1、TextOnce a year,a race is held for old cars（. held 是 hold 的過去分詞） be held, 被召 開，被舉行once a yea 每年一次，一年一次once a week 一, 星期一次once a month，一個(gè)月一次 once（次-twice（兩次-three times（三次）-four times（四次）once or twice 一兩次once 曾經(jīng)eg We on ce lived in San Fran cisco 我們?cè)?jīng)住在舊金山。A lot of cars entered for this race last yea

2、r and there was a great deal of excitementjust before it began.enter for 參加（比賽，考試）join in 參加take part in 參力卩handsome adj （指男子）好看的，漂亮的，英俊的，相貌堂堂的 egHe is a very han dsome young man 他 是一個(gè)非常清秀的年輕人。 pretty/beautifuladj（指婦女或兒童）很漂亮的 eg good-looking adj 好看的（復(fù)合 詞），即可以修飾女子，也可以修飾男子eg one of +（pl. n.之一The most

3、unusual car was a Benz which had only three wheels.the most unu sua 最 不尋常的Built in 1885,it was the oldest car taking part.tak ing part現(xiàn)在分詞短語作定語修飾 car take part 參加take part in+（賓語）參力卩 比賽，同意短語有， join in/ enter foreg The professor took no small part inthedispute.在那次爭論中，這位教授參與不少。take place （必要事件）發(fā)生be he

4、ld 被召開，舉行occur/happen （偶然事件）發(fā)生egThe n ext race will take place in a years time 下 次比賽一年以后舉行。After a great many loud explosi ons, the race began.陣轟鳴之后，比賽開始了。a great many +（ pl.許多，大量。修飾復(fù)數(shù)名詞 break down,拋錨，出故障 eg The teleph one system has broken dowr 電話系統(tǒng)出故障了。eg We broke n dow n on the motorway 我 們?cè)诟咚俟飞?/p>

5、拋錨了。break v 休息 Many of the cars broke down on the couse and some drivers spent moretime under their cars than in them!excitement 是不可數(shù)名詞，用 great deal 修飾The most unusual car was a Ben 是一輛什么樣的 Benz 呢？ which had only threewheels 定語從句 （只有三個(gè)輪子），修飾 Benz.built in 1885, 過去分詞短語做狀語，表示原因。相當(dāng)于 as it was built in

6、1885 （因?yàn)樗ㄔ煊?1885 年） . 可以還原成一個(gè)原因狀語從句。One of the most han dsome cars was a Rolls-Royce Silver Ghos 最漂亮的汽車之 一是勞斯萊斯銀鈴系列的車 She used to be very pretty as a child. She is now a beautifulwoman. 孩提時(shí)代她很漂亮，現(xiàn)在她是一個(gè)漂亮的女子了。She is a very good-look ing girl, and her boy frie nds good-look ing too.她是個(gè)好看 的女孩子，她的男朋友也很

7、好看。Once a yea，r a race is held for old cars. A lot of cars entered for this race last yearand there was a great deal ofexcitement just before it began. One of the most handsomecars was a Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost. The most unusualcar was a Benz which had onlythree wheels. Built in 1885， it was the ol

8、dest car taking part. After a great manyloudexplosions， the race began. Many of the cars broke down on the course and some driversspent more timeunder their cars than in them！A few cars，however，completed the race.The winning car reached a speed offorty miles an hour much faster than any of itsrivals

9、. It sped downhill at the end of the race and its driver hada lot of trouble trying to stopit. The race gave everyone a great deal of pleasure. It was very different from moderncarraces but no less exciting.eg Give me a break!夠了！住嘴!without a break 好不休息地同義詞 brake breikn 剎車，閘put on the brake 驟殺 V 車spe

10、 nd v 花（錢，時(shí)間，精力）于spend sth on+n 把（時(shí)間，金錢，精力）花在 上eg He spe nt all his sav ing on a new caffe把所有的積蓄花光買了一輛新車。eg He spe nt 50 dollars at the supermarket.超市里面，他花了 50 美元。spend（in doing sth 花 （時(shí)間/金錢）做；度過eg I spe nt a mo nth in Switzerla nd last summer 去年夏天我在瑞士待了一個(gè)月。eg How did you spe nd your summer vacatio

11、n?爾的暑假時(shí)怎么度過的？eg I spent it （in reading and fishing.我看書和釣魚了。 however 在中間做插入語.of forty miles an hour后置定語，修飾 speed. reach v 到達(dá)，達(dá)到，達(dá)成，伸出手；拿到eg We will reach Beijing ton ight.我們今晚將到達(dá)北京。 Reach 是及物動(dòng)詞，后 邊直接加地點(diǎn)。eg He reached the end of the no ve 他讀完這本小說了。eg I ca nt reach the shelf 我 夠不到那個(gè)架子。arrive viat, arri

12、ve in/arrive ateg much faster than any of its rivals.much 修飾比較級(jí) faster，表示快的多，表程度的much hotter 熱的多much more expe nsive 遠(yuǎn)遠(yuǎn)貴的多much slower 慢的多eg She is much better today 她今天好多了。much 也能修飾最高級(jí)eg eg My favorite is usually much the most expe nsive 我最喜愛的通常是最貴的。much faster tha n any of its rivals. any 做代詞，表示任何一

13、個(gè)，用于肯定句。eg I think any of his movies would in terest you.我想他的任何一部電影都會(huì)讓你 感興趣的。eg Any of you can apply for the job. 任何一個(gè)人都可以申請(qǐng)這份工作。It sped downhill at the end of the race and its driver had a lot of trouble trying to stop it.at the end of在結(jié)束時(shí)，在的盡頭 at the begining of在開始時(shí)，在的開頭 in the end,最后，終于 = at last

14、by the end of 在 結(jié)束之前 = before the end of have trouble in doing sth0做有困難 eg He has no trouble in operating the new machin他操作這臺(tái)新機(jī)器 毫無困難。pleasure 是不可數(shù)名詞，用 great deal of 修飾was different from 與 大不相同not less than 亞于，不少于eg no lessth 與 n一樣，不比差（強(qiáng)調(diào)比較雙方程度都很高）eg no less than 以上；至少，相當(dāng)于 at least 用法some drivers sp

15、e nt more time un der their cars tha n in them 一 些司機(jī)花在車下面 的時(shí)間比在車?yán)锏臅r(shí)間還要多。under 和 in 在文中表示強(qiáng)烈的對(duì)比，有諷刺意味，要重讀。A few cars；however；complete the race. The winning car reached a speed of fortymiles an hour-much faster thanany of its rivals.必須用介詞 in 或 at,城市，國家，省份等大地方用 in,車站，港口，機(jī)場(chǎng)村莊 等小地方She is not less charmi n

16、g than her daughte 她的魅力不亞于她的女兒。 這句話暗含 Her daught may not be verycharmi ng.可能她的女兒不是很有魅力。That was much the best meal Ive ever taste（那是我吃過最好的一餐了。Best 表示最好的，用 much 起強(qiáng)調(diào)作用The race gave everyone a great deal of pleasure. It was very different from moderncar races but no less excoting.We arrived in New York

17、 yesterday. We arrived at the stationin good time. 我們們昨天到達(dá)紐約，并趕到了車站。A dolphi n is no less a clever an imal than a dog is 海 豚和狗一樣都是很聰明的動(dòng)物.（這里表示 both are clever 都很聰明）no more than 以下,充其量，至多 ，相當(dāng)于 at most 用法eg Exercises1A lot of cars entered for this rece. There were cars in it.A much 許多，只能修飾不可數(shù)名詞B lot o

18、f 不是爭取的表達(dá)方式，應(yīng)該是 a lot of 或者是 lots ofC lots of 相當(dāng)于題干中的 a lot of 用法D planty 充足， plenty of 是一個(gè)短語 “足夠的 ”，可修飾可數(shù)名詞及不可數(shù)名詞A It built 意義不完整，不能構(gòu)成一個(gè)獨(dú)立的句子B Built 意義不完整，不能構(gòu)成一個(gè)獨(dú)立的句子C It was builtD Having built 意義不完整，不能構(gòu)成一個(gè)獨(dú)立的句子3lt went faster tha n any of its rivals. It went faster tha n its A opp onents r 對(duì)手， 敵 手，反對(duì)者；指同某人對(duì)立的敵方B enemies n 敵人C competitors n 競爭者，對(duì)手，指比賽中的競爭者D partners n 伙伴，合作者，舞伴A In the case of 在事件中B In the eve nt of 在事件中C In the course of 為固定詞組， 在過程中，在期間”D In the wa