一、重点词汇
1. trial n. 试用；试验；考验；审判
This new drug is undergoing clinical trial.
on trial 在试验中；受审 He is on trial for murder.
trial and error 反复试验；不断摸索
It was by/through trial and error that I learnt most of what I know about gardening.
2. note v. 注意到，发现；记录
note sth. down 把……记下来 The policeman noted down every word she said.
note 作名词时的相关短语：
make/take a note/notes of... 把……记下来 take note of 注意到
take/make notes 做笔记 be noted for/as 因为/作为……而出名
leave a note 留下便条
She sat there taking notes of everything that was said.
Please take note of this announcement.
3. name v. 给……命名; 说出……的名字; 提名
name sb. sth. 给某人取名为…… name... after... 以……名字命名
The child was named after its father.
name 作名词时的相关短语：
by the name of 名叫……的 in the name of 以……的名义
4. wonder adj. 非凡的，奇妙的，神奇的 n.奇迹，神奇；奇观；惊奇 v. 想知道
注意 wonder 的重点句型：
It's a wonder that you recognized me after all these years. 奇怪的是……
（It's) no wonder you can't sleep when you eat so much. 难怪……
I was wondering whether/if I could borrow your car.
5. relief n
缓和，减轻 The pills gave her some relief.
轻松，宽心 Hearing the news.，he breathed a sign of relief.
救济物品，救济金 Relief was flown to the flood-hit areas.
to one's (great) relief 使某人宽慰的是
bring relief to sb. 给某人带来欣慰/解脱,减轻某人的痛苦
relieve v. 减轻(病痛、忧虑、负担等），缓解；救济
relieve pains/ anxiety/pressure/ traffic jams...
relieve sb. of sth. 解除某人的负担责任等
6. pleasure n.
[u]愉快，高兴 He finds great pleasure in reading.
[c]乐事；趣事 It is a pleasure to work with you.
1) --- Thank you very much for your help.
---(It's) My pleasure.
2)---Could you help me with my English after school today?
---With pleasure.
7. point n. 点，位置；尖端；要点；分数
point of view 观点
on the point of 正要……的时候 She was on the point of going out when the telephone rang.
to the point 中肯扼要；切中要害
There is no point in doing sth. 做某事是没有用或意义的
There is no point talking to her. She never listens.
8. adj.life-saving 救命的 blood-thinning 稀释血液的 bacteria-killing 杀菌的
二、重点难点语言点
1. ASA could reduce the risk of colon cancer by 40 per cent.
ASA可以降低40%的结肠癌发病率。
reduce the risk of doing sth. 减少做某事的风险
Eating a lot of green food helps reduce the risk of heart disease.
His good reputation is now at risk 处境危险
You have no right to take risks with our lives. 冒险
He saved his son at the risk of losing his own life. 冒着……风险
2. They were able to produce it in large quantities. 他们可以大量生产它。
in large quantities 大量地 in small quantities 少量地
注意：“quantities of+可数名词与不可数名词”作主语，后面的名词无论是可数名词的复数
还是不可数名词，谓语都用复数；“a quantity of+可数名词与不可数名词”做主语，谓语动
词与名词保持一致。
Great quantities of milk are needed in this city.
A large quantity of potatoes have been sold.
3. It was a dream come true.
a dream come true 是固定短语，意为“梦想成真”.
需注意的是如果come true 单独使用的话，后面不接宾语。如：
Owning a big house is now a dream come true, although I never thought it would come true.
4. It was fundamental to saving many thousands of lives...
be fundamental to doing sth./to sth. 对……是十分重要的或必不可少的
I think that hard work is fundamental to success.
5. One theory suggests that acupuncture blocks pain signals from reaching the spinal cord or brain.
block sb./sth. from doing sth. 相当于 prevent/stop/keep sb./sth. from doing sth.阻止……做
The tall building blocked me from viewing the beautiful scenery in the distance.
三、 重点句子
Reading
1. If you open up any medicine cupboard in the world, there is a high probbability that you will find
aspirin and penicillin.（P18,L2)
2. In fact, 3500years ago, some recipes recommended drinking a tea made from the dried leaves of a
particular plant to reduce body pains.(P18,L7)
3. The first trials of this medicine took place in 1899 when the company Hoffmann worked for began
giving the medicine in powder form to physicians to use with patients.(P18,L17)
4. Not only has aspirin saved many people's lives by reducing fever and helping stop pain, but there
are also other things that aspirin can help with.(P18,L20)
5. Lawrence Carven, a doctor from the USA, is the author of several published reports, one of which
introduced the idea in 1953 that aspirin could reduce the risk of heart attacks by thinning blood.
(P18,L21)
6. The bacteria-killing medicine is considered by many to be one of the most important medicines in
contemporary society.(P19,L36)
7. He saw that the cells of the bacteria were clear, which meant that they were dead and that the
mould had killed them(P19,L39)
8. However, it was not until World WarⅡthat two other scientists managed to use new chemical
techiques to purify it. (P19,L46)
9. If penicillin had not been available, many people would have died from illness including
pneumonia, an illness that affects the lungs.(P19,L51)
10. So, although Fleming discovered penicillin, it was over a decade before someone else turned
penicillin into the great drug of the 20th century.(P19,L55)
Project
1. They think that the use of acupuncture began during the Stone Age when stone knives or sharp-edged tools, called 'bian', were used to make holes on swollen areas of the body.(P30,L5)
2. Acupuncture involves putting stainless steel needles into the skin at certain points on the body so that a disease can be cured or a health problem solved.(P30,L19)
3. In the West, accupuncture has become very popular, as has Chinese traditional herbal medicine.
(P31,L42)
Workbook
1. The sun gives off energy in the form of heat and light.(P110,A1)
2. How did it come about that you were able to study overseas? (P112, C1)
3. It was Edward Jenner, a doctor in the countryside of England in the late 1700s, who brought the virus under control.(P114,L7)
4. He could have claimed that he owned the smallpox vaccine, and then the companies that made the vaccine would have had to pay him.(P114,L17)
四、 重点难点复习
1. 请用以下动词短语的适当形式填空。
focus on look out for carry out try out leave behind put off turn up split up
open up let out look around make out turn into decide on take down put through
1). How to desert farming land is a question worth discussing.
2). Sally her Christmas present with delight.
3). Be more careful next time. Never any of your things on the bus again.
4). A study in the USA showed that the medicine could prevent a stroke.
5). Teachers should students who may be having eyesight problems.
6). Jack showed me a weekly magazine mainly endangered animals.
7). Have they a date for the wedding?
8). You've got to buy a ticket to the castle.
9). We have the match until tomorrow because of the bad weather.
10). The missing letter eventually inside a book.
11). Everyone a cry of surprise upon hearing the news.
12). You should learn to important things in your English class.
13). It was too dark, and I couldn't the words written on the wall.
14). Fleming this mould on another bacterium.
15).Could you please me to the manager?
16). We were inti groups to discuss the question.
2. 翻译句子
1). 该队的成功在很大程度上是由于他的努力。
飞机定于五点到达伦敦。 （due to)
2). 政府应立即采取有效措施减少污染保护环境。(take measures)
3).老师建议我们听讲座的时候要记笔记。（recommend)
4).直到20世纪80年代，我的家乡才发生了这些变化。（强调句型）
5）他最终成功地克服了电脑游戏瘾。（addiction)
6) 新来的秘书会减轻一些我们文案工作(paperwork)的负担。(relieve)
7）我们需要三个月才能把这部字典编完。（before)
8) 凯特被大多数学生认为是全校最优秀的老师之一。（consider)