杨定生

Unit 1

1. In 1985， there was little rainfall in Ethiopia， which led to poor harvests and the death of many of the countrys cattle. （L.1， P.2） 1985年，埃塞俄比亚几乎没有降雨，这导致庄稼歉收，牛畜死亡。

【点拨】 短语lead to 意为“导致，引起”，后接名词，也可接动名词。

Too much work and too little rest often lead to illness. 过量的工作和太少的休息会引起疾病。

The poor harvest led to severe food shortage in that area. 粮食歉收引起了那个地区的食物严重短缺。

短语lead to 还可意为“通向”， 后接地点名词。

All roads lead to Roma. 条条大路通罗马。

The road under repair leads to our university. 正在翻修的那条路通往我们的学校。

【拓展】 与短语lead to 意为“导致，引起”同义的词及短语：cause； result in； bring about。

Smoking may cause lung cancer. 吸烟可导致肺癌。

Indigestion may bring about this disease. 消化不良可能引起这种病。

The bad weather resulted in traffic jam. 恶劣的天气导致了交通阻塞。

【考点链接】

1） With the kindhearted boy the way， we had no trouble the way to the zoo.

A. leading； finding； leading

B. to lead； found； to lead

C. led； finding； led

D. leading； found； led

2） His curiosity and hard work his great discoveries in science.

A. arrived atB. lay in

C. resulted inD. resulted from

參考答案：1） A2） C

2. Geldof intended the concert to raise money for hunger relief and to make the public aware of the problem. （L.6， P.2） 格尔多夫想通过音乐会为解决饥荒筹集资金，并且提高公众对饥荒的意识。

【点拨】 短语intend sb. to do sth. 打算让某人做某事

He intended his son to manage the company. 他打算让他的儿子管理公司。

【拓展】 1） intend 的常见用法

intend to do sth. 意为“打算做某事”。intend that... 打算……

intend sth. for sb. （as sth.） 是为……而设计/安排

What do you intend to do this Sunday？ 这个周日你打算干什么？

They intend that the plan should be put into practice within the year. 他们打算在年内实行该计划。

Mothers day was coming. Tom bought some flowers for his mother as a gift in honor of his mother. 母亲节即将来临，汤姆打算给母亲买花作为祝贺节日的礼物。

2） intend用过去完成时或intend后接动词不定式的完成式表示一个过去打算做而实际未做的愿望或打算：had intended to do sth. / intended to have done sth.

I had intended to call you last night， but something stopped me. = I intended to have called you last night， but something stopped me. 昨晚我本打算给你打电话，但有事未成。

【考点链接】

1） My father my brother for driving but he wanted to pick the knowledge of the computer during his spare time.

A. advised； upB. persuaded； out

C. intended； upD. managed； out

2） The international meeting， help the children infected with AIDS， concluded successfully yesterday.

A. intending toB. being intended toendprint

C. intended toD. intend to

参考答案：1） C2） A

3. This is beyond doubt an amazing achievement， but is it enough？ （L.24， P.2） 勿需置疑，这是惊人的成就，但是这就足够了吗？

【点拨】 短语beyond doubt 意为“毫无疑问；勿需置疑”=without doubt； doubtless 无疑的。

Beyond doubt，he is the best student in the class. 他无疑是全班最好的学生。

Its beyond doubt that we can overcome all these difficulties under the leadership of our Party. 毫无疑问，在党的领导下，我们能战胜所有这些困难。

【拓展】 1. beyond 作介词用时，常用于下列几种情况：

1） 意为“在……的那一边；在……之外；在更远处”某位置。

Beyond the river stood a power station.过了这条河就是一个发电站。

The sea is beyond that hill.大海在山的那边。

2） 意为“迟于；超过”某时间。

Some shops keep open beyond midnight. 有些商店营业到半夜以后。

He never sees beyond the present.他从未看到将来。