1.She was about to open…when she stopped…
△when并列连词，连接两个分句，意为“就在那时(and then/and at that time)”，后面的分句通常表示一件意想不到的事情。主要用于以下句型：
1)be about to do sth.when…
He was about to tell me the secret when she came back.他刚要告诉我这个秘密，这时她回来了。
注意：上句也变为：
He was on the point of telling me the secret when she came back.
2)be doing sth.when…
I was wandering in the street when I heard a call from behind.我正在街上徘徊，突然听到后面有人喊我。
3)had done sth.when…
They had just sat down when a stranger appeared.他们刚坐好，突然出现了一个陌生人 。
2.It was pale and of a different shape.
以上为“be+of…”结构。
句型：be +of great(little, some, any, no, much)+抽象名词，表示主语的性质，其中名词常用的有value, importance, use, help等，这种结构相当于be +形容词。如：
①The meeting is of great importance.
=The meeting is very important.
这个会议很重要。
②His idea is of no practical use.
=His idea isn't useful practically.
=His idea is useless practically.
③The book will be of great value to students of history.
=The book will be very valuable to students of history.
这本书对学历史的学生们将会很有用。
①Coins may be of different sizes. weigh, shapes and of different metals.
=Coins may be different in size, weight and shape, and they may be made of different metals.
硬币可能大小、轻重、形状不同，铸造的金属可能不一样。
②They're of the same age.他们俩同岁。
核心知识
常用单词积累
the other day goldfish breath throw at fire(vi.) dish get away fall over recent exercise(vi.) tank underwater bush bend lion at tack frighten pale stare stare at carry off so as to attract sb's attention keeper struggle to one's feet speed up flow exact look into for one thing run out of
基础知识精讲
1.noise,voice,sound
1)sound n. 意为“声音”，指可以听到的各种声音。
a weak sound 微弱的声音
the sound of music 音乐之声
2)noise n. 意为“噪音”，特指不悦耳、不和谐的声音。
Another kind of pollution is noise.另外一种污染是噪音。
Very loud noise can make people ill.很大的噪音可以使人致病。
注意：noise可作可数名词或不可数名词。如：make a noise吵闹
Don't make so much noise.别这么吵闹
3)voice n.意为“噪音”，特指人发出的声音，包括说话声、歌声、笑声等。如：
I didn't recognize her voice at first.起先我没听出她的声音。
She has a sweet voice.她的声音甜美。
2.fire
v.射击，解雇
fire at sb.向……开火
例：They fired at the enemy.=They fired their guns at the enemy.他们向敌人开火。
n.火，炉火；火灾
make a fire 生火
set fire to sth.纵火烧……
light a fire 点火
put out a fire 灭火
catch fire 着火
be on fire 失火
3.suggest
1)vt. 意为“建议”，后接n./pron./doing.如：
We suggested an exchange of visitors.我们建议人员互访。
I suggested his sending the letter without delay.我建议他立刻寄出信去。
注意：表示“向某人建议某事”用suggest sth to sb,而不用suggest sb.sth，类似的表达还有：
explain/announce/report sth.to sb.
2)接that-clause,用虚拟语气(should do)如：
She suggested that the meeting (should) be put off until Friday.她建议会议延至周五。
注意：suggest表示“暗示、说明”时，不用虚拟语气。如：
Her expression suggested that she was satisfied.她脸上的表情说明她很满意。
3)It's suggested that-clause中，用虚拟语气。如：
It's suggested that we (should) put on a short play.有人建议我们演一出短剧。
4)suggestion后面的表语从句或同位语从句中，也用虚拟语气。如：
My suggestion is that we (should) help them with the job.
My suggestion was refused that we (should) help them with the job.
4.for one thing…,for another…(或for one thing…,also…)
△意为“一则……；再则……”，常用来列举理由。如：
She's fit for the job. For one thing, she dances; for another, she is fond of singing.她适合这项工作。一则她会跳舞，再则她喜欢唱歌。
I won't go shopping today. For one thing, I have no money. Also I have no time.我今天不去买东西。一则没钱，再则无时间。
5.in order to与so as to
1)前者后者都后接不定式，意义一样，常可换用，但用于句首时只能用in order to。如：
In order to catch up with the advanced countries, we Chinese people are developing our economics.为了赶上发达国家，我们中国人民正在发展经济。
He got up early in order to(=so as to) catch the bus.为了赶上公共汽车，他起得很早。
2)in order to和so as to的否定形式是在to前加not。
Mary ate up hurriedly so as not to be late for school.玛丽匆忙吃了几口，为的是上学不迟到。
注：in order to或so as to后不接从句，此时应当用in order that或so that。
They worked night and day in order that (so that) they could pay back the money they had borrowed.他们日夜工作，为了还债。
典型例题
At 9:00 Dick Spivak's bank telephoned and said his payment was late.‘The check is in the post.’Dick replied quickly. At 11:45 Dick left for a 12:00 meeting across town. Arriving late, he explained that traffic(交通) had been bad. That EVENING Dick's girlfriend wore a new dress. He hated it.‘It looks just great on you,’h e said.
Three lies in one day! Yet Dick Spivak is just an ordinary man. Each time, he told himself that sometimes the truth causes too man problems .Most of us tell much the same white lies, harmless untruths that help to save trouble. How often do we tell white lies? It depends in part on our age, education, and even where we live. According to one U.S. study, women are more truthful than men, and honesty increases a s we get older.
While most people use little white lies to make life easier, the majority of Americans care about honesty in both public and personal life. They say that people today are less honest than they were ten years ago. Although it is believed that things are getting worse, lying seems to be an age old human problem. The French philosopher(哲学家) Vauvenarges,writing in the eighteenth century, touched on the truth when he wrote,‘All men are born truthful and die liars(说谎者).’
1.When the writer says ‘Dick Spivak is just an ordinary man’,he means ______________.
A. it is common that people tell white lies
B. Dick could do nothing about bad traffic
C. it is common that people delay their payment
D. Dick found it hard to deal with everyday problems
2.According to the text, most Americans ______________.
A. hate white lies B. believe white lies
C. value honesty D. consider others dishonest
3.Vauvenatges'remark suggests that ______________.
A. lying is an age old human problem
B. dishonesty increases as people get older
C. people were dishonest in the 18th century
D. it is social conditions that make people tell lies
解析 1.这是一道推理判断题。文章第二段Most of us tell much the same white lies, harmless untruths that help to save trouble一句可以帮助考生理解 ：我们大多数人都说这种无恶意的谎言。而作者说‘Dick Spivak is just an ordinaryman (Dick Spivak只是一个普通人)’，暗含的意思是，“人们说无意谎言是很常见的。”故A为 最佳答案。
2.这是一道细节题。根据文中While most people use little white lies to make life easier,the majority of Americans care about honesty in both public and personal life 一句可以得知，C为最佳答案。大多数美国人更看重诚实。
3.这是一道推理判断题。法国哲学家Vauvenarges说，“人生来诚实，死时是个说谎者。” 说谎似乎是一个老化的人类问题。是社会环境教会人们说谎，人们不得不说谎，这正是哲学 家要表达的含义。D为最佳答案。
【有关"Mainly Revision" 的教学设计】
教学设计1. Lesson 45
学习目标：
1.学习日常交际用语(表示“建议”，提出“劝告”时用语)
2.复习过去分词的用法，主谓一致以及名词性从句。
3.复习和运用所学语言，完成教科书和练习册中规定的听、说、写的任务，阅读课文，“Es cape from the zoo”，认真领会，并完成有关课文内容的练习。
教案内容：
内容1：Teaching Procedures
教学设计2. Lesson 46
学习目标：
1.学习日常交际用语(表示“建议”，提出“劝告”时用语)
2.复习过去分词的用法，主谓一致以及名词性从句。
3.复习和运用所学语言，完成教科书和练习册中规定的听、说、写的任务，阅读课文，“Es cape from the zoo”，认真领会，并完成有关课文内容的练习。
教案内容：
内容1：Teaching Procedures
教学设计3. Lesson 47
学习目标：
1.学习日常交际用语(表示“建议”，提出“劝告”时用语)
2.复习过去分词的用法，主谓一致以及名词性从句。
3.复习和运用所学语言，完成教科书和练习册中规定的听、说、写的任务，阅读课文，“Es cape from the zoo”，认真领会，并完成有关课文内容的练习。
教案内容：
内容1：Teaching Procedures
教学设计4. Lesson 48
学习目标：
1. To help students understand what they are listening.
2. To master the skills of writing a letter
3. To use what they have learned freely.
教案内容：
内容1：Teaching Procedures
教学设计5. 高二英语 Unit 12 Mainly Revision
学习目标：
教学目的和要求
1.单词和词组：
the other day goldfish L.45L四会
breath hold one’s breath throw at L.46
fine (vi.) dish get away fall over L.47
recent exercise (vi) L.48
tank underwater bush L.45三会
lion Green Park Zoo attack frighten pale L.46
stare stare at carry off so as to attract
keeper struggle to one’s feet speed up flow L.47
exact L.48
for one thing centimetre (cm) L.45二会
Cousins L.46
Jo run out of L.47
2.日常交际用语：
复习第七至十一单元出现过的日常交际用语。
3.语法：
复习第七至十一单元出现过的重点语法项目。
教案内容：
内容1：教学过程
【关于“Mainly Revision”的常见问题】
常见问题1: Mainly Revision
问题：
There stood the tower _______________ grew many pine trees.
A. around which B. where C. in which D. below that
解答:
答案：选A.本句的关系词在从句中做地点状语(宾语从句为倒装句)，但从题干内容看，塔身内部是不可能长松树的，所以B、C不合题义；而关系代词that不能用于介词后，D也是错的。
除引导定语从句外，where还可以引导名词从句和地点状语从句。如：
Go and get your coat. It's where you left it.(表语从句MET’92)
When you read the book, you'd better make a mark where you have any questions.(地 点状语从句MET’86)
They have no idea at all where he has gone.(同位语从句MET’87)
Can you make sure where Alice has put the gold ring?(宾语从句MET’90
常见问题2: Mainly Revision
问题：
The problem _______________ at present at the meeting is to be settle d.
A. discussing B. discussed
C. being discussed D. to be discussed
解答:
解题指导：例句中“_______________ at present at the meeting”作the problem的后置定语，从at present可以判断discuss的动作正在进行，即应用被动式的进行式being discussed.故答案为C。对照以下句子：
The problem discussed last time at the meeting hasn't been settle d.
The problem to be discussed at tomorrow's meeting is very important.
常见问题3: Mainly Revision
问题：
The first textbooks _______________ for teaching English as a foreign language came out in the 16th century.(全国高考题)
A. having written B.to be written
C. being written D. written
解答:
解题指导：A项不能作后置定语。B项表示未来的动作。C项表示正在进行的动作。textbooks 与write之间有被动关系，题干中的the first textbooks和came out in the 16th century 暗示，选written既表示被动又表示已完成的动作。故答案为D。
常见问题4: Mainly Revision
问题：
He is clever,but________，he makes many mistakes.
A．onthehand B．for one thing
C．for other thing D．onthe other hand
解答:
导析：题干“他很聪明，却犯了许多错误”，for onething，forthe other thing是用来说明原因的，本例只表示转折或对比。答案：D
常见问题5: Mainly Revision
问题：
The beautiful music carried her___________.
A．away B．off C．on D．out
解答:
导析：题干意思是“优美的音乐让她陶醉了。“carry...away／off”意为“把……搬走”。carry away有“令……陶醉”的意思， carry off有“夺去生命”的意思，carry on意为“进行”，carry out意为“实施”。答案：A
常见问题6: Mainly Revision
问题：
Imet affriend ofmineinthe street______ ________.
A．another day B．the other day
C．other days D．the other days
解答:
导析：题干意思是“前几天”我碰到了一位朋友。the other day是固定词组，意为前几天。答案：B
常见问题7: Mainly Revision
问题：
Ruth wouldn't be so careless_______her pen.
A．in orderforget B．as toforget
C．that she could forget D．so as to forget
解答:
导析：从题干意可知“forget her pen”应该是so careless的结果，由于careless前面有so，则只可能有两种固定搭配：so...that...，so...as to，而thatshewouldforget表目的。答案：B
常见问题8: Mainly Revision
问题：
The news may_________be true.
A．perhaps B．probable C．maybe D．possible
解答:
导析：此题的目的是辨析A、B、C、D四个选项的用法。首先排除答案C，虽然maybe意思与may相同，但不同的是maybe用在句首，是副词。答案B probable表示可能性大，而答案A perhaps和答案D possible都比probable表示的可能性小，而且perhaps常放在句首，根据句中may这一情态动词的用法，应选possible。答案：D
常见问题9: Mainly Revision
问题：
--You speak very good English.How can you do that?
-Thank you.I___________while I was working in Britain in my twenties.
A．pickedit out B．pickedit up
C．took it D．brought itup
解答:
导析：“pickup”在这里意为“自然学到”，pickout为挑选。答案：B
常见问题10: Mainly Revision
问题：
--What a beautiful bridge,_________?
--No,__________.
A．isn't it;it isn't B．is it;it is
C．isn't it;it is D．is it;it isn't
解答:
导析：问话者是用反意疑问句提问，因陈述部分是一感叹句，其后省略了it is，所以简短问句部分用isn't it;答话者用否定疑问句的形式，来提出自己的肯定看法，所以第二空应填it isn't。答案：A
常见问题11: Mainly Revision
问题：
The fire spread through the hotel very quickly but everyone__________get out.
A．hadto B．would C．could D．was ableto
解答:
导析：该题考查的目的是通过分析语境辨析情态动词的用法，根据句中but的存在，首先排除答案A，答案B would常用来表示主观的愿望，也不适合于此题。在C、D两答案中，could常用来表示“能力”，而be ableto表示“设法干成某事”。答案：D
课后练习1：课后练习
词组句式运用
1.It's not polite to _______________ a foreign guest.
A. look up B. look at C. stare at D. catch sight of
2.Two weeks passed when they _______________ money, they had to ask their parents for it.
A. ran off B. ran out C. ran out of D. ran up
3.The thief _______________ just before the three policemen came. Then the two policemen ran after him. Another stayed at the spot.
A. was killed B. got away C. was caught D. fell over
4.On her way home he suddenly caught sight of a big snake near his feet. She was so frightened that he _______________ his breath.
A. kept B. gave up C. drew D. held
5.After destroying the village, the enemy _______________ all the cattle.
A. took off B. carried off C. brought out D .worked out
6.At that _______________ moment the animal bent over the baby.
A. correct B.very C. right D. proper
7.She was about to go out _______________ the bell rang.
A. before B. after C. while D.when
8.The first thing he _______________ was to write a letter to his parents.
A. thought of B. think about C. thought D. think of
9.He _______________ the enemy, but none of them were hit.
A. fire B. fired at C. was firing D. was firing at
10._______________,when I went to town to see my sick teacher, he said to me, “I'll come back to school again _______________.”
A. One day; the other day B. Some day; one day
C. Some day; the other day D. The other day; some day
课内课外阅读
Less than two hundred years ago, in 1773,the well-known English writer and talker ,Dr. Samuel, Jonson, traveled on a famous journey to Scotland. The trip from London to Edinburgh, which he made by the fastest form of transport known at that time, took him twelve days. The jouney can now be completed in an hour by regular air se r vice. In the eighteenth century, it took three months or more to cross the Atlantic from Britain to the American colonies, now the United States. Today the trip takes only a few hours.
This great improvement in transport has changed our understanding of the whole world. But the development in this field has not finished, and perhaps new inventions in ways of moving about will be even more [ZZ(Z]revolutionary[ZZ)] than anything we know today.
1.This passage was probably written in about ______________.
A.1773 B.1897 C.1990 D.1984
2.The fastest form of transport to travel in the eighteenth century was probably by ______________.
A. train B. bus C. car D. carriage
3.The United States used to be ______________.
A. the British colonies
B. the American colonies
C. farther away from Britain in the eighteenth century than it is now
D. today the trip
4.The underlined word in the last paragraph means ______________.
A. fighting B. completely new and different
C. wars D. faster
5.Which of the following is not true?
A. The earth becomes smaller and smaller.
B. More new forms of transport have been invented
C. Planes are faster means of transport than cars.
D. We can expect faster forms of transport in the future.
课后练习1：课后练习答案
词组句式运用
1-5 CCBDB 6-10 BDABD
课内课外阅读
1.D 2.D 3.A 4.B 5.A