Module 11 Unit 3—4 单元点拨

Unit 3

1. —the man who brought technology to the man in the street. （title）

[点拨] the man in the street：“普通人”、“常人”、“大众”。也可为“man on the street”。

2. As a result， he began designing and making things when he was very young. （P1， L34） 因此，他很小的时候就开始设计和制造东西了。

Sinclairs reputation suffered as a result， but he is still respected for his earlier success. （P4， L43） 结果辛科莱的声誉受到了影响，但他仍然因为早期的成功受到尊敬。

[点拨] as a result & as a result of

as a result： 是习惯短语，意思为：因此，结果。

e.g. As a result， the discussion was put off until next week. 结果讨论被推迟到下星期。

as a result of： 后面加名词，意为：因为、由于……的结果

e.g. The discussion was put off until next week as a result of the heavy snow. 由于大雪，讨论被推迟到下星期。

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（1） Father was late for work the traffic jam， and ， the boss blamed him for it.

A. as a result； as a result of

B. as a result of； as a result

C. as a result of； in other words

D. as a result； in other words

解析：短语辨析。as a result结果是；as a result of由于……；in other words换句话说；句意：由于交通拥挤，父亲上班迟到了。结果，老板因此责备了他。根据句意说明B正确。

（2） Jack has a good habit of keeping a diary every day； he is very good at writing.

A. becauseB. as

C. as a resultD. after all

解析：本题考查副词短语。as a result “因此，结果”，在句中作状语，其前常有一个表示原因的句子。答案为C。

3. Sinclair was mostly selfeducated， preferring to spend time studying by himself rather than at school with classmates. （P1， L5）

[点拨] prefer to do rather than do... 宁愿……而不愿……

e.g. ① She preferred to stay home rather than go with us. 她宁愿待在家里也不愿同我们一起去。

② I prefer to work rather than sit there doing nothing. 我宁愿干活不愿坐在那里无所事事。

[拓展] prefer doing to doing

I prefer singing to dancing.

would rather do than do / would do rather than do

e.g. She would rather stay home rather than go with us.

4. By the time he was ten years old， his teachers said that he was already so good at geometry， algebra and arithmetic that they could not teach him any more maths. （P1， L6）

[点拨] by the time 到……为止（主句常用完成时）

By + 过去时间

现在时间

将来时间主句过去完成时

现在完成时

将来完成时

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① By the time Jane gets home， her aunt for London to attend a meeting.

A. will leaveB. leaves

C. will have leftD. left

解析：by the time Jane gets home，以一般现在时表将来，所以主句用将来完成时，答案为C。

② The construction of the two new railway lines by now.

A. has completedB. have completedendprint

C. have been completedD. has been completed

解析：因为by now，所以选D. has been completed。

③ By the time he was 14 years old， Einstein himself advanced mathematics.

A. teachesB. taught

C. has taughtD. had taught

解析：根据by the time he was 14 years old是过去时，所以答案选D。

5. However， the man providing the money to start the company pulled out of the project at the last minute. （P2， L14）

[点拨1] pull out of 退出，使脱离

e.g. They are pulling their troops out of the war zone. 他们正在从战区撤出军队。

[点拨2] the last minute （重大事情发生前的） 最后一刻，紧要关头

e.g. It never occurred to them that Bob would change his mind at the last minute. 他们怎么也没想到鲍勃会在最后关头改变主意。

6. When his company finally began production and put out advertisements for his radio， demand was high and the business simply took off. （P2， L18）

[点拨1] put out 发表，公布

e.g. The administration put out new guidelines for street vendors.

管理部门公布了针对街头商贩的新政策。

[归纳1] 关于动词put的其他短语。

put across解释清楚，使被理解；put aside保留；暂不考虑；put away放好，收好；put back恢复正常；把……放回原处；put down记下；put forward提出 （要求、事实等）；put in花费，付出；正式提出，申请；put into effect实行，生效；put into operation实施，使生效，使运行；put into practice实施，实行；put off推迟，推延；阻止，劝阻；put on穿上，戴上；上演；增加（体重）；put up建造；张贴；提高；投宿；提出；put up with容忍，忍受

7. When his company finally began production and put out advertisements for his radio， demand was high and the business simply took off.

[点拨1] demand 名词，意思是“需求”。

There is a growing demand in China for environmentally friendly cars. 中国对环保型汽车的需求越来越大。

be in great demand = be in great need

[拓展1] demand的动词意为“要求”、“需求”，通常为及物动词，其宾语可以是名词、不定式、that 从句 （从句谓语通常为虚拟语气）。

The workers also demanded higher wages. 工人们还要求提高工资。

She demanded to see the manager. 她要求见经理。

They demanded that the right to vote （should） be given to every adult man. 他们要求每个成年人都应有选举权。

[拓展2] demand可后接不定式，但通常不接不定式的复合结构，若意义上需要这类结构，可换成 that 从句或在 demand 后接 of。如：他要求她同我们一起去。

误：Tom demanded her to go with us.

正：Tom demanded that she （should） go with us.

正：Tom demanded of her to go with us.

[点拨2] take off 这里是突然大受欢迎，迅速流行

The new magazine has really taken off.

take off 还有“起飞”的意思。

take a few days off 请几天假

8. I consider my father to be the important person in my life. （P46， L1）

[点拨] consider ... （to be / as） + n. / adj. 认为

He considers himself an expert on the subject. 他认为自己是这门学科的专家。

This award is considered （to be） a great honor. 这个奖项被认为是极大的荣誉。endprint

[拓展1] consider doing sth. 考虑做某事

Were considering buying a new car. 我们正在考虑买一辆新车。

[拓展2] considering... 考虑到……

Shes active， considering her age.

注意其与regarding、concerning的区别，这两个词的意思是“关于”。

9. Whenever I trip or hurt myself playing sports， hes there to pick me up. （P46， L7）

[点拨] pick up

Jack turned over the wallet he had picked up in the street to the police. 杰克把在街上捡到的钱包交给了警察。

The train stopped several times to pick up passengers. （接人） 火车沿途停了好几次，让乘客上车。

I picked up French when I was in France. “意外发现”、“学到”、“获得”

I managed to pick up an American news broadcast. 我设法收听到一家美国电台的新闻广播。

The economy is finally beginning to pick up again. 经济终于又开始有所好转。

Unit 4

1. Moving to Canada meant making some big adjustments to my life. Although I knew everybody has to leave their nest at some point， leaving my family was the hardest part， and some people cannot handle being away from home. （P50， L25）

[点拨1] make some adjustments to

e.g. I have made adjustments to the design. 我已对这个设计作出了一些调整。

v. adjust sth.

adjust to sth. / doing sth.

e.g. It took her a while to adjust to living alone after the divorce. 她离婚以后，过了一段时间才适应了单身生活。

[点拨2] at some point（特定的）时刻或阶段

At some point， everyone needs to decide on what career he or she is going to have.

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I have reached a point in my life I am supposed to make decisions of my own. （2009年浙江）

A. whichB. where

C. howD. why

解析：这道题考查的是point 后的定语从句的关系词，I am supposed to make decisions of my own at the point，所以用where.

（对比）—Do you have anything to say for yourselves？ （2006年江西卷）

—Yes， theres one point we must insist on.

A. whyB. where

C. howD. /

解析：这道题考查的point表示观点的意思，后面从句中缺insist on 的宾语。答案选D。

2. Now I am getting used to Canadian food， and believe it or not， my new favourite food is pepper steak. （P50， L44）

[点拨1] 短语get used to意为“习惯于…… （= be used to； be accustomed to）”，后接sth.或doing sth.

e.g. Youll get used to your new job. 你很快就会习惯新工作的。

[点拨2] believe it or not信不信由你

e.g. Believe it or not， he asked me to marry him. 信不信由你， 他向我求婚。

3. Therefore， as well as advancing your education， we also have some of the best university sports in the country.

[点拨] as well as 与动词连用时，其后可用Ving形式，此时相当于in addition to。

e.g. As well as breaking his leg， he hurt his arm. 他不但摔断了腿，而且还伤了胳膊。endprint

She sings as well as playing the piano. 她不但会弹钢琴，而且会唱歌。

[拓展1] 由as well as 连接的复合主语并不影响谓语动词的数，谓语动词的单复数由as well as前面部分决定。

e.g. Helen as well as I is eager to see the performance. 海伦和我一样急于要看演出。

[拓展2] as well常用作状语，作“又；也”解，相当于too或also，常位于句末，无须用逗号与句子分开。

e.g. I am going to London and my sister is going as well （=going， too）. 我要到伦敦去，我妹妹也要去。

4. They are very large and equipped with showers， with two to four students sharing a room.

[点拨] with结构是许多英语复合结构中最常用的一种。He died with his daughter yet a school girl. 他死的时候，他的女儿还是个学生。

with+宾语+形容词

He used to sleep with all the windows open. 他过去常常开着窗子睡觉。

with+宾语+副词

The girl fell asleep with the light on. 那位女孩睡着了，灯还亮着。

with+宾语+不定式

I cant go out with these clothes to wash. 因为这些衣服要洗，我不能出去。

with+宾语+介词短语

He sat near the fire with his back to the door. 他坐在炉子旁，背朝着房门。

with+宾语+现在分词

With the machine helping us， we could finish the work on time. 由于有机器的帮助，我们能按时完成任务。

with+宾语+过去分词

With everything done， she went home. 做完一切事情以后，她回家了。

（作者：郑继岭，江苏省昆山中学）endprint