M7 U2 Reading
編寫：周紅梅 審核：曹剛
1.L2. open up a package 打開包裹、open up a new restaurant 開業，開張
open up undeveloped land 開發 open up a medicine cupboard 打開藥柜子
1）The story of Helen Keller’s life opens up a whole new world to us._______________
The debate could open up sharp differences between the countries.這次辯論能夠_______________________.
2) We're going to open up our kitchen by knocking down a couple of walls.我們打算把墻壁推倒來_____________..
3)I've never ______________to anyone like I do to you. 我從來沒有對任何人象對你一樣地敞開心扉.
2.L2.There is a high/strong probability that…. 類似結構：There is possibility that…
It is probable that… It is possible that…
There is little probability that ______________________..
= There is little probability of ______________________.
=It is probable that_______________________________.
注意比較：
probable: adj. 很可能的，與likely意思相近，有時可以互換；
possible的語氣稍弱。他們各自的句型如下：
It’s probable/possible for sb. to do sth.
It’s probable/possible that…
It’s likely that…
sb./sth. is likely to do sth.
3．L7… recommended drinking a tea made from the dried leaves of a particular plant to reduce body pains.
但事實上,早在3,500年前就有一些藥方建議人們飲用一種由特殊植物的干葉制成的茶來減輕身體的病痛。
1)recommend sth/sb
eg: She has been_____________________for promotion. 她已經被推薦提升了.
2)+ (that) (注意后接should 或用動詞原型)
eg: The doctor recommended (that) I___________ more exercise. 醫生建議我進行更多的鍛煉 .
3)+ ing
eg: I recommend______________your feelings down on paper.我建議你把自己的感覺寫在紙上.
4) recommended adj.
It is dangerous to take more than the _____________ dose of this medicine.服用超過這種藥的建議量是很危險的.
5) recommendation n.
I got the job on his _________________. 在他的舉薦下我得到了這份工作.
The report makes the ________________ that no more prisons should be built.這份報告建議不要再建造監獄.
4.1) 強調結構：L11&46
It was in 1897 _______ a European chemist… (Line 11)
It was not until World War II________two other scientists… (Line 46)
It was in the very house _____ was built with wood _____ the Japanese spent his childhood.
2) 強調結構的正確使用：
判斷句子,如有錯,加以改正：
a. It was me that met him in the street.
b. It were you that the teacher wanted to see.
c. What it is that you want to say?
d. It was at six this morning when I woke up.
e. It was at the party that they met each other, didn’t they?
3)高考鏈接
1. It was not until she got home _______ Jennifer realized she had lost her keys. (2006全國II)
A. when B. that C. where D. before
2. It was after he got what he had desired _______ he realized it was not so important. (2006遼寧)
A. that B. when C. since D. as
4)用兩種方法改寫：It was not until World War II that two other scientists managed to use new chemical techniques to purify it. (Lines46-48)
1) _______________World War II __________________to use new chemical techniques……
2) two other scientists _________________to use new chemical techniques to purify it ________World War II.
5.L20. not only… but (also)…
1) 他不僅自編劇本，還飾演其中的角色。
He_______________ his own plays, _____________ acts in them.
____________he write his own plays, ____________ he acts in them.
2) 不僅我, 他也錯了。 Not only I but also he is wrong .
6.L.24. thin (adj.)---thin (v.)
eg. 1) Add more water to the mixture to ________ it.
2) War and disease are the two main causes of ______________ population.
選用下列形容詞活用為動詞形式：
quiet thin slow narrow calm dirty empty yellow busy better lower warm dry
1) The train _________ down to half its speed.
2) The river __________ at the point.
3) I couldn’t __________ her.
4) Please ____________ the milk.
5) Nothing ____________ sooner than a tear.
6) Don’t ____________ your hands, children.
7)He ____________ his voice not to wake her.
7.L25.prove 常見搭配
prove sb /sth to be +adj/n
prove sth that……
1)The task _____ more difficult than we’d thought.
A)is proved B)was proved C)proves D) proved
2) The extra room ______ very useful when we had visitors.
8. L26 carry out, carry on / carry on with sth
1)carry out a plan / promise / survey/ experiment_____________________________
2)___________ unitl you get to the corner, then turn left.
3)After his father’s death, Billy _____________the business.
4) Chinese astronauts ____________the mission in space exploration successfully.
5) Once a plan is made, it should __________ no matter how difficult it is.
9.L27.prevent the stroke……
prevent sb (from) doing sth
stop sb (from) doing sth
keep sb from doing sth
keep sb (from) doing sth
protect sb from …
People wear sunglasses to _________ their eyes ________being hurt by the strong sunlight.
Nobody can ______________us doing that. 沒有人可以阻止我做那件事。
9.L29.risk 常見搭配
risk doing sth 冒險做某事
at the risk of 冒著…的危險
take/run a risk 冒險
take/run the risk of doing 冒…的危險
at any risk不論冒什么危險
at risk 處于危險中
1）I wouldn’t _____ the risk of ___________for work.(冒上班遲到的危險)
2）He saved my life ______________losing his own.(冒失去生命的危險)
10.. Lines49-50 …so mass production started quickly. 大規模的生產
The new policy raised a storm of mass protests.
The sun makes up about 99% of the mass of solar system.
The trains provided cheap travel for the masses.
Stored in the computer is a huge mass of data.
11. Lines 50-51 Due to the widespread use of penicillin, many lives were saved during World War II.
該句中due to 譯為因為青霉素的廣泛使用
The flight will arrive late_______________________.因為大霧
When is the next train due?___________________________
Please let me know when the rent is due in advance.____________________________
The strike is due to begin on Tuesday. _____________________________________
12. It was a dream come true. Line 51
Young people look up to Yang Liwei as an example of a man who managed to ______his dream.實現夢想
John always lives ______ a dream.生活在夢想當中.
Meeting the princess was (like) a dream ____________.實現
13 . Lines 54-56 before 句型
1) It will be/ was + 一段時間+before 過多久才…
It was a long time before he came to._______________________________
It will be 3 weeks before we have a monthly exam._____________________
2）It will not be long + 一段時間+before 不久就…
3) 還沒…就…
She rushed out before I could stop her.
練習：It was several hours before we__________________.過了好幾個小時我們才到那個村莊
It _______________________________ we meet again. 要過好久我們才能再見面
It ______________________________ you succeed.不久我們就成功了。
14. L 59. wonder drug…
1).v.想知道 eg: I was ________if you could tell me how to get rid of it.
2)n. 奇跡，奇觀； 驚奇
It’s a wonder that … 奇怪的是…
It’s no wonder that …難怪…
He hasn’t slept at all for three days. ________ he is tired out.
A. There is point B. There is no need C. It is no wonder D. It is no way
檢測題：
一．Choose the correct answer.
1. If you open up any medicine cupboard in the world, there is a high probability _____ you will find aspirin and penicillin.
A. which B. what C. that D. when
2. Was it in 1897 _____ a European chemist called Dr Felix Hoffmann produced acetylsalicylic acid (ASA) from some other chemicals to make a medicine for his father?
A. when B. which C. that D. in which
3. Lawrence Craven, a doctor from the USA, is the author of several published reports, one of _____ introduced the idea in 1953 _____ aspirin could reduce the risk of heart attacks by thinning blood.
A. which; that B. that; which C. which; which D. whom; that
4. In 1977, a study carried out in the USA showed that the chemical ASA in aspirin could prevent a stroke, ____ is a type of serious illness _____ blood vessels in the brain burst suddenly or are blocked.
A. that; what B. which; when C. that; which D. which; that
5. In 1999, aspirin was 100 years old and yet there have been more discoveries on ____ it can help increase the length of people’s lives.
A. that B. when C. what D. how
6. However, it was ______ World War II ______ two other scientists, Howard Florey and Ernst Chain, managed to use new chemical techniques to purify it.
A. not until; that B. till; that C. not until; when D. till; when
7. Penicillin is also used to treat other illnesses including pneumonia, an illness _____ affects the lungs.
A. that B. which C. / D. Both A & B.
8. So, although Fleming discovered penicillin, it was over a decade _____ someone else turned penicillin into the great drug of the 20th century. A. while B. that C. before D. after
二．Fill in the blanks using the verbs given.
1. In fact, 3,500 years ago, some recipes recommended drinking a tea _____ (make) from the _____(dry) leaves of a particular plant _________ (reduce) body pain.
2. A year later, in 1900, aspirin was sold in shops as a tablet __________ (contain) 500 milligrams of ASA.
3. This is one of the first medicines in the world ever ________ (sell) as a _________ (standardize) tablet.
4. In 1950, aspirin appeared in the Guinness Book of Records as the _________ (best-sell) painkiller.
5. This bacteria-killing medicine is considered by many ____(be) one of the most important medicines in contemporary society.
6. Due to the widespread of penicillin, many lives were saved during World War II. It was a dream _____ (come) true.
7.Not only ____ aspirin saved many people’s lives by ______(reduce)fever and ____(help) stop pain, but there also other things that aspirin can help __________.
8. If you go to have adventures in Africa, you’ll need to take some water _________(purify) tablets and place them in a pan when you boil the water.