1、Book 2 Unit 1 Tales of the unexplained 课 前 自 主 学 习 课 堂 知 识 突 破 栏目导航 晨读暮诵 单元话题自然未解之迷1storm n暴风雨2powerful adj.强大的3typhoon n台风4rescue v援救;营救5natural adj.自然的6wild adj.野生的;荒凉的7hurricane n飓风8damage v&n.损害,损坏9decrease v减少10earthquake n地震11victim n灾民12sand storm沙尘暴13get involved in涉及14die out灭绝15disaster-hi
2、t area灾区16come to rescue前来救援17rescue work救援工作18be trapped in ruins被困废墟中19lie in ruins变为废墟20economic losses经济损失1Lets work together and do what we can/do our best to make the earth a better place to live in.让我们一起努力,尽我们所能地让地球变成更美好的家园。2It seems that they are not worried at all about the fact that wild a
3、nimals are endangered.野生动物处于濒危状态,他们似乎一点也不担心。3The rainstorm has left 13 dead,23 missing in this town so far.到目前为止,这次暴雨使这个城镇 13 人遇难,23 人下落不明。4Whats worse,passengers at airports had to face delays and some international flights were cancelled.更糟糕的是,机场的乘客不得不面临延机,一些国际航班被取消。5It swept across many towns and
4、 cities in eastern Australia,including Sydney.它席卷了澳大利亚东部的许多城镇,包括悉尼。前央视记者柴静在2015年年初推出了她自费拍摄的雾霾深度调查纪录片穹顶之下。作为一个高中生,你认为是什么导致了雾霾天气?在日常生活中你有应对雾霾的措施吗?请就此话题写一篇英语短文。注意:1.词数100左右;2可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。参考词汇:雾霾天气haze weather参考范文Recently,I have viewed“Under the Dome”,a smog documentary released by Chai Jing.I think
5、haze weather results from air pollution.Some factories and private cars emit poisonous gas,which are to blame.In my daily life,I often walk to school instead of taking my fathers car.At home and school,seldom do I switch on the air conditioner.Besides,in the Spring Festival,I persuade my family and
6、my friends not to set off fireworks.Additionally,I frequently tell the people I meet to protect the environment as much as they can.I will continue to go green and appeal to my classmates to make efforts to live a green life.I hope our sky will be sunny and blue soon.高频词汇1_(adj.)无法解释的,神秘的2_(adj.)困惑的
7、,茫然的3_(n.)发生的事情(尤指不寻常的或讨厌的)4_(vi.)消失;失踪5_(n.)目击者,证人(vt.)目击,见证【答案】1.unexplained 2.puzzled 3.incident 4.disappear 5witness6_(vt.)假定;认为7_(vi.)发生8_(n.)可能性9_(n.)证据10_(vt.)不予考虑;解雇;解散11_(adj.)热情的;热烈的;满腔热忱的12_(vi.)不同意【答案】6.assume 7.occur 8.possibility 9.evidence10dismiss 11.enthusiastic 12.disagree13_(adj.)
8、适当的14_(n.)(文件等)空白处,空格;(adj.)空白的;无表情的15_(n.)折扣16_(vt.)组织,筹备;安排,处理17_(n.)奖,奖品,奖金(vt.)授予,奖励18_(v.&n.)攻击;进攻19_(vt.)检查20_(n.)力量,力气【答案】13.appropriate 14blank 15.discount 16.organize 17.award18attack 19.examine 20.strength派生词汇1_(adj.)令人惊奇(惊叹)的_(adj.)惊讶的_(n.)惊讶2_(n.)幽默_(adj.)幽默的3_(vt.)使确信,使相信_(adj.)令人信服的;有说
9、服力的_(adj.)确信的;深信的4_(n.)存在_(vi.)存在5_(vi.&vt.)生存;挺过(难关)_(n.)生存;幸存【答案】1.amazing;amazed;amazement 2.humour;humourous 3.convince;convincing;convinced4existence;exist 5.survive;survival词缀归纳在existence一词中,-ence为名词后缀,常见的还有:independence n独立,自主;preference n偏爱;优先权;reference n参考;查阅。语境活用1At that time wolves alway
10、s _(袭击)sheep and horses at night.2For some _(无法解释的)reason,he wants to move to France.3The detective is _(热情的)about looking into unexplained cases.4I knew the answer,but my mind went totally _(空白的)during the test.5They pretended that Paul was hit by a car,but the _(证据)was clear that he was killed by
11、a direct shot.【答案】1.attacked 2.unexplained 3.enthusiastic 4blank 5.evidence6Youd better go to the doctor to have your eyes e_ since you cant see the blackboard very well.7A Nobel Prize was a_ to Mo Yan in 2012.8The boss said to the man angrily,“If you are late for work once again,youll be d_.”9It ne
12、ver o_ to me that he was a man who put his personal gain above all else.10I didnt feel that this was an a_ time to discuss the problem.Lets make it another time.【答案】6.examined 7.awarded 8dismissed 9.occurred 10.appropriate1run _ 偶然遇见;撞上;陷入2look _ 调查;窥视3due _ 由于,因为4take charge _ 负责,接管,掌管5put _ 穿上;上演;
13、增加6step _ 加紧,加强;促进【答案】1.into 2.into 3.to 4.of 5.on 6.up7show _ 出现,现身8make _ 编造,杜撰;构成9give _ 放弃;交出;投降10send _ 发射;使上升11pick _ 用车接;捡起;学会12carry _ 实施;执行;完成13leave _ 遗漏;省去;不考虑【答案】7.up 8.up 9.up 10.up 11.up 12.out 13.out14take _ 脱下;拿掉;起飞;成功15belong _ 属于;是一员16_ ones way to 前往,到去17dozens _ 许多,很多【答案】14.off 1
14、5.to 16.make 17.of语境活用1China will step _ checks of soybeans from the United States after tons of soybeans were found coated with three types of harmful chemicals.2We were expecting thirty people to come,but half of them never showed _.3In Britain today women make _44%of the workforce,and nearly half
15、 the mothers with children are in paid work.【答案】1.up 2.up 3.up 4While we have not dismissed the idea,we are looking _ other possibilities as well.5My mother paid 10 yuan for dozens _ eggs yesterday.6In the north of India,the population is booming due _ high birth rates.7His boss asked him to take ch
16、arge _ the office for a few days while she was away.【答案】4.into 5.of 6.to 7.of 8He was making his way _ the supermarket when the accident happened.9My father has a piano of high quality kept in his study,which in fact has belonged_ him since his grand grandfather.10No wonder you couldnt get through.Y
17、ouve left _ a zero in this phone number.【答案】8to 9.to 10.out1.原句 Witnesses also say they saw Justin walking towards his house at 10.45 pm.点拨 saw Justin walking是“感官动词宾语宾语补足语”结构,此处宾语补足语由现在分词短语充当。仿写 正当我想中午该吃什么的时候,我看见一个熟悉的身影经过我们的教室。Just as I was thinking what I should eat at noon,I _by our classroom.【答案】
18、1.saw a familiar figure passing2.原句 Standing inside were lots of strange creatures with white skin and large black eyes.点拨 该句用了完全倒装结构。仿写 躺在地板上的是一个受伤的小男孩。_ was a wounded little boy.【答案】2.Lying on the floor3.原句 The Yeti is said to be a large,hairy animal that walks on two feet like a human being.点拨 Sb
19、./Sth.be said to do 表示“据说”,可转换为 Itbesaid that sb./sth.。在使用“Sb./Sth.be said to do”结构时,若不定式的动作发生在谓语(be said)之前,那么不定式要用完成时态(to have done)。仿写 据说他是因传播网络谣言而被拘捕的第一个人。He _ the first man who was arrested because of spreading online rumors.【答案】3was said to be4.原句 Though he has never met any aliens,he believes
20、 they do exist.点拨 do“的确,确实”,起强调作用,用来强调谓语动词。仿写 据我所知,她的确通过了驾驶测试。As far as I know,she _ the driving test.【答案】4.did pass第一板块 核心词汇基础知识要牢记1puzzled adj.困惑的,茫然的(1)be puzzled by 对感到困惑(2)puzzle n.谜,难题;迷惑vt.使迷惑,使困惑be a puzzle to 对是个谜或难题puzzle about/over sth.苦苦思索某事(3)puzzling adj.令人困惑的,莫名其妙的When you feel puzzle
21、d over/about choices,you can turn to your parents or teachers for help.当你对选择感到茫然时,可以向父母或老师求助。She gave me a hug and asked me to think about it.I was puzzled.她给了我一个拥抱,让我好好想想,我迷惑了。How he was successful is still _ puzzle to us.他是如何成功的对我们来说仍然是个谜。【答案】a巧学助记These puzzling puzzles puzzled me,and I was puzzle
22、d how to work them out.这些令人费解的难题难住了我,我不知道怎么算出它们。温馨提示 过去分词形式的形容词如puzzled,confused,frightened,excited,surprised等除了可以用来描述人的心理活动以外,还可以用来修饰与人有关的一些名词,如look,voice,smile,expression,face,sorrow等。2witness nC目击者,证人 vt.目击,见证(1)witness(to)doing sth.目击了做某事(2)be(a)witness to sth.目击、看见(某事发生)bear/give witness to sth
23、.为作证;证明Our city witnesses four different seasons,plenty of sunshine and goodrainfall,but in winter you may feel a little cold.我们的城市有四个不同的季节,阳光充足、雨水充沛,但在冬天,你可能会觉得有点冷。Many of these poems bear witness _ his years spent in India and China.这里面很多诗歌都能证明他在印度和中国度过的岁月。1949 _ the founding of the Peoples Republ
24、ic of China.1949年见证了中华人民共和国的成立。【答案】to witnessed温馨提示 英语中,动词see,witness,find,notice,say,discover,observe等的主语可以是地点名词或时间名词,这是一种拟人修辞法。3assume vt.假定;认为(1)assume that 设想/认为assume sb./sth.to be 认为某人/某物是It is generally assumed that 人们普遍认为(2)assuming that 假设/假定(3)assumption n.假定,设想on the assumption that假定It i
25、s assumed that they will eventually join the EU.人们认为他们最终会加入欧盟。I assume him _ be the cleverest boy in this class.我认为他是这个班里最聪明的男孩。_ that you have all obtained employment and are fairly started,my advice to you is“aim high”假设你们已经全部找到了工作并且工作开展得很好,我对你们的建议是:力争上游。【答案】to Assuming4occur vi.发生;想到;出现sth.occurs
26、 to sb.某人突然想起某事It occurs to sb.that 某人突然想起It occurs to sb.to do sth.某人想到要做某事Earthquakes occur frequently in this area.这一地区经常发生地震。_ occurred to me to visit my teacher.我想到要去看看我的老师。It never occurred to me _ he might be in trouble.我怎么也没有想到他会遇上麻烦。【答案】It that(2018高考全国新课标卷,完形填空)He was unconscious and as I
27、looked at his face,something occurred to me.翻译他失去了知觉,当我看着他的脸时,我突然想到了某事。5award n奖,奖品;奖金 vt.授予,奖励(1)award sb.sth.for 因而奖励某人某物be awarded sth.for因而被授予某物award sb.sth.award sth.to sb.奖励/授予/判给某人某物(2)win/get the first award 获得一等奖Management have awarded all factory employees a 5%pay rise.资方给所有员工加薪5%。Our gove
28、rnment will award a lot of money _ whoever bravely exposes the terrorists.我们的政府将奖励任何勇于揭发恐怖分子的人一大笔钱。【答案】to 词义辨析award指对完成工作或任务的人授予奖励。常用award sb.sth./award sth.to sb.reward指对别人的工作、服务或帮助等回报或酬谢,其后只接以人或人的行为作为宾语。常用reward sb.with sth.prize多指在各类竞赛、竞争或抽奖中所赢得的奖金或有价值的东西After being _ the first _,he expressed tha
29、t he would continue to _ the people and the society with his hard work.【答案】awarded;prize;reward6convince vt.使确信,使相信;说服,劝说(1)convince sb.that 使某人相信convince sb.to do sth.说服某人做某事convince sb.of sth.使某人相信某事(2)convinced adj.相信的,被说服的be convinced of/that相信convincing adj.令人信服的From this story,I am firmly conv
30、inced of the significance of honesty,which will contribute to building a warm and harmonious society.通过这个故事,我坚信了诚实的重要性,它将有助于建立一个温暖与和谐的社会。Oscar _ the manager to look in the record of advance ticket sales.奥斯卡说服经理去查看票务预订记录。【答案】convinced What he said was not _.他说的话没有说服力。【答案】convincing7survive vi.幸免;幸存;生
31、还 vt.比活得长;幸免于;(从困境等中)挺过来(1)survive sth.幸免于,在中幸存下来survive through 通过幸存下来survive on/by 靠生存下来A survive B(by时间)A 比 B(多活)(2)survivor n.幸存者survival n.U幸存;C残存物He died in 1940,but his wife survived him _ another 20 years.他在 1940 年逝世,但他的妻子比他多活了 20 年。The 12-year-old boy survived on a bottle of water.这个 12 岁的男
32、孩靠一瓶水活了下来。Having survived that night,we were confident that everything else would be all right.那天晚上幸免于难,我们都相信接下来的事情都会一切顺利。【答案】by温馨提示(1)survive表示“幸存;幸免于”时,是及物动词,因而不要加多余的in或from。(2)当survive意为“比多活多长时间”时,用“A survive B by时间”结构表示。巧学助记The little girl was the only survivor who survived the strong earthquake
33、.She told the reporter that she had to survive on little food during the days when she was buried.I think her survival was a real wonder.这个小女孩是这场大地震唯一的幸存者,她告诉记者她在被掩埋的日子里只能依靠很少的食物生存。我想她的生还真的是一个奇迹。8show up 出现,现身;露面(1)show off 炫耀,卖弄show sb.in/out 领某人进来/出去show sb.around/round领某人参观(2)be on show 在展览,陈列I w
34、as wondering why you hadnt showed up online for such a long time.我想知道你为什么那么长时间不在线。She was showing her new car _ when I walked by.我路过的时候她正在显摆她的新车。We were shown _ the school by one of the students.我们由一名学生领着参观了学校。【答案】off around9make up编造,杜撰;构成,组成;弥补;化妆;和解;整理make out 辨认出,理解make sense 讲得通,有意义make sense o
35、f 理解make a living 谋生make progress in 在方面取得进步make a difference 有影响,起作用Can you make any sense of this article at all?你究竟能不能理解这篇文章的意思?The idea puzzled me so much that I stopped for a few seconds to try to make it _.这个主意让我很不解,所以我暂停了几秒钟,试图把它弄明白。【答案】out 一词多义写出下列句中make up的含义。Make up your bed before you sle
36、ep._Tom watched his sister make up her face for her date._Girls make up two thirds of members of the school literary club._Why dont you make up with her and forget all about your quarrel?_Everyone in the village likes him because he is good at telling and making up stories._【答案】整理 化妆 组成 和解 编造词汇训练全通关
37、.单句语法填空1Its commonly thought that modern science and technology make great changes to our society,and human beings have made _(amaze)progress in this aspect in recent decades.2Dont try to make _ any excuse,Alan.Tell me why you didnt come to school today.【答案】1.amazing 2.up 3Poor as she was,she was ea
38、ger for attention.Thus she had to think of borrowing some jewels to show _ at the party.4There was a_(puzzle)look on her face,so I repeated the question.5Your advice sounds good,but Im not _(convince)it can be put into practice.6There is no _(possible)that another earthquake will happen in the same
39、place again.【答案】3.off 4.puzzled 5.convinced 6possibility7Everyone participating in the match will get a medal while the gold medal will be _(award)to the winner.8My parents encouragement gave me the _(strong)to deal with the difficulty that I faced.9It occurred_ him that he had an important meeting
40、to attend.10Some companies are having a fight for _(exist)because of the present difficult situation.【答案】7.awarded 8.strength 9.to 10.existence.单句改错1These birds are able to survive from the perils of the Arctic winter._2He dismissed because he didnt achieve the aim of increasing sales they had set._
41、【答案】1.去掉 from 2.在 dismissed 前加 was3I have six children and have attended dozens such games._4The sports meeting,originally due to being held last Friday,was finally delayed because of the bad weather._【答案】3.在 dozens 后加 of 4.beingbe第二板块 经典句式基础知识要牢记1Standing_inside_were lots of strange creatures with
42、white skin and large black eyes.(飞船)里面站着许多白皮肤、眼睛又黑又大的奇怪生物。本句为倒装句,结构为:现在分词地点状语be主语。正常语序是:Lots of strange creatures with white skin and large black eyes were standing inside.(1)当表语是分词、副词、形容词、介词短语,主语比较长且主语是名词时,为了保持平衡或强调表语,常把表语放在句首,引起句子的完全倒装。句型结构为:分词/副词/形容词/介词短语be主语。Present at the conference were some f
43、amous scientists from many other countries.出席这次大会的是一些来自许多其他国家的著名科学家。At the top of a hill stands a tree,which is said to be 200 years old.山顶上有一棵树,据说有200年的历史了。Growing around the lake are wild flowers of different colors.湖的周围长着各种颜色的野花。_ when we have to go hungry.我们挨饿的日子一去不复返了。【答案】Gone are the days2The
44、Yeti is said to be a large,hairy animal that walks on two feet like a human being.据说野人个子高大、满身毛发,像人一样用两只脚走路。Sb./Sth.be said/reported/believed/knownto do/to have done/to be doingIt is said/reported/believed/known that-clause(that 引导主语从句,it 是形式主语)He is thought to have acted foolishly.Now he has no one
45、but himself to blame for losing the job.大家都认为他当时的举动很愚蠢。现在他丢了工作,也只能怪他自己了。The earthquake is reported to have left more than 4,000 people homeless.据报道,地震已经造成了4 000多人无家可归。Robert _,but I dont know what country he studied in.据说罗伯特在国外学习过,但是我不知道他以前在哪个国家学习。【答案】is said to have studied abroad温馨提示(1)suggest 和 h
46、ope 可用于 It is suggested/hoped that结构,但该结构不能转换成“主语be过去分词to do”结构。(2)在“主语besaid/expected不定式”结构中,不定式根据需要有时态和语态的变化,当 to do 不定式动作发生在谓语动词之后或与谓语动词动作同时发生时,常用不定式的一般式;当 to do 不定式动作发生在谓语动词动作之前时,常用不定式的完成式。句式训练全通关.句型转换1I didnt not find time to answer your letter until yesterday.Not until yesterday _ find time to
47、 answer your letter.2It is said that Justin was taken away by aliens last night.Justin is said _ taken away by aliens last night.【答案】1.did I 2.to have been 3There are some health problems that,when they are not treated in time,can become bigger ones later on.There are some health problems that,when
48、_ in time,can become bigger ones later on.4There stands an old tree of 50 years in front of the house._ an old tree of 50 years.【答案】3.not treated 4.Standing in front of the house was.话题写作根据提示,利用本单元所学知识,完成下面的小作文。1许多年来,人们始终对野人感到困惑。(puzzle)2据说野人比一般的人要高,但是却以惊人的速度和力量行走。(Its said that)3虽然有人报告说见过属于野人的脚印,但是
49、没有发现更有力的证明它存在的证据。(strength)4随着科学和技术的发展,这个谜在未来一定会得到解释的。(belong to)【参考范文】People have been puzzled about the mystery of Yetis.Its said that the Yeti is taller than average human but walks with amazing speed and strength.Though some people reported seeing the footprints belonging to a Yeti,no stronger evidence for its existence has been found.With the development of science and technology,the mystery is sure to be worked out in the future.