1、Module 6 Unexplained Mysteries of the Natural WorldSection Integrating Skills&Cultural Corner练读文 记词汇 学翻译1 教材助读先读通The Universal DragonDragons can be friendly or fierce，they can bring good luck or cause death and destruction，but one thing is surepeople talk about them almost everywhere in the world.Fo
2、r a creature that doesnt actually exist，thats quite something.In Chinese culture,dragons are generous and wise,although they can be unpredictable.The dragon was closely connected tothe royal family：the emperors robes have a symbol of a gold dragon with five claws.Other members of the royal family we
3、re allowed to wear dragon symbols,too,but with fewer claws and of a different colour.According to popular belief,if you were born in the year of the dragon，you are intelligent，brave，and a naturalleader.But in the west，dragons had a different reputation.The very first text in English,the Anglo-Saxon
4、poem Beowulf,tells the story of a Scandinavian hero,Beowulf，who fights and kills a dangerous dragon but is himself killed in the fight.However,across the border in Wales,the red dragon which appears on the Welsh flagis a positive symbol,indicating strength and a sense of national identity.Why should
5、 the dragon have a different character in different parts of the world?Some experts believe it is due to the animals the myths grew out of.In the west，the idea of the dragon probably came from the snakean animal which people hated and were afraid of.But in China,the idea of the dragon may have come
6、from the alligatora shy animal which lives in rivers,but which is usually only seen when there is plenty of water a good sign for agriculture.So the Chinese dragon was a bringer of good fortune.再记住fiercefIsadj.凶猛的；残暴的 exist v存在that doesnt actually exist 中 that 引导定语从句，修饰先行词 a creature，that 在从句中作主语。ex
7、istence n存在come into existence 存在that 为指示代词，在句中作主语。thats quite something 那是非同寻常的something 可表示“不简单的事情，重要的人物”等意义。有雅量的；大方的；心地高尚的generosity n慷慨；大方although they can be unpredictable 中 although 引导让步状语从句，同时句中的 can 表示推测。be connected to 与有联系emperorempr(r)n.皇帝empire n帝国 have a symbol of 有的标志 be allowed to do.
8、被允许做(be)ofn.表示“具有的特点、特征”。according to 按照；依据popular adj.大众的；流行的be popular with 受欢迎natural adj.自然的；天生的此处可换为 born。Beowulf 作 a Scandinavian hero 的同位语。非限制性定语从句 who fights and kills a dangerous dragon修饰 Beowulf,who 在从句中作主语。定语从句 which appears on the Welsh flag 修饰 the red dragon,which 在从句中作主语。negative adj.负
9、面的 a sense of 感；一种意识a sense of humor 幽默感identityaIdenttin.身份；特性现在分词短语 indicating strength and a sense of.在句中作状语。character n特征；特性due to 由于；因造成mythmIn.神话；神话故事the myths grew out of 中 省 略 了 引 导 定 语 从 句 的that/which，因为 that/which 在从句中作 out of 的宾语。be afraid of 害怕；担心be afraid to do 不敢做which people hated and
10、 were afraid of 中 which 引导定语从句，which 在从句中作宾语，可省略。but 连接两个 which 引导的定语从句，均修饰 a shy animal，而在 but 后的分句中又包含一个 when 引导的时间状语从句。bringer n使者 再翻译世界上的龙龙可能是友好的也可能是凶猛的，可能会带来好运也可能带来死亡与毁坏，但有一点是确定的几乎世界上所有地方的人都谈论它们。对于一种实际上并不存在的生物，那是非同寻常的。在中国的文化里，龙是慷慨的和有智慧的，尽管它们也许是变化莫测的。龙跟皇室家族是紧密联系在一起的：皇袍上有一个五爪金龙的标志。皇室其他成员也被允许穿带有龙的
11、标志的服装，但爪子要少，颜色也不同。根据大众的看法，如果出生在龙年，你就聪明、勇敢，并且是天生的领导者。但是在西方，龙的名声就不同了。最早的英语文章是盎格鲁撒克逊人的诗贝奥武夫，它讲述了这样一个故事：一位斯堪的纳维亚英雄贝奥武夫与一条危险的龙战斗并杀死了它，可英雄自己也死于战斗中。然而，越过威尔士的边境，出现在威尔士国旗上的红色的龙则是一个正面象征，象征着力量与民族特性的认同感。为什么龙在世界不同地区有不同的特征？一些专家认为是由于这些神话源于不同的动物(才有了不同的认识)。在西方，龙的概念可能来自蛇一种人们既讨厌又害怕的动物。而在中国，龙的概念可能来自短吻鳄一种生活在江河里的害羞的动物，但通
12、常只能在水源充沛的时候才能见到这对农业来说是好兆头。因此，中国的龙是带来好运的使者。通语篇 学理解 重分析2 语篇理解Read the text carefully and choose the best answer according to the text.1From Paragraph 1 we can know that _.Adragons actually existBpeople all like dragons very much because they can bring good luckCdragons exist in the western and eastern
13、 culturesDits certain that dragons sometimes cause death too2Paragraph 2 suggests that“_”is WRONG.AThe dragon is a good sign in Chinese culture.BThe dragon is a sign related to the royal family in China.CThe royal family all wear clothes with a symbol of dragon with five claws.DAccording to popular
14、belief，if you were born in the year of the dragon,you are intelligent,brave and a natural leader.3We can infer from the passage that _.Athe dragon in England has a good reputationBChina has a long history with the dragon in the cultureCthe alligator is a kind of animal that does not like waterDaltho
15、ugh dragons exist in different cultures，they are of different importance答案：13 CCB记单词 记短语 记句型3 基础梳理记住新知识重点词汇基础词汇1._ adj.有雅量的；大方的；心地高尚的2._ n.名誉；名声3._ vt.象征；暗示4._ n.身份；特性generousreputationindicateidentity记住新知识重点词汇拓展词汇5._ vi.适应；适合adaptation n适应；改编；改写6._ vi.不见；消失appear vi.出现(反义词)7._ adj.绝种的；消亡的extinction
16、 n灭绝；绝种8._ n毁坏destroy v破坏adaptdisappearextinctdestruction记住新知识重点词汇拓展词汇9._ adj.变化莫测的predictable adj.可以预测的predict v预测prediction n预测10._ adj.正面的negative adj.反面的；消极的(反义词)11._ n运气；命运；财富fortunate adj.幸运的fortunately adv.幸运地unpredictablepositivefortune记住新知识重点词汇阅读词汇12.evolve vi._13.fierce adj._14.emperor n._
17、15.robe n._16.border n._17.myth n._进化；演变凶猛的；残暴的皇帝长袍边境；国界神话；神话故事记住新知识重点短语1_灭绝；(风俗等)逐渐消失；(火)熄灭2_使显得清楚；阐明某事3_ 谈正题；开门见山4_由于；因造成；归功于5_袭击(某人)；适用于(某人/某事物)；去取；去拿die outthrow light oncome straight to the pointdue togo for记住新知识重点句型1.beof名词Other members of the royal family were allowed to wear dragon symbols，t
18、oo，but with fewer claws and _(颜色也不同)2现在分词短语作状语However,across the border in Wales,the red dragon which appears on the Welsh flag is a positive symbol,_(象征着力量与民族特性的认同感).of a different colourindicating strength and a sense of national identity研词汇 析句型 练拓展4 要点透析1adapt v适应；适合；改编；改写(教材P55)If you can adapt
19、to something,you can change in order to make the situation better.如果你能对某事适应，你可以改变以使情况更好。归纳拓展(1)adapt to适应adapt oneself to.使自己适应(2)adapt.from.根据改编adapt.for.改编为所用温馨提示 比较adapt和adoptapt适合 adapt 根义(使)适合多义使适应改编；改写opt选择 adopt 根义选取多义采取；采用收养；领养基础训练单句语法填空The movie that _(adapt)for children _(adapt)from a nove
20、l.(浙江卷)The good thing about children is that they adapt very easily _ new environments.When you go to a new country,you must adapt yourself _new customs.had been adaptedwas adaptedtoto巧学活用选词填空(adapt/adopt)They have two _ children and one of their own.Our English teacher has _ a new teaching method t
21、o help us with English.The students find it very difficult to _ to the new school.The famous film was _ from a novel written by a young writer.adoptedadoptedadaptadapted2die out 灭绝；(风俗等)逐渐消失；(火)熄灭(教材P56)Perhaps too much fighting caused the dinosaurs to die out.也许太多的争斗使恐龙灭绝。归纳拓展(1)die of/from.死于die d
22、own逐渐变弱/平息(2)be dying for/to do渴望得到/做基础训练单句语法填空With the living environment becoming worse and worse,many of the earths species are dying _.(湖北卷)Although the wind has died _，the rain remains steady，so you still need a raincoat.(安徽卷)In the 1840s the main crop，potatoes，was affected by disease and about
23、 750,000 people died _ hunger.London was a new world to me and I was dying _(find)out more about it for myself.outdownofto find3come straight to the point 谈正题；开门见山(教材P58)If you come straight to the point you say what you want to say.如果你(要)谈正题，你就说出你想说的话。归纳拓展(1)to the point切题；中肯off the point偏离要点；离题(2)
24、be on the point of.when.正要突然Theres no point(in)doing sth.做某事没有意义基础训练单句语法填空Lets come straight _ the pointyour work isnt good enough.His report was brief and _ the point and made us lost in thought.I was _ the point of going to bed when the phone rang.Theres no point(in)_(argue)it with him further bec
25、ause he couldnt change his mind.totoonarguing4reputation n名誉；名声(教材P59)But in the west，dragons had a different reputation.但是在西方，龙的名声就不同了。归纳拓展(1)have a good/bad reputation有好/坏名声(2)live up to ones reputation不负盛名win/earn a reputation赢得名誉能力提升完成句子(江苏卷)这名医生治疗心脏病的医术很高，而且从不收病人的任何礼物，所以他的名声很好。The doctor is ski
26、lled at treating heart trouble and never accepts any gift from his patients,so he _.他们的产品质量高，不负盛名。Their products are of high quality and _.has a very good reputationlive up to their reputation5due to 由于；因造成；归功于(教材P59)Some experts believe it is due to the animals the myths grew out of.一些专家认为是由于这些神话源于
27、不同的动物。归纳拓展due adj.应得的；应付的；预定的be due to sb.应付给某人be due to sb./sth.归因于某人/某事be due to do sth.预定/预期做某事温馨提示(1)当due to意为“由于，因造成，应给予”时，其中的to是介词，并且在句中常常作表语或状语；当due to意为“即将/预期做”时后接不定式。(2)表示“因为，由于”的介词短语还有because of；on account of；as a result of；owing to；thanks to等。一词多义写出下列句中due to的含义Several traffic accidents h
28、appened on the highway due to the heavy fog in the morning._Any money that is due to you will be paid before the end of the month._The teams success was largely due to her efforts._因为应支付归功于基础训练单句语法填空The bus was due _(arrive)at 5 pm.,but it arrived one hour late due _(hold)up by the heavy fog.to arri
29、veto being held6fortune n运气；命运；财富(教材P59)So the Chinese dragon was a bringer of good fortune.因此，中国的龙是带来好运的使者。归纳拓展(1)have the good fortune to do sth.有幸做某事make a fortune发财try ones fortune碰运气(2)fortunate adj.幸运的；运气好的be fortunateto do sth.in doing sth.有幸做某事(3)fortunately adv.幸运地温馨提示fortune作“机会，运气”讲时，为不可数
30、名词；作“财产”讲时，为可数名词。基础训练单句语法填空I had the good fortune _(choose)for a trip abroad.He was _ enough to make _(fortune)by lottery._(fortune),with the help of some local villagers,rescuers were able to gain access to the disaster-hit area soon enough.to be chosenfortunatea fortuneFortunately(教材P59)Other memb
31、ers of the royal family were allowed to wear dragon symbols，too，but with fewer claws and of a different colour.皇室其他成员也被允许穿带有龙的标志的服装，但爪子要少，颜色也不同。句中of a different colour“不同颜色的”，属于“of n.”这一结构。归纳拓展1“of名词”结构中的名词可以是表示度量、种类、形状、颜色等的名词，如size，length，height，width，colour，weight，age，kind等。名词前可以加a，an，the same，表示不
32、同的人或物的共同特征 2在“of抽象名词”结构中，“of名词”短语相当于其名词的同根形容词，用于该结构的常见名词有use，help，value，interest，importance等，名词前可以加上no，much，great等词来修饰。“of名词”用来说明主语所具有的性质或特征基础训练单句语法填空The discovery of the new drug is of great/much _(important)to people who suffer from heart trouble.Please donate these books which are _ no use to you
33、 to left-behind children.importanceof能力提升句型转换/完成句子Youll find this map is very valuable to you in a strange city.Youll find this map _ to you in a strange city.They are almost the same in age.They are almost _.那家公司生产的电视机质量上乘，而且价格也不高。The TV sets produced by that company are _and are not expensive eith
34、er.of great valueof the same/an ageof high quality随堂练 固基础 夯根基5 随堂训练.单词拼写1When you go to a foreign country,you must _(适应)to new manners and customs.2Tom watched until the train _(消失)from view.3If we continue to destroy the environment，many more animals will become _(灭绝的)4As a famous magician,his _(名声
35、)spreads all over the world.adaptdisappearedextinctreputation5Hundreds of people leave their village to seek their _(运气)in cities.6His attitude _(表明)that he was not very happy with what you did.7The police are trying to discover the _(身份)of the criminal.8She tried to be more _(积极的)about her new job.
36、fortuneindicatedidentitypositive.完成句子1对大学生来说，掌握一门外语是很重要的。It is _ for college students to master a foreign language.2你儿子在英国学习怎么样？How is your son getting on with his study in the UK?还行，就是他不能适应那儿的生活节奏。Everything goes well except that he cant _ the pace of life there.of great importance/very importantad
37、apt to3史密斯先生的演讲从来不拐弯抹角，总是清楚、切题，给听众留下深刻的印象。Mr.Smiths speech,which is clear and _,always makes a strong impression on the audience.4直到鱼类灭绝了，村民们才会意识到保护河流的重要性。_ the villagers can realize the importance of protecting the river.5他好像没有想出适当的话来阐明他的观点。He seemed not to think of some suitable words _.to the poi
38、ntIt is not until fish die out thatto throw light on his opinion.课文语篇改错People talk about dragons almost everywhere in the world,and the dragon has a different character in different part of the world.In Chinese culture,the idea the dragon may have come from the alligatora good sign of agriculture.It
39、 was a bringer of good fortune.Dragons are generous and wise,although unpredictable.It was close connected to the royal family.According to popular belief,if you were born in the dragon year,and you are intelligent,brave,and a natural leader.But in the west,an idea of the dragon probably came from t
40、he snakean animal of that people were afraid.However,across the border in Wales,the red dragon appearing on the Welsh flag is a positive symbol,indicate strength and a sense of nation identity.答案：People talk about dragons almost everywhere in the world,andbutthe dragon has a different character in d
41、ifferent partparts of the world.In Chinese culture,the idea of the dragon may have come from the alligatora good sign offor agriculture.It was a bringer of good fortune.Dragons are generous and wise,although unpredictable.It was closeclosely connected to the royal family.According to popular belief,
42、if you were born in the dragon year,and you are intelligent,brave,and a natural leader.But in the west,anthe idea of the dragon probably came from the snakean animal of thatwhich people were afraid.However,across the border in Wales,the red dragon appearing on the Welsh flag is a positive symbol,indicateindicating strength and a sense of nationnationalidentity.word部分：请做：6 课时作业练速度 练能力 练规范点此进入该word板块
