Unit2Theuniversallanguage●Wordpower1.Anorchestraisagroupofmusiciansthatmostlyplayclassicalmusic.(P22)管弦乐队是由一些通常演奏古典乐的人组成的。mostdeterminer,pron.,adv.1)thebiggestnumberoramountof;morethananythingoranyoneelse:最What'sthemostyou'veeverwonatcards?Whichofyouearnsthemostmoney?Hewantedtodothemostgoodhecouldwiththe£200,sohegaveittocharity.Thekidslovedthefair,buttheyenjoyedthebumpercarsmostofall.2)usedtoformthesuperlativeofmanyadjectivesandadverbs:(最高级)JoanneisthemostintelligentpersonIknow.Thedepartmentneedsthreemorecomputersinordertoworkmosteffectively(=toworkaseffectivelyaspossible).3)almostall:大多数Idon'teatmeat,butIlikemosttypesoffish.Inthisschool,mostofthechildrenarefromtheChinesecommunity.4)very:很,非常Itwasamostbeautifulmorning.-mostsuffixusedtomean‘furthest’:最远的JohnO'GroatsisthenorthernmostpartoftheBritishmainland(=thepartthatisfarthertothenorththananyotherpart).mostlyadv.Inthesmallervillages,it'smostly(=usually)veryquietatnights.Thebandaremostly(=Mostofthemare)teenagers,Ithink.ForReferencemost,almost,mostly用法比较这三个词都可以作副词，但意义和用法不同。most用在形容词或副词前面，等于very，起加强语气的作用。表示“很、十分、非常”。most前面不可有定冠词the。如：Thisisamostusefulbook．这是一本很有用的书。It'smostdangeroustoplaywithfire．火是很危险的。almost=verynearly。指在程度上相差很少，almost可与no，none，nothing，never，nobody等表示否定意义的词连用。如：Ialmostmissedtheflight．我差一点误了航班。Almostnoonebelievedwhathesaid．几乎没人相信他的话。mostly＝mainly“大部分”“主要地”“通常地”。如：Thestudentsinourclassaremostlyfromthefactory．我们班的学生主要来自这家工厂。用心爱心专心116号编辑Hisstoriesweremostlyabouthistravelsinforeigncountries．他的故事大多是关于他在国外旅游的经历。2.Sometimes,though,theyareusedtotellthedifferencebetweentwoorchestrasinthesamecity.(P22)虽然有时他们被用来区分同在一个城市的两个管弦乐队的不同之处。thoughconj.1)despitethefactthat:虽然Shehasn'tphoned,eventhoughshesaidshewould.2)but:但是They'recomingnextweek,thoughIdon'tknowwhichday.adv.despitethis:可是,不过Wewereatschooltogether.Ihaven'tseenherforyearsthough.eventhoughalthough:Eventhoughheleftschoolat16,hestillmanagedtobecomeprimeminister.asif/thoughusedtodescribehowasituationseemstobe:IfeltasthoughI'dbeenlyinginthesunforhours.TheystaredatmeasifIwascrazy.高考链接1.—HowiseverythinggoingonwithyouinEurope?—Quitewell.NotsosmoothlyasIhoped,_________.(2005江苏)A.thoughB.insteadC.eitherD.too2._____youcallmetosayyou’renotcoming,I’llseeyouatthetheatre.(2004全国II)A.ThoughB.WhetherC.UntilD.Unless答案及解析:1.A.此处though是副词,意思是“可是，不过。”2.D.本题考查状语从句。句意为：我将在剧院门口等你，除非你打电话说你不来了。though引导让步状语从句，whether不能引导状语从句，until引导时间让步状语unless＝if…not引导条件让步状语从句。根据I’llseeyouatthetheatre,于是选择D。3.consistof(P22)consistofsth.phrasalverbtobemadeoforformedfromsth.:由……组成TheteamconsistsoffourEuropeansandtwoAmericans.It'sasimpledishtoprepare,consistingmainlyofriceandvegetables.consistinsth.phrasalverbtohavesth.asamajorandessentialpartorquality:在于Thebeautyofairtravelconsistsinitsspeedandease.[+ingformofverb]Forher,happinessconsistsinwatchingtelevisionandreadingmagazines.4.makeup(P23)makesth.upphrasalverb1)toinventsth.,suchasanexcuseorastory,ofteninordertodeceive:编造Imadeupanexcuseabouthavingtolookafte...
