unit 3 reading
Useful phrases
Fill in the blanks with proper words.
Both Pompeii in ________and
Loulan in China
Italy
became ____
________ about 2000 years
Iost civilizations
ago. Pompeii was ________
founded in the 8th century
BC and was _____
taken _______
over by the Romans in
89BC. On 24th Aug.AD79, Mount Vesuvius
erupted and the city were _______
_________
buried
alive
__________.
Loulan was a _________
stopping
_________
on the Silk Road. It disappeared
point
storm There are just a few
under the ________.
_________
left. Some _________,
ruins
treasure such as coins
and painted pots, was found.
1.main similarity
主要相似之处
2.go on a cultural expedition 进行一次文化探险
3.sites of lost civilizations
失落文明的遗址
4.feel lucky to do
感到幸运
5.be known as
作为……而著名
6.go to a lecture
去听讲座
7.take over
接管 接替
8.pour out/into
大量流出/流入
9.surrounding countryside 周围的乡村
10. Be buried alive
被活埋
11. Cause much damage
造成了很大的破坏
12. Turn to stone
变成石头
13.be covered with ash
被火山灰覆盖
14. Be off
离开
15. House many of the treasures 收藏了许多宝物
16. Neither…nor
即不…也不
17. Wealthy commercial city
富有的商业小城
18. A stopping point
歇脚点
19. Local cultural institute
当地文化研究所
20. The remains of buildings 建筑物的遗迹
21. Together…with
和…一道，连同一起
22.Run through---
流过---
22. Prevent….from
阻止
23. A saying goes…
俗话说….
24. As long ago as
早在….之前
Important
sentences
1.Tomorrow we are visiting Pompeii.(line2)
Next week we are flying to China and going to
Loulan.(line2)
2. Near the city was a volcano called
Vesuvius.(line9)
= A volcano called Vesuvius was near the city.
3. Unfortunately, all the people were buried alive,
and so was the city.
4. Today I saw the ancient Roman city of Pompeii
as it was 2,000 years ago.(line 14)
….I saw streets just as they had been….
5. 它是被人们认为在公元200年至500年之间被风
沙渐渐覆盖了。
It is believed by many people to have been
gradually covered over by sandstorms form AD200
to AD500.(line34)
6.现在的沙漠一度是一片绿色的土地，长者参天大
树， 然而尽管如此也没能组止这座城市被风沙覆
盖的命运。
The desert was once a green land with enormous
tree,but even that didn't prevent the city from
being buried by sand.
1. remain
v. 停留，留下，继续，依然
1. Vi. 无被动
remain
A few apples _________on the tree.
remaining problem is how to
The only ________
make more money.
2. 后可接不定式
to be done
Much remains___________.
direct
He remainedto_____(direct)
the battle.
It remains to be seen whether you are
right.
3. 做连系动词，意为“保持，仍处于” 后接名词
形容词，分词，介词短语等。
This remains a serious problem.
We should remain silent on this question.
She remain reading books for 5 hours.
He remained under the care of a nice nurse
in the hospital.
They were problems ______
over by history.
C
A.leaving
B.remained
C.left
D.stayed
Having a trip abroad is certainly good for the old
B whether they will
couple, but it remains _____
enjoy it.
A.to see B.to be seen C.seeing D.seen
2.to have done
to
go
He is said ________ (go )abroad. But I don’t
know which country he will go to.
to have gone(go) abroad. But I
He is said __________
don’t know which country he studied in.
B
You were silly not _________
your car.
A.to lock B.to have locked
C.locking D.having locked
对不起,给了你这么多麻烦.
I’m sorry_____________________.
3.take over
To get into one's possession by force, skill, or
artifice, especially:
取得：通过武力、技巧或欺诈占有，
The Romans took over Pompeii.
The television station was taken over
and held for some hours.
电视台被占领了几个钟头。
He succeeded in taking over that
company in the business competition.
take off
take on
take up
4.erupt:
to become violently active（尤指火山）爆发：
剧烈活动：
The volcano erupted after years of
sleeping.
那座火山在沉睡多年后剧烈活动起来
Violence erupted after the football
match. (喻)
足球赛后发生了暴力行为。
5.surround
surrounded by hills。
The village is
__________
Let me explain some of the dangers
which surround
_______ us.
surrounding adj.
They could see into the courtyard from
the roofs of the ________ buildings.
Surroundings. n.
We used to live much nicer_________.
He didn’t pay much attention to
his______.
6. alive
adj. living, not dead
She was still
alivewhen she was sent to the hospital.
He was buried alive in the earthquake.
*live, living, lively,alive
She’s a lively
fish
live
live
child and popular with everyone.
coverage of the World Cup
living languages
_________things
the dead/ the _______ // the _________ pianist
He is ______ after the fire.
7.倒装句
Tom has been to the Great Wall twice,
and
so has his sister
If you go there,
. (他妹妹也去过两次）
so shall I
. （我也去）
nor/neither shall I
If you don’t go there,________________.
(我也
不去)
A tree stands on the hill.
Your book is here.
A tree is standing in front of the house.
A coat is hanging behind the door.
The days when we used foreign oil are gone.
8.amaze, amazing, amazed, amazingly.
My family _________at how well I could
speak foreign languages.
Her knowledge _______me.
她的学识令我吃惊。
New York is a ______city
Her knowledge is_______.
Our holiday was __________cheap.
amaze/astonish/surprise
三个词都有“使…….吃惊“的意思，在句型结构上有相同之处。
1）作及物动词，以“事物”作主语。以”人“做宾
语，表示“使……吃惊”。
The news surprised/amazed/astonished me.
2)用现在分词作定语，表示“令人吃惊的”。
例：The new plane goes at an
surprising/amazing/astonishing speed.
3)用过去分词作定语或表语，表示“感到吃惊的”。
例：He was surprised/amazed/astonished at the
news.
从意义上看，第二和第三“吃惊”的程度不同。
4）surprise含意较弱，仅表示出乎意料之外。
例：I’m surprised that you think this way.
5)amaze强调“使惊讶”，有时还有“惊叹”“佩服”
之意。
例：Your answer simply amazed me
We were amazed at the ingenuity with which
they
overcome their difficulties
6）astonish表示“大吃一惊，几乎无法使人相信”的意味
。
例：He astonish us by announcing that he was going to
get married the next day.
9.---- was made director of the Pompeii dig.
We elected him monitor of our class.
Mr. Li is headmaster of our school.
Mary, director of the company, will go
aboard.
若表职务或头衔的名词在句中作表语,同位
语,主语/宾语补足语时,其前不加冠词.
10. destroy
that
vt. to damage sth. so badly
it no longer exists, works
The building was destroyed by fire.
They’ve
destroyed all the evidence.
Her husband was killed in the war, which_________
destroyed
her hopes of happiness.
11. house
vt. to provide a space for
The government will take measures to house the
refugees.
The gallery houses 2000 works of modern art.
12. But do you know exactly when
Rome was built?
确切地;完全地
正是;的确如此
---- People should stop using their
cars and start using public
transport.
B
----_____.
The roads are too
crowded as it is.
A.All right B. Exactly
C. Go ahead D. Fine
13. go (乐曲或文字)某种基调或措辞
----How does the story go?
----It goes that she killed her husband.
How does the song go?
It goes like this.
No one is allowed to leave the
classroom until the bell goes.