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Unit 4 Reading plus 核心考点精讲精练
一、单词 & 短语深度梳理
核心名词
captain n. 船长
fog n. 雾;thick fog 浓雾
kilometre n. 千米,公里
land n. 陆地
engine n. 发动机,引擎
homing pigeon 信鸽
message n. 信息;求救信息 message for help
leg n. 腿
note n. 字条,便条
sign n. 迹象,征兆
wing n. 翅膀
building n. 建筑物
bowl n. 碗;water bowl 水碗
company n. 公司
重点形容词
thick adj. 浓厚的;thicker 更浓;thickest 最浓
close adj. 近的;closest 最近的
quick adj. 快速的 — quickly adv. 快速地
small adj. 小的;smaller 更小
young adj. 年幼的;younger 更年幼
high adj./adv. 高;higher 更高
fast adj./adv. 快;faster 更快
amazing adj. 令人惊叹的
高频动词 & 固定搭配
sigh v. 叹气
stop working 停止运转
tie sth. to sth. 把某物绑在某物上
return v. 返回
throw ... into the air 把…… 抛向空中
fly around 盘旋飞翔
fly away 飞走
learn v. 得知,了解
send help 派遣救援人员
thanks to 多亏,由于
on one’s way to 在去往…… 的路上
right away 立刻,马上
more and more + 原级 越来越……
二、核心语法点
1. 形容词 / 副词最高级
标志:the + 形容词最高级
the thickest fog 最浓的大雾
the closest land 最近的陆地
the most amazing bird 最了不起的鸟儿(多音节词最高级加 most)
2. 形容词比较级 + and + 比较级 越来越……
higher and higher 越来越高
3. 一般过去时
标志词:1862, sighed, was, left, stopped, remembered, ran, wrote, tied, flew, returned, became, threw, heard, smiled, saw, took, learnt, sent, explained
不规则变形重点:
leave — left;stop — stopped;run — ran;write — wrote;tie — tied;fly — flew;throw — threw;hear — heard;see — saw;take — took;learn — learnt/learned;send — sent
4. 定语从句(省略关系代词)
the thickest fog (that) he had ever seen
他见过最浓的雾
5. 现在分词作伴随状语
He took the note, running as fast as he could to the company office.
他拿着字条,飞速跑向公司办公室。
6. 倍数 / 距离表达
over 330 kilometres 三百三十多公里
almost 340 kilometres away 将近 340 公里远
7. 情态动词 & 情态否定
didn’t know where to go 不知道该去哪里(疑问词 + to do)
8. thanks to 引导原因状语
Thanks to Arny, people sent help to the ship.
多亏了阿尼,人们派出船只前去救援。
三、短文逐段翻译
勇敢的信鸽
(改编自欧内斯特・西顿《动物英雄》)
1862 年,大西洋某处。
船长叹了口气。这是他见过最浓的大雾。他们距离最近的陆地有 330 多公里,他完全不知道该往哪航行。这艘船正驶往欧洲。十小时前他们刚离开纽约,可现在发动机彻底停转。显然,他们急需救援!
突然,船长想起船上的信鸽。他快步跑到鸽笼旁,写下一张求救字条,绑在蓝老大的腿上。蓝老大展翅飞起,却几乎立刻折返回来。
船长心里更加焦虑。
“小家伙,你是我们最后的希望了。” 船长一边说着,一边把字条绑在两只鸽子里更小、年纪也更小的阿尼身上。他将阿尼抛向空中。阿尼一圈圈盘旋,越飞越高。很快,小鸟消失在海面之上,船长再也看不见它的身影。
“这是好兆头。” 船长心中重新燃起希望。
将近 340 公里外,比利听见一阵急促的翅膀扇动声飞进屋子,径直冲向饮水碗。
“小家伙,你好呀。看你渴成这样!” 比利笑着说道,随即看见了鸽子腿上的字条。
比利立刻明白该怎么做。他拿起字条,拼尽全力飞奔到公司办公室。在那里,他才得知阿尼顶着浓雾飞越大海,连续飞行了四个多小时。
多亏了阿尼,救援队伍很快驶向遇险船只。
后来船长感慨道:“阿尼真是世上最了不起的鸟儿!”
四、写作万能句型
This was the + 最高级 + ... sb. had ever seen. 这是某人见过最…… 的……
be on one’s way to ... 在去往…… 的途中
stop working 停止运转,失灵
tie a message to ... 把求救字条绑在…… 身上
higher and higher 越来越高
as fast as one can 尽可能快地
Thanks to ..., …… 多亏了……,……
... really is the most amazing ... …… 真的是最了不起的……
五、基础练习题
汉译英短语
叹气 ____________
浓雾 ____________
在去往欧洲的路上 ____________
发动机停止运转 ____________
信鸽 ____________
把字条绑在腿上 ____________
立刻,马上 ____________
抛向空中 ____________
越来越高 ____________
拼尽全力快跑 ____________
多亏,由于 ____________
派遣救援 ____________
英译汉短语
the closest land ____________
message for help ____________
fly around and around ____________
a good sign ____________
fast-moving wings ____________
water bowl ____________
over the sea ____________
the most amazing bird ____________
用动词正确形式填空
1. In 1862, the captain ______ (sigh) because of the thick fog.
2. They ______ (leave) New York ten hours ago.
3. The engine ______ (stop) working suddenly.
4. He ______ (write) a message and ______ (tie) it to Big Blue’s leg.
5. Big Blue ______ (fly) up but soon came back.
6. The captain ______ (throw) Arny into the air.
7. Billy ______ (hear) fast wings flying into his building.
8. He ______ (take) the note and ______ (run) to the office.
9. People ______ (send) help to the ship later.
10. The captain ______ (explain) Arny was the best pigeon.
单项选择
1. This is ______ thick fog I have ever seen.
A. thick B. thicker C. the thickest D. thickest
2. The bird flew ______ and ______ until we couldn’t see it.
A. high; high B. higher; higher C. more high; more high D. highest; highest
3. He ran as ______ as he could to ask for help.
A. fast B. faster C. fastest D. the fastest
4. Thanks ______ the pigeon, the ship got help at last.
A. for B. to C. with D. at
5. The captain ______ a note to the pigeon’s leg just now.
A. tie B. ties C. tied D. will tie
6. They didn’t know ______ to go in the thick fog.
A. where B. what C. which D. who
7. Arny is ______ amazing pigeon I’ve known.
A. most B. the most C. more D. much
8. The engine stopped ______, so they needed help.
A. work B. to work C. working D. worked
句型转换
1. The fog is very thick. It’s the thickest fog he has ever seen.(合并最高级句子)
2. He took the note. He ran to the office as fast as he could.(用现在分词作伴随状语合并)
3. Arny helped people find the ship. People sent help to the ship.(用 thanks to 改写)
4. The pigeon flew higher and higher. The captain couldn’t see it.(合并句子)
5. This bird is amazing. All other birds are less amazing.(改为最高级)
6. The captain wrote a message for help.(改为一般过去时否定句)
根据中文提示完成句子
1. 这是船长见过最浓的雾。
This was ________________________ fog the captain had ever seen.
2. 船正驶往欧洲,发动机却失灵了。
The ship was ________________________ Europe, but the engine ________________________.
3. 他把求救字条绑在信鸽的腿上。
He ________________________ a message ________________________ the pigeon’s leg.
4. 阿尼越飞越高,很快消失在视野里。
Arny flew ________________________ and soon the captain couldn’t see him.
5. 比利拿着字条,拼尽全力跑向公司办公室。
Billy took the note, ________________________ to the company office.
6. 多亏了勇敢的阿尼,救援队伍及时赶到。
________________________ brave Arny, people sent help to the ship quickly.
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