I. Dialog 实用会话
Teacher: Which is the longest river in the world?
Student: The Nile.
Teacher: Which is the biggest ocean in the world?
Student: The Pacific Ocean.
Teacher: Which is the best school in the village?
Student: But...this is the only school in the village, sir.
Teacher: I know.
老师：世界上最长的河流是哪一条?
学生：尼罗河。
老师：世界上最大的海洋是哪一个?
学生：太平洋。
老师：本村最好的学校是哪一所?
学生；但是……老师，本校是村里唯一的一所学校啊。
老师：我知道。
II. Key Points 重点提示
- river ['rɪvɚ] n.河
- the Nile 尼罗河 ( Nile [naɪl])
- ocean ['oʃən] n. 海洋
- The Pacific Ocean 太平洋 (Pacific [pə'sɪfɪk])
*表示河川、山脉、海洋等专有名词，在英文中均与定冠词the并用，如
the Yellow River 黄河
the Yangtze River 长江
the Himalayas 喜玛拉雅山脉
the Atlantic Ocean 大西洋
the South China Sea (中国)南海
这些专有名词中有些经常使用，原有的River, Ocean或Sea均可省略，如
the Nile River → the Nile 尼罗河
the Mediterranean Sea→ The Mediterranean [ˌmɛdətəˈreɪniən] 地中海
the Pacific Ocean → the Pacific 太平洋 - village ['vɪlɪdʒ] n.村庄
III. 请选出下列各句中正确的一项
- Andrew thinks he's the'strongest person ____ the world.
(A) on (B) above (A) in (A) under - That is the ____ restaurant in the city.
(A) worst (B) most bad (C) baddest (D) most worse - Jessica is the ____ dancer in our class.
(A) better (B) best (C) most good (D) most best - This question is the ____ one in the book.
(A) easyest (B) most easy (C) easier (D) easiest - The red book is ____ the blue one, the brown book is the ____.
(A) cheapest, cheaper (B) more cheap, most cheap (C) cheaper, cheapest (D) cheaper than, cheapest - ____ is bigger than ____.
(A) Pacific ocean, Atlantic Ocean (B) The Pacific Ocean, Atlantic (C) The Pacific Ocean, the Atlantic Ocean (D) The Pacific, Atlantic
解答→1.(C) 2.(A) 3.(B) 4.(D) 5.(D) 6.(C)
