课文重难点解析
1. Whatever great achievements the future may have in store for China, it is likely that
many of them will be born in northwestern Beijing.(Reading)
1） whatever引导一个让步状语从句，相当于no matter what。如：
    Whatever great progress you have made, you should remain modest.
    不管你取得了什么样的进步，你都应该保持谦虚（的态度）。
    Whatever happens to you, you should keep calm.
    不管发生什么事情，你都要保持镇静。
    whatever还可引导主语从句和宾语从句，此种用法不能用no matter what代替。如：
    Whatever he did has nothing to do with our company.
    他做什么都与我公司无关。
    I will do whatever you wish.
    我会做你希望做的任何事情。
    He’s always ready to correct whatever mistakes she has made.
    他总是乐于纠正她犯的任何错误。
2) It is likely/possible that... 表示“……有可能”。如：
    It is likely that his newly recorded songs will be popular.
    他新录制的歌曲很可能流行起来。
    It is likely that it will clear up tomorrow.
    很可能明天天气会转晴。

2. It is home to the Chinese Academy of Sciences and more than ten famous
universities, ．．．(Reading)
    ．．．is home to．．． 意为“……是……的发源地”。如：
    This place is home to pandas.
    这个地方是熊猫的发源地。
    That mountain is home to this kind of wolves.
    那座山是这种狼的大本营。

3. The science centre got started in the early 1980s, when Chen Chunxian, a researcher at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, opened a privateresearch and development institute.(Reading)
   get started 为系表结构，用过去分词作表语。类似的表达结构还有：get paid, get married, get changed, get dressed, get burnt, get separated。如：
    They got married in 2002.
    他们2002年结的婚。
    The girl got dressed and left the room.
    这个女孩穿好衣服离开了房间。
    Watch out for the fire, or you’ll get burnt.
    当心火，否则你会被烧伤的。

4. ... but they all share the spirit of creativity and scientific skill that have made Zhongguancun a success. (Reading)
    success, failure, surprise, pleasure, pity等抽象名词一般为不可数名词，但当表示具体的一件事或一个人时，也可作为可数名词使用。如：
    The meeting turned out to be a success.
    会议证明很成功。
    As a writer, he is a failure.
    作为作家，他是失败的。
    What a pity it is!   多可惜！
    What a surprise to see you here!
    在这里见到你真是意外。
    It is a pleasure to be present at the meeting.
    很荣幸能参加这次会议。

5. ... makes it clear that science and business can and must work together to build the future.  (Reading)
    make it clear表示“理清楚，弄明白”，该句中的it为形式宾语，that从句为真正的宾语。如：
    I have made it clear that this plan won’t do. 
    我已明白这个计划行不通。

6. Not all the new companies can succeed, but the spirit and creativity they represent are more important than money. (Reading)
    英语中every, all, both等与否定词not连用时，无论not位于何处，都表示部分否定。 如：
    All the films are not worth seeing.
    并非所有的电影都值得看。
    Not both his parents are teachers.
    他的父母并非都是老师。
    Every boy is not fond of fighting films.
    并非所有的男孩子都喜欢枪战片。

7. We are not making that much money yet, ．．．(Reading)
    that 在此用作副词，用法上相当于so。如：
    I never thought that you had changed that much.
    我没想到你变化这么大。
    He had never seen that large a room.
    他从来没有见过这么大的一间房子。