Unit2Iusedtobeafraidofthedark.ReadingTellyourpartneraboutatimeyourparentshelpedyouwithaproblem.Makenotes.Example:didn’tusetostudyhardatschool—gotbadgrades—fatherhelpedhimtounderstandthatitwasimportanttodowellatschool________________________________________________________________________________________II.根据短文内容,选出最佳选项。1.HowwastheirlifeafterMartin’sfatherdied?A.Happy.B.Rich.C.Hard.D.Boring.2.WhydidMartinmakealotoftroubleafterhisfatherdied?A.Becausehemissedhisfather.B.Becausehewantedtomakehismotherpaymoreattentiontohim.C.Becausehismotherwasn’tstrictwithhim.D.Becausehedidn’thaveenoughfoodtoeat.CB3.WhatchangedMartin’slifeatlast?A.Hismother'slove.B.Histeacher'sspeech.C.Hisfriend'shelp.D.Thepolice'sadvice.4.HowisMartinatschoolnow?A.Heisworkinghard.B.Heisatopstudentinhisclass.C.Heisoftenlateforschool.D.AandB.AD5.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?MartinMurraywas15yearsoldwhenhisfatherdied.B.Martin'smotherusedtodislikehim.C.Martinmightbeagoodboybeforehisfather'sdeath.D.Martinwasinterestedindoinghishomeworkafterhisfather'sdeath.Cdeathn.死,死亡Itwasamatteroflifeanddeathtothem.对他们来说这是生死攸关的事情。Thecaraccidentcausedmanydeaths.车祸造成很多人死亡。death还可以意为“毁灭” Thatfailuremeantthedeathofallmyhopes.那次失败毁灭了我所有的希望。Languagepoints到目前为止,我们学过许多
示“死,死亡”的不同词性的词,总结如下:◆die是瞬间动词,意为“死亡”,不能与表示一段时间的时间状语连用。◆dead是形容词,意为“死了的,枯了的”,既可以作表语也可以作定语,可与表示一段时间的时间状语连用。◆dying是die的现在分词,可以用作形容词,意为“垂死的,即将死去的”。用die,dead,death或dying填空。1.I’mverysorrytohearaboutyourgrandfather’s_____.2.Thefishhasbeen________fortwohours.3.Thedogis______.Itsowneristryingtosaveit.4.Themanisgoingto______.Hischildrenareallverysad.deathdeaddyingdiecause可以用作动词,意为“造成,引起”。Whatcausedhisillness?是什么使他生病?Unfortunately,Martinstillcausedproblemsforhimselfandhisfamily.遗憾的是,马丁仍然给自己和家人带来麻烦。cause可用于causesb.sth.(给某人带来……)和causesb.todosth.(使某人做某事)结构中。Hisunhealthydietcausedhimsomeillness.他的不健康的饮食给他带来了一些疾病。I'mafraidI'mcausingyoumuchtrouble.恐怕我给你增添很多麻烦。Whatcausedyoutodothat?什么原因促使你那么做?cause还可以用作名词,意为“原因”,相当于reason。Smokingisoneofthecausesofheartdisease.吸烟是引起心脏病的原因之一。Whatwasthecauseoftheaccident?造成这一事故的原因是什么?Youhavenocausetocomplain.你没有理由抱怨。同义句转换。1.Hebroughtsometroubletohisparents.He_______sometrouble____hisparents.用括号内所给单词的正确形式填空。2.Whatcausedher__________(change)herideas?从括号内选择正确的单词填空。3.Globalwarmingisthe______(cause;result)ofpollution. causedfortochangeresultgiveup意为“放弃”,后面可以接名词或动词-ing形式作宾语。Luckily,hismotherwasverypatientanddidn’tgiveuptryingtohelphim.幸运的是,他的妈妈非常耐心,并且没有放弃尽量帮助他。IwishIcouldgiveupdrinking.我真希望自己能戒酒。giveup是动副短语,如果宾语是名词,既可以将其放在give与up的中间,也可以放在giveup的后面。Wewon’tgiveupthisproject.=Wewon’tgivethisprojectup. 我们不会放弃这项工程。如果宾语是代词,则必须将其放在give与up之间。Don’tgivehimup.不要放弃他。用括号内所给单词的正确形式填空。1.Don’tgiveup______(do)that.翻译句子。2.这项工作很难,我想放弃它。______________________________________________________________________Thisjobisveryhard,andIwanttogiveitup.doingpayattentionto意为“对……注意,留心”,在这里to是介词,后面可以接名词、代词或动词-ing形式。Tompaysmuchattentiontothatbeautifulgirl.汤姆很注意那个漂亮的女孩。Ihavetriedtomakemymotherpaymoreattentiontome.我试着让我的妈妈更关注我。Youshouldpayattentiontospellingthisword.你应该注意拼写这个单词。Howwasheabletochangeanddidn’tgiveuptryingtohelphimThat’swhenIdecidedtochangeafterhisfather’sdeathafewyearsagoEventheteacheragreedthatMartinwaswastinghistimeMissinglanguagePlaceinreading52413Martinisstillabadboy.Therewasn’tenoughmoneyforthefamily.Martinfinallyunderstoodwhathisproblemwas.Martin’sfatherdidn’tusetohelphim.Whathismothersaiddidn’tchangeMartin’smind.FALSETRUETRUEDON’TKNOWFALSEChecktrueorfalse.Thinkofthingsyouusedtodoandyoudonow.Thenlistalltheinformationaboutyourgroup.INTHEPASTNOW1.TianJundidn’tusetoplaybasketball.Heusedtoplaytennis.1.Heplaysbasketballeveryweek.Hedoesn’tplaytennisanymore.2.2.3.3.4.4.Imagineyouaregoingtostartaclubtohelpstudentswhoarenotinterestedinschoolwork.Thinkoftwoactivitiesyoucandowiththem,anddiscusswhyitmighthelpthem.ActivitiesReasons1.goandvisithistoricalplacesneartheschooltomakelearninghistoryarealexperience2.3.