Unit2 SectionA知识讲解1. put on 增加（体重）；发胖(1)穿上；戴上(2)上演；举办(3)播放（唱片、磁带等）2. be similar to 与……相似be similar to 意为＂与……相像、类似的＂。
其中similar为形容词，意为＂相像的；类似的＂，无比较等级。
3. throw …at…把……抛/洒向……动词throw(threw, thrown)意为＂扔＂，后接所投掷的物体，用介词at引入泼洒或抛的对象。
throw away扔掉throw sth. to sb. 把某物扔给某人4. refuse 拒绝动词，意为＂拒绝＂，其后常接动词不定式，即refuse to do sth.意为＂拒绝做某事＂。
5. Do you know that there are two special days for parents in America? 你知道在美国有两个为父母而设的特殊日子吗?There is/are表示＂有……＂，此处的＂有＂表示存在关系。
there be句型中be动词的形式要和句中作主语的名词形式保持一致。
（1）there be句型的一个重要用法是＂就近一致＂原则，即be动词和最靠近它的作主语的名词在形式上保持一致。
（2）there be 与have/has的区别：前者表示某地存在某物；后者表示＂拥有＂。
二者有时可以互换。
（3）there be的一般将来时形式为there will be 或there is/are going to be。
6. It is also a good idea to help parents to do something instead. 相反，帮父母做点事也是个好主意。
It is + 名词+ to do sth. 是固定句式，意为＂做某事是……＂，其中it是形式主语，真正的主语是后面的动词不定式短语。
专题练习一、单项选择1．Most people think that the story of Chang’e is ________ of all.A．the more touched B．the more touching C．the most touched D．the most touching2．—How long does it take to get to the airport?—Forty minutes. But it’s foggy today. I’m not sure ________ the highway will close soon. A．whether B．when C．how D．why 3．—Are we going to have a sports meeting on Friday Li Ping?—No, it will be ________ till next week because of the bad weather.A．put out B．put on C．put away D．put off 4．—Could you please tell me ________ a hospital near here?—Sure. It is behind the post office.A．if is there B．whether there was C．whether is there D．if there is 5．—Excuse me, I wonder ________.—Sorry, you can’t. Look, here is the sign.A．when I can take photos in the museumB．whether can I take photos in the museumC．how can I take photos in the museumD．if I can take photos in the museum二、完型填空People all over the world celebrate the New Year. However, not all countries celebrate in the same way, and in some countries, the new year doesn’t begin on the 6 day every year. In many countries, the New Year begins on 1st January, but people start celebrating on 31st December, New Year’s Eve. In New York many people go to celebrate in Times Square. 7 they’re waiting for the New Year, they listen to music, sing traditional songs and have fun. Just before 12 o’clock, everyone 8 down from 10: 10, 9, 8… As soon as it’s 12 o’clock, everyone shouts very 9 , “Happy New Year!”New Year’s Day is often a family day. Some families get together for a special meal. When the weather is fine, many families go out for a 10 .On New Year’s Day, many people make resolutions for the new year. They 11 a list of things, such as “I will help out more with housework. I will work 12 at school than others. ” or “I won’t spend so much time playing video games. ” When they have made13 list, they read it to their family or friends and promise to 14 their resolutions.So it doesn’t matter how they celebrate, 15 people in countries all over the world, it’s a time to say goodbye to the old year, and to welcome the new.6．A．familiar B．same C．important D．normal 7．A．If B．Even though C．While D．Before 8．A．comes B．turns C．looks D．counts 9．A．loudly B．quietly C．sadly D．safely 10．A．walk B．secret C．job D．treatment 11．A．put on B．write down C．take away D．look after 12．A．quickly B．hard C．harder D．hardly 13．A．its B．his C．her D．their 14．A．follow B．make C．do D．give 15．A．by B．for C．with D．from三、阅读单选In the USA, the most popular way to welcome the New Year is with a big party. Some parties are at private homes. But in recent years, it has become more and more common for Americans to go to a hotel or eating-place on the night of December 31st. There, they can eat a big dinner, drink champagne, and dance to orchestra music.Most New Year’s parties are usually noisy. People shout and sing. Bands play. And often, guests blow on small noisemakers when the New Year arrives at midnight. This tradition of noise making is believed to start centuries ago. People thought that loud sounds would drive away the bad spirits of the old year.The biggest, noisiest New Year’s party in the USA takes place in Times Square in New York. Thousands of people gather (聚集) there. Some of them ring bells and set fireworks others blow whistles or car horns (喇叭). And at twelve o’clock they begin to cheer as an electric sign in the shape of a red apple lights up on top of a tall building.The Times Square celebration includes another well-known American tradition. Since 1929, the band of musician Guy Lombardo, has given a concert on New Year’s Eve. Guy Lombardo died in 1977. But, Bill Lombardo has kept the tradition alive with a band concert at a New York hotel. When the crowds in Times Square start cheering the arrival of the New Year, television cameras show the band playing the song Auld Llang Syne.16．The most usual way to welcome the new year in US is ________.A．to go shopping B．to meet friends C．to travel abroad D．to hold a big party17．The biggest New Year’s party in the US is ________.A．in Central Park B．in Hollywood C．in Times Square D．in Disneyland 18．In the past, some American people made big noise when the new year arrives ________. A．to express their friendship B．to drive away the bad spiritsC．to make others more excited D．to give best wish to each other19．In 1929, a concert on New Year’s Eve was given by ________.A．the band of Guy Lombardo B．the band of Bill LombardoC．the band of Johann Strauss D．the band of Elvis Aaron Presley 20．Guests often blow on small noisemakers when ________ arrives at midnight.A．the New Year B．the Dragon Boat FestivalC．the Women’s Day D．New Year’s Eve四、用所给单词的正确形式填空21．The Monkey King, knowing he could not win, jumped out of the sea of fire and went to the South Sea to ask the ____(god) Guanyin for help.22．He refused ________ (play) basketball with me yesterday.23．Her mother tells her not to speak to ___________________(strange) on her way home. 24．Spring Festival is the ________ Chinese festival and we can have a good time with our parents and relatives. (tradition)25．I feel bored with nothing interesting ____(do).五、完成句子根据汉语提示完成句子26．I have ___________ five ___________.我体重增加了五磅。