Unit

2

A

life’s

workUsinglanguage表語(yǔ)從句Lookatthesentencesfromthereadingpassageandanswerthequestions.a

Thisiswhatmakesthemsospecial.b

Asimplerestaurantwaswhereheusuallyhad

the

samemealofsausages,eggsandcoffee.Whatformdoesthepredicativetakeinsentences(a)and(b)Thepredicativeinsentences(a)and(b)takestheformofaclause.Whyis“what”usedinsentence(a)and“where”usedinsentence(b)“What”isusedinsentence(a)becauseitactsasthesubjectof“makes”inthepredicativeclause.“where”isusedinsentence(b)becauseitactsastheadverbialinthepredicativeclause.WhatotherwordsdoyouknowthatcanleadapredicativeclauseOtherwordsarewho,when,how,why,etc.Nowlookformoresentenceswithpredicativeclausesinthereadingpassage,

andsummarisetheirusesinyourownwords.

Moresentenceswithpredicativeclausesinthereadingpassage：Thisdevotionandhardworkiswhatweseereflectedwithinhisphotos.BillCunninghamwasanobserver...andthiswashowhewantedit. PredicativeclauseThequestioniswhowilldoit.Thequestionisdifficult.在復(fù)合句中充當(dāng)表語(yǔ)的從句叫表語(yǔ)從句。位于主句的系動(dòng)詞之后，對(duì)主語(yǔ)進(jìn)行解釋、說(shuō)明，使主語(yǔ)的內(nèi)容具體化。表語(yǔ)從句必須用陳述語(yǔ)序。（表）（表）表語(yǔ)從句Thestructureofpredicativeclause.主語(yǔ)+系動(dòng)詞+引導(dǎo)詞+簡(jiǎn)單句Thisiswhyhedidit.WhatIwanttosayisthatIamtired.表語(yǔ)從句Conjunctionwords引導(dǎo)詞連接詞從屬連詞:that,whether,asif,asthough,because…連接副詞:when,where,how,why（在從句中不作成分）（在從句中作主語(yǔ)、賓語(yǔ)、表語(yǔ)、定語(yǔ)）（在從句中作狀語(yǔ)）連接代詞:what,who,whom,whose,which,…+ever表語(yǔ)從句引導(dǎo)詞的選擇Thefactis_____inevitablyshetookoutherfrustrationsonherson.

that不做成分,沒(méi)有意義，連接作用，不能省略從屬連詞：that、whether(不能用if)、asif/though、becausethatThequestionis___________theycouldhandletheproblem.whetherwhether不做成分，但有意義，表“是否”表語(yǔ)從句引導(dǎo)詞的選擇Helooked________hehadseenaghost.與事實(shí)不符，表示對(duì)過(guò)去的虛擬，用過(guò)去完成式從屬連詞：that、whether(不能用if)、asif/though、becauseasifDarkcloudsaregathering.Itseems________itisgoingtorain.asif與事實(shí)相符，用正常的陳述語(yǔ)氣表語(yǔ)從句引導(dǎo)詞的選擇Hefeltfrustrated.That's__________hefailedintheexam.because不做成分,但有意義，表“因?yàn)椤薄膶龠B詞：that、whether(不能用if)、asif/though、becausebecause表語(yǔ)從句引導(dǎo)詞的選擇that在從句中不做成分，也沒(méi)有實(shí)際意義，但不可省略；whether也不能省略，意思為：是否。asif/though，在句子中不充當(dāng)任何成分，但有意義。譯為：似乎，好像。1.Mybeliefis______________Iwillsucceedbyworkinghard.2.Themostpleasantthingoftherainyseasonis________onecanbeentirelyfreefromdust.3.Theproblemis______________wecanfindthemthere.4.Itsounds_________________someoneisknockingatthedoor.thatasif/thoughwhether從屬連詞：that、whether(不能用if)、asif/though、becausethat表語(yǔ)從句引導(dǎo)詞的選擇連接代詞:what,who,whom,whose,which,…+everWhatmakesuscuriousis______ledtoEDG'sachievingfame.做成分（主語(yǔ)），有意義，不能省略whatThisis______mymotherhastaughtme---tofacemyfaultbravely.what做成分（賓語(yǔ)），有意義，不能省略表語(yǔ)從句引導(dǎo)詞的選擇連接代詞:what,who,whom,whose,which,…+everThequestionis______waschosentoattendthemeeting.做成分（主語(yǔ)），有意義，不能省略whoThemostimportantthingis________telescopecanfindthesuitableplanettolivein.whose做成分（定語(yǔ)），有意義，不能省略表語(yǔ)從句引導(dǎo)詞的選擇連接代詞:what,who,whom,whose,which,…+everwho(ever)、whom(ever)、whose、what(ever)在從句中作主語(yǔ)、賓語(yǔ)、表語(yǔ)、定語(yǔ)。1.Youcanbe__________youwanttobe.

2.Thequestionis____________causedthecaraccident.

3.Themostimportantthingis____________responsibilityitis.

whoeverwhosewhat表語(yǔ)從句引導(dǎo)詞的選擇連接副詞:when,where,how,whyWhattheauthoritywantstoknowis_______thefirebrokeout.做成分（狀語(yǔ)），有意義，不能省略whenThatis________thejettookoff.where做成分（狀語(yǔ)），有意義，不能省略表語(yǔ)從句引導(dǎo)詞的選擇連接副詞:when,where,how,whyThequestionis______shecantransformhersonintoastrong-willedboy.做成分（狀語(yǔ)），有意義，不能省略howHefailedintheexam.That's_______hefeltdepressed.why做成分（狀語(yǔ)），有意義，不能省略表語(yǔ)從句引導(dǎo)詞的選擇when、where、why、how引導(dǎo)表語(yǔ)從句，在從句中作狀語(yǔ)，表示時(shí)間、地點(diǎn)、原因、方式。1.Thisis____________Idon'tagreewithyou.這就是我不同意你的地方。2.Thequestionis__________wecangetintouchwithhim.問(wèn)題是我們?cè)鯓硬拍芎退?lián)系上。3.Thatis_________Igotwetthrough.那就是為什么我被淋濕了。wherewhyhow連接副詞:when,where,how,whySummary表語(yǔ)從句的結(jié)構(gòu)主語(yǔ)+系動(dòng)詞+引導(dǎo)詞+簡(jiǎn)單句引導(dǎo)詞

｛從屬連詞：that,whether,as,asif/though,because連接代詞：who,what,which,whom,whose...+ever連接副詞：when,where,how,why,...+ever注意點(diǎn)if不引導(dǎo)表語(yǔ)從句。語(yǔ)序:連主謂。that引導(dǎo)表語(yǔ)從句時(shí)不能省略。表語(yǔ)從句ListentothestoryofRuthBancroftandcompletethesentenceswithpredicativeclauses.Listenagainifnecessary.RuthBancroftwasthecreatoroftheRuthBancroftGardeninWalnutCreek,California.BancroftwasborninBrocktontoSwedishparents,whorelocatedwhenshewasababy.Asachild,shelovedtoexploretheCalifornianflora,andestablishingagardengrewoutofherownpersonalinterestinplantsandwildflowers.HergardenwasthefirsttobepreservedbyTheGardenConservancy,andhasbeenwelcomingvisitorssince1992.Bancroftlivedtotheincredibleageof109.1.Onereasonwhythegardenisuniqueis______________________________________________________________.2.Anotherreasonforitsuniquenessis______________________________________________________________.3.Thedrought-resistantplantswiththick,fleshyleavesbecame______________________________________________________________.4.AlthoughWalnutCreekwasnot________________________,Ruthmanagedtogrowthembymuchtrialanderror.5.Itseemed____________________________________________________.thatitcomprisesanarrayofplantsadaptedtodryconditionsthatitisthelife’sworkofonlyonewoman：RuthBancroft

whatshewasmostinterestedinwheretheygrewnaturallyasthoughnothingwouldeverstopherfromcontinuingthisworkRewritetheunderlinedsentencesusingpredicativeclauses.MeiLanfang（1894—1961）MeiLanfangwasbornintoafamilyofPekingandKunquOperaperformersin1894.Attheageofeight，hestartedtraininginPekingOperaonadailybasis.Whenhewas17,

hekeptaflockof

pigeonsandtrainedthemtoflyhigh.EverydayMeiwatchedthemastheyflew，whichhelpedhimtodeveloptheexpressiveeyemovementsthatweresocrucialto

hisart.

HishardworkanddedicationmadehimaleadingartistinPekingOpera.

Meiwasalsoaninnovator.Inadditionto

newstagedesignsandsingingstyles，hisinnovations

inmake-upandcostumedesignallowedfor

morevividdepictions

offemalecharacters.ThiscontributedgreatlytothedevelopmentofPekingOpera.Untilhepassedaway

in1961，MeihadbeenperformingandencouragingthespreadofPekingOperaforalmost60years.Thislifelongdevotionhasmadehimoneofthemostcelebrated

PekingOperaartistsofalltime.

Theageofeightwaswhenhestartedtrainingin

PekingOperaonadailybasis.Watchingthepigeonsastheyfleweverydaywashowhedevelopedtheexpressiveeyemovementsthatweresocrucialtohisart.HishardworkanddedicationwerewhatmadehimaleadingartistinPekingOpera.Hisinnovationsinmake-upandcostumedesign,whichallowedformorevividdepictionsoffemalecharacters,werewhatcontributedgreatlytothedevelopmentofPekingOpera.ThislifelongdevotionwaswhathasmadehimoneofthemostcelebratedPekingOperaartistsofalltime.Thinkofanotherartistandwriteabouttheirdevotiontotheirart.Usepredicativeclauseswhereappropriate. XuBeihongwasoneofthemostinfluentialarteducatorsandpaintersinthe20thcentury.OneofhiscontributionsisthatheinsistedontheinnovationandimprovementofChinesepaintingallhislife.Hisrealisticpaintingtheoryiswhatinfluencedanewgenerationofpaintersmost.Readthepassageandanswerthequestions.Traditionalcraftshavelongbeendisappearingfromcountriesacrosstheworld.Withmanycraftshavingbeen,orabouttobe,lostforever,peoplehaverealisedtheimportanceofpreservingthosethat