Unit 4 A good read
Reading
知识点:
1. After our ship crashed against the rocks, I swam as far as I could. 在我们的船撞上岩石后,我尽可能地游得更远。
crash into 撞上,撞到...上
against作介词,在此处意为“碰,撞”。它还可以意为“倚,靠;反对,违背”。be against意为“反对,违背”。
as...as sb can/could=as...as possible 尽某人所能...
You should speak English as much as you can/possible.
2. By the time I finally felt the land under my feet, I was tired out. 当我终于感觉到脚下的土地时,我已经筋疲力尽了。
by the time... 到...的时候
be tired out 筋疲力尽
be tired of 对…感到厌烦/厌倦
She was tired of watching television.
3. I fell down on the beach and went to sleep. 我倒在沙滩上睡着了。
4. I woke up as the sun was rising, but I found I could not move. 太阳升起时我醒了,但我发现
我不能动了。
wake up 意为“醒, 醒来”, wake sb. up 或 wake up sb., 意为“把…唤醒/叫醒”,若名词作宾
语时,置于up前后均可;若代词作宾语时,必须置于两词之间。
He usually wakes up at six in the morning.
5. My arms, legs and hair were tied to the ground! 我的胳膊、腿和头发都被绑在了地上!
tie作名词,意为“领带”;作动词,意为“系,绑”。
tie sth up 把某物捆绑起来
tie...to... 把...捆在...
6. It moved up over my stomach and neck until it was standing near my face. 它爬过我的肚子和脖子,直到它站在我的脸附近。
until作连词, 意为“直到…为止。
until与延续性动词连用时,表示“直到…”;动词用肯定形式,指主句的动作一直持续到until后的动作发生为止。
not... until…意为“直到…才…”,主句动词通常为短暂性动词,指主句的动作一直到until后的动作发生时才发生。
She will stay until Saturday.
7. I looked down and saw a very small man. 我低头看到一个非常小的男人。
look down 向下看
look up 向上看
look around 四处寻找
look like 看起来像
8. He was the same size as my little finger! 他和我的小指一样大!
9. I shouted at them—the loud noise made them all fall over. 我对他们大喊——巨大的噪音使他们都摔倒了。
make sb do sth 使某人做某事
over向前摔倒,跌倒
fall down 滑倒,倒下(接宾语要加介词from)
off 跌落,从...掉下来(后直接接宾语)
There is too much snow on the ground. if you ride much too fast, you will fall over.
10. However, they soon got up again and continued moving across my body. 然而,他们很快又站了起来,继续在我身上移动。
continue doing sth 指的是继续做同一件事情
continue to do sth 指的是继续做另外一件事情
11. One of these small men began talking to me, but I could not understand him. 这些小个子男人中的一个开始和我说话,但我听不懂他的话。
12. I did not know what to say either. 我也不知道该说什么。
辨析: either,too和also
1) either用于否定句,常置于句末。
If you don’t go there, I won’t,either.
2) too表示“也”,常用于肯定句或疑问句句尾。
Are you in Grade 3,too
3) also表示“也”,也常用于肯定句或疑问句,但一般位于句中(行为动词之前,be动词、情态动词、助动词之后)。
We are also students.
13. I tried to pull one hand free and finally managed to break the ropes. 我试图把一只手抽出来,最后设法弄断了绳子。
try to do sth. 意为“努力/试图/尽力去做某事”,表示想尽一切办法去做某事。
try doing sth. 意为“尝试着做某事”,表示试着做或做做看。
14. I looked down and saw a huge army of tiny people. 我往下看,看到一大群小人。
15. Gulliver found himself unable to move. 格列佛发现自己无法动弹。
句中found是find过去式,himself为found的宾语,unable to move为形容词短语作宾语补足语。find的宾语补足语可以为名词、形容词、副词、介词短语、现在分词或过去分词等。
I would like to drop maths. I find it very difficult.
同步练习
一、根据句意及中、英文提示完成单词
1. It’s difficult for a child to_______(举起) the heavy box.
2. You should_______(绑) your dog to a tree because it may hurt someone.
3. What do you like to read in your_______(free) time
4. After sleeping for a while, they_______(to go on) to work.
5. In spring, Suzy is always fond of hearing the rain beat lightly a_______the windows.
6. He ran_______(从一边到另一边) the grass and found some deer drinking water.
答案:1. lift 2. tie 3. spare 4. continued 5. against 6. over
二、用括号中所给单词的适当形式填空
1. It’s too_______(noise) in the classroom. Please keep quiet.
2. My father began_______(talk) to me after he knew I failed my exams.
3. The children lay on their_______(stomach), and tried to find something unusual under the ground.
4. Jack was tired out after_______(run) for a long time.
5. Without your support, I am_______(able) to complete this documentary on time.
答案:1. noisy 2. talking 3. stomachs 4. running 5. unable
三、单项选择
( ) 1. Our class is quite sure to win the basketball game_______Class Three.
A. of B. in C. against D. from
( ) 2. -You won’t realize what a big success Crazy Rich Asians is_______you watch it!
-Really But many people say the movie doesn’t describe Asians correctly.
A. after B. as C. when D. until
( ) 3. -Lingling, can I use your e-dictionary
-Sure. But you_______return it after class.
A. must B. can C. may D. would
( ) 4. -You_______take photos here! Look at the sign. It says “No photos”.
-Sorry, I won’t.
A. must B. need C. mustn’t D. needn’t
( ) 5. Doctors in the town are using books_______their studies and treat patients.
A. continue B. to continue C. continuing D. continues
( ) 6. Yesterday he_______while he was walking on the icy road.
A. fell off B. failed C. managed D. planned
( ) 7. -_______have you_______the broken cup
-I have thrown it away.
A. How, do with B. What, done with C. How, done with D. What, done
( ) 8. -Reading a good book makes me happy.
-_______. It also helps me a lot.
A. I don’t think so B. I think so C. I’m afraid not D. No way
答案:1-5 CDACB 6-8 BBB
四、根据汉语提示完成句子
1. 我们完成工作后,筋疲力尽。
After we finished the work, we____________________.
2. 我和琳达(年龄)一样大。
I am_____________________Linda.
3. 当我在森林里看到一只老虎的时候,我尽可能快地跑开了。
When I saw a tiger in the forest, I_______________________.
4. 一天工作之后,他筋疲力尽。
After a day’s work, he was___________________.
5. 当我抬头看的时候,我看到一大群蜜蜂径直向我飞来。
When I looked up, I saw_____________________________.
6. 从山顶向下俯看,那一辆辆汽车看上去和蚂蚁一样大小。
Looking down from the top of the mountain, the cars_____________________.
7. 我会一直在家等直到你回来。
I____________________________you come back.
8. 在田里干了一天的活儿,我已经筋疲力尽了。
I_________________________after a hard day’s work in the field.
答案:1. were tired out
2. the same age as
3. ran away as fast as I could/ran away as fast as possible
4. tired out
5. a huge army of bees flying straight towards me
6. look the same size as the ants
7. will wait for you at home until/till
8. have been/was tired out