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Unit 18 New Zealand
一、熟记下列重要词与词组
fisherman ,
north , east , south , west     (n);    northeastern, northern , eastern    adj.
in the north/ east /south/ west of= north / east /south /west of 表示位于（某范围内）；在于
on the north/east/south/west of = north / east /south /west of表示位于……（与之接壤）
to the north / east /south / west of = north / east /south /west of表示位于…（某范围之外）
in the northern part of
Japan lies to the east of China.　　　 日本位于中国的东部。
Liaoning province lies on the south of Jilin. 辽宁省位于吉林南部。
Changchun lies in the northeast of China.
center (n) , central adj.
a.中央的；中心的; 在中央的；位居中心的
    The shops are in a central position in the city. 商店都开设在城市的中心。
b.主要的；重要的
    The central aim of this government is social stability. 首要目标
c.方便的；便利的；易得的；位置适中的
    Our apartment is very central for the shops. 由我们的公寓到商店购物很方便。
coast    n.
Shanghai lies on the eastern coast of China .
Taiwan lies off the coast of the mainland .
The restaurant is just off the main road. 这家饭店就在主干道旁边
5.surround vt &vi    surrounding adj. 周围的，附近的surroundings    n.环境，气氛
n. 表示物体的边缘
surround sb. / sth. (with sb. /sth.)
They have surrounded the town with troops.　　　 他们出动军队包围了该城。
He likes to surround himself with beautiful things. 他喜欢生活在美的环境中。
surround sth. / sb. (by/with sth.)
The house was surrounded by high walls.　　 房子的四周有高墙。
比较：There is a high wall surrounding the prison camp.    一道高墙把整个集中营围了起来。
She was sitting on the floor surrounded by books.    她坐在地板上，四周都是书。
Is there any danger in your surrounding area?    你周围的地区有危险吗？
The house situated in very pleasant surroundings.       那座房子所处的环境非常优美
6.
a.温和的，温柔的
　　 He's the mildest man you could wish to meet.　　 他是最温和的人了。
b.不严厉的，不严酷的
　　 a mild climate 温和的天气　　 a mild punishment 轻微的惩罚
c.淡的，不强烈的　　 a mild cigar 淡味的雪茄烟
7. .bay    n .海湾    harbour    n. 海港，港口; 避难所
    In a small bay big waves will never build up .在小的港湾里,永远也不会形成大的波涛。
The boats in the harbor were safe during the storm.
8.heat n. 高温，热vt “使……变暖或变热
This fire doesn't give out much heat.　　 这个炉子的火不旺。
The office will soon heat up　 办公室马上会暖和起来。
9. .settle    vt, vi.
    1) 定居；使定居 vi
    My son has settled happily in America. 我儿子已在美国愉快地定居了。
    After years of travel, we decided to settle here
    2) 殖民vi
    The Dutch settled in South Africa. 荷兰人殖民南非。
    3) 安置；安顿 vt
    We are settled in our new home. 我们住入新居。
    4) 落下；栖息 vi
    The insect settled on a leaf. 一只昆虫落在一片树叶上。
Clouds have settled over the mountain tops.　　 云彩在山顶上空停留不散
    5) 使平静，使安静，使镇静
    Wait until the excitement has settled down. 等到兴奋的情绪镇静下来再说。
    6) 决定，确定；解决vt
    We have settled who will pay for the meal. 我们已经定了由谁来付饭钱。
It's time you settled your dispute with him.　　 现在你该跟他把争端解决了
    7) 偿清，付还 vt
    Please settle your account immediately. 请立刻结清你的欠账。
10.mainly =mostly ，chiefly , all in all , on the whole , for the most part adv.大体上，主要地
She is mainly a typewriter. 她主要是个打字员
The dining hall serves the students mainly这个食堂主要为学生服务
This school is mainly for boys; there are only a few girls in it.    这所学校主要招收男孩，女孩极少。
11.make a voyage , make a journey / a visit / a tour / a trip
12.possession
a.take (get /gain) possessions of 占有……；占领；拿到……
　The soldiers took possessions of the enemy's fort. 士兵攻占了敌人的堡垒。
b.have/in possession of sth. 控制，占有，占据，拥有
　Class 4    had/were in possession of the ball for most of the match.
4班的队员在比赛的大部分时间控制着球。
in one’s possession / in the possession of sb在某人手中，由某人掌握
13.location , be located in = lie in
14.mountain n., mountainous adj.
mountainous country 多山的国家    mountainous waves 巨浪
15.surprise vt &n.    surprising , surprised adj.
The surprising attack was on at the first light.天一亮,就发起了突然袭击
16.percent n通常和一个具体数字连用，指具体的百分比
percentage 通常放在形容词后面，也可以单独使用。不受数字修饰，不指具体百分比
By 2050, the percentage of senior citizens older than 80 will increase from today’s 10 percent to 20 percent of the total population
17.make up
a. make sb. /oneself up 为某人（自己）化妆
　　 She's always very heavily made up.　　 她总是浓妆艳抹。
b. make up of 形成，构成，组成
　　 Animal bodies are made up of cells.　　 动物的身体是由细胞组成的。
c. make up for sth. 补偿、赔偿或抵消某事
　　 Hard work can make up for a lack of intelligence.　　 勤能补拙。
d.make up one's mind下决心做……
He made up his mind to be a teacher　　 他决心要做教师
18.relate to , relation n    a.= relative 亲戚关系;联系. b. (pl) 关系；交往.
    the friendly relations between the two countries
Some of my relations, my mother's aunt and uncle, live in America.
    我有些亲戚，如我母亲的姑姑和叔叔，住在美国。
     friendly relations 友好关系
    They have business relations with our firm. 他们和我们公司有生意来往。
19. agriculture n., agricultural adj.
With the development of _________ and industry ,Chinese people are having a happy life .
agricultural tax
20.cattle牛(总称)集合名词    a head of 一头
    a herd of cattle 一群牛      five head of    cattle五头牛
    cattle breeding 畜牧(业)     cattle show家畜展览会
    He has twenty ( head of ) cattle on his farm.他农场里有二十头牛。These cattle are thirsty.这些牛要喝水。He has one head of cattle.他有一头牛。
21. export    vt. 输出；出口n. 输出；出口-----input vy &n.
    This country export fruit. 这个国家出口水果。
    China exports to many other countries regions.中国向许多其它国家和地区出口货物。
     The export / exportation of gold is forbidden.黄金出口是禁止的。
    Wool is one of the chief exports of Australia.羊毛是澳大利亚的主要出口物资之一
22. turn to    “转向”，to是介词，其后接名词或动词-ing形式。
    turn to sb. / sth. for help / comfort    求助于某人（某物）
    He turned to the study of medicine. 他转向学医了。
    After she left the university, she became a teacher, but later turned to journalism.
    大学毕业后，她先当了老师，但后来转行，干新闻工作了。
The man ______ we turned to for help is our advisor .
The child turned to his mother for comfort.　　 那孩子向母亲寻求安慰。
23. ship vt, vi. ( shipped , shipped )用船运送; （邮寄或用其他工具）托运，发送（大物件）
    Did he ship it by express or by freight? 他是用快车还是用货车托运它？
By ship = in a ship
The ship ______our grandfather arrived at the USA was called “Fengli “ .
a. in which     b. by which    c. at which     d. from which
24. sail    vi, vt. 航行；驾船，行船; 坐船，乘船; 坐船航行，坐船旅行
    go sailing 坐船航行     by sail = by ship = in a ship = by sea
    His ship sails today. 他的船今天航行。
    She sailed the boat without any help. 她在没有任何帮助的情况下驾船航行。
25.go to the seaside 去海滨    at the seaside在海滨，=在海边=　on the beach , by the seaside
26.camp vt. 使安营住宿; 临时安顿 vi. 露营, 露宿, 设营; 住宿
    go camping去野营；宿营
    The herdsmen camped themselves on the grasslands.牧民们在草原上扎营住宿
27. beyond prep. 在……的那一边；超越；adv. 在那边
a.I can't see anything beyond the river because of the fog.由于浓雾，河的那边我什么都看不见。
b.This problem is far beyond me. 这个问题远超过我的能力之外
28. water( u) n. “水；waters海水，湖水，河水；领海，水域；矿泉水
      Fish live in (the) water.     鱼生活在水中。      British waters       英国的海域
     This is where the waters of the Amazon flow out into the sea.    这是亚马逊河入海的地方。
29. 倍数表达有以下几种方式：(若表示两倍可用副词 twice 或形容词 double。如:     Ten is double five.    十是五的二倍)
（1）A is three (four, etc) times the size (height, length, widthetc) of B.
　The new building is four times the size (height) of the old one.这座新楼比那座旧楼大（高）三倍。
（2）A is three (four, etc) times as big (high, long, etc) as B.
　Asia is four times as large as Europe.　　　亚洲比欧洲大三倍。
（3）A is three (four, etc) times bigger (higher, longer, etc) than B.
　Your school is three times bigger than ours.　你的学校比我们学校大三倍
(4) …times + as many/much+n.+as B
(5 ) The size/length/height/depth/width + of + A + be +倍数+ that of+B
    The size of Asia is four times that of Europe.    亚洲的面积是欧洲的四倍
30. travel    vi; vt表示“行走、行驶、旅行或游历（一段距离）；走过、绕过……（某地区）
     travel to Beijing /around the world ( vi. )
      We travelled ( vt )100 miles on our first day.    我们第一天走了一百英里。
He’s travelled ( vt ) the whole world.    他游遍了世界各地。
31. 在定语从句中，基于意义上的需要，可以在some, any, several, many, most, all, both,
neither, none, half, one等词和形容词比较级、最高级之后接of whom或of which。
New Zealand has a population of about 3.8 million people, of which about fourteen percent are Maori.
32.farm vt种田，务农；耕种（土地）；在农场饲养（动物）,后可接土地、动物或庄稼。
     Be farmed for … , on the farm , in the field
      We farm a hundred acres of arable land.       我们经营着一百英亩可耕种的土地。
      Some of the villagers are not farming crops but farming geese and cattle now.
有些村民现在不种庄稼而养鹅和牛了
33. be of+抽象名词= be + 形容词，表示品质、特征等意思。
Be of help / use / importance / value= be helpful/useful/important/valuable
What you learned from the report is of great importance.      你从那次报告学到的内容很重要。
They were both of middle height.他们两人都是中等个儿
二、熟记下列重要词组　
1.write a description of         2.islands and seas beyond China
3.in/with relation to =related to      4.lie to the east of
5. lie 80km to the south of =lie 80km south of 6. lie in the south
7.the best place for a holiday       8. on the beach
9.on the northeastern coast       10. on the island
11.your great-grandfather on your father’s side 12.be from Shentong, a small village(同位语)
13.lie in the northern part of        14.get to these islands from your hometown
15.lie off the eastern coast of       16.be made up of
17.be surrounded by        18.It is about the same size as
19.lie on the North Island       20.have a mild sea climate
21. rain quite a lot         22.the ocean and seas surrounding the islands
23.lie on a bay     24.a very beautiful natural landscape with green hills and mountains
25.be famous for ..as…       26.,some of which throw hot water high into the air
27.be used to make electricity       28.be the earliest people to come to ..
29.It is some 3,500kilometres from ..to…    30.travel (vt.)some 3,500 kilometres
31.in narrow boats         32.settle mainly on
33.around 1421         34. on one of their voyages
35.take possession of        36.from that time
37.settle in New Zealand        38.sign an agreement with sb
39. celebrate that day as …       40.it is a place where ….
41. the words in bold        42. refer to
43.match each paragraph with      44. change least from .. to ..
45.compare the climate in China with that in New Nealand    46. make sentences with
47.combine .. into sentences       48.the scene of …
49.stand for          50. receive a letter from
51.too much junk food        52. talk with mouth full
53.study abroad         54.fail his maths exam
55.be a shock to sb         56. have a population of
57., of which about fourteen percent ..     58.since the mid-1980s
59.make up about six percent of       60. the majority of
61.the native language of        62.an official language
63.all street signs         64. be written in both languages
65.the common meeting place for      66.at an early age
67. what to do          68.a special occasion
69.be marked with speeches        70. all the relations , old and young
71.share one’s memories of        72.an important agricultural country
73.with cattle farming on the North Island    74. turn to keeping deer
75. about 4,500 deer farms       76.(the deer ) be farmed for their meat and skins
77.be shipped to ..         78.be of high quality
79. be sold all over the world     80.a country with plenty of space and a good climate
81.all kinds of sport and outdoor activities    82.from mid-December till early February
83.by the seaside         84. go camping in the hills or on the coast
85.attract tourist from all over the world    86. be native to …= come from
三、单项选择
A：基础知识题
1. The old man tried to       those two boys who were fighting.
A. divide       B. separate       C. stop        D. prevent
2. He       his work with birds.
   A. is famous of      B. is famous for     C. is well known of     D. is well known to
3. They        a big part in developing their country.
   A. made       B. took      C. played        D. did
4.--- Do you know what Shmily       ?
--- Sorry, I don’t know.
   A. is made up of    B. stands for         C. leads a life          D. gets on with
5. 7. Tianjin lies       Beijing and they both lie       China.
   A. on, in          B. in, in             C. in, on               D. on, to
6. ---How much is the T-shirt       ?
   ---$65.
   A. worth        B. cost             C. worthy             D. paid
7. Our hometown is a beautiful city       a wide river.
   A. in            B. on             C. from              D. of
8. The people in the south live mainly       rice.
   A. in            B. on              C. but                  D. and
9. I do every single bit of housework ____my husband Bob just does the dishes now and then.       
   A. since               B. while               C. when                  D. as
10. We can see lots of small islands _________ the shore.
A.on     B.off              C.along     D.beside
11. For the sake of her daughter’s health, she decided to move to a warm ______.(上海2002春)
    A. weather               B. temperature          C. season                       D. climate
12. Some of this heat near the earth's surface _________ make electricity.
A.is used for      B.is used to         C.gets used to          D.used to
13. Einstein was famous _________ a scientist _________ his Theory of Relativity.
A.for;for    B.as;for            C.for;as     D.as;as
14. .Can you describe the climate _________ New Zealand?
A.close to       B.next to           C.in relation to    D.referring to
15. New Zealand wine is _________ and is sold all over the world.
A.of high quality   B.high quality       C.good quality       D.of poor quality
16. .Farmers have turned to _________ deer because it can make a lot of money.
A.keep    B.keeping           C.make        D.making
17..New Zealand is a(n)_________ country.
A.spoken English                  B.English spoken
C.speaking English      D.English-speaking
18..Do you think that the way of Maori life in the village will be kept _________?
A.lovely   B.alive            C.lively      D.life
19. _________ some 3 500 kilometers from Polynesia to New Zealand.
A.There is   B.It is             C.It has      D.There lies
20. Mr. Smith sold that cottage of his by the sea       two million dollars.
   A. at        B. for              C. to                    D. by
21.As is known ____ us , the actress is famous ______her excellent act .
   A. for ,as       B.to , for           C. as , for                D. to , as
22.______ is the population of the city ?
   A. How        B. How many       C.How much              D.What
23. German was Marx‘s ________.
A. mother land    B. native place       C. native language         D. native country
24.     ---Have you expected that he made such a decision?
---No, never. What he does is always quite ______ imagination.
A. beyond       B. out of      C. from      D. after
25. ---Do you know _____ the population in our city is?
   ---Yes, it has ______ of about 200,000.  
   A. how much; population        B. how many; a population
   C. what; a population           D. what; the population
26. Our school lies _______ east of John’s house.
   A. in          B. on        C. off         D. /
27. East of the lake ______ two villages.
   A. lies        B. is         C. are         D. there is
28. What we discussed at the meeting _______ the project to help the children in the countryside.
   A. was relating to     B. was related with      C. was relating with     D. was related to
29.After he finished school , he became a teacher but later he________.
   A. turned to driving B.turned to drive   C. insisted on driving   D.insisted to drive
30.Mrs Brown is not an understanding wife ;she never ____ any of her husband’s worries .
   A. spares    B. shares     C.enjoys     D. regrets
31. --- Are all the students for this plan --- Yes, ______ students think it good.A.the majority     B. most of    C.the minority of    D. the majority of the
32. When you meet new words, a dictionary is always turned _______. A. up      B. to     C. over      D. out
33. He seldom came home late, but this evening he was back ______11 o’clock. A. beyond       B. below             C. before             D. between
34.   ---Where is your house?---Look. Over there. It is the one _____ door faces east. A. whose          B. which             C. its                  D. that
35. Taiwan lies______ the southeast of Fujian, which is ______southeast of China.   A. in; on            B. to; in            C. on; in              D. to; on
36. The prices of houses have gone up     the prices of color TV have been brought down. A. as            B. when           C. while          D. instead