1、2. more than 比多over 反 less than 非常;不仅仅 no more than 都不;仅仅,只有only ；not more than不如;至多,不超过 at most more than 与其不如 ；no less than 多达 as many/much as not less than 至少at least 1). The man we met just now is no more than a secretary.2). Laro is not more careful than you are.3). They are no more scientists
2、than we are.4). The new book is not more expensive than the old one.5). She is no more beautiful than Dong shi. 6). She is not more beautiful than Gong li.7). Pan Chang jiang is no taller than Wu Dalang. 8). Xiao Li is not taller than Mu Tiezhu.9). He is more brave than wise.他有勇无谋。10). English Weekl
3、y is more than a newspaper, it helps us improve our English. 英语周报不仅仅是一份报纸, 它还帮我 们提高英语水平。11). They were more than glad to help. 他们很乐意帮忙。3. means 方法；手段；工具（单复数同） the means of transport ；by this means = in this way/ ； with this method mean to do ；mean doing；meaning n. U C4. refer to(1) Im not referring
4、to you.(2) There are a lot of references you can refer to.(3) Dont refer to the matter again.1. The professor _ at the meeting will give us a lecture next week. A. referred B. referred to C. referring D. referring to 2. The girl referred to _ well. A. singing B. sing C. sings D. sang II. ReadingChec
5、k the meaning of these words and match some of the words with these definitions.abandoned camels cassette clouds colourful desert diamonds distance experts famous farms fields food government law meal midnight passengers products recently sand scenery shine shoot soil supply weather1. an area of lan
6、d where it is always dry_2. valuable stones _ 3. people who travel on a train, bus or plane _4. you find this on beaches _ 5. white or grey things made of water in the sky _6. where plants grow _ Skimming1.Whats the passage about?A. a train to Sydney B. taking the train to AustraliaC. traveling to t
7、he central part of Australia D. a child visiting her grandmother2.How many parts can we divide the passage into? What is each about?Paragraph 1Paragraph 2Paragraph 3Paragraph 4Paragraph 5Paragraph 6Scanning Read the passage again carefully and answer the questions.1. Did Alice travel on the train a
8、long time ago?2. Was her destination on the coast of Australia? 3. Was the scenery the same during the whole journey? 4. Did she study while she was on the train? 5. Did the Australians use horses to travel to the central part of the country?6. Do they still use camels to deliver goodsRead the passa
9、ge and tell whether the following sentences true or false.1. Alice had her first ride on the famous Ghan train with her parents.2. Alice Springs lies in the middle of Australia.3. Dark red soil was seen for the last few hundred kilometers of the journey.4. Alice experienced completely different scen
10、ery during the journey.5. Camels carried food and other supplies to Afghanistan.6. After 1925, people could shoot the camels for their meat.Read the passage carefully and fill in the gapAlice Thompson made her first long-distance train ride at the age of _. She got on in _ and got off in Alice Sprin
11、gs. They ate meals cooked by _. They saw fields, soil, desert and _ farms which were built over 100 years ago. On the train, Alice talked to other _ and studied Chinese. She watched the night sky and found stars, which shone like _. Why is the train called the Ghan? It is short for _. The Afghans tr
12、ained the _ to carry food and supplies. They did this until _, when the _ built a new railway line.Read the first paragraph and fill in the blanks with proper words:Alice, an _ girl, _ Sydney, Australia.Recently, _ a friend she had her first _ on a _ train. They spent two days and nights on the _ Gh
13、an train. Read the second paragraph and fill in the blanks with proper words:The meals _ by experts were great and the _ was very _.They first saw fields _ dark red soil, and then the _. There were even some _ farms _ more than a hundred years ago. Read the third paragraph and fill in the blanks wit
14、h proper words:During the day, she _ by the window, _ it, reading books or _ to some cassettes. _, she watched the stars _ like diamonds.Read the last three paragraphs:The reason _ the train is called the Ghan is that _ camels from Afghanistan _ once _ carry food and other supplies. _, a new railway
15、 line was built and the camels _needed _.ReadingRead and complete the following chart. The GhanSydney (wonderful and Alice Springs comfortable) DistanceFoodIt was over 4,000 km.Alice spent 2 days andnights on the Ghan.The meals 1. _were great.SceneryActivitiesIt was 2. _for the first fewhundred kilo
16、metersand after that it was3. _. The 4. _ farms were also seen.Alice talked to5. _, read books, listenedto 6. _,watched the night sky during thejourney.Origin of its nameBefore the1920sAustralian 7. _ horses to travel to the middle of the country. Because of the hot weather and sand, they bought 8.
17、_ from Afghanistan. Ghan 9. _ Afghanistan.After the1920sThe government built 10. _. The train replaced the camels from Afghanistan and was called Ghan.Language points1. Where do you think most of the people live, in the central part of the country or on the coast? 特殊疑问词 + do you think + 陈述句结构 How ma
18、ny books do you think there are in our school library? Where do you think they should go?(1) 不能用yes或no来回答这样的特殊疑 问句，应用完整的句子来回答。 I think theyd better go to Shanghai. 我认为他们最好去上海。 (2) 位于句首的特殊疑问词如果不是该句的 主语，一定要注意该句的语序。 Where do you think they should go? 你认为他们该去哪儿?(Where不是该句主语) Who do you believeconsidersu
19、ppose is right? 你认为谁对?(Who是该句主语)(3) 适用于以上插入语的常用动词还有think, believe, suppose, imagine, guess, say, consider, suggest等。 When do you suppose hell be backTranslate the following sentences into Chinese.1. 你认为他多大了?2. 你猜我们英语老师在干什么?3. 你认为谁在踢足球?1.I havent heard from Henry for a long time. What do you suppose
20、_ to him? A. was happening B. to happen C. has happened D. had happened 2. _ be sent to work there? A. Who do you suggest B. Who do you suggest that should C. Do you suggest who should D. Do you suggest whom should 2. My first ride on the train. ride n. 骑马或乘车等旅行；give sb. a ride 让某人搭车 1) Lets go for
21、a ride in a car. 2) Can I have/take a ride on your bike? 3) What a (wonderful) ride (it is)! =How wonderful the ride is! ride a bicycle / horse / motorbike3. We ate great meals cooked by experts!（过去分词短语做后置定语） 方面的专家be expert in/at/on adj. an expert on/in n. 比尔盖茨是个电脑高手。Bill Gates is an expert in compu
22、ter.Have you finished the exercises given by Ms Li? The boy standing there is my brother.1. Do you know the woman (who is) talking to Tom?2. Who are those people waiting outside?3. There were some children (who were) swimming in the river.4. I didnt talk to the man (who is) sitting next to me.5. The
23、 boy injured (=who was injured) in the accident was taken to hospital.6. Some of the people invited (=who was invited) to the party cant come.7. Most of the goods made (=which are made) in the factory are exported.8. The window broken(=which was broken )in the storm has now been repaired. 9. Have yo
24、u finished the exercises given (=which was given) by Mr. Li? 10.The teacher is a very enthusiastic woman called (who is called) Mrs. Shen1. 我妈做的饭很好吃。 The food _ is very nice.2. 我们住在去年建的楼里。 We live in a building _.Most of the artists _ to the party were from South Africa.A. invited B. to invite C. be
25、ing invited D. had been invited4. For the first hundred kilometers of the journey, the scenery was very colorful. scenery un. （自然风景/景色） 1) Have you seen the scenery of the Alps. 2) The scenery is beautiful around here. scene cn.（某一特定环境呈现的）景色（也指具体的/人活动的）情景/实况 1) The old man running after the dog made
26、 a very amusing scene. 2) There were distressing scenes when the earthquake occurred.5. Camels were much better than horses for travelling a long distance. 下列几种可用来修饰形容/副词的比较级 1) much, even, far, some, any, still, a lot, a little, a great deal 2) a head taller three years older 3) one more chair two
27、more weeksIf there were no exams, we should have _ at school. A. the happiest time B. a more happier time C. much happiest time D. a much happier time5.For many years, trained camels carried food and other supplies, and returned with wool and other products. supply n. un. 供给; 供应;补给 cn. 供给物；供应品；贮备（常用
28、复数） 1) A new supply of shoes is expected shortly. 2) a food/water supplysupply v. 提供，供给supply sb with sth = supply sth to sb1) They supplied the homeless children with food and clothing.2) They supplied food and clothing to the homeless children.All the rooms are _ with electric light. A. supplied B
29、. given C. offered D. burnt6. The Afghans and their camels did this until the 1920s/1920s. (20世纪20年代) 在世纪年代（必须加the） in the 2000s/2000s 在21世纪 in the 1960s/1960s 在20世纪60年代 in the 1850s/1850s 在19世纪50年代 在某人十几/二十几/三十几九十几岁in ones teens/twenties/thirtiesnineties当马克思五十几岁时，他发现研究俄国形势很重要。When Marx was in his fifties, he found it important to study the situation in Russia.It is not rare in _ that people in _ sixties are going to university for further education. A. 90s; the B. the 90s; C. 90s; their D. the 90s; their