内容正文:
Unit 2 Using language
Aims:
1. Review
2. Learn the difficulties of the passage
3. Exercises
4. Words and expressions of Unit 3
试题复习
1. It was then _________ I realized I was wrong.
2. It was because of the rain _____ I got to school late.
3. At that time people lived in a country ________(isolate) from the world.
4. The price of the phone is so high that I can’t _______ _______ ________(买不起) it.
5. The Covid test was first ________ (intend) to protect the staff, but later it was changed.
6. The teacher came into the class, ________(follow) by a group of students.
that
that
isolated
afford to buy
intended
followed
课文难点
1. Our topic today is Creatures unique ______Australia, with questions _______(answer) by wildlife expert.
be unique to 为…所特有的
With的复合结构:
1)With the summer holidays ___________(approach), we are getting more and more excited.
2) People are more and more anxious, with some exams _________(pass).
3) With the most difficult question _________(solve), I was relieved.
approaching
to pass
solved
to
answer
2. Baby kangaroos weigh only two grammes _______(出生时). They then _____ ____ ____ ____ (进入)their mother’s pouch.
at birth
find their way into
weigh vi. 重达;权衡
如:The little boy couldn’t move the heavy stone _________ (weigh) 100 kg.
We weighed (up) the pros and cons of the project.
weighing
3. …so please folks, if you see some kangaroos, remember they’re not for petting!
pet
n. 宠物;宝贝儿 如:a pet dog; What’s wrong, pet?
Vt.抚摸,爱抚
如:Don’t pet the kangaroos when you encounter one in the wild.
4. Because of this, the government began to make laws __________ touching koalas, ____________________(为了) animal protection, even if they are ______ a good state.
against
in the interest of
in
如:Touching the animals is against the law.
in the interest of =for the sake of 为了
For the sake of your health, you’d better give up smoking.
5. It has a capacity _____________(find) food in the water by using electrical sensors in its bill.
to find
(1)have the capacity(ability)to do sth
有做某事的能力
at (full) capacity 满功率,满负载
beyond the capacity of… 超出……的能力
(2)be capable of sth/doing sth 有能力做某事;能做某事; be able to do sth 能够做某事
一句多译
①I have some doubts about whether Simon .(able)
②I have some doubts about whether Simon . (capable)
③I have some doubts about whether Simon . (capacity)
我怀疑西蒙是否真的有能力完成这项工作。
is able to finish the task
is capable of finishing the task
has the capacity to finish the task
写作技巧
句中灵活使用副词
1)Koalas are very sensitive creatures who can __________(很容易)panic.
2) Tasmanian devils hunt at night, so you won’t __________(通常) see them.
3) Their diet is ________(主要) dead animals.
4) Fortunately, despite their name, they are _____________(一般) not violent towards people.
5) While it may lay eggs in a nest like a bird, it’s _________(的确) a primitive mammal, with a unique biology.
easily
usually
mostly
generally
really
课文填空
When it comes to Australia, we can't help ①_________(think) of kangaroos and koalas. Kangaroos are thought to be able to survive in a difficult environment. Often baby kangaroos ②_________ (find) in their mother's pouch — a kind of pocket — to stay safe and warm. They sleep and drink milk in that ③_________ (protect) environment until they are about seven or eight months old. Koalas are quite cute, but they are very ④_________ (sense) creatures who can easily panic because of even small changes in their environment. They spend quite a lot of time eating, sleeping, and hanging onto tree trunks, so ⑤_________ (interact) with humans can cause them a lot
thinking
are found
protected
sensitive
interaction
of stress. Because of this, the government began to make laws ⑥_________ touching koalas. If you want to hold a koala, you have to go to certain licensed zoos ⑦_________ animal experts make sure that the koalas selected for each session are in ⑧_________ good state for human contact.
Australia also has the duck-billed platypus(鸭嘴兽). Do you know what's ⑨_________ (real) strange about a platypus? The platypus doesn't use its senses of sight or smell to find food. It has a capacity to find food in the water by using electrical ⑩_________ (sensor) in its bill. There are only a small handful of animals in the world that can do that!
against
where
a
really
sensors
Thank You
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