【正文】 Module 4 Great Scientists Period 2 Reading and Vocabulary(2) 1. figure n. 人物 【 讀一讀 ? 品味語境 】 figure除了作名詞表示“人物”外 , 還有“人影、身材、數(shù)字、圖表、塑像”等意思 。 另外作動詞表示“認(rèn)為、計算”等意思。 閱讀下列句子 , 并在括號內(nèi)填入 figure的含義。 ① Mahatma Gandhi was both a political and a religious figure in Indian history. ( ) ② I saw a figure approaching in the darkness. ( ) ③ Everybody of us admired her slender figure. ( ) ④ The above figure did not include workers. ( ) ⑤ Our textbook has many figures to help explain the lessons. ( ) ⑥ The mass of clay was worked up into a reclining figure. ( ) ⑦ They figured it was better to stay where they were. ( ) ⑧ Figure the total and I’ll pay it with a cheque. ( ) 人物 人影 身材 數(shù)字 圖表 塑像 認(rèn)為 計算 【 看一看 ? 巧學(xué)助記 】 多變的 figure 【 記一記 ? 知識延伸 】 figure in 包括 。 計算在內(nèi) figure on 計劃 。 預(yù)料到 figure out 理解 。 弄明白 figure up 把 ?? 加起來 【 練一練 ? 活學(xué)活用 】 1. ① 他已經(jīng)成了一個眾所周知的政壇名人。 He has bee a political ______ known to everyone. 用適當(dāng)?shù)慕樵~或副詞填空。 ② I fot to figure __ our travel expenses in the account. ③ We did not figure ___ having so many people at the piic. ④ Please figure ___ how much I’d pay for all these. ⑤ Could you help me figure ___ this problem? figure in on up out ⑥ —That’s me when I graduated from college. See what I look like now. —Why not take up exercise to improve your _______ ? A. look B. form C. shadow D. figure 【 解析 】 選 D。句意 : ——那就是大學(xué)畢業(yè)時的我。看看我現(xiàn)在的樣子。 ——為什么不開始鍛煉來保持身材呢 ?由“ take up exercise”與“ that’s me when I graduated from college”的對比 , 可知這個人現(xiàn)在身材不好了。 improve your figure保持你的身材 , 符合句意。 ⑦ (2020寧波高一檢測 )His teacher’s words allow him to discover that he can get over his disappointment and _______ what he can do to get what he wants in the future. A. figure out B. carry out C. rule out D. drop out 【 解析 】 選 A。句意 : 他老師的話讓他發(fā)現(xiàn)他可以克服沮喪情緒 , 并想清楚他做什么才能在未來得到自己想要的東西。 figure out弄清楚 , 符合語境。 carry out執(zhí)行 。 rule out排除 ?? 的可能性 。 drop out退學(xué) , 退出。根據(jù)句意應(yīng)選 A。 2. bring up培養(yǎng) 。 養(yǎng)育 【 讀一讀 ? 品味語境 】 ※ The couple managed to bring up their children on a small ine. 這對夫妻設(shè)法以微薄的收入把孩子撫養(yǎng)長大。 ※ The doctor gave the patient an emetic in order to make him bring up the poison he had swallowed. 醫(yī)生給病人吃催吐藥以使他把吞進(jìn)去的毒藥吐出來。 ※ Anything else you want to bring up for discussion? 還有什么要提出來討論的嗎 ? ※ He gave much attention and thought to bring up his children. 他在教育孩子方面花了大量的心血。 【 填一填 ? 自我歸納 】 bring up除了表示“培養(yǎng) , 養(yǎng)育”外 , 還有“ _____、 _____、 _____” 等意思。 嘔吐 提出 教育 【 記一記 ? 知識延伸 】 bring about 帶來 。 導(dǎo)致 bring in 引進(jìn) 。 生產(chǎn) 。 增加 bring out 出版 。 生產(chǎn) 。 揭示 。 取出 bring down 降低 。 打倒 。 擊落 bring back 拿回來 。 使恢復(fù) bring along 帶來 。 使 ?? 發(fā)展 bring on 提高 。 端上飯菜 【 辨一辨 ? 明晰異同 】 grow up意為“成長 。 長大” , 是不及物動詞短語 。 而 bring up意為“撫養(yǎng) 。 養(yǎng)大” , 是及物動詞短語。 【 練一練 ? 活學(xué)活用 】 2. ① It was quite a job for her to _____ ___ several children all by herself during the war. 在戰(zhàn)爭年代 , 她一個人拉扯好幾個孩子 , 真難為她了。 ② The farmers are ________ the apples __ early this year because of the warm weather. 由于今年氣候暖和 , 農(nóng)夫們正提前摘蘋果。 bring up bringing in ③ On your way home from your aunt’s, will you _____ some coffee _____? 你從姑母家回來時 , 買點(diǎn)兒咖啡帶回來好嗎 ? ④ Suddenly the man _______ a gun ___ and threatened the driver with it. 那男子突然掏出手槍威脅司機(jī)。 bring back brought out ⑤ Young children should be _______ to be honest and equal. A. brought up B. brought out C. brought down D. brought in 【 解析 】 選 A。句意 : 小孩子應(yīng)該被教育成為誠實、公正的人。 bring up撫養(yǎng) , 教育 。 bring out生產(chǎn) , 出版 , 揭示 。 bring down降低 , 打倒 , 擊落 。 bring in引進(jìn) , 生產(chǎn)。根據(jù)句意選 A。 3