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Unit2WishyouwerehereMakingatravelleafletAreyoutiredofseeingthesameviewoutofyourwindow?Doyouwishyoucouldtravelandseebeautifulplacesallovertheworld?Today,youaregoingtodosomeresearchandmakeatravelleafletforaplaceyouwanttovisit.HaveyoueverbeentoShangri-la?DoyouknowanythingaboutShangri-la?Let’senjoysomebeautifulpictures.Shangri-Laisafictionalplacedescribedinthe1933novelLostHorizonbyBritishauthorJamesHilton.Inthebook,“Shangri-La”isamystical,harmoniousvalley,gentlyguidedfromalamasery,enclosedinthewesternendoftheKunlunMountains.JamesHilton(1900–1954)wasanEnglishnovelistwhowroteseveralbest-sellers,includingLostHorizonandGoodbye,Mr.Chips.Readthepassageandanswerthesequestions.1.WhofirsttalkedaboutShangri-la?Theword“Shangri-la”firstappearedinaclassicnovelbyJamesHilton.2.WhatdoesthewordShangri-lamean?3.WhereisShangri-la?Shangri-lahasbecomeacommonEnglishwordmeaningheavenonearth.ItisinthesouthwestofChina,659kilometersawayfromKunming.4.Howcanyougetthere?WecanstartinthecityofDalianddrivenorthwardsalongtheYunnan-TibetHighwayuntilwereachthere.WecanalsogotherebyplaneforthereareregularflightsbetweenZhongdianandYunnan.TrytofindoutthesentencesusedtodescribethebeautyofShangri-la.…abeautifulkingdomwherethreeriversjoinedtogether,steepmountainsreachedtothesky,andfieldsoflonggrasscoveredtheearth.Belowthemountains,thesunshinereflectsonthemanylakes,makingthemshinelikediamondsagainsttherichcountryside.Sheep,cattleandhorseswanderonthegreengrass,andthesurroundingforestsarehoetomanybirdsandanimals.Whatisaleaflet?Aleafletisawrittenorpictorialmessageonasinglesheetofpaper.Thewritingfeaturesofatravelleaflet:•thepeopleoftheplace•thehistory,cultureandcustoms•descriptionofthescenerythere•howtogettothere•whattheclimate/foodislikeMakeatravelleafletabouttheplaceyouwouldliketovisitmost.读下面的例句，注意steep在句中的意义和用法Thishillistoosteeptorideuponabicycle.Peoplewerediscontentedwiththesteepriseinprices.知识归纳：steepadj.陡峭的，急剧的词义辨析steep,abrupt,sheersteep:指坡度向上逐渐增加的斜陡坡，强调险峻，暗示难于攀登。abrupt:着重指地形突然起伏，形成尖角状。sheer:指自始至终近于垂直的陡峭，不仅仅很难爬上去，甚至于不可能攀登。reachto达到,伸延到...Hissuggestionishardtoreachto.Thespeaker'svoicecouldn'treachtothebackoftheauditorium.Thegardenreachesdowntothelake.reachfor伸手取,想得到Hereachedfortheglassbutcouldnotgetit.词义辨析getto/arrive/reach(1)get在表示“到达”时是不及物动词，应与to搭配使用。Weoftengettoschoolonfoot.Theygottothetopofthehillatnoon.(2)arrive后不能直接接地点，是一个不及物动词。若表示到达一个相对大的地点，用arrivein;若表示相对小的地点，用arriveat.ThedelegationwillarriveinChinaat5:00p.m.Itwasdarkwhentheyarrivedattherailwaystation.(3)reach能直接接所到达的地点，是一个及物动词。TheyreachedLondononFriday.Thenewsonlyreachedmeyesterday.reachto表示“延伸，达到”Howlongdoesittakeyouto________home.A.gettoB.arriveC.reachtoB读下面的例句，注意spot在句中的意义和用法Thisisthespotwherethetwotruckscollided.Ifoundherstandingonthisspot.Thecityisfamousforitsscenicspots.知识归纳：spot在课文里是“地点”的意思Theboy’swhiteshirtwasmarkedupwithspotsofink.Shefoundaspotasasecretary.知识归纳：spot作名词还有“斑点，污点，职位，少量”知识拓展onthespot当场，立即；在现场Abulletstruckhisheadandhefelldeadonthespot.Theyadmittedthattheywerethenonthespot.blindspot盲区；视觉盲点Ihaveablindspotwheremodernartisconcerned.findone'sfingeronsomeone'sweakspot指出某人(性格等方面)的弱点读下面的例句，注意becoveredwith在句中的意义和用法Thevastgroundwascoveredwiththicksnow.Thenewspaperwascoveredwithreportsofthemeetingofthethreepoliticaltitansintheworld.Theroadwascoveredwiththicksnow.知识归纳：becoveredwith有大量的(满是,被...覆盖)(2003.辽宁)Theskyiscovered____greyclouds.A.byB.withC.onD.inB读下面的例句，注意tower在句中的意义和用法Theskyscrapertowersintothesky.Thetallbuildingtowersabovealltheothers.知识归纳：tower在可以做动词，意思是“高耸，屹立，超过”That’satelevisiontower.知识归纳：tower作名词，意思是“塔，塔楼；高楼”读下面的例句，注意leave在句中的意义和用法Heleftthewindowsopen.Leaveheralone.She’snaturalcrier.知识归纳：leave在这句话中是“使处于某种状态”的意思读下面的例句，注意ataloss在句中的意义和用法Hewasatalossforasuitablereply.Heisalwaysatalosswhattosayinfrontofstrangers.Whenaskedanunexpectedquestion,Ifeltataloss.知识归纳：ataloss困惑,不知所措Whenhemissedthelastbus,hewas_________whattodo.A.atacostB.atalossC.atnotimeD.atthemomentB读下面的例句，注意loss在句中的意义和用法Thelittlegirlwascryingforthelossofherdoll.She'ssufferingfromlossofmemory.Hisdeathmeansagreatlosstoscience.Thelossofthefootballgamestirredupmuchanger.知识归纳：lossn.遗失；丧失；损失；失败；失落；死亡读下面的例句，注意wander在句中的意义和用法Iliketowanderintheparkafterdinner.HewanderedintoseewhatIwasdoing.Theboywaswanderingaround.Pleasedon’twanderoffthepoint.Iwenttotheparkandhadawanderaround.知识归纳：wanderv.＆n.漫步,闲逛,徘徊辨析形近词：wander与wonder1.I______________ifwearepermittedtoenterthelabwithoutpermission.2.Whentheyoungmanwas___________inthestreetwhenhecameacrossanoldfriend.wonderwandering读下面的例句，注意inharmonywith在句中的意义和用法Histastesareinharmonywithmine.Thatbuildingisinharmonywithmodernidea.知识归纳：inharmonywith与...协调一致,与...和谐senseofharmony和谐感ThereusedtobeatownintheheartofAmericawherealllifeseemedtolive________itssurroundings.A．inconnectionwithB．inharmonywithC．infavorofD．inrelationto答案：B解析：liveinharmonywith...意为“与……和睦相处”。读下面的例句，注意mild在句中的意义和用法Hehasamildnature.Hegaveamildanswer,inspiteofhisanger.Thepatienthasamildfever.It’sbeenamildwinterthisyear.知识归纳：mildadj.温和的,柔和的，温暖的