Unit2ExploringEnglishStartingout&UnderstandingideasⅠ.根据语境及汉语提示写出正确的单词1.an________(相反的,对立的)pair2.shameful________(行为)3.the_________(令人困惑的)diagram4.the______(独特的)madnessofalanguageopposingbehaviorconfusingunique5.buyhissonan______(闹钟)6.______(反映)theirenvironment7.bringoutyour_________(创造性,创造力)8.thesignthatis______(看得见的)alarmreflectcreativityvisibleⅡ.短语填空1.Touristsoftenappearto_____________________(呼吸有困难)inthehighlands.2.____________(例如),inourfreetimewecansculptasculptureandpaintapainting,butwetakeaphoto.havetroublebreathingForexample3.And__________(说到)home,whyaren’thomeworkandhouseworkthesamething?4.Heturnedhisheadto___________________(朝窗外望了一眼)andsmileduncomfortably.5.Please_________(填充)theblanksaccordingtothepassage.speakingoflookoutofthewindowfillin/out6.Mostsatellitesaredesignedto_____________(烧毁)themselvesaftercompletingmission.7.She_________(使结束)herspeechwithasaying.8.Thethievesranawaywhenthealarm________(发出响声).burnup/downwoundupwentoffⅠ.文本整体理解:理清文章架构Ⅱ.文本细节理解:探寻语篇细节信息1.Thefirstparagraphisintendedto.A.introduceEnglishisinterestingandcreativeB.tellusEnglishisdifficulttolearnC.directourattentiontothewordformationD.leadtothetopicofdiscussion2.Theauthordevelopsthetextby.A.statingargumentsB.makingcomparisonC.givingexamplesD.providingresearchresults3.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Whenwearetravelingwesaythatweareinthecarorthetaxi,butonthetrainorbus!B.Whenwelookoutofthewindowandseerainorsnow,wecansay“it’sraining”or“it’ssnowing”.C.Whenweseesunshine,wecansay“it’ssunshining”.D.Whenyouseethecapitalized“WHO”inamedicalreport,wecan’treaditasthe“who”in“Who’sthat?”.4.Whatdothetwophrases“windup”inthelastparagraphmean?A.Theybothmean“tomakeamachine,toy,clocketc.workbyturningasmallhandlearoundandaround”.B.Theybothmean“toendanactivity,meetingetc.”.C.Thefirstmeans“toendanactivity,meetingetc.”,whilethesecondmeans“tomakeamachine,toy,clocketc.workbyturningasmallhandlearoundandaround”.D.Thefirstmeans“tomakeamachine,toy,clocketc.workbyturningasmallhandlearoundandaround”,whilethesecondmeans“toendanactivity,meetingetc.”.答案:1~4.DCCDⅢ.文本素养提升:阅读技能综合运用1.根据课文语境与语句知识细致解构语句。(1)译文:我没有,_____有一天我五岁的儿子问我“hamburger”里是否有“ham”。直到(2)译文:想必你也_______语言的独特疯狂,在这种语言中,房屋“burndown”时会“burnup”;你可以通过“fillout”表格来“fillin”表格,一旦闹钟响时才可以被听到。惊讶于2.根据课文完成短文Haveyoueveraskedyourselfwhypeopleoftenhavetrouble(1)________(learn)English?Ihadn’t,untilonedaymyfive-year-oldsonaskedme(2)________therewashaminahamburger.ThisgotmethinkinghowEnglishcanbeacrazylanguage(3)_______(learn).learningwhethertolearnEventhesmallestwordscanbe(4)_________(confuse).Youalsohavetowonderattheunique(5)________(mad)ofalanguageinwhichahousecanburnupasitburnsdown,inwhichyoufillinaformbyfillingitout,andinwhichanalarmisonlyheardonceit(6)____(go)off!confusingmadnessgoesEnglish(7)____________(invent)bypeople,notcomputers,anditreflectsthecreativity(8)__thehumanrace.Thatiswhywhenthestarsareout,theyarevisible,butwhenthe(9)_____(light)areout,theyareinvisible.AndthatiswhywhenIwindupmywatch,itstarts,(10)___whenIwindupthispassage,itends.wasinventedoflightsbut3.阅读主题活动(1)HaveyouevercomeacrossanyEnglishwordsorphraseswhichareconfusing?Ifso,pleasegivesomeexamples._______________________________________________________________interesting&interested;alone&lonely;infrontof&inthefrontofetc.(2)Whilecomingacrosstheconfusingwordsandphrases,whatdoyouoftendo?___________________________________________________ByreferringtoadictionaryandaskingmyEnglishteacher.【阅读微技巧】速览文章找寻语句信息,掌握提出问题的方式1.使用疑问句。如,HaveyoueveraskedyourselfwhypeopleoftenhavetroublelearningEnglish?Whatabout“IT”and“US”?If“hard”istheoppositeof“soft”,whyare“hardly”and“softly”notanopposingpair?等2.借助动词或短语。如借助于wonder“想知道”;speakingof“说到,谈及”1.havetrouble(in)doingsth.做某事费劲,有困难*HaveyoueveraskedyourselfwhypeopleoftenhavetroublelearningEnglish?你有没有问过自己为什么人们学习英语经常很费劲呢?*Ifyouhavetroublewithalesson,repeatitthenextday.如果你对一节课没有把握,第二天要重复学习这一课。*Theyhaveproblemswithpaymentbecauseofhighbudget.因为预算紧,他们在付款方面有麻烦。【语块积累】havetrouble/difficultywithsth./(in)doingsth.做某事费劲,有困难haveaproblem/problemswithsth./(in)doingsth.在……方面/做某事有问题haveagood/hardtimewithsth./(in)doingsth.在……方面有快乐/艰难时光【即学活用】(1)语法填空①Ihavesometrouble_______(read)theletter,becausehishandwritingisverybad.②Ifyougotoschoollackingsleep,youmighthaveproblems____yourmemory.readingwith(2)Ithinkwewill___________________________.我觉得我们很难买到票。haveahardtimegettingtickets2.confusingadj.令人困惑的*Eventhesmallestwordscanbeconfusing.甚至最小的单词也令人困惑。*Helookedconfused.Hisreactionsseemedveryslow.他显得迷惑不解,他似乎反应很慢。*I’mafraidI’malittleconfusedaboutthesethings.恐怕我对这些事有点不解。*IalwaysconfuseAustraliawithAustria.我总是把Australia同Austria弄混。【语块积累】(1)confusedadj.困惑的,不解的beconfusedabout/by对……感到困惑(2)confusevt.使困惑,打乱,混淆confusesb./sth.with把……与……混淆【巧学助记】confuse还“使你困惑”吗?Fromhisconfusedlook,Iknowheisconfusedabouttheconfusingquestion.从他疑惑的表情中,我知道他对这个难懂的问题感到迷惑不解。【即学活用】用confuse的适当形式填空(1)Itisvery_________tolearnanewlanguage.(2)Peopleare________aboutallthedifferentlabelsonfoodthesedays.(3)Fromhis________lookonhisface,thefatherknewhispoorsondidn’tcomeupwitharea