1、Unit 2 BRIDGING CULTURES泛读技能初养成 返首页2 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返首页3 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
2、 bad future.DBecause it has many disadvantages.返首页4 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.返首页5 4What will hap
3、pen when you study 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.答案 14 CABA返首页6 Words And Phrases知识要点1 behave vt.表现 vi.&vt.表现得体；有礼貌(教材P
4、20)Some may struggle and suffer from culture shock when learning how to behave in new surroundings.有些人在新环境中学习如何表现时可能会受到文化冲击。返首页7 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
5、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。翻译 这位年轻女士面对危险表现得非常勇敢。The young lady in the face of danger.behaved bravely返首页8 知识拓展(1)behavewell/badly to/towards sb.对待某人好/差behave oneself 守规矩；表现得体behave as if/though.表现得好像(2)behaviour n.举止；行为；习性返首页9 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 an
6、gry.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。behaved as if/though nothingto/towardsmyselfhad happened返首页10 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 wil
7、ling 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，没有什么很大的困难！返首页11 例 1 He is an optimistic young fellow.他是位乐观的年轻人。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。翻译 现在她对结果并不乐观。She the outcome now.is not optimistic about返首页12 知识拓展become optimistic 变得乐观be optimistic
8、about 对乐观返首页13 即学即练 完成句子If you change your mind and，you can change your life.如果你改变自己的信念，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返首页14 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.
9、你获得的教育和你拥有的经验会使你变得更好。返首页15 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。翻译 两周内她的体重增加了 5 磅。Within two weeks，she in weight.gained five pounds返首页16 知识拓展gain.from/by.从中受益gain strength/weight/power/experience增加力气/体重/能力/经验gain independence(fro
10、m.)(脱离)获得独立返首页17 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。gained its independenceby/fromgaining experience返首页18 知识要点4 cooperate vi.合作；协作；配合(教材P20)Cooperating with people from diverse cultural backgrounds
11、 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世界，进而让我们对自己的文化有更深入的了解。返首页19 例 1 We hope we can cooperate even more closely in 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
12、的调查将全力配合。翻译 让我们大家共同合作把这项工作迅速完成。Lets quickly.cooperate to get the work done返首页20 知识拓展cooperate with(sb.)in(sth.)和(某人)合作(某事)cooperate in harmony 协调地合作；配合默契返首页21 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 each other.Second，it let
13、 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。how to cooperate in harmony withinwith返首页22 Sentence Pattern重点句式 动词-ing 作主语(教材 P20)Cooperating with people from diverse culturalbackgrounds helps us view the world from different angles and thus gives us more insight into our own cultu
14、re.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世界，进而让我们对自己的文化有更深入的了解。返首页23 句式分析：句中Cooperating with people from diverse cultural backgrounds为动词-ing形式作主语。返首页24 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。翻译 在空中飞行很好玩。_ is great fun.Flying in the sky返首页25 知识拓展(1)动词-ing形式是一种非谓语形式，其可以在句子中充当除谓语动词
15、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。返首页26 即学即练 完成句子It is no good 牛奶泼掉了哭也没用。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 very useful to everyonecrying over spilt milkkeeping exercising返首页27 目的意图题主旨文体推理图【典例剖析
16、】There are energy savings to be made from allrecyclablematerials，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.返首页28 Long before most of us even noticed what we now call“the environment，”Buckminst
17、er 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.返首页29 Say your cat weigh 5kg and eats o
18、ne 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.返首页30 In a recycling economy，we would make one set of 100 cans to s
19、tart 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 next cat.返首页31 What is the a
20、uthors 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.返首页32 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 order to等词。返首页33
21、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。返首页34 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尽介绍，使用具有明显支持倾向的语言。返首页35 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，作
22、者的意图往往隐含于最后一部分中。返首页36 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.返首页37 Members go on the site and register the books they own
23、and would 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.返首页38 Why does the author mention book groups in the first
24、 paragraph?ATo 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网站BookC。故B正确。返首页39 BSupport Pacific Science CenterSince 1962，Pacif
25、ic Science Center has been inspiring a passion(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 a
26、n amazing accomplishment and one we cannot achieve without generous support from individuals，corporations，and other social organizations.Visit pacificsciencecenter.org to find various ways you can support Pacific Science Center.返首页40 What is the purpose of the last part of the text?ATo encourage don
27、ations.BTo advertise coming events.CTo introduce special exhibits.DTo tell about the Centeris history.返首页41 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正确。Thank you for watching!