1、读文清障原文呈现Marco Polo and His TravelsMarco Polo was born in Italy in 1254.When he was 17 years old,he travelled across Europe and Asia with his father,who wanted to do trade with the Chinese.Eventually，they arrived in Beijing.trade v做买卖n买卖，交易trade with sb.in sth.同某人做某方面的生意who引导非限制性定语从句，修饰his father。eve
2、ntually adv.最终，终于Section Lesson 2&Lesson 3读文清障原文呈现At that time,China was ruled by the Yuan Dynasty Emperor，Kublai Khan.Kublai Khan welcomed Marco and his father.He was very happy to meet two foreigners and wanted to learn all about Europe.Marco and his father were guests at the Emperors Palace.emper
3、or/empr/n.皇帝读文清障原文呈现Although Marco was young,he was very clever and could already speak four languages.The Emperor was impressed by him and they became friends.He asked Marco to serve in his court and sent him to do many important tasks across the country.impress vt.给以深刻印象be impressed by.对印象深刻serve
4、vt.&vi.为服务；任职court/kt/n宫廷；法庭读文清障原文呈现Marco,in turn，was amazed by how beautiful and powerful China was.He was very impressed by Beijing and the Emperors Palace,especially the Summer Palace which he described as“The greatest palace that ever was.The walls were covered in gold and silver and the Hall wa
5、s so large it could easily seat 6,000 people for dinner.”in turn 轮流；相应地by turns 轮流take turns 依次，轮流in return 作为回报amaze/meIz/vt.使惊愕(惊奇)amazed adj.吃惊的，惊异的amazing adj.令人惊异的，了不起的be amazed at/by.对感到惊奇especially adv.尤其，特别地specially adv.特别地，专门地which 引导定语从句，修饰 the Summer Palace。describe.as 把 说成/描述成seat vt.使某
6、人就座，容纳该句为“so.that”结构，句中省略了 that，补充为 so large that it could.读文清障原文呈现There were inventions and developments in China which were not available in Europe at that time.Marco was surprised to see Chinese people using paper money in the markets.In Europe,people paid forgoods with gold or silver.He could no
7、t understand how people could pay for food and valuable things with paper!He was also confused by the black stones people used to burn for fuel.The black stones were coal,but Marco had never seen coal before！available adj.可获得的；可找到的which 引导定语从句，修饰inventions and developments。goods/dz/n.商品，物品confuse/kn
8、fjuz/vt.使困惑be confused by 对感到困惑confuse A with B 把 A 与 B混淆fuel/fjl/n燃料马可波罗和他的旅行第14段译文马可波罗1254年出生于意大利。他17岁时，由于父亲想和中国人做生意，他就和父亲一起游历欧洲和亚洲。最后，他们到达北京。当时元世祖忽必烈正统治着中国。元世祖忽必烈欢迎马可和他的父亲。他很高兴见到两位外国人，想向他们了解欧洲的全部情况。马可和他的父亲成了皇宫里的贵客。尽管马可很年轻，但他聪明伶俐，并且会讲四种语言。他给皇帝留下了深刻的印象，两个人成了朋友。皇帝让马可留在朝廷服务，派他到全国各地完成了多项重要使命。马可也相应地被中国
9、的美丽和强大所震撼。北京和皇宫给他留下了深刻的印象，尤其是夏宫，他称它为“迄今最伟大的宫殿它的墙用黄金和白银装饰，大厅大到可以轻易地容纳6 000人同时进餐。”那时，中国的许多发明和发展水平是在欧洲见不到的。马可惊奇地发现中国市场上流通的是纸币。而在欧洲，那时人们还是用金、银买货物。他不理解人们怎么可以用纸来买食物和值钱的物品！他也不明白为什么人们用黑色的石头作燃料。这种黑色的石头就是煤，但是马可以前从没有见过煤！读文清障原文呈现wealthy/weli/adj.富有的，富裕的wealth n财富；大量；丰富21 break out(坏事)突然发生，爆发happen vi.发生22put.in
10、to prison把关进监狱be in prison 被监禁In 1291,after 17 years of service to the Emperor,Marco returned to Italy.He was now a very wealthyman.Not long after his return,a local war broke out 21 near his town.During the war,Marco was the captain of a warship but was caught by the enemy and put into prison22.读文清
11、障原文呈现23 author/n.作者24 dictation/dIkteIn/n.口述，听写25 过去分词短语 called.作定语，修饰 a book。26 best-selling adj.最畅销的best-seller n.畅销书或唱片27 which 引导非限制性定语从句，修饰 The Description ofthe World。However,Marco was lucky enough to meet another prisoner who enjoyed listening to his stories about China.The prisoner was an au
12、thor23 and he took dictation24 while Marco told all his stories to him.The prisoner then wrote the stories in a book called TheDescriptionoftheWorld25，which became one of the best-selling 26 books in Europe27.读文清障原文呈现28 fantastic adj.富于想象的；无法实现的29 stand by 坚持(某种说法)stand out 显眼，引人注意30 aged adj.岁的31to
13、 which 引导定语从句，修饰 the question；reply to 回答。Although people enjoyed reading his book,many of them thought that Marcos stories about China were too fantastic28 to be true.But Marco always stood by29his tales.Just before he died,aged3070,Marco was asked the question，“Was it all true？”，to which he replie
14、d31，“I have only told a half of what I saw！”第56段译文1291年，在中国为皇帝效力17年后，马可回到意大利。那时，他已经很富有了。他返回之后不久，一场区域性的战争在他家乡附近爆发了。在战争中，马可成为一艘战舰的舰长，但不幸被俘入狱。然而在狱中，马可幸运地遇到了一个喜欢听他讲关于中国的故事的囚犯。那个囚犯是一位作家，马可把自己所有的故事讲给他听，他做笔录。然后那个囚犯把故事写成一本书，名为马可波罗游记，这本书成为当时欧洲最畅销的书之一。虽然人们爱读他的书，但许多人认为马可关于中国的故事太离奇而不可信。但马可总是坚持他所讲的故事是真的。马可70岁去世，
15、临终前，有人问他：“你讲的故事都是真的吗？”马可回答道：“我讲的只是我所看到的一半！”.根据词性及汉语意思写出单词1_ adj.极度的，极端的_ adv.极端地，非常地2_ n相似性，类似性_ adj.类似的，相似的_ adv.相似地，类似地3_ vt.冒的危险adj.冒险的，有危险的4_ n兴奋，激动_ v使激动，使兴奋_adj.兴奋的，激动的_ adj.令人兴奋的，令人激动的5_ adj.不同的，各种各样的_ v改变，使多样化_ n多样化extremeextremelysimilaritysimilarsimilarlyriskriskyexcitementexciteexcitedexc
16、itingvariousvaryvariety6_ adj.确切的，准确的_ adv.确切地，准确地7_ n配备，设备_ vt.装配，配置_ adj.装配好的8_ n较喜欢的东西，偏爱_ vt.比较喜欢9_ n皇帝_ n帝国10_ vt.使惊愕_ n惊愕，惊讶_ adj.令人惊异的_ adj.感到惊奇的11_ n口述，听写_ v口述，听写；命令exactexactlyequipmentequipequippedpreferencepreferemperorempireamazeamazementamazingamazeddictationdictate12_ n陈述_ v陈述；说明；声明13_
17、 n量，数量_ n质量14_ v旅行，旅游_ n旅行者，旅客15_ n作者_ n权威人士16_ vi.使困惑_ adj.令人困惑的_adj.感到困惑的17v狩猎_ n猎人18_ n财富_ adj.富裕的statementstatequantityqualitytraveltravellerauthorauthorityconfuseconfusingconfusedhunthunterwealthwealthy.补全短语1in order _ 为了(某一目的)2upside _颠倒地，倒置地3turn _出现，到场4back _决定不履行(允诺的事)5get _使理解(某事)6_ turn 轮
18、流7break _(坏事)突然发生，爆发8_ into prison 关进监狱9stand _坚持(某种)说法10leave _省略todownupoutacrossinoutputbyout1.Extreme sports have become popular in the last ten years.在过去的十年里，极限运动变得很流行。句式分析“in the last.”意为“在过去的时间里”，通常与现在完成时态连用。佳句赏析 在过去的十年中，经济危机一直困扰着欧洲。In the last decade,economic crisis has been troubling Europe
19、.2.But its worth waiting for.但是这值得等。句式分析 be worth doing 表示“值得做某事”，worth 后的动名词只用主动形式。佳句赏析 电影2012给我们的启示很值得考虑。What the film 2012 intends to tell us is well worth thinking of.3.Although people enjoyed reading his book,many of them thought that Marcos stories about China were too fantastic to be true.虽然人
20、们爱读他的书，但许多人认为马可写的关于中国的东西太离奇而不可信。句式分析 although 在此引导让步状语从句，意为“虽然，尽管”，不能与 but,however 连用。佳句赏析 虽然中国正变得越来越强大，但它仍然落后于发达国家。Although China is getting stronger and stronger,it still falls behind developed countries.Look at the explorers in the following pictures and answer the following questions.1Who are th
21、ey?_Magellan；Xu Xiake.2Which one impresses you most and can you say something about him?Xu Xiake impresses me most.He was a Chinese travel writer and geographer of the Ming Dynasty,best known for his famous geographical treatise named the Travel Diaries XuXiake.He travelled throughout China,document
22、ing(记事)his travels extensively(到处),which would be compiled(编辑)later into his book,and his work was translated by Ding Wenjiang.Read for the detailsTrue(T)or False(F)1At the age of seventeen,Marco Polo travelled across Europe and Asia on his own.()2Marco was very young when he came to China,but he wa
23、s very clever and could speak four foreign languages.()3The Emperor and Marco became friends.()4Paper money was used both in Europe and China at that time.()5Marco had never seen coal before he came to China.()6Marco Polo wrote all his stories in his book The Description ofthe World.()答案：16 FFTFTF.R
24、ead for the structureRead the text carefully and fill in the chart with the information in the text.Title:Marco Polo and His TravelsBeforecomingto ChinaMarco travelled across Europe and Asia with his father,who wanted to 1.with the Chinese.They eventually arrived in China which was then 2.by the Yua
25、n Dynasty Emperor,Kublai Khan.traderuledMarcos stay in ChinaThe Emperor was impressed by Marcos 3._ and asked him to serve in his 4._.Marco was amazed by the 5._ and power of China.Marco was 6._ by such Chinese inventions and developments as the use of 7._ money and coal.After returning to ItalyAfte
26、r 17 years 8._ to the Emperor,Marco returned to Italy,where a local war broke out.Marco was put into 9._ where he met another prisoner who enjoyed listening to his stories about China.The prisoner was an author.He took dictation and wrote a book,which became a 10._ in Europe.clevernesscourtbeautycon
27、fusedpaperservice prisonbest-seller1People do extreme sports in order to feel excited.(P24)人们做极限运动是为了感到兴奋。in order to 为了(否定形式是 in order not to)so as to do sth.为了做某事in order that.为了，以便She worked hard in order to pass the exam.为了通过考试她努力学习。He gets up early _ every morning.他为了不迟到而每天早晨早起。in order not to
28、be late辨析比较 in order to,so as to,in order thatin order to后接不定式表示目的，可用于句首/中so as to后接不定式表示目的，不能放在句首in order that后接从句表示目的选用上述短语填空In order to finish the task on time,we will not rest this weekend.We will not rest this weekend _ finish the task on time.We will not rest this weekend _ finish the task on
29、time.We will not rest this weekend _ we can finish the task on time.为了按时完成这项工作，本周末我们不休息。in order toso as toin order that2What makes people risk their lives to do them？(P24)是什么让人们冒着生命危险去从事这些活动呢？risk vt.冒的危险 n.危险，风险(1)risk doing sth.take the risk of doing sth.冒险做某事(2)at risk 有危险，有风险at the risk of.冒的危险
30、take a risk/risks 冒险(3)risky adj.冒险的Whoever you are,dont take the risk of doing a job like that.无论你是谁，都不要冒险做那样一份工作。By criticizing her boss,she risked _(lose)her position.批评老板使她冒失去职位之险。He was determined to do it even at the risk of _(laugh)at.他决定即使冒着被人嘲笑的危险也要做。losingbeing laughed3You can find all the
31、se in the various extreme sports that have become popular in the last ten years or so.(P24)你可以发现所有这些在各种各样的极限运动中在最近大约十年来变得很受欢迎。various adj.不同的，各种各样的(1)variety n 变化，种类a variety of/varieties of 各种各样的(2)vary vi.&vt.变化，使不同vary from.to.从到不等There are various ways to solve the problem.解决这个问题有许多种方法。_ were on
32、 show in the World Expo.在世博会上各种各样的花卉被展出。The weather varied _ very cold _ quite mild.天气变化很大，会从寒冷变得相当暖和。Varieties/a variety of flowersfromto4Use these words to write sentences about your preferences.(P25)用这些词写一些关于你的偏爱的句子。preference n较喜欢的东西，偏爱(1)have a preference for 喜欢，偏爱give preference to.给予优先权；偏爱(2)
33、prefer vt.更喜欢prefer doing sth.宁愿做某事(习惯性动作)prefer to do sth.宁愿做某事(某一次具体动作)prefer A to B 喜欢 A 甚于 Bprefer to do.rather than do.宁愿做某事也不愿做He has a strong preference for modern music.他非常喜欢现代音乐。We give preference _ applicants with some experience.我们优先录用有一定经验的申请人。He preferred taking a risk to waiting at hom
34、e.He preferred to take a risk _ at home.他宁愿冒险也不愿意在家里等。torather than wait5When I turned up for my first jump I was so nervous that I tried to back out,but my friends persuaded me to go through with it.(P25)我第一次站在跳台上紧张得真想退缩下来，但是朋友们说服了我。turn up 出现，到场；调高音量turn down 调小；拒绝turn out 证明是；结果是turn to 转向；求助于，查阅
35、turn in 上交He promised to come,but so far he has not turned up.他答应来，可是到现在还没有来。It turns _ right that water turns into ice in such cold weather.在这寒冷的天气中，水变成冰被证明是正确的。Whenever she was in trouble she _.每当遇到困难时，她就找他帮忙。outturned to him for help6Its difficult to get across how exciting it is！(P25)刺激程度难以言表！ge
36、t across 使理解(某事)，被传达，被理解get aboutget aroundget round 各处旅行(走动)；(消息、谣言等)传开get along/on 进展，相处get down to 开始做某事(to 为介词)get over 克服get through 完成；接通(电话)；花费，消费He taught me how to get my idea across.他教我怎么把我的想法表达得让人能够理解。It is time that they got down to _(do)their work.是他们开始认真干活的时候了。Have you gone_ all your m
37、oney?你把所有的钱都花光了吗？doingthrough7Marco,in turn,was amazed by how beautiful and powerful China was.(P26)马可也相应地被中国的美丽和强大所震撼。in turn 轮流，依次；反过来take turns to do sth./(at)doing sth.轮流做某事Its ones turn to do sth.轮到某人做某事by turns 轮流Theory is based on practice and in turn serves practice.理论是建立在实践的基础上，反过来为实践服务。We
38、take turns _(make)dinner.我们轮流做饭。Its your turn _(clean)the blackboard.轮到你擦黑板了。making/to maketo clean8He was also confused by the black stones people used to burn for fuel.(P26)他也不明白为什么人们用黑色的石头作燃料。confuse vt.使困惑；使混淆(1)confuse A with B 把 A 和 B 混淆(2)confusion n.困惑 confusing adj.令人困惑的 confused adj.感到困惑的b
39、e confused by 因而感到困惑be confused about 对感到迷惑Dont confuse Austria with Australia.不要把奥地利与澳大利亚弄混了。He asked me so many questions that I got _(confuse)他问了我许许多多的问题，把我弄糊涂了。I _ what you said.你说的话把我弄糊涂了。confusedam confused by9Not long after his return,a local war broke out near his town.(P26)他返回之后不久，一场区域性的战争在
40、他的家乡附近爆发了。break out(坏事)突然发生，爆发break in 打断(谈话等)；破门而入break into 强行闯入；突然起来break down 出故障；垮掉break off 折断；中断break up 驱散；(物理)分解；分裂A fire broke out near here yesterday.昨天这附近发生了一场火灾。The washing machine seems to have broken _ again.洗衣机好像又坏了。Jim broke _ telling the story to answer the telephone.吉姆中断了正讲着的故事去接电
41、话。offdown10He went to city where iron was produced in huge quantities.(P27)他去了一个盛产铁的城市。quantity n量；数量a large/small quantity oflarge/small quantities of 大/少量的in quantity 量地in large/small quantities 大量/少量A large quantity of money is spent on environment protection.大量的钱被花在了环境保护上。Large quantities of tim
42、e _(waste)on computer.大量的时间被浪费在了电脑上。The government has been buying silver large quantities.政府一直在购进大量白银。名师点津 a large quantity of 和 large quantities of 既可以修饰可数名词复数，也可以修饰不可数名词，当其作主语时，谓语动词的数与 quantity 的形式一致。类似用法还有 a large amount of 以及 large amounts of。were wastedin1Extreme sports have become popular in
43、the last ten years.在过去的十年里，极限运动变得很流行。本句使用了现在完成时态。in the last/past.years/months.意为“在过去的年/月里”，通常与现在完成时连用。in 也可以换为 during。The economy has developed rapidly in the last few years.近几年经济发展迅速。In/During the past 10 years,the price of houses _ up sharply.在近十年，房价上涨迅猛。has gone2Although people enjoyed reading h
44、is book,many of them thought that Marcos stories about China were too fantastic to be true.虽然人们爱读他的书，但许多人认为马可写的关于中国的东西太离奇而不可信本句中 although 引导让步状语从句，相当于 though.Although/Though it is expensive,it lasts forever and nevergoes out of style.尽管价格昂贵，但它却经久耐用，永不过时。辨析比较althoughalthough 和 though 用作连词时不能和 but 连用，
45、但可与 yet,still 等连用。although 只用作连词，而though 除用作连词外，还可用作副词，常置于句末thoughthough 可以用于倒装句(as)，但 although 不可以He said he would come.He didnt,though.他说要来却没来。Poor _ I am,I can afford it.我虽然穷，这东西还是买得起的。though/as课时跟踪检测_.单句语法填空1We clean the classroom every week _ turn.2Beijing is filled with people from _(vary)part
46、s of China.3As a teacher,you must get _ what you teach to your students.4The soldier risked _(lose)his life to save his friend.5The First World War broke _ in 1914.6.The film So Young is well worth _(see)invariousacrosslosingoutseeing.完成句子1With more forests being destroyed,huge quantities of good ea
47、rth _(正被冲走)each year.2I _(对很困惑)todays history lesson.I didnt understand a thing.3_(为了不再开始吸烟),she doesnt go out with people who smoke.4I cant hear the radio very well;could you _(把声音开大点)?5.Do you _(偏爱)a particular food?are being washed awaywas so confused aboutIn order not to start smoking againturn it up a bithave a preference for “课时跟踪检测”见“Unit 8 课时跟踪检测（八）”(单击进入电子文档)谢谢 观 看
