1、Section Learning about Language & Using Language.重点单词1local adj. 本地的；当地的2apart adv. 分离地；分别地3painting n. 绘画；画paint v. 绘画4evidence n. 根据；证据5explode vi. 爆炸6entrance n. 入口enter v. 进入7sailor n. 水手；海员；船员sail v. 航海8sink vi. 下沉；沉下9informal adj. 非正式的formal adj. 正式的10debate n. 争论；辩论；vi. 争论；辩论.重点短语1take_apart
2、拆开2agree_with 同意，赞同3rather_than 而不是4think_highly_of 看重；器重.重点句式1be doing.when. 正在做这时One day he was_looking in a secondhand furniture shop when he saw an amazing object among the many different vases and jewels.一天，他正在一家二手家具店里查看，这时他在众多不同的花瓶和首饰中看见了一个神奇的东西。2特殊疑问词to doIn a trial, a judge must decide which
3、 eyewitnesses to_believe and which not to_believe.在审判中，法官必须断定哪些证人可以相信，哪些证人不能相信。3which引导非限制性定语从句He/She only cares about whether the eyewitness has given true information, which must be facts rather than opinions.他/她(法官)所考虑的只是目击者是否提供了真实的信息，这些信息必须是事实而非个人观点或看法。4nor位于句首引起部分倒装Nor_do_I_think they should gi
4、ve it to any government.我也认为他们不应该把它交给任何政府。课文预读A FACT OR AN OPINION?What is a fact? Is it something that people believe？ No. A fact is anything that can be proved. For example, it can be proved that China has more people than any other country in the world. This is a fact.Then what is an opinion? An
5、opinion is what someone believes is true but has not been proved. So an opinion is not good evidence in a trial. For example, it is an opinion if you say “Cats are better pets than dogs”. It may be true, but it is difficult to prove. Some people may not agree with this opinion but they also cannot p
6、rove that they are right.In a trial, a judge must decide which eyewitnesses to believe and which not to believe. The judge does not consider what each eyewitness looks like or where that person lives or works. He/She only cares about whether the eyewitness has given true information, which must be f
7、acts rather than opinions. This kind of information is called evidence.that引导定语从句，修饰something。any other任何其他一个more.than any other.为比较级形式，却表达了最高级的含义，此处相当于has the most people of all the countries in the world。在It can be proved that.句式中，it是形式主语，真正的主语是that引导的从句。what引导表语从句，其中someone believes为插入语。evidence/
8、evIdns/n. 根据；证据good evidence充分的证据trial/traIl/n. 审判；审讯；试验in a trial在审判中agree with赞成；同意(后接sb.或what sb. says)agree with还表示“与一致；(食物、气候等)适合某人”。eyewitness/aIwItnIs/n. 目击者；证人句中两个“which不定式”结构都作decide的宾语。or连接了由what和where引导的两个从句，作动词consider的并列宾语，其语序均为陈述语序。care about在乎；在意；关心rather than而不是whether引导的从句作cares abo
9、ut的宾语；which引导非限制性定语从句。事实还是看法什么是事实呢？是不是人们所相信的就是事实呢？不是。事实是任何可以被证实的事。举例来说，中国人口比世界上任何其他一个国家的人口都多，这是可以被证实的，这就是事实。那么，什么是看法呢？看法是人们相信是真实的，但是未经证实。因此在审判中，看法不是有说服力的证据。举例来说，如果你说“猫作为宠物比狗好”，这就是看法，这个看法可能是正确的，但是它难以被证实。有些人可能不同意这种看法，但是他们也不能证明他们是正确的。 在审判中，法官必须断定哪些证人可以相信，哪些证人不能相信。法官并不考虑每个证人的长相如何，也不考虑那个人住在哪里，或者在哪儿工作。他/她
10、关心的只是证人是否提供了真实的信息，这些信息必须是事实而不是看法。这种信息就叫作证据。课文理解.课文判断正(T)误(F)1A fact is something that people believe.(F)2It is a fact that China has more people than any other country in the world.(T)3The judge cares about whether the eyewitness has given true information.(T)4The mine was closed because the German
11、soldiers didnt want others to find what they hid in it.(T).课文阅读理解1What really is a fact according to the passage?AIt is something that more than one person believes.BIt is something that more than one person has seen or done.CIt is anything that can be proved.DIt is anything that is believed or acce
12、pted by most people.答案：C2What is NOT true about the definition of an opinion?AIt is what someone believes to be true.BIt is something that hasnt been proved.CIt is something that can be proved.DBoth A and B.答案：C3A judge must consider the eyewitness _ in a trial.AappearanceBjobCopinion Dfacts答案：D4In
13、1945 Jan Hasek saw _.Asomething exploded Bthe mine was closedCsome German soldiers Dthe Amber Room答案：C1 (教材P5)This kind of information is called evidence.这种信息就叫作证据。(1)There is some/no evidence that.有/无证据证明(2)evident adj. 明显的，明白的Its evident that. 很明显即学即用(1)The police went through the building with a
14、finetooth comb, but they found no evidence that would help them to catch the thief.警察把大楼彻底地搜查了一遍，但他们没有发现能帮助他们抓住小偷的证据。(2)The environmentally friendly trend of not setting off fireworks is becoming more evident year by year.不燃放烟花的环保趋势逐年明显。(3)There is a lot of evidence that stress is partly responsible
15、 for disease.有很多证据证明压力是造成疾病的原因之一。(4)It was evident that Mr Lambs search was a failure. Even then he would not admit his mistake.很明显兰姆先生的寻找失败了。即使那时，他也不承认他的错误。(5)There is some evidence to suggest that he was there on the night when she was murdered.有一些证据证明她被谋杀的当晚他在现场。2 (教材P5)To my surprise the entranc
16、e to the mine was closed.令我惊讶的是，通往矿井的入口被关闭了。(1)make an entrance进入entrance to地点 的入口(2)enter vt. 进入(3)exit n. 出口即学即用(1)As the police were entering the building from the front entrance, the thieves escaped through the back door.警察从前门冲进大楼的时候，这群小偷从后门逃走了。(2)If she had noticed her fathers entrance, she gav
17、e no indication.就算她已经注意到了父亲的到来，她也会不动声色。(3)As she walked along, she noticed an old pine tree ahead at the entrance to a valley.她往前走时，注意到前边峡谷口有棵老松树。(4)With 250,000 people entering (enter) the job market every year, the employment situation will be even severer.随着每年有25万人进入就业市场，就业形势将会更加严峻。(5)He made_his
18、_entrance onto the stage smiling, one hand waving at the audience.他一边微笑一边向观众挥手，从入口处走上了舞台。3 即学即用(1)He made it for only three or four metres before his feet sank into the mud, along with his bike.他刚刚走了三四米，他的脚连同自行车就陷进泥里了。(2)The boats, which contained treasure, sank.装有财宝的船沉到水里了。(3)Hearing the bad news,
19、his heart sank.听到这个不好的消息，他的心沉了下去。(4)When the golden sun sank in the west，countless grey swans rose over the horizon and flew out of sight.当金色的太阳落山时，数不清的灰色天鹅在地平线上升起，飞出了人们的视野。(5)She just sat there, sunk in thought.她只是在那儿坐着，陷入了沉思。4 debate on/over/about就而争论；辩论under debate(being debated) 在讨论中；在辩论中beyond/
20、without debate 无可争议debate with sb. about/on 就与某人辩论即学即用(1)They debated heatedly on/over/about whether college students should do parttime jobs or not.他们就大学生是否应该做兼职工作进行了激烈的辩论。(2)There are expected to be some heated debates in parliament over the next few days.预计接下来的几天里议会将会进行一些激烈的辩论。(3)One of the quest
21、ions under_debate (which are being debated)is whether education is lifelong study.其中一个在讨论的问题就是教育是否是终生学习。(4)After a heated debate with his boss, Mr Chen has painted himself into a corner.和老板激烈地争辩之后，陈先生的处境十分不妙。(5)He said it was beyond/without_debate that the climate has changed markedly over the last
22、century.他说毋庸置疑的是在过去的一个世纪中，气候发生了显著的变化。1 (教材P4)The old man saw some Germans taking apart the Amber Room and removing it.那位老人看到一些德国人把琥珀屋拆开，然后搬走了。tell.apart 把区别开来apart from即学即用(1)He took a radio apart yesterday but didnt know how to put it together again.昨天他把一台收音机拆开了，但不知道怎么把它再装起来。(2)The two things are v
23、ery hard to tell_apart.这两样东西很难区别。(3)Apart_from being too large, the trousers dont suit me.这条裤子不但太大，而且我穿着也不合适。(教材P5)He/She only cares about whether the eyewitness has given true information, which must be facts rather than opinions.他/她关心的只是目击者是否提供了真实的信息，这些信息必须是事实，而不是看法。(1)rather than连接句子中两个并列的成分(2)ra
24、ther than连接两个名词或代词作主语时，谓语动词的单复数与rather than前面的名词或代词在人称和数上保持一致(3)would do.rather than do.would rather do.than do.prefer to do.rather than do.宁愿做而不愿做即学即用(1)We will have the meeting in the classroom rather than in the great hall.我们是在教室里开会，不是在大厅里。(2)The sweater she bought was beautiful rather than cheap
25、.与其说她买的这件羊毛衫便宜不如说它漂亮。(3)He rather than you, is (be) to have a talk with the stranger.是他而不是你要和那个陌生人谈一谈。(4)He would stay at home watching TV rather than go (go) to the concert.他宁愿在家里看电视也不愿去听音乐会。3 (教材P7)I think highly of those who are searching for the Amber Room.我很欣赏那些为寻找琥珀屋而努力的人们。think well/much of对评
26、价很高；看重；欣赏think poorly/ill/badly of 认为不好think nothing/little of 认为不足为奇；轻视即学即用(1)Judging from his expression, he doesnt think well/ much of your plan.从他的表情判断，他对你的计划评价不高。(2)I am sorry that you should think so badly/ill of me.真遗憾，你竟然把我想得这样坏。(3)He thinks_nothing_of walking four miles to work and back eve
27、ry day.每天上下班步行四英里他觉得没什么。名师点津当think highly/well of用于被动结构时，修饰thought的副词应放在thought之前，即be highly/well thought of。(4)Pop music is_highly_thought_of by most young people.大多数年轻人对流行音乐很是赞赏。 For example， it can be proved that China has more people than any other country in the world.举例来说，中国人口比世界上任何其他一个国家的人口都多
28、，这是可以被证实的。“it can be proved that.”结构中的it是形式主语，that从句是真正的主语，其中that没有实际意义，只起引导作用。(1)It can be proved that what he has said is not true.他所说的并不是真的，这可以得到证实。(2)It_is_widely_believed_that China will certainly play a more and more important part in the world.人们普遍认为中国将肯定会在世界上发挥越来越重要的作用。(3)It_is_a_pity_that s
29、he has made a such a mistake.她犯下这样的错误，真是遗憾。(4)It_is_said_that he has spent the whole day decorating his sitting room.据说他一整天忙于装饰客厅。 In a trial，a judge must decide which eyewitnesses to believe and which not to believe.在审判中，法官必须断定哪些证人可以相信，哪些证人不能相信。which eyewitnesses to believe and which not to believe
30、是两个疑问代词which动词不定式结构，作decide的宾语，相当于一个宾语从句。该结构可以作主语、宾语和表语。(1)The experts are debating how to solve the mystery of the Amber Rooms disappearance.专家们正在讨论如何解开琥珀屋消失之谜。(2)When to_go (go) out for a picnic has not been decided.什么时候外出野餐还没有定下来。(3)Have you decided where to_spend (spend) your holiday?你们决定到哪里去度假了
31、吗？.单句语法填空1The employee you have been think highly (high) of proves dishonest.2It can be proved that he is a generous and warmhearted man.3The entrance to the meeting room has already been closed.4There is a lot of evidence (evident) to prove that smoking has a bad effect on our lungs.5A bomb explode
32、d (explode) suddenly by the roadside and destroyed his car.6To be honest, Im at a loss how to settle (settle) the problem.7Lucy，rather than her parents, is going to Hainan next month.8The kids watched as the coin sank to the bottom of the pool.补全句子1You should take_this_computer_apart (把电脑拆开) to see
33、what is wrong with it.2It_can_be_easily_proved_that (很容易被证明) nothing is more precious than time.3Im thinking what_to_do_next (接下来要做什么)4Mr Green is very generous to us, so all of us think_highly_of_him (对他评价高)5We are_having_a_heated_debate (正在进行激烈的辩论) on the question till late into the night.6I prefer_to_work_rather_than_sit_there/would_work_rather_than_sit_there/would_rather_work_than_sit_there (宁愿工作而不愿坐在那里) doing nothing.