高中英语必修五复习
高中英语必修五复习
必修五
Unit 1 Great Scientists
V重点句子（旨在提供句子结构等所需材料）
1. So many thousands of terrified people died every time there was an outbreak.
每次瘟疫爆发，数以千计的人们在恐惧中死去．
[解释] every time可作连词使用，引导时间状语从句，意为“每次，每当”immediately，the moment，directly，instantly等都可以作连词引导时间状语从句，意为“一……就……”
[典例]
1）Every time I meet him，I always think of the things happened between us．
每次见到他，我就想起发生在我们之间的事情。
[练习] 汉译英
１）每次我去找他，他都在专心看书．
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2. Only if you put the sun there did the movements of the other planets in the sky make sense.只有当你把太阳放在中心位置上，天空中其他行星的运动才能说的清楚．
[解释]Only 引导的状语放在句首，句子需用半倒装．
［练习］汉译英
2) 就在你失去它的时候，你才会懂得时间的宝贵．
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3. He placed a fixed sun at the centre of the solar system with the planets going round it …..
他把太阳固定在太阳系的中心位置上，而行星则围绕着太阳转．
[解释]with + 宾语+ v. –ing / v. –ed / to do / adj. / adv. / prep. phrases构成的复合结构在句中通常作为状语，表示背景情况，为方式，原因或条件等．
［典例］
1）With the old man leading the way, we started towards the forest. 在老者的带路下，我们向森林进发。
2）She ran and ran with beads of sweat running down her face. 她不停地奔跑，汗珠顺着脸颊流下来。
[练习] 汉译英
3．老师微笑地走进教室，身后还跟着一群小朋友．
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Unit 2 The United Kingdom
一、语言要点
III 词性变化（旨在提供语法填空所需材料）
VI 重点句子（旨在提供句子结构等所需材料）
1. There is no need to debate any more about why different words are used to describe the four countries.
没有必要去争论为什么要用不同的词去描述这四个国家。
[解释]There is no need to do没有必要做某事
There is no doubt that ……是毫无疑问的
[练习]汉译英
1) 没必要给他写封信告知这个消息.
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2.It seemed strange that the man who had developed communism should have lived and died in London.
这似乎是一件怪事:这位发展了共产主义的人竟然在伦敦生活过，而且在伦敦去世.
[解释] It is/seems/…that …从句用虚拟语气，由“should+v.原形”构成
[典例]
1) It is strange that my mother should agree with me.真奇怪我妈妈竟然答应了我。
2) It was strange that my mother should have agreed with me. 真奇怪我妈妈竟然答应了我。[练习]翻译
1）真奇怪,他竟然考试不及格.
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Unit3 Life in future
语言要点
V 重点句子（旨在提供句子结构等所需材料）
1．What problems do you think people in the future will have overcome?
你认为未来的人们将克服什么问题?
[解释] 此句为复杂疑问句，其句式结构为：疑问词+do you think+其余部分(其余部分为陈述语序),do you think 为插入成分。能用于此句型的动词有：think，believe，suppose，imagine，suggest，expect等。
[典例]
1)Who do you think is the tallest in your class?你认为在你们班谁最高?
[注意]
1)如果此句型的动词后面的从句里有否定意义，往往要把否定前置。如：
I don't think it’s right to do so．我想这样做是不对的。
[练习] 汉译英
1)你觉得我们什么时候见面好?
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Unit4 Making the news
一、语言要点
VI 重点句子（旨在提供句子结构等所需材料）
No t only am I interested in photograph, but I took a course at university, so it’s actually of special interest to me. 我不仅仅只是对摄影感兴趣,在大学里我还专修过摄影呢,所以对此我真是特别感兴趣.
[解释] not only…but also ..不但…而且…,当否定的短语not only放在句首,句子用倒装.
[典例]
1）By reciting many articles, we can not only improve our writing skill but also train our memory. 通过背诵一些文章,我们不仅能够提高写作能力,还可以训练我们的记忆.
2）Not only does she do well in her job, but she is always ready to help others.
她不仅工作出色,还乐于助人.
[练习] 汉译英
1）网上购物不仅能节约你的时间，还可以给你带来很多乐趣。
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Unit 5 First aid
VI 重点句子（旨在提供句子结构等所需材料）
1.There is no doubt that John’s quick thinking and the first aid skills he learned at school saved
Ms.Slade’s life.
毫无疑问,正是约翰快捷的动作和他在中学所学的急救知识救了斯莱德女士的命.
[解释] There is no doubt that毫无疑问… There is some doubt whether是否……,还有些疑问[练习] 汉译英
2)毫无疑问,证据是对我方有利.
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2.Do not rub, as this may break any blisters and the wound may get infected.不要擦拭，因为这样会擦破水泡，伤口会感染。
[解释] “get+过去分词”表被动
[典例]
1) In China, most workers get paid by month.在中国，大部分工人按月领公司。
2) So, as you can imagine, if your skin gets burned, it can be very serious.因此，如你所想象的，如果你的皮肤被烧伤了，就会变得非常的严重。
[练习] 汉译英
2) 在足球比赛中，他的腿折了。
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答案
Unit1
词性变化
keys: 1) scientist; scientific; science 2) announcer; announcement; be announced 3) instructive;instructions
4) enthusiastic; enthusiasm 5) value;valuable
重点句子
Keys: 1) Every time I went to see him, he was absorbed in reading.
2．Only when you lost it, will you understand how valuable the time is.
3．With a group of children following, the teacher came into the classroom with smile.
Unit2
词性变化
keys: 1) convenient; convenience 2) attracted; attractive 3) arrangement 4) influenced; influence 5) construction; constructed 6) suggestion; suggested
重点句子
1)There is no need to write to him and inform him the news.
2.It’s strange that he should fail the exam.
Unit3
keys: 1）Surrounded; surroundings 2）settled; 3）impression; impresses 4）required; requirement 5）pressed; pressure
重点句子
Keys: 1)when do you think is convenient for us to have a meeting?
2)I believe they will arrive shortly.
Unit4
词性变化
keys: 1) concentration 2) approve; approval 3) professional 4) guilt; guilty
5) employ; employed
重点句子
1）Not only can shopping on the Internet save your time, but also bring you great fun.
Unit5
词性变化
keys: 1) blood; bleeding 2) mildly 3) treat; treatment 4) Press; pressure 5) brave; bravery
重点句子
1.There is no doubt that the evidence available is favorable for us.
2) His leg got broken in the football match.
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