新概念二.第56講.學(xué)生版

1、精選優(yōu)質(zhì)文檔-傾情為你奉上新概念二Lesson56課堂內(nèi)容Faster than sound!Once a year, a race is held for old cars. A lot of cars entered for this race last year and there was a great deal of excitement just before it began. One of the most handsome cars was a Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost. The most unusual car was a Benz which ha

2、d only three wheels. Built in 1885, it was the oldest car taking part. After a great many loud explosions, the race began. Many of the cars broke down on the course and some drivers spent more time under their cars than in them! A few cars, however, completed the race. The winning car reached a spee

3、d of forty miles an hour-much faster than any of its rivals. It sped downhill at the end of the race and its driver had a lot of trouble trying to stop it. The race gave everyone a great deal of pleasure. It was very different from modern car races but no less exciting. Part 1 Basic words and expres

4、sions1. sound n.聲音 We heard sounds of laughter from the next room. 我們聽到隔壁房間傳來的陣陣笑聲。 The sounds from the next room woke up the child. 隔壁房間傳來的喧鬧聲把孩子弄醒了。 2. excitement n.激動，興奮The boys were running in excitement. 男孩們興奮地跑來跑去。The visiting pop-singer was an excitement to everyone in town. 流行歌手的到來使鎮(zhèn)上每個

5、人都感到興奮。3. handsome adj.漂亮的，美觀的John is a very handsome young man. 約翰是一個非常英俊的年輕人。4. Rolls-Royce 勞斯萊斯5. Benz n.奔馳6. wheel n.輪子There are four wheels in a car.7. explosion n.爆炸，轟響There was a terrible explosion at the chemical plant.那家化工廠發(fā)生了一起可怕的爆炸事故。 The explosion was heard miles away. 那爆炸聲幾英里外都可以聽到

6、。8. course n.跑道；行程Many of the cars broke down on the course. 很多汽車在途中拋錨了。9. rival n.對手 They are rivals for the same job. 他們是同一個工作的競爭對手。He is the rival which lets me admire. 他是讓我佩服的對手。10. speed (sped, sped) n.速度 v. 加速The train is traveling at a speed of eighty miles an hour. 火車正以每小時八十英里的速度行駛。 The trai

7、n soon speeded up. 火車不久就加快了速度。11. downhill adv.下坡Business has been going downhill recently. 近來生意在走下坡路。12. 短語復(fù)習(xí) once a year, enter for, a great deal of, one of, a great many, break down, a few, at the end ofPart 2 Structure and Vocabulary1.A. lot of cars entered for this race. There were _ cars

8、in it.A. muchB. lot ofC. lots ofD. plenty of2._ in 1885. so it was the oldest car in the race.A. It builtB. BuiltC. It was builtD. Having built3.It was the oldest car taking part. There wasnt _ one.A. an olderB. the oldestC. an elderD. the eldest4.It reached a speed of forty miles an hour. It _ fort

9、y miles an hour.A. ranB. ran withC. went atD. drove with5.It was different from modern cars. It wasnt _ modern cars.A. the same asB. the same withC. same withD. same as6.One of the most handsome cars was a Rolls-Royce. It was a _ car.A. prettyB. beautifulC. seemlyD. nice7.The most unusual car was a

10、Benz. It wasnt a _ car.A. usedB. commonC. vulgarD. accustomed8.There were many loud explosions. There were many loud _.A. knocksB. hitsC. bangsD. thumps9.Many of the cars broke down. They _.A. were in piecesB. were broken upC. couldnt goD. were spoilt10.It went faster than any of its rivals. It went

11、 faster than its _.A. opponentsB. enemiesC. competitorsD. partnersPart 3 Grammar 一、表示比較的句型形容詞、副詞原級、比較級、最高級的用法（1）原級用法1）只能修飾原級的詞：very，quite，so，too。如：He is too tired to walk on. 他太累了以至于不能再繼續(xù)走了。My brother runs so fast that I cant follow him. 我弟弟跑得那么快以至于我跟不上他。2）“as+形容詞、副詞原級+as”如：My handwriting is as beau

12、tiful as yours.I love music as much as Betty does.3）“not as/so+形容詞、副詞原級+as”如：She is not so busy as him.She doesnt dress so/as strangely as the other girls.4）“甲+be+(倍數(shù))+as+形容詞原級+as+乙”，表示“甲和乙程度相同”或“甲是乙的幾倍”。例如：Tom is as old as Kate. 湯姆和凱特年齡一樣大。 Tom is twice as old as Kate. 湯姆的年齡是凱特的二倍。5）“甲+實意動詞+(倍數(shù))+as

13、+副詞原級+as+乙”，表示“甲和乙程度相同”或“甲是乙的幾倍”。例如：Tom runs as fast as Mike. 湯姆和邁克跑得一樣快。 Tom runs twice as fast as Mike. 湯姆跑得速度是邁克的二倍。（2）比較級1）形容詞/副詞比較級+than句型，在than后面的人稱代詞用主語和賓語均可。如：He is older than I / me. 但是如果人稱代詞后有動詞時，則只能用主格形式。 如：Tom found more red leaves than I did.2）“甲+ be + the +形容詞比較級+of the two+”，表示“甲是兩者中較

14、的”。如：Look at the two boys. My brother is the taller of the two.看那兩個男孩，我弟弟是兩個當(dāng)中較高的那個。3）“比較級+and+比較級”表示“越來越”。如：He is getting taller and taller. 他變得越來越高了。4）“the+比較級，the+比較級”表示“越，越”。如：The more careful you are，the fewer mistakes youll make. 你越認(rèn)真，犯的錯誤越少。5）“特殊疑問詞+be+形容詞比較級，甲o(hù)r乙？”。如：Which is bigger, the ear

15、th or the moon? 哪一個大，地球還是月球？“特殊疑問詞+實意動詞+副詞比較級，甲o(hù)r乙？”。如：Who draws better, Jenny or Danny? 誰畫得比較好，詹妮還是丹尼？（3）形容詞、副詞最高級用法表示在三者或三者以上中程度最高的比較方式，副詞前的定冠詞the可以省略。“the+形容詞、副詞最高級+”如：Jack is the tallest student in his class. Of all the subjects, I like English (the) best.3. 修飾形容詞、副詞比較級的副詞?？梢孕揎棻容^級的詞有much，a lot，f

16、ar，的多；a little，a bit，一點兒；even甚至，still仍然；但very不能和比較級連用。如：Lesson One is much easier than Lesson Two. 第一課比第二課容易得多。Tom looks even younger than before. 湯姆甚至比以前更年輕。This train runs much faster than that one. 這輛火車比那輛跑地快。She drives still more carefully than her husband. 她開車仍然比她丈夫認(rèn)真。Exercise 1根據(jù)句意用詞的適當(dāng)形式填空。1.

17、 The road is as_ (long) as that one, but it is _ (wide) than that one.2. Lucy is three years_ (old) than I.3. Her handwriting isnt so_ (good) as yours.4. Lesson Two is_ (easy) than Lesson Three.5. The Beijing Library is one of _ (big) libraries in China.6. Look! The little boy is running_ (fast) and

18、_ (fast).7. He is _ (busy) worker in our workshop.8. Lesson 4 is_ (easy) than Lesson 6, but is not so_ (interesting) as Lesson 6.9. The more you learn, the_ (great) knowledge you will get.10. The zoo is the_ (beautiful) of the two.二、易混淆詞匯辨析1. handsome, beautiful, pretty, good-looking  (1) beaut

19、iful （美麗的），多用于女性，一般不用于男性。注意它是一個語氣很強(qiáng)的詞，著重指臉蛋迷人，體形勻稱，比例完美，如：a beautiful girl （美女）。另外，它也可用來指小孩或事物。如：a beautiful girl / picture 美麗的小姑娘、圖片。    (2) handsome 多用于男性，意為“英俊的”。如：a handsome young man （英俊的小伙），有時也用于女性（一般只用于成年女性，不用于少女），意為“體態(tài)健壯”或“端莊穩(wěn)重”。如：Do you describe her as beautiful or handsome？

20、（你是說她美麗呢，還是端莊穩(wěn)重？）另外，它可用于事物，意為“美麗的”、“堂皇的”。如：a handsome building （堂皇的建筑）。    (3) pretty （漂亮的）與beautiful一樣，也只用于女性、小孩或事物，但語氣不如beautiful 強(qiáng)。它側(cè)重指“嬌小”。如：a pretty boy box 一個漂亮的小男孩/盒子。(4) good-looking （好看的）可用于男性或女性。但一般不用于事物。Eg： He is a very handsome young man. She used to be very pretty as a ch

21、ild. She is now a beautiful woman. Shes a very good-looking girl, and her boyfriend is good-looking, too.2. reach, arrive 兩者含義均為“到達(dá)某地”，但reach是及物動詞，arrive是不及物動詞，后加at表示小地點，加in表示大地點。除此之外，reach還有“到達(dá)（某種程度）、夠得著”等含義。 Eg: The winning car reached a speed of forty miles an hour. Will you pass me that book ple

22、ase? I cant reach it. We arrived in New York yesterday. We arrived at the station in good time.3. take part, take place take part一般和in連用，表示參加，參與什么活動或聚會，著重在事件的參與者；take place后直接接n. 表示發(fā)生，舉行之意，著重在事件的發(fā)出者。 Eg: It was the oldest car taking part. The next race will take part in a years time.Part 4 寫作練習(xí)一、根據(jù)課

23、文內(nèi)容回答下列問題。1. Did a lot of old cars enter for the race or not? How often is it held? (which) 2. What could be heard when they set off? Did many cars break down during the race or not? Did a few manage to complete the course or not? (and though) 3. Did the winning car go downhill quickly or slowly? Wh

24、en did its driver have a lot of difficulty trying to stop it? (so quicklythat) 二、將以上答案組成一個段落，不要超過70個單詞。_三、英文書信的開頭常用語（一）在書信的第一段里，你應(yīng)該提及你已經(jīng)收到的一封信或促使你回信的某一事件。常用開頭語有：1. I was pleased / glad to I was pleased to learn that you are well.I was glad to hear from you at last and to learn that2. Thank you for T

25、hank you for writing to me.3. I am sorry for I am sorry it has taken me so long to write, but 課堂檢測1. “比賽開始之前人們異常激動”用英語如何表述？2. 今天所復(fù)習(xí)的表示形容詞副詞等級的句型你能靈活運用嗎？3. 今天所接觸到的幾組易混詞匯你都明白了嗎？Exercise 2一、單項選擇。1.I dont work _my sister.A. as harder asB. so harder asC. as hard asD. the hardest than2.She isnt feeling ve

26、ry _today.A. niceB. goodC. betterD. well3.This book is _useful than that one.A. much moreB. muchC. a littleD. very4. Of the twins, Jack is _.A. the stronger B. stronger C. strongest D. the strongest5.We can do the work better with _money and _people.A. less, fewerB. less, lessC. fewer, lessD. fewer,

27、 fewer6.Which lesson is _, Lesson Eight or Lesson Ten?A. difficultB. much difficultC. more difficultD. the most difficult7.July and August are _months in a year.A. hotB. hotterC. the hotterD. the hottest8.Which is _, the sun, the moon or the earth?A. bigB. biggerC. the biggestD. biggest9.This is _ o

28、f the two rooms.A. the largest B. the larger C. large D. larger10.This mountain is _ than that one.A. ever higher B. more higher C. much higher D. very higher二、選詞填空。1. We couldnt _ in the race: Our car wasnt old enough. (take part / take place)2. The race _ in the same town every year. (takes part /

29、 takes place)3. What time did you _ in London? (reach / arrive)4. Could you pass me the sale, please? I cant _ it. (have / reach)5. She is a very _ girl. (handsome / pretty)6. Her brother is very _, too. (pretty / good-looking)7. Marilyn Monroe was a very _ actress. (beautiful / pretty)8. Janes brot

30、her is a very _ young man. (beautiful / handsome)課后作業(yè)一、單項選擇(共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分)從A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。1.Samaranch, who is _ old friend of Chinese people, died on April 21, 2010.A. aB. anC. theD. /2.Whenever you meet with difficulties, you can ask the policeman _help.A. atB. in C. forD. with3.Do

31、nt just wait for others help. God help those who help _ .A. himB. youC. themD. themselves4.Put the milk in the fridge, _ it will go bad easily.A. orB. soC. butD. and5.Its hot. Lets have some _ .A. wineB. porridgeC. ice creamD. strawberries6.The 2010 Guangzhou Asian Games will be _ from Nov. 12 to No

32、v. 27.A. heldB. examinedC. achievedD. expected7.Zhang Yimou is not in China. He has gone _ .A. awayB. backC. abroadD. around8. Tell me _ about Brother Sharp, please.- He was a beggar(乞丐). He became a blue-eyed boy(紅人) on the Internet because of his cool appearance and dressing style.A. nothingB. any

33、thingC. somethingD. everything9.How far is it from the railway station to the hotel?-Its about _ walk.A. ten minutesB. ten minutesC. ten minutesD. ten minutes10.-Can you tell me _ to live a low-carbon(低碳) life?- OK. Use both sides of the paper. Dont use plastic bags or disposable goods(一次性用品).A. how

34、B. whyC. whenD. where11.It is impolite to leave _ the meeting finishes.A. afterB. beforeC. untilD. while12. Are you _ “planting online vegetables”?- No. I think its a waste of time.A. major inB. afraid ofC. angry withD. interested in13.You should praise your son. _, he works harder than before.A. Af

35、ter allB. Above allC. As a resultD. First of all14.I dont like Xiao Shenyangs performances _ many people like them.A. as ifB. as forC. so thatD. even though15.People complain that the price of the apartment is getting _ .A. lower and lowerB. higher and higherC. cheaper and cheaperD. more and more ex

36、pensive16.After so many years hard work, Zhao Hongbo and Shen Xues dream _in 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympic Games.A. came trueB. gave upC. built upD. worked out17.Whether you can enter the high school _ yourself.A. calls forB. depends onC. agrees withD. connects with18.I am a fan of Liu Qian. _ his m

37、agic _ his humor attracts me.A. Both andB. EitherorC. NeithernorD. Not only but also19.“Ill pay him as soon as he _ the TV set to my home.” said the man.A. sendsB. sentC. is sendingD. will send20.He _ to Dongying many times, so he knows every corner of it.A. wentB. will goC. has goneD. has been二、完形填

38、空閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從每小題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。A man who knows how to write a personal letter has a very powerful tool. A letter can be enjoyed, read and 21 . It can set up a warm conversation between two people far apart(遠(yuǎn)離的)；it can keep a 22 with very little effort.I will give 23 . A few years

39、 ago my older brother and I were not getting 24 . We had been close as 25 , but had grown apart. Our meetings were not 26 ; our conversation was filled with arguments and quarrels; and every effort to clear the air seemed to only 27 our misunderstanding. Then he 28 a small island in the Caribbean an

40、d we 29 touch .One day he wrote me a letter. He described his island and its people, told me what he was doing, said how he felt, and encouraged me to 30 . Rereading the letter, I was 31 by its humor(幽默)and clever expressions, These were all qualities for which I had 32 respected my order brother bu

41、t 33 he no longer had them. I had never known he could write so 34 .And with that one letter we became friends 35.It might never have occurred to 36 to write me if he had not been in a place where there were no 37 , For him, writing was a necessity, It also turned out to be the best way for us to ge

42、t back in touch. Because we live in an age of 38 communication(通訊),people often 39 that they dont always have to phone or email. They have a 40 . And that is to write. （選自10年全國II） 21. A. received B. rewritten C. returned D .reread 22. A. record B .promise C. friendshipD .secret23. A. an example B. a

43、 lesson C. an experience D. a talk24. A. throughB .together C. along D .away25. A. brothersB .children C. fellows D .classmates 26. A. normalB .necessary C. pleasantD .possible27. A. deepenB .start C .expressD .settle 28. A. toured B .stopped over C. reached D. moved to 29. A. lost B .kept in C .nee

44、dedD .got in30. A. think B .write C .enjoy D .read 31. A. driven B .beaten C .surprisedD .honored 32. A. never B .seldom C .sometimes D. once33. A. realizedB .judged C .thought D .expected34. A. well B .often C .much D .soon 35. A. later B .anyhow C .too D .again 36. A. us B .anyone else C. someoneD

45、 .my brother 37. A.mail services B.transport C.phones D .relatives38. A. poor B .easy C .popular D .busy 39 A. believe B. decide C .argue D. forget40. A. habitB .choice C .method D. plan三、閱讀理解 閱讀下面短文，從各題所給的四個選項(A、B、C和D)中，選出最佳選項。AIt took me three long and hard years to get a lovely little dog named D

46、ion.My family and I met it at a dog show. We drove for four hours to its owners house where she showed us three little dogs, two males and one female. They were so lovely with their little legs, long bodies and heads that looked too big for their bodies. It took me a long time to decide which one I

47、wanted, but I finally decided when the female came up to me and licked（舔）my face.My mother and I took Dion to a kindergarten（幼稚園）for little dogs. She was very shy and hid from people. But she was very friendly with the other dogs. If you want to get a dog, think about your time and the work you must

48、 do. I walk Dion four to six times a day. I feed her, spend time with her and watch her when she is out of her doghouse. Even if my favorite TV program is on, or a good part in a movie is coming up, I still have to take care of her. It is a lot of work to keep her clean. Sometimes when I brush her I

49、 end up with hair all over me.But I think it is all worth it. Dion also gives her love to me in return. She is always there to lick me and lie on me. I like playing with her. I think she can tell when I am happy, sad, angry or troubled. Dion is not only my dog, but she is also my friend.（選自10年豐臺區(qū)一模）

50、41. What does Dion look like? 42. The writer finally decided to take Dion because _.A. it was very clean B. it was the youngest oneC. it was very quiet D. it was friendly to him 43. Paragraph 4 tells us that keeping a dog is a _job.A. hard B. funny C. popular D. dirtyBSome people think only school children do not agree with their parents, however, it is not true. Communication is a problem for parents and children of all ages. If its hard for you to communicate with you