Unit 1 Section Ⅱ Reading and Thinking-(配套教参)【精讲精练】2025-2026学年高中英语必修第二册(人教版)

Unit 1 Section Ⅱ　Reading and Thinking 1．What's the main idea of the text? A．A committee was needed. B．The proposal leads to protests. C．A big challenge can sometimes lead to great solutions. D．A project of a new dam was successful. 答案　C 2．Skim the passage and fill in the blanks. Read the text on Page 4 carefully and then choose the best answers. 1．Why did the Egyptian government attempt to build the Aswan Dam? A．To produce electricity. B．To control floods. C．To supply water to more farmers in the area. D．All of the above. 2．How long did it take to build the Aswan Dam project in all? A．22 years.　　　　　 B．27 years. C．20 years. D．30 years. 3．How is the text organized? A．By place. B．By time. C．By relationship. D．By plot. 4．What can be inferred from the last two paragraphs? A．Easier said than done. B．More haste, less speed. C．Actions speak louder than words. D．Many hands make light work. 答案　1－4　DCBD 1．在课文中找出拟人描写的句子 The project brought together governments and environmentalists from around the world.(bring together用词形象，贴切) 2．在课文中找出“过渡衔接”的句子 Big challenges，however, can sometimes lead to great solutions.(开头用了however，话锋一转，引出问题。本段按照时间顺序叙述故事，很好地使用了时间状语作衔接，使文章内容依次推进。) 1．There comes a time when the old must give way to the new, and it is not possible to preserve everything from our past as we move towards the future. [句式分析]　 [自主翻译]　新旧更替的时代已经到来，在走向未来的过程中，我们不可能将过去的一切都保存下来。 2．After listening to the scientists who had studied the problem, and citizens who lived near the dam，the government turned to the United Nations for help in 1959. [句式分析]　 [自主翻译]　(埃及)政府在听取了研究该问题的科学家以及大坝附近居民的意见后，于1959年向联合国寻求帮助。 3．Not only had the countries found a path to the future that did not run over the relics of the past, but they had also learnt that it was possible for countries to work together to build a better tomorrow. [句式分析]　 [自主翻译]　这些国家不仅找到了一条不以牺牲古迹为代价的未来发展之路，而且明白了多个国家合作创造美好未来的可能性。 　　　　　　　　　　　　　[核心词汇·练透] balance n．平衡；均匀 vt.使平衡；权衡，比较 (1)keep/lose (one's) balance　　保持/失去平衡 keep a balance between...and... 保持……和……之间的平衡 (2)balance...against... 权衡，比较 (3)balanced adj. 平衡的，均衡的；和谐的；安定的 [经典佳句]　You should balance your strengths and weaknesses when applying for a university. 当你申请一所大学的时候，你应该平衡你的优缺点。 [即时训练]　单句语法填空/完成句子 ①Keeping a balanced (balance) diet and taking exercise regularly are good for your health. ②但在参加马拉松比赛时，他失去了平衡，摔倒了！ But he lost his balance and fell down while taking part in Marathon race！(读后续写之动作描写) ③保持学习与社会生活之间的平衡很重要，因此你最好加入这个队。 It is very important to keep a balance between study and a social life, so you'd better join the team. lead to导致 lead sb to do sth..　　使某人做某事…… lead sb to... 引领某人到…… lead the way 带路 [经典佳句]　As a famous saying goes，“Good habits lead to good endings”． 正如名言所说，好习惯带来好结果。 [即时训练]　单句语法填空/完成句子 ①The discovery of new evidence led to the thief's being caught (catch). ②In class I will lead the students to practice (practice) speaking English in an interesting way. ③With the little boy leading(lead) the way, we had no difficulty finding his house. ④众所周知，成功源于勤奋，而懒惰导致失败。(读后续写之主旨升华) As is known to us all, success lies in hard work while laziness leads to failure． proposal n．提议；建议 (1)make a proposal　　　提出建议 (2)propose vt. 提议，建议 propose doing sth 建议做某事 [经典佳句]　I'm writing to make a proposal about the “Green Campus” activity to be carried out in our school. 我写信对将在我们学校开展的“绿色校园”活动提出建议。 [即时训练]　单句语法填空/一句多译 ①I hope you will consider my proposal(s)(propose), and I'm sure I will make progress in my spoken English with your help. (2023·新课标Ⅰ卷，应用文) ②I propose reading(read)more classics to broaden our view in our spare time. ③他建议每个人都应该努力使我们的国家更强大。 ★He made a proposal that everyone (should) make efforts to make our country stronger.(proposal n．) ★He proposed that everyone (should) make efforts to make our country stronger.(propose vt.) ★He recommended that everyone (should) make efforts to make our country stronger. (recommend) likely adj.可能的 adv.可能地 (1)be likely to do sth　　 可能做某事 It's likely that... 很可能…… (2)Sb be unlikely to do sth... ＝It's unlikely that sb... 某人不可能做某事…… [经典佳句]　If you come to our school，you are likely to meet some difficult problems in your life. 如果你来到我们学校，在你的生活中你可能会遇到一些难题。 [即时训练]　单句语法填空/一句多译 ①People with a positive attitude towards life are more likely to succeed (succeed). ②The harder you work, the more likely you are to become(become) successful. ③如果你向老师寻求帮助，你可能会取得更大进步。 ★If you turn to your teacher for help, it is likely that you can make much more progress. ★If you turn to your teacher for help, you are likely to make much more progress. turn to 向……求助；转向；翻到；查阅 turn down　　关小，调低；拒绝 turn in 交上；提交 turn up 出现；调大 turn out 结果是；证明是 [经典佳句]　I often turn to my classmates or teachers for help. As a result，I have made steady progress in my studies. 我经常向同学或老师求助。所以，我在学习上不断取得进步。 [即时训练]　单句语法填空/完成句子 ①With no one to turn to in such a frightening situation, the girl felt very helpless. ②The lecture which received high praise turned out to be a great success. ③Tom turned down the invitation to the party last weekend because he was too busy. ④当一排无家可归的人出现在我面前时，我有点紧张和害怕。 As the line of homeless people turned up in front of me，I got a little nervous and frightened. limit n．限度；限制 vt.限制；限定 (1)without limit　　无限制地 there is a/no limit to... ……有/没有限制 (2)limit...to... 将……限制在…… (3)limited adj. 有限的 [经典佳句]　Our life has a limit, but knowledge is without limit. 生命有限，知识无限。 [即时训练]　单句语法填空/完成句子 ①Without friends, your world would be limited (limit) to wilderness.(读后续写之主旨升华) ②Born in a poor family, he only received a limited (limit) education. ③Life is limited, but there is no limit to serving (serve) the people. ④老师要求我们每人把发言时间限制在五分钟之内。 The teacher demanded that each of us should limit our speech to five minutes． prevent vt.阻止；阻碍；阻挠 (1)prevent sb (from) doing...　　阻止某人做…… stop sb (from) doing... 阻止某人做…… keep sb from doing... 阻止某人做…… (2)protect...from... 保护……不受…… [经典佳句]　We were prevented from attending Professor Li's lecture by the heavy rain. 大雨使我们没能参加李教授的演讲。 [即时训练]　单句语法填空/一句多译 ①We should take effective measures to prevent the river from being polluted(pollute). ②我耐心地对大卫说：“没有人能阻止你参加越野跑。” ★I said to David patiently，“Nobody can prevent taking part in the cross­country run.” ★I said to David patiently，“Nobody can keep you from taking part in the cross­country run.” loss n．丧失；损失 (1)at a loss　　不知所措，困惑 suffer a loss 遭受损失 (2)lost adj. 失去的；丧失的；迷惑的 be lost in 全神贯注；沉浸于 [经典佳句]　First, the making of paper requires the loss of many millions of trees each year. 首先，造纸需要每年损失数百万棵树。 [即时训练]　单句语法填空/完成句子 ①The women work in the loud noise all day long, which leads to their hearing loss (lose). ②很遗憾得知当一场暴风雨袭击了你的家乡时你家遭受了巨大损失。 I am sorry to hear that your family suffered a great loss when a storm hit your hometown. ③他陷入沉思，没能意识到老师的到来。 Lost in thought, he failed to realize his teacher's coming. contribution n．捐款；贡献；捐赠 (2)contribute to　为……做出贡献或捐款；有助于；促成；投稿 [经典佳句]　Everyone should make a contribution/contributions to protecting the environment.(应用文之倡议书) 每个人都应该为保护环境作贡献。 [即时训练]　猜测加黑词的含义/完成句子 ①If you want to contribute to our newspaper, please send me your article before the deadline.投稿 ②Eating too much fat can contribute to heart disease and cause high blood pressure.导致 ③我呼吁更多的人为保护海洋免受进一步的破坏作出贡献。 I call on more people to make contributions to protecting the ocean from being further damaged. attempt n．&vt.企图；试图；尝试 (1)attempt to do sth　 企图做某事；尝试做某事 (2)make an attempt to do/at doing sth 尝试做某事 at the first attempt 第一次尝试 [经典佳句]　He attempted to prevent the accident from happening, but failed at last. 他尝试阻止事故的发生，但最终还是失败了。 [即时训练]　单句语法填空/完成句子 ①Soon the tearoom became lively because every international student attempted to make (make) their own tea. ②He made an attempt at preventing (prevent)the accident from happening, but failed at last. ③我们试着做爆米花，第一次就失败了。但我们没有向困难屈服。 We attempted/made an attempt to make popcorn and we failed at the first attempt. But we didn't give way to the difficulty. worthwhile adj.值得做的；值得花时间的 (1)it is worthwhile doing/to do sth　　做某事是值得的 (2)worth adj. 有……的价值，值得……的 be worth doing 值得做 [经典佳句]　Seeing the children's bright smiles, all of us considered the visit to be well worthwhile. [即时训练]　单句语法填空/完成句子 ①I think it worthwhile going/to go(go) camping in such mild weather. ②I don't think all the TV shows are worth watching(watch) or suitable for us students to watch. ③看到他们幸福的脸，我觉得加入彼得的团队是值得的。(读后续写之心理描写) Seeing their happy faces, I thought it was worthwhile joining/to join Peter's group. 　　　　　　　　　　　　　[重点句型·通关] 教材原句：There comes a time when the old must give way to the new，and it is not possible to preserve everything from our past as we move towards the future. 新旧更替的时代已经到来，在走向未来的过程中，我们不可能将过去的一切都保存下来。 This is/was a time when... 这是一个……的时期。 There was a time when... 曾经一度……；有一段时间…… [句式分析]　There comes a time when...为完全倒装句式，句中when引导定语从句，修饰先行词a time。 [即时训练]　完成句子 ①到了我们必须采取有效措施阻止濒危物种消失的时候了。 There comes a time when/This is a time when we must take effective measures to prevent endangered species from disappearing. ②曾经有一段时间，女孩是不允许上学的。 There was once a time when girls were not allowed to go to school. 教材原句：Not only had the countries found a path to the future that did not run over the relics of the past, but they had also learnt that it was possible for countries to work together to build a better tomorrow. 这些国家不仅找到了一条不以牺牲古迹为代价的未来发展之路，而且明白了多个国家合作创造美好未来的可能性。 (1)not only...but also...连接两个句子时，如果not only位于句首，前一分句要用部分倒装，后一分句不用倒装 (2)not only...but also...连接两个主语时，谓语动词与but also后的主语在数上保持一致(就近原则)[句式分析]　not only...but (also)...不仅……而且……，连接两个相同的结构(单词、短语或句子)。 [即时训练]　完成句子/句型转换 ①她不仅教我们如何获得知识，而且教我们如何做一个好人。 She teaches us not only how to gain knowledge but also how to be a good person. ②我不仅尝试了新事物，而且还承担了责任。(2023·全国乙卷，书面表达) Not only have I tried something new，but it allows me to take on responsibilities.(倒装句) ③The ocean not only offers us enough food, but also it keeps the balance of nature. →Not only does the ocean offer us enough food, but also it keeps the balance of nature. Ⅰ.教材语块必备 1．economic development经济发展 2．a big challenge一项巨大的挑战 3．produce electricity发电 4．destroy cultural relics摧毁文物 5．turn to the United Nations for help向联合国寻求帮助 6．raise funds within the international community在国际范围内筹集资金 7.be taken down piece by piece逐块拆解 8．countless cultural relics不计其数的文物 9．be considered a great success被视为一个巨大的成功 10．provide a solution提供一个解决方案 Ⅱ.完成句子 1．The British and the Americans not only speak the same language but (also)(不仅说同一种语言，而且) share a large number of social customs. 2．He made a proposal(提出建议) that more after­class activities should be organized. 3．They are conducting an experiment(做实验) to prove the former result is wrong. 4．You are working so hard. You had better keep a balance (保持平衡) between work and relaxation. 5．Too much work and too little rest often leads to(导致) illness. 6．After the terrible accident，the police turned to(求助) local people for some clues. 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $