高中英语必修二 Unit 1 Period Four

1、Period FourListening and Talking，Reading for Writing，Assessing Your Progress & Video Time.Judge whether the following statements are true(T) or false(F) according to the passage in Page8.1The Mogao Caves were a key stop along the Silk Road throughout Chinas ancient history.(T)2It is over 25 years si

2、nce the international project started.(F)3The Mogao Caves are not as important as before.(F)4The Getty Museum is in America.(T)5The group hopes to promote wider interest in Chinas ancient history，culture and traditions by taking photos of the Mogao Caves.(F).Choose the best answer.1The researchers a

3、nd scientists are trying to .Aincrease knowledge and appreciation of Chinas ancient cultural heritageBdig out Chinas ancient cultural heritageCprotect Chinas antiquesDhold a meeting about how to protect Chinas ancient cultural heritage答案A2What have been finished since the international project start

4、ed?ANearly 500,000 antique coins have been found.BNearly 500,000 photographs have been produced.CNearly 500,000 mummies(木乃伊) have been dug out.DNearly 500,000 ancient tombs have been protected.答案B3What is the purpose of this passage?ATo tell people how to protect the cultural heritage.BTo show that

5、ancient China is great.CTo promote culture through digital images.DTo inform people of the importance of the cultural heritage.答案C.重点单词1sheet n一张(纸)；床单；被单2mirror n镜子3roof n顶部；屋顶4dragon n龙5digital adj.数码的；数字显示的6cave n山洞；洞穴7throughout prep.各处；遍及；自始至终8.opinion n意见；想法；看法9contrast n对比；对照 vt.对比；对照10foreve

6、r adv.永远；长久地11professional adj.专业的；职业的 n专业人员profession n专业；职业；行业12forgive v原谅；宽恕；对不起；请原谅forgiveness n宽恕；原谅13image n形象；印象imagine v想像imaginary adj.想像的14quality n质量；品质；素质；特征 adj.优质的；高质量的quantity n数量15tradition n传统；传统的信仰或风俗traditional adj.传统的16further adv.更远；进一步far(原级)furthest/farthest (最高级)17historic a

7、dj.历史上著名(或重要)的；有史时期的history n历史18quote vt.引用quotation n引文；引言19comparison n比较；相比compare v比较20identify vt.确认；认出；找到identity n身份；本身掌握规律巧记单词比较级和最高级的不规则变化：many/muchmoremost；good/wellbetterbest；littlelessleast；bad/illworseworstidentity n身份；本身fyidentify vt.确认；认出 如：beautify使美化；simplify 使简化；classify将分类.核心短语1a

8、llovertheworld在世界各地2begyourpardon对不起；请再说一遍3tell.from.辨别和4raisemoney募捐5endwith以结束6comeupwith提出7befamiliarwith对熟悉8speedup加速9.takecareof照顾10fallintoruins变成废墟.经典句式1It is said that.据说Itissaidthat its a mirror that can tell right from wrong！据说这是一面可以分辨是非的镜子！2动名词作主语Appreciatingonesownculturalheritage is ver

9、y important for understanding oneself.欣赏自己国家的文化遗产对于了解自己的国家很重要。3make宾语宾补(名词充当)This makesitanimportantculturalheritagesite not just for China，but for all people around the world.这使得它不仅是中国的重要文化遗产，也是全世界人民的重要文化遗产。4beadj.to do sth.Every part of the Great Wall iseasytofindandsee.长城的每一部分都很容易找到、看到。重点词汇 eq x(

10、Forgive me for asking，but.原谅我问一下，)forgive v原谅；宽恕；对不起；请原谅forgive sb.sth.原谅某人某事forgive ones doing sth.原谅某人做了某事forgive sb.for (doing) sth.原谅某人做了某事forgiveness n宽恕，原谅(1)Please forgive me if I have left any of your questions unanswered.如果你的问题我有任何没回答的，请原谅。(2)Forgive myinterrupting but I really dont agree w

11、ith that.请原谅我打岔，不过我确实不同意那一点。(3)I shall never forgive myself(I) for failing to help you when you were in danger.我永远不会原谅自己在你处于危险时没有帮助你。(4)I hope，after today，I can have your forgiveness(forgive).希望今天之后，我能得到你的原谅。Nearly 500，000 highquality digital photographs have been produced since the international pr

12、oject started in 1994.自1994年国际项目启动以来，已经制作了近50万张高质量数码照片。quality n质量；品质；素质；特征 adj.优质的；高质量的of high quality优质的；素质好的 in quality在质量上(1)This is how I got involved with my charity work to improve the quality of life for all disabled people.这就是我怎样参与慈善工作，以提高残疾人的生活质量。(2)This plastic is inferior in quality to g

13、lass.这种塑料的质量比玻璃差。(3)Our candidate is a man of quality，of status，of caliber.我们的候选人是个素质好、有身份和有能力的人。What do you think of the researchers opinion in the last paragraph？你认为研究者在最后一段的观点如何？opinion n意见；想法；看法ask sb.for opinion征求某人的意见have a high/low/good/poor opinion of sb./sth.对某人/某事评价高/低/好/坏in ones opinionin

14、 the opinion of sb.在某人看来(1)When they asked him for his opinion，he declared strongly against the policy.他们向他征求意见时，他声明强烈反对这项政策。(2)In my opinion，some measures which are able to control the rate of increasing cars can be taken.依我看来，应该采取一些措施控制汽车增长的速度。句型转换(3)Personally，most people learn best by doing，not

15、by sitting in the classroom and reading about it.In my opinion，most people learn best by doing，not by sitting in the classroom and reading about it. eq x(Words to show comparison and/or contrast表示比较和/或对比的单词)comparison n比较；相比in/by comparison相比之下；比较起来in comparison with与相比compare v比较；对比；比喻compare.to把比作

16、；喻为compare (.) with 与相比 compared with/to和比起来(1)The comparison of her life to a sea voyage simplifies her rich experience.把她的人生比作一次海上航行不足以说明她丰富的经历。(2)In comparison with other students，Mike is more diligent.和其他学生相比，麦克更加勤勉一些。(3)I compared the copy with the original，but there was not much difference.我比较

17、了复印件和原件，但是差别不是很大。 (4)Compared(compare) with French，English is easy to learn.英语比法语好学。contrast n对比；对照 vt.对比；对照by/in contrast对比之下in contrast with/to与对比起来；与形成对比contrast .with.与对比(5)There is an obvious contrast between the cultures of East and West.东西方文化之间存在着明显的差异。(6)Most people work because its unavoida

18、ble.By/In contrast，there are some people who actually enjoy work.很多人工作是因为它是不可避免的，相反，有一些人是的确喜欢工作的。(7)In this book，the writer contrasts good with evil.在这本书中，作者将善恶进行对比。Underline the relative clauses that the writer uses to identify the following.在作者用来标识以下内容的关系句下面划线。identify v确认；认出；找到identify.as.确认为iden

19、tification n辨认；鉴定；证明identity n.身份；特征identity card (ID)身份证(1)The family of the missing girl has been called in by the police to identify the body.失踪女孩的家人已被警察叫来认尸。(2)The identification(identify) of the crash victims was a long and difficult task.鉴别坠机意外伤亡者的工作费时而且困难重重。经典句式eq x(It is said that its a mirr

20、or that can tell right from wrong！据说这是一面可以分辨是非的镜子！)该句型中，It是形式主语，真正的主语是that引导的从句。常用于这个句型的动词过去分词有：said，believed，supposed，thought，known，reported，confirmed，hoped等。该句型中的过去分词也可以是suggested，requested，required，ordered，advised，insisted，但当是这些动词时，从句的谓语动词要用“shoulddo”，should可以省略。该句型还可改为：sb./sth.be said不定式。(1)It i

21、s said that Physicist Stephen Hawking has participated in the ice bucket challenge.据说物理学家史蒂芬霍金参加了冰桶挑战。(2)It is suggested that the meeting (should)beput(put) off.有人建议会议延期召开。句型转换(3)It is said that Mary is leaving for London tomorrow.Mary is said to be leaving for London tomorrow.People say that Mary i

22、s leaving for London tomorrow.(4)He is said to have gone abroad.It is said that he has gone abroad. Every part of the Great Wall is easy to find and see.长城的每一部分都很容易找到、看到。在“主语beadj.动词不定式”结构中，如果主语是不定式的逻辑宾语，要用不定式的主动形式表示被动意义。能用在这个结构中的形容词很多，如：hard，difficult，easy，heavy，interesting，pleasant，safe，comfortabl

23、e，expensive等。如果此结构中的不定式中的动词是不及物的，则应在动词后加上一定的介词。(1)I like getting up very early in summer.The morning air is so good to breathe.我喜欢在夏天很早起床。早晨的空气呼吸起来太爽了。(2)In many peoples opinion，that company，though relatively small，is pleasant todealwith.在许多人看来，这家公司虽然规模相对较小，但很好打交道。(3)The room iscomfortabletolivein.这

24、间屋子住起来很舒适。.单句语法填空1The question in this book is hard toanswer(answer)2It is reported in the newspaper that another meeting will be held between the two sides.3In my opinion，people cannot do anything without money，but money is not everything.4In contrast with your belief that we shall fail，I know we s

25、hall succeed.5I cannot forgive myself for not seeing my mother before she died.6Comparison(compare) with his previous movies shows how Lee has developed as a director.7The aircraft which crashed into the sea was identified as American.完成句子8Itissaidthat he substituted his own name for yours on the li

26、st.据说他在名单上把你的名字换成了他自己的名字。9Physics iseasytolearn once you understand the rules. 一旦你理解了规则，物理就不难学了。10Comparedwith/tohisroom，my room is even smaller.与他的房间相比，我的房间还要小。11She hadbeenworryingsince the letter arrived.自从接到那封信后她就一直焦虑不安。.课文缩写概要写作下面是根据课文内容写的一篇60词左右的内容概要，请根据括号内的汉语提示完成短文。Nowadays，the researchers an

27、d scientists from China and other countries are working together to help 12.increaseknowledgeandappreciationofChinasancientculturalheritage(提高对中国古代文化遗产的认识和鉴赏).The Mogao Caves are one of the ancient cultural heritages,13.whichhavelongbeenameetingpointfordifferentcultures(长期以来是不同文化的交汇点)，so tourists fr

28、om all over the world would like to visit them.14.BysharingdigitalphotosovertheInternet(通过在网上分享数码照片)，the researchers hope to 15.promoteinterestinChinasancientcultureandtraditions (提升对中国古代文化和传统的兴趣) and educate people about the importance of safeguarding historic and cultural relics.基础巩固.单词拼写1Ill go a

29、nd find you some clean sheets and blankets and you can sleep here tonight.2When I looked in the mirror，I couldnt believe it.I looked fantastic!3Outside the sun was up over the roofs of the buildings and I could see the points of the cathedral with the sunlight on them.4The new digital technology wou

30、ld allow a rapid expansion in the number of TV channels.5Those old pots，including the one with a flying dragon(龙) on it，contain 32,000 Chinese ancient coins.6For most images(图像)，you do not need to adjust any other parameters(参数)7Our guide led us through a series of caves(洞穴) and finally we found the

31、 exit.8The house is in excellent condition，with fitted carpets throughout(遍及；各处)9We congratulate the people of Kosovo on this historic(历史的) occasion.选词填空eq x(all over the world；in quality；in comparison with；forgive.for；by tradition)10Bytradition all family members get together for dinner on the Spri

32、ng Festival.11She never forgave me for forgetting her birthday.12Her talents stand out incomparisonwith her classmates.13This radio is poor inquality；it broke down within less than a year of use.14Though she failed in the race，the girl won the applause of people allovertheworld.单句语法填空15He is said to

33、havefinished(finish) the work three days ago.16The language used for writing should be easy tounderstand(understand)17He prayed to ask God to forgive him for the terrible thing he had done.18She imagined walking(walk) into the office and handing in her resignation.19It is difficult to engage teacher

34、s of quality because many people are reluctant to engage in education.20His paintings are very much in the tradition of Picasso.21I was firmly of the opinion that we should not give Jackson any more money.22The following quotation(quote) is taken from a nineteenth century travel diary.单句写作23据报道那个小偷已

35、经被抓到了。(It is reported that.)Itisreportedthatthethiefhasbeencaught.24我认为，你应该马上向老师道歉。(in my opinion)Inmyopinion，youshouldapologizetoyourteacherrightnow.25请原谅我未能及时回复你。(forgive)Pleaseforgivemefornotansweringyouintime.26和这种酒相比，那种酒更贵。(compared with/to)Comparedwith/tothiswine，thatwineismoreexpensive.27我认为这

36、台电脑很难操作。(beadj.to do)Ifindthiscomputerisdifficulttooperate.能力提升.阅读理解If Confucius(孔子) were still alive today and could celebrate his September 28 birthday with a big cake，there would be a lot of candles.Hed need a fan or a strong wind to help him put them out.While many people in China will remember

37、Confucius on his special day，few people in the United States will give him a passing thought.Its nothing personal.Most Americans dont even remember the birthdays of their own national heroes.But this doesnt mean that Americans dont care about Confucius.In many ways he has become a bridge that foreig

38、ners must cross if they want to reach a deeper understanding of China.In the past two decades，the Chinese studies programs have gained huge popularity in Western universities.More recently，the Chinese government has set up Confucius Institutes in more than 80 countries.These schools teach both Chine

39、se language and culture.The main courses of Chinese culture usually include Chinese art，history and philosophy(哲学)Some social scientists suggest that Westerners should take advantage of the ancient Chinese wisdom to make up for the drawbacks of Western philosophy.Students in the United States，at the

40、 same time，are racing to learn Chinese.So they will be ready for life in a world where China is an equal power with the United States.Businessmen who hope to make money in China are reading books about Confucius to understand their Chinese customers.So the old thinkers ideas are still alive and well

41、.Today China attracts the West more than ever，and it will need more teachers to introduce Confucius and Chinese culture to the West.As for the old thinker，he will not soon be forgotten by people in the West，even if his birthday is.语篇解读本文阐述了西方学生学习中国文化的现象，并告诉我们中国古代伟大的思想家孔子的思想仍然受到人们的追捧。28The opening pa

42、ragraph is mainly intended to .Aprovide some key facts about ConfuciusBattract the readers interest in the subjectCshow great respect for the ancient thinkerDprove the popularity of modern birthday celebrations答案B解析写作意图题。作者首先提出，如果孔子活到今天，按照西方国家的方式点蜡烛来庆祝他的生日的话，那么吹蜡烛将会是一件麻烦的事。作者以这个作为开场白，目的是吸引读者。C项有一定的干

43、扰性。29We can learn from Paragraph 4 that American students .Ahave a great interest in studying ChineseBtake an active part in Chinese competitionsCtry to get high scores in Chinese examsDfight for a chance to learn Chinese答案A解析推理判断题。第四段第一句就是本段的主旨句。这一段讲述了孔子文化在西方国家的受欢迎程度，由此可以得出答案。30What is the best tit

44、le for the passage?AForgotten Wisdom in AmericaBHuge Fans of the Chinese LanguageCChinese Culture for WesternersDOld Thinker with a Big Future答案D解析标题归纳题。全文讲述了孔子学院在西方国家受欢迎的程度。它架起了一座东方文化向西方传播的桥梁，因此是古老的思想家与未来的结合。C项有一定的干扰性。本文主要介绍了孔子思想在西方国家的传播，而C项的范围过大。31The passage is likely to appear in .Aa biographyBa

45、 history paperCa newspaperDa philosophy textbook答案C解析文章出处题。本文介绍了孔子学院在西方的盛行，因此属于报道类文章，应出现在报纸上。.完形填空The Fitting-in of Suzy KhanThe first time I saw Suzy Khan，I knew I had to help her.She was really small for her age of 12.The boys in my class often 32 about her and laughed their heads off.She would op

46、en a book，pretending to read，with tears dropping on the open page.All I knew was that she was an orphan(孤儿) from Africa.She had just been adopted by a family in town who 33 that the best way for her to learn American ways of life was to be with American kids.I looked down at this 34 girl and promise

47、d myself that somehow I would help her.But how could I help her 35 in with us？There had to be a 36.One day，when I went into the classroom，I saw that Suzy had 37 her geography book to a picture of a train，and in her notebook，she had made a(n) 38 copy.I was surprised and thought that she could do some

48、thing in the coming 39 show.So，I took her to see the art teacher，Miss Parker，and showed her what Suzy had 40.“Why，its wonderful，” said Miss Parker，who then showed us a poster she had painted 41 the talent show.“I need more of these，but I just dont have enough 42.Could you help me，Suzy？”On the day of

49、 the talent show，Suzys 43 were everywhereall over the hall and all over the school，each one different.“And finally，” said Mr Brown，the schoolmaster，at the end of the show，“we have a(n) 44 award.Im sure youve all noticed the wonderful posters.” Everyone nodded.“One of our own students 45 them.”I coul

50、d hear everyone whispering.“Who in our school could draw 46 well？”Mr Brown waited a while before saying，“47 this student worked so hard on the posters，she deserves a 48，too.Our mystery(神秘) artist is our new studentSuzy Khan！”Mr Brown thanked her for all the wonderful posters and gave her a professio

51、nal artists set.“Thank you，” she cried.I 49，at that time when I was looking at her excited face，shed probably never 50 anything in her whole life.Everyone started to 51 their hands.Suzy Khan gave them a shy smile and the applause was deafening.I knew then Suzy was going to be all right.语篇解读本文是一篇记叙文。

52、主要讲了一个非洲儿童Suzy被美国家庭收养，为让Suzy了解美国生活，他们把她送进学校和美国孩子一起学习，但那些美国孩子却经常嘲笑她。一次偶然的机会，“我”发现了她的绘画才能，并把她介绍给艺术老师，艺术老师也认同她的绘画才能，并让她帮助自己制作才艺表演的海报。在才艺表演结束的时候，校长颁发给Suzy一个特殊奖，同学们也认可和接纳了她。32A.joked BcaredCforgot Dworried答案A解析根据后面的“laughed their heads off”(狂笑不已)可知，班里的男生经常开她的玩笑(joke about her)。33A.reported BdecidedCcompl

53、ained Dquestioned答案B解析她刚被镇上的一家人收养，这家人决定(decide)让她学会美国生活方式的最佳方法是和美国的孩子待在一起。report报告；complain抱怨；question质疑。34A.rich BproudCtiny Dpopular答案C解析根据第一段中的“She was really small for her age of 12.”可知，这个女孩儿身材娇小(tiny)。35A.come BfallCfit Dtie答案C解析但是我如何帮她融入(fit in with)我们呢？根据下文内容以及标题中的Fitting-in可知C项正确。36A.manner

54、BpatternCchoice Dway答案D解析但是我如何帮她融入我们呢？总会有办法的。此处与上句中的问题对应，指解决问题的方法(way)。37A.read BtakenCopened Dput答案C解析根据下文她画下了火车的图片以及本句中的过去完成时态可知，“我”进入教室时，发现Suzy已经把地理书翻到了有火车图片的一页。open在此处意为“打开，翻开”。38A.free BperfectCfinal Dextra答案B解析根据下文中“我”的感受“surprised”以及美术老师对此的评价“wonderful”可知她的画非常完美(perfect)。39A.art BtalkCquiz Dt

55、alent答案D解析根据下文中的the talent show可知答案。这里表示“我”很惊讶，认为她可以为即将到来的才艺表演做些什么。40A.colored BwrittenCcarved Ddrawn答案D解析由上一段最后一句中的“a picture of a train”以及“made a copy”可知，她画了一幅非常出色的画，此外，“我”带她去见的是美术老师，应与绘画有关，故用drawn。41A.at BafterCfor Daround答案C解析此处表示目的，故用介词for。Miss Parker给“我们”看了她为才艺表演而画的一幅海报。42A.room BtimeCpaper Di

56、nterest答案B解析根据“need more of these”以及最后一句的请求可知老师没有足够的时间(time)去完成。43A.gifts BbooksCphotos Dposters答案D解析根据上文Miss Parker请求Suzy帮自己画更多的海报可知，此处与上文照应，指的是才艺表演当天，Suzy画的海报(poster)贴得到处都是。并且根据下文多次出现的“posters”也可得出答案。44A.special BacademicCnational Droyal答案A解析表演结束时，校长宣布“最后，我们要颁发一项特别(special)奖”。此项奖是颁给画海报的人而非才艺表演的人，故是“特别奖”。academic学术上的；national全国性的；royal皇家的。45A.painted BfoundCprinted Dcollected答案A解析根据上文Miss Parker请求Suzy帮自己画更多的海报可知，这些海报是Suzy画的，同时下一段中的draw与此处单词表达同样的意思，故选A项。46A.very BthatCquite Dtoo答案B解析我听到大家都小声说道：“我们学校谁画得那么好呢？”that作副词时，可表示“那么”，相当于so。47A.If BThoughCUnless DSince答案D解析这个学生如此辛苦地绘制