Unit2 SectionⅠ Reading and Thinking-【精讲精练】2023-2024学年高中英语选择性必修第四册人教版（教师用书）

Section Ⅰ　Reading and Thinking

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Experience the iconic① features of Australia

25 Sep

Next week I'm travelling to Australia to visit a friend there over the school holidays.❶I plan to keep this blog to record my experiences and what I learn. I have already done some research on② the country. Located③ to the south of the equator④， below many other countries on the globe, it's often informally⑤ referred to as⑥“down under”．

❶句中不定式短语to record...作目的状语；what引导宾语从句作record的宾语。

I have also read about some iconic sites, such as the Sydney Opera House and the Great Ocean Road, and animals like the cute koalas⑦ and kangaroos.  I can't wait to see⑧ all of them! However, as I major in⑨ social studies, I'm more interested in meeting people in Australia and experiencing their culture, food, and way of life.

1 Oct

I'm here in Sydney! ❷Since I arrived, my friend has brought me to my first open­air barbecue⑩ and has also shared many different but yummy meals with me, so my first impressions of Australia have been all about food! A lot of typical Australian food, such as the Sunday roast, is originally British. Bakeries⑪， fast­food joints⑫， butcher⑬ shops, cafes, and restaurants

everywhere provide some of the premier⑭ food experiences in the world.  The influence of Asian cultures, on the other hand, led to the introduction of bean curd and Asian herbs⑮，  along with Australian versions of foods like the Chinese­inspired dim sim⑯.

❷是复合句。句中Since引导时间状语从句。

3 Oct

My friend and I have arrived in Katherine, a town in Australia's Northern Territory. We're here to learn about the life and customs of the Aborigines⑰， who are native to⑱ Australia.  The Aboriginal population might be small, but its influence is still visible⑲.  For example, “Bondi” in “Bondi Beach” is an Aboriginal word meaning “water  breaking over rocks”．

To survive in this vast land on the ocean, the Aborigines had to be in close contact with⑳ nature. This shows in their music, too, which celebrates the natural world and the spiritual world around them.❸Most of their musical instruments are really just sticks found on the ground, among which there is an amazing instrument called the didgeridoo.

❸为复合句。句中among which引导非限制性定语从句；found on the ground以及called the didgeridoo均为过去分词短语作定语。

The didgeridoo is made from a tree branch which is hollow. To play the didgeridoo, you put your mouth on one end and blow while vibrating your lips. Unlike a horn， there are no finger holes. The didgeridoo player has to change the shape of his mouth in order to change pitch. A skilled player can play for a long time without stopping to breathe. He does this by continually breathing in through his nose while breathing out through his mouth and into the didgeridoo. ❹I tried to learn how to play it, but after trying for hours, I was convinced that I could never make a musical sound with this instrument!

❹句中how to play it为疑问词＋to do，在句中作learn的宾语；be convinced that...确信……。

6 Oct

It's almost time for me to say goodbye to Australia. I've enjoyed my time here very much. After being here for a while， my biggest impression is the complicated mix of peoples and cultures that make up the nation. ❺Although the main cultural influence since 1788 has been Western culture, minority cultures have also played a part in shaping the unique Australian culture, with many of the new cultural influences contributed by immigrants. It is said that now

nearly half of all Australian citizens were either born overseas or have parents who were born overseas.

❺句中Although引导让步状语从句；with many of the new cultural influences contributed by immigrants为with的复合结构：with＋名词＋done(宾语补足语)。

Personally speaking, what I like most about Australia is the people themselves. ❻They have a straightforward and free­and­easy attitude towards life, and their friendliness and warmth made me feel at home wherever I went.

❻为复合句。句中wherever引导地点状语从句，相当于no matter where。

After experiencing Australia, I have to say that I agree with the tourism slogan ：“There's nothing like Australia. ”

语料积累

①iconic adj.符号的；图标的

②do some research on对……做些研究

③located adj.位于；坐落于

④equator n．赤道

⑤informally adv.非正式地；不拘礼节地；随意地

⑥refer to as把……称作

⑦koala n．考拉；树袋熊

⑧can't wait to do sth迫不及待做某事

⑨major in以……为专业

⑩barbecue n．(abbr. BBQ)户外烧烤；烤架

⑪bakery n．面包(糕饼)店；面包厂

⑫joint n．公共场所(尤指价格低廉的饮食和娱乐场所)；关节adj.联合的；共同的

⑬butcher n．肉贩；屠夫；刽子手

⑭premier adj.最著名的；第一的；首要的 n．总理；首相

⑮herb n．药草；香草；草本

⑯dim sim(特指澳大利亚的)点心

⑰Aborigine n．澳大利亚土著

⑱be native to是……地方土生土长的，原产于……

⑲visible adj.看得见的；可见的