高考英語單元知識點復習Unit 8
unit 8
理解:要點詮釋
單詞
1.drown
講：vt.＆vi使溺死，淹死；淹沒；消除；忘卻
例：betty tried to drown herself in the lake.
貝蒂企圖投湖自殺。
the noise from the airplane drowned his voice.
來自飛機的噪音淹沒了他的聲音。
the streets were drowned by the floods.
那條街道被洪水所淹沒。
he tried to drown his sorrows in drinks.
他試圖以酒消愁。
he drowned himself in his job.
他埋頭工作。
he fell from a bridge and drowned.
他從橋上掉下去淹死了。
練：（湖北宜昌調研）—how dangerous it was!
—yes,but for the passerby s quick action,the girl___________.
a.was drowned b.has drowned
c.should be drowned d.could have been drowned
提示:本題考查虛擬語氣的用法。短語but for的意思為“多虧了；如果不是……的話”，要求主句的謂語動詞用虛擬語氣，動作發生在過去，謂語用could have done。
答案:d
2.calm
講：adj.&vt.寧靜的，風平浪靜的，鎮靜的；使平靜（鎮靜）
例：it was a calm,cloudless day.
那是個無風無云的日子。
the high wind passed and the sea was calm again.
大風過后，大海又風平浪靜了。
he always keeps/stays calm in an emergency.
他碰到緊急事件時總是保持鎮定。
she tried to speak in a calm voice.
她盡量用平靜的聲音講話。
she got frightened and excited,but is much calmer now.
她受驚嚇而顯得激動，但現在平靜多了。
they tried everything to calm him down.
他們想盡一切辦法讓他鎮靜下來。
鏈接•提示
比較：quiet安靜的，不吵鬧的；still不動的；silent沉默的，不發表意見的。
練：when i started playing for him,he told me i needed to relax because i looked nervous.after i______down,i played better.
a.fell b.stepped
c.slowed d.calmed
提示:根據上文中的relax和nervous可以判斷出作者過于緊張，影響了能力的發揮，等作者冷靜下來，發揮得更好了，所以使用短語calm down。
答案:d
3.reach
講：vt.& n.到達；夠到；達成
例：your letter reached me this morning.
你寄給我的信今天早上收到了。
they discussed it for a whole day,but no agreement has been reached.
這個事他們討論了一整天，但沒有達成任何協議。