探究·核心知识探究·核心知识PeriodⅡWarmingUp&Reading1.competevi.比赛;竞争(教材P9)HowmanycountriescompetedintheancientOlympicGames?有多少国家参加古代奥运会?Althoughtherewereonlyfourhorsescompeting,itwasanexcitingrace.尽管只有四匹马参赛,但仍然非常精彩。①competefor为……而比赛/竞争competeagainst/with与……竞争/比赛competein参加……的比赛②competitionn.竞争;角逐③competitiveadj.竞争的④competitorn.竞争者Thefirmistoosmalltocompeteagainstlargeinternationalcompanies.这个公司太小,不能与跨国大公司竞争。Runnersfrommanyprovincesarecompetingwitheachotherforthefirstprize.来自许多省的赛跑运动员正在为获得第一名而相互竞争。Thereisnowintensecompetitionbetweenschoolstoattractstudents.现在学校为了招揽学生展开了激烈竞争。用适当的介词填空①He'shopingtocompete________theEnglishcontest.②Wecan'tcompete________themonprice.③Youngchildrenwillusuallycompete________theirmothers'attention.【答案】①in②with③for2.takepartin参加;参与(教材P9)WhocouldnottakepartintheancientOlympicGames?谁不能参加古代奥运会比赛呢?Studentsshouldtakepartinsomecharitywork.学生应该参与些慈善工作。takepartvi.参加takeanactivepartin积极参加playanimportantpartin扮演重要角色Hetakesanactivepartinthesocialbenefitactivities.他积极参加社会公益活动。takepartin/joinin/join/attendtakepartin指参加有组织的、重要的活动并在其中发挥积极作用joinin参加某种活动或游戏,有时可与takepartin换用join加入某个团体、组织、党派并成为其中一员,也指加入某人并与其一起做某事attend出席参加某种会议、报告或某仪式等【名师点津】takepartin用法两注意①takepartin是惯用词组,part前一般不用冠词,但是当part前有形容词修饰时,要用不定冠词。②takepartin还可译为“起作用”,相当于playapartin。选择上述词语填空①AlltheLeaguemembers________themeeting,atwhichtenstudents________theLeague.②Allthefamily________me________wishingyouahappyfuture.③Boysandgirls,allofyoushouldgoto________thelecturethisafternoon.④John________thesportsmeetingyesterday.【答案】①attended;joined②join;in③attend④tookpartin3.standfor代表;象征;表示;支持;容忍(教材P9)WhatdothefiveringsontheOlympicflagstandfor?奥运会旗上的五环代表什么?Thissymbolstandsforstrength.这个符号象征着力量。Westandforpeaceandagainstwar.我们主张和平,反对战争。standby袖手旁观;站在……一边,支持standout显眼;引人注目standup起立;站得住脚Howcanyoustandbywhensheneedshelp?当她需要帮助时你怎么能袖手旁观呢?Thecharacterfontstandsoutwellagainstthedarkbackground.那种字体在深色背景下,十分醒目。用stand的相关短语完成句子①红花衬着白雪十分醒目。Redflowers________againstthewhitesnow.②无论发生什么事,我都会支持你。I'll________youwhateverhappens.③不同的字母代表不同的意义。Differentletters________differentmeanings.【答案】①standout②standby③standfor4.(教材P9)Ilivedinwhatyoucall“AncientGreece”andIusedtowriteabouttheOlympicGamesalongtimeago.我生活在你们所说的“古希腊”,并且我曾写过很久以前的奥运会的情况。【句式分析】whatyoucall“AncientGreece”是what引导的宾语从句,它在句中充当介词in的宾语。其中what又在句中作call的宾语,意为“……的地方”。Aftermanydays'voyage,theyarrivedinwhatiscalledAfricanow.经过许多天的航行之后,他们到达了如今被称之为非洲的地方。what引导的名词性从句还可表示其他几种意思,用法如下:①“……的东西或事情”;②表示“……的人或……的样子”;③表示“……的数...