1、泛读 技能初养成Unit 5 Revealing nature 阅读 P5657 教材课文,选择最佳选项。1 The recent scientific studies have shown that plants can _ Acommunicate with other living things in a chemical way when being eaten by an insect Bhardly react to the chemicals the neighbour released Ccan release some chemicals from the leaves th
2、at are being eaten to drive the insects away Dcall the wasps to kill the insects that are eating their leaves 2What can we infer from Paragraph 4?APeople cant hear the noise created by the plants because we cant use sound to communicate with them.BAll the plants can make noises with their roots.COnl
3、y chilli plants can tell if a neighbour plant is helpful or unfriendly.DWhen some plants make clicking noises,perhaps it suggests drought is coming.3How do you think the plants link with each other in a forest?AThey can keep linked by cables and satellites like the Internet we use.BThey have an amaz
4、ing system of communication called“woodwide web”CThey are linked underground by their roots.DThey use the fungal network to share information and food but they cant attack others like our own Internet.4What might be the authors purpose in writing the text?ATo tell us the importance of talking plants
5、.BTo convince people that talking plants are only a thing of myths and legends.CTo introduce some ways in which plants communicate.DTo tell the readers how to communicate with plants.5The text is likely to appear in _ Aa newspaper advertisement Ba diary Ca science magazine Da guidebook 答案 15 ADBCC W
6、ords and Phrases 知识要点 1 blame v责怪,指责;把归咎于 n.(坏事或错事的)责任;责备(教材 P53)The extinction of the Pinta Island tortoise is blamed on humans.平塔岛龟的灭绝要归咎于人类。例 How can I blame him?It wasnt intentional.我怎么能怪他呢?那又不是有意的。知识拓展 blame sb.for sth./doing sth.为某事责备某人/责备某人做了某事 blame sth.on sb.把某事归咎于某人 be to blame(for.)某人应该被谴
7、责;应负责任(表示被动)put/lay the blame for sth.on sb.把某事归咎于某人 accept/bear/take the blame for sth.对某事负责任 即学即练 单句语法填空/完成句子 Some people blame the smartphone _ the tragedy,yet in fact peoples weakening self control and self discipline are _(blame)Dont always blame your own failure _ others.You should take the bl
8、ame _ it.for to blame on for The woman passenger and the bus driver _ for the serious accident.女乘客和公共汽车司机都应对这次严重事故负责。are to blame 小片段填空 He _ the serious mistake,but he _ others.In fact,it is he,not others,that _ it.他因这个严重错误受到了责备,但他把它归咎于别人。事实上,是他,而不是别人,应对此负责任。was blamed for blamed it on is to blame f
9、or 知识要点 2 decline vi.下降;减少;衰退;拒绝;谢绝 n.下降;衰退;衰退期(教材 P53)After goats in particular had been brought to the island,the Pinta Island tortoise population declined.特别是山羊被带到岛上后,平塔岛龟的数量下降了。例 The company reported a small decline in its profits.公司报告其利润略有减少。知识拓展(1)decline(from.)to.(从)下降/减少到 decline by 下降/减少了 d
10、ecline doing/to do sth.婉言拒绝做某事(2)fall into(a)decline 开始衰落,衰弱下去;走下坡路 a decline in 的下降 in decline/on the decline 在下降,在衰退 即学即练 单句语法填空/完成句子 With all doctors efforts,the total number of patients has been _ the decline,now many mobile cabin hospitals(方舱医院)have been shut down.Government spending this year
11、is estimated to decline _ approximately 2%.on by The town fell _ a decline after the mine closed.When asked for comment,the spokesperson _ anything about the matter.当被问及评论时,发言人拒绝对此事发表任何评论。into declined tosay/saying 知识要点 3 be native to 源于的,原产于(教材 P55)Look at the pictures of the species native to diff
12、erent regions of China.看这些图片,这些物种原产于中国的不同地区。例 The tiger is native to India.这种虎产于印度。知识拓展(1)a native of.本地人,产于的动物(植物)(2)native language/tongue 本国语,本族语,母语 ones native land/country 某人的故乡/祖国 即学即练 单句语法填空/完成句子 By studying the bones,scientists further concluded that Waitaha penguin was once a native _ New Z
13、ealand.Many rare animals and plants are native _ this small island.China is our _,and Chinese is our _ 中国是我们的祖国,汉语是我们的母语。of to native country native language 知识要点 4 detect v发现,察觉(尤指不易察觉到的事物)(教材 P56)When another bean plant detects the chemicals from its injured neighbour,it starts to release its own,
14、different chemicals.当另一棵豆秧察觉到从它受伤的邻居身上释放出的这些化学物质时,它开始释放自己的不同化学物质。例 The dentist detected no decay in her teeth.牙科医生检查了她的牙,没有发现龋齿。知识拓展(1)detect sb.doing sth.发现某人正在做某事(坏事)(2)detective n.侦探 detection n.侦查,发现,发觉 escape/avoid detection 躲过探测 即学即练 单句语法填空/完成句子 Last year the _(detect)rate for car theft was ju
15、st 13%.The _(detect)was trying to winkle information out of her.The boy was detected _(steal)apples from the orchard.By flying low,the plane _ detection by enemy radar.那架飞机低空飞行,以免被敌人的雷达发现。detection detective stealing avoided/escaped 知识要点 5 link vt.&n.把联系起来;连接(教材 P57)This fungal network links the roo
16、ts of different plants to each other.这种真菌网络把不同植物的根相互连接起来。例 Scientists wonder whether there is a link between the two species.科学家想知道这两个物种之间是否有关联。知识拓展 link.to/with 把连接/联系起来 link up(with sb./sth.)(与某人/某物)连接(尤指使某 事物同步运作);连接(计算机、广播系统等)be linked to 与有关联,与有联系 即学即练 单句语法填空/完成句子 We should link theory _ practi
17、ce.The two spacecraft will link _ in space.He believed that these creatures _ a common ancestor,an animal that lived in Asia some 300,000 years ago.他认为,这些动物与一个共同的祖先相关联,该动物生活在约30 万年前的亚洲。with up are linked to Sentence Pattern 重点句式 be said to 据说(教材P56)Alexander the Great and Marco Polo were said to hav
18、e visited such a tree in India.据说亚历山大大帝和马可波罗曾在印度参观过这样一棵树。句式分析:sb./sth.is said.是一个被动语态的谓语形式,常译为“据说”,此结构中被动语态的谓语动词后总是跟一个不定式。例 1 He was said to have lost his will to live.据说他已经失去了生存的意志。例 2 They are said to control large parts of the east and south of the country.据说他们控制了该国东部和南部的大片地区。知识拓展(1)本句型中的不定式可用一般式
19、、进行式或完成式,分别表示与谓语动词动作同时发生或在其后发生的动作或状态、与谓语动词动作同时发生的进行动作或在谓语动词动作之前发生的完成动作。(2)类似句型:sb./sth.is believed/thought/hoped/reported to do sth.It is believed/thought/hoped/reported that.人们相信/认为/希望/据报道 即学即练 单句语法填空/同义句转换 He is said to _(write)another novel about the same theme.She is said to _(go)abroad.America
20、_(report)to declare war on Iran likely.It is reported that over 50 people lost their lives in the big fire.Over 50 people are reported _ their lives in the big fire.be writing have gone is reported to have lost 排序题 排序题要求考生根据事件发生的先后顺序和句子之间的逻辑关系,找出事件发生、发展的正确顺序,解题方法可采用“首尾定位法”。即先找出第一个事件和最后一个事件,迅速缩小选择范围,
21、从而快速选出正确答案。例文 Marc was an unusual child even as a baby.At just six months of age,he would sit through a twohour classical music concert.By the time he was two,he started to read and sing Beethoven symphonies(交响曲)While his mother thought this was unusual,she did not realize his musical gifts until he
22、 was at a friends party and started to play a nursery rhyme on the piano.With lessons from his mom and then a professional teacher,Marcs skills improved a lot.By the time he was five,he had learned another musical instrumentthe cello(大提琴)When he was just six and a half,he picked up a famous prizethe
23、 Davidson Fellowship in Music,which is usually given to musicians 18 or older.After making his orchestra debut(初次演出)at the age of six,there has been no looking back for this musical genius.He is always travelling,either to perform at concerts or for piano lessons.Which of the following is the CORREC
24、T order to describe Marcs music career according to the text?aHe began to learn the cello.bHe made his orchestra debut.cHe won the Davidson Fellowship in Music.dHe started to read and sing Beethoven symphonies.eHe could sit through a twohour classical music concert.Aeabdc Bedabc Cbceda Dedacb 解析 根据第
25、一、二、三段中的时间点“six months of age,he was two,he was five,he was just six and a half,at the age of six”可知。答案 B 即学即练 请快速排出下列事件的正确顺序 A schoolgirl saved her fathers life by kicking him in the chest after he suffered a serious allergic(过敏的)reaction which stopped his heart.Izzy,nine,restarted father Colms hea
26、rt by stamping(踩)on his chest after he fell down at home and stopped breathing.Izzys mother,Debbie,immediately called 999 but Izzy knew doctors would never arrive in time to save her father,so decided to use CPR.However,she quickly discovered her arms werent strong enough,so she stamped on her fathers chest instead.Whats the right order of the events?Izzy kicked Colm.Debbie called 999.Izzy learned CPR.Colms heart stopped.A B C D 答案 C 点击右图进入 课 时 分 层 作 业 谢谢观看 THANK YOU!