高二英语第十五单元A famous detective（著名侦探）
4. Do you see that hole high up in the wall, about 18 cm by 9 ? 你看到墙壁上方那个大约18厘米宽，9厘米高的洞没有？
〖明晰〗1)句中的high用作副词，指的是高矮；而highly表示很高的程度（意思往往是 very much）。
The plane flew high above . 飞机高高地在上空飞。
An eagle circled high overhead . 一只鹰在头上高高盘旋。
The goods on display are all very highly priced . 这些展销货物标价都很高。
He speaks very highly of the boy\'s behaviour . 他十分赞赏孩子的行为。
2)about 18 cm by 9用作后置定语，修饰that hole，介词by表示面积、 体积的长、宽、高。例如：
The room measures fifteen feet by twenty feet . 房间宽十五英尺，长二十英尽。
5. Dr Watson and I will spend the night locked in your room . 我和华生就锁在你的房间里过夜。
〖明晰〗1)第一人称单数I与其他人连称用时，通常的词序是，第二、三人称代词在前， 第一人称代词在后。例如：
You and I can do it . 我和你都能做这件事。
You, Tom and I are to leave tonight . 我、你和汤姆今晚得离开。
2)句中的过去分词locked用作方式状语。例如：
Just then the old man entered (supported) by his son . 就在这时， 老人由儿子扶着走了进来。
He turned away (disappointed) . 他失望地走开了。
She went home (exhausted) . 她回到家时已精疲力尽了。
6. Immediately Holmes jumped up from the bed and struck a match . 福尔摩斯立即从床上跳起，划燃一根火柴。
〖明晰〗The young lady rushed into the room immediately she heard the noise . 那位年轻的女士一听到响声就冲入房间。
第一例句中的 immediately 用作副词， 表示“立刻， 立即”； 第二例句中的immediately用作副词，表示“一……就……”，类似的说法还有instantly, directly, the moment, the minute, the instant等。例如：
I\'ll go there directly (=as soon as) I have finished my breakfast .
The moment I saw you I knew you were angry with me .
【妙文赏析】
His Favorite Student
A teacher asked his students some challenging ( 难以回答的，具挑战性的 ) questions to find the most intelligent ( 聪明的 ) students . His first question was:
“ What can you get with one penny that can be used by the whole class for about an hour ? ”
After a while an answer came from a clever girl .
“ I can get a candle . The whole class can be lit up ( 照亮 ) with its light . ”
The teacher praised the student for her smart answer before asking the second question .
“ What can you get with one dollar which can be used by the whole class for a whole year ? ”
An answer came from monitor of the class .
“ If we put a calendar ( 挂历 ) on the wall , we can use it for a whole year . ”
After warm applause of admiration ( 羡慕的掌声 ) , the teacher presented his third question:
“ What can you get without paying anything that can be used for your whole life ? ”
This time there was no immediate response ( 答复 ) .
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“ You get your name free of charge and you use it all your life . ” Again the clever girl won applause from the whole class .
Now came the teacher\'s last question:
“ What can you get which can be used after your death ? ”
Immediately he saw his favorite student open her mouth .
“ A coffin ( 棺材 ) , Sir . ”
【思维体操】
根据短文内容，在每个空白处填写一个适当的词（首字母已给出）：
It was a cold evening . Old Hill was in the ward（牢房）a____(1) . He was put there for stealing some v____(2) jewellery in a shop . He knew he would be in p____(3) for more than five years . C____(4) was coming and the other prisoners（囚犯）were set free . He couldn\'t talk with n____(5) . The policemen who guarded（看守）him were b____( 6) buying the presents for their families and friends . He lay down on bed, and he could not fall a____(7) though he often felt t____(8) when he tried to earn some money for his family .
Suddenly the old man h____(9) some noise . He sat up at once. The door o____(10) and in came two policeman. They put a young man into the ward, l____(11) the door and left. Old Hill looked at the young man up and down, who w____(12) the nicest clothes. “He must be from a r____(13) family, ”Old Hill said to himself. “But for what has he been b____(14) here too ?”
“What happened to you, young man ?”he asked .
“I was out of l____(15) this morning,”said the young man.“I had a puncture（扎穿）.”
“It\'s an o____(16) accident, I think. Did you drive over a n____(17)?”
“No, a wine bottle.”
“You were too c____(18) ! But you haven\'t broken any l____(19) , in my opinion.”
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