Period 3 语言知识讲练(Reading) 1．challenge n．& vt． 挑战；质疑 (1)challenge sb．to (do) sth． 激起/挑战某人(做)某事 (2)face/meet the/a challenge 面对挑战 accept/take up the/a challenge 接受挑战 (3)challenging adj． 有挑战性的 [即学即练]———单句语法填空/完成句子 ①His new findings challenged (challenge) him to rethink the skills he was using． ②I challenged him to a game of chess that day and aimed to beat him． ③It is a challenging (challenge) job for me to cure children of their bad habits． ④我确信他很有潜力，并会勇敢地接受挑战。 I'm sure that he has a lot of potential and he will accept/take up the challenge bravely． 2．advance n．进步，进展；前进，行进vt．& vi．发展，进步 (1)make an advance/advances in 在某方面有进步/发展 (2)in advance(＝ahead of time) 提前 in advance of 比……进步；在……之前 (3)advanced adj． 高级的；进步的；先进的 [即学即练]———单句语法填空/完成句子 ①I would like to warn you in advance that if you smoked here you would be fined． ②If you aren't nervous about the coming exam，you are sure to be far in advance of your class． ③Having shown you around our school，I will introduce our most advanced (advance)science lab to you． ④这将进一步促进两国的友好关系。 This will further advance the friendly relations between the two countries． 3．amazing adj．令人大为惊奇的，令人惊喜的 (1)amaze vt． 使吃惊；惊讶 (2)amazed adj． 感到吃惊的 be amazed at sth． 对……感到惊讶 be amazed to do sth． 因做某事而感到惊讶 (3)amazement n． 惊讶，吃惊；惊异 in amazement 惊奇地 (much)to one's amazement 令某人(非常)惊讶的是 [名师点津] amazing指“令人吃惊的”，强调某人/某事物给他人的感受；而amazed表示本身的感觉，多指“感到吃惊的”，有时也可修饰look/expression/smile/tears/voice等词。 [即学即练]———单句语法填空/完成句子 ①She was amazed (amaze)at how calm she felt after the accident． ②I am amazed to see(see) her great progress in studies． ③To our amazement(amaze)，she has never heard of that famous singer． ④在各个领域都有这么多伟大的发现，我觉得很不可思议。 I find it amazing that/I am amazed to find that there are so many great discoveries happening in various fields． 4．make a difference起作用，有影响 make a big/a great deal of/a lot of difference (to sb．/sth．) (对某人/某事)有很大的影响/作用；很重要 make all the difference 关系重大，大不相同 make no/little difference (to sb．/sth．) (对某人/某事)没有影响/关系 It makes a difference (to sb．)＋wh-从句 ……(对某人)有影响/有关系。 [即学即练]———单句语法填空/完成句子 ①Changing schools made a big difference to my life． ②So far the return of wolves has made (make) a big difference to the wildlife here． ③你来不来参加晚会真的没有关系。 It really made no/little difference whether you would come to the party or not． 5．make the most of 充分利用，尽情享受 make use of 利用；使用 make good/full/little use of 好好/充分/不充分利用 make the best of 充分利用；尽力而为 [即学即练]———单句语法填空/完成句子 ①She really tries to make the most of herself by dress ... ...
