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第3课时 Using Language [见学生用书P8]
Ⅰ. 语境检测
1.There is a new d__evice__ for cars that warns drivers of traffic jams ahead.
2.Peking University,__founded__(found)in 1898,is the first national comprehensive university.
3.Only in this way can we better apply t__heory__ to practice.
4.He has an e__xtraordinary__ memory,and won't forget anything that has happened in his life.
5.We __encountered__(encounter)a number of difficulties in the first week.
6.This is only the first d__raft__ of my speech.Could you please polish it for me?
7.The changes taking place in China are __remarkable__(remark).
8.We can i__nfer__ the meaning of the word in the context.
9.He patted me __gently__(gentle)on the back.
10.His interest in this subject __gradually__(gradual)decreases.
11.In __consequence__(consequent)of his ill health,he lost the opportunity.
12.That famous __politician__(politics)was murdered last year.
Ⅱ.短语填空
make contributions to come to power
mistake…for… sum up
due to out of a passion for
take up stand on end
pass away
1.During dinner the confusion was cleared up: I __had__been__mistaken__for__ Kenny.
2.Now please __sum__up__ your opinions in a few words.
3.Since the new president __came__to__power__,great changes have taken place in the country.
4.__Due__to__ circumstances beyond our control,we cannot land here.
5.His hair __stood__on__end__ at the sight of a snake.
6.Present at the meeting were those who __had__made__contributions__to__ the development of science and technology in our country.
7.He left to __take__up__ a new position with another company.
8.His father __passed__away__ at the same hospital where his mother died.
9.Most of the scientists do the job __out__of__a__passion__for__ science rather than money.
Ⅲ.重要句型
原句:He made numerous contributions to the world,the most wellknown being the general theory of relativity and the famous formula E=mc2.
点睛:后半句the most wellknown being…是独立主格结构。独立主格结构本身并不是句子,它通常由两部分组成,前一部分是名词或代词,后一部分是非谓语动词,前后两部分是逻