Unit 2 English around the world
一、语言要点
单元要点预览(旨在让同学整体了解本单元要点)
1. voyage/journey/travel/trip/tour 词语 辨析 2. frequent/common/ordinary/general/regular 3. especially/ specially 4. a number of / the number of 1. actual adj. 实际的 词形 变化 词汇 部分 重点 单词 actually adv. 实际上;事实上 2. base n. 基地;基础 3. east n. 东方 base v. 以……为根据 eastern adj. 东方的;东部的 1. present n. 礼物adj. 在场的;目前的vt. 赠送 2. command n.& v. 命令;指令;掌握 3. request n.& v. 请求;要求 4. recognize vt. 辨认出;承认;公认 5. straight adj.笔直的;正直的 adv. 直接;挺直 6. block vt. 堵塞;阻碍n. 街区;木块;石块 1. come up走近;上来;提出 重点 词组 2. make use of 利用;使用 3. such as例如;像这种的 4. play a part (in) 扮演一个角色;参与 5. because of 因为;由于 重点句子 重点语法 1. Why do you think people all over the world want to learn English? 2. 状语从句中的省略 直接引语和间接引语 (见语法部分) basic adj. 基本的 I词语辨析 (旨在提供完形填空所需材料) 1. voyage/journey/travel/trip/tour 【解释】 voyage: 去国外或较远地方的海上旅行 journey: 指较远的从一地到另一地旅行 travel: 一系列的旅程,尤指旅行的概念 trip: (短途)旅行 tour: 为了公务、娱乐或教育参观多处名胜的旅行 【练习】用上面所提供的辨析词的适当形式填空 1). It is tiring to take a long _______ by train from Paris to Moscow. 2). The _________ from England to Australia used to take several months. 3). We’ll have time for a ______ to France next weekend. 4). We went on a guided ______ round the castle. 答案: 1). journey 2). voyage 3). trip 4). tour 2. frequent/common/ordinary/general/regular 【解释】 frequent经常的,时间或间歇很短的发生或出现 common 通常的、常发生的、广泛使用或众所周知的 ordinary指种类普通且不能从其他中加以区别的,有时含贬义 general一般性的,到处的;不限于领域、地区或应用 regular平常的;惯例的;习惯性的、通常的或正常的 【练习】用上面所提供的辨析词的适当形式填空 1). This is a ___________ problem. 2). He often makes ___________ errors of judgment. 3).Look at the train’s ___________ schedule. 4).The violinist gave a very ___________ performance marked by an occasional memory lapse. 5).As a ____________ rule I am home by six. 答案: 1). common 2). frequent 3). regular 4). ordinary 5). general 3. especially/ specially 【解释】 especially意思是“尤其,特别”,表达事物的不寻常或特别重要 specially 指为了某一目的,专门做某事 【练习】用上面所提供的辨析词的适当形式填空 1). Our city is very beautiful, ___________ in spring. 我们城市很美丽,尤其在春天。 2). He came here ___________ to ask you for help. 他是专程来这里向你求助的。 答案: 1). especially 2). specially 4 a number of / the number of 【解释】 a number of意思是“若干;许多” the number of意思是“……的数目” 【练习】用上面所提供的辨析词的适当形式填空 1). Today ___________ people learning Chinese in the world is raising rapidly. 2). ____________ books in the market are in English. 答案: 1). the number of 2). A number of II词性变化 (旨在提供语法填空所需材料) 1. actual adj. 实际的 actually adv. 实际上;事实上 2. base n. 基地;基础 3. east n. 东方 base v. 以……为根据 eastern adj. 东方的;东部的 【练习】用括号内所提供词的适当形式填空 1) What did he _________ say? (actual) 2) The __________ cost was much higher than we had expected. (actual) 3)My knowledge of physics is pretty _________. (base) 4)She used her family's history as a _________ for her novel. (base) 5)This novel is ________ on historical facts. (base) 6)He is interested in ________ customs. (determine) 7) The wind is blowing from the __________. (determine) basic adj. 基本的