1、(1)n.诅咒(祈天惩罚,伤害或毁灭某物或某人)be under a 因被诅咒而受灾祸Our tribe is under a curse.我们的部族正遭天谴。lay a curse upon sb.诅咒人1.curse n.&v.祸因，祸源Foxes are a curse to farmers.狐狸是农民的一种祸害。(2)v.诅咒,咒骂He cursed the man who had stolen his wallet.2.explore v.勘探,考察;探索,探究They explored the land to the north of the Yellow River.他们勘查了黄
2、河以北的所有地区。explorer n.探索者;勘探者;探测器exploration n.勘探,考察oil exploration 石油勘探3.curious adj.(1)好奇的；有求知欲的be curious about sth.对(某事物)感到好奇be curious to(do)sth.很想(做);渴望(做)be curious 对你周围的世界感到新奇是件好事。It is good to be curious about the world around you.我极想知道他说了些什么。Im curious to know what he said.(2)好管闲事的curious ne
3、ighbors爱管闲事的邻居curiosity n.好奇（心）；珍品He is full of curiosity.他充满了好奇心。4.In 1891,at the age of 17,he set sail forAlexandria,Egypt.set sail 启航，开船set sail for sp.启程去某地e.g.The sun was sinking as we setsail for home.Next week they will set sail forEurope.sail n.帆,篷,航行vi.&vt.航行;驾船;乘船他的船今天航行。His ship sails tod
4、ay.5.By the 1920s,he had become an explorer,searching for the tombs of the Egyptian kings.到二十世纪二十年代,他已成为一名著名的探险家，寻找古代埃及国王的坟墓。【句法分析】searching for the tombs of the Egyptian Kings是现在分词作状语，表示他具体在做什么by prep.用法指南在之前,到时间为止（常与完成形式连用）;by lunch在吃午饭之前By last term,we had learned 200 words.到上学期，我们已学了200个单词。Well
5、have finished the whole book by the end of this term.到学期结束为止，我们将学完整本书。1.等到医生到的时候,这位妇女已经生下了孩子。By the time the doctor arrived,the woman had given birth.2.到现在为止,迈克在新学校里已经交了一些朋友了。Mike has made some friends in his new school by now.3.等你到那里的时候,天都将会黑了。By the time you get there,it will be dark.巧辩异同 before在之
6、前，常用句型：一段时间before，在过去时里表示过了多长时间才，在将来时里表示还要多长时间才；not long before在过去时里表示没过多久，在将来时里表示要不了多久 until表示直到时候。常用句型：延续性动词until表示动作一直发生到时间才结束；notuntil表示动作到时间才开始Hand in your work by supper.到晚饭时间为止，必须交上作业。（表示不迟于）Come back before ten.在十点之前回来（表示在这之前任何一点时间）The fire lasted two hours before the firefighters could cont
7、rol it.大火烧了两个小时消防队员才控制了火势。It will be two years before we leave school.还要两年我们才毕业。It wasnt long before he fell ill.不久他生病了。It wont be long before he comes back.要不了多久他就会回来。He slept until 12.他一直睡到12点。He didnt have lunch until 2pm.他直到下午两点才吃饭。（如果要这部分的话，请用表格的形式加以辨别，左边加上例句）Well have learned 2000 words _ the
8、end of this term.A.by B.before C.until D.at解析:A.句意“到这学期末为止我们将学2000个单词”。表示从某个时间一直延续到这学期末，应该用by，before表示在学期末前的任何一点时间。C、D与句子的时态不符。6.Inside the tombs,he discovered a great fortune in jewels and gold,along with the preserved bodies of dead kings.【句法分析】preserved是过去分词做定语,修饰bodies例如:a fallen tree 一棵倒下的树a st
9、olen car 被偷的汽车a burnt house 被烧毁的房子preserve vt.1)保护，保存(使免受破坏)preserve sth.(from)保护以免preserve the world peace 维护世界和平2)维护,保持(状况不变),保养You can preserve meat or fish in salt.你可以用盐保存肉或鱼。I pray that fate may preserve you from all harm.我祈祷上天保佑你平安。巧辩异同protect 强调保护使免受(伤害,损失)prevent 阻止做；防止做He raised his arm to
10、protect his face from the blow.他举起胳膊以保护脸不受打击。His parents prevented him from chatting online.他的父母不让他网上聊天。At minus 130,a living cell can be _ from a thousand years.A.spared B.protected C.preserved D.developedWe wear sunglasses to _ our eyes from the sunlight.A.protect B.preserveC.prevent D.defend7.The
11、se preserved bodies are known as mummies.know vt.知道，了解，认识be known as作为(身份)著称be known for 因为而著名be known to被知道,为所知道YaoMing is well known _ a basketball player.Hangzhou is well known _ the West Lake.The pop star is not known _ us.forasto8.He had received money from Lord Carnarvon,a British man who was
12、very interested in Egypt.他从卡那翁勋爵那儿得到钱。卡那翁勋爵是个对埃及非常感兴趣的英国人。【句法分析】a British man是Lord Carnarvon的同位语；who was very interested in Egypt是非限制性定语从句修饰这个同位语。receive vt.收到;接见,接待He received many presents for his birthday.巧辨异同receive 客观事实上收到accept 经过考虑后主观愿意接受He _ an invitation but he didnt _ it.他受到一个邀请,但没有接受。rece
13、ivedacceptedHe was _ as a member of the club.他被接纳为俱乐部的一个成员。acceptedHe was warmly _ by the manager and was _ by the company.A.received;receivedB.received;acceptedC.accepted;receivedD.accepted;accepted解析：B.句意为“他受到经理的热烈欢迎，并且被 公司录用”。受到的接待应该用receive，愿意接纳某人为的成员应该用accept。9.“The tomb contained more treasure
14、than any of us had ever seen before,as well as the mummy of the king,”said Carter.这个陵墓含有的财物比我们任何人先前所见过的都要多，还有国王图坦卡蒙本人的木乃伊。1)treasure means wealth2)as well as 表示“和；同”，具有连词性质，常用来连接两个并列成分。e.g.He gave me money as well as advice.他除了给我忠告外，还给我钱。The children are adventurous as well as bright.孩子们既聪明伶俐又富有冒险精神
15、。连接两个并列主语时，谓语动词应当与as well as前面的主语在人称和数量上保持一致。My daughter as well as I enjoys music.我的女儿象我一样喜欢音乐。Gorges father as well as his uncle _ never been to Beijing.A.is B.are C.has D.haveCHello!巧辩异同contain 往往指全体部分include 侧重指其中一部分。This book contains three stories.这本书包含了三个故事。（这本书就三个故事）Many people went there,in
16、cluding Tom许多人去那儿,包括汤姆。（去那儿的不只一个人）10.fall n.&v.落下,下降;跌倒;变成,成为He fell down from the tree.他从树上掉了下来。He didnt work hard,so he fell behind.他不认真学习，所以掉队了。fall ill with 患了病fall asleep 入睡fall sick 生病11.Upon their entering the tomb,Carters lucky pet bird,which had left them in Cairo,was swallowed by a snake.【
17、句法分析】which引导一个非限制性定语从句，修饰bird。upon/on sth./doing sth.一就一到教室，他就发现同学们已经离开了。Upon arriving at the classroom,he found that his classmates had left.Upon seeing his mother,the baby began to smile.一看到他的妈妈，那个婴孩就笑了。举一反三as soon as/the moment/immediately 都可以表示“一就”,但它们后面必须接句子。As soon as he heard the news,he came
18、 here.He came here the moment he heard thenews.He came here immediately he heard the news.12.die vi.死亡它是非延续性动词，不能与一段时间连用He has died.他已经死了。（如果要表示死了多长时间，要用下面的举行。）He has been dead for three years.他已经死了三年了。举一反三die of 死于内因，常指由于疾病、情感、饥寒等原因引起的死亡。He died of liver failure.Many birds died of hunger.die from 死
19、于外因，常指因为环境、事故等引起的死亡。He died from the accident.He died from drinking too much.当指出疾病名称时，两者可换用。He died of/from cancer.他死于癌症。(此部分用巧辩异同形式来讲)He hero died _ losing too much blood,and he died _ his country.A.of;for B.from;forC.for;from D.from;of解析:B句意:“那个英雄死于失血过多，他为祖国而死”。死于失血应用die from，为而死应该用die for。13.With
20、in seven years,21 people whohad something to do with the opening of the tomb died.have something/nothing/much/little/a lot to do withe.g.The suspect insisted that he hadnothing to do with the murder.He said he was at home the whole night watching TV.14.Howard Carter,however,lived on until the age of
21、 65.然而霍华德卡特继续活到65岁。【词汇精讲】live vi.&vt.活着,生活；实践adj.(动物)活的adj.&adv.现场直播的用法指南live a adj.life=lead a adj.life 过着样的生活live on 以为食物，继续生活live ones dream 实践某人的梦想We live a happy life.We live on rice.He lived his dream by working hard.The cat caught a live mouse.猫抓了一只活的老鼠。There is a live football match now.现在有现
22、场直播的球赛。巧辩异同 live只修饰物 alive可做表语和后置定语(多用于人)、补语。living可指人或物,指活着的或者有生命的。He is the tallest man alive.他是活着的个子最高的人。We must keep the wounded deer alive.我们必须让那个受伤的鹿活着。There is no living things on the moon.月球上没有有生命的东西。Is your father still living?(不用alive,因为alive有时指“本有死的可能”的意味)你的父亲还在世吗？15.Some people say the d
23、eaths were just coincidence.有人说所有那些死亡只是巧合。coincidence n.巧合,碰巧,巧合的事coincident adj.巧合的;一致的by coincidence=by chance碰巧,由于巧合16.When a tomb is opened,fresh airdisturbs the viruses.disturb means change the usual or natural condition of e.g.A light wind disturbed the surface of the water.She has disturbed a
24、ll his plans for going abroad.He was disturbed to hear her illness.(make someone worry)Dont disturb the papers on my desk.(move something or change its position)17.If breathed in,they can result inillness or even death.=If(the viruses are)breathed in,they can cause illness 在if、unless、once、though、whe
25、n、while引导的从句里，如果从句和主句的主语一致并且谓语部分含有be动词，可将主语和be动词省去。If heated,water will be changed into vapour.=If water is heated,如果加热，水就会变成蒸汽。I will not go to the party unless invited=unless I am invited.除非受到邀请，否则我不参加晚会。Once seen,it will never be forgotten.=Once it is seen,it will never be forgotten.一旦看到，它就永远不回被忘
26、记。While in Paris,he worked very hard.=While he was in Paris,he worked very hard.在巴黎的时候，他学习很认真。e.g.The illness will result in total blindness if(it is)left untreated.The accident resulted in the death of two passengers.The accident resulted from the drivers careless driving.result in 结果是，导致result fro
27、m 产生，出现breathe vt./vi.呼吸breathe(in)fresh air 呼吸进新鲜的空气举一反三breath n.呼吸hold ones breath 屏住气，不呼吸out of breath 气喘吁吁18.examine vt.仔细检查用法指南My bags were examined when I entered the country.在进入这个国家的时候，他们检查了我的行李。The doctor examined her carefully.医生给她仔细地检查了一下。例：You cant see clearly.Youd better have your eyes _
28、.A.examining B.examinedC.checking D.checked解析：B.句意：“你看不清楚，最好请人检查一下视力。”检查看看是否有毛病应该用examine。根据意思应该用have sth.done结构。check 检查,核对无误19.protect vt.保护用法指南protect sth.from 保护We must protect our eyes from the sun.保护我们的眼睛不受阳关伤害。巧辩异同protect from 保护，from不可省prevent from 使不能做，from可省stop from使不能做，from可省keepfrom 使不能
29、做，from不可省We must protect the bird from the cat.我们必须防止小鸟遭到猫的伤害。The rain prevented him(from)coming here.大雨使他不能来这儿。The rain kept him from coming here.大雨使他不能来这儿。20.What is certain,though,is that the curse of the mummy remains a riddle to this day.【句法分析】此句里what is certain是句子的主语,that从句部分是表语。此句的主语和表语都是由从句充
30、当。certain adj.当然的、肯定的；The deer like to eat a certain kind of rose.那些鹿喜欢吃某种玫瑰。用法指南 It is certain that clause sb.be certain that clause It is certain that hell win.他肯定会赢。Im certain that hell win.我敢肯定他会赢。Im sure that hell win.He is clever and works hard.It is _ that hell get the job.A.sure B.certain C.
31、maybe D.perhaps解析：B.maybe与 perhaps是副词，不能选。sure接从句时主语只能是人。Certain主语可以是人或者it。题干的意思是：他聪明能干，一定会得到那个工作。I remember reading the article in _ magazine.A.some B.certain C.different D.a some解析：A.some 也表示某一个，在这种情况下，只修饰单数名词，前不加冠词。而certain表示不确定的，可修饰单数名词（前需加冠词a）,也可修饰复数名词。题干的意思是：我记得在某本杂志上看到过这篇文章。考点考例1.Some people
32、say the deaths were just coincidence.考点 coincidence意为“巧合、碰巧”。考例 It cant be a(n)_ that fourjewelry stores were robbed in one night.A.coincidenceB.accidentC.incidentD.chance点拨 句意：四家珠宝店在一个晚上同时被抢绝不是巧合。本题考查名词辨析。coincidence意为“巧合”；accident意为“事故”；incident意为“事件”；chance意为“机会”。2.Others believe that they were i
33、n connection with a mummys curse,as a punishment for those who enter the resting place of the dead.考点 当先行词those指“人”时，常用关系代词who引导定语从句，且从句中的谓语动词用复数形式。考例 Women _ drink more than two cups of coffee a day have a greater chance of having heart disease than those _ dont.A.who;不填B.不填;whoC.who;who D.不填;不填点拨
34、句意：每天喝两杯以上咖啡的女性比不喝咖啡的女性更易患上心脏病。分析句子结构，由句意可知是将喝咖啡和不喝咖啡的女性作比较，所以women和those后各带一个定语从句。根据关系代词在从句中作主语不能省略这一原则，可知选项C正确。3.If breathed in,they can result in illness or even death.考点 If breathed in=If the viruses are breathed in。当状语从句的主语与主句的主语相同，谓语中又含有be动词时，从句的主语和be动词可以省略。if,unless,once,when,while,though,as
35、if,as though等引导的状语从句中都可以使用这种省略结构。考例1We all know that,_,thesituation will get worse.A.not if dealt carefully with B.if not carefully dealt withC.if dealt not carefully with D.not if carefully dealt with点拨句意：我们都知道，如果不认真处理的话，形势会更糟。此题考查状语从句的省略现象，此状语从句的完整结构为if the situation is not carefully dealt with。考例
36、2The flowers his friend gave him will die unless _ every day.A.watered B.watering C.water D.to water点拨句意：如果不是每天浇水的话，他朋友送他的那些花就会枯萎。此题考查非谓语动词形式，根据状语从句的省略原则可知从句中省略了与主句相同的主语和be动词，该状语从句完整结构为:unless they(the flowers)are watered every day。1.Carter did his exploring in the 1920s.Do you think there are still unknown places left for people to discover?What might they be?2.Who do you think is the most amazing person in history?What did he or she do?1.Retell the passage.2.Recite the language points.3.Do Period 3 Language focus of Exercise Book.4.Preview Word power.