Amazing peopleBy Zha Ying

Huiwen Middle School

M2 Unit3

Words

Expressions

Sentence structures

Word spelling

1. He w_____ me against going there at night.

2. Few people s_______ the air crash.3. I’m sorry to d_______ you, but could you tell me how to do it?

4. Yang Liwei m______ to realize his dream.

arned

urvived

isturb

anaged

5. He is brave, a_________ and amazing, which makes him a most famous explorer.

6. It turned out we’d been at school together,________( 奇怪地 ) enough.

7. We are supposed to spare no effort to p______ the peace of the world.8.The film is b______ on a true story.

dventurous

strangely

reserve

ased

1. result result in

①The accident ___________ the death of two passengers.

②She was late _______________the snow.

③His illness __________________ eating contaminated food.

resulted in

as a result of

resulted from

导致 , 结果是

因为…的原因as a result of

结果as a result

起因于result from

2. compare v.

compare …with

comparisonn.

①Nothing can _______________ wool for warmth.

②Shakespeare __________ the world ___ a stage.

③___________________ other students, Tom worked much harder.

compare with

compared to

Compared with/to

与…相比 ( 作状语 )Compared to/with

把…相比较

compare …to把…比作

3. curious adj.adv. curiously n. curiosity

对…好奇

极想做某事

奇怪的是

好奇地

出于好奇

满足某人的好奇心

be curious about

be curious to do

It is curious that

with curiosity

out of curiosity

satisfy/meet one’s curiosity

1.Children ______ ______ ______ animals and how they live.2.People _____ ______ ____ know why the accident happened.3. ___ _____ _________ that you’ve mentioned this before.4. ____ ___ curiosity, where were you last night?

Fill in the blanks.

are curious about

are curious to

It is curious

Out of

4. present

adj. 在场的 , 出席的

adj. 现在的 , 目前的

①How many people were present at the meeting?

② The report surprised all the people present.

③What’s your present address?

adj. 在场的 , 出席的

v. 把 …交给 , 赠给

④At present, he is on holiday.

⑤The book was given to him as a present.

⑥The family presented the thing to the museum.

n. 礼物 , 赠品

n. 现在 , 目前

5. express vt. n. ______________

向某人表达自己的意思

表达良好的祝愿

用流利的英语表达

无法用语言形容

express oneself

express best wishes

express in good English

beyond expression

an express highway

an express

高速公路快车

expression

Fill in the blanks.

1. 言语无法表达我的愉快心情 .

Words cannot _______ ______ ______ I am.

2. Teenagers often have difficulty _________ _____________.( 表达自己的意思 )

3. 她用英语表达了自己的想法 .

____________________________________.

4. The beauty of the West Lake is ______

___________.( 无法形容的 )

express how happy

expressingthemselves

She expressed herself in good English.

beyond

expression

6. prove n./ pron.

prove (vt.) + n. / pron. + (to be) + adj.

that…..

prove (link.) + (to be) +adj./n.1. 你能证明你的理论吗 ?Can you prove your theory?

2. _____ _______ ______ ________( 已证明 ) that the manager is guilty?

3. On the long journey, ________________________

_______________.( 证明自己是一个很逗人开心的同伴 )

he proved himself (to be) an

amusing company

4. The book _______________________( 有价值的 ).

proves (to be) valuable

It has been proved

7. certain adj. adv.________certainly对… . 有把握 , 确信

一定会做某事

肯定地 , 确定地

把… . 弄清楚 , 使确实 , 确保

确信True or False:

It’s almost sure that they’re dead by now.

It’s almost certain that they’re dead by now.

be certain of /about

be certain to do s.th

for certain

make certain

It’s certain that

certain 的主语既可以是人 , 也可用于” it’s certain that…” 句型sure 的主语多为人 , 而不能说 “It is sure that…”

1.________ _______( 弄清楚 )that you know

what time the train goes.

2. I can’t say ______ _________( 确定地 )

when we’ll arrive.

3. 他们肯定会同意 .

____ ____ _______ that they’ll agree.

=_______ _____ ________ to agree.

Make certain

for certain

It is certain

They are certain

Fill in the blanks.

1.The employee ______ to impress the company with his cleverness and promptness.

A.set about B. set out

C. set off D. set up

2. John plays football _______, if not better than, David.

A.as well B. as well as

C. so well D. so well as

3. He ______ the NMET and realized his dream of being a university student.

A.tried to pass

B.tried passing

C. managed to pass

D. managed passing

4. To work honestly _________in the long run.

A. pays up B. pays off

C. pays back D. pays for

5. The young dancers looked so charming in their beautiful clothes that we took ________ pictures of them.

A. many of B. masses of

C. the number of

D. a large amount of

1. 有关表示”许多 , 大量” 的短语 :

修饰可数名词 :

a good/great many

a large/great/good number of

quite a few修饰不可数名词 :

a great/good deal of

a great/large amount of

quite a little

修饰可数或不可数

a lot of/ lots of/ plenty of

masses of/a mass of

a large quantity of/ large quantities of

set about doing s.th

set out to do s.th

建立 , 竖起来

动身 , 出发

释放

存储 , 放在一边

树立榜样

放火烧

be set in 以…为背景

2.set 的有关词组 :

着手 / 开始做某事动身 , 开始做某事

set up

set off (for)

set free

set aside

set an example

set fire to

1.We _________ for London after ten.

2.She tries to ____________ some money every month.

3.We need to __________ finding a solution.

4.A found will ________ for the poor children.

5.Because of his good behavior, he ______________ at last.

set aside/set about/set off/set up/set free

set off

set aside

set about

be set up

was set free

也 , 和

一… .. 就

只要 ; 长达

多达

据…所知 ; 一直到

3.as…as 的有关词组 :

as well as

as soon as

as long as

as much/many as

as far as

1.He doesn’t earn ____________ me.

2._____________ he saw his mother, he cried.

3.Your brother, ___________you, is kind to me.

4.We should serve the people ____________ we live.

5.__________ I know, he is an honest man.

as much as

As soon as

as well as

as long as

As far as

Fill in the blanks.

as well as 连接两个主语时 , 谓语动词的数要依据前面的主语来确定 .

e.g. The teacher, as well as the students, _________(wish) for a holiday.wishes

类似的还有 :

with, along with, together with, rather than, like, unlike, but, except, besides, including etc.

=succeed in doing s.th

=be successful to do s.th

=have success in doing s.th

=do s.th successfully

=do s.th with success

4.manage to do s.th

=succeed in doing s.th

manage to do s.thHe managed to live his dream finally.

=do s.th with success

=do s.th successfully

=have success in doing s.th

=be successful to do s.th

=He succeeded in living his dream finally.=He was successful to live his dream finally.

=He had success in living his dream finally.=He lived his dream successfully finally.

=He lived his dream with success finally.

1.I’ll pay you back next month.

2.All those weeks of studying will pay off when you take the exam.

3.Only six months and the house will be paid off.

4.I have to pay out $500 to get my car repaired.

5.We’re waiting for the insurance company to pay up .

5.pay 的有关词组 : 还钱

成功 , 带来好结果

还清

付巨款

赔偿 , 赔付

pay 的有关词组 :

pay back 偿还

pay for 付…的货款 ; 为…而受惩罚

pay off 回报 ; 成功 ; 还清 ;

pay up 赔付 ( 尤指不情愿地 )

pay a visit to s.p 参观 ; 拜访

pay attention to doing s.th/s.th 注意

True or False

2.If breathing in , they can result in illness or even death.

1.Upon hearing the news, she burst into

tears.

4.I’m busy now, I’d like to meet your friends from America, however.

6. Little did I know it would sink.

5. I’d rather you take charge of it.

3. It is the teacher what often helps me with my lessons.

breathed

though

that

took

F

T

F

F

F

T

1.Upon hearing the news, she burst into tears.

2. If breathed in , they can result in illness or even death.

3.It is the teacher that often helps me with my lessons.

4.I’m busy now, I’d like to meet your friends from America, however.

5. I’d rather you took charge of it.

6. Little did I know it would sink.

Sentence structures:

1.Upon hearing the news, she burst into tears.=On doing

=No sooner…than

=Immediately/Directly/Instantly

=The moment/minute/second

=As soon as

=Hardly/Scarcely…when

Upon doing sth=On hearing the news, she burst into tears.

=As soon as she heard the news, she burst

into tears.=The moment she heard the news, she burst into tears.=Immediately she heard the news, she burst into tears.=No sooner had she heard the news than she burst into tears.=Hardly had she heard the news when she burst into tears.

2.If breathed in 是状语从句的省略 , 补充完整应是 :If (they are) breathed in, they can …

1). Once __________(publish), the museum will be open to the public.

2). Father advised me not to say anything until _________(ask) at the meeting.

3). He broke his leg while ___________(ride).

4). _____ ________ ( 可能的话 ),I’d like to go.

5).She hurriedly left the room ____ ________ ______( 好象很生气的样子 ).

published

asked

riding

If possible

as if/though

Exercises:

angry

类似的结构 :

1.when/ where/ as soon as/ as fast

as + necessary/possible

2. when/ while + doing

3. When/ if/ unless/ although/ once + done

3. 强调句I met an old friend of my father’s in the street yesterday.

强调主语

强调宾语

强调时间状语

强调地点状语

It was I who/that met an old friend of my father’s in the street yesterday.

It was an old friend of my father’s that I met in the street yesterday.

It was yesterday that I met an old friend of my father’s in the street.

It was in the street that I met an old friend of my father’s yesterday.

It is/was+ 强调部分 that/who 剩余部分…

强调 not...until

It is/ was not until…+that…

He didn’t go to bed until his father came back.

It was not until his father came back that he went to bed.

since/that/ when/before/where①It is almost five years_________ we saw each other last time.

②It will be five years ________ we finish the task.

③It was in I996 _______ I joined the league.

④It was 1996 _______ I joined the league.

⑤It was the small town _______ I used to work for years.

⑥It was in the small town _____ I used to work for years.

since

before

that

when

where

that

1. When ________ help, one often says, ”Thank you” or “It’s kind of you.”(05 福建卷，第 33题 )

A. offering

B. to offer

C. to be offered

D. offered

2. We all know that, ________, the situation will get worse.(07 年全国卷一，第 28 题 )

A.If dealt not carefully with

B.If not carefully dealt with

C.Not if dealt carefully with

D.Not if carefully dealt with

3. It was not until she got home _____ Jennifer realized she lost her keys.(06 年全国卷一，第 9题 )

A. when B. that

C. where D. before

4. ---___________ that he managed to get the information?

---Oh, a friend of his helped him.

(05 年山东卷， 第 31 题 )

A. Where was itB. What was it

C. How was it D. Why was it

5.--- He got his first book published. It turned out to be a bestseller.

--- When was _______?

---______ was in 2000 when he was still in college. (07 浙江卷，第 16 题 )

A. that; This B. this; It

C. it; This D. that; It

6. It is difficult for us to learn a lesson in life________ we’re actually had that lesson.

(07 天津卷， 第 8 题 )

A. until B. after

C. since D. when

1. Review the words, expressions, and sentence structures of this unit.

2. Finish the exercises.