To learn to use the words and sentences:
come about; subscribe to; quantities of; tend;
resulted in; range; even if; glance
1. That probably does not seem much to you or me, but it is a rapid increase when compared to other natural changes.
2. There is no doubt that the earth is becoming warmer and that it is human activity that has caused this global warming rather than a random but natural phenomenon.
3. All scientists subscribe to the view that the
increase in the earth’s temperature is due to
the burning of fossil fuels like coal, natural
gas and oil to produce energy.
4. Without the ‘green house effect’, the earth would be about thirty-three degrees Celsius cooler than it is.
5. On the one hand, Dr Foster thinks that any
trend in which the temperature increases by
5 degrees would lead to a catastrophe.?????
6. On the other hand, there are those, like George Hambley, who are opposed to this view and believe that we should not worry about high levels of carbon dioxide in the air.?
1. So how has this come about and does
it matter?
come about是不及物动词短语, 意为“发生”。
Please tell me how the accident _____. I
am still in the dark.
A. came by B. came out
C. came to D. came about
It’s already 10 o’clock. I wonder how it ____ that she was two hours late on such a short trip.
A. came over B. came out
C. came about D. came up
2. All scientists subscribe to the view that the increase in the earth’s temperature is due to the burning of fossil fuels like coal, natural gas and oil to produce energy.
所有的科学家赞同这种观点: 人们为了生产能量而燃烧化石燃料(如煤、天然气和石油等), 从而引起了地球温度的升高。
【语境展示】
1) Which journals does the library subscribe to?
2) How much did you subscribe to the charity?
3) I don’t subscribe to such view.
4) He subscribed his name to a petition.
捐款, 捐助??
订购, 订阅
同意, 支持
(在文件等下面) 签名
翻译下面句子。
1) I subscribe to a few charities.
我捐助一些慈善机构。
2) Do you subscribe to her pessimistic view
of the state of the economy?
你是否同意她对经济状况所持的悲观看法?
3) We subscribe to all the main medical journals.
我们订阅所有主要的医学期刊。
3. The problem begins when we add huge quantities of extra carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.
当我们在大气层中增加了大量额外的二氧化碳时, 问题就来了。
quantities of 大量的
其后既可以跟可数名词, 也可以跟不可数名词。
e.g. Rose owns quantities of books.
In summer, quantities of fruit
and vegetables are preserved in the fridge.
当“quantities of/a quantity of + 名词”作主语时, 谓语动词的数取决于quantity的数, 而与所修饰的名词无关。
e.g. There is a large quantity of snow in
this area.
There are quantities of snow in this
area.
【拓展】
a great amount of 大量的,其后通常跟不可数名词。
当“an amount of / amounts of +不可数名词”作主语时, 谓语动词的数同样取决于amount的数。
根据提示, 补全下列句子。
1) Large quantities of beer _____________
(已被售出) in this shop.
2) __________________________________ (大量的学生) crowded into the library.
have been sold
Quantities of / A quantity of students
4. It means that more heat energy tends to be trapped in the atmosphere causing the global temperature to go up.
这意味着更多的热量被困在大气层中, 从而引起全球温度上升。
tend vi. 易于 (tend to do sth. 易于做某事)
趋向 (后常接towards或to)
vt. 照顾, 护理 (tend to sb. / sth. )
e.g. Janet tends to get very angry if you can’t satisfy her demands.
David tends towards obesity.
Sofia was tending to her son in the bedroom.
The nurse skillfully tended the soldiers’ wound.
Mary will tend the garden while you’re on vacation.
翻译下列句子。
1) 他们表演的舞蹈风格多样, 但多半倾
向于民族舞。
2) 这里春天雨水很多。
The sort of dance they perform varies, but tends to folk style.
It tends to rain a lot here in spring.
5. They also agree that it is the burning of more and more fossil fuels that has resulted in this increase in carbon dioxide.
他们还赞同下述观点, 正是由于越来越多燃烧化石燃料导致了二氧化碳的增加。
result in 导致;结果;致使
主语:起因 in的宾语:结果
e.g. His angry words resulted in a fight.
The talks resulted in reducing the
number of nuclear weapons.
【拓展】
as a result 结果
result from 由……造成, 因……而产生
主语:结果 from的宾语:原因
as a result of 由于……的结果
用含result的短语的正确形式填空。
1) The car accident last week __________ the death of two passengers.
2) He slipped and broke his leg. __________, he will have to be away from school for two months.
As a result
resulted in
3) The old man died last night ____________ a heart attack.
4) It was believed that sickness often _____________ eating too much.
resulted from
as a result of
6. … it will encourage a greater range of animals --- all of which will make life for human being better.
还会促进动物的生长 — 所有这些都能改善人类的生活。
range n. (变动或浮动的)范围,界限,区间(常用结构:in the range of, in ... range);
一系列(常用结构:a range of)
e.g. There will be an increase in the range of 0 to 3 percent.
The product is aimed at young people in the 18-25 age range.
I offered her a range of opinions.
range v. (在一定的范围内)变化,变动
(常用结构:range from ... to ..., range between ... and ...);
包括(从……到……)之间的各类事物(常用结构:range from ... to ...);
徘徊,漫步,四处移动
e.g. Costs range from 50 to several hundred dollars.
Prices range between $50 and $250.
The show attracted a wide audience, ranging from children to grandparents.
The hens range freely about?/ over the farm.
翻译下面句子。
1) 在我们的价格范围以内,很难找到房
子。
It’s difficult to find a house in our
price range.
2) 迈克做过不同的工作, 从记者到教师。
Mike has had a number of different
jobs, ranging from journalist to
teacher.
3) 这里有给孩子们提供的各种活动。
There is a full range of activities
for children.
4) 这些孩子的年龄在5到15 岁之间。
The children's ages range between 5 and 15.
7. Even if we start reducing the amount of
carbon dioxide ...
even if/ though 即使,虽然 (引导让步状
语从句)
e.g. Even if you take a taxi, you’ll still miss your train.
Cynthia is not ashamed of what she does, even if she ends up doing something wrong.
【考例】
He is so busy. He cannot afford enough time with his son _____ he wants to.
A. even if??? B. as if??? C. because??D. before
【点拨】选A。由He is so busy可知,后一句要表达的是“他不能腾出足够的时间陪儿子,即使(even if)他很想”。
8. Glance quickly at the magazine article and answer the questions.
glance v. 浏览, 粗略地看 (后常接介词at /
down / over / through)
匆匆一看,扫视 (后常接介词
at / around)
e.g. The man glanced nervously at his
watch.
Lucy glanced around the restaurant.
glance n. 匆匆一看, 一瞥
have / take a quick glance at 匆匆看一眼
at a glance 看一眼, 立刻
at first glance 乍一看
e.g. She had / took a quick glance at the newspaper and left.
I could tell at a glance that it wasn’t his own work.
At first glance, organic farming looks much more expensive for the farmer.
根据提示补全下面句子。
1) I _____________________________
______________________ (略略环视一下房间) before I left.
2) ________________________________
___________ (乍一看, 这些画不怎么样), but on closer examination you'll find they are not bad at all.
glanced round the room / took a
At first glance, these paintings don't look good
quick glance at the room
3) Mr. Smith ______________________ ________________________________
_________ (大致看了一下名单) and said nothing.
4) ______________________ (他一眼就能看出) what was wrong with the car.
glanced down the list of
He could tell at a glance
names/took a quick glance at the list of names
9. That probably does not seem much to you or me, but it is a rapid increase when compared to other natural changes.
【分析】
① 本句是一个由but连接的并列复合句。
② 在后一分句中,when compared to
other natural changes作时间状语,
when后省略了_____。
it is
【句意】
这(个数值)对你我来说很可能无所谓,但是跟其它自然变化相比较而言, 这却是一种快速的增长。
【仿写】这个国家的生活水平不高,但与20年前相比, 已得到了极大提高。
The standard of living in this country isn’t high, but it has improved enormously when compared to 20 years ago.
10. There is no doubt that the earth is
becoming warmer and that it is human
activity that has caused this global
warming rather than a random but
natural phenomenon.
【分析】
①本句是一个主从复合句。
②主句是There is no doubt, 从句是由and
连接的两个that引导的________从句。
同位语
③第二个从句中包含强调句,被强调的部分是______________。
④There is no doubt that ...是固定句型,意为“毫无疑问……”。that引导同位语从句,用来进一步补充说明doubt的内容。
【句意】
毫无疑问,地球是在变暖,而地球变暖
正是人类活动导致的,并非是一种无规
律的自然现象。
human activity
【仿写】
毫无疑问,迈克放弃了出国的机会,而
正是父母的反对让他做出这个决定的,
并非他个人的主意。
There was no doubt that Mike gave up the opportunity to go abroad and that it was his parents’ objections that caused him to make this decision rather than his own idea.
11. All scientists subscribe to the view that the increase in the earth’s temperature is due to the burning of fossil fuels like coal, natural gas and oil to produce energy.
【分析】
①本句是一个主从复合句。
②主句为All scientists subscribe to the
view;that引导的从句作view的同位
语。
③due to意为“__________”。
由于……
【句意】
所有的科学家赞同这种观点(人们)为了生产能量而燃烧化石燃料(如煤、天然气和石油等), 从而引起了地球温度的升高。
【仿写】每个人都赞同这个观点:这个饭店的成功归功于它的新经理。
Everyone subscribes to the view that the restaurant’s success was due to its new manager.
12. Without the ‘green house effect’, the earth would be about thirty-three degrees Celsius cooler than it is.
【分析】
这是一个含蓄虚拟条件句。有时假设的情况并不以条件从句形式表示出来, 而是通过一个介词短语或其他方式表示。常用的词或短语有:without, but for, but that, otherwise, or, but等。
e.g. But for electricity (= If there were
no electricity), there would be no
modern industry.
He was having a meeting with his
students; otherwise he would have
come.
He felt very tired yesterday, or he
would have attended the party.
【仿写】
要是没有你的帮助, 我们是不会成功的。
Without your help ( = If we had not had your help), we could not have succeeded.
13. On the one hand, Dr Foster thinks that
any trend in which the temperature
increases by 5 degrees would lead to a
catastrophe.??????
【分析】
①本句是一个主从复合句。
②that引导宾语从句,作thinks的宾语;该宾语从句中包含一个由in which引导的定语从句,修饰______。
trend
【句意】
一方面,福斯特博士认为任何气温升高5度的趋势都可能导致一场大灾难。
【仿写】
我们老师说在实验当中所犯的任何错误都会导致实验的失败。
Our teacher says any mistake that is made during an experiment will lead to its failure.
14. On the other hand, there are those, like
George Hambley, who are opposed to
this view and believe that we should not
worry about high levels of carbon
dioxide in the air.
【分析】
①本句是一个主从复合句。
②主句是there are those;who引导定语从句,修饰先行词______, 且在从句中作主语。
those
③定语从句中and 连接两个并列的谓语are opposed to和believe。
④believe后跟that引导的______从句。
宾语
【句意】
另一方面, 还有些人, 像科学家乔治·汉布利, 反对上面的观点, 他们认为我们不必担心空气中会有高含量的二氧化碳。
【仿写】另一方面, 还有些人, 像布朗教授, 反对上面的观点, 他们认为这个电视节目中暴力太多。
On the other hand, there are those, like
Professor Brown, who are opposed to this view and believe that there is too much violence in the television programme.
on the other hand 另一方面
e.g. I’d like to eat out, but on the other
hand I should be trying to save
money.
be opposed to 反对……
e.g. He is strongly opposed to the plan.
oppose v. 反对;反抗;与(某人) 较量
oppose sth./doing sth. 反对某事/做某事
e.g. The young man opposed turning to
his parents for help.
1. source of energy?????????? 2. run out
3. keep it from escaping ? 4. heat up
5. come about?????????????? ???? 6. rather than?????
7. natural phenomenon ? ?
8. subscribe to the view 9. due to
10. greenhouse effect?
11. huge quantities of ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
12. go up
13. result in this increase in carbon dioxide??
14. on the one hand ? ? ? ?
15. on the other hand
16. be opposed to this view ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
17. worry about high levels of carbon dioxide in the air
18. a greater range of animals ? ? ? ? ?
19. build up
20. even if ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
21. keep on warming
I.?根据下面各句句意以及所给单词的首字母或汉语提示词,写出该单词的正确形式(每空一词)。
1. He has suffered a m________ heart attack — nothing too serious.
2. He broke the law, and now he must face the c____________ of his actions.
3. We are making slow but ________ (平稳的) progress.
mild
consequences?
steady
4. There’s evidence to suggest that child abuse is not just a recent ______________ (现象).
5. From all points of view, war would be a(n) ______________ (大灾难).
6. After the f________ it took weeks for the water level to go down.
7. He believes that a smaller vehicle will c________ less fuel.
8. There is a growing ________ (趋势) towards earlier retirement in this country.
phenomenon
catastrophe
flood
consume
trend
II.?选用方框内合适的短语并用其正确形式填空(每个短语限用一次)。
1. I ________________ the plan because it doesn’t seem practical.?
2. You can ________________ the magazine for as little as $32 a year.
3. The argument ________________ because they were talking about politics.
come about, subscribe to, go up, keep on, be opposed to, result in
am opposed to
subscribe to
came about
4. The temperature is ________________; will the snow melt?
5. As we know, stress and tiredness often ________________ lack of concentration.
6. The neighbors asked them to stop making noise, but they ________________.
come about, subscribe to, go up, keep on, be opposed to, result in
going up
result in
kept on
III.? 根据括号内的提示翻译下面句子。
1.?桌上摆了大量食物。????? (quantities of )
________________________________________
2.?汤姆不愿意去上学,即使那里有给孩子们提供的各种活动。? (even if, range)
________________________________________
________________________________________
There are quantities of food on the table.
Tom is unwilling to go to school even if a full range of activities is provided for children there.
Review the key points.