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Lesson 45 A clear conscience 问心无愧

Summary writing 摘要写作

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Answer these questions in not more than 70  words.

回答下列问题,将答案组成一个段落,不要超过70个单词。

1  Where was the local butcher, Sam Benton, taking his savings? What did he lose? (but)

2  Did Sam receive half his money three months later, or did he receive all his money? Did he receive a note or not?(not only…but…as well)

3  What did the note say?

4  Did the thief include a note every time he sent Sam more money or not?

5  What did the last note say?

 

Composition 作文

 

Rewrite the following sentences using the joining words in parentheses:

用括号内的连词改写以下句子:

1  Sam told everybody about the wallet. He did not try to find the thief. (but)

2  The man was not really a thief. He needed money badly. (but)

3  He paid back the money. He bought himself a clear conscience. (not only… but also)

 

Letter writing 书信写作

 

Address an envelope to a married lady who lives abroad.

为写给居住在国外的一位已婚女士的信配一个信封。

 

Key structures 关键句型

 

Review KS10, KS21, KS34复习第10,21,34课关键句型:被动语态

a  Do you remember these sentences:

你还记得这些句子吗?

This bridge was built in 1942. (KS10) (第10课)

The thief was arrested by the police. (KS10)(第10课)

I can't find my bag. It must have been stolen. (KS21)(第21课)

I must be paid for this. (KS21)(第21课)

I was told to wait for him. (KS34)(第 34课)

He never expected the bicycle to be found. (KS34)(第34课)

b  Now study these examples:

仔细阅读以下例子:

Instead of saying:

We can say:

除了这种表述方式外:

还可以说:

I found out that someone had sent the parcel to the wrong address.

I found out that the parcel had been sent to the wrong address.

He told me the police had arrested the thief.

He told me the thief had been arrested (by the police).

 

Exercises 练习

 

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

找出课文中被动语态的动词。

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

将斜体印出的动词改成被动语态,完成练习后再对照课文核对你的答案:

The whole village soon learnt that someone had lost a large sum of money. Sam Benton, the local butcher, had lost his wallet while taking his savings to the post office. Sam was sure that one of the villagers must have found the wallet, but no one returned it to him. Three months passed, and then one morning, Sam found his wallet outside his front door. Someone had wrapped it up in newspaper and it contained half the money he had lost, together with a note which said:‘A thief, yes, but only 50  percent a thief!’ Two months later, someone sent more money to Sam with another note:‘Only 25  percent a thief now!’In time, someone paid back all Sam's money in this way.

C  Change the form of the verbs in italics. Omit the word someone from each sentence:

将以下句子中用斜体印出的动词改成被动语态,省略someone

1  Someone has prepared a meal for you.

2  Someone will translate the book into English.

3  Someone must send a telegram to him.

4  Someone had put out the fire before the fire brigade arrived.

5  Someone gave the cat some milk to drink.

 

Special Difficulties 难点

 

Words often confused经常容易混淆的词

a  Steal and Rob.

Steal (something from someone or somewhere) 偷(从某人或某处):A thief broke into the building last night and stole some money from the safe. 昨天夜里一个窃贼闯入大楼,从保险箱中偷走了一些钱。

Rob (someone of something)抢(某人的某物): Two thieves attacked him last night and robbed him of all his money. 昨天夜里两个窃贼袭击了他,抢走了他的全部钱财。

(a building, a bank, a house, etc.)(大楼、银行、房子等等) The police have caught the men who robbed the bank. 警察已抓住抢劫银行的那伙人。

b  Pay back.

Study these examples:

仔细阅读以下例子:

All Sam's money was paid back. (11.9-10) (It was repaid).

I'll pay you back for what you did to me. (I'll get my revenge on you for what you did to me.) 你对我这样,我一定会报仇的。

 

Exercise练习

 

Supply steal, rob or back in the following sentences:

用:steal, rob或back填空:

1  Please lend me £25. I'll pay you ______next week.

2  His house was______ last night. Thieves broke in and______ several valuable pictures.

3  He threatened to pay me ___but he hasn't done so yet.

4  The bank clerk ______some money from the safe.

5  A stranger attacked an old man in the train and ______ him of all his money.

 

Multiple choice questions多项选择题

 

Comprehension 理解

1  Someone ______.

a. had stolen Sam's wallet

b. had found Sam's wallet and kept it

c. had lost Sam's wallet

d. had taken the wallet from Sam's pocket.

2  The thief______ in the end.

a. kept Sam's money

b. returned 50 percent of the money

c. returned 75 percent of the money

d. returned all the money

Structure句型

3  Sam was taking his savings to the post office ______ he lost his wallet.

a.when                          b.while

c.as                              d.just as

4  He was taking his savings to the post office. He keeps his savings ______ the post office.

a. to                             b. in

c. on                            d. into

5  The wallet was found ______ one of the villagers.

a. from                         b. by

c. out of                       d. of

6  ______ had it been wrapped up in? A newspaper.

a. Where                       b. Who

c. How                         d. What

7  Some more money was sent to Sam. Sam ______ some more money.

a. sent                          b. has sent

c. was sent                   d. had sent

Vocabulary 词汇

8  We usually keep ______ in a wallet.

a.coins                          b.notes

c.cheques                      d.photographs

9  The thief had ______ the wallet in newspaper.

a.wound                        b.rolled

c.wrapped                     d.bound

10  How much did it contain? How much______ ?

a. did it consist              b. was there in it

c. did it include              d. had it

11  Sam read the thief's note. In this sentence,‘note’ means ______.

a. money                      b. a coin

c. a cheque                   d. a message

12  ______, all Sam's money was returned.

a. At times                    b. After a time

c. With the times           d. A long time

 

Sentence structure 句子结构

 

Join these sentences, then check your answer against the text.连接以下句子,然后对照课文第3-5行,核对你的答案。

The wallet must have been found by one of the villagers. Sam was sure of it. It was not returned to him.

Sam was sure _____________________________.