Unit 6 TV programmes
单词辨析
1. round-up的含义:综合报道;如: Here is a round-up of the latest news.以下是最新的新闻综合报道。programme用法
练习：以下是体育方面所发生事件的一周综述。
Here is ______________________________________________________________ in sport.
解析：a weekly round-up of what is happening
2. up-to-date的含义及用法:ad最近的,最新的;现代的:如: I like wearing up-to-date clothes.我喜欢穿时新的衣服。
【注意】 区分 up to date与 up-to-date
① up to date 起形容词的作用,一般在句中作表语或补语,定语通常用 up-to-date。它们均表示“最新的,现代化的,最近的,符合最新发展的”的意思。如: That car is a beauty and quite up to date.那辆小汽车式样美观,新颖。 He is always right up to date in his information about this subject.在这个学科上,他一向掌握最新的情报。 What he has used is an up-to-date method of language teaching.他使用的是一种最新的语言教学法。 It's the most up-to-date in the industry.这是此产业中最新型的。
② out of date意为落后的,老式的”。
3. a number of与 the number of的区别:
a number of
一些,若干(=some),后接可数名词复数或代词,谓语动词用复数形式。如: A number of my friends think I should take a holiday.我的一些朋友认为我应该休假。
the number of
.....的数字/数目,介词of同其后名词构成介词短语,修饰the number,当它作主语时,谓语动词用单数。如: The number of the students is about twenty.学生人数大约是20人左右。
(1) The number of giant pandas is getting ________ because their living areas are becoming farmlands.
A. less and less    B. larger and larger    C. smaller and small    D. fewer and fewer
(2) The number of people present(出席的) at the concert was _______ than expected.There were many tickets left.
A. much smaller    B. much more      C. much larger        D. many more
(3) What _________the number of the students in your school?
About two thousand. A number of them _______ from England.
A. is; are          B. is; is          C.are;is        D. are; are
4.______the teachers in our school is about 100,and half of them are_____teachers.
A. A number of; woman  B.The number of; women
C. A number of;women    D.The number of; woman
解析：1-3 CAAB
4. cover v.包括,包含 v. 覆盖 n. 封面
另请注意回顾学习 cover含义为“覆盖”时的固定搭配: be covered with。
练习：(1) His speech is welcomed by our middle school students because it______ many problems that the teenagers care about.             
A. covers      B. has    C. fills    D. makes
(2) The programme _____different sports, _____basketball,swimming,badminton and football.
A.discovers, for example  B. includes,as  C. covers, such as  D.covering, like
(3) 这档节目很受欢迎，因为它报道真实生活事件。
The programme is popular because it____________________________________________.
解析：1. A 2. C 3. covers real-life events
5. vote的含义及用法:
1 vi. vote for sb投某人的票,投票支持某人;
2 vote against sb.投某人的反对票,投票反对某人; vote on sth,对……投票表决;
③ [C]give sb. a vote= give a vote to sb投某人一票。
练习：(1)成干上万的粉丝在网投票支持了他们最喜爱的歌手。
____________________________________________ their favourite singers.
(2) 年轻人被鼓励网上投票支持他们喜爱的影星。
The young____________________________________their favourite film stars.
解析：1. Thousands of fans voted for 2. are encouraged to vote online to support
6. text messages的含义:文字讯息,短信。
【注意】① 与 message相关的词组: leave a message留言,留个口信; take a message传个话。
② 区分message,notice和information
7. horror的含义及用法:n.惊骇,恐怖,惨事,极端厌恶
【注意】 horror的相关内容:①震惊;恐惧;厌恶,如: to one' s horror令(让)……恐惧。(类似结构还有 to ones surprise令人吃惊的;②[C, usually pl.] 极其不愉快的(或可怕的)经历,如: horrors of war战争的恐怖经历;③ a horror film/movie恐怖片/电影。
8. mystery的含义及用法:
mystery
[C]神秘的事物:不可理解之事:奥秘;如: It's a complete mystery to me why they chose him.我真无法理解他们为什么选他。
[C]神秘的人(或物):陌生而有趣的人(或物):如: He's a bit of a mystery.他这个人有点儿神秘。
[U]神秘;不可思议;奥秘;如: stories full of mystery充满神秘感的故事
9. scared的含义及用法:
scared
adj.
be scared of sb./sth.
He's scared of heights.他有恐高症。
be scared of doing sth.
She is scared of going out alone.她不敢独自外出。
be scared to do sth.
People are scared to use the buses late at night. 人们害怕在深夜乘公共汽车。
be scared that
I' m scared that the plane might crash.我很怕飞机会坠毁。
scary
adj.恐怖的,吓人的;比较级 scarier,最高级 scariest如:It was a really scary moment.那一刻真是吓人。( scary与 scared的区分如同satisfactory& satisfied; pleasant& pleased; amazing& amazed等词。)
scare
vt.& vi. You scared me.你吓了我一跳。
练习：(1) He was _________as he saw me because my appearance was very ________.
A. scared; scared      B. scary: scary      C. scared; scary    D. scary, scare
(2) 对小孩子来说，在动物园近距离观察老虎可能是很吓人的。
________________________________________________________the tigers in the zoo.
(3) 如果你不介意感到害怕，你可以看这部恐怖电影。
You can __________________if you_____________________________________.
解析：1. C ;2. It is scared to children to watch  3. watch this horror film;don’t mind feeling scared
10. latest的含义及用法:ad.最新的,最近的;其同义词为 up-to-date.
(1)Will you tell me about the _______ news.
A. later            B. later            C. latest      D. late
(2)Han Han, whose _______ (最新的) novel came out last week is greatly loved by teenag
ers.(根据句意及所给汉语填空)
解析：1.C 2. latest
练习：
根据句意及所给中文提示、英文解释或首字母，写出句中所缺单词。
1. Can you find out how many people there are in the    _____(对话)？   
2 It’s ______ (傻的)of Linda to speak to her mother like that.

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