警方立刻来帮助我。

(2) She did not hesitate but answered the question ____________________．她没有犹豫而是立刻回答了问题。 (3) The machine is so advanced that it will start the you press the button.这种机器太先进了，你一按按钮它就开始运转。

【答案】(1) instantly (2) in an instant/instantly (3) instant 考点9．greedy adj.贪吃的；贪婪的；贪心的；贪得无厌的

【教材原句】A giant machine，always greedy for more，swallows all the waste available.一个巨形机器，总是贪得无厌的吞下所有可得到的垃圾。 【例句研读】

(1) Don't be so greedy！Leave some cake for everyone else.

不要如此贪得无厌！留一些蛋糕给其他人。 (2) The students are greedy for knowledge.

学生们对知识如饥似渴。 【归纳拓展】

be greedy for渴望得到…… be greedy to do sth.渴望做某事 It is/was greedy of sb.to do sth.做某事对某人来说真是贪婪 greed n．贪婪；贪心 ①表示“渴望获得某物”的短语有：hope for ，desire for，long for sth.，be greedy for sth.，be dying for sth.，be hungry for sth.，be thirsty for sth.，be anxious for sth.

②表示“渴望做某事”的短语有：be dying to do sth.，be greedy to do sth.，be eager to do sth.，long to do sth.，hope to do sth.，desire to do sth.，be anxious to do sth. 【即时巩固】

(1) We should be to enjoy the sunshine each day. 我们应该贪婪地享受每一天的阳光。 (2) The young designer is always greedy something new. 这位青年设计师总是追求新的东西。 (3) He is a greedy (贪婪的) man.Nothing can stop his (贪婪) for money.他是一个贪婪的人。没有什么能阻止对金钱的贪婪。

【答案】(1) greedy (2) for (3) greed

考点10．swallow n．燕子 vt.吞下，咽下；吞没

【教材原句】A giant machine，always greedy for more，swallows all the waste available.一个巨形机器，总是贪得无厌的吞下所有可得到的垃圾。 【例句研读】

(1) One swallow does not make a summer.

[谚]一燕不成夏。

(2) He swallowed the pills with a glass of water.

他用一杯水吞下了这些药丸。 【归纳拓展】

swallow up 侵吞，吞掉；耗尽，用尽 【即时巩固】

(1) The waves ________ up the little boat.

海浪吞没了那条小船。

(2) Chew your food properly before __________ it. 咽下食物前要好好咀嚼。 (3) The plane was swallowed __________ by the clouds. 飞机已没入云中。 【答案】(1) swallowed (2) swallowing (3) up 考点11．recycle vt.回收利用；再利用

【教材原句】Nothing is wasted，and everything，even plastic bags，is recycled.什么都没有浪费，一切东西，甚至塑料袋，都被回收了。 【例句研读】

（1）Do you think people should recycle newspapers?

你认为人们应当循环利用报纸吗？

（2）All our envelopes are made from recycled paper.

我们所有的信封都是由再生纸制成的。 【归纳拓展】

recycled paper再生纸 recycling n．回收利用 recyclable adj.可回收利用的；可再循环的 【即时巩固】

（1）Researchers are developing ways to make plastics as_______ as metal and glass.研究人员正在开发让塑料像金属和玻璃一样可以循环使用的方法。

（2）__________is important to help protect our environment. 回收利用对于帮助保护我们的环境很重要。 （3）We must _________the cardboard boxes. 我们必须循环使用纸盒子。 【答案】（1）recyclable（2）Recycling（3）recycle

重点短语精讲

考点1．take up拿起；接受；开始；继续；占去(时间或空间)

【教材原句】I still cannot believe that I am taking up this prize that I won last year.我还是无法相信我是在接受去年获得的这个奖励。 【例句研读】

(1) When he left school he took up journalism. 当他毕业后，就开始从事新闻工作。 (2) She took up her first teaching post in 2008. 2008年，她走上了她的第一个教学岗位。 【归纳拓展】

take sb up on sth 接受(提议、打赌等) take in 接纳；吸收；包括；理解；欺骗 take off 脱下(衣帽等)；起飞；成功 take on 雇用；呈现(面貌)；具有(特征) take over 接管，接任，接替 take one's time 不慌不忙；慢慢来 take place 发生；出现 take out 取出；拿出 【即时巩固】

(1) My grandfather ___________ up his own experiences.

我爷爷继续讲他自己的经历。

(2)Let's take the radio ________and see what's wrong with it.

咱们把收音机拆开看看有什么毛病。

(3)Don't be _________ in by his charming manner；he's completely ruthless.不要被他那副讨人喜欢的外表所迷惑，其实他冷酷无情。

(4)Sales of home computers have taken ________in recent years.

家庭电脑的销售量近年来上升很快。 【答案】(1) took（2）apart（3）taken （4）off

考点2．sweep up横扫；打扫；一下抱起(某人)；涌向；掠过

【教材原句】He was swept up into the centre of them.他被卷入到他们(车队)中间去了。 【例句研读】

（1）After class we were asked to sweep up the dead leaves in the schoolyard.

下课后我们被要求扫除校园里的枯叶。

（2）Don't go too far into the sea, children, or the waves will sweep you off your feet．孩子们不要走进海里太远，否则，海浪会把你们冲倒。 【归纳拓展】

sweep away 扫清；迅速消灭；彻底消除；冲走 sweep off 扫清；扫走；大量清除 sweep out 扫掉；清除 sweep over 风靡，将……一扫而光 【即时巩固】

（1）She _______the child up in her arms and stormed out.

她猛地把孩子抱起来，怒气冲冲地跑了出去。 （2）She was left to sweep ________ after the party. 聚会结束后她被留下来打扫。

（3）The strong wind the tree up into the sky. 强风把树吹到空中。 【答案】 （1）swept （2）up （3）swept

考点3．be/get back on one's feet(困境后)恢复；完全复原；重新振作；东山再起

【教材原句】Soon I was back on my feet again and following him to collect a hovering carriage driven by computer.一会儿我就又恢复了，跟着他去领取了一台由电脑驱动的气垫车。 【例句研读】

（1）I need to forget all this and get back on my feet again.

我需要忘记这一切，然后重新振作起来。

（2）We hope due to the new economic program our country would be back on its feet.

我们都希望新的经济方案能让国家重新站起来。 【归纳拓展】 be on one's feet站着 stand on one's own feet独立自主；自食其力 struggle to one's feet挣扎着站起 get/rise to one's feet站起 jump to one's feet跳起；一跃而起 【即时巩固】

（1）The new chairman hopes to get the company on its feet within six months. 新董事长希望在六个月以内使新公司恢复元气。

（2）The worst thing about working in the shop is that you're your feet all day. 在商店里工作的最大弊端就是你得整天站着。