Unit14Zoology具体内容1.Amongthedifferentkindsofbee,itisthehoney-beethathasinterestedscientistsmostbecauseofthelanguagetheyusetocommunicatewitheachother.强调句结构:Itis/was……that/who……eg.Itwasinthehousewheretheygotmarriedthattheyquarreledbitterly.Itwasnotuntiltheyreceivedtheirson’sletterthattheyfeltrelaxed.ItwasonOctober1st,1949thatNewChinawasfounded.ItwasOctober1st,1949whenNewChinawasfounded.2.Inordertotellthebeesapart,hepaintedsomebeeswithlittledotsofcolour.tellapart:tobeabletorecognizethedifferencebetweentwoormorethingsorpeople.eg.Thetwinsaresomuchalikethatwecanhardlytellthemapart.3.Theydiscoveredthatthefartherawaythefeedingstationwas,theslowerthedancewas.eg.Thehigherwestand,thefartherwesee.Thesooneryoudoit,thebetteritwillbe.4.Soanotherastonishingfactcametolight.come/bringtolight:becomeseenorknowneg.Allthetruthwillcometolightsoonerorlater.5.centuriesago,theword“bee-line”wascreatedandtodaytheexpression“tomakeabeelineforsomeoneorsomething”meanstogoquicklyalongastraightcourseforsomebodyorsomething.makeabeelinefor:goquicklyalongastraightdirectcourseforeg.Thehungryboymadeabeelineforhisdinner.6.Theirdietisalsosimilartoours–theyeatmeatandplants–eveniftheysometimesfeastonthingswemayfinddisgusting,…besimilarto:likeoralike;ofthesamekindeg.Wesharethesimilaropinion;andtheirsaresimilartoours.【典型例题】[例1]Youwillbelate___youleaveimmediately.A.unlessB.untilC.ifD.or答案:A解析:句意:除非你立即走,否则你就会迟到的。可转化为Ifyoudongleaveimmediately,youwillbelate。B、D句意不对,or表转折,句子如为Youleaveimmediatelyoryouwillbelate.[例2]____itwithmeandI’llseewhatIcando.A.WhenleftB.LeavingC.IfyouleaveD.Leave答案:D解析:该题考查祈使句与状语之间的差别。and是连词,应该连两个语法作用相同的句子,而不能连接一个主句一个从句。[例3]Johnshuteverybodyoutofthekitchen_____hecouldpreparehisgrandsurprisefortheparty.A.whichB.whenC.sothatD.asif答案:C解析:本题考状语从句关联词的用法。Sothat引导目的状语从句。[例4]____leavestheroomlastoughttoturnoffthelights.A.ThepersonB.NomatterwhoC.WhoD.Whoever答案:D解析:whoever引导主语从句,兼做先行词和关系词,等于anybodywho。Nomatterwho只能引导状语从句,不能引导主语从句。[例5]Theresearchissodesignedthatonce____nothingcanbedonetochangeit.A.beginsB.havingbegunC.beginningD.begun答案:D解析:本题中的that从句是结果状语从句。Oncebegun是onceitisbegun的省略。【模拟试题】(答题时间:40分钟)(一)Inthissmalltowntherewasnotasinglemanofimportancewhowoulddaretohaveahousekeeperyoungerthansixty,forfearofwhatpeoplemightsayaboutthem.Iwas1,however.WhenIneededahousekeeperI2agirlcalledBridieCasey,alovelylittlegirlofseventeenfromavillageupthecoast.ButI3mychoicecarefully.Idroveoutthereonedaywhenshewasathome,andIhadalookatthecottageanda4withhermotherandacupoftea,andafterthatIdidnotneedanyonetosaythatshewas5.IknewiftherewasanythingBridiedidnotdo6hermotherwouldnot7longtocorrecther.Afterthat,therewasonlyone8torise.“Haveyoua9,Bridie?”saidI.“No,doctor,Ihavenot,”saidshewithasimpleexpressionthatdidnot10meabit.Asadoctoryousoongetusedtoinnocent(无邪的)11.“Well,you’dbetter12andgetone.”saidI,“13.I’mnotgoingtotakeyou.”14thisshelaughed.15shestartedworkingatmyhouse.Sheprovedtobevery16andefficient(高效率的).Ofcurse,shewassogood-lookingthatpeoplewhocametomyhouseusedtopassa17aboutus.Butthatdidn’tmatter.Theydidnotdaretohireaprettygirlthemselvesfor18ofwhatpeoplewouldsay.ButIknewaslongasagirlhadamanof19tolookaftershewouldgiveme20.1.A.aninclusionB.aconclusionC.anexceptionD.asuccession2.A.choseB.marriedC.firedD.met3.A.madeB.offeredC.regrettedD.settled4.A.dealB.talkC.quarrelD.journey5.A.prettyB.cleverC.fitD.busy6.A.quicklyB.normallyC.secretlyD.properly7.A.expenseB.payC.costD.take8.A.reportB.testC.questionD.statement9.A.girl-friendB.boy-friendC.wifeD.husband10.A.interestB.cheatC.encourageD.notice11.A.feelingsB.looksC.soundsD.voices12.A.hurryupB.turnupC.takeyourtimeD.takeiteasy13.A.orB.butC.andD.so14.AAtB.OnC.ToD.For15.A.ThedayB.ThenextdayC.InthedayD.Tothisday16.A.youngB.strongC.ableD.gentle17.A.aletterB.anexaminationC.aninformationD.aremark18.A.fearB.horrorC.reasonD.cause19.A.herselfB.herownC.himselfD.thewould20.A.serviceB.everythingC.notroubleD.nonotice(二)TheChristmasTreeInpre-ChristianEurope,peoplebelievedthattrees(fruittreesandevergreensinparticular)wereembodimentofpowerfulbeings.Inthefourteenthandfifteenthcenturies,thedesignatedmiracleplayforDecember25wasthestoryofAdamandEveandinthisplaythechiefpropwasanapple-hungevergreencalledtheparadisetree.Inthesixteenthcentury,GermanfamiliesbeganbringingevergreensintotheirhomesduringtheChristmasseason.Bytheseventeenthcentury,theywereknownasChristbaiime(Christtrees)andwerebeingdecoratedwithfruits,candies,cookies;candlesandwafersresemblingtheeucharistichost.ThefirstChristmastreesinAmericaweresetupbyGermanimmigrantsinthe1820sandthealmostuniversaladoptionofthecustomdatesfromthe1910s.NowatChristmastimedecoratedtreesstandinabouttwo-thirdsofAmericanhomes.ThemodernAmericantreeisusuallycoveredwithcoloredballsandstringsofcoloredlights.ThestarontoprepresentstheStarintheEastwhichguidedthethreeWiseMentoBethlehem.1.Christmasistraditionallycelebratedon.A.December24B.December25C.December30D.December312.IntheplayaboutAdamandEve,theparadisetreeshouldbe.A.Anappletree.B.Apeartree.B.Aplumtree.D.Anyfruittree.3.ChristmastreesbecamewidespreadinAmerica.A.inthe1920