Unit 1. Sentence. 1.1 The Statement ( 陈述句 ) 简单句 do/don t ( 肯定句和否定句 ) I like English very much. I don t like English very much.

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Unit 1 Sentence 句子 1 简单句 11 The Statement ( 陈述句 ) 111 do/don t ( 肯定句和否定句 ) I like English very much I don t like English very much 112 not/no/never/neither/nor/nothing/nobody/none/nowhere ( 表示否定 ) He has no friends at this College I have never done that before He had none of his brother s boldness My glasses are nowhere to be found Nothing ventured, nothing gained ( 不入虎穴, 焉得虎子 ) 113 without/instead of/against/above/out of/past/beyond/but for ( 表示否定 ) Mr Wang entered without knocking at the door Instead of disturbing her, the news had a strangely calming effect His integrity is above suspicion The patient s condition is past hope She has intelligence beyond the ordinary But for you, we couldn t have won the game (= Without you, )

致用英语语法教程 114 hardly/seldom/few/little/barely/poorly/rarely/scarcely ( 表示否定 ) Tony was so tired that he could hardly keep awake at dinner She seldom showed her feelings There were few people in the street We got little help from them This poorly-built house is not safe to live in 115 rather than/unless ( 表示否定 ) She won t be operated on unless necessary The shoes are comfortable rather than pretty (= The shoes are not pretty but comfortable) 116 at no cost/by no means/on no account ( 表示否定 ) at no cost 免费 by no means 决不 on no account 决不 under no circumstances 决不 at a loss 不知所措 at one s wit s end 没办法 in vain 徒劳 off one s guard 不提防 out of the question 不可能 Under no circumstances should Tom leave his six-year-old son alone at home We will by no means give in to threats Their victory is out of the question; several players are either sick or injured He is at his wit s end as to how to find money to pay his son s tuition 117 anything but/least of all ( 表示否定 ) anything but 根本不 other than 除了 few and far between 稀少的 least of all 尤其不 let alone 更不用说 more than 不仅是 much still less 更不用提 to say nothing of 更不用说 I couldn t imagine her writing a book, let alone a good book Jane didn t feel she was to face anyone, least of all, her husband whom she had hurt greatly 118 clear of/short of ( 表示否定 ) clear of/from 清除 far from 远远不 free from 没有 short of 缺乏 foreign to 不适合 As he is clear of debt, he needn t work extra hours Selfishness is foreign to her nature

Unit 1 1 Fill in the blanks according to the requirement 1 She does exercises at home in the evening( 改成否定句和一般疑问句 ) She exercises at home in the evening she exercises at home in the evening? 2 He said something important at the meeting( 改为否定句和一般疑问句 ) He important at the meeting he important at the meeting? 3 It ll take them three weeks to finish the work( 对划线部分提问 ) it take them to finish the work? 4 I have to wash all the plates and things after meals( 对划线部分提问 ) you have to wash all the plates and things? 2 Fill in the blanks with the phrases given below anything but at a loss fall short of far from few and far between in vain make light of still less 1 The doctors battled for ten hours to try to save the young man s life 2 Andrew s work puts great pressure on him, but he tries to it before his wife and children 3 Jane studied very hard in order not to her parents expectations 4 When the child was for the right word, he became very impatient with himself 5 At first their children went to the nursing home ( 养老院 ) twice a month to see them, but then visits became 6 Simon rarely wears jeans and a T-shirt whatever the occasion ( 场合 ) 7 The novel is due out ( 该出版 ) next month, but it is finished 8 No explanation was offered on the six-hour delay of the flight, an apology

致用英语语法教程 119 cannot too ( 带有否定词的肯定句 ) can t too 再 也不为过, 越 越好 can t help but 不能不, 忍不住 can t help a person( s) doing 奈何不了某人做某事 in no time 立刻 not other than 只能是 no sooner than 一 就 You cannot be too careful when crossing the street I can t but tell her the truth I could not help but laugh Hearing that funny story, they couldn t help laughing We cannot help our son being attracted by that girl I can t choose but accept his demand I ll be back in no time Mother wanted nothing but peace No sooner had I entered the house than the doorbell rang can t but 只能, 只好 can t help doing 不禁, 忍不住 can t choose but 不得不 none other than 正是 nobody/nothing but 只是 not until 直到 才 12 The Question ( 疑问句 ) 121 Be/Do/Have/Will + 主语 + 其他 ( 一般疑问句 ) Is she the girl that you re looking for? Do you like hip-hop? Have you got a girlfriend? Will you go on holiday or stay at home? 122 What/Which, Who/Whom/Whose, When/Where/Why/How + 助动词 + 主语 + 其他 ( 特殊疑问句 ) What day is it today? Which university did you go to, Oxford or Cambridge? Who has borrowed my pen? Whom were you talking with at eight last night? Whose books are these? When did you last see Margaret? Where does he come from? Why should you be so interested in my affairs? How did you climb to the top of that building?

Unit 3 1 Translate the sentences into Chinese 1 I can t but decline his offer 2 I could not help but cry 3 MrsWang can t help being indulgent with her little child 4 He can t choose but accept her invitation 5 I can t help my husband having so many dull relations 6 You can t speak too highly of him 4 Fill in the blanks according to the requirement 1 He went to the park with his sister 对划线部分提问 he go to the park? 2 We really enjoyed working on the farm 对划线部分提问 What you really enjoy on the farm? 3 She writes to her parents once a week 对划线部分提问 she write to her parents? 4 Our PE teacher has been at this school since he came 对划线部分提问 our PE teacher been at this school? 台北中正纪念堂 (Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall)

致用英语语法教程 1221 Why (not) + 动词原形 Why not come and see me tomorrow? 1222 How far/how long/how often/how soon How far is it from your house to the school? How long have you been there? How often do you go to the movies with your friends? How soon can you finish the work? 1223 How about/what about How about going shopping? What about your work? You can t leave it for your man 123 or ( 选择疑问句 ) Do you like Chinese food or Western food? 124 陈述句,+ be/do/have/will + 主语? ( 反意疑问句 ) 1241 I m, ain t I? I m late, ain t I? 1242 I need to do, don t I?/I needn t do, need I? I need to teach him a lesson, don t I? I hardly need to tell you that you re wrong, need I? 1243 I must do, mustn t/needn t I? I must tell him the news, mustn t/needn t I? 1244 I mustn t do, must/may I? I mustn t take it away, must/may I? 1245 I wish, may I? I wish to leave now, may I? 1246 主语 + used to, didn t + 主语? He used to live in Beijing, didn t he? 1247 主语 + ought to, oughtn t/shouldn t + 主语? You ought to have worked harder, oughtn t/shouldn t you?

Unit 5 6 Change the sentence pattern ( 用 or 将下面这句话变成四种选择疑问句 ) Tom/Jack broke the glass 1 2 3 4 Choose the best answer from the four choices listed below 1 Nothing dangerous ever happened, A did it B didn t it C do it D does it? 2 No single woman could have done that, A could they B couldn t they C could she D couldn t she 3 We d better not go to the canyon, A had we B did we C wouldn t we D didn t we 4 The advice he gave me was very silly, 九寨沟 1 A wasn t it B didn t it C was it D wasn t he???

致用英语语法教程 1248 主语 + had better, hadn t + 主语? You d better stop at the next station, hadn t you? 1249 主语 + would rather, wouldn t + 主语? He would rather have some rice, wouldn t he? 12410 Let us, will you? Let us make our own choices, will you? 12411 Let s, shall we/all right? Let s have a cup of coffee, shall we? Let s not tell him the secret, all right? 12412 祈使句, will/would/won t you? Stop that noise, will/would you? Don t open the box, will/would you? Have some fruit, won t you? 12413 I think/suppose/guess/believe/be afraid + 从句, 从句助动词 + not + 从句主语? I think/suppose you re going today, aren t you? I believe that it isn t the best movie of the year, is it? I am afraid that Jack has already left school, hasn t he? I guess that there is enough food for all of us, isn t there? 12414 感叹句, be + not + 主语? What a lazy fellow, isn t he? 12415 主语 + seldom/hardly/rarely/little/never/nothing, 助动词 + 主语? Jane is never later for class, is she? Sue seldom goes to the movies, does she? There were hardly any books in the classroom, were there? 13 The Imperative ( 祈使句 ) 131 (Don t) 动词原形 Don t forget your assignment! 132 Let s/let us Let s have another try! (including the listener) Let us have another try! (not including the listener)

Unit 5 I don t think he will win the game, A do I B don t I C will he D won t he? 6 Birds rarely build nests in our garden, A don t they B do they C didn t they D did they? 7 You must have been to the Great Wall, A mustn t you B haven t you C aren t you D must you 8 Learning how to repair motors takes a long time, 7 A doesn t it B does it C don t they D do they 1?? Translate the following sentences into English 1 去洗你的手! 2 请安静! 3 对姐妹要和善! 4 走路小心! 5 小心 危险! 故宫 (the Imperial Palace)

致用英语语法教程 14 The Exclamation ( 感叹句 ) 141 What a/an + 形容词 + 单数名词 + 主语 + 谓语! What a beautiful place Hong Kong is! 142 What + 形容词 + 复数名词 + 主语 + 谓语! What lovely babies the twins are! 143 What + 形容词 + 不可数名词 + 主语 + 谓语! What nice weather today is! 144 How + 形容词或副词 + 主语 + 谓语! How excellent the student is! 145 How + 形容词 + a/an + 单数名词 + 主语 + 谓语! How clever a boy Tom is! 15 SV/SVO/SVP/SVOC/SVOiOd ( 五种基本句型 ) He studies very hard (SV) He studies English (SVO) He is a teacher (SVP) His father will make him a manager (SVOC) He gave me some DVDs (SVOiOd) 2 并列句 S = Subject ( 主语 ) V = Verb ( 动词 ) P = Predicative ( 表语 ) O = Object ( 宾语 ) C = Complement ( 补语 ) Oi = Indirect Object ( 间接宾语 ) Od = Direct Object ( 直接宾语 ) 21 simple sentence + and/both and/not only but also/as well as/in addition + simple sentence ( 表示语义引申 ) The first Olympics took place in 776 BC, and then the games were held every four years Both an uncontrollable fire and panic among the passengers contributed to the number of casualties of the infamous British passenger liner She is not only eager to keep a slender figure, but also tries to resist the temptation of delicious food 10

Unit 1 8 Change the sentence pattern according to the requirement 1 Lucy is a very clever girl ( 用 what 改写为感叹句 ) 2 Lily is a very beautiful girl ( 用 how 改写为感叹句 ) 3 The students are playing basketball happily ( 用 how 改写为感叹句 ) 4 The books are very new ( 用 what 改写为感叹句 ) 9 Combine the sentences by using and, but, for, or, so, either or, neither nor 1 We looked for the ball in the closet We looked for the ball behind the TV set 2 He saw a truck coming out of the fog He couldn t avoid hitting it 3 We traveled over the river We traveled through the woods 4 I have to buy a washing machine My arthritis has become very painful 5 The leading dancer fainted in the middle of the first act The rest of the performance had to be canceled 6 We must hurry We will be late for class 7 On weekends we go to the concert On weekends we visit the museum On weekends we watch ball games 11

致用英语语法教程 You can t expect her to do the housework as well as look after the children The river sustains many forms of wildlife; in addition, it gives the neighborhood children a good place to swim in 22 simple sentence + or/either or/neither nor/not but/ + simple sentence ( 表示选择 ) Either you cut down on fattening foods, or you may expect to have a heart attack They neither used violence nor suggested that others use it This is not imagination, but reality 23 simple sentence + but/yet/however + simple sentence ( 表示转折或对比 ) The primary purpose of education is not to teach you to earn your bread, but to make every mouthful sweeter Knowledge is important, however, imagination is more important than knowledge Mr Anderson has lived here for 10 years, yet nobody knows what he does for a living 24 simple sentence + for/so/therefore + simple sentence ( 表示因果关系 ) He worked day and night, and therefore, he was able to buy the sports car He must have gone to bed for it is too late He failed to appear, so we went on without him 25 simple sentence; + simple sentence; ( 无并列连词的并列句 ) All happy families are like one another; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way We could hear the sound of the enemy guns nearby; never the less, the people showed no sign of fear Jack doesn t want a hamburger; instead, he would rather have a bowl of beef noodles therefore however consequently nevertheless thus as a result besides instead rather otherwise moreover 等词并非语法上的连词, 属副词性转 折词, 因此不能直接连接两个句子, 需用逗号与后面的句子分开 12

Unit 1 8 Jane held her handbag tightly in her hand She was afraid of robbers 9 The girl will say yes to the boy s invitation Or she will say no 10 John may come to see you off tomorrow Otherwise Jack will come to see you off 11 You must lay down your arms Otherwise I ll shoot 12 Andrew forgot to post the letter He didn t remember to buy the envelopes, either 天坛 (the Temple of Heaven) 13

致用英语语法教程 3 复合句 31 Noun Clause ( 名词性从句 ) Subjective Clause ( 主语从句 ) Objective Clause ( 宾语从句 ) Predicative Clause ( 表语从句 ) Appositive Clause ( 同位语从句 ) That you didn t know the rules won t be a sufficient excuse for your delaying submitting the report ( 主语从句 ) You will never have what you like until you learn what you have ( 宾语从句 ) The cause of the fire was that somebody carelessly threw away a cigarette end on the camping ground ( 表语从句 ) The news that our woman volleyball team had won the championship encouraged us all greatly ( 同位语从句 ) 32 Attributive Clause ( 定语从句 ) Marry a person who likes talking; because when you get old, you ll find that chatting is a great advantage 33 Adverbial Clause ( 状语从句 ) Everything is good when new, but friends are better when old ( 时间状语从句 ) The happiest marriages are those where one partner knows what to remember and the other knows what to forget ( 地点状语从句 ) If winter comes, spring cannot be far behind ( 条件状语从句 ) My brother got married last month Now that he is a married man, he has more responsibilities ( 原因状语从句 ) Even though my feet were killing me and my head was pounding, I finished running the marathon ( 让步状语从句 ) It was such an expensive car that we couldn t afford to buy it ( 结果状语从句 ) They wrote the notices in several languages, so that foreign tourists could understand them ( 目的状语从句 ) Confucius, the ancient Chinese philosopher, once said that you should not treat others in the way you would not like them to treat you ( 方式状语从句 ) She tries as hard as I do to save money ( 比较状语从句 ) 14

Unit 10 1 Fill in each blank with one of the following conjunctives: that, what, where, which, whoever or why 1 is more or less educated can pass the written test 2 The history of the US potato chip industry is many of today s successful companies got started during the deep depression days 3 The question is 4 This was 5 form will be compatible with our general curriculum aims the weakness of the system became apparent worries him is there has been a large influx of youngsters without much driving experience 6 It is not clear the age of 35 was taken as the cut-off point for further promotion 7 The reason for the failure of our campaign was 8 The orphanage was 11 we had no money for advertising Tony had developed her quick tongue, no doubt about it Describe the following pictures in groups (请用在本单元出现的句型描述下列各幅图 片 每幅图不得少于10句 尽可能使用并列句或复合句 ) Olympic spirit Graduate Entrance Examination what s your choice ᤂయ ᐚ ಪᡋҸ ḡӭ ᵰЊ М Ḣ త త త త త త Olympics and Economy give or not pork s price 15

致用英语语法教程 12 Appreciate the following article ( 欣赏下面的文章, 注意其中各种句子的用法 ) The Declaration of Independence We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shown, that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security We, therefore, the Representatives of the United States of America, in General Congress, Assembled, appealing to the Supreme Judge of the world for the rectitude of our intentions, do, in the Name, and by the Authority of the good People of these Colonies are, and of Right ought to be Free and Independent States; that they are Absolved from all Allegiance to the British Crown, and that all political connection between them and the State of great Britain, is and ought to be totally dissolved; and that as Free and Independent States, they have full Power to levy War, conclude Peace, contract Alliances, establish Commerce, and to do all other Acts and Things which independent States may of right do And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the Protection of Divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes and our sacred Honor 16