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1. (教材P52) He graduated from university in 1995, and then received a master's degree in musical composition from the Juilliard School in New York in 1997.
(1) degree词性________词义_________
a master's/doctor's degree
have/get/obtain a degree in
þ She has a degree in Biochemistry from London University.
(2) degree词性________词义_________
to a certain degree
þ I agree with you to a certain degree.
(3) degree词性________词义_________
þ Water freezes at zero degrees Celsius.
þ Every circle has 360 degrees.
2. (教材P52) Whitacre's next effort was the Virtual Youth Choir for UNICEF, which was first seen on stage on 23 July 2014 in the UK.
(1) stage词性________词义_________
off/on the stage
go on the stage
þ His parents didn't want him to go on the stage.
(2) stage词性________词义_________
þ We can take the debate one stage further.
(3) stage词性________词义_________
reach a stage
in the early stage
þ The children are at different stages of development.
【特别提醒】
stage做先行词,后接where或in which引导的定语从句,并在从句中做状语。
【单句语法填空】
(1) No sooner had Mo Yan stepped __________ the stage than the audience broke into thunderous applause.
(2) Steve and I were at very different __________ (stage) in our separate careers.
3. (教材P52) Altogether, 2292 young people from 80 countries joined in to sing Whitacre's song“What If”.
(1) ___________
þ The author wrote seven books altogether.
(2) ___________
þ The train went slower and slower until it stopped altogether.
(3) ___________
þ The food was good and we loved the music. Altogether, it was a great evening.
4. (教材P54) ...Henry was still capable of writing compositions and he found that creating music was a relief and cure for his illness.
capable
capable词性________词义_________,其后常接介词of。
a capable person
be capable of
þ She's a very capable teacher.
þ I'm perfectly capable of doing it myself, thank you.
【归纳拓展】
__________ (adj.)没有能力的;不能自理的
__________ (n.)能力
【单句语法填空】
(1) With the development of science and technology,man has become more capa