Unit 4 History and Traditions【同步拓展阅读】2023-2024学年高一英语阅读提升（人教版必修第二册）

Unit 4 History and traditions 核心阅读单词： 1. individual adj.单独的；个别的n.个人 2. kingdom n.王国；领域 3. chief adj.最主要的；最高级别的n.首领；酋长 4. puzzle n.迷；疑问v.使困惑；使迷惑→puzzling adj.令人困惑的→puzzled adj.困惑的 5. nearby adv.在附近adj.附近的；邻近的 6. belong v.应在...地方；属于→belonging n.归属感；附属物 7. defence n.防御；保卫→defend v.保卫；防御 8. legal adj.法律的；合法的→illegal adj.非法的 9. surround v.围绕；包围→surrounding n.环境；周围的事 10. evidence n.证据→evident adj.清楚的；显然的 11. achievement n.成就；达到→achieve v.实现；完成；达到 12. location n.地方；地点；位置→locate v.位于；确定位置 13. conquer v.占领；克服；征服→conqueror n.征服者 14. battle n.战役；争论→battler n.战斗者；勇士 15. fascinating adj.迷人的→fascinated adj.入迷的 16. charge n.收费；指控；管理；主管v.充电；收费；管理 17. announce v.宣布；通知；宣称→announcement n.通告 18. approach v.接近；靠近；接洽n.方法；突进 19. ensure v.保证；确保；担保 20. ancestor n.祖先 21. position n.位置；职位；姿态v.安装；安置 22. eager adj.热切的；渴望的 23. feast n.盛宴；宴会；节日 24. greet v.问候；招呼；迎接 25. custom n.风俗；习俗 26. striking adj.引人注目的→strike v.打击；击打 核心阅读短语： 1. join to 把...和...联系起来 2. break away from 脱离；背叛；逃脱 3. belong to 属于 4. as well as 同...一样；和；还 5. keep one’s eyes open for 留心；留意 6. in charge of 控制；管理 7. be eager to do 渴望做某事 8. be crowded with 充满；挤满 9. Temple of Confucius 孔庙 10. family tree 家谱 11. pull one’s leg 开某人玩笑 12. national dishes 国民菜肴；国家菜 13. leave behind 留下；遗忘；遗留 14. a stone’s throw away 一步之遥 15. soak up 感受；沉浸 16. not to mention 更别说；更别提 17. heat up 加热 18. in contrast to 和...相比；对比 19. break through 打破；突破 【晨读----主题阅读积累】 Confucius Institute 近年来，孔子学院建设快速发展，已成为世界各国人民学习汉语和了解中华文化的园地、中外文化交流的平台及加强中国人民与世界各国人民友谊合作的桥梁。现在，就让我们了解一下孔子学院吧！ The Confucius Institute (CI) is a nonprofit organization that strongly believes in the value of global education. It aims to bridge cultural divides by providing opportunities (机会) to experience the world from each other's point of view and allow people to exchange their culture, customs and history person to person. ★The Centers for Community The Centers have a group of individuals who believe in the value of global education and who love Chinese fascinating culture. They host mo