Unit 2 Starting out＋Understanding ideas单词 课文预习（解析版）

Unit2ExploringEnglish--Startingout&Understandingideas单词，课文预习一．词汇预先知一、单词——记其形1.titlen.题目，标题2.hamn.火腿3.uniqueadj.独一无二的，独特的二、单词——知其意1.eggplantn.茄子2.pinen.松树3.pineapplen.菠萝4.seasickadj.晕船的5.airsickadj.晕机的6.carsickadj.晕车的7.homesickadj.想家的8.capitalizedadj.大写的三、拓展单词——通其变1.sculptv.雕刻，雕塑→sculpturen.雕像，雕刻品，雕塑作品2.opposingadj.(观点、意见等)相反的，相对立的→opposev.反对3.behaviorn.举止，行为→behavev.举止4.confusingadj.令人困惑的→confusev.使……困惑→confusedadj.困惑的→confusionn.困惑5.alarmn.警报器，闹钟→alarmedadj.警觉的6.reflectv.显示，反映→reflectionn.显示，反映7.creativeadj.创造(性)的→creativityn.创造性，创造力→createv.创造8.visibleadj.看得见的，可见的→invisibleadj.看不见的Ⅱ.核心短语1.havetrouble(in)doingsth做某事有困难2.forexample例如3.inone’sfreetime在某人的空闲时间4.speakof说到，谈及5.burnup/down烧毁，烧尽6.fillin/out填写7.gooff(警报器)发出响声8.windup给(机械)上发条；使(活动、会议等)结束课文精研读原文呈现NeitherPinenorAppleinPineapple1Haveyoueveraskedyourselfwhypeopleoftenhavetroublelearning①English?Ihadn’t，untilonedaymyfive-year-oldsonaskedmewhethertherewasham②inahamburger【1】.Thereisn’t.Thismademerealizethatthere’snoeggineggplant③either.Neitheristherepine④norappleinpineapple⑤【2】.ThisgotmethinkinghowEnglishcanbeacrazylanguagetolearn【3】.【1】整个句子是“not...until...”句式。“Ihadn’t”是“Ihadn’taskedmyself”的省略形式，until引导时间状语从句。在该时间状语从句中，whether引导的从句作asked的直接宾语，whether在此意为“是否”。【2】“neither...nor...”是并列连词，意为“既不……也不……”；此处否定词Neither位于句首，故句子用部分倒装结构。【3】句中how引导的从句作thinking的宾语。句中“gotmethinking”是“get＋宾语＋宾补”结构，此处用现在分词thinking作宾补。2Forexample，inourfreetimewecansculpt⑥asculptureandpaintapainting，butwetakeaphoto.Andwhenwearetravelingwesaythatweareinthecarorthetaxi，butonthetrainorbus！Whilewe’redoingallthistraveling，wecangetseasick⑦atsea，airsickintheairandcarsickinacar，butwedon’tgethomesickwhenwegetbackhome.Andspeakingof⑧home，whyaren’thomeworkandhouseworkthesamething?3If“hard”istheopposite⑨of“soft”，whyare“hardly”and“softly”notanopposingpair?Ifharmless⑩actionsaretheoppositeofharmfulactions，whyareshameless⑪andshamefulbehaviors⑫thesame?4Whenwelookoutofthewindowandseerainorsnow，wecansay“it’sraining”or“it’ssnowing”.Butwhenweseesunshine，wecan’tsay“it’ssunshining”.5Eventhesmallestwordscanbeconfusing⑬.Whenyouseethecapitalized⑭“WHO”inamedicalreport，doyoureaditasthe“who”in“Who’sthat？”【4】Whatabout“IT”and“US”？6Youalsohavetowonder⑮attheunique⑯madness⑰ofalanguageinwhichahousecanburnup⑱asitburnsdown，inwhichyoufillin⑲aformbyfillingitout，andinwhichanalarm⑳isonlyheardonceitgoesoff!【4】When引导时间状语从句。capitalized在从句中作定语，修饰“WHO”。7Englishwasinventedbypeople，notcomputers，anditreflectseq\o(○,\s\up7(21))thecreativityeq\o(○,\s\up7(22))ofthehumanraceeq\o(○,\s\up7(23)).Thatiswhywhenthestarsareout，theyarevisibleeq\o(○,\s\up7(24))，butwhenthelightsareout，theyareinvisible【5】.AndthatiswhywhenIwindeq\o(○,\s\up7(25))upmywatch，itstarts，butwhenIwindupthispassage，itends.【5】本句为由并列连词but引导的并列复合句，第一个分句中，Thatiswhy...意为“这就是……的原因”，为固定句型。此句型中why引导的是表语从句；第二个分句中，when引导时间状语从句。StepⅣPost-reading—Pleasefillinthefollowingblanksafterreadingthepassage.Haveyoueverasked1.yourself(you)whypeopleoftenhavetrouble2.learning(learn)English?Ihadn’t，untilonedaymyfive-year-oldsonaskedme3.whethertherewashaminahamburgerornot.ThisgotmethinkinghowEnglishcanbeacrazylanguage4.to__learn(learn).Eventhesmallestofwordscanbe5.confusing(confuse).Youalsohavetowonderattheuniquemadnessofalanguagein6.whichahousecanburnupasitburnsdown，andinwhichanalarm7.is__heard(hear)onceitgoesoff!English8.was__invented(invent)bypeople，notcomputers，anditreflectsthecreativityofthehumanrace.Thatiswhywhenthestarsareout，theyarevisible，butwhenthe9.lights(light)areout，theyareinvisible.AndthatiswhywhenIwindupmywatch，itstarts，10.butwhenIwindupthispassage，itends.三．随堂精训练【基础练】一.根据英汉提示写出单词的适当形式1.AtonetimeFrenchpeoplebannedborrowedwordsfromEnglishinordertokeeptheirlanguagepureandunique(独一无二的).2.Wewerehavingdinnertogetherwhenthefirealarm(警报器)suddenlywentoff.3.Whoknowsthetitle(标题)ofthistext?Handsup!4.MollywasinterestedinEnglishandAmericanculture，soherstoriesmainlyreflect(反映)theBritishandAmericanlife.5.Thestudentsbegantofeelhomesick(想家的)aftertheyhadbeenhereforamonth.6.Myformerjobwassoboring.IwishIcoulddosomethingmorecreative(create)inmynewjob.7.Heusedmanytermsinhisspeechwhichsoundedconfusing__(confuse)totheaudience.8.Themountainsareinvisible(visible)becauseoftheclouds.9.Theyoungcoupledidn’tfeelashamedabouttheirchildren’sshamelessbehaviors(behave).10.Hehadtheopposing(oppose)viewandfeltthatthewarwasimmoral.二.单句语法填空1.Alarmed(alarm)bythenoise，thebirdsflewaway.2.Toavoidconfusion(confuse),pleasewritethechildren’snamesclearlyonalltheirschoolclothes.3.Panda,aninterestingandcharmingcreature,isuniquetoChina.4.Hehadtimetoreflectonhissuccessesandfailures.5.Usingatelescope，Galileodiscoveredstarsthatwereinvisibletothenakedeye.6.Allpeoplepresentareopposed(oppose)totheprojectforthereasonthatitwillcausemuchpollution.7.Mymotheroftenremindsmetobehavemyself(me)informaloccasionsandnottomakeafoolofmyself.8.Onseeingthiswonderfulsculpture(sculpt)，everyonepresentletoutacryofsurprise.三.选词填空speakof，gooff，forexample，burnup，lookoutof，whatabout，havetroublein，fillin，windup，inone’sfreetime1.Sorry,I’mbusyrightnow.Iamfillinginanapplicationformforanewjob.2.Ihavetroubleinpersuadinghimtogiveupsmoking.3.Ifthereisafailureofsomething,forexample,amachineorpartofthebody,itgoeswrongandstopsworking.4.Thegunwentoffandthebulletwentflyingoverhishead.5.Ilikereadingandlisteningtomusicinmyfreetime.6.Whataboutgoingoutforawalkaftersupper?7.Putsomemorewoodonthefiretomakeitburnup.8.Icanlookoutofthekitchenwindowwhiledoingthedishesandseetheflowers.9.Youwillwindupinhospitalifyoudrivesofast.10.Speakingofbicycle，somepeoplethinkithasoutdatedinmanybigcities.四.完成句子1.Mydutyistogetthefourofusstudyingthesubject.我的责任是让我们四个人研究这个主题。2.I’mverybusynow;thatiswhyIwouldn’tliketogoout.现在我很忙，那就是我不想出去的原因。3.“Accordingtomyresearch,neitheryourrestaurantnormineoffersabalanceddiet，”explainedWangPeng.王鹏解释道：“根据我的研究，你我两家的餐馆都不提供均衡的膳食。”4.I’mnotquitesurewhetheryouareright.我不太确定你是否正确。5.Itcanbepainfultoleavethehouseinwhichyougrewup.离开你成长的房子是件痛苦的事。五.语法填空KeepingadiaryinEnglishisoneoftheeffectiveways1.____________(improve)ourEnglishwritingability.Comparedwithotherformsofwriting，itisshorterand2.____________(take)lesstime.ItcanhelpustodevelopthehabitofthinkinginEnglish.3.____________wekeeppracticing，graduallywe’lllearnhowtoexpressourselvesinEnglish.InkeepingadiaryinEnglish，we4.____________(certain)runupagainstmany5.____________(difficult).Inthefirstplace，6.____________oftenhappensthatwehavetrouble7.____________(find)suitablewordsandphrasestogiveexpressiontoourmind.Secondly，therearemanyidiomaticwaysofsayingthingsinChinese.AnditisextremelyhardforustoputthemintoEnglishproperly.AsfarasIamconcerned，my8.____________(suggest)isthatweshouldalwayshaveanotebookandaChinese-Englishdictionarywithineasyreach.Wheneversomethingbeatsus，wecanfirstputitdowninournotebookandthenlookitupinourdictionary.Wecanalsoturn9.____________ourEnglishteacherforhelp，ifnecessary.Inshort，Ibelieve