1.When we want to tell other people what we think, we can do it not only with the help of words, but also in many other ways.
当我们想告诉别人我们想什么时, 我们不但可以借助于单词而且可以用许多别的方法。
1 )not only.but also.不但..而且..
He not only had read the book but a lso remembered what he had read. 他不但读过此书, 而且还记得所读的内容。
2 )do it 代替从句中的tell other people what we think。
3 )with the help of 借助于.., 在..帮助下
Now she can read English books with the help of a dictionary.
现在她能借助词典阅读英文书籍了。
4 )名词way 在这里的意思是“方法, 手段”。
Do it in your own way. 照你自己的办法做。
2.For instance, we sometimes move our heads up and down when we want to say“ yes”and we move our heads from side to side when we want to say“ no”.
例如, 有时我们用点头表示“ 是的”, 用摇头表示“ 不”。
1 )for instance 例如
For instance, the lion and tiger are beasts of prey.
例如狮子和老虎都是食肉兽。
2 )up and down 一上一下, 起伏地
The boat bobbed up and down on the water.
小船在水面上忽沉忽浮。
3 )from side to side 左右地, 翻来覆去地
The ship was rolling from side to side over the waves.
船在浪中颠簸。
The patient slept badly all night, turning from side to side and
groaning with pain. 病人整夜没睡好, 翻来覆去, 因痛苦而呻吟着。
3.The Englishman, who was very hungry by this time and not at all
thirsty, looked very sad. 这个英国人此时已非常饥饿而一点也不渴, 他脸上显出不愉快的表情。
1 )by 在这里的意思是“ 不迟于”;“ 到..时(为止)”。
You must be back by four o’clock. 你务必在四点前回来。
By the time you get there, it will be dark.
等你到达那里的时候, 天就要黑了。
2 )not at all 一点也不
It was early November but the weather was not at all cold.
已是11 月初, 但天气一点也不冷。
4.As you see, the primitive language of signs is not always very
clear.正如你能看到的, 原始的手势语并不总是非常清楚的。
as 在这里是个关系代词, 引导一个非限制性定语从句。从句前后有逗号与主句分开。as 指整个主句。as 在从句中可作主语、宾语、表语, 意思是“ 如”、“ 正像”、“像..那样”。从句谓语一律用单数。
He opposed the proposal, as could be expected.
正如可以预料的, 他反对这个建议。(主语)
The man was somewhat crazy, as all his friends could see.
这个人有些古怪, 他所有的朋友都能看出。(宾语)
Electrical energy can, as we know, be converted into heat energy.
如我们所知, 电能可以转变成热能。(宾语)
5.We may say that a parrot talks, but cannot say that it really speaks , because it cannot form new sentences out of the words it knows.
我们可以说鹦鹉会学舌, 但不能说它真的会说话, 因为它不会用它所知道的词组成新的句子。
1 )辨异: say, speak, talk, tell, vt. vi.
这四个词都与汉语的“说”有关。
say 说, 说道。着重所说的话。
What did Professor Wang say？
王教授说了什么？
speak 说话。着重开口发音, 不着重所说的内容。一般用作不及物动词。在用作及物动词时, 宾语只能是语言, truth(真话)等少数几个词, 后面不能跟that 从句。
I did not spea k on that occasion.
我那一次没有发言。
Do you speak English？你讲英语吗？
talk 谈话。与speak 意义相近, 只是它具有较强的对话、讨论意味。
Old women like to ta lk with children. 老太太喜欢和孩子们交谈。
tell 告诉。除tell the truth, tell a story 等少数情况外, 一般后面跟双宾语。
Tell me the time, please, 请告诉我时间。
She told me to wait for her. 她叫我等她。
2 )out of 是个复合介词, 在这里表示部分和选择关系, 意思是“ 从..当中”。
You may choose one out of them. 你可以从中选择一个。
This is only one instance out of several.
这不过是若干例子中的一个。
练习答案
课文A 练习
I. 阅读理解:
1. d 2. a 3. c 4. d 5. d
II. 找出下列单词或短语的同义词:
1. task 2. intelligent 3. research 4. clue 5. conclusion
6. repeat 7. communicate 8. purpose 9. probably 10. outline
III. 选择最佳词语完成下列句子:
1. Instead of 2. therefore 3. more.than 4. Even 5. First of
all
6. because 7. on the other hand 8. finally 9. looking for 10. conversely
IV. 把下列句子译成英语:
1. Research shows that successful language learners are similar in many ways.
2. Language learning is active learning. Learners should look for every chance to
use the language.
3. Language learning should be active, independent, and purposeful.
4. Learning a language is different from learning maths.
5. The teacher often imparts successful language learning experience to us.
词汇练习
I. 用所给单词的正确形式填空, 注意词性:
1. a. success b. successful c. successfully 2. a. independence b. depend c. dependent 3. a. covered b. uncover c. discovered 4. a. purposeful b. purposefully c. purpose
II. 用下列所给出的单词的正确形式填空:
1. inexact 2. technique 3. outlined 4. communicate 5. regularly
6. clue 7. intelligent 8. incomplete 9. similar 10. statement
III. 给下列单词加上前缀构成反义词:
1. disagree 2. independent 3. incomplete 4. inexact 5. uncover
IV. 把下列句子译成英语:
1. They find it hard to master a foreign language.
2. The research shows that successful people are similar in many ways.
3. Successful language learners do not just depend on books or teachers.
4. We are willing to help our friends.
5. We should learn new things independently, actively, and purposefully.
课文B 练习
I. 根据课文判断下列句子正确与否:
1. √ 2.× 3. √ 4.× 5.× 6.× 7.× 8×.9. √ 10.×
II. 根据课文填上所缺的内容
1. with the help of their fingers 2.“Bring me something to drink”
3. tea, coffee, wine, beer, soda-water 4. put his hands on his stomach
5. macaroni and meat 6. much more exact
7. meanings, put together into sentences8. form new sentences
9. talk 10. form new sentences out of the words he knows
词汇练习
I. 从右边一栏中找出与左边一栏单词相应的定义:
1. b 2. a 3. c 4. e 5. d
II. 选择填空:
1. B 2. A 3. B 4. D 5. A 6. A 7. C 8. C 9. C 10. B
语法练习
I. 说出下列单词的词性:
whether 连词towards 介词/形容词
second 数词hour 名词
repeat 动词successful 形容词
not 副词probably 副词
than 连词because 连词
which 代词/ 形容词even 副词/ 形容词/ 动词
intelligent 形容词differ 动词
regular 形容词some 形容词/ 代词/ 副词
into 介词oh 感叹词
seem 动词communicate 动词
II. 说出下列句子中划线单词的词性:
1. Let 动词’s = us 代词round 介词
2. fresh 形容词for 介词
3. leave 名词call 动词on 介词if 连词spare 动词
4. Even 副词it 代词
5. where 连词will 名词
6. after 介词calm 名词
7. seem 动词those 代词makes 名词
8. without 介词return 名词
9. strict 形容词work 动词
10. news 名词live 形容词meeting 名词
III. 划出下列句子的主语和谓语动词:
1. Most adults
主
would disagree
谓
with this statement.
2. How much time did
谓
they
主
allow
谓
you for doing the work？
3. I
主
had
谓
sit from Mary yesterday.
4. China’s stand
主
on this question is clear
谓
to all.
5. Warm clothes
主
protect
谓
against the cold of winter.
6. What we need
主
is more practice.
谓
7. There doesn’t seem to be
谓
much chance
主
of my getting the job.
8. In those years the cost of living
主
rose
谓
by nearly 4 percent.
9. There are
谓
a number of people
主
interested in the case.
10. Every means
主
has been
谓
tried but without much result.
IV. 说出下列句子中划线部分的成分:
1. a magazine 宾语 last night状语 2. in need 定语 in deed 定语 3. outside your area 定语 4. your children 宾语 all day 状语 5. his direction 介词宾语 French 宾语 6. me 宾语 plenty of exercise 不定式 的宾 语
7. long 宾语 to London 状语 8. those 宾语 help themselves 谓语 9. her 宾语 above others 宾语补足语 10. to build a hotel in the village 定语 11. of the foreigners 定语