报道某地发生的神秘事件
写作任务 (Section B 3a & 3b)
你校英文报新增了一个“A Mystery in the Neighborhood”栏目。假如你是该报的一名小记者，请写一篇文章对你所在的街区近日发生的一起神秘事件进行报道。题目可自拟。
【审清题目】
内容：介绍神秘事件，并说明谜团是如何被解开的
文体：记叙文
人称：以第三人称为主
时态：以一般过去时为主
【头脑风暴】
【提供素材】
常用单词和短语
在横线上填写短语。
1. 神秘事件/人物
something strange / unusual / unbelievable, an unsolved mystery, (1)_______________________(一位神秘客人), a strange man / woman ...
2. 感受
to one’s surprise, come as a surprise, give sb. a shock, puzzled (困惑的), feel curious (好奇的) ...
3. 解密
(2)_______________________(在……的帮助下), ask around, (3)_______________________(报警), video surveillance (视频监控), pay a visit to …, come to light, (4)_______________________(查明真相) ...
4. 其他
kind-hearted, heart-warming, a good deed (善行), be grateful (感激的) to sb. for sth., appreciate (感谢) one’s help, express thanks to sb., upload (上传) a video to ...
Key: 1. a mystery guest 2. with the help of … 3. call the police 4. find out the truth / find the truth out
常用句型
1. Something unusual / strange / unbelievable happened in ...
2. ... is hard / difficult to explain.
3. It’s a mystery to sb. why ...
4. ... weeks / months / years after the event, ... remains a mystery.
5. The mystery deepens (加深).
6. It’s not clear whether ...
7. It’s possible for ... to ...
8. ... wonder / think / guess that ...
9. ... must / could / may be ...
10. ... find / hope that ...
11. It turns out ...
12. The police solved the mystery of ...
【谋篇布局】
将括号内的汉语翻译成英语，补全短文。
No More Mystery in the Neighborhood
What the mystery was Last weekend, something unusual happened in my neighborhood. It rained cats and dogs last Saturday night when we were sleeping like babies. The next morning some car owners found their car windows covered with umbrellas. Then they realized they had left their car windows open the day before. Luckily, someone protected their cars from the rain. So (1)____________________________(他们四处打听，试图弄清是谁帮了他们).
How the mystery was solved The heart-warming news soon spread like wildfire. Many people wanted to know who this kind-hearted person was. (2)_____________________________(他们向警察寻求帮助). The mystery finally came to light with the help of video surveillance.(3)_____________________________(出乎所有人的意料，这个人竟然是我们街区的一位商店店主).
What people did after the mystery was solved Now the mystery was solved. These car owners (4)_____________________________(向这位商店店主表示了感谢). At the same time, they uploaded a video to Douyin with the purpose of letting more people know the shop owner’s good deed.
Key:
1. they asked around and tried to find out who helped them
2. They asked the police for help
3. To everyone’s surprise, the person was a shop owner in our neighborhood
4. expressed thanks to the shop owner
【小试身手】
同学们，你们所在的街区有什么神秘事情发生吗？参考【头脑风暴】、【提供素材】部分的内容，赶快写一篇文章报道一下吧！
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_____________________________________________________________________情态动词表示推测
一、情态动词表示推测的情形见下表:
确定的推测 含义 不确定的推测(可能性依次减弱) 含义
肯定句 must 一定；必定 could＞ may＞might 可能
否定句 can’t 不可能 may not＞ might not 不大 可能
需要注意的是can和could也可以用于疑问句中表示推测。如：
They have been working hard all day. They must be tired.
I don't know where she is. She may be in London.
Sam can’t be at home now, for I saw him going shopping just now.
Don't be so sure. He might not help us this time.
Could my brother go to the library tomorrow morning
二、情态动词表示推测有以下几种结构表示:
如：
Brian can’t be at home at this time.
Marie might arrive before 5 a.m.
Mr. Hayes must be listening to the radio now.
The door was locked. Victor may have eaten out.
三、实例剖析
1. —Are you coming to Jeff 's party
—I'm not sure. I _______ go to the concert instead.
A. must B. need
C. should D. might
【解析】根据I'm not sure可知, “我”只是可能去, 所以用might表示不确定的推测, 故选D。
2. —You won first prize in the piano competition. You _______ be happy now.
—Yes, you're right. I'm really excited.
A. may B. can C. must D. need
【解析】发话者根据对方“在钢琴比赛中得了第一名”推测对方现在“一定”很高兴。表示肯定而且把握性很大的推测时用must，故选C。
3. You are lying. The manager _______ in his office now, because he is talking with me at my home at the moment.
A. may not be working
B. can't be working
C. mustn't be working
D. can't have worked
【解析】根据now可知，该句是对正在发生的动作的推测, 故排除D项；must不能用于否定的推测, 故排除C项；根据该句的后半句可以判断是确定的推测，故选B。
【运用】
Ⅰ. 单项选择
1. —Is that Tom over there
—It _______ be him. He is on the plane to Chengdu now.
A. can’ t B. might not C. must
2. —Will Sam go to the cinema with us tonight
—I’ m not sure. He _______ not be free.
A. may B. should C. can
3. —Where is Monica I can’ t find her anywhere.
—She _______ be in the library. She loves reading books when she is free.
A. must B. need C. can’ t
4. I _______ go to the party, but I’ m not completely sure; I’ ve got so many things to do this weekend!
A. needn’ t B. mustn’ t C. can D. might
5. Can you hear the shouting Our neighbors _______ be arguing again.
A. can’ t B. must C. may not D. can
6. You _______ have seen Paul at the theater last night. He was in hospital.
A. must B. needn’ t C. couldn’ t D. might
Ⅱ. 根据语境，从方框中选择恰当的情态动词填空(可重复使用)。
may, must, could, might, can’ t
1. They _______ be hungry. They haven’ t eaten since this morning.
2. He _______ be that famous. I’ve never heard his name before.
3. Be careful with that knife! You _______ get hurt.
4. —Whose jacket is that Is it Jeff’s
—No, it _______ be his. It’s too small for him.
5. —Where’ s Cindy
—I’ m not sure. She _______ be reading a book in the garden.
6. The temperature _______ have dropped to below zero last night, because the water has all frozen over.
【答案】
Ⅰ. 1-6 AAADBC
Ⅱ. 1. must 2. can’ t 3. may / might / could 4. can’ t
5. may / might / could 6. must
