新概念英语二
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教学目标:
掌握retire, save, employ, helper等重点词汇及短语;
掌握该课重点语法及句型:
对比过去进行时和一般过去式;
比较短语used to do; be used to doing; be used to do;
it作形式主语;
It was his job to repair bicycles and…
能够独立完成课后练习;
熟悉背诵课文,并能够学以致用。
课文回顾:
Yesterday afternoon Frank Hawkins was telling me about his e________ as a young man. Before he retired, Frank was ________ ________ ________a very large business company, but as a boy he used to work in a small shop. It was his job to repair bicycles and at that time he ________ ________ ________(过去常常工作) fourteen hours a day. He ________ ________(存钱) for years and in 1958 he bought a small workshop of his own. In his twenties Frank used to make________ ________ for aeroplanes. At that time he had two helpers. In a few years the small workshop had become a large factory which employed seven hundred and twenty-eight people. Frank smiled when he remembered his________________________(早起艰难的几年) and ________________________________(漫长的成功之路). He was still smiling when the door opened and his wife came in. She wanted him to repair their grandson’s bicycle!
Part I
There are four choices marked [A] [B] [C] and [D] for each sentence below. Choose the one that best completes the sentence.
从[A]、[B]、[C]、[D]四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
My father ______ to watch TV, but now he ______ to watching TV news after supper.
A. didn’t use; has been used B. was used; is used
C. usedn’t to; used D. was used; has been used to
I wasn’t looking where I ______, and hit the car in front.
A. went B. was going C. would go D. had been going
3. Anyway, that evening, ________ I’ll tell you more about later, I ended up staying at Rachel’s place.
A. when B. where C. what D. which
4. Don’t be afraid of asking for help ________ it is needed.
A. unless B. when C. although D. since
5. ---Could you lend me that book you ________ me about when I telephoned you
---No, I am sorry, I can’t. I gave it to a friend.
A. were telling B. would tell C. had told D. had been telling
6. We all know that Roman Empire ________ for centuries.
A. has existed B. existed C. had existed D. was existed
7. Did he know what ________ his mother unhappy for so long
A. had made B. have made C. made D. was making
Part II
Choose the correct word or phrase to complete each sentence.
选择正确的词或短语完成句子。
1. When he _______ (was, has been) in Beijing, he visited places where he _______ (played, had played) as a child.
2. I had learnt 5,000 English words before I _______ (entered, had entered) the university.
3. What _______ (were you doing, have you done) when I called you last night
4. How can you expect to learn anything _______ (unless, when) you never listen
5. What surprised me was not what he said but the way _______ (that, which) he said it.
6. _______ (Like, As) a child, he lived in America with his parents.
Part III
Complete the sentences by translating the Chinese into English.
根据汉语提示完成下列句子。
1. 当他从董事长的职位上退下来时,他的儿子将接替他的职位。
When he ________________ as chairman, his son will step into his shoes.
2. 至少在那个时候,她在小别墅的假期还是很惬意的。
At least ________________ her vacation in the villa was quite comfortable.
3. 我女儿过去常常练习她的钢琴以达到完美境界。
My daughter ________________ practice her piano lessons to perfection.
4. 在他二十几岁时,他发现自己不得不通过电话和信件来打理家族生意。
________________, he found himself having to conduct family business via telephone and letter.
5. 2009 年公司会加大力度来生产备件。
In 2009 the company will increase efforts to ________________.
6. 你确定要我修补这个东西吗?
Are you sure you ________________ this item
7. 他们还通过删减人员来节约成本,这意味着人工服务的减少。
They also ________________ by cutting back on personnel, which meant less personal service.
8. 他说我可以用他的车,但我想有辆属于自己的车。
________________________________________________________________
Part II
1. was/had played 2. entered 3. were you doing 4. when 5. that 6. As
Part III
1. retires 2. at that time 3. used to 4. in her twenties 5. make spare parts
6. want me to repair 7. saved money 8. He said that I could use his car, but I’d like to have one of my own.