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第14讲 I used to be afraid of the dark
【学习目标】







词汇
Section A：
单词：humorous, silent, helpful, score, background, interview, Asian, dare, private, guard, require, European, African, British, speech, public
短语：used to 过去经常；from time to time时常；有时；talk to和……谈话；turn red变红；take up开始从事；deal with对付；应付；not…anymore不再；tons of 许多；大量；be careful with注意；照顾；hang out闲逛；fight on继续战斗；make it to the top达到顶峰；be afraid of 害怕；give a speech发表演讲；in public公开地；
Section B：
单词：ant, insect, influence, seldom, proud, absent, fail, examination, exactly, pride, grandson, general, introduction
短语：paint picture画画；on the soccer team在足球队；be proud of为……感到骄傲；no longer不再；be absent from不在……(地方)；make a decision做决定；boarding school寄宿学校；advise sb. to do sth.建议某人做某事；in person亲自；go back to回到；to one’s surprise使某人惊奇的是；take pride in以……自豪；pay attention to注意；move away搬走；离开；feel good about oneself 自我感觉良好；general introduction总体介绍；
Self Check：tell jokes讲笑话


语法
Used to结构
You used to be short, didn’t you?
He used to be really short.
Did Mario use to be short?
I didn’t use to be popular in school.



功能用语和话题
功能用语：“谈论你过去是什么样”（talk about what you used to be like）
话题：“我们怎样改变(how we have changed)”
I used to be short.
I didn’t use to be popular in school.
You used to be short, didn’t you?
Yes, I did./No, I didn’t.
Did he use to wear glasses?
Yes, he did./No, he didn’t.


【基础知识】
1、 Mario, you used to be short, didn’t you? 马里奥，你过去很矮，不是吗？ (P25)
used to do sth意为“过去经常做某事”，表示过去经常的习惯，含有现在不再如此之意。used to do否定结构为“didn’t use to do”；也可用“used not to do”；其疑问句常借用助动词did提问，即“Did…use to do…?”，也可用“Used…to do…?”。
◆She used to go to work by bike. 她过去经常骑自行车去上班。
◆He didn’t use to eat vegetables. 他过去不经常吃蔬菜。
◆Did you use to work into the night? 你以前经常工作到深夜吗？
拓展
①、be used to do sth.意为“被用来做某事”，属于被动语态。
◆Wood is used to make paper. 木材被用来造纸。
②、be/get used to doing sth.意为“习惯于做某事”，to是介词。
◆I’m used to getting up early. 我已经习惯于早起。
③、be used for doing sth.意为“被用于做某事”，强调用途。
◆The knives are used for cutting things. 小刀被用于切东西。
2.、She was always silent in class. 她在课堂上总是不说话。(P26)
silent是形容词，指人时，意为“不说话的；沉默的”；指事物时，意为“寂静的；无声的”。
◆He couldn’t speak English and was completely silent during the visit. 他不会说英语，参观过程中一言未发。
◆The old house was quite silent. 这所旧房子非常寂静。
常用短语：be silent about/on意为“对……保持沉默；对……未提到”；keep silent保持沉默。
拓展silent、calm和 quiet辨析
这几个形容词都有“安静；平静；寂静”的意思。在修饰环境时，calm指风平浪静，quiet指没有吵闹干扰，silent指 寂静无声。
◆The sea was very calm. 海面很平静。
◆Ask them to be quiet. 让他们保持安静。
◆It was deep silent in the forest. 森林深处寂静无声。
在修饰人时，calm指人心平气和，毫不激动；quiet指性情温和、安静等；silent侧重“沉默；不说话”，但不一定不动。
◆You should keep calm even in face of danger. 即使面临危险，你也应当保持镇静。
◆We should keep quiet in the hospital. 在医院里我们应该保持安静。
◆You'd better be silent about what's happened. 对已经发生的事，你最好保持沉默。
3.、It’s been three years since we last saw our primary school classmates.自从最近一次见过我们小学同学已经三年了。(P26)
（1）、“It has been + 一段时间 + since从句”结构，意为“自从做……以来已经多久了”。这时从句谓语动词为非延续性动词。
◆It’s been two years since he joined the army.  他参军两年了。
拓展
当从句谓语动词为延续性动词时，表示否定含义，意为“自从不做……以来已经多久了”。
◆It has been three years since he worked here.他不在这工作已经三年了。
（2） 、last在句中是副词，意为“上次；最近”。
◆When did you last see him? 你最近什么时候见到过他?
last作副词，还可意为“最后”。
◆He came last in the race. 他在赛跑比赛中跑了最后一名。
拓展last其他用法：
①、 用作动词，意为“持续”。
◆The hot weather will last until September.炎热的天气将持续到九月。
②、 用作形容词，意为“上一个；最近的；最后的”。
◆He got married last July. 他去年７月结的婚。
◆Much has changed since my last visit. 自我上次来访后，变化很大。
◆December is the last month of the year.12月是一年的最后一个月。
4、 His face always turned red when he talked to girls.当他和女孩说话时，他的脸总是变红。（P26）
turn red意为“变红”，这里turn是系动词，意为“变得；变成”，后接名词或形容词作表语，用作表语的名词须用零冠词。
◆In autumn the leaves turn yellow. 秋天树叶变黄。
◆Ten years later, he turned writer.十年后他成了作家。
拓展turn其他用法：
①、 作动词，意为“转动；转向；翻转”。
◆He turned and swam back to the bank. 他转身向河岸游去。
◆Let's turn to page 8. 让我们翻到第八页。 
◆Turn left at the second crossing.在第二个十字路口向左转。
常用短语：
turn against 背叛；turn down 调小，调低；turn in 上交；turn up调大，调高；turn ... into ... (使……)成为……；turn off 关掉；turn on 打开；turn out 结果是，生产；turn over (使)翻转，打翻，调转。
②、 用作名词，意为“顺序；轮流；拐弯处”。
常用结构有：It's one's turn to do sth. 轮到某人做某事； take one's turn to do sth. 轮流做某事。
◆It's your turn to read now. 现在轮到你读了。
◆Take the second turn on the left. 在左边第二个转弯处拐弯。
常用短语： by turns轮流地，交替地；in turn依次，轮流地；take turns替换，轮流。
5.、Candy told me that she used to be really shy and took up singing to deal with her shyness. 坎迪告诉我，她过去真的很害羞，开始学唱歌去对付害羞。（P27）
（1）、take up是由“动词+副词”构成的动词短语，意为“开始从事”。
◆At the age of sixty he took up painting pictures.在60岁时他开始学画画。
拓展take up的其他用法：
①、 占（时间、地方等），消耗。
◆Learning English takes up a lot of my time. 学英语占了我许多时间。
②、继续做；接着…讲。
◆I put the telephone down and took up the work again．我放下电话继续工作。
③、拿走；拿起。
◆He took up the telephone receiver and began to dial.他拿起电话听筒开始拨号码。
④、募捐；收集。
◆The girls will take up a collection at the end of the concert．这些女孩子在音乐会结束后要募捐。
⑤、让乘客上车；接纳。
◆The bus stopped to take up passengers．公共汽车停下来让乘客上车。
（3） 、deal with 意为“对付；应付；处理；对待”。
◆She has a lot of work to deal with. 她有许多工作要处理。
◆You should deal with him more politely. 你应该待他更客气一些。
拓展
do with 与deal with 都可作“处理”讲。do with 常与连接代词what连用，而deal with 常与连接副词how 连用。
◆ I don’t know how they deal with the problem. 
= I don’t know what they do with the problem.  我不知道他们如何处理这个问题。
6、 As she got better, she dared to sing in front of her class, and then for the whole school.当她变得好些时，他敢于在她班里同学面前唱歌，然后在全校面前。（P27）
（1）、dare用作实义动词，意为“敢于；胆敢”，有时态和人称的变化，后面通常接动词不定式，在疑问句或否定句中，to 经常被省略。
◆He dares to jump down from the top of the wall. 他敢从那墙头上跳下来。
◆We don’t dare (to) say anything. 我们什么也不敢说。
拓展
①、 dare还可用作情态动词，意为“敢”，有时态变化，但没有人称和数的变化，其后接动词原形。通常用于疑问句、否定句或条件句中；或与whether, hardly等连用。
◆Dare you tell her the truth? 你敢告诉她真相吗?  
◆She dare not go out alone. 她不敢单独出去。
◆I don’t know whether he dare try. 我不知道他敢不敢试。
②、 I dare say 用于肯定句，是习惯说法，表示一种不肯定的语气，常译为“我相信；我想”等，有时用作反语。
◆I dare say (that) you are right. 我想你是对的。
③、 How dare…? 常用来表示说话人对某人的行为表示愤慨。
◆How dare you speak to me like that? 你竟敢那样对我讲话？
（2）、in front of意为“在……的前面”。
◆There is a little child in front of the house. 房前有一个小孩。
辨析in front of与in the front of
　in front of“在…的前面”，强调在某一物体外部的前面
（3）、whole形容词，意为“整个的；全部的”，常用结构为“the十whole+单数名词”。all也有此意，但语序不同：all用于冠词、所有格或其他限定词之前；whole用于冠词、所有格及其他限定词之后。
　all the time总是；一直
　the whole time全部的时间
　all my life我的一生
　my whole life我的一生
　注意
　①、如果没有冠词或其他限定词，whole不能与单数名词连用。
　◆The whole city was burning.　　整个城市都在燃烧。
　②、whole一般不与不可数名词及物质名词连用。
　(误)the whole money/bread
　(正)all the money/bread
7、 I always worry about how I appear to others, and I have to be careful about what I say or do.我总是要担心我怎样出现在其他人面前，我还必须要当心我说的话和做的事。（P27）
（1）、appear用作不及物动词，意为“出现；露面”。
◆Mary appeared in her best dress. 玛丽穿着她最好的衣服出现了。
拓展
appear还可用作连系动词，意为“似乎；好像”，其后可接形容词、名词、不定式等作表语，也可跟that 从句或 as if 从句。
◆He appears (to be) quite rich 他似乎相当富有。
◆This appears (to be)an important matter.这看来是件重要的事情。
◆She didn’t appear to know anything about it. 她似乎对此一无所知。
◆It appears that he forgot to do his homework. 他似乎忘记做作业了。
（2）、be careful about
be careful about意为“小心；当心；注意；讲究”，通常后接指物的名词、动名词或从句。
◆Be careful about what you say. 要当心你说的话。
◆She is too careful about her dress. 她过分讲究衣着。
拓展
①、careful是形容词，意为“仔细的；小心的”，可用作定语或表语。用作表语时，其后也可跟动词不定式、that/wh-从句。
◆Be careful not to be late. 小心不要迟到.
◆Be careful that you don't drop the vase. 当心别把那花瓶打了。
②、 其他短语：be careful of意为“当心；注意”，后面跟指人或事物的名词或从句。
◆She is careful of what she eats. 她很注意饮食。
be careful for意为“关注；关心”。
◆The teacher is careful for the safety of the students. 老师关注学生们的安全。
8. You really require a lot of talent and hard work to succeed. 想要成功，你真的需要许多才艺和辛勤的工作。（P27）
require用作及物动词，意为“需要；需求”。常用结构：
①、require+ 名词或代词。
◆He requires a new dictionary. 他需要一本新字典。
◆Her suggestion requires careful thought.她的建议需要慎重考虑。
②、require+动名词。
◆Your hair requires cutting. 你的头发需要剪了。
③、 require+不定式。这时主语通常是事物，不是人，不定式用被动式。
◆The baby required to be looked after. 这婴儿得有人照料。
④、 require sb. to do sth.要求某人做某事。
◆They required me to keep silent. 他们吩咐我别出声。
拓展 常用短语：
①、require sth. from sb. 需要从……得到某物 。
◆Nobody required any help from me.没人需要我的帮助。
③、 require sth. of sb.要求某人某事。
◆The teacher required too much work of the students. 老师要学生做的功课过多。
9、Only a very small number of people make it to the top.只有很少的人能出人头地。（教材P27 3a)
(1)、a number of意为“许多……”，后接复数名词，作主语时谓语动词用复数形式，number可被形容词large,small,great等修饰。
◆In the world a great number of people speak English.世界上有许多人说英语。
注意
　the number of.意为“……的数目、数量”，后接复数名词，作主语时谓语动词要用单数形式。
◆The number of the students in the room is seventeen. 房间里学生的人数是17人。
(2) 、 make it此处用来表示达到预定目标， 意 为“办成，做到；成功”
◆Tell him I want to see him tonight， at my house if he can make it. 告诉他今晚我想见他，可以的话就在我家。 ◆He wants to make it as a writer. 他想作为一名作家而一举成名。
10、 being alone 独处(教材P28 4c）
alone 形容词，意为“单独的；独自的”
◆Her parents were not at home， and she was alone.她父母不在家， 留下她一个人。
辨析 alone与lonely
alone ①、形容词 作表语和宾语补足语，
②、副词 作状语 表示(客观上的)独自、孤单， 数量上就一个
lonely ①、形容词 作表语，表示(主观上 的)孤单、寂寞
②、形容词 作定语，多修饰表示地点的名词，意 为“偏僻的、荒 凉的”
◆The old man lives alone in a lonely village， but he never feels lonely.
这位老人独自一人住在一个偏僻的村庄。
11、It is hard to believe that he used to be a “problem child” until a conversation with his parents influenced his way of thinking. 直到和父母的一次交谈影响了他的思考方式，很难相信他过去是个“问题儿童”。（P30）
(1)、It is hard to believe that.是一个含有宾语从句的复合句。主句中it作形式主语，真正的主语是that引导的从句。
◆It is hard to believe that they finished so much work during such a short time.
在这么短的一段时间内他们完成了如此多的工作，这令人难以相信。
(2)、influence此处用作动词，意为“影响；感染；对……起作用”
◆His teacher's words influenced him for all his life.老师的话影响了他的一生。
辨析influence与affect
influence指使思想、行为、性质或发展和成长等发生变化的影响，可指坏的影响，也可指好的影响，这种影响常常是潜移默化的。
affect指产生一种足以引起反应的影响，有时只表示“对……产生影响”，不含有好坏的意思；有时表示“对……产生不良影响”
◆The weather influences the crops.　　天气影响农作物。
◆It does not affect me in the least. 这对我毫无影响。
拓展
influence用作名词，意为“影响”。常用短语有：
　①、have(an)influence on….意为“对……有影响”。
◆A teacher has a great influence on his/her students.老师对学生有很大的影响。
　②、under the influence of….意为“在……的影响之下”，特指外界物质的影响，常指在药物、酒精或不良因素的影响下。
◆He's very much under the influence of the older boys.那些比他大的男孩对他的影响很大。
◆He was under the influence of alcohol. 他喝醉了。
12、As a small child,he seldom gave his parents any problems,and they were proud of him.当他是个小孩时，他很少给父母惹麻烦，父母以他为荣。（教材P30 2b)
(l)、seldom作副词，意为“不常；很少”，相当于hardly ever,其反义词为often(经常)，通常置于实义动词之前，助动词、系动词或情态动词之后。
◆She seldom goes out by herself. 她很少独自外出。
◆He is seldom late for school.　　他上学很少迟到。
注意
①、seldom具有否定意义，用于句首表示强调时，主谓要部分倒装。
◆Seldom do I go shopping by taxi unless it is raining.除非下雨，我很少打车去购物。
②、seldom用于反意疑问句时，附加问句不用否定词not。
◆They seldom come late,do they?　他们很少迟到，对吗？
（2） 、be proud of 意为“为……骄傲；为……感到自豪”，of后可接名词或动名词，和take pride in同义。◆My family is proud of my success. 我的家里人很为我骄傲。 
◆He was proud of having such a good friend. 他为有这样的好朋友而自豪。
拓展
be proud about表示“为……觉得了不起；自高自大”，常含贬义。
◆He is proud about his success.他为自己的成功沾沾自喜。
13、He was no longer interested in studying.他不再对学习感兴趣。（教材P30 2b)
no longer意为“不再”，相当于not…any longer。常置于情态动词、助动词或be动词之后，实义动词之前。
◆He no longer lives here.He doesn't live here any longer.他不再住在这里了。
辨析no longer,not.any longer与no more,not ..anymore
no longer=not...any longer指时间或距离上的“不再(延长)”，通常修饰延续性动词，多指现在的情况与过去相比，故常用于现在时态中。
　　no more=not ..anymore表示数量和程度上的“不再”，通常修饰终止性动词，一般指今后“不再”；故多用于将来时
◆You can no longer stay here.=You can't stay here any longer.你不能再待在这里了。
◆He will no more go there.=He won't go there anymore.他不再去那里了。
14、He was often absent from classes,and he failed his examinations.他经常逃课并且考试不及格。（教材P30 2b)
(l)、be absent from…意为“缺席……”。此处absent用作形容词，意为“缺席；不在”。
◆A good student would not be absent from classes..好学生是不会逃课的。
拓展
　absent用作动词，意为“缺席；不参加”
◆He absented himself from the meeting yesterday..他昨天没有出席会议。
(2)、fail此处用作及物动词，意为“不及格；失败”；也可用作不及物动词，因此fail his examinations也可表示为fail in his examinations.
◆Bob always fails (in)his tests. 鲍勃总是测试不及格。
注意
　fail后可跟不定式，即fail to do sth.意为“未能/没能做某事”，而不是“做某事失败”
◆I failed to pass the driving test.　　我未能通过驾照考试。
15、Finally,his parents made a decision to send him to a boarding school.最后，他的父母决定送他去一所寄宿学校。（教材P302)
(l)、finally用作副词，意为“最后；终于”，其同义词组是in the end,at last.在句中作状语，通常位于句首、句末或实义动词之前，be动词、助动词或情态动词之后。
◆Finally they got to the village. 最后他们到达了那个村庄。
◆He worked out the math problem finally.　　他终于解出了那道数学题。
◆He will be a scientist in the end.　　最后他将成为一名科学家。
(3) 、send…to…意为“把……送到……”
◆His parents sent him to Shanghai to study.　　他的父母送他到上海学习。
拓展含有send的固定搭配
①、send up“发射；发出”。
◆Man-made satellites have been sent up into space by many countries.　许多国家已经把人造卫星发射到太空中。
②、send away“解雇；开除”。
◆The boss sent away Tom.　　老板解雇了汤姆。
④、 send for“派人去请”。
◆His mother was ill and he sent for the doctor. 他母亲病了，他派人去请医生。
16、The head teacher advised his parents to talk with their son in person.校长建议他父母亲自和他们的儿子谈谈。（教材P30 2b)
(l)、advise用作及物动词，其宾语可以是名词、代词、动词-ing形式，也可以是that从句。advise也可接双宾语，其直接宾语可由名词、带疑问词的动词不定式或that/wh-从句充当。advise还可接由动词不定式充当宾语补足语的复合宾语。
advise的常用句式：
①、advise doing sth.意为“建议做某事”。
◆He advised leaving early.　　他建议早点动身。
②、advise sb.to do sth. 意为“建议某人做某事”。
◆The doctor advised me to take a complete rest.医生建议我彻底休息一下。
注意：advise后不能直接跟不定式作宾语。
③、advise sb.against doing sth.意为“劝告某人不要做某事”，有时可与advise sb.not to dosth.互换。
◆He advised her against going out at night.　=He advised her not to go out at night.　　他劝她晚上不要出去。
④、advise sb.of sth.意为“通知或告知某人有某情况”。
◆Please advise us of the arrival of the goods.　　货物到达时请通知我们。
(2)、in person意为“亲身；亲自”
◆You should come here in person tomorrow.　　明天你应该亲自来这儿。
17、They also told me that even though they couldn't be there to take care of me…他们还告诉我尽管他们不能在身边照顾我……（教材P30 2b)
(l)、even though意为“尽管；即使；纵然”，有退一步设想的意味，相当于even if,多用于书面语中，引导让步状语从句。
◆He went on working with his assistant even though both of them were tired.　
尽管他们两个都累了，他仍然和他的助手继续工作。
(2)、take care of意为“照顾；照看”，相当于look after。“好好照顾”可用take good care of或look after….well表示。
◆You must take good care of yourself and keep healthy.　=You must look after yourself well and keep healthy.
你一定要好好照顾自己，保持健康。
拓展
　take care意为“小心；注意”，同义短语还有be careful和look out,三者可以互换。
◆Take care! It's dangerous here.　小心！这儿危险。
18、....they were always thinking of me and would take pride in everything good that I did.……但他们一直牵挂着我，并且会为我所做的每一件好事感到自豪。（教材P302)
(l)、be always doing sth.意为“总是做某事，一直做某事”，always常用在一般现在时态里，表示经常的行为习惯。当与进行时连用，构成句型“be always doing sth.”时，常表达说话人的某种情绪，如赞扬、不满、责备等。
◆He was always asking his parents for money.他总是向他的父母要钱。
◆She is always thinking of her work.　　她总是想着自己的工作。
(2)、pride in'“为……感到自豪/骄傲”，与be proud of同义。后接让人引以为荣的对象，其中pride为抽象名词，意为“自豪；骄做”，in为介词，后接名词、代词或动词ing形式作宾语。
◆The young mother took pride in her son.-The young mother was proud of her son.
这个年轻的妈妈为她的儿子感到自豪。
19、His parents' love has made him feel good about himself.父母的爱让他觉得自己很棒。　(教材P302b)
　 feel good about….意为“对……感到满意；对……感觉良好”。其中about为介词，后接名词、代词或动词-ing形式作宾语。
◆I think it's very important for these people to feel good about themselves.
我认为对这些人来说自信是很重要的。
◆Then you feel good about taking it? 那你觉得接受它很对？
20、To everyone’s surprise, this conversation changed Li Wen’s life.使大家惊奇的是，这次谈话改变了李文的一生。（P30）
to one’s surprise意为“令某人惊奇的是”，是“to one's＋情感名词”的结构，表示说话人对上文的看法或态度，一般放在句首作状语，表示行为的结果。可以用great来加强语气。
◆To our great surprise, he won the prize.使我们感到十分惊奇的是他得了奖。
拓展
①、“to one's＋情感名词”的结构还有：to one's joy、to one's regret、to one's shame、to one's disappointment等。
◆To my deep regret, I lost the chance to go abroad.令我遗憾的是我失去了出国的机会。
②、含名词surprise的短语：in surprise意为“惊奇地；吃惊地”。
◆John turned around and looked at me in surprise. 约翰转过身来，惊奇地望着我。
③、surprise还可用作动词，意为“使吃惊；使惊喜”。
◆Put the presents out of sight so we can surprise her.把礼物藏起来,我们给她个惊喜。
surprise的形容词形式有surprised(吃惊的；惊奇的)和surprising(令人惊奇的)。常用短语：be surprised at对……感到惊奇。
21、I realized that since my parents moved away, I’ve been afraid being alone, and have tried to make my parents pay more attention to me. 我意识到，自从我父母离开以来，我害怕孤独，尽力想让父母更多地关注我。（P30）
⑴、本句是that引导的宾语从句，在从句中含有一个since引导的时间状语从句。moved away是“动词+副词”结构，意为“离开；搬走”，如表示“从某地搬走”后面加介词from。
◆People began to move away. 人们开始走掉。
◆She moved away from the town two years ago. 她两年前从这个镇上搬走了。
⑵、pay attention to意为“注意；关注”，to是介词，后面跟名词或动名词。
◆You should pay attention to your spelling. 你应当注意你的拼写。
◆Please pay attention to taking care of your baby. 请注意照顾好你的小孩。
拓展
pay attention to 中可以用a little/much/more/no等修饰attention，表示程度。pay a little attention意为“不太注意”；pay much attention意为“非常注意”；pay no attention意为“不在意”。另外pay attention to也可表示“向女生献殷勤；款待”。如：He likes to pay attentions to a lady.他喜欢向女士献殷勤。
22、Even the teacher agreed that Li Wen was wasting his time甚至连老师也认为李文是在浪费时间（教材P31)
agree作动词，意为“同意；赞成”，其后可接动词不定式或宾语从句。
◆We agree to leave at once.　　我们同意马上离开。
◆We all agree that he is a good student.　我们一致认为他是个好学生。
拓展
①、agree with表示“同意某人或某人的意见、想法、分析、解释等（即持同一观，点）”。
◆I don't agree with you.　　我不同意你的意见。
◆I agree with what you say.　　我同意你说的话。
②、agree to主要用来表示一方提出一项建议、安排、计划等，另一方同意协作。
◆We agreed to their arrangement. 我们同意了他们的安排。
◆She agreed to marriage. 她同意结婚。
③、agree on主要指双方通过协商而达成一致意见或协议。
◆We agreed on the price.　我们就价格达成了一致意见。
◆Both sides agreed on these terms.　双方都同意这些条件。
23、My life has changed a lot in the last few years.　在过去的几年里，我的生活改变了许多。(教材P32 3b）
(l)、change此处用作动词，意为“改变；变化”。change还可用作名词，意为“变化”。
◆I will never change my mind.　我决不会改变我的主意。
◆Great changes have taken place in my hometown.我的家乡发生了巨大的变化。
(2)、in the last few years意为“在过去的几年里”，指的是从现在算起的以前或到现在为止的几年中的情况，与现在有联系，因此句子的时态一般用现在完成时。
◆Great changes have taken place in the village in the last few years.
在过去的几年里，这个村庄发生了巨大的变化。
◆I have learnt a lot in the last three years.　在过去的三年里我学到了很多。

【考点剖析】
考点1、used to 用法
—My aunt goes to climb the hill every morning.
—Oh? But she ________ hate climbing hills.
A．used to B．uses to C．was used to D．is used to
考点2、It's +时间+ since + 从句
It _________ five years since we last _________ each other.
A．is; has seen B．is; saw C．was; saw D．has been; have seen
考点3、词组take up
In order to cure his mom, the boy ________ selling flowers in his spare time.
A．puts up B．takes up C．sets up D．makes up
考点4、词组be proud of/ take pride in
—China has made a complete victory in its fight against poverty.
—As Chinese, we ________ our country.
A．are satisfied with B．are friendly to C．are interested in D．are proud of
考点5、动词advise的用法
Because of COVID-19, our teachers advise us ________ to the public places less.
A．to go B．going C．not to go D．not going
考点6、词组pay attention to
You should pay attention to ________ while driving around the corner, or you may be in danger.
A．slow down B．slowing down C．drive carefully
考点7、词组give up
He wants to give up __________, but it's hard for him to __________.
A．drink; give up it B．drinking; give up it
C．drinking; give it up D．to drink; give it up

【真题演练】
1．—Is it polite to speak and laugh loudly ________?
—No, I don’t think so.
A．in public B．at least C．on time D．in time
2．Li Hong is so excellent that she is ________ her family.
A．worried about B．angry with C．the pride of D．strict with
3．I’m going to ________ cooking because I like eating delicious food.
A．clean up B．put up C．take up D．make up
4．The problem is very serious, so you need to go there ________.
A．in public B．in person C．pass by D．take pride in
5．I don’t know how to ________ the old clothes. Maybe I can give them away to the charity.
A．hand in B．deal with C．take up D．end up
6．I live near a very big supermarket, so it is ________ for me to buy what I need.
A．comfortable B．convenient C．inexpensive D．complicated
7．________ students in their school often ________ to the park after class.
A．The number of; go B．The number of; goes C．A number of; go D．A number of; goes
8．Ben ________ a lot in the last few years.
A．changed B．had changed C．will change D．has changed
9．It’s been three years ________ we last saw our primary school classmates.
A．when B．before C．since D．after
10．You should learn ________ these questions.
A．how to deal with B．what to deal with C．how to deal D．what to deal
11．It’s cold outside. Please ______ warm clothes to keep warm.
A．put on B．wear C．in D．wears
12．—Do you know the traffic rules?
—Sure, one of them is that we can’t go across the street ________ the light is green.
A．until B．after C．if
13．If you are often ________ from classes, you may fail in the final examination.
A．absent B．quiet C．active D．silent
14．—Did Nancy ________ the physics test?
—Yes. She was very sad when she knew her poor grade.
A．miss B．pass C．succeed D．fail
15．These pet cats________ a lot of care and attention.
A．obey B．respect C．require D．effect
16．—Have you read the book Harry Potter?
—Sure. Eric is also ________ it and we become friends because of that.
A．proud of B．afraid of C．serious about D．interested in
17．My uncle doesn't like fast food, so he ________ eats it.
A．always B．often C．usually D．seldom
18．—How do you dare ____________to your parents like that?
—Sorry, I won’t do that again.
A．spoke B．speaking C．to speak D．to speaking
19．________ our surprise, he failed the math exam.
A．In B．On C．To D．At
20．— Now many stars are giving away money to the poor areas.
— This is________ what the people there most need.
A．exactly B．quite C．luckily D．helpfully

【过关检测】
一、单项选择
1．Your voice is beautiful. Maybe you can _________ singing as your future job.
A．take up B．put up C．set up D．make up
2．The old man lives in the small village _________. But he doesn’t feel _________.
A．alone; alone B．alone; lonely C．lonely; alone D．lonely; lonely
3．Don't give up! Come on, I know you can make __________.
A．it B．this C．that D．so
4．The winner of this singing competition is an _________ boy from Nanjing.
A．eighteen year old B．eighteen years old C．eighteen-year-old D．eighteen-years-old
5．The number of boys in our class _________ twenty-eight and a number of them _________ good at sports.
A．are; are B．is; are C．are; is D．is; is
6．Lin Tao used to get up early when he was at school, _________?
A．wasn’t he B．did he C．didn’t he D．doesn’t he
7．My sister usually dares 　　　　to the teachers’ office and ask her teacher some questions.
A．went B．going C．goes D．to go
8．There are so many problems in our life. We should learn to　　　　 them.
A．look for B．find out
C．deal with D．worry about
9．—Why are you so angry with your little sister?
—Because she always requires me 　　　　her out to play.
A．takes B．take C．taking D．to take
10．—Who looked after your sick grandmother in hospital?
—My father did that .He didn’t want anybody else’s help.
A．in fact B．in person
C．in total D．in disagreement
11． Great changes have taken place in Xiangyang. We are all ____________ the achievements.
A．known as B．proud of C．similar to D．good with
12．The best way of solving the problem is by asking the teacher for help.
Which of the following has the closest meaning of the underlined word?
A．Dealing with. B．Agreeing with. C．Looking up. D．Giving up.
13．— Look at the bird over there! It’s so beautiful!
— Wow! It’s a rare crane. It appears in this area.
A．always B．usually C．seldom D．often
14． their surprise, their daughter won the game at last.
A．In B．To C．With D．At
15．Our city ____ a lot in the past ten years. We can see wide streets and tall buildings everywhere.
A．changes B．changed C．has changed D．will change
二、根据首字母填空
16．Mary is a________from class today because she is in hospital.
17．He is very successful. And his parents are p______of him.
18．—Why did John look unhappy?
—Because he f________ the exam.
19．Do you d________ to walk home after you watch a scary movie?
20．The little girl is afraid of singing in front of the whole class because of her s________.
三、 句型转换
21．My grandpa stopped smoking a few months ago. (改为同义句)
My grandpa ________ ________ smoking a few months ago.
22．Andy has decided to be a scientist when he grows up. （改为同义句）
Andy has ________ ________ ________ to be a scientist when he grows up.
23．The old lady no longer lived there.(同义句转换)
The old lady________live there________ ________.
24．He often walked to school in the past. （保持句意基本不变）
He ________ ________ walk to school.
25．They used to play computer games.（改为一般疑问句）
________ they ________ to play computer games?
五、完成句子
26．在公共场合大声说话是不礼貌的。
It's impolite to speak too loudly __________.
27．她过去常和朋友们闲逛。
She ________ ________ ________ ________ with her friends.
28．她以前害羞，但是现在她不再害羞了。
She ________ ________ be shy. But now she ________ shy ________.
29．我真不知道如何处理这个问题。
I really don’t know how to ________this problem.
30．作为中国人，我们为我国的高铁感到自豪。
As Chinese people, we ________   ________ ________ our high-speed trains.