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1、ReviewCultural Corner What do you know about the high school system in the US? Their classes are lively and interestingTheir after-school activities are colorful. Ninth to twelfth grades. A high diploma. Read the letter and answer the questions. How long does secondary school cover in the US? Which

2、grades are high school? What do they need if they want to go to college?Seven years. Paragraph 1:Paragraph 2: How many semesters are there in the school year? Two semesters. What are they? The first of which is September through December, and the second January through May. What is the school schedu

3、le edju:l (timetable)? They start at 7:50 am and they finish at 3 pm.Paragraph 3:What is the main idea of this paragraph? The students after-school activities.Paragraph 4:What is the main idea of the paragraph? The author wants to know something about the Chinese school system.【巧学助记】【巧学助记】 cover图解记忆

4、图解记忆1. cover vt. 包含包含; 包括包括【即学活用】【即学活用】写出下列句子中写出下列句子中cover的汉语意思。的汉语意思。The field is covered with snow. ( )She will stay there, covering the whole game. ( )The Red Army covered 25, 000 li during the Long March. ( )How many pages of the novel have you covered? ( )The discussion covered a wide range of

5、subjects. ( )Our orchards（果园）（果园） cover an area of 1, 0000 square metres. ( )I wonder if the money can cover our living expenses. ( )覆盖覆盖采访采访, 报道报道走完走完看完看完谈到谈到占有占有支付支付2. be divided into 被被(划划)分为分为【语境领悟】【语境领悟】The physical benefits of exercise can be divided into three factors. 锻炼对身体的好处可以分成三个方面。锻炼对身体的

6、好处可以分成三个方面。This apple is divided into halves. 这个苹果被分成两半。这个苹果被分成两半。【归纳拓展】【归纳拓展】divide sth. in half/two =divide sth. into halves将将分成两部分分成两部分divide A by B用用B除除AThirty divided by two is fifteen. 三十除以二等于十五。三十除以二等于十五。【易混辨析】【易混辨析】【巧学助记】【巧学助记】“分开分开”separate与与divide【即学活用】【即学活用】用用be divided into或或be separated

7、 from的适当形式的适当形式填空。填空。The basement _ two sections. England _ France by the English Channel. is divided intois separated from地下室地下室3. The school year is divided into two semesters, the first of which is September through December, and the second January through May. 一个学年分为两个学期一个学年分为两个学期, 第一学期从九月到十二月第一

8、学期从九月到十二月, 第二学期第二学期从一月到五月。从一月到五月。【句式分析】【句式分析】(1)本句中本句中the first of which引导定语从句修饰先行词引导定语从句修饰先行词two semesters, the first of which在定语从句中作主语在定语从句中作主语, 句中句中the first与与two semesters之间是部分与整体的关系。之间是部分与整体的关系。(2)本句的句法结构为：本句的句法结构为：He has many books, most of which are written in English. 他有许多书他有许多书, 其中大多数是用英语写的

9、。其中大多数是用英语写的。Present at the meeting were almost experts on DNA, most of whom came from the US. 出席会议的大都是出席会议的大都是DNA方面的专家方面的专家, 其中大部分来自美国。其中大部分来自美国。【即学活用】【即学活用】完成句子。完成句子。I bought three cups, _by my sistersoon after I got home. 我买了三个杯子我买了三个杯子, 其中一个在我到家后不久就被妹妹打破了。其中一个在我到家后不久就被妹妹打破了。The three students ar

10、e climbing the hill, _. 三个学生正在爬山三个学生正在爬山, 其中的两个是男孩。其中的两个是男孩。one of which was brokentwo of whom are boys【易混辨析】【易混辨析】4. take part in 参加参加, 参与参与【即学活用】【即学活用】用以上单词或词组填空。用以上单词或词组填空。May I _ your conversation? I hope everybody will _ the meeting tomorrow at 10 a. m. . He _ us _ the discussion yesterday. My

11、brother cant wait to _ the army. We all _ the sports meeting held last month. join inattendjoinedinjointook part in1. correction n. 改正改正; 纠正纠正【语境领悟】【语境领悟】Teachers usually make corrections in red ink. 教师通常用红墨水批改。教师通常用红墨水批改。【归纳拓展】【归纳拓展】(1)make a correction作出修改作出修改(2)correct vt. 纠正纠正, 改正改正(+ sb. / sth.

12、 )adj. 正确的正确的, 适当的适当的correctly adv. 正确地正确地【归纳拓展】【归纳拓展】(1)with fluency流利地流利地; 流畅地流畅地; 滔滔不绝地滔滔不绝地(2)fluent adj. 流利的流利的; 流畅的流畅的be fluent in. . . 流利地讲流利地讲(某种语言某种语言)(3)fluently adv. 流利地流利地; 流畅地流畅地2. fluency n. 流利流利; 流畅流畅【即学活用】【即学活用】完成句子。完成句子。More practice will make you speak with greater _. 多练习会使你说得更流利。多

13、练习会使你说得更流利。He _ several languages. 他精通数种语言。他精通数种语言。I cant speak English _ as I am out of practice. 我不能流利地说英语我不能流利地说英语, 因为我已荒疏了。因为我已荒疏了。fluencyis fluent influently4. encouragement n. U鼓励鼓励; 激励激励 C起激励作用的事物起激励作用的事物【语境领悟】【语境领悟】 Mr Davies gave us a lot of encouragementhe made us feel really good about be

14、ing there. 戴维斯先生给了我们很多鼓励戴维斯先生给了我们很多鼓励他使我们感到在那里确实他使我们感到在那里确实很不错。很不错。His interest in my work was a great encouragement. 他对我的作品感兴趣是一种很大的鼓励。他对我的作品感兴趣是一种很大的鼓励。【归纳拓展】【归纳拓展】(1)encourage vt. 鼓励鼓励; 激励激励encourage sb. to do sth. 鼓励某人做某事鼓励某人做某事(2)encouraging adj. 令人鼓舞的令人鼓舞的encouraged adj. 感到鼓舞的感到鼓舞的【易混辨析】【易混辨析】

15、 “一点一点”辨析辨析(1)在肯定句中在肯定句中, a bit 与与a little 意义相同意义相同, 可以换用。可以换用。(2)在否定句中在否定句中, 意义不同：意义不同：not a bit=not at all 一点儿也不一点儿也不not a little=very (much) 很很, 非常非常6. a bit 有点儿有点儿; 一些一些; 稍微稍微【语境领悟】【语境领悟】 Please open the car window a bit. 请把车窗打开一点。请把车窗打开一点。Its a bit warmer today. 今天稍微暖和一些。今天稍微暖和一些。【即学活用】【即学活用】完成

16、句子。完成句子。John wasnt _ tired. 约翰一点也不累。约翰一点也不累。John wasnt _ tired. 约翰非常累。约翰非常累。a bita little. 速记单词速记单词根据首字母或汉语意思拼写单词。根据首字母或汉语意思拼写单词。1. Ive made a few small c_ in your essay. 2. We needed you there to offer words of _(鼓励鼓励). 3. He doesnt get any real _(乐趣乐趣) from dancing. 4. As a lecturer, she is f_, wi

17、tty and scholarly(博学的博学的). orrectionsencouragementenjoymentluent5. There has been some _ (误解误解)of our publishing aims. 6. The wine was excellent, but the meat and the vegetables were d_. 7. Do you know how to log onto the _(系统系统)? 8. Sandy is a very busy _(少年少年). misunderstandingisappointingsystemte

18、enager9. Dave said good night to everyone and quickly d_ upstairs. 10. The boat was _(移动移动) swiftly over the water. 11. The shop a_ was not in the least afraid of the trouble. 12. Her new book _(包含包含) the period from 1870 to 1918. 13. The college offers the Higher National D_ in computer studies. is

19、appearedmovingssistantcoversiploma. 短语互译短语互译1. be fluent in _2. feel good about_3. make progress in_4. have a/an. . . attitude to_5. 一点一点_(语言语言)说得流利说得流利对对感到快乐感到快乐在在方面取得进步方面取得进步对对持持的态度的态度a bit/little6. 对对满意满意_7. 对对失望失望_8. 在在开始开始/结束的时候结束的时候_9. 上大学上大学_10. 被被(划划)分为分为_11. 参加参加_be happy/pleased withbe dis

20、appointed withat the start/end ofgo to collegebe divided intotake part in9. Would you mind answering the questions for me? 你介意回答我这些问题吗你介意回答我这些问题吗? 【句式分析】【句式分析】句中句中answering是动名词作是动名词作mind的宾语。的宾语。Would you mind changing places with me? 你介意与我换位置吗你介意与我换位置吗? Would you mind my/me closing the window? (“我我”

21、是是close的动作发出者的动作发出者) (Would you mind if I closed the window? Do you mind if I close the window? )Of course not. 你介意我关上窗户吗你介意我关上窗户吗? 当然不。当然不。【名师点津】【名师点津】(1)当动名词的发出者与句子主语不一致时当动名词的发出者与句子主语不一致时, 动名动名词通常带有自己的逻辑主语。词通常带有自己的逻辑主语。(2)回答此句型表示回答此句型表示“不介意不介意”不要误用不要误用Never mind。Never mind是回答别人道歉时的用语是回答别人道歉时的用语, 意

22、为意为“没关系没关系”。【即学活用】【即学活用】Would you mind if I played the violin here? _. A. No, you wont B. No, do as you like pleaseC. Yes, I dont mind D. Yes, do as you like please【解析】【解析】选选B。句意：。句意：我在这里拉小提琴你介意吗我在这里拉小提琴你介意吗? 不介意不介意, 随便吧。用随便吧。用no表示不介意。表示不介意。6. Ive just been to my first language class. 我刚上完我的第一堂语言课。我

23、刚上完我的第一堂语言课。Oh really? So have I. 哦哦, 真的吗真的吗? 我也是。我也是。【句式分析】【句式分析】“Sobe动词动词/助动词助动词/情态动词另一主语情态动词另一主语”是倒装语序是倒装语序, so代替上句中的某个成分代替上句中的某个成分, 表示上述肯定情况也适用于该主语表示上述肯定情况也适用于该主语, 意为意为“另一主语也另一主语也”。I can speak French. And so can my sister. 我会说法语。我妹妹也会。我会说法语。我妹妹也会。【名师点津】【名师点津】(1)“Neither/Nor助动词助动词/be动词动词/情态动词另情态动

24、词另一主语一主语”表示上述否定情况也适用于该句主语表示上述否定情况也适用于该句主语, 意为意为“另一主另一主语也不语也不”。(2)“so主语主语be动词动词/助动词助动词/情态动词情态动词”表示肯定上述的观表示肯定上述的观点或事实点或事实, 意为意为“的确如此的确如此”。If he doesnt go, neither/nor will I. 如果他不去如果他不去, 我也不去。我也不去。Tom says you work hard, so you do. 汤姆说你工作努力汤姆说你工作努力, 你确实如此。你确实如此。【想一想】【想一想】以下两题答语应是什么以下两题答语应是什么? 你能总结一下其用

25、法吗你能总结一下其用法吗? Li Lei likes playing basketball, but he doesnt like playing volleyball. 李磊喜欢打篮球李磊喜欢打篮球, 但不喜欢打排球。但不喜欢打排球。 _. 吉姆也是如此。吉姆也是如此。Mr Smith was a good worker and worked very hard. 史密斯先生是个好工人史密斯先生是个好工人, 工作很努力。工作很努力。_. 他儿子也是如此。他儿子也是如此。【参考答案】【参考答案】It is the same with Jim. / So it is with Jim. It i

26、s the same with his son. / So it is with his son. 当前面的句子中既有肯定形式又有否定形式当前面的句子中既有肯定形式又有否定形式, 或谓语的类型不或谓语的类型不同时应使用：同时应使用：It is the same with sb. 或或So it is with sb. 。【即学活用】【即学活用】完成句子。完成句子。He is a good student, and _(你也是你也是). If you dont go to the wedding, _(我也不去我也不去). She is very clever but she doesnt wo

27、rk hard. And _(她哥哥也如此她哥哥也如此). so are youneither/nor will Iso it is withher brother/it is the same with her brother. 单项填空单项填空1. (2013福州高一检测福州高一检测)Bill wasnt happy about the delay of the report by Jason, and _. A. I was neither B. neither was I C. I was either D. either was I 【解析】【解析】选选B。考查倒装句式。句意：比尔对

28、贾森作报告推迟。考查倒装句式。句意：比尔对贾森作报告推迟这件事表示不高兴这件事表示不高兴, 我也不高兴。根据句意可知我也不高兴。根据句意可知, 我也不我也不(高兴高兴), “neither/nor系动词系动词/助动词助动词/情态动词情态动词sb. ”表示某人也不表示某人也不(同意或赞成上文的观点同意或赞成上文的观点), 易把易把 either看作看作neither, 无无either was I句式句式, 故选故选B。【变式训练】【变式训练】Tom had a good time at the party. _, and _. A. So he had; so did I B. So had

29、he; so I didC. So he did; so did I D. So did he; so I did【解析】【解析】选选C。考查强调和倒装。句意：。考查强调和倒装。句意：汤姆在聚会上玩汤姆在聚会上玩得很高兴。得很高兴。他的确玩得很高兴他的确玩得很高兴, 我也是。我也是。So he did表示强表示强调调, 意为意为“他的确是这样他的确是这样”, so did I意为意为“我也是这样我也是这样”。2. (2013济南高一检测济南高一检测)You had better buy this newspaper, because it _ much information about th

30、e earthquake. A. deals B. covers C. holds D. fills【解析】【解析】选选B。考查动词辨析。句意：你最好买这份报纸。考查动词辨析。句意：你最好买这份报纸, 因因为它包含很多关于这次地震的消息。为它包含很多关于这次地震的消息。cover意为意为“包含包含, 包包括括”。deal处理处理; hold容纳容纳; fill填满。填满。【变式训练】【变式训练】We had _ 60 kilometers before we found that kind of plant. A. walked B. coveredC. ran D. A and B【解析】【

31、解析】选选D。walk和和cover都可以表示都可以表示“走多远的路走多远的路”。3. Hello, Lucy. _? Im fine. Bob, where have you been these days? A. What are you doing B. How are you doingC. What are you D. How about you【解析】【解析】选选B。考查交际用语。根据下句的回答。考查交际用语。根据下句的回答“Im fine”可可知知, 上句问的是上句问的是“你怎么样你怎么样? ”, 故选故选B项。项。How are you doing? 用于询问某人的近况。用于

32、询问某人的近况。What are you doing? 你正在做什么你正在做什么? What are you? 你是做什么的你是做什么的? How about you? 你怎么样你怎么样? 用用于一方表达了意见后询问另一方的意见。于一方表达了意见后询问另一方的意见。4. The class _ seven groups, each having eight students. A. divides into B. is divided intoC. separates from D. is separated from【解析】【解析】选选B。考查动词。考查动词divide的用法。句意：班级被分

33、成七的用法。句意：班级被分成七个组个组, 每个组有八名学生。句子的主语每个组有八名学生。句子的主语the class与与divide之间构之间构成被动关系成被动关系, 故用被动语态。故用被动语态。divide表示表示“把整体分成几个部把整体分成几个部分分”, 常用的结构是常用的结构是divide. . . into; separate表示表示“把两个东西把两个东西分开分开”, 常用的结构是常用的结构是separate. . . from。【变式训练】【变式训练】He divided the sweets _ the children who were divided _ three group

34、s. A. in; in B. into; intoC. between; in D. among; into【解析】【解析】选选D。divide sth. among sb. 意为意为“在三个以上的人在三个以上的人中分东西中分东西”; divide sth. into sth. 意为意为“把把分成分成”。5. Would you mind if I opened the window? _. I feel a little cold. A. Never mind B. Yes, pleaseC. Not at all D. Youd better not【解析】【解析】选选D。考查情景交际。

35、句意：。考查情景交际。句意：你介意我打开窗户你介意我打开窗户吗吗? 你最好不要打开。我觉得有点冷。你最好不要打开。我觉得有点冷。Youd better not与与I feel a little cold相吻合相吻合, 故选故选D。6. I watched Lisa until she _ from sight. A. moved B. disappeared C. left D. walked【解析】【解析】选选B。考查动词辨析。句意：我看着丽莎直到她从我。考查动词辨析。句意：我看着丽莎直到她从我的视线中消失。的视线中消失。move移动移动, 搬家搬家; disappear消失消失; leav

36、e离开离开; walk步行。根据句意可知选步行。根据句意可知选B。7. (2013太原高一检测太原高一检测)Writing in your diary every day is _ good habit, which can help you make _ progress in writing. A. a; / B. a; a C. /; / D. /; a【解析】【解析】选选A。考查冠词。句意：每天记日记是个好习惯。考查冠词。句意：每天记日记是个好习惯, 这这样能够帮助你提高写作。样能够帮助你提高写作。habit为可数名词且表泛指为可数名词且表泛指, 故第一空故第一空填填a; make p

37、rogress意为意为“取得进步取得进步”, progress是不可数名词是不可数名词, 前面不能加前面不能加a/an, 故选故选A。8. His son was praised for speeches of remarkable _. A. fluency B. correctionC. attitude D. encouragement【解析】【解析】选选A。考查名词辨析。句意：他的儿子因非常流利的。考查名词辨析。句意：他的儿子因非常流利的发言受到了表扬。发言受到了表扬。fluency流利流利, 流畅流畅; correction改正改正, 纠正纠正; attitude态度态度; enco

38、uragement鼓励鼓励, 激励。根据句意可知选激励。根据句意可知选A。9. He is very popular among his students as he always tries to make them _ in his lessons. A. interested B. interestC. to interest D. interesting【解析】【解析】选选A。考查非谓语动词。句意。考查非谓语动词。句意:他很受学生们的欢迎他很受学生们的欢迎, 因为他总是尽力使学生们对他的课感兴趣。因为他总是尽力使学生们对他的课感兴趣。interested“感兴趣感兴趣的的”, 在句中作

39、宾语补足语在句中作宾语补足语, 说明学生的状况。说明学生的状况。10. My teacher encouraged _ a summer course to improve my reading skills. A. for me taking B. me takingC. for me to take D. me to take【解析】【解析】选选D。句意：我的老师鼓励我参加一个暑假班来提高。句意：我的老师鼓励我参加一个暑假班来提高我的阅读技能。我的阅读技能。encourage sb. to do sth. 鼓励某人做某事。鼓励某人做某事。. 完成句子完成句子1. Would you min

40、d _ (帮我学英语帮我学英语)? 2. You work very hard; _ (我也是我也是). 3. The event will _ (报道报道) on TV. 4. The lazy girl never _ (参加参加) any activities. helping me with my Englishso do Ibe coveredtakes part in5. I was given three books on English, _(第一本第一本) is my favourite. 6. He finally passed the examination _(在学在学

41、期末期末). 7. _(把班级分成把班级分成) three groups. 8. He _(鼓励我去写小说鼓励我去写小说). the first of whichat the end of the termDivide the class intoencouraged me to write novels【互动导学】【互动导学】 学生：电子邮件与一般的信件有什么区别呢学生：电子邮件与一般的信件有什么区别呢? 老师：老师：电子邮件的格式比较随意电子邮件的格式比较随意, 并且大多邮件篇幅短小并且大多邮件篇幅短小, 语言简洁语言简洁明了。明了。 学生：那么学生：那么, 该如何写电子邮件呢该如何写电子

42、邮件呢? 老师：一般分为三部分老师：一般分为三部分, 开头部分指明写邮件的目的开头部分指明写邮件的目的; 主体部分详细介绍要谈的主要问题或事件主体部分详细介绍要谈的主要问题或事件; 结尾部分可以对主结尾部分可以对主体内容进行总结或提出希望。体内容进行总结或提出希望。 学生：写电子邮件应注意什么学生：写电子邮件应注意什么? 老师：电子邮件要符合书信的基本要求老师：电子邮件要符合书信的基本要求, 但要简明扼要但要简明扼要, 目的明确目的明确; 语言尽量口语化语言尽量口语化, 使人感到亲切自然。使人感到亲切自然。 【典题示例】【典题示例】 假定你是某中学的学生李华。请用英语给你在美国的笔假定你是某中

43、学的学生李华。请用英语给你在美国的笔友友Jerry写一封电子邮件写一封电子邮件, 谈谈你对现在使用的英语教材的看谈谈你对现在使用的英语教材的看法法, 内容主要包括：内容主要包括： 1. 话题广泛话题广泛; 2. 图片丰富图片丰富; 3. 有助于提高学习兴趣有助于提高学习兴趣; 4. 需要适当降低词汇难度。需要适当降低词汇难度。 注意：注意： 1. 词数不少于词数不少于120个个; 2. 可以适当增加细节可以适当增加细节, 以使行文连贯。以使行文连贯。【审题谋篇】【审题谋篇】电子邮件电子邮件谈观点看法谈观点看法一般现在时一般现在时第一人称第一人称【词句推敲】【词句推敲】1. 词汇：词汇：对对有一

44、个更好的了解有一个更好的了解_结果是结果是, 原来是原来是, 证明是证明是_对对感兴趣感兴趣_弄懂弄懂, 理解理解_期望期望, 希望希望_have a betterknowledge/understanding ofturn outbe interested inmake sense oflook forward to2. 句式：句式：(1)一句多译。一句多译。我认为这些话题对我们学生来说非常重要。我认为这些话题对我们学生来说非常重要。_ these topics are very important to us students. These topics, _, are very impo

45、rtant to us students. I thinkI think此外此外, 教科书中有很多优美和多彩的图画教科书中有很多优美和多彩的图画, 可以让我们对英语可以让我们对英语有一个更好的理解。有一个更好的理解。_, along with the texts there are many beautiful and colorful pictures, which can help us _of English. _, along with the texts there are many beautiful andcolorful pictures, which can help us _ of English. Furthermorehave a better understandingWhats morehave a better knowledge然而然而, 一些教科书有太多的词汇和表达一些教科书有太多的词汇和表达, 这对我们来说很难理这对我们来说很难理解。解。However, some of the texts have _ many new and hard words and expressions _ we cant make sense of the