Unit 4 Why don
’t you talk to your parents?
Why don’t you talk to your parents? 你为什么不和你打父母谈谈呢？【解析】Why don't you do sth ?= Why not do sth? 为什么不......呢？【拓展】用于提建议的句型有：
(1)What about doing sth ?=How about doing sth? …．怎么样？(2)Why don’you do sth?= Why not do sth? t 为什么不呢？(3)Let’s do sth.让我们一起做某事吧。(4)Shall we/I do sth?我们做…好吗？(5)had better do/not do sth 最好做/不做某事(6) Will/Would you please do sth 请你做…好吗？(7) Would you like to do sth? 你想去做某事吗？(8)Would you mind doing sth？你介意做某事吗？【回答】
(1). 同意对方的建议时，一般用：◆ Good idea./ That
’s good idea. 好主意
◆OK/ All right./ Great 好/ 行/太好了◆ Yes, please ./ I
’d love to 是的/ 我愿意
◆ I agree with you 我同意你的看法◆ No problem 没问题
◆Sure/ Of course/ Certainly 当然可以◆Yes, I think so 对，我也这样想(2).对对方的帮助或要求表示委婉谢绝时，一般用：
◆ I don’t think so 我认为不是这样
◆Sorry, I can对不起’t ，我不能
…
◆I’d love to, but
◆ I’m afraid我愿意…，但恐怕……I have to study too much so I don
’t get enough sleep.我要学的太多，因此我睡眠不足。
【解析1】(1)too many + 复数名词许多too many people (2)too much +不可数名词许多too much homework (3)much too +形容词
太…much too cold
【解析2】so conj. 因此(表示因果关系，后面跟表示结果的句子，不与because同时使用）My parents don’t allow me to hang out with my friends. 我的父母不允许我和我的朋友们出去闲逛。
【解析】allow sb. to do sth 允许某人做某事【拓展】allow v 允许allow doing sth 允许做某事
They don’t allow smoking.
allow sb. to do sth 允许某人做某事My mother allows me to watch TV. be allowed to do sth 被允许做某事
①We don’t allow ___________(smoke) in the reading room.②Our teacher allows us ____________(go) out for a walk. ③The boy should be allowed____(play) after supper.
④We won’t allow ________in the cinema .But you are allowed ______in the rest room.(smoke)⑤Teenagers should ___________ (allow) to choose their own clothes. 【拓展】allow与let的辨析：
allow指“允许”，表示“默许，听任，不加阻止”，allow sb to do sth允许某人做某事。
Let指“让”，let sb do sth让某人做某事，语意较弱，多用于口语中，let不能用于被动语态。4. What’s wrong? 怎么啦？
【解析】What’s wrong( with sb./ sth) （某人/物）怎么了？
I’m really tried because I studied until midnight last night. 我真的很累，因为我昨天晚上一直学习到半夜。
【解析】until 直到......时
Why don’t you go to sleep earlier this evening?今天晚上你为什么不早点睡觉呢【解析】go to sleep 去睡觉(强调“入睡，睡着”这一动作）7. You look sad, Kim. 金，你看起来很伤心。【解析】look 看起来（系动词，后跟形容词作宾语）【【拓展】：系动词：后跟adj. 作表语
一是：（be）am /is /are be quiet=keep quiet 保持安静二保持：stay/keep （表示持续状态）
stay healthy=keep healthy 保持健康
？
三变化：become/get/turn （表示状态变化）五起来：sound/look/smell/taste/feel （表示感觉）
( )Jack usually gets ______ when he speaks in public. A. happily B. exciting C. worried D. tired
( ) Tom’s father looks very _____. But he is very kind. A. seriously B. serious C. friendly
You ____ call him up. 你____ 给他打电话。【解析】call up (v + adv) call on 拜访；号召
I call up my parents every Sunday.
9.Well, I found my sister looking through my things yesterday. 哦，昨天我发现我妹妹翻了我的东西。
【解析1】find sb. doing sth 发现某人正在做某事Mr. Wang found Li Dong reading a storybook in the class.
类似动词：hear，watch, see, feel 【解析2】look through 浏览【拓展】与look相关的短语：
look for look after=take care of look like look the same look over look
through
look out look up look around look forward to 10. Yes, but I
’m still angry with her. 是的，但是我仍然很生她的气。
【解析】be angry with sb. 生某人的气
【拓展】angry adj. 生气的→ angrily adv. 生气地
(1)be angry with sb. =be mad at sb. 对某人生气【with后接人】(2)be angry at/about sth对某事感到生气(3)be angry to do sth 做某事感到生气
【记】My father was very __________(对……生气)his computer. He hit the computer _______(angry)
( ) — Why are you unhappy, Kate? —I didn’t finish my homework again. IGao will be ___ me.
A. angry with B. friendly to C. proud of
( ) I was very angry ____ myself ___ making such as a stupid mistakes.
A. at; at B. with; for C. at; with D. with; at 11.Although she
’s wrong, It
’s not a big deal. 尽管她错了，但也不是什么大错。
’m afraid Miss
【at后接事】
【解析1】although= though 尽管, 用来引导让步状语从句。【注】though / although 不能与but连用【拓展】although/however辨析
⑴although conj，“虽然；即使；纵然”，引导让步状语从句时放在主句前后都可
。
Although he is very old, yet he is quite strong.他虽然年纪大了，但身体还很健壮。
⑵ however adv，在句中作插入语，起一个连词的作用，一般用逗号与句子分开，可以放在句首或句中，意为“然而，尽管如此”。
It’s raining hard, However, I think we should go out.雨下的很大。尽管如此，我认为我们还应该出去。
【解析2】It’s not a big deal. 没什么大不了；不是什么大事（常用于口语中）
You left your homework at home. 你把作业忘在家里了。【解析】leave v 遗忘，留下leave sth . somewhere把某物忘在某地leave sb. by oneself 把
某人单独留下
12. Hope things work out. 希望事情顺利解决。【解析1】hope v 希望
hope to do sth I hope to visit Guilin. hope + that 从句（表示希望）I hope that you’better soon wish v 希望
wish to do sth I wish to visit Guilin.
wish sb.to do sth 希望某人做某事I wish you to go.
wish +that 从句
表示愿望，从句用虚拟语气
I wish I were you.
【解析2】work out 解决；成功地发展，后跟fine,well, badly等词，表明产生的结果如何。
13.My problem is I can’t get on with my favorite. 我的问题是我不能喝我的家人和睦相处
。
【解析】get on with sb. 和某人和睦相处；和某人关系良好=get along with get on well/
badly with 相处的好/坏14.When they argue, it
’s like a big, black cloud hanging over our home.当他们争吵的时候，就
像有一大团乌云笼罩在我们家。【解析1】argue 争吵
→argument n 争论have an argument with sb.与某人辩论argue with sb. 与某人争吵argue with sb. about sth 为某事与某人争吵
argue about sth 争
论某事
argue against 争辩；反对He argued against the plan 【解析2】hang over 挂在......之上；悬浮在......之上hang out 闲逛；常去某处
He likes reading and he often hangs out in the bookshop. hang on to 紧紧抓住You’d better hang on to me in the crowd.
ll be
hang up 挂电话；悬挂After she finished her conversation 15.Also, my elder brother is not very nice to me. 【解析】elder adj.年纪较长的
His elder brother is ill.
，常用作定语
elder 用来表示兄弟姐妹及子女之间的长幼关系
older 泛指新旧、老幼或年龄的大小关系，可以用作表语，是old的比较级形式。【记】My ______brother is 7 years older than my younger sister. 【解析2】be nice to sb. 对某人友好
be friendly to sb. be good to sb.
16.He always refuses to let me watch my favorite TV show. 他总是拒绝让我看我最喜欢的电视节目。
【解析】refuse =say no to v拒绝
refuse to do sth拒绝去做某事
①The boy refused __________(go) to see his father with us. (
) ②He refused when I asked him for help. A. said yes B. said no C. said hello
17.Instead he watches whatever he wants until late at night. 相反，他却想看什么酒看什么，一直到深夜。【解析1】instead 代替，反而，替
(1) instead 副词，代替，常放在句首或句尾,表示前面的事情没做，而做了后面的事情。Lee was ill so I went instead.李病了，所以我去了。 (2) instead of +n/doing 代替，而不是，放在句中
instead of 为介词短语，后面一般接名词、代词、介词短语或动名词形式。She wrote to him instead of calling him.=She didn她没有给他打电话，而是给他写了封信。
Health is very important to us. We should eat more vegetables and fruit _____ rich food.
A. insteadB. instead ofC. because ofD. because【解析2】whatever = no matter what 任何，每一
18.If your parents are having problems, you should offer to help. 如果你的父母有问题，你应该主动提供帮助。
’t call him. She wrote to him instead.
【解析】offer to do sth 主动提出做某事【拓展】offer v 主动给予
(1) offer to do sth 主动提出做某事
(2)offer sb. sth= offer sth to sb. 主动提供给某人某物(
)The little boy _____ his seat to the old lady on the crowded bus.A. offeredB.
broughtC. lentD. took19.Secondly,why don
’t you sit down and communicate with your brother? 其次，你为什么不
？
能坐下来和你的哥哥交流一下呢
【解析1】secondlyadv.第二；其次
【解析2】communicate v交流communication n 交流；沟通communicate with sb. 和某人交流
They communicate with each other by QQ.(
) They can’t understand each other so they have difficulty in _____.A. communicate
B. communicated
C. communicating
’t mind him watching TV all the time. 你应该跟他解释说
20.You should explain that you don你并不介意他一直看电视。
【解析】explain 解释；说明→ explanation n 解释；说明
explain sth to sb. 向某人解释某事。explain to sb sth给某人解释某事21. I’m worried about my school grades. 我很胆小我的学习成绩。【解析】be worried about sth. 担心某事【拓展】worry v 担心→ worried adj. 焦急的①Don’t be _________(worry). You(
worry about = be worried about 为…担心
’ll catch up with others.
)① Don’t ____ about things so much. It will make you stressed out.
afraidB. worryC. worriedD. Terrified
22.My cousin borrows my things without returning them.我堂弟借我东西没有还我。【解析】return①v 归还=give back
return ... to ... = give back to ... 把......还给......
① v 回来；返回= come back
23.My parents give me a lot of presure about school.我父母在学习上给了我很多压力【解析】press v 按；压→pressure压力
①不可数名词（物理学）压力air pressure 气压blood pressure 血压①不可数名词还可指精神上、外界施加的压力
= stress
under pressure 在压力下
。。
24.I have to compete with my classmates at school.在学校我不得不和我的同学们竞争【解析】compete v竞争；对抗→competition
n 竞争
compete with sb. 和某人竞争compete against/ with 与……竞争compete for 为……参加比赛
We are ready for the coming ________________(compete).
25.You should all be ___ each other to improve.你们都应该互相____ 而全面发展。【解析】improve =make ... better 改进→improvementn 提高
26.Who gives their opinions about the problem?对于这个问题都有谁提出了他们自己的观点。
【解析】opinion n 意见；想法；看法
in one
’s opinion 以某人的观点；在某人看来
give opinions about sth. 给出关于某事的观点。
27.These days , Chinese children are sometimes busier on weekends than weekdays because they have to take so many after-school classes .目前，中国的孩子有时周末比平常还要忙因为他们不得不上那么多的课后辅导班
。
，
【解析】some time /sometime/some times/sometimes【口诀】：分开是一段，
合起是某时；分开s 是倍次，合起s是有时
It takes sb. some time to do sth. 做某事花费某人多长
(1) some time一段时间，做时间状语时间
(2) sometime adv 在某个时候，
(3) some times 名词词组，“几次，几倍”Mr. Green went to Sanya some times last summer.
(4)sometimes=at times 有时（一般现在时的标志词）() I hope to visit the USA _____ in the future.
A. sometimesB. some timesC. sometimeD. some time
28. Others are practicing sports so that they can compete and win. 其他人正在练习体育运动，这样他们就能参与竞争并获胜。
【解析】otherspron.“其他的人或事物”There are other ways of doing it. 做这事还有其他的办法。(
) My sister is outgoing . She likes making friends with ____.A. other
B. another
C. the otherD. others
。
29.The Taylors are a typical American family.泰勒一家是一个典型的美国之家【解析1】The Taylors 泰勒一家使用时注意主语和谓语保持一致【解析】typical 典型的
。在姓氏的复数前加冠词
the表示“全家人或夫妻两人”，
。The Blacks are getting ready for the holiday.
be typical of 是……的特点“”
30.. Maybe I could cut out a few of their activities, but I believe these activities are important for my children
’s future.
，但是我相信这些活动对孩子们的未来很重要
You’d better cut out that sentence.
。
或许我可以减少他们的一些活动
【解析】cut out 删除；删去(v+adv)
cut up 切碎cut down 砍到cut in 插队cut off 切断（水、电）供应(off
31. I really want them to be successful. 我真的很想他们成功。
【解析】successful 成功的【拓展】succeedv 成功，达到→successn成功→successfuladj 成功的→successfully adv成功地①succeed in doing sth①If at first you don(
’t ____________(success) . try, try again.
) Don’t ___ when others talk; it
’s impolite.A. cut out
B. cut in
C. cut down
D. cut
)① She works very hard ,so she will ____ in ____ the exam.
B. success ;passingC. succeed; passing
D. successful; passing
A. successful; pass
32.It’s time for homework.该写作业了。
【解析】It’time s for sth 是到做某事的时候了。It’time s for lunch.time to go to school.() It
’s 9:30 pm., children! _____ is time to go to bed.
B. It
C. This
D. They
It’time s to do sthIt’s
A. That
In some families, competition starts very young and continues until the kids get older.在有些家庭，竞争从孩子们很小的时候就开始了【解析】continue 继续；持续
【拓展】continue doing sth =go on doing sth 继续做某事(前后做同一件事)
continue to do sth = go on to do sth 继续做某事（前后不是同一件事）①Let’s continue____________(read) the text.
①Many students hope to continue ________ (study) after _______(finish) school.（）① The two teams continued _____ the game after half an hour.A. play
B. to play
C. playing
D. played
，一直持续到他们长大。
【拓展】continue，go on, last辨析
①continuev.继续，持续，指进程在时间或空间上的延续短暂停止后继续进行。
He continue the work for two days.他连续两天都在做这项工作。① go on指无间歇或有间歇地继续，或以某种特定方式继续。go on to do sth继续做某事，指开始做另外一件事；go on doing sth继续做原来所做的事情。
After doing his homework, he went on to preview his lessons.做完家庭作业之后，他继续去预习他的研究。
①lastv.持续，延续，维持，指某事物继续存在或某种现象在时间上延续要延续一段时间。
She won’t last long in that job.那个工作她做不了多久。
，说明某一动作
，强调持续不断，有时也可以指
34.Mothers send their small kids to all kinds of classes. 妈妈们把她们的小孩子送去各种各样的辅导班。
【解析1】send→ sent
→ sent v 发送
【短语】：send away 赶走send for 派人去请send off 寄出
send out 分发send up 发射send sb. sth = send sth to sb. 送给某人某物
【注】类似的动词有：show (展示；给……看) give (给) lend (借出) offer（提供）return （归还）tell （告诉）(
) ① You fill in both parts of the form, then_____.A. send up it
B. send for it
C. send it
awayD. send it off(
) Please senda photo of your family ____ me.
A. for
B. at
C. to
D. with
【解析2】all kinds of 各种各样的【拓展】kind(1) n 种类
kind of +adj.有点，有几分，kind of cold 有点冷of各种各样的
different kinds of 不同种类的(2) adj. 友好的
What kind of
…？那种
a kind of 一种的，某种的
all kinds
be kind to sb. = be good to sb.=be friendly to sb.对某人友好
【辨析】kind of 与kinds of:
○1kind of 单独用，表示“有点”，后接形容词或副词：He is kind of thin.他有点瘦””I feel kind of hungry.我有点饿””
Uncle Wang speaks kind of quickly. 王叔叔说得有点快。
○２若kind of前有a, this, that, what等，译为“种，种类” 后加名词。
That kind of question is difficult to answer. 那类问题难回答。What kind of sport do you like best? 你最喜欢何种运动？(
) ①This kind of skirt looks ___ and sells _____.
B. nice; goodC. well; well
D. good ;nice
’re _____ clever.
A. nice ; well(
) ①—What ____ animals do you like?— Monkeys. I think they
A. kind of; kind of(
B . a kind of ;a kind ofC. kind of; a kindD. a kind of ; kind of
)① — It’s going to rain. Let me fetch an umbrella for you.— Thank you ! You are so ____.A. lucky
B. kind
C. relaxed
D. Interesting
【2013浙江台州】17. —I want to see the movie Iron Man 3 (《钢铁3》). Do you know the ______ of the ticket?
—Yes. Five dollars.
A. numberB. priceC. kindD. name
35..Kids should have time to relax and think for themselves, too. 孩子们也应该有时间放松和独立思考。
【解析】have time to do sth 有时间做某事
36. And they are always comparing them with other children.她们总是把自己的孩子和其他的孩子作比较。
【解析】compare A with B 将A和B 比较(1)compare…with…把……与…..做比较(2) compare…to… 把…..比做……
() ①. People often compare a teachera candle.
A. to() ①. It
B.into
C.as
D. with
Chinese in English study.
C. comparing ; to
D. to compare; into
’s necessaryEnglish
A. compare ; toB. to compare ; with
【2011四川广元】— Why are most children under too much pressure ?
— Because their parents always compare them ___ others.A. With
B. by
C. to
医生说太多的压力不’s development.
37. Doctors say too much pressure is not good for a child利于孩子们的发展。
【解析1】be good for 对......有好处
【拓展】good ( better ; best) adj. 好的→ goodness n 好处；善行；美德be good for 对…．有益处（反）be bad for对…有害处
be good at +n/doing=do well in +n/doing 擅长于做某事be good to sb. =be kind to =be friendly to sb.对某人友好
【记】The boy is good ______me .He is good ______English , and he tells me oral practice is good ______improve spoken English.
38.Dr. Alice Green says all these activities can causea lot of stress for children.爱丽丝. 格林医生说所有的这些活动可能给孩子们带来很多压力【解析】causev. 造成，使发生(1) cause sb. to do sth 使某人做某事(
(2) cause sb. for sb. 给某人添麻烦
。
) ①She always ___ trouble ___ people.
A. cause; toB. cause ; forC. causing; toD. causing; for
() ①Every year driving after drinking wine ____ a lot of traffic accidents.A. happens
B. provides
C. causes
【拓展】cause, reason, excuse辨析
①cause n.原因，指引起某种结果的“原因”，后接介词of.
The cause of the accident was the fact that he was driving too fast.事故的原因是他开车开的太快。
①reasonn.理由，原因，指决定做某事或采取某项行动的理由The reason he was driving so fast was that he didn如此快的原因是他不想错过一个重要的会议
。
。
’t want to miss an important meeting.他开车
①excusen.辩解，借口，指对某种行为所做的解释，可以是真的，也可以是托词。He made a good excuse for his driving.他为自己开快车找了一个堂皇的借口((for
) What ___ the flowers to die?
A. made
B. had
C. causedA. get; into
。
D .getB. pay; for
C. cause;
) Do you often ___ trouble ____ your parents?D. give; to
39. .In my opinion, it is important for children/ parents to ...说，......是重要的。【解析】in one
’s opinion 以某人的观点；在某人看来
我认为，对于孩子们/父母来
40.Perhaps children/ parents should / could ......或许孩子们/父母应该/ 可能.......【解析】perhaps 也许；可能
【拓展】perhaps，probably，possibly，maybe辨析①perhaps意为“也许，可能”，一般指比较小的可能性。
Perhaps I will see him the day after tomorrow, but I am not sure.也许我后天去看他，不过我不能确定。
①probably很可能“，大概”，其可能性最大，表示一种几乎完全肯定的意思。He will probably refuse the offer.他很可能会拒绝这份提议。①possibly意为“可能，或许，也许”，可能性较大。
I’ll see you today, or possibly tomorrow.我今天要见你，不过也可能是明天。①maybe“或许，大概”，主要用于非正式场合，常用在口语中，语气比perhaps轻。Maybe you put the letter in your basket. 或许你把信放在你的篮子里了41. It
’s crazy. 这是疯狂的。
。
【解析】crazy. adj.不理智的；疯狂的(在句中作定语、表语、宾语补足语)
be crazy about 对……着迷；热衷于……42. Does Cathy Taylor think it
I’m crazy about football.
’s important for kids to join after-school activities?
？
凯西. 泰勒认为对于孩子们而言参加课文活动重要吗
【解析】It’s + adj.(easy,difficult,important,necessary) +(for sb.) to do sth
【注】若形容词表示事物特征的，如：easy ,difficult, hard ,important等，须用介词for 【形容物，用for】
It’s +adj( kind, honest, friendly, )+(of sb) to do sth.
【注】若形容词表示人的性格、品质与特点，如：good ,kind ,nice, wrong等，用介词of。【形容人用of】
【2012山东东营】It’s very convenient ___ us to buy train tickets now because we can buy them either from the station or on the Internet.A. to
B. of
C. by
D. for
① It’s important for us _______(learn) English well.①It’s hard for us ____________(finish) this task in two days.()① It’s very nice ____ you to help me a lot.A. for
B. of
C. in
D. onB. polite
C. cleverD.
() ① –It’s very ___ of you to work out the problem for me.A. kindeasy
43.keep on happening 持续发生【解析】keep on doing 继续做某事跟上
keep sb. from doing sth阻止某人做某事
keep away from避开
keep sb. doing sth 让某人一直做某事keep up with
Mr. Li kept _________(work) here for nearly 30 years.二、重点语法
1. 情态动词should与could的用法should的用法
should为情态动词，表示劝告、建议，意为“应该”，它和其他情态动词一样，没有人称和数的变化，后接动词原形，其否定形式为shouldn。’ｔMaybe she should say sorry to you.也许她应该跟你说声对不起。could的用法
情态动词could既是can的过去式，表示过去的能力，又可以表示谨慎、客气的建议，后接动词原形，其否定形式为couldn。’ｔ
My grandfather could drive well even at the age of eighty.我的祖父甚至到了80岁任然能很好地驾车。
You could go out and buy her some medicine.你可以出去给他买些药。(
) The girl_____ read before she went to school.A. Could
B. Couldn’ｔC. Should
D.
May2.状语从句
状语从句就是在句子中作状语的从句
。状语从句有好几种，如时间状语从句、原因状
语从句、条件状语从句、结果状语从句、目的状语从句等。本单元重点讲述以下三种类型的状语从句。
1).until引导的时间状语从句
until意为“直到；在........之前”。注意until和not.....until在用法上的区别。Until：在带有till或until引导的时间状语从句里
如果主句用肯定式，其含义是“一直到……时”，谓语动词只能用延续性动词用否定式，其含义是“直到……才……”谓语动词可用瞬间动词, 。The young man read till the light went out.
Let’s wait until the rain stops.
Continue in this direction
。如果主句
We won’t start until Bob comeDon’t get off until the bus stops.until you see a sign.
一直朝着这个方向走直到你看见一个指示牌
。
I didn’ｔwake up until I heard the alarm clock.直到听到闹钟的铃声我才醒来。2).so that引导的目的状语从句
so that是连词，意为“为的是，以便”，引导目的状语从句。注意so that, in order that和in order to在用法上的区别。
Let me take down your telephone number so that I can call you later.让我记下你的号码，为的是以后好打电话给你。3). although引导的状语从句
although的用法意思相当于though（尽管，虽然），用来引导让步状语从句。它所引导的从句不能与并列连词but，and，so等连用，但可以和yet，still等词连用。① Although the book was old, we decided to buy it.尽管这本书很旧，我们还是决定买。①Although he was tired, he went on working.
Although he had only entered the contest for fun, he won first prize.尽管他参加这次竞赛只不过是闹着玩而已，却赢得了头等奖。
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