M2 My home tow n and my country
Unit 1
1. population “（某一地区的）人口；全体居民”，它是一个集体名词。有特殊用法，容易出错。
1形容人口的 多”或 少”要用“large big”或“small :好品质不用much或little
In dia has a large populati on. Sin gapore has a small populati on.
2表示 某地有多少人口 ”的句型：
The population of +某地+ is （was） +数字，该句型中的population前要用定冠词the, 作主语时，谓语动词常用第三人称单数形式。 （be动词用is;实义动词加s或es）
某地+ has a populatio n of +数字
The populati on of Chi na js more tha n 1.3 billio n.中国有大于十三亿人口
=China has a population of more than 1.3 billion.
3询问某国某地有多少人口时，要用 ?或 ?
How large is the populati on of ?
=What is the populati on of ?
How large is the populati on of Hong Kong?
=What' s the populati on of Hong Kong?
is the population of that country? About 17 million.
A. How many B. How C. What D. How much
4当主语是表示人口的百分之几、几分之几”时，谓语动词用复数形式。
About venty percent of the population in China are farmers.
2.wide 宽的 |
Wide adj宽的；宽阔的；广泛的，做表语或者定语 Widely adv 宽阔地；广泛地 |
3.million 百万 |
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1数字+million，表示确切数目，million要用单数，后不加s，而且不接介词of
There are about two milion people in the city.
2millions + of，数百万，表示不确切的数目，million要用复数，后加s，而且后接介词of
Millio ns of people all over the world come to visit the tow n.
3后面的名词有了 the, the, tho等特指限定词修饰时，或其后的接的是 us, them这样的
人称代词时，则此时必须用介词 of。
About three millio n of them have left there.他们当中约有三百万人离开了那儿。
4与million有相同用法的词还有：hundred （百）,thousand （千）billion （十亿）。
口诀：模糊数字两有（有s和of）
具体数字两无（无s和of生日邀请函）
Basketball is so excit ing that people play it for fun.
A. million B. two millions C.million of D. millions of
4.Pretty good 相当好；
adj,漂亮的，侧重女孩的可爱或某事物精致可爱。 She is very pretty in the new skirt.
adv，十分 How was your weeke nd, Tony? It' pretty cold.
. I had a good time in Paris.
A. I'm OK B. Terrible C. Pretty good D. Well done
5.ln the 1980s 在 20世纪 80 年代
表示在。。。世纪。。。年代”用介词in，
在表示整十的年份后加s或者’，s在前面加定冠词the.
He graduatd from Havard in the 1990s/199'梦到船.
6. In fact, it only became important. in fact事实上
become指身份、地位的变化 7.It'getting bigger and busier.（繁荣）
get,此处用作系动词，意思：变成；成为，后常接形容词或形容词的比较级
In the winter,the days are getting shorter and shorter.
get 指天气的变冷变热，变长变短 get Ion ger （shorter）
turn 颜色的变化
go 指物质发生化学变化 the meat goes bad（作系动词）
get实意动词，意思：得到；收到；获得 as... 和…一样...同级比较结构。两个as之间用adj或adv的原级，第二个as后接被比较
的对象。否定形式是as...或者as...（不如...），指前者不如后者。 My sister is as tall as me.
Tom is not as well as Lucy.
9.lts streets are much wider and clea ner too.
much用于比较级前，表示程度，以加强语气。用于修饰形容词、畐忸比较级
用于修饰比较级的副词（短语）有： even, far, a lot, a bit中班健康, a little , rather,
It' much hotter today tha n yesterday.
I 'am a little taller than my mother.
注意： much和 more 的区别
much修饰形容词副词的比较级
much修饰形容词副词的比较级
10.Would like to do sth想，想要”语气上比like更委婉。Would like无人称和数的变化，变一般疑问 句时，要将would提到主语前。有如下常见搭配：
Would like sth 想要某物 肯定回答：yes, plea.历史故事成语否定回答No,thanks.
Would like to do sth 想要做某事 肯定回答：yes, I ' love/like to.
否定回答:I'd like
Would like sb to do sth 想要某人做某事
11.Some day it will become as busy as Hong<ong, I ' m sure.
One day | 将来的某一大 | 用于一般将来时或表示将来的句子 |
过去的某一天 | 用于一般过去时 |
Some day | 将来的某一天 | 用于 般将来时或表示将来的句子 |
| | | 羡慕反义词
as…as中间接形容词、副词的原级，否定形式：not as/so…as
Lucy runs as quickly as Lily.
om is not as/so tall as Jim.
I ' m su我确信。
否定：I ' m not sure我不确信。
词组：be sure to do 一定要做
be sure of sth 确信
be/make sure that 确信
1). This motorcycle is not as as that one, and it us less gas.
A . expe nsive ■ B. less expe nsive
C. more expe nsive D. the most expe nsive
2). ---I thi nk Bill is taller than Jim.
---No. I n fact, Jim is as as Bill.
A. tall B. taller C. tallest D. the tallest
12.remember to do sth记得要去做某事（事情没有做），to可以理解为将来
Remember doing sth 记得做过某事（事情已经做了）
13.辨析
It ' s taller than many other buildings.
other adj ano ther the other Other Others | 别的，其它的，后加名词复数 泛指二个或二个以上的人或物中没有确定的另一个; 指已知的两个人或两个事物中的另一个； 其他的，通常后面跟名词 其他的，后面不必接宾语 |
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any others +单数名词，表示不属于同一范围内的任何一个
冼东妹Sha nghai is larger tha n any other city in China.
any +单数名词表示不属于同一范围的任何一个
Shanghai is larger than any city in India.
14.介词in，on, to的用法
in表示在范围之内；to表示在范围之外并不相连用；on表示在范围之外但相连
China is the east of Asia and the east of Japan.
A. i n; in B. to; in C. to; to |D. i n; to
15.The population of Shengzhen is larger than that of many other cities in China. that指代比较级中前面的单数名词 如果前面的名词是复数，用tho
