1、1 阅读 P4445教材课文，选出最佳选项 1Where does this story happen? ANew York.BLondon.CParis.DTokyo. 2Why is the man with a scar on his face outside “Big Joe” Bradys? ABecause he wants to dine with Jimmy Wells. BBecause he and Jimmy Wells agreed to meet here twenty years ago. CBecause he is the boss of “Big Joe” B
2、radys. DBecause the police officer lets him do so. 3What can be inferred from the second paragraph? AThe man with a scar on his face and Jimmy Wells are brothers. BThey used to dine here at Big Joe Bradys. CThe man with a scar on his face must have made his fortune. DHe is thirtyeight and Jimmy was
3、forty. 4What is the writers purpose in writing the story? ATo tell us a short story. BTo explain what real friendship is. CTo inform us how to make friends. DTo introduce where to make a fortune. 答案14ABDA Words and Phrases 知识要点 1 patience n.耐心 (教材原句 P42)two drops of patience.两滴耐心 例He was a handsome
4、young man with great patience and imagination. 他是一个富有想象力和极大耐心的英俊年轻人。 知识拓展 (1)with patience耐心地 2 (2)patient adj.耐心的 n.病人 be patient with sb.对某人有耐心 即学即练单句语法填空 My parents taught me to be an honest ，patient (patience)and responsible person. The doctor is patient with every one of her patients. There was
5、 a queue of people waiting with patience for the bus to arrive. 小片段填空 Liu Fang is a nurse with great patienceShe is well received by the patients she has attended to.She is patient with everyone around her.She always explains to the elder how to take the medicine patiently(patient) 知识要点 2 anxiousadj
6、.焦虑的，不安的 (教材原句 P42)the ability to wait without becoming anxious or angry 等待时不焦急或不生气的能力 例If you are anxious all the time，it will be difficult for you to focus on your work. 如果你一直焦虑不安，你就很难集中精力工作。 知识拓展 (1)be anxious for/about.为担心(忧虑) be anxious for渴望得到 be anxious to do sth.渴望/急于做某事 (2)anxiously adv.焦急地
7、，忧虑地，渴望地 anxiety n.焦虑，忧虑，担心 with anxiety焦虑地 即学即练单句语法填空 We are anxious for the news of your safe arrival. She is anxious to go (go)to college now，but anxious about/for not passing the College Entrance Examination. Anxiously (anxious)， she took the dress out of the package and tried it on， only 3 to f
8、ind it didnt fit. 小片段填空 Jack cant help being anxious about his job interview.We can see his anxiety in his eyes and his behavior.He is eating his breakfast anxiously now.(anxious) 知识要点 3 be set in 以为背景 (教材原句 P44)The short story “After Twenty Years” is set in New York on a cold，dark night. 短篇小说二十年后以纽
9、约的一个寒冷漆黑的夜晚为背景。 例The movie is set in modern China of the year of 2000 to 2020. 该电影以 2000 年到 2020 年的现代中国为背景。 知识拓展 set off出发，动身；引发，激起；(使炸弹等)爆炸 set out动身，启程(for地点)； 开始，着手( to do sth.) set up设立；建立，创建；安排 set aside留出(钱或时间)；把放到一旁 即学即练单句语法填空 The novel is set in a small town where the poor boy was born and b
10、rought up. We set out to go (go)for a short holiday on the seaside city. You had better set aside some money every month for your future use. 小片段填空 Yesterday we invited Mr. Smith to have lunch with us.He set off at 8 a m.and my mother set out to prepare lunch at 10 am.When he arrived at about 11 am.
11、，my mother had already finished the lunch.During the lunch，Mr. Smith told us that he set up a new company last year.He really set us a good example. 知识要点 4 make one s fortune 发财；发迹 (教材原句 P44)The next morning I was to start for the West to make my fortune. 我准备第二天早上动身前往西部发财。 例Many farmers abandoned th
12、e land and went to big cities to make their fortune. 4 很多农民抛弃了土地，到大城市赚钱去了。 知识拓展 (1)fortune n.C大笔的钱，巨款 U命运，运气；幸运 seek ones fortune寻找发迹的机会 (2)unfortunate adj.不幸的 fortunate adj.幸运的 misfortune n.不幸 unfortunately adv.不幸地 fortunately adv.幸运地 即学即练单句语法填空 The two brothers made a fortune by doing business wit
13、h foreigners. They are fortunate enough to work (work)with some brilliant directors. Many young people went to seek their(they)fortune in Shanghai. 小片段填空 Unfortunately，we were stuck in the rain and couldnt find anyone to help us.At last we had to try our fortune to find a short cut.Fortunately we ar
14、rived home before dark.So we were also fortunate to some degree.(fortune) 知识要点 5 distancen.距离；远方；遥远；冷淡，疏远 vt.使与保持 距离，撇清和的关系 (教材原句 P44)Well，we agreed that night that we would meet here again exactly twenty years from that date and time，no matter what our conditions might be or from what distance we m
15、ight have to come. 那天夜里我们约好：20 年后的同一日期、同一时间，我们还来这里会面， 不管我们的境况如何，不管我们要从多远的地方来。 例My suggestion for you is that you should distance yourself from her. 我给你的建议是你最好和她保持距离。 知识拓展 (1)in the distance在远处 at/from a distance离一段距离；从远处 5 at/from a distance of.从远的地方 (of 后跟具体的距离) keep sb.at a distance同某人疏远；对某人 冷淡；与某
16、人保持一定距离 keep ones distance(from.) (与)保持距离； 疏远，避免(与) 亲近 (2)distant adj.遥远的；远亲的；冷淡的 be distant from.离远 即学即练单句语法填空 The little boy threw the stone with all his strength but it didnt fall in the distance. The newlybuilt tower can be seen from a distance of 40 miles. She always kept everyone at a distance
17、 so few people knew more about her. She was warned to keep her distance from the fierce dog if she didnt want to be bitten. 小片段填空 The poet can see the waterfall in the distance，whose sound can be heard at/from a distance of two miles.It looks quite beautiful at a distance. 知识要点 6 turn up(意外地或终于)出现；开
18、大，调高(音量等)；(尤指失去 后偶然)被发现，被找到 (教材原句 P45)I came a thousand miles to stand in this door tonight，and its worth it if my old partner turns up. 今晚我从千里之外的地方赶到这里，站在这个门口，只要我的老搭档露面， 那也就不虚此行了。 例I waited for an hour but he didnt turn up. 我等了一个小时但他没有露面。 知识拓展 turn down拒绝；把调低 6 turn around转身；翻转 turn on/off打开/关掉 tur
19、n over翻身，翻转；移交 即学即练单句语法填空 Tom had to turn down the suggestion and disappointed his best friend. I turned around and saw a pleasant woman with a big smile on her face waving to wish me a safe trip. After finishing her homework，she turned offthe computer. 知识要点 7 appointedadj.约定的，指定的 (教材原句 P46)I was at
20、 the appointed place on time. 我按时到达了约定的地方。 例She arrived at the appointed time but her friend didnt. 她在约定的时间到达了但是她朋友没到。 知识拓展 (1)appoint vt.安排，确定(时间、地点)； 任命，委任 appoint sb.(as)任命某人担任某职务 appoint sb.to sth.把某人任命到某职位 appoint sb.to do sth.委派某人做某事 (2)appointment n.任命 have an appointment with sb. 与某人有约定 即学即练
21、单句语法填空 The appointed(appoint)time of the opening ceremony cant be changed. She was appointed as director of this new department. They appointed her to take (take)care of that old man. 小片段填空 Tom had made an appointment with the manager a week ago.Tom arrived at the appointed place，while the manager b
22、roke the appointment for some reason.Later， Tom was appointed as manager.(appoint) 7 知识要点 8 strike (struck，struck striking)vt.划(火柴)；敲，报时；打，击； 爆发；给印象；打动，把迷住；突然想到；罢工 (教材原句 P46)When you struck the match to light your cigar I saw it was the face of the man wanted in Chicago. 当你划火柴点烟的时候，我看出你就是芝加哥警方在通缉的那个
23、人。 例The poor little girl struck the last match to warm herself. 可怜的小女孩点燃了最后一根火柴来取暖。 知识拓展 strike sb. 介词 the 身体部位 击打某人某处 be struck by被打动 sth.strikes sb.某人突然想到 It strikes sb.that/how/what/.某人突然想到 即学即练单句语法填空 Asnowball struck him on the back of the head. I was struck (strike)by the beautiful scene in fro
24、nt of me. It struck me that I could ask the police for help. 知识要点 9 scene n.场景；现场；景色 (教材原句 P46)Think about what happened in each of the three scenes，using the information you have already read in the story. 利用你在故事中已经读到的信息， 想想这三个场景中的每一个场景发生了什 么。 例The scene of the film The Million Pound Bank Note is s
25、et in England. 百万英镑这部电影的场景是在英国。 知识拓展 on the scene在场，出现，到场，当场 behind the scenes在幕后，暗中 即学即练单句语法填空 Though he is an ordinary man working behind the scenes ， he does extraordinary things. Watching the match from TV cannot be compared with watching the match on 8 the scene. The scene where she meets Joes
26、girlfriend might be the funniest thing you see. Sentence Patterns 重点句式 1 be to do sth. 按照计划将要做某事 (教材原句 P44)The next morning I was to start for the West to make my fortune. 我准备第二天早上动身前往西部发财。 句式分析： be to do sth.此处表示按照计划或者根据安排将要做某事。 be to do 结构作谓语时通常有四层意思：表示对将来的计划或安排； 表示上级对下 级或者长辈对晚辈的指示或命令； 表示事物发展的必然趋势
27、。 表示虚拟假设。 例 1We are to hold a party at this weekend. 这个周末我们计划举办一场晚会。 例 2You are to finish your homework before watching TV. 你看电视前必须先把作业做完了。 知识拓展 在英语中表示“将来”的句式还有： (1)be going to do 计划或打算做某事 (2)be about to do 即将做某事(不能和时间状语连用) (3)be doing 表将来(仅限于少数动词：come，go，fly，take，leave，stay 等。 ) 即学即练单句语法填空 He was a
28、bout to go (go)to bed when he heard a loud noise. Look at the timetable.Hurry up！The train 3315 is leaving (leave)the station. No one is to leave (leave)the building without the permission of the police. 重点句式 2 have sth.done 让/叫/使/请别人做某事 (教材原句 P44)We figured that in twenty years each of us ought to
29、have our destiny worked out and our fortunes made，whatever they were going to be. 我们认为二十年后，我们俩应该有各自的命运，也应该各自都发了财，不管 它们将会是什么。 句式分析：have our destiny worked out and our fortunes made 是“have宾语 宾语补足语”结构，destiny 与 work out 为逻辑上的动宾关系，所以用过去分 9 词。 例 1I want to have my eyes examined tomorrow. 我明天想去检查眼睛。 例 2My
30、 cell phone is out of order.I must have it repaired. 我的手机出故障了，我必须找人修理一下。 知识拓展 (1)该结构中，have 为使役动词，sth.为宾语，过去分词作宾语补足语，表示 被动的含义，宾语 sth.与 done 之间存在逻辑上的动宾关系。 (2)该结构的意思是“使某事被做”，可能是主语自己做，也可能是让别人 做。此时 have 可用 get 替换。 (3)有时它还可表示“遭遇/经历某种不幸的事(此事违背主语的意愿)”。 即学即练单句语法填空 Richard got very upset and had his arms cros
31、sed(cross)after hearing the sad news. As the winner，John will receive a new Nikon camera and $1，000 in cash， and hell have his photo shown (show)on the front page of the newspaper. Be careful，or youll have your hands hurt (hurt). 段落大意题 要准确概括某段的大意，务必要知道该段的逻辑结构。如该段是按总分顺序 组织，首句做总的说明，其他句子对其进行具体论述，这种结构的主
32、题句就在段 首；如果按分总顺序组织，主题句就在段尾；如果按分总分的顺序组织，则主题 句就在这段话的中间；如果对比各事物，那么它们的共同点或不同点就是该段大 意。 例题剖析 These days ， in the UK at least ， the nature of childhood has changed greatly.Firstly， families are smaller， and there are far more only children.It is common for both parents to work outside the home and there is
33、the feeling that there just isnt time to bring up a large family， or that no one could possibly afford to have more than one child.As a result，todays boys and girls spend much of their time alone.Another 10 major change is that youngsters today prefer to spend most of their free time at home， inside
34、.More than anything this is because of the fact that parents worry far more than they used to about real or imagined dangers，so they wouldnt dream of letting their children play outside by themselves. What does the paragraph mainly talk about? AThe hard time of the UK family. BThe difficulties in ra
35、ising children. CThe most challenging thing for parents. DThe reason why childhood has changed. D段落大意题。根据本段中的“Firstly，families are smaller”及“Another major change is that youngsters today prefer to spend most of their free time at home” 可知，该段主要描述了当代孩子们的童年所发生的变化。 即学即练 快速阅读并确定下面段落大意题的答案 During the rosy
36、 years of elementary school(小学)，I enjoyed sharing my dolls and jokes，which allowed me to keep my high social status.I was the queen of the playground.Then came my tweens and teens，and mean girls and cool kids.They rose in the ranks not by being friendly but by smoking cigarettes，breaking rules and p
37、laying jokes on others，among whom I soon found myself. Popularity is a wellexplored subject in social psychology.Mitch Prinstein，a professor of clinical psychology sorts the popular into two categories：the likable and the status seekers.The likables plays well with others qualities strengthen school
38、yard friendships，jumpstart interpersonal skills and，when tapped early，are employed ever after in life and work.Then theres the kind of popularity that appears in adolescence：status born of power and even dishonorable behavior. . What is the second paragraph mainly about? AThe classification of the p
39、opular. BThe characteristics of adolescents. CThe importance of interpersonal skills. 11 DThe causes of dishonorable behavior. A段落大意题。根据第二段的第二句“Mitch Prinstein，a professor of clinical psychology sorts the popular into two categories: the likable and the status seekers.”可知，受欢迎的人分为两类：讨人喜欢的人和追求地位的人。接着该 段分别对 the likable 和 the status seekers 做了解释，所以本段主要介绍了两种受 欢迎的人的分类，故选 A。
