综合教程 2 Unit 1 教案

Unit 1

I . Vocabulary Analysis

1. Phrase practice

1. in flames burning 着火，失火

2. a matter of sth. a situation or circumstance relating to sth. 事关……的问题

3. off and on in an intermittent manner 不时地，断断续续地

4. give sb. a hand help sb. 帮助

2. Word derivation

Fill in the blanks with the appropriate forms of the given words.

1. Chris became more and more panicky (panic), as the day of the examination drew near.

2. The spacecraft descends / descended (descent) through the atmosphere at a speed of 17,000 mph.

3. Good teachers try to make their lessons more enjoyable (enjoy) by using varied activities.

4. For years they were living with their suitcases packed in constant expectation (expect) of being given permission to leave the country.

5. There was a lot of public debate about the morality (moral) of the invasion.

6. I managed to get him to lend me the money, but I had to use all my powers of persuasion (persuade).

7. His desire to make his son a pianist was so strong (strength) that he spent nearly all his savings to buy him a piano.

8. After a break you should feel energetic (energy) and confident enough to tackle another assignment.

3. Synonym / Antonym

Give a synonym or an antonym of the word underlined in each sentence in the sense it is used.

1. Others faced the ultimate moral dilemma: Save yourself, or save another.

Antonym: amoral, nonmoral

2. But as hard as she tried, as many questions as she asked, the picture began to fade on the 36th floor.

Synonym: disappear

3. The drawstrings on his window shades would appear to sway slightly, but it was an illusion. Antonym: wildly

4. He ripped his T-shirt into pieces, soaked the pieces in water and gave them to colleagues to cover their faces.

Antonym: uncover, disclose, reveal

5. Hong and Ramos tried to persuade him to continue.

Antonym: dissuade

6. “I left,” Hong says sorrowfully.

Antonym: happily, joyfully, joyously

7. Mayblum would be one of thousands cast into extraordinary purgatory that morning. Antonym: ordinary, common

8. On the 53rd floor, he came across a heavyset man whose legs just wouldn’t move any more. Antonym: small, thin, slender

4. Suffix

Write in each space the adjective form for each given word.

1. help helpful / helpless

2. child childish / childlike / childless

3. act active

4. persistence persistent

5. revolution revolutionary

6. success successful

7. woman womanly

8. lady ladylike

II Grammar Exercises

1. would v.s. used to; used to v.s. be used to

Key:

1. would

2. used to

3. would

4. used to

5. would

6. used to

Fill in the blanks with used to (do) or be used to (doing).

1. This time, although she _______________ (not, receive) presents, she accepted his offer

gratefully.

2. I ______________ (think) that tea was bad for you.

3. He seems _______________ (live) in hot countries.

4. There _____________ (be) a cinema in the town but now there isn’t.

5. Hans has lived in England for over a year so he _____________ (drive) on the left now.

6. I _______________ (live) on my own. I’ve done it for quite a long time.

Key:

1. was not used to receiving

2. used to think

3. used to living

4. used to be

5. is used to driving

6. am used to living

Practice:

Complete the following sentences using would, should, could or might.

1. I don’t know, I __________ choose to spen d a year in Paris — or perhaps I ___________ go to

Kenya.

2. You _____________ try the Cajun Catfish —or perhaps the Gumbo. They’re both delicious.

3. Sure, _________ you like a salad with that?

4. We __________ return the video before the video rental store closes.

5. __________ I suggest a stroll after lunch?

6. He ___________ go in spite of our warnings.

Key:

1. might, might

2. could

3. would

4. should

5. Might

6. would

Practice:

Complete the following sentences with needn’t have done or didn’t nee d to do.

1. You _________________ (carry) it home. If you had asked, the shop would have delivered it for you.

2. We _________________ (hurry). There was plenty of time.

3. You _________________ (wash) the dishes. I would’ve put them in the dishwasher.

4. You __________________ (write) such a long essay．The teacher only asked for 300 words，and you have written 600．

5. I _________________ (translate) it for him for he understands Dutch.

6. I _________________ (cut) the grass myself．My brother did it.

Key:

1. needn’t have carried

2. didn’t need to hurry

3. needn’t have washed

4. needn’t have written

5. didn’t need to translate

6. didn’t need to cut

III. Translation exercises

1. 在那场大火中，整个古城毁于一旦，但是这块石碑却幸运地保存下来。（devastate）Translation:

That ancient city was devastated by the fire, but fortunately the stone tablet survived.

2．那场大地震中，我们听到太多太多教师的事迹，他们拒绝离开学生自己逃生，献出了自己的生命。（leave behind）

Translation:

In that earthquake, we heard many stories of teachers who had refused to leave their students behind and laid down their lives.

3. 1980年我遇到她时，她刚从国外读完硕士回来。（meet up with）

Translation:

In 1980, when I met up with her, she had just returned from abroad with a master’s degree. 4. 那部关于古代战争的电影采用了先进技术，令观众仿佛身临其境。（illusion）Translation:

Thanks to modern technology, the film about that ancient battle gives the audience the illusion of being on the battlefield themselves.

IV Exercises for integrated skills

1. Dictation

With hope of finding more survivors / of Turkey’s devastating earthquake / now all but gone, / the Turkish authorities are turning their attention / to caring for those who have survived.

A full-scale relief effort / in the area hit by the earthquake / is finally beginning after days of confusion. / Turkish and foreign volunteers / have been joined by soldiers and the police, / and heavy equipment /sent by nearby cities and by private companies / has been moved to almost every victimized town.

The Minister of Housing estimated that / 60,000 buildings had been either destroyed / or seriously damaged in the quake. / It is hoped that / within a few days, / many of the homeless / will be moved / out of the fields and tents / where they were now living. / 42 countries and 38 international organizations / have sent aid to Turkey. / The World Bank had sent $200 million / for housing construction.

2. Cloze

Life in Darwin (in the far north of Australia) had always been free and easy. From May to October, the weather was the best. Tourists arrived in large numbers from the south to (1) escape the winter cold.

However, on 24 December 1974, the local television and radio stations warned (2) of / about a cyclone, which the weathermen had (3) named / called Tracy, moving rapidly nearer Darwin. At two minutes before midnight, the radio gave out a short message. There seemed (4) little / no doubt that Cyclone Tracy was moving towards Darwin. Within minutes people w ere running screaming into the dark streets. Tall office buildings and hotels (5) fell to the ground. Cars parked in the streets were blown (6) over an d over until every bit of metal was bent. At Darwin’s railway (7) station, trains were thrown into the air (8) as if they were toys. The rails were torn up from the (9) ground and bent into different shapes. All the (10) time t he cyclone was moaning and roaring.

When Cyclone Tracy finally (11) left Darwin, there was a strange silence throughout the city. Everyone waited, (12) expecting the storm to turn round and come back to make (13) sure that all the buildings were knocked to the ground.

The city was so badly hit that it was decided to bring in bulldozers to knock (14)down

whatever was left standing. The only thing to do was start from the beginning and (15) rebuild the whole city.