高二英语Unit20 Archaeology知识点总复习教案
Section I 课前准备、听力、口语
1. Practise expressing curiosity. 联系表达好奇心。(p.73 Goals)
curiosity n. 好奇心; 求知欲;珍品, 古董; 奇人[事、物] 奇特性
He is full of curiosity. 他充满了好奇心。
be on
tiptoe with curiosity充满好奇心
from
curiosity (=out of curiosity) 在好奇心驱使下
in open
curiosity 公然出头过问与自己无关的事
Curious killed a cat. 好奇伤身。
2. Describe the life of people in China during the periods above. 描绘一下上图那个时期中国人的生活。(p.73 Warming Up 1) ▲ describe
(1) vt. 形容,描写
搭配:describe…as 把……描绘成,把……说成Words can't describe my joy. 语言不能形容我的快乐。He described himself as a teacher. 他说自己是老师。
(2) vt. 画(图形),制(图) He described a
circle within a square. 他在一个正方形内画了个圆。
(3) 短语 beyond
description 无法用语言形容的
The play was boring beyond description. 这出戏枯燥得难以用语言来形容。
巧记:-scribe 动词后缀;-scription 名词后缀; -scriptive 形容词后缀
联想:(派)description n. 描写,形容;种类,性质descriptive 描述的,说明的
3. …what did their homes look like? 你的家乡看上去是什么样子的? (p.73 Warming Up 1)
▲ What...like? ……怎么样/像什么/什么样子?
What is he like? 用来询问人的性格、能力、成就或给人的印象,亦可询问外表。
用于指物时,What is it like? 用来询问事物的性质、质量、特征等,有时候要求作详细的描述。What does he / it look like? 仅仅用于询问人或事物的外部特征。-- What's her mother like? 她母亲是什么样的人? -- Oh, she is quite nice. 噢,她相当好。-- What's the new teacher like? 新老师是什么样的人? -- He's got a red beard and he makes
stupid mistakes. 他留着红胡子,犯一些愚蠢的错误。What is the tea like? 这茶怎么样? (指质量) -- What was the concert like? 音乐会怎么样? -- It was excellent. 太妙了。What's the weather like this morning? 今天上午的天气怎么样? -- What does it look like? 它是什么样子? -- It's small and square. 它很小,是正方形的。-- What does he look like? 他是什么样的人? -- He is tall and thin and very badly dressed. 他又高又瘦,穿戴很糟。
注意:What is he? 用来询问职业、职务、社会地位等。How is he? / How are you? 通常对身体状况的询问。
-- What is your brother? 你哥哥是做什么工作的?
-- He is a worker. 他是个工人。
-- How are you? 你好吗?
-- Fine, thank you. And you? 很好,你呢?
4. I’m curious about… 我对…感到好奇。(p.75 Useful expressions)
▲ curious adj. 好奇的;有求知欲的 A good student should always be curious to learn. 好学生应有求知欲。Don't be too curious about things you are not
supposed to know. 对于不要你知道的事别多去打听。It is curious that he should have failed to win the race. 他竟然没赢得比赛,真是奇怪。
注意:be curious about 对……好奇;It is curious + that... ……是奇怪的;be curious to do sth. 渴望去做某事(强调好奇心态)
辨析:curious,anxious 与 eager
curious 强调好奇心态,anxious 侧重“忧虑”,
eager作“渴望的,热切的”强调一种积极向上的心态。
The boy is curious about the
origin of mankind. 这个男孩对人类起源感到好奇。We are
anxious about his safety. 我们为他的安全而忧虑。He is eager to join the PLA. 他渴望参加人民解放军。
联想:(派)
curiously adv. 好奇地
curiosity n. 好奇(心)
Section II 阅读
5. On May 3, 2002, archaeologists in England found a grave of a man dating back to around 2300 BC. 2002年5月3日,英国考古学家发现了一座约公元前2300的男人墓穴。(p.75 Reading 第一段 第1行)
date back to追溯到……
▲date此处作动词用,意为“确定……的年代”“计算……的日期”通常与from或back to连用,意为“追溯到……” 如:① The castle dates back to the 14th century. 这城堡可以追溯到十四世纪。② The
prosperity of the family dates from the war.这个家族的富裕可追溯到战争年代。③ This custom dates back to the Tang Dynasty.这习俗可追溯到唐朝。
【注】 date作动词时,可引申为“(开始)变得过时”之意。如:① Some James Bond films have dated more quick- ly than others.有些"007"电影比其他的过时得快。② This sort of style never dates. 这种流行式样永远不会过时。
【注】 date还有“显示人的年龄”之意。如:That suit dates you so much. 你穿那套衣服使你显得很老。
6. That would have made him a man of distinction. 这能显示出他地位的卓越。(p.75 Reading 第二段 第3行)
distinction n. 区别; 差别; 不同之处;特征; 特性; 个性;优越; 卓越; 盛名;功勋; 荣 誉; 勋章
the chief
distinction of Chinese food中国食品的主要特征
a
writer of
distinction 一位卓越的作家
academic distinctions学术上的荣誉
There is no
appreciabledistinction between the twins. 在这对孪生子之间看不出有什么明显的差别。His distinc- tion of sound is excellent. 他辨别声音的能力很强。His style lacks distinction. 他的文体缺乏个性。
7. Next to them lay a
cushion stone, upon which the man could work metal. 在它们的旁边放着一块垫东西的石头,这个人有可能在上面锻造金属。(p.75 Reading 第三段 第2 -3行)
▲本句是一个倒装句,主语是a
cushion stone,谓语是lie的过去式lay,整个谓语都提前,为全部倒装。这种倒装结构主要是为了句子的平衡,在宾语中,有时句子的主语过长,又没有宾语,为了使句子较为平衡,同时也为了使句子更生动,常将状语提到句首,将主谓倒装,这
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