高中英语Unit1 Building the future--Reading2[ty]牛津版选修10.pdfVIP

ReadingGiveamanafish

1.In1985,therewaslittlerainfallinEthiopia,whichledtodestroyedharvests

andkilledcattle.(P2)1985年，埃塞俄比亚几乎没有降

雨，这导致收成损毁，牛蓄死亡。

1．leadto

1)通向

AllroadsleadtoRome.条条大路通罗马.

2)导致

Reducingspeedlimitsshouldleadtofewerdeaths

ontheroads.

lead…to(someplace)带领…去(某地)

Thewaiterledustoourtable.

lead…todo=cause…todo导致…做

Whatledyoutobelievethis?

高考:

1.〔06某某〕

Ittookmetenyearstobuildupmybusiness,anditalmostkilled

me.

Well,youknowwhattheysay._________.

A.ThereisnosmokewithoutfireB.Practicemakes

perfect

C.AllroadsleadtoRomeD.Nopains,nogains

2.(04某某)

Onceadecisionhasbeenmade,allofusshouldit.

A．directtoB．sticktoC．leadtoD．referto

答案及解析:1.D.AllroadsleadtoRome.条条大路通罗马。

2.B.stickto坚持，不放弃

2.cattle用作为复数的集体名词

Itseemsthecattleonthesidesofthedikesweretheonlylivingcreaturesinthese

desolatesurroundings.

people,police,cattle、poultry,goods作主语时,谓语用复数.

Thepeopleinthecityareveryfriendly.

Thepolicearesearchingforthemurderer.

Thecattlearegrazingneartheriver.

Allthegoodshavearrived.

2.Theconcerttookplaceon13July1985intwolocations—inLondonandin

Philadelphia—andincludedthebiggeststarsofthetime.(P2)1985年7月13日，

音乐会在伦敦和费城两地举行，出席者包括了当时最红的巨星。

takeplace发生，举行

[词义辨析]

takeplace,happen,occur,eabout和breakout用法区别

这些词或短语都有“发生〞的意思，但用法各不相同，区别如下：

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takeplace表示“发生、举行、举办〞，一般指非偶然性事件的“发生〞，

即这种事件的发生一定有某种原因或事先的安排，例如：

Greatchangeshav