UNIT 1 Section Ⅳ Extended reading & Project & Assessment-【金版新学案】2023-2024学年新教材高二英语选择性必修第三册同步课堂高效讲义教师用书（译林版2020）

Section Ⅳ　Extended reading & Project & Assessment ………………◎ ①goat n．山羊 ②resolution n．决心，决定；决议；解决 make a resolution下决心 ③set off 出发；引起；动身；使爆炸 ④grain n．细粒，颗粒；谷物 grains of sand 沙粒；砂粒 ⑤dune n．沙丘 ⑥beat down (阳光)强烈照射，曝晒 ⑦at the same time 同时 ⑧contrast vi.形成对比 vt.对比，对照 n．差异，差别；对照物 contrast with和……对照；与……相对比 ⑨ray n．光线，射线 rays of sunlight缕缕阳光 ⑩camel n．骆驼 ⑪ chew vi.&vt.咀嚼，嚼碎；咬住 ⑫with interest有兴趣地 ⑬starve vi.&vt.(使)饿死，(使)挨饿 ⑭barbecue n．烤架；户外烧烤 ⑮departure n．离开，起程 ⑯be stuck in 陷入(困境等) ⑰mud n．泥，淤泥 ⑱border n．国界，边界 vi.&vt.(与……)接壤 ⑲parking n．停车；停车位 ⑳hut n．(简陋的)小屋，棚屋 brick n．砖块；积木 dot vt.遍布；使布满，点缀；加点 n．点 in the distance 在远处 flap vi.&vt.拍打，摆动；振(翅) ham n．火腿，火腿肉 sausage n．香肠，腊肠 bunch n．串，束；大量 a bunch of 一群；一束；一堆 fetch vt.(去)拿来，(去)请来 possession n．私人物品，个人财产；具有，拥有 think to oneself 心中想；盘算；自思自忖 intently adv.热切地，专注地 ◎……………… An adventure in Africa 30 June，Morocco My parents and I had just driven down the narrow mountain road from Marrakesh，with all its sharp bends，and had finally arrived at Merzouga.Before us stretched the unending sand dunes that marked the beginning of the Sahara.A small boy walked past with a group of noisy goats① as I took a long look at the yellow roadside sign that told us we were entering a “fragile natural environment”．【1】 I made a resolution② to respect and protect this unique landscape while I was here.We set off③，our vehicle quietly running over the sand and small stones.It wasn’t long before we were surrounded by enormous sand dunes towering above us on all sides.【2】The wind was blowing grains of sand④ from the tops of the dunes⑤，the sun was beating down⑥ hard and bright，and the sky was a deep shade of blue that I had never seen before．【3】 The wild beauty of the desert was about to reveal itself.There was not a plant to be seen.The desert appeared completely empty，which was calming and threatening at the same time⑦. 【4】The colours of the dunes contrasted⑧ strikingly with the blue of the cloudless sky. 【1】本句为主从复合句。as引导时间状语从句；that引导定语从句，修饰先行词sign。 【2】本句中before引导时间状语从句