1、Unit 5Meeting your ancestors.情景默写1.A quick review of successes and failures at the end of year will help sharpen(使锋利)your year ahead.(2017江苏卷)2.There was a systematic (系统的) approach to solving the problem.3.Blood samples were sent to the laboratory for analysis (分析).4.Several new botanical (植物的) spe
2、cies were discovered last year.5.The police have arrested (逮捕) almost everybody who is involved in the murder.6.The driver stepped on the gas and accelerated (加速) the car.7.After a few years,he became very skillful (熟练的) at drawing.8.He continued speaking,regardless_of (不顾) my feelings on the matter
3、.9.Chinese currency can date_back_to (追溯到) two thousand years ago.10.Cut_up (切碎) the meat before you put them into the pot.11.Whenever we are in trouble,we must look_ahead (向前看) and encourage ourselves.12.It will take two hours at_most (至多) to get there,so you neednt be too worried.13.I am_fed_up_wi
4、th (厌烦) his laziness and carelessness.词性转换1.For a very long time,people always have been trying to find out the significance (significant) of life.2.The old man was starved to death.People felt pity for his starvation.(starve)3.The war interrupted the trade between the two countries and the interrup
5、tion lasted ten years.(interrupt)4.The figures should be accurate,_for all the decisions will be based on the accuracy.(accurate)5.They divided the whole country into three parts and the division had great influence on the culture and history.(divide)6.I have been so busy that I have no time to clea
6、n the mess,_so the house looks very messy.(mess)7.It was assumed that he was the murderer,but later it turned out to be a false assumption.(assume)8.“Give her a big round of applause!” said the monitor,applauding the famous singer excitedly.(applaud)9.You dont need an identity,and all you need is pr
7、oper identification so that the guards can identify you.(identify)1.句型公式:suggest接宾语从句(陈述事实)他的苍白的脸表明他生病了。His pale face suggested_that_he_was_ill.2.句型公式:as引导的非限制性定语从句众所周知,美国是由50个州组成的。As_is_known_to_all,the US is made up of 50 states.3.句型公式:if only要是我没有放弃那次进一步学习的机会就好了。If_only_I_hadnt_given_up_the_chanc
8、e to study further.4.句型公式:现在分词短语作状语他一边和朋友在电话里聊天,一边看着电视。He watched TV,having_a_chat_with_his_friend_on_the_phone.5.句型公式:had done.when.他刚上床睡觉,这时电话铃响了。He_had_just_gone_to_bed_when the telephone rang.6.句型公式:only to do我们走了很长一段路去看他,没想到他刚下乡了。We walked a long way to see him,only_to_find_that_he_had_just_lef
9、tfor_the_countryside.第一板块 重点单词1.alternative adj.供选择的;其他的 n.可能的选择;选择对象高考必刷题练透对比填空/单句语法填空If you dont like the school lunch,you have the alternative of_bringing your own.Come with us,alternatively (alternative),meet us there.The materials inventors say it has a number of possible uses and someday could
10、 provide a more environmentally friendly alternative to plastic.(湖南卷)状元笔记全记牢(1)have no alternative but to do sth别无选择只好做某事have the alternative of doing sth有做某事的选择theres no alternative. 别无选择an alternative to. 的替代品(2)alternatively adv. 可供选择地【联想】“别无选择只好做”的其他表达形式:have no choice but to do sthcant do sth b
11、ut do sthcan do nothing but do sth【点津】在上述结构中,若but之前出现实义动词do的某种形式 (does,did,done),but之后要用省略to的不定式,否则, but之后的to不能省略。2.interrupt vt.& vi.打断讲话;打岔;暂时中断或中止高考必刷题练透单句语法填空They were_interrupted (interrupt) by a sudden and urgent knock at the door.Will you stop interrupting (interrupt)me when Im talking?(全国卷)H
12、e has kept on learning English by radio for three years without interruption.状元笔记全记牢(1)interrupt sb/sth(with sth)(因某事)打断某人/某事(2)interruption n. 打扰;插嘴;打岔;阻断物without interruption 连续地;不断地3.assume vt.假定;设想高考必刷题练透单句语法填空/句型转换The project was predicated on the assumption that the economy was expanding.A lot
13、 of people make the assumption (assume) that poverty only exists in the third world.People assume that mental health is related to physical health.(变为被动语态)It_is_assumed_that_mental_health_is_related_to_physical_health.状元笔记全记牢(1)assume sb/sth to be假定/假设某人/某事为It is assumed that. 一般认为(2)assumption n. 假
14、定;假设make an assumption 认为;假定on the assumption that 假定(3)assume/assuming (that). 假设/假定4.significance n.意义;意思;重要性;重要意义高考必刷题练透单句语法填空In my view,practicing handwriting is very significant (significance) to the students growth.As time goes by,I attach more great significance to doing what I am doing now.I
15、t is significant that nowadays fiber is still considered to be an important part of a healthy diet.状元笔记全记牢(1)be of significance to (be significant to).对有重要意义attach significance to.认为重要(2)significant adj. 重要的;明显的It is significant that.(significantly) 很明显第二板块 核心短语1.regardless of不管;不顾高考必刷题练透完成句子Regardl
16、ess_of_what_happened_yesterday and what may or may not happen tomorrow,the present moment is where we are.不管昨天发生了什么,也不管明天可能发生或者不会发生什么,现在才是我们关注的所在。In_spite_of/Despite_her_terrible_illness,she works hard and succeeds in the scientific research field.尽管她病得厉害,但是她还是勤奋工作并在科研领域取得了成功。With_regard_to_reading,
17、there is a saying that there are a thousand Hamlets in a thousand peoples eyes.关于阅读,有句名言说得好:“一千个读者就有一千个哈姆雷特!”状元笔记全记牢(1)regardless of强调“不认为重要”,从而不加以重视或考虑,其后可接whether,what引导的从句。(2)despite/in spite of意为“尽管但是”,其后常接名词,不接从句。(3)as regards/with regard to关于;至于。2.date back to追溯到;始于高考必刷题练透单句语法填空According to th
18、e expert,the vase has a history dating (date) back to the early Tang Dynasty.He is always right up to date in his information about this subject.The computer is out of date,so I had to buy a new one.状元笔记全记牢date from追溯到;始于up to date 时髦的out of date 过时的【点津】 date back to和date from一般不用于进行时态。作后置定语时,常用现在分词
19、。第三板块 经典句式If_only she had looked ahead and planned better this year!她今年要是早有预见,计划得更好些就好了!高考必刷题练透完成句子If only I_could_go_back and reset my goals.(2015重庆卷)要是我能回去重新制定我的目标就好了。If only _I_hadnt_informed_her_of_the_news,she wouldnt have felt so sad.要是我不通知她这个消息就好了,她就不会如此伤心了。If only I _had_more_time_to_study.要
20、是我有更多的时间来学习就好了。状元笔记全记牢if only.意为:要是就好了;用来表达愿望,句中谓语动词要用虚拟语气。(1)if only.had done.表示对与过去事实相反的愿望(2)if only.did.表示对与现在事实相反的愿望(3)if only.could/would/might do.表示对将来事情的愿望(不用should).课文语法填空A group of students from England has come to the Zhoukoudian caves 1.for a visit.2.An archaeologist is showing them round
21、.The archaeologists have been excavating here for many years.After 3.finding (find) human and animal bones in those caves higher up the hill as well as tools and other objects,they think it is 4.reasonable(reason) to assume they lived in these caves,regardless of the cold.They discovered fireplaces
22、in the center of the caves where they made fires.Some 5.evidence (evident) suggests that our ancestors did wear clothes 6.made (make) from animal skins.The archaeologist also shows the students a primitive necklace 7.preserved (preserve) quite well.Indeed,as the botanical analyses have shown us,all
23、the fields around here 8.used (use) to be part of a large shallow lake.Perhaps 9.there was trade between early peoples 10.or they traveled to the seaside on their journeys.课文短文改错Worrying about the preparations for her feast,Lala quickly came back to home with her collection of nuts and fruit.It was
24、a time that family groups gathered again.They reunited as they follow the animal herds across the grasslands.If only it can be just like last year!Then she was so happy when Dahu chose her like the future mother of his children.It was great honor to be chosen.She had felt so proud as the group shout
25、ed loudly to applaud his choices.It turned out just as wonderfully as last year.She smiled to herself and went out to welcome his friends and neighbors.答案 about the preparations for her feast,Lala quickly came back home with her collection of nuts and fruit.It was a time family groups gathered again
26、.They reunited as they the animal herds across the grasslands.If only it be just like last year!Then she was so happy when Dahu chose her the future mother of his children.It was great honor to be chosen.She had felt so proud as the group shouted loudly to applaud his .It turned out just as as last
27、year.She smiled to herself and went out to welcome friends and neighbors.单元要点微写作根据下面提示写一篇60词左右的短文介绍昨天晚上发生的一件事情。一件重要的事情突然发生了,我意识到它对于我们公司来说十分重要。由于经理已经睡着,我认为最好不要打断他。但是无论发生什么都要让他及时知道是十分重要的。作为秘书,我别无选择只好叫醒他。【参考范文】Last night,something important happened and I was aware that it would be vital to our company
28、.Since the manager was asleep,I thought I had better not interrupt him,but it is important to keep him informed regardless of what has happened.As a secretary,I had no alternative but to wake him up.阅读理解AThe Lyceum TheatreDavid Bateman is a huge fan of this theatre.“You cannot find a theatre with a
29、more varied past,” he argues.At first a place for musicals,the Lyceum soon began to host a lot of different events.Then there were more changes and the theatre was used as a music hall before once again becoming a theatre.And it was during this period,in 1934,that Queen Elizabeth saw her very first
30、pantomime (童话剧) here!The London PalladiumFelix Knight would be surprised if you hadnt heard of this very famous theatre in the West End.In the 1950s,millions of viewers across Britain would watch Saturday Night at the Palladium,a weekly variety show (杂耍表演) televised live from the theatre.Nowadays,th
31、e theatre hosts musicals such as The Sound of Music,but it also hosts a number of important events such as the British film awards in 2007.The Globe Theatre“People are likely to overlook the Globe Theatre because its not in the West End,” says Jane Campbell.The theatre is a copy of the Elizabethan p
32、layhouse that was built in 1599 and where Shakespeares plays were written and performed.Every last inch of the rebuilt Globe is authentic (逼真的),even the fact that it is an openair theatre.The Piccadilly TheatreFor Mariella Clark,this theatre is her number one choice.Opened in 1928,it may not be the
33、oldest theatre in the West End,but it is one of the biggest and has certainly made its markduring its time as a cinema it actually showed the first talking movie ever!“Id always thought that theatres put on plays or musicals from day one,” Mariella says,“so I was quite surprised when I first began t
34、o realise that they often have quite interesting histories.”【语篇导读】本文是应用文。四位观众在文中介绍了各自喜爱的剧院。1.According to David,the Lyceum Theatre _.A.has a very colourful pastB.was used to show moviesC.was the favourite of Queen ElizabethD.offers shows as well as events on stage答案A细节理解题。根据第一段中David说的“You cannot fi
35、nd a theatre with a more varied past.”可知,他认为Lyceum Theatre有着非常丰富多彩的历史。2.Which theatre could be unpleasant on a rainy day?A.The London Palladium.B.The Piccadilly Theatre.C.The Globe Theatre.D.The Lyceum Theatre.答案C推理判断题。根据The Globe Theatre部分中的“it is an openair theatre”可知,该家剧院由于是露天剧院,因此在雨天看剧可能不是很舒服。3.
36、Who feels surprised at the history of his or her favourite theatre?A.Mariella.B.David.C.Felix.D.Jane.答案A细节理解题。根据最后一段的内容可知,Mariella认为剧院都应该演戏剧或音乐剧,然而她所喜欢的Piccadilly Theatre却在当时上映了第一部有声电影,因此,该家剧院的历史令她有些吃惊。该段最后的“I was quite surprised when I first began to realise that they often have quite interesting h
37、istories”为提示信息。BWhen I was little,Id see tons of bats flying around streetlights at night in my neighborhood in upstate New York.By the time I turned 7,I noticed something strange: All the bats in my neighborhood had vanished,_and I wondered why.Later I learned what had happened to my towns bats.A d
38、isease called “white nose syndrome (白鼻综合征)” had killed 93 percent of New York States bats (and about 6 million bats across the country)! I was shocked.I asked the bat biologist what I could do to help,and she said,“Tell others whats been happening.Help people understand that bats are important to ou
39、r environment and need to be protected.”I thought I must teach people about bats.My first stop? The library,where I eventually checked out every book on bats they had.Next,I started a Facebook page called Buddies for Bats and posted any photos,facts,and videos that I could find.Then I wrote a letter
40、 to the host of an environmental program on my local radio station,asking if theyd do a show on bats.(They did!)But I still wanted to find a way to educate people face to face.I managed to make a presentation to a school.I also used tools to describe how bats help farmers (and protect our food suppl
41、y) by eating cropdamaging insects.I practiced my presentation until it shone like a polished stone.It went over so well that other teachers started requesting me.Over the past three years,Ive talked in front of everyone from 5yearolds to senior citizens!The more I present,the more I notice that I am
42、 changing minds.I have watched people go from dismissing bats as “disgusting (令人厌恶的)” to truly understanding them and advocating their protection.Right now,Im thinking of becoming a marine biologist (海洋生物学家) someday.As long as Im helping animals,Ill be happy.【语篇导读】本文是记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者帮助保护蝙蝠的故事。4.When th
43、e author was little,bats _.A.lived mainly in the south of AmericaB.were well protected in upstate New YorkC.did great harm to the natural environmentD.existed in large quantities in upstate New York答案D细节理解题。由第一段中的“.tons of bats flying around streetlights at night in my neighborhood in upstate New Yo
44、rk”可知,作者小时候,晚上能看到成群的蝙蝠,由此可知,那时纽约北部的蝙蝠数目极多。5.The underlined word “vanished” in Paragraph 2 can best be replaced by “_”.A.reproducedB.disappearedC.starvedD.expanded答案B词义猜测题。由第二段中的“A disease called white nose syndrome (白鼻综合征)had killed 93 percent of New York States bats (and about 6 million bats across
45、 the country)”可知,一种称为“白鼻综合征”的疾病杀死了纽约州93%的蝙蝠(全美约六百万只蝙蝠死亡)。由此推断,作者看到蝙蝠都消失了。6.Paragraphs 3 and 4 mainly talk about _.A.the authors efforts to help protect batsB.how the author started Buddies for BatsC.why the author did a radio show on batsD.the difficulty the author had in educating people答案A段落大意题。由第
46、三、四段的段首句及其后的细节展开可知,这两段主要讲述了作者为帮助人们了解蝙蝠对环境的重要性所做出的努力。7.What can we infer about the authors presentation?A.It was ignored by the audience.B.It was far from satisfactory.C.It was effective.D.It was boring.答案C推理判断题。由倒数第二段中的“The more I present.and advocating their protection”可知,作者的演讲慢慢地改变了人们的想法,人们不那么讨厌蝙蝠
47、了,开始认识到蝙蝠的重要性,并且倡导大家保护蝙蝠。由此可推知,作者的演讲很有效。CWhen it comes to cultural heritage protection,the Grand Canal of China is probably the worlds greatest project of its kind.The big inland waterway system in the northeastern and central eastern plains passes through eight of the countrys presentday provinces.
48、The Canal runs from Beijing in the north to Zhejiang Province in the south.Constructed in sections from the 5th century BC onwards,it was designed as a means of communication in the 7th century AD.The Canal is the worlds greatest civil engineering project before the Industrial Revolution.The Grand C
49、anal reached a peak in the 13th century,providing an inland navigation(航行) network consisting of more than 2,000 kilometers of artificial waterways,linking five of the most important river basins in China,including the Yellow River and the Yangtze.It entered a bid as a UNESCO(联合国教科文组织) cultural heri
50、tage site in 2008.The Grand Canal cultural square is located in Beijings Tongzhou district.Ever since the Yuan dynasty 800 years ago,the Tongzhou section of the Grand Canal has been the life blood of Beijing.Grain and building materials were all transported to meet the endless demands of the big cit
51、ies.Even today,the Grand Canal plays a major role in the lives of its citizens.“I grew up near the Grand Canal.In the past the waterway was a lot narrower,but now its nice and wide and bridges are built over it.I think if the bid for world heritage status succeeds,it will greatly make Tongzhou more
52、famous in the world,especially with Tongzhou aiming to be a subcenter of the capital Beijing,” a citizen said.The result of the bid is set to be released next week,and no doubt it will certainly make it into the history books if the Canal is listed as a world heritage site.【语篇导读】这是一篇说明文,介绍大运河申请世界文化遗
53、产的过程。8.It can be concluded from the passage that_.A.The bids result of the Canal will be announced soonB.the Canal is the UNESCOs newest world heritage siteC.the Canal is to connect Tongzhou with Zhejiang ProvinceD.the Canal will be a bid for a UNESCO cultural heritage site答案A细节理解题。根据最后一段的第一句The res
54、ult of the bid is set to be released next week,可知大运河申请世界遗产的结果将在下周就公布了,故应选A。9.The Grand Canal was in the most glorious time_.A.when it was aimed as a means of communicationB.when it crossed the Yellow River and the YangtzeC.when it was born about six hundred years laterD.when it was designed as an ar
55、tificial waterway答案C细节理解题。根据第二段所讲的内容,可知大运河建于公元前5世纪,在公元七世纪成为了重要的交通枢纽,并且从第二段的最后一句“The Canal is the worlds greatest civil engineering project before the Industrial Revolution”,可知应选C。10.What can we infer by reading the passage?A.Tongzhou used to be the capital of the Yuan dynasty.B.Most citizens living
56、in Tongzhou depend on the Canal.C.Tongzhou will benefit if the Canal is made a heritage site.D.Some citizens think the Canal not to be a cultural heritage item.答案C推理判断题。根据第五段中一名市民所说的话“I think if the bid for world heritage status succeeds,it will greatly make Tongzhou more famous in the world,especially with Tongzhou aiming to be a subcenter of the capital Beijing”,可知若大运河申遗成功,整个地区将受益不少,故选C正确。