1、,自2009年7月18日起，大陆居民可以赴台湾旅游。为便于大家更好地了解台湾，请你用英语写一篇短文，简介台湾，内容要求如下： 1、台湾的地理位置：位于福建省的东南部，东面被太平洋环抱； 2、台湾是我国最大的岛屿，其面积约三万六千平方公里，人口约两千三百万； 3、台湾资源丰富，盛产大米、香蕉、茶叶和甘蔗等； 4、台湾气候宜人，风景优美，著名的风景区有日月潭、阿里山等。 注意：1. 词数：100字左右。2. 参考词汇：日月潭 the Sun Moon Lake;阿里山 A-Li Mountain 范文背诵Taiwan, the largest island of China, lies to th
2、e southeast of FuJian Province, with the Pacific Ocean surrounding its east. It covers an area of about 36，000 square kilometers and has a population of about 23，000，000.,Taiwan is rich in natural resources. Its famous for its rice, bananas, sugarcanes and so on. In Taiwan, the climate is so pleasan
3、t and the scenery is so beautiful that it attracts tens of thousands of travellers from all over the world each year. Of the numerous places of interest, the most famous ones are the Sun Moon Lake and A-Li Mountain which you shouldnt miss if you get the chance to visit Taiwan. 句型背诵 Taiwan, the large
4、st island of China, lies to the southeast of FuJian Province. It covers an area of about.square kilometers and has a population of about. In Taiwan, the climate is so pleasant and the scenery is so beautiful that it attracts tens of thousands of travellers from all over the world each year.,1. _ adj
5、. 加拿大的；加拿大人的；n.加拿大人 _ n. 加拿大 2. _ adv. 向东；adj.向东的；朝东的 _ adv.向西；adj.向西的；朝西的 _ adv. 向上地；上升地 3. _ v. 包围；围绕 _ adj. 周围的 4. _ adj. 轻微的;微小的 _ adv. 轻微地，稍稍 5. _ adj.城市的；市镇的 6. _ v. 混合;调配 _ n. 混合（物）；混合状态 7. _ vt. 证实；证明；批准 _ n.证实; 确认; 批准 8. _ adj. 富有的 _ n. 财富,财产 9. _ adv. 接近；大约 10. _ n. 黎明;拂晓;破晓 _ n. 黑暗; 夜; 黄昏
6、 11. _ n. 传统; 风俗 _ adj. 传统的 12. _ vt. 使恐怖; 恐吓 _ adj.很糟的; 极坏的; 可怕的; 骇人的 _ adj.恐惧的；受惊吓的,13. _ adj. 欣喜的；高兴的; 愉快的 _ n. 快乐; 乐事; 乐趣 14. _ vt. 使印象深刻；使铭记 _ adj.给人深刻印象的；感人的 答案：1. Canadian;Canada 2. eastward;westward;upward 3. surround;surrounding 4. slight;slightly 5. urban 6. mix;mixture 7. confirm;confirma
7、tion 8. wealthy;wealth 9. approximately 10. dawn;dark 11. tradition;traditional 12. terrify;terrible;terrified 13. pleased;pleasure 14. impress;impressive1. _ than与其；不愿 2. _ down定居; 平静下来; 专心于 3. _ to do 设法做 4. catch _ of看见；瞥见 5. have a _ for 对有天赋 6. in the _ 在远处 7. prime _首相；丞相,8. be _ to接近; 靠近 9. _
8、 language官方语言 10. as _ as远到; 直到; 至于 11. at _拂晓 12. be _ by被环绕着的 答案：1. rather 2. settle 3. manage 4. sight 5. gift 6. distance 7. minister 8. close 9. official 10. far 11. dawn 12. surrounded 1. _ _ take the aeroplane all the way, they decided to fly to Vancouver and then take the train from west to
9、east across Canada. 她们不想一路乘飞机，而决定先飞到温哥华，再从西海岸乘火车横穿加拿大到达东海岸。 2. That afternoon aboard the train, the cousins _ _ in their seats. 那天下午表姐妹俩才登上火车落了座。,3. .，they managed _ _ _ _ some mountain goats and even a grizzly bear and an eagle. 她们总算见到了野山羊，甚至还看到了一只大灰熊和一只鹰。 4. The next morning the bushes and maple t
10、rees outside their windows were red, gold and orange, and there was frost on the ground, _ that fall had arrived in Canada. 第二天早上，在她们的车窗外到处是灌木丛和枫树，挂满朱红、赤金和橘黄色的叶子，地面上覆盖了一层薄霜，表明秋天已经来到了加拿大。 答案：1. Rather than 2. settled down 3. to catch sight of 4. confirming,1. chat vi.聊天，闲聊；n.闲谈，聊天 What were you chatt
11、ing to him about? 你和他聊了些什么? He often asked Philip to come in for a chat. 他经常邀菲利浦进来闲谈。 常用结构： chat about sth. 闲聊某事 chat away 闲聊 chat over sth. 边边聊天 chat sb. up 和某人亲切地或轻佻地交谈（以获取信任） 【易混辨析】 talk/chat talk指比较正式、庄重的谈话。有“会谈、谈判、会晤”之意。 chat指比较随便、没有固定主题的聊天。有“闲聊、瞎侃”之意。,【即学即练】 完成句子 放学后，他们经常会聚在一起谈天说地。After school
12、,they will often get together to _ _ everything. 他们在角落里闲聊。They were _ _ in the corner. 昨晚你与之谈笑风生的那个漂亮姑娘是谁?Who was that pretty girl you were _ _ last night? 2010年10月30日中日两国领导人并没有在河内会晤。The Sino-Japanese leaders didnt have a _ in Hanoi on October 30, 2010. 答案：chat about chatting away chatting up talk 单
13、项填空 We had a nice chat _ a cup of coffee.A. about B. away C. over D. up 解析：选C。考查chat的搭配。chat about sth.闲聊某事;chat away闲聊;chat over sth.边边聊天;chat sb.up和某人亲切地或轻佻地交谈(以获取信任)。句意为：我们边喝咖啡边聊得很开心。故选C。,2. surround vt.周围的事物 【即学即练】 完成句子 他们出动军队包围了该城。They have _ the town _ troops. 房子的四周有高墙。The house _ _ _ high wal
14、ls.,这个城市被群山环绕。The city is _ on all sides by hills. 答案： surrounded;with was surrounded by surrounded 【易混辨析】 surroundings/environment surroundings意为“环境”时,要用复数形式,主要指周围的物质环境。 environment意为“环境”时,指大的自然环境,范围比surroundings大,有时也指人成长的家庭环境,强调环境对人的感受、道德及观念的影响。 【速记名片】完成句子 她工作在愉快的环境中。She works in pleasant _ . 不幸的家
15、庭环境可能对孩子的行为造成影响。An unhappy home _ can affect a childs behaviour. 答案：surroundings environment,3. measure vi. & vt. 测量；衡量；判定n.尺寸；量具；计量单位；措施 The tailor measured me (up) for a suit. 裁缝给我量尺寸做衣服。 Its hard to measure his ability when we havent seen his work. 没有见过他的作品, 很难估计他的能力。 The government has taken mea
16、sures to reduce crime. 政府已经采取措施以减少犯罪。 An hour is a measure of time.小时是时间的一个度量单位。 He measured the length of the room.他量了房间的长度。 常用结构： measure A by B 用B衡量A be measured in/by 用来衡量计算 take measures to do sth. 采取措施做 make sth. to ones own measure 为某人量身定做某物 measure sth.off 测量后裁下；量出；划分 measure sth. out 取出（量出）
17、所需量 measure up (to sth.) 达到或符合某标准,【即学即练】 完成句子 她量出两米的布。She _ _ two metres of cloth. 请量出一剂药。Please _ _ a dose of medicine. 这些讨论有负我的期望。The discussions didnt _ _ to my expectations. 答案：measured off measure out measure up 单项填空 Success isnt measured _ how much money you have. A. by B. off C. out D. up 解析：
18、选A。句意为：成功不能用你有多少钱来衡量。measure A by B意为“用B来衡量A”，故选A。,4. distance n. 距离；远方；遥远；疏远v. 不介入；与疏远 Whats the distance to Beijing? 到北京的距离是多少？ I could see the bus coming in the distance. 我能看见公共汽车正从远处开来。 There has been(a)great distance between the two close friends since their quarrel. 那两个亲密的朋友自从争吵以后，就开始疏远了。 温馨提示
19、： 提问距离多远时，如果用distance，则要用疑问词what。 What is the distance between Philadelphia and Chicago? 从费城到芝加哥有多远? distant adj. 遥远的；远处的；久远的 常用结构： at a distance隔一段距离；距离稍远 at a distance of 在远的地方 in the distance在远方 out of distance from离太远；达不到 keep sb. at a distance对冷淡；与疏远 keep ones distance from与保持距离,【即学即练】 完成句子 我们可
20、以看到远处的灯火。We could see lights _ _ _ . 他们住的地方离风景区相当远。They are rather _ _ _ _ the beauty spot. 有人警告她说，如果不想受到伤害就离约翰远一点。She was warned to _ _ _ _ John if she didnt want to get hurt. 答案：in the distance out of distance from keep her distance from 单项填空 All human beings have a comfortable zone regulating the
21、 _ they keep from someone they talk with. A. distance B. scopeC. range D. boundary 解析：选A。考查固定搭配。keep distance from 与保持距离。故选A。,5. mix vt. 分辨不出（两人或两事） be/get mixed up in sth.和某事物有牵连或有关联 【联想拓展】 mixture n.U&C 混合（物）；混合状态,【即学即练】 完成句子 不要把正事和娱乐混在一起。Dont try to mix business _ pleasure. 往面粉里加酵母后和匀。Please mix
22、the yeast _ the flour. 你老是把我和我的孪生妹妹弄混了!Youre always mixing me _ with my twin sister! 我不想牵连到这件事情中去。I dont want to _ _ _ _ the affair. 答案：with/and into up be mixed up in,6. settle down 舒适地坐下或躺下；平静下来；习惯于新的生活方式/工作；专心于；定居 She settled down in an armchair to read her book. 她舒适地坐在扶手椅上看书。 Uncle George didnt
23、settle down until he was nearby fifty. 乔治叔叔直到快五十岁时才安顿下来。 Wait until the children settle down before you start the lesson. 等学生都静下心来再开始上课。 常用结构： settle down to.使某人安下心来做 settle for sth. 勉强认可某事物 settle on选定 settle sth. on sb.将（财产等）转让给某人 settle (sb.) in/into sth.（帮助某人）迁入新居、做新工作等, 并安顿下来,【即学即练】 完成句子 我受到不断打
24、扰, 无法安下心来工作。The constant interruptions stopped me settling _ _ my work. 咱们得把见面的地点定下来。We must _ _ a place to meet. 我们上星期才搬的家, 还没安顿下来呢。We only moved house last week and we havent _ _ yet. 答案：down to settle on settled in 单项填空 New water wells encouraged people _ near the wells. A. to be settled down B.
25、to settle downC. to be settling down D. to live down 解析：选B。考查固定搭配。encourage sb. to do sth. 鼓励某人做某事；settle down 定居。故选B。,7. catch sight of看见；发现，感觉到；瞥见 She said that she caught sight of me in the crowd. 她说她在人群中一下子就看见了我。 Don t let me catch sight of you doing it again! 别让我再看到你干这种事了! 常用结构： at first sight
26、初次见到时；乍看上去 at/on sight 一见到某人/某事物立即 at the sight of 一看见就 lose sight of 看不见；忽略 out of sight 看不见（视野之外） 【即学即练】 完成句子 乍看起来，这个问题似乎很轻易。_ _ _ the problem seems easy. 小偷们看到警察就四处逃窜。Thieves scattered _ _ _ _ policeman.,只有鼠目寸光的人才会看不见教育的重要性。Only a short-sighted man will _ _ _ the importance of education. 那火车很快就看不
27、见了。The train was soon _ _ _ . 答案： At first sight at the sight of lose sight of out of sight8. as far as 远到，直到；至于 Ill walk with you as far as the post office. 我陪你走到邮局。 Ive read as far as the third chapter. 我已读到第三章了。 常用结构： as far as the eye can see 就视力所能及 far from doing sth.（不但）不做某事（反而） far from it 当然
28、不; 一点也不; 几乎相反 by far 到目前为止；远；非常 So far, so good.(谚) 到目前为止，一切都很顺利。,【即学即练】 完成句子 草原向四周伸展, 一望无际。The prairies stretch on all sides _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . 他岂止不喜欢, 简直讨厌跳舞。_ _ enjoying dancing, he hates it. 你在这里愉快吗? Are you happy here?一点也不愉快, 我从来没像现在这样难受过。No, _ _ _ ,Ive never been so miserable in my life. 答案：as fa
29、r as the eye can see Far from far from it 用法点拨： by far与形容词或副词比较级或最高级连用时, 置于这类词之后; 若这类词带冠词the或a时, 则置于这类词之前或之后均可。 【即学即练】 单项填空 As _ as I am concerned,I agree with you.A. far B. long C. much D. many 解析：选A。考查固定短语。as far as I am concerned就我个人而言。,9. Rather than take the aeroplane all the way, they decided
30、to fly to Vancouver and then take the train from west to east across Canada. （P34） 他们不想一路乘飞机，而决定先飞到温哥华，再从西海岸乘火车横穿加拿大到达东海岸。 rather than. 是而不是；与其不如；不愿 Id call her hair chestnut rather than brown. 我宁愿说她的头发是栗色，而不是棕色。(连接两个形容词) It ought to be I rather than you that sign the letter. 该在信上签名的是我，而不是你。(连接两个代词)
31、 用法点拨： rather than意为“而不是，而没有”，侧重客观上的差别，还可表示“与其，倒不如(或宁可)”，侧重句子主语或说人主观上的选择。它连接的并列成分可以是名词、代词、形容词、介词(短语)、动名词、分句、不定式、动词等。,【联想拓展】 do A rather than do B = rather than do B, sb. does A 某人不做B却做A A rather than B 是A而不是B would rather do A than do B = would do A rather than do B 宁可做A而不做B prefer to do A rather th
32、an do B 喜欢做A而不做B would rather sb. did/had done sth. 宁愿某人做某事 【即学即练】 完成句子 他跑着而不是走着。He ran _ _ walked. 是你而不是他去野营。You _ _ _ _ going to go camping. 与其跟他们去购物，我倒更愿意留在家里读点书。I _ _ _ some reading at home than go shopping with them. 答案：rather than rather than he are would rather do,温馨提示：rather than连接两个并列不定式时，r
33、ather than之后的不式可省略to。但rather than位于句首时，则只能接不带to的不定式。 Rather than leave his parents he would work in a local factory.不愿离开父母，他宁愿在当地的一家工厂工作。 rather than连接两个名词或代词作主语时，谓语动词应与rather than前面的名词或代词在人称和数上保持一致。 10. It is so wet there that the trees are extremely tall, some measuring over 90 metres.（P34） 那儿的湿度很
34、大，所以树都长得特别高，一些高达90多米。 some measuring over 90 metres 是独立主格结构。 独立主格结构由名词或代词加上其他成分构成，在语法上是一个独立的短语，不是句子，相当于状语从句，可表示时间、原因、条件、行为、方式或伴随情况。其构成：名词(代词) + 现在分词/过去分词/形容词/副词/不定式/介词短语。 The meeting over, they left the hall. 会议结束了，他们离开了礼堂。,My watch having been lost, I didnt know what time it was. 我的表丢了，我不知道几点了。 Tim
35、e permitting, I shall go to the cinema with you. 时间允许的话，我将陪你一起去看电影。 Mary entered the room, her hands in her pockets. 玛丽进入房间，她的手放在衣兜里。 【即学即练】 单项填空 Weather _ , we are going to visit you tomorrow.A. permitting B. permitC. permitted D. to permit 解析:选A。考查独立主格结构。故选A。,. 单词拼写 1. She likes to c _ with grandm
36、a over the phone. 2. He went to Australia in the 1980s and s _ down there. 3. What she saw t _ her and she had bad dreams every night after that. 4. The man that survived in the earthquake was s _ better yesterday. 5. There are seven c _ in the world, of which Asia is the largest. 6. He is a _ (富有的)
37、 and kind man. He gives a lot of money to the poor every year. 7. The plane crashed _(在之内） seconds of taking off. 8. He tried to flee across the _ (边境) but was caught. 9. The view has been _ (证实） scientifically. 10. During the war this village was _ （包围）by the enemy and 100 people were killed. 答案：1.
38、 chat 2. settled 3. terrified 4. slightly 5. continents 6. wealthy 7. within 8. border 9. confirmed 10. surrounded,. 用方框内所给短语的适当形式填空 rather than/in the downtown/as far as/speed up/the second biggest /have a gift for/figure out/in the distance/settle down/go on a tour to 1. My father will _ New York
39、next week. 2. Id like lemonade _ a coke. 3. They walked _ the lake. 4. We had better _ if we want to be there on time. 5. He wants to get married and _. 6. He _ music. 7. She is trying to _ a way to solve the problem. 8. She watched the train until it was only a dot _. 9. Canada is _ country. 10. To
40、m lives _. 答案：1. go on a tour to 2. rather than 3. as far as 4. speed up 5. settle down 6. has a gift for 7. figure out 8. in the distance 9. the second biggest 10. in the downtown,. 完成句子 1. I prefer tea _ _ （宁可也不愿）coffee. 2. We plan to _ _ （定居） in Taipei. 3. How do you _ _ _ （设法做）such a thing? 4. Y
41、ou may _ _ _ （看到）the sunrise from here when you get up before 5 in the morning. 5. You _ _ _ _ （有天赋）music. 6. At last they had to _ _ （穿过）the forest. 7. They arrived _ _ _ _ （顶部）the mountain before the sunrise. 8. Shanghai has _ _ _ （以而闻名） holding the World Expo. 9. Ive told you _ _ (无数) times. 10.
42、You will _ _ _ （对有所惊讶）the progress we have made. 答案：1. rather than 2. settle down 3. manage to do 4. catch sight of 5. have a gift for 6. go through 7. at the top of 8. been famous for 9. thousands of 10. be amazed at,. 单项填空 1. He suddenly saw Sue _ the room. He pushed his way _ the crowd of people
43、to her. A. across; across B. over; through C. over; into D. across; through 解析：选D。词义辨析题。across指“在对面（另一边）”。through指“从中穿过”。句意为：他突然看到苏在房间的另一头，他穿过人群来到她身旁。2. Mr. Smith is _ our department while the other is _ Mr. White. A. in charge of; in charge of B. in charge of; in the charge of C. in the charge of;
44、in the charge of D. in the charge of; in charge of 解析：选B。考查固定搭配。in charge of 负责,掌管;in the charge of在的负责下。故选B。,3. He has _ himself to be innocent.A. checked B. realized C. confirmed D. showed 解析：选C。句意为：他已经证明了自己是无罪的。此句用confirm表示“证明,证实”。4. If you want to get the job, you should make a good _ on the int
45、erviewers.A. decision B. situation C. impression D. position 解析：选C。句意为：如果你想得到这份工作，你就应该给面试人员留下好的印象；decision决定；situation形势；情形；impression印象；position位置；职位。5. In your opinion, who is the best golf player in the world?John Smith. I think he has a(n) _ for golf.A. present B. limit C. interest D. gift 解析：选D
46、。考查固定搭配。have a gift for.对有天赋，其中的gift不可用present替换。,6. He had the misfortune to _ ill on the day of the examination.A. fall B. fall into C. fall with D. fall down 解析：选A。fall ill 生病，其后不要在加介词。 7. _ squeezing your own orange, have you tried buying packs of orange juice?A. Or rather B. More thanC. Rather than D. Would rather 解析：选C。rather than 而不是，句意为:你是否试过买几盒橙汁，而不是自己榨？8. The house is in beautiful _ .A. surroundings B. surrounding C. environments D. condition 解析：选A。surroundings环境（仅指物质环境）；environment作“环境”讲时，是集合名词，既可以表示抽象的概念也可以表示具体意义；condition的复数形式也可表示“环境，情况”，主要是抽象意义上的；而surrounding是形容词，因此答案为A。,
