牛津英语 模块三unit 2 reading 学案

1、牛津英语 模块三unit 2 reading 学案牛津高中英语同步精讲精练Part One：Vocabulary1. China is a great nation, _up of 56 peoples.2. Mr. Oliver _ an important position in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, who is _in meeting important figures nearly everyday.3. H2O _for water, which _of hydrogen and oxygen. 4. He _ it after the

2、legendary King of Crete who appears in Greek mythology by the _ of Minos.5. _ from being fun and good exercise, swimming is a very useful skill.6. Her work has _ to our understanding of what effect cigarette smoking has on us, which most people believe is a major factor _to cancer.7. Our basketball

3、team suffered another _, _ by our opponent by 10 points.8.His careless driving nearly _ to there being a traffic accident.9. The salesgirl said she would _ the TV set if we were not satisfied.10.All of the flowers now _ here have developed from those they once grew in the forest.Part Two：Fill the bl

4、anks using the proper words according to the text_ history, people from different countries and cultures have lived together in Britain and brought the grammar and vocabulary _ of the English language, _ is why English has so many confusing rules.Old EnglishOld English _ from _ we speak nowadays. Be

5、fore the middle of the 5th century, people in Britain all spoke a language _ Celtic. At the end of the 9th century, the Vikings _ Britain. By the 10th century, Old English had become the _language of England.Middle EnglishMiddle English is the name _ to the English _ from around the 12th to the 15th

6、 centuries. Many things affected the development of English, of _ the Normans made the most important _ to it. However, the Norman Conquest had _ effect on English than that the Angles did some 600 years earlier, which led to Old English _Celtic. On the other hand, both French and English words havi

7、ng the similar meaning _ together. It was _ many English people worked as servants who raised animals _ the words used for most animals raised for food came from Old English, _the words for the _ of these animals, _ was served to the Normans, came from Old French. Of course, Old French also made oth

8、er contributions to Middle English in _ words plural. After the Norman conquest, high-class people spoke English. However, by the _half of the 14th century, English _ _ into widespread use among all classes in England. It was 1399 _ Henry IV became the King of England, _mother tongue was English.Mod

9、ern EnglishModern English _ during the Renaissance, because of _, it includes many Latin and Greek words. Pronunciation _ through huge changes during this period. It is because people will keep _ new words and new ways of _ things _such changes wont _ to an end.Part Three: Explanations of the text1.

10、 Read about how English developed and why it has some strange rules.【分析】：1.how 和why引导的从句，均为宾语从句，和about构成介宾结构。2.how和why都是连接副词，在各自引导的从句中都做状语：how(方式状语)；why(原因状语)。【注】：that 引导的名词性从句，通常不用在介词之后。（除了inexcept）-How about _ we go to the concert after dinner?- Sounds a good idea.A. when B. whether C. that D. if2

11、. The English language is made up of the grammar and vocabulary these people brought to Britain.【分析】：1. be made up of=consist of2.these people brought to Britain这是一个省略了关系代词that或者which的定语从句。先行词为the grammar and vocabulary,定语从句中brought缺少宾语。bring sth. to sp.3. That is why English has so many difficult r

12、ules that confuse people.分析：1.why引导一个名词性从句，做is的表语，所以该从句为：表语从句。2.why在表语从句中充当原因状语。3.that引导的这个从句属于定语从句，修饰先行词rules，that指代rules在定语从句中充当主语，因此这里的that不可省略。4. Old English is very different from the English we speak nowadays.分析：1. be different fromdiffer from; (be different indiffer in)2.we speak nowadays这是一个

13、省略关系代词的定语从句。关系代词在从句中充当宾语，所以能省略。3.大家想一想能否用一个连接代词来替换the English thatwhich? _.5. Old English consisted of a mixture of their languages.分析：1.consist of=be made up of由构成。例题：China is a country_ of 34 provinces, the strongest of which _of most rich counties is Jiangsu.A. made up, consistsB. consisting, mad

14、e upC. making up, consistsD. consists, is made up6. Both the English language and the English people are named after the Angles.分析：1.both andNot both his brothers are rude to his parents.Both his brothers are not rude to his after以命名The city was named after the great civil war hero.7.

15、 Aside from place names such as London, very few Celtic words became part of Old English.分析：1.aside from=apart from2. aside from (1)除之外(别无)：Nobody, aside from him, could answer this question. 除他外，没人能回答这个问题。(=butexcept)(2)除之外(尚有)：Aside from being fun and good exercise, swimming is a very useful skill

16、. 除了是乐趣和有益的锻炼外，游泳还是一种很有用的技能。(=besides)(3)除外，如果不考虑：Aside from the rainy weather, our vacation was fun. 除了天气阴雨外，我们的假期还是玩得很高兴的。【说明】aside from为美国英语，在英国英语中用apart from代之。(=except for)8. They brought with them their languages, which also mixed with Old English.分析：1.bring sth. with sb.2.which引导的是一个定语从句，它指代先

17、行词their languages。这里的mix是不及物动 （vi.）He mixes well with other children in the school.他在学校里与其他孩子能很好相处。(交际，交往，相处)9. When we speak English today, we sometimes feel puzzled about which words or phrases to use.分析：1.when引导的为时间状语从句。which words or phrases to use是属于疑问词+to do这样一个结构。在这里做about的宾语。这个结构在句中通常做：主语、宾语

18、、表语。但是不可以作状语。When to hold the meeting mostly depends on the weather.高考链接：Generally speaking, _ according to the directions , the drug has no side effect . A. when taking B. when taken C. when to take D. when to be taken10. For example, the word sick came from a word once used by the Angles and the S

19、axons, while ill came from a word once used by the Norwegians.分析：1.for example例如(举一例)；such as(举多例);namelythat is(举全部)2.句中出现的once used做后置定语。once (adv.)He is not easy to get along with, but the friendship of his, _, will never lose.A. once gained B. once gaining C. while gained D. when to be gained11.

20、 Middle English is the name given to the English used from around the 12th to the 15th centuries.分析：1.given to the English是过去分词做后置定语，修饰the name，表示被动。同样的，used from around the 12th to the 15th centuries也是如此。Given their inexperience, theyve done a good job. He suggested the person _ at the meeting _int

21、o prison as soon as possible.A. referred to, be put B. referred to, putC. referring to, could be putD. referring to, should be put高考链接：Distributed evenly(均匀地分配), the luggage _ on an aircraft which goes up and down frequently _ in place.A. loading, stays B. to be loaded, stay C. loaded, stays D. are

22、loading, stay12. The most important contribution was from the Northman, a French-speaking people who defeated English and took control of the country分析：1.a French-speaking people是the Normans的同位语。Who引导的是定语从句，同时它也是定语从句的先行词。2.defeatbeatwinhitstike defeat与beat差不多，比beat更正式一点。beat(有节奏地打击、跳动)有心脏跳动之意；win+比赛

23、、奖品等；hit和strike都含有自然灾害袭击之意。hit有重重一撞之意，strike还有罢工之意。13. However, the Norman Conquest did not affect English as much as the Angles and the Saxons victory about 600 years earlier, which led to Old English replacing Celtic.分析：1. affect vt.=have an effect on; as as ;not asso asHer pronunciation is _, if

24、not better than, her teachers. A. as well B. as well as C. as good D. as good as John plays football _,if not better than, David. A. as well B. as well as C. so well D. so well as14. After the Norman Conquest, many English people worked as servants who raised animals.分析：1.lead tocontribute tocausere

25、sult in导致2.但是要注意的是：leadto do(这里的to是动词不定式)3.which引导的是非限制性定语从句。His father died last year, _ made it impossible for him to go abroad. A. when B. which C. as D. that分析：1.work as I once worked as an engineer for 5 years.2.who引导的是定语从句，代指servants在定语从句中充当主语。3.raise的用法。（及物动词vt.）连接：rise(不及物动词vi.)Nearly the pr

26、ice of everything has risen by 100% in the past 2 years.The fish raised artificially taste less delicious than those which grow in the wild.15. It is interesting to learn how the words for animals and meat developed.分析：1.it_;to learn是_。2.how引导的是_从句。在从句中充当_成分。He said _ he regretted the hours wasted i

27、n the woods and fields. A. which B. what C. how D. where16. Old English made other contributions to Middle English as well.分析：1.make contributions to=contribute to(这里的to是介词)Medical negligence was said to have contributed to her death.While the Japanese once did great harm to us Chinese, we still con

28、tributed what we can to the people trapped in the disaster without hesitation.She contributed a number of articles to the magazine.高考连接：Li ping as well as his classmates who _late for class was criticized by Mr. Li. A. was B. were C. do D. did17. After the Norman took control, they began using the F

29、rench way of making plurals, adding an s to house and shoe.分析：1.take control (vi.)与take control of (vt.); run out (vi.)与run out of (vt.)adding分词作伴随状语。=and addedThe tower on the top of the hill _the beauty of the lake.A. adds up to B. adds to C. adds up D. adds18. However, by the latter half of the 1

30、4th century, English had come into widespread use among all classes in England. 分析:1.the latter(反义词)the formere into use开始被使用。come into power 当权、上台、执政。come into effect 开始生效、开始实施。come into being 形成、长生。19. Modern English appeared during the Renaissance in the 16th century. Because of this, Modern Engl

31、ish includes many Latin and Greek words. 分析：1.this怎么的样就可以用which来替代了？include (including included)以及和contain的区别？I have 3 books,_2 magazines about how to predict the earthquake, both of which_ many instructive philosophies._A. containing; includeB. including; containC. contain; includedD. included; containing20. Pronunciation also went through huge changes during this period.【分析】：1.go through1. 通过；穿过；透过：2. 翻找；搜寻；查看：3. 从头到尾看(或做、说、排练)一遍：4. 经历(痛苦、困难等)；