新概念英语二
Lesson38 Everything except the weather
教学目标：
掌握except, complain, continually, sunshine等重点词汇及短语；
掌握该课重点语法及句型：
（1）过去完成时：
He acted as if he had never lived in England before.
（2）no sooner… than…/ hardly… when… 表示 “一……就……”
He had no sooner returned than he bought a house and…
（3）近义词辨析country/ countryside; continuously/ continually
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课文回顾：
My old friend, Harrison, had lived in the Mediterranean for many years before he returned to England. He had often dreamed of retiring in England and had planned to ________ ________（安顿）in the country. He had no sooner returned than he bought a fine house and went to live there. Almost i_____________ he began to c___________ ___________ the weather, for even though it was still summer, it rained c___________ and it was often b___________（极其）cold. After so many years of sunshine, Harrison got a shock. He acted as if he had never lived in England before. In the end, it was more than he could bear. He had hardly had time to s________ ________ when he sold the house and left the country. __________________________________________________________（他多年的梦想已经结束了）. Harrison had thought of everything except the weather.
Part I
There are four choices marked [A] [B] [C] and [D] for each sentence below. Choose the one that best completes the sentence.
从[A]、[B]、[C]、[D]四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
1. Father _______for London on business upon my arrival, so I didn’t see him.
A.has left B.left C.was leaving D. had left
The head of our department, ______Professor Baker, retired last week.
A.is B.was C.has been D. /
3. Don’t be discouraged _______ you have fallen behind others.
A.whether B.as if C.even though D. however
4. It looks _______ it’s going to rain.
A.that B.as C.as if D. like that
5. ---Do you need any help, Lucy .
---Yes, the job is_______ I could do myself.
A.less than B.more than C.no more than D. not more than
6. Certain programs work better for some ______ for others.
A.and B.than C.as D. but
7. ---Do you have anything to say for yourselves
---Yes, there’s one point ______ we must insist on.
A.why B.where C.how D. /
9. The bus had gone when I _____ at the bus stop.
A.have arrived B.arrived C.had arrived D.am arriving
10. The policeman’s attention was suddenly caught by a small box which ______ placed under the Minister’s car.
A.has been B.was being C.had been D.would be
11. ________ I know the money is safe, I shall not worry about it.
A.Even though B.Unless C.As long as D.While
12. No sooner had we reached the top of the hill _____ we all sat down to rest.
A.than B.then C.when D.until
13. Whether that is a good solution depends on ________.
A.how you look at it B.you look at it
C.that you look at it D.what you look at it
Part II
Complete each the following sentences with the proper form of the word given in brackets.
用括号内所给单词的适当形式完成句子。
1. Things are much ________ (light) on the moon than on the earth.
2. Of the two coats, I’d choose the ________ (expensive) one to spare some money for a book.
3. He just turned and left as if nothing _________ (happen).
4. He ________ (study) in Shanghai University for four years before he _______ (go) to Beijing.
5. The police found that the house _________ (break into) and a lot of things________ (steal).
6. The precious painting we ________ (have) for over ten years was destroyed in the flood.
Part III
Complete the sentences by translating the Chinese into English.
根据汉语提示完成下列句子。
1. 他们刚一下火车，火车就开动了。
They ________________ than it started moving.
2. 我们一路走的很慢，因为火车不断地在不同的村庄停站。
Our journey was slow because the train ___________at different villages.
3. 经过许多年的努力，他最后终于获得了大奖。
After many years of hard work, he won the award ________________.
4. 鲍勃总是很喜欢航行，即使空中乌云密布。
Bob always enjoys sailing, ________________ it is cloudy.
5. 校园里的超市除了星期天之外，每天都营业。
The supermarket on campus is open ________________ Sundays.
6. 铃声刚响，学生们就坐好了。
The bell ________________ when the students took their seats.
7. 他刚到就被支走了。（no sooner than）
_______________________________________________________________________________
8. 我们刚一举步就下起雨来了。（hardly… when….）
_______________________________________________________________________________
9. 你什么时候结婚过上安定生活？（settle down）
_______________________________________________________________________________
Part II
1. lighter 2. less expensive 3. had happened
4. had studied, went 5. had been broken into, stolen 6. had had
Part III
had no sooner got off the train 2. stopped continually 3. in the end 4. even though 5. every day except 6. had hardly rung
7.No sooner had he arrived than he was asked to leave again.
8.We had hardly begun/ hardly had we begun our walk when it began to rain.
9.When are you going to marry and settle down
