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Lesson 21 Mad or not? 是不是疯了?

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  Is the writer slowly going mad or not?

2  Where does he live?

3  What can be heard night and day?

4  Have most of his neighbours left their homes or not?

5  Has he been offered money to leave or not?

6  What is he determined to do?

7  What does everyone say?

8  Are they probably right or wrong?

 

Key structures关键句型

 

Passing planes can be heard night and day. 被动语态 (KS10) (参见第10课关键句型)

a  Read these pairs of sentences carefully. The first sentence in each pair tells us about a person (Who). The second tells us about a thing (What or Which).

仔细阅读以下句子,每一对中的第1句以人为主(谁),第2句以物品为主(什么,哪一件)。

He will repair your watch. (Who) 他会修理你的表。

Your watch will be repaired. (What) 你的表会修好的。

He can repair your watch. (Who) 他能修你的表。

Your watch can be repaired. (What) 你的表能修好。

They must test this new car. (Who) 他们必须试试这辆新车。

This new car must be tested. (What) 这辆新车必须试一试。

You have to write this letter again. (Who) 你必须重写这封信。

This letter has to be written again. (What) 这封信必须重写。

I told you he could do it. (Who) 我告诉你他能做。

I told you it could be done. (What) 我告诉你这件事能做。

I told you he would do it. (Who) 我告诉你他会做这件事。

I told you it would be done. (What) 我告诉你这件事会干好的。

I can't find my bag. Someone has stolen it. (Who) 我找不到我的提包。有人偷走了。

I can't find my bag. It has been stolen. (What) 我找不到我的提包。它被偷走了。

I can't find my bag. Someone must have stolen it. (Who) 我找不到我的提包。有人肯定把它偷走了。

I can't find my bag. It must have been stolen. (What) 我找不到我的提包。它肯定被人偷走了。

b  Instead of saying:

We can say:

除了这种表述方法外:

还可以说

The police will arrest the thieves.

The thieves will be arrested (by the police).

You must pay me for this.

I must be paid for this.

They cannot find him.

He cannot be found.

 

Exercises练习

 

A  There are some verbs in the passage which are like the examples given above. Can you find them?

找出课文中所有被动语的例子。

B  Change the form of the phrases in italics. Do not refer to the passage until you finish the exercise.

将斜体印出的部分改写成被动语态,完成练习后再对照课文核对你的答案。

I live near an airport and I can hear passing planes night and day. They built the airport years ago, but for some reason they could not use it then. Last year, however, it came into use. The noise must have driven over a hundred people away from their homes. I am one of the few people left. Sometimes I think a passing plane will knock down this house. They have offered me a large sum of money to go away, but I am determined to stay here.

C  Change the form of these sentences. Your sentences must begin with the words in italics.

改写以下句子,将斜体印出的词和词组作主语。

1  I will send a message immediately.

2  We must sell all these goods.

3  I told you he would receive the parcel in time.

4  He has to deliver the letter by hand.

5  They must have lost your letter in the post.

 

Special difficulties难点

 

Words often confused and misused经常容易混淆和误用的词

Study these examples:

细读以下例句:

a  Drive. This verb can be used in many ways. 这个动词的词义很多

Aeroplanes are slowly driving me mad. (1. 1)

He drives his car very badly. 他开车开得很糟糕。

The farmer drove the cattle into the field. 农夫把牛赶进田里。

Our army drove the enemy back. 我们的军队把敌人撵了回去。

During the war, many people were driven out of their homes. 战争期间,许多人被赶出了家园。

b  Home (1. 5) and House (1. 6).

After work I always go home. I stay at home during the weekend. There is no place like home. 下班后我总是回家。周末我呆在家里。没有任何地方像家那么好。

They are building many new houses in our district. Houses are very expensive. I paid a lot of money for a new house. 他们正在我们这个区修建大量的新房子。住宅很昂贵。我为一栋新房子付了一大笔款。

 

Exercises练习

 

A  Write sentences using drive out of, drive back and drive into.

用 drive out of, drive back与 drive into造句。

B  Supply house(s) or home in the following:

用 house(s) 或 home填空。

1  It was raining heavily and I was glad to get ______ .

2  The government plans to build thousands of ______ next year.

3  He is very rich. He owns a ______ in the country.

4  Most people like to spend their Christmas holidays at ______ .

 

Multiple choice questions多项选择题

 

Comprehension理解

1  The airport ______ .

a.has been used since it was completed

b.has never been used

c.came into use recently

d.has just come into use

2  The writer ______ .

a.will be leaving his house soon

b.has accepted a lot of money for his house

c.likes the noise of passing planes

d.has refused to leave his house

Structure句型

3  Passing planes can be heard night and day. You ______ them all the time.

a.can heard                        b.can to hear

c.can hear                          d.can be heard

4  It couldn't be used then. It wasn't ______ to use it.

a.able                                 b.allowed

c.impossible                       d.possible

5  Over a hundred people must have been driven away. ______ they were.

a.I think                             b.I'm sure

c.Certain                            d.Of course

6  I am one of the few people left. So there ______ .

a.are none left                     b.is one left

c.are some left                    d.are a lot left

7  How much ______ ? A large sum of money.

a.you have been offered       b.have you been offered

c.you have offered              d.they offered you

Vocabulary词汇

8  I have been offered some money. They want to ______ me some money.

a.serv                                b.give

c.take                                d.make

9  I have been offered a large ______ of money.

a.amount                            b.number

c.some                              d.piece

10  I am determined to stay here. I ______ stay here.

a.am will to                        b.want to

c.may                                d.am going to

11  Everyone says I must be mad and they are probably right. ______ they are.

a.Of course                        b.It's certain

c.Perhaps                           d.It's sure

12  Everyone says I must be mad and that is probably ______ .

a.just                                 b.fair

c.correct                            d.equal

 

Sentence structure句子结构

 

Rewrite this sentence, then check your answer against the text.

改写下列句子,然后对照课文第2-3行,核对你的答案。

They built the airport years ago, but for some reason they couldn't use it then. The airport ______ , but for some reason it ______ .