模块八Unit2导学案.docx

1、模块八Unit2导学案Unit 2 The universal language Welcome to the unit一、 话题背景导读 （正确用“T”错误用“F”） Music is part of every culture on Earth. Many people feel that music makes life worth living. We can make music ourselves if we play an instrument or sing. We can hear music on CDs and on radio or television. Music

2、gives us pleasure. It can cheer us up, excite us, or soothe us. WHAT IS MUSIC? Music can be happy, sad, romantic, sleepy, spine-tingling, healingall kinds of things. But what is it? Some people define it as an artful arrangement of sounds across time. Our ears interpret these sounds as loud or soft,

3、 high or low, rapid and short, or slow and smooth. The sounds need to continue for a time in some sort of pattern to become music. Music, like language, is a uniquely human form of communication. As with language, there are many different kinds. In North America, people listen to jazz, rock, classic

4、al, folk, country, and many other kinds of music. Each kind of music has its own rules and “speaks” to us in its own way. What we think of as music depends on where we live. What Americans are used to listening to might sound strange to someone from another culture, and vice versa. It might not even

5、 sound like music. In Indonesia, gamelan orchestras play music on gongs, drums, and xylophones. These arent the instruments youd find in a typical orchestra in North America. Today, modern communications make it possible for us to listen to music from all over the world. Music from one part of the w

6、orld influences music from another part. For example, gamelan music from Indonesia influenced 20th-century American composers such as John Cage. WHO INVENTED MUSIC? No one knows for sure when music began. Perhaps while people were working, they began to chant or sing to make the work go faster. Peop

7、le who were repeating movementspicking crops or rowing boats, for examplecould sing or chant in time to the work. Navajo Indians, for example, had corn-grinding songs. Many cultures developed work songs. Over time, people developed musical instruments. They might have started by clapping their hands

8、 and stamping their feet. Sticks and objects that rattled could have replaced the human body as early instruments. Both instruments and music became more complex with time. Today, many cultures divide music into art music and music of the people. Art music, which we call classical music, is more com

9、plicated than the music of the peoplefolk music and popular music. Art music is generally harder to write and perform. Musicians who perform it need a lot of training. Popular and folk styles typically are easier to create, perform, and understand. 1. Gamelan music from Indonesia influenced 19th-cen

10、tury American composers such as John Cage.2. What Africans are used to listening to might sound strange to someone from another culture3. Art music is generally easier to write and perform二、单项填空1. After the explosion, the policeman did a lot of work to find out some clues from the _.A. lookers-on B.

11、 viewers C. people D. witness2. Nancy _tell her parents the truth.A dare not to B. dares not go and C doesnt dare to go and D. doesnt dares go 3. Mr Li made up his mind to devote all he had to _some school for poor children. A. set up B. setting up C. have set up D. having set 4. How was the 2008 Be

12、ijing Olympic opening ceremony?_ that the whole world was attracted.A. It was very fantastic B. Such fantastic was itC. So fantastic was it D. So fantastic it was5. The rescue team made every _ to find the missing mountain climber.A. force B. energy C. effort D. possibility三完成下列句子（每空一词） 1. Music has

13、 been called _ _ _. (世界语言)2. Jazz started in the USA _ _ _ _ the 19th century.（在末期）3. 他作证见过这小偷从商店偷钱的事 He witnessed to _ _ the thief _ money from the shop. 4. The company is _ _(呈现) a new look.5. 我不知他是否敢试一试。 I dont know whether he_ _.Reading一、 英汉短语互译1. 以为背景_ 2. 呈现_3. 经典三角恋爱_ 4. 不守诺言，食言_5. .醉心于，沉溺于_ 6

14、. 对实施控制_7. 相爱 _ 8. 不顾一切的干某事_9. 被处死_ 10. 允诺做某事_11. a Chinese princess_ 12. the Forbidden City_13. kill oneself_ 14. a love story_15. an internationally famous conductor_二、根据首字母、语境或中文提示填空1. The bringing together of this group of people from many countries, the music and the setting are clearly the key

15、 c_ of this amazing production.2. Turandot was s_ inside the Forbidden City.3. They young boy showed his great a_ for his cat, by playing with her very often.4. P_ Edward is the Queens youngest son.5. There was u_ agreement as to who should become chairman.6. The victorious army demanded u_ surrende

16、r.7. My father is an orchestra c_.8.The walls were hung with s_ silks and tapestries.9. Joe was tall, dark, and h_.10. We have not found a suitable l_ for the new offices. 11. The thought of death _(使害怕) many people.12. The terrorists are _(威胁) to kill the hostages(人质).13. They live in _(令人心碎的) pove

17、rty.14. As a lecturer, she is _（流畅的）,witty, but also scholarly.15. Many of the prisoners had been _(折磨).16. He _(背诵)his poem in front of the whole school.17. She has already _(主演)in two award-winning films this year.18. Too many _(婚姻)end in divorce.19. There was an armed _(卫兵)on duty outside his doo

18、r.20. She was _(气喘吁吁的)after running up the stairs.三、单项填空1. What did your parents think about your decision?They always let me do _I think I should.A. what B. that C. how D. when2. _ everyones delight, the boy was saved at last. A. With B. To C. For D. In3. The Shanghai government _ all the citizens

19、to learn English so as to get ready for the 2010 Shanghai World Expo. A. calls on B. calls up C. calls out D. calls off4. Mr. Brown, _ works as manager of the company.A. we got here in his car B. we got here by his car C. in whose car we got here D. by whose car we got here5. Bicycles have been arou

20、nd in our life for more than hundreds of years, but no one knows who _ the first bicycle.A. would invent B. had invented C. has invented D. invented6. _ their assignments, the students went out of the classroom. A. Finished B. Finishing C. Having finished D. Being finished7. How beautifully she sing

21、s! Ive never heard_.A. the better voice B. a good voice C. the best voice D. a better voice8. - There are only ten minutes left. Shall we _ for the concert? - OK. Lets go. A. speed up B. make up C. take up D. link up9. - May I use your cellphone? - Sorry. Its out of order and it _. A. is repaired B.

22、 is under repairing C. has been repaired D. is being repaired10. -I want to know whether the day I am looking forward to will come today or tomorrow.-Does that make any difference?A. when B. why C. that D. on which11. It shames me to say it, but I told a lie when _ at the meeting by my boss.A. quest

23、ioning B. having questioned C. questioned D. to be questioned12. We will have a meeting next week, but we dont know _A. who B. where C. as D. which13. - I wont be home until mid-night. - Well, _ I wont cook dinner. A. in that case B. if not C. as it is D. that is to say14. - Shall we go to the art e

24、xhibition right now? - _. A. Its up to you B. Its your decision C. I never mind D. I dont know15. The employers often give the job to _ they believe have work experience with a strong sense of duty.A. whoever B. those who C. who D. whomever 16.After the explosion, the policeman did a lot of work to

25、find out some clues from the _-A.lookers-on B. viewers C. people D. witness17. We know something about the play which _ Wang Ji.A. stars B. starring C. to star D. having starred18. The _ man was _with joy. A. drunk; drunken B. drunk; drink C. drink; drunk D. drunken; drink 19 The shy girl _ dance be

26、fore so many strangers, _ she?A. darent ; does B. darent ; dare C. doesnt dare ; dare D. dare not; dares20. The rescue team made every _ to find the missing mountain climber.A. forceB. energyC. effortD. possibility21. In fact, newspaper editors sometimes do not even _ control over large sections of

27、their newspapers. A. exercise B. make C. decline D. develop四、用方框内所给词语的适当形式填空break up mental phenomenon appeal regain be drafted into cut short make a fortune prayer essential1. The _ difference between us is that I take life seriously.2. He _ considerable _ by selling waste materials.3. Its bad matt

28、ers to _ someone _.4. He _ the army in 1982.5. After losing the second set, Fowler _ his confidence and won the third set.6. Terrorism is a _ of the 20th century.7. She was suffering from physical and _ exhausitions.8. The meeting _ at eleven oclock.9. The Beatles have never really lost their _.10.

29、Their _ were answered and the child was found safe and well.五、 根据Reading内容, 在空白处填入正确的单词形式The story is（1）_ in the Forbidden City. To（2）_marriage, Turandot says her (3)_ husband must answer three of her riddles or die. Calaf sees Torandot for the first time and (4)_ in love with her. But a slave of Calafs fathers, Liu, also expresses her love for him. The story