Unit1Talesoftheunexplained话题语言应用—自然界未解之谜知识梳理

1、Unit 1 Tales of the unexplained话题语言应用自然界未解之谜语言积累 写作常用词语搭配1. 经济的快速发展 the rapid development of economy's2. 人民生活水平的显著提高/稳步增长 the remarkable improvement/ steady growth of peopleliving standard3. 先进的科学技术 advanced science and technology4. 面临新的机遇和挑战 be faced with new opportunities and challenges5. 人们普遍

2、认为 It is commonly believed/ recognized that.6. 引起了广泛的公众关注 arouse wide public concern/ draw public attention7. 不可否认 It is undeni able that/ There is no denying that8. 热烈的讨论 / 争论 a heated discussion/ debate9. 完全不同的观点 a totally different argument10. 一些人 而另外一些人 Some people. while others.11. 就我而言 / 就个人而言

3、 As far as I am concerned, / Personally,12. 就 达到绝对的一致 reach an absolute consensus on.13. 有充分的理由支持 be supported by sound reasons14. 发挥着日益重要的作用 play an increasingly important role in.15. 正如谚语所说 As the proverb goes:16. 也不例外 .be no exception17. 对 产生有利 /不利的影响 exert positive/ negative effects on.18. 利远远大于

4、弊 the advantages far outweigh the disadvantages.19. 导致，引起 lead to/ give rise to/ contribute to/ result in20. 责任感 / 成就感 sense of responsibility/ sense of achievement21. 竞争与合作精神 sense of competition and cooperation22. 开阔眼界 widen one 's horizon/ broaden one 's vision23. 学习知识和技能 acquire knowledg

5、e and skills24. 考虑到诸多因素 take many factors into account/ consideration25. 做出共同努力 make joint efforts26. 为社会做贡献 make contributions to the society27. 致力于 /投身于 be committed / devoted to.28. 满足需求 satisfy/ meet the needs of.29. 宝贵的自然资源 valuable natural resources30. 环保（的） environmental protection / environm

6、entally friendly话题语句拓展阅读Mysterious electric eelThe electric eel （电鳗） is an amazing storage battery. It can send a jolt of （ 一股） as much as eight hundred volts（ 伏） of electricity through the water in which it lives. An electric house current （电压） is only one hundred twenty volts. As many as four- fif

7、ths of all the cells in the electric eel body are specialized for generating electricity, and the strength of the shock it can deliver corresponds roughly to length of its body （ 电鳗能释放的电流强度大体上与它的身体长度相一第 3 页Unexplained Mysteries of The WorldStonehenge 史前巨石柱）Stonehenge is one of the greatest unexplain

8、ed mysteries of the world. It' s certainly no h（骗局）（estimated to be more than 5,000 years old） and is probably the most important prehistoric monument in the whole of Brita in.When you visit Stonehenge, you ' llfind yourself driving for miles through rolling hills and countryside until, sudd

9、enly, you catch sight of this bizarre （离奇的）structure. There ' an eerie （怪异的）feel to the area around Stonehenge, and for thousands of years it has soon silently, giving away few clues as to the meaning of its existe nee.Then, more than 1,000 years later, the most dramatic stage of building took p

10、lace.Huge bluest ones from mountains in Wales were lugged（拖拉）more tha n 240 miles to theStonehenge site. Why would anyone do this in the age before the wheel? And how would they accomplish such a feat（卓绝的手艺）? These are true unexplained mysteriesbecause it really wouldn ' have been hard to find r

11、ocks closer nearby. The stones were then set up to form an in complete double circle, alig ned（ 排整齐）perfectly with the midsummer sun rise.The third stage in 2,000 BC saw the arrival of the more stones, transported by land from the Marlborough Downs some 25 miles away.Fin ally, after a further 500 ye

12、ars had passed, some one felt the n eed to rearra nge the massive Welsh bluest ones into the familiar horseshoe （马蹄形）and circle we see today.One of the great unexplained mysteries of ancient man, the meaning of Stonehenge is still not clear today. Was it a temple, a burial ground, an observatory （瞭望

13、台）,or an ancient calendar? Without a time machi ne to go back and ask, we may n ever know.Unexplained Mysteries of The World Bermuda Triangle（百慕大三角区）TH? KU H心*鼻ttD CAIC.£.1S1ANOS UJC.J The Bermuda Trian gle is held resp on sible for the disappeara nee of coun tless airpla nes and boats in the o

14、cean between Florida, San Juan, and Bermuda. This area is one of the most heavily sailed shipping lanes （航道）in the world, with vessels crossing through daily for ports in the Americas, Europe and the Caribbean Islands.So why do people think there are un expla ined mysteriesgoing on in this vast tria

15、 ngle of ocea n?£THE BERMUDA TRiANGtEOver the years, there have bee n a huge nu mber of disappeara nces that happe ned in mysterious circumsta nces, supposedly falling beyond the possibilities of human error, equipme nt failure or n atural disasters. Many para no rmal （ 超出 科学可知范围的 ）theories tal

16、k of a suspension of the laws of physics.For in sta nee, the first un expla ined event occurred in the1950s when the story of Flight 19 came to light, detailing a group of five US Navy bombers on a training missi on. The flight leader was reported to have said:“ We are en teri ng white water,nothing

17、 seems right. We don' t know where we are, the water is green, no white.” It was alsoclaimed that Navy officials said the pla nes“ flew off to Mars ”.So, do multiple airplane and boat disappearances over a patch of ocean count as unexplained mysteries? Skeptics (怀疑者 ) say no. They point out that

18、 such incidents have been greatly embellished (修饰), that ships have sunk in many places, and the Bermuda Triangle is responsible for no more disappearances than any other area of ocean. 写作运用 写作要求如果你是一位导游， 请你用英语写一篇 120-150 词的题目为 “ The Yellow Crane Tower 的 ” 短文介绍黄鹤楼。要点如下：1. 黄鹤楼位于湖北省武汉市，高 51.4 米；始建于 16

19、00 多年前，在 1981-1985 年间政府曾 重修。2. 起初用于战争，现在对公众开放；3. 曾有很多诗人登楼望远，写下优秀诗篇；4. 吸引了众多中外游客，得到很高的评价。 写作指导 ：1. 审题：明确说明对象是黄鹤楼，确认时态为一般现在时；2. 构思结构：首先抓住事物特征，吸引读者兴趣；按顺序对黄鹤楼进行介绍；最后进行概 括总结，欢迎游客来此参观。3. 说明顺序：从地理位置( Wuhan, Hubei Province )到楼高( about 51.4 metres high )；从过 去的历史(more than 1600 years ago)到现在对观众开放(open to the

20、public);从古往今 来诗人的赞美 (poets wrote poems)至U现在吸弓丨中外游客 (tourists from home and abroad )。4. 组句：At the beginning, it was only used for wars, but now it is open.In fact, the scenery around the tower is really delightful. 适当运用复合句(如定语从句和状语从句等)或非谓语结构将要点衔接起来。It lies in Wuhan, Hubei Province, with a height of 5

21、1.4 meters. 适当运用描写，可增加文采。If you climb up the tower, you' ll see a beautiful view.5. 归纳结尾，可以建议游客来此参观。如：In conclusion, it 's one of the b-emsatdmeapnrojects in China. Why not come to enjoy yourself as soon as possible?常用句式、结构：方位： A lies in/on/to the west/east of B. 人口： A has a large/ small population of. 资源： be rich in natural resources 写作范文The Yellow Crane T