B2M1 Language Points.doc

2015/12/8 HildaModule 2 Grammar of ReadingThirteen people die every hour from illness related to smoking tobacco, such as cancer, bronchitis and heart disease. (P11)1. die fromdie out 死光；灭绝die of die fordie off 相继死去辨析 die from & die of e.g. The engineer died from overwork. The beggar died of hunger and cold.2. related to e.g. The unemployment figures are not necessarily related to the rise in prices.Im 19 years old and I used to be a drug addict. (P12)3. used to do sth. 辨析 used to do sth. & would do sth. & be/get used to doing sth. e.g. They would sit down and have coffee together on those warm afternoons. （常与used to do换用， 但would则表示有可能再发生） He used to live in the countryside, while he is/gets used to the city life now. （强调过去与现在的对比）One day, he offered me some crack cocaine.(P12)4. offer 1) He offered to drive us to the airport, but we preferred to walk there.2) He offered this bike for 600 yuan.3) Thank you for your kind offer of helping/ to help me.4) They made me an offer of ten thousand yuan for my motorbike.Users who inject the drug are also in more danger if they share needles with other users.(P12)5. share1) They shared the cake between them.He shared an umbrella with his girlfriend.2) They claim to have a 40% worldwide market share.Sara also pays a share of the gas, electricity and phone bills.Read parts 1-6 and decide which article they belong to. （P13）6. belong toto prep. +n./pron.不用于进行时态，没有被动形式take place, occur, happen等Smoking allows cocaine to reach the brain very quickly.(P13)7. allow 1) No student is allowed to leave his homework undone.The children are too young to be allowed out at night.2) Between classes, ten minutes are allowed for play and rest.Allow me a few minutes to pack up my things.3) You must allow yourself to be wrong.Ill allow that hes only partly to blame.8. reach1) On reaching Paris, they called at the wine shop in the poor district.2) Her voice was strong enough to reach everyone in the hall.The coin has fallen down this hole and the boy cant reach it.3) The apple tree reaches its branches over the wall.4) These products are normally bought and stored carefully out of reach of children.The next day, I broke into a house and stole a television and a video recorder.(P13)9. break into 破门而入；强行闯入；突然开始 in 打断；插嘴；闯入out 爆发；突然发生 through 突围；突破；冲垮 down （身体）垮掉；（机器）出故障；（化学）分解 up 破碎；拆散，驱散；开始放假；（物理）分解 away from 脱离；突然逃脱Drug users are more likely to get into trouble at school.(P16)10. likely adj. &advprobablelikely possiblelikely主语（人或物）It is likely that.possible主语（物）It is possible to do sth.It is possible for sb. to do sth.It is possible bable 主语（物）It is probable that sb. .I couldnt agree more.(P18)11. “否定词+比较级”表示最高级1） cant/couldnt +比较级2） 比较级+ than + any other +单数名词all (the) other +复数名词anyone elseany of the other +复数名词the rest of +复数名词或不可数名词e.g. Julia is taller than _ in her class.3） have/has/had+never+过去分词+so+adj./adv.so +adj.+a(n)+单数名词such +adj. +n.e.g. I have never heard such a better voice.4） cant.+adj./adv.+enough/+too+adj./adv.e.g. You cant careful enough while driving a car, for accidents happen frequently.And here are some ideas to help people to give up smoking.(P