目标认知
　　重点词汇：witness, accommodation ，abandon, scare, aware, in the meantime, be aware of
　　重点句型：a. It takes sb. some time to do sth.
　　　　　　　b. What a ＋adj.＋n. ＋主语＋谓语
　　语 　 法：-ing形式的用法

　　精讲巧练
　　重点词汇
　　witness
　　【原句回放】I thought, at that time, that this was just a story but then I witnessed it with my own eyes many times. (Page 20)
　　【点 拨】vt./vi. 表示“亲眼看见，目睹”，也可用作名词表示“见证人；目击者”（与of连用）
　　We were witnessing the most important scientific development of the century.
　　We witnessed tremendous changes in the city.
　　The police found the witness to the murder case.
　　There was no witness at the scene of the accident.
　　【拓展】常见短语：witness stand 证人席(美)＝witness box(英)；
　　bear witness to 证明，相当于
　　to show and prove；witness to 为……作证
　　The success of the show bears witness to our good planning.
　　He witnessed to having seen the man enter the building.
　　【随时练】After the explosion , the police did a lot of work to find out some clues from the __________.
　　A. lookers-on 　　　B. viewers 　　　C. people 　　　D. witnesses
　　Key： D

　　accommodation
　　【原句回放】On the afternoon I arrived at the station, as I was sorting out my accommodation. (Page 20)
　　【点拨】accommodation n.
　　① rooms, esp. for living in 房间/住所;
　　② lodgings, rooms and food (often pl.) 膳宿;
　　make accommodation for the …… 为……提供膳宿
　　The high cost of accommodation makes life difficult for students in London.
　　This hotel has accommodations for 600 guests.
　　【拓展】accommodate v. 提供住宿; 容纳; 适应/调节
　　He will accommodate me with the use of his house, while he is abroad.
　　One flat can accommodate a family of five.
　　Wherever he goes, he readily accommodates to new circumstances.
　　【随时练】The competitors will be well _________while they are in Beijing during the Olympic Games.
　　A. accommodated 　　　B. hosted 　　　C. attended 　　　D. offered
　　Key： A

　　abandon
　　【原句回放】From James’s face, I could see he was terrified of being abandoned by us. (Page 21)
　　【点 拨】abandon: vt.
　　①抛弃， 离弃;
　　②放弃, 放纵，（与oneself连用时）表示“使放纵”。
　　He abandoned his wife and went away with all their money.
　　They abandoned the game because of rain.
　　He abandoned himself to despair.
　　【拓 展】 abandon作名词，意为“尽情，任意，放纵”；
　　abandoned是形容词，意为“无约束的，无度的；放荡的”。
　　abandoned behaviors 恣意放荡的行为。
　　【随时练】It is unbelievable that the young mother _______her child.
　　A. quitted 　　　B. abandoned 　　　C. deserted　　　 D. gave
　　Key：B

　　reflect
　　【原句回放】I’ m sitting in the warm night air with a cold drink in my hand and reflecting on the day. (Page 23)
　　【点 拨】vi./vt. 反射; （常与that, how连用）表达；反映; （常与on, upon连用）仔细考虑
　　Many newspapers reflect the opinions of the children.
　　A mirror reflects a picture of you when you look in it.
　　He reflected before answering my question.
　　【拓 展】reflection n. 反射; 反映; 沉思,
　　常见短语：on /upon reflection 经再三思考 ；
　　without (due) reflection 轻率, 不经思考
　　After a minute's reflection, he answered.
　　【随时练】Whenever I reflect ________ those days I spent at home, I can’t help feeling happy.
　　A. about　　　 B. of 　　　C. in　　　 D. on
　　Key：D

　　scare
　　【原句回放】I told myself they weren’t dangerous but that didn’t stop me from fleeing scared to death for a moment. (Page 23)
　　【点 拨】 vt.（常与of, to连用）恐吓，惊吓；也用作使动词，表示“使受惊”；
　　短语：(be)scared to death 吓死了。
　　Don’t let the noise scare you; it’s only the wind. 
　　The small animals were scared like anything when they saw a tiger walking towards them.
　　【拓展】也可用作名词，表示“惊恐，恐慌”；作形容词，意为“吓唬人的”。
　　What a scare you gave me, appearing suddenly in the dark. 
　　The newspapers have been printing scare stories about a possible war. 
　　【随时练】She was scared _______ on the horse. 
　　A. to ride 　　　B. riding　　 C. of being ridden 　　　D. rode
　　Key：A

　　in the meantime
　　【原句回放】“In the meantime, Old Tom and the others are having a good feed on its lips and tongue, ” added Red, laughing. (Page 20)
　　【点拨】表示“在此期间，与此同时”，相当于at the same time
　　Please find a taxi, and in the meantime I'll pack some food.
　　The new secretary won’t come until next week; in the meantime we’ve arranged for a temporary one. 
　　【拓 展】同义词：meanwhile adv. (与此)同时；
　　They’ll be here soon. Meanwhile, let’ s have coffee. 
　　Eve was cutting the grass, and meanwhile Adam was planting roses. 
　　【随时练】
　　1．Jerry was playing football and Tom was _________ playing volleyball.
　　A. however 　　　B. meanwhile 　　　C. likely 　　　D. often

　　2．The conference will begin in an hour; _______, let’ s have a rest. 
　　A. on the meantime 　　　B. in the meantimes
　　C. in the meantime 　　　D. in meanwhile
　　Key: B, C

　　be aware of
　　【原句回放】The first thing I became aware of was all the vivid colors surrounding me. (Page 23)
　　【点 拨】be aware of也可以说become aware of，表示“ 明白；意识到”; 其后也可跟that 或wh- 从句。
　　She was aware of the fact, but she couldn’t face it yet.
　　He doesn't seem to be aware of the coldness of their attitude towards his appeal.
　　We were quite aware (of) how you would respond to our terms.
　　【拓 展】区别aware/ conscious/ sensible
　　三者都含有“意识到的”意思。
　　aware 侧重“感官所意识到的外界事物”；
　　conscious 侧重“心理感知”；
　　sensible 指“可用感官察觉到的(较复杂或抽象的事物的)”,如:
　　Everybody is aware of the importance of the Four Modernizations.
　　每个人都意识到了四化的重要性。
　　He is conscious of a sense of guilt.
　　他感到内疚。
　　I was sensible of her solemn grief.
　　我知道她很悲哀。
　　【随时练】
　　1. I’ m _______ aware that this is a risky investment. 
　　A. very　　　 B. rather 　C. fairly 　　　D. well

　　2. His failure in the plan made him aware ________ he had made a great mistake in working out the plan.
　　A. of that 　　　B. of 　　　C. that 　　　D. that of
　　Key：D, C

　　重点句型
　　It takes sb. some time to do sth.
　　花费某人时间做某事。
　　【原句回放】It took over half an hour to get the boat back to James. (Page 21)
　　【点 拨】这是一个It takes (sb.) some time to do sth. 的固定句式，take 意为“花费、需要”，其中take有时态的变化，其前面也可用具体名词作主语。
　　【链接高考】
　　【考例1】Some passengers complain that it usually ________ so long to fill in travel insurance documents. (上海)
　　A. costs 　　　B. takes　　　 C. spends　　　 D. spares
　　【答案与解析】选B。考查句型：It takes sb. some time to do sth. 花费某人时间做某事。句意是：有些乘客抱怨说通常要花费很长时间来填写旅游保险单。

　　【考例2】The repairs cost a lot ,but it’s money well_________ . （湖北卷）
　　A．to spend 　　B. spent 　　　C. being spent 　　　D. spending
　　【答案与解析】选B。spend 也表示“花费”但它的主语是人。此句中well spent作定语修饰money。

　　感叹句型：What a ＋adj.＋n. ＋主语＋谓语！
　　【原句回放1】 What a wonderful, limitless world it was down there! (Page 23)
　　【原句回放2】What a tiny spot I was in this enormous world! (Page 23)
　　【点拨】感叹句通常有what, how引导，表示赞美、惊叹、喜 悦、等感情。what修饰名词，how 修饰形容词，副词或动词，感叹句结构主要有以下几种：
　　①How +形容词+ a +名词+　主语＋ 谓语！
　　②How+形容词或副词+　主语＋ 谓语！　　　　　　　　
　　③What a+形容词+可数名词（单）+　主语＋ 谓语！
　　④ What+ 形容词+复数名词/不可数名词+主语＋ 谓语！

　　【链接高考】典型例题
　　【考例1】 ___ food you've cooked!
　　A. How a nice　　B. What a nice　　C. How nice　 D. What nice
　　【答案与解析】D. 由于How 修饰形容词，副词；what修饰名词。且food为不可数名词，因此A，B 排除。C， How + adj. 后面不能再加名词，因此只有D正确，其句型为What + adj. +n. (不可数)

　　【考例2】 ___terrible weather we've been having these days!　
　　A. What　 　　B. What a　　　C. How　　　 D. How a　
　　【答案与解析】A. weather为不可数名词，B，D排除。C为how + adj. 后面不应有名词。只有A，符合句型What +形容词+不可数名词。

　　【考例3】--- _____ I had!
　　　　　　 --- You really suffered a lot.
　　A. What a time　　　B. What time　　　 C. How a time　　　 D. how time
　　【答案与解析】A.　感叹句分两类：1：What + n.+主谓部分 2：How + adj. / adv. / v.+主谓部分。本题属第一种，但省略了bad，相对于 What a bad time I had! 这是个习惯用语。

　　写作进行时

翻译下文，尽量运用本单元学过的词汇及短语：
　　一天晚上，我正在宿舍内睡觉，突然听到外面一声巨响，真是太可怕了。我亲眼目睹了唐山历史上最大的地震。我匆忙起来朝外面跑，那个时候我也没有时间穿衣服。在远处可以看到发生了什么事情。所有的建筑物都在几秒钟的时间内变成了废墟。世界好像到了末日。人们还在哭喊着，奔跑着。因为每一个人都害怕被世界所抛弃。
　　写作过程：
　　（1）审题：______________________________________________
　　（2）列出相关词汇短语：________________________________
　　　　 ________________________________________.
　　（3）谋篇：_______________________________________.
　　（4）写作：______________________________________

　　答案：
　　（1）审题：叙述一个故事，时态用过去时,并且用第一人称。
　　（2）列出相关词汇短语：accommodation，witness，head，in the distance, yell,
　　　　　　　　　　　　　 abandon
　　（3）谋篇：
　　①hear sth. doing
　　②It takes sb. some time to do sth
　　③It seemed that从句
　　（4）范文：
　　One evening I was sleeping in my accommodation when I heard a huge noise coming from the outside. It was a terrible noise and I witnessed the biggest earthquake in Tang Shan’s history. I hurried to get up and headed out. I didn’t have time to put on clothes at that time. In the distance I could see what was happening. It took only a few seconds for all the building to turn in ruins. It seemed that the world came to an end. People were yelling and running because everyone was terrified at being abandoned by the world.

　　解析：
　　1.这篇作文用到很多本单元的知识点accommodation，witness，head，in the distance,. yell, abandon，如： 以及本单元重点句型：It takes sb. some time to do sth 和It seemed that从句。
　　2．在写作过程的第二步（列出相关词汇短语），可以作为brainstorm的训练，列出所有自己能想到的词汇及短语，及连接词等等。
　　3．为了得到高分，同学一定要注意长短句的交替使用。如果第一句很长，第二句一定要尽量短。如果同学们有时间背诵新概念英语，对它的布局谋篇会有深刻的印象，对我们的写作会大有裨益。
　　4．最好有一个复合句，来凸显你的英文水平。如 宾语从句In the distance I could see what was happening.；状语从句People were yelling and running because everyone was terrified at being abandoned by the world.

基础达标：
　　单项填空（20题）
　　1. The conference will begin in an hour; ________ , let's have a rest.
　　A. on the meantime　　　 B. in the meantimes
　　C. in the meantime　　　 D. in meanwhile

　　2. That's the best way to ________ into the dangerous area.
　　A. get people get　　　　　 B. stop people to get
　　C. keep people getting　　　D. prevent people getting

　　3. If we would throw ourselves, heart and soul,_______ our studies, we should eventually
　 　　get good result.
　　A. out of　　　 B. out　　　 C. into　　　 D. on

　　4. She was scared _______ when hearing the sound of explosion.
　　A. to death　　　 B. death 　　　C. of death 　　　D. with death

　　5. Suddenly, a tall man driving a golden carriage _______ the girl and took her away,
　 　　_______into the woods. 
　　A. seizing; disappeared　　　　B. seized; disappeared
　　C. seizing; disappearing 　　　D. seized; disappearing

　　6. Victor apologized for _______ to inform me of the change in the plan. 
　　A. his being not able 　　　B. him not to be able
　　C. his not being able 　　　D. him to be not able

　　7. I was just about _______ road _______ a ship came to us. 
　　A. traveling on; while 　　　B. to travel on; while
　　C. traveling by; when　　　　D. to travel by; when

　　8. Roses need special care _______ they can live through winter. 
　　A. because 　　　B. so that　　　 C. even if 　　　D. as

　　9. Perseverance is a kind of quality—and that’ s _______ it takes to do anything well.
　　A. what　　　 B. that　　 C. which　　　 D. why

　　10. People were shouting and cheering _______ gay abandon. 
　　A. at 　　　B. to　　 C. with 　　　D. in

　　11. I _______ that something goes wrong when he hasn’t appeared, for he was on time all  the time.
　　A. am aware of 　　　　　　B. am proud of
　　C. am curious about　　　　D. am confident in

　　12. Please excuse my ________ in without ________ .
　　A. come; asking 　　　　　　　B. coming; asking
　　C. to come; being asked 　　　D. coming; being asked

　　13. The well was found __________ when we got there.
　　A. digging 　　　B. to be dug 　　　C. to dig 　　　D. being dug

　　14. __________ in the mountains for a week, the two students were finally saved by the　 local police.
　　A. Having lost 　　　B. Lost 　　　C. Being lost 　　　D. Losing

　　15. Though it’s polluted a little, yet this city with a long history is still a good　 place ___.
　　A．in which to live in 　　　B. to live in
　　C. To live 　　　　　　　　　D. all the above

　　16. We were so thirsty that we had to drink the water in the pool, though it was unsuitable____.
　　A. to be drunk　　　　B. to drink
　　C. drinking 　　　　　D. in drinking

　　17.You can come here to ask me___ if you have any questions.
　　A. at one time　　　 B. at a time
　　C. at any time　　　 D. all the time

　　18. Nuclear energy can be used to __ electricity.
　　A. producing 　　　B. produce　　　 C. have produced 　　　D. being produced

　　19. Jenny refused to act as a beggar in the play because he was afraid of _______.
　　A. making fun of　　　　　 B. laughing at
　　C. being made fun of 　　　D. being laughed

　　20. It was midnight _______ we arrived at the mountain village.
　　A、that　　　 B、when 　　　C、at which 　　　D、which

　　词海拾贝（原精读课文缩写）
　　根据课文内容用合适的单词或短语填空。

OLD TOM THE KILLER WHALE

I was 16 when I began work in June 1902 at the whaling station. I had heard of the killers that every year helped the whalers catch the huge whales. I thought, ___1___ , that this was just a story but then w ___2___ it with my own eyes ___3___.
　　On the afternoon, as I arrived at the station, as I was ___4___my ___5___, I saw an e___6___ animal throwing itself out of the water. It’s a w___7___, which was black and white and fish- shaped. I___8___ we began a whale hunt. At the beginning we just followed and tried to find a c___9___. When the whale came between our boat, the man in the bow of the boat a___10___ at the whale and hit it. Being badly w___11___, the whale soon died. Within a moment or two, its body was d___12___ by the killers down into the d___13___ of the sea.
　　Believe it or not, Although Old Tom and the other killers were fierce hunters, they never harmed or a___14___ people. ___15___, they protect them. There was one day when we were out in the bay during a hunt and James was washed off boat. The sea was rough that day and it was difficult to h___16___ the boat. The waves were carrying James f___17___ away from us. From James’s face, I could see he was terrified of being a___18___ by us. Then suddenly I saw a shark. It took over half an hour to get the boat back to James, and when we a___19___ him, I saw James being ___20___in water by Old Tom. I couldn’t believe my eyes.

　　能力提升：
　　单项填空(共20小题)
　　从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
　　21. —I can’t go on the whale watching tour with you, Tom.
　　 　 —_______ That’s too bad.
　　A. You must be kidding.　　　 B. I’m afraid not.
　　C. What a pity! 　　　　　　　D. What a surprise!

　　22. He had little to leave for his children _______ he worked very hard all his life.
　　A. as though　　　　B. even though
　　C. now that 　　　　D. only if

　　23. After trying hard, they _______ the hope of finding an effective way to solve the  problem.
　　A. abandoned 　　　B. released 　　　C. discouraged　　　 D. resigned

　　24. Sean’s strong love for his country is ________ in most of his poems.
　　A. relieved 　　　B. reflected 　　　C. responded 　　　D. recovered

　　25. Mum has always made me ________ my skin problem and encouraged me to use the cream.
　　A. aware of 　　　B. compared to 　　C. familiar with 　　　D. accustomed to

　　26. My favorite movie ________ in the cinema now. Would you like to go with me and see it?
　　A. is being shown　　　 B. shows 　　　C. is showing　　　 D. shown

　　27. My sister was very unhappy for _______ to the party.
　　A. having not been invited　　　　B. not having invited
　　C. having not invited 　　　　　　D. not having been invited

　　28. _______ enough money for his schooling, Tom worked part-time in a supermarket every 　 evening.
　　A. Making　　　　　B. Having made
　　C. To make 　　　　D. Made

　　29. ______ by a snake, she was frightened of it.
　　A. Being bitten 　　　B. To bite 　　　C. Having been bitten　　　 D. Biting

　　30. He was annoyed for __________ outside while his wife was shopping with the key.
　　A. being kept 　　　B. keeping　　　 C. kept 　　　D. to be kept

　　31. If you want to stay thin, you should avoid eating fat meat, pork _______.
　　A. in particular　　　　B. in general
　　C. in all 　　　　　　　D. in short

　　32. ________ what to do, the workers just sat there doing nothing.
　　A. Telling not 　　B. Not having been told 　　C. Having not told　　 D. Not telling

　　33. The old man lives on a _________ after his retirement.
　　A. pension 　　　B. refund　　　 C. salary　　　 D. wage

　　34. —Did Jack come back early last night?
　　 　 —Yes. It was not yet eight o’clock ________ he arrived home.
　　A. what 　　　B. that 　　　C. when 　　　D. until

　　35. She got scared and _______ when she heard a strange noise outside her window at 　 midnight.
　　A. was out of breath 　　　B. held her breath
　　C. took breath 　　　　　　D. lost her breath

　　完形填空(共20小题)
　　阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
　　A seven-year-old girl who had only just learnt to swim saved a four-year-old boy from drowning in the sea. Because of this she has been 　36　 as a hero. Brave Amber Horton put into action after 　37　 her friend Kieran Martin slip 　38　 rocks and fall in the water. Little Kieran couldn't swim and　39　 to keep his head above the water. 　40　 every ounce of her strength, Amber swam over to the child and pulled him to 　41　. Then she 　42　 him back to the shore at Lee-on-the-Solent, Hants.
　　Amber said: “I had told Kieran to be very careful but he just slipped. He can't swim and 　43　 couldn't touch the floor. I swam over and grabbed him from the water. Kieran was 　44　 shaken but suffered only cuts to his legs from the rocks. "I stayed 　45　 for a long time and hurt my legs on the rocks. - then Amber saved me." The pair were at the seaside for an outing with 　46　.
　　Amber's mum Dee Horton said: "The first I knew about it was 　47　 Kieran's brother Dominic ran over and　48　, “ Amber had just saved Kieran's life.” "It was 　49　. Kieran was frightened and distressed. He couldn't move and was crying his eyes out. "I think Amber's phenomenal. She's just learned to swim herself and she's had no 　50　. I can't believe she did it,　51　. She's a very brave little girl and we are all very proud of her."
　　Drowning is the third most 　52　 cause of accidental death among children　53　the age of 16. According to the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents, learning to 　54　 may help children who find themselves in difficulties in water, 　55　 it does not mean they will be safe.
　　（　）36. A. reported 　　　B. recognized　　　 C. celebrated 　　　D. congratulated
　　（　）37. A. watching 　　　B. realizing　　　　C. considering　　　D. spotting
　　（　）38. A. off　　　　　　B. on　　　　　　　 C. at 　　　　　　　D. from
　　（　）39. A. managed　　　　B. pretended　　　　C. struggled　　　　D. succeeded
　　（　）40. A. Using up　　　 B. Picking up　　　 C. Taking up　　　　D. Giving up
　　（　）41. A. the boat　　　 B. the land　　　　 C. the floor　　　　D. the surface
　　（　）42. A. pulled　　　　 B. pushed　　　　　 C. held　　　　　　 D. dragged
　　（　）43. A. his hands　　　B. his head　　　　 C. his feet　　　　 D. his body
　　（　）44. A. exactly　　　　B. specially　　　　C. extremely　　　　D. happily
　　（　）45. A. under the water　　　　　　　　　　B. on the shore
　　　　　　　C. on the floor　　　　　　　　　　　 D. under the rocks
　　（　）46. A. their parents　　　　　　　　　　　B. their families
　　　　　　　C. their brothers 　　　　　　　　　　D. their fellows
　　（　）47. A. that 　　　　　B. when 　　　　　　C. because　　　　　 D. while
　　（　）48. A. informed　　　 B. announced　　　　C. cried　　　　　　 D. said
　　（　）49. A. terrifying　　 B. interesting　　　C. exciting　　　　　D. satisfying
　　（　）50. A. chances　　　　B. reasons　　　　　C. lessons　　　　　 D. possibilities
　　（　）51. A. anyway　　　　 B. however　　　　　C. besides　　　　　 D. therefore
　　（　）52. A. usual　　　　　B. ordinary　　　　 C. general 　　　　　D. common
　　（　）53. A. at　　　　　　 B. above　　　　　　C. below　　　　　　 D. over
　　（　）54. A. shout　　　　　B. play　　　　　　 C. communicate　　　 D. swim
　　（　）55. A. but　　　　　　B. and　　　　　　　C. or　　　　　　　　D. though

　　答案与解析：
　　基础达标
　　单项选择
　　1----5 C D C A D 　　6---10 C D B A D 　　11-------15. A D D B B
　　16-20. B C B C B

　　词海拾贝
　　1. in the meantime; 　　　2. witnessed; 　　　3. many times;　　　4. sorting out;
　　5. accommodation,　　　　 6. enormous,　　　　7. whale,　　　　　 8. Immediately,
　　9. chance,　　　　　　　　10. aimed,　　　　　11. wounded,　　　　12. dragged ,
　　13. depth , 　　　　　　　14. attacked, 　　　15. In fact 　　　　16. handle,
　　17. further , 　　　　　　18. abandoned , 　　19. approached ,　　20. held up

　　能力提升
　　单项选择
　　21-25 CBCBA 　　26-30 ADDCA　　 31-35ABACB

　　完形填空
　　36. B be recognized as 表示“被公认为…”。
　　37. D spot用作动词时，有“注意到，觉察”的意思；而watching指的是“集中精力看某物”。
　　38. A slip off rocks意思是“从岩石上滑下来”。相当于slip down from rocks.
　　39. C struggled 表示“挣扎”修饰人落水后挣扎的动作。
　　40. A use up表示“用完，耗尽”。
　　41. D 救人时应该是先拖出水面，然后再拖到岸上。
　　42. D dragged 有“拖，拉”的意思。
　　43. C 前面讲到这个人不会游泳，他的脚也不能落地，正好与前面的struggle相对应。
　　44. C extremely 用作副词，表示“非常，很”；exactly 表示“确切的” specially指“专门的，特殊的”；happily 不符合语境。
　　45. A 这里说的是落水的人呆在水下很长时间。
　　46. B 根据下文可知这两个孩子是和他们的家人一块来海边玩得。
　　47. B when表示“当…的时候”。
　　48. C 弟弟落水且被救出来后，当时哥哥肯定是哭喊着跑去告诉大人们。
　　49. A 修饰当时的一幕真是太可怕了。
　　50. C lessons 用来表示“经验，教训”。
　　51. A anyway 表示“无论如何，不管怎样”。
　　52. D common表示 “常见的”；usual意思是“通常的，和往常一样的”，general表示“一般的”，ordinary表示“普通的”。
　　53. C below the age of 16 表示“在16岁以下”，这篇文章主要讲得是16岁以下的儿童溺水的情况。
　　54. D 指学会游泳这件事。
　　55. A 此处表示转折关系。