选修七Unit2课文语言点

1、Language points of the reading test1. It was going to be tested out by Larrys wife，Claire.(P11) test vt.& n. 检验，考验，测验检验，考验，测验test out 考验，试验考验，试验词语链接词语链接test on sb./sth. 在在(身上身上)做试验做试验/实验实验test ones blood 验血验血take/have a test 参加考试参加考试即学即练即学即练完成下列句子。完成下列句子。(1)They _ _(测量了古井的水测量了古井的水) to see whether it

2、 is polluted or not.(2)This method _ (必须经过试验必须经过试验) before it is put into production.(3)As I must _(参加考试参加考试) tomorrow，I think Id better go to bed early. have tested the water of the old wellmust be tested outtake a test2. absent adj.He is absent on business. 他因事缺席。他因事缺席。2) He is absent from Hong Ko

3、ng. 他不在香港。他不在香港。3) Snow is absent in his country. 他的国家不下雪。他的国家不下雪。4) He looked at me in an absent way. 他茫然地望着我。他茫然地望着我。5) He had an absent look on his face. 他脸上露出心不在焉的神色。他脸上露出心不在焉的神色。6) How many people were present at the meeting? 到会的有多少人到会的有多少人?7) Why did you absent yourself from school yesterday?

4、昨天你为何不到校？昨天你为何不到校？3. more than1)与其与其不如不如 He is more lucky than clever. 与其说他聪明，不如说他幸运。与其说他聪明，不如说他幸运。 He was more frightened than hurt. 他伤倒不算什么，可受惊不小。他伤倒不算什么，可受惊不小。 He is more (a) scholar than (a) teacher. 与其说他是位教师，不如说是位学者。与其说他是位教师，不如说是位学者。 2) 比比更多更多 此时more为many或much的比较级，表示数量，后接名词。如： Last year there w

5、ere more births than deaths. 去年的出生人数多于死亡人数。去年的出生人数多于死亡人数。 His car cost much more money than mine. 他的小汽车所花的钱比我的多得多。他的小汽车所花的钱比我的多得多。 There are many more people than we expected. 比我们想象的人要多得多。比我们想象的人要多得多。 more than1). 后面跟名词后面跟名词, 意为意为“不只是不只是, 不仅仅不仅仅是是”。 Kate was more than a teacher. She also did what sh

6、e could to take care of her pupils. Think and compare.Modern science is more than a large amount of information. My trip to Beijing is more than sightseeing. 2) more than与数词连用与数词连用, 意思是意思是“多于多于,大于大于, 超过超过”。 I have known him for more than twenty years. 3) more than与形容词和分词连用与形容词和分词连用,表示表示“非常、十分非常、十分”。

7、 They were more than happy to see us come back from the expedition. 4) more than和含有情态动词的句子连用和含有情态动词的句子连用,有否有否定意义定意义,表示表示“是是难以难以”或或“超过超过了了所能所能”之义。之义。The beauty of the village is more than I candescribe.This problem is more than a child can settle. 5) no more than意思是意思是“仅仅仅仅,不过不过,只只是是”。 All his educat

8、ion added up to no more than one year. Their new flat has no more than 60square meters. 6) not more than表示表示“至多至多,不超过不超过” Lying on the ground was a schoolboyof not more than seventeen. 4. embarrass【 vt. 】to cause to feel ashamed or uncomfortable使困窘使困窘/ 使局促不安使局促不安Are you trying to embarrass me?【 adj.

9、 】 embarrassed / embarrassing. I felt embarrassed by my being late.I dont like making speeches in public; its so embarrassing. 【 un. 】 embarrassment即学即练即学即练 完成下列句子。完成下列句子。 (1)She _(感到局促感到局促不安不安) in the presence of strangers.(2)I _(不好意思不好意思) by his comments about my clothes.(3)What has been your _ _(

10、最难堪的时候最难堪的时候)?feels embarrassedwas embarrassed most embarrassing moment5. It was disturbing and frightening (that) he looked so human. (L2, P3)That he looked so human was disturbing and frightening.Was it disturbing and frightening thatIt + be + adj. + that-clauseIt + be + n.+ that-clauseIt + be + -

11、ed participle + that-clauseIt + seems/happens etc. + that-clause1)他相信他相信13会给他带来厄运真是荒谬。会给他带来厄运真是荒谬。 It is absurd that he believes the number 13 will bring him the bad luck.2)她的身体又恢复了而且能去上班了真是一她的身体又恢复了而且能去上班了真是一件令人满意的事。件令人满意的事。 It is a satisfaction that she is well again and can go to work.3)碰巧最漂亮的鸟是最

12、差劲的歌手。碰巧最漂亮的鸟是最差劲的歌手。 It happens that the prettiest birds are the worst singers.6. or rather或者说，准确地说或者说，准确地说What I want is the truth, or rather a series of truth. 他住在伦敦，更确切地说是在伦敦郊区。他住在伦敦，更确切地说是在伦敦郊区。(suburb)He lives in London, or rather he lives in suburb of London.词语链接词语链接7. As she turned round，the

13、re stood Gladys Claffern.（P11）turn roundturn around/about 转身，转向转身，转向turn away 把把(脸脸)转过去；抛弃转过去；抛弃turn on 打开打开turn off 关掉关掉turn up 出现，调大出现，调大(音量、温度等音量、温度等) turn down 调小调小(音量、温度等音量、温度等)；拒绝；拒绝turn out 结果是；证明是；生产结果是；证明是；生产(产品产品)turn over 翻动翻动”，把，把反过来反过来即学即练即学即练选用上述词语完成下列句子。选用上述词语完成下列句子。(1)I asked him to

14、_ the radio a little so that I could go over my lessons better.(2)When asked about where he lived，the little boy _ and made no answer.(3)Before he went to bed，he _ the lights and locked the front door.turn downturned awayturned off(4)We have promised to meet at the school gate，but he hasnt _ yet.(5)

15、The popular young man _ to be a big cheat who was being chased by the police.(6)-What are you reading, Tom? -Im not really reading, just _ the pages. turned upturned outturning over8. leave sb./sth. alone =let sb./sth alone随他去随他去, 不干涉不干涉, 不管不管, 让其独自待着让其独自待着Leave my book alone. Dont think I will leave him alone.9. you cannot have women falling in love with machines. 你不可能允许女人们爱上机器。 sb. do 让某人做让某人做 have sb. doing 让某人一直做让某人一直做 cant have sb.doing 不能允许某人做不能允许某人做e.g. 李先生不容许他的妻子讲她同事的坏话。李先生不容许他的妻子讲她同事的坏话。 Mr., Li wont have his wife saying such bad things to her colleagues.1) 他让儿子在等客人