内容正文:
Unit 2
Exploring English
(主题语境:人与自我一生活与学习)
素养导航·明目标
辨析语言的多样性和文化的
差异性
思维品质
反思自己在英语学习过程中遇
到的问题
英语语言中有趣的现象
创造性提出英语学习的新方法
读写能力
如何写有关英语语言误解的故事
单元核
了解英语的特点和与英语相关
语言
构词法
语法学习
能力
的奇闻趣事
心
学习能力
激发英语学习的兴趣
核心单词:behavior,.unique,reflect,.creative
学会处理语言学习过程中遇到
contact,remind,comment,intend,recognise,
的问题
base,aware
语言基础
核心短语:burn down,.windup,.come across.
理解英语的多样性及地域差异性
have a frog in one's throat,be aware of,
文化意识注意到语言发展与社会发展的内
burn up
在联系
激情早读·拓视野
Wang Le:Hey,everybody,what are your biggest problems
close and we're equals.so I only need a few words to
with learning English?
bridge the gap*between us.But if I'm talking to someone
Liu Wen:Hi!I've been studying English since primary
who isn't very close to meI must make my request longer-
school.I used to get high marks in English,but now I'm
and I must make it a question,not a demand,e.g."Could you
having a lot of trouble with my listening.When I listen to
open the window.please?"If I'm talking to someone senior to
native English speakers talking in a video.l can catch only a
me,then I should say,"Would you mind opening the window.
few words.I can never quite get the main idea.Any advice?
please?"For me.vocabularys is my biggest problem-there
Jia Xin:Listening to English radio programmes helps me
are just SO MANY new words!I can't keep all the new
get used to how fast native speakers talk!also repeat what
vocabulary straight in my head,and I certainly can't
I hear to help myself to experience the feeling of the
remember how to use them all properly.HELP!
language Sometimes I even record my voice so I can listen to
【积词汇】
myself and compare?my pronunciation with the radio
1.get used to习惯于
host's!My biggest headache is how to be polite in English.
2.compare v.比较
It's so much easier to just say "Open the window!"but in
3.equal n.同等的人
English that can sound really terrible.I have to think about
4.bridge the gap缩小差距
who I'm talking to and then decide whether to say."Open the
5.demand n.要求;需求
window,please”or“Could you open the window,please?”or
6.vocabulary n.词汇
even longer"Would you mind opening the window.please?"
【赏美句】
Li Rui:Yeah,that's really hard!I think it all depends on
1.I used to get high marks in English,but now I'm
who you're talking to lf I'm talking to a close friendl can use
having a lot of trouble with my listening
short requests,like "Open the window"-our relationship is
以前我的英语成绩还挺好的,但是现在我的听力有
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很大的问题。
2.I can't keep all the new vocabulary straight in my
2.Whose biggest problem is "How to be polite in
head,and I certainly can't remember how to use
English'”?
them all properly.
A.Liu Wen.
B.Wang Le.
我无法在脑子里记住所有的生词,当然也就记不住
C.Li Rui.
D.Jia Xin.
如何恰当地使用这些词汇。
3.What's your biggest problem in English study?
【做练习】
How do you plan to deal with it?
1.What's the trouble of Liu Wen in English study?
Section A Starting out Understanding ideas
Part 1 Reading comprehension
第一步速读课文理清脉络
A.English.
B.A computer.
Task 1 What is the main idea of the text?
C.Creativity.
D.The human race.
A.Compound words.
4.What does English reflect?
B.Some interesting facts about the English language.
C.Pine and apple trees.
Activity 4 Read the text again and choose the
D.Differences of English.
best answer.
Task 2 Read the text again and fill in the blanks.
5.How does the author support her idea in the
Part1(Para.1language to learn.
English is a 1.
passage?
Neither Pine
A.By listing numbers.
nor Apple in
Part2(Paras.2-6)
Some pairs of2.
Pineapple
words or phrases.
B.By making comparison.
Part3(Para.7)is so crazy.
The 3.
why English
C.By giving some examples.
第二步精读课文领悟细节
D.By using some research results.
Task4思考分享提升思维
Task 3 Read the text carefully and finish the
1.What other examples can you think of to
exercises below.
support that English is a crazy language?
Activity 1 Read Para.1 and answer the question.
1.What did the author's son's words make her
think of?
2.Can you find any similar examples in Chinese?
Activity 2 Read Para.3 and choose the best answer.
Have a try.
2.What does the author try to tell us in Para.3?
A.Some English words are really confusing.
B.Some English words are hard to remember.
第三步深读课文融会提能
C.The way adjectives change into adverbs
Task5课文语篇填空
D.Words ending with -less and-ful have the
One day my son asked me 1.
same meanings.
there was ham in a hamburger.This question got
Activity 3 Read Para.7 and finish the exercises below.
me thinking how English can be a crazy language
3.What does the first“it”(in Para.7)most
2.
(learn).For example,when we are
probably refer to?
traveling,we can get seasick at sea,airsick in the
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Section A Starting out Understanding ideas
air and carsick in a car,3.
when we
burn up as it 7.
(burn)down and
return home,we don't feel homesick.“Hard”is
you can fill in a form by 8.
(fill)it
the opposite of“soft”,but“hardly”and“softly'”
out.When the stars are out,they are visible but
are not 4.
_opposite pair..“Harmless”
when the lights are out,they are invisible.That's
and“harmful'”have opposite5.
because English 9.
(invent)by
(meaning)while“shameful”and“shameless”
people,not computers,which reflects the
mean the same.Some English phrases are also
10.
(creative)of the human race.
very 6.
(interest).A house can
Part 2
Language points
基础落实·必备知识全过关
论重点单词
【写作词汇】
【教材设题】
1.titlen.题日,标题
2.hamn.火腿
1.This made me realize that there's no egg in e
3.opposing adj.(观点、意见等)相反的,相对立的
either.
4.unique adj.独一无二的,独特的
2.While we're doing all this traveling,we can get
5.alarm n.警报器,闹钟
S
at sea,a
in the air and
6.visible ad.看得见的,可见的
c
in a car,but we don't
7.eggplant n.茄子
&.pinen.松树
(想家)when we get back home..
9.pineapple.菠萝
l0.seasick adj.晕船的3.If“hard”is the opposite of“soft”,why are“hardly”
11.airsick adj.晕机的
12.carsick adj.晕车的
and“softly”not an_
(oppose)pair?
13.homesick adj..想家的
4.If harmless actions are the opposite of harmful
l4.capitalized adj.大写的
actions,why are shameless and shameful b
【拓展词汇】
the same?
L.sculpt v.雕刻,雕塑→sculpture n.雕像;雕刻品,
5.Even the smallest words can be
雕塑作品
(confuse).
2.behave v.表现,举止端正→behavior n.举止,行为
6.When you see the
(capitalize)“WHO”
3.confuse v.使困惑,使混乱→confusing adj.令人
in a medical report,do you read it as the "who"in
困惑的→confused adj.糊涂的,使人困惑的
“Who's that'?”
4.reflect v.显示,反映→reflection n.反映,思考
7.English was invented by people,not computers,and it
5.create vt.创造;发明→creation n.创造(力)→
the creativity of the human race.
creative adj..有创造力的→creativity n.创造性;
8.Look at
(文
创造力
章标题)and the pictures.
【掌握构词规律快速记牢单词】
【巧用举一反三】
-ure是一个英语名词后缀,主要用于表示
1.But
(fail)is a normal and natural part of life,
与动词相关的动作或状态。
which is neither bad nor good.
sculpt-→sculpture n.雕刻;雕塑
(expose)to nature has been thought to be necessary
fail-→failure n.失败
for brain development in children.
expose-广exposure n.暴露;接触
3.Jenna found the bread and put two slices into the egg
mix→nixture n.混合物
(mix).
press-→pressure n.压力
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晓重点短语
1.have..as..把…看作
【教材设题】
2.look out of向…外看
1.Have you ever asked yourself why people often
3.burn up/down烧毁
(学习英语有困难)?
4.fill in/out填充;填写
2.
(例如),in our free time we can sculpt a sculpture
5.wind up给(机械)上发条;使(活
and paint a painting,but we take a photo.
动、会议等)结束
3.You also have to wonder at the unique madness of a language in
6.for example例如
which a house can
(烧尽)asit
7.the number of..…的数目
(烧毁),in which you
(填表
8.around the world全世界
by filling it out,and in which an alarm is only heard once it goes off!
9.have trouble doing sth做某事有困难
4.And
(说到)home,why aren't homework and
10.speaking of说起;说到
housework the same thing?
晓重点句式
l.neither...nor..意为“既
【教材设题】
不…也不…”,连接并
1.
(既没有松树也没有苹果)in
列成分
pineapple.
2.That is why..那就是
2.
(那就是为什么)when the stars are out,
…的原因。
they are visible,but when the lights are out,they are invisible.
同°重难探究·能力素养全提升
修基础词汇·语境记忆
写之情绪描写]
听到这个坏消息后,她因悲伤而木然,连说话都
l.unique adj.独一无二的,独特的(distinctive)
困难。
【佳句背诵】It was this unique experience
that made me understand whatever difficulty
之高频词汇·讲练互动
we are faced with,we mustn't give up our
1.behavior n.举止,行为(conduct/,gesture/manner)
hope.[五育并举之德育]
behave v.&i.举动;(举止或行为)表现
此番独特的经历让我明白,无论身陷何种困境,
behave well/badly to/towards sb对待某人好/差
也绝不能放弃我们的希望。
behave oneself守规矩;表现得体
2.creative adj.创造性的(innovative)
wel-behaved adj.表现好的
badly-behaved adj.表现差的
【佳句背诵】Thanks to their creative ideas,
the small town was soon filled with life and
【佳句背诵】It was then that I realized how
color once again..[读后续写之场景描写]
disappointed my mother was at our behaviour.
由于他们的创造性想法,这个小镇很快又充满
[读后续写之心理描写]
了生机和色彩。
就在那时,我才意识到妈妈对我们的行为有多
3.have trouble(in)doing sth做某事有困难/麻烦
么失望。
(have difficulty (in>doing)
名师点津behavior意为“举止,行为”,表示
【佳句背诵】Upon hearing the bad news,she,
抽象概念时是不可数名词,表示具体的行为时
numb with grief,had trouble speaking.[读后续
可作可数名词。
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Section A Starting out Understanding ideas
【即学即练】单句语法填空/单句写作
5I am writing to ask some advice because I
D Students are keen to observe the unique
am confused about word formation.
(behave)of each animal that
,I
they come across.
am writing to ask some advice.(用形容词作
2Statistics reflect that people become more
状语)
aware of the protection of cultural relics and
3.burn down烧毁,烧掉
(behavior)well when travelling.
burn up烧毁,烧尽(多指东西被烧掉);(通过锻
③They behaved badly
the guests,
炼)消耗(热能)
which made us very disappointed.
burn away烧掉,烧光,烧毁;消除
burn out燃尽,熄灭;筋疲力尽;出故障
④你只有对中国的餐桌礼仪有更好的了解,才
burn sth to the ground将…烧成平地
能表现得体。
【佳句背诵】When the forest burnt down,it
Only when you have a better understanding
of Chinese table manners can you
was a wake-up call for us to take better care of
our environment.[应用文之环境保护]
当森林被烧毁时,这是一个警钟,提醒我们要更
2.confusing adj.令人困惑的(puzzling)
好地爱护我们的环境。
(I)confuse vt.使迷惑,混淆
【即学即练】单句语法填空/句式升级/词汇
confuse..with/and.把…和…混淆
升级
(2)confused adj.图惑的
be confused about sth对某事迷惑不解
D The old wooden sculpture was burned
(3)confusion n.混乱,困惑
as crowds watched helplessly.
in confusion困惑地,混乱地
2 Teachers,like candles,burn
【佳句背诵】(2024·新课标I卷)I thought
themselves to give light to others.
③Brisk walking burns
more calories
my pronunciation was the problem,so I explained
again more slowly,but he still looked confused.
than slow jogging.
4As all the houses were burnt to the ground,
[读后续写之动作描写]
they had no place to live in.
我认为这是我发音的问题,于是我又慢慢地解
释了一下,但是他看上去依然很困惑。
they had no place to
【即学即练】单句语法填空/句式升级
live in..(用with复合结构)
①
questions like "why there's no
5If you often burn the midnight oil,you'll be
pine or apple in pineapple"often make English
exhausted.
beginners
.(confuse)
>If you often burn the midnight oil,you'll
②I always confuse John
his brother;
they are so much alike.
4.alarm n.警报(warning);警报器;惊慌
③To avoid
(confuse),please write
y.警告(warn)
the children's names clearly on all their
(l)raise/sound the alarm发出警报;报警
school clothes.
in alarm惊恐地
4Hearing the opposing explanation,the new
(2)alarmed ad.担心的;害怕的
graduate stood there
confusion
be alarmed at/,by.对…感到忧虑或害怕
and didn't know how to answer it.
be alarmed to do sth害怕做某事
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【佳句背诵】From then on,the three chocolates
the most visible consequences
rang the alarm in his heart every time he
caused by the problem.
intended to lie,reminding him to be honest.
3A good title should be a proper
[读后续写之情景描写]
(reflect)of the content of the article.
从那时起,每当他打算撒谎时,这三块巧克力
6.wind up给(机械)上发条;使(话动、会议等)结
(的故事)就在他心中敲响警钟,提醒他要诚实。
束;摇动(把手等)
【即学即练】单句语法填空/单句写作
(1)wind one'sway蜿蜒前进
①They were alarmed
wind down放松一下;摇下(车窗等)
(find)their house burnt up completely.
wind up doing最终做;最终落得
2Educators are alarmed
the
(2)winding adj,蜿蜒的
increase in the children's bad behavior.
【佳句背诵】When I closed my eyes on the
3 Laura rushed into the house
speeding train,winding rivers,lofty mountains,
alarm,grabbed the phone and dialed the
deep valleys and sunny beaches held me entirely in
emergency number.
their fascination..[读后续写之环境描写]
④启动火警警报前,要先用锤子把玻璃敲碎。
当我在疾驰的火车上闭上眼睛时,脑海中蜿蜒
的河流、巍峨的山脉、深邃的山谷和阳光明媚的
break the glass with the
海滩将我完全吸引住了。
hammer first.
【即学即练】单句语法填空/单句写作
5.reflect v.显示,反映(mirror/display)
DI find it difficult to wind
after an
(1)reflect sb/sth(in sth)(在.中)映出某人月
exhausting day at work.
某物的影像
2I forgot to wind my watch
so it
be reflected in倒映在;反映在
stopped.
reflect on./upon认真思考;沉思
3After thinking for a long time,I winded up
(2)reflection n.映像;反射
(come)up with a creative and
on/upon reflection经再三思考
acceptable solution to the problem.
【佳句背诵】Sobbing and overwhelmed by
④(2024·新课标I卷)The garden also con-
waves of guilt,I murmured sorry,reflecting
tains a
wind path that
that I should have taken his warning seriously.
guides visitors through the twelve regions of
[读后续写之心理描写]
the Silk Road.
我啜泣着,愧疚难当,低声道歉,说自己早该认
⑤蜿蜒于京城西南的永定河是北京最大的河流。
真对待他的警告。
名师点津
reflect意为“显示,反映,反射”,
the Yongding
是及物动词。作不及物动词时,意为“考虑,思
River is the biggest river in the city.
考;反省”。
多义词汇·自主练透
【即学即练】单句语法填空
D It seems beautiful that the tall building
I.一词多义
(reflect)in the lake
reflect
around which there are many trees.
A.v.思考
B.v.反射C.v.反映,显示
2 Before I decide,I need time to reflect
DWhen the sun's rays hit the earth,a lot of the
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Section A Starting out Understanding ideas
heat is reflected back into space.
pineapple.
2The manager demanded time to reflect on what
菠萝(pineapple)里既没有松树(pine),也没有
to do.
苹果(apple))。
3 The statistics reflect a change in people's
本句中neither..nor…意为“既不…也
spending habits.
不…”,连接句中两个并列的句子成分。当连接
Ⅱ.教材熟词生义
并列主语时,谓语动词遵循“就近一致”原则。当
1.title
连接两个句子时,通常两个句子都要用部分倒装
项目
意义
形式
例句
【佳句背诵】Despair seized him at the thought
His poems were published
熟义
n.
under the title of "Love and
of his being left alone on the desert island and
Reason'”.
he lay on the beach all day,neither eating nor
drinking..[读后续写之情绪描写]
n.
The company publishes
一想起一个人被留在荒岛上,他就感到绝望。
twenty new titles a year.
他不吃不喝,一整天都躺在海滩上。
She has been awarded the
【即学即练】单句写作/句式升级
title Professor.
①我们的学校位于美丽的天津市,在秋天,这里
生义
He became Jamaica's first
既不太热也不太冷。
Olympic gold medallist
n.
Our school lies in Tianjin City,which is
when he won the 400m
title in 1948.
beautiful;in autumn,it is
0.
Their first album was titled
Ocean Drive.
②没有动力,你既无法设定目标,也无法实
现它。
2.alarm
Without motivation,you can
项目
意义
例句
A car alarm went off in the
③父母和他们的儿子都对结果不满意。
熟义n.
middle of the night.
Neither the parents nor their son
I felt a growing sense of
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alarm when he did not
4 We should neither embrace online voting
return that night.
aimlessly nor deny it completely.
I hammered on all the
生义
doors to raise the alarm.
online voting aimlessly
The captain
knew there
it completely.(用倒装句)
was an engine fault but
2.That is why...那就是…的原因。
didn't want to alarm the
passengers.
【教材原句】That is why when the stars are
out,they are visible,but when the lights are
晓重点句式·多维剖析
out,they are invisible.
1.neither..nor..意为“既不…也不…”,连
那就是为什么stars are out(星星出现了)时,我
接并列成分
们能看到星星,而当lights are out(灯光熄灭)
【教材原句】Neither is there pine nor apple in
时,我们却看不到灯光。
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本句中That is why..意为“那就是…的原
②小镇充满了节日的气氛,因为一场盛大的庆
因。”;why引导表语从句,强调结果;That指代上
祝活动即将举行。
文提到的事实。其他相关句型:
The town was filled with a festive atmos-
(1)That/Itis/was because..,那/这是因为…
phere;
a grand
(because引导表语从句,强调原因)
celebration was about to take place.
(2)The reason why..is/was that..…的原因
③我不能来的原因是我祖父昨天突然生病,现
是…(why引导定语从句并在从句中作状语;
在住院了。
that引导表语从句,表示原因)
I am not available
【佳句背诵】Moreover,the scenery along the
is
my grandfather fell ill
river is amazing,with many well-known sight-
suddenly yesterday and now he is in hospital.
seeing spots.That's why I think the trip along
《青年报》涵盖了各种各样的主题,以吸引学生,
the Yangtze River will be a better choice.[
所以它在学生中很受欢迎。
用文之推荐信]
→④Youth has been enjoying great popularity
此外,沿江景色让人惊叹,有许多著名的观光景
among students,
it covers
点。这就是为什么我认为沿着长江旅行会是一
a wide variety of topics to attract students.
个更好的选择。
→⑤Youth covers a wide variety of topics to
【即学即练】单句写作/一句多译
attract students.
it
①我总是努力克服困难,那就是我总能在别人
has been enjoying great popularity among students.
失败的事情上取得成功的原因。
→⑥
Youth has been
I always try to overcome difficulties;
enjoying great popularity among students
I have
it covers a wide variety of
always succeeded where others have failed.
topics to attract students.
Section B\
Using language
Part 1
Grammar
式°语法冲关·语言规则全理清
构词法
情境》导入
一图》尽览
Li Lei,my classmate,is hard-working.DTo
首字母缩略法
improve his listening skills,every weekend he
一合成名词
gets up at six and listens to BBC by using a phone
合成形容词
app.What's more,he is also warm-hearted and
合成法
合成动词
always willing to help others.3On his way to
合成副词
构词法
合成介词
school yesterday,he came across a disabled
派生法厂前级
person and handed 100 yuan to him.4He set an
L后缀
example to us students.
动词转化成名词
转化法
名词转化为动词
形容词转化为动词
32quite good at playing basketball
④which
made us very happy
5Today,our school held a sports meeting,
which is the most exciting event for all students
in the whole school year.
6Being quite good at playing basketball,I
took part in the basketball game.
【妙笔成篇】
Friday
October 27th
Sunny
Today,our school held a sports meeting,
which is the most exciting event for all students
in the whole school year.The sports meeting
started at 8:00 a.m.in our new gym.
There were a lot of sports events.In the
morning,the sports meeting began with the
100-meter race,and later,the 200-meter race.
My classmate Tom came in second place in the
200-meter race.The high-jump,long-jump and
basketball game took place in the afternoon.
Being quite good at playing basketball,I took
part in the basketball game.Our team won,
which made us very happy.
The sports meeting ended at 6:00 p.m.
All of us had a good time and we look forward
to the next sports meeting in our school.
针对训练
Friday
September 1st
Sunny
My First Day at Senior High
I was amazed by the new campus the
moment I stepped onto it.With varieties of
trees and flowers along the paths,the whole
campus looks like a beautiful garden.Better
still,the modern and well-equipped buildings
fit in well with the surroundings.
One thing impressed me the most was the
self-introduction of the new classmates.By
3
introducing ourselves one by one,we came to
know one another for the first time and I really
like my cute and friendly new classmates.
My first day in senior high is really wonderful.
With a beautiful campus and nice classmates,I
strongly believe that I will have a good school
life and can study well with hard work.
Unit 2 Exploring English
激情早读·拓视野
【做练习】
1.Listening.
2.D3.略
Section A Starting out
Understanding ideas
Part 1 Reading comprehension
第一步速读课文理清脉络
Task 1 B
Task 2
1.crazy
2.confusing 3.reason
第二步精读课文领悟细节
Task 3
Activity 1
1.English is a crazy language to learn.
Activity 2
2.A
Activity 3
3.A
4.It reflects the creativity of the human race.
Activity 4
5.C
Task 4
1.略2.略
第三步深读课文融会提能
Task 5
1.whether/if 2.to learn 3.but 4.an
5.meanings 6.interesting 7.burns 8.filling
9.was invented 10.creativity
Part 2 Language points
○基础落实·必备知识全过关
重点单词
【教材设题】1.eggplant2.seasick;airsick;
carsick;get homesick 3.opposing 4.behaviors
5.confusing 6.capitalized 7.reflects 8.the
title of the passage
【巧用举一反三】1.failure2.Exposure
3.mixture
重点短语
【教材设题】1.have trouble learning English
2.For example 3.burn up;burns down;fill
in a form 4.speaking of
重点句式
【教材设题】1.Neither is there pine nor
apple 2.That is why
○重难探究·能力素养全提升
高频词汇·讲练互动
l.①behavior(s)②behave③to/towards
④behave properly
2.①Confusing;confused②with/and
③confusion
④in
⑤Confused about word
formation
3.①down/up②out③up④With all
the houses burnt to the ground
⑤burn
yourself out
4.①to find②at/by③in④To raise/
sound the fire alarm
5.①is reflected②on/upon③reflection
6.①down②up③coming④winding
5Winding its way through the southwest of Beijing
多义词汇·自主练透
I.①B②A③C
Ⅱ.1.题目,标题(书刊的)一种,一本
35
称号,头衔,职称冠军加标题,定题目
2.警报器惊恐;惊慌;恐慌警报使惊恐;
使害怕
重点句式·多维剖析
1.Dneither too hot nor too cold
②neither set a goal nor reach it③was
satisfied with the result ONeither should we
embrace;nor can we deny
2.①that is why②that is because
③The reason why;that④That's because
⑤That'swhy⑥The reason why;is that
Section B Using language
Part 1 Grammar
○语法冲关·语言规则全理清
情境导入
合成形容词合成名词首字母缩略词
截取词合成形容词派生词前缀动词
语法精讲
2.(1)首字母(2)两个两个以上
(3)之前之后(4)词形
回眸一练
I.1.snowy 2.illegal 3.strengthen
4.richness 5.natural 6.performance
7.argument 8.particularly 9.rooted
10.self-awareness 11.encouragement
II.1.frequently 2.expressions
3.popularity 4.daily 5.discussion
6.increasing 7.concerned 8.approve
9.threaten 10.selection
Part 2 Language points
◎基础落实·必备知识全过关
重点单词
【教材设题】l.types2.contact3.gas;
petrol 4.elevator 5.subway 6.apartment
7.from the context 8.additions