高三英语Unit 15 –Popular Youth Culture人教版
【本讲教育信息】 一. 教学内容：
Unit 15 –Popular Youth Culture
二. 知识总结与归纳：
课文重难点句解析
1. On the annual International Volunteers Day, the world acknowledges the work of millions of people who give their time to help others.
在每年的国际志愿者日，全世界都要对那些献出时间来帮助别人的数百万志愿者表示感谢。
acknowledge：为……表示感谢；承认。后面接名词；动名词和从句 Do you acknowledge defeat ?
The opponents acknowledged having been defeated. The opponents acknowledged that they were defeated.
2. Around 24,000 Young Volunteers Community Service Station in China are welcoming increasing numbers of Chinese youth who want to make a contribution to society, and the work they are doing is important.
在中国有大约24，000个青年志愿者社区服务站正在欢迎越来越多想为社会作出贡献的中国青年来加入。
an increasing number of … 越来越多的……
make a contribution to …：对……作出贡献（后面接名词或动名词） Thomas Edison made a great contribution to the world.
It is our duty to make a contribution to protecting the environment. to 作为介词后面接动名词的短语有：get used to…; be addicted to…; lead to…; be related to…; devote … to…; look forward to…; stick to…; access to….
3. …each contribution—no matter how small—can help make a difference. 每一次贡献不论多么小，都能产生影响。 make a difference：产生影响；有所作为；
Lu Hao, Liu Ying and Meng Yu are just three of the 13.5 million young Chinese who are making a difference….
Would you like to make a difference by becoming a volunteer ? 4. Mr. Zhao’s enthusiasm has inspired Lu Hao to concentrate more on History lessons and his grades have improved a great deal.
赵先生的这种热情鼓励了Lu Hao，使他更加集中精力上好历史课，他的成绩也因此有了很大的提高。
concentrate on …：集中精力于……上
5. When Lin Ying graduated from Zhengzhou Normal University, she decided not to apply for a job straight away.
当Lin Ying毕业于郑州师范大学后她决定不马上找工作，而是参加了共青团中央组织的“到西部去”的计划。
apply for：申请；请求；apply to：应用于……
I was admitted to a key university to which few dared to apply. The result of this research can be applied to new developments in technology.
6. It is hard work, but I get a lot of satisfaction because the kids are eager to learn.
工作是艰苦的，但我得到了满足，因为孩子们很好学。 be eager to do：渴望做某事。
7. I really feel I am doing something worthwhile and I am having a great time doing it.
我确实觉得我做的事很值得，而且我干得也非常愉快。 worthwhile：值得的；值得花时间和精力
It was worthwhile searching for his “roots”.
It’s worthwhile to include really high-quality illustrations. Her smile on her face made it all worthwhile. This is a worthwhile charity to contribute to.
8. Last month I took part in an event to help starving children in some of the least developed countries. Twenty-two of us went without food for 30 hours!
上个月我参加了一个帮助某些欠发达国家的饥饿儿童的活动。我们22个人饿了30个小时没有吃东西。
go without：在没有……情况下……；将就。
He was so shock at the news that he went without eating for three days. There wasn’t time for breakfast, so I had to go without.
When smokers who are accustomed to nicotine go without cigarette for an hour or two, they began to feel bad.
9. Coming to another country to study requires a big adjustment and it take a while to fit in.
来到另一个国家学习需要进行很大的调整，要有一段时间来适应。 take a while：花费一些时间 fit in：适应，
10. Time to have fun and relax, and time for young people to take off their school uniform and put on their favourite casual clothes.
是放松的时刻了。年轻人可以脱掉校服，穿上喜爱的休闲装。
Time to have fun and relax = It’s time to have fun and relax. 或 It’s time that young people had fun and relax.
注意句型：It’s time for sb. to do sth. / It’s time that 主语＋动词过去式……
11. It was about sixty years before people started to buy jeans for fashion as well as work.
但是大约过了60年，人们才把牛仔裤既当作工装有当作时尚来穿。
It’s / will be +时间段+before +从句：再过多久才…… It won’t be long before we meet again.
12. Many schools in the USA did not approve of students wearing jeans to school and they forbade them.
美国许多学校不同意并禁止学生在学校穿牛仔裤。 approve of：同意；赞同
forbid doing sth. 或 forbid sb. to do sth.
13. In many respects these words are still true more than forty years later. 在以后的40年里，这种说法在许多方面还是如此。 in many respects：在许多方面。
14. but it is with young people that they continue to be most fashionable. 但是牛仔裤在年轻人当中才是最流行的。
强调句型：强调部分是：with young people；正常语序是：They continue to be most fashionable with young people.
【典型例题】 一. 单项选择：
1. Liu Huarong helps adolescents who are addicted to online games make the ___ needed to re-balance their lives.
A. change adjustment
答案：D
分析：帮助那些有网瘾的青少年为了重新恢复他们的生活作出必要的调整。 2. Working for a year as a volunteer teacher made her more ___ . A. old adolescent
答案：C
分析：作为志愿者一年的工作使她更加成熟了。
B. adult
C. mature
D.
B. improvement
C. decision
D.
3. The event not only promoted ___ of world hunger, but also raised a lot of money to help starving children.
A. information awareness
答案：D
分析：awareness of world hunger：对世界上饥饿问题的意识。
4. When he heard about the Communist Youth League’s “Go West” scheme, he was ___ to join.
A. eager 答案：A
分析：be eager to do …：渴望做某事；be anxious to do …：对……很担忧。
5. Many of the graduates __ jobs straight away, but Lin Ying decided to spend a year doing voluntary work.
A. entered into decided on
答案：B
分析：apply for a job：找工作。
6. ___ to the police what he had done, he was sent to prison. A. Acknowledging B. Suggesting Applying
答案：A
分析：向警方承认了他所做的事，他被捕了。
7. ___ by the deeds of the hero, he made up his mind to do his best to overcome the difficulty, no matter how hard it was.
A. Inspiring inspired
答案：C
B. To inspiring
C. Inspired
D. To be
C. Informing
D.
B. applied for
C. joined in
D.
B. anxious
C. pleasing
D. soon
B. knowledge
C. instruction
D.
高三英语Unit 15 –Popular Youth Culture人教版知识精讲
