unit 9 technology language points for reading 惠安三中 杨萍萍 05.11

Unit 9 Technology

Language Points for Reading

惠安三中 杨萍萍 05.11

1.Wang Mei is one of many Chinese teenagers

who live life “on the go” and use cellphones.

on the go 忙碌 ; 活跃◆ She’s been on the go all day.

◆ Healthy, happy people are usually on the go.

◆ I’m feeling completely tired out; I’ve been __

____ ever since eight o’clock this morning.

A. on the go B. rushed on the feet

C. on board D. at the work

A

2. She takes out her red cellphone and presses the talk key.press  vt. 1. 按 , 压 , 挤 2. 压碎 , 压破 ; 榨出 3. 熨平 ( 衣服 ) 4. 催促 ; 催逼 ; 强迫 ;( 极力 )劝说 vi. 1. 挤向前 , 奋力前进 2. 紧迫 n.  1. 报刊 ; 新闻界 ; 记者们 ; 通讯社

2.( 常大写 ) 出版社 ◆ Press this button to start the engine. ◆ He was pressing his jacket. ◆ He pressed her to come with him. ◆ There will be a press conference at 8 this evening.

3. I should be home in about ten minutes.  should 应该 , 但此处是一种推断、猜测 ,

◆ She should be here at any minute. ◆ Dinner should be ready by now. ◆ It’s 7 now. Mum should be back at any moment.

◆ I often see lights in that empty house. Do you think I _____ report it to the police?

A. should B. may C. will D. can ◆ I ____ pay Tracy a visit, but I am not sure whether I will have time this Sunday.

A. should B. might C. would D. could

A

A

4. Cellphones make it possible for us to talk…

① make 作使役动词，常用于下列情况： do

make sb./ sth. done

adj. / n.

◆ What has made you think I’m a farmer?

◆ What he did at school made Father angry.

◆ We made him monitor of our class.

② make sb. do… 结构变成被动语态时，

须用带 to 的动词不定式。

He was made to work day and night by the

boss.

③ make it +adj. + (for sb. ) to do

Cellphones make it possible for us to talk t

o anyone from anywhere.

5. Modern cellphones are more than phones.

more than 不止是、不只是； no more than 仅仅、只有 not more than 不到、至多

△ Mr. Li is ____________ a professor; he is

also a famous scientist.

△ As I had _____________ five dollars with

me, I couldn’t afford it.

△ He had to work at the age of ___________

twelve.

more than

no more than

not more than

6. New functions are being added to the phones.

add A to B 将 A 加入 B 之中 If the tea is too strong, add some hot water to it.

add to: 增加（扩大其量） This adds to our difficulties.

The house has been added to from time to time.

add up to: The figures add up to 365.

add sth. up: add up ten figures

add sth. together: 将某事物结合起来

7. The latest cellphones have features …latest 是 late 的最高级，表示“最新的、最

迟的”。如： He was the latest comer. His suit was cut in the latest style.last 表示“上一次、最后的、……”lately 意为“最近”，相当于 recently ，一

般用于否定句或疑问句，常与现在完成时或一般现在时连用。如：

I haven’t seen her lately.

late “ 迟、晚”，可用作形容词和副词。如： These apples ripen in late autumn.

He often gets up late.

later 是 late 的比较级。还可用作“以后的、后来的”，相当于 afterwards ，常与动词的一般过去时或一般将来时连用，还可用于“一段时间 +later” 结构。如：

The boy is often later for school than the others.

Half an hour later, she woke up and began to cr

y.

用 late / later / lately / latest 填空 ◆ What do you think of his ___________ play?

◆ Three days __________, he came back.

◆ What have you been doing ____________?

◆ We shall have to hurry, or we shall be _________ for

the bus.

◆ He came here in _________ June.

考题点击：--- How do you like his ______ play?--- I like it much better than his _______ one. A. latest … last B. lately … lastly C. early … lately D. early … lastly

A

latest

later

lately

late

late

8. … that will remind you about appointments …

remind vt. 意为“提醒、使想起、使记忆起”。常用于以下句型中：

1) remind sb. to do sth 提醒某人 I reminded him to go home before dark.

我提醒他必须在天黑前回家。2) remind sb. that … 提醒某人 I reminded her that we didn’t get any petrol left.

我提醒她我们没有汽油了。 Please remind me that I must call him up before noon.

请提醒我中午前给他打一个电话。

3) remind sb. of sth. 使某人想起 The picture reminds me of my school days.

Thank you for reminding me of the meeting I have to

attend.

另外， remind sb. of sth. 还可作“使某人想到…与…

相似” She reminds me very much of her mother.

她长得很像她母亲。 I am trying to think who he reminds me of.

我在想他像什么人。

考题点击：

1. May I ______ that a plan should be made for the

study before the entrance examination?

A. remind you of B. remind you with

C. remind to you D. remind you

D

2. The letter from my friend ______ our school days.

A. reminded me of B. remembered me of

C. reminded me that D. reminded of

A

9. I don’t dare to use the phone in school.

dare v. aux. 敢 ; 竟敢 ( 主要用于疑问 , 否定或条件句 ), 过去式为 dared, 否定为 dare

not

He dare not tell his father about this exam.

Dare you go out at night alone?

        vt.  敢 ; 胆敢；否定为 do not dare to do

He didn’t dare to speak his mind.

注意： I dare say 为美国英语中的常用语。 I dare say he is right.

10. … we have a need to stay in touch with …

keep / stay / get in touch with;

be in / out of touch with;

lose touch with

◆ Let’s keep in touch.

◆ Do get in touch soon.

◆ We can put you in touch with our branch office.

◆ We’ve been out of touch with him for many ye

ars.

◆ I’ve lost touch with all my old friends.

11. … no matter where we are or what … … helps her do whatever she wants …注意以下二点：

① no matter what / who / which / how… 大都 可用 wh- 加 ever 来代替

② no matter 结构只能引导让步状语从句，而 wh- 加 ever 结构既可引导让步状语从句， 也可引导名词性从句。a. Take whatever measures you consider best.b. Do whatever you like.c. Keep calm, whatever happens. (= no matter what…)

用 whatever / however / whenever / wherever / whoever 填空

◆ It is generally considered unwise to give a child _____________ he wants.

◆ __________ we meet, we always say hello to each other.

◆ __________ you are, you must obey the rules. ◆ I will come __________ busy I am. ◆ __________ he goes, I’ll go, and I don’t care what happens.

whatever

Whenever

Whoever however

Wherever

12. … since we can call for help …◆. This problem calls for careful thought.◆. People were calling for freedom of all slaves.◆. I’ll call for it on my way home this evening.◆. Yesterday I called at his house but he wasn’t at home. I’m going to call on him again this afternoon.◆. I’ll call you up at about 7 o’clock.◆. Lincoln called on his people to fight against slavery.◆. His mother was ill, so a doctor was called in.

13. … in case of emergency … in case of + n. 意为“如果、若、万一” Call for help in case of danger. in case 通常连接一状语从句，表示“万一、以防、

假设、以免…”等意思。◆ In case I forget, please remind me of my promi

se.◆ In case he gives me a phone call, tell him that I

will call him back.◆ You’d better take an umbrella with you in case

it rains.◆ She doesn’t let him leave the train in case he sh

ould get lost.

case 构成的常见搭配有： in the case of + n. 就…而论 in any case 无论如何in that case 要是那样的话 in no case 决不 the case 实情、属实 如：◆ In the case of a chemical change, some new substanc

e is produced.

就化学变化而言，它会产生新的物质。 ◆ In any case you mustn’t tell a lie.

◆ You shouldn’t carry the pan of burning oil out of the k

itchen. In that case you might get burnt.

◆ If that is the case, you will have to work much harder.

考题点击：1. _____ I forget, please remind me _____ it.

A. In the case … about B. In case of … of

C. In case … of D. In that case … about

2. I don’t think I’ll need any money but I’ll bring some

______. (2000 NMET)

A. at last B. in case C. once again D. in time

3. I shall stay in the hotel all day ______ there is news o

f the missing child. (2000 上海春季 )

A. in case B. on matter

C. in any case D. ever since

C

B

A

14. … but also a way to have fun and be cool.

n. 娱乐 , 快乐 , 有趣 The children have quite a lot of fun with the toy.

n. 有趣的人或事 ◆ Sailing a boat is great fun.

◆ In my opinion, he is great fun.

◆ It’s great fun to travel in space in a spaceship.

make fun of 取笑某人 ;

for / in fun: 开玩笑地 , 非认真地 I said it just in fun.

funny : adj. 有趣的 , 好玩的 Mr. Smith is really ___________ and he often

tells __________stories.

adj. 奇特的 ,古怪的 There's something funny about it.

fun

funny