1、Unit 2PoemsSection Warming Up&Reading一、课文大意填空The passage tells us some(1)_ forms of poem,suchas(2)_ rhymes,list poems,(3)_，and haiku,which is very popular with English speakers.And it also refers tothe Chinese poems,which have been(4)_ into English.simple nursery cinquain translated 二、根据课文内容，选择最佳答案
2、1In Poem A,the author uses the poem to express his feelingsto his _.AparentsCloverBchildDfriends2 Which poems contain strong rhythm among the followingpoems?_APoems A&B.BPoems C&D.CPoems E&F.DPoems G&H.B A 3Both cinquain and haiku have _ in common.A17 syllablesBa clear picture and a special feeling
3、in a few wordsCfive linesDlisted things4According to Poem H,the title of the English translation ofa Chinese poem must be _.A长信怨C桃花溪B水夫谣D望夫石B D 5It can be inferred from the different types of poems that theauthor shows _.Apoems are the most beautiful language in the worldBpeople from child to adult
4、have to learn poemsCpoems are written differently depending on nationsDpeople all over the world like poems very muchC Poetryis used to tell a story or(1)_ what will give us astrong impression,or it is used to convey certain(2)_(3)_a common type of childrens poetry,(4)_children because of rhyme and
5、strong rhythm and alsorepetition,and make them easy to learn and(5)_when they learn about language.Cinquaina poem,made up of(6)_ lines,where studentscan(7)_ a strong picture in just a few words.Haikua(8)_ form of poetry rather than a traditionalform of English poetry,has(9)_，and gives aclear picture
6、 and creates a(10)_ feeling in just afew words.Tang Poems a Chinese form of poetry.三、阅读课文，然后完成下列表格describe emotions Nurserrhymes delight recite five convey Japanese 17 syllables special Some poems tell a story or describe something in a waythat will give the reader a strong impression.有些诗是为了叙事，或者说是描
7、述某件事并给读者以强烈的印象。1先行词为way 的定语从句解析 本句为定语从句，先行词为 way，在定语从句中作主语，关系代词用 that 或 which。如：Can you tell me the way that/which can be used to solve theproblem?你能告诉我可以用来解决这个问题的办法吗？拓展way 在定语从句中作状语时，关系词用 in which 或that，也可省略。如：What surprised me was not what he said but the way inwhich/that he said it.令我惊讶的不是他说了什么而是
8、他说的方式。运用 完成句子I didnt like _(方 式)my father talked tome.the way(in which/that)Others try to convey certain emotions.而有些诗是为了传达某种感情。2convey vt.传达；运送 典例 I found it hard to convey my feelings in words.我觉得难以用言语来表达我的感情。A wire conveys an electric current.电线传导电流。拓展convey sth.to sb./sp.向某人表达/将某物运送到某地 运用 完成句子We
9、 often use body language to _(表 达我们的意思)The hotel _(载 送 乘 客 到)theair terminal by bus.convey our meaningconveys passengers to The language is concrete but imaginative,and theydelight small children because they rhyme,have strong rhythmand a lot of repetition.童谣的语言具体但富有想象力，而且能使小孩子们快乐，因为他们押韵、节奏感强，而且重复多遍
10、。3concrete解析(1)作形容词，意为“具体的”，其反义词为 abstract，意为“抽象的”。如：He gave me a concrete explanation.他给了我一个具体的说明。(2)作名词，意为“混凝土”。如：A lot of buildings are made of concrete now.现在很多建筑都用混凝土建造。拓展 concrete examples 具体的例子be set in concrete 固定不变运用 完成句子Books and blackboards are _(具 体 的 东西)concrete objectsThe poems may not
11、 make sense and even seemcontradictory,but they are easy to learn and recite.童谣不一定合乎常理，甚至有的看起来自相矛盾，但是它们容易学也容易背诵。4contradictory adj.引起矛盾的；好反驳的(无比较级和最高级)典例 His two statements are contradictory.他的两种说法互相矛盾。拓展 be contradictory to 与相矛盾运用 完成句子The prisoners statement was _(相矛盾的)the one hed made earlier.cont
12、radictory to.if we hadnt taken it easy,if we hadnt run out ofenergy.如果我们没有放松警惕，如果我们没有筋疲力尽。5take it easy 轻松；不紧张；从容 典例 You must take it easy sometimes.有时候你必须放松一下。拓展 take ones time 不慌不忙，从容不迫，慢慢来 take things easy 不紧张；轻轻松松 运用 完成句子_(别着急),well take care of everything.Take it easy 6run out of 用完解析 run out o
13、f 为及物动词短语，主语一般为人。如：We are running out of water.我们快用完水了。拓展 用 run out 意为“用光”，为不及物动词短语，主语为物。如：Water is running out.水快用完了。运用 用 run out of/run out 的适当形式填空We _ the gas on the freeway last night.My money has _.ran out of run out Another simple form of poem that students can easilywrite is the cinquain,a po
14、em made up of five lines.另外一种学生容易写的简体诗是由五行组成的，叫做“五行诗”。7be made up of 由构成解析本句中 made up of 为过去分词短语作定语，修饰 apoem,made 前不用 be 动词。be made up of 相当于 consist of。作谓语时要带 be 动词，其主动形式为 make up。如：Two doctors and five nurses made up the medical team.(主动语态中不用介词 of)The medical team is made up of two doctors and fiv
15、enurses.(被动语态中要用介词 of)两个医生和五个护士组成了这个医疗队。拓展 be made for 专门为制作be made from 用制成(从成品上看不出原材料)be made of 用制成(从成品上可看出原材料)be made into 被制成/加工成make up for 弥补make up 组成；化妆；编造make out 填写；辨认出；理解运用 用上面所提供的短语的适当形式填空Imagine that you live in a society _different races.This kind of paper _ wood.I bought a toy _ glas
16、s.Wood can _ desks and chairs.made up of is made from made of be made intoTeasing,shouting,laughing 爱闹，爱叫，又爱笑8tease vi.&vt.取笑；招惹；戏弄典例 Dont take it seriouslyhes only teasing.别把它当真，他只不过是在开玩笑。拓展 tease sb.about sth.因某物取笑某人laugh at/make fun of/play jokes on/play trick on 取笑运用 完成句子The dog may bite you if
17、you _(不停地逗惹它)Mary _(因 取 笑 吉 姆)hisbig glasses.keep teasing it teased Jim about A fallen blossom is coming back to the branch.落下的花朵回到了树枝上。9branch解析(1)n.树枝；支流，支线；(学科的)分科；部门A bird has just lighted upon that branch.一只鸟儿刚好落到那根树枝上了。The river has three main branches.这条河有三条主要的支流。English is a branch of the Ge
18、rmanic family of languages.英语是日耳曼语系的一个分支。The bank has branches all over the country.该银行在全国各地均有分行。(2)vi.出枝；分叉The tree near the house branched over the roof.屋旁那棵树的分枝长到了屋顶上。拓展 branch away(道路、河流等)分叉，岔开 branch accounts 联行账；支店(分店)账户；分类账运用 完成句子 The company located its _(分 公 司)inthe suburbs.Youll have to _(
19、折 断 枝 干)to getthrough the thick forest.branch offices break the branches It is easy to write and,like the cinquain,can give a clearpicture and create a special feeling using the minimum ofwords.它容易写，而且像“五行诗”一样，可以用最少的词语呈现出一幅清晰的画面，表达出一种特殊的感情。10minimum解析(1)n.最低限度；最少量；最小数You must practise each day for a
20、 minimum of 30 minutes.你必须每天至少练习 30 分钟。(2)adj.最小量的；最低点的；最低限度的The minimum wage is 4.25 dollars an hour.最低工价为每小时 4.25 美元。拓展 其反义词为 maximum。如：Our goal is to achieve the maximum of efficiency.我们的目标是取得最高的效率。运用 完成句子The cost should be kept to _(一个最低限度)a minimum Did you know that English speakers also enjoy
21、otherformsof AsianpoetryTangpoemsfromChinainparticular？你知道吗？说英语的人也喜欢其他类型的亚洲诗，尤其是中国的“唐诗”。11in particular 尤其；特别典例I noticed his eyes in particular,because they were suchan unusual color.我尤其注意到了他的眼睛，因为它们的颜色非同寻常。She stressed that point in particular.她特别强调了那一点。拓展in particularparticularly，作“特殊地，具体地”讲时常用在 a
22、nyone,anything,anywhere,no one 等不定代词的后 面。运用 完成句子Is there anything _(特 别)youdlike for dinner?in particular/particularly Never looking back,transformed into stone.化为石，不回头。12transform vi.&vt.转化；转换；改造；变换 典例 The magician transformed the frog into a prince.魔术师把青蛙变成了王子。The situation has been greatly transf
23、ormed.形势已经大为好转。拓展 transform.into.把转化/改造成运用 完成句子Heat can _(把水转化成)steam.transform water into Should the traveller return,this stone would utterspeech.行人归来石应语。13虚拟语气的倒装解析这是一个倒装句，相当于 If the traveller return,thisstone would utter speech.。如果非真实条件句中有 were,had,should 等助动词时，可将 if 省略，而把 were,had 或 should 置于句首，来表达以 if 引导的条件句的相同意思。如：Should it rain/Were it to rain tomorrow,the sports meet wouldbe put off.如果明天下雨，运动会将会推迟。运用 同义句转换，每空一词If he had seen you yesterday,he would have returned yourbook._ _ _ _ yesterday,he wouldhave returned your book.Had he seen you