新概念第二册76课

1、学乐教育2015寒假八年级英语一对三辅导讲义lesson 76 April Fool's Day 愚人节First listen and then answer the question.What was the joke?'To end our special news bulletin,' said the voice of the television announcer, 'we're going over to the macaroni fields of Calabria. Macaroni has been grown in this ar

2、ea for over six hundred years. Two of the leading growers, Giuseppe Moldova and Riccardo Brabante, tell me that they have been expecting a splendid crop this year and harvesting has begun earlier than usual. Here you can see two workers who, between them, have just finished cutting three cartloads o

3、f golden brown macaroni stalks. The whole village has been working day and night gathering and threshing this year's crop before the September rains. On the right, you can see Mrs. Brabante herself. She has been helping her husband for thirty years now. Mrs. Brabante is talking to the manager of

4、 the local factory where the crop is processed.This last scene shows you what will happen at the end of the harvest: the famous Calabrian macaroni-eating competition! Signor Fratelli, the present champion, has won it every year since 1991. And that ends our special bulletin for today, Thursday, Apri

5、l lst. We're now going back to the studio.'【课文翻译】作为我们专题新闻节目的结尾，”电视广播员说，我们现在到克拉布利亚的通心粉田里。通心粉在这个地区已经种植了600多年了。两个主要种植者，朱塞皮.莫尔道瓦和里卡多.布拉班特告诉我，他们一直期待着今年获得一个大丰收，收割工作比往年开始要早些。 这里您可以看到两个工人，他们协力割下了 3车金黄色的通心粉秸。全村的人都日夜奋战，要 赶在9月的雨季之前把今年的庄稼收获上来，打完场。在屏幕的右侧，您可以看到布拉班特太 太本人，她已经帮了她的丈夫30年了。布拉班特太太现在正和负责通心粉加工的当地加

6、工厂的经理交谈。这最后一个镜头向您展示了收获之后将发生的事情：著名的克拉布利亚人吃通心粉大赛！目前的冠军弗拉特里先生，自 1991年以来，年年获胜。今天-4月1日，星期四- 的专题新闻节目到此结束。现在我们回到电视演播室。【生词汇总】n.傻瓜n.新闻简报n.（电视、之声）播音员n.通心面，空心面条adj.主要的n.种植者adj.极好的 n.梗v.收庄稼v.打（庄稼）v.加工n.（意大利语）先生adj.目前的n.冠军n.播首室【单词讲解】1. fool n傻瓜；受骗者 v欺骗；开玩笑；戏弄April fool愚人节中受愚弄者act /play the fool 扮丑角A fool and his

7、 money are soon parte称蛋难聚财。除了作名词，fool也可以作动词用。make a fool of sb.愚弄某人，欺骗某人fool about游手好闲，干蠢事fool away浪费，虚度他总是以愚弄他人为乐。He always taking a delight in making a fool of others.2. bulletin n公报，公告v发表，用公告通知Bulletin Board System电子布告栏，也即我们常说的 BBS。official bulletin 正式公报，官方公报weather bulletin 气象通报results bulletin

8、成绩公告3. announcer n.主持人；（机场车站）广播员presenter ; host那个广播播音员告诉我他之所以得到那份工作是因为老板非常喜欢他那有磁性的嗓音。The radio announcer told me that he got his job because his boss really liked his strong voice.4.leading adj.（无比较级、最高级）1）一流的，卓越的a leading university 一流大学the leading countries of Europe在经济、军事方面）欧洲一些先进国家2）主要的；主角的，主演的

9、play the leading part role担任主角由于选择不健康食品，在北美心脏病是主要死亡原因。Due to unhealthy food choices, the leading cause of death in North America is heart disease.5.gather1） gather sth （together/up为攵拢，归拢2）认为，猜想；推断；理解我从心中了解到你并不喜欢你的工作I gather from your letter that you' re not enjoying your cess n. & v.

10、1） n.过程；进程我们正在出售自家的住宅.We re in the process of selling our house.2） n.工艺流程；工序manufacturing processes3） v.加工；处理我们买的大部分食品都用某种方法加工过。Most of the food we buy is processed in some way7.present Adj.1).当前的在当前形势/情况下in the present situation/case目前我们没有进一步消息We do not have any more information at the present time

11、2)出席 present at只有少数人出席会议Only a few people were present at the meeting.present n.for the present目前；眼前，暂且up to the presents 今，至U目前为止at present = new®!在,目前你必须忘掉过去，开始现在的生活。You' ve got to forget the past and start living in the present.很抱歉他这会儿不在。I ' m sorry he ' s out at present【课文讲解】1 .

12、we're going over to the macaroni fields of Calabria.(1) go over有很多种意思，比如检查、复习、重做、越过、转向等等。在上面这个句子中goover(to 表示从较远的一处到另一处。go over big 大受欢迎 go over the wall 越狱 go over the ground 调查事实，检查情况我走到那个盲人身边，帮他过马路。I went over to the blind man to help him across the road.(2) field 指"(一块)田"、块”，为可数名词，

13、常用复数：Many people are busy harvesting inthe rice fields.稻田里许多人正忙着收割。field (活动、研究的)领域，范围ofthe field of medicine医学的领域，医学界be outside out of one's field 在某人的本行外Many scientists are working in this field.许多科学家正从事这领域方面的研究2 .Here you can see two workers who, between them, have just finished cutting three

14、 cartloads of golden brown macaroni stalks.between作介词时含义之一是 作为共同努力的结果，协力”：他们一起杀死了那条蛇。Between them they killed the snake.我们协力把树拉倒了。Between us we pulled down the tree.Between and Among1） between prep.在(两者)之间我用两根黏糊糊的手指拿起了话筒。I picked up the receiver between two sticky finger.你能分辨出印度音乐和爵士乐吗？Can you tell

15、the difference between Indian music and jazz?当表示两两之间的相互关系时，between可用于3个（或3个以上）的名词前：The village lies between a river, a mountain and a road.2） amongprep.在中间,被环绕（指三者以上）教堂位于群山之中。The church lies among mountains.Among those boys, Dan is the tallest.3 .The whole village has been working day and night gath

16、ering and threshing this year's crop before the September rains.rain n.当rain指 南季”、季节性的雨”，尤其是热带地区的雨季时，要用复数形式：the September rains 9M 雨季有时绵绵春雨真让人心烦意乱。Sometimes spring rains are really annoying.4 .harvesting has begun earlier than usual1） usual通常为形容词，表示 通常的“、平常的“、惯常的”等：It was warm last Sunday, so I

17、went and sat on the river bank as usual.as usual像平常一样"、照例”既可以作定语，又可以作表语It is usual for him to sit up late at night.他经常熬夜I parked the car at the usual place.我在往常那个地方停了车。2） usually频率副词，表示 平常"、通常”：He usually gets up late.他通常起得晚。When do you usually have supper?课堂检测一.【英语思维训练】根据英文解释写出单词。1. someo

18、ne who proclaims公布，正式中明）a message publicly2. brilliant; perfect; great3. collect 4. a brief report （especially an official statement） 5. now 6. someone who has won first place in a competition二.现在完成时和现在完成进行时的练习题A. Correct the following sentences.（改错）1. All these years they are contributing articles

19、to our magazine.2. I have been drinking five cups of coffee this afternoon.3. What have you been doing before you left Oxford?4. It's a good job. Have you done it all by yourself?5. It's a long time since you come to see me.6. Alice didn't see much of Henry lately.7. I'm glad to tell

20、 you that you passed the exam.8. Complete the following sentences with the right form of the verbs given.1. You know, I (look) for a job for three months, and this is my first formal interview.2. My sister (stay) in Beijing for three months last year.3. The little boy is dirty all over because he (p

21、lay) in the mud all the morning.4. I (wonder) if you were free this afternoon.5. Here he is! We (wait) anxiously for him since last night.C. Make the best choices.()1. I m sure Andrew will win the first prize in the final. I think so. He for it for months. (2008江苏 )A. is preparingB. was preparingC.

22、had been preparingD. has been preparing()2. By the time he realizes he into a trap, it ll be too late for him to do anytabout it. (2008 山东 )A. walks B. walkedC. has walkedD. had walked()3. So far this year we a fall in house prices by between 5 and 10 percent.A. saw B. see C. had seenD. have seen()4

23、. Cathy is taking notes of the grammatical rules in class at Sunshine School, where sheEnglish for a year.A. studies B. studied C. is studyingD. has been studying()5. Danny hard for long to realize his dream and now he is popular.A. WorksB. is workingC. has workedD. had worked()6. I have got a heada

24、che. No wonder. Youin front of that computer too long.A. work B. are workingC. have been workingD. worked()7. The unemployment rate in this districtfrom 6% to 5% in the past two years.A. has fallen B. had fallenC. is falling D. was falling()8. Now that she is out of job, Lucy _ going back to schoo，l

25、 but she hasn t decided yet.A. had consideredB. has been consideringC. consideredD. is going to consider()9. you him around the museum yet? Yes. We had a great time there.A. Have ; shownB. Do ; show C. Had; shown D. Did; show()10. Hi, Tracy ， you look pale. I am tired. I the living room all day.A. p

26、ainted B. had painted C. have been painting D. have painted课后作业首字母填空When the London Underground goes on strike, my journey to work can be terrible I remember a strike, which happened a few years a 1. The station near my house was closed and I had touse another station and take a d 2 train. This adde

27、d about an hour to my journey, so I wasn very happy. E3 went wrong at the station. People were late and they were panicking!By thetime I go to the train, I was feeling upset and sorry for myself . Then I saw this man . There was something about him He had such a familiar f 4.Afew minutes l 5, I real

28、ized thathe was Jack, a fiend from my school days in Scotlan dAt the same time he a 6 realized who I was. Then we started talking about school days and the people we both used to k 7. I was even more surprised when the train came into mystation and he started to get o 8 too!I asked him w 9 he was go

29、ing and he said he was going to work. He told me he worked in Fitzroy Street. You see, I work in Fitzroy Street, too. It ' s a small w 10 !Itwas such an amazing coincidence!阅读理解In the 13th century, Marco Polo travelled a long way to China He was a famous Italian1 .During his stay in China, lie s

30、aw many wonderful things. One of the things he 2 was that the Chinese used paper money People in 3 countries didn't use paper money until the 17th century. However, people in China began to use paper money in the 10th century4 was invented by a Chinese about 2,000 years agoHis name was Cai Lun.

31、He then 5 these pieces of paper together and made them into a 6.Now paper mainly comes from trees We use it every day. 7 we waste a lot of it. If we keep on doing so, people 8 cut down many more trees Then there will not be any trees left If there are no 9 : there will be no paperSo how can we 10 paper? When we are making notes we can use 11 sides of every piece of paper We can buy drinks in bottles instead of 12 in paper packets We can also use cotton handkerchiefs （棉手帕） and not the paper ones 13 we go shopping, we can use fewer paper bags If the salesma