UNIT 1 Section Ⅱ Reading and Thinking—Language Points（Word教师用书）-【状元桥·优质课堂】2022-2023学年新教材高中英语选择性必修第四册（人教版2019）

Section Ⅱ　Reading and Thinking—Language Points 1　(教材P2)It was going to be tested out by Larry's wife, Claire. 这个测试将由拉里的妻子克莱尔来进行。 test out　检验；测试 ①test on　　对……试验 test (…) for sth 化验；检验；测试鉴定某物 ②put sb/sth to the test 使……受考验、受检验 stand the test of time 经得起时间的考验 (1)The university students will test out the computer program for any bugs.大学生们将对电脑程序进行测试，看有没有漏洞。 (2)Anyone, once tested (test) positive for COVID­19 virus, will receive free medical treatment from our government. 任何新冠病毒检测呈阳性的人都将享受政府免费医疗。 (3)Sooner or later, life will put the relationship to the test. 总有一天，生活会考验这种关系是否牢固。 (4)It may be five or six years before the new medicine is tested on human beings.大概五六年之后，这种新药才能在人身上做试验。 (5)Doctors and technology experts in China are developing a new way to test for AIDS infections.中国的医生和技术专家们正在开发一种检测艾滋病感染的新方法。 (6)Before the lecture, the professor is used to testing out the whole experiment . 上课前，教授习惯于将这个实验检验一番。 2　(教材P2)He seemed more like a human than a machine. 他看起来更像一个人，而不是一台机器。 句型：more…than…与其说……不如说……； 是……而不是…… ①more…than…的基本用法“比……更……”，特殊用法“与其说……不如说……”“是……而不是……”。 ②more than＋数词，意为“超过；不止”，相当于over。 more than＋名词，意为“不只是；不仅仅……”，相当于not only。 more than＋形容词/副词，意为“非常，很”，相当于very。 ③more than one＋单数名词，意为“不止一个”，在语意上虽为复数，但作主语时，谓语动词用单数形式。 (1)She was more sad than angry when her son lied.当她的儿子撒谎时，与其说她生气，倒不如说她伤心。 (2)More than one salesperson was (be) dismissed in this supermarket because of recession.由于经济衰退，这家超市不止一名售货员被解雇了。 (3)The experience was more exciting (exciting) than frightening, during which my heart beat violently the whole time. 这段经历令人兴奋，而不是恐惧，在此期间我的心一直剧烈地跳动。 (4)(2020·全国Ⅱ)Orange trees are more than decoration; they are a symbol of good fortune and wealth. 橘子树不仅仅是装饰品，它们是好运和财富的象征。 3　(教材P2)She had an appointment to paint her nails, then she went into an expensive clothes shop.她按预约去美甲后，走进了一家高档时装店。 appointment　n．预约；约会；委任 ①make/have an appointment with sb和某人有约 keep/break an appointment赴约/违约 ②appoint v．任命；委派；安排，约定 appoint sb (as/to be)任命某人(为……) appoint s