Summary writing 摘要写作
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Answer these questions in not more than75 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 How long did it take the firemen to get the forest fire under control?
2 Had all the great trees been burnt or not? Was there danger that heavy rain would cause serious floods or not? Would the floods destroy the surrounding villages or not?(Now that… which)
3 Did the forest authorities order grass-seed to prevent this or not ? For how long was it sprayed over the ground by planes?(To prevent this…which…)
4 Did it begin to rain or not? Where had the grass taken root? (By the time that…)
Composition 作文
Rewrite the following sentences using tne joining words in parentheses:
用括号中的连词改写以下句子：
1 The firemen cut down trees. They prevented the fire from spreading. (in order to)
2 The fire raged for two weeks. It caused millions of pounds' worth of damage. (which)
3 Forest workers planted young trees quickly. The whole area would become a desert. (so that… not)
Letter writing 书信写作
Write six sentences beginning with each of the following phrases:
完成用以下短语开头的句子：
I am sorry…; Forgive me for…; I was so glad…; I have not heard…; What a surprise…; It was very kind….
Key structures 关键句型
The planes had been planting seed for nearly a month when it began to rain. 过去
完成时和过去完成进行时
a Do you remember these sentences? (KS38)
你还记得以下句子吗？(参见第38课关键型)
He lived in Scotland fifteen years ago. He had lived in Scotland for fifteen years bofore he came to England.
b Now compare these pairs of sentences:
对比以下句子：
He had already finished work before I arrived. 我到达之前他已经完成了工作。
He had been working in a factory for years before he got this job. 在得到这个工作前，他已在一个厂干了多年。
I asked him what he had lost. 我问他丢了什么。
I asked him what he had been doing all afternoon. 我问他整个下午在干什么。
Exercises 练习
A Underline the verbs in the passage which tell us what had happened and what had been happening.
划出课文中过去完成时和过去完成进行时的句子。
B Give the correct form of the verbs in parentheses. Do not refer to the passage until you finish the exercise:
用正确的时态填空，完成练习后再对照课文核对你的答案：
1 Firemen_______(fight)the forest fire for nearly three weeks before they could get it under control. A short time before, great trees_______(cover)the countryside for miles around.
2 The planes_______(plant) seed for nearly a month when it began to rain. By then, however, in many places the grass already________(take)root. In place of the great trees which________(grow) the for centuries, patches of green__________(begin) to appear in the blackened soil.
C What happened? What had happened? What had been happening?
Give the correct form of the verbs in parentheses:
用正确的时态填空：
After Howard Carter________(discover) Tutankhamen's tomb, strange reports_________(appear) in the newspapers. Three of the people who______(take) part in the discovery______(die) soon afterwards. Though nothing_______(happen)to Cater himself, newspapers________(claim)that these people________(die) because of the‘curse of the Pharaohs’. These absurd stories have been forgotten, but Carter's great discovery remains. Archaeologists________(search)the Valley of Kings for years, but until 1922 nothing________(find).
Special difficulties 难点
Words often confused 经常容易混淆的词
Study these examples:
细读以下例子：
a Control(1.2) and Check.
He controls a large business company. 他掌握着一个很大的商业公司。
A mechanic checked my car engine. 一位机械师检查了我汽车的发动机。
b Great(1.2) and Big.
The Parthenon is a great building. (An important building.)巴台农神殿是一座重要的建筑。Skyscrapers are big buildings. 摩天大楼是高大的楼房。
c Soil(1.6) and Ground(1.4).
Olive trees can grow in poor soil. 橄榄树能在贫瘠的土壤里生长。
The ball fell to the ground.球落到地面上。
Exercise练习
Choose the correct words in the following sentences:
选择正确的词：
1 The inspector(checked) (controlled) my ticket.
2 Nothing can grow in this poor(soil) (ground).3 Have you (checked) (controlled) those figures?4 Beethoven was a(big) (great) composer.
Multiple choice questions 多项选择题
Comprehension理解
1 Grass－seed had to be planted quickly ________.
a． to prevent flooding
b． because it was late in the season
c． to save the trees
d． because the trees had been growing for centuries
2 Planes were used because _______.
a． there had been a fire
b． the hills were bare
c． there weren't any trees
d． this was the quickest way to plant huge quantities of seed
Structure 句型
3 _______had they been fighting the forest fire? For nearly three weeks.
a． How much b． How often
c． What time d． How long
4 The hills threatened the surrounding villages with destruction. The villages _______.
a． were destroyed b． had destroyed
c． might be destroyed d． could destroy
5 If it rained heavily there_______ floods.
a． will be b． can be
c． had been d． would be
6 The planes _______nearly a month to plant the seed.
a． did b． made
c．took d． had
7 The trees had been there _______.
a． since centuries b． before centuries
c． for centuries d． centuries long
Vocabulary 词汇
8 Heavy rain would wash away the soil. It would ________.
a． clean it b． carry it away
c． wash it d． wet it
9 Large ________of seed were used.
a． weights b． measures
c． tons d． amounts
10 The seed had already taken root. It had begun to________.
a． grow b． root
c． grow up d． increase
11 Patches of green had begun to appear. There was green grass ________.
a． every where b． only in one or two places
c． in one place d． here and there
12 The grass had begun to appear in the soil. It had begun to_______.
a． point b．show
c． seem d． point out
