四Module 5 A Trip Along the Three Gorges

1、Module 5A Trip Along the Three Gorges【美文阅读】The Three Gorges region is a scenic area along the Yangtze River in China with a total length of about 200 km.The Three Gorges takes up 120 km within this region.Although it is primarily famous for its scenery，the Three Gorges region is historically and cul

2、turally an important region in China.The Three Gorges region is located along the Yangtze River between the cities of Fengjie and Yichang in Chongqing Municipality and Hubei Province.Currently the Three Gorges region is most famous for the Three Gorges Dam.The Three Gorges Dam is under construction

3、at a place called Sandouping(三斗坪)in the middle of the Xiling Gorge.In addition to the impacts(影响)of the dam on the ecology and people(i.e.the mass relocation of towns and villages)of the region，the dam will also change the scenery of the Three Gorges.Because the water level will be higher，the gorges

4、 will be narrower and the mountains will appear lower.Supporters of the dam point out that because the mountains reach several thousand feet above the river，the gorges are still likely to offer fascinating views of the surrounding cliffs，and it should be noted that most riverboat companies that oper

5、ate in the Three Gorges intend to continue to offer tours of the region: The increase in width of the Three Gorges will also allow larger ships through the gorges and it is predicted that river traffic of all kinds will increase.【诱思导学】Do you know something more about the Three Gorges? Try to find so

6、me more information on the Internet. 【答案】略Period Previewing(教师用书独具)教学目标本课时主要是通过学生对学案所给出的内容的学习，了解本课文中所出现的词汇，初步了解课文以及相关的背景知识，对下一堂课对课文的全面理解起到一个铺垫作用。教学地位该部分通过看图说话，引出plateau，plain，cliffs，peak，valley等词汇的学习，并通过一个小小的知识竞赛引出长江、三峡等中心话题，为本模块的学习热身。(教师用书独具)新课导入建议教师选用一张较大的中国地图，请学生试着说说有关长江的情况，比如：起源于何地、 有多长、流经哪些省份等等

7、。鼓励学生运用Activity 1中的词汇，然后导入新课。教学流程设计.篇章结构阅读文章，完成下面表格(每空不超过3个词)A Trip Along the Three GorgesTimeduring the Spring Festival,1997PassengersPeter Hessler and his1. 2. of transportationboatWhat they saw and what they didFrom Fuling to Fengdu the sun 3. Along the Qutang Gorge4. through it5. the Wu GorgeXia

8、ng River，6. of Qu Yuan，rocks，7. ，and hills8. the Xiling Gorgeflag 9. ，a sign，took pictures and 10. the site【答案】1.colleague2.Means3.setting4.slept5Along6.home7.streams8.Coming out of9blowing10.pointed at.语篇理解阅读P42的Reading and Vocabulary部分，从每题所给的3个选项中选出最佳答案1The writer wrote this passage in order to .A

9、tell about his experience as a teacher in ChinaBtell about his first visit to the Three GorgesCtell about his first ride on a boat along the Yangtze River2Why did their colleagues suggest they not go on the Jiang you boat?ABecause the tickets for the Jiangyou boat are expensive.BBecause they are onl

10、y for goods.CBecause they are crowded and mainly for goods and people trading along the river.3“Build the Three Gorges，Exploit the Yangtze River！”Which of the following words can take the place of the underlined word in the sentence?AExplore. BBuild.CTake advantage of.4Which of the following stateme

11、nts is TRUE according to the passage?AOn a beautiful afternoon they passed through the Wu Gorge.BThey took the boat upstream.CThere are lots of historical places of interest along the Yangtze River.5This passage is organised by means of .Atime and eventsBdescriptionsCopinions and examples【答案】15BCCCA

12、.课文缩写用所给单词或短语的正确形式完成课文缩写detour；get on；dock；character；construction；deck；exploit；narrow；distant；downstreamWe decided to buy tickets for the Jiangyou boat.We just had to show our passports and they let us 1. the boat.We left the 2. on a beautiful afternoon.The sun was shining brightly as we sailed 3. t

13、hrough a hilly region.We slept through the Qutang Gorge，which 4. to 350 feet as the river rushes through the two­mile­high mountains.At Wushan we made a 5. up the Daning River.As we came out of the Xiling Gorge，we sailed into the 6. site of the dam.All the passengers came on 7. ，took pictu

14、res and pointed at the site，but we weren't allowed to get off the boat.On a 8. mountain was a sign in 20­foot 9. .“Build the Three Gorges Dam，10. the Yangtze River，”it said.【答案】1.get on2.docks3.downstream4.narrows 5detour6.construction7.deck8.distant9.characters10.Exploit.词义搭配1flatAthe acti

15、vity of buying，selling，or exchanging goods within a country or between countries2surround B(cause sth. to)become narrower3ColleagueCfar away in space or time4trade Duse，work or develop fully(especially mines and other natural resources)5narrow Esmooth and level；even6legend Fperson with whom one work

16、s，especially in a profession or business7distant Hstory handed down from the past，especially one that may not be true8exploit Ito be all around someone or something on every side【答案】1.E2.I3.F4.A5.B6.H7.C8.D.短语填空at the edge of；at least；be heavy with；in the distance；be surrounded by1The great actor hi

17、s usual crowd of hangers­on.2Every autumn，the apple trees behind my house apples.3I can hear the sound of the cheering .4There are three things we can do to keep healthy every day.Do you know what they are?5Listen! The birds are singing woods.【答案】1.was surrounded by2.are heavy with3.in the dist

18、ance4.at least5.at the edge of.句型背诵1He and a colleague were to spend two years there teaching English at a teacher training college.他和另一位同事准备在那里的一所教师进修学院教两年英语。2We could see the sun setting behind the white pagoda.我们能看到太阳在白塔后西沉。3On a distant mountain was a sign in 20­foot characters.“Build the T

19、hree Gorges Dam，Exploit the Yangtze River，”it said.远山上写着20英尺见方的汉字：“建造三峡大坝，开发长江资源”。Period Introduction & Reading and Vocabulary(教师用书独具)教学目标1熟记学案中所列出的单词和短语。2通过学案中所给出的重点单词和重点短语的学习，让学生能够正确理解和使用这些单词和短语，能够运用这些词语造句。3通过对这些词汇的理解能够更深层次地理解课文，并通过课文加深对这些词汇的理解，更加熟练地运用这些词汇。教学地位阅读课文标题是“三峡之旅”，作者以第一人称描述了自己顺长江而下，游

20、览三峡的亲身经历。读前活动安排的是让学生预测文章主要内容；读后活动包括细节信息选择和词汇释义练习，帮助学生训练阅读技能和根据语境学习词汇。(教师用书独具)新课导入建议教师可以通过下列问题导入新课。1) Who took a trip along the Three Gorges?2) Where did you start their trip?3) When did you start their trip?4) Did you enjoy their trip?教学流程设计让学生就“课堂互动探究”(见学案第61页)进行讨论，让学生各自发表自己的见解，然后让各个讨论组派代表汇报各自讨论结果。

21、1at the edge of在的边缘Cliffs are the steep sides of mountains at the edge of a river or the sea.(教材P41)悬崖就是在河边或海边的山的陡峭的那面。He is at the edge of danger.他处在危险的边缘。at the edge of/on the edge ofat the edge of侧重在边缘较广阔的地域的面上。on the edge of“在边上”侧重于在边缘的点上，还可引申为“即将”“濒于”。He sat on the edge of the table.他坐在桌子边缘上。Th

22、e factory stands at the edge of the city.这个工厂位于城市的边缘。The wounded man is on the edge of dying.这个受伤的人眼看就要死了。【巧学助记】完成句子不要把杯子放在桌子边上。Don't put the glass the table.该公司即将破产。The company was the bankruptcy.路边有所红色的小房子。 the road stands a red house.【答案】on the edge ofon the edge ofAt the edge of2surround vt.

23、包围；环绕A lake is an area of water surrounded by land.(教材P41)湖泊就是由陆地所围成的一片水域。The fence surrounds the school.篱笆环绕着学校。surround sb./sth.with sb./sth.使某人/物被某人/物包围be surrounded by/with被围绕着；周围是surrounding adj.周围的surroundings n环境(通常用复数形式)The island is surrounded with/by the sea.小岛四面环海。The village and its surr

24、ounding scenery are very beautiful.那个村庄及其周围的风景非常优美。He didn't pay much attention to his surroundings.他没有多注意他周围的环境。用surround的正确形式填空The villages are beautiful.Animals in zoos are not in their natural .The robber tried to run off but gave up when he found himself by policemen.【答案】surroundingsurround

25、ingssurrounded3He and a colleague were to spend two years there teaching English at a teacher training college.(教材P42)他和另一位同事准备在那里的一所教师进修学院教两年英语。句中were to spend是be to do的结构，表示按约定、计划、职责、义务、要求等即将发生的动作，这是将来时的一种用法。The bridge is to be built next year.大桥将在明年修建。They are to pay a visit to the teacher togeth

26、er at ten tomorrow morning.他们明天上午十点钟一起去看这位老师。be to do还有下列用法：最常见的用法是表示计划或安排。表示必须或应该，在意思上相当于must，should，ought to或have to。即指示、命令或要求。用来表示注定要发生或不可避免要发生的事。The experience is to change his life.这次经历会改变他的生活。The magazines you borrowed from the library are to be returned tomorrow.你从图书馆借的杂志应该在明天归还。完成句子你什么时候动身？W

27、hen you ？你应当在十点以前回来。You by 10 o'clock.他们的女儿很快就要结婚了。Their daughter soon.【答案】are；to startare to be backis to be married4trade vi.做生意 vt.交换；用进行交换；n.U贸易They are mainly for goods and people trading along the river.(教材P42)它们主要是用来运输货物的，乘客多是沿江做生意的人。Developing foreign trade is very important for our coun

28、try.发展外贸对我国很重要。trade with sb.与做生意trade in.做生意trade.for.用交换/换取They traded in building materials，such as bricks and concrete.他们做建材生意，比如砖和混凝土。They trade with the local villagers to make a living.他们与当地的村民做贸易来糊口。She traded three apples for a bunch of bananas.她用三只苹果换得一串香蕉。用适当的介词填空He traded fruits，affordin

29、g his son's education.The company did a large trade England.I want to trade my stamp collection your model coat.【答案】inwithfor5narrow vt. &.vi.(使)变窄；(使)缩小adj.狭窄的The gorge narrows to 350 feet as the river rushes through the two­mile­high mountains.(教材P42)江水在两英里高的峰峦间奔流，峡谷狭窄处只有350英尺。Th

30、e river narrows at this point.在这一处河流变窄了。a narrow escape九死一生narrow victory/defeat险胜/勉强击败narrow.to.把局限在之内narrowly adv.勉强地；差一点儿；狭隘地She narrowed her life to a certain circle of friends.她把她的生活局限在一个特定的朋友圈中。Peter had a narrow escape from drowning when he fell overboard.彼得从船上掉入水中，险些淹死。In the fierce competit

31、ion，she narrowly won the championship.在激烈的比赛当中，她差点就没赢得冠军。【对接高考】(2012·天津高考)Parents and children should communicate more to the gap between them so that they can understand each other better.Aopen BnarrowCwiden Dleave【解析】 考查动词辨析。句意：为了减少家长和孩子之间的代沟，他们应该多交流，以便他们更好地相互了解。依据句意可排除A、C、D。【答案】B完成句子两队之间的差距已

32、缩小到了三分。The gap between the two teams has three points.很幸运，约翰差点儿没在交通事故中丧生。It was fortunate that John being killed in a traffic accident.【答案】narrowed tonarrowly escaped6at least至少“Oh，well，” my friend said，“at least we have two more left.”(教材P42)我朋友说：“喔，至少我们还能看见另外两个峡谷。”He's going away for at least

33、a week.他至少一星期出去一次。You might at least say “thank you”你起码该说声“谢谢”。not in the leastnot at all 一点也不the least of all尤其是，最last but not least最后的但同样重要at(the)most至多The railway will be completed in six months at most.这条铁路最多再过6个月完工。We mustn't relax our study in the least.我们丝毫不能放松学习。完成句子他可能有点迟钝，但至少他很努力。He ma

34、y be a little slow but he is hardworking.我最多只能给你100美元。I can give you 100 dollars .我开电视机影响你吗？一点也不。Would you mind if I put the television on? .【答案】at leastat mostNot in the least7On a distant mountain was a sign in 20­foot characters.“Build the Three Gorges Dam，Exploit the Yangtze River，”it said.

35、(教材P42)远山上写着20英尺见方的汉字：“建造三峡大坝，开发长江资源”。(1)全句使用的是完全倒装句型，句子的真正主语是a sign，地点状语on a distant mountain被提前。正常语序是“A sign in 20­foot characters was on a distant mountain.”。On the top of the mountain stands a tall tree.山顶上矗立着一棵大树。为了强调表语，或者为了保持句子平衡通常把作表语的介词短语、地点状语或副词here，there，up，down，out，in，away，时间状语now，th

36、en等放在句首的开头的句子中，构成全部倒装。Here is a letter for you.这儿有你的一封信。In came the teacher.老师进来了。Now comes your turn.现在轮到你了。【提示】当该句型的主语是代词，而不是名词时，动词不用倒装结构。Here we are.我们到了。【对接高考】(2010·陕西高考)John opened the door.There he had never seen before.Aa girl did stand Ba girl stoodCdid a girl stand Dstood a girl【解析】考查特

37、殊句式。here，there，thus，then等副词位于句首，且当句子的主语是名词时，句子用全部倒装句，选D。【答案】D完成句子(用倒装结构)一位老教授坐在孩子们当中。Among the children .看！公共汽车来了！Look！Here ！突然一个男孩冲了出去。Suddenly .【答案】is sitting an old professorcomes the busout rushed a boy(2)distant adj. 遥远的；疏远的；冷漠的It snows all the year around in that distant village.在那个遥远的村庄整年下雪。H

38、e took a distant attitude towards me.他对我的态度很冷漠。be distant from离遥远be distant towards sb.对某人冷淡distance n. 距离；远处；路程at a distance隔开一些；稍远一些in the distance在远处，远方的The school is three miles distant from the town.那所学校离县城3英里远。I could hear a voice in the distance.我可以听见远处传来的说话声。Dogs that bark at a distance bite

39、 not at hand.远处狗就叫，近身不会咬。【对接高考】(2011·山东高考)Take your timeit's just short distance from here to restaurant.A不填；the Ba；theCthe；a D不填；a【解析】考查冠词。句意：慢慢来，从这儿到旅馆只是一小段距离。a short distance 表示一小段距离，第二个空the restaurant 是两人都知道的事物，是特指。【答案】B完成句子我们可以看见远处的轮船。We could see the ship .太阳距地球很遥远。The sun the earth.这

40、幅画稍远一些看更好。The picture looks better .【答案】in the distanceis distant fromat a distancePeriod Integrating Skills & Grammar(教师用书独具)教学目标1熟记学案中所列出的单词和短语。2通过学案中所给出的重点单词和重点短语的学习，让学生能够正确理解和使用这些单词和短语，能够运用这些词语造句。3听懂课文中所给出的听力材料。4通过对语法的教学让学生能够理解并正确运用情态动词。教学地位GRAMMAR复习情态动词。LISTENING部分要求学生根据听到的内容选出相应的图片，训练学生捕捉细

41、节信息的听力技巧。FUNCTION复习表示义务、允许和禁止的常见表达方式。VOCABULARY AND WRITING学习用恰当的形容词描述某地区的地理特征。EVERYDAY ENGLISH在日常交际中，学习运用：That sounded fine，Oh，well.，ripped off，They've been around，I get a kick。(教师用书独具)新课导入建议通过对学生作业的检查导入本堂新课。教学流程设计让学生就“要点讲练”(见学案第64页)进行讨论，让学生各自发表自己的见解，然后让各个讨论组派代表汇报各自讨论结果。1forbid vt.禁止Swimming fr

42、om the boat is forbidden.(教材P45)禁止下船游泳。They forbid walking in the fields.他们禁止任何人在地里走。forbid(doing)sth.禁止(做)某事forbid sb.to do sth. forbid one's doing sth.禁止某人做某事forbid sb.sth.禁止某人某事forbidden adj.严禁的，禁止的the Forbidden City紫禁城He was forbidden to leave the house，as a punishment.作为惩罚，他被禁止离开家。I can'

43、;t forbid you/your seeing that man again.我无法禁止你再和那个男人来往完成句子我们这里不准拍照。We here.他被禁止进入这个房间。He the room.【答案】forbid taking picturesis forbidden to enter2spot n地点；场所vt.发现；弄脏The most beautiful spot on the river is the Three Gorges.(教材P48)长江上最美丽的景点是三峡。He was the first to spot the danger.他是第一个发觉危险的人。on the sp

44、ot当场，马上，在现场He answered the question on the spot.他当场就回答了那个问题。Luckily there was a doctor on the spot.幸运的是现场有一位医生。完成句子几分钟之内，一辆救护车便赶到现场。An ambulance was within minutes.我终于在人群中看见了我的朋友。I finally in the crowd.【答案】on the spotspotted my friend3get a kick out of(俚语)从中得到乐趣I get a kick out of travelling.(教材P48)

45、我喜欢旅行。He got a kick out of driving fast cars.But it was very dangerous.飙车给他带来了极大的乐趣，但那非常危险。get a kick fromget a kick out of从中得到乐趣get sb. a kick 给某人极大的乐趣He gets a kick from playing basketball.他从打篮球中得到了乐趣。单项填空He gets a good deal of out of motor­racing.Ahit BkickCbeat Dstrike【解析】句意：他从摩托车比赛中得到了很多乐趣

46、。get a kick out of为固定搭配，意为“从中得到乐趣”。【答案】B观察下列从Reading and Vocabulary中选取的句子，体会情态动词的用法。They could go anywhere they wished.You shouldn't go on those ships.There won't be any other foreigners.We just had to show our passports.We could see the sun setting behind the white pagoda.自我总结情态动词有一定的 ，表示某种

47、感情和语气，但不能单独作 ，要和其他动词(原形)一起构成 。【答案】词义；谓语；谓语情态动词情态动词表示说话人对某一动作或状态的态度，但本身词义不完全，不能单独作谓语动词。情态动词没有人称和数的变化。每个情态动词都有自己的具体含义和特点。情态动词的否定式一般是在它们的后面加否定词not构成的。1can和 could(could是can的过去式，也可表示语气委婉)(1)表示能力He can do the work by himself.他能独自做这项工作。Could the girl read before she went to school.这个女孩上学前会读书吗？(2)表示推测(用于否定句

48、和疑问句)He can't be over sixty.他不可能超过60岁。Can this story be true? 这个故事会是真的吗？(3)表示许可和请求(could用来表示“请求”时，是委婉的说法，回答时只用can)。Could I have a look at your new pen?我可以看一看你的新钢笔吗？Of course，you can.当然可以。You can use my dictionary now.你现在可以用我的字典。(4)表示某人/某物一时的特点，可译为“有可能，有时会”。He can be very careless at times.他有时会很粗

49、心。【易混辨析】can/be able to(1)can/could表示能力，只用现在时和过去时(could)，而be able to有各种时态。They will be able to tell you the news soon.他们很快就能告诉你那个消息了。(2)表示成功地做了某事，只能用was/were able to，而不能用could。They were able to escape from the flood.他们成功地从洪水中逃离。2may( might)(1)表示许可。在表示请求、允许时，might 比 may 语气更委婉一些，否定回答时要用mustn't，表示“不

50、可以，禁止，阻止”。Might I use your pen？我能用你的钢笔吗？No，you mustn't.不，你不能用。(2)用于祈使句中表示祝愿May you succeed! 祝你成功！【提示】may或might动词原形都可以表示可能性。用might则语气更加不肯定。 May/Might I ask for a photo of your baby?我可以要一张你宝宝的照片吗？3must(1)表示义务等。意为“必须”，强调主观看法。其否定形式为mustn't，意思是“不许，禁止”。We must do everything step by step.我们做一切事情都必须

51、循序渐进。You mustn't talk to her like that.你不许那样和她说话。Must we hand in our exercise books now?我们现在必须要交练习本吗？No，you needn't /don't have to.不，不必。(2)表示推测。意为“肯定，一定”，只用于肯定句中。He must be ill.他准是病了。She's wearing a diamond necklace.She must have a lot of money.她戴着一条钻石项链，一定很有钱。【提示】have to含义与must相似，两者

52、往往可以互换使用，但must与have to有下列几点不同：must表示的是说话人的主观看法，而have to 则往往强调客观需要。must只有一种形式，have to则涉及人称、时态等方面的变化形式。Must we hand in our English exercise books?我们必须交英语作业吗？Yes，you must./No，you don't have to.是的，你们必须要交。/不，你们可以不交。You mustn't go.你不许走。(带有很强的语气，表示“禁止、 不允许”)You don't have to go.你不必走。(表示“不必”)4shall(1)用于第一、第三人称的疑问句中表示征求意见或请求指示。Shall I get you some tea?我给你点儿茶，好吗？Shall the boy wait outside?让那男孩在外面等吗？What shall we do this evening?我们今晚做什么？(2)表示说话人的意图、意志、命令、允诺、警告或必然结果等。在法律、条约、协定等文件中，shall表示义务、规定等。用于第二、第三人称的陈述句中。You shall do as I say.按我说的做。(命令)You sh