SectionⅢIntegratingSkills&CulturalCorner重点单词写作词汇1.enormousadj.巨大的；庞大的2.crashvi.(飞机)失事；坠毁拓展词汇3.freezingadj.冷冰冰的；极冷的→frozenadj.冷冻的；冻坏的→freezev．结冰4.foggyadj.有浓雾的→fogn．雾阅读词汇5.ridiculousadj.荒唐的；可笑的6.observatoryn．观察台重点短语1.makesense有意义；有道理2.bringanendto结束；终止3.inthe1990s在20世纪90年代4.atthetop在顶部5.onaclearday在晴朗的日子里重点句型1.Itis/was＋adj.＋todo(it为形式主语)：Itwasstrangetothink(真是不可思议)that,whenmygrandparentslivedinthevillage,therewasn’tareservoirthereatall！2.分词短语作定语：Thevalleyisnowpartofthereservoir(whichwas)createdbytheThreeGorgesDam(由三峡大坝形成)．Thepeople(whowere)livinginthevillage(住在村庄的)havemovedtootherplaces.3.特殊疑问词＋doyouthink＋陈述句？：Whydoyouthinktherearesomanytallbuildings(你认为为什么有这么多的高层建筑)intheworldnow？Readthetextcarefullyandchoosethebestanswer.1．ForhowlongwastheEmpireStateBuildingthetallestbuildingintheworld?A．41years.B．42years.C．43years.D．44years.2．What’stheheightoftheWorldTradeCenter?A．417and410metreshigh.B．417and415metreshigh.C．414and415metreshigh.D．414and405metreshigh.3．HowmanytimesdoeslightningstriketheEmpireStateBuildingayear?A．400times.B．300times.C．500times.D．200times.4．Howmanybrickswereusedintheconstructionofthebuilding?A．4million.B．6million.C．8million.D．10million.答案：1－4.ABCD①most大多数，与of连用时，句中谓语动词的单复数形式取决于of后面的名词的单复数形式。②much修饰比较级，用来加强语气。③infact实际上asamatteroffact事实上④morethan多于，不仅仅是，非常⑤atthetime在那时⑥destroyv．破坏，毁坏，之所以与were连用，是因为先行词是theWorldTradeCentretwintowers。⑦observatory[əb'zɜːvətri]n.观察台⑧atthetop在顶部⑨on在此处不能用in替换，day前有clear修饰，表示具体的某一天。⑩a此处表示“每，每一”。⑪over在……之上flyover从……上方飞过⑫foggy['fɒɡi]adj.有浓雾的fogn．雾⑬crash[kræʃ]vi.(飞机)失事；坠毁crashinto撞入……TheEmpireStateBuilding,NewYorkMost①ofthetallestbuildingsintheworldwerebuiltinthe1990sandinthetwentyfirstcentury,butthetwotallestbuildingsintheUSwerebuiltmuch②earlier.Infact③，thesecondtallestbuildingintheUSismorethan④75yearsold!TheEmpireStateBuilding,whichwasthetallestbuildingatthetime⑤wasfinishedinMay1931.ItwasthetallestbuildingintheworlduntiltheWorldTradeCentrewasbuiltinNewYorkin1972.TheWorldTradeCentretwintowers,whichweredestroyed⑥inSeptember2001，were417and415metreshigh．◆whichwasthetallest...inMay1931是which引导的非限制性定语从句，修饰先行词TheEmpireStateBuilding。which不能用that来替换，that不能引导非限制性定语从句。◆whichweredestroyedinSeptember2001是which引导的非限制性定语从句。◆were417and415metreshigh，此句的表达法：“...＋be＋数字＋度量名词＋adj.”表示“某物有多高/长等”。FactsabouttheEmpireStateBuilding：·Tenmillionbrickswereusedintheconstructionofthebuilding.·Thereare6，500windows.·Fromtheobservatory⑦atthetop⑧，on⑨acleardayyoucanseefiveUSstates.·LightningstrikestheEmpireStateBuildingabout500timesa⑩year.·In1945，aUSmilitaryplane,whichwasflyingover⑪Manhattanonafoggy⑫day，crashed⑬intothebuildingjustabovethe78thfloor.◆whichwasflyingoverManhattanonafoggyday是which引导的非限制性定语从句，修饰aUSmilitaryplane。纽约帝国大厦世界上大多数最高的建筑物都是在20世纪90年代和21世纪建成的，但是美国的两座最高的建筑物建成得要早得多。实际上，美国第二高的建筑物已经有超过75年的...
