Unit5 What were you doing when the rainstorm came
VOCABULARY
知识点1:重点词汇详解
1.begin n.开始.(began-begun)
例句:I was waiting for the bus when it began to rain heavily.
用法:begin to do begin doing 开始做某事
一般来说,begin to do 和 begin doing 可以互换,但在以下三种情况下,用 to do.
(1)主语不是指人,而是it等。
It began to ram.
(2)begin 后接表示心理活动的词。如:begin to know 还有 believe, wonder, think 等。(3)begin 本身是 ing形式,为避免重复后接 to do。即:beginning to do
2. heavily adv.在很大程度上:大量地
例句:It was raining heavily
词性转换:heavy adj.重的
3.suddenly ad.实然地
例句:I suddenly remembered that I hadn't locked the door
词性转换:sudden adj.突然的suddenness n.突然
用法:all of a sudden 突然地
运用:根据意思,用sudden适当形式空
(1)He had been deeply affected by the death of his father-in-law
(2) , we heard a loud noise.
keys: sudden; suddenly
4.strange adj.奇怪的
例旬:He's always here; it's strange you've never met him.
词性转换:stranger n.陌生人
5.beat v击打,蔽打,打败
例旬:1've heard people say he used to beat up on his wife.
辨析:bcat&win
win 后常接比赛、战争、奖品、金钱等。(win-won-won)
beat 后常接运动员、球队或对手等。
(beat-beat-beaten)
运用:填入win或beat并进行适当形式变化
1. He the competition in the end
2.Our team Dragon Team and the first prize.
Keys: won; beat; won
6.asleep adj.睡着了
例句:He finally fell asleep when the wind was dying down at around 3.00 a.m.
用法:fall asleep 进入梦乡,睡着
辨析:sleepy. Asleep &sleep
(1)sleepy 是形容词,可意为“困倦的:瞌睡的”,可作定语和表语。
I'll go to bed. I'm sleepy
(2)asleep 是形容词,意思是“睡着的”,强调状态,常作表语。
Grandma fell asleep when watching TV
(3)sleep 可作动词,意为“睡觉”,也可作名词,意为“睡眠:睡觉”。
My father is sleeping. Please keep quiet
运用:填入sleepy, asleep 或 sleep
(1)After a day's work, l am tired and .
(2) He fell soon after he went to bed.
(3) He usually goes to at 10 on weekdays.
Keys: sleepy; asleep; sleep
7. rise v.上升,升起(rose, risen)
例句:The sun has risen above the hills.
辨析:rise &raise
(1)rise vi 上升,升起,升高:上涨:站起来。不及物动词,后面不能直接跟宾语,无被动语态。例如:
The river has risen by several meters.
(2)raise v.举起,提起:拍高:筹集。及物动词,后面直接跟宾语,
例如:They will raise money for the poor.
The boss promised to raise her salary.
运用:用raise 或 rise 的适当形式填空
The sun the east.
He said he would the question at the meet .
keys: rises ;raise
8. completely adv.完全地
创句:They were completely shocked!
词性转换:complete adj完全的v.完成
用法:compete doing sth 完成做某事
运用:用complete 适当形式填空
(1)The children are out of control since their father left
(2)We seem to have come to a agreement on the price.
keys: completely; complete
9.silence n.沉默,无声
例句:My parents did not talk after that, and we finished the rest of our dinner in silence
词性变化:silent adj沉默的silently adv.沉默地
用法:in silence 沉默,无声keep silent 保持沉默
运用:用 silent适当形式填空
(l) We waited respectfully for her to break the .
(2) Then she sat and stared at it
keys: silence: silently
10.truth n.真相
例句:What I needed was that you told me the truth.
词性变化:true adj真的 truly adv.真地
用法:to tell the truth 说实话
运用:I(true) believe we will win the war.
keys: truly
11.die down 逐渐平息
例句:When you saw him, his anger had died down a bit.
拓展:die out 灭绝
..听见12. hear
例句:We can often hear some children play on the playground.
用法|:①hear about 意为“听说”,相当于 hear of,后面接词或短语。
例:I have heard about/of the story before.
②)hear from 意为“收到.....的来信:有.....的消息”
例:I haven't heard from my mother for months.
③hear 意为“听见”,强调听的结果。常用结构为:
我仿佛听到
又在背后说
hear sb do sth. 听见某人做某事: hear sb doing sth. 听见某人正在做某事
例:I heard my sister singing an English song in her room when I came back.
I often hear him sing m the classroom.
知识点2:重点短语汇总
1.make sure 确信;确认 2.beat against...拍打……
3.fall asleep 进人梦乡:睡着 4. die down 逐渐变弱:逐渐消失
5.wake up 醒来 6.in a mess 一团糟
7. break...apart 使……分离 8.in times of difficulty 在困难的时候
9.at the time of 当....时候 10.go of(闹钟)发出响声
11. take a hot shower 洗热水澡 12.miss the bus 错过公交车
13.pick up 接电话 14.bring... together 使……靠拢
15.m the area 在这个地区 16.miss the event 错过这个事件
17.by the side of the road 在路边 18.the Animal Help phone 动物保护热线
19.wak by 走路经过 20.make one's way to.在某人去……的路上
21.hear the news 听到这个消息 22.important events in history 历史上的重大事件
23.for example 例如 24.be killed 被杀害
25.over 50 50多(岁) 26.a school pupil 一个小学生
27.on the radio 通过广播 28.in silence 沉默;无声
29. more recently 最近地;新近 30. the World Trade Center 世贸中心
31. take down 拆除;摧毁 32. have meaning to 对……有意义
33. remember doing sth. 记得做过某事 34. at first 首先;最初
知识点 2:重点句型解析
1. With no light outside, it felt like midnight.
解析:此句中介词 with 表示一种伴随状况,同时还包含着某种因果关系,表示“因某
种状况的存在而导致……”, 因此可翻译成“由于;因为”等。
e.g. With my parents away, I’m the king of the house.
I can’t work with all that noise going on.
2. Ben’s dad… while his mom was making sure the flashlights and radio were working.
解析:此句中的连词 while 的意思是 “当……的时候;和……同时”,while 还可以表示“而;
然而;但”之意,用来说明和强调两种事情或情形不同。
e.g. Tom is active and outgoing while his sister Rosa is shy and quiet.