1、Period Four GrammarDegrees of comparison感知以下课文原句，完成方框下的小题1The earth is fortynine times larger than the moon.2Its getting brighter and brighter.3The closer you are，the more youll see.4The more books I read，the more information I learn.5We need rather more than that.1由句 1 可知一种倍数的表达法：倍数形容词/副词的比较级than。2
2、句 2 为“比较级and比较级”结构，意为“越来越” 。3句 3 和句 4 为“the比较级，the比较级”意为“越，(就) 越” 。4由句 5 可知 rather 可以修饰比较级。一、倍数的表达法规则说明 例句倍数as形容词/副词原级asThis table is three times as big as that one.这张桌子是那张桌子的三倍大。倍数形容词/副词比较级thanOur school is twice bigger than yours.我们学校比你们学校大一倍。倍数the 名词(size，height，length， width，etc.)ofThe new build
3、ing is three times the height of the old one.这座新楼是那座旧楼的三倍高。倍数what 从句The value of the house is twice what it was.这套房子的价值是原来的两倍。二、用形容词和副词表示比较级和最高级的几个重要句型1 “比较级than”意为“比更” 。Thats easier said than done.说比做容易。2 “.as原级as.”意为“和一样” 。The building is as high as the tower.这幢建筑和那座塔一样高。3 “.not as/so原级as.”意为“不及”
4、。My dictionary is not as/so useful as yours.我的字典不如你的有用。4no more.than 表示“和一样都不” ；而 not more.than 则表示“不如” ，相当于“not so.as” 。Jack is no more intelligent than John.杰克与约翰一样都不聪明。She is not more generous than her younger sister.她不如她妹妹慷慨大方。5 “比较级and比较级”意为“越来越” 。In the future，there will be less and less oil，g
5、as and coal left.将来，石油、天然气和煤会越来越少。Our school is becoming more and more beautiful.我们的学校正变得越来越美丽。6 “the比较级，the 比较级”意为“越，(就) 越” 。The more，the better.越多越好。The more we have，the more we want.人欲无穷。7 “否定词比较级”表示最高级含义。He has never spent a more worrying day.他度过了最忧虑的一天。There is no greater love than that of a ma
6、n who lays down his life for his friends.为朋友而放弃生命的人的爱是最伟大的爱。三、比较级的修饰语在英语中，我们经常可以用一些词或短语来修饰形容词或副词的比较级。常见的几种形式如下：1比较级的修饰语通常为副词或短语，置于比较级前面，说明比较级的程度。常用副词或短语有：a little，little，a bit，bit，a lot，a great deal，much，far，rather，slightly，by far，even，still ，nearly ，almost，any，just 等。The green pen is a bit more exp
7、ensive than the red one.这支绿色的笔比那支红色的贵一点。A train runs much faster than a bus.火车比公共汽车跑得快得多。注意：(1)by far 修饰比较级时，一般放在比较级的后面；如果放在前面，则应在形容词或副词的比较级前面加定冠词 the。He is taller by far than his brother.他比他弟弟高得多。She is by far the taller of the two sisters.她显然是两姐妹中比较高的。(2)any 意为“稍微，一些 ”，多用于疑问句、否定句或含有否定意义的句子中。She wa
8、s too tired to walk any further.她累得一点也走不动了。2分数、百分数、时间、长度、重量等词也可放在比较级前，表示作比较的二者之间相差的程度。He is five minutes later than he was yesterday.他比昨天晚到了五分钟。单句语法填空1According to a review of evidence in a medical journal，runners live three years longer(long) than nonrunners.(2018全国)2Corn uses less water than rice
9、and creates less fertilizer(化肥) runoff.(2018全国)3He screams the loudest(loud) of all.(2018全国)4There could be an even higher(high) cost on your health.(2018浙江)5Even worse(bad)，the amount of fast food that people eat goes up.(2017全国)6Sixteen years earlier(early)，Pahlsson had removed the diamond ring to
10、 cook a meal.(2017浙江)7If you feel stressed by responsibilities at work，you should take a step back and identify(识别) those of greater(great) and less importance.(2016全国)8I have always enjoyed all the events you organized and I hope to attend many more(many) in the coming years.(2016浙江)9Finally，that h
11、ard work paid off and now the water in the river is cleaner(clean) than ever.(2014新课标全国)10The harder(hard) you try to beat him，the more likely you will get hit.(2014辽宁).单句语法填空1As summer is coming，the day is becoming longer and longer.(long)2The warmer(warm) the weather is，the better(good) the crops
12、will grow.3We have never spent a more exciting(exciting) day.4The yellow building is twice the height(high)of the red one.5How beautifully she sings！Ive never heard a better (good) voice.6The rainfall this year is twice what it was last year.7We need a piece which is a great deal bigger(big) than th
13、at.8The man is ten years older(old) than his wife.9The patient has responded to the treatment rather better(good) than expected.10Your idea is not good，but hers is even worse(bad)11Can you move a little farther(far)?12Which is the larger(large) country，Canada or Australia?13This rope is twice(two) l
14、onger than that one.14This hill is four times the height(high) of that small one.15The pianos in another shop will be cheaper(cheap)，but not as good.语法填空Its snowing.Its already December now.The weather is getting 16.colder and colder(cold)My daughter loves snow.She has been looking forward to the sn
15、ows coming for a long time.This morning，when my daughter got up and looked out of the window，she suddenly found it was snowing.She rushed out，singing and jumping.She had never seen a 17.more beautiful(beautiful) scene than this before.The 18.more heavily(heavily) it snowed，the 19.more(many) children
16、 gathered.Many children made snowmen outside，but my daughter thought she got the 20.coolest(cool) snowman.The snowman she made was about twice 21.larger(large) than the others.基础巩固.用所给词的正确形式填空1Andy is content with the toy.It is the best(good) he has ever got.2She had to wait a very long time.The lon
17、ger she waited，the more impatient(impatient) she became.3Global warming could be rather worse(bad) than we think.4We had made our reservation six months earlier(early)， but the man at the front desk said there had been a mistake.5Raymonds parents wanted him to have the best(good) possible education.
18、6It may not be a great suggestion.But before a better(good) one is put forward，well make do with it.7This is by far the most inspiring(inspiring) movie that I have ever seen.8Next to biology ，I like physics best(well)9Many people have donated that type of blood; however ， the blood bank needs more(m
19、uch)10This restaurant wasnt half as good(good) as that one we went to.完成句子11As time went on，he found it more and more difficult to support his family.他日渐发觉要养活一家人是越来越难了。12It took three times as long as I had expected.这件事比我预料的多花了三倍的时间。13The computers are much more advanced than those we produced last
20、year.这些电脑比我们去年生产的那些先进得多。14I decided to go with them because I had nothing better to do.我决定同他们一起去，因为我没有更好的事情可做。15China is larger than any other country in Asia.中国比其他任何一个亚洲国家都要大。能力提升.完形填空One day，it was raining heavily and I didnt have an umbrella，I had just 16 a bus and had to walk back to my house.I
21、17 walking in that direction，when I heard somebody shouting， “Sister，sister.” I looked back and 18 the stationery(文具) shopkeeper.I went to him and asked what was the 19 .He said that since it was raining heavily，I could take a 20 in his shop，have a look at his new 21 and go home when the rain stoppe
22、d.For a moment I hesitated(犹豫 )，but the 22 of getting to have a look at the pens made me nod.To my surprise，I found that the 23 was larger than I thought.The stationery shopkeeper offered me a chair and took out the pens for me.I 24 a beautiful parker(派克) pen and had a try.It 25 so smoothly that I w
23、anted to buy it with all my heart， 26 as expected it was very expensive.The shopkeeper said， “I can give you the pen for ninetyfive dollars 27 one hundred.” I looked up and thanked him for the 28 ，but refused politely as it was 29 quite expensive for me.By that time，the rain had 30 ，and after apprec
24、iating his 31 ，I quickly walked back to my house.After that day， the shop became my 32 place to hang out.The shopkeeper used to 33 me pens always at discount prices and very often also offered me tea.He had much information about all kinds of pens and other writing instruments. 34 both of us knew no
25、thing about each other，we had a deep friendship based on our common 35 .语篇解读 在一个下雨天，作者为了避雨进了一家文具店，从此爱上了那里的钢笔并和文具店店主成了朋友。16A.run into Bgot offCrun after Dgot on答案 B解析 根据该空后的“不得不走回家”可知，作者刚下了公交。get off 下车，符合语境。run into 撞上，偶遇；run after 追赶；get on 上车。17A.started BtriedCconsidered Dpreferred答案 A解析 “我”开始朝家走
26、去。start 开始，符合语境。try 尝试；consider 考虑；prefer 更喜欢。18A.observed BansweredCsaw Dremembered答案 C解析 “我”回过头看到了文具店的店主。see 看见，符合语境。 observe 观察；answer 回答；remember 记住，记得。19A.reason BtroubleCevent Dmatter答案 D解析 “我”想问怎么回事。What is the matter？怎么回事？reason 理由；trouble 麻烦；event 事件。20A.drink BseatCbreath Dtest答案 B解析 店主说，既
27、然雨下得很大， “我”可以在他店里坐一会儿。take a seat 坐下；take a drink 喝一杯；take a breath 呼吸；take a test 考试。21A.umbrella BbooksCpens Dtea答案 C解析 根据下文的“have a look at the pens”可知，该处用 pens 符合上下文语境。22A.idea BdreamCimportance Dresult答案 A解析 “我”犹豫了一会儿，但是一想到去看看那些钢笔， “我”点了点头。idea 想法，符合语境。dream 梦想；importance 重要性；result 结果。23A.stat
28、ion BshopCfactory Dbar答案 B解析 根据语境可知， “我”进入店中，发现店铺比想象的大。shop 店铺，符合语境。bar酒吧。24A.made use of Bran out ofCthought little of Dcaught sight of答案 D解析 “我”看见一支漂亮的派克笔并试了试。catch sight of 看见，符合语境。make use of利用；run out of 用完；think little of 轻视。25A.wrote BranCwalked Dmoved答案 A解析 根据生活常识可知，钢笔应该是写得顺畅与否，故选 wrote。26A.
29、and BorCso Dbut答案 D解析 “钢笔用起来很好，我一心想买”与空后的“正如预料的那样钢笔太贵了”是转折关系，故用 but。27A.up to Binstead ofCmore than Dbecause of答案 B解析 “我”卖给你这支钢笔要 95 美元而不是 100 美元。instead of 而不是，代替，符合语境。up to 达到；more than 多于；because of 由于。28A.rescue BchoiceCoffer Dexpression答案 C解析 “我”抬起头，感谢他的出价，但礼貌地拒绝了。offer 出价，符合语境。rescue 援救；choice
30、 选择； expression 表达。29A.still BagainCever Deven答案 A解析 因为还是太贵，所以“我”拒绝了，故选 still 仍旧，仍然；again 再一次；ever 曾经；even 甚至。30A.came BstoppedCcontinued Dpoured答案 B解析 根据下文的“我”走回家可知，这时雨停了，故选 stopped。come 到来；continue 继续；pour 倒，灌，涌。31A.determination BpolitenessCsuffering Dkindness答案 D解析 “我”感谢店主的好意。kindness 善良，好意，符合语境
31、。determination 决心；politeness 礼貌； suffering 苦难。32A.only BfrighteningCfavourite Dextreme答案 C解析 这个店成了“我”最爱去的地方。favourite 最喜欢的，符合语境。only 唯一的；frightening 可怕的；extreme 极度的。33A.sell BshareCintroduce Dsend答案 A解析 店主常常以折扣价卖给“我”钢笔。sell 卖，符合语境。share 分享；introduce 介绍；send 送。34A.Once BUnlessCAlthough DSince答案 C解析 尽
32、管我们两人对彼此一无所知，但我们深厚的友谊是建立在共同的爱好之上的。although 尽管，符合语境。 once 一旦；unless 除非；since 自从。35A.habits BlifestylesCgoals Dinterests答案 D解析 见上题解析。interest 爱好，符合语境。habit 习惯；lifestyle 生活方式；goal 目标。.语法填空As far as I know，the heavy storm was one of the worst 36. (event) of the city.It hit the western part of the city l
33、ast night.The wind speed reached eighty kilometers per hour.The storm caused serious damage 37. at least two hundred homes.A great number of families 38. (be) left homeless after the roofs of the houses were blown away.Scenes of the disaster could be seen everywhere，which made people 39. (frighten)I
34、n Main Street，the city park was flooded completely.Many cars 40. (destroy) completely by floodwater.One car owner without full insurance burst out 41. (cry)Some cars were carried across the parking area and dumped(倾斜) into stormwater drains.In another block，a tree fell on a bus 42. was taking some f
35、ootball players to a game.43. (luck)，no one in the bus got 44. (injure)It was pleasing that the storm was finally at 45. end after doing extreme damage.语 篇 解 读 文 章 主 要 记 叙 了 一 场 暴 风 雨 对 当 地 城 市 造 成 的 破 坏 。36答案 events解析 此处为“one of 名词复数”结构，表示“中之一 ”。37答案 to解析 cause damage to 对造成损害。38答案 were解析 “a great
36、number of复数名词”作主语，谓语动词用复数形式。短文叙述的是昨晚发生的事情，故用一般过去时，故该空填 were。39答案 frightened解析 设空在句中作宾语补足语，修饰 people 的心理感受，应用 frightened。40答案 were destroyed解析 根据全文语境可知该处应用一般过去时；主语 cars 与 destroy 之间是被动关系，故用被动语态。41答案 crying解析 burst out crying 突然大哭起来，为固定搭配。42答案 that/which解析 定语从句的先行词是 bus，指物，从句中缺少主语，故用 that/which 引导定语从句
37、。43答案 Luckily解析 设空处在句中作状语，修饰全句，应用副词作状语。44答案 injured解析 设空在句中作表语，指“受伤的” ，应用 injured。45答案 an解析 at an end 结束，是固定短语。.读后续写阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。I was responding to a call from a small brick flat(用砖做的公寓 ) in a quiet part of town.I assumed I was being sent to pick up some partygoers，or someone who h
38、ad just had a fight with a lover， or a worker heading to an early shift at some factory for the industrial part of town.When I arrived at 230 am., the building was dark except for a single light in a ground floor window.Under such circumstances, many drivers just honk(按喇叭) once or twice，wait a minut
39、e， then drive away.But I had seen too many weak people who depended on taxis as their only means of transportation.Unless a situation smelled of danger，I always went to the door.This passenger might be someone who needs my assistance，I reasoned to myself.So I walked to the door and knocked.“Just a m
40、inute， ” answered a frail，elderly voice.I could hear something being dragged across the floor.After a long pause， the door opened.A small woman in her 80s stood before me.She was wearing a print dress and a pillbox hat，like somebody out of a 1940s movie.By her side was a small nylon suitcase.The apa
41、rtment looked as if no one had lived in it for years.All the furniture was covered with sheets.There were no clocks on the walls, no equipment on the counters.In the corner was a cardboard box filled with photos and glassware.“Would you carry my bag out to the car？” she said.I took the suitcase to t
42、he cab，then returned to assist the woman.She took my arm，and we walked slowly toward the cab.She kept thanking me for my kindness.“Its nothing， ” I told her.“I just try to treat my passengers the way I would want my mother treated.”注意：1所续写短文的词数应为 150 左右；2应使用 5 个以上短文中标有下划线的关键词语；3续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好；
43、4续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。Paragraph 1：Having given me an address，a hospice，she asked， “Could you drive through downtown？” Paragraph 2：We drove in silence to the address she had given me，and it. 参考范文Having given me an address，a hospice，she asked， “Could you drive through downtown？” Asked why we didnt t
44、ake the shortest way，the small woman told me it was the last chance for her to visit the city.We drove through the neighborhood where she and her husband had lived.Besides，she asked me to slow in front of a particular building or corner and would sit staring into the darkness，saying nothing.At last，
45、she said she was tired and wanted to go to the hospice.We drove in silence to the address she had given me，and it was a low building，where the old lady would live the rest of her life.Two nurses who must have been expecting her came out to the cab as soon as we pulled up.I opened the trunk and took the suitcase to the door and the woman was already seated in a wheelchair.When she asked how much she owed me，without thinking，I said nothing and bent to give her a hug.It was my assistance that helped one of weak people realize her wish.
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