一、词汇过关
　　1. content
　　【考纲释义】n. 满足;内容,所包含之物 vt. 使满足adj. 满足的;满意的
　　Word learning is the most basic,most important content in English learning.词汇学习是英语学习中一项最基本、最重要的内容。
　　Can you tell me the content of the box?你能告诉我盒子里的东西吗?
　　As there’s no butter,we shall have to content ourselves with dry bread.既然没有奶油,我们只好吃干面包了。
　　Don’t be content with such a small success. 不要满足于这样小的成功。
　　I am not content with beautiful dreams: I want beautiful realities. 我不满足于美丽的梦想,我要的是美丽的现实。
　　【知识拓展】
　　be /feel content with= be satisfied / pleased with 对…… 满意
　　be content to do 满意 / 乐意做某事
　　2. entertain
　　【考纲释义】 vt. & vi. 使欢乐;款待
　　You should learn how to entertain yourself and enjoy your life. 你应该学会如何娱乐自己,享受你的生活。
　　The magician performed many magic tricks to entertain the audience.这位魔术师通过表演许多神奇的戏法来娱乐观众。
　　【知识拓展】
　　entertain guests 款客
　　entertain sb. freely 免费招待
　　entertain sb. with music 请某人听音乐
　　3. overcome
　　【考纲释义】 vt. & vi.战胜;克服
　　As long as we are united,there is no difficulty we cannot overcome. 只要大伙儿拧成一股绳,没有克服不了的困难。
　　Once this difficulty is overcome,other problems will be easy to solve.攻下这一关,其他问题就好办了。
　　They were overcome with sadness.他们悲痛欲绝。
　　【比较辨析】 conquer,overcome,defeat
　　这些动词均含“征服,战胜”之意。conquer侧重战胜和控制。书面用词。overcome多指战胜或克服非物质的东西,如困难和不良习惯等。语气较弱也可指在斗争或竞争中战胜或压倒对方。defeat普通用词,多指在战争、比赛、竞选或辩论中战胜对手,侧重胜利的暂时性。
　　4. convince
　　【考纲释义】 vt. 使信服
　　His argument is too weak to convince me.
　　你的论点太薄弱了不能令我信服。
　　I couldn’t convince him that he was wrong. 我无法使他明白自己错了。
　　We try to convince him of the plan.我们试图使他相信这个计划。
　　Nobody has come up with a convincing explanation of why dinosaurs die out.没有人能对恐龙的灭绝做出一个令人信服的解释。
　　I’m convinced that Tom is lying. 我可以确信汤姆在说谎。
　　【知识拓展】
　　convince sb of sth 使某人相信,信服
　　convincing adj令人信服的(修饰物)
　　convinced adj 信服的,相信的(修饰人)
　　5. whisper
　　【考纲释义】 n.耳语;低语 vt. & vi. 低语;小声说
　　“What’s on?”he asked in a whisper. “怎么啦?”他悄声询问道。
　　If I whisper you my secret, will you promise not to tell? 我若把我的秘密悄悄告诉你,你能不能保证不泄露出去?
　　She once heard him whisper to another girl. 她曾听到他对另外一个女孩说悄悄话。
　　【知识拓展】
　　whisper sth. 小声说某事
　　whisper to sb.小声对某人说
　　whisper sth. to sb. 小声对某人说某事
　　whisper to sb. that…小声对某人说……
　　whisper that… 小声说……
　　It is whispered that…据说……
　　6. react
　　【考纲释义】 vi. 作出反应;回应
　　Children tend to react against their parents by going against their wishes. 孩子们通常以违背父母的意愿来反抗他们。
　　When the sun comes out,the flowers react by opening wide. 太阳出来时,花以张开的形式作出反应。
　　【知识拓展】
　　react with 与……起反应
　　react against反对;反抗
　　reactto对……作出反应
　　二、短语诠释
　　1. up to now 直到现在
　　I haven’t got any letters from him up to now. 直到现在我还没收到过他的信。
　　Up to now,there is a high appraise for our serving quality from the customers. 到目前为止,顾客对我们的服务质量评价甚高。
　　【知识拓展】
　　from now on 从现在开始
　　from morning to night从早到晚
　　from time to time有时;偶尔
　　from day to day每天;一天一天地
　　2. badly off 穷的;缺少的
　　They are too badly off to have a holiday.
　　他们贫困得根本谈不上度假。
　　We shouldn’t complain about being poor —— many families are much worse off.我们不应该因为穷而叫苦连天 —— 许多人的家境更糟。
　　【知识拓展】
　　be badly off for sth缺少某事;某物不足够well off 过得很富;富的;富有的 better off境况更佳worse off境况更差
　　3. pick out 挑出;辨别出
　　Pick out the dress that you like best and I’ll buy it for your Birthday.挑选你最喜欢的衣服,我买下作为给你的生日礼物。
　　It was just possible to pick out the hut on the side of the mountain. 那间小木屋坐落在山边,隐约可见。
　　You can see the Egyptian pyramids from space with a pair of binoculars. They are a little difficult to pick out with just your eyes. 在太空中用双目望远镜还可以看到金字塔。用肉眼识别出金字塔有点困难。
　　【知识拓展】
　　pick out sb. / sth. from...... 从……中挑出 / 辨别出某人 / 物
　　pick up 捡起;让某人搭车;便宜地买到;接收(节目);无意中学会
　　4. cut off 切断;断绝
　　He had a finger cut off by a machine while working.他在工作时被机器切掉了一个手指。
　　The power was cut off because he didn’t pay the bill. 他因为没有付电费,所以被断电。
　　The village was cut off from the outside world by heavy snow for a month. 村庄被大雪封住而不能与外界联系达一个月。
　　【知识拓展】
　　cut down 砍倒;消减,降低
　　cut in 插嘴
　　cut across 取捷径;走近路
　　cut up 切碎
　　5. star in担任主角;主演
　　She is to star in a new film. 她将主演一部新影片。
　　Who is to star in the movie has not been finally decided yet.由谁来主演这部电影尚未最后敲定。
　　Jackie Chan once was set to star in Steven Spielberg’s Tuxedo. 成龙曾主演史蒂芬·斯皮尔伯格的电影《燕尾服》。
　　【知识拓展】
　　star sbin sth. 使某人担任主角;由某人主演
　　三、句式详解
　　1. Instead they are hiding in a small hut on the edge of a mountain during a snowstorm with nothing to eat.他们反而被暴风雪困在山边的一个小木屋里,没有任何东西可吃。
　　句中的with nothing to eat为with的复合结构,在句中作状语。即with + 宾语 + 宾语补足语。充当宾语补足语的有形容词、副词、名词、非谓语动词和介词短语。按其用法可分为作状语,表示行为方式或伴随、表示时间、表示原因、表示条件、表示补充说明等。作定语以及作主语补足语和宾语补足语。要注意的是,在with的复合结构中,with大都无含义,译成汉语时往往省略。例如:
　　The old man sat in an armchair with a newspaper in his hands.那位老人坐在扶手椅上,手里拿着一张报纸。
　　And then I saw a lovely diamond necklace with a big blue stone in the centre.后来,我发现一条可爱的钻石项链,中间还有一颗蓝色石头。
　　All the afternoon he worked with the door locked. 整个下午他都锁着门在房里工作。
　　With so many people to help us,we are sure to finish it on time. 有这么多人帮忙,我们一定能按时完成。
　　2. You may find it astonishing that Charlie was taught to sing as soon as he could speak and dance as soon as he could walk. 你会觉得震惊,卓别林会讲话的时候就被教唱歌,会走路的时候就学跳舞。
　　句中it作形式宾语,that从句是真正的主语;astonishing是动词-ing形式作宾语补足语。例如:
　　It is hardly surprising that rumours continue to circulate. 令人难以置信的是谣言继续传播。
　　动词-ing形式作宾语补足语,宾语与补足语有主动关系,表示“动作正在发生”,动词-ing 可用在感官动词(see,notice,watch,look at,find,hear,listen to,feel,catch)和表示“致使”意义的动词(get,have,keep,leave)后作宾语补足语。 例如:
　　He saw a strange man having dinner in a strange way when he walked out of a restaurant.当他步出餐厅时,他看到一个奇怪的人正以奇怪的方式吃饭。
　　Do you hear her singing an English song? 她在唱一首英语歌曲,你听见了吗?
　　3. Then he cuts off the leather top of the shoe as if it were the finest steak. 然后他就像切最好的牛排一样切断皮鞋的鞋帮。
　　句中as if 后面的从句谓语动词用过去时态,表示与现在事实相反的假设。当表示与过去事实相反时,其谓语动词用过去完成时态。从句表示与将来事实可能相反,谓语动词用“would/could/might + 动词原形”。例如:
　　Why is she looking at me as if she knew me?他为什么那样看我?像是认识我似的。
　　The girl listened as if she had been turned into a stone. 那女孩倾听着,像已经变成了石头似的。
　　He opened his mouth as if he would say something. 他张开嘴好像要说什么。
　　当说话者认为所述的是真实的或极有可能发生或存在的事实时,as if从句可用陈述语气。例如:
　　It sounds as if it is raining.听起来像是在下雨。
　　He stood there looking at the train and laughing,as if to miss a train was the best joke in the world.他站在那里,望着火车哈哈大笑,好像误了火车是天底下最开心的事儿似的。