Language points

1. Language points

2. Language points 1.The novel The Moonstone is set in England in 1848, but the story really began 50 yeas earlier. be set in以…为背景 The story is set in the Anti-Japanese War. Most of Zhang Yimou’s films are set in the countryside of the Northwest of China.

3. set用法 • 放,安放( toput ) • 布置,安排( to put into order for use ) • Pleaseset the table before dinner. • 3) 制定,确定(to fix or determine a rule, time etc) • Have you set the time for the meeting? • 4) (太阳等)下落( to go down ) • The sun rises in the east and sets in the west. • 5) 镶嵌于( to fix into ) • He sets a diamond in a ring.

4. 2. The diamond was cursed and the man lived a sad, lonely life without friends and family. Since then they have lived a happy life. curse n. put a curse on sb诅咒某人 be a curse to sb. …的祸因,祸根 v. curse sb / sth for (doing) sth adj. be cursed with受……的折磨 She has always been cursed with illness.

5. 3.When he died he left the Moonstone to his sister’s daughter,Rachel, in an act of revenge, passing on his fortune to her. pass on (sth) to sb. 将……传递给某人 (间接) She said she would passall she mastered onto the students. I didn’t want to work, as I didn’t want to pass my cold on to anyone.

6. When he died he left the Moonstone to his sister’s daughter, Rachel, in an act of revenge, passing on his bad luck to her. (1) in an/the act of revenge (for ...)表示“采取报复…的行为, 为了报复…”, 相当于 in order to revenge ...。 e.g. The man cut down all Mr. Li’s trees at night, in an/the act of revenge for his insult in the day.

7. act v. Think before acting. • 与action的区别 • action作为[C],与act同义 • a kind act / action仁慈的行为 • 2) act具体的,短时的行为或行动 • action复杂的,持续的行为或行动 • 3)固定短语中不能替换 • an act of cruelty残忍的行为 • an act of war战争行为 • an act of mercy仁慈的行为 take action采取措施

8. e.g. Their ancestors passed on those traditions to the young from generation to generation. 他们的祖先把那些传统一代又一 代地传给年轻人。 (2) pass on ... to someone相当于hand something down to someone表示“把……传递给……”。

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11. 4.Franklin, who is a smoker, is very consideratetowards Rachel. Jane likes Tom, because he is considerate towards others. 老师是体谅学生的。 Teachers are considerate towards students. 在我睡觉的时候你不弹钢琴，真是考虑得周到。 It was considerate of you not to play the piano while I was having a sleep.

12. consider / consideration considerable / considering He bought his car at a _________ expense. She’s very active, _________ her age. When marking Tom’s exam papers, the teacher took Tom’s long illness into__________. They ________ themselves very important.

13. 5. At the end of the party, everyone leaves exceptfor Franklin and Godfrey, who are staying the night. The was silent, except for the scratching of pens on paper. Your composition is very good, except for some spelling mistakes.

14. 6. As the story develops, we discover some secrets about the people at the house that night, and the reasons why they might have stolen the diamond. As he grow up, he knew how to work for others.

15. as用作连词(conj.)常见意思有: 1 像….一样 He doesn’t like skating as much as he used to. 2 照…方式 Ihavetold you the story just as it happened. 3 因为,既然 As you object, I’ll reconsider the plan. 4 虽然 Much as I like the book, I can’t afford to buy it.

16. Para9 Rachel is stubborn in resisting his enquiries about the Moonstone to thedegreethat she makes it seem as if she does not want the mystery to be solved. 雷切尔固执地拒绝他有关月亮宝石的咨询到了这样的地步(程度):她似乎并不想要月亮宝石丢失的谜团被揭开。

17. (1) 句子中词组be stubborn in doing ...表示“固执地坚持做某事”相当于insist on doing ...。 e.g. The little boy is stubborn in holding that he is tight.

18. to the / a / some degree 到…程度;在…程度上 To a degree there is something wrong with our schooling education because more and more students are tired of studying. To a certain degree he likes studying. 从某种程度上,你担心的事不是没有道理的. To the degree, what you are worried about is not unreasonable.

19. (2) 句子中that引导的是一个状语从句, 说明主句谓语be stubborn in resisting his enquiries的程度。

20. (3) 句子中seem as if ...与动词make构成复合宾语结构，即宾语补足语，seem/look/sound ... as if ...又构成系表结构, 其中as if引导的表语从句谓语可以是陈述语气说明具有客观性的情况, 也可以用虚拟语气说明不具有客观性的情况。

21. 请比较： a. It seems as if the weather will turn out fine soon, though it stormed wildly just now. (具有客观性) 尽管刚才还是狂风暴雨，但天气似乎很快就会转晴了。

22. b. It seems as if the man were dead when he sleeps lying on the bed.(不具有客观性) 那人躺在床上睡觉的时候，看起来像是死了似的。

23. Para 10 Whoever is guilty must have a stain on his or her clothes. Whoever凡是…的人;无论谁 = anyone who Give the book to whoever would like to read it. = give the book to anyone who likes to read it. Give the book to ________ you like.

24. No matter who 只引导状语从句 Whoever 既能引导状语从句,也能引导名词性从句 No matter who breaks the law, he should be punished. (状语从句)

25. Whoever comes to the meeting will be welcome. = Anyone who comes… (名词性从句) Whoever comes to the meeting, he will be welcome. = No matter who comes…, he … (状语从句)

26. Explanation 1. I was convinced that she had taken her own diamond, and Rosanna had assisted her. convince: convince sb. of sth, convince sb. that+clause

27. 2. When they met, Franklin was shocked to hear Rachel telling him that she had seen him take the diamond, but had protected him from me by not answering my questions. vt (see, watch, notice, find, hear, have, make, etc) + o + do/doing/done

28. 3. It turned out that Godfrey had also seen Franklin move the diamond that night and, knowing that Franklin would be accused, he had taken it. 结果是那天夜里戈弗里也看到富兰克林挪动那块宝石,并且,他知道富兰克林肯定会被起诉的,因此他偷走了那块宝石。

29. (1) 句子中词组turn out表示“结果为, 被证实是”, 常用sb/sth. turn out to be/do ... 或 it turns out that+名词从句。

30. e.g. ① That necklace which used to be thought valuable turned out to be made of glass. 以前被认为非常值钱的那串项链结果 证明是用玻璃制成的。

31. ② It turned out that all the experiments they had done were unsuccessful. 结果他们做的所有试验都没有获得成功。

32. (2) 句子中knowing that Franklin would be accused为现在分词短语作状语，这里说明原因，其中动词accuse常用“accuse someone of sth.”表示“指控某人某事，控告某人犯什么罪”。

33. e.g. ① The company accused the manager of letting out the company’s secret. 公司控告那位经理泄漏机密。 ② The young man was accused of robbery on the street. 那个青年被指控犯有拦路抢劫罪。

34. Appositive Clauses a) They were satisfied with the news that she had told them. ------ an attributive clause b) They were satisfied with the news that Mary successfully passed the exam. ------ an appositive clause

35. 2. 从语义角度上看，同位语从句与前面的名词是同位关系；而定语从句与它前面的名词是所属关系，表示“……的”，起修饰作用。 3. 同位语从句的 that 一般不能省略；而定语从句中的代词 that ，当其在从句中作宾语时，常常可以省略。　

36. 4. when, where, why 引导定语从句时，先行词一般是表示时间、地点、原因的名词，而引导同位语从句时则不然。

37. 试比较下面的句子 1. The news that our school team won the game excited everyone. 我校代表队赢得了这场比赛，这消息使大家兴奋。 The news (that) you heard is untrue. 你听到的消息是不真实的。 (同位语从句) (定语从句)

38. 2. This is the house where Lu Xun once lived. 这是鲁迅住过的房子。 I have no idea where he lives. 我不知道他住那里。 （定语从句） （同位语从句）

39. B • (1) Along with the letter was his promise ___ he would visit me this coming Christmas. (2004上海春季高考) A. which B. that C. what D. whether

40. (2). The other day, my brother drove his car down the street at ___ I thought was a dangerous speed. (2004上海春季高考) A. as B. which C. what D. that C

41. D (3). Luckily, we’d brought a road map without ___ we would have lost our way. (2004北京春季高考) A. it B. that C. this D. which

42. 1 the window is never opened ____ in summer. • Many of the films made by Zhang Yimou ___________ the northwest China. 3 Do you think it ___ to ask the others what you don’t know? 4 _____ the examination today is more difficult than it was ten years before.

43. 5 It is not easy for everyone to _____ bad habits. 6 Don’t worry about him, for he is a ____ fellow. 7 We often think the old _______ holding their views, but the case is not always like that. 8 The woman _________ he son for his absent-minded act in class.