Lesson 75  SOS(=Save Our Souls)

How did the woman get help?

When a light passenger plane flew of course some time ago, it crashed in the mountains and her two baby daughters, were unhurt. It was the middle of winter. Snow lay thick on the ground. (lay 是系动词，thick是表语，表示主语的状态或性质。lay/grew/got表语+adj.) 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(非常，terrible 可怕的) cold. The woman kept as near as she could to the children and even to get into the case herself, but it was too small. Early next morning, she heard planes passing overhead(passing overhead是现在分词短语，作宾语planes的补足语。) 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 massage by radio to the nearest town. It was not long before a helicopter arrived on the scene（scenery风景） to rescue the survivors of the plane crash. (before 是连词，引导时间状语从句，long 是adj.，是主语的表语，这里的long 和before的用法同long before或before long 词组的用法不能混淆。)

Summary witting

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

  A plane crashed in the mountains, but the only passengers, a young woman and her two baby daughters, were not hurt. It was midwinter and extremely cold, so the woman put the children in a case, covered them with clothes and kept close to them all night. When she heard planes early next morning, she stamped out SOS in the snow. This was seen by a pilot, who sent a radio message, and they were soon rescued by a helicopter. (80 words)

  When a plane crashed in the mountains, the only passengers, a young woman and her two baby daughters not hurt. However, it was midwinter and extremely cold. After putting the children in a case and covering them with clothes, the woman kept close to them all night. On hearing planes early next morning, the woman stamped out SOS in the snow, which was seen by a pilot. A message was sent and they were soon rescued by a helicopter. (80 words)

Composition

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

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

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

  Some time ago, a light aeroplane with a heavy cargo took off. It flew smoothly at the beginning, but after a while, it flew off course because of a sudden storm and high winds. The pilot made a crash while trying to make a quick landing in the snow.

  Fortunately, the pilot was unhurt. He found some ropes and got off从……下来 脱下 动身the crashed plane. And then he roped the plane to a rock. As it was the middle of winder, it was terribly cold. The pilot set up a tent by the plane, and spent the night in it. But when he woke up the next morning, he found that the plane had been swept away by the wind and had been smashed into pieces. Only some cargo and wreckage were left in the snow. (133 words)

Letter writing

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

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

  Forgive me for not writing earlier. I should have written a thank-you letter for the lovely scarf you sent me for my birthday upon一……就 根据 接近 receiving it. But I have been kept in bed with ‘flu’ for quite a few days. Now I’m feeling better, well enough还算好的健康的 to drop a few lines诗篇 名词 妙语(drop a line 写信给某人) to say ‘many thanks’ to you. (57 words)

Special difficulties

When it grew dark…

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

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

The leaves are turning (or getting) yellow.

This apple has gone bad.

Coal煤got scarce缺乏的 last winter.

Everything you said came true.

She fell ill while she was on holiday.

Exercise

Supply the correct verbs in the following sentences:

1 During the night it ___ terribly cold.

grew/got/turned

2 He was so tired, he ___asleep.

fell

3 When the teacher left the classroom, the children ___noisy.

grew

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

turn/go

5 This knob has ___ loose.

come/become

6 The children ___ quiet when he entered the room.

grew

7 Even though I am ___older, I am not ___ wiser.

growing/getting… growing/getting

8 She’s ___ so fat you won’t recognize her.

got/grown

9 This post 职位___ vacant空虚的 last year.

fell

10 Don’t worry, everything will ___ right in the end.

come

Multiple choice questions

Comprehension

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指导方向

d it was the middle of winter

c

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

a

Structure

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

a a youth

b young

c a young

d youth

b note: a young 不合语法。

4 Did the snow ___ thick on the ground?

a lay

b laid

c lain

d lie

d note: lie-lay-lain平放着，处于某种状态；lay-laid-laid 使躺下，放置

5 It was too small. It wasn’t ___.

a enough big

b big enough

c fairly相当的，公平的 big

d rather相当的 big

b note: fairly big 等于 rather big,很少用于否定句。

6 She heard planes ___ overhead.

a pass

b to pass

c to passing

d in passing

a note: hear 后面应带名词+不带to 的动词不定式，或者是带名词+动词+ing

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

a after

b soon afterwards

c behind

d much later

b note: soon afterwards 不久以后

Vocabulary

8 It was a light plan. It wasn’t __.

a dark

b heavy

c black

d deep

b

9 It got terribly cold. The cold was ___.

a frightening

b horrifying

c shocking

d frightful

d note: frightful 非常的

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

d note: letter信，字母 sign 记号 signature

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

a hands

b head

c feet

d knees

c

12 The survivors were___.

a live

b lively

c alive

d in life

c

Sentence structure

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

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

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.