第18课时 九年级 Units 11～12
考点一 would rather的用法
【课文原句】 I’d rather go to Blue Ocean because I like to listen to quiet music while
I’m eating.我宁愿去“蓝色海洋”，因为我喜欢在进餐时听安静的音乐。(九P81)
(1)I’d rather是I would rather的缩写形式，意为“宁愿”，表示主语的愿望、选择，
后跟动词原形。其否定形式是“would rather not do sth.”。
To be honest, I’d rather stay at home.老实说，我宁愿待在家里。
(2)would rather do sth. than do sth.
意为“宁愿做某事，也不愿做某事”，相当于“prefer to do sth. rather than do sth.”。
I would rather go swimming than go shopping.我宁愿去游泳，
也不愿去购物。
1．(2015·山东烟台中考)His uncle would rather ___ in the
countryside than ___to the city.
A．stay; moving B．to stay; move
C．stay; move D．to stay; to move
C
考点二 “the＋比较级，the＋比较级”结构
【课文原句】 Well, the more I get to know Julie, the more I
realize that we have a lot in common.嗯，我对朱莉了解越多，
越感到我们有许多相同之处。(九P82)
“the＋比较级，the＋比较级”，表示一方随着另一方程度的变
化而变化。
The higher the ground is, the thinner the air becomes.离地面越
高，空气就越稀薄。
2．(2018·黑龙江齐齐哈尔中考改编)Miss Brown tells us to
remember that ___ careful we are, ___ mistakes we will make.
A．the more; the fewer
B．the fewer; the more
C．the more; the less
D．the fewer; the more
A
3. (2018·贵州黔东南、黔南、黔西南中考)___ you practice,
___ you will be at math.
A．The more; the better
B．The more; the best
C．The most; the better
D．The most; the best
A
4．(2018·湖北黄冈中考)—How hard you are working, Helen!
—We must! President Xi said that ___ we are, ___ we will be.
A．the more hardworking; the luckier
B．the hardworking; the lucky
C．more hardworking; luckier
D．the most hardworking; the luckiest
A
考点三 each/every time的用法
【课文原句】 Mmm... why don’t you ask Alice to join you each time you do
something with Julie？嗯……为什么不在每次你和朱莉一起做些事情的时候邀请
艾丽斯加入你们呢？(九P82)
(1)each/every time的用法
意为“每次”，常用来引导时间状语从句。
Each/Every time I see Kate, she is singing.我每次见到凯特，她都在唱歌。
I visit my teacher each/every time I go to Qingdao.我每次去青岛都会拜访我的老师。
(2)其他含time的状语从句的引导词还有(the) next time, (the) last time, (the) first time,
any time等。
5．(2019·原创)___I see the film, I will think of my childhood.
A．Each time B．Although
C．Because of D．Whatever
A
考点四 to start with的用法
【课文原句】 To start with, it was cloudy and grey.起初，天气阴沉灰暗。(九P84)
(1)to start with“起初；开始时”，在句中作插入语，通常放在句首，引起下文。
To start with, we have the correct leadership of the Party.
首先，我们有党的正确领导。
(2)常用的插入语
to be honest说实话
I think/believe/suppose/guess我认为；我觉得
what’s more而且
as far as I know据我所知
6．(2019·原创)___， allow me to introduce myself.
A．To my surprise B．To be honest
C．To start with D．To tell the truth
C
考点五 let... down的用法
【课文原句】 He had let his whole team down．他让整个球队失望了。(九P86)
let... down意为“使失望”，相当于“make sb. disappointed”或“disappoint sb.”。
You made your parents disappointed.你让你的父母失望了。
7．(2019·预测)—Mei will represent our class in the English
Speech Contest.
—She is clever and can speak English really well. She will not
___．
A．knock into us B．care about us
C．let us down D．turn down us
C
考点六 rather than的用法
【课文原句】 The next day, Peter went to soccer practice with courage rather than
fear in his heart.第二天，彼得克服了内心的恐惧，鼓足勇气去练球了。(九P86)
该句中， rather than连接两个名词courage和fear。
(1)rather than与would 连用时，构成“would rather... than...”句式，意为“宁愿……
而不愿……”，表示主观愿望，即在两者之中选择其一。
She’d rather die than lose the children.她宁愿死也不愿失去孩子们。
(2)rather than不与would连用时，表示客观事实，意为“是……而不是……；与
其……倒不如说……”。它是连词，前后的成分在词性上应该一致，连接的并列
成分可以是名词、代词、形容词、介词(短语)、动名词、分句、动词不定式、动
词等。
He is an explorer rather than a sailor.
8．(2019·预测)Many children ask their parents to give
money to charity___ buy them snacks.
A．later on B．even though
C．rather than D．in order to C
9．(2019·原创)The most valuable thing is time, ___ money.
A．later on B．even though
C．rather than D．instead
C
考点七 pull together的用法
【课文原句】 But I think if we continue to pull together, we’re going to win the next
one.但我想只要我们继续团结一致，我们就会赢得下一场比赛。(九P86)
pull together意为“齐心协力；通力合作”。
If all of us can pull together, there must be something we can do to protect animals.如
果我们都能齐心协力，我们一定能做点什么来保护动物。
10．(2019·原创)You can’t finish the job on time unless you
all ___．
A．set up B．look after
C．pull together D．pull up C
考点八 be about to do sth.的用法
【课文原句】 I was about to go up when I decided to get a coffee first.我正要上楼，
这时我决定先去喝杯咖啡。(九P91)
(1)be about to do sth.
表示“即将做某事”，是一种表达将来的结构。用于表示客观上马上就要发生的
事，一般不与具体的时间状语连用，但可与when连用。
We were just about to set off when Kate returned with the bad news.我们正要出发，
这时凯特带着坏消息回来了。
(2)be going to do sth.
表示打算在最近或将来做某事，主语一般是人。
We’re going to have a picnic this weekend.本周末我们打算进行一次野餐。
考点九 stare/in disbelief的用法
【课文原句】 We stared in disbelief at the black smoke rising above the burning
building.我们直愣愣地盯着燃烧的大楼升起黑烟，无法相信这一切。(九P91)
(1)stare表示“目不转睛地盯着瞧；凝视”，是不及物动词，用法与look相似，常
与介词at搭配。
What are you staring at？你盯着看什么呢？
(2)in disbelief表示“疑惑地，怀疑地”。
He listened in disbelief to this story.他满腹疑惑地听着这个故事。
11．(2019·预测)Don’t ___ people like that. It’s rude.
A．give up B．stare at
C．take place D．take off
12．(2019·原创)My grandmother shook her head ___．
A．in disbelief B．in danger
C．in red D．in belief
B
A
考点十 show up的用法
【课文原句】 the other kids showed up．其他的孩子出现了。
(九P93)
动词短语show up相当于不及物动词，后面一般不跟宾语。
You were supposed to show up in today’s meeting.今天的会议
你本该到场。
My cousin didn’t show up at my birthday party because he is
busy.我的表哥没来参加我的生日聚会，因为他很忙。
【归纳】 “展示”一下show 词组
(1)show sb. sth.＝show sth. to sb.“出示(展示)某人某物”。
Can you show me your photographs？把你的照片给我看看好吗？
(2)show sb./sth. up“揭露(不诚实、名誉不好等的人或物的)真相；拆穿”。
I plan to show up this liar.我打算揭发这个说谎者。
(3)show sb. around sth.“带某人参观某处”。
He showed me around the factory.他带我参观工厂。
13．(2016·天津中考)Peter will ___ you ___ the building and you can meet everyone.
A．lend; to B．show; around
C．compare; with D．brush; off
B
14．(2018·云南曲靖中考)When the best singer in our class
___， everyone shouted with excitement.
A．took up B．put up
C．showed up D．made up C
15．(2017·河南中考)Don’t know where your kids are in the
house? Turn off the Internet and they’ll ___ quickly.
A．get up B．stand up
C．show up D．hurry up C
考点十一 by the time/sell out的用法
【课文原句】 By the time people realized that the story was a hoax, all of the
spaghetti across the country had been sold out．等人们意识到这是一个恶作剧的时
候，全国所有的意大利面条都被卖光了。(九P94)
(1)by the time
意为“在……以前；到……时候”，指从过去某一点到从句所表示的时间为止的
一段时间，在句中引导时间状语从句。从句用一般过去时，主句常用过去完成时。
By the time we got to her house, she had finished dinner.我们到达她家时，她已经吃
完了晚饭。
By the time we arrived, the meeting had been over.我们到达时，会议已经结束了。
(2)sell out
意为“卖光”，是及物动词短语，常用于被动语态。
This kind of clothes are sold out.这类衣服全卖光了。
16．(2014·上海中考改编)By the time of last week, she ___ in
the west of China for two months helping the homeless children.
A．will stay B．has stayed
C．had stayed D．stays
C
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