1、Language points Language points in Readingin ReadingImportant words and Important words and phrasesphrases1.for whom he has struggled for the past five decades.struggle vi.搏斗,挣扎,努力,拼搏They were struggling to get out the burning car.他们挣扎着从烧着的车里往外爬。She struggled up the stairs with her heavy bags.她提着沉重的
2、行李艰难地走上楼梯。struggle n.努力,拼搏We should all believe in ourselves in the struggle of life.Marys struggle with the disease lasted ten years.zxxk搭配struggle against/with与斗争struggle for sth.为争取而奋斗/斗争struggle to do sth.努力做某事The children talked so loudly at the dinner table that I had to struggle _.(浙江2007)A.t
3、o be heard B.to have heard C.hearing D.being heard【点拨】选A。I与hear之间构成逻辑上的被动关系，再根据struggle to do结构可知选A项。用struggle及其短语的适当形式完成下列句子。1.We should be brave to _(同做斗争)the difficulty.2.The _(斗争)for independence was long and hard.3.Three brothers _(为争取而斗争)the possession of a jewelry box.struggle withstrugglestr
4、uggled for 2.Thanks to his research,the UN has more tool in the battle to rid the world of hunger.1)thanks to表示“幸亏,多亏”多用于表达正面意思,相当于感谢,在句中作状语和表语。Thanks to your help,much trouble was saved.Zxx.k多亏你的帮助,减少了许多麻烦。2)ridof 用法阅读下列句子，注意rid.of的意思和用法。1.The man rid himself of debt.2.It is very hard for the peopl
5、e to rid the earth of pollution.rid.of意为“_”，此时，rid作_词，rid oneself of sb./sth.意为“摆脱，从中解脱”摆脱，除去动3.Will science finally rid us of thisdisease?rid sb./sth.of sb./sth.意为“去除，清除”注意 rid还可以作名词,构成短语get rid of,意为“摆脱掉、除掉、处理掉”。如:Its easy to get into the habit of taking drugs but hard to get rid ofit.We cant get
6、rid of war until we get rid of the causes of war.完成句子，使其与所给的句子意思相同或相近。1.It is not easy for him to get rid of the bad habit.It is hard for him to _ _ _ the bad habit.2.He plans to give up smoking in two months.He plans to _ _ _ smoking in two months.get rid of/rid himself ofrid himself of3.He would m
7、uch rather keep time for his hobbies.阅读下列句子，注意would rather的意思和用法。1)Would you rather walk or take the bus?would rather意为“更喜欢”2)I would rather choose to give up than give in to him.3)I would rather write to him than call him.would rather意为_,常用结构为_宁愿、宁可would rather do.than do.4)I would rather you came
8、with us.5)Id rather you didnt go out alone.would rather 后还可跟从句，用虚拟语气。翻译下列句子。1.她宁愿死也不愿意演讲。2.我宁愿你现在回家。3.我宁愿你昨天没做那件事情。She would rather die than give a speech.I would rather(that)you went home now.I would rather(that)you hadnt done that thing yesterday.George is going to talk about the geography of his
9、country,but Id rather he _ more on its culture.(江苏2010)A.focus B.focused C.would focus D.had focused【点拨】选B。句意：乔治将要谈他的国家的地理，但是我宁愿他能更多地谈一下文化。本题中would rather后跟从句，用虚拟语气。4.He therefore gives millions of yuan to equip others for their research in agriculture.考点 therefore adv.因此；所以；因而，表示因果关系。考例 Progress so
10、 far has been very good._,we are sure that the project will be completed on time.A.However B.Otherwise C.Therefore D.Besides 点拨 题意是“至今情况进展良好，因此我们确信能按时完成这项工程。”前后两句为因果关系，故选therefore；however然而，可是；otherwise否则，要不然，二者均表示转折关系；besides而且，也不符合题意。Important sentencesImportant sentences1.What do you think would
11、happen if tomorrow there was suddenly no rice to eat?2.点拨 本句中使用了插入语do you think。插入语经常插到一个语法结构完整的句子里去，对句子的内容作一些附加说明，有时表示说话者的态度和看法等，它不和句子的成分发生结构上的关联，常置于句首、句中或句末。把插入语去掉之后，句子的结构和语义还是完整的。拓展常用于插入语的动词有suppose,know,hope,believe,guess,find,say等。如：You came by air,I suppose.用作插入语的主要有：副词、形容词、介词短语、不定式、动词-ing形式短语
12、和分句。如：Two middle-aged passengers fell into the sea.Unfortunately,neither of them could swim.If she ran towards it,it might attack her.Worse still,it could even carry off the baby in its mouth.Your performance in the driving test didnt reach the required standard in other words,you failed.To be frank
13、 with you,I have no money on me.Judging from what he said to me today,his minds made up.It is so nice to hear from her.Believe it or not,we last met more than thirty years ago.仿写 _ _(令我惊讶的是,他说的话和所做的事没有任何关系。)What he did,to my surprise,has nothing to do with what he said.从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。What fruit
14、 is in season now?Pears and apples,_.A.I know B.I think C.I see D.I feel Have you got any particular plans for the coming holiday?Yes,_,Im going to visit some homes for the old in the city.A.If ever B.If busy C.If anything D.If possibleDB2.Although he is one of Chinas most famous scientists,Yuan Lon
15、gping considers himself a farmer,for he works the land to do his research.分析 这是一个含让步状语从句的主从复合句。其结构为:让步状语从句(Although he is one of Chinas most famous scientists)+主句(Yuan Longping considers himself a farmer)。主句中包含“consider+宾语+n.”结构。for引导的从句并不表示原因,而只是为主句中所说的话提供推断的理由,加以解释,此时for前要加逗号。e.g.The shop was quit
16、e new,for it hadopened only the week before.work vi./vt.经营,管理work the land=grow crops on it 耕耘土地 e.g.He works a big farm.他经营着一个大的农场。3.In 1974,he became the firstagricultural pioneer in the world to grow rice that has a high output.the first.to do sth.意为“第一个做”。本句中动词不定式(to grow rice)作定语,修饰 the first a
17、gricultural pioneer。the first,the last,the second,the only等短语后面多用动词不定式作后置定语。仿写 _ _ _(公元950年第一个到达新西兰的旅行者是一个叫库佩的人。)The first traveler to reach New Zealand in the year 950 was a man whose name was Kupe.4.This special strain of rice makes itpossible to produce one-third more of the crop in the same fiel
18、ds.make it+宾语补足语+动词不定式,it 做形式宾语,动词不定式是真正的宾语。it做形式宾语,通常和下列动词连用:consider,think,make,find,believe,count,declare,deem,fancy,feel,guess,imagine,judge,prove,see,show,suppose,understand,take等。uWe consider it our duty to support good leaders.uThe new method makes it possible to complete the task faster.uTom
19、 found it very embarrassing to be reminded of the long-standing debt.uSusan deemed it advisable to keep the matter secret.uWe all feel it nice to be able to visit that distinguished university.5.Using his hybrid rice,farmers are producing harvests twice as large as before.英语中的倍数表达法共有三种形式:(1)倍数+形容词/副
20、词的比较级+than.(2)倍数+as+形容词/副词的原级+as.(3)倍数+the+名词+of.This building is five times higher than that one.这座楼比那座楼高出五倍。This building is five times as high as that one.这座楼是那座楼的五倍高。This building is five times the height of that one.这座楼是那座楼的五倍高。The new building is four times the sizeof the old one.The new stadi
21、um being built for the next Asian Games will be _ the present one.(陕西2011)A.as three times big asB.three times as big asC.as big as three times D.as big three times as【点拨】选B。句意：正在建的下一届亚运会的新体育馆是现在体育馆的三倍大。本题考查倍数的表达法：倍数+as+形容词的原级+as.。6.He enjoys listening to violin music,playing mah-jong,swimming and r
22、eading.考点 动词-ing形式作宾语。考例 After he became conscious,he remembered _ and _ on the head with a rod.A.to attack;hit B.to be attacked;to be hitC.attacking;be hit D.having been attacked;hit点拨 选D。remember doing sth.表示“记着做了某事”(事已完成)；且he和attack与hit之间是动宾关系，故用被动语态。remember to do sth.表示“记得要做某事”(此事未做)。I.根据下列各句句意
23、及所给单词的首字母或汉语提示,写出所缺单词的正确形式。1.We were all _(晒黑的)from a day on the beach.2.Shes s_ to bring up a family alone.sunburntstruggling3.The measures will enable us to increase our o_ of bicycles soon.4.He was down with the flu,and _(因此)couldnt come to the party.5.The d_ problem has been making him hard to s
24、leep every night.disturbing outputtherefore6.In ten years the citys population e_ by 12%,which has made the city more crowded.expanded7.Our products are _(出口)to Southeast Asia to gain more benefits.8.Blood _(循环)in the body until life stops.circulatesexportedII.根据括号内的提示翻译下列句子。1.我倒宁愿他告诉了我这件事。(would rather)2.我们必须除去花园的杂草。(rid.of)Id rather he had told me about the matter.We have to rid the garden of weeds.3.我们必须与各种困难作斗争。(struggle against)4.卧室是厨房的两倍大。(as.as)We must struggle against all sorts of difficulties.The bedroom is twice as big as the kitchen.
