词汇短语和句型突破loss和cause知识点 【原句呈现】As a matter of fact, loss of sleep can make you look tired, and even cause you to gain weight. (想一想句中“as a matter of fact, loss of , cause, gain weight”等词汇的同义词) 【考点聚焦】 ①Many people are at a loss as to what to do when there is a fire.许多人在火灾发生时不知所措。 ②The farmers suffered a heavy loss because of the terrible storm. 因为可怕的暴风雨，农民们遭受了巨大的损失 ③He reported the loss of his wallet to the police.他报警说他的钱包丢了。 ④Tom is a hard-working student. In fact, you cannot find anyone in the class more diligent. 汤姆是一个很刻苦的学生，实际上在班级里，你不可能找到任何一个比他更勤奋的学生了。 ⑤Prisoners have legal rights, but in practice these rights are not always respectful. 囚犯虽然有合法的权利，但实际上这些权利未必总是受尊重。 人教高中英语单词mp3 人教版初中英语mp3 人教版高中英语电子课本 ⑥Long term of hard work and lack of sleep finally ruined her health. 长期的辛苦工作和睡眠不足最后毁了她的健康。 ⑦The quarrel resulted in his mother leaving the house.争吵导致他妈妈离家出走。 ⑧Because of eating too much without much exercise, he has put on weight. 由于吃得多又不锻炼，他发胖了。 loss 名词：遗失，丢失，丧失，损失，亏损        不知所措，困惑at a loss as a matter of fact的同义词：in fact   in practice      in reality(出现于模块四Unit 3)   actually(出现于模块五Unit 3) loss of sleep的同义词：lack of sleep (lack出现于模块六Unit 4)  cause的同义词：result in   gain weight的同义词：put on weight 【考题研读】单项选择题 ①The driver was at _______ loss when _______ word came that he was forbidden to drive for speeding. A. a;/ B. a; the C. the; the D./; /  【答案与解析】A。be at a loss为“茫然不知所措”，word 作“消息”讲时是不可数名词，不用冠词。句意：消息传来说因超速而被禁驾时，这位司机茫然不知所措。 ②It is because of a long _______ from school that I am a bit behind the other classmates. A. lack  B. loss    C. absence    D. failure 【答案与解析】C。句意：正是因为长时间缺课，我有点儿落后于其他同学了。absence 缺席，不在某处；absence from school缺课。lack缺乏；loss损失；failure失败。所以选C。 ③He is so fat that he has decided to _______. A. lose weight        B. lose his weight     C. put on weight    D. put on his weight 【答案与解析】A。句意：他很胖以至于他决定减肥，lose weight表示减肥的意思，故本题选A。 词汇-17. in no time 【原句呈现】If you follow the suggestions above, you will look and feel much better in no time at all! (查一查字典含有“time”的介词短语的意思) 【考点聚焦】 【考题研读】单项选择题 ①With five hungry children seated round the table, the food disappeared _______. A. on time          B. in time    C. at no time      D. in no time 【答案与解析】D。句意：五个饥饿的孩子坐在桌子周围，食物很快地就被吃光了。on time按时；in time及时；at no time立刻，马上。 ②He asked them to come to his office one _______.  A. at a time    B. at all time    C. at times    D. at one time 【答案与解析】A。at a time一次；at all time一直C；at times有时；at one time曾经。句意：他叫他们一次一个来他的办公室。选A。 ③_______ he was a rising film star in China, but now few young people know him. A. At a time B. All the time C. At one time D. At times 【答案与解析】C。At a time一次；All the time一直；.At one time曾经；At times有时。句意：他曾经是中国的崛起的电影明星，可是现在很少年轻人认识他。