新概念二.第56讲.学生版

新概念英语讲义体系新概念英语第2册.第56讲.学生版Page1of12Fasterthansound!Part1Basicwordsandexpressions1.soundn.声音Weheardsoundsoflaughterfromthenextroom.我们听到隔壁房间传来的阵阵笑声。Thesoundsfromthenextroomwokeupthechild.隔壁房间传来的喧闹声把孩子弄醒了。2.excitementn.激动，兴奋Theboyswererunninginexcitement.男孩们兴奋地跑来跑去。Thevisitingpop-singerwasanexcitementtoeveryoneintown.流行歌手的到来使镇上每个人都感到兴奋。3.handsomeadj.漂亮的，美观的Johnisaveryhandsomeyoungman.约翰是一个非常英俊的年轻人。新概念二Lesson56课堂内容Onceayear,araceisheldforoldcars.Alotofcarsenteredforthisracelastyearandtherewasagreatdealofexcitementjustbeforeitbegan.OneofthemosthandsomecarswasaRolls-RoyceSilverGhost.ThemostunusualcarwasaBenzwhichhadonlythreewheels.Builtin1885,itwastheoldestcartakingpart.Afteragreatmanyloudexplosions,theracebegan.Manyofthecarsbrokedownonthecourseandsomedriversspentmoretimeundertheircarsthaninthem!Afewcars,however,completedtherace.Thewinningcarreachedaspeedoffortymilesanhour--muchfasterthananyofitsrivals.Itspeddownhillattheendoftheraceanditsdriverhadalotoftroubletryingtostopit.Theracegaveeveryoneagreatdealofpleasure.Itwasverydifferentfrommoderncarracesbutnolessexciting.新概念英语讲义体系新概念英语第2册.第56讲.学生版Page2of124.Rolls-Royce劳斯莱斯5.Benzn.奔驰6.wheeln.轮子Therearefourwheelsinacar.7.explosionn.爆炸，轰响Therewasaterribleexplosionatthechemicalplant.那家化工厂发生了一起可怕的爆炸事故。Theexplosionwasheardmilesaway.那爆炸声几英里外都可以听到。8.coursen.跑道；行程Manyofthecarsbrokedownonthecourse.很多汽车在途中抛锚了。9.rivaln.对手Theyarerivalsforthesamejob.他们是同一个工作的竞争对手。Heistherivalwhichletsmeadmire.他是让我佩服的对手。10.speed(sped,sped)n.速度v.加速Thetrainistravelingataspeedofeightymilesanhour.火车正以每小时八十英里的速度行驶。Thetrainsoonspeededup.火车不久就加快了速度。11.downhilladv.下坡Businesshasbeengoingdownhillrecently.近来生意在走下坡路。12.短语复习onceayear,enterfor,agreatdealof,oneof,agreatmany,breakdown,afew,attheendofPart2StructureandVocabulary1.A.lotofcarsenteredforthisrace.Therewere________carsinit.A.muchB.lotofC.lotsofD.plentyof2.________in1885.soitwastheoldestcarintherace.A.ItbuiltB.BuiltC.ItwasbuiltD.Havingbuilt3.Itwastheoldestcartakingpart.Therewasn’t________one.A.anolderB.theoldestC.anelderD.theeldest4.Itreachedaspeedoffortymilesanhour.It________fortymilesanhour.新概念英语讲义体系新概念英语第2册.第56讲.学生版Page3of12A.ranB.ranwithC.wentatD.drovewith5.Itwasdifferentfrommoderncars.Itwasn’t________moderncars.A.thesameasB.thesamewithC.samewithD.sameas6.OneofthemosthandsomecarswasaRolls-Royce.Itwasa________car.A.prettyB.beautifulC.seemlyD.nice7.ThemostunusualcarwasaBenz.Itwasn’ta________car.A.usedB.commonC.vulgarD.accustomed8.Thereweremanyloudexplosions.Thereweremanyloud________.A.knocksB.hitsC.bangsD.thumps9.Manyofthecarsbrokedown.They________.A.wereinpiecesB.werebrokenupC.couldn’tgoD.werespoilt10.Itwentfasterthananyofitsrivals.Itwentfasterthanits________.A.opponentsB.enemiesC.competitorsD.partnersPart3Grammar一、表示比较的句型形容词、副词原级、比较级、最高级的用法（1）原级用法1）只能修饰原级的词：very，quite，so，too。如：Heistootiredtowalkon.他太累了以至于不能再继续走了。MybrotherrunssofastthatIcan’tfollowhim.我弟弟跑得那么快以至于我跟不上他。2）“as+形容词、副词原级+as”如：Myhandwritingisasbeautifulasyours.IlovemusicasmuchasBettydoes.3）“notas/so+形容词、副词原级+as”如：Sheisnotsobusyashim.Shedoesn’tdressso/asstrangelyastheothergirls.4）“甲+be+(倍数)+as+形容词原级+as+乙”，表示“甲和乙程度相同”或“甲是乙的几倍”。例如：TomisasoldasKate.汤姆和凯特年龄一样大。TomistwiceasoldasKate.汤姆的年龄是凯特的二倍。5）“甲+实意动词+(倍数)+as+副词原级+as+乙”，表示“甲和乙程度相同”或“甲是乙的几倍”。例如：TomrunsasfastasMike.汤姆和迈克跑得一样快。TomrunstwiceasfastasMike.汤姆跑得速度是迈克的二倍。（2）比较级1）形容词/副词比较级+than句型，在than后面的人称代词用主语和宾语均可。如：HeisolderthanI/me.新概念英语讲义体系新概念英语第2册.第56讲.学生版Page4of12但是如果人称代词后有动词时，则只能用主格形式。如：TomfoundmoreredleavesthanIdid.2）“甲+be+the+形容词比较级+ofthetwo+……”，表示“甲是两者中较……的”。如：Lookatthetwoboys.Mybrotheristhetallerofthetwo.看那两个男孩，我弟弟是两个当中较高的那个。3）“比较级+and+比较级”表示“越来越……”。如：Heisgettingtallerandtaller.他变得越来越高了。4）“the+比较级，the+比较级”表示“越……，越……”。如：Themorecarefulyouare，thefewermistakesyou’llmake.你越认真，犯的错误越少。5）“特殊疑问词+be+形容词比较级，甲or乙？”。如：Whichisbigger,theearthorthemoon?哪一个大，地球还是月球？“特殊疑问词+实意动词+副词比较级，甲or乙？”。如：Whodrawsbetter,JennyorDanny?谁画得比较好，詹妮还是丹尼？（3）形容词、副词最高级用法表示在三者或三者以上中程度最高的比较方式，副词前的定冠词the可以省略。“the+形容词、副词最高级+…”如：Jackisthetalleststudentinhisclass.Ofallthesubjects,IlikeEnglish(the)best.3.修饰形容词、副词比较级的副词。可以修饰比较级的词有much，alot，far，…的多；alittle，abit，…一点儿；even甚至，still仍然；但very不能和比较级连用。如：LessonOneismucheasierthanLessonTwo.第一课比第二课容易得多。Tomlooksevenyoungerthanbefore.汤姆甚至比以前更年轻。Thistrainrunsmuchfasterthanthatone.这辆火车比那辆跑地快。Shedrivesstillmorecarefullythanherhusband.她开车仍然比她丈夫认真。Exercise1根据句意用词的适当形式填空。1.Theroadisas________(long)asthatone,butitis________(wide)thanthatone.2.Lucyisthreeyears________(old)thanI.3.Herhandwritingisn’tso________(good)asyours.4.LessonTwois________(easy)thanLessonThree.5.TheBeijingLibraryisoneof________(big)librariesinChina.6.Look!Thelittleboyisrunning________(fast)and________(fast).新概念英语讲义体系新概念英语第2册.第56讲.学生版Page5of127.Heis________(busy)workerinourworkshop.8.Lesson4is________(easy)thanLesson6,butisnotso________(interesting)asLesson6.9.Themoreyoulearn,the________(great)knowledgeyouwillget.10.Thezooisthe________(beautiful)ofthetwo.二、易混淆词汇辨析1.handsome,beautiful,pretty,good-looking(1)beautiful（美丽的），多用于女性，一般不用于男性。注意它是一个语气很强的词，着重指脸蛋迷人，体形匀称，比例完美，如：abeautifulgirl（美女）。另外，它也可