laces2014年自考英语(二)资料( unit 3)

Unit 3 Friendship and Loyalty

I. New words and expressions

New words

1. reflection n.

（关于某主题的）思考，回忆

2. loyalty n.

忠诚；忠实；忠心耿耿

3. recognize v.

承认；意识到

4. betray v.

辜负；对…不忠

5. indeed adv.

其实；实际上

6. virtue

n.

高尚的道德；正直的品性；德行

7. trend n.

趋势；趋向；倾向；动态；动向

8. befriend v.

做（尤指需要帮助者的）朋友；友善相待

9. request v.

（礼貌或正式地）请求，要求

10. trendy adj.

时髦的；赶时髦的

11. multitude n.

众多；大量

12. mutual

adj.

共有的；共同的

mutual respect / understanding

辨析：

mutual / manual / manure / mature / menu / mental

13. term n.

词语；术语：措辞

14. site n.

网站；站点

15. acronym n.

首字母缩略词

16. perish v.

丧失；湮灭；毁灭

17. thought n.

想法；看法；主意；记忆

18. gossip n.

流言蜚语

19. challenge v.

考查…的能力；考验…的技巧

20. akin adj.

相似的；类似的

21. deposit n.

存款

22. account

n.

账户

accountant

current account

deposit account

23. interest n.

利息

24. well- being n.

健康；安乐；康乐

25. welfare n.

（个体或群体的）幸福，安全与健康

26. essence n.

本质；实质；精髓

27. seek v.

寻找

28. notoriety

n.

恶名；坏名声

notorious

相当于

infamous

29. premise n.

前提；假定

；

30. exploit v.

利用（…为自己谋利）

31. reconnect v.

再联系；再联络

32. virtual adj.

（通过计算机软件，如在因特网上）模拟的，虚拟的

33. assure

v.

使确信；向…保证

assure sb. of sth.

assure sb. that…

34. caution n.

警告；告诫

35. lyric n.

歌词

36. undisputed adj.

不容置疑的；毫无疑问的；不可争辩的

37. generation

n.

（统称）一代人，同代人，同辈人

generation gap

four generations living under the same roof

Phrases and Expressions

1. stick by

坚持忠于；不离不弃（某人）

2. through thick and thin

不畏艰难险阻

go through thick and thin

3. lead to

导致，造成（后果）

4. a multitude of

众多的；大量的

5. perish the thought

甭想了；但愿不会如此

6. engage in

（使）从事，参加

7. in essence

本质上

8. assure…of… 使放心；向…保证

9. pay attention to

注意

10. warn…of… 警告某人某事

II. Text Learning

Reflections: Friendship and loyalty

① How many of us recognize true loyalty in a friend? Loyalty

consists of

（参考

Unit1

，

Text A

）

a

friend,

who

will

stick

by

you,

through

thick

and

thin.

A

friend

who

is

always

honest

with

you

and

never

betrays

the

friendship

with

lies

is

a

loyal

friend.

If you have a loyal friend,

you have indeed found a true virtue in that friend.

（承上句）

②

The

current

trend

on

the

internet

is

befriending

anyone

who

requests

to

be

your

friend.

However, this new trend may

lead to

disasters.

（承上句）

It

may

be popular and trendy

to have

a

network filled with a multitude

of

mutual

friends.

However,

one true loyal

friend

may be the only friend you need.

③

A

term

used

on

the

popular

Facebook

site

is

B.F.F.

This

acronym

means

best

friends

forever

.

Are

they

really

your best

friends

forever?

You

might

ask

yourself

this question,

they

share

my

private

matters

with

others

on

the

pages

of

Facebook,

or

perish

the

thought

,

engage

in

gossip

about

me

with

others?

(1)

If the answer to that is ,

more than likely

, they

will not be your best friends forever.

Maybe not, even for a day.

本部分重点及难点：

1. If the answer to that is ,

more than likely

（很有可能）

, they will not

be your best friends forever.

more than likely: very likely

more than happy: very happy

more than pleased: very pleased

请认真答题，答题结果将记入知识点测评的成绩！

【单选题】

6. He is _______ willing to shall his happiness with us.

A

．

more

B

．

more than

C

．

enough

D

．

too

【答案】

B

【解析】

本题考查

more

than+adj.

。

than

后接形容词相当于

形容词

，

本句中

more

than

willing

意为

非常乐意

。

句子的意思是

他非常乐意同我们分享他的幸福。

注意

D

选项：

too…to…

意为

< br>太……以至于不能……

【知识点】

more than+adj

④ I choose to have a

B.L.F

.,

a best loyal friend

, for those of you who may be challenged

by the use of acronyms during this age of technology and fast-talking.

⑤

(2)

Loyalty found in a friend is

akin to making a deposit

in a bank account.

More

often

than

not

,

your deposits

gain internet

, an internet in your

well-being

and

welfare

. A loyal friend

attracts another loyal friend. (3)

In essence, water does seek its own level.

（承上、总结的句

子）

⑥

(4)

If you were a B.L.F.

way before

Facebook gained notoriety, then I'm sure you understand the

priise of loyalty in a friend.

You should never exploit your B.L.F. to gain more friends or make

yourself sei more important to others.

These are not the traits of a best loyal friend.

（承上句）

⑦ A best loyal friend does not care who is invited to your party. They will attend your

party and celebrate you, just in the way a best loyal friend should do.

⑧

Reconnecting

with

a

best

loyal

friend

is

easier

to

do

on

the

pages

of

Facebook.

However,

a

virtual friend

does not assure you of his loyalty. My caution to you is that you'd better

pay attention to the smiling faces on the Facebook pages. In the eighties we were warned

of smiling faces in a song, which contained these lyrics,

upside down, my friend.

undisputed truth

for my generation.

本部分重点及难点：

2. Loyalty found in a friend is

akin to making a deposit

in a bank account.

(1) akin to: similar to

(2) make a deposit in a bank account

往银行账户存款

make withdrawals from a bank account

3. In essence, water does seek its own level.

本质上，水自然会向下流

--

< br>朋友间总是惺惺相惜。

4. If you were a B.L.F.

way before

Facebook gained notoriety, then I'm sure you understand

the priise of loyalty in a friend.

way

（与介词或副词连用，加强程度）

very far

很远

如：

She finished the race way ahead of the other runners.

她第一个跑到终点，远远 领先于

其他选手。

The shot was way off target.

这次射的远离目标。

The price is way above what we can afford.

价格高得我们绝对付不起。

way back: a long time ago

很久以前

I first met him way back.

我和他初次见面时很久以前的事了。

III.

部分练习讲解

P149 Bridging the Gap

Directions: Fill in the blanks with a

word

or

a phrase that best

completes

the

passage. You

may choose a suitable one from the list given.

解题方法：

把词分类

while(

连词

)

share(

动词

< br>/

名词

) on

（介词）

unique

（形容词）

whatever

（连接词）

tha t

（关系代词

/

指示代词

/

连接词）

opposites

（名词）

a couple of

（数词）

personalities

（名词）

wisely

（副词）

In the daily drama and comedy of our life, it's nice to have friends.

___1

While

___

family

is

extremely

important,

friends

are

a

different

support

system

of

your

choosing.

As

the

saying

goes

, you can't choose your family, but you can choose your friends.

___2

wisely

___

can make your life more exciting and inspiring.