高中英语 Module 4 Carnival Section Ⅱ Introduction

Section Ⅱ Introduction & Reading — Language Points
一、这样记单词
1．(教材P31)Have you ever dressed up in special clothes?
你曾经用特别的衣服打扮过自己吗？
dress up装扮；打扮；穿上盛装
dress up as 装扮成……
be dressed in 穿着
dress oneself/sb. 给自己/某人穿衣服
dress well 穿着得体
①Mr Green dressed up as a policeman in dark glasses.
格林先生装扮成一名戴墨镜的警察。

②The girl who is dressed in red is my daughter.
那个穿红衣服的女孩是我的女儿。

③The man wearing a black jacket is_dressing_the_boy.
穿黑夹克衣服的人正在给那个男孩穿衣服。

2．(教材P32)The original Venice carnival came to an end about 200 years ago. 最初的威尼斯狂欢节大约在200年前结束了。

come to an end完结；终结；结束
bring/put ... to an end ＝ bring/put an end to ...
结束……
make ends meet 使收支相抵，量入为出
on end 连续地；竖立着
end up doing sth. 结果做了某事
end with 以……结束
end up in 结果(处于……境地)
就如中国俗话所说：“天下无不散的筵席。

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②The UN is to put an end to the dispute between the two countries.
联合国将要结束这两国之间的争端。

③You should learn to save and make_ends_meet.
你应该学会节约，做到收支平衡。

④The play is so successful that it has run for years on end.
这出戏非常成功，连演几年。

⑤If you don’t eat less, you’ll end up looking (look) like a whale!
如果你不少吃些，你最终会使自己看起来像一条鲸鱼！
3．(教材P32)If you wear this, it hides your face and your feelings.
如果你戴上它，就会掩藏你的脸和你的情绪。

hide v．掩藏；躲藏；隐瞒n．隐蔽处，藏身处
(1)hide sth. from sb. 向某人隐瞒某事
hide ...behind/under/in ...把……隐藏到……后面/下面/里面
hide away 把……隐藏
(2)hidden adj. 隐藏的；秘密的
①He tried to hide his feelings even from his friends.
他设法不在朋友的面前流露出自己的感情。

②I run swiftly up the stairs and hide behind my bed.
我快速跑上楼，躲在我的床后。

③There is a hidden (hide) world behind the one we all see, for all of us.
在我们所有人看到的世界背后都有一个隐秘的世界，为我们所有人所不知。

[名师点津] hiding和hidden作定语意思不同：a hiding place“一个藏身处”；a hidden place“一个秘密/隐蔽的地方”。

4．(教材P32)People saw Carnival as a last chance to have fun at the end of the winter season.
人们把狂欢节作为冬季结束前最后一次玩乐的机会。

see ...as把……当作；把……看作
①We should see failure as the way to success.
我们应当把失败看作是通往成功的道路。

②After he had been in prison Peter was regarded as the black sheep of the family.
彼得坐过牢之后，被看作是家庭中的不肖子孙。

③America is_considered (consider) as the land of opportunity.
美国被看成是一个充满机遇的国度。

④His colleag ues think of him as a possible future director.
他的同事认为他有可能是未来的董事。

5．(教材P32)As time passed, however, the carnival period was extended, so that
it began just after Christmas.
然而，随着时间的推移，庆祝狂欢节的时间被延长了，以至于圣诞节一过狂欢节就开始了。

extend v．延长；延伸
①The headmaster extended our holiday by four days.
校长把我们的假期延长了四天。

②The cord has_been_extended (extend) between two bamboo poles.
在两根竹竿之间拉起了一根绳子。

[辨析比较] extend, expand, spread, stretch
“伸出，延伸”，指空间范围的扩大以及长度、宽度的向外延伸，也可指时间的extend
延长
expand “展开，扩大”，仅指尺寸、数量的增加，还可指范围和体积的扩大
“展开，传播”，一般指向四面八方扩大范围的传播，如传播(疾病)、散布(信息) spread
等
stretch “伸展，拉长”，一般指由曲变直、由短变长的伸展，不是加长选用以上单词填空
③Carl sat up in bed, yawned and stretched.
④News of the explosion spread swiftly.
⑤The population of the town expanded rapidly in the past ten years.
⑥He extended his hand to the new employee.
6．(教材P32)Ordinary people could pretend to be rich and important, while famous people could have romantic adventures in secret.
普通人可以装成阔佬和要人，而名人也可以偷偷地体验浪漫奇遇。

pretend vi.假装
pretend to do sth. 假装做某事
pretend to be doing sth. 假装正在做某事
pretend to have done sth. 假装做过某事
pretend (that) ... 假装……
page.
她会打开书本，假装阅读，眼泪滴到打开的纸张上。

②The boy pretended to_be_doing (do) his homework when his mother came in.
他妈妈进来时，那个男孩假装正在做作业。

③She pretended to_have_worked (work) on the text, but she had not.
她假装学过了这篇课文，其实根本没有。

④I had been lying to myself, pretending_that everything was fine.
我一直对自己撒谎，假装一切都顺利。

[名师点津] pretend后面跟动词不定式作宾语，不跟动词­ing形式。

7．(教材P33)Their use was limited by laws, the first of which dates back to the fourteenth century.
它们(面具)的使用受到法律的限制，最早的法律条文可追溯到14世纪。

date back to＝date from始于……；追溯到(一般只用现在时态，没有被动语态)
①The history of the pyramids in Egypt dates back to about 3,000 BC.
埃及金字塔的历史大约可以追溯到公元前3 000年。

②Paper making in China dates (date) back to about 200 BC.
中国大约在公元前200年就开始造纸了。

③The history of the Great Wall can date_back_to/date_from the Qin Dynasty.
长城的历史可以追溯到秦朝。

[辨析比较] date back to, date back
相当于date from/go back to，后面接时间点，意为“追溯到”，经常用现date back to
在分词短语形式作后置定语或状语
date back 相当于go back，后面接时间段，意为“追溯，上溯”
[语境串记] The history of their family dates back hundreds of years, and the house where they live dates back to the 18th century.
他们的家族已有几百年的历史，并且他们住的房子建于18世纪。

8．(教材P33)Finally, when Venice became part of the Austrian empire, at the end of the eighteenth century, masks were banned completely, and carnival became just a memory.
最后，在18世纪末，当威尼斯成为奥地利帝国的一部分时，面具被完全禁止了，狂欢节只成为一个记忆。

memory n．记忆
(1)have a good/bad memory for sth.
对某事物记忆力好/差
in memory of/to the memory of
为了纪念(已故的某人)
(2)memorize v. 记住，记忆
memorial adj. 纪念的，悼念的
n. 纪念碑
①I have a good memory so I learn more quickly than others.
我记忆力很好，因此学起来比别人快一些。

②The museum was built in_memory_of/to_the_memory_of the famous scientist.
这座博物馆是为了纪念这位著名的科学家而建立的。

③I think it important to_memorize (memory) words and phrases.
我认为记忆单词和词组非常重要。

9．(教材P33)Hotels are fully booked and the narrow streets are crowded with wonderful costumes.
旅店已被预订一空，狭窄的街道上挤满了身着华美服饰的人。

book vt.预订(票、座位等)
①I have booked two seats for the theatre on Saturday.
我预订了两张星期六的戏票。

②I’ve booked_a_table_for_two at the restaurant tonight.
今晚我在这家饭店预订了两个人的桌子。

[辨析比较] book, order, reserve
book 意为“预订(票、座位等)”
意为“订货，订购”，常用作及物动词；还可以意为“点菜(饭、酒、饮料等)”，order
既可用作及物动词，也可用作不及物动词
reserve 一般作“预留”讲，多用于房间、座位等的预订，不用预先付款
③Will you promise to reserve the goods for us?
④There are no shirts left in this size but we could order one for you.
⑤Laurie said she had booked herself a flight home last night.
10．(教材P33)As you wander through the streets, you see thousands of masks —elegant or frightening, sad or amusing, traditional or modern ...
当你漫步街头时，你会看到成千上万张面具——高雅的、可怕的、忧伤的、有趣的、传统的或时尚的……
wander
(1)vi.漫步；闲逛；游荡；走神；(思想)开小差
wander about/around 游荡，徘徊
wander through 穿过
wander off/from 偏离(正道)；迷路；走散
①I’ll just wander around the mall for half an hour.
我要在商场闲逛半个小时。

②The river wanders through some beautiful country.
这条河蜿蜒曲折地流经一些美丽的乡村。

③You might wander_from the subject if you don’t pay close attention.
如果你不认真的话，会离题的。

(2)n.[C]漫步，闲逛，徘徊
④I went to the park and had a wander around.
我去公园转了一圈。

[名师点津] wonder“想知道，惊讶，奇迹”和wander仅一个字母之差，使用时注意不要混淆。

形
象
记忆
He was wandering around the pyramid, wondering how on earth this wonder was built.
他在金字塔四周徘徊，想知道这座奇观究竟是怎样建成的。

11．(教材P33)Nobody takes them off.
没有人摘下面具。

take off脱掉，除掉；起飞；休假；开始走红，成功；匆匆离开
[一词多义] 写出下列句中take off的含义
①The plane was noticed to take off at six o’clock.起飞
②I forgot to take off my make­up last night.除掉
③Her business h as really taken off.成功
④I’m taking Monday off to go to London.休假
take back 收回
take down 写下，记下
take in 吸收；欺骗
take on 雇用；承担
take over 接管；接替
take up 占用；继续
⑤I’m sorry, I take back what I said.
对不起，我收回我说过的话。

⑥We find it difficult to take in what he teaches.
我们发现他教的东西很难理解。

12．(教材P33)If the masks come off, the magic is lost.
如果面具摘掉了，其魔力也就消失了。

come off脱落，脱离，分开；实现，成功
come about 发生
come across 偶遇；偶然发现；被理解
come back 回来；复原；恢复
come down 倒下；跌落；传下来
come up 走近；长出；升起；出现；被提出
我试着把它洗干净，但这块污渍洗不掉。

②How did it come_about that she was late for class?
她怎么会上课迟到了呢？
③Never have I come_across such a difficult problem.
我还从没有遇到过这样困难的问题。

1．Think of carnival, and you think of crowds, costumes, and confusion. 想到狂欢节，你就会想到人群、各式各样的服装和热闹非凡的场面。

此句为“祈使句＋and＋陈述句”结构，它相当于“条件/时间状语从句＋主句”。

本句相当于“When you think of carnival, you think of crowds, costumes, and confusion.”。

(1)“祈使句＋and＋陈述句”结构中，and表示顺承关系，意为“那么，就”。

①Come early tomorrow, and you’ll be on time for the meeting.
＝If you come early tomorrow, you’ll be on time for the meeting.
明天早点来，你就能准时参加会议。

(2)与“祈使句＋and＋陈述句” 类似的三种结构
②Hurry up, or/otherwise you will be late.
快点，否则你会迟到的。

③A bit more effort, and you’ll succeed.
再努力一点，你就会成功。

④Do me a favour— invite Mary to my party.
帮我一个忙——邀请玛丽参加我的晚会。

2．As time passed, however, the carnival period was extended, so that it began just after Christmas.
然而，随着时间的推移，庆祝狂欢节的时间被延长了，以至于圣诞节一过狂欢节就开始了。

句中as表示“随着，当……时”，引导时间状语从句。

①The Chinese people are keener on volunteer services and charity as China is becoming more prosperous.
随着中国愈加繁荣，中国人民愈加热衷于志愿服务和慈善事业。

as的其他用法：
(1)“依照，按照”，引导方式状语从句。

②Leave the papers as they are.
别动那些文件。

(2)“因为，由于”，引导原因状语从句。

③As_you_weren’t_there,_I left a message.
因为你不在那里，所以我留了个信儿。

(3)“尽管，虽然”，引导让步状语从句，常用倒装语序，相当于though。

④Try as/though he might, he couldn’t open the box.
虽然他想尽了办法，也没有打开这个箱子。

Ⅰ.单句语法填空
1．Keep on trying, and you’ll succeed sooner or later.
2．When I told her the news, she pretended to_have_known (know) it.
3．Their business has_been_extended (extend) into European countries in the last few years.
4．She and her family had_hidden (hide) away for two years before they were discovered.
5．I was_wandering (wander) through the street when I heard a cry for help.
6．If we had_booked (book) a table earlier, we wouldn’t be standing here in a queue.
7．Children dress up as Supermen to draw adults’ attention.
8．It’s hot today, so you’d better take off your coat.
9．The meeting is seen as the first step towards greater unity between the parties.
10．A number of questions came up at the meeting.
Ⅱ.单句改错
1．The tower dated from the Warring States is well worth visiting.dated→dating 2．With time passed, things seemed to get worse.With→As或passed→passing 3．The audience kept quiet till the concert came to end, when they gave a big applause.to后加an
4．When he played with the new toy, a lot of the paint came out.out→off
5．They will build a monument as memory of the national heroes.as→in
一、全练语言点，基稳才能楼高
Ⅰ.根据首字母或汉语提示拼写单词
1．We have booked two tables at our favourite restaurant this afternoon.
2．He pretended that he was ill so that he could stay at home.
3．In the Torch Festival, the Yi people danced in their national costumes.
4．He searched his memory but couldn’t recall where he’d seen her before.
5．After breaking out of jail, he hid himself from the police in a deserted farmhouse.
6．Superstitions (迷信) have recently been revived (使再流行) in some parts of the country.
7．You could feel the magic (魅力) of Shakespeare’s poetry.
8．The guests were deeply impressed with the girl’s elegant (优雅的) manners.
9．The main stem will extend (延长) to around 12ft, if left to develop naturally.
10．His younger sister stopped in confusion (困惑) when we turned to look at her.
Ⅱ.单句语法填空
1．Listen carefully, or/otherwise you’ll miss something important.
2．She pretended to_be_listening (listen) carefully, but in fact her mind has already wandered away.
3．Before the performance, the teachers were busy dressing up these children as little white rabbits.
4．We all know that the Great Wall dates from the third century B．C.
5．As time went by, the boy came to realize his mistakes.
6．I like coffee with cream while he prefers black coffee.
Ⅲ.选词填空
was coming_to_an_end
2．She didn’t dress_up and went to the party as she used to.
3．The two young lovers decided to marry in_secret,_and they did so the very next day.
4．Corn prices will remain high for months on_end.
5．During the war, Marco was the captain of a warship but was caught by the enemy and put_into_prison.
6．The traditional friendship between our two countries dates_back_to ancient days.
7．When I tried to lift the kettle, the handle came_off in my hand.
8．When I was wandering_around my campus, someone patted me on the shoulder.
Ⅳ.课文语法填空
Think of carnival, 1.and you think of crowds, costumes, and confusion. “Carnival” comes from two Latin words, 2.meaning (mean) “no more meat”. People saw Carnival as a last chance 3.to_have (have) fun at the end of the winter season.
The most famous carnival in Europe was in Venice. For weeks 4.on end, people wearing masks did what they wanted without 5.being_recognised (recognise), so that many crimes went unpunished.
The government realised this problem and made laws 6.to_solve (solve) it. Masks were banned pletely (complete). But in 8.the late 1970s the tradition was revived by students.
Today, carnival in Venice 9.is_celebrated (celebrate) for five days in February. As you wander through the streets, you see thousands of masks. However, nobody takes them off. If the masks come 10.off,_the magic is lost.
Ⅴ.串点成篇微表达
晚饭后当朱莉娅(Julia)在家附近的小路上漫步(wander around)时，她想起了两年前的一次聚会。

所有人都为这次盛大的聚会乔装打扮(dress up)，戴着各式面具。

他们装作(pretend)互不相识，尽情享乐(have fun)。

聚会直到午夜才结束(come to an end)。

When_Julia_was_wandering_around_the_path_near_her_home_after_supper,_she_th ought_of_a_party_held_two_years_ago,_for_which_all_people_dressed_up,_wearing_d ifferent_masks._They_pretended_not_to_have_met_each_other_before,_having_fun_as _much_as_possible._The_party_didn’t_come_to_an_end_until_midnight.
二、勤练高考题型，多练自能生巧
Ⅰ.完形填空
I met a man yesterday and didn’t get his name. Our meeting seemed to be __1__ by something unknown.
He was a(n) __2__ man. His hair was totally white and his back was bent. I didn’t see him at first. I decided to search for the owner __3__ I found a very worn and
old wooden walking stick, which was hanging outside of a shopping cart. I looked around and __4__ out to a man who was walking away. I __5__ it was his. It was. And he returned __6__ to get it. A short distance cost him a long time.
I was in a friendly __7__ to start a conversation. That was when the story between us began. I stood outside the supermarket with him for 10 minutes just __8__. And that was all he wanted — to be heard and to __9__ his story. I stood there feeling his __10__ over losing his first wife during childbirth to his only son and later his joys of __11__ this son on his own as well as traveling the world. He __12__ found his true love and married a childhood sweetheart, his second wife. He is very __13__ that he has an intact (完整的) family now.
At the end of our talk, this man held my hands, looked me in the eye and __14__ thanked me. And then he __15__ and walked away.
As he walked away, a strong feeling __16__ me. And I seemed to hear a __17__ in my mind that told me he was peaceful now.
Strangers are never strangers __18__ you open your heart to them. Often they dress up like __19__， waiting to bless you or to be blessed.
Yesterday I was __20__ — An angel to this man, yet at the same time, blessed by him.
语篇解读：本文讲述了作者在超市外偶遇一位陌生老人并倾听他的故事，陌生老人对作者心存感激，从而引发作者的一番感慨——只要敞开心扉，愿意倾听，陌生人也可以变成朋友。

1．A.ranged B．arranged
C．made D．united
解析：选B 根据语境可知，作者遇见了一位老人，但不知道他的名字，他们的相遇就像冥冥之中被安排好的一样。

故答案选“arranged”。

2．A.poor B．elderly
C．strong D．handsome
解析：选B 根据下文“His hair was totally white and his back was bent”可知这是一位年迈的老人。

故答案选“elderly”。

3．A.before B．until
C．when D．but
解析：选C 当我发现一根拐杖时，我决定去找到它的主人。

故答案选“when”。

4．A.went B．called
C．broke D．worked
解析：选B 作者看到一个老人就叫了他一声。

故答案选“called”。

5．A.decided B．remembered
C．guessed D．suggested
解析：选C 根据语境可知，作者只是猜测那根拐杖是那位老人的，结果的确是。

故答案选“guessed”。

6．A.casually B．angrily
C．proudly D．slowly
解析：选D 根据上下文，他已年迈，很短的一段路都费了他不少时间，所以是慢慢地走。

故答案选“slowly”。

7．A.station B．situation
C．mood D．condition
解析：选C 根据下文可知，作者表现出乐意(有心情)与这位老人交谈的样子。

故答案选“mood”。

8．A.listening B．watching
C．laughing D．speaking
解析：选 A 根据下文“to be heard”等信息可知，全程我都是在倾听这位老人讲述自己的经历。

故答案选“listening”。

9．A.remark B．share
C．announce D．report
解析：选B 根据上下文可知，这位老人所需要的就是被聆听和分享他的故事。

故答案选“share”。

10．A.worry B．pain
C．nervousness D．trouble
解析：选B 根据下文可知，他的妻子在生下唯一的儿子之后就去世了，所以他很痛苦。

故答案选“pain”。

11．A.bringing out B．taking
C．teaching D．bringing up
解析：选D 根据上下文可知，他的第一位妻子过世后，他在独自养育儿子的过程中也
得到了快乐。

故答案选“bringing up”。

12．A.rarely B．eventually
C．frequently D．slightly
解析：选B 根据语境可知，他最终得到了真爱。

故答案选“eventually”。

13．A.surprised B．confident
C．positive D．satisfied
解析：选D 根据句意可知，他现在有了一个完整的家庭，所以感到很满足。

故答案选“satisfied”。

14．A.curiously B．sincerely
C．profoundly D．hurriedly
解析：选B 根据语境可知，谈话结束后，那位老人握着“我”的手，看着“我”的眼睛，真诚地感谢了“我”。

故选“sincerely”。

15．A.came back B．turned back
C．stood back D．put back
解析：选 B 根据句意，那位老人转身走了。

turn back意为“转过身”；come back 意为“回来”；stand back意为“后退”；put back意为“放回，推迟”。

故答案选“turned back”。

16．A.came over B．came with
C．came through D．came across
解析：选A 根据句意，那位老人走后，一种强烈的感觉涌向“我”。

come over意为“(一种强烈的情感突然)涌向我”。

come with意为“伴随”；come through意为“经过”；come across意为“偶然遇见”。

故答案为“came over”。

17．A.noise B．voice
C．song D．story
解析：选B 根据语境，“我”似乎听到有个声音告诉“我”，那位老人分享完他的故事后，内心得到了安宁。

故答案为“voice”。

18．A.if B．unless
C．before D．though
解析：选A 根据语境可知，如果“我”们能敞开心扉，陌生人也能成为朋友。

故答案为“if”。

19．A.strangers B．angels
C．friends D．ghosts
解析：选 B 根据下文中的“Yesterday I was ... —An angel to this man”可知答案。

20．A.neither B．either
C．both D．all
解析：选C 根据上下文可知，昨天“我”既是这位老人的天使，同时，也得到了这位老人的祝福。

故答案选“both”。

Ⅱ.短文改错
It is my son’s birthday two days ago. As I didn’t buy any gift for him, I gave him D|S10 for a birthday gift. Last night he used it take his cousin out for ice cream. It was turned out that these two kids were the last one in the shop for the day. So the cashier who wanted to finish her job quick told them their ice cream was free! They were exciting to hear it. Then I asked my son why he did with the money. To my joyful, he said that he gave it to the homeless man.
答案：第一句：is→wa s
第二句：for→as
第三句：take前加to
第四句：去掉was; one→ones
第五句：quick→quickly
第六句：exciting→excited
第七句：why→what
第八句：joyful→joy; the→a。