Warming up /listening / speaking
1. Where would you prefer to live?
prefer vt
释义：to choose or be in the habit of choosing as more desirable or as having more value 更喜欢
用法1 prefer+名词/代词/动词－ing形式（可再接＋to+另一名词/代词/动词－ing形式
例句① I prefer green to yellow.
对于绿色与黄色，我更喜欢绿色。
② I prefer dancing to singing.
我喜欢跳舞胜于唱歌。
用法2 prefer ＋动词不定式（可再接rather than do something）
例句①They prefer to play cards rather than see such TV plays.
他们宁愿打牌也不愿看这样的电视剧。
②The hero preferred to die rather than surrender.
这位英雄宁死不屈。
用法3 prefer＋宾语＋动词不定式（作宾语补足语）。
例句①I should prefer you not to stay here too long.
我希望你不要在这里呆得太久了。
②Let me wash the dishes----would you prefer me to dry them?
我来洗盘子――你要我擦干盘子吗？
用法4 prefer＋that从句（从句的谓语动词should型的虚拟语气，should常省略）
例句① Would you prefer that we reschedule the meeting for next week?
你是否愿意我们把会议改期到下周呢？
②She preferred that we should do it in the kitchen .
她宁愿我们在厨房做这件事。
拓展： preference n.
释义：liking for something more than something else. （与其他物较之）喜欢，偏爱
例句①It’s entirely a matter of preference.
这完全是个见仁见智的问题。
②A teacher should not show preference for any one of his pupils.
老师不应偏爱任何一个学生。
考例:
Employees who have worked here for many years will give over
newcomers.
A preference B. prejudice C. promise D. preface
(Key: A )
2. What materials would you use?
material n.
释义：① the substance or substances out of which a thing is or can be made.
材料，原料
② something, such as an idea or information, that is to be refined and made or incorporated into a finished effort. 素材，材料
例句① We use high-quality raw material for our goods.
我们的产品是用优质原料制造的。
② He is not officer material.
他不是当官的材料。
③ He is collecting material for a book.
他正在搜集素材（资料）写书。
④ She’s collecting material for a newspaper article.
她正在搜集素材在报纸上发表文章。
3. Amy and Danny want to buy some furniture for their new home.
(1) furniture: n.
释义： the movable articles in a room or an establishment that make it fit for living or working 家具
例句① My parents gave me a piece of furniture as the present of my wedding.
我的父母送我一件家具作为我结婚的礼物.
②They booked a lot of furniture yesterday.
他们昨天预订了许多家具。
4. They visit a shop and talk with a shop assistant about their tastes and preference.
(2) taste n.
释义：a personal preference or liking 嗜好;个人的偏好或喜好
sense by which flavour is known 味觉
sensation caused in the tongue by things placed on it 味道
例句① She has a taste of foreign travel.
她有到国外旅游的爱好。
② I don’t like the taste of this cheese.
我不喜欢这乳酪的味道。
③ My sense of taste isn't very good; I have a cold.
我的味觉不是很好，我感冒了。
3. It is also convenient to live close to your work.
convenient: adj.
释义：suited or favorable to one's comfort, purpose, or needs 省力的，方便的
例句① The dish-washer is very convenient.
这个洗碗机很方便。
② We must arrange a convenient time and place for the meeting.
我们必须安排一个合适的时间和地点开会。
用法： It is convenient for/to sb (to do..) (做…)对…是方便的
词组：If convenient 假如方便的话
For convenience 为了..的便利
At one’s convenience 在…便利的时候
拓展： convenience n. 方便，便利
释义： the quality of being suitable to one's comfort, purposes, or needs 方便
例句① We bought this house for its convenience.
我们买下这所房子为的是它方便。
例句② When and where will it suit your convenience for our next meeting?
我们下次见面什么时候,什么地点对你方便?
考例：
4. I really think a traditional house has more personal style.
(1) traditional adj.
释义： of relating to, or in accord with tradition 传统的
例句① There are also people who come to take such courses as Chinese traditional medicine, painting, calligraphy and photography.
还有一些人到学校里来是为了学习诸如中医、绘画、书法。摄影等课程。
② He has a traditional view of women.
他对妇女的观点很传统。
拓展：traditionally adv. 传统地
tradition n. 传统
(2) personal adj.
释义：of or relating to a particular person; private个人的
例句① She made a personal donation to the fund.
她以个人名义向基金会捐款。
②This is a car for your personal use only.
这是仅供你个人用的汽车。
辨析： personal & private
这两个词都有"私自的；个人的"之意。区别在于：private有"私立的；非公开的；秘密的"的意思；而personal没有。但是，personal有"亲自的；本人的"的意思，相当于in person。
例句① I won’ t tell you about it, for it’s private.
我不会告诉你关于这件事，因为它是秘密的。
② He made a personal appearance at the meeting.
他以个人名义出席了会议。
考例：
Pre-reading / Reading / Post-reading
5. Architecture looks at man-made living environment.
look at
释义： think about, consider or study something 看待，考虑， 研究
例句① They refused to look at my suggestion.
他们拒绝考虑我的建议。
② The implications of the new legislation will need to be looked at.
新法规的含义需要研究一下。
考例：
The committee wouldn’t even my proposal.
A. look on B. look at C. look after D. look through
(Key: B )
6. Every great culture in the past had its own ideas of beauty expressed in art and architecture.
(1) have something done
用法： 使某事物予以处理
例句① Why don’t you have your hair cut?
你为什么不理发？
② They’re going to have their house painted.
他们准备把房子粉刷一下。
拓展：have sb. do sth.
类似结构：
动词+宾语+宾语补足语
find /see/make/get/have/want等动词+ 名词 +n. /adj. /doing /done /adv. /to be /介词短语
例句① I find Russian grammar very difficult.
我发现俄语语法很难学。
② Being poor at English, I’m afraid I can’t make myself understood.
我的英语很差，恐怕很难让自己被理解。
③ I have had my bike repaired.
我已经把自行车修好了。
④ You must get the work done before Friday.
你必须在周五前把工作完成。
⑤ We are pleased to see the problem settled so quickly.
我们很高兴看到问题这么快解决了。
(2) express vt.
释义： to make known the feelings or opinions of (oneself), as by statement or art 表白，表达
to set forth in words; state 陈述; 用语言表达；
例句① No words can express the grandeur of that parade.
阅兵式那宏伟的场面是无法用语言表达的。
② He can express himself in good clear English now after four years' hard learning.
经过四年的艰苦学习,现在他能用清楚流畅的英语表达自己的意思了。
考例：
Because I have my bike , I walked to my company.
A. repairing B. being repaired
C. repair D. have repaired
（Key: B）
I can’t to you how grateful I am for you help.
A. say B. tell C. express D. speak
（Key: C）
7. When you look around buildings, streets, squares and parks, you will find them designed, planned and built in different styles.
design vt.
释义：to plan out in systematic, usually graphic form 设计
例句① Can anyone design a better timetable?
谁能设计一个更好的时间表。
② Who designed the new school?
谁设计的这所新学校？
用法： be designed for sb/sth
be designed as sth 为某目的或企图而制造或计划…
be designed to do sth
例句① The gloves were designed for extremely cold climate.
这些手套是为严寒地区设计的。
②This course is designed as an introduction to the subject.
这门课程是作为该科目的入门课而开设的。
③The route was designed to relieve traffic congestion.
这条路是为缓解交通拥挤而开辟的。
考例: The new suspension bridge by the end of last month.
A. has been designed B. had been designed
C. was designed D. would be designed
（Key: B）
8. Modernism was invented in the 1920s by a group of architects who wanted to change society with buildings that went against people’s feeling of beauty.
(1) architect n.
释义：one who designs and supervises the construction of buildings or other large structures. 建筑师
例句① He went to work in an architect's office in order to learn how to design buildings.
他到一家建筑事务所去工作以便学习如何设计建筑物。
② Now other architects know how to design buildings to fit into the land.
现在别的建筑师也知道怎样设计得使建筑物与地形相协调。
拓展： architecture n.
释义： design or style of buildings 建筑设计，建筑风格
例句① Modern architecture depressed me.
现代的建筑设计使我感到憋闷。
② I like the architecture of the eighteenth century.
我喜欢十八世纪的建筑风格。
(2) go against sth.
释义：be opposed or contrary to sth; conflict with sth. 违背,违反; 对……不利
例句① Paying for hospital treatment goes against her socialist principles.
付给医院医疗费是违背她的社会主义原则的。
② His thinking goes against all logic.
他的思维完全不合逻辑。
拓展：against
用法：（1）防备，防御
例句① She wears a warm coat against the cold.
她穿着暖和的大衣以御寒冷。
（2）靠着，依着
例句The picture hangs against the wall.
这张画挂在墙上。
（3）反对，违反
例句She spoke against the new law.
她发言反对新法律。
（4）撞击，碰撞
例句The rain was beating against the windows.
雨点打着窗户。
（5）和……对照，以……衬托
例句 It’s difficult to see anything in this bright light.
对着这么亮的光，很难看见任何东西。
拓展： 常见go的词组：
go back 回去go away 离去 go away with 带走 卷逃 go by 经过 go down 沉没 go up上升
9. They wanted their buildings constructed in a way to look unnatural.
construct vt.
释义：to form by assembling or combining parts; build 建造
to create (an argument or a sentence, for example) by systematically arranging ideas or terms构筑
例句① This is a hut constructed out of branches.
这是一间用树枝搭成的棚屋。
② This novel is well-constructed.
这本小说结构很好。
考例:
It is a good place to a factory here.
A. constrict B. construct C. constraint D. construe
(Key: B)
10. To many people modern architecture equals progress.
(1) equal vt.
释义：to be equal to, in value, number, or size 等值；与…相等
to reach the same standard as 比得上，敌得过
例句① The year’s sales figures up till October equal the figures for the whole of last year.
本年度到十月份的销售数字就等于去年全年的销售数字。
② “X = Y” means x equals y.
“x=y”就是指x等于y。
③ None of us can equal her grace as a dancer.
论跳舞，我们谁也比不上她的舞姿优美。
拓展：equal adj.
释义：having the same quantity, measure, or value as another.
相同的，同等的，同样的
例句① One li is equal to half a kilometre.
一华里等于半公里。
② It is equal to me whether he comes or not.
他来不来对我都一样。
equality [U]
释义：the state or quality of being equal 相等：相同的状态或特性
例句① All three children have equality in our family - they are all treated in the same way.
三个小孩在我们家都是平等的，他们都被同等对待。
② They are fighting for the equality of women.
他们在为妇女争取平等权力而斗争。
(2) progress [U]
释义: development or growth 进展：发展或增长：
例句① You have made progress with your English.
你的英语进步了。
② Progress in the peace talks has been rather disappointing.
和平谈判的进展情况令人相当失望。
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11. Modern buildings impress us because they are huge, but many people do not find them beautiful.
impress vt.
释义：to produce or attempt to produce a vivid impression or image of
印入脑海，留下印象
用法：impress sth on/upon sb 使…铭记…;使想象
impress sth. on/in sth. 在…上/压/盖印
impress sb. (with sth.) 给予某人深刻印象
be impressed by/with/at sth 对…印象深刻
例句① I impressed on him the importance of his work.
我使他注意他的工作的重要性。
② The organizer impressed a beautiful design on the clothes.
组织者把一个漂亮的图案印在衣服上。
③ The girl impressed her friends with liveliness and humor.
这个女孩给她的朋友留下了活泼和幽默的印象。
④ We were deeply impressed by his deeds.
我们对他的行为留下了深刻印象。
拓展： impression [C]
释义：an effect, a feeling, or an image retained as a consequence of experience
印象，感想：作为经历的结果留下来的效果、感觉或者形象
例句① What were your first impressions of London?
你对伦敦的最初印象如何？
② Her speech made an quite impression on the audience.
她的演讲给听众留下相当好的印象。
词组： give/create/leave /make a/an… impression on sb.
例句③ My general impression is that he seemed to be a pleasant man.
我的总的印象是他是一个很阳光的人。
考例：
His words was deeply impressed my memory.
A. on B. in C. with D. by
(Key: A)
12. The buildings look like boxes with flat roofs, sharp corners and glass walls that act as mirrors.
sharp adj.
释义： having clear form and detail 清楚的
having a thin edge or a fine point suitable for or capable of cutting or piercing 锋利的
例句① The TV picture isn’t very sharp.
电视图像不太清晰。
② The shears are not sharp enough to cut the grass.
这把大剪刀不够快,剪不动草。
词组： act as 担任, 充当
例句① He was asked to act as an advisor of the project.
他应邀担任该项目的顾问。
② A newly-devised microcomputer can act as a guide to a blind person.
一种新设计的微型计算机能够充任盲人的向导。
考例：
13. Autonio Gaudi, a Spanish architect, was the first to understand that.
to understand that
用法：句中to understand that作the first的定语。当名词的中心词为序数词或“序数词＋名主”时，其后用不定式作定语而不是分词。
例句①He was the last person to leave the classroom.
他是最后一个离开教室的人。
② The first traveller to reach New Zealand in the year 950 was a man called Kupe.
公元950年第一个来新西兰旅游的是一个叫库佩的人。
考例：
14. Despite the fact that he used traditional materials, Gaudi was a modern architect.
despite prep
释义：in spite of; notwithstanding 尽管; 不管，
例句① Despite the bad weather we enjoyed our holiday.
尽管天气不好，我们的假期仍过得很愉快。
② Despite the traffic jam he arrived here on time.
尽管交通堵塞，他仍然按时到达这里。
辨析：despite & in spite of
Despite和in spite of意思相同，但despite更正式，后接名词、代词、动名词等。
例句① They kept going in spite of their fears.
他们不顾害怕继续前进
② In spite of great efforts we failed to carry our plans through.
尽管我们作出了巨大努力,我们还是没能完成计划。
考例：
He remained modest his great achievement.
A. despite of B. despite
C. in despite D. in the despite
（Key: B）
15. Frank Lloyd Wright, who built an art museum in New York, found himself inspired by Japanese seashells.
inspire vt
释义：to affect or touch 影响；触动
to stimulate to action; motivate激励，鼓励; 激发行动，促动
例句① The falling leaves inspired her with sadness.
落叶触动了她的伤感
②His best music was inspired by the memory of his mother.
他最好的乐曲是以怀念母亲为动力而创作的。
③I was inspired to work harder than ever before.
我受激励比以往任何时候都更加努力地工作。
拓展：inspiration n.
释义：the quality of inspiring or exalting 启示
例句①Dante was the inspiration for my book in Italy.
但丁是促使我写有关意大利这本书的灵感。
考例：
16. Seen from the top, it looks as if the stadium is covered by a gray net of steel, and it looks just like a bird’s nest made of tree branches.
Seen from the top
用法：Seen from the top是过去分词短语做状语。made of tree branches是过去分词作后置定语。
过去分词的用法：
用法1 过去分词作表语
例句① One quarter of the shores of the Mediterranean are polluted.
(表示主语所处的状态)
地中海的四分之一海岸被污染了。
用法2 过去分词作宾语补足语
例句② Then we talk with others, we make ourselves understood not just by words.
然后我们互相交谈，我们不仅仅靠语言让自己被理解。
用法3 过去分词作名词的前置或后置修饰语
例句③ When we arrived, we were given printed question papers.
我们到了之后，发到了打印好的问卷。
④ It came from the work songs sung by black people and had its roots in Africa.
(相当于定语从句… which were sung by black people…)
它来自黑人唱的工作之歌，起源在非洲。
用法4 过去分词作状语
例句⑤ Seen from space, the earth looks blue.
(作时间状语或条件状语，相当于When/If the earth is seen from space, it looks blue.)
从宇宙上看，地球是蓝色的。
⑥ Well known for his experts advice, he was able to help a great number of people with their personal affairs.
(作原因状语，相当于As he was well known for his expert advice, he was…)
由于他的建议很有名，他帮助了很多人解决他们的个人事务。
⑦ Bitten by a snake, you should send for help.
(作条件状语，相当于If you are bitten by a snake, you should….)
如果被蛇咬了，你必须看医生。
⑧ The room, although supposed to be kept locked, was often left open.
(作让步状语，其逻辑状语是the room；当过去分词作时间，条件，让步等状语时，其前还可加when, once, if, although等连词)
尽管我们想这个房间是锁着的，但它经常是开着的。
⑨ Dr Watson and I will spend the night, locked in your room.
(作状语，表示伴随状况或方式。)
华生博士和我把自己锁在房间里，度过了一个晚上。
17. Birds fill up the spaces between the branches of their nests with soft materials.
(1) fill (up)… with 用…装(满)…
用法: 它常常用其被动结构be filled with, 相当于be full of
例句① The driver filled up the tank with petrol.
司机在油箱里装满油。
②The river is filled up with mud.
小河充满了污泥。
③ He ran to the school with his mouth filled up with bread.
他嘴里塞满面包，跑向学校。
(2) branch n.
释义：a secondary woody stem or limb growing from the trunk or main stem of a tree or shrub or from another secondary limb 分枝
an area of specialized skill or knowledge, especially academic or vocational, that is related to but separate from other areas 部门，分科
例句① He climbed up the tree and hid among the branches,
他爬上树，躲在树枝间。
② The trees go straight up; only at the top do they have branches.
这些树笔直向上生长，只在顶部有分枝。
③ The company's head office is in the city, but it has branches all over the country.
公司的总部在这个城市，但它的分公司遍布全国各地。
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18. They are decorated with small round windows that remind you of ships, bent roofs, and twenty-foot-high walls of glass that make them special when compared with other architecture from the same period.
(1) decorate vt.
释义：to furnish, provide, or adorn with something ornamental; embellish修饰
例句① On National Day people decorate streets with flags in China.
在中国的国庆节人们用旗帜装饰街道。
② They are decorating the Christmas tree.
他们正在装饰圣诞树。
(2) remind sb. of sth.
释义：cause sb. to remember or newly aware of sth. 使人想起……
例句① He reminds me of his father.
看到他使我想起他的父亲。
② This song reminds me of France.
一听到这首歌就想起了法国。
拓展： remind sb +that… 使人想起
例句③ She reminded me that I hadn’t watered the flowers.
他提醒我还没有浇花。
remind sb. to do sth. 使某人想起做某事，提醒某人做某事
例句④ Remind me to mail the letter.
提醒我把这封信寄了。
考例：
What you said just now me of that American professor.
A. mentioned B. informed C. reminded D. memorized
（Key: C ）
19. The simple style of the buildings and the fact that they are German set them aside as very different from Chinese architecture.
set …aside
释义：disregard sth. or ignore sth. 不理会，搁置
例句① Their government has set aside those decrees.
他们的政府把那些法令搁置起来。
② Let’s set aside my personal feeling.
不必顾及我个人的感情。
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20. A is to B what C is to D.
用法: A is to B what C is to D 是一个句型，意为“A对B而言正如C对D一样”。
例句① Air is to us what water is to fish.
空气之于人就如同水之于鱼一样重要。
② Reading is to mind what food is to the body.
读书之于头脑就如同食物之于身体。
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Exercises
I. 根据首字母填空
1. We have both red and white wine. Do you have a p for one or the other?
2. The a showed several designs for the new stadium; but none was satisfactory.
3. Kate is always trying to i people with her new clothes.
4. It isn’t c to talk at the moment; I’m doing my homework.
5. In China, early houses were c out of mud and sticks.
6. The coat has gone out of s , but I like them.
7. Can I t a piece of that cheese to see what’s it’s like?
8. Eight times eight e sixty-four.
9. R me to write to Mother.
10. The company's head office is in the city, but it has b all over the country.
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11. Jessica a flat near the college with three other girls.
A. borrowed B. hired C. preferred D. rented
12. We have little in common; our and interests are so different.
A. styles B. taste C. quality D. appearance
13. Antonio Gaudi is the first architect that nature doesn’t have any straight lines.
A. understanding B. understands
C. to understand D. understood
14. the grandparents love the children, they are strict with them.
A. When B. Despite C. While D. Unless
15. ---What me most is the beautiful environment and attractive parks.
---I have the same you.
A. impressed; imagination as B. is impressed; impression like
C. has impressed; impression as D. has impressed; imagination like
16. The manager said that he the work within 12 hours.
A. would have; finish B. would have; finished
C. would have; do D. might have; end
17. When it was time for dinner, the dining hall soon the students.
A. filled up B. was filled of
C. filled up with D. filled
18. Yao Ming, who the basketball team of the Houston Rockets., plays basketball in a special .
A. is; style B. belongs to; means
C. belongs in; action D. belongs to; style
19. The picture me of the days we spent in Beijing.
A. remembers; that B. warns; that
C. reminds; when D. reminds; that
20. Mary and John wanted to buy for their study. They had a talk with the sales assistant about their and .
A. a furniture; tastes; preference
B. some furnitures; tastes; preference
C. a piece of furniture; taste; preferences
D. several furniture; taste; preference
21. You’d better some money for special use.
A. pick up B. set aside C. put off D. give away
22. The food was so ______ that the child couldn’t help tasting it.
A. smelly B. invited C. interesting D. inviting
23. He tried to go away without being noticed by his employer but luck _____ him.
A. went with B. went against C. went over D. went along
24. The speech by the mayor of Shanghai before the final voting for EXPO 2010 is strongly impressed _______ my memory.
A. to B. over C. by D. on
25. If you are the judge，you must your personal feelings．
A. set at B. set beside
C. set out D. set aside
26. The music calls all the memories of my childhood．
A. at B. for C. on D.up
27. The professor spoke very clearly to make his speech .
A. understood B. understand
C. understanding D. to understand
28. reading is to mind，food is to blood．
A. That B. Which C. How D.What
29. Music often us of events in the past.
A. remembers B. memorizes C. reminds D. reflects
30. The man decided to buy .
A. many furnitures B. furnitures
C. a piece of furniture D. a furniture
Keys:
I. 1. preference 2. architect 3. impress 4. convenient 5. constructed
6. style 7. taste 8. equals 9. Remind 10. branches
II. 11-15 DBCCC 16-20 BCDDC 21-25 BDBDD 26-30 DADCC