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Unit 6 Living History of Culture
Reading and Writing
助你学习
随堂演练
一、重点单词
1.construct vt.建造
[原文再现]
The Great Pyramid of Giza was constructed for King Khufu of Egypt.(教材P101)
吉萨大金字塔是为埃及国王胡夫建造的。
[归纳拓展]
construction n.建设;建筑物
Work has begun on the construction of the new airport.
新机场的修建已经开工。
[辨析]construct,build
(1)construct强调通过系统、精确的方式进行建造或构建,常用于建造大型的、复杂的工程或抽象事物。
It was constructed from designs made by a famous engineer.
这是根据一位著名工程师的设计建造的。
(2)build意为“建造,建设”。普通用词。指各种建筑物的建造,还可用于抽象事物。
My father built a small shed in the backyard.
我父亲在后院建了一个小棚子。
We should build a good relationship with our neighbors.
我们应该与我们的邻居建立一个良好的关系。
[学以致用]
(1)The government is ________(construct) a highspeed railway network.
(2)Our new offices are still under ________(construct).
答案:(1)constructing (2)construction
2.regular adj.有规律的
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The warriors are all lifesized and set in regular rows.(教材P102)
兵马俑的人俑都是真人大小,排列整齐。
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(1)regularly adv.有规律地;经常
We meet regularly to discuss the progress of the project.
我们定期会面,讨论工程进展情况。
(2)irregular adj.无规律的,不规则的
The coastline of this area is very irregular.
这个地区的海岸线非常曲折。
[学以致用]
(1)You should exercise ________(regular)to keep fit.
(2)The shop owner always gives some discounts to his ________ (regularly) customers.
答案:(1)regularly (2)regular
3.expression n.[C]表情
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Each face is different with different expressions.(教材P102)
每张脸都有着不同的表情。
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(1)expression [U]表达
Freedom of expression is a basic human right.
言论自由是一项基本人权。
(2)express v.表示;表达
express sth. to sb.
向某人表达某物
express oneself 表达自己的想法或情感
He expressed his gratitude to his teachers.
他向老师们表达了感激之情。
At the meeting, he expressed himself very clearly.
在会议上,他非常清晰地表达了自己的想法。
[学以致用]
(1)Her ________(express) changed when she heard the news.
(2)Artists often express ________(they)through their works.
答案:(1)expression (2)themselves
4.amazingly adv.令人震惊地
[原文再现]
Amazingly,no two are exactly the same.(教材P102)
令人惊讶的是,没有两个俑是完全相同的。
[归纳拓展]
(1)amaze v.使惊奇/惊愕
It amazed her that he could be so calm at such a time.
在这个时候他还能如此冷静,真让她感到惊讶。
(2)amazed adj.大为惊奇,主要用于描述人的感受和状态,作表语,常与 “be” 等系动词连用。
I was amazed at the beautiful scenery in the mountains.
我对山里的美丽景色感到惊叹。
(3)amazing adj.
令人大为惊奇的,侧重于描述事物本身具有令人惊奇、惊叹的特质,即用来修饰事物。
The amazing performance received a lot of applause.
这场精彩绝伦的表演赢得了很多掌声。
(4)amazement n.惊奇,诧异
in amazement 惊奇
She looked at him in amazement.
她惊愕地望着他。
[学以致用]
(1)The athlete ran ________(amazing) fast and broke the world record.
(2)I was ________(amaze) to find her there.
(3)We are all ________ at the ________ change that has taken place in our hometown.
A.amazed;amazed
B.amazing;amazing
C.amazing;amazed
D.amazed;amazing
答案:(1)amazingly (2)amazed (3)D
5.exactly adv.精确地
[原文再现]
Amazingly,no two are exactly the same.(教材P102)
令人惊讶的是,没有两个俑是完全相同的。
[归纳拓展]
exact adj.精确的;确切的
We need to know the exact location of the accident.
我们需要知道事故的确切地点。
[学以致用]
(1)He described the scene ________(exact) as he saw it.
(2)Your answer is not ________(exactly).
答案:(1)exactly (2)exact
6.originally adv.最初;本来
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In fact,they were originally beautifully painted in very bright colors,just like real people.(教材P102)
事实上,起初它们也是被粉饰得非常鲜亮,就像真人一样。
[归纳拓展]
(1)original adj.最初的;最早的
I think you should go back to your original plan.
我认为你应该回头执行你原来的计划。
(2)origin n.起源;出身
The origin of the universe is still a mystery.
宇宙的起源仍然是个谜。
[学以致用]
(1)________(original), I planned to go to the party alone.
(2)The ________(originally) owner of the house moved to another city.
答案:(1)Originally (2)original
7.stretch vi.延伸;绵延
[原文再现]
There are over 70 pyramids in Egypt stretching down the Nile River Valley.(教材P102)
在埃及,沿尼罗河河谷而下有70多座金字塔。
[归纳拓展]
(1)stretch out伸出,伸开(身体的某一部分)
He stretched out on the sofa and watched TV.
他平躺在沙发上看电视。
(2)stretch n.一片;舒展
After a longdrive, he stopped for a stretch.
长途驾驶后,他停下来舒展一下身体。
There is a beautiful stretch of beach along the coast.
沿海岸有一片美丽的海滩。
(3)stretcher n.担架;延伸器
He was carried off on a stretcher.
他被用担架抬走了。
[学以致用]
(1)She stretched ________ her hand and helped him from his chair.
(2)The forest ________(stretch) as far as the eye can see.
答案:(1)out (2)stretches
二、重点短语
1.remind sb. of sth.使某人想起某事或某物
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The sight of the Terracotta Army reminded me of my trip to Egypt, where I visited the Great Pyramid of Giza. (教材P103)
看到兵马俑,我不禁想起自己的埃及之行,在那里我参观了吉萨大金字塔。
[归纳拓展]
(1)remind v.提醒;使想起
I'm sorry, I've forgotten your name. Can you remind me?
对不起,我忘了你的名字。提醒我一下好吗?
(2)remind sb. to do sth.提醒某人去做某事
My mother always reminds me to study hard.
我妈妈总是提醒我要努力学习。
(3)remind sb. that...提醒某人某事,后面接一个宾语从句,用来具体说明提醒的内容。
She reminded her husband that they had an appointment with the dentist.
她提醒丈夫他们和牙医有个预约。
[学以致用]
(1)The old photo reminded me ________ my childhood.
(2)Please remind me to ________(take) my medicine tomorrow.
答案:(1)of (2)take
2.be made of用……造成
[原文再现]
The Great Pyramid rises to 481 feet (147 meters) high and is made of over two million blocks of stone. (教材P103)
这座金字塔高达481英尺(约 147米),由200多万块石头建造而成。
[辨析]
be made of, be made from与be made in
be made of 表示 “由……制成”,强调从制成品中可以直接看出原材料,即在制作过程中只是发生了物理变化;be made from 同样表示 “由……制成”,但它指的是从制成品中无法直接看出原材料,即在制作过程中发生了化学变化;be made in 意思是 “在……制造”,主要用于说明物品的生产地点或产地,后面通常接表示地点的名词。
[学以致用]
(1)The paper cups ________ paper and they ________ China.
A.are made of; are made in
B.are made from; are made of
C.are made in; are made from
D.are made of; are made from
(2)This kind of wine ________ grapes.
A.is made of
B.is made from
C.is made in
D.made by
答案:(1)A (2)B
3.in one's thirties 在某人三十多岁
[原文再现]
Emperor Qin began to prepare for his underground kingdom when he was in his thirties.(教材P103)
秦帝在三十多岁时就开始为他的地下王国做准备。
[归纳拓展]
(1)in one's+整十的复数表示“在某人几十多岁时”
My father started to learn painting in his fifties.
我父亲在五十多岁时开始学画画。
(2) in the+整十的复数 来表示一个特定的十年时间段,即年代。
如:in the 2020s表示在21世纪20年代
This kind of music was very popular in the 1980s.
这种音乐在 20 世纪 80 年代非常流行。
[学以致用]
(1)The famous writer became wellknown ________.
A.in his twenty
B.in the twenties
C.in his twenties
D.in the twenty
(2)The movie is about a story that happened ________.
A.in the 1860
B.in 1860s
C.in the 1860s
D.in 1860's
答案:(1)C (2)C
三、重点句型
1.When I stepped into the museum of 14,000 square meters, it
was amazing to see the huge underground kingdom of the first emperor,Qin Shi Huang. (教材P102)
当我踏进这14,000 平方米的博物馆时,看到第一位皇帝秦始皇庞大的地下王国,令人惊叹。
[句型解析]
本句中主语过长,所以用it作形式主语,真正的主语是to see the huge underground kingdom of the first emperor,Qin Shi Huang.
[归纳拓展]
常用的 it 作形式主语的句型主要有以下几类:
(1)It+be+形容词+(for/of sb.)+to do sth.表示 “做某事是……的”,此句型中,当形容词描述的是事物的特征时,用 for sb.;当形容词描述的是人的品质、性格等时,用 of sb.。
It is important for us to learn English well.
学好英语对我们来说很重要。
It's very kind of you to help me.
你帮助我,真是太好了。
(2)It+be+名词+(for sb.)+to do sth.
It's a pity for you to miss such a good opportunity.
你错过这么好的一个机会真可惜。
(3)It+takes/took/will take+sb.+时间+to do sth.表示做某事花费某人多少时间。
It took him two hours to finish his homework.
他花了两个小时完成作业。
[学以致用]
(1)It's interesting ________ with the seasons when living on the grasslands.
A.to moving
B.moving
C.to move
D.moved
(2)It was brave ________ him ________ into the fire to save the child.
A.of;rushed
B.for;to rush
C.of;to rush
D.for;rushing
(3)It's a good idea ________ tennis with my classmates after school.
A.play
B.plays
C.playing
D.to play
答案:(1)C (2)C (3)D
2.Amazingly,no two are exactly the same.(教材P102)
令人惊讶的是,没有两个俑是完全相同的。
[句型解析]
“amazingly”为副词,意为“令人惊讶的是……”,修饰整个句子。
[归纳拓展]
副词是英语中一种重要的词类,主要用于修饰动词、形容词、其他副词或整个句子。修饰整个句子时通常位于句首,用逗号与句子其他部分隔开;也可位于句中或句尾。
He quickly ran to the store.
他迅速地跑到商店里去了。
Fortunately, he passed the exam.
幸运的是,他通过了考试。
[学以致用]
(1)________(amazing), the little boy can play the piano so well at such a young age.
(2)He was ________(unlucky) injured in the football match.
答案:(1)Amazingly (2)unluckily
3.On the edge of the Sahara Desert lies the Great Pyramid of
Giza,which was constructed for Egyptian king Khufu between 2600 and 2500 BC.(教材P103)
吉萨大金字塔就坐落于撒哈拉沙漠边缘, 是在公元前2600年至公元前2500年间为埃及国王胡夫建造的。
[句型解析]
(1)本句为完全倒装句,主句是“the Great Pyramid of Giza”,将由介词短语充当的地点状语的“on the edge of the Sahara Desert”前置到句首,形成倒装,主要强调地点状语。
(2)on the edge of在……边缘
There is a pumping station on the edge of the lake.
湖边有座扬水站.
[归纳拓展]
(1)Here/There/Now/Then+不及物动词+主语”结构:当表示地点的副词here、there或表示时间的副词now、then等位于句首,句子的谓语动词是come、go、arrive等不及物动词且句子是一般现在时或一般过去时,句子要用完全倒装。
Here comes the taxi!
出租车来了!
Then came a new difficulty.
接着出现了一个新的困难。
(2)“介词短语/副词短语+不及物动词+主语”结构:当表示地点的介词短语或副词短语位于句首,句子的谓语动词是表示位置移动或存在等意义的不及物动词且句子是一般现在时或一般过去时,句子通常用完全倒装。
In the corner of the room stands a bookshelf.
房间的角落里有一个书架。
注意:如果主语是人称代词,则不能使用完全倒装。谓语动词的形式要与主语保持一致。
Here you are.给你。
[学以致用]
(1)Which of the following sentences is correct?
A.In the teacher came.
B.In did come the teacher.
C.In did the teacher come.
D.In came the teacher.
(2)In ________ and the lesson began.
A.he came
B.came he
C.he comes
D.comes he
(3)Don't put the glass ________ the edge of table.
答案:(1)D (2)A (3)on
4.Each year,millions of people go to see this fantastic wonder of
human construction,drawn by humans' rich and brilliant past.(教材P103)
每年有数以百万计的人被人类丰富而辉煌的历史所吸引,前去参观这一人类建筑奇迹。
[句型解析]
“drawn”是过去分词,意为“吸引”,“drawn by”在句中作状语,表示原因。
[归纳拓展]
过去分词作状语表示被动或是完成的意义。可以表示时间、条件、原因、伴随及结果等。
Given more time, we could finish the task better.
如果被给予更多时间,我们能把任务完成得更好。
Built in the 19th century, the bridge is very famous.
这座桥建于19 世纪,非常有名。
[学以致用]
(1)________(teach) by mistakes and setbacks,we have become wiser.
(2)The old man walked in the park, ________(surround) by his children.
答案:(1)Taught (2)surrounded
一、重点单词
1.________________ n.深坑
2.stretch v.________________
3.________________ n.石块
4.fantastic adj.________________
5.construct v.______________→______________ n.建设;建筑物
6.______________ adj.有规律的→_______________ adv.有规律地
7.________________ v.表达→________________ n.表达;表情
8.amaze v.________________→________________ adj.大为惊奇的→________________ adj.令人大为惊奇的→________________ adv.令人震惊地 →amazement n.________________
9.________________ adj.精确的;确切的→________________ adv.精确地
10.origin n.________________→________________ adj.最初的→________________ adv.最初;本来
答案:1.pit 2.延伸;绵延 3.block 4.极好的 5.建造; construction
6.regular; regularly 7.express; expression 8.使惊奇; amazed; amazing; amazingly;惊奇 9.exact; exactly 10.起源,出身; original; originally
二、重点短语
1.remind sb. of sth.________________
2.be dressed in ________________
3.be made of ________________
4.in one's thirties ________________
答案:1.提醒某人某事 2.穿着 3.用……造成 4.在某人三十多岁
5.________________在……边缘
6.________________实际上;事实上
7.________________成千上万的
8.________________为……做准备
答案:5.on the edge of 6.in fact 7.millions of 8.prepare for
三、阅读理解
Thousands of years ago the kings of Egypt built strong tombs for themselves.Over these tombs they built pyramids.They thought their bodies would be well kept in these tombs until they could come back to life.They also hoped the world would look on the pyramids as monuments to them and would remember them forever.
There are about 80 pyramids in Egypt.But the Great Pyramid is the biggest of all.It is nearly 5,000years old.It is about 137meters high today,but it was once higher.It is made of 2,300,000huge stones.Most of them are higher than a man and weigh about two and a half tons each.Some weigh as much as fifteen tons.It took more than 100,000men twenty years to build the Great Pyramid.
When you look at the pyramids you can't help wondering how the Egyptians were able to build them thousands of years ago.How did they cut,carry and lift such huge stones?Each stone fits so well,yet they didn't have our modern machines!Scientists have studied the pyramids,but nobody can tell just how the Egyptians built them so long ago.
Inside the pyramids are the rooms for the bodies of the kings and queens.There are lots of wonderful treasures in the pyramids too.Thieves have broken into some of the pyramids and taken away many of the treasures to foreign countries.They have even stolen the mummies(木乃伊).Today some of the mummies and treasures are on show in museums in different countries. When the kings had the pyramids built for them,they perhaps never thought this would happen.
1.The kings built their tombs________.
A.over the pyramids
B.in the fields
C.under the pyramids
D.on the monuments
C 解析:细节理解题。根据文章:Over these tombs they built pyramids.可知在这些坟墓上,他们修造了金字塔.所以坟墓在金字塔的下面.故选C。
2.When the Great Pyramid was built,it was________.
A.137meters high
B.less than 137meters high
C.137kilometers high
D.more than 137meters high
D 解析:细节理解题。根据文章: But the Great Pyramid is the biggest of all. It is nearly 5, 000years old. It is about 137meters high today, but it was once higher.可知但大金字塔是其中最大的.它在那里大约已经五千年了.现在它大约137米高,虽然它过去还要高些.故选D。
3.The Egyptians built the pyramids with________.
A.no modern machines
B.modern machines
C.the kings
D.sand and stones
A 解析:细节理解题。根据文章:Each stone fits so well,yet they didn't have our modern machines!可知每块石头结合的那么好,他们还没有我们使用的现代机器!故选A。
4. ________know(s)how the Egyptians built the pyramids.
A.Scientists
B.The kings
C.Many people
D.Nobody.
D 解析:细节理解题。根据文章:Scientists have studied the pyramids,but nobody can tell just how the Egyptians built them so long ago.可知科学家研究了金字塔,但没人能找出埃及人从前是如何修造那些金字塔的。故选D.
5.The passage is from ________.
A.a story book
B.apiece of newspaper
C.a guide book
D.magazine
C 解析:主旨大意题。本文是一篇景点介绍的文章,故来源于旅游指南。
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