1、Underwater world Underwater World Xiamen(UWX)is located on the beautiful，scenic Gu Lang Yu Island.It has a total builtup area of 7，708 square metres，exhibiting over 350 varieties of fishes and other aquatic creatures.,The worlds largest and most complete sperm whale(抹香鲸)skeleton specimen consists of
2、 232 pieces of bones. Its skull measured 6.2 meters in length，2.2 meters in width and 1.7 meters in height.,Few marine creatures are as mysterious and intimidating as jellyfish(水母)The jellyfishs life is very short，only several months to live.These,animals are often misunderstood that they have poiso
3、n.In fact，most jellyfish are harmless.,The Chinese Sturgeon(中华鲟)is thought to have lived at the same time as dinosaurs，dating back to a period 140 million years,ago.Because of that，it is sometimes also known as a living fossil.It is an animal strictly protected by the Chinese government，named a “nat
4、ional treasure” much like the,Giant Panda.,Sawfish(锯鳐)is a sharklike fish with a long nose like a saw.They are found in seas and estuaries of the tropics and subtropics.,During the breeding season，the adults go into the rivers for breeding.After spending their childhood in the freshwater，the young w
5、ill migrate to the seas.Sawfish can grow as long as nine meters with a nose of about 2 meters.,Notes 1aquatic adj.水生的 2skeleton n骨架 3specimen n样本；标本 4skull n颅骨 5marine adj.海生的 6intimidating adj.吓人的 7saw n锯条 8estuary n河口 9tropics n热带地区 10subtropics n亚热带地区,.单词检测 1_ adj.每年的；按年度计算的；n.年刊；年鉴_ adv.每年；按年度计算
6、 2_ vt.当场见到；目击；n.目击者；证人；证据_ n目击者；证人 3_ n岸；海滨_ adv.&adj.近海(的)；离岸(的),Period One Warming Up，Prereading & Reading,annual,annually,witness,eyewitness,shore,offshore,4_prep.在对面；adj.相对的；相反的 5_ vi.大叫；呼喊；n.叫声；喊声 6_ vi.&n.暂停；中止 7_ vi.&n.跳水(的动作)；潜水(的动作)；俯冲_ n跳水员；潜水员 8_ vi.逃避；逃跑；vt.逃离_过去式_过去分词 9_ vt.拖；拉；扯 10_ n
7、深(度)；深处_ adj.深的；adv.深地_ adv.深深地,opposite,yell,pause,dive,diver,flee,fled,fled,drag,depth,deep,deeply,11_ vt.催促；极力主张；驱策_ n紧急；迫切；强求；催促_ adj.紧急的；迫切的；强求的；催促的 12_ vt.放弃；遗弃；抛弃 13_ n关系；血缘关系；交往_ n亲戚；adj.相对的 14_n保存；保护,urge,urgency,urgent,abandon,relationship,relative,conservation,.短语检测 1_整理；分类 2_及时；适时 3_在此期间
8、；与此同时 4_收获；引起；带来 5_帮助(某人)摆脱困境或危难,sort out,in time,in the meantime,bring in,help(.)out,.根据课文内容给下面句子排序 (5)Using a telescope we could see that something was happening. (6)The killers started racing between our boat and the whale. (1)Clancy arrived at the station. (8)The men started turning the boat aro
9、und to go home. (2)Clancy heard a huge noise coming from the bay. (3)The whaler yelled out. (4)We jumped into the boat with the other whalers and headed out into the bay. (7)The man in the bow of the boat aimed the harpoon at the whale.,.课文阅读理解 1According to the text，which of the following is TRUE?A
10、They ran down to the shore and found an enormous fish throwing itself out of the water.BTom couldnt tell whalers when he found a whale.CGeorge was a patient person.DGeorge could beat the water with his oar to call Old Tom.答案 D,2According to the text，which of the following is NOT true?AThe killers li
11、ke Old Tom are fierce yet always ready to help the whalers.BThe writer didnt believe the killers could help the whalers catch whales before working at the whaling station.CThe whalers left the body of the whale eaten up by the killers.DIt was hard to handle the boat in the rough sea.答案 C,3Why did Ge
12、orge beat the water with his oar?ATo frighten the whales away.BTo call back Old Tom to lead the way.CTo attract the attention of huge whales.DTo send signals to other whales.答案 B,4Why did the men start turning the boat around to go home after the whale died?ABecause they didnt need a dead whale.BBec
13、ause they couldnt find the whales body.CBecause they knew that the dead whale wouldnt float up to the surface for around 24 hours.DThey had to do this because it was too late.答案 C,5What does the word “it” in the sentence “He let it go and the harpoon hit the spot.” refer to?AThe whale. BThe boat.CTh
14、e harpoon. DThe killer.答案 C,6According to the text，the killer whales can protect men from being attacked by _Awhales BtigersCenemies Dsharks答案 D,.难句分析It took over half an hour to get the boat back to James，and when we approached him，I saw James being firmly held up in the water by Old Tom.句式分析：本句中an
15、d连接两个并列分句。第一个分句属于“It takes/took some time to do sth.”句型，其中it作形式主语，不定式短语为真正的主语。在后一个并列分句中，when引导时间状语从句。自主翻译：_,我们花了半个小时才把船调过头来，回到詹姆,斯落水的地方。当我们靠近他的时候，我看到老汤姆正在,水中稳稳地托着詹姆斯。,1witness语境感悟(1)(教材P20)I thought，at the time，that this was just a story but then I witnessed it with my own eyes many times.当时我以为这只是一个
16、故事罢了，但是后来我亲眼见过很 多次。(2)The brave lawyer witnessed for the old man at the count.那位勇敢的律师在法庭上为那位老人作证。,(3)She witnessed the case，but didnt want to give/bear witness.她目击了那起案件，却不想出来作证。,归纳拓展 witness vt.当场见到；目击；作证；n.目击者；证人；证据 be(a)witness to.目击，看见 bear/give witness to为作证；证明,温馨提示 时间、地点等无生命词作主语，后可跟see，witness作
17、谓语， 意为“目睹，经历，遭遇”(某时或某地发生了某事，无进行时 态)。,即时跟踪 (1)用所给词的正确形式填空The past two years _(witness)a sharp rise in oil price，which adds to the burden of auto transportation industry. (2)完成句子他的健康就是这种疗法成功的证明。His good health is _ the success of the treatment. (3)翻译下面的句子，注意witness在句中的含义The witness who witnessed the a
18、ccident gave witness to the police and promised to be a witness._ _,has witnessed,a witness to,这个目击了这场事故的目击者向警察提交了证据并且答应,做证人。,2opposite语境感悟(1)(教材P20)We ran down to the shore in time to see an enormous animal opposite us throwing itself out of the water and then crashing down again.我们及时赶到岸边，看到对面有一个庞大
19、的动物猛力 跃出水面，然后又坠落到水里。(2)She tries calming her mother down but it seems to have the opposite effect.她试着让她妈妈平静下来，却似乎火上浇油了。(3)He came in and took a seat opposite to me.他走进来，坐在我对面的座位上。,归纳拓展 opposite adj.相反的；对面的；对立的；n.对立面；反义词； prep.在对面；adv.在对面 (be)opposite to在对面；与相反 on the opposite side of在的对面,即时跟踪 (1)写出下
20、列句中opposite的词性及汉语意思You must cross the bridge if you want to get to the opposite bank of the river. _I sat opposite him during the meal. _Good is the opposite of bad. _There is a couple with a dog who live opposite. _ (2)完成句子他朝马路对面的一位朋友大声呼唤。She cried to his friend _ the street.对面是圣保罗教堂，在那里你可以听到一些美妙的音
21、乐。_ St.Pauls Church，where you can hear some lovely music.,adj.对面的,prep.在对面,n.对立面,adv.在对面,on the opposite side of,Opposite is,3urge语境感悟(1)(教材P20)“Man overboard！Turn the boat around！” urged George，shouting loudly.乔治催促着大声喊道：“有人落水了！把船头调回去！”(2)I got a note from Mary urging me to get in touch.我收到玛丽的一封短信，要
22、我一定保持联系。(3)They urged that the library be kept open during the vacation.他们要求在假期图书馆也开放。,归纳拓展 (1)urge vt.催促；极力主张；驱策；n.强烈的欲望；冲动urge sb.(not)to do sth.敦促某人(不)做某事urgethat从句(用虚拟语气should do，should可省略)极力主张，强烈要求have an urge to do sth.有想做某事的冲动 (2)urgency n紧急；急事；催促,即时跟踪 (1)同义句转换The boys urged him to take part
23、in the competition.The boys urged _ _ _ part in the competition. (2)完成句子我极想环游世界。I _ all over the world. (3)单句改错,that,he,take,have a strong urge to travel,take,4abandon语境感悟(1)(教材P21)From Jamess face，I could see he was terrified of being abandoned by us.从詹姆斯的脸上我能看出他非常恐慌，生怕被我们遗弃。(2)They abandoned thems
24、elves to drinking.他们沉湎于饮酒。(3)My father has abandoned smoking because of his poor health.因为身体不好，我的父亲已经戒烟了。,归纳拓展 (1)abandon vt.遗弃；放弃；抛弃abandon oneself to沉溺于；纵情于abandon doing sth.放弃做某事 (2)abandoned adj.被遗弃的；放纵的,即时跟踪 (1)用abandon的正确形式填空 The boy _ by his parents.Eventually the _ boy was found wandering in
25、 the street，_ himself to despair. Peter had intended to take a job in business，but _ that plan after the unpleasant experience in Canada in 2010. Feeling _ and guilty，I put on my gym shoes to get some fresh air.,was abandoned,abandoned,abandoning,abandoned,abandoned,(2)完成句子他们应该放弃玩电脑游戏和考试作弊。如果这样，他们就会
26、学习进步。They should _ _If so，they will make great progress in their study. (3)单句改错,wandering,abandon playing computer games and,cheating in the exams,1stop sb./sth.(from)doing sth.语境感悟(1)(教材P20)“.And those others are stopping it diving or fleeing out to sea，” George told me，pointing towards the hunt.“而
27、其他那些虎鲸则阻止它潜水或逃跑。”乔治 一边指着捕猎的情景，一边告诉我。(2)We must try our best to prevent/stop/keep the environment from being polluted.我们应该尽我们所能防止环境受到污染。(3)The rain kept us from playing tennis.那场雨使我们没能打成网球。,归纳拓展,即时跟踪 (1)完成句子这通常是因为我让失败的恐惧完全阻止我尝试。It was usually because I had let fear of failure stop me _ at all.我们应该阻止孩
28、子们过多玩游戏。We should keep children _ games too much. (2)单句改错,getting,(from)trying,from playing,2bring in语境感悟(1)(教材P20)Well return tomorrow to bring in the body. 我们明天再回来运鲸鱼的尸体。(2)A rocket can bring back information which we could never get in any other way.火箭能够带回来我们用其他方法得不到的资料。(3)He left her to bring up
29、 three young children on her own.他离开她，使她独自抚养3个年幼的孩子。,归纳拓展 bring in收获(庄稼等)；生产；吸引，引进；提出；赚(钱)， 挣(钱)；请做，让参与 bring back带回；归还；使恢复；使回忆起 bring about引起；导致 bring up培育；养育；提出；呕吐 bring out使出现；使显明；公布；出版,即时跟踪 (1)写出下列句中bring in的汉语意思He is going to bring in an important topic. _We need to bring in a lot more new busi
30、ness. _He does odd jobs that bring him in about 100 a week. _Experts were brought in to advise the government. _ (2)用bring相关短语的正确形式填空The old photos often _ many pleasant memories.Difficulties can _ a persons best qualities.Science _ many changes in our lives.He was drunk and _ what he had eaten at m
31、idnight.,提出,吸引，引入,挣，赚,请做；让参与,bring back,bring out,has brought about,brought up,3help(.)out语境感悟(1)(教材P21)What evidence was there that Old Tom was helping the whalers out?有什么证据可以证明老汤姆在帮助捕鲸人？(2)I cant help but admire his courage，strength and competence.我不得不赞赏他的勇敢、力量和能力。(3)When hearing the joke，she coul
32、dn t help laughing. 听到那个笑话，她忍不住笑了。,归纳拓展 help(.)out帮助(某人)摆脱困境或危难 help oneself to请随便自己动手(夹菜吃、用等) cant help but do sth.不得不做某事；不能不做某事 cant help doing sth.禁不住做某事 cant help do/to do sth.不能帮着做某事,即时跟踪 (1)单句语法填空When he bought the car，his parents helped him _ with lots of money.Make yourself at home and help
33、_(you)to some cake.I am too busy so I cant help _(clean)the house， and I cant help _(wonder)why I have so much work to do. (2)单句改错She couldnt help but wonder what he was thinking.,out,yourself,(to)clean,wondering,be about to do sth. 语境感悟 (1)(教材P20)This was the call that announced there was about to
34、be a whale hunt.这是宣布捕鲸行动马上就要开始的呼声。 (2)Although I am leaving，I promise to keep in contact with you.虽然我就要离开了，但是我保证会和你保持联系的。 (3)I was about to go out when it began to rain.我正要出去，这时天下起了雨。,归纳拓展 be about to do sth.be on/at the point of doing sth.意为“即将/ 将要做某事”。 (1)英语中其他表示将来时的表达方法：“be going to动词原形”，用来表示主观打算
35、、计划或安排要做的事情，或客观上在说话时已有迹象预示会在将来发生的事情。“will/shall动词原形”，用来表示说话时认为或预测会在将来发生的动作或存在的状态，即未事先考虑过，说话时临时做出的决定。will用于各种人称；shall只用于第一人称。,按计划或安排即将发生的动作可以用现在进行时来表示。这些动作往往都与移动、方向、启动等有关。如： come，go，arrive，leave，move，fly等。在时间或条件状语从句中，表示将来的动作常用一般现在时。“be to动词原形”表示按计划或安排即将发生的动作(客观安排或受人指示而做某事)，或可能、一定会发生某种情况。还可表示吩咐、命令、禁止、
36、可能性等。 (2)be about to do sth.when.正要做某事，这时be doing sth.when.正在做某事，这时had done sth.when.刚做完某事，这时,即时跟踪 (1)同义句转换I was on the point of going out when the telephone rang.I _ _ _ _ _ _ the telephone rang. (2)完成句子你要在9点以前回家。You _ back by 9 oclock.你看天上的云，快下雨了。Look at the clouds._ rain.他刚拉响警报，这时警察来了。He _ the police arrived.,was,about,to,go,out,when,are to be,Its going to,had just sounded the alarm when,
