Unit 4 Big businesses (B)during the last / past few years ―在过去的几年里‖。
像‖ during / in the last / past + 时间段‖这样的短语，一般和完成时连用。
In the past 指“在过去”，是和过去式连用的。
练习：在过去的几年里发生了巨大的变化。
Great changes have taken place in / during the last few years.关于the number of 和a number of以及其他相关结构的练习：A large number of people here ___ fond of playing golf, though the number of residents ___ small.A. are, areB. is, isC. are, isD. is, areAs a result of destroying the forests, a large ______ of desert ______ covered the land. (2001上海秋季)A. number … hasB. quantity … hasC. number … haveD. quantity … haveThe young dancers looked so charming in their beautiful clothes that we took ____ pictures of them. (2003上海秋季)A. many ofB. masses ofC. the number ofD. a large amount ofOne of the consequences of our planet's being warming up is a(n) ____ in the number of natural disasters. (2003上海秋季)A. resultB. accountC. reasonD. increase___ is mentioned above, the number of the students in senior high schools is increasing. (1999上海秋季)A. WhichB. AsC. ThatD. ItThe number of the employees has grown from 1,000 to 1,200. This means it has risen _____20 percent. (1999上海秋季)B. atC. toD. with-- a fast-food restaurant, a bakery or a convenience store.within a short walk along a busy street 在繁忙的街道上稍微走上一段路就…likely adj. “很可能的”。
学员编号：年级：高二课时数：学员姓名：辅导科目：英语学科教师：授课类型T 词汇牛津高二下U4 C 阅读整体理解能力T 综合能力提升授课日期及时段教学内容一、词汇Words1. painter n.画家e. g. His father is a famous painter.他的父亲是一位著名的画家。
Though he was an unknown painter, everyone attending the exhibition liked his artwork.尽管当时他还是一个不为人知的画家，可是每个参观展览的人都喜欢他的作品。
【知识拓展】paint v.绘画e. g. I wish I could paint as well as you.我希望能画得和你一样好。
painting n.绘画，绘画艺术e. g. He is good at painting and his paintings are world famous.他很擅长绘画，他的画世界闻名。
2. deserve v.值得；应该受到e. g. The soldier deserved honour because of his sacrifice for his country.这位战士值得尊敬，因为他为祖国献出了一切。
【常用搭配】deserve to do值得做某事；deserve sth应该得到某物; deserve to be done=deserve doing应该被……e. g. You deserve a rest/to have a rest.你应该可以休息一下了。
He deserves to be punished/punishing.他应该受到惩罚。
3. work n.作品e. g. Bajin's work is admired by many people.许多人都喜欢巴金的作品。
The works of Shakespeare includes many plays and poems.莎士比亚的著作包括了许多剧本和诗歌。
