1、Section Language Points() (Integrating Skills &Cultural Corner)教 材 语 篇 细 研第一步细读把控文章关键信息细读P59课文内容，选择最佳答案1How long was the Empire State Building as the tallest building in the world?AFor 75 years. BFor 41 years.CFor 31 years.DFor 72 years.2Which building has the most storeys in the world?ATaipei 101.B
2、Empire State Building.CSears Tower.DPetronas Tower 2.3Which statement is TRUE according to the passage?ATo build the Empire State Building，people only used ten million bricks.BLightning strikes the Empire State Building about 500 times a month.CThere was once a plane，which crashed into the Empire St
3、ate Building.DThe Empire State Building has 78 floors.4How many times does lightning strike the Empire State Building a year?AAbout 400 times.BAbout 300 times.CAbout 500 times.DAbout 200 times.【答案】14BCCC第二步精读能力升华接轨高考根据P59课文内容，改正下面短文中的十处错误。Most of the tallest buildings in the world were built in 1990
4、s and in the twentyfirst century.And the two tallest buildings in the US were built more earlier.In the fact，the second tallest building in the US is less than 75 years old!The Empire State Building，which is the tallest building at the time was finished in May 1931.There was the tallest building in
5、the world when the World Trade Centre was built in New York in 1972.The World Trade Centre twin towers，when were destroyed in September 2001，were 417 and 415 metre high.【答案】Most of the tallest buildings in the world were built in 1990s and in the twentyfirst century. the two tallest buildings in the
6、 US were built earlier.In fact，the second tallest building in the US is than 75 years old!The Empire State Building，which the tallest building at the time was finished in May 1931. was the tallest building in the world the World Trade Centre was built in New York in 1972.The World Trade Centre twin
7、towers， were destroyed in September 2001，were 417 and 415 high.语 言 基 础 自 测.单词拼写根据汉语或首字母提示，写出下列单词1The plane crashed(坠毁)，causing more than 200 deaths yesterday.2Im not going out without hat and scarfits freezing(极冷的) out there!3It is difficult to travel through the city on a foggy(有雾的) day.4The team h
8、as made enormous effort to make the match a success.5What he said just now was ridiculousNone of us believed it.6Officials from Greenwich Observatory have the clock checked twice a day.拓展词汇根据词性和汉语提示，写出下列单词1fog n雾foggy adj.有浓雾的2observatory n观察台observe vt.&vi.观察；研究observation n观察；注意3freezing adj.冷冰冰的；
9、极冷的freeze vt.使结冰；冷藏frozen adj.结冰的；冻结的.补全短语根据提示补全下列短语1make sense有意义；有道理2a large amount of 大量的(修饰不可数名词) 3used to 过去常常4go up 上升；(物价等)上涨5bring an end to 结束；终止6in the 1990s 在20世纪90年代7crash into 撞到上；撞入.选词填空选用上述短语的适当形式填空1It makes sense to work on the problem before it gets out of control.2As the price of h
10、ouse goes up，many people cant afford to a house.3He used to live in a remote village，but he got used to the life in the city quickly.4Its hoped that the talks may bring an end to the violence.5Along the way，his pursuers would crash into each other in their attempts to stop him.经典句式仿写1It was strange
11、to think that，when my grandparents lived in the village，there wasnt a reservoir there at all!我祖父母在那个村庄生活时，那儿一个水库也没有，想到那些真感到不可思议！记句式结构句型“Itbeadj.(for sb.)to do”表示“(对某人来说)做某事怎么样”仿写促落实我们很难理解她所说的话。Its difficult for us to understand what she said.2The valley is now part of the reservoir (which was)create
12、d by the Three Gorges Dam.这个山谷现在是三峡大坝产生的水库的一部分。记句式结构过去分词短语作定语仿写促落实三年前建造的那个建筑需要粉刷。The building built three years ago needs painting.3Why do you think there are so many tall buildings in the world now?你认为现在世界上为什么有那么多高楼？记句式结构do you think作插入语仿写促落实你认为要解决这个问题他们应该怎么做？What do you think they should do to sol
13、ve their problems? 核 心 要 点 探 究 make sense 有意义；有道理(教材P54)If you take away the relative clauses，do the sentences still make sense?如果你把定语从句去掉，这个句子还讲得通吗？(1)make sense of了解的意义，懂得(2)in a sense 在某一方面common sense 常识a sense of humor/responsibility幽默感/责任感(3)There is no sense (in) doing sth. (口语)做某事是没有道理的。See，
14、your computer has broken down again！It doesnt make sense to buy the cheapest brand of computer just to save a few dollars.瞧！你的电脑又坏了！只是为了省一点钱买最便宜牌子的电脑毫无意义可言。I cant make sense of this article，but perhaps I will if I read it again.我不理解这篇文章，或许我再读一遍就理解了。In a sense，she was lucky，for she learned a lot from
15、 the experience.从某种意义上，她是幸运的，因为她从那次经历中学了很多。There is no sense in worrying(worry) about the past.为过去的事情担心是毫无意义的。 (教材P55)It was strange to think that，when my grandparents lived in the village，there wasnt a reservoir there at all!我祖父母在那个村庄生活时，那儿一个水库也没有，想到那些真感到不可思议！【要点提炼】句中“it is/wasadj.to do sth.” 是常用句型
16、，it作形式主语，不定式是真正的主语。常见的形式主语句型：(1)It isadj.(for/of sb.) to do sth./that.(2)It isn.to do/that.(3)It不及物动词(seems，appears，happens等)that.(4)It is过去分词that.It is not possible for Tom to recover in such a short time.汤姆不可能在如此短的时间内恢复健康。It is a great honour to be invited(invite) to speak here.很荣幸被邀请在这儿发表演讲。It is
17、 reported that a space station will be built on the moon in years to come.据报道来年将在月球建立一个空间站。名师点津在“It is/wasadj.(for/of sb.)to do sth.” 结构中，for前面的形容词通常是difficult，necessary，important，quick，easy等，这些形容词多与事物的特征有关。而of前面的形容词常常是wise，kind，stupid，silly，bright，nice，good等，这些形容词常常与人的性格特点有关。 bring an end to(bring
18、sth.to an end) 结束，终止(教材P57)The Three Gorges Dam is a hydroelectric project which has brought an end to the danger of flooding.三峡大坝是一个水力发电工程，它结束了洪水成灾的历史。(1)put an end to(put sth.to an end)结束，终止come to an end 结束，告终(2)end up with 以结束(3)in the end 最后，终于at the end (of) (的)尽头from beginning to end 从头到尾Both
19、 sides have been at war for three years and its hoped that the talk can bring an end to the war/bring the war to an end as soon as possible.双方交战已经三年了，大家都希望这次会谈能尽快结束战争。The meeting didnt come to an end until midnight.会议直到午夜才结束。I have listened to the English song from beginning to end我把这首英文歌从头到尾听完了。名师点
20、津bring/put an end to是及物动词短语，可以用于被动语态；come to an end是不及物动词短语，主语是物，且不能用于被动语态。 freezing adj.冷冰冰的；极冷的(教材P58)It was freezing!天冷极了！(1)above/below freezing point冰点以上/以下(2)freeze(froze；frozen) v. 结冰；冻住frozen adj. 冻僵的；结冰的；冷冻的Its freezing in this room.Cant we have a fire?房间里冷极了，我们不能生个火吗？If the temperature get
21、s below freezing(freeze) point，we should take the plants indoors.如果温度低于冰点，我们应该把植物移入室内。Standing outside in the cold the whole night，he was frozen (freeze)整晚站在寒风中，他冻坏了。 (教材P59)Why do you think there are so many tall buildings in the world now?你认为现在世界上为什么有那么多高楼？【要点提炼】句中do you think是一个插入语，该用法常用于以下结构：疑问词
22、插入语(do you think)陈述句？除think外，know，suppose，believe，think，expect，suggest等动词也可以用作插入语。(1)如果整句话为陈述句，那么也可以用I think，I believe，I suppose，I guess，I imagine，I find，I say或I know 等作插入语，置于句中或句末，常用逗号和句子的其他成分分开，此类插入语若置于定语从句中，可不用标点。(2)常用的插入语还有： by the way顺便问一下；in other words换句话说；Im sure我确信；believe it or not信不信由你；as
23、 far as I know据我所知；that is (to say)也就是(说)Who do you guess will come here this afternoon?你猜今天下午谁会来？What do you think has happened to her?你认为她出什么事了？It is no way，I think，that we should finish the task in such a short time.我认为在这么短的时间内完成这项工作是不可能的。 crash vi.(飞机)失事；坠毁；倒闭；碰撞n碰撞；失事；坠毁(教材P59)In 1945，a US mili
24、tary plane，which was flying over Manhattan on a foggy day，crashed into the building just above the 78th floor.1945年的一个雾天，美国一架军用飞机在曼哈顿上空飞行时，撞入了78层之上的楼层中。(1)crash into 撞到上(2)a car crash 汽车撞车事故an air crash 飞机坠毁事故Flies can be lost if the system of the computer crashed suddenly.要是计算机系统突然崩溃，文件就可能丢失。A truc
25、k went out of control and crashed into the back of a bus.货车失控撞上了一辆公共汽车的尾部。Fortunately，neither the driver nor the passengers were hurt in the car crash幸运地是，司机和乘客都没有在这次撞车事故中受伤。随 堂 效 果 落 实.单句语法填空1There is no sense punishing(punish) him.Its not his fault. 【导学号：27932035】2His explanation was so confusing
26、that I could hardly make any sense of it at all.3It is high time that we should bring an end to the discussion and make a decision now.4Scientists said that the winter of 2017 was freezing(freeze) cold，and in fact it was much warmer than predicted.5The car crashed into the truck on the way，killing i
27、ts driver and two passengers.6It is ridiculous to predict(predict) that the sun will not rise tomorrow.7Since you have seen both fighters，who do you think will win?8It was foolish of him to refer to his notes during that important test，and as a result，he got punished.9It was too foggy(fog) to drive
28、anywhere，so they had to stop to have a rest at home.完成句子1对孩子们来说，穿过繁忙的街道很危险。Its very dangerous for children to cross the busy street.2你认为我能做点什么？What do you think I can do? 3关上窗户。我冷极了！Shut the window.Im freezing!4离开大学，结束了我无忧无虑的日子。Leaving university brought an end to my carefree days. 【导学号：27932036】5你究竟能不能看懂这些说明？Can you make any sense of the instructions at all?
