Unit 4 I used to be afraid of the dark.
Section A 课文重难点精讲精选
1. — Mario, you used to be short, didn’t you?马里奥,你以前个子矮,对吗? — Yes, I did. 泰州国税网上申报是的。
【解析1】:
1. use v.使用→useful adj. 有用的 use up 用完
Eg: Studying English is__________(use).
2. use sth to do sth 用某物做某事cq步
Eg:We use Internet __________(find) information.
3. used to do sth 过去常常做某事,表示过去做过的事现在已经不做,只用于过去时态。
◆变成否定句或疑问句时要借助助动词didn’t/did 【拓展】:
1. 肯定形式:主+used to+do… Eg: I used to get up at six. 2. 否定形式:主+ usedn’t /didn’t use +to do … Eg: He usedn’t to study hard.= He didn’t use to study hard.
3. 疑问形式:
① Used +主语+ to do sth …? 答语: Yes, 主语+used to./ No, 主语+ usedn’t to
② Did + 主语+ use + to do ….? 答语: Yes, 主语+ did./ No, 主语+ didn’t
Used he to go to school on foot?= Did he use to go to school on foot?
4. 反意疑问句:
① 肯定句+ didn’t /usedn’t+ 主语? Eg: He used to be very rich, didn’t he/ usedn’t he?
② 否定句+ did /used +主语? Eg: He didn’t use to smoke, did /used he?
练习:① My mother used_________(tell)us story when we were young. ( )
② He used to ____short and ____ short hair when he was young. ( )
河洛大鼓书 A. have; be B. be; have C. be; be D. have; have
【辨析】:辨析:used to do something.,be used to do something.与be used to doing something.
1. used to do sth. “过去常常做某事”(而现在已经不做了),表示过去习惯性、经常性的动作或状态,和现在对比,暗示现在不做了。to为不定式符号,后跟动词原形。:
Eg: I used to go shopping on Saturdays, but now I no longer do so.
过去我经常星期六去购物,但现在我不再那样了。
2. be used to do something. 表示被动,“.....被用来做……”。
Eg: Computers are used to help people do many things. 电脑被用来帮助人们做很多事情。
3. be used to doing something. “习惯于做某事”。大河茶馆
to 在这里是介词,后接名词或动名词。 Eg: The teacher is used to going to bed late in the evening. 那个老师习惯于晚睡觉。
练习:①. Liu Huan, a famous male singer, has long hair, because he ___________ long hair.
A. used to have B. is used to having C. is used for having D. is used to have
②. - Grandpa has changed a lot.
- So he has. He spends more time than he used to _________ games with the children.
A. play B. playing C. played D. plays
2. A: What’s he like now? 他现在什么样子呢? B: He’s tall now.
【解析】:
What’s sb like? 如果询问人的性格、人品时,多用图片轮显What be(am/is/are)…like?
Eg: ①—What’s he like? 他是个什么样的人呢? —He’s friendly and kind. 他友好善良。
②—What is John like? — He is shy.
【拓展】: 如果询问人的外貌时,多用— What do/does sb. look like? 答语为:
① — 主语. + be + 形容词/
② — 主语. + be of + 名词 (指描述某人的体形、身材等)
③ — 主语. + have/has + 形容词 + 名词 (指强调某人的体貌特征)
Eg:— What does she look like? — She is tall /She is of medium build / She has long hair
tall
She is of medium height.
short.
thin
She is of medium build.
heavy.
short/ long hair.
She has Straight/curly hair.
Red/black/ hair
练习:① I ____ my mother and I ______ her. ( )
A. am like; like B. am like; am like C. like; like D. like; am likes
② -How do you _______ China? -Very much. ( )
A. like B. likes C. liked D. look like校园社区
3.friendly adj. 友好的
【解析】:be friendly to=be good to=be kind to“对什么友好”
练习:①.To my surprise , my brother can speak English_____. ( )
A.lively B.perfectly C.badly D.friendly
②. It’s very friendly ________ him to help me when I’m in trouble. ( )
A. of B. with C. to D. in
4.She was always silent in class 在课堂上她总是很沉默。
【解析】:silence n 沉默 → silent 沉默;缄默;无声
in silence 沉默地、无声地 = silently
keep silent 保持沉默
练习: ①.When he heard the bad news, Robert walked home together with his friends _______. (沉默地)
② We should keep ____ in the library. ( )
A. silence B. silently C. silences
③ They stood ____ as a mark of honor to her. ( )
A. in silent B. in silence C. Silence
5.She still plays the ____ _from time to time. 她仍然时常弹____
【解析】
1. from time to time= sometimes / at times.时常,有时
Eg: She goes to the movies from time to time.
2.time短语: at times=sometimes 有时 have a good time 玩得高兴
have time e free 有空 all the time 一直
at the same time 同时 by the time 到……时候