人教新课标高中英语选修九 Unit 3 Australia 知识精讲.docx

1、人教新课标高中英语选修九 Unit 3 Australia 知识精讲高三英语新课 Unit3 Australia知识精讲一. 本周教学内容：高三新课：Unit 3（II）Australia二. 知识总结与归纳：1. It was probably once connected to South America, but the continents separated as the earths plates moved.澳洲很可能曾经同南美洲连在一起，但是随着地球板块的活动而分离开了。connect to / with ：与有联系连接The child connected the moon

2、with a fairy tale his grandma told him.separate：分离短语：separatefrom.2. Having been separated from other continents for millions of years, Australia has many plants and animals that cannot be found anywhere else in the world.因为澳大利亚同其他大陆已经分离了几百万年了，所以澳大利亚与许多动植物是世界其他地方找不到的。Having been separated from other

3、 continents for millions of years：现在分词的完成式做原因状语。Having put up the tent, they started to cook their supper.3. One strange animals lay eggs yet feeds its young on its milk.有一种动物很奇特，会下蛋，而又给她的幼崽喂奶。lay egg：下蛋。lay的其他意思：摆放；把归于相关的短语：lay out：布置；安排；lay down：放下；lay aside：把放在一边；lay off：裁员；lay the foundation of

4、.：奠定的基础feed sb. on sth. ：用喂养；feed sth to sb.feed on.：以为食In winter they feed the horses on hay and corn.Chinese people feed on rice chiefly.You can feed these turnips to the rabbits.其他短语：feed with：用补给be fed up with = be tired of厌倦He fed the fire with some logs.I have fed up with these boring meeting.

5、4. In area, it is approximately the same size as the USA（without Alaska） which, however, has more than fourteen times as many people.澳大利亚的面积大致相当于美国（不含阿拉斯加）。而美国的人口却是澳大利亚人口的14倍多。approximately：接近；近似于（指质量或数量）His description of the event approximately to the truth but there were a few inaccuracies.the sa

6、me size as=as big aswhich, however, has more than fourteen times as many people非限定性定语从句修饰the USA。后面省略了as Australia.more than fourteen times as many people倍数句型：倍数as as 倍数形容词副词比较级 than.倍数表示比较大小，长度，重量等名词of .倍数that / those of.Tom is twice older than Jack.Tom is twice the age of Jack.Toms age is two time

7、s that of Jacks.5. The purpose of the fence is to keep out a type of wild dog called a “dingo”.设置篱笆的目的是用来阻拦一种叫做dingo的野狗。keep out：阻拦，不让进来；使置身于之外其他有关keep的短语：keep on doing：坚持继续做；keep off：推迟；避开；挡住；keep sb. from doing：阻止某人做；keep up：维持; keep up with：跟上They closed all the windows to keep out the cold.Keep

8、off the grass.He keeps on phoning me, but I really dont want to speak to him.The heavy rain kept them from going out.6. Farms in the middle of Australia are usually so large that the farmers use motorbikes or helicopters for the task of rounding up the sheep or cattle.澳大利亚中部的农场很大，农场主们得用摩托车或直升飞机来赶牛羊。

9、round up：聚拢，集中在一起。The guide rounded up the tourists and hurried them back into the bus.7. The climate is different depending on the area.气候因地区不同而各异。8. Outings are popular and most Australians are delighted to share a cold glass of beer or lemonade with a friend.外出交流是很普通的事，大多数澳大利亚人都喜欢同朋友们一道享受一杯冰冻啤酒或柠

10、檬汁。be delighted to do.：高兴地去做还可以与介词at / with / by 连用。We were all delighted to receive your invitation.She was delighted at the chance.注意：delightful：令人愉快的The news is delightful to us.短语：to ones delight ：令人高兴的是。To his great delight, he passed the examination with first-class honors.【典型例题】一. 单项选择：1. The

11、 store had to _ a number of clerks because sales were down.A. lay out B. lay off C. lay aside D. lay down答案：B分析：销售量下降，公司不得不暂时裁减一些雇员。lay out：布置；安排；lay down：放下；lay aside：把放在一边；lay off：裁员2. Television may be a splendid _ of communication, but it prevents us from face to face communicating with each oth

12、er.A. medium B. recreation C. experience D. generation答案：A分析：电视是一个很好的交流媒介；但它也阻碍了我们面对面的交流。medium：媒体；recreation：娱乐3. _ the Internet is bridging the distance between people, it may also be breaking some home or will cause other family problems.A. When B. While C. If D. As答案：B分析：尽管互联网促进了人与人间的交流，但它也可能破坏人

13、们的家庭或引起其他的家庭问题。While：尽管。4. It is reported that the United States uses _ energy as the whole Europe.A. as twice B. twice as much C. twice much as D. twice much答案：B分析：美国消耗的能源是全欧洲的两倍5. They still _ each other over the question of pay.A. differ B. differ from C. differ in D. differ for答案：B分析：他们在报酬问题上观点仍

14、然不同。differ in：在上不同。6. _ full preparation, we decided to put off the meeting till next week.A. We did not make B. Having not made C. We had not made D. Not having made答案：D分析：由于没准备好，我们决定把会议推迟到下周。Not having made现在分词的完成式做状语。二. 翻译句子：1. 这些熊以这种特殊的树叶为生。2. 在这个问题上我只好保留不同意见了。3. 赶快把同学们集合起来，我们该返回学校了。4. 没问题他们会很高兴

15、照顾他的。5. 我们的学校面积将近200英亩。答案：1. These bears feed on the leaves of this special tree.2. Im afraid Ill have to differ on this matter.3. Please round up the students quickly, Its time to return to school.4. No doubt they will be delighted to take care of him.5. The approximate area of my school is 200 acr

16、es.【模拟试题】一. 单项选择：1. Some animals hibernate in the winter, which can _ the cold.A. keep out B. keep off C. keep up D. keep back2. Its known to all that cattle _ mainly on grass. A. eat B. feed C. take D. put3. The two sides in the dispute still differ _ each other _ the question of pay A. with; over

17、B. with; in C. over; with D. on; over4. The Shepherd had to _ the sheep before the night fell. A. break up B. round up C. pick up D. call up5. Faced with the reporters _ questions, the prime minister had much trouble answering them. A. absurd B. strange C. pointed D. reasonable6. Mr. Paul, who is a

18、man of _ height, is said to be our English teacher this term. A. common B. medium C. ordinary D. usual7. Today in Australia, there are thousands of creatures, _ are endangered by human beings.A. many of them B. most of whom C. the majority of which D. whose may8. Did you buy the dress yesterday ? No

19、, _ I liked the color, I didnt like its style.A. While B. Since C. Before D. As9. Paper produced every year is _ the worlds production of vehicles. A. the three times weight of B. three times the weight of C. as three times heavy as D. three times as heavier as10. _ hard before, Tom is afraid of fai

20、ling in the exam. A. Having been worked B. Not to have worked C. Having never worked D. Never have worked二. 完型填空：I did very badly at school. My headmaster thought I was 1 and when I was 14 he said, “Youre never going to be 2 but a failure.”After five years of 3 jobs, I fell in love with a very nice

21、middle-class girl. It was the best 4 that could have happened to me. I 5 I wanted to do something positive with my life because I wanted to prove to 6 that what people said about me was 7 . Especially her mother, who had said to me, “Lets 8 it, youve failed at everything youve ever done. ” So I trie

22、d hard with my 9 and went to college. My first novel 10 while I was at college.After college I taught during the 11 in high schools and attended evening classes at London University, where I got a 12 in history. I became a lecturer at a college and was thinking of 13 that job to write full time 14 I

23、 was offered a part-time job at Leeds University. I began to feel proud of myself 15 was a working-class boy whod 16 school early, now teaching at the university.My writing career took off when I discovered my own style. Now Im rich and 17 , have been on TV, and met lots of film stars. 18 what does

24、it mean? I 19 wish all the people that have put me down had 20 : “ I believe in you. Youll succeed.”1.A. bright B. useless C. simple D. hopeful2. A. anything B. something C. everything D. nothing3. A. low B. poor C. good D. useful4. A. support B. happiness C. surprise D. thing5. A. admitted B. decid

25、ed C. planned D. told6. A. me B. them C. her D. it7. A. wrong B. right C. stupid D. faulty8. A. see B. know C. understand D. face9. A. experiment B. practice C. writing D. composition10. A. came on B. came in C. came out D. came back11. A. day B. night C. month D. year12. A. graduation B. pass C. de

26、gree D. success13. A. giving in B. giving back C. giving out D. giving up14. A. while B. if C. when D. or15. A. there B. here C. it D. that16. A. left B. attended C. changed D. graduated17. A. tired B. calm C. nervous D. famous18. A. And B. But C. However D. Well19. A. just B. exactly C. so D. very2

27、0. A. praised B. said C. answered D. advised三. 阅读理解：There are two kinds of physical activity which require special training. The first demands exact, careful movements of the muscles（肌肉）. This kind of activity must be strictly controlled because even a slight movement in the wrong direction will lea

28、d to a mistake. To type quickly, for example, a person needs training; the slightest movement of a finger in the wrong direction may cause a spelling mistake. A dancer who has to dance on the point of her shoes or turn around on one foot must be trained for a long period-of time before she can sense

29、 her own center and balance herself. You may have seen a girl walking on a rope across an empty space, which, too, requires a lot of practice.The second kind of physical activity needs greater strength or extra effort. Most of us get tired if we try to run half a mile without stopping, but a special

30、ly-trained person can do this without much effort. Three years ago, some scientists carried out experiments, which produced meaningful and unexpected results. They wanted to find out whether a certain amount of physical exercise would injure those suffering from heart problems. They selected some male patients and trained them in continuous bicycle riding. They were surprised to find that the harmful effect of a given amount of physical effort was actually less on the hearts of these trained patients than on those of the patients who were not similarly trained. This is important bec