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Lesson 52 A pretty carpet 漂亮的地毯

Summary writing 摘要写作

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Answer these questions in not more than 75  words.

回答下列问题,将答案组成一个段落,不要超过75个单词。

1  Has the writer been trying to get his new room in order all morning or not?

2  Why has this proved difficult? Do they cover every inch of floor space at the moment or not? (because…which)

3  What did his sister help him to do a short while ago?

4  Did she get a surprise when she saw his room or not? Did she think that the books made a pretty carpet, or did she find the room untidy?(but)

 

Composition 作文

 

Rewrite the following sentences using the joining words in parentheses:

用括号中的连词改写以下句子:

1  I moved into a new room. Three workmen brought my things upstairs.(When)

2  There were several cases of clothes. There were hundreds of books.(not only…but…as well)

3  The pile was as high as the ceiling. I could not get into my room.(Since)

 

Letter writing 书信写作

 

How would you begin letters to: your cousin Ted, your bank manager, your friend Mary, your grandfather?

给下列人写信时你如何开头:你的表弟特德,你的银行经理,你的朋友玛丽,你的祖父?

 

Key structures 关键句型

 

What has happened? What has been happening?现在完成时,现在完成进行时

(KS28)(参见第28课关键句型)

Compare these pairs of sentences:

比较以下各对句子:

It hasn't rained for six weeks.已经6个星期没有下雨了。

It has been raining hard since yesterday and it is still raining.昨天以来一直下雨,而且现在还在下着。

He has rung me up five times since 12  o'clock.从12点以来他已经给我打了5次电话。

He has been ringing me up all morning. 整个上午他一直在给我打电话。

He has never stayed at this hotel before.他从未在这家酒店住过。

He has been staying at this hotel for the last three weeks. 过去的3个星期他一直住在这家酒店。

I have read‘Oliver Twist’five times.《雾都孤儿》我已读了5遍。

I have been reading all afternoon.整个下午我一直在看书。

 

Exercises 练习

 

A  Underline the verbs in the passage that tell us what has happened and what has been happening.

选出课文中表示现在完成时和现在完成进行时的动词。

B  Give the correct form of the verbs in parentheses. Do not refer to the passage until you finish the exercise:

用正确的动词填空,完成练习后再对照课文核对你的答案:

We have just______(move)into a new house and I______(work) hard all morning. I______(try) to get my new room in order. This______(not be)easy because I own over a thousand books. The room is rather small, so I have temporarily______(put) my books on the floor. My sister got a big surprise when she saw all those books on the floor.‘This is the prettiest carpet I ever______(see),’she said.

C  What has happened? What has been happening? Give the correct form of the verbs in parentheses:

用括号中动词的正确形式填空:

‘I______(explain)this to you several times already, ’said the teacher. ‘I hope you______(understand) it now.’Then he looked at a little boy at the back of the class.‘______ you______(listen), Jones?’he asked.‘Here is a simple Problem:“Sally_______(work) in an office for thirty----four weeks. In that time, she______(earn)£300  a week. How much_______ she_______(earn) so far?”’

‘Please, sir,’Jones answered, ‘I can only answer your first question. I___(not listen). ’

 

Special difficulties 难点

  

I have been working hard all morning.(Ⅱ.1-2)现在完成进行时

Compare these pairs of sentences:

对比以下例句(形容词和相应的副词):

She has a beautiful voice. She sings beautifully. 她的嗓音很好。她唱歌很动听。

He is a slow worker. He works slowly. 他是一个迟钝的人。他工作很慢。

He is a hard worker. He works hard. 他是一个勤奋的人。他工作很努力。

He is a fast driver. He drives fast. 他是一个开快车的人。他开车很快。

Now compare these pairs of sentences:

对比以下例句:

The train arrived very late.这列火车到得很晚。

Have you travelled by train lately? 最近你有没有乘火车旅行?He worked very hard.他工作非常努力。

He hardly ever does any work.他几乎从不工作。

The plane flew very high.飞机飞得很高。

He thinks very highly of me.他对我的评价很好。

He made sure it was safe before he went near. 他确信是安全的以后才走近。He was nearly run over by a car. 他差一点儿被一辆汽车撞倒。

 

Exercise 练习

 

Choose the correct words in the following sentences:

选择正确的词:

1  She dusted the furniture very(careful)(carefully).

2  I hit him very(hardly) (hard) .

3  This exercise is not(hard)(hardly).

4  I got home from work very(lately)(late)last night.

5  I(near)(nearly)missed the bus the this morning.

6  He ran so(fastly)(fast)no one could keep up with him.

7  I can't jump so(highly)(high).

 

Multiple choice questions 多项选择题

 

Comprehension 理解

1  The writer owns over a thousand books so ______.

a.he can't get in and out of his room

b.he is finding it difficult to get his room in order

c. his sister can't get into his room

d. he can't get them on to his bookcases

2  The writer's sister thinks ______.

a. the books look untidy

b. the bookcases aren't big enough

c. the books make a nice carpet

d. he needs more bookcases than he has

Structure 句型

3  He has been working all morning and he ______hard.

a.still works

b.has still worked

c. is still working

d.still worked

4  He's been trying to get his room in order. He wants to ______.

a.make it tidy

b. keep it tidy

c. made order

d. keep order

5  His room is rather small. It's ______room.

a. a small enough           b. a fairly small

c. terribly small             d. a much smaller

6  She helped him ______one of his old bookcases up the stairs.

a.carrying

b.to carrying

c. for carrying

d. carry

7  The writer ______bookcases.

a.needn't

b.needs not

c. doesn't need

d.isn't needing

Vocabulary词汇

8  He has temporarily put his books on the floor. They won't be there ______.

a. for a short time          b.long

c. for a few days           d.for a few hours

9  The books cover every inch of floor space. They take up a lot of ______.

a.room                          b.place

c.area                            d.spaces

10  He actually has to walk on them. He can't do ______.

a.else                             b.different

c.otherwise                    d.other

11  She gazed at the carpet for some time. She ______it.

a.watched                        b.stared at

c.glanced at                      d.had a glimpse of

12  You can sit here in your spare time. You can sit here when you're ______.

a.working                      b.studying

c.not working                 d.reading

 

Sentence structure 句子结构

 

Rewrite this sentence, then check your answer against the text. 改写以下句子,完成后对照课文第3-4行,核对你的答案。

What makes matters worse is that the room is rather small.

To _______________.