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1. Work in pairs and discuss the advantages and disadvantages of the following scientific discoveries and applications. (Page 23)
【考點(diǎn)】advantage用法
【歸納】 advantage作為名詞常用于以下短語(yǔ)中: take advantage of =make use of 利用;have an advantage over 有比……的優(yōu)勢(shì);to a persons advantage 對(duì)人有利的。
【高考鏈接】
More and more people are singing up for Yoga classes nowadays, _______advantages of the health and relaxation benefits.(2005上海)
A. taking B. taken
C. having taken D. having been taken
2. In the eighteenth century, Benjamin Franklin conducted a number of experiments in which he showed what electricity is. (Page 24)
【考點(diǎn)】 短語(yǔ)a number of 以及experiment一詞的用法
【歸納】 a number of意為“許多;若干;一些”,number前可用large / good / great /huge / small修飾of,后接復(fù)數(shù)名詞,所構(gòu)成的短語(yǔ)作主語(yǔ)時(shí),謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞常用復(fù)數(shù)形式,因?yàn)樵摱陶Z(yǔ)中的中心詞是復(fù)數(shù)形式。the number of意為“……的數(shù)目”,后接復(fù)數(shù)名詞,所構(gòu)成的短語(yǔ)作主語(yǔ)時(shí), 謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞常用單數(shù)形式,因?yàn)樵摱陶Z(yǔ)中的中心詞是number。experiment一詞本身既可以用做名詞“實(shí)驗(yàn)、試驗(yàn)”,與其搭配構(gòu)成的短語(yǔ)常見(jiàn)的有do / make / conduct / carry out an experiment,也可以用做不及物動(dòng)詞“進(jìn)行實(shí)驗(yàn)、進(jìn)行試驗(yàn)”。另外注意:experimenter意為“實(shí)驗(yàn)者、試驗(yàn)者”,experimental意為“實(shí)驗(yàn)性的、試驗(yàn)性的”。
【高考鏈接】
1) In an experiment, 17 volunteers with no meditation experience in the experimental group spent three months meditating 10 to 12 hours a day. (2007天津)
2) As you can see, the number of cars on our roads_______ rising these days. (2006全國(guó)卷Ⅱ)
A. was keeping B. keep
C. keeps D. were keeping
3) Nowadays , a large number of women, especially those from the countryside,_______ in the clothing industry. (2005 遼寧)
A. is working B. works
C. work D. were worked
3. Having realized that I could use a kite to attract lightning, I decided to do an experiment. (Page 24)
【考點(diǎn)】 現(xiàn)在分詞的完成式做狀語(yǔ)。
【歸納】 現(xiàn)在分詞的完成式做狀語(yǔ)表示先于主句謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞發(fā)生的動(dòng)作,相當(dāng)于一時(shí)間狀語(yǔ)從句。
【高考鏈接】
1) The storm left,_______ a lot of damage to this area. (2005 全國(guó)Ⅰ)
A. caused B. to have caused
C. to cause D. having caused
2) The manager,_______ it clear to us that he didnt agree with us, left the meeting room. (2005 江西)
A. who has made B. having made
C. made D. making
4. This experiment proves that lightning and electricity are the same. (Page 24)
【考點(diǎn)】 prove 用法
【歸納】 vt. (1) 證明,證實(shí)(2)表現(xiàn),顯示 vi. 證明是;原來(lái)是,后面的to be可以省略。
【高考鏈接】
1) There are also those for whom hunting in fact offers a chance to prove themselves and risk death by design; ... (2007北京)
2) I took many measures to keep myself from being bitten, but they all proved useless. (2007四川)
5. Pick out the correct ones.(Page 25)
【考點(diǎn)】 pick的常用短語(yǔ)
【歸納】 pick out 意為“挑出;辨別出”;pick up 意為“ (偶然、不經(jīng)意間)學(xué)到、獲得信息”;“拾起、撿起”;“收聽(tīng)(看)”;“取(物)、接(人)”;“收拾、整理”;“好轉(zhuǎn)、改善”; pick off 意為“ 摘下來(lái)”。
【高考鏈接】
1) It was so dark in the cinema that I could hardly_______ my friend.(2007四川)
A. turn out B. bring out
C. call out D. pick out
2) She_______ Japanese when she was in Japan. Now she can speak it freely. (2006福建)
A. picked out B. made out
C. made up D. picked up
3) This picture was taken a long time ago. I wonder if you can_______ my father.
(2005 湖北)
A. find out B. pick out
C. look out D. speak out
6. There is no doubt that 100 years ago animal testing was cruel but today animals in experiments are very well taken care of. (Page 27)
【考點(diǎn)】 doubt 用法
【歸納】 doubt n. (1) 懷疑(不可數(shù)); (2) 疑慮(可數(shù))。在否定句There is no doubt和I have no doubt后面如果接從句, 通常接以that引導(dǎo)的從句;在肯定句中,There is doubt 和I have doubt 后面如果接從句,通常接whether引導(dǎo)的從句。
vt.懷疑、不相信。其用法是(1)可接名詞或代詞作賓語(yǔ);(2)在否定和疑問(wèn)句中接以that引導(dǎo)的賓語(yǔ)從句,that可以省略;(3)在肯定句中一般接whether或if引導(dǎo)的賓語(yǔ)從句。
【高考鏈接】
① But with my mothers words deeply rooted in my soul, I never doubted we would succeed. (2007 江蘇)
② Some researchers believe that there is no doubt_______ a cure for AIDS will be found. (2005 廣東)
A. which B. that C. whatD. whether