand why he is so _! He is not even good-looking! (有吸引力的)2. Somehow, the alarm _ stopped working. (系统)3. Its important to have a balanced, healthy _ and to stay away from junk food. (饮食)4. Most office wo
28、rkers need to do more _ to keep fit. (体育锻炼)5. It seems that the manager is under a lot of _ recently. (压力)6. Standing on the top of the mountain, I cannot help feeling a sense of _. (成就)7. It took the old man quite a while to _ from his heart attack. (恢复)8. Donations were rushed to the places which
29、were _ by the earthquake. (影响)9. Julia Roberts is one of the most famous _ in Hollywood. (女演员)10. A box containing most dangerous _ went missing, according to the local news. (化学药品)（三）词组填空:Ain the long term in secret put on weightgo on diets be dying for be ashamed of1. I think he looks healthier no
30、w that he has _. 2. All our hard work will be worth it _. 3. Nowadays, in order to look slim, more and more young people _. 4. It was too hot for spring and I _ some watermelon. 5. Stop behaving so rudely in public! Dont make me feel _ you!6. The famous movie star kept his marriage _ for over ten ye
31、ars. Balong with as a matter of fact concentrate onfall out work out count on1. His hair began to _ though he was only in his late thirties. 第 6 页 共 7 页 2018-12-262. How can you _ him to finish the project on time? He never keeps his promises. 3. Add two glasses of milk to the flour mixture, _ a spo
32、onful of sugar.4. Tom knew the CEO quite well. _, the two played Golf together last Saturday. 5. I cannot _ my work when Im tired. 6. I spend at least one hour _ in the gym every day. （四）综合填空：1. - Hi, Brandy!- Oh, Lisa! Im sorry, I didnt r_ you. Youve had your hair cut!2. - Im terribly sorry for my
33、behavior.- Well, everyone cries sometimes. Its nothing to be a_ of.3. - Peter seems very upset these days.- No wonder he is upset. His plan resulted in f_. 4. - Too much TV is h_ to your eyes.- But I only watched for ten minutes! 5. - How about this shirt?- It m_ your suit, but I believe it is a bit
34、 too expensive.6. - Remember the day we s_ school?- Of course! We spent the afternoon in the Internet Caf, only to be caught by the teacher! 7. - Who is that young lady over there?- A complete s_, I think. 8. - Did you see Mrs. Thompson at the party last night? She looked great! - Yes. Its amazing h
35、ow she keeps her f_ over the years.9. - Doctor, must I have an o_?- Im afraid so, Mr. Henderson. 10. - Look at the mess youve made!- But I was just f_ your instructions! （五）短文填空： Amy was an _1_ in Canada. In order to lose _2_, she took some Fat-Less pills. In the beginning, Amy was satisfied with th
36、e pills as she looked _3_. What Amy did not know was that those pills _4_a harmful chemical which caused liver _5_. She would die if the doctor could not get a new liver for her soon. Luckily for Amy, a Chinese named Li Dong _6_ more than half of his liver to save Amys life. Now Amy is _7_ in hospit
37、al. She has decided to _8_ the doctors advice and _9_ every day. She learned a valuable lesson that nothing is more important than _10_. KEYS（一）单项填空：1-5: ACBAD 6-10: DBCDA（二）单词拼写：1. attractive 2. system 3. diet 4. exercise 5. pressure6. achievement 7. recover 8. affected 9. actresses 10. chemicals第
38、7 页 共 7 页 2018-12-26（三）词组填空:A1. put on weight 2. in the long term 3. go on diets 4. was dying for 5. ashamed of6. in secretB1. fall out 2. count on 3. along with 4. As a matter of fact5. concentrate on 6. working out（四）综合填空：1. recognize 2. ashamed 3. failure 4. harmful 5. matches6. skipped 7. stranger 8. figure 9. operation 10. following（五）短文填空：1. actress 2. weight 3. slim/slimmer 4. contained 5. failure6. donated 7. recovering 8. follow 9. exercise 10. health