Unit 2 Bridging Cultures Discovering Useful Structures 分层练习+学案 -【大单元教学】高中英语同步备课系列(人教版2019选择性

Unit 2　Bridging Cultures Period 2 Discovering Useful Structures 培优层级1——基础多维巩固 ●Ⅰ 单词拼写 1.Nothing in the world would make sense if you are _______(沮丧). 2.In order to solve the issue，you can look at it from many different_______（天使）. 3.And I was ready to take on the world with an all-new _______(观点) on life. 4.Firstly，I hold the firm belief that I am ________ （有能力的）to satisfy your requirements. 5.From that day on，my grades improved ________ （显著地）owing to my teacher’s advice. 6.You thought about the author’s conclusions and________(有逻辑地) analyzed his arguments. 7.Most of the Australian family food _______(预算) is being spent on junk foods and drinks that are high in fat，sugar and salt. 8.Young athletes can learn how to _______（合作） with others，make friends，and gain other social skills that will be used throughout their lives. ●Ⅱ 选词填空 angle, budget, set, logic, optimistic, outcome, competence, expense, drama  1. The trees make a lovely ________ for the old building. 2. I don't think it's wise to study abroad at great ________. 3. We are still relatively ________ that the factory can be saved. 4. We've always regarded him as a man of high professional ________. 5. Seen from this ________ the woman in the picture is smiling. 6. She bought me the complete ________ works of Brecht for my birthday. 7. If you want to travel abroad, you should consider your ________. 8. Students need the ability to construct a(n) ________ argument. 9. I am waiting to hear the final ________ of the interview. ●Ⅲ 词块翻译 1. 参加；参与 __________________ 2. 大声点；明确表态 __________________ 3. 舒服自在；不拘束 __________________ 4. (使)从事；参与 __________________ 5. get involved in __________________ 6. culture shock __________________ 7. comfort zone __________________ 8. cost an arm and a leg __________________ 9. side with __________________ 10. 据我所知 __________________ 11. 就我而言；依我看来 __________________ 12. 总的来说；总之 __________________ 13. 一般来说 __________________ ●Ⅳ 单句语法填空 1．I had some difficulty at first             (recall) why we were there. 2．There will soon be a shortfall in supply of             (qualify) young people. 3．I'll talk to them，but I won't feel             (comfort) about it. 4．We currently have six             (tutor) available to help students with their homework. 5．Bakker             (cite) two main arguments to support his theory at that time. 6．They invited the world to participate             an international exposition. 7．Polish your             (presentation) and deliver them enthusiastically to the right market. 8．Believe that             (engage) in violence against the state is not immoral.     9．He had been in two minds as whether to             (involve) himself in that business. 10．The book described the             (adapt) of desert species to the hot conditions. 培优层级2 ——多维训练提能 Ⅰ.阅读理解 When I first met Nao Junior, he was in his 40s and one of only nine members of his Indigenous(土著的) group, Great Andamanese, who still spoke the idiom of his ancestors. As a language specialist, I had researched more than 80 Indian languages. I was on the islands to document their Indigenous voices before they faded into whispers. Words in this language consisted of two classes: free and bound. The free words were all nouns that referred to the environment and its inhabitants, such as ra for “pig”. They could occur alone. The bound words were nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs that always existed with markers indicating a relation to other objects, events or states. The markers came from seven zones of the body and were attached to a root word to describe concepts such as “inside”, “outside”, “upper” and “lower”. For example, the morpheme(词素) er-, which qualified most anything having to do with an outer body part, could be stuck to -cho to yield ercho, meaning “head”. Just as a head, a bound word, could not conceptually exist on its own, the mode and effect of an action could not be divided from the verb describing the action. Great Andamanese had no words for agriculture but a great many for hunting and fishing, mainly with a bow and arrow. Thus, the root word shile, meaning “to aim”, had several versions: utshile, to aim from above; arashile, to aim from a distance; and eshile, aiming to make a hole with a sharp object. The studies established that the language seems to be truly old in origin. In a multistage process of development, words describing diverse body parts had changed into morphemes referring to different zones and combined with content words to yield meaning. The structure alone provides an insight into an ancient worldview in which the macrocosm(宏观世界) reflects the microcosm, and everything that is or that happens inseparably connects to everything else. 8. What is the purpose of the author’s stay on the islands? A. To meet with an old friend. B. To teach Indigenous idioms. C. To record an ancient language. D. To trace her ancestors. 9. “Aim at a pig’s head from afar” in Great Andamanese may be ______. A. Arashile raercho B. Arashile ercho C. Eshile ercho D. Eshile raercho 10. What can we infer from the verbs in Great Andamanese? A. A verb could describe more than one action. B. Some of the verbs could be used on their own. C. The locals probably live off seafood and meat. D. The tools used in people’s daily life are diverse. 11. What does the last paragraph mainly talk about? A. Great Andamanese is the origin of multiple languages. B. Great Andamanese is a doorway to the ancient wisdom. C. Great Andamanese tells the development of the community. D Human body shapes Great Andamanese’s unique worldview. Ⅱ.语法填空 Yuan Longping, known as the “father of hybrid rice”, is one of China’s most famous scientists. After overcoming numerous technical challenges, Yuan ___36___ (pioneer) hybrid rice—the first hybrid rice that could be used for farming. ___37___ is estimated that about 60% of China’s rice consumption now comes from his hybrids. Yuan’s innovation has benefited not only China but also rice-dependent ___38___ (country) like India and Vietnam. Despite wealth and fame, he considered himself a farmer and made substantial donations for agricultural research, showing his ___39___ (commit) to the land and its people. Ⅲ.完形填空 While many cats love to go outdoors, they usually do not venture far from home. But some cats are the ____41____. One cat has even made a busy railway station in the UK her second ____42____. Although Nala, a four-year-old cat has a home in Hertfordshire and a loving owner, she always loves ____43____, with an adventurous spirit. Her owner, Natasha Ambler fitted her with a GPS tracking device. And Nala’s favorite place to ____44____ is the Stevenage Station where she ____45____ commuters every day. She comes in every day to greet hundreds of commuters. Ambler says that Nala goes to the station when it is the busiest because she enjoys the ____46____. The staff at the station have grown very ____47____ of Nala. They say, “Her ____48____ always makes people smile and encourages cheerful conversations between the staff and passengers.” Nala wears a collar with ____49____, including her name and owner’s phone number. Ambler says that she received around 20 calls a day from people telling her they _____50_____ her cat. She had to make a second tag (标签) to tell people that Nala was not lost but just on a(n) _____51_____. Nala is so popular that Ambler _____52_____ a website page where people can post photos of their _____53_____ with the cat. One passenger posted, “She _____54_____ my day when I get the train to work.” Another said, “Nala is _____55_____ a real celebrity of the Stevenage Station.” 41. A. competitors B. cases C. negotiators D. exceptions 42. A. circus B. zoo C. home D. workplace 43. A. eating B. wandering C. hunting D. sleeping 44. A. visit B. skip C. monitor D. advocate 45. A. challenges B. delights C. guides D. disturbs 46. A. debate B. news C. space D. attention 47. A. worthy B. free C. fond D. proud 48. A. presence B. request C. performance D. trick 49. A. qualifications B. diaries C. details D. recommendations 50. A. found B. released C. struck D. adopted 51. A. business B. adventure C. exhibition D. diet 52. A. looked for B. referred to C. learned from D. set up 53. A. encounters B. fights C. quarrels D. comparisons 54. A. experiences B. makes C. explores D. examines 55. A. directly B. relatively C. frequently D. definitely 1 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$ Unit 2　Bridging Cultures Period 2 Discovering Useful Structures 培优层级1——基础多维巩固 ●Ⅰ 单词拼写 1.Nothing in the world would make sense if you are _______(沮丧). 2.In order to solve the issue，you can look at it from many different_______（天使）. 3.And I was ready to take on the world with an all-new _______(观点) on life. 4.Firstly，I hold the firm belief that I am ________ （有能力的）to satisfy your requirements. 5.From that day on，my grades improved ________ （显著地）owing to my teacher’s advice. 6.You thought about the author’s conclusions and________(有逻辑地) analyzed his arguments. 7.Most of the Australian family food _______(预算) is being spent on junk foods and drinks that are high in fat，sugar and salt. 8.Young athletes can learn how to _______（合作） with others，make friends，and gain other social skills that will be used throughout their lives. ●Ⅱ 选词填空 angle, budget, set, logic, optimistic, outcome, competence, expense, drama  1. The trees make a lovely ________ for the old building. 2. I don't think it's wise to study abroad at great ________. 3. We are still relatively ________ that the factory can be saved. 4. We've always regarded him as a man of high professional ________. 5. Seen from this ________ the woman in the picture is smiling. 6. She bought me the complete ________ works of Brecht for my birthday. 7. If you want to travel abroad, you should consider your ________. 8. Students need the ability to construct a(n) ________ argument. 9. I am waiting to hear the final ________ of the interview. ●Ⅲ 词块翻译 1. 参加；参与 __________________ 2. 大声点；明确表态 __________________ 3. 舒服自在；不拘束 __________________ 4. (使)从事；参与 __________________ 5. get involved in __________________ 6. culture shock __________________ 7. comfort zone __________________ 8. cost an arm and a leg __________________ 9. side with __________________ 10. 据我所知 __________________ 11. 就我而言；依我看来 __________________ 12. 总的来说；总之 __________________ 13. 一般来说 __________________ ●Ⅳ 单句语法填空 1．I had some difficulty at first             (recall) why we were there. 2．There will soon be a shortfall in supply of             (qualify) young people. 3．I'll talk to them，but I won't feel             (comfort) about it. 4．We currently have six             (tutor) available to help students with their homework. 5．Bakker             (cite) two main arguments to support his theory at that time. 6．They invited the world to participate             an international exposition. 7．Polish your             (presentation) and deliver them enthusiastically to the right market. 8．Believe that             (engage) in violence against the state is not immoral.     9．He had been in two minds as whether to             (involve) himself in that business. 10．The book described the             (adapt) of desert species to the hot conditions. 参考答案： Ⅰ.1.depressed 2.angles 3.outlook 4.competent 5. dramatically 6.logically 7.budget 8.cooperate Ⅱ.1. setting 2. expense 3. optimistic 4. competence 5. angle 6. dramatic 7. budget 8. logical 9. outcome Ⅲ.1. participate in/take part in/join in 2.speak up 3.feel at home 4.engage in 5.参与；卷入；与……有关联 6.文化冲击 7.舒适区；舒适范围 8.(使) 花一大笔钱 9.支持；站在……的一边 10.as far as I know 11.as far as I am concerned 12.in summary/in short/in a word 13.generally speaking Ⅳ.1.recalling 2. qualified 3.comfortable 4.tutors 5.cited 6.in 7. presentations 8. engaging 9. to involve 10. adaptation 培优层级2 ——多维训练提能 Ⅰ.阅读理解 When I first met Nao Junior, he was in his 40s and one of only nine members of his Indigenous(土著的) group, Great Andamanese, who still spoke the idiom of his ancestors. As a language specialist, I had researched more than 80 Indian languages. I was on the islands to document their Indigenous voices before they faded into whispers. Words in this language consisted of two classes: free and bound. The free words were all nouns that referred to the environment and its inhabitants, such as ra for “pig”. They could occur alone. The bound words were nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs that always existed with markers indicating a relation to other objects, events or states. The markers came from seven zones of the body and were attached to a root word to describe concepts such as “inside”, “outside”, “upper” and “lower”. For example, the morpheme(词素) er-, which qualified most anything having to do with an outer body part, could be stuck to -cho to yield ercho, meaning “head”. Just as a head, a bound word, could not conceptually exist on its own, the mode and effect of an action could not be divided from the verb describing the action. Great Andamanese had no words for agriculture but a great many for hunting and fishing, mainly with a bow and arrow. Thus, the root word shile, meaning “to aim”, had several versions: utshile, to aim from above; arashile, to aim from a distance; and eshile, aiming to make a hole with a sharp object. The studies established that the language seems to be truly old in origin. In a multistage process of development, words describing diverse body parts had changed into morphemes referring to different zones and combined with content words to yield meaning. The structure alone provides an insight into an ancient worldview in which the macrocosm(宏观世界) reflects the microcosm, and everything that is or that happens inseparably connects to everything else. 8. What is the purpose of the author’s stay on the islands? A. To meet with an old friend. B. To teach Indigenous idioms. C. To record an ancient language. D. To trace her ancestors. 9. “Aim at a pig’s head from afar” in Great Andamanese may be ______. A. Arashile raercho B. Arashile ercho C. Eshile ercho D. Eshile raercho 10. What can we infer from the verbs in Great Andamanese? A. A verb could describe more than one action. B. Some of the verbs could be used on their own. C. The locals probably live off seafood and meat. D. The tools used in people’s daily life are diverse. 11. What does the last paragraph mainly talk about? A. Great Andamanese is the origin of multiple languages. B. Great Andamanese is a doorway to the ancient wisdom. C. Great Andamanese tells the development of the community. D Human body shapes Great Andamanese’s unique worldview. 【答案】8. C 9. A 10. C 11. B 【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章通过描述大安达曼人语言中的词汇分类、词根和词缀的组合方式，展现了这种语言背后蕴含的丰富文化和历史内涵。同时，强调了对土著语言和文化遗产的保护和重视的重要性。 【8题详解】 细节理解题。根据第一段的“As a language specialist, I had researched more than 80 Indian languages.I was on the islands to document their Indigenous voices before they faded into whispers.(作为一名语言专家，我研究了80多种印度语言。我在岛上记录土著居民的声音，直到他它们渐渐消失。)”可知，作者在岛上停留的目的是记录一种古老的语言。故选C。 【9题详解】 推理判断题。根据第二段的“such as ra for “pig”(比如ra代表“猪”) ”和“ercho, meaning “head”(ercho意思是“头”) ”和第三段的“arashile, to aim from a distance(Arashile表示“从远处瞄准”)”可知，“Aim at a pig’s head from afar (从远处瞄准猪头)”在大安达曼语中对应的是Arashile raercho。故选A。 【10题详解】 推理判断题。根据第三段的“Great Andamanese had no words for agriculture but a great many for hunting and fishing. (大安达曼人没有关于农业的词汇，但有很多关于狩猎和捕鱼的词汇。)”可知，当地人可能以海鲜和肉类为生。故选C。 【11题详解】 主旨大意题。根据最后一段的“The studies established that the language seems to be truly old in origin. In a multistage process of development, words describing diverse body parts had changed into morphemes referring to different zones and combined with content words to yield meaning. The structure alone provides an insight into an ancient worldview in which the macrocosm reflects the microcosm, and everything that is or that happens inseparably connects to everything else.(这些研究证实，这种语言的起源似乎真的很古老。在一个多阶段的发展过程中，描述不同身体部位的词语变成了指代不同区域的语素，并与实义词结合产生意义。这个结构本身就提供了一种对古代世界观的洞察，在这种世界观中，宏观世界反映了微观世界，所有存在或发生的事情都与其他事物不可分割地联系在一起。)”可知，本段主要讲的是通过研究大安达曼语可以发现古代的世界观，即打开古老智慧的大门。故选B。 Ⅱ.语法填空 Yuan Longping, known as the “father of hybrid rice”, is one of China’s most famous scientists. After overcoming numerous technical challenges, Yuan ___36___ (pioneer) hybrid rice—the first hybrid rice that could be used for farming. ___37___ is estimated that about 60% of China’s rice consumption now comes from his hybrids. Yuan’s innovation has benefited not only China but also rice-dependent ___38___ (country) like India and Vietnam. Despite wealth and fame, he considered himself a farmer and made substantial donations for agricultural research, showing his ___39___ (commit) to the land and its people. 【答案】36. pioneered 37. It 38. countries 39. commitment 【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了袁隆平被誉为“杂交水稻之父”，是中国最著名的科学家之一。在克服了无数的技术挑战之后，袁开创了杂交水稻——第一种可以用于农业的杂交水稻。 【36题详解】 考查时态。句意：在克服了无数的技术挑战之后，袁开创了杂交水稻——第一种可以用于农业的杂交水稻。此处描述过去发生的事情用一般过去时。故填pioneered。 【37题详解】 考查固定句型。句意：据估计，目前中国约60%的大米消费来自他的杂交品种。句型It is estimated that…表示“据估计……”。故填It。 【38题详解】 考查名词的数。句意：袁的创新不仅使中国受益，也使印度和越南等依赖大米的国家受益。根据后文like India and Vietnam可知country应用复数形式。故填countries。 【39题详解】 考查名词。句意：尽管有了财富和名誉，但他认为自己是农民，并为农业研究捐赠了大量资金，显示了他对土地和人民的承诺。作动词的宾语，应用名词commitment，不可数。故填commitment。 Ⅲ.完形填空 While many cats love to go outdoors, they usually do not venture far from home. But some cats are the ____41____. One cat has even made a busy railway station in the UK her second ____42____. Although Nala, a four-year-old cat has a home in Hertfordshire and a loving owner, she always loves ____43____, with an adventurous spirit. Her owner, Natasha Ambler fitted her with a GPS tracking device. And Nala’s favorite place to ____44____ is the Stevenage Station where she ____45____ commuters every day. She comes in every day to greet hundreds of commuters. Ambler says that Nala goes to the station when it is the busiest because she enjoys the ____46____. The staff at the station have grown very ____47____ of Nala. They say, “Her ____48____ always makes people smile and encourages cheerful conversations between the staff and passengers.” Nala wears a collar with ____49____, including her name and owner’s phone number. Ambler says that she received around 20 calls a day from people telling her they _____50_____ her cat. She had to make a second tag (标签) to tell people that Nala was not lost but just on a(n) _____51_____. Nala is so popular that Ambler _____52_____ a website page where people can post photos of their _____53_____ with the cat. One passenger posted, “She _____54_____ my day when I get the train to work.” Another said, “Nala is _____55_____ a real celebrity of the Stevenage Station.” 41. A. competitors B. cases C. negotiators D. exceptions 42. A. circus B. zoo C. home D. workplace 43. A. eating B. wandering C. hunting D. sleeping 44. A. visit B. skip C. monitor D. advocate 45. A. challenges B. delights C. guides D. disturbs 46. A. debate B. news C. space D. attention 47. A. worthy B. free C. fond D. proud 48. A. presence B. request C. performance D. trick 49. A. qualifications B. diaries C. details D. recommendations 50. A. found B. released C. struck D. adopted 51. A. business B. adventure C. exhibition D. diet 52. A. looked for B. referred to C. learned from D. set up 53. A. encounters B. fights C. quarrels D. comparisons 54. A. experiences B. makes C. explores D. examines 55. A. directly B. relatively C. frequently D. definitely 【答案】41. D 42. C 43. B 44. A 45. B 46. D 47. C 48. A 49. C 50. A 51. B 52. D 53. A 54. B 55. D 【导语】这是一篇记叙文。短文叙述了一只叫做娜拉的猫在车站给旅客和工作人员带去了欢乐。 【41题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：但有些猫是例外。A. competitors竞争者；B. cases具体情况，实例；病例；C. negotiators谈判代表；D. exceptions例外。根据下文“One cat has even made a busy railway station in the UK her second ____2____ .”可知，有些猫是例外。故选D项。 42题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：一只猫甚至把英国一个繁忙的火车站当成了她的第二个家。A. circus马戏团；B. zoo动物园；C. home家； D. workplace（办公室，工厂）等工作场所。根据上下文中的“home”可知，火车站成了猫的第二个家。故选C项。 【43题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：尽管四岁的猫娜拉在赫特福德郡有一个家和一个爱她的主人，但她总是喜欢流浪，有一种冒险精神。A. eating吃；B. wandering徘徊，流浪；C. hunting狩猎； D. sleeping睡觉。根据下文“with an adventurous spirit”可知，猫喜欢流浪。故选B项。 【44题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：娜拉最喜欢去的地方是斯蒂夫尼奇车站，她每天都在那里给通勤者带来欢乐。A. visit拜访；B. skip 蹦蹦跳跳地走；跳绳；C. monitor监测；D. advocate提倡。根据上文“One cat has even made a busy railway station in the UK her second ____2____ .”可知，娜拉最喜欢去的地方是斯蒂夫尼奇车站。故选A项。 【45题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：娜拉最喜欢去的地方是斯蒂夫尼奇车站，她每天都在那里给通勤者带来欢乐。A. challenges挑战；B. delights使高兴；C. guides指导；D. disturbs打扰。根据下文“She ____14____ my day”可知，猫每天都在那里给通勤者带来欢乐。故选B项。 【46题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：安布勒说，娜拉在最繁忙的时候去车站，因为她喜欢受到关注。A. debate讨论；B. news消息；C. space空间；D. attention注意力。根据上文“when it is the busiest”可知，最忙时也是人最多的时候，所以人们更关注猫。故选D项。 【47题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：车站的工作人员越来越喜欢娜拉。A. worthy值得的；B. free自由的；C. fond喜欢的；D. proud自豪的。根据下文“Her ____8____ always makes people smile and encourages cheerful conversations between the staff and passengers.”可知，车站的工作人员越来越喜欢娜拉。故选C项。 【48题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：他们说:“她的出现总是让人们微笑，并鼓励工作人员和乘客之间愉快的交谈”。A. presence出现；B. request要求；C. performance表演；D. trick诡计。根据下文“makes people smile and encourages cheerful conversations between the staff and passengers.”可知，她的出现总是让人们微笑。故选A项。 【49题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：娜拉戴着一个有详细信息的项圈，包括她的名字和主人的电话号码。A. qualifications资格；B. diaries日记；C. details细节；D. recommendations推荐。根据下文“including her name and owner’s phone number.”可知，娜拉戴着一个有详细信息的项圈。故选C项。 【50题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：安布勒说，她每天接到大约20个电话，人们告诉她他们找到了她的猫。A. found发现，找到；B. released释放；C. struck打击； D. adopted采纳。根据上文“she received around 20 calls a day”可知，人们告诉她他们找到了她的猫。故选A项。 【51题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：她不得不做第二个标签，告诉人们娜拉没有迷路，只是在冒险。A. business商业；B. adventure冒险；C. exhibition展览会；D. diet饮食。根据上文“with an adventurous spirit”可知，娜拉喜欢冒险。故选B项。 【52题详解】 考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：娜拉是如此受欢迎，以至于Ambler建立了一个网站页面，人们可以在上面发布他们与这只猫的相遇照片。A. looked for寻找；B. referred to指的是；C. learned from从…中学习；D. set up建立。根据下文“a website page”可知，Ambler建立了一个网站页面。故选D项。 【53题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：娜拉是如此受欢迎，以至于Ambler建立了一个网站页面，人们可以在上面发布他们与这只猫的相遇照片。A. encounters偶遇；B. fights打仗；C. quarrels争吵；D. comparisons对比。根据上文“Ambler says that she received around 20 calls a day from people telling her they ____10____ her cat.”可知，人们会偶遇娜拉。故选A项。 54题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：一位乘客写道:“当我坐火车去上班时，她让我很开心。A. experiences经历；B. makes制作，使得；C. explores探索者；D. examines检查。根据上文“makes people smile”可知，猫的出现让他很开心。make one’s day“使某人开心”。故选B项。 【55题详解】 考查副词词义辨析。句意：还有人说:“娜拉绝对是斯蒂夫尼奇车站的真正名人”。A. directly直接地；B. relatively相对地；C. frequently频繁地；D. definitely确定地。根据上文可知，娜拉受到了很多人的喜欢，所以娜拉绝对是斯蒂夫尼奇车站的真正名人。故选D项。 1 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$ Unit 2　Bridging Cultures Period 2 Discovering Useful Structures 学案 Activity 1: Understand the sentences and mark the noun clauses . Study the sentences below ( based on Activity 1 on page 17). Analyse them using the skill you learnt in Reading and Thinking section . ● What seemed strange before now appears quite normal to Xie Lei . ● What surprised Xie Lei was that she found herself speaking up in class after just a few weeks . ● It ' s important that Xie Lei keeps a balance between her studies and her social life . ● Laura says that she always feels hungry seeing Xie Lei ' s stir - fried tomatoes and eggs . Discuss the function of each clause above . Understand what noun clauses are. Activity 2: Study the features of noun clauses . Activity 3: Rewrite the sentences using noun clauses . 1. The advisor talked about maintaining reasonable expectations when studying abroad. His words were quite helpful to May. (what) 2. Students have to write countless research papers as part of their coursework. This was not something that Chen Hao was ready for. (that) 3. Who will be the successful applicant for the summer job at the law firm? This is the question. (who) 4. Exposure to another culture and its people can give exchange students great insights into the world. This is an advantage of studying abroad. (that) 5. Schools in the States are quite multicultural, with students and teachers from many different ethnic backgrounds. This impressed Liu Yang. (It … that) 6. Should she stick to her own way of life or follow the American way? This is her confusion. (whether) Activity 4: Complete a passage using noun clauses . After just a few months in China, Leon, an exchange student from Germany, says that he has fallen in love with Chinese culture. _____________ was the Chinese food. He couldn’t believe how many different kinds of Chinese food there are! Something else he found impressive was ____________. Then there’s China’s colourful culture, from art to music, and from calligraphy to literature. ______________ remains an important goal for him, as he is truly fascinated by it. Leon is also amazed by the convenience of cashless payments in China. He can go outside without any need for cash—all he needs is his mobile phone! The biggest reason why he loves China, however, is ___________. He has made great friends here—friends that he will still remember long after his departure. 1 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$