Unit2 Exploring English 课文理解学案-高中英语外研版（2019）必修第一册

1、Unit 2 Exploring English 课文理解学案I.根据课文内容填空并朗读课文 Neither Pine nor Apple in Pineapple菠萝松树+苹果Have you ever asked yourself why people often （有困难） learning English? 你有没有问过自己，为什么人们常常在学习英语方面有困难？I hadnt, until one day my_(五岁的）son asked me （是否） there was ham in a hamburger. There isnt.我从未想过这个问题，直到有一天，我五岁的儿子问我

2、hamburger(汉堡包)里是否有火腿。答案是没有。 This made me realize that theres no egg in _（茄子） either. (既不. )is there pine (也不）apple in pineapple.这让我意识到eggplant(茄子)里也没有egg(鸡蛋)。pineapple(菠萝)里既没有pine(松树)，也没有apple(苹果)。 This _（让我陷入思考） how English can be a crazy language to learn.这让我陷入思考：对于学习者而言，英语到底可以有多疯狂呢？For example, i

3、n our free time we can _(雕像）a _(雕像）and paint a painting, but we _（拍一张照片）. 例如，我们可以在闲暇时雕刻一座雕像、画一幅画，但我们只能拍一张照片。And when we are traveling we say that we are in the car or the taxi, but on the train or bus!旅行时，我们坐汽车或出租车时是说坐在里面(in)，但是坐火车或公交时却要说坐在上面(on)！ While were doing all this traveling, we can get （晕船）

4、at sea, （晕机） in the air and （晕车） in a car, but we dont get （想家的，思乡的）when we get back home. 同样，我们会在海上晕船、在飞机晕机、在车里晕车，但回到家里我们却不会“晕家”(意为“想家的，思乡的”)。And （说到）home, why arent homework and housework the same thing?说到家，为什么homework(家庭作业)和housework(家务)(这两个英语单词看起来很像意思却)不是一回事呢？If “hard” is the_(反义词) of “soft”, wh

5、y are “hardly” and “softly” not an _(相反的） pair?如果说硬是软的反义词，为什么hardly(几乎不)和softly(柔和地，轻柔地)却不是一对反义词呢？ If _(无害的行为) are thee_(反义词) of _ (有害的）actions, why are _（无耻的） and_ (可耻的行为) the same?如果说无害的行为与有害的行为意思相反，为什么无耻的行为和可耻的行为反而是一回事？When we_(向.外看） the window and see rain or snow, we can say “its raining” or “i

6、ts snowing”. 当我们望向窗外，看到雨(rain)或雪(snow)时，我们可以说正在下雨(its raining)或正在下雪(its snowing)。But when we see sunshine, we cant say “its sunshining”.但当我们看到阳光(sunshine)时，我们不能说“正在下阳光”(its sunshining)。Even_(最小的） of words can be_(令人困惑的). When you see the_(大写的) “WHO” in a _（医学的） report, do you read it as the “who” in

7、 “Whos that?” What about “IT” and “US”？即使是最短小的单词都让人费解。当你在医学报告中看到大写的WHO时，你会把它读为Whos that?中的who吗？那么“IT”和“US”又该怎么读呢？You also have to _(感到惊奇) at the _(独特的） madness of a language in which a house can _(烧起来) as it_(烧毁), in which you_(填写表格） by filling it out, and in which an _(铃声)is only heard once it _(离开

8、）!你也会对英语这门语言独有的疯狂感到惊奇。在英语里，房子烧成灰烬时，可以说burn up(字面意思是“烧上去”)，也可以说burn down(字面意思是“烧下去”)；填表时，你可以说fill in a form(字面意思是“填入表里”)，也可以说fill out a form(字面意思是“填到表外”)；而且只有闹钟走了(go off字面意思是“离开”)以后你才能听到铃声！English_(被发明) by people, not computers, and it _(显示）the _(创造力）of the human race. 英语是人创造的，不是计算机发明的，它反映了人类的创造力。_(这

9、就是为什么)when the stars are out, they are _(看得见的）, but when the lights are out, they are invisible.这就是为什么stars are out(星星出现了)时，我们能看到星星，而当lights are out(灯光熄灭)时，我们却看不到灯光。 And that is why when I _(上发条） my watch, it starts, but when I _(结束） this passage, it ends.这也是当我给手表上紧发条以后表针开始走，而我将本文收尾后这篇文章结束的原因。II.课文语

10、法填空 Have you ever asked yourself why people often have trouble _(learn) English? I hadnt, until one day my five-year-old son asked me whether there was ham in a hamburger. There isnt. This made me realize that theres no egg in eggplant either. Neither is there pine _ apple in pineapple. This got me

11、thinking how English can be a crazy language to learn.For example, in our free time we can sculpt a sculpture and paint a painting, but we take a photo. And when we are traveling we say that we are in the car or the taxi, but on the train or bus! While were doing all this traveling, we can get seasi

12、ck at sea, airsick in the air and carsick in a car, but we dont get homesick when we get back home. And speaking _ home, why arent homework and housework the same thing?If “hard” is the opposite of “soft”, why are “hardly” and “softly” not _opposing pair? If harmless actions are the opposite of harm

13、ful actions, why are shameless and shameful _(behave) the same?When we look out of the window and see rain or snow, we can say “its raining” or “its snowing”. But when we see sunshine, we cant say “its sunshining”.Even the smallest of words can be _(confuse). You also have to wonder at the unique madness of a language in which a house can burn up as it burns down, in which you fill in a form by _(fill) it out, and in which an alarm is only heard once it goes off!English was invented by people, not computers, and it reflects the _(crea