2. figure out算出，了解，明白，估计，推测

I can’t figure out what you want to say.

We must figure out how to solve the problem.

figure n. 轮廓，体形，画像，数字，形状

I could see a tall figure near the door.

What a fine figure of a man!

a great figure in history历史上的大人物

have a head for figures数字概念强的头脑

I’m not good at figures. 我计算不行。

1. settle down安坐，安居，使安静，使镇静

She settled down in the armchair and began to read a book.

He finally settled down to his study.

拓展：

The insect settled on a leaf. 一只昆虫落在一片树叶上。

They settled the dispute among themselves. 他们自己把这个争端解决了。

考点例题：

Something is disturbing him, so he can’t ______________________________(安下心来工作).

3. strike vt. /n. (strike-struck-struck/ stricken)

(1)打； 敲；击； 袭击；划火柴

A terrible typhoon struck Shenzhen last year.

I struck a match and held it to his cigarette.

(2)突然想起；某种想法突然出现；给人留下印象

An idea suddenly struck me. = An idea occurred to me.

Her kindness struck everyone present deeply.

拓展：辨析：strike, beat, hit

strike除了“打；击”的意思外，还有“攻击；袭击”之意；另外它可以指时钟的“报时”。

beat着重指用棍、棒等连续地打或击。另外，它还可以指“心跳、水浪拍打岸边”。

hit一般指一次性的“打、击”

考点例题：

1) The criminal gang ____________________ the man so severely that he almost died.

2) I left immediately after the clock __________________________ twelve.

3) The girls put on their new dresses and got ready to __________________ the town.

4) What _______________ me was their enthusiasm for work.

5) ___________________________ while the iron is hot.

2. worthwhile adj. 值得做的；值得出力的

I think teaching foreign language is worthwhile.

Her interest makes our efforts worthwhile.

This is a worthwhile cause.

拓展：辨析：worth, worthy, worthwhile

(1)worth只能做表语，后接名词或主动形式的动名词

The job is worth our efforts.

This novel is worth reading again.

(2)worthy既可以做表语，还可以做定语。做表语时后接名词或加个of后再接名词或不定式的被动形式；

He is a worthy winner. 他是个名副其实的赢家。

She said she was not worthy to be my wife.

This book is worth reading.

=The book is worthy ___________________________.

=The book is worthy _________________________.

(3)worthwhile既可做表语，还可以做定语。做表语时后面接不定式或动名词。

It is worthwhile doing/ to do sth.

考点例题：

1) It’s __________________ much more than I paid for it.

2) Mr. Wang is a ____________________ gentleman.

3) His suggestion is ___________________ considering.

4) His suggestion is _____________________ of consideration.

5) His suggestion is ______________________ consideration.

6) The doctor decided it would not be ______________________ to continue the treatment.

1. wealthy adj. 富有的；丰富的

Around noon they arrived in Toronto, the most wealthy and biggest city in Canada.

拓展：

a wealthy land富饶的土地

a wealthy family富裕的家庭

to live a healthy and wealthy life过健康富裕的生活

wealth n. 财富

a man of wealth富人

考点例题：

His parents got rich by making money on the stock market, so he lived in a w_______ family.

　　 Module 3 Unit 5 & Module 4 Unit 1

第二节：写作(满分30分)

今年5月31日是第21个世界无烟日，英文21世纪报计划举办一次征文比赛，主题是青少年吸烟问题。请根据以下提示写一篇短文参赛：

1. 绝大部分青少年吸烟者认为吸烟显得很酷，也不会马上对身体产生危害，只要在危害到来之前戒掉就是了。

2. 请你驳斥这种观点，应包含以下信息：吸烟浪费金钱，浑身气味，牙齿肮脏，上瘾会致癌，患心、肺疾病；冒丧命之险追求时髦没有益处；戒烟要抓紧时间。

3. 提出一些帮助人们戒烟的建议(至少60词)。

注意：词数120-150，文章标题已给出，不计入总词数。

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