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知识点精讲
知识点一 at the end of...在……的结尾;在……的末端
eg:Children put stockings at the end of their beds
before they go to sleep.
孩子们睡觉前将长筒袜放在他们的床尾。
考向【易错点】辨析at the end of, in the end和by the end of
短语 用法 例句
at?the?end?of 意为“在……的结尾;在……的末端”,后面常常跟表示时间、地点的名词。 Go?along?the?road,?and?you'll?see?the?school?at?the?end?of?it. 沿着这条路走,你将在路的 尽头看到那所学校。
in?the?end 意为“最后;最终”,指时间,相当于at?last或finally。? He?worked?out?the?problem?in?the?end他最终解决了这个难题。?
by?the?end?of 意为“到……为止”,其后常跟表示时间的词,常用于完成时态。 I?will?have?been?in?the?company? for?two?years?by?the?end?of?this?year. 到今年年底,我就在这个公司呆了两年了。
例题 史密斯先生的家在这条路的尽头。(at the end of)
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知识点二 Is 200 dollars enough? 二百美元足够了吗?
考向【易错点】表示金钱、价格、时间、长度等的复数名词、词组作主语时,一般作为一个整体,谓语动词常用单数形式。
eg:Three years is a long time.
三年是一段很长的时间
例题 —Do you need more time to complete the task?
—Yes.Another ten days ________ enough.(广东)
A.is B.was C.are D.were
拓展 :某些表示“学科”的名词,虽然以?s结尾,但并非是复数形式,作主语时,谓语动词用单数形式,如maths, physics, politics等。
知识点三 weigh/we?/ v.重量有……;重……
He weighs 60 kilos.他体重为60公斤。
考向 weigh既可以作及物动词,意为“称……的重量”,又可以作不及物动词,意为“称得重量”。
eg:When did you weigh last time?
你上次什么时候称的体重?
She weighed the stone in her hand.
她用手掂了掂那块石头的重量。
拓展 :它的名词形式是weight,意为“重量”,常见短语:lose weight减肥;put on weight增加体重。
例题 用词的适当形式填空。
He ________(weight) only 70 kilos now after taking a balanced diet.(鄂州)
知识点四 total/'t??tl/adj.总的;全部的
eg:The total number of the students is 200.
学生的总数是200。
考向 total为形容词,通常作前置定语,相当于whole。
eg:His total income is 100,000 yuan a year.
他一年的总收入是10万元。
拓展 常用短语in total总共
eg:The repairs came to over $500 in total.
修理费总共500多美元。
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知识点精讲
知识点一 depend/d?'pend/v.视……而定;决定(于)
eg:Whether we start or not depends on the weather.
我们是否开始取决于天气。
考向【重点】 常用短语depend on意为“依靠”,后接名词或代词,它的主语可以是人也可以是物,但含义不同。人+depend(s) on(依靠);物+depend(s) on(视……而定)。
eg:The old man depends on his son.
那位老人依靠他的儿子。
Our plan depends on time.
我们的计划取决于时间。
拓展 that depends=it all depends 那得看情况
例题 —Mum, shall we go to the beach tomorrow?
—It ________the weather.(广东)
A.carries on B.lives on
C.depends on D.holds on
知识点二 (高频)provide/pr?'va?d/v.提供;供应
eg:The conductor on the train provides hot water.
火车上的列车员提供热水。
考向一【重点】“为某人提供某物”的表达方式
eg:He provided food and clothes for his family.
= He provided his family with food and clothes.
他为他的家人提供食物和衣服。
例题 This restaurant ________ people ________ delicious food.(自贡)
A.provides;for
B.offers;to
C.provides;with
考向二 【难点】表示提供的其他词的用法:
例题 Parents often ________ their children ________ some good advice.(兰州)
A.offer; with B.offer; /
C.provide; with D.both B and C
知识点三 progress/'pr??ɡres/n.进步;进展
/pr??'gres/ v.(继续)发展,推进;进展
eg:Work on the new road is progressing slowly.
新路的修建工作在缓慢进行。
For most people, the question was not whether progress would happen, but how.
对于大多数人而言,问题不是进步是否会发生,而是怎样发生。
考向 progress作名词时,是不可数名词。常用短语:in progress在进行中;make progress in/with sth.在某方面取得进步。
eg:I have made great progress in my English.
我在英语方面取得了很大进步。
例题 只要努力学习,你就会取得进步。
(progress,as long as) _________________________________ (福州)
知识点四 stay in touch with sb. 与某人保持联系
eg:I don't stay in touch with my friends.
我没有与我的朋友们保持联系。
考向 stay in touch with sb.的同义短语为keep in touch with sb.,反义短语lose touch with sb.与某人失去联系。
例题 翻译句子。
我想知道你是怎样和汤姆保持联系的。(苏州)
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知识点五 (高频)prefer/pr?'f??/v.更喜欢;钟爱
eg:I preferred watching TV.
我更喜欢看电视。
考向一 prefer相当于like ... better。其过去式、过去分词均为preferred,现在分词为preferring。
考向二【重点】prefer的常见结构:
eg:He prefers walking to cycling.
相比较于骑自行车而言,他更喜欢步行。
My mother prefers apples to bananas.
与香蕉比起来,我妈妈更喜欢苹果。
I prefer to read books rather than watch TV.
我宁愿看书也不愿看电视。
例题1 有相当数量的大学生宁可呆在大城市里,也不去中国西部工作。
Quite a large number of college students prefer to stay in big cities ________ ________ go to work in the western part of China.(乌鲁木齐)
例题2 I prefer ________ some shopping to ________
camping since the weather isn't lovely.
A.do; going B.doing; go
C.do; go D.doing; going
知识点六 fill/f?l/v.填满;装满
eg:The boy filled his backpack with books and pencils.
那个男孩在背包里装满了书和铅笔。
考向【难点】 fill...with... 用……装满……,其主语通常是人,被动语态为be filled with。
fill out 意为“填写;填满”。
eg:He filled out the check for $100.
他开了一张100美元的支票。
拓展 be full of=be filled with
eg:The basket is full of all kinds of fruits.
=The basket is filled with all kinds of fruits.
篮子里装满了各种各样的水果。
例题 1—This is an application(申请) form.Please_______ first and then come to my office.
—OK.(合肥45中二模)
A.pick it out B.find it out
C.put it out D.fill it out
例题2 If you read a lot,your life will be full________ pleasure.(莱芜)
A.by B.of
C.for D.With
一语辨异:
My son is full and don't fill the bowl with meat.
我儿子饱了,不要往碗里加肉了。
M7U3Language in use知识精讲
语法精讲
一、定义
并列复合句是指由并列连词and, but, or等把两个或两个以上的简单句连在一起而构成的句子。
二、知识结构
构成:简单句+并列连词+简单句
表顺延
表递进
并列句分类 表转折
表对比
表选择
表因果
三、常见的连词
添加连词and, both...and, not only...but also;
选择连词or, either...or, neither...nor;转折连词but, yet;因果连词for(不能放在句首),so等。
考点一 and 的基本用法
(1)连接对等成分,当对等成分为3个及以上时,前面的并列成分间用“,”隔开,后两项用“and”连接。
eg:She quickly cooked supper and cleaned the house.
她迅速地做晚饭并打扫房间。
I like tennis, golf, basketball and football.
我喜欢网球、高尔夫球、篮球和足球。
(2)连接两个相同的词,表示强调。
eg:The weather became hotter and hotter.
天气变得越来越热了。
(3)前一个分句是祈使句(相当于一个条件状语从句),后一个分句表示结果时,用and连接。
eg:Give me one more minute, and I'll be able to finish it.
再给我一分钟,我就能够完成它了。
例题 Practice more, ________ you'll do better in playing chess.
A.but B.and C.when D.after
考点二 but的基本用法
表转折,不能与although,though连用。
eg:His home is far from school, but he is never late for school.
=Though his home is far from school, he is never late for school.
虽然他的家离学校很远,但是他上学从不迟到。
例题 —Can you play the guitar?
—Sorry. ________ I can sing some English songs.
And B.But C.Or D.For
考点三 or的基本用法
(1)连接对等成分,表选择,意为“或,还是”;在否定句中,当要同时否定两个并列成分且共用一个否定词时用or连接,如用and连接,则要重复使用否定词。
eg:Is your friend a boy or a girl?
你的朋友是男孩还是女孩?
It can be black,white or grey.
它可能是黑的、白的或灰的。
A clock has no eyes or ears.=A clock has no eyes and no ears.
时钟既没有眼睛也没有耳朵。
(2)连接两个主语时,谓语动词与最接近的主语在数上保持一致。
eg:You or he has taken my bike.
你或者他拿走了我的自行车。
Have you or he taken my bike?
是你还是他拿走了我的自行车?
(3)前一句是祈使句,后一句与前一句之间表转折,or此时意为“否则”。
eg:Be quiet, or you can't hear me clearly.
安静,否则你不能清楚地听见我说的话。
例题 You'd better wake up Tom at 6:30, ________ he will be late for the match.
A.if B.or C.And D.but
考点四 so的基本用法
表结果,意为“因此,所以”,不与because连用。
eg:The weather is very good, so we can have our
party in the open air.
天气非常好,所以我们能在户外举办聚会。
例题 There are no buses, ________ you'll have to walk.
A.so B.or
C.but D.for
考点五【重点】 not only...but also,either...or和neither...nor连接对等成分,可以是主语、谓语、宾语,也可以连接状语、补语、表语,但连接主语时,谓语动词应与最近的主语在数上保持一致。
eg:Not only you but also he is wrong.
不但你而且他也是错的。
Either he or you are right.
要么他是对的,要么你是对的。
例题 My grandma's hobby is ________ cooking ________ watching TV. It's square dancing.
A.not only; but also B.neither; nor
C.both; and D.either; or
【注意事项】
(1)并列复合句有时可不用连词,而用分号隔开(前后句之间的关系相当紧密)。
eg:We fished all day; we did not catch a single fish.
我们钓了一整天鱼;我们一条鱼都没钓到。
(2)并列连词后的简单句如果与其前的简单句有相同的部分,则相同的部分可省略。
eg:Snoopy lives in his own world and (Snoopy) finds real life hard to understand.
史努比生活在自己的世界里,(史努比)觉得现实生活难以理解。
知识点一 be able to 能,会
eg:He will be able to finish reading the book next week.
他下周将能读完这本书。
考向【易错点】辨析can与be able to
?can 通常指一般性的能力,表示“有能力做某事”。can?没有人称和数的变化,且只有过去式could。 ?Birds?can?fly. ?鸟会飞翔。
??be?? ?able? ???to 强调在具体事件中有某种能力,表示“经过努力而成功地做成某事”。有人称和数的变化,可用于多种时态。 I'm?sure?the?girl?will?be ??able?to?look?after?herself.? ?我确信这个女孩能照顾自己。
例题 Finish your homework first, then you'll ________ surf the Internet for half an hour.(兰州)
A.can B.need
C.be able to D.May
知识点二grow up 长大(成人)
eg:Their children have all grown up and left home.
他们的孩子都已经长大成人离开家了。
拓展 grow用作不及物动词时,意为“生长”;用作及物动词时,意为“种植”。grow还可用作连系动词,意为“变得”。其过去式和过去分词分别为grew和grown。
eg:We mainly grow rice.
我们主要种植水稻。
The wheat is growing well.
麦子长势很好。
She found that her father had grown old.
她发现她父亲已经老了。
例题 完成句子。
我表姐擅长音乐,她准备长大后当音乐家。(黄石)
My cousin is good at music and she is going to be a musician when she ________ ________.