TheEmpireStateBuilding,NewYorkMost①ofthetallestbuildingsintheworldwerebuiltinthe1990sandinthetwentyfirstcentury,butthetwotallestbuildingsintheUSwerebuiltmuch②earlier.Infact,thesecondtallestbuildingintheUSismorethan③75yearsold!①mostpron.大多数,与of连用时,句中谓语动词的单复数形式取决于of后面的名词的单复数形式。②much修饰比较级,用来加强语气。③morethan多于;不仅仅是;非常[原文呈现][读文清障]SectionⅣOtherPartsoftheModule[读文清障][原文呈现]④whichwasthetallestbuildingatthetime是which引导的非限制性定语从句,修饰先行词theEmpireStateBuilding。which不能用that来替换,that不能引导非限制性定语从句。⑤atthetime在那时⑥destroyv.破坏,毁坏,之所以与were连用,是因为先行词是theWorldTradeCentretwintowers。⑦whichweredestroyedinSeptember2001是which引导的非限制性定语从句。⑧注意此句的表达法:“...+be+数字+度量名词+adj.”表示“某物有多高/长等”。TheEmpireStateBuilding,④whichwasthetallestbuildingatthetime⑤wasfinishedinMay1931.ItwasthetallestbuildingintheworlduntiltheWorldTradeCentrewasbuiltinNewYorkin1972.TheWorldTradeCentretwintowers,whichweredestroyed⑥inSeptember2001⑦,were417and415metreshigh⑧.纽约帝国大厦[第1~2段译文]世界上大多数最高的建筑物是在20世纪90年代和21世纪建成的,但是美国的两座最高的建筑物建成得要早得多。实际上,美国第二高的建筑物已经有超过75年的历史了!帝国大厦是在1931年5月完工的,在那时它是最高的建筑物。它一直是世界上最高的建筑物,直到1972年世界贸易中心在纽约建成。2001年的9月被毁坏的世界贸易中心的双子塔分别有417米和415米高。[读文清障][原文呈现]⑨observatory/əb'zɜːvətri/n.观察台⑩atthetop在顶部⑪on在此处不能用in替换,day前有clear修饰,表示具体的某一天。FactsabouttheEmpireStateBuilding:·Tenmillionbrickswereusedintheconstructionofthebuilding.·Thereare6,500windows.·Fromtheobservatory⑨atthetop⑩,on⑪acleardayyoucanseefiveUSstates.[读文清障][原文呈现]⑫a此处表示“每”“每一”。⑬whichwasflyingoverManhattanonafoggyday是which引导的非限制性定语从句,修饰aUSmilitaryplane。⑭foggy/'fɒɡi/adj.有浓雾的fogn.雾⑮crash/kræʃ/vi.(飞机)失事;坠毁crashinto撞入……·LightningstrikestheEmpireStateBuildingabout500timesa⑫year.·In1945,aUSmilitaryplane,⑬whichwasflyingoverManhattanonafoggy⑭day,cashed⑮intothebuildingjustabovethe78thfloor.[第3段译文]关于帝国大厦的事实:·大厦的建成使用了1000万块砖。·有6500扇窗户。·在晴天,从顶部的瞭望台可以看到美国的5个州。,·帝国大厦每年遭受大约500次闪电的袭击。·1945年的一个大雾天,美国的一架军用飞机在曼哈顿上空飞行时撞入了大厦,正好在第78层上面。TheWorld'sTop10TallestBuildings(2004)BuildingCityYearStoreysHeightTaipei101Taipei,PRC2004101509m(etres)PetronasTower1KualaLumpur,Malaysia199888452mPetronasTower2KualaLumpur,Malaysia199888452mSearsTowerChicago,US1974110442mBuildingCityYearStoreysHeightJinMaoBuildingShanghai,PRC199988421m2InternationalFinanceCentreHongKong,PRC200388415mCITICPlazaGuangzhou,PRC199780391mShunHingSquareShenzhen,PRC199669384mEmpireStateBuildingNewYork,US1931102381mCentralPlazaHongKong,PRC199278374m世界十大最高建筑(2004)建筑名称城市年代楼层高度台北101中国,台北2004101509米双子塔1马来西亚,吉隆坡199888452米双子塔2马来西亚,吉隆坡199888452米西尔斯大厦美国,芝加哥1974110442米金茂大厦中国,上海199988421米2国际金融中心中国,香港200388415米中信广场中国,广州199780391米信兴广场中国,深圳199669384米帝国大厦美国,纽约1931102381米中心广场中国,香港199278374米Ⅰ.FastreadingSkimthetextandwritedownthemainideaofthepassage.Thetexttellsussomefactsabout.theEmpireStateBuilding,NewYorkⅡ.Carefulreading(Ⅰ)WritedownT(fortrue)orF(forfalse)accordingtothetext.1.ThetallestbuildingintheUSismorethan75yearsold.2.TheWorldTradeCenterwasbuiltinNewYorkin1962.3.TenmillionbrickswereusedintheconstructionoftheEmpireStateBuilding.4.Fromtheobservatoryatthetop,youcanseesixUSstates.5.In1945,aplanecrashedintheEmpireStateBuildingbecauseoffog.答案:FFTFT(Ⅱ)Choosethebestansweraccordingtothetext.1.HowlongwastheEmpireStateBuildingasthetallestbuildingintheworld?A.For75years.B.For41years.C.For31years.D.For72years.2.Whichbuildinghasthemoststoreysintheworld?A.Taipei101.B.EmpireStateBuilding.C.SearsTower.D.PetronasTower2.3.WhichstatementisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.TobuildtheEmpireStateBuilding,peopleonlyusedtenmillionbricks.B.LightningstrikestheEmpireStateBuildingabout500timesamonth.C.Therewasonceaplane,whichcrashedintotheEmpireStateBuilding.D.TheEmpireStateBuildinghas78floors.4.Thehighestbuildingintheworldin2004isin.A.Taipei,PRCB.KualaLumpur,MalaysiaC.Chicago,USD.HongKong,PRC5.HowmanytimesdoeslightningstriketheEmpireStateBuildingayear?A.About400times.B.About300times.C.About500times.D.About200times.答案:1~5BCCACⅠ.单词拼写1.It's(荒唐的)toexpectatwoyearoldtobeabletoread!2.Sheworked(非常地)hardontheproject.3.Doyouknowthataplane(坠毁)yesterday?ridiculousenormouslycrashedⅡ.拓展词汇1.adj.冷冰冰的;极冷的→vt.使结冰;冷藏→adj.结冰的;冻结的2.n.观察台→vt.&vi.观察;研究→n.观察;注意→adj.能看得到的;能察觉到的3.adj.有浓雾的→n.雾freezingfreezefrozenobservatoryobserveobservationobservablefoggyfog[巧记单词]foggyfog(n.)双写g+y→构成形容词freezingfreeze(v.)去e+ing→构成形容词派生词observatoryobserve(v.)去e+atory→构成名词Ⅲ.补全短语1.make有意义;有道理2.alargeamount大量的3.bringanend终止;结束4.in事实上5.intheof建设中6.thetop在顶部7.into闯入;撞上;坠毁8.onthe在现场;当场senseoftofactconstructionatcrashspot1.[教材原句]ThevalleyisnowpartofthereservoircreatedbytheThreeGorgesDam.这个山谷现在是三峡大坝产生的水库的一部分。[句型点拨]过去分词短语作后置定语。[佳句赏析]女孩一进入房间,就看见了母亲买的花。Assoonassheenteredtheroom,thegirlcaughtsightoftheflowersboughtbyhermother.2.[教材原句]Thepeoplelivinginthevillagehavemovedtootherplaces.住在这个村子里的人已经搬到别的地方去了。[句型点拨]现在分词短语作后置定语。[佳句赏析]对于一个正在变老的父亲而言,没有什么比一个女儿更珍贵。Toafathergrowingold,nothingisdearerthanadaughter.3.[教材原句]Whydoyouthinktherearesomanytallbuildingsintheworldnow?你认为现在世界上为什么有那么多高楼?[句型点拨]“疑问词+doyouthink+其他”。[佳句赏析]你认为我们该怎样说服他改变主意?Howdoyouthinkweshouldpersuadehimtochangehismind?4.[教材原句]Itwasstrangetothinkthat,whenmygrandparentslivedinthevillage,therewasn'tareservoirthereatall!我祖