Lesson 14 too late
为时太晚

一、词汇部分：
1. detective /dɪˈtek.tɪv/ n. 侦探
搭配：detective fiction 侦探小说
搭配：private detective 私家侦探
2. airport /ˈer.pɔːrt/ n.机场
扩展词汇：
terminal /ˈtɝː.mə.nəl/ 航站楼
check-in desk／counter 值机柜台
go through security 过安检
departure lounge /laʊndʒ/ 候机室
runway 飞机跑道
baggage claim 行李认领处
3.expect /ɪkˈspekt/ v. 期待,预料
搭配：expect to do sth/expect someone or something to do sth
例：I didn’t expect him to stay so long. 我没有想到他会呆这么久。
例：I didn’t expect you to come back so early. 我没想到你会回来这么早。
To do sth—不定式
4. valuable /ˈvæl.jə.bəl/ adj. 有价值的
扩展：value 价值
近义词：precious 宝贵的
5. parcel /ˈpɑːr.səl/ n. 包裹
6. diamond /ˈdaɪ.ə.mənd/ n.钻石
了解：diamond anniversary 60周年纪念日
7. steal /stiːl/ v. 偷（stole, stolen）
搭配：steal from
例：A well-known scientist was accused of stealing his former student's ideas.
8. main /meɪn/ adj. 主要的
搭配：the main thing 主要的事情
9. airfield /ˈer.fiːld/ n. 飞机起落的场地
10. guard /ɡɑːrd/ n. 警卫
搭配：guard against
例句：Exercise can guard against a number of illnesses.
11. stone /stoʊn/ n. 石头
12. sand /sænd/ n. 沙子

文章讲解：

The plane was late and detectives were waiting at the airport all morning. They were expecting a valuable parcel of diamonds from South Africa. A few hours earlier, someone had told the police that thieves would try to steal the diamonds. When the plane arrived, some of the detectives were waiting inside the main building while others were waiting on the airfield. Two men took the parcel off the plane and carried it into the Customs House. While twodetectives were keeping guard at the door, two others opened the parcel. To their surprise, the precious parcel was full of stones and sand!

1.The plane was late and detectives were waiting at the airport all morning. They were expecting a valuable parcel of diamonds from South Africa.
1）语法点——过去进行时
复习：现在进行时be + doing
过去进行时结构：was/were + doing
表达的感觉：过去某个时间点，正在做某事
例句：I was doing homework last night when my father came home.
1.What were you doing this time yesterday?
　I ____ on the grass and drawing a picture.
　A. sit B. sat C. am sitting D. was sitting
2.While I ___________ TV, the bell rang.
　A. watch B. watched C. am watching D. was watching
3.Why didn’t you answer my telephone yesterday?
　Sorry. I _______ a bath.
　A. took B. take C. am taking D. was taking
4.While the alien _______ a souvenir, the girl called the police.
　A. was buying B. bought C. buys D. is buying
5.I called you at 6 o'clock yesterday evening, but nobody answered.
　I'm sorry. I_______my friend download the movie Kung Fu Panda Ⅱwhen the telephone rang,
A. would help B. helped C. was helping

测试：
6.I _____ along the road when I saw Peter. So we stopped and had a chat.
　A. walked B. was walking C. would walk D. had walked
7.What did the teacher say just now?
　Sorry. I didn’t catch it. I ____ something else.
　A. think B. will think C. was thinking D. had thought
8.When I came back yesterday evening, my brother ________ his homework.
　A is doing B. has done C. was doing
9.Mrs White _____dinner when her son came home.
A. is cooking B. was cooking C. are cooking D. were cooking
10.Did you see Mr. Black just now?
　 Yes. He ______ his car when I met him.
A. parked B. was parking C. parks D. will park
11.Amy, I called you yesterday evening, but nobody answered the phone.
　 Oh, I _________ a walk with my mother at that time.
　 A. take B. took C. am taking D. was taking
12.Yesterday evening, I ___along the street when I suddenly met my maths teacher.
　 A. walk B. walked C. was walking D. am walking
13.Where were you at 7:00 last night?
　 I _____ to my mom at home.
　 A. write B. was writing C. wrote
14.Why didn’t you go to play football with us yesterday afternoon?
　 I _____my mother with the housework then.
　 A. helped B. was helping C. had helped D. have been helping
15.He ____when the UFO arrived. He didn’t wake until the UFO disappeared.
A. slept B. was sleeping C. was doing homework D. was singing
16.I_______ my homework at nine o'clock last Sunday morning.
　 A. am doing B. was doing C. do
17.I was very angry with John—he just_______ when I spoke to him.
　 A. isn’t listening B. hasn’t listened C. didn’t listen D. wasn’t listening
18.I called you at 4:00 yesterday afternoon, but no one answered.
　 Sorry, I _____ with my friends at that time.
　 A. swim B. swam C. will swim D. was swimming
19.Mr. Li _____ us a report on our environment when the earthquake happened in Japan.
　 A. gave B.is giving C. was giving
20.Mr. Lee ____ to a student when I entered the classroom this morning.
　 He is very patient____he is young.
A. talking; but B. talks; though
C. was talking, though D. talked, however
21.Were you at school when he came to see you?
　 Yes, I ______ a math class.
　 A. had B. was having C. am having D. have
22.I met a good friend of mine while I______ on the street.
　 A. walks B. walk C. was walking D. am walking
23.I ________ when the UFO landed.
　 A. am watching TV B. was watching TV C. have watched TV D. watched TV
24.The girl ______ with two cats in the yard when the earthquake happened.
　 A. was playing B. is playing C. are playing D. were playing