Module 1
Unit 3Language in use 及语法
知识点01She has gone to the Great Wall. 她去过长城。
【考点1】【辨析】have gone to,have been to与have been in的用法辨析:
①have/has gone to意为“去了某地”,说话时该人不在现场,可能在去的途中或已经到达了某地;后接表示地点的名词,后接地点副词时,介词to要省略。如:
Jim is not here. He has gone to England. 吉姆不在这儿,他去英国了。(尚未回来)
②have/has been to意为“曾经去过某地”,表示一种经历,现在已经回来了,其后可接次数表示“去过某地几次”,也可和just,never,ever等连用。后接表示地点的名词,后接地点副词时,介词to要省略。如:
My father has been to Beijing twice. 我父亲去过北京两次。(现在不在北京)
③have/has been in意为“在某地待了多长时间”,常与时间段连用。如:
I have been in Australia for three years. 我到澳大利亚已经有三年了。
知识点02He is doing an interview. 他正在做采访。
【考点2】do an interview (with sb. )=interview (sb.) 意为“(对某人)进行一场采访”。interview是可数名词,意为“采访,访谈”。如:
Dong Rina often does interviews with some sports stars. 冬日娜经常采访体育明星。
It is very difficult for many journalists to do interviews with the singer. 对于许多记者来说,采访那位歌手很困难。
【拓展】give an interview to… 意为“接见,接受……采访”;interview sb. about sth.意为“就某事采访某人”。如:
The manager gave an interview to the local paper. 经理接受了当地一家报纸的采访。
Zhu Jun interviewed Feng Gong about his art experience. 朱军就冯巩的艺术经历进行了采访。
知识点03A few minutes later, a stranger appeared at the end of the street. 几分钟后,一个陌生人出现在街道的尽头。
【考点3】【辨析】at the end of …,by the end of …与in the end的用法辨析:
①at the end of …意为“在……的结尾,在……的末端/后期”。既可跟时间,也可跟位置/地点。如:
The hospital is at the end of the street. 医院在街道的尽头。
There is a shop at the end of the street. 在街道的尽头有一个商店。
We will have an exam in English at the end of January. 一月底我们将有一次英语考试。
I’m leaving at the end of July and I’m going to stay there for four weeks. 我将在七月底离开,我要在那里待四周。
②by the end of …意为“在……之前,到……为止”。只表示时间概念,通常和完成时态连用。如:
We are to complete the task by the end of the year. 年底之前我们必须完成此项任务。
We have learned three songs by the end of this month. 到这个月底我们已经学会了3首歌。
By the end of last year, we had learned 600 words. 到去年年底为止,我们已经学了600个单词。
③in the end意为“最后;终于”,相当于at last或finally,只表示时间概念。如:
In the end, our class won the basketball match. 最后,我们班赢得了这场篮球比赛。
In the end, we beat them and won the match. 最终,我们击败了他们,赢得了比赛。
I was saved in the end. 我最后获救了。// In the end, we found the house. 我们终于找到了那所房子。
知识点04I was afraid of going to the top of tall buildings, so I was a little nervous as we were waiting for the lift. 我害怕去高层建筑的顶端,因此在我们等电梯的时候,我有点儿紧张。
【考点4】【辨析】be afraid of doing sth. 与be afraid to do sth.的用法辨析:
①be afraid of (doing) sth. 意为“害怕(做)某事”,表示担心会发生某事或某种情况(但实际上未必会发生),后跟名词、代词或动名词等。如:
I’m afraid of height. 我恐高。
The boy was afraid of falling off the wall. 这个男孩害怕从墙上摔下来。
She was afraid to walk in grass because she was afraid of a snake. 她不敢在草丛中走,因为她怕蛇。
②be afraid to do sth. 意为“害怕做某事”。指根据经验或常识主观上不去做某事,或没有勇气去做某事,害怕做某事发生不良后果。如:
I’m afraid to swim in the river. 我不敢在河里游泳。
She is afraid to go out alone at night. 她害怕晚上独自出门。
The little girl was afraid to ask for help. 那个小姑娘不敢求人帮忙。
③有时两者可以互换。如:
We are afraid to go out at night.=We are afraid of going out at night. 我们害怕晚上出去。
知识点05The lift was climbing faster and faster until we reached the 88th floor. 电梯升得越来越快,直到我们到达第88层。
【考点5】比较级的重叠结构:“比较级+and+比较级”,多音节词和部分双音节词时用“more and more+形容词/副词原级”,表示“越来越……”。如:
It’s getting warmer and warmer in spring. 春天天气变得越来越暖和。
Our home town is becoming more and more beautiful. 我们的家乡越来越漂亮了。
知识点06It was built in 1999, and it has a fantastic view of Pudong District and the centre of Shanghai. 它建于1999年,(站在上面)可以一览浦东新区和上海市中心的壮丽美景。
【考点6】have a fantastic view of意为“清楚看到;有一个极好的视野”,fantastic可用fine, good, wonderful, bad等代替。如:This room has a fine view of the mountains. 从这个房间可以清楚地看到群山。
【拓展】be in view/come into view意为“看得见;进入视野”。如:
Suddenly the pyramids came into view. 突然金字塔映入眼帘。
知识点07Stonehenge is an ancient circle of stones in the south of England. 巨石阵之谜是一个礼拜难不成的一个古老的石头圈。
【考点7】in the south of意为“在……的南部/南方/南面”。如:
Guangxi is in the south of China. 广西位于中国的南部。
He was from a small town in the south of China. 他来自中国南部的一个小城。
【辨析】in,on 与to表示方位的用法辨析:方位介词:in/on/to+the+方位词+of+地点(on是相邻/接壤,to是不接壤,in是在境内。如下图所示)
①in+the+方位名词+of+地点。表示一个地点在另一地点的内部。如:
Shandong is in the east of China. 山东在中国的东部。
②on+the+方位名词+of+地点。表示两地接壤。如:
Hubei Province is on the north of Hu’nan Province. 湖北省在湖南省的北面。
③to+the+方位名词+of+地点。表示两地不接壤,尤指隔海相望。如:
Japan is to the east of China. 日本位于中国的东面。
Beijing is to the east of Urumqi. 北京位于乌鲁木齐的东部。
知识点08There are dozens of stones, and there are different in height. 那儿有几十块石头,并且每块高度不同。
【考点8】dozens of意为“几十个;许多”。dozen数词,意为“一打(十二个)”。如:
Dozens of books were sold in one day. 一天内卖出了许多书。
He bought two dozen books yesterday. 昨天他买了两打书。
【拓展】dozen前有具体数字时,要用单数;dozen前没有具体数字时,要用复数,且要与of连用。
【考点9】in height意为“高度;在高度上”。类似用法:in length长度,在长度上;in width宽度,在宽度上。这类介词短词一般放在数量词后面。如:
two feet/ten metres in height/length/width两英尺/十米高/长/宽。
This river is about twenty metres in width. 这条河大约20米宽。
The hotel pool is fifteen metres in length. 酒店的游泳池有15米长。
知识点09It is a wonder also because of this question. 也是由于这个问题, 它成为一种奇观。
【考点10】【辨析】because of与because的用法辨析:
①because of 介词短语 ,意为“因为”,后面接名词、代词、动名词等。如:
They put off the sports meeting because of the bad weather. 由于天气不好, 他们推迟了运动会。
②because 连词,意为“因为”,后面接原因状语从句。如:
He didn’t go to school because he was ill. 因为病了,他没有去上学。
They put off the sports meeting because the weather was bad. 由于天气不好, 他们推迟了运动会。
重点语法鉴赏
(一)一般现在时
(1)用法: ①表示现在(或经常性)的情况或状态; ②表示经常的、习惯性的动作, 客观事实, 普遍真理;
(2)谓语形式: 动词原形或动词的第三人称单数形式;
(3)标志词:usually, often, always, sometimes, every day/week/. . . 等。
【巧学助记】一般现在时
用好一般现在时, 时间状语需牢记。
基本用法要记清, 动作习惯经常性。
客观真理和能力, 有时还表将来时。
谓语若为行为动, 形式还要主语定。
主语人称是三单, 动词要把-s/-es添。
句中若把助动用, 谓语动词用原形。
(二)一般过去时
(1)用法: ①表示过去某个时间里存在的状态; ②表示过去某个时间里发生的动作或过去经常性的动作;
(2)谓语形式: 动词的过去式;
(3)标志词: yesterday, just now, last year/month/. . . , . . . ago, in 2012, in the past等。
【巧学助记】一般过去时
动词一般过去时, 表示过去发生事。
句中动词用过去式, 过去时间作标记。
否定句, 很简单, 谓语动词前didn’t添。
疑问构成也有法, 主语前面Did加。
还有一点不能忘, 后面动词要还原。
(三)一般将来时
(1)用法: 表示将来会出现或发生的动作;
(2)谓语形式: will/shall/be going to +动词原形;
(3)标志 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )词: tomorrow, this evening, some day, next . . . , in +时间段, at the end of this term等。
【巧学助记】一般将来时
一般将来时, 将要发生事。
谓语不一般, will加动原。
要变疑问句, will放到前面去。
否定句, 也不难, will后面not添。
(四)现在进行时
(1)用法: 表示说话时正在进行的动作或当前一段时间正在进行的动作;
(2)谓语形式: be+动词的现在分词(v. -ing);
(3)标志词: now, these days, look, listen, at the moment等。
【巧学助记】现在进行时
主语在句首, am, is, are跟着走。
现在分词紧跟后, 其他成分不可丢。
表示动作正进行, 句中now时间定。
一般疑问句, be提到主语前面去。
否定句也简单, be后只把not添。
(五)现在完成时
(1)用法: ①表示发生在过去的动作对现在仍有影响; ②表示从过去一直延续到现在的动作;
(2)谓语形式: have/has+动词的过去分词(v. -ed);
(3)标志词: already, just, never, before, recently, in the past few years, ever, so far, since+过去的时间点, for+时间段等。
【巧学助记】现在完成时
完成、持续和经验, 六字概括基本全。
表完成, just, already常出现。
表持续, for常接时间段。
表经验, ever, never句中间。
(六)过去进行时
(1)用法: 表示过去某一时刻或某一段时间内正在发生的动作;
(2)谓语形式: was/were+动词的现在分词(v. -ing);
(3)标志词: at ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )this time yesterday, at that time, at ten o’clock yesterday或when引导的从句等。
随堂练习
一.用所给词的适当形式填空。
1. When __________ Tom __________ (begin)to play the piano yesterday
2. —How soon __________ they __________ (get)here
—In about two hours.
3. Listen! Someone __________ (knock)at the door.
4. The students __________ (not read)the story yet.
5. The boys __________ (sing)in the room when I walked past.
6. I don’t know if it __________ (snow)tomorrow. If it __________ (snow), we will make a snowman.
7. Susan ______ (go) to the village two years ago.
8. —______ we ______ (go) the right way, Mr Black
—Yes, don’t worry, hurry up!
9. It ______ (take) 100,000 workers 20 years to build the Great Pyramid.
10. I ______ never ______ (see) it, so I’m not sure if I should agree with you.
11. When my father returned yesterday evening, I ______ (play) computer games.
【答案】1. did; begin 2. will; get 3. is knocking 4. haven’t read 5. were singing 6. will snow; snows. 7. went 8. Are, going 9. took 10. have, seen 11. was playing
二.阅读短文,根据短文内容用括号中所给词的适当形式填空。(5分)
The Dubai Tower is 1. ______ (known) as the world’s tallest building. It is situated in the city of Dubai. The tower has a 2. ______(high) of 828m, far taller than the previous record holder, Taipei 101. The construction of the tower 3. ______ (begin) in 2004. It has 160 floors and the world’s tallest service lift. The world’s highest observation deck is on the 124th floor. The world’s highest mosque (清真寺) and 4. ______ (swim) pool will be located on the 158th and 76th floors. The ruler of Dubai 5. ______ (describe) the tower as “the tallest building ever created by the hands of man”.
【答案】1. known 2. height 3. began 4. swimming 5. describe
题组A 基础过关练
一.根据句意及汉语提示完成单词
1.There is a small house (在……旁边)the big tree.
2.He had to (留下)in hospital until he was better.
3.There was a small (小溪)at the end of the garden.
4.Although he was against my (看法),the old professor didn't come up with his own.
5.There was no (迹象)of life on the island.
二.用括号中所给单词的适当形式填空
1.I (walk)along the street when I met a foreigner.
2.His cousin (read)more than ten books since last month.
3.Jenny (go)to the cinema once a week with her parents.
4.They (have)a meeting at nine o'clock last night.
5.—Have you finished your homework yet
—Yes. I (finish)it twenty minutes ago.
6.You can ring me this evening.I stay)at home.
7.—It's too noisy here.What's going on
—Oh, the noise comes from the boys.They (hold)a party.
8.—Did Lisa notice you enter the house
—I don't think so.She (listen)to a MP3 with her eyes shut.
9.I (play)basketball quite well,but I haven't had time to play since last month.
10.We (have)a great time in the park and the weather was fantastic.
一.【答案】1.beside2.remain3.stream4.opinion5.sign
二.【答案】1.was walking2.has read3.goes4.were having5.finished6.will stay7.are holding8.was listening9.play10.had
题组B 能力提升练
根据短文内容和括号内所给汉语意思,写出空白处各单词的正确形式(每空一词)。
The Grand Canyon is in the northwest part of Arizona,America.The Colorado River runs through the canyon.It is really a great __1__(奇观).
If you look around in the canyon,you can see many rocks.Scientists believe these rocks are __2__(差不多)or more than two billion years old,but no one can be sure about this.
__3__(大约)500 million years ago,small sea animals lived in the sea.When they died,their bodies __4__(留下)and became fossils(化石)after a long time.__5__(尽管)there are no fossils at the bottom of the canyon,you can find something such as trilobites(三叶虫)__6__(在……旁边)the top.
The weather there is very strange.In the middle of the canyon,the sun __7__(照耀)and it is very hot and dry.In the north it is like the mountain weather.In the __8__(南方),it's hot with mountain like air.And canyon walls are very dry.
Hiking in the Grand Canyon is very __9__(不同的)from any other hiking because of its dry hot weather.In my __10__(观点),you need a lot of water for going down the canyon in the day.You should cover every part of your skin and in summer you'd better wear light clothes and a hat.
【答案】1.wonder2.nearly3.About4.remained5.Though/Although6.beside7.shines8.south9.different10.opinion
题组C 培优拔尖练
一
Recently, I felt like I reached a very low point in life. My relationships weren’t good, I wasn’t enjoying my classes, and I felt like I had nothing to 1 . My life seemed to be full of endless homework, tests and loneliness.Nothing anyone said seemed 2 to me. I wasn’t sure what to do about myself. All I wanted was to be happy again, but I didn’t know who or what would 3 that.
During these days, I had trouble sleeping. I had to take sleeping pills but still woke up at midnight. I had no 4 but to tell my dad. He 5 the book The Secret. I immediately bought the e-book online and read the whole thing that night. I’m 6 quite a stubborn(顽固的) person, but the effect on my mood after 7 the book was obvious(明显的). Suddenly,I felt like life was beautiful again. I had never felt such a deep and quick 8 in my life before.
In fact, the book’s message was very simple—think positively(积极地).The book had many success stories about how people were able to 9 money,soul mates(心灵伙伴) and old friends back into their lives.I started learning to thank 10 in my life like them. Little by little, I realized that The Secret could only work when I believed these people’s success stories.
Now I’m sure I can bring myself happiness.
1.A.take care of B.come up with C.look down on D.look forward to
2.A.helpful B.colorful C.peaceful D.powerful
3.A.serve B.offer C.answer D.prevent
4.A.problem B.idea C.need D.doubt
5.A.borrowed B.collected C.returned D.recommended
6.A.normally B.mainly C.finally D.probably
7. A.be finished B.to finish C.finishing D.finished
8.A.breath B.notice C.surprise D.change
9.A.attract B.control C.imagine D.mention
10.A.something B.everything C.anything D.nothing
1.【答案】D
【解析】句意:我的人际关系不好,我不喜欢我的课,我觉得我没有什么可期待的。take care of照顾;come up with想出;look down on看不起;look forward to期待。根据前文可知,作者的生活到了低谷,所以是“没有什么可期待的”。故选D。
2.【答案】A
【解析】句意:任何人说的话对我似乎都没有帮助。根据上下文判断,由于觉得没有什么可期待,所以别人的意见都对他没有帮助。故选A。
3.【答案】B
【解析】句意:我想要的全部就是再次开心起来,但我不知道谁或者什么会给我带来快乐。offer意为“提供(东西或机会)”,故选B。
4.【答案】B
【解析】句意:我不知道怎么办,只好告诉我爸爸。have no idea意为“不知道”,故选B。
5.【答案】D
【解析】句意:他推荐了《秘密》这本书。根据后面一句中的“我马上在网上买了这本电子书”可知,爸爸推荐了这本书,故选D。
6.【答案】A
【解析】句意:我通常是一个很顽固的人,但看完这本书后,对我情绪的影响是显而易见的。前后句为转折关系,就是说平时不容易被影响,故选A。
7.【答案】C
【解析】after为介词,其后跟动名词作宾语,故选C。
8.【答案】D
【解析】句意:我以前从来没有感觉到我的生活发生过如此深刻和迅速的变化。根据作者的经历可知,在他看了爸爸推荐的书以后,他的情绪发生了变化。故选D。
9.【答案】A
【解析】句意:这本书有许多成功的故事,讲述了人们如何能够吸引金钱、灵魂伴侣和老朋友回到他们的生活中。attract吸引;control控制;imagine想象;mention提及,根据句意可知选A。
10.【答案】B
【解析】句意:我开始学会像他们一样感谢生活中的一切。根据上下文可知,作者开始学着感恩,也就是感谢所有。故选B。
二
阅读下面短文,按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求,在空白处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。
It's __1__ good idea to go __2__(travel)during the summer vacation.I think the __3__(good)place to travel is the Palace Museum,which is also called the Forbidden City.The Palace Museum __4__(start)to be built in 1406.__5__ was finished in 1420.As we all know,the Palace Museum __6__(be)famous for its long history.When we travel there,we can __7__(see)a lot of old buildings,__8__(include)palaces,temples and towers.At present,it is free __9__ Chinese students __10__(visit)it every Tuesday.
【答案】1.a2.travelling3.best4.started5.It6.is7.see8.including9.for10.to visit