1819 Unit 2 Section Ⅱ Language pointsⅠWelcome to the unitReading.docx

1、1819 Unit 2 Section Language pointsWelcome to the unit ReadingSection Language points()(Welcome to the unit & Reading)语 言 基 础 自 测.单词拼写根据汉语或首字母提示，写出下列单词。1We shall relegate(提交)this problem to the organizing committee(委员会)2We cant compete(竞争)with them on price.3The development of the city represents th

2、e harmony between tradition (传统)and progress.4His lecture is on contemporary (当代的)American novelists.5China clearly recognizes the significance (重要性)of creativity.6To their great relief，the missing child returned home after an absence of two weeks.7Did you know the final of the national table tennis

3、 competition？The result was very surprising.8Two factories were closed in an attempt to cut costs.9Join me in wishing the Olympic movement a successful future to match its glorious past.10I consider it a great honour to be invited to dinner.拓展词汇根据词性和汉语提示写出下列单词。1delighted adj.愉快的，高兴的delight v&n.(使)高兴

4、，快乐delightful adj.令人高兴的2significance n重要性，意义significant adj.重要的3tradition n传统；风俗traditional adj.传统的4compete vi.比赛；竞争competition n比赛competitor n比赛者5honour n尊敬；荣幸；节操；荣誉vt.尊敬，尊重(某人)honourable adj.光荣的，值得尊敬的；品德高尚的6absence n缺席，不在场；不存在absent adj.不在场的7excite vt.使激动，使兴奋exciting adj.令人激动的excited adj.激动的，兴奋的v.

5、mentn.v.een.agreement同意，协定announcement口头通知development发展employee雇员referee裁判，推荐人interviewee被采访者.补全短语根据提示补全下列短语。1play a role in 在中起作用2in honour of 为向表示敬意3bring.back to life 使复活4side by side 一起，共同；并肩地，并排5look forward to 盼望，期待6of all time 有史以来(最好)的7come to sb.s attention 引起某人的注意8make contributions to 对做出

6、贡献9lead the way 领先10hang on (在逆境中)坚持.选词填空选用上述短语的适当形式填空。1Do you know the two men sitting behind the desk side by side?2She is going to play a role in that film.3Im looking forward to hearing from you.4They are going to hold a party in honour of the opening of their new play.5Though my daughter doesnt

7、 like her present job，she wants to hang on until she gets a new one.n.prep.n.副词短语v.ones way动词短语side by side肩并肩地，紧挨着shoulder to shoulder肩并肩hand by hand手拉手lose ones way迷路feel ones way摸索前行fight ones way打出一条路.经典句式仿写背教材原句记句式结构仿写促落实1.Many people enjoy playing different sports while others just enjoy watch

8、ing them.很多人喜欢参加不同的体育活动，而有些人则只喜欢观看体育活动。while用作并列连词，表转折对比。Some people are rich while others are poor.有的人富裕，而有的人贫穷。2.Today，both male and female athletes from around the world can take part，no matter what nation they come from.如今，世界各地的男女运动员都能参加竞赛，不管他们来自哪个国家。“no matter疑问词”引导让步状语从句。No matter what reasons

9、 you may have，you should carry out your promise.无论你有什么理由，你都应遵守你的诺言。3.It was a Frenchman，Pierre de Coubertin，who brought the Olympics back to life.让奥运会得以重生的是法国人皮埃尔德顾拜旦。It was.who.为强调句式。正是她告诉他这个竞赛并鼓励他参加的。It was she who told him about the competition and encouraged him to go for it.4.He dreamt that the

10、 Olympics would make it possible for people of all countries to live side by side in peace.他梦想奥运会能促成所有国家的人民和平相处。“makeitpossible”复合结构。Nothing can make it possible for lost time to be made up.任何事情都不能弥补失去的时间。核 心 要 点 探 究 (教材P22)As a member of the International Olympic Committee，I am delighted to have be

11、en invited to your school to talk to you about the history and significance of the Olympic Games.作为国际奥委会的一名成员，我非常高兴应邀前来贵校，跟大家谈谈奥运会的历史和重要性。(1)delighted adj.愉快的，高兴的(1)be delighted at/by/with. 对感到高兴be delighted to do sth. 高兴地去做某事be delighted that. 高兴的是(2)delight n. 高兴with delight 高兴地to ones delightto t

12、he delight of sb. 令某人高兴的是take delight in 以为乐Im delighted to inform you of the success of the experiment.我很高兴地通知你们，试验成功了。The delighted look on his face suggested that he was delighted with the result.(delight)他脸上高兴的表情说明他对结果很满意。To our great delight，our new products have great appeal for young target a

13、udiences.使我们感到非常高兴的是，我们的新产品对年轻的目标群有很大的吸引力。Does she take delight in swimming in a river?她喜欢在河里游泳吗？名师点津delighted常用来修饰人，表示人感到高兴的；也可以修饰voice，look，expression等词。(2)significance n重要性，意义(1)attach significance to 赋予以意义；重视be of great/no/little significance 意义重大/没有/几乎没有意义(2)significant adj. 重要的；重大的；影响深远的(3)sig

14、nificantly adv. 意味深长地；意义深远地Few people realized the significance of the discovery.很少有人意识到这一发现的重要性。His visit is of great significance in promoting mutual understanding between the two countries.他的访问对促进两国间的相互理解有重要意义。Food can also have a specific meaning，and play a significant (significance) role in a f

15、amily or cultures celebrations or traditions.食物也被赋予了特殊的含义，它在家庭、文化庆祝活动或者传统习俗中起到非常重要的作用。Eating a good diet can significantly(significant)reduce the risk of heart disease.良好的饮食能大大减少患心脏病的风险。 (教材P22)At the ancient Olympics，by tradition the athletes were all men and they had to compete wearing no clothes.

16、在古代奥运会上，按照传统，运动员都是男性，他们必须裸体竞技。(1)tradition n传统；风俗(1)keep up fine tradition 保持优良传统It is a tradition to do sth./that. 做某事是传统by tradition 按照传统(2)traditional adj. 传统的；惯例的(3)traditionally adv. 传统上In China，it is a tradition to respect and love the old.尊重、关爱老人是中国的传统。By tradition，its the brides parents who

17、pay for the wedding.根据传统习俗，婚礼的费用由新娘的父母承担。Travelers have traditionally(tradition)fought this problem with sleeping pills or alcohol.旅行者一般用安眠药或酒精来解决这个问题。明辨异同tradition，habit，customtradition广义指世代相传的伦理、行为规范和生活方式，特指因长久奉行而几乎具有法律效力的习惯、习俗，侧重历史意义habit侧重于自然养成的个人习惯custom指一个国家、一个民族、一个地区或一个社会的习惯、行为方式或风俗习惯，也可指个人的习

18、惯(tradition，habit，custom)The celebration of Christmas is a customMy parents did their best to maintain the family traditionRegular exercise is a good habit(2)compete vi.比赛；竞争(1)compete in. 参加比赛；在某方面竞争compete against/with sb.for sth. 与某人竞争以得到某物(2)competitor n. 竞争者，对手；参赛者competition n. U竞争； C比赛，竞赛(3)c

19、ompetitive adj. 竞争的Several companies are competing for the contract.为得到那项合同，几家公司正在竞争。Its difficult for a small supermarket to compete against/with a big one.小超市很难和大超市竞争。As is known to us all，the College Entrance Exam is a great competition，and the students are competitors(compete)众所周知，高考是一个激烈的竞赛，学生们

20、是竞争者。语境助记Its an amazing competitionthe twin competitors are going to compete with each other in the judo.这是一场令人惊奇的比赛这对双胞胎参赛者将在柔道比赛中彼此对抗。 honour n尊敬；荣幸；节操；荣誉vt.尊敬，尊重(某人)(教材P22)Single women were allowed to take part in their own competition，at a separate festival in honour of Hera，the wife of the Gree

21、k god Zeus.未婚女性可以参加她们自己的竞技比赛，比赛在一个专门纪念赫拉(希腊神话中众神之王宙斯的妻子)的节日举行。(1)in honour of 为向表示敬意，为了纪念be an honour to. 是的光荣It is an honour to do sth. 很荣幸做某事(2)be/feel honoured to do sth. 做某事感到荣幸(3)honourable adj. 光荣的，值得尊敬的Hes an honour to his family and his country.他是家族和国家的光荣。The Dragon Boat Festival is held in

22、honour of the great poet Qu Yuan.过端午节是为了纪念伟大的诗人屈原。He who died fighting for his country is the most honourable(honour)and glorious among the dead.为保卫国家而战死的人，是死者中最可敬、最光荣的。 (教材P22)Today，both male and female athletes from around the world can take part，no matter what nation they come from.如今，世界各地的男女运动员都

23、能参加奥运会，不管他们来自哪个国家。【要点提炼】no matter what 无论什么(whatever)引导让步状语从句。(1)no matter与what，who，whom，which，where，when，how等疑问词连用，只能引导让步状语从句，意为 “不管，不论”，可换成疑问词ever。(2)whatever，whichever，who(m)ever既可引导让步状语从句，又可引导名词性从句。No matter what/Whatever you say，I wont believe you.无论你说什么，我都不会相信你的。Whoever sees our school cant he

24、lp feeling excited about the great achievement weve made.无论谁看到我们的学校，都会情不自禁地为我们取得的重大成就而激动。No matter how attractive(attract) they look in the store，once I get them home theyre unfailingly dry，hard，and tasteless.尽管它们在商场里显得非常好看，可一旦我把它们买回家它们就变得又干又硬，毫无味道。 (教材P22)It was a Frenchman，Pierre de Coubertin，who

25、brought the Olympics back to life.让奥运会得以重生的是法国人皮埃尔德顾拜旦。【要点提炼】该句是一个强调句型，被强调的部分是主语“a Frenchman”及同位语“Pierre de Coubertin”。(1)强调句型的基本用法：结构：It is/was被强调部分that/who其他成分，强调成分：主语、宾语、表语、状语等，不能强调谓语。that/who的选择：强调人时用that或who均可，强调其他一律用that。(2)强调句型的特殊句式：一般疑问句：Is/Was it被强调部分that/who其他；特殊疑问句：疑问词is/was it that其他；not

26、 .until强调句：It is/was not until被强调部分that其他。I met Li Ming at the railway station yesterday.昨天我在火车站见到了李明。强调主语：It was I that/who met Li Ming at the railway station yesterday.强调宾语：It was Li Ming that/who I met at the railway station yesterday.强调地点状语：It was at the railway station that I met Li Ming yester

27、day.强调时间状语：It was yesterday that I met Li Ming at the railway station.It was when we were returning home that I realized what a good feeling it was to have helped someone in trouble.正是当我们回家的时候，我意识到帮助了那些有困难的人感觉是多么美妙。It was not until yesterday that I knew the truth.直到昨天我才知道真相。名师点津当强调主语时，that或who后的谓语动词

28、应与被强调的主语在人称和数上保持一致。 (教材P22)He dreamt that the Olympics would make it possible for people of all countries to live side by side in peace.他梦想奥运会能促成所有国家的人民和平相处。(1)【要点提炼】句中that引导宾语从句，在宾语从句中，含有“主语动词itadj./n.(for/of sb.)to do sth.”句式结构，在该句式中，it是形式宾语，其中的adj.或n.是宾语补足语，而不定式是真正的宾语。(1)常用于 “make itadj./n.to do/

29、for sb.to do”句型的动词有：think，believe，suppose，consider，feel，make，find等。(2)当动词find，feel，consider，make等后接that宾语从句时，如果后面有宾语补足语，则需要用it作形式宾语而将that宾语从句后置。She has made it a rule to go out for a walk after supper.她养成了晚饭后出去散步的习惯。After several attempts，he found it difficult to open(open) the door by himself.几次尝试过

30、后，他发现靠他自己真的很难打开那扇门。I think it necessary that we take plenty of boiled water every day.我认为每天多喝开水是有必要的。(2)side by side肩并肩；紧挨着；在一道shoulder to shoulder 肩并肩arm in arm 臂挽臂hand in hand 手拉手step by step 稳步地，逐步地face to face 面对面地That night，the two of them sat side by side at the piano.那晚他们俩紧挨着坐在钢琴旁边。They walked slowly hand in hand through the flower garden.他们手拉手漫步穿过花园。The two have never met face to face before.两个人过去从未见过面。名师点津face to face作副词用，在句中作状语。facetoface用作形容词，在句中作定语；用作副词，在句中作状语。 absence n缺席，不在场；不存在(教材P23)At the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics，the Peoples Republic of China returned to the Ol