Unit 4 Global warming
quantity, oppose, range, glance, average, come about, result in, put up with, There is no doubt that句型
1. quantity n. 量；数量
in quantity (= in large amounts) / in large quantities
大量地
大量的
a quantity of
eg: It’s a lot cheaper if you buy it in quantity.
My brother bought a large quantity of books.
There are large quantities of rain in this area.
注：a quantity of后同样可接不可数名词或可数名词的复数形式。但当它作主语时谓语动词一般根据其所修饰的名词而定，而quantities of作主语时，无论其后的名词可数或不可数，谓语动词都用单数。
2. oppose vt. 反对；反抗；与（某人）较量
oppose sth / doing sth / sb doing sth
反对某事 / 做某事 / 某人做某事
oppose sth to / against sth 使某事物与另一事物对照或对抗
opposed adj. 相反的；对立的
be opposed to…反对…；与…对立
eg: He opposed the proposal to build a new hall.
Do not oppose your will against mine.
She seems very much opposed to your going abroad.
3. range n. 种类；范围；幅度；界限
v.（在一定范围内）变动，变化；排列
a wide range of 一系列…
a full range of 各种…
in / within range 在射程以内；在…范围内
beyond / out of range 在射程外；在…范围外
in / out of the range of 在 / 超出…范围
out of one’s range某人能力达不到的；某人知识以外的
range from…to…在…范围内变动；包括（由…到…）之间的各类事物
range between…and… 在…和…范围内变动
eg: The price of the house is well beyond our range.
It came within my range of vision.
Their ages range from 25 to 50.
4. glance vi. 看一下；扫视 n. 一瞥
glance at / over / through 浏览；匆匆地看一眼
glance off 擦过；掠过
at a glance 一眼；立刻
at first glance 乍一看；乍看之下
take / have a glance at 匆匆看一眼
steal a glance 偷偷看一眼
辨析glance / glare / stare / glimpse：
1 glance指很快地看某人或某物一眼。
2 glare指怒视
3 stare指由于生气、好奇、害怕或吃惊而睁大眼睛注视某人或某物
4 glimpse意为“瞥见”，强调结果。
eg: He glanced nervously at his watch.
The bullet glanced off the side of the car.
At first glance the place seemed deserted.
5. average adj. 平均的；普通的；正常的；平常的
n. 平均数；平均水平；一般水准
v. 平均为；计算出…的平均数
an average rate / cost / price 平均比率 / 成本 / 价格
above / below average 高于 / 低于平均水平
on average 平均地；通常；按平均值
up to average 到达平均数；达到一般水准
average sth out 算出…的平均数
eg: His living standard is below average.
The average age of the boys in this class in fifteen.
My school work is well above average.
我的学习成绩远远高于平均水平。
On average men smoke more cigarettes than women.
6. come about 发生；造成
come about是不及物动词短语，不能接宾语，也没有被动语态。与come相关的短语有：
come across 偶然碰见；无意中找到
come on 跟着来；跟上来；[口]得啦，快点
come out 出来，出现；（芽）生出来；（花）开；出版，发行
come to 总计，达到；归纳为
come up 走近；上（楼）去；（从土中）长出，发芽；被提出
come up with 赶上；提出（建议）
eg: How did it come about that the dairy products were harmful to children?
He had never come across a person quite like Sheila.
Is that the best excuse you can come up with?
7. result in 导致
result from… 由…造成；因…而产生
as a result 结果
as a result of… 由于…的结果
with the result than… 其结果是…
without result 没有结果；白费
eg: The accident resulted in two deaths.
His stomachache resulted from his eating too much.
He was late as a result of the rain.
We tried hard, but without result.
8. put up with 忍受；容忍
put aside 节省；储蓄；储存
put down 写下，记下；击败，平定
put forward 提出建议；把…向前拨
put off 延期；推迟
put on 穿上，戴上；演出
put out 熄灭；扑灭
put through 接通电话
eg: I can’t put up with your rudeness any more, leave the room, please.
We are trying to put aside some money every month for our vacation.
I’ll just put your phone number down in my notebook.
One moment please, I’m just trying to put you through.
9. There is no doubt that the earth is becoming warmer (see Graph 1) and that it is human activity that has caused this global warming rather than a random but natural phenomenon.
1 在本句型中，that从句是同位语从句，表示doubt的内容。用法与there is a chance that…是一样的。
a. doubt作为名词，若用在否定句或疑问句中，后面接that引导的同位语从句；若用在肯定句中，后面接whether引导的同位语从句。注意此时不可用if替换whether。
b. doubt作为动词，若用于否定句和疑问句中，后面接that引导的宾语从句；若用于肯定句中，后面一般接whether或if引导的宾语从句。
2 doubt组成的短语：
in doubt 怀疑；拿不定主意
no / without / beyond doubt 无疑地；必定
eg: There is no doubt that they will agree with you on this matter.
I have no doubt that he will succeed.
The future of the public library is in doubt.
Sally was without / beyond doubt one of the finest swimmers in the school.
练习：
1. 关于食物，他讲究量不讲究质。
He prefers to when food is concerned.
2. 剩下的水不多了。
Only water is left.
3. 我反对你单独去那儿。(oppose)
4. 爱和恨是相对立的。(opposed)
5. ---What is the cost of your shirts here, sir?
---It depends on which fashion you want to buy, and the prices from 100 dollars to 500 dollars.
A. depend B. range C. go upon D. go down
6. After a quick at the newspaper, he went for the meeting.
A. glance B. glimpse C. gaze D. stare
7. ---How do you find the football match between
---There is nothing special — it is only .
A. average B. usual C. common D. normal
8. ---How did it that you made such a silly mistake?
---I myself haven’t figured it out yet.
A. bring about B. come about
C. come across D. come on
9. ---Have you some new ideas?
---Yeah. I’ll tell you later.
A. come about B. come into
C. come up with D. come out with
10. Any damage ignorance must be paid for by the borrower.
A. resulting from B. resulting in
C. resulted from D. result in
11. The teacher asked a difficult question, but Ted finally managed to a good answer.
A. put up with B. keep up with
C. come up with D. go through with
12. It is certain that he will come back at once.
→ There that he will be back in no time.
→ I that he will be back immediately.
→ I of his coming back before long.
13. We don’t doubt the people in
A. that B. if C. what D. whether
Unit 4 Global warming
1. quantity; quality 2. a small quantity of 3. I oppose you / your going there alone.
4. Love is opposed to hate 5—11 BAABCAC
12. is no doubt; have no doubt; have no doubt 13. A
