1、泛读 技能初养成UNIT 2 BRIDGING CULTURES阅读 P20 教材课文，选择最佳答案。1How many disadvantages does the writer talk about in the first letter?A1 B2 C3 D4 2Why is studying abroad impossible for everyone in the first letter?ABecause it costs too much money.BBecause it has tremendous pressure.CBecause it leads to a bad fu
2、ture.DBecause it has many disadvantages.3What is the opinion of the writer of the second letter?AThere are greater disadvantages for young people.BThere are greater advantages for young people.CYoung people should study in China.DYoung people should study abroad alone.4What will happen when you stud
3、y abroad in the second letter?AYou will become more independent.BYou will think studying abroad is a bad idea.CYou will find foreign cultures are useless.DYou will find foreign students are easy to get along with.5Whats the main idea of the passage?AThe advantages of studying abroad.BThe disadvantag
4、es of studying abroad.CThe advantages and disadvantages of studying abroad.DThe disadvantages of studying abroad outweigh the advantages.答案 15 CABAC Words and Phrases知识要点1 behave vt.表现 vi.&vt.表现得体；有礼貌(教材 P20)Some may struggle and suffer from culture shock when learning how to behave in new surroundi
5、ngs.在学习如何在新环境中得体举止时，有些人可能会感到吃力，并承受文化冲击的折磨。例 1 He behaved well at school.他在学校表现良好。例 2 Jane has studied these families of chimps for many years and helped people understand how much they behave like humans.简研究这些猩猩家族已经很多年了，她帮助人们了解它们的行为跟人类的是多么相似。知识拓展(1)behave well/badly to/towards sb.对待某人好/差 behave ones
6、elf 守规矩；表现得体 behave as if/though.表现得好像(2)behaviour n.举止；行为；习性 即学即练 单句语法填空/完成句子 They behaved badly me at the party，which made me very angry.My mother asked me to behave(me)before the guests.Although he knew the truth，he _ 尽管他知道了真相，但他装作若无其事的样子。The young lady in the face of danger.这位年轻女士面对危险表现得非常勇敢。to/
7、towardsmyselfbehaved as if/though nothing hadhappenedbehaved bravely知识要点2 optimistic adj.乐观的(教材 P20)As I always tell my son，there are no great difficulties for a person who is brave，optimistic，and willing to work hard!我总是告诉儿子，对于一个勇敢、乐观、愿意努力工作的人来说，没有什么大的困难！例 1 He is an optimistic young fellow.他是一个乐观的
8、年轻人。例 2 He remained strongly optimistic that an agreement could be reached.他仍然很乐观地认为协议能够达成。知识拓展 become optimistic 变得乐观 be optimistic about 对乐观 即学即练 完成句子 If you change your mind and，you can change your life.如果你改变你的想法，变得乐观一些，你就能改变你的人生。He 他对自己的机会非常乐观。is very optimistic about his chancebecome optimistic
9、知识要点3 gain vt.获得；赢得；取得；增加 n好处；增加(教材 P20)The education you gain and the experiences you have will change you for the better.你获得的教育和你拥有的经验会使你变得更好。例 1 No pains，no gains.不劳无获。例 2 To gain a complete mastery of English，one must study very hard.要想精通英语就必须刻苦学习。知识拓展 gain.from/by.从中受益 gain strength/weight/powe
10、r/experience 增加力气/体重/能力/经验 gain independence(from.)(脱离)获得独立 即学即练 单句语法填空/完成句子 I gained a lot my former experience.Im new on the job，but I am already 对这个工作我是新手，但我已经在积累经验了。India in 1947.印度在 1947 年获得了独立。Within two weeks，she in weight.两周内她的体重增加了 5 磅。by/fromgaining experiencegained its independencegained
11、five pounds知识要点4 cooperate vi.合作；协作；配合(教 材 P20)Cooperating with people from diverse cultural backgrounds helps us view the world from different angles and thus gives us more insight into our own culture.与来自不同文化背景的人合作有助于我们从不同的视角看待世界，进而让我们对自己的文化有更深入的了解。例 1 We hope we can cooperate even more closely in
12、 the future.希望我们今后能更加密切地合作。例 2 He has said he will cooperate fully with the police enquiries.他说他对警方的调查将全力配合。知识拓展 cooperate with(sb.)in(sth.)和(某人)合作(某事)cooperate in harmony 协调地合作；配合默契 即学即练 单句语法填空/完成句子 The two companies are cooperating the development of a new engine.The two groups agreed to cooperate
13、 each other.Second，it let me know people who I like or dislike.其次，它让我学会了如何与自己喜欢或不喜欢的人团结合作。Lets quickly.让我们大家共同合作把这项工作迅速完成。inwithhow to cooperate in harmony withcooperate to get the work doneSentence Pattern重点句式 动词-ing 形式作主语(教材 P20)Cooperating with people from diverse culturalbackgrounds helps us vie
14、w the world from different angles and thus gives us more insight into our own culture.与来自不同文化背景的人合作有助于我们从不同的视角看待世界，进而让我们对自己的文化有更深入的了解。句式分析：句中 Cooperating with people from diverse cultural backgrounds 为动词-ing 形式作主语。例 1 Doing is not so easy as saying.做不像说那么容易。例 2 Seeing is believing.眼见为实。知识拓展(1)动词-ing
15、 形式是一种非谓语形式，可以在句中充当除谓语动词以外的多种成分，除了作主语外，还可以作宾语、表语等。(2)动词-ing 形式作主语时(特别是较长时)，经常可以换用形式主语 it 的句式。(3)动词ing 形式作主语时，谓语动词要用单数形式。即学即练 完成句子 It is no good 覆水难收。It is helpful every day.每天坚持锻炼是有好处的。Learning a foreign language 学习一门外语对每个人都很有用。is great fun.在空中飞行很有趣。crying over spilt milkkeeping exercisingis very us
16、eful to everyoneFlying in the sky目的意图题典例剖析 There are energy savings to be made from all recyclable materials，sometimes huge savings.Recycling plastics and aluminum，for instance，uses only 5%to 10%as much energy as producing new plastic or smelting(提炼)aluminum.Long before most of us even noticed what
17、we now call“the environment”，Buckminster Fuller said，“Pollution is nothing but theresources(资源)we are not harvesting We allow them to be left around because weve been ignorant of their value.”To take one example，letscompare the throwaway economy(经济)with a recycling economy as wefeed a cat for life.S
18、ay your cat weigh 5kg and eats one can of food each day.Each empty can of its food weighs 40g.In a throwaway economy，you would throw away 5，475 cans over the cats 15year lifetime.Thats 219kg of steelmore than a fifth of a ton and more than 40 times the cats weight.In a recycling economy，we would mak
19、e one set of 100 cans to start with，then replace them over and over again with recycled cans.Since almost 3%of the metal is lost during reprocessing，wed have to make an extra 10 cans each year.But in all，only 150 cans will be used up over the cats lifetimeand well still have 100 left over for the ne
20、xt cat.What is the authors purpose in writing the text?ATo promote the idea of recycling.BTo introduce an environmentalist.CTo discuss the causes of pollution.DTo defend the throwaway economy.试题特点 目的意图题要求考生根据文章的论述，揣测作者的写作意图及作者运用某种写作手法的目的。作者一般不直接表明自己的意图，而是通过文章所提供的事实，客观地使读者信服某种想法或观点。题干中常有 purpose，in o
21、rder to 等词。解题思路 Step 1：定位体现文章目的意图的信息句(中句)。Step 2：详读回收利用可大大节约资源，并引用伟大建筑师富勒的话和给猫喂食的例子说明循环经济的价值所在。Step 3：尝试解答本文用数字对比了循环经济和一次性经济消耗资源的不同结果，故写作目的是推广回收利用的价值理念。故选A。名师点津 巧用文体解题记叙文一般会在首段或尾段出现高度概括的总结性的语言，且往往有一定的哲理性，所有的叙述都是围绕该哲理展开。应用文文章中有对某种物品或服务的详细介绍，使用具有明显支持倾向的语言。说明文 写作目的有赖于对文章主旨的把握，阅读时需要找准主题句。议论文提出论点进行论证得出结论
22、，作者的意图往往隐含于最后一部分中。即学即练 AReading can be a social activity.Think of the people who belong to book groups.They choose books to read and then meet to discuss them.Now，the website BookC turns the page on the traditional idea of a book group.Members go on the site and register the books they own and would
23、 like to share.BookCrossing provides an identification number to stick inside the book.Then the person leaves it in a public place，hoping that the book will have an adventure，travelling far and wide with each new reader who finds it.Why does the author mention book groups in the first paragraph?ATo
24、explain what they are.BTo introduce BookCrossing.CTo stress the importance of reading.DTo encourage readers to share their ideas.B 作者在第一段中提出读书也是一种社交活动，那些参加读书小组的人经常在一起阅读讨论所读内容，增强相互之间的理解。接着在最后一句提出 BookC，说明作者提到读书小组的目的正是为了介绍 BookC 这个网站。故 B 项正确。BSince 1962，Pacific Science Center has been inspiring a pass
25、ion(热情)for discovery and lifelong learning in science，math and technology.Today，Pacific Science Center serves more than 1.3 million people a year and brings inquiry based science education to classrooms and community events all over Washington State.It is an amazing accomplishment and one we cannot
26、achieve without generous support from individuals，corporations，and other social organizations.Visit pacificsciencecenter.org to find various ways you can support Pacific Science Center.What is the purpose of the paragraph?ATo encourage donations.BTo advertise coming events.CTo introduce special exhibits.DTo tell about the centers history.A 本段倒数第二句提及：要是没有个人、大公司和其他社会组织的慷慨支持的话，我们不能实现这样惊人的成就。最后一句呼吁人们寻找各种各样的方式来支持太平洋科学中心。此处可利用排除法解题，本段并没有为该中心做广告，故 B 项的陈述错误；本段没有介绍特色展品，可排除 C 项；本段提到这个中心创办于 1962 年，但是没有介绍它的历史，可排除 D 项。只有 A 项提及的鼓励捐赠与本段主旨吻合。故 A 项正确。点击右图进入 课 时 分 层 作 业 谢谢观看 THANK YOU!