④Then she won’t feel left out . 那她就不会感觉自己被忽略了。 ⑤He slept badly and didn’t feel like eating. 他睡得不好，也不想吃东西。 ⑥But I think if we continue to pull together , we’re going to win the next one. 但我觉得，只要我们坚持齐心协力，下次一定会赢。 2. 写人记事 ①It happens on April 1st every year and is a day when many people play all kinds of tricks and jokes on each other. 每年的4月1日，当日很多人会互相作弄对方和开对方玩笑。 ②Luckily, Carl’s dad saw me on the street and gave me a lift in his car. 幸运的是，卡尔的父亲在街上看见了我，用车载了我一程。 ③My bad luck had unexpectedly turned into a good thing. 我的坏运气出乎意料地变成了一件好事。 语法精萃 ① When/By the time I got to school, I realized that I had left my backpack at home. 当我到学校时，我意识到我把书包忘家里了。（过去完成时） ② Before I got to the bus stop, the bus had already left . 在我到车站之前，公交车已经离开了。（过去完成时） 5
③I was about to go up to my office when I decided to get a coffee first. 当我即将上楼去办公室时，我突然决定先去喝杯咖啡。（时间状语从句） ④ As I was waiting in line, I heard a loud sound. 当我正在排队等候时，我听到一声巨响。（时间状语从句） ⑤Money and fame don’t always make people happy . 金钱和名誉并不总能使人们开心。（make sb.+adj.） ⑥The sad movie made her cry . 那部悲伤的电影使她哭了。（make sb. do） 课堂突破 中考重点单词与短语
一、would rather do sth. than do sth. 的用法 【例句展示】
1. You would also rather stay at home and read a good book than go to a party. 你也宁愿待在家里读一本好书，也不愿意去参加聚会。 2. Linda would rather have a cold than wear thick clothes. 琳达宁愿感冒也不愿意穿厚衣服。
3. The children would rather buy books than snacks. 这些孩子宁愿买书也不愿买零食。 【精讲辨析】
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由例句1、2可知，would rather do sth. than do sth.是一个固定结构，连接两个动词原形，意为“宁愿……（也）不愿……；与其……不如……”。由例句3可知，当该结构前后连接的是同一个动词时，后面的动词可以省略。would...rather than也是此意。 【活学活用】
根据汉语意思翻译句子。 我宁愿做家务也不愿玩电脑游戏。
I__________ some housework than__________ computer games. 二、help的用法 【例句展示】
1. He needs some help. 他需要一些帮助。
2. They help with the housework and do most unpleasant jobs. 他们帮助做家务并且做大部分令人讨厌的工作。
3. With the help of our teachers, we try our best to deal with each challenge in our education. 在老师的帮助下，我们尽力处理我们学业中的每一个挑战。 【精讲辨析】
help可作名词或动词，意为“帮助”。
相关短语：help sb. （to） do sth.=help sb. with sth.帮助某人做某事；help a lot（=be helpful）帮助很大；with one’s help=with the help of sb.在某人的帮助之下；help out帮助走出困境。 【活学活用】 用适当的词填空。
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1. He often helps me__________ my English. 2.__________ her help, I finished the work successfully. 3. They want to help the boy__________ the heavy box. 4. Reading good books is__________ to us. 三、work的用法 【例句展示】
Working on the farm is hard work. 在农场工作是艰辛的工作。 【精讲辨析】
work既可作名词，也可作动词，作名词时为不可数名词，常用于以下结构：work as做……（工作）；work on从事；at work在工作。它的另一个变化形式是hard-working，意为“用功的”。而另一个表示“工作”的名词是job，是可数名词。 【活学活用】 用适当的词填空。
1. He works__________ a reporter. 2. He is working__________ a new book. 3. Mr. Wang is__________ work. 4. He is a__________ boy. 四、neither...nor...的用法
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