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九年级 Unit12
知识汇总
重点讲解
1. alive
alive 作形容词,可意为“活着”,在句中常作表语或宾语补足语。有这种用法的形容词还
有:alone (孤独的),asleep (睡着),awake (醒着)等。
【运用】选词填空,可重复使用
asleep, alive, awake, alone
A: Linda, are you still (1)_______?
B: Yes. I can't fall (2)_______.
A: Why?
B: Because of the sad movie.
A: Oh, in the movie, the rainstorm was really terrible. So many people lost their lives.
B: But luckily, the main character Tom was (3)_______ although he was badly hurt.
A: Yes. Medicine kept him (4)_______.
B: Yes. All in all, he was a lucky dog. But he might feel (5)_______ because his relatives all died in
the storm.
A: What a poor boy!
2. till & until
till 和 until 都意为“到;直到”,都可作介词和连词,通常可以互换使用。如果主句为一般
将来时、祈使句或含有情态动词的句子时,till 和 until 引导的时间状语从句中通常用一般现在
时代替一般将来时。在使用 till 和 until 时,我们需要注意以下两点:
◆延续性动词的肯定式与 till / until 短语或其引导的时间状语从句连用时,表示该动作一直持
续到 till / until 表示的时间为止。
◆终止性动词的否定式与 till / until 短语或其引导的时间状语从句连用时,表示“直到……
才……”。
【运用】单项选择
(1) We don't know the love of our parents _______ we become parents ourselves one day.
A. until B. after C. when D. since
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(2018 云南)
(2) —Excuse me. Is it my turn now?
—Not yet. Please wait outside _______ your name is called.
A. until B. since C. so
(2018 湖北恩施)
(3) —Excuse me, can you tell me the way to the nearest underground station?
—Walk straight on _______ you see a white building. It's right there.
A. though B. since C. until D. if
(2018 江苏苏州)
(4) Time waits for no man. But some people won't realize the importance of time _______ it's gone.
A. as B. since C. when D. until
(2018 江苏常州)
(5) In order to watch the game, my father stayed up _______ two in the morning.
A. from B. till C. for D. at
(6) —Mom, could I swim with my friends now?
—Sorry, you can't swim _______ you finish your book report.
A. when B. if C. after D. till
3. by the end of
by the end of 意为“在(某时间点)以前”。
【链接】含 end 的短语:
◆in the end 意为“终于;最后”,与 at last 和 finally 意思相同。
◆at the end of 意为“在……的末端;在……末尾”,既可以表示在空间的“末端”,也可以表
示时间的“结尾”。
【运用】用 by the end of,in the end 或 at the end of 填空
(1) My bro