Summary writing 摘要写作
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Answer these questions in not more than 50 words.
回答下列问题，将答案组成一个段落，不要超过50个单词。
1 Where did we go on New Year's Eve?
2 Were there a lot of people there or not ?
3 In how many minutes would the Town Hall clock strike twelve?
4 At what time did it stop?
5 Did it refuse to welcome the New Year or not?
6 What did the crowd do then?
Key structures 关键句型
When did you arrive? I arrived at 10 o'clock.
Read these sentences carefully. Pay close attention to the phrases in italics. We can use phrses like these to answer questions beginning with When.
仔细阅读以下句子，特别要注意用斜体印出的词组，我们可以用这些表示时间的短语来回答以 when开头的疑问句。
a Phrases with at．带at的短语
I always leave home at 8 o'clock. I begin work at 9 o'clock. I work all day and often get home late at night. 我总是8点钟离家。9点开始工作。我工作一整天，常常是晚上很晚才到家。
b Phrases with in．带in的短语
I'm going out now. I'll be back in ten minutes or in half an hour. 我现在出去，大概在10分钟或半小时以后回来。
The Second World War began in 1939 and ended in 1945. 第二次世界大战于1939年开始，于1945年结束。
Many tourists come here in summer. They usually come in July and in August. It is very quiet here in winter. The hotels are often empty in January, February and in March. 许多旅游者夏天到达里来。他们常在7、8月来。冬天这里很安静。1、2、3月份酒店常常是空的。
I'll see you in the morning. I can't see you in the afternoon or in the evening. 我将在早上见你，下午或晚上不行。
c Phrases with on. 带on的短语
I shall see him on Wednesday. I'm not free on Tuesday or Thursday. 我将在星期二见他，星期二或四我都没空。
My brother will arrive from Germany on April 27th. He will return on May 5th. 我的弟弟将于4月27日从德国到达这里。他将在5月5日返回。
d Other phrases. 其他短语
The shops are open from 9 till 5. 商店营业从9点至5点。
It rained heavily during the night. 夜里雨下得很大。
He will not arrive until 10 o'clock. 他要到10点钟才能到。
Exercises 练习
A Answer these questions on the passage.
根据课文回答以下问题。
1 When did we go to the Town Hall?
2 When would the clock strike twelve?
3 When did the clock stop?
B Supply the correct words in the following sentences.
用正确的介词填空
1 He has gone abroad. He will return ______ two years' time.
2 ______ Saturdays I always go to the market.
3 I never go to the cinema ______ the week.
4 He ran a hundred metres ______ thirteen seconds.
5 I can't see him ______ the moment . I'm busy.
6 My birthday is ______ November 7th I was born ______ 1974.
7 The days are very short ______ December.
8 We arrived at the village late ______ night. We left early ______ the morning.
9 I shall not hear from him ______ tomorrow.
C Write sentences using the following.
用以下词组造句。
1 begin/3 o'clock.
2 bought/1980.
3 shop/from . . . till.
4 children/school/morning.
5 finish/two years' time.
6 go for a walk/evening.
7 went to church/Sunday.
Special difficulties 难点
Any, Not . . . Any and No
We can answer these questions in two ways. Both answers mean the same thing.
可以用两种不同的方式对以下疑问句作出否定的回答。这两种回答的意思是相同的。
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Is there any tea in the pot? |
There isn't any tea in the pot. |
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There's no tea in the pot. |
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Is there anyone at the door? |
There isn't anyone at the door. |
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There's no one at the door. |
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Is there anybody at the door? |
There isn't anybody at the door. |
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There's nobody at the door. |
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Is there anything in the box? |
There isn't anything in the box. |
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There's nothing in the box. |
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Did you go anywhere yesterday? |
I didn't go anywhere yesterday. |
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I went nowhere yesterday. |
Exercises 练习
A Write negative answers to these questions in two different ways.
用两种不同的方式来对以下疑问句作出否定的回答。
1 Have you any money?
2 Did you go anywhere in the holidays?
3 Did you buy anything this morning?
4 Was there anybody present when the accident happened?
B Change the form of these sentences.
用no来改写以下句子。
He hasn't any hobbies. He does not go anywhere. He does not see anybody. He is not interested in anything except----food!
Multiple choice questions 多项选择题
Comprehension 理解
1 The crowd gathered under the clock because
a．it was twenty to twelve
b．they wanted to welcome the New Year
c．it was Wednesday evening
d．the clock had stopped
2 They realized the clock had stopped
a．before midnight
b．after midnight
c．at midnight
d．just in time
Structure 句型
3 They went to the Town Hall on Wednesday evening. They went ______ .
a．the evening
b．on the evening
c．evening
d．in the evening
4 The people ______ under the Town Hall clock.
a．were b．was
c．is d．be
5 will it strike? In twenty minutes' time.
a．When b．How long
c．How long ago d．How much
6 What time did it stop? ______ five to twelve.
a．On b．At
c．In d．During
7 Did ______ happen? No, nothing happened.
a．nothing b．anything
c．any d．a thing
Vocabulary 词汇
8 How many times did the clock ______ ?
a．hit b．beat
c．knock d．strike
9 It was fifteen minutes ______ eleven.
a．pass b．past
c．passed d．pasted
10 A clock usually has two hands, a minute hand and ______ hand.
a．a second b．an hour
c．a time d．a big
11 Most people wear or carry ______ .
a．an alarm clock b．an alarm
c．a clock d．a watch
12 It refused to welcome the New Year. It ______ .
a．denied it b．wanted to
c．didn't want to d．wished to
Sentence structure 句子结构
Join these two sentences, then check your answer against the text.
将以下两个简单句改写成为一个句子，然后对照课文第1行，核对你的答案。
It was Wednesday evening. We went to the Town Hall.
On ______
