1、Period FourGrammarDegrees of comparison感知以下课文原句，完成方框下的小题1The earth is forty-nine times larger than the moon.2Its getting brighter and brighter.3The closer you are，the more youll see.4The more books I read，the more information I learn.5We need rather more than that.1由句1可知一种倍数的表达法：倍数形容词/副词的比较级than。2句2
2、为“比较级and比较级”结构，意为“越来越”。3句3和句4为“the比较级.，the比较级”意为“越，(就)越”。4由句5可知rather可以修饰比较级。一、倍数的表达法规则说明例句倍数as形容词/副词原级asThis table is three times as big as that one.这张桌子是那张桌子的三倍大。倍数形容词/副词比较级thanOur school is twice bigger than yours.我们学校比你们学校大一倍。倍数the名词(size，height，length，width，etc.)ofThe new building is three time
3、s the height of the old one.这座新楼是那座旧楼的三倍高。倍数what从句The value of the house is twice what it was.这套房子的价值是原来的两倍。二、用形容词和副词表示比较级和最高级的几个重要句型1“比较级than”意为“比更”。Thats easier said than done.说比做容易。2“.as原级as.”意为“和一样”。The building is as high as the tower.这幢建筑和那座塔一样高。3“.not as/so原级as.”意为“不及”。My dictionary is not as
4、/so useful as yours.我的字典不如你的有用。4no more.than表示“和一样都不”；而not more.than则表示“不如”，相当于“not so.as”。Jack is no more intelligent than John.杰克与约翰一样都不聪明。She is not more generous than her younger sister.她不如她妹妹慷慨大方。5“比较级and比较级”意为“越来越”。In the future，there will be less and less oil，gas and coal left.将来，石油、天然气和煤会越来越
5、少。Our school is becoming more and more beautiful.我们的学校正变得越来越美丽。6“the比较级.，the比较级.”意为“越，(就)越”。The more，the better.越多越好。The more we have，the more we want.人欲无穷。7“否定词比较级”表示最高级含义。He has never spent a more worrying day.他度过了最忧虑的一天。There is no greater love than that of a man who lays down his life for his fr
6、iends.为朋友而放弃生命的人的爱是最伟大的爱。三、比较级的修饰语在英语中，我们经常可以用一些词或短语来修饰形容词或副词的比较级。常见的几种形式如下：1比较级的修饰语通常为副词或短语，置于比较级前面，说明比较级的程度。常用副词或短语有：a little，little，a bit，bit，a lot，a great deal，much，far，rather，slightly，by far，even，still，nearly，almost，any，just等。The green pen is a bit more expensive than the red one.这支绿色的笔比那支红色的贵一
7、点。A train runs much faster than a bus.火车比公共汽车跑得快得多。注意：(1)by far修饰比较级时，一般放在比较级的后面；如果放在前面，则应在形容词或副词的比较级前面加定冠词the。He is taller by far than his brother.他比他弟弟高得多。She is by far the taller of the two sisters.她显然是两姐妹中比较高的。(2)any意为“稍微，一些”，多用于疑问句、否定句或含有否定意义的句子中。She was too tired to walk any further.她累得一点也走不动了
8、。2分数、百分数、时间、长度、重量等词也可放在比较级前，表示作比较的二者之间相差的程度。He is five minutes later than he was yesterday.他比昨天晚到了五分钟。.单句语法填空1According to a review of evidence in a medical journal，runners live three years longer(long) than non-runners.(2018全国)2Corn uses less water than rice and creates less fertilizer(化肥) runoff.(
9、2018全国)3He screams the loudest(loud) of all.(2018全国)4There could be an even higher(high) cost on your health.(2018浙江)5Even worse(bad)，the amount of fast food that people eat goes up.(2017全国)6Sixteen years earlier(early)，Pahlsson had removed the diamond ring to cook a meal.(2017浙江)7If you feel stress
10、ed by responsibilities at work，you should take a step back and identify(识别) those of greater(great) and less importance.(2016全国)8I have always enjoyed all the events you organized and I hope to attend many more(many) in the coming years.(2016浙江)9Finally，that hard work paid off and now the water in t
11、he river is cleaner(clean) than ever.(2014新课标全国)10The harder(hard) you try to beat him，the more likely you will get hit.(2014辽宁).单句改错(每小题仅有1处错误)11I was afraid to speak in front of a group of people.(2018全国，短文改错)12They often get up and water the vegetables together.(2017全国，短文改错)13They were also the b
12、est and years in my life.(2016全国，短文改错)14My mum makes the biscuits in the world，so I decided to ask her for help.(2015陕西，短文改错)15To make matters ，now I have to share a room with my younger sister，Maggie.(2013浙江，短文改错).单句语法填空1As summer is coming，the day is becoming longer and longer.(long)2The warmer(wa
13、rm) the weather is，the better(good) the crops will grow.3We have never spent a more exciting(exciting) day.4The yellow building is twice the height(high)of the red one.5How beautifully she sings！Ive never heard a better(good) voice.6The rainfall this year is twice what it was last year.7We need a pi
14、ece which is a great deal bigger(big) than that.8The man is ten years older(old) than his wife.9The patient has responded to the treatment rather better(good) than expected.10Your idea is not good，but hers is even worse(bad)11Can you move a little farther(far)?12Which is the larger(large) country，Ca
15、nada or Australia?13This rope is twice(two) longer than that one.14This hill is four times the height(high) of that small one.15The pianos in another shop will be cheaper(cheap)，but not as good.语法填空Its snowing.Its already December now.The weather is getting 16.colder and colder(cold)My daughter love
16、s snow.She has been looking forward to the snows coming for a long time.This morning，when my daughter got up and looked out of the window，she suddenly found it was snowing.She rushed out，singing and jumping.She had never seen a 17.more beautiful(beautiful) scene than this before.The 18.more heavily(
17、heavily) it snowed，the 19.more(many) children gathered.Many children made snowmen outside，but my daughter thought she got the 20.coolest(cool) snowman.The snowman she made was about twice 21.larger(large) than the others.基础巩固.单句语法填空1Andy is content with the toy.It is the best(good) he has ever got.2
18、She had to wait a very long time.The longer she waited，the more impatient(impatient) she became.3Global warming could be rather worse(bad) than we think.4We had made our reservation six months earlier(early)，but the man at the front desk said there had been a mistake.5Raymonds parents wanted him to
19、have the best(good) possible education.6It may not be a great suggestion.But before a better(good) one is put forward，well make do with it.7This is by far the most inspiring(inspiring) movie that I have ever seen.8Next to biology，I like physics best(well)9Many people have donated that type of blood;
20、 however，the blood bank needs more(much)10This restaurant wasnt half as good(good) as that one we went to.单句改错(每小题仅有1处错误)11The weather in Jilin is colder than in Shanghai.12Your story is longer than mine.13The book is interesting than that one.I dont like it at all.14In this city Mike has more frien
21、ds than his classmate Ted.15The computers are much more advanced than we produced last year.16I learned early in life that I had to be more patient and aggressive.17Since his family was than mine，he had more toys than I did.18Like the rest of my classmates，I didnt really want to get to her.能力提升.阅读理解
22、If you want to become a fluent English speaker you should take some advice.There are four skills in learning English.They are reading，listening，speaking and writing.The most important thing you must remember is that if you want to improve your speaking and writing skills you should first master the
23、skills of reading and listening.Read as much as you can.But your reading must be active.It means that you must think about the meaning of the sentence，the meaning of the unfamiliar words，etc.There is no need for you to pay much attention to grammars or try to understand all the unfamiliar words you
24、come across，but the fact that you see them for the first time and recognize them whenever you see them，for example in other passages or books，is enough.It would be better to prepare yourself a notebook so you can write down the important words or sentences in it.As for listening，there are two choice
25、s：besides reading，you can listen every day for about 30 minutes.You can only pay attention to your reading and become skillful at your reading，then you can catch up on your listening.Since you have lots of inputs in your mind，you can easily guess what the speaker is going to say.This never means tha
26、t you should not practice listening.For listening you can listen to cartoons or some movies that are specially made for children.Their languages are easy.Or if you are good at listening you can listen to VOA or BBC programs every day.Again the thing to remember is being active in listening and prefe
27、rably taking some notes.If you follow these pieces of advice，your speaking and writing will improve automatically，and you can be sure that with a little effort they will become perfect.语篇解读如果你想学好英语，应该掌握其四种技能：听、说、读、写。读与听是学好英语的关键。19According to the author，which should you improve first among the four
28、skills?AReading and listening.BReading and writing.CWriting and speaking.DSpeaking and listening.答案A解析细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句可知，作者认为要想提高说和写的能力，首先要掌握读和听的技能。20To improve your reading，when you read you should .Alook up all the new words in the dictionaryBthink about what you are reading activelyCspend more tim
29、e studying grammarsDcopy as many words and sentences as possible答案B解析细节理解题。根据第二段第二、三句可知，在阅读的过程中要积极思考。21The underlined phrase “come across” in Paragraph 2 can probably be replaced by “ ”Ameet by accident BdiscoverCfind on purpose Dlook for答案A解析词义猜测题。此处是告诉读者没有必要去理解遇到的所有的不熟悉的单词，由此推知come across指“偶然遇到”。2
30、2The author seems to agree with the view that .Aeveryone should listen to VOA or BBC programs every dayByou neednt practice listening if you keep on reading every dayCbeing good at reading is helpful in improving your listeningDyou should take notes of whatever you are hearing答案C解析推理判断题。由第三段第二句可知，作者
31、认为多阅读有助于提高听力。.完形填空One day，it was raining heavily and I didnt have an umbrella，I had just 23 a bus and had to walk back to my house.I 24 walking in that direction，when I heard somebody shouting，“Sister，sister.” I looked back and 25 the stationery(文具) shopkeeper.I went to him and asked what was the 26
32、 .He said that since it was raining heavily，I could take a 27 in his shop，have a look at his new 28 and go home when the rain stopped.For a moment I hesitated(犹豫)，but the 29 of getting to have a look at the pens made me nod.To my surprise，I found that the 30 was larger than I thought.The stationery
33、shopkeeper offered me a chair and took out the pens for me.I 31 a beautiful parker(派克) pen and had a try.It 32 so smoothly that I wanted to buy it with all my heart， 33 as expected it was very expensive.The shopkeeper said，“I can give you the pen for ninety-five dollars 34 one hundred.” I looked up
34、and thanked him for the 35 ，but refused politely as it was 36 quite expensive for me.By that time，the rain had 37 ，and after appreciating his 38 ，I quickly walked back to my house.After that day，the shop became my 39 place to hang out.The shopkeeper used to 40 me pens always at discount prices and v
35、ery often also offered me tea.He had much information about all kinds of pens and other writing instruments. 41 both of us knew nothing about each other，we had a deep friendship based on our common 42 .语篇解读在一个下雨天，作者为了避雨进了一家文具店，从此爱上了那里的钢笔并和文具店店主成了朋友。23A.run into Bgot offCrun after Dgot on答案B解析根据该空后的“
36、不得不走回家”可知，作者刚下了公交。get off下车，符合语境。run into撞上，偶遇；run after追赶；get on上车。24A.started BtriedCconsidered Dpreferred答案A解析“我”开始朝家走去。start开始，符合语境。try尝试；consider考虑；prefer更喜欢。25A.observed BansweredCsaw Dremembered答案C解析“我”回过头看到了文具店的店主。see看见，符合语境。observe观察；answer回答；remember记住，记得。26A.reason BtroubleCevent Dmatter答
37、案D解析“我”想问怎么回事。What is the matter？怎么回事？reason理由；trouble麻烦；event事件。27A.drink BseatCbreath Dtest答案B解析店主说，既然雨下得很大，“我”可以在他店里坐一会儿。take a seat坐下；take a drink喝一杯；take a breath呼吸；take a test考试。28A.umbrella BbooksCpens Dtea答案C解析根据下文的“have a look at the pens”可知，该处用pens符合上下文语境。29A.idea BdreamCimportance Dresult
38、答案A解析“我”犹豫了一会儿，但是一想到去看看那些钢笔，“我”点了点头。idea想法，符合语境。dream梦想；importance重要性；result结果。30A.station BshopCfactory Dbar答案B解析根据语境可知，“我”进入店中，发现店铺比想象的大。shop店铺，符合语境。bar酒吧。31A.made use of Bran out ofCthought little of Dcaught sight of答案D解析“我”看见一支漂亮的派克笔并试了试。catch sight of看见，符合语境。make use of利用；run out of用完；think lit
39、tle of轻视。32A.wrote BranCwalked Dmoved答案A解析根据生活常识可知，钢笔应该是写得顺畅与否，故选wrote。33A.and BorCso Dbut答案D解析“钢笔用起来很好，我一心想买”与空后的“正如预料的那样钢笔太贵了”是转折关系，故用but。34A.up to Binstead ofCmore than Dbecause of答案B解析“我”卖给你这支钢笔要95美元而不是100美元。instead of而不是，代替，符合语境。up to达到；more than多于；because of由于。35A.rescue BchoiceCoffer Dexpress
40、ion答案C解析“我”抬起头，感谢他的出价，但礼貌地拒绝了。offer出价，符合语境。rescue援救；choice选择；expression表达。36A.still BagainCever Deven答案A解析因为还是太贵，所以“我”拒绝了，故选still仍旧，仍然；again再一次；ever曾经；even甚至。37A.came BstoppedCcontinued Dpoured答案B解析根据下文的“我”走回家可知，这时雨停了，故选stopped。come到来；continue继续；pour倒，灌，涌。38A.determination BpolitenessCsuffering Dkin
41、dness答案D解析“我”感谢店主的好意。kindness善良，好意，符合语境。determination决心；politeness礼貌；suffering苦难。39A.only BfrighteningCfavourite Dextreme答案C解析这个店成了“我”最爱去的地方。favourite最喜欢的，符合语境。only唯一的；frightening可怕的；extreme极度的。40A.sell BshareCintroduce Dsend答案A解析店主常常以折扣价卖给“我”钢笔。sell卖，符合语境。share分享；introduce介绍；send送。41A.Once BUnlessC
42、Although DSince答案C解析尽管我们两人对彼此一无所知，但我们深厚的友谊是建立在共同的爱好之上的。although尽管，符合语境。once一旦；unless除非；since自从。42A.habits BlifestylesCgoals Dinterests答案D解析见上题解析。interest爱好，符合语境。habit习惯；lifestyle生活方式；goal目标。.语法填空As far as I know，the heavy storm was one of the worst 43. (event) of the city.It hit the western part of
43、the city last night.The wind speed reached eighty kilometers per hour.The storm caused serious damage 44. at least two hundred homes.A great number of families 45. (be) left homeless after the roofs of the houses were blown away.Scenes of the disaster could be seen everywhere，which made people 46. (
44、frighten)In Main Street，the city park was flooded completely.Many cars 47. (destroy) completely by floodwater.One car owner without full insurance burst out 48. (cry)Some cars were carried across the parking area and dumped(倾斜) into storm-water drains.In another block，a tree fell on a bus 49. was ta
45、king some football players to a game.50. (luck)，no one in the bus got 51. (injure)It was pleasing that the storm was finally at 52. end after doing extreme damage.43答案events解析此处为“one of名词复数”结构，表示“中之一”。44答案to解析cause damage to对造成损害。45答案were解析“a great number of复数名词”作主语，谓语动词用复数形式。短文叙述的是昨晚发生的事情，故用一般过去时，故
46、该空填were。46答案frightened解析设空在句中作宾语补足语，修饰people的心理感受，应用frightened。47答案were destroyed解析根据全文语境可知该处应用一般过去时；主语cars与destroy之间是被动关系，故用被动语态。48答案crying解析burst out crying突然大哭起来，为固定搭配。49答案that/which解析定语从句的先行词是bus，指物，从句中缺少主语，故用that/which引导定语从句。50答案Luckily解析设空处在句中作状语，修饰全句，应用副词作状语。51答案injured解析设空在句中作表语，指“受伤的”，应用inj
47、ured。52答案an解析at an end结束，是固定短语。.短文改错I am interested at swimming very much.At the first，I went swimming just to keep health.Now my dream was to swim for my country in the Olympics.Though practicing in the pool is very bored，I still work very hard in order to realize my dream.Because my hard work，I ha
48、ve already come first in much important competitions.In the competitions，Ive made lot of friends and were very close.Its much easier to have friends which are swimmers because they also have to get up early to practice like you and they understand this kind of life.答案I am interested swimming very mu
49、ch.At the first，I went swimming just to keep .Now my dream to swim for my country in the Olympics.Though practicing in the pool is very ，I still work very hard in order to realize my dream.Because my hard work，I have already come first in important competitions.In the competitions，Ive made 或 of friends and were very close.Its much easier to have friends are swimmers because they also have to get up early to practice like and they understand this kind of life.
