1、高考资源网（） 您身边的高考专家Period FourLesson 4Sea Stories.重点单词1float vi. 漂，浮2escape vi. 逃脱；逃跑3scream vi. 尖声大叫4sink vi. 下沉；沉没5leak v. 渗漏；泄漏6soul n. 灵魂7horrible adj. 可怕的；令人厌恶的horribly adv. 可怕地；令人恐惧地horror n. 恐怖8terrify vt. 使恐惧terrified adj. 恐惧的，惊吓的terrifying adj. 令人恐惧的9survive vi. 幸存，生存下来survival n. 幸存survivor n
2、. 幸存者，生还者10recover vi. 恢复正常；康复recovery n. 恢复；痊愈11unable adj. 不能的，不会的able(反义词)ability n. 能力12recognise vt. 辨认出recognition n. 认出；承认13terror n. 恐怖，恐惧terrorist n. 恐怖分子terrorism n. 恐怖主义14opposite n. 对立的人(物)；反义词opposition n. 对立，意见相反.核心短语1on_the_edge_of在边缘2at_great_speed 快速地3dive_into 跳入，跳进4be_covered_with
3、 被覆盖5in_the_direction_of 朝的方向6be tied to 被绑/系在上7in the end 最后8pick up 接载9all at once 突然10make sense 有意义；讲得通.经典句式1It takes/took some time to do sth.It_took_less_than_a_single_day_to_change my hair from black to white.就在不到一天的时间里，我的头发由黑变白。2独立主格结构One day, my two brothers and I were coming back from the
4、islands, our boat full_of_fish.那天，我和我的两个兄弟从岛上(打渔)归来，船上载满了鱼。3be doing.when.“正在做这时候”Our boat survived, and I was_trying_to_recover_when my elder brother put his mouth close to my ear, and screamed out the terrifying word “Whirlpool！”我们的船保住了。我刚从恐惧中回过神来，就在这时，哥哥把嘴凑到我耳旁，大声说出那个让人胆战心惊的词“漩涡！”4“do/does/did动词原
5、形”表强调As you can see, I did_escape.如你所见，我的确逃脱了。1.dis常用于动词前构成该动词的反义词。agreedisagree不同意likedislike不喜欢coverdiscover发现 appeardisappear消失2v.up构成动词短语pick_up取；接载bring_up提出；抚养make_up构成；编造 give_up放弃come_up开始；被提出 set_up创建A似乎有点儿奇怪，当我们处在漩涡边缘的时候，我的心情比向它靠近时平静。我们转了一圈又一圈，离那个可怕的漩涡边缘越来越近。我们猛然间到了边缘。我觉得我的生命就要完结了。但时间一点点地过
6、去，我仍然安全。船进入了巨大的漩涡内部，我们在漩涡里飞速地旋转着。我清楚地看到，漩涡里还有其他东西树和木桶。我发现沉重的物体比小而轻的物体下沉得快。于是我把自己捆在一个木桶上，使我在水上漂浮。我努力使我哥哥明白这一点，但他十分恐惧，呆坐在沉重的木船里。毫不犹豫，我潜入海里设法逃生。B大约3年前，我遇上了一件可怕的事。那6个小时的恐惧情形让我身心俱毁。你认为我是一个很老的老人其实我不是。就在不到一天的时间里，我的头发由黑变白。一天，我和我的两个兄弟从岛上归来，船上载满了鱼。突然，天空被乌云笼罩，刹那间，我们就遇到了可怕的暴风雨。一个巨浪淹没了我们的小船，我弟弟落入了海里。我们的船保住了。我正竭力
7、回过神来，就在这时，哥哥把嘴凑到我耳旁，大声说出了那个让人胆战心惊的词“漩涡！”风浪把我们推向了漩涡，什么也救不了我们！C如你所想，我的确得救了。我的故事即将收尾。我离开船不久，哥哥就随船沉入漩涡。不久，漩涡变得不再那么猛烈。后来，天晴了，风静了，月光在闪烁。我还被捆在木桶上，浪很快把我带到其他渔夫聚集的地方。最后，一条船把我救了起来。这时我已筋疲力尽了。那些渔夫是我的老朋友，但他们已经认不出我了。我给他们讲述我的故事时，他们并不相信。现在我已经把故事告诉了你们，我也不能期望你们会比那些渔夫更相信我。(摘自埃德加爱伦坡的身陷大漩涡)课文理解Task One：Fast readingJudge
8、the following statements true (T) or false (F)1The writer was an old man because his hair was white.(F)2At last, only the writer survived. Both of his two brothers died.(T)3The three brothers first met the whirlpool and then were caught in the storm.(F)4It was the barrel that carried the writer to a
9、n area where the other fishermen were.(F)5The writers brother stayed in the heavy boat because he thought it was better to stay there.(F)Task Two：Careful readingRead the text carefully and then choose the best answer according to the text.1Why did the writers younger brother fall into the sea?ABecau
10、se he fell into the sea by accident.BBecause he jumped into the sea in order to survive.CBecause he was washed overboard by an enormous wave.DBecause he wanted to save his brother.答案：C2Why did the boat go towards the whirlpool?ABecause we drove toward the whirlpool to save my younger brother.BBecaus
11、e the wind and waves were in that direction.CBecause we wanted to go to safer places.DBecause nothing could save us.答案：B3Why did the writer tie himself to a barrel?ABecause he did that to save his brother.BBecause there was only a barrel in the whirlpool at that moment.CBecause lighter objects like
12、a barrel went down more slowly.DBecause his brother told him to do so.答案：C4Why didnt his brother do the same?ABecause he was too frightened.BBecause he thought it was dangerous to do so.CBecause he had no time to do so.DBecause he wouldnt leave the boat.答案：A5Why did his old friends not recognise him
13、?ABecause he was too old to be recognised.BBecause his hair was white, not black.CBecause they didnt want to recognise him.DBecause they didnt know him at all.答案：BTask Three：Micro writingRead the text carefully and fill in the following blanks.About three years ago, something terrible happened to me
14、. Those six hours of _1_ (terrible) have broken my body and soul. One day, my two brothers and I were coming back from the islands. All _2_ once, the sky _3_ (cover) with dark clouds and in less than a minute we were in _4_ terrible storm.It may seem strange, but at that moment, _5_ we were on the e
15、dge of the whirlpool, I felt _6_ (calm) than when we were moving towards it. I noticed that the heavier objects went down more quickly _7_ the smaller, lighter ones. So I tied myself to a barrel to help me float. And without _8_ (wait), I dived into the sea to try and escape.As you can see, I did es
16、cape. In the end a boat picked me _9_. I was very tired. The fishermen were my old friends, but they were unable _10_ (recognise) me. When I told them the story, they did not believe it.1terror 2.at 3.was_covered 4.a 5.when 6calmer 7.than 8.waiting 9.up 10.to_recognise 1 (教材P14) I tried to make my b
17、rother understand, but he was terrified and stayed in the heavy boat.我努力使我哥哥明白这一点，但他十分恐惧，呆坐在沉重的木船里。(1)terrify sb. into (doing) sth.恐吓某人做某事(2)terrified adj. 非常害怕的；极度恐惧的be terrified of sth./sb. 害怕某物/某人be terrified of doing sth. 害怕做某事(3)terrifying adj. 极其可怕的；骇人听闻的(4)terror n. 恐惧，害怕in terror 恐惧地即学即用(1)F
18、aced with the terrifying animal, the boy felt terrified.面对这个可怕的动物，男孩觉得很害怕。(2)They terrified the boy into not telling what he had seen.他们恐吓那孩子让他别讲出他看到的。(3)The Ebola virus is terrifying no matter where it strikes.埃博拉病毒无论袭击哪里都令人恐惧。(4)单句语法填空The robber terrified her into handing out her money.Mice are na
19、turally terrified (terrify) of cats, and usually panic of flee at the smell of one.A terrifying (terrify) scream in the blackness of the night made my blood run cold.2 (教材P14) Without waiting, I dived into the sea to try and escape.我毫不犹豫地跳进了海里，设法逃生。(1)escape from/out of.从逃走escape n/doing sth. (常用被动语
20、态)避开escape sb. 被某人遗忘(2)have a narrow escape 九死一生即学即用(1)He escaped from prison, but was rearrested by the police a month later.他成功越狱，但一个月后再次被警方逮捕。(2)The thief escaped by climbing over a fence.小偷越过篱笆逃走了。(3)That was a narrow escape all right, when our car turned over!那会儿我们的车翻了，那简直是死里逃生。(4)Ive met her b
21、efore, but her_name_escapes_me.我以前见过她，但她的名字我忘记了。(5)He was so terrified that he didnt know how to escape_from_the_room.他是如此害怕，以至于不知道怎样从房间里逃跑。(6)We were lucky to escape_being_punished.我们很幸运，没有受罚。survive vt. 幸免于难；存活；艰难度过，比活得长recover vi. 恢复健康；康复；痊愈(教材P14) Our boat survived, and I was trying to recover w
22、hen my elder brother put his mouth close to my ear, and screamed out the terrifying word “Whirlpool！”我们的船保住了。我正竭力回过神来，就在这时，哥哥把嘴凑到我耳旁，大声说出了那个让人胆战心惊的词“漩涡！”survive vt.幸存；生存；幸免于难；艰难度过；比活得长(1)survive on靠存活下来A survives B by时间 A比B多活多长时间survive sth. 幸免于；从中逃生(2)survival n. 幸存，存活(3)survivor n. 幸存者注意：survive用作
23、及物动词时，可直接跟“疾病、灾难、事故”等名词，不需要再加多余的in或from，表示“从中幸存下来”。即学即用(1)These plants wont survive without sun.没有阳光这些植物是不会成活的。(2)The old man survived his wife by ten years.妻子死后那位老人又活了十年。(3)A plane crashed yesterday, and there were no survivors.昨天有架飞机坠毁了，没有一个人生还。(4)单句语法填空Few birds managed to_survive (survive) the w
24、inter last year in this area.Darwins theory of evolution is based on the survival (survive) of the fittest.There was only one survivor (survive) of the plane crash.recover vi. 恢复健康；康复；痊愈(1)recover oneself恢复正常；使清醒recover from. 从中恢复过来(2)recovery n. 恢复，康复make a recovery from 从中恢复即学即用(5)It took a long t
25、ime for him to recover from a bad cold.他患重感冒，很长时间才康复。(6)I nearly fell but managed to recover myself.我差一点倒下，但最后还是站稳了。(7)My father has made a recovery from the illness.我父亲已完全康复了。(8)单句语法填空The doctor said he would recover himself (he) in a day or two.It can take many years to recover from the death of a
26、 loved one.She is surprised at the recovery (recover) of the missing diamond.4 (教材P15) The fishermen were my old friends, but they were unable to recognise me.那些渔夫是我的老朋友，但是他们已经认不出我来了。(1)recognise sb./sth. from/by.从辨别出某人/某物be recognised as/to be. 被公认为It is recognised that. 人们公认(2)recognition n. 识别；承认
27、，认出beyond/out of recognition 认不出来即学即用(1)They recognised that their eating habits might have also contributed to their heart diseases.他们认识到他们的饮食习惯可能也是他们患心脏疾病的原因之一。(2)The moment I answered the phone, I recognised his voice.我一接电话，就听出了他的声音。(3)Everyone recognised him to be the lawful heir.大家都承认他为合法继承人。(4
28、)It is widely recognised that environment pollution has become one of the most serious problems that people face.人们一致认为环境污染已经成为人们面临的最严重的问题之一。(5)单句语法填空It is_recognised (recognise) that students learn better in their mother language.Recognising (recognise) that he was wrong, he apologised to his mothe
29、r.Mary is recognised as an expert in art.After 25 years she has changed beyond recognition (recognise)辨析比较recognise指认出某人、笔迹或听出某人的声音know最常用的，最普通的“知道”或“认识”的意思，也可指懂得知识realise更强调“认识到”，常指发现了以前没有发现的事物5 (教材P15) opposite 反义词opposite adj. 相反的，相对着的adv. 在对面即学即用(1)Shes rather quiet, but her sister is just the o
30、pposite.她相当文静，而她的妹妹正好相反。(2)They sat at opposite ends of a table, having supper.他俩面对面坐在餐桌两侧吃晚饭。(3)He turned and walked in_the_opposite_direction.他转身朝着相反的方向走了。(4)Theres a newly married couple living_opposite.有一对新婚夫妇住在对面。1 (教材P14)Read them in that order to see if the story makes sense.按照那个顺序读一读，看看这个故事是
31、否讲得通。make sense of理解，明白make no sense 没有道理，没有意义in a sense 在一定程度上；就某种意义上说Theres no sense (in) doing sth. 做某事没道理/没意义即学即用(1)Does it make sense to let children watch such TV plays?让孩子们看这样的电视剧有意义吗？(2)Planning so far ahead makes_no_senseso many things will have changed by next year.这么早就做计划毫无意义到明年好多事情会发生改变。
32、(3)There_is_no_sense in arguing about the problem with him.与他争论这个问题毫无意义。(4)Only after I read the poem a second time did I make_sense_of it.我把这首诗又读了一遍之后才理解了它的含义。2 (教材P14)All at once, the sky was covered with dark clouds and in less than a minute we were in a terrible storm.突然，天空被乌云笼罩，刹那间，我们遇到了可怕的暴风雨。
33、(1)all at once 突然，忽然(suddenly, all of a sudden)；同时，一起(at the same time, all together)(2)all in all总的说来all along 始终，一直all over 到处，遍及above all 最重要的是，尤其是after all 毕竟in all 总共，总计(3)at once 立刻，马上once in a while 偶尔once upon a time 很久以前once moreonce again 再一次，又一次即学即用(1)All at once, he remembered a certain
34、man called his name on his way to work.突然，他记起在他上班的路上一个人叫了他的名字。(2)He has his faults, but, all_in_all,_he is a good helper.他虽有缺点，但总的说来，他是一个好帮手。(3)Above_all,_the person in charge was on the spot.最重要的是，负责人当时在场。(4)We didnt know why the machine stopped all_at_once.我们不知为什么机器忽然停了下来。(5)They go out together o
35、nce_in_a_while but not very often.他们偶尔一块出去，但不经常。3 (教材P15)In the end, a boat picked me up.最后，一条船把我救了起来。pick up取(物)；搭载；(开车)接；拾起；拿起；获得；(偶然)学会；好转；接收；恢复原状pick out 挑出；认出即学即用(1)Business will pick up before summer.夏天到来之前，生意将会好转。(2)The bus stopped so as to pick up passengers.公交车停下来以便乘客上车。(3)He picked up Span
36、ish when he was in Mexico.在墨西哥时，他学会了西班牙语。(4)His father has just recovered. I think this medicine should pick him up.他父亲刚刚痊愈。我想这种药应该会让他恢复。(5)写出下列句中pick up的汉语意思The boy picked up this book in a small bookstore.买到，获得He picked up the local language quickly.偶然学会Many cell phones can pick up programs as rad
37、ios do.接收(节目)If the situation doesnt pick up next year, we will quit the industry.(情况)好转Ill pick you up at your home tomorrow.(开车)接(教材P14) One day, my two brothers and I were coming back from the islands, our boat full of fish.一天，我和我的两个兄弟从岛上归来，船上载满了鱼。本句为一个简单句。句中our boat full of fish为独立主格结构，相当于and ou
38、r boat was full of fish。在句中作状语。独立主格结构不是句子，只是一个修饰成分，在句中作时间、原因、方式、条件和伴随状语。独立主格结构是由“名词/代词分词/不定式/形容词/副词/介词短语”构成，其中前面的名词或代词为后面结构的逻辑主语。注意：(1)独立主格结构的逻辑主语与句子的主语不同，它独立存在。(2)独立主格结构一般用逗号与句子隔开。即学即用(1)Tom looked at the millionpound note, his eyes wide open.汤姆眼睛睁得大大的，看着这张百万英镑的钞票。(2)Here are the first two volumes,
39、 the third one to come out next month.这是前两卷，第三卷下月出版。(3)The teacher came into the classroom, a book in hand.老师手里拿着一本书走进了教室。(4)单句语法填空Time permitting (permit), we are going to visit you tomorrow.The test finished (finish), we began our holiday.Much work to_do (do), I cant go shopping with you.He was li
40、stening attentively in class, his eyes fixed (fix) on the blackboard.(教材P14) Our boat survived， and I was trying to recover when my elder brother put his mouth close to my ear， and screamed out the terrifying word “Whirlpool！”我们的船保住了。我正竭力回过神来，就在这时，我哥哥把嘴凑到我耳旁，大声说出了那个让人胆战心惊的词“漩涡！”。was trying.when.为“be
41、 doing.when.”句型，意为“正在做这时(突然)”，when为并列连词。when用作并列连词句型归纳：(1)be doing.when.正在做这时(2)had just done.when. 刚做完这时(3)be about to do.when. 正要做这时(4)be on the point of doing.when. 正要做这时即学即用(1)I was walking along the street when I heard someone calling my name.我正在街上走，这时突然听到有人喊我。(2)I had just finished reading the
42、 novel when my father came in.我刚读完这本小说，这时父亲进来了。(3)单句语法填空They were on the point of leaving when the power was cut off.I was about to_start (start) when it began to rain.She was_cooking (cook) when someone knocked at the door.(1)本句为一个复合句。句中as you can see为as引导的非限制性定语从句。as在此引导非限制性定语从句，代替后面整个句子的内容。as引导非限
43、制性定语从句时，可在从句中作主语、宾语、表语，且从句位置比较灵活，可在句首、句中或句末，常翻译成“正如，就像”，常用结构有：as you/we know， as is well known， as is said above， as is reported， as has been expected， as we can see等。即学即用As we know, it will take a long time to master a foreign language.正如我们所知，掌握一门外语需要花费很长一段时间。As_is_reported,_a foreign delegation wi
44、ll visit our city.据报道，一个外国代表团要来我市参观。As_is_expected,_our school team won the football match.正如期望的那样，我们校队赢得了足球赛。(2)did escape为一种强调结构，强调谓语动词。“do/did/does动词原形”出现在肯定句中，只有一般现在时和一般过去时两种，译为“的确，确实”；do用于祈使句句首时，译为“务必；一定”。即学即用I do like playing basketball.我确实喜欢打篮球。He does_get_up_early every morning.他每天早晨确实起得很早。S
45、he did_have_been to the Summer Palace two years ago.她两年前确实去过颐和园。.单句语法填空1One day, we were swimming in the river. All at once, a heavy rain poured down.2To his horror (horrible), he could not see anything any longer.3A prisoner escaped from the prison this morning.4It took him a long time to recover f
46、rom a bad cold.5He is recognised as a movie star in Hong Kong.6It happens that the two friends have the same birthday.7She had just finished her homework when her mother asked her to practise playing the piano yesterday.8All at once the light went out and everyone felt frightened.9He is the only one
47、 to_survive (survive) the accident.10A survey says that most people are terrified (terrify) of snakes.完成句子1It_took_me_just_two_hours to do this experiment.做这个实验仅花了我两个小时。2He does_enjoy listening to classical music.他的确喜欢听古典音乐。3Weather_permitting,_the ship makes two round trips a month.如果天气允许，这艘船一个月会航行两个往返。4We were_playing_basketball on the playground when it began to rain heavily.我们正在操场上打篮球，突然下起了大雨。5It_is_recognised_that Lincoln is one of the greatest presidents in America.林肯被公认为是美国最伟大的总统之一。6As_is_known_to_all,_fish cant live without water.众所周知，鱼离开了水就活不了。- 18 - 版权所有高考资源网