大学英语2 UNIT1课件

1、School of Continuing Education大学英语第二册网络课程By School of Foreign Languages2011Unit 1Is There Life on Earth? Pre-reading Activities1 Text Analysis2 Expressions & Patterns3 Exercises4About the writerArt Buchwald (1925- ): well-known humor columnist for the Washington Post.It is a humorous essay. But afte

2、r reading it you will surely find that the author is most serious in writing it.Why?Planets in the Solar System太阳Sol (or the Sun)水星Mercury金星Venus地球Terra (or the Earth)火星Mars木星Jupiter土星Saturn天王星Uranus海王星Neptune冥王星PlutoManhattan: the commercial and cultural center of New York City, famous for its all

3、buildings and theaters.Zlich: zlich is a slang word meaning zero or nothing. In our text it is used as if it were a monetary unit such aas yuan or dollar. A native speaker would immediately see the humor in spending billions and billions of nothings.Comprehension Questions:Where did the story take p

4、lace?What were the people doing and talking about?What are the questions from the reporters and what are the answers to the questions from the scientists?Sum up briefly the various dangers that a Venus Being might encounter if sent onto Earth.After reading the story, is it humorous to you? What do y

5、ou think is the authors purpose of writing the story?What will you do to help protect our environment from being seriously polluted?This is a humorous and satirical essay, and yet the author is most serious in his intention. Art Buchwald tells us that Venusians are researching the human being and tr

6、ying to explore the possibility of life on Earth. Venusian scientist have come to the conclusion, based on their satellite findings, that there is no life on Earth.The authors aim is to bring our attention to the fact that man has polluted the environment to such a degree that he might destroy himse

7、lf in the end, unless he takes effective measures.New Wordssaucer n. 浅碟；茶托flying saucer n. 飞碟conference n. meetingpress conference n. 记者招待会technology n. 技术conclusion n. 结论 conclude v. 推断，做结论reporter v. 记者compose vt. 组成，构成concrete n. 混凝土atmosphere n. 大气；空气carbon n. 碳monoxide n. 一氧化物deadly a. 致命的gas n

8、. 气体New Wordssurvive vi. 活下来；幸存 vt. 经历.后还活着；比.活得长survival n. 幸存，残存；幸存者，残存物program n. 计划concern vt. 涉及，关系到oxygen n. 氧，氧气originally ad. formerly 起初，原来original a.hazard n. dangerhover vi. 盘旋 consolidated a. 联合的consolidate vt.belt n. （地）带Indicate vt. 表明；指出；预示Indication n. PHRASES & EXPRESSIONS(be) known

9、 as 以.闻名，通常名叫 name after .名字命名as to 关于base on / upon 以.为基础，把.基于for one thing . (for another) 首先；一则（其次，第二）be composed of 由.组成as far as . be concerned 就.而言stick up 直立；突出give off 发出；散发出 set back 耽搁；阻碍Text AnalysisText and Audio3. Because of excellent weather conditions and extremely strong signals, Ven

10、usian scientists were able to get valuable information as to the feasibility of a manned flying saucer landing on Earth. A press conference was held at the Venus Institute of Technology.4. We have come to the conclusion, based on last weeks satellite landing, Prof. Zog said, that there is no life on

11、 Earth.5. How do you know this? the science reporter of the Venus Evening Star asked. 6. For one thing, Earths surface in the area of Manhattan is composed of solid concrete and nothing can grow there. For another, the atmosphere is filled with carbon monoxide and other deadly gases and nobody could

12、 possibly breathe this air and survive.Text and Audio7. What does this mean as far as our flying sauce program is concerned?8. We shall have to take our own oxygen with us, which means a much heavier flying saucer than we originally planned.9. Are there any other hazards that you discovered in your

13、studier?10. Take a look at this photo. You see this dark black cloud hovering over the surface of Earth? We call this the Consolidated Edison Belt. We dont know what it is made of, but it could give us a lot of trouble and we shall have to make further tests before we send a Venus Being there.11. Ov

14、er here you will notice what seems to be a river, but the satellite findings indicate it is polluted and the water is unfit to drink. This means we shall have to carry our own water, which will add even greater weight to the saucer. Text and Audio12. Sir, what are all those tiny black spots on the p

15、hotographs?13. Were not certain. They seem to be metal particles that move along certain paths. They emit gases, make noise and keep crashing into each other. There are so many of these paths and so many metal particles that it is impossible to land a flying saucer without its being smashed by one.

16、14. What are those stalagmite projections sticking up?15. Theyre some type of granite formations that give off light at night. Prof. Glom has named them skyscrapers since they seem to be scraping the skies.Text Translation这是一篇幽默的文章。但是读过之后你将会发现作者写这篇文章的时候是很严肃的。地球上有生命吗？ 阿特.布奇沃德1. 金星上本周异常热闹。那里的科学家首次成功地将

17、一颗卫星送上了地球，从此卫星便一直不断地发回信号和照片。2. 卫星被发射到一个叫曼哈顿的地区（它是用金星上伟大的天文学家曼哈顿教授的名字命名的). 两万光年前是他首次用望远镜发现了该地区）。3. 由于良好的天气条件以及高质量的信号，使得金星上的科学家们能够获得宝贵资料. 有关载人飞碟能否在地球上着陆。一次有关记者招待会在金星理工学院举行。4. “我们得出以下结论，根据一周进行的卫星地球着陆，”佐格教授说. 地球上不存在生命现象。”5. “何以见得呢？”金星晚报的科学记者问。6. “首先，构成曼哈顿地区地表的物质是坚硬的混凝土 那里当然什么也不生长。再者，大气层中充满一氧化碳以及其他致命气体，

18、没人能呼吸这种空气而生存。”7. “这对我们的飞蝶计划意味着什么呢？”8. “我们将不得不自带氧气，这就使飞碟比原计划重了许多。”9. “在您的研究中是否发现其他危险因素？”10. “请看这张照片。你们是否看到这块飘浮在地球表面上空的深黑色云层？我们称其为爱迪生联合公司带。我们不知道它由什么成份组成，然而它却给我们带来很多麻烦 在将卫星送上地球之前我们还将做进一步的探索。”11. “在这里你们将注意到一条像河流似的水道， 但卫星情报显示该水道被污染了水不能饮用。这意味着我们将不得不自带饮用水。 这样一来就将进一步增加飞碟的重量。”12. “先生，那些照片上的小黑点是什么？” “我们还不太清楚。

19、它们好像是沿某些通道移动的金属颗粒。它们能释放气体，产生噪声并且不断互相撞击。地球上存在着太多的这种通道和太多的这种颗粒， 以致于要想使飞碟在那里着陆而不被某颗粒子撞毁简直是不可能的。”13. “那些直立的石笋状凸出物是什么东西？”14. “那是些可夜间发光的花岗岩构造。格洛姆教授称其为摩天大楼，因为它们好像擦到了天。”15. 如果您说的这一切都是真的， 那么这是否会使飞碟计划拖延好多年？”16. 是的，但只要格拉布基金会提供的追加款项一到，我们将立即着手该计划。”17. 佐格教授，我们为什么还要花费亿万兹尔其来实施飞碟着陆计划？既然地球上并不存在生命。”18. “ 因为如果我们金星人能学会在

20、地球上呼吸那里的空气，我们就能在任何地方生存了。”Reading Aloud and MemorizingThere was great excitement on the planet of Venus this week. For the first time Venusian scientists managed to land a satellite on the planet Earth, and it has been sending back signals as well as. photographs ever since. Reading Alound and Memori

21、zingThe satellite was directed into an area known as Manhattan (named after the great Venusian astronomer Prof. Manhattan, who first discovered it with his telescope 20,000 light years ago). Reading Alound and MemorizingBecause of excellent weather conditions and extremely strong signals, Venusian s

22、cientists were able to get valuable information as to the feasibility of a manned flying saucer landing on Earth. A press conference was held at the Venus Institute of Technology. Expressions & PatternsLanguage Learningmanagesignalas well asname afteras tofeasibilitybase oncomposesurviveas far as be

23、 concernedoriginallyhazardindicateunfitadd tocrash&smashset backproceedspendmanage (to do sth.) succeed in handling sth. with an effortThe little boy managed to climb up on the stair.He managed not to be angry no matter what she said.signal n./v. send out/back a signal a smoke/ turn (traffic)/ fire/

24、 storm signalv. send a signal or signals toThe chairman signaled silence to the audience.Sailors signal SOS (for help) by flags. The teacher signaled us to come closer. as well as in addition to, besides; both and as well as的中心词在前,译时往往先译其后的内容He grows vegetables as well as flowers in his garden.She i

25、s a talented writer as well as a aftergive the same name of The Hudson River is named after the English explorer Henry Hudson.Our eldest son was named George after his uncle.as toabout; concerning I have no more suggestion as to the project.He has no complaint as to his position and

26、salary. as to 与as for 用于句首时可互换，当指双方心里都明白的某事时多用as to; 而想转入另一话题时多用 as forAs to the matter you just mentioned, we are in complete agreement.Much of the land is under water; and as for the grain, most has been ruined.feasibility n. possibility of being carried out or doneThe feasibility of the program i

27、s being discussed by the committee.A feasibility study is required before the bank agrees to finance a project.base onbuild or found on; use as a basis forWe should always base our opinions on facts.The book is based on something that really pose vt.(of parts or elements of sth.) to form a wholeEngl

28、and, Scotland and Wales compose the island of the United Kingdom. be composed of: be made up of 由构成/组成 The water is composed of hydrogen and oxygen.The committee was mainly composed of teachers and parents survive v. vi. remain alive; continue to live or exist 活下来,幸存According to the Theory of Evolut

29、ion, only the fittest animals survive.I cant survive on 100 yuan a month. vt. 1) remain alive 幸免于Few buildings survived the earthquake.The old lady of 80 survived the operation. 2) live long than 比活得长In a typical family, the wife usually survives the husband by 5 years or longer. as far as be concer

30、nedas for; in respect of As far as you are concerned, you should put all your heart in study.As far as work is concerned, I always try my best.concern v./n.be of great concern The situation is of great concern to us all.concern about/over He was much concerned over his son.be concerned in/with He co

31、uldnt prove that he was not concerned with the case.concerning prep./conj. Concerning your application letter, Im pleased to inform you for an interview.concerned adj. concerned look, trying to sound concerned Everyone concerned should be informed.indicatev.showAncient Chinese officials would take u

32、p the teacup to indicate that it was time for guests to leave.Early results of the election indicate that the Prime Minister will soon lose his job.unfit a.be unfit to do sth.: be not suitable to do sth. She is so young that it is unfit for her to live by herself.be unfit for sth.: be not suitable f

33、or sth./ doing sth. He is unfit for a job as a teacher because of his impatience. Note: It is + a. + to do sth. add toput sth. to sth. else to increase or strengthenThis adds to our difficulties/ information. The music added to our enjoyment. The word is added to the sentence to give vividness.crash

34、 & smashcrash: fall or strike suddenly, violently and noisilyThe fighter plane crashed to the ground after being hit by enemy gunfire.A strong wind came and the empty vase crashed to the floor.smash: (cause to) break into pieces violently He was extremely angry at her words, so he smashed everything

35、 within reach.Tom keeps smashing neighbors windows when he plays football in the alley.set backcause to put off or get behind schedule; reverse the progress ofBad weather set back the construction of the building by one month.We shall set our clocks back by one hour when summer ceedvi. conti

36、nue after having stopped He waited for the applause to die down and proceeded with his speech.After the break, we will proceed to discuss the problem of the pollution.spendv.spend on sth. / in doing sth. spend to do sth. (inf.表目的)The boy doesnt spend much time on his homework.Why are we spending suc

37、h a great effort to help him? ExercisesWords to Drillatmospheredeadlyhazardsignalcomposeemit indicatesmashWords to DrillconclusionextremelyoriginallysurviveconferencefeasibilitypollutetypecrashfundproceedunfitPhrases & Expressions(be) known as : also publicly called; namedname after: give the same n

38、ame asas to : about, concerningbase on / upon : use as a basis or fuondation for-This novel is based on a true story.Phrases & Expressionsfor one thing(for another) : in the first place(in the second place)be composed of : have as members or parts-Water is composed of hydrogen and oxygen.对比：Water co

39、nsists of hydrogen and oxygen.Phrases & Expressionsas far as be concerned : to the degree that it matters tostick up : stand upright; project-His hair has stuck up straight with fright.give off : emit; send outset back: delay the advance or development ofStudy & Practice-Vocabulary“notice” or “pay a

40、ttention to”notice 是无意识，不刻意地“注意”；是视觉感知pay attention to 是有意识地留心，注意Study & Practice-Vocabulary“notice” or “pay attention to”Eg.1 On the way home from the party Nancy asked her mother if she had noticed anything strange in the way the hostess behaved.Eg.2 Obviously too much attention has been paid to t

41、he details.Study & Practice-Vocabulary“spend” or “pay” or “cost”spend 与 pay 通常是人做主语spend money /time on something / somebodyspend money /time doingStudy & Practice-Vocabulary“spend” or “pay” or “cost”payfor somethingpay somebody to do somethingcost 常是 it 或是物做主语cost money /timeto do somethingStudy &

42、Practice-Vocabulary“spend” or “pay” or “cost”eg.1 Peters aunt is used to a simple way of living. No wonder she doesnt spend so much money on food or clothing.eg.2 It goes without saying that everyone has to pay to get into the cinema.eg.3 Does it cost a lot to have the recorder repaired?Comprehensio

43、n of the Text2 Choose the best answer for each of the following:1. During the week of great excitement the Venusian scientists succeeded in getting important information as to a. the feasibility of landing a satellite on Earth. b. the possibility of making a first-rate flying saucer. c. the feasibil

44、ity of sending a Venus Being to Earth. d. the possibility of directing a flying saucer into Manhattan.Answer: c 2. According to Prof. Zog, the Venusians will have to take their own oxygen with them when they carry out their flying saucer program because a. they need it on their way to the planet of

45、Earth. b. the Earths atmosphere is filled with deadly gases. c. oxygen is far from enough in the area of Manhattan where the saucer s to land. d. there is no air on the planet of Earth.Answer: bComprehension of the Text3. The dark black cloud on the photograph alludes to (暗指) a. the polluted air hov

46、ering over the surface of Earth. b. the mass of tiny drops of water floating above Earth. c. the mass of small things moving through the air. d. the dark clouds gathering before a storm breaks.Answer: a 4. The tiny black spots on the photographs refer, in fact, to a. planes flying over Manhattan. b.

47、 rockets(火箭) being launched into space. c. fire engines(救火车) carrying firemen to a fire. d. vehicles(车辆) moving along streets.Answer: dComprehension of the Text5. What, according to Prof. Zog, will set back the flying saucer program several years? a. The discovery of the stalagmite projections stick

48、ing up. b. The Grubstarts refusal to give the scientists added funds. c. The Venusians failure to learn to breathe in an Earth atmosphere. d. The various hazards that Venusian scientists discovered in their studies.Answer: d6. Venusian scientists discovered several hazards a. during their long years

49、 of study of the planet Earth. b. when they studied the information sent back by the satellite. c. shortly after the press conference held at an institute. d. long before working out the flying saucer program.Answer: bComprehension of the Text7. The author wishes to call our attention to the fact a.

50、 that modern man has polluted his environment(环境) to such an extent that he might destroy himself if he went on like this. b. that there is no point in spending billions and billions of zilches to land a flying saucer on Earth. c. that pollution has become so serious a problem on Earth that even Ven

51、usians find life there unbearable. d. that it is difficult, if not altogether impossible, to land a manned flying saucer on Earth.Answer: a 8The tone of this essay is acalm and objective(客观的) bserious and thought-provoking(发人深省的) c. humorous and satirical(讽刺的) d. sentimental(感伤的) yet philosophical (

52、富有哲理性的)Answer: cVocabulary4 Spell out the words with the help of the given definitions and first letters: 1. extremely (very) 2. hazard(danger) 3. pollute(make dirty or unfit for use) 4. originally (in the beginning) 5. indicate (show) Vocabulary6. survive (continue to live, esp. after coming close

53、to death)7. Atmosphere(the whole mass of air round the earth)8. Conclusion(belief or opinion which is the result of reasoning)9. Proceed(continue, esp. after an interruption)10. conference (a meeting for discussion) Vocabulary5 Fill in the blanks with notice or pay attention to in their correct form

54、s: 1. If you what he said, you could have avoided repeating such a bad mistake. 2. Mr. White didnt know I was in his office. He was too busy to me. 3. On the way home from the party Nancy asked her mother if she anything strange in the way the hostess behaved. 4. “ what you are doing, the teacher sa

55、id. You should not let your thoughts wander. 5. Mrs. Wolfe a great change in her husband when he returned home from a business trip to Europe. 6. Obviously too much the details.had paid attention to noticehad noticed Pay attention to attention has been paid tonoticedVocabularyIf you had paid attenti

56、on to what he said, you could have avoided repeating such a bad mistake.1）在非真实条件句（虚拟语气）中，表示与现在事实相反：if从句用过去式，主句用“should/would/could/might+动词原型”。If I had a bike, I would lend it to you. (but I havent a bike)2）表示与过去事实相反：if从句用过去完成式，主句用“should/would/could/might+动词完成时”。If he had been here, he would have h

57、elped you. (but he wasnt here)3）表示未来实现可能性极小，if从句用should/were to,主句用“should/would/could/might+动词原型”。If I should/were to do the experiment, I would do it some other way. (Probably I shant do it.) Vocabulary6. Fill in the blanks with spend, pay or cost: 1. They new English-Chinese Dictionary I bought h

58、er me almost thirty yuan. 2. When he was very young Joe often wondered why his mother wouldnt a penny on herself. 3. Does it a lot to have the recorder repaired? 4. Peters aunt is used to a simple way of living. No wonder (难怪) she doesnt want to so much money on food or clothing. 5. Jane less than t

59、welve pounds for her shoes. 6. The thief was about to leave the store when he was stopped and asked if the articles under his arm for.costhad been paidspendspendpaidcostVocabulary 7. It goes without saying(不言而喻) that everyone has to to get into the cinema. 8. Dicks uncle has to for his education as

60、his father has come down in the world. 9. Electricity will probably more than it did last year.10. In the past few years the factory a lot of money improving its working conditions.paypaycosthas spentVocabulary7 Fill in the blanks with the words or expressions given below. Change the form where nece