Summary writing 摘要写作
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Answer these questions in not more than 60 words.
回答下列问题，将答案组成一个段落，不要超过60个单词。
1 Where had the writer's friend, Harrison, spent many years? What did he want to do? What did he buy? (but…so…)
2 Was the summer that year very good, or was it very bad? What did he complain about? (and)
3 Did Harrison sell the house in the end or not? Did he leave the country or not? (Harrison not only.. but also)
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 He bought an old car. It was in a very bad state.(but)
2 The engine was worn out. The gearbox was full of sawdust. (The engine…not only…but…as well)
3 He could not drive it. He could no sell it. He could not even give it away. (neither…nor…nor)
Letter writing 书信写作
The Date: The following months of the year are usually written in full: March, April, May, June and July. The remaining months are often written as follows:‘Jan.’,‘Feb.’,‘Aug.’,‘Sept.’,‘Oct.’,‘Nov.’,and‘Dec.’.
日期：每年下列月份写出全称：3月，4月，5月，6月和7月。剩余的月份写成：Jan. (1月)；Feb. (2月)；Aug. (8月)；Sept. (9月)；Oct. (10月)；Nov. (11月)和Dec. (12月)。
Exercise 练习
Write today's date in the way it should appear on a letter.
按书信的要求写出今天的日期。
Key structures 关键句型
He acted as if he had never lived in England before. 过去完成时
a Do you remember these sentences? (KS14)
你还记得以下句子吗？(参见第14课关键句型)
The children ran away after they had broken the window.
As soon as the sun had set we returned to our hotel.
When he had finished lunch he asked for a glass of water.
I had not understood the problem until he explained it.
b Now study these sentences. They tell us what happened some time ago and what had happened some time before.
仔细阅读以下句子，它们告诉我们过去某一时间发生的事情和过去某一时刻之前发生的事情。
He lived in Scotland fifteen years ago. 15年前他住在苏格兰。
He had lived in Scotland for fifteen years before he came to England. 在他来到英格兰之前，他曾在苏格兰住了15年。
The police found Billy Wilkins last night. He had run away from home five days before. 昨天夜里警察找到了比利·威尔金斯。在5天之前他离家出走。
He had spent the last two nights near a farmhouse. The police took him home at once. 在过去的两个晚上，他呆在一农场附近。警察立即把他带回了家。
When she saw him, his mother burst into tears. She said he had never run away before. 当他的母亲见到他时，不禁失声痛哭起来。她说他以前从未出走过。
Exercises 练习
A Underline the verbs in the passage which tell us what happened some time ago and what had happened some time before.
划出课文中一般过去时和过去完成时的例子。
B Give the correct form of the verbs in parentheses. Do not refer to the passage until you finish your 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。
My old friend, Harrison, ______ (live) in the Mediterranean for many years before he ______ (return) to England. He often ______ (dream) of retiring in England and ______ (plan) to settle down in the country. He no soomer ______ (return) than he ______ (buy) a house and ______ (go) to live there. Almost immediately he ______ (begin) to complain about the weather, for even though it ______ (be) still summer, it (rain) continually and it ______ (be) often bitterly cold. After so many years of sunshine, Harrison (get) a shock. He ______ (act) as if he never ______ (live) in England before. In the end, it ______ (be) more than he could bear. He hardly ______ (have) time to settle down when he ______ (sell) the house and ______ (leave) the country. The dream he ______ (have) for so many years ______ (end) there. Harrison ______ (think) of everything except the weather.
Special difficulties 难点
Words often confused and misused 经常容易混淆和误用的词
Study these sentences:
细读以下的例句：
a No sooner…than (一……就)；hardly…when (几乎未来得及……就……)
He had no sooner returned than he bought a house. (11.3-4)
He had hardly had time to settle down when he sold the house. (1.9)
b Country (国家，乡间) and Countryside (农村).
He had planned to settle down in the country. (1.3)
He sold the house and left the country. (1.9)
The countryside around Vienna is very beautiful. 维也纳周围的乡村非常漂亮。
c Continuously (连续不断地) and Continually (频繁地).
It rained continually. (1.6) (i. e. At frequent intervals.) 天频繁地下雨。
The river flows under this bridge continuously. (i. e. It does not stop at all.) 河水不停地从桥下流过。
Exercises 练习
A Join these sentences using no sooner than:
用no sooner than连接下列句子:
1 I had left the house. It began to rain.
2 We had hung the picture on the wall. It fell down.
B Choose the correct words in the following sentences:
选用适当的词填空：
1 The sea moves (continuously) (continually).
2 He borrows money from people (continuously) (continually).
3 The Robertsons do not live here anymore. They now live in the (countryside) (country).
Multiple choice questions 多项选择题
Comprehension 理解
1 What was Harrison looking forward to doing?
a． Complaining about the weather.
b． Spending his old age in England.
c． Buying a house somewhere.
d． Living in the Mediterranean.
2 Harrison probably couldn't stand the English climate because ______.
a． it never stopped raining
b． it was always cold
c． he had spent so long in the Mediterranean, he had forgotten what it was like
d． he had never lived in England before
Structure 句型
3 Harrison had made plans ______ he returned to England.
a． before b． when
c． as soon as d． after
4 He acted ______ he had never lived in England before.
a． as though b． like
c． as d． even if
5 It was more than he could bear. He couldn't bear it ______.
a． more b． longer
c． any longer d． no more
6 He had hardly had time to settle down ______ he sold the house and left the country.
a． than b． when
c． as soon as d． after
7 When did he ______? He left immediately.
a． live b． left
c． leaves d． leave
Vocabulary 词汇
8 Harrison retired in England. So ______ a job.
a． he was going to get b． he had
c． he would have d． he didn't have
9 He wanted to settle down in the country. He wanted to ______.
a． rest there b． live there permanently
c． live there for a while d． go there for a visit
10 It rained continually. It ______.
a． stopped occasionally b． never stopped
c． hardly rained at all d． never rained
11 He______ as if he had never lived in England before.
a． made b． did
c． conducted d． behaved
12 It was more than he could bear. He couldn't ______ it.
a． suffer b． put up
c． carry d． stand
