UNIT 3 Section Ⅱ Reading and Thinking—Language Points（Word教师用书）-【状元桥·优质课堂】2022-2023学年新教材高中英语选择性必修第四册（人教版2019）

Section Ⅱ　Reading and Thinking—Language Points 1　(教材P26)To complete the great map of the world was a strong passion for the people of early civilisations.早期文明的人们对勾勒出完整的世界版图满怀激情。 句型：动词不定式作主语 不定式(短语)作主语，通常位于句首，谓语动词用单数形式。但是为了保持句子结构的协调性，不定式作主语大部分情况下都是用it作形式主语，而把真正的主语——动词不定式(短语)置于句末。 (1)(2021·6月天津)It's a good idea to choose an alternative destination in case your first­choice tourist spot is not available. 如果你首选的旅游景点没有了，选择另一个目的地是个好主意。 (2)To be angry with a weak man is (be) a proof that you are not very strong yourself. 对弱者发脾气证明你自己并不强大。 (3)(2019·全国Ⅲ)On our way to the house, it was raining so hard that we couldn't help wondering how long it would take to get (get) there. 在去那所房子的路上，雨下得如此大，以至于我们不禁琢磨着要多久才能到那里。 (4)(2022·全国甲书面表达) To protect ocean is to protect ourselves. 保护海洋就是保护我们自己。 (5)Actually I like Tang poems very much.I think 　it is great fun to learn them with you　.实际上我非常喜欢唐诗。我认为和你一起学习唐诗很有趣。 2　(教材P26)However, merchants and explorers from the East set sail from east to west many years before Columbus first did.然而，在哥伦布首次启航之前许多年，东方的商人和探险家就已经开始自东向西航行。 set sail　起航；开航 set sail for起航到…… set foot on/upon踏上…… set about (doing) sth(＝ set out to do sth)开始/着手(做)某事 set out for动身前往 set up建立；创立 set down记下；放下；让(乘客)下车 set off引发；出发；动身 (1)We made a great deal of money, so we decided that it was time to set sail for home. 我们大赚了一笔，因此我们决定是时候该启程回家了。 (2)(2021·新高考Ⅰ)When the explorers first set foot upon the continent of North America, the skies and lands were alive with an astonishing variety of wildlife.当探索者们第一次踏上北美洲时，天空和大地都充满活力，有着非常多种类的野生动物。 (3)At 8 am, we gathered at the foot of Daqing Mountain and set out for the top in high spirits.上午8时，我们在大青山脚下集合，兴高采烈地动身向山顶出发了。 (4)We set about discussing (discuss) when and how we should finish the task. ＝We set out to discuss (discuss) when and how we should finish the task. 我们开始讨论何时以及如何完成这项任务。 3　(教材P26)In ancient times, silk from China found its way overland to India, the Middle East, and Rome, along what became known as the Silk Ro