新概念英语第三册44-02

L44-10 begin 10’06”

3 No forms of transport can be more comfortable and faster than aeroplanes.

Structure

4 People travelling long distances frequently have to decide _____ they would prefer to go by land see or air. (ll.1-2)

a. which b. how c. what d. if

5 If you are _____ a sleeper …(ll.8-9)

a. luckily getting b. lucky and get c. to get luckily d. so lucky to get

★★6 ----and enjoy good food _____ , of course, that the sea is calm. (ll.13-14)

a. provided b. in the event c. in case d. if only

如果内心的期望和事实没有关系，表达“如果”采用的结构形式不是if,不是suppose, 而是providing or provided

Eg: I’ll take all the shirts if / provided you reduce the price to $1 each.

7 In addition, it _____ their being the most expensive form of transport. (l.19)

a. has been a grave disadvantage b. is the great disadvantage that

c. is a great disadvantage d. has been the great disadvantage of

in addition 表示承上启下，除此之外还有

如果用apart from, besides, in addition to, 必须和宾语进行搭配。

it是形式主语

It is no use crying. 哭没有用。

It is no use pretending that I didn’t see him. 假装没看见他是没有用的了。

Vocabulary

★★★8 If it is not and you are _____ , no form of transport could be worse. (ll.14-15)

a. provably seasick b. bad at sailing c. sick of the sea d. prone to seasickness

If it is not == If it is not calm

be prone to sth. to 在这里是介词。

相当于be likely to do表示极有可能。

During cold winter, we are likely to catch cold.

During cold winter, we are prone to cold.

9 Nothing can _____ aeroplanes for speed and comfort. (ll.19-20)

a. match with b. equal c. equal with d. equal to

match 指大小，色调，形状，性质等相配或相称

10 For a few hours, you _____ a deep armchair to enjoy the flight. (ll.22-23)

a. relax in b. sit up in c. sit on d. install

sit up 不睡觉 = stay up

install 安装，固定

Eg: Let us install a television set on the wall.

11 You can enjoy the extraordinary _____ of unbroken cloud plains … (ll.26-7)

a. scene b. vision c. spectacle d. scenery

spectacle = landscape

scenery 自然风光

scene 场景

12 You won’t send the next few days getting _____ a long and arduous journey. (l.30)

a. above b. over c. up from d. away from

get over 从......中恢复过来

Eg: He hasn’t got over his wife’s death.

He doesn’t get over his illness.

get away from 从......逃脱掉。

【Key to Multiple choice questions】

1. D 2. C 3. C 4. D 5. B 6. A 7. C 8. D 9. B 10. A 11. C 12．B