2016屆高考英語Unit 1 Making a difference單元知識考點導學案
知識詳解
1.undertake(undertook，undertaken) vt.
【教材原句】(p1)it takes a very unusual mind to undertake analysis of the obvious.
分析明顯存在的事物需要非凡的頭腦。
(1)著手做，從事；承擔(相當于 take up，be engaged in)
①i will undertake the responsibility for you.
我會為你承擔起責任。
③(牛津p2197)he undertook to finish the job by friday.
他答應星期五之前完成這一工作。
④she has undertaken that she would give us more help.
她已答應給予我們更多的幫助。
1.完成句子
(1)the company has announced that it will ________________________________________
(為這次事故承擔責任).
答案：undertake the responsibility for the accident
(2)已經進行了兩項新研究以確定這些化學制品的作用。two new ______________________ to determine the effects of the chemicals.
答案：studies have been undertaken
即境活用
2.debate
【教材原句】(p1)practise describing people and debating
練習描寫人物和辯論
(1)n. 辯論；爭論
have a debate with sb.about sth.與某人辯論某事
be under debate 在討論中
beyond debate 無可爭辯
①(牛津p514)after a long debate，congress approved the proposal.經過長時間辯論，國會通過了這項提議。
③we must debate the question with the rest of the members.
我們必須和其他會員討論這個問題。
④they were debating whether to go to the mountains or to the seaside.
他們正在討論要去山上還是去海邊。
2.they had a fierce__________as to whether their company should restart the trade relationship which was broken years ago.
a.debate b.clash
c.disagreement d.contest
即境活用
解析：選a。句意為：他們就公司是否應當恢復幾年前中斷了的這一貿易關系進行了一場激烈的爭論。debate 爭論，辯論，指持不同觀點的各方據理力爭，并最終作出決定。clash沖突，打斗，顯然較為嚴重，disagreement 爭執；不一致。
3.curious adj. 好奇的；好求知的；愛打聽隱私的
【教材原句】 (p2)the scientist’s name is similar to the english word curious...
這個科學家的名字和英語單詞curious 很相似……
be curious about sth.對……感到好奇
be curious to do sth.很想/渴望做某事
it is curious that... ……是奇怪的
①(朗文p492)a few curious neighbours came out to see what was going on.一些好奇的鄰居出來看發生了什么事。
②i was curious to know what would happen next.
我很好奇想知道接下來會發生什么事。
③(朗文p492)it is curious that so many people are interesting in something that happened over 20 years ago .
這么多人對20多年前發生的事情感興趣，真是奇怪。
思維拓展
④she decided to call the stranger out of curiosity.
她出于好奇決定給那個陌生人打電話。