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Unit 2 A life's work
[Part 1 巧记·课标单词]
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1.fashion n. 时尚
2.grocery n. 食品杂货店
3.faraway adj. 遥远的
4.celebrity n. 名人,明星
5.trial n. 试验
6.propulsion n. (车辆等的)推进力
7.acclaim n. 表扬,赞赏
8.shun v. (故意)避开,躲开
9.harsh adj. 恶劣的
10.prosperous adj. 富裕的,繁荣的
11.courtyard n. 庭院,院子
12.precious adj. 珍稀的;贵重的
13.antique n. 古董,古玩
14.restoration n. 修复,整修
15.crimson adj. 深红色的
16.workplace n. 工作场所
17.envoy n. 使者,使节
18.intricate adj. 错综复杂的
19.painstaking adj. 小心的;费尽心思的
20.workshop n. 车间,工场
21.polish v. 擦亮
22.gigantic adj. 巨大的,庞大的
23.bark v. (狗)吠叫
24.spin v. 纺(线)
25.nonetheless adv. 然而
26.artisan n. 工匠
27.timeless adj. 永恒的
28.modest adj. 谦虚的
29.essay n. 短文
30.analysis n. 分析
31.maximum n. 最大量
32.comprise v. 包括,由……构成
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1.pose v.(使)摆好姿势→posture n.姿势
2.fascinating adj.迷人的;吸引人的→fascinate v.吸引;使着迷 →fascination n.着迷,留恋
3.complicated adj.复杂的→uncomplicated adj.不复杂的
4.exaggerate v.夸张,夸大→exaggeration n.夸大,夸张
5.preserve v.保护,保存→preservation n.保存,保留
6.dominate v.支配,控制→domination n.统治,控制
7.architecture n.建筑风格→architect n.建筑师
8.associate v.与……有关→association n.关系,联系,联想
阅读单词|明其义
1.lens n. 镜头
2.craft n. 技能
3.anthropologist n. 人类学家
4.craftsmanship n. 手艺;工艺
5.atomic adj. 原子能的
6.hydrogen n. 氢
7.spotlight n.聚光灯
8.timepiece n. 计时器;钟
9.melody n. 歌曲;曲调
10.flap v. 拍打(翅膀)
11.metaphor n. 隐喻,暗喻
12.sedately adv. 安静地
[Part 2 闪记·核心短语]
1.by_trial_and_error 反复试验
2.the_cutting_edge_(of_sth.) (某事物发展的)尖端,最前沿
3.think_outside_the_box 不拘一格地思考
4.break_new_ground 开辟新的领域;有新发现
5.regardless_of 不顾,不管
6.back down 退让;认输
7.belong to 属于
8.pass away 去死
9.regard...as 把……看作……
10.date back to 追溯到
[Part 3 速记·经典句式]
典型句式
教材原句
1.nor位于句首,引起倒装
Nor_was_it (也不是) a wide range of contacts and connections.
2.强调句型
These things were real, and it_was_within_their_reality (正是在它们的现实中) that Cunningham saw both beauty and potential.
3.so/such...that结构中的so/such位于句首时用倒装
So_incredible_was_their_skill_that (他们的技艺是如此高超) many of their buildings survived earthquakes and remained standing over hundreds of years.
[Part 4 识记·熟词生义]
你知道下面句子黑体词的词性和汉语意思吗?
1.She thought that her husband's family lacked polish and good manners.n.品味;文雅
2.Mother made some preserves, which was my favourite.n.蜜饯
3.Look after my daughter-she's very precious to me.adj.珍贵的
[核心词汇]
1.fashion n.流行款式,时兴式样;时尚,时兴
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(1)Through his fascination with what people were wearing, and not who they were, he opened the doors of fashion to everyone...
他着迷于人们的穿着,而不是他们是谁,因此为每个人打开了时尚之门……
①be in fashion 正流行
come into fashion 流行,开始风行
be/go out of fashion 不流行,过时
follow (the) fashion 赶时髦
a fashion show 时装秀,时装表演
②fashionable adj. 流行的,即兴的
[基础练习] 单句语法填空
(2)Long skirts have come into fashion again.
(3)Short hair was in fashion last year.
(4)The shoes are fashionable (fashion) and wearable, so many people like them.
[佳句赏析]
(2024·全国甲卷)Join Javier Marin from the Harvard Museum of Natural History to learn how insects and other invertebrates dance, inspire fashion and create art, while making your own spineless artists out of craft(手工艺) materials.
和哈佛历史博物馆的Javier Marin一起学习昆虫和其他无脊椎动物是如何跳舞、启发时尚和创造艺术的,同时用工艺材料制作自己的无骨手工艺。
2.preserve vt.保护;维护;保存(使免受破坏);保留 n.保护区
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(1)This new generation of artisans will not only preserve traditional skills, the innovation they bring to the craft will also ensure that the art of clock repairing stands the test of time.
这新一代的手艺人不仅帮助保存传统技艺,他们给工艺带来的创新也将确保钟表修理的艺术经受住时间的考验。
①preserve sb./sth.from sth.保护某人/某物免受……
②nature preserve 自然保护区
wellpreserved 保存良好的
[基础练习] 单句语法填空
(2)Social activities usually preserve old people from the loneliness of old age.
(3)(2022·新高考Ⅱ卷)The GPNP is designed to reflect the guiding principle of “protecting the authenticity and integrity(完整性)of natural ecosystems, preserving(preserve) biological diversity.”
[能力提升] 句式升级
(4)Because they are wellpreserved in the nature preserve,pandas live a happy life.
→Wellpreserved_in_the_nature_preserve,pandas live a happy life.(过去分词短语作状语)
3.associate vt.联想;联系n.同伴;伙伴
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(1)Yet they did not seek fame, and even today, their great works are associated more with the imperial court than with them.
然而,他们并不追求名声,即使在今天,他们的伟大作品更多地与朝廷联系在一起,而不是与他们联系在一起。
①associate...with...使……与……联系起来
associate with sb. 与某人交往/联系
be associated with... 与……有关
②association n. 联合;联想;交往;协会;社团
in association with... 与……联合/有关联
[基础练习] 单句语法填空
(2)We are working in association(associate) with a local company to raise money for the homeless.
(3)(2021·天津卷)The important thing is that the technologist associates what is happening outside the patient's body with_what the patient sees in his head.
[佳句赏析]
(2023·北京卷)A person is thought to develop a habit in the course of pursuing goals by beginning to associate certain cues(刺激) with behavioural responses that help meet the goal.
一个人被认为在追求目标的过程中养成了一种习惯,开始将某些刺激与有助于实现目标的行为反应联系起来。
4.ambitious adj.宏大的,艰巨的,有野心的,有抱负的
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(1)Each generation conscientiously learnt their craft and undertook ambitious projects, many of which took years to complete.
每一代都认真地学习他们的技能并且承担了艰巨的工程,其中很多工程需要数年才能完成。
①be ambitious for sth.渴望得到某物
be ambitious to do sth. 渴望做某事
②ambition n. 野心,抱负
[基础练习] 单句语法填空
(2)(2021·新高考Ⅰ卷)Millions of waterfowl(水禽) were killed at the hands of market hunters and a handful of overly ambitious(ambition) sportsmen.
(3)At present, parents are very ambitious for their children.
(4)It was his ambition (ambitious) to publish a novel.
[能力提升] 单句写作
(5)She_is_ambitious_to_win_an_Olympic_gold_medal.
她有雄心壮志赢得一枚奥运金牌。
[间考词汇]
1.fascination n.着迷,迷恋
单句语法填空
(1)He had a deep fascination with all forms of transport.
(2)I still find the story both fascinating (fascinate) and unbelievable.
(3)He watch the painting on the wall, fascinated (fascination).
2.comprise v.包括,由……构成
单句语法填空/完成句子
(1)The class is comprised mainly of Italian and French students.
(2)Life is not only comprised_of_sunshine_but_also_storms.
生活不仅有阳光,而且还有风暴。
So incredible was their skill that many of their buildings survived earthquakes and remained standing over hundreds of years.
他们技术如此高超,以至于他们的许多建筑物在地震中幸存并且矗立数百年了。
本句中so...that结构,so放在句首引起倒装结构。
so (such)放在句首引起的倒装结构如下:
So/Such+adj./adv./n.+be/助动词/have/情态动词等+...that从句
[基础练习] 单句语法填空
(1)So dark was (be) it that he couldn't see the faces of his companion.
(2)So fast does light travel that it is difficult for us to imagine its speed.
(3)Such a cold day was (be) it that there was nobody in the street.
[能力提升] 句式升级
(4)I was so excited that I couldn't wait to try my hand at riding the bike.
→So_excited_was_I that I couldn't wait to try my hand at riding the bike.
[基础夯实]
Ⅰ.单词拼写
1.It is of vital importance that we do something to protect our precious (珍贵的) cultural heritage.
2.I was ready to pay for my bananas at the grocery (超级市场) one night, when fear seized me.My wallet was gone.
3.After the wedding, we all posed (摆好姿势) for a photograph.
4.When every pupil in the school wears the uniform, nobody has to worry about fashion (时尚).
5.The majority of scientists are modest (谦虚的) about their achievements no matter how great they are.
6.Some analysis (分析) suggests that physical activity in a natural environment can help reduce stress.
Ⅱ.语境填空
1.He has a number of interests, ranging (range) from playing chess to swimming.
2.My father took a day off to come with me for my performance.
3.Not being exposed to sunlight is the reason for the good preservation (preserve) of the ancient painting.
4.While the environmental impacts of larger plastics are well documented, very little is understood about the dangers associated with microplastics.
5.What a pity!You missed the sightseeing, or we would have_had (have) a good time together.
6.So greatly has he changed that I can't recognize him.
Ⅲ.选词填空
by trial and error, think outside the box, break new ground, regardless of, date back to,back down
1.Even though they appeared to have a very strong argument against my view, I wouldn't back_down,_and I eventually showed them that their conclusions were wrong.
2.Graduates are inspired to think_outside_the_box and innovate, breaking free from conventional methods.
3.This researcher has_broken_new_ground in the study of English idioms in the past year.
4.The old temple dates_back_to two thousand years ago.
5.I'll take the job regardless_of the pay.
6.You can learn how to use it properly by_trial_and_error.
Ⅳ.完成句子
1.他想去游泳,不想去打排球。
He wanted to swim rather_than_play_volleyball.
2.正是我们如何表现改变了世界。
It is exactly how we behave that_has_changed_the_world.
3.问题是谁才真正适合做这份艰苦的工作。
The problem is who_is_really_fit_for_the_hard_job.
[素养提升]
Ⅰ.单元巩固练
在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式(黑体词为本单元重点词汇)。
Bill Cunningham, a whitehaired old man riding an ordinary bicycle around the streets of New York, was one of the most important American 1.photographers (photographer) of the last 50 years.But if you saw him, you would never think there was anything 2.remarkable (remark) about him.
What made Cunningham so great?Cunningham always used simple,3.relatively (relative) cheap cameras and 4.took (take) all his pictures on the streets of New York, not in a studio.He found inspiration where others could not, in simple, everyday scenes.These things were real, and it was within their reality 5.that Cunningham saw both beauty and potential.
Moreover, what made Cunningham great was his devotion 6.to photography.Cunningham would go out onto the streets of New York each and every day, regardless of the weather.This devotion and hard work is what we see reflected within his photos.This is what makes them so special.
Although he was a worldfamous fashion photographer, Cunningham's approach to life was uncomplicated 7.and he never accepted the benefits 8.offered (offer) to him.
Cunningham's passion for photography lasted throughout his life.He was 87 when he passed away.Nothing ever stopped him from 9.getting (get) the photo he wanted.His hard work made him more than 10.a fashion photographer — he was a “cultural anthropologist”, who we can thank for recording the life of a whole city and its people over half a century.
Ⅱ.话题微写作
请根据以下信息,介绍一位传奇人物。
姓名
Marie Curie
出生地
波兰
兴趣爱好
自幼对物理及阅读兴趣很浓
人生态度
弱者等待时机,强者创造时机
主要成就
发现镭(radium),获得诺贝尔奖
评价
对科学界做出巨大贡献,被认为是最伟大的女性科学家之一
注意:1.词数80左右;
2.尽可能使用本单元知识点;
3.可适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。
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[参考范文]
Born in Poland, Marie Curie, showed great interest in physics when she was young.Having no chance of being admitted to a university in Poland as a woman at that time, she went to France for further studies and received a degree in physics.She devoted herself to science and she achieved great success in discovering radium, which enabled her to win the Nobel Prize.Not only did she make great contributions to the world of science but she is regarded as one of the greatest women scientists.
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