讲练测高考英语一轮复习 Unit 12(讲)(含解析)新人教版选修8

in 1996 with a breakthrough—the cloning of Dolly the sheep.

但是决心和耐心使科学家们最终于1996年收获了突破性的结果——克隆羊“多莉”。 【例句研读】

（1）That I can pay back the help people give me makes me happy. 能够回报人们给我的帮助让我感到很开心。

（2）If you don't work now，you'll pay for it later when you fail your exams.你现在不好好学，到考试不及格时就会为此而付出代价。 （3）Why is it always me who have to pay out? 为什么付款的总是我？ 【归纳拓展】

pay money for sth. 付钱买…… pay for sth. 买…… pay back 还钱，报复 pay out 付出大笔款项；放松 pay up 付清欠款 【即时巩固】

(1)They ____________ their debt after ten years.十年后他们还清了债务。 (2)Two hundred workers have __________________. 200名工人已被结清工资了。

(3)They took a hell of a risk but it ____________. 他们冒了很大的风险，但事情成功了。

【答案】(1)paid off(2)been paid off(3)paid off

经典句型剖析

考点1 That is/was why...那就是……的原因。

【教材原句】That is why today over 40% of Californians speak Spanish as a first or second language.那就是今天为什么还有超过40%的加利福尼亚人仍然把西班牙语作为第一或第二语言的缘故。

【句法分析】这是一个复合句，why today over 40% of Californians speak Spanish as a first or second language在句子中作表语。That is/was why...那就是……的原因。 (1)That's why...这就是为什么……(why从句表示结果)

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(2)That's because...这是因为……(because从句表示原因)

(3)The reason why/that/which/for...is/was that...……的原因是…… (表语从句常用that引导，而不用because) 【例句研读】

(1) That was why I came early.那就是我早来的原因。

(2) It was raining hard then. That was why I was late.那时正下着大雨。那就是我迟到的原因。 【即时巩固】

（1）Tom came late for the meeting. _______________he was ill.汤姆开会迟到了，那是因为他病了。

（2）___________Tom came late for the meeting was that he was ill. 汤姆开会迟到的原因是因为他病了。

【答案】(1) That was because(2) The reason why 考点2 whether...or意为“无论……还是……”

【教材原句】However，scientist still wonder whether cloning will help or harm us and where it is leading us.然而科学家们仍对克隆技术有助于人类还是有害于人类以及克隆技术将把我们引向哪里感到困惑。

【句法分析】whether...or意为“无论……还是……”常用来引导让步状语从句和名词性从句。 【拓展归纳】

whether or not无论是否

no matter whether无论(常引导状语从句) whether是否(一般只引导名词性从句) 【例句研读】

（1）Maurice asked me whether I needed any help.莫里斯问我是否需要帮助。 （2）Whether he will go there or not makes no difference.(主语从句)无论他去不去那里都没关系。

（3）Whether you like it or not，you must do it well.不管你喜不喜欢，你必须做好它。 【即时巩固】

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（1）我不知道他喜不喜欢它。 I don't know________________．

（2）老少，每天喝一杯都会让你非常高兴。

__________________it is for the old or the young，drinking a glass every day will make you very happy.无论

（3）我要打电话叫医生来，不管你愿不愿意。

I'm calling the doctor，____________________________________．

【答案】(1) whether or not he like it (2) No matter whether(3)whether you like it or not/whether or not you like it

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