高 二 英 语

Module 7 Unit 4

The first underground in the world

Language points

as 的常见用法：

A. since; because 因为B. in the way in which 以……方式C. during the time when; while 当……时候D. although 尽管；虽然E. and so too 也一样F. a fact which 正如……一样

1. Ruth is unusually tall, as are her parents.2. As he grew older, he lost interest in everything except gardening.3. Young as he is, he knows a lot.4. As she’s been ill perhaps she needs help.

EC

DA

as 的常见用法：

A. since; because 因为B. in the way in which 以……方式C. during the time when; while 当……时候D. although 尽管；虽然E. and so too 也一样F. a fact which 正如……一样

5. As it is commonly known, The Tube.6. As you know, Cyprus is an island country.7. Much as Pete likes her, he couldn’t marry her.8. I watched her as she combed her hair.

FFD

C

as 的常见用法：

A. since; because 因为B. in the way in which 以……方式C. during the time when; while 当……时候D. although 尽管；虽然E. and so too 也一样F. a fact which 正如……一样

9. Why didn’t you catch the last bus as I told you to?10. As he is a doctor, as was his wife before she had children.

E

E

as 的常见用法：

A. since; because 因为B. in the way in which 以……方式C. during the time when; while 当……时候D. although 尽管；虽然E. and so too 也一样F. a fact which 正如……一样

11. Traveling on these lines was inconvenient, though, as each line was separately owned and many were very far …12. As time went by, the situation was getting worse.

A

C

Fill the spaces with correct prepositions.

1. 进入伦敦的火车2. 对建筑的损伤3. 交通的问题4. 伦敦的南部5. 归……掌管6. 乘坐地铁旅行7. 对……负责

trains ____ Londondamage ____ buildingsthe problem ____ traffic____ the south of London_____ the authority of travel __ the undergroundbe responsible ____

intoto

within/tounder

onfor

1. distant (Line5) adj. far away in the distant past / future ； far away in the past or future: distance n. the amount of space

between two places: He travels quite a distance (= a long

way) to work every day. Does she live within walking distance of

her parents?

The faces of four famous American presidents on Mount Rushmore can be seen from a _____ of 60 miles. （ 2004）

A. length B. distance

C. way D. space

B

The mountain becomes the national boundary for both countries. The fence serves as a boundary between the two buildings. the boundaries of knowledge

2. boundary: n. A. the edge (Line5) B. wall / fence C. limit

A

B

C

3. historic: adj. having importance in

or influence on history (Line 6)

11 November 1918 is a historic day as it

represents the end of World War I.

Can you tell me when the historic meeting

between the two great leaders was held?

This building is of historic importance.

historic / historical:Historic and historical are differentiated in usage, though their senses overlap. Historic refers to what is important in history: the first historic voyage to outer space It is also used of what is famous or interesting because of its associationwith persons or events in history: a historic house

Historical refers to whatever existed in the past, whether regarded as important or not: a historical character Historical refers also to anything concerned with history or the study of the past: a historical novel; historical discoveriesThe differentiation between the words is not complete. They are often used interchangeably:historic times / historical times

4. choke (Line8) n. / v. 窒息；堵塞 1) The child swallowed a chocolate ball by accident and chocked to death. 2) The roads to the coast were choked with traffic. 3) At lunchtime the streets were choked with traffic. 4) Children can choke on peanuts. 5) 引申 : chock back 忍住，抑制 chock up 因激动等说不出话来

During the rush hours the roads are usually _____ up with traffic.

A. chocked B. crowded

C. blocked D. checked

A

5. link (Line21) v. to make a connection between two or more people, things or ideas:

1) The explosions are not thought to be linked in any way.link up: to form a connection, especially in

order to work or operate together:2) The organization's aim is to link up people

from all over the country who are suffering from the disease.

3) They linked up two areas by telephone.be connected with 与…相接 ; 和…有联系

1) She placed a tape recorder in front of her on the table.

2) They placed the orphans with foster-parents ( 养父母 ).

3) His uncooperative attitude placed us in an embarrassing situation.

6. place: A. be in a state or situation B. put sth. in a particular place C. find home / job for sb.

A

C

B

常见短语：place an order (for)place a bet place sb. under arrestplace demand on sb.place sb. in a difficult situation / positionPlace confidence / trust / faith in sb.

订购打赌逮捕要求

使…处于困境

对…保有信心

7. be responsible for: be in charge of1) The driver is responsible for the

passengers’ safety.2) Philip is the project manager. He is

responsible for anything concerning the project.

3) Who is responsible for making the dinner reservation?

8. function as: serve as (L42)

My living room also functions as a

study.

The room functioned as a store room

for keeping all our collection.

The beautiful leaf functioned as a

bookmark.

9. honor (L51)

a quality that combines respect, pride and honesty:

a man of honor We fought for the honor of our country. n. [C] a reward, prize or title that publicly

expresses admiration or respect: She received an honor for her services to the

community. in honor of sb./ sth. in order to celebrate or

show great respect for someone or sth.: a banquet in honor of the president

My sister was against my suggestion while my brother was ____ it. (2006 陕西 )

A. in favor of B. in memory of

C. in honor of D. in search of

A

10. permit (L57) v. to allow sth.The regulations do not permit much flexibility.

[+ ing form of verb] The prison authorities permit visiting only once

a month. [+ object + to infinitive] The security system will not permit you to

enter without the correct password.

Homework

Finish off all the exercises on pages 126 and 127.