文档内容
【暑假辅导班】
新高二英语暑假精品课程（人教版）
第8讲 选择性必修一 Unit 1 Using Language
【核心知识点讲解】
1. passion n. 酷爱; 激情
*(2020•江苏高考) Being good at something and having a passion for it are not enough.
擅长某件事并且有激情是不够的。
*He spoke with great passion.
他发表了热情洋溢的讲话。
*I simply pursued it because I was passionate about it and loved the work.
我仅仅是用我对这份工作的激情和热爱在追逐它。
【词块记忆】
have a passion for 对……有激情, 酷爱
with great passion 热情洋溢地, 激动地
passionate adj. 热情的; 狂热的
be passionate about 对……充满热情
2. extraordinary adj. 不一般的; 非凡的; 意想不到的
*He published four extraordinary physics papers.
他发表了四篇非凡的物理学论文。
*Our body is an extraordinarily complex mechanism comprising of trillions of cells.
我们的身体是由上万亿的细胞组成的极其复杂的机制。
*This is an extraordinary discovery but there is still a lot more down there that has to be found.
这是一个非凡的发现但是在那里仍然有更多的东西等待我们去发现。
【词块记忆】
extraordinarily adv. 非常; 格外地; 非凡地
extraordinary arrangement 精心安排; 特殊安排
3. gradually adv. 逐渐地; 逐步地
*Following this, he gradually became famous throughout the world as the new Isaac Newton.
在此之后, 他作为新的艾萨克·牛顿, 逐渐闻名于世。
*(2019·北京高考)Whatever colour changes the ocean experiences in the coming decades will probably be toogradual and unnoticeable, but they could mean significant changes.
在接下来的几十年里, 无论海洋的颜色如何改变, 都可能是渐进的, 不易察觉的, 但这可能意味着重大的变化。
*Most people have no symptoms, and the disease causes a gradual loss of vision.
大多数患者没有症状表现, 但是, 这种病能导致视力逐渐丧失。
4. come to power(开始)掌权; 上台
*Circumstances changed in 1933, when Hitler came to power in Germany.
1933年希特勒在德国掌权的时候, 情况发生了变化。
*He has been in power for ten years but still doesn’t want to leave.
他已执政十年, 但他仍不想下台。
*I’m sorry it’s beyond my power to make a final decision on the project.
很抱歉, 要对这一工程作出最终决定是我力所不能及的。
*You can depend on it that it is within his power. He can help you.
你可以相信那在他的能力范围内。他能帮助你。
*She believes that she has the power to solve the problem.
她相信她有解决这个问题的能力。
【词块记忆】
come to power 上台执政, 当权
be in power 执政, 当权
beyond one’s power 力所不能及的
within one’s power 力所能及的
have the power to do sth. 有能力做某事
5. consequence n. 结果; 后果
*(2020·全国Ⅰ卷) I wonder if parents should always tell the truth no matter the consequences.
我想知道父母是否应该总是说实话, 不管结果如何。
*As a consequence, he won the competition.
结果是他赢了这场竞赛。
*Consequently they further lift the price of gold in terms of tomatoes and potatoes.
因此, 与番茄和土豆相比他们进一步提高黄金的价格。
【词块记忆】
(1)as a consequence 因此, 结果
as a consequence of因此; 由于……
(2)consequent adj. 随之发生的; 作为结果的(3)consequently adv. 因此; 所以
6. sum vi. 总结, 概括 n. 金额, 款项, 总数, 总和
*Does the writer sum up how he/she feels about this person? 作者是否总结了他/她对这个人的感觉?
*My meaning, in sum, is that you must stay.
简单地说, 我的意思就是你必须留下来。
*To sum up, it is an amazing film suitable for both children and adults. 总而言之, 这是一部既适合儿童又适合成
人的精彩电影。
*Ten thousand dollars is a large sum of money.
一万美元是一大笔钱。
【词块记忆】
sum up 总结; 概述; 计算……的总数
in sum 总而言之; 大体上
a large sum of 一大笔; 大量的
to sum up总之; 总而言之
7. He had a thick moustache and long white hair, which sometimes stood on end as though he had just received an
electric shock.
他留着浓密的小胡子和长长的白发, 头发有时竖起来, 好像刚受了电击似的。
【句式解构】
本句为主从复合句。后面的as though(if)引导方式状语从句。表示“好像”。
*It seems as if it is going to rain. 似乎要下雨。
*He walks as if he is drunk. 他走起路来好像是醉了。
*She loves her students as though(if) she were their mother.
她爱她的学生, 就像她是孩子们的母亲。
*She looks as though(if) she were ten years younger.
她看起来好像年轻了十岁。
*She left the room hurriedly as if (she was) angry.
她好像很生气, 急匆匆地离开了房间。
注意：
as though/if 用法点拨
(1)as though/if也可引导表语从句。
(2)as though/if引导从句时, 常使用虚拟语气, 表示与事实相反的假设要用一般过去时, 有(be时, 用were)、过
去将来时或过去完成时。上面课本上的句子就是这个用法。(3)有时, as if还可用于省略句中(如果as if引导的从句是“主语+系动词”结构, 可省略主语和系动词。这样
as if后面就只剩下名词、不定式、形容词、介词短语或分词)。
(4)当句子所叙述的是真实的或极有可能发生的或存在的事实时, as if从句要用陈述语气。
【要点拾遗】
1. relativity n. 相对论; 相对性
*The teacher explained theory of relativity simply and clearly.
老师简单明了地讲解了相对论。
*(2019·江苏高考)The bone structure of our ancestors developed for millions of years to support a creature that
walked on all fours and has a relatively small head.
我们祖先的骨骼结构经过数百万年的发展, 支撑着一种四肢行走, 头部相对较小的生物。
*They can make relative judgments with some confidence.
他们可以有信心地作出相关的判断。
2. patent n. 专利; 专利证书adj. 有专利的
*Einstein took a job as a clerk in the Swiss patent office.
爱因斯坦在瑞士专利局找了份作为职员的工作。
* But why would a firm with a legal patent strike such a deal?
但是为什么一个拥有合法专利的公司会进行这样的交易?
* After the application is approved, the firm or individual that applied for it shall be the patentee.
申请被批准后, 申请的公司或者个人为专利权所有人。
* But without patent protection, no company will develop HCELL for people, even in Europe or Japan.
但是没有专利保护, 没有公司会为人们生产HCELL, 即便是在欧洲或日本也不行。
【词块记忆】
patentee n. 专利权所有人
patent office 专利局
3. encounter v. 偶然碰到; 遇到n. 邂逅; 遭遇
*In fact, Einstein often encountered people on the street.
事实上, 爱因斯坦经常在街上遇到人。
*I had a brief encounter with an angry client.
我和一个愤怒的客户有过短暂的接触。
4. remarkable adj. 非凡的; 显著的
*(2020•新高考全国Ⅰ卷) Bernard grew up to be a remarkable man. 伯纳德长大成为一个了不起的人。*People, when they had to, behaved remarkably well.
人们, 当他们不得不时, 表现得非常好。
*He later apologized because what he said was an “inappropriate” remark.
之后他为他说过的一个不恰当的评论做出了道歉。
【词块记忆】
remark n. 言辞, 评论 v. 评论
make remarks on 做出评价
remarkably adv. 显著地, 引人注目地
5. take up a position担任; 任职
*She said she was to take up the position.
她说她要担任这个职务。
*I know how busy you must be and naturally I wouldn’t want to take up too much of your time.
我知道你一定很忙, 当然我不想占用你太多的时间。
*“In that moment of babbling, babies seem to be ready to take in more information, ” he said.
“在学话的那个阶段, 婴儿似乎做好准备吸收更多的信息, ”他说。
【词块记忆】
take up 占去, 占据; 开始从事; 拿起
take off 起飞; 脱下; 离开
take on 承担; 呈现; 具有; 流行
take in 吸收; 领会; 欺骗; 接受
6. He had a thick moustache and long white hair, which sometimes stood on end as though he had just received an
electric shock. 他留着浓密的小胡子和长长的白发, 头发有时竖起来, 好像刚受了电击似的。
【句式解构】
stand on end是竖立起来的意思。英语中有一句俚语make one’s hair stand on end, 其意思是“令人毛骨悚然
的”。
*Some of those ghost stories make my hair stand on end, even though I don’t believe in ghosts.
有几篇鬼故事使我毛骨悚然, 虽然我并不相信鬼。
*After observing this scene, the guard felt the hair on the back of his neck stand on end.
看了这一幕之后, 门卫感到自己颈后的头发都竖了起来。
【词块记忆】
stand up 站起来; 拥护
stand for 代表; 象征stand out 突出; 站出来
stand by 支持; 袖手旁观
7. Albert Einstein, who is perhaps the greatest scientist in modern physics, is often considered one of the smartest
men who ever lived.
【句式解构】
本句为主从复合句。主句主干为“Albert Einstein is often considered one of. . . ”。第一个who引导定语从句,
修饰先行词Albert Einstein。第二个who引导定语从句, 修饰先行词the smartest men。
*Such people as have made great contributions to the world should be greatly respected by those who are sensible
enough.
那些对世界做出巨大贡献的人, 应该受到那些足够明智的人的极大尊重。
*You should meet the stranger who often says hello to you at the place where there are plenty of people to ensure
safety.
你应该在人多的地方接触经常向你问好的陌生人以确保安全。
【基础训练】
Ⅰ. 单句语法填空
1. Only when (theory) are combined with practice can we know how they work.
2. Einstein’s most famous theory is what we call the Theory of (relative).
3. (genius) are supposed to be odd and hopelessly impractical.
4. The mother held the baby in her arms and kissed him (gentle).
5. His wealth enabled him to pursue his (passion) interest in art.
6. Teaching year after year, he (gradual) accumulated much experience.
7. A university is an educational (institute) which awards degrees and carries out research.
8. Time and time again she was warned of the (consequent) of her action.
9. In spite of the fact that he was not a trained economist, his achievements were (remark).
10. Despite the hardship he (encounter), Mark never abandoned the pursuit of knowledge.
Ⅱ. 选词填空
sum up, take up, make contributions to, make a living, as a consequence, make great achievements in, be
mistaken for, be based on, in particular,
have a passion for
1. I’m interested in insects, and beetles .2. She is often her twin sister.
3. It is not so helpful to give someone some bread as to teach him how to .
4. My sister told me Sherlock Holmes a real person.
5. Over the past decade, China has its manned space program.
6. of his hard work, he was eventually admitted to Nanjing University.
7. The president of the World Bank said he China.
8. It is our duty to our motherland.
9. This is my personal experience in this year’s work and learning.
10. He did not particularly want to a competitive sport.
Ⅲ. 根据汉语提示补全句子
1. Mark Twain, , wrote The Million Pound Bank Note.
马克·吐温, 一位著名的美国作家, 写了《百万英镑》。
2. , he was an advanced worker.
在工厂工作时, 他是一名先进工人。
3. , my grandma is in good health.
我外婆虽然已经84岁了, 但身体很好。
4. will decline sharply in one or two days.
据报道一两天内气温将急剧下降。
5. We doubled our efforts, .
我们加倍努力, 每个人干两个人的活。
IV. 阅读理解
A
Superstars of modern Chinese ink art shine in Nanjing
9: 00-12: 00, Monday; 9: 00-17: 00, Tuesday to Sunday
Nanjing Museum, Zhongshan Donglu, Xuanwu district, Nanjing
025-8480-7923
The exhibition presents 158 signature works by eight of the most influential ink painting masters of modern
China, including Qi Baishi (1864-1957), Pan Tianshou (1897-1971), and Xu Beihong (1895-1953). Their works
are officially rated as national treasures, and their painting styles and artistic thoughts have had a far-reaching
impact on younger generations of Chinese ink painters.
Wu Guanzhong’s grand survey exhibition at Tsinghua Art Museum
9: 00-17: 00, Tuesday to SundayNO. 1, Tsinghua University Campus, Haidian district, Beijing
010-6278-1012
Regarded as one of the most forward-looking artists in China, Wu first attended the China Academy of Art in
the 1930s in Hangzhou, East China’s Zhejiang province, and then lived and studied in France, where he was
exposed to different art movements in Europe.
The exhibition ends on May 3, 2020.
Rhinoceros in Love celebrates its 20th birthday in Beijing
Apr. 10-March 5
Fengchao (Honeycomb) Theater, No. 3, Xinzhongjie, Dongzhimenwai Dajie, Dongcheng district
86-10-6416-9253
Acclaimed as “the Bible of love for young people”, Rhinoceros in Love by China’s avant-garde theater
director Meng Jinghui will be staged in Beijing from Feb. 10 to March 5 to celebrate its 20th birthday since its 1999
premier in the Chinese capital.
As one of Meng’s beloved experimental works, the play tells a triangle love story in which a young man
named Ma Lu falls in love with a woman named Mingming and tries everything he can to win her heart. But after
he fails, Ma, like a stubborn rhinoceros(犀牛), goes to an extreme by kidnapping Mingming in the name of love.
1. You can call 010-6278-1012 for more information about______.
A. Wu Guanzhong’s exhibition
B. A newest movie
C. Rhinoceros in Love birthday celebration
D. Modern Chinese ink art show
2. You can go to Wu Guanzhong’s exhibition at Tsinghua Art Museum on
A. June 1st, 2020 B. December 12th, 2019
C. July 7th, 2020 D. April 20th, 2020
3. Which of the following statement is TRUE?
A. You can only see three famous ink painting masters’ works at the exhibition in Nanjing Museum.
B. Wu Guanzhong lives in Beijing all his life.
C. Wu Guanzhong’s exhibition is at Tsinghua Art Museum.
D. In Rhinoceros in Love, Mingming stubbornly falls in love with Ma Lu.
B
Chinese people had never paid more attention to the annual Nobel literature award than they did when Mo Yan
became China’s first winner of the prize.The effect has not disappeared. Tourists continue to rush to Mo’s home village in Gaomi, Shandong province,
which has become a tourist site since the author was awarded Nobel Prize. Visiting the village is to walk into the
world he created in Red Sorghum Clan, one of his best-known novels, adapted for the award-winning film Red
Sorghum in 1987.
About 210 hectares of red sorghum(高粱) is ready for harvesting, recalling this scene. Mo wrote in the novel:
“In the deep autumn of the eighth month under a high, clear sky, the land is covered by sorghum that forms a wild
sea of blood. When the sun comes out, the surface of the sea shimmers(闪光), and heaven and Earth are painted
with rich, wonderful colors. ”
Locals have planted the sorghum for the film of the novel’s TV adaptation. But while the sorghum fields
disappeared after the film was made, this time they may remain. “We have signed long-term contracts to sell
sorghum to wine producers, ”said Zhang Xinfu, head of Xianjia village, Mo Yan’s hometown is in the area.
“Dozens of wine producers came to discuss the sorghum business after Mo Yan won the prize, ” said Zhang. Zhang
said the wine producers promised to pay a satisfying price for the sorghum.
4. What happened to Mo Yan’s home village after he won the Prize?
A. The house of Mo’s at his home village was rebuilt for tourism.
B. The local people at Mo’s home village welcomed the tourists.
C. Many tourists rushed to Mo’s home village to show respect and interest.
D. Mo’s home village remained what it used to be.
5. The underlined word “adapted” in Paragraph 2 probably means “______”.
A. settled B. designed
C. re-organized D. written
6. Which season was it when the passage was written?
A. Autumn. B. Winter.
C. Spring. D. Unknown.
7. According to the text, we can infer that the wine producers bought sorghum from Mo’s home village for ______.
A. the fame of Mo Yan
B. A travel website
C. the lower price
D. A geography textbook
