1、Section_ Other_Parts_of_the_Module原文呈现 读文清障The Empire State Building, New YorkMost of the tallest buildings in the world were built in the 1990s and in the twentyfirst century, but the two tallest buildings in the US were built much earlier. In fact, the second tallest building in the US is more tha
2、n 75 years old!The Empire State Building, which was the tallest building at the time was finished in May 1931. It was the tallest building in the world until the World Trade Centre was built in New York in 1972. The World Trade Centre twin towers, which were destroyed in September 2001 ， were 417 an
3、d 415 metres high .most pron.大多数，与 of 连用时，句中谓语动词的单复数形式取决于 of 后面的名词的单复数形式。much 修饰比较级，用来加强语气。more than 多于；不仅仅是；非常which was the tallest building at the time 是 which 引导的非限制性定语从句，修饰先行词 the Empire State Building。which 不能用 that 来替换，that 不能引导非限制性定语从句。at the time 在那时destroy v破坏，毁坏，之所以与 were 连用，是因为先行词是 the Wo
4、rld Trade Centre twin towers。which were destroyed in September 2001 是 which 引导的非限制性定语从句。注意此句的表达法：“.be数字度量名词adj.”表示“某物有多高/长等”。纽约帝国大厦第 12 段译文世界上大多数最高的建筑物是在 20 世纪 90 年代和 21 世纪建成的，但是美国的两座最高的建筑物建成得要早得多。实际上，美国第二高的建筑物已经有超过 75 年的历史了！帝国大厦是在 1931 年 5 月完工的，在那时它是最高的建筑物。它一直是世界上最高的建筑物，直到 1972 年世界贸易中心在纽约建成。2001 年的
5、 9 月被毁坏的世界贸易中心的双子塔分别有 417 米和 415 米高。Facts about the Empire State Building：Ten million bricks were used in the construction of the building. There are 6,500 windows.From the observatory at the top ， on a clear day you can see five US states.Lightning strikes the Empire State Building about 500 times
6、a year.In 1945, a US military plane, which was flying over Manhattan on a foggy day, cashed into the building just above the 78th floor.observatory/bzvtri/ n.观察台at the top 在顶部on 在此处不能用 in 替换， day 前有 clear 修饰，表示具体的某一天。a 此处表示“每”“每一”。which was flying over Manhattan on a foggy day 是 which 引导的非限制性定语从句，修饰
7、 a US military plane。foggy/fi/adj.有浓雾的fog n雾crash/kr/vi.(飞机)失事；坠毁crash into 撞入第 3 段译文关于帝国大厦的事实：大厦的建成使用了 1 000 万块砖。有 6 500 扇窗户。在晴天，从顶部的瞭望台可以看到美国的 5 个州。, 帝国大厦每年遭受大约 500 次闪电的袭击。1945 年的一个大雾天，美国的一架军用飞机在曼哈顿上空飞行时撞入了大厦，正好在第 78 层上面。The Worlds Top 10 Tallest Buildings (2004)Building City Year Storeys HeightTa
8、ipei 101 Taipei, PRC 2004 101 509 m (etres)Petronas Tower 1Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 1998 88 452 mPetronas Tower 2 Kuala Lumpur， Malaysia1998 88 452 mSears Tower Chicago, US 1974 110 442 mJin Mao Building Shanghai, PRC 1999 88 421 m2 International Finance Centre Hong Kong, PRC 2003 88 415 mCITIC Plaza
9、Guangzhou, PRC 1997 80 391 mShun Hing Square Shenzhen, PRC 1996 69 384 mEmpire State Building New York, US 1931 102 381 mCentral Plaza Hong Kong, PRC 1992 78 374 m,世界十大最高建筑(2004)建筑名称 城市 年代 楼层 高度台北 101 中国，台北 2004 101 509 米双子塔 1 马来西亚，吉隆坡 1998 88 452 米双子塔 2 马来西亚，吉隆坡 1998 88 452 米西尔斯大厦 美国，芝加哥 1974 110 4
10、42 米金茂大厦 中国，上海 1999 88 421 米2 国际金融中心 中国，香港 2003 88 415 米中信广场 中国，广州 1997 80 391 米信兴广场 中国，深圳 1996 69 384 米帝国大厦 美国，纽约 1931 102 381 米中心广场 中国，香港 1992 78 374 米Read the text on Page 59 and answer the following questions. 1What is the tallest building in the world according to the text?A2 International Fina
11、nce Centre.BTaipei 101.CCentral Plaza.DCITIC Plaza.2What is the tallest building in the US?AEmpire State Building.BPetronas Tower 1.CPetronas Tower 2.DSears Tower.3What is the tallest building in Mainland China?AJin Mao Building.BCITIC Plaza.CShun Hing Square.DCentral Plaza.4When were the World Trad
12、e Centre twin towers destroyed?ASept. 11th, 2000.BSept. 11th, 2001.CSept. 11th, 2002.DSept. 11th, 2003.答案：14 BDAB一、这样记单词记得准 写得对 记得快 记得多.基础词汇1.ridiculous adj. 荒唐的；可笑的1.类似 ridiculous，由后缀ous 构成的高频形容词还有dangerous 危险的 famous 著名的 2.enormous adj. 巨大的；庞大的 3.observatory n. 观察台4.crash vi. (飞机)失事；坠毁 .拓展词汇1.free
13、zing adj.冷冰冰的；极冷的freeze vi.结冰；冻结frozen adj.冷冻的；冷藏的 2.foggy adj.有浓雾的fog n雾 generous 慷慨大方的 humorous 富于幽默的 2.enormous adj.巨大的；庞大的同义 big adj. 大的；重要的；量大的 large adj. 大的；多数的；广博的 huge adj. 巨大的；庞大的；无限的vast adj. 广阔的；巨大的；大量的；巨额的二、这样记短语记牢固定短语 多积常用词块1.make_sense 有意义；有道理 2a_large_amount_of 大量的( 修饰不可数名词) 3used_to_
14、do 过去常常4go_up 上升；(物价等)上涨 5bring_an_end_to 结束；终止 6be_pleased_ with 对满意 7in_the_1990s 在 20 世纪 90 年代8crash_into 撞到上；撞入1.most of the tallest buildings in the world 世界上大多数最高的建筑物 2in the twentyfirst century 在 21世纪 3the second tallest building in the US 美国第二高的建筑物 4the tallest building at the time 在那时最高的建筑物
15、 5the World Trade Centre 世界贸易中心 6in the construction of the building 在大楼的建筑中 7on a clear day 在晴天 8on a foggy day 在一个大雾天 三、这样记句式先背熟 再悟通 后仿用1.The valley is now part of the reservoir created by the Three Gorges Dam.这个山谷现在是三峡大坝产生的水库的一部分。过去分词短语作定语。 The building built_three_years_ago needs painting. 三年前建造
16、的那个建筑需要粉刷。2.The people living in the village have moved to other places.现在分词短语作定语。The beautiful girl standing_under_the_tall_tree is 住在村子里的人们已搬往别处了。 Toms sister. 站在那棵大树下的漂亮女孩是汤姆的姐姐。3.It was strange to think that, when my grandparents lived in the village, there wasnt a reservoir there at all！我祖父母在那个
17、村庄生活时，那儿一个水库也没有，想到那些真感到不可思议！句型“Itbe adj. (for sb.) to do”表示“(对某人来说)做某事怎么样”。Its_difficult_for_us_to_understand what she said. 我们很难理解她所说的话。4.Why do you think there are so many tall buildings in the world now？你认为现在世界上为什么有那么多高楼？do you think 作插入语。Which of the events above do_you_think will be the funnies
18、t？你认为以上哪件事是最有趣的？1(教材 P54)If you take away the attributive clauses，do the sentences still make sense?如果你把定语从句去掉，这些句子还讲得通吗？make sense 有意义；有道理 make sense of 了解，懂得There is no sense in doing sth. 做某事没道理/意义 This sentence doesnt make any sense no matter how you read it.这个句子不管怎么读都不通顺。She must try to make_se
19、nse_of what was going on.她必须尽量弄明白正在发生的一切。There _is_no_sense_in criticizing him.批评他是没有意义的。辨析比较make sense, make sense ofmake sense意为“有意义；有道理；讲得通”，以物作主语，不可用于被动语态make sense of 意为“弄懂，理解”，以人作主语，可用于被动语态选择上述短语填空The lectures offer students the chance to make_sense_of mathematical knowledge that may have seem
20、ed so frightening. It makes_sense to master the knowledge. 2.(教材 P57)The Three Gorges Dam is a hydroelectric project which has brought an end to the danger of flooding.三峡大坝是一个水力发电工程，它结束了洪水泛滥的危险。bring an end to 结束，终止 bring .to an end 结束，终止come to an end 结束from beginning to end 自始至终 Then he brought an
21、 end to his story.Then he brought his story to_an_end. 然后，他结束了他的故事。The meeting came_to_an_end at midnight. 那次会议直至午夜才结束。Ive read the book from beginning to end. 我把这本书从头到尾都看了。3(教材 P58)Was it cold when you were on the boat?Cold? It was freezing!当你在船上时，天气冷吗？冷吗？冷极了！freezing adj.冷冰冰的；极冷的 n冰点 (1)below/abov
22、e freezing point 冰点以下/上(2)freeze (froze, frozen) vt. 使结冰；冷冻vi. 结冰，冻僵；愣住freeze (sb.) to death (把某人) 冻死(3)frozen adj. 冷冻的，冻结的be frozen to death 被冻死It is freezing in this room. Put the fire on!这屋子里冷冰冰的。生上火吧！Tonight the temperature will fall to 3 degrees below freezing (freeze)今夜的温度将降至零下 3 度。Standing ou
23、tside in the cold the whole night, he was frozen (freeze). 整晚站在寒风中，他冻坏了。4(教材 P59)In 1945, a US military plane, which was flying over Manhattan on a foggy day, crashed into the building just above the 78th floor.1945 年的一个大雾天，美国的一架军用飞机在曼哈顿上空飞行时撞入了大厦，正好在第 78 层上面。crash v(飞机)失事，坠毁；冲撞 n.(飞机的)坠毁；( 车子的)猛撞，相
24、撞 crash into 撞到上；撞入car/plane crash 汽车相撞/飞机失事 The jet crashed soon after it took off.这架喷气式飞机刚起飞就坠毁了。Her car lost control and crashed into a tree.她的车失去控制猛撞在了树上。Fortunately, neither the driver nor the passengers were hurt in the car_crash. 幸运的是，司机和乘客都没有在这次撞车事故中受伤。1It was strange to think that, when my
25、grandparents lived in the village, there wasnt a reservoir there at all!我祖父母在那个村庄生活时，那儿一个水库也没有，想到那些真感到不可思议！(1)It was strange to think that .属于句型“Itbe adj.(for sb.)to do”。动词不定式作主语时，为了保持句子平衡，常用 it 作形式主语，而将真正的主语后置。常用于这个句型的形容词有 easy, difficult, hard, important, possible 等。It is difficult for her to keep
26、 a balance between family and work.她很难在家庭和工作之间保持平衡。It is not possible for Tom to recover in such a short time.汤姆不可能在如此短的时间内恢复健康。(2)用于“Itbe形容词 of sb.to do”句型的形容词是表示心理品质、性格特征的形容词，如 kind, nice, stupid, clever, foolish, polite, selfish 等，其中 sb.和这些形容词可以构成主系表结构。It is very kind of you to_drive (drive) me t
27、o the airport.您真是太好了，送我到机场。Its clever of you to work out the maths problem. 你真聪明，解出了这道数学题。2Why do you think there are so many tall buildings in the world now?你认为现在世界上为什么有那么多高楼？(1)句中 do you think 是一个插入语，放在特殊疑问词与句子其他成分之间，其余部分相当于 think 的宾语从句，要用陈述语序。用于该插入语结构的动词还有 believe, expect, suggest, suppose 等。What
28、 do you think has happened to her?你认为她出了什么事？Who_do_you_believe is friendly to him? 你认为谁对他很友好？What_do_you_suppose I should do to win the competition?你觉得我应该做什么才能赢得竞赛？(2)常用的插入语有：in other words 换句话说 by the way 顺便问一下believe it or not 信不信由你 Im sure 我确信as far as I know 据我所知 that is (to say)也就是(说) He lost t
29、he chance again. That is (to say), he didnt find a job.他又失去了这次机会。也就是(说) ，他没找到工作。Jack, as_far_as_I_know,_isnt as honest as we expect.据我所知，杰克不像我们想象的那么诚实。.单句语法填空 1At last, the headmasters words brought the meeting to an end. 2Tonight temperatures will fall well below freezing point.3Can you make sense
30、of this poem? 4There is no sense in making (make) her angry. 5Its high time for us to bring an end to the discussion and make a decision now.6It was foolish of him to refer to his notes during that important test, and as a result, he got punished. 7It is difficult to_complete (complete) the mission
31、on my own. 8It is necessary for you to be fully aware of your own shortcomings.完成句子 1Its_very _dangerous_for_children_to cross the busy street. 对孩子们来说，穿过繁忙的街道很危险。2What_do_you_think I can do? 你认为我能做点什么？3Shut the window. Im_freezing! 关上窗户。我冷极了！4Leaving university brought_an _end_to my carefree days.离开
32、大学，结束了我无忧无虑的日子。5Can you make_any_sense _of_the_instructions at all? 你究竟能不能看懂这些说明？6The car crashed_into_the_truck on the way, killing its driver and two passengers.路上一辆小汽车撞上了一辆卡车，导致它的司机和两名乘客死亡。7It_is_clever_of_you_to_answer his question like that. 你那样回答他的问题是聪明的。8Who_do_you_suppose could have done thi
33、s?你认为谁能干出这种事来？一、全练语言点，基稳才能楼高本课语言点针对练习.单词拼写 1Officials from Greenwich Observatory (观察台) have the clock checked twice a day.2Three people were injured when their car crashed (冲撞) into a wall.3Its ridiculous (荒唐的) to expect a twoyearold child to be able to read!4It is difficult to travel through the to
34、wn on a foggy (有雾的 ) morning.5Its freezing (冷极了) here. Can I close the window? .单句改错 1I am sorry I couldnt make sense what you said in the class. sense 后加 of 2It was really cold last night ten degrees below zero, that is, ten degrees below the frozen point of water. frozenfreezing 3They visited a fa
35、ctory made toys last month. mademaking 4Such foolish things should come to end. end 前加 an 5It is impossible to finishing the job in a short space of time.finishingfinish .选词填空 used to do， go up， make sense， a large amount of， bring an end to， be pleased with， crash into， in the 1990s1.A_large_amount
36、_of water is used every day. 2It makes_sense to work on the problem before it gets out of control. 3As the price of house goes_up,_many people cant afford to a house. 4Nowadays workers are earning twice as much per month as they did in_the_1990s. 5He used _to live in a remote village, but he got use
37、d to the life in the city quickly. 6He is_pleased_with the way in which you organized the party. 7Its hoped that the talks may bring_an_end_to the violence. 8Along the way, his pursuers would crash _into each other in their attempts to stop him. 本单元语言点温故练习.单句语法填空1They havent set a date for the party
38、 yet. 2Accommodation (accommodate) is expensive in this city. 3Do you know the historical (history) background to the war?4.I think he is holding something back;_he knows more than he admits. 5The car narrowly (narrow) missed an old man. 6The rain stopped and the sun came out. 7I hope his dream of b
39、ecoming a pianist will be realized (realize). 8I cant remove the dirty points from my shirt. 9Finding (find) a job is difficult these days. 10To_move (move) this heavy box is not easy.完成句子1The train, which_takes_only_two_hours_to_get_there,_is quicker than the bus, which takes three. 坐火车去那儿要比坐汽车快，坐火
40、车只要 2 个小时，而坐汽车要 3 个小时。2His best movie, which_won_several _awards,_was about the life of Gandhi. 他荣获好几项奖的那部最佳影片，是关于甘地生平的。3I walked in our garden, where_Tom_and_Jimmy_were_tying_a_big_sign onto one of the trees. 我在我们的花园里散步，在这里汤姆和吉米正把一块大标志牌绑到其中一棵树上。4Charles Smith, who_was_my_former_teacher,_retired las
41、t year.查理史密斯去年退休了，他曾经是我的老师。5We will put off the picnic until next week, when_the_weather_may_be_better. 我们将把野餐推迟到下周，到那时，天气可能会好一些。6He has a shelf full of things, each_of_which has associations for him. 他的一个架子上摆满了东西，每一样都能勾起他许多回忆。7As _is_well_known,_Shanghai is a big city. 众所周知，上海是个大城市。8The house, whic
42、h_was_completed_in_1856,_was famous for its huge marble staircase. 这座房子建成于 1856 年，以巨大的大理石楼梯闻名。二、勤练高考题型，多练自能生巧.阅读理解 My friend Tim was one of five children. His father was an alcoholic and died very young, and his mother was unable to support the family. Unfortunately, the children were separated and
43、placed in foster homes (收养家庭 )Tim dropped out of school and did nothing to further himself. He eventually went through a divorce. Tims brother, although experiencing the same childhood, educated himself and got a good job. He has a happy family and a wonderful home.Both brothers gave a similar answe
44、r when asked why their lives turned out the way they did. They said, “Youd turn out this way too if you had a childhood like mine.” Neither of the brothers could change his past, but one of them adjusted (调整) his sail.It doesnt take much to find an excuse whether that is our family background, our l
45、ack of education, or that we live in the wrong city, or do not know the right people. Each one of these excuses has a solution. However, if you believe that there is nothing you can do to turn your life around, then you wont be able to change your life for the better.If you really desire to turn you
46、r life to a new course, to set your sail to a different port, it is a matter of choice. If you choose to move forward, the easiest way is to find a solution to your todays situation. Solutions are there if you want to go after them. Sure, it may take some hard work, or the willingness to take a risk
47、. But if you do not, then you will never have a different or happy life. Do not limit yourself by finding an excuse; only limit yourself by refusing to have an excuse.语篇解读：本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。我们的过往是什么并不是很重要，因为未来掌握在我们自己手里。1Why does Tims brother have a happy life?AHe had a happy childhood.BHe tried hard to cha
48、nge his life.CHe had a wonderful foster home.DHe was the smartest of his family.解析：选 B 推理判断题。由第二段 “Tims brother, although experiencing the same childhood, educated himself and got a good job.”可知，Tim 的哥哥努力改变自己的命运。2What did Tim think led to his unhappy life?AHis laziness.BNot adjusting his sail.CHis unhappy childhood.DNot having any opportunities.解析：选 C 细节理解题。由第三段 “They said, Youd turn out this way too if