Summary writing摘要写作
Give an account of the history of the Crystal Palace in not more than 85 words. Write two different paragraphs using the points and connections given below.巴士英语www.xiao84.com
用不超过85个单词的篇幅来讲述一下水晶宫的历史。用以下要点和连词写出两段不同的文字。
Composition作文
Write two paragraphs in about 150 words using the ideas given below:
按以下思路写出两段文字，字数为150左右：
1 A visit to a modern exhibition ---- how I got there ---- the exhibition attracted large crowds.
2 My first impressions ---- the things on display ---- a walk round the exhibition hall ---- the exhibits that I liked best ---- tired at the end of the day.
Letter writing书信写作
Write a suitable Purpose of about 50 words to follow this introductory paragraph:
按照以下引言的思路，写出一段50个词的“目的”：
I have some wonderful news for you. I have at last managed to get two tickets for the Cup Final.
Key structures关键句型
The best and the worst 形容词和副词的比较级和最高级 (KSB, 32, 56) （复习第8，32，56课关键句型）
Exercises练习
A How many comparisons can you find in the passage? Underline as many as you can.
划出课文中的比较级和最高级。
B Supply the missing words in the following. Do not refer to the passage until you finish the exercise:
填空，完成练习后再对照课文核对你的答案：
Perhaps the ____extraordinary building of the nineteenth century was the Crystal Palace, which was built in Hyde Park for the Great Exhibition of 1851. The Crystal Palace was different ____all other buildings____ the world, for it was made of iron and glass. It was one of the ____(big) buildings ____all time and a ____ of people from ____countries came to see it. A great ____goods were sent to the exhibition from various parts of the world. There was also a great ____of machinery on display. The ____wonderful piece of machinery on show was Nasmyth's steam hammer. Though in those days, travelling was not____ easy____ it is today, steam boats carried thousands of visitors across the Channel from Europe. The Crystal Palace remained one of the ____famous buildings ____the world until it was burnt down in 1936.
Special difficulties难点
Phrases with on (Compare SD43) 带on的短语（对比第43课难点）
Study these examples:
仔细阅读以下例句：
There was also a great deal of machinery on display. (11.7-8)
The most wonderful piece of machinery on show … (11.8-9)
He has gone to Frankfurt on business.
他因公去法兰克福。
I didn't catch the bus. I came here on foot.
我没赶上公共汽车，我是走来的。
I asked to see the officer on duty.
我请求见值班官员。
On the whole, it has been a very successful year.
总起来说，这是成功的一年。
Look at that smoke. That building must be on fire.
看那股烟，那座大楼肯定着火了。
I don't think it was an accident. He did it on purpose.
我认为那不是个意外事故，他是故意的。
On the average, I make six telephone calls a day.
我每天平均打6个电话。
You mustn't on any account sign the contract before you read it.
你一定要读完合同后再签字。
I know I had agreed to let you go to the cinema, but on second thoughts, you should stay at home and finish your homework.
我知道我曾同意你去看电影，但经过重新考虑，你应该呆在家里完成你的作业。
Exercise练习
Supply phrases with on in the following sentences:
用带有on的短语填空：
1 While the guard was ____, he heard a shot.
2 I've changed my mind. ____I'll go by plane instead.
3 I think you dropped your handkerchief ____, so that he could pick it up.
4 You must be exhausted! Did you come all that way ____? You should have taken a taxi.
5 I'm not always pleased with his work, but ____it is satisfactory.
6 You must not, ____, leave this room.
7 ____, 250,000 tourists visit this town each year.
Multiple choice questions多项选择题
Comprehension理解
1 The Crystal Palace differed from all other buildings at the time because ____.
(a) it was very big
(b) it was in an exhibition
(c) it was made of unusual materials
(d) it was in Hyde Park
2 The Great Exhibition of 1851 was ____.
(a) a failure
(b) highly successful
(c) not very profitable
(d) spoilt by a fire
Structure句型
3 When was the Great Exhibition? ____1851.
(a) Of
(b) On
(c) At
(d) In
4 A great many goods were sent. There were ____.
(a) quite a few
(b) quite a little
(c) not too many
(d) very much
5 Travelling was not as easy as it is today. It wasn't so easy ____in those days.
(a) for travelling
(b) in travelling
(c) in order to travel
(d) to travel
6 On arriving in England … ____they arrived in England ….
(a) On
(b) Why
(c) When
(d) Where
7 It was one of the most famous buildings in the world. It was one of the most famous ____all buildings.
(a) of
(b) from
(c) by
(d) than
Vocabulary 词汇
8 It was an extraordinary building. It was quite ____.
(a) extreme
(b) funny
(c) big
(d) exceptional
9 Goods were sent from various parts of the world. They came from____ parts.
(a) mixed
(b) assorted
(c) different
(d) mixed up
10 There was a great deal of machinery. This means there ____.
(a) was one big machine
(b) was one big engine
(c) were many machines
(d) was one powerful machine
11 There were six million visitors in all. That was the ____.
(a) all
(b) whole
(c) result
(d) total
12 Museums were built with the profits. They were built with the ____.
(a) benefits
(b) earnings
(c) winnings
(d) excesses
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3-4行，核对你的答案。
The Crystal Palace was different from all other buildings in the world. It was made of iron and glass.
