1、Unit 2Iconic AttractionsStep 1 诵读经典渗透文化意识.细品味经典文章(2019全国卷完形填空改编)Every year about 40,000 people attempt to climb Kilimanjaro,the highest mountain in Africa.They bring with them lots of waste.The crowds might damage the beauty of the place.The glaciers(冰川)are disappearing,changing the face of Kilimanj
2、aro.Hearing these stories,Im skeptical about the placeother destinations are described as“purer”natural experiences.However,I soon discover that much has changed since the days of disturbing reports of camps among tons of rubbish.I find a clean mountain,with toilets at camps and along the paths.The
3、environmental challenges are significant but the efforts made by the Tanzania National Park Authority seem to be paying off.The best of a Kilimanjaro experience,in my opinion,isnt reaching the top.Mountains are regarded as spiritual places by many cultures.This view is especially evident on Kilimanj
4、aro as climbers go through five ecosystems(生态系统)in the space of a few kilometers.At the base is a rainforest.It ends abruptly at 3,000 meters,giving way to lands of low growing plants.Further up,the weather changes low clouds envelope the mountainsides,which are covered with thick grass.I count twel
5、ve shades of green from where I stand.Above 4,000 meters is the highland desert:gravel(砾石),stones and rocks.Finally you climb into an arctic-like zone with permanent snow and the glaciers that may soon disappear.Does Kilimanjaro deserve its reputation as a crowded mountain with lines of tourists rui
6、ning the atmosphere of peace?I found the opposite to be true.按要求完成任务1.根据提示写出以下短语。(1)试图做某事 _(2)努力得到回报_(3)到达山顶_(4)把当作_(5)12种绿色_attempt to do sth.the efforts pay offreach the topregard.as.twelve shades of green 2.What does the sentence“I found the opposite to be true.”in the last paragraph mean?It mean
7、s the writer thinks Kilimanjaro is not a mountain with lines of tourists ruining the atmosphere of peace.Instead,it is an impressive place worth visiting.Step 2 固本强基锻造语言能力.重点词汇1.located adj.位于;坐落于【教材原句】Located to the south of the equator,below many other countries on the globe,its often informally r
8、eferred to as“down under”.(P14)坐落于赤道以南,并在地球上很多国家的下面,它常被非正式地称为“down under”。【词块必记】(1)be located in/at/near坐落于;位于(2)locate vt.定位;坐落于;位于locate sp.找出的位置(3)location n.地点,位置;定位the location of的位置【知识拓展】表示“坐落于;位于”的表达be located in/at/nearbe situated in/at/nearlie inThere stands/lies.【语境速测】单句语法填空The factory is
9、_(locate)right in the center of the town.The _(locate)of the apartment is close to the subway.完成句子 Rescue planes are _.救援飞机正在努力查明失踪水手的下落。The restaurant _the cathedral.这家餐馆位于大教堂附近。locatedlocationtrying to locate the missing sailorsis located near【写作金句】On learning that an art exhibition is to be held
10、and that youre collecting suggestions on its location,we all come to life.一得知要举办艺术展,你们就展出场所征集意见,我们都积极活跃起来。2.straightforward adj.坦率的;简单的【教材原句】They have a straightforward and free-and-easy attitude towards life,and their friendliness and warmth made me feel at home wherever I went.(P15)他们对生活有一个很简单而又自由
11、奔放的态度,他们的热情好客让我无论走到哪里,都有宾至如归的感觉。【词块必记】(1)quite/fairly straightforward相当简单(2)far from straightforward很复杂(3)a straightforward matter/task一个简单的事(4)straightforwardly adv.简单地;坦率地【语境速测】单句语法填空Cloning plants is quite _,while cloning animals is complicated.完成句子For those who cannot use a smart phone,chatting
12、online is by no means _(一个简单的事儿).straightforwarda straightforward matter【写作金句】If you have any further information,just be straightforward and write to me without hesitation.如果有任何更进一步的信息,不要犹豫,尽管直接写信给我。3.freedom n.自由;不受影响的状态【教材原句】Unfortunately,elephants are endangered in Thailand,but special parks hav
13、e been set up to protect their safety and freedom.(P16)不幸的是,在泰国大象已经濒临灭绝,但幸好建成了一些自然保护区来保护它们的安全和自由。【词块必记】(1)have the freedom to do sth.有做某事的自由(2)free adj.自由的;免费的【知识拓展】“free”短语荟萃free of charge免费Admission is free.免费入场。set.free释放free and ease自由自在be as free as a bird自由自在be free from/of不受影响的;没有;摆脱【语境速测】单句语
14、法填空Women have gained the _ to decide whether to marry or not,and they are _ to choose their jobs at present.(free)完成句子Everything comes with a price;_(没有免费的午餐)in the world.freedomfreethere is no such thing as a free lunch【写作金句】Brought up to value reading,I find myself interested in reading,which is t
15、he most rewarding entertainment activity in my spare time.As a consequence,whenever I am free,I would stay at home,reading some books.As for me,only through reading widely can the soul be strengthened,ambition inspired and dreams achieved.However,I never take a chance to read novels during classes.从
16、小就被告诉要重视阅读,我发现自己对阅读产生了浓厚的兴趣,阅读已经成为我闲暇时光最好的娱乐活动。因此,每当我有时间时,我都会待在家里,读点书。对于我而言,广泛涉猎各种书可以增强心智,激发雄心,助我实现梦想。但是,我绝对不会在课上冒险去读小说。4.major adj.主要的;主修的 vi.主修 n.主修科目;少校【教材原句】However,as I major in social studies,Im more interested in meeting people in Australia and experiencing their culture,food and way of life.
17、(P14)然而,由于我主修社会学,所以我对与澳大利亚人交流、体验他们的文化、饮食和生活方式更感兴趣。【词块必记】(1)major in主修专业(2)minor in辅修专业(3)the majority大部分;大多数人be in the majority of占绝大多数【语境速测】单句语法填空He was elected by a narrow _(major).Since August 2010,she has been a full-time student _(major)in law.The white are _ the majority in Australia while the
18、 native people _ the minority.完成句子History has witnessed the endless productions of Shakespearean plays in every_(主要的)language of the world.majoritymajoringininmajor.核心短语5.on the other hand(可是)另一方面【教材原句】The influence of Asian cultures,on the other hand,led to the introduction of bean curd and Asian h
19、erbs,along with Australian versions of foods like the Chinese-inspired dim sim.(P14)另一方面,在亚洲文化的影响下,引入了豆腐和亚洲药草,以及灵感源自中国的点心等澳大利亚版的食物。【词块必记】hand的相关短语:give sb.a hand帮助某人with ones bare hands赤手空拳keep ones hand in经常操练某事以保持熟练in hand在手头上;正在进行中【知识拓展】写作中,列举可以用到的表达:(1)on the one hand.;on the other hand.一方面另一方面(
20、却)(2)first(ly).;second(ly).第一第二(3)for one thing.;for another.一则;二则【语境速测】单句语法填空To improve your English,first(ly),you should listen more;_,you should read more.Im not going to buy it;for one thing I dont like the color,and for _ its far too expensive.second(ly)another用hand的相关短语填空On the one hand,it can
21、 improve students teamwork spirit,which will play an important part in their life and study._,there is no doubt that they become stronger physically and mentally through the training.Plans are _ to perform“Oz”next semester.完成句子He forced the door apart _(赤手空拳).On the other handin-handwith his bare ha
22、nds【写作金句】On the one hand,I have a good command of English;on the other hand,I have some experience in accompanying foreign friends.一方面,我精通英语,另一方面我有陪伴外国朋友的经验。【备选要点】along with 以及;和【教材原句】The influence of Asian cultures,on the other hand,led to the introduction of bean curd and Asian herbs,along with Au
23、stralian versions of foods like the Chinese-inspired dim sim.(P14)另一方面,在亚洲文化的影响下,引入了豆腐和亚洲药草,以及灵感源自中国的点心等澳大利亚版的食物。【词块必记】主语后跟有along with,with,together with,as well as,like,but,except,rather than,including,in addition to等引起的短语时,谓语动词的数要与前面的主语保持一致。(1)Lily as well as her parents is very fond of classical
24、music.莉莉和她的父母都很喜欢古典音乐。(2)I think Tom,rather than you is to blame for the accident.我认为是汤姆而不是你该为这起事故受到指责。【语境速测】单句语法填空I,together with my two friends,_(be)eating dinner at a Chinese restaurant,locating in the center of New York.The students,rather than their teacher,_(be)going to have a picnic this week
25、end.The leader and artist as well as some of our English teachers _(give)a chance to go abroad last year.wasarewas given【写作金句】Reflecting on my volunteer experience,I felt proud of what I managed to achievetogether with my partners.回想我的志愿服务经历,我对我和我同伴一起达成的成就感到自豪。Step 3 强化检测提升学习能力.单句语法填空1.(2020全国卷)The
26、lost property office is open Monday to Friday 7:30 am to 5:00 pm and is _(locate)at Roma Street station.2.(2020全国卷)Higher-income parents tended to have children play with puzzles more _(frequent),and both boys and girls who played with puzzles had better spatial skills.3.(2020 天津高考)The library may _
27、(sponsor)a language group you could join.locatedfrequentlysponsor4.(2020 天津高考)This new weapon is called a Long Range AcousticDevice(LRAD).It produces a deafening sound so painful that it _(temporary)disables a person.temporarily.完成句子1.(2020全国卷)_about 20%of 25-34-year-olds live with their parents,_16
28、%in 1991.同1991年16%的数据相比,据说现在 25-34岁人中,有大约20%同父母一起居住。It is said thatcompared with2.(2020天津高考)Restaurants can offer a choice of music _the various food choices on the menu,allowing customers more control over the atmosphere in which they are dining.餐厅可以提供菜单的同时,也有不同音乐可供选择,这就允许顾客可以更好地掌控他们的就餐氛围。3.I know
29、_,but I just cant resist playing computer games.我知道是开始做作业的时候了,但我就是忍不住要玩电脑游戏。along withit is time for me to set out to do my homework4._,we can enjoy the beautiful scenery _the new looks of the villages and towns.在沿途旅行中,我们能欣赏美景和村庄、城镇的新面貌。5._,you can e-mail me at any time.如果你对中国民间艺术感兴趣,你可以随时给我发邮件。Whil
30、e travelling along the wayas well asIf interested(interest)in the Chinese folk art.语法填空When travelling in Australia,I kept a blog to record my experiences and what I 1._(learn).Before the trip,I had read about some iconic sites,such as the Sydney Opera House and the Great Ocean Road and animals like
31、 the cute koalas and kangaroos.My first destination was Sydney,2._ my friend brought me to my first open-air barbecue and shared so many different but yummy meals.Because of this,my first impressions of Australia 3._(be)all about food.My second stop was Katherine,a town where we learnt about the lif
32、e and customs of the native Australian,Aborigines.learntwherehad beenTheir music,4._(show)the close contact 5._ nature,celebrates the natural world and the spiritual world around them.Among all their musical instruments,most of which are just sticks found on the ground,the didgeridoo is quite specia
33、l.6._(make)from a hollow tree branch,you need to put your mouth on one end and blow 7._ vibrating your lips.A skilled player can play for a long time without stopping 8._(breathe).showingwithMadewhileto breathe After being here for a while,my 9._(big)impression is the complicated mix of 10._(people)
34、and cultures that make up the nation.As far as I am concerned,what I like most about Australia is the people themselves for their straightforward and free-and-easy attitude to life as well as their friendliness and warmth.After experiencing Australia,I had to admit I agree with the tourism slogan:“T
35、here is nothing like Australia.”biggestpeoplesStep 4 直击高考培养思维品质.话题与阅读理解(2018全国卷阅读理解B)Cities,usually have a good reason for being where they are,like a nearby port or river.People settle in these places because they are easy to get to and naturally suited to communications and trade.New York City,for
36、 example,is near a large harbour at the mouth of the Hudson River.Over 300 years its population grew gradually from 800 people to 8 million.But not all cities develop slowly over a long period of time.Boom towns grow from nothing almost overnight.In 1896,Dawson,Canada,was unmapped wilderness(荒野).But
37、 gold was discovered there in 1897,and two years later,it was one of the largest cities in the West,with a population of 30,000.Dawson did not have any of the natural conveniences of cities like London or Paris.People went there for gold.They travelled over snow-covered mountains and sailed hundreds
38、 of miles up icy rivers.The path to Dawson was covered with thirty feet of wet snow that could fall without warning.An avalanche(雪崩)once closed the path,killing 63 people.For many who made it to Dawson,however,the rewards were worth the difficult trip.Of the first 20,000 people who dug for gold,4,00
39、0 got rich.About 100 of these stayed rich men for the rest of their lives.But no matter how rich they were,Dawson was never comfortable.Necessities like food and wood were very expensive.But soon,the gold that Dawson depended on had all been found.The city was crowded with disappointed people with n
40、o interest in settling down,and when they heard there were new gold discoveries in Alaska,they left Dawson City as quickly as they had come.Today,people still come and goto see where the Canadian gold rush happened.Tourism is now the chief industry of Dawson Cityits present population is 762.【文章大意】本
41、文是一篇说明文。文章主要讲述了加拿大道森城的历史发展与现状。1.What attracted the early settlers to New York City?A.Its business culture.B.Its small population.C.Its geographical position.D.Its favourable climate.【解析】选C。推理判断题。根据第一段中People settle in these places because they are easy to get to and naturally suited to communication
42、s and trade.可知,人们定居在这些地方,因为这些地方很容易到达,自然而然就适合通信和贸易,接下来作者以纽约举例说明这一点。由此可知,纽约能够发展成大都市和它的地理位置有关(near a large harbour at the mouth of the Hudson River)。故选C。2.What do we know about those who first dug for gold in Dawson?A.Two-thirds of them stayed there.B.One out of five people got rich.C.Almost everyone g
43、ave up.D.Half of them died.【解析】选B。细节理解题。根据第二段中Of the first 20,000 people who dug for gold,4,000 got rich.可知,第一批来这里淘金的20 000人中,有4 000个富起来了。也就是说,五分之一的人淘金致富(One out of five people got rich.)。故选B。3.What was the main reason for many people to leave Dawson?A.They found the city too crowded.B.They wanted t
44、o try their luck elsewhere.C.They were unable to stand the winter.D.They were short of food.【解析】选B。推理判断题。根据最后一段中.when they heard there were new gold discoveries in Alaska,they left Dawson City as quickly as they had come.可知,当他们听说阿拉斯加有新的金矿发现时,他们马上就离开了道森城。也就是说,这些人离开道森城的主要原因是想到别的地方去碰碰运气(They wanted to
45、try their luck elsewhere.)。故选B。4.What is the text mainly about?A.The rise and fall of a city.B.The gold rush in Canada.C.Journeys into the wilderness.D.Tourism in Dawson.【解析】选A。主旨大意题。文章开头就指出:城市的所在位置有着各种各样的理由,接下来重点讲述了加拿大道森城的历史发展与现状。因此,The rise and fall of a city.(一座城市的兴衰)最能概括文章大意。【微技能点拨】吃透体裁 定位主旨把握文章
46、体裁有助于考生快速准确地获取答案。从文章首段就能确定本文是一篇说明文。说明文的主旨一般会出现在首段或尾段。如本文从第一段 But not all cities develop slowly over a long period of time.Boom towns grow from nothing almost overnight.和尾段when they heard there were new gold discoveries in Alaska,they left Dawson City as quickly as they had come.可知,文章主要讲述了Dawson City
47、的兴衰,故第4题的答案选_。A【语用提能】话题词汇 communication;boom;dig;trade;tourism;industry短语be covered with被所覆盖;with a population of.有人口;be worth sth./doing值得;be crowded with.挤满熟词新义 suit n.套装v.适宜(新)【微概要写作】根据以上文章,写一篇60词左右的概要。In 1896,Dawson,Canada,was unmapped wilderness.But gold was discovered there in 1897,and two yea
48、rs later,it was one of the largest cities in the West,with a population of 30,000.People risked their lives and overcame difficulties to go there for gold.But soon,the gold was all found.The city was full of disappointed people who had no interest in settling down.When they heard about the new gold
49、discovery in Alaska,they left Dawson city as quickly as they had come.【微语法填空】When we talk about volcanoes,we think of the classic cone(圆锥体)shapes of a Fuji or Kilimanjaro,which are created when erupting magma(岩浆)piles up.These can form 1._(remarkable)quickly.There are about ten thousand of these vol
50、canoes on Earth,all but a few hundred of them extinct.2._,there is a second less-known type of volcano that doesnt involve mountain building.These are volcanoes so explosive 3._ they burst open in a single big crack,4._(leave)behind a vast hole,the caldera.Yellowstone obviously was of this second ty
51、pe.remarkablyHoweverthatleavingThere goes a story in the 1960s,while studying the volcanic history of Yellowstone National Park,Bob Christiansen 5._(become)puzzled about something that he couldnt find the parks volcano.It had been known for a long time that Yellowstone was volcanic in naturethats wh
52、at accounted 6._ all its hot 7._(spring)and other steamy features.But Christiansen couldnt find the Yellowstone volcano anywhere.becameforspringsJust at this time NASA decided to test some new high-altitude cameras by taking photographs of Yellowstone.A 8._(thought)official passed on some of the cop
53、ies to the park authorities on the assumption that they might make a nice blow-up for one of the visitors centers.As soon as Christiansen saw the photos,he realized why he had failed to spot the caldera;almost the whole park-2.2 million acreswas caldera.The 9._(explode)had left a hole more than fort
54、y miles acrossmuch too huge 10._(see)from anywhere at ground level.At some time in the past Yellowstone must have blown up with a violence far beyond the scale of anything known to humans.thoughtfulexplosionto be seen.话题与写作假如你是李华,你收到英国笔友 Emma 的电子邮件,在邮件中她说打算来中国参观,请你为她推荐一个值得参观的地方。请给她写一封电子邮件进行回复。内容包括:1
55、.杭州是一个理想的值得参观的地方;2.杭州有西湖、龙井茶以及美食。注意:1.词数80个左右;2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。Step 1 写作技巧1.词汇提升(短语优先)。You have told me that you would like to visit our country.You have told me that you would like to _our country.pay a visit to2.句式多变(用现在分词作状语)。Besides,the West Lake is heavy with a lot of legends.Some date from th
56、e Song Dynasty.Besides,the West Lake is heavy with a lot of legends,some _ _.3.思维品质(名人例证)。The Italian traveler Marco Polo once viewed it as a paradise on earth.dating from theSong DynastyStep 2 妙笔成篇Dear Emma,You have told me that you would like to pay a visit to our country.I strongly recommend you
57、to visit Hangzhou.The Italian traveler Marco Polo once viewed it as a paradise on earth.There is the West Lake in Hangzhou which is really huge and dotted with small islands covered with various trees.Besides,the West Lake is heavy with a lot of legends,some dating from the Song Dynasty.You are to try Hangzhou cuisine and also Longjing tea.Remember to take some good hiking boots and a big backpack to put all your souvenirs in.Yours,Li Hua
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