Book 8 Unit 3 THE PROBLEM OF THE SNAKES
Pre-reading activities
Task I. List 5 most useful inventions in the world.
Task II. Find one dif ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ficult problem in the world and tell what you invent to solve the problem.
Task III. What is your attitude to snakes Tell your partners.
While-reading activities
Task I. Read the text and fill in the blanks in the chart.
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Task II. Read the t ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ext and put the following events in the correct order.
A. I found that people used powders to kill snakes.
B. I put the froz ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )en bowl and the ice-cubes over the snakes’ habitat in the evening.
C. We put the snakes back into the wild.
D. The snakes made their home near the walnut tree.
E. I tried to catch the snakes but they went into a hole.
F. I used a net and caught the snakes.
G. My mother called telling me about the snakes.
H. I chose to catch the snakes by cooling them.
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Task III. Read t ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )he text and decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F).
( ) 1. I wanted to ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) show that I was outstanding by inventing something to catch the snakes.
( ) 2. Finding a ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) proper way to trap the snakes was more difficult than expected.
( ) 3. The third ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )method was chosen because it would cause the least harm to the snakes.
( ) 4. The frozen bowl and the ice-cubes did not function at all.
( ) 5. The frozen ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )bowl and the ice-cubes were used again in the evening because it was quiet at night.
( ) 6. The net was used to avoid the snakes’ biting.
( ) 7. The ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )patent application cannot be approved unless the product is unique.
( ) 8. If someon ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )e succeeds in applying for a patent, he or she will get a lot of money.
Post-reading activities
Task I. Write a summary of the text.
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Task II. If you ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) are the author, what method will you use to remove the snakes
Task III. What are the possible ways to protect the wild animals
Task IV. Do you think ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )it is right to have the strict rules for patent application Tell your reasons.
参考答案：
Pre-reading activities
Task I. 略
Task II. 略
Task III. 略
While-reading activities
Task I. 1. hurting ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) 2. habits 3. cooling 4. ice cubes 5. sleepy 6. net 7. novel / new 8. valid
Task II. D→G→A→H→E→B→F→C
Task III. 1-5 TFTFF 6-8 TTT
Post-reading activities
Task I.
My mother as ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ked me to remove some snakes from her garden. As I didn’t want to harm them, I decided to make them sleepy by cooling them. I bought a steel ice-cream maker and one morning placed it over their habitat. But when I took it off they disappeared down a hole in a wall. So I left it over their habitat all night. The next morning they were sleepy but not enough to stop them from trying to bite me. As they were poisonous, I decided to pick the sleepy snakes up with a small fishing net and released them into the wild. My friends and family persuaded me to try and patent my method. Getting a patent isn’t easy though. Only after it has passed the patent examiners’ many tests can an invention be considered original. Let’s see if I’m lucky. (By Ray Cama)
Task II. 略
Task III. 略
Task IV. 略SENTENCE EXPLANATIONS
请和你的同学一起认真分析下面句子，并补全所缺内容。这种学习方式能逐步提高你理解长难句的能力。
1. The first th ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ing I did was to see if there were any products that might help me, but there only seemed to be powders designed to kill snakes. (P20)
【分析】
① 本句是一个由but连接的并列复合句。
② 前一分句中thing后跟省略了关系词th ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )at的定语从句；see后跟由if引导的宾语从句，该宾语从句中又包含由that引导的定语从句，修饰先行词________。
③ 后一分句中，过去分词短语designed to kill snakes作后置定语，修饰________。
【句意】 我所做的第一件事就是看看有没有现成的产品能帮助我。但是，看来只有一种毒杀蛇的药粉。
【仿写】 我所做的第一件事就是看看有没有旅馆能让我舒服地洗个澡，但是，似乎只有一家坐落在街角的小客栈。
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2. Between th ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )e outside and the inside walls of the bowl there is some jelly, which freezes when cooled. (P20)
【分析】
① 本句是一个主从复合句。
② 主句是Between ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )the outside and the inside walls of the bowl there is some jelly；which引导非限制性定语从句，指代先行词jelly。
③ when cooled是省略结构，其完整的表达是________。
【句意】在碗的内壁和外壁之间有些胶状物，冷却后会冻结。
【仿写】在我的房子和邻居的房子之间有一座小花园，它从这里看上去很美。
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3. Only after you ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )have had that recognition can you say that you are truly an inventor. (P21)
【分析】
① 本句是一个主从复合句。
② Only修饰状语从句位于句首，故主句采用部分倒装结构。
③ after引导时间状语从句；主句是c ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )an you say ... an inventor，其中say后跟由that引导的________从句。
【句意】 只有你得到这种承认，你才可以说是一个真正的发明家。
【仿写】 他只有做完了所有的作业之后，才会上床睡觉。
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4. Nor will you r ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )eceive a patent until a search has been made to find out that your product really is different from everyone else’s. (P21)
【分析】
① 本句是一个主从复合句。
② 主句是Nor will you receive a patent；until引导时间状语从句。
③ 主句中Nor位于句首，故用部分倒装语序。
④ until引导的从句中又包含that引导的________从句。
【句意】你的产品要经过仔细调查，证明它确实是与众不同的，你才能获得专利。
【仿写】你要找到充分的证据，证明你是清白的，你才能被释放。
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SENTENCE EXPLANATIONS
1.【分析】 products；powders
【仿写】 The first th ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ing I did was to see if there were any hotels where I could take a comfortable shower, but there only seemed to be one small inn located around the corner of the street.
2. 【分析】when it is cooled
【仿写】Between my ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) house and my neighbour’s there is a small garden, which is very beautiful when seen from here.
3.【分析】宾语
【仿写】Only after he finishes all his homework will he go to bed.
4. 【分析】宾语
【仿写】Nor will you ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) be released until enough evidence has been found to show that you are innocent.WORDS & EXPRESSIONS
bear
【语境展示】 阅读下面句子，并试着归纳bear的意思及用法。
1. She was afraid she wouldn’t be able to bear the pain.
2. I can’t bear to see / seeing her cry.
3. He can’t bear people smoking while he’s eating.
4. My leg was painful, and I wasn’t sure it would bear my weight.
5. You shouldn’t have to bear the blame for other people’s mistakes.
6. She had born two children by the time she was thirty.
7. The pear tree they planted has never borne fruit.
【自我归纳】 bear是动词，可 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )意为“忍受，忍耐”（句1―句4），常用于以下结构：bear sth.（句1），bear doing sth. / to do sth.（句2），bear sb. ________ sth.（句3）；也可意为“承受（重量），承担（责任）”（句4、句5）；还可意为“生（孩子），结（果）”（句6、句7）。
【拓展】 bear in mind记在心上，记住
【即学即练】 翻译下面句子。
1. He couldn’t bear to see the dog in pain.
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2. It’s your deci ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )sion — you must bear the responsibility if things go wrong.
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3. Stay in the wai ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ting room if you wish, but bear in mind that the performance begins in ten minutes.
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参考答案
bear
【自我归纳】 doing
【即学即练】
1. 他忍受不了看到狗受疼。
2. 这是你的决定，要是事情出了差错你必须承担责任。
3. 你要是愿意的话就在休息室待着吧，不过要记住，演出还有十分钟就要开始了。
set about & set out
【归纳】
★ set about意为“开始，着手”，后常跟名词或动词-ing形式。如：
A team of volunteers set about the task with determination.
How do senior managers set about making these decisions
★ set out可意为“开始（做 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )某事），着手”，常用于set out on sth.或set out to do sth.结构；也可意为“动身，出发”。如：
When we set out on this project, we knew it would be difficult.
He has achieved what he set out to do three years ago.
After a three-day rest, the travelers set out again.
The band are setting out on a European tour in March.
【拓展】 常见的含set的短语还有：
set aside为……节省或保留（钱或时间），将……放在一边
set down放下，记下，登记
set up建立，创立，开办
【即学即练】 用含set的短语的正确形式填空。
1. Passengers may b ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )e ________________ and picked up only at the official stops.
2. She ________________ to break the world record last year.
3. My father ________________ a few minutes each day to do some exercises nowadays.
4. The gover ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )nment has ________________ a working party to look into the problem of drug abuse.
5. The new governmen ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )t must ________________ finding solutions to the country’s economic problems.
参考答案
set about & set out
【即学即练】 1. set do ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )wn 2. set out 3. sets aside 4. set up 5. set about
seize
【语境展示】阅读下面句子，并试着归纳seize的意思。
1. Seize the day, seize the hour.
2. He seized me by the hand and dragged me from the window.
3. The soldiers seized the city after a hard fight.
【自我归纳】seize意为“抓住（时间、机会等）”（句1）；“_________”（句2）；“夺取，攻占”（句3）。
【即学即练】用seize的适当形式填空。
1. The host ________ my hand and shook it heartily.
2. We must ________ every chance to practice speaking English.
参考答案
seize
【自我归纳】抓住，捉住
【即学即练】1. seized 2. seize
call up
【匹配】阅读下面句子，在括号中填出与call up相对应的英文释义。
1. When I called up my father, he was out. ( )
2. Your letter c ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )alls up the days when we worked together fifteen years ago. ( )
3. In most countries men are called up at the age of eighteen. ( )
a. to bring sth. back to one’s mind
b. to make a telephone call to sb.
c. to officially order someone to join the army, navy, or air force
【自我归纳】call up意为“_________”（句1）；“使想起（往事）”（句2）；“征召入伍”（句3）。
【联想】
call back回电话；叫回去
call for要求；需要
call off取消；停止
call on拜访；号召
【即学即练】选用以上短语的适当形式填空。
1. They ________________ their plan for a picnic because of the bad weather.
2. I hope to ________________ you at your office at three o’clock today.
3. The photos ________________ memories of my study in Beijing.
参考答案
call up
【匹配】1. b 2. a 3. c
【自我归纳】给……打电话
【即学即练】1. called off 2. call on 3. called up
get through
【语境展示】阅读下面句子，并试着归纳get through的意思。
1. Hardly could ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) he get through this amount of work in such a short time.
2. I got through ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )the written papers but failed in the oral examination.
3. I tried phoning her office, but I couldn’t get through.
【自我归纳】get through意为：完成（工作）（句1）；________（句2）；接通（电话）（句3）。
【及时复习】get close to 接近
________（使）陷入，（使）染上
get over 痊愈，克服
________ 被放过，（做坏事）不受惩罚
get along / on (with) （与……）相处，进展
【拓展】其他含get的短语：
① get away from摆脱。如：
The prisoner had little difficulty in getting away from the police.
Now my friend was dead, and I could not get away from my sadness.
② get down to着手干，开始认真干（某事）。如：
The final examinatio ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )n is coming up soon. It’s time for us to get down to our studies.
③ get in收（庄稼）。如：
We have to get i ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )n the wheat as soon as possible because a storm is on the way.
④ get rid of摆脱，处理掉。如：
That is the way we get rid of things that are worrying us.
If you don’t want to go, I suppose I can get rid of the tickets.
【即学即练】用适当的介词或副词填空。
1. I used to quarre ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )l a lot with my parents, but now we get ________ fine.
2. If we can get ________ our present difficulties, then everything should be all right.
3. I rang you several times but couldn’t get ________.
4. This mistake may get you ________ difficulties.
参考答案
get through
【自我归纳】通过（考试）
【及时复习】get into; get away with
【即学即练】
1. along / on 2. over 3. through 4. intoGRAMMAR
过去分词高考考点点拨（一）
过去分词一般表示完成和被动的动作，在句子中可作定语、表语、宾语补足语或状语，但不单独构成谓语。
考点一：过去分词作定语
【考例】
用括号内动词的正确形式填空。
Amie Salmon, disable ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )d, is attended throughout her school days by a nurse ________ (appoint) to guard her. (浙江2014)
【点拨】 设空处作后置定语修饰nurse，因appoint所表示的动作已发生且与nurse之间是逻辑上的动宾关系，故填appointed。
考点二：过去分词作表语
【考例】
用括号内动词的正确形式填空。
In April, thousands o ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )f holidaymakers remained ________ (stick) abroad due to the volcanic ash cloud. (福建2010)
【点拨】 设空处作表语，因stick与ho ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )lidaymakers之间是逻辑上的动宾关系，且此处表示状态，故填stuck。“remain +过去分词”表示某种状态；“remain + to be done”表示（某事）留待去做。
考点三：过去分词作宾语补足语
【考例】
用括号内动词的正确形式填空。
1. Back from ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )his two-year medical service in Africa, Dr. Lee was very happy to see his mother ________ (take) good care of at home. (陕西2015)
2. Claire had her l ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )uggage ________ (check) an hour before her plane left. (陕西2011)
3. Michael put up ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) a picture of Yao Ming beside the bed to keep himself ________ (remind) of his own dreams. (重庆2011)
【点拨】
1. 设空处作宾语补足语，补充说明 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )his mother的状态，因take good care of与mother之间是逻辑上的动宾关系，故填taken。
2. 设空处作宾语补足语，补充说明her luggage的状态，因check与luggage之间是逻辑上的动宾关系，故填checked。
3. 设空处作宾语补足语，补充说明himse ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )lf的状态，因remind与himself之间是逻辑上的动宾关系，故填reminded。remind sb. of sth.提醒某人某事。
说明：以上所选高考真题形式有所改动。
【综合练习】
I. 用所给词的适当形式填空。
1. The stewar ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )dess asked all the passengers on board to remain ________ (seat) as the plane was making a landing.
2. —How are the team playing
—They’re playing well, but one of them got ________ (hurt).
3. Don’t use ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) words, expressions, or phrases ________ (know) only to people with specialist knowledge.
4. ________ (hide) in that cave, the thief tried to avoid capture.
5. I usually have m ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )y clothes ________ (wash) on Sundays. I don’t wash my clothes myself.
6. Do you know the man with his hair ________ (tie) back
II. 根据括号内的汉语提示完成下面对话。
A: Peter, why didn’ ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )t you attend my birthday party held in my home yesterday
B: I am very sorr ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )y. 1. _______________________ (我被大雨困住了), and I remained stuck in the hotel the whole night.
A: What a pity! And ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )I come to tell you that the project put forward by our department got turned down last week. We have to get it changed before Friday.
B: 2. _______________________ (让我们首先将销售数据更新一下).
III. 用括号内动词的正确形式（包括动词-ing形式、过去分词及不定式）完成下面短文。
The Golden Gate Br ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )idge, 1. ________ (build) between 1933 and 1937, spans (横跨) the entrance to San Francisco Bay. This spectacular landmark, 2. ________ (design) by Charles Ellis, measures 1.7 miles (2.7 km) long. It is 3. ________ (know) as a symbol of San Francisco. The bridge, 4. ________ (attract) tourists from around the world, is visited by about 9 million people yearly.
The designers had t ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )he Golden Gate 5. ________ (paint) in a bright red-orange colour called “International Orange”. The bright colour can be seen even in dense fog.
The observation ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) area, 6. ________ (locate) at the northern end of the bridge, offers an 7. ________ (amaze) view of San Francisco, Alcatraz, the East Bay, Angel Island and the Pacific Ocean.
The ferry boats, st ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ill 8. ________ (use) today, used to be the only way 9. ________ (cross) the opening of the Bay in the early 1900s. Now, the Golden Gate Bridge connects Marin on the north to San Francisco on the south.
Its design, unchanged ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) since its opening, has proved to be strong enough to withstand storms, ocean currents and a strong earthquake.
参考答案
I. 1. seated ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) 2. hurt 3. known 4. Hidden 5. washed 6. tied
II. 1. I got caught in the heavy rain
2. Let’s have the sales figures updated first
III. 1. built 2. designed 3. known 4. attracting 5. painted 6. located 7. amazing 8. used 9. to cross
