Unit 2 Period 4 Extended reading & Other parts-【步步高】2023-2024学年高二英语选修第三册（译林版2020）

Period 4　Extended reading & Other parts

1．According to the first paragraph，the fifth greatest breakthrough since the invention of the wheel is         .

A．modern electronics   B．electricity

C．eyeglasses   D．the printing press

答案　C

2．What’s the meaning of the word “tackle” in the third paragraph?

A．Get rid of.   B．Deal with.

C．Meet with.   D．Catch up with.

答案　B

3．From the passage we can see that         .

A．to tackle the vision problem is a piece of cake

B．magnifying glasses were made about three thousand years ago

C．the inventor of mounting lenses in frames is still a mystery

D．corrective lenses first came into being in 1280

答案　C

4．What drove the demand for reading glasses in the 15th century?

A．The invention of printing press.

B．The popularity of spectacles.

C．The eagerness to become fashionable.

D．The relatively cheap glasses.

答案　A

5．What’s the writer’s attitude to smart glasses?

A．Fearful.   B．Disapproving.

C．Subjective.   D．Objective.

答案　D

Following modern electronics，penicillin，electricity and the printing press，eyeglasses have become the 1.greatest(great) breakthrough since the 2.invention(invent) of the wheel.About 2,000 years ago，people began making magnifying glasses,3.which were probably the first simple

corrective lenses.Due to 4.various(vary) reasons，spectacles soon became fashionable.Specially in the 15th century，the printing press 5.drove(drive) the demand for reading glasses.To get the lenses to stay comfortably on the face，people made many attempts by trial 6.and error.These days，technology has made spectacles 7.comfortable(comfort).8.Faced(face) with the ethical dilemma 9.posed(pose) by the development of smart glasses，we’ll have to wait and see if smart glasses would follow the same path 10.as regular glasses.

catch on受欢迎，流行起来，变得时髦

be/get caught in遇上；被困在 catch sb doing sth撞见某人正在做某事 catch sb＋adv./prep.发现某人…… catch up (with)赶上，追上

 

(1)There are also concerns about whether the switching stations will catch on.

也有人担心这种交换站能否流行开来。

(2)I got caught in the heavy rain on the way to the rehearsal and my suit was ruined.

在去排练的路上，我遇上大雨，整套衣服都被淋得不成样子了。

(3)Having traced the man for three days，the police caught him stealing a car.

在跟踪了那个人三天后，警察撞见他正在偷汽车。

(4)We knew he had been cheating，but we had never caught him at it before.

我们知道他一直在做手脚，但以前从未当场发现过。

(5)I worked hard day and night till I caught up with all the other eager beavers.

我日日夜夜地勤奋工作，直到追上其他所有干活特别卖力的人。

 

considering that...“考虑到，就……而言，鉴于”

教材原句　Considering that many people in the world suffer from poor vision，you may think that the great minds of history would have quickly come together to tackle the problem.

考虑到世界上许多人都受到视力不佳的困扰，你可能觉得历史上的智者们会迅速联手解决这个问题。(P25)

句中considering that...为独立成分作状语，没有逻辑主语。常见的独立成分作状语的还有： given that考虑到，鉴于

supposing (that)假设；如果 assuming (that)假使 judging by/from...从……来看；依据……来判断

 

(1)(读后续写之动作描写)Given(give) that there was nobody to help him fight against the fierce wolf，he instantly got off the bike，seized the bike tightly and threw it towards the wolf with all his strength，trying to frighten it away.

(2)如果他没有准时到场，你将怎样应对这个局面？

Assuming (that)/Supposing (that) he doesn’t turn up on time，how will you deal with the situation?

Ⅰ.一词多义

remove A.v.删除　B.v.搬家　C.v.开除　D.v.摘掉； 脱掉

 

1．Because of the serious air pollution，he decided to remove from the city to the countryside.  B 

2．Realizing her spouse must be very tired after a day’s work，the young wife helped to remove the bag from her husband’s shoulder.  D 

3．Of the three columns concerning health，entertainment and culture，my suggestion is that the column of entertainment should be removed.  A 

4．It’s said that three children were removed from school for persistent bad behavior.  C 

Ⅱ.熟词生义

1．Compared to the entrepreneur，he is clever but he won’t succeed because he lacks drive.干劲，动力

2．To our surprise，the road was blocked by a huge rock.阻塞，阻挡

 

 

Ⅰ.阅读理解

A

The beautiful island country of Madagascar has a serious school shortage.About a third of Malagasy children have no access to education because the schools are too far away or severely overcrowded.Thinking Huts，a non-profit dedicated to increasing global access to education，plans