Lesson 75 SOS呼救信号

 

First listen and then answer the question.

听录音，然后回答以下问题。

How did the woman get help?

When a light passenger plane flew off course some time ago, it crashed in the mountains and its pilot was killed. The only passengers, a young woman and her two baby daughters, were unhurt. It was the middle of winter. Snow lay thick on the ground. The woman knew that the nearest village was miles away. When it grew dark, she turned a suitcase into a bed and put the children inside it, covering them with all the clothes she could find. During the night, it got terribly cold. The woman kept as near as she could to the children and even tried to get into the case herself, but it was too small. Early next morning, she heard planes passing overhead and wondered how she could send a signal. Then she had an idea. She stamped out the letters‘SOS’in the snow. Fortunately, a pilot saw the signal and sent a message by radio to the nearest town. It was not long before a helicopter arrived on the scene to rescue the survivors of the plane crash.

New words and expressions生词和短语

thick(1.4)/Iik/adj. 厚的  

helicopter(1.12)/'helik%pt+/n. 直升飞机

signal(1.10)/'sign+l/n.信号  

scene(1.12)/si:n/n.现场

stamp(1.10)/st$mp/v.跺，踩  

survivor(1.12)/s+'vaiv+/n.幸存者

Notes on the text课文注释

1  SOS=“Save Our Souls”，国际通用的呼救信号。

2  fly off course,飞行偏离航线。

3  Snow lay thick on the ground. 地上积着厚厚的雪。lay是系动词，thick是表语，表示主语的状态或性质。

4  she heard planes passing overhead,她听见头顶上有飞机飞过。passing overhead是现在分词短语，作宾语planes的补足语。

5  stamp out, 踩出。其中out是一个副词，out与一些动词连用时常常有“看得见”、“听得见”的意思，如write out, tap out, ring out等。

6  It was not long before a helicopter arrived on the scene to rescue the survivors of the plane crash.不久，一架直升飞机飞抵失事现场，来搭救这几个幸存者。注意这句话中的before是连词，引导的是时间状语从句，long是形容词，是主句的表语。不要把这句话中的long和before的用法同long before或before long词组的用法混淆。

参考译文

不久前，一架轻型客机偏离了航线，在山区坠毁，飞行员丧生。机上仅有的乘客，一位年轻的妇女和她的两个女婴却平安无事。此时正值隆冬季节，地上积着厚厚的雪。这位妇女知道，即使最近的村庄也有数英里远。天黑下来的时候，她把提箱当作小床，把两个孩子放了进去，又把所有能找到的衣服都盖在了孩子们身上。夜里，天冷得厉害。这位妇女尽可能地靠近孩子，甚至自己也想钻进箱子里去，只是箱子太小了。第二天一大早，她听到头顶上有飞机飞过，但不知道怎样才能发个信号。后来她有了一个主意。她在雪地上踩出了“SOS”这3个字母。幸运得很，一位飞行员看到这个信号，用无线电给最近的城镇发了报。不久，一架直升飞机飞抵飞机失事现场，来搭救这几个幸存者。

Summary writing摘要写作

In not more than 80 words, describe what happened. Write two different paragraphs using the points and connections given below.

用不超过80个单词的篇幅来描述所发生的事情。用以下要点和连词写出两个不同的段落。

Composition作文

Write two paragraphs in about 150 words using the ideas given below:

按以下思路写出150个单词的两段文字：

1  A light aeroplane with a heavy cargo----sudden storm----high winds----the pilot made a crash----landing in the snow.

2  The pilot was unhurt----roped the plane to a rock----spent the night in a tent----next morning----found that the plane had been swept away by the wind----smashed to pieces----cargo and wreckage in the snow.

Letter writing书信写作

Write a suitable Purpose in about 50 words to follow this introductory paragraph:

按照以下引言的思路，用50个左右的单词写出一段“目的”：

Forgive me for not writing earlier to thank you for the lovely scarf you sent me for my birthday, but I have been in bed with'flu.

Key structures关键句型

What happened?一般过去时（KS3，27，51）（复习第3，27，51课的关键句型）

Exercises练习

A  Underline all the verbs in the passage that tell us what happened.

划出课文中所有一般过去时的动词。

B  Give the correct form of the verbs in parentheses. Do not refer to the passage until you finish the exercise.

用正确的动词填空，完成练习后再对照课文核对你的答案。

When a light passenger plane____ (fly) off course some time ago, it____(crash) in the mountains and its pilot____ (kill). The only passengers, a young woman and her two baby daughters,____ (be)unhurt. It____ (be) the middle of winter. Snow____ (lie) thick on the ground. The woman____(know) that the nearest village____ (be) miles away. When it____ (grow) dark, she____(turn) a suitcase into a bed and ____(put) the children inside it, covering them with all the clothes she ____(can) find. During the night, it____ (get) terribly cold. The woman____(keep) as near as she could to the children and even____ (try) to get into the case herself, but it____ (be) too small. Early next morning, she____ (hear) planes passing overhead and____ (wonder) how she____(can) send a signal. Then she____ (have) an idea. She____ (stamp) out the letters‘SOS’in the snow. Fortunately, a pilot____ (see) the signal and____ (send) a message by radio to the nearest town. It ____(not be) long before a helicopter____ (arrive) on the scene to rescue the survivors of the plane crash.

Special difficulties难点

When it grew dark…(1.5)

Study the verbs in italics. They are all used in the sense of the verb become.

注意用斜体印出的动词，它们均有“变成”的意思。

He grew (or got) angry when I told him about it.

当我告诉他这件事时，他变得非常生气。

The leaves are turning (or getting) yellow.

树叶正在变黄。

This apple has gone bad.

这个苹果坏了。

Coal got scarce last winter.

去年冬天煤变得很缺乏。

Everything you said came true.

你说过的每一件事都变成了现实。

She fell ill while she was on holiday.

她在度假时生病了。

Exercise练习

Supply the correct verbs in the following sentences:

用正确的动词填空：

1  During the night it____ terribly cold.

2  He was so tired, he____ asleep.

3  When the teacher left the classroom, the children____ noisy.

4  If you do not put the milk in the refrigerator, it will____ sour.

5  This knob has____ loose.

6  The children____ quiet when he entered the room.

7  Even though I am ____older, I am not____ wiser.

8  She's____ so fat you won't recognize her.

9  This post____ vacant last year.

10  Don't worry, everything will____ right in the end.

Multiple choice questions多项选择题

Comprehension理解

1  The plane crashed because ____.

(a) it was a light passenger plane 

(b) the pilot was killed

(c) it wasn't flying in the right direction 

(d) it was the middle of winter

2  The next morning a pilot flying overhead ____.

(a) must have seen the letters‘SOS’in the snow 

(b) must have seen the woman

(c) must have seen the wrecked plane 

(d) must have seen the children

Structure句型

3  She was a young woman. The woman was ____.

(a) a youth

(b) young

(c) a young

(d)youth

4  Did the snow____ thick on the ground?

(a) lay

(b) laid

(c) lain

(d)lie

5  It was too small. It wasn't ____.

(a) enough big

(b) big enough

(c) fairly big

(d)rather big

6  She heard planes ____overhead.

(a) pass

(b) to pass

(c) to passing

(d)in passing

7  It was not long before a helicopter arrived. It arrived ____.

(a) after

(b) soon afterwards

(c) behind

(d)much later

Vocabulary 词汇

8  It was a light plane. It wasn't ____.

(a) dark

(b) heavy

(c) black

(d) deep

9  It got terribly cold. The cold was ____.

(a) frightening

(b) horrifying

(c) shocking

(d) frightful

10  She wondered how she could send a signal. She wanted to send ____.

(a) a letter

(b) a sign

(c) a signature

(d) a message

11  She probably stamped out the letters‘SOS’with her ____.

(a) hands

(b) head

(c) feet

(d) knees

12 The survivors were ____.

(a) live 

(b) lively

(c) alive

(d) in life

Sentence structure句子结构

Join these sentences, then check your answer against the text.

连接以下句子，然后对照课文第5-7行，核对你的答案。

It grew dark. She turned a suitcase into a bed. She put the children inside it. She covered them with all the clothes she could find.

When ______________________________________________.