2013年高考英语复习必修一《Unit 4 Earthquakes》.pptVIP

at an end结束；终结 (1)bring sth.to an end(使)结束，终止 put an end to使(结束)，终止 come to an end结束 make(both)ends meet使收支相抵，量入为出；靠微薄收入 为生 (2)at the end of在……尽头，在……末端 by the end of到……结束时，到……时候为止(常与完成 时态连用) ①The meeting was nearly at an end when I got to the meeting room.我到达会议室时，会议快要结束了。 ②By the end of last year，he had learned two thousand English words.到去年年底为止，他已学了2 000个英语单词。 ③They decided to put an end to the quarrel. 他们决定结束争吵。 ④Being out of work and having two young children，they found it impossible to make ends meet.他们失业了，还要养活两个小孩，他们发现无法维持起码的生活。 a (great) number of许多；大量 教材原句P26：Such a great number of people died because the quake happened while they were sleeping. 那么多的人丧生是因为地震发生在人们睡觉的时候。 表示“许多”的短语可分为三类： 修饰可 数名词 a large/great/good number of，a good/great many，quite a few，dozens of，scores of，many a＋单数可数名词 修饰不可 数名词 a good/great deal of，a large amount of，quite a little 修饰可数或不 可数名词 a lot of，lots of，a large quantity of，large quantities of，plenty of ①Now a great number of college graduates are seeking to get a high-paid job.But the number of posts available for them is often not enough. 如今很多大学毕业生努力想找一份待遇好的工作，但适合他们的岗位的数量却经常不足。 ②It was said that a large number of people applied for the job. 据说许多人申请了这份工作。 ③There are a great many talented people waiting to be discovered.众多有才华的人有待于被发现。 (1)a number of＋n.(pl.)作主语，谓语动词用复数，“许多……；大量……”。 the number of＋(pl.)n.作主语，谓语动词用单数，“……的数目”。如果说“数量多少”，要用large，small或high，low，不用many，few。 (2)large quantities of＋pl.n./[U]n.作主语，谓语动词用复数。 large amounts of＋[U]n.作主语，谓语动词用复数。 ④The number of foreign students attending Chinese universities has been rising steadily since 1990. 自从1990年以来，读中国大学的外国学生稳步上升。 ⑤Large quantities of clean water are badly needed in the flooded area.洪灾地区急需大量清洁的水。 1．(全国高考)As you can see，the number of cars on our roads rising these days. A．was keeping B．keep C．keeps D．were keeping 解析：　句意为：正如你所见，目前道路上汽车的数量在不断增加。the number of作主语时，谓语动词用单数，可排除B、D；再根据时间状语these days 可知描述的是现在的情况，所以选C。 答案：　C 2．(2010·陕西卷)It is reported that many a new house