I. Reading comprehension on WILDLIFE AND GARDEN ROSES
1. The research by Darwin, Mendel and Turesson shows that _______.
A. genetics is more important than the environment to plants
B. genetics is less important than the environment toplants
C. both genetics and the environment are important to plants
D. neither genetics nor the environment is important to plants
2. Darwin observed that the birds with ________ would eat ________.
A. small beaks, hard seeds
B. broad beaks, hard seeds
C. hard beaks, hard seeds
D. broad beaks, soft seeds
3. Scientists of the nineteenth century believed that ________.
A. the development of new species was behind the influence of the environment
B. the development of new species and the influence of the environment were hand in hand
C. the development of new species had nothing to do with the influence of the environment
D. the influence of the environment was behind the development of new species
4. At the age of 22, Darwin joined the scientific expedition on _________.
A. the Endeavour B. Tahiti
C. the Beagle D. space
5. Darwin studied physics, chemistry and botany because ________.
A. he was invited to join a scientific expedition
B. he was interested in them
C. he could do a lot of experiments
D. he wanted to finish his book "On the Origin Species"
Keys: 1. C 2. B 3. D 4. C 5. B
II. Language points in the exercises
1. supply
當(dāng)提供；供應(yīng)”講，近義詞為provide／offer。
1）supply sb. with sth. / supply sth. to sb. 向某人提供某物
e.g. They supplied food aids to the people in the flood stricken area.
他們向受災(zāi)地K的人們提供了食品援助。
2) offer sb.sth. /offer sth. to sb. 向某人提供義物
e.g. He offered a cup of tea to me．
3) provide sb. with sth.=provide sth for sb 向某人提供義物，供應(yīng)
e.g. The firm has provided me with a car.
2. pass away 去世，逝世
pass by 經(jīng)過；經(jīng)過；忽視
pass down 常用于被動活態(tài)）一代一代傳下去
pass on to sth 從一階段進(jìn)入另一階段
pass sth on to sb. 將某物傳交給（某人）
pass through sth 經(jīng)歷（一段時(shí)間）
III. Grammatical Item
Object Complement
一、可以充當(dāng)賓語補(bǔ)足語的詞和詞組有：
１．名詞
We made him our principle.
常用名詞充當(dāng)賓語補(bǔ)足語的動詞有：
call, name, elect, make, think, appoint, choose, find, consider, keep, wish,
充當(dāng)賓語補(bǔ)足語的名詞若表示正式的或獨(dú)一無二的頭銜、職位時(shí)，前面一般不用冠詞，如：
They elected John chairman of the committee.
２．形容詞:
You should keep your room clean.
常用形容詞充當(dāng)賓詞補(bǔ)足語的動詞有：
believe, think, get, keep, make, find, set, like, wish, see, consider, prove, have, leave,
paint, drive, turn, cut
３．現(xiàn)在分詞：
I'm sorry to have kept you waiting for so long.
At this moment she noticed the teacher coming in.
４.動詞不定式：
Would you like me to come along with you?
He believed the earth to be a globe.
５.過去分詞:
Last year they had their house rebuilt.
6. 此外,副詞和介詞短評也可以充當(dāng)賓語補(bǔ)足語,如:
We could hear the children at play outside.
二、在用現(xiàn)在分詞或不定式作賓主補(bǔ)足語的動詞中，有些只能用現(xiàn)在分詞作賓語補(bǔ)足語；有些只能用不定式作賓語補(bǔ)足語；還有的動詞既能用現(xiàn)在分詞又可用不定式作賓語補(bǔ)足語：
１．只能用現(xiàn)在分詞作賓詞補(bǔ)足語的動詞有：catch, keep, mind, prevent, stop, smell, excuse等。
２．只能用不定式作賓語補(bǔ)足語的動詞有： wish, desire, expect, love, prefer, trust, encourage, let，allow, permit, mean, lead, bring, put, hurry, cause, remind, ask, invite, beg, request, worry, advise, persuade, call on, tell, order, command, require, make, force, drive, forbid, warn, help, teach, show, assist, report, bear, wait for // think, take, know, judge, consider, suppose, believe, allow, prove, declare 等。
３．既能用現(xiàn)在分詞又可用不定式作賓詞補(bǔ)足語的動詞有：: see, watch, notice, look at, observe, listen to, hear, feel, have, imagine, discover, like, want, understand, hate, get, set, leave 等。
IV. NMET LINK
1. (2004上海春季) It was only with the help of the local guide ________.
A. was the mountain climber rescued
B. that the mountain climber was rescued
C. when the t mountain climber was rescued
D. then the mountain climber was rescued
2. ( 上海2001 ) Information has been put forward ________more middle school graduates will be admitted into universities.
A. while B. that
C. when D. as
3. ( 上海2000) Recently I bought an ancient Chinese vase, ________ was very reasonable.
A. which price B. the price of which
C. its price D. the price of whose
Keys: 1. B 本句為強(qiáng)調(diào)句。2. B that引導(dǎo)同位語從句 3. B the price of which 指代花瓶的價(jià)格
Exercises:
I. Rewrite the sentence without changing its meaning.
1. A. Many rich men like him led a comfortable life, but Banks had a good desire for knowledge.
B. Many rich men _______ _______ _______ led a _______life, but Banks had a good _______ for knowledge.
2. A. Marx and Engels became lifelong friends during their work.
B. Marx and Fngels _______a lifelong _______during their work.\
3. A. She came from a family with rights and advantages in the society, so she looked down upon him.
B. _______ _______ a life of _______, he looked down upon hi
4. A. He was brought into a difficult situation in the robbery.
B. He was _______ _______ the robbery.
5. A. The students in their school are put into groups according to ages.
B. The students in their school are ________ ________ ages.
Keys:
in his position, cozy, appetite 2. developed, friendship 3. Born into, privilege
4. involved in 5. classified by
II. Pick out the mistake and correct it.
1. Stepped carelessly along the street, he was knocked down by a bike.
2. Being a sailor contains long periods away from home.
3. The science of medicine which progress has been rapid lately is perhaps the most
important of all the sciences.
4 If I had enough money. I 11 travel to the places that 1like.
5. No matter how hard the problem is, we'll work out.
6. The text is obviously bad because it leads in incorrect learning.
7. Was it in Greece where Olympic competitions started?
8. My parents as well as I am glad to see you.
9. This rope is three limes the long of that one.
10. There are a lot of things that we don’t know in the nature.
Keys:
stepped改為stepping 2. contains改為includes 3. which 前加in 4. I’ll 改為I’d
5. work后加it 6. in改為to 7. where改為that 8. am改為are 9. long改為length
10. 去掉the