Book3Unit3.doc

Book 3 Unit 3 Back to the pastI. Important words.1. remain vi. 剩下；剩余 Very little furniture remained in the building after the big fire. If you take away 4 from 9, 5 remains. 逗留，留下（stay） She left, but I remained. 仍然是，保持不变（起连系动词作用，后接形容词，名词等作表语） remain silent/ standing/ seated/ sitting/good friends They will remain in contact with us. 仍需去做（后接不定式） Nothing remains to be said. Much remains to be done. remaining adj. 剩下的 the remaining money = the money left2. destroy v. 摧毁，毁坏 （destroyed, destroyed）区分：destroy, damage, ruin(1) destroy 只能用作动词，指彻底破坏，以致不可能修复，常表示“破坏，毁灭”， 也可以指希望.计划等打破。The earthquake destroyed almost the whole town.His hope of being a writer was destroyed.(2) damage指部分“损坏，损害，破坏”或指使用价值有所降低。它可以用作动词，也可以用作名词，用作名词时常与to sth.连用。Hundreds of houses in the area were damaged by the storm.The accident did a lot damage to his car.(3) ruin 则表示破坏严重，以致不能修复，但这种破坏不像destroy 那样毁灭某物，而是强调致使该物的使用价值发生了问题。用作动词时，它表示：“使毁灭，使崩溃，弄糟”；用作名词时，它表示“毁灭，瓦解，废墟”等抽象概念。The fire ruined the castle.He has ruined his health through drinking.The house has fallen into ruin.II. Useful phrases.1. protect cultural heritage保护文化遗产2. the similarity between A and BA和B之间的相似点3. arrange for sb. to do sth.安排某人做某事4. be known as作为而闻名5. go to a lecture去听讲座6. be made director of被选为的负责人7. take over接管8. on rainy days在雨天9. be covered with/ by被覆盖10. coverover把完全覆盖11. be off to 离开去12. together with连同, 和一起13. run through流过14. take control of 控制15. prevent from doing sth.阻止做某事III. Useful sentences.1. I feel lucky to have won a place on the trip.能够赢得这次旅行的机会，我感到很幸运。2. Near the city was a volcano. 在庞贝城附近有座火山。3. Unfortunately, all the people were buried alive, and so was the city.不幸的是，所有的人都被活埋，庞贝城也难逃此劫。4. I saw streets just as they had been. 我看见了街道，仿佛是原来的样子。5. The Italian archaeologist was made director of the Pompeii dig.意大利考古学家被任命为挖掘庞贝城的负责人。6. It is believed by many people to have been gradually covered over by sandstorms.很多人认为这里是被沙尘暴逐渐覆盖的。7. He found the remains of buildings buried under the sand, together with a lot of treasures. 他发现了埋藏在沙子下面的建筑的遗迹，和许多宝物。8. The desert was once a green land with enormous trees，but even that didnt prevent the city from being buried by sand. 这片沙漠曾经是一片绿地，林木葱葱，但是 即便如此，也没能阻止这城市被沙子吞没。9. A saying goes that Rome wasnt built in a day.有句习语是这样的：冰冻三尺非一日之寒。10. A difficult task will take a long time and needs patience.一项艰巨的任务总要花费很长时间，而且需要耐心。IV选择题。1. The pilot asked all the passengers on board to remain _ as the plane was making a landing.A. seatB. seatingC. seatedD. to be seating2. The lady said she would buy a gift for her daughter with the _. A. 20 dollars remainedB. remaining 20 dollars C. remained 20 dollarsD. 20 dollars to remain3. After the big earthquake, almost all the houses and buildings were _. A. fallenB. in ruinC. destroyingD. in ruins4. Who do you think will _ the company if the manager is dismissed? A. take overB. take offC. take inD. take on5. You say your brother works hard. _, and _. A. So do you; so he doesB. So does he; so do you C. So do you; so do youD. So he does; so do you6. _ is known to all, the moon travels around the earth once every month. A. ItB. AsC. ThatD. What7. Having a trip abroad is certainly good for the old people, but it remains _ whether they will enjoy it. A. to seeB. to be seenC. seeingD. seen8. In the dark street, there wasnt a single person _ she could turn for help. A. thatB. whoC. from whomD. to whom9. Our patient seems more _ today; he must be feeling better. A. livelyB. aliveC. liveD. living10. Only after my friend came _.A. did the computer repairB. he repaired the computerC. was the computer repairedD. the computer was repaired11. We must prevent pollution _ our surroundings. A. from protectingB. to be protecting C. to protectD. protecting12. - I wonder if your wife will go to the ball. - If yours does, so _ mine. A. isB. doC. doesD. will13. The pen that was used to _ is missing. A. writeB. write withC. writingD. writing with14. With the old stone bridge _, a new steel one was going to be built there. A. torn downB. tearing downC. was torn downD. being torn down15. The lady _ herself Mary was the hostess of this party. A. calledB. who was calledC. callingD. was called16. At the meeting, Mr. Li was made _ of the club to _ the duties of Mr. Zhang, who was retiring soon. A. a chairman; take upB. a chairman; take over C. chairman; take upD. chairman; take over17. Two middle aged passengers fell into the sea. _, neither of them could swim. A. In factB. UnfortunatelyC. NaturallyD. Luckily18. Why dont you put the meat in the fridge? It will _ fresh for several days. A. be stayedB. stayC. be stayingD. have stayed19. Youd better wear a pair of glasses to _ your eyes _