1.I would prefer living in a modern flat. (P.18)

The usage of “prefer”:

1). prefer + 名词Eg. Would you like to live in a modern flat or do you

prefer a traditional house?

----What do you prefer, tea or coffee?

---- I prefer coffee.

2). prefer + 动词不定式Eg. In which house would you prefer to live?

He preferred to stay here until his father returned form Hong Kong.

3). prefer doing sth. 喜欢做某事 eg. I prefer working on my own. Some of the students prefer playing football in thei

r spare time.4).prefer someone/sth. to someone/ sth. 喜欢 ……胜过喜欢…… eg.Even today, most Americans prefer coffee to tea. He prefers books in English to books in Chinese.5.would prefer that … 喜欢…… eg. I’d prefer that the job were a little closer to my ho

me.6.prefer doing sth. to doing sth.喜欢做 ……胜过喜欢做……

2. be free to do sth

be free from

He wished to live a life entirely free from trouble. be free of

Most of the roads are now free of snow.

不受约束 , 随意

不受…损害

免受 , 没有

During the holiday, we are free to do what we like.

He is free to choose his own life.

3. taste

Come and have a taste of the pie.

I had a taste of his temper.

He has no taste for sweets.

She has an excellent taste in dress.

Everything in his house is of good taste.

品尝

体会

喜好

鉴赏力

品味

It tastes like apple juice.He has tasted the joy of success.

It tastes sweet.

4. It is convenient for sb to do sth

Sth is convenient to sb

1 你什么时候开始比较方便 ?

When will it be convenient for you to begin?2 Come and see me whenever_______.

A. you are convenient

B. you will be convenient

C. it is convenient to you

D. it will be convenient to you

c

5….I’d rather live in a traditional siheyuan. ( P.18)

1). would rather do sth. 情愿 ; 宁愿做某事 eg. I would rather stay at home. 2). would rather not do sth. 情愿 ; 宁愿不做某事 eg. I would rather not tell you the truth. 3). would rather do A than B 宁愿做 A 也不愿做 B I would rather watch TV at home than go to the cinema. 4).would rather sb. did sth. 宁愿某人做某事 ( 表示对现在或将来的愿望 ) I would rather you got up earlier.

6.would rather sb. had done sth. (P. 18)

宁愿某人曾做过某事 ( 表示与过去事实相反的愿望 )

I would rather he had known it.Choose: 1.I’d rather _____ the game than _____ the other players.A.lose; hurt B.to lose; to hurtC.lose; hurting D.losing; hurt2. Rather than ____ on a crowded bus, he always prefers _____ a bicycle.A.ride; ride B.riding; rideC.ride; to ride D.to ride; riding

A

C

7.I wouldn’t feel happy living in a block of apartments. living in …… 在句中作状语

原因

时间

条件

Reading attentively, he forgot the time for lunch.

Reading carefully, he found something he had not known before.

Reading carefully, you’ll learn something new.

8. It is convenient for sb to do sth

Sth is convenient to sb

1 你什么时候开始比较方便 ?

When will it be convenient for you to begin?

2 Come and see me whenever _________________.

A.you are convenient

B.you will be convenient

C.it is convenient to you

D. it will be convenient to you

c

I can’t stand noisy people while I’m working.

I can’t put up with noisy people while I’m working.

I can’t tolerate noisy people while I’m working.

9. 当我工作时 , 我无法忍受那些吵闹的人 .

I want a walk. I can’t stand sitting about.

7 Architecture looks at the man-made living environment.

CCTV looks at the hot spot all over the world.

You should look at the problems all –sidedly .

关注

考虑

10. Architecture looks at the man-made living environment.

CCTV looks at the hot spot all over the world.

You should look at the problems all -sidedly .

关注

考虑

The building has seen the development of our school. 见证

11. 设计 , 计划 design 　 设计师　 designer 室内设计师　 interior designer

design to do / doing 打算做某事

be designed to do 目的是， Be designed for 打算给……用

e.g The experiment is designed to test the new drug.

This room was designed for the children.

They want to change society with the buildings that went against people’s feeling of beauty.

Her father is so strict that she is scared to go against his wishes.

12. go against

13. equal adj. 相同的，平等的；Women should have equal pay for equal work.This one is equal to that one. Bill is equal to running the department n. 相等的人 We should all be equals in the eyes of the law.vt. 等于 ( 不用于进行时 )“x=y” means that x equals y.

Nobody can equal her as a dancer /in dancing.

14. Modern buildings impress us because they are huge, but ...1) impress vt. 铭刻；给……深刻的印象；使感动e.g. The book impressed a lot of people.2) impress sth. on sb. / impress sb. with sth. 使某人铭记某事e.g. My father impressed on me the importance of work. I was deeply impressed by / at / with his speech.

3) impress sth. on/ upon one’s mind/memory

把某事深深地记在脑海或记忆中

•The students tried to impress on their mind what the teacher said.

•impression n. 印象Leave / make a good/deep impression on sb.

•impressive adj.

•an impressive movie

15.You do not feel invited to enter them. =be attracted to 他很想进去看一看。 He felt ________ to go and have a look.

这些菜看起来很诱人。 The dishes look __________. (invite)

invited

inviting

16. act as : perform the role or function of sb. / sth. 扮演；担当；充当

e.g. I don’t understand their language; you’ll have to act as an interpreter.我不懂他们的语言；你得给我做翻译。A trained dog can act as a guide to a blind man.经过训练的狗可以给盲人充当向导。

17. He is always the first to come and the last to leave.

Antonio is the first to understand that.

18. despite : without being affected by; in spite of … 不管；不顾；尽管e.g. He came to the meeting despite his serious illness.Even though he was ill, he came to the meeting.Despite the fact that he was ill, he……

19. Seen from the top, it looks as if the stadium is covered by a great net of steel, and it looks just like a bird’s nest made of tree branches.

动词 see 与 the stadium 之间存在被动关系， ( 如果两者存在主动的关系，则应用 doing)eg: _______ (see) from the top of the hill, the city looks very beautiful. _______ (give) more time, we could have done it better. _________ (look) from the top of the hill, we can get a good view of our city. ______________ (not know) his address, I can’t write to him.

Not knowing

Looking

Given

Seen

20. refer to

He referred to his mother in his speech in the award ceremony.

We can refer to a dictionary to find the meaning of words.

The speaker often referred to his notes while making the speech.

The rules only refers to children.

By ‘teacher’,we refer to the person who supplies the information.

提到 , 谈到

适用于

指的是

查阅 , 参考

21. A nest is to a bird what a house is to a man. 鸟巢对鸟而言就像房子对人一样。

A is to B what C is to D. 相当于 A to B is what C is to D.

也可以理解为： A to B is like C to D. 表示“ A 对于 B 而言，就像 C 与 D 的关系。”

e.g. CPU is to a computer what a heart is to a man. = CPU to a computer is what a heart is to a man. = CPU to a computer is like a heart to a man. CPU 对于电脑而言，就像心脏与人的关系。 读书对于头脑而言，就像食物与身体的关系。 Reading is to mind what food is to the body.

单句改错：1. Some of the students came to school

much earlier than usually that day.

2. I think it is no need to tell him all you know.

3. The kind-hearted woman treated the orphan like her own son.

usual

there

as

4. Have you learned the news that our team has defeated the game?

5. I hope to make my opinion agree to.

6. They are preparing for the final examination. They mustn’t be free.

7. In the morning people woke up and found the world outside their houses completely change .changed

can’t

agreed

won

8. The gutter ( 沟槽 ) has filled in with mud.

9. They came home only finding the room broken into.

10. We found him seating in the reading-room.

seated

to find

up

单项选择：1. Do you have a (an) _______ for pop musi

c or folk music? A. interest B. ability C. preference D. choice2. _____ you have bought! A. What a fine piece of furniture B. How fine furnitures C. What a fine furniture D. How beautiful a furniture

单项选择：3. These measures are ______ to reduce pollut

ion. A. hoped B. designed C. demanded D. promised4. The scene is deeply _______ on my memori

es. A. brought B. impressed C. provided D. left

5. ______ what his parents said to him, he made the same mistake.

A. Despite B. Though C. Even though D. Although

6. They _______ up the holes with stones. A. put B. covered C. filled D. fixed

7. Have you any ________ suggestions as to what we should do?

A. exact B. practice C. real D. concrete

8. What he does is ________ a lot of problems.

A. doing B. creating C. giving D. inventing

9. We saw the houses in the street _____ in order to make room for a large square.

A. pulled off B. pulled up C. pulled down D. pulled in

10. ---- Have you ever seen that movie? ---- Yes. When I was in Tokyo, I

________ it three times. A. saw B. had seen C. have seen D. would see

11. Too terrible! I can’t ______ that noise any longer. It will drive me crazy.

A. keep B. stand C. hold D. touch

13. I wouldn’t feel happy ______ in a block of apartments. I’d rather

______ in a traditional house.A.living; to live B. living; live C. to live; to live D. to live; living

14. They hurried back home only to find their house _____ into.

A. break B. to break C. broken D. breaking