1、Chapter 2 Great minds （一） Reading Two geniuses Many people consider （ ）Albert Einstein a genius. This story about him shows that he also had a sense of humour（ ）. Einstein often received invitations to explain his theories at different universities. On these trips, his driver Hans often said to him,
2、 “ Its a pleasure to drive a genius like you, Dr Einstein.” One evening, on their way to（ ）a university, Einstein said, “I m so tired. I wish I could avoid giving （ ）my lecture tonight, Hans, but I dont want to let my audience down（ ）.” “ I know what to do,”said Hans. “ I can give the lectured for y
3、ou. You can trust me. Ive listened to your lecture so many times that Ive learnt it by heart（ ）. No one knows you at this university, so they wont find out（ ）.” So, they changed places. At the university, Hans was guided to the front of the hall.Einstein took a seat（ ）, listened to Hans give his lec
4、ture without difficulty（ ）, and joined in（ ） the applause at the end（ ）. However, before Hans left, a man shouted, “ Id like to ask you a question.” He then asked a question so difficult that （ ）Hans had no idea （ ）what he was talking about. Einstein turned pale（ ）.“ Oh no!” he thought. “ Now we are
5、 in trouble（ ）. “But Hans just laughed and said, “ Thats such an easy question that（ ） even my driver can answer it. Hans ,please. Einstein stood up and answered the question perfectly. They left the university, with Einstein driving. A little later（ ）, Hans offered to drive（ ）. “No, ”laughed Einste
6、in. “Its a pleasure to drive a genius like you, Hans” Phrases ： 1. listen to sb. do sth. 听某人做某事 2. would like to do 想要做某事 3. warn sb. to do. 警告某人做某事 4. offer to do sth. 提出做某事（ offer sb sth=offer sth to sb） 5. believe in 相信 6. take part in=take part in 参加 7. make sb. do sth. 使某人做某事 8. ask sb.to do st
7、h. 让某人做某事 难点全解 1. Many people consider Albert Einstein a genius. consider 及物动词，意为“ 认为；觉得”。consider sb./ sth.(as) sth.意为“ 认 为某人/某物是” 。 英汉互译： 他认为自己是一个了不起的人。 _ They were considered as heroes. _ 另外，consider 后还可接 that 从句。 He considered that we could do the work well. _ 拓展：consider 意为“考虑”，相当于 think about,
8、 其后可接名词、代词、动 词-ing 形式、从句 或“疑问词+不定式”作宾语。但其后不能接跟动词不定式作宾语。 例句：Youd better consider my suggestion. _ We are consider going to Hainan next year. ._ He has never considered how to solve the problem. _ 2. This story about him shows that he also had a sense of humour. sense 可数名词，意为“感觉；理解力；判断力 ”通常用单数。sense o
9、f humour (幽默感)。 根据汉语完成句子： 张老师非常幽默。 Mr Zhang has a very good _ _ _. 她没有方向感。 She didnt have a _ _ _. humour 不可数名词，意为“幽默” I like such stories full of humour. _ 拓展：humorous 形容词，意为“滑稽有趣的；有幽默感的”。 He had a wide mouth and humorous eyes. _ 3. Einstein often received invitations to explain his theories at dif
10、ferent universities. 辨析： receive 和 accept 一言变异：He received a gift but he didnt accept it. invitation 名词，意为“ 邀请；请柬”。用法：后常接 to sth.或 to do sth. My father had an invitation to visit his friend in Beijing. _ 拓展：invite 动词，意为 “邀请”。常见用法有： invite sb. to邀请某人去（某地/某一活动） 我们邀请高老师来参加我们的聚会。 _ invite sb. to do sth.
11、邀请某人做某事 他们邀请我和他们一起去上海。 _ 4. Its a pleasure to drive a genius like you , Dr Einstein. pleasure 在此用作可数名词，意为“乐事；快事” 。Its a pleasure to do sth.表 示“做某事是一 件乐事” 辨析：pleasure, pleasant, pleased receive 指客观上“收到”，也可以表示“接待” 和“遭受” accept 用来表示主观上“接受”某人、 “承认或赞同” 某一看法或理论 可数名词 乐事；快事 pleasure 不可数名词 高兴；快乐；愉快，take plea
12、sure in (doing) sth.意为“从做某事中获得乐趣” pleasant 形容词 令人愉快的；宜人的。通常修饰物 pleased 形容词 高兴地；愉快的。be pleased with 意为“ 对感 到满意”；be pleased to do sth,意为“乐于做某 填词： Its a _ to hear from you. Reading bring me great _. What a _ trip! The mother were very _ with her two daughters. 5. I wish I could avoid giving my lecture
13、tonight, Hans, but I dont want to let my audience down. avoid 动词，意为“避免；避开”。avoid doing sth. 意为“避免做某事”。 另外，avoid 还可 以接名词或代词作宾语。但 avoid 后不能接动词不定式作宾语。 We got up early to avoid missing the early bus. She tried to avoid all the problems. lecture 可数名词，意为“讲座；演讲” 。give a lecture 意为“ 讲课；演 讲” ； attend a lectu
14、re 意为“ 听讲座” 那位科学家给我们讲课了。 The scientist _ _ _to us. 你听了那个有关马克吐温的讲座了吗？ Did you _ _ _ _ Mark Twain. let sb. down 意为“ 使/令某人失望” 。 昨天她让我们大失所望。 _ 6. look for find “找到；发现”，强调结果；find out 表示经过调查、 探听后发现.。 试题： What are you _？ Finally, they _ the lost child. At last, we _ who stole the watch. 事” Have you _ when
15、the train will arrive? 7. I ve listened to your lecture so many times that Ive learnt it by heart. so adjadv + that “如此.以至于”（用来修饰形容词或副词） so many/few +复数可数名词+ that 我犯了如此多的错误，以至于我没能通过这次考试。 so much/little + 不可数名词that 我有如此少的钱，以至于不能卖任何东西。 Thats such an easy question that even my driver can answer it. suc
16、h +aan +adj +可数名词单数+that “如此.以至于”（用来修饰名词） = so +adj+aan +可数名词单数 +that 他是如此聪明的一个男孩以至于每个人都喜欢他。 such +adj +复数可数名词+that 这些数学题如此难以至于我做不出来。 such +adj +不可数名词+that 这个工作如此艰巨以至于很少有人能按时完成。 8. Now were in trouble. (be) in trouble 意为“处于困境；倒霉 ”。 如果他不能按时完成工作，他就会倒霉了。 _ have trouble with.在方面有麻烦/问题。 Maybe you will ha
17、ve trouble with your English, but never give up. _ have trouble (in) doing sth. 作某事有困难 I have some trouble in reading her letter. _ 9. learnby heart 背诵，用心记 例句：Ive listened to it so many times that Ive learnt it by heart. (L21, P103) 我已经听了很多次了以致于我都背下了它。 试题： I have read the poem so many times that I c
18、an _ it _ . 10. Doctors warn people to avoid too much sun this summer too much +不可数名词 too many+不可数名词复数 much too +形容词 11. Dr yang one of the cleverest women in the world. one of the+形容词最高级 +复数可数名词，表示“最.之一” 一根据句意、首字母或汉语提示写出单词，补全句子。 1. We should help those people in _. ( 困境 ) 2. He says he has a wonder
19、ful sense of h_. 3. Peter won an a_ for his wonderful performance in the show. 4. Ive listened to your l_ so many times that Ive learnt it by heart. 5. His face turned p_ when he heard the news. 6. My brother is interested in the u_. He wants to be an astronomer when he grows up. 7. As a students, y
20、ou should o_ the school rules. 8. We re going to have a party at Dannys house _ ( 今晚 ) 9. You look _（苍白的）. Whats the matter with you ? 10. Mr Wang didnt accept our _ ( 邀请 ) to the meeting. 二用所给单词的适当形式填空。 1. Its a pleasure _ ( go ) for a walk with you. 2. He described his travel in South America in a
21、 _ ( humour ) way. 3. The lady refused his _ ( invite ) to the dinner party. 4. I _ ( listen ) to this piece of music many times. 5. Its hard to avoid _ ( meet ) his as it is such a small village. 6. Its my _ ( please ) to help you with the luggage. 7. Einstein took a seat, listened to Hans give his
22、 lecture without _ ( difficult ). 8. The Guang-Shen highway _ ( reduce ) the distance between Guangzhou and Shenzhen. 9. Heavy _ ( applaud ) broke out as soon as she finished speaking. 10. There are many _ ( theory ) about the origin of life. 三、释义题 1. You should cheer up and let your parents down. A
23、. make your parents happy B. make your parents excited C. make your parents angry D. make your parents disappointed 2. People usually make fun of their friends on April Fools Day. A. play jokes on B. have fun with C. play with D. tell some jokes to 3. We will take part in social practice during the
24、summer vacation. A. join B. join in C. be in D. do 4. I avoided him as much as possible. A. keep away from B. put away from C. give away from D. through away from 5. I dont quite catch what you said at the meeting. A. miss B. hear C. have D. Understand 四、单项选择题（知识点） 1. If you dont study hard, youll y
25、our parents . A.let;down B.write;down C.look;up D.cheer;up 2. -We can use MSN to talk with each other on the Internet. -Really ? Will you please show me _ it ? A. what to use B. how to use C. how can I use D. what I use 3. There was a large box behind the door and Peter couldnt _ falling over it in
26、the darkness. A. help B. resist C. avoid D. prevent 4. You study hard youre sure to pass the exam. A. enough ; to B.as ; as C.so;that D.such;that 5. Beijing has_ many cars that there is often traffic jam in rash hours. A. so B. very C. too D. such 6. Steven,could you help me _when the plane will tak
27、e off on the Internet? A.get on B. find out C. look for D. look after 7. -Would you like camping with me？ -Id like to .But Im busy my homework. A. to go ; to do B. to go ; doing C. going ; to do D.going ; doing 8. The little boy his seat to an old lady on the crowded bus. A.lent B.offered C. took D.
28、 Brought 9. Some students spend _ time on the Internet. They forget to study, eat and sleep.They cant even communicate with people in real life. A. too many B. many too C. too much D. much too 10. What did Lily tell you just now ? She asked me _ others her secret. A. to tell not B. not to tell C. do
29、nt tell D. not tell 11. He lost his key.It made him _ in the cold to wait for his wifes return. A. to stay B. stayed C.stays D. stay 2014.9.14 一、语法填空。 阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填 入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。 It was my first day at school and I felt very nervous. Since I knew _1_ at school at that ti
30、me, I went everywhere alone. I had a strong desire to have a companion. _2_ I could make a new friend, I would be very happy. I listened to all the lessons and waited for the lunch break. Finally, the bell _3_ (ring) and it was time to have lunch. While waiting in line, I met a girl in a white dress
31、. We got along well, and she invited me to have lunch together. I agreed. I took my plate and went to _4_ table with her. She was very friendly. We talked _5_ (happy) together. I found we shared a lot of hobbies. I was sure that we would be great friends. And now we are _6_ (good) friends at school.
32、 We always spend our spare time together, doing some sports, _7_ (read) books and so on. A real friend is someone _8_ can share happiness and sorrow with you. A real friend can be together with you forever and help you get _9_ the hard time and sad time. A man without friends is like an angel _10_ w
33、ings, whose life will suffer from loneliness and sadness. A real friend will not give you up, whatever happens to you. 一英汉互译； 1. 幽默感 _ 2. 在某人去.的路上 _ 3. 做演讲 _ 4. 使.失望 _ 5. 听某人做某事 _ 6.如此.以至于 _ 7. 单凭记忆，能背诵_ 8. 弄清，查明 _ 9. 坐下_ 10.轻而易举 _ 11. 参加 _ 12.最后 _ 13. 不知道 _ 14.处于困境中 _ 15. 远离._ 16. 避免做某事 _ 17. 变得_ 18. 想要做某事 _ 19. 警告某人做某事_ 20. 主动提出做某事 _ 21. 使某人做某事 _ 22. 让某人做某事 _
