Part 1. Warming up
1、Which kind of transport do you prefer to use: bus or train? prefer 宁愿；更喜欢 用法：
(1) prefer + n. / pron. The boy preferred a detective story. (2) prefer + v. -ing Do you prefer living abroad?
(3) prefer + to do She prefers to live among the working people. (4) prefer sb. to do sth. She preferred him to stay at home.
(5) prefer + n. / pron. / doing + to + n. / pron. / doing 喜欢……而不喜欢 I prefer the town to the country.
While he was in the office he preferred doing something to doing nothing. (6) prefer to do...rather than do = would rather do ... than do... 宁愿……而不愿 I prefer to walk there rather than go by bus.
(7) prefer + 从句(谓语动词用should do，should可省略) She preferred that he should do it in the kitchen. 2. Imagine that you plan to spend a holiday. imagine的用法
▲构词：① imagination n. [C / U] 想像，想像力，想像的事物 ② imaginative adj. 富有想像力的
▲搭配： imagine sth / doing sth
You can imagine the situation there.
I can’t imagin (my) marrying a girl of that sort.
【考例】 I can hardly imagine Peter ___across the Atlantic Ocean in five days. A. sail B. to sail C. sailing D. to have sailed
[答案与解析] C imagine后接动词的-ing形式，本句的Peter是这个动名词的逻辑主语。 Part 2. Pre-reading, reading and comprehending
1. Ever since middle school, my sister Wang Wei and I have dreamed about taking a great bike trip. 从高中起，我姐姐王维和我就一直梦想做一次伟大的自行车旅行。 (1)ever sinde从那以后
It is/has been+一段时间+since+一般过去时(从句中的动作不能延续)自从……至今已经多久了。
eg: It’s five years since I left there. 我离开那里有五年了。 注意：在―It’s +一段时间+since从句‖，如果since 从句的谓语动词是延续性动词，那么，它所表示的时间是从那个动作结束时起算，意为―不做。。。多久了‖。
eg: It’s five years since he smoked. 他戒烟五年了。 (2) dream about/of 梦见，梦想 2、Then she persuade me to buy one. (1)、说服; 劝服;
sb 说服某人
persuade sb. (not) to do sth.
sb. into / out of doing sth.
eg：I persuaded him to do it. =I persuaded him into doing it. （2）、使相信，使信服
persuade sb of sth 使某人信服某事 persuade sb that … 使某人相信…
eg：He has persuaded me of its truth.
I am persuaded that such is the fact.
persuasive adj. 有说服力的 persuasion n. 说服，信服 【注意】如果―劝说‖不服, 不能直接用persuade, 而应用try to persuade sb to do或advise sb
to do.
1. I __ him not to smoke, but he didn’t think it necessary. A.persuaded B. advised C. hoped D. suggested
2. I was able at last to ____ my mother to follow my advice. A.suggest B. advise C. persuade D. leave off
3. While shopping, people sometimes can’t help ____ into buying something they don’t really need.
A.to persuade B. persuading C. being persuade D. be persuaded
3. Wang Wei soon got them interested in cycling too. (复习get用法，详见Unit1知识点详解） 4. It was my sister who first had the idea to cycle along the entire Mekong River from where it begins to where it ends. 首先想到沿湄公河从源头到终点骑车旅游的是我的姐姐。（复习强调句，详见Unit1知识点详解）
5、Although she didn’t know the best way of getting get to places, she insisted that she organize the trip properly.
(1)、although, though引导让步状语从句不能再和but, and, however连用, 但可以和副词
yet, still连用。although从句多放在句首, though从句可在主句前，中，后任何位置，而且though可以作副词用于句末，作 ―但是，不过‖讲，而although无此用法。 Although/Though it was raining, (yet) they still worked in the fields. He said he would come; he didn’t come though. 【随堂练习】
______ he has limited technical knowledge, the old worker has a lot of experience.
A. Since B. Unless C. As D. Although （2）、insist v.坚持认为，坚持主张
on/upon (one’s) doing sth 坚持做,坚决做
that +从句―坚持一种说法、看法或事实‖, 后接的从句用陈述语气,按
insist 需要选择时态
that sb (should) do sth 坚决主张做某事, 后接的宾语从句常用虚拟语气,
即 ―should +v.‖
eg：I insisted on/upon his coming with us.
He insisted that he hadn’t stolen the girl’s handbag.
Mary was ill. Her parents insisted that she (should) see a doctor. 【随堂练习】
The doctor insisted that I a high fever and that I a rest for a few days.
A. had; had B. have; have C. had; have D. have; had The man insisted a taxi for me even if/though I told him I lived nearby.
A. find B. to find C. on finding D. in finding
I insisted that a doctor __ immediately.
A has been sent for B. sent for C. will be sent for D. be sent for
The doctor insisted that I a high fever and that I a rest for a few days.
A.had;had B.have;have C.had;have D.have;had
The man insisted a taxi for me even if/though I told him I lived nearby. A.find B.to find C.on finding D.in finding 6、 My sister doesn’t care about details. care vi.关心；介意 n.关心；照顾
care about (to be worried about/concerned with)忧虑；担心；惦念 care for(=like，love)喜欢; 照料；照顾（=take care of=look after) take care 小心；提防
派生：careful adj.细心的 carefully adv.细心地 carefulness n.细心 carelessly adv. 粗心地 carelessness n.粗心 careless adj.粗心的 ⑴ The only thing he cares __________ is money. ⑵ I don’t really care _____ red wine.
⑶Who will take care ___ your baby if you are out?
⑷ Many accidents are caused by ________ (care) driving.
⑤ They studied the question _________ (care) before they made the decision.
7、She gave me a determined look –the kind that she wouldn’t change her mind. （1）、determine v. 决定, 下定决心, 确定
① determine to do sth. =make up one’s mind to do sth. 下定决心 eg：He determined to learn French. ② be determined to do sth. 决心做
eg：She was determined to go to university. （2）、change one’s mind 改变某人的主意
eg：No matter what you say, I won’t change my mind.
determination n. 决心，毅力 determined adj. 坚毅的，下决心的
8. When I told her that our journey would begin at an altitude of more than 5000 meters, she seemed to be excited about it. 当我告诉她我们将在海拔5000米处开始旅程, 她好像对此很兴奋。
本句中的seem后面跟了不定式结构，意 为― ……看起来好像…… ‖。 (1)seem常常和不定式，形容词，分词，名词和介词短语搭配。如: 1)．seem+不定式（短语）
I seemed to hear a voice in the distance. I seem to have caught a cold . seem后不定式的否定式习惯上用 don’t 来代替，（放在seem 前），如： You don’t seem to be quite yourself today 2).seem +形容词
She seems quite happy today.=She seems to be quite happy today. 3)．Seem+分词
The news seems exciting. They seems interested in the film. 4)、seem+名词
She seems a clever girl. It seemed a long time before my turn came. 5).seem+介词短语 They seemed in high spirits.
(2)seem常用于it作形式主语的―It seems/seemed that……‖结构，如： It seems that you were lying.
It seems impossible that he will be here tomorrow. (3).seem常用于由as if/though引导的从句中，如：
It seems as if it is going to rain. It seems as if he knew nothing about that.
[注]在这种句式中，如从句所叙述的情实现的可能性比较大，从句谓语用陈述语气 若实现的可能性较小，或根本不可能实现，从句的谓语则用虚拟语气。
(4).seems也常用在―there seem(s) to be‖句式中，用来代替be，作句子的谓语。如： There seems to be no point in refusing.
There seemed to be something the matter with him.
at an altitude of = at a height of 在海拔……米处
e.g. The plane is flying at a height / altitude of 10,000 feet.
注意:at 在此处表 ―在……处/时, 以……‖后接年龄, 速度, 长宽深高, 价格, 费用等 在…岁时at the age of 以..的价格at a high / low price
在….深度\\宽度处at a depth/width of 在…距离处at a distance of 9、When I told her the air would be hard to breath and it would be very cold…
主语 + be + adj.+ to do sth. 是一常用句式即不定式用主动形式表达被动含义。不定式和主语之间是动宾关系，应使用及物动词的主动形式，若是不及物动词，要加相应的介词。 常用的形容词有：easy, difficult, hard, interesting, pleasant, nice ,dangeroues, important等； 该句型可以转换成―It + be + adj + to do sth.‖结构
eg：The problem is really hard to work out. = It is really hard to work out the problem.
还有一类表示心理活动的形容词(surprised, moved, disappointed, pleased, happy, sad, delighted, sorry, interested, glad, worried, eager, anxious, angry等），主动用to do, 被动用to be done, 也可接从句。
We were both surprised to learn that half of the river is in China. 我们惊奇地发现这条河有一半是在中国境内。
We were disappionted to be told that the match had been put off.
10. Once she has made up her mind, nothing can change it. Finally, I had to give in.她一旦下了决心，什么也不能使她改变。最后，我只好让步了。
once 作为连词，作―一(旦)……就……‖解，连接一个表示时间的状语从句。从句中常用一般现在时，现在完成时表将来。
如：Once you have begin you must continue. Once printed，the book will be very popular once 用作副词，意为―一次；从前，曾经‖。 11、Finally, I had to give in.
(1)、give in (to sb./sth.) 屈服于, 让步, 递交
eg：He had to give in to my views. 他只好顺从了我的意见。 （2）、give in (sth. to sb.) 上交
eg：Please give your examination papers in to the teacher.
【拓展】give up 放弃, 认输 give out 筋疲力尽；分配 give away 捐赠, 泄露 give off 放出，散发（光、热、烟、气、味等） 运用：用适当的介词或副词填空。
（1） He gave ____ to her request.
（2） If you give _____ smoking，you will save a lot of money every year. （3） His accent gave him _____ . So I knew he was from USA.
（4）Our teacher gave ______ to the police station what he picked up from the ground. （5） His money soon gave ______ because he bought a lot of things.
12、It becomes rapids as it passes through deep valleys, traveling across western Yunnan
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