新概念二.第71讲.学生版.doc

A famous clock Part 1 Basic words and expressions 1. parliament n 议会，国会burn down （使）烧成平地、烧毁The hospital was burned down last month. 那家医院上个月被烧毁了。Big Ben takes its name from Sir Benjamin Hall who was responsible for the making of the clock… (1) take one’s name from 以….命名， 取名于，名字取自于 The baby boy takes his name from his great grandpa. （）Sir用于英国人的全名（或名字）之前时表示“爵士”（不单独用于姓之前），如 Sir John Gilbert （约翰·吉尔伯特爵士）或 Sir John（约翰爵士），但不能称 Sir Gilbert。（）responsible for “对……需负责任／承担责任的 Who is responsible for the accident? 谁应对这起事故负责？ John is responsible for the building of the bridge. 约翰负责修建这座桥。）-ing形式前面无冠词时可直接跟宾语：making the clock; -ing 前有冠词时则其后不能直接跟宾 语，而必须用of; the making of the clock.It is not only of immense size… be of+(adj.)+ noun 表示人或物的特征we are of the same age/size. 我们年龄／个头相同。This letter is of great importance. 这封信至关重要。Greenwich n格林威治（又译格林尼治）位于伦敦东南是本初子午线即经度零度经过的地方。go wrong （机器等）发生故障、出毛病My watch/The engine of the car has gone wrong. 我的手表／汽车发动机出了毛病。Something has gone wrong with my car. 我的汽车出毛病了。 slow…down 把……弄慢low down （使……）慢下来／减速He slowed his car down while driving in heavy traffic. 他在车辆拥挤的路上驾驶时，放慢了车速。 Part 2 Structure and Vocabulary 1. Big Gen is one of the first sights you will see when you ________ London. A. will visit B. visit C. have visited D. will be visiting 2. Big Ben is the ________ clock in London. A. famousest B. most famous C. more famous D. famouser 3. It is ________ very big and very accurate. A. and B. also C. both D. together 4. How often ________ checked? A. have they it B. they have it C. do they have it D. they do have it 5. A. painter ________ working on the tower hung a pot of paint on one of the hands. A. who B. had been C. had D. 6. The clock was erected after 1834. That’s when it was out ________. A. in B. up C. off