1、13Unit 2 Travelling around the world 一、词汇单词词性及词义词汇拓展Francen. 法国French adj. 法国的;法国人possibleadj. 可能的possibly adv. 可能地Europen. 欧洲European adj. 欧洲的excellentadj. 优秀的近义词:perfect/fantasticsouthn. 南方southern adj. 南方的preferv. 更喜欢preference n. 喜好;偏好finishv. 完成近义词:completeliftn. 电梯近义词:elevatorreceivern. 接收者rec
2、eive v. 接收greetingn. 问候greet v. 问候flagn. 旗帜tickv. 标记号近义词:mark v. 标记号storen. 百货商店liev. 位于coastn. 海岸towern. 塔skiv. 滑雪skiing n.滑雪运动stepn. 台阶stairsn. 楼梯aaaddressn. 地址二、词组1. be famous for以而闻名be well-known for2. prefer to更喜欢like sth. better3. go on a holiday去度假go on a vacation4. go sightseeing观光take a tri
3、p三、句型1. This is the place to go if you want to visit some shops and department store.这是一句条件句,但主句部分没有使用一般将来时。当条件句中,条件与结果存在必然关系时,主句与从句都使用一般现在时态,如 If water freezes , it turns into ice.2. A French town by the sea is the perfect place for a summer holiday, but if you prefer to visit France in winter, you
4、 can try skiing on the mountains in the French Alps.【比较】 try doing sth. 和try to do sth.的区别Try to do sth. 尽力做某事 Try doing sth.尝试做某事Lets try skating this time.Lets try to make a poster for our club together.【比较】prefer A to B/ prefer doing sth. to doing sth./ prefer to do sth.prefer A to B:比起B更喜欢A I pr
5、efer English to maths. 比起数学我更喜欢英语。prefer doing sth1 to doing sth.: 比起第二件事,更喜欢第一件事I prefer staying at home to going outside.比起出去,我更喜欢待在家里。prefer to do sth.:更喜欢做某事We prefer to eat at home. 我们更喜欢在家吃饭。3. Why not visit France this year?Why not+动词原形意为“为什么不”“怎么样”的意思。Lets和 shall we也可以用于提出意见。Why not还可以和 Why
6、dont you进行转换,表达的意思基本接近。Why not do=why dont you do=what about doing4. The south of France lies on the coast, and it is famous for its wonderful beaches.这里的介词on 意为 at or near a place 即“在,接近”的意思。He visited his relatives at their house on the river.in the east/west/south/north(在内部) on the east/west/sout
7、h/north外部接壤to the east/west/south/north 外部不接壤in+方向:表示在内部Shanghai is in the east of China.to+方向:表示不在内部Japan is to the east of China.四、语法 and/ but /so 的用法(一)and1、表示并列或对称的关系,可以用来连接语法作用相同(同一类)的词、短语或句子,可译为“和”、“并”、 “又”、“兼”等。如:1)Lucy and I go to school five days a week. 我和露西每周上五天学。(连接两个并列主语) 2)You must loo
8、k after yourself and keep healthy.你必须照顾自己并保持身体健康。(连接两个并列谓语)3)They teach us Chinese and we teach them English.他们教我们汉语,我们教他们英语。(连接两个简单句)2、如果连接两个以上的词语,通常把and放在最后一个词语前面;为了强调,可在两者之间分别加上and;把词语连接起来时, 通常把较短的词语放在前面。如:1)I like eggs,meat,rice,bread and milk.我喜欢鸡蛋、肉、米饭、面包和牛奶。2)The apples are big and delicious.
9、苹果又大又好吃。3、有些用and连接的词语,次序是固定的,不能随意改变。如:1)men,women and children男人、妇女和儿童;fish and chips 炸鱼加炸土豆片等2)与单数人称代词连用时通常按照第二人称,第三人称,第一人称的顺序,如you, she and I 4、祈使句,and+句子 Walk along the Zhongshan Road, and you will find the museum.【比较 or,否则】 Be quick, or you will miss the train. 快点,否则赶不上火车。(二)but 作连词,表转折关系;可以连接两个
10、并列成分或两个并列分句,意为“但是,然而”。如: He is young but very experienced.他虽然年轻,但很有经验。(三)so 意为因此、所以,表因果关系;表达的是结果。so不能放在句首It rained heavily, so we stayed at home.雨下得很大,所以我们待在家里。I enjoyed drawing, so I am in the Art Club.我喜欢画画,所以我参加艺术社。so 不能和because连用,如:Because he was hungry, so he ate a lot.()Because he was hungry,
11、he ate a lot.()因为他饿了,所以吃了很多东西。He was hungry, so he ate a lot.()Unit 2 Travelling around the world 单元测试I. 词汇运用(每小题1分,共15分)i. 根据句意,选择与划线部分意思最接近的选项。(每小题1分,共8分)1. I want to visit this famous city in the north-west of China.A. richB. well-knownC. popular2. We all like Tony because he is cheerful.A. alway
12、s happyB. always busyC. always helpful3. We should learn to take care of ourselves.A. look upB. look afterC. look for4. I prefer to stay at home and listen to music.A. likebetterB. hateC. like best5. My father gave up smoking at last.A. startedB. likedC. stopped6. There is a large round table in the
13、 centre of the room.A. in the middle ofB. in the front ofC. at the back of7. The child finished his homework at ten oclock.A. completedB. startedC. stopped8. I had a good time during the summer holiday.A. enjoyed myselfB. had free timeC. felt badii. 选择恰当的词汇或短语完成句子。(每小题1分,共7分)9. Its not polite to _ o
14、thers.A. take care ofB. make fun ofC. tell jokes to10. The new museum _ in the north of the city.A. makesB. beginsC. lies11. I live near the school, _ I go to school on foot every morning.A. butB. orC. so12. China is a country _ a long history.A. withB. hasC. have13. My mother makes me _ a lot of ex
15、tra homework every weekend. Oh, I am so sorry to hear that.A. to doB. doC. does14. Did you go back to your hometown _ train? Yes the train station was full _ passengers.A. in; withB. by; withC. by; of15. My friend Jack has an _hobby. He is _ in collecting old newspapers.A. interesting; interestingB.
16、 interested; interestedC. interesting; interestedII.单项选择(每小题1分,共15分)16. Do you know Charles Spencer Chaplin? Of course! He is an_ actor. He is_ his dumb shows.A. great; famous asB. great; famous forC. excellent; famous for17.If you _ to Shenzhen, Ill take you to some famous _.A. will come; places of
17、 interest B. come; places of interest C. come; places of interests 18. Windys birthday is coming. I havent gotten her a present yet. Why not _ her a pet. She is interested _ animals.A. to buy; inB. buy; toC. buy; in19. Would you like _coffee or tea? _is OK.A. to having; BothB. to have; EitherC. to h
18、ave; Both20.We all _ get there early. So I _ that everyone is ready.A. hope; hopeB. hope to; hopeC. hope to; hope to21. Will you go with us? I _stay at home.A. prefersB. prefer toC. prefer22. Is it _ that he will come? He _ wont because he has to visit his grandma.A. maybe; probablyB. possible; prob
19、ablyC. probably; possible23. Taiwan lies_ the southeast of China, its a part of China.A. onB. toC. in24. Would you like to come to my house for dinner tonight? Id like to, _ I have lots of homework to do.A. andB. orC. but25. Which activity will you have on weekends? Staying at home or going shopping
20、? I prefer_ at home to _ shopping.A. staying; goingB. staying; goC. stay; go26. I have finished _ the work. Im planning _ swimming and shopping.A. doing; to goB. doing; goingC. to do; to go27. The school library is _to students every day, so you can read there.A. closeB. openedC. open28. If their ho
21、use _ not like ours, what _ it look like?A. is, isB. is, doesC. does, does29. Is this the last exam we have to take? No, but there _another test three months later from now.A. will be going toB. isC. will be30. Mike is often late_ school, so his teacher is very angry with him.A. inB. forC. toIII. 完型
22、填空:(每小题1.5分, 共15分)Today, bicycle riding becomes more and more popular (流行的). Its easy to ride a bicycle. Every day, we can 31 people ride their bicycles to workplaces, shopping centers, schools and so on. There are many kinds of 32 . For example, racing bikes are 33 to go fast, and mountain bikes ar
23、e durable (耐用的) for 34 roads.Riding a bike is 35 in many ways. First, it doesnt make much noise or cause (引起) air pollution. Second, riding a bike is a kind of good 36 . It can help you keep healthy. Third, people dont need to pay for gas or 37 heavy traffic in the street. For these reasons, more an
24、d more people now 38 bicycles.Today, more Americans are riding their bicycles. The USA also has many 39 for bicycles only. Why not stop video games and go bike riding on weekends? Youll have a good 40 riding a bicycle with friends! It is wonderful!( ) 31. A. takeB. knowC. see( ) 32.A. carsB. compute
25、rsC. bikes( ) 33.A. easyB. difficultC. heavy( ) 34.A. cityB. mountainC. town( ) 35.A. badB. goodC. hard( ) 36.A. jobB. changeC. exercise( ) 37.A. worry aboutB. look forC. find out( ) 38.A. lendB. watchC. ride( ) 39.A. beachesB. roadsC. shops( ) 40.A. timeB. weatherC. moneyIV. 阅读理解(每小题1.5分,共30分)AA fa
26、mous teacher was speaking to the students at our schoolHe began his lesson by holding up a$100 bill(纸币).Then he said to the three hundred students.“Who would like this $100 bill?” The students began to put up their hands at onceThen he said, “I am going to give this $100 bill to one of you,but first
27、,let me do this”He then made the bill into a ballThen he said. “Who wants it now?” The hands went back into the air“Well,”he said,“What if I do this?” and he dropped it on the floor and stepped on itHe picked up the dirty,crumpled(弄皱的)bill and said,“Who still wants it?” Hands went back into the air“
28、My friends,” he said, “you have learned a valuable lesson today. No matter(无论)what I did to the money, you still wanted it because it did not go down in Value(价值). It was still worth $100! Many times in our lives, We are dropped, crumpled, and stepped on by the chances we take and the things that ha
29、ppen to us We feel as if we are worth nothing But remember, no matter what has happened to you,you will never lose your value:you are always valuable to those people who love youYour value doesnt come from what you do or whom you know,but WHO YOU AREYou are special and valuableDont ever forget it !4
30、1. Even though it was dirty,the money _.A. still went up in valueB. was still oursC. was worth nothingD. didnt go down in value42. We are always valuable to the people _.A. who love usB. who call usC. who hate usD. who pay us43. Your value doesnt come from what you do but _.A. who you knowB. who mad
31、e youC. who you areD. who you remember44. The sentence “Hands went back into the air” means_.A. tile students put up their hands againB. the students put down their handsC. the students put their hands behind their backsD. the students put their hands in front of them45. Why did the famous teacher u
32、se a $100 bill at his lesson?A. Because he wanted to make the bill into a ball。B. Because he was going to give the bill to one of his studentsC. Because he wanted to make the students know what value WLISD. Because he used to drop a bill on the floor and stepped on itBThe world is not hungry ,but it
33、 is thirstyIt seems strange that nearly 3/4 of the Earth is covered with water while we say we are short of waterWhy? Because about 97% of water on the earth is sea water which we cant drink or use for watering plants directlyMan can only drink and use the 3% of the water that comes from rivers and
34、lakesAnd we cant even use all of that, because some of it has been pollutedNow more water is neededThe problem is: Can we avoid (避免) a serious water shortage later on? First, we should all learn how to save waterSecond, we should find out the ways to reuse itScientists have always been making study
35、in this field today, in most large cities water is used only once, then runs to the sea or riversBut it can be used againEven if every large city reused its water, there still would not be enoughWhat could people turn to do next?The sea seems to have the best answerThere is a lot of water in the sea
36、All that needs to be done is to get the salt out of the sea waterThis is expensive, but its already in use in many parts of the worldScientist are trying to find a cheaper way of doing itSo you see, if we can find a way out, well be in no danger of drying up46The world is thirsty because _A3/4 of th
37、e earth is covered with waterBwe have enough sea water to use directlyCwe havent used all the water in the rivers and lakesDabout 97% of water on the earth cant be drunk or used for watering plants directly47Which of the following is true?A3% of water on the earth is in rivers and lakesB75% of water
38、 on the earth is in the seaC97% of the earth is covered with waterD3% of water on the earth is sea water48From the passage we know _ Atoday in most large cities water is used only onceBif every city reuses its water ,well be in no danger of drying upCman can only drink and use about 25% of water on
39、the earthDwater can be used only once49To avoid the serious water shortage (匮乏) , what should we do?AWe should all learn how to save waterBWe should find out the ways to reuse itCTry to find a cheaper way to get the salt out of the sea waterDDo all the above things50The title of the passage should b
40、e_. A. The Sea WaterB. How to save waterC. The Thirsty WorldD. The Polluted WaterCMany scientists think that the earth is getting warmer and warmerIf the change continues, the natural world and human society will face dangerScientists believe human activity is responsible for the climate changeWe pr
41、oduce too many greenhouse gasesThey keep heat in the air and make the earth warmMany of the worlds governments agreeAnd they want to solve the problemSo from December 7 to 18, 2009, they held a conference in Copenhagen, Denmark to talk about global warming and climate changeRepresentatives(代表)from 1
42、92 countries and regions went to the meetingAlthough they have not reached an agreement, the Copenhagen Accord(哥本哈根协议)was an important beginning to save the earthIt was made by a small group of countries including China, the US, India, Brazil and South AfricaSome other countries at the conference al
43、so showed supportWhat are the key points of the Copenhagen Accord? The accord limits global temperature increases to 20C by 2050 compared to pre-1850Scientists think it could help the world to avoid serious climate changeThe accord also says that developed countries must promise to cut greenhouse ga
44、s emissions(排放)to the UN by January 31, 2010. The accord asks developed countries to give money to help developing countriesMany countries and organizations are disappointed that the conference didnt reach a legal document(法律约定)And they think the accord is not clear enough about its goalsAfrican lea
45、ders are worried that the goal of a 20C global temperature increase isnt good enough, because it will mean a much higher increase in temperature across AfricaThis could cause big problems like food and water shortages across the continentStill, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon believes the conference was an “improvement”51. What do scientists believe is responsible for the climate chan