上外版Unit 2（教案+学案）-2023年初升高英语无忧衔接（上海专用）

Unit 2 Language and Culture 【重点单词】 1. confusing adj. difficult to understand; not clear 难以理解的 The instructions on the box are very confusing. 盒子上的使用说明令人费解。 【拓展】 1）confuse v. To confuse someone means to make it difficult for them to know exactly what is happening or what to do. 使困惑 My words surprised and confused him. 我的话使他既惊讶又困惑。 2）confused adj. If you are confused, you do not know exactly what is happening or what to do. 困惑的 A survey showed people were confused about what they should eat to stay healthy. 一项调查表明人们对于保持健康该吃什么很困惑。 3） confusion 见第4条讲解。 2. soil n. a country; an area of land 国土；领土 the top layer of the earth in which plants, trees, etc. grow 土壤 【近义词辨析】 clay, mud, dust, ground, land, earth, dirt, soil 这组词都有“土地，土，泥”的意思，其区别是： clay 特指潮湿时发粘，而火烤后变坚硬的泥土。 mud 指湿土，尤指雨后稀泥、污泥。 dust 特指土壤干燥后，飞扬于空中的细微泥土。 ground 通常指大地的表面，也可指土壤、泥土或场地。 land 含义笼统。指与河流、海洋相对的陆地，也指可耕种的土地。 earth 多指地表带有水分的泥土，较具体。 dirt 指地表的干松泥土。 soil 特指适宜栽种农作物或生长各种植物的泥土。 3. immediate adj. happening or done without delay 立即的，立刻的 She demanded an immediate explanation. 她要求立即作出解释。 immediately adv. 立即，马上 4. confusion n. a state of not being certain about what is happening, what you should do, what sth means, etc.困惑；不确定 There's still confusion about the number of students. 学生的人数依然不清楚。 5. embarrassment n. shy, awkward or guilty feelings; a feeling of being embarrassed 奢迫；难堪 We apologize for any embarrassment this may have caused. 我们为可能会带来的任何尴尬而道歉。 【拓展】 embarrassed /ɪmˈbærəst/  adj. A person who is embarrassed feels shy, ashamed, or guilty about something. 尴尬的 He looked a bit embarrassed. 他看上去有点尴尬。 6. torn /to:n/ adj. to be unable to decide or choose between two people, things or feelings (在两者之间)难以选择，左右为难 Robb is torn between becoming a doctor and a career in athletics. 罗布在成为医生和从事体育运动之间犹豫不决。 7. deliver v. to take goods, letters, etc. to the person or people they have been sent to 递送；传送 They deliver to within a 5-mile radius of the store. 他们在距离商场5英里的范围内送货上门。 【拓展】 1）. vt. 实现; 履行 They have yet to show that th