Section Ⅱ Warming UpReadingLanguage Points.docx

1、Section Warming Up ReadingLanguage PointsSection Warming Up & ReadingLanguage Points meansn手段；手法(单复数相同)(经典例句)No matter what happens, by no means will I give up.无论发生什么，我绝不会放弃。(1)by this means 通过这种方法by means of 用办法；借助by all means 一定，务必；好的，当然可以by no means 决不，一点也不(位于句首时，句子用部分倒装)(2)a means of communicati

2、on 一种通讯/交流工具 There is no doubt that Wechat is an important means of communication.毫无疑问，微信是一种重要的交流工具。We are likely to finish the task ahead of time by means of our hard work.凭借我们的努力工作我们可能会提前完成任务。By no means was he satisfied with the job and he asked us to finish it by all means他对这项工作一点也不满意，他要求我们务必完成它

3、。means用作“方式；方法”时单复数同形。Every possible means has been tried(try), but none has worked.All possible means have been tried(try), but none has worked.各种可能的办法都尝试了，但没有一种奏效。 majorityn大半；大多数(2015浙江高考书面表达)When I have a different opinion, I may choose to give it up and respect the opinion of the majority.当我有不同

4、的观点时，我会选择放弃并尊重大多数人的观点。 (1)the majority of. 大多数be in the majority 占大部分/大多数(2)major v&n. 主修；专业major in 主修；以为专业The majority of people believe smoking is harmful to health.大多数人认为吸烟有害健康。Among the members of the committee those who are in favour of the plan are in the majority委员会成员中赞成这项计划的占大多数。I graduated

5、 from Chongqing Normal University and majored(majority) in Information Management.我毕业于重庆师范大学信息管理专业。“the majority of复数名词”作主语时，谓语动词用复数形式。the majority作主语时，谓语动词用单复数形式均可。The majority was/were(be) in favor of the proposal.多数人赞成这个建议。 elect vt.选择；决定(做某事)；选举(某人)(教材P2)By the time California elected to become

6、the thirtyfirst federal state of the USA in 1850, it was already a multicultural society.到1850年加利福尼亚成为美国第31个联邦州的时候，它已经是一个有着多种文化的社会了。(1)elect sb. (as/to be). 选举某人为elect to do sth. 选择或决定做某事(2)election n. 选举；当选；推举 She elected an art course because she was interested in art.因为她对艺术感兴趣，所以选择了艺术课。Increasing

7、 numbers of people elect to work(work) at home nowadays.越来越多的人选择在家工作。He was elected(elect) chairman of the education committee.他当选为教育委员会主席。 live on继续存在；继续生存(不跟宾语)；靠生活，以为生(跟宾语)(教材P1)The customs and languages of the immigrants live on in their new home.这些移民的风俗习惯以及语言在他们的新家都得以延续。live by 靠(手段、方式)为生live u

8、p to 符合；不辜负(希望)live a(n).life 过的生活 The great writer passed away ten years ago, but his memory lives on.那位伟大的作家十年前就去世了，但他仍然活在人们的记忆中。The poor disabled couple live on a small income.这对可怜的残疾夫妇靠微薄的收入生活。They live a busy and colorful life on the campus.他们在大学里过着忙碌而又丰富多彩的生活。He works hard to live up to his pa

9、rents hope.他努力学习不辜负父母的期望。 make a life习惯于新的生活方式、工作等；谋生(江西高考)In the coming three years, our school life will be challenging and you will try to make a life for yourself.在接下来的三年，我们的学校生活将会非常具有挑战性，你要努力适应新的生活方式。come to life 变得活跃起来come(back) to life 苏醒过来bring.(back) to life 使苏醒；使生动They settled down in Chin

10、a and made a life for themselves.他们在中国定居，习惯了新的生活方式。Many young people are going to big cities to make a life for themselves.许多年轻人去大城市里谋生。 keep up坚持；维持；保留/沿袭(风俗、传统等)(经典例句)Though they live in the United States, they keep up the Chinese customs.虽然他们住在美国，但他们仍然保留着中国的风俗习惯。keep up with 跟上；与保持同步keep on (doin

11、g sth.) 继续(做某事)keep away from 不靠近/远离keep off 不靠近；远离；勿踩；勿踏Though she comes from a big city, she still keeps up the tradition of working hard.虽然她从大城市来，但是她仍保持勤奋工作的传统。Nobody can entirely keep away from this competitive society.没有人能够完全远离这个竞争社会。There stands a post, reading “Keep off the grass！”那儿立着一个牌子，上面

12、写着“勿踏草地！”In order to keep up with his classmates, he keeps on working hard.为了跟上同学，他一直在努力学习。 (教材P1)It also has the distinction of being the most multicultural state in the USA, having attracted people from all over the world.加利福尼亚的与众不同之处在于它也是美国最具多元文化的一个州，吸引了来自世界各地的人们。having attracted people from all

13、over the world 为现在分词短语在句中作原因状语。此处动词attract先于主句谓语动词发生，故用分词的完成形式。 Having finished their work，they all went out to relax themselves.由于完成了工作，他们都出去休息了。I was unable to accept your invitation, having promised (promise) to accompany my mother to the concert.我因已答应陪我母亲去音乐会而不能接受你的邀请。Not having received(receive

14、) their reply, the manager had to wait patiently.由于没有收到他们的答复，经理只好耐心等待。 (教材P2)However，it is likely that Native Americans were living in California at least fifteen thousand years ago.然而，可能至少在15 000年以前美洲土著人就住在加利福尼亚了。It is likely that.是可能的，此句型可转化为sb./ sth. be likely to do.某人/物可能干。 It is likely that she

15、 was watching TV at home last night.她有可能昨天晚上在家里看电视。It is likely that you will suffer from bad health if you keep smoking.You are likely to suffer from bad health if you keep smoking.如果继续吸烟，你的身体健康有可能会受到损害。如表示“不可能”，可用“It is unlikely/not likely that从句”这一句型。It is unlikely/not likely that I should accept

16、 such an offer as that.要我接受这样的建议是不可能的。 (教材P2)That is why today over 40% of Californians speak Spanish as a first or second language.那就是今天有超过40%的加利福尼亚人仍然把西班牙语作为第一或第二语言的原因。(1)This/That is why.为表语从句的常用句型结构，意为“这/那就是的原因”，用来表示原因。(2)Thats because.“那是因为”，because从句表示原因。(3)The reason why.is/was that.“的原因是”，表语

17、从句常用that 引导，而不用because。 Tom was very lazy. That was why he never achieved anything in his life.汤姆很懒，那就是他一生碌碌无为的原因。(安徽高考)From space，the earth looks blue. This is because about seventyone percent of its surface is covered by water.从太空中看，地球是蓝色的。这是因为它表面约71%都被水覆盖着。The reason why the students favor the fi

18、rst one is that they can carry it with them wherever they go.学生们喜欢第一个的原因是他们无论去哪都可以随身携带(它)。 (教材P3)It is believed that before long the mix of nationalities will be so great that there will be no distinct major racial or cultural groups, but simply a mixture of many races and cultures.人们认为， 要不了多久， 多种国籍

19、的混合将会非常之大，以至于不可能存在一种明显主要的种族或文化群体， 而只是多种族、多文化的混合体。It is believed that.意为“人们认为/相信”， 其构成为：Itbe过去分词that从句。It is/was said/reported/announced/hoped/wellknown that.据说/据报道/据宣布/人们希望/众所周知Its believed that we shall make full use of the solar energy some day.人们相信，总有一天我们将能够充分利用太阳能。 It is hoped that the cost of m

20、edical care can be cut down.人们希望医疗费能够降低。上述句型可改写为：sb./sth. besaid/believed/reported.不定式的各种结构。It is believed that working hard can lead to success.Working hard is believed to lead to success.人们相信勤奋工作就能成功。It is reported that the way people spend their holidays has changed a great deal in the past ten y

21、ears.The way people spend their holidays is reported to have changed(change) a great deal in the past ten years.据报道在过去10年里人们度假的方式已改变了许多。 品句填词1A strong man will bear_(苦难) without complaining.答案：hardship2Thanks to the good policy, economy is _(繁荣)，which has created job opportunities.答案：booming3A new l

22、aw has been brought in to discourage_(种族的) prejudice.答案：racial4Tom was _(选举) chairman, for he is hardworking and responsible.答案：elected5The government opened up the policy on _(移民)答案：immigration6The _(飞机) was flying above thick fog, which was a danger.答案：aircraft7_(尽管) the fact that she was tired af

23、ter work, she prepared dinner for the whole family.答案：Despite8The doctors said that all possible_(方法) had been used to solve the medical problem.答案：means9The Taiwan_(海峡) separates Taiwan from the mainland.答案：Strait10The_(大多数) of citizens consider an ordinary job boring or even valueless.答案：majority

24、单句改错1A large percentage of this hotels income are from the visitors to the lake nearby._答案：areis2Having punished by his boss, he was in a very bad mood._答案：Having后加been3The reason why she couldnt come to the meeting was because she had not been invited._答案：becausethat4An accident is likely happen if

25、 you are not careful enough._答案：likely后加to5As a matter of fact, it was his hard work which led to his success._答案：whichthat 完成句子1人类确切是在什么时候发明了我们现在所说的足球运动的，谁也说不清楚。Exactly when people invented _， no one really knows.答案：what we now know as football2虽然她从小就对音乐感兴趣，但是真正让她坚持学习并最终成为一名出色小提琴家的是母亲的支持和鼓励。Althoug

26、h she was interested in music since childhood, _made her keep studying and eventually become an outstanding violinist.答案：it was her mothers support and encouragement that3普遍认为这项新政策将使很多农民受益。_the new policy will benefit a large number of peasants.答案：It is generally believed that4我获悉了你对英语校报的改革方案，那就是我写信

27、发表观点的原因。I read about your reform of the school English newspaper, and_ Im writing to voice my opinion.答案：thats why5他很有可能与那件偷窃案有关。_he has something to do with the theft.He _have something to do with the theft.答案：It is likely that；is likely to 课文语法填空California is the third 1._(large) state in the USA

28、but has the largest population. It is the most multicultural state in the USA. This is not 2._(surprise) when you know the history of California which has attracted people from nearly every country in the world. No one really knows when the first settlers arrived in 3._we now know as California. Sci

29、entists believe that the Native Americans reached America by 4._(mean) of a land bridge. In the 18th century California was ruled by Spain. Of the first Spanish 5._(go) to California, the majority 6._(be) religious men. In 1848, gold was discovered in California and the dream of becoming rich quickly attracted people from all over the world. 7._fact, few achieved their dream, but most remained in California to make 8._life for themselves. In more recent decades, California has become home to 9._(many) people from Asia. It 10._(believe) that before