Summary writing 摘要写作
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Answer these questions in not more than 65 words.
回答下列问题，将答案组成一个段落，不要超过65个单词。
1 When did the American explorer, R.E. Byrd become the first man to fly over the South Pole?
2 Did he take a lot of photographs during the flight or not? Did he run into difficulties or not? (but then)
3 Could his plane get over the mountains or not? What did he order his men to do? (so)
4 Did the plane then fly over the mountains or did it crash? Did it continue without further trouble or not? (and)
Composition 作文
Rewrite the following sentences using the joining words (conjunctions) in parentheses.
用括号中的连词改写以下句子：
1 Byrd stayed in the Antarctic for a year. He made many more flights. (and)
2 He went back to America in 1930. He returned to the Antarctic in 1946. (but)
3 This time he had 4,000 men with him. He had thirteen ships and seventeen aeroplanes. (not only ... but ... as well)
Letter writing 写作
1 Write your home address and the date in the way they would appear in a letter to a friend in your own
country.
按照给你本国的一个朋友写信的要求，写出你家的地址和日期。
2 Write the address of a person who lives abroad.
写出一位居住在国外的人士的地址。
Key structures 关键句型
Can and Be able to
a Do you remember these sentences: (KS19)
你还记得以下句子吗？(参见第19课关键句型)
Can I use your telephone?
Could l use your telephone?
b Study these examples carefully:
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Instead of saying: |
We can say: |
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除了这种表述方式外： |
还可以说： |
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He will come if he can. |
He will come if he is able to. |
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I can see you tomorrow. |
I'll be able to see you tomorrow. |
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I couldn't understand him. |
I wasn't able to understand him. |
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He said he could see me next week. |
He said he would be able to see me next week. |
C We must use was able to when we want to show that an action has been completed successfully. We cannot use could in these sentences:
当我们要表明一个动作已经成功地完成的时候，我们心须用was able to．在以下句子中不能用could：
He was able to go to London yesterday and he enjoyed himself very much.
他昨天去了伦敦，玩得非常高兴。
He didn't agree with me at first but I was able to persuade him.
他开始不同意我的观点，但我最终说服了他。
He was able to leave Europe before the war began.
他在战争开始之前得以离开欧洲。
Exercises 练习
A Underline the verbs can and be able to in the passage.
划出课文中can 和 be able to 的例子。
B Give the correct form of can and be able to in this paragraph. Do not refer to the passage until you finish the exercise.
用can 和 be able to 填空，完成练习后再对照课文核对你的答案。
Though, at first, Byrd and his men ___take a great many photographs of the mountains that lay below, they soon ran into serious trouble. At one point, it seemed certain that their plane would crash. It ______only get over the mountains if it rose to 10,000 feet. Byrd at once ordered his men to throw out two heavy food sacks. The plane then ______rise and it cleared the mountains by 400 feet. Byrd now knew that he ______reach the South Pole which was 300 miles away, for there were no more mountains in sight. The aircraft ______fly over the endless white plains without difficulty.
Special difficulties 难点
Phrases with At 含有at的词组
Study these examples:
细读以下例句：
At first Byrd and his men were able to take photographs. (11.3-4)
Byrd at once ordered his men to throw out two food sacks. (11.7-8)
Billy is not at home at present. He's at school. 比利现在不在家，他在学校。
After walking for several hours, we arrived at the village at last. 步行几个小时后，我们最后抵达了那个村庄。
It's a pity you can't come to the concert. At any rate you'll be able to hear it on the radio.你不能来听音乐会真令人感到遗憾。不管怎么说，你可以在收音机里听到。
I know he's often rude to people, but he's a very pleasant person at heart. 我知道他经常对人粗暴，但从本质上来讲，他是个非常好的人。
I didn't know you wouldn't be coming. At least you could have telephoned me. 我不知道你不能来，你至少可以给我来个电话。
He behaves very strangely at times. 有时他的举止非常古怪。
I don't know what I can do about it. I'm completely at a loss. 我不知道能为此事做点什么，我一点儿主意也没有了。
Exercise 练习
Use a phrase with at in place of the words in italics. Make any other necessary changes:
用带有at的词组来替代句中用斜体印出的部分，如有必要可作些改动：
1 We found our way home in the end.
2 He stayed in the house all day yesterday.
3 You must write to him immediately.
4 He cannot see you now as he is busy.
5 He annoys me sometimes.
6 When I saw that the house was on fire I didn't know what to do.
7 When it began I thought it would be a good film but I was wrong.
Multiple choice questions 多项选择题
Comprehension 理解
1 R. E. Byrd was the first man ______
a． to go to the South Pole
b．to fly over the South Pole
c． to go to the North Pole
d． to take photographs of the South Pole
2 Byrd succeeded in flying over the mountains ______.
a． because his plane rose 400 feet
b． by making his plane lighter
c． because there were heavy sacks in the plane
d． because they were under 10,000 feet high
Structure 句型
3 Did the mountains______ far below?
a． lie b．lay
c．laid d． lain
4 It could only get over the mountains if it rose to 10,000 feet. This means it______ over the mountains.
a． would succeed in getting
b． got
c． was able to get
d． had got
5 The plane was then able to rise. This means it ______.
a． could rise b． might rise
c． might succeed in rising d．rose
6 Byrd knew that he would be able to reach the South Pole. It would be ______.
a． impossible b．necessary
c． able d． possible
7 He would be able to reach the Pole______ was 300 miles away.
a． which b．who
c． it d． which it
Vocabulary 词汇
8 They soon______ serious trouble.
a． ran after b．followed
c． had d． ran
9 Byrd at once ordered them to do this. He ordered them to do this ______.
a． once b．soon
c． immediately d． quickly
10 The plane cleared the mountains. It ______them.
a． covered b．cleaned
c． emptied d． flew over
11 Byrd now knew he would be able to ______the South Pole.
a． arrive at b． arrive
c． reach at d． reach in
12 There were no more mountains in sight. They ______.
a． were blind b． couldn't see
c． couldn't be seen d． were sightless
Sentence structure 句子结构
Rewrite this sentence, then check your answer against the text.
改写以下句子，然后对照课文第7-8行，核对你的答案。
‘Throw out two heavy food sacks at once!’ Byrd told his men. Byrd at once ordered _______.
