一、单元考点提示
1.词汇
settle, struggle, freeze, exploit, refer, block, average, be famous for, a great deal of, make use of, clear up, from time to time, tell the difference between, tell…from…,generally speaking, sound/look strange, the second largest, struggle against, all the year around, refer to, live on, settle down, breath, injure, lay, wound, safety, wherever, quantity, ought to, take it easy, first aid, muth-to-mouth, deal with, running water, out of one’s reach, hold up, throw up, stay still, give first aid, lie on one’s back, out of reach, get sb. to do sth., by mistake, pay attention to, leave her where she is.
2.句型
(1)You mean it looks strange!
(2)I’ll tell you something that does sound strange.
(3)The population of Canada is…
(4)As in China,the weather is different from area to area.
(5)I think she must be injured.
(6)Leave her where she is.
(7)Repeat this as often as necessary.
(8)Don’t reach sideways while standing on a ladder.
(9)If anyone in the country knew first aid, many lives would be saved.
3.语法
(1)学习主谓一致的用法
(2)复习情态动词must和should的用法，学习ought to的用法
4.交际英语
(1)A lof of people can’t tell the difference between…
(2)Are there many differences?
(3)What do you mean by…
(4)I’m sorry, I don’t quite follow you.
(5)Do you use American or British spelling?
(6)American spellings are used more and more in Canada now.
(7)We must carry her to the side of the road.
(8)You should/ shouldn’t
(9)I ought to go home.
(10)Don’t try to get up.
二、考点精析与拓展
1.drop用法归纳
drop可用作名词“滴”；用作不及物动词“掉下，滴下”；用作及物动词“使掉（滴）下”。如：
a drop of blood一滴血；drop by rop/in drops一滴一滴地；drop from the tree从树上掉下来；drop to the ground 落在地上；drop the letter into the mailbox把信投进信箱；drop a handkerchief/stone掉下手帕/石头
习语：drop in 顺便拜访；drop in on sb.顺便走访某人；drop in at his school顺便拜访他的学校。
[应用]完成句子
①我看见一个苹果从树上掉下来。
I saw an apple______ _______ the tree.
②他们这样做是搬起石头咂自己的脚。
In doing so they are lifting a rock to _______ ________on their
feet.
③你路过的话，千万要来。
Do _______ _______ if you happen to be passing.
Key:
①drop,from ②drop, it ③drop, in
2.average短语归纳
average 可用作名词，表示“平均数，一般水平”，也可作形容词，表示“平均的”。如：
the average of the pay 平均工资；above/below the average 平均以上/以下；
the average age of the girls姑娘的平均年龄；
the average temperature平均气温；
on(an,the)average平均起来
[应用]完成句子
①这个厂的工人平均每月收入700元。
_________ _________，one worker in this factory gets 700 yuan
every month.
②他的功课一般以上。
He is_________ _________ in his lessons.
Key: ①On, average ②above, average
3.reach sth./reach for sth.
(1)reach sth.表示“够得着某物”，reach是及物动词。如：reach the top of the shelf够得着架子顶部；reach the apple on the tree够得着树上的苹果。
(2)reach for sth.表示“伸手（脚）去够某物”，其中的reach是不及物动词。亦可替换成reach out for sth.或reach out one’s hand(foot)for sth.，意义相同。