8．in reality 实际上；事实上 9．have something in common 有共同点 10．lose sight of 看不见 11．cheer up 感到高兴；感到振奋 12．to one's surprise 令某人吃惊的是 13．in time 及时，终于 14．account for 解释；导致 15．seek for 寻找 16．make use of 利用 17．pay attention to 注意 18．think of 想起，想到 19．be curious about 对……好奇 [三积句式写作扮靓]
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1．感官动词＋宾语＋宾语补足语
[例句] Witnesses also say they saw Justin walking towards his house at 10.45 p．m. [仿写] 在春天，我们可以随时发现一些孩子在野外放风筝。(2016·四川高考满分作文) In spring, we can always find_some_children_flying_kites in the field. 2．完全倒装结构：v.-ing短语＋be＋主语
[例句] Standing inside were lots of strange creatures with white skin and large black eyes.
[仿写] 许多老人和孩子正站在街道两旁。(2016·北京高考写作佳句) Standing_on_both_sides_of_the_street_are many old people and children. 3. do“的确，确实”，用来强调谓语动词
[例句] Though he has never met any aliens, he believes they do exist.
[仿写] 如果你对郊游有兴趣，一定要让我们提前知道。(2017·6月浙江高考满分作文) If you are interested in the outing, do_let_us_know ahead of time. 4．Sb./Sth. be said to do ...
[例句] The Yeti is said to be a large, hairy animal that walks on two feet like a human being.
[仿写] 据说一些世界著名的队员将被邀请来讲课。(2017·全国卷Ⅲ满分作文) Some famous players from the world are_said_to_be_invited to give lessons. [话题佳句背诵]
1．People call these strange objects Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOs)． 人们称这些奇怪的物体为不明飞行物(UFO)。
2．Some of the reports about them are difficult to believe. 一些关于他们的报道很难相信。
3．It seemed to be an object rather like a big plate. 它似乎是一个物体，尤其像一个大盘子。 4．He was being watched in the darkness. 有人在黑暗中注视着他。
5．It is the scientists who can turn some new bit of science into a new technology to solve these problems.
是科学家把一些新的科学转化为一种新的技术来解决这些问题的。 [四背语段语感流畅]
Last weekend, Tom and I paid a visit to the Summer Palace, which proved to be very interesting and rewarding.
The moment we entered the park, Tom was attracted by the beautiful scenery. Soon, we noticed an elderly man practicing handwriting on the ground.
To our surprise, he invited Tom to have a try. Before we left, we took photos together to memorize this valuable experience.
上周末，我和汤姆参观了颐和园，这是非常有趣和有意义的。
我们刚一进入公园，汤姆就被美丽的风景所吸引了。很快，我们注意到一位老人在地上正在练习书法。
令我们吃惊的是，他邀请汤姆试试。在我们离开之前，我们一起拍了照片来纪念这一宝贵的经历。
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[师生共研词汇]
1．puzzled adj.困惑的，茫然的
[教材原句] Boy missing, police puzzled 男孩失踪，警方茫然
(1)be puzzled about 对……感到困惑 (2)puzzle vt. 使……困惑/迷惑 n. 难题；谜 be a puzzle to sb. 对某人来说是个谜 (3)puzzling adj. 使人困惑的，令人不解的 ①The police are still puzzled about how the accident could have happened. 警察仍在苦思这起事故是怎么发生的。
②Alice read the letter with a puzzled (puzzle) expression on her face. 艾丽丝读了信，一脸的困惑。
③The thing I find most puzzling (puzzle) is that he never mentions his family. 我发现最令人困惑的事情是他从不提他的家人。
[名师点津] v．-ed形式的分词形容词，如puzzled, confused, frightened, excited, surprised等，除了可以用来描述人的心理活动以外，还可以用来修饰与人有关的一些名词，如look, voice, smile, expression, face等。
2．witness n．[C]目击者，证人 vt.目击，见证
[教材原句] Witnesses also say they saw Justin walking towards his house at 10.45 p．m. 目击者也说，当晚10点45分他们看见贾斯廷朝自己家的方向走去。 (1)a witness to sth. 某事的证人/证明 give witness to sth. 为……作证；证明 (2) witness to (doing) sth. 证明(做)某事 witness for 为……作证 witness (sb.) doing sth. 目击(某人)做某事 ①At Jackson's trial, two witnesses (witness) affirmed that Jackson was with them in another location at the time of the crime.(2018·西安一模)
在杰克逊的审判中，两名证人确认杰克逊在案发时和他们一起在另外一个地方。 ②The little boy was_the_only_witness_to the accident yesterday. 这个小男孩是昨天事故的唯一证人。
③Luckily, several people volunteer to witness for my father.(2018·兰州一模) 幸运的是，有几个人自愿去为我的父亲作证。
④He arrived home just in time to witness his brother being_taken (take) away by the police. 他回到家正好看到他的弟弟被警方带走。
[名师点津] see, witness, find等一些动词，可以用地点或时间名词作主语，表示某地或某时“经历、发生、目睹”了某事。这是一种拟人修辞法。
⑤The last thirty years have witnessed/seen the great changes of China. 过去的30年见证了中国发生的巨大变化。 3．assume vt.假定；认为
[教材原句] However, since Mrs Foster thought that Justin was spending the night with a friend, she assumed that Kelly was having a bad dream, and sent her back to bed.
但是，因为福斯特夫人以为贾斯廷在一个朋友家过夜了，所以她认为凯莉只是做了个噩梦，于是将她打发回了床上。
(1) assume that ... 设想/认为……
assume ... to be ... 假定/假设……是…… It is assumed that ... 一般认为…… (2)assumption n. 假定；假设 make an assumption 认为；假定 (3)assuming (that) ... 假设/假定…… ①It_is_generally_assumed_that stress is caused by too much work. 人们普遍认为，压力是工作过多所致。
②This is based on the assumption (assume) that science is universal, objective and reliable. 这是基于这样的假设：科学是普遍的、客观的和可信的。
③Assuming (assume) you are interested in it, please send an email to 123456@sina.com. (2017·全国卷Ⅲ满分作文)
如果你对它感兴趣，请发邮件到123456@sina.com。 [熟词生义] 读句子猜词义
④I made a mistake and I will assume responsibility for it. 承担 [联想发散] “假设，如果”的表达法有：
?supposing/suppose that ...
if＝?providing/provided that ...
on condition that ...?in case ...
home when these events occurred.
assuming that ...
4．occur vi.发生；想到；出现
[教材原句] Mr Foster was working that night on his road construction job, and was not
福斯特先生当晚在忙着路面施工，因此当这一切发生时他并不在家。 sth. occurs to sb. 某人突然想起某事 It occurs to/strikes/hits sb. that ... 某人突然想起…… It occurs to sb. to do sth. 某人想到要做某事 ①A good idea occurred_to me when I woke up this morning. 今天早上醒来我突然想到一个好点子。
②It_suddenly_occurred_to/struck/hit_me_that while we tried to teach our children all about life, they actually taught us what life was all about.
我突然想起，当我们试图教我们的孩子们关于生活的一切时，他们实际上却教会了我们什么是生活的全部。
③It never occurred to her to_ask (ask) anyone when she was in trouble.
当她遇到困难时从未想到过求助他人。 5．award vt.授予，奖励n.奖，奖品，奖金
[教材原句] We could offer awards to the winning team and the most enthusiastic players.
我们可以给获胜队伍和最热情的运动员发奖。 (1)award sb. for sth. 因为某事而奖励某人 award sb. sth.＝award sth. to sb. 给予/授予/判给某人某物 be awarded ... for ... 因……而被奖励…… (2)win/receive awards for 获奖/接受颁奖 ①The school has won/received_awards_for its pioneering work with the community. 这所学校因其针对该社区具有开创性的工作而获奖。 ②The judges awarded her the first prize for her picture. 评委把她的画评为一等奖。
③The chairman awarded her the gold medal. ＝The chairman awarded the gold medal to her. 主席给她颁发金牌。
④Dr. Yuan was_awarded_many_prizes_for his research. 袁博士因为他的研究荣获许多奖项。 [易混辨析]
vt.颁奖，授奖，给予 award award sb. sth.＝award sth. to sb. n.奖品，奖，奖状(与prize近义) vt.报答，酬谢 reward reward sb. for sth.“因……报答某人” reward sb. with sth. “用……酬谢某人” n.酬金，回报(奖金或一些非金钱的报酬) prize n.多指在各类竞赛、竞争或抽奖中所赢得的奖金或有价值的东西 ⑤After being awarded the first prize,_he expressed that he would continue to reward the people and the society with his hard work.
在获得一等奖后，他表示将继续努力工作，回报人民和社会。 6．strength n．[U]力量，力气；[C]长处，优势
[教材原句] In one case, a group of engineers ran after the creature, which moved with amazing speed and strength.
有一次，一群工程师追赶这种生物，而它却以惊人的速度和力量奔跑起来。