完整版广州初三unit1greatexploration讲解语法练习

Unit1 Great explorations

I .学习目标

1. Unit 1 重点单词、短语

2. 结果状语从句的用法

n .重点、难点分析

1. Learn to ask for repetition

repeat v. 重复(something that happens again, especially something bad) repetition n. Sorry, could you repeat that?

Mike patiently repeated that he had to work that day.

The best way to learn English is through repetition.

2. This was nearly a century before Christopher Columbus first set sail on his journey of discovery to America.

discover v. -发现; 找到- discovery n.

The body was discovered in a fiel d .

His friends were shocked to discover how ill he was.

make a discovery 发现(C)

the discovery of oil in Alaska 在阿拉斯加发现石油(U)

nearly adv. 几乎，差不多

辨析：nearly 与almost

① nearly 与almost 在大多数情况下可换用。但almost 所表达的程度比nearly 更接近一些。

He is almost/nearly as tall as her. 他差不多与她一样高。

② nearly 可以和not 连用，但不能与其他否定词连用. almost 可与no, none,never,nothing,nobody 等连用。

That film is not nearly as interesting as this one.

Her parents almost never go to the zoo.

3. His task was to develop relations and set up trade routes with foreign countries. develop v. 发展; 研发; 增强; (使)成长/发展--development n.

developing 发展中的developed 发达的

The students developed their reading skills further during this term.

They have developed an interest in international affairs.

China is a ______________ country while America is a ________________ country.

a course on the development of the Greek thought 关于希腊思想发展的课程

foreign adj. 外国的-- 外国人

Can you speak any foreig n Ian guages?

I thought she sounded foreign.我觉得她说话像外国人。

Many foreigners came to Shenzhen during the Universiad e in 2011. foreig n trade 对外贸易

4. He rose to become a trusted official of the Yongle Emperor of the Ming Dyn asty. rise v.变得更加成功(或重要,强大);升高；上升；-过去式 ____________ _ 过去分 词 __________

He rose to become chairman of the company. 他升为公司的董事长。

Smoke rose from the chimney. 烟从烟囱中升起。

Our teachers told us that he sun rises in the east and sets in the west.

(n.) The workers were offered a 3% pay rise.( 提升; 增力卩)

a sudo

b n rise in sea level

5. Besides developing trade, the voyages also encouraged the exchange of cultures and tech no logies.

trade v./n.贸易；以物易物；互相交换-- _____________ 人；买卖人

Trade in ivory has bee n banned si nee 1990.象牙交易从 1990 开始就禁止了。

A lot of pubs (小酒馆)nowadays do most of their trad e during lunchtimes.

To the surprise of many Wall Street trad ers, the dollar rose yesterday. 使很多华尔街经纪人吃惊的是昨天美元上涨了。

besides prep.除了…之外，还… (区分)besides/except/except for

有附加的含义 含有拍它的含义

表示对主要部分的肯定和对部分的否定 He gets up very early every day except Sun day.他每天早起，除了星期天。

The competition was good except for a few spelling mistakes.这篇作文写的很 好，除了几处拼写错误

He had other people to take care of besides me.除我之外，他还要照顾别人。

6. People still remember him as a pion eer in ope ning up cultural con tacts betwee n differe nt peoples around the world.

1. people n.名族；人；

(1) 人；人们(plural)

How many peopl e were there at the meet ing?

I don ' care what peopl e think.

(2) 名族；人民；种族

Besides 除…之外

（还） Except 除…之外