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Unit 9 Technology
Language Points for Reading
惠安三中 杨萍萍 05.11
1.Wang Mei is one of many Chinese teenagers
who live life “on the go” and use cellphones.
on the go 忙碌 ; 活跃◆ She’s been on the go all day.
◆ Healthy, happy people are usually on the go.
◆ I’m feeling completely tired out; I’ve been __
____ ever since eight o’clock this morning.
A. on the go B. rushed on the feet
C. on board D. at the work
A
2. She takes out her red cellphone and presses the talk key.press vt. 1. 按 , 压 , 挤 2. 压碎 , 压破 ; 榨出 3. 熨平 ( 衣服 ) 4. 催促 ; 催逼 ; 强迫 ;( 极力 )劝说 vi. 1. 挤向前 , 奋力前进 2. 紧迫 n. 1. 报刊 ; 新闻界 ; 记者们 ; 通讯社
2.( 常大写 ) 出版社 ◆ Press this button to start the engine. ◆ He was pressing his jacket. ◆ He pressed her to come with him. ◆ There will be a press conference at 8 this evening.
3. I should be home in about ten minutes. should 应该 , 但此处是一种推断、猜测 ,
◆ She should be here at any minute. ◆ Dinner should be ready by now. ◆ It’s 7 now. Mum should be back at any moment.
◆ I often see lights in that empty house. Do you think I _____ report it to the police?
A. should B. may C. will D. can ◆ I ____ pay Tracy a visit, but I am not sure whether I will have time this Sunday.
A. should B. might C. would D. could
A
A
4. Cellphones make it possible for us to talk…
① make 作使役动词,常用于下列情况: do
make sb./ sth. done
adj. / n.
◆ What has made you think I’m a farmer?
◆ What he did at school made Father angry.
◆ We made him monitor of our class.
② make sb. do… 结构变成被动语态时,
须用带 to 的动词不定式。
He was made to work day and night by the
boss.
③ make it +adj. + (for sb. ) to do
Cellphones make it possible for us to talk t
o anyone from anywhere.
5. Modern cellphones are more than phones.
more than 不止是、不只是; no more than 仅仅、只有 not more than 不到、至多
△ Mr. Li is ____________ a professor; he is
also a famous scientist.
△ As I had _____________ five dollars with
me, I couldn’t afford it.
△ He had to work at the age of ___________
twelve.
more than
no more than
not more than
6. New functions are being added to the phones.
add A to B 将 A 加入 B 之中 If the tea is too strong, add some hot water to it.
add to: 增加(扩大其量) This adds to our difficulties.
The house has been added to from time to time.
add up to: The figures add up to 365.
add sth. up: add up ten figures
add sth. together: 将某事物结合起来
7. The latest cellphones have features …latest 是 late 的最高级,表示“最新的、最
迟的”。如: He was the latest comer. His suit was cut in the latest style.last 表示“上一次、最后的、……”lately 意为“最近”,相当于 recently ,一
般用于否定句或疑问句,常与现在完成时或一般现在时连用。如:
I haven’t seen her lately.
late “ 迟、晚”,可用作形容词和副词。如: These apples ripen in late autumn.
He often gets up late.
later 是 late 的比较级。还可用作“以后的、后来的”,相当于 afterwards ,常与动词的一般过去时或一般将来时连用,还可用于“一段时间 +later” 结构。如:
The boy is often later for school than the others.
Half an hour later, she woke up and began to cr
y.
用 late / later / lately / latest 填空 ◆ What do you think of his ___________ play?
◆ Three days __________, he came back.
◆ What have you been doing ____________?
◆ We shall have to hurry, or we shall be _________ for
the bus.
◆ He came here in _________ June.
考题点击:--- How do you like his ______ play?--- I like it much better than his _______ one. A. latest … last B. lately … lastly C. early … lately D. early … lastly
A
latest
later
lately
late
late
8. … that will remind you about appointments …
remind vt. 意为“提醒、使想起、使记忆起”。常用于以下句型中:
1) remind sb. to do sth 提醒某人 I reminded him to go home before dark.
我提醒他必须在天黑前回家。2) remind sb. that … 提醒某人 I reminded her that we didn’t get any petrol left.
我提醒她我们没有汽油了。 Please remind me that I must call him up before noon.
请提醒我中午前给他打一个电话。
3) remind sb. of sth. 使某人想起 The picture reminds me of my school days.
Thank you for reminding me of the meeting I have to
attend.
另外, remind sb. of sth. 还可作“使某人想到…与…
相似” She reminds me very much of her mother.
她长得很像她母亲。 I am trying to think who he reminds me of.
我在想他像什么人。
考题点击:
1. May I ______ that a plan should be made for the
study before the entrance examination?
A. remind you of B. remind you with
C. remind to you D. remind you
D
2. The letter from my friend ______ our school days.
A. reminded me of B. remembered me of
C. reminded me that D. reminded of
A
9. I don’t dare to use the phone in school.
dare v. aux. 敢 ; 竟敢 ( 主要用于疑问 , 否定或条件句 ), 过去式为 dared, 否定为 dare
not
He dare not tell his father about this exam.
Dare you go out at night alone?
vt. 敢 ; 胆敢;否定为 do not dare to do
He didn’t dare to speak his mind.
注意: I dare say 为美国英语中的常用语。 I dare say he is right.
10. … we have a need to stay in touch with …
keep / stay / get in touch with;
be in / out of touch with;
lose touch with
◆ Let’s keep in touch.
◆ Do get in touch soon.
◆ We can put you in touch with our branch office.
◆ We’ve been out of touch with him for many ye
ars.
◆ I’ve lost touch with all my old friends.
11. … no matter where we are or what … … helps her do whatever she wants …注意以下二点:
① no matter what / who / which / how… 大都 可用 wh- 加 ever 来代替
② no matter 结构只能引导让步状语从句,而 wh- 加 ever 结构既可引导让步状语从句, 也可引导名词性从句。a. Take whatever measures you consider best.b. Do whatever you like.c. Keep calm, whatever happens. (= no matter what…)
用 whatever / however / whenever / wherever / whoever 填空
◆ It is generally considered unwise to give a child _____________ he wants.
◆ __________ we meet, we always say hello to each other.
◆ __________ you are, you must obey the rules. ◆ I will come __________ busy I am. ◆ __________ he goes, I’ll go, and I don’t care what happens.
whatever
Whenever
Whoever however
Wherever
12. … since we can call for help …◆. This problem calls for careful thought.◆. People were calling for freedom of all slaves.◆. I’ll call for it on my way home this evening.◆. Yesterday I called at his house but he wasn’t at home. I’m going to call on him again this afternoon.◆. I’ll call you up at about 7 o’clock.◆. Lincoln called on his people to fight against slavery.◆. His mother was ill, so a doctor was called in.
13. … in case of emergency … in case of + n. 意为“如果、若、万一” Call for help in case of danger. in case 通常连接一状语从句,表示“万一、以防、
假设、以免…”等意思。◆ In case I forget, please remind me of my promi
se.◆ In case he gives me a phone call, tell him that I
will call him back.◆ You’d better take an umbrella with you in case
it rains.◆ She doesn’t let him leave the train in case he sh
ould get lost.
case 构成的常见搭配有: in the case of + n. 就…而论 in any case 无论如何in that case 要是那样的话 in no case 决不 the case 实情、属实 如:◆ In the case of a chemical change, some new substanc
e is produced.
就化学变化而言,它会产生新的物质。 ◆ In any case you mustn’t tell a lie.
◆ You shouldn’t carry the pan of burning oil out of the k
itchen. In that case you might get burnt.
◆ If that is the case, you will have to work much harder.
考题点击:1. _____ I forget, please remind me _____ it.
A. In the case … about B. In case of … of
C. In case … of D. In that case … about
2. I don’t think I’ll need any money but I’ll bring some
______. (2000 NMET)
A. at last B. in case C. once again D. in time
3. I shall stay in the hotel all day ______ there is news o
f the missing child. (2000 上海春季 )
A. in case B. on matter
C. in any case D. ever since
C
B
A
14. … but also a way to have fun and be cool.
n. 娱乐 , 快乐 , 有趣 The children have quite a lot of fun with the toy.
n. 有趣的人或事 ◆ Sailing a boat is great fun.
◆ In my opinion, he is great fun.
◆ It’s great fun to travel in space in a spaceship.
make fun of 取笑某人 ;
for / in fun: 开玩笑地 , 非认真地 I said it just in fun.
funny : adj. 有趣的 , 好玩的 Mr. Smith is really ___________ and he often
tells __________stories.
adj. 奇特的 ,古怪的 There's something funny about it.
fun
funny