考点精讲
一、核心词汇
1.cover vt.
[考点点拨] cover覆盖;be covered with…被……覆盖;其主动结构是:cover…with…用……覆盖……如:
The ground was covered with snow.
大地被积雪覆盖。
cover也可作名词,意为“封面”。如:
This is a book with a red cover.
这是一本有红色封面的书。
2. live adv.
[考点点拨] be covered live现场直播live也可作动词,意为“居住”。如:
He lives in a big house.
他住在一栋大房子里。
3.coming adj.
[考点点拨]coming相当于following和next。如:
the coming/following/next Saturday下周六
4.direct vt.
[考点点拨]意为“导演;指导”;director名词,“导演”。如:
This is a horror film directed by a young director.
这是一部由一位年轻导演执导的恐怖片。
二、核心句型
1. But you have nothing to do!
但是你无事可做!
[考点点拨] to do作nothing的后置定语。在英语中,动词不定式、介词短语等作定语修饰名词或代词时,要放在名词或代词的后面。如:
She needs someone to help her take care of her baby.
她需要有个人帮她照顾她的宝宝。
2. There are a number of interviews with famous players.
有一些对著名运动员的访谈。
[考点点拨]a number of意为“一些”,后面跟可数名词的复数形式,相当于some,可用large,small修饰。如:
A large number of women want to be teachers.
大量的女性想要成为教师。
Only a small number of people have come here.
只有很少的人来到这里。
the number of意为“……的数目”,后接可数名词复数,但作主语时,谓语动词应用单数形式,因为其真正的主语是the number,而不是后面的复数名词。如:
The number of the students in our class is fifty.
我们班学生的人数是500
3. In the film, a wealthy doctor is found dead in his house.
在这部电影中,一名富有的医生被发现死于家中。
[考点点拨] dead形容词,意为“死的,无生命的”;dying形容词,意为“垂死的”;death名词,意为“死亡”。如:
His grandfather died 3 years ago.
他的祖父3年前去世了。
His grandfather has been dead for 3 years.
他的祖父已经去世3年了。
His grandfather's death made him sad.
他祖父的去世使他很难过。
4. This one-hour documentary takes a close look at the life of tigers in India.
这部长达一小时的纪录片近距离观察了印度虎的生活。
[考点点拨]
(1)英语中可以用复合形容词作定语,其基本结构为“基数词+连词符+单数名词”。如:
Tom did quite well in the boys' 100-metre race.
汤姆在男子百米赛跑中的成绩相当好。
英语中也可用“基数词+连词符+单数名词+连词符+形容词”作定语,修饰名词。如:
His mother is looking after a 12-month-old baby.
他妈妈正在照顾一个12个月大的婴儿。
(2)。take a look意为“看一看”,相当于have a look,强调看的动作。其中look为可数名词,但通常用单数形式。若有看的内容作宾语时,就用take a look at sth.。如:
Take a look at this letter.
看看这封信。
I hear you bought a new dress. Let me have a look.
我听说你买了一条新连衣裙。让我看一看。
5. Watching TV ads is just a waste of time.
看电视广告简直就是浪费时间。
[考点点拨]a waste of time意为“浪费时间”,其中waste是名词。如:
It's only a waste of time to speak to her.
和她说话纯粹是浪费时间。
waste还可以作动词,意为“浪费;消耗”。如:
I don't want to waste your time.
我不想浪费你的时间。
三、重点语法
1.if引导的条件状语从句
if意为“如果”时,可引导条件状语从句:
(1)主句中的动词用一般将来时,条件状语从句中的动词用一般现在时。如:
If we grow more bamboo, giant pandas will have more food.
如果我们种更多的竹子,大熊猫就会有更多食物。
(2)条件状语从句的位置可在主句前,也可在主句后。如:
If he goes, I won't go. = I won't go if he goes.
他去我就不去。
(3)if还可以作“是否”讲,引导宾语从句。试比较:
We'll visit the Great Wall if it doesn't rain tomorrow.
如果明天不下雨我们将去游览长城。
We don't know if it will rain tomorrow.
我们不知道明天是否会下雨。
这里第一句中if意为“如果”,引导的是条件状语从句;第二句中if意为“是否”,引导的是宾语从句。whether也可用于引导宾语从旬,大部分情况下可与if替换;但whether可与or not连用,而if不能。如:
He asked whether/if you received the letter.
他问你是否收到了信。
I want to know whether she still lives there or not.
我想知道她是不是还住在那儿。
2.unless引导的条件状语从句
unless相当于if…not,意为“除非,如果不”,引导条件状语从句,从句的位置可以放在主句前,也可以放在主句后,但如果放在主句前要用逗号隔开。主句的动词常用一般将来时,从句的动词常用一般现在时。如:
Unless you have a map, you'll get lost easily.
= If you don't have a map, you'll get lost easily.
除非你有一张地图,否则很容易迷路。