2024-2025学年高中英语Unit19LanguageSectionⅠWarm-upLesson1-Pre-reading学案含解析北师大版选修7

PAGEPAGEPAGE1Learninganewlanguagecanbechallenging,butitdoesn'thavetobeexpensive.ActiveEnglishspeakerscanlearntheEnglishlanguagefluentlyforlittleornocost.MakeuseofLearninganewlanguagecanbechallenging,butitdoesn'thavetobeexpensive.ActiveEnglishspeakerscanlearntheEnglishlanguagefluentlyforlittleornocost.Makeuseofbooks,television,theInternetandpersonalcontact,youcanspeakfluentEnglishforcompletelyfree.1．PutyourselfinanEnglish­speakingenvironment.Thiswillallowyoutobemorecontinuallyexposedtothelanguage.Ifyouarenotabletomoveyourphysicalself,takeamoreconvenientway.TelephonesandtheInternetcanbegreatwaystoputyourselfintheEnglishlanguage.2．GetEnglishreadingmaterialsfromyourlocallibrary.BooksontheEnglishlanguagecanbecostly,butyourlocallibrarywillallowyoutousethemforfree.3．Usingonlineteachingresourcesisanotherfreemeans.ManywebsitesarededicatedentirelytofreeEnglishlanguageinstruction.Ideally,lookforwebsitesthathaveallkindsofmaterials,includingbothinstructionalandpracticematerials.4．PracticespeakingandwritingEnglishwithothers.Learninglanguagesisaninteractiveprocess,andlearningwithothersallowsthedevelopmentofspeaking,listeningandunderstanding.Aswell,astudypartnercanencourageyou.5．TheInternetcanbeanexcellentmeansoffindingfreeresourcesormeetingEnglishspeakers.GoonforumsandchatroomsdedicatedtoactiveEnglishspeakersandjoininconversation.HavingfriendshipswithEnglishspeakerscanalsomakeyouwanttolearnthelanguageandcanmaketheprocessseemmucheasierandfunnier.6．ExperienceasmanymediaintheEnglishlanguageaspossible.Themorebooks,movies,televisionshowsandmusicyouexposeyourselfto,themorefamiliaryouwillbecomewithhowtheEnglishlanguagesoundsandisusedinallkindsofsettings.ThiswillalsohelpyoulearnspokenEnglishexpressionsthatyoumightnotbeexposedtothroughschooleducation.Spokenexpressionsareanimportantpartoffluencyinanylanguage.Section_ⅠWarm­up__&_Lesson_1_—_Pre­readingeq\a\vs4\al([原文呈现])GetaheadwithyourEnglishItwaspredictedasearlyasthe1700sthat①Englishwouldonedaybetheglobal②languageandthathasprovedtobethecaseinthelastfewdecades③.Thegrowthofinternationalcompaniesandthegreatadvancesincommunicationshavestartedthetrend④forlearningEnglishasaforeignlanguage.Intoday'sworld,beingabletospeakmorethanonelanguage,includingEnglish,ishowyoustandoutandgetahead⑤.However,learningEnglishasaforeignlanguage⑥isverydifficultintheabsence⑦ofanativelanguageenvironment.Somerespectedtheories⑧onlanguageacquisition⑨believethattoattain⑩ahighleveloffluencyandaccuracyinaforeignlanguage,youneedtobesurrounded⑪byit.Butsadly,thechancesthatwewillallhavetheopportunitytoliveinanEnglish­speakingcountry⑫aresmall.Therefore,mostofushavetorelyonwhatwecanlearnatschool⑬aspartoftheschoolcurriculum⑭.OurlatestEnglishcurriculumencouragesteacherstocreatearichlanguageenvironmentintheclassroom.Whatthismeansisthattheymakesure⑮thereisanadequate⑯amountof⑰inputinEnglishconveyedtothestudentsthroughvariousmediums⑱.Thiscantaketheformof⑲readingandlisteningmaterialswhichmustbeofthehighestquality⑳.Qualityinputensureseq\o(○,\s\up1(21))qualityoutput,whetheritisspeakingorwritingeq\o(○,\s\up1(22)).eq\a\vs4\al([读文清障])①Itwaspredicted...that...中it是形式主语，that引导的从句是真正的主语。②global/'ɡləʊbl/adj.全世界的，全球的③decade/'dekeId/n.十年inthelastfewdecades在过去的几十年里，该短语与现在完成时连用。④trend/trend/n.趋势，倾向⑤standout突出getahead(使)走在前面，进步，获得胜利动名词短语beingableto...作主语。howyou...是表语从句。⑥动名词短语learning...在句中作主语。⑦absence/'æbsns/n.缺乏；缺席intheabsenceof没有/缺乏……⑧theory/'θIəri/n.理论；学说⑨acquisition/ˌækwI'zIʃn/n.(语言)习得⑩attain/ə'teIn/vt.达到；获得⑪surround/sə'raʊnd/vt.环绕，围绕besurroundedby被……包围⑫that...是thechances的同位语从句。toliveinanEnglish­speakingcountry是opportunity的定语。⑬whatwecanlearnatschool为what引导的宾语从句。⑭curriculum/kə'rIkjʊləm/n.(学校的)课程⑮makesure意思是“确保”，后面接了宾语从句，连接词that省略了。⑯adequate/'ædIkwIt/adj.足够的，充分的⑰alargeamountof/largeamountsof大量的，特别多的，后接不行数名词。⑱medium/'miːdIəm/n.媒介物；渠道本句是一个含有三个从句的复合句。What引导主语从句；that引导表语从句；makesure后面是省略了引导词that的宾语从句；conveyedto...mediums为过去分词短语作后置定语，修饰input。⑲taketheformof(以……的形式)是动词短语，而intheformof(以……的形式)是介词短语。⑳beofthehighestquality为“be＋of＋抽象名词”结构。eq\o(○,\s\up1(21))ensure/In'ʃʊə/vt.确保，保证eq\o(○,\s\up1(22))whether引导的让步状语从句。胜利学习英语[第1～3段译文]早在18世纪人们就预言总有一天英语会成为全球性语言，而这一预言在过去的几十年里已经得到了证明。国际公司的增多和通信方面的巨大进步带来了将英语作为外语来学习的潮流。当今世界，要想取得令人瞩目的成就，就要会讲不止一种语言，包括英语。然而，将英语作为一门外语来学习，没有当地的语言环境是很难的。一些备受推崇的语言习得理论认为，要达到高水平的外语流利程度和精确性，你须要置身于这种语言环境之中。但缺憾的是，我们有机会生活在讲英语的国家的可能性很小。因此，我们中的大部分人还是得靠学校的语言课程来学习英语。我们最新运用的英语教学课程激励老师们在教室里创设一种丰富多彩的语言环境。这意味着他们要确保通过多种不同的媒介给学生足够量的英语信息的输入。它可以以高质量的阅读和听力材料的形式呈现。高质量的输入信息才能保证(学生)高质量的语言输出，不管是说还是写。Toreallygetaheadeq\o(○,\s\up1(23))，however,meanseq\o(○,\s\up1(24))puttinginextraworkoutsideoftheclassroom.Expertssaythatjust15minutesofextra­curricularstudyadaycanreallyaccelerateeq\o(○,\s\up1(25))foreignlanguagelearning.Herearewhattheyrecommend：­Settingachievabletargetseq\o(○,\s\up1(26)).Forexample,enlargeeq\o(○,\s\up1(27))yourvocabularybyeq\o(○,\s\up1(28))10newwordseveryday—fivetimesaweek—thenrevisethewordsontheweekendeq\o(○,\s\up1(29)).50newwordsaweekmeans200newwordsamonth.­ListeningtoanEnglishsongseveraltimesinoneweekafterreadingthewords.­WatchingthenewsinyourownlanguageandthenreadinganEnglishnewspaperornewswebsite.Knowingthemainstoriesbeforereadingwillguaranteeeq\o(○,\s\up1(30))greatercomprehensionwhenreadinginEnglisheq\o(○,\s\up1(31)).­WatchingafavouriteDVD,butadjustingeq\o(○,\s\up1(32))thelanguagetoEnglishinpartsyouknowwell.­Studyingwithfriends.Testeachotherandsharelearningstrategies—thismakeslearningmoreenjoyableeq\o(○,\s\up1(33)).­Rewardingyourself.Ifyoureachatarget,treateq\o(○,\s\up1(34))yourself.Informeq\o(○,\s\up1(35))afriendofyourtargetssotheycanhelpmotivateyouaswell.Theserecommendationsareeasilyachievedandarewellworththeextraeffort.However,puttinginthoseextra15minutesadaydoestakededicationeq\o(○,\s\up1(36)).Tostaydedicatedeq\o(○,\s\up1(37))，youneedtokeepinmindeq\o(○,\s\up1(38))whyyouarelearningEnglisheq\o(○,\s\up1(39)).Quitesimply,intoday'sworld,Englishholdsthekeytoeq\o(○,\s\up1(40))abrighterfutureandaworldofpossibilities.eq\o(○,\s\up1(23))Toreallygetahead是动词不定式短语作主语，谓语动词要用单数形式。eq\o(○,\s\up1(24))meandoing意思是，意味着meantodo准备做eq\o(○,\s\up1(25))accelerate/ək'seləreIt/vi.&vt.加速eq\o(○,\s\up1(26))target/'tɑːɡIt/n.目标eq\o(○,\s\up1(27))enlarge/In'lɑːdʒ/vt.扩大eq\o(○,\s\up1(28))by＋数量，表程度，意为“按、以……”。eq\o(○,\s\up1(29))“在周末”美式说法是“ontheweekend/onweekends”；英式说法是“attheweekend/atweekends”。eq\o(○,\s\up1(30))guarantee/ˌɡærən'tiː/vt.保证；n.保证；保修单Knowing...reading为动名词短语作主语。eq\o(○,\s\up1(31))whenreadinginEnglish是“连词when＋现在分词短语”结构。when,while,asif等常常与分词连用，在句中作状语。eq\o(○,\s\up1(32))adjust/ə'dʒʌst/vt.调整；调整eq\o(○,\s\up1(33))makeslearningmoreenjoyable是“make＋宾语＋宾语补足语(形容词)”结构。eq\o(○,\s\up1(34))treatvt.宴请，款待eq\o(○,\s\up1(35))inform/In'fɔːm/vt.告知，通知informsb.ofsth.告知某人某事eq\o(○,\s\up1(36))dedication/ˌdedI'keIʃn/n.用心致志does此处表示强调。eq\o(○,\s\up1(37))dedicated/'dedIkeItId/adj.用心致志的eq\o(○,\s\up1(38))keepinmind记在心里eq\o(○,\s\up1(39))whyyouarelearningEnglish是keep的宾语从句。eq\o(○,\s\up1(40))holdthekeyto驾驭……的钥匙，把握……的关键[第4～5段译文]然而，要真正取得胜利，就意味着课后仍须要额外付出。专家认为每天课后只是多学15分钟就真的可以加快外语学习的速度。下面是专家对英语学习的建议：—制定切实可行的学习目标。例如，扩大词汇量，每天学10个生词——一周五次——然后，在周末复习所学的生词。一周学50个生词就意味着一个月可学习200个生词。—先读一首英语歌曲中的单词，一周再听几遍这首歌曲。—先观看母语新闻，然后阅读一份英文报纸或访问一家英文新闻网站。读前了解主要新闻内容会确保用英语阅读时更透彻地理解所读新闻。—观看一部最喜爱的DVD片，但要把你熟识的部分的语言调换成英语。—和挚友一起学习，相互测试并共享学习策略——这可以使学习更欢乐。—犒赏你自己。假如你达到了一个目标，就款待自己。把你的目标告知挚友，这样他们也会激励你。这些建议是很简单实施的，而且特别值得你为之付出额外的努力。然而，每天多学15分钟的确须要用心致志。为了保持这种热忱，你须要牢记你为什么要学习英语。简而言之，在当今世界，英语是拥有一个更加光明的前程和实现各种可能性的关键。对应学生用书P3Pre­readingPleasematchthewordswiththeirpropermeanings.1．adjustA．totellsomeoneaboutparticularfacts2．inform B．toreachorsucceedingettingsomething;toachieve3．trendC．ageneraldevelopmentorchangeinasituationorinthewaythatpeoplearebehaving4．attain D．tochangesomethingslightly,especiallytomakeitmorecorrect,effective,orsuitable5．decadeE．tobendsomething,especiallypaperorfabric,sothatonepartliesontopofanotherpart6．guaranteeF．aperiodoftenyears7．foldG．topromisetodosth.;topromisesth.willhappen8．adequateH．enoughinquantityorgoodenoughinqualityforaspecialpurposeorneed1～4____________5～8____________答案：1～4DACB5～8FGEHLead­in(1)Lookatthepicturesandfillintheblanks.WecanimproveourEnglishby：eq\a\vs4\al(①Learningthewords,inadictionary)eq\a\vs4\al(②WatchingDVDs,inthelanguage)eq\a\vs4\al(③Listeningtothemusic,inthelanguage)eq\a\vs4\al(④Learningfromthe,foreignteachers)(2)ManypeoplespeakEnglishastheirnativelanguage.NowlookatthepicturesandwritedownthenamesoftheEnglish­speakingcountries.eq\a\vs4\al(①Britain)②The_United_States③New_Zealandeq\a\vs4\al(④Australia)eq\a\vs4\al(⑤Canada)eq\a\vs4\al(⑥Ireland)While­readingFast­reading1．Skimthetitle,thebeginningandtheendofthewholetexttoknowwhatitisabout.Therightansweris________.A．thetextmainlytellsusthatEnglishisveryimportantandweshouldlearnitwellB．thetextmainlytellsusthatwithoutEnglishwewouldneverstandoutorhaveabrightfutureC．thetextmainlytellsusthatEnglish­learningisthekeytosuccessandgivesussomerecommendationsaboutlearningEnglish答案：C2．Read“GetaheadwithyourEnglish”andmatcheachpartwiththemainidea.(1)Para.1A．Somepracticalsuggestions.(2)Paras.2～3 B．WhydoweneedtolearnEnglish?(3)Paras.4～5C．Howcanwelearnitwellintermsoftheory?(1)～(3)____________答案：(1)～(3)BCACareful­reading(Ⅰ)True(T)orFalse(F)．1．Inthe18thcentury,peoplepredictedthatEnglishwouldbewidelyused.()2．Whilelearningaforeignlanguage,it'simpossibletolearnitwithoutanativelanguageenvironment.()3．It'snecessaryforstudentstolearnaforeignlanguagebygettingalargeamountofhighqualityinputinEnglish.()4．Expertsadviseenlargingyourvocabularyasmuchaspossibleeveryday.()5．ThewriterofthetextthinkshighlyofEnglish.()答案：1～5TFTFT(Ⅱ)Fillintheblanksaccordingtothetext.GetaheadwithyourEnglishThe1.necessityoflearningEnglish·Duetothegrowthofinternationalcompaniesandtheadvancesin2munications,_learningEnglishisnecessary.·Beingabletospeakaforeignlanguagecanmakeyou3.stand_outandgetahead.The4.difficulty_inlearningEnglishToattainahighlevelof5.fluency_and6.accuracy_inEnglish,youneedanativeEnglishenvironment.Butonlyafewpeoplehavetheopportunity7.to_liveinanEnglish­speakingcountry.8.Means_ofimprovingyourEnglish·Setting9.achievable_targets.·ListeningtoEnglishsongs.·ReadingEnglishnewspapersornewssitesafterwatchingnewsinyournativelanguage.·WatchingafavouriteDVDinEnglish.·Studyingwithfriends.·10.Rewardingyourself.Study­readingAnalyzethefollowingdifficultsentencesinthetext.1．Itwaspredictedasearlyasthe1700sthatEnglishwouldonedaybethegloballanguageandthathasprovedtobethecaseinthelastfewdecades.[句式分析][尝试翻译]早在18世纪人们就预言总有一天英语会成为全球性语言，而这一预言在过去的几十年里已经得到了证明。2．Intoday'sworld,beingabletospeakmorethanonelanguage,includingEnglish,ishowyoustandoutandgetahead.[句式分析]动名词短语“beingabletospeakmorethanonelanguage,includingEnglish”作主语，表示一般状况；表语为how引导的从句，表语从句中包含两个并列的谓语standout和getahead。[尝试翻译]当今世界，要想取得令人瞩目的成就，就要会讲不止一种语言，包括英语。3．Butsadly,thechancesthatwewillallhavetheopportunitytoliveinanEnglish­speakingcountryaresmall.[句式分析][尝试翻译]但缺憾的是，我们有机会生活在讲英语的国家的可能性很小。4.WhatthismeansisthattheymakesurethereisanadequateamountofinputinEnglishconveyedtothestudentsthroughvariousmediums.[句式分析]eq\f(Whatthismeans,what引导主语从句)eq\f(is,系动词)eq\f(thattheymakesure,that引导表语从句)eq\f(thereisanadequateamountofinputinEnglish,省略that的从句，作makesure的宾语)eq\f(conveyedtothestudentsthroughvariousmediums,过去分词短语作定语，修饰input)eq\o(\s\up7(.),\s\do5())[尝试翻译]这意味着他们要确保通过多种不同的媒介给学生足够量的英语信息的输入。Ⅰ.阅读理解AA“talkingkitchen”teachesstudentshowtocookFrenchandspeakFrench.ResearchersatNewCastleUniversityintheUnitedKingdomhavedevelopedtheFrenchDigitalKitchen.ProfessorsPaulSeedhouseandPatrickOlivierledtheproject.ProfessorSeedhousetoldusthatitworkslikeasatellitenavigationsystem(卫星导航系统)inacar.Thekitchenequipmentandtoolsusemotionsensor(动作传感器)technology.ThesensorshelpacomputerguidethestudentsthroughinstructionsinFrench.Thesystemcantellwhetheryou'vedonewhatyouwereaskedtodoornot.Forexample,thesystemtellsyoutotakesomebutterandcutitwithaknife.There'sasensoronthepackagecontainingthebuttersoitcantellwherethebutter'sbeingmoved.Thesensorintheknifenotonlyknowsthattheknifeismoving,butitalsoknowswhatmotiontheknifeismaking.Soitcanknowwhethertheknifeiscuttingorwhat.Anditdoesn'tgoontothenextstepoftheprogramunlessyou'vedonewhatitsensesyou'vedone.StudentscanaskthecomputertorepeattheinstructionsortranslatethemintoEnglish.Therearevocabularylessonsbeforeandafterthecooking.ProfessorSeedhousesaystheFrenchDigitalKitchenturnstheprocessoflearninglanguageintoareal­lifeexperience.“Hereyou'retakingitoutoftheclassroomandyou'reactuallyusingthelanguagetoproducesomethingwhichyoucaneatattheendofit.It'sveryenjoyable.”Thesystemcouldbeavailableforsalebytheendof2024.Addingthetechnologytoanewkitchencouldaddabouttentotwentypercenttothebuildingcosts.Theresearchershavealsobeengivenmoneytodevelopprogramsinsixotherlanguages,includingEnglish,ItalianandSpanish.eq\x(语篇解读：本文是说明文。文章主要介绍了一种有助于外语语言学习的智能厨房系统。)1．Whichofthefollowingcorrectlyshowshowthesystemworks?A．thesensorreceivesinformation—thecomputersendsinformation—thecomputergivesinstructionsB．thesensorsendsinformation—thecomputerreceivesinformation—thecomputergivesinstructionsC．thecomputersendsinformation—thesensorreceivesinformation—thesensorgivesinstructionsD．thecomputerexplainsinformation—thecomputersendsinformation—thesensorgivesinstructions解析：选B细微环节理解题。由第三段描述的工作程序可知B正确。2．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”(inParagraph5)referto?A．Frenchfood.B．Frenchlanguage.C．Theprocessofcookingandlearning.D．Theprocessoflisteningandtranslating.解析：选C代词指代题。结合上文讲烹饪和本段第一句讲把语言学习从教室带到真实的生活中可知，此处指代的是烹饪与学习合一的过程。3．Itcanbeexpectedthatthe“talkingkitchen”________.A．willbeproducedinFrancebytheendof2024B．willhelpdifferentforeignlanguagelearnersC．willreducethebuildingcostsD．willbesoldatquitelowprices解析：选B推理推断题。最终一段说现在正在开发其他语言的程序，故可推知B正确。4．Inwhichsectionofanewspapercanwemostprobablyreadthepassage?A．Scienceandtechnology.B．Foodandhealth.C．Educationandculture.D．Environmentandsociety.解析：选A推理推断题。本文主要讲智能厨房系统的功能、工作原理与科技因素，故最可能出现在报纸的科技版块。BBahamasEmancipationDayTheEnglishsettledintheBahamasduringthemid­17thcenturyandbroughtAfricanslaveswiththemtoworkinthecottonfields.SlaverywasformallyoverthrownintheBritishEmpirebytheAbolitionActof1833,butitwasn'tuntil1838thattheslavesintheBahamaswerefreed.EmancipationDayintheBahamasisobservedonthefirstMondayinAugust.Businessesareclosed,andaboatraceisheldatBlackPoint,nearStanielCay,intheExumaislandgroup.BahamasIndependenceDayTheBahamaIslandsgainedindependencefromGreatBritainin1973.TheislandshadbeenaBritishcolonyfornearly250years,butarenowacommonwealth(英联邦国家),withtheirownprimeministerandparliament.BusinessesareclosedonJuly10,alegalholiday,butfestivitiesgoonforaweekwithparadesandcelebrations.AfireworksdisplayatCliffordParkonJuly10topsofftheweek.BahamasLaborDayLaborDayisanationalholidayintheBahamas,celebratedonthefirstFridayinJuneinordertocreatealongweekendforworkers.ThetraditionaldateofLaborDayintheBahamas,however,isJune7,inhonorofanimportantworkers'strikethatbeganonthatdayin1942.LaborDayismeanttohonorandcelebrateworkersandtheimportanceoftheircontributionstothenationandsociety.Inthecapitalcity,Nassau,thousandsofpeoplecometowatchaparadethroughthestreets,whichbeginsatmidmorning.Bandsincolorfuluniforms,traditionalAfricanjunkanooperformers,andmembersofvariouslaborunionsandpoliticalpartiesareallpartoftheparade,whichendsupattheSouthernRecreationGrounds,wheregovernmentofficialsmakespeechesfortheoccasion.FormanyresidentsandvisitorstotheBahamas,theafternoonofLaborDayisatimetorelaxathomeorperhapsvisitthebeach.eq\x(语篇解读：本文是应用文。文章介绍了巴哈马的三个节日。)5．Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedword“overthrown”？A．Passed. B．Blamed.C．Introduced. D．Ended.解析：选D词义揣测题。由BahamasEmancipationDay部分中的“theslavesintheBahamaswerefreed”可推知，这里指的是奴隶制被废除。6．WhatcanpeopledoonBahamasEmancipationDay?A．Watchawatersport.B．Workinthecottonfields.C．Visitsomepopularstores.D．BuildboatsatBlackPoint.解析：选A细微环节理解题。由BahamasEmancipationDay部分中的“aboatraceisheldatBlackPoint”可知，人们可以在巴哈马解放日观看水上项目。7．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutthehistoryoftheBahamas?A．ItsearliestsettlerswereBlacks.B．IthadbeencontrolledbytheEnglishforcenturies.C．ItsparliamentisquitedifferentfromGreatBritain's.D．ItwasseparatedfromGreatBritaininthelate19thcentury.解析：选B细微环节理解题。由BahamasIndependenceDay部分中的“TheislandshadbeenaBritishcolonyfornearly250years”可知，B项正确。8．WhatcanbeinferredaboutBahamasLaborDay?A．Strikesoccursometimes.B．Itsdateisnotfixedeachyear.C．There'safireworksdisplayatCliffordPark.D．Someperformersmakespeechesfortheoccasion.解析：选B推理推断题。由最终一段中的“celebratedonthefirstFridayinJuneinordertocreatealongweekendforworkers”可知，这个节日的日期是不固定的。CElsie,Frank,andtheirfatherGeorgewerestartinganewlife.Elsie'smotherhaddied,andGeorgehaddecidedtomovethefamilytoEngland.Therewasfearintheair.AwarhadstartedinEurope.England,Russia,andFrancewerefightingGermanyandothercountries.Thousandsofsoldiersweredying.Americawasnotinvolvedinthewar,whichbecameknownasWorldWarⅠ.ButafewdaysbeforetheLusitanialeftNewYork,GermanyhadwarnedAmericans:ShipssailingnearEnglandwouldbeattacked.AndEnglandwasexactlywheretheLusitaniawasheaded.ElsieandFrankenjoyedexploringtheLusitania.Thefamilywasstayingintheship'scheapestsection,thirdclass.Buttheywereallowedtoexplorefirstclass,whichwasthefanciestpartoftheship.Infirstclass,richpassengersstayedinbigcabinsandateinlovelyrestaurants.PeopleonboardknewthatGermanU­boatswerehidinginthewatersnearIrelandandEngland.Thesesubmarines(潜艇)hadbeenfiringtorpedoes(鱼雷)atshipsthereformonths.Ifanypassengerswerenervous,however,thecrewmembers(全体船员)quicklycalmedthemdown.TheysaidtheLusitaniacouldnotbesunk.Itwastoofast.Nothingcouldcatchit.ByMay7,theLusitaniawasnearingitsdestination.AU­boatdovebeneaththewavesandheadedrightfortheLusitania.Itfired.Atorpedoshotthroughthewater.WhenithittheLusitania,waterandbrokenpiecesoftheshipweresentintotheair.Passengersscreamed.Elsie,Frank,andGeorgestoodonthedeck.Georgedecidedthatthey'dbesaferinthewater.Theygrabbedtherailing(栏杆)andsaidaprayer.Theshiptippedtowardthewater.Whenwavesbegantotouchtheirfeet,theyleaped.Elsieandherfathersurfaced.ButFrankwasgone.NewsoftheattackontheLusitaniashooktheworld.Afterall,128Americanshadbeenkilled.AngeragainstGermanygrew.In1917,theU．S.declaredwaronGermany.In1918,Germanysurrendered(倒戈)．语篇解读：本文是记叙文。准备移居英国的George一家人所乘船只遭受德军攻击。德军击沉此船导致美国决心加入一战。9．WhydidGeorgedecidetogotoEngland?A．Totryhisluck.B．Toavoidthewar.C．Todosomesightseeing.D．Tovisithiswife'shometown.解析：选A细微环节理解题。由首段中的“werestartinganewlife”可知，George一家人要前往英国“碰碰运气”，寻求新生活。10．Whyweren'tthecrewmembersworriedaboutGermanU­boats?A．Theirshipwassolid.B．Theycouldfireback.C．Theirshipwasspeedy.D．Theyknewwheretohide.解析：选C细微环节理解题。由第六段中的“TheysaidtheLusitaniacouldnotbesunk.Itwastoofast.”可知，船员信任Lusitania的速度足够快，不会被击沉。11．Whydidthefamilyjumpintothewater?A．Tosayaprayer.B．Totrytoreachthebank.C．Tohaveabetterchanceofsurvival.D．Toavoidthecrowdednessonthedeck.解析：选C推理推断题。由倒数其次段中的“Georgedecidedthatthey'dbesaferinthewater.”可知，Ge