选修8 第一单元Using language 1

UsinglanguageGEORGE’SDIARY12-14JUNEAlcatrazIslandprizonFisherman’sWharfChinatownGoldenGateBridgeCablecarFastreadingReadGeorge’sdiaryquicklythendoexercise1onpage7CarefulreadingFillintheblankswithwordsinthepassage.Monday____straighttohoteland______luggage,thenwent__________Rodeon__________________Visited_____________________wentdroppedexploringacablecarFisherman’sWharfParagraph1Answerthequestions:1.WhydidAndrewHallidieinventtheCablecarsystem?Heinventedthecablecarsystembecausethehorse-drawntramsusedbeforewereunsafe.2.WheredidGeorgeeatlunchonhisFirstdayinSanFrncisco?HeateatFisherman’sWharf.Tuesday_________________acouplefromhoteland_______acar.Spendallday________________Inevening,wentto____________

TeamedupwithhireddrivingaroundcityChinatownPara21.WhydidGeorgehireacar?WhydoyouthinkhejoinedupwithTerriandPeter?2.NamethreethingsthatvisitorscandoinChinatown.QuestionsAnswers:1.WhydidGeorgehireacar?WhydoyouthinkhejoinedupwithTerriandPeter?Itwascheapertohireacarwithotherpeoplebecausetheycouldsharethecost.Alsoheprobablyenjoyedbeinginthecompanyofothertourists.2.NamethreethingsthatvisitorscandoinChinatown.EatinChineserestaurants,gotomarkets,Visittemplesandmuseums.WednesdayTookferryto_______________andhadagoodviewof__________________________Visitedthe__________AlcatrazIslandGoldernGateBridgeprisonQuestionsWhatisAlcatrazIslandfamousfor?Theislandusedtobeaveryharshprisonforthemostdangerousprisoners.para3Task1Exercise3onpage9Task2RewritethediaryentryforTuesdayinsertingallthemissingwords.AnswerIteamedupwithacouplefrommyhotel(PeterandTerri)andhiredacar.Wespentalldaydrivingaroundthecity.There’sagreatdrivemarkedoutfortourists.Ithasblueandwhitesignswithseagullsonthemtoshowthewaytogo.It’sa79kmround-tripthattakesinallthefamoustouristspots.Westoppedmanytimestoadmiretheviewandtakephotographs.Inowhaveareallygoodideaofwhatthecity’slike.Intheevening,IwenttoChinatownwithPeterandTerri.Many/Alotof/SomeChineseimmigrantssettledinthisareainthe1850s.ThefrontsofthebuildingsaredecoratedtolooklikeoldbuildingsinsouthernChina.Therearesomeinterestingtemples,anumberofmarketsandagreatmanyrestaurantshere.Therearealsoartgalleriesandamuseumcontainingdocuments,photographsandallsortsofobjetsaboutthehistoryofChineseimmigration,butit’sclosedintheevening.Iwillhavetogobackduringtheday.Wehadadeliciousmealandthenwalkedbackdownthehilltoourhotel.FromtopofthehillgotaspectacularviewofSanFranciscoBayandthecity.

从山顶上看到旧金山湾和城市的壮丽风光。辨析：view,scenery,scene,sightview指从远处、高处看到的景象

scenery指某地总的自然景观scene指展现在眼前的景象（是scenery的一部分）sight指值得看的东西，某地特有的名胜thebeautifulsceneryoftheThree

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views.3.Builtin1873,thecablecarsystemwasinventedbyAndrewHallidiewhowantedtofindabetterformoftransportthanhorse-drawntrams.

缆车系统建于1873年，是由安德鲁·海利迪发明的，他试图找到一种比马拉轨道车更好的交通方式。horse-drawn为n.+past.p→adj.man-made人造的

snow-covered被雪覆盖的state-owned国营的

heartfelt由衷的Apparentlyhe’dbeenshockedwhenhesawaterribleaccidentinwhichatramslipped

downthehilldraggingthehorseswithit.

显然当他看到一场事故中轨道车拖着马匹滑下山坡时大为震惊。apparently据说；似乎，貌似e.g.Iwasn’tthere,but____________itwasagoodparty.我那时不在场,但据我所知,那次聚会搞的不错.Shemanagedtoclimboutofthecar,____________unhurt.她设法爬出了窗外,看上去并未受伤.apparentlyapparentlyItisapparenttosb.that对某人来说……很明显Itisapparenttoanyreaderthatthereareseveralmistakesinthebook.(1)slip滑落，脱落Theglassslippedoutofhishand.玻璃杯从他的手中滑落。(2)溜走Astheyearsslippedby,Ithoughtlessabouther.随着岁月的流逝，我已把她淡忘。

Teamedupwithacouplefrommyhotelandhiredacar.teamupwith与…合作或一起工作,与…结成一队e.g.Let’steamup!让我们联起手来吧!

It‘sapleasureto_________________suchanexcellentworker.与这样的优秀工人合作真是件愉快事.teamupwithHehasteamedupwithJanetowritethebook.1.Thispricetakesinthecostofalltheaccommodationandfood.2.Heisnottellingthetruth;heisjusttakingyouinwithhisstory.

3.Hewashomeless,soItookhimin.includetomakesb.believesth.thatisnottruetoallowsb.tostayinyourhometakein9.Someinterestingtempleshere,anumberofmarketsandagreatmanyrestaurants.这里有一些有趣的寺庙、一些集市和许多饭店。“许多，大量”，修饰可数名词manymanya/anagreat/goodmanyagood/largenumberof修饰不可数名词muchagood/greatdealofalargeamountofamountsof修饰可数与不可数名词alotoflotsofaquantityofquantitiesofplentyofasupplyofsuppliesof注意:(1)amount