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Unit 5 第 2 课时 Reading

一．We called her Xi Wang.我们叫她希望。

【精讲】call，及物动词，意为“叫；称呼”；call sb. …，意为“叫某人…，称呼某人…”，结构是：call+宾语+宾语补足语

Why do I call him a magician? 我为何称他为魔术师？

[拓展]call sb. on +电话号码，给某人打电话时具体到电话号码。

Please feel free to call me on 555 0199 to discuss the project any time. 你可以随时拨打555 0199这个电话号码来和我谈论这个项目。

(1)如果你在市场看到有人卖野生动物的话,请打110联系警察。

(1)— Tonny, when you leave Nanjing, how can I find you?

—You can call me ______ 13812011007 or email me ______ tony@163.com.

A. at; at                 B. at; on  C. on; at   D. on; in

(2)“Lift” is also called    _____in American English.

A. dustbin          B. corridor          C. elevator          D. rubber

二．This means“hope”。它的意思是“希望”。

【精讲】mean，及物动词，意为“意思是；意味着”，过云式为meant，其名词形式为meaning。形容词形式：meaningful，意为“有意义的”，meaningless，意为“没意义的”。

What does this word mean?=What’s the meaning of this word?这个单词是什么意思？

(1)—What does the word film _______in American English?  

—Movie.

A.have      B.make         C.be           D.mean

(2)—I’ve received a WeChat message“ttyl”. Do you know ______?

—It stands for “talk to you later”.

A. how does it mean   B. how it means   C. what does it mean   D. what it means

三．When Xi Wang was born, she weighed just 100 grams and looked like a white mouse.当希望出生时，她的体重只有100克，并且看起来像一只小白鼠。

【精讲】be born，短语，意思是“出生，出世”。

I was born on Christmas Day. 我出生在圣诞节。

[拓展]短语，at birth，意思是“出生时”。

The baby weighed three kilos at birth. 婴儿出生时体重为三公斤。

(1)The baby panda looked like a little white mouse at _________(born).

四．At four months old, she weighed about eight kilograms and started to go outside for the first time.在4个月大时，她大约8公斤重，并开始首次外出。

【精讲】1.at four months old，意为“在4个月大时”，相当于时间状语从句when she was four (months old)。

Jimmy started painting at three years old, and when he was five, he was already very good at it.

吉米三岁就开始学画画，当他五岁的时候，已经能够画得很好。

[拓展]表达“在……岁时”可用：“at+阿拉伯数字”或“at the age of + 阿拉伯数字”。

I could play the piano at 8 years old.

=I could play the piano when I was 8 years old.

=I could play the piano at 8.

=I could play the piano at the age of 8.

[拓展]复合形容词，“阿拉伯数字-year/month/week/day-old”，只能作前置定语，用于修饰名词，意思是“……大的”，注意year/month/week/day不用复数。

She is a five-year-old girl.她是一个五岁的女孩。

(1)When Xi Wang was a________panda，she started to eat bamboo shoots．

A. six-month-old           B. six-month old

C. six．months-old           D. six month old

(2)This is a _______zebra. It looks lovely.

A. ten-months-old   B. ten months old    C. ten-month-old       D. ten-month old

【精讲】2.for the first time，意为“初次；第一次”，在句子中作状语，此处time意为“次数”；the first time作表语则不用for。

The airport road is passable today for the first time in a week. 机场公路今天是一周来第一次可以通行。

It was the first time they had ever met. 这是他们初次见面。

(1)Where is Cecilia Cheung? I haven’t seen her films    _____.

A. in a long time    B. for a long time     C. in long time      D. for long time

五．Eight months later, she was not a small baby any more and weighed over 35 kilograms.(P58)八个月以后，她不再是一只幼熊猫，而且体重已超过35公斤。

【精讲】not…any more，意为“不再……”，指某动作不再重复发生，相当于no more。

I can't stand any more. 我再也忍受不了了。

[辨析]not…any more与not…any longer

(1)not…any more相当于no more，用来表示数量和程度上的“不再”，常修饰短暂性动词，指某动作不再重复发生，它所表达的是never again或“没有更多”的含义。

Don't think about it any more. 不要再去想这事了。

(2)not…any longer相当于no longer，表示时间或距离上的“不再”，旨在对现在的情况和过去的情况加以比较，所以多用于现在时。它一般修饰延续性动词，表示某个动作或状态不再延续下去。

I can't stay awake any longer. 我瞌睡得再也熬不住了。

(1)She wasn’t a child __________ and learnt__________ after herself.

A. any more; looking  B. no more; looking   C. any more; to look D. no more; to look

六．As a result, pandas may not have a place to live or food to eat.因此，大熊猫可能会无处生存，无以为食。

【精讲】as a result，固定短语，意为“因此”。

He made one big mistake, and, as a result, lost his job. 他犯了个大错，结果丢了工作。

[拓展]as a result of，固定短语，意为“由于；作为……的结果”。

Many seabirds died as a result of the oil spill. 许多海鸟死于这次石油泄漏。

(1) The forests are becoming smaller and smaller. __________, more wild animals will

have no places to live.

A. Because of     B. For the result   C. As a result    D. This way

(2)Many people want to build more reserves________protect wild animals.

A. as a result of       B. in order to         C. in order that        D. as a result

(3)David keeps exercising every morning. ______, he looks healthier and healthier.

A. As a result  B.In order to       C. However   D. Moreover

(4)Vivien worked very hard at all her lessons.________, she became the top student in her class.

A. In order to     B. As a result  C. As usual   D. For example

(5)There was too much traffic on the way. _____, I was two hours late for school.

A. Instead        B. In the end          C. However       D. As a result

七．If we do nothing, soon there may be none left!

【精讲】1.if的用法：

(1)if，意为“如果”，主句用将来时，从句用一般现在时表示将来时。

I'll come if you invite me. 如果你请我，我就会来。

(2)if=whether，意为“是否”，引导宾语从句。

I wonder if I should wear a coat or not. 我不知道该不该穿外套。

(1)如果我们什么都不做，很快世界上就一只老虎也不剩了。

(2)如果你在市场看到有人卖野生动物的话,请打110联系警察。

(3)1.如果下周末不下雨的话， 我将和我的朋友去动物园观鸟。

(1)He will give the book back to you if he _________ (finish) reading it tomorrow.

(2) I will be happy if Sandy___________(接受) my offer.

(3)I don't know if she________(write)a letter to me.

(4)If the students don't come to help,Mr. Wu_____(move)away the desks by himself.

【基础练习】

一．词语运用。

A) 选用方框内的单词或词组填空，其中有一个单词或词组是多余的。

 right away， none， over， live on，  serious， no one

1. Eight months later, the giant panda weighed _______________ 35 kilograms.

2. Sadly, giant pandas face _______________ problems in the wild.

3. You don’t look well. You’d better go and see a doctor _______________.

4. Do you know that giant pandas _______________ a special kind of bamboo?

5. He told me that _______________ of them knew how to look after a baby panda.

B) 根据句子意思，用括号中所给单词的正确形式填空。(每空限填一个单词)

1. Giant Pandas live ____________ (main) on a special kind of bamboo.

2. At the ____________ (begin) of the 20th century, many young people liked wearing jeans.

3. Jim started to look after ____________ (he) when he was 8 years old.

4. We should take action to help pandas have more ____________ (baby).

5. I found many ____________ (mouse) in your room yesterday afternoon.

二、根据汉语，补全句子(每空一词)。

1. 四个月大的时候，她重大约8公斤。

________ ________ ________ ________, she weighed about 8 kilograms.

2. 熊猫对人类没有危险，但它们自己却处于危险当中。

Pandas are not ________ ________ ________, but they themselves are in danger.

3. 我们应该采取下面的行动来保护大熊猫。

We should take the ________ ________ ________ ________ giant pandas.

4. 对大熊猫来说，竹林正变得越来越重要。

The bamboo forests are ________ ________ ________ ________ important to giant pandas.

5. 对大熊猫来说，生更多的幼崽是非常困难的。

It is very difficult for giant pandas to ________ ________ ________.

【能力拓展】

完型填空

 My family had a cat for years, and we all loved her. But one day, a   1   came to my house as a new pet. The little dog was   2   and everyone in my family wanted to play with him.   3  , the cat didn’t like him because she didn’t want to live with   4   pet in the house. But the dog loved her and followed her all the time,   5   to play with her.

One day, a lynx(猞猁）  6   the cat, and the lynx planned to have the cat for lunch. When the little dog saw this, he ran towards the lynx quickly   7   any hesitation(犹豫）. The dog was much   8   than the dangerouse animal. He did everything he could   9   his friend. The children happened to see him, so, after that they gave the dog a new name: Heroic Dog.

From then on, the cat began to be friendly with the dog.   10   followed the geroic dog everywhere and even let the dog eat from her bowl. It was clear that the cat now considered the little dog as a herioc dog.

1．A．cat B．dog C．lynx D．bird

2．A．lovely B．lazy C．dangerous D．small

3．A．And B．So C．But D．However

4．A．other B．others C．another D．one

5．A．tried B．trying C．to try D．try

6．A．caught B．played C．followed D．saw

7．A．expect B．besides C．without D．try

8．A．small B．smaller C．smallest D．the smallest

9．A．save B．saved C．to save D．saving

10．A．She B．He C．It D．They