ReferenceforTeachingI.异城风情WhoInventedtheLastingMachine?Doyouknowshoemanufacturetodayisbaseduponaremarkableinventiondevelopedbyayoungblackgeniusin1883?MatzeligerwasborninParamaribo,DutchGuiana,onSeptember15,1852.HisfatherwasaDutchengineerwhohadbeensenttothecolonytotakechargeofthegovernmentmachineshops.WhenyoungMatzeligerwastenyearsold,hejoinedhisfatheratthemachineshopsasanapprentice.AttheageofnineteenhebecameasailoronanEastIndianmerchantship.In1876MatzeligerwenttoBoston,Massachusetts.Afterworkingthereforayear,hemovedtoLynn,whereheremainedfortherestofhislife.Becauseofhisknowledgeofmechanicsandshoemaking,Matzeligerwasabletogetajobinashoefactory,operatingasolesewingmachine.Whileworkingthere,henoticedthattherewasnomachinethatcouldlastshoes.Hebeganhisplansforinventingashoelastingmachinebycloselywatchinghand-lastersattheirwork.Inhisexperimentsheusedoldpiecesofwoodandmetal.Heevenmadehisowntools.Patientlyhetestedoneideaafteranother.Foryearshelivedinpoverty,savinghismoneyforhisproject.Fortunately,hesucceededingettingfinancialhelpfromtwobusinessmeninexchangeforatwo-thirdsinterestinhisinvention.Withthisextramoney,Matzeligerfinallyachievedwhathewasafter:Alastingmachinethatcouldturnoutacompleteshoe.Hismachineindeedchangedtheshoeindustry.Itnotonlygreatlyincreasedproductionbutcutthecostofshoesbyhalf.By1889thedemandforthenewlastingmachinebecameworldwide.WhatwasMatzeliger'sreward?Becauseofhislongandhardworkandthelackofproperfoodandwarmthduringhisyearsofpoverty,hishealthhadsuffered.Inthesummerof1886hecaughtacoldwhichdevelopedintotuberculosis.Forthreeyearshewassosickthathehadtoremaininbed.Finally,onAugust24,1889,hediedattheageofthirty-seven.Ⅱ．知识归纳1．seek的用法归纳(1)“征求，寻求，谋求”。作及物动词。相当于askfor。e．g．Weseekneitherfamenorfortune．我们既不追名，又不求利。Theywenttothefactoryandsoughttheworkers’opinions．他们到工厂去征求工人的意见。They'retryingtoseekclosertradetieswithChina．他们谋求与中国建立更紧密的贸易关系。(2)用于被动结构，表示“受欢迎”。相当于bepopular。e．g．Thesegoodsweresoughtbythelo。calpeasants．这些产品受当地农民的欢迎。Thebookissoughtbythereaders．这本书很受读者欢迎。(3)“企图，试图”，作为及物动词，相当于try(后跟不定式)。e．g。Wesoughttochangehismind．我们试图改变他的主意。Theyhaveneversoughttohidetheirviews。用心爱心专心1他们从来不想隐瞒自己的观点。(4)常用词组①seekafter追求，企图得利。e.g.Onemustn’tseekaftercomfort,personalfameandgains.我们不应当贪图安逸，追逐名利。Thesepictureswereeagerlysoughtafter.这些画很多人都迫切想要．②seekfor找寻。寻求e．g．Theyareseekingforinformation．他们正在寻找资料。Heisseekingfornewwaysofdoinghisexperiments．他正在寻找进行试验的新办法。③seekout找到。找来e.g．Hesoughtoutanoldworker，whoputforwardagoodidea．他找到一位老工人，这位老工人出了个好主意。Theyareseekingoutashadyspotwheretheymightsitdownandrest．他们在找一块阴凉地好坐下休息．2．promise的用法归纳promise是高考常考词汇之一．其主要用法如下：(1)作“答应，允诺”讲。为及物动词。①跟名词或代词(常常跟有间接宾语)promisesb．sth．e．g．Hewhopromisedmeapresentformybirthday．他答应送我一件生日礼物。Hepromisedanimmediatereply．他答应立即回复。Hepromisestoomuchmeansnothing．许愿太多的人是不打算兑现的。②跟动词不定式作宾语和宾补，promise(sb.)todosth．。e.g．Hepromisedtohelpme．他答应帮我。Theypromisedtoattendtheceremony．他们答应出席这次仪式。Youmustpromisemetotakeagoodrest...
