高考英语美文赏析10篇

高考英语美文赏析 1  Something wonderful in a disaster On May 27, 1995, our life was suddenly changed．It happened a few minutes past three, when my husband, Chris, fell from his horse as it jumped over a fence．Chris was paralyzed from the chest down,  unable to breathe normally．As he was thrown from his horse, we entered into a life of convenience with lots of unexpected challenges．We went from the "haves" to the “have-nots"．Or so we thought. Yet what we discovered later were all the gifts that came out of sharing difficulties．We came to learn that something wonderful could happen in a disaster ．All over the world people cared for Chris so much that letters and postcards poured in every day．By the end of the third week in a medical center in Virginia, about 35,000 pieces of  mail had been received and sorted. As a family, we opened letter after letter．They gave us comfort and became a source of strength for us．We used them to encourage ourselves．I would go to the pile of letters marked with "Funny" if we needed a laugh, or to the "Disabled" box to find advice from people in wheelchairs or even in bed living happily and successfully. These letters, we realized, had to be shared．And so here we offer one of them to you. Dear Chris, My husband and I were so sorry to hear of your riding accident last week．No doubt your family and your friends are giving you the strength to face this technical challenge．People everywhere are also giving you best wishes every day and we are among those who are keeping you alive. Yours Sincerely, Nancy Reagan 一、生词注解 1. paralyzed ['p?r?laizd] adj. 瘫痪的，麻痹的 2. chest  [t?est] n.胸，胸腔；柜子，橱 3. challenge [?t??lind?] n挑战；质问 4. pour  [p?:r] vt.灌，倒，注 vi.倾泻，流出 5. pile  [pail] n.一堆，一叠 v.堆积 6. technical  [?teknik?l] a.技术的，工艺的 二、词汇拓展 1.doubt 【导学】 1)n. 怀疑，疑惑，不相信; have no doubt that…        毫不怀疑，毫无疑心 there's no doubt that…      这毫无疑问.... without doubt              无疑地，确实地； 2)vt. 怀疑，不信任 I don’t doubt that…        我毫不怀疑… I doubt whether/if…        我怀疑… 【例句】 1)He is without doubt the cleverest student I've ever taught. 他确实是我所教过的学生中最聪明的。 2) I have no doubt that  he will turn up on time. 我确信他会准时到来。 3) There is no doubt that the opera will be performed in the Beijing Forbidden City this month. 这台歌剧本月一定会在紫禁城上演的。 4) I don't doubt that he will win. 我不怀疑他会赢. 5) I doubt if/whether he will win. 我怀疑他能否赢。 【随练】 1)毫无疑问，他是称霸日本的高尔夫球手。(without doubt/ golfer  ) ____________________________________________________. 2) 我怀疑我们是否能够按时到达。 ( I doubt whether/if…) ____________________________________________________. 3)毫无疑问，学生应当养成良好的习惯。（there is no doubt that…） ____________________________________________________. 2. alive 【导学】 1) adj. 活着的;现存的 catch sb. alive                        活捉… 2)adj. 热闹的;充满的 be alive with…                        充满着… 【例句】 1) The injured man is unconscious but still alive.      受伤的人不省人事但仍活着。 2) The town was alive with rumors.  镇上谣言四起。 【随练】 1)当他到达时，城里非常热闹。(alive)    ____________________________________________________. 2)这名逃犯是上周五夜里被活捉的。（the convict at large/ catch…alive） ____________________________________________________. 三、短语辨析： 1. care for 【辨析】care for 和care about care for 多 表 关于同志近三年现实表现材料材料类招标技术评分表图表与交易pdf视力表打印pdf用图表说话 pdf 示“照顾”，“喜欢” care about 多表示“在乎”，“关注”，“关心” 【例句】 1) She doesn ’t care for that colour． 她不喜欢那种颜色。 2) He spent years caring for his sick mother． 他数年中一直在照顾生病的母亲。 3) Don't you care about this country's future? 难道你不为国家前途担忧吗? 【随练】 1) 我不计较价钱，只要车很好用就行了。(care about) ____________________________________________________. 2) 你要喝咖啡还是喝茶?(care for) ____________________________________________________. 2.by the end of 【辨析】by the end of , in the end, at the end和on end by the end    到……为止 in the end    最后，结果 at the end    终了时 on end      连续地 【例句】 1) He works three days on end. 他连续工作了三天。 2) At the end of the street you'll find it. 到街道的尽头,你就会看到了。 3) If you persevere with work, you'll succeed in the end. 你如果把工作坚持下去，最终会取得成功的。 【随练】 1) 一连好几天连续下雨。（on end） ____________________________________________________. 2)会议结束时他做了一个令人兴奋的演讲。（at the end of） ____________________________________________________. 四、语法点拨 【例句】 1. All over the world people cared for Chris so much that letters and postcards poured in every day． 【归纳】so…that…引导结果状语从句，表示“如此…以致…”,使用时要注意其倒装方式，如： This book is so interesting that everyone wants to read it. 这本书很有趣，人人都想看看。 ==So interesting is the book that everyone wants to read it. 注意：so that…通常用于引导目的状语从句，表示“为了、以便…”, 如： They got up early so that they could catch the early bus. 为了能赶上早班车，他们早早就起床了。 2. I would go to the pile of letters marked with "Funny" if we needed a laugh. 【归纳】the pile of letters marked with …其中marked with 为过去分词作定语，相当于定语从  句 that were marked with…。注意体会现在分词与过去分词作定语的差别： boiled water      开水                    boiling water      正沸腾的水 developed countries发展的国家              developing countries 发展中国家 fallen leaves      落叶                    falling leaves       正在飘落的叶子 changed condition  改变了的情况        changing condition  变化着的情况 【随练】 1) Say slowly_______________________（好让我听明白）。. 2）__________________________（多数被邀请来参加聚会的学生）came from our school. 参考答案: 二、词汇拓展 【随连】 1. 1) He is, without doubt, the greatest golfer in Japan. 2) I doubt if we can arrive on time. 3) There's no doubt that students should develop good habits. 2. 1) The city was all alive when he arrived. 2) The convict at large was caught alive on the night of last Friday. 三、短语辨析： 【随连】 1. 1)I don't care about the price, so long as the car is in good condition. 2)Would you care for coffee or tea? 2. 1)It has been raining for days on end. 2)He made an thrilling speech at the end of the meeting. 四、语法点拨 【随连】 1. so that I can understand you 2. Most of the students invited to the party 2 A way to be with customers In the summer vacation of 1997, I was fixed with a job. I worked as a(n) assistant at Mr. Breen’s fruit shop. The fruit shop did good business. Most of the trade came from the housewives who lived in the neighbourhood, but he also had regular customers who arrived outside the shop in cars . Mr Breen knew them all by name and they sometimes even had their order already made up , always getting me to carry it out to their car. They were clearly long-standing customers , and I suppose they must have stayed faithful to him because he had promised to sell good quality fruit. He had a way with them —I had to admit that. He called every woman “madam” for a start , even those who clearly were not, but when he said it , it did not sound like flattery . It just sounded polite in an old-fashioned way . He was a great chatter as well. If he did not know them , he would greet them with a few words about the weather , but if he did , he would ask about their families or make jokes, always cutting his cloth according to his customers. Whatever their bills came to, he always gave them back the few odd pence , and I am sure they thought he was very generous. But I thought he was the opposite. He never threw anything away. He was always looking for something for nothing. 一、生词注解 1. faithful ['feiθful] a.忠诚的；尽职的；如实的，准确可靠的 2. flattery  ['fl?t?ri] n.奉承；谄媚的举动 3.odd pence  零钱 4.generous  ['d?en?r?s]a.慷慨的；宽厚的；大量的，丰富的 二、词汇拓展 1. admit 【导学】 v. 允许进入，承认 admit sth.                        承认… admit doing sth.                    承认做了某事 admit( to sb.) that…                  承认… be admitted to…                    被…接纳 admit of…                        允许… 【例句】 1) I must admit, it's more difficult than I thought it would be.  我必须承认，这比我想象的要困难得多。 2) He was admitted to the hospital suffering from burns.  他由于烧伤，被送入医院治疗。 3) His conduct admits of no excuse.  他的行为无可宽恕。 【随练】 1)这个句子可以有多种解释。 ____________________________________________________. 2)她承认读过这封信。 ____________________________________________________. 3)他向老师承认他错了。 ____________________________________________________. 2.promise 【导学】 1) n. 诺言，约定，(有)希望，预示 make a promise　许下诺言 keep one's promose　保守诺言 break one's promise　打破诺言，说话不算数 2) v. 允诺，约定，预示，有可能 promise sb. to do sth.　答应某人做某事 【例句】 1) I don't trust his promise to come for a visit. 我不相信他会如约前来访问。 2) She has high promise of a pianist. 她大有希望成为钢琴家。 3）I promise to return your bicycle on good condition.  我答应一定完好无损地还你的自行车。 【随练】 1）你本不应该许下这样的诺言的。（make a promise） ____________________________________________________. 2) 我父亲答应给我买辆新自行车，只要我通过这次考试。（promise to do sth.） ____________________________________________________. 三、短语辨析： 1. by name 【辨析】by name, in the name of 和name after by name      名叫 in the name of  以…的名义 name after    以…命名 【例句】 1) Stop doing that, in the name of God! 看在上帝的分上,别干了! 2) She met a handsome boy, John by name. 她遇到了一位名叫约翰的英俊少年。 3) The child was named after its father, given its father's first name. 这个小孩以他父亲的名字而命名。 【随练】 1)她是依照我祖母的名字来命名的。(name after) ____________________________________________________. 2)你可以以我的名义从杰克那边借这本杂志。(in the name of) ____________________________________________________. 3)这位老师叫得出所有学生的名字。( by name) ____________________________________________________. 2. as well 【辨析】 as well和as well as as well  同样，也 as well as 除…之外(也)，既…又; 和…一样好 【例句】 1) I write my own songs and I play the guitar as well. 我唱自己谱曲的歌，也弹吉他。 2) Do you burn coal as well as wood on this fire? 你是不是用煤也用木头 生这炉火? 【随练】 1)我要来伦敦,我妹妹也会来。(as well) ____________________________________________________. 2)他既种菜也种花。(as well as) ____________________________________________________. 四、语法点拨 【例句】 1. Whatever their bills came to, he always gave them back the few odd pence 【归纳】whatever 引导让步状语从句，此处相当于no matter what their bills came to. whatever 也可引导名词性从句，如： You shouldn’t have believed whatever he said. 你本不该相信他所说的一切。 2. He was always looking for something for nothing . 【归纳】be always doing表示“总是在做着…”，表达说话人的一种感情，如赞扬或者批评 等。如： My students are always studying hard. 我的学生总是在努力学习。 【随练】 1.Keep calm, ____________________(无论发生什么). 2. Goats eat_____________________（找到什么就吃什么）.  3. He____________________________(总乐于帮助身边的人). 参考答案: 二、词汇拓展 【随连】 1. 1)This sentence admits of several interpretations.  2)She admitted having read the letter. 3)He admitted to the teacher that he was wrong. 2. 1)You shouldn’t have made such a promise. 2)My father promised to buy me a new bicycle as long as I pass the exam. 三、短语辨析 【随连】 1. 1)She was named after my grandmother. 2)You can borrow the magazine from Jack in the name of me. 3)The teacher knows all his students by name. 2. 1) I'm coming to London and my sister's coming as well. 2)He grows flowers as well as vegetables. 四、语法点拨 【随连】 1. whatever happens 2. whatever they can find.  3. is always helping the people around him 3 To give or not When a rather dirty , poorly dressed person kneels at your feet and puts out his hands to beg for a few coins , do you hurry on , not knowing what to do , or do you feel sad and hurriedly hand over some money ? What should our attitude to beggars be ? There can be no question that the world is full of terribly sad stories . It must be terrible to have no idea where our next meal is going to come from . It seems cruel not to give some money to beggars . Certainly , most of the world’s great religions  order us to be open-hearted and share what we have with those less fortunate than ourselves .But has the world changed ?Maybe what was morally right in the old days ,when one knew exactly who in the village had suffered misfortune and needed help ,is no longer the best idea. Quite a few people will not give to beggars .Let us look at their arguments. First ,some believe that many city beggars dress up on purpose to look pitiable and actually make a good living from begging .Giving to beggars only encourages this sort of evil.Secondly , there is the worry that the money you give will be spent on beer ,wine or drugs .Thirdly ,there is the opinion that there is no real excuse for begging. One might be poor ,but that is no reason for losing one’s sense of pride and self-dependence. Related to this is the opinion that the problem should be dealt with by the government rather than ordinary people .Some people think beggars should go to the local government department and receive help. It is hard to come to any final conclusion ; there are various cases and we must deal with them differently .A few coins can save a life in some situations , and even if the money is wasted ,that does not take way the moral goodness of the giver. 一、生词注解 1. religion [ri?lid??n] n.宗教，宗教信仰 2. morally ['m?:r?li] adv. 道德上地，道义上地 3. misfortune [mis?f?:t??n] n.不幸，厄运，逆境；不幸事故，灾难 4. pitiable [?piti?bl] a.引人怜悯的，可怜的 5. evil [?i:v?l] a.邪恶的，坏的 n.邪恶，罪恶，祸害 二、词汇拓展 1. sense 【导学】 1) n. 感觉，感官，理智，意义 common sense                常识(尤指判断力) in a sense                在某种意义上 make sense                合理,可行;有意义,说得通 make sense of              理解… sense of touch              触觉 sense of humor            幽默感 sense of responsibility        责任感 2) vt. 感觉，意识到，理解 sense sth.                    感觉到… 【例句】 1) The horse sensed danger and stopped.  马感觉到了危险，于是停了下来。 2) It would make sense to leave early.  早点离开是明智的。 3）I'm afraid I haven't got a very good sense of directions, so I easily get lost.  恐怕我的方位感很差，因此我容易迷路。 【随练】 1)我丧失了味觉。 ____________________________________________________. 2)你能读懂她的信吗？ ____________________________________________________. 3)你所说的话在某种程度上有些道理。 ____________________________________________________. 2. case 【导学】 n. 情况，实情，箱，案例 in case …                      万一... in case                      以防万一 in case of sth.                万一… in this/that case              在…情况下 in no case                    绝不… in any case                  在任何情况下 look into the case              调查案子 【例句】 1) Ive got the key in case we w ant to go inside. 如果我们想进去,我有钥匙。 2) I don t think itll rain,but Illtake m y um brella,just in case. 我想天不会下雨,但我要带上伞,以防万一。 3) Turn off the TV set in case of thunderstorm. 在雷雨时,关上电视机。 4) In no case shall we allow smoking in the classroom. 教室里决对不允许吸烟。 5)There is a beautiful jewel case on the desk. (盒子) 盒子里有一件漂亮的珠宝。 6)This is a case of fever. (病例) 这是一个发热的病例。 【随练】 1)坐出租车去,免得开会迟到。（in case） ____________________________________________________. 2)你决不能违反纪律。(in no case) ____________________________________________________. 3)无论如何,你必须在放学前完成作文。(in any case) ____________________________________________________. 三、短语辨析 1. dealt with 【辨析】deal with 和do with do with      表示“处置”、“忍受”、“相处”、“有关”等，常与what连用。 deal with      意义很广，常表示“对付”、“应付”、“处理”、“安排”、“论述”、“涉      及”等，常与how 连用。 【例句】 1) I don’t know how they deal with the problem . 我不知道他们如何处理这个问题。 2）We can’t do with such carelessness . 我们不能容忍这种粗枝大叶的作风。 3）I have nothing to do with him . 我跟他无任何关系。 4）They could properly deal with all kinds of situations . 他能恰当地应付各种局面。 【随练】 1）这是一本论述亚洲问题的书。(deal with) ____________________________________________________. 2） 我们将怎样来处理这个问题呢?( do with) ____________________________________________________. 3) 我想我们应该确定如何来对付这种情况。（deal with） ____________________________________________________. 四、语法点拨 【例句】 1. When a rather dirty , poorly dressed person kneels at your feet and puts out his hands to beg for a few coins , do you hurry on , not knowing what to do , or do you feel sad and hurriedly hand over some money ? 【归纳】句中 poorly dressed 为过去分词作定语，修饰person，相当于a person who is poorly dressed.  not knowing what to do 为现在分词否定式作伴随状语。体会下列现在分词作状语的用法： 1)"Can't you read?" Mary said angrily， pointing to the notice.（伴随） “难道你不识字吗？”玛丽指着通知愤怒地说。 2)Having read the letter, she got very excited.（原因） 读过信后，她变得很兴奋。 3)Not knowing her address, we couldn’t get in touch with her.(原因) 不知道她的地址，我们无法与她取得联系。 4)His parents were killed in the accident, leaving him an orphan.（结果） 他的父母在事故中遇难，他成了孤儿。 5)When crossing the road, please be careful.（时间） 过马路时千万小心。 6)Working hard, you’ll get a good achievement.（条件） 努力学习你就能取得好成绩。 7)Working so hard, he failed again.（让步） 尽管他如此努力还是失败了。 【随练】 1.________________________（没有收到回复）, he decided to write another letter. 2. The bus was held up by snowstorm,________________________（导致延误）. 3. The children ran out of the room,________________________(高兴地说着，笑着。）. 参考答案: 二、词汇拓展 【随连】 1. 1）I lost my sense of taste.  2）Can you make sense of her letter? 3）What you said is true in a sense. 2. 1) Take a taxi in case you are late for the m eeting. 2) In no case shall you break the rule. 3) You should finish your composition before school is over in any case. 三、短语辨析 【随连】 1. 1)This is a book dealing with Asian problems . 2)What are we going to do with the problem? 3)I think we should make a decision on how to deal with this situation. 四、语法点拨 【随连】 1. Not having received an answer 2. thus causing the delay 3. laughing and talking merrily 4 The only choice Scott and his companions were terribly disappointed. When they got to the South Pole, they found the Norwegians had beaten them in the race to be the first ever to reach it. After planting the British flag at the Pole, they took a photograph of themselves before they started the 50-mile journey back. The journey was unexpectedly slow and the joy and excitement about the Pole had gone out of them. The sun hardly appeared. The snow storms always made it impossible to sight the stones they had set up to mark their way home. To make things worse. Evans, whom they had all thought of as the strongest of the five, fell badly into a deep hole in the ice. Having struggled along for several days, he suddenly fell down and died. The four who were left pushed on at the best speed they could manage. Captain Oates had been suffering for some time from his frozen fact; at night his feet swelled so large that he could hardly put his boots on the next morning, and he walked bravely although he was in great pain . He knew his slowness was making it less likely that the others could save themselves. He asked them to leave him behind in his sleeping-bag, but they refused, and helped him on a few more miles, until it was time to put up the tent for another night.The following morning, while the other three were still in their sleeping-bags, he said. “I am just going outside and may be gone some time.” He was never seen again. He had walked out alone into the snow storm, hoping that his death would help his companions. 一、生词注解 1. companion  [k?m?p?ni?n] n.同伴，伴侣 2. Norwegian [n?:?wi:d??n] a.& n.挪威人(语)(的) 3. swell [swel] vi./ n.肿(膨)胀，鼓起；增多；波浪起伏 二、词汇拓展 1. sight 【导学】 n. 情景，景物，视力 lose one's sight  失明 in sight  看得见；在望 catch sight of 看见 at first sight  乍一看；初见 【例句】 1)All men are equal in the sight of God.  上帝对所有的人都一视同仁。 2) At the sight of his appearance on the stage, the hall rang with thunderous applause.  他一出场，礼堂里就掌声雷动。 3) The train is still in sight.  火车仍在视线内。 【随练】 1) 第一眼他就决定要买这一幅画。(at first sight) ____________________________________________________. 2) 一看到他古怪的穿着，我们就笑了。(at the sight of) ____________________________________________________. 2. manage 【导学】 v. 管理，经营，设法(对付) manage to do表示成功地做成某事 【例句】 1) In spite of these insults, she managed not to get angry.  她尽管受到这些侮辱，还是忍著没发火。 2) How do you manage in your wheelchair?  你坐在轮椅上怎么游览呢 【随练】 1) 在他的父亲生病不在的时候，他管理公司。 (manage sth.)  ____________________________________________________. 2) 我终于找到了一直在找的书。  (manage to do sth.) ____________________________________________________. 3. likely 【导学】 adj. 可能的，可信的 be likely to do sth. 有可能… It’ likely that…  有可能… 【例句】 1) Some criminals are likely to offend again When they are released. 有些罪犯被释放后有可能重新犯罪。 2)It’s likely that our team will win the game. 很有可能我们队能赢得这场比赛。 【随练】 1) 他们很有可能推迟会议。（be likely to） ____________________________________________________. 2) 很有可能他不能应对这种尴尬的局面。（it’s likely that…） ____________________________________________________. 三、短语辨析 1.set up 【辨析】set up, set down, set off 和set out set up    创立，建立，；竖立，架起，建造；开业 set down  写下，记下 set off  出发，启程；激起，引起 set out    动身，起程；开始  【例句】 1) How long will it take to set up the projector? 把这个放映机安放好需要多长时间? 2) I will set down the story as it was told to me. 我要把这听来的故事原原本本地记下来。 3) Do be careful with those fireworks; the slightest spark could set them off. 这些烟火要格外小心，稍有火星就能引起爆炸。 4) If you want to catch that train we'd better set off for the station immediately. 你要是想赶上那班火车，咱们就最好马上动身去火车站。 5) They set out on the last stage of their journey. 他们开始了旅行的最後一程。 【随练】 1) 新政府于战后成立。(set up) ____________________________________________________. 2) 你怎麽不把你的想法写在纸上呢? (set down) ____________________________________________________. 3) 他开始着手粉刷整幢房子,可是只完成了前面的部分。(set out) ____________________________________________________. 2.put up 【辨析】put up, put up with, put on和put off put up  建造；举起(提高)； 提供食宿 put up with    忍受 put on穿上,戴上；上演；增加(体重) put off 推迟，推延 【例句】 1)They put up a tent by the fire. 他们在火堆旁搭起了一个帐篷。 2) We can put all of you up for the night. 我们可以安排你们所有人过夜。 3) I'm not going to put up with this! 我再也受不了啦！ 4)The man put on his smock and went out. 那人穿上罩衫，然后走了出去。 5) If you eat a lot of sugar, you'll put on weight. 如果吃很多糖,体重就会增加 6) She keeps putting off going to the dentist. 她老是拖延著不去看牙病。 【随练】 1)在他获得详情之前,他没有急于作出决定。(put off) ____________________________________________________. 2)我不能再忍耐了。(put up with) ____________________________________________________. 3)我的家乡建造了一个造纸厂。(put up) ____________________________________________________. 四、语法点拨 【例句】 1. To make things worse. Evans, whom they had all thought of as the strongest of the five, fell badly into a deep hole in the ice. 【归纳】to make things worse, 使事情更糟.类似表达还有：to make matters worse，what’s worse，worse still和even worse. whom they had all thought of as the strongest of the five 为非限制定语从句，先行词为 Evans.引导非限制定语从句的引导词主要有：who, whom, which, when, where. 【随练】 1. It got dark, and_______________（更糟的是），it began to rain. 2. He was quickly taken to hospital, _________________ （在那里医生要检查他的腿）Mr King's legs． 参考答案: 二、词汇拓展 【随连】 1. 1) He managed the company when his father was away ill.  2) I finally managed to find the book I was looking for.  2. 1)They are likely to put off the meeting. 2) It’s likely that he cannot deal with the embarrassing situation. 三、短语辨析 【随连】 1. 1) He decided he wanted to buy the painting at first sight. 2) We laughed at the sight of his strange clothes. 2. 1)I can't put up with you any longer. 2)A paper factory has been put up in my home town. 3)He put off making decision till he had more information. 四、语法点拨 【随连】 1. what was worse 2. where a doctor wanted to examine 5 Empty Nest Syndrome While income worry is a rather common problem of the aged, loneliness is another problem that aged parents may face. Of all the reasons that explain their loneliness, a large geographical distance between parents and their children is the major one. This phenomenon is commonly known as “Empty Nest Syndrome”. In order to seek better chances outside their countries, many young people have gone abroad, leaving their parents behind with no clear idea of when they will return home. Their parents spend countless lonely days and nights, taking care of themselves, in the hope that someday their children will come back to stay with them. The fact that most of these young people have gone to Europeanized or Americanized societies makes it unlikely that they will hold as tightly to the value of duty as they would have if they had not left their countries. Whatever the case, it has been noted that the values they hold do not necessarily match what they actually do. This geographical and cultural distance also prevents the grown-up children from providing response in time for their aged parents living by themselves. The situation in which grown-up children live far away from their aged parents has been described as “distant parent phenomenon”, which is common both in developed countries and in developing countries. Our society has not yet been well prepared for “Empty Nest Syndrome”. 一、生词注解 1. geographical  [d?i:??gr?fik(?)l] a.地理(学)的 2. phenomenon [fi?n?m?n?n] n.现象，迹象；非凡的人，特殊的事物 3. nest [nest] n.巢，窝 vi.筑巢 4. syndrome [?sindr?um] n.综合症状；一系列表现(事件等) 5. response [ri?sp?ns] n.回答，答复；反应，响应 二、词汇拓展 1.provide 【导学】 v. 供给，提供 provide sth．for sb． 为某人提供… provide sb．with sth.  为某人提供… 【例句】 1) The hotel provides a reservation of tickets for its residents.  这家旅馆为旅客提供订票服务。 2) He provides his family with food and clothes. 他为家里提供了食物和穿衣。 【随练】 1)这本书将为我们提供所需要的全部信息。(provide…with…) ____________________________________________________. 2)他给家人提供衣食。(provide…for…) ____________________________________________________. 2.common 【导学】 adj. 共同的，平常的，普通的 common sense            常识 common people          平民, 大众 have …in common         有…共同点 【例句】 1) He's not an officer, but a common soldier.  他不是军官而是普通士兵。 2) I have nothing in common with Jane.  我和简毫无共同之处。 【随练】 1)两姐妹没有什么共同之处。（have …in common） ____________________________________________________. 2)他被大众视为英雄。(common people) ____________________________________________________. 三、短语辨析 1.prevent…from 【辨析】prevent …from, keep…from和 stop…from prevent sb. from doing sth. 防止...做什么(以预防为主) stop sb. from doing sth.停止...做什么(已经在做了,要停止) keep sb from doing sth. 制止...做…（from不可以省略） protect sb. from being ...保护...免遭…（强调“保护”） 【例句】 1)The teacher wants to stop her students from jumping on the tables. 老师想阻止学生跳到桌子上去。 2) The teacher put a mat on the floor to prevent students from hurting themselves. 老师在地上铺上垫子，防止学生受伤。 3) The manager wants to protect her secretary from being fired. 经理不想让她的秘书被解雇。 【随练】 1)维生素C被认为能预防感冒。(prevent) ____________________________________________________. 2)我不让孩子们出去。(keep) ____________________________________________________. 3)戴墨镜可以保护眼睛不受阳光刺激。（protect） ____________________________________________________. 2.provide…with 【辨析】 provide…with 和supply …with 两者均可表示“供应；供给”，指对于缺乏或不足的事物进行补充或供给。 supply常与to／for或with连用，其结构是：supply sth．to／for sb．或supply sb．with   sth.两者均可表示“供应；供给”，指对于缺乏或不足的事物进行补充或供给。 provide常与for或with连用，其结构是：provide sth．or sb．或provide sb．with sth. 【例句】 1)They supply food to／for the survivors．＝They supply the survivors with food. 他们供应食物给幸存者。 2) He provides food and clothes for his family.＝He provides his family with food and clothes. 他给家人提供衣食。 【随练】 1)那船装有雷达设备。(provide…with/ radar) ____________________________________________________. 2)我们的农场为市场提供水果和蔬菜。(supply…with…) ____________________________________________________. 四、语法点拨 【例句】 1. The situation in which grown-up children live far away from their aged parents has been described as “distant parent phenomenon”, which is common both in developed countries and in developing countries. 【归纳】in which grown-up children live far away from their aged parents为定语从句，其先行  词为situation.  which is common both in developed countries and in developing countries  为非限制定语从句，其先行词为distant parent phenomenon. 类似situation,其后定语从句 引导词常用in which或where的还有case, stage, point等。如： The argument has come to a stage where we must sit down and have a heart-to-heart talk. 我们目前应当坐下来好好谈谈了。 【随练】 1. Can you imagine a situation________________________（你可以使用这个单词的情境）? 2. He may be busy, ___________case（如若如此）I’ll call later. 参考答案: 二、词汇拓展 【随连】 1. 1) These books will provide us with all the information we need.  2) He provides food and clothes for his family． 2. 1) The two sisters have nothing in common.  2) He was regarded as a hero by the common people.  三、短语辨析 【随连】 1. 1)Vitamin C is supposed to prevent colds. 2)I kept the children from going out. 3)Wearing dark glasses can protect your eyes from the sun. 2. 1)The ship was provided with radar equipment. 2)Our farm supplies the market with fruits and vegetables. 四、语法点拨 【随连】 1. where/in which you can use the word 2. in which 6 My painful small decision “Soon, you’re going to have to move out!” cried my neighbor upon seeing the largest tomato plant known to mankind, or at least known in my neighborhood. One tiny 9-inch plant, bought for $1.25 in the spring, has already taken over much of my rose bed, covering much of other plants, and is well on its way to the front door. Roses require a good deal of care, and if it weren’t for the pleasure they give, it wouldn’t be worth the work. As it is, I have a garden full of sweet-smelling roses for most of the year. bushes must be pruned in early spring, leaving ugly woody branches until the new growth appears a few weeks later. It was the space available in the garden that led me into planting just one little tomato plant. A big mistake. Soil conditions made just perfect for roses turn out to be even more perfect for tomatoes. The daily watering coupled with full sun and regular fertilizing have turned the little plant into a tall bush. The cage I placed around it as the plant grew has long since disappeared under the thick leaves. Now the task I face in harvesting the fruit is twofold; First, I have to find the red ones among the leaves, which means I almost have to stand on my head, and once found I have to reach down and under, pick the tomatoes and withdraw(缩回) my full fist without dropping the prize so dearly won. I found two full-blown white roses completely hidden as I picked tomatoes in June, but they were weak and the leaves already yellow for lack of light. Here I am faced with a painful small decision: To tear up a wonderful and productive tomato plant that offers up between ten and twenty ripe sweet tomatoes each day or say goodbye to several expensive and treasured roses. Like Scarlett in Gone With the Wind, I’ll think about that tomorrow. 一、生词注解 1.prune [pru:n] vt.修剪，修整；删除，削减 2.fertiliz  [?f?:tilaiz] vt.使肥沃；使多产 3.withdraw [wie?dr?:] vt.收回，撤消，撤退 vi.缩回，退出，撤退 4.productive  [pr??d?ktiv] a.多产的，富饶的；富有成效的 二、词汇拓展 1. require 【导学】 v. 需要，要求，命令，规定 1)require sb. to do sth.                  要求某人做… 2)require doing.==require to be done      需要被… 3)require sth. of sb.                      向某人要求某物 【例句】 1) His wife required that I should tell him everything. 他的妻子要求我把一切都告诉他。 2) The room requires cleaning (to be cleaned). 房间需要打扫了。 3) They required him to keep it a secret. 他们要求他对这事保密。 4）I have done everything that was required of me. 一切要我做的事情我都已经做好了。 【随练】 1)全部会员均要求出席会议。（require…to do） ____________________________________________________. 2)你要求我做什么?( require…of sb.) ____________________________________________________. 3)这机器需要修理了。（require doing） ____________________________________________________. 4)老板要求人人参加会议。(require that…) ____________________________________________________. 2. offer 【导学】 1)n. 出价，提议 a special offer                      特价 2)v. 提供，出价; 贡献，奉献 offer sb. sth.= offer sth. to sb.          为某人主动提供… offer to do sth.                      主动提供（做）… offer sth. for…                      为某物出价…(钱) 【例句】 1) Thank you for your offer of help． 感谢你提议帮忙。 2) She offered too get some tickets for the students． 她主动提出要给那几个学生弄几张票。 3) Many people willingly offered their blood． 很多人自愿地要献血。 4) They offered him the motorbike for 3,000 yuan． 他们提出以3，000元的价格买他那辆摩托车。 【随练】 1)这是我们本周的特价。( special offer) ____________________________________________________. 2)他主动提出要把词典借给我。( offer to do sth.) ____________________________________________________. 3)校长要把雨衣借给我。( offer sb. sth.) ____________________________________________________. 4)他们愿意出8,000元来买他的笔记本电脑。(offer…for…) ____________________________________________________. 三、短语辨析 1.take over 【辨析】take over, take on, take in, take off和take up take over  接管 take on  呈现, 承担 take in  吸收，欺骗，接纳 take off  起飞，脱掉 take up  拿起，开始从事，占据，把…继续下去 【例句】 1) Has the party been taken over by extremists? 该党是否已被极端分子控制？ 2) He is unwilling to take on heavy responsibilities. 他不愿承担重任。 3) The club took in a new member last week. 俱乐部上星期又吸收了一名新会员。 4) Come on, take off your things at once and make yourself at home. 来,把大衣脱掉,随便坐坐。 5) She took up the narrative where John had left off. 她接著讲约翰未讲完的故事。 【随练】 1)该公司已被美国一企业集团接管。(take over) ____________________________________________________. 2)他被这则广告给欺骗了。(take in) ____________________________________________________. 3)这次演出后他的事业开始腾飞了。(take off) ____________________________________________________. 4)那工作花费了他所有的时间。(take up) ____________________________________________________. 2. on one’s way 【辨析】on one’s way, by the way 和 in the way on one’s way (to…)  在(去……的)路上 by the way        顺便地，附带地说说 in the way          挡道，妨碍某人 in this way        以这种方式 in a way            从某种意义上说 【例句】 1)He dropped at the clinic on his way to school. 在去学校的路上他顺便去了诊所。 2) By the way, do you live with your parents or have a place of your own? 顺便问一句，你是同父母一起生活还是自己生活? 3) No doubt he means to help, but in fact he just gets in the way. 他确实是想帮忙，然而事实上却只是帮倒忙。 4) In this way，he has collected a great many stamps。 用这种方法他收集了大量的邮票。 5) In a way，it is an important book。 在某种意义上，这是一本重要的书。 【随练】 1)顺便问一下,你知道邮局在哪儿吗?( by the way) ____________________________________________________. 2)应该这样做工作。(in this way) ____________________________________________________. 3)她的社交生活妨碍了学业。(in the way) ____________________________________________________. 四、语法点拨 【例句】 1.Roses require a good deal of care, and if it weren’t for the pleasure they give, it wouldn’t be worth the work. 【归纳】if it weren’t for 表示“要不是因为…”, 其主句时态为…would do. 如果是对过去的虚拟则用if it hadn’t been for…,其主句时态通常为would have done. 两种用法均相当于but for.如： If it hadn’t been for his help, we would have lost the game.要不是因为他的帮忙，我们就输掉了这场比赛。 2. It was the space available in the garden that led me into planting just one little tomato plant. 【归纳】此句中 it was…that…为强调句型，其强调对象为 the space available in the garden.又如： It was in the garden that he found his lost MP4.他是在花园里找到丢失的MP4的。 【随练】 1._____________________ (要不是因为你的电话), I wouldn’t have participated in the meeting. 2. It___________________________ (是在8点钟) they arrived at the station last night. 参考答案: 二、词汇拓展 【随连】 1. 1) All the members are required to attend the meeting. 2) What do you require of me? 3)The machine requires repairing（to be repaired）. 4)The boss required that everyone (should) attend the meeting. 2. 1) This is our special offer for this week． 2) He offered to lend me his dictionary． 3) The headmaster offered me her raincoat. 4) They offered him 8,000 yuan for the laptop． 三、短语辨析 【随连】 1. 1)The firm has been taken over by an American corporation. 2)He was taken in by the advertisement. 3)The work took up all his time. 4)His career began to take off after the performance. 2. 1)By the way, do you have any idea where the post office is?