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Module 2 Public holidays
Unit 2 We have celebrated the festival since the first pioneers arrived in America.
精品笔记
1. It is a time for a special dinner among family and friends.
这是一个和家人、朋友们共进特别晚餐的时刻。(教材第12页)
辨析:among与between
among“在······(三者或三者以上)之中 ”
between“在······(两者)之间”
☞Who is the tallest among your classmates? 你们同学中谁是最高的?
☞Who is taller between Lucy and Lily? Lucy和 Lily两个人中谁更高?
——Peter, can you tell me the differences ______ the four words?
——Sorry, I don't know.
A. between B. among C. besides D. for
【答案】B
【解析】句意:——彼得,你能告诉我这四个词之间的区别吗?——对不起,我不知道。A.在两者之间;B.在(三者或三者以上)之间;C.在……之外(还有);D.为了。结合语境可知,在三者以上之间,用among。故选B。
2.People make short speeches and give thanks for their food.
人们作简短的演讲,为食物而感恩。(教材第12页)
(1)speech [可数名词]“演说;演讲” make/give a speech/speeches 发表演讲。
☞It’s hard for me to make a speech in public.在公众场合演讲对我来说很难。
(2)give thanks(to sb.)for(doing)sth.对(某人做了)某事表示感谢。此处 thanks用作名词。☞Let’s give thanks to our friends for coming here.让我们对朋友的到来表示感谢。
3. “几世纪”的表达
in the seventeenth century 十七世纪
表示“几世纪”用“定冠词+序数词+century”或“定冠词+百位进数s”,常与介词in或during连用表示“在几世纪”。
☞The ancient bridge was built in the sixteenth century/the 1500s.
这座古桥建于16世纪。
This vase(花瓶) was made _________. It has been more than 300 years old so far.
A. in 1800s B.in eighteenth century
C. in the seventeenth century D. in the eighteenth century
【答案】D
【解析】此题考察世纪的表达。根据题意“这个花瓶迄今为止已经300多年历史了”,通过数学运算可知,这个花瓶是18世纪制作的。表示“在第几世纪”的常用英语表达是:“in+定冠词+序数词+century”, 或者“in+定冠词+百位进数s”,A没有定冠词,故选D。
4.The local people, the Native Americans, taught the pioneers how to grow corn.
当地人,也就是美洲印第安人,教这些拓荒者如何种植玉米。(教材第12页)
how to grow com是“疑问词+动词不定式”结构,此处作宾语,是宾语从句的一种简略式。know, teach, show, ask, wonder, decide, tell等动词后可接该结构作宾语。
(2021·全国·单元测试)I don't know ______ for my holiday during the summer vacation.
A. where to go B. where are going
C. where go D. where will go
【答案】A
【解析】此题考察特殊疑问词加动词不定式的用法、宾语从句的简化。句意:我不知道暑假去哪里度假。本题考查“疑问词+动词不定式”结构,作宾语。故选A。
5. We lay the table...我们摆放餐桌······(教材第12页)
lay[及物动词](laid, laid)
1 摆放(餐桌)lay the tabl