Unit 5?What were you doing when the rainstorm came?

重点知识园地

重点单词

1. begin  v.  （began） 开始

Ill begin whenever youre ready.

你什么时候准备好我就开始。

常用结构：begin to do sth/begin doing sth开始做某事

一般来说，begin to do和begin doing可以互换。

2. heavily  adv.  在很大程度上;大量地

My father smokes heavily.

我父亲烟瘾很重。

注意：形容雨、雪下得大用heavily或hard。

It rained heavily， so he didnt go to work yesterday.

雨下得很大，因此他昨天没去上班。

heavy  adj.  重的

Peter is heavier than his sister.

彼得比他的妹妹重。

3. light  n.  光;光线;光亮

Bring it into the light so I can see it.

把它拿到亮的地方，好让我看见。

注意：light意为“光;光线;光亮”时是不可数名词。

（1）作可数名词时意为“电灯”。

Turn off the lights when you leave the classroom.

离开教室时关掉灯。

（2）作形容词时意为“轻的;浅色的”。

Is the box heavy or light？

盒子重不重？

I like the light green dress.

我喜欢那条浅绿色的裙子。

（3）作动词时意为“点燃;照亮”。

He sat down and lit a cigarette.

他坐下来点了一根烟。

4. report  v. & n.  报道;公布

Call me if you have something to report.

如果你有什么事要向我报告就给我打电话。

make a report 做报告 weather report 天气预报

Its reported that... 據报道……

Its reported that it will rain heavily tonight.

据报道，今夜有大雨。

5. beat  v.  敲打;打败

Someone is beating the door.

有人在敲门。

We beat them by 3：2.

我们以3比2打败了他们。

辨析：beat和win

beat 后常接竞争对手。

We beat them by the score of 2 to 1.

我们以2：1赢了他们。

win指赢得比赛、游戏奖杯、奖牌等。

Which team won the football match？

哪个队赢了那场足球赛？

6. against  prep.  倚;碰;撞

The teachers desk is against the wall.

老师的办公桌靠墙放着。

He stood against the tree.

他靠树站着。

against表示“反对”，其反义词为 for。

Are you for or against the plan？

你对这个计划是赞成还是反对呢？

7. rise  v. & n.  升起;增加;提高

Im going to ask for a rise.

我将申请加薪。

辨析：rise和raise

rise 升起;上升。指主语自身移向较高位置。

Price rose gradually.

价格慢慢上涨了。

raise 举起;提高。指主语发出的动作作用于其他事物。

Lets raise our glasses to Tom.

让我们为汤姆举起酒杯。

8. silence  n.  沉默;缄默;无声

Theres nothing but silence in the room.

屋内寂静无声。

silent  adj.  沉默的;寂静的

The old house was silent.

这座老房子寂静无声。

重点短语

1. go off （闹钟） 发出响声

The alarm went off just now.

刚才闹钟响了。

go over 复习 go away 离开

go by （时间） 过去

2. fall asleep 进入梦乡;睡着

辨析：fall asleep， go to sleep和go to bed

（1）fall asleep表示“入睡;睡着”，指进入梦乡，往往含有“不知不觉就睡着了”的意思。

He was just falling asleep when there was a loud knock at the door.

他刚要入睡时，传来了一阵响亮的敲门声。

（2）go to sleep强调“入睡;进入梦乡”这个动作。

I just want to close my eyes and go to sleep as quickly as possible.

我只是想闭上眼睛，尽快地睡上一觉。

（3）go to bed意为“就寝;上床睡觉”，指“上床去睡”这个动作，与get up相对应。

The students in our school usually get up at six in the morning and go to bed at half past nine in the evening.

我们学校的学生通常早晨六点起床，晚上九点半睡觉。

3. die down 逐渐变弱;逐渐消失

After a while， the wind began to die down.

过了一会儿，风开始减弱。

辨析：die down和die out

指火的熄灭时，用die down或die out皆可。

die down往往指火势由强到弱慢慢熄灭，植物慢慢死亡这一过程。

die out则指熄灭这一事实，而且不及die down用得普遍。

die down指风、声音、愤怒、掌声、战斗等平息下来。

die out指家庭、种族、物种、组织、信仰等的消失或消亡。

4. make ones way to... 前往;费力地前进

Ill make my way to the school now.

现在我要去学校。

活学活用

1. Ben didnt fall asleep until the wind ______ （die

down） at around 3：00 am.

2. I was too tired and still sleeping when my alarm _____

（go off）.

3. The river ______ two inches this morning.

A. rose B. raised C. turned D. grew

4. 寫出下列单词的过去式。

beat ______ rise ______

fall ______ begin ______

5. 词性转换。

heavy ______ （adv.） sudden ______ （adv.）

recent ______ （adv.） complete ______ （adv.）

sleep ______ （adj.） ice ______ （adj.）

silent ______ （n.） true ______ （n.）

report ______ （n.） strange ______ （n.）

基本语法

一、过去进行时态

1. 定义：表示过去某个时刻或过去某段时间正在进行的动作。

2. 用法：

（1）过去某个时间正在发生的动作。

He was doing his homework at nine yesterday morning.

昨天早上九点，他正在做作业。

（2）过去某段时间正在发生的动作。

I was staying here from March to May last year.

去年从3月到5月，我一直待在这里。

（3）与过去进行时连用的时间状语，常见的有 at nine last night/at that time/at this time yesterday或有when the teacher came in/while he was reading等提示。

（4）过去进行时的构成：was/were+现在分词

（5）过去进行时的四个基本句型

①肯定句：主语+was/were+doing sth+时间状语.

He was cooking at six last night.

②否定句：主语+was/were+not+doing sth+时间状语.

He was not cooking at six last night.

③一般疑问句：Was/Were+主语+doing sth+时间状语？

肯定和否定回答：Yes，主语+was/were./No，主语+ wasnt/werent.

—Was he cooking at six last night？

—Yes， he was. /No， he wasnt.

④特殊疑问句：What...+was/were+主语+doing+时间状语？

What was he doing at six last night？

二、when与while的用法与区别

1. when与while都有“当……的时候”的意思。

（1）when既可表示某一时间点，也可表示某一段时间。在when 引导的时间状语从句中，其谓语动词可以是延续性的，也可以是非延续性的，可与主句中的谓语动词同时发生，也可在其后发生。

I was just reading a book when she came into my room.

她走進我房间时，我正在看书。

（2）while只能表示某一段时间。在while 引导的时间状语从句中，其谓语动词只能是延续性的，而且也只能与主句中的谓语动词同时发生或存在。

You cant do your homework while youre watching TV.

你不能一边看电视，一边做家庭作业。

2. when引导的时间状语从句多用一般时态，而while引导的时间状语从句多用进行时态。

I was doing my homework when my mother came back home yesterday evening.

昨天晚上妈妈回家的时候，我正在做家庭作业。

While they were talking， the bell rang.

他们正在谈话的时候，上课铃响了。

Unit 5 跟踪导练

第一课时（Section A 1a—2d）

根据汉语提示填写单词

1. I was cutting my hair when the ____ （奇怪的） man

passed the door.

2. He stood up and ____ （开始） to move around the room.

3. It rained so ____ （大量地） last night that the lake is

full of water.

4. It all happened so ____ （突然）.

5. His ____ （闹钟） didnt go off. So he got up late.

阅读理解

A girl named Maria was killed at 6：20 pm on a rainy day. Somebody found her and called the police. At 7：30 pm， the police got four suspects （犯罪嫌疑人）. The police asked them the same question， “What were you doing at 6：20 pm？”

Suspect A

Name： Lucy

Job： student

Relationship： a friend

“I was doing my homework in the classroom from six to seven. Several other classmates were in the classroom， too.”

Suspect B

Name： Miss White

Job： owner of a barbershop （理发店）

Relationship： a neighbor

“A young man was cutting his hair in my shop. He left at 7：50 pm. Then I closed the shop and went back home.”

Suspect C

Name： Bob

Job： cook

Relationship： a neighbor

“I was playing computer games with my friends. We didnt stop playing until midnight.”

Suspect D

Name： John

Job： worker in a factory

Relationship： Marias ex-boyfriend （前男友）

“I didnt kill her. I was a few kilometers away from the street where she died.”

根据短文内容，判断正（T）误（F） 。

（ ） 1. Maria was killed on a sunny afternoon.

（ ） 2. Lucy was doing her homework when Maria was killed.

（ ） 3. Miss White is a barber and she is Marias neighbor.

（ ） 4. Of the four suspects， only John knew where Maria was

killed.

（ ） 5. The police told us who killed Maria in the passage.

第二课时（Section A 3a—3c）

根据首字母填写单词

1. The news on TV r____ that there was a rainstorm

tonight.

2. Bens mom was putting some candles and m____ on

the table.

3. The sun r____ in the east.

4. I finally b____ her in that game.

5. He was so tired that he fell a____ at his desk.

補全对话（有两项多余）

A： What were you doing when the storm came？

B： I was eating dinner in a restaurant.

A：

B： Of course I was. Some of my friends were walking home

then.

A： How did you get home？

B：  I stayed in the restaurant last night.

A： Why？

B：

A： Were you still eating when the storm stopped？

B：  At that time， I was sleeping on the chair.

A： Gosh！

A. No， I wasnt.

B. Were you scared？

C. So I ate dinner twice.

D. Actually， I didnt go home.

E. My home is far from the restaurant.

F. What did you think of the restaurant？

G. And some were riding their bikes home.

完形填空

Last week， our teacher， Ms Chen， and the whole class went camping in the mountains. When we  there， Ms Chen began to teach us to start a camp . If bears and snakes were close  it， they might get burned and run away. Ms Chen also taught us to  fish， so we could have more food to eat that night. I really liked the air there because it was so  and clean. Many stars were up high in the sky and the moon looked so lovely at . We sat around the fire and Ms Chen told us some stories about her childhood. She was born in a poor  but she had worked very hard to be successful. Many of us were so touched. I couldnt  the whole night. I was thinking about being a teacher in the future. When I got home， my dad  me about the camping， “Was it fun？” I told him， “Everything was    . I especially love Ms Chens stories. I want to be a teacher in the future.”

（ ） 1. A. left B. arrived C. flew D. went

（ ） 2. A. fire B. water C. food D. game

（ ） 3. A. to B. in C. on D. for

（ ） 4. A. feed B. sell C. catch D. watch

（ ） 5. A. new B. fresh C. thin D. icy

（ ） 6. A. morning B. noon C. night D. evening

（ ） 7. A. room B. school C. neighbor D. family

（ ） 8. A. sleep B. eat C. drink D. walk

（ ） 9. A. taught B. told C. answered D. asked

（ ） 10. A. bad B. great C. hard D. easy

第三课时（Grammar Focus—4c）

单项选择

（ ） 1. What were you doing ____ last Sunday morning？

A. in B. over C. at D. ＼

（ ） 2. You look ____ in the blue sweater. Try another one.

A. lovely B. smart

C. strange D. beautiful

（ ） 3. —Its raining ____ outside. Lets stay at home.

—OK. We can watch a movie.

A. heavily B. slowly C. quickly D. hardly

（ ） 4. Kate and Mike ____ the living room this morning

when I saw them.

A. were sweeping B. are sweeping

C. swept D. sweep

（ ） 5. Mr Wang is strongly ____ keeping animals in the

zoo， because he thinks animals should live in forests.

A. up B. for C. against D. down

按要求完成句子

1. Tom did homework at home yesterday. （用at that time

yesterday改寫句子）

Tom ____ ____ homework at home at that time

yesterday.

2. These workers had to stop working， because the rain was

too heavy. （改为简单句）

These workers had to stop working ____ ____ the

heavy rain.

3. I was looking for the umbrella at the time of the rainstorm.

（改为一般疑问句，并作肯定回答）

____ you ____ ____ the umbrella at the time

of the rainstorm？

____ ， I ____ .

4. 我给他打过很多次电话，但是他没有接。（完成译句）

I called him several times but he didnt ____ ____ .

5. 暴风雨中，雨水拍打着窗户。（完成译句）

The rain ____ ____ ____ the window during

the rainstorm.

阅读理解

Some people dont like storms， but I think they are very exciting.

There are often storms at the end of a hot summer day. The clouds are small and white at first. However， they get bigger and bigger until they make one large， black cloud. The sky gets dark and it starts to rain hard. And then the streets are like swimming pools. There is a flash of bright light in the sky and then， after a few seconds， you can hear the loud “bang” of thunder.

Light travels very fast， so we always see the lightning （闪电） before we hear the thunder. If the clouds are one kilometre away， you can count to three， between the lightning and the thunder.

Lightning is very beautiful but it can also be dangerous. Lightning is electricity （电流） “jumping” to the ground from a cloud. It usually hits tall things， so if you are outside when there is thunder and lightning， dont stand under a tree.

（ ） 1. What does the writer think about storms？

A. Beautiful. B. Exciting.

C. Dangerous. D. Interesting.

（ ） 2. Why are the streets like swimming pools？

A. The cloud is large and dark.

B. Its a hotter summer day.

C. The sky gets dark.

D. It rains hard.

（ ） 3. What does the underlined word “flash” mean？

A. 闪光 B. 明亮 C. 响亮 D. 阳光

（ ） 4.How far are the clouds if you can count to nine between the lightning and the thunder？

A. Three kilometres. B. Six kilometres.

C. Nine kilometres. D. Twelve kilometre.

（ ） 5.What should you do if there is thunder and lightning while you are driving？

A. Climb up a tree. B. Stay in the car.

C. Stand under tall things. D. Stand under a tree.

第四課时（Section B 1a—2e）

用所给词的适当形式填空

1. We ____ （wash） our clothes at six yesterday evening.

2. Whats happening in Canada ____ （recent）？

3. When he got home， he found ____ （fall） trees， ____

（break） windows and rubbish everywhere.

4. He had a fight with his best friend， and they walked home

in ____ （silent）.

5. Kate didnt think her friend was telling the ____

（true） about the event.

根据汉语提示完成句子

1. An old building ____ ____ ____ （拆除了） to

build a new one.

2. The movie was so boring that I ____  ____ （睡着了）

halfway through it.

3. I remember ____ ____ （关掉了） the television.

4. The room seemed warm enough so we let the fire ____

____ （逐渐变弱）.

5. At 6 pm yesterday， we ____ ____ ____ ____

____ （前往） the meeting place.

完形填空

Yesterday afternoon， when I was doing my homework， Angela called. She said she was calling me  her mobile phone in her biology class （生物课）， and the professor was  in the front of the classroom. I couldnt  she made a phone call during the class.

Angela said her biology class was very . Some of her classmates were sleeping in class， some were talking about their  for the weekend and the classmate next to her was  a picture of a horse.

While we were talking， I heard her  shouting， “Miss， are you making a phone call？” ， the phone went dead. I hung up the phone and then went to the kitchen to  dinner. As I was cutting vegetables， the   rang once again. It was Angela again， but this time she wasnt sitting in the classroom.

（ ） 1. A. for B. on C. of D. in

（ ） 2. A. walking B. smiling C. shouting D. teaching

（ ） 3. A. believe B. hope C. agree D. see

（ ） 4. A. funny B. strict C. boring D. exciting

（ ） 5. A. experiences B. plans C. chores D. homework

（ ） 6. A. talking B. moving C. turning D. drawing

（ ） 7. A. classmate B. parent C. teacher D. friend

（ ） 8. A. Recently B. Luckily C. Suddenly D. Slowly

（ ） 9. A. make B. get C. eat D. finish

（ ） 10. A. alarm B. phone C. computer D. doorbell

閱读理解

Last year， Bob visited Vancouver， Canada alone. He went there to give a talk on the environment. When it was over， he traveled to the Rocky Mountains and stayed in the Maple Leaf Hotel. He then took a short walk to look at the local （当地的） plants in the forest. After a few hours， he knew he took the wrong way， but was sure he could get back to the hotel.

However， after walking for several hours the next day， Bob knew he was in trouble. “I had my mobile phone， but the battery （电池） was almost dead. I could probably make just one call. But I didnt know the number of my hotel and I didnt want to worry my family unless I really had to，” said Bob. He went on walking for three more days. He knew which plants he could eat and he had little trouble finding them.

On the fourth day， he knew it was hopeless and decided to call his family. “He was quite calm when he spoke to me on the phone，” said Shirley， Bobs wife （妻子）. “He seemed to be in control of the situation.” Shirley called the Maple Leaf Hotel at once. “That week lots of visitors went to the city to watch basketball games， and we thought Mr Rigsby went there too，” said the hotel owner. As soon as Shirley phoned， the hotel sent out some people to look for Bob. They found him about one hour later， and luckily he was quite unhurt.

“I will never go to the forest without a guide. I never want an experience like that again，” said Bob.

（ ） 1. Why did Bob go to Vancouver？

A. To watch football games.

B. To give a talk on traveling.

C. To watch basketball games.

D. To give a talk on the environment.

（ ） 2.What does the underlined word “calm” in Paragraph 3 mean？

A. 兴奋的 B. 惭愧的

C. 镇静的 D. 痛苦的

（ ） 3. Who did Bob call in the end？

A. His mother. B. His wife.

C. His sister. D. His daughter.

（ ） 4. What can we learn about Bob from the passage？

A. He knew what he could eat in the forest.

B. He stayed in the forest for seven days.

C. He didnt like traveling with others.

D. He was seriously hurt in the forest.

（ ） 5. What can be the best title for the passage？

A. Traveling In the Mountains

B. An Enjoyable Experience

C. Lost In the Forest

D. An Early Call

第五课时（Section B 3a—Self Check）

阅读选择填空

根据材料内容，从下面五个选项中选出能填入文中空缺处的最佳选项。

When Abraham Lincoln was just a boy， he had to help his father to manage （经营） their farm.  Abraham wanted to go to school， but there was no school there.  Mrs Lincoln loved the boy very much. She tried her best to make Abraham happy.  It was a long way， so it took her a long time to get there. She bought something there and went back. It was dark in the evening when she got home.

The next morning Mrs Lincoln said to Abraham， “” She put some food on the table， and then brought out a present. A book！ Abraham cried. It was an old book， but he liked it.  He looked up at Mrs Lincoln and said， “Thank you， Mom.”

A. It was hard work and there wasnt anything interesting

for him.

B. Today is your birthday， so were going to have a party.

C. One morning she got up early and went to the town.

D. He was sad most of the time.

E. A smile came on his face.

选词填空

阅读短文，从方框中选择适当的词并用其正确形式填空（每词限用一次）。

worry climb walk happy bag

idea late key open danger

One day， Mr Black came back from a party very . It was too late， and the weather was very cold. There was no bus or taxi， so he had to  home. He held his bag under his arms.

When he got home， he opened his . He wanted to get his keys. They were always there. But he couldnt find the keys this time. He was  and he didnt know what to do. When he looked up， he suddenly saw his window was . Smiling to himself， Mr Black thought of an . There was a ladder （梯子） behind his house. He carried it to the window. Then he began to  up the ladder. It was  for him to do that， so he was very careful.

A moment later he jumped into the room and he was very . But suddenly when he put his hand into his pocket， he was surprised to find his  just right there.

书面表达

某英文报社正在举办以“An Unforgettable Experience”为题的征文活动。请你根据以下提示，写一篇英语短文，向该报社投稿。

提示：

1. Where were you？

2. What happened？

3. What do you think of the experience？

要求：

1.至少使用一個含有过去进行时的句子;

2.词数80左右，可适当发挥。

An Unforgettable Experience