M7U1reading language points

6. They also make TV accessible to people who live far away from cities, … accessible adj. 可使用的，可接近的 The gymnasium is only accessible to the students of this school. Medicine should not be kept where it is accessible to children. access n. 通路, 访问, 入门
It’s been a difficult time, but on the ______ side, I feel physically fine. A. primitive B original C. unique D. positive 解析：与前面谈到的“这是一个艰难的时 刻”对比，从乐观的方面看，我觉得身体 很棒。从语意的对比看，这里用 positive 表示“积极的，肯定的”。A“原始的，简 单的”；B“原来的，独创的”；C“独一无 二的，独特的”。 答案选D
Unit 1
Translate the words or phrases into Chinese.
keep in touch with contribute to primitive make breakthrough within a short time accessible 与„„保持联系 有助于，贡献 原始的 做出突破 在短时间内 可得到的，可利用的
词义辨析
build, construct, found, establish, set up这些 动词均有“建设，建立，建造”之意。
build 普通用词，含义广泛，可指一切具体 或抽象的建造或建立。 construct 较正式用词，强调根据一定计划 进行的规模较大、结构较复杂、要求较高技 术的建造。
1. Many different people contributed to the development of TV. contribute v. 有助于；捐助；投稿 Millions of soldiers contribute to the people’s happiness and peace. Honesty and hard work contribute to success and happiness. He contributed to the church． He often contributes to this newspaper．
A. result from C. attend to
B. contribute to D. devote to
【2011年浙江省高考模拟卷英语试题】 ______ to the victims in the mud-flow struck areas, you can contact the local charity organizations. A. Contributing B. To contribute C. Being contribute D. Contributed 【答案】B 考查非谓语动词。在这里表 达目的，所以用to do。
It was when we were returning home B ________ I realized what a good feeling it was to have helped someone in trouble. 【2015· 湖南】 A. which B. that C. where D. how 【解析】此句是一个强调句，强调when we were returning home；强调句常用句型：It is (was) +被强调部分+that(who)… 。句意： 正是在我回家的时候我才意识到帮助别人于 危难之时感觉是多么令人愉悦。故选B
2. However, his system was very primitive and had many drawbacks. 1) primitive adj. 原始的，简陋的 primitive society 原始社会 They built a primitive shelter out of the tree trunks. Life in the village is too primitive for me; if you want any water you have to pump it up from a well.
distribute … throughout 在整个乡下范围内 发放 the countryside 受益于 benefit from
eventually
wind up
最后，终于 转动手柄或轮子以 提升 与„保持一致
with the development of 随着„发展 keep pace with
2) drawback n. 缺点，不利条件
Everything has its drawback. There are several drawbacks to live in an apartment. The greatest drawback of living in the centre of city is noise.
Our plane was delayed by fog.
I have to delay answering his question.
delay doing sth. 推迟做某事
delay … until … 将……推迟到某时 delay n. 耽搁；推迟；延误 without delay 毫不迟疑地；立即
【2015· 重庆】Bach died in 1750, but it was not until the early 19th century____ C his musical gift was fully recognized. A. while B. though
C. that
D. after
3. John Logie Baird constructed the first colour TV in 1928, … construct v. 制造 It took them three years to construct this model ship. construction n. 建设(造), 结构, 建筑物
【解析】句意：马赫死于1750年，但直 到19世纪他的音乐天赋才被承认。强调 句与not until 连用。 It be not until that … 故选C项。
5. Regular colour TV broadcasts were delayed in the UK until 1967. delay v. 耽搁；推迟；延误 It was impossible to delay her at such a crisis. We decided to delay our wedding until next year.
（2012湖南卷）It was not until I came
here _____ B I realized this place was famous for not only its beauty but also its weather. A. who C. where B. that D. before
John was late for the meeting because his flight had been _______ by a heavy storm. A. kept C. slowed B. stopped D delayed
[解析] be late for意为 “迟到”， 因此根 据句意， 航班应该是受到 “耽搁， 延 误”， 故选D项。
found 侧重打下基础或创办，具体或抽象 事物均可用。 estabΒιβλιοθήκη Baiduish 着重稳固地建成，可具体指国家、 政府、学校或商店等的建立，也可指信仰、 信用、名誉、法律、制度、规则等的建立。 set up作“建立”用时，侧重于“开始”。 可指具体或抽象的建立。
(2010山东卷) Your house is always so neat — how do you ______ it with A three children? A. manage C. adapt B. serve D. construct
(2010年湖北省八校联考)The car factory has produced a new car of high quality; its only _______ is that it uses a lot of petrol. A. advantage B. drawback C. mistake D. profit 解析：句意：这家汽车工厂推出了一款高 质量的新车，其唯一的缺陷是耗油最大。 四个名词的主要含义为：A“优点，有利条 件(因素)”，B“缺点，不利条件”，C“错 误”，D“利润”。句中提到高油耗，显然 这里说的是其缺陷，因此选B。
2）几点细微区别： (1) delay 除表示推迟日期外，还可表示暂 时阻挠或阻挡，因此有“耽搁、拖延”等意 。如： The heavy rain delayed my journey. (2) postpone 和 put off 主要用于延期，两 者常可换用，只是后者较通俗和口语化； 但是 put off 有时以人作宾语，表示借辞推 脱或搪塞某人、推迟或取消与某人的约会 、使某人不高兴或反感、打扰某人、让某 人下车等，此时不宜用 postpone。
4. … but it was not until 1938 that the first colour TV programme was broadcast. 强调句型，是对时间状语not until 1938 的强调。原句是： … the first colour TV programme was not broadcast until 1938.
contribute … to … 向……捐献(投稿) contribute to … 促成，起作用，有助于 contribution n. 贡献； 捐款(赠)
make a contribution to／towards
向……捐赠；对…作出贡献
用contribute的恰当形式或短语填空。 contribute 1) He didn't ______________ one idea to the document. contributed to our 2) Her work has ______________ understanding of this difficult subject. 3) She has ______________ contributed poems to literary magazines．
1. The advertisement will greatly _____ D to the success of the concert. A. respond B. compare C. lead D. contribute B heart 2. Eating too much fat can _____ disease and cause high blood pressure.
辨析delay, postpone, put off
1） 三者均可表示将某事推迟到原订时间 之后的某一时间进行，其后可接名词或动 名词(但一般不接不定式)。为了表明推迟 到何时，可用介词 to, till, until 等。 They delayed / postponed / put off leaving. He decided to delay / postpone / put off his holiday to / till / until next month.