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Unit 5 What were you doing when the
rainstorm came?
Section A
1.
What were
people doing yesterday at the time of the
rainstorm.
1)
本句为
过去进行时态，表示在过去某时间某动作正在发生，由
“
助动词
was/were+v.-
ing”
。
---
What were you doing at nine yesterday morning?
---I was
playing in the park.
2)
at the time of
在
.
.....
的时候
What
were you doing at the time of the earthquake.
2.
My
alarm didn’t go off so I _______ up
late.
Go off
意为
”
（闹钟）发出响声
The alarm went
off at 6:30.
A car alarm went off in
the middle of the night.
3.
I ______ to
the bus stop but I still missed the bus.
我
__________
到公共汽车候车亭，但我还是没赶上公共汽车。
Hurry up, or you will miss your train.
I got up late so I missed the early
bus.
拓展：
1
）
miss
作及物动词，意为
“
想念、思念
”
2
）
miss
作及物动词，意为
“
缺课
”
4.
。
。
。
When the
rainstorm suddenly came, what were you doing?
1)
此处
w
hen
作从属连词，意为
“
当。
。
。时候
”
，
引导时间状语从句，其谓语动词既可以是
非
延续性动词，
也可以是延续性动词，
谓语动词动作发生的时间可
以与主句的谓语动词的动
作是同时、之前后之后。
My mother was cooking supper when I got
home.
She began to play the piano when
she was five years old.
2)
suddenly
副词，意为
“
突然，忽然
”
在句子中多修饰动词或动词，
作状语。
I suddenly remembered
tha
t I didn’t bring my key.
It all happened so suddenly.
5.
I
called again at eight and you didn’t answer then
either.
此处
either
是副词，
意为
“
也
”
，只用于否定句。
Either
用于否定句，一般放在句末。
I don’t like
physics and he doesn’t like it either.
Also
一般用于肯定句和疑问句常放在句中。
She speaks English and she also writes
English.
Too
一般用于肯定句和疑问句，常放在句末。
Are you
going to work, too?
拓展：
eithe
r
作代词，意为（两者中的）一个。
Here are two books. You can take either
of them.
6.
Why did you call so many times?
So many
意为
“
那么多
”
，修饰复数名词。
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7.
So while you
are sleeping, I called Jenny and she helped me.
此处
while
作从属连词，意为<
/p>
“
当。
。
。时候
，在。
。
。期间
”
，引导时间状语从句，其谓语动词
必须为延续性动词。
它强
调主句的动作在从句动作的过程中发生，
或者主句的动作与从句的
动作同时发生，且持续时间一般较长。
He fell
asleep while he was listening to music.
While “
当。
。
。时候
”
，其谓语动词必须为延续性动词，常用于过去
进行时中。
While we were
talking,
he came in.
When “
当。
< br>。
。
时候
”
，
其谓语可以是延续性动词，
也可以是非延续性动词。
The sun was rising
when we got
to the top of the mountain.
拓展
while
与
when
在过去进行时中位置的转换：
While John was playing the piano, Mary
left the house.
John was playing the
piano when Mary left the house.
(2011’
山东青岛
) Tom
rushed into the house ______ his mother was
cooking.
A.
as
B. before
C. while
D. After
8.
With no light
outside, it felt like midnight.
此处
light
作不可数名词，意为
“
光、光线
”
拓展
1) light
作可数名词，意为
“
电灯、光源
< br>” Don’t cross the road when the traffic lights are red.
2) Light
作形容词，意为
“
轻的、浅的
”
Is the box heavy or light?
I like the light green dress.
3)
light
（
lit/lighted)
作动词
，意为
“
点燃、照亮
”
He sat down and lit a cigarette.
9.
Ben’s dad was putting pieces of wood
over the windows while his mom was making sure the
flashlights and radio were working.
1.
Wood
作不可数名词，
意为
“
木材，木头
”, a piece of wood
意为
“
一块木头
”
He put some wood in the
fire.
拓展
wood
作可数名词，意为
“
树林
”
She is afraid to walk
through the woods at night.
2.
Make sure
意为
“
务必、确保、确认
”
，后面常接
that
从句或
of
短语。
Make sure
that you put down every word she says.
We must make sure of it.
10.
Ben was
helping his mom make dinner when the rain began to
beat heavily against the
windows.
1)
beat (beat, be
aten)
不及物动词，意为
“
敲打；
（风雨等）冲击；
（心脏、脉搏等）跳动
Someone was beating on the door.
拓展
beat
作及物动词，意为
”
打、敲、打败
”
Who’s beating the drum?
We beat them by 3:2.
2)
against
作介词，此处意为
“
触、碰、撞、倚、靠
”
The rain beat
against the car windscreen.
He was
throwing a ball against the wall.
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拓展
against
作介词，还意为
“<
/p>
反对、违反
”
They are against the plan.
That is against the law.
11.
He finally
fell asleep when the wind was dying down at around
3:00 a.m.
fall asleep
为固定短语，
意为
“
进入梦乡、睡着
”
Die down
固定短语，意为
“
逐渐变弱；逐渐消失
”
1)
Asleep
作形容词，意为
“
睡着
”
，常作表语，无比较级和最高级。
He is asleep on
the sofa.
2)
Sleepy “
困倦的、寂静的
”I
feel sleepy. I’m go
ing to bed.
3)
Sleeping “
睡着的
”
，作定语；还可以表示与睡有关的东西
，如睡袋：
sleeping bag,
卧铺车
厢：
sleeping
car,
安眠药：
sleeping pill.
12.
When he woke up, the sun was rising.
1
）
Wake up
意为
“
醒来；把。
。
。叫醒
”
，可以不带宾语，也可以接名词或代词
作宾语。
Please wake me up at
five o’clock tomorrow morning.
2)
Rise (rose,
risen)
作不及物动词，意为
“
上升、升起
”
The river rose yesterday afternoon.
辨析
rise
与
raise
Rise “
升起；提高；增加
”
作不及物动词，主语常为物
。
Rai
se “
升起；提高；增加
”
，主语常为人。
The girl raise the box to the truck.
13.
Although the storm broke many things
apart; it brought families and neighbors closer
together.
1)
此处
bring (brought, brought) <
/p>
作使役动词，意为
“
促使
”
They brought things
right.
他们使事情正确。
14.
But luckily,
the river was fine.
Luckily
作副词，意为
“
幸运地；幸亏
”
作状语。
拓展
1<
/p>
）
lucky
作形容词，意为
“
幸运的；有好运的
”
2
）
luck
作不及物动词，意为
“
好运；幸运；运气
” Good luck to you
！
15.
The roads were ice because of the heavy
snow from the night before.
Icy
< br>作形容词，意为
“
结冰的；冰冷的；冷淡的
”
拓展
ice
作不可数名词，意为
“
冰
”
The
ice is thick enough to skate on.
英语中，一些与天气有关的名词，加后缀
-y
可构成相应的形容词。
Ice
—
icy;
frost
—
frosty;
cloud
—
cloudy;
rain
—
rainy;
snow
—
snowy;
wind
—
windy;
sun
—
sunny;
fog
—
foggy
Section B
1.
On this day,
Dr. Martin Luther King was killed.
Was
killed
意为
“
被杀害
”
，是一般过去时的被动语态。由助动词
was
were +
过去分词
构成。
当句子的主语为动作的承受者或不清楚动作的执行者时，可用被动语态来表示。
The bridge was built last year by
workers.
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2.
My parents did not talk after that, and
we finished the rest of our dinner in silence.
1)
the rest of
意为
“
剩余的
”<
/p>
We eat some of the butter
and keep the rest of it for breakfast.
Tom is from England and the rest of us
are from China.
2)
silence
不可数名词，意为
“
沉默、缄默、无声
”
，短语
in silence,
意为
“
沉默
、无声
”
拓展
silent
形容词，意为
“
寂静的、无声的
”
He kept silent when he
heard the news.
3.
I was so
scared that i could hardly think clearly think
clearly after that.
1)
scared
形容词，
意为
“
害怕的；恐惧的
”
，常作表语，近
义词为
“afraid”
She
is scared of mice.
2)
hardly
副词，意为
“
几乎不；几乎没有
”
，表示否定
He hardly does homework.
辨析：
Hardly
副词，意为
“
几乎不
”Sh
e was so excited that she could hardly
sleep.
Hard
形容词，意
为
“
难的；硬的
”
；
She found it hard to decide.
副词，意为
“
努力地；猛烈地
” We should work
hard.
(2013.
山东临沂）
David was so excited at
the good news that he could _____ say a word.
A
nearly
B
hard
C
ever
D
hardly
4.
September 11,
2001
—
the date alone means
something to most people in the US.
1
）此处
alone
作副词，意为
“
只有；仅仅
”
常用于名词或代词后
You
alone can help me.
只有你才能帮助我。
辨析：
alone
与
only
Alone “
只有；仅仅
”
常用于被修饰的名词或代词后
Only “
只有；仅仅
”
，要放在所修饰的名词或代词前
2
）此处
mean (
meant,meant)
作及物动词，意为
“
意思是
”
This
sign means that cars must stop.
What
does this word mean?
拓展
meaning
是名词，意为
“
意思；含义
”
，既是可数名词，又是不可数
名词。
What is the meaning of
the life?
The wor
d “mean”
has several meanings.
5.
I had trouble
thinking clearly after that because I was very
afraid.
Have trouble (in) doing sth.
意为
”
做某事有困难或麻烦
< br>”
，类似的词组还有：
have
problemsdifficulty
(in
）
doing sth.
Thousands of people have trouble
falling asleep.
He had no trouble
finding a job.
（
2012.
贵州毕节）
—I have
_____in learning English and I’m so worried. Could
you help me
with it?
—Sure, I’d love
to.
A
joy
B
interest
C
trouble
D
fun
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