1、Language points1.Six months ago Xie Lei said goodbye to her family and friends in China and boarded a plane for London.六个月以前,谢蕾告别中国的家人和朋友,登上了飞往伦敦的飞机。board n.&v.1)v.上(船,火车,公共汽车,飞机等)2)n.木板,布告牌3)v.寄宿,付费膳宿eg:During his stay in England he boarded with a friend.与board相关的短语:above board 光明正大的across the boar
2、d 全面的;各阶层的 on board 在(飞机、船、车)上sweep the board 获得全胜boarder 寄宿生boarding school 寄宿学校a boarding card 登机卡2.It was the first time she had ever left her motherland.the first time 的用法:该句使用了句型It is+the+序数词+time+that从句,that从句中的谓语常用现在完成时。句型:This/It is the first(second)time(that)sb.has done sth.This/It was the
3、first(second)time(that)sb.had done sth.这是我第二次参观长城。It is the second time that I have visitedthe Great Wall.It was the second time that I had visitedthe Great Wall.辨析:the first time与for the first time the first time 作n.或conj.for the first time 介词短语用作状语.I thought her honest _ I met her.A.first timeB.fo
4、r the first timeC.the first timeD.by the first timeC这句话的意思是:“第一次和她见面时,我就认为她诚实。”“第一次”英语为the first time,the first time I met her相当于when I first met her。for the first time的意思是“作为第一次”。如:He cast his net for the first time.他撒了第一网。for the first time的作用相当于一个副词。Its time for sth.该做某事了。Its time that.中,that从句中的
5、谓语动词用过去时或用should+动词原形(should不能省略)。Its time we started.(Its time we should start.)3.She is halfway through the preparation year,which most foreign students complete before applying for a degree course.preparation n.准备The boy was very lazy.He did littlepreparation for the exam.这男孩很懒,他对考试几乎没有事先准备。与prep
6、are相关的短语:be prepared for sth./to do sth.对某事做好准备prepare for sth./to do sth.为某事做准备make preparations for sth./to do sth.为某事做准备prepare sb.(sth.)for sth./to do sth.使某人对某事做准备in preparation 在准备中make preparation 做准备4.Xie Lei highly recommends it.highly adv.1)高度的a highly developed economy 高度发达的经济2)very 很,非常h
7、ighly skilled/intelligent 十分熟练/聪明辨析:highly和high high表示空间高度,通常指物;highly表示程度,相当于much。The plane was flying high.I think highly of your opinion.Although he was disabled when he was only ten years of age,yet he aimed _,for which his classmates spoke _ of him.A.high;highB.highly;highlyC.highly;highD.high;
8、highlyDrecommend vt.1)推荐,赞许He recommended a book to his students.2)劝告,建议后接doing 不接to do不定式作宾语。I recommend buying that pen.The doctor recommend his patient to go out for a walk.类似用法的单词还有:allow/advise/forbid/permit等.3)recommend 表示主观判断,推测,建议,命令,要求的动词,通常引起虚拟语气的宾语从句,从句谓语动词常用should+v.原形,且should可以省略,类似的单词有
9、:suggest/insist/recommend/propose/require/request/demand They demanded that the right to vote be given to every adult.We insisted that Mr.Brown chair the meeting.It is(was)被强调部分+that(who)+句子其他部分。此结构强调的成分仅限于主语,宾语和状语。It is from the sun that we get light and heat.5.Its not just study that is difficult.
10、困难不仅仅在学习方面。It was not until I had read your letter that I understood the true state of affairs.1)It was last night _ I see the comet.A.the timeB.whenC.thatD.whichC2)It is ten years _ Miss Green returned to Canada.A.thatB.whenC.sinceD.asC6.You have to get used to a whole new way of life,which can tak
11、e up all your concentration in the beginning.1)get used to 习惯做某事,后接名词或doing形式。I have got used to the local custom.辨析:be used to do,used to do与 be used to doing be used to do 被用作 The table is used to put on things.used to+do:“过去常常”表示过去习惯性的动作或状态,但如今已不存在。Mary used to take a walk.(过去常常散步)be used to+doin
12、g:对已感到习惯,或“习惯于”,to是介词,后需加名词或动名词。Mary is used to taking a walk.(现在习惯于散步)He used to get up late.But now he is used to getting up early.他过去习惯晚起,但现在他习惯早起床。2)take up1)占去时间I wont take up much of your time.我不会占用你太多时间。2)占去空间The big bed takes up a lot of room.3)从事于,专注于He took up maths while at school.考例 Hele
13、n always helps her mother even though going to school _ most of her day.(广东2004)A.takes up B.makes up C.saves up D.puts up点拨 take up 占据。make up组成,构成,虚构;save up储蓄;put up 张贴,搭建。因此选择A。与take相关的短语:take away 拿走,离开take in sth.接受take in sb.欺骗take off 起飞,取消take on 呈现,承担take on sb.雇用take over 接管take to 喜欢take
14、 turn 轮流You have to get used to a whole new way of life,which can take up all your concentration in the beginning.考点 which引导的非限制性定语从句指代前面的一句话。which引导的非限制性定语从句不仅能修饰前面的先行词,还可指代前面的一句话。考例1 By serving others,a personfocuses on someone other than himself or herself,_ can be very eye-openingand rewarding.(
15、湖南2007)A.whoB.which C.whatD.that点拨 此句是which引导的非限制性定语从句,指代前面的整个句子。考例2 Chans restaurant on BakerStreet,_ used to be poorly run,is now a successful business.(浙江2007)A.thatB.which C.who D.where点拨 此句的先行词是Chans restaurant,空格处在后面的定语从句中作主语,故用which。7.When I got lost and had to ask a passer-by directions,I di
16、dnt always understand.当我迷路,不得不向过路人问路时,我并不是总能明白。got lost是由“get+过去分词”构成的短语,类似的还有get excited,get married,get hurt,get paid,get dressed,get drunk.host vt.&n.1)主人2)主持人Your host on tonights show is Mr Li.8.Xie Lei lives with a host family who give her lots of good advice.谢蕾住在当地一户人家里,这家人给了她很多的建议。3)主办,主持或作为
17、主人接待客人He will host the 42nd Annual Grammy Awards ceremony.hostess n.女主持人,女主人句中with用来表示原因,意为“因为,由于”。Her face was pale with cold.9.I was numb with shock!我惊得发呆!10.Besides,as far as he was concerned,what other people thought was not the most important thing.另外,他还说别人的想法不是最重要的事情。1)besides besides 用作介词,作“除
18、之外,还有”;There are five other people besidesboth of us.除了我们两人之外,还有五个人。它还可以用作副词,作“还有,而且”解。含有肯定和附加的意思。I dont want to go out for a walk.Besides,Im very hungry.我不想出去散步,况且我很饿了。注意:beside是介词,意为“在旁边”(=next to)。I often sit beside the driver.我常常坐在司机旁边。except是“除之外(不包括本身在内)”的意思,含有否定和排除的意思,表示除去一部分,着重在“不包括”(not inc
19、luding)的含义。We invited every boy student except Bob.除了鲍勃外,我们邀请了所有的男生。(鲍勃不包括在内)-They all agree _ George.Has the project been passed?-Who _ George can make the final decision?A.except;except B.except;besides C.but;but D.besides;butA Does John know any other foreign language _ French?A.except B.but C.be
20、sides D.beside C2)concernv.涉及,关系到,关心n.(1)关系或利害关系之事(2)关心,担心Dont interfere in what doesnt concern you.别管与自己无关的事。Our losses are beginning to concern me.我们的损失使我担心起来。习惯用法:show concern for sb.关心某人She is indifferent to your love for sheshows no concern for you.她对你的爱情无动于衷,因为她对你毫不关心。have no concern with sth.
21、同某事没有关系I have no concern with your family dispute.你的家庭纠纷与我无关。be concerned with 涉及,与有关 He was suspected to be concerned with the bribery case.他被怀疑涉嫌这起受贿案。be concerned about/for/with 关心 The mother was so concerned for her hospitalized son that she kept awake for several nights.这位母亲关心生病住院的儿子,几夜没有合眼。so/
22、as far asis concerned.就而言As far as Im concerned,I should like to say I am not in favor of the plan.就我而言,我想说我不赞成这计划。11.Hopefully Ill make some new friends.我希望会结识一些新朋友。hopefully “有希望地”Hopefully,well arrive before dark.我们可望天黑以前到达。Hopefully,it wont happen.但愿不会发生。考例 The committee is discussing the proble
23、m right now.It will _ have been solved by the end of next week.(江苏2006)A.eagerly B.hopefully C.immediately D.gradually 点拨 根据“正在讨论这个问题”以及“在下周末将被解决”可知是有希望地(hopefully)。eagerly热切地;immediately立刻,马上;gradually逐渐地。BI.根据下列各句句意及所给单词的首字母或汉语提示,写出各单词的正确形式。1.Hearing the news,we b_ the bus immediately and headed f
24、or the airport.2.We entered the hospital _(自助食堂)and sat down.cafeteriaoarded3.Only applicants with proper q_ will be first considered.4.He doesnt care about examinations and never makes p_ for them.5.When a member of the football team is injured,a s_ plays in his place.6.The products made in the fac
25、tory did not meet all the r_ set by the government.reparationsualificationsubstituteequirements7.The boys hands were _(麻木的)after an hour outside on such a cold day.8.I dont understand why he refused to a_ that he had been defeated.9.When I arrived I saw the seats were already o_ by others.10.I looke
26、d at my father h_ because I thought he had bought me a present.cknowledgenumbccupiedopefully11.He had read the articles himself but did not make _(评论)on them.12.I was giving a _(讲课)to the first-year students when you telephoned.13.He said he would _(推荐)me to Professor Wang as his student.lecturecomm
27、ent(s)recommend14.One of the _(店主)whose shops were robbed last night called the police.15.The teachers words of love and help _(安慰)the boy who had just failed in the fortedshopkeepers16.Recalling her happy _(学院的)days,the girl could not help smiling.17.During the summer vocation his parents employed
28、a(n)_(家庭教师)to teach him English.tutor academicII.用所给词的适当形式填空。1.Much to the delight of the headmaster,the young teacher had all the _(qualify)she hoped for.2.Those who fail to meet these _(require)will not be admitted to the club.3._(hope),I will be back in time for your birthday party.requirementsqu
29、alificationsHopefully4.After having practised so many years,he _(success)in winning the gold medal at last.5.Take it seriously.This problem will need all your _(concentrate).6.When I lose heart,it is my mother that helps me regain _(confident)and gives me support.concentrationsucceededconfidence III
30、.用适当的介词或副词填空。1.I wish I could comment _ your new book but there is no time left.2.Could you explain to me what qualifications you have got _ this job?3.The servants were cleaning the house in preparation _ the return of the host.foron/uponfor4.He has got used _ living in the remote mountainous villa
31、ge,without any modern conveniences.5.The concert was so wonderful.If only I had reordered it _ tape.6.In some factories,cheaper materials are often substituted _ the better,more expensive kind.ontofor7.He has earned enough money so that he and his family can live _ comfort.8.We are very good friends
32、 and I feel quite _ home in his house.9.At present Mary is occupied _ the translation of an English novel.10.With all the passengers _ board,the plane took off.at inwithon11.In common _ other young people,Li Qiang likes popular songs very much.12.We hope human beings will succeed _ living on the moo
33、n in the near future.13.Who is widely acknowledged _ the best football player in the world?inwithas14.Hes never done this type of work before;Im not sure how hell fit _ with the other workers.15.As a senior student,it is important for you to keep _ a good state of mind.upinIV.每空填一词,使该句与所给句子的意思相同。1.T
34、he children find it hard to adapt to the new school.The children find it difficult to _ _ the new school.2.Little Tom does not seem to get on well with the other children.It seems that little Tom does not _ _ _ the other children.to adjust fitinwith3.Bob was off sick.Mary took the place of him.Mary
35、_ _ Bob who was off sick.4.He managed to pass the driving test.He _ _ passing the driving test.forsubstitutedsucceeded in5.You are worthy of the success.You have worked so hard.You _ _ succeed.You have worked so hard.todeserveV.根据括号内的提示将下列句子翻译成英语。1.请继续干下去,你会成功的。(keep it up)Please keep it up and you
36、will succeed.2.由于在农村长大,他发现很难适应城市里的生活。(fit in)Having grown in the countryside,he found it hard to fit in with the city life.3.她如此习惯了听轻音乐以至于轻音乐成了她生活中永恒的伙伴。(get used to)She has got so used to listening to light music that it has become a constant companion of her life.4.就我而言,在国外学习结束后你该回来。(as far as one is concerned)As far as I am concerned,you should come back after you finish your study abroad.5.建议在一切准备就绪后再开始这一项目。(recommend)It is recommended that the project(should)not be started until all the preparations have been made.