般过去时只是单纯说明动作完成的事实。e．g．I was working all day yesterday．(过去进行时强调过程)I worked all day yesterday．(一般过去时说明事实) (3)在叙述或描写过去的事情时，过去进行时经常与其他时态连用，但过去进行时往往用来表示事情发生的背景。e．g．It was ten o'clock when I got to the school，the students were studying．
【例17】(10年襄樊中考)—I went to see you yesterday evening，but you weren't in． Where were you then? —I_________ a walk by the lake with my husband． A．was having B．am having C．have had D．have
【例18】(10年呼和浩特中考) —Did you hear someone knocking at the door just now?
—No，sir．I_________ music．
A．was listening to B．listened to C．am listening to D．would listen to 【习题精练】 I．词汇
A．根据句意和汉语提示填写单词。
l. Yesterday I called you but nobody_________ (接)the phone．
2．On May Day lots of visitors will come to visit the history_________ (博物馆)． 3．Maria thinks that Harry Potter is so wonderful and I ______ (赞同)with her．
4．—What's wrong with you? You look sick．—Oh，there's nothing _________ (严重的)．I just feel tired． 5．When his little sister cries，Li Iei often makes faces and makes her _________(笑)． B．根据汉语提示及句子意思补全句子。
1．Jim was _______ _________(做游戏)when Miss；Li was having classes． 2．What were you doing when someone_______ ________(敲)the door? 3．I was_______ _______ ________ (洗澡)while my mother was cooking． 4．He is______ young________ (太??而不能)go to school this year． 5．We will have a _______ _________(两天的假期)next week． Ⅱ．单项选择
1．(10年龙岩中考)My watch doesn't work．There is________ wrong with it． A．nothing B．anything C．something
2．(10年兰州中考) —Where would you like to go on your summer holiday，Mike? —I'd like to go __________．
A．interesting somewhere B．interesting anywhere C. somewhere interesting． 3．(10年重庆中考)James，I'm too tired．Let's stop__________ a rest． A．having B．have C．to having D．to have
4．(10年西宁中考)Steven ___________a present for his friend at this moment last night． A．chose B．was choosing C．chooses D．is choosing
5．(09年宁德中考)I called you yesterday，but nobody__________ the phone． A．checked B．repaired C．answered
6．(09年龙岩中考)Attention，please! I have_________ important to tell you． A．nothing B．anything C．something
7．(09年湖州中考)Jimmy__________ TV when his mother got home． A．will watch B．watches C．is watching D．was watching
8．(09年三明中考) —The supermarkets have stopped_________ free plastic bags． —Yes，we'd better use cloth bags．
A．offering B．selling C．to offer
9．(09年福州中考) —Is there __________in today's newspaper?
—Yes，our National Table Tennis Team won all the seven gold medals once more．
A．something new B．anything new C．somebody special D．anybody special
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10．(09年宁德中考)We were cleaning the classroom when the teacher__________ in． A．will come B．comes C．came
11．(09年潜江中考)The girl is too shy___________ in front of the whole class． A．speaks B．to speak C．not speak D. not to speak
12．(09年福州中考)Since June 1st last year，all the supermarkets have _________ free plastic bags． A．to stop to provide B．to stop providing C．stopped to provide D．stopped providing
13．(08年山东中考)Newton was playing under an apple tree________ an apple fell onto his head． A．when B．while C．after D．before 14．(08年重庆中考)—I believe we have met before． —No，____________．I've never been here before．
A．it's the same B．it's true C．I don't think so D．I believe so 15．—Isn't he a good student? —_______ ，many teachers like him best． A．Yes，he isn't B．No，he is C．Yes，he is D．No，he isn't Ⅲ．(09年南平中考)阅读理解
If someone says“give me five”，do not search your pocket to get five yuan! It will make others laugh! The person is not asking for your money，but for your fingers． In the U.S，“give me five”or“give me the high five”is a popular gesture．You can see it often in films or on TV．It means the slapping(拍)of raising right hands together．
People do it when they meet for the first time or something happy happens．For example，a student has good marks in exams or wins a lottery ticket(彩票)．If a football team wins a game，the players will give high fives to everyone around to celebrate．
This gesture may come from the old Roman gesture of raising the right arm for the emperor．This showed that the person raising his arm did not have a sword(刀)in his hand． Why not try to give the high five to your friends?
1．The gesture“give me five”is the slapping of_________ ． A．legs B．hands C．arms 2．“Give me five”is a gesture to _________ ．
A．celebrate success B．ask for money C．search one's pocket 3．When you_______，you give your friends high fives．
A．lose your money B．have something unhappy C．win a football game 4．The gesture started in __________according to the story． A．Rome B．America C．Britain
5．—Why did the Romans raise the right arm for the emperor?-- —Because_________．
A．they were proud of their emperor B．they were happy to see the emperor
C．they wanted to show there were no swords in their hands
Unit 4 Our World
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Topic 1 Plants and animals are important to us Section A
1．think about／think of sth．／doing sth．
think about ①考虑，想??事情e．g．I was thinking about my old schooldays． think of ①考虑=think about e．g. What are you thinking of／about? ②认为e．g．What do you think of my idea? ③想起，记得e．g．Can you think of his name?
【例1】(10年天津中考) —What do you________ the basketball match? —Very good．They have never played better.
A. think about B．think over C．think of D．think on
2．in the country side在乡村 in the city在城市 in the suburbs在郊区 3．in the sky在天上
【例2】(10年西宁中考)Can you see the kite flying_______ the sky? It's so high． A．on B．in C．with D．to 4．nature“自然，自然界”，作名词。e．g．It's important for us to keep the balance of nature．natural“自然的，天生的”，形容词。e．g．He is a natural musician．
【例3】(10年连云港中考)To _________is to help Ourselves，or we will be punished． A．protect nature B．pollute nature C．protect natures D．pollute natures 5．sheep复数是sheep，goose复数是geese。
【例4】There are some___________(goose)swimming in the river． Section B
1．joy不可数名词，“快乐，乐趣”。e.g．Animals give us lots of joy． 【例5】Jordy is an interesting man．It's lots of j_________ to be with him． 2．“of all／the+基数词”，在所有／三者或三者以上之中e．g．Kate runs the fastest of all． 【例6】(10年南京中考) —Did you love your day trip? —Yes，we enjoyed the roller coaster_________ of all． A．most B．1ittle C．more D．less 3．or“或者”，表示选择关系。e．g．which do you like better，the moon or the sun?“否则”，表示转折关系。e．g．Study hard，or you will fall behind．but“但是”，表示转折关系，and表示并列或承接关系。 【例7】(10年哈尔滨中考)—Would you like to go to the concert with me?
—I’d love to，_________I can’t. I have a lot of homework to do． A．or B．but C．so D．and 【考点链接】 and／or／but／while／so
(1)She came in________ took her coat off．
(2)How do you usually go to school，on foot ________by bike? (3)He is very clever，________he isn't good at all his lessons． (4)I am good at English________ my brother is good at math． (5)My parents are waiting for me，_________I have to go now． 【分析比较】 and是表示并列或对等关系的连词。它连接的是对等关系的词、短语或分句。(1)中的“进来”与“脱掉外套”是两个紧承并列的动作，不存在其他关系，故填and。 or是表示选择意义的连词。如(2)中，是对交通方式状语的提问，句尾给出选择范围，on foot或者by bike，从中选择其一。故(2)填or。
but与while是表示转折意义的连词，常可译为“可是，然而”。but所表达的转折程度较大，常是相对的或相反的。while表示轻微的转折，其实质是指两种情况或事物的对比。如(3)中的“聪明”似乎是应该各科成绩优秀，但一转折，使用了but连接，便有了后面的“不擅长”。(4)中的“我擅长英语”与“哥哥擅长数学”形成了对比。故填while。
so是表示因果关系的连词。它常引出前面原因所带来的结果。“我现在不得不走”的原因是“父母在
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等我”。故(5)填so。
【例8】(10年西宁中考)Be quick，_________ we'll miss the flight to Hainan Island． A．or B．but C．and D．so 4．share作可数名词，“份额”e．g．This is my share of it．作动词，“均分，分享”，常与among，between，with连用。e．g．Would you like to share the cake with your brother? 【例9】(10年龙岩中考) —what's your hobby，Philip?
—I like collecting painting．Do you_________ (分享)my interest． 5．feed作动词，“喂，饲养”e．g．My job is to feed the animals．feed on以??为食e．g．Sheep feed on grass．
【例10】(10年芜湖中考) Kate likes the animals that __________ grass best． A．feed on B．feeds on C．fed with D．fed on 6．in the future在将来，在未来 Section C
1．cover作动词，“覆盖，遮盖(with)”。 e．g．She covered her face with her hands．作名词，“盖子，封面”。 e．g．The book needs a new cover． be covered with被??覆盖着。 e．g．The road was covered with snow．
【例11】Most of the earth is__________ with water． A．cover B．covered C．covers D．covering 2．earth
(1)the earth地球
(2)[u]泥土e．g．sandy earth沙土
on earth(用于加强疑问语气)究竟，到底 e．g．What on earth is the problem? on(the)earth=in the world在世界上e．g．He is the luckiest man on earth．
【例12】(10年莆田中考)In order to help save the_________ (地球)，we should live a low carbon life． 3．thousands of／hundreds of／millions of都指“量多，成千上万的”，注意前面不能再加具体的基数词。thousands and thousands of也是指成千上万的。
【例13】(10年福州中考)On National Day，_________ _________ (成千上万)people go to Tian'anmen Square and watch the national flag go up．
4．in the tree在树上(指不是长在树上的东西) on the tree在树上(指长在树上的东西) 5．above／over／on above“在??之上”，表示位置的上下关系，不强调垂直。反义词是below。e．g．A lamp hangs above us． over表示“(垂直地)在??上面”。反义词是under，它还可以表示“越过”。e．g．He climbed over the mountain． on指在物体的表面上，与该物体接触。e．g．There is a book on the desk． 【例14】The temperature today is________ zero，and it's much warmer than yesterday． A．over B．under C．above D．on 6．wood作不可数名词，“木材，木料”。e．g．The chair is made of wood．常用作复数，“树林，小森林”。e．g．There is a woods near my house．形容词是wooden。e．g．a wooden chair． 【例15】I like the____________(wood)table very much．It's very nice． 7．in fact事实上，实际上。
8．make up组成 e．g．Water makes up the largest part of the human body． be made up of“由??组成”，强调主语由两部分或两个以上的部分组成。e．g．The team is made of three doctors and six nurses．
【例16】The boy________ a story，it was not true． A．get up B．turn up C．clean up D．make up 9．drop
(1)落下，掉下e．g．Don't drop the cup． 放弃e．g．He dropped the idea of working on the farm．下车，丢下 e．g．Please drop me at the gate of the school．
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(2)不及物动词“落下，掉下”e．g．The glass dropped out of her hand． (3)名词，“滴”e．g．a drop of water drop in／on sb．偶然／顺便拜访某人e．g．Would you drop on me tomorrow?
【例17】 Don't d___________ your study．You must study harder． 10．in a rainforest在热带雨林 Section D
1．wolf复数是wolves
【例18】W_________ are dangerous animals．You should keep away from them． 2．in number在数量上。
3．比较级或最高级中要注意的几个问题及特殊句型。 (1)两者之间用比较级，三者或三者以上用最高级。
(2)可以修饰比较级的词有much，a little，even，a lot，far等，不能修饰比较级的词有so，too，very，many，more等，e．g．He is much richer than me．
(3)注意要用同类比较，不同类的东西不能比较。这种情况一定要注意代词的使用及any／any other的用法。
e．g．My shirt is the same as hers．e．g．Fuzhou is much bigger than any city in Jiangxi.福州比江西的任意一个城市都大。(福州不在江西内)
Fuzhou is much bigger than any other city in Fujian．福州比福建的任意别的一个城市都大。(福州在福建内)
(4)同级比较用“as+形容词或副词原形+as”，否定句中用“so／as+形容词或副词原形+as”。e．g．He is as old as my brother．
(5)“比较级+and．+比较级”或“more and more+多音节词原形”，表示“越来越??”。 e．g．Winter is coming．It is getting colder and colder． (6)“the+比较级，the+比较级，”指“越??越??”。e．g．The more careful you are，the fewer mistakes you will make． (7)“one of the+形容词最高级+名词复数”表示“最??之一”。整个作主语时，谓语用单数，表示“最??之一”。e．g．Beijing is one of the biggest cities in the world.
【例19】(10年福州中考) The young man drives_________ than he did three months ago． A．much carefully B．much more careful
C．much careful D．much more carefully
【例20】(10年厦门中考)The world is becoming smaller and smaller because the Internet gets us_________．
A．closer B．bigger C．farther
【例21】What a mess! We really don’t know how to deal with the matter．It got even_________. A．better B．best C．worst D．worse
【例22】(10年上海中考)Listening is just as_________ as speaking in language learning． A．important B．more important C．the most important 【习题精练】 I．词汇
A．根据句意和汉语提示填写单词。
1．After that war，the army_________ (控制)the whole country． 2．We enjoy the________ (自然)here．The air is fresh，the sky is blue and there are also green trees and clear rivers．
3．The trees and plants in the ________(森林)help to make the air fresh and clean． 4．We__________ (分享)the world with animals and plants． 5．There are four____________(海洋)on the earth．
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