Unit 5 Meeting your ancestors
重要词汇 重要词汇 alternative n.可能的选择 adj. 供选择的;其他的 interrupt vt.& vi. 打断……讲话;打岔;暂时中断或中止 assume vt.假定;设想 regardless adv.不管;不顾 at most至多;最多 sharpen vi.& vt.(使)锋利;尖锐;清晰 cut up切碎 significance n.意义;意思;重要性;重要意义 somehow adv.以……方式;不知怎么地 fed up with 受够了;饱受;厌烦 applaud vi.& vt.鼓掌欢迎;赞赏 look ahead 向前看;为将来打算 arrest vt.逮捕;吸引 n.逮捕;拘留 date back 追溯到…… 相关提示 注意alternative的不同词性的用法 注意由interrupt构成的常用短语的用法 牢记assume的意义和用法 注意regardless的同义词及其短语regardless of的用法 掌握at most的反义词是at least 注意sharpen的词根为sharp 记住cut的常见短语 掌握significance的同根词的用法 辨析somehow,anyhow和somewhat的用法 注意fed up with和feed up的异同 牢记由applaud构成的常用短语的用法 注意该短语的用法 注意arrest的不同词性和意义 注意由date构成的常用短语的用法 重点句型
1.So we think it is reasonable to assume they lived in these caves,regardless of the cold.(It is reasonable to do sth.做某事是合情合理的.)
2.It seems that they used the sharpened stone tools to cut up animals and remove their skin.(It seems that...好像……)
3.I'm fed up with all the attention and...(I'm fed up with...我厌烦了……)
4.If only she had looked ahead and planned better this year!(If only...要是……就好了.) 5.It may be used as/for...它可能被用作(来)……
6.Is it in good/poor condition?它的状况良好/不好吗? 重点语法
1.复习动词时态.
2.掌握现在完成进行时的用法. 写作要求
利用本单元的词汇、句型描述考古发现.点出考古发现的时间、地点、周边环境及古物的特征等.
Section Ⅰ— Warming Up,Pre-reading,Reading Comprehending
一、看下面的图片,回答下列问题
1.Can you say something about the people in the pictures?
& ________________________________________________________________________ 2.Do you usually do as they did now?
________________________________________________________________________ 二、将单词与相对应的释义搭配起来 A B
1.interrupt a.to suppose that something is true 2.assume b.to stop someone from continuing what they are saying or doing 3.beast c.to make something have a sharper edge or point 4.sharpen d.dirty or untidy 5.messy e.an animal,especially a large or dangerous one 三、短语互译
A.从文中找出下列短语并写出它们的汉语意思 1.in the centre of ____________ 2.keep...doing ____________ 3.be used for ____________ 4.look like ____________ 5.pick fruits ____________
B.从文中找出与下列释义对应的英文 1.不管;不顾 ____________ 2.至多;最多 ____________ 3.切碎 ____________
四、阅读A VISIT TO THE ZHOUKOUDIAN CAVES,回答下列问题 1.What did they find in the caves? A.Only human bones and fires. B.Just animal bones.
C.Modern tools and ornaments.
D.Bones,tools and ornaments,as well as fireplaces.
2.Which of the following is the correct order about how early people made clothes? a.remove the fat and meat from the skin b.cut up the animals c.rub salt onto the skin d.remove the skin
e.sew the pieces together A.b-d-c-a-e B.b-d-a-c-e C.b-a-d-c-e D.b-a-c-d-e
3.From the needle,we can infer the earliest people in Zhoukoudian ______. A.were able to do the same thing as tigers or bears B.were cleverer than tigers or bears C.were trained how to use needles
D.could make clothes like we have today
4.From “but others are made of shells”,we can't infer that ______.
A.the sea was not far away at that time B.they ran to the sea for the shells C.the shells could be sold and bought D.they could make necklaces by machines 5.Which of the following is TRUE?
A.This passage is an explanation about the earliest people.
B.This passage shows that the students are being shown around the cave. C.This passage is a part of an interview at a TV station.
D.This passage tells us the earliest people would not be our ancestors.
答案:一、1.They were primitive people.And to make a living,they had to hunt,make a fire,pick fruits and make some tools. 2.No.
二、1.b 2.a 3.e 4.c 5.d
三、A.1.在……的中心 2.使……一直做…… 3.被用来…… 4.看起来像 5.采集野果 B.1.regardless of 2.at most 3.cut up 四、1~5 DBBDA
1.Can you think of the alternatives we would use today? 你能想到我们现在使用的(它们的)替代品吗?
考点:alternative n.可能的选择 adj.供选择的;其他的 We have no alternative but to go on. 除了继续下去,我们没有选择的余地. There was no alternative route open to her. 她别无选择.
We returned to our company by the alternative road. 我们是经其他道路回到公司的.
归纳:have no alternative but to do sth.的含义是“________________________”.
1)派生词:alternatively adv.可供选择地;alternativeness n.选择性 2)常见用法:
an alternative to... ……的替代品 alternative energy可替代资源
have the alternative of... 有……的选择 The only alternative to it is candles. 它唯一的替代品是蜡烛.
Do you think it is a kind of alternative energy? 你认为它是一种可替代资源吗?
You have the alternative of staying here or leaving us. 你可以选择留在这儿或者离开我们.
单项填空
1)As there is less and less coal and oil,scientists are exploring new ways of making use of ______ energy,such as sunlight,wind and water for power and fuel.
A.primary B.alternative C.instant D.unique
2)To spend the summer vacation,we may go to the E'mei Mountain,or ______ go to the Giant