Unit11Sad movies make me cry.
1.Besides,winning or losing is only half the game.除此之外，输赢只是比赛的一半。
besides/except辨析
besides＂除……以外还有＂，表示包括后面提到的人或物在内。
weigh weight 区别
except＂除去＂，表示不包括后面所提到的人或物在内。
☞Lucy went to the cinema besides Lily.（Lily也去了）
☞All the students went to the park except Jim.(Jim没去)
【知识拓展】
beside prep.＂在……旁边＂。
☞They are used to taking a walk on the path beside the the river.
他们习惯于在河边的小路上散步。
We all went to see the film____________Tom.What a pity it is for him to miss it!
A.besides
C.beside
【答案】B
【解析】句意：除了汤姆我们都去看了那部电影。错过了那部电影对于他是多么的遗憾！besides除了……（还有）；except除了……，表示在总数中减去；beside在……旁边；except for也表示除……之外，指对某种基本情况进行具体的细节方面的修正。它同except的区别是：except for后接的词同句子中的整体词（主语）不是同类的，指从整体中除去一个细节，一个方面；而except后接的词同整体词（主
语）一般是同类，指在同类的整体中除去一个部分。根据句意可知是从整体中除去一个部分，故选B。
2.He felt a heavy weight on his shoulders as he walked home alone.当他独自走回家的时候，感到肩上有沉重的负担。
（1）weigh v.称……的重量；衡量
weight n.重量
lose weight减肥gain/put on weight增肥
☞At birth,most babies weigh between6and8pounds.大多数婴儿出生时的体重在6磅到8磅之间。
☞Many of us gain weight because of inactivity during the winter.我们许多人因为在冬季不活动而体重增加。
（2）shoulder n.肩；肩膀
on one’s shoulder在某人的双肩上
shoulder to shoulder肩并肩地；同心协力地
☞They could fight shoulder-to-shoulder against a common enemy.他们可以同心协力，对抗共同的敌人。
（2014﹒浙江丽水中考）—Does Mary only have an apple for breakfast?
—Yes.She eats like a bird____________.
< wake up
< be strong
< lose weight
< fall asleep
【答案】C
【解析】句意：——玛丽早饭只吃了一个苹果吗？——是的，她为了减肥吃得很少。wake up醒来；be strong 变强壮；lose weight减肥；fall asleep睡着。根据句意可知选C。
3.He had let his whole team down.他让整个团队失望了。
let sb down不能帮助；不能支持(某人)；使失望；放下；降低
let sb down=make sb frustrated使……失望或沮丧
☞He let his wife down when he failed to obtain promotion.他没有得到提升，令他妻子失望。
【知识拓展】
Jim works hard at his lessons.He doesn’t want to____________.
A.let down his parents
B.let down us
C.let his parents sad
D.let his parents up
【答案】A
【解析】let sb down意为＂让某人失望＂；如果中间的sb为名词，既可以放在中间，也可以放在后面，但是，如果为代词的话，只能放在中间。所以B选项不对，故选A。
4.But whatever it was,don’t be too hard on yourself.但是无论是什么事，都不要对自己太苛刻。
（1）whatever=no matter what无论什么
whoever=no matter who无论谁
wherever=no matter wherever无论哪里
【知识拓展】
（2）be hard on sb＂对……很严厉；要求很苛刻；苛待（为难）某人＂。
☞Some teachers today are too hard on their students.如今一些老师对学生的要求过于严厉。
1.____________you say,I won’t allow you to go there.
A.Whenever
B.However
C.Whatever
D.Wherever
【答案】C
【解析】句意：无论你说什么，我都不会允许你去那里。whenever无论何时，指时间；however然而；whatever 无论什么，指事物；wherever无论哪儿，指地点。根据句意可知选C。
2.Don’t be too____________on him—he’s very young.
A.easy
B.harmful
C.hard
D.busy
【答案】C
【解析】句意：不要对他太严厉——他太小了。be hard on sb意为＂对……很严厉；要求很苛刻＂，符合句意，故选C。
5.The next day,Peter went to soccer practice with courage rather than fear in his heart.第二天，皮特并没有害怕，而是勇敢地去参加足球训练。
（1）courage n.勇气；勇敢
courageous adj.勇敢的；有勇气的
lose courage灰心丧气
take courage鼓起勇气
（2）rather than＂并非；而不是＂，是一个并列连词。
rather than用法小结：
①rather than与would连用时，构成＂＂句式，意思是＂宁愿……而不愿……＂，
表示主观愿望，即在两者之中选择其一。
☞She’d rather die than lose the children.她宁愿死也不愿失去孩子们。
②rather than不与would连用时，表示客观事实，意为＂（是……）而不是……；与其……不如……＂。它连接的并列成分可以是名词、代词、形容词、介词（短语）、动名词、分句、不定式、动词等。
☞The most valuable thing is time,rather than money.最珍贵的是时间，而不是金钱。
He would rather____________for himself than____________for a meal.
< cook；go out
【答案】C
【解析】句意：他宁愿自己做饭也不愿出去吃。would rather do sth than do sth意为＂宁愿……而不愿……＂，would rather后接动词原形，than后也接动词原形，故选C。
6.He felt like there was a heavy weight on his shoulders as he walked home alone.
本句采用了省略连接词that的宾语从句，宾语从句中包含了There be句型，as的意思是＂当……时候＂,
引导时间状语从句。
☞I saw there was a box on the table as I went into the room当我走进房间的时候，我看见桌子上有一个盒子。
7.Ten minutes later,Peter heard his father knocking on his bedroom door.
本句使用了hear sb.doing sth.结构，意思是＂听见某人做某事＂。
☞I hear a little girl singing in the next room.我听见一个小女孩在隔壁房间唱歌。
8.The other half is learning how to communicate with your teammates and learning from your mistakes.
communicate with的意思是＂同……交流＂；learn from的意思是＂向……学习＂。
☞We should communicate with each other and learn from each other.我们应该相互交流，相互学习。
9.Peter didn’t say anything,but what his father said made him think carefully.
what his father said在句中作主语。
☞What he said at the meeting was right.他在会上所说的是正确的。
10.It made him feel lucky to know that he was on a winning team.
feel lucky to do sth.表示＂做某事感觉幸运＂。
☞I feel lucky to pass the test.通过了考试我感到很幸运。
表示＂在……队＂使用on team。
☞David likes playing basketball.He is on the school basketball team.大卫喜欢打篮球。他在学校的篮球队。
I.单词拼写
1.There are four____________(教练)in total in that club.
2.Driving again after the accident must have taken him a lot of____________(勇气).
3.Let’s take another look at Italy’s fantastic winning____________(射门).
4.She is____________(点头)her head to say yes to the question.
5.I don’t want to go,____________(而且)it’s raining.
6.W____________the good policy of our country,our hometown won’t develop so well.
II.用括号中所给单词的适当形式完成下列句子