unit 2 reading-language points

1、Unit 2Discovering useful words and expressions because of 因为，由于因为，由于 The police are advising motorists to reduce speed because of the fog.I didnt go to school because of my illness. because + 句子句子 because of + 名词名词 Please be brief because I am in a hurry. No one came to the sale because of the bad w

2、eather. (同义句转换同义句转换)No one came to the sale _ the weather _ bad.The old man asked Lucy to move to another chair _ he wanted to sit next to his wife. (2010辽宁辽宁) A. although B. unless C. because D. ifbecausewasCA child came up to me and showed me theway to the station. The sky was dark blue and clear

3、when the moon came up. A number of questions came up at the meeting. 3. Would you please come up to my flat for a visit? come up 走近，上来，提出；长出走近，上来，提出；长出(1) He came up and said hello to us.(2) We watched the sun come up.(3) The question came up at the meeting.(4) The roses are just beginning to come u

4、p.Translate the sentences and say what the phrase come up means in each one.走近走近上升上升被提被提出出发芽，长出发芽，长出come out 出现，显露，出版，发表，结果是出现，显露，出版，发表，结果是 come up with 提出，想出提出，想出 come to 总计总计;苏醒，复原苏醒，复原 come across 碰到碰到; 遇到，无意中发现遇到，无意中发现come down 下降，潦倒，流传下降，潦倒，流传 come back 回来，恢复回来，恢复(知觉、记忆等）知觉、记忆等）, 卷土重来，重新流行卷土重来，

5、重新流行come along 一道走一道走 come through 经历，脱险，安然度过经历，脱险，安然度过 come from 来自，起源于来自，起源于 come true 实现，成真实现，成真 come的常用短语的常用短语4. So why has English changed over time?over在句中的意思是在句中的意思是“贯穿贯穿”，相当于，相当于duringOver the years, she has become more careful. Rick went to visit his grandparents over the Christmas. over ti

6、me 久而久之久而久之; 随着时间的过去随着时间的过去5. It was based more on German than the English we speak at present.more than 在句中的意思是在句中的意思是“是是而不而不是是”，肯定，肯定more后面的内容而否定后面的内容而否定than后面的内容。后面的内容。Hearing the loud noise, the boy was more surprised than frightened.This book seems to be more a manual than a text. Do you think

7、him naughty enough? Im afraid hes _ than naughty. A. more clever B. clever C. much clever D. much more clever 解析：在此句中解析：在此句中more . than意为意为“是是而不是而不是；”。A对你们来说，学会用英语思考比仅仅知对你们来说，学会用英语思考比仅仅知道语法规则更重要。道语法规则更重要。(more than) Its more important for you to learn to think in English than only to know grammar ru

8、les. 与其说她是个演员，不如说是个歌唱家。与其说她是个演员，不如说是个歌唱家。She is more a singer than an actress. base on 基于，以基于，以 . 为依据为依据 A good marriage is based on trust.This song is based on an old folk tune. Scientific theories must be based on facts. This film is based on a novel by D. H. Lawrence.Many students believe that th

9、e choice of their courses and universities should _ (以他们个以他们个人的兴趣为基础人的兴趣为基础)答案：答案：be based on their own interest present n. 目前目前, 现在现在; 礼物礼物 at present 现在，目前现在，目前There is no time like the present. I cant spare time because I am busy at present.What present did you receive from your parents? present

10、adj. 1) 当前的当前的, 现在的现在的 Can you tell us anything about the presentsituation?2) 出席的出席的, 在场的在场的How many people were present at the meeting? Al the people present agree to my plan. present vt. 赠与赠与, 赠给予赠给予 (present sth. to / with sb.)He presented her with a bunch of flowers.出席会议的人都赞同这个计划。出席会议的人都赞同这个计划。

11、All the people who _ _ at the meeting were for the plan. 目前我们还没抓到这个贼。目前我们还没抓到这个贼。 We havent found the thief _ _. were presentat presentAll the people _ at the party were his supporters. (2002北京北京) A. present B. thankful C. interested D. importantA6. So by the 1600s Shakespeare was able to make use o

12、f a wider vocabulary than ever before. make use of 利用利用；使用；使用Wed better make use of something inexpensive.They began to consider how to make use of it.注意：注意：use前可用前可用good，full，poor, little等词修饰。等词修饰。 make full use of 充分利用充分利用 make good use of 好好利用好好利用 make little use of 不充分利用不充分利用 take full advantage

13、 of 充分利用充分利用 make the most of 最好地利用最好地利用1) The manager of the company told us that very little _ was made of the waste material in the past. A. cost B. value C. use D. matter解析：注意解析：注意make use of的被动形式。的被动形式。答案：答案：C2) The money collected should be made good use _ the people who suffered a lot in this

14、 terrible earthquake. A. of helping B. to help C. to helping D. of to help解析：此题考查解析：此题考查make good use of答案：答案：D3) Every minute must be made full use of _ spoken English. A. to practise B. practicing C. practice D. practised答案：答案：A与与make有关的短语有关的短语： make friends with 和和交朋友交朋友 make fun of 取笑取笑 make a d

15、ecision 作出决定作出决定 make a face / faces 扮鬼脸扮鬼脸 make progress in 在在取得进步取得进步 make a choice / choices 挑选一下挑选一下; 做出做出选择选择 make it 成功成功 make sure 确信确信 7. The latter gave a separate identity to American English spelling. latter adj较后的，后面的，较后的，后面的， (两者中两者中) 后者的后者的 I find it hard to understand the latter part

16、of his lecture. Did he walk or swim across the river? The latter seems unlikely. 【辨析辨析】late，later, latter, lately1) late是形容词，表示是形容词，表示“迟到的，晚的迟到的，晚的”。如：。如： You are late again! 2) later可作形容词，是可作形容词，是late的比较级，意为的比较级，意为“更迟的，更后的更迟的，更后的”；也可作副词，意为；也可作副词，意为“稍稍后，随后后，随后”，常与，常与on连用。如：连用。如： In her later years s

17、he gave herself over to writing full-time. We will discuss this in detail later. 3) latter最常用的含义是最常用的含义是“两者中的两者中的(后者后者)”，常与常与the连用，固定搭配连用，固定搭配“the former ，the latter ”。如：。如： Here are Tom and David; the latter is my brother. 4) lately是副词，意为是副词，意为“近来，最近近来，最近”，同义，同义词是词是recently。如：。如： Have you been to B

18、eijing lately? Did he go there by bike or on foot? The _ seems unlikely. A. latter B. late C. later D. lately【答案答案】A8. For example, India has a very large number of fluent English speakers Today the number of people learning English in China is increasing rapidly. a number of 许多，若干许多，若干 Quite a numb

19、er of world famous paintings are on show in this exhibition. the number of . 的数目的数目The number of tigers has reduced abruptly in the last fifty years. the number of “.的数目的数目”，后接可数名，后接可数名词复数，作主语时谓语动词用单数。词复数，作主语时谓语动词用单数。 The number of undergraduates has increased over the years.a number of 许多许多 大量大量 后接

20、复数名词，此短后接复数名词，此短语加复数名词在句中做主语时，谓语动词用语加复数名词在句中做主语时，谓语动词用复数。复数。 A number of teachers are on leave. a great number of a large number of / a small number of 1. The number of people invited _ fifty, but a number of them _ absent for different reasons. A. were; was B. was; was C. was; were D. were; were2.

21、_ the books Ive collected in my home _ about 10,000 copies. A. A number of; is B. A number of; are C. The number of; are D. The number of; isCD8. English is also spoken in Singapore and Malaysia and countries in Africa such as South Africa. such as 例如，诸如例如，诸如I know many of them, such as John, Peter,

22、 and Tom.The Roman languages, such as French, Italian, are all derived from Latin. such as & for example such as用来列举事物时用来列举事物时, 一般列举同类人或一般列举同类人或事物中的事物中的几个几个例子且所列举事物的数量不能例子且所列举事物的数量不能等于它前面所提到的总和等于它前面所提到的总和, 一旦相等一旦相等, 要用要用that is 或或namely。for example用来举例说明某一论点或情况用来举例说明某一论点或情况, 一一般只举同类人或物中的般只举同类人或物

23、中的 一个一个为例为例, 作插入语作插入语,可位于句首、句中或句尾可位于句首、句中或句尾, 通常与所给的例子通常与所给的例子用逗号隔开，其后的例子可以是从句。用逗号隔开，其后的例子可以是从句。He can speak four languages such as English and French.Ball games, for example, have spread around the world.Only one person can answer the question namely you. Fill in the blanks with such as, for exampl

24、e or namely.(1) Students, _ Tom and Mary, should be learnt from.(2) Wear something simple, _ a skirt and blouse. (3) He knows six languages, _ Chinese French, English, Spanish, Russian and Portuguese.such as for examplenamely1. I cant believe that it is the _ (官方的官方的) attitude toward the accident.2.

25、 Mike sold some _ (公寓公寓) in the center of this city and made lots of money.3. Now just ask yourself which answer is better, the former or the _?4. Mr. White was asked by the customs officers (海关人员海关人员) to show them his i_ card.officialapartmentslatteridentity Write the correct words.5. After practicing for half a year, he was finally able to speak English f_.6. Gradually you will be able to know what sort of person he a_ is.7. Wide rea