Unit 6?An old man tried to move the mountains.

重点知识园地

重点单词

1. weak  adj.  虚弱的;无力的

He was too weak even to lift his hand.

他虚弱得连手都抬不起来。

be weak in 不擅长……;在……方面不行

He is weak in sight and hearing.

他的視力和听力都很差。

2. remind  v.  提醒;使想起

（1）remind sb to do sth 提醒某人做某事

He reminded me to write the letter.

他提醒我写信。

（2）remind sb of sth 使某人想起某事

She reminded him of the last time they had met.

她让他想起他们上次的相遇。

（3）remind sb+that从句 提醒某人……

He reminded me that I ought to do it at once.

他提醒我应该现在就去做这件事。

3. excite  v.  使激动;使兴奋

The news excited me very much.

这个消息使我非常激动。

excited  adj.  激动的;兴奋的 （主语通常是人）

exciting  adj.  令人激动的;令人兴奋的 （主语通常是物）

excitement  n.  激动;兴奋

4. smile  v. & n.  笑;微笑

She smiled and said， “How are you getting on？”

她微笑着说：“你近来过得好吗？”

“There are some sandwiches if youre hungry，” she said with a smile.

她微笑着说：“如果你饿了，那儿有些三明治。”

smile at sb 对某人微笑

He smiled at me and then asked me if he could sit near me.

他冲我微笑了一下，问我他能不能坐在我的旁边。

5. marry  v.  结婚

（1）marry sb 嫁给某人;与某人结婚 （marry不与介词with 连用）

John married Mary last week.

上星期约翰和玛丽结婚了。

（2）be/get married 结婚

They got married last month.

他们上个月结婚了。

（3）be/get married to sb 与某人结婚

Jane was married to a doctor last month.

上个月简和一位医生结婚了。

6. nobody  pron.  没有人

n.  小人物

Nobody seems to notice.

似乎没有人注意。

In the army， he was a nobody.

在军队里，他只是一个无名小卒。

辨析：nobody， none和no one

这些代词均表示“没人”之意。

（1）nobody表单数，只能指代人，不能用于加of表范围的结构中。

（2）none可指代人或物，表示对三者或三者以上的否定，可跟表范围的of结构 （谓语动词可用单数，也可用复数）。

（3）no one只用于指人，通常后面不加of。

7. cheat  v.  欺骗;蒙骗

n.  骗子

Dont go to that shop—they often cheat their customers.

别去那家商店，他们常常欺骗顾客。

He is a cheat.

他是个骗子。

（1）cheat sb （out） of sth 骗取某人某物

He cheated the old man （out） of his money.

他骗了这个老人的钱。

注意：没有cheat sb sth这种用法。

（2）cheat sb into （doing） sth 骗取某人（做）某事

He cheated her into marrying him.

他骗她嫁给他。

8. bright  adv.  光亮地;明亮地

adj.  明亮的;光线充足的

The stars were shining bright/brightly.

星光灿烂。

Bright light spreads all over the room.

明亮的灯光照亮了屋中的每个角落。

辨析：bright和brightly

bright和brightly都有“光亮地;明亮地”的意思。

（1）bright作副词时通常只与shine连用，且应置于其后，这里bright可以用brightly替代。

（2）brightly可与其他动词连用，且可置于动词之前或之后。

The room was brightly lighted.

房間里灯光明亮。

9. lead  v.  带路;领路

lead+sb+介词短语或副词 把某人带到……

He led the guest into his room.

他把客人带到了自己的房间。

lead  v.  过……的生活

She led a happy life with her sister and brother.

她和弟弟妹妹过着幸福的生活。

重点短语

1. a little bit 有点儿;稍微

注意：a little bit是非正式用语，相当于a little。

辨析：a bit和a little

（1）a bit和a little 都可作程度副词，表示稍微、有点儿，修饰动词、形容词、比较级等，二者可以互换。

Will you please turn down the radio a bit/a little？ （修饰动词）

请你把收音机声音关小一点好吗？

Her mother feels a bit/a little better today. （修饰比较级）

她母亲今天感觉好一些了。

（2）a little可以直接修饰不可数名词，而a bit 修饰不可数名词时，必须加of。

Tom has a little money.= Tom has a bit of money.

汤姆有一点钱。

（3）a bit和a little与not连用时，意思大相径庭。

not a bit=not at all 一点也不

not a little=very much 相当;极其

He is not a bit tired. 他一点也不累。

He is not a little tired. 他很累。

2. instead of 代替;反而

辨析：instead of和instead

（1）作为短语介词，instead of 后面常跟名词、代词和动名词。

Ill do the washing instead of my mother.

我要替妈妈洗衣服。

（2）instead是副词，意为“代替;反而”。

instead常用在句末，也可用在句首，这时多用逗号与句子的主体部分隔开。

I didnt have a pen， so I used a pencil instead.

我没有钢笔，因此就用铅笔代替了。

注意：用instead的句子也可以改成instead of。

She never studies. Instead， she plays tennis all day.

=Instead of studying， she plays tennis all day.

她成天打网球，而不学习。

3. turn... into 变成

Our dream holiday turned into a nightmare.

我们梦想的假日变成了一场噩梦。

4. once upon a time 从前

Once upon a time， there was an old man living in a small village.

从前，在一个小村庄里住着一位老人。

5. fall in love 爱上;喜欢上

Slowly but surely she started to fall in love with him.

虽然过程缓慢，但她无疑开始爱上他了。

活学活用

1. Peter is seriously ill. So I will go to the meeting ____ .

A. instead B. instead him

C. instead of D. insteads of

2. Henry reminded me ____ the film.

A. see B. saw C. to see D. of see

3. She was ____ tired. She said that she needed to have a

rest.

A. little B. a few C. a bit of D. a little bit

4. I felt ____ when I heard the ____ news.

A. exciting; excited B. excited; exciting

C. exciting; exciting D. excited; excited

5. Lucy got married ____ Tom last year.

A. to B. with C. and D. in

基本语法

1. unless引导条件状语从句

unless是连词，意为“除非;如果不”，含有否定意义，相当于if... not。

She will keep on singing unless she is told to stop.

=She will keep on singing if she is not told to stop.

她会一直唱下去，除非有人叫她停止。

注意：

（1）unless引导条件状语从句时，如果主句是一般将来时，从句用一般现在时表将来。

（2）unless引导的条件状语从句也可以用or （否则） 来做同义句转换。

Unless you listen carefully， you wont know the answer.

=You should listen carefully， or you wont know the answer. 除非你仔细听，否则你不会知道答案。

2. as soon as 引导时间状语从句

as soon as是连词词组，意为“―……就……”。

As soon as he heard the news， he jumped with joy.

他一听到这个消息就高兴地跳了起来。

注意：as soon as引导条件状语从句时，如果主句是一般将来时，从句用一般现在时表将来。

3. so... that 引导结果状语从句

so... that表示“如此……以至于……”，常见结构为：

（1）so+形容词/副词+that从句

The wind was so strong that we could hardly move forward.

风刮得那么大，我们简直寸步难行。

（2）so+形容词+a/an+单数名词+that从句

It was so hot a day that they all went swimming.

天是那么热以至于他们都去游泳了。

（3）so+many/few+复数名词+that从句

He has so few friends that he often feels lonely.

他朋友很少，所以经常感到孤独。

（4）so+much/little+不可数名词+that 从句

He drank so much wine last night that he felt terrible.

昨晚他喝了那么多酒，觉得很不舒服。

Unit 6 跟踪导练

第一课时（Section A 1a—2d）

根据汉语提示填写单词

1. The man was ____ （射击） dead by the police.

2. There are many ____ （石子） on the road.

3. I was too ____ （虚弱的） to move.

4. The teacher ____ （提醒） me to take my ID card to

school yesterday.

5. The boy thought the king was very ____ （愚蠢的）.

阅读理解

There were two fishermen （渔民） named Tom and Jack. They were close friends. One day they went out to catch fish together and have a fish meal.

They sat at a distance （距離） and started fishing. Tom got a big and beautiful fish in a few minutes. He was so happy and placed the fish in the ice box. He decided to cook the fish at noon. He spent some more time and caught a few more fish. He decided to make a big meal with the fish.

After an hour or so， Tom went to Jack to see if he needed any help. Jack said no. In a few minutes， Jack caught a large fish. However， he put it back into the lake.

Tom was surprised at his act， but he remained silent. Jack caught more big fish， and put them all back into the lake.

Very frustrated （懊恼）， Tom angrily asked him， “Are you crazy？ Why do you put your fish back into the water？ They are beautiful and big！”

Jack replied， “I know they are big， but I dont have the big pan （鍋） to cook the big fish！ So Im looking for a smaller fish that fits my cooking pan！ God is troubling me today.”

（ ） 1. Why did Tom and Jack go out？

A. To catch fish.

B. To have a joy ride.

C. To eat out together.

D. To feed the fish in the lake.

（ ） 2. Why did Tom put his fish in an ice box？

A. To keep it alive.

B. To keep it fresh for his meal.

C. To keep it from getting away.

D. To keep it away from his friend.

（ ） 3. What did Tom want to do when he went to his friend？

A. To offer some help.

B. To give him some fish.

C. To ask him to cook his fish.

D. To take some of Jacks fish for himself.

（ ） 4. Why was Tom angry with his friend？

A. He enjoyed eating big fish.

B. He didnt catch any big fish himself.

C. He thought it was unfair for small fish.

D. He couldnt understand his friends act.

（ ） 5. What would be Toms advice for his friend？

A. Ask God to send him only small fish.

B. Take a bigger pan with him next time.

C. Change his fishing place to catch small fish.

D. Cut the big fish into small pieces to fit his pan.

第二课时（Section A 3a—3c）

根据首字母填写单词

1. You must find a safe place to h____ when the storm comes.

2. It rained heavily for two days， t____ the city into a sea.

3. Tom learned a lot about the W____ history.

4. The dog has a long curly t____ .

5. The story is really e____ . I like it very much.

补全对话（有两项多余）

A： Hello. This is Xiao Hui. Is that Wendy？

B：  Oh， Xiao Hui. Im very glad to hear your voice.

I miss you very much.

A： Me， too.

B： Not too bad. My grandparents were very happy to see me

when I came back from China.

A： Thats nice. How about your school？

B：  What about you？

A： Im OK. I won the first prize in the English-speaking

competition last month.

B：  By the way. My parents miss you， too. They hope

you can come to America during your summer vacation.

A： OK.

B： Thats great！ We hope to see you soon.

A： See you then.

A. Youre great！

B. Yes， Im Wendy.

C. Whats the matter？

D. Hows everything going？

E. Yes， this is Wendy speaking.

F. Well， I get on well with my teachers and classmates.

G. I will go to America to see you as soon as the vacation

comes.

完形填空

Tony and his friends found a strange old box filled with candies and a treasure （宝藏） map. They thought they  be Stickybeards， a famous candy-loving pirate （海盗） who  a lot of treasure in a place few people know. They were very  and started to look for the treasure.

They  the map and found another small box. In the box， they found a few candies， the letter  and another map. The new map led them to a big tree where they found another box with some candies， a new map， and a big letter O. They went on and found another  boxes with the letters V and E. However， on the last map they found that was a puzzle （谜）.

They spent a long time guessing the meaning of the puzzle. ， Alex， one of Tonys friends， found the answer. “The puzzle wants us to put the letters we have  beside our father and mother.” He added， “ the answer to the puzzle is ‘love your parents.”

The great treasure Stickybeard or someone else left them was a great piece of —love your parents. From then on， Tony and his friends loved their parents more than ever.

（ ） 1. A. might B. will C. cant D. mustnt

（ ） 2. A. made B. took C. hid D. bought

（ ） 3. A. tired B. sad C. excited D. nervous

（ ） 4. A. held B. read C. drew D. forgot

（ ） 5. A. M B. P C. Y D. L

（ ） 6. A. two B. three C. four D. five

（ ） 7. A. Truly B. Usually C. Probably D. Finally

（ ） 8. A. written B. remembered C. found D. chosen

（ ） 9. A. If B. So C. Or D. But

（ ） 10. A. paper B. advice C. land D. news

第三課时（Grammar Focus—4c）

单项选择

（ ） 1. Its raining outside. Please dont leave ____ it stops.

A. since B. until

C. while D. when

（ ） 2. I will tell him the news ____ he comes back.

A. while B. because

C. although D. as soon as

（ ） 3. There is still ____ more work to do.

A. little B. a little

C. a few D. a bit of

（ ） 4. The Chinese Restaurant is ____ an interesting

TV show ____ many people like watching it.

A. such; that B. so; that

C. so; as D. such; as

（ ） 5. He asked me another question ____ answering me.

A. because of B. instead of

C. instead D. than

按要求完成句子

1. The movie is so exciting that all of us want to see it again.

（改为同义句）

It is ____ ____ ____ movie that all of us want

to see it again.

2. She will go to the party if she is free. （改為同义句）

She wont go to the party ____ she ____ free.

3. Miss Zhang was so brave that she saved her students.

（改为同义句）

Miss Zhang was ____ ____ to save her students.

4. 告诉我一些你的事吧。（完成译句）

Tell me ____ ____ ____ about yourself.

5. 现在我可以步行去上班，而不必开车了。（完成译句）

Now I can walk to work ____ ____ going by car.

阅读理解

Detective （侦探） Wolf has waited in the doorway all the morning. He is going to meet Miss Fox. She bought a bag of diamonds （钻石） from Africa. A few hours ago， someone told the police that a group of thieves （盗贼） would try to steal the diamonds， so the police asked Detective Wolf to make sure Miss Fox and her diamonds would be safe.

Miss Fox arrived in the airport （机场）. Detective Wolf quickly helped her get into the police car and took her to the hotel. While they were talking， Detective Wolf noticed that Miss Fox was left-handed. Half an hour later， they got to the room， two policemen checked it over and made sure there wasnt anyone else in it. Miss Fox said she was tired and wanted to have a shower. She asked Detective Wolf and the policemen to keep the diamonds for her. Half an hour later， Miss Fox didnt get out. Detective Wolf felt a little strange. Just then he got a call from the airport—a woman was found in the bathroom on the plane. She said she was Miss Fox and reported the criminal was left-handed. Detective Wolf hurried to the bathroom but saw nobody in it. He opened the bag immediately and found there were only stones in it.

（ ） 1. Why did the police ask Detective Wolf to go to the

airport？

A. To catch some thieves.

B. To check the plane for something.

C. To protect a woman and her things.

D. To make sure the plane would be safe.

（ ） 2. What message did the police get a few hours ago？

A. Someone would kill Miss Fox.

B. Someone would make a deal with Miss Fox.

C. A woman was hurt in the bathroom on the plane.

D. Some thieves would steal Miss Foxs diamonds.

（ ） 3. Who was the criminal？

A. Miss Wolf.

B. Detective Wolf.

C. A left-handed woman.

D. One of the policemen.

（ ） 4. Where were the diamonds now？

A. In the bag.

B. On the plane.

C. In the bathroom.

D. In the hand of the criminal.

（ ） 5. What can be the best title for the text？

A. Detective Wolf and Miss Fox

B. A Call from the Airport

C. Diamonds or Stones

D. A Bag of Diamonds

第四课时（Section B 1a—2e）

用所给词的适当形式填空

1. My brother kept ____ （watch） TV after having dinner

yesterday.

2. I dont think this dress ____ （fit） you well.

3. In old China， the emperor had many ____ （wife）.

4. She smiled at the guests and then ____ （lead） them into the house.

5. We were all ____ （excite） by the news.

根據汉语提示完成句子

1. Long long ago， an old man ______ ______ ______ （企图搬动） the mountains.

2. They have been living a happy life since they ______ _____ （结婚）.

3. The children _______ _______ ______ （迷了路） in the forest when traveling.

4. When he saw her， he ______ ______ ______ ______ （爱上） her at once.

5. Lucy is outgoing， but her sister is _____ _____ ______ （有点儿） shy.

完形填空

Once upon a time， there lived a kind king. But the king was also very . He would not do anything other than eat and . He became fatter and fatter， and finally found it difficult to move his  even his feet.

The king invited doctors from different parts of his country to make him . But no one could help the king lose weight （重量）.

One day， an old man visited the country. He heard about the kings . He volunteered to help the king lose some weight. The king decided to let him .

The old man lived . He said that the king had to come to him and asked the king to come for treatment （治疗） the next day. But the king would have to  there， the old man added.

The king came the next day. ， the old man was not there. His son asked the king to come and meet his father the next day.

The king came every day for two weeks， but he never once saw the old man. But he did notice that he felt a lot . He had lost some weight. He finally realized why the old man had asked him to walk so far.

（ ） 1. A. lazy B. shy C. strict D. stupid

（ ） 2. A. sleep B. work C. talk D. laugh

（ ） 3. A. head B. eyes C. body D. hands

（ ） 4. A. clean B. happy C. strong D. healthy

（ ） 5. A. story B. problem C. dream D. practice

（ ） 6. A. try B. start C. go D. pass

（ ） 7. A. alone B. far C. freely D. nearby

（ ） 8. A. ride B. drive C. walk D. stay

（ ） 9. A. Certainly B. Clearly C. Recently D. Unluckily

（ ） 10. A. lighter B. angrier C. heavier D. busier

阅读回答问题

A traveler in South Africa once set out on a long journey. When crossing a wide plain （平原）， far from home， he saw a lion at a distance （在远处）. The lion saw him at the same time， and followed him slowly.

When the traveler walked fast， the lion walked fast！ When he stopped， the lion stopped！ The man realized that the lion meant to follow him until dark， and then attack （攻击） him.

He was not able to run away from the lion because the lion ran faster than him. So he thought of a plan to fool it.

He came to a large rock. He hid behind the rock， where the lion could not see him. Then taking a stick which he could find there， he put his coat and his hat on it， in order to make them look like a man. He then placed the stick with the coat and the hat standing in the ground above the rock. He then left quickly.

The lion stopped and watched the coat and the hat， at a distance. At nightfall， it jumped onto the coat and the hat to try to kill the man.

But the traveler was already far away. Before long， he reached his own home.

1. What did the lion do when it saw the traveler？

________________________________________________

2. Where did the traveler hide？

________________________________________________

3. Why did the traveler put his coat and his hat on the stick？

________________________________________________

4. When did the lion attack the traveler？

________________________________________________

5. What do you think of the traveler？

________________________________________________

第五課时（Section B 3a—Self Check）

阅读选择填空

根据材料内容，从下面五个选项中选出能填入文中空缺处的最佳选项。

In a pond （池塘）， there lived many fish. They never listened to anyone. 1

He told the fish， “It could bring danger to your life if you never listen to others.” 2 “It is that old duck， talking to himself again，” they would say.

One afternoon， the duck was resting near a stone beside the pond， when two fishermen stopped there to drink water.

The fishermen saw that the pond had many fish. “Look！ This lake is full of fish，” said one of them. “3 ”

The duck heard all this. When the fishermen left， he quickly went into the pond and said to the fish， “You all have to leave this pond before morning. 4 ”

But the fish just laughed and said， “There have been many fishermen trying to catch us. They never made it.

5 Dont worry about us， Mr Duck.”

The next morning， the fishermen came to the pond. Very soon， they caught all the fish. The fish cried， “If only we had listened to Mr Duck. Now we have to pay with our lives.”

A. But the fish never listened to him.

B. These two arent going to catch us， either.

C. Near this pond， there lived a kind old duck.

D. Lets come here tomorrow with our fishing net.

E. Those two fishermen will come here to catch you.

语法填空

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

There once was a  （farm） named Mike. He grew the best corn in his town. One day， his friend Scott asked him  he grew the best corn. Mike told him that he often  （give） his good corn seeds （种子） to his neighbors.

“Why do you give your good seeds to your neighbors？ They will compete  you！” Scott asked. “Why？” Mike  laughed. “Dont you know？ The wind  （pick） up pollen （花粉） from the corn and spreads （散播） it from field to field. If my neighbors grow bad corn， the bad pollen  （have） bad influence （影响） on  （I）. My corn cannot improve  my neighbors corn improves.”

It is the same with our lives. Those who choose to live in peace must help  （they） neighbors to live in peace. Those who choose to be happy must help  （other） to find happiness， as the happiness of each has something to do with the happiness of all.

書面表达

请以“The Story of Yu Gong”为题，用英语写一篇短文，简要叙述一下“愚公移山”的故事。

注意：词数80左右。

参考词汇：90 years old，move the mountains，Zhisou，die，sons，grandsons，continue，god，be moved，help

The Story of Yu Gong