8.at an end 终止;结束

bring...to an end (使)结束，终止

come to an end 结束，终止

at the end of 在……尽头(末)

by the end of 到……末为止(常与完成时态连用)

in the end 最后，终于(后不加 of短语)

on end 一连，连续

to the end 到底

without end 没完没了

make ends meet 收支相抵

[即学即练8]　(1)The year is __________________.

这一年已到年终了。

(2)The meeting ________________________.

会议结束了。

(3)Go straight and you’ll find the hospital

________________________ the road.

一直往前走，你会在这条路的尽头找到这家医院。

(4)They argued for two hours ____________.

他们一连辩论了两个小时。

at an end

came to an end

at the end of

on end

9.a (great) number of 许多;大量的

a large/great/good number of

a great/good many

a good few

quite a few+可数名词复数

many a more than one+单数可数名词+单数谓语动词

a great/good deal of

a great/large amount of

quite a little+不可数名词

a lot/lots of

a great/large quantity of

large quantities of

plenty of+可数名词复数

或不可数名词

[即学即练9]　(1)There ______ (be) a great number of books in the shelves.

(2)The number of guests invited ______ (be) 50, but a number of them ______ (be) absent for the heavy rain.

(3)Quantities of water ______ (be) polluted now.

(4)A great deal of oil ______ (be) poured into the sea and did great harm to creatures in the water.

(5)Many a famous writer ______(be) an alumnus(撰搞人) of a local newspaper.

are

was

were

are

was

is

提示：(1)a number of是“许多，大量”的意思，后接可数名词复数，谓语动词用复数。

the number of 是“……的数目”的意思，谓语动词用单数。

(2)large quantities of +(pl.)/[U]做主语，谓语动词用复数。

large amounts of+[U] n.做主语，谓语动词用复数。

Ⅱ.重点句型详解

1.It seemed as if the world was at an end!

世界似乎到了末日!

It seems (to sb.) that... (对某人来说)似乎……

=Sb. seems to do/to be doing/to have done...

It seems as if/though... “似乎(好像)……”，可接虚拟语气。

seem+(to be)+n./adj. 似乎是……

There seems to be... 好像有……

It seems so. (=So it seems.) 似乎是那样。

①It seemed that he had known the truth.=He seemed to have known the truth. 他好像知道了真相。

②His father seems (to be) strict.

他父亲似乎很严厉。

③There seemed to be a voice in the distance.

似乎远处有人说话。

④It always seemed as though everything in my childhood had just happened.我童年的一切仿佛刚刚发生一样。

辨析：seem/look/appear

(1)seem 暗含有一定的根据，往往是接近实际的判断，后可接介词、形容词、不定式或从句。

(2)look 着重由视觉而得出的印象，可与 like连用，但不能与不定式连用。可接 as if从句，不接 that从句。

(3)appear 强调外表给人的印象，而且事实往往并非如此。可接 that从句，不接 as if从句。

[即境活用1]—What a noise! I can hardly stand it.

—It ______ as if they are having a party next door.

A.looks　　　　　　　　　 B.seems

C.appears D.happens

解析：C、D项不接 as if从句。A项不合题意。考查 It seems as if...句式。

答案：B

2.In the farmyards, the chickens and even the pigs were too nervous to eat. 在农家院子里，鸡和猪都烦躁不安，以致不吃食。

too...to... 句型表示“太……以至于不能……(表否定)”，可转化为 not...enough to...和 so...that...。

The child is too young to dress himself.

?The child is not old enough to dress himself.

?The child is so young that he can't dress himself.

这孩子太小，不能够自己穿衣。

提示：(1)当 too后接 easy, ready, happy, willing, eager 或 anxious时，to 后的动词表示肯定。例如：

The book is too easy to understand.

这本书太容易理解了。

He was too anxious to leave.

他急于离开。

(2)too...not to... 句式表示肯定意思。例如：

He is too careful not to have noticed it.

他那么细心，不会不注意到这一点的。

(3)too...to...中 too前面用了否定词(如 never)时，表示肯定。例如：

It is never too late to mend.

改过不嫌晚。

(4)only too...to...表示肯定，其中 too后的形容词多数是表示某种心情的，如 glad, pleased, willing, thankful, delighted, determined 等，也有描绘性的形容词，如 good, kind, true等。例如：

The girl is only too kind to help us.

这姑娘非常乐于帮助我们。

[即境活用2]　Jim is a kind boy. He is ______willing to help his classmates.

A.so B.such

C.much D.too

解析：too+glad/pleased/willing...to...表示肯定意义。如用A项应改为 so...as to才对。

答案：D

3.All hope was not lost.不是所有的希望都破灭了。

此句为部分否定。all, both, each, every, everybody, everything, complete, completely, always, all the time, whole, wholly, entirely, altogether 等代词、形容词和副词与否定词 not连用，构成部分否定，表示“不都、并非都”的意思。

①All that glitters is not gold.

发光的并不一定都是金子。

②Both of the brothers don't like the film.

兄弟俩不都喜欢这部电影。

③Not everything went well with him.

他并非每件事情都顺利。

④Not all of the rich are happy.

不是所有有钱人都幸福。

⑤The rich are not always happy.

有钱人并非总是幸福。

⑥You can't fool all the people all the time.

你未必总是能愚弄所有的人。

拓展：全部否定用：no one, none, neither, nobody, nothing，以及 not...any/either来表示。

①None of them are right. 他们都不对。

②Neither of us will go. 我们俩都不去。

③Nobody can win me. 没人能赢我。

[即境活用3]　(1)—The exam wasn't difficult at all, was it?

—No, but I don't believe ______could pass it.

A.somebody B.anybody

C.everybody D.nobody

解析：not与 everybody 连用表示部分否定。

答案：C

(2)(2008·全国Ⅰ)—Which of the two computer games did you prefer?

—Actually I didn't like ______.

A.both of them B.either of them

C.none of them D.neither of them

解析：not... either=neither 表示全部否定。

答案：B

易 错 点 拨 自我完善·误区备考

1. ruin/destroy/damage

(1)ruin n. & vt. 表示破坏严重，强调渐渐毁坏了，多指不属于人为因素毁坏某事物，而是自然现象或客观原因改变。有“(使)破产，(使)毁灭”等意思。

(2)destroy vt. 指彻底毁坏，以致不能修复，常作“破坏，毁灭”解，还有“打破(希望、计划)”之意。

(3)damage n.&v. 表示使事物在价值、效用、外观等方面受到毁坏、损害，即部分受损，程度比 destroy 轻。

[应用1]　(1)The car was only slightly __________ in the accident.

这辆车在事故中只受到轻微的损坏。

(2)That will _________ the reputation of our products.

那会毁了我们产品的声誉。

(3)The crops are nearly ______ by the continuous rain.

连续不断的雨水几乎毁坏了这些农作物。

damaged

destroy

ruined

2. injure/wound/hurt/harm

injure 一般指由于意外或事故而造成伤害，也可以表示损害名誉、伤害感情等。

wound 指枪伤、刀伤、刺伤等皮肉之伤，是出血的、严重的伤，特指战场上受伤。

hurt 是一般用语，指肉体或精神上的伤害，常伴有强烈的疼痛感;还可表示“疼、痛”。

harm 用于肉体或精神上的伤害均可。有时可指引起不安或不便。还可用于抽象事物，尤其是指不道德的事情。

[应用2]　(1)The robber ___________ him with a knife.

那强盗用刀刺伤了他。

(2)These criticisms have ___________ his pride deeply.

这些批评使他的自尊心深深地受到了伤害。

(3)Two people have been badly ______ in the accident.

有两个人在这次事故中严重受伤了。

(4)Don't ______ your eyes by reading in dim light.

不要在昏暗的灯光下看书，以免损伤眼睛。

wounded

hurt/injured

injured

harm

高 效 作 业 自我测评·技能备考

Ⅰ.单词拼写

1.________________(祝贺) to you on your winning the contest.

2.Thousands of people died in the __________(灾难).

3.His sudden death was a great _________ (震惊) to his family.

4.He was one of the ________(裁判员) at the boxing match.

5.The car was ___________(陷入) in the mud and couldn't get out.

Congratulations

disaster

shock

judges

trapped