Lesson 56 Faster than sound!
【New words and expressions】（11）
sound n. 聲音
excitement n. 激動，興奮
handsome adj. 漂亮的；美觀的
Rolls-Royce 羅爾斯--羅伊斯
Benz n. 奔馳
wheel n. 輪子
explosion n. 爆炸，轟響
course n. 跑道；行程
rival n. 對手
speed v. 疾駛
downhill adv. 下坡
★sound n. 聲音
① n. 聲音
sound n. 任何聲音都可以
voice n. 人的聲音
noise n. 和周圍不和諧的聲音, 躁音
② v. 聽起來
③ adj. 合理的（等于reasonable adj.合理的, 有道理的, 通情達理的, 講道理的）
I have a piece of sound advice. 我有一個合理的建議。
soundly adj. 香甜的
sleep soundly
★excitement n. 激動, 興奮
to one's excitement… 令某人激動的是……
The most exciting thing is that… 令人激動的是……
The most surprising thing about it is that 令人驚訝的事情是……
It excited me that… 讓我激動的是……
★handsome adj. 漂亮的, 美觀的
handsome [5hAnsEm] adj. 形容男孩, 英俊, 一般與男孩子連如
handsome與人連用有陽剛的美，與物相連表示美觀大方，并表示制作精良；handsome跟女性連用的時候就表示這個女孩子有陽剛氣，類似女俠的概念
Your husband is handsome.
beautiful形容人的時候表示內(nèi)在和外在美的統(tǒng)一, 完美的概念
You look beautiful.
Flowers are beautiful.
Picture is beautiful.
pretty adj. 美麗(用于女孩或小孩)，有柔美的意思
pretty跟男性連用就表示沒有陽剛氣，女性化
Your wife is pretty.
pretty boy / pretty girl / pretty woman
nice adj. 美好的(人，天氣, 食物, 物品的品質(zhì)等)
You are nice. 你長得不錯
lovely adj. 可愛的
This is a lovely story. 這是一個可愛的故事
good-looking adj. 很好看的
smart adj. 小巧而美麗的(物)或時髦而美麗的(人)
She is smart.
cute [kju:t] adj.漂亮, 常用來形容小孩
The baby is cute.
What a cute baby! 多漂亮的寶寶啊!
How cute you are! 你多漂亮啊!(可愛啊!)
★explosion n. 爆炸, 轟響
explosive [iks5plEusiv] n. 爆炸物,（zhayao）；adj. 爆炸(性)的, 爆發(fā)(性)的, 暴露
explode [iks5plEud] vt. 使爆炸；vi. 爆炸, 爆發(fā), 破除, *, 激發(fā)
bomb [bCm] n. （zhadan）；vt. 投彈于, 轟炸
The bomb exploded.
★course n. 跑道，行程
① n. 跑道，行程
on the course 按照軌道運行
off course 偏離軌道
of course 當然
② n. 課程
This term, I took/take seven courses. 這學(xué)期我學(xué)了七門課
★rival n. 對手
competition n. 競爭, 競賽
The person who takes part in the competition.
competitor [kEm5petitE] n. 競爭者, 對手
opposite [5CpEzit] n. 相反的事物；adj. 相對的, 對面的, 對立的, 相反的, 對等的, 對應(yīng)的
opponent [E5pEunEnt] n. 對手, 反對者(持反對意見的人, 如辯論賽上的和政治上的)
enemy n. 敵人
rival adj. 勢均力敵的；n. 勢均力敵的對手
★speed（sped，sped） v. 疾駛
① v. 疾駛，急行
The police car sped past us.
The two men sped out of the room.
② n. 速度
at the speed of 以……的速度
The car goes at the speed of 40 miles an hour / at 40 miles an hour.
在車后的3 speed/4 speed表示檔位
speed up 速度的增加, 加速；slow down 減速
blow up 風(fēng)力的增加
★downhill adv. 下坡
downstairs 下樓；upstairs 上樓
go down stairs
go downhill 下山
downtown n.&adj.&adv. 市中心的商業(yè)區(qū)（反意詞uptown 遠離商業(yè)區(qū)）
I'll go to the downtown.
【Text】
Once a year, a race is held for old cars. A lot of cars entered for this race last year and there was a great deal of excitement just before it began. One of the most handsome cars was a Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost. The most unusual car was a Benz which had only three wheels. Built in 1885, it was the oldest car taking part. After a great many loud explosions, the race began. Many of the cars broke down on the course and some drivers spent more time under their cars than in them! A few cars, however, completed the race. The winning car reached a speed of forty miles an hour -- much faster than any of its rivals. It sped downhill at the end of the race and its driver had a lot of trouble trying to stop it. The race gave everyone a great deal of pleasure. It was very different from modern car races but no less exciting.
參考譯文
舊式汽車的比賽每年舉行. 去年有很多汽車參加了這項比賽. 比賽開始之前, 人們異常激動. 漂亮的汽車之一是羅爾斯-羅伊斯生產(chǎn)的銀鬼汽車, 而不尋常的一輛則要屬只有3只輪子的奔馳牌汽車了. 該車造于1885年, 是參賽車中老的一輛. 在好一陣喧鬧的爆炸聲之后, 比賽開始了. 很多汽車在途中就拋了錨, 而有些駕駛員花在汽車底下的時間比坐在汽車里面的時間還長. 然而還是有幾輛汽車跑完了全程. 獲勝的那輛車達到了時速40英里——遠遠超過任何對手. 它在接近終點時, 沖下了山坡, 駕駛員費了好大勁才把車停下來. 這次比賽使每個人都挺開心. 它雖然與現(xiàn)代汽車比賽大不相同, 但激動人心的程度并不亞于現(xiàn)代汽車大賽.
【課文講解】
1、Once a year, a race is held for old cars.
=Old car race is held once a year.
once +表示時間的名詞 每……
The postman calls once a day.
be held for 比賽為……而舉行
2、A lot of cars entered for this race last year and there was a great deal of excitement just before it began.
enter for 報名參加
a great deal of +不可數(shù)名詞 大量的……
There was/is a great deal of excitement. 人們非常激動
a great number of +可數(shù)名詞
a great many +可數(shù)名詞 許多……
a large amount of +不可數(shù)名詞
just before =just 起強調(diào)作用
3、One of the most handsome cars was a Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost.
one of 直接作主語的時候, 它是做單數(shù)看待的
One of the answers is ture.
One of those people is good.
如果在定語從句中出現(xiàn)了one of作為先行詞，它后邊的關(guān)系代詞指代的是后面的復(fù)數(shù)名詞；如果在one of前面還有一修飾詞only，那么后邊的關(guān)系代詞將指代one這個詞，才作單數(shù)看
He is the only one of those rare people who believes in ancient myths.
4、Built in 1885, it was the oldest car taking part.
The car was built in 1885.
taking part 理解為taking part (in the race)
5、After a great many loud explosions, the race began.
after explosions 許多爆炸聲之后
6、Many of the cars broke down on the course and some drivers spent more time under their cars than in them!
many cars 許多車子；many of the cars 車子當中的許多
many students 許多學(xué)生；many of my students 我教過的許多學(xué)生
some pictures 一些照片；some of the pictures 那些照片中的一些
break down 車子拋錨，（機械等）出故障，出毛病
This morning I was late for work, because my car broke down twice.
under the car指在車下面修理；in the car指正常駕駛。句中的under和in都是斜體，英文中的斜體字起強調(diào)作用
spent more time under their cars than in them
他們花在車下的時間比在車里的時間還多
7、The winning car reached a speed of forty miles an hour -- much faster than any of its rivals.
the wining car 獲勝車
a speed of +數(shù)量詞 速度為……
You must have been driving at a speed of seventy miles an hour.
much faster 快得多；a little faster 快一點
any of its rivals＝any rival 任何一個
any 在比較級中一旦出現(xiàn), 它往往要加可數(shù)名詞的單數(shù)
Beijing is bigger than any other city. （注意 “other” 不能丟）
如果是不定代詞, 可以說someone else, anyone else；如果不是不定代詞, 要在名詞前加other.
any other competitor
8、It sped downhill at the end of the race and its driver had a lot of trouble trying to stop it.
at the end of… 在……的末尾/后部分
He spoke a few words at the end of the meeting.
have trouble (in) doing sth. 干……有麻煩，做……很困難（trouble既可數(shù)又不可數(shù)）
They had some trouble finding out the cause of the fire.
9、The race gave everyone a great deal of pleasure.
give sb.+n. 給某人……
give sb. pleasure
It will give sb. a great deal of pleasure.
=There was a great deal of excitement.
give sb. a fright 嚇了某人一跳
give sb. a surprise 給某人一個驚喜
10、It was very different from modern car races but no less exciting.
modern car race 現(xiàn)代車賽
be different from 和……不同
no more和no less都表示“和……一樣”, 相當于only, the same
There are no more than 100 students. 這個房間僅有一百個學(xué)生。
no less exciting 一樣的激動
no more than you 和你一樣
表示“和……不相同”用not more= more；not less= less
not less exciting 更令人激動
【Letter writing】
常用開頭語：
I am sorry it has taken me so long to write, but…
I was glad to hear from you at last and to learn that…
【Key structures】
比較關(guān)系的句型
as…as 和……一樣
the same (…) as 與……相同/同樣
You’ve made the same mistake as Tom.
有時the same可以單獨使用：
My mother is much younger than yours.
She isn’t! They’re about the same age.
Those two dress are the same.
not so…as / not as…as 不如……
different from 與……不同（different前面可加very，much，a little等修飾語）
Is French food very different from Italian food?
A Frenchman could tell you better than I can!
We’re planning something different this year from what we did last year.
litte和few在口語中多用not much，not many代替：
There isn’t much sugar/aren’t many sweets, but you can have a little/few.
much和many通常用于否定句和疑問句（正式文體除外）。在日常談話中，通常避免在肯定句中使用much和many，而用別的數(shù)量詞?？谡Z中用得多的表示“許多”的數(shù)量詞是a lot of，它既可以與復(fù)數(shù)可數(shù)名詞連用也可以與不可數(shù)名詞連用，后面的動詞用單數(shù)還是復(fù)數(shù)取決于名詞。比a lot of正式一些的表達方式有：a great/good deal of+不可數(shù)名詞，a great/good/large number of+復(fù)數(shù)名詞，a great/good many of+復(fù)數(shù)名詞。
在what引導(dǎo)的感嘆句中不用much/many：
What a lot of sweets Tom’s bought!
I am less lucky. 我還不如他們幸運.
more exciting 更激動 = not less exciting.
【Special difficulties】
Handsome, Beautiful, Pretty, Good-looking
handsome adj. 漂亮的，英俊的，一般用來形容男子，也可以指東西的制作精良
beautiful adj. 美麗的，給人美感的，令人愉悅的，完美的，強調(diào)內(nèi)在和外在的結(jié)合，用來形容女子、孩童、花草、服飾等，一般不用來形容男子的長相
pretty adj. 漂亮的，可愛的，令人憐愛的，強調(diào)女孩和小孩的外表美麗
good-looking adj. 好看的，標致的，美貌的，男女均適用
My furniture is good-looking.
Reach and Arrive in/at
reach vt. 到達，達到（適用的范圍比較廣，不僅僅限于地點）
When you reach my age, you’ll be able to understand it.
Can you get that book down for me please? I can’t reach it.
arrive vi. 到達，抵達
在表示到達某個較大的地方時用arrive in，到達某個較小的地方/場所用arrive at
When I arrived at the station, the train had already gone.
Take part and Take place
take part (in) 參加，參與
I didn’t take part in their conversation.
It was the lodest car taking part.
take place＝happen 發(fā)生，進行，舉行
What happened? = What took place?
All these took place before you were born.
The Olympic Games will take place in our country in four years’ time.
【Multiple choice questions】
3 A lot of cars entered for this race. There were___c___ cars in it.
a. much b. lot of c. lots of d. plenty
much 修飾不可數(shù)；lot of 不存在這種結(jié)構(gòu)；plenty of 固定搭配
lots of = a lot of
4 ___c___in 1885, so it was the oldest car in the race.
a. It built b. Built c. It was built d. Having built
一個簡單句只有一個主語+一個動詞, 如果出現(xiàn)了兩個動詞, 那么用 “and,but,so” 等連接；變成帶有從句和主句的復(fù)合句；留一個作主干, 剩下的動詞變?yōu)榉侵^語動詞；有介詞短語替代動詞概念, 如 : the boy in black
5 It was the oldest car taking part. There wasn't ___a___one.
a. an older b. the oldest c. an elder d. the eldest
elder 意為 “年長的”，一般作定語用，不用作比較
not +比較級 =高級
6 It reached a speed of forty miles an hour. It ___c___ forty miles an hour.
a. ran b. ran with c. went at d. drove with
用于 “速度” 的介詞只有 “at”
12 It went faster than any of its rivals. It went faster than its ___c___.
a. opponents b. enemies c. competitors d. partners
opponent [E5pEunEnt] 兩個持相反觀點的對手
partner [5pB:tnE] 伙伴, 搭檔(合作關(guān)系的伙伴)
從下玩到大的伙伴用 : friend 或 company
【New words and expressions】（11）
sound n. 聲音
excitement n. 激動，興奮
handsome adj. 漂亮的；美觀的
Rolls-Royce 羅爾斯--羅伊斯
Benz n. 奔馳
wheel n. 輪子
explosion n. 爆炸，轟響
course n. 跑道；行程
rival n. 對手
speed v. 疾駛
downhill adv. 下坡
★sound n. 聲音
① n. 聲音
sound n. 任何聲音都可以
voice n. 人的聲音
noise n. 和周圍不和諧的聲音, 躁音
② v. 聽起來
③ adj. 合理的（等于reasonable adj.合理的, 有道理的, 通情達理的, 講道理的）
I have a piece of sound advice. 我有一個合理的建議。
soundly adj. 香甜的
sleep soundly
★excitement n. 激動, 興奮
to one's excitement… 令某人激動的是……
The most exciting thing is that… 令人激動的是……
The most surprising thing about it is that 令人驚訝的事情是……
It excited me that… 讓我激動的是……
★handsome adj. 漂亮的, 美觀的
handsome [5hAnsEm] adj. 形容男孩, 英俊, 一般與男孩子連如
handsome與人連用有陽剛的美，與物相連表示美觀大方，并表示制作精良；handsome跟女性連用的時候就表示這個女孩子有陽剛氣，類似女俠的概念
Your husband is handsome.
beautiful形容人的時候表示內(nèi)在和外在美的統(tǒng)一, 完美的概念
You look beautiful.
Flowers are beautiful.
Picture is beautiful.
pretty adj. 美麗(用于女孩或小孩)，有柔美的意思
pretty跟男性連用就表示沒有陽剛氣，女性化
Your wife is pretty.
pretty boy / pretty girl / pretty woman
nice adj. 美好的(人，天氣, 食物, 物品的品質(zhì)等)
You are nice. 你長得不錯
lovely adj. 可愛的
This is a lovely story. 這是一個可愛的故事
good-looking adj. 很好看的
smart adj. 小巧而美麗的(物)或時髦而美麗的(人)
She is smart.
cute [kju:t] adj.漂亮, 常用來形容小孩
The baby is cute.
What a cute baby! 多漂亮的寶寶啊!
How cute you are! 你多漂亮啊!(可愛啊!)
★explosion n. 爆炸, 轟響
explosive [iks5plEusiv] n. 爆炸物,（zhayao）；adj. 爆炸(性)的, 爆發(fā)(性)的, 暴露
explode [iks5plEud] vt. 使爆炸；vi. 爆炸, 爆發(fā), 破除, *, 激發(fā)
bomb [bCm] n. （zhadan）；vt. 投彈于, 轟炸
The bomb exploded.
★course n. 跑道，行程
① n. 跑道，行程
on the course 按照軌道運行
off course 偏離軌道
of course 當然
② n. 課程
This term, I took/take seven courses. 這學(xué)期我學(xué)了七門課
★rival n. 對手
competition n. 競爭, 競賽
The person who takes part in the competition.
competitor [kEm5petitE] n. 競爭者, 對手
opposite [5CpEzit] n. 相反的事物；adj. 相對的, 對面的, 對立的, 相反的, 對等的, 對應(yīng)的
opponent [E5pEunEnt] n. 對手, 反對者(持反對意見的人, 如辯論賽上的和政治上的)
enemy n. 敵人
rival adj. 勢均力敵的；n. 勢均力敵的對手
★speed（sped，sped） v. 疾駛
① v. 疾駛，急行
The police car sped past us.
The two men sped out of the room.
② n. 速度
at the speed of 以……的速度
The car goes at the speed of 40 miles an hour / at 40 miles an hour.
在車后的3 speed/4 speed表示檔位
speed up 速度的增加, 加速；slow down 減速
blow up 風(fēng)力的增加
★downhill adv. 下坡
downstairs 下樓；upstairs 上樓
go down stairs
go downhill 下山
downtown n.&adj.&adv. 市中心的商業(yè)區(qū)（反意詞uptown 遠離商業(yè)區(qū)）
I'll go to the downtown.
【Text】
Once a year, a race is held for old cars. A lot of cars entered for this race last year and there was a great deal of excitement just before it began. One of the most handsome cars was a Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost. The most unusual car was a Benz which had only three wheels. Built in 1885, it was the oldest car taking part. After a great many loud explosions, the race began. Many of the cars broke down on the course and some drivers spent more time under their cars than in them! A few cars, however, completed the race. The winning car reached a speed of forty miles an hour -- much faster than any of its rivals. It sped downhill at the end of the race and its driver had a lot of trouble trying to stop it. The race gave everyone a great deal of pleasure. It was very different from modern car races but no less exciting.
參考譯文
舊式汽車的比賽每年舉行. 去年有很多汽車參加了這項比賽. 比賽開始之前, 人們異常激動. 漂亮的汽車之一是羅爾斯-羅伊斯生產(chǎn)的銀鬼汽車, 而不尋常的一輛則要屬只有3只輪子的奔馳牌汽車了. 該車造于1885年, 是參賽車中老的一輛. 在好一陣喧鬧的爆炸聲之后, 比賽開始了. 很多汽車在途中就拋了錨, 而有些駕駛員花在汽車底下的時間比坐在汽車里面的時間還長. 然而還是有幾輛汽車跑完了全程. 獲勝的那輛車達到了時速40英里——遠遠超過任何對手. 它在接近終點時, 沖下了山坡, 駕駛員費了好大勁才把車停下來. 這次比賽使每個人都挺開心. 它雖然與現(xiàn)代汽車比賽大不相同, 但激動人心的程度并不亞于現(xiàn)代汽車大賽.
【課文講解】
1、Once a year, a race is held for old cars.
=Old car race is held once a year.
once +表示時間的名詞 每……
The postman calls once a day.
be held for 比賽為……而舉行
2、A lot of cars entered for this race last year and there was a great deal of excitement just before it began.
enter for 報名參加
a great deal of +不可數(shù)名詞 大量的……
There was/is a great deal of excitement. 人們非常激動
a great number of +可數(shù)名詞
a great many +可數(shù)名詞 許多……
a large amount of +不可數(shù)名詞
just before =just 起強調(diào)作用
3、One of the most handsome cars was a Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost.
one of 直接作主語的時候, 它是做單數(shù)看待的
One of the answers is ture.
One of those people is good.
如果在定語從句中出現(xiàn)了one of作為先行詞，它后邊的關(guān)系代詞指代的是后面的復(fù)數(shù)名詞；如果在one of前面還有一修飾詞only，那么后邊的關(guān)系代詞將指代one這個詞，才作單數(shù)看
He is the only one of those rare people who believes in ancient myths.
4、Built in 1885, it was the oldest car taking part.
The car was built in 1885.
taking part 理解為taking part (in the race)
5、After a great many loud explosions, the race began.
after explosions 許多爆炸聲之后
6、Many of the cars broke down on the course and some drivers spent more time under their cars than in them!
many cars 許多車子；many of the cars 車子當中的許多
many students 許多學(xué)生；many of my students 我教過的許多學(xué)生
some pictures 一些照片；some of the pictures 那些照片中的一些
break down 車子拋錨，（機械等）出故障，出毛病
This morning I was late for work, because my car broke down twice.
under the car指在車下面修理；in the car指正常駕駛。句中的under和in都是斜體，英文中的斜體字起強調(diào)作用
spent more time under their cars than in them
他們花在車下的時間比在車里的時間還多
7、The winning car reached a speed of forty miles an hour -- much faster than any of its rivals.
the wining car 獲勝車
a speed of +數(shù)量詞 速度為……
You must have been driving at a speed of seventy miles an hour.
much faster 快得多；a little faster 快一點
any of its rivals＝any rival 任何一個
any 在比較級中一旦出現(xiàn), 它往往要加可數(shù)名詞的單數(shù)
Beijing is bigger than any other city. （注意 “other” 不能丟）
如果是不定代詞, 可以說someone else, anyone else；如果不是不定代詞, 要在名詞前加other.
any other competitor
8、It sped downhill at the end of the race and its driver had a lot of trouble trying to stop it.
at the end of… 在……的末尾/后部分
He spoke a few words at the end of the meeting.
have trouble (in) doing sth. 干……有麻煩，做……很困難（trouble既可數(shù)又不可數(shù)）
They had some trouble finding out the cause of the fire.
9、The race gave everyone a great deal of pleasure.
give sb.+n. 給某人……
give sb. pleasure
It will give sb. a great deal of pleasure.
=There was a great deal of excitement.
give sb. a fright 嚇了某人一跳
give sb. a surprise 給某人一個驚喜
10、It was very different from modern car races but no less exciting.
modern car race 現(xiàn)代車賽
be different from 和……不同
no more和no less都表示“和……一樣”, 相當于only, the same
There are no more than 100 students. 這個房間僅有一百個學(xué)生。
no less exciting 一樣的激動
no more than you 和你一樣
表示“和……不相同”用not more= more；not less= less
not less exciting 更令人激動
【Letter writing】
常用開頭語：
I am sorry it has taken me so long to write, but…
I was glad to hear from you at last and to learn that…
【Key structures】
比較關(guān)系的句型
as…as 和……一樣
the same (…) as 與……相同/同樣
You’ve made the same mistake as Tom.
有時the same可以單獨使用：
My mother is much younger than yours.
She isn’t! They’re about the same age.
Those two dress are the same.
not so…as / not as…as 不如……
different from 與……不同（different前面可加very，much，a little等修飾語）
Is French food very different from Italian food?
A Frenchman could tell you better than I can!
We’re planning something different this year from what we did last year.
litte和few在口語中多用not much，not many代替：
There isn’t much sugar/aren’t many sweets, but you can have a little/few.
much和many通常用于否定句和疑問句（正式文體除外）。在日常談話中，通常避免在肯定句中使用much和many，而用別的數(shù)量詞?？谡Z中用得多的表示“許多”的數(shù)量詞是a lot of，它既可以與復(fù)數(shù)可數(shù)名詞連用也可以與不可數(shù)名詞連用，后面的動詞用單數(shù)還是復(fù)數(shù)取決于名詞。比a lot of正式一些的表達方式有：a great/good deal of+不可數(shù)名詞，a great/good/large number of+復(fù)數(shù)名詞，a great/good many of+復(fù)數(shù)名詞。
在what引導(dǎo)的感嘆句中不用much/many：
What a lot of sweets Tom’s bought!
I am less lucky. 我還不如他們幸運.
more exciting 更激動 = not less exciting.
【Special difficulties】
Handsome, Beautiful, Pretty, Good-looking
handsome adj. 漂亮的，英俊的，一般用來形容男子，也可以指東西的制作精良
beautiful adj. 美麗的，給人美感的，令人愉悅的，完美的，強調(diào)內(nèi)在和外在的結(jié)合，用來形容女子、孩童、花草、服飾等，一般不用來形容男子的長相
pretty adj. 漂亮的，可愛的，令人憐愛的，強調(diào)女孩和小孩的外表美麗
good-looking adj. 好看的，標致的，美貌的，男女均適用
My furniture is good-looking.
Reach and Arrive in/at
reach vt. 到達，達到（適用的范圍比較廣，不僅僅限于地點）
When you reach my age, you’ll be able to understand it.
Can you get that book down for me please? I can’t reach it.
arrive vi. 到達，抵達
在表示到達某個較大的地方時用arrive in，到達某個較小的地方/場所用arrive at
When I arrived at the station, the train had already gone.
Take part and Take place
take part (in) 參加，參與
I didn’t take part in their conversation.
It was the lodest car taking part.
take place＝happen 發(fā)生，進行，舉行
What happened? = What took place?
All these took place before you were born.
The Olympic Games will take place in our country in four years’ time.
【Multiple choice questions】
3 A lot of cars entered for this race. There were___c___ cars in it.
a. much b. lot of c. lots of d. plenty
much 修飾不可數(shù)；lot of 不存在這種結(jié)構(gòu)；plenty of 固定搭配
lots of = a lot of
4 ___c___in 1885, so it was the oldest car in the race.
a. It built b. Built c. It was built d. Having built
一個簡單句只有一個主語+一個動詞, 如果出現(xiàn)了兩個動詞, 那么用 “and,but,so” 等連接；變成帶有從句和主句的復(fù)合句；留一個作主干, 剩下的動詞變?yōu)榉侵^語動詞；有介詞短語替代動詞概念, 如 : the boy in black
5 It was the oldest car taking part. There wasn't ___a___one.
a. an older b. the oldest c. an elder d. the eldest
elder 意為 “年長的”，一般作定語用，不用作比較
not +比較級 =高級
6 It reached a speed of forty miles an hour. It ___c___ forty miles an hour.
a. ran b. ran with c. went at d. drove with
用于 “速度” 的介詞只有 “at”
12 It went faster than any of its rivals. It went faster than its ___c___.
a. opponents b. enemies c. competitors d. partners
opponent [E5pEunEnt] 兩個持相反觀點的對手
partner [5pB:tnE] 伙伴, 搭檔(合作關(guān)系的伙伴)
從下玩到大的伙伴用 : friend 或 company