Unit 1
1. In 1985, there was little rainfall in Ethiopia, which led to poor harvests and the death of many of the countrys cattle. (L.1, P.2) 1985年,埃塞俄比亞幾乎沒有降雨,這導致莊稼歉收,牛畜死亡。
【點撥】 短語lead to 意為“導致,引起”,后接名詞,也可接動名詞。
Too much work and too little rest often lead to illness. 過量的工作和太少的休息會引起疾病。
The poor harvest led to severe food shortage in that area. 糧食歉收引起了那個地區(qū)的食物嚴重短缺。
短語lead to 還可意為“通向”, 后接地點名詞。
All roads lead to Roma. 條條大路通羅馬。
The road under repair leads to our university. 正在翻修的那條路通往我們的學校。
【拓展】 與短語lead to 意為“導致,引起”同義的詞及短語:cause; result in; bring about。
Smoking may cause lung cancer. 吸煙可導致肺癌。
Indigestion may bring about this disease. 消化不良可能引起這種病。
The bad weather resulted in traffic jam. 惡劣的天氣導致了交通阻塞。
【考點鏈接】
1) With the kindhearted boy the way, we had no trouble the way to the zoo.
A. leading; finding; leading
B. to lead; found; to lead
C. led; finding; led
D. leading; found; led
2) His curiosity and hard work his great discoveries in science.
A. arrived atB. lay in
C. resulted inD. resulted from
參考答案:1) A2) C
2. Geldof intended the concert to raise money for hunger relief and to make the public aware of the problem. (L.6, P.2) 格爾多夫想通過音樂會為解決饑荒籌集資金,并且提高公眾對饑荒的意識。
【點撥】 短語intend sb. to do sth. 打算讓某人做某事
He intended his son to manage the company. 他打算讓他的兒子管理公司。
【拓展】 1) intend 的常見用法
intend to do sth. 意為“打算做某事”。intend that... 打算……
intend sth. for sb. (as sth.) 是為……而設計/安排
What do you intend to do this Sunday? 這個周日你打算干什么?
They intend that the plan should be put into practice within the year. 他們打算在年內(nèi)實行該計劃。
Mothers day was coming. Tom bought some flowers for his mother as a gift in honor of his mother. 母親節(jié)即將來臨,湯姆打算給母親買花作為祝賀節(jié)日的禮物。
2) intend用過去完成時或intend后接動詞不定式的完成式表示一個過去打算做而實際未做的愿望或打算:had intended to do sth. / intended to have done sth.
I had intended to call you last night, but something stopped me. = I intended to have called you last night, but something stopped me. 昨晚我本打算給你打電話,但有事未成。
【考點鏈接】
1) My father my brother for driving but he wanted to pick the knowledge of the computer during his spare time.
A. advised; upB. persuaded; out
C. intended; upD. managed; out
2) The international meeting, help the children infected with AIDS, concluded successfully yesterday.
A. intending toB. being intended to
C. intended toD. intend to
參考答案:1) C2) A
3. This is beyond doubt an amazing achievement, but is it enough? (L.24, P.2) 勿需置疑,這是驚人的成就,但是這就足夠了嗎?
【點撥】 短語beyond doubt 意為“毫無疑問;勿需置疑”=without doubt; doubtless 無疑的。
Beyond doubt,he is the best student in the class. 他無疑是全班最好的學生。
Its beyond doubt that we can overcome all these difficulties under the leadership of our Party. 毫無疑問,在黨的領導下,我們能戰(zhàn)勝所有這些困難。
【拓展】 1. beyond 作介詞用時,常用于下列幾種情況:
1) 意為“在……的那一邊;在……之外;在更遠處”某位置。
Beyond the river stood a power station.過了這條河就是一個發(fā)電站。
The sea is beyond that hill.大海在山的那邊。
2) 意為“遲于;超過”某時間。
Some shops keep open beyond midnight. 有些商店營業(yè)到半夜以后。
He never sees beyond the present.他從未看到將來。