Reading Period II

Language Focus

1. …the city was already covered in a grey mist.

cover 一词用法小结 :n. 封面 , 盖子 , 表面 On the front cover of the magazine is a picture of a boy.杂志的封面是一张男孩的照片。v. 覆盖 , 遮盖

Mary covered her face with her hands.玛丽用双手捂住脸。The highway was covered with snow.公路被雪覆盖着。

2. 掩饰 ; 隐匿 She laughed to cover her anxiety.她试图以笑来掩饰她的焦虑。3.( 不用被动态 ) 行过 ( 路程 ) We covered about 30 miles a day.我们每天大约走三十英里。

4. 采访 , 报导 Many reporters were sent to cover the event.

2. At lunchtime, the radio weatherman reported that the mist would become a thick fog in the afternoon.

at noon ， at weekend ，

at Christmas ， at night

3.She wondered if the bus would still be running.

wonder =want to know 想知道， wonder + at / about 对…感到奇怪对……疑惑I wonder where to spend the weekend.wonder if / whether/ where/ when / what…..

(It’s) no wonder… 难怪；并不奇怪； 不足为奇No wonder he is not hungry, he has been eating sweets all day.

n. 奇迹

He hasn’t slept at all for three days. ____ he is tired out.A. There is no point B. There is no needC. It is no wonder D. It is no way

4. Once out in the street ,she walked quickly towards her usual bus stop.

== _____ _____ ____ out in the street, …

Once she was

句型转换 :1) When we arrived at the station, we were all tired.

2) As he was ill , he went home.

When arriving

Being ill

The research is so designed that once ____ nothing can be done to change it. A. begins B. having begunC. beginning D. begun

一旦看了 , 就永远不会被忘记了 .Once _____, it will never be forgotten.

seen

While _________, he was not liked .

A.being respected

B.respected

C.respecting

D.having respected

5. The truth is that the fog is too thick for the bus to run that far.

固定短语：① 老实说

句型 :The truth is (that) … 老实说 , 事实是老实说，我不同意你的话。

The truth is (that) I don’t agree with you.

to tell （ you ） the truth

    6. …the fog is too thick for the bus to run that far. (line 10)

= the fog is so thick that the bus will not run that(=so) far. 1) that = so

We are very tired, and we can’t walk that far.Have you ever seen a young person that clever.It wasn’t that good.The story doesn’t sound that interesting.2) too…for sb. to do sth. 太… .. 以致不能… ..

7. While the rest of the passengers were getting out ,she glanced at the faces around her.

常用形式 :the rest/ the rest of + 名词

Most water was polluted in the lake while ______ ____ _________ still clean( 剩余的还干净 ).

rest n.

Twenty students have finished the exam, but the rest_______ _______( 还没完成 ).

werethe rest of

haven’t finished

the rest was

8.Polly set off towards Park Street.

    set off = set out , start out; 出发 ; 使爆炸The villagers set off in search of the lost child.The boy set off the bomb.

常用词组：set out 出发，动身，开始，陈述set about doing 开始 / 着手做某事set aside 将……搁在一边set down 安定下来；写（记）下来set up 建立；创办； 引起

9.She could feel her heart beating with fear.

beat . ______ vi① ② _________

③ _________

Eg, I beat John at chess yesterday.

Eg, The rain was beating on the window.

打败 , 击败

打 , 击打

跳动 beat (beat, beaten)

beating fear

fear: 害怕 , 畏惧

惧怕

重要短语 :with fearin fear offor fear (that)

Eg, She wanted to run, but fear held her still.

惟恐 ; 以防

① n.

因为害怕

1. 哪一队赢得了这场足球赛 .2. 我不知道他们是否已经打败了敌人 ?3. 我们悄悄说话 , 以免惊醒了警卫 .4. 其余的树被留下来 , 让他们长得更高 .

1.Which side ______ ______ ____ _____.2.I ______ ______ they ____ _____ the enemy.3.We spoke quietly _____ _____ _____ waking the guard.4. ____ _____ ____ the trees ____ ____ to grow taller.

won the football match

wondered if had beaten

for fear of

The rest of are

left

10.Polly found herself staring up at a man standing with his hand resting on her arm.find 的用法 : find + 宾语 + doing / done / adj. / adv...

He found it easy to learn English well.

With + 宾语 +doing / done

adj. / adv. prep./ 介词短语

1)With electricity ______, we couldn’t drive the machine.

A. was cut off B. being cut offC. cut off D. having cut off 2)The speaker spoke slowly only to

find him _______.A. understand B. understoodC. misunderstood D. misunderstanding

完成句子 : 1. 她站在那儿跟朋友闲聊，孩子在旁边玩。 2. 一做完工作 , 他就回家了 .

____ ____ ____ ______, he went home.

She stood there chatting with her friend, ____ ____ ____ _____ beside her

with her child playing

With the work done

a) 带名词从句：

1 ） At lunchtime, the radio weatherman reported that the mist would become a thick fog in the afternoon. (line2)

2) She wondered if the buses would still be running. (line 5)

3) The truth is that the fog is too thick for the bus to run that

far. (line 10)

4) As Polly observed the passengers on the train, she sensed that she was being watched by a tall man in the a dark coat. (line 14)5) Polly heard it(the stick) hit the step. (line 38)

b) 带状语从句：1. When Polly left home that morning, the city was already covered in a grey mist.(line 1)2. Once (she was) out in the street, she walked quickly towards her usual bus stop. (line7) One she arrives ,we can start.3. As Polly observed the passengers on the train, she sensed that she was being watched by a tall man in the a dark coat. (line 14)

4. While the rest of the passengers were getting out, she glanced at the faces around her. (line 16) 5. When Polly got to the station entrance, it was deserted. (line 19) 6. As she walked along, she heard the sound of footsteps

c) 定语从句： 1 ）… but by the time she reached the corner of the street,

the footsteps were gone.(line 21)

By the time he comes, we will have finished the job.

By the time the doctor arrived, the patient was dead.

2) The face that she saw was that of an old man. (line33)

3) It gives me the chance to pay back the help that people give when it’s sunny.(line53)

3) 非谓语动词句子：1)      Suddenly Polly felt a rough hand brush her face and she heard a man’s voce in her ear saying ‘sorry,’ (line 23) 1)      feel + O + do 2)      saying 作伴随状语 2) She could feel her heart beating with fear.feel sb. doing feel sb. doHe felt his legs shaking.She felt her back touched by a hand.In the dream, he felt himself pressed by something. 3) Polly found herself staring up at a man standing with his hand resting on her arm. (line 32) find + O + doing