1、Module 6 Unexplained Mysteries of the Natural World Introduction Reading and Vocabulary,. 速记单词 1. 音意记忆。 (1) _ (vt. )袭击；攻击 (2) _ (adj. ) 灰色的 (3) _ (n. ) 动物；生物 (4) _ (adj. )神秘的 (5) _ (vt. )声称,attack,grey,creature,mysterious,claim,(6) _ (n. )表面；水面 (7) _ (vi. )潜水 (8) _ (adj. )怀疑的；不相信的 (9) _ (vt. )占地(多大面
2、积) (10) _ (n. )杂志；学报；期刊,surface,dive,sceptical,cover,journal,2. 形意记忆。 (1)_ (n. ) 足迹；脚印fingerprint (n. ) 指纹，指印 (2)_ (adj. ) 毛的；多毛的hair (n. ) 头发 (3)_ (adj. ) 吓人的_(adj. )害怕的 frighten (vt. ) 使惊恐_ (n. ) 恐怖；惊吓；可怕的东西 (4)_ (vi. ) 存在existence (n. ) 存在 (5)_ (adj. ) 锋利的；尖的sharpen (vt. ) 使变锋利 (6)_ (n. ) (珍奇动物等的
3、)目击；发现sight (n. ) 视力 (7)_ (adj. ) 不可能的likely(adj. ) 可能的,footprint,hairy,frightening,frightened,fright,exist,sharp,sighting,unlikely,. 短语互译 1. (用)代替 _ 2. 再次被新闻关注 _ 3. 声称要做某事 _ 4. 在的表面 _ 5. 不可能做某事 _ 6. dive into _ 7. stick out _ 8. close up _ 9. be sceptical of/about _,instead of,be back in the news,c
4、laim to do sth.,on the surface of,be unlikely to do sth.,潜入,突出;伸出,靠近,对怀疑,完成句子 1. 据当地的旅游办公室主任孟凡迎介绍，最近有人看见怪兽 就在离湖边十米的地方，怪物的颜色似乎是黑色的。 The director of a local tourist office, Meng Fanying, said the monster, _ in colour, was ten metres from the edge of the lake during the most recent sighting. (非 限制性定语从句
5、及seem的用法),which seemed to be black,2. 另一个消息来自李小和，当时他正和他的家人在湖边游玩。 _Li Xiaohe, _ with his family. (a/an+序数词表示“又一，再一”) 3. 他声称看见一个黑黑的、圆圆的动物在水中快速游动。 He _ quickly through the water. (不定式的完成式),A third report came from,who was visiting the lake,claims to have seen a round black creature moving,4. 他们说，水温这样低的
6、湖泊不可能生存有体形如此巨大的 动物。 They say that the low-temperature lake _ _. (be unlikely to do sth. 的用法),is unlikely to be able,to support such large living creatures,语篇填空 根据对文章的理解，完成下列题目。(注意题后的词数限制) 1. How many sightings of the monster does the article report? _ 2. Why Li Xiaohe and his family could see the mo
7、nster clearly? (no more than 12 words) _ 3. When was the monster first reported? _,Three.,Because the weather was fine and the lake was calm.,At the beginning of last century.,4. What do many people think of the monster?(no more than 15 words) _ _ 5. What is special about Lake Tianchi? (no more than
8、 10 words) _,They think it might be a distant cousin of the Loch Ness,monster.,Its the highest volcanic lake in the world.,【读而后思】Scientists say that the low-temperature lake is unlikely to be able to support such large living creatures. What do you think of the argument? Please list your reason(s).
9、_ _ _ _,I dont agree to the argument. We all know different animals,need different surroundings, perhaps the “Monster of Lake,Tianchi” is used to the low-temperature water. We must be,sceptical about any conclusion until we have solid evidence.,1. attack v. 袭击；攻击；(疾病)侵袭n. 攻击；抨击；病情发作(可数名词) 【语境领悟】 It
10、often gets angry and will attack anyone who goes close to it. 它很容易发怒并会攻击任何靠近它的人。 The baby is in poor health, and it is often attacked with a disease. 婴儿的身体状况很差，经常患病。,The soldiers made a strong attack on the enemy. 战士们向敌人发起猛烈进攻。 A deputy died of a heart attack during the meeting. 大会期间一名代表因心脏病去世。 【归纳拓
11、展】 attack sb. with sth. 用某物攻击某人 be attacked with a disease 患病 make an attack on 攻击 under attack 受到攻击 a heart attack 心脏病突发,【即学活用】完成句子。 她开始用一块木头猛打进屋行窃的小偷。 She started _ the burglar with a piece of wood. 我们又一次遭到敌人战斗机的袭击。 Once again we came _ _ from the enemys fighter planes.,attacking,under,attack,If y
12、ou were _ in the street, would you be able to defend yourself? A. destroyed B. attacked C. advised D. killed 【解析】选B。考查动词词义辨析。句意：如果你在街上遭遇袭击的话，你能够保护自己吗？attack“进攻，攻击”，与题意相符。destroy“毁掉”；advise“建议”；kill“杀死”，均不符合后面的语境。,2. claim vt. 声称；(根据权利)要求；认领vi. 要求；声称 n. (根据权利而提出的)要求；索赔；主张；断言 【语境领悟】 Xue Junlin,a local
13、 photographer, claimed that its head looked like a horse. 薛军林,一位当地的摄影师,声称那个怪兽的头看起来像马。 She claimed to have ever been met by the president. She claimed that she had ever been met by the president. 她宣称曾被总统接见过。,It is claimed that soap powders pollute the water we drink. 据说肥皂粉污染我们的饮用水。 They made a claim
14、for the stolen luggage from the insurance. 他们在行李被偷后向保险公司提出索赔要求。,【归纳拓展】,【即学活用】完成句子。 他们声称已经发现了治疗此病的一种药物，但此事尚未得 到证实。 They claimed _ a cure for the disease, but this had not yet been proved. 有人认领这个钱包吗？ Has anyone _ this purse? 要求他赔偿2 000美元的损失。 _ for damage.,to have discovered/that they have discovered,m
15、ade a claim to,Claim 2,000 dollars from him,3calm adj. 平静的；镇静的v. (使)平静；(使)镇定 【语境领悟】 You should keep calm even in the face of danger. 即使面临危险, 你也应当保持镇静。 Her attempts to calm them down only made matters worse. 她设法使他们平静下来, 不料却适得其反。 【归纳拓展】 keep calm 保持镇静 calm down 平静下来;镇静下来,【易混辨析】,【即学活用】用calm/quiet/still
16、/silent填空。 When facing danger, we should keep _;when taken photos, we should keep _;when someone else is asleep, we should keep _;but in class, we shouldnt keep _ about the teachers questions. 我们面对危险时应保持镇静；照相时要保持不动；当其他人 睡觉时应保持安静；但是在课堂上，对老师的问题不应保持 沉默。,calm,still,quiet,silent,4. cover vt. 占地多大(面积) 【语境
17、领悟】 It is 2,189 metres high and covers an area of about ten square kilometres. 它大约有2 189米高，占地约10平方千米。 She covered her face with her hands. 她双手掩面。 Ill send our best reporters to cover the 2016 Olympic Games. 我要派我们最优秀的记者去采访2016年奥运会。,We covered about 30 miles a day. 我们每天大约走三十英里。 【归纳拓展】,【即学活用】 Do you ha
18、ve enough money to _ all your daily expenses? Oh yes,enough and to spare. A. cover B. spend C. fill D. offer 【解析】选A。问句句意：你有足够的钱来支付你所有的日常开销吗？cover“支付”，符合句意。spend“花费”；fill“填充”；offer“给予”。,5. exist vi. 存在；在逆境中生活 【语境领悟】 Some people in some poor countries receive wages that allow them to exist but not to
19、live. 有些贫困国家的人民的收入只能勉强维持生计。 Uncertainty and confusion began to exist in the company. 不确定性和混乱在公司里开始产生。 It was impossible for them to exist on such a small income. 他们要靠这一点收入生活是不可能的。,【归纳拓展】 exist in 存在于 exist on 靠生存 existence n. 存在； 生存 come into existence 出现；产生 When did the world come into existence? 世
20、界是什么时候产生的?,【即学活用】同义词替换。 I can hardly exist on the wage Im getting. _ When did the earth come into existence? _ There is nothing _ (存在的) that is unchanging.,live on,come into being,existing,6. dive vi. 潜水，跳水 【语境领悟】 After three or four hundred metres it dived into the water. 大约游了三四百米后它就扎进水里了。 He who w
21、ould search for pearls must dive below. 欲寻珍珠,须潜水下。 You dive in first and test the temperature of the water. 你先跳下水试试水温。 The competitors will dive off the highest board. 参赛者将从最高的跳板上跳水。,The policeman made a dive for the dropped weapon. 警察扑向掉下的武器。 【归纳拓展】 dive into 跳入；钻研，埋头于 dive in 头朝下跳入水中；开始大吃 dive for
22、 潜水寻找；扑向 dive off 从跳水/跳下 make a dive for 向冲去,【即学活用】 She dived _ her bag and took out a couple of coins. A. for B. in C. into D. off 【解析】选C。考查固定搭配。句意：她立即将手伸进包里拿出几枚硬币。 dive into ones bag(非正式)迅速将手伸入(包或口袋里)。,7. unlikely adj. 不可能的 【语境领悟】 They say that the low-temperature lake is unlikely to be able to su
23、pport such large living creatures. 他们说,水温这样低的湖泊不可能生存有体形如此巨大的动物。 Its too late. He is unlikely to come. 太晚了。他不可能来了。 It is unlikely that hell come to help us. 他不可能来帮助我们。,【归纳拓展】 (sb. / sth. )be unlikely/likely to do sth. 不可能/可能做某事 It is/was unlikely /likely that. . . 不可能/可能,【即学活用】完成句子。 史蒂芬霍金认为地球不可能是仅有的一
24、个有生命逐渐发展 的行星。 Stephen Hawking believes that the earth _ the only planet where life has developed gradually.,is unlikely to be,(2010陕西高考)Studies show that people are more _ to suffer from back problems if they always sit before computer screens for long hours. A. likely B. possible C. probable D. sur
25、e 【解析】选A。考查形容词。句意：研究表明,如果长时间坐在电脑显示屏前，人的背部很可能出毛病。likely作表语时，主语既可以是人，也可以是物或it，而possible，probable作表语时，主语一般不能是人，因此排除B、C两项；sb. be sure to do sth. 意为“某人一定会做某事”，语气上太绝对，不符合句意。故选A。,8. stick out 伸出；醒目；坚持 【语境领悟】 When the Maoris of New Zealand stick out their tongue at someone, it is a sign of respect. 当新西兰的毛利人
26、对某人伸舌头时是尊敬的表示。 What had Cutter done to make him stick out from the crowd?卡特做了些什么，让他从众人之中脱颖而出？ 【归纳拓展】 stick out for 坚持要求，坚持索取,【即学活用】根据语境填空。 不要把头伸到火车窗外面。 Dont _ your head _ of the train window. 工人们坚决要求提高工资，决心不达到他们的要求决不罢 休。 The workers _ for higher wage, and they are determined to _ until they get thei
27、r demands.,stick,out,stick out,stick out,9. be back in the news 再次成为新闻 【语境领悟】 The “Monster of Lake Tianchi” in the Changbai Mountains in Jilin province, northeast China, is back in the news after several recent sightings. 最近几次露面后，中国东北吉林省长白山的“天池怪物”再次成为新闻话题。,【归纳拓展】 on the news 在广播或电视新闻中 in the news 成为
28、新闻, 为报纸所报道 break the news to sb. 委婉地把坏消息告诉(某人) It is news to sb. 某人还不知道 Chinas Shenzhou-X manned spacecraft flight to space was on the news at the moment. 新闻上正报道着中国“神舟”十号飞天的事。 You must break the news of his mothers death gently. 你一定要委婉地把他母亲去世的消息告诉他。,【即学活用】英译汉。 No news, good news. (=No news is good n
29、ews. ) 谚 _ Bad news has wings. 谚 _ It is completely news to me that he has a wife. 他有太太？_。,没有消息,就是好消息。,好事不出门,坏事传千里。,这对我来说可真是新闻,If the journalist finds out the truth, the story will be _ the news immediately. A. in B. at C. on D. of 【解析】选A。考查介词。句意：如果记者发现了事实真相，这事马上就成为新闻了。be in the news成为新闻，符合句意。,10. c
30、lose up 靠近；靠拢；(使)关店；(使)闭合；(使)堵住；沉默 【语境领悟】 There have been reports of monsters in Lake Tianchi since the beginning of the last century, although no one has seen one close up. 自上世纪以来，一直就有关于天池怪物的报道，尽管还不曾有人近距离目睹过。,The teacher told the children to close up to each other. 老师让学生们互相靠拢些。 The summer house has
31、 been closed up all year. 这座消夏别墅关了整整一年。 And make it short, because it is time to close up. 简短地说，正是因为快到停业时间了。,【即学活用】根据语境推测close up的含义。 He closed up the mouth of the pipe. ( ) I wonder why he closed up when you asked him. ( ) The grocery is closed up for the night. ( ) If you children closed up a bit,
32、 thered be room for another one on this seat. ( ),堵住,闭口不答,关门,靠紧,11. He claims to have seen a round black creature moving quickly through the water. 他声称看见一个黑黑的、圆圆的动物在水中快速游动。 【句式分析】句中的to have seen是不定式的完成式,表示该动作在句中谓语动词claim前已经发生并完成。 A/The majority of people seem to prefer TV to radio. 大部分人似乎喜欢看电视而不喜欢听收
33、音机。,Youd better tell your father the truth. He seemed to have known the matter. 你最好告诉你父亲事情的真相。他好像知道这件事了。 My brain doesnt seem to be working well today. 我的脑筋今天好像不太灵活。,【易混辨析】 不定式通常有一般式、进行式、完成式三种形式:,【即学活用】用所给动词的适当形式填空。 In the e-mail, I wrote, “I expect _ you, my old friend. ” (see) He seemed _ a novel
34、when I came into the classroom. (read) Bob isnt performing. He is said _ the stage, as he has become an officer. (leave),to see,to be reading,to have left,12. The director of a local tourist office, Meng Fanying, said the monster, which seemed to be black in colour, was ten metres from the edge of t
35、he lake during the most recent sighting. 据当地的旅游办公室主任孟凡迎介绍，最近有人看见怪兽就在离湖边十米的地方，怪物的颜色似乎是黑色的。,【句式分析】,(2)seem用法一览表。(to be)+形容词/名词 好像，似乎 seem to do sth. 好像要做，似乎要做某事like+名词 像，似乎是 It seems(to sb. )that. . . (在某人看来)好像，仿佛 It seems as if (as though). . . 看样子似乎是 There seems to be. . . 似乎有,The green leaves seeme
36、d more beautiful after the rain. 绿叶在雨后显得更美了。 He seems to know everything. = It seems that he knows everything. 他似乎什么都知道。 It seems like years since we last met. 我们似乎好几年不见了。 It seems (that) he is lying. = He seems to be lying. 看样子他好像在撒谎。,【即学活用】 The engine just wont start. Something seems _ wrong with
37、it. A. to go B. to have gone C. going D. having gone 【解析】选B。考查非谓语动词中的不定式。句意：发动机发动不起来了，似乎出问题了。seem之后常接不定式，表示“似乎怎么样了”，不接doing；其次，出问题是发生在seem之前，所以要用不定式的完成式。,1. claw n. C 爪 【语境领悟】 It is tall and has a grey face and long claws instead of hands. 它高大且有张灰色的脸,并有着长长的爪子而不是手。 He was totally in his boss claws. 他
38、完全被他的上司所控制。 Wait until the media gets its claws into her. 等着媒体来严厉批驳她吧。,【归纳拓展】 get your claws into sb. 死死缠住；严厉批评 【巧学助记】,【即学活用】完成句子。 He was biting his _ in his nervousness. 他在紧张时咬着他的指甲。 The cat scratched my arm with its _. 猫用爪子抓我的手臂。,nails,claw,2. frightening adj. 吓人的 【语境领悟】 The Grey Man is a frighten
39、ing creature that lives in Scotland. 灰人是生活在苏格兰的一种可怕的生物。,【归纳拓展】 (1)frightened adj. 受惊的；害怕的(常指人内心的感受) be frightened at 对感到恐惧/害怕 be frightened of (doing) sth. 害怕(做)某事 be frightened to death 被吓得要死 (2)frighten v. (使)惊恐 frighten sb. into doing sth. 吓唬某人做某事 frighten sb. out of doing sth. 吓得某人不敢做某事,He was f
40、rightened at the thought of his coming examination. 一想到即将来到的考试他心里就害怕。 Theyre frightened of losing power. 他们害怕失去权力。 When he saw the bear in the forest he was frightened to death. 当他在森林里看见熊时，他被吓坏了。,【易混辨析】,【巧学助记】 形象记忆“frighten”The frightening monster frightened the man, making him feel very frightened.
41、 那个可怕的怪物使那个人受到惊吓，使他觉得非常害怕。,【想一想】类似用法的词还有哪些？举出至少四个例子。 【参考答案】 surprised/surprising; excited/exciting; interested/interesting; puzzled/puzzling; disappointed/disappointing; tired/tiring,【即学活用】 玛丽吓得不敢告诉家人那令人害怕的一幕，因为那一幕快 把她吓死了。 Mary was too _ to tell her family the _ scene because it _ her _ _.,frightene
42、d,frightening,frightened,to,death,When he heard the _ news that an earthquake occurred in Yaan, a _ look came into his face. A. frightened;frightened B. frightened;frightening C. frightening;frightening D. frightening;frightened 【解析】选D。句意：当他听到雅安发生地震这个令人可怕的消息的时候，一种(感到)害怕的表情出现在他的脸上。frightening令人害怕的，修饰
43、名词news，表示news的性质特征；frightened 感到害怕的，修饰名词look。故选D项。,3. sceptical adj. 怀疑的；不相信的 【语境领悟】 Scientists, however, are sceptical. 然而， 科学家们对此表示怀疑。 Netizens were rather sceptical about/of that girls sympathy for the poor. 那个女孩声称同情穷人, 网友对此有些怀疑。,【归纳拓展】 be sceptical about/of sth. 怀疑某事 sceptic n. C持怀疑态度的人；怀疑论者,【即学
44、活用】根据语境完成句子。 孔子既不相信当时的宗教观，也不相信超自然的神力。 Confucius did not accept the religious ideas of his times, and _ the supernatural.,was sceptical of,We are rather _ about the sympathy he claims to have for the poor because he is mean with his money. Aoptimistic Bpositive Csceptical Dcautious 【解析】选C。考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我们非常怀疑他声称的对穷人的同情，因为在钱的方面他非常吝啬。optimistic乐观的；positive 积极的；sceptical怀疑的；cautious小心的。be sceptical about sth. 对某事怀疑。故选C。,
