教學目標：
掌握閱讀技巧 reading a newspaper article
掌握Unit 4詞匯及詞性變化
教學重難點：掌握閱讀技巧 reading a newspaper article
（一）1. research
(1) 醫學研究
medical research
research on sth
最近關于聾兒的研究
recent research on deaf children
(2) v. 他花了20 年的時間研究中國歷史。
He spent 20 years researching the Chinese history.
他正在研究年輕學生的閱讀障礙問題。
He is researching the reading problems of young school children.
2. rule out
警察排除了男孩被他叔叔謀殺的可能性。
The police ruled out the possibility that the boy was murdered by his uncle.
醫生排除了他得癌癥的可能性。
The doctor has ruled out the possibility that he has cancer.
3. look into
為調查這個問題，已成立了特別小組。
To look into this problem, a special group has been set up.
也許你并不介意幫我看看這個問題。
Perhaps you wouldn’t mind looking into the problem for me.
look for尋找
look after照顧
look up 抬頭向上看
look sth up 查（字典）
look up to sb欽佩，仰慕
look down upon看不起
look out小心
look out of the window向外看
look at看＝have a look
look back on sth回憶，回顧
look forward to 盼望
4. make up
(1)invent a story, a poem or an excuse
eg. 編造故事
make up stories
(2) make up for sth: compensate
eg. 努力工作以補償已經浪費的時間
work hard to make up for the lost time
他彌補了損失。
He made up for the loss.
(3) become friendly with someone again after you have argued with them
讓我們和好吧。Let’s make up.
(4) put sth on one’s face to make it more attractive
eg. Tom看著姐姐為宴會精心打扮。
Tom watched his sister make herself up for the party.
(5) be made up of
英國由英格蘭、蘇格蘭、北愛爾蘭及威爾士組成。
Britain is made up of England, Scotland, North Irish and Welsh.
cf. contain
5. give up放棄
eg. They give up without a fight.
give out 發出；放出
eg. 發出光和熱
give out light and heat
give away泄露
她把秘密泄露給了Tom。
She gave away the secret to Tom.
（二）合成形容詞的構成方法，主要有下列 6 種：
①名詞+形容詞，如：
oil-rich, duty-free, praiseworthy, life-long, carefree, worldwide, skin-deep, sea-sick, cock-sure, word-perfect 等。
②形容詞+形容詞，如：
bitter-sweet, red-hot, Afro-Asian, socio-political, dead-alive, blue-black 等。
③名詞+現在分詞，如：
peace-loving, labour-saving, law-abiding, time-consuming, painstaking, trouble-shooting 等。
④名詞+過去分詞，如：
examination-oriented, man-made, poverty-stricken, bed-ridden, wind-blown, weather-beaten, heart-broken 等。
⑤形容詞+現在分詞，如：
good-looking, easy-going, eager-seeming, direct-acting 等。
⑥形容詞+過去分詞，如：
kind-hearted, narrow-minded, single-handed, new-born, soft-spoken, strong-headed, many-sided 等。
在這六類合成形容詞中，①、③和④的生產率最高。
【模擬試題】
選擇填空
1. I was __________ my face in a dressing room when I heard someone shouting “Fire!”
A. making up B. wearing
C. putting on D. covering
2. -___________to the building?
-Terrible. I’ll never forget that. A great fire ________.
A. What has happened; break out B. What was happening; breaking out
C. How take place; broke out D. What happened; broke out
3. When Tom knocked at the door, I was busy ___________ my homework and my brother was busy __________ a model.
A. to do; with B. doing; with making
C. with; making D. with; to make
4. The government has promised to _________ the matter and will give the workers a satisfactory answer.
A. look into B. look through C. put into D. put away
5. -Did you wait for him very long?
-Yes, I _______ to bed until five in the morning.
A. did go B. didn’t go C. hadn’t gone D. went
6. It __________ me that he always finishes his work in a short time. He is well-known for his working at _________ speed.
A. amazes; amazing B. amazed; amazed
C. amaze; amazed D. amaze; amazing
7. I asked him to come at seven o’ clock, but he ___________. It’s already eight o’ clock.
A. didn’t show off B. didn’t show up
C. hasn’t shown up D. hasn’t shown off
8. What do you think _________ to her? She is very angry now.
A. did he do B. he did C. does he do D. has he done
9. This is the factory __________ we paid a visit last week.
A. that B. where C. to which D. which
10. China has many such beautiful cities __________ Beijing, Shanghai and so on.
A. that B. like C. with D. as
【動物世界】
Why do Elephants Have Tusks?
Elephants have tusks because they sometimes need to dig for food. They stick their tusks in the ground and dig up tasty roots. They use their tusks to rip yummy bark off of trees.
Elephants also use their tusks for fighting. Male elephants fight each other for female mates. Female African elephants use their tusks to protect their babies from lions and tigers.
【試題答案】
I. 1. A 2. D 3. C 4. A 5. C
6. A 7. C 8. B 9.B 10. D