Languages Points Language points: 1. There has been a sandstorm. It lased for ten hours and was very frightening. 曾经爆发过一次沙尘暴,持续了十个小时,非常吓人。 frightening ;可怕的 fright (n) frightful (adj) 归纳拓展: 1) frighten vt. (使)惊恐 frighten sb. into doing sth. : 吓唬某人做某事 out of doing sth. : 使某人不敢做某事 2)frightened be frightened at/of 害怕----;对---感到恐惧 to do 害怕去做某事 2. Deserts are also created because people cut down trees and dig up grass. 由于人们砍伐树木,挖掘草地造成了土壤的沙化。 cut down 砍伐;减少(数量) 归纳拓展 cut off cut in cut up cut out She was pretty _________ about his son’s death. 切断;停掉;隔绝 插嘴 切碎;使伤心 剪除;切掉;割掉 cut up cut in插话,让某人分享利润 cut up切碎;齐根切掉 cut out删除 cut off切断,中止 ③It is impolite for children to cut in when their seniors are 。 ④Because of the terrible earthquake,the electricity of the city has been cut ,城市里的供电被中断了。 (2011·安徽省重点中学高三检测)I was just talking to my old friend when Mary________. in down out up 解析: cut in插话。可根据talking to my old friend得出答案。 答案: A Our teacher advised you to________the article that is too long so as to make it fit the space. away through up down 解析: 根据too long和fit the space可知应选D项。cut down削减,删节。cut away切去,走开;cut through抄近路通过;cut up切碎。 答案: D caught in被困于,遭遇 (教材原句P32)To have been caught in a sandstorm was a terrible experience...那次被困在沙尘暴中的经历真是太可怕了…… He had a bad cold,because he________in the rain on his way home after school.
catching caught 解析: be caught in the rain表示“遭遇上大雨”为固定用法。 答案: D ,力气 (教材原句P32)The Chinese Central Weather Station can forecast a sandstorm some weeks before it arrives in Beijing,but the strength of the storm sometimes surprises people. 中国中央气象中心能在沙尘暴到达北京前几周做出预报,不过沙尘暴的力量之大使人们震惊。 (1)have the strength to do有做……的力气/意志力 build up one’s strength/body强身健体 (2)strengthen
