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Module 2 My home town and
my country
Unit 2 Cambridge is a beautiful city in the east of England.
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教材语境 I come from Cambridge,a beautiful city in the east of England.(作后置定语,修饰city) 我来自剑桥,一座位于英格兰东部的美丽城市。(教材P12)
&1& in the east of在……的东部&2&
&3& 指在某一地域范围之内的东部。若两地在地域上是包含关系,表示两者位置关系时用"in the+方位名词+of..."。
Shanghai is in the east of China. 上海在中国东部。
Daqing is in the north of China. 大庆位于中国北部。(改编自大庆中考)
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&4& (1)介词in/on/to表示的方位:
Hainan is in the south of China. 海南在中国南部。
Canada is on the north of the US. 加拿大在美国北边。
Japan is to the east of China. 日本在中国的东面。
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(2)表示"四面八方"的词汇:
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&6& 作副词,可修饰形容词、副词、动词、介词短语等,放在被修饰词之前。
教材语境 My home town is especially famous for its university. 我的家乡尤因其大学而闻名。(教材P12)
&5& especially/ɪˈspeʃli/ adv. 尤其
It's especially cold today.今天尤其冷。
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&7& 还可意为"专门;特地",此时等同于specially。
We made this especially/specially for you. 这是我们特地为你做的。
Especially in restaurants, we can see signs of the "Clean Plate" on the wall.特别是在餐馆,我们可以看到墙上"光盘行动"的标志。(选自岳阳中考)
典例1 (安徽中考)There are many beautiful places to visit in
Anhui, ___ Mount Huang in autumn.
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A.simply B.finally C.luckily D.especially
【解析】句意:安徽有许多美丽的地方可参观,尤其是秋天的黄山。由句意可知,这里特别强调秋天的黄山。simply"简单地";finally"最终";luckily"幸运地";especially"尤其"。故选D。
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&8& be famous for因……而闻名(同义短语:be known for)
&10& be famous for,be famous as与be famous to
be famous for 因……而闻名 后接闻名的原因(人的某种知识、技能或特征;地方的某种特产等)。
be famous as 作为……而闻名 后接表示人的身份、职称或某物的产地等的词。
be famous to 为……所熟知 后接表示人的词。
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语境串记
Edison is famous as an inventor in the world,and he is famous for his inventions. He is famous to the people all over the world.爱迪生作为一名发明家而闻名于世,他因其发明而闻名。他为全世界的人所熟知。
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考向点拨
1.以单项选择的形式考查be famous for、be famous as、be famous to等的辨析;2.以完成句子的形式考查be famous for的用法。
典例2 完成句子(每空一词)。
(无锡中考)无锡因水著名,也曾因水而困。
Wuxi ___ ______________ ____ its water but it once had
trouble because of water.
is
famous/known
for
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&12& go to university"去上大学",在该短语中,university前不加任何冠词。
&11& unive