重点知识讲解

重点知识讲解

温故

In England, tea didn’t appear until around 1660, ...

句中的until用于否定句中，构成“not ... until ...”结构，意为“直到……才……”，句中动词多为短暂性动词。until也可以用于肯定句中，意为“直到……为止”，句中动词多为延续性动词。

【运用】单项选择。

1. —Excuse me. Is it my turn now?

—Not yet. Please wait on the chair ____________ your name is called.

A. and

B. until

C. although

D. since

2. —It’s too late. I have to go now.

—Oh, it’s raining outside. Don’t leave ____________ it stops.

A. since

B. until

C. while

知新

1. nearly

nearly用作副词，意为“几乎；差不多”。如：

Karen is nearly as tall as you are.

【链接】

八年级上册我们学过almost，也用作副词，也意为“几乎；差不多”。一般情况下，二者可以互换使用，但almost所表示的“差不多”程度比nearly更大一些。此外，almost后面可以接no, nothing, never等表示否定意义的词，而nearly没有这种用法。如：

In Kunming the temperature is almost / nearly the same all year round.

Almost no one believed her. She felt very sad.

【运用】根据首字母提示填单词。

(1) I came to the city two years ago. I’ve worked here for n two years.

(2) Gina is such a lazy girl that a no one likes her.

2. smell

♦作名词，意为“气味；嗅觉”。如：

The flower has a special smell.

Taste and smell are closely connected.

♦作及物动词，意为“闻到”。如：

I can smell something burning.

♦作系动词，意为“发出……气味”，与形容词连用。如：

Coffee is ready. It smells very nice.

【运用】

Ⅰ. 根据首字母提示填单词。

1. The meat is producing a terrible s .

Throw it away!

2. I s that the milk was not fresh.

Ⅱ. 单项选择。

Mom is making dinner. It ____________ so nice!

A. smells

B. tastes

C. feels

D. sounds

3. take place

take place是不及物短语动词，意为“发生；出现”，不用于被动语态中。如：We don’t know what took place in the hotel.

The funeral took place at 3 p.m. on April 24.

【运用】单项选择。

The 18th Jiangsu Provincial Games will ____________ in September. Many students want to be volunteers.

A. take place

B. take part

C. take action

D. take care

答案

【温故】1-2 BB

【知新】1. (1) nearly (2) almost

2.Ⅰ. 1. smell 2. smelled / smelt Ⅱ. A

3. A