1、Unit 5Travelling abroad晨背分钟 填词并背记Study in AmericaNannans father runs an enterprise near the Ming Tombs selling batteries and drills to the Daqing Oilfield. Hoping to get the qualification to help govern it, Nannan made much preparation and then left her motherland with her visa to study in America.
2、Having reached her destination,_she settled_in an inn recommended by the travel_agent.As_far_as_Nannan_was_concerned,_she always kept_it_up in China. But she had to acknowledge it was not easy to adjust_herself_to the new academic requirements,_which were not parallel with Chinas. Though she was_occ
3、upied_with lectures and seminars day_in_and_day_out,_the essays she drafted were still rejected by her tutors. As for her routine life, she felt that it was hard to fit_in,_too. For example, she found English idioms difficult to understand. And it was out_of_the_question to eat delicious Chinese foo
4、ds though many optional cafeterias served abundant substitutes. In addition, she had to wait in a queue early for the minibus that took her to school and it was usually so cold that she felt numb. What bothered her most was that she received no apology when her sleeping was disturbed by a barking do
5、g in a shopkeepers cage.Luckily, with her parents comforting her by videophone,_she became autonomous soon and eventually got her bachelors degree successfully. 留学美国楠楠的父亲在明陵附近经营一家企业,销售电池和钻机到大庆油田。抱着获得相应资格帮助管理的希望,楠楠做了大量准备,然后带着签证离开祖国去美国留学。抵达目的地后,她在一间旅行代理推荐的旅馆安顿下来。就楠楠而言,她在国内一直保持着良好的状态,但是在国外,她却不得不承认,要适应新
6、学院的要求不容易,它们和国内的要求不相同。尽管她整天都忙着听讲座、参加研讨会努力学习,她起草的论文还是被导师驳了回来。至于日常生活,她也感觉难于适应。例如,她发觉英语成语很难理解,而且不可能吃到地道的中国食品,尽管可选的许多餐馆都有提供丰富的替代品。此外,她还得冒着把人冻得麻木的寒冷早起排队等小型巴士去学校。最使她烦恼的是,一名店主笼子里的狗的吠叫闹得她睡不好觉,但却没有任何人向她道歉。幸运的是,在她父母通过可视电话的安慰下,她很快就锻炼得自主独立起来,并最终成功获得了学士学位。1lecture (n.& vi.) 演讲;讲课lecturer (n.) 演讲者;(大学)讲师2qualifica
7、tion (n.) 资格;资历quality (n.) 品质;质量qualify (vt.) 取得资格;使合格qualified (adj.) 有资格的;胜任的3preparation (n.) 准备;预备prepare (vt.) 准备4substitute (n.) 代替者;代用品(vt.) 用代替substitution (n.) 代替的人(物)5acknowledge (vt.) 承认;确认;答谢acknowledgement (n.) 承认6contradict (vt.) 反驳;驳斥contradictory (adj.) 相矛盾的contradiction (n.) 驳斥;矛盾7
8、apology (n.) 道歉;谢罪apologize (vi.) 道歉8agent (n.) 代理人;经纪人agency (n.) 代理处;中介处9abundant (adj.) 丰富的;充裕的abundance (n.) 丰富10govern (vt.& vi.) 统治;支配;管理government (n.) 政府;统治11apply for 申请12take up 占用时间;占据空间;继续;开始从事13refer to 参考;涉及14get/be used to 对适应;习惯15in the company of 在陪伴下重点知识分钟recommend vt. 推荐,介绍;劝告(P38
9、)(1)单句语法填空It is strongly recommended that the machine _ (check) every year.I recommend you _ (think) very carefully before you do anything foolish.The doctor strongly recommended _ (limit) the amount of fat in my diet.The old man should listen to the doctors recommendation that he _ (stay) in bed fo
10、r a good rest.答案:(should) be checked(should) thinklimiting(should) stay(2)单句写作句式升级他们已经到达了目的地,在一个由旅行社推荐的旅馆安顿下来。a普通表达:They have reached their destination and _ an inn. The inn _ the travel agent.b高级表达:_(现在分词作状语;分词作定语)答案:a.settled in; was recommended bybHaving reached their destination, they settled in
11、 an inn recommended by the travel agent.(1)recommend sth. to sb. 向某人推荐/介绍某物recommend sb. as 推荐某人为recommend sth. for 推荐某物做某种用途(2)recommend doing 建议做recommend that . 建议that从句中用虚拟语气,即从句中谓语动词形式为(should)动词原形(3)recommendation n. 建议;推荐;介绍 其后的表语从句或同位语从句用虚拟语气,即从句中谓语动词形式为(should)动词原形comfort n. 舒适;安慰;令人感到安慰的人或
12、事vt. 安慰(P38)单句语法填空He comforted himself _ the thought that she had died in the most beautiful part of the country.One thing Ive noticed is that when people have to wait, they become impatient or _ (comfort)Now sit down and make yourself _ (comfort). You must be very tired.The doctor said some _ (comf
13、ort) words to me and told me not to worry about the childs illness.Its_ comfort to know that she is safe.答案:withuncomfortablecomfortablecomfortinga(1)comfort sb. with sth. 用某事物来安慰某人/使某人舒适comfort sb. for sth. 因某事安慰某人(2)give comfort to 安慰(某人)in comfortcomfortably 舒适地;放松地be a comfort to 对是安慰take comfor
14、t in . 从中得到安慰(3)comfortable adj. 舒适的;使人舒服的uncomfortable adj. 不舒适的;不舒服的comfortably adv. 舒适地comforting adj. 宽慰的;令人欣慰的requirement n. 要求;必要条件(P38)单句写作首先,我坚信我有能力满足你们的要求。Firstly, I hold the firm belief that I am competent to _.这些树太小了,它们需要细心照料。These trees are so young that they _ carefully.(1)meet/satisfy
15、a requirement 符合/满足要求(2)require vt. 需要;要求sth. requires doing/to_be_done 某事需要被做require sb. to_do sth. 要求某人做某事require that . (should) do sth. 要求require sth. of sb. 向某人提出某要求(3)required adj. 必修的;必需的要求所有成员都出席这次会议。All the members _ the meeting.当时的情况需要我们立刻作出决定。The situation required that we _ an immediate
16、decision.你让她等到下周的要求是合乎情理的。Your requirement that she _ till next week is reasonable.答案:meet/satisfy your requirementsrequire looking after/to be looked afterare required to attend(should) make(should) wait名师点津(1)require表示“需要”,且句子主语为表示事物的名词时,接含有被动意义的非谓语动词,不定式用被动结构,而动名词用主动结构,即require to be done或require
17、 doing。(2)require接that从句时,从句中的谓语动词要用虚拟语气,即(should)动词原形;其名词requirement后的表语从句或同位语从句中也要用虚拟语气。occupy vt. 占用;占领;占据(P39)(1)单句语法填空He would have attended your birthday party but he had occupied himself _ a very important experiment.It was a very small room, with a big bed _ (occupy) most of the space.He ret
18、urned from Paris and found his office was under someone elses _ (occupy)I noticed Mother looking at a nearby table _ (occupy) by an elderly woman and a young couple.答案:withoccupyingoccupationoccupied(2)一句多译该教授忙于办公室工作,很少有时间搞家务。The professor _ he has little time for the housework. (so . that .)_ he ha
19、s little time for the housework. (倒装句)答案:is so occupied with his office work thatSo occupied with his office work is the professor that(1)occupy sb./oneself with sth. 忙于某事occupy sb./oneself in doing sth. 忙于做某事occupy ones mind/thoughts/attention 占据某人的头脑/思想/注意力(2)be occupied (in) doing sth. 忙于做某事keep
20、sb. occupied 使某人忙碌be occupied with sth. 忙于某事(3)occupation n. 占领;职业;工作occupational adj. 职业的(4)“忙于的”其他表达be busy doing sth./with sth.be engaged in doing sth.be buried in sth. be employed in sth.keep it up 保持优秀成绩;继续干下去(P38)用keep相关短语的适当形式填空I need a cellphone to _ my friends and family.The modern world ha
21、s been developing very fast. Every country must _ the time.Old people are still _ old traditions, to which they have been accustomed.The teacher always asks his students to _ that sometimes the rough road is the only access to the peak.Youre doing great. You just _!答案:keep in touch withkeep up withk
22、eeping upkeep/bear it in mindkeep it upkeep up 坚持;维持;沿袭(风俗、传统等)keep up (with) 赶上;不落在后面keep in touch with 与保持联系keep . out of 不使入内;不惹事keep away from 远离;避开keep back 阻止;隐瞒keep down 压制;控制keep (on) doing 继续做fit in 相适应;相融合(P38)用fit相关短语的适当形式填空He has never done this type of work before; Im not sure whether h
23、ell _.She seldom communicates with others so she doesnt _ the class.She is not _ look after children.Sports can help you _ and get in touch with nature.答案:fit infit in withfit tokeep fit(1)fit sb. (大小)适合某人fit in (with sb./sth.) 适应(某人/某事);与(某人/某事)合得来;相处得来(2)be fit to do sth. 适合做某事be fit for 胜任;适合keep
24、 fit 保持健康Besides, as far as he was concerned, what other people thought was not the most important thing.(P38)单句写作在我看来,当你发现环境不可改变时,就改变你的态度。_, change your attitude when you find the environment unchangeable.依我看,那是极不可能的。_, thats very unlikely.我爱我的祖国就像你爱你的祖国一样深。I love my motherland _ you love yours.在那种
25、情况下,尽快请求面谈并道歉。In that case, ask to speak in person _ and say sorry.只要你按时上床睡觉,应该在几天后就自然适应早起30分钟了。_ you go to bed on time, getting up 30 minutes earlier should seem natural after just a few days.答案:As far as Im concernedAs/So far as I can seeas much asas soon as possibleAs/So long asas far as sb./sth.
26、 is concerned 在某人看来;就某人或某事而言so/as far as I_can_see 依我看来so/as far as I_know 就我所知as far as the_eye_can_see 就视线所及so/as far as I_can_remember 据我所记得的as . as possibleas . as sb. can/could 尽可能/尽某人所能so/as long as 只要;像一样长as soon as 一就as much/many as 与一样多;多达as far as 远到;就而言;至于More importantly, I am now a more
27、 autonomous learner.(P39)单句写作我们要成为一支更加团结的队伍。We need to become _.你越努力,进步就越快。The harder you work, _.由于冬天临近,天气越来越冷了。As the winter is drawing near, its getting _.我完全同意你。(再同意不过了。)I _.答案:a more united teamthe more progress you will makecolder and coldercant agree with you more(1)“a比较级名词”句式若用于肯定句中,意为“一个更为的
28、”,含强调意味。(2)表两者之中“较”,用“the比较级ofthe two”。(3)表“越来越”,用“比较级and比较级”或“more and more原级”。(4)表“越就越”,用“the比较级 .,the比较级 .”。(5)否定词谓语比较级表示最高级。课文语法填空分钟Six months ago Xie Lei boarded a plane for London to complete a business qualification. It was the first time she _1_ (leave) her motherland. When she came to Engla
29、nd, she lived with a host family, _2_ members always helped her. At the beginning she had to face such difficulties of daily life as how to use the phone, and how to pay bus fare. Besides, she also _3_ (have) to face the difficulties of learning at the university. Studying there was quite _4_ (diffe
30、r) from studying in China and she needed some preparation first. She had to get _5_ (use) to a whole new way of life, which took up all her concentration. It was beneficial as well as difficult for her _6_ (study) in London. She learned how to fulfill Western academic requirements. Xie Lei also lear
31、ned that as _7_ student, she should not use other peoples works _8_ try to express her own ideas. And she feels much more at home in England now. What had seemed very strange before now appears a comfort. Now she has been so _9_ (occupy) with her work that she hasnt had time for social _10_ (activit
32、y)!1_2._3._4._5._6_7._8._9._10._答案:1.had left2.whose3.had4.different5.used6.to study7.a8.but9.occupied10.activitiesit/this/that be the 序数词time that . 意为“第几次”,that从句中的时态根据be的不同形式用现在完成时或过去完成时。“疑问词不定式”结构,可在句中作主语、宾语、表语等成分,其作用相当于名词。comfort作“舒适(感);满足(感);安慰”讲为不可数名词;作“令人舒服/值得安慰的事”或“令人安慰的人/事”讲是可数名词。这种现象被称做“抽
33、象名词具体化”, 高中阶段学过的类似名词还有:danger, success, failure, disappointment, shock, surprise, beauty, pleasure, honor等。随堂检测分钟.单句语法填空1I think it is the first time that I _ (work) hard since I entered Senior Three.答案:have worked2Every time he had a chance, he would talk about the great difficulty he had _ (settle
34、) in the new country.答案:settling3On the highest plateau in the world _ (lie) the Potala Palace, one of the famous ancient Chinese buildings.答案:lies4Having lived in the city for a long time, I found I could fit in _ the life of the countryside more.答案:with5It is _ (acknowledge) that wealth doesnt nec
35、essarily mean happiness.答案:acknowledged6It is required that the new employees _ (provide) with safety training before they start to work.答案:(should) be provided7There were a lot of people at the party, many of _ I had known for years.答案:whom8Walking alone in the dark, the boy whistled to keep _ his
36、courage.答案:up9_ (occupy) myself with routine office tasks, I had no time to care for my children.答案:Occupying10It is recommended that you _ (make) friends to adjust to the new environment.答案:(should) make.教材微写作A根据提示完成句子1一年前我离开父母来到美国深造。(head for)_答案:A year ago, leaving my parents, I headed for Americ
37、a for further study.2刚开始我不适应这儿的生活,但渐渐地,我融入了新的班级中。(adjust to; fit in)_答案:At the beginning I couldnt adjust to the life here, but gradually, I was able to fit in with the new class.3在老师的帮助下,我的成绩一直保持得很好。(keep up)_答案:With the help of the teachers, I have kept up my grades till now.4令我惊讶的是,现在导师要推荐我到哈佛大学。
38、(recommend)_答案:To my surprise, my tutor recommends me to Harvard University.5除了全身心地投入学习外,我不知道如何去感谢他的支持。(occupy oneself with)_答案:I dont know how to acknowledge his help except that I occupy myself with learning.6毫无疑问,没有他的帮助,这些成绩是不可能的。(out of the question)_答案:There is no doubt that without his help, t
39、hese achievements are out of the question.B将以上句子连成一篇逻辑严密的短文,注意书写规范答案:A year ago, leaving my parents, I headed for America for further study. At the beginning I couldnt adjust to the life here, but gradually, I was able to fit in with the new class. Fortunately, with the help of the teachers, I have
40、kept up my grades till now. To my surprise, my tutor recommends me to Harvard University. I dont know how to acknowledge his help except that I occupy myself with learning. There is no doubt that without his help, these achievements are out of the question.单元拓能训练单元话题写作应用文假定你是李华,现在你在美国的一所大学攻读学士学位。你的英
41、国笔友John来信想了解你的海外留学经历,请根据下面提示给他写一封电子邮件。注意:1.词数100左右;2开头和结尾已给出,不计入总词数。Dear John,Thank you very much for your letter and the gift you sent me. Looking forward to your reply.Yours,Li Hua精彩范文Dear John,Thank you very much for your letter and the gift you sent me. Now Im studying in a university in America
42、 for my bachelors degree and it is the first time that I have left my parents.Before leaving my motherland, I had spent much time getting my visa. Having made full preparations for my new life, I didnt adjust to it at first. Later, I gradually fit in with the routine of life here. To improve my study, my friends recommended I board with a local family. After I settled in, I was occupied with my studies. Being a strict professor, my tutor put forward many requirements. Now I do well in my subjects and I will keep it up.Looking forward to your reply.Yours,Li Hua