重难考点·突破
答案见答案精析册 P9
重难考点① pity 的用法
教材例句“It’s a pity to let it go to waste like that,” Mother said. 母亲说：“真可惜就那样浪费掉了。”（九上Unit 4 P50）
1. It is a pity (find) that his brother has to retire because of a serious injury.
2. It is pity that there are a lot of students who do not know the importance of time.
3. Lisa did not just take pity him, but gave him a chance to feel useful again.
4. 微写作 很可惜有些人无法领略日常生活中的美好。

1. to find
2. a
3. on
4. It is a pity that some people fail to enjoy the beauty of daily life.(答案不唯一)

重难考点② compared with、compare...with...与compare to的用法 高频
教材例句“Do you mean,” I asked, “compared with being useful, looking for attention and praise from others is not that important?”“你的意思是”，我问道，“与有用相比，寻求他人的关注和赞扬没那么重要吗？”(九上 Unit 4 P51)
| 词组 | 含义及用法 | 图解/语境助记 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| compared with/to | 与……相比(常用于句子的开头或位于中间) | Compared with/to last year, we have made great progress. |
| compare A with B | 把A和B进行比较(常表示比较) | |
| compare A to B | 把A比作B(常表示比作，强调比喻) | |

5. with/to
6. to
7. are compared
8. Compared with/to wealth, kindness makes our lives much more beautiful.(答案不唯一)

重难考点③ satisfied 的用法
教材例句 And if you don't love your job, you might never be satisfied in life. 并且如果你不热爱你的工作，或许一生都不会感到满足。（九上 Unit 4 P55）
9. She never feels ( satisfy ) with simple
变形：satisfied adj.→satisfy vt.使满足→satisfying adj.令人满意的
achievements and always keeps working hard for bigger goals.
10. This cultural exchange ( satisfy ) people's interests and makes life more colorful.
11. Van Gogh had trouble finding a ( satisfy ) job and faced many personal problems in his early years.

9. satisfied
10. satisfies
11. satisfying