Section 4 Focus on Language：Continuous Tenses
课时目标
1.掌握各种进行时的用法，并在语境中会灵活运用。
2.区分现在完成进行时和现在完成时、过去完成进行时和过去完成时以及将来进行时和一般将来时，并掌握与它们连用的一些时间状语。
初识语法——在美文运用中体悟
Now I ①am living in the countryside, where I can breathe fresh air and plant vegetables.Yesterday my brother came to see me from the city.While we ②were having dinner, we talked about our future.He told me he ③had been living in the city for 20 years and ④was going abroad in a month.Besides, he suggested that I should move to the city.I recall what he said, wondering where I ⑤will be living in two years' time.I ⑥am also wondering whether I ⑦will be planting vegetables in the city as I do now.I ⑧have been sitting there thinking for about half a day but I haven't had a clear clue.Decisions are hard to make but now I should prepare for lunch because my wife ⑨is coming soon.
①⑥⑨都是现在进行时，①⑥表示现在正在发生的动作；⑨是现在进行时表示将来。
②④都是过去进行时，②表示在过去某个时间正在发生的动作；④是过去进行时表示将来。
③是过去完成进行时，表示在过去某个时间之前一直发生的动作。
⑤⑦是将来进行时，表示将来某个时间正在发生的动作。
⑧是现在完成进行时，表示动作从过去某个时间开始，持续到现在且有可能持续下去。
慧学语法——在归纳演绎中学通
进行时态用来表示正在进行或现阶段持续的动作、行为等。英语中常见的进行时态包括现在进行时、过去进行时、将来进行时、现在完成进行时和过去完成进行时等。本课时重点讲解后面三种进行时态。
一、将来进行时
1．构成：will/shall be＋doing。
2．具体用法
(1)表示将来某一时间段内或某一时刻正在进行的动作或存在的状态。常与表示将来的时间状语soon、 tomorrow、 this evening、 by this time等连用。
Don't phone me between 8：00 a．m. and 9：00 a．m. tomorrow.I'll be having classes then.
明天上午8点到9点不要给我打电话，那时我正在上课。
(2)表示已经计划好将来某一时间段内或某一时刻要发生的动作。
Tom will be seeing his friend off at the airport at 6 o'clock this afternoon.
汤姆今天下午六点将在机场为他的朋友送行。
(3)表示预测将来某一时间段内或某一时刻可能会发生的事。
When I arrive home, my mother will probably be waiting for me for lunch.
当我到家时，我妈妈可能正在等我吃午饭。
(4)将来进行时用于疑问句、条件状语从句或I hope/think等的宾语从句中，表示亲切或委婉的语气。
Will you be staying here long
你会长时间待在这儿吗？
If you will be needing me for help, please let me know.
如果你需要我的帮助，请告诉我。
3．将来进行时与一般将来时的区别
(1)一般将来时通常表示将来某一时间将要进行的动作；将来进行时通常表示将来某一时间正在进行的动作；
(2)一般将来时中的助动词will与shall有一种意图、意愿或者请求等情感色彩，而将来进行时表示“纯粹的”将来。
I'll come to your home tomorrow so that we can talk over the matter.(表示专门为“讨论这个问题”而来)
I'll be coming your home tomorrow; maybe we can have a talk over the matter.(表示我要到你这儿来，却并非专为“讨论这个问题”)
[对点练] (单句语法填空/完成句子)
①Jane can't attend the meeting at 3 o'clock this afternoon because she ____________ (teach) a class at that time.
②This time tomorrow you ____________ (sit) there doing some more exercises.
③(2021·天津高考)Good evening, everybody.Professor King ____________ (deliver) his lecture in a moment, but let me introduce him first.
④Do you think you ____________ (do) the same job in ten years' time
⑤________________________________________________________________________ Mr Wang this evening
今天晚上你要和王先生见面吗？
⑥At this time tomorrow __________________ the Atlantic.
明天这个时候，我们正在飞越大西洋的上空。
⑦What __________________________ at this time next Monday
下个星期一的这个时间你将在干什么？
⑧__________________________ at 2：00 this afternoon. 今天下午两点，我将在拜访李教授。
⑨At 7：00 this evening, I ________________________________________ on TV.
今晚七点时，我将在收看电视上的新闻节目。
二、现在完成进行时
1．构成：has/have been＋doing。
2．具体用法
(1)表示动作从过去某一时间开始，一直持续到现在；或者始于过去，现在刚刚终止，但还有可能继续下去。这种时态常和all the time、 this week、 this month、 all day、 all the morning、 these days、 recently等时间状语连用，还常与since和for引导的时间状语连用。
The students have been working hard on their lessons and their efforts will be rewarded with success in the end.
学生们一直在努力学习功课，他们的努力最终将得到成功的回报。
He has been sleeping for 6 hours and still can't wake up.
他睡了6个小时了，还是没有醒过来。
(2)表示一直到说话时为止的一段时间内一再重复发生的动作。
He has been writing articles to the newspapers and magazines since he became a teacher.
自从任教以来，他一直在为报刊撰稿。
(3)表示某种感彩。
You know, you really have been making things terribly difficult for him.
你要知道，你真的让他很为难。
(4)使用现在完成进行时的句子，表意上需要动作行为具有延续性的特点。因此，某些不具有延续性含义的动词，如come、 go、 marry、 die、 finish等，不适用于现在完成进行时。
3．现在完成进行时与现在完成时的区别
(1)现在完成时强调的是某个刚刚完成的动作或某个过去的动作对现在造成的影响或产生的结果；现在完成进行时则强调动作的延续性。
He has cleaned the window.
他已经把窗户擦干净了。(动作已完成，窗户干净了)
He has been cleaning the window.
他一直在擦窗户。(动作不一定完成，强调“擦”这个动作一直在进行)
(2)现在完成进行时可以表示动作的反复性；现在完成时一般不表示反复性。
I've been taking part in races for four years.
我这四年一直在参加比赛。
How many races have you taken part in
你参加过多少场比赛了？
(3)现在完成进行时有时含有感彩；现在完成时一般表示平铺直叙。
I have read the book.
我已读过这本书。(陈述事实)
I have been reading the book.
我一直在读这本书。(对这本书感兴趣)
[对点练] (单句语法填空/完成句子)
①(2021·全国乙卷)People ____________ (pour) into stadiums since the days of ancient Greece.
②Many people around the world ____________ (enjoy) city centre streets without cars for many years.
③—Tony, why are your eyes red
—I ____________________ (cut) up peppers for the last five minutes.
④The scientist ____________ (do) the experiment for half a year but he hasn't succeeded in getting the exact result yet.
⑤I ____________ (work) so busily recently that I have no time to help you.
⑥(2023·新高考Ⅱ卷)Since June 2017, right before the arrival of the two new pandas, Meng Meng and Jiao Qing, I ____________ (help) the panda keepers at the zoo to feel more comfortable and confident speaking English.
⑦(2023·全国甲卷)Bo.lan ____________ (make) waves in Bangkok's culinary scene since it opened in 2009.
⑧She ________________________ since four o'clock in the afternoon.
她从下午四点就一直在写这封信。
⑨I ____________________ the book the whole day, yet I haven't finished it.
我已经读这本书一整天了，但是还没有读完。
⑩Her eyes are red.It's obvious that she ____________________ for a long time.
她的眼睛红红的，显然哭了很长时间。
三、过去完成进行时
1．构成：had been＋doing。
2．具体用法
(1)表示动作在过去某一时间之前开始，一直延续到这一过去时间。和过去完成时一样，过去完成进行时也必须以过去的时间为前提。
He came back late because he had been waiting for her for two hours.
他回来得晚，因为他一直等了她两个小时。
(2)表示反复的动作。
He had been mentioning your name to me before you came here.
在你来之前他多次向我提起你的名字。
(3)常用于间接引语中。
I asked where they had been staying all those days.
我问他们那些天待在哪儿了。
(4)常与具有“突然”之意的when分句连用。
She had only been reviewing her lessons for a short while when her little sister interrupted her.
她才温习了一会功课，她妹妹就打断了她。
3．过去完成进行时和过去完成时的区别
过去完成时通常表示在过去某一时间或动作之前已完成的动作或状态；过去完成进行时表示从过去某一时间开始持续到过去另一时间的动作或状态。
She had cleaned the office, so it was very tidy.
她已经打扫过办公室了，所以很整洁。(强调结果)
She had been cleaning the office, so we had to wait outside.
她一直在打扫办公室，所以我们不得不在外面等着。(强调动作一直在进行)
[对点练] (单句语法填空/完成句子)
①She said that she ____________ (type) a paper before I came in.
②It ____________ (rain) for four days when we arrived, so the roads were very muddy.
③They ____________ (build) the road by the end of last month.
④She told us she ____________ (write) the novel since she was thirty.
⑤I ____________ (watch) TV before you called me.
⑥When Alice came to herself, she did not know how long she ________________________________________________________________________.
当爱丽丝醒来时，她不知道自己在那儿躺了多久。
⑦She ______________________ before entering the college.
她上大学以前一直在学英语。
⑧They ______________________ since eight o'clock and had only just finished when two robbers broke in.
他们从八点钟开始就在布置珠宝，刚布置完，两个强盗就破门而入了。
⑨The telephone ______________________ before it was answered.
电话响了三分钟才有人接。
⑩They ____________________________， and they would wait till the scientist arrived.
他们已经耐心地等了两个小时了，他们还会再等，直到这位科学家到来。
根据汉语提示完成短文
I ①________________________________ (一直住在北京) since I left college.I came back to my hometown just a week ago.I went to No.1 Middle School, where I studied for three years.One of my former classmates ②________________________________ (一直在那儿教学) since graduation.I called her.However, I ③________________________________ (一直给她打电话) for 10 minutes before she answered.She told me her phone had been on silent mode.I ④________________________ (正在和她谈话) on the playground when we saw Mr Wang.We recalled our past and talked a lot about many people and things we remembered.At 9：00 a．m. tomorrow I ⑤__________________________ (将正飞回北京)．I think I ⑥____________________________________________ (两年后我将回到家乡工作)．
Section 4 Focus on Language：Continuous Tenses
慧学语法
一、[对点练] ①will be teaching ②will be sitting
③will be delivering ④will be doing ⑤Will you see
⑥we'll be flying over ⑦will you be doing
⑧I'll be visiting Professor Li
⑨will be watching the news programme
二、[对点练] ①have been pouring ②have been enjoying
③have been cutting ④has been doing ⑤have been working
⑥have been helping ⑦has been making
⑧has been writing the letter ⑨have been reading
⑩has been crying
三、[对点练] ①had been typing ②had been raining
③had been building/had built ④had been writing
⑤had been watching ⑥had been lying there
⑦had been studying English ⑧had been arranging jewellery
⑨had been ringing for three minutes
⑩had been waiting patiently for two hours
[语境综合应用]
①have been living in Beijing ②has been teaching there
③had been calling her ④was talking with her
⑤will be flying back to Beijing
⑥will be returning to work in my hometown in two years(共70张PPT)
Section 4 Focus on Language：
Continuous Tenses
课时目标
1.掌握各种进行时的用法，并在语境中会灵活运用。
2.区分现在完成进行时和现在完成时、过去完成进行时和过去完成时以及将来进行时和一般将来时，并掌握与它们连用的一些时间状语。
初识语法——在美文运用中体悟
Now I ①am living in the countryside, where I can breathe fresh air and plant vegetables.Yesterday my brother came to see me from the city.While we ②were having dinner, we talked about our future.He told me he ③had been living in the city for 20 years and ④was going abroad in a month.Besides, he suggested that I should move to the city.I recall
what he said, wondering where I ⑤will be living in two years' time.I ⑥am also wondering whether I ⑦will be planting vegetables in the city as I do now.I ⑧have been sitting there thinking for about half a day but I haven't had a clear clue.Decisions are hard to make but now I should prepare for lunch because my wife ⑨is coming soon.
①⑥⑨都是现在进行时，①⑥表示现在正在发生的动作；⑨是现在进行时表示将来。
②④都是过去进行时，②表示在过去某个时间正在发生的动作；④是过去进行时表示将来。
③是过去完成进行时，表示在过去某个时间之前一直发生的动作。
⑤⑦是将来进行时，表示将来某个时间正在发生的动作。
⑧是现在完成进行时，表示动作从过去某个时间开始，持续到现在且有可能持续下去。
慧学语法——在归纳演绎中学通
进行时态用来表示正在进行或现阶段持续的动作、行为等。英语中常见的进行时态包括现在进行时、过去进行时、将来进行时、现在完成进行时和过去完成进行时等。本课时重点讲解后面三种进行时态。
一、将来进行时
1．构成：will/shall be＋doing。
2．具体用法
(1)表示将来某一时间段内或某一时刻正在进行的动作或存在的状态。常与表示将来的时间状语soon、 tomorrow、 this evening、 by this time等连用。
Don't phone me between 8：00 a．m. and 9：00 a．m. tomorrow.I'll be having classes then.
明天上午8点到9点不要给我打电话，那时我正在上课。
(2)表示已经计划好将来某一时间段内或某一时刻要发生的动作。
Tom will be seeing his friend off at the airport at 6 o'clock this afternoon.
汤姆今天下午六点将在机场为他的朋友送行。
(3)表示预测将来某一时间段内或某一时刻可能会发生的事。
When I arrive home, my mother will probably be waiting for me for lunch.
当我到家时，我妈妈可能正在等我吃午饭。
(4)将来进行时用于疑问句、条件状语从句或I hope/think等的宾语从句中，表示亲切或委婉的语气。
Will you be staying here long
你会长时间待在这儿吗？
If you will be needing me for help, please let me know.
如果你需要我的帮助，请告诉我。
3．将来进行时与一般将来时的区别
(1)一般将来时通常表示将来某一时间将要进行的动作；将来进行时通常表示将来某一时间正在进行的动作；
(2)一般将来时中的助动词will与shall有一种意图、意愿或者请求等情感色彩，而将来进行时表示“纯粹的”将来。
I'll come to your home tomorrow so that we can talk over the matter.(表示专门为“讨论这个问题”而来)
I'll be coming your home tomorrow; maybe we can have a talk over the matter.(表示我要到你这儿来，却并非专为“讨论这个问题”)
[对点练] (单句语法填空/完成句子)
①Jane can't attend the meeting at 3 o'clock this afternoon because she (teach) a class at that time.
②This time tomorrow you (sit) there doing some more exercises.
will be teaching
will be sitting
③(2021·天津高考)Good evening, everybody.Professor King ___________
(deliver) his lecture in a moment, but let me introduce him first.
④Do you think you (do) the same job in ten years' time
⑤ Mr Wang this evening
今天晚上你要和王先生见面吗？
will be
delivering
will be doing
Will you see
⑥At this time tomorrow the Atlantic.
明天这个时候，我们正在飞越大西洋的上空。
⑦What at this time next Monday
下个星期一的这个时间你将在干什么？
⑧ at 2：00 this afternoon.
今天下午两点，我将在拜访李教授。
we'll be flying over
will you be doing
I'll be visiting Professor Li
⑨At 7：00 this evening, I on TV.
今晚七点时，我将在收看电视上的新闻节目。
will be watching the news programme
二、现在完成进行时
1．构成：has/have been＋doing。
2．具体用法
(1)表示动作从过去某一时间开始，一直持续到现在；或者始于过去，现在刚刚终止，但还有可能继续下去。这种时态常和all the time、 this week、 this month、 all day、 all the morning、 these days、 recently等时间状语连用，还常与since和for引导的时间状语连用。
The students have been working hard on their lessons and their efforts will be rewarded with success in the end.
学生们一直在努力学习功课，他们的努力最终将得到成功的回报。
He has been sleeping for 6 hours and still can't wake up.
他睡了6个小时了，还是没有醒过来。
(2)表示一直到说话时为止的一段时间内一再重复发生的动作。
He has been writing articles to the newspapers and magazines since he became a teacher.
自从任教以来，他一直在为报刊撰稿。
(3)表示某种感彩。
You know, you really have been making things terribly difficult for him.
你要知道，你真的让他很为难。
(4)使用现在完成进行时的句子，表意上需要动作行为具有延续性的特点。因此，某些不具有延续性含义的动词，如come、 go、 marry、 die、 finish等，不适用于现在完成进行时。
3．现在完成进行时与现在完成时的区别
(1)现在完成时强调的是某个刚刚完成的动作或某个过去的动作对现在造成的影响或产生的结果；现在完成进行时则强调动作的延续性。
He has cleaned the window.
他已经把窗户擦干净了。(动作已完成，窗户干净了)
He has been cleaning the window.
他一直在擦窗户。(动作不一定完成，强调“擦”这个动作一直在进行)
(2)现在完成进行时可以表示动作的反复性；现在完成时一般不表示反复性。
I've been taking part in races for four years.
我这四年一直在参加比赛。
How many races have you taken part in
你参加过多少场比赛了？
(3)现在完成进行时有时含有感彩；现在完成时一般表示平铺直叙。
I have read the book.
我已读过这本书。(陈述事实)
I have been reading the book.
我一直在读这本书。(对这本书感兴趣)
[对点练] (单句语法填空/完成句子)
①(2021·全国乙卷)People (pour) into stadiums since the days of ancient Greece.
②Many people around the world (enjoy) city centre streets without cars for many years.
have been pouring
have been enjoying
③—Tony, why are your eyes red
—I (cut) up peppers for the last five minutes.
④The scientist (do) the experiment for half a year but he hasn't succeeded in getting the exact result yet.
⑤I (work) so busily recently that I have no time to help you.
have been cutting
has been doing
have been working
⑥(2023·新高考Ⅱ卷)Since June 2017, right before the arrival of the two new pandas, Meng Meng and Jiao Qing, I _________________
(help) the panda keepers at the zoo to feel more comfortable and confident speaking English.
⑦(2023·全国甲卷)Bo.lan (make) waves in Bangkok's culinary scene since it opened in 2009.
have been helping
has been making
⑧She since four o'clock in the afternoon.
她从下午四点就一直在写这封信。
⑨I the book the whole day, yet I haven't finished it.
我已经读这本书一整天了，但是还没有读完。
⑩Her eyes are red.It's obvious that she for a long time.
她的眼睛红红的，显然哭了很长时间。
has been writing the letter
have been reading
has been crying
三、过去完成进行时
1．构成：had been＋doing。
2．具体用法
(1)表示动作在过去某一时间之前开始，一直延续到这一过去时间。和过去完成时一样，过去完成进行时也必须以过去的时间为前提。
He came back late because he had been waiting for her for two hours.
他回来得晚，因为他一直等了她两个小时。
(2)表示反复的动作。
He had been mentioning your name to me before you came here.
在你来之前他多次向我提起你的名字。
(3)常用于间接引语中。
I asked where they had been staying all those days.
我问他们那些天待在哪儿了。
(4)常与具有“突然”之意的when分句连用。
She had only been reviewing her lessons for a short while when her little sister interrupted her.
她才温习了一会功课，她妹妹就打断了她。
3．过去完成进行时和过去完成时的区别
过去完成时通常表示在过去某一时间或动作之前已完成的动作或状态；过去完成进行时表示从过去某一时间开始持续到过去另一时间的动作或状态。
She had cleaned the office, so it was very tidy.
她已经打扫过办公室了，所以很整洁。(强调结果)
She had been cleaning the office, so we had to wait outside.
她一直在打扫办公室，所以我们不得不在外面等着。(强调动作一直在进行)
[对点练] (单句语法填空/完成句子)
①She said that she (type) a paper before I came in.
②It (rain) for four days when we arrived, so the roads were very muddy.
③They (build) the road by the end of last month.
had been typing
had been raining
had been building/had built
④She told us she (write) the novel since she was thirty.
⑤I (watch) TV before you called me.
⑥When Alice came to herself, she did not know how long she_________
.
当爱丽丝醒来时，她不知道自己在那儿躺了多久。
had been writing
had been watching
had been
lying there
⑦She before entering the college.
她上大学以前一直在学英语。
⑧They since eight o'clock and had only just finished when two robbers broke in.
他们从八点钟开始就在布置珠宝，刚布置完，两个强盗就破门而入了。
had been studying English
had been arranging jewellery
⑨The telephone before it was answered.
电话响了三分钟才有人接。
⑩They , and they would wait till the scientist arrived.
他们已经耐心地等了两个小时了，他们还会再等，直到这位科学家到来。
had been ringing for three minutes
had been waiting patiently for two hours
根据汉语提示完成短文
I ① (一直住在北京) since I left college.
I came back to my hometown just a week ago.I went to No.1 Middle School, where I studied for three years.One of my former classmates ②_______________________ (一直在那儿教学) since graduation.I called her.However, I ③ (一直给她打电话) for 10
have been living in Beijing
has been teaching there
had been calling her
minutes before she answered.She told me her phone had been on silent mode.I ④ (正在和她谈话) on the playground when we saw Mr Wang.We recalled our past and talked a lot about many people and things we remembered.At 9：00 a．m. tomorrow I ⑤ (将正飞回北京)．I think I ⑥________
(两年后我将回到家乡工作)．
was talking with her
will be flying back to Beijing
will be
returning to work in my hometown in two years
课时检测
Ⅰ.单句语法填空
1．You should go to bed.You (watch) TV for 5 hours.
2．I (work) in this school since I graduated from college.Now I am still working here.
3．You know, I (look) for a job for three months，and this is my first formal interview.
have been watching
have been working
have been looking
4．I (fly) from Miami to New York to meet the other members of the group at this time tomorrow.
5．Paula says that she (work) late every evening next month.
6．At 7 o'clock this evening we (celebrate) Tom's birthday.
will be flying
will be working
will be celebrating
7．When you reach the other end of the bridge, I______________
(wait) right there to show you the way.
8．I (look) for it for days before I found it.
9．Mary asked what we (read) in the last summer vacation.
10．I told people what he (do), so now the police were onto him.
will be waiting
had been looking
had been reading
had been doing
Ⅱ.完成句子
1．Paula at 6 this afternoon.
今天下午6点葆拉将在淋浴。
2．I can't attend his wedding tomorrow, for__________________
.
明天我不能来参加他的婚礼，因为那时我在开会。
will be taking a shower
I'll be having a
meeting then
3．I feel so excited！At this time tomorrow morning___________
.
我很兴奋！明天上午的这个时候我正飞往上海。
I will be
flying to Shanghai
4．—Guess what, we've got our visas for a short-term visit to the UK this summer.
—How nice! .
——你猜怎么着，我们拿到了今年夏天去英国短期旅游的签证。
——真好！到时候你就可以体验一下异域文化了。
You will be experiencing a different culture then
5．He for 8 years before he went to senior high school.
在上高中之前，他已经学了八年英语了。
6．He since he was nine years old.
从九岁起他就开始收集各种各样的邮票。
had been studying English
has been collecting all kinds of stamps
7．He all the time.
他一直盼望着有辆新车。
8．We quite a lot recently.
最近我们经常见面。
9．He before she entered the company.
在女孩进入这家公司之前，他一直在帮助她。
has been hoping for a new car
have been seeing each other
had been helping the girl
10．He in the US for many years, but when he came back, he became a businessman.
他在美国做了多年的研究，但回来时，他成了一名商人。
had been doing research
Ⅲ.阅读理解
The British are witty, known for their sense of humour.However, it is often difficult for foreigners to understand their jokes.The main point to remember is that the British often use understatement.
Understatement means saying less than you think or feel.For example, if someone gets very wet in a shower of rain, he might say,
“It's a little damp (潮湿的) outside.” Or, if someone is very impolite and shouts at another person, someone else might say, “She isn't exactly friendly.” Understatement is often used in the unpleasant situation or to make another person look silly.Understatement plays an important part in British humour.
Another key to understanding British humour is that the British like to make fun of themselves as well as others.They often laugh about the silly and unpleasant things that happen in their everyday life, such as when someone accidentally falls over in the street.They also like to make jokes about people from different classes of society.They like to make jokes about their accents, the way they dress and the way they behave.What's more, the British love to watch comedies (喜剧) about
people who do not know how to behave in society.The comedy series Mr Bean is a good example of this brand of humour.Mr Bean is the character created by British actor Rowan Atkinson in 1990.Mr Bean doesn't talk often, and instead he uses his body movements and facial expressions to entertain people.Perhaps what makes Mr Bean so funny is that he does things that adults in the real world cannot do.Mr Bean is popular in many countries around the world because you do not have to speak English to understand the humour.Because of this, many people have become familiar with the British sense of humour.
语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了英式幽默的特点。
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1．Why is it difficult for foreigners to understand British jokes
A．The British often use overstatement.
B．The British try to understate something.
C．British jokes are not as funny as jokes in other countries.
D．British jokes are connected with many different cultures.
解析：细节理解题。根据第一段中“However, it is often difficult ...the British often use understatement.”可知，外国人之所以不理解英国人的笑话是因为英国人喜欢对事情轻描淡写。
2．How does the author explain understatement in the passage
A．By using examples.
B．By making comparisons.
C．By following time order.
D．By describing a process.
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解析：写作手法题。根据第二段中“For example, if someone ...‘She isn't exactly friendly.’”可知，作者通过举例的方式来说明英国人如何将一些事情轻描淡写。
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3．How does Mr Bean make people laugh
A．By telling funny stories.
B．By making jokes about others' accents.
C．By copying how others behave.
D．By using his body movements and facial expressions.
解析：细节理解题。根据第三段中“Mr Bean doesn't talk often, and instead he uses his body movements and facial expressions to entertain people.”可知，憨豆先生是通过肢体动作和面部表情让大家发笑的。
4．Where could this passage be taken from
A．A fiction novel. B．A travel brochure.
C．A magazine. D．A chemical textbook.
解析：推理判断题。本文介绍了英国人独有的幽默感，即他们喜欢将事情轻描淡写，而要理解他们这种幽默的关键在于要知道英国人也喜欢自嘲和开他人的玩笑。由此可推断这篇文章来自杂志。
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Ⅳ.语法填空
The Story Behind The Million Pound Bank Note
The young man in the novel The Million Pound Bank Note is the true experience of Mark Twain, 1 experience in the “gold rush” can be called defeats.Under the “gold rush”， Mark Twain was very sensitive to new 2 (opportunity)．At that time, many miners who 3 (discover)
gold and silver mines since the beginning of that adventurous period were selling their shares (股份) in New York City 4 (raise) funds, so Mark Twain invested all his savings into buying shares in silver mines.
As a journalist, Mark Twain's eyes and ears were 5 (extreme) sensitive.He told himself that he should sell stocks (股票) as long as one condition was met: that he should earn a sum of $100,000, which was
6 huge amount of money at the time.
With the rapid rise of stocks, Mark Twain soon “retired” and he ceased working as a journalist. 7 (bury) himself in the rising stock price, he felt rich and content, so he came to San Francisco and lived a luxurious life that seemed to be 8 (attract) to most people.Mark Twain “fell in love” with his stock and enjoyed the feeling of 9 (it) rising.Finally, the stock price dropped, and Mark Twain became as poor 10 the young man in the novel.
语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。马克·吐温用所有的积蓄买了股票，随着股票上涨，他过上了奢侈的生活。但是，最后股票下跌，马克·吐温又变得像小说《百万英镑》中的年轻人一样穷。
1．whose 考查定语从句。分析句子结构可知，空处引导定语从句，修饰先行词Mark Twain；由空后的名词experience可知，空处应用一个关系代词作定语。故填whose。
2．opportunities 考查名词复数。根据句意可知，此处指淘金热背景下的新机会，机会应有很多，故填opportunities。
3．had discovered 考查时态。根据句意并分析句子可知，空格处是定语从句的谓语部分；再根据定语从句的时间状语“since the beginning of that adventurous period”可知，定语从句应该用完成时态；因整个句子是叙述的过去的过去，所以应该用过去完成时。故填had discovered。
4．to raise 考查非谓语动词。句中已有谓语动词were selling，空处应用非谓语动词形式，故填不定式to raise作目的状语。
5．extremely 考查副词。根据句意及空后的sensitive可知，空处应用副词修饰后面的形容词，故填extremely。
6．a 考查冠词。a huge amount of意为“大量的”，为固定用法。
7．Burying 考查非谓语动词。分析句子结构可知，句中已有谓语动词felt，空处应用bury的非谓语形式作状语；因为动词bury和句子的主语he之间是主动关系，所以应用现在分词形式。故填Burying。
8．attractive 考查形容词。分析句子结构可知，be动词后应用形容词作表语，表示对人有吸引力的，故填attractive。
9．its 考查代词。分析句子结构可知，空处应用形容词性物主代词作定语，修饰rising，故填its。
10．as 考查固定搭配。as ...as ...意为“像……一样……”，为固定搭配。UNIT 4 课时检测(四) Focus on Language：Continuous Tenses
Ⅰ.单句语法填空
1．You should go to bed.You ____________ (watch) TV for 5 hours.
2．I ____________ (work) in this school since I graduated from college.Now I am still working here.
3．You know, I ____________ (look) for a job for three months，and this is my first formal interview.
4．I ____________ (fly) from Miami to New York to meet the other members of the group at this time tomorrow.
5．Paula says that she ____________ (work) late every evening next month.
6．At 7 o'clock this evening we ____________ (celebrate) Tom's birthday.
7．When you reach the other end of the bridge, I ____________ (wait) right there to show you the way.
8．I ____________ (look) for it for days before I found it.
9．Mary asked what we ____________ (read) in the last summer vacation.
10．I told people what he ____________ (do), so now the police were onto him.
Ⅱ.完成句子
1．Paula ________________________________ at 6 this afternoon.
今天下午6点葆拉将在淋浴。
2．I can't attend his wedding tomorrow, for ________________________________.
明天我不能来参加他的婚礼，因为那时我在开会。
3．I feel so excited！At this time tomorrow morning ________________________________.
我很兴奋！明天上午的这个时候我正飞往上海。
4．—Guess what, we've got our visas for a short term visit to the UK this summer.
—How nice! ________________________________________________________.
——你猜怎么着，我们拿到了今年夏天去英国短期旅游的签证。
——真好！到时候你就可以体验一下异域文化了。
5．He ________________________________ for 8 years before he went to senior high school.
在上高中之前，他已经学了八年英语了。
6．He ________________________________ since he was nine years old.
从九岁起他就开始收集各种各样的邮票。
7．He ________________________________ all the time.
他一直盼望着有辆新车。
8．We ________________________________ quite a lot recently.
最近我们经常见面。
9．He ________________________________ before she entered the company.
在女孩进入这家公司之前，他一直在帮助她。
10．He ________________________________ in the US for many years, but when he came back, he became a businessman.
他在美国做了多年的研究，但回来时，他成了一名商人。
Ⅲ.阅读理解
The British are witty, known for their sense of humour.However, it is often difficult for foreigners to understand their jokes.The main point to remember is that the British often use understatement.
Understatement means saying less than you think or feel.For example, if someone gets very wet in a shower of rain, he might say, “It's a little damp (潮湿的) outside.” Or, if someone is very impolite and shouts at another person, someone else might say, “She isn't exactly friendly.” Understatement is often used in the unpleasant situation or to make another person look silly.Understatement plays an important part in British humour.
Another key to understanding British humour is that the British like to make fun of themselves as well as others.They often laugh about the silly and unpleasant things that happen in their everyday life, such as when someone accidentally falls over in the street.They also like to make jokes about people from different classes of society.They like to make jokes about their accents, the way they dress and the way they behave.What's more, the British love to watch comedies (喜剧) about people who do not know how to behave in society.The comedy series Mr Bean is a good example of this brand of humour.Mr Bean is the character created by British actor Rowan Atkinson in 1990.Mr Bean doesn't talk often, and instead he uses his body movements and facial expressions to entertain people.Perhaps what makes Mr Bean so funny is that he does things that adults in the real world cannot do.Mr Bean is popular in many countries around the world because you do not have to speak English to understand the humour.Because of this, many people have become familiar with the British sense of humour.
1．Why is it difficult for foreigners to understand British jokes
A．The British often use overstatement.
B．The British try to understate something.
C．British jokes are not as funny as jokes in other countries.
D．British jokes are connected with many different cultures.
2．How does the author explain understatement in the passage
A．By using examples.
B．By making comparisons.
C．By following time order.
D．By describing a process.
3．How does Mr Bean make people laugh
A．By telling funny stories.
B．By making jokes about others' accents.
C．By copying how others behave.
D．By using his body movements and facial expressions.
4．Where could this passage be taken from
A．A fiction novel. B．A travel brochure.
C．A magazine. D．A chemical textbook.
Ⅳ.语法填空
The Story Behind The Million Pound Bank Note
The young man in the novel The Million Pound Bank Note is the true experience of Mark Twain, __1__ experience in the “gold rush” can be called defeats.Under the “gold rush”， Mark Twain was very sensitive to new __2__(opportunity)．At that time, many miners who __3__ (discover) gold and silver mines since the beginning of that adventurous period were selling their shares (股份) in New York City __4__ (raise) funds, so Mark Twain invested all his savings into buying shares in silver mines.
As a journalist, Mark Twain's eyes and ears were __5__ (extreme) sensitive.He told himself that he should sell stocks (股票) as long as one condition was met: that he should earn a sum of D|S100,000, which was __6__ huge amount of money at the time.
With the rapid rise of stocks, Mark Twain soon “retired” and he ceased working as a journalist.__7__(bury) himself in the rising stock price, he felt rich and content, so he came to San Francisco and lived a luxurious life that seemed to be __8__(attract) to most people.Mark Twain “fell in love” with his stock and enjoyed the feeling of__9__ (it) rising.Finally, the stock price dropped, and Mark Twain became as poor__10__ the young man in the novel.
UNIT 4 课时检测(四)
Ⅰ.1.have been watching 2.have been working
3.have been looking 4.will be flying 5.will be working
6.will be celebrating 7.will be waiting 8.had been looking
9.had been reading 10.had been doing
Ⅱ.1.will be taking a shower 2.I’ll be having a meeting then 3.I will be flying to Shanghai
4.You will be experiencing a different culture then
5.had been studying English
6.has been collecting all kinds of stamps
7.has been hoping for a new car 8.have been seeing each other 9.had been helping the girl 10.had been doing research
Ⅲ.阅读理解
语篇解读:本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了英式幽默的特点。
1.选B 细节理解题。根据第一段中“However, it is often difficult ...the British often use understatement.”可知,外国人之所以不理解英国人的笑话是因为英国人喜欢对事情轻描淡写。
2.选A 写作手法题。根据第二段中“For example, if someone ...‘She isn’t exactly friendly.’”可知,作者通过举例的方式来说明英国人如何将一些事情轻描淡写。
3.选D 细节理解题。根据第三段中“Mr Bean doesn’t talk often, and instead he uses his body movements and facial expressions to entertain people.”可知,憨豆先生是通过肢体动作和面部表情让大家发笑的。
4.选C 推理判断题。本文介绍了英国人独有的幽默感,即他们喜欢将事情轻描淡写,而要理解他们这种幽默的关键在于要知道英国人也喜欢自嘲和开他人的玩笑。由此可推断这篇文章来自杂志。
Ⅳ.语法填空
语篇解读:本文是一篇记叙文。马克·吐温用所有的积蓄买了股票,随着股票上涨,他过上了奢侈的生活。但是,最后股票下跌,马克·吐温又变得像小说《百万英镑》中的年轻人一样穷。
1.whose 考查定语从句。分析句子结构可知,空处引导定语从句,修饰先行词Mark Twain;由空后的名词experience可知,空处应用一个关系代词作定语。故填whose。
2.opportunities 考查名词复数。根据句意可知,此处指淘金热背景下的新机会,机会应有很多,故填opportunities。
3.had discovered 考查时态。根据句意并分析句子可知,空格处是定语从句的谓语部分;再根据定语从句的时间状语“since the beginning of that adventurous period”可知,定语从句应该用完成时态;因整个句子是叙述的过去的过去,所以应该用过去完成时。故填had discovered。
4.to raise 考查非谓语动词。句中已有谓语动词were selling,空处应用非谓语动词形式,故填不定式to raise作目的状语。
5.extremely 考查副词。根据句意及空后的sensitive可知,空处应用副词修饰后面的形容词,故填extremely。
6.a 考查冠词。a huge amount of意为“大量的”,为固定用法。
7.Burying 考查非谓语动词。分析句子结构可知,句中已有谓语动词felt,空处应用bury的非谓语形式作状语;因为动词bury和句子的主语he之间是主动关系,所以应用现在分词形式。故填Burying。
8.attractive 考查形容词。分析句子结构可知,be动词后应用形容词作表语,表示对人有吸引力的,故填attractive。
9.its 考查代词。分析句子结构可知,空处应用形容词性物主代词作定语,修饰rising,故填its。
10.as 考查固定搭配。as ...as ...意为“像……一样……”,为固定搭配。
