2023年高考英语一轮复****讲练测(人教版2019) 选择性必修二 Unit 3 Food and Culture Ⅰ. 重点词汇 1. minimum adj. 最低(限度)的; 最小的 n. 最小值; 最少量 【教材原句】 At a minimum, the kinds of food local people consume tell us what they grow in their region, what kinds of lives they lead, and what they like and do not like. (P27)当地人食用的食物种类至少可以告诉我们在他们地区种植什么, 他们过什么样的生活以及他们喜欢什么不喜欢什么。 【词块必记】 (1)a minimum charge/price 最低收费/最低价格 (2)keep sth. to a minimum 保持某物在最低限度 (3) a minimum of 最少 【知识微练】 单句语法填空 ①The work was done with the _________ (minimize) amount of effort. ②Good hygiene can help ________ (minimum) the risk of infection. 【典句赏析】 To make progress in your English, you’d better spend a minimum of 30 minutes reading every day. 为了在英语上取得进步, 你最好每天花至少30分钟阅读。 minimum minimize 2. trick n. 诡计; 花招; 技巧; 诀窍 vt. 欺骗 【教材原句】 There is no one trick to healthy eating. (P32) 健康饮食没有诀窍。 【词块必记】 play a trick on/ play tricks on 戏弄 trick or treat 不给糖就捣乱(万圣节讨糖用语) have a trick up your sleeve 自有锦囊妙计 trick sb. into doing sth. 骗某人做某事 【知识微练】 单句语法填空 ①The kids always play _____ (trick) on their teacher, thus making the teacher annoyed. ②We ___________(trick) into buying a poor car, which made me very upset. 【典句赏析】 Patience is the trick of doing this job well. 耐心是做好这份工作的诀窍。 tricks were tricked 3. exceptional adj. 杰出的; 卓越的; 特别的; 罕见的 【典型例句】 At the age of five, he showed exceptional talent as a musician. 他五岁的时候就表现出非凡的音乐才能。 【词块必记】 (1)exception n. 例外 (2)except prep. 除……以外 【知识微练】 单句语法填空 ①This deadline will be extended only in __________ (exception) circumstances. ② I don’t usually lend people money, but in your case, I’ll make an _________ (except). 【典句赏析】 She was possessed of exceptional powers of concentration. 她有高超的专注能力。 exceptional exception Ⅱ. 核心短语 4. cut down 削减; 砍倒; 缩短某物 【典型例句】 With more and more forests cut down, large quantities of soil are being washed away. 随着越来越多的森林被砍伐, 大量的土壤正在被冲走。