海南省高考英语复习课件：Module 6《Unexplained Mysteries of the Natural World》（外研版必修4）

　　5.The book said that the hero was killed by

　　reactionaries but that his spirit would

　　never ____.

　　A.die away

　　B.die down

　　C.die off

　　D.die out

　　解析

　　die out“消失;消逝”符合题意。die

　　away(风、声音等)渐息;减弱;die down熄灭;die

　　off相继死去。

　　D 6.—I want to buy a pair of shoes.Can you

　　give me some advice?

　　—The store at the corner has an excellent

　　____ for fair dealing.

　　A.reputation

　　B.place

　　C.shopkeeper

　　D.benefit

　　解析

　　reputation名声,名誉;place地方;

　　shopkeeper店主;benefit好处。 A 7.The new book my mother bought for me is

　　____ to me in my English study.

　　A.of a great help

　　B.a great help

　　C.with great helpful

　　D.great help

　　解析

　　be of great help=be a great help很有

　　帮助。

　　B 8.After the teacher made an explanation,

　　Tom,____,corrected his paper.

　　A.realized his mistake

　　B.realizing his mistake

　　C.he realized his mistake

　　D.his mistake realizing

　　解析

　　分析句子结构可知主句的谓语动词是

　　corrected,realize只能在句中作状语,与Tom是

　　主谓关系,故用v.-ing形式。

　　B 9.If no one ____ the lost bag,the person who

　　found it can give it to the Lost and Found

　　Department.

　　A.claims

　　B.demands

　　C.requires

　　D.deserves

　　解析

　　句意为:如果没有人认领这个丢失的包,发

　　现包的人可以把它送到失物招领处。claim声称;

　　索回;认领;demand要求;require需要;deserve应

　　该得到。

　　A 10.The number 5·12 is a special number,____,

　　I think,that will be remembered by Chinese

　　people forever.

　　A.what

　　B.it

　　C.which

　　D.one

　　解析

　　one作number的同位语。

　　11.When he became old,he was ____ with lung

　　disease.

　　A.covered

　　B.faced

　　C.attacked

　　D.traded

　　解析

　　attack可用于指“(疾病等)袭击,侵袭”。

　　be covered with用……覆盖；be faced with面

　　临;面对;trade with和……做生意。

　　D C 12.He left France,preferring to give up the

　　____ that would one day come to him and

　　went to live in England.

　　A.wealth

　　B.possession

　　C.fortune

　　D.treasure

　　解析

　　fortune财富,财运。wealth价值,财产;

　　possession意为“个人财产”时应用复数形式;

　　treasure财宝。 C 13.The custom of arranged marriages still

　　____ in many parts of China.

　　A.exists

　　B.appears

　　C.lives

　　D.lies

　　解析

　　exist存在；appear出现;live生活;lie位

　　于。由句意知A符合句意。

　　14.Ladies and gentlemen,let’s keep the

　　meeting short and to ____ so as not to

　　waste everyone’s time.

　　A.the opinion

　　B.the note

　　C.the key

　　D.the point

　　解析

　　to the point切题;直奔主题。

　　A D 15.I believe the teacher’s explanation

　　will _____ this puzzling problem.

　　A.throw light on

　　B.come to light

　　C.see the light

　　D.make light of

　　解析

　　由句意可知,此处指“使问题容易理解”,

　　故选A项。B、C两项后不能加名词作宾语;D项指

　　“不把……当回事,拿……开玩笑”。

　　A 返回 自从科学家能利用新技术以帮助研究过去的事情以

　　来,已经有了更多的信息。

　　归纳拓展 throw light on=cast light on 阐明某事;帮助弄清楚 come to light/bring...to light 为人所知/被披露出来 light up照亮;(脸上或眼中)流露出喜悦/兴奋 make light of轻视 by the light of nature本能地;自然而然地 in the light of借助;根据

　　活学活用 Though the problem was difficult to

　　understand,what he said ____ it. A.made light of

　　B.threw light on

　　C.came to light

　　D.saw the light

　　解析

　　throw light on帮助弄清楚;阐明;make

　　light of轻视;看不起;come to light披露;see

　　the light看到了希望。

　　B 8.due to因为;由……引起;预定到的;应得的；

　　应给予的

　　Some experts believe it is due to the

　　animals the myths grew out of.

　　一些专家认为这些神话故事是由于动物而产生的。

　　(回归课本P59)

　　观察思考

　　The professor is due to make a speech this

　　Friday.教授预期在这个星期五作演讲。

　　Have they received the money due to them?

　　他们收到应给予他们的那些钱了吗？ The firm’s success is largely due to the new

　　manager. 公司的成功在很大程度上归功于新经理。

　　归纳拓展 because of/owing to/as a result of/on account

　　of由于 thanks to由于;幸亏 become due到期,满期 for a full due完全地,彻底地;一劳永逸地

　　due to 作“由于”讲时,to为介词；作“到

　　期,预定,预期”讲时,后接不定式。

　　注意 活学活用 The old man said the accident ____ careless

　　driving, so a lot of money ____ be paid by

　　the driver. A.was due to;was due to B.due to;was due to C.is due to;has due to D.is due to;was due to 解析

　　第一空处的due to表示原因;第二空处的due

　　表示应该做某事。

　　A 9.He claims to have seen a round black

　　creature moving quickly through the

　　water. 他声称看见一个黑黑的、圆圆的动物

　　在水中快速游动。 句式分析

　　句中的to have seen是不定式的完成式,表示该动

　　作在句子谓语动词claim前已经发生并完成。

　　You’d better tell your father the truth.He

　　seemed to have known the matter.

　　你最好告诉你父亲事情的真相。他好像知道这件

　　事了。

　　归纳拓展 不定式通常有三种形式: (1)一般式:to+动词原形。表示与主动词同时发生或

　　发生在主动词后的动作。 (2)进行式:to be doing。表示与主动词同一时间发

　　生,并且正在进行的动作。 (3)完成式:to have done。表示该动作发生在主动

　　词之前。 活学活用——用所给动词的适当形式填空 (1)In the e-mail, I wrote“I expect

　　you, my old friend”.(see) (2)He seemed

　　a novel when I

　　came into the classroom.(read) (3)Bob isn’t performing.He is said

　　_____ the stage as he has become an

　　officer.(leave)

　　to see to be reading left to have

　　【例1】Dogs have a very good ____ of smell

　　and are often used to search for survivors

　　in an earthquake.

　　(浙江高考)

　　A.sense

　　B.view

　　C.means

　　D.idea

　　解析

　　a sense of smell嗅觉。句意为:狗嗅觉灵

　　敏,经常被用来搜寻地震中的幸存者。

　　课文原文

　　However,across the border in Wales,the red

　　dragon which appears on the Welsh flag is a

　　positive symbol,indicating strength and a

　　sense of national identity. 考题回扣 A 【例2】It ____ have been Tom that parked the

　　car here,as he is the only one with a car.

　　(上海高考)

　　A.may

　　B.can

　　C.must

　　D.should

　　解析

　　由后句“因为他是唯一有车的人”可知,这

　　是一个非常肯定的推测,故用must。A、B两项是并

　　非十分肯定的推测;而should have done是“本应

　　该做某事而实际未做”,不合题意。

　　课文原文

　　The dinosaurs might have been killed by

　　volcanic eruptions. C 【例3】Scientists have many theories about

　　how the universe ____ into being.(北京高考)

　　A.came

　　B.was coming

　　C.had come

　　D.would come

　　解析 宇宙形成是过去的事情,故用一般过去时态。

　　课文原文

　　Mr.Li Xiaohe said that he and his family

　　were able to see the monster clearly

　　because the weather was fine and the lake

　　was calm.

　　A 【例4】The population of Jiangsu ____ to more

　　than twice what it was in 1949.The figure

　　is now approaching 74 million.

　　(江苏高考)

　　A.has grown

　　B.have grown

　　C.grew

　　D.are growing

　　解析

　　本句中谈论的人口的增长是从1949年一直

　　到现在的人口的增长,所以应该用现在完成时态。

　　又因为population作主语时谓语动词应该用单数,

　　所以此题选A。

　　课文原文

　　There have been reports of monsters in Lake

　　Tianchi since the beginning of the last

　　century,... A 【例5】I like Mr.Miner’s speech;it was clear

　　and ____ the point.

　　(辽宁高考)

　　A.at

　　B.on

　　C.to

　　D.of

　　解析

　　to the point中肯,切题。

　　课文原文

　　If you come straight to the point you say

　　what you want to say. C 写作技能 让句子靓起来的十一招

　　对低级句型的改造可以迅速达到给我们的句子润色， 让我们的句子靓起来的目的。

　　1.强调句

　　可以轻松地将时间、地点、原因、方式等类型的状语 从句转变为强调句。如：

　　It was not until I arrived home that I

　　realized I had left the bag on the shop counter.

　　2.倒装句

　　只要句中有介词短语或状语从句，便可将其提前， 变成倒装句。如：

　　Only when he told me the truth did I realize

　　that I had misunderstood him.

　　3.with的复合结构

　　可以将状语从句或并列句中的其中一个分句变成 with的复合结构。如：

　　With heavy burden on mind,he felt greatly

　　stressed.

　　4.巧妙地使用非谓语动词

　　可以将状语从句或并列的动词简化为非谓语动词。 如：

　　Dressed in a proper way,you’re more likely

　　to leave a good impression on the interviewers.

　　5.恰到好处地使用被动句：使语言简洁生动

　　主语除nothing,anything,everything等不定代词 之外，在主语不清晰或不重要的情况下更应使用被动语 态。如：

　　Something must be done to stop factories

　　pouring waste water directly into rivers.

　　6.高级定语从句

　　若定语从句中的动词带有介词，只需将介词移至先 行词后。如：

　　We came to a place to which they had never

　　paid a visit before.

　　7.进行时态

　　有时会含有一定情绪，尤其要使用always这样的富含 感情色彩的副词。如：

　　I am always feeling terrible when I take a bus.

　　8.what引导的名词性从句将动宾结构转化为此结构如：

　　What he gave me was not only a Christmas

　　present but also a heart full of love.

　　9.“数词+名词”变为“as many as+数词+名词”

　　As many as ten years ago,my hometown used to

　　be covered by forests.

　　10.适当使用插入语

　　如I guess,hoever,in a way,certainly,in my

　　opinion,probably,generally speaking,believe it

　　or not,besides,what’s more等。

　　11.把简单句改成复合句

　　适当的时候把两个简单句改成“too...to...”或 者“so...that...”等高级一点的复合句。如：

　　I was very tired.I couldn’t keep up with

　　them.→I was so tired that I couldn’t keep up

　　with them.或：I was too tired to keep up with

　　them. 即时练习——使用上述技巧，合并或改写下列句子 1.I realized the importance of English when I

　　entered senior high school.（强调句）

　　2.We can live a happy life only by this means.

　　（倒装）

　　3.He fell asleep.The lights were still on.（with

　　结构）

　　It was when I entered senior high school that

　　I realized the importance of English. Only by this means can we live a happy life. He fell asleep with the lights on. 4.When I heard that,I was much moved.(非谓语动词)

　　5.They carried out a survey among 260 students.

　　（被动语态）

　　6.I felt discouraged when I failed my exams.（时

　　态表强调）

　　Hearing that,I was much moved. A survey was carried out among 260 students. I was always feeling discouraged when I failed

　　my exams. 7.They were faced with many problems.They didn’t

　　lose leart.（非谓语动词）

　　8.It was getting dark.And it began to rain.（插

　　入语）

　　9.He worked very hard.He made great progress in

　　his study.(改为复合句)

　　Faced with many problems,they didn’t lose heart. It was getting dark.What was worse,it began to

　　rain. He worked so hard that he made great progress

　　in his study. 10.He offered me a piece of advice that I should

　　cheer up and start all over again.(用what结构)

　　11.I got on a bus.There were already too many

　　people on it.（定语从句）

　　12.50% of the students surveyed choose super

　　stars as their idols.（强调数字）

　　What he offered me was a piece of advice that

　　I should cheer up and start all over again. I got on a bus on which there were already

　　too many people. As many as 50% of the students surveyed choose

　　super stars as their idols.

　　Ⅰ.品句填词 1.Beneath that apparently calm _______ (表面)

　　is a man of fierce temper. 2.Her attempt to ____(使平静) them down only

　　made matters worse. 3.He soon acquired a __________ (名声) as a

　　first-class cook. 4.It is believed that setting off the

　　firecrackers will bring good _______ (运气)

　　in the coming year. 自主检测 surface calm reputation fortune 5.After the battle,both sides _______ (宣称)

　　victory. 6.My daughter ________(适应) herself quickly

　　to her new surroundings and made several

　　friends. 7.The wind was blowing _________ (猛烈地)

　　outside.You’d better put your coat on. 8.It’s very _________ (慷慨) of him to lend

　　his new car to you. 9.He is _________(怀疑的) about the present

　　economic situation. 10.A red sky at night __________ (表明) that

　　the following day will be fine.

　　claimed adapted fiercely generous suspected indicates Ⅱ.短语运用

　　1.The dog

　　the thief. 2.When travelling in a car,never _____ your

　　head ____ of the car window. 3.Black people ________________ equal rights

　　with the whites. 4._________ and tell me what happened. 5.The new schoolyard

　　600 mu. throw light on,come straight to the point, at first sight,due to,make an attack on, die out,calm down,stick out,cover an area

　　of,make a claim for

　　made an attack on

　　stick out made a claim for Calm down covers an area of 6.The young man fell in love with the girl __

　　____________. 7.______ the bad weather,the opening ceremony

　　had to be put off. 8.With the development of society,some old

　　traditions are __________. 9.The new facts ___________________ the

　　matter. 10.There is no more time left.We should _____

　　______________________ quickly.

　　at first sight Due to dying out threw some light on come straight to the point Ⅲ.翻译句子 1.他声称这件事不是他做的。(claim)

　　He claimed that he hadn’t done it. 2.政府可能要采取措施以解决这种问题。(likely)

　　It’s likely that the government will take

　　measures to solve this kind of problems. 3.我们定于明天出发。(due to)

　　We are due to leave tomorrow. 4.警察发现要使足球迷们平静下来是很难的。(calm

　　down)

　　The police found it difficult to make the

　　football fans calm down. 5.Our math teacher threw light on the

　　important points so we worked out the

　　difficult question.

　　我们数学老师阐明了重点,所以我们做出了那道难

　　题。

　　Ⅳ.单项填空 1.—We’d like you to start work tomorrow if

　　possible.

　　—I’m sorry,but I can’t possibly start

　　until Monday.____?

　　A.Do you agree with me

　　B.Is that a good idea

　　C.Do you think I’m right

　　D.Will that be all right

　　解析

　　Will that be all right?这行吗？用于征

　　求对方的同意。因为无法按对方的意见去做,所以

　　问这样行不行。

　　D 2.They ____ all the details of the plan time

　　and again to make sure that the project

　　would go smoothly.

　　A.got through

　　B.went through

　　C.got over

　　D.dipped into

　　解析

　　go through浏览;仔细看。由句中的“to

　　make sure that...”知B项正确。

　　B 3.Our book’s not ____ be published until

　　December.

　　A.due to

　　B.planned to

　　C.owing to

　　D.thought to

　　解析

　　be due to do sth.预期做某事。根据句意

　　“我们的书预计要到12月份才能出版”知选A项。

　　owing to由于;B、D两项均不符合句意。 4.A flashing red light ____ that a stretch of

　　road was undergoing repairs.

　　A.indicated

　　B.advised

　　C.connected

　　D.symbolized

　　解析

　　indicate表明。advise建议;connect连

　　接;symbolize象征。

　　A A

　　Ⅰ.高频单词思忆 1.She started to ________ (攻击,袭击) the

　　burglar with a piece of wood. 2.These two brothers decided to go to America

　　to try their ________ (运气). 3.It is ____________ (吓人的) to think how

　　easily children can be hurt. 4.The custom of arranged marriages still

　　______ (存在) in many countries. 基础落实 Module 6

　　Unexplained Mysteries

　　of the Natural World attack fortune frightening exists 5.Many scientists remain _________ (怀疑的;不

　　相信的) about the value of this research

　　program. 6.Dinosaurs have been _______ (绝种的,消亡了

　　的) for millions of years. 7.Darwin believed that human beings _______

　　(进化,演变) from apes. 8.She had already begun to establish a

　　__________ (名声,名誉) as a writer. 9.My son ________(使适应) himself quickly to

　　his new surroundings. 10.That old lady ________(声称) that she had

　　a lot of money.

　　sceptical extinct evolved reputation adapted claimed Ⅱ.重点短语再现 1.______ to适应→______ oneself to调整;使适应

　　→______ one’s advice接受某人的建议 2.die ____灭绝→die _____(声音、光线等)慢慢变

　　弱;渐渐消失→die ____相继死去→be _____ for

　　渴望 3.throw light ___ 弄清楚;阐明→throw oneself

　　____ sth.积极投入到某事中去→throw sb.into

　　______把某人投入监狱 4.come ________ to the point开门见山→that’s

　　the _____那才是重要的→point ____指出 adapt adjust adopt out away off dying on into prison straight point out 5.___ to由于→______ to幸亏;由于→_____ to因

　　为;由于 6.stick ___突出,伸出→stick __ 坚持 7.________ in the news再次成为资讯 8.get close __ 靠近;接近→a _____ game势均力

　　敌的比赛 9.be skeptical ______ 对……表示怀疑 10.a ______ of national identity民族感

　　due thanks owing out to be back to close about sense Ⅲ.典型句式运用 1.Some experts believe it is due to the

　　animals the myths grew out of.

　　一些专家认为这些神话故事是由于动物而产生的。

　　短语due to表示原因

　　计划的失败是由于管理不善。

　　The failure of the scheme was due to the

　　bad management.

　　考点提炼 句子仿造 2.He claims to have seen a round black

　　creature moving quickly through the water.

　　他声称看见一个黑黑的、圆圆的动物在水中快速

　　游动。

　　claim to do结构中,不定式的完成时

　　态

　　医生声称已经找到了该疾病的治疗方

　　法。

　　Doctors claimed to have discovered a cure

　　for this disease.

　　考点提炼 句子仿造 3.They say that the low-temperature lake is

　　unlikely to be able to support such large

　　living creatures.

　　他们说,水温这样低的湖泊不可能生存有体形如此

　　巨大的动物。

　　be unlikely to do sth.的用法

　　这些措施对制止经济危机可能没有用

　　处。

　　These measures are unlikely to be helpful

　　in preventing the economic crisis.

　　考点提炼 句子仿造 4.It is 2,189 metres high and covers an area

　　of about ten square kilometres.

　　它海拔2 189米,占地约10平方公里。

　　cover作为动词的含义和用法

　　这笔钱付学费够吗?

　　Is the money sufficient/enough to cover the

　　tuition?

　　考点提炼 句子仿造 5.The dinosaurs may have stopped evolving,

　　and been unable to adapt to changes in the

　　climate.

　　恐龙可能停止了进化,也就可能不能适应气候的变

　　化。

　　“情态动词+have done”表示对过去

　　情况的猜测

　　他的餐馆总是爆满,他一定挣了不少钱。

　　His restaurant is always full and he must

　　have made a great deal of money.

　　考点提炼 句子仿造

　　重点单词 1.attack v.攻击;开始; (疾病)侵袭; n.攻击;

　　进攻;病情发作(可数名词)

　　It often gets angry and will attack anyone

　　who goes close to it.它很容易发怒并会攻击任

　　何靠近它的人。

　　(回归课本P51)

　　观察思考

　　She started attacking the burglar with a

　　piece of wood.

　　她开始用一块木头猛打进屋行窃的小偷。 导练互动 The professor died of a heart attack

　　yesterday.昨天教授死于心脏病。 The soldiers made a strong attack on the

　　enemy.战士们向敌人发起猛烈进攻。

　　归纳拓展 launch/make an attack on攻击 under attack在攻击下;受到攻击 air attack空袭 a heart attack心脏病突发 be attacked with a disease患病,害病 open an attack开始进攻 have an attack of (疾病)发作

　　活学活用 After he became conscious, he remembered ____

　　and ____ on the head with a hammer. A.to attacked;to be hit B.to be attacked;to be hit C.attacking;be hit D.having been attacked;hit 解析

　　根据句意知是“他记得被袭击,头被锤子砸了

　　一下”。remember doing sth.记得做过某事。

　　D 2.claim vt.& vi.声称;要求;n.要求;主张;断言

　　Xue Junlin,a local photographer,claimed

　　that its head looked like a horse.

　　(回归课本P52)

　　薛军林,一位当地的摄影师,声称那个怪兽的头看

　　起来像马头。 观察思考

　　He claimed that he had done the work

　　without help.

　　他声称未得到帮助就完成了此项工作。

　　The government would not even consider his

　　claim for money.政府甚至不考虑他的赔款要求。 归纳拓展 claim sth.back索回某物 claim to do/thatclause声称…… lay claim to sth.提出对……的所有权 claim to be/as声称是 claim to have done声称做过某事 make a claim for...提出赔偿要求 It is claimed that...据说……

　　活学活用 The young girl claimed ____ the robber in the

　　street yesterday. A.to see

　　B.seeing

　　C.to have seen

　　D.saw 解析

　　claim to do...声称……,分析句子知see动

　　作已经完成,所以用to have seen,故C项正确。

　　C 3.calm adj.平静的;镇静的;v.(使)平静;(使)镇

　　定

　　Mr.Li Xiaohe said that he and his family

　　were able to see the monster clearly

　　because the weather was fine and the lake

　　was calm.李晓和先生说之所以他和他的家人能够

　　清楚地看到怪物是因为天气晴朗,湖面平静。

　　(回归课本P52)

　　观察思考

　　The high wind passed and the sea was calm

　　again.大风过后,大海重又风平浪静。 You should keep calm even in face of danger. 即使面临危险, 你也应当保持镇静。 Her attempts to calm them down only made

　　matters worse. 她设法使他们平静下来, 不想却适得其反。

　　归纳拓展 keep calm 保持镇静 calm down平静下来;镇静下来 the calm before the storm暴风雨前的平静

　　易混辨异 calm/quiet/still/silent (1)calm主要用于气候、海洋等风平浪静的;也可指

　　人“安静的,镇静的”。 (2)quiet指没有吵闹、嘈杂的声音,侧重声音低,甚

　　至无声。 (3)still指保持某种姿势一动不动,也可以指环境的

　　安静。 (4)silent强调“没有声音或默不作声”。 它们都可以和keep搭配运用,但含义有差别。keep

　　calm保持镇静(不慌张);keep silent保持沉默(不说

　　话);keep quiet保持安静(别吵);keep still保持静

　　止(别动)

　　活学活用——用calm,quiet,still,silent填空 (1)The children went out and the room was

　　_______. (2)The doctor did what he could to make the

　　girl ______. (3)They lived a ______ life in the

　　countryside. (4)Stay ______ while I take a photo for you.

　　silent calm quiet still 4.adapt vt.使适应;改编

　　If you can adapt to something,you can

　　change in order to make the situation

　　better.如果你能够对某事物适应,你可以改变它

　　来使情况变得更好。

　　(回归课本P55)

　　观察思考

　　Children can adapt quickly to new

　　surroundings.

　　儿童能很快适应新环境。

　　The film is adapted from a novel.

　　这部电影由一部小说改编而成。 When you go to a new country,you must adapt

　　yourself to new manners and customs. 当你到一个新的国家时,你必须使自己适应新的风俗

　　习惯。

　　归纳拓展 adapt to (doing)适应(做) adapt for使适合于;使……适应 adapt from根据……改写/改编 adapt oneself to sth.使某人适应/习惯于…… adapt sth.to使某事物适应或适合 be well adapted to特别适应

　　易混辨异 adapt/adjust/fit/suit/match 五者都含有“适合,适应”的意思。 (1)adapt指“修改或改变以适应新条件”。 You should adapt yourself to the new

　　environment.你应该适应新环境。 (2)adjust指“调整,调节”使之适应。 You can’t see through the telescope until it

　　is adjusted to your eyes.你把望远镜调节到适合

　　你的目光之后,你才能看得清。 (3)fit多指“大小适合”,引申为“吻合”。 The shoes fit me well.这鞋我穿正好。 (4)suit多指“合乎要求、口味、性格、情况”。 No dish suits all tastes.众口难调。 (5)match指“大小、色调、形状、性质等相配或相

　　称”。 A red jacket doesn’t match green trousers. 红上衣与绿裤子不相配。

　　adopt v.收养;采纳 The old woman adopted that orphan as her son.

　　那位老妇人收养那位孤儿作她的儿子。

　　注意 活学活用 Most students have little difficulty ____

　　college life. A.to adapt

　　B.adapting C.adapting to

　　D.adapted to 解析

　　adapt to sth.适应……;又have difficulty

　　(in) doing sth.做……有困难,故C项正确。

　　C 5.fortune n.［U］运气;机会;［C］命运；财

　　产;前途

　　So the Chinese dragon was a bringer of good

　　fortune .因此,中国的龙是可以带来好运的。

　　(回归课本P59)

　　观察思考

　　He went to Australia and soon made a

　　fortune.他到澳大利亚之后不久就发财了。

　　I had the good fortune to be chosen for a

　　trip abroad.我真幸运,被选中出国旅行。

　　Everyone is the architect of his own

　　fortune.每个人都是自己命运的创造者。

　　归纳拓展 fortunate adj.幸运的,运气好的 fortunately adv.幸运地

　　in doing sth.

　　to do sth. have the fortune to do sth.有幸做某事 make a fortune 发财 seek one’s fortune 外出找出路 try one’s fortune 碰碰运气 come into fortune 继承一笔遗产 tell one’s fortune 给某人算命

　　be fortunate 在……方面运气好 活学活用 That year, many people from Shandong Province

　　went to Northeast China for lacking food,to

　　____ their ____. A.make;fortune

　　B.make;luck

　　C.seek;fortune

　　D.seek;luck 解析

　　seek one’s fortune 寻找出路,符合句意。 C 重点短语与句型 6.die out灭绝;逐渐消失

　　Perhaps too much fighting caused the

　　dinosaurs to die out.也许是太多的战争使

　　得恐龙绝迹。

　　(回归课本P56)

　　观察思考

　　Many old customs are gradually dying out.

　　许多旧习俗都在日渐消失。

　　The music died away as we closed the door.

　　由于我们关上门了,音乐声变弱了。

　　I’m dying for a cup of coffee.

　　我真想喝一杯咖啡。 They had to watch their children die off

　　through lack of food.他们不得不眼睁睁地看着孩

　　子们因为没有东西吃而一个个死掉。

　　归纳拓展 die hard难改变;难消灭 die of/from因……而死 die away变弱;渐渐停止;渐渐消失 die down变弱;渐渐平息,缓和 die off相继死去 be dying for/to do sth.渴望/极想…… as true as a die非常老实;绝对真实可靠 The die is cast.［谚］木已成舟。(指事情已经决

　　定,再也不能改变。)

　　活学活用 (1)If we don’t take steps, the Tibetan

　　antelopes and pandas will ____ some day

　　like dinosaurs, which is quite terrible.

　　A.die out

　　B.die away

　　C.die down

　　D.die off

　　解析

　　根据句子的含义和like dinosaurs知是

　　“绝迹”,故选A。die out绝迹;绝种;die away变

　　弱;die down变弱;渐渐平息;die off相继死去。

　　(2)It took a long time before the excitement

　　died down.

　　过了好长时间,兴奋的情绪才慢慢平静下来。

　　A 7.throw light on阐明某事;帮助弄清楚

　　If you throw light on something you make it

　　easier to understand.如果你阐明某事,你就会

　　使得它变得容易理解。

　　(回归课本P58)

　　观察思考

　　Recent research has thrown new light on the

　　causes of the disease.最近的研究可以使人进

　　一步了解导致这种疾病的原因。

　　More information has been brought to light

　　since scientists have been able to use new

　　technology to help study things from the

　　past.