1、Unit18New Zealand 【语法】 学习“it”的用法。 It is getting dark. It is April 1st today. It rains a lot in New Zealand. It is some 3500 kilometers from Polynesia to New Zealand. It is interesting to visit New Zealand. It is a good thing that New Zealand helps the Maori to keep their own language and culture. It
2、 is too bad to miss the train. It was kind of him to give you a lift home. It is even warmer today then it was yesterday. It is no use crying over the spilt milk. It is strange that you dont know where New Zealand is. We made it a rule to speak English every day in class. It is time for the meeting.
3、 Who is it? It is me. 语法解析 It的用法 用来指代天气，日期、距离和时间。 如：Its a nice day today. Its September 1st today. Its 50 miles from my home to my school. Its 5 oclock now. 用作形式主语和宾语。 如：Its nice to lie in the sun. Its nice talking with you. I find it important to learn English well. They feel it their duty to help
4、others. 用在强调句式中。强调句式的构成为：It is/was + 被强调部分 +that/who/whom + 其它部分。以I met him in the street this morning.为例。 It was I who met him in the street this morning. It was him whom I met in the street this morning. It was in the street that I met him this morning. It was this morning that I met him in the st
5、reet. 从以上各句可知，除谓语动词部分不能强调外，其他部分均可强调。强调主语时可用who，强调宾语时用whom，其它部分一律用that。 【词汇与短语】 take possession of make up refer to go sailing settle majorityshock pleasure go abroad stand forbe of high quality turn to doing sthexport share go camping region (be) in relation to lie to surroundclimate subtropical sig
6、n an agreement location harbour surfacemainly percent conference 二、重点词汇讲解 1.make up 1)构成，组成 eg. Nine players make up a team. 但常用be made up of eg. A car is made up of many different parts. 2)编造， 创造 eg. make up a story make up a poem 3)补考 eg. Because you were ill, you will have to make up the final ex
7、am. 4)凑足， 补足 eg. We still need 5 dollars to make up the sum we asked for. We need one more to make up the dozen. 2.refer to 1)涉及，提及 eg. Dont refer to the matter again. The speaker referred to his past experiences. 2)参阅，审阅 eg. I had forgotten the date of the battle so I referred to a history book. 3.
8、be of +n.(多为抽象名词) = be +adj. Eg. The meeting is of great importance.= The meeting is very important. The book is of great value.= The book is very valuable. 4.pleasure (n.) 1)my pleasure/a pleasure (回答“谢谢”时用) eg. -Thank you for your help. -Its my pleasure. 2)with pleasure (回答“请求”时用) eg. -Would you p
9、lease help me put up the picture for me? -Yes, with pleasure. pleased adj. (多用于“人”) eg. I am pleased with what you have done. pleasant adj. (多用于“物”， 多作定语) eg. This is a pleasant trip. pleasing adj. (多用于“物”， 多作表语) eg. The trip is pleasing. 5.majority 名词 eg. The majority of most代词. eg. Most of 三、本单元易错
10、点提示 1. 误：Cattle are sold well in that market. 应将are sold改为 sell，因为该处sell well表示状态卖得好，而不是强调被卖。并且要注意 cattle做主语，谓语动词用复数。 2. 误：Some farmers turn to keep deer and other animals. 应将keep改为keeping，因为此处的to为介词，后接doing。 能力训练 1. About thirty _ of the people here dont agree with his idea. A. per cents B. percent
11、s C. percent D. of percent 2. Good friends should _ good time and bad time with each other. A. give B. share C. spare D. learn 3. - Would you like to open the door for me? I am taking too many things. - _. A. My pleasure B. A pleasure C. Its a pleasure D. With pleasure 4. I have no idea what this “R
12、.S.V.P.” _. A. meaning B. stands for C. stands up D. talk 5. - Do you still need more help? - Oh, no. Thanks. Everything now is _. A. settled B. managed C. finishing D. beginning 6. The driver _ the accident dared not go out and told the truth. A. with relation B. on relation with C. related with D.
13、 in relation to 7. He is good at _ an interesting story to make everyone laugh. A. making of B. making from C. making into D. making up 8. Although the TV set cost me a lot of money, I believe it is _. A. good quality B. of high quality C. with quality D. in good quality 9. When he was a still a chi
14、ld, he dreamed of_. A. studying abroad B. studying in abroad C. abroad study D. abroad studying 10. He planned to ask at least three questions _ the press conference. A. on B. among C. at D. for 11. Whose turn is _ to clean the classroom? A. that B. him C. it D. yours 12. The baby is crying. Who is
15、looking after _? A. her B. him C. it D. that 13. He knew the order. But he would have none of _ . A. that B. this C. them D. it 14. _ makes no difference whether he will go. A. That B. This C. It D. What 15. When I went out, _ was raining. A. it B. that C. this D. the sky 16. We all took _ for grant
16、ed that he would agree with us. A. him B. it C. that D. what 17. Who broke the glass? I suppose_ must be one of the children. A. the one B. he C. it D. who 18. _ seems that they have known the news. A. That B. This C. It D. They 19. Was that the new school master who walked by? _. A. It must be that B. It must have been C. It must be D. This must have been 20. _ is no use talking about that. A. This B. That C. There D. It Keys: 1.单选填空 1-5 C B D B A 6-10 D D B A C 11-15 C C D C A 16-20 B C C C D
