楊　林　汪素文

1． Compare a Chinese festival with a festival from another country. (Page 8)

【考點(diǎn)】 compare的用法

【歸納】 compare ... with ... 意為“把……與……相比”；compare ... to ... 意為“把……比作……”；beyondcompare意為“無(wú)與倫比的，不可及的”；compare notes意為“對(duì)筆記；交換意見(jiàn)”；(when) compared to / with通常作狀語(yǔ)，可以放在句首，也可放在句末，意為“與……相比”；(when) comparing sb. / sth.比較……。

【高考鏈接】

1)____ with the size of the whole earth, the biggest ocean does not seem big at all.（2004湖北）

A. Compare B. When comparing

C. Comparing D. When compared

2) When____ different cultures, we often pay attention only to the differences without noticing the many similarities. （2006浙江）

A. compared B. being compared

C. comparing D. having compared

2． Kwanzaa is a seven-day festival celebrating the culture and history of African-Americans. (Page10)

【考點(diǎn)1】 復(fù)合形容詞作定語(yǔ)

【歸納】 含數(shù)字的復(fù)合形容詞有兩種：一種是“數(shù)字+單數(shù)名詞”，另一種是“數(shù)字+單數(shù)名詞+形容詞（表示長(zhǎng)寬大小等）”。使用這種復(fù)合形容詞作定語(yǔ)時(shí)，數(shù)字、名詞、形容詞之間必須用連字符連接，而且名詞要用單數(shù)。

【高考鏈接】

1) It took us quite a long time to get here. It was____ journey.（2005北京春）

A. three-hour B. a three hour

C. a three-hour D. three hours

2) Many students signed up for the____race in the sports meeting to be held next week. （2003上海春）

A. 800-metre-long

B. 800-metres-long

C. 800-metres-length

D. 800-metre-length

【考點(diǎn)2】 現(xiàn)在分詞作后置定語(yǔ)

【歸納】現(xiàn)在分詞與被修飾的名詞構(gòu)成邏輯上主謂關(guān)系, 因此，現(xiàn)在分詞帶有主動(dòng)和進(jìn)行的意義，其作用相當(dāng)于一個(gè)定語(yǔ)從句。

【高考鏈接】

1) The wild flowers looked like a soft orange blanket____ the desert.（2006湖南）

A. covering B. covered

C. cover D. to cover

2) The flowers____sweet in the botanic garden attract the visitors to the beauty of nature. （2004上海）

A. to smell B. smelling

C. smelt D. to be smelt

3． Many African-American families get together to greet the new year and think about the past. (Page10)

【考點(diǎn)】 get的常用短語(yǔ)

【歸納】 get together意為“收集，聚集”； get about意為“旅行，走動(dòng)，(消息等)傳播”； get across意為“使通過(guò)，使被了解”；get along意為“相處, 進(jìn)展, 有起色”；get away意為“逃脫，離開(kāi)，把……送走”；get away from意為“(使)擺脫, 對(duì)……置之不理”； get down意為“(從……)下來(lái), 吞下, 寫下, 使沮喪”；get down to意為“開(kāi)始認(rèn)真考慮; 著手辦理(某事) ”；get in意為“進(jìn)入，到達(dá)，收獲， 插入，陷入”；get it意為“了解，懂得，挨罵”； get over意為“爬過(guò)，克服，熬過(guò)，恢復(fù)，原諒”；get round / around意為“到處走動(dòng)，傳播出去”； get through意為“到達(dá)，做完，通過(guò)， 度過(guò)，打通(電話) ”。

【高考鏈接】

1) Hardly could he____ this amount of work in such a short time. （2007天津）

A. get through B. get off

C. get into D. get down

2) Were going to____with some friends for a picnic. Would you like to join us?（2004 北京春）

A. get in B. get over

C. get along D. get together

3) —The boss said we had only three days to finish the work.

—Dont worry. We have already____two thirds of it. （2006四川）

A. got down B. got through

C. given in D. given away

4) We have to____ the wheat as soon as possible because a storm is on the way.

（2004湖北）

A. get away B. get across

C. get through D. get in

4． The festivals were a way to celebrate history and culture, as well as the new year. (Page 11)

【考點(diǎn)】 as well as作并列連詞

【歸納】 as well as用作并列連詞，意思是“不但……而且”。as well as后可以跟名詞、代詞、形容詞、介詞等。當(dāng)其連接兩個(gè)主語(yǔ)時(shí)，謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞與前者保持人稱和數(shù)的一致。

【高考鏈接】

1) The father as well as his three children____ skating on the frozen river every Sunday afternoon in winter. (2006遼寧)

A. is going B. go

C. goes D. are going

2) E-mail, as well as telephones,____ an important part in daily communication. （1996上海）

A. is playing B. have played

C. are playing D. play

5． We have to build our own lives, think for ourselves and speak for ourselves. (Page 11)

【考點(diǎn)】 介詞+反身代詞

【歸納】 for oneself意思是“親自，獨(dú)自，為自己”； by oneself意思是“獨(dú)自地，單獨(dú)地”；of oneself意思是“自動(dòng)地”；in oneself意思是“本身，本來(lái)”；to oneself意思是“供自己用”。

【高考鏈接】

You will find as you read this book that you just cant keep some of these stories to____. You will want to share them with a friend. （2005湖南）

A. itself B. yourself

C. himself C. themselves

6． We should believe in our family, our people, our teachers and our leaders. (Page 11)

【考點(diǎn)】 should表示“應(yīng)該，應(yīng)當(dāng)”

【歸納】 should表示“應(yīng)該，應(yīng)當(dāng)”時(shí)，指有責(zé)任或義務(wù)做某事，這時(shí)它可以和 ought to， be supposed to互換使用。should have done可以表示“本來(lái)應(yīng)該……”，即過(guò)去該做某事但實(shí)際沒(méi)有做，其否定式“shouldnt have done”意為“本來(lái)不應(yīng)該……”，這兩種結(jié)構(gòu)都帶有很強(qiáng)的責(zé)備意味。

【高考鏈接】

1) —I think Ill give Bob a ring.

—You____. You havent been in touch with him for ages. （2006江蘇）

A. will B. may

C. have to D. should

2) —Hows your tour around the North Lake? Is it beautiful?

—It____ be, but it is now heavily polluted. （2007全國(guó)卷Ⅰ）

A. will B. would C. should D. must

3) —My cats really fat.

—You____ have given her so much food. （2007浙江）

A. wouldnt B. couldnt

C. shouldnt D. mustnt

7． Since Kwanzaa is a time for learning as well as joy, people celebrate it by lighting a candle each day and discussing one of the seven principles of Kwanzaa.(Page 11)

【考點(diǎn)】 since + 狀語(yǔ)從句

【歸納】 since引導(dǎo)原因狀語(yǔ)從句時(shí)，意為“既然”，常位于句首，相當(dāng)于now that。引導(dǎo)時(shí)間狀語(yǔ)從句時(shí)，意為“自從”，當(dāng)從句中謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞為瞬間動(dòng)詞時(shí)，譯作“自從（該動(dòng)作發(fā)生以來(lái)）”；如果從句中謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞為延續(xù)性動(dòng)詞而且是過(guò)去時(shí)，則譯作“自從（該動(dòng)作停止以來(lái)）”。

【高考鏈接】

That was really a splendid evening. Its years____ I enjoyed myself so much. （2005安徽）

A. when B. that C. before D. since

8． Creating a new festival may seem an unusual way to celebrate history and culture, but we are in fact all creating new festivals every year.(Page 11 )

【考點(diǎn)】 動(dòng)名詞短語(yǔ)在句中作主語(yǔ)。

【歸納】 動(dòng)名詞（短語(yǔ)）在句中作主語(yǔ)時(shí)，多用來(lái)表示泛指或抽象的動(dòng)作，謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞使用單數(shù)形式。動(dòng)名詞作主語(yǔ)有如下幾種常見(jiàn)情況：

⑴ 直接位于句首做主語(yǔ)。

⑵ 用 it 作形式主語(yǔ)，把動(dòng)名詞(真實(shí)主語(yǔ))置于句尾作后置主語(yǔ)。這種形式通常用于某些形容詞或名詞之后。常見(jiàn)的能用于這種結(jié)構(gòu)的形容詞有：good, better, wonderful, enjoyable, interesting, foolish, difficult, useless, senseless, worthwhile等。

⑶ 用于“There be”結(jié)構(gòu)中。

【高考鏈接】

1) Its necessary to be prepared for a job interview.____ the answers ready will be of great help. （2005北京）

A. To have had B. Having had

C. Have D. Having

2) —What do you think made Mary so upset？

—____her new bicycle. （1997上海）

A. As she lost B． Lost

C． Losing D． Because of losing

9． Our ancestor celebrated the birth of a son or a daughter by giving away red eggs. (Page 12 )

【考點(diǎn)】 give的常用短語(yǔ)

【歸納】 give away意為“分發(fā)，贈(zèng)送，放棄，泄露，出賣”；give off意為“發(fā)出(蒸汽、光等)，長(zhǎng)出（枝、杈等）”；give out意為“分發(fā)，發(fā)出(氣味、熱等)，發(fā)表，用盡，精疲力竭”；give up意為“放棄(念頭、希望等)，停止，拋棄，認(rèn)輸，把……送交”；give in意為“投降，屈服，讓步，交上，宣布”。

【高考鏈接】

1) Dont mention that at the beginning of the story, or it may____ the shocking ending. （2003北京）

A. give away B. give out

C. give up D. give off

2) —Smoking is bad for your health.

—Yes, I know. But I simply cant____. （2002北京春）

A. give it up B. give it in

C. give it out D. give it away