Section II Learning about the language
一、课前预习 I. 重点短语
1. 同情/可怜某人 _________________________ 2. 留出;存蓄 ________________________ 3. 曾经;一度 ________________________ 4. 对…态度坚决的 _________________________ 5. (无意)触响;燃放;动身_________________________ 6. 实施;旅行 _________________________ 7. 爱慕;依恋;敬慕 _________________________ 8. 总计 _________________________ 9. 最重要的是 _________________________ 10.对…作出评论 _________________________ II. 完成句子:用上面的短语完成下列句子。
1. Max is fair, hardworking, and _________ honest.麦克斯公正、勤劳,最重要的是诚实。
2. Have you any_____________ the recent developments?你对最近的事态发展有什么评论吗? 3. ____________ I used to go skiing every winter. 我有一度每到冬季就去滑雪。 4. Parents must ____________their children.父母对孩子一定要严格。
5. The high winds __________ a lot of car alarms. 强风使很多汽车的报警器响了起来。 6. It won’t be an easy plan to __________. 那并不是一项容易实施的计划。
7. We’ve ______________this house and would hate to move. 我们十分留恋这所房子,真舍不得搬家。
8. There were twelve of us __________ for dinner. 我们一共十二个人吃饭。
9. Each week he tried to __________ a few dollars of his salary. 每周他都尽量从工资中留出几美元
10. I ____________________ you at all. 我根本就不同情你。 二、语法突破:不定式被动语态
1. 如果不定式的逻辑主语是不定式所表示的动作的承受者,就用被动形式。不定式的一般式的被动形式是:to be done, 不定式的完成式的被动形式是:to have been done I hope to be invited/to be asked.(不定式作宾语)
The new play to be put on tonight will be very interesting.(不定式作定语) They seem to have been written by Shakespeare.(不定式作表语) I wanted the letter to be typed at once.(不定式作宾补)
It is an honor for me to be invited to your home.(不定式作主语)
The meeting Chairman had to speak slowly to be heard clearly.(不定式作状语) 2. 用单词的正确形式填空:
(1) She hates (envy) for her beauty. (2) He was annoyed (interrupt) . (3) The movie star refused .(photograph) (4) He is said ____________________ to Tsinghua University.(admit)
(5) The examiners don’t allow any papers ____________________ out of the classroom.(take) 3. 完成句子
(1) The book was due ________________________________in June.
这本书定于六月出版。
(2) I don’t wish ________________________________________. 我工作时不希望别人打扰我。
(3) The couple are believed ____________________________________. 据信那对夫妇已经离开了那个国家。
(4) ______________________ is to clean the classroom.下一件要做的事是打扫教室。 (5) The doctor advised _________________________. 医生建议让房间透透气。 三、课后自测
(一) 基础知识自测 I. 单词拼写
1. He wants to buy a new (数码) camera.
2. I stepped ________ (靠一边;站一边) just in time, and the car whizzed past.\\ 3. As a young minister he was full of ________ (宏伟的)ideas for social reform. 4. Their mother never shows them much _________(喜爱;感情).他们的母亲对他们从来就没有表现出多少母爱。 II 用动词的适当形式填空
1. The question ______________ (discuss) at tomorrow’s meeting is a very important one. 2. It is a great honor for me ______________ (ask) to speak here. 3. He preferred ______________ (give)some heavier work to do . 4. He wanted the letter ______________ (type) at once.
5. The kids went to the hospital ______________ (examine). III.单项选择
1. We need to take a measure instead of waiting here for the matter _______. A. to solve B. solved C. to be solved D. being solved 2.—Why didn’t they drive there on time? —Because the road _______.
A. had been mended B. was being mended C. was mended D. would be mended. 3. The boy’s father gave him a large toy train _______.
A. to play with B. to play with it C. which to play with D. at which to play 4. He is famous not only for his _______ but also for his kindness. A. clever B. bright C. weak D. talent 5. I think it is your wife who _______ for the spoiled child.
A. is to blame B. is going to blame C. is to be blamed D. should blame
6. Zhou Zhenglong, who said that he _______ the endangered South China tiger with a digital camera in 2007 _______ on June 29, 2008.
A. had photographed; was accused B. photographed; accused C. had photographed; accused D. photographed; was accused 7. Do let your mother know all the truth, she appears _______ everything.
A. to tell B. to be told C. to be telling D. to have been told 8. I hurried to the meeting hall, only _______ that the meeting had been put off. A. to tell B. to be told C. telling D. told
9. What he had said _______ great, but actually it proved impractical.
A. was sounded B. sounded C. was sounding D. would sound
10. Many representatives were in favour of his proposal that a special committee _______ to
investigate the incident.
A. were set up B. was set up C. be set up D. set up (二)能力提升自测
1. I’d like to buy a house—modern, comfortable, and _______ in a quiet neighborhood. A. in all B. above all C. after all D. at all
2. Einstein liked Bose’s paper so much that he _______ his own work and translated it into German.
A. gave off B. turned down C. took over D. set aside 3. “Do you have any clothes _______ today?” the maid asked her master. A. washing B. to wash C. washed D. to be washed 4. —Have you ever heard of an American president called Chester A. Arthur? — No, and he’s not mentioned in my history book at all. He seems _______. A. to have been completely forgotten B. having completely forgotten C. to have completely forgotten D. completely forgetting 5. His first book _______ next month is based on a true story.
A. published B. to be published C. to publish D. being published 6. The children talked so loudly at dinner table that I had to struggle _______. A. to be heard B. to have heard C. hearing D. being heard
7. If his spare time was _______ aside for relaxation, he was _______ to have a healthy life. A. set; bound B. to set; bound C. to be set; bounds D. setting; bounded
8. As far as I know, such things are not allowed ____ with you when you take a plane.
A. to carry B. to be carried C. to have been carried D. to be carrying
9. To improve your reading ability, you should ____ half an hour every day for learning
new vocabulary.
A. leave out B. lead to C. set aside D. focus on
10. It seems quite _____ to expect a student to master 3,000 words within only 5 days.
A. awful B. available C. absurd D. accessible
(三)智能拓展训练 I. 阅读理解
A robot that can protect guests, transport objects and patrol(巡逻) for an area is for sale in Japan.
The companies that designed this new robot announced on Tuesday that they would begin selling a limited number of them soon. They will observe the usefulness of the robot in real situations before considering whether to expand marketing.
The robot is lighter, smaller and safer than an older model developed by the companies last year. It’s also different from other robots because it can do many different tasks.
It is capable of receiving people, explaining exhibits, finding its way around and providing visual images. It can store parcels weighing up to 22 lbs inside a compartment(分隔间) while taking and carrying out delivery orders. While on patrol, it can send images to another computer and respond to requests to view specific areas.
The robot has a head with wide-angle cameras that allow it to move to a particular location while avoiding things that are in the way. It has a single arm that can hold and move objects. It is programmed for speech recognition and it can also use the Internet to get information.
There’s no word yet on whether it dance like Honda’s robot, Asimo. Asimo, a humanoid (人形机器人) displayed in Tokyo last year, danced with presenters in a recent appearance on the BBC’s children’s show Blue Peter. Asimo has legs, while this robot moves on a round base.
1. The text is written mainly______.
A. to explain the differences between robots B. to introduce a new kind of robot
C. to tell people how to buy a new kind of robot
D. to describe the history of the development of this new robot 2. Compared with other robots, this one _________.
A. can perform more functions B. is bigger and safer C. has been popular with customers D. can’t store things
3. The underlined word “it” in the sixth paragraph refers to “______”. A. the round base B. the head C. the single arm D. the robot
II. 根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。(2009年辽宁卷) 1
Home can be a great place for children to study. It’s important to provide a workspace of their own where they can read books or just write a letter to their friends。 ●Location(位置)
2 Kitchen and dining room are not so well suited for regular study, since books and pens get in the way of the day-to-day uses of those areas. Set up a place where a child can settle in and leave papers and pens at band without having to clear everything away each night. For a child that likes being alone, set aside a corner of his bedroom, but keep it separate from things like games, music and other hobbies not related to studying。 ●Keeping Things in Order
Parents should encourage their child to spread out, but to leave it neat and orderly when he isn’t using his workspace. Ownership is very important for self-respect 3 The workplace should be personal, but not another part of the playroom。 ● 4
Encourage the whole family to help build a supportive environment that children need for success in school. Give them a good example of how to deal with problems, how to manage time and get things done in the right way. 5 Study will be more enjoyable and effective when supported by the whole family。 A. Attitude Is Everything
B. Bring organization into your home
C. Here are several ways to choose a location D. Building a Good Home Learning Environment
E. Hold a can-do attitude and your child will follow your example.
F. Setting up a space in a common area of your home can be a good idea for children.
G. A child who learns to organize his spare will carry organization into every corner of his life.
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