高中英语必修3第一单元.docxVIP

1. Festivals are meant to celebrate important times of year.1) mean v意欲，打算，意味着 mean-meaning-meaningful-meaningless 考点释义：mean doing sth. 意味着（必须要做某事或导致种结果）mean to do sth.打算或企图做某事mean + that 表示……be meant for=be meant to do sth 被普遍认为是....打算作……用; 为…而有What do you mean by.....你说的.....,.是什么意思.....mean adj.卑鄙的，吝啬的celebrate v.庆祝，颂扬，赞扬 celebration n.庆祝 celebrity n.名人，名声辨析celebrate/congratulatecelebrate+sth.(仪式、典礼、生日)，指庆祝令人欢乐的事情或日子congratulate+sb.祝贺某人做某事，congratulate sb. on sth./doing sth(2015武汉二模)The three sisters decided to hold a family party to _______ their parents’ silver wedding.celebrateB.memorize C.congratulate D.welcomeThe other day, we got together to_________ _________ ________ the College Entrance Examination.(祝贺她通过)2. Discuss when they take place, what they celebrate and what people do at that time.take place发生；举行(不能用于进行时态，不能用于被动语态)辨析take place, happen, occur, break out, come abouttake place:发生，举行；经过事先安排的事情happen:偶然发生，带有未能预见的意思。 Sth. happen(s) to sb.occur:发生，想起 it occurs to sb. that.......break out:战争、火灾、疾病等突然爆发come about:发生，产生,常用于疑问句和否定句，多与how连用与place相关短语：in the first place （用于列举理由）首先，第一点in the last place最后in one’s place处于某人的位置，为某人设身处地想一想in place放在原来的位置，就位in place of =instead of代替，用……而不用……take one’s place找替某人接替某人的位置3. At that time people would starve if food was difficult to find, especially during the cold winter months.1) starve vt./vi 饿死，饿得要死 starvation n. 挨饿，饿死starve to death/be starved to death饿死starve to do sth 渴望去做某事 starve for渴望获得，迫切需要，缺乏 long for = desirebe starving饿极了be+性质形容词+动词不定式主动意义表被动意义，常见形容词有easy, hard, difficult, impossible, pleasant, interesting, dangerous, comfortable等。(2012辽宁高考)This machine is very easy___________. Anybody can learn to use it in a few minutes.operating B.to be operating C.operated D.to operate(2010四川高考) In many people’s opinion, that company, though relatively small, is pleasant____________.to deal withB.dealing with C.to be dealt withD.dealt with 4. For the Japanese festival Obon, people should go to clean graves and l